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The need for new vector control approaches targeting outdoor biting Anopheline malaria vector communities. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). The need for new vector control approaches targeting outdoor biting Anopheline malaria vector communities. Parasites and Vectors, 295 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04170-7

Since the implementation of Roll Back Malaria, the widespread use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) is thought to have played a major part in the decrease in mortality and morbidity achieved in malaria-endemic regi... Read More about The need for new vector control approaches targeting outdoor biting Anopheline malaria vector communities..

Evaluation of Wearable Electronics for Epilepsy: A Systematic Review (2020)
Journal Article
Rukasha, T., Woolley, S. I., Kyriacou, T., & Collins, T. (2020). Evaluation of Wearable Electronics for Epilepsy: A Systematic Review. Electronics, 9(6), Article 968. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9060968

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects 50 million people worldwide. It is characterised by seizures that can vary in presentation, from short absences to protracted convulsions. Wearable electronic devices that detect seizures have the pote... Read More about Evaluation of Wearable Electronics for Epilepsy: A Systematic Review.

Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery Treatment Using a Bioresorbable Polymer Coating Sirolimus-Eluting Stent: Real-World Outcomes From the Multicenter Prospective e-Ultimaster Registry (vol 8, e013786, 2019) (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery Treatment Using a Bioresorbable Polymer Coating Sirolimus-Eluting Stent: Real-World Outcomes From the Multicenter Prospective e-Ultimaster Registry (vol 8, e013786, 2019). Journal of the American Heart Association Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.014539

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Risk factors for non-specific neck pain in young adults. A systematic review. (2020)
Journal Article
Dunn. (2020). Risk factors for non-specific neck pain in young adults. A systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03379-y

BACKGROUND: Young adulthood is a sensitive period of life where development of musculoskeletal neck pain may be established and impact future health. The objective of this systematic review was to investigate risk factors for non-specific neck pain i... Read More about Risk factors for non-specific neck pain in young adults. A systematic review..

The Use of Technology in the Subcategorisation of Osteoarthritis: a Delphi Study Approach (2020)
Journal Article
Mennan, C., Hopkins, T., Channon, A., Elliott, M., Johnstone, B., Kadir, T., …Roberts, S. (2020). The Use of Technology in the Subcategorisation of Osteoarthritis: a Delphi Study Approach. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2(3), Article 100081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100081

Objective This UK-wide OATech+ Network consensus study utilised a Delphi approach to discern levels of awareness across an expert panel regarding the role of existing and novel technologies in osteoarthritis research. To direct future cross-disciplin... Read More about The Use of Technology in the Subcategorisation of Osteoarthritis: a Delphi Study Approach.

How Early Auditory Experience Affects Children’s Ability to Learn Spoken Words (2020)
Book Chapter
Houston, D. M., Chen, C., Monroy, C., & Castellanos, I. How Early Auditory Experience Affects Children’s Ability to Learn Spoken Words. In M. Marschark, & H. Knoors (Eds.), . Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190054045.013.16

It is generally assumed that deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s difficulties in learning novel words stem entirely from impaired speech perception. Degraded speech perception makes words more confusable, and correctly recognizing words clearly plays... Read More about How Early Auditory Experience Affects Children’s Ability to Learn Spoken Words.

Relative Importance of Convective Uncertainties in Massive Stars (2020)
Journal Article
Kaiser, E. A., Hirschi, R., Arnett, W. D., Georgy, C., Scott, L. J. A., & Cristini, A. (2020). Relative Importance of Convective Uncertainties in Massive Stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 496(2), 1967-1989. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa1595

In this work, we investigate the impact of uncertainties due to convective boundary mixing (CBM), commonly called ‘overshoot’, namely the boundary location and the amount of mixing at the convective boundary, on stellar structure and evolution. For t... Read More about Relative Importance of Convective Uncertainties in Massive Stars.

First metatarsophalangeal joint range of motion is associated with lower limb kinematics in individuals with first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis. (2020)
Journal Article
Roddy. (2020). First metatarsophalangeal joint range of motion is associated with lower limb kinematics in individuals with first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-020-00404-0

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (1st MTP joint OA) is a common and disabling condition that results in pain and limited joint range of motion. There is inconsistent evidence regarding the relationship between clinica... Read More about First metatarsophalangeal joint range of motion is associated with lower limb kinematics in individuals with first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis..

Predictive equation for optimal continuous positive airway pressure in children with obstructive sleep apnoea (2020)
Journal Article
Chong, J., Bajpai, R., Teoh, O. H., Pugalenthi, A., Allen, J. C., Cheng, Z. R., …Thomas, B. (2020). Predictive equation for optimal continuous positive airway pressure in children with obstructive sleep apnoea. ERJ Open Research, 6(2), Article 00312-2019. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00312-2019

AimA subgroup of children with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) requires treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). This study's aims were: 1) to determine if the optimal CPAP for the treatment of OSA in children correlates with body ma... Read More about Predictive equation for optimal continuous positive airway pressure in children with obstructive sleep apnoea.

A Bidirectional Subsethood Based Fuzzy Measure for Aggregation of Interval-Valued Data (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Kabir, S., & Wagner, C. (2020). A Bidirectional Subsethood Based Fuzzy Measure for Aggregation of Interval-Valued Data. In Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems (603-617). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50143-3_48

Recent advances in the literature have leveraged the fuzzy integral (FI), a powerful multi-source aggregation operator, where a fuzzy measure (FM) is used to capture the worth of all combinations of subsets of sources. While in most applications, the... Read More about A Bidirectional Subsethood Based Fuzzy Measure for Aggregation of Interval-Valued Data.

‘Making Our Country Great Again’: The Politics of Subjectivity in an Age of National-Populism (2020)
Journal Article
Mandelbaum, M. (2020). ‘Making Our Country Great Again’: The Politics of Subjectivity in an Age of National-Populism. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, 451-476. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-020-09717-6

How could we understand the emotive power of national-populist discourses, indeed the calls to ‘make our country great again’? This paper directly tackles the recent Brexit discourse, within the broader context of rising national-populist sentiments.... Read More about ‘Making Our Country Great Again’: The Politics of Subjectivity in an Age of National-Populism.

Quality and effectiveness of osteoporosis treatment decision aids: a systematic review and environmental scan (2020)
Journal Article
Paskins, Z., Torres Roldan, V., Hawarden, A., Bullock, L., Meritxell Urtecho, S., Torres, G., …Brito, J. (2020). Quality and effectiveness of osteoporosis treatment decision aids: a systematic review and environmental scan. Osteoporosis International, 31, 1837–1851. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-020-05479-w

Decision aids (DAs) are evidence-based tools that support shared decision-making (SDM) implementation in practice; this study aimed to identify existing osteoporosis DAs and assess their quality and efficacy; and to gain feedback from a patient advis... Read More about Quality and effectiveness of osteoporosis treatment decision aids: a systematic review and environmental scan.

Reconstruction and physical fit analysis of fragmented skeletal remains using 3D imaging and printing (2020)
Journal Article
Collings. (2020). Reconstruction and physical fit analysis of fragmented skeletal remains using 3D imaging and printing. Forensic Science International: Reports, 100114 - 100114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2020.100114

Physical fit analysis (PFA) entails physically fitting fragmented evidence together to determine shared origin. PFA can be challenging to conduct with bone fragments particularly when fragile, sharp, or embedded in other materials. Three-dimensional... Read More about Reconstruction and physical fit analysis of fragmented skeletal remains using 3D imaging and printing.

THE DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SECULAR TRENDS OF LOWER BACK PAIN PROCEDURES IN ROUTINE UK NHS CARE FROM 2000 TO 2016 (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Robinson, D., Lane, J., Craig, R., Judge, A., Bailey, J., Yu, D., …Prieto-Alhambra, D. (2020, June). THE DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SECULAR TRENDS OF LOWER BACK PAIN PROCEDURES IN ROUTINE UK NHS CARE FROM 2000 TO 2016. Poster presented at EULAR 2020

Background: The lifetime prevalence of lower back pain is between 60% and 70%, with surgical treatments spared for those not responding to other options. Objectives: To investigate the age, gender and socio-economic status differences in back pain... Read More about THE DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SECULAR TRENDS OF LOWER BACK PAIN PROCEDURES IN ROUTINE UK NHS CARE FROM 2000 TO 2016.

Insouciance and inexperience: A deadly combination when dealing with COVID-19. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Insouciance and inexperience: A deadly combination when dealing with COVID-19. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2991

This article gives key reasons for the UK's tardy and confused attempts to react to the COVID-19 pandemic. It explains very poor outcomes in the UK (in terms of the spread of the virus and high mortality, already striking at the time of writing), in... Read More about Insouciance and inexperience: A deadly combination when dealing with COVID-19..

IGAPS: the merged IPHAS and UVEX optical surveys of the northern Galactic plane (2020)
Journal Article
Wright. (2020). IGAPS: the merged IPHAS and UVEX optical surveys of the northern Galactic plane. Astronomy and Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937333

The INT Galactic Plane Survey (IGAPS) is the merger of the optical photometric surveys, IPHAS and UVEX, based on data from the Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) obtained between 2003 and 2018. Here, we present the IGAPS point source catalogue. It contains... Read More about IGAPS: the merged IPHAS and UVEX optical surveys of the northern Galactic plane.

Exploring the Pathways Between Transformative Group Experiences and Identity Fusion. (2020)
Journal Article
Kapitany. (2020). Exploring the Pathways Between Transformative Group Experiences and Identity Fusion. Frontiers in Psychology, 1172 - ?. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01172

A growing body of evidence suggests that two distinct forms of group alignment are possible: identification and fusion (the former asserts that group and personal identity are distinct, while the latter asserts group and personal identities are funct... Read More about Exploring the Pathways Between Transformative Group Experiences and Identity Fusion..

Contested feelings: Mapping emotional journeys of LGBTI rights and reforms (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Contested feelings: Mapping emotional journeys of LGBTI rights and reforms. https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X20927500

This reflection explores how emotion shapes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights and law reforms. Drawing on case studies from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the author maps how disgust regulates sexu... Read More about Contested feelings: Mapping emotional journeys of LGBTI rights and reforms.