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The organisation of mortgage frauds: an empirical insight into the social networks of organised crime groups involved in mortgage and property fraud in the UK (2025)
Journal Article

This article examines the role of organised crime groups (OCGs) in the organisation and commission of mortgage and property related frauds. Whilst conventionally in criminological and policing studies, serious and organised crime has been associated... Read More about The organisation of mortgage frauds: an empirical insight into the social networks of organised crime groups involved in mortgage and property fraud in the UK.

How is ‘wokeness’ constructed in newspaper articles about British heritage institutions move to be more diverse? (2025)
Journal Article

Increasing use of the term ‘wokeness’ in the UK has arisen from the Black Lives Matter movement that challenges anti-Black racism from police. BLM has led to the challenging of decision-making around how heritage is presented such as the toppling of... Read More about How is ‘wokeness’ constructed in newspaper articles about British heritage institutions move to be more diverse?.

The hidden work of everyday decisions in the home - Domestic energy managers and their implications for future smart grids (2025)
Journal Article

The role of residents in future smart energy systems and grids has been mainly seen as one of reactive users, responding to incentives or information often generated via automated processes. As new smart grids and smart energy systems begin to take s... Read More about The hidden work of everyday decisions in the home - Domestic energy managers and their implications for future smart grids.

Integration of a vertical voluntary medical male circumcision program into routine health services in Zimbabwe: A solution for sustainable HIV prevention (2025)
Journal Article

The global health community has recognized the importance of integrating and sustaining health programs within national health systems rather than managing stand-alone ‘vertical’ interventions. Corresponding with these objectives, international aid d... Read More about Integration of a vertical voluntary medical male circumcision program into routine health services in Zimbabwe: A solution for sustainable HIV prevention.

How can we move from cold spots to hot spots? Learning from current practices which nurture languages education in the four nations of the United Kingdom (2025)
Journal Article

In this opinion piece, Jo Biddle and Jane Andrews consider a small set of examples of close-to-practice research from the four nations of the UK to learn from initiatives which have potential to be transferred into new contexts. Our focus on existing... Read More about How can we move from cold spots to hot spots? Learning from current practices which nurture languages education in the four nations of the United Kingdom.

The utility of experiential water insecurity measures for monitoring and evaluating WASH programs: Case studies from Nepal and Sierra Leone (2025)
Journal Article

Progress toward safe water for all is predominantly tracked using directly observable, resource-based indicators, including primary water source and water collection travel time. There is growing interest in complementing these indicators with experi... Read More about The utility of experiential water insecurity measures for monitoring and evaluating WASH programs: Case studies from Nepal and Sierra Leone.

Comparing approaches to teaching patients how to use an app-based home spirometer: A randomised controlled trial (2025)
Journal Article

Background
Bluetooth enabled, app-based home spirometry has been validated for use in the diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory disease. Remote teaching (virtual or self-directed) offers the opportunity to deliver diagnostics safely and at scale.... Read More about Comparing approaches to teaching patients how to use an app-based home spirometer: A randomised controlled trial.

Optimizing the substrate for hypercube-based neuroevolution of augmented topologies to design soft actuators (2025)
Journal Article

The characteristics of soft robots make them better candidates for applications such as healthcare, due to their enhanced safety, adaptability and more natural human-robot interaction compared to traditional counterparts. Different actuating systems... Read More about Optimizing the substrate for hypercube-based neuroevolution of augmented topologies to design soft actuators.

A novel system for automated continuous on-farm assessment of digital dermatitis using Artificial Intelligence (2025)
Journal Article

Digital dermatitis (DD) is a major cause of lameness in cattle, significantly affecting animal well-being and reducing productivity across the dairy industry. This paper introduces a novel system combining innovative hardware coupled with a two-stage... Read More about A novel system for automated continuous on-farm assessment of digital dermatitis using Artificial Intelligence.

The acceptability of musculoskeletal community appointment days: A mixed‐methods service evaluation (2025)
Journal Article

Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions represent an increasing challenge within the NHS. Rising demand has driven a national shift towards more community‐based care and supported self‐management. Community Appointment Days (CAD) are community‐b... Read More about The acceptability of musculoskeletal community appointment days: A mixed‐methods service evaluation.

Understanding stakeholder perspectives on integrating and sustaining a vertical HIV prevention program into routine health services in Zimbabwe: a qualitative study (2025)
Journal Article

Introduction The transition of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC), an HIV prevention service, in Zimbabwe from a donor-funded to a government-owned program involves the collective efforts and alignment of national and subnational government l... Read More about Understanding stakeholder perspectives on integrating and sustaining a vertical HIV prevention program into routine health services in Zimbabwe: a qualitative study.

Run, graduate, run: Internationally mobile students’ reactions to changing political landscapes in Europe (2025)
Journal Article

Over the last decades, Europe has attracted an increasing number of internationally mobile students. The related influx of talent into European labour markets constituted an important factor in the knowledge economy. This research addresses the quest... Read More about Run, graduate, run: Internationally mobile students’ reactions to changing political landscapes in Europe.

A sucrose‐utilisation gene cluster contributes to colonisation of horse chestnut by pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi (2025)
Journal Article

Pseudomonas syringae pathovar aesculi (E‐Pae) causes bleeding canker disease in the woody tissue of European horse chestnut (HC). Comparative genomic analysis of E‐Pae with a related leaf‐infecting strain (I‐Pae) and other P. syringae strains identif... Read More about A sucrose‐utilisation gene cluster contributes to colonisation of horse chestnut by pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi.