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Developing a process for assessing the safety of a digital mental health intervention and gaining regulatory approval: a case study and academic’s guide (2024)
Journal Article
Taher, R., Hall, C. L., Gomez Bergin, A. D., Gupta, N., Heaysman, C., Jacobsen, P., Kabir, T., Kalnad, N., Keppens, J., Hsu, C.-W., McGuire, P., Peters, E., Shergill, S., Stahl, D., Wensley Stock, B., & Yiend, J. (2024). Developing a process for assessing the safety of a digital mental health intervention and gaining regulatory approval: a case study and academic’s guide. Trials, 25, Article 604. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08421-1

Background: The field of digital mental health has followed an exponential growth trajectory in recent years. While the evidence base has increased significantly, its adoption within health and care services has been slowed by several challenges, inc... Read More about Developing a process for assessing the safety of a digital mental health intervention and gaining regulatory approval: a case study and academic’s guide.

Exploring general practitioners’ management of self-harm in young people: a qualitative study (2024)
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Mughal, F., Saunders, B., Lewis, M., Armitage, C., Dikomitis, L., Lancaster, G., Townsend, E., & Chew-Graham, C. A. (2024). Exploring general practitioners’ management of self-harm in young people: a qualitative study. Health Expectations, 27(5), Article e70026. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70026

Background
General practitioners (GPs) are key to the frontline assessment and treatment of young people after self-harm. Young people value GP-led self-harm care but little is known about how GPs manage young people after self-harm.

Aim
To und... Read More about Exploring general practitioners’ management of self-harm in young people: a qualitative study.

Primary liver cancer risk and mortality in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis in England and Denmark: observational cohort studies (2024)
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Jensen, M. D., West, J., Crooks, C., Morling, J. R., Kraglund, F., Card, T., Askgaard, G., & Jepsen, P. (2024). Primary liver cancer risk and mortality in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis in England and Denmark: observational cohort studies. American Journal of Gastroenterology, https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003077

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Patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis (ALD cirrhosis) have an increased risk of primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC] or intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma [iCCA]). England recommends surveillance for HCC in these... Read More about Primary liver cancer risk and mortality in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis in England and Denmark: observational cohort studies.

Cannabidiol and fluorinated derivative anti-cancer properties against glioblastoma multiforme cell lines, and synergy with imidazotetrazine agents (2024)
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Brookes, A., Kindon, N., Scurr, D. J., Alexander, M. R., Gershkovich, P., & Bradshaw, T. (2024). Cannabidiol and fluorinated derivative anti-cancer properties against glioblastoma multiforme cell lines, and synergy with imidazotetrazine agents. BJC Reports, 2, Article 67. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44276-024-00088-0

Background
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive cancer with poor prognosis, partly due to resistance to the standard chemotherapy treatment, temozolomide (TMZ). Phytocannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) has exhibited anti-cancer effects against G... Read More about Cannabidiol and fluorinated derivative anti-cancer properties against glioblastoma multiforme cell lines, and synergy with imidazotetrazine agents.

Paving the road while walking -perspectives from Flexible Assertive Community Treatment managers on preparing the implementation of peer support work in Outpatient Services (2024)
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Johansen, K. K., Lerbaek, B., Slade, M., Castelein, S., & Jørgensen, R. (2024). Paving the road while walking -perspectives from Flexible Assertive Community Treatment managers on preparing the implementation of peer support work in Outpatient Services. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2024.2391848

This qualitative study explored the perspectives of Flexible Assertive Community Treatment managers on preparation and employment of peer support workers. The study was based on semi-structured interviews with managers (n = 5) in Outpatient Services... Read More about Paving the road while walking -perspectives from Flexible Assertive Community Treatment managers on preparing the implementation of peer support work in Outpatient Services.

Research into digital health intervention for mental health: a 25-year retrospective on the ethical and legal challenges (2024)
Journal Article
Hall, C. L., Gómez Bergin, A. D., & Rennick-Egglestone, S. (2024). Research into digital health intervention for mental health: a 25-year retrospective on the ethical and legal challenges. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26, Article e58939. https://doi.org/10.2196/58939

Digital mental health interventions are routinely integrated into mental health services internationally, and can contribute to the reduction of the global mental health treatment gap that has been identified by the World Health Organisation. Researc... Read More about Research into digital health intervention for mental health: a 25-year retrospective on the ethical and legal challenges.

The Memory in Return Volatility: An Analysis of Mutual Fund Returns (2024)
Journal Article
Yao, K., Duan, K., Huang, R., & Chevapatrakul, T. (in press). The Memory in Return Volatility: An Analysis of Mutual Fund Returns. International Journal of Finance and Economics,

This paper examines long memory in the return volatility in the cross-section of U.S. mutual funds. Our results provide evidence of this phenomenon. Through univariate analysis, we find that the long memory in mutual fund return volatility is more pr... Read More about The Memory in Return Volatility: An Analysis of Mutual Fund Returns.

LES informed data-driven models for RANS simulations of single-hole cooling flows (2024)
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Ellis, C. D., & Xia, H. (2024). LES informed data-driven models for RANS simulations of single-hole cooling flows. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 235, Article 126150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.126150

A LES-informed data-driven approach for improved predictions of the turbulent heat flux vector has been sought for film and effusion cooling flow applications. Random forest and shallow neural networks have been used to train a spatially varying coef... Read More about LES informed data-driven models for RANS simulations of single-hole cooling flows.

Using online methods to recruit participants into mental health clinical trials: considerations and recommendations from the RE-MIND study (2024)
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Iflaifel, M., Hall, C. L., Green, H. R., Willis, A., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Juszczak, E., Townsend, M., Martin, J., & Sprange, K. (2024). Using online methods to recruit participants into mental health clinical trials: considerations and recommendations from the RE-MIND study. Trials, 25, Article 596. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08435-9

Background: Ensuring diversity in clinical trials can be a challenge, which may be exacerbated when recruiting vulnerable populations, such as participants with mental health illness. As recruitment continues to be the major cause of trial delays, re... Read More about Using online methods to recruit participants into mental health clinical trials: considerations and recommendations from the RE-MIND study.

To cut or not to cut: Deforestation policy under the shadow of foreign influence (2024)
Journal Article
Aidt, T. S., Albornoz, F., & Hauk, E. (2024). To cut or not to cut: Deforestation policy under the shadow of foreign influence. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 227, Article 106712

This article explores the complex interplay between deforestation policies and foreign influence, using a game theoretical model to analyze geopolitical factors influencing forest conservation decisions in countries with significant rainforests. The... Read More about To cut or not to cut: Deforestation policy under the shadow of foreign influence.

Endovascular Thrombectomy vs Best Medical Management for Late Presentation Acute Ischaemic Stroke with Large Vessel Occlusion Without CT Perfusion or MR Imaging Selection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024)
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Dhillon, P. S., Marei, O., Podlasek, A., Butt, W., Rice, H., de Villiers, L., Carraro do Nascimento, V., McConachie, N., Lenthall, R., Nair, S., Malik, L., Bhogal, P., Dineen, R. A., & England, T. J. (2024). Endovascular Thrombectomy vs Best Medical Management for Late Presentation Acute Ischaemic Stroke with Large Vessel Occlusion Without CT Perfusion or MR Imaging Selection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases,

Background: The efficacy and safety of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) beyond 6 hours from stroke onset for patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) selected without CT perfusion(CTP) or MR imaging(MRI) is undetermined. We conducted a systematic re... Read More about Endovascular Thrombectomy vs Best Medical Management for Late Presentation Acute Ischaemic Stroke with Large Vessel Occlusion Without CT Perfusion or MR Imaging Selection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Comparison of Echo Planar and Turbo Spin Echo Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Intraoperative MRI (2024)
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Thorpe, J. C., Thust, S. C., Gillon, C. H., Rowe, S., Swain, C. E., MacArthur, D. C., Howarth, S. P., Avula, S., Morgan, P. S., & Dineen, R. A. (in press). Comparison of Echo Planar and Turbo Spin Echo Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Intraoperative MRI. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging,

Background: Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is routinely used in brain tumor surgery guided by intraoperative MRI (IoMRI). However, conventional echo planar imaging DWI (EPI-DWI) is susceptible to distortion and artifacts that affect image quality.... Read More about Comparison of Echo Planar and Turbo Spin Echo Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Intraoperative MRI.

Identifying the Health Educational Needs of Refugees: Empirical Evidence from a Delphi Study (2024)
Journal Article
Harjani, M. G., Stathakarou, N., Konstantinidis, S. T., Dratsiou, I., Varella, A., Salcedo, V. T., Segura Segura, M., Tsoupouroglou, I., Bamidis, P. D., & Karlgren, K. (2024). Identifying the Health Educational Needs of Refugees: Empirical Evidence from a Delphi Study. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-024-01626-1

Refugees experience poorer health outcomes especially which can be exacerbated by or can be a result of low health literacy of refugee populations. To address poor health outcomes, health literacy, and health usage in refugee populations, it is essen... Read More about Identifying the Health Educational Needs of Refugees: Empirical Evidence from a Delphi Study.

What is the relationship between raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco above 20 and cigarette smoking? A systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Davies, N., Bogdanovica, I., McGill, S., & Murray, R. L. (2024). What is the relationship between raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco above 20 and cigarette smoking? A systematic review. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae206

Introduction
There is considerable interest in raising the age of sale of tobacco above the conventional age of 18. We systematically reviewed whether raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco (MLSA) to 20 or above is associated with reduced pr... Read More about What is the relationship between raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco above 20 and cigarette smoking? A systematic review.

The impact of home mechanical ventilation on the time and manner of death for those with Motor Neurone Disease (MND): a qualitative study of bereaved family members (2024)
Journal Article
Caswell, G., & Wilson, E. (in press). The impact of home mechanical ventilation on the time and manner of death for those with Motor Neurone Disease (MND): a qualitative study of bereaved family members. Social Science and Medicine,

Motor neurone disease (MND) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder which is ultimately terminal. It causes muscle weakness which can lead to the need for assistance in breathing, for some with the disease. This paper draws on qualitative researc... Read More about The impact of home mechanical ventilation on the time and manner of death for those with Motor Neurone Disease (MND): a qualitative study of bereaved family members.

The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., & Yan, Y. (2024). The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 234, Article 126156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.126156

This study focuses on the influence of copper surface roughness on evaporation dynamics and deposition mode of fixed silica nanofluid droplets. It aims to achieve an enhanced cooling effect based on silica nanofluid spray. The results show that rough... Read More about The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid.

d-Xylose oxetane copolymers as bioderived and tuneable polyesters for amorphous solid dispersions (2024)
Journal Article
F. Clark, E., Howard, A., D. Morales Feliu, S., F. McCabe, J., C. Burley, J., Taresco, V., & Buchard, A. (2024). d-Xylose oxetane copolymers as bioderived and tuneable polyesters for amorphous solid dispersions. RSC Applied Polymers, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4LP00203B

The ring-opening copolymerisation of cyclic anhydrides with an oxetane derived from natural monosaccharide D-xylose has been used to synthesise fully biobased water soluble polyesters, which are able to stabilise the amorphous phases of nifedipine an... Read More about d-Xylose oxetane copolymers as bioderived and tuneable polyesters for amorphous solid dispersions.

Ice Source Heat Pump System for Energy Supply via Gas Pipelines – Part1: Performance Analysis in Residential Units (2024)
Journal Article
Mehdipour, R., Garvey, S., Baniamerian, Z., & Cardenas, B. (2024). Ice Source Heat Pump System for Energy Supply via Gas Pipelines – Part1: Performance Analysis in Residential Units. Energy, Article 132974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132974

This study evaluates the performance of heat pumps using water or ice as the heat source, with energy transferred via repurposed gas delivery pipes. The proposed system offers significant benefits for urban energy networks, particularly in densely po... Read More about Ice Source Heat Pump System for Energy Supply via Gas Pipelines – Part1: Performance Analysis in Residential Units.

An asset management modelling framework for wind turbine blades considering monitoring system reliability (2024)
Journal Article
Wu, W., Prescott, D., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Saleh, A., & Chiachio Ruano, M. (2024). An asset management modelling framework for wind turbine blades considering monitoring system reliability. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 252, Article 110478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2024.110478

By incorporating information about asset condition from a monitoring system, engineers can utilize asset management models to manage maintenance activities on wind turbine blades throughout their lifespan. This can lower operating a... Read More about An asset management modelling framework for wind turbine blades considering monitoring system reliability.