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Globe-LFMC 2.0, an enhanced and updated dataset for live fuel moisture content research (2024)
Journal Article
Yebra, M., Scortechini, G., Adeline, K., Aktepe, N., Almoustafa, T., Bar-Massada, A., …Younes Cardenas, N. (in press). Globe-LFMC 2.0, an enhanced and updated dataset for live fuel moisture content research. Scientific Data, 11(1), 332. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03159-6

Globe-LFMC 2.0, an updated version of Globe-LFMC, is a comprehensive dataset of over 280,000 Live Fuel Moisture Content (LFMC) measurements. These measurements were gathered through field campaigns conducted in 15 countries spanning 47 years. In cont... Read More about Globe-LFMC 2.0, an enhanced and updated dataset for live fuel moisture content research.

Characteristics of Strong Midwifery Leaders and Enablers of Strong Midwifery Leadership: An International Appreciative Inquiry (2024)
Journal Article
Pezaro, D. S., ZARBIV, G., JONES, J., FEIKA, M. L., FITZGERALD, L., LUKHELE, S., …HARDTMAN, P. (2024). Characteristics of Strong Midwifery Leaders and Enablers of Strong Midwifery Leadership: An International Appreciative Inquiry. Midwifery, 132, 103982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.103982

Objectives This research aimed to identify the characteristics of strong midwifery leaders and explore how strong midwifery leadership may be enabled from the perspective of midwives and nurse-midwives globally.... Read More about Characteristics of Strong Midwifery Leaders and Enablers of Strong Midwifery Leadership: An International Appreciative Inquiry.

Rehabilitation interventions to modify physical frailty in adults before lung transplantation: a systematic review protocol. (2024)
Journal Article
McGarrigle, L., Norman, G., Hurst, H., & Todd, C. (2024). Rehabilitation interventions to modify physical frailty in adults before lung transplantation: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 14(4), e078561. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078561

Lung transplantation is the gold-standard treatment for end-stage lung disease for a small group of patients meeting strict acceptance criteria after optimal medical management has failed. Physical frailty is prevalent in lung transplant candidates a... Read More about Rehabilitation interventions to modify physical frailty in adults before lung transplantation: a systematic review protocol..

What characteristics are most important in stratifying patients into groups with different risk of diabetic foot ulceration? (2024)
Journal Article
Naemi, R., Chockalingam, N., Lutale, J. K., & Abbas, Z. G. (2024). What characteristics are most important in stratifying patients into groups with different risk of diabetic foot ulceration?. Journal of Diabetes Investigation, https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14193

Aims/Introduction: This study aimed to assess if patients can be divided into different strata, and to explore if these correspond to the risk of diabetic foot complications. Materials and Methods: A set of 28 demographic, vascular, neurological and... Read More about What characteristics are most important in stratifying patients into groups with different risk of diabetic foot ulceration?.

All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024 (2024)
Digital Artefact
Lord, J. All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024

There are a number of employment law changes coming into effect on 6 April 2024 that will impact SMEs the most. These modifications to employment law will profoundly influence the daily functions of businesses, especially during a period when SMEs fa... Read More about All you need to know about the changes in employment law from 6 April 2024.

Investigating the retention and attrition of emergency care advanced clinical practitioners in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Hemmings-Trigg, K., Heaslip, V., & Stephens, M. (2024). Investigating the retention and attrition of emergency care advanced clinical practitioners in the UK. British Journal of Nursing, 2(2), https://doi.org/10.12968/ijap.2024.2.2.90

Background: Advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) are an integral part of the healthcare workforce, and recognising growth in these roles is a priority for the future. ACPs within emergency care (EC) are often senior clinical decision-makers that w... Read More about Investigating the retention and attrition of emergency care advanced clinical practitioners in the UK.

The Use of AI to Analyze Social Media Attacks for Predictive Analytics (2024)
Journal Article
Adekunle, T., Lawrence, M., Alabi, O., Ebong, G., Ajiboye, G., & Bamisaye, T. (in press). The Use of AI to Analyze Social Media Attacks for Predictive Analytics. #Journal not on list, 9(1), 17-24. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajomis.20240901.12

Social engineering, on the other hand, presents weaknesses that are difficult to directly quantify in penetration testing. The majority of expert social engineers utilize phishing and adware tactics to convince victims to provide information voluntar... Read More about The Use of AI to Analyze Social Media Attacks for Predictive Analytics.

Prescribing in patients with allergic rhinitis (2024)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2024). Prescribing in patients with allergic rhinitis. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 6(4), 148-149. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2024.6.4.148

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

The Impact of COVID-19 on Children, Young People, and Families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia: The Mitigating Work of M'Lop Tapang. (2024)
Journal Article
Kelly, A., Guest, K., Chamroeun, U., Sinat, D., & Graeme, A. (2024). The Impact of COVID-19 on Children, Young People, and Families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia: The Mitigating Work of M'Lop Tapang. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 47(2), 115-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2024.2354329

Globally, children have been adversely affected by the wide variety of impacts of SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus | COVID-19). Vulnerable children who depend on the support of education and health and social care systems were left unprotected as these system... Read More about The Impact of COVID-19 on Children, Young People, and Families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia: The Mitigating Work of M'Lop Tapang..

Seismic Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Fibre Reinforced Polymer (2024)
Book Chapter
Ghosh, A., Ray, C., & Biswas, D. (2024). Seismic Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Fibre Reinforced Polymer. In RC Structures Strengthened with FRP for Earthquake Resistance (177-192). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0102-5_7

Aging and deteriorating infrastructure, and more strict seismic design standards, call for the need of seismic retrofitting. Amongst various seismic retrofit strategies, use of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) is both effective and advantageous over ma... Read More about Seismic Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Fibre Reinforced Polymer.

Greater Manchester Midwifery TPEP: Capacity Review and Placement expansion for Midwifery learners. (2024)
Report
Flaherty, C., Furber, C., & Le Blanc, C. (in press). Greater Manchester Midwifery TPEP: Capacity Review and Placement expansion for Midwifery learners. NHSE

Summary of exploration of midwifery learning environments for student midwives in Greater Manchester

Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, S. A., Evans, R. A., Gilbert, H. R., Branson, A., Barber, S., McIntosh, E., …Taylor, R. (2024). Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 14(4), e083255. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083255

Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM) is a research programme that seeks to develop and evaluate a comprehensive exercise-based rehabilitation intervention designed for people with multimorbidity... Read More about Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial.

The Effectiveness and Perceptions of Three Moderate Intensity Walking Cadence Aids and their Effects on Affective States: A Mixed Methods Study. (2024)
Journal Article
Brown, D., Gray, P. M., Doherty, J., & Simpson, E. E. A. (2024). The Effectiveness and Perceptions of Three Moderate Intensity Walking Cadence Aids and their Effects on Affective States: A Mixed Methods Study. International journal of exercise science, 17(5), 531-550

Substantial health benefits can be derived from walking at a moderate intensity cadence. To help regulate this cadence, three distinct aids exist 1) self-perception; 2) cadence prescription; 3) auditory cues. This study aimed to compare the effective... Read More about The Effectiveness and Perceptions of Three Moderate Intensity Walking Cadence Aids and their Effects on Affective States: A Mixed Methods Study..

Differences in Biomechanical Determinants of ACL Injury Risk in Change of Direction Tasks Between Males and Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Donelon, T. A., Edwards, J., Brown, M., Jones, P. A., O’Driscoll, J., & Dos’Santos, T. (in press). Differences in Biomechanical Determinants of ACL Injury Risk in Change of Direction Tasks Between Males and Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine - Open, 10(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-024-00701-z

Background: Change of direction (COD) movements are associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in multidirectional sports. Females appear at increased risk compared to males, which could be attributable to whole body kinema... Read More about Differences in Biomechanical Determinants of ACL Injury Risk in Change of Direction Tasks Between Males and Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Biochar and heavy metals (2024)
Book Chapter
Beesley, L., Cerqueira Cancelo, B., Hardman, M., Lebrun, M., Mitchell, K., & Lukas Trakal, A. (2024). Biochar and heavy metals. In Biochar for Environmental Management: Science and Technology. Earthscan

MHD peristaltic two-phase Williamson fluid flow, heat and mass transfer through a ureteral tube with microliths: <i>Electromagnetic therapy simulation</i> (2024)
Journal Article
Deepalakshmi, P., Siva, E. P., Tripathi, D., Bég, O. A., & Kuharat, S. (2024). MHD peristaltic two-phase Williamson fluid flow, heat and mass transfer through a ureteral tube with microliths: Electromagnetic therapy simulation. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A Applications, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2024.2333501

The ureter typically experiences a frequency of one to five peristaltic contractions per minute. However, it is important to note that these contractions can be disrupted by various physical and mechanical irritants. Ionic contents in the urine make... Read More about MHD peristaltic two-phase Williamson fluid flow, heat and mass transfer through a ureteral tube with microliths: <i>Electromagnetic therapy simulation</i>.

Spatial Violence and the Documentary Image (2024)
Book
Smith, P. B. (2024). Spatial Violence and the Documentary Image. Cambridge: Modern Humanities Research Association. https://doi.org/10.59860/mi.b69945a

State and corporate violence has always been waged on material space. However, with the escalation of late-capitalist and neocolonial modes of extraction, incarceration, and bordering, these processes of spatial exploitation are accelerating and morp... Read More about Spatial Violence and the Documentary Image.

Theatricalising Sci-fi: theatre and the multiverse in Mouse: the persistence of an unlikely thought (Daniel Kitson, 2016) and Constellations (Nick Payne, 2012) (2024)
Book Chapter
Wilson, A. Theatricalising Sci-fi: theatre and the multiverse in Mouse: the persistence of an unlikely thought (Daniel Kitson, 2016) and Constellations (Nick Payne, 2012). In Theatricality and the Arts: Film, Theatre, Art. Edinburgh University Press

Psychosocial Needs of Breast Cancer Survivors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (2024)
Journal Article
Aamir, M., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Dubrow-Marshall, R., Al Ameri, M., Ganesan, S., & Abbas Zaher, W. (2024). Psychosocial Needs of Breast Cancer Survivors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). #Journal not on list, 12(3), https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v12i3.5020

Background: Despite the high prevalence of breast cancer, there is limited understanding of the psychosocial needs of cancer survivors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: A survey was conducted to assess the psychosocial needs among 20... Read More about Psychosocial Needs of Breast Cancer Survivors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Sarrus-inspired deployable polyhedral mechanisms (2024)
Journal Article
Gu, Y., Zhang, X., Wei, G., & Chen, Y. (2024). Sarrus-inspired deployable polyhedral mechanisms. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 193, 105564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2023.105564

Deployable polyhedral mechanisms (DPMs) have witnessed flourishing growth in recent years because of their potential applications in robotics, space exploration, structure engineering, and so forth. This paper firstly presents the construction, mobil... Read More about Sarrus-inspired deployable polyhedral mechanisms.