University of Huddersfield

Seeing Inequalities: Self-Reported Visual Difficulty and Eye Care Utilization Among Women in Malawi, a Secondary Analysis of the 2024 Demographic and Health Survey Data

Background: This study aimed to identify the factors associated with self-reported visual difficulty and uptake of spectacle/contact lens correction among women of reproductive age in Malawi. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional secondary analysis of the 2024 Malawi Demographi...

Expanding the BiocatalyticToolbox: A Singular P450Enzyme Efficiently Produces Diverse Pharmaceutical Metabolites

Abstract P450 BM3 is a natural fusion protein with a P450 domain fused to its necessary redox partner and capable of binding a range of fatty acids at high catalytic rates. The flexibility of the active site and catalytic efficiency have led to extensive research aimed at modifyi...

Reflexivity in practice: integrating participatory action research and behavioral science in youth substance use prevention

Background This study integrated behavioral science and participatory action research to co-design an illicit substance use prevention campaign with young people in Kirklees, United Kingdom. The project sought to explore how these approaches could be combined to create health com...

Obsession in Love: A Psychobiographical Study of Gwen John’s Passion for Auguste Rodin

Gwen John (1876–1939) is now widely considered one of the best Welsh artists, though in her lifetime she lived largely in the shadow of two flamboyant and highly successful male artists – her younger brother Augustus John and her older lover, the world-renowned sculptor, Auguste...

Extending eFall risk prediction to working-age adults within mental health and learning disability services: a clinical validation study

Abstract Most fall risk tools are developed for older adults; evidence in working-age populations receiving mental health services is limited. To externally validate the existing eFalls prediction model in working-age adults (18–65 years) within a UK integrated teaching National...

Physicochemical quality and emission characteristics of artisanal‑refined diesel in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and their air quality implications

This study provides a novel integrated assessment linking the physicochemical properties of artisanal-refined diesel in the Niger Delta region to its combustion emission behaviour. Diesel samples from 30 refining sites in Bayelsa and Rivers States were analysed using ASTM methods...

Loving Rodin – Tristes Amours? A Comparative Psychobiography of Camille Rosalie Claudel and Gwendolen Mary John

Camille Rosalie Claudel (1864–1940) was an icon of French sculpting in the 19th and 20th century, while Gwendolen Mary John (1876–1939) was a famous Welsh artist who worked in France for most of her life. Claudel’s and John’s lives were strongly influenced by their brothers, who...

Introducing HUM19

Abstract This report introduces the HUM19 corpus of 19th century British and Irish novels and describes its construction. We characterise the HUM19 corpus as a specialised reference corpus that can be used both as a comparator against which other corpora or texts may be compared...

Diabetes dietary self-care adherence in Ghana: A qualitative exploration of the roles of stakeholders

OBJECTIVE: To explore how key stakeholders contribute to dietary self-care support for adults with type 2 diabetes receiving outpatient care in diabetes clinics in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. DESIGN: Descriptive phenomenological study. Purposive sampling technique was used to re...