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Linking diet switching to reproductive performance across populations of two critically endangered mammalian herbivores (2024)
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Harvey Sky, N., Britnell, J., Antwis, R., Kartzinel, T., Rubenstein, D., Toye, P., …Shultz, S. (in press). Linking diet switching to reproductive performance across populations of two critically endangered mammalian herbivores. Communications Biology, 7(1), 333. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-05983-3

Optimal foraging theory predicts that animals maximise energy intake by consuming the most valuable foods available. When resources are limited, they may include lower-quality fallback foods in their diets. As seasonal herbivore diet switching is und... Read More about Linking diet switching to reproductive performance across populations of two critically endangered mammalian herbivores.

Shaping movement improviser’s experiences: document(ing) embodied and extended sculptural qualities within motion capture environments <sup>1</sup> (2024)
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Sykes, L. (in press). Shaping movement improviser’s experiences: document(ing) embodied and extended sculptural qualities within motion capture environments 1. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794713.2024.2324399

This audio-visual essay is a methodological approach to a document of my current doctoral practice as research investigating the embodied dance improvisatory approaches within motion capture environments. The research explores the emergence of sculpt... Read More about Shaping movement improviser’s experiences: document(ing) embodied and extended sculptural qualities within motion capture environments <sup>1</sup>.

In the heat of the moment: the effects of extreme temperatures on the cognitive functioning of firefighters (2024)
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Thompson, C., Ferrie, L., Pearson, S. J., Highlands, B., & Matthews, M. J. (in press). In the heat of the moment: the effects of extreme temperatures on the cognitive functioning of firefighters. Ergonomics, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2024.2326584

Exposure to high temperatures can have detrimental effects on cognitive processing and this is concerning for firefighters who routinely work in extreme temperatures. Whilst past research has studied the effects of heat on firefighter cognition, find... Read More about In the heat of the moment: the effects of extreme temperatures on the cognitive functioning of firefighters.

Dietary Exposure of Arsenic Due to Mining Activities and the Plight to Human Health: an Assessment Through Multimodal Statistical Approaches (2024)
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Chakraborty, S., Ghosh, S., Prajapati, J., Mandal, J., & Bhattacharyya, P. (2024). Dietary Exposure of Arsenic Due to Mining Activities and the Plight to Human Health: an Assessment Through Multimodal Statistical Approaches. Exposure and Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-024-00639-3

This study aims to investigate the potential risk of As contamination in rice cultivated in agricultural fields affected by mica mining in Jharkhand, India. For this purpose, soil and rice grain samples were collected from the agricultural fields 500... Read More about Dietary Exposure of Arsenic Due to Mining Activities and the Plight to Human Health: an Assessment Through Multimodal Statistical Approaches.

Progressive collapse: Past, present, future and beyond (2024)
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Elkady, N., Augusthus Nelson, L., Weekes, L., Makoond, N., & Buitrago, M. (2024). Progressive collapse: Past, present, future and beyond. Structures, 62, 106131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106131

The world has seen a surge in rigorous study efforts on the progressive collapse of structures in the past few decades. These events have led to new standards and provisions in building codes of practice, many of which are still bei... Read More about Progressive collapse: Past, present, future and beyond.

Built Environment Professionals’ Perspective on Digital Technology Skills (2024)
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Balogun, T. (2024). Built Environment Professionals’ Perspective on Digital Technology Skills. Journal of Education and Training, https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-08-2023-0309

This study aims to explore the opinions of Built Environment Professionals (BEP) on the usage of fourth-generation digital technologies in the construction industry. This study adopts a qualitative research approach and conducts semi-structured in... Read More about Built Environment Professionals’ Perspective on Digital Technology Skills.

Children's motivation for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during the Daily Mile: A theory of planned behaviour perspective (2024)
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Gray, P. M., & Evans, A. L. (in press). Children's motivation for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during the Daily Mile: A theory of planned behaviour perspective. European Physical Education Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x241236122

Sustained motivation for Daily Mile participation at higher physical activity intensities may contribute to the attainment of children's daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) targets and long-term health benefits. However, individual va... Read More about Children's motivation for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during the Daily Mile: A theory of planned behaviour perspective.

Enhancing accessibility for improved diagnosis with modified EfficientNetV2-S and cyclic learning rate strategy in women with disabilities and breast cancer (2024)
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Al Moteri, M., Mahesh, T. R., Thakur, A., Vinoth Kumar, V., Khan, S. B., & Alojail, M. (in press). Enhancing accessibility for improved diagnosis with modified EfficientNetV2-S and cyclic learning rate strategy in women with disabilities and breast cancer. Frontiers in Medicine, 11, 1373244. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1373244

Breast cancer, a prevalent cancer among women worldwide, necessitates precise and prompt detection for successful treatment. While conventional histopathological examination is the benchmark, it is a lengthy process and prone to variations among diff... Read More about Enhancing accessibility for improved diagnosis with modified EfficientNetV2-S and cyclic learning rate strategy in women with disabilities and breast cancer.

De novo copy number variations in candidate genomic regions in patients of severe autism spectrum disorder in Vietnam (2024)
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Bui, H. T. P., Huy Do, D., Ly, H. T. T., Tran, K. T., Le, H. T. T., Nguyen, K. T., …Nguyen, L. T. (in press). De novo copy number variations in candidate genomic regions in patients of severe autism spectrum disorder in Vietnam. PloS one, 19(3), e0290936. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290936

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder with a prevalence of around 1% children worldwide and characterized by patient behaviour (communication, social interaction, and personal development). Data on the efficacy of diagnostic test... Read More about De novo copy number variations in candidate genomic regions in patients of severe autism spectrum disorder in Vietnam.

Trait-mediated filtering predicts phyllostomid bat responses to habitat disturbance in the Orinoco Llanos (2024)
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Otálora-Ardila, A., Farneda, F. Z., Meyer, C. F. J., López-Arévalo, H. F., Polanía, J., & Gómez-Posada, C. (2024). Trait-mediated filtering predicts phyllostomid bat responses to habitat disturbance in the Orinoco Llanos. Biodiversity and Conservation, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02792-2

Which functional traits allow a bat species to survive habitat disturbance? Empirical evidence regarding this question remains limited for many tropical regions despite their importance for conservation. Here, we used body mass, wing morphology, trop... Read More about Trait-mediated filtering predicts phyllostomid bat responses to habitat disturbance in the Orinoco Llanos.

‘Make them roll in their graves’: South African Writing, Decolonisation, and the English Literature A-Level (2024)
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Helm, H., Barnes, E., Barnes, K., & Munslow Ong, J. (in press). ‘Make them roll in their graves’: South African Writing, Decolonisation, and the English Literature A-Level. English in Education, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/04250494.2024.2312189

This article analyses the activities and early outcomes of an ongoing co-designed and co-delivered research impact project entitled ‘Decolonising the English Literature A-Level’. It draws on examples from three case studies, classroom experiences, an... Read More about ‘Make them roll in their graves’: South African Writing, Decolonisation, and the English Literature A-Level.

Computational analysis of magnetized Casson liquid stretching flow adjacent to a porous medium with Joule heating, stratification, multiple slip and chemical reaction aspects (2024)
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Nasir, M., Kausar, M. S., Waqas, M., Anwar Beg, O., Abdullaev, S. S., Saadaoui, S., & Khan, W. A. (in press). Computational analysis of magnetized Casson liquid stretching flow adjacent to a porous medium with Joule heating, stratification, multiple slip and chemical reaction aspects. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A Applications, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2024.2319722

This article aims to investigate the characteristics of thermo-solutal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) non-Newtonian smart coating boundary layer flow of a stretching substrate adjacent to a porous medium, considering the influence of chemical reactions an... Read More about Computational analysis of magnetized Casson liquid stretching flow adjacent to a porous medium with Joule heating, stratification, multiple slip and chemical reaction aspects.

Prescribing in patients with diabetes (2024)
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Robertson, D. (2024). Prescribing in patients with diabetes. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 6(3), 102-103. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2024.6.3.102

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

Comparison of dental topography of marmosets and tamarins (Callitrichidae) to other platyrrhine primates using a novel freeware pipeline (2024)
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de Vries, D., Janiak, M. C., Batista, R., Boubli, J. P., Goodhead, I. B., Ridgway, E., …Beck, R. M. D. (2024). Comparison of dental topography of marmosets and tamarins (Callitrichidae) to other platyrrhine primates using a novel freeware pipeline. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 31(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-024-09704-9

Dental topographic metrics (DTMs), which quantify different aspects of the shape of teeth, are powerful tools for studying dietary adaptation and evolution in mammals. Current DTM protocols usually rely on proprietary software, which may be unavailab... Read More about Comparison of dental topography of marmosets and tamarins (Callitrichidae) to other platyrrhine primates using a novel freeware pipeline.

Nutrient scavenging-fueled growth in pancreatic cancer depends on caveolae-mediated endocytosis under nutrient-deprived conditions. (2024)
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Wolfe, A. R., Cui, T., Baie, S., Corrales-Guerrero, S., Webb, A., Castro-Aceituno, V., …Lisanti, M. (2024). Nutrient scavenging-fueled growth in pancreatic cancer depends on caveolae-mediated endocytosis under nutrient-deprived conditions. Science Advances, 10(9), eadj3551. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adj3551

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by its nutrient-scavenging ability, crucial for tumor progression. Here, we investigated the roles of caveolae-mediated endocytosis (CME) in PDAC progression. Analysis of patient data across di... Read More about Nutrient scavenging-fueled growth in pancreatic cancer depends on caveolae-mediated endocytosis under nutrient-deprived conditions..

Language tests and tests of competence for registration purposes - a scoping review of the experiences of overseas nurses. (2024)
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Davis, D., Sharma, S., & Taylor, M. (in press). Language tests and tests of competence for registration purposes - a scoping review of the experiences of overseas nurses. Contemporary Nurse, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2024.2318360

The overseas applicant's capability of practising safely and effectively is proven through the tests of competence which consist of computer-based tests and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). All prospective applicants to the Nursi... Read More about Language tests and tests of competence for registration purposes - a scoping review of the experiences of overseas nurses..

A Robust Script Independent Handwriting System for Gender Identification (2024)
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Palaiahnakote, S., Kaljahi, M. A., Kanchan, S., Pal, U., Lopresti, D., & Lu, T. (2024). A Robust Script Independent Handwriting System for Gender Identification. Expert systems with applications, 249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2024.123576

Gender identification at the word level in a multi-script environment is challenging due to variations posed by free-style handwriting of individuals and geographical differences in writing styles. This paper presents a new approach, Multi-Orientatio... Read More about A Robust Script Independent Handwriting System for Gender Identification.

Can Machine Learning Predict Running Kinematics Based on Upper Trunk GPS-Based IMU Acceleration? A Novel Method of Conducting Biomechanical Analysis in the Field Using Artificial Neural Networks (2024)
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Lawson, M., Naemi, R., A. Needham, R., & Chockalingam, N. (2024). Can Machine Learning Predict Running Kinematics Based on Upper Trunk GPS-Based IMU Acceleration? A Novel Method of Conducting Biomechanical Analysis in the Field Using Artificial Neural Networks. Applied Sciences, 14(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/app14051730

This study aimed to investigate whether running kinematics can be accurately estimated through an artificial neural network (ANN) model containing GPS-based accelerometer variables and anthropometric data. Thirteen male participants with extensive ru... Read More about Can Machine Learning Predict Running Kinematics Based on Upper Trunk GPS-Based IMU Acceleration? A Novel Method of Conducting Biomechanical Analysis in the Field Using Artificial Neural Networks.

Numerical study of linear and nonlinear stability in double-diffusive Hadley-Prats flow through a horizontal porous layer with Soret and internal heat source effects (2024)
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Rafeek, M., Reddy, G. J., Matta, A., Basha, H., & Anwar Bég, O. (in press). Numerical study of linear and nonlinear stability in double-diffusive Hadley-Prats flow through a horizontal porous layer with Soret and internal heat source effects. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B Fundamentals, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407790.2024.2316841

Numerical analysis is constructed to study the onset of double-diffusion convection mechanism through an infinite parallel permeable channel with heat generation, mass flow and Soret impacts. Homogenous isotropic Darcy's flow model is deployed to elu... Read More about Numerical study of linear and nonlinear stability in double-diffusive Hadley-Prats flow through a horizontal porous layer with Soret and internal heat source effects.