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Tendon tissue engineering: An overview of biologics to promote tendon healing and repair (2023)
Journal Article
Citro, V., Clerici, M., Boccaccini, A. R., Della Porta, G., Maffulli, N., & Forsyth, N. R. (2023). Tendon tissue engineering: An overview of biologics to promote tendon healing and repair. Journal of Tissue Engineering,

Tendons are dense connective tissues with a hierarchical polarized structure that respond to and adapt to the transmission of muscle contraction forces to the skeleton, enabling motion and maintaining posture. Tendon injuries, also known as tendinopa... Read More about Tendon tissue engineering: An overview of biologics to promote tendon healing and repair.

Human vascularised synovium-on-a-chip: a mechanically stimulated, microfluidic model to investigate synovial inflammation and monocyte recruitment. (2023)
Journal Article
Thompson, C. L., Hopkins, T., Bevan, C., Screen, H. R., Wright, K. T., & Knight, M. M. (in press). Human vascularised synovium-on-a-chip: a mechanically stimulated, microfluidic model to investigate synovial inflammation and monocyte recruitment. Biomedical Materials, 18(6), https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/acf976

Healthy synovium is critical for joint homeostasis. Synovial inflammation (synovitis) is implicated in the onset, progression and symptomatic presentation of arthritic joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA). Thus, th... Read More about Human vascularised synovium-on-a-chip: a mechanically stimulated, microfluidic model to investigate synovial inflammation and monocyte recruitment..

Standards of diabetes care and burden of hypoglycaemia in people with diabetes on peritoneal dialysis: Results from a real-world clinical audit (2023)
Journal Article
Wijewickrama, P., Onyema, M., Eid, H., Phare, N., Dick, J., Moutzouris, D., …Karalliedde, J. (in press). Standards of diabetes care and burden of hypoglycaemia in people with diabetes on peritoneal dialysis: Results from a real-world clinical audit. Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, https://doi.org/10.1177/08968608231195492

There is limited data on the standards of diabetes care in people on peritoneal dialysis (PD). Our aim was to assess the standards of diabetes care and the burden of hypoglycaemia in people with diabetes on PD. We performed a retrospective study at t... Read More about Standards of diabetes care and burden of hypoglycaemia in people with diabetes on peritoneal dialysis: Results from a real-world clinical audit.

An update on absolute and relative indications for dialysis treatment modalities (2023)
Journal Article
Lambie, M., & Davies, S. (2023). An update on absolute and relative indications for dialysis treatment modalities. Clinical Kidney Journal, 16(Supplement_1), i39-i47. https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfad062

Background Choosing a dialysis modality is an important decision for people to make as their kidney failure progresses. In doing so, their options should be informed by any absolute or relative indications that may favour one modality over another. M... Read More about An update on absolute and relative indications for dialysis treatment modalities.

Evaluating the use of electromyography in UK and european gait laboratories for the assessment of cerebral palsy and neurological conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Shepherd, H., Reeves, J., & Stewart, C. (in press). Evaluating the use of electromyography in UK and european gait laboratories for the assessment of cerebral palsy and neurological conditions. Gait & Posture, 106(S1), S170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.205

Introduction Electromyography (EMG) can estimate the magnitude and timing of muscle activation during walking in those with neurological gait disorders. Despite the potential of EMG use in assessment and clinical... Read More about Evaluating the use of electromyography in UK and european gait laboratories for the assessment of cerebral palsy and neurological conditions.

Quantifying morphological changes in middle trapezius with ultrasound scanning and a novel histogram matching algorithm (2023)
Journal Article
Philp, F., Meilak, E., Willis, T., Winn, N., & Pandyan, A. (in press). Quantifying morphological changes in middle trapezius with ultrasound scanning and a novel histogram matching algorithm. Gait & Posture, 106, S163-S164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.197

Introduction Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) can affect upper-limb function through muscle degeneration, fatty infiltration and oedema. Muscle echogenicity, measured using ultrasound, could be used as a bioma... Read More about Quantifying morphological changes in middle trapezius with ultrasound scanning and a novel histogram matching algorithm.

Subtalar joint axis alignments in pathological feet of children with cerebral palsy (2023)
Journal Article
Meilak, E., Wellenberg, R., Schallig, W., Roberts, A., Witbreuk, M., Buizer, A., …Stewart, C. (2023). Subtalar joint axis alignments in pathological feet of children with cerebral palsy. Gait & Posture, 106(S1), S122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.152

Introduction Children suffering cerebral palsy (CP) often develop foot deformities [1]. These manifest as pathological postures including equinovarus, planovalgus non-midfoot break (PNMFB) and midfoot break (MFB)... Read More about Subtalar joint axis alignments in pathological feet of children with cerebral palsy.

Subtalar joint moments of children with cerebral palsy (2023)
Journal Article
Meilak, E., Modenese, L., Andrew, R., Julie, S., Edward, C., & Stewart, C. (in press). Subtalar joint moments of children with cerebral palsy. Gait & Posture, 106, S121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.151

Introduction Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often develop foot deformities [1], such as equinovarus, planovalgus non-midfoot break (PNMFB) and midfoot break (MFB) [2]. The aetiology of the development and progr... Read More about Subtalar joint moments of children with cerebral palsy.

Impact of Frailty on Emergency Department Encounters for Cardiovascular Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2023)
Journal Article
Sokhal, B. S., Matetić, A., Abhishek, A., Banerjee, A., Partington, R., Roddy, E., …Mamas, M. A. (2023). Impact of Frailty on Emergency Department Encounters for Cardiovascular Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study. American Journal of Cardiology, 206, 210-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.138

Data are limited on whether the causes of emergency department (ED) encounters for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and associated clinical outcomes vary by frailty status. Using the United States Nationwide ED Sample, selected CVD encounters (acute my... Read More about Impact of Frailty on Emergency Department Encounters for Cardiovascular Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Association Between Onset of Type 2 Diabetes and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in New Zealanders With Impaired Glucose Tolerance Over 25 Years (2023)
Journal Article
Yu, D., Qu, B., Osuagwu, U. L., Pickering, K., Baker, J., Cutfield, R., …Simmons, D. (2023). Association Between Onset of Type 2 Diabetes and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in New Zealanders With Impaired Glucose Tolerance Over 25 Years. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(18), Article e030159. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.030159

Background The association between the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and atrial fibrillation (AF) risk in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the incident onset... Read More about Association Between Onset of Type 2 Diabetes and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in New Zealanders With Impaired Glucose Tolerance Over 25 Years.

Percutaneous cruciate repair of ruptured Achilles tendon (2023)
Journal Article
Maffulli, N., Sammaria, G., Ziello, S., Migliorini, F., & Oliva, F. (in press). Percutaneous cruciate repair of ruptured Achilles tendon. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-04167-9

Percutaneous repair is a safe and reliable method to restore continuity after acute Achilles tendon ruptures, with a lower incidence of wound complications compared to open techniques. We describe a novel percutaneous cruciate suture performed throug... Read More about Percutaneous cruciate repair of ruptured Achilles tendon.

The relationship between pain and depression and anxiety in patients with inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Cox, N., Hawarden, A., Bajpai, R., Farooq, S., Twohig, H., Muller, S., & Scott, I. C. (2024). The relationship between pain and depression and anxiety in patients with inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review protocol. Rheumatology International, 44, 435–440. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-023-05450-y

Pain is a major challenge for patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA). Depression and anxiety are common comorbidities in IA, associating with worse outcomes. How they relate to pain is uncertain, with existing systematic reviews (a) mainly conside... Read More about The relationship between pain and depression and anxiety in patients with inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review protocol.

Two mini-Neptunes transiting the adolescent K-star HIP 113103 confirmed with TESS and CHEOPS (2023)
Journal Article
Lowson, N., Zhou, G., Huang, C. X., Wright, D. J., Edwards, B., Nabbie, E., …Addison, B. C. (2024). Two mini-Neptunes transiting the adolescent K-star HIP 113103 confirmed with TESS and CHEOPS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527(1), 1146-1162. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2756

We report the discovery of two mini-Neptunes in near 2:1 resonance orbits (P = 7.610303 d for HIP 113103 b and P = 14.245651 d for HIP 113103 c ) around the adolescent K-star HIP 113103 (TIC 121490076 ). The planet system was first identified from th... Read More about Two mini-Neptunes transiting the adolescent K-star HIP 113103 confirmed with TESS and CHEOPS.

A new method for spatially resolving the turbulence driving mixture in the ISM with application to the Small Magellanic Cloud (2023)
Journal Article
Gerrard, I. A., Federrath, C., Pingel, N. M., McClure-Griffiths, N. M., Marchal, A., Joncas, G., …Lynn, C. (2023). A new method for spatially resolving the turbulence driving mixture in the ISM with application to the Small Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 526(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2718

Turbulence plays a crucial role in shaping the structure of the interstellar medium. The ratio of the three-dimensional density contrast ($\sigma _{\rho /\rho _0}$) to the turbulent sonic Mach number ($\mathcal {M}$) of an isothermal, compressible ga... Read More about A new method for spatially resolving the turbulence driving mixture in the ISM with application to the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Patients’ experiences of a suppoRted self-manAGeMent pAThway In breast Cancer (PRAGMATIC): quality of life and service use results (2023)
Journal Article
Jenkins, V., Matthews, L., Solis-Trapala, I., Gage, H., May, S., Williams, P., …Teoh, M. (2023). Patients’ experiences of a suppoRted self-manAGeMent pAThway In breast Cancer (PRAGMATIC): quality of life and service use results. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31(10), Article 570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-08002-z

Purpose To describe trends and explore factors associated with quality of life (QoL) and psychological morbidity and assess breast cancer (BC) health service use over a 12-month period for patients joining the supported self-management (SSM)/patient... Read More about Patients’ experiences of a suppoRted self-manAGeMent pAThway In breast Cancer (PRAGMATIC): quality of life and service use results.

Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel (1956–2022): A legacy of foraminiferal research and scientific eminence (2023)
Book Chapter
Price, G. D., & Montenari, M. (2023). Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel (1956–2022): A legacy of foraminiferal research and scientific eminence. In Stratigraphy of Geo- and Biodynamic Processes (1-36). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2023.08.010

Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel, a prominent marine paleontologist, dedicated over 40 years to academic excellence at University College London. Her unparalleled expertise in foraminifera reshaped our paleontological and geological understanding of signi... Read More about Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel (1956–2022): A legacy of foraminiferal research and scientific eminence.

Evaluation of the introduction of a synchronous online induction for postgraduate diploma students. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
O'Byrne, R., & White, S. (2023, September). Evaluation of the introduction of a synchronous online induction for postgraduate diploma students. Poster presented at Pharmacy Education Conference 2023, Stopford building, Oxford road, The University of Manchester, UK

Background: A previous qualitative study identified the need for postgraduate clinical diploma distance-learning students to have a synchronous induction.(O’Byrne,2022) An induction session was created, starting in January 2022 for each new cohor... Read More about Evaluation of the introduction of a synchronous online induction for postgraduate diploma students..

Eating insects: the UK seems much more reluctant than the EU to let this industry flourish (2023)
Digital Artefact
Tiwasing, P. Eating insects: the UK seems much more reluctant than the EU to let this industry flourish. [Blog style article]

Like it or not, there are lots of good arguments for eating insects – both in animal feeds and on human plates. You can farm them with much less land, water and feed than the likes of cows and sheep. Their greenhouse gas emissions are significantly l... Read More about Eating insects: the UK seems much more reluctant than the EU to let this industry flourish.

A Trust Model for Edge-Driven Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks Using Fuzzy Logic (2023)
Journal Article
Hasan, M. M., Jahan, M., & Kabir, S. (2023). A Trust Model for Edge-Driven Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks Using Fuzzy Logic. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1109/tits.2023.3305342

Trust establishment among vehicles is essential for vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) as it directly impacts the security and privacy of vehicular communication. Many trust estimation approaches have been introduced, however, they often suffer from... Read More about A Trust Model for Edge-Driven Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks Using Fuzzy Logic.

Substantially more children receiving antidepressants see a specialist than reported by Jack et al. (2023)
Journal Article
Taxiarchi, V. P., Chew-Graham, C. A., & Pierce, M. (in press). Substantially more children receiving antidepressants see a specialist than reported by Jack et al. BMC Medicine, 21(1), Article 345. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03043-x

We would like to draw attention to evidence of substantial bias in the article published in this journal by Jack et al. (BMC Med 18:1-12, 2020). They provide an analysis of antidepressant prescribing to children and young people (CYP; ages 5 to 17) i... Read More about Substantially more children receiving antidepressants see a specialist than reported by Jack et al..