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Convective flow of non-homogeneous fluid conveying nano-sized particles with non-Fourier thermal relaxation : application in polymer coating (2022)
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Ray, A., Vasu, B., Murthy, P., Beg, O., Gorla, R., & Kumar, B. (2022). Convective flow of non-homogeneous fluid conveying nano-sized particles with non-Fourier thermal relaxation : application in polymer coating. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-06467-w

The present article addresses the steady incompressible convective flow of kinetic theory-based Eyring-Powell fluid conveying nano-sized particle from a vertical plate with convective boundary condition and distribution of nanoparticles fraction ov... Read More about Convective flow of non-homogeneous fluid conveying nano-sized particles with non-Fourier thermal relaxation : application in polymer coating.

A balanced Digital Diet for under 5s: a commentary on Orben (2021) (2022)
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Bidgood, A., Taylor, G., Kolak, J., Bent, E., & Hickman, N. (2022). A balanced Digital Diet for under 5s: a commentary on Orben (2021). Infant and child development, https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2292

Orben (2021) proposed a ‘Digital Diet’ approach to thinking about children's consumption of digital media. Here, we consider the Digital Diet with a focus on young children under 5. As well as discussing how Type and Amount apply to this age group, w... Read More about A balanced Digital Diet for under 5s: a commentary on Orben (2021).

The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice (2022)
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Cai, X., Li, S., Zhang, P., Li, Z., Hide, G., Lai, D., & Lun, Z. (2022). The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 806626. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.806626

Pleomorphic Trypanosoma brucei are best known for their tightly controlled cell growth and developmental program, which ensures their transmissibility and host fitness between the mammalian host and insect vector. However, after long-term adaptation... Read More about The occurrence of malignancy in Trypanosoma brucei brucei by rapid passage in mice.

The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs (2022)
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Schork, I., Manzo, I., De Oliveira, M., da Costa, F., Young, R., & de Azevedo, C. (2022). The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs. Scientific reports, 12(1), 478. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04502-2

Sleep deprivation has been found to negatively affect an individual´s physical and psychological health. Sleep loss affects activity patterns, increases anxiety-like behaviors, decreases cognitive performance and is associated with depressive states.... Read More about The cyclic interaction between daytime behavior and the sleep behavior of laboratory dogs.

The effect of coherent coupling nonlinearity on modulation instability and rogue wave excitation (2022)
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and rogue wave excitation. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 106246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2021.106246

We study modulation instability (MI) in both anomalous and normal dispersion regimes of a coherently coupled system. It is found that there exist three types of MI spectra with distinct characteristics termed baseband, passband, and zero-baseband b... Read More about The effect of coherent coupling nonlinearity on modulation instability and rogue wave excitation.

Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study (2022)
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Mayes, J., Castle, E., Greenwood, J., Ormandy, P., Howe, P., & Greenwood, S. (2022). Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 12(1), e046950. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046950

Objectives: This study used a mixed-method approach to explore cultural and ethnic influences on the perception of, and decision to engage with or not to engage with, physical activity and exercise therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD... Read More about Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study.

Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies (2022)
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Bakker, E., Fujii, M., Krstic‑Demonacos, M., Demonacos, C., & Alhammad, R. (2022). Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies. International Journal of Oncology, 60(2), 16. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2022.5306

The oxidoreductase protein disulfide isomerase A1 (PDIA1) functions as a cofactor for many transcription factors including estrogen receptor α (ERα), nuclear factor (NF)‑κB, nuclear factor erythroid 2‑like 2 (NRF2) and regulates the protein stability... Read More about Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies.

Predicting the impact of online news articles – is information necessary? : application to COVID-19 articles (2022)
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Preiss, J. (2022). Predicting the impact of online news articles – is information necessary? : application to COVID-19 articles. Multimedia Tools and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-021-11621-5

We exploit the Twitter platform to create a dataset of news articles derived from tweets concerning COVID-19, and use the associated tweets to define a number of popularity measures. The focus on (potentially) biomedical news articles allows the quan... Read More about Predicting the impact of online news articles – is information necessary? : application to COVID-19 articles.

Particulate number emissions during cold-start with diesel and biofuels : a special focus on particle size distribution (2022)
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Zare, A., Bodisco, T., Verma, P., Jafari, M., Babaie, M., Yang, L., …Stevanovic, S. (2022). Particulate number emissions during cold-start with diesel and biofuels : a special focus on particle size distribution. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 51, 101953. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.101953

The share of biofuels in the transportation sector is increasing. Previous studies revealed that the use of biofuels decreases the size of particles (which is linked to an increase in particulate toxicity). Current emission regulations do not conside... Read More about Particulate number emissions during cold-start with diesel and biofuels : a special focus on particle size distribution.

Arthritis glove provision in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a survey of United Kingdom rheumatology occupational therapists (2022)
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Hammond, A., & Prior, Y. (2022). Arthritis glove provision in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a survey of United Kingdom rheumatology occupational therapists. Hand Therapy, 27(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/17589983211060620

Introduction: Hand pain and function limitations are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and hand osteoarthritis (HOA). Provision of arthritis (compression) gloves to relieve hand symptoms is increasing in occupational therapy. Research evaluating ar... Read More about Arthritis glove provision in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a survey of United Kingdom rheumatology occupational therapists.

Self-financing regeneration? Capturing land value through institutional innovations in public housing stock transfer, planning gain and financialisation (2022)
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Thompson, M., & Hepburn, P. (2022). Self-financing regeneration? Capturing land value through institutional innovations in public housing stock transfer, planning gain and financialisation. Town Planning Review, 93(3), 251-274. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2021.41

Social, economic and environmental aspects of building sustainable communities receive ample academic and policy attention; far less is paid to finding financially sustainable models of urban regeneration. This case study of the Hattersley Estate in... Read More about Self-financing regeneration? Capturing land value through institutional innovations in public housing stock transfer, planning gain and financialisation.

Axisymmetric radiative titanium dioxide magnetic nanofluid flow on a stretching cylinder with homogeneous/ heterogeneous reactions in Darcy-Forchheimer porous media : intelligent nanocoating simulation (2022)
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Pattnaik, P., Mishra, S., Beg, O., Khan, U., & Umavathi, J. (2022). Axisymmetric radiative titanium dioxide magnetic nanofluid flow on a stretching cylinder with homogeneous/ heterogeneous reactions in Darcy-Forchheimer porous media : intelligent nanocoating simulation. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 277, 115589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2021.115589

Modern nanomaterials coating processes feature high temperature environments and complex chemical reactions required for the precise synthesis of bespoke designs. Such flow processes are extremely complex and feature both heat and mass transfer in... Read More about Axisymmetric radiative titanium dioxide magnetic nanofluid flow on a stretching cylinder with homogeneous/ heterogeneous reactions in Darcy-Forchheimer porous media : intelligent nanocoating simulation.

Tweeting terrorism : vernacular conceptions of Muslims and terror in the wake of the Manchester bombing on Twitter (2022)
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Downing, J., Gerwens, S., & Dron, R. (2022). Tweeting terrorism : vernacular conceptions of Muslims and terror in the wake of the Manchester bombing on Twitter. Critical Studies on Terrorism, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2021.2013450

Both vernacular security studies and critical terrorism studies (CTS) offer constructivist analyses of security couched in understandings of security speak. However, neither adequately take account of the ways in which social media presents important... Read More about Tweeting terrorism : vernacular conceptions of Muslims and terror in the wake of the Manchester bombing on Twitter.

Load and performance monitoring in wheelchair court sports : a narrative review of the use of technology and practical recommendations (2022)
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Van der Slikke, R., Sindall, P., Goosey-Tolfrey, V., & Mason, B. (2022). Load and performance monitoring in wheelchair court sports : a narrative review of the use of technology and practical recommendations. European Journal of Sport Science, 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.2025267

Quantifying measures of physical loading has been an essential part of performance monitoring within elite able-bodied sport, facilitated through advancing innovative technology. In wheelchair court sports (WCS) the inter-individual variability of ph... Read More about Load and performance monitoring in wheelchair court sports : a narrative review of the use of technology and practical recommendations.

An introduction to Musical Interactions (2022)
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Choi, I. (2022). An introduction to Musical Interactions. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 6(1), e4. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti6010004

The article presents a contextual survey of eight contributions in the special issue Musical Interactions (Volume I) in Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. The presentation includes (1) a critical examination of what it means to be musical, to d... Read More about An introduction to Musical Interactions.

Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme : the PUMA mixed methods study (2022)
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Allen, D., Lloyd, A., Edwards, D., Hood, K., Huang, C., Hughes, J., …Roland, D. (2022). Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme : the PUMA mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07314-2

Background: Paediatric mortality rates in the United Kingdom are amongst the highest in Europe. Clinically missed deterioration is a contributory factor. Evidence to support any single intervention to address this problem is limited, but a cumula... Read More about Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme : the PUMA mixed methods study.

Impact of non-medical prescribing (2022)
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Robertson, D. (2022). Impact of non-medical prescribing. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 4(1), 12-13. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2022.4.1.12

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

Plantar Soft Tissue Characterization Using Reverberant Shear Wave Elastography: A Proof-of-Concept Study (2022)
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Romero, S. E., Naemi, R., Flores, G., Allan, D., Ormachea, J., Gutierrez, E., …Castaneda, B. (2022). Plantar Soft Tissue Characterization Using Reverberant Shear Wave Elastography: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 48(1), 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.09.011

Plantar soft tissue stiffness provides relevant information on biomechanical characteristics of the foot. Therefore, appropriate monitoring of foot elasticity could be useful for diagnosis, treatment or health care of people with complex pathologies... Read More about Plantar Soft Tissue Characterization Using Reverberant Shear Wave Elastography: A Proof-of-Concept Study.

Outcome Measures Used to Assess Hand Activity in Amputee and Intact Populations: a Literature Review. (2022)
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Carlyle, K., & Day, S. (2022). Outcome Measures Used to Assess Hand Activity in Amputee and Intact Populations: a Literature Review. Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 5(2), 39023. https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v5i2.39023

BackgroundThe human hand is critical in assisting with activities of daily living (ADL). Amputation of the hand can affect a person physically, socially and psychologically. Knowledge of outcome measures used to assess upper limb activity of intact a... Read More about Outcome Measures Used to Assess Hand Activity in Amputee and Intact Populations: a Literature Review..