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Lives in cages: A media analysis of incarceration experiences across generations on the US-Mexico border (2021)
Book Chapter

This chapter examines media narratives on the incarceration experiences of migrant families in detention
centers on the US–Mexico border. Past literature analyses perceptions of migrants as a whole or focuses on
adult detainees, being there is a la... Read More about Lives in cages: A media analysis of incarceration experiences across generations on the US-Mexico border.

Measurement and validation of polysilicon photovoltaic module degradation rates over five years of field exposure in Oman (2021)
Journal Article

Degradation of PV modules have a severe impact on its power-producing capabilities thus affecting the reliability, performance over the long run. To understand the PV degradation happening under the influence of local environmental conditions a surve... Read More about Measurement and validation of polysilicon photovoltaic module degradation rates over five years of field exposure in Oman.

Vaginal microbiota, genital inflammation and extracellular matrix remodelling collagenase: MMP-9 in pregnant women with HIV, a potential preterm birth mechanism warranting further exploration (2021)
Journal Article

Background: Pregnant women living with HIV infection (PWLWH) have elevated rates of preterm birth (PTB) in which HIV and cART are implicated. PWLWH also have a high prevalence of adverse vaginal microbiota, which associate with genital tract inflamma... Read More about Vaginal microbiota, genital inflammation and extracellular matrix remodelling collagenase: MMP-9 in pregnant women with HIV, a potential preterm birth mechanism warranting further exploration.

Surviving to thriving: The impact of an arts intervention on the wellbeing of women who have experienced sexual violence (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The study evaluated the impact of a programme of creative workshop on the well-being and mood of 25 women (average age = 41, range = 20-57) who had experienced sexual violence, run through SARSAS (www.sarsas.org.uk). A pre-post evaluation was conduct... Read More about Surviving to thriving: The impact of an arts intervention on the wellbeing of women who have experienced sexual violence.

Isolation, uncertainty and treatment delays: Parents’ experiences of having a baby with cleft lip/palate during the Covid-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article

Objectives: Previous literature finds that having a child with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) may pose social and emotional challenges for parents. For parents of children born during the Covid-19 pandemic, such challenges may be heightened. Furthe... Read More about Isolation, uncertainty and treatment delays: Parents’ experiences of having a baby with cleft lip/palate during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Accelerometers - Embedded lycra sleeves to test wear compliance and upper limb activity in people with stroke: a feasibility study - UK Stroke Forum 2021 (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: To establish a possible effect of Lycra sleeves, accurate recording of wear time is critical. The aim of this study was to test whether an accelerometer-embedded Lycra sleeve can measure wear compliance and record upper limb (UL) movement... Read More about Accelerometers - Embedded lycra sleeves to test wear compliance and upper limb activity in people with stroke: a feasibility study - UK Stroke Forum 2021.

Investors’ mood and herd investing: A quantile-on-quantile regression explanation from crypto market (2021)
Journal Article

This study uses daily data of 382 cryptocurrencies and a quantile-on-quantile regression (QQR) framework developed by Sim and Zhou (2015), to establish a link between herding behavior and investors’ mood and provide support for mood-as-information hy... Read More about Investors’ mood and herd investing: A quantile-on-quantile regression explanation from crypto market.

Hyphenated mass spectrometry versus real‐time mass spectrometry techniques for the detection of volatile compounds from the human body (2021)
Journal Article

Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that can be used for various applications in a number of scientific areas including environmental, security, forensic science, space exploration, agri‐food, and numerous others. MS is also continuing... Read More about Hyphenated mass spectrometry versus real‐time mass spectrometry techniques for the detection of volatile compounds from the human body.