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Falling risk analysis at workplaces through an accident data-driven approach based upon hybrid Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques (2025)
Journal Article

This study proposed an accident data-driven approach using hybrid AI techniques for the quantification of falling risks at workplaces. Six machine learning models and one ensemble learning model were deployed for automatic extraction of causal factor... Read More about Falling risk analysis at workplaces through an accident data-driven approach based upon hybrid Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques.

The ink that glows (2025)
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This article for the journal of the Society of Wood Engravers, documents the initial findings of my research into oil-based glazes and the potential for them to be combined with traditional wood engraving. The article is a slightly more in-depth and... Read More about The ink that glows.

Body image and appearance distress among military veterans and civilians with an injury-related visible difference: A comparison study (2025)
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Injuries sustained during military conflict can significantly impact appearance. Yet, little is known about the psychosocial experiences of veterans with conflict-related appearance-altering injuries (AAI) and whether current civilian interventions a... Read More about Body image and appearance distress among military veterans and civilians with an injury-related visible difference: A comparison study.

Mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: A focus on the self-employed (2025)
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Self-employed workers worldwide encountered significant mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether the pandemic has affected the mental health of the self-employed more significantly than employees... Read More about Mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: A focus on the self-employed.

Evidence of greater dung beetle abundance in a rewilded area compared to nearby organic farms (2025)
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Organic farms have been shown to harbour larger and more diverse invertebrate populations and associated ecosystem services compared to other conventional farming methods. However, data on the impacts of rewilding on invertebrates remain scarce.

D... Read More about Evidence of greater dung beetle abundance in a rewilded area compared to nearby organic farms.

Assessing barriers and opportunities for the improvement of laboratory performance and robust surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria – A quantitative study (2025)
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Impact of glucocorticoids on patients’ quality of life: A qualitative study assessing face validity and feasibility of the Steroid PRO in patients with inflammatory gastroenterology, respiratory and dermatology conditions (2025)
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Objectives The Steroid PRO is a treatment-specific patient-reported outcome questionnaire which measures the impact of glucocorticoids on health-related quality of life. It has 15 items grouped into 4 domains (Social impact, Impact on Appearance, Psy... Read More about Impact of glucocorticoids on patients’ quality of life: A qualitative study assessing face validity and feasibility of the Steroid PRO in patients with inflammatory gastroenterology, respiratory and dermatology conditions.

Can science comics aid lay audiences' comprehension of forensic science? (2025)
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Forensic science has become a standard feature in criminal investigations and trials. However, it can often be a challenge for experts in courtrooms to communicate scientific evidence clearly to lay audiences through verbal expert witness testimony a... Read More about Can science comics aid lay audiences' comprehension of forensic science?.

The role of the gut microbiota in health, diet, and disease with a focus on obesity (2025)
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The gut microbiota has been increasingly recognised as a critical determinant of human health, influencing a wide range of physiological processes. A healthy gut microbiota is essential for maintaining metabolic, immune, and gastrointestinal homeosta... Read More about The role of the gut microbiota in health, diet, and disease with a focus on obesity.

Factors influencing paramedic conveyance decisions when attending children with minor head injury: A qualitative study (2025)
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Introduction Children with head injury are commonly transported to the ED by ambulance. However, most of those conveyed are deemed non-serious and are discharged at triage. Research is needed to explore the factors that influence paramedics when deci... Read More about Factors influencing paramedic conveyance decisions when attending children with minor head injury: A qualitative study.

Measuring the impact of managing incontinence on people with dementia and informal caregivers: Cognitive debriefing interviews of ‘ICIQ-Cog’ (English translation) (2025)
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Aim:
The ICIQ-Cog questionnaire was developed in German to measure the impact of incontinence and/or toilet use problems on people living with dementia and their paid carers and unpaid caregivers; it has been translated into English. This study aime... Read More about Measuring the impact of managing incontinence on people with dementia and informal caregivers: Cognitive debriefing interviews of ‘ICIQ-Cog’ (English translation).

Machine learning- and deep learning-based myoelectric control system for upper limb rehabilitation utilizing EEG and EMG signals: A systematic review (2025)
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Upper limb disabilities, often caused by conditions such as stroke or neurological disorders, severely limit an individual’s ability to perform essential daily tasks, leading to a significant reduction in quality of life. The development of effective... Read More about Machine learning- and deep learning-based myoelectric control system for upper limb rehabilitation utilizing EEG and EMG signals: A systematic review.

Patient-clinician communication about weight loss (2025)
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The worldwide prevalence of obesity has more than doubled between 1990 and 2022, with more than 890 million adults living with obesity in 2022.1 International guidelines recommend that clinicians offer weight loss support to their patients living wit... Read More about Patient-clinician communication about weight loss.

Point-of-care tests in the emergency medical services: A scoping review (2025)
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Background
This scoping review aimed to summarize existing research on point-of-care tests (POCTs) within emergency medical services (EMS). There is a lack of comprehensive reviews covering the breadth and scope of application of POCTs in EMS despit... Read More about Point-of-care tests in the emergency medical services: A scoping review.

On fault-tolerant Boolean functions in proteinoids–ZnO colloids (2025)
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This study investigates the computational properties of ZnO colloids in combination with proteinoid microspheres within an unconventional computing framework. We propose a method for creating flexible and fault-tolerant logic gates utilising this col... Read More about On fault-tolerant Boolean functions in proteinoids–ZnO colloids.

Assessing gender essentialist beliefs towards youth athletes: Development and preliminary validation of the gender essentialist beliefs towards girls in sport scale (GEGS) (2025)
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Despite evidence refuting the legitimacy of inherent and unchanging qualities and the existence of a gender sport continuum, a prevailing gender essentialist ideology persists among coaches. This ideology perpetuates the belief in a binary, hierarchi... Read More about Assessing gender essentialist beliefs towards youth athletes: Development and preliminary validation of the gender essentialist beliefs towards girls in sport scale (GEGS).

Recurrence resonance and 1/f noise in neurons under quantum conditions and their manifestations in proteinoid microspheres (2025)
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Recurrence resonance (RR), in which external noise is utilized to enhance the behaviour of hidden attractors in a system, is a phenomenon often observed in biological systems and is expected to adjust between chaos and order to increase computational... Read More about Recurrence resonance and 1/f noise in neurons under quantum conditions and their manifestations in proteinoid microspheres.

Exploring patient experience of rehabilitation within the surgical pathway for lower limb soft tissue sarcoma in the UK: A single-centre study (2025)
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The primary treatment for localised soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is surgery. Surgery for lower limb sarcoma is associated with poorer functional outcomes than other anatomical sites. Rehabilitation is essential, yet provision is not standardised, and pa... Read More about Exploring patient experience of rehabilitation within the surgical pathway for lower limb soft tissue sarcoma in the UK: A single-centre study.

"One team member doesn't make a Pride parade": An international study of people's experiences of being lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer in motorsport (2025)
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In this paper we report our qualitative survey research that explored lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ+) people’s experiences of motorsport. Fifty-nine participants were recruited with support from Motorsport UK and Racing Pride, who p... Read More about "One team member doesn't make a Pride parade": An international study of people's experiences of being lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer in motorsport.

Are we capturing individual differences? Evaluating the test–retest reliability of experimental tasks used to measure social cognitive abilities (2025)
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Social cognitive skills are crucial for positive interpersonal relationships, health, and wellbeing and encompass both automatic and reflexive processes. To assess this myriad of skills, researchers have developed numerous experimental tasks that mea... Read More about Are we capturing individual differences? Evaluating the test–retest reliability of experimental tasks used to measure social cognitive abilities.