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Core outcomes and factors influencing the experience of care for children with severe acute exacerbations of asthma: A qualitative study (2023)
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Craig, S., Xu, Y., Robas, K., Iramain, R., Yock-Corrales, A., Soto-Martinez, M. E., …Babl, F. E. (2023). Core outcomes and factors influencing the experience of care for children with severe acute exacerbations of asthma: A qualitative study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 10(1), Article e001723. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001723

Objective To identify the outcomes considered important, and factors influencing the patient experience, for parents and caregivers of children presenting to hospital with a severe acute exacerbation of asthma. This work contributes to the outcome-id... Read More about Core outcomes and factors influencing the experience of care for children with severe acute exacerbations of asthma: A qualitative study.

Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: Cluster randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Drake, M. J., Worthington, J., Frost, J., Sanderson, E., Cochrane, M., Cotterill, N., …Lane, J. A. (2023). Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: Cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 383, Article e075219. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-075219

Objective: To determine whether a standardised and manualised care intervention in men in primary care could achieve superior improvement of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) compared with usual care. Design: Cluster randomised controlled trial. Se... Read More about Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: Cluster randomised controlled trial.

Determining the source water and active root depth of woody plants using a deuterium tracer at a Savannah site in northern Stampriet Basin, Namibia (2023)
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Uugulu, S., Wanke, H., & Koeniger, P. (2024). Determining the source water and active root depth of woody plants using a deuterium tracer at a Savannah site in northern Stampriet Basin, Namibia. Hydrogeology Journal, 32(1), 189-201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-023-02747-x

Woody plants play a significant role in the global water cycle through water uptake by roots and evapotranspiration. A deuterium tracer was used to assess the active root depths for Salvia mellifera and Boscia albitrunca in the Ebenhaezer area (weste... Read More about Determining the source water and active root depth of woody plants using a deuterium tracer at a Savannah site in northern Stampriet Basin, Namibia.

Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates (2023)
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Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2023). Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates. Materials and Design, 236, Article 112460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112460

This study analyzes light modulation of spiking in proteinoids, thermally condensed proteins exhibiting spike dynamics. We elucidate how light induces changes in proteinoids, modulating spike frequency. Results show proteinoids' spiking can be adjust... Read More about Light-induced spiking in proteinoids yields Boolean gates.

Belonging, community and capability: Listening to the voices of young children to realise process quality in early childhood curriculum enactment in Wales (2023)
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Waters-Davies, J., Tyrie, J., Chicken, S., Knight, C., & Grout, E. (in press). Belonging, community and capability: Listening to the voices of young children to realise process quality in early childhood curriculum enactment in Wales. Education 3-13, https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2023.2276854

This paper addresses the problem of how to achieve process quality in early childhood education (ECE) in a manner that attends to young children’s views. Process quality, the interactional experiences of the child in ECE, is highlighted by the OECD a... Read More about Belonging, community and capability: Listening to the voices of young children to realise process quality in early childhood curriculum enactment in Wales.

Adaptive sliding mode attitude control of 2-degrees-of-freedom helicopter system with actuator saturation and disturbances (2023)
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Li, R., Lei, C., Shi, B., Zhu, Q., & Yue, X. (in press). Adaptive sliding mode attitude control of 2-degrees-of-freedom helicopter system with actuator saturation and disturbances. Journal of Vibration and Control, https://doi.org/10.1177/10775463231212530

The modelling uncertainties, external disturbance and actuator saturation issues will degrade the performance and even the safety of flight. To improve control performance, this study proposes an adaptive U-model based double sliding control (UDSMC)... Read More about Adaptive sliding mode attitude control of 2-degrees-of-freedom helicopter system with actuator saturation and disturbances.

A meta-model of socio-hydrological phenomena for sustainable water management (2023)
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Mijic, A., Liu, L., O’Keeffe, J., Dobson, B., & Chun, K. (2024). A meta-model of socio-hydrological phenomena for sustainable water management. Nature Sustainability, 7, 7–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01240-3

Overemphasizing technological solutions in water management without considering the broader systems perspective can result in unintended consequences. For example, infrastructure interventions for drought adaptation may inadvertently increase flood r... Read More about A meta-model of socio-hydrological phenomena for sustainable water management.

Relapse after cessation of weekly tocilizumab for giant cell arteritis: A multicentre service evaluation in England (2023)
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Quick, V., Abusalameh, M., Ahmed, S., Alkoky, H., Bukhari, M., Carter, S., …Mackie, S. L. (in press). Relapse after cessation of weekly tocilizumab for giant cell arteritis: A multicentre service evaluation in England. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead604

Objectives: The National Health Service in England funds 12 months of weekly subcutaneous tocilizumab (qwTCZ) for patients with relapsing or refractory giant cell arteritis (GCA). During the COVID-19 pandemic, some patients were allowed longer treatm... Read More about Relapse after cessation of weekly tocilizumab for giant cell arteritis: A multicentre service evaluation in England.

LGI-rPPG-Net: A shallow encoder-decoder model for rPPG signal estimation from facial video streams (2023)
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Chowdhury, M. H., Chowdhury, M. E., Reaz, M. B. I., Md Ali, S. H., Rakhtala, S. M., Murugappan, M., …Khandakar, A. (2024). LGI-rPPG-Net: A shallow encoder-decoder model for rPPG signal estimation from facial video streams. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 89, Article 105687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2023.105687

A method to accurately estimate physiological signals from video streams at a minimal cost is invaluable. The importance of such a technique in pre-clinical health monitoring cannot be understated. Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) can be used as a... Read More about LGI-rPPG-Net: A shallow encoder-decoder model for rPPG signal estimation from facial video streams.

Performance enhancement of vehicle suspension system with geometrically nonlinear inerters (2023)
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Shi, B., Dai, W., & Yang, J. (2024). Performance enhancement of vehicle suspension system with geometrically nonlinear inerters. Archive of Applied Mechanics, 94, 39–55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-023-02502-4

This research investigates the nonlinear dynamics and performance enhancement of a suspension system using a diamond-shaped linkage with inerter (D-inerter). The proposed suspension system consists of two inerters embedded in a four-bar linkage mecha... Read More about Performance enhancement of vehicle suspension system with geometrically nonlinear inerters.

Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation? (2023)
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Lewis, J. S., Wallace, C. S., White, P., Mottram, L., Ockenden, G., Rehm, K., & Walker, K. (2024). Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation?. European Journal of Pain, 28(3), 464-475. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2196

Background: Expert consensus asserts that early treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) leads to better outcomes. Yet no evidence supports this assumption regarding the recognized gold standard of multidisciplinary functional rehabilitatio... Read More about Early versus persistent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Is there a difference in patient reported outcomes following rehabilitation?.

Validation of a new glucocorticoid-specific Patient-Reported Outcome Questionnaire (the Steroid PRO) (2023)
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Bridgewater, S., Ndosi, M., Dawson, J., Richards, P., Silverthorne, C., Dures, E., …Robson, J. C. (2024). Validation of a new glucocorticoid-specific Patient-Reported Outcome Questionnaire (the Steroid PRO). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 83(3), 394-400. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2023-224946

Objectives: Glucocorticoids used in the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic conditions can impact on health-related quality of life. An underpinning qualitative study developed a long-list of candidate items for a treatment-specific patient-reported... Read More about Validation of a new glucocorticoid-specific Patient-Reported Outcome Questionnaire (the Steroid PRO).

Strategic foresight and policy evaluation: Insights for an integrated approach (2023)
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De Vito, L., & Taffoni, G. (2023). Strategic foresight and policy evaluation: Insights for an integrated approach. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 14(4), 800 - 806. https://doi.org/10.1017/err.2023.77

Grand challenges are shaping twenty-first-century politics. Threats connected to health, climate, demographics and welfare are increasingly intruding on the lives of citizens. Still, governments are often found off-guard, and policymakers need strate... Read More about Strategic foresight and policy evaluation: Insights for an integrated approach.

Roles and responsibilities of Governors in the UK Overseas Territories: Prerogative power and democratic accountability (2023)
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O'Brien, D., & Clegg, P. (2023). Roles and responsibilities of Governors in the UK Overseas Territories: Prerogative power and democratic accountability. Small States & Territories, 6(2), 135-150

Relations between the United Kingdom (UK) and its 14 Overseas Territories (OTs) are long-standing and multifaceted. Each of the ten inhabited OTs has its own parliament or council, and in most cases, a Cabinet; yet, their governance remains based on... Read More about Roles and responsibilities of Governors in the UK Overseas Territories: Prerogative power and democratic accountability.

The epoch of Queen Elizabeth II: Continuity and rupture in small states and territories (2023)
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Gray, S., & Clegg, P. (2023). The epoch of Queen Elizabeth II: Continuity and rupture in small states and territories. Small States & Territories, 6(2), 99-104

The death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 after 70 years on the throne and the ascent of King Charles III precipitated much discussion about the role and relevancy of the British Monarch across the Commonwealth and more particularly whether i... Read More about The epoch of Queen Elizabeth II: Continuity and rupture in small states and territories.

The discursive construction of solidarity by Ghanaian female parliamentarians (2023)
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Sarfo-Kantankah, K. S., Ngula, R. S., & Nartey, M. (2024). The discursive construction of solidarity by Ghanaian female parliamentarians. Journal of Language and Politics, 23(1), 91-112. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.22146.sar

Research on issues of women has largely focused attention on, among others, power asymmetries and gender stereotypes, with less emphasis on positive linguistic mechanisms of women. Drawing on a critical discourse analytical approach and using Ghanaia... Read More about The discursive construction of solidarity by Ghanaian female parliamentarians.

Impact of home-school commuting mode choice on carbon footprint and sustainable transport policy scenarios (2023)
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Pantelaki, E., Claudia Caspani, A., & Maggi, E. (2024). Impact of home-school commuting mode choice on carbon footprint and sustainable transport policy scenarios. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 15, Article 101110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2023.101110

Car use for commuting to school is responsible of a significant amount of CO2 emissions, negatively impacting on climate change and calling for action. We collected 8,343 responses through an online survey before the Covid-19 pandemic (November/Decem... Read More about Impact of home-school commuting mode choice on carbon footprint and sustainable transport policy scenarios.

Development and first-in-human testing of FLUME urinary catheter with protected tip and relocated drainage holes (2023)
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Drake, M., Anderson, K., Gammie, A., Morris, N., Timlin, T., Cotterill, N., …Havard, J. (2023). Development and first-in-human testing of FLUME urinary catheter with protected tip and relocated drainage holes. Continence, 8, Article 101054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cont.2023.101054

Evaluation of a catheter design which protects its tip with the retaining balloon when inflated, and has eyeholes at the base of the balloon to improve drainage. Preclinical tests included assessment of retaining balloon performance, and microbiologi... Read More about Development and first-in-human testing of FLUME urinary catheter with protected tip and relocated drainage holes.

Pathways to online infidelity: The roles of perceived online dating success, perceived availability of alternative partners, and mate value discrepancy (2023)
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Nascimento, B. S., Adair, L., & Vione, K. (2024). Pathways to online infidelity: The roles of perceived online dating success, perceived availability of alternative partners, and mate value discrepancy. Current Psychology, 43(14), 12782-12793. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05345-y

Online dating applications have become increasingly popular in recent years and a common way for relationship initiation. However, the potential implications of online dating applications for long-term relationships are not well-understood. To furthe... Read More about Pathways to online infidelity: The roles of perceived online dating success, perceived availability of alternative partners, and mate value discrepancy.

Enforcing payment obligations under construction contracts by insolvency proceedings (2023)
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Mason, J., Ndekugri, I., & Silverio, K. (in press). Enforcing payment obligations under construction contracts by insolvency proceedings. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction,

Purpose States have intervened with legislation to improve cashflow within construction project supply chains. The operation of the UK’s Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 leads to payment obligations stated either as a contract... Read More about Enforcing payment obligations under construction contracts by insolvency proceedings.