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Stark Effect Control of the Scattering Properties of Plasmonic Nanogaps (2022)
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Pagnotto, D., Muravitskaya, A., Benoit, D. M., Bouillard, J. S. G., & Adawi, A. M. (2023). Stark Effect Control of the Scattering Properties of Plasmonic Nanogaps. ACS Applied Optical Materials, 1(1), 500–506. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaom.2c00135

The development of actively tunable plasmonic nanostructures enables real-time and on-demand enhancement of optical signals. This is an essential requirement for a wide range of applications such as sensing and nanophotonic devices. Here we show that... Read More about Stark Effect Control of the Scattering Properties of Plasmonic Nanogaps.

Key items for reports of primary care research: an international Delphi study (2022)
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Sturgiss, E. A., Prathivadi, P., Phillips, W. R., Moriarty, F., Lucassen, P. L. B. J., van der Wouden, J. C., …Van Weel, C. (2022). Key items for reports of primary care research: an international Delphi study. BMJ open, 12(12), Article e066564. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066564

Objective Reporting guidelines can improve dissemination and application of findings and help avoid research waste. Recent studies reveal opportunities to improve primary care (PC) reporting. Despite increasing numbers of guidelines, none exists for... Read More about Key items for reports of primary care research: an international Delphi study.

Recognition of social health: A conceptual framework in the context of dementia research (2022)
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Vernooij-Dassen, M., Verspoor, E., Samtani, S., Sachdev, P. S., Ikram, M. A., Vernooij, M. W., …Wolf-Ostermann, K. (2022). Recognition of social health: A conceptual framework in the context of dementia research. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, Article 1052009. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1052009

Objective: The recognition of dementia as a multifactorial disorder encourages the exploration of new pathways to understand its origins. Social health might play a role in cognitive decline and dementia, but conceptual clarity is lacking and this hi... Read More about Recognition of social health: A conceptual framework in the context of dementia research.

The effect of exercise-induced fatigue and heat exposure on soccer-specific decision-making during high-intensity intermittent exercise (2022)
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Donnan, K., Williams, E., & Stanger, N. (2022). The effect of exercise-induced fatigue and heat exposure on soccer-specific decision-making during high-intensity intermittent exercise. PLoS ONE, 17(12), Article e0279109. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279109

Global warming and the globalisation of sport has increased the prevalence of sports competitions being held in hot environments. However, there is currently limited research investigating the impact of the heat on soccer-specific decision-making ski... Read More about The effect of exercise-induced fatigue and heat exposure on soccer-specific decision-making during high-intensity intermittent exercise.

Pharmacogenomics of GLP-1 receptor agonists: a genome-wide analysis of observational data and large randomised controlled trials (2022)
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Dawed, A. Y., Mari, A., Brown, A., McDonald, T. J., Li, L., Wang, S., …Jonsson, A. (2023). Pharmacogenomics of GLP-1 receptor agonists: a genome-wide analysis of observational data and large randomised controlled trials. Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 11(1), 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587%2822%2900340-0

Background: In the treatment of type 2 diabetes, GLP-1 receptor agonists lower blood glucose concentrations, body weight, and have cardiovascular benefits. The efficacy and side effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists vary between people. Human pharmacoge... Read More about Pharmacogenomics of GLP-1 receptor agonists: a genome-wide analysis of observational data and large randomised controlled trials.

Algorithmic Policing: An exploratory study of the algorithmically mediated construction of individual risk in a UK police force (2022)
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Marciniak, D. (2022). Algorithmic Policing: An exploratory study of the algorithmically mediated construction of individual risk in a UK police force. Policing and Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2022.2144305

Predictive policing has captured the imagination of both enthusiasts hoping to improve public safety and opponents raising concerns around algorithmic bias and opacity. Based on seven in-depth interviews with officers in a UK police force, this artic... Read More about Algorithmic Policing: An exploratory study of the algorithmically mediated construction of individual risk in a UK police force.

Training teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: using live video for observation of practicum (2022)
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Dockerty, K. (2022). Training teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: using live video for observation of practicum. Research on Education and Media, 14(2), 15-21. https://doi.org/10.2478/rem-2022-0017

This article provides a vignette to exemplify how the training of teachers in primary schools in England was adapted in one context during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the key challenges HEIs and Schools faced was how to continue to assess the pract... Read More about Training teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic: using live video for observation of practicum.

Edible oil-water foamulsions stabilized by vesicle network of sucrose ester (2022)
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Zheng, R., Hu, X., Su, C., Jiang, J., Cui, Z., & Binks, B. P. (2023). Edible oil-water foamulsions stabilized by vesicle network of sucrose ester. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 371, Article 121066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121066

Foamulsions are tri-phase dispersions consisting of oil, water and gas. The stabilizers of foamulsions are typically single surfactants or their mixtures. However, foamulsions stabilized by molecular surfactants are usually unstable against long term... Read More about Edible oil-water foamulsions stabilized by vesicle network of sucrose ester.

Parametric and economic analysis of high-temperature cascade organic Rankine cycle with a biphenyl and diphenyl oxide mixture (2022)
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Ren, X., Li, J., Pei, G., Li, P., & Gong, L. (2023). Parametric and economic analysis of high-temperature cascade organic Rankine cycle with a biphenyl and diphenyl oxide mixture. Energy Conversion and Management, 276, Article 116556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116556

High-temperature organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems have the potential to improve the heat-to-power conversion efficiency and expand the temperature range for heat recovery, heat battery and solar power generation. Restricted by the critical tempera... Read More about Parametric and economic analysis of high-temperature cascade organic Rankine cycle with a biphenyl and diphenyl oxide mixture.

Multicenter Randomized Trial of Intermittently Scanned Continuous Glucose Monitoring Versus Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Recent-Onset Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results of the LIBERATES Trial (2022)
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Ajjan, R. A., Heller, S. R., Everett, C. C., Vargas-Palacios, A., Higham, R., Sharples, L., …Stocken, D. D. (2023). Multicenter Randomized Trial of Intermittently Scanned Continuous Glucose Monitoring Versus Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Recent-Onset Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results of the LIBERATES Trial. Diabetes Care, 46(2), 441-449. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-1219

OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact of modern glucose-monitoring strategies on glycemic and patient-related outcomes in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and recent myocardial infarction (MI) and assess cost effectiveness. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD... Read More about Multicenter Randomized Trial of Intermittently Scanned Continuous Glucose Monitoring Versus Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Recent-Onset Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results of the LIBERATES Trial.

Host-Guest Synergy of CH3NH3PbBr3@Ln-MOFs Enabling Tunable Green Luminescence and Switchable Memory (2022)
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Zhao, L., Redshaw, C., Ding, K., Zhang, P., Chen, B., Chen, Z., …Li, H. (2023). Host-Guest Synergy of CH3NH3PbBr3@Ln-MOFs Enabling Tunable Green Luminescence and Switchable Memory. Applied Surface Science, 614, Article 156082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.156082

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) contain ordered pores capable of encapsulating varied types of guests and provide a platform to expand the flexibility and versatility of the host-guest composites. Herein, by encapsulating CH3NH3PbBr3 NPS into Ln-MOFs... Read More about Host-Guest Synergy of CH3NH3PbBr3@Ln-MOFs Enabling Tunable Green Luminescence and Switchable Memory.

Changing interventions in farm animal health and welfare: a governmentality approach to the case of lameness (2022)
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Holloway, L., Mahon, N., Clark, B., & Proctor, A. (2023). Changing interventions in farm animal health and welfare: a governmentality approach to the case of lameness. Journal of rural studies, 97, 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.12.004

Lameness is a significant health and welfare issue in farmed animals. This paper uses a governmentality approach, which focuses on how a problem is made governable, to examine an emerging ‘ecology of devices’ introduced to intervene in, and attempt t... Read More about Changing interventions in farm animal health and welfare: a governmentality approach to the case of lameness.

Maritime Archaeological Research, Sustainability, and Climate Resilience (2022)
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Velentza, K. (2023). Maritime Archaeological Research, Sustainability, and Climate Resilience. European Journal of Archaeology, 26(3), 359-377. https://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2022.48

Maritime archaeology has been identified as a significant field among the humanities that could contribute to the global sustainable development agenda. This article explores the relevance of maritime archaeological studies to initiatives of climate... Read More about Maritime Archaeological Research, Sustainability, and Climate Resilience.

Fault-tolerant consensus control of multi-agent systems under actuator/sensor faults and channel noises: A distributed anti-attack strategy (2022)
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Liu, C., Zhao, J., Jiang, B., & Patton, R. J. (2023). Fault-tolerant consensus control of multi-agent systems under actuator/sensor faults and channel noises: A distributed anti-attack strategy. Information Sciences, 623, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2022.12.003

This study investigates the fault-tolerant consensus control problem of multi-agent systems subject to simultaneous actuator/sensor faults and channel noises in physical hierarchy and hostile connectivity-mixed attacks in cyber hierarchy. Actuator/se... Read More about Fault-tolerant consensus control of multi-agent systems under actuator/sensor faults and channel noises: A distributed anti-attack strategy.

Toward the adoption of digital assistive technology: Factors affecting older people's initial trust formation (2022)
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Weck, M., & Afanassieva, M. (2023). Toward the adoption of digital assistive technology: Factors affecting older people's initial trust formation. Telecommunications Policy, 47(2), Article 102483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2022.102483

In recent decades, Europe has experienced a major societal challenge—the aging of the human population. The Finnish government has responded to this challenge by focusing on individually tailored services that enable older adults to live independentl... Read More about Toward the adoption of digital assistive technology: Factors affecting older people's initial trust formation.

Are profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital related to living well with dementia? Longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme (2022)
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Sabatini, S., Martyr, A., Gamble, L. D., Jones, I. R., Collins, R., Matthews, F. E., …Clare, L. (2023). Are profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital related to living well with dementia? Longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme. Social science & medicine, 317, Article 115603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115603

Rationale: Research exploring social, cultural, and economic capital among people with dementia is scarce. Objective: We describe levels of social, cultural, and economic capital in people with dementia at baseline and levels of social and cultural c... Read More about Are profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital related to living well with dementia? Longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme.

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cardiovascular Consequences of Myocardial Bridging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (2022)
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Bruce, C., Ubhi, N., McKeegan, P., & Sanders, K. (2023). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cardiovascular Consequences of Myocardial Bridging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. The American journal of cardiology, 188, P110-P119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.10.059

Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital variant in which a segment of a coronary artery follows an atypical intramural course under a “bridge” of myocardium and is notably common in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). This systematic review and meta-... Read More about Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cardiovascular Consequences of Myocardial Bridging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Hedge fund performance persistence under different business cycles and stock market regimes (2022)
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Stafylas, D., Andrikopoulos, A., & Tolikas, K. (2023). Hedge fund performance persistence under different business cycles and stock market regimes. North American journal of economics and finance, 64, Article 101866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2022.101866

We examine different aspects of performance persistence of US hedge funds over different business cycles and stock market regimes. During periods of economic growth and bull stock markets, we report performance persistence for up to one year in the r... Read More about Hedge fund performance persistence under different business cycles and stock market regimes.

Long term outcomes of ‘Christmas Tree’ banding for haemodialysis access induced distal ischemia: A 13-year experience (2022)
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Ravindhran, B., Totty, J. P., Sidapra, M., Lathan, R., Carradice, D., Chetter, I. C., & Smith, G. E. (in press). Long term outcomes of ‘Christmas Tree’ banding for haemodialysis access induced distal ischemia: A 13-year experience. The journal of vascular access, https://doi.org/10.1177/11297298221141497

Background: The reduction in distal arterial flow following arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation can cause a perfusion deficit known as haemodialysis access induced distal ischemia (HAIDI). Various techniques have been advocated to treat this difficu... Read More about Long term outcomes of ‘Christmas Tree’ banding for haemodialysis access induced distal ischemia: A 13-year experience.