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NHS England long-term workforce plan: Can this deliver the workforce transformation so urgently needed or is it just more rhetoric? (2023)
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Twycross, A., & Wray, J. (2023). NHS England long-term workforce plan: Can this deliver the workforce transformation so urgently needed or is it just more rhetoric?. Evidence-Based Nursing, 26(4), 125-127. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103807

The long-awaited NHS England workforce plan1 (the plan) was launched in June 2023 by the Prime Minister (Rishi Sunak) and NHS England CEO (Amanda Pritchard) and heralded as: "The first comprehensive workforce plan for the NHS, putting staffing on a s... Read More about NHS England long-term workforce plan: Can this deliver the workforce transformation so urgently needed or is it just more rhetoric?.

The application of a sentiment analysis approach to explore public understandings of animal agriculture (2023)
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Mahon, N., Holloway, L., Clark, B., & Proctor, A. (2023). The application of a sentiment analysis approach to explore public understandings of animal agriculture. Journal of rural studies, 103, Article 103127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103127

Ideas about farming are important components of consumers' value judgements about the foods they purchase and consume. Nevertheless, a divide exists between public perceptions and the realities of agricultural practices. We take a novel approach, usi... Read More about The application of a sentiment analysis approach to explore public understandings of animal agriculture.

Study protocol for development and validation of a single tool to assess risks of stroke, diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction and dementia: DemNCD-Risk (2023)
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Kootar, S., Huque, M. H., Kiely, K. M., Anderson, C. S., Jorm, L., Kivipelto, M., …Anstey, K. J. (2023). Study protocol for development and validation of a single tool to assess risks of stroke, diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction and dementia: DemNCD-Risk. BMJ open, 13(9), Article e076860. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076860

Introduction Current efforts to reduce dementia focus on prevention and risk reduction by targeting modifiable risk factors. As dementia and cardiometabolic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) share risk factors, a single risk-estimating tool for dement... Read More about Study protocol for development and validation of a single tool to assess risks of stroke, diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction and dementia: DemNCD-Risk.

Views and experiences of opioid access amongst palliative care providers and public representatives in a low-resource setting: A qualitative interview study (2023)
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Clark, J., Salins, N., Daniel, S., Currow, D. C., Jones, L., Pearson, M., …Johnson, M. J. (2023). Views and experiences of opioid access amongst palliative care providers and public representatives in a low-resource setting: A qualitative interview study. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(9), Article e0002401. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002401

Opioids (e.g. morphine) are affordable, effective interventions for cancer-related pain. However, equity of access to this key medication remains a global challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to explore views of palli... Read More about Views and experiences of opioid access amongst palliative care providers and public representatives in a low-resource setting: A qualitative interview study.

Feasibility of delivering supervised exercise training following surgical resection and during adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PRECISE): a case series (2023)
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Brown, M., O’Connor, D., Turkington, R., Eatock, M., Vince, R., Hulme, C., …Prue, G. (2023). Feasibility of delivering supervised exercise training following surgical resection and during adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PRECISE): a case series. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 15(1), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-023-00722-3

Introduction: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive neoplasm, with surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy the only curative treatment. Treatment-related toxicities place a considerable burden on patients although exercise tra... Read More about Feasibility of delivering supervised exercise training following surgical resection and during adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PRECISE): a case series.

The print press and its politicization of public health: The case of COVID-19 (2023)
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Wondemaghen, M. (2023). The print press and its politicization of public health: The case of COVID-19. Journalism, 24(12), 2821-2840. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849231200137

This article is interested in the ways in which a serious public health issue, the COVID-19 pandemic, was used to categorize and reconfigure sections of the British citizenry into conformists and deviants. In constructing these categories, the print... Read More about The print press and its politicization of public health: The case of COVID-19.

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.

B2B supply chain risk measurement systems: a SCOR perspective (2023)
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Guillot, R., Dubey, R., & Kumari, S. (2023). B2B supply chain risk measurement systems: a SCOR perspective. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-06-2023-0361

Purpose: Globalisation, trade barriers, unprecedented health crises and geo-political crises have forced organisations to revisit their performance measurement systems (PMS) to better prepare their supply chain against the risk and improve performanc... Read More about B2B supply chain risk measurement systems: a SCOR perspective.

Hospital clinicians’ perceptions and experiences of care pathways for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia: a qualitative study (2023)
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Atkins, E., Kellar, I., Birmpili, P., Boyle, J. R., Pherwani, A. D., Chetter, I., & Cromwell, D. A. (2023). Hospital clinicians’ perceptions and experiences of care pathways for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia: a qualitative study. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16(1), Article 62. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-023-00664-6

Background: Chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) is a condition associated with significant risks of lower limb loss and mortality, which increase with delays in management. Guidance recommends urgent referral and assessment, but delays are evid... Read More about Hospital clinicians’ perceptions and experiences of care pathways for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia: a qualitative study.

Effect of perceived dominance and pleasantness on the total noise annoyance responses evoked by augmenting road traffic noise with birdsong/stream sound (2023)
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Chau, C. K., Leung, T. M., Chung, W. K., & Tang, S. K. (2023). Effect of perceived dominance and pleasantness on the total noise annoyance responses evoked by augmenting road traffic noise with birdsong/stream sound. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 213, Article 109650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109650

Earlier studies suggested that sound preferences or soundscape quality could be improved by augmenting the acoustic environment originally dominated by road traffic noise by birdsong or water sound. However, little has been known on whether and how t... Read More about Effect of perceived dominance and pleasantness on the total noise annoyance responses evoked by augmenting road traffic noise with birdsong/stream sound.

Extinction risks and threats facing the freshwater fishes of Britain (2023)
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Nunn, A. D., Ainsworth, R. F., Walton, S., Bean, C. W., Hatton-Ellis, T. W., Brown, A., Evans, R., Atterborne, A., Ottewell, D., & Noble, R. A. (in press). Extinction risks and threats facing the freshwater fishes of Britain. Aquatic conservation : marine and freshwater ecosystems, https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4014

Extinctions occur naturally in all environments, but rates have accelerated rapidly during the Anthropocene, especially in fresh water. Despite supporting many fish species of conservation importance, there has never been a formal assessment of their... Read More about Extinction risks and threats facing the freshwater fishes of Britain.

Immobilised-enzyme microreactors for the identification and synthesis of conjugated drug metabolites (2023)
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Doyle, B., Madden, L. A., Pamme, N., & Jones, H. (2023). Immobilised-enzyme microreactors for the identification and synthesis of conjugated drug metabolites. RSC advances, 13(40), 27696-27704. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ra03742h

The study of naturally circulating drug metabolites has been a focus of interest, since these metabolites may have different therapeutic and toxicological effects compared to the parent drug. The synthesis of metabolites outside of the human body is... Read More about Immobilised-enzyme microreactors for the identification and synthesis of conjugated drug metabolites.

Cost-effectiveness of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) vs Moderate Intensity Steady-State (MISS) Training in UK Cardiac Rehabilitation (2023)
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Albustami, M., Hartfiel, N., McGregor, G., Charles, J. M., Powell, R., Begg, B., …Edwards, R. T. (2024). Cost-effectiveness of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) vs Moderate Intensity Steady-State (MISS) Training in UK Cardiac Rehabilitation. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 105(4), 639-646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2023.09.005

Objective: To perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) compared with moderate intensity steady-state (MISS) training in people with coronary artery disease (CAD) attending cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Design: S... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) vs Moderate Intensity Steady-State (MISS) Training in UK Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Modelling the sound absorption of panels with tapered elliptic micro-perforations (2023)
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Fung, M. L., Tang, S. K., & Leung, M. (2023). Modelling the sound absorption of panels with tapered elliptic micro-perforations. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 213, Article 109654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109654

A theoretical model is developed in the present study to predict the spectral characteristics of the sound absorption of solid panels with tapered elliptic micro-perforations backed by a rigid wall cavity. In the model, plane wave propagation is assu... Read More about Modelling the sound absorption of panels with tapered elliptic micro-perforations.

Competition between hydrogen bonding and electrostatic repulsion in pH-switchable emulsions (2023)
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Lv, M., Shi, J., Binks, B. P., Jiang, J., & Cui, Z. (2023). Competition between hydrogen bonding and electrostatic repulsion in pH-switchable emulsions. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 390(B), Article 123095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.123095

Electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding play important roles in the stabilization of self-assembled systems. However, the competition between hydrogen bonding and electrostatic repulsion in emulsions hasn't been reported. Herein, we report on... Read More about Competition between hydrogen bonding and electrostatic repulsion in pH-switchable emulsions.

Stocking fish in inland waters: Opportunities and risks for sustainable food systems (2023)
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Cowx, I. G., Funge-Smith, S. J., & Lynch, A. J. (in press). Stocking fish in inland waters: Opportunities and risks for sustainable food systems. Fisheries Management and Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12656

Stocking is one of the foremost tools in the inland fisheries management toolbox, but it comes with both opportunities and risks. Stocking is often used as compensation for depleted wild populations, particularly where recruitment processes have been... Read More about Stocking fish in inland waters: Opportunities and risks for sustainable food systems.

Association of polychlorinated biphenyls with vitamin D in female subjects (2023)
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Butler, A. E., Brennan, E., Drage, D. S., Sathyapalan, T., & Atkin, S. L. (2023). Association of polychlorinated biphenyls with vitamin D in female subjects. Environmental Research, 233, Article 116465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116465

Introduction: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are known endocrine disrupters. A potentially causal association of PCBs with vitamin D has been reported. Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower PCB levels whilst the strongest associatio... Read More about Association of polychlorinated biphenyls with vitamin D in female subjects.

The establishment of the invasive non-native macroalga Sargassum muticum in the north of Scotland (2023)
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Want, A., Matejusova, I., & Kakkonen, J. E. (2023). The establishment of the invasive non-native macroalga Sargassum muticum in the north of Scotland. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 103, Article e69. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315423000577

The spread of the brown seaweed Sargassum muticum is one of the best documented invasions of a non-native marine species. Observation of a potentially established population of S. muticum in the Orkney Islands archipelago, located off the northern co... Read More about The establishment of the invasive non-native macroalga Sargassum muticum in the north of Scotland.

2D coordination polymers based on the interaction between cucurbit[5]uril and light lanthanide metal ions in the presence of copper salts, and use for the detection of nitrogenous bases (2023)
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Shi, J., Li, J., Zhang, M. H., Zhu, Z. Q., Chen, K., Huang, L., & Redshaw, C. (2023). 2D coordination polymers based on the interaction between cucurbit[5]uril and light lanthanide metal ions in the presence of copper salts, and use for the detection of nitrogenous bases. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 157, Article 111411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2023.111411

The coordination of cucurbit[5]uril (Q[5]) with lanthanide cations (Ln3+), in the presence of Cu2+ cations, led to the formation of 2D-network coordination polymers, which have been investigated using single crystal X-ray diffraction. Experimental re... Read More about 2D coordination polymers based on the interaction between cucurbit[5]uril and light lanthanide metal ions in the presence of copper salts, and use for the detection of nitrogenous bases.