Everyday Living with Osteoarthritis in the Global South: A qualitative focus group inquiry in Nigeria. (2024)
Journal Article
Owoyemi, T., Alonge, I., Adetunji, O., Ogbu, E., Ogunbanjo, A., White, S., …Dziedzic, K. (2024). Everyday Living with Osteoarthritis in the Global South: A qualitative focus group inquiry in Nigeria. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, Article 100555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2024.100555

Objective
Africa contributes significantly to the increasing global prevalence (>37%), unmet need and treatment burden for people with osteoarthritis. Despite this, little research has examined the expressed needs of patients with osteoarthritis (OA... Read More about Everyday Living with Osteoarthritis in the Global South: A qualitative focus group inquiry in Nigeria..

Substrate-induced strain in molybdenum disulfide grown by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition (2024)
Journal Article
Adams, L. J., Matthews, P. D., Morbec, J. M., & Balakrishnan, N. (in press). Substrate-induced strain in molybdenum disulfide grown by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition. Nanotechnology, 35(39), Article 395602. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ad5dc1

Transition metal dichalcogenides have been extensively studied in recent years because of their fascinating optical, electrical, and catalytic properties. However, low-cost, scalable production remains a challenge. Aerosol-assisted chemical vapor dep... Read More about Substrate-induced strain in molybdenum disulfide grown by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition.

Symmetric double-layer capacitor with natural rubber and sodium salt-based solid polymer electrolyte and reduced graphene oxide electrodes (2024)
Journal Article
Perera, K. S., Vidanapathirana, K. P., Adams, L. J., Hawes, C. S., & Balakrishnan, N. (2024). Symmetric double-layer capacitor with natural rubber and sodium salt-based solid polymer electrolyte and reduced graphene oxide electrodes. Journal of Energy Storage, 97, Article 112683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.112683

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are the key to improving electrochemical devices’ energy density and safety. In recent years, natural polymers have received tremendous attention due to the latest advances in green technology for a sustainable futur... Read More about Symmetric double-layer capacitor with natural rubber and sodium salt-based solid polymer electrolyte and reduced graphene oxide electrodes.

Correction: Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors (2024)
Journal Article
Dolan, J. P., Ahmadipour, S., Wahart, A. J. C., Cheallaigh, A. N., Sari, S., Eurtivong, C., …Miller, G. J. (in press). Correction: Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors. RSC Chemical Biology, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cb90026j

Correction for ‘Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors’ by Jonathan P. Dolan et al., RSC Chem. Biol., 2023, 4, 865–870, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CB00126A.

Musculoskeletal Health and Work: Development and Internal–External Cross-Validation of a Model to Predict Risk of Work Absence and Presenteeism in People Seeking Primary Healthcare (2024)
Journal Article
Archer, L., Peat, G., Snell, K. I. E., Hill, J. C., Dunn, K. M., Foster, N. E., …Wynne-Jones, G. (2024). Musculoskeletal Health and Work: Development and Internal–External Cross-Validation of a Model to Predict Risk of Work Absence and Presenteeism in People Seeking Primary Healthcare. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-024-10223-w

Purpose
To develop and validate prediction models for the risk of future work absence and level of presenteeism, in adults seeking primary healthcare with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD).

Methods
Six studies from the West-Midlands/Northwest regi... Read More about Musculoskeletal Health and Work: Development and Internal–External Cross-Validation of a Model to Predict Risk of Work Absence and Presenteeism in People Seeking Primary Healthcare.

Near-field scattering by the method of locally subsonic waves (2024)
Journal Article
Chapman, C. J., & Hawkins, S. C. (2024). Near-field scattering by the method of locally subsonic waves. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 480(2292), 1 - 26. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2023.0720

A technique is developed for determining the sound field scattered by a compact body when it is close enough to an acoustic source to be in its near field. Our approach is based on the fact that large regions of many near fields may be well approxima... Read More about Near-field scattering by the method of locally subsonic waves.

New quasars behind the Magellanic Clouds: II. Spectroscopic confirmation of 136 near-infrared selected candidates (2024)
Journal Article
Ivanov, V. D., Cioni, M.-R. L., Dennefeld, M., de Grijs, R., Craig, J. E. M., van Loon, J. T., …Haberl, F. (2024). New quasars behind the Magellanic Clouds: II. Spectroscopic confirmation of 136 near-infrared selected candidates. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 687, Article A16. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202346504

Context. Quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) are a basis for an absolute reference system for astrometric studies. A system like this at the far side of nearby galaxies is required to facilitate measuring of the proper motions of these galaxies. However, th... Read More about New quasars behind the Magellanic Clouds: II. Spectroscopic confirmation of 136 near-infrared selected candidates.

Wrinkling of a film/substrate bilayer with periodic material properties: An assessment of the Winkler foundation model (2024)
Journal Article
Fu, Y., Wang, Y.-S., & Fu, Y. (2024). Wrinkling of a film/substrate bilayer with periodic material properties: An assessment of the Winkler foundation model. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 166, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2024.104815

The Winkler foundation model is often used to analyze the wrinkling of a film/substrate bilayer under compression, and it can be rigorously justified when both the film and substrate are homogeneous and the film is much stiffer than the substrate. We... Read More about Wrinkling of a film/substrate bilayer with periodic material properties: An assessment of the Winkler foundation model.

A mathematical model of signalling molecule-mediated processes during regeneration of osteochondral defects after chondrocyte implantation (2024)
Journal Article
Campbell, K., Naire, S., & Kuiper, J.-H. (2024). A mathematical model of signalling molecule-mediated processes during regeneration of osteochondral defects after chondrocyte implantation. Journal of Theoretical Biology, Article 111874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2024.111874

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 A mathematical model of signalling molecule-mediated processes during regeneration of osteochondral defects after chondrocyte implantation.

Entomological survey of sibling species in the Anopheles funestus group in Tanzania confirms the role of Anopheles parensis as a secondary malaria vector. (2024)
Journal Article
Mapua, S. A., Samb, B., Nambunga, I. H., Mkandawile, G., Bwanaly, H., Kaindoa, E. W., …Tripet, F. (2024). Entomological survey of sibling species in the Anopheles funestus group in Tanzania confirms the role of Anopheles parensis as a secondary malaria vector. Parasites and Vectors, 17(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06348-9

Malaria transmission in Tanzania is driven by mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae complex and Anopheles funestus group. The latter includes An. funestus s.s., an anthropophilic vector, which is now strongly resistant to public health insecticides, an... Read More about Entomological survey of sibling species in the Anopheles funestus group in Tanzania confirms the role of Anopheles parensis as a secondary malaria vector..

NGTS-30b/TOI-4862b: An ~1 Gyr old 98-day transiting warm Jupiter (2024)
Journal Article
Battley, M. P., Collins, K. A., Ulmer-Moll, S., Quinn, S. N., Lendl, M., Gill, S., …Zhao, Y. (2024). NGTS-30b/TOI-4862b: An ~1 Gyr old 98-day transiting warm Jupiter. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 686, Article A230. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202449307

Context. Long-period transiting exoplanets bridge the gap between the bulk of transit- and Doppler-based exoplanet discoveries, providing key insights into the formation and evolution of planetary systems. The wider separation between these planets a... Read More about NGTS-30b/TOI-4862b: An ~1 Gyr old 98-day transiting warm Jupiter.

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.

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.

Scalable Transdiagnostic Early Assessment of Mental Health (STREAM): a study protocol. (2024)
Journal Article
Williams, E. H., Thompson, N. M., McCray, G., Crespo-Llado, M. M., Bhavnani, S., Gajria, D., …Chakrabarti, B. (2024). Scalable Transdiagnostic Early Assessment of Mental Health (STREAM): a study protocol. BMJ Open, 14(6), Article e088263. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088263

Early childhood development forms the foundations for functioning later in life. Thus, accurate monitoring of developmental trajectories is critical. However, such monitoring often relies on time-intensive assessments which necessitate administration... Read More about Scalable Transdiagnostic Early Assessment of Mental Health (STREAM): a study protocol..

Seven new triply eclipsing triple star systems (2024)
Journal Article
Rappaport, S. A., Borkovits, T., Mitnyan, T., Gagliano, R., Eisner, N., Jacobs, T., …Vanderburg, A. (2024). Seven new triply eclipsing triple star systems. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 686(A27), https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202449273

Aims. We have identified nearly a hundred close triply eclipsing hierarchical triple star systems from data taken with the space telescope TESS. These systems are noteworthy in that we can potentially determine their dynamical and astrophysical param... Read More about Seven new triply eclipsing triple star systems.

Biocatalytic Nucleobase Diversification of 4'-Thionucleosides and Application of Derived 5-Ethynyl-4'-thiouridine for RNA synthesis detection. (2024)
Journal Article
Westarp, S., Benckendorff, C., Motter, J., Rohrs, V., Sanghvi, Y., Neubauer, P., …Miller, G. J. (in press). Biocatalytic Nucleobase Diversification of 4'-Thionucleosides and Application of Derived 5-Ethynyl-4'-thiouridine for RNA synthesis detection. Angewandte Chemie, Article e202405040. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202405040

Nucleoside and nucleotide analogues have proven to be transformative in the treatment of viral infections and cancer. One branch of structural modification to deliver new nucleoside analogue classes explores replacement of canonical ribose oxygen wit... Read More about Biocatalytic Nucleobase Diversification of 4'-Thionucleosides and Application of Derived 5-Ethynyl-4'-thiouridine for RNA synthesis detection..

Conceptualizing decent work: an explorative study of decent work in England’s Midlands region (2024)
Journal Article
Dobbins, T., Cao, X., Green, A., Johnstone, P., & Foster, W. (2024). Conceptualizing decent work: an explorative study of decent work in England’s Midlands region. Policy Studies, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2024.2353068

Despite an increased focus on the quality as well as quantity of work, conceptualisation of decent work remains underdeveloped. There is no single agreed definition of decent work. The ILO (1999) provides an overarching definition of decent work as ‘... Read More about Conceptualizing decent work: an explorative study of decent work in England’s Midlands region.

3’-O-β-Glycosylation of nucleoside analogues using a promiscuous bacterial glycosyltransferase (2024)
Working Paper
Dolan, J., Keenan, T., Benckendorff, C., Ní Cheallaigh, A., Fascione, M., & Miller, G. 3’-O-β-Glycosylation of nucleoside analogues using a promiscuous bacterial glycosyltransferase

Prognostic Factors and Models for Predicting Work Absence in Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions Consulting a Healthcare Practitioner: A Systematic Review. (2024)
Journal Article
Wynne-Jones, G., Wainwright, E., Goodson, N., Jordan, J., Legha, A., Parchment, M., …Peat, G. (2024). Prognostic Factors and Models for Predicting Work Absence in Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions Consulting a Healthcare Practitioner: A Systematic Review. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-024-10205-y

It is difficult to predict which employees, in particular those with musculoskeletal pain, will return to work quickly without additional vocational advice and support, which employees will require this support and what levels of support are most app... Read More about Prognostic Factors and Models for Predicting Work Absence in Adults with Musculoskeletal Conditions Consulting a Healthcare Practitioner: A Systematic Review..

Magma recharge in persistently active basaltic–andesite systems and its geohazards implications: the case of Villarrica volcano, Chile (2024)
Journal Article
Cortés, J. A., Gertisser, R., & Calder, E. S. (2024). Magma recharge in persistently active basaltic–andesite systems and its geohazards implications: the case of Villarrica volcano, Chile. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 113, 1145–1163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-024-02414-w

We report whole-rock chemistry, mineral chemistry, and volatile content from Villarrica volcano’s major recent paroxysms and background activity. Composition of the volcanic products are basalt to basaltic andesite with whole-rock SiO2 content betwee... Read More about Magma recharge in persistently active basaltic–andesite systems and its geohazards implications: the case of Villarrica volcano, Chile.