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Data from an International Multi-Centre Study of Statistics and Mathematics Anxieties and Related Variables in University Students (the SMARVUS Dataset) (2023)
Journal Article
Terry, J., Ross, R. M., Nagy, T., Salgado, M., Garrido-Vásquez, P., Sarfo, J. O., Cooper, S., Buttner, A. C., Lima, T. J., Öztürk, İ., Akay, N., Santos, F. H., Artemenko, C., Copping, L. T., Elsherif, M. M., Milovanović, I., Cribbie, R. A., Drushlyak, M. G., Swainston, K., Shou, Y., …Field, A. P. (2023). Data from an International Multi-Centre Study of Statistics and Mathematics Anxieties and Related Variables in University Students (the SMARVUS Dataset). Journal of Open Psychology Data, 11(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.80

This large, international dataset contains survey responses from N = 12,570 students from 100 universities in 35 countries, collected in 21 languages. We measured anxieties (statistics, mathematics, test, trait, social interaction, performance, creat... Read More about Data from an International Multi-Centre Study of Statistics and Mathematics Anxieties and Related Variables in University Students (the SMARVUS Dataset).

Process design Optimisation, heat integration, and techno-economic analysis of oil refinery: A case study (2023)
Journal Article
Jabbar, K. J., Zein, S. H., Hasan, A. H., Ahmed, U., & Jalil, A. A. (2023). Process design Optimisation, heat integration, and techno-economic analysis of oil refinery: A case study. Energy Sources, Part A, 45(2), 4931-4947. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2023.2205365

This paper outlines a comprehensive analysis of the optimal design and simulation of a crude oil distillation system within a refinery process, including pre-treatment and blending of two crude oils to increase the refinery’s annual profit. This dist... Read More about Process design Optimisation, heat integration, and techno-economic analysis of oil refinery: A case study.

Student expectations of teaching and learning when starting university: a systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
Tomlinson, A., Simpson, A., & Killingback, C. (2023). Student expectations of teaching and learning when starting university: a systematic review. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 47(8), 1054-1073. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2023.2212242

Student expectations are complex constructs that can influence adaptability, engagement, achievement, satisfaction and retention. A number of individual studies have been published on the expectations of students when starting university, however non... Read More about Student expectations of teaching and learning when starting university: a systematic review.

A substituent-dependent deep-blue pyrene-based chemosensor for trace nitroaniline sensing (2023)
Journal Article
Li, H. L., Cao, J. Y., Yu, Z. D., Yang, G., Xue, Z. M., Wang, C. Z., Zhao, W. X., Zhao, Y., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2023). A substituent-dependent deep-blue pyrene-based chemosensor for trace nitroaniline sensing. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3qm00342f

Nitroaniline (NA) is a kind of high toxicity and pathogenic amine derivative, and the trace monitoring of nitroaniline has become an urgent problem in terms of both the environment and security. Herein, two K-region multiple substituted pyrene-based... Read More about A substituent-dependent deep-blue pyrene-based chemosensor for trace nitroaniline sensing.

Onboarding Citizens to Digital Identity Systems (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spiliotopoulos, T., Sheik, A., Gottardello, D., & Dover, R. (2023, June). Onboarding Citizens to Digital Identity Systems. Presented at International Conference on AI and the Digital Economy (CADE 2023), Hybrid Conference, Venice, Italy

Digital Identity (DI) technologies have the potential to enhance the quality of life of citizens through the provision of
seamless services, improve the effectiveness of public services, and increase overall economic competitiveness. However,
lack... Read More about Onboarding Citizens to Digital Identity Systems.

‘It’s tough. It is hard’: A qualitative interview study of staff and volunteers caring for hospice in-patients with delirium (2023)
Journal Article
Featherstone, I., Siddiqi, N., Jones, L., Coppo, E., Sheldon, T., Hosie, A., Wolkowski, A., Bush, S. H., Taylor, J., Teodorczuk, A., & Johnson, M. J. (2023). ‘It’s tough. It is hard’: A qualitative interview study of staff and volunteers caring for hospice in-patients with delirium. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231170655

Background: Delirium is a distressing condition often experienced by hospice in-patients. Increased understanding of current multidisciplinary care of delirium is needed to develop interventions in this setting. Aim(s): To explore hospice staff and v... Read More about ‘It’s tough. It is hard’: A qualitative interview study of staff and volunteers caring for hospice in-patients with delirium.

Antitussive efficacy of the current treatment protocol for refractory chronic cough: our real-world experience in a retrospective cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, M., Morice, A. H., Si, F., Zhang, L., Chen, Q., Wang, S., Zhu, Y., Xu, X., Yu, L., & Qiu, Z. (2023). Antitussive efficacy of the current treatment protocol for refractory chronic cough: our real-world experience in a retrospective cohort study. Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 17, https://doi.org/10.1177/17534666231167716

BACKGROUND: The management of refractory chronic cough (RCC) is a great challenge. Neuromodulators have long been used for RCC with imperfect efficacy. OBJECTIVES: We summarized the outcomes of the current treatments used at our specialist cough clin... Read More about Antitussive efficacy of the current treatment protocol for refractory chronic cough: our real-world experience in a retrospective cohort study.

“Born Yesterday”: Philip Larkin and the Denial of Childhood (2023)
Journal Article
Perry, S. (2023). “Born Yesterday”: Philip Larkin and the Denial of Childhood. English Studies, 104(7), 1236-1251. https://doi.org/10.1080/0013838X.2023.2188807

Very little has been said about Philip Larkin’s attitude towards children, despite the fact that they play a significant role in his writing as symbols of the conventional family life he chose not to live. This article seeks to bridge this notable ga... Read More about “Born Yesterday”: Philip Larkin and the Denial of Childhood.

STIMULATE-ICP: A pragmatic, multi-centre, cluster randomised trial of an integrated care pathway with a nested, Phase III, open label, adaptive platform randomised drug trial in individuals with Long COVID: A structured protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Forshaw, D., Wall, E. C., Prescott, G., Dehbi, H. M., Green, A., Attree, E., Hismeh, L., Strain, W. D., Crooks, M. G., Watkins, C., Robson, C., Banerjee, R., Lorgelly, P., Heightman, M., & Banerjee, A. (2023). STIMULATE-ICP: A pragmatic, multi-centre, cluster randomised trial of an integrated care pathway with a nested, Phase III, open label, adaptive platform randomised drug trial in individuals with Long COVID: A structured protocol. PLoS ONE, 18(2), Article e0272472. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272472

INTRODUCTION: Long COVID (LC), the persistent symptoms ≥12 weeks following acute COVID-19, presents major threats to individual and public health across countries, affecting over 1.5 million people in the UK alone. Evidence-based interventions are ur... Read More about STIMULATE-ICP: A pragmatic, multi-centre, cluster randomised trial of an integrated care pathway with a nested, Phase III, open label, adaptive platform randomised drug trial in individuals with Long COVID: A structured protocol.

Multi-organ impairment and long COVID: a 1-year prospective, longitudinal cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Dennis, A., Cuthbertson, D. J., Wootton, D., Crooks, M., Gabbay, M., Eichert, N., Mouchti, S., Pansini, M., Roca-Fernandez, A., Thomaides-Brears, H., Kelly, M., Robson, M., Hishmeh, L., Attree, E., Heightman, M., Banerjee, R., & Banerjee, A. (2023). Multi-organ impairment and long COVID: a 1-year prospective, longitudinal cohort study. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 116(3), 97-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/01410768231154703

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of organ impairment in long COVID patients at 6 and 12 months after initial symptoms and to explore links to clinical presentation. Design: Prospective cohort study. Participants: Individuals. Methods: In indiv... Read More about Multi-organ impairment and long COVID: a 1-year prospective, longitudinal cohort study.

Fear and Weakness (2023)
Newspaper / Magazine
Porter, J. (2023). Fear and Weakness. London

Joy Porter applauds a powerful new book that emphasises Indigenous agency within the story of North American colonisation.
Indigenous Continent by Pekka Hämäläinen WW Norton, 592 pages, £30

Powerful Inversion (2023)
Newspaper / Magazine
Porter, J. (2023). Powerful Inversion

Review of
Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America
Pekka Hämäläinen
W.W. Norton 538pp £30

Two Concepts of Moderation in the Early Enlightenment (2023)
Journal Article
Mithen, N. (2023). Two Concepts of Moderation in the Early Enlightenment. European legacy, 28(3-4), 274-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/10848770.2023.2170029

This essay proposes a bifurcation within the concept of moderation in early modern Europe. To draw this out it reconstructs an “encounter” between two citizens of the scholarly Republic of Letters in the years around 1700—Lodovico Antonio Muratori an... Read More about Two Concepts of Moderation in the Early Enlightenment.

Empowering clean water whilst safeguarding water distribution pipeline integrity: Towards manganese- and iron-free lime hydrate for water treatment (2023)
Journal Article
Wadhawan, J. D., Kocsis, D., Meyer, C., Ward, R., Thompson, M., Prior, T. J., Kelly, S. M., & Lawrence, N. (2023). Empowering clean water whilst safeguarding water distribution pipeline integrity: Towards manganese- and iron-free lime hydrate for water treatment. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ew00109h

Hydrated limes are amongst the most economically valuable alkalis used by the water industry for the treatment of potable water. They are typically manufactured from the thermal decomposition of high purity limestones. However, the latter contain bot... Read More about Empowering clean water whilst safeguarding water distribution pipeline integrity: Towards manganese- and iron-free lime hydrate for water treatment.

Exploring teachers’ perceptions of critical digital literacies and how these are manifested in their teaching practices (2023)
Journal Article
Gouseti, A., Lakkala, M., Raffaghelli, J., Ranieri, M., Roffi, A., & Ilomäki, L. (2023). Exploring teachers’ perceptions of critical digital literacies and how these are manifested in their teaching practices. Educational review, https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2022.2159933

Digital systems are increasingly becoming central to the running of contemporary schools. A range of digital tools are also adopted by teachers to facilitate face to face teaching and learning and more recently to accommodate remote schooling. Simila... Read More about Exploring teachers’ perceptions of critical digital literacies and how these are manifested in their teaching practices.

Temporal distortion for angry faces: Testing visual attention and action preparation accounts (2023)
Journal Article
Tipples, J., Lupton, M., & George, D. (2023). Temporal distortion for angry faces: Testing visual attention and action preparation accounts. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218231172856

When asked to judge the duration of a face people typically overestimate the duration of angry compared with neutral faces. A novel feature of the current research was the inclusion of secondary manipulations designed to distort timing performance na... Read More about Temporal distortion for angry faces: Testing visual attention and action preparation accounts.

Photography in the Big Frame: Conflicting Media Uses of the 1931 Arrest Photograph of the Scottsboro Nine (2023)
Journal Article
Haran, B. (2023). Photography in the Big Frame: Conflicting Media Uses of the 1931 Arrest Photograph of the Scottsboro Nine. History of Photography, 46(2-3), 140-163. https://doi.org/10.1080/03087298.2023.2221919

On 25 March 1931 nine young African Americans were arrested in Alabama for the alleged rape of two White women, nearly lynched, sentenced to death and eventually incarcerated for years. This article examines the arrest photograph of the Scottsboro Ni... Read More about Photography in the Big Frame: Conflicting Media Uses of the 1931 Arrest Photograph of the Scottsboro Nine.