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The association between COVID-19 related food insecurity and weight promoting eating behaviours : the mediating role of distress and eating to cope (2021)
Journal Article
Keenan, G., Christiansen, P., Owen, L., & Hardman, C. (2022). The association between COVID-19 related food insecurity and weight promoting eating behaviours : the mediating role of distress and eating to cope. Appetite, 169, 105835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105835

Food insecurity (a lack of stable access to nutritious food) is reliably associated with obesity, although the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Past research indicates that this relationship may, in part, be explained by the distress of being food... Read More about The association between COVID-19 related food insecurity and weight promoting eating behaviours : the mediating role of distress and eating to cope.

Meta-analysis enables prediction of the maximum permissible arsenic concentration in Asian paddy soil (2021)
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Mandal, J., Sengupta, S., Sarkar, S., Mukherjee, A., Wood, M., Hutchinson, S., & Mondal, D. (2021). Meta-analysis enables prediction of the maximum permissible arsenic concentration in Asian paddy soil. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, 760125. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.760125

It is now well-established that not just drinking water, but irrigation water contaminated with arsenic (As) is an important source of human As exposure through water-soil-rice transfer. While drinking water As has a permissible, or guideline value,... Read More about Meta-analysis enables prediction of the maximum permissible arsenic concentration in Asian paddy soil.

Qualitative study in Natural Language Processing : text classification (2021)
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Wahdan, A., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Qualitative study in Natural Language Processing : text classification. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 83-92. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_8

Recently Natural Language Processing (NLP) has excessive attention due to increased data available online. Although there is huge development in Arabic NLP, but still it is behind English NLP. The aim of this study is to examine the most useful quali... Read More about Qualitative study in Natural Language Processing : text classification.

Sentiment analysis of Arabic COVID-19 tweets (2021)
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Ahmed, D., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Sentiment analysis of Arabic COVID-19 tweets. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 623-632. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_50

With the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, information about the pandemic has been exponentially increasing and spreading across various social media platforms. People across the globe have been affected in a way or another because of different aspects such... Read More about Sentiment analysis of Arabic COVID-19 tweets.

Impact of knowledge management on organizational performance (2021)
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Bayari, R., Al Shamsi, A., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Impact of knowledge management on organizational performance. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 1035-1046. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_82

This paper aims to explore the relationship between knowledge management (KM) and organizational performance (OP). Systematic literature review was conducted to look at different practices for KM in different sectors and locations to build a good bac... Read More about Impact of knowledge management on organizational performance.

Use of multi agent knowledge management system in technology service providers (2021)
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Bazarghan, F., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Use of multi agent knowledge management system in technology service providers. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 1019-1033. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_81

The objective of this paper is to propose the use of a multi agent approach as a knowledge management system in a technology service provider (TSP) environment. The TSP shall ensure that the services provided are reliable and trustworthy to sustain i... Read More about Use of multi agent knowledge management system in technology service providers.

Implementing a talent management system in a group of companies - a case study from UAE (2021)
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Alsharhan, A., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Implementing a talent management system in a group of companies - a case study from UAE. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 795-805. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_62

This case study aims to examine the status quo of an information system in the context of talent management (TM), in a leading group of companies that is under the ports and industrial lands sector in the United Arab Emirates. This study identified t... Read More about Implementing a talent management system in a group of companies - a case study from UAE.

Analyzing tweet data to identify the impact of demonetarization (2021)
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Unnithan, K., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Analyzing tweet data to identify the impact of demonetarization. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 75-81. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_7

In this century, we have witnessed tremendous growth in the application of technology in our day-to-day life. One such life influencing factor is social media. In a manner or other, each individual’s life is influenced by social media. Individuals an... Read More about Analyzing tweet data to identify the impact of demonetarization.

Patient and clinician experiences and opinions of the use of a novel home use medical device in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease - a qualitative study (2021)
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Sedgwick, C., Growcott, C., Akhtar, S., Parker, D., Pettersen, E., Hashmi, F., & Williams, A. (2021). Patient and clinician experiences and opinions of the use of a novel home use medical device in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease - a qualitative study. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 14(1), 61. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-021-00496-2

Abstract: Background: Peripheral vascular diseases have a significant impact on functional quality of life. Previous research has demonstrated the complex, limiting and costly economic implications of these conditions such as lower limb ulceration ch... Read More about Patient and clinician experiences and opinions of the use of a novel home use medical device in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease - a qualitative study.

Electrochemical Improvements Can Be Realized via Shortening the Length of Screen-Printed Electrochemical Platforms (2021)
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Whittingham, M., Hurst, N., Crapnell, R., Ferrari, A., Blanco, E., Davies, T., & Banks, C. (2021). Electrochemical Improvements Can Be Realized via Shortening the Length of Screen-Printed Electrochemical Platforms. Analytical Chemistry, 93(49), 16481–16488. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03601

Screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) are ubiquitous within the field of electrochemistry and are commonplace within the arsenal of electrochemists. Their popularity stems from their reproducibility, versatility, and extremely low-cost production, allowin... Read More about Electrochemical Improvements Can Be Realized via Shortening the Length of Screen-Printed Electrochemical Platforms.

Electronic prescribing (2021)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2021). Electronic prescribing. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 3(12), 478-479. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.12.478

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

Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: A survey exploring clinical equipoise among surgical members of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (2021)
Journal Article
Mazuquin, B., Bateman, M., Realpe, A., Drew, S., Rees, J., & Littlewood, C. (2021). Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: A survey exploring clinical equipoise among surgical members of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society. Shoulder and Elbow, 14(5), 568-573. https://doi.org/10.1177/17585732211059804

Background: We investigated clinical equipoise across surgical members of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) in relation to rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair.

Method: An online survey explored clinical equipoise regarding ear... Read More about Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: A survey exploring clinical equipoise among surgical members of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society.

Effect of Coronavirus-19 Restrictions in Male Handball Players: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life (2021)
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Hermassi, S., Hayes, L. D., Sanal-Hayes, N. E. M., & Schwesig, R. (in press). Effect of Coronavirus-19 Restrictions in Male Handball Players: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life. Applied Sciences, 11(23), 11373. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112311373

This experiment examined physical activity (PA), sitting time, and satisfaction with life (SL) in European (45%) and Middle Eastern and North African (MENA; 55%) handball players (n = 418; age: 25.6 ± 6.8 years; body mass: 88.1 ± 11.7 kg; height: 1.8... Read More about Effect of Coronavirus-19 Restrictions in Male Handball Players: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life.

Recreating classic sitcom performances: an interview with Kevin McNally (2021)
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Hewett, R. (2021). Recreating classic sitcom performances: an interview with Kevin McNally. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 19(1), 87-105. https://doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2022.0605

Actor Kevin McNally has had the unusual experience of recreating the performances of not one but two famous comedy actors, having played Tony Hancock on radio in The Missing Hancocks (BBC Radio 4, 2014-20) and on television for the Lost Sitcoms entry... Read More about Recreating classic sitcom performances: an interview with Kevin McNally.

Numerical study of interface tracking for the unsteady flow of two immiscible micropolar and Newtonian fluids through a horizontal channel with an unstable interface (2021)
Journal Article
Chandrawat, R., Joshi, V., & Beg, O. (2021). Numerical study of interface tracking for the unsteady flow of two immiscible micropolar and Newtonian fluids through a horizontal channel with an unstable interface. Journal of Nanofluids, 10(4), 552-563. https://doi.org/10.1166/jon.2021.1805

The dynamics of the interaction between immiscible fluids is relevant to numerous complex
flows in nature and industry, including lubrication and coating processes, oil extraction, physicochemical
separation techniques etc. In this article, the uns... Read More about Numerical study of interface tracking for the unsteady flow of two immiscible micropolar and Newtonian fluids through a horizontal channel with an unstable interface.

Cumulative effects of a week’s training loads on shoulder physical qualities and wellness in competitive swimmers (2021)
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Yoma, M., Herrington, L., & Mackenzie, T. (2021). Cumulative effects of a week’s training loads on shoulder physical qualities and wellness in competitive swimmers. International journal of sports physical therapy, 16(6), 1470-1484. https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.29875

Background:
Competitive swimmers are exposed to high training loads, which can contribute to the development of shoulder pain. There is a lack of research investigating the interactions between the accumulation of training loads and factors associat... Read More about Cumulative effects of a week’s training loads on shoulder physical qualities and wellness in competitive swimmers.

A new species of mammalian trypanosome, Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) bubalisi sp. nov., found in the freshwater leech Hirudinaria manillensis (2021)
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Su, B., Wang, J., Yang, T., Hide, G., Lai, D., & Lun, Z. (2021). A new species of mammalian trypanosome, Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) bubalisi sp. nov., found in the freshwater leech Hirudinaria manillensis. International Journal for Parasitology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2021.10.009

Leeches have long been considered potential vectors for the aquatic lineage of trypanosomes, while bloodsucking insects are generally considered as the vectors for the terrestrial lineage of trypanosomes. The freshwater leech, Hirudinaria manillensis... Read More about A new species of mammalian trypanosome, Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) bubalisi sp. nov., found in the freshwater leech Hirudinaria manillensis.

Rezension : Petra Sußner, Flucht – Geschlecht – Sexualität. Eine menschenrechtsbasierte Perspektive auf Grundversorgung und Asylberechtigung (Review : Petra Sußner, Escape - Gender - Sexuality. A human rights-based perspective on basic services and the right to asylum) (2021)
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Held, N. (2021). Rezension : Petra Sußner, Flucht – Geschlecht – Sexualität. Eine menschenrechtsbasierte Perspektive auf Grundversorgung und Asylberechtigung (Review : Petra Sußner, Escape - Gender - Sexuality. A human rights-based perspective on basic services and the right to asylum). Zeitschrift für Ausländerrecht und Ausländerpolitik, 2021(11-12), 418-420

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