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Kaleidoscope - Volume 220 , Issue 3 (2022)
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Tracy, D. K., Joyce, D. W., Albertson, D. N., & Shergill, S. S. (2022). Kaleidoscope - Volume 220 , Issue 3. British Journal of Psychiatry, 220(3), 167-168. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2022.6

The number of foodbanks in the UK has increased dramatically over the past few years. So, it's timely to read the work by Paquin et alReference Paquin, Muckle, Bolanis, Courtemanche, Castellanos-Ryan and Boivin1 on the longer-term impact of childhood... Read More about Kaleidoscope - Volume 220 , Issue 3.

Re-evaluating the relationship between pathogen avoidance and preferences for facial symmetry and sexual dimorphism: A registered report (2022)
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Tybur, J. M., Fan, L., Jones, B. C., Holzleitner, I. J., Lee, A. J., & DeBruine, L. M. (2022). Re-evaluating the relationship between pathogen avoidance and preferences for facial symmetry and sexual dimorphism: A registered report. Evolution and Human Behavior, 43(3), 212-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2022.01.003

Over the past decade, a small literature has tested how trait-level pathogen-avoidance motives (e.g., disgust sensitivity) and exposure to pathogen cues relate to preferences for facial symmetry and sexual dimorphism. Results have largely been interp... Read More about Re-evaluating the relationship between pathogen avoidance and preferences for facial symmetry and sexual dimorphism: A registered report.

A new configuration of composite nonlinear feedback control for nonlinear systems with input saturation (2022)
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Zhu, Q., Mobayen, S., Nemati, H., Zhang, J., & Wei, W. (2023). A new configuration of composite nonlinear feedback control for nonlinear systems with input saturation. Journal of Vibration and Control, 29(5-6), 1417-1430. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775463211064010

This study proposes a U-control–based Composite Nonlinear Feedback (U-CNF) design procedure. This U-CNF control establishes a double feedback loop framework for generalisation and simplification in designing the CNF control systems. Two controllers,... Read More about A new configuration of composite nonlinear feedback control for nonlinear systems with input saturation.

Learning to inhabit the liquid liminal world of work: An auto-ethnographic visual study of work-life boundary transitions (2022)
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Izak, M., Shortt, H., & Case, P. (2023). Learning to inhabit the liquid liminal world of work: An auto-ethnographic visual study of work-life boundary transitions. Management Learning, 54(2), 198–222. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505076211070359

This article explores a conceptually modified notion of liminality in order to make better sense of contemporary ‘flexible’ working life. Previous conceptualizations of liminality rely on the assumed existence of socially sustained boundaries and the... Read More about Learning to inhabit the liquid liminal world of work: An auto-ethnographic visual study of work-life boundary transitions.

The effect of transverse compressive stresses on tensile failure of carbon fibre/epoxy composites (2022)
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Wisnom, M. R., Rev, T., Wisnom, M., Xu, X., & Czél, G. (2022). The effect of transverse compressive stresses on tensile failure of carbon fibre/epoxy composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 156, Article 106894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.106894

A novel test configuration has been developed to induce combined stress-states of in-plane longitudinal tension and transverse compression in thin-ply, unidirectional (UD) composite layers. Three different multi-directional laminates have been design... Read More about The effect of transverse compressive stresses on tensile failure of carbon fibre/epoxy composites.

Measuring the value of data governance in agricultural investments: A case study (2022)
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Whittard, D., Ritchie, F., Rose, M., & Musker, R. (2022). Measuring the value of data governance in agricultural investments: A case study. Experimental Agriculture, 58, Article e8. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479721000314

Summary The study at hand measures the value of improving data governance and access in the Supporting Soil Health Interventions (SSHI) project in Ethiopia. We applied two separate but interlinked models, one qualitative and one quantitative, to crea... Read More about Measuring the value of data governance in agricultural investments: A case study.

How educational staff in European schools reform school food systems through ‘everyday practices’ (2022)
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Jones, M., Ruge, D., & Jones, V. (2022). How educational staff in European schools reform school food systems through ‘everyday practices’. Environmental Education Research, 28(4), 545-559. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2032608

Schools are recognized as important locales for education and action to change food-related environmental and health behaviours. Research shows the potential for a whole school systems approach to integrate educational activities, food in school, and... Read More about How educational staff in European schools reform school food systems through ‘everyday practices’.

Response of gyroid lattice structures to impact loads (2022)
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Ramos, H., Santiago, R., Soe, S., Theobald, P., & Alves, M. (2022). Response of gyroid lattice structures to impact loads. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 164, Article 104202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2022.104202

This paper reports on a comprehensive investigation of gyroid lattice structures subject to impact loading. AlSi10Mg samples were manufactured using selective laser melting (SLM) and mechanically characterized using Digital Image Correlation (DIC). U... Read More about Response of gyroid lattice structures to impact loads.

Plasticity model for partially prestressed concrete (2022)
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Hafezolghorani, M., Hejazi, F., Jaffar, M. S., & Adeli, H. (2022). Plasticity model for partially prestressed concrete. Structures, 38, 630-651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.02.008

Recently, the partially prestressed concrete (PPC) has been widely used as an effective construction technique for structures to reduce yielding and damages. However, there is no proper analytical model for PPC frame elements (beam-column members) to... Read More about Plasticity model for partially prestressed concrete.

Ambio fit for the 2020s (2022)
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Andersson, E., Boonstra, W. J., de la Torre Castro, M., Hughes, A. C., Ilstedt, U., Jernelöv, A., …Söderström, B. (2022). Ambio fit for the 2020s. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 51(5), 1091-1093. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-022-01710-6

Environmental challenges and the way we frame and research them are changing, as are the channels for successful transfer of scientific knowledge into decision-making. In a time when novelty is often the beacon leading funding, research and publicati... Read More about Ambio fit for the 2020s.

R and D spending intensity of private vs public firms: The role of cash flow, leverage and information quality (2022)
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Adu-Ameyaw, E., Danso, A., Hickson, L., & Lartey, T. (2022). R and D spending intensity of private vs public firms: The role of cash flow, leverage and information quality. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 23(4), 770-787. https://doi.org/10.1108/jaar-07-2021-0179

Purpose: This study provides a large sample comparison of research and development (R&D) spending intensity in private and public firms and the extent to which these firms' unique characteristics affect their R&D spending rate. Design/methodology/app... Read More about R and D spending intensity of private vs public firms: The role of cash flow, leverage and information quality.

Fully printed and multifunctional graphene-based wearable e-textiles for personalized healthcare applications (2022)
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Islam, M. R., Afroj, S., Beach, C., Islam, M. H., Parraman, C., Abdelkader, A., …Karim, N. (2022). Fully printed and multifunctional graphene-based wearable e-textiles for personalized healthcare applications. iScience, 25(3), Article 103945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.103945

Wearable e-textiles have gained huge tractions due to their potential for non-invasive health monitoring. However, manufacturing of multifunctional wearable e-textiles remains challenging, due to poor performance, comfortability, scalability, and cos... Read More about Fully printed and multifunctional graphene-based wearable e-textiles for personalized healthcare applications.

Helping or hindering? The role of the public right to fish in the management of coastal fisheries (2022)
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Bean, E. (2022). Helping or hindering? The role of the public right to fish in the management of coastal fisheries. Marine Policy, 138, Article 104991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.104991

Managing coastal fisheries requires transitioning to sustainable exploitation of the marine environment. Set against this background, the public right to fish is often ignored or simply presented as a right to overfish or a hangover from more plentif... Read More about Helping or hindering? The role of the public right to fish in the management of coastal fisheries.

How are turmeric and its derivative products beneficial for intestinal health? (2022)
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Russell, G., Rolfe, V., & Adukwu, E. (2022). How are turmeric and its derivative products beneficial for intestinal health?. Modern Journal of Medicine and Biology, 1(2),

Turmeric is the common name for the rhizome of Curcuma longa L., and has been used as a curative and digestive aide in both Chinese and Indian traditional medicine since ancient times. Investigations into the physiological actions of this particular... Read More about How are turmeric and its derivative products beneficial for intestinal health?.

In silico analyses of maleidride biosynthetic gene clusters (2022)
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Williams, K., de Mattos-Shipley, K. M., Willis, C. L., & Bailey, A. M. (2022). In silico analyses of maleidride biosynthetic gene clusters. Fungal Biology and Biotechnology, 9(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40694-022-00132-z

Maleidrides are a family of structurally related fungal natural products, many of which possess diverse, potent bioactivities. Previous identification of several maleidride biosynthetic gene clusters, and subsequent experimental work, has determined... Read More about In silico analyses of maleidride biosynthetic gene clusters.

Groundwater recharge over the past 100 years: Regional spatiotemporal assessment and climate change impact over the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, Canada (2022)
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Boumaiza, L., Walter, J., Chesnaux, R., Lambert, M., Jha, M. K., Wanke, H., …Stumpp, C. (2022). Groundwater recharge over the past 100 years: Regional spatiotemporal assessment and climate change impact over the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, Canada. Hydrological Processes, 36(3), Article e14526. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14526

Proper knowledge of potential groundwater recharge (PGR) and its spatiotemporal distribution are essential for sustainable groundwater management, especially within the context of climate change. Here, a robust GIS-based water budget framework was de... Read More about Groundwater recharge over the past 100 years: Regional spatiotemporal assessment and climate change impact over the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, Canada.

Identifying volatile and non‐volatile organic compounds to discriminate cultivar, growth location, and stage of ripening in olive fruits and oils (2022)
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Greco, M., Spadafora, N., Shine, M., Smith, A., Muto, A., Muzzalupo, I., …Bitonti, M. B. (2022). Identifying volatile and non‐volatile organic compounds to discriminate cultivar, growth location, and stage of ripening in olive fruits and oils. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 102(11), 4500-4513. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11805

BACKGROUND: There is increasing consumer demand for olive oil to be traceable. However, genotype, environmental factors, and stage of maturity, all affect the flavor and composition of both the olives and olive oil. Few studies have included all thre... Read More about Identifying volatile and non‐volatile organic compounds to discriminate cultivar, growth location, and stage of ripening in olive fruits and oils.

Correspondence on “Re-examining remission definitions in rheumatoid arthritis: considering the 28-Joint Disease Activity Score, C-reactive protein level and patient global assessment” by Felson et al. (2022)
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Ferreira, R. J. O., Welsing, P. M. J., Jacobs, J. W. G., Gossec, L., Ndosi, M., Machado, P. M., …Da Silva, J. A. P. (2023). Correspondence on “Re-examining remission definitions in rheumatoid arthritis: considering the 28-Joint Disease Activity Score, C-reactive protein level and patient global assessment” by Felson et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 82(8), Article e183. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221917

Understanding the role of exercise professionals in the delivery of the NHS long term plan within AHP services in England (2022)
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Singh, V., Pollard, K., Okasheh, R., Percival, J., Fordham, C., & Cramp, F. (2022). Understanding the role of exercise professionals in the delivery of the NHS long term plan within AHP services in England. Physiotherapy, 114(Supplement 1), e70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.12.329

Keywords: Support worker, Exercise, NHS Long Term Plan Purpose: To explore the use of exercise professionals in AHP services and to understand their current and potential role in AHP NHS commissioned services. Methods: The project had three pha... Read More about Understanding the role of exercise professionals in the delivery of the NHS long term plan within AHP services in England.

The practice of pre-trial detention in England & Wales - Changing law and changing culture (2022)
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Smith, T. (2022). The practice of pre-trial detention in England & Wales - Changing law and changing culture. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 28, 435–449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-022-09504-y

Pre-trial detention empowers criminal courts to imprison defendants before they have been convicted of an offence. This is a significant power which should be subject to a rigourous decision-making process. A 2016 study of pre-trial detention practic... Read More about The practice of pre-trial detention in England & Wales - Changing law and changing culture.