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Governing flood risk in mid seventeenth-century England (2025)
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McDonagh, B., Worthen, H., & Mottram, S. (2025). Governing flood risk in mid seventeenth-century England. Journal of Historical Geography, 89, 13-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhg.2024.12.001

The paper explores how early modern people lived with and responded to extraordinary flood events at a time of environmental, social and political crisis. By focusing on a period when flood risk management ‘failed’ and houses, land and businesses sat... Read More about Governing flood risk in mid seventeenth-century England.

Innovative use of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) encapsulated mesoporous silicon oxide (SiO2) nanoparticles as corrosion inhibitor in coolant for corrosion protection of aluminium alloy (2025)
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Lu, J., Li, J., Yang, X., Yang, J., Gu, Y., & Zeng, X. (2025). Innovative use of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) encapsulated mesoporous silicon oxide (SiO2) nanoparticles as corrosion inhibitor in coolant for corrosion protection of aluminium alloy. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 38, 1169-1184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2025.07.289

The present study has explored to implement mesoporous silicon oxide (SiO2) nanoparticles encapsulated with Cetyltrimethyl Ammonium Bromide (CTAB) into the simulated coolant to inhibit corrosion to aluminium alloy. The synthesis of MSN-CTAB was achie... Read More about Innovative use of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) encapsulated mesoporous silicon oxide (SiO2) nanoparticles as corrosion inhibitor in coolant for corrosion protection of aluminium alloy.

The Reflective Approach to Teaching Practicum Debriefing (RATPD): A Tool for Activating Key Cognitivist Principles and Achieving Reflective Teaching Practicum Outcomes. (A Research-based thought piece) (2025)
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Minott, M. (online). The Reflective Approach to Teaching Practicum Debriefing (RATPD): A Tool for Activating Key Cognitivist Principles and Achieving Reflective Teaching Practicum Outcomes. (A Research-based thought piece). Reflective practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2025.2541426

This research-based thought piece presents an opinion or perspective on a topic, backed by evidence and insights derived from research. It draws readers’ attention to the pervasive nature
of reflection, reflective teaching, learning, and the Reflect... Read More about The Reflective Approach to Teaching Practicum Debriefing (RATPD): A Tool for Activating Key Cognitivist Principles and Achieving Reflective Teaching Practicum Outcomes. (A Research-based thought piece).

Efficacy and safety of flupentixol-melitracen in patients with refractory chronic cough: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial (2025)
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Chen, Q., Zhang, M., Zhang, L., Aierken, A., Dong, R., Xu, X., Yu, L., Lai, K., & Qiu, Z. (2025). Efficacy and safety of flupentixol-melitracen in patients with refractory chronic cough: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial. EClinicalMedicine, 86, Article 103367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103367

Background
The antitussive potential of flupentixol-melitracen, an anti-anxiety and anti-depression compound, has been observed previously. We aimed to further evaluate its efficacy and safety in patients with refractory chronic cough (RCC) who were... Read More about Efficacy and safety of flupentixol-melitracen in patients with refractory chronic cough: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Attitudes Before Actions: How Music Teachers’ Technological Acceptance and Competence Shape Technological Behaviour in China (2025)
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King, A., Zhang, X., & Prior, H. (2025). Attitudes Before Actions: How Music Teachers’ Technological Acceptance and Competence Shape Technological Behaviour in China. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12, Article 1222. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05582-5

Technology can be a key aspect in facilitating progress and development in education that sometimes debates the factors that determine the use of technology and its impact on teaching and learning. For example in education technology integration can... Read More about Attitudes Before Actions: How Music Teachers’ Technological Acceptance and Competence Shape Technological Behaviour in China.

Relationships Between Boldness and Husbandry in Captive Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) (2025)
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Legard, M., Henri, D., Hill, G., George, D., & Breithaupt, T. (2025). Relationships Between Boldness and Husbandry in Captive Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua). Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 13(3), Article 141-151. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v13i3.849

Personality traits have been identified in many species and the benefits of a greater understanding of personality for animal conservation and welfare is becoming increasingly apparent. First, we aimed to determine if the boldness trait is present in... Read More about Relationships Between Boldness and Husbandry in Captive Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua).

Probing Charge Trapping Sites in M-N-C Electrocatalysts via Time-Resolved Transient Absorption Spectroscopy (2025)
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Nisar, L., Kusdhany, M. I. M., Nishihara, M., Hussain, F., Burnett, A. D., Lyth, S. M., Pourkashanian, M., Ismail, M. . S., & Chauvet, A. A. P. (in press). Probing Charge Trapping Sites in M-N-C Electrocatalysts via Time-Resolved Transient Absorption Spectroscopy. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ta02913a

Among non-platinum group metal (non-PGM) electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), the class of metal-decorated nitrogen-doped carbon (M–N–C) materials is most promising. The active site is generally accepted to be a metal coordinated... Read More about Probing Charge Trapping Sites in M-N-C Electrocatalysts via Time-Resolved Transient Absorption Spectroscopy.

A watershed fragility index for assessing the vulnerability of river ecosystems (2025)
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Lira, K. C., Jong, M. V. Z. D., King, M., & Cowx, I. G. (2025). A watershed fragility index for assessing the vulnerability of river ecosystems. Ecological Indicators, 178, Article 113908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113908

Accelerating impacts of climate change have heightened the vulnerability of ecosystems, posing critical challenges to biodiversity conservation. While current climate change vulnerability assessment frameworks provide valuable insights, they often fa... Read More about A watershed fragility index for assessing the vulnerability of river ecosystems.

Parents' experiences of paediatric end-of-life care in the UK: A multisite qualitative study (2025)
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Peat, G., McLorie, E. V., Barrett, L., Weatherly, H., Hinde, S., Lake Walker, G., Noyes, J., Oddie, S., Vasudevan, C., Feltbower, R., Phillips, B., Hewitt, C. E., Hain, R., Subramanian, G., Haynes, A., Fraser, L., Murtagh, F., & Hackett, J. (in press). Parents' experiences of paediatric end-of-life care in the UK: A multisite qualitative study. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2025-005427

Objectives: Despite the marked improvement in child mortality over the last two decades, more than 7 million infants, children and young people still die worldwide every year. In the UK, four National Health Service settings care for more than 60% of... Read More about Parents' experiences of paediatric end-of-life care in the UK: A multisite qualitative study.

Persistent informality: preparing the EU’s input into international climate negotiations (2025)
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Wurzel, R., Liefferink, D., & di Lullo, M. (online). Persistent informality: preparing the EU’s input into international climate negotiations. Journal of European Public Policy, https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2025.2536548

In 2004 a largely informal system for preparing the European Union’s (EU’s) input into and representation at the international climate change negotiations was introduced. This system has persisted largely unchanged for over two decades. At its core a... Read More about Persistent informality: preparing the EU’s input into international climate negotiations.

PolicyMamba: Localized Policy Attention With State Space Model for Land Cover Classification (2025)
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Ahmad, M., Mazzara, M., Distefano, S., Mehmood Khan, A., Hassaan Farooq Butt, M., & Hong, D. (in press). PolicyMamba: Localized Policy Attention With State Space Model for Land Cover Classification. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.2025.3586836

Multihead self-attention and cross-attention mechanisms often suffer from computational inefficiencies, limited scalability, and suboptimal contextual understanding, particularly in hyperspectral image (HSI) classification. These mechanisms struggle... Read More about PolicyMamba: Localized Policy Attention With State Space Model for Land Cover Classification.

Stakeholder solutions to human-wildlife conflicts: Co-created adaptive impact management for wild red deer, Cervus elaphus, in the English Lake District (2025)
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Logan, T. W., Ward, A. I., & Hopkins, C. R. (2025). Stakeholder solutions to human-wildlife conflicts: Co-created adaptive impact management for wild red deer, Cervus elaphus, in the English Lake District. Biological Conservation, 310, Article 111380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111380

Human-wildlife conflicts are often symptomatic of underlying human-human conflicts, characterised by opposing viewpoints, unclear or limited communication, and failure to compromise. Participatory approaches towards resolving human-wildlife conflict... Read More about Stakeholder solutions to human-wildlife conflicts: Co-created adaptive impact management for wild red deer, Cervus elaphus, in the English Lake District.

Plasmon Mediated Long‐Range Interaction Between Quantum Emitters and Metasurface: Angle‐Controlled Unidirectional Emission Outcoupling (2025)
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Muravitskaya, A., Kostcheev, S., Baudrion, A., Adam, P., Wang, Z., Adawi, A. M., Bouillard, J. G., & Movsesyan, A. (online). Plasmon Mediated Long‐Range Interaction Between Quantum Emitters and Metasurface: Angle‐Controlled Unidirectional Emission Outcoupling. Laser and Photonics Reviews, Article e00656. https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202500656

The unidirectional emission of quantum dots (QDs) positioned near a plasmonic metasurface is demonstrated. By exploiting surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) excited on a gold film beneath the emitter, emission with a controlled angle and reduced depend... Read More about Plasmon Mediated Long‐Range Interaction Between Quantum Emitters and Metasurface: Angle‐Controlled Unidirectional Emission Outcoupling.

From Science to Storytelling: Advancing a climate knowledge-action framework through reflections on youth-focused, participatory action research in Vietnam (2025)
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Jones, L., Lê, H., Parsons, K. J., Võ, T., & Halstead, F. (online). From Science to Storytelling: Advancing a climate knowledge-action framework through reflections on youth-focused, participatory action research in Vietnam. British Educational Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.70004

Climate change presents urgent global challenges that demand swift and transformative responses. However, current efforts often fall short, revealing a crisis not only of environmental concern but also of social action. Responses to this have include... Read More about From Science to Storytelling: Advancing a climate knowledge-action framework through reflections on youth-focused, participatory action research in Vietnam.

Opportunities to better integrate inland fish and fisheries in multilateral environmental agreements (2025)
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Lynch, A. J., Bartley, D., Beard, T. D., Borba, G., Cooke, S. J., Cowx, I. G., Elliott, V., Embke, H., Gondwe, E., Hogan, Z., Low, J. G., Madden, J. C., Phang, S., Rice, E. D., Sievert, N., Stokes, G. L., Akwany, L., Allison, E. H., Arlinghaus, R., Arthur, R., …VanWynen, C. M. (2025). Opportunities to better integrate inland fish and fisheries in multilateral environmental agreements. Environmental science & policy, 171, Article 104089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104089

Inland fish and fisheries are globally important to environmental function and human services, yet their persistent lack of recognition in global agreements, especially multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), may hinder progress towards biodive... Read More about Opportunities to better integrate inland fish and fisheries in multilateral environmental agreements.

Using digital technology to support wellbeing and independence among people living with incurable cancers: a systematic review (2025)
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Curry, J., Caperchione, C., Greenley, S., Dennis, E., & Forbes, C. (2025). Using digital technology to support wellbeing and independence among people living with incurable cancers: a systematic review. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 33, Article 699. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-09759-1

Purpose
The purpose of this systematic review is to summarise and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of using digital technology to deliver physical activity and/or nutrition interventions to promote wellbeing and indepe... Read More about Using digital technology to support wellbeing and independence among people living with incurable cancers: a systematic review.

Interactive Effects of Perfectionism on Competitive Golf Performance: A Multi-Level Analysis (2025)
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Fleming, D., Hill, A., Olsson, L., Mallinson-Howard, S., & Dorsch, T. (2025). Interactive Effects of Perfectionism on Competitive Golf Performance: A Multi-Level Analysis. Psychology of sport and exercise, 81, Article 102952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102952

Perfectionism is a multidimensional personality characteristic comprised of two higher-order factors termed perfectionistic strivings (PS) and perfectionistic concerns (PC). Research has typically found perfectionistic strivings to be related to bett... Read More about Interactive Effects of Perfectionism on Competitive Golf Performance: A Multi-Level Analysis.

Globalism, localism and blue food systems – How can cross-scale tensions be reduced? A production perspective from UK seafood stakeholders (2025)
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Caveen, A. J., Stewart, B. D., Moffat, C., Skerritt, D., Jones, E., Thomas, H., Funk, L., Johnson, M., Cohen, M., Roach, M., Auchterlonie, N. A., Peacock, S., Hussey, S., Gray, T., Pickerell, T., Muawanah, U., Kioupi, V., de Mitcheson, Y. S., Burns, N. M., & Hopkins, C. R. (2025). Globalism, localism and blue food systems – How can cross-scale tensions be reduced? A production perspective from UK seafood stakeholders. Marine Policy, 181, Article 106819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106819

‘Blue foods’ are derived from aquatic species that are caught or cultivated and are amongst the most globally traded commodities. Growing emphasis is being placed on blue foods in future transitions to sustainable food systems. However, recent intern... Read More about Globalism, localism and blue food systems – How can cross-scale tensions be reduced? A production perspective from UK seafood stakeholders.

The immune receptor FcRg-chain mediates CD36-induced platelet activation and thrombosis by oxidised low-density lipoproteins (2025)
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Wraith, K. S., Khalil, J. S., Aburima, A., Tyng Cheah, L., Hindle, M. S., Berger, M., Uddin, R., Ayub, H., McKay, M., Xu, R.-G., Ariëns, R. A. S., Kearney, M. T., Tomlinson, M. G., & Naseem, K. M. (online). The immune receptor FcRg-chain mediates CD36-induced platelet activation and thrombosis by oxidised low-density lipoproteins. Blood Advances, https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2024015652

The scavenger receptor CD36 links atherogenic dyslipidaemia to platelet hyperactivity and accelerated thrombosis through the binding of oxidised low-density lipoproteins (oxLDL). The signalling mechanism(s) that facilitates CD36 translation of oxidat... Read More about The immune receptor FcRg-chain mediates CD36-induced platelet activation and thrombosis by oxidised low-density lipoproteins.

Proving a negative: Estimating species ‘confidence in absence for decision-making’ using environmental DNA monitoring (2025)
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Griffiths, N. P., Hänfling, B., Cattaneo, M., Wright, R. M., Macarthur, J. A., Peixoto, S., & Bolland, J. D. (online). Proving a negative: Estimating species ‘confidence in absence for decision-making’ using environmental DNA monitoring. The journal of applied ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70099

Policy-driven decision-making is an important aspect of environmental management globally, often focused on protecting priority species. However, declining trends in freshwater biodiversity have resulted in uncertainty regarding the present-day distr... Read More about Proving a negative: Estimating species ‘confidence in absence for decision-making’ using environmental DNA monitoring.