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Efficacy and safety of gefapixant, a P2X3 receptor antagonist, in refractory chronic cough and unexplained chronic cough (COUGH-1 and COUGH-2): results from two double-blind, randomised, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials (2022)
Journal Article
McGarvey, L. P., Birring, S. S., Morice, A. H., Dicpinigaitis, P. V., Pavord, I. D., Schelfhout, J., Nguyen, A. M., Li, Q., Tzontcheva, A., Iskold, B., Green, S. A., Rosa, C. L., Muccino, D. R., & Smith, J. A. (2022). Efficacy and safety of gefapixant, a P2X3 receptor antagonist, in refractory chronic cough and unexplained chronic cough (COUGH-1 and COUGH-2): results from two double-blind, randomised, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials. Lancet, 399(10328), 909-923. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2821%2902348-5

Background: Gefapixant is an oral P2X3 receptor antagonist that has previously shown efficacy and safety in refractory chronic cough and unexplained chronic cough. We therefore aim to confirm the efficacy and safety of gefapixant in participants with... Read More about Efficacy and safety of gefapixant, a P2X3 receptor antagonist, in refractory chronic cough and unexplained chronic cough (COUGH-1 and COUGH-2): results from two double-blind, randomised, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials.

Leveling the Playing Field: A New Proposed Method to Address Relative Age- and Maturity-Related Bias in UK Male Academy Soccer Players (2022)
Journal Article
Bolckmans, S., Starkes, J. L., Towlson, C., Barnes, C., Parkin, G., & Helsen, W. F. (2022). Leveling the Playing Field: A New Proposed Method to Address Relative Age- and Maturity-Related Bias in UK Male Academy Soccer Players. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4, Article 847438. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.847438

Relative age selection bias persists within all major soccer leagues and youth soccer academies across the globe, with the relative age effect (RAE) being typically characterized as the over selection of relatively older players (who have sometimes a... Read More about Leveling the Playing Field: A New Proposed Method to Address Relative Age- and Maturity-Related Bias in UK Male Academy Soccer Players.

The approximate number system and mathematics achievement: it's complicated. A thorough investigation of different ANS measures and executive functions in mathematics achievement in children (2022)
Journal Article
Coolen, I. E., Riggs, K. J., Bugler, M., & Castronovo, J. (in press). The approximate number system and mathematics achievement: it's complicated. A thorough investigation of different ANS measures and executive functions in mathematics achievement in children. Journal of cognitive psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2022.2044338

The ability to represent approximate numerical magnitudes is often referred to as the approximate number system (ANS) and has regularly been proposed as foundational to mathematics achievement. However, some argue that the relation between ANS acuity... Read More about The approximate number system and mathematics achievement: it's complicated. A thorough investigation of different ANS measures and executive functions in mathematics achievement in children.

Signs of Safety and the Paradox of Simplicity: Insights from Research with Social Work Students (2022)
Journal Article
White, C., Bell, J., & Revell, L. (in press). Signs of Safety and the Paradox of Simplicity: Insights from Research with Social Work Students. Practice: Social Work in Action, https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2022.2045009

Signs of Safety (SOS) is a widely adopted approach in child protection internationally. However, very little is known about the effectiveness of students’ learning and engagement with this approach. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explor... Read More about Signs of Safety and the Paradox of Simplicity: Insights from Research with Social Work Students.

Dynamic Data Streams for Time-Critical IoT Systems in Energy-Aware IoT Devices Using Reinforcement Learning (2022)
Journal Article
Habeeb, F., Szydlo, T., Kowalski, L., Noor, A., Thakker, D., Morgan, G., & Ranjan, R. (2022). Dynamic Data Streams for Time-Critical IoT Systems in Energy-Aware IoT Devices Using Reinforcement Learning. Sensors, 22, Article 2375. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22062375

Thousands of energy-aware sensors have been placed for monitoring in a variety of scenarios, such as manufacturing, control systems, disaster management, flood control and so on, requiring time-critical energy-efficient solutions to extend their life... Read More about Dynamic Data Streams for Time-Critical IoT Systems in Energy-Aware IoT Devices Using Reinforcement Learning.

Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Data Release 4 and the z < 0.1 total and z < 0.08 morphological galaxy stellar mass functions (2022)
Journal Article
Driver, S. P., Bellstedt, S., Robotham, A. S. G., Baldry, I. K., Davies, L. J., Liske, J., Obreschkow, D., Taylor, E. N., Wright, A. H., Alpaslan, M., Bamford, S. P., Bauer, A. E., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Bilicki, M., Bravo, M., Brough, S., Casura, S., Cluver, M. E., Colless, M., Conselice, C. J., …Wilkins, S. M. (2022). Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Data Release 4 and the z < 0.1 total and z < 0.08 morphological galaxy stellar mass functions. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513(1), 439-467. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac472

In Galaxy And Mass Assembly Data Release 4 (GAMA DR4), we make available our full spectroscopic redshift sample. This includes 248 682 galaxy spectra, and, in combination with earlier surveys, results in 330 542 redshifts across five sky regions cove... Read More about Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Data Release 4 and the z < 0.1 total and z < 0.08 morphological galaxy stellar mass functions.

Maximum Power Extraction from a Standalone Photo Voltaic System via Neuro-Adaptive Arbitrary Order Sliding Mode Control Strategy with High Gain Differentiation (2022)
Journal Article
Anjum, M. B., Khan, Q., Ullah, S., Hafeez, G., Fida, A., Iqbal, J., & R. Albogamy, F. (2022). Maximum Power Extraction from a Standalone Photo Voltaic System via Neuro-Adaptive Arbitrary Order Sliding Mode Control Strategy with High Gain Differentiation. Applied Sciences, 12(6), Article 2773. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12062773

In this work, a photovoltaic (PV) system integrated with a non-inverting DC-DC buck-boost converter to extract maximum power under varying environmental conditions such as irradiance and temperature is considered. In order to extract maximum power (v... Read More about Maximum Power Extraction from a Standalone Photo Voltaic System via Neuro-Adaptive Arbitrary Order Sliding Mode Control Strategy with High Gain Differentiation.

Study of the composition, processing and microstructure relationship of light alloys (2022)
Thesis
Sumayli, A. I. Study of the composition, processing and microstructure relationship of light alloys. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4508161

This research consists of two main parts. The first part concerns the study of the effect of pulse electromagnetic fields on the microstructural evolution and the hardness of an Al-20%Si alloy. A pulse magnetic field apparatus is used to produce diff... Read More about Study of the composition, processing and microstructure relationship of light alloys.

A comparison over 2 decades of disability-free life expectancy at age 65 years for those with long-term conditions in England: Analysis of the 2 longitudinal Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (2022)
Journal Article
Bennett, H. Q., Kingston, A., Lourida, I., Robinson, L., Corner, L., Brayne, C., Matthews, F. E., & Jagger, C. (2022). A comparison over 2 decades of disability-free life expectancy at age 65 years for those with long-term conditions in England: Analysis of the 2 longitudinal Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies. PLoS Medicine, 19(3), Article e1003936. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003936

Background Previous research has examined the improvements in healthy years if different health conditions are eliminated, but often with cross-sectional data, or for a limited number of conditions. We used longitudinal data to estimate disability-fr... Read More about A comparison over 2 decades of disability-free life expectancy at age 65 years for those with long-term conditions in England: Analysis of the 2 longitudinal Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies.

Fear, trauma and found footage : how found footage horror can help us feel better (2022)
Thesis
Chinnery, B. Fear, trauma and found footage : how found footage horror can help us feel better. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224518

Why would people experiencing a global pandemic seek out a pandemic disaster movie? Why would horror films help people feel better about an unrelated real world source of health anxiety? Why do people enjoy horror cinema at all? This project seeks to... Read More about Fear, trauma and found footage : how found footage horror can help us feel better.

Living in flux : risk, protective factors, and meaning-making in transmasculine experiences of substance use (2022)
Thesis
Mills, T. J. Living in flux : risk, protective factors, and meaning-making in transmasculine experiences of substance use. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224488

Transgender individuals are particularly vulnerable to issues such as poor mental health, social isolation, and gender-related discrimination and violence which may contribute to developing and sustaining substance use disorders (SUD). The problems f... Read More about Living in flux : risk, protective factors, and meaning-making in transmasculine experiences of substance use.

Social enterprises in Argentina : a critical approach to understand the hybrid landscape (2022)
Thesis
Blugerman, L. E. Social enterprises in Argentina : a critical approach to understand the hybrid landscape. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224447

[From the introduction:]
This paper provides an overview of my research submitted for the award of the “PhD by Published Work” (presented in the second part of this submission) and constitutes the required “supporting document (of up to 10,000 words... Read More about Social enterprises in Argentina : a critical approach to understand the hybrid landscape.

Effects of the pharmacological interventions and a structured education in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (2022)
Thesis
Abdalla, M. A. Effects of the pharmacological interventions and a structured education in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224300

Introduction
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous endocrine disorder that affects women of reproductive age and is associated with an array of metabolic disorders. Insulin resistance, increased body weight, dyslipidaemia and excess an... Read More about Effects of the pharmacological interventions and a structured education in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

The impact of conflict on the shadow economy and FDI : evidence from causal and spatial inference (2022)
Thesis
Alfar, A. J. K. The impact of conflict on the shadow economy and FDI : evidence from causal and spatial inference. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224283

Conflict affects governance policies, rendering them fewer effective tools, which motivates people to move into the informal sector. The shadow economy activities are labour intensive and suitable for adoption with low-return capital and small-scale... Read More about The impact of conflict on the shadow economy and FDI : evidence from causal and spatial inference.

Children’s perceptions of climate change in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam (2022)
Thesis
Halstead, F. Children’s perceptions of climate change in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224276

We are in the midst of a climate crisis (IPBES, 2022). Our reliance on burning fossil fuels as the primary energy source for the global economy is leading to atmospheric and oceanic heating, which is leading to a range of societal consequences includ... Read More about Children’s perceptions of climate change in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

Attending responding becoming : a living-learning inquiry in a naturally inclusional playspace (2022)
Thesis
Gardiner, L. J. N. Attending responding becoming : a living-learning inquiry in a naturally inclusional playspace. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224223

Traditional scientific paradigms emphasise writing in the third person, effectively marginalising the subjective perspective of the researcher. Many systems thinking, cybernetics and complexity approaches are better in this regard, as they involve sy... Read More about Attending responding becoming : a living-learning inquiry in a naturally inclusional playspace.

Probing the Local Interstellar Medium with Scintillometry of the Bright Pulsar B1133 + 16 (2022)
Journal Article
McKee, J. W., Zhu, H., Stinebring, D. R., & Cordes, J. M. (2022). Probing the Local Interstellar Medium with Scintillometry of the Bright Pulsar B1133 + 16. The Astrophysical journal, 927(1), Article 99. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac460b

The interstellar medium hosts a population of scattering screens, most of unknown origin. Scintillation studies of pulsars provide a sensitive tool for resolving these scattering screens and a means of measuring their properties. In this paper, we re... Read More about Probing the Local Interstellar Medium with Scintillometry of the Bright Pulsar B1133 + 16.

Rise of the 'Gig Worker' Economy or Just Mending the Legislative Leak? (2022)
Journal Article
Hardy, S. (2022). Rise of the 'Gig Worker' Economy or Just Mending the Legislative Leak?. Business Law Review, 43(1), 18-23

This article assesses the extent to which the UK's Supreme Court (UKSC) rulings in Uber and Pimlico Plumbers have resolved the long-standing conundrum facing employers of the label 'worker'. This analysis raises critical issues relating to the effect... Read More about Rise of the 'Gig Worker' Economy or Just Mending the Legislative Leak?.

Addressing Optimisation Challenges for Datasets with Many Variables, Using Genetic Algorithms to Implement Feature Selection (2022)
Journal Article
Gordon, N., Kambhampati, C., & Alabad, A. (2022). Addressing Optimisation Challenges for Datasets with Many Variables, Using Genetic Algorithms to Implement Feature Selection. AI, Computer Science and Robotics Technology, 1, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.5772/acrt.01

This article provides an optimisation method using a Genetic Algorithm approach to apply feature selection techniques for large data sets to improve accuracy. This is achieved through improved classification, a reduced number of features, and further... Read More about Addressing Optimisation Challenges for Datasets with Many Variables, Using Genetic Algorithms to Implement Feature Selection.

The NuGrid AGB Evolution and Nucleosynthesis Data Set (2022)
Journal Article
Battino, U., Pignatari, M., Tattersall, A., Denissenkov, P., & Herwig, F. (2022). The NuGrid AGB Evolution and Nucleosynthesis Data Set. Universe, 8(3), Article 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe8030170

Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars play a key role in the chemical evolution of galaxies. These stars are the fundamental stellar site for the production of light elements such as C, N and F, and half of the elements heavier than Fe via the slow neu... Read More about The NuGrid AGB Evolution and Nucleosynthesis Data Set.