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Optimising Digital Clinical Consultations in Maternity Care: A Realist Review and Implementation Principles (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Timmons, S., Sunney, C., Clowes, M., Jones, N., & Spiby, H. (in press). Optimising Digital Clinical Consultations in Maternity Care: A Realist Review and Implementation Principles. BMJ Open,

OBJECTIVES
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to increased use of digital clinical consultations (phone or video calls) within UK maternity services. This project aimed to review the evidence on digital clinical consultations in maternity systems to illu... Read More about Optimising Digital Clinical Consultations in Maternity Care: A Realist Review and Implementation Principles.

Single-step preparation of activated carbons from pine wood, olive stones and nutshells by KOH and microwaves: Influence of ultra-microporous for high CO2 capture (2024)
Journal Article
Duran-Jimenez, G., Rodriguez, J., Stevens, L., Altarawneh, S., Batchelor, A., Jiang, L., & Dodds, C. (2024). Single-step preparation of activated carbons from pine wood, olive stones and nutshells by KOH and microwaves: Influence of ultra-microporous for high CO2 capture. Chemical Engineering Journal, 499, Article 156135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.156135

Biomass residues are crucial feedstocks for facing climate change challenges due to high-value products, such as producing activated carbons (AC) for carbon capture. Two stages of pyrolysis followed by activation at high temperatures are the most use... Read More about Single-step preparation of activated carbons from pine wood, olive stones and nutshells by KOH and microwaves: Influence of ultra-microporous for high CO2 capture.

Can a 'structural competency' approach improve the safeguarding of diverse marginalised communities from exploitation? (2024)
Journal Article
Khazbak, R., Gardner, A., Burcu, O., & Gray, C. (in press). Can a 'structural competency' approach improve the safeguarding of diverse marginalised communities from exploitation?. Critical Social Policy, https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183241284502

This article examines if a ‘structural competency’ approach can help with understanding and addressing deficiencies in identifying potential exploitation victims among marginalised communities. Through a case study of multi-agency work within a unita... Read More about Can a 'structural competency' approach improve the safeguarding of diverse marginalised communities from exploitation?.

Thioredoxin System Protein Expression in Carcinomas of the Pancreas, Distal Bile Duct, and Ampulla in the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article
Al-Hadyan, K. S., Storr, S. J., Zaitoun, A. M., Lobo, D. N., & Martin, S. G. (2024). Thioredoxin System Protein Expression in Carcinomas of the Pancreas, Distal Bile Duct, and Ampulla in the United Kingdom. Diseases, 12(10), Article 227. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases12100227

Poor survival outcomes in periampullary cancer highlight the need for improvement in biomarkers and the development of novel therapies. Redox proteins, including the thioredoxin system, play vital roles in cellular antioxidant systems. In this retros... Read More about Thioredoxin System Protein Expression in Carcinomas of the Pancreas, Distal Bile Duct, and Ampulla in the United Kingdom.

Postdigital play and global education: reconfiguring research (2024)
Book
Dixon, K., Murris, K., Peers, J., Giorza, T., & Lawrence, C. (2024). Postdigital play and global education: reconfiguring research. Routledge

Postdigital Play and Global Education: Reconfiguring Research is a re-turn to a large-scale, international project on children’s digital play. Adopting postqualitative and posthumanist theories, research practices are reconfigured, all the way down f... Read More about Postdigital play and global education: reconfiguring research.

Cases of Citation: On Literature in Art (2024)
Book
Julius, C., Green, M., & Holman, M. (2024). M. Green, & M. Holman (Eds.). Cases of Citation: On Literature in Art. Manchester University Press

Showcasing new scholarship by emerging and established art historians, Cases of Citation tracks a history of artists who incorporated literature into their work. In doing so, this collection investigates why literary citation emerged as a viable and... Read More about Cases of Citation: On Literature in Art.

Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Sisodia, S., Hammond, Z., Leonardi-Bee, J., Hanlon, C., & Asher, L. (in press). Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. PLoS ONE,

Background

This scoping review aimed to understand the extent and type of evidence in relation to sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness (SMI) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to summarise those nee... Read More about Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.

Core and accessory genomic traits of Vibrio cholerae O1 drive lineage transmission and disease severity (2024)
Journal Article
Maciel-Guerra, A., Babaarslan, K., Baker, M., Rahman, A., Hossain, M., Sadique, A., Alam, J., Uzzaman, S., Ferdous, M., Sarker, R., Sultana, N., Khan, A. I., Begum, Y. A., Afrad, H., Senin, N., Habib, Z. H., Shirin, T., Qadri, F., & Dottorini, T. (2024). Core and accessory genomic traits of Vibrio cholerae O1 drive lineage transmission and disease severity. Nature Communications, 15, Article 8231. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52238-0

In Bangladesh, Vibrio cholerae lineages are undergoing genomic evolution, with increased virulence and spreading ability. However, our understanding of the genomic determinants influencing lineage transmission and disease severity remains incomplete.... Read More about Core and accessory genomic traits of Vibrio cholerae O1 drive lineage transmission and disease severity.

Between animal research and animal welfare: Analysing the openness practices of UK Named Veterinary Surgeons (2024)
Journal Article
McGlacken, R., & Hobson-West, P. (2024). Between animal research and animal welfare: Analysing the openness practices of UK Named Veterinary Surgeons. Animal Welfare Journal, 33, Article e36. https://doi.org/10.1017/awf.2024.42

The use of animals as scientific models is argued to be crucial for producing new scientific and medical knowledge and clinical treatments. However, animal research continues to raise socio-ethical concerns. In recent years, there has been a push for... Read More about Between animal research and animal welfare: Analysing the openness practices of UK Named Veterinary Surgeons.

The power of arts‐based film interventions to encourage Black blood donors (2024)
Journal Article
Mills, R., Okubanjo, A., Acheampong, N., Croucher, M., Eaton, N., Kazi, A., Di Angelantonio, E., Wood, A., Barbara, M., & Ferguson, E. (2024). The power of arts‐based film interventions to encourage Black blood donors. Transfusion, https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17963

Background: Blood services must consider innovative ways to encourage more Black people to donate to enhance the efficacy of treatments. We evaluate how two innovative arts-based approaches (co-designed and locally produced films and a large-scale Ma... Read More about The power of arts‐based film interventions to encourage Black blood donors.

Questions on Travel and Sexual Behaviours Negatively Impact Ethnic Minority Donor Recruitment: Effect of Negative Word-of-Mouth and Avoidance (2024)
Journal Article
Ferguson, E., Mills, R., Dawe-Lane, E., Khan, Z., Reynolds, C., Davison, K., Edge, D., Smith, R., O'Hagan, N., Desai, R., Croucher, M., Eaton, N., & Brailsford, S. (in press). Questions on Travel and Sexual Behaviours Negatively Impact Ethnic Minority Donor Recruitment: Effect of Negative Word-of-Mouth and Avoidance. Vox Sanguinis,

Aims: Donor selection questions differentially impacting ethnic minorities can discourage donation directly and via negative-word-of-mouth. We explore the differential impact of two blood safety questions relating to (i) sexual contacts linked to ar... Read More about Questions on Travel and Sexual Behaviours Negatively Impact Ethnic Minority Donor Recruitment: Effect of Negative Word-of-Mouth and Avoidance.

Preventing recurrence of endometriosis-related pain by means of long-acting progestogen therapy: the PRE-EMPT RCT (2024)
Journal Article
Cooper, K. G., Bhattacharya, S., Daniels, J. P., Cheed, V., Gennard, L., Leighton, L., Pirie, D., Melyda, M., Monahan, M., Weckesser, A., Roberts, T., Denny, E., Ocansey, L., Stubbs, C., Cox, E., Jones, G., Clark, T. J., Saridogan, E., Gupta, J. K., Critchley, H. O., …Middleton, L. J. (2024). Preventing recurrence of endometriosis-related pain by means of long-acting progestogen therapy: the PRE-EMPT RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 28(55), 1-77. https://doi.org/10.3310/sqwy6998

Background Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women, many of whom have surgery for persistent pain. Recurrence of symptoms following an operation is common. Although hormonal treatment can reduce this risk, there is uncertainty about the best option. Obje... Read More about Preventing recurrence of endometriosis-related pain by means of long-acting progestogen therapy: the PRE-EMPT RCT.

Anchor Carbon Dots Inside Nh2-Mil-88b Via Ship-in-A-Bottle Strategy for Dual Signal Enhancement in Colourimetric Fluorescent Sensors (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Lu, Y., Dong, X., Ji, G., Wang, X., Wang, T., Tang, C., Ola, O., Duan, H., Liu, Q., & Niu, Q. Anchor Carbon Dots Inside Nh2-Mil-88b Via Ship-in-A-Bottle Strategy for Dual Signal Enhancement in Colourimetric Fluorescent Sensors

The increase in oxytetracycline (OTC) pollution has become a significant risk to both ecological stability and human health because of excessive use. Therefore, developing a precise and reliable sensor for detecting trace amounts of OTC is critical.... Read More about Anchor Carbon Dots Inside Nh2-Mil-88b Via Ship-in-A-Bottle Strategy for Dual Signal Enhancement in Colourimetric Fluorescent Sensors.

Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models? (2024)
Journal Article
Ralph-Nearman, C., Hooper, M. A., Achee, M., Tomarken, A., & Filik, R. (2024). Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models?. American Journal of Men's Health, 18(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883241279507

This study is the first to examine the utility of body mass index (BMI) as an indicator of eating disorder (ED) pathology and fitness for employment for professional male fashion models. We assessed the relationship between experimenter-measured BMI,... Read More about Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models?.

Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders (2024)
Journal Article
Hall, C. L., Le Novere, M., Murphy, T., McNally, E., Hollis, C., & Hunter, R. (in press). Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders. BMJ Mental Health,

Background: There are no specific national guidelines in England to guide healthcare professionals in how to assess or treat young people with tic disorders. Access to evidence-based treatment, including behavioural therapy is of limited availabilit... Read More about Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders.

Intelligent Sparse2Dense Profile Reconstruction for Predicting Global Subsurface Chlorophyll Maxima (2024)
Journal Article
Yu, Y., Huang, B., Radenkovic, M., Wang, T., & Chen, G. (2024). Intelligent Sparse2Dense Profile Reconstruction for Predicting Global Subsurface Chlorophyll Maxima. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2024.3464850

Subsurface chlorophyll maximum (SCM) is a crucial ecological indicator for marine ecosystems. Previous studies have indicated that this phenomenon is globally widespread. Although the biogeochemical argo assimilation results have yielded positive res... Read More about Intelligent Sparse2Dense Profile Reconstruction for Predicting Global Subsurface Chlorophyll Maxima.

Epithelial Interleukin‐1 Receptor‐Like‐1 Activation Is Contingent on Interleukin‐33 Isoforms and Asthma‐Related Receptor Variation (2024)
Journal Article
Portelli, M., Ketelaar, M., Bates, S., Csomor, E., Shaw, D., Emsley, J., Brightling, C., Hall, I., Affleck, K., Edwards, M., Nawijn, M., Koppelman, G., Van Oosterhout, A., & Sayers, I. (2024). Epithelial Interleukin‐1 Receptor‐Like‐1 Activation Is Contingent on Interleukin‐33 Isoforms and Asthma‐Related Receptor Variation. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14562

Introduction
The interleukin-33/interleukin-1 receptor-like-1 (IL-33/IL1RL1) signalling pathway is implicated in asthma pathogenesis, with IL1RL1 nonsynonymous genetic polymorphisms associated with disease risk. We aimed to determine these variants'... Read More about Epithelial Interleukin‐1 Receptor‐Like‐1 Activation Is Contingent on Interleukin‐33 Isoforms and Asthma‐Related Receptor Variation.

Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership (2024)
Journal Article
Campbell, E. L., Fong, W. C. G., Roberts, A., & Thomas, K. S. (2024). Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership. British Journal of Dermatology, Article ljae362. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljae362

In this letter, we describe the Rapid Eczema Trials co-production project, which aims to plug some of the research gaps that remain following the 2011 James Lind Alliance Eczema Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) exercise. We highlight similarities b... Read More about Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership.

Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong (2024)
Journal Article
Brooks, E., Tse, S., Wright, J. Y., & Burdett, E. (2024). Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong. Tertiary Education and Management, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11233-024-09138-1

How can a new generation of students be equipped to take up positions of responsibility in a dynamic global environment, serving as leaders and citizens who will further the good of societies around the world? As the institutions responsible for educ... Read More about Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong.

Genome-wide assessment of population structure and association mapping for agronomic and grain nutritional traits in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) (2024)
Journal Article
Vetriventhan, M., Upadhyaya, H. D., Deshpande, S., Johnson, M. S., Wallace, J. G., Victor, A., Naresh, D., Rayaprolu, L., Singh, K., & Mayes, S. (2024). Genome-wide assessment of population structure and association mapping for agronomic and grain nutritional traits in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.). Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 21920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72319-w

Proso millet is an important but under-researched and underutilized crop with the potential to become a future smart crop because of its climate-resilient features and high nutrient content. Assessing diversity and marker-trait associations are essen... Read More about Genome-wide assessment of population structure and association mapping for agronomic and grain nutritional traits in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.).