Keele University

Addressing evidence gaps in haemodialysis care: a critical review of clinical trials, technological innovations, and implementation priorities

Kidney failure treated with maintenance haemodialysis (HD) carries high risks of premature mortality, hospitalisation and impaired quality of life, yet important evidence gaps persist across routine HD care. The Dialysis Research Innovation Network, part of the UK Kidney Research...

Association between Glycemic Control and Survival in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes on Peritoneal Dialysis

Background: Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure globally affecting 40% of people receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD). High quality data on the potential impact of improving glycemic control is needed to inform the current recommendations to individualise HbA 1C targets...

Group Poetry and Quilt‐Making –Creative Public Involvement Approaches to Contentious Concepts in Frailty Research

INTRODUCTION: 'Frailty' as a concept is being increasingly integrated into healthcare, but the language around frailty is contentious and potentially stigmatising to patients. It is therefore important to understand how patients' lived experiences relate to the concept of frailty...

Sportswashing in Academic Literature: Growth, Tensions, and Global Dynamics

Sportswashing generally refers to the strategic use of sport to manage reputation and shape global perceptions in sensitive contexts. Often tied to investments in sport, it is enacted through hosting mega-events, sponsorships, and media visibility. Several authors describe it as...

PrEgabalin for Treatment Resistant generalised Anxiety disorder (PETRA): study protocol for a double-blind randomised controlled trial set in the UK

Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is common and increasingly recognised in primary care. Although antidepressants and psychological therapies are first-line treatments, many patients have residual anxiety and limited access to therapy. Evidence for effective next-step pharmacolo...

Delphi consensus of specialist radiologists on imaging criteria for gadolinium contrast use and whole-body MRI in prostate cancer

OBJECTIVE: To achieve expert consensus on structured prostate MRI criteria for gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) administration and whole-body MRI (WB-MRI) escalation in the diagnostic evaluation and staging of prostate cancer (PCa). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A three-round modi...

Risk of venous thromboembolism after knee, hip, or shoulder arthroplasty

Aims Arthroplasty is a widely used surgery for end-stage arthritis, but venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains a major postoperative complication. Most previous studies have relied solely on hospital data; no study has examined the effect of national clinical guidelines on the rate...

The global cardiovascular-kidney-liver-metabolic burden from 1990 to 2023

Background The cardiovascular-kidney-liver-metabolic (CKLM) framework represents the multi-organ interplay of systemic metabolic disorders that drive the global burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Methods This study is a descriptive epidemiological analysis of the Global Bur...

Pulsations in Binary Star Systems

High-precision and long-duration light curves from space telescopes have revolutionized the fields of asteroseismology and binary star systems. In particular, the number of pulsating systems in eclipsing binaries has drastically increased thanks to space-based observations coveri...

It Is About Young People: How Poverty, Demographic Structure, Cultural Participation, Creative Labour and Digital Engagement Shaped the Recovery of London’s Performing Arts Institutions Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drawing on borough-level socio-economic and demographic data matched with organizational financial records, we analyse the moderating role of average age in the relationship between local poverty and the performance of performing arts institutions following the COVID-19 pandemic....

Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Educators in a Landscape of Practice: Alignment, Hybridity, and Professional Recognition

Enterprise and entrepreneurship (EE) education is integral to higher education, yet the professional realities of those delivering it remain underexplored. Existing research focuses on pedagogy and student outcomes, offering limited insight into how EE educators negotiate identit...

Layer-aware deep feature optimization for privacy-preserving face biometrics with revocable key binding

Abstract Biometric cryptosystems designed with revocability and session-level renewability must preserve template privacy and maintain reliable authentication despite the inherent variability of biometric data. A key unresolved issue in deep biometric protection is how the embedd...