Protocol for a feasibility and acceptability study for UK general population paediatric type 1 diabetes screening-the EarLy Surveillance for Autoimmune diabetes (ELSA) study.

Aim: The EarLy Surveillance for Autoimmune (ELSA) study aims to explore the feasibility and acceptability of UK paediatric general population screening for type 1 diabetes.

Methods: We aim to screen 20,000 children aged 3-13 years for islet-specific autoantibodies through dried blood spot sample collection at home, hospital or community settings. Children with two or more autoantibodies are offered metabolic staging via oral glucose challenge testing.

Evaluating Predictive Factors for Lymphocele Formation Following Kidney Transplantation.

Introduction: Lymphocele is a common complication post-kidney transplantation, influenced by various factors including surgical technique, graft vessel count, operator experience, body mass index, ischemia time, and immunotherapy regimens.

Project Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate lymphocele risk factors, particularly focusing on the role of end-stage kidney disease.

Design: A retrospective study was conducted on renal transplant recipients from a single center (March 2020 to December 2022).

Preferences for Peer Support Amongst Families Engaged in Paediatric Screening Programmes: The Perspectives of Parents Involved in Screening for Type 1 Diabetes in Children Aged 3-13.

Introduction: This work describes a secondary analysis of a qualitative data set originally used to understand parent participants' preferences for the design and implementation of a screening programme for paediatric Type 1 diabetes (T1D). From this, their spontaneous preferences for peer support emerged, described here in the context of existing peer support programmes for the newly diagnosed alongside suggestions for their incorporation into screening programmes for T1D and a range of other conditions.

Methods: Data were collected from semi-structured interviews conducted with parents of children aged 3-13 years to explore their expectations, perceptions and preferences of a T1D paediatric screening programme.

Remote monitoring of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a low disease activity state: a mixed methods evaluation across six hospitals in London, UK.

Objectives: This study evaluated the scale-up of a remote monitoring service, capturing monthly Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease scores and patient-generated text messages, for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA; in remission or with low disease activity) attending routine outpatient clinics across six hospitals. We explored patients and staff experiences and implementation outcomes.

Methods: A pragmatic, mixed methods approach was used, with active patient involvement throughout.

Production of an eco-friendly concrete by including high-volume zeolitic supplementary cementitious materials and quicklime.

The production of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is one of the main global causes of CO release to the atmosphere. However, its availability and unique characteristics as a binding material make it difficult to be substituted by eco-friendlier materials. However, OPC partial replacement with pozzolanic materials is one of the best solutions to this problem.