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Manual patient handling in the healthcare setting: a scoping review. (2023)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, K., SWINTON, P., PAVLOVA, A. and COOPER, K. 2023. Manual patient handling in the healthcare setting: a scoping review. Physiotherapy [online], In Press. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2023.06.003

Manual patient handling is the most frequently reported risk factor for work-related musculoskeletal disorders in healthcare. Patient handling tasks are routinely performed manually without assistive devices, and can create awkward postures and high... Read More about Manual patient handling in the healthcare setting: a scoping review..

Patient ratings in exercise therapy for the management of tendinopathy: a systematic review with meta-analysis. (2023)
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SHIM, J., PAVLOVA, A.V., MOSS, R.A., MACLEAN, C., BRANDIE, D., MITCHELL, L., GREIG, L., PARKINSON, E., BROWN, V.T., MORRISSEY, D., ALEXANDER, L., COOPER, K. and SWINTON, P.A. [2023]. Patient ratings in exercise therapy for the management of tendinopathy: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Physiotherapy [online], In Press. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2023.05.002

The objective of this study was to synthesise exercise therapy intervention data investigating patient rating outcomes for the management of tendinopathy. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials investigating exercise th... Read More about Patient ratings in exercise therapy for the management of tendinopathy: a systematic review with meta-analysis..

How family firms can avoid the trap of strong social ties and still achieve innovation: critical roles of market orientation and transgenerational intent. (2023)
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DAYAN, M., NG, P.Y. and D CLERCQ, D. [2023]. How family firms can avoid the trap of strong social ties and still achieve innovation: critical roles of market orientation and transgenerational intent. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], EarlyCite. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-12-2021-1056

To extend family business research, this article proposes and tests a curvilinear relationship between social ties and family firm innovation, with the firm's market orientation and transgenerational intent as moderators. Representatives from a sampl... Read More about How family firms can avoid the trap of strong social ties and still achieve innovation: critical roles of market orientation and transgenerational intent..

From Canada to Scotland: the incorporation of ethical wildlife control principles: a review. (2023)
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MONEAGLE, H.L. 2023. From Canada to Scotland: the incorporation of ethical wildlife control principles: a review. Laws [online], 12(3), article number 52. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/laws12030052

In 2015, 20 experts from academia, industry, and non-governmental organisations on 5 continents agreed to a set of seven international principles for ethical decision making ("the principles") in managing human–wildlife conflict. The principles have... Read More about From Canada to Scotland: the incorporation of ethical wildlife control principles: a review..

DEFEG: deep ensemble with weighted feature generation. (2023)
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LUONG, A.V., NGUYEN, T.T., HAN, K., VU, T.H., MCCALL, J. and LIEW, A.W.-C. 2023. DEFEG: deep ensemble with weighted feature generation. Knowledge-based systems [online], In Press, article 110691. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2023.110691

With the significant breakthrough of Deep Neural Networks in recent years, multi-layer architecture has influenced other sub-fields of machine learning including ensemble learning. In 2017, Zhou and Feng introduced a deep random forest called gcFores... Read More about DEFEG: deep ensemble with weighted feature generation..

Interventions, barriers, and facilitators associated with return to work for adults following a stroke: a scoping review (2023)
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COUTTS, E. and COOPER, K. [2023]. Interventions, barriers, and facilitators associated with return to work for adults following a stroke: a scoping review. JBI evidence synthesis [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org.10.11124/JBIES-22-00174

This scoping review aimed to map the literature on interventions, barriers, and facilitators for return to work for adults post-stroke with and without communication disorders. Difficulties in returning to work can significantly impact individuals fo... Read More about Interventions, barriers, and facilitators associated with return to work for adults following a stroke: a scoping review.

Comparative analysis of bone outcomes between quantitative ultrasound and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry from the UK Biobank cohort. (2023)
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SWINTON, P.A., ELLIOTT-SALE, K.J. and SALE, C. 2023. Comparative analysis of bone outcomes between quantitative ultrasound and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry from the UK Biobank cohort. Archives of osteoporosis [online], 18(1), article 77. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-023-01287-x

This large cohort study investigated reliability and validity of heel ultrasound to estimate bone mineral density in adults. Reliability calculated between left and right heels was relatively poor and so was criterion validity assessed relative to du... Read More about Comparative analysis of bone outcomes between quantitative ultrasound and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry from the UK Biobank cohort..

A rough Dombi Bonferroni based approach for public charging station type selection. (2023)
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DEVECI, M., ERDOGAN, N., PAMUCAR, D., KUCUKSARI, S. and CALI, U. 2023. A rough Dombi Bonferroni based approach for public charging station type selection. Applied energy [online], 345, article 121258. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121258

As the transition to electric mobility accelerates, charging infrastructure is rapidly expanding. Publicly accessible chargers, also known as electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), are critical not only for further promoting the transition but als... Read More about A rough Dombi Bonferroni based approach for public charging station type selection..

Employee empowerment, equality plans and job satisfaction: an empirical analysis of the demand-control model. (2023)
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IBUKUN, T. and PÉROTIN, V. 2023. Employee empowerment, equality plans and job satisfaction: an empirical analysis of the demand-control model. Journal of participation and employee ownership [online], EarlyCite. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JPEO-10-2022-0014

The paper investigates the effects of individual employees' empowerment on different forms of job satisfaction in British workplaces while controlling for the presence of job demands and whether these effects depend on the presence of an equality pla... Read More about Employee empowerment, equality plans and job satisfaction: an empirical analysis of the demand-control model..

Use of factor analysis to model relationships between bone mass and physical, dietary, and metabolic factors in frail and pre-frail older adults. (2023)
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ESTEVES, G.P., SWINTON, P., SALE, C., GUALANO, B., ROSCHEL, H. and DOLAN, E. 2023. Use of factor analysis to model relationships between bone mass and physical, dietary, and metabolic factors in frail and pre-frail older adults. Journal of applied physiology [online], Articles in Press. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00129.2023

Bone mass and quality declines with age, and can culminate in osteoporosis and increased fracture risk. This investigation modelled associations between bone and physical, dietary, and metabolic factors in a group of 200 pre-frail/frail older adults... Read More about Use of factor analysis to model relationships between bone mass and physical, dietary, and metabolic factors in frail and pre-frail older adults..

Self-attention enhanced deep residual network for spatial image steganalysis. (2023)
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XIE, G., REN, J., MARSHALL, S., ZHAO, H., LI, R. and CHEN, R. 2023. Self-attention enhanced deep residual network for spatial image steganalysis. Digital signal processing [online], 139, article 104063. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsp.2023.104063

As a specially designed tool and technique for the detection of image steganography, image steganalysis conceals information under the carriers for covert communications. Being developed on the BOSSbase dataset and released a decade ago, most of the... Read More about Self-attention enhanced deep residual network for spatial image steganalysis..

Discretion in overpayment recovery. (2023)
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SPICKER, P. [2023]. Discretion in overpayment recovery. Journal of social welfare and family law [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2023.2206218

R v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2023] EWHC 233 (Admin) calls into question at least three aspects of the long-established practice of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The case concerns the DWP’s discretionary power to waive t... Read More about Discretion in overpayment recovery..

Bio-based sustainable polymers and materials: from processing to biodegradation. (2023)
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OKOLIE, O., KUMAR, A., EDWARDS, C., LAWTON, L.A., OKE, A., MCDONALD, S., THAKUR, V.K. and NJUGUNA, J. 2023. Bio-based sustainable polymers and materials: from processing to biodegradation. Journal of composites science [online], 7(6), article 213. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7060213

In the life cycle of a material, there will be either chemical or physical change due to varying environmental factors such as biological activity, light, heat, moisture, and chemical conditions. This process leads to polymer property change as perta... Read More about Bio-based sustainable polymers and materials: from processing to biodegradation..

Exploring the potential of technology to promote exercise snacking for older adults who are prefrail in the home setting: user-centered design study. (2023)
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STAWARZ, K., LIANG, I.J., ALEXANDER, L., CARLIN, A., WIJEKOON, A. and WESTERN, M. 2023. Exploring the potential of technology to promote exercise snacking for older adults who are prefrail in the home setting: user-centered design study. JMIR aging [online], 6, article e41810. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2196/41810

Older adults have an increased risk of falls, injury, and hospitalization. Maintaining/increasing participation in physical activity (PA) into older age can prevent some of the age-related declines in physical functioning that may contribute to loss... Read More about Exploring the potential of technology to promote exercise snacking for older adults who are prefrail in the home setting: user-centered design study..

High-precision state of charge estimation of urban-road-condition lithium-ion batteries based on optimized high-order term compensation-adaptive extended Kalman filtering. (2023)
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FENG, R., WANG, S., YU, C., ZHOU, H. and FERNANDEZ, C. [2023]. High-precision state of charge estimation of urban-road-condition lithium-ion batteries based on optimized high-order term compensation-adaptive extended Kalman filtering. Journal of The Electrochemical Society [online], (accepted).

It is significant to improve the accuracy of estimating the state of charge (SOC) of lithium-ion batteries under different working conditions on urban roads. In this study, an improved second-order polarized equivalent circuit (SO-PEC) modeling metho... Read More about High-precision state of charge estimation of urban-road-condition lithium-ion batteries based on optimized high-order term compensation-adaptive extended Kalman filtering..

Establishing the limitations of sustainable construction in developing countries: a systematic literature review using PRISMA. (2023)
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OGUNMAKINDE, O.E., EGBELAKIN, T., SHER, W., OMOTAYO, T. and OGUNNUSI, M. 2023. Establishing the limitations of sustainable construction in developing countries: a systematic literature review using PRISMA. Smart and sustainable built environment [online], Early Cite. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-10-2022-0223

Establishing a more sustainable built environment is an increasing global concern for the construction industry. Despite the intrinsic and extrinsic obstacles the stakeholders face, huge efforts are required to transition to a smooth, sustainable con... Read More about Establishing the limitations of sustainable construction in developing countries: a systematic literature review using PRISMA..

Myoelectric activity during electromagnetic resistance alone and in combination with variable resistance or eccentric overload. (2023)
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ZAMBRANO, H., TORRES, X., COLEMAN, M., FRANCHI, M.V., FISHER, J.P., OBERLIN, D., VAN HOOREN, B., SWINTON, P.A. and SCHOENFELD, B.J. 2023. Myoelectric activity during electromagnetic resistance alone and in combination with variable resistance or eccentric overload. Scientific reports [online], 13, article number 8212. Available from : https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35424-w

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of electromagnetic resistance alone, as well as in combination with variable resistance or accentuated eccentric methods, with traditional dynamic constant external resistance exercise on myoelectr... Read More about Myoelectric activity during electromagnetic resistance alone and in combination with variable resistance or eccentric overload..

A triad of physical masculinities: examining multiple "hegemonic" bodybuilding identities in anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) online discussion groups. (2023)
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ADAMS, N.N. [2023]. A triad of physical masculinities: examining multiple "hegemonic" bodybuilding identities in anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) online discussion groups. Deviant behavior [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2023.2211209

The last twenty years has seen increases in nonprofessional sportspersons using anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). Although some women use AAS, most users are men. Few studies examine men, masculinities and AAS. Of the limited studies available, man... Read More about A triad of physical masculinities: examining multiple "hegemonic" bodybuilding identities in anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) online discussion groups..

Ageism: an old concept from new perspectives. (2023)
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AYALON, L., MANNHEIM, I., HOPF, S., CASAL-SANCHEZ, L. and KYDD, A. 2023. Ageism: an old concept from new perspectives. Journal of applied gerontology [online], 42(6): new horizons in ageism research; innovation in study design, methodology, and applications to research, policy and practice, pages 1176-1178. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648231165352

This article is an introduction to the special issue "New horizons in ageism research: innovation in study design, methodology and applications to research, policy and practice". This special issue aims to offer a broad and innovative perspective on... Read More about Ageism: an old concept from new perspectives..