Loughborough University

Hybrid pulsed-electric vibratory machining for improved processing of Ti-6Al-4 V alloy

We introduce a novel hybrid Pulsed-Electric Vibratory Machining process that integrates high-frequency ultrasonic vibrations with an externally applied electric field to enhance the machinability of aerospace-grade alloys, demonstrated here on Ti-6Al-4 V. Electrically-assisted (E...

Global HRM and Transnational Networks: Unpacking the Micro‐Behavioral Process Supporting Global HRM Integration Using a Quantitative Multi‐Source, Multi‐Level Design

ABSTRACT Whether and why social processes support global HRM integration is an overlooked, yet increasingly relevant performance question in decentralized transnational work environments. Using social capital theory, we conceptualize the social dynamic and behaviors influencing g...

Six weeks of isometric resistance training led to evidence of corticospinal but not reticulospinal adaptation in previously untrained adult males

Abstract The latest hypothesis regarding the source of enhanced neural activation from resistance training is the reticulospinal rather than the corticospinal tract, based on invasive animal and emerging human data. The present study employed a six-week isometric resistance train...

Exercise-specific mechanical stimuli are associated with regional lumbar bone adaptation: a combined in vivo and in silico multi-scale study

Abstract Background Exercise is widely recommended to maintain lumbar bone mineral density (BMD), the tissue-level mechanical environment generated within the lumbar spine during different exercises remains difficult to assess in vivo. This study integrated individualized musculo...

Witnessing the Rise and Fall: The Development of Artistic Swimming Clubs in Taiwan

While international success in Japan, China, and South Korea is rooted in centralized national organizational governance, Taiwan followed a distinctive trajectory defined by private associations and market mechanisms. A historical analysis of artistic swimming in Taiwan from 1999...

The challenges affecting the widespread uptake of responsible design by commercial design consultancies in UK and Ireland

This paper recognizes and responds to a prior lack of understanding regarding the factors that shape designer’s opportunities to engage in more responsible design and identifies a myriad of complex elements at play. Through in-depth qualitative research with 27 design consultants...

Balancing Care and Culpability: Sentencing Decisions in Japanese Eldercide Cases Involving Family Caregivers

This study examines how Japanese courts justify custodial versus suspended sentencing outcomes for eldercide by family caregivers in Japan. Drawing on 71 District Court decisions (2000–2024), this research employed qualitative thematic analysis informed by focal concerns theory....

Distinct gut viral communities across life stages in dairy cattle

Abstract Background Ruminant gut microbial communities influence host health, productivity, and methane emissions, yet viral communities across life stages remain uncharacterized. Whilst bacteriophages shape microbial communities in many ecosystems, their role across dairy cattle...

Opening the black box of democracy in international business: polity, politics, and policy distances

In the current context of democratic backsliding, different political systems, such as democracies and autocracies, as well as political differences between democracies, play an important role in shaping economic relationships. Yet, studies of political factors in international b...

Association of self-reported hearing loss and tinnitus with brain structure and cognitive function: a population-based cross-sectional analysis from the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP)

Abstract Background Hearing loss has been reported as a major, potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia and often co-occurs with tinnitus. Both conditions are prevalent and have been linked to brain health and cognitive decline. However, evidence from studies containing th...

Running wild: Forest running enhances performance, enjoyment, mood and future exercise intentions

ABSTRACT Background and objectives Physical inactivity remains widespread despite the well-established physical and mental health benefits of regular physical activity (PA). There is an urgent need for strategies that increase both uptake and long-term adherence. The Environmenta...

Graph and String Parameters: Connections Between Pathwidth, Cutwidth and the Locality Number

Abstract We investigate the locality number, a recently introduced structural parameter for strings (with applications in pattern matching with variables), and its connection to two important graph-parameters, cutwidth and pathwidth. These connections allow us to show that comput...

Latent paths in mode choice models: incorporating street-level environment features for active travel policy

There is growing empirical evidence that walking and cycling are influenced by street-level environment features such as greenness and traffic stress. To assess active travel policy, these features are increasingly incorporated into mode choice models through predictors that aggr...

Single-leg squat knee biomechanics at 4 months post-operation predicts 6- and 12-month outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a cohort study

Persistent functional deficits frequently complicate recovery following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). This prospective cohort study investigated whether sagittal-plane knee biomechanics during a single-leg squat at 4 months post-ACLR predict functional outcome...

The impact of cross-linguistic orthographic similarity in incidental and intentional second language learning

Cross-linguistic orthographic similarity, whether the combination and position of letters within words conform to native language spelling rules, plays an important role in foreign language learning. Very little is known, however, about the effect of cross-linguistic orthographic...

Co-designing community energy resilience: insights from a Bondo mini-grid in Southern Malawi

Abstract Background Rural communities in Malawi remain highly vulnerable to livelihood shocks due to limited access to reliable and affordable energy. Strengthening energy resilience requires participatory approaches that integrate technical, social, and economic dimensions. This...

Movement Dynamics of Treadmill Running Within the Different Exercise Intensity Domains in Male Runners

ABSTRACT The aetiology of fatigue differs between exercise intensity domains, but limited research has explored non‐linear gait dynamics across them. To address this, this study aimed to investigate movement variability and stability in moderate, heavy, and severe intensity domai...

Influences on decision-making in road safety

This paper extends work previously undertaken to map the actors involved in the road transport industry at a municipal level in the UK (Staton et al., 2022) and explores the decision-making of, and relationships between, key actors with regard to road safety intervention. Intervi...

Efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation as a therapy for sarcopenia in people on haemodialysis: study protocol for the STIM-HD randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Sarcopenia is highly prevalent among adults receiving haemodialysis and is associated with reduced physical function, impaired quality of life, and increased morbidity and mortality. Although structured exercise programmes can improve muscle health, most peopl...

‘Talk CKD Options’: improving how clinicians communicate treatment options in advanced kidney disease using a conversation analysis-based training intervention

Abstract Background Most older people with kidney failure and multiple co-morbidities must decide between dialysis or conservative kidney management. Dialysis is often presented as the default, despite providing uncertain survival benefits in this population. The Optimising Staff...