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Using journaling to support nurses’ mental well-being and self-care in challenging times (2024)
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Butler, S. (2024). Using journaling to support nurses’ mental well-being and self-care in challenging times. Nursing Management, https://doi.org/10.7748/nm.2024.e2136

This article explores a transformative tool – journaling – to empower nurses in navigating these difficult times. As we look into the connection of nursing, mental health, and self-care, this comprehensive guide aims to provide nurses with practical... Read More about Using journaling to support nurses’ mental well-being and self-care in challenging times.

Building Entrepreneurial Resilience during Crisis using Generative AI: An empirical study on SMEs (2024)
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Shore, A., Tiwari, M., Tandon, P., & Foropon, C. (2024). Building Entrepreneurial Resilience during Crisis using Generative AI: An empirical study on SMEs. Technovation, 135, Article 103063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103063

Recently, Gen AI has garnered significant attention across various sectors of society, particularly capturing the interest of small business due to its capacity to allow them to reassess their business models with minimal investment. To understand ho... Read More about Building Entrepreneurial Resilience during Crisis using Generative AI: An empirical study on SMEs.

‘I'm a failure again, I can't do it’: Attitudes towards, and experiences of, exercise participation in adults with class III obesity (2024)
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Orange, S., Roebuck, J., Marshall, P., Madden, L., Vince, R., & Bell, B. (in press). ‘I'm a failure again, I can't do it’: Attitudes towards, and experiences of, exercise participation in adults with class III obesity. British Journal of Health Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12739

Objectives Living within a larger body brings unique challenges to exercise participation, which are poorly understood. This qualitative study explored the attitudes towards, and experiences of, exercise participation in adults with class III obesit... Read More about ‘I'm a failure again, I can't do it’: Attitudes towards, and experiences of, exercise participation in adults with class III obesity.

The cost of providing care by family and friends (informal care) in the last year of life: a population observational study (2024)
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Johnson, M., Currow, D., Chynoweth, J., Weatherly, H., Keser, G., Hutchinson, A., …Allgar, V. (2024). The cost of providing care by family and friends (informal care) in the last year of life: a population observational study. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163241259649

Introduction: Little is known about replacement costs of care provided by informal carers during the last year of life for people dying of cancer and non-cancer diseases. Aim: To estimate informal caregiving costs and explore the relationship with c... Read More about The cost of providing care by family and friends (informal care) in the last year of life: a population observational study.

Bloodstain classification methods: A critical review and a look to the future (2024)
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Hook, E., Fieldhouse, S., Flatman-Fairs, D., & Williams, G. (2024). Bloodstain classification methods: A critical review and a look to the future. Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society, 64(4), 408-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2024.06.004

Classifying bloodstains is an essential part of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. Various experts have developed methods. Each method considers the same basic bloodstain pattern types. These use either terminology based on the observable characteristics o... Read More about Bloodstain classification methods: A critical review and a look to the future.

Endothelial-derived microvesicles promote pro-migratory cross-talk with smooth muscle cells by a mechanism requiring tissue factor and PAR2 activation (2024)
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Featherby, S., & Ettelaie, C. (2024). Endothelial-derived microvesicles promote pro-migratory cross-talk with smooth muscle cells by a mechanism requiring tissue factor and PAR2 activation. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 11, Article 1365008. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1365008

Introduction: Microvesicles (MV) released by endothelial cells (EC) following injury or inflammation contain tissue factor (TF) and mediate communication with the underlying smooth muscle cells (SMC). Ser253-phosphorylated TF co-localizes with filami... Read More about Endothelial-derived microvesicles promote pro-migratory cross-talk with smooth muscle cells by a mechanism requiring tissue factor and PAR2 activation.

Maternal inequality: scoping the threats and reflecting on our opportunities to affect positive change (2024)
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Bailey, E., & Ette, L. (2024). Maternal inequality: scoping the threats and reflecting on our opportunities to affect positive change. Evidence-Based Nursing, 27, 81-83. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2024-104098

This editorial seeks to shine a spotlight on maternal inequalities, which will feature in our blog posts from the end of May for a few weeks. Undoubtedly, this is a broad and complex topic and, so our spotlight will take a view on how we might work t... Read More about Maternal inequality: scoping the threats and reflecting on our opportunities to affect positive change.

The accounting profession in the Twilight Zone: navigating digitalisation's sided challenges through ethical pathways for decision-making (2024)
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Tiron-Tudor, A., Rodgers, W., & Deliu, D. (in press). The accounting profession in the Twilight Zone: navigating digitalisation's sided challenges through ethical pathways for decision-making. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-12-2022-6173

The paper aims to explore the sided challenges facing the accounting profession in an advanced digitalized future where humans and robots will collaborate in working teams. Employing a qualitative approach, the paper conducts a reflexive thematic an... Read More about The accounting profession in the Twilight Zone: navigating digitalisation's sided challenges through ethical pathways for decision-making.

Fuzzy-Augmented Model Reference Adaptive PID Control Law Design for Robust Voltage Regulation in DC–DC Buck Converters (2024)
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Saleem, O., Rasheed Ahmad, K., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Fuzzy-Augmented Model Reference Adaptive PID Control Law Design for Robust Voltage Regulation in DC–DC Buck Converters. Mathematics, 12(12), Article 1893. https://doi.org/10.3390/math12121893

This paper presents a novel fuzzy-augmented model reference adaptive voltage regulation strategy for the DC–DC buck converters to enhance their resilience against random input variations and load-step transients. The ubiquitous proportional-integral-... Read More about Fuzzy-Augmented Model Reference Adaptive PID Control Law Design for Robust Voltage Regulation in DC–DC Buck Converters.

Quantitative proteomics reveals CLR interactome in primary human cells (2024)
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Manolis, D., Hasan, S., Maraveyas, A., O'Brien, D. P., Kessler, B. M., Kramer, H., & Nikitenko, L. L. (2024). Quantitative proteomics reveals CLR interactome in primary human cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300(6), Article 107399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107399

The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR) mediates essential functions in several cell types and is implicated in cardiovascular pathologies, skin diseases, migraine and cancer. To date, the network of proteins int... Read More about Quantitative proteomics reveals CLR interactome in primary human cells.

Phase-Based Adaptive Fractional LQR for Inverted-Pendulum-Type Robots: Formulation and Verification (2024)
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Saleem, O., & Iqbal, J. (in press). Phase-Based Adaptive Fractional LQR for Inverted-Pendulum-Type Robots: Formulation and Verification. IEEE Access, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3415494

The underlying principles of inverted pendulums are widely applied to develop stabilization control strategies for under-actuated robotic systems in various applications. This article methodically designs an adaptive fractional-order linear quadratic... Read More about Phase-Based Adaptive Fractional LQR for Inverted-Pendulum-Type Robots: Formulation and Verification.

A content analysis of mothers’ online communications of their partners’ presumed paternal postnatal depression (2024)
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Davenport, C., & Swami, V. (2024). A content analysis of mothers’ online communications of their partners’ presumed paternal postnatal depression. Journal of Health Visiting, 12(5), 210–216. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2024.12.5.210

Research has increasingly focused on fathers’ experiences of maternal postnatal depression (PND), but there is little information on mothers’ experiences of their partners’ PND. Aims: The aim of this study was to understand how mothers perceive and c... Read More about A content analysis of mothers’ online communications of their partners’ presumed paternal postnatal depression.

Calcitonin gene-related peptide and intermedin induce phosphorylation of p44/42 MAPK in primary human lymphatic endothelial cells in vitro (2024)
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Hasan, S. R., Manolis, D., Stephenson, E., Ryskiewicz-Sokalska, O. A., Maraveyas, A., & Nikitenko, L. L. (2024). Calcitonin gene-related peptide and intermedin induce phosphorylation of p44/42 MAPK in primary human lymphatic endothelial cells in vitro. Cellular Signalling, 121, Article 111261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellsig.2024.111261

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and adrenomedullin 2/intermedin (AM2/IMD) play important roles in several pathologies, including cardiovascular disease, migraine and cancer. The efficacy of drugs targeting CGRP signalling axis for the treatmen... Read More about Calcitonin gene-related peptide and intermedin induce phosphorylation of p44/42 MAPK in primary human lymphatic endothelial cells in vitro.

Dual frequency ultrasonic liquid phase exfoliation method for the production of few layer graphene in green solvents (2024)
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Kaur, A., Morton, J. A., Tyurnina, A. V., Priyadarshi, A., Ghorbani, M., Mi, J., …Tzanakis, I. (2024). Dual frequency ultrasonic liquid phase exfoliation method for the production of few layer graphene in green solvents. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 108, Article 106954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.106954

In this work, we implement a dual frequency (24 kHz and 1174 kHz) ultrasonic assisted liquid phase exfoliation (ULPE) technique in deionized water (DIW) and other eco-friendly solvents, to produce a variety of high-quality few-layer graphene (FLG) so... Read More about Dual frequency ultrasonic liquid phase exfoliation method for the production of few layer graphene in green solvents.

Patterns of acute hospital and specialist palliative care use among people with non-curative upper gastrointestinal cancer (2024)
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Boland, E. G., Tay, K. T., Khamis, A., & Murtagh, F. E. (2024). Patterns of acute hospital and specialist palliative care use among people with non-curative upper gastrointestinal cancer. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(7), Article 432. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08624-x

Purpose: Upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers contribute to 16.7% of UK cancer deaths. These patients make high use of acute hospital services, but detail about palliative care use is lacking. We aimed to determine the patterns of use of acute hospita... Read More about Patterns of acute hospital and specialist palliative care use among people with non-curative upper gastrointestinal cancer.

CLASSY IX: The Chemical Evolution of the Ne, S, Cl, and Ar Elements (2024)
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Arellano-Córdova, K., Berg, D., Mingozzi, M., James, B., Rogers, N., Skillman, E., …Wofford, A. (2024). CLASSY IX: The Chemical Evolution of the Ne, S, Cl, and Ar Elements. The Astrophysical journal, 968(2), Article 98. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad34cf

To study the chemical evolution across cosmic epochs, we investigate Ne, S, Cl, and Ar abundance patterns in the COS Legacy Archive Spectroscopic SurveY (CLASSY). CLASSY comprises local star-forming galaxies (0.02 < z < 0.18) with enhanced star-forma... Read More about CLASSY IX: The Chemical Evolution of the Ne, S, Cl, and Ar Elements.

Modelling Supply Chain Visibility, Digital Technologies, Environmental Dynamism and Healthcare Supply Chain Resilience: An Organisation Information Processing Theory Perspective (2024)
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Tiwari, M., Bryde, D. J., Stavropolou, F., Dubey, R., Kumari, S., & Foropon, C. (2024). Modelling Supply Chain Visibility, Digital Technologies, Environmental Dynamism and Healthcare Supply Chain Resilience: An Organisation Information Processing Theory Perspective. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 188, Article 103613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2024.103613

The healthcare sector is a complex and critical industry that requires a resilient supply chain to ensure patients receive the care they need. However, the pandemic and geopolitical crises have highlighted the need for a more comprehensive understand... Read More about Modelling Supply Chain Visibility, Digital Technologies, Environmental Dynamism and Healthcare Supply Chain Resilience: An Organisation Information Processing Theory Perspective.

Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels (2024)
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Taylor, M., Hornsby, K., Cheah, K. W., Hurst, P., Walker, S., & Skoulou, V. (2024). Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels. Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 7, Article 100123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scenv.2024.100123

Value added lignin rich waste sludges from biorefinery processes are, as yet untapped valuable feedstocks that can be reformed into clean, high quality solid fuels. By water washing sludges produced from base hydrolyzed waste, a material stripped of... Read More about Repurposing lignin rich biorefinery waste streams into the next generation of sustainable solid fuels.

Communicating information about the psychology of a wild carnivore, the red fox, influences perceived attitudinal changes but not overall tolerance in people (2024)
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Morton, B., Henri, D., Adaway, K., Soulsbury, C., & Hopkins, C. (2024). Communicating information about the psychology of a wild carnivore, the red fox, influences perceived attitudinal changes but not overall tolerance in people. Biological Conservation, 296, Article 110653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110653

Studies on wild animal psychology are growing in popularity due to the important role they play in understanding how wildlife is responding to human-driven environmental changes. However, communicating psychological information to the general public... Read More about Communicating information about the psychology of a wild carnivore, the red fox, influences perceived attitudinal changes but not overall tolerance in people.