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Larval and juvenile fish abundance, habitat, water quality, flow and climate data from English rivers, 1984-2017 (2025)
Data
(2025). Larval and juvenile fish abundance, habitat, water quality, flow and climate data from English rivers, 1984-2017. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.5285/c904c5f0-7f21-4759-a7d4-c262da230b53

This dataset contains monthly/annual time series of species-specific abundances and covariates for 137 targeted larval/juvenile fish surveys at sites in a range of English lowland rivers. Larval/juvenile fish data come from two different sources: The... Read More about Larval and juvenile fish abundance, habitat, water quality, flow and climate data from English rivers, 1984-2017.

Bridging the Gaps In Evidencing Prevention: Key Findings from a Multi-site Study of Local Area Coordination (2025)
Report
Jessop, B., Cook, J., & Thierry, H. (2025). Bridging the Gaps In Evidencing Prevention: Key Findings from a Multi-site Study of Local Area Coordination. National Institute for Health and Social Care Research

Executive Summary:
The transformative potential of second wave preventative interventions (Local Area Coordination, Neighbourhood Networking, place-based hubs, etc.), lies in their perceived ability to relieve demands and financial strain on formal... Read More about Bridging the Gaps In Evidencing Prevention: Key Findings from a Multi-site Study of Local Area Coordination.

Using Lyα Absorption to Measure the Intensity and Variability of z ∼ 2.4 Ultraviolet Background Light (2025)
Journal Article
Weiss, L. H., Gebhardt, K., Davis, D., Mentuch Cooper, E., Lujan Niemeyer, M., Qezlou, M., Mirza Khanlari, M., Ciardullo, R., Farrow, D., Gawiser, E., Gazagnes, S., Gronwall, C., Hill, G. J., & Schneider, D. P. (2025). Using Lyα Absorption to Measure the Intensity and Variability of z ∼ 2.4 Ultraviolet Background Light. The Astrophysical journal, 983(1), Article 72. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adc0f9

We present measurements of z ∼ 2.4 ultraviolet (UV) background light using Lyα absorption from galaxies at z ∼ 2–3 in the Hobby–Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) database. Thanks to the wide area of this survey, we also measure the var... Read More about Using Lyα Absorption to Measure the Intensity and Variability of z ∼ 2.4 Ultraviolet Background Light.

Performance Evaluation of an Energy-Efficient Oscillating Air-Conditioning Dehumidification System through Experimental Testing and Numerical Modelling (2025)
Journal Article
Yue, J., Zeng, C., Wang, Z., Lu, J., Qin, J., Shang, X., Liu, L., & Pei, Z. (online). Performance Evaluation of an Energy-Efficient Oscillating Air-Conditioning Dehumidification System through Experimental Testing and Numerical Modelling. Building services engineering research & technology : BSER & T, https://doi.org/10.1177/01436244251333135

This study examines the performance of a new oscillating air-conditioning dehumidification system, designed to overcome the limitations of traditional methods, such as energy-intensive defrost cycles and inconsistent dehumidification in high-humidity... Read More about Performance Evaluation of an Energy-Efficient Oscillating Air-Conditioning Dehumidification System through Experimental Testing and Numerical Modelling.

A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study (2025)
Journal Article
Rabea, K., Michailos, S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 124, 140-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.03.441

Hydrogen is projected to be a major contributor to the renewable and sustainable energy mix in the near future. Among the different routes of hydrogen production, the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) approach has gained much interest... Read More about A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study.

O-GlcNAcylation and Phosphorylation Crosstalk in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Cellular and Therapeutic Significance in Cardiac and Vascular Pathologies (2025)
Journal Article
Bolanle, I. O., & Palmer, T. M. (2025). O-GlcNAcylation and Phosphorylation Crosstalk in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Cellular and Therapeutic Significance in Cardiac and Vascular Pathologies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(7), 3303. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26073303

More than 400 different types of post-translational modifications (PTMs), including O-GlcNAcylation and phosphorylation, combine to co-ordinate almost all aspects of protein function. Often, these PTMs overlap and the specific relationship between O-... Read More about O-GlcNAcylation and Phosphorylation Crosstalk in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Cellular and Therapeutic Significance in Cardiac and Vascular Pathologies.

Simulated heat waves affect cell fate and fitness in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum (2025)
Journal Article
Rivero Crespo, F., Wollenberg-Valero, K., & Banu, S. (2025). Simulated heat waves affect cell fate and fitness in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. Microbial Ecology, 88, Article 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-025-02519-y

The effects of heatwaves at organism and population levels have been widely investigated; however, little is known about how they affect the development of cell populations and the fitness of the resulting organism. Disruptions caused by heatwaves ar... Read More about Simulated heat waves affect cell fate and fitness in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum.

An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hatfield, J., Walker, J., Spencer Grey, S., Oxley, L., & Cowperthwaite, L. (2025, March). An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals. Presented at RCN Education Forum National Conference and Exhibition 2025, Strathclyde University , 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD

The University of Hull’s level 4 university certificate in health and social care is a year-long, part-time programme
designed to widen participation in higher education for students without formal qualifications. It provides
a flexible learning pa... Read More about An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals.

The role of virtual field trips in Geography higher education: A perspective paper (2025)
Journal Article
Hurrell, E. R., Hutchinson, S. M., Yorke, L., Batty, L. C., Bunting, M. J., Swanton, D., McDougall, D. A., & Parsons, D. R. (in press). The role of virtual field trips in Geography higher education: A perspective paper. Area, Article e70011. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.70011

In this perspective paper, we explore the role virtual field trips (VFTs) may play in creating a more resilient, sustainable and equitable field education for Geography students in higher education as we move away from the pandemic but into a financi... Read More about The role of virtual field trips in Geography higher education: A perspective paper.

LiqState: Liquid Identification and State Monitoring Using mmWave IoT Sensing (2025)
Journal Article
Niaz, F., Zhang, J., Khalid, M., Younas, M., & Majid, A. (online). LiqState: Liquid Identification and State Monitoring Using mmWave IoT Sensing. IEEE internet of things journal, https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2025.3549374

Traditional RF-based liquid identification methods generally rely on a single characteristic such as refractive index or permittivity and often assume prior container knowledge, limiting their versatility. These approaches also face challenges in sce... Read More about LiqState: Liquid Identification and State Monitoring Using mmWave IoT Sensing.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity: the By-Band-Sleeve multi-centre, open label, three-group randomised controlled trail (2025)
Journal Article
The By-Band-Sleeve Collaborative Group, Blazeby, J., Rogers, C., Reeves, B., Welbourn, R., Mazza, G., Gidman, E., Kanavou, S., Edwards, D., Maishman, R., Pike, K., Wordsworth, S., Pouwels, K., Doble, B., Fermont, J., Koleva Kolarova, R., Blencowe, N., Byrne, J., Thompson, J., Pouwels, K., …Edmond, J. (online). Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity: the By-Band-Sleeve multi-centre, open label, three-group randomised controlled trail. Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587%2825%2900025-7

Background
The health risks of severe obesity can be reduced with metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), but it is uncertain which operation is most effective or cost-effective. We compared Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), adjustable gastric band (A... Read More about Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy for severe obesity: the By-Band-Sleeve multi-centre, open label, three-group randomised controlled trail.

What active engagement with my community taught me about driving professional scholarship (2025)
Book Chapter
Fallin, L. (in press). What active engagement with my community taught me about driving professional scholarship. In A. Syska, C. Buckley, G. Sedghi, & N. Grayson (Eds.), Transformative Practice in Higher Education Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003503149-11

Professional associations and learned societies are valuable resources, offering third space practitioners networking, connection, support, and scholarly opportunities. External pressures, however, often limit the time available for professional scho... Read More about What active engagement with my community taught me about driving professional scholarship.

A pilot three arm randomised controlled trial and qualitative study of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for diabetic foot ulcer healing (SOLEFUL): A study protocol (2025)
Journal Article
Twiddy, M., Hitchman, L., Chetter, I., & Smith, G. (2025). A pilot three arm randomised controlled trial and qualitative study of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for diabetic foot ulcer healing (SOLEFUL): A study protocol. International wound journal, 22(4), Article e70176. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.70176

The development of effective interventions for diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFU) healing is vital. This protocol outlines a pilot trial and qualitative study investigating ESWT in DFU healing. A pilot three arm placebo controlled double-blinded rand... Read More about A pilot three arm randomised controlled trial and qualitative study of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for diabetic foot ulcer healing (SOLEFUL): A study protocol.

Oxygen Concentration Plays a Critical Role in Fibrinogen-Mediated Platelet Activation via Inactivation of αIIbβ3 and Modulation of Fibrinogen (2025)
Journal Article
Leonard, S. V. L., Booth, Z., Naylor-Adamson, L., Bibby, L., Wraith, K. S., Pula, G., Arman, M., & Calaminus, S. D. J. (2025). Oxygen Concentration Plays a Critical Role in Fibrinogen-Mediated Platelet Activation via Inactivation of αIIbβ3 and Modulation of Fibrinogen. Biomolecules, 15(4), Article 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom15040501

In the vascular system, pathological conditions that cause hypoxia are associated with increased platelet activity and thrombosis. Using a platelet spreading assay, we show that severe hypoxia (i.e., 1%), venous (i.e., 5%), and, surprisingly, arteria... Read More about Oxygen Concentration Plays a Critical Role in Fibrinogen-Mediated Platelet Activation via Inactivation of αIIbβ3 and Modulation of Fibrinogen.

Defining marine rewilding can help guide theory and practice in marine conservation (2025)
Journal Article
Brooker, E., Midgley, G., Burns, N., Trotman, C. E., Gregory, A., & Hopkins, C. (2025). Defining marine rewilding can help guide theory and practice in marine conservation. Communications Earth & Environment, 6, Article 241. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02155-x

Public concern over global climate change and biodiversity loss has accelerated international efforts to restore natural ecosystems through nature-based solutions. Rewilding is a growing conservation approach encompassing the recovery of ecological a... Read More about Defining marine rewilding can help guide theory and practice in marine conservation.