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Chemistry of hydrogrossular

Hydrogrossular is the solid solution between Katoite (Ca 3 Al 2 (OH) 12 ) and Grossular (Ca 3 Al 2 (SiO 4 ) 3 ). The hydrogrossular series are major hydration products of calcium (sulfo)aluminate cement and are also present in traditional cement systems hydrated at elevated tempe...

Challenges in measuring sticky biogenic ice-nucleating macromolecules

Abstract. Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) are aerosol particles that influence mixed-phase clouds and in doing so impact weather and climate worldwide. To improve our understanding of ice production in mixed-phase clouds, we need techniques capable of accurately measuring atmosph...

Data-driven pipeline enables discovery of plant protein surfactants

Abstract Designing amphiphilic block copolymers from fossil fuel-derived hydrocarbons is a cornerstone of colloid chemistry, enabling the creation of advanced polymeric surfactants. Despite the high attractiveness of low carbon-emitting plant proteins to defossilise surfactant pr...

Extinction debt and colonization credit in conservation science

Extinction debt and colonization credit describe the delayed impacts of environmental change on biodiversity, yet their significance largely remains unrecognized by those shaping conservation efforts. To address this gap, we conducted a systematic review of 127 empirical studies...

Acute and Prolonged Effects of Sweeteners and Sweetness Enhancers on Postprandial Substrate Oxidation, Energy Expenditure, Glucose, and Insulin in Humans—A SWEET Sub-Study

Background/Objectives: Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers (S&SEs) have been proposed to impair energy metabolism acutely and over time. Methods: This sub-study investigated the acute effects of a mixture of acesulfame potassium and cyclamate (Ace-K/Cyc) versus water on postprandi...

Exploring student and faculty experiences and perceptions of generative artificial intelligence in medical education

The potential and challenges of using Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in medical education are widely discussed, yet its use by medical students and faculty remains under-researched in the UK context. This exploratory sequential mixed-methods pilot study empirically inve...

AISyst: AI‐Powered Interactive Visual System to Assist With Fidelity Assessment of Synthetic Tabular Data

Evaluating synthetic data produced by generative models remains a critical challenge in sensitive domains such as healthcare and finance. Ensuring that such data is ‘faithful’ to real data is essential for downstream applications and decision-making, including regulatory complian...

Comparing the GP-CORE and WEMWBS Scores as Predictors of Future Mental Health Service Utilisation and Help-Seeking Behaviour Among UK Students in Higher Education

Background The General Population Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation (GP-CORE) and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) are two instruments often used to measure psychological distress or well-being in student samples. This study aimed to directly compare t...

The Molecular Footprint of Thrombosis: What Does Myocardial Platelet Imaging After STEMI Tell Us?

Heerajnarain Bulluck, MBBS PhD, Derek J Hausenloy, MBChB PhD; The Molecular Footprint of Thrombosis: What Does Myocardial Platelet Imaging After STEMI Tell

How Do Climatic Factors Directly Influence the Incidence and Risk of Meningococcal Meningitis Across the African Meningitis Belt? A Narrative Literature Review

Abstract Globally, the highest incidence of meningococcal meningitis occurs within the African meningitis belt, spanning 26 countries across sub‐Saharan Africa. Meningococcal meningitis incidence is highly seasonal in this region specifically, with outbreaks mostly occurring duri...

Classification of Spin-Chain Braid Representations

Abstract A braid representation is a monoidal functor from the braid category $${\mathsf B}$$ B , for example given by a solution to the constant Yang-Baxter equation. Given a monoidal category $$\textsf{C}$$ C with $$ob(\textsf{C})={\mathbb N}$$ o b ( C ) = N , a rank- N charge-...

Behavior change support in the new era of obesity care

Evidence of the effectiveness of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) to improve cardiometabolic health has increased rapidly, as has patient and public demand. This has, and continues to, reshape clinical practice and public health priorities. The World Health O...

Nowcasting convective cores using deep learning

Abstract Extreme precipitation events in the Tropics are often linked to convective storms. Storm nowcasting systems for early warning have been recognized as a necessary adaptation strategy to increase public resilience in a rapidly evolving climate. Ongoing advances in deep‐lea...

The outcomes of surrogate pregnancy using donor egg compared to surrogate’s egg: a systematic review

Abstract Purpose Surrogacy is either gestational (GS) using donor egg or traditional (TS) using surrogate’s own egg. GS is increasing, partly from assumptions over less difficulty in transferring the baby to intended parents. This systematic review investigates obstetric outcomes...

How well does quantifying ‘capillary supply’ assess oxygen transport capacity in skeletal muscle?

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The 2024 cascading glacial lake outburst flood in the Thame Valley of Everest region, Nepal: process, impacts and implications

Abstract. On the afternoon of 16 August 2024, a catastrophic flood devastated Thame Village in the Everest region of Nepal. This event resulted from a cascading glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), where the outburst of an upstream glacial lake triggered the failure of a downstrea...

44 UK radiotherapy practice in volume delineation–data from the APPROACH trial (ISRCTN:1339049) radiotherapy quality assurance (RTQA) programme benchmark outlining case

Abstract Introduction Interobserver variation in radiotherapy contouring can affect protocol compliance and the robustness of clinical trial outcomes. The APPROACH (Analysis of Proton vs Photon Radiotherapy in Oligodendroglioma and Assessments of Cognitive Health) trial protocol...

22 Quality of life and services use in patients diagnosed with brain tumours: data from a national cancer survivorship study

Abstract Introduction About 13,000 new patients are diagnosed annually with a primary brain tumour in the UK and less than 20% of patients survive 10 years post-diagnosis. Patient-Reported Outcomes and Experiences (PROMs & PREMs) are largely used in clinical trials that recruit f...

Beyond Securitisation: A Gendered Peace Studies Approach to Violent Extremism in Kenya

While dominant global policy frameworks and scholarship often understand violent extremism through securitised and state-centric lenses, this article offers a bottom-up reconceptualisation using a peace studies and gendered approach. Drawing on empirical data from Kenya, the stud...

Assessing financial risk to property portfolios from physical rainfall extremes

Abstract. Physical climate risk from extreme rainfall is often poorly understood by financial investors, potentially extending to pension funds that manage assets of substantial societal importance. There is a growing need for investors to better understand these risks to ensure...