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Impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on early-life health: a roadmap towards risk assessment (2024)
Journal Article
Christopher, E. A., Christopher-de Vries, Y., Devadoss, A., Mandemaker, L. D., van Boxel, J., Copsey, H. M., Dusza, H. M., Legler, J., Meirer, F., Muncke, J., Nawrot, T. S., Saenen, N. D., Scholz-Böttcher, B. M., Tran, L., Weckhuysen, B. M., Zou, R., Zimmermann, L., Galea, K. S., Vermeulen, R., & Boyles, M. S. P. (in press). Impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on early-life health: a roadmap towards risk assessment. Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 4(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-024-00089-3

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants representing a concern for human health. MNPs have been detected in human placentas, indicating that during pregnancy maternal exposure may lead to placental transfer and foetal e... Read More about Impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on early-life health: a roadmap towards risk assessment.

The mechanism of propagation of NH3/air and NH3/H2/air laminar premixed flame fronts (2024)
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Tingas, E.-A., Gkantonas, S., Mastorakos, E., & Goussis, D. (2024). The mechanism of propagation of NH3/air and NH3/H2/air laminar premixed flame fronts. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 78, 1004-1015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.06.289

The mechanism of flame front propagation in NH3/air and NH3/H2/air steady, laminar premixed flames is examined. Since the process is characterised by a state of chemical non-equilibrium, the analysis focuses on the explosive mode that is introduced b... Read More about The mechanism of propagation of NH3/air and NH3/H2/air laminar premixed flame fronts.

Enhancing Human Activity Recognition in Wrist-Worn Sensor Data Through Compensation Strategies for Sensor Displacement (2024)
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Wang, H., Wang, X., Lu, C., Yuan, M., Wang, Y., Yu, H., & Li, H. (online). Enhancing Human Activity Recognition in Wrist-Worn Sensor Data Through Compensation Strategies for Sensor Displacement. IEEE Access, https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3422256

Human Activity Recognition (HAR) using wearable sensors, particularly wrist-worn devices, has garnered significant research interest. However, challenges such as sensor displacement and variations in wearing habits can affect the accuracy of HAR syst... Read More about Enhancing Human Activity Recognition in Wrist-Worn Sensor Data Through Compensation Strategies for Sensor Displacement.

Mechanisms of end-of-life communication contributing to optimal care at the end of life: a review of reviews (2024)
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Khonsari, S., Johnston, B., Patterson, H., & Mayland, C. (online). Mechanisms of end-of-life communication contributing to optimal care at the end of life: a review of reviews. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2024-004904

Background End-of-life communication is an essential component of high-quality care, but its potential mechanisms for improving care are not well understood. Objectives To summarise the potential mechanisms by which end-of-life communication may c... Read More about Mechanisms of end-of-life communication contributing to optimal care at the end of life: a review of reviews.

Using digital technology to reduce drug-related harms: a targeted service users’ perspective of the Digital Lifelines Scotland programme (2024)
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Strachan, G., Daneshvar, H., Carver, H., Greenhalgh, J., & Matheson, C. (2024). Using digital technology to reduce drug-related harms: a targeted service users’ perspective of the Digital Lifelines Scotland programme. Harm Reduction Journal, 21, Article 128. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01012-y

Background: Deaths due to drug overdose are an international issue, causing an estimated 128,000 global deaths in 2019. Scotland has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe, with those in the most deprived areas at greater risk than those i... Read More about Using digital technology to reduce drug-related harms: a targeted service users’ perspective of the Digital Lifelines Scotland programme.

Health professionals implicit bias of patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) and its effects on clinical decision-making: a scoping review (2024)
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Job, C., Adenipekun, B., Cleves, A., Gill, P., & Samuriwo, R. (2024). Health professionals implicit bias of patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) and its effects on clinical decision-making: a scoping review. BMJ Open, 14(7), Article e081723. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081723

Objectives: Research indicates that people with lower socioeconomic status (SES) receive inferior healthcare and experience poorer health outcomes compared with those with higher SES, in part due to health professional (HP) bias. We conducted a scopi... Read More about Health professionals implicit bias of patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) and its effects on clinical decision-making: a scoping review.

Computer-aided diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and neurocognitive disorders with multimodal Bi-Vision Transformer (BiViT) (2024)
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Shah, S. M. A. H., Jan, S. U., Khan, M. Q., Rizwan, A., Samee, N. A., & Jamjoom, M. M. (2024). Computer-aided diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and neurocognitive disorders with multimodal Bi-Vision Transformer (BiViT). Pattern Analysis and Applications, 27, Article 76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10044-024-01297-6

Cognitive disorders affect various cognitive functions that can have a substantial impact on individual’s daily life. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of such well-known cognitive disorders. Early detection and treatment of cognitive diseases using ar... Read More about Computer-aided diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and neurocognitive disorders with multimodal Bi-Vision Transformer (BiViT).

Flanges' Impact on Persian Historical Masonry Walls: Modeling Safety Factors (2024)
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Ghamari, M., Karimi, M. S., Lourenço, P. B., & Sousa, H. S. (2024). Flanges' Impact on Persian Historical Masonry Walls: Modeling Safety Factors. International Journal of Engineering: Basics, Applications and Aspects, 37(6), 1136-1145. https://doi.org/10.5829/ije.2024.37.06c.10

This comprehensive study investigates the nuanced impact of flanges, height-to-length aspect ratios, wall thickness, and pre-compression levels on Persian historical masonry walls under uncertainty conditions. Numerical testing of 100 masonry wall sp... Read More about Flanges' Impact on Persian Historical Masonry Walls: Modeling Safety Factors.

Improved Double Deep Q Network-Based Task Scheduling Algorithm in Edge Computing for Makespan Optimization (2024)
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Zeng, L., Liu, Q., Shen, S., & Liu, X. (2024). Improved Double Deep Q Network-Based Task Scheduling Algorithm in Edge Computing for Makespan Optimization. Tsinghua Science and Technology, 29(3), 806 - 817. https://doi.org/10.26599/TST.2023.9010058

Edge computing nodes undertake more and more tasks as business density grows. How to efficiently allocate large-scale and dynamic workloads to edge computing resources has become a critical challenge. An edge task scheduling approach based on an impr... Read More about Improved Double Deep Q Network-Based Task Scheduling Algorithm in Edge Computing for Makespan Optimization.

Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression (2024)
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Mino, E., Pfeifer, K., Hanson, C., Schuler, M., Brandmeier, A., Klamroth, S., Naber, I., Weissenfels, A., McHale, S., Abu-Omar, K., Gelius, P., Whiting, S., Wickramasinghe, K., Galea, G., & Geidl, W. (in press). Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity,

Background: Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) are composed of various components, such as a written prescription or a person-centered approach. The role of these components in their effectiveness is yet to be understood. Therefore, we aimed t... Read More about Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression.

Managing COVID-19 from the Nurses' Perspectives at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Maseru Lesotho (2024)
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Phiri, L. J., Nyangu, I., & Shelile, M. (2024). Managing COVID-19 from the Nurses' Perspectives at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Maseru Lesotho. World Journal of Public Health, 9(2), 225-233. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjph.20240902.22

Background: Nurses are at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. The modest number of perspectives among healthcare practitioners remained an issue, particularly in developing nations such as Lesotho. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the... Read More about Managing COVID-19 from the Nurses' Perspectives at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Maseru Lesotho.

Police officer knowledge of and attitudes to opioid overdose and naloxone administration: an evaluation of police training in Scotland (2024)
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Hillen, P., Speakman, E. M., Jamieson, M., Dougall, N., Heyman, I., Murray, J., Aston, E. V., & McAuley, A. (online). Police officer knowledge of and attitudes to opioid overdose and naloxone administration: an evaluation of police training in Scotland. Policing and Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2024.2367142

In the context of escalating drug-related deaths, during 2021 Police Scotland implemented a pilot project incorporating naloxone training to test the carriage and administration of naloxone by officers. The current paper presents data from the evalua... Read More about Police officer knowledge of and attitudes to opioid overdose and naloxone administration: an evaluation of police training in Scotland.

Factors Associated with Unplanned Pregnancy Among Youth at a Selected Hospital in Lesotho (2024)
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Maselinyane, T., Nyangu, I., & Nyoni, C. (2024). Factors Associated with Unplanned Pregnancy Among Youth at a Selected Hospital in Lesotho. American Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences, 5(2), 54-61. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajnhs.20240502.12

Unplanned pregnancy amongst youth is a fundamental health problem that affects both developing and developed countries globally. There are various factors associated with unplanned pregnancy amongst youth and these factors have differing propagators.... Read More about Factors Associated with Unplanned Pregnancy Among Youth at a Selected Hospital in Lesotho.

Quality and impact of pharmacology digital simulation education on pre-registration healthcare students a systematic literature review (2024)
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Rayamajhi, S., Machin, A., Breen, C., Gebreheat, G., & Paterson, R. (2024). Quality and impact of pharmacology digital simulation education on pre-registration healthcare students a systematic literature review. Nurse Education Today, 140, Article 106295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106295

Objective This review aimed to assess the quality and nature of the literature related to digital simulation-based pharmacology education. Specifically, we sought to understand the influence of simulations on the knowledge, satisfaction, and confide... Read More about Quality and impact of pharmacology digital simulation education on pre-registration healthcare students a systematic literature review.

Corporate carbon footprint and market valuation of restructuring announcements (2024)
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Adamolekun, G., & Kyiu, A. (online). Corporate carbon footprint and market valuation of restructuring announcements. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-024-01315-y

The call for greener and more sustainable corporate practices triggered a surge in corporate restructuring. In this study, we investigate the impact of carbon emissions on the market reaction to announcements of corporate restructuring activities. Us... Read More about Corporate carbon footprint and market valuation of restructuring announcements.

Rehabilitation of brachial plexus injury in contact sport: Where are the data that underpin clinical management? A scoping review (2024)
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Armstrong, R., McKeever, T., Leavitt, M., McLelland, C., & Hamilton, D. F. (2024). Rehabilitation of brachial plexus injury in contact sport: Where are the data that underpin clinical management? A scoping review. PLOS ONE, 19(6), Article e0298317. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298317

Background Although a common injury there is a lack of published primary data to inform clinical management of sports related brachial plexus injuries. Methods A systematic search was completed in Medline, CINAHL, PubMed, SPORTDiscus and Web o... Read More about Rehabilitation of brachial plexus injury in contact sport: Where are the data that underpin clinical management? A scoping review.

A review of ethical and sustainable practices in the UK's National Health Service (2024)
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Fascia, M., & Tarazona, J. (2024). A review of ethical and sustainable practices in the UK's National Health Service. Journal of Strategy, Operations & Economics, 8(1),

This paper explores the relationship between environmental factors and individual outcomes, analyzing a broad range of influences from geographical location to socio-economic status. Utilizing a comprehensive dataset gathered over five years, we empl... Read More about A review of ethical and sustainable practices in the UK's National Health Service.

Smarter Facility Layout Design: Leveraging Worker Localisation Data to Minimise Travel Time and Alleviate Congestion (2024)
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Aslan, A., Vasantha, G., El-Raoui, H., Quigley, J., Hanson, J., Corney, J., & Sherlock, A. (in press). Smarter Facility Layout Design: Leveraging Worker Localisation Data to Minimise Travel Time and Alleviate Congestion. International Journal of Production Research,

This paper introduces a novel methodology leveraging worker localisation data from ultrawide-band sensors to formulate alternative facility layouts aimed at minimising travel time and congestion in labour-intensive manufacturing systems. The system p... Read More about Smarter Facility Layout Design: Leveraging Worker Localisation Data to Minimise Travel Time and Alleviate Congestion.

Pilgrimage in the COVID-19 Era: Uncovering Supply Side Challenges and Opportunities in Media Representations (2024)
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Polus, R., Shaheer, I., & Nayak, N. P. (2024). Pilgrimage in the COVID-19 Era: Uncovering Supply Side Challenges and Opportunities in Media Representations. International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 12(1), 50-70

Pilgrimage travel, a common practice across major religions, has historically exhibited remarkable resilience to global crises, owing to the unwavering conviction of its followers. However, the COVID-19 pandemic marked a significant departure from th... Read More about Pilgrimage in the COVID-19 Era: Uncovering Supply Side Challenges and Opportunities in Media Representations.

Res-BiLSTMs model based on multi-task attention for real-time measurement of the free calcium oxide content (2024)
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Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, S., Wang, X., & Yu, H. (2024). Res-BiLSTMs model based on multi-task attention for real-time measurement of the free calcium oxide content. Measurement Science and Technology, 35(9), Article 095107. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ad5612

The content of free calcium oxide (f-CaO) is the primary economic index to evaluate the quality of cement. A residual bidirectional long short-term memory network model (Res-BiLSTMs) based on a multi-task attention mechanism was proposed for the char... Read More about Res-BiLSTMs model based on multi-task attention for real-time measurement of the free calcium oxide content.