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Adaptations to the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study exploring the experiences of service users and providers and supplementary out-of-pocket costs analysis
(2025-02-01)Background: Despite the proliferation of exercise referral schemes in the UK, evidence on their efficacy is equivocal. The Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS) is heavily used but inequalities in uptake have been ... -
The Style and Extent of Younger Dryas Glaciation in the English Lake District
(2024-08-28)Reconstructions of the maximal extent of Younger Dryas (~12.9-11.7 Ka BP) glaciers in the English Lake District have changed considerably over the past 60 years. Early interpretations assumed an alpine-style glaciation, ... -
The Experience of Parenting a Young Person who has Offended, from Early Life to Youth Custody
(2024-10-14)The role of caregivers has been identified as a contributing risk factor for youth offending. Empirical data and theory underscore inequality, and stigmatisation in exacerbating delinquency and potentially impairing ... -
The Impact of Microcredit on Household Expenditure and Business Performance in the Context of Ghana
(2024-08-09)This thesis explores the impact of microcredit on household expenditure and business performance in Ghana. It aims to provide a detailed analysis of the impact of microcredit, contribute to the understanding of microcredit ... -
Medicine Adherence in Paediatric Epilepsy [MAPE]: Final Report
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Immunosurveillance associated with upper respiratory symptoms in elite swimmers: The 8-month period leading into Commonwealth Games
(2024-03-06)Objectives To monitor individual mucosal immunity and identify potential risk factors of upper respiratory symptoms in elite swimmers over a competitive season. Design Eight-month longitudinal study, observing mucosal ... -
Out of the West: the History of the Development of Women’s Judo in the West
(2024-12-30)Women's judo, introduced as a demonstration sport in the 1988 Olympics and officially included in 1992, has roots tracing back to the 1890’s when Jigoro Kano, judo's founder, began teaching women in Tokyo. Using a combination ... -
A cross-sectional descriptive study of pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial stewardship conducted post-COVID-19 pandemic at a UK NHS Foundation Trust
(2025-03-30)Objectives Addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become increasingly vital due to the concerning rise in inappropriate antibiotic use exacerbated by the challenges faced during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ... -
Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning Mycovirus-Mediated Hypervirulence in Beauveria bassiana Infecting Tenebrio molitor
(2025-01-15)Mycoviral infection can either be asymptomatic or have marked effects on fungal hosts, influencing them either positively or negatively. To fully understand the effects of mycovirus infection on the fungal host, transcriptomic ... -
Effect of Alternating Magnetic Field Treatment on the Friction/Wear Resistance of 20Cr2Ni4A Under Lubricated Conditions
(2025-01-14)High-strength nickel–chromium steel (20Cr2Ni4A) is typically used in bearing applications. Alternating magnetic field treatment, which is based on the use of a magnetiser, and which is fast and cost-effective in comparison ... -
From Galaxy Zoo DECaLS to BASS/MzLS: detailed galaxy morphology classification with unsupervised domain adaption
(2025-02-28)The DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys (DESI-LIS) comprise three distinct surveys: the Dark Energy Camera Legacy Survey (DECaLS), the Beijing-Arizona Sky Survey (BASS), and the Mayall z-band Legacy Survey (MzLS). The citizen ... -
Numerical investigation of cyclic behaviour in H-shaped stainless-steel beam-columns
(2025-04-30)This study conducts a numerical investigation into the cyclic performance of H-shaped stainless steel beam-columns under seismic loading. Numerical models were developed and validated using experimental data from H-shaped ... -
Impact of international professional mobility programmes: A systematic literature review
(2025-01-16)This systematic review explores the impact of international professional mobility (IPM) programmes for continuing professional development by addressing two key research questions: (1) What is the impact of IPM on participants? ... -
Exploring interprofessional learning in musculoskeletal anatomy: Insights from physiotherapy and podiatry students
(2025-01-27)In the dynamic field of healthcare education, the paradigm shift towards interprofessional learning [IPL] marks a significant departure, placing emphasis on collaborative learning among students with diverse academic and ... -
Coaxial Cable Distributed Strain Sensing: Methods, Applications and Challenges
(2025-01-22)Distributed strain sensing is a powerful tool for in-situ structural health monitoring for a wide range of critical engineering infrastructure. Strain information from a single sensing device can be captured from multiple ... -
Assessing the feasibility of measuring residents’ quality of life in English care homes and the construct validity and internal consistency of measures completed by staff proxy: a cross-sectional study
(2025-01-29)Objectives To assess the feasibility of capturing older care home residents’ quality of life (QoL) in digital social care records and the construct validity (hypothesis testing) and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) ... -
A Multiwavelength Investigation of Spiral Structures in z > 1 Galaxies with JWST
(2025-02-01)Recent JWST observations have revealed the prevalence of spiral structures at z > 1. Unlike in the local Universe, the origin and the consequence of spirals at this epoch remain unexplored. We use public JWST/NIRCam data ... -
Intratracheal Administration of Nanoplastics With Varying Surface Hydrophobicity Results in Coarsely Vacuolated Alveolar Macrophages, Transient Respiratory Inflammation, and Mild Collagen Deposition
(2025-01-28)Inhalation of biopersistent nanoplastics may have adverse effects on lung health. By varying the acetate content of poly(vinyl acetate‐co‐alcohol) (PVAc), model nanoplastics with different surface hydrophobicity can be ... -
Safe Reinforcement Learning by Shielding based Reachable Zonotopes for Autonomous Vehicles
(2025-01-30)The field of autonomous vehicles (AV) has been the subject of extensive research in recent years. It is possible that AVs could contribute greatly to the quality of daily lives if they were implemented. A safe driver model ...