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A tale of two stories: a narrative of bulimia in a research study of anorexia, and the dilemmas of a novice researcher (2022)
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Lyons, G., McAndrew, S., & Warne, T. (2022). A tale of two stories: a narrative of bulimia in a research study of anorexia, and the dilemmas of a novice researcher. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 43(9), 835-842. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2022.2055244

The purpose of this paper is two-fold: Firstly, it reports on one man's experience of bulimia. After being interviewed it became evident that he did not meet the inclusion criteria for the study, which was focussed on anorexia in men. Secondly, the p... Read More about A tale of two stories: a narrative of bulimia in a research study of anorexia, and the dilemmas of a novice researcher.

Inhibitory Immune Checkpoint Receptors and Ligands as Prognostic Biomarkers in COVID-19 Patients. (2022)
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Al-Mterin, M. A., Alsalman, A., & Elkord, E. (2022). Inhibitory Immune Checkpoint Receptors and Ligands as Prognostic Biomarkers in COVID-19 Patients. Frontiers in Immunology, 13, 870283. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.870283

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by SARS-CoV-2. During T-cell activation, the immune system uses different checkpoint pathways to maintain co-inhibitory and co-stimulatory signals. In COVID-19, expression of immune checkpoints (ICs) is o... Read More about Inhibitory Immune Checkpoint Receptors and Ligands as Prognostic Biomarkers in COVID-19 Patients..

Correlations between Circulating and Tumor-Infiltrating CD4+ T Cell Subsets with Immune Checkpoints in Colorectal Cancer (2022)
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Al-Mterin, M. A., Murshed, K., & Elkord, E. (2022). Correlations between Circulating and Tumor-Infiltrating CD4+ T Cell Subsets with Immune Checkpoints in Colorectal Cancer. Vaccines, 10(4), 538. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10040538

T regulatory cells (Tregs) play different roles in the regulation of anti-tumor immunity in colorectal cancer (CRC), depending on the presence of different Treg subsets. We investigated correlations between different CD4+ Treg/T cell subsets in CRC p... Read More about Correlations between Circulating and Tumor-Infiltrating CD4+ T Cell Subsets with Immune Checkpoints in Colorectal Cancer.

Simulation of diabetic retinopathy utilizing convolutional neural networks (2022)
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Rajarajeswari, P., Moorthy, J., & Beg, O. (2022). Simulation of diabetic retinopathy utilizing convolutional neural networks. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 22(2), https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219519422500117

Currently, diabetic retinopathy is still screened as a three-stage classification, which is a tedious strategy and along these lines of this paper focuses on developing an improved methodology. In this methodology, we taught a convolutional neural ne... Read More about Simulation of diabetic retinopathy utilizing convolutional neural networks.

Thermo-solutal dual stratified convective magnetized fluid flow from an exponentially stretching Riga plate sensor surface with thermophoresis (2022)
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Shamshuddin, M., Mabood, F., Rajput, G., Beg, O., & Badruudin, I. (2022). Thermo-solutal dual stratified convective magnetized fluid flow from an exponentially stretching Riga plate sensor surface with thermophoresis. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 134, 105997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2022.105997

A theoretical study is presented for the coupled thermo-solutal free convection twodimensional boundary layer flow of a of a magnetized fluid from an exponentially stretched
magnetic sensor (Riga plate) surface. Heat generation/absorption, nonlinear... Read More about Thermo-solutal dual stratified convective magnetized fluid flow from an exponentially stretching Riga plate sensor surface with thermophoresis.

Blockchain-Based Authentication and Trust Management Mechanism for Smart Cities (2022)
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Asif, M., Aziz, Z., Bin Ahmad, M., Khalid, A., Waris, H. A., & Gilani, A. (2022). Blockchain-Based Authentication and Trust Management Mechanism for Smart Cities. Sensors, 22(7), 2604. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22072604

Security has always been the main concern for the internet of things (IoT)-based systems. Blockchain, with its decentralized and distributed design, prevents the risks of the existing centralized methodologies. Conventional security and privacy archi... Read More about Blockchain-Based Authentication and Trust Management Mechanism for Smart Cities.

“Cardboard Gangsters”; “In Crowd” and “No Control” : a case study of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the prison environment (2022)
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Purpose: Prisoners with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) need to be identified in order that they are given the necessary and appropriate support and safeguards. It is increasingly recognised that, for individuals with ASD, prison can be more challengi... Read More about “Cardboard Gangsters”; “In Crowd” and “No Control” : a case study of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the prison environment.

Ten minutes with Professor Matt Makin; Medical Director at North Manchester General Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (2022)
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Home, J., & Makin, M. (2022). Ten minutes with Professor Matt Makin; Medical Director at North Manchester General Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. BMJ Leader, https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2021-000582

In late 2019, Professor Matt Makin was facing the significant challenge of leading North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) through a complex disaggregation process, as it left Pennine Acute NHS Trust and joined Manchester University NHS Foundation T... Read More about Ten minutes with Professor Matt Makin; Medical Director at North Manchester General Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

Multi‐gradient‐direction based deep learning model for arecanut disease identification (2022)
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B. Mallikarjuna, S., Shivakumara, P., Khare, V., Basavanna, M., Pal, U., & Poornima, B. (2022). Multi‐gradient‐direction based deep learning model for arecanut disease identification. CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, 7(2), 156–166. https://doi.org/10.1049/cit2.12088



Arecanut disease identification is a challenging problem in the field of image processing. In this work, we present a new combination of multi-gradient-direction and deep convolutional neural networks for arecanut disease identification, namely,... Read More about Multi‐gradient‐direction based deep learning model for arecanut disease identification.

Validation of a generic impact survey for use by health library services indicates the reliability of the questionnaire (2022)
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Background. A validated generic impact questionnaire can demonstrate how individual, and groups of health libraries contribute to continuing education and patient care outcomes.
Objectives. To validate an existing generic questionnaire for Knowledg... Read More about Validation of a generic impact survey for use by health library services indicates the reliability of the questionnaire.

A Large-Scale Multicentre Study of Academic Resilience and Wellbeing in Pharmacy Education. (2022)
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Cassidy, S., Mawdsley, A., Langran, C., Hughes, L., & Willis, S. (2022). A Large-Scale Multicentre Study of Academic Resilience and Wellbeing in Pharmacy Education. American journal of pharmaceutical education (Online), 8998. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe8998

Health care students are at particular risk of stress and exposure to adverse events, negatively affecting wellbeing and performance and leading to increased attrition. Academic resilience (AR) has been identified as one factor helping mitigate such... Read More about A Large-Scale Multicentre Study of Academic Resilience and Wellbeing in Pharmacy Education..

Transplantation of Gut Microbiota From High-Fat-Diet-Tolerant Cynomolgus Monkeys Alleviates Hyperlipidemia and Hepatic Steatosis in Rats. (2022)
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Emerging evidence has been reported to support the involvement of the gut microbiota in the host's blood lipid and hyperlipidemia (HLP). However, there remains unexplained variation in the host's blood lipid phenotype. Herein a nonhuman primate HLP m... Read More about Transplantation of Gut Microbiota From High-Fat-Diet-Tolerant Cynomolgus Monkeys Alleviates Hyperlipidemia and Hepatic Steatosis in Rats..

Identifying and reporting position-specific countermovement jump outcome and phase characteristics within rugby league. (2022)
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McMahon, J., Lake, J., & Comfort, P. (2022). Identifying and reporting position-specific countermovement jump outcome and phase characteristics within rugby league. PLoS ONE, 17(3), e0265999. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265999

The countermovement jump (CMJ) has been suggested to be an important test of neuromuscular performance for rugby league (RL) players. Identifying force platform-derived CMJ variables that may be more applicable to RL positions (e.g., forwards and bac... Read More about Identifying and reporting position-specific countermovement jump outcome and phase characteristics within rugby league..

Computational Framework of Magnetized MgO–Ni/Water-Based Stagnation Nanoflow Past an Elastic Stretching Surface: Application in Solar Energy Coatings (2022)
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In this article, motivated by novel nanofluid solar energy coating systems, a mathematical model of hybrid magnesium oxide (MgO) and nickel (Ni) nanofluid magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stagnation point flow impinging on a porous elastic stretching surfac... Read More about Computational Framework of Magnetized MgO–Ni/Water-Based Stagnation Nanoflow Past an Elastic Stretching Surface: Application in Solar Energy Coatings.

ACE awareness in school nursing – becoming a trauma-informed service (2022)
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Parker, C. (2022). ACE awareness in school nursing – becoming a trauma-informed service. British Journal of Child Health, 3(1), 39-43. https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2022.3.1.39

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have a serious impact on children and young people's mental health and wellbeing, as well as affect their future. Caroline Parker explains why ACE awareness is essential for school nurses and shares her experi... Read More about ACE awareness in school nursing – becoming a trauma-informed service.

Reliability of three different methods for assessing amputee residuum shape and volume: 3D scanners vs. circumferential measurements (2022)
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Seminati, E., Young, M., Canepa Talamas, D., Twiste, M., Dhokia, V., & Bilzon, J. (2022). Reliability of three different methods for assessing amputee residuum shape and volume: 3D scanners vs. circumferential measurements. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 46(4), 327-334. https://doi.org/10.1097/pxr.0000000000000105

Background: Objective and reliable methods are necessary to monitor and manage amputee residuum shape and volume and design prosthetic residuum-prosthesis interfaces. Portable 3D scanners are potential solutions for digitally recording the amputee re... Read More about Reliability of three different methods for assessing amputee residuum shape and volume: 3D scanners vs. circumferential measurements.

Intra- and Interday Reliability of Weightlifting Variables and Correlation to Performance During Cleans (2022)
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Sorensen, A. M., Chavda, S., Comfort, P., Lake, J., & Turner, A. N. (2022). Intra- and Interday Reliability of Weightlifting Variables and Correlation to Performance During Cleans. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(11), 3008-3014. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004241

Sorensen, AM, Chavda, S, Comfort, P, Lake, J, and Turner, AN. Intra- and interday reliability of weightlifting variables and correlation to performance during cleans. J Strength Cond Res 36(11): 3008–3014, 2022—The purpose of this investigation was t... Read More about Intra- and Interday Reliability of Weightlifting Variables and Correlation to Performance During Cleans.