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The dynamic nature of being a person’: an ethnographic study of people living with dementia in their communities (2023)
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Moniz-Cook, E., Birt, L., Charlesworth, G., Leung, P., Higgs, P., Orrell, M., & Poland, F. (2023). The dynamic nature of being a person’: an ethnographic study of people living with dementia in their communities. Gerontologist, 63(8), 1320-1329. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad022

Background : A dementia diagnosis can impact on social interactions. This study aims to understand how people living with dementia act as social beings within everyday interactions in their local communities.
Research design and methods : Focused et... Read More about The dynamic nature of being a person’: an ethnographic study of people living with dementia in their communities.

A smart grids knowledge transfer paradigm supported by experts' throughput modeling artificial intelligence algorithmic processes (2023)
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Rodgers, W., Cardenas, J. A., Gemoets, L. A., & Sarfi, R. J. (2023). A smart grids knowledge transfer paradigm supported by experts' throughput modeling artificial intelligence algorithmic processes. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 190, Article 122373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122373

This paper presents an artificial intelligence algorithmic knowledge transfer approach to the models that have been developed throughout the world for smart grid networks. Many nations are moving forward to implement smarter ways to generate, distrib... Read More about A smart grids knowledge transfer paradigm supported by experts' throughput modeling artificial intelligence algorithmic processes.

The Cognitive Daisy (COG-D) for improving care for residents with dementia in care homes: protocol of a feasibility RCT (2023)
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Pollux, P. M., Surr, C., Cohen, J., Huang, C., Wolverson, E., Mountain, P., …Hudson, J. M. (2023). The Cognitive Daisy (COG-D) for improving care for residents with dementia in care homes: protocol of a feasibility RCT. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1), Article 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01256-8

Background: Cognitive problems associated with dementia affect a large proportion of older adults living in residential care. Knowledge of cognitive impairments is important for providing person-centred care (PCC). The impact of specific cognitive im... Read More about The Cognitive Daisy (COG-D) for improving care for residents with dementia in care homes: protocol of a feasibility RCT.

Noise reduction in single-shot images using an auto-encoder (2023)
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Bartlett, O. J., Benoit, D. M., Pimbblet, K. A., Simmons, B., & Hunt, L. (2023). Noise reduction in single-shot images using an auto-encoder. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 521(4), 6318-6329. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad665

We present an application of auto-encoders to the problem of noise reduction in single-shot astronomical images and explore its suitability for upcoming large-scale surveys. Auto-encoders are a machine learning model that summarizes an input to ident... Read More about Noise reduction in single-shot images using an auto-encoder.

Use of Wearable Activity-Monitoring Technologies to Promote Physical Activity in Cancer Survivors: Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Cancer Care (2023)
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Keats, M. R., Yu, X., Sweeney Magee, M., Forbes, C. C., Grandy, S. A., Sweeney, E., & Dummer, T. J. (2023). Use of Wearable Activity-Monitoring Technologies to Promote Physical Activity in Cancer Survivors: Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Cancer Care. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(6), Article 4784. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064784

The aim of this review was to explore the acceptability, opportunities, and challenges associated with wearable activity-monitoring technology to increase physical activity (PA) behavior in cancer survivors. A search of Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and S... Read More about Use of Wearable Activity-Monitoring Technologies to Promote Physical Activity in Cancer Survivors: Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Cancer Care.

Midwives and service users' perspectives on implementing a dialogue about alcohol use in antenatal care: A qualitative study (2023)
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Dyson, J., Onukwugha, F., Howlett, H., Combe, K., Catterick, M., & Smith, L. (in press). Midwives and service users' perspectives on implementing a dialogue about alcohol use in antenatal care: A qualitative study. Journal of advanced nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15622

Aim: There are barriers to midwives engaging in conversations about alcohol with pregnant women. Our aim was to capture the views of midwives and service users to co-create strategies to address these barriers. Design: Qualitative description. Method... Read More about Midwives and service users' perspectives on implementing a dialogue about alcohol use in antenatal care: A qualitative study.

The prevalence, correlation, and co-occurrence of neuropathology in old age: harmonisation of 12 measures across six community-based autopsy studies of dementia (2023)
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Nichols, E., Merrick, R., Hay, S. I., Himali, D., Himali, J. J., Hunter, S., …Vos, T. (2023). The prevalence, correlation, and co-occurrence of neuropathology in old age: harmonisation of 12 measures across six community-based autopsy studies of dementia. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 4(3), e115-e125. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568%2823%2900019-3

Background: Population-based autopsy studies provide valuable insights into the causes of dementia but are limited by sample size and restriction to specific populations. Harmonisation across studies increases statistical power and allows meaningful... Read More about The prevalence, correlation, and co-occurrence of neuropathology in old age: harmonisation of 12 measures across six community-based autopsy studies of dementia.

Household wealth, neighbourhood deprivation and frailty amongst middle-aged and older adults in England: a longitudinal analysis over 15 years (2002-2017) (2023)
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Maharani, A., Sinclair, D. R., Chandola, T., Bower, P., Clegg, A., Hanratty, B., …Matthews, F. E. (2023). Household wealth, neighbourhood deprivation and frailty amongst middle-aged and older adults in England: a longitudinal analysis over 15 years (2002-2017). Age and ageing, 52(3), Article afad034. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad034

Background: frailty is a condition of reduced function and health due to ageing processes and is associated with a higher risk of falls, hospitalisation, disability and mortality. Objective: to determine the relationship between household wealth and... Read More about Household wealth, neighbourhood deprivation and frailty amongst middle-aged and older adults in England: a longitudinal analysis over 15 years (2002-2017).

Adjunctive Medication Management and Contingency Management to enhance adherence to acamprosate for alcohol dependence: the ADAM trial RCT (2023)
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Donoghue, K., Boniface, S., Brobbin, E., Byford, S., Coleman, R., Coulton, S., …Drummond, C. (2023). Adjunctive Medication Management and Contingency Management to enhance adherence to acamprosate for alcohol dependence: the ADAM trial RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 27(22), 1-88. https://doi.org/10.3310/DQKL6124

Background: Acamprosate is an effective and cost-effective medication for alcohol relapse prevention but poor adherence can limit its full benefit. Effective interventions to support adherence to acamprosate are therefore needed. Objectives: To deter... Read More about Adjunctive Medication Management and Contingency Management to enhance adherence to acamprosate for alcohol dependence: the ADAM trial RCT.

Tracking anadromous fish over successive freshwater migrations reveals the influence of tagging effect, previous success, and abiotic factors on upstream passage over barriers (2023)
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Davies, P., Robert Britton, J., Castro-Santos, T., Crundwell, C., Dodd, J. R., Nunn, A. D., …Bolland, J. D. (2023). Tracking anadromous fish over successive freshwater migrations reveals the influence of tagging effect, previous success, and abiotic factors on upstream passage over barriers. Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 80(7), 1110-1125. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2022-0196

Predicting and mitigating the impact of anthropogenic barriers on migratory fish requires an understanding of the individual and environmental factors that influence barrier passage. Here, the upstream spawning migrations of iteroparous twaite shad A... Read More about Tracking anadromous fish over successive freshwater migrations reveals the influence of tagging effect, previous success, and abiotic factors on upstream passage over barriers.

On the role of transverse motion in pseudo-steady gravity currents (2023)
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Marshall, C. R., Dorrell, R. M., Keevil, G. M., Peakall, J., & Tobias, S. M. (2023). On the role of transverse motion in pseudo-steady gravity currents. Experiments in Fluids, 64(3), Article 63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-023-03599-7

Flow in the body of gravity currents is typically assumed to be statistically two-dimensional, and cross-stream flow is often neglected (Simpson 1997; Meiburg et al. 2015). Here, we assess the validity of such assumptions using Shake-the-Box particle... Read More about On the role of transverse motion in pseudo-steady gravity currents.

Relationship between stair ascent gait speed, bone density and gait characteristics of postmenopausal women (2023)
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Dostan, A., Dobson, C. A., & Vanicek, N. (2023). Relationship between stair ascent gait speed, bone density and gait characteristics of postmenopausal women. PLoS ONE, 18(3), Article e0283333. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283333

Stair ascent is a biomechanically challenging task for older women. Bone health may affect gait stability during stair walking. This study investigated the gait biomechanics associated with stair ascent in a group of postmenopausal women in relation... Read More about Relationship between stair ascent gait speed, bone density and gait characteristics of postmenopausal women.

Avoiding contingent incidents by quadrotors due to one or two propellers failure (2023)
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Altınuç, K. O., Khan, M. U., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Avoiding contingent incidents by quadrotors due to one or two propellers failure. PLoS ONE, 18(3), Article e0282055. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282055

With the increasing impact of drones in our daily lives, safety issues have become a primary concern. In this study, a novel supervisor-based active fault-tolerant (FT) control system is presented for a rotary-wing quadrotor to maintain its pose in 3... Read More about Avoiding contingent incidents by quadrotors due to one or two propellers failure.

Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol (2023)
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Baldwin, Z.-A., Busby, S., Allsup, D., Cohen, J., & Bamidele, O. (2023). Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol. PLoS ONE, 18(3), Article e0282458. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282458

Introduction Haematological malignancies are a heterogenous group of blood and lymphatic cancers. Survivorship care is a similarly diverse term concerning patients’ health and wellbeing from diagnosis to end of life. Survivorship care for patients wi... Read More about Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol.

Short-term heat acclimation protocols for an aging population: Systematic review (2023)
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Cole, E., Donnan, K. J., Simpson, A. J., & Garrett, A. T. (2023). Short-term heat acclimation protocols for an aging population: Systematic review. PLoS ONE, 18(3 March), Article e0282038. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282038

Introduction Elderly and sedentary individuals are particularly vulnerable to heat related illness. Short-term heat acclimation (STHA) can decrease both the physical and mental stress imposed on individuals performing tasks in the heat. However, the... Read More about Short-term heat acclimation protocols for an aging population: Systematic review.

Family experiences of inpatient mental health care for people with dementia. (2023)
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Wolverson, E., Harrison Dening, K., Dunning, R., Crowther, G., Russell, G., & Underwood, B. (2023). Family experiences of inpatient mental health care for people with dementia. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, Article 1093894. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1093894

Introduction: This study investigates family carers experiences of inpatient mental health care for people with dementia. A mental health inpatient admission for a person with dementia is usually considered when a person is distressed and this distre... Read More about Family experiences of inpatient mental health care for people with dementia..

Strike-slip influenced stratigraphic and structural development of the Foula Sandstone Group, Shetland: implications for offshore Devonian basin development on the northern UK continental shelf (2023)
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Utley, T. A., Holdsworth, R. E., Blackbourn, G. A., Dempsey, E., Strachan, R. A., McCaffrey, K. J., Morton, A. C., Bird, A. F., Jones, R. R., Saßnowski, A., & Walker, R. J. (2023). Strike-slip influenced stratigraphic and structural development of the Foula Sandstone Group, Shetland: implications for offshore Devonian basin development on the northern UK continental shelf. Journal of the Geological Society, 180(3), Article jgs2022-148. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2022-148

The island of Foula, located 25 km SW of Shetland, preserves a gently folded, 1.6 km thick sequence of Middle Devonian sandstones spectacularly exposed in kilometre-long cliff sections >350 m high. These rocks unconformably overlie likely Precambrian... Read More about Strike-slip influenced stratigraphic and structural development of the Foula Sandstone Group, Shetland: implications for offshore Devonian basin development on the northern UK continental shelf.

Progress on nuclear reaction rates affecting the stellar production of <sup>26</sup>Al (2023)
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Laird, A. M., Lugaro, M., Kankainen, A., Adsley, P., Bardayan, D. W., Brinkman, H. E., …Mengoni, A. (2023). Progress on nuclear reaction rates affecting the stellar production of 26Al. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 50(3), Article 033002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/ac9cf8

The radioisotope 26Al is a key observable for nucleosynthesis in the Galaxy and the environment of the early Solar System. To properly interpret the large variety of astronomical and meteoritic data, it is crucial to understand both the nuclear react... Read More about Progress on nuclear reaction rates affecting the stellar production of <sup>26</sup>Al.