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Intermediate Temperature PEFC’s with Nafion® 211 Membrane Electrolytes: An Experimental and Numerical Study (2022)
Journal Article
Fernihough, O., Ismail, M. S., & El‐kharouf, A. (2022). Intermediate Temperature PEFC’s with Nafion® 211 Membrane Electrolytes: An Experimental and Numerical Study. Membranes, 12(4), Article 430. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12040430

This paper evaluates the performance of Nafion 211 at elevated temperatures up to 120 °C using an experimentally validated model. Increasing the fuel cell operating temperature could have many key benefits at the cell and system levels. However, curr... Read More about Intermediate Temperature PEFC’s with Nafion® 211 Membrane Electrolytes: An Experimental and Numerical Study.

Timescales and contribution of heating and helicity effect in helicity-dependent all- optical switching (2022)
Journal Article
Li, G., Zheng, X., Wang, J., Lu, X., Wu, J., Cai, J., …Xu, Y. (in press). Timescales and contribution of heating and helicity effect in helicity-dependent all- optical switching. Rare Metals,

The manipulation of the magnetic direction by using the ultrafast laser pulse is attractive for its great advantages in terms of speed and energy efficiency for information storage applications. However, the heating and helicity effects induced by ci... Read More about Timescales and contribution of heating and helicity effect in helicity-dependent all- optical switching.

Cosmology Intertwined: A Review of the Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Associated with the Cosmological Tensions and Anomalies (2022)
Journal Article
Abdalla, E., Abellán, G. F., Aboubrahim, A., Agnello, A., Akarsu, Ö., Akrami, Y., …Zumalacárregui, M. (2022). Cosmology Intertwined: A Review of the Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Associated with the Cosmological Tensions and Anomalies. Journal of High Energy Astrophysics, 34, 49-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jheap.2022.04.002

The standard Λ Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) cosmological model provides a good description of a wide range of astrophysical and cosmological data. However, there are a few big open questions that make the standard model look like an approximation to a mor... Read More about Cosmology Intertwined: A Review of the Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Associated with the Cosmological Tensions and Anomalies.

A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations: National outlook for implementation (2022)
Journal Article
Klein, N., Deutz, P., & Ramos, T. B. (2022). A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations: National outlook for implementation. Journal of environmental management, 314, Article 114982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114982

The Circular Economy (CE) is generally understood as an opportunity to transform the current unsustainable linear economic system by redesigning the way organisations provide goods and services rethinking how society consumes and uses those resources... Read More about A survey of Circular Economy initiatives in Portuguese central public sector organisations: National outlook for implementation.

Use of the oral beta blocker bisoprolol to reduce the rate of exacerbation in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomised controlled trial (BICS) (2022)
Journal Article
Cotton, S., Devereux, G., Abbas, H., Briggs, A., Campbell, K., Chaudhuri, R., …Lipworth, B. J. (2022). Use of the oral beta blocker bisoprolol to reduce the rate of exacerbation in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomised controlled trial (BICS). Trials, 23(1), Article 307. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06226-8

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Beta blockers are well-established drugs widely used to treat cardiovascular conditions. Observational studies consiste... Read More about Use of the oral beta blocker bisoprolol to reduce the rate of exacerbation in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomised controlled trial (BICS).

Heterometallic cobalt(ii) calix[6 and 8]arenes: synthesis, structure and electrochemical activity (2022)
Journal Article
Ignaszak, A., Patterson, N., O'Brien, C., True, A., Elsegood, M. R., Prior, T. J., & Redshaw, C. (2022). Heterometallic cobalt(ii) calix[6 and 8]arenes: synthesis, structure and electrochemical activity. RSC advances, 12(19), 11672-11685. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ra01009g

Heterometallic cobalt p-tert-butylcalix[6 and 8]arenes have been generated from the in situ reaction of lithium reagents (n-BuLi or t-BuOLi) or NaH with the parent calix[n]arene and subsequent reaction with CoBr2. The reverse route, involving the add... Read More about Heterometallic cobalt(ii) calix[6 and 8]arenes: synthesis, structure and electrochemical activity.

Galaxy and mass assembly (GAMA): Self-Organizing Map application on nearby galaxies (2022)
Journal Article
Holwerda, B. W., Smith, D., Porter, L., Henry, C., Porter-Temple, R., Cook, K., …Grootes, M. W. (2022). Galaxy and mass assembly (GAMA): Self-Organizing Map application on nearby galaxies. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513(2), 1972-1984. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac889

Galaxy populations show bimodality in a variety of properties: stellar mass, colour, specific star-formation rate, size, and Sérsic index. These parameters are our feature space. We use an existing sample of 7556 galaxies from the Galaxy and Mass Ass... Read More about Galaxy and mass assembly (GAMA): Self-Organizing Map application on nearby galaxies.

Here’s why UK tides are soon going to play a much bigger part in powering your home (2022)
Newspaper / Magazine
Waldman, S. (2022). Here’s why UK tides are soon going to play a much bigger part in powering your home

Tidal energy has long lurked at the back of the UK’s renewable energy arsenal, outshone by its wind and solar counterparts due in part to early issues with technology readiness and high costs.

Yet with recent research showing it could provide 11%... Read More about Here’s why UK tides are soon going to play a much bigger part in powering your home.

Drosophila Primary Neuronal Cultures as a Useful Cellular Model to Study and Image Axonal Transport (2022)
Book Chapter
Voelzmann, A., & Sanchez-Soriano, N. (2022). Drosophila Primary Neuronal Cultures as a Useful Cellular Model to Study and Image Axonal Transport. In A. Vagnoni (Ed.), Axonal Transport (429-449). New York: Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1990-2_23

The use of primary neuronal cultures generated from Drosophila tissue provides a powerful model for studies of transport mechanisms. Cultured fly neurons provide similarly detailed subcellular resolution and applicability of pharmacology or fluoresce... Read More about Drosophila Primary Neuronal Cultures as a Useful Cellular Model to Study and Image Axonal Transport.

The dark matter halo masses of elliptical galaxies as a function of observationally robust quantities (2022)
Journal Article
Sonnenfeld, A., Tortora, C., Hoekstra, H., Asgari, M., Bilicki, M., Heymans, C., …Wright, A. H. (in press). The dark matter halo masses of elliptical galaxies as a function of observationally robust quantities. Astronomy and Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142511

Context. The assembly history of the stellar component of a massive elliptical galaxy is closely related to that of its dark matter halo. Measuring how the properties of galaxies correlate with their halo mass can therefore help to understand their e... Read More about The dark matter halo masses of elliptical galaxies as a function of observationally robust quantities.

Probation and COVID-19: Lessons learned to improve health-related practice (2022)
Journal Article
Sirdfield, C., Nichols, H., & Mullen, P. (2022). Probation and COVID-19: Lessons learned to improve health-related practice. Probation Journal, 69(2), 216-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/02645505221087980

Probation staff perform a health-related role involving identifying health-related drivers of offending behaviour; facilitating access to support for these, including continuity of care for people leaving prison; and advising the courts on appropriat... Read More about Probation and COVID-19: Lessons learned to improve health-related practice.

Severe iatrogenic hypoglycaemia modulates the fibroblast growth factor protein response (2022)
Journal Article
Nandakumar, M., Moin, A. S. M., Ramanjaneya, M., Qaissi, A. A., Sathyapalan, T., Atkin, S. L., & Butler, A. E. (2022). Severe iatrogenic hypoglycaemia modulates the fibroblast growth factor protein response. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 24(8), 1483-1497. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.14716

Introduction: There is evidence that fibroblast growth factor (FGF) levels may be implicated in hypoglycaemia, with FGF19 being a potential contributor to insulin-independent pathways driving postprandial hypoglycaemia following bariatric surgery and... Read More about Severe iatrogenic hypoglycaemia modulates the fibroblast growth factor protein response.

Erratum: A Twisted Cucurbit[14]Uril-Based Fluorescent Supramolecular Polymer Mediated by Metal Ion (Macromolecules (2022) 55: 5 (1642-1646) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00075) (2022)
Journal Article
Luo, Y., Zhang, W., Yang, M. X., Feng, X. H., Redshaw, C., Li, Q., …Xiao, X. (2022). Erratum: A Twisted Cucurbit[14]Uril-Based Fluorescent Supramolecular Polymer Mediated by Metal Ion (Macromolecules (2022) 55: 5 (1642-1646) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00075). Macromolecules, 55(8), 3361-3362. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00556

In our original article, twisted cucubit[14]uril (tQ[14]) forms a fluorescent supramolecular polymer with the water-soluble fluorescent tetrapyridinium pyrene compound TPYP with a molar ratio of 2:1 (tQ[14]:TPYP) via host?guest interactions. The addi... Read More about Erratum: A Twisted Cucurbit[14]Uril-Based Fluorescent Supramolecular Polymer Mediated by Metal Ion (Macromolecules (2022) 55: 5 (1642-1646) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00075).

The nascent coffee ring with arbitrary droplet contact set: an asymptotic analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Moore, M., Vella, D., & Oliver, J. (2022). The nascent coffee ring with arbitrary droplet contact set: an asymptotic analysis. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 940, Article A38. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.251

We consider the effect of droplet geometry on the early-stages of coffee ring formation during the evaporation of a thin droplet with an arbitrary simple, smooth, pinned contact line. We perform a systematic matched asymptotic analysis of the small-c... Read More about The nascent coffee ring with arbitrary droplet contact set: an asymptotic analysis.

Sexual Orientation (2022)
Book Chapter
Glazzard, J. (2022). Sexual Orientation. In H. Wilson, & B. Kara (Eds.), Diverse Educators: A Manifesto. London: University of Buckingham Press

Dermoscopy as an adjunct to surgical excision of non-melanoma skin lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Hurley, A., Totty, J., & Pinder, R. (in press). Dermoscopy as an adjunct to surgical excision of non-melanoma skin lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology,

Context: Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) have an incidence of 152,000 cases per year in the UK which continues to rise. Incomplete excision rates for NMSC are estimated to be around 10% and result in patients having a higher risk of recurrence or ha... Read More about Dermoscopy as an adjunct to surgical excision of non-melanoma skin lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

"On 'Love Experts,' Evil Princes, Gullible Princesses, and Frozen" (2022)
Book Chapter
Davis, A. (2022). "On 'Love Experts,' Evil Princes, Gullible Princesses, and Frozen". In N. Brown (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Children's Film (649-670). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190939359.001.0001

Frozen’s release in 2013 began a period of unprecedented popular and commercial success for an animated feature; several years after its cinematic release, Frozen remains a merchandizing and entertainment phenomenon. Additionally, it has spawned mult... Read More about "On 'Love Experts,' Evil Princes, Gullible Princesses, and Frozen".

Creating a Sport and Exercise Medicine Masters syllabus for doctors: a Delphi study (2022)
Journal Article
Vishnubala, D., Iqbal, A., Marino, K. R., Salman, D., Pringle, A., Nykjaer, C., …Finn, G. (2022). Creating a Sport and Exercise Medicine Masters syllabus for doctors: a Delphi study. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 8(2), Article e001252. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001252

Objective Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) Masters curricula vary. This Delphi study is aimed to create a consensus curriculum for doctors undertaking SEM Masters courses. Methods A modified Delphi survey was used. An expert panel was established of... Read More about Creating a Sport and Exercise Medicine Masters syllabus for doctors: a Delphi study.

Industrial-Scale Activated Carbon Production from Agricultural Pea Waste: A Techno-Economic and Feasibility Study (2022)
Book Chapter
Zein, S. H., & Antony, A. (2022). Industrial-Scale Activated Carbon Production from Agricultural Pea Waste: A Techno-Economic and Feasibility Study. In R. Pullabhotla (Ed.), Prime Archives in Chemistry. (2nd ed.). Hyderabad: Vide Leaf. https://doi.org/10.37247/pachem2ed.2.22.27

This paper examines a novel approach to activated carbon (AC)
production that uses pea waste (PW) and to what extent it is
economically competitive with current production methods.
Additionally, the outcome is to provide a detailed economic
analy... Read More about Industrial-Scale Activated Carbon Production from Agricultural Pea Waste: A Techno-Economic and Feasibility Study.

Implementing the battery-operated hand-held fan as an evidence-based, non-pharmacological intervention for chronic breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a qualitative study of the views of specialist respiratory clinicians (2022)
Journal Article
Luckett, T., Roberts, M., Smith, T., Garcia, M., Dunn, S., Swan, F., …Johnson, M. J. (2022). Implementing the battery-operated hand-held fan as an evidence-based, non-pharmacological intervention for chronic breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a qualitative study of the views of specialist respiratory clinicians. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 22(1), Article 129. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01925-z

INTRODUCTION: The battery-operated hand-held fan ('fan') is an inexpensive and portable non-pharmacological intervention for chronic breathlessness. Evidence from randomised controlled trials suggests the fan reduces breathlessness intensity and impr... Read More about Implementing the battery-operated hand-held fan as an evidence-based, non-pharmacological intervention for chronic breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a qualitative study of the views of specialist respiratory clinicians.