Swansea University

Cell-intrinsic steroidogenesis regulates mast cell function

Steroid hormones are well-known regulators of mast cell function, but whether mast cells themselves produce steroids de novo and influences their effector function has remained unknown. Here, we show that mast cells constitutively express the steroidogenic enzyme cytochrome P450...

Assessment of the Quality of Media Reporting of the Suicide of a British Female Television Celebrity

Abstract: Background: International media guidelines aim to promote responsible reporting of suicide, acknowledging the influence of sensationalist press coverage on population suicide rates. Studies investigating guideline adherence have focused on reporting of male celebrity su...

Embedded Morgan Fingerprints for More Efficient Molecular Property Predictions With Machine Learning

High‐dimensional molecular fingerprints have become a quiet bottleneck for chemical machine learning, where bit collisions in large, chemically diverse datasets and escalating computational costs constrain model discovery. This work introduces the embedded Morgan Fingerprint (eMF...

A decomposition-assisted deep ensemble framework for interpretable total nitrogen forecasting across multiple reservoir systems

Forecasting total nitrogen (TN) across multiple reservoirs remains challenging because nutrient dynamics are nonlinear, non-stationary, and influenced by interacting hydrological, climatic, and biogeochemical processes. This study proposes a CEEMDAN-enhanced Deep Hybrid Ensemble...

Airflows redefine the cost of aerial transport in the wild

Fuel economy matters to both animals and machines, as the cost of transport can determine where, when, and how far locomotion is possible. However, established estimates of these values for animal flight come from laboratories and treat the atmosphere as constant, even though fre...

Toward Rational Design of Aqueous Battery Membranes Beyond the Selectivity‐Conductivity Trade‐Off

ABSTRACT Electrochemical energy‐storage systems increasingly require membranes that can simultaneously deliver fast ion transport, suppressed active‐species crossover, chemical and dimensional stability, and scalable manufacturability. Yet conventional membrane platforms still st...

Unlocking the potential of aquatic animal telemetry research to advance management and conservation: Barriers and a blueprint for Great Britain and Ireland

Aquatic animal telemetry research can provide important knowledge for how populations, anthropogenic pressures and, indeed, entire ecosystems are managed. However, the true scale, extent and impact in Britain and Ireland is poorly understood. We surveyed 53 researchers about past...

Academia-industry skills collaboration: A design blueprint for campus space interaction

Universities are under increasing pressure to design campus environments preparing graduates for industry. This research is topical in analysing campus space design underpinning meaningful skills collaboration between academics, students, employers and professional, statutory and...

Fragile Transnationalism: Rethinking Migrant Transnationalism for a Post-Neoliberal World

In this article, we develop the concept of fragile transnationalism to conceptualize the re-infrastructuring of migrant transnationalism under conditions of post-neoliberal globalization. Since the 2008 Great Recession, the world has witnessed the demise of neoliberal globalizati...

An Explainable Deep Learning Framework for Musculoskeletal Abnormality Detection

Accurate detection of musculoskeletal abnormalities from radiographs remains challenging because abnormal findings can be subtle and radiographic appearance may vary considerably across examinations. This study aimed to develop and systematically evaluate a deep learning framewor...

Cardiovascular function changes following lung resection: a computational model to compare afterload increase and contractility loss mechanisms

Functional limitation after lung resection surgery has been consistently documented in clinical studies, and right ventricle (RV) dysfunction has been hypothesized as a contributing factor. However, the mechanisms of RV dysfunction after lung resection remain unclear, particularl...

Primal intellectual property rights: Re‐envisioning modern paradigms through a protodesmic perspective

Abstract Intellectual property (IP) is frequently approached through its codified forms and formal institutions, with less attention to the deeper social foundations from which protection of intangible creations arose. This study considers an earlier layer of such protection, ter...

Social relationships promote access to food and information in wild jackdaws

Abstract Many animals form differentiated social relationships that can influence fitness, but the mechanisms behind these benefits are often unclear. How does the presence of social partners during foraging enhance access to food or information? Might individuals also incur shor...

Evaluating the Impact of Entrustable Professional Activity Based Medical Student Teaching and Logbook Usage on Competence and Confidence in Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation

Introduction Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are specific and measurable units of clinical practice used in competency-based training. Learners demonstrate skills to assessors who assign supervision levels for future practice. This study evaluated the impact of EPA-bas...

How is cancer prehabilitation delivered in practice? A process evaluation of a Welsh cancer prehabilitation programme

In Wales, there are over 1,000 new cases of cancer each month, making it one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Cancer prehabilitation interventions are designed to improve a patient’s lifestyle and, in-turn, their physical and psychological resilience prior to tre...

Impacts of digital third-wave interventions for adults on wellbeing and mental health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

To synthesise the efficacy of digital third-wave process-based interventions (e.g., ACT, Mindfulness, Compassion) for improving wellbeing and ameliorating mental health symptoms in adults. A prospectively registered systematic review (OSF: 10.17605/OSF.IO/5RMU2 ) and random-effec...

Incidence and Predictors of Complications After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation According to VARC‐3 Criteria: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

BACKGROUND: Despite continuous advancements in devices and techniques, transcatheter aortic valve implantation remains associated with complications impacting outcomes. In 2021, the Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) introduced the VARC-3 criteria to better classify proced...

Association Between Genetic Ancestry and Multiple Sclerosis Severity

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether genetic ancestry is associated with differences in the clinical course of multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS: Participants with MS living in the United Kingdom >18 years old were recruited from 2021 to 2025 and genotyp...

Spectral Decomposition of Euler–Mellin Integrals

Abstract We consider the spectral decomposition of singularities of integrals and their integrands. Our results apply to any integral of Euler–Mellin type, and thus especially to every scalar Feynman integral. Specifically we provide for both the integrand and integral respective...

Propagation of Chaos and Stability for the Nonlinear McKean-Vlasov Stochastic Functional Differential Equations with Common Noise

Abstract. Past dependence is an unavoidable natural phenomenon for dynamic systems. This paper investigates a class of nonlinear McKean–Vlasov stochastic functional differential equations (MV-SFDEs) with common noise. The well-posedness of the nonlinear MV-SFDEs with common noise...