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What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: results of a survey (2024)
Journal Article
Twiddy, M., & Ramsden, S. (2024). What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: results of a survey. PLoS ONE, 19(8), Article e0306593. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306593

In England, the Environment Agency (EA) estimates that over 3 million properties in England are at risk of surface water flooding. Heavy and prolonged rainfall that drives surface water flooding is projected to increase in the future due to climate c... Read More about What influences how well householders living in previously flooded communities feel they are protected or could recover from future flooding?: results of a survey.

A hybrid contextual framework to predict severity of infectious disease: COVID-19 case study (2024)
Journal Article
Azam, M. M. B., Anwaar, F., Khan, A. M., Anwar, M., Ghani, H. B. A., Eisa, T. A. E., & Abdelmaboud, A. (2024). A hybrid contextual framework to predict severity of infectious disease: COVID-19 case study. Egyptian Informatics Journal, 27, Article 100508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eij.2024.100508

Infectious disease is a particular type of disorder triggered by organisms and transmitted directly or indirectly from an infected one like COVID-19. The global economy and public health are immensely affected by COVID-19, a recently emerging infecti... Read More about A hybrid contextual framework to predict severity of infectious disease: COVID-19 case study.

The power of motivational interviewing in healthcare (2024)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2024). The power of motivational interviewing in healthcare. Practice Nursing, 35(7), https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2024.35.7.242

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a pivotal approach in healthcare, utilising collaboration, empathy, and individual empowerment. This article focuses on the foundational principles of MI, focusing on its effectiveness in promoting positive outcomes... Read More about The power of motivational interviewing in healthcare.

Enhanced anticancer effect of lysozyme-functionalized metformin-loaded shellac nanoparticles on a 3D cell model: Role of the nanoparticle and payload concentrations (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, A., Madden, L., & Paunov, V. (online). Enhanced anticancer effect of lysozyme-functionalized metformin-loaded shellac nanoparticles on a 3D cell model: Role of the nanoparticle and payload concentrations. Biomaterials science / Royal Society of Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4bm00692e

Here we used a 3D human hepatic tumour cell culture model to assess the in vitro efficacy of “active” metformin-loaded nanoparticles (NPs) as anticancer therapeutics. The metformin nanocarrier design was repurposed from previous studies targeting bac... Read More about Enhanced anticancer effect of lysozyme-functionalized metformin-loaded shellac nanoparticles on a 3D cell model: Role of the nanoparticle and payload concentrations.

The ten-year anniversary of public procurement reforms: a critical assessment of the European Union public procurement Directives (2024)
Journal Article
Bovis, C. (2024). The ten-year anniversary of public procurement reforms: a critical assessment of the European Union public procurement Directives. ERA-Forum, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12027-024-00798-5

This article evaluates the objectives of the legal framework on public procurement in the European Union and assesses its contribution to the internal market. The author provides for a critical analysis of the evolution of the public procurement acqu... Read More about The ten-year anniversary of public procurement reforms: a critical assessment of the European Union public procurement Directives.

Confronting the Legacy of Eugenics and Ableism: Towards Anti-Ableist Bioscience Education (2024)
Journal Article
da Silva, S.-M., & Hubbard, K. (2024). Confronting the Legacy of Eugenics and Ableism: Towards Anti-Ableist Bioscience Education. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 23(3), https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23-10-0195

Society and education is inherently ableist. Disabled people are routinely excluded from education, or have poorer outcomes within educational systems. Improving educational experiences and outcomes for people of colour have required educators to des... Read More about Confronting the Legacy of Eugenics and Ableism: Towards Anti-Ableist Bioscience Education.

Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action (2024)
Journal Article
Smith, K., McDonagh, B., & Brookes, E. (in press). Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action. Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture, https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2024.2382473

Artistic works informed by the global climate emergency are now common. Yet research typically focuses on the role of art in climate communication, rather than evaluating opportunities for large-scale public art to drive climate action and behavioral... Read More about Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action.

Constraining the duration of ram pressure stripping features in the optical from the direction of jellyfish galaxy tails (2024)
Journal Article
Salinas, V., Jaffé, Y. L., Smith, R., Shinn, J.-H., Crossett, J. P., Gullieuszik, M., González-Torà, G., Piraino-Cerda, F., Poggianti, B., Vulcani, B., Biviano, A., Lourenço, A. C. C., Bilton, L. E., Kelkar, K., & Calderón-Castillo, P. (2024). Constraining the duration of ram pressure stripping features in the optical from the direction of jellyfish galaxy tails. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 533(1), 341-359. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae1784

Ram pressure stripping is perhaps the most efficient mechanism for removing gas and quenching galaxies in dense environments as they move through the intergalactic medium. Extreme examples of on-going ram pressure stripping are known as jellyfish gal... Read More about Constraining the duration of ram pressure stripping features in the optical from the direction of jellyfish galaxy tails.

Time-lapse surveys reveal patterns and processes of erosion by exceptionally powerful turbidity currents that flush submarine canyons: A case study of the Congo Canyon (2024)
Journal Article
Ruffell, S. C., Talling, P. J., Baker, M. L., Pope, E. L., Heijnen, M. S., Jacinto, R. S., Cartigny, M. J., Simmons, S. M., Clare, M. A., Heerema, C. J., McGhee, C., Hage, S., Hasenhündl, M., & Parsons, D. R. (2024). Time-lapse surveys reveal patterns and processes of erosion by exceptionally powerful turbidity currents that flush submarine canyons: A case study of the Congo Canyon. Geomorphology, 463, Article 109350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109350

The largest canyons on Earth occur on the seafloor, and seabed sediment flows called turbidity currents play a key role in carving these submarine canyons. However, the processes by which turbidity currents erode submarine canyons are very poorly doc... Read More about Time-lapse surveys reveal patterns and processes of erosion by exceptionally powerful turbidity currents that flush submarine canyons: A case study of the Congo Canyon.

Responding to Incentives or Gaming the System? How UK Business academics respond to the Academic Journal Guide (2024)
Journal Article
Hudson, R. (2024). Responding to Incentives or Gaming the System? How UK Business academics respond to the Academic Journal Guide. Research Policy, 53(9), Article 105082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2024.105082

Journal lists for the assessment of academic performance are widely used worldwide and inform many important decisions, such as, academic workload, salary, hiring, promotion, and tenure. The use of such lists, however, has long been a very controver... Read More about Responding to Incentives or Gaming the System? How UK Business academics respond to the Academic Journal Guide.

Social responsibility and corporate borrowing (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, H., Li, Y., Xiao, Y., Xiong, X., & Zhang, W. (in press). Social responsibility and corporate borrowing. The European journal of finance, https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847x.2024.2377356

We study the impact of social capital, measured by corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance, on corporate borrowing. Using a sample of 120,204 bank loan applications of China's listed firms, we find that an increase in CSR performance increa... Read More about Social responsibility and corporate borrowing.

Global Knowledge, Local Impact: Domain Adaptation and Classification for Obesity in the UAE (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Raza, M., Khattak, A., Abbas, W., & Khan, A. (2024, June). Global Knowledge, Local Impact: Domain Adaptation and Classification for Obesity in the UAE. Presented at 37th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), Guadalajara, Mexico

Obesity, a global public health concern, is escalating rapidly, especially in the Middle East, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) witnessing one of the highest prevalence rates among adults and children. This multifactorial health issue is influence... Read More about Global Knowledge, Local Impact: Domain Adaptation and Classification for Obesity in the UAE.

Green Pathways for Biomass Transformation: A Holistic Evaluation of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) through Life Cycle and Techno-economic Assessment (2024)
Journal Article
Yiin, C. L., Lai, Z. Y., Chin, B. L. F., Lock, S. S. M., Cheah, K. W., Taylor, M. J., Al-Gailani, A., Kolosz, B. W., & Chan, Y. H. (online). Green Pathways for Biomass Transformation: A Holistic Evaluation of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) through Life Cycle and Techno-economic Assessment. Journal of cleaner production, Article 143248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143248

The utilization of renewable biomass resources to manufacture biofuels, chemicals, and materials has garnered considerable attention. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have surfaced as a promising instrument within the realm of biomass conversion, owing... Read More about Green Pathways for Biomass Transformation: A Holistic Evaluation of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) through Life Cycle and Techno-economic Assessment.

Optimising species detection probability and sampling effort in lake fish eDNA surveys (2024)
Journal Article
Sellers, G. S., Jerde, C. L., Harper, L. R., Benucci, M., Di Muri, C., Li, J., Peirson, G., Walsh, K., Hatton-Ellis, T., Duncan, W., Duguid, A., Ottewell, D., Willby, N., Law, A., Bean, C. W., Winfield, I. J., Read, D. S., Lawson Handley, L., & Hänfling, B. (2024). Optimising species detection probability and sampling effort in lake fish eDNA surveys. Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 8, 121–143. https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.8.104655

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is transforming biodiversity monitoring in aquatic environments. Such an approach has been developed and deployed for monitoring lake fish communities in Great Britain, where the method has repeatedly shown a co... Read More about Optimising species detection probability and sampling effort in lake fish eDNA surveys.

The experiences of patients attending the emergency department who were managed by physiotherapists: a person-centred perspective (2024)
Journal Article
Naylor, J., Killingback, C., & Green, A. (in press). The experiences of patients attending the emergency department who were managed by physiotherapists: a person-centred perspective. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2382311

Purpose: The expectation for all clinicians to deliver person-centred practices extends to the growing number of primary contact physiotherapists based in United Kingdom emergency departments (ED). Research on ED patients’ experience of this physioth... Read More about The experiences of patients attending the emergency department who were managed by physiotherapists: a person-centred perspective.

Network meta-analysis of upfront fixed-duration therapies in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (2024)
Journal Article
Molica, S., Allsup, D., & Giannarelli, D. (online). Network meta-analysis of upfront fixed-duration therapies in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. American Journal of Hematology, https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.27437

The emergence of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors marked a significant advancement in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) management, especially for high-risk patients. 1 Ibrutinib, the pioneering BTK inhibitor, has undergone extensive study.... Read More about Network meta-analysis of upfront fixed-duration therapies in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Effectiveness of Social Technical Assistance (STA) Program for Post-Earthquake Reconstruction 4 (2024)
Journal Article
Bhusal, N. P., Bhattarai, K., & Walkley, F. (2024). Effectiveness of Social Technical Assistance (STA) Program for Post-Earthquake Reconstruction 4. Sustainability, 16(5), Article 6284. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156284

This research assesses the effectiveness of the Socio-Technical Assistance (STA) program 8 combined with Owner-Driven Housing Reconstruction for rural private housing recovery after Ne-9 pal's 2015 earthquake, particularly targeting vulnerable househ... Read More about Effectiveness of Social Technical Assistance (STA) Program for Post-Earthquake Reconstruction 4.

Circular Economy Realities: Critical Perspectives on Sustainability (2024)
Book
Deutz, P., Vermeulen, W. J., Baumgartner, R. J., Ramos, T. B., & Raggi, A. (Eds.). (2024). Circular Economy Realities: Critical Perspectives on Sustainability. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003295631

This book addresses the realities of the circular economy, a resource efficiency concept that has risen to global prominence in academic, policy and business circles over the last decade. Considered an approach to sustainable growth, the volume criti... Read More about Circular Economy Realities: Critical Perspectives on Sustainability.