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Folded Dots of Sky (2020)
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Cherniwchan, C. (2020). Folded Dots of Sky. #Journal not on list, 29(115),

(Dis)orientation and design preferences within an unfamiliar care environment – A content analysis of older adults’ qualitative reports after route learning (2020)
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O'Malley, M., Innes, A., & Wiener, J. (2022). (Dis)orientation and design preferences within an unfamiliar care environment – A content analysis of older adults’ qualitative reports after route learning. Environment and Behavior, 54(1), 116-142. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916520953148

Ensuring that environments are designed to cater for those with decreasing orientation, perceptual and mobility skills, is an example of how environments are being changed to become more age and dementia friendly. However, environmental design should... Read More about (Dis)orientation and design preferences within an unfamiliar care environment – A content analysis of older adults’ qualitative reports after route learning.

Numerical simulation of hydromagnetic Marangoni convection flow in a Darcian porous semiconductor melt enclosure with buoyancy and heat generation effects (2020)
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Beg, O., Venkatadri, K., Prasad, V., Beg, T., Kadir, A., & Leonard, H. (2020). Numerical simulation of hydromagnetic Marangoni convection flow in a Darcian porous semiconductor melt enclosure with buoyancy and heat generation effects. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 261, 114772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2020.114722

We present a mathematical and numerical study of the transient Marangoni thermo-convection flow of an electrically conducting Newtonian fluid in an isotropic Darcy porous rectangular semiconductor melt enclosure with buoyancy and internal heat gene... Read More about Numerical simulation of hydromagnetic Marangoni convection flow in a Darcian porous semiconductor melt enclosure with buoyancy and heat generation effects.

The effect on work presenteeism of job retention vocational rehabilitation compared to a written self-help work advice pack for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the WORKWELL trial) (2020)
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Hammond, A., Sutton, C., Cotterill, S., Woodbridge, S., O’Brien, R., Radford, K., …Parker, J. (2020). The effect on work presenteeism of job retention vocational rehabilitation compared to a written self-help work advice pack for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the WORKWELL trial). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1), 607. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03619-1

Background: Work problems are common in people with inflammatory arthritis. Up to 50% stop work within 10 years due to their condition and up to 67% report presenteeism (i.e. reduced work productivity), even amongst those with low disease activity. J... Read More about The effect on work presenteeism of job retention vocational rehabilitation compared to a written self-help work advice pack for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the WORKWELL trial).

Achieving sustainable development goal for clean water in India : influence of natural and anthropogenic factors on groundwater microbial pollution (2020)
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Duttagupta, S., Mukherjee, A., Bhanja, S., Chattopadhyay, S., Sarkar, S., Das, K., …Mondal, D. (2020). Achieving sustainable development goal for clean water in India : influence of natural and anthropogenic factors on groundwater microbial pollution. Environmental Management, 66, 742-755. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-020-01358-6

Worldwide, >2 billion people (~1/3 world population), mostly living in economically stressed areas of Africa and South Asia, still do not have access to basic sanitation, and ~1 billion still practice open defecation. Water pollution due to open defe... Read More about Achieving sustainable development goal for clean water in India : influence of natural and anthropogenic factors on groundwater microbial pollution.

Sensitivity analysis of biomechanical effect in vertebral body of two different augmenters (2020)
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Yuewan, S., Dongmei, W., Wei, W., Jingchuan, S., Liu, A., & Jiangang, S. (2020). Sensitivity analysis of biomechanical effect in vertebral body of two different augmenters. Clinical Biomechanics, 80, 105166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2020.105166

Transvertebral Bone Graft and Augmentation (TBGA) has achieved good clinical effects in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs). This study aimed to investigate the postoperatively biomechanical effects of TBGA and compa... Read More about Sensitivity analysis of biomechanical effect in vertebral body of two different augmenters.

Screen-printed electrochemical-based sensor for taxifolin determination in edible peanut oils (2020)
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Pierini, G., Maccio, S., Robledo, S., Ferrari, A., Banks, C., Fernandez, H., & Zon, M. (2020). Screen-printed electrochemical-based sensor for taxifolin determination in edible peanut oils. Microchemical Journal, 159, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2020.105442

An electrochemical method for the determination of Taxifolin (Tx) in peanut oil samples using screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) is reported for the first time. The different electroanalytical parameters such as scan rate, supporting electrolyte, pH an... Read More about Screen-printed electrochemical-based sensor for taxifolin determination in edible peanut oils.

The future of nurse education : imagining the art of the possible (2020)
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Leigh, J., & Roberts, D. (2020). The future of nurse education : imagining the art of the possible. British Journal of Nursing, 29(16), 968-970. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.16.968

Thinking about the pipeline for registered nurses and the transition of students to registered nurse: what if we were to create a perfect nurse education curriculum- something that we feel is currently elusive!? What if HEI’s and their healthcare par... Read More about The future of nurse education : imagining the art of the possible.

On the activity/selectivity and phase stability of thermally grown copper oxides during the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 (2020)
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Velasco-Vélez, J., Chuang, C., Gao, D., Zhu, Q., Ivanov, D., Jeon, H., …Schlögl, R. (2020). On the activity/selectivity and phase stability of thermally grown copper oxides during the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2. ACS catalysis, 10(19), 11510-11518. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c03484

Revealing the active nature of oxide-derived copper is of key importance to understand its remarkable catalytic performance during the cathodic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to produce valuable hydrocarbons. Using advanced spectroscopy, electron mic... Read More about On the activity/selectivity and phase stability of thermally grown copper oxides during the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2.

Exploring Emotional Distress, Psychological Traits and Attitudes in Patients with Chronic Migraine Undergoing OnabotulinumtoxinA Prophylaxis versus Withdrawal Treatment (2020)
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Donisi, V., Mazzi, M. A., Gandolfi, M., Deledda, G., Marchioretto, F., Battista, S., …Del Piccolo, L. (in press). Exploring Emotional Distress, Psychological Traits and Attitudes in Patients with Chronic Migraine Undergoing OnabotulinumtoxinA Prophylaxis versus Withdrawal Treatment. Toxins, 12(9), 577. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12090577

This explorative cross-sectional study aims at exploring emotional distress, psychological profiles, and the attitude towards receiving psychological support in eighty-seven patients with chronic migraine (CM) undergoing OnabotulinumtoxinA prophylact... Read More about Exploring Emotional Distress, Psychological Traits and Attitudes in Patients with Chronic Migraine Undergoing OnabotulinumtoxinA Prophylaxis versus Withdrawal Treatment.

‘The magnetic pull of the metropolis’ : the Manchester Guardian, the provincial press and ideas of the north (2020)
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O'Reilly, C. (2020). ‘The magnetic pull of the metropolis’ : the Manchester Guardian, the provincial press and ideas of the north. Northern History, 57(2), 270-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/0078172X.2020.1800932

The newspaper globally known as the Guardian began its life in Manchester as the Manchester Guardian. This paper examines the reactions of readers of the newspaper in the context of the decision to remove the word ‘Manchester’ from the its title in 1... Read More about ‘The magnetic pull of the metropolis’ : the Manchester Guardian, the provincial press and ideas of the north.

An exploration of the multiple motivations for spending less time at work (2020)
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Balderson, U., Burchell, B., Kamerade, D., Wang, S., & Coutts, A. (2021). An exploration of the multiple motivations for spending less time at work. Time and Society, 30(1), 55-77. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463x20953945

This article makes a significant empirical contribution to our understanding of why people in the United Kingdom without childcare responsibilities actively reduce or limit the amount of time they spend in paid employment. We show how the negative as... Read More about An exploration of the multiple motivations for spending less time at work.

Can survivors of COVID-19 later experience guilt? (2020)
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Saalmink, G., & Iles-Smith, H. (2020). Can survivors of COVID-19 later experience guilt?. Cancer Nursing Practice, 19(5), 12-13. https://doi.org/10.7748/cnp.19.5.12.s9

Research nurses describe how some patients report anxiety and feelings of guilt after discharge from hospital Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government has prioritised research into effective treatments. Studies were under way... Read More about Can survivors of COVID-19 later experience guilt?.

Re-thinking and re-positioning ‘being in the moment’ within a continuum of moments : introducing a new conceptual framework for dementia studies (2020)
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Keady, J., Campbell, S., Clark, A., Dowlen, R., Elvish, R., Jones, L., …Williams, S. (2022). Re-thinking and re-positioning ‘being in the moment’ within a continuum of moments : introducing a new conceptual framework for dementia studies. Ageing and society, 42(3), 681-702. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X20001014

This article draws upon six social research studies completed by members of the Dementia and Ageing Research Team at The University of Manchester and their associated networks over an eight-year period [2011-2019] with the aim of constructing a def... Read More about Re-thinking and re-positioning ‘being in the moment’ within a continuum of moments : introducing a new conceptual framework for dementia studies.

The performance of an algorithm for classifying gym-based tasks across individuals with different body mass index (2020)
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Gerrard-Longworth, S., Preece, S., Clarke-Cornwell, A., & Goulermas, Y. (2020). The performance of an algorithm for classifying gym-based tasks across individuals with different body mass index. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 24(4), 282-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2020.1815749

Previous activity classification studies have typically been performed on normal weight individuals. Therefore, it is unclear whether a generic classification algorithm could be developed that would perform consistently across individuals who fall wi... Read More about The performance of an algorithm for classifying gym-based tasks across individuals with different body mass index.

Energy and exergy analysis of a novel turbo-compounding system for supercharging and mild hybridization of a gasoline engine (2020)
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Salek, F., Babaie, M., Ghodsi, A., Hosseini, S., & Zare, A. (2021). Energy and exergy analysis of a novel turbo-compounding system for supercharging and mild hybridization of a gasoline engine. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 145(3), 817-828. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-10178-z

Number of hybrid vehicles has increased around the world significantly. Automotive industry is utilizing the hybridization of the powertrain system to achieve better fuel economic and emissions reduction. One of the options recently considered in res... Read More about Energy and exergy analysis of a novel turbo-compounding system for supercharging and mild hybridization of a gasoline engine.

Validating the use of oral swabs for telomere length assessment in dogs (2020)
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Dutra, L., Souza, F., Friberg, I., Araújo, M., Vasconcellos, A., & Young, R. (2020). Validating the use of oral swabs for telomere length assessment in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 40, 16-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2020.07.011

The relative telomere length, a biomarker of cellular aging, can be influenced by the cumulative effects of positive and negative events experienced by an individual. For this reason, it has been used to assess the welfare of nonhuman species. Ensuri... Read More about Validating the use of oral swabs for telomere length assessment in dogs.

Transcriptomic analyses of myeloid-derived suppressor cell subsets in the circulation of colorectal cancer patients (2020)
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Sasidharan Nair, V., Saleh, R., Toor, S., Alajez, N., & Elkord, E. (2020). Transcriptomic analyses of myeloid-derived suppressor cell subsets in the circulation of colorectal cancer patients. Frontiers in Oncology, 10, 1530. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.01530

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) promote tumor immune evasion and favor tumorigenesis by activating various tumor-promoting downstream signals. MDSC expansion is evident in the circulation and tumor microenvironment of many solid tumors inclu... Read More about Transcriptomic analyses of myeloid-derived suppressor cell subsets in the circulation of colorectal cancer patients.

Opioid drugs : a high risk prescribing area? (2020)
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Robertson, D. (2020). Opioid drugs : a high risk prescribing area?. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 2(9), 480-481. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2020.2.9.480

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.