THE ‘GOODS’ CONUNDRUM: THE QUESTION OF VALUE IN MOLDOVAN TRANSNATIONAL PARCEL-SENDING PRACTICES by Sanda Caracentev

“…Data are safeguarded and can be accessed subject to UK Data Service End User Licence Agreement.…”
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Practices in and attitudes towards staff vetting in children's residential centres in the Republic of Ireland by Catherine Hanly

“…The material examined for the purposes of this research covers both Irish and UK perspectives as well as international practice and experience in the area. …”

Le droit à l’avortement : révélateur et activateur de pratiques parlementaires au Royaume-UniAbortion rights: revealing and activating parliamentary practices in the United Kingdom... by Alexandrine Guyard-Nedelec

“…The implementation of a strategy that could be described as “erosion”, but also the defence, liberalisation and decriminalisation of abortion rights all play out in the legislative field. How are the UK regulatory and procedural constraints dealt with in this debate? …”
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Telemedicine in Diabetic Retinal Screening: Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Challenges a New Perspective by Arshi Baig, Azhar Zafar

“…Telemedicine in ophthalmology has been around for decades and has been successful with its use in diabetic retinal screening in countries like the UK (with the introduction of the UK National Diabetic Eye Screening Programme in 2003). …”
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A Route Well Travelled. The archaeology of the A14 Huntingdon to Cambridge Road Improvement Scheme by Emma West, Claire Christie, Debora Moretti, Owain Scholma-Mason, Alex Smith

“…The National Highways A14 Road Improvement Scheme between Cambridge and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire gave rise to one of the largest commercial archaeological projects ever undertaken in the UK. Excavations over 232ha took place between 2016 and 2022 from the Great Ouse Valley near Huntingdon in the west to the higher clay lands towards Cambridge in the east. …”
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The third way: the contribution of academic quality assurance third spacers to ‘pedagogical partnership’ by Katie Akerman, Ceri Hunter

“…We consider the evolution of ourselves as third spacers in informing and shaping the practice of academic colleagues through our third-space knowledge and experience (Whitchurch, 2012) in conjunction with the introduction of V5, ‘collaborate with others to enhance practice’, in the UK Professional Standards Framework 2023 (AdvanceHE, 2023). …”
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Forecasting Renewable Energy Consumption Using a Novel Fractional Grey Reverse Accumulation Model by Yipeng Zhang, Huiping Wang

“…This model was validated using renewable energy consumption data from France, Spain, the UK, and Europe, and the results demonstrated that the FGRM(1,1) outperformed other models in terms of simulation error, prediction error, and comprehensive error. …”
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Double Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation of the Finger in Adolescent Athletes: A Review of Two Cases and the Relevant Literature by Angelo V. Vasiliadis, Alexandros Maris, Maria Tsatlidou, Edward D. R. Bray, Dimitrios Metaxiotis

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Decoding exchange rate in emerging economy: Financial and energy dynamics by Saif Ullah, Haitham Nobanee

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Is a careers consultant for researchers a ‘third space’ professional in higher education? by Kate Murray

“…The author uses Daubney’s (2020) KASE framework drawn explicitly from careers work, work from Whitchurch (2013) from the third space literature, and a description from UKRI, the UK national funder, to describe and discuss their specific role (UKRI, cited Imperial, 2025). …”
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School Leadership and the Civic Nationalist Turn: towards a typology of leadership styles employed by Head Teachers in their enactment of the Prevent Duty and the promotion of fund... by Hazel Bryan, Lynn Revell

“…The Windrush scandal of 2017 was an expression of this environment, and coupled with a resurgent nationalism, the UK voted to leave the EU.   Schools, nested within diverse communities across the country, negotiate societal issues and tensions in the quotidian spaces of the school day and head teachers, charged with ensuring the Prevent Duty is enacted and British values promoted, determine the ethos and approach of their respective schools.  …”
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Causal linkage between adult height and kidney function: An integrated population-scale observational analysis and Mendelian randomization study. by Sehoon Park, Soojin Lee, Yaerim Kim, Yeonhee Lee, Min Woo Kang, Kwangsoo Kim, Yong Chul Kim, Seung Seok Han, Hajeong Lee, Jung Pyo Lee, Kwon Wook Joo, Chun Soo Lim, Yon Su Kim, Dong Ki Kim

“…In addition, similar results were obtained by two-sample MR of eGFRcystatinC (adjusted beta -1.303, standard error 0.140, P < 0.001) and CKDcystatinC (adjusted beta 0.153, standard error 0.025, P < 0.001) in UK Biobank. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that a taller adult height is causally linked to worse kidney function in middle-aged to elderly individuals, independent of the effect of body mass index.…”
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Investigating the relationship between thought interference, somatic passivity and outcomes in patients with psychosis: a natural language processing approach using a clinical reco... by Robert Stewart, Anna Kolliakou, Jyoti Sanyal, Rashmi Patel, Thibault Thierry Magrangeas

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Risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and death following MI in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jennifer K Quint, Liam Smeeth, Kieran J Rothnie, Ruoling Yan

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Opportunities and challenges for enhancing preconception health in primary care: qualitative study with women from ethnically diverse communities by Joe Kai, Nadeem Qureshi, Helena Tuomainen, Laura Cross-Bardell, Mandeep Bhoday

“…We sought to explore perceptions about preconception health and care among women from these communities to identify opportunities and challenges for intervention development in primary care.Design Qualitative study using focus groups and semistructured interviews.Setting Ethnically diverse and socially disadvantaged community settings of the UK.Participants 41 women aged 18–45 years, of Pakistani, Indian, Caribbean, African, White and mixed ethnic origin, participating in nine focus groups, half of whom (n=19) had one-to-one follow-up telephone interviews.Results Women had modest or poor awareness of preconception health issues. …”
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Standard methods for marking caudate amphibians do not impair animal welfare over the short term: An experimental approach by David R Daversa, Ella Baxter, Gonçalo M Rosa, Chris Sergeant, Trenton WJ Garner

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Randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of local oestrogen treatment in postmenopausal women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery (LOTUS): a pilot study to... by Jane Daniels, Lee Middleton, Tina Sara Verghese, Versha Cheed, Lisa Leighton, Pallavi Manish Latthe

“…Objective To evaluate the feasibility of a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing oestrogen treatment with no oestrogen supplementation in women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery.Design and setting A randomised, parallel, open, external pilot trial involving six UK urogynaecology centres (July 2015–August 2016).Participants Postmenopausal women with POP opting for surgery, unless involving mesh or for recurrent POP in same compartment.Intervention Women were randomised (1:1) to preoperative and postoperative oestrogen or no treatment. …”
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Snapshot of health-related behaviours in adults living with disabilities 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study by Syeda F Hussain, Nikki Heinze, Claire L Castle, Lauren R Godier-McBard, Theofilos Kempapidis, Renata S M Gomes

“…Mann-Whitney U and Χ2 tests were used to compare a range of health behaviours including time spent self-isolating, smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise frequency and diet in adults with and without disabilities.Setting A convenience sample of UK adults was recruited through the researchers’ personal and professional networks including UK-based sight loss sector charities, social media platforms and professional forums.Participants A total of 123 UK participants completed the survey.Outcome measures COVID-19 diagnosis, time spent self-isolating, alcohol consumption frequency, exercise frequency, change in smoking habit and eating habits.Results No significant differences were found in alcohol consumption, smoking, water intake, breakfast, or fruit and vegetable intake. …”
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How many stroke survivors develop problematic spasticity requiring pharmacological therapy? An international (Europe and USA) observational study protocol by Pascal Maisonobe, Sergiu Groppa, Simon Page, Richard D Zorowitz, Laura Serrano Barrenechea, Simon Butet, David Hernández Herrero, Rama Prasad, Susan Sandars, Seema Meloni, Alessandro Picelli

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Protocol for a meta-review of interventions to prevent and manage ICU delirium by Andrew Booth, Maria Pufulete, Ben Gibbison, Burak Kundakci, Katherine Louise Jones

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