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A theory on human factors in DevOps adoption (2024)
Journal Article
Pérez-Sánchez, J., Rafi, S., de Gea, J. M. C., Ros, J. N., & Alemán, J. L. F. (2025). A theory on human factors in DevOps adoption. Computer Standards and Interfaces, 92, Article 103907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csi.2024.103907

Context:
DevOps is a software engineering paradigm that enables faster deliveries and higher quality products. However, DevOps adoption is a complex process that is still insufficiently supported by research. In addition, human factors are the main... Read More about A theory on human factors in DevOps adoption.

CEO hubris and corporate carbon footprint: The role of gender diversity (2024)
Journal Article
Kwabi, F., Fulgence, S., & Adamolekun, G. (online). CEO hubris and corporate carbon footprint: The role of gender diversity. Business Strategy and the Environment, https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3909

This paper investigates the effect of an overconfident CEO on firm greenhouse gas emissions. Using panel data of 160,115 firm-year observations from 41 countries for 2000–2021, we find a negative relationship between CEO overconfidence and greenhouse... Read More about CEO hubris and corporate carbon footprint: The role of gender diversity.

Brain fog and spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a commentary (2024)
Journal Article
Neubeck, L., Pearsons, A., & Hanson, C. (online). Brain fog and spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a commentary. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvae109

This invited commentary refers to ‘Cognitive and physical fatigue—the experience and consequences of ‘brain fog’ after spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a qualitative study’, by J. Weddell et al., https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvae097. Read More about Brain fog and spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a commentary.

User Preferences-Based Proactive Content Caching with Characteristics Differentiation in HetNets (2024)
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Lin, N., Wang, Y., Zhang, E., Wan, S., Al-Dubai, A., & Zhao, L. (online). User Preferences-Based Proactive Content Caching with Characteristics Differentiation in HetNets. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, https://doi.org/10.1109/TSUSC.2024.3441606

With the proliferation of mobile applications, the explosion of mobile data traffic imposes a significant burden on backhaul links with limited capacity in heterogeneous cellular networks (HetNets). To alleviate this challenge, content caching based... Read More about User Preferences-Based Proactive Content Caching with Characteristics Differentiation in HetNets.

OPEN Individual and neighborhood-level social and deprivation factors impact kidney health in the GLOMMS-CORE study (2024)
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Sawhney, S., Atherton, I., Blakeman, T., Black, C., Cowan, E., Croucher, C., DS Fraser, S., Hughes, A., Nath, M., Nitsch, D., Scholes-Robertson, N., & Rzewuska Diaz, M. (2024). OPEN Individual and neighborhood-level social and deprivation factors impact kidney health in the GLOMMS-CORE study. Kidney International, 106(5), 928-942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2024.07.021

Prospective cohort studies of kidney equity are limited by a focus on advanced rather than early disease; and selective recruitment. Whole population studies frequently rely on area-level measures of deprivation as opposed to individual measures of s... Read More about OPEN Individual and neighborhood-level social and deprivation factors impact kidney health in the GLOMMS-CORE study.

Information leakage prior to market switches and the importance of Nominated Advisers (2024)
Journal Article
Siganos, A., Synapis, A., & Tsalavoutas, I. (2024). Information leakage prior to market switches and the importance of Nominated Advisers. British Accounting Review, 56(6, Part A), Article 101461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2024.101461

This study tests the information leakage hypothesis prior to the public announcement of firms switching between the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and the Main Market (MM) in the UK. We find significant abnormal stock returns 60 trading days pri... Read More about Information leakage prior to market switches and the importance of Nominated Advisers.

A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™ (2024)
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Sillanpää, M., Mauro, A., Hänninen, M., Illingworth, S., & Hamza, M. (2024). A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™. Geoscience Communication, 7(3), 167-193. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-7-167-2024

With the onset of climate change, adaptive action must occur at all scales, including locally, placing increasing responsibility on the public. Effective communication strategies are essential, and adaptation games have shown potential in fostering s... Read More about A collaborative adaptation game for promoting climate action: Minions of Disruptions™.

Revolutionising orthopaedic implants—a comprehensive review on metal 3D printing with materials, design strategies, manufacturing technologies, and post-process machining advancements (2024)
Journal Article
Shaikh, M., Kahwash, F., Lu, Z., Alkhreisat, M., Mohammad, A., & Shyha, I. (2024). Revolutionising orthopaedic implants—a comprehensive review on metal 3D printing with materials, design strategies, manufacturing technologies, and post-process machining advancements. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 134, 1043-1076. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-024-14218-y

This paper conceptualises an understanding of advanced manufacturing methods to develop 3D-printed metallic orthopaedic implants, including a brief discussion on post-process machining. The significance of Metallic Additive Manufacturing (MAM) and it... Read More about Revolutionising orthopaedic implants—a comprehensive review on metal 3D printing with materials, design strategies, manufacturing technologies, and post-process machining advancements.

Compact reconfigurable MIMO antenna for 5G and Wi-Fi applications (2024)
Journal Article
Mshwat, W. A., Kosha, J., Salisu, A., Ullah, A., Ali, N. T., Issa, E., See, C. H., Zebiri, C., Rodriguez, J., & Abd-Alhameed, R. (2024). Compact reconfigurable MIMO antenna for 5G and Wi-Fi applications. IEEE Access, 12, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3440653

Four miniaturized four-element multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna designs are proposed, designed, and fabricated with dimensions of 26 mm x 26 mm x 0.8 mm each. The first MIMO design operates at 3.5 GHz, while the second operates at 5.2 GH... Read More about Compact reconfigurable MIMO antenna for 5G and Wi-Fi applications.

Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography (2024)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Afseth, J., Fagan, R., Thomson, F., & Ring, N. (2024). Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography. JAC - Antimicrobial Resistance, 6(4), Article dlae117. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae117

Objectives: To further develop an understanding of laypeople’s (adult patients and public) beliefs and attitudes toward antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by developing a conceptual model derived from identifying and synthesizing primary qualitative rese... Read More about Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.

Commercial Airline Pilots’ Stress Across the Travel Cycle: Multi-Level Stressors, Spillover Effects, and the Role of Resources (2024)
Journal Article
Grant, K., Garavan, T., & Holland, P. (online). Commercial Airline Pilots’ Stress Across the Travel Cycle: Multi-Level Stressors, Spillover Effects, and the Role of Resources. Journal of Travel Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875241269999

Commercial airline pilots (CAPs) are a key employee group within the travel industry who are exposed to multi-level institutional and organizational demands that impact their lived experience of stress potentially leading to accidents and incidents.... Read More about Commercial Airline Pilots’ Stress Across the Travel Cycle: Multi-Level Stressors, Spillover Effects, and the Role of Resources.

Creating a people-centred view of risk and restorative justice (2024)
Journal Article
Shapland, J., Buchan, J., Kirkwood, S., & Zinsstag, E. (2024). Creating a people-centred view of risk and restorative justice. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 24(5), 1047-1068. https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958241269018

We live in a risky and risk-centred world, in which we are concerned about the potential negative impact of interaction with other people. This has promoted actuarial, group-based ideas of risk assessment in relation to criminal justice. Different pa... Read More about Creating a people-centred view of risk and restorative justice.

A multi-actor perspective of humanised midwifery care excellence: An exploratory survey (2024)
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Kuipers, Y., Bleijenbergh, R., Thaels, E., & Mestdagh, E. (2024). A multi-actor perspective of humanised midwifery care excellence: An exploratory survey. Women's Studies International Forum, 106, Article 102956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102956

Humanised midwifery care is a fundamental human right and need. This exploratory online survey presents a collective perception of meaningful standards of humanised midwifery care for excellent daily practice obtained from an international multi-acto... Read More about A multi-actor perspective of humanised midwifery care excellence: An exploratory survey.

Effect of Hearing Intervention versus Health Education Control on Fatigue: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE study (2024)
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Bessen, S. Y., Zhang, W., Huang, A. R., Arnold, M., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Faucette, S. P., Goman, A. M., Glynn, N. W., Gmelin, T., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Mitchell, C. M., Pankow, J. S., Pike, J. R., Reed, N. S., Sanchez, V. A., Schrack, J. A., …ACHIEVE Collaborative Research Group. (2024). Effect of Hearing Intervention versus Health Education Control on Fatigue: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE study. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 79(11), Article glae193. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae193

Background
Fatigue is a common complaint among older adults with hearing loss. The impact of addressing hearing loss on fatigue symptoms has not been studied in a randomized controlled trial. In a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE study, we investig... Read More about Effect of Hearing Intervention versus Health Education Control on Fatigue: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE study.

Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression (2024)
Journal Article
Mino, E., Pfeifer, K., Hanson, C. L., 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. (2024). 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, 21(1), Article 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-024-01623-5

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.

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Edinburgh's Business Community (2024)
Journal Article
Fascia, M. (in press). Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Edinburgh's Business Community. EMRI Journal of Business Philosophy,

This study explores the multifaceted impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business community in Edinburgh, highlighting how different sectors have responded to unprecedented challenges and adapted to new business environments. It provides an in-de... Read More about Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Edinburgh's Business Community.

A Delphi study exploring physical and emotional safe spaces within sport for development projects targeting mental health (2024)
Journal Article
Marshall, J., & Martindale, R. (2024). A Delphi study exploring physical and emotional safe spaces within sport for development projects targeting mental health. Journal of Sport for Development, 12(2),

Sport for Development (SFD) offers a promising vehicle for intervention in the battle against the global mental health crisis. Sport on its own is not enough to support positive mental health and requires additional structuring to achieve such aims.... Read More about A Delphi study exploring physical and emotional safe spaces within sport for development projects targeting mental health.

Review of recent advances in lithium extraction from subsurface brines (2024)
Journal Article
Disu, B., Rafati, R., Sharifi Haddad, A., Mendoza Roca, J. A., Iborra Clar, M. I., & Soleymani Eil Bakhtiari, S. (2024). Review of recent advances in lithium extraction from subsurface brines. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 241, Article 213189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2024.213189

Lithium has been a critical metal for energy transition, mainly because of its application as an energy storage matrix, which has seen its demand increasing exponentially in the last decades. To supply the current demand chain and overcome the geogra... Read More about Review of recent advances in lithium extraction from subsurface brines.

A Case Study on the Community ART Group Model of Care: Does It work for People Living with HIV and Healthcare Service Providers in Lesotho (2024)
Journal Article
Tsehloane, S., & Nyangu, I. (2024). A Case Study on the Community ART Group Model of Care: Does It work for People Living with HIV and Healthcare Service Providers in Lesotho. American Journal of Nursing Science, 13(4), 77-85. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20241304.12

The Community ART Group (CAG) model is a community-led model implemented to support people living with HIV to address barriers to HIV treatment continuity which remain a challenge in Lesotho. This study sought to explore the perspectives of people li... Read More about A Case Study on the Community ART Group Model of Care: Does It work for People Living with HIV and Healthcare Service Providers in Lesotho.

The delta concept does not effectively normalise exercise responses to exhaustive interval training (2024)
Journal Article
Bossi, A. H., Timmerman, W., Cole, D., Passfield, L., & Hopker, J. (2024). The delta concept does not effectively normalise exercise responses to exhaustive interval training. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2024.07.019

Objectives
This study was designed to quantify inter- and intra-individual variability in performance, physiological, and perceptual responses to high-intensity interval training (HIIT) prescribed using the percentage of delta (%Δ) method, in which... Read More about The delta concept does not effectively normalise exercise responses to exhaustive interval training.