Osteology and functional morphology of a transitional pterosaur Dearc sgiathanach from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) of Scotland by Natalia Jagielska, Michael O’Sullivan, Ian B. Butler, Thomas J. Challands, Gregory F. Funston, Dugald Ross, Amelia Penny, Stephen L. Brusatte

“…Here we describe in detail the osteology of an exceptionally preserved Middle Jurassic pterosaur, the holotype of Dearc sgiathanach from the Isle of Skye, Scotland. We identify new autapomorphies of the flight apparatus (humerus and sternum), which further support the distinctiveness of Dearc compared with other early-diverging pterosaurs and describe features, such as the vertebral morphology, shared with later-diverging pterosaurs that probably developed convergently to support a large body size or as a sign of modular evolution. …”
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The general health, social networks and lifestyle behaviours of young people looked after by local authorities in Scotland by Howard Meltzer, Deborah Lader

“…The survey of the mental health of young people looked after by local authorities in Scotland was the second major national survey focusing on the development and well-being of young people to be carried out by ONS. …”

Mortality, Work and Migration. A Consideration of Age-specific Mortality from Tuberculosis in Scotland, 1861-1901 by Alice Reid, Eilidh Garrett

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Mortality, Work and Migration. A Consideration of Age-specific Mortality from Tuberculosis in Scotland, 1861-1901 by Alice Reid, Eilidh Garrett

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Clustering long-term health conditions among 67728 people with multimorbidity using electronic health records in Scotland. by Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Utkarsh Agrawal, Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo, Briana MacKerron, Eda Bilici Özyiğit, Daniel C Alexander, Ashley Akbari, Rhiannon K Owen, Jane Lyons, Ronan A Lyons, Spiros Denaxas, Paul Kirk, Ana Corina Miller, Gill Harper, Carol Dezateux, Anthony Brookes, Sylvia Richardson, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Bruce Guthrie, Lloyd Hughes, Umesh T Kadam, Kamlesh Khunti, Keith R Abrams, Colin McCowan

“…The study used data for all registered patients that were resident in Fife or Tayside, Scotland and aged 25 years or more on 1st January 2000 and who were followed up until 31st December 2018. …”
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Deformation-Induced and Reaction-Enhanced Permeability in Metabasic Gneisses, Iona, Scotland: Controls and Scales of Retrograde Fluid Movement by Tim J. Dempster, Allan D. Hollinsworth, Euan McIntosh, Shannon Edgar, John W. Faithfull, Daniel Koehn

“…The spatial distribution of greenschist-facies retrograde reaction products in metabasic gneisses from Iona, western Scotland, has been investigated. The retrograde products may be broadly accounted for by a single reaction, but their different spatial and temporal development indicates that a series of reactions occur with significantly different scales of metasomatic transfer. …”
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Antecedents and service contact in an observational study of 242 suicide deaths in middle-aged men in England, Scotland and Wales, 2017 by Nav Kapur, Saied Ibrahim, Jane Graney

“…We conducted a national study of deaths by suicide in men in mid-life to investigate the stresses they face before they take their lives and their contact with services that could be preventative.Methods This study is a detailed descriptive examination of suicide in a sample of men aged 40–54 who died by suicide in England, Scotland and Wales in 2017, based on national mortality data. …”
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Book review: Jo Dixon & Mike Stein (2005). Leaving Care: Throughcare and Aftercare in Scotland. London: Jessica Kingsley by Maxwell Smart

“…Dixon and Stein's Leaving Care gives a 'warts and all' look at the experiences of young people leaving public care in three differing authorities in Scotland, referred to in the research as City, County and Shire. …”

Post COVID glaucoma service redesign utilising electronic patient triage and community optometry clinics (Fife, Scotland 2020—2022) by Niharika Nalagatla, Shameela Parveen, Kelvin KW Cheng, Caroline Styles, Andrew Blaikie, Peter Wilson, Bhavani Karri, David J Chinn, Roshini Sanders, Glaucoma Team, Lisa Wong, Alan Ramsay, Steven Halstead, Michelle Boulton, David Cummins, Colin Ferrier, Gavin Galloway, Elizabeth Embrey, Duncan Preston

“…Conclusion Glaucoma patients in Scotland can be appropriately triaged to glaucoma accredited community optometry clinics. …”
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Editorial Vol2 no1 by Andrew Kendrick

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Guest Editorial Vol2 no2 by Kirstie Maclean

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The value of resilience as a concept for practice in residential settings by Brigid Daniel

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A commitment to care: residential child care work in England by Amanda Mainey

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Revitalising residential and foster care: new horizons in the 21st Century: 7th EUSARF International Congess, Trondheim, Norway, 11 – 14 September 2002 by Kirstie Maclean

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Searching for the holy grail – excellent staff and carers who work with children by Kate Skinner

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Care to learn? The educational experiences of children and young people who are looked after by Alison Ritchie, Elizabeth Morrison, Steven Paterson

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Tracking Persistent Symptoms in Scotland (TraPSS): a longitudinal prospective cohort study of COVID-19 recovery after mild acute infection by Jane Ormerod, Nicholas F Sculthorpe, Marie McLaughlin, Luke Cerexhe, Eilidh Macdonald, Antonio Dello Iacono, Nilihan E M Sanal-Hayes, Joanne Ingram, Rachel Meach, David Carless, Lawrence D Hayes

“…To understand the complexity of Long-COVID, the importance of symptom surveillance and prospective longitudinal studies is evident.Methods A 9-month longitudinal prospective cohort study was conducted within Scotland (n=287), using a mobile app to determine the proportion of recovered individuals and those with persistent symptoms and common symptoms, and associations with gender and age.Results 3.1% of participants experienced symptoms at month 9, meeting the criteria for Long-COVID, as defined by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence terminology. …”
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Editorial Vol7 no1 by Irene Stevens

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Frames and political choice in Scottish election campaigns by Éva Jakusné Harnos, Mátyás Gergi-Horgos

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The development of a model of behaviour analysis in a residential service for children with autism by Lindsay Barrie, Vivienne Richardson

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