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Exploring women’s motivations to freebirth and their experience of maternity care: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis. (2024)
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VELO HIGUERAS, M., DOUGLAS, F. and KENNEDY, C. 2024. Exploring women's motivations to freebirth and their experience of maternity care: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2270278

Freebirth is currently defined as the deliberate choice to give birth without a regulated healthcare professional. Previous reviews have identified factors influencing women’s choice to freebirth, yet, there is limited evidence on what is the care ex... Read More about Exploring women’s motivations to freebirth and their experience of maternity care: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis..

Overcoming CD spectroscopy sample preparation challenges in protein structural analysis for biosimilars. (2024)
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AGBELUSI, T., PANCHOLI, K., KUMAR, H.S. and KUMAR, A. 2024. Overcoming CD spectroscopy sample preparation challenges in protein structural analysis for biosimilars. Preprints [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0441.v1

Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy is a valuable tool in the pharmaceutical industry for determining the secondary and tertiary structure, folding, stability, and interactions of proteins in biosimilars. However, protein aggregation due to its inte... Read More about Overcoming CD spectroscopy sample preparation challenges in protein structural analysis for biosimilars..

Manganese catalysed synthesis of polyketones using hydrogen borrowing approach. (2024)
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KULYABIN, P., MAGDYSYUK, O., NADEN, A.B., DAWSON, D.M., PANCHOLI, K., WALKER, M., VASSALLI, M. and KUMAR, A. 2024. Manganese catalysed synthesis of polyketones using hydrogen borrowing approach. ChemRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-8lv3v-v2

We report here a new method to make polyketones from the coupling of diketones and diols using a manganese pincer complex. The methodology allows us to access a new type of polyketone (polyarylalkylketone) containing aryl, alkyl, and ether functional... Read More about Manganese catalysed synthesis of polyketones using hydrogen borrowing approach..

Understanding barriers to purchasing healthier, more sustainable food for people living with obesity and food insecurity. (2023)
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STONE, R.A., CHRISTIANSEN, P., JOHNSTONE, A.M., BROWN, A., DOUGLAS, F. and HARDMAN, C.A. 2023. Understanding barriers to purchasing healthier, more sustainable food for people living with obesity and food insecurity. OSFPreprints [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/3xe7w

In westernised countries, food insecurity (FI), poorer diet quality, and obesity are disproportionately represented in groups experiencing socio-economic disadvantage. Grocery stores are one promising arena for intervention; however how these setting... Read More about Understanding barriers to purchasing healthier, more sustainable food for people living with obesity and food insecurity..

Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish General Practitioners and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. (2023)
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COOPER, K., DUNCAN, E., HART-WINKS, E., COWIE, J., SHIM, J., STAGE, E., TOOMAN, T., ALEXANDER, L., LOVE, A., MORRIS, J., ORMEROD, J., PRESTON, J. and SWINTON, P.A. 2023. Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish General Practitioners and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. medRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.06.23298096

The objective of this study was to explore the experience of accessing Long COVID community rehabilitation from the perspectives of people with Long COVID and General Practitioners (GPs). This was a qualitative descriptive study, employing one-to-one... Read More about Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish General Practitioners and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study..

Serious mental health diagnoses in children on the child protection register: a record linkage study. (2023)
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BALL, W.P., ANDERSON, C., BLACK, C., GORDON, S., LACKENBY, M., MURCHIE, M., OSTROVSKA, B., O'SULLIVAN, K., ROWLANDS, H., RZEWUSKA DÍAZ, M. and BUTLER, J.E. 2023. Serious mental health diagnoses in children on the child protection register: a record linkage study. Hosted on medRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.13.23296488

Children with experience of maltreatment, abuse or neglect are known to have a higher prevalence of poor mental health. Child Protection Services identify children most at risk of harm and in need of intervention. Mental healthcare usage in this popu... Read More about Serious mental health diagnoses in children on the child protection register: a record linkage study..

Women in African leadership: democracy and gender equality. (2023)
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ODUSANYA, T.O. 2023. Women in African leadership: democracy and gender equality. Hosted on SSRN [online], article number 4582403. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4582403

Democracy and gender inequalities are elusive and contested concepts as evidenced by the struggles of the suffragettes. This important recognition of women’s resistance towards the implementation of gender parity through various movements, and advoca... Read More about Women in African leadership: democracy and gender equality..

Perceptions and experiences of different Long COVID community rehabilitation service models from the perspectives of people living with Long COVID and healthcare professionals. (2023)
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DUNCAN, E., ALEXANDER, L., COWIE, J., MORRIS, J., MOSS, R., PRESTON, J., SHIM, J., STAGE, E., TOOMAN, T. and COOPER, K. 2023. Perceptions and experiences of different Long COVID community rehabilitation service models from the perspectives of people living with Long COVID and healthcare professionals. MedRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.08.23.23293876

To explore the perceptions and experiences of barriers and facilitators to accessing Long COVID community rehabilitation. We used a qualitative descriptive design over two rounds of data collection with three participant groups: i) people with experi... Read More about Perceptions and experiences of different Long COVID community rehabilitation service models from the perspectives of people living with Long COVID and healthcare professionals..

Ethical and legal implications of FDI in or near cultural heritage sites. (2023)
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MAK, C.H.W. 2023. Ethical and legal implications of FDI in or near cultural heritage sites. Columbia FDI perspectives [online], 361. Available from: http://tinyurl.com/2fbvbbnx

Cultural heritage is increasingly recognized as a productive asset. With FDI in or near cultural heritage sites (hotels, restaurants, tour operators) on the rise, many investors are capitalizing on the potential of these sites to generate income. Thi... Read More about Ethical and legal implications of FDI in or near cultural heritage sites..

Rising from the ashes: strategies and policies for developments in Nigeria. (2023)
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ODUSANYA, T.O. 2023. Rising from the ashes: strategies and policies for developments in Nigeria. Hosted on SSRN [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4497896

This is a compendium of concepts in alignment with strategies and policies for developments in Nigeria. This collection is divided into two parts, the first explored political challenges and solutions around governance structure; true federalism; ret... Read More about Rising from the ashes: strategies and policies for developments in Nigeria..

Mckinsey’s 7S organizational alignment evaluation for KADGIS. (2023)
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ODUSANYA, T.O. 2023. Mckinsey's 7S organizational alignment evaluation for KADGIS. Hosted on SSRN [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4497902

This analysis details the background, reviewed literature, the 7S conceptualization, findings, detailed survey of data, and presentations for KADGIS and recommendations. Based on the findings from KADGIS, the 7S model is a practical, comprehensive ye... Read More about Mckinsey’s 7S organizational alignment evaluation for KADGIS..

Exploring the enhancement of infrared absorption through magnetically guided assembly of gold nanoparticle stabilized ferrofluid emulsion. (2023)
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OKPOZO, P., DWIVEDI, Y., HUO, D. and PANCHOLI, K. 2023. Exploring the enhancement of infrared absorption through magnetically guided assembly of gold nanoparticle stabilized ferrofluid emulsion. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1759908

The molecular vibration signals were amplified by the gold strip gratings as a result of grating resonances and nearby electric field hotspots. Colloidal gold island films exhibit similar enhancement; however, the uneven geometrical characteristics o... Read More about Exploring the enhancement of infrared absorption through magnetically guided assembly of gold nanoparticle stabilized ferrofluid emulsion..

Hospital clinical pharmacists' perspectives on suboptimal pharmaceutical care: a qualitative study. [Preprint] (2023)
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MCLEAN, A., PAUDYAL, V., CUNNINGHAM, S. and STEWART, D. 2023. Hospital clinical pharmacists' perspectives on suboptimal pharmaceutical care: a qualitative study. Research square [online], 09 January 2023, Preprint (version 1). Available from: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2411411/v1

While clinical pharmacists are responsible for medicines optimisation and provision of pharmaceutical care, there is a lack of literature focusing on what constitutes 'suboptimal' pharmaceutical care. To explore the perceptions and experiences of hos... Read More about Hospital clinical pharmacists' perspectives on suboptimal pharmaceutical care: a qualitative study. [Preprint].

Sovereign debt restructuring: the potential role of China in the Belt and Road Initiative in the post COVID-19 era. (2022)
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MAK, C.H.W. 2022. Sovereign debt restructuring: the potential role of China in the Belt and Road Initiative in the post COVID-19 era. China, law and development research briefs [online], 2022(9). Available from: https://cld.web.ox.ac.uk/files/finalrbmakpdf

Sovereign bonds have become a major asset category in recent decades. Due to the fallout of the 2007-2009 financial crisis and the accompanying sovereign debt crisis, the interconnected nature of sovereign debt management, financial stability and sys... Read More about Sovereign debt restructuring: the potential role of China in the Belt and Road Initiative in the post COVID-19 era..

Comparative effect size distributions in strength and conditioning and implications for future research: a meta-analysis. (2022)
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SWINTON, P.A. and MURPHY, A. 2022. Comparative effect size distributions in strength and conditioning and implications for future research: a meta-analysis. SportRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.51224/srxiv.202

Controlled experimental designs are frequently used in strength and conditioning (S&C) to determine which interventions are most effective. The purpose of this large meta-analysis was to quantify the distribution of comparative effect sizes in S&C to... Read More about Comparative effect size distributions in strength and conditioning and implications for future research: a meta-analysis..

Case study: multi-billion pound infrastructure decision making: a regulatory infrastructure asset management assessment. (2022)
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BRUINERS, J., NJUGUNA, J. and AGARWAL, A. 2022. Case study: multi-billion pound infrastructure decision making: a regulatory infrastructure asset management assessment. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1777830

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a hypothesised asset management decision framework implemented with a High-Speed Railway Infrastructure Asset in the U.K over a three-year period. The physical infrastructure asset(s) consists of a complex as... Read More about Case study: multi-billion pound infrastructure decision making: a regulatory infrastructure asset management assessment..

A holistic power systems asset engineering and decision management framework for railway asset managers. (2022)
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BRUINERS, J., NJUGUNA, J. and AGARWAL, A. 2022. A holistic power systems asset engineering and decision management framework for railway asset managers. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1777336

Defining, designing and implementing an asset management system capable of effectively managing assets throughout their life in terms of engineering, financial, digital and stakeholder needs is challenging. Furthermore, governance frameworks of the p... Read More about A holistic power systems asset engineering and decision management framework for railway asset managers..

A general framework for partial to full image registration. (2022)
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MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F. and SERRATOSA, F. 2022. A general framework for partial to full image registration. arXiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2207.06387

Image registration is a research field in which images must be compared and aligned independently of the point of view or camera characteristics. In some applications (such as forensic biometrics, satellite photography or outdoor scene identification... Read More about A general framework for partial to full image registration..

The effectiveness of multifactorial and multicomponent interventions for the prevention of falls for adults in hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022)
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PAVLOVA, A.V., SWINTON, P.A., GREIG, L., ALEXANDER, L. and COOPER, K. 2022. The effectiveness of multifactorial and multicomponent interventions for the prevention of falls for adults in hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. MedRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.05.31.22275666

The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of multicomponent and multifactorial interventions for reducing falls in adult in-patients. Falls are the most common cause of accidental injury in hospitals... Read More about The effectiveness of multifactorial and multicomponent interventions for the prevention of falls for adults in hospital settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis..