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‘A whole different ball game’: the qualitative experience of older adults with a transtibial amputation and the use of a self-aligning prosthetic ankle-foot on the STEPFORWARD trial (2023)
Journal Article
Mitchell, N., Leggett, H., Watson, J., McDaid, C. T., Barnett, C., Twiste, M., & Vanicek, N. (2023). ‘A whole different ball game’: the qualitative experience of older adults with a transtibial amputation and the use of a self-aligning prosthetic ankle-foot on the STEPFORWARD trial. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2199222

Background: Older patients with lower limb amputation, categorised as having “limited community mobility”, are under-researched. Understanding their experience with a new prosthetic ankle-foot is important when designing clinical trials. The aim of t... Read More about ‘A whole different ball game’: the qualitative experience of older adults with a transtibial amputation and the use of a self-aligning prosthetic ankle-foot on the STEPFORWARD trial.

Efficient optimization techniques for resource allocation in UAVs mission framework (2023)
Journal Article
Razzaq, S., Xydeas, C., Mahmood, A., Ahmed, S., Ratyal, N. I., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Efficient optimization techniques for resource allocation in UAVs mission framework. PLoS ONE, 18(4), Article e0283923. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283923

This paper considers the generic problem of a central authority selecting an appropriate subset of operators in order to perform a process (i.e. mission or task) in an optimized manner. The subset is selected from a given and usually large set of 'n'... Read More about Efficient optimization techniques for resource allocation in UAVs mission framework.

Static anti-windup compensator design for locally Lipschitz systems under input and output delays (2023)
Journal Article
Hameed, M. J., Rehan, M., Iqbal, M., Hussain, M., Saqib, N. U., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Static anti-windup compensator design for locally Lipschitz systems under input and output delays. PLoS ONE, 18(4 April), Article e0283734. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283734

This paper proposes a static anti-windup compensator (AWC) design methodology for the locally Lipschitz nonlinear systems, containing time-varying interval delays in input and output of the system in the presence of actuator saturation. Static AWC de... Read More about Static anti-windup compensator design for locally Lipschitz systems under input and output delays.

Precision agricultural robotic sprayer with real-time Tobacco recognition and spraying system based on deep learning (2023)
Journal Article
Nasir, F. E., Tufail, M., Haris, M., Iqbal, J., Khan, S., & Khan, M. T. (2023). Precision agricultural robotic sprayer with real-time Tobacco recognition and spraying system based on deep learning. PLoS ONE, 18(3 MARCH), Article e0283801. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283801

Precision agricultural techniques try to prevent either an excessive or inadequate application of agrochemicals during pesticide application. In recent years, it has become popular to combine traditional agricultural practices with artificial intelli... Read More about Precision agricultural robotic sprayer with real-time Tobacco recognition and spraying system based on deep learning.

An empirical examination of the effect of national identity on willingness to pay for local origin products : a focus on Egyptian consumers (2023)
Thesis
Kinawy, R. N. Z. (2023). An empirical examination of the effect of national identity on willingness to pay for local origin products : a focus on Egyptian consumers. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4260894

Building on social identity theory, this study develops and investigates a conceptual model that assesses the effect national identity has on the willingness to pay for local origin products. A systematic literature review highlighted the the... Read More about An empirical examination of the effect of national identity on willingness to pay for local origin products : a focus on Egyptian consumers.

Managerial overconfidence and corporate cash holdings: Evidence from primary and secondary data (2023)
Journal Article
Dao, T. T. N., Guney, Y., & Hudson, R. (2023). Managerial overconfidence and corporate cash holdings: Evidence from primary and secondary data. Research in international business and finance, 65, Article 101943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2023.101943

The corporate finance literature argues that overconfident managers tend to hold less cash, and this leads to a significant deviation from optimal cash levels. We analyse the impact of executive overconfidence on the corporate cash holdings of listed... Read More about Managerial overconfidence and corporate cash holdings: Evidence from primary and secondary data.

'How dare you call that playground banter?!': Service provider perspectives on coercive control and young people (2023)
Journal Article
Burton, V., & Gormally, S. (2023). 'How dare you call that playground banter?!': Service provider perspectives on coercive control and young people. Children & society, https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12724

This article presents service provider perspectives on young people and coercive control. Findings illustrate that young people need help from service providers to identify coercive control whilst simultaneously, some service providers minimise young... Read More about 'How dare you call that playground banter?!': Service provider perspectives on coercive control and young people.

From Raising Awareness to a Behavioural Change: A Case Study of Indoor Air Quality Improvement Using IoT and COM-B Model (2023)
Journal Article
Kureshi, R. R., Thakker, D., Mishra, B. K., & Barnes, J. (2023). From Raising Awareness to a Behavioural Change: A Case Study of Indoor Air Quality Improvement Using IoT and COM-B Model. Sensors, 23(7), Article 3613. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23073613

The topic of indoor air pollution has yet to receive the same level of attention as ambient pollution. We spend considerable time indoors, and poorer indoor air quality affects most of us, particularly people with respiratory and other health conditi... Read More about From Raising Awareness to a Behavioural Change: A Case Study of Indoor Air Quality Improvement Using IoT and COM-B Model.

Ethnic disparities in people accessing FreeStyle Libre in the United Kingdom: Insights from the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists audit (2023)
Journal Article
Deshmukh, H., Adeleke, K. A., Ssemmondo, E., Wilmot, E. G., Shah, N., Pieri, B., …Sathyapalan, T. (2023). Ethnic disparities in people accessing FreeStyle Libre in the United Kingdom: Insights from the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists audit. Diabetic medicine, 40(8), Article e15095. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.15095

Global oceanic anoxia linked with the Capitanian (Middle Permian) marine mass extinction (2023)
Journal Article
Song, H., Algeo, T., Song, H., Tong, J., Wignall, P., Bond, D. P., Zheng, W., Chen, X., Romaniello, S., Wei, H., & Anbar, A. (2023). Global oceanic anoxia linked with the Capitanian (Middle Permian) marine mass extinction. Earth and planetary science letters, 610, Article 118128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118128

The timing and causation of the Capitanian (late Middle Permian) biocrisis remain controversial. Here, a detailed uranium-isotopic (δ238U) profile was generated for the mid-Capitanian to lower Wuchiapingian of the Penglaitan section (the Guadalupian/... Read More about Global oceanic anoxia linked with the Capitanian (Middle Permian) marine mass extinction.

Edible oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by hydrophile–lipophile balanced sucrose ester (2023)
Journal Article
Hu, X., Binks, B. P., & Cui, Z. (in press). Edible oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by hydrophile–lipophile balanced sucrose ester. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, https://doi.org/10.1002/aocs.12698

Conventional emulsions are mostly stabilized by surfactants and for stabilization of oil-in-water emulsions the surfactants should be hydrophilic or with HLB numbers larger than seven. In this work, we report that edible oil-in-water emulsions can al... Read More about Edible oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by hydrophile–lipophile balanced sucrose ester.

Higher tax and less work: reverse “Keep up with the Joneses” and rising inequality (2023)
Journal Article
FitzRoy, F., Jin, J., & Nolan, M. (in press). Higher tax and less work: reverse “Keep up with the Joneses” and rising inequality. Journal of Economics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00712-023-00821-2

To counteract excessive effort due to relative income comparison among identical agents, the literature suggests a tax response equal to the negative externality. Assuming a general income distribution, we show that an optimal tax must be higher unde... Read More about Higher tax and less work: reverse “Keep up with the Joneses” and rising inequality.

The Many Challenges of Human Experimental Itch Research (2023)
Book Chapter
Holle, H., & Lloyd, D. M. (2023). The Many Challenges of Human Experimental Itch Research. In N. P. Holmes (Ed.), Somatosensory Research Methods (161-180). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3068-6_8

Itch has long been a neglected sense within somatosensory research, and with good reason: acute itch, although relatively easy to trigger, is notoriously difficult to control experimentally. Its time course and behavior cannot easily be predicted and... Read More about The Many Challenges of Human Experimental Itch Research.

Does national culture impact trade credit provision of SMEs? (2023)
Journal Article
Hoang, C. H., Ly, K. C., Xiao, Q., & Zhang, X. (2023). Does national culture impact trade credit provision of SMEs?. Economic modelling, 124, Article 106288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2023.106288

Trade credit provision considerably varies from country to country, especially among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, there is scant literature on the determinants of such variations. Thus, this study determines how cultural diffe... Read More about Does national culture impact trade credit provision of SMEs?.

La signora Van Gogh (2023)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2023). La signora Van Gogh. Milan: Piemme

From the publisher: Quando Johanna Bonger arriva a Parigi non ha idea di cosa possa riservarle il destino: in fuga dalla bigotta Amsterdam dopo una relazione clandestina con un uomo che non l'avrebbe mai sposata, con l'onta dello scandalo che la seg... Read More about La signora Van Gogh.

Metabolic and endocrine complications of long COVID-19: A review (2023)
Journal Article
Bandara, T., Deshmukh, H. A., Abdalla, M., & Sathyapalan, T. (2023). Metabolic and endocrine complications of long COVID-19: A review. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes, 131(6), 367-374. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2063-8697

Over the past two years, the COVID-19 outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), centralized the interest of the health care systems and the scientific world. Majority of the COVID-19 infected individuals fully r... Read More about Metabolic and endocrine complications of long COVID-19: A review.

Spiritual, religious, and existential concerns of children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: A qualitative interview study (2023)
Journal Article
Scott, H. M., Coombes, L., Braybrook, D., Roach, A., Harðardóttir, D., Bristowe, K., Ellis-Smith, C., Downing, J., Murtagh, F. E., Farsides, B., Fraser, L. K., Bluebond-Langner, M., & Harding, R. (2023). Spiritual, religious, and existential concerns of children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: A qualitative interview study. Palliative medicine, 37(6), 856-865. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231165101

Background: Despite being a core domain of palliative care, primary data on spiritual and existential concerns has rarely been collected among children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families. Existing evidence has tende... Read More about Spiritual, religious, and existential concerns of children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: A qualitative interview study.

‘Making Sense’ of Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study Investigating Women’s Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Adherence (2023)
Journal Article
Hay-Smith, E. J. C., Pearson, M., & Dean, S. G. (2023). ‘Making Sense’ of Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study Investigating Women’s Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Adherence. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 51(1), 6-13. https://doi.org/10.15619/NZJP/51.1.02

Urinary incontinence is common and disabling. Pelvic floor muscle training is recommended as first-line therapy for uncomplicated urinary incontinence. The effects of such behavioural therapies depend in part on adherence. We explored women’s experie... Read More about ‘Making Sense’ of Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study Investigating Women’s Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Adherence.

The Role Of The Creative In Addressing The Political (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cauchi, C. (2023, March). The Role Of The Creative In Addressing The Political. Presented at Craft, Creativity, Critique: A Department of English Postgraduate Symposium, University of Malta

This lecture considers the question of creativity as a form of political and ethical discourse. In it, I focus on my latest novel – Mrs van Gogh (Cauchi, 2023) – which voices the role Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law played in his rise to fame. Thus,... Read More about The Role Of The Creative In Addressing The Political.