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Experiences and perceptions of men following breast cancer diagnosis: a mixed method systematic review (2024)
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Abboah-Offei, M., Bayuo, J., Salifu, Y., Afolabi, O., & Akudjedu, T. N. (2024). Experiences and perceptions of men following breast cancer diagnosis: a mixed method systematic review. BMC Cancer, 24, Article 179. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-11911-9

Background: Men with breast cancer experience unique physical and emotional challenges. However, a thorough understanding of these experiences including the psychosocial effects and supportive care needs have received less attention. In some settings... Read More about Experiences and perceptions of men following breast cancer diagnosis: a mixed method systematic review.

DenMerD: a feature enhanced approach to radar beam blockage correction with edge-cloud computing (2024)
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Liu, Q., Sun, J., Zhang, Y., & Liu, X. (2024). DenMerD: a feature enhanced approach to radar beam blockage correction with edge-cloud computing. Journal of cloud computing: advances, systems and applications, 13, Article 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-024-00607-x

In the field of meteorology, the global radar network is indispensable for detecting weather phenomena and offering early warning services. Nevertheless, radar data frequently exhibit anomalies, including gaps and clutter, arising from atmospheric re... Read More about DenMerD: a feature enhanced approach to radar beam blockage correction with edge-cloud computing.

How do tour guides cope with knowledgeable tourists? Conceptualising knowledge/information asymmetry in tour-guiding contexts (2024)
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Rihova, I., & Alexander, M. (in press). How do tour guides cope with knowledgeable tourists? Conceptualising knowledge/information asymmetry in tour-guiding contexts. Tourism Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-07-2023-0515

Purpose Tourists’ resource integration both offers opportunities and presents challenges to tourism service providers. Focussing on the tour guide perspective, this paper explores how tour guides experience knowledge/information-based asymmetry in... Read More about How do tour guides cope with knowledgeable tourists? Conceptualising knowledge/information asymmetry in tour-guiding contexts.

What do pulmonary rehabilitation participants want their educational sessions to comprise of? Exploring a participant-centered approach to designing pulmonary rehabilitation education (2024)
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Roberts, N. J., McAloney-Kocaman, K., Ring, N., Ray, E., Turnbull, L., Jelen, T., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (in press). What do pulmonary rehabilitation participants want their educational sessions to comprise of? Exploring a participant-centered approach to designing pulmonary rehabilitation education. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,

Utilization of a Genetic Algorithm to Identify Optimal Geometric Shapes for a Seismic Protective Barrier (2024)
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Bratov, V., Murachev, A., & Kuznetsov, S. V. (2024). Utilization of a Genetic Algorithm to Identify Optimal Geometric Shapes for a Seismic Protective Barrier. Mathematics, 12(3), Article 492. https://doi.org/10.3390/math12030492

The utilization of seismic barriers for protection against the hazardous impact of natural or technogenic waves is an extremely promising emerging technology to secure buildings, structures and entire areas against earthquake-generated seismic waves,... Read More about Utilization of a Genetic Algorithm to Identify Optimal Geometric Shapes for a Seismic Protective Barrier.

Exponential input-to-state stability for Lur’e systems via Integral Quadratic Constraints and Zames-Falb Multipliers (2024)
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Drummond, R., Guiver, C., & Turner, M. (2024). Exponential input-to-state stability for Lur’e systems via Integral Quadratic Constraints and Zames-Falb Multipliers. IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information, 41(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/imamci/dnae003

Absolute stability criteria which are sufficient for global exponential stability are shown, under a Lipschitz assumption, to be sufficient for the a priori stronger exponential input-to-state stability property. Important corollaries of this result... Read More about Exponential input-to-state stability for Lur’e systems via Integral Quadratic Constraints and Zames-Falb Multipliers.

Proposing an Approach for the Diffusion of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs)—A Case Study (2024)
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Amo Awuku, S., Bennadji, A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Prabhu, R., & Sellami, N. (2024). Proposing an Approach for the Diffusion of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs)—A Case Study. New Energy Exploitation and Application, 3(1), 8-26. https://doi.org/10.54963/neea.v3i1.196

Consistent probing into building integrity has led to the exploration of clean energy options such as building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV). BIPV has proven to be aesthetically pleasing, architecturally feasible, and capable of making buildings ene... Read More about Proposing an Approach for the Diffusion of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs)—A Case Study.

What might make nurses stay? A protocol for discrete choice experiments to understand NHS nurses’ preferences at early-career and late-career stages (2024)
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Ejebu, O., Turnbull, J., Atherton, I., Rafferty, A. M., Palmer, B., Philippou, J., …Ball, J. (2024). What might make nurses stay? A protocol for discrete choice experiments to understand NHS nurses’ preferences at early-career and late-career stages. BMJ Open, 14, Article e075066. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075066

Introduction: Like many countries, England has a national shortage of registered nurses. Employers strive to retain existing staff, to ease supply pressures. Disproportionate numbers of nurses leave the National Health Services (NHS) both early in th... Read More about What might make nurses stay? A protocol for discrete choice experiments to understand NHS nurses’ preferences at early-career and late-career stages.

Better trees: an empirical study on hyperparameter tuning of classification decision tree induction algorithms (2024)
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Mantovani, R. G., Horváth, T., Rossi, A. L. D., Cerri, R., Barbon Junior, S., Vanschoren, J., & de Carvalho, A. C. P. L. F. (in press). Better trees: an empirical study on hyperparameter tuning of classification decision tree induction algorithms. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10618-024-01002-5

Machine learning algorithms often contain many hyperparameters whose values affect the predictive performance of the induced models in intricate ways. Due to the high number of possibilities for these hyperparameter configurations and their complex i... Read More about Better trees: an empirical study on hyperparameter tuning of classification decision tree induction algorithms.

Recruitment and baseline data of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study: A randomized trial of a hearing loss intervention for reducing cognitive decline (2024)
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Reed, N. S., Gravens‐Mueller, L., Huang, A. R., Goman, A. M., Mitchell, C. M., Arnold, M. L., …for the ACHIEVE Collaborative Research Group. (2024). Recruitment and baseline data of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study: A randomized trial of a hearing loss intervention for reducing cognitive decline. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, 10(1), Article e12453. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12453

INTRODUCTION Hearing loss is highly prevalent among older adults and independently associated with cognitive decline. The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study is a multicenter randomized control trial (partially nested wit... Read More about Recruitment and baseline data of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study: A randomized trial of a hearing loss intervention for reducing cognitive decline.

Active Cellulose-Based Food Packaging and Its Use on Foodstuff (2024)
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Irimia, A., Grigoraș, V. C., & Popescu, C. (2024). Active Cellulose-Based Food Packaging and Its Use on Foodstuff. Polymers, 16(3), Article 389. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16030389

The essential role of active packaging is food quality improvement, which results in an extension of shelf life. Active packaging can also further enhance distribution from the origin point, and contributes to food waste reduction, offering greater s... Read More about Active Cellulose-Based Food Packaging and Its Use on Foodstuff.

Do Workplace Fish Tanks Influence Employee Wellbeing and Cognitive Performance? An Embedded Mixed-Methods Study (2024)
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Clements, H., Valentin, S., Jenkins, N., Rankin, J., Gee, N. R., Snellgrove, D., & Sloman, K. A. (in press). Do Workplace Fish Tanks Influence Employee Wellbeing and Cognitive Performance? An Embedded Mixed-Methods Study. Anthrozoös, https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2024.2303227

Evidence from “pet-friendly” workplaces highlights potential benefits associated with taking companion animals to work, including reduced stress among employees. Ornamental fishes carry a much lower risk than other companion animals and may be a suit... Read More about Do Workplace Fish Tanks Influence Employee Wellbeing and Cognitive Performance? An Embedded Mixed-Methods Study.

Cumulative risk exposure is associated with increased risk for PTSD but not depression or anxiety. Results from a UK clinical sample of children and adolescents (2024)
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Turgoose, D., Wilkinson, S., Shevlin, M., & Karatzias, T. (in press). Cumulative risk exposure is associated with increased risk for PTSD but not depression or anxiety. Results from a UK clinical sample of children and adolescents. Developmental Child Welfare, https://doi.org/10.1177/25161032241230980

Background Childhood adversity can include traumatic experiences and exposure to other risk factors; consistently predicting poorer psychosocial outcomes in adulthood. Relatively little research has investigated the impact of cumulative risk exposur... Read More about Cumulative risk exposure is associated with increased risk for PTSD but not depression or anxiety. Results from a UK clinical sample of children and adolescents.

The shifting sands of UK secondary music curricula: problematising relationships between aural training and music literacy (2024)
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Donn, R., Stillie, B., & Moir, Z. (2024). The shifting sands of UK secondary music curricula: problematising relationships between aural training and music literacy. Music Education Research, 26(1), 58-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/14613808.2024.2309204

This article, which is intended as a contribution to wider conversations around music literacy, explores current conceptions of music literacy within the UK, using the area of aural skills training as a focus. Specifically, it considers the nature of... Read More about The shifting sands of UK secondary music curricula: problematising relationships between aural training and music literacy.

Severe dissociative experiences beyond detachment in a large clinical sample of inpatients with PTSD: Diagnostic and treatment implications (2024)
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Kratzer, L., Tschöke, S., Schröder, J., Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., Eckenberger, C., …Karatzias, T. (in press). Severe dissociative experiences beyond detachment in a large clinical sample of inpatients with PTSD: Diagnostic and treatment implications. Psychopathology,

Introduction: The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) contains a dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) characterized by depersonalization a... Read More about Severe dissociative experiences beyond detachment in a large clinical sample of inpatients with PTSD: Diagnostic and treatment implications.

Securing the remote office: reducing cyber risks to remote working through regular security awareness education campaigns (2024)
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Angafor, G. N., Yevseyeva, I., & Maglaras, L. (in press). Securing the remote office: reducing cyber risks to remote working through regular security awareness education campaigns. International Journal of Information Security, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10207-023-00809-5

Cyber security threats, including risks to remote workers, are varied and diverse, with the number of scams and business email compromise breaches increasing. Firms and their staff are experiencing mass phishing attacks, several typical precursors to... Read More about Securing the remote office: reducing cyber risks to remote working through regular security awareness education campaigns.

Review of Music Literacy Strand of the Oxford Music Analysis Conference (July 2023), Society for Music Analysis (2024)
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Donn, R., & Elphick, D. (2024). Review of Music Literacy Strand of the Oxford Music Analysis Conference (July 2023), Society for Music Analysis. Music Education Research, 24(1), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/14613808.2024.2309206

This review provides a summary and discussion of the ‘Music Literacy’ strand (day 1) of the Society for Music Analysis's OxMAC conference (University of Oxford, July 2023). The review highlights how the ever-expanding range of musics currently studie... Read More about Review of Music Literacy Strand of the Oxford Music Analysis Conference (July 2023), Society for Music Analysis.

The future of midwife-led continuity of care: Call for a dialogue (2024)
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Kuipers, Y. J. (2024). The future of midwife-led continuity of care: Call for a dialogue. Dialogues in Health, 4, Article 100170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2024.100170

Background/Purpose: Midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) is an evidence-based care model positively influencing the health and wellbeing of women and their families. Despite the evidence, a sustainable future of the model is uncertain. The aim of th... Read More about The future of midwife-led continuity of care: Call for a dialogue.

Into the toxicity potential of an array of parabens by biomimetic liquid chromatography, cell viability assessments and in silico predictions (2024)
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Neri, I., MacCallum, J., Di Lorenzo, R., Russo, G., Lynen, F., & Grumetto, L. (2024). Into the toxicity potential of an array of parabens by biomimetic liquid chromatography, cell viability assessments and in silico predictions. Science of the Total Environment, 917, Article 170461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170461

Five parabens (PBs) i.e., Methylparaben (MP), Ethylparaben (EP), Isopropylparaben (iPrP), Isobutylparaben (iBuP), Benzylparaben (BzP), and their parent compound i.e., para–hydroxy Benzoic Acid (pHBA), were studied both in vitro and in silico. Specifi... Read More about Into the toxicity potential of an array of parabens by biomimetic liquid chromatography, cell viability assessments and in silico predictions.

The future of transformative events: An event leaders’ perspective (2024)
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Neuhofer, B., Celuch, K., & Rihova, I. (in press). The future of transformative events: An event leaders’ perspective. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-07-2023-1027

Purpose – Focussing on the perspective of business event leaders’ perspective, this study explores the future of transformative experience (TE) events, recognising a paradigm shift from organising conventional events to designing and guiding transfor... Read More about The future of transformative events: An event leaders’ perspective.