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Enhancing the security in IoT and IIoT networks: An intrusion detection scheme leveraging deep transfer learning (2024)
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Ahmad, B., Wu, Z., Huang, Y., & Rehman, S. U. (2024). Enhancing the security in IoT and IIoT networks: An intrusion detection scheme leveraging deep transfer learning. Knowledge-Based Systems, 305, Article 112614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2024.112614

The Internet of Things (IoT) networks, which are defined by their interconnected devices and data streams are an expanding attack surface for cyber adversaries. Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a subset of IoT and has significant importance in... Read More about Enhancing the security in IoT and IIoT networks: An intrusion detection scheme leveraging deep transfer learning.

High mitochondrial DNA content is a key determinant of stemness, proliferation, cell migration, and cancer metastasis in vivo (2024)
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Mauro-Lizcano, M., Di Pisa, F., Larrea Murillo, L., Sugden, C. J., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. P. (in press). High mitochondrial DNA content is a key determinant of stemness, proliferation, cell migration, and cancer metastasis in vivo. Cell Death and Disease, 15(10), Article 745. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-024-07103-9

Here, we examined the potential role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) levels in conveying aggressive phenotypes in cancer cells, using two widely-used breast cell lines as model systems (MCF7[ER+] and MDA-MB-231[ER-]). These human breast cancer cell line... Read More about High mitochondrial DNA content is a key determinant of stemness, proliferation, cell migration, and cancer metastasis in vivo.

What influences the decision to undergo rotator cuff repair surgery: A survey of clinician's perspectives (2024)
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Pitt, L., Mazuquin, B., & Littlewood, C. (2024). What influences the decision to undergo rotator cuff repair surgery: A survey of clinician's perspectives. Shoulder and Elbow, https://doi.org/10.1177/17585732241281743

Background
Many factors may influence a patient's decision to undergo rotator cuff repair surgery. The aim of this survey was to understand from a clinician's perspective how different factors influence the likelihood of a patient undergoing a repai... Read More about What influences the decision to undergo rotator cuff repair surgery: A survey of clinician's perspectives.

'It opens up a whole new world for everybody': how carers of people with dementia view the online empowered conversations communication course. (2024)
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Eastham, C., Prior, Y., Keady, J., Mansell, W., Riley, C., Walters, M., & Morris, L. (2024). 'It opens up a whole new world for everybody': how carers of people with dementia view the online empowered conversations communication course. Aging & mental health, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2410258

This paper explores (1) experiences of participating in Empowered Conversations, an online communication course for carers of people with dementia and (2) how participants felt the course had changed their experience of caring. Fifteen semi-structure... Read More about 'It opens up a whole new world for everybody': how carers of people with dementia view the online empowered conversations communication course..

The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire for Stroke Survivors: Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Content Validity and Digitisation (2024)
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Gilanliogullari, N., Prenton, S., & Prior, Y. (2024). The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire for Stroke Survivors: Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Content Validity and Digitisation. Physiotherapy, Article 101427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2024.101427

Objective
The study's objective was to culturally adapt and digitise the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ), originally designed for rheumatoid arthritis and various other musculoskeletal conditions... Read More about The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire for Stroke Survivors: Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Content Validity and Digitisation.

Whole genomes of Amazonian uakari monkeys reveal complex connectivity and fast differentiation driven by high environmental dynamism (2024)
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Despite showing the greatest primate diversity on the planet, genomic studies on Amazonian primates show very little representation in the literature. With 48 geolocalized high coverage whole genomes from wild uakari monkeys, we present the first pop... Read More about Whole genomes of Amazonian uakari monkeys reveal complex connectivity and fast differentiation driven by high environmental dynamism.

Thermographic Analysis of Green Wall and Green Roof Plant Types under Levels of Water Stress (2024)
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Elkadi, H., Seifhashemi, M., & Lauwerijssen, R. (2024). Thermographic Analysis of Green Wall and Green Roof Plant Types under Levels of Water Stress. Sustainability, 16(19), 8685. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16198685

Urban green infrastructure (UGI) plays a vital role in mitigating climate change risks, including urban development-induced warming. The effective maintenance and monitoring of UGI are essential for detecting early signs of water stress and preventin... Read More about Thermographic Analysis of Green Wall and Green Roof Plant Types under Levels of Water Stress.

Neuromuscular characteristics of eccentric, concentric and isometric contractions of the knee extensors (2024)
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Purpose: We compared voluntary drive and corticospinal responses during eccentric (ECC), isometric (ISOM) and concentric (CON) muscle contractions to shed light on neurophysiological mechanisms underpinning the lower voluntary drive in a greater forc... Read More about Neuromuscular characteristics of eccentric, concentric and isometric contractions of the knee extensors.

Reducing the risk of seating acquired pressure ulcers: An update on the society of tissue viability clinical guide. (2024)
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Colleagues from the Society of Tissue Viability have drafted the latest version of a seating guidelines, titled ‘Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults: What does it mean for all of us?’ The Seating guidelines for... Read More about Reducing the risk of seating acquired pressure ulcers: An update on the society of tissue viability clinical guide..

AI-optimized elliptic curve with Certificate-Less Digital Signature for zero trust maritime security (2024)
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Al-Khalidi, M., Al-Zaidi, R., Ali, T., Khan, S., & Kashif Bashir, A. (2025). AI-optimized elliptic curve with Certificate-Less Digital Signature for zero trust maritime security. Ad hoc networks, 166, Article 103669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adhoc.2024.103669

The proliferation of sensory applications has led to the development of the Internet of Things (IoT), which extends connectivity beyond traditional computing platforms and connects all kinds of everyday objects. Marine Ad Hoc Networks are expected to... Read More about AI-optimized elliptic curve with Certificate-Less Digital Signature for zero trust maritime security.

Remote healthcare (2024)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2024). Remote healthcare. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 6(10), 408-411. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2024.0015

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

Can 3-year-old children learn verbs using an educational touchscreen app? (2024)
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Taylor, G., Westermann, G., & Monaghan, P. (in press). Can 3-year-old children learn verbs using an educational touchscreen app?. Frontiers, 2, 1429845. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdpys.2024.1429845

Introduction: Research demonstrates that children can learn nouns using touchscreen apps, however there has been less attention to whether apps can also promote verb learning. In addition, only a few studies have investigated the role of adult-child... Read More about Can 3-year-old children learn verbs using an educational touchscreen app?.

Evidence for inbreeding depression in captive Damaraland mole-rats. (2024)
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Seager, D., Leedale, A. E., Thorley, J. B., Vullioud, P., Zöttl, M., & Clutton-Brock, T. (2024). Evidence for inbreeding depression in captive Damaraland mole-rats. Biology Letters, 20(10), 20240407. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0407

Mating between closely related individuals can result in a reduction in offspring fitness, known as inbreeding depression. Here, we investigate whether breeding with close relatives affects the reproductive output of parents and the development of th... Read More about Evidence for inbreeding depression in captive Damaraland mole-rats..

A systematic review and network meta-analysis on the effectiveness of exercise-based interventions for reducing the injury incidence in youth team-sport players. Part 1: an analysis by classical training components (2024)
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Robles-Palazón, F. J., Blázquez-Rincón, D., López-Valenciano, A., Comfort, P., López-López, J. A., & Ayala, F. (in press). A systematic review and network meta-analysis on the effectiveness of exercise-based interventions for reducing the injury incidence in youth team-sport players. Part 1: an analysis by classical training components. Annals of Medicine, 56(1), Article 2408457. https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2024.2408457

Objectives: the primary purposes were (a) to estimate the pooled effects of injury prevention
programs (iPPs) on reducing overall and some specific body regions (lower extremity, thigh, knee,
and ankle) injury incidence rates (iiRs) and (b) to comp... Read More about A systematic review and network meta-analysis on the effectiveness of exercise-based interventions for reducing the injury incidence in youth team-sport players. Part 1: an analysis by classical training components.

A pilot project to explore the mental health and wellbeing among cardiothoracic staff and the impact of virtual reality guided mindfulness (2024)
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Background: The Cardio-Thoracic (CT) professional group experienced a significant increase in stress and workload during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCTS) in Great Britain and Ireland with the aim of endor... Read More about A pilot project to explore the mental health and wellbeing among cardiothoracic staff and the impact of virtual reality guided mindfulness.

A qualitative study of nurse participation in global health in the English NHS: participation, interest, and barriers to participation (2024)
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Hinds, R., Goldstone, R., McCarthy, R., Byrne, G., & Keen, D. (in press). A qualitative study of nurse participation in global health in the English NHS: participation, interest, and barriers to participation. BMC Nursing, 23, Article 707. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02217-z

Background: Nurses contribute to the largest demographic of the healthcare workforce. However, given current global shortages of workforce capacity, this often leads to limited capacity to engage in extracurricular educational developments beyond the... Read More about A qualitative study of nurse participation in global health in the English NHS: participation, interest, and barriers to participation.