University of Liverpool

An update on biofilms in acute and chronic wounds: Incidence, clinical evidence, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

Pathogenic biofilms are a critical barrier to wound healing, driving infection persistence, delayed tissue repair, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and tolerance. This recognition has driven a paradigm shift from a traditional planktonic model of infection to a biofilm-mediated...

Marie Svoboda & Caroline R. Cartwright (ed). 2026. Mummy portraits of Roman Egypt, volume 2: emerging research from the APPEAR Project. Los Angeles: Getty; 978-1-60606-996-7 paperback $75 OpenAccess https://www.getty.edu/publications/mummy-portraits-2/

Marie Svoboda & Caroline R. Cartwright (ed). 2026. Mummy portraits of Roman Egypt, volume 2: emerging research from the APPEAR Project. Los Angeles: Getty; 978-1-60606-996-7 paperback $75 OpenAccess https://www.getty.edu/publications/mummy-portraits-2/

ZPY-CpG-Ch, a broad coverage vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae

Existing licensed pneumococcal vaccines, including Prevnar-13 and its higher-valency successors, have played a major role in reducing invasive pneumococcal disease worldwide. However, their effectiveness is increasingly threatened by the rise of multidrug-resistant strains and th...

Population density and habitat use of the yellow land crab Johngarthia lagostoma on the remote Trindade Island, Brazil: implications for island conservation

Abstract Several land crab species inhabit oceanic islands worldwide, where they often dominate terrestrial arthropod communities, and act as ecosystem engineers. In the South Atlantic, Johngarthia lagostoma is the only gecarcinid species, endemic to Rocas Atoll, Fernando de Noro...

Review of Particle Physics *

The Review summarizes much of particle physics and cosmology. Using data from previous editions, plus 3,200 new measurements from 903 papers, we list, evaluate, and average measured properties of gauge bosons and the recently discovered Higgs boson, leptons, quarks, mesons, and b...

Effect of non-nutritive sweetened beverages versus water on body weight: long-term results of a randomised controlled trial

Abstract The aim of this study was to provide robust evidence on the long-term use of non-nutritive sweetened (NNS) beverages on weight management, by comparing NNS beverages and water during 1 year of assisted weight management followed by a voluntary, unassisted 1-year extensio...

Layer-aware deep feature optimization for privacy-preserving face biometrics with revocable key binding

Abstract Biometric cryptosystems designed with revocability and session-level renewability must preserve template privacy and maintain reliable authentication despite the inherent variability of biometric data. A key unresolved issue in deep biometric protection is how the embedd...

Temporal associations between severe infection and long-term risk of incident arrhythmias: a population-based cohort study

The long-term impact of severe infection on arrhythmia risk across the cardiac rhythm spectrum remains incompletely characterized. We investigated the association between hospital-treated infection and incident arrhythmias, examining temporal patterns, pathogen and site specifici...

Compounding impacts of prolonged drought and onset of the Russian-Ukrainian war on food security and cleaner cooking fuel use in Nairobi, Kenya in 2022

In 2022, the Russian-Ukrainian war onset increased global fuel and food prices. Additionally, a multi-season drought in Kenya reached peak severity in 2022. We aimed to quantify the impacts of these climatic and energy-related shocks on energy/food security in an informal settlem...

Whole genome comparative analysis shows limited Escherichia coli co-occurrence within co-habiting humans and dogs

Abstract Background Dogs are one of the most popular companion animals in the UK, with an estimated 13.5 million within UK households. Within these households, human-animal physical interactions may lead to inter-species bacterial sharing, including Escherichia coli . E. coli is...

Socioeconomic conditions and children’s out-of-home care in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s out-of-home care (OHC) are a major public health problem. Though widely documented, no review has systematically synthesised evidence across high-income countries. We aimed to compare the risk of OHC for children experiencing di...

A modelling study of nonlinearity of the cross-shore flow under breaking waves

Abstract A new process-based modelling framework is used to simulate wave-driven flows over a bar in the large-scale SINBAD and LIP11-1C experiments, representing high- and low-wave conditions, respectively. The framework couples an open-source Boussinesq wave model with a one-di...

A New CRT-based Fully Homomorphic Encryption

The idea of computing on encrypted data without decryption dates back to the notion of privacy homomorphisms introduced by Rivest, Adleman, and Dertouzos (1978). Their proposals built using the elegant structure of Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT), were later shown to be insecure...

Skin feel in the brain: Oscillatory dynamics of active touch are modulated by commercial soap products.

Previous research has demonstrated changes in neural oscillations associated with varying levels of roughness during active-touch exploration of surfaces. In the present study, we aimed to investigate changes in neural oscillatory activity and softness perception during touch exp...

PCA–GPR-Assisted Sequential Bayesian Inversion of Slope Mechanical Parameters from Multi-Stage Deep Horizontal Displacement Monitoring

Reliable mechanical parameters are needed to predict deformation during staged slope excavation, yet deep inclinometer profiles are high-dimensional and repeated numerical inversion is costly. This study integrates principal component analysis, Gaussian process regression (GPR),...

Cost-effectiveness of screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip in children born in England and Wales

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of screening programmes for identifying developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) in children born in England and Wales. Methods: The costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) associated with DDH screening programmes...

Drug stock-outs in HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria programs: a systematic review

Background Stock-outs of antiretroviral, anti-tuberculosis, and anti-malarial medicines remain a major challenge in low- and middle-income countries, affecting both health systems and patient outcomes. This systematic review aimed to synthesize evidence on the causes, consequence...

RAS inhibition limits oncogenic signaling and tumorigenesis in neuroblastoma regardless of RAS mutational status

Abstract Neuroblastoma (NBL) is a rare and aggressive pediatric malignancy with a 5-year survival rate of 40–50% for patients diagnosed with high-risk disease. NBLs arise in the sympathetic nervous system and causes 11% of all pediatric cancer deaths. MYCN amplification or overex...

Pricing Trust: How Privacy Shapes the Demand for Central Bank Digital Currencies

Abstract Debates over central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) often emphasise efficiency, innovation and anti-money laundering compliance, while neglecting privacy as a determinant of their viability. This article argues that privacy is not merely a rights-based concern but also...

Early life sugar rationing and ageing related diseases, biological ageing and mortality

Early-life nutrition may influence lifelong ageing, yet human evidence is scarce. Using Britain’s postwar sugar rationing as a natural experiment, we examine its long-term effects in 64,809 United Kingdom Biobank participants. Exposure to sugar rationing during the first 1,000 da...