University of Bath

The Credibility Cost of Scientists’ Political Expression on Social Media

Abstract Scientists are increasingly visible on social media, and much of what they post touches politically salient issues. Drawing on our recent work (Alabrese et al. 2024. “Politicized Scientists: Credibility Cost of Political Expression on Twitter.” CAGE Working Paper 735), w...

Hunting for Helminths: short- and long-read shotgun metagenomics for helminth detection in faecal samples

Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) pose significant challenges to public health in endemic areas, necessitating reliable methods for their detection. Shotgun metagenomics enables simultaneous detection of STHs and microbes in a sample without prior knowledge of what is present. Ho...

Who chooses the nest? An experimental test of nest cover selection

Abstract Nesting site selection has key fitness consequences for both parents and their offspring. Despite previous investigations of the factors influencing the nesting decisions of varied taxa, the relative roles of the sexes in nesting decisions in species with biparental care...

Tsunami-Resilient Coastal Reconstruction in Japan After the 2011 M9 Earthquake and Tsunami: Field Surveys and Numerical Modelling

Abstract For the first time, this study presents a critical assessment of Japan’s coastal reconstruction following the March 2011 M 9.0 earthquake and tsunami, integrating numerical modelling with field surveys. Extensive surveys were conducted at 20 coastal sites, comparing post...

Pearls of wisdom. Maternal guidance for navigating grief after loss of one twin from a multiple birth pregnancy

Loss of a child from a multiple birth pregnancy presents unique challenges due to the simultaneous experience of grieving the child who died while caring for the surviving child. Peer support is valuable for bereaved parents, yet little research has explored this within the conte...

Use of cannabidiol products in Canada, United States, Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, United Kingdom and Germany: products, sources and reasons for use

Background Cannabidiol (CBD) has attracted scientific, clinical, and public interest due to its perceived therapeutic benefits and favourable safety profile. However, a gap remains in understanding how different CBD-only regulatory frameworks shape consumers interaction with the...

How have contemporary studies evaluating self-help digital mental health interventions for young people monitored and reported on adverse events and harms?: a systematic scoping review

Background Many digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) can be effective in reducing symptoms of common mental health problems in young people and can overcome many barriers to accessing treatment. These are most scalable when offered as self-help. However, all mental health...

Mental health problems as mediators between childhood trauma and cardiometabolic risk behaviours in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort

BACKGROUND: Childhood trauma is associated with greater engagement in health risk behaviours (HRBs) that predispose to cardiometabolic disease. However, the mechanisms underlying these associations remain poorly understood. Mental health problems are hypothesised to mediate links...

Methanol-controlled structural retention of metal-organic frameworks during binder-free pelletisation for enhanced hydrogen storage

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) typically have structural degradation from mechanical compaction. Here, CuBTC was prepared through a sequential one-pot solid-state route and shaped by binder-free room-temperature uniaxial pelletisation. Methanol treatment duration was varied befo...

Annual Research Review: Sex differences in conduct disorder – revisiting existing evidence and exploring future directions

Conduct disorder (CD) is a common psychiatric disorder in youth, characterized by severe and recurrent aggressive and antisocial behaviors and associated with substantial healthcare and societal costs. Rates of CD increase during adolescence in both sexes, with the male‐to‐female...

Decomposing Cross-Modality Failure in Diabetic Retinopathy Grading

Deep learning detects referable diabetic retinopathy (DR) from colour fundus photography at a level comparable with specialists, but such models are rarely tested across a change of imaging modality. We evaluate a colour-trained DR grader zero-shot on near-infrared reflectance im...

Perspectives on the modification of electrodes by polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) for electroanalysis

Extreme molecular rigidity in the polymer backbone introduces new properties in polymer films or coatings in contact with solution, electrodes, and embedded catalysts. Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) with highly rigid molecular structures have initially emerged as gas...

Decomposing Cross-Modality Failure in Diabetic Retinopathy Grading

Deep learning detects referable diabetic retinopathy (DR) from colour fundus photography at a level comparable with specialists, but such models are rarely tested across a change of imaging modality. We evaluate a colour-trained DR grader zero-shot on near-infrared reflectance im...

The Narrative Construction of Internal Organizational Legitimacy

Abstract Organizations torn by significant contradictions may struggle to maintain internal legitimacy. Taking a narrative perspective, and drawing on a case study of Walgreens, a Fortune 500 retail pharmacy, we develop a process model that shows how organizations with an entrenc...

Quenching Kinetics of Triplet-State Photosensitizers in Environmental Photochemistry

Abstract Triplet-state photosensitizers (3Sens*) are central to carbon cycling and pollutant degradation in sunlit surface and atmospheric waters, but their environmental roles remain only partly understood. Although the photophysical and photochemical properties of 3Sens* have b...

The role of sport and physical activity within the rehabilitation and reintegration process: a longitudinal case study of a formerly incarcerated man

The purpose of prison to punish individuals while also functioning as a space for rehabilitation and personal change is a tension that is particularly relevant when considering interventions such as sport. Sport and physical activity adopt multiple roles in prisons and may be exp...

Dialkyl Ethers and Sacrificial Zinc: Oxide Synthons for Calcium tert ‐Butoxide Formation

ABSTRACT The calcium hydride, [(BDI)CaH] 2 (BDI = HC{C(Me)NDipp} 2 , where Dipp = 2,6‐ i‐ Pr 2 C 6 H 3 ), reacts with Zn t ‐Bu 2 to form the monomeric and toluene‐stabilised calcium dialkyl(hydrido)zincate, [(BDI)Ca‐μ‐H‐Zn( t ‐Bu) 2 (η 6 ‐C 7 H 8 )]. When treated with dialkyl eth...

Mesoporous PU/PEDOT:PSS Electrodes Reveal Population‐Level Stochastic Bioelectrical Dynamics in Marine Diatoms

ABSTRACT Understanding how microbial populations generate and modulate electrical signals remains a major technical challenge because extracellular ionic processes are inherently weak, spatially distributed and stochastic. Here, we introduce a mesoporous ultra‐low‐impedance PEDOT...

Reframing trauma recovery for public health: introducing the recovery assemblage framework

Psychological trauma represents a major global health challenge, with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) contributing to long-term difficulties in mental and physical health, relationships, and wellbeing. Despite this, dominant models of trauma recovery are largely grounded in...

Robust Bayesian hierarchical models for basket trials enabling joint evaluation of toxicity and efficacy

Basket trials have gained increasing attention for their efficiency, as multiple patient subgroups are evaluated simultaneously. Conducted basket trials focus primarily on establishing the early efficacy of a treatment, yet continued monitoring of toxicity is essential. In this a...