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Maintaining physical activity after pain management programmes for people with persistent musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative exploration of barriers, facilitators and activity patterns

Booth G, D’Lima D, Bearne L & Ussher M (2026) Maintaining physical activity after pain management programmes for people with persistent musculoskeletal pain: a qualitative exploration of barriers, facilitators and activity patterns. Journal of Pain, 42, Art. No.: 106235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106235

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Using a food-energy nexus lens to explore people's experiences of the cooking journey in African informal settlements

Price H, Orina F, Chamba M, Chasima T, Caes L, Kalumbi L, Kambalame L, Lucas SE, Meme H, Nyikuri M, Semple S & Uny I (2026) Using a food-energy nexus lens to explore people's experiences of the cooking journey in African informal settlements. Energy for Sustainable Development, 91, Art. No.: 101914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2025.101914

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“I just saw the alcohol brand, I never really thought of the zeros”: Young people’s views of NoLo and alibi alcohol sponsorship

Purves RI, Martin JG, Teodorowski P & Brown O (2026) “I just saw the alcohol brand, I never really thought of the zeros”: Young people’s views of NoLo and alibi alcohol sponsorship. International Journal of Drug Policy, 148, Art. No.: 105108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105108

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The alcohol licensing system in Northern Ireland: Lessons learnt from a restrictive framework

Nicholls J, Maclean J, Cook M, Valiente R, Shortt N & Fitzgerald N (2026) The alcohol licensing system in Northern Ireland: Lessons learnt from a restrictive framework. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2026.2629271

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Bridging Stigma: Marketing the Mindsport Bridge to the Next Generation of Players

Maclean J, Punch S, Hay G, Nicholson E, Ballinger C & Biriotti M (2026) Bridging Stigma: Marketing the Mindsport Bridge to the Next Generation of Players. Leisure Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2026.2619096

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Harnessing solar to power lower-cost air quality sensors

McCarron A, Semple S, Blake M, Balfour R, Mills J & Price HD (2026) Harnessing solar to power lower-cost air quality sensors. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2026.1768135

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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: protocol for the ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial

Parkes T, Carver H, Boyd J, Cotton S, Breeman S, Cooper D, Forrest M, Foster R, Hawthorn J, Hunt K, Kilonzo M, Matheson C, Maxwell M, Mercer SW & Macaulay L (2026) Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: protocol for the ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 27, Art. No.: 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09364-x

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Quantitative controls on the number and/or location of alcohol retail outlets: an overview of approaches in the USA and Canada

Burton R, Trangenstein P, Cook M, Fitzgerald N & Nicholls J (2026) Quantitative controls on the number and/or location of alcohol retail outlets: an overview of approaches in the USA and Canada. International Journal of Drug Policy, 147, Art. No.: 105075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105075

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‘Alcohol problems are definitely twenty-four seven’—a qualitative interview study exploring the presenting features of alcohol-related ambulance call-outs in Scotland (IMPAACT study)

Martin JG, Uny I, Mitchell D, Ford A, Begley A, Howell R, Fitzpatrick D, Mackay D, Lewsey J & Fitzgerald N (2026) ‘Alcohol problems are definitely twenty-four seven’—a qualitative interview study exploring the presenting features of alcohol-related ambulance call-outs in Scotland (IMPAACT study). Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2026.2615705; https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2026.2615705

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How should public health respond to rise of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks?

Holmes J, Kersbergen I, Critchlow N & Fitzgerald N (2026) How should public health respond to rise of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks?. BMJ, 392, Art. No.: e086563. https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj-2025-086563; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-086563

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