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Plant Biology Education: A Competency Based Vision for the Future (2024)
Journal Article
Hubbard, K. (in press). Plant Biology Education: A Competency Based Vision for the Future. Plants People Planet, https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10503

Societal Impact Statement Plant biology is an essential discipline for addressing global challenges from food security to climate change. In order to achieve this, we need to educate plant biologists who can contribute to research, enterprise, polic... Read More about Plant Biology Education: A Competency Based Vision for the Future.

Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications (2024)
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Li, Q., Yu, Z., Redshaw, C., Xiao, X., & Tao, Z. (2024). Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications. Chemical Society Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cs00961k

Double-cavity Q[n]s are relatively new members of the Q[n] family and have garnered significant interest due to their distinctive structures and novel properties. While they incorporate n glycoluril units, akin to their single-cavity counterparts, th... Read More about Double-cavity cucurbiturils: synthesis, structures, properties, and applications.

Quantum Dot Imaging Agents: Haematopoietic Cell Interactions and Biocompatibility (2024)
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Naylor-Adamson, L., Price, T. W., Booth, Z., Stasiuk, G. J., & Calaminus, S. D. (2024). Quantum Dot Imaging Agents: Haematopoietic Cell Interactions and Biocompatibility. Cells, 13(4), Article 354. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13040354

Quantum dots (QDs) are semi-conducting nanoparticles that have been developed for a range of biological and non-biological functions. They can be tuned to multiple different emission wavelengths and can have significant benefits over other fluorescen... Read More about Quantum Dot Imaging Agents: Haematopoietic Cell Interactions and Biocompatibility.

Diuretic Treatment in Patients with Heart Failure: Current Evidence and Future Directions-Part II: Combination Therapy (2024)
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Cuthbert, J., Clark, A., & Cleland, J. (2024). Diuretic Treatment in Patients with Heart Failure: Current Evidence and Future Directions-Part II: Combination Therapy. Current Heart Failure Reports, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11897-024-00644-2

Purpose of Review Fluid retention or congestion is a major cause of symptoms, poor quality of life, and adverse outcome in patients with heart failure (HF). Despite advances in disease-modifying therapy, the mainstay of treatment for congestion loop... Read More about Diuretic Treatment in Patients with Heart Failure: Current Evidence and Future Directions-Part II: Combination Therapy.

‘You must have lived it’: learning from the views of physiotherapists who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
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van der Westhuizen, B., & Killingback, C. (in press). ‘You must have lived it’: learning from the views of physiotherapists who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical Therapy Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2023.2288478

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a total of 676 million cases of infection and 6.9 million deaths. During a pandemic, healthcare workers are exposed to psychological stressors such as high risk of infection, inadequate protection, an... Read More about ‘You must have lived it’: learning from the views of physiotherapists who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Identification of biomarkers for the early detection of non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
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Mohamed, E., García Martínez, D. J., Hosseini, M. S., Yoong, S. Q., Fletcher, D., Hart, S., & Guinn, B. A. (2024). Identification of biomarkers for the early detection of non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Carcinogenesis, 45(1-2), Article bgad091. https://doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgad091

Lung cancer (LC) causes few symptoms in the earliest stages, leading to one of the highest mortality rates among cancers. Low-dose computerised tomography (LDCT) is used to screen high-risk individuals, reducing the mortality rate by 20%. However, LD... Read More about Identification of biomarkers for the early detection of non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Molecular Mechanisms Linking Diabetes with Increased Risk of Thrombosis (2023)
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Batten, L., Sathyapalan, T., & Palmer, T. M. (2023). Molecular Mechanisms Linking Diabetes with Increased Risk of Thrombosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(24), Article 17465. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417465

This review will provide an overview of what is currently known about mechanisms linking poor glycaemic control with increased thrombotic risk. The leading causes of death in people with diabetes are strokes and cardiovascular disease. Significant mo... Read More about Molecular Mechanisms Linking Diabetes with Increased Risk of Thrombosis.

Implementing patient-centred outcome measures in palliative care clinical practice for adults (IMPCOM): Protocol for an update systematic review of facilitators and barriers (2023)
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Antunes, B., Barclay, S., Kuhn, I., Eagar, K., Bausewein, C., Murtagh, F., …Shokraneh, F. (2023). Implementing patient-centred outcome measures in palliative care clinical practice for adults (IMPCOM): Protocol for an update systematic review of facilitators and barriers. F1000Research, 12, Article 224. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.131479.2

Background: Despite the development of patient-centred or patient-reported outcome measures (PCOMs or PROMs) in palliative and end-of-life care over recent years, their routine use in practice faces continuing challenges. Objective: To update a highl... Read More about Implementing patient-centred outcome measures in palliative care clinical practice for adults (IMPCOM): Protocol for an update systematic review of facilitators and barriers.

Molecular mechanisms of action of negative pressure wound therapy: A systematic review (2023)
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Ravindhran, B., Schafer, N., Howitt, A., Carradice, D., Smith, G., & Chetter, I. (2023). Molecular mechanisms of action of negative pressure wound therapy: A systematic review. Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine, 25, Article e29. https://doi.org/10.1017/erm.2023.24

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has significantly advanced wound care and continues to find new applications. Its effects at a molecular level however, remain a subject of debate. The aim of this systematic review is to summarize the current e... Read More about Molecular mechanisms of action of negative pressure wound therapy: A systematic review.

Reasons to Be Skeptical about Sentience and Pain in Fishes and Aquatic Invertebrates (2023)
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Diggles, B. K., Arlinghaus, R., Browman, H. I., Cooke, S. J., Cooper, R. L., Cowx, I. G., …Watson, C. (in press). Reasons to Be Skeptical about Sentience and Pain in Fishes and Aquatic Invertebrates. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2023.2257802

The welfare of fishes and aquatic invertebrates is important, and several jurisdictions have included these taxa under welfare regulation in recent years. Regulation of welfare requires use of scientifically validated welfare criteria. This is why ap... Read More about Reasons to Be Skeptical about Sentience and Pain in Fishes and Aquatic Invertebrates.

A Scoping Review of ‘Pacing’ for Management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Lessons Learned for the Long COVID Pandemic (2023)
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Sanal-Hayes, N. E., Mclaughlin, M., Hayes, L. D., Mair, J. L., Ormerod, J., Carless, D., …Sculthorpe, N. F. (in press). A Scoping Review of ‘Pacing’ for Management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Lessons Learned for the Long COVID Pandemic. Journal of Translational Medicine, 21, Article 720. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-04587-5

Background Controversy over treatment for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a barrier to appropriate treatment. Energy management or pacing is a prominent coping strategy for people with ME/CFS that involves... Read More about A Scoping Review of ‘Pacing’ for Management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Lessons Learned for the Long COVID Pandemic.

Critical digital literacies at school level: A systematic review (2023)
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Ilomäki, L., Lakkala, M., Kallunki, V., Mundy, D., Romero, M., Romeu, T., & Gouseti, A. (2023). Critical digital literacies at school level: A systematic review. Review of Education, 11(3), Article e3425. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3425

The rapid and ongoing technological developments and the changes in societal practices require us to update our understanding and skills relating to digital technology use continuously. Various frameworks have been created in recent years to explore... Read More about Critical digital literacies at school level: A systematic review.

Methods to predict the timing and status of biological maturation in male adolescent soccer players: A narrative systematic review. (2023)
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Sullivan, J., Roberts, S. J., Mckeown, J., Littlewood, M., McLaren-Towlson, C., Andrew, M., & Enright, K. (2023). Methods to predict the timing and status of biological maturation in male adolescent soccer players: A narrative systematic review. PLoS ONE, 18(9), Article e0286768. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286768

The aim of this review was to summarise the methods used to predict and assess maturity status and timing in adolescent, male, academy soccer players. A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, Medline and SPORTDiscu... Read More about Methods to predict the timing and status of biological maturation in male adolescent soccer players: A narrative systematic review..

Resources page (2023)
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Wray, J. (2023). Resources page. Evidence-Based Nursing, 26(4), Article 128. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103805

This edition of the Evidence Based Nursing (EBN) resources page is focused on further information to support the editorial by Alison Twycross and Jane Wray 'NHS (National Health Service (NHS) England Long-term Workforce Plan: Can this deliver the wor... Read More about Resources page.

Clinician and patient experiences of managing and living with oral and dental manifestations of scleroderma: A scoping review (2023)
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Mills, T. J., Price, E., Aggarwal, V. R., Del Galdo, F., & Walker, L. (2023). Clinician and patient experiences of managing and living with oral and dental manifestations of scleroderma: A scoping review. Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1177/23971983231193515

Oral and dental manifestations of scleroderma are extremely common, yet they are often overlooked within rheumatology and poorly understood within dentistry. Previous research has indicated the need to understand the oral and dental experiences of pe... Read More about Clinician and patient experiences of managing and living with oral and dental manifestations of scleroderma: A scoping review.

Trait-based approaches as ecological time machines: Developing tools for reconstructing long-term variation in ecosystems (2023)
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Brown, K. A., Bunting, M. J., Carvalho, F., de Bello, F., Mander, L., Marcisz, K., …Svenning, J. C. (2023). Trait-based approaches as ecological time machines: Developing tools for reconstructing long-term variation in ecosystems. Functional ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14415

Research over the past decade has shown that quantifying spatial variation in ecosystem properties is an effective approach to investigating the effects of environmental change on ecosystems. Yet, current consensus among scientists is that we need a... Read More about Trait-based approaches as ecological time machines: Developing tools for reconstructing long-term variation in ecosystems.

Insights into the pathological basis of dementia from population-based neuropathology studies (2023)
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Wharton, S. B., Simpson, J. E., Ince, P. G., Richardson, C. D., Merrick, R., Matthews, F. E., & Brayne, C. (2023). Insights into the pathological basis of dementia from population-based neuropathology studies. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 49(4), Article e12923. https://doi.org/10.1111/nan.12923

The epidemiological neuropathology perspective of population and community-based studies allows unbiased assessment of the prevalence of various pathologies and their relationships to late-life dementia. In addition, this approach provides complement... Read More about Insights into the pathological basis of dementia from population-based neuropathology studies.

Implementation of child-centred outcome measures in routine paediatric healthcare practice: a systematic review (2023)
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Scott, H. M., Braybrook, D., Harðardóttir, D., Ellis-Smith, C., Harding, R., Anderson, A., …Whiting, M. (2023). Implementation of child-centred outcome measures in routine paediatric healthcare practice: a systematic review. Health and quality of life outcomes, 21(1), Article 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-023-02143-9

Background: Person-centred outcome measures (PCOMs) are commonly used in routine adult healthcare to measure and improve outcomes, but less attention has been paid to PCOMs in children’s services. The aim of this systematic review is to identify and... Read More about Implementation of child-centred outcome measures in routine paediatric healthcare practice: a systematic review.

Hydrogen-based combined heat and power systems: A review of technologies and challenges (2023)
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Yu, S., Fan, Y., Shi, Z., Li, J., Zhao, X., Zhang, T., & Chang, Z. (2023). Hydrogen-based combined heat and power systems: A review of technologies and challenges. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.05.187

This article comprehensively reviews hydrogen-based Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems as an ideal energy system for reducing environmental pollution and carbon emissions. Hydrogen has a heating value three times that of gasoline, and its lifecycl... Read More about Hydrogen-based combined heat and power systems: A review of technologies and challenges.