University of Surrey

Identification of a nanosecond isomer of $$^{164}$$Tb

Abstract This letter reports on the identification of a new isomeric state of $$^{164}$$ 164 Tb ( $$Z=65$$ Z = 65 , $$N=99$$ N = 99 ), which was measured with the DESPEC setup at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH following the first relativistic fragmentation...

Improving interpretability and applicability of welfare management decisions in dairy cows through explainable artificial intelligence

Abstract Background Improving animal welfare and health is a key objective in modern dairy systems. However, translating routinely available dairy herd improvement records into transparent and actionable welfare-related decisions remains challenging, particularly when using compl...

Shape coexistence in 94Zr from a model-independent analysis

Low-lying states of 94Zr were investigated via low-energy multi-step Coulomb excitation. From the measured γ-ray yields, 16 reduced E2 transition probabilities between low-spin states were determined, together with the spectroscopic quadrupole moments of the 2+1,2 states. Based o...

Pharmacological Inhibition of Small Extracellular Vesicle Secretion by ALK5i SD‐208 via Lysosomal Rerouting of CD63+ Compartments

ABSTRACT Pharmacological tools to selectively modulate extracellular vesicle (EV) secretion are scarce. Here, we identify the ALK5 (TGF‐β receptor I) inhibitor SD‐208 as a potent suppressor of small EV (sEV) secretion that acts independently of its canonical anti‐fibrotic activit...

Speculative ecologies: Imagining futures for higher education in a postdigital world through the lens of ‘lichen’

This paper develops the concept of speculative ecologies as a mode of reimagining the futures of higher education through the figure of the ‘lichen’. Drawing on posthumanist and ecological thought, it argues that lichens (composite, slow-growing, and symbiotic) offer a generative...

Designing a School-Based, Complex Public Health Intervention to Improve Iodine Awareness in Adolescents in Six Countries

Background: Iodine is an essential micronutrient required for foetal development, cognitive function, and metabolic regulation; however, suboptimal iodine status remains a public health concern in Europe and other regions. Improving food literacy related to iodine may support hea...

Uncertainty-aware large language models: a scoping review of conformal prediction methods

In recent years, there has been growing interest in applying conformal prediction (CP) to large language models (LLMs) across diverse domains to enhance the trustworthiness of their predictions. However, the literature still lacks a comprehensive survey of this rapidly emerging a...

Early-time sound field reconstruction from binaural room impulse responses and perceptual evaluation in auditory augmented reality

Abstract Realistic, coherent auditory augmented reality (AAR) requires virtual auditory illusions to be spatialised and acoustically matched to the local environment. To realise AAR, the early part of the sound field with the direct sound and early reflections are reconstructed f...

The gentrification of mentorship: How influencers are re-shaping prestige in platform-driven academia

This conceptual paper explores how platform society influences academic prestige. It argues that mentorship, traditionally rooted in the relationship between a professor and a student, is becoming commercialised. This commercialisation turns mentorship into engaging performances...

Pericyte dysfunction alone may be insufficient to drive tick-borne orthoflavivirus non-structural protein 1-mediated microvascular permeability

The emerging tick-borne flaviviruses Alkhumra haemorrhagic fever virus (AHFV) and Kyasanur Forest disease virus (KFDV) can cause severe haemorrhagic disease, yet the mechanisms driving this vascular leakage remain unclear. The microvascular capillaries and post-capillary venules...

China-associated concentrations in gold open-access publishing: growth in APC exposure and business risk across twelve publisher groups

Commercial open-access publishing increasingly depends on research output from China, and this creates potential concentration exposure for major Western publishers. This work uses OpenAlex to analyse gold open-access articles and estimated list-price article processing charge (A...

Hyperbolicity and Well-Posedness of the Gay-Balmaz–Tronci Hybrid Quantum–Classical Closure

This manuscript establishes the first rigorous well-posedness theory for the exact-factorization hybrid quantum–classical closure of Gay-Balmaz and Tronci. The central result, the Covariance-Symplectic Obstruction Theorem, shows the uniformly hyperbolic admissible sector is gener...

Age at Autism Diagnosis in the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa): Exploring the Association With Family Well-Being

For many autistic individuals, close family members represent a crucial source of support throughout their lifetime. Early autism diagnosis is thought to benefit both autistic individuals and their family members by facilitating early access to services and information. However,...

Are different consumer sleep technologies measuring the same essential aspects of sleep?

Abstract Study objectives Consumer sleep technologies (CSTs) enable low-burden longitudinal sleep monitoring, and their output measures are often interpreted as equivalent to polysomnography (PSG) measures. We applied a measurement reliability-aware approach to determine whether...

Mitigation and facework

Abstract This article explores the pragmatic function(s) of the German modal particle mal in estimates or speculations, a usage that has not so far received significant research attention. In these environments, mal appears to function as a hedge, conveying a sense of hesitation,...

Antimicrobial peptides for tuberculosis in a post-antibiotic era: from in vitro promise to therapeutic potential

Abstract Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious pathogen, driven by prolonged treatment regimens and escalating drug resistance. Antimicrobial peptides represent a promising alternative therapeutic class with diverse mechanisms and limited resist...

Sex differences in neurogenic hypertension: estrogen modulation of NADPH oxidase signaling in the rostral ventrolateral medulla

Abstract Neurogenic hypertension is characterized by sustained sympathetic activation arising from dysregulation within the central autonomic network. The rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) is a major sympathetic premotor region that integrates reflex, neurohumoral, inflammator...

Acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy: a critical synthesis of metabolic derangements and nutritional implications

Acute kidney injury (AKI) affects up to 50% of critically ill patients and is frequently complicated by severe metabolic derangements, requiring the initiation of replacement therapy (RRT) in 10–15% of cases. Despite substantial progress in the diagnosis of AKI and optimisation o...

Measurement incompatibility in Bayesian multiparameter quantum estimation

We present a comprehensive and pedagogical formulation of Bayesian multiparameter quantum estimation. Within this framework, we analyse the role of measurement incompatibility and establish its quantitative effect on attainable precision. We achieve this by deriving upper bounds...

Deep Learning‐Based Enhancement of Already Diagnostic‐Quality MRI for Alzheimer's Disease Classification: Effects on Model Performance and Training Data Requirements

ABSTRACT Background Deep learning (DL)‐based image enhancement is widely used to improve suboptimal medical imaging. Whether it also benefits diagnostic‐quality MRI in downstream task performance and data‐efficiency remains unclear. Purpose To investigate the impact of DL‐based e...