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Clinical Frailty Scale as a predictor of adverse outcomes following aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Prendiville, T., Leahy, A., Gabr, A., Ahmad, F., Afilalo, J., Martin, G. P., …Galvin, R. (2023). Clinical Frailty Scale as a predictor of adverse outcomes following aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Heart, 10(2), Article e002354. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2023-002354

Objectives: Assessment of frailty prior to aortic valve intervention is recommended in European and North American valvular heart disease guidelines. However, there is a lack of consensus on how it is best measured. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) i... Read More about Clinical Frailty Scale as a predictor of adverse outcomes following aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Socioeconomic disparities in the management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction (2023)
Journal Article
Weight, N., Moledina, S., Volgman, A. S., Bagur, R., Wijeysundera, H. C., Sun, L. Y., …Mamas, M. A. (2023). Socioeconomic disparities in the management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction. Heart, heartjnl-2023-322601. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322601

Background: Patients from lower socioeconomic status areas have poorer outcomes following acute myocardial infarction (AMI); however, how ethnicity modifies such socioeconomic disparities is unclear. Methods: Using the UK Myocardial Ischaemia Nat... Read More about Socioeconomic disparities in the management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction.

The NHS in the UK at 75: On life support or death watch?: It’s the politics, stupid (to misquote Bill Clinton) (2023)
Journal Article
Paton, C. (in press). The NHS in the UK at 75: On life support or death watch?: It’s the politics, stupid (to misquote Bill Clinton). International Journal of Health Planning and Management, https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3699

This Perspective argues that the NHS in the UK is facing a critical ‘tipping point’ which means that its very survival is at stake. The article considers the political responses to this crisis–(briefly) from the Conservative government; (briefly) fro... Read More about The NHS in the UK at 75: On life support or death watch?: It’s the politics, stupid (to misquote Bill Clinton).

Vierordt’s Law for Space and Time: Hollingworth (1909) and “The Law of Central Tendency” (2023)
Journal Article
Wearden, J. H. (2024). Vierordt’s Law for Space and Time: Hollingworth (1909) and “The Law of Central Tendency”. Timing and Time Perception, 12(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134468-bja10082

This article discusses material in a 1909 monograph, The Inaccuracy of Movement with Special Reference to Constant Errors, by H. L. Hollingworth, which is mostly concerned with demonstrating and accounting for what we would now call Vierordt’s Law, f... Read More about Vierordt’s Law for Space and Time: Hollingworth (1909) and “The Law of Central Tendency”.

Mechanical properties of a bioabsorbable magnesium interference screw for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in various testing bone materials (2023)
Journal Article
Siroros, N., Merfort, R., Liu, Y., Praster, M., Migliorini, F., Maffulli, N., …Eschweiler, J. (2023). Mechanical properties of a bioabsorbable magnesium interference screw for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in various testing bone materials. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 12342. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39513-8

Tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) negatively impact the stability and kinematics of the knee. Interference screws (ISs) are used for graft fixation in ACL reconstruction and provide sufficient fixation strength to withstand the patients'... Read More about Mechanical properties of a bioabsorbable magnesium interference screw for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in various testing bone materials.

Anne Conway on Omnipresence (2023)
Journal Article
Head, J. (2023). Anne Conway on Omnipresence. Philosophica - International Journal for the History of Philosophy, 31(1), 3-20. https://doi.org/10.5840/philosophica20244159

This paper offers a discussion of Conway’s account of omnipresence, as found in her only published work, Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy (1690). It is argued that Conway proposes a radical approach to understanding the nature of... Read More about Anne Conway on Omnipresence.

A culturally adapted manual-assisted problem-solving intervention (CMAP) for adults with a history of self-harm: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Husain, N., Kiran, T., Chaudhry, I. B., Williams, C., Emsley, R., Arshad, U., …Chaudhry, N. (in press). A culturally adapted manual-assisted problem-solving intervention (CMAP) for adults with a history of self-harm: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. BMC Medicine, 21(1), Article 282. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02983-8

Background Self-harm is an important predictor of a suicide death. Culturally appropriate strategies for the prevention of self-harm and suicide are needed but the evidence is very limited from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study ai... Read More about A culturally adapted manual-assisted problem-solving intervention (CMAP) for adults with a history of self-harm: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial.

Music and sound in the Japanese 'ghost' film: cultural representation and transformation (2023)
Thesis
Bayley, H. S. M. (2023). Music and sound in the Japanese 'ghost' film: cultural representation and transformation. (Thesis). Keele University

This thesis examines the role of music and sound in Japanese ‘ghost’ films. Scholarship on contemporary Japanese horror cinema often examines culture-bound descriptions of spirits. Such discussion typically revolves around tensions between, on the on... Read More about Music and sound in the Japanese 'ghost' film: cultural representation and transformation.

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Smart Energy Networks (2023)
Thesis
Harrold, D. J. B. (2023). Deep Reinforcement Learning for Smart Energy Networks. (Thesis). Keele University

To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, the world must find intelligent solutions to maximise the utilisation of carbon-free renewable energy sources (RES). Energy storage systems (ESS) can be used to store energy when RES generation exceeds deman... Read More about Deep Reinforcement Learning for Smart Energy Networks.

Squaring the Adoption Triangle: reconciling the competing needs of sibling children (2023)
Thesis
Dowding, S. (2023). Squaring the Adoption Triangle: reconciling the competing needs of sibling children. (Thesis). Keele University

Siblings are important – so far, so obvious – and yet the sibling relationship does not feature in the commonly-described ‘Adoption Triangle’1 of birth parent, child and prospective adopters. Social workers construct care plans, making recommenda... Read More about Squaring the Adoption Triangle: reconciling the competing needs of sibling children.

Alzheimer's Disease: Investigating the neuroprotective role of Polyunsaturated fatty acids against β-Amyloid accumulation using SH-SY5Y cell models (2023)
Thesis
Ali, R. (2023). Alzheimer's Disease: Investigating the neuroprotective role of Polyunsaturated fatty acids against β-Amyloid accumulation using SH-SY5Y cell models. (Thesis). Keele University

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia characterised by cognitive impairments such as memory loss as well as behavioural symptoms like depression and aggression. The hallmark of the disease is the accumulation of beta-Amyloid (Aβ) as... Read More about Alzheimer's Disease: Investigating the neuroprotective role of Polyunsaturated fatty acids against β-Amyloid accumulation using SH-SY5Y cell models.

The potential for compression garments to influence upper limb function in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (2023)
Thesis
Alshehab, M. A. H. A. M. (2023). The potential for compression garments to influence upper limb function in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. (Thesis). Keele University

Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term that describes a group of people with various motor, sensory and mental dysfunctions caused by permanent damage to the developing brain. Depending on the location and size of the brain damage, signs and symptom... Read More about The potential for compression garments to influence upper limb function in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

Mystical Post-anarchism (2023)
Thesis
Lewis, K. J. (2023). Mystical Post-anarchism. (Thesis). Keele University

The aim of this thesis is to explore the theoretical response that a mystical approach to post-anarchism can provide to the problems of domination and control within the contemporary capitalist state. In doing this, it also seeks to find a way past s... Read More about Mystical Post-anarchism.

In-solution and interface study on biological model membranes and their interaction with Prohibitin (2023)
Thesis
Piccinini, A. (2023). In-solution and interface study on biological model membranes and their interaction with Prohibitin. (Thesis). Keele University

Prohibitins (PHB) play a crucial role in premature cellular ageing, tumour suppression, cell cycle regulation, and apoptosis, and their deregulation is involved in viral infections, neurological and cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Despite the ess... Read More about In-solution and interface study on biological model membranes and their interaction with Prohibitin.