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Exploring the Relationship Between Inequality and Economic Growth (2024)
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Ossai, L., & Bhattarai, K. (2024). Exploring the Relationship Between Inequality and Economic Growth. Journal of Development Economics and Finance, 5(1), 211-233. https://doi.org/10.47509/JDEF.2024.v05i01.10

The studies on the relationship between income inequality and economic growth attract a lot of interest, particularly in low-income countries like Nigeria. While some scholars posit that income inequality stimulates economic growth, others argue that... Read More about Exploring the Relationship Between Inequality and Economic Growth.

Protein Kinase A Regulates Platelet Phosphodiesterase 3A through an A-Kinase Anchoring Protein Dependent Manner (2024)
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Khalil, J. S., Law, R., Raslan, Z., Cheah, L. T., Hindle, M. S., Aburima, A. A., Kearney, M. T., & Naseem, K. M. (2024). Protein Kinase A Regulates Platelet Phosphodiesterase 3A through an A-Kinase Anchoring Protein Dependent Manner. Cells, 13(13), Article 1104. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13131104

Platelet activation is critical for haemostasis, but if unregulated can lead to pathological thrombosis. Endogenous platelet inhibitory mechanisms are mediated by prostacyclin (PGI2)-stimulated cAMP signalling, which is regulated by phosphodiesterase... Read More about Protein Kinase A Regulates Platelet Phosphodiesterase 3A through an A-Kinase Anchoring Protein Dependent Manner.

A cross sectional pilot study utilising STrain Analysis and Mapping of the Plantar Surface (STAMPS) to measure plantar load characteristics within a healthy population (2024)
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Jones, A. D., Crossland, S., Nixon, J. E., Siddle, H. J., Culmer, P. R., & Russell, D. A. (2024). A cross sectional pilot study utilising STrain Analysis and Mapping of the Plantar Surface (STAMPS) to measure plantar load characteristics within a healthy population. Gait and Posture, 113, 246-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.06.018

Background: No in-shoe systems, measuring both components of plantar load (plantar pressure and shear stress) are available for use in patients with diabetes. The STAMPS (STrain Analysis and Mapping of the Plantar Surface) system utilises digital ima... Read More about A cross sectional pilot study utilising STrain Analysis and Mapping of the Plantar Surface (STAMPS) to measure plantar load characteristics within a healthy population.

Changes in prevalence and incidence of dementia and risk factors for dementia: an analysis from cohort studies (2024)
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Mukadam, N., Wolters, F. J., Walsh, S., Wallace, L., Brayne, C., Matthews, F. E., Sacuiu, S., Skoog, I., Seshadri, S., Beiser, A., Ghosh, S., & Livingston, G. (2024). Changes in prevalence and incidence of dementia and risk factors for dementia: an analysis from cohort studies. The Lancet. Public Health, 9(7), e443-e460. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667%2824%2900120-8

Background: Some cohort studies have reported a decline in dementia prevalence and incidence over time, although these findings have not been consistent across studies. We reviewed evidence on changes in dementia prevalence and incidence over time us... Read More about Changes in prevalence and incidence of dementia and risk factors for dementia: an analysis from cohort studies.

Comparison of assays measuring extracellular vesicle tissue factor in plasma samples: communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Vascular Biology (2024)
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Bonifay, A., Mackman, N., Hisada, Y., Sachetto, A. T. A., Hau, C., Gray, E., Hogwood, J., Aharon, A., Badimon, L., Barile, L., Baudar, J., Beckmann, L., Benedikter, B., Bolis, S., Bouriche, T., Brambilla, M., Burrello, J., Camera, M., Campello, E., Ettelaie, C., …Lacroix, R. (2024). Comparison of assays measuring extracellular vesicle tissue factor in plasma samples: communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Vascular Biology. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2024.05.037

Background: Scientific and clinical interest in extracellular vesicles (EVs) is growing. EVs that expose tissue factor (TF) bind factor VII/VIIa and can trigger coagulation. Highly procoagulant TF-exposing EVs are detectable in the circulation in var... Read More about Comparison of assays measuring extracellular vesicle tissue factor in plasma samples: communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee on Vascular Biology.

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.

Internet and Telephone Support for Discontinuing Long-Term Antidepressants: The REDUCE Cluster Randomized Trial (2024)
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Kendrick, T., Stuart, B., Bowers, H., Haji Sadeghi, M., Page, H., Dowrick, C., Moore, M., Gabbay, M., Leydon, G. M., Yao, G. L., Little, P., Griffiths, G., Lewis, G., May, C., Moncrieff, J., Johnson, C. F., Macleod, U., Gilbody, S., Dewar-Haggart, R., Williams, S., …Geraghty, A. W. (2024). Internet and Telephone Support for Discontinuing Long-Term Antidepressants: The REDUCE Cluster Randomized Trial. Jama Network Open, 7(6), Article e2418383. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.18383

Importance: There is significant concern regarding increasing long-term antidepressant treatment for depression beyond an evidence-based duration. Objective: To determine whether adding internet and telephone support to a family practitioner review t... Read More about Internet and Telephone Support for Discontinuing Long-Term Antidepressants: The REDUCE Cluster Randomized Trial.

Differences in trajectories of quality of life according to type of dementia: 6-year longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme (2024)
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Martyr, A., Gamble, L. D., Hunt, A., Quinn, C., Morris, R. G., Henderson, C., Allan, L., Opdebeeck, C., Charlwood, C., Jones, R. W., Pentecost, C., Kopelman, M. D., Thom, J. M., Matthews, F. E., & Clare, L. (2024). Differences in trajectories of quality of life according to type of dementia: 6-year longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme. BMC medicine, 22(1), Article 265. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03492-y

Background: People with different types of dementia may have distinct symptoms and experiences that affect their quality of life. This study investigated whether quality of life varied across types of dementia and over time. Methods: The participants... Read More about Differences in trajectories of quality of life according to type of dementia: 6-year longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme.

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. A., Vince, R. V., & Bell, B. (online). ‘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. J., Currow, D. C., 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 ca... 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.

Evaluation of interfacial photophysical processes by time-resolved optical spectroscopy in perovskite solar cells (2024)
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Khan, J. I., Yang, Y., Palmer, J. R., Tyndall, S. B., Chaudhuri, S., Liu, C., Grater, L., North, J. D., Chen, B., Young, R. M., Schatz, G. C., Wasielewski, M. R., Kanatzidis, M. G., Swearer, D. F., & Sargent, E. H. (in press). Evaluation of interfacial photophysical processes by time-resolved optical spectroscopy in perovskite solar cells. Matter, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.05.046

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.

Living Alone With Mild-to-Moderate Dementia Over a Two-Year Period: Longitudinal Findings From the IDEAL Cohort (2024)
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Clare, L., Gamble, L. D., Martyr, A., Henderson, C., Knapp, M., & Matthews, F. E. (2024). Living Alone With Mild-to-Moderate Dementia Over a Two-Year Period: Longitudinal Findings From the IDEAL Cohort. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 32(11), 1309-1321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2024.05.012

Objectives: To compare the experiences of people with dementia living alone or with others and how these may change over two years. Design: We analysed longitudinal data from three assessment waves, one year apart, in the British IDEAL cohort. Settin... Read More about Living Alone With Mild-to-Moderate Dementia Over a Two-Year Period: Longitudinal Findings From the IDEAL Cohort.

Working with wood in rivers in the Western United States (2024)
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Ockelford, A., Wohl, E., Ruiz-Villanueva, V., Comiti, F., Piégay, H., Darby, S., …Aarnink, J. (2024). Working with wood in rivers in the Western United States. River Research and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4331

Recognition of the important physical and ecological roles played by large wood in channels and on floodplains has grown substantially during recent decades. Although large wood continues to be routinely removed from many river corridors worldwide, t... Read More about Working with wood in rivers in the Western United States.

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.