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Nationwide tracing of two top freshwater fish invaders in Greece using environmental DNA sampling (2023)
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Alien fish invasions are causing devastating impacts on native freshwater fauna; thus, rigorous, non-invasive and cost-effective biomonitoring of lotic and lentic freshwaters to design and implement appropriate prevention and control measures is now... Read More about Nationwide tracing of two top freshwater fish invaders in Greece using environmental DNA sampling.

Lessons learnt from a campus climate survey at a post-1992 UK university (2023)
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Critical community psychology: The perceptions of UK undergraduate psychology students (2023)
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Psychology undergraduates represent the future workforce of the applied psychology professions. As such, this study explores UK psychology undergraduates’ views of critical community psychology and its relevance to applied psychology related to well-... Read More about Critical community psychology: The perceptions of UK undergraduate psychology students.

Evolving multi-valued regulatory networks on tuneable fitness landscapes (2023)
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Random Boolean networks have been used widely to explore aspects of gene regulatory networks. As the name implies, traditionally the model has used a binary representation scheme. This paper uses a modified form of the model to systematically explore... Read More about Evolving multi-valued regulatory networks on tuneable fitness landscapes.

Preparation and characterization of chitosan-citric acid edible films loaded with Cornelian cherry pomace extract as active packaging materials (2023)
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The development of environmentally-friendly, intelligent and active packaging materials is crucial for the protection of food products and the prevention of environmental pollution. This work aimed to study the development of chitosan films containin... Read More about Preparation and characterization of chitosan-citric acid edible films loaded with Cornelian cherry pomace extract as active packaging materials.

Adaptive stiffness in lattice metastructures through tensile-buckling inspired topology morphing (2023)
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This paper explores the use of simultaneous tensile buckling of unit cells to induce a transformation in lattice topology. Under tension, unit cells undergo passive transformation from a rectangle-like to a triangle-/pentagon-like topology, with an a... Read More about Adaptive stiffness in lattice metastructures through tensile-buckling inspired topology morphing.

Investigation into the key barriers to achieving UK “Construction 2025” strategy targets (2023)
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The “Construction 2025” is a United Kingdom (UK) Government Strategy introduced in 2013 to improve the construction industry in the United Kingdom by meeting outlined performance targets by 2025. However, with only a few years left to reach the targe... Read More about Investigation into the key barriers to achieving UK “Construction 2025” strategy targets.

CORE Econ: A neoclassical synthesis for the twenty-first century? (2023)
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This paper provides a critical review of CORE Econ’s The Economy and associated materials. It argues that there is a need for reworked economics textbooks and that CORE Econ’s approach to this project – to replace mathematical abstractions with relev... Read More about CORE Econ: A neoclassical synthesis for the twenty-first century?.

Condition assessment criteria evaluation of asymmetric aged and fully aged silicone rubber insulators based on leakage current harmonics (2023)
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The leakage current characteristic monitoring of transmission line insulators is considered a worthy technique for insulator state prediction. In this paper, the harmonic analysis of leakage current signals has been performed to analyze the composite... Read More about Condition assessment criteria evaluation of asymmetric aged and fully aged silicone rubber insulators based on leakage current harmonics.

Imagining Contagion: Epidemic, Prisons, and Franco Spain's Politics of Space, 1936–1945 (2023)
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Recent accounting for disease in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War has been contained within study of hunger in the early 1940s. Historians have cited the typhus epidemic which hit Spain between 1939 and 1945 as demonstrating a causal link betwe... Read More about Imagining Contagion: Epidemic, Prisons, and Franco Spain's Politics of Space, 1936–1945.

The Sociostructural-Intersectional Body Image (SIBI) framework: Understanding the impact of white supremacy in body image research and practice (2023)
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White supremacy and racial inequities have long pervaded psychological research, including body image scholarship and practice. The experiences of white, heterosexual, able-bodied, cisgender (predominantly college) women from wealt... Read More about The Sociostructural-Intersectional Body Image (SIBI) framework: Understanding the impact of white supremacy in body image research and practice.

Practical examination of flow rate effects and influence of the stationary phase water layer on peak shape and retention in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (2023)
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The effect of flow velocity on retention and peak shape of neutral, acidic and basic probe compounds was studied using seven different UHPLC hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) columns. Surprisingly on some columns, the retention factor k... Read More about Practical examination of flow rate effects and influence of the stationary phase water layer on peak shape and retention in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography.

Trends in admissions and outcomes at a British Wildlife rehabilitation centre over a ten-year period (2012–2022) (2023)
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Millions of animals pass through wildlife rehabilitation centres (WRCs) globally each year, some dying in captivity, others euthanised, and some released into the wild. Those caring for these animals are generally well-intentioned, but skills, knowle... Read More about Trends in admissions and outcomes at a British Wildlife rehabilitation centre over a ten-year period (2012–2022).

Patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: hearing the patient voice through qualitative interviews (2023)
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Purpose: Brachytherapy for gynecological cancer is reported to cause pain, anxiety, and distress with no clear guidance for optimizing patient experiences. The aim of this study was to explore patient experiences of brachytherapy and views on improve... Read More about Patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: hearing the patient voice through qualitative interviews.

Lessons learned: Symbiotic autonomous robot ecosystem for nuclear environments (2023)
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AbstractNuclear facilities have a regulatory requirement to measure radiation levels within Post Operational Clean Out (POCO) around nuclear facilities each year, resulting in a trend towards robotic deployments to gain an improved understanding duri... Read More about Lessons learned: Symbiotic autonomous robot ecosystem for nuclear environments.

Rentiers and distributive conflict in Brazil (2000–2019) (2023)
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The paper examines the determinants of rentier income in contemporary financialised capitalist economies by analysing the case of Brazil. It argues that different drivers of rentier income may have comparable potential to channel a substantial share... Read More about Rentiers and distributive conflict in Brazil (2000–2019).

Trends in admissions and outcomes at a British wildlife rehabilitation centre over a ten-year period 2012-2022 (2023)
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Millions of animals pass through wildlife rehabilitation centres globally each year. Wildlife centre databases can provide an evidence base for treatment and contribute to conservation. Records of British animals admitted to a centre over a 10-year p... Read More about Trends in admissions and outcomes at a British wildlife rehabilitation centre over a ten-year period 2012-2022.

Determination of the relative sensitivity of polyaniline inks and films to deprotonation by ammonia using UV–Vis spectroscopy (2023)
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The deprotonation behavior of conducting polymers such as polyaniline (PANI) is an important functional parameter in the design of novel printed electronic devices, particularly for sensors and energy storage. PANI can be fabricated into films from p... Read More about Determination of the relative sensitivity of polyaniline inks and films to deprotonation by ammonia using UV–Vis spectroscopy.

Heuristic and swarm intelligence algorithms for work-life balance problem (2023)
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Employee satisfaction significantly influences the success of business. This emphasises on the importance of employees managing their work, family and personal lives to maintain their physical and mental well-being. This is especially crucial in heal... Read More about Heuristic and swarm intelligence algorithms for work-life balance problem.

A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial (2023)
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This pilot study assessed the acceptability and pre-post intervention effects of a cognitive dissonance-based body image intervention, Free Being Me, delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent girls in India. Girls aged 11–14 years (Mage = 12.6, N = 11... Read More about A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial.