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Synergistic state governance of labour standards in global value chains: Forced labour in the Malaysia–Nepal–UK medical gloves supply chain (2024)
Journal Article
Brown, J. A., Hughes, A., Bhutta, M. F., Trautrims, A., & Trueba, M. L. (2024). Synergistic state governance of labour standards in global value chains: Forced labour in the Malaysia–Nepal–UK medical gloves supply chain. Competition and Change, https://doi.org/10.1177/10245294241272190

Drawing on research into medical gloves global value chains (GVCs), this article examines the interacting roles that states differently positioned in GVCs have played in preventing and eliminating forced labour. Our case study, based on a worker surv... Read More about Synergistic state governance of labour standards in global value chains: Forced labour in the Malaysia–Nepal–UK medical gloves supply chain.

Bringing the voice of social housing tenants into shaping the health and care research agenda (2024)
Journal Article
Phillips, O. R., Mardell, D., Stephenson, K., Hussain, S., Burton, D., Bernard, B., Stevenson, S., & Morling, J. R. (2024). Bringing the voice of social housing tenants into shaping the health and care research agenda. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10, Article 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00613-y

Background: A larger percentage of social housing tenants have poorer physical and mental health outcomes compared to private renters and homeowners. They are also at a greater risk of respiratory conditions, cardiovascular disease, communicable dise... Read More about Bringing the voice of social housing tenants into shaping the health and care research agenda.

Understanding how nurses can effectively utilise social media for increasing public involvement, recruitment, and impact dissemination of Clinical Research Trials (2024)
Journal Article
Jackson, J., Moreton, J., Barnett, N., & Hurst, M. (2024). Understanding how nurses can effectively utilise social media for increasing public involvement, recruitment, and impact dissemination of Clinical Research Trials. Journal of Research in Nursing,

Background
The methodologies for clinical research trials are evolving to greater usage of social media platforms, providing opportunities to incorporate smart technologies in their delivery. Research Nurses should consider how they can utilise pla... Read More about Understanding how nurses can effectively utilise social media for increasing public involvement, recruitment, and impact dissemination of Clinical Research Trials.

Comparing self-perceptions, meta-perceptions, and peer judgments of the academic experience of autistic and non-autistic university students (2024)
Journal Article
Alhusayni, A., Sheppard, E., & Marsh, L. (in press). Comparing self-perceptions, meta-perceptions, and peer judgments of the academic experience of autistic and non-autistic university students. Autism in Adulthood,

Background. Previous research has shown that, when presented with brief samples of behaviour, non-autistic university students judge autistic peers less favourably than non-autistic peers on measures of academic experience (e.g. motivation to study,... Read More about Comparing self-perceptions, meta-perceptions, and peer judgments of the academic experience of autistic and non-autistic university students.

Neurovascular coupling methods in healthy individuals using transcranial doppler ultrasonography: A systematic review and consensus agreement (2024)
Journal Article
Ball, J. D., Hills, E., Altaf, A., Ramesh, P., Green, M., Surti, F. B., Minhas, J. S., Robinson, T. G., Bond, B., Lester, A., Hoiland, R., Klein, T., Liu, J., Nasr, N., Junejo, R. T., Müller, M., Lecchini-Visintini, A., Mitsis, G., Burma, J. S., Smirl, J. D., …Beishon, L. . C. (2024). Neurovascular coupling methods in healthy individuals using transcranial doppler ultrasonography: A systematic review and consensus agreement. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, https://doi.org/10.1177/0271678x241270452

Neurovascular coupling (NVC) is the perturbation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) to meet varying metabolic demands induced by various levels of neural activity. NVC may be assessed by Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD), using task activation pro... Read More about Neurovascular coupling methods in healthy individuals using transcranial doppler ultrasonography: A systematic review and consensus agreement.

Pollutant cross-transmission in courtyard buildings: Wind tunnel experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) evaluation (2024)
Journal Article
Sun, H., Owen, J. S., Almazmumi, S., Liu, C., Mohammadi, M., Dik, A., Jimenez-Bescos, C., & Calautit, J. K. (2024). Pollutant cross-transmission in courtyard buildings: Wind tunnel experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) evaluation. Building and Environment, 264, Article 111919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111919

Courtyards, a historical architectural feature surrounded by buildings, are common in urban housing and residential complexes. These spaces, often open-air and with rooms facing them, are crucial for daylight and natural ventilation. While courtyards... Read More about Pollutant cross-transmission in courtyard buildings: Wind tunnel experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) evaluation.

The PI3Kδ inhibitor zandelisib on intermittent dosing in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma: Results from a global phase 2 study (2024)
Journal Article
Zelenetz, A. D., Jurczak, W., Ribrag, V., Linton, K., Collins, G. P., Jiménez, J. L., Bishton, M., Dholaria, B., Mengarelli, A., Phillips, T. J., Sungala, N., Musuraca, G., Sheehy, O., Van Den Neste, E., Odera, M., Miao, L., Gold, D. P., Ghalie, R. G., & Zinzani, P. L. (2024). The PI3Kδ inhibitor zandelisib on intermittent dosing in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma: Results from a global phase 2 study. HemaSphere, 8(8), Article e138. https://doi.org/10.1002/hem3.138

In this global phase 2 study in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma (FL), zandelisib was administered on intermittent dosing to mitigate immune‐related adverse events and infections that have been reported with oral PI3Kδ inhibitors... Read More about The PI3Kδ inhibitor zandelisib on intermittent dosing in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma: Results from a global phase 2 study.

Visual Management in Collaboration (2024)
Book Chapter
Tezel, A., Demirkesen, S., Pedó, B., & Brandalise, . F. (2024). Visual Management in Collaboration. In S. Moradi, K. Kahkonen, L. Koskela, O. Jonny Klakegg, & K. Aaltonen (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Collaboration in Construction. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003379553

Collaboration is of utmost importance for dynamic and complex environments with multiple interfaces and interdependencies between system elements and humans. Collaboration enables effectively working systems where many people provide timely feedback,... Read More about Visual Management in Collaboration.

Topical anti-inflammatory treatments for eczema: network meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Lax, S. J., Van Vogt, E., Candy, B., Steele, L., Reynolds, C., Stuart, B., Parker, R., Axon, E., Roberts, A., Doyle, M., Chu, D. K., Futamura, M., Santer, M., Williams, H. C., Cro, S., Drucker, A. M., & Boyle, R. J. (2024). Topical anti-inflammatory treatments for eczema: network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2024(8), Article CD015064. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD015064.pub2

BackgroundEczema (atopic dermatitis) is the most burdensome skin condition worldwide and cannot currently be prevented or cured. Topical anti-inflammatory treatments are used to control eczema symptoms, but there is uncertainty about the relative eff... Read More about Topical anti-inflammatory treatments for eczema: network meta-analysis.

Foreign direct investment and technology licensing in a polluting industry (2024)
Journal Article
Cao, J., & Mukherjee, A. (2024). Foreign direct investment and technology licensing in a polluting industry. Environmental and Resource Economics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-024-00886-7

We consider a firm's incentive for foreign direct investment (FDI) and international technology licensing in a polluting industry. We explain the rationale and the welfare implications of complementarity between FDI and licensing, i.e., the firm's st... Read More about Foreign direct investment and technology licensing in a polluting industry.

Bonferroni-Type Tests for Return Predictability with Possibly Trending Predictors (2024)
Journal Article
Astill, S., Harvey, D. I., Leybourne, S. J., & Robert Taylor, A. M. (in press). Bonferroni-Type Tests for Return Predictability with Possibly Trending Predictors. Journal of Applied Econometrics,

The Bonferroni Q test of Campbell and Yogo (2006) is widely used in empirical studies investigating predictability in asset returns by strongly persistent and endogenous predictors. Its formulation, however, only allows for a constant mean in the pre... Read More about Bonferroni-Type Tests for Return Predictability with Possibly Trending Predictors.

Design of Partial Population Experiments with an Application to Spillovers in Tax Compliance (2024)
Journal Article
Cruces, G., Tortarolo, D., & Vazquez-Bare, G. (in press). Design of Partial Population Experiments with an Application to Spillovers in Tax Compliance. Review of Economics and Statistics,

We develop a framework to analyze partial population experiments, a generalization of the cluster experimental design where clusters are assigned to different treatment intensities. Our framework allows for heterogeneity in cluster sizes and outcome... Read More about Design of Partial Population Experiments with an Application to Spillovers in Tax Compliance.

Deep NURBS—admissible physics-informed neural networks (2024)
Journal Article
Saidaoui, H., Espath, L., & Tempone, R. (2024). Deep NURBS—admissible physics-informed neural networks. Engineering with Computers, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-024-02040-9

In this study, we propose a new numerical scheme for physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) that enables precise and inexpensive solutions for partial differential equations (PDEs) in case of arbitrary geometries while strongly enforcing Dirichlet... Read More about Deep NURBS—admissible physics-informed neural networks.

Nine months of daily LiDAR, orthophotos and MetOcean data from the eroding soft cliff coast at Happisburgh, UK (2024)
Journal Article
Pennington, C., Shaw, M., Brooks, T., Briganti, R., Gómez-Pazo, A., Ruffini, G., Appleton, M., & Payo, A. (2024). Nine months of daily LiDAR, orthophotos and MetOcean data from the eroding soft cliff coast at Happisburgh, UK. Scientific Data, 11, Article 846. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03499-3

The dynamic interaction between cliff, beach and shore-platform is key to assessing the sediment balance for coastal erosion risk assessments, but this is poorly understood. We present a dataset containing daily, 3D, colour LiDAR scans of a 450 m coa... Read More about Nine months of daily LiDAR, orthophotos and MetOcean data from the eroding soft cliff coast at Happisburgh, UK.

Association of serum biomarkers with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and function in a young, male, trauma-exposed population – findings from the ADVANCE study (2024)
Journal Article
O'Sullivan, O., Stocks, J., Schofield, S., Bilzon, J., Boos, C. J., Bull, A. M., Fear, N. T., Watt, F. E., Bennett, A. N., Kluzek, S., & Valdes, A. M. (2024). Association of serum biomarkers with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and function in a young, male, trauma-exposed population – findings from the ADVANCE study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.07.016

Objective: The ArmeD SerVices TrAuma RehabilitatioN OutComE (ADVANCE) study is investigating long-term combat-injury outcomes; this sub-study aims to understand the association of osteoarthritis (OA) biomarkers with knee radiographic OA (rOA), pain a... Read More about Association of serum biomarkers with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and function in a young, male, trauma-exposed population – findings from the ADVANCE study.

High-Efficiency NO conversion via In-Situ grown covalent organic framework on g-C3N4 nanosheets with Single-Atom platinum photocatalyst (2024)
Journal Article
Xiao, Z., Yusuf, A., Ren, Y., Zheng Chen, G., Wang, C., & He, J. (2024). High-Efficiency NO conversion via In-Situ grown covalent organic framework on g-C3N4 nanosheets with Single-Atom platinum photocatalyst. Chemical Engineering Journal, 497, Article 154487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.154487

This study presents a chemically bonded Pt/TP-BPY-CN/g-C3N4 composite photocatalyst created through an in-situ growth method via Schiff base reaction between g-C3N4 and aldehyde-functionalized TP-BPY-COF. The −H-C-N-H- bonds formed at the g-C3N4 and... Read More about High-Efficiency NO conversion via In-Situ grown covalent organic framework on g-C3N4 nanosheets with Single-Atom platinum photocatalyst.

An analytical model for wrinkle-free forming of composite laminates (2024)
Journal Article
Trenam, A., Aza, C., Jones, C., Lawrence, G., Harper, L., Rhead, A., Loukaides, E. G., & Butler, R. (2024). An analytical model for wrinkle-free forming of composite laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 186, Article 108386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108386

Double Diaphragm Forming (DDF) of 3D shapes significantly increases production rates for laminated composite parts when compared with Automated Fibre Placement. However, it is prone to the occurrence of wrinkling defects, which can lead either to con... Read More about An analytical model for wrinkle-free forming of composite laminates.