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A Whole School Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing (2024)
Book
Glazzard, J., & Bostwick, R. (2024). A Whole School Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing. (2nd ed.). Critical Publishing

Is mental health provision a concern in your school?

Are you looking to develop a whole school approach to mental health issues?

Do you need targeted, evidence-informed strategies?

Suitable for both primary and secondary age phases, this boo... Read More about A Whole School Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing.

How have journal quality rankings impacted on accounting education and history scholarship in the UK? (2024)
Journal Article
Hudson, R. (in press). How have journal quality rankings impacted on accounting education and history scholarship in the UK?. Accounting education, https://doi.org/10.1080/09639284.2024.2399556

This paper revisits the debate about the potential effect of poor journal quality rankings on accounting education and accounting history scholarship in the UK to see what can be learnt from approximately a decade of subsequent publishing experience.... Read More about How have journal quality rankings impacted on accounting education and history scholarship in the UK?.

Inter-annual variation in movements and passage of seaward migrating European eels at a shrouded Archimedean screw pumping station (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, O. J., Carter, L. J., Hutchinson, T., Don, A., Wright, R. M., Baktoft, H., Pauwels, I. S., & Bolland, J. D. (2024). Inter-annual variation in movements and passage of seaward migrating European eels at a shrouded Archimedean screw pumping station. Ecological engineering, 209, Article 107389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107389

The construction of less damaging (here called fish-friendly) pumping stations has taken place in recent years, but it is unknown if they provide efficient and timely passage to migratory fish, such as European eel (Anguilla anguilla (L.)). The pump... Read More about Inter-annual variation in movements and passage of seaward migrating European eels at a shrouded Archimedean screw pumping station.

“Starting to think that way from the start”: approaching deprescribing decision-making for people accessing palliative care - a qualitative exploration of healthcare professionals views (2024)
Journal Article
Robinson-Barella, A., Richardson, C. L., Bayley, Z., Husband, A., Bojke, A., Bojke, R., Exley, C., Hanratty, B., Elverson, J., Jansen, J., & Todd, A. (in press). “Starting to think that way from the start”: approaching deprescribing decision-making for people accessing palliative care - a qualitative exploration of healthcare professionals views. BMC Palliative Care, 23(1), Article 221. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01523-2

Background
Deprescribing has been defined as the planned process of reducing or stopping medications that may no longer be beneficial or are causing harm, with the goal of reducing medication burden while improving patient quality of life. At presen... Read More about “Starting to think that way from the start”: approaching deprescribing decision-making for people accessing palliative care - a qualitative exploration of healthcare professionals views.

Ensuring children have the right knowledge and skills at the right time (2024)
Journal Article
Dockerty, K. (2024). Ensuring children have the right knowledge and skills at the right time. Primary science review : the primary science journal of the ASE, 15-17

Dr. Kelly Dockerty shares her thoughts on the implications for teacher training and practice, when considering the challenges highlighted by the Primary STEM Education Consultancy publication 'Links and Discrepancies between Maths and Science’ (2023)... Read More about Ensuring children have the right knowledge and skills at the right time.

mm-CUR: A Novel Ubiquitous, Contact-free, and Location-aware Counterfeit Currency Detection in Bundles Using Millimeter-Wave Sensor (2024)
Journal Article
Niaz, F., Zhang, J., Zheng, Y., Khalid, M., & Niaz, A. (online). mm-CUR: A Novel Ubiquitous, Contact-free, and Location-aware Counterfeit Currency Detection in Bundles Using Millimeter-Wave Sensor. ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, https://doi.org/10.1145/3694970

Target material sensing in non-invasive and ubiquitous contexts plays an important role in various applications. Recently, a few wireless sensing systems have been proposed for material identification. In this paper, we introduce mm-CUR, A Novel Ubiq... Read More about mm-CUR: A Novel Ubiquitous, Contact-free, and Location-aware Counterfeit Currency Detection in Bundles Using Millimeter-Wave Sensor.

Asthma diagnosis: a comparison of established diagnostic guidelines in adults with respiratory symptoms (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, A. J., Drake, S., Healy, L., Wang, R., Bennett, M., Wardman, H., Durrington, H., Fowler, S. J., Murray, C. S., & Simpson, A. (2024). Asthma diagnosis: a comparison of established diagnostic guidelines in adults with respiratory symptoms. EClinicalMedicine, 76, Article 102813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102813

Background: Considerable variability exists between asthma diagnostic guidelines. We tested the performance characteristics of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Global Initiat... Read More about Asthma diagnosis: a comparison of established diagnostic guidelines in adults with respiratory symptoms.

The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research (2024)
Journal Article
Dowey, N., Lawrence, A., Raji, M., Jackson, C., Williams, R., Fernando, B., Giles, S., Barclay, J., Brotherson, L., Childs, E., Houghton, J., Khatwa, A., Mills, K., Jameson, G., Rockey, F., Rogers, S., & Souch, C. (2024). The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research. Earth Science, Systems and Society, 4, Article 10123. https://doi.org/10.3389/esss.2024.10123

There is a well-documented racial and ethnic diversity crisis in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) subjects in the Global North that leads to inequities in who does environmental research. The Equator project set out to increase part... Read More about The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research.

Geohistorical insights into marine functional connectivity (2024)
Journal Article
Agiadi, K., Caswell, B. A., Almeida, R., Becheker, A., Blanco, A., Brito, C., León-Cobo, M. J., Cook, E.-M. E., Costantini, F., Karakuş, M., Leprieur, F., López, C., López-López, L., O’Dea, A., Pallacks, S., Rabanal, I., Schultz, L., Tanner, S. E., Theodoropoulou, T., Thurstan, R. H., …Darnaude, A. M. (in press). Geohistorical insights into marine functional connectivity. ICES journal of marine science : journal du conseil, Article fsae117. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsae117

Marine functional connectivity (MFC) refers to the flows of organic matter, genes, and energy that are caused by the active and passive movements of marine organisms. Occurring at various temporal and spatial scales, MFC is a dynamic, constantly evol... Read More about Geohistorical insights into marine functional connectivity.

Better End of Life 2024. Time to care: Findings from a nationally representative survey of experiences at the end of life in England and Wales (2024)
Report
Johansson, T., Pask, S., Goodrich, J., Budd, L., Okamoto, I., Kumar, R., Laidlaw, L., Ghiglieri, C., Woodhead, A., Chambers, R. L., Davies, J., Bone, A. E., Higginson, I. J., Barclay, S., Murtagh, F. E. M., & Sleeman, K. E. (2024). Better End of Life 2024. Time to care: Findings from a nationally representative survey of experiences at the end of life in England and Wales. Marie Curie

Foreword
This is a critical time for action to improve palliative and end of life care.

The findings from this nationally representative survey in England and Wales demonstrate the extent to which people are dying without access to the services... Read More about Better End of Life 2024. Time to care: Findings from a nationally representative survey of experiences at the end of life in England and Wales.

Research priorities for progressive pulmonary fibrosis in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Fabbri, L., Russell, A. M., Chaudhuri, N., Adams, W., Cowan, K., Conway, J., Dickinson, W., Gibbons, M., Hart, S., Jones, S., Lynch-Wilson, J., McMillan, T., Milward, S., Ward, M., Wright, L. E., & Jenkins, G. (2024). Research priorities for progressive pulmonary fibrosis in the UK. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 11(1), Article e002368. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002368

INTRODUCTION: Health research bodies recommend patient involvement and engagement in research and healthcare planning, although their implementation is not yet widespread. This deficiency extends to progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), where crucial... Read More about Research priorities for progressive pulmonary fibrosis in the UK.

Exploring the dynamic evolution of lattice oxygen on exsolved-Mn2O3@SmMn2O5 interfaces for NO Oxidation (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Yang, Q., Li, X., Li, Z., Gao, C., Zhang, H., Chu, X., Redshaw, C., Shi, S., Wu, Y. A., Ma, Y., Peng, Y., Li, J., & Feng, S. (2024). Exploring the dynamic evolution of lattice oxygen on exsolved-Mn2O3@SmMn2O5 interfaces for NO Oxidation. Nature communications, 15(1), Article 7613. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51473-9

Lattice oxygen in metal oxides plays an important role in the reaction of diesel oxidation catalysts, but the atomic-level understanding of structural evolution during the catalytic process remains elusive. Here, we develop a Mn2O3/SmMn2O5 catalyst u... Read More about Exploring the dynamic evolution of lattice oxygen on exsolved-Mn2O3@SmMn2O5 interfaces for NO Oxidation.

Developing University Students’ Assessment Literacy: Theory and Practice (2024)
Journal Article
Holmes, A. (2024). Developing University Students’ Assessment Literacy: Theory and Practice. Innovare Journal of Education, 2(5), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.22159/ijoe.2024v12i5.52282

Assessment literacy skills are increasingly recognized as being important for student success in higher education. However, as a field of study, it is not well-researched except in the context of language assessment. This paper delves into critical t... Read More about Developing University Students’ Assessment Literacy: Theory and Practice.

Automated Machine Learning and Asset Pricing (2024)
Journal Article
Healy, J. V., Gregoriou, A., & Hudson, R. (2024). Automated Machine Learning and Asset Pricing. Risks, 12(9), Article 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/risks12090148

We evaluate whether machine learning methods can better model excess portfolio returns compared to the standard regression-based strategies generally used in the finance and econometric literature. We examine 17 benchmark factor model specifications... Read More about Automated Machine Learning and Asset Pricing.

An in vitro multi-organ microphysiological system (MPS) to investigate the gut-to-brain translocation of neurotoxins (2024)
Journal Article
Jones, E. J., Skinner, B. M., Parker, A., Baldwin, L. R., Greenman, J., Carding, S. R., & Funnell, S. G. (2024). An in vitro multi-organ microphysiological system (MPS) to investigate the gut-to-brain translocation of neurotoxins. Biomicrofluidics, 18(5), Article 054105. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0200459

The death of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra in the base of the brain is a defining pathological feature in the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). PD is, however, a multi-systemic disease, also affecting the peripheral nervou... Read More about An in vitro multi-organ microphysiological system (MPS) to investigate the gut-to-brain translocation of neurotoxins.

Towards the conservation of the crucian carp in Europe: Prolific hybridization but no evidence for introgression between native and non-native taxa (2024)
Journal Article
Jeffries, D., Lawson-Handley, L., Lamatsch, D., Olsén, K. H., Sayer, C. D., & Hänfling, B. (2024). Towards the conservation of the crucian carp in Europe: Prolific hybridization but no evidence for introgression between native and non-native taxa. Molecular ecology, 33(19), Article e17515. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17515

Hybridization plays a pivotal role in evolution, influencing local adaptation and speciation. However, it can also reduce biodiversity, which is especially damaging when native and non-native species meet. Hybridization can threaten native species vi... Read More about Towards the conservation of the crucian carp in Europe: Prolific hybridization but no evidence for introgression between native and non-native taxa.

Deep Learning-Based Colorectal Cancer Image Segmentation and Classification: A Concise Bibliometric Analysis (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fagbola, T. M., Aderemi, E. T., & Thakur, C. S. (2024, August). Deep Learning-Based Colorectal Cancer Image Segmentation and Classification: A Concise Bibliometric Analysis. Presented at 7th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems (icABCD), Mauritius

The use of Deep Learning (DL)-based methods for Colorectal Cancer (CRC) classification and segmentation has gained significant attention in recent times. This study employs a bibliometric analysis to investigate the state-of-the-art research on DL-ba... Read More about Deep Learning-Based Colorectal Cancer Image Segmentation and Classification: A Concise Bibliometric Analysis.

DeepCAI-V3: Improved Brain Tumor Classification from Noisy Brain MR Images using Convolutional Autoencoder and Inception-V3 Architecture (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Babaferi, E. V., Fagbola, T. M., & Thakur, C. S. (2024, August). DeepCAI-V3: Improved Brain Tumor Classification from Noisy Brain MR Images using Convolutional Autoencoder and Inception-V3 Architecture. Presented at 7th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems, Mauritius

Brain tumors are abnormal cell growths within the brain tissues, necessitating their early detection towards effective treatment. To achieve this, high-quality brain images via medical imaging techniques, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), are... Read More about DeepCAI-V3: Improved Brain Tumor Classification from Noisy Brain MR Images using Convolutional Autoencoder and Inception-V3 Architecture.

Addressing hidden tensions and grey areas of general practice: A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Dell'Olio, M., & Reeve, J. (2024). Addressing hidden tensions and grey areas of general practice: A qualitative study. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 74(746), e637-e643. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0514

Background
Generalist approaches can help address several challenges facing today’s primary care. However, GPs report insufficient support to deliver advanced generalist medicine (AGM) in daily practice, struggling within a healthcare system that im... Read More about Addressing hidden tensions and grey areas of general practice: A qualitative study.