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Smart-Textile-Based Electrochemical Capacitive Ionic Sensors for High-Performance Epidermal Electronics (2024)
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Mavelil, A. T., Sam, V., Markapudi, P. R., Paul, F., Beg, M., & Manjakkal, L. (2024). Smart-Textile-Based Electrochemical Capacitive Ionic Sensors for High-Performance Epidermal Electronics. IEEE Sensors Letters, 8(7), Article 2000704. https://doi.org/10.1109/lsens.2024.3411780

Recently, biomedical engineering has placed greater importance on wearable and disposable health-care monitoring devices. Various degradable biosensors have been developed to measure human parameters, such as temperature, pH, pressure, strain, and io... Read More about Smart-Textile-Based Electrochemical Capacitive Ionic Sensors for High-Performance Epidermal Electronics.

Economic vulnerabilities and sustainability in energy utilities: Managing climate change in the face of geopolitical turmoil (2024)
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Du, Q., Xue, M., Li, Z., Du, A. M., & Yang, T. (2024). Economic vulnerabilities and sustainability in energy utilities: Managing climate change in the face of geopolitical turmoil. Research in International Business and Finance, 71, Article 102436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102436

This study investigates the implications of climate change on the environmental management strategies adopted by Chinese energy utility companies over the period from 2008 to 2021. The study highlights that an increase in temperatures correlates with... Read More about Economic vulnerabilities and sustainability in energy utilities: Managing climate change in the face of geopolitical turmoil.

From whole bodies to single cells: A guide to transcriptomic approaches for ecology and evolutionary biology (2024)
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Hoedjes, K. M., Grath, S., Posnien, N., Ritchie, M. G., Schlötterer, C., Abbott, J. K., Almudi, I., Coronado‐Zamora, M., Durmaz Mitchell, E., Flatt, T., Fricke, C., Glaser‐Schmitt, A., González, J., Holman, L., Kankare, M., Lenhart, B., Orengo, D. J., Snook, R. R., Yılmaz, V. M., & Yusuf, L. (online). From whole bodies to single cells: A guide to transcriptomic approaches for ecology and evolutionary biology. Molecular Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17382

RNA sequencing (RNAseq) methodology has experienced a burst of technological developments in the last decade, which has opened up opportunities for studying the mechanisms of adaptation to environmental factors at both the organismal and cellular lev... Read More about From whole bodies to single cells: A guide to transcriptomic approaches for ecology and evolutionary biology.

Fandom as method: Decolonising research on social media communications through Chinese transnational fandoms of a Japanese Olympic figure skater (2024)
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Chen, Z. T., Cameron, J., & Liu, N. X. (online). Fandom as method: Decolonising research on social media communications through Chinese transnational fandoms of a Japanese Olympic figure skater. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, https://doi.org/10.1177/18681026241255134

This paper focuses on international sports personality in figure staking Yuzuru Hanyu, who plays for Japan, and his transnational fandoms in China, to examine the politicisation of his evolving fandom during and after his performance at the 2022 Beij... Read More about Fandom as method: Decolonising research on social media communications through Chinese transnational fandoms of a Japanese Olympic figure skater.

Multi‐model deep learning system for screening human monkeypox using skin images (2024)
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Gupta, K., Bajaj, V., Jain, D. K., & Hussain, A. (online). Multi‐model deep learning system for screening human monkeypox using skin images. Expert Systems, https://doi.org/10.1111/exsy.13651

Purpose Human monkeypox (MPX) is a viral infection that transmits between individuals via direct contact with animals, bodily fluids, respiratory droplets, and contaminated objects like bedding. Traditional manual screening for the MPX infection is... Read More about Multi‐model deep learning system for screening human monkeypox using skin images.

Being in two places at the same time: A future for hybrid learning based on student preferences (2024)
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Fabian, K., Smith, S., & Taylor-Smith, E. (online). Being in two places at the same time: A future for hybrid learning based on student preferences. TechTrends, 68, 693-704. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-024-00974-x

The Covid-19 pandemic moved focus from face-to-face learning to hybrid in Higher Education; many educators did not have previous experience of this mode prior to this shift in learning locations. One form of hybrid learning is “synchronous hybrid lea... Read More about Being in two places at the same time: A future for hybrid learning based on student preferences.

Automated Sensor Node Malicious Activity Detection with Explainability Analysis (2024)
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Zubair, M., Janicke, H., Mohsin, A., Maglaras, L., & Sarker, I. H. (2024). Automated Sensor Node Malicious Activity Detection with Explainability Analysis. Sensors, 24(12), Article 3712. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24123712

Cybersecurity has become a major concern in the modern world due to our heavy reliance on cyber systems. Advanced automated systems utilize many sensors for intelligent decision-making, and any malicious activity of these sensors could potentially le... Read More about Automated Sensor Node Malicious Activity Detection with Explainability Analysis.

Perceived Reality and Subjective Importance of Shared Decision-Making During Perinatal Care (2024)
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Kuipers, Y., Bosmans, V., De Bock, V., Van de Craen, N., & Mestdagh, E. (online). Perceived Reality and Subjective Importance of Shared Decision-Making During Perinatal Care. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, https://doi.org/10.1891/rtnp-2024-0041

Aim: The aim of the study is to explore perceived reality and subjective importance of shared decision-making (SDM) during antenatal, intrapartum, and/or postpartum care, provided by the midwife and/or obstetrician. Methods: A cross-sectional stu... Read More about Perceived Reality and Subjective Importance of Shared Decision-Making During Perinatal Care.

Surveying Birds in Open Habitats near Proposed Woodland Creation Schemes: What is the Effect of Having Fewer Visits? (2024)
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Borthwick, M. D., Kerslake, L., Findlay, M., Briers, R. A., Tomlin, C., Riddle, N., & White, P. J. (2024). Surveying Birds in Open Habitats near Proposed Woodland Creation Schemes: What is the Effect of Having Fewer Visits?. In Practice (CIEEM), 124, 32-37

In relation to new woodland creation in England, the Forestry Commission (FC) may require breeding bird surveys of proposed sites to assess suitability for planting or natural colonisation. Previous protocols required six visits, but we wanted to tes... Read More about Surveying Birds in Open Habitats near Proposed Woodland Creation Schemes: What is the Effect of Having Fewer Visits?.

ESO-Based Antisaturation Motion Control for Cable-Driven Continuum Robots (2024)
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Zhang, K., Liu, Y., Huo, B., Wu, Z., Yang, L., & Yu, H. (online). ESO-Based Antisaturation Motion Control for Cable-Driven Continuum Robots. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2024.3402369

High precision motion control is the key to complete the refined operation tasks for cable-driven continuum robots. However, the existence of model inaccuracy and actuator saturation pose great challenges to the high precision motion control of cable... Read More about ESO-Based Antisaturation Motion Control for Cable-Driven Continuum Robots.

Identifying how pre-existing resources combine to shape the experiences of work and family life of a diverse sample of working parents with at least one child in primary school in Scotland during COVID-19 pandemic-related social restrictions: a qualitative descriptive design (2024)
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McQueen, F., & Osborn, S. (2024). Identifying how pre-existing resources combine to shape the experiences of work and family life of a diverse sample of working parents with at least one child in primary school in Scotland during COVID-19 pandemic-related social restrictions: a qualitative descriptive design. BMJ Open, 14(6), Article e078850. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078850

Objectives: This study aimed to identify factors that shaped working parents (WPs’) experiences of COVID-19-related social restrictions and analyse the relationships between those factors. Design: A qualitative descriptive design was used to collect... Read More about Identifying how pre-existing resources combine to shape the experiences of work and family life of a diverse sample of working parents with at least one child in primary school in Scotland during COVID-19 pandemic-related social restrictions: a qualitative descriptive design.

Deploying Bottleneck Management Strategies for Ameliorating Critical Delays in Building Construction Projects: A Case for Developing Country of Iran (2024)
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Karimi, H., Sarvari, H., Edwards, D. J., Chan, D. W. M., & Olawumi, T. O. (2024). Deploying Bottleneck Management Strategies for Ameliorating Critical Delays in Building Construction Projects: A Case for Developing Country of Iran. Systems, 12(6), 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12060195

One of the primary concerns and challenges encountered in the construction industry is the emergence of crucial factors instigating project delays throughout the construction project lifecycle (CPL). The critical delay factors (CDFs) are the signific... Read More about Deploying Bottleneck Management Strategies for Ameliorating Critical Delays in Building Construction Projects: A Case for Developing Country of Iran.

Effects of catchment land use on temperate mangrove forests (2024)
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Thomson, T., Ellis, J. I., Fusi, M., Prinz, N., Lundquist, C. J., Bury, S. J., Shankar, U., Cary, S. C., & Pilditch, C. A. (2024). Effects of catchment land use on temperate mangrove forests. Science of the Total Environment, 940, Article 173579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173579

Human land use changes are threatening the integrity and health of coastal ecosystems worldwide. Intensified land use for anthropogenic purposes increases sedimentation rates, pollutants, and nutrient concentrations into adjacent coastal areas, often... Read More about Effects of catchment land use on temperate mangrove forests.

Standardised assessment of evidence supporting the adoption of mobile health solutions: A Clinical Consensus Statement of the ESC Regulatory Affairs Committee (2024)
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Caiani, E. G., Kemps, H., Hoogendoorn, P., Asteggiano, R., Böhm, A., Borregaard, B., Boriani, G., Brunner La Rocca, H. P., Casado-Arroyo, R., Castelletti, S., Christodorescu, R., Cowie, M. R., Dendale, P., Dunn, F., Fraser, A. G., Lane, D. A., Locati, E. T., Małaczyńska-Rajpold, K., Merșa, C., Neubeck, L., …Szymanski, P. (online). Standardised assessment of evidence supporting the adoption of mobile health solutions: A Clinical Consensus Statement of the ESC Regulatory Affairs Committee. European Heart Journal – Digital Health, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztae042

Mobile health (mHealth) solutions have the potential to improve self-management and clinical care. For successful integration into routine clinical practice, healthcare professionals (HCPs) need accepted criteria helping the mHealth solutions’ select... Read More about Standardised assessment of evidence supporting the adoption of mobile health solutions: A Clinical Consensus Statement of the ESC Regulatory Affairs Committee.

The First World War and Ford Madox Ford’s Short Stories, 1914–1920 (2024)
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Frayn, A. (2024). The First World War and Ford Madox Ford’s Short Stories, 1914–1920. Humanities, 13(3), Article 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/h13030086

This article analyses together, for the first time, Ford Madox Ford’s short stories about the First World War. A surprisingly unfamiliar form for Ford, who valued allusion, subtlety, and omission as narrative devices, we see in these stories his firs... Read More about The First World War and Ford Madox Ford’s Short Stories, 1914–1920.

Glow up: the power of fiction in higher education research (2024)
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Cunningham, C., & Mills, J. (online). Glow up: the power of fiction in higher education research. Teaching in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2024.2359700

Increasing numbers of researchers in the field of higher education research are searching for meaning rather than metrics: something in their data that call to them and that make their hearts soar. This paper leans into post-qualitative approaches an... Read More about Glow up: the power of fiction in higher education research.

Assessing occupational participation among justice involved people 'with a personality disorder': Quantitive Assessments and their properties (2024)
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Connell, C., & McKay, E. A. (online). Assessing occupational participation among justice involved people 'with a personality disorder': Quantitive Assessments and their properties. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226241254768

Introduction: There is little evidence for what influences occupational participation for justice-involved people ‘with a personality disorder’ living in community contexts, and no validated occupational participation assessments specific to this... Read More about Assessing occupational participation among justice involved people 'with a personality disorder': Quantitive Assessments and their properties.

Childhood adversity and mental health admission patterns prior to young person suicide (CHASE): a case-control 36 year linked hospital data study, Scotland UK 1981–2017 (2024)
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Dougall, N., Savinc, J., Maxwell, M., Karatzias, T., O’Connor, R. C., Williams, B., John, A., Cheyne, H., Fyvie, C., Bisson, J. I., Hibberd, C., Abbott-Smith, S., Nolan, L., & Murray, J. (2024). Childhood adversity and mental health admission patterns prior to young person suicide (CHASE): a case-control 36 year linked hospital data study, Scotland UK 1981–2017. BJPsych Open, 10(4), Article e124. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.69

Background Childhood adversity (CA) is associated with increased later mental health (MH) problems and suicidal behaviour. Opportunities for earlier healthcare identification and intervention are needed. Aim To determine associations between hos... Read More about Childhood adversity and mental health admission patterns prior to young person suicide (CHASE): a case-control 36 year linked hospital data study, Scotland UK 1981–2017.

Examining the influence of customers, suppliers, and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates (2024)
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Sawang, S., Ng, P. Y., Kivits, R. A., Dsilva, J., & Locke, J. (online). Examining the influence of customers, suppliers, and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates. Business Strategy and the Environment, https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3831

This study explores which stakeholders have more substantial influence than others and which combinations of stakeholders will have the greatest impact on small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises' environmental practices. A quantitative survey of 150 mana... Read More about Examining the influence of customers, suppliers, and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates.