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Clinical Predictors for Analgesic Response to Radiotherapy in Patients with Painful Bone Metastases (2021)
Journal Article
Habberstad, R., Frøseth, T. C. S., Aass, N., Bjerkeset, E., Abramova, T., Garcia-Alonso, E., …Klepstad, P. (2021). Clinical Predictors for Analgesic Response to Radiotherapy in Patients with Painful Bone Metastases. Journal of pain and symptom management, 62(4), 681-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.03.022

Background: Radiotherapy (RT) reduces pain in about 60% of patients with painful bone metastases, leaving many patients without clinical benefit. This study assesses predictors for RT effectiveness in patients with painful bone metastases. Materials... Read More about Clinical Predictors for Analgesic Response to Radiotherapy in Patients with Painful Bone Metastases.

Quantifying technical actions in professional soccer using foot-mounted inertial measurement units (2021)
Journal Article
Marris, J., Barrett, S., Abt, G., & Towlson, C. (2021). Quantifying technical actions in professional soccer using foot-mounted inertial measurement units. Science and Medicine in Football, https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2021.1910333

Objectives: This study aimed to (i) establish the concurrent validity and intra-unit reliability of a foot-mounted inertial measurement unit for monitoring soccer technical actions, (ii) quantify the within-microcycle inter-positional differences in... Read More about Quantifying technical actions in professional soccer using foot-mounted inertial measurement units.

Comparative assessment of marine weathering of ROP-derived biopolymers against conventional plastics (2021)
Journal Article
Rodgers, K., Mayes, W. M., Santoro, O., Redshaw, C., Mccumskay, R., & Parsons, D. R. (2021). Comparative assessment of marine weathering of ROP-derived biopolymers against conventional plastics. Marine pollution bulletin, 167, Article 112272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112272

Bio-based plastics were designed to replace single-use plastics and to cause less post-consumer environmental damage. This paper assesses the weathering of four bio-based polymers created by ring opening polymerization (ROP) promoted by a previously... Read More about Comparative assessment of marine weathering of ROP-derived biopolymers against conventional plastics.

aDolescents gEnder surVey, rEsponsible coupLes evaluatiOn, and capacity building Project in India (DEVELOP): a study protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] (2021)
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Ahankari, A., Hayter, M., Whitfield, C., Ali, P., Giridhari, S., Tambe, S., Kabra, P., Rayamane, K., & Ovseiko, P. (2021). aDolescents gEnder surVey, rEsponsible coupLes evaluatiOn, and capacity building Project in India (DEVELOP): a study protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research, 8, Article 958. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.19521.2

Domestic violence and assault (DVA) against women is a serious concern in India. This affects the health and wellbeing of victims and their dependents. Published evidence has documented a variety of reasons for such violence in Indian societies, pavi... Read More about aDolescents gEnder surVey, rEsponsible coupLes evaluatiOn, and capacity building Project in India (DEVELOP): a study protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved].

Utility of the pareidolia test in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease (2021)
Journal Article
Hamilton, C. A., Matthews, F. E., Allan, L. M., Barker, S., Ciafone, J., Donaghy, P. C., …Thomas, A. J. (2021). Utility of the pareidolia test in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 36(9), 1407-1414. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5546

Objectives: Previous research has identified that dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) has abnormal pareidolic responses which are associated with severity of visual hallucinations (VH), and the pareidolia test accurately classifies DLB with VH. We aimed... Read More about Utility of the pareidolia test in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease.

Quantum Henry gas solubility optimization algorithm for global optimization (2021)
Journal Article
Mohammadi, D., Abd Elaziz, M., Moghdani, R., Demir, E., & Mirjalili, S. (2022). Quantum Henry gas solubility optimization algorithm for global optimization. Engineering with Computers, 38(Suppl. 3), 2329-2348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-021-01347-1

This paper proposes an improvement on the recently introduced Henry Gas Solubility Optimization (HGSO) metaheuristic algorithm that simulates Henry’s gas law (i.e., the concentration of a gas sample in a liquid solvent is proportional to the concentr... Read More about Quantum Henry gas solubility optimization algorithm for global optimization.

Brexit and the Labour Party: Europe, cosmopolitanism and the narrowing of traditions (2021)
Journal Article
Beech, M. (2021). Brexit and the Labour Party: Europe, cosmopolitanism and the narrowing of traditions. British Politics, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-021-00168-6

The phenomenon of Brexit is reordering British politics. Its effects have led to political and cultural shock, disruption and rifts. This article explores how the phenomenon of Brexit has decentered the Labour Party’s ideational traditions. The artic... Read More about Brexit and the Labour Party: Europe, cosmopolitanism and the narrowing of traditions.

HAYDN: High-precision AsteroseismologY of DeNse stellar fields (2021)
Journal Article
Miglio, A., Girardi, L., Grundahl, F., Mosser, B., Bastian, N., Bragaglia, A., …Vincenzo, F. (2021). HAYDN: High-precision AsteroseismologY of DeNse stellar fields. Experimental astronomy, 51(3), 963-1001. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09711-1

In the last decade, the Kepler and CoRoT space-photometry missions have demonstrated the potential of asteroseismology as a novel, versatile and powerful tool to perform exquisite tests of stellar physics, and to enable precise and accurate character... Read More about HAYDN: High-precision AsteroseismologY of DeNse stellar fields.

The developmental state in England: the role of the Treasury in industrial policy (2021)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2021). The developmental state in England: the role of the Treasury in industrial policy. In C. Berry, J. Froud, & T. Barker (Eds.), The Political Economy of Industrial Strategy in the UK (39-47). Newcastle: Agenda Publishing

Does the UK still have an industrial strategy? How should we understand the renewed interest within government in industrial policy – and now its apparent reversal – in recent years? This collection of essay by leading academics and practitioners inc... Read More about The developmental state in England: the role of the Treasury in industrial policy.

A facile synthesis of a room-temperature chiral discotic nematic liquid crystal based on pentaalkynylbenzene core (2021)
Journal Article
Yu, H., & Mehl, G. H. (in press). A facile synthesis of a room-temperature chiral discotic nematic liquid crystal based on pentaalkynylbenzene core. Liquid crystals, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2021.1900433

The preparation of discotic liquid crystal with a wide thermal nematic phase range remains a challenge. Here, a method to synthesise a class of discotic liquid crystal with exclusive and stable chiral nematic phase over a wide temperature range, base... Read More about A facile synthesis of a room-temperature chiral discotic nematic liquid crystal based on pentaalkynylbenzene core.

‘Necessity is the mother of invention’: Specialist palliative care service innovation and practice change in response to COVID-19. Results from a multinational survey (CovPall) (2021)
Journal Article
Dunleavy, L., Preston, N., Bajwah, S., Bradshaw, A., Cripps, R., Fraser, L. K., …Walshe, C. (2021). ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’: Specialist palliative care service innovation and practice change in response to COVID-19. Results from a multinational survey (CovPall). Palliative medicine, 35(5), 814-829. https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN16561225

Background:
Specialist palliative care services have a key role in a whole system response to COVID-19, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. There is a need to understand service response to share good practice and prepare for future care.

A... Read More about ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’: Specialist palliative care service innovation and practice change in response to COVID-19. Results from a multinational survey (CovPall).

Investigating oxygen transport efficiencies in precision-cut liver slice-based organ-on-a-chip devices (2021)
Journal Article
Christensen, M. G., Cawthorne, C., Dyer, C. E., Greenman, J., & Pamme, N. (2021). Investigating oxygen transport efficiencies in precision-cut liver slice-based organ-on-a-chip devices. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 25(4), Article 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10404-021-02434-x

Microfluidic ‘organ-on-a-chip’ devices hold great potential for better mimicking the continuous flow microenvironment experienced by tissue and cells in vivo, thereby ensuring realistic transport of nutrients and elimination of waste products. Howeve... Read More about Investigating oxygen transport efficiencies in precision-cut liver slice-based organ-on-a-chip devices.

Bridging postcoloniality, postsocialism, and “race” in the age of Brexit: An interview with Catherine Baker (2021)
Book Chapter
Baker, C., & Koobak, R. (2021). Bridging postcoloniality, postsocialism, and “race” in the age of Brexit: An interview with Catherine Baker. In R. Koobak, M. Tlostanova, & S. Thapar-Björkert (Eds.), Postcolonial and Postsocialist Dialogues: Intersections, Opacities, Challenges in Feminist Theorizing and Practice (40-52). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

In this interview, conducted over two rounds in August 2019 and January 2020, post-Cold War historian and cultural studies scholar Catherine Baker reflects on how she situates her work within the growing literature on intersections between postcoloni... Read More about Bridging postcoloniality, postsocialism, and “race” in the age of Brexit: An interview with Catherine Baker.

A micromechanics and machine learning coupled approach for failure prediction of unidirectional CFRP composites under triaxial loading: A preliminary study (2021)
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Chen, J., Wan, L., Ismail, Y., Ye, J., & Yang, D. (2021). A micromechanics and machine learning coupled approach for failure prediction of unidirectional CFRP composites under triaxial loading: A preliminary study. Composite Structures, 267, Article 113876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.113876

This study presents a hybrid method based on artificial neural network (ANN) and micro-mechanics for the failure prediction of IM7/8552 unidirectional (UD) composite lamina under triaxial loading. The ANN is trained offline by numerical data from a h... Read More about A micromechanics and machine learning coupled approach for failure prediction of unidirectional CFRP composites under triaxial loading: A preliminary study.

Identification of macrophage activation-related biomarkers in obese type 2 diabetes that may be indicative of enhanced respiratory risk in COVID-19 (2021)
Journal Article
Moin, A. S. M., Sathyapalan, T., Diboun, I., Atkin, S. L., & Butler, A. E. (in press). Identification of macrophage activation-related biomarkers in obese type 2 diabetes that may be indicative of enhanced respiratory risk in COVID-19. Scientific reports, 11(1), Article 6428. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85760-y

Hyperactivation of the immune system through obesity and diabetes may enhance infection severity complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). The objective was to determine the circulatory biomarkers for macrophage activation at baselin... Read More about Identification of macrophage activation-related biomarkers in obese type 2 diabetes that may be indicative of enhanced respiratory risk in COVID-19.

Mode Engineering in Large Arrays of Coupled Plasmonic–Dielectric Nanoantennas (2021)
Journal Article
Córdova‐Castro, R. M., Krasavin, A. V., Nasir, M. E., Wang, P., Bouillard, J. S. G., McPolin, C. P. T., & Zayats, A. V. (in press). Mode Engineering in Large Arrays of Coupled Plasmonic–Dielectric Nanoantennas. Advanced Optical Materials, Article 2001467. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202001467

Strong electromagnetic field confinement and enhancement can be readily achieved in plasmonic nanoantennas, however, this is considerably more difficult to realize over large areas, which is essential for many applications. Here, dispersion engineeri... Read More about Mode Engineering in Large Arrays of Coupled Plasmonic–Dielectric Nanoantennas.

Exploring the impact of body-worn video on the everyday behaviours of police officers (2021)
Journal Article
Harrison, K., L’Hoiry, X., & Santorso, S. (2022). Exploring the impact of body-worn video on the everyday behaviours of police officers. Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 95(2), 363-377. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X211000834

The use of body-worn video in Police Forces in England and Wales is not new. On the whole, evaluations have been positive, although, there is little evidence regarding how beneficial the cameras can be in terms of how they impact on the everyday beha... Read More about Exploring the impact of body-worn video on the everyday behaviours of police officers.

Nonlinearity everywhere: implications for empirical finance, technical analysis and value at risk (2021)
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Amini, S., Hudson, R., Urquhart, A., & Wang, J. (in press). Nonlinearity everywhere: implications for empirical finance, technical analysis and value at risk. The European journal of finance, https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2021.1900888

We show that expected returns on US stocks and all major global stock market indices have a particular form of non-linear dependence on previous returns. The expected sign of returns tends to reverse after large price movements and trends tend to con... Read More about Nonlinearity everywhere: implications for empirical finance, technical analysis and value at risk.

Comparative investigation of concentrated photovoltaic thermal-thermoelectric with nanofluid cooling (2021)
Journal Article
Rejeb, O., Shittu, S., Li, G., Ghenai, C., Zhao, X., Ménézo, C., …Bettayeb, M. (2021). Comparative investigation of concentrated photovoltaic thermal-thermoelectric with nanofluid cooling. Energy Conversion and Management, 235, Article 113968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.113968

Thermoelectric modules are capable of converting heat into electric energy via the Seebeck effect. Therefore the addition of the thermoelectric generator modules (TEG) between the PV module and the absorber plate inside a concentrated photovoltaic th... Read More about Comparative investigation of concentrated photovoltaic thermal-thermoelectric with nanofluid cooling.