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The Anthropocene unconscious: Climate anxieties in suburban SF (2023)
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Bould, M. (2023). The Anthropocene unconscious: Climate anxieties in suburban SF. Science Fiction Film and Television, 16(3), 251–275. https://doi.org/10.3828/sfftv.2023.15

If the Anthropocene is the unconscious of the art, literature, and media of our time, then sf films that are not overtly about climate change will nonetheless express Anthropocenic concerns. In Marjorie Prime (2017), an intense inward focus on the do... Read More about The Anthropocene unconscious: Climate anxieties in suburban SF.

Recruiting doctoral students: Getting it right for all involved (2023)
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Andrews, J. (2023). Recruiting doctoral students: Getting it right for all involved. Encyclopedia, 3(4), 1262-1269. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia3040091

This entry explores the different ways in which students are accepted onto doctoral degrees such as PhDs and professional doctorates. The processes involved are referred to in this entry, and in much of the policy-related and research-informed litera... Read More about Recruiting doctoral students: Getting it right for all involved.

A systematic review of the frequency of features of the seven-point checklist in proven cutaneous melanoma: The importance of change (2023)
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Congdon, N. M., & Davis, C. M. (2023). A systematic review of the frequency of features of the seven-point checklist in proven cutaneous melanoma: The importance of change. Skin Health and Disease, 3(6), Article e295. https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.295

Background: Pigmented skin lesions in human adults can present with several different visible features that may indicate signs of malignancy, particularly melanoma. Patient and clinician awareness of these features can aid the early recognition and m... Read More about A systematic review of the frequency of features of the seven-point checklist in proven cutaneous melanoma: The importance of change.

Systematic co-development and testing of a digital behaviour change intervention for osteoarthritis and physical activity: Theoretical mapping and acceptability study (2023)
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Berry, A., McCabe, C. S., Muir, S., & Walsh, N. (2023). Systematic co-development and testing of a digital behaviour change intervention for osteoarthritis and physical activity: Theoretical mapping and acceptability study. Digital Health, 9, https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231204425

Objective: Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 8.75 million people in the UK. Physical activity (PA) is recommended as a core treatment, yet nearly half of people with OA are inactive. Accessible and user-friendly interventions are needed to motivate people... Read More about Systematic co-development and testing of a digital behaviour change intervention for osteoarthritis and physical activity: Theoretical mapping and acceptability study.

The moderating effect of supply chain collaboration on servitization (2023)
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Ruiz-Alba, J., Soares, A., & Rodríguez-Molina, M. (in press). The moderating effect of supply chain collaboration on servitization. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-07-2022-0335

Purpose: Supply chain collaboration (SCC) is an important element that contributes to enhanced performance. Nonetheless, there is still a need to understand its role in servitization implementation and outcomes. This study aims to address this gap by... Read More about The moderating effect of supply chain collaboration on servitization.

Quantifying the microstructural and biomechanical changes in the porcine ventricles during growth and remodelling (2023)
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Ahmad, F., Soe, S., Albon, J., Errington, R., & Theobald, P. (2023). Quantifying the microstructural and biomechanical changes in the porcine ventricles during growth and remodelling. Acta Biomaterialia, 171, 166-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2023.09.044

Cardiac tissue growth and remodelling (G & R) occur in response to the changing physiological demands of the heart after birth. The early shift to pulmonary circulation produces an immediate increase in ventricular workload, causing microstructural a... Read More about Quantifying the microstructural and biomechanical changes in the porcine ventricles during growth and remodelling.

The therapeutic potential of oxyhydrogen gas in oncology: A study on Epstein–Barr Virus-immortalised B-lymphoblastoid (TK6) cells (2023)
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Russell, G., Thomas, A. D., Nenov, A., Mannings, G., & Hancock, J. T. (2023). The therapeutic potential of oxyhydrogen gas in oncology: A study on Epstein–Barr Virus-immortalised B-lymphoblastoid (TK6) cells. Hydrogen, 4(4), 746-759. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrogen4040047

Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. B-cells are a keystone of the adaptive immune response and are essential for the presentation of tumor-associated antigens to various types of T-cells. Approximately 1.5% of global cancer cases, inclu... Read More about The therapeutic potential of oxyhydrogen gas in oncology: A study on Epstein–Barr Virus-immortalised B-lymphoblastoid (TK6) cells.

A green and pleasant land: Nature and cycling in the English Westcountry (2023)
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Cairns, M. (in press). A green and pleasant land: Nature and cycling in the English Westcountry. Kooche, 16(September 2023), 64-69

Everyone’s cycling story is different. This essay tells one such story, starting with rural rides to school, continuing with the bike central to urban mobility and countryside escapes and finishing with research findings about cycling and nature in B... Read More about A green and pleasant land: Nature and cycling in the English Westcountry.

Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
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Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Islam, N., Upadhyay, A., & Duong, L. (in press). Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Production Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2023.2263102

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in global healthcare systems and highlighted the need for innovative, technology-driven solutions like Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, previous research on the topic has been limited and fragmented... Read More about Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Treating male lower urinary tract symptoms in primary healthcare using conservative interventions: The TRIUMPH cluster randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Drake, M., Worthington, J., Frost, J., Sanderson, E., Cochrane, M., Cotterill, N., …Lane, A. (in press). Treating male lower urinary tract symptoms in primary healthcare using conservative interventions: The TRIUMPH cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ,

Objective(s): To determine whether a standardised and manualised intervention for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) achieves superior symptomatic improvement versus usual care. Design: 2-arm cluster randomised controlled trial where sites were ran... Read More about Treating male lower urinary tract symptoms in primary healthcare using conservative interventions: The TRIUMPH cluster randomised controlled trial.

Optimization and prediction of different building forms for thermal energy performance in the hot climate of Cairo using genetic algorithm and machine learning (2023)
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Khalil, A., Lila, A. M. H., & Ashraf, N. (2023). Optimization and prediction of different building forms for thermal energy performance in the hot climate of Cairo using genetic algorithm and machine learning. Computation, 11(10), Article 192. https://doi.org/10.3390/computation11100192

The climate change crisis has resulted in the need to use sustainable methods in architectural design, including building form and orientation decisions that can save a significant amount of energy consumed by a building. Several previous studies hav... Read More about Optimization and prediction of different building forms for thermal energy performance in the hot climate of Cairo using genetic algorithm and machine learning.

Gamification in biomedical science education: The successful implementation of Resimion, a scenario-based learning tool (2023)
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May, J. E., Anderson, E., Clark, D., & Hull, J. (2023). Gamification in biomedical science education: The successful implementation of Resimion, a scenario-based learning tool. British Journal of Biomedical Science, 80, Article 11756. https://doi.org/10.3389/bjbs.2023.11756

Introduction: Scenario-based learning and gamification have many advantages in comparison to traditional didactic teaching methods, including development of many higher-level skills such as analysis and evaluation. It is hoped that these simulations... Read More about Gamification in biomedical science education: The successful implementation of Resimion, a scenario-based learning tool.

A secure routing approach based on league championship algorithm for wireless body sensor networks in healthcare (2023)
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Hosseinzadeh, M., Mohammed, A. H., Rahmani, A. M., A Alenizi, F., Zandavi, S. M., Yousefpoor, E., …Tightiz, L. (2023). A secure routing approach based on league championship algorithm for wireless body sensor networks in healthcare. PLoS ONE, 18(10), Article e0290119. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290119

Patients must always communicate with their doctor for checking their health status. In recent years, wireless body sensor networks (WBSNs) has an important contribution in Healthcare. In these applications, energy-efficient and secure routing is rea... Read More about A secure routing approach based on league championship algorithm for wireless body sensor networks in healthcare.

Near and far: Engaging children with place through Minecraft (2023)
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Hobbs, L., Behenna, S., Bentley, S., & Stevens, C. (2023). Near and far: Engaging children with place through Minecraft. Geography, 108(3), 134-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/00167487.2023.2260221

Minecraft is an extremely popular computer game and educational tool. It provides various place-based facilities, with schools, towns and islands recreated, and geology and archaeology made available to explore in-game. In this ‘Spotlight On … ’ arti... Read More about Near and far: Engaging children with place through Minecraft.

Health professionals’ experiences of supporting British Armed Forces veterans with conflict-related, appearance-altering injuries (2023)
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Williams, V., Paskell, R., Zucchelli, F., & Williamson, H. (in press). Health professionals’ experiences of supporting British Armed Forces veterans with conflict-related, appearance-altering injuries. Military Behavioral Health,

Numerous British Armed Forces personnel have sustained conflict-related injuries that have altered their appearance. Previous evidence indicates this population may be at risk of appearance-related concerns and that civilian health professionals may... Read More about Health professionals’ experiences of supporting British Armed Forces veterans with conflict-related, appearance-altering injuries.

Wake and power prediction of horizontal-axis wind farm under yaw-controlled conditions with machine learning (2023)
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Nakhchi, M. E., Win Naung, S., & Rahmati, M. (2023). Wake and power prediction of horizontal-axis wind farm under yaw-controlled conditions with machine learning. Energy Conversion and Management, 296, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117708

The main objective of this study is to employ the Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) machine learning algorithm to predict the power, wake, and turbulent characteristics of horizontal-axis wind farms under yaw-controlled conditions. For this purpose... Read More about Wake and power prediction of horizontal-axis wind farm under yaw-controlled conditions with machine learning.

Ternary nanocomposite potentiates the lysophosphatidic acid effect on human osteoblast (MG63) maturation (2023)
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Elkhenany, H., Elkodous, M. A., & Mansell, J. (2023). Ternary nanocomposite potentiates the lysophosphatidic acid effect on human osteoblast (MG63) maturation. Nanomedicine, 18(21), 1459-1475. https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2023-0117

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the potential of ternary nanocomposite (TNC) to support MG63 osteoblast maturation to EB1089-(3S)1-fluoro-3-hydroxy-4-(oleoyloxy)butyl-1-phosphonate (FHBP) cotreatment. Materials & methods: Binary (P25/reduced gra... Read More about Ternary nanocomposite potentiates the lysophosphatidic acid effect on human osteoblast (MG63) maturation.

An agent-based approach for energy-efficient sensor networks in logistics (2023)
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Kaiser, J., Hernández, M. P., Kaupe, V., Kurrek, P., & McFarlane, D. (2024). An agent-based approach for energy-efficient sensor networks in logistics. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 127(Part A), Article 107198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.107198

As part of the fourth industrial revolution, logistics processes are augmented with connected information systems to improve their reliability and sustainability. Above all, customers can analyse process data obtained from the networked logistics ope... Read More about An agent-based approach for energy-efficient sensor networks in logistics.

Dollar liquidity, financial vulnerability and monetary sovereignty (2023)
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Jump, R. C., & Michell, J. (2023). Dollar liquidity, financial vulnerability and monetary sovereignty. Development and Change, 55(5), 1087-1113. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12799

Periods of dollar-led global monetary tightening generate negative effects in many lower- and middle-income countries. The tightening cycle which commenced in early 2022 has exacerbated the financial dislocation experienced by countries including Zam... Read More about Dollar liquidity, financial vulnerability and monetary sovereignty.