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The lived experiences of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative systematic review. (2023)
Journal Article
ROURKE, S., DIMECH, A., BACON, R. and PATERSON, C. 2023. The lived experiences of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative systematic review. Intensive and critical care nursing [online], 80, article number 103555. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103555

To critically synthesis the qualitative literature to understand the experiences of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A meta-aggregation systematic review was reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews... Read More about The lived experiences of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative systematic review..

Co-estimation of state-of-charge and state-of-health for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries. (2023)
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XIONG, R., WANG, S., FENG, F., YU, C., FAN, Y., CAO, W. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. Co-estimation of state-of-charge and state-of-health for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries. Batteries [online], 9(10), article number 509. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9100509

To address the challenges of efficient state monitoring of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, a co-estimation algorithm of state-of-charge (SOC) and state-of-health (SOH) is developed. The algorithm integrates techniques of adaptive recursiv... Read More about Co-estimation of state-of-charge and state-of-health for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries..

Remote ischaemic conditioning for fatigue after stroke (RICFAST): a pilot randomised controlled trial. (2023)
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MOYLE, B., KUDIERSKY, N., TOTTON, N., SASSANI, M., NICHOLS, S., JENKINS, T., REDGRAVE, J., BAIG, S., NAIR, K.P.S., MAJID, A. and ALI, A.N. 2023. Remote ischaemic conditioning for fatigue after stroke (RICFAST): a pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases [online], 32(12), article number 107420. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107420

Post stroke fatigue (PSF) affects 50 % of stroke survivors and can be disabling. Remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) can preserve mitochondrial function, improve tissue perfusion and may mitigate PSF. This pilot randomised controlled trial evaluates... Read More about Remote ischaemic conditioning for fatigue after stroke (RICFAST): a pilot randomised controlled trial..

A comparative study of eggshell and commercial sorbent-based catalysts through synthesis and characterization for SESR process. (2023)
Journal Article
QASIM, M., AYOUB, M., SINGH, K., INAYAT, A., SHAMSUDDIN, R., DANISH, M. and FARRUKH, S. 2023. A comparative study of eggshell and commercial sorbent-based catalysts through synthesis and characterization for SESR process. Sustainability [online], 15(20), article number 14762. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014762

Hydrogen is a clean and valuable energy carrier, and there is growing consensus that a hydrogen-based economy could be the key to ensuring the long-term reliability and environmental friendliness of the world's energy supply. There are a variety of m... Read More about A comparative study of eggshell and commercial sorbent-based catalysts through synthesis and characterization for SESR process..

Exploring experiences among people diagnosed with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative descriptive study. (2023)
Journal Article
LEGGE, H., TOOHEY, K., KAVANAGH, P.S. and PATERSON, C. 2023. Exploring experiences among people diagnosed with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative descriptive study. Seminars in oncology nursing [online], 39(6), article number 151508. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151508

The objective of the study is to describe the experiences of people diagnosed with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative data were collected through semistructured interviews conducted with people affected by cancer in the Australian conte... Read More about Exploring experiences among people diagnosed with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative descriptive study..

The influence of the imine bond direction on the phase behaviour of symmetric and non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers. (2023)
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CRUICKSHANK, E., WALKER, R., STRACHAN, G.J. GOODE, C.H.F., MAJEWSKA, M.M., POCIECHA, D., GORECKO, E., STOREY, J.M.D. and IMRIE, C.T. 2023. The influence of the imine bond direction on the phase behaviour of symmetric and non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers. Journal of molecular liquids [online], 391(part A), article number 123226. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.123226

The synthesis and characterisation of two series of liquid crystal dimers are reported: the symmetric 1,5-bis(4'-oxyanilinebenzylidene-4-alkane)pentanes (m-O5O-m), and the nonsymmetric 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-yloxy)-5-(4'-oxyanilinebenzylidene-4-alkane... Read More about The influence of the imine bond direction on the phase behaviour of symmetric and non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers..

A novel in vitro model of the small intestinal epithelium in co-culture with "gut-like" dendritic cells. (2023)
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JOHNSTON, L.J., BARNINGHAM, L., CAMPBELL, E.L., CEROVIC, V., DUCKWORTH, C.A., LUU, L., WASTLING, J., DERRICOTT, H. and COOMBES, J.L. 2023. A novel in vitro model of the small intestinal epithelium in co-culture with "gut-like" dendritic cells. Discovery immunology [online], 2(1), article number kyad018. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/discim/kyad018

Cross-talk between dendritic cells (DCs) and the intestinal epithelium is important in the decision to mount a protective immune response to a pathogen or to regulate potentially damaging responses to food antigens and the microbiota. Failures in thi... Read More about A novel in vitro model of the small intestinal epithelium in co-culture with "gut-like" dendritic cells..

What qualitative research can tell us about food and nutrition security in the UK and why we should pay attention to what it’s telling us. (2023)
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DOUGLAS, F. 2024. What qualitative research can tell us about food and nutrition security in the UK and why we should pay attention to what it’s telling us. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society [online], First View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665123003713

Poor dietary patterns leading to poorer health and increased health care use, have affected people living in disadvantaged economic circumstances in the UK for decades, which many fear will be exacerbated due to the UK's current so-called 'cost of li... Read More about What qualitative research can tell us about food and nutrition security in the UK and why we should pay attention to what it’s telling us..

The impact of corporate environmental management practices on environmental performance. (2023)
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HASSAN, O.A.G., ROMILLY, P. and KHADAROO, I. 2023. The impact of corporate environmental management practices on environmental performance. Business eithics, the environment and responsibility [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12618

This study draws on neo-institutional theory to examine how and why corporate environmental management practices might affect environmental performance. It contributes to the literature by using a large, global dataset to investigate the impact of te... Read More about The impact of corporate environmental management practices on environmental performance..

Determining current approaches to the evaluation of the quality of healthcare simulation-based education provision: a scoping review. (2023)
Journal Article
POGSON, R., HENDERSON, H., HOLLAND, M., SUMERA, A., SUMERA, K. and WEBSTER, C.A. 2023. Determining current approaches to the evaluation of the quality of healthcare simulation-based education provision: a scoping review. MedEdPublish [online], 13, article number 207, [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12688/mep.19758.1

With an increase in simulation being used in healthcare education, there is a need to ensure the quality of simulation-based education is high. This scoping review was conducted to answer the question: What are the current approaches to the evaluatio... Read More about Determining current approaches to the evaluation of the quality of healthcare simulation-based education provision: a scoping review..

Clinical updates on the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) exercise in people diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2023)
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TOOHEY, K., HUNTER, M., PATERSON, C., TURNER, M. and SINGH, B. 2023. Clinical updates on the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) exercise in people diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of science and medicine in sport [online], 26(12), pages 667-675. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2023.09.020

This study is to provide an updated critical evaluation on the effectiveness of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on health outcomes among cancer survivors. A systematic search was conducted using databases CINAHL and Medline (via EBSCOhost pla... Read More about Clinical updates on the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) exercise in people diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis..

Mental health deserves better: resisting the dilution of specialist pre-registration mental health nurse education in the United Kingdom. (2023)
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WARRENDER, D., CONNELL, C., JONES, E., MONTEUX, S., COLWELL, L., LAKER, C. and CROMAR-HAYES, M. 2023. Mental health deserves better: resisting the dilution of specialist pre-registration mental health nurse education in the United Kingdom. International journal of mental health nursing [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13236

This article aims to draw attention to increasing genericism in nurse education in the United Kingdom, which sees less specialist mental health education for mental health nursing students and offers opposition to such direction. In 2018, the Nursing... Read More about Mental health deserves better: resisting the dilution of specialist pre-registration mental health nurse education in the United Kingdom..

Feminae: an international multisite innovative project for female athletes. (2023)
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ELLIOTT-SALE, K.J., ACKERMAN, K.E., LEBRUN, C.M., MINAHAN, C., SALE, C., STELLINGWERFF, T., SWINTON, P.A. and HACKNEY, A.C. 2023. Feminae: an international multisite innovative project for female athletes. BMJ open sport and exercise medicine [online], 9(4), article number e001675. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001675

Sufficient high-quality studies in sport science using women as participants are lacking, meaning that our knowledge and understanding of female athletes in relation to their ovarian hormone profiles is limited. Consortia can be used to pool talent,... Read More about Feminae: an international multisite innovative project for female athletes..

Including supramaximal verification reduced uncertainty in VO2peak response rate. (2023)
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RENWICK, J.R.M., PREOBRAZENSKI, N., GIUDICE, M.D., SWINTON, P.A. and GURD, B.J. 2024. Including supramaximal verification reduced uncertainty in VO2peak response rate. Applied physiology, nutrition and metabolism [online], 49(1), pages 41-51. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2023-0137

Many reports describe using a supramaximal verification phase - exercising at a power output higher than the highest power output recorded during an incremental cardiopulmonary test - to validate VO2max. The impact of verification phases on estimatin... Read More about Including supramaximal verification reduced uncertainty in VO2peak response rate..

Genetic programming application in predicting fluid loss severity. (2023)
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AMISH, M. and ETTA-AGBOR, E. 2023. Genetic programming application in predicting fluid loss severity. Results in engineering [online], 20, article number 101464. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101464

Numerous wells worldwide encounter significant, costly, and time-consuming lost circulation issues during drilling or while deploying tubulars across naturally fractured or induced fractured formations. This can potentially lead to formation damage,... Read More about Genetic programming application in predicting fluid loss severity..

Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19: implications for community nurses. (2023)
Journal Article
KENNEDY, C. 2023. Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19: implications for community nurses. British journal of community nurses [online], 28(10), pages 473. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2023.28.10.473

This editorial investigates the long term effects that COVID-19 had on very aspect of life and what implications this may mean for community nurses. COVID-19 has disrupted almost every aspect of life since 2020. The initial and continuing challenges... Read More about Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19: implications for community nurses..

Blind quality assessment of screen content images via edge histogram descriptor and statistical moments. (2023)
Journal Article
FARHADI TOLIE, H., FARAJI, M.R. and QI, X. [2023]. Blind quality assessment of screen content images via edge histogram descriptor and statistical moments. Visual computer [online], (online ahead of print). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-023-03108-1

With the growth in utilizing desktop sharing and remote control applications in recent years - for many purposes, like online education and remote working - quality assessment (QA) of screen images has become a hot topic. It could be used to enhance... Read More about Blind quality assessment of screen content images via edge histogram descriptor and statistical moments..

Brief computerised self-help interventions, the "miracle question", and the moderating effects of openness-to-experience. (2023)
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ABDULLA, A. 2023. Brief computerised self-help interventions, the "miracle question", and the moderating effects of openness-to-experience. International journal of wellbeing [online], 13(3), pages 24-47. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v13i3.2799

Brief, self-help positive psychology interventions (PPIs) have certain advantages over longer, guided interventions (e.g. higher completion rates). The "Miracle Question(s)" – the most famous intervention in solution-focused therapy and coaching – ap... Read More about Brief computerised self-help interventions, the "miracle question", and the moderating effects of openness-to-experience..

Leisure myths and mythmaking. (2023)
Journal Article
IRONSIDE, R. 2023. Leisure myths and mythmaking. World leisure journal [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2023.2261407

This is a book review of 'Leisure myths and mythmaking', which is an insightful collection of essays which address the "absence presence" of myth and mythmaking in leisure studies.

Acoustic emission sensor-assisted process monitoring of air plasma-sprayed titanium deposition. (2023)
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VISWANATHAN, V., PRATHURU, A., FAISAL, N.H. and GOEL, S. 2023. Acoustic emission sensor-assisted process monitoring of air plasma-sprayed titanium deposition. Journal of thermal spray technology [online], 32(8), pages 2763-2777. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-023-01663-6

Acoustic emission is a sensing technique that offers the potential benefit for its use as an in situ monitoring tool for a wide range of manufacturing processes. This work attempts to highlight the robustness of using acoustic emission (AE) data for... Read More about Acoustic emission sensor-assisted process monitoring of air plasma-sprayed titanium deposition..