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Survey to identify research priorities for primary care in Scotland during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. (2022)
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HUBBARD, G., GRIST, F., POPE, L.M., CUNNINGHAM, S., MAXWELL, M., BENNIE, M., GUTHRIE, B., MERCER, S.W. 2022. Survey to identify research priorities for primary care in Scotland during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Open [online], 12(5), article number e056817. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056817

Objectives To identify research priorities for primary care in Scotland following the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Modified James Lind Alliance methodology; respondents completed an online survey to make research suggestions and rank research themes in... Read More about Survey to identify research priorities for primary care in Scotland during and following the COVID-19 pandemic..

Development of a fixative protocol using formaldehyde and gluteraldehyde for preservation of microbial art on agar plates. (2022)
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WILSON, S., LAW, S.P., MCEWAN, N.R., WRIGHT, R. and MACASKILL, J.S. [2022]. Development of a fixative protocol using formaldehyde and gluteraldehyde for preservation of microbial art on agar plates. Journal of applied microbiology [online], 133(2), pages 665-672. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.15597

Aims: Agar art bridges the gap between science and art using microbes instead of paint. Afterwards, the art can change in response to microbial fluctuation, meaning preservation of the original art is essential. Here, formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde... Read More about Development of a fixative protocol using formaldehyde and gluteraldehyde for preservation of microbial art on agar plates..

Simulated patients' experiences and perspectives of an interprofessional ward simulation: an exploratory qualitative analysis. (2022)
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MCKINLEY, M., ARNOLD, A., BURNS, I., GEDDES, H., MCDONALD, L. and O'CARROLL, V. 2022. Simulated patients' experiences and perspectives of an interprofessional ward simulation: an exploratory qualitative analysis. Journal of interprofessional education and practice [online], 28, article 100522. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2022.100522

Background: Interprofessional simulation-based education (IPSE) prepares healthcare students for future collaborative practice. Whilst experiences of IPSE have previously been reported by students and faculty, there is a limited understanding of simu... Read More about Simulated patients' experiences and perspectives of an interprofessional ward simulation: an exploratory qualitative analysis..

Priming with biocides: a pathway to antibiotic resistance? (2022)
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ADKIN, P., HITCHCOCK, A., SMITH, L.J. and WALSH, S.E. 2022. Priming with biocides: a pathway to antibiotic resistance? Journal of applied microbiology [online], 133(2), pages 830-841. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.15564

Aims: To investigate the priming effects of sub-inhibitory concentrations of biocides on antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Methods and results: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus were exposed to sub-inhibitory concent... Read More about Priming with biocides: a pathway to antibiotic resistance?.

An evaluation of feedstocks for sustainable energy and circular economy practices in a small island community. (2022)
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REYNOLDS, J., KENNEDY, R., ICHAPKA, M., AGARWAL, A., OKE, A., COX, E., EDWARDS, C. and NJUGUNA, J. 2022. An evaluation of feedstocks for sustainable energy and circular economy practices in a small island community. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews [online], 161, article 112360. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112360

Maximising the use of anaerobic digestion to generate power from waste feedstocks is becoming a practical way to use waste contributing to the transition from a linear to a circular economy and reducing the carbon footprint. In addition to harnessing... Read More about An evaluation of feedstocks for sustainable energy and circular economy practices in a small island community..

Oil-based mud waste as a filler material in LDPE composites: evaluation of mechanical properties. (2022)
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SIDDIQUE, S., NOVAK, A., GULIYEV, E., YATES, K., LEUNG, P.S. and NJUGUNA, J. 2022. Oil-based mud waste as a filler material in LDPE composites: evaluation of mechanical properties. Polymers [online], 14(7), article 1455. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14071455

Traditionally, the drilling waste generated in oil and gas exploration operations, including spent drilling fluid, is disposed of or treated by several methods, including burial pits, landfill sites and various thermal treatments. This study investig... Read More about Oil-based mud waste as a filler material in LDPE composites: evaluation of mechanical properties..

Rapid extraction of high- and low-density microplastics from soil using high-gradient magnetic separation. (2022)
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RAMAGE, S.J.F.F., PAGALING, E., HAGHI, R.K., DAWSON, L.A., YATES, K., PRABHU, R., HILLIER, S. and DEVALLA, S. 2022. Rapid extraction of high- and low-density microplastics from soil using high-gradient magnetic separation. Science of the total environment, [online], 831, article 154912. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154912

Microplastics (MPs) are present in all environments, and concerns over their possible detrimental effects on flora and fauna have arisen. Density separation (DS) is commonly used to separate MPs from soils to allow MP quantification; however, it freq... Read More about Rapid extraction of high- and low-density microplastics from soil using high-gradient magnetic separation..

The standards of practice for delivery of polypharmacy and chronic disease medication reviews by general practice clinical pharmacists: a consensus study. (2022)
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EARLE-PAYNE, K., FORSYTH, P., JOHNSON, C.F., HARRISON, H., ROBERTSON, S. and WEIDMANN, A.E. 2022. The standards of practice for delivery of polypharmacy and chronic disease medication reviews by general practice clinical pharmacists: a consensus study. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 44(3), pages 663-672. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-022-01387-7

Background: General practice in the UK is experiencing a crisis. Greater multidisciplinary working is a potential solution. The new general practice contract in Scotland encourages this and includes a new pharmacotherapy service to be delivered by Ge... Read More about The standards of practice for delivery of polypharmacy and chronic disease medication reviews by general practice clinical pharmacists: a consensus study..

They wanted to know what it was like through my eyes: patients and carers views, experiences, and perceptions of active involvement in the delivery of an undergraduate pharmacy curriculum. (2022)
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JEBARA, T., EDWARDS, R. and TONNA, A. 2022. They wanted to know what it was like through my eyes: patients and carers views, experiences, and perceptions of active involvement in the delivery of an undergraduate pharmacy curriculum. Currents in pharmacy teaching and learning [online], 14(3), pages 281-289. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2022.01.005

Introduction: There is an increasing policy and practice imperative for involving patients and carers in health-related undergraduate courses. The School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences at Robert Gordon's University, United Kingdom launched a module wh... Read More about They wanted to know what it was like through my eyes: patients and carers views, experiences, and perceptions of active involvement in the delivery of an undergraduate pharmacy curriculum..

Atomically dispersed quintuple nitrogen and oxygen co-coordinated zirconium on graphene-type substrate for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction. (2022)
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ZHAO, X., WANG, J., WANG, J., YANG, M., YAN, C., ZOU, G., TSE, J.S., FERNANDEZ, C. and PENG, Q. 2022. Atomically dispersed quintuple nitrogen and oxygen co-coordinated zirconium on graphene-type substrate for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Cell reports physical science [online], 3(3), article 100773. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.100773

A cost-effective and long stability catalyst with decent electrochemical activity would play a crucial role in accelerating applications of metal-air batteries. Here, we report quintuple nitrogen and oxygen co-coordinated Zr sites on graphene (Zr-N/O... Read More about Atomically dispersed quintuple nitrogen and oxygen co-coordinated zirconium on graphene-type substrate for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction..

Adsorption of cyanotoxins on polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate: microplastics as vector of eight microcystin analogues. (2022)
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MOURA, D.S., PESTANA, C.J., MOFFAT, C.F., HUI, J., IRVINE, J.T.S., EDWARDS, C. and LAWTON, L.A. 2022. Adsorption of cyanotoxins on polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate: microplastics as vector of eight microcystin analogues. Environmental pollution [online], 303, article 119135. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119135

Plastics are utilised globally but are of environmental concern due to their persistence. The global presence of microplastics (particles

An adaptive fractional-order unscented Kalman filter for Li-ion batteries in the energy storage system. (2022)
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CHEN, L., SHUNLI, W., JIANG, H. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2022. An adaptive fractional-order unscented Kalman filter for li-ion batteries in the energy storage system. Indian journal of physics [online], 96(13), pages 3933-3939. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-022-02314-2

Accurate estimation of the state of charge (SOC) can prolong the working life and enhance the safety of energy storage system. Considering the influence of noise and parameter changes in the operating environment, an adaptive fractional-order unscent... Read More about An adaptive fractional-order unscented Kalman filter for Li-ion batteries in the energy storage system..

A novel lumped thermal characteristic modeling strategy for the online adaptive temperature and parameter co-estimation of vehicle lithium-ion batteries. (2022)
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SHI, H., WANG, L., WANG, S., FERNANDEZ, C., XIONG, X., DABLU, B.E. and XU, W. 2022. A novel lumped thermal characteristic modeling strategy for the online adaptive temperature and parameter co-estimation of vehicle lithium-ion batteries. Journal of energy storage [online], 50, article 104309. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.104309

Accurate modeling of thermal characteristics is critical to the safe use and reliable management of lithium-ion batteries. However, limitations in sensors and testing methods make online real-time acquisition of internal temperatures extremely diffic... Read More about A novel lumped thermal characteristic modeling strategy for the online adaptive temperature and parameter co-estimation of vehicle lithium-ion batteries..

Collaborative state estimation of lithium‐ion battery based on multi‐time scale low‐pass filter forgetting factor recursive least squares ‐ double extended Kalman filtering algorithm. (2022)
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LONG, T., WANG, S., CAO, W., REN, P., HE, M. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2022. Collaborative state estimation of lithium-ion battery based on multi-time scale low-pass filter forgetting factor recursive least squares - double extended Kalman filtering algorithm. International journal of circuit theory and applications [online], 50(6), pages 2108-2127. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.3250

For the lithium battery management system and real-time safety monitoring, two issues are of great significance, namely, the ability to accurately update the model parameters in real time and to accurately estimate the state of charge and health. In... Read More about Collaborative state estimation of lithium‐ion battery based on multi‐time scale low‐pass filter forgetting factor recursive least squares ‐ double extended Kalman filtering algorithm..

Occurrence and fate of chiral and achiral drugs in estuarine water: a case study of the Clyde estuary, Scotland. (2022)
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PETRIE, B. and MOFFAT, C.F. 2022. Occurrence and fate of chiral and achiral drugs in estuarine water: a case study of the Clyde estuary, Scotland. Environmental science process and impacts [online], 24(4), pages 547-556. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EM00500F

There is currently a lack of enantiospecific studies on chiral drugs in estuarine environments. In this study, the occurrence and fate of 20 prescription and illicit drugs, metabolites and associated contaminants were investigated in the Clyde Estuar... Read More about Occurrence and fate of chiral and achiral drugs in estuarine water: a case study of the Clyde estuary, Scotland..

Enhanced desorption of fluoxetine from polyethylene terephthalate microplastics in gastric fluid and sea water. (2022)
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WAGSTAFF, A. and PETRIE, B. 2022. Enhanced desorption of fluoxetine from polyethylene terephthalate microplastics in gastric fluid and sea water. Environmental chemistry letters [online], 20(2), pages 975-982. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-022-01405-0

There are concerns that microplastics act as a vector of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment. Most studies have focussed on pharmaceutical adsorption and have not investigated desorption in the various matrices that microplastics enter. Theref... Read More about Enhanced desorption of fluoxetine from polyethylene terephthalate microplastics in gastric fluid and sea water..

A novel feedback correction-adaptive Kalman filtering method for the whole-life-cycle state of charge and closed-circuit voltage prediction of lithium-ion batteries based on the second-order electrical equivalent circuit model. (2022)
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WANG, S., TAKYI-ANINAKWA, P., FAN, Y., YU, C., JIN, S., FERNANDEZ, C. and STROE, D.-I. 2022. A novel feedback correction-adaptive Kalman filtering method for the whole-life-cycle state of charge and closed-circuit voltage prediction of lithium-ion batteries based on the second-order electrical equivalent circuit model. International journal of electrical power and energy systems [online], 139, article 108020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108020

Accurate state of charge (SOC) and closed-circuit voltage (CCV) prediction is essential for lithium-ion batteries and their model performance. In this study, a novel feedback correction-adaptive Kalman filtering (FC-AKF) method is proposed for the on... Read More about A novel feedback correction-adaptive Kalman filtering method for the whole-life-cycle state of charge and closed-circuit voltage prediction of lithium-ion batteries based on the second-order electrical equivalent circuit model..

A novel collaborative multiscale weighting factor‐adaptive Kalman filtering method for the time‐varying whole‐life‐cycle state of charge estimation of lithium‐ion batteries. (2022)
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WANG, S., FAN, Y., YU, C., JIN, S., TAKYI-ANINAKWA, P., FERNANDEZ, C. and STROE, D.-I. 2022. A novel collaborative multiscale weighting factor-adaptive Kalman filtering method for the time-varying whole-life-cycle state of charge estimation of lithium-ion batteries. International journal of energy research [online], 46(6), pages 7704-7721. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/er.7672

Accurate state of charge (SOC) estimation is essential for the whole-life-cycle safety guarantee and protection of lithium-ion batteries, which is quite difficult to realize. In this study, a novel weighting factor-adaptive Kalman filtering (WF-AKF)... Read More about A novel collaborative multiscale weighting factor‐adaptive Kalman filtering method for the time‐varying whole‐life‐cycle state of charge estimation of lithium‐ion batteries..

Investigating clinicians’ determinants of antimicrobial prescribing behaviour using the theoretical domains framework. (2022)
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TALKHAN, H., STEWART, D., MCINTOSH, T., ZIGLAM, H., ABDULROUF, P.V., AL-HAIL, M., DIAB, M. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2022. Investigating clinicians' determinants of antimicrobial prescribing behaviour using the theoretical domains framework. Journal of hospital infection [online], 122, pages 72-83. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2022.01.007

Aim: To identify and quantify potential determinants of antimicrobial prescribing behaviour, using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). Methods: A cross-sectional survey involving doctors (∼4000) and pharmacists (∼400) working within Hamad Medica... Read More about Investigating clinicians’ determinants of antimicrobial prescribing behaviour using the theoretical domains framework..

Biological activity and stability of aeruginosamides from cyanobacteria. (2022)
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CEGLOWSKA, M., KWIECIEŃ, P., SZUBERT, K., BRZUZAN, P., FLORCZYK, M., EDWARDS, C., KOSAKOWSKA, A. and MAZUR-MARZEC, H. 2022. Biological activity and stability of aeruginosamides from cyanobacteria. Marine drugs [online], 20(2): pharmaceutical potential of marine microorganisms, article 93. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/md20020093

Aeruginosamides (AEGs) are classified as cyanobactins, ribosomally synthesized peptides with post-translational modifications. They have been identified in cyanobacteria of genera Microcystis, Oscillatoria, and Limnoraphis. In this work, the new data... Read More about Biological activity and stability of aeruginosamides from cyanobacteria..