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Impact of a digital training platform and tailored education on the chest image interpretation performance of healthcare professionals (2024)
Journal Article
McLaughlin, L., Johnstone, G., McFadden, S., Hughes, C., Nesbitt, L., Bond, R., & McConnell, J. (2024). Impact of a digital training platform and tailored education on the chest image interpretation performance of healthcare professionals. Radiography, 30(4), 1158-1166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2024.04.029

Introduction
With the use of expert consensus a digital training tool was developed which proved useful when teaching radiographers how to interpret chest images. The training tool included A) a search strategy and B) an educational video programme... Read More about Impact of a digital training platform and tailored education on the chest image interpretation performance of healthcare professionals.

Exploring Social Inclusion for Clean Energy and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (2024)
Book Chapter
Abdulfatah, A. K., & Gilbert, D. J. (2024). Exploring Social Inclusion for Clean Energy and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Key Themes in Energy Management (3-22). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58086-4_1

Access to clean, affordable, and sustainable energy is a pivotal economic development and environmental sustainability driver. This is particularly necessary in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where energy poverty persists. Despite this region’s vast poten... Read More about Exploring Social Inclusion for Clean Energy and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic design of electric ducted fans (2024)
Journal Article
Casagrande Hirono, F., Torija, A. J., Grimshaw, S. D., Cousins, D., Farman, J., & Taylor, J. V. (2024). Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic design of electric ducted fans. Aerospace science and technology, 153, 109411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2024.109411

This paper describes the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic design of an electric ducted fan (EDF). A prototype EDF was designed and built with three different rotor-stator sets to operate at design flow coefficients... Read More about Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic design of electric ducted fans.

Assessing groundwater fluoride contamination scenario in West Bengal, India: A combined approach using meta-analysis, current research, and health risk evaluation (2024)
Journal Article
De, A., Ghosh, S., Dey, A., Islam, K. H., Maji, K., Mandal, J., …Roychowdhury, T. (2024). Assessing groundwater fluoride contamination scenario in West Bengal, India: A combined approach using meta-analysis, current research, and health risk evaluation. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 26, 101286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101286

The present study was initiated by the findings of a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis, which synthesized all available literature on the patterns and trends of groundwater fluoride (F−) contamination in West Bengal,... Read More about Assessing groundwater fluoride contamination scenario in West Bengal, India: A combined approach using meta-analysis, current research, and health risk evaluation.

Outlier detection method based on improved DPC algorithm and centrifugal factor (2024)
Journal Article
Xia, H., Zhou, Y., Li, J., Yue, X., & Li, J. (2024). Outlier detection method based on improved DPC algorithm and centrifugal factor. Information Sciences, 682, 121255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2024.121255

Outlier detection aims to identify data anomalies exhibiting significant deviations from normal patterns. However, existing outlier detection methods based on k-nearest neighbors often struggle with challenges such as increasing outlier counts and cl... Read More about Outlier detection method based on improved DPC algorithm and centrifugal factor.

Computation of SWCNT/MWCNT-doped thermo-magnetic nano-blood boundary layer flow with non-Darcy, chemical reaction, viscous heating and Joule dissipation effects (2024)
Journal Article
Nasir, M., Anwar Bég, O., Al-Dossari, M., Sarhan, N., Kuharat, S., Waqas, M., …Daminova, G. (in press). Computation of SWCNT/MWCNT-doped thermo-magnetic nano-blood boundary layer flow with non-Darcy, chemical reaction, viscous heating and Joule dissipation effects. Diamond and Related Materials,

CNTs have been shown to exhibit exceptional electrical and thermal conductivities, chemical and mechanical stability and physiochemical reliability in wide-ranging applications covering biomedicine, energy and aerospace. Motivated by emerging applica... Read More about Computation of SWCNT/MWCNT-doped thermo-magnetic nano-blood boundary layer flow with non-Darcy, chemical reaction, viscous heating and Joule dissipation effects.

Robust finite difference scheme for the magnetohydrodynamics natural convection in a quadrant-shaped enclosure with radiation effect (2024)
Journal Article
Venkatadri, K., Saravana, R., Anwar Bég, O., Kuharat, S., & Leonard, H. J. (in press). Robust finite difference scheme for the magnetohydrodynamics natural convection in a quadrant-shaped enclosure with radiation effect. European Physical Journal Plus,

Modern hybrid fuel cells and electromagnetic batch processes feature many complex nonlinear phenomena that can be investigated using advanced numerical methods. Motivated by these applications, the main focus of the present study is to examine the hy... Read More about Robust finite difference scheme for the magnetohydrodynamics natural convection in a quadrant-shaped enclosure with radiation effect.

Mental health practitioners’ perceptions of online working: a literature review (2024)
Journal Article
Roddy, J. K., Gabriel, L., Sheehy, R., Charura, D., Dunn, E., Hall, J., …Cooper, M. (2024). Mental health practitioners’ perceptions of online working: a literature review. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2024.2373179

A move to online therapy, observed in counselling courses within the UK
during the global Covid-19 pandemic, prompted a research team of
counselling educators to undertake a rapid literature review to explore
the perceptions and experiences of vid... Read More about Mental health practitioners’ perceptions of online working: a literature review.

Paediatric Prosthetic Knee Design: The Technical Requirements of a Swing Phase Control Mechanism are Correlated with Parameters of Childhood Growth (2024)
Journal Article
Edgar, C. E., Jones, R. K., & Bull, A. M. (2024). Paediatric Prosthetic Knee Design: The Technical Requirements of a Swing Phase Control Mechanism are Correlated with Parameters of Childhood Growth. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1109/tbme.2024.3434477

Objective: There is a lack of innovation in affordable prosthetic knee joints for children. One significant reason is the absence of technical requirements which consider the foundation of childhood: growth. This study aims to develop and use a model... Read More about Paediatric Prosthetic Knee Design: The Technical Requirements of a Swing Phase Control Mechanism are Correlated with Parameters of Childhood Growth.

Robust thermal face recognition for law enforcement using optimized deep features with new rough sets-based optimizer (2024)
Journal Article
Gaber, T., Nicho, M., Ahmed, E., & Hamed, A. (2024). Robust thermal face recognition for law enforcement using optimized deep features with new rough sets-based optimizer. #Journal not on list, 85, Article 103838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jisa.2024.103838

In the security domain, the growing need for reliable authentication methods highlights the importance of
thermal face recognition for enhancing law enforcement surveillance and safety especially in IoT applications.
Challenges like computational r... Read More about Robust thermal face recognition for law enforcement using optimized deep features with new rough sets-based optimizer.

Multiomics of parkinsonism cynomolgus monkeys highlights significance of metabolites in interaction between host and microbiota (2024)
Journal Article
Gao, J.-M., Xia, S.-Y., Hide, G., Li, B.-H., Liu, Y.-Y., Wei, Z.-Y., …Rao, J.-H. (2024). Multiomics of parkinsonism cynomolgus monkeys highlights significance of metabolites in interaction between host and microbiota. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 10(1), 61. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-024-00535-3

The gut microbiota has been demonstrated to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, conflicting findings regarding specific microbial species have been reported, possibly due to confounding factors within hum... Read More about Multiomics of parkinsonism cynomolgus monkeys highlights significance of metabolites in interaction between host and microbiota.

Austerity alive and well in Wales and UBI in intensive care (2024)
Journal Article
Gwilym, H., & Beck, D. (2024). Austerity alive and well in Wales and UBI in intensive care. Critical Social Policy, https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183241262727

There have been many Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilots worldwide and a large literature has emerged outlining mostly positive findings but also acknowledging that no government has implemented the policy. In June 2022 the Welsh Government launched... Read More about Austerity alive and well in Wales and UBI in intensive care.

Perceived competences, attitudes, and training needs in conflict management among a cohort of Italian physiotherapists: A cross-sectional survey study (2024)
Journal Article
Battista, S., De Lucia, A., Testa, M., & Donisi, V. (2024). Perceived competences, attitudes, and training needs in conflict management among a cohort of Italian physiotherapists: A cross-sectional survey study. PloS one, 19(7), Article e0306095. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306095

Conflict management is rarely explored among physiotherapists though they often work in teams. Hence, this study explored attitudes, perceived competencies, beliefs, training experiences, and needs in conflict management among Italian physiotherapist... Read More about Perceived competences, attitudes, and training needs in conflict management among a cohort of Italian physiotherapists: A cross-sectional survey study.

Supporting staff wellbeing in healthcare settings through multi-levelled creative psychological intervention – a feasibility study (2024)
Journal Article
Karkou, V., Perris, E., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Konstant, T., Widnall, L.-A., Brocklehurst, S., …Hutton, J. (2024). Supporting staff wellbeing in healthcare settings through multi-levelled creative psychological intervention – a feasibility study. International Journal of Art Therapy, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/17454832.2024.2376710

Background

There is growing evidence that the arts and arts-based therapies can support the wellbeing of healthcare workers. However, there are few large trials, limiting the use of such therapies in routine practice.
Aim

To establish the feas... Read More about Supporting staff wellbeing in healthcare settings through multi-levelled creative psychological intervention – a feasibility study.

FinTech and Money Laundering: The role of Financial Regulations and Financial Literacy (2024)
Journal Article
Usman, N., Griffiths, M., & Alam, M. A. (in press). FinTech and Money Laundering: The role of Financial Regulations and Financial Literacy. #Journal not on list,

Theoretical and empirical studies have documented the benefits of financial technology (FinTech) on the financial system. However, empirical findings on the risks of FinTech on financial system are at the infant stage, and studies that examined the e... Read More about FinTech and Money Laundering: The role of Financial Regulations and Financial Literacy.

Simulation of magneto-nano-bioconvective coating flow with blowing and multiple slip effects (2024)
Journal Article
Anwar Bég, O., Kumar, D., Uddin, M. J., Alim, M. A., & Bég, T. A. (in press). Simulation of magneto-nano-bioconvective coating flow with blowing and multiple slip effects. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914241259815

The phenomenon of bioconvecton due to motile microorganism swimming patterns has been found to be a beneficial mechanism in many biological processes and microdevices. Inducing convective transport in self-propelling microbes has been successfully us... Read More about Simulation of magneto-nano-bioconvective coating flow with blowing and multiple slip effects.

Contemporary Sport And Its Implications For The Olympic Games (4) (2024)
Book Chapter
Miah, A. (2024). Contemporary Sport And Its Implications For The Olympic Games (4). In Olympic Knowledge - ESSENTIAL READINGS Series (1-14). International Olympic Commitee: International Olympic Commitee

This article proposes a framework for defining contemporary sport as a route into understanding
critical trends that are shaping the future of the Olympic Games. First, it specifies that the last 20 years
have represented a period of distinct socie... Read More about Contemporary Sport And Its Implications For The Olympic Games (4).

Exploring end of life care provision during medical imaging in hospitals: Analysis of survey data from the UK radiography workforce (2024)
Journal Article
Spacey, A., Heaslip, V., & Szczepura, K. (2024). Exploring end of life care provision during medical imaging in hospitals: Analysis of survey data from the UK radiography workforce. Radiography, 30(5), 1308-1316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2024.07.003

Introduction: Patients receiving end-of-life care often undergo medical imaging examinations in hospitals to inform symptom management and care. Yet little is known about the experiences of the radiography workforce who deliver it. This study aims to... Read More about Exploring end of life care provision during medical imaging in hospitals: Analysis of survey data from the UK radiography workforce.