All Outputs (946)

Achieving consensus on priority items for paediatric palliative care outcome measurement: Results from a modified Delphi survey, engagement with a children’s research involvement group and expert item generation (2023)
Journal Article
Coombes, L., Harðardóttir, D., Braybrook, D., Scott, H. M., Bristowe, K., Ellis-Smith, C., …Harding, R. (2023). Achieving consensus on priority items for paediatric palliative care outcome measurement: Results from a modified Delphi survey, engagement with a children’s research involvement group and expert item generation. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231205126

Background: There is no validated outcome measure for use in children’s palliative care outside sub-Saharan Africa. Stakeholders must be involved in the development of such measures to ensure face and content validity. Aim: To gain expert stakeholder... Read More about Achieving consensus on priority items for paediatric palliative care outcome measurement: Results from a modified Delphi survey, engagement with a children’s research involvement group and expert item generation.

Expanding the scope of ethical research with and for children and young people–six viewpoints on crisis, cross-cultural working and reciprocity (2023)
Journal Article
Hadfield-Hill, S., Finn, M., Dudman, J., Ergler, C., Freeman, C., Hayes, T. A., …Walker, L. (2023). Expanding the scope of ethical research with and for children and young people–six viewpoints on crisis, cross-cultural working and reciprocity. Children's Geographies, https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2023.2259331

Plantation Slavery in the British Caribbean (2023)
Book Chapter
Burnard, T. (2023). Plantation Slavery in the British Caribbean. In D. A. Pargas, & J. Schiel (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Global Slavery throughout History (395-412). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13260-5_22

Slavery made the British Caribbean work and it did so largely within the institution of the plantation. British Caribbean plantation slavery was excessively brutal and exploitative but it was thoroughly modern and extremely productive and efficient.... Read More about Plantation Slavery in the British Caribbean.

Transforming adult social care systems? A systematic review of the costs and outcomes of local area coordination in England and Wales (2023)
Journal Article
Thiery, H., Cook, J., Burchell, J., Wilberforce, M., Twiddy, M., Nikolova, S., …Hulme, C. (2023). Transforming adult social care systems? A systematic review of the costs and outcomes of local area coordination in England and Wales. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 8(1), Article 100714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100714

Adult Social Care (ASC) in England faces an ‘existential crisis’, caught between increased demand for services and continued cuts to social care and local government budgets. Increasingly, it is argued that this crisis cannot be solved without reform... Read More about Transforming adult social care systems? A systematic review of the costs and outcomes of local area coordination in England and Wales.

Ingredients of Vicks VapoRub inhibit rhinovirus-induced ATP release (2023)
Journal Article
Stinson, R. J., Morice, A. H., Ahmad, B., & Sadofsky, L. R. (2023). Ingredients of Vicks VapoRub inhibit rhinovirus-induced ATP release. Drugs in Context, 12, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.7573/dic.2023-3-2

Background: Over-the-counter therapies, such as Vicks VapoRub, are frequently used in the management of upper respiratory tract infection symptoms. Of these, acute cough is the most bothersome; however, the mechanisms involved have not been fully elu... Read More about Ingredients of Vicks VapoRub inhibit rhinovirus-induced ATP release.

PRESS survey: PREvention of surgical site infection—a global pan-specialty survey of practice protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Heinz, J., Walshaw, J., Kwan, J. Y., Long, J., Carradice, D., Totty, J., …Yiasemidou, M. (2023). PRESS survey: PREvention of surgical site infection—a global pan-specialty survey of practice protocol. Frontiers in Surgery, 10, Article 1251444. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1251444

Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) complicate up to 40% of surgical procedures, leading to increased patient morbidity and mortality. Previous research identified disparities in SSI prevention guidelines and clinical practices across differen... Read More about PRESS survey: PREvention of surgical site infection—a global pan-specialty survey of practice protocol.

Refused gifts: understanding the over and above work of Medical School Anatomy Unit staff when donor bodies cannot be accepted (2023)
Journal Article
Murphy, Z. N., Cooper, J., Bazira, P. J., Green, T., & Seymour, J. (2023). Refused gifts: understanding the over and above work of Medical School Anatomy Unit staff when donor bodies cannot be accepted. Mortality, 29(4), 849-866. https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2023.2248024

In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, people can choose to donate their bodies post-mortem to Medical School Anatomy Units. The body donation (BD) process is facilitated by anatomy unit staff (AUS). However, little is known about the extent and na... Read More about Refused gifts: understanding the over and above work of Medical School Anatomy Unit staff when donor bodies cannot be accepted.

Experiences of a Novel Integrated Service for Older Adults at Risk of Frailty: A Qualitative Study (2023)
Journal Article
Wilson, I., Ukoha-kalu, B. O., Okoeki, M., Clark, J., Boland, J. W., Pask, S., …Murtagh, F. E. (2023). Experiences of a Novel Integrated Service for Older Adults at Risk of Frailty: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Patient Experience, 10, https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735231199827

The UK has a significant and growing population of older adults with frailty and complex healthcare needs, necessitating innovative care solutions. This study aimed to explore patients’ and carers’ experiences of a novel integrated service that was s... Read More about Experiences of a Novel Integrated Service for Older Adults at Risk of Frailty: A Qualitative Study.

Engaged ETFs and firm performance (2023)
Journal Article
El Kalak, I., Hudson, R., & Kemal Tosun, O. (2023). Engaged ETFs and firm performance. European Financial Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12459

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have often tracked indices and charged low fees so their incentives to improve firm performance are questionable although little empirical work has investigated this issue. Theoretically, however, we expect firms to perfo... Read More about Engaged ETFs and firm performance.

House of Cards: developing KPIs for monitoring cybersecurity awareness (CSA) (2023)
Journal Article
Alshammari, M. M., & Demetis, D. S. (2023). House of Cards: developing KPIs for monitoring cybersecurity awareness (CSA). Journal of Information Systems Security, 19(2), 133-161

Non-malicious insider threats continue to pose a significant concern to an organisation’s cybersecurity defence strategy, yet organisations still struggle to contain such insider threats. A critical pillar for doing so rests on the development and mo... Read More about House of Cards: developing KPIs for monitoring cybersecurity awareness (CSA).

Smart Emulsions Stabilized by a Multi-headgroup Surfactant Tolerant to High Concentrations of Acids and Salts (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Binks, B. P., Jiang, J., & Cui, Z. (2023). Smart Emulsions Stabilized by a Multi-headgroup Surfactant Tolerant to High Concentrations of Acids and Salts. Angewandte Chemie, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202310743

Retaining emulsions stable at high acidity and salinity is still a great challenge. Here, we report a novel multi-headgroup surfactant (C3H7−NH+(C10COOH)2, di-UAPAc) which can be reversibly transformed among cationic, anionic and zwitterionic forms u... Read More about Smart Emulsions Stabilized by a Multi-headgroup Surfactant Tolerant to High Concentrations of Acids and Salts.

Consultant-led UK paediatric palliative care services: Professional configuration, services, funding (2023)
Journal Article
Bedendo, A., Hinde, S., Beresford, B., Papworth, A., Phillips, B., Vasudevan, C., …Fraser, L. (2023). Consultant-led UK paediatric palliative care services: Professional configuration, services, funding. BMJ supportive & palliative care, https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2023-004172

Objectives: To systematically gather information on the professional team members, services provided, funding sources and population served for all consultant-led specialised paediatric palliative care (SPPC) teams in the UK. Methods: Two-part online... Read More about Consultant-led UK paediatric palliative care services: Professional configuration, services, funding.

Police victims of domestic abuse: barriers to reporting victimisation (2023)
Journal Article
Couto, L., O’Leary, N., & Brennan, I. (2023). Police victims of domestic abuse: barriers to reporting victimisation. Policing and Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2023.2250523

Policing is the institution responsible for protecting victims of domestic abuse and the institution to which victimisation is formally reported. The police workforce, therefore, are routinely exposed to domestic abuse victimisation, perpetration and... Read More about Police victims of domestic abuse: barriers to reporting victimisation.

Supramolecular Self-assembly Formed from Cucurbit[8]uril and p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, C., Yu, Z., Bai, Q., Pan, D., Prior, T. J., Tao, Z., …Xiao, X. (2023). Supramolecular Self-assembly Formed from Cucurbit[8]uril and p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40242-023-3119-9

The binding behavior of cucurbit[8]uril(Q[8]) and p-hydroxybenzoic acid(p-HBA) has been investigated using 1H NMR titration experiments, UV-Vis absorption, isothermal titration calorimetry(ITC), and X-ray crystallography. Results revealed that the Q[... Read More about Supramolecular Self-assembly Formed from Cucurbit[8]uril and p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid.

Development of a Core Outcome Set for the research and assessment of inoperable malignant bowel obstruction (2023)
Journal Article
Bravington, A., Obita, G., Baddeley, E., Johnson, M. J., Murtagh, F. E., Currow, D. C., …Boland, J. W. (2023). Development of a Core Outcome Set for the research and assessment of inoperable malignant bowel obstruction. PLoS ONE, 18(8), Article e0289501. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289501

BACKGROUND: Malignant bowel obstruction is experienced by 15% of people with advanced cancer, preventing them from eating and drinking and causing pain, nausea and vomiting. Surgery is not always appropriate. Management options include tube or stent... Read More about Development of a Core Outcome Set for the research and assessment of inoperable malignant bowel obstruction.

Is shape in the eye of the beholder? Assessing landmarking error in geometric morphometric analyses on live fish (2023)
Journal Article
Moccetti, P., Rodger, J. R., Bolland, J. D., Kaiser-Wilks, P., Smith, R., Nunn, A. D., …Joyce, D. A. (2023). Is shape in the eye of the beholder? Assessing landmarking error in geometric morphometric analyses on live fish. PeerJ, 11, Article e15545. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15545

Geometric morphometrics is widely used to quantify morphological variation between biological specimens, but the fundamental influence of operator bias on data reproducibility is rarely considered, particularly in studies using photographs of live an... Read More about Is shape in the eye of the beholder? Assessing landmarking error in geometric morphometric analyses on live fish.

An SAP Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation Using a Case study of Hospital Management System for Inclusion of Digital Transformation (2023)
Journal Article
Aroba, O. J., Owoputi, A. O., & Fagbola, T. M. (2023). An SAP Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation Using a Case study of Hospital Management System for Inclusion of Digital Transformation. International Journal of Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications, 15(2023), 154-165

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation necessitates substantial organizational and technological changes. These will have an impact on system stakeholders with various viewpoints and interests. It is crucial to analyze stakeholders... Read More about An SAP Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation Using a Case study of Hospital Management System for Inclusion of Digital Transformation.

Predictors of hospital admission when presenting with acute-on-chronic breathlessness: binary logistic regression (2023)
Journal Article
Hutchinson, A., Pickering, A., Williams, P., & Johnson, M. (2023). Predictors of hospital admission when presenting with acute-on-chronic breathlessness: binary logistic regression. PLoS ONE, 18(8), Article e0289263. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289263

BACKGROUND: Breathlessness due to medical conditions commonly causes emergency department presentations and unplanned admissions. Acute-on-chronic breathlessness is a reason for 20% of emergency presentations by ambulance with 69% of these being admi... Read More about Predictors of hospital admission when presenting with acute-on-chronic breathlessness: binary logistic regression.

Gay Bod: Civic and LGBTQ+ Pride After Brexit in a City on the Margins of the UK and Europe (2023)
Book Chapter
Baker, C., & Howcroft, M. (2023). Gay Bod: Civic and LGBTQ+ Pride After Brexit in a City on the Margins of the UK and Europe. In K. Loftsdóttir, B. Hipfl, & S. Ponzanesi (Eds.), Creating Europe from the Margins: Mobilities and Racism in Postcolonial Europe (108-124). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003269748-7

In 2017, Kingston-upon-Hull celebrated becoming UK City of Culture (‘Hull2017’). Organisers of the cultural mega-event hoped to restore civic pride amongst residents of Hull, which had been severely affected ever since its North Sea fishing industry... Read More about Gay Bod: Civic and LGBTQ+ Pride After Brexit in a City on the Margins of the UK and Europe.

Complex-order PID controller design for enhanced blood-glucose regulation in Type-I diabetes patients (2023)
Journal Article
Saleem, O., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Complex-order PID controller design for enhanced blood-glucose regulation in Type-I diabetes patients. Measurement and Control, https://doi.org/10.1177/00202940231189504

Type-I Diabetes (TID) is a chronic autoimmune disease that elevates the glucose levels in the patient’s bloodstream. This paper formulates a fractional complex-order Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control strategy for robust Blood Glucose (BG... Read More about Complex-order PID controller design for enhanced blood-glucose regulation in Type-I diabetes patients.