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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.

What helps or hinders GPs and nurses discussing physical activity with patients with heart failure, and referring patients as appropriate to community exercise resources? (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Abstract - The Problem
Nearly 1 million people in the UK live with heart failure (HF). Most people diagnosed with HF are managed in primary care. Physical activity (PA) can increase wellbeing, reduce hospitalisation and improve mortality rates for p... Read More about What helps or hinders GPs and nurses discussing physical activity with patients with heart failure, and referring patients as appropriate to community exercise resources?.

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.

Embarking on a treatment journey: Experiences of caregivers of young children with craniofacial microsomia (2025)
Journal Article

Caregiver psychosocial adjustment can be impacted by their children’s early treatment for craniofacial microsomia (CFM). A deeper understanding of caregiver early experiences is needed to advance family-centered clinical care. This study aimed to des... Read More about Embarking on a treatment journey: Experiences of caregivers of young children with craniofacial microsomia.

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.

Erase all the maps for: Mapping Australia’s artists book histories: A group effort (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Invited presentation: I have had the absolute pleasure of learning about the history and development of the artist's book in Australia through the work of individuals such as Helen Cole, Des Cowley, Marian Crawford, Caren Florance, Noreen Grahame, Ro... Read More about Erase all the maps for: Mapping Australia’s artists book histories: A group effort.

Bring Your Own Biodata (BYOB): Feminist, corporeal and collective approaches to datafied bodies (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Quantitative representations of the body have become increasingly commonplace, a requisite for many navigating complex health issues , yet also heavily scrutinized under feminist lenses for flattening embodied experiences and perpetuating norms. How... Read More about Bring Your Own Biodata (BYOB): Feminist, corporeal and collective approaches to datafied bodies.

Future flight’s dynamic capabilities and circular economy opportunities (2025)
Journal Article

Air transport and logistics are associated with economic growth, but sustainability in aviation is vital to address climate change. This paper examines Future Flight (FF) technology’s adoption, focusing on business dynamics, supply chains, and innova... Read More about Future flight’s dynamic capabilities and circular economy opportunities.

The Bristol Bus Boycott (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Bristol Bus Boycott is a significant event that led to a change in legislation. Children in Bristol often know more about the American Civil Rights movement than they do about local history- this presentation explores how to teach this sensitive... Read More about The Bristol Bus Boycott.

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.

In vivo and in vitro investigations provide insights into maleidride biosynthesis in fungi (2025)
Journal Article

Maleidrides are a family of polyketide-derived natural products isolated from filamentous fungi, that can exhibit significant bioactivities. These compounds are classified according to the size of their central carbocyclic ring, to which one or more... Read More about In vivo and in vitro investigations provide insights into maleidride biosynthesis in fungi.

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.

It sounds squishy: Understanding cross-modal correspondences of deformable shapes and sounds (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Computing interfaces are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with systems that engage multiple sensory channels simultaneously. Deformable and shape-changing interfaces offer rich tactile experiences, but there is limited understanding of how they c... Read More about It sounds squishy: Understanding cross-modal correspondences of deformable shapes and sounds.

Development of low carbon concrete and a machine learning integrated model tool for predicting strength and embodied carbon for lightweight concrete production (2025)
Thesis

The use of Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag (GGBS) as an alternative cement replacement material has shown good results in producing near green concrete. While GGBS exhibits good cementitious properties, concerns regarding slow strength developme... Read More about Development of low carbon concrete and a machine learning integrated model tool for predicting strength and embodied carbon for lightweight concrete production.

eugenol@natural zeolite vs. citral@natural zeolite nanohybrids for gelatin-based edible-active packaging films (2025)
Journal Article

In this study, aligned with the principles of the circular economy and sustainability, novel eugenol@natural zeolite (EG@NZ) and citral@natural zeolite (CT@NZ) nanohybrids were developed. These nanohybrids were successfully incorporated into a pork g... Read More about eugenol@natural zeolite vs. citral@natural zeolite nanohybrids for gelatin-based edible-active packaging films.

Care companions: Co-design and adoption of the HUG soft therapeutic comforter across a health board (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

HUG by LAUGH is a specialized therapeutic comforter that was co-designed for individuals with dementia, featuring weighted limbs, soft body, simulated heartbeat and built-in music player programmed with favourite songs. Extensive research and develop... Read More about Care companions: Co-design and adoption of the HUG soft therapeutic comforter across a health board.

Drawing on translation studies to advance cross-language research in organisation studies: Enriching transdisciplinary dialogue (2025)
Journal Article

Despite longstanding calls for more transdisciplinary dialogue, there is still much to be gained from a closer collaboration between translation and organisation studies scholars. In this paper, we discuss how insights from translation studies can he... Read More about Drawing on translation studies to advance cross-language research in organisation studies: Enriching transdisciplinary dialogue.