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Ghosts in the machine (2022)
Physical Artefact

Our Ghosts in the Machine WBN publication is an A4 loose-leaf artist’s book which can be taken apart and made into a portable exhibition. Produced in an edition of 100, housed in a string tied envelope with a screenprinted title. The block of pages h... Read More about Ghosts in the machine.

Allied healthcare professionals interventions for complex regional pain syndrome - which work? A systematic review of the literature (2022)
Journal Article

Background/Aims
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a severe chronic pain condition which usually occurs following limb trauma. Also associated with a range of signs and symptoms, including limb oedema, sensitivity to touch, skin colour and tem... Read More about Allied healthcare professionals interventions for complex regional pain syndrome - which work? A systematic review of the literature.

P289 The effectiveness of interventions to reduce psychological distress in patients with autoimmune rheumatic conditions: A systematic review of effectiveness (2022)
Journal Article

Background/Aims
Autoimmune rheumatic conditions are multisystem chronic disorders associated with increased psychological distress. Consequences include poor medication adherence and high levels of disease activity. Psychological interventions may r... Read More about P289 The effectiveness of interventions to reduce psychological distress in patients with autoimmune rheumatic conditions: A systematic review of effectiveness.

Disseminating and assessing implementation of the EULAR recommendations for patient education in inflammatory arthritis: a mixed-methods study with patients' perspectives (2022)
Journal Article

OBJECTIVES: To explore patients' agreement and reasons for agreement or disagreement with the EULAR recommendations for patient education (PE) for people with inflammatory arthritis (IA). METHODS: This mixed-method survey collected data using snowbal... Read More about Disseminating and assessing implementation of the EULAR recommendations for patient education in inflammatory arthritis: a mixed-methods study with patients' perspectives.

Health, economic and social development challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic: Strategies for multiple and interconnected issues (2022)
Journal Article

The COVID-19-pandemic-related economic and social crises are leading to huge challenges for all spheres of human life across the globe. Various challenges highlighted by this pandemic include, but are not limited to, the need for global health cooper... Read More about Health, economic and social development challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic: Strategies for multiple and interconnected issues.

Fluorescence-activated cell sorting and quantitative real-time PCR to reveal VEGF-expressing macrophage populations in the Zebrafish larvae (2022)
Book Chapter

The transparent, genetically tractable zebrafish is increasingly recognized as a useful model to both live image and uncover mechanistic insight into cell interactions governing tissue homeostasis, pathology, and regeneration. Here, we describe a pro... Read More about Fluorescence-activated cell sorting and quantitative real-time PCR to reveal VEGF-expressing macrophage populations in the Zebrafish larvae.

Risk factors on healthcare-associated infections among tuberculosis hospitalized patients in China from 2001 to 2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article

Background: China has been still suffering from high burden attributable to tuberculosis (TB) and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). TB patients are at high risk to get HAIs. Evidence-based guidelines or regulations to constrain the rising HAIs... Read More about Risk factors on healthcare-associated infections among tuberculosis hospitalized patients in China from 2001 to 2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

‘We shouldn't let great art disappear into BBC Four's cultural ghetto’: The impact of BBC Four on mainstream arts provision (2022)
Journal Article

Although BBC Four has been lauded for its dedication to more esoteric content and artforms, since the channel was introduced there has concern for the range and depth of arts content on the BBC’s terrestrial services – BBC One and BBC Two. As journal... Read More about ‘We shouldn't let great art disappear into BBC Four's cultural ghetto’: The impact of BBC Four on mainstream arts provision.

Modelling Chinese urban residential stock turnover uncertainties using system dynamics and Bayesian statistical inference (2022)
Book Chapter

Building stock turnover is one of the key determinants in building energy modelling and policy analysis. Building lifetime is integral to the dynamics of stock turnover. However in China, despite anecdotal claims that urban residential buildings are... Read More about Modelling Chinese urban residential stock turnover uncertainties using system dynamics and Bayesian statistical inference.

The importance of social infrastructure in supporting physical infrastructure and enabling the development of sustainable cities (2022)
Book Chapter

Policy initiatives to tackle the effects of rapid urbanisation, to promote sustainable and healthy cities and to encourage economic development are often characterised by a belief in technological solutions. There is typically emphasis upon physical... Read More about The importance of social infrastructure in supporting physical infrastructure and enabling the development of sustainable cities.

What does direct election deliver? (2022)
Digital Artefact

This short article for the Bristol Ideas website is a contribution to the public debate about whether or not to retain the directly elected mayor model of governance in our city. It explains how the direct election process has three main benefits.

Effects of mindfulness-based intervention programs on sleep among people with common mental disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND
Sleep problems are particularly prevalent in people with depression or anxiety disorder. Although mindfulness has been suggested as an important component in alleviating insomnia, no comprehensive review and meta-analysis has been conduct... Read More about Effects of mindfulness-based intervention programs on sleep among people with common mental disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Spontaneous and driven growth of multicellular lipid compartments to millimeter size from porous polymer structures** (2022)
Journal Article

This report describes a method to obtain multicellular shaped compartments made by lipids growing from a sponge-like porous structure. Each compartment is several tens of micrometers in diameter and separated by membranes comprised of phospholipid an... Read More about Spontaneous and driven growth of multicellular lipid compartments to millimeter size from porous polymer structures**.

An open invitation to productive conversations about feminism and the spectrum of eating disorders (part 2): Potential contributions to the science of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention (2022)
Journal Article

The role of feminism in eating disorders research, treatment, and advocacy continues to be debated, with little agreement in sight about the role—or lack thereof—of feminist eating disorders work. In these debates, the opportunity to open fruitful co... Read More about An open invitation to productive conversations about feminism and the spectrum of eating disorders (part 2): Potential contributions to the science of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.