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Process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of integrated production of furfural and glucose derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches (2023)
Journal Article
Mohammed, M. Z. R., Ng, Z. W., Putranto, A., Kong, Z. Y., Sunarso, J., Aziz, M., …Butar, I. (2023). Process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of integrated production of furfural and glucose derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-022-02454-3

This study aims to propose a new process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of an integrated process plant that produces glucose and furfural from palm oil empty fruit bunches (EFB). In this work, an Aspen Plus-based simulation has been... Read More about Process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of integrated production of furfural and glucose derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches.

The smog that hovers: Air pollution and asset prices (2023)
Journal Article
Guo, L., Han, X., & Li, Y. (2023). The smog that hovers: Air pollution and asset prices. Finance research letters, Article 103633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2023.103633

Air pollution affects mental well-being (mood) and amplifies behavioral biases. We test the adverse impact of air pollution on asset prices through the lens of dual-listed stocks. Using regression analysis and difference-in-differences tests, we docu... Read More about The smog that hovers: Air pollution and asset prices.

A non-randomised controlled study to assess the effectiveness of a new proactive multidisciplinary care intervention for older people living with frailty (2023)
Journal Article
Murtagh, F. E., Okoeki, M., Ukoha-kalu, B. O., Khamis, A., Clark, J., Boland, J. W., …Johnson, M. J. (2023). A non-randomised controlled study to assess the effectiveness of a new proactive multidisciplinary care intervention for older people living with frailty. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03727-2

Background Integrated care may improve outcomes for older people living with frailty. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a new, anticipatory, multidisciplinary care service in improving the wellbeing and quality of life (QoL) of older people li... Read More about A non-randomised controlled study to assess the effectiveness of a new proactive multidisciplinary care intervention for older people living with frailty.

DNA metabarcoding reveals the dietary profiles of a benthic marine crustacean, Nephrops norvegicus (2023)
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Shum, P., Wäge-Recchioni, J., Sellers, G. S., Johnson, M. L., & Joyce, D. A. (2023). DNA metabarcoding reveals the dietary profiles of a benthic marine crustacean, Nephrops norvegicus. PLoS ONE, 18(11 November), Article e0289221. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289221

Norwegian lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, are a generalist scavenger and predator capable of short foraging excursions but can also suspension feed. Existing knowledge about their diet relies on a combination of methods including morphology-based stoma... Read More about DNA metabarcoding reveals the dietary profiles of a benthic marine crustacean, Nephrops norvegicus.

Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization (2023)
Journal Article
Jiang, L., Liu, W., Liu, W., Wang, R. Q., Gonzalez-Diaz, A., Rojas-Michaga, M. F., …Font-Palma, C. (2023). Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 95, Article 101069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2022.101069

Direct air capture (DAC) is gathering momentum since it has vast potential and high flexibility to collect CO2 from discrete sources as “synthetic tree” when compared with current CO2 capture technologies, e.g., amine based post-combustion capture. I... Read More about Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization.

Promoting an alcohol-free (dry) pregnancy not just for Dry January (2023)
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Walker, J., Smith, L., Hilton, A., Alfred, L., Scholin, L., & Ahankari, A. (in press). Promoting an alcohol-free (dry) pregnancy not just for Dry January

Opening paragraph: Many people make resolutions to take steps towards a healthier lifestyle after the New Year, and ‘Dry January’ is an opportunity to think about cutting down on alcohol consumption. Making healthy resolutions are also important... Read More about Promoting an alcohol-free (dry) pregnancy not just for Dry January.

A Bridge too Far? Comparison of Transition Metal Complexes of Dibenzyltetraazamacrocycles with and without Ethylene Cross-Bridges: X-ray Crystal Structures, Kinetic Stability, and Electronic Properties (2023)
Journal Article
Walker, A. N., Ayala, M. A., Mondal, S., Bergagnini, M. C., Bui, P. J. D., Chidester, S. N., …Hubin, T. J. (2023). A Bridge too Far? Comparison of Transition Metal Complexes of Dibenzyltetraazamacrocycles with and without Ethylene Cross-Bridges: X-ray Crystal Structures, Kinetic Stability, and Electronic Properties. Molecules, 28(2), Article 895. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28020895

Tetraazamacrocycles, cyclic molecules with four nitrogen atoms, have long been known to produce highly stable transition metal complexes. Cross-bridging such molecules with two-carbon chains has been shown to enhance the stability of these complexes... Read More about A Bridge too Far? Comparison of Transition Metal Complexes of Dibenzyltetraazamacrocycles with and without Ethylene Cross-Bridges: X-ray Crystal Structures, Kinetic Stability, and Electronic Properties.

A robust, flow-based, microfluidic device for siRNA-mediated gene knockdown in glioblastoma spheroids (2023)
Journal Article
Hosni, I., Iles, A., Greenman, J., & Wade, M. A. (2023). A robust, flow-based, microfluidic device for siRNA-mediated gene knockdown in glioblastoma spheroids. Innovation and Emerging Technologies, 10, Article 2340005. https://doi.org/10.1142/s2737599423400054

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a deadly disease with a poor prognosis, there is therefore a crucial need for novel therapeutic targets. Current preclinical models of GBM fail to predict clinical outcomes, thus, new translationally relevant models are urgently... Read More about A robust, flow-based, microfluidic device for siRNA-mediated gene knockdown in glioblastoma spheroids.

Testing for herding using different return definitions: a comparison between simple and logarithmic returns (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, J., & Hudson, R. (2023). Testing for herding using different return definitions: a comparison between simple and logarithmic returns. Economics Bulletin, 43(2), 1070-1080

We outline theoretically why different return measures (simple or logarithmic) may affect tests for herding. Comprehensive empirical tests using data from many major world financial markets confirm that different returns measures do frequently lead t... Read More about Testing for herding using different return definitions: a comparison between simple and logarithmic returns.

Emerging Exploration Strategies of Knowledge Graphs (2023)
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Al-Tawil, M., Dimitrova, V., Thakker, D., & Abu-Salih, B. (2023). Emerging Exploration Strategies of Knowledge Graphs. IEEE Access, 11, 94713-94731. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3308514

The utilization of semantic web technologies has led to the development of knowledge graphs represented as triples that allow for the exploration of specific and cross-domains. Despite the advantages of semantic links between entities in facilitating... Read More about Emerging Exploration Strategies of Knowledge Graphs.

Cultural responses to face coverings: South Asian women's perspectives (2023)
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Arya, R. (2023). Cultural responses to face coverings: South Asian women's perspectives. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 38(3), 553--562. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2023.2246749

This research note conveys the views of three women with South Asian backgrounds on face coverings which became mandatory in certain places in the UK during Covid-19. All three women made connections between wearing face coverings and the practice of... Read More about Cultural responses to face coverings: South Asian women's perspectives.

Towards pre-emptive resilience in military supply chains: A compromise decision support model-based approach (2023)
Journal Article
Sani Mohammed, S., Schaefer, D., & Milisavljevic-Syed, J. (2023). Towards pre-emptive resilience in military supply chains: A compromise decision support model-based approach. Production and Manufacturing Research, 11(1), Article 2220768. https://doi.org/10.1080/21693277.2023.2220768

The complex and dynamic nature of military supply chains (MSC) requires constant vigilance to sense potential vulnerabilities. Several studies have employed decision support models for the optimization of their operations. These models are often limi... Read More about Towards pre-emptive resilience in military supply chains: A compromise decision support model-based approach.

Overhead Based Cluster Scheduling of Mixed Criticality Systems on Multicore Platform (2023)
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Ali, A., Khattak, A. M., Iqbal, S., Alfandi, O., Hayat, B., Siddiqi, M. H., & Khan, A. (2023). Overhead Based Cluster Scheduling of Mixed Criticality Systems on Multicore Platform. IEEE Access, 11, 142341-142359. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3330973

The cluster-based technique is gaining focus for scheduling tasks of mixed-criticality (MC) real-time multicore systems. In this technique, the cores of the MC system are distributed in groups known as clusters. When all cores are distributed in clus... Read More about Overhead Based Cluster Scheduling of Mixed Criticality Systems on Multicore Platform.

“What Can I Do to Not Have This Life”? A Qualitative Study of Paternal Postnatal Depression Experiences among Fathers in the United Kingdom (2023)
Journal Article
Davenport, C., & Swami, V. (2023). “What Can I Do to Not Have This Life”? A Qualitative Study of Paternal Postnatal Depression Experiences among Fathers in the United Kingdom. Issues in mental health nursing, 44(12), 1188-1199. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2023.2262574

Understandings of paternal postnatal depression (PND) in fathers from the United Kingdom (UK) have received limited attention, particularly in view of changing dynamics of contemporary parenthood. To rectify this, eight UK fathers with PND took part... Read More about “What Can I Do to Not Have This Life”? A Qualitative Study of Paternal Postnatal Depression Experiences among Fathers in the United Kingdom.

Clinical and confidence outcomes following through-knee versus above-knee amputation : a quantitative study (2023)
Thesis
Boam, G. L. (2023). Clinical and confidence outcomes following through-knee versus above-knee amputation : a quantitative study. (Thesis). University of Hull and University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4567461

Following surgery, patients with a major lower limb amputation face physical and mental health challenges. For clinicians and physiotherapists to reach a consensus and provide a suitable level of amputation for each patient, the understanding of post... Read More about Clinical and confidence outcomes following through-knee versus above-knee amputation : a quantitative study.

An Overview of the Underwater Archaeological Evidence for the Maritime Transport of Sculptures in the Ancient Mediterranean (2023)
Journal Article
Velentza, K. (2023). An Overview of the Underwater Archaeological Evidence for the Maritime Transport of Sculptures in the Ancient Mediterranean. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 52(1), 80-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572414.2023.2200144

This paper presents the results of new research on underwater archaeological evidence for the maritime transport of sculptures in the ancient Mediterranean. Through the creation of a Mediterranean-wide database and with a focus on information from su... Read More about An Overview of the Underwater Archaeological Evidence for the Maritime Transport of Sculptures in the Ancient Mediterranean.

‘We cry together every day’–expressing complex emotion in research with early childhood practitioners (2023)
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Hodgkins, A., Gossman, P., Paige, R., & Woolley, R. (2023). ‘We cry together every day’–expressing complex emotion in research with early childhood practitioners. Early Years: an international journal of research and development, https://doi.org/10.1080/09575146.2023.2266587

This article uses selected findings from a small-scale research project entitled ‘Exploring early childhood practitioners’ perceptions of empathic interactions with children and families’. The project used an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (I... Read More about ‘We cry together every day’–expressing complex emotion in research with early childhood practitioners.

Could Country-Level Factors Explain Sex Differences in Dementia Incidence and Prevalence? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2023)
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Huque, H., Eramudugolla, R., Chidiac, B., Ee, N., Ehrenfeld, L., Matthews, F. E., …Anstey, K. J. (2023). Could Country-Level Factors Explain Sex Differences in Dementia Incidence and Prevalence? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 91(4), 1231-1241. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-220724

Background: Despite rising interest in sex differences in dementia, it is unclear whether sex differences in dementia incidence and prevalence are apparent globally. Objective: We examine sex differences in incidence and prevalence of Any dementia, A... Read More about Could Country-Level Factors Explain Sex Differences in Dementia Incidence and Prevalence? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.