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The Role of Higher Education in the Post-Truth Era (2024)
Journal Article
Parker, J. (2024). The Role of Higher Education in the Post-Truth Era. Journal of Political Science Education, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/15512169.2024.2354972

The rise in populism and movements that threaten trust in science and expertise has been labelled a post-truth world. What challenges does this environment present for higher education, and how should it respond? This article examines the character... Read More about The Role of Higher Education in the Post-Truth Era.

Syngeneic mesenchymal stem cells loaded with telomerase-dependent oncolytic adenoviruses enhance anti-metastatic efficacy. (2024)
Journal Article
Yang, M.-L., Hu, C.-Y., Lee, Y.-C., Chang, C.-C., Chen, Y.-C., Lee, P.-R., …Wu, P. (in press). Syngeneic mesenchymal stem cells loaded with telomerase-dependent oncolytic adenoviruses enhance anti-metastatic efficacy. Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Article szae039. https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szae039

Oncolytic adenoviruses have emerged as a promising therapeutic approach for cancer therapy. However, systemic delivery of the viruses to metastatic tumors remains a major challenge. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) possess tumor tropism property and can... Read More about Syngeneic mesenchymal stem cells loaded with telomerase-dependent oncolytic adenoviruses enhance anti-metastatic efficacy..

Primary care contact, clinical management and suicide risk following discharge from inpatient mental health care (2024)
Journal Article
Musgrove, R., Carr, M. J., Kapur, N., Chew-Graham, C. A., Mughal, F., Ashcroft, D. M., & Webb, R. T. (in press). Primary care contact, clinical management and suicide risk following discharge from inpatient mental health care. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), BJGPO.2023.0165. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2023.0165

Background Evidence is sparse regarding service usage and the clinical management of people recently discharged from inpatient psychiatric care who die by suicide. Aim To improve understanding of how people discharged from inpatient mental health... Read More about Primary care contact, clinical management and suicide risk following discharge from inpatient mental health care.

Impacts of Long COVID on workers: a longitudinal study of employment exit, work hours and mental health in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Reuschke, D., Houston, D., & Sissons, P. (in press). Impacts of Long COVID on workers: a longitudinal study of employment exit, work hours and mental health in the UK. PLoS ONE,

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had enormous implications for the world of work. However, there has been relatively little focus on the employment and workforce challenges of the virus in relation to workforce health, beyond the immediate manag... Read More about Impacts of Long COVID on workers: a longitudinal study of employment exit, work hours and mental health in the UK.

Exploring GPs' views on beta-blocker prescribing for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study. (2024)
Journal Article
Archer, C., Kessler, D., Wiles, N., Chew-Graham, C. A., & Turner, K. (2024). Exploring GPs' views on beta-blocker prescribing for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), Article BJGP.2024.0091. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0091

Between 2003-2018, incident prescriptions of beta-blockers for anxiety increased substantially, particularly in young adults. NICE guidance for anxiety does not recommend beta-blockers, probably due to a lack of evidence to support such use. Recent r... Read More about Exploring GPs' views on beta-blocker prescribing for people with anxiety disorders: a qualitative study..

Localized wave structures: Solitons and beyond (2024)
Journal Article
Ostrovsky, L., Pelinovsky, E., Shrira, V., & Stepanyants, Y. (2024). Localized wave structures: Solitons and beyond. Chaos, 34(6), Article 062101. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0210903

The review is concerned with solitary waves and other localized structures in the systems described by a variety of generalizations of the Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) equation. Among the topics we focus upon are “radiating solitons,” the generic structur... Read More about Localized wave structures: Solitons and beyond.

Management of Refractory Disease and Persistent Symptoms in Inflammatory Arthritis: Qualitative Framework analysis of interviews with patients and healthcare professionals (2024)
Journal Article
Chaplin, H., Simpson, C., Wilkins, K., Meehan, J., Ng, N., Galloway, J., …Norton, S. (2024). Management of Refractory Disease and Persistent Symptoms in Inflammatory Arthritis: Qualitative Framework analysis of interviews with patients and healthcare professionals. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(3), Article rkae076. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae076

Objectives This study aims to explore patients’ and clinicians’ experiences in managing and living with refractory disease (RD) and persistent physical and emotional symptoms (PPES) in patients with RA or polyarticular JIA from their perspectives th... Read More about Management of Refractory Disease and Persistent Symptoms in Inflammatory Arthritis: Qualitative Framework analysis of interviews with patients and healthcare professionals.

Exploring the molecular mechanisms of MSC-derived exosomes in Alzheimer's disease: Autophagy, insulin and the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. (2024)
Journal Article
Ebrahim, N., Al Saihati, H. A., Alali, Z., Aleniz, F. Q., Mahmoud, S. Y. M., Badr, O. A., …Alsabeelah, N. F. (2024). Exploring the molecular mechanisms of MSC-derived exosomes in Alzheimer's disease: Autophagy, insulin and the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, 176, Article 116836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116836

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurological condition characterized by cognitive decline, motor coordination impairment, and amyloid plaque accumulation. The underlying molecular mechanisms involve oxidative stress, inflammation, and neuro... Read More about Exploring the molecular mechanisms of MSC-derived exosomes in Alzheimer's disease: Autophagy, insulin and the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway..

Gendered Constitutionalism in Postcolonial Africa: Towards a Decolonial Gendered Citizenship (2024)
Journal Article
Gayoye, M. (2024). Gendered Constitutionalism in Postcolonial Africa: Towards a Decolonial Gendered Citizenship. Verfassung und Recht in Übersee, 56(1), 213-240. https://doi.org/10.5771/0506-7286-2023-1-213

This paper makes the case for a theorising of gendered constitutionalism in postcolonial Africa on its own terms, rather than as an appendage or often afterthought to hegemonic and universalising impulses of Western liberal thought. More specifically... Read More about Gendered Constitutionalism in Postcolonial Africa: Towards a Decolonial Gendered Citizenship.

Utopia and Time: Conservative and Radical Utopias in the Age of the Anthropocene (2024)
Book Chapter
Featherstone, M. (2024). Utopia and Time: Conservative and Radical Utopias in the Age of the Anthropocene. In Rethinking Democracy for Post-Utopian Worlds (3-15). London: Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com]. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53491-1_1

My objective in this chapter is to develop a Freudian-Heideggerian understanding of the concept of utopia that conceives of the impulse to imagine ideal societies in terms of a modern tendency to both think about possible futures and create new world... Read More about Utopia and Time: Conservative and Radical Utopias in the Age of the Anthropocene.

Predictors of outcome following an epidural steroid injection for disc-related sciatica: a Delphi consensus study. (2024)
Journal Article
Stynes, S., Foster, N., O'Dowd, J., Ostelo, R., & Konstantinou, K. (in press). Predictors of outcome following an epidural steroid injection for disc-related sciatica: a Delphi consensus study. European Spine Journal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-024-08342-2

Trial data shows modest reductions in leg pain, disability and surgery avoidance following epidural steroid injections (ESI) for severe sciatica. Despite their common use, there is no clear evidence about which patients are more likely to benefit fro... Read More about Predictors of outcome following an epidural steroid injection for disc-related sciatica: a Delphi consensus study..

Journal of Theoretical Biology A mathematical model of signalling molecule-mediated processes during regeneration of osteochondral defects after chondrocyte implantation --Manuscript Draft-- Manuscript Number: JTB-D-23-00814R1 (2024)
Journal Article
Kuiper, J., Campbell, K., & Naire, S. (in press). Journal of Theoretical Biology A mathematical model of signalling molecule-mediated processes during regeneration of osteochondral defects after chondrocyte implantation --Manuscript Draft-- Manuscript Number: JTB-D-23-00814R1. Journal of Theoretical Biology,

Treating bone-cartilage defects is a fundamental clinical problem. The ability of damaged cartilage to self-repair is limited due to its avascularity. Left untreated, these defects can lead to osteoarthritis. Details of osteochondral defect repair ar... Read More about Journal of Theoretical Biology A mathematical model of signalling molecule-mediated processes during regeneration of osteochondral defects after chondrocyte implantation --Manuscript Draft-- Manuscript Number: JTB-D-23-00814R1.

BEBOP V. Homogeneous stellar analysis of potential circumbinary planet hosts (2024)
Journal Article
Freckelton, A. V., Sebastian, D., Mortier, A., Triaud, A. H. M. J., Maxted, P. F. L., Acuña, L., …Willett, E. (2024). BEBOP V. Homogeneous stellar analysis of potential circumbinary planet hosts. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 531(4), 4085-4098. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae1405

Planets orbiting binary systems are relatively unexplored compared to those around single stars. Detections of circumbinary planets and planetary systems offer a first detailed view into our understanding of circumbinary planet formation and dynamica... Read More about BEBOP V. Homogeneous stellar analysis of potential circumbinary planet hosts.

Validity and Reliability of an Arabic Version of the Survey Instrument for Natural History, Aetiology and Prevalence of Patellofemoral Pain Studies: A Cross-Sectional Study (2024)
Journal Article
Darabseh, M. Z., Aburub, A., Altaim, T. A., Al Abbad, B., & Bashaireh, K. (in press). Validity and Reliability of an Arabic Version of the Survey Instrument for Natural History, Aetiology and Prevalence of Patellofemoral Pain Studies: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(6), Article 732. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21060732

Background and Objectives: Knee pain, specifically patellofemoral pain (PFP), may lead to limitations in physical activity and social participation. Identifying knee pain that is attributed to PFP is not an easy job for healthcare professionals. To o... Read More about Validity and Reliability of an Arabic Version of the Survey Instrument for Natural History, Aetiology and Prevalence of Patellofemoral Pain Studies: A Cross-Sectional Study.

UK midwives delivering physical activity advice; what are the challenges and possible solutions? (2024)
Journal Article
Mitra, M., Marino, K., Vishnubala, D., Pringle, A., & Nykjaer, C. (in press). UK midwives delivering physical activity advice; what are the challenges and possible solutions?. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6, Article 1369534. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1369534

Background: Despite physical activity (PA) providing specific health benefits during pregnancy and the postpartum period, many women report decreased PA during this time. Provision of PA advice has been found to be lacking amongst midwives due to a r... Read More about UK midwives delivering physical activity advice; what are the challenges and possible solutions?.

Involvement of propranolol in suicides: cross-sectional study using coroner-reported data (2024)
Journal Article
Gorton, H. C., Archer, C., Algahtani, T., Mughal, F., & Copeland, C. S. (2024). Involvement of propranolol in suicides: cross-sectional study using coroner-reported data. BJPsych Open, 10(4), Article e127. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.714

Background Propranolol is a beta-blocker medication indicated mostly for heart rhythm conditions and for physical symptoms of anxiety. Prescriptions for propranolol in the UK have increased since 2008. Recently, there have been concerns about the in... Read More about Involvement of propranolol in suicides: cross-sectional study using coroner-reported data.

Physical harms associated with suprascapular nerve block interventions in the non-surgical management of acute and chronic shoulder pain: A systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Annison, D. R., Smith, N., Salt, E., Noblet, T., Rangan, A., & McDaid, C. (in press). Physical harms associated with suprascapular nerve block interventions in the non-surgical management of acute and chronic shoulder pain: A systematic review. Shoulder and Elbow, https://doi.org/10.1177/17585732241255679

Background The utility of the suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) in the non-surgical management of shoulder pain continues to be explored, whilst its associated physical harms have not. This systematic review aims to report the physical harms associate... Read More about Physical harms associated with suprascapular nerve block interventions in the non-surgical management of acute and chronic shoulder pain: A systematic review.

3D simulations of convective shell Neon-burning in a massive star (2024)
Journal Article
Georgy, C., Rizzuti, F., Hirschi, R., Varma, V., Arnett, W. D., Meakin, C., …Rauscher, T. (in press). 3D simulations of convective shell Neon-burning in a massive star. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 531(4), 4293–4310. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae1381

The treatment of convection remains a major weakness in the modelling of stellar evolution with one-dimensional (1D) codes. The ever increasing computing power makes now possible to simulate in 3D part of a star for a fraction of its life, allowing u... Read More about 3D simulations of convective shell Neon-burning in a massive star.