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New approaches suggest term and preterm human fetal membranes may have distinct biomechanical properties (2022)
Journal Article
Yang, & Wu. (2022). New approaches suggest term and preterm human fetal membranes may have distinct biomechanical properties. Scientific reports, 12, Article 5109. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09005-2

Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes is the leading cause of preterm birth and its associated infant mortality and morbidity. However, its underlying mechanism remains unknown. We utilized two novel biomechanical assessment techniques, ball indenta... Read More about New approaches suggest term and preterm human fetal membranes may have distinct biomechanical properties.

Comparative Effectiveness of Statins on Non-HDL Cholesterol by Type and Intensity in People with Diabetes and at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Hodkinson, A., Tsimpida, D., Kontopantelis, E., Rutter, M. K., Mamas, M., & Panagioti, M. (2022). Comparative Effectiveness of Statins on Non-HDL Cholesterol by Type and Intensity in People with Diabetes and at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. BMJ, 376, Article e067731. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-067731

Objective: To compare the efficacy of different statin treatments by intensity on levels of non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes.

Design: Systematic review and ne... Read More about Comparative Effectiveness of Statins on Non-HDL Cholesterol by Type and Intensity in People with Diabetes and at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Effect of swearing on strength: Disinhibition as a potential mediator (2022)
Journal Article
Atkins, K., Stephens, R., Dowber, H., Barrie, A., & Almeida, S. (2022). Effect of swearing on strength: Disinhibition as a potential mediator. PsyArXiv, https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dfyc8

<p>Introduction: Swearing fulfils positive functions including benefitting pain relief and physical strength. Here we present three experiments assessing a possible psychological mechanism, increased state disinhibition, for the effect of swearing on... Read More about Effect of swearing on strength: Disinhibition as a potential mediator.

Identification of undiagnosed atrial fibrillation using a machine learning risk prediction algorithm and diagnostic testing (PULsE-AI) in primary care: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial in England (2022)
Journal Article
Hill, N. R., Groves, L., Dickerson, C., Ochs, A., Pang, D., Lawton, S., …Cohen, A. T. (2022). Identification of undiagnosed atrial fibrillation using a machine learning risk prediction algorithm and diagnostic testing (PULsE-AI) in primary care: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial in England. European Heart Journal, S111 - S111. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztac009

Rhizomatic poverty in aquaculture communities of rural India & Bangladesh (2022)
Journal Article
Shubin, S., Andrews, W., & Sowgat, T. (2022). Rhizomatic poverty in aquaculture communities of rural India & Bangladesh. Social and Cultural Geography, 24(8), 1285-1304. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2022.2055776

The paper uses illustrations from rural India and Bangladesh to develop a critical analysis of practices and experiences of poverty often overlooked in development policies. It challenges the principle measurement, calculative rationality and static... Read More about Rhizomatic poverty in aquaculture communities of rural India & Bangladesh.

Review of Shakespeare’s As You Like It (directed by Laurie Sansom for the Northern Broadsides theatre company) at the New Vic Theatre, Staffordshire, 10 February 2022. (2022)
Journal Article
Yearling, R. (2022). Review of Shakespeare’s As You Like It (directed by Laurie Sansom for the Northern Broadsides theatre company) at the New Vic Theatre, Staffordshire, 10 February 2022. Shakespeare, 18(3), 369-373. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450918.2022.2053196

Online safety bill: ambiguous definitions of harm could threaten freedom of speech – instead of protecting it (2022)
Digital Artefact
Higson-Bliss, L. (2022). Online safety bill: ambiguous definitions of harm could threaten freedom of speech – instead of protecting it. [Blog Style Article]

Implementation of corticosteroids in treatment of COVID-19 in the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK: prospective, cohort study (2022)
Journal Article
Närhi, F., Moonesinghe, R., Shenkin, S. D., Drake, T. M., Mulholland, R. H., Donegan, C., …Docherty, A. B. (2022). Implementation of corticosteroids in treatment of COVID-19 in the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK: prospective, cohort study. The Lancet Digital Health, 4(4), e220 - e234. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500%2822%2900018-8

Background Dexamethasone was the first intervention proven to reduce mortality in patients with COVID-19 being treated in hospital. We aimed to evaluate the adoption of corticosteroids in the treatment of COVID-19 in the UK after the RECOVERY trial p... Read More about Implementation of corticosteroids in treatment of COVID-19 in the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK: prospective, cohort study.

Ankle-foot orthosis adherence in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: A scoping review (2022)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., Kelemen, M., & Stewart, C. (2022). Ankle-foot orthosis adherence in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: A scoping review. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 46(4), 351-356. https://doi.org/10.1097/pxr.0000000000000095

Background: Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) are commonly supplied to children with cerebral palsy (CP) to support their gait. However, usage is reported to decrease through adolescence. Because AFOs can allow users to engage in daily activities and develo... Read More about Ankle-foot orthosis adherence in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: A scoping review.

Towards Uniform Online Spherical Tessellations (2022)
Journal Article
Bell, P., & Potapov, I. (2022). Towards Uniform Online Spherical Tessellations. Discrete and Computational Geometry, 67(4), 1124-1146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00454-022-00384-x

The problem of uniformly placing points onto a sphere finds applications in many areas. For example, points on the sphere correspond to unit quaternions as well as to the group of rotations SO(3) and the online version of generating uniform rotations... Read More about Towards Uniform Online Spherical Tessellations.

Deterritorialized careers, ageing and the life course (2022)
Journal Article
Devadason, R., & McKechnie, R. (2022). Deterritorialized careers, ageing and the life course. Mobilities, 17(4), 1 - 16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2022.2038520

Enablers to the adoption of blockchain technology in logistics supply chains: evidence from an emerging economy (2022)
Journal Article
Jain. (2022). Enablers to the adoption of blockchain technology in logistics supply chains: evidence from an emerging economy. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-04546-1

This study identifies the factors that can enable blockchain technology (BCT) implementation in the logistics sector and reveals the interdependencies, hierarchical structure, and causalities between them. This study uses a three-phased research fram... Read More about Enablers to the adoption of blockchain technology in logistics supply chains: evidence from an emerging economy.

Accuracy of placement of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome does not influence pain and function: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Chean, C. S., Raval, P., Ogollah, R. O., Hall, A., Roddy, E., & Foster, N. E. (2022). Accuracy of placement of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome does not influence pain and function: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Care, 20(4), 831-838. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1634

Abstract
Objectives: To investigate whether the accuracy of placement of ultrasound-guided (US-guided) corticosteroid injections for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome (SAPS) influences pain and function outcomes.

Methods: This was a seconda... Read More about Accuracy of placement of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome does not influence pain and function: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

The EDIBLES survey V: Line profile variations in the λλ5797, 6379, and 6614 diffuse interstellar bands as a tool to constrain carrier sizes (2022)
Journal Article
MacIsaac, H., Cami, J., Cox, N. L., Farhang, A., Smoker, J., Elyajouri, M., …Smith, K. T. (2022). The EDIBLES survey V: Line profile variations in the λλ5797, 6379, and 6614 diffuse interstellar bands as a tool to constrain carrier sizes. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142225

Context. Several diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) have profiles with resolved sub-peaks that resemble rotational bands of large molecules. Analysis of these profiles can constrain the sizes and geometries of the DIB carriers, especially if the profi... Read More about The EDIBLES survey V: Line profile variations in the λλ5797, 6379, and 6614 diffuse interstellar bands as a tool to constrain carrier sizes.

Post-war Girlhoods: Jill Craigie, British Social Realism and Local Stardom (2022)
Journal Article
Price, H. (2022). Post-war Girlhoods: Jill Craigie, British Social Realism and Local Stardom. Screen, 63(1), 22-46. https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/hjac003

MacularNet: Towards Fully Automated Attention-Based Deep CNN for Macular Disease Classification (2022)
Journal Article
Mandal, B. (2022). MacularNet: Towards Fully Automated Attention-Based Deep CNN for Macular Disease Classification. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-022-01024-0

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>In this work, we propose an attention-based deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model as an assistive computer-aided tool to classify common types of macular diseases: age-related macular degeneration, dia... Read More about MacularNet: Towards Fully Automated Attention-Based Deep CNN for Macular Disease Classification.

Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Analysis of Heavy Metal Contamination in Graveyards with Contrasting Soil Types (2022)
Journal Article
Madden, C., Pringle, J., Jeffery, A., Wisniewski, K., Glanville, H., Heaton, V., …Oliver, I. (2022). Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Analysis of Heavy Metal Contamination in Graveyards with Contrasting Soil Types. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, 55278–55292. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19676-z

Human remains have been interred in burial grounds since historic times. Although the re-use of graveyards differs from one country, region or time-period to another, over time graveyard soil may become contaminated or enriched with heavy metal eleme... Read More about Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Analysis of Heavy Metal Contamination in Graveyards with Contrasting Soil Types.

Examining the relationship between fear of COVID-19, intolerance for uncertainty, and cyberloafing: A mediational model (2022)
Journal Article
Reizer, A., Galperin, B. L., Chavan, M., Behl, A., & Pereira, V. (2022). Examining the relationship between fear of COVID-19, intolerance for uncertainty, and cyberloafing: A mediational model. Journal of Business Research, 145, 660-670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.037

After the COVID-19 pandemic began, organizations had to pivot and move to online remote work. As companies moved to digital platforms and technologies for remote working, a key concern was the increase in workplace withdrawal behaviors during the pan... Read More about Examining the relationship between fear of COVID-19, intolerance for uncertainty, and cyberloafing: A mediational model.

One Vast Gasoline Station for Human Exploitation: Sovereignty as Anthropocentric Extraction (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Prost, M. (2022, March). One Vast Gasoline Station for Human Exploitation: Sovereignty as Anthropocentric Extraction. Presented at Manchester International Law Centre, MILC Seminar, Manchester, UK

'It all ends too soon'-Exploring stroke survivors and physiotherapists perspectives on stroke rehabilitation and the role of technology for promoting access to rehabilitation in the community (2022)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., Philp, F., Leone, E., Helliwell, B., & Pandyan, A. (2022). 'It all ends too soon'-Exploring stroke survivors and physiotherapists perspectives on stroke rehabilitation and the role of technology for promoting access to rehabilitation in the community. MedRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.18.22272596