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Part 1 : a qualitative description of participation in an eight-week infant skin integrity study (2021)
Journal Article
MacVane Phipps, F., Price, A., Ackers-Johnson, J., Cook, P., & Lythgoe, J. (2021). Part 1 : a qualitative description of participation in an eight-week infant skin integrity study. British Journal of Midwifery, 29(4), 200-207. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2021.29.4.200

Background The qualitative phase of the Baby Skin Integrity Comparison Survey (BaSICS) study was designed to address a dearth of information about research recruitment and retention, and how mothers make decisions about neonatal skincare. Aims The ai... Read More about Part 1 : a qualitative description of participation in an eight-week infant skin integrity study.

A ticking time bomb of future harm : lockdown, child abuse and future violence (2021)
Journal Article
Ellis, A., Briggs, D., Lloyd, A., & Telford, L. (2021). A ticking time bomb of future harm : lockdown, child abuse and future violence. Abuse, 2(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.37576/abuse.2021.017

The Covid-19 pandemic and the implementation of national lockdowns has generated significant changes in the citizenry’s material realities. Although the efficacy of lockdown is yet to be determined, emerging evidence points to a rise in unintended ha... Read More about A ticking time bomb of future harm : lockdown, child abuse and future violence.

Antimicrobial prescribing in SARS-CoV-2 (2021)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2021). Antimicrobial prescribing in SARS-CoV-2. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 3(4), 136-137. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.4.136

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.

Toward the Rapid Diagnosis of Sepsis: Detecting Interleukin-6 in Blood Plasma Using Functionalized Screen-Printed Electrodes with a Thermal Detection Methodology (2021)
Journal Article
Crapnell, R., Jesadabundit, W., Ferrari, A., Dempsey-Hibbert, N., Peeters, M., Tridente, A., …Banks, C. (2021). Toward the Rapid Diagnosis of Sepsis: Detecting Interleukin-6 in Blood Plasma Using Functionalized Screen-Printed Electrodes with a Thermal Detection Methodology. Analytical Chemistry, 93(14), 5931–5938. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00417

This paper reports the detection of the inflammatory and sepsis-related biomarker, interleukin-6 (IL-6), in human blood plasma using functionalized screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) in conjunction with a thermal detection methodology, termed heat-tran... Read More about Toward the Rapid Diagnosis of Sepsis: Detecting Interleukin-6 in Blood Plasma Using Functionalized Screen-Printed Electrodes with a Thermal Detection Methodology.

Transcriptome of tumor-Infiltrating T cells in colorectal cancer patients uncovered a unique gene signature in CD4 + T cells associated with poor disease-specific survival (2021)
Journal Article
Toor, S., Sasidharan Nair, V., Saleh, R., Taha, R., Murshed, K., Al-Dhaheri, M., …Elkord, E. (2021). Transcriptome of tumor-Infiltrating T cells in colorectal cancer patients uncovered a unique gene signature in CD4 + T cells associated with poor disease-specific survival. Vaccines, 9(4), e334. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9040334

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is influenced by infiltration of immune cell populations in the tumor microenvironment. While elevated levels of cytotoxic T cells are associated with improved prognosis, limited studies have reported associations between CD4+... Read More about Transcriptome of tumor-Infiltrating T cells in colorectal cancer patients uncovered a unique gene signature in CD4 + T cells associated with poor disease-specific survival.

Bibliometric studies on emissions from diesel engines running on alcohol/diesel fuel blends. A case study about noise emissions (2021)
Journal Article
Redel-Macías, M., Pinzi, S., Babaie, M., Zare, A., Cubero-Atienza, A., & Dorado, M. (2021). Bibliometric studies on emissions from diesel engines running on alcohol/diesel fuel blends. A case study about noise emissions. Processes, 9(4), e623. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9040623

The growing demand for fossil fuels, the rise in their price and many environmental concerns strengthen the incessant search for fuel alternatives. Recently, traffic noise has been described as a threat to human health and the environment, being resp... Read More about Bibliometric studies on emissions from diesel engines running on alcohol/diesel fuel blends. A case study about noise emissions.

Variation in predicted COVID-19 risk among lemurs and lorises (2021)
Journal Article
Melin, A., Orkin, J., Janiak, M., Valenzuela, A., Kuderna, L., Marrone, F., …Higham, J. (2021). Variation in predicted COVID-19 risk among lemurs and lorises. American Journal of Primatology, 83(6), e23255. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23255

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which in humans leads to the disease COVID-19, has caused global disruption and more than 2 million fatalities since it first emerged in late 2019. As we write, infection rates are at their highest point globally and... Read More about Variation in predicted COVID-19 risk among lemurs and lorises.

A single qualitative case study of how the introduction of an AEC unit influenced the experiences of patients, carers and NHS staff (2021)
Thesis
Demingo, D. A single qualitative case study of how the introduction of an AEC unit influenced the experiences of patients, carers and NHS staff. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background The urgent and emergency care spectrum in the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK) has changed over the last few years in response to the population's changing needs. In response, Ambulatory emergency care (AEC), which... Read More about A single qualitative case study of how the introduction of an AEC unit influenced the experiences of patients, carers and NHS staff.

A set of equations for numerically calculating the interaural level difference in the horizontal plane (2021)
Journal Article
Akeroyd, M. A., Firth, J., Graetzer, S., & Smith, S. (2021). A set of equations for numerically calculating the interaural level difference in the horizontal plane. JASA Express Letters, 1(4), 044402. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0004261

The variation of interaural level difference (ILD) with direction and frequency is particularly complex and convoluted. The purpose of this work was to determine a set of parametric equations that can be used to calculate ILDs continuously at any val... Read More about A set of equations for numerically calculating the interaural level difference in the horizontal plane.

P077 Upskilling rheumatology therapists in work rehabilitation : an evaluation of the Workwell training programme (2021)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Woodbridge, S., O'Brien, R., Ching, A., & Parker, J. (2021). P077 Upskilling rheumatology therapists in work rehabilitation : an evaluation of the Workwell training programme. Rheumatology, 60(Sup. 1), i48-i49. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab247.075

Background/Aims Keeping people with arthritis working is an important goal of rehabilitation. Rheumatology therapists may provide work advice to employed patients but conducting a structured work assessment and providing vocational rehabilitation (VR... Read More about P077 Upskilling rheumatology therapists in work rehabilitation : an evaluation of the Workwell training programme.

A tutorial on the finite and boundary element methods in acoustics (2021)
Journal Article
Hargreaves, J. A. (2021). A tutorial on the finite and boundary element methods in acoustics. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 149(4_Supplement), A92-A92. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0004613

The Finite Element Method (FEM) and Boundary Element Method (BEM) are established numerical simulation techniques that are widely used in Engineering, including in Acoustics. This tutorial lecture will give a brief tour of both methods, some discussi... Read More about A tutorial on the finite and boundary element methods in acoustics.

Intercultural competence as ‘construalistic’ expressivity (2021)
Book Chapter
Philburn, R. (2021). Intercultural competence as ‘construalistic’ expressivity. In T. Harden, & A. Witte (Eds.), Rethinking intercultural competence : theoretical challenges and practical issues. Peter Lang Publishing

Non-take-up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Report
Baumberg Geiger, B., Scullion, L., Summers, K., Martin, P., Lawler, C., Edmiston, D., …de Vries, R. (2021). Non-take-up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

The benefits system – particularly Universal Credit (UC) – has played a major role in Britain’s COVID-19 response, and it is no surprise that there has been an emphasis on how well it has responded. Most experts so far have suggested that UC has per... Read More about Non-take-up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The STRENCO Logic Model for tripartite working in mental health (2021)
Report
Vasilica, C., McGlynn, L., Schoultz, M., & Iles-Smith, H. (2021). The STRENCO Logic Model for tripartite working in mental health

The STRENCO Logic Model for Tripartite Working provides a snapshot of the feasibility of working in more co-produced ways to achieve greater inclusiveness of service users, family members, carers, experts by experience, clinicians, academics and stud... Read More about The STRENCO Logic Model for tripartite working in mental health.

Mobile apps for self-management in pregnancy: a systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Ejehiohen Iyawa, G., Rabiu Dansharif, A., & Khan, A. (2021). Mobile apps for self-management in pregnancy: a systematic review. Health and Technology, 11, 283-294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-021-00523-z

Complications during pregnancy is a major problem affecting healthcare systems which requires the efforts of both patients and healthcare practitioners. For this reason, mobile apps have been increasingly sought to support self-management during preg... Read More about Mobile apps for self-management in pregnancy: a systematic review.

Radiological Determination of the Cranial Index of Present-Day Ghanaians (2021)
Journal Article
Botwe, B. O., Boadu, J. N. A., Kyei, K. A., & Thompson, J. D. (2021). Radiological Determination of the Cranial Index of Present-Day Ghanaians. Forensic Sciences Research, 7(2), 138-141. https://doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2021.1886680

The cranial index (CI) of Ghanaians is currently unknown. The aim of this study was to measure the CI in a population of Ghanaians in order to classify them against pre-determined CI categories. A systematic random sampling method was used to select... Read More about Radiological Determination of the Cranial Index of Present-Day Ghanaians.

The biopsychosocial-digital continuum of foot orthosis practice and research : the VALUATOR model (2021)
Journal Article
Deschamps, K., Nester, C., Newton, V., Gijon-Nogueron, G., Simsek, E., & Brabants, A. (2021). The biopsychosocial-digital continuum of foot orthosis practice and research : the VALUATOR model. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 14(1), 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-021-00468-6

Foot orthoses have been used for decades despite uncertainty surrounding their therapeutic efficacy. Orthoses have been used exclusively to affect neuro-biomechanical input and outcome variables, however, there is emerging evidence that therapeutic e... Read More about The biopsychosocial-digital continuum of foot orthosis practice and research : the VALUATOR model.

Seascape ecology : identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science (2021)
Journal Article
Pittman, S., Yates, K., Bouchet, P., Alvarez-Berastegui, D., Andréfouët, S., Bell, S., …Young, M. (2021). Seascape ecology : identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 663, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13661

Seascape ecology, the marine-centric counterpart to landscape ecology, is rapidly emerging as an interdisciplinary and spatially explicit ecological science with relevance to marine management, biodiversity conservation, and restoration. While import... Read More about Seascape ecology : identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science.