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The use of gaze to study cognition: limitations, solutions, and applications to animal welfare (2023)
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Wilson, V. A., Bethell, E. J., & Nawroth, C. (2023). The use of gaze to study cognition: limitations, solutions, and applications to animal welfare. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1147278. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1147278

The study of gaze responses, typically using looking time paradigms, has become a popular approach to improving our understanding of cognitive processes in non-verbal individuals. Our interpretation of data derived from these paradigms, however, is c... Read More about The use of gaze to study cognition: limitations, solutions, and applications to animal welfare.

Principles of the Professional Nurse Advocate and A-EQUIP Model to Improve Health Visitors’ Wellbeing (2023)
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Jennison, L., & Walker, J. (2023). Principles of the Professional Nurse Advocate and A-EQUIP Model to Improve Health Visitors’ Wellbeing. Journal of Health Visiting, 11(5), 196-202. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2023.11.5.196

This review explores the current literature and the complex challenges faced by the health visiting workforce. The A-EQUIP model and the implementation of the professional nurse advocate role for nurses is investigated.

The Classification of Movement in Infants for the Autonomous Monitoring of Neurological Development (2023)
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Turner, A., Hayes, S., & Sharkey, D. (2023). The Classification of Movement in Infants for the Autonomous Monitoring of Neurological Development. Sensors, 23(10), Article 4800. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104800

Neurodevelopmental delay following extremely preterm birth or birth asphyxia is common but diagnosis is often delayed as early milder signs are not recognised by parents or clinicians. Early interventions have been shown to improve outcomes. Automati... Read More about The Classification of Movement in Infants for the Autonomous Monitoring of Neurological Development.

Bringing fictional characters to life: reflections on co-creating a comic book with members of the public (2023)
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Cairns, J. M., Roberts, H., Al-Khafaji, G., & Kwater, M. (2023). Bringing fictional characters to life: reflections on co-creating a comic book with members of the public. Research Involvement and Engagement, 9(1), Article 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00437-2

There are growing calls for cancer screening to become more personalised by considering a range of risk factors, rather than a one-size-fits-all, age-based approach. The aim of this public involvement was to co-create a comic book about bowel cancer... Read More about Bringing fictional characters to life: reflections on co-creating a comic book with members of the public.

Association between Organochlorine Pesticides and Vitamin D in Female Subjects (2023)
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Brennan, E., Nandakumar, M., Butler, A. E., Drage, D. S., Sathyapalan, T., & Atkin, S. L. (2023). Association between Organochlorine Pesticides and Vitamin D in Female Subjects. Biomedicines, 11(5), Article 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11051451

In human population studies, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been linked to vitamin D deficiency. Therefore, this study examined the association between OCPs, vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol, 25(OH)D3), and the active metabolite 1,25-dihydrovitamin... Read More about Association between Organochlorine Pesticides and Vitamin D in Female Subjects.

The “vicious circle” of chronic cough: The patient experience – qualitative synthesis (2023)
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Brindle, K., Morice, A., Carter, N., Sykes, D., Zhang, M., & Hilton, A. (2023). The “vicious circle” of chronic cough: The patient experience – qualitative synthesis. ERJ Open Research, 9(3), Article 00094-2023. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00094-2023

Aim The aim of this study was to systematically search and synthesise findings from peer-reviewed qualitative studies describing the experiences of those living with chronic cough. Methods A systematic search was conducted to identify all studies tha... Read More about The “vicious circle” of chronic cough: The patient experience – qualitative synthesis.

Toward an Optimum Design of an Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic/Thermal System: Simulation and Experiments (2023)
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Ren, X., Li, J., Liu, W., Zhu, C., Pei, G., & Gong, L. (2023). Toward an Optimum Design of an Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic/Thermal System: Simulation and Experiments. Journal of Thermal Science, 32(3), 947-964. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-023-1813-z

Amorphous silicon photovoltaic/thermal (a-Si-PV/T) technology is promising due to the low power temperature coefficient, thin-film property, thermal annealing effect of the solar cells, and high conversion efficiency in summer. The design of a-Si-PV/... Read More about Toward an Optimum Design of an Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic/Thermal System: Simulation and Experiments.

Improving asthma care through implementation of the SENTINEL programme: findings from the pilot site (2023)
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Crooks, M. G., Crowther, L., Cummings, H., Cohen, J., Huang, C., Pitel, L., Pearson, M., Morice, A., Turgoose, J., Faruqi, S., Watt, M., Morris, T., & Xu, Y. (2023). Improving asthma care through implementation of the SENTINEL programme: findings from the pilot site. ERJ Open Research, 9(3), Article 00685-2022. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00685-2022

Aim: Short-acting β2-agonist (SABA) overuse adversely impacts asthma-related outcomes and the environment. The SABA rEductioN Through ImplemeNting Hull asthma guidELines (SENTINEL) programme aims to reduce SABA overuse through supported implementatio... Read More about Improving asthma care through implementation of the SENTINEL programme: findings from the pilot site.

Subcutaneous octreotide as a therapeutic option for refractory chronic cough: subjective response pattern and adverse effects from a retrospective single-centre case series (2023)
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Brindle, K., Zhang, M., Carter, N., & Morice, A. H. (2023). Subcutaneous octreotide as a therapeutic option for refractory chronic cough: subjective response pattern and adverse effects from a retrospective single-centre case series. ERJ Open Research, 9(3), Article 00100-2023. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00100-2023

Towards a taxonomy for crypto assets (2023)
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Fry, J., & Ibiloye, O. (2023). Towards a taxonomy for crypto assets. Cogent Economics and Finance, 11(1), Article 2207266. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2023.2207266

We explore the taxonomy of cryptocurrencies and integrate our analysis with traditional ways of understanding financial assets. We thus classify crypto-currencies using the time series and distributional properties of returns. Cryptocurrencies appear... Read More about Towards a taxonomy for crypto assets.

Heat induces multiomic and phenotypic stress propagation in zebrafish embryos (2023)
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Feugere, L., Bates, A., Emagbetere, T., Chapman, E., Malcolm, L., Bulmer, K., …Wollenberg Valero, K. C. (2023). Heat induces multiomic and phenotypic stress propagation in zebrafish embryos. PNAS Nexus, 2(5), Article pgad137. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad137

Heat alters biology from molecular to ecological levels, but may also have unknown indirect effects. This includes the concept that animals exposed to abiotic stress can induce stress in naive receivers. Here, we provide a comprehensive picture of th... Read More about Heat induces multiomic and phenotypic stress propagation in zebrafish embryos.

Phase II, double blind, placebo controlled, multi-site study to evaluate the safety, feasibility and desirability of conducting a phase III study of anamorelin for anorexia in people with small cell lung cancer: A study protocol (LUANA trial) (2023)
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Sousa, M. S., Martin, P., Johnson, M. J., Lind, M., Maddocks, M., Bullock, A., Agar, M., Chang, S., Kochovska, S., Kinchin, I., Morgan, D., Fazekas, B., Razmovski-Naumovski, V., Lee, J. T., Itchins, M., Bray, V., & Currow, D. C. (2023). Phase II, double blind, placebo controlled, multi-site study to evaluate the safety, feasibility and desirability of conducting a phase III study of anamorelin for anorexia in people with small cell lung cancer: A study protocol (LUANA trial). PLoS ONE, 18(5 May), Article e0285850. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285850

Anorexia is experienced by most people with lung cancer during the course of their disease and treatment. Anorexia reduces response to chemotherapy and the ability of patients to cope with, and complete their treatment leading to greater morbidity, p... Read More about Phase II, double blind, placebo controlled, multi-site study to evaluate the safety, feasibility and desirability of conducting a phase III study of anamorelin for anorexia in people with small cell lung cancer: A study protocol (LUANA trial).

Ibrutinib and rituximab versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (FLAIR): interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial (2023)
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Hillmen, P., Pitchford, A., Bloor, A., Broom, A., Young, M., Kennedy, B., Walewska, R., Furtado, M., Preston, G., Neilson, J. R., Pemberton, N., Sidra, G., Morley, N., Cwynarski, K., Schuh, A., Forconi, F., Elmusharaf, N., Paneesha, S., Fox, C. P., Howard, D. R., …Munir, T. (2023). Ibrutinib and rituximab versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (FLAIR): interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. The lancet oncology, 24(5), 535-552. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2823%2900144-4

Background: The approval of Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) was based on trials which compared ibrutinib with alkylating agents in patients considered unfit for fludara... Read More about Ibrutinib and rituximab versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (FLAIR): interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial.

The Design and Use of Questionnaires in Educational Research: A New (Student) Researcher Guide (2023)
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Holmes, A. G. D. (2023). The Design and Use of Questionnaires in Educational Research: A New (Student) Researcher Guide. Innovare Journal of Education, 11(3), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.22159/ijoe.2023v11i3.47599

Questionnaires are widely used in educational research to gather data about the top under investigation. This is because they are cost-effective, relatively simple to use and can provide researchers with a large amount of data... Read More about The Design and Use of Questionnaires in Educational Research: A New (Student) Researcher Guide.

Advancements and challenges in gender equity in British policing (2023)
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Laverick, W., Joyce, P., & Cunningham, E. (2023). Advancements and challenges in gender equity in British policing. Policing Insight,

A series of recent reviews and reports have highlighted issues around misogyny and gender inequality in UK policing; in this article, Laverick, Joyce and Cunningham explore the context of some of those issues, and consider the advances as well as the... Read More about Advancements and challenges in gender equity in British policing.

High density lipoprotein-associated proteins in non-obese women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (2023)
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Butler, A. E., Moin, A. S. M., Reiner, Ž., Sathyapalan, T., Jamialahmadi, T., Sahebkar, A., & Atkin, S. L. (2023). High density lipoprotein-associated proteins in non-obese women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome. Frontiers in endocrinology, 14, Article 1117761. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1117761

Introduction: Dyslipidemia frequently occurs in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but it is unclear whether dyslipidemia is due to obesity and insulin resistance (IR) or is inherent to PCOS. To address this, proteomic analysis of proteins... Read More about High density lipoprotein-associated proteins in non-obese women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome.

Editorial: Innovations in dementia and ageing care (2023)
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Quinn, C., Wolverson, E., & Mountain, G. (2023). Editorial: Innovations in dementia and ageing care. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 4, Article 1191633. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2023.1191633

KEYWORDS Alzheimer's disease, carer, psychosocial interventions, health serivces, community, quality of life, frailty Editorial on the Research Topic Innovations in dementia and ageing care The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how quality of life ca... Read More about Editorial: Innovations in dementia and ageing care.

Multi-agent reinforcement learning control of a hydrostatic wind turbine-based farm (2023)
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Huang, Y., Lin, S., & Zhao, X. (2023). Multi-agent reinforcement learning control of a hydrostatic wind turbine-based farm. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, https://doi.org/10.1109/tste.2023.3270761

This paper leverages multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) to develop an efficient control system for a wind farm comprising a new type of wind turbines with hydrostatic transmission. The primary motivation for hydrostatic wind turbines (HWT) is... Read More about Multi-agent reinforcement learning control of a hydrostatic wind turbine-based farm.

Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2023)
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Momtazmanesh, S., Moghaddam, S. S., Ghamari, S. H., Rad, E. M., Rezaei, N., Shobeiri, P., …Soyiri, I. (2023). Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. EClinicalMedicine, 59, Article 101936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101936

Background: Updated data on chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are vital in their prevention, control, and treatment in the path to achieving the third UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a one-third reduction in premature mortality from non-co... Read More about Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.