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Confronting the Legacy of Eugenics and Ableism: Towards Anti-Ableist Bioscience Education (2024)
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da Silva, S.-M., & Hubbard, K. (2024). Confronting the Legacy of Eugenics and Ableism: Towards Anti-Ableist Bioscience Education. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 23(3), https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.23-10-0195

Society and education is inherently ableist. Disabled people are routinely excluded from education, or have poorer outcomes within educational systems. Improving educational experiences and outcomes for people of colour have required educators to des... Read More about Confronting the Legacy of Eugenics and Ableism: Towards Anti-Ableist Bioscience Education.

Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action (2024)
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Smith, K., McDonagh, B., & Brookes, E. (in press). Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action. Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture, https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2024.2382473

Artistic works informed by the global climate emergency are now common. Yet research typically focuses on the role of art in climate communication, rather than evaluating opportunities for large-scale public art to drive climate action and behavioral... Read More about Place-Based Arts Engagement and Learning Histories: An Effective Tool for Climate Action.

Constraining the duration of ram pressure stripping features in the optical from the direction of jellyfish galaxy tails (2024)
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Salinas, V., Jaffé, Y. L., Smith, R., Shinn, J. H., Crossett, J. P., Gullieuszik, M., González-Torà, G., Piraino-Cerda, F., Poggianti, B., Vulcani, B., Biviano, A., Lourenço, A. C. C., Bilton, L. E., Kelkar, K., & Calderón-Castillo, P. (2024). Constraining the duration of ram pressure stripping features in the optical from the direction of jellyfish galaxy tails. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 533(1), 341-359. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae1784

Ram pressure stripping is perhaps the most efficient mechanism for removing gas and quenching galaxies in dense environments, as they move through the intergalactic medium. Extreme examples of on-going ram pressure stripping are known as jellyfish ga... Read More about Constraining the duration of ram pressure stripping features in the optical from the direction of jellyfish galaxy tails.

Time-lapse surveys reveal patterns and processes of erosion by exceptionally powerful turbidity currents that flush submarine canyons: A case study of the Congo Canyon (2024)
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Ruffell, S. C., Talling, P. J., Baker, M. L., Pope, E. L., Heijnen, M. S., Jacinto, R. S., Cartigny, M. J., Simmons, S. M., Clare, M. A., Heerema, C. J., McGhee, C., Hage, S., Hasenhündl, M., & Parsons, D. R. (2024). Time-lapse surveys reveal patterns and processes of erosion by exceptionally powerful turbidity currents that flush submarine canyons: A case study of the Congo Canyon. Geomorphology, 463, Article 109350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109350

The largest canyons on Earth occur on the seafloor, and seabed sediment flows called turbidity currents play a key role in carving these submarine canyons. However, the processes by which turbidity currents erode submarine canyons are very poorly doc... Read More about Time-lapse surveys reveal patterns and processes of erosion by exceptionally powerful turbidity currents that flush submarine canyons: A case study of the Congo Canyon.

Responding to incentives or gaming the system? How UK business academics respond to the Academic Journal Guide (2024)
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Hudson, R. (2024). Responding to incentives or gaming the system? How UK business academics respond to the Academic Journal Guide. Research Policy, 53(9), Article 105082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2024.105082

Journal lists for the assessment of academic performance are widely used worldwide and inform many important decisions, such as, academic workload, salary, hiring, promotion, and tenure. The use of such lists, however, has long been a very controvers... Read More about Responding to incentives or gaming the system? How UK business academics respond to the Academic Journal Guide.

Social responsibility and corporate borrowing (2024)
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Liu, H., Li, Y., Xiao, Y., Xiong, X., & Zhang, W. (in press). Social responsibility and corporate borrowing. The European journal of finance, https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2024.2377356

We study the impact of social capital, measured by corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance, on corporate borrowing. Using a sample of 120,204 bank loan applications of China's listed firms, we find that an increase in CSR performance increa... Read More about Social responsibility and corporate borrowing.

The association between completion of supervised exercise therapy and long-term outcomes in patients with intermittent claudication, concomitant sarcopenia and cardiometabolic multimorbidity (2024)
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Ravindhran, B., Igwe, C., Nazir, S., Prosser, J., Harwood, A., Lathan, R., Harwood, A. E., Carradice, D., Smith, G. E., Chetter, I. C., & Pymer, S. (online). The association between completion of supervised exercise therapy and long-term outcomes in patients with intermittent claudication, concomitant sarcopenia and cardiometabolic multimorbidity. Annals of vascular surgery, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2024.04.032

Introduction: The combination of intermittent claudication (IC), cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM), and sarcopenia is associated with worse outcomes than IC alone. This study aimed to identify whether the completion of supervised exercise therapy... Read More about The association between completion of supervised exercise therapy and long-term outcomes in patients with intermittent claudication, concomitant sarcopenia and cardiometabolic multimorbidity.

Extended state observer-based fault-tolerant control for an unmanned surface vehicle under asynchronous injection and deception attacks (2024)
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Wang, H., Liu, C., Huang, X., Zhong, Y., Qu, D., & Patton, R. J. (2024). Extended state observer-based fault-tolerant control for an unmanned surface vehicle under asynchronous injection and deception attacks. Complex Engineering Systems, 4(3), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.20517/ces.2024.19

This paper explores the problem of fault-tolerant control concerning an underactuated unmanned surface vehicle affected by actuator faults and disturbances in the physical layer and multiple cyber threats (time-varying delays, injection attacks, and... Read More about Extended state observer-based fault-tolerant control for an unmanned surface vehicle under asynchronous injection and deception attacks.

Technoeconomic feasibility of producing clean fuels from waste plastics: A novel process model (2024)
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Al-Qadri, A. A., Ahmed, U., Mozahar Hossain, M., Ahmad, N., Gani Abdul Jameel, A., Zahid, U., & Zein, S. H. (2024). Technoeconomic feasibility of producing clean fuels from waste plastics: A novel process model. Energy Conversion and Management, 316, Article 118822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118822

Plastic waste is a problematic issue impacting the environment and human health. A proper recycling of plastics to valuable products is highly needed to meet the increase in energy demand. Plastics have high heating value; therefore, the thermochemic... Read More about Technoeconomic feasibility of producing clean fuels from waste plastics: A novel process model.

Green pathways for biomass transformation: A holistic evaluation of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) through life cycle and techno-economic assessment (2024)
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Yiin, C. L., Lai, Z. Y., Chin, B. L. F., Lock, S. S. M., Cheah, K. W., Taylor, M. J., Al-Gailani, A., Kolosz, B. W., & Chan, Y. H. (2024). Green pathways for biomass transformation: A holistic evaluation of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) through life cycle and techno-economic assessment. Journal of cleaner production, 470, Article 143248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143248

The utilization of renewable biomass resources to manufacture biofuels, chemicals, and materials has garnered considerable attention. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have surfaced as a promising instrument within the realm of biomass conversion, owing... Read More about Green pathways for biomass transformation: A holistic evaluation of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) through life cycle and techno-economic assessment.

Multicultural conversations: The nature and future of culture, identity and nationalism (2024)
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Modood, T., Parekh, B., Tyler, C., Uberoi, V., & Connelly, J. (online). Multicultural conversations: The nature and future of culture, identity and nationalism. Ethnicities, https://doi.org/10.1177/14687968241264814

Despite well-known criticism of multiculturalism in Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Australia, India and elsewhere since 9/11, such policies have proliferated (Banting and Kymlicka, 2013; Mathieu, 2018) and the Canadian and Australian poli... Read More about Multicultural conversations: The nature and future of culture, identity and nationalism.

Predicted ecological consequences of wave energy extraction and climate-related changes in wave exposure on rocky shore communities (2024)
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Want, A., Waldman, S., Burrows, M. T., Side, J. C., Venugopal, V., & Bell, M. C. (2024). Predicted ecological consequences of wave energy extraction and climate-related changes in wave exposure on rocky shore communities. ICES journal of marine science : journal du conseil, 81(7), 1263-1281. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsae086

Wave energy has the potential to contribute in the transition to decarbonized electricity generation. Extracting wave energy might be expected to have ecological impacts on rocky shore intertidal communities where exposure is one of the most importan... Read More about Predicted ecological consequences of wave energy extraction and climate-related changes in wave exposure on rocky shore communities.

The experiences of patients attending the emergency department who were managed by physiotherapists: a person-centred perspective (2024)
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Naylor, J., Killingback, C., & Green, A. (in press). The experiences of patients attending the emergency department who were managed by physiotherapists: a person-centred perspective. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2382311

Purpose: The expectation for all clinicians to deliver person-centred practices extends to the growing number of primary contact physiotherapists based in United Kingdom emergency departments (ED). Research on ED patients’ experience of this physioth... Read More about The experiences of patients attending the emergency department who were managed by physiotherapists: a person-centred perspective.

Network meta-analysis of upfront fixed-duration therapies in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (2024)
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Molica, S., Allsup, D., & Giannarelli, D. (online). Network meta-analysis of upfront fixed-duration therapies in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. American Journal of Hematology, https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.27437

The emergence of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors marked a significant advancement in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) management, especially for high-risk patients. 1 Ibrutinib, the pioneering BTK inhibitor, has undergone extensive study.... Read More about Network meta-analysis of upfront fixed-duration therapies in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Effectiveness of Socio-Technical Assistance (STA) Program for Vulnerable Beneficiaries: Evidence from Nepal’s Post-Earthquake Reconstruction (2024)
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Bhusal, N. P., Bhattarai, K., & Walkley, F. (2024). Effectiveness of Socio-Technical Assistance (STA) Program for Vulnerable Beneficiaries: Evidence from Nepal’s Post-Earthquake Reconstruction. Sustainability, 16(15), Article 6284. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156284

This research study assesses the effectiveness of the Socio-Technical Assistance (STA) program when combined with owner-driven housing reconstruction on rural private housing recovery after Nepal’s 2015 earthquake, particularly regarding vulnerable h... Read More about Effectiveness of Socio-Technical Assistance (STA) Program for Vulnerable Beneficiaries: Evidence from Nepal’s Post-Earthquake Reconstruction.

Acoustic comfort in educational buildings: An integrative review and new directions for future research (2024)
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Zhang, D., Wong, L. T., Mui, K. W., & Tang, S. K. (2024). Acoustic comfort in educational buildings: An integrative review and new directions for future research. Building and Environment, 262, Article 111849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111849

The poor acoustic quality in educational buildings is a prevalent issue that can significantly influence teachers' and students' health, comfort, and performance. An integrative literature study was conducted to understand the current research on aco... Read More about Acoustic comfort in educational buildings: An integrative review and new directions for future research.

Tests of subgrid models for star formation using simulations of isolated disc galaxies (2024)
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Nobels, F. S. J., Schaye, J., Schaller, M., Ploeckinger, S., Chaikin, E., & Richings, A. J. (2024). Tests of subgrid models for star formation using simulations of isolated disc galaxies. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 532(3), 3299-3321. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae1390

We use smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations of isolated Milky Way-mass disc galaxies that include cold, interstellar gas to test subgrid prescriptions for star formation (SF). Our fiducial model combines a Schmidt law with a gravitational inst... Read More about Tests of subgrid models for star formation using simulations of isolated disc galaxies.

Sustainable syngas production: Economic and circular economy benefits of PET waste gasification (2024)
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Okoye, I. J., Zein, S. H., Oko, E., & Jalil, A. A. (2024). Sustainable syngas production: Economic and circular economy benefits of PET waste gasification. Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology, https://doi.org/10.1177/14777606241262888

This paper promotes awareness of the circular economy as a superior waste disposal system alternative. The novelty of this study is to model cleaner energy generation from the gasification of polyethene terephthalate (PET) waste accompanied by a deta... Read More about Sustainable syngas production: Economic and circular economy benefits of PET waste gasification.

Spatial ecology and population dynamics of brown trout Salmo trutta L. in reservoirs and headwater tributaries (2024)
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Dodd, J. R., Noble, R. A., Nunn, A. D., Owen, H. M., Moccetti, P., Harvey, J. P., Wallace, L., Gillespie, B., Joyce, D. A., & Bolland, J. D. (online). Spatial ecology and population dynamics of brown trout Salmo trutta L. in reservoirs and headwater tributaries. Journal of fish biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15814

This investigation compared the spatial ecology and population dynamics of brown trout Salmo trutta L. between reservoirs with (impact; Langsett Reservoir) and without (control; Grimwith Reservoir) barriers to fish movements into headwater tributarie... Read More about Spatial ecology and population dynamics of brown trout Salmo trutta L. in reservoirs and headwater tributaries.