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Parametric Study on PVDF Electrospun Nanofibers: Optical Characteristics, Piezoelectric Analysis, and Correlated Applications (2024)
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Nair, R., Mahdi, J., Amjad, O., Maree, K., Jain, A., Al-Dubai, A., Jaradat, S., Shyha, I., Trabelsi, M., Alothamn, B., & Shehata, N. (2024). Parametric Study on PVDF Electrospun Nanofibers: Optical Characteristics, Piezoelectric Analysis, and Correlated Applications. Journal of Electronic Materials, 53, 4155–4172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-024-11097-7

In this study, both the optical and piezoelectric properties of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) electrospun nanofibers were investigated at different needle-to-collector distances of the electrospinning process at constant applied high voltage. For pi... Read More about Parametric Study on PVDF Electrospun Nanofibers: Optical Characteristics, Piezoelectric Analysis, and Correlated Applications.

Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results from the ACHIEVE Trial (2024)
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Cai, Y., Martinez Amezcua, P., Betz, J. F., Zhang, T., Huang, A. R., Wanigatunga, A. A., Glynn, N. W., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Coresh, J., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Gmelin, T., Goman, A. M., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Mitchell, C. M., Mosley, T., Pankow, J. S., Pike, J. R., …Schrack, J. A. (2024). Hearing Impairment and Physical Activity and Physical Functioning in Older Adults: Baseline Results from the ACHIEVE Trial. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 79(7), Article glae117. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae117

Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want? (2024)
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Van Leugenhaege, L. V., Van De Craen, N., Maes, K., Vanden Bergh, L., Timmerman, K., Van Aken, S., Mestdagh, E., & Kuipers, Y. J. (online). Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want?. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000001120

This study aimed to determine what childbearing women want when using virtual reality as an intrapartum pain management method. Researchers performed a qualitative exploratory study using content analysis. Two focus groups were organized including pr... Read More about Virtual Reality as a Method to Cope With Labor Pain: What Do Women Want?.

Data as a potential path for the automotive aftersales business to remain active through and after the decarbonisation (2024)
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Eslava-Bautista, J., & Beecroft, M. (2024). Data as a potential path for the automotive aftersales business to remain active through and after the decarbonisation. International Journal of Services Technology and Management, 29(1), 39-58. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijstm.2024.138262

Decarbonisation of transport implies transition and shift for many traditional businesses, one of which is the automotive aftersales. One of the strategies identified to address decarbonisation and meet GHG emissions targets is the adoption of Electr... Read More about Data as a potential path for the automotive aftersales business to remain active through and after the decarbonisation.

Commodity market stability and sustainable development: The effect of public health policies (2024)
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Ding, S., Wang, A., Cui, T., Du, A. M., & Zhou, X. (2024). Commodity market stability and sustainable development: The effect of public health policies. Research in International Business and Finance, 70(Part B), Article 102386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102386

This study explores the influence of public health policies on commodity market volatility during public health emergencies, such as pandemics, using data from China and the US. We investigate how stringent public health measures can mitigate the eff... Read More about Commodity market stability and sustainable development: The effect of public health policies.

Investigating low intelligence stereotype threat in adults with developmental dyslexia (2024)
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Piotrowska, B., & Barratt, J. (2024). Investigating low intelligence stereotype threat in adults with developmental dyslexia. Dyslexia, 30(2), Article e1766. https://doi.org/10.1002/dys.1766

Stereotype threat (ST) is a phenomenon that leads to decreased test performance and occurs when one deals with added pressure of being judged on the basis of stereotyped group membership. The ST effect has been previously investigated in many context... Read More about Investigating low intelligence stereotype threat in adults with developmental dyslexia.

Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (ESTAIR) vs. Treatment as Usual (TAU) for ICD-11 Complex PTSD: A pilot randomised controlled trial (The RESTORE trial) (2024)
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Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Cloitre, M., Busuttil, W., Graham, K., Hendrikx, L., Hyland, P., Biscoe, N., & Murphy, D. (2024). Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (ESTAIR) vs. Treatment as Usual (TAU) for ICD-11 Complex PTSD: A pilot randomised controlled trial (The RESTORE trial). Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 93(3), 203-215. https://doi.org/10.1159/000538428

Introduction Complex PTSD (CPTSD) is a relatively new condition in ICD-11. This pilot randomised controlled trial aimed to compare a four-module intervention developed to target all symptoms of ICD-11 CPTSD, namely Enhanced Skills in Affective and... Read More about Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (ESTAIR) vs. Treatment as Usual (TAU) for ICD-11 Complex PTSD: A pilot randomised controlled trial (The RESTORE trial).

Application of immersive virtual reality mirror therapy for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: a scoping review (2024)
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Gebreheat, G., Antonopoulos, N., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (online). Application of immersive virtual reality mirror therapy for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: a scoping review. Neurological Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-024-07543-3

Mirror therapy is a commonly used rehabilitation intervention in post stroke upper limb rehabilitation. Despite many potential technological developments, mirror therapy is routinely delivered through the use of a static mirror or mirror box. This re... Read More about Application of immersive virtual reality mirror therapy for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: a scoping review.

Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine (2024)
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Mendel, J., & Sharapov, K. (2024). Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine. Anti-trafficking review, 22, 52-73. https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.201224224

Drawing on multi-method research, this article demonstrates that the risks of large-scale trafficking due to the war in Ukraine were mitigated by granting Ukrainians more extensive rights than typically afforded to refugees. This shows the advantages... Read More about Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine.

Inshore and offshore marine migration pathways of Atlantic salmon post-smolts from multiple rivers in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland (2024)
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Rodger, J. R., Lilly, J., Honkanen, H. M., del Villar, D., Kennedy, R., Maoiléidigh, N. Ó., Boylan, P., Rosell, R., Morris, D. J., O'Neill, R., Waters, C., Cotter, D., Wilkie, L., Barkley, A., Green, A., Beck, S. V., Ribbens, J., Henderson, J., Parke, D., Kettle-White, A., …Adams, C. E. (online). Inshore and offshore marine migration pathways of Atlantic salmon post-smolts from multiple rivers in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland. Journal of Fish Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15760

The migratory behavior of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) post-smolts in coastal waters is poorly understood. In this collaborative study, 1914 smolts, from 25 rivers, in four countries were tagged with acoustic transmitters during a single seasonal mi... Read More about Inshore and offshore marine migration pathways of Atlantic salmon post-smolts from multiple rivers in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland.

Performance enhancement of Vivaldi-shaped planar UWB antenna using a single-layer FSS reflector (2024)
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Kiani, S. H., Rafique, U., SAVCI, H. Ş., Rmili, H., Parchin, N. O., Algarni, A. D., & Elmannai, H. (2024). Performance enhancement of Vivaldi-shaped planar UWB antenna using a single-layer FSS reflector. International journal of electronics and communications = Archiv fur Elektronik und Ubertragungstechnik : AEU, 178, Article 155302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeue.2024.155302

This work proposes the design of a frequency-selective surface (FSS)-based planar monopole antenna for ultra-wideband (UWB) communication applications. The UWB response is observed by integrating a Vivaldi-shaped slot and by introducing a stepped-lik... Read More about Performance enhancement of Vivaldi-shaped planar UWB antenna using a single-layer FSS reflector.

Interaction Effects in the Cross-Section of Country and Industry Returns (2024)
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Umar, Z., Zaremba, A., Umutlu, M., & Mercik, A. (2024). Interaction Effects in the Cross-Section of Country and Industry Returns. Journal of Banking and Finance, 165, Article 107200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2024.107200

We comprehensively examine the interaction effects in the cross-sectional predictability of country and industry returns. Using nearly five decades of data from 68 countries, we construct all possible double-sorted portfolios based on 44 portfolio ch... Read More about Interaction Effects in the Cross-Section of Country and Industry Returns.

Two-Level Dynamic Programming-Enabled Non-Metric Data Aggregation Technique for the Internet of Things (2024)
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Jan, S. R., Ghaleb, B., Tariq, U. U., Ali, H., Sabrina, F., & Liu, L. (2024). Two-Level Dynamic Programming-Enabled Non-Metric Data Aggregation Technique for the Internet of Things. Electronics, 13(9), Article 1651. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13091651

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a transformative technological infrastructure, serving as a benchmark for automating and standardizing various activities across different domains to reduce human effort, especially in hazardous environments. I... Read More about Two-Level Dynamic Programming-Enabled Non-Metric Data Aggregation Technique for the Internet of Things.

Mechanisms of the social control of children and young people: From ‘stop and search’ to ‘stop and engage’ in Police Scotland (2024)
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Clayton, E. (online). Mechanisms of the social control of children and young people: From ‘stop and search’ to ‘stop and engage’ in Police Scotland. Criminology and Criminal Justice, https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958241249828

Since the implementation of stop and search reform in Scotland, the volume of this tactic has decreased and proportionality has increased. However, little has been published that has detailed the design, communication and implementation of stop and s... Read More about Mechanisms of the social control of children and young people: From ‘stop and search’ to ‘stop and engage’ in Police Scotland.

Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on audiology service delivery: Observational study of the role of social media in patient communication (2024)
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Hussain, A., Hussain, Z., Gogate, M., Dashtipour, K., Ng, D., Riaz, M. S., Goman, A., Sheikh, A., & Hussain, A. (2024). Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on audiology service delivery: Observational study of the role of social media in patient communication. PLOS ONE, 19(4), Article e0288223. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288223

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted an era in hearing health care that necessitates a comprehensive rethinking of audiology service delivery. There has been a significant increase in the number of individuals with hearing loss who seek information... Read More about Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on audiology service delivery: Observational study of the role of social media in patient communication.

Load carriage changes tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during ambulatory tasks in recruit-aged women (2024)
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Johnson, C. C., Dzewaltowski, A. C., Dever, D. E., Krajewski, K. T., Rai, A., Ahamed, N. U., Allison, K. F., Flanagan, S. D., Graham, S. M., Lovalekar, M., Anderst, W. J., & Connaboy, C. (2024). Load carriage changes tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during ambulatory tasks in recruit-aged women. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 9542. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60187-3

The introduction of women into U.S. military ground close combat roles requires research into sex-specific effects of military training and operational activities. Knee osteoarthritis is prevalent among military service members; its progression has b... Read More about Load carriage changes tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during ambulatory tasks in recruit-aged women.

Phenotypic Variation as an Important Aspect of Staphylococcal Pathogenesis (2024)
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Morrison, D. (in press). Phenotypic Variation as an Important Aspect of Staphylococcal Pathogenesis. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology,

An editorial which frames the Research Topic's aims and objectives placing its findings in a broader context. Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci are medically important pathogens known for a pronounced phenotypic variabili... Read More about Phenotypic Variation as an Important Aspect of Staphylococcal Pathogenesis.

Heating system oversizing and low-temperature readiness of a pre-1919 school in Scotland (2024)
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Reguis, A., Currie, J., & Tunzi, M. (2024). Heating system oversizing and low-temperature readiness of a pre-1919 school in Scotland. Energy and Buildings, 312, Article 114202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114202

As part of the decarbonization of its existing building stock the UK needs to replace gas boilers with heat pumps and low-temperature heat networks. Both technologies are efficient at supply temperatures of 55 °C, with a maximum of 70 °C for heat net... Read More about Heating system oversizing and low-temperature readiness of a pre-1919 school in Scotland.

The British Rail Total Operations Processing System And the Birth of Telematics (2024)
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Urquhart, N. (online). The British Rail Total Operations Processing System And the Birth of Telematics. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, https://doi.org/10.1109/mahc.2024.3393611

Contemporary mobility is almost universally supported by telecommunications networks and computing facilities known collectively as telematics. This has allowed closer integration of freight logistics into supply chains, and supported the growth of... Read More about The British Rail Total Operations Processing System And the Birth of Telematics.