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Interplay between local and landscape-scale effects on the taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of aerial insectivorous Neotropical bats (2022)
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López-Baucells, A., Rowley, S., Rocha, R., Bobrowiec, P., Palmeirim, J., Farneda, F., & Meyer, C. (2022). Interplay between local and landscape-scale effects on the taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of aerial insectivorous Neotropical bats. Landscape Ecology, 37(11), 2861-2875. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01493-x

Context Human-modified landscapes are globally ubiquitous. It is critical to understand how habitat loss and fragmentation impact biodiversity from both a local habitat context and landscape-scale perspective to inform land management and conservat... Read More about Interplay between local and landscape-scale effects on the taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of aerial insectivorous Neotropical bats.

An Anthropomorphic Robotic Finger With Innate Human-Finger-Like Biomechanical Advantages Part II: Flexible Tendon Sheath and Grasping Demonstration (2022)
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Zhu, Y., Wei, G., Ren, L., Luo, Z., & Shang, J. (2022). An Anthropomorphic Robotic Finger With Innate Human-Finger-Like Biomechanical Advantages Part II: Flexible Tendon Sheath and Grasping Demonstration. IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 39(1), 505-520. https://doi.org/10.1109/tro.2022.3200143

The human hand has a fantastic ability to interact with various objects in the dynamic unstructured environment of our daily activities. We believe that this outstanding performance benefits a lot from the unique biological features of the hand muscu... Read More about An Anthropomorphic Robotic Finger With Innate Human-Finger-Like Biomechanical Advantages Part II: Flexible Tendon Sheath and Grasping Demonstration.

A case study of implementing interprofessional education in care home settings (2022)
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Stephens, M., Hubbard, L., Kelly, S., Clark, A., & Chesterton, L. (2022). A case study of implementing interprofessional education in care home settings. Working with Older People, https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-04-2022-0018

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on an interprofessional (IPE) student training scheme recently conducted in three care homes across the Northwest of England. The intervention was designed as a feasibility study to explore the impacts... Read More about A case study of implementing interprofessional education in care home settings.

Assessment of urban green space dynamics influencing the surface urban heat stress using advanced geospatial techniques (2022)
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Halder, B., Bandyopadhyay, J., Al-Hilali, A., Ahmed, A., Falah, M., Abed, S., …Yaseen, Z. (2022). Assessment of urban green space dynamics influencing the surface urban heat stress using advanced geospatial techniques. Agronomy, 12(9),

Urban areas are mostly heterogeneous due to settlements and vegetation including forests, water bodies and many other land use and land cover (LULC) classes. Due to the overwhelming population pressure, urbanization, industrial works and transportati... Read More about Assessment of urban green space dynamics influencing the surface urban heat stress using advanced geospatial techniques.

Slow Violence (2022)
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Cherniwchan, C. (2022). Slow Violence. #Journal not on list, 31(123),

Portals for the Future (2022)
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Cherniwchan, C. (2022). Portals for the Future. #Journal not on list, 31(123),

Determinants influencing the continuous intention to use digital technologies in Higher Education (2022)
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Almaiah, M., Alfaisal, R., Salloum, S., Al-Otaibi, S., Al Sawafi, O., Al-Maroof, R., …Awad, A. (2022). Determinants influencing the continuous intention to use digital technologies in Higher Education. Electronics, 11(18),

There is increasing evidence that the lack of access to digital information and technologies is not widely considered in the educational sectors when focusing on the perceived experience, tutor quality and students’ satisfaction. In this paper, we re... Read More about Determinants influencing the continuous intention to use digital technologies in Higher Education.

Lebanon (Still) Unsettled (2022)
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Sharp, D., Farhat, M., Shayya, F., Bassil, M., & El-Samrani, M. (2022). Lebanon (Still) Unsettled

Impacts of host city image in the country destination branding in sport mega-event context: exploring cognitive and affective image dimensions (2022)
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Ferreira, L., Giraldi, J., Maheshwari, V., & Oliveira, J. (2022). Impacts of host city image in the country destination branding in sport mega-event context: exploring cognitive and affective image dimensions. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 13(4), 486-505. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijefm-10-2021-0080

Purpose This paper aims to verify the brand image effects of holding a sport mega-event by investigating the host city's influence on the country's branding, as a tourist destination. Design/methodology/approach This research considered the Rio... Read More about Impacts of host city image in the country destination branding in sport mega-event context: exploring cognitive and affective image dimensions.

Correlations between circulating and tumor-infiltrating CD4+ Treg subsets with immune checkpoints in colorectal cancer patients with early and advanced stages (2022)
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Al-Mterin, M., Murshed, K., & Elkord, E. (2022). Correlations between circulating and tumor-infiltrating CD4+ Treg subsets with immune checkpoints in colorectal cancer patients with early and advanced stages. Vaccines, 10(9),

The existence of various T regulatory cell (Treg) subsets in colorectal cancer (CRC) could play a variety of functions in the regulation of anti-cancer immunity. We studied correlations between CD4+ Treg subsets with the expression of immunological c... Read More about Correlations between circulating and tumor-infiltrating CD4+ Treg subsets with immune checkpoints in colorectal cancer patients with early and advanced stages.

Taking time: the temporal politics of dementia, care and support in the neighbourhood (2022)
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Ward, R., Rummery, K., Odzakovic, E., Manji, K., Kullberg, A., Keady, J., …Campbell, S. (2022). Taking time: the temporal politics of dementia, care and support in the neighbourhood. Sociology of Health and Illness, 44(9), 1427-1444

Dementia is a global health challenge and currently the focus of a coordinated international response articulated through the notion of ‘dementia-friendly communities and initiatives’ (DFCIs). Yet, while increasing research attention has been paid to... Read More about Taking time: the temporal politics of dementia, care and support in the neighbourhood.

Estimating the population density of Eurasian lynx in the Ukrainian part of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone using camera trap footage (2022)
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Gashchak, S., Barnett, C., Beresford, N., Paskevych, S., & Wood, M. (2022). Estimating the population density of Eurasian lynx in the Ukrainian part of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone using camera trap footage. Theriologia Ukrainica (Online), 23, 47-65. https://doi.org/10.15407/TU2307

The study reports the first estimation of the Eurasian lynx population inhabiting the Ukrainian Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ, 2600 km2 ) in 2013–2018. Although lynx were once common in this region, anthropogenic impacts reduced their numbers subs... Read More about Estimating the population density of Eurasian lynx in the Ukrainian part of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone using camera trap footage.

A blockchain protocol for authenticating space communications between satellites constellations (2022)
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Torky, M., Gaber, T., Goda, E., Snasel, V., & Hassanien, A. (2022). A blockchain protocol for authenticating space communications between satellites constellations. Aerospace, 9(9), https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace9090495

Blockchain has found many applications, apart from Bitcoin, in different fields and it has the potential to be very useful in the satellite communications and space industries. Decentralized and secure protocols for processing and manipulating space... Read More about A blockchain protocol for authenticating space communications between satellites constellations.

Environmental predictors of filarial infection in Amazonian primates: ecological factors and primate filarial infection (2022)
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Conga, D., Rocha El Bizri, H., Crespo, C., Gomez-Puerta, L., Ulloa-Urizar, G., Perez-Pena, P., …Mayor, P. (2022). Environmental predictors of filarial infection in Amazonian primates: ecological factors and primate filarial infection. Acta tropica, 235, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106670

Filarial nematode infections are common in primates, but have received little attention in the Neotropics. Epidemiological data on filarial infections in primates are still too sparse to fully understand the complex of this parasitism, especially bec... Read More about Environmental predictors of filarial infection in Amazonian primates: ecological factors and primate filarial infection.

The effect of Nickel hypersensitivity on the outcome of total knee arthroplasty and the value of skin patch testing: a systematic review (2022)
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Peacock, C. J. H., Fu, H., Asopa, V., Clement, N. D., Kader, D., & Sochart, D. (2022). The effect of Nickel hypersensitivity on the outcome of total knee arthroplasty and the value of skin patch testing: a systematic review. Arthroplasty, 4(1), 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42836-022-00144-5

BackgroundTo assess the Nickel sensitizing potential of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), explore the relationship between hypersensitivity and clinical outcomes, and evaluate the utility of skin patch testing pre- and/or postoperatively.Materials and m... Read More about The effect of Nickel hypersensitivity on the outcome of total knee arthroplasty and the value of skin patch testing: a systematic review.

Electro-osmosis modulated periodic membrane pumping flow and particle motion with magnetic field effects (2022)
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Bhandari, D. S., Tripathi, D., & Beg, O. (2022). Electro-osmosis modulated periodic membrane pumping flow and particle motion with magnetic field effects. Physics of Fluids, 34(9), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0111050

Theoretical studies of micro-electro-mechanical systems provide important insight into the mechanisms and optimization of such devices for a range of applications, including biomedical and chemical engineering. Inspired by emerging applications of mi... Read More about Electro-osmosis modulated periodic membrane pumping flow and particle motion with magnetic field effects.