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The combined network effect of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs’ innovation (2020)
Journal Article
Liang, L., Alam, M., Sorwar, G., Yazdifar, H., & Eskandari, R. (2021). The combined network effect of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs’ innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 163, 120488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120488

This paper aims to examine the relationship between the structures of inter-organizational connections and innovation results in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Existing literature shows that inter-organization connections can ben... Read More about The combined network effect of sparse and interlocked connections in SMEs’ innovation.

Survey of monitor specification and viewing conditions in breast screening units in the North West of England (2020)
Journal Article
Papathanasiou, S., Thompson, J., & Walton, L. (2021). Survey of monitor specification and viewing conditions in breast screening units in the North West of England. Radiography, 27(2), 546-553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2020.11.013

Introduction: Monitor specification and viewing conditions are important factors affecting image assessment in mammography. This survey evaluates the different viewing conditions and monitor specifications that exist in acquisition and reporting room... Read More about Survey of monitor specification and viewing conditions in breast screening units in the North West of England.

Brexit in the workplace : a psychology of survival? (2020)
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Weinberg, A. (2020). Brexit in the workplace : a psychology of survival?

Whenever we mention Brexit, a range of emotions break out – yet how did it get to this and what does it mean for our workplaces?

Association of jumping ability and maximum strength with dive distance in swimmers (2020)
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Calderbank, J., Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (2021). Association of jumping ability and maximum strength with dive distance in swimmers. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 16(2), 296-303. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0773

Purpose: The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between dive distance (DD) and countermovement jump (CMJ) height, track start CMJ height, countermovement broad jump (CMBJ) distance, track start broad jump distance, and isome... Read More about Association of jumping ability and maximum strength with dive distance in swimmers.

Digital supply chain management in the videogames industry : a systematic literature review (2020)
Journal Article
Kelly, S., Klézl, V., Israilidis, J., Malone, N., & Butler, S. (2021). Digital supply chain management in the videogames industry : a systematic literature review. ˜The œcomputer games journal, 10(1-4), 19-40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40869-020-00118-0

As industries mature, they rely more heavily on supply chain management (SCM) to ensure effective operations leading to greater levels of organisational performance. SCM has been widely covered in many industrial areas and, in line with other burgeon... Read More about Digital supply chain management in the videogames industry : a systematic literature review.

Synthetic biology approaches to copper remediation: bioleaching, accumulation and recycling (2020)
Journal Article
Giachino, A., Focarelli, F., Marles-Wright, J., & Waldron, K. (2020). Synthetic biology approaches to copper remediation: bioleaching, accumulation and recycling. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 97(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa249

One of the current aims of synthetic biology is the development of novel microorganisms that can mine economically important elements from the environment or remediate toxic waste compounds. Copper, in particular, is a high-priority target for biorem... Read More about Synthetic biology approaches to copper remediation: bioleaching, accumulation and recycling.

Flowing towards freedom with multimodal creative therapy : the healing power of therapeutic arts for ex cult-members (2020)
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Parsons, A., Turner, R., Ingleton, H., Kefalogianni, M., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Karkou, V., …Dubrow-Marshall, L. (2021). Flowing towards freedom with multimodal creative therapy : the healing power of therapeutic arts for ex cult-members. Arts in Psychotherapy, 72, 101743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2020.101743

Creative arts can play an important role for cult survivors in surviving, transcending and healing from their past realities. Flow – an empowering state of mind-body integration and skilful, intuitive action while engaged in a challenging yet enjoyab... Read More about Flowing towards freedom with multimodal creative therapy : the healing power of therapeutic arts for ex cult-members.

Modified Oesophago-Gastric Dissociation (M-OGD) — a technical modification (2020)
Journal Article
Coletta, R., Mussi, E., Bianchi, A., & Morabito, A. (2021). Modified Oesophago-Gastric Dissociation (M-OGD) — a technical modification. Updates in Surgery, 73(2), 775-778. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-020-00934-z

Adhesions and fibrosis following failed primary surgery for severe gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) in neurologically impaired children (NI) can render mobilization of the lower oesophagus and oesophago-jejunal anastomosis a technically demanding exer... Read More about Modified Oesophago-Gastric Dissociation (M-OGD) — a technical modification.

Fast and accurate quasi-3D aerodynamic methods for aircraft conceptual design studies (2020)
Journal Article
Sugar-Gabor, O., & Koreanschi, A. (2021). Fast and accurate quasi-3D aerodynamic methods for aircraft conceptual design studies. Aeronautical Journal, 125(1286), 593-617. https://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2020.128

In this paper, recent developments in quasi-3D aerodynamic methods are presented. At their core, these methods are based on the Lifting-Line Theory and Vortex Lattice Method, but with a relaxed set of hypotheses, while also considering the effect o... Read More about Fast and accurate quasi-3D aerodynamic methods for aircraft conceptual design studies.

The NMC Code and its application to the role of the midwife in antenatal care : a student perspective (2020)
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Rajan-Brown, N., & Mitchell, A. (2020). The NMC Code and its application to the role of the midwife in antenatal care : a student perspective. British Journal of Midwifery, 28(12), 844-849. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2020.28.12.844

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code provides the foundational ‘values and principles’ a midwife should follow throughout their practice. This article discusses the application of the four pillars of the Code – prioritise people, practice eff... Read More about The NMC Code and its application to the role of the midwife in antenatal care : a student perspective.

Workplace gossip and employee cynicism : the moderating role of dispositional envy (2020)
Journal Article
Kuo, C., Chang, K., Kuo, T., & Chen, S. (2020). Workplace gossip and employee cynicism : the moderating role of dispositional envy. Zhōnghuá xīnlǐ xuékān, 62(4), 537-552. https://doi.org/10.6129/CJP.202009_62%284%29.0005

This study investigated the relationship between workplace gossip (positive gossip and negative gossip) and employee cynicism and explored the moderating role of dispositional envy through the social information processing approach. Data were colle... Read More about Workplace gossip and employee cynicism : the moderating role of dispositional envy.

Network traffic analysis for threats detection in the Internet of Things (2020)
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Hammoudeh, M., Pimlott, J., Belguith, S., Epiphaniou, G., Baker, T., Kayes, A., …Bounceur, A. (2020). Network traffic analysis for threats detection in the Internet of Things. IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 3(4), 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1109/IOTM.0001.2000015

As the prevalence of the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to increase, cyber criminals are quick to exploit the security gaps that many devices are inherently designed with. Whilst users can not be expected to tackle this threat alone, many cur... Read More about Network traffic analysis for threats detection in the Internet of Things.

Homotopy simulation of dissipative micropolar flow and heat transfer from a two-dimensional body with heat sink effect : applications in polymer coating (2020)
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Beg, O., Vasu, B., Ray, A., Beg, T., Kadir, A., Leonard, H., & Gorla, R. (2020). Homotopy simulation of dissipative micropolar flow and heat transfer from a two-dimensional body with heat sink effect : applications in polymer coating. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, 34(4), 257-275. https://doi.org/10.15255/CABEQ.2020.1849

Non-Newtonian flow from a wedge constitutes a fundamental problem in chemical engineering systems and is relevant to processing of polymers, coating systems etc. Motivated by such applications, we employ the homotopy analysis method (HAM) to obtain... Read More about Homotopy simulation of dissipative micropolar flow and heat transfer from a two-dimensional body with heat sink effect : applications in polymer coating.

Long-term trends in helminth infections of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) from the vicinity of Malham Tarn in North Yorkshire, England (2020)
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Behnke, J., Rogan, M., Craig, P., Jackson, J., & Hide, G. (2021). Long-term trends in helminth infections of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) from the vicinity of Malham Tarn in North Yorkshire, England. Parasitology, 184(4), 451-463. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182020002243

Helminth infections in wood mice (n=483), trapped over a period of 26 years in the woods surrounding Malham Tarn in N. Yorkshire, were analysed. Although ten species of helminths were identified, the overall mean species richness was 1.01 species/m... Read More about Long-term trends in helminth infections of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) from the vicinity of Malham Tarn in North Yorkshire, England.

Inter-rater reliability of physiotherapists using the Action Research Arm Test in chronic stroke (2020)
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Spence, N., Rodrigues, N., Nomikos, P., Yaseen, K., & Alshehri, M. (2020). Inter-rater reliability of physiotherapists using the Action Research Arm Test in chronic stroke. Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, 20(4), 480-487

The purpose of this study is to establish whether physiotherapists' ratings are consistent, when using the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) to score a chronic stroke patient. This was part of a large project establishing the reliability in chronic str... Read More about Inter-rater reliability of physiotherapists using the Action Research Arm Test in chronic stroke.

Nonlinear model predictive growth control of a class of plant-inspired soft growing robots (2020)
Journal Article
Hussien, H., Hameed, I., & Ryu, J. (2020). Nonlinear model predictive growth control of a class of plant-inspired soft growing robots. IEEE Access, 8, 214495-214503. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3041616

Recently, researchers have shown an increased interest in considering plants as a model of inspiration for designing new robot locomotions. Growing robots, that imitate the biological growth presented by plants, have proved irresistible in unpredicta... Read More about Nonlinear model predictive growth control of a class of plant-inspired soft growing robots.

A supervisory-based collaborative Obstacle-Guided Path Refinement algorithm for path planning in wide terrains (2020)
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Atia, M., Hussien, H., & Salah, O. (2020). A supervisory-based collaborative Obstacle-Guided Path Refinement algorithm for path planning in wide terrains. IEEE Access, 8, 214672-214684. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3041802

Robotic exploration of wide terrains, such as agricultural fields, could be challenging while considering the limited robot’s capabilities in terms of sensing and power. Thus, in this article, we proposed OGPR*, an Obstacle Guided Path Refinement alg... Read More about A supervisory-based collaborative Obstacle-Guided Path Refinement algorithm for path planning in wide terrains.

In the name of common sense (2020)
Journal Article
Weinberg, A. (2020). In the name of common sense

Ashley Weinberg, chair of BPS Political Psychology Section, explores the nature of toxic behaviour in political workplaces and asks how it can made a thing of the past.