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A Cross-Sectional Study of Symptom Prevalence, Frequency, Severity, and Impact of Long COVID in Scotland: Part II (2023)
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Mclaughlin, M., Cerexhe, L., Macdonald, E., Ingram, J., Sanal-Hayes, N. E., Hayes, L. D., …Sculthorpe, N. (2023). A Cross-Sectional Study of Symptom Prevalence, Frequency, Severity, and Impact of Long COVID in Scotland: Part II. American Journal of Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.07.009

Background: There has been some effort to map the prevalence, frequency, and severity of symptoms of long COVID at local and national levels. However, what is frequently absent from such accounts is details of the impact the disease and its symptoms... Read More about A Cross-Sectional Study of Symptom Prevalence, Frequency, Severity, and Impact of Long COVID in Scotland: Part II.

A Cross-Sectional Study of Symptom Prevalence, Frequency, Severity, and Impact of Long-COVID in Scotland: Part I (2023)
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Mclaughlin, M., Cerexhe, L., Macdonald, E., Ingram, J., Sanal-Hayes, N. E., Meach, R., …Sculthorpe, N. (2023). A Cross-Sectional Study of Symptom Prevalence, Frequency, Severity, and Impact of Long-COVID in Scotland: Part I. American Journal of Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.07.004

Background: Commonly reported symptoms of long COVID may have different patterns of prevalence and presentation across different countries. While some limited data have been reported for the United Kingdom, national specificity for Scotland is less c... Read More about A Cross-Sectional Study of Symptom Prevalence, Frequency, Severity, and Impact of Long-COVID in Scotland: Part I.

Gravitational effects on coffee-ring formation during the evaporation of sessile droplets (2023)
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Moore, M., & Wray, A. (2023). Gravitational effects on coffee-ring formation during the evaporation of sessile droplets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 967, Article A26. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2023.493

We consider the role of gravity in solute transport when a thin droplet evaporates. Under the physically relevant assumptions that the contact line is pinned and the solutal Péclet number, Pe , is large, we identify two asymptotic regimes that depen... Read More about Gravitational effects on coffee-ring formation during the evaporation of sessile droplets.

Large Eddy Simulation of Bubble Column Bubbly Flow Considering Subgrid-Scale Turbulent Diffusion Effects and Bubble Oscillation (2023)
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Long, S., Yang, X., Yang, J., Sommerfeld, M., & Xue, C. (in press). Large Eddy Simulation of Bubble Column Bubbly Flow Considering Subgrid-Scale Turbulent Diffusion Effects and Bubble Oscillation. Chemical Engineering & Technology, 46(9), https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.202300142

Through Euler/Euler large eddy simulation (LES) modeling, it is demonstrated that turbulent dispersion of bubbles can effectively indicate the impact of turbulent eddies on the bubble dynamics, i.e., the bubble oscillation behavior. This finding buil... Read More about Large Eddy Simulation of Bubble Column Bubbly Flow Considering Subgrid-Scale Turbulent Diffusion Effects and Bubble Oscillation.

Insights into the pathological basis of dementia from population-based neuropathology studies (2023)
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Wharton, S. B., Simpson, J. E., Ince, P. G., Richardson, C. D., Merrick, R., Matthews, F. E., & Brayne, C. (2023). Insights into the pathological basis of dementia from population-based neuropathology studies. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 49(4), Article e12923. https://doi.org/10.1111/nan.12923

The epidemiological neuropathology perspective of population and community-based studies allows unbiased assessment of the prevalence of various pathologies and their relationships to late-life dementia. In addition, this approach provides complement... Read More about Insights into the pathological basis of dementia from population-based neuropathology studies.

Eco-economic performance and application potential of a novel dual-source heat pump heating system (2023)
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Li, Y., Cui, Y., Song, Z., Zhao, X., Li, J., & Shen, C. (2023). Eco-economic performance and application potential of a novel dual-source heat pump heating system. Energy, 283, Article 128478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.128478

Decarbonization of building heating is the key to carbon neutrality. Heat pumps have great potential to replace non-renewable heating devices, thus creating economic and renewable heating systems. To overcome the application challenges of conventiona... Read More about Eco-economic performance and application potential of a novel dual-source heat pump heating system.

A pyrene-based platform for studying the relationship of steric effects on optical properties (2023)
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Song, X., Wang, M., Liu, W., Zheng, H., Redshaw, C., Feng, X., Zhao, Z., & Tang, B. Z. (2023). A pyrene-based platform for studying the relationship of steric effects on optical properties. Dyes and pigments : an international journal, 219, Article 111532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111532

Triphenylamine (TPA) is a weak fluorophore with an aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect. By integrating pyrene and different substituents (such as benzene, pyrene, phenylcarbazole, tetraphenylethylene (TPE)), a set of new pyrene-based TPA analog... Read More about A pyrene-based platform for studying the relationship of steric effects on optical properties.

Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study (2023)
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Killingback, C., Tomlinson, A., Thompson, M., Whitfield, C., & Stern, J. (2023). Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study. Physiotherapy theory and practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2023.2236195

Introduction: There has been a call for healthcare to consider more explicitly the needs of the individual patient by adopting a person-centered approach to practice. Consideration needs to be given to how this is taught to pre-registration physiothe... Read More about Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study.

Adaptive Backstepping Integral Sliding Mode Control of a MIMO Separately Excited DC Motor (2023)
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Afifa, R., Ali, S., Pervaiz, M., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Adaptive Backstepping Integral Sliding Mode Control of a MIMO Separately Excited DC Motor. Robotics, 12(4), Article 105. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics12040105

This research proposes a robust nonlinear hybrid control approach to the speed control of a multi-input-and-multi-output separately excited DC motor (SEDCM). The motor that was under consideration experienced parametric uncertainties and load disturb... Read More about Adaptive Backstepping Integral Sliding Mode Control of a MIMO Separately Excited DC Motor.

A Comprehensive Technoeconomic and Environmental Evaluation of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System for a Smart Farm in South Korea (2023)
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Rabea, K., Michailos, S., Udeh, G. T., Park, J., Lee, Y., Kim, S., …Pourkashanian, M. (2023). A Comprehensive Technoeconomic and Environmental Evaluation of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System for a Smart Farm in South Korea. International journal of energy research, 2023, Article 4951589. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4951589

The farming sector like any other industry needs to be decarbonized. Hence, it is essential to meet the energy demands of the farms by adopting energy systems with a low-carbon footprint. Depending on the weather conditions, heating or cooling is nee... Read More about A Comprehensive Technoeconomic and Environmental Evaluation of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System for a Smart Farm in South Korea.

Local positive feedback in the overall negative: the impact of quasar winds on star formation in the FIRE cosmological simulations (2023)
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Mercedes-Feliz, J., Anglés-Alcázar, D., Hayward, C. C., Cochrane, R. K., Terrazas, B. A., Wellons, S., …Kereš, D. (2023). Local positive feedback in the overall negative: the impact of quasar winds on star formation in the FIRE cosmological simulations. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 524(3), 3446-3463. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2079

Negative feedback from accreting supermassive black holes is considered crucial in suppressing star formation and quenching massive galaxies. However, several models and observations suggest that black hole feedback may have a positive effect, trigge... Read More about Local positive feedback in the overall negative: the impact of quasar winds on star formation in the FIRE cosmological simulations.

Asymptotic linear convergence of fully-corrective generalized conditional gradient methods (2023)
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Bredies, K., Carioni, M., Fanzon, S., & Walter, D. (2023). Asymptotic linear convergence of fully-corrective generalized conditional gradient methods. Mathematical Programming, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10107-023-01975-z

We propose a fully-corrective generalized conditional gradient method (FC-GCG) for the minimization of the sum of a smooth, convex loss function and a convex one-homogeneous regularizer over a Banach space. The algorithm relies on the mutual update o... Read More about Asymptotic linear convergence of fully-corrective generalized conditional gradient methods.

Commodity market financialization, herding and signals: An asymmetric GARCH R-vine copula approach (2023)
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Xiao, Q., Zhang, D., & Yan, M. (2023). Commodity market financialization, herding and signals: An asymmetric GARCH R-vine copula approach. International review of financial analysis, 89, Article 102743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102743

Institutional investors have significantly increased their exposure to commodity futures after 2004 in the process of commodity market financialization, raising questions about the risk-sharing and price-discovery functions of the market. We identi... Read More about Commodity market financialization, herding and signals: An asymmetric GARCH R-vine copula approach.

Association of flame retardants, polybrominated diethyl ethers (PBDEs), 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 flame retardants, polybrominated diethyl ethers (PBDEs), with vitamin D in female subjects. Chemosphere, 338, Article 139488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139488

Introduction: A class of flame retardants, polybrominated diethyl ethers (PBDEs), are known endocrine disrupters and may induce the hepatic enzymes CYP24 and CYP3A that promote 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D3. Therefore, this study examined the associ... Read More about Association of flame retardants, polybrominated diethyl ethers (PBDEs), with vitamin D in female subjects.

'I was really upset and it put me off': The emotional impact of assessment feedback on first-year undergraduate students (2023)
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Holmes, A. G. D. (2023). 'I was really upset and it put me off': The emotional impact of assessment feedback on first-year undergraduate students. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 11(2), 62-74. https://doi.org/10.56433/jpaap.v11i2.529

Assessment feedback can have an emotional impact on students. This qualitative research contributes to the existing body of literature on students' emotional reactions to assessment feedback by investigating the negative responses to summative feedba... Read More about 'I was really upset and it put me off': The emotional impact of assessment feedback on first-year undergraduate students.

Predicting cognitive decline using neuropsychiatric symptoms in prodromal Lewy body dementia: A longitudinal study (2023)
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Wright, L. M., Donaghy, P. C., Burn, D. J., Taylor, J. P., O'Brien, J. T., Yarnall, A. J., …Lawson, R. A. (2023). Predicting cognitive decline using neuropsychiatric symptoms in prodromal Lewy body dementia: A longitudinal study. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 113, Article 105762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105762

Introduction: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in Lewy body dementias (LBD) occur frequently and early in disease progression. Such symptoms are associated with worse quality of life, caregiver burden and functional limitations. Limited evidence exist... Read More about Predicting cognitive decline using neuropsychiatric symptoms in prodromal Lewy body dementia: A longitudinal study.

Connecting the science and practice of implementation – applying the lens of context to inform study design in implementation research (2023)
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Harvey, G., Rycroft-Malone, J., Seers, K., Wilson, P., Cassidy, C., Embrett, M., …Graham, I. D. (2023). Connecting the science and practice of implementation – applying the lens of context to inform study design in implementation research. Frontiers in Health Services, 3, Article 1162762. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2023.1162762

The saying “horses for courses” refers to the idea that different people and things possess different skills or qualities that are appropriate in different situations. In this paper, we apply the analogy of “horses for courses” to stimulate a debate... Read More about Connecting the science and practice of implementation – applying the lens of context to inform study design in implementation research.

I am a scientist: Overcoming biased assumptions around diversity in science through explicit representation of scientists in lectures (2023)
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Henri, D. C., Coates, K., & Hubbard, K. (2023). I am a scientist: Overcoming biased assumptions around diversity in science through explicit representation of scientists in lectures. PLoS ONE, 18(7), Article e0271010. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271010

The lack of diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is a significant issue for the sector. Many organisations and educators have identified lack of representation of historically marginalised groups within teaching mater... Read More about I am a scientist: Overcoming biased assumptions around diversity in science through explicit representation of scientists in lectures.

Eclogites and basement terrane tectonics in the northern arm of the Grenville orogen, NW Scotland (2023)
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Bird, A., Thirlwall, M., Strachan, R. A., Millar, I. L., Dempsey, E. D., & Hardman, K. (2023). Eclogites and basement terrane tectonics in the northern arm of the Grenville orogen, NW Scotland. Geoscience Frontiers, 14(6), Article 101668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2023.101668

The presence of eclogites within continental crust is a key indicator of collisional orogenesis. Eclogites within the Eastern Glenelg basement inlier of the Northern Highland Terrane (NHT) have been re-dated in order to provide more accurate constrai... Read More about Eclogites and basement terrane tectonics in the northern arm of the Grenville orogen, NW Scotland.

Non-pharmacological interventions to manage psychological distress in patients living with cancer: a systematic review (2023)
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Paley, C. A., Boland, J. W., Santarelli, M., Murtagh, F. E., Ziegler, L., & Chapman, E. J. (2023). Non-pharmacological interventions to manage psychological distress in patients living with cancer: a systematic review. BMC Palliative Care, 22(1), Article 88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01202-8

BACKGROUND: Psychological distress is common in patients with cancer; interfering with physical and psychological wellbeing, and hindering management of physical symptoms. Our aim was to systematically review published evidence on non-pharmacological... Read More about Non-pharmacological interventions to manage psychological distress in patients living with cancer: a systematic review.