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Non-medical devices for chronic breathlessness: use, barriers and facilitators for patients, carers and clinicians - a scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
Prihartadi, A. S., Impelliziere Licastro, G., Pearson, M., Johnson, M. J., Luckett, T., & Swan, F. (in press). Non-medical devices for chronic breathlessness: use, barriers and facilitators for patients, carers and clinicians - a scoping review. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-002962

Background: Non-medical devices such as the handheld fan (fan), mobility aids (wheeled walkers with seats) and inspiratory muscle training (IMT) devices offer benefits for patient management of chronic breathlessness. We examined the published eviden... Read More about Non-medical devices for chronic breathlessness: use, barriers and facilitators for patients, carers and clinicians - a scoping review.

St Gemma's Delirium Guideline Project interview dataset (2021)
Data
St Gemma's Delirium Guideline Project interview dataset. [Dataset]

Anonymised interview transcripts from 8 stakeholders in a quality improvement project at St Gemma's Hospice, Leeds. Project conducted by Dr Catriona Jackson as part of her MSc project supervised by Prof Miriam Johnson

‘Landguardism’ in Ghana: Examining public perceptions about the driving factors (2021)
Journal Article
Ehwi, R. J., & Mawuli, D. A. (2021). ‘Landguardism’ in Ghana: Examining public perceptions about the driving factors. Land use policy, 109, Article 105630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105630

Landguardism has become a bane in Ghana's urban land markets. Previous studies have qualitatively explored the drivers of this phenomenon from the perspectives of both state agencies and landguards themselves. Despite the insights uncovered, understa... Read More about ‘Landguardism’ in Ghana: Examining public perceptions about the driving factors.

LDHA is enriched in human islet alpha cells and upregulated in type 2 diabetes (2021)
Journal Article
Sanchez, P. K. M., Khazaei, M., Gatineau, E., Geravandi, S., Lupse, B., Liu, H., …Ardestani, A. (2021). LDHA is enriched in human islet alpha cells and upregulated in type 2 diabetes. Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 568, 158-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.06.065

The lactate dehydrogenase isoform A (LDHA) is a key metabolic enzyme that preferentially catalyzes the conversion of pyruvate to lactate. Whereas LDHA is highly expressed in many tissues, its expression is turned off in the differentiated adult β-cel... Read More about LDHA is enriched in human islet alpha cells and upregulated in type 2 diabetes.

A survey-based analysis of the public’s willingness for disaster relief in China (2021)
Journal Article
Hu, Z., Zhang, X., Cui, J., Zhang, L., & Ahmed, W. (2021). A survey-based analysis of the public’s willingness for disaster relief in China. Natural hazards, 107(3), 2205-2225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-021-04538-7

Meteorological disasters frequently occur in China and around the world. These natural hazards can cause huge economic losses and threaten the personal safety of citizens. The public’s willingness to engage with disaster relief efforts and the degree... Read More about A survey-based analysis of the public’s willingness for disaster relief in China.

Social Media Conversations About High Engagement Sports Team Brands (2021)
Journal Article
Chadwick, S., Fenton, A., Dron, R., & Ahmed, W. (2021). Social Media Conversations About High Engagement Sports Team Brands. IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 10(2), 178-191. https://doi.org/10.1177/22779752211017275

This study conducts an analysis of social media discussions related to high engagement sports brands. More specifically, our study examined the English Premier League (EPL); it sought to retrieve data systematically over the same day, weekly, for a p... Read More about Social Media Conversations About High Engagement Sports Team Brands.

Power and trust : analysis of the effects of deglobalisation and financial technology in the United Kingdom, United States and European Union (2021)
Thesis
Hayes, C. J. (2021). Power and trust : analysis of the effects of deglobalisation and financial technology in the United Kingdom, United States and European Union. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224417

This thesis researched the effects deglobalisation and financial technology are having on the United Kingdom, United States and European Union since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Particular attention is paid to financial services, as it is... Read More about Power and trust : analysis of the effects of deglobalisation and financial technology in the United Kingdom, United States and European Union.

Advanced document data extraction techniques to improve supply chain performance (2021)
Thesis
Sharma, V. (2021). Advanced document data extraction techniques to improve supply chain performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224158

In this thesis, a novel machine learning technique to extract text-based information from scanned images has been developed. This information extraction is performed in the context of scanned invoices and bills used in financial transactions. These f... Read More about Advanced document data extraction techniques to improve supply chain performance.

A phenomenological study of the lived experiences of patients with complex abdominal wall hernia (CAWH) (2021)
Thesis
Smith, O. (. A. M. (2021). A phenomenological study of the lived experiences of patients with complex abdominal wall hernia (CAWH). (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223783

This is the first study in the field of Complex Abdominal Wall Hernia (CAWH) that asks patients what matters to them in terms of their Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and how their hernia affects this using qualitative methodology. 15 patient... Read More about A phenomenological study of the lived experiences of patients with complex abdominal wall hernia (CAWH).

An exploration of families’ experiences of young people’s self-harm (2021)
Thesis
Tattersdill, L. R. (2021). An exploration of families’ experiences of young people’s self-harm. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223460

This portfolio thesis consists of three parts. Part one is a systematic literature review and part two is an empirical paper. Taken together they provide a greater understanding of the experiences of young people’s self-harm amongst parents and famil... Read More about An exploration of families’ experiences of young people’s self-harm.

Schiff-base macrocycles: coordination chemistry and potential applications (2021)
Thesis
Wang, K. (2021). Schiff-base macrocycles: coordination chemistry and potential applications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223398

In this thesis, a number of Schiff base compounds and their complexes have been synthesized and fully characterized. Moreover, some applications including their use in catalysis, specifically the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters, is discl... Read More about Schiff-base macrocycles: coordination chemistry and potential applications.

Refined mass and geometric measurements of the high-mass PSR J0740+6620 (2021)
Journal Article
Fonseca, E., Cromartie, H. T., Pennucci, T. T., Ray, P. S., Kirichenko, A. Y., Ransom, S. M., …Zhu, W. W. (2021). Refined mass and geometric measurements of the high-mass PSR J0740+6620. Astrophysical journal. Letters, 915(1), Article L12. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac03b8

We report results from continued timing observations of PSR J0740+6620, a high-mass, 2.8 ms radio pulsar in orbit with a likely ultracool white dwarf companion. Our data set consists of combined pulse arrival-time measurements made with the 100 m Gre... Read More about Refined mass and geometric measurements of the high-mass PSR J0740+6620.

Adaptive study design to assess effect of TRPV4 inhibition in patients with chronic cough (2021)
Journal Article
Ludbrook, V. J., Hanrott, K. E., Kreindler, J. L., Marks-Konczalik, J. E., Bird, N. P., Hewens, D. A., …Smith, J. (2021). Adaptive study design to assess effect of TRPV4 inhibition in patients with chronic cough. ERJ Open Research, 7(3), Article 00269-2021. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00269-2021

Objective Airway sensory nerves involved in the cough reflex are activated by adenosine triphosphate (ATP) agonism of P2X purinoceptor 3 (P2X3) receptors. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channel activation causes ATP release from air... Read More about Adaptive study design to assess effect of TRPV4 inhibition in patients with chronic cough.

Beyond eating disorders: Towards a formulation-based approach (2021)
Journal Article
Reid, M., & Wicksteed, A. (2021). Beyond eating disorders: Towards a formulation-based approach. Clinical Psychology Forum, 2021(343), 9-16

Eating disorders overlap with each other and many other psychological issues. Criteria for the most common diagnosis, OSFED, are quite vague. Addressing eating concerns is salient for many clients who do not have an eating disorder. Perhaps eating ‘i... Read More about Beyond eating disorders: Towards a formulation-based approach.

Acidification can directly affect olfaction in marine organisms (2021)
Journal Article
Porteus, C. S., Roggatz, C. C., Velez, Z., Hardege, J. D., & Hubbard, P. C. (2021). Acidification can directly affect olfaction in marine organisms. The journal of experimental biology, 224(14), https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.237941

In the past decade, many studies have investigated the effects of low pH/high CO2 as a proxy for ocean acidification on olfactory-mediated behaviours of marine organisms. The effects of ocean acidification on the behaviour of fish vary from very larg... Read More about Acidification can directly affect olfaction in marine organisms.

Deciphering helix assembly in the heliconical nematic phase via tender resonant X-ray scattering (2021)
Journal Article
Cao, Y., Feng, J., Nallapaneni, A., Arakawa, Y., Zhao, K., Zhang, H., …Liu, F. (2021). Deciphering helix assembly in the heliconical nematic phase via tender resonant X-ray scattering. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 9(31), 10020-10028. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1tc02027g

Being a link between a uniaxial nematic and a chiral nematic, the twist bend nematic (NTB) has been an intriguing topic for research over the last decade as a key to understanding chirality generation. Accurate description and understanding of resona... Read More about Deciphering helix assembly in the heliconical nematic phase via tender resonant X-ray scattering.

The Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Dipeptydilpeptidase-4 Inhibitors on Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Complications in Diabetes (2021)
Journal Article
Yaribeygi, H., Farrokhi, F. R., Abdalla, M. A., Sathyapalan, T., Banach, M., Jamialahmadi, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2021). The Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Dipeptydilpeptidase-4 Inhibitors on Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Complications in Diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2021, Article 6518221. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6518221

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists are a class of newly introduced antidiabetic medications that potentially lower blood glucose by several molecular pathways. DPP-4 inhibitors are the other type of novel antidiabetic medications whic... Read More about The Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Dipeptydilpeptidase-4 Inhibitors on Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Complications in Diabetes.

Genuine, principled and tactical compromise (2021)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2021). Genuine, principled and tactical compromise. Studia Iuridica Lublinensia, 30(2), 11-31. https://doi.org/10.17951/sil.2021.30.2.11-31

This essay addresses the concept of compromise. When compromise takes place between two or more parties, reciprocity must be present; that is, the concessions are mutual. Genuine compromise is based on mutual respect and on genuine concessions betwee... Read More about Genuine, principled and tactical compromise.

Polymer/TiO2Nanorod Nanocomposite Optical Memristor Device (2021)
Journal Article
Jaafar, A. H., Al Chawa, M. M., Cheng, F., Kelly, S. M., Picos, R., Tetzlaff, R., & Kemp, N. T. (2021). Polymer/TiO2Nanorod Nanocomposite Optical Memristor Device. Journal of physical chemistry. C, 125(27), 14965–14973. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c02799

Modulation of resistive switching memory by light opens the route to new optoelectronic devices that can be controlled both optically and electronically. Applications include integrated circuits with memory elements switchable by light and neuromorph... Read More about Polymer/TiO2Nanorod Nanocomposite Optical Memristor Device.