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Outline of an evolutionary morphology generator towards the modular design of a biohybrid catheter (2024)
Journal Article
Tsompanas, M., & Balaz, I. (2024). Outline of an evolutionary morphology generator towards the modular design of a biohybrid catheter. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 11, Article 1337722. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2024.1337722

Biohybrid machines (BHMs) are an amalgam of actuators composed of living cells with synthetic materials. They are engineered in order to improve autonomy, adaptability and energy efficiency beyond what conventional robots can offer. However, designin... Read More about Outline of an evolutionary morphology generator towards the modular design of a biohybrid catheter.

Reflections on co-productive research in a youth-focused climate education project (2024)
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Portus, R., Williams, S., Mansikka-aho, A., Reilly, K., Aarnio-Linnanvuori, E., de Vito, L., …McEwen, L. (in press). Reflections on co-productive research in a youth-focused climate education project. Geographical Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12642

The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasises the value of listening to young people’s voices. Since its inception, there have been significant moves to involve young people in research that concerns their lives in a time of environmen... Read More about Reflections on co-productive research in a youth-focused climate education project.

Dynamic connectedness, portfolio performance, and hedging effectiveness of the hydrogen economy, renewable energy, equity, and commodity markets: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war (2024)
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Rubbaniy, G., Almaghaireh, A., Cheffi, W., & Khalid, A. A. (in press). Dynamic connectedness, portfolio performance, and hedging effectiveness of the hydrogen economy, renewable energy, equity, and commodity markets: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. Journal of Cleaner Production,

This study employs a Time-Varying Parameter Vector Auto Regressive (TVP-VAR) connectedness approach to investigate the dynamic interconnections, portfolio performance, and hedging effectiveness across hydrogen economy, renewable energy markets, equit... Read More about Dynamic connectedness, portfolio performance, and hedging effectiveness of the hydrogen economy, renewable energy, equity, and commodity markets: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.

Depressive symptoms in adolescence and adult educational and employment outcomes: A structured life course analysis (2024)
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López-López, J., Tilling, K., Pearson, R., Fazel, M., Washbrook, E., Zhu, Y., …Smith, A. (in press). Depressive symptoms in adolescence and adult educational and employment outcomes: A structured life course analysis. Psychological Medicine,

Depression is a common mental health disorder which often starts during adolescence, with potentially important future consequences including ‘Not in Education, Employment or Training’ (NEET) status. In this study, we took a structured life course mo... Read More about Depressive symptoms in adolescence and adult educational and employment outcomes: A structured life course analysis.

Accept or challenge? Exploring the experiences of pre-service teachers from minoritised groups (2024)
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Vickers‐Hulse, K., & Whitehouse, S. (in press). Accept or challenge? Exploring the experiences of pre-service teachers from minoritised groups. British Educational Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4004

The shortage of teachers from Black, Asian and minoritised groups is well documented. Over the past decade, a body of research has confirmed that discrimination and inequality is a factor in the recruitment of teachers from Black, Asian and minoritis... Read More about Accept or challenge? Exploring the experiences of pre-service teachers from minoritised groups.

A conceptual thematic framework of psychological adjustment in caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia (2024)
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Stock, N. M., Costa, B., Parnell, J., Johns, A., Crerand, C., Feragen, K., …Heike, C. (in press). A conceptual thematic framework of psychological adjustment in caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656241245284

Objective: Children with craniofacial microsomia (CFM) have complex healthcare needs, resulting in evaluations and interventions from infancy onward. Yet, little is understood about families’ treatment experiences or the impact of CFM on caregivers’... Read More about A conceptual thematic framework of psychological adjustment in caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia.

Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research (2024)
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Wilkinson, C., Gibson, A., Biddle, M., & Hobbs, L. (2024). Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research. PEC Innovation, 4, Article 100281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2024.100281

Objective: Patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research is now well-established, whilst science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research has shifted from a focus on science communication alone to public engagement (PE) with... Read More about Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research.

Adjusting to a partners’ changed appearance following military combat-related appearance-altering injuries: The challenges of looking ‘different’ and how life continues (2024)
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Keeling, M., Harcourt, D., Williams, V., Kiff, J., & Williamson, H. (in press). Adjusting to a partners’ changed appearance following military combat-related appearance-altering injuries: The challenges of looking ‘different’ and how life continues. Military Behavioral Health,

Combat-related physical injuries not only affect the individual but also close family members. Emerging evidence indicates that injuries that change appearance, such as limb loss and physical scarring, may create additional psychosocial challenges fo... Read More about Adjusting to a partners’ changed appearance following military combat-related appearance-altering injuries: The challenges of looking ‘different’ and how life continues.

Exploring the content validity of the Chalder Fatigue Scale using cognitive interviewing in an ME/CFS population (2024)
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Gladwell, P., Harland, M., Adrissi, A., Kershaw, S., & Dures, E. (in press). Exploring the content validity of the Chalder Fatigue Scale using cognitive interviewing in an ME/CFS population. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2024.2335861

Background The Chalder Fatigue Scale, also known as the Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ) is a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) comprising 11 items designed to measure physical and cognitive fatigue. It is widely used with people with myalg... Read More about Exploring the content validity of the Chalder Fatigue Scale using cognitive interviewing in an ME/CFS population.

The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course (2024)
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Cheston, R., Reilly, F., Topalova, N., Woodstoke, N., & Dodd, E. (2024). The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course. FPOP Bulletin, 166(April), 48-55. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsfpop.2024.1.166.48

Introduction. The Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) intervention is an eight-week, group based post-diagnostic course for people living with dementia that aims to facilitate adjustment to the diagnosis. We set out to establish the views of course fa... Read More about The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course.

"The asylum system is completely broken": An analysis of justifications and resistance for the UK Government's Rwanda policy in parliamentary debates (2024)
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Parker, S., & Cornell, J. (2024). "The asylum system is completely broken": An analysis of justifications and resistance for the UK Government's Rwanda policy in parliamentary debates. Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines, 16(1), 1-17

In April 2022, the UK government announced the signing of a 'partnership agreement' with the Government of Rwanda in which some asylum seekers who enter the UK would be transported to Rwanda where their cases would be decided. This 'Rwanda policy' ha... Read More about "The asylum system is completely broken": An analysis of justifications and resistance for the UK Government's Rwanda policy in parliamentary debates.

Project-based learning integrated with e-Assessment (2024)
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Derrick, B., & Weir, I. (2024). Project-based learning integrated with e-Assessment. MSOR Connections, 22(2), 12-20. https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v22i2

This paper explores a recent move towards project-based learning for a first-year undergraduate statistics module at the University of the West of England, Bristol. The course is aimed at students specialising in Mathematics and Statistics. A classro... Read More about Project-based learning integrated with e-Assessment.

“Difficulty mentioning the M word”: Perceptions of a woman disclosing negative menopause symptoms in the workplace (2024)
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Daly, K., Phillips-Pike, G., Clarke, V., & Beck, V. (in press). “Difficulty mentioning the M word”: Perceptions of a woman disclosing negative menopause symptoms in the workplace. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management,

Purpose This qualitative study explores general perceptions of a woman experiencing negative menopausal symptoms in the workplace. It examines the socio-cultural understandings informing the responses of a mixed participant group, including those un... Read More about “Difficulty mentioning the M word”: Perceptions of a woman disclosing negative menopause symptoms in the workplace.

Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations - A qualitative study (2024)
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Loizou, M., Arnab, S., Lameras, P., Hartley, T., Loizides, . F., Kumar, P., & Sumilo, D. (in press). Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations - A qualitative study. Frontiers in Digital Humanities,

Emotions play an important role in human-computer interaction, but there is limited research on affective and emotional virtual agent design in the area of teaching simulations for healthcare provision. The purpose of this work is twofold: firstly, t... Read More about Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations - A qualitative study.

Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union (2024)
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Quenivet, N., Dadomo, C., & Tava, F. (in press). Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union. Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 56,

Over the past decades, a logic of border control and securitization, a combination of legal, political and social elements and factors, has developed in European States. The 2015 migration crisis has only exacerbated this negative approach towards mi... Read More about Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union.

Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions (2024)
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Brunarska, Z., & Ivlevs, A. (in press). Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions. Migration Studies, https://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnae011

Does exposure to books in childhood encourage adult migration? We contend that it does—through reading, which provides a simulative experience and arouses readers’ curiosity, as well as raising their openness to new experiences, awareness of opportun... Read More about Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions.

Determining the impacting factors on performance of inventory management in the large-scale apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka (2024)
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Weerakkody, S., Prabhakar, G., & Luo, X. (in press). Determining the impacting factors on performance of inventory management in the large-scale apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Services and Operations Management,

The Sri Lankan economy depends heavily on the labour-intensive garment sector; thus, supply chain management plays a crucial role in its operation. Inventory management is an important activity when comparing supply chain management in the garment se... Read More about Determining the impacting factors on performance of inventory management in the large-scale apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka.

Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: The TRIUMPH cluster RCT (2024)
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Worthington, J., Frost, J., Sanderson, E., Cochrane, M., Wheeler, J., Cotterill, N., …Drake, M. J. (2024). Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: The TRIUMPH cluster RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 28(13), 1-162. https://doi.org/10.3310/GVBC3182

Conservative therapies are recommended as initial treatment for male lower urinary tract symptoms. However, there is a lack of evidence on effectiveness and uncertainty regarding approaches to delivery. The objective was to determine whether or not a... Read More about Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: The TRIUMPH cluster RCT.

Computational modelling of dynamic cAMP responses to GPCR agonists for exploration of GLP-1R ligand effects in pancreatic β-cells and neurons (2024)
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Bridge, L., Chen, S., & Jones, B. (2024). Computational modelling of dynamic cAMP responses to GPCR agonists for exploration of GLP-1R ligand effects in pancreatic β-cells and neurons. Cellular Signalling, 119, Article 111153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellsig.2024.111153

The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) is a class B G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) which plays important physiological roles in insulin release and promoting fullness. GLP-1R agonists initiate cellular responses by cyclic AMP (cAMP) pathway... Read More about Computational modelling of dynamic cAMP responses to GPCR agonists for exploration of GLP-1R ligand effects in pancreatic β-cells and neurons.

“Securing the state” in post-2011 Tunisia: performativity of the authoritarian neoliberal state (2024)
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Maryon, R. (in press). “Securing the state” in post-2011 Tunisia: performativity of the authoritarian neoliberal state. Critical Studies on Terrorism, https://doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2024.2334864

In this article, I adopt the theoretical lens of authoritarian neoliberalism coupled with the concept of performativity to analyse post-transition Tunisian counterterror politics. In doing so, I argue that “securing the state” from discursively const... Read More about “Securing the state” in post-2011 Tunisia: performativity of the authoritarian neoliberal state.