Publications by authors named "F Mughal"

The psychosocial impact of sexual violence (SV) on college-aged women necessitates understanding positive influences of survivors' healing processes. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to investigate facilitators in the healing journey for undergraduate SV survivors. Seventeen women were interviewed using Photo-experiencing and Reflective Listening (PEARL).

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  • Federated learning (FL) is essential for improving performance in diverse edge computing setups within the Internet of Things (IoT) due to its scalability and low energy use.
  • * The proposed Multi-Edge Clustered and Edge AI Heterogeneous Federated Learning (MEC-AI HetFL) architecture focuses on efficiently selecting edge nodes and optimizing resource allocation among them.
  • * MEC-AI HetFL outperforms existing solutions by enhancing resource management and learning accuracy, achieving up to 5 times better performance in challenging IoT environments.*
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Background: Self-harm is a major health issue resulting in high societal costs. Few psychological and psychosocial interventions have shown effectiveness in reducing repeat self-harm.

Objective: To assess the cost-effectiveness of psychological and psychosocial interventions that have shown evidence of effectiveness in adults and CYP (children and young people) who have self-harmed.

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Background: Self-harm in young people is a growing concern and reducing rates a global priority. Rates of self-harm documented in general practice have been increasing for young people in the UK in the last two decades, especially in 13-16-year-olds. General practitioners (GPs) can intervene early after self-harm but there are no effective treatments presently available.

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  • The study investigates the referral rates to mental health and community services for patients who presented to emergency departments in Manchester after self-harming.
  • It specifically looks at care gaps—situations where patients had identifiable mental or social needs but did not receive necessary referrals for further help.
  • Findings reveal that a significant percentage (approximately 30%) of patients with mental health needs were not referred to appropriate services, with higher care gaps observed among men, younger individuals, and those from certain ethnic backgrounds.
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