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Characteristics of Strong Midwifery Leaders and Enablers of Strong Midwifery Leadership: An International Appreciative Inquiry (2024)
Journal Article

Objectives
This research aimed to identify the characteristics of strong midwifery leaders and explore how strong midwifery leadership may be enabled from the perspective of midwives and nurse-midwives globally.... Read More about Characteristics of Strong Midwifery Leaders and Enablers of Strong Midwifery Leadership: An International Appreciative Inquiry.

Rehabilitation interventions to modify physical frailty in adults before lung transplantation: a systematic review protocol. (2024)
Journal Article
McGarrigle, L., Norman, G., Hurst, H., & Todd, C. (2024). Rehabilitation interventions to modify physical frailty in adults before lung transplantation: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 14(4), e078561. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078561

Lung transplantation is the gold-standard treatment for end-stage lung disease for a small group of patients meeting strict acceptance criteria after optimal medical management has failed. Physical frailty is prevalent in lung transplant candidates a... Read More about Rehabilitation interventions to modify physical frailty in adults before lung transplantation: a systematic review protocol..

What characteristics are most important in stratifying patients into groups with different risk of diabetic foot ulceration? (2024)
Journal Article
Naemi, R., Chockalingam, N., Lutale, J. K., & Abbas, Z. G. (2024). What characteristics are most important in stratifying patients into groups with different risk of diabetic foot ulceration?. Journal of Diabetes Investigation, https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14193

Aims/Introduction: This study aimed to assess if patients can be divided into different strata, and to explore if these correspond to the risk of diabetic foot complications. Materials and Methods: A set of 28 demographic, vascular, neurological and... Read More about What characteristics are most important in stratifying patients into groups with different risk of diabetic foot ulceration?.

Ship Movement Analysis Based on Automatic Identification System (AIS) Data Using Convolutional Neural Network and Multiple Thread Processing (2024)
Journal Article

Automatic Identification System (AIS) data is one of the most common and widely used datasets in the maritime industry.
This dataset is a useful source of information regarding maritime traffic for both individuals and businesses. The reliability o... Read More about Ship Movement Analysis Based on Automatic Identification System (AIS) Data Using Convolutional Neural Network and Multiple Thread Processing.

All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024 (2024)
Digital Artefact
Lord, J. All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024

There are a number of employment law changes coming into effect on 6 April 2024 that will impact SMEs the most. These modifications to employment law will profoundly influence the daily functions of businesses, especially during a period when SMEs fa... Read More about All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024.

Investigating the retention and attrition of emergency care advanced clinical practitioners in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Hemmings-Trigg, K., Heaslip, V., & Stephens, M. (2024). Investigating the retention and attrition of emergency care advanced clinical practitioners in the UK. British Journal of Nursing, 2(2), https://doi.org/10.12968/ijap.2024.2.2.90

Background:
Advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) are an integral part of the healthcare workforce, and recognising growth in these roles is a priority for the future. ACPs within emergency care (EC) are often senior clinical decision-makers that w... Read More about Investigating the retention and attrition of emergency care advanced clinical practitioners in the UK.

Prescribing in patients with allergic rhinitis (2024)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2024). Prescribing in patients with allergic rhinitis. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 6(4), 148-149. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2024.6.4.148

Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided

The impact of COVID 19 on children, young people, and families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia : the mitigating work of M’Lop Tapang (2024)
Report

Globally, children have been adversely affected by the wide variety of impacts of SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus | COVID-19). Vulnerable children who depend on the support of education and health and social care systems were left unprotected as these system... Read More about The impact of COVID 19 on children, young people, and families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia : the mitigating work of M’Lop Tapang.

Seismic Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Fibre Reinforced Polymer (2024)
Book Chapter
Ghosh, A., Ray, C., & Biswas, D. (2024). Seismic Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Fibre Reinforced Polymer. In RC Structures Strengthened with FRP for Earthquake Resistance (177-192). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0102-5_7

Aging and deteriorating infrastructure, and more strict seismic design standards, call for the need of seismic retrofitting. Amongst various seismic retrofit strategies, use of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) is both effective and advantageous over ma... Read More about Seismic Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Fibre Reinforced Polymer.

Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial (2024)
Journal Article

Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM) is a research programme that seeks to develop and evaluate a comprehensive exercise-based rehabilitation intervention designed for people with multimorbidity... Read More about Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial.

The Effectiveness and Perceptions of Three Moderate Intensity Walking Cadence Aids and their Effects on Affective States: A Mixed Methods Study. (2024)
Journal Article
Brown, D., Gray, P. M., Doherty, J., & Simpson, E. E. A. (2024). The Effectiveness and Perceptions of Three Moderate Intensity Walking Cadence Aids and their Effects on Affective States: A Mixed Methods Study. International journal of exercise science, 17(5), 531-550

Substantial health benefits can be derived from walking at a moderate intensity cadence. To help regulate this cadence, three distinct aids exist 1) self-perception; 2) cadence prescription; 3) auditory cues. This study aimed to compare the effective... Read More about The Effectiveness and Perceptions of Three Moderate Intensity Walking Cadence Aids and their Effects on Affective States: A Mixed Methods Study..

Differences in Biomechanical Determinants of ACL Injury Risk in Change of Direction Tasks Between Males and Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Donelon, T. A., Edwards, J., Brown, M., Jones, P. A., O’Driscoll, J., & Dos’Santos, T. (in press). Differences in Biomechanical Determinants of ACL Injury Risk in Change of Direction Tasks Between Males and Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine - Open, 10(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-024-00701-z

Background: Change of direction (COD) movements are associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in multidirectional sports. Females appear at increased risk compared to males, which could be attributable to whole body kinema... Read More about Differences in Biomechanical Determinants of ACL Injury Risk in Change of Direction Tasks Between Males and Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Biochar and heavy metals (2024)
Book Chapter
Beesley, L., Cerqueira Cancelo, B., Hardman, M., Lebrun, M., Mitchell, K., & Lukas Trakal, A. (2024). Biochar and heavy metals. In Biochar for Environmental Management: Science and Technology. Earthscan

MHD peristaltic two-phase Williamson fluid flow, heat and mass transfer through a ureteral tube with microliths: <i>Electromagnetic therapy simulation</i> (2024)
Journal Article
Deepalakshmi, P., Siva, E. P., Tripathi, D., Bég, O. A., & Kuharat, S. (2024). MHD peristaltic two-phase Williamson fluid flow, heat and mass transfer through a ureteral tube with microliths: Electromagnetic therapy simulation. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A Applications, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2024.2333501

The ureter typically experiences a frequency of one to five peristaltic contractions per minute. However, it is important to note that these contractions can be disrupted by various physical and mechanical irritants. Ionic contents in the urine make... Read More about MHD peristaltic two-phase Williamson fluid flow, heat and mass transfer through a ureteral tube with microliths: <i>Electromagnetic therapy simulation</i>.