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Destitute and dying: interventions and models of palliative and end of life care for homeless adults – a systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Coverdale, M. R., & Murtagh, F. (2024). Destitute and dying: interventions and models of palliative and end of life care for homeless adults – a systematic review. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 14(e3), e2411-e2422. https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2024-004883

Background Homeless adults experience a significant symptom burden when living with a life-limiting illness and nearing the end of life. This increases the inequalities that homeless adults face while coping with a loss of rootedness in the world. Th... Read More about Destitute and dying: interventions and models of palliative and end of life care for homeless adults – a systematic review.

Effects of resistance training on quality of life, fatigue, physical function, and muscular strength during chemotherapy treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Metcalfe, J., Orange, S., Madden, L. A., Marshall, P., & Vince, R. V. (2024). Effects of resistance training on quality of life, fatigue, physical function, and muscular strength during chemotherapy treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(9), Article 593. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08766-y

Purpose: To systematically review and meta-analyse the efficacy of resistance training on quality of life (QOL), fatigue, physical function, and muscular strength in people diagnosed with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: Electronic databases... Read More about Effects of resistance training on quality of life, fatigue, physical function, and muscular strength during chemotherapy treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The term structure of interest rates as predictor of stock market volatility (2024)
Journal Article
Megaritis, A., Kontonikas, A., Vlastakis, N., & Triantafyllou, A. (online). The term structure of interest rates as predictor of stock market volatility. International journal of finance & economics : IJFE, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.3029

We examine the forecasting power of the volatility of the slope of the US Treasury yield curve on US stock market volatility. Consistent with theoretical asset pricing models, we find that the volatility of the slope of the term structure of interest... Read More about The term structure of interest rates as predictor of stock market volatility.

Consumer emotions and behaviors: double moderation of sign value and source market (2024)
Journal Article
Al-Ansi, A., Olya, H., Dalir, S., Lee, H. Y., & Abdul Rahim, A. (online). Consumer emotions and behaviors: double moderation of sign value and source market. Cross Cultural and Strategic Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/CCSM-06-2023-0100

Purpose: The contribution of this study is two-fold. First, we draw on attribution theory to develop a model for predicting how the knowledge, emotions, and satisfaction that consumers have regarding halal cosmetics can influence their willingness to... Read More about Consumer emotions and behaviors: double moderation of sign value and source market.

Culture-led regeneration and the contestation of local discourses and meanings: the case of European maritime port cities (2024)
Journal Article
Tommarchi, E., & Jonas, A. E. (online). Culture-led regeneration and the contestation of local discourses and meanings: the case of European maritime port cities. Urban Geography, https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2024.2387944

Culture-led regeneration, understood as a range of policies using cultural activity as a catalyst for urban regeneration, has been widely implemented by many European cities. The interest of local businesses and politicians in these processes seems u... Read More about Culture-led regeneration and the contestation of local discourses and meanings: the case of European maritime port cities.

Factors Influencing the Implementation of Digital Advance Care Planning: Qualitative Interview Study (2024)
Journal Article
Bradshaw, A., Birtwistle, J., Evans, C. J., Sleeman, K. E., Richards, S., Foy, R., Martin, P. M., Carder, P., Allsop, M. J., & Twiddy, M. (2024). Factors Influencing the Implementation of Digital Advance Care Planning: Qualitative Interview Study. Journal of medical Internet research, 26, Article e50217. https://doi.org/10.2196/50217

BACKGROUND: Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life for people with life-limiting illnesses. Advance care planning conversations that establish a patient's wishes and preferences for care are part of a person-centered approach. Internatio... Read More about Factors Influencing the Implementation of Digital Advance Care Planning: Qualitative Interview Study.

Careers guidance and support for media students (2024)
Report
Zborowski, J., Mayne, L., & Macrae, S. (2024). Careers guidance and support for media students. Zenodo: Screen Industries Growth Network

Media students lack detailed and realistic knowledge about what jobs are available in the UK creative industries, how to find them, and about how career progression works beyond entry-level roles. Careers advisors report that they lack good and up-t... Read More about Careers guidance and support for media students.

Cholic Acid/Glutathione-Assembled Nanofibrils for Stabilizing Pickering Emulsion Biogels (2024)
Journal Article
Bi, W., Le, M., Jia, Y. G., Bao, Z., Sun, S., Wang, C., Binks, B. P., & Chen, Y. (online). Cholic Acid/Glutathione-Assembled Nanofibrils for Stabilizing Pickering Emulsion Biogels. Small, https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202403667

Achieving the delicate balance required for both emulsion and gel characteristics, while also imparting biological functionality in gelled emulsions, poses a significant challenge. Herein, Pickering emulsion biogels stabilized is reported by novel bi... Read More about Cholic Acid/Glutathione-Assembled Nanofibrils for Stabilizing Pickering Emulsion Biogels.

Devising a Responsible Framework for Air Quality Sensor Placement (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Westcarr, J., Gunturi, V. M. V., Cabaneros, S. M., Raja, R., Thakker, D., & Porter, A. (2024, July). Devising a Responsible Framework for Air Quality Sensor Placement. Presented at 2024 IEEE International Conference on Omni-layer Intelligent Systems (COINS), London, United Kingdom

A major challenge faced when developing smart, sustainable urban environments is the reduction of air pollutants that adversely impact citizens' health. The UK has implemented strategies such as clean air zones (CAZs) coupled with the use of sensor t... Read More about Devising a Responsible Framework for Air Quality Sensor Placement.

Constraining SN Ia Progenitors from the Observed Fe-peak Elemental Abundances in the Milky Way Dwarf Galaxy Satellites (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Alexander, R., & Vincenzo, F. Constraining SN Ia Progenitors from the Observed Fe-peak Elemental Abundances in the Milky Way Dwarf Galaxy Satellites

Chemical abundances of iron-peak elements in the red giants of ultra-faint dwarf galaxies (UFD) and dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSph) are among the best diagnostics in the cosmos to probe the origin of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia). We incorporate metal... Read More about Constraining SN Ia Progenitors from the Observed Fe-peak Elemental Abundances in the Milky Way Dwarf Galaxy Satellites.

The 2024 UK riots: Political context, and possible solutions to disorder (2024)
Journal Article
Laverick, W., & Joyce, P. (2024). The 2024 UK riots: Political context, and possible solutions to disorder. Policing Insight,

The riots and public disorder which have affected towns and cities across the UK during recent weeks took place against a backdrop of populist politics and a change in protest tactics; Dr Wendy Laverick, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing at... Read More about The 2024 UK riots: Political context, and possible solutions to disorder.

Nurses with dyslexia: overcoming challenges and thriving in the profession (2024)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2024). Nurses with dyslexia: overcoming challenges and thriving in the profession. British Journal of Nursing, 33(15), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0119

Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty impacting reading, writing and spelling. Practising nursing requires a unique set of skills that encompass effective communication, critical thinking, and organisational skills. This article focuses on the e... Read More about Nurses with dyslexia: overcoming challenges and thriving in the profession.

Understanding the co-occurrence of alcohol consumption and physical activity in UK adults: A multi-method approach (2024)
Thesis
Akwa, L. G. (2024). Understanding the co-occurrence of alcohol consumption and physical activity in UK adults: A multi-method approach . (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4910580

Background
Alcohol consumption and physical inactivity are leading risk factors for disease and mortality in adults globally. Despite growing interest in the co-occurrence of health behaviours, there is limited evidence on the co-occurrence of alcoh... Read More about Understanding the co-occurrence of alcohol consumption and physical activity in UK adults: A multi-method approach .

Unique Coexistence of Two Resistive Switching Modes in a Memristor Device Enables Multifunctional Neuromorphic Computing Properties (2024)
Journal Article
Jaafar, A. H., Al Habsi, S. K. S., Braben, T., Venables, C., Francesconi, M. G., Stasiuk, G. J., & Kemp, N. T. (2024). Unique Coexistence of Two Resistive Switching Modes in a Memristor Device Enables Multifunctional Neuromorphic Computing Properties. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(33), 43816–43826. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c07820

We report on hybrid memristor devices consisting of germanium dioxide nanoparticles (GeO2 NP) embedded within a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) thin film. Besides exhibiting forming-free resistive switching and an uncommon “ON” state in pristine con... Read More about Unique Coexistence of Two Resistive Switching Modes in a Memristor Device Enables Multifunctional Neuromorphic Computing Properties.

Heart rate reactivity, recovery, and endurance of the incremental shuttle walk test in patients prone to heart failure (2024)
Journal Article
Wei, F. F., Mariottoni, B., An, D. W., Pellicori, P., Yu, Y. L., Verdonschot, J. A., Liu, C., Ahmed, F. Z., Petutschnigg, J., Rossignol, P., Heymans, S., Cuthbert, J., Girerd, N., Li, Y., Clark, A. L., Nawrot, T. S., Ferreira, J. P., Zannad, F., Cleland, J. G., Staessen, J. A., & the HOMAGE investigators. (online). Heart rate reactivity, recovery, and endurance of the incremental shuttle walk test in patients prone to heart failure. ESC Heart Failure, https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.15000

Aims: Few randomized trials assessed the changes over time in the chronotropic heart rate (HR) reactivity (CHR), HR recovery (HRR) and exercise endurance (EE) in response to the incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT). We addressed this issue by analysi... Read More about Heart rate reactivity, recovery, and endurance of the incremental shuttle walk test in patients prone to heart failure.

Identifying predictors of transition to a care home for people with dementia: findings from the IDEAL programme (2024)
Journal Article
Sabatini, S., Martyr, A., Gamble, L. D., Matthews, F. E., Thom, J. M., Henderson, C., Allan, L., Pentecost, C., Quinn, C., Hunt, A., & Clare, L. (2025). Identifying predictors of transition to a care home for people with dementia: findings from the IDEAL programme. Aging and Mental Health, 29(2), 256-264. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2383367

Objectives: This study investigates factors associated with the person with dementia and the caregiver to identify those associated with an increased risk of transition to a care home. Method: IDEAL data were collected at baseline and at 12- and 24-m... Read More about Identifying predictors of transition to a care home for people with dementia: findings from the IDEAL programme.

Maximizing Thermal Performance in Triangular Honeycomb Thermochemical Reactors: Structural and Operating Parameter Studies (2024)
Journal Article
Han, X., Zeng, C., Liu, S., Cheng, Y., & Zhu, X. (2024). Maximizing Thermal Performance in Triangular Honeycomb Thermochemical Reactors: Structural and Operating Parameter Studies. Energy, 308, Article 132743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132743

Using thermochemical energy storage methods to store energy is increasingly vital for boosting the share of renewable energy in consumption within buildings and industries. This entails harnessing off-peak excess renewable energy, such as electricity... Read More about Maximizing Thermal Performance in Triangular Honeycomb Thermochemical Reactors: Structural and Operating Parameter Studies.

Supporting the primary care workforce through training in advanced generalist practice: An evaluation of the Catalyst programme (2024)
Journal Article
Dell'Olio, M., & Reeve, J. (online). Supporting the primary care workforce through training in advanced generalist practice: An evaluation of the Catalyst programme. The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, https://doi.org/10.1097/CEH.0000000000000566

Introduction:
As a workforce crisis is causing recruitment and retention issues for new to practice GPs, we designed Catalyst, a one-year pilot career development program aiming to help new to practice GPs develop the skills of advanced generalist... Read More about Supporting the primary care workforce through training in advanced generalist practice: An evaluation of the Catalyst programme.

Prevalence, risk factors and characterisation of individuals with long COVID using Electronic Health Records in over 1.5 million COVID cases in England (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, H. I., Doran, T., Crooks, M. G., Khunti, K., Heightman, M., Gonzalez-Izquierdo, A., Qummer Ul Arfeen, M., Loveless, A., Banerjee, A., & Van Der Feltz-Cornelis, C. (2024). Prevalence, risk factors and characterisation of individuals with long COVID using Electronic Health Records in over 1.5 million COVID cases in England. Journal of Infection, 89(4), Article 106235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106235

Objectives: This study examines clinically confirmed long-COVID symptoms and diagnosis among individuals with COVID in England, aiming to understand prevalence and associated risk factors using electronic health records. To further understand long CO... Read More about Prevalence, risk factors and characterisation of individuals with long COVID using Electronic Health Records in over 1.5 million COVID cases in England.