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Radiation dose from digital breast tomosynthesis screening - A comparison with full field digital mammography. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Radiation dose from digital breast tomosynthesis screening - A comparison with full field digital mammography. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 599-603

OBJECTIVES: To compare Mean Glandular Dose (MGD) and effective dose from digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) screening with that from full field digital mammography (FFDM) screening. METHOD: To simulate compressed breasts, two Perspex-polyethylene bre... Read More about Radiation dose from digital breast tomosynthesis screening - A comparison with full field digital mammography..

Trends in sex-based differences in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States between 2004 and 2015 (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Trends in sex-based differences in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States between 2004 and 2015. International Journal of Cardiology, 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.07.039

Background
The present study sought to examine the trends of sex-based differences in clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), an area in which the current evidence remains limited.
Methods
All US adults hospitalized for fir... Read More about Trends in sex-based differences in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States between 2004 and 2015.

Expanding the family of tetrahalide iron complexes: Synthesis, structure and biological applications (2020)
Journal Article
Abedin, N., Alshehri, A. H. A., Almughrbi, A. M., Moore, O., Alyza, S., Rusbridge, E. K., …Fitzpatrick, A. J. (2020). Expanding the family of tetrahalide iron complexes: Synthesis, structure and biological applications. Polyhedron, 190, 114755. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2020.114755

A neutral octahedral mononuclear iron(II) tetrabromide complex, [Fe(HAmpy)2Br4], that consists of equatorial bromide and protonated aminopyrazinium axial ligands is successfully synthesised through redox chemistry and analysed using X-ray crystallogr... Read More about Expanding the family of tetrahalide iron complexes: Synthesis, structure and biological applications.

'PLAYING THE GAME': POWER, AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN INTERACTIONS BETWEEN POLICE AND HOMELESS PEOPLE IN LONDON (2020)
Journal Article
Kyprianides, A., Stott, C., & Bradford, B. (2021). 'PLAYING THE GAME': POWER, AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN INTERACTIONS BETWEEN POLICE AND HOMELESS PEOPLE IN LONDON. British Journal of Criminology, 61(3), 670 - 689. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azaa086

We explore the relevance of procedural justice theory for understanding the relationship between police and marginalized groups and individuals. Analysis is based on ethnographic research into the policing of the street population in an inner London... Read More about 'PLAYING THE GAME': POWER, AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN INTERACTIONS BETWEEN POLICE AND HOMELESS PEOPLE IN LONDON.

Trends, management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in chronic liver disease. (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Trends, management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in chronic liver disease. International Journal of Clinical Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13841

AIMS: There are limited data on the management and outcomes of chronic liver disease (CLD) patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), particularly according to the subtype of CLD. METHODS: Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2004-... Read More about Trends, management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in chronic liver disease..

The clinical and cost effectiveness of splints for thumb base osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial. (2020)
Journal Article
Dziedzic. (2020). The clinical and cost effectiveness of splints for thumb base osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Rheumatology, 2862-2877. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa726

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical effectiveness, efficacy and cost effectiveness of splints (orthoses) in people with symptomatic basal thumb joint OA (BTOA). METHODS: A pragmatic, multicentre parallel group randomized controlled trial at 17 Na... Read More about The clinical and cost effectiveness of splints for thumb base osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial..

In vivo efficacy and metabolism of the antimalarial cycleanine and improved in vitro antiplasmodial activity of novel semisynthetic analogues. (2020)
Journal Article
Ijeoma Uche, F., Guo, X., Okokon, J., Ullah, I., Horrocks, P., Boateng, J., …Li, W. (2020). In vivo efficacy and metabolism of the antimalarial cycleanine and improved in vitro antiplasmodial activity of novel semisynthetic analogues. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01995-20

Bisbenzylisoquinoline (BBIQ) alkaloids are a diverse group of natural products that demonstrate a range of biological activities. In this study, the in vitro antiplasmodial activity of three BBIQ alkaloids (cycleanine (1), isochondodendrine (2) and 2... Read More about In vivo efficacy and metabolism of the antimalarial cycleanine and improved in vitro antiplasmodial activity of novel semisynthetic analogues..

Inconsistencies with formulas for the standard error of the standardized mean difference of repeated measures experiments. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Inconsistencies with formulas for the standard error of the standardized mean difference of repeated measures experiments. Statistics in Medicine, 4101 - 4104. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.8669

There are inconsistencies between the formulas for the variance of standardized mean difference (SMD) in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews and the variance reported in other sources. Instead of the variance appropriate for the SMD of a cro... Read More about Inconsistencies with formulas for the standard error of the standardized mean difference of repeated measures experiments..

Mapping the Manifestations of Exclusion: Challenging the Incarceration of Queer People (2020)
Book Chapter
Adams, F., & Emmerich, F. (2020). Mapping the Manifestations of Exclusion: Challenging the Incarceration of Queer People. In The Queer Outside in UK Law. (1). Springer

Prisons are coercive spaces that strengthen and support the capitalist system. They are deeply gendered institutions that enforce a gender binary and perpetuate heteronormative gender performativity. These confinement spaces produce varieties of excl... Read More about Mapping the Manifestations of Exclusion: Challenging the Incarceration of Queer People.

Mapping the Manifestations of Exclusion: Challenging the Incarceration of Queer People (2020)
Book Chapter
Emmerich, F., & Adams, F. (2020). Mapping the Manifestations of Exclusion: Challenging the Incarceration of Queer People. In The Queer Outside in UK Law (107-140). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48830-7_5

Prisons are coercive spaces that strengthen and support the capitalist system. They are deeply gendered institutions that enforce a gender binary and perpetuate heteronormative gender performativity. These confinement spaces produce varieties of excl... Read More about Mapping the Manifestations of Exclusion: Challenging the Incarceration of Queer People.

Impact Assessment of Holiday Activity and Food Provision in Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Wirral - Summer 2020: Assessment of Provision and Coordination under Covid19 (2020)
Report
Fernandez, R. M., Dunne, S., & White, H. (2020). Impact Assessment of Holiday Activity and Food Provision in Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Wirral - Summer 2020: Assessment of Provision and Coordination under Covid19. Edsential CIC and Partners

This report is an evaluation of the activities undertaken by Edsential and Partners during the summer of 2020. Edsential and its consortium were one of ten providers awarded funding by the Department of Education to coordinate activities and food pro... Read More about Impact Assessment of Holiday Activity and Food Provision in Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Wirral - Summer 2020: Assessment of Provision and Coordination under Covid19.

Infrared spectroscopy of CK Vulpeculae: revealing a remarkably powerful blast from the past (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Infrared spectroscopy of CK Vulpeculae: revealing a remarkably powerful blast from the past. Astrophysical Journal Letters, https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/abc885

CK Vulpeculae (CK Vul), which erupted in AD 1670-71, was long considered to be a nova outburst; however, recent observations have required that alternative scenarios be considered. Long-slit infrared spectroscopy of a forbidden line of iron reported... Read More about Infrared spectroscopy of CK Vulpeculae: revealing a remarkably powerful blast from the past.

RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2019: impact of COVID-19 (2020)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham, C. (2020). RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2019: impact of COVID-19. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 70(701), 602-603. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20x713777

The Research Paper of the Year (RPY), awarded by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), gives recognition to an individual or group of researchers who have undertaken and published an exceptional piece of research relating to general prac... Read More about RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2019: impact of COVID-19.

COVID-19—Zoonosis or Emerging Infectious Disease? (2020)
Journal Article
Haider, N., Rothman-Ostrow, R., Osman, A., Arruda, L., Macfarlane-Berry, L., Elton, L., …Kock, R. (2020). COVID-19—Zoonosis or Emerging Infectious Disease?. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.596944

<jats:p>The World Health Organization defines a zoonosis as any infection naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans. The pandemic of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been classified as a zoonotic disease, howeve... Read More about COVID-19—Zoonosis or Emerging Infectious Disease?.

COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (2020)
Journal Article
Sherman, S. M., Smith, L. E., Sim, J., Amlôt, R., Cutts, M., Dasch, H., …Sevdalis, N. (2020). COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 1 - 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1846397

Aim: To investigate factors associated with intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Methods: Online cross-sectional survey of 1,500 UK adults, recruited from an existing online research panel. Data were collected between 14th and 17th July 2020.... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

Usability and Acceptability of a Novel Secondary Prevention Initiative Targeting Physical Activity for Individuals after a Transient Ischaemic Attack or "Minor" Stroke: A Qualitative Study. (2020)
Journal Article
Heron, N., O’Connor, S. R., Kee, F., Mant, J., Cupples, M. E., & Donnelly, M. (2020). Usability and Acceptability of a Novel Secondary Prevention Initiative Targeting Physical Activity for Individuals after a Transient Ischaemic Attack or "Minor" Stroke: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238788

Behavioural interventions that address cardiovascular risk factors such as physical inactivity and hypertension help reduce recurrence risk following a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or "minor" stroke, but an optimal approach for providing secondar... Read More about Usability and Acceptability of a Novel Secondary Prevention Initiative Targeting Physical Activity for Individuals after a Transient Ischaemic Attack or "Minor" Stroke: A Qualitative Study..

A Checklist for Implementing Rural Pathways to Train, Develop and Support Health Workers in Low and Middle-Income Countries (2020)
Journal Article
Worley, P., Wynn-Jones, J., O'Sullivan, B., Chater, B., Bingham, A., Couper, I., …Strasser, S. (2020). A Checklist for Implementing Rural Pathways to Train, Develop and Support Health Workers in Low and Middle-Income Countries. Frontiers in Medicine, 594728 - ?. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.594728

Background: There is an urgent need to scale up global action on rural workforce development. This World Health Organization-sponsored research aimed to develop a Rural Pathways Checklist. Its purpose was to guide the practical implementation of rura... Read More about A Checklist for Implementing Rural Pathways to Train, Develop and Support Health Workers in Low and Middle-Income Countries.