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Financial Exclusion and Moral Constraints as a Driver of Entrepreneurial Activities: A Case Study of Muslim Immigrants in Scotland (2023)
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Khaleel, F., & Avdukic, A. (in press). Financial Exclusion and Moral Constraints as a Driver of Entrepreneurial Activities: A Case Study of Muslim Immigrants in Scotland. Global Policy,

This paper explores the financial structures adopted by Muslim immigrant entrepreneurs in Scotland and the challenges they face in accessing state-driven financial support. The research investigates the effectiveness of different financing models for... Read More about Financial Exclusion and Moral Constraints as a Driver of Entrepreneurial Activities: A Case Study of Muslim Immigrants in Scotland.

Evaluation of novel pyrazol-4-yl pyridine derivatives possessing arylsulfonamide tethers as c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitors in leukemia cells (2023)
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Mersal, K. I., Abdel-Maksoud, M. S., Ali, E. M., Ammar, U. M., Zaraei, S., Haque, M. M., Das, T., Hassan, N. F., Kim, E. E., Lee, J., Park, H., Lee, K. H., El-Gamal, M. I., Kim, H., Ibrahim, T. M., & Oh, C. (2023). Evaluation of novel pyrazol-4-yl pyridine derivatives possessing arylsulfonamide tethers as c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitors in leukemia cells. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 261, Article 115779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115779

A series of 36 pyrazol-4-yl pyridine derivatives (8a-i, 9a-i, 10a-i, and 11a-i) was designed, synthesized, and evaluated for its antiproliferative activity over NCI-60 cancer cell line panel and inhibitory effect against JNK isoforms (JNK1, JNK2, and... Read More about Evaluation of novel pyrazol-4-yl pyridine derivatives possessing arylsulfonamide tethers as c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitors in leukemia cells.

Rationing of nursing care in Internal Medicine Departments—a cross-sectional study (2023)
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Jędrzejczyk, M., Guzak, B., Czapla, M., Ross, C., Vellone, E., Juzwiszyn, J., Chudiak, A., Sadowski, M., & Uchmanowicz, I. (2023). Rationing of nursing care in Internal Medicine Departments—a cross-sectional study. BMC Nursing, 22(1), Article 455. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01617-x

Background: Implicit rationing of nursing care refers to a situation in which necessary nursing care is not performed to meet all of the patients’ needs. Purpose: To examine the factors influencing the rationing of nursing care, nurses’ assessment of... Read More about Rationing of nursing care in Internal Medicine Departments—a cross-sectional study.

An information literacy lens on community representation for participatory budgeting in Brazil (2023)
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Cruickshank, P., & Ryan, B. (2023). An information literacy lens on community representation for participatory budgeting in Brazil. Journal of Information Literacy, 17(2), 46-68. https://doi.org/10.11645/17.2.5

This paper presents an evaluation of the information literacies used by community representatives when engaging with participatory budgeting in São Paulo City, Brazil. Using questions established from context-setting interviews with stakeholders, a f... Read More about An information literacy lens on community representation for participatory budgeting in Brazil.

Patients’ experiences and perspectives of post-hospital follow-up care to improve physical recovery for intensive care survivors: A systematic review of qualitative research (2023)
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Rea, N. M., Neubeck, L., McHale, S., & Kydonaki, K. (2023). Patients’ experiences and perspectives of post-hospital follow-up care to improve physical recovery for intensive care survivors: A systematic review of qualitative research. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 5, Article 100168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2023.100168

Background Intensive care units deliver care to a heterogeneous group of patients with pre-existing co-morbid disease. Focus has shifted to improving health related quality of life with more patients surviving beyond hospital discharge. Randomised c... Read More about Patients’ experiences and perspectives of post-hospital follow-up care to improve physical recovery for intensive care survivors: A systematic review of qualitative research.

Robust Epileptic Seizure Detection Using Long Short-Term Memory and Feature Fusion of Compressed Time–Frequency EEG Images (2023)
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Khan, S. U., Jan, S. U., & Koo, I. (2023). Robust Epileptic Seizure Detection Using Long Short-Term Memory and Feature Fusion of Compressed Time–Frequency EEG Images. Sensors, 23(23), Article 9572. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239572

Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder with considerable risks, including physical impairment and irreversible brain damage from seizures. Given these challenges, the urgency for prompt and accurate seizure detection cannot be overstated. Trad... Read More about Robust Epileptic Seizure Detection Using Long Short-Term Memory and Feature Fusion of Compressed Time–Frequency EEG Images.

Facile synthesis: from Laminaria hyperborea to cellulose films and fibers (2023)
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Dai, Y., Sun, D., Sundaram, S., Delbusso, A., O’Rourke, D., Dorris, M., & Edirisinghe, M. (2024). Facile synthesis: from Laminaria hyperborea to cellulose films and fibers. Cellulose, 31(1), 205-216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-023-05606-w

Inverted nozzle-pressurized gyration was used as a processing methodology for regenerating cellulose extracted from Laminaria hyperborea for the first time. The viscoelasticity of cellulose/1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EMIM OAc) solutions exh... Read More about Facile synthesis: from Laminaria hyperborea to cellulose films and fibers.

Sleep quality and associated factors among patients with chronic kidney disease in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study (2023)
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Adejumo, O. A., Edeki, I. R., Mamven, M., Oguntola, O. S., Okoye, O. C., Akinbodewa, A. A., Okaka, E. I., Ahmed, S. D., Egbi, O. G., Falade, J., Dada, S. A., Ogiator, M. O., & Okoh, B. (2023). Sleep quality and associated factors among patients with chronic kidney disease in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 13(12), Article e074025. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074025

Objective: Poor sleep quality adversely affects the overall well-being and outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, it has not been well studied in Africans with CKD. We determined the prevalence of poor sleep quality and asso... Read More about Sleep quality and associated factors among patients with chronic kidney disease in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.

DMF-Net: A Dual-Encoding Multi-Scale Fusion Network for Pavement Crack Detection (2023)
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Bai, S., Yang, L., Liu, Y., & Yu, H. (2024). DMF-Net: A Dual-Encoding Multi-Scale Fusion Network for Pavement Crack Detection. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 25(6), 5981 - 5996. https://doi.org/10.1109/tits.2023.3331769

Currently, cracks are the most common defect in pavement diseases. Long-term non-maintenance can lead to crack lengthening and expansion, causing serious traffic accidents, as well as shortening the service life of pavement cracks. Therefore, it is o... Read More about DMF-Net: A Dual-Encoding Multi-Scale Fusion Network for Pavement Crack Detection.

Mediation role of anxiety on social support and depression among diabetic patients in elderly caring social organizations in China during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study (2023)
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Zhao, L., Xu, F., Zheng, X., Xu, Z., Osten, B., Ji, K., Ding, S., Liu, G., Yang, S., & Chen, R. (2023). Mediation role of anxiety on social support and depression among diabetic patients in elderly caring social organizations in China during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1), Article 790. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04502-z

Background: Diabetes has become a prominent global public health problem, which is an important cause of death, disease burden, and medical and health economic burden. Previous studies have reported that majority of persons diagnosed with diabetes la... Read More about Mediation role of anxiety on social support and depression among diabetic patients in elderly caring social organizations in China during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.

Working with troubles and failures in conversation between humans and robots: workshop report (2023)
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Förster, F., Romeo, M., Holthaus, P., Wood, L. J., Dondrup, C., Fischer, J. E., Liza, F. F., Kaszuba, S., Hough, J., Nesset, B., Hernández García, D., Kontogiorgos, D., Williams, J., Özkan, E. E., Barnard, P., Berumen, G., Price, D., Cobb, S., Wiltschko, M., Tisserand, L., …Kapetanios, E. (2023). Working with troubles and failures in conversation between humans and robots: workshop report. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 10, Article 1202306. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2023.1202306

This paper summarizes the structure and findings from the first Workshop on Troubles and Failures in Conversations between Humans and Robots. The workshop was organized to bring together a small, interdisciplinary group of researchers working on misc... Read More about Working with troubles and failures in conversation between humans and robots: workshop report.

Using stories to explore the lived experience of alcohol consumption in people with diabetes mellitus (2023)
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Charlton, J., & MacDonald, K. (2023). Using stories to explore the lived experience of alcohol consumption in people with diabetes mellitus. Practical Diabetes, 40(6), 17-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/pdi.2483

Background: Evidence supports the risks of dangerous episodes of hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia, or extreme glucose variability in type 1 diabetes during and after alcohol consumption. Minimal evidence regarding preventative self-care strategies exist... Read More about Using stories to explore the lived experience of alcohol consumption in people with diabetes mellitus.

RLT 30 YEARS Research in Learning Technology: making friends and influencing people (2023)
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Brunton, J., Bennett, L., Drumm, L., Flavin, M., Honeychurch, S., Thomson, S., & Varga-Atkins, T. (2023). RLT 30 YEARS Research in Learning Technology: making friends and influencing people. Research in Learning Technology, 31, https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v31.3212

The first issue of Research in Learning Technology (RLT) was published in 1993. Over 30 years, the journal has comprised an informal research and development facility for new ideas and practices in technology enhanced learning. This paper takes nine... Read More about RLT 30 YEARS Research in Learning Technology: making friends and influencing people.

Switzerland: The proposed Article 5(1) bis of Cartel Act - An unnecessary distraction to weaken a fundamental law (2023)
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Canapa, D., & Torti, V. (2023). Switzerland: The proposed Article 5(1) bis of Cartel Act - An unnecessary distraction to weaken a fundamental law. Concurrences Review, 2023(4), 196-204

This contribution discusses the criticism and concerns raised by the proposed modification of Article 5 of the Swiss Federal Act on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition, which prohibits unlawful agreements affecting competition. This reform wa... Read More about Switzerland: The proposed Article 5(1) bis of Cartel Act - An unnecessary distraction to weaken a fundamental law.

Application of Weibull's Theory to Assess the Depth Effect of Malaysian Tropical Hardwoods According to Eurocode 5 (2023)
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Purwanto, N. B., Bhkari, N. M., Ahmad, Z., Hassan, R., Chen, L. W., Baharin, A., Rosli, M. A. A., & Khokhar, A. (2024). Application of Weibull's Theory to Assess the Depth Effect of Malaysian Tropical Hardwoods According to Eurocode 5. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 34(1), 361-371. https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.34.1.361371

The adoption of limit state design according to Eurocode 5 (EC5) has brought about design strength optimisation in design practices worldwide. However, the implementation of EC5 may not be suitable for Malaysian tropical timber species as the design... Read More about Application of Weibull's Theory to Assess the Depth Effect of Malaysian Tropical Hardwoods According to Eurocode 5.

Safety and Feasibility of a 16-Week Progressive Exercise Intervention in Treatment Naïve Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (2023)
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Brown, F. F., Oliver, R., Causer, A. J., Collier-Bain, H. D., Emery, A., Eddy, R., Dutton, D., Crowe, J., Augustine, D., Graby, J., Rees, D., Rothschild Rodriguez, D., Peacock, O., Moore, S., Murray, J., Turner, J. E., & Campbell, J. P. (2023). Safety and Feasibility of a 16-Week Progressive Exercise Intervention in Treatment Naïve Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia. Blood, 142(suppl 1), 6533. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2023-186956

A growing body of evidence from preclinical and human epidemiology studies of multiple cancer types indicate that physical activity can delay or avert the outgrowth of cancer, in a mechanistic process that may involve exercise-indu... Read More about Safety and Feasibility of a 16-Week Progressive Exercise Intervention in Treatment Naïve Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia.

Sustainable Collaboration: Federated Learning for Environmentally Conscious Forest Fire Classification in Green Internet of Things (IoT) (2023)
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Siddique, A. A., Alasbali, N., Driss, M., Boulila, W., Alshehri, M. S., & Ahmad, J. (2024). Sustainable Collaboration: Federated Learning for Environmentally Conscious Forest Fire Classification in Green Internet of Things (IoT). Internet of Things, 25, Article 101013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2023.101013

Forests are an invaluable natural resource, playing a crucial role in the regulation of both local and global climate patterns. Additionally, they offer a plethora of benefits such as medicinal plants, food, and non-timber forest products. However, w... Read More about Sustainable Collaboration: Federated Learning for Environmentally Conscious Forest Fire Classification in Green Internet of Things (IoT).

The origin story: behind the scenes of food festivals (2023)
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Orea-Giner, A., Fusté-Forné, F., & Todd, L. (2024). The origin story: behind the scenes of food festivals. Event Management, 28(4), 585-598. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16957834460312

The relationships between food festivals and food storytelling have been scarcely explored by previous research. Nevertheless, these relationships are a source of memorable experiences, based on the authenticity of food places and stories. Drawing on... Read More about The origin story: behind the scenes of food festivals.

A View of the Interface between Ethics and Metadata (2023)
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Haynes, D. (2023). A View of the Interface between Ethics and Metadata. Brazilian Journal of Information Science, 17, Article e023053. https://doi.org/10.36311/1981-1640.2023.v17.e023053

Despite its advantages in improving access to information, metadata has the potential to cause harm, if used inappropriately. For instance, mass surveillance of phone calls can be used by intelligence agencies to target individuals. Language use can... Read More about A View of the Interface between Ethics and Metadata.