Systematic and Cell Type-Specific Telomere Length Changes in Subsets of Lymphocytes by Jue Lin, Joshua Cheon, Rashida Brown, Michael Coccia, Eli Puterman, Kirstin Aschbacher, Elizabeth Sinclair, Elissa Epel, Elizabeth H. Blackburn

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Why are there discrepancies between depressed patients’ Global Rating of Change and scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module? A qualitative study of primary car... by Alice Malpass, Glyn Lewis, Jude Robinson, Christopher Dowrick, Naila Khan, Louise Fusco

“…Of these, 29 completed our interviews; most were women, identified as white British, had high school education or higher, were employed or retired and had been depressed for a long time.Main measures We conducted semistructured interviews with a topic guide, focusing on experiences of depression; treatment experiences and expectations; effectiveness of the questionnaires; reasons for the mismatch; and social factors. …”
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Antarctic ice-shelf meltwater outflows in satellite radar imagery: ground-truthing and basal channel observations by Jakob Stanley Hamann, Thomas Arney, James David Kirkham, Paul Wachter, Karsten Gohl

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Endocrine Aspects of 4H Leukodystrophy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Emma Billington, Geneviève Bernard, William Gibson, Bernard Corenblum

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Mélange dehydration and melting beneath South Sandwich Islands arc by Yunchao Shu, Sune G. Nielsen, Veronique Le Roux, Danielle Santiago Ramos, Jerzy Blusztajn, Maureen Auro, Phil T. Leat, Tristan J. Horner

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“No miracle cure” interface evaluation of a UK suicide prevention app in a Norwegian context by Kari Dakota Aasheim, Thea Heggeli Bråthen, Kristine Brandager Reiersen, Mimi Alexandra Erichsen, Kristina Sande Storevik, Anne Lund

“…Knowledge regarding feasible app interface for suicide prevention self-help apps in a Norwegian context is however lacking.Aim Evaluate user-friendliness and user interface of the Norwegian version of the British Stay Alive suicide prevention app and assess whether the app could be useful in suicide prevention.Materials and Methods Eight Norwegian Fountain house members and twelve university students evaluated the app interface, and their experiences were discussed through individual- or focus-group interviews.Results Participants perceived app tools as relevant and useful for suicide prevention, however they raised concerns on privacy, evidence base, interface complexity, unintended symbolic value of app colours and content, and suitability in suicidal states.Conclusion The current Norwegian Stay Alive version has the potential to be user friendly, however improvements of interface are suggested.Significance Stay Alive interface must be adjusted and subjected to reiterative evaluations and feasibility assessments in collaboration with additional stakeholder populations to remedy interface concerns, and identify optimal Norwegian interface design, prior to implementation.…”
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How can more women with pre-existing type 1 and type 2 diabetes be supported to prepare for pregnancy after a baby loss? A qualitative exploration of lived experiences in the UK by Ruth Bell, Judith Rankin, Eleanor Dyer, Ruth Graham

“…Data were analysed using Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Setting Participants reflected on care received at primary and secondary centres across the UK.Participants Twelve predominantly White, British women with type 1 (n=9) and type 2 (n=3) diabetes with experience of baby loss and subsequent pregnancy were recruited through social media.Results Three interrelated themes: (1) decisions around becoming pregnant after baby loss, (2) the triple burden of baby loss, diabetes and preparing for pregnancy, (3) gaps in the inter-pregnancy interval. …”
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Lifestyle Factors in Hypertension Drug Research: Systematic Analysis of Articles in a Leading Cochrane Report by Dan E. Wilson, Tashina Van Vlack, Brendin P. Schievink, Eric B. Doak, Jason S. Shane, Elizabeth Dean

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Extreme high temperatures and heatwave events across Europe in 2023 by Yuqing Sun, Gensuo Jia, Xiyan Xu

“…Then, heatwaves were observed in the British Isles and Scandinavia in mid-June successively, with duration above 10 days and the highest intensity in some areas since 1991. …”
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Bamboo/Wood Composites and Structures Shear and Normal Strain Distributions in Multilayer Composite Laminated Panels under Out-of-Plane Bending by Jan Niederwestberg, Jianhui Zhou, Ying Hei Chui, Dongsheng Huang

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A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Brentuximab Vedotin in Relapsed or Refractory Systemic Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma by Margaret Hux, Denise Zou, Esprit Ma, Peter Sajosi, Andreas Engstrom, Ross Selby, Eugene Benson, Andrew Briggs, Vijayveer Bonthapally

“…Comparison with conventional chemotherapy was based on data from the Canadian British Columbia Cancer Agency registry from 40 patients starting salvage chemotherapy after front-line treatment between 1980 and 2012. …”
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DJK-5, an anti-biofilm peptide, increases Staphylococcus aureus sensitivity to colistin killing in co-biofilms with Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Samuel J. T. Wardell, Deborah B. Y. Yung, Anupriya Gupta, Mihnea Bostina, Joerg Overhage, Robert E. W. Hancock, Daniel Pletzer

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An Age-Structured Model of HIV Infection that Allows for Variations in the Production Rate of Viral Particles and the Death Rate of Productively Infected Cells by Patrick W. Nelson, Michael A. Gilchrist, Daniel Coombs, James M. Hyman, Alan S. Perelson

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Topographic and hydrological controls on partial and full surges of Little Kluane Glacier, Yukon by Brittany Main, Luke Copland, Gwenn Elizabeth Flowers, Christine Fiona Dow, Wesley Van Wychen, Sergey Samsonov, William Kochtitzky

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Changing patterns of general practice services during a period of public sector investment in Britain. by Motab Aljohani, Michael Donnelly, Ciaran O'Neill

“…<h4>Method</h4>The study used data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) that included service use, morbidity (as an indicator of need) and socio-demographic characteristics (e.g., employment, age, education, and sex). …”
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Extreme Relativistic Electron Fluxes in GPS Orbit: Analysis of NS41 BDD‐IIR Data by Nigel P. Meredith, Thomas E. Cayton, Michael D. Cayton, Richard B. Horne

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Pre- and post-pandemic comparisons in cardiovascular markers: a population-based study by Mayssam Nehme, Maria Eugenia Zaballa, Serguei Rouzinov, Julien Lamour, Silvia Stringhini, Silvia Stringhini, Silvia Stringhini, Idris Guessous, Idris Guessous

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A cognitive-stylistic study of deixis and deictic shifting in Iris Murdoch’s The Bell by Mohammad Ghaffary, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, Mohadesse Khosravi

“…., perceptual, spatial, temporal, social, textual, and compositional deixis, in The Bell (1958), a critically acclaimed novel by the British philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch. Because of its special narrative discourse, in particular the use of variable internal focalization, Murdoch’s novel proves to be a proper case for exploring how deixis impacts upon the (implied) reader’s cognition of the story. …”
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Potential Use of Remote Telesonography as a Transformational Technology in Underresourced and/or Remote Settings by Linping Pian, Lawrence M. Gillman, Paul B. McBeth, Zhengwen Xiao, Chad G. Ball, Michael Blaivas, Douglas R. Hamilton, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick

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A digital leap in the evolution of continuous professional development for teachers by M. Ghobrini, R. E. A. Ghobrini, F. Benaicha

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly accelerated the adoption of online CPD, encompassing self-driven initiatives, government-led programs, and third-party offerings, notably those by the British Council in the MENA region, which is the emphasis of this study. …”
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