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Understanding the psychosocial needs of breast cancer survivors in the United Arab Emirates: a qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United Arab Emirates; yet there is little known about the psychosocial concerns of the survivors. Research shows that meeting the psychosocial needs significantly contributes to c... Read More about Understanding the psychosocial needs of breast cancer survivors in the United Arab Emirates: a qualitative study.

The effect of foot position during static calibration trials on knee kinematic and kinetics during walking (2022)
Journal Article
Althomali, O., Starbuck, C., Alarifi, S., Alsaqri, K., Mohammad, W., Elsais, W., & Jones, R. (2022). The effect of foot position during static calibration trials on knee kinematic and kinetics during walking. Gait & Posture, 99, 133-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.11.007

Background
Gait analysis has been used extensively for computing knee kinematics and kinetics, in particular, in healthy and impaired individuals. One variable assessed is the external knee adduction moment (EKAM). Variations in EKAM values between... Read More about The effect of foot position during static calibration trials on knee kinematic and kinetics during walking.

Getting lost with dementia: encounters with the time-space of not knowing (2022)
Journal Article

In this paper we explore the experience and implications of getting lost with dementia. While getting lost has become culturally emblematic of dementia, speaking as it does to a widespread fear of losing our place in the world, it is marked by an ove... Read More about Getting lost with dementia: encounters with the time-space of not knowing.

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on computational intelligence and cybersecurity: survey (2022)
Journal Article
Mkaouer, M., Gaber, T., & Dagdia, Z. (2022). Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on computational intelligence and cybersecurity: survey. Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing, 2(2), 173-194. https://doi.org/10.3934/aci.2022010

In late December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the outbreak of a new type of coronavirus, named the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), also known as COVID-19. The deadliness of the virus has forced gov... Read More about Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on computational intelligence and cybersecurity: survey.

DeepClean : a robust deep learning technique for autonomous vehicle camera data privacy (2022)
Journal Article
Adeboye, O., Dargahi, T., Babaie, M., Saraee, M., & Yu, C. (2022). DeepClean : a robust deep learning technique for autonomous vehicle camera data privacy. IEEE Access, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3222834

Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are equipped with several sensors which produce various forms of data, such as
geo-location, distance, and camera data. The volume and utility of these data, especially camera data, have
contributed to the advancement of h... Read More about DeepClean : a robust deep learning technique for autonomous vehicle camera data privacy.

Perspectives on e-books and digital textbooks and the way ahead (2022)
Journal Article
Broadhurst, D., Dale, R., & Harper, J. (2022). Perspectives on e-books and digital textbooks and the way ahead. Insights, 35, Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.599

This article presents a range of perspectives on current issues around e-book and textbook supply and consumption in libraries and universities. It is an attempt to provide an analysis of the often-contentious issues arising and also offers an insigh... Read More about Perspectives on e-books and digital textbooks and the way ahead.

The use of machine learning to reduce overtreatment of the axilla in breast cancer: retrospective cohort study (2022)
Journal Article
Jozsa, F., Baker, R., Kelly, P., Ahmed, M., & Douek, M. (2022). The use of machine learning to reduce overtreatment of the axilla in breast cancer: retrospective cohort study. JMIR Perioperative Medicine, 5(1), e34600. https://doi.org/10.2196/34600

Background:
Patients with early breast cancer undergoing primary surgery, who have low axillary nodal burden, can safely forego axillary node clearance (ANC). However, routine use of axillary ultrasound (AUS) leads to 43% of patients in this group h... Read More about The use of machine learning to reduce overtreatment of the axilla in breast cancer: retrospective cohort study.

Graph attention neural network for water network partitioning (2022)
Journal Article

Partitioning a water distribution network into several district metered areas is beneficial for its management. Partitioning a network according to its node features and connections remains a challenge. A recent study has realized water network parti... Read More about Graph attention neural network for water network partitioning.

License Plate Number Detection in Drone Images (2022)
Journal Article

For an intelligent transportation system, identifying license plate numbers in drone photos is difficult, and it is used in practical applications like parking management, traffic management, automatically organizing parking spots, etc. The primary g... Read More about License Plate Number Detection in Drone Images.

Energy Flow and Functional Behavior of Individual Muscles at Different Speeds During Human Walking (2022)
Journal Article

Understanding the distinct functions of human muscles could not only help professionals obtain insights into the underlying mechanisms that we accommodate compromised neuromuscular system, but also assist engineers in developing rehabilitation device... Read More about Energy Flow and Functional Behavior of Individual Muscles at Different Speeds During Human Walking.

Continuous traumatic stress: examining the experiences and support needs of women after separation from an abusive partner (2022)
Journal Article
Hulley, J., Wager, K., Gomersall, T., Bailey, L., Kirkman, G., Gibbs, G., & Jones, A. (2022). Continuous traumatic stress: examining the experiences and support needs of women after separation from an abusive partner. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221132776

Intimate partner violence causes significant, long-lasting harm to almost one-third (27%) of the world’s population of women. Even when women leave abusive relationships, some men continue to exercise control over their ex-partners through psychologi... Read More about Continuous traumatic stress: examining the experiences and support needs of women after separation from an abusive partner.

Understanding advance care planning in care homes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical realist review and synthesis (2022)
Journal Article
Spacey, A., & Porter, S. (2022). Understanding advance care planning in care homes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical realist review and synthesis. Palliative Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163221137103

Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted advance care planning discussions in care homes, particularly discussions involving relatives and surrogate decision makers. There is a need to collate and examine current evidence to assess the extent... Read More about Understanding advance care planning in care homes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical realist review and synthesis.

Assessment of motor limb strength by neuroscience nurses: variations in practice and associated challenges (2022)
Journal Article

Background:Limb strength is a central component of neurological assessment and monitoring in nursing practice, yet there is a lack of research examining the tools used by nurses or challenges nurses encounter when using these tools. The evidence base... Read More about Assessment of motor limb strength by neuroscience nurses: variations in practice and associated challenges.

Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management (2022)
Journal Article
Caffini, G., Battista, S., Raschi, A., & Testa, M. (in press). Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05914-5

Background
Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) is a common and burdensome injury. However, the quality of its management is scant. Nowadays, physiotherapy management of musculoskeletal diseases seems to be generally not based on research evidence. Studies th... Read More about Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management.

Leadership styles and their outcomes: a study of a Nigerian hospital middle management nurses (2022)
Journal Article
Adunola, T. (2022). Leadership styles and their outcomes: a study of a Nigerian hospital middle management nurses. Leadership in Health Services, https://doi.org/10.1108/lhs-05-2022-0058

Purpose
This study was conducted to identify and explore the leadership styles and the leadership outcomes of the middle management nurses in a large tertiary hospital in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state of Nigeria. This study aims to explore and de... Read More about Leadership styles and their outcomes: a study of a Nigerian hospital middle management nurses.

The Cost-Effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life Intervention for Reducing Sitting Time (2022)
Journal Article

Sedentary behaviours continue to increase and are associated with heightened risks of morbidity and mortality. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of SMART Work & Life (SWAL), an intervention designed to reduce sitting time inside and outside of w... Read More about The Cost-Effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life Intervention for Reducing Sitting Time.

The immediate effect of backward walking on external knee adduction moment in healthy individuals (2022)
Journal Article
adduction moment in healthy individuals. Journal of Healthcare Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4232990

Backward walking (BW) has been recommended as a rehabilitation intervention to prevent, manage, or improve diseases. However, previous studies showed that BW significantly increased the first vertical ground reaction force (GRF) during gait, which mi... Read More about The immediate effect of backward walking on external knee adduction moment in healthy individuals.

Exhaustion and over-activation of immune cells in COVID-19: challenges and therapeutic opportunities (2022)
Journal Article
Alahdal, M., & Elkord, E. (2022). Exhaustion and over-activation of immune cells in COVID-19: challenges and therapeutic opportunities. Clinical Immunology, 245, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clim.2022.109177

Exhaustion of immune cells in COVID-19 remains a serious concern for infection management and therapeutic interventions. As reported, immune cells such as T effector cells (Teff), T regulatory cells (Tregs), natural killer cells (NKs), and antigen-pr... Read More about Exhaustion and over-activation of immune cells in COVID-19: challenges and therapeutic opportunities.

Multidisciplinary management of a complex abdominal wound post necrotising fasciitis: a case study (2022)
Journal Article
Wynn, M., Gibson, R., & Goldsmith, P. (2022). Multidisciplinary management of a complex abdominal wound post necrotising fasciitis: a case study. Journal of Wound Care, 31(11), 924-929. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2022.31.11.924

A 59-year-old male patient presented with abdominal necrotising fasciitis secondary to a bowel perforation through a previous drain site that he had waited at home with for two weeks. Enteric contents were found within the abdominal wall. Surgery req... Read More about Multidisciplinary management of a complex abdominal wound post necrotising fasciitis: a case study.

Frugal innovation in wound care: a critical discussion of what we can learn from low-resource settings (2022)
Journal Article
Stephens, M., Wynn, M., Pradeep, S., & Bowshall, J. (2022). Frugal innovation in wound care: a critical discussion of what we can learn from low-resource settings. British Journal of Nursing, 31(20), S16-S23. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2022.31.20.s16

Frugal innovation is a common philosophy in low-income settings due to limited access to resources. However, with both the increasing prevalence and clinical acuity of patients with wounds in the UK, it is essential that alongside innovation such as... Read More about Frugal innovation in wound care: a critical discussion of what we can learn from low-resource settings.