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Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 in air and on surfaces in Scottish hospitals (2022)
Journal Article
Loh, M., Yaxley, N., Moore, G., Holmes, D., Todd, S., Smith, A., …Cherrie, J. W. (2023). Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 in air and on surfaces in Scottish hospitals. Journal of Hospital Infection, 133, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2022.11.019

Background There are still uncertainties in our knowledge of the amount of SARS-CoV-2 virus present in the environment; where it can be found, and potential exposure determinants, limiting our ability to effectively model and compare interventions f... Read More about Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 in air and on surfaces in Scottish hospitals.

The Development Fit Index of Digital Currency Electronic Payment between China and the One Belt One Road Countries (2022)
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Li, F., Yang, T., Du, M., & Huang, M. (2023). The Development Fit Index of Digital Currency Electronic Payment between China and the One Belt One Road Countries. Research in International Business and Finance, 64, Article 101838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j

Central bank digital currency is one of the most important financial innovations in the global economy. However, the understanding of its cross-border application is insufficient. This study analyses the driving and supporting factors that affect the... Read More about The Development Fit Index of Digital Currency Electronic Payment between China and the One Belt One Road Countries.

Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: an integrative review (2022)
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McKellar, L., Graham, K., Sheehan, A., Fleet, J., Sidebotham, M., & Sweet, L. (2023). Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: an integrative review. Women and Birth, 36(2), 155-166. https://doi.org/10.

Background Integral to quality midwifery practice is the education of midwives. Like other countries, Australia faces ongoing challenges in delivering midwifery education programs. Reasons include escalating program costs, challenges in securing mea... Read More about Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: an integrative review.

Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies (2022)
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Lu, Z., Sun, D., Wang, G., Zhao, J., Zhang, B., Wang, D., & Shyha, I. (2023). Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 13(01), Article 2242006. https://doi

It is crucial to discover lead-free materials with ultrahigh recoverable energy density (Wrec) that can be employed in future pulse power capacitors. In this work, a high Wrec of 4.51 J/cm3 was successfully obtained in lead-free Nd-doped AgNb0.8Ta0.... Read More about Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies.

Shared Decision Making in Psychiatry: Dissolving the Responsibility Problem (2022)
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El-Alti, L. (2023). Shared Decision Making in Psychiatry: Dissolving the Responsibility Problem. Health Care Analysis, 31, 65-80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-022-00451-7

Person centered care (PCC) invites ideas of shared responsibility as a direct result of its shared decision making (SDM) process. The intersection of PCC and psychiatric contexts brings about what I refer to as the responsibility problem, which seemi... Read More about Shared Decision Making in Psychiatry: Dissolving the Responsibility Problem.

Excess Cash Holdings, Stock Returns, and Investment Organicity: Evidence from UK Investment Announcements (2022)
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Jones, E., Li, H., & Adamolekun, O. (2022). Excess Cash Holdings, Stock Returns, and Investment Organicity: Evidence from UK Investment Announcements. Abacus, 58(4), 603-647. https://doi.org/10.1111/abac.12275

This paper examines whether the market reaction to investment announcements is conditional on company excess cash holdings. Cash may convey significant price-relevant information about the future cash flows and strategic direction of a company. Using... Read More about Excess Cash Holdings, Stock Returns, and Investment Organicity: Evidence from UK Investment Announcements.

Use of Cement Mortar Incorporating Superabsorbent Polymer as a Passive Fire-Protective Layer (2022)
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Jamnam, S., Sua-iam, G., Maho, B., Pianfuengfoo, S., Sappakittipakorn, M., Zhang, H., …Sukontasukkul, P. (2022). Use of Cement Mortar Incorporating Superabsorbent Polymer as a Passive Fire-Protective Layer. Polymers, 14(23), Article 5266. https://doi.or

Concrete structures, when exposed to fire or high temperatures for a certain time, could suffer partial damage or complete structural failure. Passive fire-protective coating materials are an al-ternative way to prevent or delay damage to concrete st... Read More about Use of Cement Mortar Incorporating Superabsorbent Polymer as a Passive Fire-Protective Layer.

Dose-response effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy for the treatment of depression: systematic review of reviews and meta-narrative synthesis (2022)
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Johnson, C., Maxwell, M., Williams, B., Dougall, N., & MacGillivray, S. (2022). Dose-response effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy for the treatment of depression: systematic review of reviews and meta-narrative synthesis. BMJ Med

Objective: To assess and clarify the relations between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) dose efficacy, acceptability (early treatment discontinuation (dropouts)), and tolerability (reported adverse drug effects), and critically evaluate... Read More about Dose-response effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor monotherapy for the treatment of depression: systematic review of reviews and meta-narrative synthesis.

Accelerating neural network architecture search using multi-GPU high-performance computing (2022)
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Lupión, M., Cruz, N. C., Sanjuan, J. F., Paechter, B., & Ortigosa, P. M. (2023). Accelerating neural network architecture search using multi-GPU high-performance computing. Journal of Supercomputing, 79, 7609-7625. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-022-0496

Neural networks stand out from artificial intelligence because they can complete challenging tasks, such as image classification. However, designing a neural network for a particular problem requires experience and tedious trial and error. Automating... Read More about Accelerating neural network architecture search using multi-GPU high-performance computing.

Decolonising Deep-Sea Gothic: Perspectives from the Americas (2022)
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Champion, G. (2022). Decolonising Deep-Sea Gothic: Perspectives from the Americas. Gothic Studies, 24(3), 275-294. https://doi.org/10.3366/gothic.2022.0142

This article argues that gothic tropes are central to depictions of the ocean across different genres and forms, but there is a colonial and decolonial trend in the use of horror in portrayal of the sea. This article identifies how gothic depictions... Read More about Decolonising Deep-Sea Gothic: Perspectives from the Americas.

The power of schism: Unconventional narrative structure in No Country for Old Men (2022)
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Neilan, C. (2022). The power of schism: Unconventional narrative structure in No Country for Old Men. Journal of Screenwriting, 13(3), 313-328. https://doi.org/10.1386/josc_00103_1

Whilst screenwriting handbooks have popularized and disseminated practical approaches to writing the screenplay and, to a certain extent, demystified and perhaps even democratized the process of screenplay creation and development, they have also sol... Read More about The power of schism: Unconventional narrative structure in No Country for Old Men.

Investigating the Quality of Knowledge Transfer (2022)
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Fascia, M., McIntosh, B., & Koseda, E. (2022). Investigating the Quality of Knowledge Transfer. Action in teacher education, 44(2), 15-26. https://doi.org/10.7459/ept/44.2.03

Dominant research streams in management conclude that knowledge transfer between managers and associated patient groups is accomplished through compatible instructions and/or socially assembled practices. Underlying these views is the belief that any... Read More about Investigating the Quality of Knowledge Transfer.

Protocols for Understanding the Redox Behavior of Copper-Containing Systems (2022)
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Malcomson, T., Repiščák, P., Erhardt, S., & Paterson, M. J. (2022). Protocols for Understanding the Redox Behavior of Copper-Containing Systems. ACS Omega, 7(49), 45057-45066. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c05484

Suitability of single-reference density functional theory (DFT) methods for the calculation of redox potentials of copper-containing macrocycle complexes was confirmed by the use of T 1 diagnostics along with a verification of negligible spin contami... Read More about Protocols for Understanding the Redox Behavior of Copper-Containing Systems.

Quantum Dynamic Optimization Algorithm for Neural Architecture Search on Image Classification (2022)
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Jin, J., Zhang, Q., He, J., & Yu, H. (2022). Quantum Dynamic Optimization Algorithm for Neural Architecture Search on Image Classification. Electronics, 11(23), Article 3969. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11233969

Deep neural networks have proven to be effective in solving computer vision and natural language processing problems. To fully leverage its power, manually designed network templates, i.e., Residual Networks, are introduced to deal with various visio... Read More about Quantum Dynamic Optimization Algorithm for Neural Architecture Search on Image Classification.

Emotional wellbeing of student midwives during COVID-19 (2022)
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Kuipers, Y., & Mestdagh, E. (2023). Emotional wellbeing of student midwives during COVID-19. Women and Birth, 36(2), 184-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.11.012

Background Mental health of students in higher education was affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim To examine the emotional wellbeing of midwifery students in the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium) during COVID-19. Methods A cross-secti... Read More about Emotional wellbeing of student midwives during COVID-19.

Arctic Ghosts: Whale Hunting and Haunting in Arthur Conan Doyle’s 'The Captain of the Pole-Star' (2022)
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Alder, E. (2022). Arctic Ghosts: Whale Hunting and Haunting in Arthur Conan Doyle’s 'The Captain of the Pole-Star'. Victorian Studies, 65(1), 43-66

Over-hunting in Arctic seas drove bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) nearly to extinction by the end of the nineteenth century. Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Captain of the ‘Pole-Star’” (1883), inspired by his youthful 1880 voyage on the Scottish whalin... Read More about Arctic Ghosts: Whale Hunting and Haunting in Arthur Conan Doyle’s 'The Captain of the Pole-Star'.

TPACK Towards ICT Integration: Does Creativity Have Moderating Effect? (2022)
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Khreshna, B., Mintasih, I., Mackenzie, C., & Santika, V. (2022). TPACK Towards ICT Integration: Does Creativity Have Moderating Effect?. International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education, 6(2), https://doi.org/10.20961/ijpte.v6i2.66748

The purpose of this study was to examine an effect of technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) on information and communication technology (ICT) integration in Indonesia with moderated by creativity. The data for this study was taken f... Read More about TPACK Towards ICT Integration: Does Creativity Have Moderating Effect?.

Insights into the Spectrum of Activity and Mechanism of Action of MGB-BP-3 (2022)
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Hind, C., Clifford, M., Woolley, C., Harmer, J., McGee, L. M., Tyson-Hirst, I., …Scott, F. J. (2022). Insights into the Spectrum of Activity and Mechanism of Action of MGB-BP-3. ACS Infectious Diseases, 8(12), 2552-2563. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfec

MGB-BP-3 is a potential first-in-class antibiotic, a Strathclyde Minor Groove Binder (S-MGB), that has successfully completed Phase IIa clinical trials for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile associated disease. Its precise mechanism of action... Read More about Insights into the Spectrum of Activity and Mechanism of Action of MGB-BP-3.

Assessment of symmetries and asymmetries on barriers to circular economy adoption in the construction industry towards zero waste: A survey of international experts (2022)
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Oluleye, B. I., Chan, D. W., Olawumi, T. O., & Saka, A. B. (2023). Assessment of symmetries and asymmetries on barriers to circular economy adoption in the construction industry towards zero waste: A survey of international experts. Building and Environme

This study evaluates simultaneously the symmetries and asymmetries on the classification of barriers to circular economy (CE) adoption in the building construction industry (BCI) of developing and developed economies. This is crucial because the vagu... Read More about Assessment of symmetries and asymmetries on barriers to circular economy adoption in the construction industry towards zero waste: A survey of international experts.