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Cost-utility analysis of Adapted Problem Adaptation Therapy for depression in mild to moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease: PATHFINDER randomized controlled trial (2024)
Journal Article
Panca, M., Howard, R., Cort, E., Rawlinson, C., Gould, R. L., Wiegand, M., Downey, A. M., Banerjee, S., Fox, C., Harwood, R., Livingston, G., Moniz-Cook, E., Russell, G., Thomas, A., Wilkinson, P., Freemantle, N., & Hunter, R. M. (2024). Cost-utility analysis of Adapted Problem Adaptation Therapy for depression in mild to moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease: PATHFINDER randomized controlled trial. BJPsych Open, 10(6), Article e189. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.775

Background
Depression is common in people with dementia, and negatively affects quality of life.
Aims
This paper aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of an intervention for depression in mild and moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease... Read More about Cost-utility analysis of Adapted Problem Adaptation Therapy for depression in mild to moderate dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease: PATHFINDER randomized controlled trial.

Current and emerging opioids for the treatment of chronic cough: a mini review (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, M., & Morice, A. H. (online). Current and emerging opioids for the treatment of chronic cough: a mini review. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, https://doi.org/10.1080/14656566.2024.2418983

Introduction: Chronic cough has increasingly been recognized as a distinct clinical entity that affects a significant portion of the global population. Despite advancements in understanding its pathophysiology, treatment options remain limited. Opioi... Read More about Current and emerging opioids for the treatment of chronic cough: a mini review.

A Secure User Anonymity-Preserving Biometrics and PUFs-Based Multi-Server Authentication Scheme With Key Agreement in 5G Networks (2024)
Journal Article
Xu, D., Bian, W., Li, Q., Xie, D., Zhao, J., & Hu, Y. (online). A Secure User Anonymity-Preserving Biometrics and PUFs-Based Multi-Server Authentication Scheme With Key Agreement in 5G Networks. IEEE internet of things journal, https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2024.3486005

The 5G networks can provide high data rates, ultra-low latency and huge network capacity. In 5G networks environment, the popularity of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to a rapid increase in the amount of data. Multi-server distributed cloud com... Read More about A Secure User Anonymity-Preserving Biometrics and PUFs-Based Multi-Server Authentication Scheme With Key Agreement in 5G Networks.

Tackling inequalities in preconception health and care: barriers, facilitators and recommendations for action from the 2023 UK preconception EMCR network conference (2024)
Journal Article
Schoenaker, D., Hall, J., Stewart, C., Hanley, S. J., Cassinelli, E. H., Benton, M., Azzari Wynn-Jones, A., Chawla, M., Currie, S., & 2023 UK Preconception EMCR Network conference workshop participants. (2024). Tackling inequalities in preconception health and care: barriers, facilitators and recommendations for action from the 2023 UK preconception EMCR network conference. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 15, 24-25. https://doi.org/10.1017/S204017442400031X

Reducing inequalities in preconception health and care is critical to improving the health and life chances of current and future generations. A hybrid workshop was held at the 2023 UK Preconception Early and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCR) Network con... Read More about Tackling inequalities in preconception health and care: barriers, facilitators and recommendations for action from the 2023 UK preconception EMCR network conference.

Playing It Safer: Applied Theatre as a means of reducing barriers to LGBTQIA+ inclusion in sports and education environments (2024)
Journal Article
Eldridge, D., Fielding, L., & Dickenson, S. J. (online). Playing It Safer: Applied Theatre as a means of reducing barriers to LGBTQIA+ inclusion in sports and education environments. Support for Learning, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9604.12497

In a context where more than 40% of LGBTQIA+ individuals in the UK are estimated to avoid sports due to experiences of discrimination, with disengagement closely linked to negative experiences during physical education at school, the ability of speci... Read More about Playing It Safer: Applied Theatre as a means of reducing barriers to LGBTQIA+ inclusion in sports and education environments.

A palynological investigation of the Early-Middle Devonian transition and associated Choteč Event in Northern Spain (2024)
Journal Article
Lopes, G., Blanco-Ferrera, S., Bond, D. P., Greene, S. E., Hilton, J., Marshall, J. E., Sanz-López, J., & Wellman, C. H. (2025). A palynological investigation of the Early-Middle Devonian transition and associated Choteč Event in Northern Spain. Review of palaeobotany and palynology, 332, Article 105222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2024.105222

In Northern Spain there is a near complete sequence of Devonian rocks that accumulated around a relatively isolated land mass, the Armorican Terrane Assemblage, which was separated from Gondwana to the south and Laurussia to the north. The Lower to M... Read More about A palynological investigation of the Early-Middle Devonian transition and associated Choteč Event in Northern Spain.

Understanding impact and factors that improve postvention service delivery: findings from a study of a community-based suicide bereavement support service in England (2024)
Journal Article
Bell, J., Cunnah, K., & Earle, F. (online). Understanding impact and factors that improve postvention service delivery: findings from a study of a community-based suicide bereavement support service in England. Mortality, https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2024.2417299

This article reports on a two-year study of a community-based suicide postvention support service in the UK. Attention centres on the implementation of four integrated elements within the service model: multi-agency working with real-time suicide sur... Read More about Understanding impact and factors that improve postvention service delivery: findings from a study of a community-based suicide bereavement support service in England.

How to assess patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions (2024)
Journal Article
Lethbridge, D. (online). How to assess patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions. Nursing Times, 120, Article 11

A musculoskeletal assessment includes an assessment of the active and passive range of motion, muscle strength testing and factors such as tenderness and inflammation of the joints. Understanding the key components is imperative for advanced nurse pr... Read More about How to assess patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions.

Engaging with parents' voices to support children with neurodiversity, anxiety, trauma, and attachment issues: Towards more inclusive practice in schools (2024)
Journal Article
Shaw, T. (in press). Engaging with parents' voices to support children with neurodiversity, anxiety, trauma, and attachment issues: Towards more inclusive practice in schools. Support for Learning, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9604.12494

The return to school following the significant disruption to education during the COVID‐19 pandemic presents challenges for students, teachers, and parents. In the English context, education leaders have expressed serious concerns about the significa... Read More about Engaging with parents' voices to support children with neurodiversity, anxiety, trauma, and attachment issues: Towards more inclusive practice in schools.

Genetic algorithm inspired optimal integrated nonlinear control technique for an electric power steering system (2024)
Journal Article
Nguyen, T. A., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Genetic algorithm inspired optimal integrated nonlinear control technique for an electric power steering system. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 46(11), Article 661. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-024-05255-5

This paper introduces an optimal integrated control method for automotive steering systems called Backstepping Proportional Integral Derivative-Genetic Algorithm (BSPID-GA). The proposed algorithm combines Back Stepping Control (BSC) and Proportional... Read More about Genetic algorithm inspired optimal integrated nonlinear control technique for an electric power steering system.

Effects of ambient temperature on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality in highly polluted region (2024)
Journal Article
Yap Chung, C., Yang, J., Yang, X., & He, J. (2024). Effects of ambient temperature on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality in highly polluted region. Urban Climate, 58, Article 102163

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) studies have established a clear connection between ambient air pollution, extreme temperatures, and an increased risk of mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, limited research has be... Read More about Effects of ambient temperature on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality in highly polluted region.

Menopause and Flexible Working: Starting Conversations (2024)
Book Chapter
Brown, S., & Marsh-Davies, K. (2024). Menopause and Flexible Working: Starting Conversations. In V. Porritt, L. Hannay, & N. Hilton (Eds.), Disruptive Women: A WomenEd Guide to Equitable Action in Education. Corwin Press

•There is currently a global teacher recruitment and retention crisis which includes losing experienced and talented women teachers in mid-life.
•Menopause is a normal life stage usually impacting on women in mid-life. We acknowledge that trans and... Read More about Menopause and Flexible Working: Starting Conversations.

Preparing for responsive management versus preparing for renal dialysis in multimorbid older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (Prepare for Kidney Care): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. (2024)
Journal Article
Worthington, J., Soundy, A., Frost, J., Rooshenas, L., MacNeill, S. J., Realpe Rojas, A., Garfield, K., Liu, Y., Alloway, K., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Burns, A., Chilcot, J., Darling, J., Davies, S., Farrington, K., Gibson, A., Husbands, S., Huxtable, R., McNally, H., Murphy, E., …Caskey, F. J. (2024). Preparing for responsive management versus preparing for renal dialysis in multimorbid older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (Prepare for Kidney Care): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 25(1), Article 688. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08509-8

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence is steadily increasing, in part due to increased multimorbidity in our aging global population. When progression to kidney failure cannot be avoided, people need unbiased information to inform decis... Read More about Preparing for responsive management versus preparing for renal dialysis in multimorbid older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (Prepare for Kidney Care): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial..

Using geophysical subsurface data for the reconstruction of valley-scale spatio-temporal floodplain evolution: implications for upland river restoration (2024)
Journal Article
Schwendel, A. C., Milan, D. J., Pope, R. J., Williams, R., & Thompson, W. (2024). Using geophysical subsurface data for the reconstruction of valley-scale spatio-temporal floodplain evolution: implications for upland river restoration. Geomorphology, 466, Article 109459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109459

The use of analogues of previous river styles is highly significant for successful river restoration, yet some existing techniques available to assist practitioners are still not widely applied. We explore the use of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), t... Read More about Using geophysical subsurface data for the reconstruction of valley-scale spatio-temporal floodplain evolution: implications for upland river restoration.

Eco-Driving With Partial Wireless Charging Lane at Signalized Intersection: A Reinforcement Learning Approach (2024)
Journal Article
Ren, X., Lai, C. S., Guo, Z., & Taylor, G. (2024). Eco-Driving With Partial Wireless Charging Lane at Signalized Intersection: A Reinforcement Learning Approach. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tce.2024.3482101

Consumer electronics such as advanced GPS, vehicular sensors, inertial measurement units (IMUs), and wireless modules integrate vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) within internet of thing (IoT), enabling connected autonomous... Read More about Eco-Driving With Partial Wireless Charging Lane at Signalized Intersection: A Reinforcement Learning Approach.

Evaluating Models of the Ageing BOLD Response (2024)
Journal Article
Henson, R. N., Olszowy, W., Tsvetanov, K. A., Yadav, P. S., Tyler, L. K., Brayne, C., Bullmore, E. T., Calder, A. C., Cusack, R., Dalgleish, T., Duncan, J., Matthews, F. E., Marslen-Wilson, W. D., Rowe, J. B., Shafto, M. A., Campbell, K., Cheung, T., Davis, S., Geerligs, L., Kievit, R., …Zeidman, P. (2024). Evaluating Models of the Ageing BOLD Response. Human Brain Mapping, 45(15), Article e70043. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.70043

Neural activity cannot be directly observed using fMRI; rather it must be inferred from the hemodynamic responses that neural activity causes. Solving this inverse problem is made possible through the use of forward models, which generate predicted h... Read More about Evaluating Models of the Ageing BOLD Response.

Improving Generalization for Hyperspectral Image Classification: The Impact of Disjoint Sampling on Deep Models (2024)
Journal Article
Ahmad, M., Mazzara, M., Distefano, S., Khan, A. M., & Altuwaijri, H. A. (2024). Improving Generalization for Hyperspectral Image Classification: The Impact of Disjoint Sampling on Deep Models. Computers, Materials & Continua, 81(1), 503-532. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2024.056318

Disjoint sampling is critical for rigorous and unbiased evaluation of state-of-the-art (SOTA) models e.g., Attention Graph and Vision Transformer. When training, validation, and test sets overlap or share data, it introduces a bias that inflates perf... Read More about Improving Generalization for Hyperspectral Image Classification: The Impact of Disjoint Sampling on Deep Models.

Andromeda: A Model-Connected Framework for Safety Assessment and Assurance (2024)
Journal Article
Retouniotis, A., Papadopoulos, Y., & Sorokos, I. (2025). Andromeda: A Model-Connected Framework for Safety Assessment and Assurance. Journal of Systems and Software, 220, Article 112256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2024.112256

Safety is a key factor in the development of critical systems, encompassing both conventional types, such as aircraft, and modern technologies, such as autonomous vehicles. Failures during their operation can be potentially farreaching and impact peo... Read More about Andromeda: A Model-Connected Framework for Safety Assessment and Assurance.

Embedding Reverse Electron Transfer Between Stably Bare Cu Nanoparticles and Cation-Vacancy CuWO4 (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Li, Z., Li, X., Gao, C., Pu, Y., Zhong, X., Qian, J., Zeng, M., Chu, X., Chen, Z., Redshaw, C., Zhou, H., Sun, C., Regier, T., King, G., Dynes, J. J., Zhang, B., Zhu, Y., Li, G., Peng, Y., …Wu, Y. A. (online). Embedding Reverse Electron Transfer Between Stably Bare Cu Nanoparticles and Cation-Vacancy CuWO4. Advanced materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202412570

Cu nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted widespread attention in electronics, energy, and catalysis. However, conventionally synthesized Cu NPs face some challenges such as surface passivation and agglomeration in applications, which impairs their funct... Read More about Embedding Reverse Electron Transfer Between Stably Bare Cu Nanoparticles and Cation-Vacancy CuWO4.