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Going green: a contextual exploration of the use of green exercise in UK primary schools as a pathway to resilience

PhD thesis

Smith, Lucy 2025. Going green: a contextual exploration of the use of green exercise in UK primary schools as a pathway to resilience. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wzz53

Ketosis Suppression and Ageing (KetoSAge): Suppression of ketosis negatively affects multiple biomarkers associated with chronic diseases and ageing

PhD thesis

Cooper, Isabella 2025. Ketosis Suppression and Ageing (KetoSAge): Suppression of ketosis negatively affects multiple biomarkers associated with chronic diseases and ageing. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wzvw8

Management of microbial keratitis by private pharmacies in Uganda: a study of knowledge, attitude, and practice.

Journal article

Abel Ebong, Simon Arunga, Tara B. Mtuy, Angela Meric Birungi, John Onyango, Gilbert Arinda, Francis Orishaba, Teddy Kwaga, Rita Kageni, David Macleod, Reena Yadav, Sandip Das Sanyam, Jeremy J. Hoffman, Abeer H.A. Mohamed Ahmed, Astrid Leck and Mathew J. Burton 2025. Management of microbial keratitis by private pharmacies in Uganda: a study of knowledge, attitude, and practice. Wellcome Open Research. 10 30. Advanced online publication.

"Effect of protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor Razuprotafib (AKB-9778) on in vitro thrombus formation and molecular docking analysis"

Journal article

Barr, A.J. 2025. "Effect of protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor Razuprotafib (AKB-9778) on in vitro thrombus formation and molecular docking analysis". Pharmacology Research & Perspectives.

Analysis of microbial diversity and evidence of contamination at a Mars analogue habitat

Journal article

Dartnell, L.R. 2025. Analysis of microbial diversity and evidence of contamination at a Mars analogue habitat. Environmental Microbiology Reports.

Towards Effective Phage Therapy

Conference keynote

Mohammed, M. 2025. Towards Effective Phage Therapy. Advanced Therapeutics congress. London Excel 18 - 19 Mar 2025

Placing Disease and Mental Health in Context

Book chapter

Rakjumar Rajendram, Vinood B. Patel and Victor R. Preedy 2025. Placing Disease and Mental Health in Context. in: Colin R. Martin, Victor R. Preedy, Vinood B. Patel and Rajkumar Rajendram (ed.) Handbook of the Behavior and Psychology of Disease Springer Nature. pp. 1-10

Preprint: Fat fraction and iron concentration in lumbar vertebral bone marrow in the UK Biobank

Other

Jim R Parkinson, Marjola Thanaj, Nicolas Basty, Brandon Whitcher, E Louise Thomas, Jimmy D Bell and Thomas, E.L. 2025. Preprint: Fat fraction and iron concentration in lumbar vertebral bone marrow in the UK Biobank. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.19.25324245

Preprint: Deep learning predicts onset acceleration of 38 age-associated diseases from blood and body composition biomarkers in the UK Biobank

Other

Mica Xu Ji, Marjola Thanaj, Lena Nehale-Ezzine, Brandon Whitcher, Elizabeth Louise Thomas, Jimmy D Bell and Thomas, E.L. 2025. Preprint: Deep learning predicts onset acceleration of 38 age-associated diseases from blood and body composition biomarkers in the UK Biobank. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.16.25323714

Dietary intake in healthy older individuals is associated with lipopolysaccharide binding protein a biomarker of gut function: An exploratory cross-sectional study

Journal article

Jones, D.J., Morrison, D., Gray, S.R., Ozanne, S., Celis-Morales, C.A., Jain, M., Mattin, L.R., Gittins, M., Alkhedhairi, S.A.A., Dorling, J.L. and Burden, S. 2025. Dietary intake in healthy older individuals is associated with lipopolysaccharide binding protein a biomarker of gut function: An exploratory cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Aging. 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2025.1572867

Preprint: Changes in Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Thickness Associate with Disease and Anthropometric Factors

Other

Marjola Thanaj, Nicolas Basty, Madeleine Cule, Elena Sorokin, Brandon Whitcher, Ramprakash Sriniva, Jimmy Bell and E. Louise Thomas 2025. Preprint: Changes in Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Thickness Associate with Disease and Anthropometric Factors. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6014653/v1

Gastrointestinal Resilience: exercise, appetite and a full lot more!

Conference keynote

Mattin, L.R. 2025. Gastrointestinal Resilience: exercise, appetite and a full lot more! Westminster Neuroscience Symposium . 115 New Cavendish Street 10 Mar 2025

Rising Rate of Hospitalizations in Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in Spain

Journal article

Blasco-Fontecilla, H., Ramos, José Manuel, López-Ibor, María Inés, Chiclana-Actis, Carlos, Faraco, Manuel, González-Cabrera, Joaquín, González-Fraile, Eduardo, Mestre-Bach, Gemma, Pinargote-Celorio, H., Corpas, Manuel, Gallego, Lucía, Corral, Octavio and Soriano, Vicente 2025. Rising Rate of Hospitalizations in Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in Spain. Journal of Attention Disorders. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547251320210

Dr Manal Mohammed for The Land on bovine colostrum wellness trend

Other

Mohammed, M. 2025. Dr Manal Mohammed for The Land on bovine colostrum wellness trend. The Land.

Your Toothbrush Is Way Germier Than You Might Realize

Other

Mohammed, M. 2025. Your Toothbrush Is Way Germier Than You Might Realize . Huffington Post UK.

Oxidative stress in a cellular model of alcohol-related liver disease: protection using curcumin nanoformulations

Journal article

Petagine, L., Zariwala, M., Somavarapu, D.S., Chan, S. and Patel, V.B. 2025. Oxidative stress in a cellular model of alcohol-related liver disease: protection using curcumin nanoformulations. Scientific Reports. 15 7752. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91139-0

Application of Machine Learning for FOS/TAC Soft Sensing in Bio-Electrochemical Anaerobic Digestion

Journal article

Harvey Rutland, Jiseon You, Haixia Liu and Kyle Bowman 2025. Application of Machine Learning for FOS/TAC Soft Sensing in Bio-Electrochemical Anaerobic Digestion. Molecules. 30 (5) 1092. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30051092

Prevalence, co-existence, and factors related to a change in geriatric giant syndromes over 2 years: results of the Second Wave of Cognition of Older People, Education, Recreational Activities, NutritIon, Comorbidities, fUnctional Capacity Studies (COPERNICUS)

Journal article

Agnieszka Kujawska, Sławomir Kujawski, Jūratė Zupkauskienė, Jakub Husejko, Weronika Hajec, Claire E. Robertson, Mitchell G. Miglis, Nicholas McMahon, Melanie Dani, José Augusto Simões, Paweł Zalewski and Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska 2025. Prevalence, co-existence, and factors related to a change in geriatric giant syndromes over 2 years: results of the Second Wave of Cognition of Older People, Education, Recreational Activities, NutritIon, Comorbidities, fUnctional Capacity Studies (COPERNICUS). Psychogeriatrics. 25 (3) e70018. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.70018

Understanding the Biology and Pathology of Mental Disorders

Book chapter

Rajkumar Rajendram, Vinood B. Patel and Victor R. Preedy 2025. Understanding the Biology and Pathology of Mental Disorders. in: Handbook of the Biology and Pathology of Mental Disorders Springer Nature.

Result of reclamation of man-made dumps from phosphorite deposits in the semi-desert zone of Kazakhstan

Journal article

Raheem, S. 2025. Result of reclamation of man-made dumps from phosphorite deposits in the semi-desert zone of Kazakhstan. PLoS ONE. 20 (2) e0317500. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317500

Editorial: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome observed post-COVID-19: the role of natural products, medicinal plants and nutrients and the use of prediction tools supporting traditional forms of diagnosis.

Edited issue

Booker, Anthony, Zabetakis, Ioannis, Teusch, Nicole Elisabeth, Dalby, Andrew, Hartung, Thomas and Peter, Angela E 2025. Editorial: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome observed post-COVID-19: the role of natural products, medicinal plants and nutrients and the use of prediction tools supporting traditional forms of diagnosis. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16 1539793. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2025.1539793

Biomarkers, Omics and Artificial Intelligence for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer

Journal article

Murray, Kate, Oldfield, Lucy, Stefanova, Irena, Gentiluomo, Manuel, Aretini, Paolo, O’Sullivan, Rachel, Greenhalf, William, Paiella, Salvatore, Aoki, Mateus N, Pastore, Aldo, Birch-Ford, James, Rao, Bhavana Hemantha, Uysal-Onganer, Pinar, Walsh, Caoimhe M, Hanna, George B, Narang, Jagriti, Sharma, Pradakshina, Campa, Daniele, Rizzato, Cosmeri, Turtoi, Andrei, Sever, Elif Arik, Felici, Alessio, Sucularli, Ceren, Peduzzi, Giulia, Öz, Elif, Sezerman, Osman Uğur, Van der Meer, Robert, Thompson, Nathan and Costello, Eithne 2025. Biomarkers, Omics and Artificial Intelligence for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 111, pp. 76-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcancer.2025.02.009

Synthesis and biological activities of 3-aminoimidazo[1,2-α]pyridine compounds

Journal article

Isra Al-Qadi, Michel Hanania, Ismail Warad, Nisreen Al-Hajj, Rand Hazzam, Yousef Salama, Saki Raheem and Nawaf Al-Maharik 2025. Synthesis and biological activities of 3-aminoimidazo[1,2-α]pyridine compounds. BMC Chemistry. 19 (1) 48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13065-025-01412-6

Combined Effect of Depressor Additive and Heat Treatment on the Rheological Properties of Highly Paraffinic Oils

Journal article

Laura Boranbayeva, Galina Boiko, Alexander Didukh, Raushan Sarmurzina, Zhanserik Ilmaliyev, Nina Lubchenko, Assel Kozhamzharova, Serzhan Mombekov and Saki Raheem 2025. Combined Effect of Depressor Additive and Heat Treatment on the Rheological Properties of Highly Paraffinic Oils. ACS Omega. 10 (8), pp. 7783-7794. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c08126

Strategies for enhancing bioelectrochemical remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons

PhD thesis

Yayork, Belinda 2025. Strategies for enhancing bioelectrochemical remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wyzv2

BPS2025 - Pufa stabilizes a conductive state of the selectivity filter in IKs channels

Article

Golluscio, Alessia, Eldstrom, Jodene R., Jowais, Jessica J., Perez-Rodriguez, Marta E., Cunningham, Kevin P., Cruz, Alicia de la, Wu, Xiaoan, Corradi, Valentina, Tieleman, D. Peter, Fedida, David and Larsson, Peter H. 2025. BPS2025 - Pufa stabilizes a conductive state of the selectivity filter in IKs channels. Biophysical Journal. 124 (3, Supplement 1), p. 124a. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2024.11.706

The effect of morning or evening fasted cycling on gastrointestinal function and appetite and metabolic responses in healthy males with overweight

Journal article

McIver, V.J., Mattin, L.R., Evans, E.H and Yau. A.M.W 2025. The effect of morning or evening fasted cycling on gastrointestinal function and appetite and metabolic responses in healthy males with overweight. Experimental Physiology. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP092078

Novel Biomaterials for Applications in Cartilage Tissue Engineering

PhD thesis

Leon Ribas, Jacqueline 2025. Novel Biomaterials for Applications in Cartilage Tissue Engineering. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences

The role of different pre-treatments in anaerobic biodegradation of plastics and upcycling to bioenergy using microbial fuel cells

Conference poster

Thyagu Pereira, M., Keshavarz, T. and Kyazze, G. 2025. The role of different pre-treatments in anaerobic biodegradation of plastics and upcycling to bioenergy using microbial fuel cells. 1st ISMET-Africa Conference. Ain Sokhna, Egypt 05 - 07 Feb 2025

Water desalination using 3D-printed biofilms in microbial desalination cells

Conference poster

Nyadroh, C., Keshavarz, T. and Kyazze, G. 2025. Water desalination using 3D-printed biofilms in microbial desalination cells. 1st ISMET-Africa Conference. Ain Sokhna, Egypt 05 - 07 Feb 2025

Cancer Therapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity: Results of the Analysis of the UK DEFINE Database

Journal article

Stefanie Ho Yi Chan, Raymond W. Fitzpatrick, Deborah Layton, Sherael Webley and Sam Salek 2025. Cancer Therapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity: Results of the Analysis of the UK DEFINE Database. Cancers. 17 (2) 311. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17020311

The role of Biophotons in cellular senescence.

PhD thesis

Kalampouka, Ifigeneia, Kalampouka, Ifigeneia and Kalampouka, Ifigeneia 2025. The role of Biophotons in cellular senescence. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wy80y

Interpreting Laboratory Diagnosis for the Cardiovascular System in Intensive Care

Book chapter

Gaze, D.C. and Collinson, P.O. 2025. Interpreting Laboratory Diagnosis for the Cardiovascular System in Intensive Care. in: Choudhhuri, A.H. and Das, B. (ed.) Interpreting Laboratory Tests in Intensive Care Boca Raton, FL, USA CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. pp. 93-98

Enhanced CATBraTS for Brain Tumour Semantic Segmentation

Journal article

El Badaoui, R., Bonmati Coll, E., Psarrou, A., Asaturyan, H. and Villarini, B. 2025. Enhanced CATBraTS for Brain Tumour Semantic Segmentation. Journal of Imaging. 11 (1), p. 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging11010008

Latent tuberculosis prevalence in healthcare workers in Laos: a cross-sectional study

Journal article

Duangmixay, Sypaseuth, Virachith, Siriphone, Hübschen, Judith M, Siphanthong, Phitsada, Suthepmany, Sakhone, Sayasone, Somphou and Black, Antony 2025. Latent tuberculosis prevalence in healthcare workers in Laos: a cross-sectional study. Tropical medicine and health. 53 (1), p. 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00677-2

Storage stability and solution binding affinity of an Fc-fusion mimetic

Journal article

Prikalkhoran, S., Guiliano, D.B. and Khalili, H. 2025. Storage stability and solution binding affinity of an Fc-fusion mimetic. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 114 (2), pp. p1061-1067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xphs.2024.11.016

Bridging genomics’ greatest challenge: The diversity gap

Journal article

Manuel Corpas, Mkpouto Pius, Marie Poburennaya, Heinner Guio, Miriam Dwek, Shivashankar Nagaraj, Catalina Lopez-Correa, Alice Popejoy and Segun Fatumo 2025. Bridging genomics’ greatest challenge: The diversity gap. Cell genomics. 5 (1) 100724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100724

Innovative Microencapsulation of Polymyxin B for Enhanced Antimicrobial Efficacy via Coated Spray Drying

Journal article

Yousfan, Amal, Al Khatib, Arwa Omar, Salman, Afrah M. H., Abu Elella, Mahmoud H., Barrett, Glyn, Michael, Nicholas, Zariwala, M. and Al-Obaidi, H. 2025. Innovative Microencapsulation of Polymyxin B for Enhanced Antimicrobial Efficacy via Coated Spray Drying. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 22 (1), pp. 113-130. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c00594

University of Westminster HUBS L&T workshop ‘Authentic assessments in an AI world’

Other (Non-text)

Smith, C.L. and Guiliano, D.B. 2024. University of Westminster HUBS L&T workshop ‘Authentic assessments in an AI world’.

Deep phenotyping the right ventricle to establish translational MRI biomarkers for characterization of adaptive and maladaptive states in pulmonary hypertension

Journal article

Nicoleta Baxan, Lin Zhao, Ali Ashek, Marili Niglas, Dingyi Wang, Fatemeh Khassafi, Farah Sabrin, Olivier Dubois, Chien-Nien Chen, Soni Savai Pullamsetti, Martin Wilkins and Lan Zhao 2024. Deep phenotyping the right ventricle to establish translational MRI biomarkers for characterization of adaptive and maladaptive states in pulmonary hypertension. Scientific Reports. 14 29774. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79029-3


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