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How Do People Use Social Media To Maintain Continuing Bonds In Bereavement? A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis, Molly Price, Edith Maria Steffen, Karina Stengaard Kamp
How Do People Use Social Media To Maintain Continuing Bonds In Bereavement? A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis, Molly Price, Edith Maria Steffen, Karina Stengaard Kamp
School of Psychology
Staying connected with a person who has died is a common phenomenon in bereavement, generally referred to as continuing bonds (CB). This can take multitudinous forms, a novelty being the utilisation of social media to strengthen the connection. This qualitative meta-synthesis collated research on digital CB to identify themes to help us develop an overarching understanding of how digital platforms are used to express CB and what impact this may have. A systematic search of four relevant databases (PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL and Web of Science) was conducted. Papers were exported to EndNote for screening; ultimately, seven papers were selected for …
Exploring Children's And Their Parents' Experiences In Urgent Treatment Centres: A Qualitative Study Protocol, Danielle Edge, Sarah Neill, Lucy Bray, Martha Paisi
Exploring Children's And Their Parents' Experiences In Urgent Treatment Centres: A Qualitative Study Protocol, Danielle Edge, Sarah Neill, Lucy Bray, Martha Paisi
School of Nursing and Midwifery
BackgroundYoung children are frequent users of urgent and emergency care (UEC) services (Blair et al., 2025). The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC, 1989) highlights children’s rights to healthcare (Article 24), to express their views (Article 12), and to receive information to support participation (Article 13). Existing research in UEC has primarily focused on parental decision-making and help-seeking behaviours when accessing care (Neill et al., 2016). While there is increasing evidence on children’s experiences and involvement in their healthcare, there is limited research which has examined children’s experiences in UTCs and even less which has engaged …
Quantifying The Seasonal Dynamics Of A Transitional Ice Cliff-Pond System On A Debris-Covered Glacier, Zhen He, Matthew Westoby, Shaoting Ren, Chuanxi Zhao, Yifei He, Tianzhao Zhang, Wei Yang
Quantifying The Seasonal Dynamics Of A Transitional Ice Cliff-Pond System On A Debris-Covered Glacier, Zhen He, Matthew Westoby, Shaoting Ren, Chuanxi Zhao, Yifei He, Tianzhao Zhang, Wei Yang
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ice cliffs and supraglacial ponds are key drivers of mass loss on debris-covered glaciers. However, the relationship between melt ponds and adjacent ice cliffs has not been fully explored. We investigated the seasonal drainage patterns of a melt pond on the debris-covered Zhuxi Glacier in southeast Tibet and estimated the mass loss of its adjacent ice cliff during 2023-2024. Using hourly time-lapse photogrammetry we built a series of high-resolution point clouds to quantify the evolution of the ice cliff-pond system. Our findings indicate that subaerial melting and undercutting were the primary mechanisms of ice cliff mass loss during summer. In …
Borrowed Competence: Socially Extending The Mind To Extend Digital Practices, Cordelia R. Stewart, Sheau-Fen (Crystal) Yap, Krzysztof Kubacki
Borrowed Competence: Socially Extending The Mind To Extend Digital Practices, Cordelia R. Stewart, Sheau-Fen (Crystal) Yap, Krzysztof Kubacki
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This study extends current understanding of digital competence by exploring alternative skill sets harnessed by digitally disadvantaged groups that enable their practices to continue. By combining practice theory with the socially extended mind framework, we address the research question: What forms of offline competence support the integration of digital practices among a disadvantaged consumer group, and how do these competences influence the cohesion and continuity of their practices? Through an ethnography of a ‘Street Church’ community, we demonstrate how different forms of offline social interaction (i.e., sequential, synchronised, substitutive) and group culture
function as valuable resources for guiding digital practices, …
Optimising Adherence To Inpatient Rehabilitation Trial Protocols: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review, Angie Logan, Jonathan Marsden, Jennifer Freeman, Emma Cork, Bridie Kent
Optimising Adherence To Inpatient Rehabilitation Trial Protocols: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review, Angie Logan, Jonathan Marsden, Jennifer Freeman, Emma Cork, Bridie Kent
School of Health Professions
Background:The results of rehabilitation clinical trials can be negatively affected by adherence to trial protocols. Adherence is multi-factorial, but studies often look at adherence factors separately. Therefore, a systematic review to appraise and synthesise the evidence is warranted to determine the barriers, facilitators and predictors associated with adherence to inpatient rehabilitation trial protocols, whether and how factors interact with one another, and how adherence to rehabilitation protocols can be optimised.Methods:A mixed-methods systematic review was conducted and reported in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Databases searched were PubMed (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL (Ovid), …
Emotional Hypervigilance: Development Of A New Questionnaire And Examining The Importance To Posttraumatic Quality Of Life., Alison Bacon, Alyson Norman
Emotional Hypervigilance: Development Of A New Questionnaire And Examining The Importance To Posttraumatic Quality Of Life., Alison Bacon, Alyson Norman
School of Psychology
Objective: Hypervigilance is a symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder usually defined in terms of behaviours such as environment scanning and planning escape routes. The objective of Study 1 was to develop a new measure to assess the extent to which individuals employ a specifically emotional form of hypervigilance. The aim of Study 2 was to investigate whether emotional hypervigilance is associated with posttraumatic quality of life in addition to the known effects of symptoms and experiential avoidance. Method: Study 1 presents the development and initial testing (N = 275) of the Emotional Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire (EVAQ). In Study 2, …
A Collaborative Approach To Marine Species Tracking: Insights From The Fish Intel Acoustic Telemetry Network, Alice E. Hall, Tom Stamp, Peter Davies, Mathieu Woillez, Martial Laurans, Marine Gonse, Lydie I.E. Couturier, Olivier Blanpain, Katia Frangoudes, Emmanuelle Quillérou, Eider Graner, Jan Reubens, Carlotta Muñiz, Lucy A. Hawkes, Matthew J. Witt, Thomas W. Horton, Tom Hooper, Ricky Pender, Erwin Quemeneur, Mewen Abjean, Xavier Tetard, Pascal Provost, Silvana Birchenough, Jean Luc Solandt, Colin Trundle, Amy Y. Cartwright, Sian Rees, Ronan Conlon, Shion E.A. Reynell, Ben Ciotti
A Collaborative Approach To Marine Species Tracking: Insights From The Fish Intel Acoustic Telemetry Network, Alice E. Hall, Tom Stamp, Peter Davies, Mathieu Woillez, Martial Laurans, Marine Gonse, Lydie I.E. Couturier, Olivier Blanpain, Katia Frangoudes, Emmanuelle Quillérou, Eider Graner, Jan Reubens, Carlotta Muñiz, Lucy A. Hawkes, Matthew J. Witt, Thomas W. Horton, Tom Hooper, Ricky Pender, Erwin Quemeneur, Mewen Abjean, Xavier Tetard, Pascal Provost, Silvana Birchenough, Jean Luc Solandt, Colin Trundle, Amy Y. Cartwright, Sian Rees, Ronan Conlon, Shion E.A. Reynell, Ben Ciotti
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Acoustic telemetry offers valuable insights into species' spatial and temporal movement patterns, helping to understand habitat use, behaviour and migration timings. The Fish Intel Network established a collaborative cross-English Channel acoustic telemetry network to track multiple species over small and large spatial scales. This network was designed in close alliance with local fishers to incorporate essential local ecological knowledge of target species and habitats, gathered through interviews and workshops. To date, 254 acoustic receivers have been deployed, and 874 animals have been tagged across the Channel. Six species were tracked for this study: European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), pollack (Pollachius pollachius), …
Measurement Of Soluble Aerosol Trace Elements: Inter-Laboratory Comparison Of Eight Leaching Protocols, Mingjin Tang, Morgane M.G. Perron, Alex R. Baker, Rui Li, Andrew R. Bowie, Clifton S. Buck, Ashwini Kumar, Rachel Shelley, Simon J. Ussher, Robert Clough, Scott Meyerink, Prema P. Panda, Ashley T. Townsend, Neil Wyatt
Measurement Of Soluble Aerosol Trace Elements: Inter-Laboratory Comparison Of Eight Leaching Protocols, Mingjin Tang, Morgane M.G. Perron, Alex R. Baker, Rui Li, Andrew R. Bowie, Clifton S. Buck, Ashwini Kumar, Rachel Shelley, Simon J. Ussher, Robert Clough, Scott Meyerink, Prema P. Panda, Ashley T. Townsend, Neil Wyatt
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
A range of leaching protocols have been used to measure the soluble fraction of aerosol trace elements worldwide, and therefore these measurements may not be directly comparable. This work presents the first large-scale international laboratory intercomparison study for aerosol trace element leaching protocols. Eight widely-used protocols are compared using 33 samples that were subdivided and distributed to all participants. Protocols used ultrapure water, ammonium acetate, or acetic acid (the so-called "Berger leach") as leaching solutions, although none of the protocols were identical to any other. The ultrapure water leach resulted in significantly lower soluble fractions, when compared to the ammonium …
Poo Manager: Co-Designing A Serious Computer Game To Improve Constipation Management Awareness In Carers Of People With Intellectual Disabilities, Rohit Shankar
Peninsula Medical School
Approximately 2% of the population are people with intellectual disability (PwID). PwID are prone to multimorbidity, polypharmacy and premature mortality. Constipation is a prevalent and life-threatening issue for PwID fostered by iatrogenic harm, ignorance and stigma in family, and health and care settings. Despite its clinical significance, educational tools targeting caregivers’ knowledge of constipation prevention and management in PwID are scarce. Serious games (SGs) offer a novel and engaging platform to educate carers and reduce health stigma. Poo manager was collaboratively designed by a team of clinicians, academics, game developers and people with lived experience. The game involves navigating a …
Survival And Recovery Of Three Shark Species In North-East Atlantic Recreational Fisheries, Francesco Garzon, Ghalia Abel, Ian Burrett, Owen Exeter, Lucy A. Hawkes, Thomas Horton, Mario Lambrette, Alex Plaster, David Righton, Hannah Rudd, Jessica Rudd, Bryce Stewart, Simon Thomas, James Thorburn, Paul Whittaker, Matthew J. Witt
Survival And Recovery Of Three Shark Species In North-East Atlantic Recreational Fisheries, Francesco Garzon, Ghalia Abel, Ian Burrett, Owen Exeter, Lucy A. Hawkes, Thomas Horton, Mario Lambrette, Alex Plaster, David Righton, Hannah Rudd, Jessica Rudd, Bryce Stewart, Simon Thomas, James Thorburn, Paul Whittaker, Matthew J. Witt
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Understanding how sharks respond to catch and release (C&R) recreational fisheries is an important requirement for effective management. Post-release survival and recovery in recreational fisheries can be species- and setting-dependent. Nevertheless, no study on sharks has been conducted in European recreational fisheries, despite their popularity as target. This study presents the first example of biologging to assess C&R effects on blue sharks (Prionace glauca), porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus) and tope sharks (Galeorhinus galeus) in the UK. Pop-up satellite archival tags (n = 23 blue shark, 20 porbeagle shark, 26 tope shark) revealed high (94.7–96.2%) survival rates in all three species, …
(Un)Just Transitions For Youth And The Disabled? The Exclusionary Pressures Facing Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics (Stem) Education, Elizabeth Done, Helen Knowler, Irina Lazar, Sylvia Hayes, Joshua Lait, Andrea Perez-Porres
(Un)Just Transitions For Youth And The Disabled? The Exclusionary Pressures Facing Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics (Stem) Education, Elizabeth Done, Helen Knowler, Irina Lazar, Sylvia Hayes, Joshua Lait, Andrea Perez-Porres
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
This paper highlights the under-representation of young people with disabilities in STEM subjects and career pathways, with particular reference to the engineering sector given its prominent role in the design of energy systems related to net-zero policies. We consider the role of physical infrastructure, and pedagogic and representational practices, in facilitating the marginalisation and under-representation of young people with disabilities. Ultimately, we seek a broader understanding of the ‘just transition’ that acknowledges the role of education in ensuring the active participation of all young people, regardless of learning difficulty or disability or social identity, in that transition. The research is …
Comorbidities And Emotions - Unpacking The Sentiments Of Pediatric Patients With Multiple Long-Term Conditions Through Social Media Feedback: A Large Language Model-Driven Study, Temidayo Oluwalade, Hossein Ahmadi, Lin Huo, Richard Sharpe, Shang-Ming Zhou
Comorbidities And Emotions - Unpacking The Sentiments Of Pediatric Patients With Multiple Long-Term Conditions Through Social Media Feedback: A Large Language Model-Driven Study, Temidayo Oluwalade, Hossein Ahmadi, Lin Huo, Richard Sharpe, Shang-Ming Zhou
School of Nursing and Midwifery
ObjectivesThe emotional and psychological challenges faced by children with multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) remain underexplored. This study aimed to analyze sentiments and emotions expressed by this vulnerable population and their caregivers on social media, assess the effects of comorbidities and the COVID-19 pandemic on emotional well-being.MethodsNarratives from the Care Opinion platform (2008–2023) were analyzed by a model called CoEmoBERT, developed using the large language model, distilroberta-base transformer model. The CoEmoBERT-based sentiment analysis categorized emotions into “Positive”, “Negative”, and “Neutral,” with further refinements into specific emotions such as “Sad,” “Fear”, “Satisfied” etc. through pretraining and transferring process. Comorbidity associations with emotions …
Risk Factors To Predict Mortality In People With Seizures Reattending Emergency Departments: A Dual-Centre Study, Rohit Shankar, Madeline Dale, Sarah Lennard, William Henley, Brendan Mclean, Mark Jadav, Richard Laugharne, Gurjit Chohan, Sarah Trippier, Laura Sewell, Jamie Ford, Sarah Davis
Risk Factors To Predict Mortality In People With Seizures Reattending Emergency Departments: A Dual-Centre Study, Rohit Shankar, Madeline Dale, Sarah Lennard, William Henley, Brendan Mclean, Mark Jadav, Richard Laugharne, Gurjit Chohan, Sarah Trippier, Laura Sewell, Jamie Ford, Sarah Davis
Peninsula Medical School
Background: Recurrent seizure-related emergency department (ED) attendances are common and associated with poor outcomes. We aimed to identify factors associated with repeated seizure-related ED use and to develop a mortality risk score among individuals re-attending with seizures. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study across two district general hospitals in South-West England, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCH; 2015–2018) and Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Trust (RUH; 2018–2022). Adults (≥18 years) with ≥2 seizure-related ED attendances were included. Negative binomial regression was used to examine demographic and clinical predictors of repeat attendances. A risk score based on these predictors was …
The Root Cause Of Perceived Appraisal Politics Using Evidence From The South Korean Public Sector, Jinwoong Yoo, Saeyeon Roh, Mohamed Haddoud, Smita Tripathi
The Root Cause Of Perceived Appraisal Politics Using Evidence From The South Korean Public Sector, Jinwoong Yoo, Saeyeon Roh, Mohamed Haddoud, Smita Tripathi
Plymouth Business School
The purpose of this study is to investigate the root causes of Perceived Appraisal Politics (PAP) within the public sector in South Korea. Scholars in the field of Human Resource Management (HRM) have identified the determinants of PAP in an effort to mitigate it. However, the complex interactions among those determinants and root causes have been overlooked. Therefore, we adopt a novel methodology in this study that combines Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) and fuzzy-Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (f-DEMATEL). The findings indicate that the root causes of PAP include the presence of cliques, ambiguity of appraisal policies and goal ambiguity …
Potentially Toxic Metals, Anthropogenic Microfibres And Other Microplastics In Sediments From A Small, Urban Estuary (Plym, Southwest England), Kwong Ricky Li, Andrew Turner
Potentially Toxic Metals, Anthropogenic Microfibres And Other Microplastics In Sediments From A Small, Urban Estuary (Plym, Southwest England), Kwong Ricky Li, Andrew Turner
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Anthropogenic microfibres (AMFs) and microplastics (MPs) are pervasive and ubiquitous environmental contaminants of growing concern. However, their study in geosolids, like sediments, is often conducted in the absence of other important geochemical and anthropogenic markers. In the present study, surface and subsurface sediments from the Plym Estuary, southwest England, have been analysed for AMFs and MPs along with organic matter (as loss on ignition; LOI), calcium, iron, manganese and potentially toxic metals (PTMs). The latter were heterogeneously distributed throughout the estuary because of multiple inputs and variations in sediment granulometry. AMFs were mainly constructed of cellulosic and petroleum-based polymers and …
Epigenetic And Genotoxic Effects Of Tritium In Marine Mussels: Comparing Waterborne And Metal-Associated Forms, Maria Florencia Ferreira, Andrew Turner, Mickaël Payet, Olivier Debellemaniere, Christian Grisolia, Veronique Malard, Michael N. Moore, Awadhesh N. Jha
Epigenetic And Genotoxic Effects Of Tritium In Marine Mussels: Comparing Waterborne And Metal-Associated Forms, Maria Florencia Ferreira, Andrew Turner, Mickaël Payet, Olivier Debellemaniere, Christian Grisolia, Veronique Malard, Michael N. Moore, Awadhesh N. Jha
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Tritium (3H), an isotope of hydrogen, is a by-product of the nuclear industry. Decommissioning and normal operations of nuclear facilities can generate tritiated stainless-steel particles (T-SSPs) that could be unintentionally released into the environment. Considering tritium's physicochemical properties and the proximity of nuclear facilities to water bodies, assessing the behaviour and potential effects of these particles in the aquatic environment is imperative. In the present study, marine mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, were exposed to: (a) hydrogenated, non-radioactive stainless-steel particles (H-SSPs) (10 mg L−1) (b) T-SSPs (1 and 10 MBq L−1) and (c) tritiated water (HTO) …
Plastic Or Natural? The Impact Of Marine Debris On The Shell Preference Of A Terrestrial Hermit Crab, Robert Puschendorf, Pete Cotton, Mark Briffa
Plastic Or Natural? The Impact Of Marine Debris On The Shell Preference Of A Terrestrial Hermit Crab, Robert Puschendorf, Pete Cotton, Mark Briffa
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Plastic pollution is one of the main human-induced rapid environmental changes threatening marine organisms. Terrestrial hermit crabs, which inhabit coastal areas where litter accumulates, are increasingly documented using plastic debris as shells, and a recent study hypothesized that this shift may be an adaptive response. They suggested that ‘plastic shells’ may reduce transport costs, provide camouflage in a polluted environment, and may even be favoured by sexual selection. Our study is the first to quantify plastic shell use in a population, to examine shell preference and to test the hypothesis that plastic shells optimize the ratio of weight to volume. …
Model Fatigue: Debugging Hector Through Climate Computational Aesthetics, Helen Pritchard, Guillemette Legrand
Model Fatigue: Debugging Hector Through Climate Computational Aesthetics, Helen Pritchard, Guillemette Legrand
School of Art, Design and Architecture
In this paper, we document three computational features of the climate model Hector by translating the modalities through which the model predicts climate futures in a game engine. We build upon the computational aesthetics of M. Beatrice Fazi and Matthew Fuller (2016) and suggest additional characteristics of computation to their proposed list. We argue that these computational aesthetics are essential to climate modelling. The three features are time series, couplings and cosmograms, which are based on our practical and theoretical inquiry into Hector’s computation and literacy. We develop a framework that employs two processual methods: translating the model’s operations into …
Metabolic Flexibility As A Candidate Mechanism For The Development Of Postoperative Morbidity, Pietro Arina, John Whittle, Maciej R Kaczorek, Davide Ferrari, Nicholas Tetlow, Amy Dewar, Robert Stephens, Daniel Martin, S Ramani Moonesinghe, Evangelos B Mazomenos, Mervyn Singer
Metabolic Flexibility As A Candidate Mechanism For The Development Of Postoperative Morbidity, Pietro Arina, John Whittle, Maciej R Kaczorek, Davide Ferrari, Nicholas Tetlow, Amy Dewar, Robert Stephens, Daniel Martin, S Ramani Moonesinghe, Evangelos B Mazomenos, Mervyn Singer
Peninsula Medical School
BACKGROUND: This study investigates the role of metabolic flexibility in determining perioperative outcomes. Metabolic flexibility, a key feature of metabolic health, is the ability to efficiently switch between different fuel sources (predominantly carbohydrates and fats) depending on energy demands and availability. Given the rapidly changing physiological conditions in the perioperative period, we hypothesized that good metabolic adaptability could mitigate postoperative complications. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective observational study utilizing a prospectively collected, single-center preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) database of patients undergoing a range of major surgeries between 2012 and 2022. On day 3, patients were categorized into 3 groups …
Levetiracetam In Epilepsy And Autism Spectrum Disorder: Analysis Of Safety, Tolerability, And Efficacy, Jon Allard, William Henley, Brendan Mclean, Lance Watkins, Mary Parrett, Sanjeev Rajakulendran, Melissa Maguire, Shan Ellawela, Phil Tittensor, Juliet Bransgrove, Arjune Sen, Rajiv Mohanraj, Many Bagary, Sunil Ram, Sarah Pashley, Rohit Shankar
Levetiracetam In Epilepsy And Autism Spectrum Disorder: Analysis Of Safety, Tolerability, And Efficacy, Jon Allard, William Henley, Brendan Mclean, Lance Watkins, Mary Parrett, Sanjeev Rajakulendran, Melissa Maguire, Shan Ellawela, Phil Tittensor, Juliet Bransgrove, Arjune Sen, Rajiv Mohanraj, Many Bagary, Sunil Ram, Sarah Pashley, Rohit Shankar
Peninsula Medical School
Purpose: One in five people with autism spectrum disorder have epilepsy and take Anti-Seizure Medications (ASM). However, the impact of ASM on people with autism is under researched. This study evaluates the efficacy and tolerability of Levetiracetam (LEV) for autistic people and epilepsy. Method: Data was derived from the English Epilepsy Research Database Register which compares ASM responses in those with neurodevelopmental disorders to those without. Age range was 18–50 years as there were no autistic research participants with autism prescribed LEV over 50. Twelve-month ASM data, including withdrawal rate, seizure frequency and adverse effects were compared. Fisher's exact test …
Itrusst Consensus On Biophysical Safety For Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation, Jean François Aubry, David Attali, Mark E. Schafer, Elsa Fouragnan, Charles F. Caskey, Robert Chen, Ghazaleh Darmani, Ellen J. Bubrick, Jérôme Sallet, Christopher R. Butler, Charlotte J. Stagg, Miriam C. Klein-Flügge, Seung Schik Yoo, Christy K. Holland, Bradley Treeby, Eleanor Martin, Lennart Verhagen, Kim Butts Pauly
Itrusst Consensus On Biophysical Safety For Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation, Jean François Aubry, David Attali, Mark E. Schafer, Elsa Fouragnan, Charles F. Caskey, Robert Chen, Ghazaleh Darmani, Ellen J. Bubrick, Jérôme Sallet, Christopher R. Butler, Charlotte J. Stagg, Miriam C. Klein-Flügge, Seung Schik Yoo, Christy K. Holland, Bradley Treeby, Eleanor Martin, Lennart Verhagen, Kim Butts Pauly
School of Psychology
Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) is an emerging technology for non-invasive brain stimulation. The International Transcranial Ultrasonic Stimulation Safety and Standards consortium (ITRUSST) has established consensus on considerations for nonsignificant biophysical risk of TUS, drawing upon the literature and established regulations for biomedical devices. Here, we assume the application of TUS to individuals without contraindications, compromised thermoregulation, vascular vulnerabilities, or administered ultrasound contrast agents. In this context, we present a concise yet comprehensive set of levels for nonsignificant risks of TUS application. For mechanical effects, it is non-significant risk if the mechanical index (MI) or the mechanical index for transcranial application …
Determining The Accumulation Potential Of Nanoplastics In Crops: An Investigation Of 14C-Labelled Polystyrene Nanoplastic Into Radishes, Nathaniel J. Clark, Astrid C. Fischer, Demelza Carne, George R. Littlejohn, Lee J. Durndell, Anne Plessis, Richard C. Thompson
Determining The Accumulation Potential Of Nanoplastics In Crops: An Investigation Of 14C-Labelled Polystyrene Nanoplastic Into Radishes, Nathaniel J. Clark, Astrid C. Fischer, Demelza Carne, George R. Littlejohn, Lee J. Durndell, Anne Plessis, Richard C. Thompson
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
The capacity of crops to accumulate nanoplastics has remained relatively unexplored largely due to analytical constraints. To address this challenge, the present study employed a radiolabelling approach to demonstrate, for the first time, that polystyrene nanoplastics (14C-PS NPs) accumulate and move into the edible tissues of radishes (Raphanus sativus). Radishes were exposed hydroponically for five days, with only their non-fleshy roots in contact with the 14C-PS NPs, while accumulation in the fleshy (edible) roots and shoots was subsequently measured. The radish roots retained nearly 5 % of the 14C-PS NPs from the exposure, either through accumulation …
Post-Doctoral Intensities And Becomings In Writing, Mary Catherine Garland
Post-Doctoral Intensities And Becomings In Writing, Mary Catherine Garland
Professional Services
This experimental poem emerged from thousands of words of prose written after completing a much-loved PhD. With writing often becoming trapped, insisting on circling the same themes, changing from prose to verse has been freeing: releasing academic writing from its usual constraints, enabling something other to emerge.
The Impact Of Changes In Real Income And The Real Effective Exchange Rate On Trade In Goods And Services, Ioannis Litsios, Tjeerd Boonman, Keith Pilbeam
The Impact Of Changes In Real Income And The Real Effective Exchange Rate On Trade In Goods And Services, Ioannis Litsios, Tjeerd Boonman, Keith Pilbeam
Plymouth Business School
We use foreign trade data on both imports and exports of goods and services among a group of 15 advanced economies to determine the incomes and price elasticities of demand for exports and imports of goods, services and goods and services combined in the long run. We find that changes in foreign and domestic income have, as expected, a positive long-run impact on the demand for exports and imports, respectively, with the impact of income changes being typically greater on the demand for services than on the demand for goods. We also confirm that a depreciation in the real effective …
Mda-9/Syntenin Promotes Glioma Cell Proliferation And Invasion Via Exosome-Mediated Activation Of The Pi3k-Akt Signaling Pathway, Yanwen Zheng, Xiaoting Yu, Zhaomin Zhong, Ming Li
Mda-9/Syntenin Promotes Glioma Cell Proliferation And Invasion Via Exosome-Mediated Activation Of The Pi3k-Akt Signaling Pathway, Yanwen Zheng, Xiaoting Yu, Zhaomin Zhong, Ming Li
Peninsula Medical School
Exosomes, lipid bilayer-enclosed extracellular vesicles, transfer bioactive molecules to mediate intercellular communication and tumour progression. Melanoma differentiation-associated gene 9 (MDA-9/Syntenin) regulates exosome biogenesis, but its role in glioma-derived exosomes remains poorly understood, with prior studies focusing primarily on MDA-9's intracellular functions in glioma cells. Here, we investigate MDA-9-mediated exosomal contributions to glioma pathogenesis. We found that MDA-9 is upregulated in glioma tissues, correlating with poor prognosis in glioma patients. Exosomes from MDA-9-overexpressing glioma cells significantly enhanced recipient glioma cell proliferation and invasion compared to controls. Mechanistically, these exosomes activated the PI3K-AKT pathway, upregulating MMP9 and c-MYC to drive cell proliferation …
Digital Material Passports In The Aec Industry: A Scoping Review And Conceptualisation Of Future Research Challenges, Alejandro Veliz Reyes, Duhan Olmez, Jason Grout, Alexandra Carr
Digital Material Passports In The Aec Industry: A Scoping Review And Conceptualisation Of Future Research Challenges, Alejandro Veliz Reyes, Duhan Olmez, Jason Grout, Alexandra Carr
School of Art, Design and Architecture
Material passports (MPs) are datasets designed to track and manage building elements’ lifecycles, including the documentation of provenance, location, or disassembly information. The last few years have seen a growth in MPs development, catalysed by international, national, and regional directives on decarbonisation, data transparency, product labelling, and the need to rethink the reporting of sustainability metrics in the built environment. Recent MP prototypes, however, encompass multiple data architectures and have been implemented across various building typologies, regulatory jurisdictions, and construction processes, resulting in unclear adoption pathways in industry. In response to this challenge, this paper maps this emerging field using …
Letters, Emotions And The Experience Of Separation In The Early Modern World, James Daybell
Letters, Emotions And The Experience Of Separation In The Early Modern World, James Daybell
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
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Reply To The ‘Comment On “Why There Is No Evidence That Pyridine Killed The English Crabs”’, Alex Ford, Mark Fitzsimons, Crispin Halsall
Reply To The ‘Comment On “Why There Is No Evidence That Pyridine Killed The English Crabs”’, Alex Ford, Mark Fitzsimons, Crispin Halsall
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
We highlight that the commentary by Peters which uses a CREED/CRED risk assessment framework supports the previous government reports that rejected the pyridine hypothesis and considers the previous evidence as unreliable. This reaffirms our conclusions that pyridine didn't kill the Teesside crabs.
Illustration As A Participatory Tool For Diverse(Queering) Discussions On The Climate Crisis: Exploring The Workshop Method, Devon Tipping
Illustration As A Participatory Tool For Diverse(Queering) Discussions On The Climate Crisis: Exploring The Workshop Method, Devon Tipping
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
This practitioner reflection examines the role of illustration within participatory community settings to facilitate diverse and meaningful discussions on the climate crisis. The focus is on leveraging illustration to challenge traditional modes of climate conversation, emphasising tactical and emotional responses to climate engagement through visual methods rather than relying solely on verbal dialogue. This study involved bringing together LGBTQ+ communities within a city on the South-West Coast of England, UK. Through a series of five illustrative workshops, they provided a platform for participants to share their perspectives and experiences, to highlight the often-overlooked connections between LGBTQ+ identity and the climate …
Correcting For The Inflated Adult Population Denominator In An English Nationwide Health Care Cohort: Database Analysis Study, Sudhir Venkatesan, Mark Joy, Gavin Jamie, Debasish Kar, Robert Williams, Xuejuan Fan, Wilhelmine Meeraus, Ruby S.M. Tsang, Kathryn S. Taylor, Sylvia Taylor, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Sneha N. Anand, Chris Robertson, Simon De Lusignan
Correcting For The Inflated Adult Population Denominator In An English Nationwide Health Care Cohort: Database Analysis Study, Sudhir Venkatesan, Mark Joy, Gavin Jamie, Debasish Kar, Robert Williams, Xuejuan Fan, Wilhelmine Meeraus, Ruby S.M. Tsang, Kathryn S. Taylor, Sylvia Taylor, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Sneha N. Anand, Chris Robertson, Simon De Lusignan
Peninsula Medical School
Background:Electronic health care databases are widely used for epidemiological studies. However, they may contain inactive records of individuals no longer participating in the health care system. These inactive records create a methodological challenge as they systematically appear as unexposed with no recorded outcomes. Given the widespread health care system engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic, the English National Health Service (NHS), which hosts a national pandemic planning and research dataset with linkage to COVID-19 vaccination and emergency care data, makes it an ideal setting to identify the extent of overrepresentation due to inactive health care records and assess ways to mitigate …