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The effect of language-specific characteristics on English and Japanese speakers' ability to recall number information (2020)
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Kirjavainen, M., Kite, Y., & Piasecki, A. E. (2020). The effect of language-specific characteristics on English and Japanese speakers' ability to recall number information. Cognitive Science, 44(12), Article e12923. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12923

The current paper presents two experiments investigating the effect of presence versus absence of compulsory number marking in a native language on a speaker’s ability to recall number information from photos. In Experiment 1, monolingual English and... Read More about The effect of language-specific characteristics on English and Japanese speakers' ability to recall number information.

Education and the geography of Brexit (2020)
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Calvert Jump, R., & Michell, J. (2023). Education and the geography of Brexit. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 33(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2020.1839471

While it is well established that educational attainment is highly correlated with Brexit voting patterns, the predictive capacity of education has attracted less attention. Using full-sample and split-sample exercises, this paper demonstrates that e... Read More about Education and the geography of Brexit.

Intramuscular oxytocin versus Syntometrine® versus carbetocin for prevention of primary postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth: a randomised double-blinded clinical trial of effectiveness, side effects and quality of life (2020)
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van der Nelson, H., O’Brien, S., Burnard, S., Mayer, M., Alvarez, M., Knowlden, J., …Draycott, T. (in press). Intramuscular oxytocin versus Syntometrine® versus carbetocin for prevention of primary postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth: a randomised double-blinded clinical trial of effectiveness, side effects and quality of life. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128(7), 1236-1246. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16622

Objective: To compare intramuscular oxytocin, Syntometrine® and carbetocin for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth. Design: Randomised double-blinded clinical trial. Setting: Six hospitals in England. Population: A total of 5929... Read More about Intramuscular oxytocin versus Syntometrine® versus carbetocin for prevention of primary postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth: a randomised double-blinded clinical trial of effectiveness, side effects and quality of life.

Novel method for the measurement of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase activity in the Yt blood group system using amperometry in conjunction with screen-printed carbon electrodes (2020)
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Crew, A., Karamatic Crew, V., Bagelow, L., Walser, P., Thornton, N., & Hart, J. (2020). Novel method for the measurement of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase activity in the Yt blood group system using amperometry in conjunction with screen-printed carbon electrodes. Vox Sanguinis, 115(S1), 271-271. https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13031

Background: The five antigens of the Yt blood group system are located on the membrane GPI‐linked erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase (AChE‐E), which is implicated in a range of clinical issues, including sleep apnoea and neurotoxin poisoning. Conformat... Read More about Novel method for the measurement of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase activity in the Yt blood group system using amperometry in conjunction with screen-printed carbon electrodes.

Analysis of various transport modes to evaluate personal exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Delhi (2020)
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Maji, K. J., Namdeo, A., Hoban, D., Bell, M., Goodman, P., Nagendra, S. S., …Alshetty, D. (2021). Analysis of various transport modes to evaluate personal exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Delhi. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 12(2), 417-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2020.12.003

Access to detailed comparisons of the air quality variations encountered when commuting through a city offers the urban traveller more informed choice on how to minimise personal exposure to inhalable pollutants. In this study we report on an experim... Read More about Analysis of various transport modes to evaluate personal exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Delhi.

Multidisciplinary approach to COVID-19 risk communication: A framework and tool for individual and regional risk assessment (2020)
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Parajuli, R. R., Mishra, B., Banstola, A., Ghimire, B. R., Poudel, S., Sharma, K., …van Teijlingen, E. (2020). Multidisciplinary approach to COVID-19 risk communication: A framework and tool for individual and regional risk assessment. Scientific Reports, 10, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78779-0

The COVID-19 pandemic has exceeded over sixty-five million cases globally. Different approaches are followed to mitigate its impact and reduce its spreading in different countries, but limiting mobility and exposure have been de-facto precautions to... Read More about Multidisciplinary approach to COVID-19 risk communication: A framework and tool for individual and regional risk assessment.

Management of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections diagnosed in primary care using a centralised nurse-led telephone-based service: mixed methods evaluation (2020)
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Horwood, J., Brangan, E., Manley, P., Horner, P., Muir, P., North, P., & Macleod, J. (2020). Management of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections diagnosed in primary care using a centralised nurse-led telephone-based service: mixed methods evaluation. BMC Family Practice, 21, Article 265 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01329-0

Background: Up to 18% of genital Chlamydia infections and 9% of Gonorrhoea infections in England are diagnosed in Primary Care. Evidence suggests that a substantial proportion of these cases are not managed appropriately in line with national guideli... Read More about Management of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections diagnosed in primary care using a centralised nurse-led telephone-based service: mixed methods evaluation.

Real-world ethics in palliative care: A systematic review of the ethical challenges reported by specialist palliative care practitioners in their clinical practice (2020)
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Schofield, G., Dittborn, M., Huxtable, R., Brangan, E., & Selman, L. E. (2021). Real-world ethics in palliative care: A systematic review of the ethical challenges reported by specialist palliative care practitioners in their clinical practice. Palliative Medicine, 35(2), 315-334. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216320974277

Background: Ethical issues arise daily in the delivery of palliative care. Despite much (largely theoretical) literature, evidence from specialist palliative care practitioners about day-to-day ethical challenges has not previously been synthesised.... Read More about Real-world ethics in palliative care: A systematic review of the ethical challenges reported by specialist palliative care practitioners in their clinical practice.

Performance of deep learning vs machine learning in plant leaf disease detection (2020)
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Sujatha, R., Chatterjee, J. M., Jhanjhi, N. Z., & Brohi, S. (2020). Performance of deep learning vs machine learning in plant leaf disease detection. Microprocessors and Microsystems, 80, 103615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpro.2020.103615

Plants are recognized as essential as they are the primary source of humanity's energy production since they are having nutritious, medicinal, etc. values. At any time between crop farming, plant diseases can affect the leaf, resulting in enormous cr... Read More about Performance of deep learning vs machine learning in plant leaf disease detection.

Patients' and health professionals' perceptions of the LoDED (limit of detection and ECG discharge) strategy for low-risk chest pain management: A qualitative study (2020)
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Beasant, L., Carlton, E., Williams, G., Benger, J., & Ingram, J. (2021). Patients' and health professionals' perceptions of the LoDED (limit of detection and ECG discharge) strategy for low-risk chest pain management: A qualitative study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 38(3), 184-190. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-209539

Background: Rapid discharge strategies for patients with low-risk chest pain using high-sensitivity troponin assays have been extensively evaluated. The adherence to, and acceptability of such strategies, has largely been explored using quantitative... Read More about Patients' and health professionals' perceptions of the LoDED (limit of detection and ECG discharge) strategy for low-risk chest pain management: A qualitative study.

Happiness around the world: A combined etic-emic approach across 63 countries (2020)
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Gardiner, G., Lee, D., Baranski, E., Funder, D., the International Situations Project, M. O., & Fragkiadaki, E. (2020). Happiness around the world: A combined etic-emic approach across 63 countries. PLoS ONE, 15(12), Article e0242718. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242718

All rights reserved. What does it mean to be happy? The vast majority of cross-cultural studies on happiness have employed a Western-origin, or "WEIRD" measure of happiness that conceptualizes it as a self-centered (or "independent"), high-arousal em... Read More about Happiness around the world: A combined etic-emic approach across 63 countries.

Does latent inhibition underpin creativity, positive schizotypy and anomalous cognition? (2020)
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Holt, N., Simmonds-Moore, C., & Moore, S. (2020). Does latent inhibition underpin creativity, positive schizotypy and anomalous cognition?. Journal of Parapsychology, 84(2), 156-178. https://doi.org/10.30891/jopar.2020.02.02

This paper presents two experiments in which an experimental paradigm developed to examine the efficacy of filtering mechanisms of attention, Latent Inhibition (LI), was adapted to include a psi component. LI assesses the processing of irrelevant sti... Read More about Does latent inhibition underpin creativity, positive schizotypy and anomalous cognition?.

Developmentalism and the genocide–ecocide nexus (2020)
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Crook, M., & Short, D. (2021). Developmentalism and the genocide–ecocide nexus. Journal of Genocide Research, 23(2), 162-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2020.1853914

This article seeks to contribute to an emerging “ecological turn” in genocide studies that places the material “extra-human environment” at the core of the biological and cultural integrity of social groups such as indigenous peoples and territoriall... Read More about Developmentalism and the genocide–ecocide nexus.

Volunteering masculinities in search and rescue work: Is there “a place for girls on the team”? (2020)
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Weller, S. L., Clarke, C. A., & Brown, A. D. (2021). Volunteering masculinities in search and rescue work: Is there “a place for girls on the team”?. Gender, Work and Organization, 28(2), 558-574. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12592

This article explores performative enactments of gender at work in a UK-based Search and Rescue voluntary organization, QuakeRescue. Based on ethnographic research, we analyze how gender is performatively constituted in this male-dominated setting, f... Read More about Volunteering masculinities in search and rescue work: Is there “a place for girls on the team”?.

The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in invasively ventilated critically ill adults: A scoping review protocol (2020)
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Swingwood, E., Stilma, W., Tume, L., Cramp, F., Paulus, F., Schultz, M., …Rose, L. (2020). The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in invasively ventilated critically ill adults: A scoping review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 9(1), Article 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01547-8

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Critically ill patients receiving invasive ventilation are at risk of sputum retention. Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) is a technique used to mobilise sputum and optimise airway clearance. Recently, int... Read More about The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in invasively ventilated critically ill adults: A scoping review protocol.

Network survival strategies of migrant entrepreneurs in large cities: Analysis of Albanian firms in Milan (2020)
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Tubadji, A., Fetahu, E., Nijkamp, P., & Hinks, T. (2020). Network survival strategies of migrant entrepreneurs in large cities: Analysis of Albanian firms in Milan. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 32(9-10), 852–878. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2020.1842912

This paper addresses the role of cultural bias (preference for what is culturally more akin) in the entrepreneurial choice regarding different types of social networks in the context of urban mixed embeddedness. We test empirically the presence and a... Read More about Network survival strategies of migrant entrepreneurs in large cities: Analysis of Albanian firms in Milan.

Bootstrapping artificial evolution to design robots for autonomous fabrication (2020)
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Buchanan, E., Le Goff, L. K., Li, W., Hart, E., Eiben, A. E., De Carlo, M., …Tyrrell, A. M. (2020). Bootstrapping artificial evolution to design robots for autonomous fabrication. Robotics, 9(4), Article 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics9040106

A long-term vision of evolutionary robotics is a technology enabling the evolution of entire autonomous robotic ecosystems that live and work for long periods in challenging and dynamic environments without the need for direct human oversight. Evolut... Read More about Bootstrapping artificial evolution to design robots for autonomous fabrication.

The health and well-being effects of drought: Assessing multi-stakeholder perspectives through narratives from the UK (2020)
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Bryan, K., Ward, S., Roberts, L., White, M. P., Landeg, O., Taylor, T., & McEwen, L. (2020). The health and well-being effects of drought: Assessing multi-stakeholder perspectives through narratives from the UK. Climatic Change, 163(4), 2073-2095. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02916-x

The global literature on drought and health highlights a variety of health effects for people in developing countries where certain prevailing social, economic and environmental conditions increase their vulnerability especially with climate change.... Read More about The health and well-being effects of drought: Assessing multi-stakeholder perspectives through narratives from the UK.

Epoché and institution: The fundamental tension in Jan Patočka’s phenomenology (2020)
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Meacham, D., & Tava, F. (2021). Epoché and institution: The fundamental tension in Jan Patočka’s phenomenology. Studies in East European Thought, 73, 309–326. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11212-020-09398-8

This article examines the relation between two key, but seemingly opposed concepts in Jan Patočka’s thought: epoché and the concrete institutional polis. In doing so it attempts to elucidate the inextricable relation between phenomenology and politic... Read More about Epoché and institution: The fundamental tension in Jan Patočka’s phenomenology.