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The Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans (2024)
Book
Baker, C. (Ed.). (in press). The Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans. London: Routledge

The Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans is a comprehensive overview of major topics, established debates and new directions in the study of popular music and politics in this region. The vibrant growth of this subject a... Read More about The Routledge Handbook of Popular Music and Politics of the Balkans.

Surveying Domestic Abuse Victims: The Inimical Lack of Common Ground (2024)
Book Chapter
Couto, L. (in press). Surveying Domestic Abuse Victims: The Inimical Lack of Common Ground. In L. Huey, & D. Buil-Gil (Eds.), The Crime Data Handbook (304-315). Bristol: Bristol University Press

Owing to domestic abuse’s complexity, wherein a wide spectrum of behaviours can be subsumed, the subject has been studied in multiple fields (from health sciences to policing), and through different prisms (such as prevention, detection, and response... Read More about Surveying Domestic Abuse Victims: The Inimical Lack of Common Ground.

Not So Robust after All: Evaluating the Robustness of Deep Neural Networks to Unseen Adversarial Attacks (2024)
Journal Article
Garaev, R., Rasheed, B., & Khan, A. M. (2024). Not So Robust after All: Evaluating the Robustness of Deep Neural Networks to Unseen Adversarial Attacks. Algorithms, 17, Article 162. https://doi.org/10.3390/a17040162

Deep neural networks (DNNs) have gained prominence in various applications, but remain vulnerable to adversarial attacks that manipulate data to mislead a DNN. This paper aims to challenge the efficacy and transferability of two contemporary defense... Read More about Not So Robust after All: Evaluating the Robustness of Deep Neural Networks to Unseen Adversarial Attacks.

The Microglial Transcriptome of Age-Associated Deep Subcortical White Matter Lesions Suggests a Neuroprotective Response to Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction (2024)
Journal Article
Almansouri, T., Waller, R., Wharton, S. B., Heath, P. R., Matthews, F. E., Brayne, C., …Simpson, J. E. (2024). The Microglial Transcriptome of Age-Associated Deep Subcortical White Matter Lesions Suggests a Neuroprotective Response to Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(8), Article 4445. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25084445

Age-associated deep-subcortical white matter lesions (DSCLs) are an independent risk factor for dementia, displaying high levels of CD68 + microglia. This study aimed to characterize the transcriptomic profile of microglia in DSCLs and surrounding r... Read More about The Microglial Transcriptome of Age-Associated Deep Subcortical White Matter Lesions Suggests a Neuroprotective Response to Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction.

Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus (2024)
Journal Article
Neiva, J., Assis, J., Fragkopoulou, E., Pearson, G. A., Raimondi, P. T., Anderson, L., …Serrão, E. A. (2024). Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus. Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 12, Article 1356987. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1356987

Amphiboreal taxa are often composed of vicariant phylogroups and species complexes whose divergence and phylogeographic affinities reflect a shared history of chronic isolation and episodic trans-Arctic dispersal. Ecological filters and shifting sele... Read More about Trans-Arctic asymmetries, melting pots and weak species cohesion in the low-dispersal amphiboreal seaweed Fucus distichus.

Movements and habitat use of native and invasive piscivorous fishes in a temperate and channelized lowland river (2024)
Journal Article
Nolan, E. T., Hindes, A. M., Bolland, J. D., Davies, P., Gutmann Roberts, C., Tarkan, A. S., & Britton, J. R. (2024). Movements and habitat use of native and invasive piscivorous fishes in a temperate and channelized lowland river. Hydrobiologia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05533-2

Lowland temperate rivers provide important habitats for piscivorous fishes, but with their year-round spatial and temporal habitat use is often poorly understood, including their use of off-channel habitats. Here, the movements and habitat use of the... Read More about Movements and habitat use of native and invasive piscivorous fishes in a temperate and channelized lowland river.

Ex situ experimentation to determine if introduced artificial habitat can provide alternative refuge to hazardous anthropogenic structures (2024)
Journal Article
Norman, J., Clark, D., Henshaw, A., Wright, R. M., Cattaneo, M. E. G. V., & Bolland, J. D. (2024). Ex situ experimentation to determine if introduced artificial habitat can provide alternative refuge to hazardous anthropogenic structures. Restoration Ecology, Article e14157. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14157

Highly degraded lowland river ecosystems are of global concern to restoration practitioners. Hazardous anthropogenic structures, such as those used for water level management (i.e. pumping stations), present a mortality risk to fish and associated ch... Read More about Ex situ experimentation to determine if introduced artificial habitat can provide alternative refuge to hazardous anthropogenic structures.

Institution level awarding gap metrics for identifying educational inequity: useful tools or reductive distractions? (2024)
Journal Article
Hubbard, K. (2024). Institution level awarding gap metrics for identifying educational inequity: useful tools or reductive distractions?. Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01216-y

Equity is increasingly seen as a core value for Higher Education systems around the world. (In)equity is often measured through construction of achievement gaps, quantifying the relative outcomes of two populations of students. Institution-level gaps... Read More about Institution level awarding gap metrics for identifying educational inequity: useful tools or reductive distractions?.

Genetic consequences of improved river connectivity in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) (2024)
Journal Article
Moccetti, P., Dodd, J. R., Joyce, D. A., Nunn, A. D., Gillespie, B., & Bolland, J. D. (2024). Genetic consequences of improved river connectivity in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.). Evolutionary Applications, 17(4), Article e13660. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13660

Fragmentation of watercourses poses a significant threat to biodiversity, particularly for migratory fish species. Mitigation measures such as fishways, have been increasingly implemented to restore river connectivity and support fish migration. The... Read More about Genetic consequences of improved river connectivity in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.).

Tracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters (2024)
Journal Article
Özgül, A., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Abecasis, D., Alós, J., Aarestrup, K., Reubens, J., …Lennox, R. J. (2024). Tracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters. Fisheries Management and Ecology, Article e12706. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12706

Acoustic telemetry (AT) has emerged as a valuable tool for monitoring aquatic animals in both European inland and marine waters over the past two decades. The European Tracking Network (ETN) initiative has played a pivotal role in promoting collabora... Read More about Tracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters.

Telephone advice lines for adults with advanced illness and their family carers: a qualitative analysis and novel practical framework (2024)
Journal Article
Pask, S., Omoruyi, A., Mohamed, A., Chambers, R. L., McFarlane, P. G., Johansson, T., …Murtagh, F. E. (2024). Telephone advice lines for adults with advanced illness and their family carers: a qualitative analysis and novel practical framework. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163241242329

Background Telephone advice lines have been recommended internationally to support around-the-clock care for people living at home with advanced illness. While they undoubtedly support care, there is little evidence about what elements are needed fo... Read More about Telephone advice lines for adults with advanced illness and their family carers: a qualitative analysis and novel practical framework.

Extracorporeal Shockwave for Intermittent Claudication and Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2024)
Journal Article
Cai, P., Pymer, S., Raza, A., Ibeggazene, S., Ibeggazene, S., Hitchman, L., …Smith, G. (2024). Extracorporeal Shockwave for Intermittent Claudication and Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0625

Importance Intermittent lower limb claudication limits function and quality of life. Supervised exercise programs are not readily available, and a noninvasive alternative is needed. Objective To assess extracorporeal corporeal shockwave ther... Read More about Extracorporeal Shockwave for Intermittent Claudication and Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Financial literacy and household financial resilience (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, T., Fan, M., Li, Y., & Yue, P. (2024). Financial literacy and household financial resilience. Finance research letters, Article 105378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2024.105378

Rising uncertainty has drawn researchers’ attention towards households’ anti-risk capacities. Using data from the China Household Finance Survey covering 2019 to 2021, this study investigates the impact of financial literacy on household financial re... Read More about Financial literacy and household financial resilience.

Social prescribing for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers: what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why – protocol for a complex intervention systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Marshall, J., Papavasiliou, E., Fox, C., Hawkes, M., Irvine, A., Moniz-Cook, E., …Cross, J. L. (2024). Social prescribing for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers: what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why – protocol for a complex intervention systematic review. BMJ open, 14(4), Article e080551. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080551

Introduction Dementia is a complex medical condition that poses significant challenges to healthcare systems and support services. People living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers experience complex needs often exacerbated by social isolation an... Read More about Social prescribing for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their carers: what works, for whom, under what circumstances and why – protocol for a complex intervention systematic review.

An options-pricing approach to forecasting the French presidential election (2024)
Journal Article
Fry, J., Hastings, T., & Binner, J. (in press). An options-pricing approach to forecasting the French presidential election. Journal of the Operational Research Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2024.2334339

A subjective probability argument suggests vote-share estimates from polling companies can be interpreted as market prices. The corresponding election constitutes the price at a known future date. This makes an options-pricing approach particularly a... Read More about An options-pricing approach to forecasting the French presidential election.

Associations between multimorbidity and neuropathology in dementia: a case for considering functional cognitive disorders, psychiatric illness, and dementia mimics (2024)
Journal Article
Hamilton, C. A., Matthews, F. E., Attems, J., Donaghy, P. C., Taylor, J., & Thomas, A. J. (in press). Associations between multimorbidity and neuropathology in dementia: a case for considering functional cognitive disorders, psychiatric illness, and dementia mimics. British Journal of Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.25

Cognitive impairment in older people has a variety of underlying causes. In addition to neurodegenerative causes such as Alzheimer's disease, a dementia-like cognitive disorder may appear due to non-degenerative factors. Multimorbidity has been previ... Read More about Associations between multimorbidity and neuropathology in dementia: a case for considering functional cognitive disorders, psychiatric illness, and dementia mimics.

Immersed in the transitioning HE sector: the impact of transitions in the higher education sector in England on staff and students (2024)
Journal Article
Glazzard, J., & Tate, A. (2024). Immersed in the transitioning HE sector: the impact of transitions in the higher education sector in England on staff and students. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.5334/ijelt.77

The increasing marketisation of the UK higher education sector in recent years has resulted in multiple transitions for universities. Student evaluations of teaching and university league tables have placed greater importance on both the quality of t... Read More about Immersed in the transitioning HE sector: the impact of transitions in the higher education sector in England on staff and students.

Immersed in the Transitioning Higher Education Sector: The Impact of Transitions in the Higher Education Sector in England on Staff and Students. (2024)
Journal Article
Tate, A., & Glazzard, J. (2024). Immersed in the Transitioning Higher Education Sector: The Impact of Transitions in the Higher Education Sector in England on Staff and Students. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 3(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijelt.77

The increasing marketisation of the UK higher education sector in recent years has resulted in multiple transitions for universities. Student evaluations of teaching and university league tables have placed greater importance on both the quality of t... Read More about Immersed in the Transitioning Higher Education Sector: The Impact of Transitions in the Higher Education Sector in England on Staff and Students..

Do We Listen to What Makes Children Happy? A Systematic Literature Review of Voices of Children Aged 3-7 Years in Educational Research (2024)
Journal Article
Urbina-Garcia, A. (2024). Do We Listen to What Makes Children Happy? A Systematic Literature Review of Voices of Children Aged 3-7 Years in Educational Research. Journal of Happiness and Health, 4(2), 46-62. https://doi.org/10.47602/johah.v4i2.74

Research shows that children's views and experiences are usually overlooked in discussions related to their own happiness and wellbeing. In fact, the largest international study to date on children's wellbeing only included children aged 8-12. A revi... Read More about Do We Listen to What Makes Children Happy? A Systematic Literature Review of Voices of Children Aged 3-7 Years in Educational Research.