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Bisoprolol in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at High Risk of Exacerbation: The BICS Randomized Clinical Trial (2024)
Journal Article
Devereux, G., Cotton, S., Nath, M., McMeekin, N., Campbell, K., Chaudhuri, R., Choudhury, G., De Soyza, A., Fielding, S., Gompertz, S., Haughney, J., Lee, A. J., MacLennan, G., Morice, A., Norrie, J., Price, D., Short, P., Vestbo, J., Walker, P., Wedzicha, J., …Lipworth, B. J. (2024). Bisoprolol in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at High Risk of Exacerbation: The BICS Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.8771

Importance: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Observational studies report that β-blocker use may be associated with reduced risk of COPD exacerbations. However, a recent trial repor... Read More about Bisoprolol in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at High Risk of Exacerbation: The BICS Randomized Clinical Trial.

Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024)
Journal Article
Vollset, S. E., Ababneh, H. S., Abate, Y. H., Abbafati, C., Abbasgholizadeh, R., Abbasian, M., Abbastabar, H., Abd Al Magied, A. H., Abd ElHafeez, S., Abdelkader, A., Abdelmasseh, M., Abd-Elsalam, S., Abdi, P., Abdollahi, M., Abdoun, M., Abdullahi, A., Abebe, M., Abiodun, O., Aboagye, R. G., Abolhassani, H., …Soyiri, I. (2024). Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet, 403(10440), 2204-2256. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2824%2900685-8

Background: Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term health investment, planning, and prioritisation. We have expanded... Read More about Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024)
Journal Article
Brauer, M., Roth, G. A., & Soyiri, I. (2024). Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet, 403(10440), 2162-2203. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2824%2900933-4

Background: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, th... Read More about Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Influence of catalyst agglomerate internal structure on PEFC performance investigated by a multiscale numerical model (2024)
Journal Article
Tian, J., Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D. B., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2024). Influence of catalyst agglomerate internal structure on PEFC performance investigated by a multiscale numerical model. Fuel, 371, pt.A, Article 131862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131862

A multiscale modeling framework, which consists of catalyst agglomerate scale and fuel scale models, has been developed for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs). The performance of the agglomerate model is numerically linked to the fuel cell model... Read More about Influence of catalyst agglomerate internal structure on PEFC performance investigated by a multiscale numerical model.

Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024)
Journal Article
Naghavi, M., Ong, K. L., & Soyiri, I. (2024). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet, 403(10440), 2100-2132. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2824%2900367-2

Background: Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable met... Read More about Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024)
Journal Article
Schumacher, A. E., Hmwe Kyu, H., & Soyiri, I. N. (2024). Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet, 403(10440), 1989-2056. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2824%2900476-8

Background: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this... Read More about Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

How quickly does wood fragment in rivers? Methodological challenges, preliminary findings, and perspectives (2024)
Journal Article
Hortobágyi, B., Milan, D., Bourgeau, F., & Piégay, H. (2024). How quickly does wood fragment in rivers? Methodological challenges, preliminary findings, and perspectives. Earth surface processes and landforms : the journal of the British Geomorphological Research Group, https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5877

Large wood plays a significant role in fluvial ecosystems, influencing river geomorphology and ecology. However, it poses both benefits to river systems and risks, making it essential to understand its dynamics for effective management. A better unde... Read More about How quickly does wood fragment in rivers? Methodological challenges, preliminary findings, and perspectives.

"Freedom is a constant struggle”: Women’s journeys after modern slavery in the United Kingdom (2024)
Thesis
Nghishitende, N. J. "Freedom is a constant struggle”: Women’s journeys after modern slavery in the United Kingdom. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4867012

This thesis provides insights into the journeys of women who have left situations classified as modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT) and are remodelling their lives in the UK. Employing critical methodologies, this thesis utilises narrative an... Read More about "Freedom is a constant struggle”: Women’s journeys after modern slavery in the United Kingdom.

A Grounded Theory of Medication Administration Safety in Palestinian Critical Care Units (2024)
Thesis
Anabtawi, R. A Grounded Theory of Medication Administration Safety in Palestinian Critical Care Units. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4866292

Introduction
Administering medication is a critical skill that requires a professional nurse who understands the steps of the medication administration process and is highly skilled in calculating the medication dosage to ensure safe medication admi... Read More about A Grounded Theory of Medication Administration Safety in Palestinian Critical Care Units.

Correcting Current Injustices: Challenges, Reimagining and Building a Better Future for Young People with Special Educational Needs, Disabilities and Mental ill-health (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Glazzard, J. (2024, May). Correcting Current Injustices: Challenges, Reimagining and Building a Better Future for Young People with Special Educational Needs, Disabilities and Mental ill-health

The lecture explores the current challenges in the education sector in relation to children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities, including those with mental ill-health. It will chart some of the historical developments... Read More about Correcting Current Injustices: Challenges, Reimagining and Building a Better Future for Young People with Special Educational Needs, Disabilities and Mental ill-health.

Microplastics in human blood: Polymer types, concentrations and characterisation using μFTIR (2024)
Journal Article
Leonard, S. V. L., Liddle, C. R., Atherall, C. A., Chapman, E., Watkins, M., Calaminus, S. D. J., & Rotchell, J. M. (2024). Microplastics in human blood: Polymer types, concentrations and characterisation using μFTIR. Environment International, 188, Article 108751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108751

Microplastics (MPs) are an everyday part of life, and are now ubiquitous in the environment. Crucially, MPs have not just been found within the environment, but also within human bodies, including the blood. We aimed to provide novel information on t... Read More about Microplastics in human blood: Polymer types, concentrations and characterisation using μFTIR.

(In)Human Entity: A Study of the ‘Living’ Doll in Contemporary Horror (2024)
Thesis
Mills, S. (2023). (In)Human Entity: A Study of the ‘Living’ Doll in Contemporary Horror. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4963735

This thesis, as the first full length study of dolls and horror, provides an extensive examination of the ‘living’ doll figure in contemporary horror narratives. Dolls have been a significant feature of the horror genre for decades and their prevalen... Read More about (In)Human Entity: A Study of the ‘Living’ Doll in Contemporary Horror.

Probabilistic model-checking of collaborative robots: a human injury assessment in agricultural applications (2024)
Journal Article
Guevara, L., Khalid, M., Hanheide, M., & Parsons, S. (2024). Probabilistic model-checking of collaborative robots: a human injury assessment in agricultural applications. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 222, Article 108987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2024.108987

Current technology has made it possible to automate a number of agricultural processes that were traditionally carried out by humans and now can be entirely performed by robotic platforms. However, there are certain tasks like soft fruit harvesting,... Read More about Probabilistic model-checking of collaborative robots: a human injury assessment in agricultural applications.

Predicting patients with dementia most at risk of needing psychiatric inpatient or enhanced community care using routinely collected clinical data: a retrospective multi-site cohort study (2024)
Journal Article
London, S., Chen, S., Sidhom, E., Lewis, J., Wolverson, E., Cardinal, R., Roalf, D., Mueller, C., & Underwood, B. (online). Predicting patients with dementia most at risk of needing psychiatric inpatient or enhanced community care using routinely collected clinical data: a retrospective multi-site cohort study. British Journal of Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.14

BACKGROUND. Dementia is a common and progressive condition whose prevalence is grow-ing worldwide. It is challenging for healthcare systems to provide continuity in clinical ser-vices for all patients from diagnosis to death. AIMS. To test whether pa... Read More about Predicting patients with dementia most at risk of needing psychiatric inpatient or enhanced community care using routinely collected clinical data: a retrospective multi-site cohort study.

Livelihood Trajectories of Rural Young People in Southern Africa: Stuck in Loops? (2024)
Journal Article
Hajdu, F., van Blerk, L., Ansell, N., Hemsteede, R., Mwathunga, E., Hlabana, T., & Robson, E. (in press). Livelihood Trajectories of Rural Young People in Southern Africa: Stuck in Loops?. Development and Change, https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12826

Attempts to boost rural development in the Global South tend to focus on ways in which people can transform their lives. Interventions are often designed to help overcome specific envisioned constraints and push individuals onto a pathway out of pover... Read More about Livelihood Trajectories of Rural Young People in Southern Africa: Stuck in Loops?.

Defining the miRnome of Saphenous Vein Smooth Muscle Cells from Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (2024)
Journal Article
Hussain, A., Asare-Amankwah, Y., Qureshi, S., Thornton, M. J., Palmer, T. M., Bolanle, I. O., Wood, I. C., Turner, N. A., Porter, K. E., Tedder, A., & Riches-Suman, K. (2024). Defining the miRnome of Saphenous Vein Smooth Muscle Cells from Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetology, 5(2), 178-189. https://doi.org/10.3390/diabetology5020014

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients suffer premature development of cardiovascular disease and commonly require cardiac revascularization using the autologous saphenous vein (SV). Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are the principal cell type within the... Read More about Defining the miRnome of Saphenous Vein Smooth Muscle Cells from Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Developing Responsible Leadership in the context of Corporate Governance of the Nigerian Banking System (2024)
Thesis
Titus, O. Developing Responsible Leadership in the context of Corporate Governance of the Nigerian Banking System. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4866452

The daily challenges faced by many Nigerian banks are compounded by increasing stakeholder demands. Managers find themselves juggling multiple accountabilities to both stakeholders and shareholders, positioning bank leadership in a delicate balance b... Read More about Developing Responsible Leadership in the context of Corporate Governance of the Nigerian Banking System.

Lion of Love: Representations of Russian Homosexuality and Homophobia in Netflix’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2024)
Journal Article
Baker, C. (2024). Lion of Love: Representations of Russian Homosexuality and Homophobia in Netflix’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Historical reflections, 50(2), 61-76. https://doi.org/10.3167/hrrh.2024.500205

Alexander Lemtov, the Russian antagonist of Netflix’s 2020 musical comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, embodies and dramatizes contentions over Russian homophobia, disavowals of homosexuality in Russian entertainment, and the cons... Read More about Lion of Love: Representations of Russian Homosexuality and Homophobia in Netflix’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.

NANOGrav 15-year gravitational-wave background methods (2024)
Journal Article
Johnson, A. D., Meyers, P. M., Baker, P. T., Cornish, N. J., Hazboun, J. S., Littenberg, T. B., Romano, J. D., Taylor, S. R., Vallisneri, M., Vigeland, S. J., Olum, K. D., Siemens, X., Ellis, J. A., Van Haasteren, R., Hourihane, S., Agazie, G., Anumarlapudi, A., Archibald, A. M., Arzoumanian, Z., Blecha, L., …Young, O. (2024). NANOGrav 15-year gravitational-wave background methods. Physical Review D, 109(10), Article 103012. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.109.103012

Pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) use an array of millisecond pulsars to search for gravitational waves in the nanohertz regime in pulse time of arrival data. This paper presents rigorous tests of PTA methods, examining their consistency across the relevan... Read More about NANOGrav 15-year gravitational-wave background methods.

Urinary proteomic signature of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism by spironolactone: evidence from the HOMAGE trial (2024)
Journal Article
Yu, Y. L., Siwy, J., An, D. W., González, A., Hansen, T. W., Latosinska, A., Pellicori, P., Ravassa, S., Mariottoni, B., Verdonschot, J. A., Ahmed, F., Petutschnigg, J., Rossignol, P., Heymans, S., Cuthbert, J. J., Girerd, N., Clark, A. L., Verhamme, P., Nawrot, T. S., Janssens, S., …Collier, T. (in press). Urinary proteomic signature of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism by spironolactone: evidence from the HOMAGE trial. Heart, https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2023-323796

Objective Heart failure (HF) is characterised by collagen deposition. Urinary proteomic profiling (UPP) followed by peptide sequencing identifies parental proteins, for over 70% derived from collagens. This study aimed to refine understanding of the... Read More about Urinary proteomic signature of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism by spironolactone: evidence from the HOMAGE trial.