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The role of specialist nurses for organ donation: A solution for maximising organ donation rates? (2019)
Journal Article
Tocher, J., Neades, B., Smith, G. D., & Kelly, D. (2019). The role of specialist nurses for organ donation: A solution for maximising organ donation rates?. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(9-10), 2020-2027. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14741

Aims and objectives To explore the role that Donor Transplant Co‐ordinators have played and the future potential of Specialist Nurses for Organ Donation (SN‐ODs), within organ donation strategies in the UK and other countries. Background Organ d... Read More about The role of specialist nurses for organ donation: A solution for maximising organ donation rates?.

Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Jin, K., Khonsari, S., Gallagher, R., Gallagher, P., Clark, A. M., Freedman, B., Briffa, T., Bauman, A., Redfern, J., & Neubeck, L. (2019). Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 18(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515119826510

Background - Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of death worldwide. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR), an evidence-based CHD secondary prevention programme, remains underutilised. Telehealth may offer an innovative solution to overcome barriers... Read More about Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Portrayal of Shared Decision-Making in Lifetime Documentary Series 'One Born Every Minute' (2019)
Journal Article
Fontein-Kuipers, Y., Van Duijvenbode, J., & Pluymaekers, M. (2019). Portrayal of Shared Decision-Making in Lifetime Documentary Series 'One Born Every Minute'. SM journal of nursing, 5(1),

Background: Pregnant women use childbirth reality programs to prepare themselves for childbirth. It is unknown how shared decision-making in intrapartum midwifery care is represented in televised birth. We aimed to explore the portrayal of shared dec... Read More about Portrayal of Shared Decision-Making in Lifetime Documentary Series 'One Born Every Minute'.

Automation enhancement and accuracy investigation of a portable single-camera gait analysis system (2019)
Journal Article
Yang, C., Ugbolue, U. C., McNicol, D., Stankovic, V., Stankovic, L., Kerr, A., Carse, B., Kaliarntas, K., & Rowe, P. J. (2019). Automation enhancement and accuracy investigation of a portable single-camera gait analysis system. IET Science, Measurements and Technology, 13(4), 563-571. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-smt.2018.5246

While optical motion analysis systems can provide high-fidelity gait parameters, they are usually impractical for local clinics and home use, due to high cost, requirement for large space, and lack of portability. In this study, the authors focus on... Read More about Automation enhancement and accuracy investigation of a portable single-camera gait analysis system.

The effects of same-session combined exercise training on cardiorespiratory and functional fitness in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Hurst, C., Weston, K. L., McLaren, S. J., & Weston, M. (2019). The effects of same-session combined exercise training on cardiorespiratory and functional fitness in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Aging clinical and experimental research, 31(12), 1701-1717. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-019-01124-7

Endurance and strength training are effective strategies for counteracting age-associated reductions in physical performance in older adults, with a combination of both exercise modes recommended to maximise potential fitness benefits. This meta-anal... Read More about The effects of same-session combined exercise training on cardiorespiratory and functional fitness in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

What Is the Impact of Chaplaincy in Primary Care? The GP Perspective (2019)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Gibbon, A., & Grant, R. (2019). What Is the Impact of Chaplaincy in Primary Care? The GP Perspective. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 6(2), 200-214. https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.34709

People often attend primary care with sub-clinical or non-medical issues such as bereavement, distress, or loneliness. Often what is needed is someone to listen, but GP appointments are inappropriate for this. Community Chaplaincy Listening (CCL) is... Read More about What Is the Impact of Chaplaincy in Primary Care? The GP Perspective.

Extractive Poetics: Marine Energies in Scottish Literature (2019)
Journal Article
Campbell, A. (2019). Extractive Poetics: Marine Energies in Scottish Literature. Humanities, 8(1), Article 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/h8010016

Following the recent call to ‘put the ocean’s agitation and historicity back onto our mental maps and into the study of literature’ (Yaeger 2010), this article addresses the histories and cultures of marine energy extraction in modern Scottish litera... Read More about Extractive Poetics: Marine Energies in Scottish Literature.

A novel deep learning driven, low-cost mobility prediction approach for 5G cellular networks: The case of the Control/Data Separation Architecture (CDSA) (2019)
Journal Article
Ozturk, M., Gogate, M., Onireti, O., Adeel, A., Hussain, A., & Imran, M. A. (2019). A novel deep learning driven, low-cost mobility prediction approach for 5G cellular networks: The case of the Control/Data Separation Architecture (CDSA). Neurocomputing, 358, 479-489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2019.01.031

One of the fundamental goals of mobile networks is to enable uninterrupted access to wireless services without compromising the expected quality of service (QoS). This paper reports a number of significant contributions. First, a novel analytical mod... Read More about A novel deep learning driven, low-cost mobility prediction approach for 5G cellular networks: The case of the Control/Data Separation Architecture (CDSA).

Influences on urban freight transport policy choice by local authorities (2019)
Journal Article
Akgün, E. Z., Monios, J., Rye, T., & Fonzone, A. (2019). Influences on urban freight transport policy choice by local authorities. Transport Policy, 75, 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2019.01.009

Individual freight transport policies have been investigated in the literature extensively in the last 10–15 years, yet there has surprisingly been very little attention to the process of selecting urban freight transport (UFT) policy measures. This... Read More about Influences on urban freight transport policy choice by local authorities.

Textile-Based Potentiometric Electrochemical pH Sensor for Wearable Applications (2019)
Journal Article
Manjakkal, L., Dang, W., Yogeswaran, N., & Dahiya, R. (2019). Textile-Based Potentiometric Electrochemical pH Sensor for Wearable Applications. Biosensors, 9(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios9010014

In this work, we present a potentiometric pH sensor on textile substrate for wearable applications. The sensitive (thick film graphite composite) and reference electrodes (Ag/AgCl) are printed on cellulose-polyester blend cloth. An excellent adhesion... Read More about Textile-Based Potentiometric Electrochemical pH Sensor for Wearable Applications.

Metasurfaces for Advanced Sensing and Diagnostics (2019)
Journal Article
La Spada, L. (2019). Metasurfaces for Advanced Sensing and Diagnostics. Sensors, 19(2), 355. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19020355

Interest in sensors and their applications is rapidly evolving, mainly driven by the huge demand of technologies whose ultimate purpose is to improve and enhance health and safety. Different electromagnetic technologies have been recently used and ac... Read More about Metasurfaces for Advanced Sensing and Diagnostics.

Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance (2019)
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France, E. F., Cunningham, M., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A. S., Jepson, R. G., …Noyes, J. (2019). Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance. Review of Education, 7(2), 430-451. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3147

The aim of this study was to provide guidance to improve the completeness and clarity of meta‐ethnography reporting. Evidence‐based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people's experiences and asso... Read More about Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance.

Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance (2019)
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France, E. F., Cunningham, M., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A., Jepson, R. G., …Noyes, J. (2019). Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance. Psycho-Oncology, 28(3), 447-458. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4915

Aims The aim of this study was to provide guidance to improve the completeness and clarity of meta‐ethnography reporting. Background Evidence‐based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people's e... Read More about Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance.

Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance (2019)
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France, E. F., Cunningham, M., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A., Jepson, R. G., Maxwell, M., Roberts, R. J., Turley, R. L., Booth, A., Britten, N., Flemming, K., Gallagher, I., Garside, R., Hannes, K., Lewin, S., Noblit, G. W., Pope, C., Thomas, J., Vanstone, M., …Noyes, J. (2019). Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(5), 1126-1139. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13809

Background Evidence-based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people’s experiences and associated social processes. Meta-ethnography is a rigorous seven-phase qualitative evidence synthesis method... Read More about Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance.

Polyaniline-layered rutile TiO2 nanorods as alternative photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells (2019)
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Roy, A., Mukhopadhyay, S., Devi, P. S., & Sundaram, S. (2019). Polyaniline-layered rutile TiO2 nanorods as alternative photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells. ACS Omega, 4(1), 1130-1138. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b02628

In this paper, dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) performance of the less explored polymorph of TiO2, rutile, has been explored, and its performance has been modified with polyaniline (PANI) wrapping on the surface. For this purpose, highly crystalline... Read More about Polyaniline-layered rutile TiO2 nanorods as alternative photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells.

Copyright, Online News Publishing and Aggregators: a Law and Economics Analysis of the EU Reform (2019)
Journal Article
Torti, V. (2019). Copyright, Online News Publishing and Aggregators: a Law and Economics Analysis of the EU Reform. International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 27(1), 75-90. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlit/eay019

On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament approved the new version of the proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market elaborated by the European Commission in 2016. In order to address problems in protecting content and imp... Read More about Copyright, Online News Publishing and Aggregators: a Law and Economics Analysis of the EU Reform.

Unravelling confusion in sports medicine and sports science practice: a systematic approach to using the best of research and practice-based evidence to make a quality decision (2019)
Journal Article
Ardern, C. L., Dupont, G., Impellizzeri, F. M., O’Driscoll, G., Reurink, G., Lewin, C., & McCall, A. (2019). Unravelling confusion in sports medicine and sports science practice: a systematic approach to using the best of research and practice-based evidence to make a quality decision. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(1), 50-56. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097239

One of the challenges of working in professional sport is the constant pressure to be innovative, to adopt new strategies, techniques and technologies to gain that all important competitive advantage. Players, managers and chief executive officers fe... Read More about Unravelling confusion in sports medicine and sports science practice: a systematic approach to using the best of research and practice-based evidence to make a quality decision.

The Advent of Practice Theories in Research on Sustainable Consumption: Past, Current and Future Directions of the Field (2019)
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Corsini, F., Laurenti, R., Meinherz, F., Appio, F. P., & Mora, L. (2019). The Advent of Practice Theories in Research on Sustainable Consumption: Past, Current and Future Directions of the Field. Sustainability, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020341

The application of practice theories in the domain of sustainability research in consumer studies is increasingly advocated based on the premise that this allows to analyse consumption as a social phenomenon. Consequently, the applications of social... Read More about The Advent of Practice Theories in Research on Sustainable Consumption: Past, Current and Future Directions of the Field.

Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game” (2019)
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Smith, S., Taylor-Smith, E., Bacon, L., & Mackinnon, L. (2019). Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game”. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 40(3), 324-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2018.1489219

A recent UK Government commissioned study found concerning levels of unemployment among computing students from disadvantaged, black and minority ethnic backgrounds. The study highlighted that work experience was a factor in increased levels of gradu... Read More about Equality of opportunity for work experience? Computing students at two UK universities “play the game”.

Thermophoresis of a spherical particle: modelling through moment-based, macroscopic transport equations (2019)
Journal Article
Padrino, J. C., Sprittles, J. E., & Lockerby, D. A. (2019). Thermophoresis of a spherical particle: modelling through moment-based, macroscopic transport equations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 862, 312-347. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2018.907

We consider the linearized form of the regularized 13-moment equations (R13) to model the slow, steady gas dynamics surrounding a rigid, heat-conducting sphere when a uniform temperature gradient is imposed far from the sphere and the gas is in a sta... Read More about Thermophoresis of a spherical particle: modelling through moment-based, macroscopic transport equations.