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The Potential of Friendship: A Case for Social Resilience and New Care Optics (2021)
Journal Article
Kulpa, R., & Ludwin, K. (2021). The Potential of Friendship: A Case for Social Resilience and New Care Optics. interalia: a journal of queer studies, 16, 82-94. https://doi.org/10.51897/interalia/rgrq6813

In this article, we call for greater recognition of friendship as a basic social relation that should play a pivotal role in re-imagining social resilience if it is to be future-proof in the face of social upheaval, such as the current pandemic. Draw... Read More about The Potential of Friendship: A Case for Social Resilience and New Care Optics.

Queer Politics of post-Enlightenment: Beyond the Horizon of the Present (2021)
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Kulpa, R. (2021). Queer Politics of post-Enlightenment: Beyond the Horizon of the Present. Hungarian Studies Review, 48(2), 199-208. https://doi.org/10.5325/hungarianstud.48.2.0199

This essay reflects on queer politics in Central and Eastern European (CEE) through the examples of Poland and Hungary using the Derridean concept of “supplement” to expose the inherently unstable and somewhat queer nature of populist nationalisms. I... Read More about Queer Politics of post-Enlightenment: Beyond the Horizon of the Present.

Effect of weight restriction strategies in judokas (2021)
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Gordon, Y., Souglis, A., & Andronikos, G. (2021). Effect of weight restriction strategies in judokas. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 21(6), 3394-3404. https://doi.org/10.7752/jpes.2021.06460

Objective/Background: Prior to and surrounding a Judo competition athletes manipulate Body Mass (BM) to gain a theoretical advantage when competing against a weaker opponent using a universally practiced tactic known as rapid weight loss (RWL). RWL i... Read More about Effect of weight restriction strategies in judokas.

Identification of Parachlamydiaceae DNA in nasal and rectal passages of healthy dairy cattle (2021)
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Wheelhouse, N., Hearn, J., Livingstone, M., Flockhart, A., Dagleish, M., & Longbottom, D. (2022). Identification of Parachlamydiaceae DNA in nasal and rectal passages of healthy dairy cattle. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 132(4), 2642-2648. https://doi

Aims The order Chlamydiales comprises a broad range of bacterial pathogens and endosymbionts, which infect a wide variety of host species. Within this order, members of the family Parachlamydiaceae, which includes Parachlamydia and Neochlamydia spec... Read More about Identification of Parachlamydiaceae DNA in nasal and rectal passages of healthy dairy cattle.

Probabilistic microsimulation to examine the cost-effectiveness of hospital admission screening strategies for carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in the United Kingdom (2021)
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Manoukian, S., Stewart, S., Dancer, S. J., Mason, H., Graves, N., Robertson, C., …Reilly, J. (2022). Probabilistic microsimulation to examine the cost-effectiveness of hospital admission screening strategies for carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriacea

Background Antimicrobial resistance has been recognised as a global threat with carbapenemase- producing-Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) as a prime example. CPE has similarities to COVID-19 where asymptomatic patients may be colonised representing a source... Read More about Probabilistic microsimulation to examine the cost-effectiveness of hospital admission screening strategies for carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in the United Kingdom.

Compassion and complex interpersonal trauma in adolescence: An early systematic review (2021)
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Amari, N., & Mahoney, A. (2022). Compassion and complex interpersonal trauma in adolescence: An early systematic review. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 29(3), 799-814. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2689

Background Whilst childhood trauma has been identified as a transdiagnostic risk factor for poly-psychopathology, compassion-focused interventions have emerged as transdiagnostic treatment modality. However, no previous systematic review has specifi... Read More about Compassion and complex interpersonal trauma in adolescence: An early systematic review.

A comment on 'The adaptive value of gluttony: predators mediate the life history trade‐offs of satiation threshold' by Pruitt & Krauel (2010) (2021)
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Postma, E., Gonzalez‐Voyer, A., & Holman, L. (2021). A comment on 'The adaptive value of gluttony: predators mediate the life history trade‐offs of satiation threshold' by Pruitt & Krauel (2010). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 34(12), 1989-1993. htt

Inspection of the data that accompany Pruitt and Krauel's study of individual variation in satiation threshold and a comparison of these data with the Materials and Methods and Results sections of the paper have revealed a number of issues that cast... Read More about A comment on 'The adaptive value of gluttony: predators mediate the life history trade‐offs of satiation threshold' by Pruitt & Krauel (2010).

cΔlog kwIAM: can we afford estimation of small molecules’ blood-brain barrier passage based upon in silico phospholipophilicity? (2021)
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Grumetto, L., & Russo, G. (2021). cΔlog kwIAM: can we afford estimation of small molecules’ blood-brain barrier passage based upon in silico phospholipophilicity?. ADMET and DMPK, 9(4), 267-281. https://doi.org/10.5599/admet.1034

56 compounds, whose log BB values were known from the scientific literature, were considered and their phospholipophilicity values were calculated in silico. These values, along with either experimentally determined or calculated lipophilicity values... Read More about cΔlog kwIAM: can we afford estimation of small molecules’ blood-brain barrier passage based upon in silico phospholipophilicity?.

Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps (2021)
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Hill, M. J., Greaves, H. M., Sayer, C. D., Hassall, C., Milin, M., Milner, V. S., …Wood, P. J. (2021). Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps. Ecosphere, 12(12), Article e03853. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3853

Ponds are amongst the most biodiverse and ecologically important freshwater habitats globally and may provide a significant opportunity to mitigate anthropogenic pressures and reverse the decline of aquatic biodiversity. Ponds also provide important... Read More about Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps.

Trail use, motivations and environmental attitudes of 3780 European mountain bikers: what is sustainable? (2021)
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Campbell, T., Kirkwood, L., McLean, G., Torsius, M., & Florida-James, G. (2021). Trail use, motivations and environmental attitudes of 3780 European mountain bikers: what is sustainable?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,

Background: The extent to which mountain biking impacts upon the environment is largely determined by rider behaviours. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of how mountain bikers interact with the natural environment and expl... Read More about Trail use, motivations and environmental attitudes of 3780 European mountain bikers: what is sustainable?.

Movement patterns of a Critically Endangered elasmobranch (Dipturus intermedius) in a Marine Protected Area (2021)
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Lavender, E., Aleynik, D., Dodd, J., Illian, J., James, M., Wright, P. J., …Thorburn, J. (2022). Movement patterns of a Critically Endangered elasmobranch (Dipturus intermedius) in a Marine Protected Area. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Eco

1. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are widely used in marine management, but for mobile species understanding the spatio-temporal scale of management measures that is required to deliver conservation benefits depends on a detailed knowledge of species'... Read More about Movement patterns of a Critically Endangered elasmobranch (Dipturus intermedius) in a Marine Protected Area.

Healthcare-acquired clusters of COVID-19 across multiple wards in a Scottish health board (2021)
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Dancer, S., Cormack, K., Loh, M., Coulombe, C., Thomas, L., Pravinkumar, S., …Keaney, J. (2022). Healthcare-acquired clusters of COVID-19 across multiple wards in a Scottish health board. Journal of Hospital Infection, 120, 23-30. https://doi.org/10.101

Background Healthcare-acquired COVID-19 has been an additional burden on hospitals managing increasing numbers of patients with SARS-CoV-2. One acute hospital (W) among three in a Scottish healthboard experienced an unexpected surge of COVID-19 clus... Read More about Healthcare-acquired clusters of COVID-19 across multiple wards in a Scottish health board.

A comparison of trends in population size and life history features of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and anadromous and non-anadromous Brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a single catchment over 116 years (2021)
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Adams, C. E., Honkanen, H. M., Bryson, E., Moore, I. E., MacCormick, M., & Dodd, J. A. (2022). A comparison of trends in population size and life history features of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and anadromous and non-anadromous Brown trout (Salmo trutta

We use a long time series of catch abundance from a recreational fishery over 116 years to look for population trends in Atlantic salmon, and anadromous (sea trout) and non-anadromous (brown) trout for a single catchment, Loch Lomond, west central Sc... Read More about A comparison of trends in population size and life history features of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and anadromous and non-anadromous Brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a single catchment over 116 years.

Best Practices for Monitoring and Assessing the Ecological Response to River Restoration (2021)
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England, J., Angelopoulos, N., Cooksley, S., Dodd, J., Gill, A., Gilvear, D., …Wilkes, M. A. (2021). Best Practices for Monitoring and Assessing the Ecological Response to River Restoration. Water, 13(23), Article 3352. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13233352

Nature-based solutions are widely advocated for freshwater ecosystem conservation and restoration. As increasing amounts of river restoration are undertaken, the need to understand the ecological response to different measures and where measures are... Read More about Best Practices for Monitoring and Assessing the Ecological Response to River Restoration.

Population and seascape genomics of a critically endangered benthic elasmobranch, the blue skate Dipturus batis (2021)
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Delaval, A., Frost, M., Bendall, V., Hetherington, S. J., Stirling, D., Hoarau, G., …Noble, L. R. (2022). Population and seascape genomics of a critically endangered benthic elasmobranch, the blue skate Dipturus batis. Evolutionary Applications, 15(1),

The blue skate (Dipturus batis) has a patchy distribution across the North-East Atlantic Ocean, largely restricted to occidental seas around the British Isles following fisheries-induced population declines and extirpations. The viability of remnant... Read More about Population and seascape genomics of a critically endangered benthic elasmobranch, the blue skate Dipturus batis.

“PPI? That sounds like Payment Protection Insurance”: Reflections and learning from a substance use and homelessness study Experts by Experience group (2021)
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Foster, R., Carver, H., Wallace, J., Dunedin, A., Burridge, S., Foley, P., …Parkes, T. (2021). “PPI? That sounds like Payment Protection Insurance”: Reflections and learning from a substance use and homelessness study Experts by Experience group. Re

Background Patient and Public Involvement in research is important for citizenship, accountability and transparency, and has the practical benefit of helping to ensure its quality and applicability. Involving members of the public in research is bec... Read More about “PPI? That sounds like Payment Protection Insurance”: Reflections and learning from a substance use and homelessness study Experts by Experience group.

Peer Support and Overdose Prevention Responses: A Systematic ‘State-of-the-Art’ Review (2021)
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Mercer, F., Miler, J. A., Pauly, B., Carver, H., Hnízdilová, K., Foster, R., & Parkes, T. (2021). Peer Support and Overdose Prevention Responses: A Systematic ‘State-of-the-Art’ Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Heal

Overdose prevention for people who use illicit drugs is essential during the current overdose crisis. Peer support is a process whereby individuals with lived or living experience of a particular phenomenon provide support to others by explicitly dra... Read More about Peer Support and Overdose Prevention Responses: A Systematic ‘State-of-the-Art’ Review.