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Practice nurse workforce numbers: are we heading towards a problem? (2022)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2022). Practice nurse workforce numbers: are we heading towards a problem?. Practice Nursing, 33(4), 155-158. https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.4.155

Practice nurse numbers are a concern. Sarah Butler looks at the barriers to getting more nurses into general practice The number of practice nurses in the UK is significantly lower than those working as nurses on a ward. Despite many experienced n... Read More about Practice nurse workforce numbers: are we heading towards a problem?.

Performance comparison of structured H∞ based looptune and LQR for a 4-DOF robotic manipulator (2022)
Journal Article
Asghar, A., Iqbal, M., Khaliq, A., Rehman, S. U., & Iqbal, J. (2022). Performance comparison of structured H∞ based looptune and LQR for a 4-DOF robotic manipulator. PLoS ONE, 17(4), Article e0266728. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266728

We explore looptune, a MATLAB-based structured H1 synthesis technique in the context of robotics. Position control of a 4 Degree of Freedom (DOF) serial robotic manipulator developed using Simulink is the problem under consideration. Three full state... Read More about Performance comparison of structured H∞ based looptune and LQR for a 4-DOF robotic manipulator.

Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): The Weak Environmental Dependence of Quasar Activity at 0.1< z <0.35 (2022)
Journal Article
Wethers, C. F., Acharya, N., De Propris, R., Kotilainen, J., Baldry, I. K., Brough, S., …Wright, A. H. (2022). Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): The Weak Environmental Dependence of Quasar Activity at 0.1< z

Understanding the connection between nuclear activity and galaxy environment remains critical in constraining models of galaxy evolution. By exploiting extensive catalogued data from the Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey, we identify a represent... Read More about Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): The Weak Environmental Dependence of Quasar Activity at 0.1< z <0.35.

Graphics processing unit accelerated lattice Boltzmann method simulations of dilute gravity currents (2022)
Journal Article
Adekanye, D., Khan, A., Burns, A., McCaffrey, W., Geier, M., Schönherr, M., & Dorrell, R. (2022). Graphics processing unit accelerated lattice Boltzmann method simulations of dilute gravity currents. Physics of Fluids, 34(4), Article 046602. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0082959

Lattice Boltzmann method models offer a novel framework for the simulation of high Reynolds number dilute gravity currents. The numerical algorithm is well suited to acceleration via implementation on massively parallel computer architectures. Here w... Read More about Graphics processing unit accelerated lattice Boltzmann method simulations of dilute gravity currents.

Dramaturgy of the Shakespearean Libretto (2022)
Book Chapter
Drábek, P. (2022). Dramaturgy of the Shakespearean Libretto. In C. R. Wilson, & M. Cooke (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and Music (761-804). Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190945145.013.27

From the late seventeenth century (Purcell’s The Fairy-Queen, 1692), Shakespeare’s plays have entered the realm of music theatre and opera, inspiring both composers and their librettists. Operas on Shakespearean themes have played a seminal role in t... Read More about Dramaturgy of the Shakespearean Libretto.

Latest Advances in Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Catalysis (2022)
Journal Article
Yansaneh, O. Y., & Zein, S. H. (2022). Latest Advances in Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Catalysis. Processes, 10(4), Article 683. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10040683

With the increase in demand for plastic use, waste plastic (WP) management remains a challenge in the contemporary world due to the lack of sustainable efforts to tackle it. The increment in WPs is proportional to man’s demand and use of plastics, an... Read More about Latest Advances in Waste Plastic Pyrolytic Catalysis.

Acute itch induces attentional avoidance of itch-related information (2022)
Journal Article
Etty, S., George, D. N., van Laarhoven, A., & Holle, H. (2022). Acute itch induces attentional avoidance of itch-related information. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 102, adv00691. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v102.1626

Attention is known to modulate itch intensity. In contrast, the reverse relationship, i.e. the degree to which the presence of an acute itch affects attention, is currently not well understood. The aims of this study were to investigate whether acute... Read More about Acute itch induces attentional avoidance of itch-related information.

Understanding the bioeconomy: a new sustainability economy in British and European public discourse (2022)
Journal Article
Sotiropoulou, I., & Deutz, P. (2022). Understanding the bioeconomy: a new sustainability economy in British and European public discourse. Bio-based and Applied Economics, 10(4), 283-304. https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-9534

Over the past decade, the term bioeconomy has emerged in both policy and academic discourse. Implying a technology-driven approach to wealth generation from organic materials, the term has taken hold with so far limited critical engagement. It is a c... Read More about Understanding the bioeconomy: a new sustainability economy in British and European public discourse.

A Generalized Conditional Gradient Method for Dynamic Inverse Problems with Optimal Transport Regularization (2022)
Journal Article
Bredies, K., Carioni, M., Fanzon, S., & Romero, F. (2022). A Generalized Conditional Gradient Method for Dynamic Inverse Problems with Optimal Transport Regularization. Foundations of Computational Mathematics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10208-022-09561-z

We develop a dynamic generalized conditional gradient method (DGCG) for dynamic inverse problems with optimal transport regularization. We consider the framework introduced in Bredies and Fanzon (ESAIM: M2AN 54:2351–2382, 2020), where the objective f... Read More about A Generalized Conditional Gradient Method for Dynamic Inverse Problems with Optimal Transport Regularization.

Resilience of sloshing cold fronts against subsequent minor mergers (2022)
Journal Article
Vaezzadeh, I., Roediger, E., Cashmore, C., Hunt, M., Zuhone, J., Forman, W., …Churazov, E. (2022). Resilience of sloshing cold fronts against subsequent minor mergers. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 514(1), 518-534. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac784

Minor mergers are common in galaxy clusters. They have the potential to create sloshing cold fronts (SCFs) in the intracluster medium of the cluster. However, the resilience of SCFs to subsequent minor mergers is unknown. Here we investigate the exte... Read More about Resilience of sloshing cold fronts against subsequent minor mergers.

Supporting Course and Programme Leaders: Practical Wisdom for Leaders, Educational Developers and Programme Leaders (2022)
Book
Lawrence, J., Morón-García, S., & Senior, R. (Eds.). (2022). Supporting Course and Programme Leaders: Practical Wisdom for Leaders, Educational Developers and Programme Leaders. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003127413

Offering research- and evidence-based approaches that explore the essential components of programme leadership in higher education, this book is designed to define, develop and support the programme leadership role and all those who undertake it.

Career Trajectories in The Third Space (2022)
Book Chapter
Louise Lawrence, J. (2022). Career Trajectories in The Third Space. In E. McIntosh, & D. Nutt (Eds.), The Impact of the Integrated Practitioner in Higher Education: Studies in Third Space Professionalism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003037569

Drawing on her roots in feminist philosophy, the author embraces her place on disciplinary, professional, and institutional margins to consider career trajectories in the third space. The chapter reflects on the author’s career progression to PFHEA w... Read More about Career Trajectories in The Third Space.

Digital Promotion of Suicide: A Platform-Level Ethical Analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R., & Lehman-Wilzig, S. (2022). Digital Promotion of Suicide: A Platform-Level Ethical Analysis. Journal of Media Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1080/23736992.2022.2057994

This article utilizes Aristotelian and Kantian philosophies to probe the social responsibilities of internet intermediaries that in one way or another assist and promote suicide. Striking a balance between freedom of expression and social responsibil... Read More about Digital Promotion of Suicide: A Platform-Level Ethical Analysis.

What are the views of musculoskeletal physiotherapists and patients on person-centred practice? A systematic review of qualitative studies (2022)
Journal Article
Naylor, J., Killingback, C., & Green, A. (in press). What are the views of musculoskeletal physiotherapists and patients on person-centred practice? A systematic review of qualitative studies. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2055165

Purpose There is a growing expectation of physiotherapists to adopt a person-centred approach to their practice. Person-centredness for musculoskeletal physiotherapy, however, remains an under-researched area. A synthesis of the findings from qualit... Read More about What are the views of musculoskeletal physiotherapists and patients on person-centred practice? A systematic review of qualitative studies.

Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy (2022)
Journal Article
Jenner, L. C., Rotchell, J. M., Bennett, R. T., Cowen, M., Tentzeris, V., & Sadofsky, L. (2022). Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy. The Science of the total environment, 831, Article 154907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154907

Airborne microplastics (MPs) have been sampled globally, and their concentration is known to increase in areas of high human population and activity, especially indoors. Respiratory symptoms and disease following exposure to occupational levels of MP... Read More about Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy.

Air-breathing versus conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A parametric numerical study (2022)
Journal Article
Calili-Cankir, F., Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Air-breathing versus conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A parametric numerical study. Energy, 250, Article 123827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123827

Two mathematical models have been built for air-breathing and conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells to explore the reasons affecting the cell performance. A parametric study has been conducted to (i) investigate how each type of fuel cells resp... Read More about Air-breathing versus conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A parametric numerical study.

FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system for people with type 1 diabetes in the UK: a budget impact analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Blissett, R., Blissett, D., Levrat-Guillen, F., Deshmukh, H., Wilmot, E. G., Ryder, R. E., …Sathyapalan, T. (2022). FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system for people with type 1 diabetes in the UK: a budget impact analysis. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 10(2), Article e002580. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002580

INTRODUCTION: This study aims to estimate the budget impact of increased uptake of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in the UK. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A budget impact model was de... Read More about FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system for people with type 1 diabetes in the UK: a budget impact analysis.

Tele-rehabilitation for patients who have been hospitalised with Covid-19: a mixed-methods feasibility trial protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Hyde, L., Simpson, A. J., Nettleton, M., Shepherdson, J., Killingback, C., Marshall, P., …Green, A. (2022). Tele-rehabilitation for patients who have been hospitalised with Covid-19: a mixed-methods feasibility trial protocol. Physical Therapy Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2022.2028963

Background: Tele-rehabilitation has been proposed as a post-hospitalisation rehabilitation pathway for Covid-19 survivors, however patients’ willingness and ability to engage with this online intervention remains unknown. Objectives: The aim of this... Read More about Tele-rehabilitation for patients who have been hospitalised with Covid-19: a mixed-methods feasibility trial protocol.

Diachronous end-Permian terrestrial ecosystem collapse with its origin in wildfires (2022)
Journal Article
Lu, J., Wang, Y., Yang, M., Zhang, P., Bond, D. P., Shao, L., & Hilton, J. (2022). Diachronous end-Permian terrestrial ecosystem collapse with its origin in wildfires. Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology, 594, Article 110960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.110960

The Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction (PTME) is the greatest biodiversity crisis in Earth history and while the marine crisis is increasingly well constrained, the timing and cause(s) of terrestrial losses remain poorly understood. There have been sug... Read More about Diachronous end-Permian terrestrial ecosystem collapse with its origin in wildfires.

Volcanically-Induced Environmental and Floral Changes Across the Triassic-Jurassic (T-J) Transition (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, P., Lu, J., Yang, M., Bond, D. P., Greene, S. E., Liu, L., …Hilton, J. (2022). Volcanically-Induced Environmental and Floral Changes Across the Triassic-Jurassic (T-J) Transition. Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 10, Article 853404. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.853404

The End-Triassic Mass Extinction (ETME) saw the catastrophic loss of ca. 50% of marine genera temporally associated with emplacement of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP). However, the effects of the ETME on land is a controversial topic.... Read More about Volcanically-Induced Environmental and Floral Changes Across the Triassic-Jurassic (T-J) Transition.