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A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study of Rat Sarcoid (Ras) Activation in Women with and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (2025)
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Niinuma, S. A., Habib, H., Takemoto, A. S. N., Das, P., Sathyapalan, T., Atkin, S. L., & Butler, A. E. (2025). A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study of Rat Sarcoid (Ras) Activation in Women with and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Cells, 14(5), Article 377. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14050377

Objective: Rat sarcoma (Ras) proteins, Kirsten, Harvey, and Neuroblastoma rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS, HRAS, and NRAS, respectively), are a family of GTPases, which are key regulators of cellular growth, differentiation, and apoptosis th... Read More about A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study of Rat Sarcoid (Ras) Activation in Women with and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

The Animal-AI Environment: A virtual laboratory for comparative cognition and artificial intelligence research (2025)
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Voudouris, K., Slater, B., Cheke, L. G., Schellaert, W., Hernández-Orallo, J., Halina, M., Patel, M., Alhas, I., Mecattaf, M. G., Burden, J., Holmes, J., Chaubey, N., Donnelly, N., & Crosby, M. (2025). The Animal-AI Environment: A virtual laboratory for comparative cognition and artificial intelligence research. Behavior research methods, 57(4), Article 107. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-025-02616-3

The Animal-AI Environment is a unique game-based research platform designed to facilitate collaboration between the artificial intelligence and comparative cognition research communities. In this paper, we present the latest version of the Animal-AI... Read More about The Animal-AI Environment: A virtual laboratory for comparative cognition and artificial intelligence research.

The Transformative Potential Of Design Thinking In Learning Development (2025)
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Fallin, L., & Turton, C. (2025). The Transformative Potential Of Design Thinking In Learning Development. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 34, https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi34.1314

This opinion piece argues that Design Thinking (DT) can facilitate a more empathetic and student-centred approach to service development and problem-solving in Learning Development (LD). While DT is already established within higher education, we arg... Read More about The Transformative Potential Of Design Thinking In Learning Development.

Delivering inclusive and accessible education via a change in pedagogical approach using the student voice: reducing a high failure rate module into a highly successful module (2025)
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Handley, R., & Moogan, Y. (2025). Delivering inclusive and accessible education via a change in pedagogical approach using the student voice: reducing a high failure rate module into a highly successful module. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 22(1), https://doi.org/10.53761/5x6hje62

The need to prioritise student engagement through inclusive, student-centred education is increasingly recognised in higher education institutions across the Globe. This study investigates how incorporating the student voice in a UK university can tr... Read More about Delivering inclusive and accessible education via a change in pedagogical approach using the student voice: reducing a high failure rate module into a highly successful module.

Healthcare professionals’ perspectives of providing end-of-life care for infants, children and young people in acute settings: A multi-site qualitative study (2025)
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McLorie, E. V., Hackett, J., Barrett, L., Peat, G., Weatherly, H., Hinde, S., Walker, G., Noyes, J., Oddie, S., Vasudevan, C., Feltbower, R. G., Phillips, B., Hewitt, C., Hain, R., Subramanian, G., Haynes, A., Papworth, A., Fraser, L. K., & Murtagh, F. E. (2025). Healthcare professionals’ perspectives of providing end-of-life care for infants, children and young people in acute settings: A multi-site qualitative study. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251320204

Background: Paediatric end-of-life care is an important part of palliative care, and provides care and support for children in the last days, weeks, months or year of life. However, there is currently a picture of inconsistent and disjointed provisio... Read More about Healthcare professionals’ perspectives of providing end-of-life care for infants, children and young people in acute settings: A multi-site qualitative study.

Harms of Morphine for Chronic Breathlessness in Relation to Dose, Duration and Titration Phase (2025)
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Ekström, M., Alameri, F., Chang, S., Ferreira, D., Johnson, M. J., & Currow, D. C. (in press). Harms of Morphine for Chronic Breathlessness in Relation to Dose, Duration and Titration Phase. Journal of pain and symptom management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.02.020

Context: Morphine to treat severe chronic breathlessness might increase adverse events (AEs). Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the risk of AEs in relation to dose, duration and titration phase of regular, low-dose sustained-release (SR) oral morphine... Read More about Harms of Morphine for Chronic Breathlessness in Relation to Dose, Duration and Titration Phase.

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 in Nigeria: Lessons from Bangladesh’s ‘Nature Based Solution’ Approach (2025)
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Falade, O. D., & Chowdhury, J. (2025). Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 in Nigeria: Lessons from Bangladesh’s ‘Nature Based Solution’ Approach. University of Asia Pacific Journal of Law & Policy, 9(1), 1-23

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. 6 is about ensuring adequate and quality water for all by 2030. However, there are concerns that Nigeria will not achieve SDG 6 as its efforts to ensure quality water have proved abortive. Nig... Read More about Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 in Nigeria: Lessons from Bangladesh’s ‘Nature Based Solution’ Approach.

Chanak and the memory of Gallipoli: A British crisis of cultural demobilisation (2025)
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Macleod, J. (online). Chanak and the memory of Gallipoli: A British crisis of cultural demobilisation. Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, https://doi.org/10.1080/03086534.2025.2465985

The Chanak crisis of September-October 1922 brought the British government to the brink of international warfare. Although Britain observes 11 November 1918 as the end of the First World War, perhaps it is Chanak that truly marks the end of Britain’s... Read More about Chanak and the memory of Gallipoli: A British crisis of cultural demobilisation.

Understanding Burnout in Nurses - Identification and Coping Strategies (2025)
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Butler, S. (2025). Understanding Burnout in Nurses - Identification and Coping Strategies. British Journal of Nursing, 34(4), 220-224. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0244

Burnout, a psychological syndrome caused by prolonged exposure to chronic workplace stressors, is a prevalent issue in nursing, characterised by emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and a diminished sense of accomplishment. This article explores t... Read More about Understanding Burnout in Nurses - Identification and Coping Strategies.

Comparative analysis and optimization of performance of air-breathing and conventional PEM fuel cells (2025)
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Abdulrahman, F., Ismail, M. S., & Sarathy, S. M. (2025). Comparative analysis and optimization of performance of air-breathing and conventional PEM fuel cells. Fuel, 390, Article 134723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.134723

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are a critical part of the energy transition as they can be sustainably powered by hydrogen fuel. They have gained significant attention recently due to their compact design and simplified system, whic... Read More about Comparative analysis and optimization of performance of air-breathing and conventional PEM fuel cells.

Opinion: Prison Categorisation Policy in the United Kingdom (2025)
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Thomas, S., & Glazzard, J. (in press). Opinion: Prison Categorisation Policy in the United Kingdom. Frontiers in Sociology, 10, Article 1465599. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1465599

This opinion piece, drawing on the lived experiences of a life sentenced prisoner (first author), serves to highlight our concerns related to the HM Prison & Probation Service Security Categorization Policy Framework (HMPPS, 2024) in the United Kingd... Read More about Opinion: Prison Categorisation Policy in the United Kingdom.

Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2025)
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Steel, N., Bauer-Staeb, C. M. M., Ford, J. A., Abbafati, C., Abdalla, M. A., Abdelkader, A., Abdi, P., Zuñiga, R. A. A., Abiodun, O. O., Abolhassani, H., Abu-Gharbieh, E., Abukhadijah, H. J., Abu-Zaid, A., Addo, I. Y., Addolorato, G., Adekanmbi, V., Adetunji, J. B., Adeyeoluwa, T. E., Agardh, E. E., Agyemang-Duah, W., …Soyiri, I. (2025). Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet. Public Health, 10(3), e172-e188. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667%2825%2900009-X

Background: Decades of steady improvements in life expectancy in Europe slowed down from around 2011, well before the COVID-19 pandemic, for reasons which remain disputed. We aimed to assess how changes in risk factors and cause-specific death rates... Read More about Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

‘Hammering on the pressure’: Prison governor well‐being and the need for a more humanised approach (2025)
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Smith, L., Harrison, K., Mason, R., Nichols, H., Hall, L., & Saunders, G. (online). ‘Hammering on the pressure’: Prison governor well‐being and the need for a more humanised approach. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12595

The challenges of prison work and the impact on the well-being of prison officers is widely publicised. However, less is known about the well-being of prison governors, and what may impact this: the focus of this research. Semi-structured interviews... Read More about ‘Hammering on the pressure’: Prison governor well‐being and the need for a more humanised approach.

Unraveling the complexities associated with leadership during times of supply chain crisis: a study on the healthcare sector (2025)
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Tiwari, M., Lodorfos, G., McClelland, Z., & Nair, S. (online). Unraveling the complexities associated with leadership during times of supply chain crisis: a study on the healthcare sector. International studies of management & organization, https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2025.2465002

The role of leadership during times of crisis has attracted significant attention in academic literature; however, the impact of crisis leadership on mitigating supply chain disruptions in the healthcare sector remains a relatively under-researched a... Read More about Unraveling the complexities associated with leadership during times of supply chain crisis: a study on the healthcare sector.

The Former Pelagic Longline Fishery of a Large‐Scale Marine Protected Area (2025)
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Kerry, C., Metcalfe, K., Brown, J., Richardson, A., Laptikvoksky, V., Reeves, S., Weber, N., & Weber, S. (2025). The Former Pelagic Longline Fishery of a Large‐Scale Marine Protected Area. Aquatic conservation : marine and freshwater ecosystems, 35(2), Article e70076. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70076

The establishment of large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs) has emerged as one of the defining trends in ocean conservation over recent decades. To assess the potential benefits of such designations, it is necessary to understand the nature of t... Read More about The Former Pelagic Longline Fishery of a Large‐Scale Marine Protected Area.

Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation (2025)
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Wolstenholme, J. M., Cooper, F., Thomas, R. E., Ahmed, J., Parsons, K. J., Parsons, K. J., & Parsons, D. R. (online). Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.432

Hedgerows are a key component of the UK landscape that form boundaries, borders and limits of land whilst providing vital landscape-scale ecological connectivity for a range of organisms. They are diverse habitats in the agricultural landscape provid... Read More about Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation.

Quantification of turbid wakes in offshore wind farms using satellite remote sensing (2025)
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Lecordier, E. M., Gernez, P., Mazik, K., York, K., & Forster, R. M. (2025). Quantification of turbid wakes in offshore wind farms using satellite remote sensing. Science of the Total Environment, 967, Article 178814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178814

The offshore wind (OSW) industry is expanding globally, particularly in areas of shallow water such as the North Sea. The environmental impacts of large-scale offshore development are not yet well understood. Satellite remote sensing has shown an inc... Read More about Quantification of turbid wakes in offshore wind farms using satellite remote sensing.

The Impact of Say-On-Pay on Firm Efficiency in Anglo-Saxon Economies—Do CEO Personal Traits and CG Mechanisms Matter? (2025)
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Joura, E., Gerged, A. M., Xiao, Q., & Ullah, S. (2025). The Impact of Say-On-Pay on Firm Efficiency in Anglo-Saxon Economies—Do CEO Personal Traits and CG Mechanisms Matter?. International journal of finance & economics : IJFE, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.3131

In this study, we explore how the personal traits of CEOs and corporate governance mechanisms moderate the link between Say-on-Pay (SOP) votes and various aspects of firm efficiency. Our sample consists of 1931 firms listed in four Anglo-Saxon econom... Read More about The Impact of Say-On-Pay on Firm Efficiency in Anglo-Saxon Economies—Do CEO Personal Traits and CG Mechanisms Matter?.

Paradoxes and trade-offs in the front-end process of large public projects (2025)
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Aubry, M., Floricel, S., Gilchrist, A., Kirkham, R., Samset, K., Wee, B. V., Volden, G. H., Williams, T., & Zwikael, O. (online). Paradoxes and trade-offs in the front-end process of large public projects. Production planning & control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2025.2456959

The aim of this conceptual paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the front-end phase of large public projects, which is complex and non-linear. The point of departure relates to a number of paradoxes found along the way of the front-end... Read More about Paradoxes and trade-offs in the front-end process of large public projects.