University of Surrey

Loss-domain preferences and protective climate adaptation: evidence from grape farmers under increasing precipitation

Understanding how farmers make adaptation decisions under increasing rainfall-related risks is critical for effective climate risk management, yet evidence remains limited on the role of behavioural factors in shaping these decisions. Using data from a field experiment and a surv...

PREDICT-EV: Inflammatory Burden Differentiates Transient Ischaemic Attack from Mimics—An Investigation into Inflammatory Markers and Extracellular Vesicle Profiling

Ischaemic stroke is a leading cause of death globally. A transient ischaemic attack (TIA), hallmarked by temporary stroke-like symptoms, is a major warning sign for impending stroke. Identifying high-risk TIA patients is therefore essential. The immunological response post-stroke...

Steel Inter-Modular Connections for Resilient and Sustainable Modular Buildings: A Structured Comparative Review and Design Framework

Inter-modular connections (IMCs) govern the structural performance, safety, seismic resilience, and reusability of steel modular buildings, yet the existing literature on advanced IMC systems remains fragmented and connection-specific. This paper presents a comparative review of...

Dynamic Interactions and Equilibrium Configurations of Pulses in the Two-Dimensional Complex Quintic Ginzburg–Landau Equation

Abstract. This paper constructs a fast and effective novel numerical scheme which accurately calculates the dynamics of weakly interacting pulses in the two-dimensional quintic-complex Ginzburg–Landau equation (QCGLE). The numerical scheme uses a global center-manifold reduction,...

Understanding ownership, agency, and practice in infrastructure resilience

The UK’s infrastructure faces growing vulnerability to climate change, yet adaptation measures remain inconsistent and politically deprioritised. Drawing on 30 expert interviews, this paper examines how climate resilience is conceptualised, assessed, governed, and financed, and i...

Genome-wide analysis of social behaviour across social domains, reporters and developmental stages: a meta-regression approach

Abstract Social behaviour is a heritable trait linked to well-being and mental health, yet it varies across social context, including social domains, informants and development, which may shape its underlying genomic architecture. Here, we conducted a genome-wide meta-regression...

Grid flex rhymes with derivatives trading: an observation

Introduction: To eliminate the ~15% of UK greenhouse gas emissions due to home heating most will move to heat pumps by 2050. But electrifying heating will roughly double peak demand on the grid while green intermittent renewables such as wind and solar make available generation l...

Multimodal Exploratory Analysis of Persistent Diabetic Macular Edema: Integrating Aqueous Humour Metabolomics, Clinical and OCT Features

ABSTRACT Purpose This exploratory study integrates aqueous humour metabolomic data with clinical and imaging features to examine candidate biomarkers and characterize multimodal patterns associated with persistent diabetic macular edema (pDME). Methods In this prospective cohort...

Spatial optimization of land use for synergizing economic development and carbon neutrality based on an efficiency-driven PLUS model

Optimizing land-use allocation is important for achieving regional carbon-peaking and carbon-neutrality targets. Existing land-use simulation studies generally incorporate carbon objectives through ex-post assessment or macro-level land-demand optimization, leaving historical gri...

Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of the Time-Dependent Excitonic Coupling in Fluorescent Protein Dimers

Abstract We quantify the excitonic coupling in the homodimer of the dimeric Venus fluorescent protein using a quantum-classical hybrid workflow. Because the anionic chromophore carries appreciable double-excitation character, we obtain its site energy from domain-based local-pair...

Source-Free Domain Adaptation with Vision-Language Prior

Abstract Source-Free Domain Adaptation (SFDA) seeks to adapt a source model, which is pre-trained on a supervised source domain, for a target domain, with only access to unlabeled target training data. Relying on pseudo labeling and/or auxiliary supervision, conventional methods...

Placemaking negotiated through progressive sense of place: regenerative hospitality in Parma, Italy

Tourism-driven urban regeneration plays a crucial role in transforming urban spaces, yet it often faces sustainability challenges. Regenerative tourism has emerged as an alternative to traditional tourism strategies, aiming to create net positive impacts and offering a more place...

‘I’m fighting my case all the time’. Candidacy, stigma, and negotiated access in cancer care: experiences of adults with intellectual disability and their supporters

Abstract Background People with intellectual disability experience substantial inequities in cancer outcomes, including later-stage diagnosis and higher mortality. While disparities in awareness and screening are well documented, less is known about how inequities arise across th...

Lithium isotope effects and magnetic interactions in flavin–ascorbyl radical pairs

For decades, lithium carbonate has been a cornerstone treatment for bipolar disorder and related conditions, yet its mechanism of action remains poorly understood. Previous studies have suggested that the two stable isotopes, 6 Li and 7 Li, with nuclear spins of 1 and 3/2, respec...

Navigating Childhood Grief Developing parent-child communication when a parent has a terminal illness: A scoping review of family-focused, pre-bereavement interventions

The death of a parent from terminal illness is one of the most distressing experiences a child can face. When communication between parents and children is limited, or not developmentally appropriate, children may experience unresolved grief, increasing the risk of long-term emot...

Clinical, Allied Health, and Research/Advocacy Professionals’ Perspectives on Body Image and Support Needs for Young Adults with Cancer; A Qualitative Study

. Participants identified the need for tailored, patient centred care, peer support and better professional training to address BI distress in YAC. Support should be timely, adaptable to individual needs and sustained across the care pathway.

Quality of Life Shapes Owner Decision‐Making in Canine Cancer Care: Insights From Large‐Scale Online Discourse

ABSTRACT Canine cancer imposes substantial emotional, financial and decisional burden on owners navigating complex referral pathways and treatment options. Understanding how owners experience and interpret these pathways is essential to improving care delivery. We conducted a ret...

A Survey on Cyber Resilience in IoT Networks: Challenges, Mechanisms, and Future Directions

The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) across industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, and smart cities has made these networks prime targets for cyber attacks. Due to their distributed nature, device diversity, and resource constraints, traditio...

Building Teacher Capacity for Inclusive Practice With Autistic Pupils: A Mixed-Methods Study of Self-Efficacy, Training, Attitudes, and School Context

Autistic pupils in mainstream secondary schools often experience unmet needs, yet limited research has examined the combined influence of multiple theoretically relevant predictors of teachers’ self-efficacy and intentions to implement inclusive practice for autistic pupils. This...

Food Allergies and Eating Disorders: An Exploration of Screening Prevalence and Associated Factors Among Adults

Background/Objectives: Food allergy (FA) affects up to 10% of adults and requires ongoing dietary vigilance that may increase vulnerability to eating disorders (EDs), yet evidence in adults remains limited. This study compared ED screening and history between adults with and with...