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Environmental enrichment for collared peccaries Dicotyles tajacu, Tayassuidae in managed care: Different items provoke different behavioural responses (2022)
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de Faria, C., Fa, F., Costa, D., da Silva, M., da Silva, B., Young, R., & Azevado, C. (2022). Environmental enrichment for collared peccaries Dicotyles tajacu, Tayassuidae in managed care: Different items provoke different behavioural responses. ˜The œJournal of zoo and aquarium research, 10(2), 82-90. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v10i2.61082OPEN

Being in human care often modifies the behaviour of animals, mainly because of the lack of environmental stimuli, and the ease of finding food and reproductive partners. Animals in human care may have a poorer behavioural repertoire and lower welfare... Read More about Environmental enrichment for collared peccaries Dicotyles tajacu, Tayassuidae in managed care: Different items provoke different behavioural responses.

Modern Optimal Controllers for Hybrid Active Power Filter to Minimize Harmonic Distortion (2022)
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Alasali, F., Nusair, K., Foudeh, H., Holderbaum, W., Vinayagam, A., & Aziz, A. (2022). Modern Optimal Controllers for Hybrid Active Power Filter to Minimize Harmonic Distortion. Electronics, 11(9), 1453. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11091453

Nowadays, AC distributed power networks are facing many challenges in guaranteeing and improving the required level of power quality indices in power networks with increasing nonlinear, time-variable and unbalanced loads. Power networks can benefit f... Read More about Modern Optimal Controllers for Hybrid Active Power Filter to Minimize Harmonic Distortion.

Gender differences in perception and awareness of climate change in the Suru valley of Western Himalayas, India (2022)
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Khan, K., Chattopadhyay, A., & Ali, I. (2022). Gender differences in perception and awareness of climate change in the Suru valley of Western Himalayas, India. Current World Environment Journal, 17(1), 88-98. https://doi.org/10.12944/cwe.17.1.8

The Suru valley of the Ladakh region in the Indian western Himalayas has a cold-arid climate and semi-desert landscape. Any change in climate in this fragile landscape will impact the lives of local communities in the region. The region has limited w... Read More about Gender differences in perception and awareness of climate change in the Suru valley of Western Himalayas, India.

Effects of Vest and Sled Resisted Sprint Training on Sprint Performance in Young Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2022)
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Fernández-Galván, L. M., Casado, A., García-Ramos, A., & Haff, G. G. (2022). Effects of Vest and Sled Resisted Sprint Training on Sprint Performance in Young Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(7), 2023-2034. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004255

The aim of the meta-analysis was to determine the effect of resisted sprint training (RST) on sprint performance in young (<20 years) soccer players and to analyze whether the training equipment (sled or vest) and magnitude of the resistive load (abo...

The rise of electrochemical NAPXPS operated in the soft X-ray regime exemplified by the oxygen evolution reaction on IrO (2022)
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Different operando approaches based in PES were used and compared under OER conditions on IrOx. ResPES indicates that single coordinated oxygen atoms (μ1-O) are the active species yielding the formation of peroxo (μ1-OO) and finally O2 as product.

Improving the measurement and acoustic performance of transparent face masks and shields (2022)
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Cox, T. J., Dodgson, G., Harris, L., Perugia, E., Stone, M. A., & Walsh, M. (2022). Improving the measurement and acoustic performance of transparent face masks and shields. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 151(5), 2931-2944. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0010384

Opaque face masks harm communication by preventing speech-reading (lip-reading) and attenuating high-frequency sound. Although transparent masks and shields (visors) with clear plastic inserts allow speech-reading, they usually create more sound atte... Read More about Improving the measurement and acoustic performance of transparent face masks and shields.

‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation (2022)
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Sherriff, G., Butler, D., & Brown, P. ‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2022.3776894798

As energy justice research develops and becomes increasingly international in reach and perspective, the climate emergency is an important layer of focus. Fuel poverty alleviation, climate change adaptation and decarbonisation are prominent agendas t... Read More about ‘The reduction of fuel poverty may be lost in the rush to decarbonise’: Six research risks at the intersection of fuel poverty, climate change and decarbonisation.

Language in educational apps for pre-schoolers. A comparison of grammatical constructions and psycholinguistic features in apps, books and child directed speech (2022)
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Kolak, J., Monaghan, P., & Taylor, G. (2022). Language in educational apps for pre-schoolers. A comparison of grammatical constructions and psycholinguistic features in apps, books and child directed speech. Journal of Child Language, 28, 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000922000198

Language in touchscreen apps could be useful as an additional source of children’s language input, alongside child directed speech (CDS) and books. Here we performed the first analysis of language in apps, as compared with books and CDS. We analysed... Read More about Language in educational apps for pre-schoolers. A comparison of grammatical constructions and psycholinguistic features in apps, books and child directed speech.

‘Too uncompromising a figure to be so disposed of’ : Virginia Woolf and/on Olive Schreiner (2022)
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In her 1925 review of an edited collection of Olive Schreiner’s letters, Virginia Woolf described Schreiner as ‘too uncompromising a figure to be so disposed of’. Prompted by this intriguing comment, this article brings Woolf’s late-1920s writings in... Read More about ‘Too uncompromising a figure to be so disposed of’ : Virginia Woolf and/on Olive Schreiner.

Reproduction of the mechanical behavior of ligament and tendon for artificial joint using bioinspired 3d braided fibers (2022)
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Lu, X., Ren, L., Wang, K., Wei, G., Qian, Z., Liang, W., & Ren, L. (2022). Reproduction of the mechanical behavior of ligament and tendon for artificial joint using bioinspired 3d braided fibers. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 30, 1172-1180. https://doi.org/10.1109/tnsre.2022.3170892

The level of joint laxity, which is an indicator of accurate diagnosis for musculoskeletal conditions is manually determined by a physician. Studying joint laxity via artificial joints is an efficient and economical way to improve patient experience... Read More about Reproduction of the mechanical behavior of ligament and tendon for artificial joint using bioinspired 3d braided fibers.

Measure of volatility and its forecasting: evidence from Naira / Dollar exchange rate (2022)
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Adedotun, A., Onasanya, O., Alfred, O., Agboola, O., & Okagbue, H. (2022). Measure of volatility and its forecasting: evidence from Naira / Dollar exchange rate. Mathematical modelling and engineering problems (Online), 9(2), 498-506. https://doi.org/10.18280/mmep.090228

In the last five decades, Box Jenkins methodology has been in existence to model univariate time series data but fails or has limitations on modeling volatility. Most financial time series data do exhibit heavy tail and thick distribution, to this ef... Read More about Measure of volatility and its forecasting: evidence from Naira / Dollar exchange rate.

2D-Hexagonal Boron Nitride Screen-Printed Bulk-Modified Electrochemical Platforms Explored towards Oxygen Reduction Reactions (2022)
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Khan, A., Ferrari, A., Hughes, J., Smith, G., Banks, C., & Rowley-Neale, S. (2022). 2D-Hexagonal Boron Nitride Screen-Printed Bulk-Modified Electrochemical Platforms Explored towards Oxygen Reduction Reactions. Sensors, 22(9), https://doi.org/10.3390/s22093330

A low-cost, scalable and reproducible approach for the mass production of screen-printed electrode (SPE) platforms that have varying percentage mass incorporations of 2D hexagonal boron nitride (2D-hBN) (2D-hBN/SPEs) is demonstrated herein. These nov... Read More about 2D-Hexagonal Boron Nitride Screen-Printed Bulk-Modified Electrochemical Platforms Explored towards Oxygen Reduction Reactions.

Sudden unexpected death in childhood in Greater Manchester (United Kingdom) : a five-year review (2015-2020) (2022)
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The sudden, unexpected death of a child (SUDC) is a devastating experience. It is
vital that supportive and investigative services are effective and promote the best
outcomes for families.
Analysis of five years of data from 309 SUDC cases in Grea... Read More about Sudden unexpected death in childhood in Greater Manchester (United Kingdom) : a five-year review (2015-2020).

Weed Identification by Single-Stage and Two-Stage Neural Networks: A Study on the Impact of Image Resizers and Weights Optimization Algorithms (2022)
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Saleem, M. H., Velayudhan, K. K., Potgieter, J., & Arif, K. M. (in press). Weed Identification by Single-Stage and Two-Stage Neural Networks: A Study on the Impact of Image Resizers and Weights Optimization Algorithms. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.850666

The accurate identification of weeds is an essential step for a site-specific weed management system. In recent years, deep learning (DL) has got rapid advancements to perform complex agricultural tasks. The previous studies emphasized the evaluation... Read More about Weed Identification by Single-Stage and Two-Stage Neural Networks: A Study on the Impact of Image Resizers and Weights Optimization Algorithms.

Towards an ecological modelling approach for assessing ionizing radiation impact on wildlife populations. (2022)
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The emphasis of the international system of radiological protection of the environment is to protect populations of flora and fauna. Throughout the MODARIA programmes, the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has facilitated know... Read More about Towards an ecological modelling approach for assessing ionizing radiation impact on wildlife populations..

Nurses’ strategies for overcoming barriers to fundamental nursing care in patients with COVID-19 caused by infection with the SARS-COV-2 virus: Results from the ‘COVID-NURSE’ survey (2022)
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Aims: To identify strategies used by registered nurses and non- registered nursing care staff in overcoming barriers when providing fundamental nursing care for non- invasively ventilated inpatients with COVID-19.Design: Online survey with open-ended... Read More about Nurses’ strategies for overcoming barriers to fundamental nursing care in patients with COVID-19 caused by infection with the SARS-COV-2 virus: Results from the ‘COVID-NURSE’ survey.

Promoting tolerance through historical memory A discussion with the founders of the Museo Memoria y Tolerancia, Mexico (2022)
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Woodman, A. (2023). Promoting tolerance through historical memory A discussion with the founders of the Museo Memoria y Tolerancia, Mexico. Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, 22(4), 400-411. https://doi.org/10.1080/14725886.2022.2058381

Museums are platforms that empower us to bring civilization to a higher level; they exist to expand our understanding of human history and preserve the heritage. At the turn of the century, two young Mexican women, Sharon Zaga and Mily Cohen, had the... Read More about Promoting tolerance through historical memory A discussion with the founders of the Museo Memoria y Tolerancia, Mexico.

2022 EULAR points to consider for remote care in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. (2022)
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Remote care and telehealth have the potential to expand healthcare access, and the COVID-19 pandemic has called for alternative solutions to conventional face-to-face follow-up and monitoring. However, guidance is needed on the integration of telehea... Read More about 2022 EULAR points to consider for remote care in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases..

Characterization of the high-pressure and high-temperature phase diagram and equation of state of chromium. (2022)
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Anzellini, S., Errandonea, D., Burakovsky, L., Proctor, J., Turnbull, R., & Beavers, C. (2022). Characterization of the high-pressure and high-temperature phase diagram and equation of state of chromium. Scientific reports, 12(1), 6727. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10523-2

The high-pressure and high-temperature phase diagram of chromium has been investigated both experimentally (in situ), using a laser-heated diamond-anvil cell technique coupled with synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction, and theoretically, using ab ini... Read More about Characterization of the high-pressure and high-temperature phase diagram and equation of state of chromium..

Augmented reality in supporting healthcare and nursing independent learning: narrative review. (2022)
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Quqandi, E., Joy, M., Drumm, I., & Rushton, M. (2022). Augmented reality in supporting healthcare and nursing independent learning: narrative review. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000910

New advances in technology have brought challenges and opportunities for education and instructional methods. Compared with traditional education, the increased use of technology-enhanced blended learning in healthcare and nursing education requires... Read More about Augmented reality in supporting healthcare and nursing independent learning: narrative review..