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03/06/2025 - Moss Side Powerhouse library (2025)
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Manchester festival of libraries
3hr zine workshop inspired by South African DRUM magazine delivered by Keren Poliah and Vashti Gbolagun Suwa


Attendees: 9

Data collected: questionnaires and postcards

Do Video Games Matter? Examining Video Games’ Pathways to Legitimacy and Cultural Value Through Cultural Intermediaries (2025)
Journal Article

After years on the fringe of our cultural and social life, video games are becoming more recognized as legitimate and culturally valuable. This paper examines the process of their legitimation through the role of ‘cultural intermediaries’, who frame... Read More about Do Video Games Matter? Examining Video Games’ Pathways to Legitimacy and Cultural Value Through Cultural Intermediaries.

Electromagnetic scattering by fractal screens: from diffraction integrals towards a boundary element method (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The scattering of time-harmonic electromagnetic fields by perfectly-conducting plane
screens is a fundamental problem in physics. A standard approach to computing the scattered
wave is to deploy Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction integrals in conjunct... Read More about Electromagnetic scattering by fractal screens: from diffraction integrals towards a boundary element method.

Dexterity and Bimanual Coordination, Cognitive Function, Mental and Cognitive Wellbeing in People with Young Onset Dementia: A Case-Control Study (2025)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND
Dexterity and bimanual coordination, cognitive function, and mental and cognitive wellbeing had not previously been examined in people with young onset dementia. Therefore, this study examined dexterity and bimanual coordination, cognitiv... Read More about Dexterity and Bimanual Coordination, Cognitive Function, Mental and Cognitive Wellbeing in People with Young Onset Dementia: A Case-Control Study.

The cost-effectiveness of specialist hospital discharge and intermediate care services for patients who are homeless (2025)
Journal Article

Background: Recognising the diverse healthcare needs of the population, there is a growing emphasis on tailoring hospital discharge processes to address the unique challenges faced by individuals who are homeless, aiming to enhance the efficiency and... Read More about The cost-effectiveness of specialist hospital discharge and intermediate care services for patients who are homeless.

Techno-Economic analysis of spot price volatility management in energy market incorporating Artificial neural network (2025)
Journal Article

Recently, the emergence of distributed energy resources in the consumer premises has given rise to microgrids. It
has become crucial to consider the impact of microgrids on the operation of existing power systems. Additionally,
the reforms in the e... Read More about Techno-Economic analysis of spot price volatility management in energy market incorporating Artificial neural network.

Investigating demand forecasting practices and challenges in Ghana's Manufacturing Pharmaceutical (MPharma) small and medium enterprises (SMEs): insights and recommendations (2025)
Journal Article

An organisation’s ability to accurately forecast future demand can generate considerable competitive advantage through effective planning, reducing inventory costs, and enhancing customer service. This paper investigates how Manufacturing Pharmaceuti... Read More about Investigating demand forecasting practices and challenges in Ghana's Manufacturing Pharmaceutical (MPharma) small and medium enterprises (SMEs): insights and recommendations.

A novel triplet loss architecture with visual explanation for detecting the unwanted rotation of bolts in safety-critical environments (2025)
Journal Article

In the commonly used method of bolting to secure parts of equipment and structure, the bolts must be tightened to an adequate preload force. Failure to do so could affect the integrity of the structure, as well as the efficient runn... Read More about A novel triplet loss architecture with visual explanation for detecting the unwanted rotation of bolts in safety-critical environments.

A very brief intervention with the muscle-strengthening guidelines to improve strength in adults aged 50-75 years (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper

Background
Muscle strength is a robust predictor of healthy ageing and vital for independence in later life. Despite their potential reach, there is little evidence that healthcare practitioners are promoting the muscle-strengthening component of th... Read More about A very brief intervention with the muscle-strengthening guidelines to improve strength in adults aged 50-75 years.

Exploring the Information Needs of People With Elbow Osteoarthritis Seeking Healthcare: A Qualitative Interview Study (2025)
Journal Article

Objective: To explore the information needs of people with elbow osteoarthritis. Design: Qualitative interview study using reflexive thematic analysis. Setting: A single National Health Service Teaching Hospital Trust and associated primary care serv... Read More about Exploring the Information Needs of People With Elbow Osteoarthritis Seeking Healthcare: A Qualitative Interview Study.