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Paving the way for entrenching the diaspora’s voting rights under the Nigerian laws : legal prospects, challenges and potential solutions (2021)
Journal Article
Elgujja, A. (2021). Paving the way for entrenching the diaspora’s voting rights under the Nigerian laws : legal prospects, challenges and potential solutions. Turkish journal of diaspora studies, 1(2), 77-95. https://doi.org/10.52241/TJDS.2021.0025

Diaspora overseas or external voting hinges on citizen’s universal right to vote and has become popular among modern democracies all over the world. Over a hundred nations have so far adopted overseas or with varying scopes and/or restrictions. Curre... Read More about Paving the way for entrenching the diaspora’s voting rights under the Nigerian laws : legal prospects, challenges and potential solutions.

The incompatibility of motherhood and professional women's football in England (2021)
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Culvin, A., & Bowes, A. (2021). The incompatibility of motherhood and professional women's football in England. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, 730151. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.730151

There has been an advancement of professionalisation of women's football globally. Professional women's football in England has grown exponentially since the inception of the Football Association (FA) Women's Super League in 2011. This article offers... Read More about The incompatibility of motherhood and professional women's football in England.

Tension vector and structure matrix associated force sensitivity of a 6-DOF cable-driven parallel robot (2021)
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Chen, Q., Lin, Q., Wei, G., & Ren, L. (2022). Tension vector and structure matrix associated force sensitivity of a 6-DOF cable-driven parallel robot. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 236(1), 100-114. https://doi.org/10.1177/09544062211026344

This paper investigates the force sensitivity of 6-DOF cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs) in order to propose a better force measurement device. Kinematics and dynamics for a CDPR of n-DOF are deduced and formulated, and algorithms for calculating... Read More about Tension vector and structure matrix associated force sensitivity of a 6-DOF cable-driven parallel robot.

Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Greater Manchester, UK: An active case ascertainment study (2021)
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McCarthy, R., Mukherjee, R., Fleming, K., Green, J., Clayton-Smith, J., Price, A., …Cook, P. (2021). Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Greater Manchester, UK: An active case ascertainment study. Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research, 45(11), 2271-2281. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14705

Background: Despite high levels of prenatal alcohol exposure in the UK, evidence on the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is lacking. This paper reports on FASD prevalence in a small sample of children in primary school. Me... Read More about Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Greater Manchester, UK: An active case ascertainment study.

Bat phylogenetic responses to regenerating Amazonian forests (2021)
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Farneda, F. Z., Rocha, R., Aninta, S. G., López‐Baucells, A., Sampaio, E. M., Palmeirim, J. M., …Meyer, C. F. J. (2021). Bat phylogenetic responses to regenerating Amazonian forests. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59(8), 1986-1996. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14041

Throughout the tropics, regenerating secondary forests occupy vast areas previously cleared for agriculture and cattle ranching. However, despite the importance of regenerating forests in mitigating the pervasive negative consequences of forest loss... Read More about Bat phylogenetic responses to regenerating Amazonian forests.

Enabling urban social farming : the need for radical green infrastructure in the city (2021)
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Mitchell, L., Houston, L., Hardman, M., Howarth, M., & Cook, P. (2021). Enabling urban social farming : the need for radical green infrastructure in the city. Cogent Social Sciences, 7(1), 1976481

With the global population set to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, there are concerns that health services are beginning to be stretched beyond working limits, particularly in the Global North, where many nations face ageing populations and similar obstacl... Read More about Enabling urban social farming : the need for radical green infrastructure in the city.

A multi-center randomized control trial, comparing gamification with remote monitoring against standard rehabilitation for patients after arthroscopic shoulder surgery (2021)
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Marley, W., Barratt, A., Pigott, T., Granat, M., Wilson, J., & Roy, B. (2022). A multi-center randomized control trial, comparing gamification with remote monitoring against standard rehabilitation for patients after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 31(1), 8-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2021.08.019

Gamification has become increasingly popular in rehabilitation and is viewed as a tool to improve patient activation, motivation and engagement. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of validated Exergames played through a system using 'd... Read More about A multi-center randomized control trial, comparing gamification with remote monitoring against standard rehabilitation for patients after arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Simultaneous expression of UV and violet SWS1 opsins expands the visual palette in a group of freshwater snakes (2021)
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Hauzman, E., Pierotti, M., Bhattacharyya, N., H. Tashiro, J., A.M. Yovanovich, C., F. Campos, P., …S.W. Chang, B. (2021). Simultaneous expression of UV and violet SWS1 opsins expands the visual palette in a group of freshwater snakes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38(12), 5225–5240. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab285

Snakes are known to express a rod visual opsin and two cone opsins, only (SWS1, LWS), a reduced palette resulting from their supposedly fossorial origins. Dipsadid snakes in the genus Helicops are highly visual predators that successfully invaded fre... Read More about Simultaneous expression of UV and violet SWS1 opsins expands the visual palette in a group of freshwater snakes.

Multiple slip effects on nanofluid dissipative flow in a converging/diverging channel: A numerical study (2021)
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Beg, O., Beg, T., Khan, W. A., & Uddin, M. J. (2022). Multiple slip effects on nanofluid dissipative flow in a converging/diverging channel: A numerical study. Heat Transfer, 51(1), 1040-1061. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.22341

AbstractA mathematical model is developed for viscous slip flow and heat transfer in water/Ethylene glycol‐based nanofluids containing metallic oxide nanoparticles, through a converging/diverging channel. We adopt the single‐phase Tiwari–Das model. T... Read More about Multiple slip effects on nanofluid dissipative flow in a converging/diverging channel: A numerical study.

Experimental study on the triaxial mechanical behaviors of the Cemented Paste Backfill : effect of curing time, drainage conditions and curing temperature (2021)
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Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., & Ren, F. (2022). Experimental study on the triaxial mechanical behaviors of the Cemented Paste Backfill : effect of curing time, drainage conditions and curing temperature. Journal of Environmental Management, 301, 113828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113828

The application of CPB (Cemented Paste Backfill) can realize the clean, efficient, and safe mining of underground metal mines. Clear understanding on the triaxial mechanical properties of CPB is important to the CPB design and the stability analysis... Read More about Experimental study on the triaxial mechanical behaviors of the Cemented Paste Backfill : effect of curing time, drainage conditions and curing temperature.

Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges (2021)
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Roslan, A., Fernando, T., Biscaya, S., & Sulaiman, N. (2021). Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges. Sustainability, 13(19), 10631. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910631

Risk-sensitive urban development is an innovative planning approach that can transform the way cities are built to face uncertainties that arise from climate-induced disaster risks. However, the potential to initiate such a transformative approach ha... Read More about Transformation towards risk-sensitive urban development : a systematic review of the issues and challenges.

Agricultural Fast Food: Bats Feeding in Banana Monocultures Are Heavier but Have Less Diverse Gut Microbiota (2021)
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Alpízar, P., Risely, A., Tschapka, M., & Sommer, S. (2021). Agricultural Fast Food: Bats Feeding in Banana Monocultures Are Heavier but Have Less Diverse Gut Microbiota. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.746783

Habitat alteration for agriculture can negatively affect wildlife physiology and health by decreasing diet diversity and increasing exposure to agrochemicals for animals foraging in altered landscapes. Such negative effects may be mediated by the dis... Read More about Agricultural Fast Food: Bats Feeding in Banana Monocultures Are Heavier but Have Less Diverse Gut Microbiota.

Size effects in unreinforced and lightly reinforced concrete beams failing in flexure (2021)
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Augusthus Nelson, L., Lees, J., & Weekes, L. (2022). Size effects in unreinforced and lightly reinforced concrete beams failing in flexure. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 259, 107987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2021.107987

Fracture-based models commonly use a characteristic length as the basis for determining size effects in concrete beams. The characteristic length is related to the concrete fracture process zone and defined in terms of the concrete fracture propert... Read More about Size effects in unreinforced and lightly reinforced concrete beams failing in flexure.

Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review (2021)
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Whear, R., Abbott, R., Bethel, A., Richards, D., Garside, R., Cockcroft, E., …Thompson Coon, J. (2022). Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(1), 78-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15047

Aim: This systematic review identifies, appraises and synthesizes the evidence on the provision of fundamental nursing care to hospitalized patients with a highly infectious virus and the effectiveness of adaptations to overcome barriers to care.... Read More about Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review.

SnoRNAs and miRNAs networks underlying COVID-19 disease severity (2021)
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Parray, A., Mir, F., Doudin, A., Iskandarani, A., Danjuma, I., Kuni, R., …Cyprian, F. (2021). SnoRNAs and miRNAs networks underlying COVID-19 disease severity. Vaccines, 9(10), e1056. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9101056

There is a lack of predictive markers for early and rapid identification of disease progression in COVID-19 patients. Our study aims at identifying microRNAs (miRNAs)/small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) as potential biomarkers of COVID-19 severity. Using... Read More about SnoRNAs and miRNAs networks underlying COVID-19 disease severity.

Heritage Conservation and Adaptive Reuse of Textile Mills in UK and Germany (2021)
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Jones, P., & Oevermann, H. (2021). Heritage Conservation and Adaptive Reuse of Textile Mills in UK and Germany. Historic Environment: Policy and Practice, 13(1), 91-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/17567505.2021.1970911

Heritage conservation and adaptive reuses of textile mills are not only tasks for planners, architects, and conservationists in practice, but are also framed by policies, inspired by initiatives, and promoted by real estate companies. Forty years of... Read More about Heritage Conservation and Adaptive Reuse of Textile Mills in UK and Germany.

Using games in geographical and planning-related teaching : serious games, edutainment, board games and role-play (2021)
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Robinson, G., Hardman, M., & Matley, R. (2021). Using games in geographical and planning-related teaching : serious games, edutainment, board games and role-play. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 4(1), 100208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2021.100208

This paper reviews the use of games in geographical teaching, including prior to the emergence of computer-based (digital) games. The growing popularity of ‘serious games’ and ‘edutainment’ is addressed, focusing on their perceived advantages in cl... Read More about Using games in geographical and planning-related teaching : serious games, edutainment, board games and role-play.

Pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping of plantar pressure data in new and confident walking infants : a preliminary analysis (2021)
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Montagnani, E., Morrison, S., Varga, M., & Price, C. (2021). Pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping of plantar pressure data in new and confident walking infants : a preliminary analysis. Journal of Biomechanics, 129, 110757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110757

In infancy, plantar pressure data during walking has been investigated through regional approaches, whilst the use pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping (pSPM) has not been reported. Analysis of pressure data using pSPM is higher in resoluti... Read More about Pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping of plantar pressure data in new and confident walking infants : a preliminary analysis.

A behavioral framework for construction waste minimization : the case of Jordan (2021)
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Alhawamdeh, M., & Lee, A. (2021). A behavioral framework for construction waste minimization : the case of Jordan. International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, 17(2), 9-32. https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-1077/CGP/v17i02/9-32

Construction waste (CW) accounts for approximately 36 percent of the total solid waste received at landfill sites around the world and, therefore, presents a significant challenge to the sustainability of the construction industry, the country’s ec... Read More about A behavioral framework for construction waste minimization : the case of Jordan.

A comparison of manual and automatic force-onset identification methodologies and their effect on force-time characteristics in the isometric midthigh pull (2021)
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Guppy, S., Brady, C., Kotani, Y., Connolly, S., Comfort, P., Lake, J., & Haff, G. (2021). A comparison of manual and automatic force-onset identification methodologies and their effect on force-time characteristics in the isometric midthigh pull. Sports Biomechanics, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2021.1974532

The aim of this study was to assess the agreement of three different automated methods of identifying force-onset (40 N, 5 SDs, and 3 SDs) with manual identification, during the isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP). Fourteen resistance-trained particip... Read More about A comparison of manual and automatic force-onset identification methodologies and their effect on force-time characteristics in the isometric midthigh pull.