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Digital Promotion of Suicide: A Platform-Level Ethical Analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R., & Lehman-Wilzig, S. (2022). Digital Promotion of Suicide: A Platform-Level Ethical Analysis. Journal of Media Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1080/23736992.2022.2057994

This article utilizes Aristotelian and Kantian philosophies to probe the social responsibilities of internet intermediaries that in one way or another assist and promote suicide. Striking a balance between freedom of expression and social responsibil... Read More about Digital Promotion of Suicide: A Platform-Level Ethical Analysis.

What are the views of musculoskeletal physiotherapists and patients on person-centred practice? A systematic review of qualitative studies (2022)
Journal Article
Naylor, J., Killingback, C., & Green, A. (in press). What are the views of musculoskeletal physiotherapists and patients on person-centred practice? A systematic review of qualitative studies. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2022.2055165

Purpose
There is a growing expectation of physiotherapists to adopt a person-centred approach to their practice. Person-centredness for musculoskeletal physiotherapy, however, remains an under-researched area. A synthesis of the findings from qualit... Read More about What are the views of musculoskeletal physiotherapists and patients on person-centred practice? A systematic review of qualitative studies.

Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy (2022)
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Jenner, L. C., Rotchell, J. M., Bennett, R. T., Cowen, M., Tentzeris, V., & Sadofsky, L. (2022). Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy. The Science of the total environment, 831, Article 154907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154907

Airborne microplastics (MPs) have been sampled globally, and their concentration is known to increase in areas of high human population and activity, especially indoors. Respiratory symptoms and disease following exposure to occupational levels of MP... Read More about Detection of microplastics in human lung tissue using μFTIR spectroscopy.

Air-breathing versus conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A parametric numerical study (2022)
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Calili-Cankir, F., Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Air-breathing versus conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A parametric numerical study. Energy, 250, Article 123827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123827

Two mathematical models have been built for air-breathing and conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells to explore the reasons affecting the cell performance. A parametric study has been conducted to (i) investigate how each type of fuel cells resp... Read More about Air-breathing versus conventional polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A parametric numerical study.

FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system for people with type 1 diabetes in the UK: a budget impact analysis (2022)
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Blissett, R., Blissett, D., Levrat-Guillen, F., Deshmukh, H., Wilmot, E. G., Ryder, R. E., …Sathyapalan, T. (2022). FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system for people with type 1 diabetes in the UK: a budget impact analysis. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 10(2), Article e002580. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002580

INTRODUCTION: This study aims to estimate the budget impact of increased uptake of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in the UK. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A budget impact model was de... Read More about FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system for people with type 1 diabetes in the UK: a budget impact analysis.

Tele-rehabilitation for patients who have been hospitalised with Covid-19: a mixed-methods feasibility trial protocol (2022)
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Hyde, L., Simpson, A. J., Nettleton, M., Shepherdson, J., Killingback, C., Marshall, P., …Green, A. (2022). Tele-rehabilitation for patients who have been hospitalised with Covid-19: a mixed-methods feasibility trial protocol. Physical Therapy Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2022.2028963

Background: Tele-rehabilitation has been proposed as a post-hospitalisation rehabilitation pathway for Covid-19 survivors, however patients’ willingness and ability to engage with this online intervention remains unknown. Objectives: The aim of this... Read More about Tele-rehabilitation for patients who have been hospitalised with Covid-19: a mixed-methods feasibility trial protocol.

Diachronous end-Permian terrestrial ecosystem collapse with its origin in wildfires (2022)
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Lu, J., Wang, Y., Yang, M., Zhang, P., Bond, D. P., Shao, L., & Hilton, J. (2022). Diachronous end-Permian terrestrial ecosystem collapse with its origin in wildfires. Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology, 594, Article 110960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.110960

The Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction (PTME) is the greatest biodiversity crisis in Earth history and while the marine crisis is increasingly well constrained, the timing and cause(s) of terrestrial losses remain poorly understood. There have been sug... Read More about Diachronous end-Permian terrestrial ecosystem collapse with its origin in wildfires.

Volcanically-Induced Environmental and Floral Changes Across the Triassic-Jurassic (T-J) Transition (2022)
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Zhang, P., Lu, J., Yang, M., Bond, D. P., Greene, S. E., Liu, L., …Hilton, J. (2022). Volcanically-Induced Environmental and Floral Changes Across the Triassic-Jurassic (T-J) Transition. Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 10, Article 853404. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.853404

The End-Triassic Mass Extinction (ETME) saw the catastrophic loss of ca. 50% of marine genera temporally associated with emplacement of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP). However, the effects of the ETME on land is a controversial topic.... Read More about Volcanically-Induced Environmental and Floral Changes Across the Triassic-Jurassic (T-J) Transition.

Rethinking Constant’s Ancient Liberty: Bosanquet’s modern Rousseauianism (2022)
Journal Article
Tyler, C. (2022). Rethinking Constant’s Ancient Liberty: Bosanquet’s modern Rousseauianism. History of European ideas, 48(3), 280-295. https://doi.org/10.1080/01916599.2022.2056333

Benjamin Constant was a vociferous critic of the political Rousseauianism that he saw underpinning French politics in the early nineteenth-century. Yet, his hostile reaction at the political level co-existed with a far more sympathetic attitude towar... Read More about Rethinking Constant’s Ancient Liberty: Bosanquet’s modern Rousseauianism.

Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities (2022)
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Marsh, C. J., Sica, Y. V., Burgin, C. J., Dorman, W. A., Anderson, R. C., del Toro Mijares, I., …Jetz, W. (2022). Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities. Journal of Biogeography, 979-992. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14330

Aim: Comprehensive, global information on species' occurrences is an essential biodiversity variable and central to a range of applications in ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation. Expert range maps often represent a species' only availa... Read More about Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities.

Geochemical characteristics and paleoclimate implication of Middle Jurassic coal in the Ordos Basin, China (2022)
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Wang, L., Lv, D., Hower, J. C., Zhang, Z., Raji, M., Tang, J., …Gao, J. (2022). Geochemical characteristics and paleoclimate implication of Middle Jurassic coal in the Ordos Basin, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 144, Article 104848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104848

Coals are highly enriched in critical elements (rare earth elements, etc.), containing much information of paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic during deposition. The Jurassic period is a significant coal-forming period in the world. The Yan'an Forma... Read More about Geochemical characteristics and paleoclimate implication of Middle Jurassic coal in the Ordos Basin, China.

A pilot study examining the safety and effectiveness of 8-weeks of early cardiac rehabilitation on physical function and psychological well-being in patients following aortic root replacement (2022)
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Najafabadi, M., Niazi, S., Mortazavian, S., Khah, A., & Ingle, L. (2022). A pilot study examining the safety and effectiveness of 8-weeks of early cardiac rehabilitation on physical function and psychological well-being in patients following aortic root replacement. Physiotherapy Practice and Research, 43(1), 37-43. https://doi.org/10.3233/PPR-210541

AIM: To determine the effects of a structured, moderate-intensity, early cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program on physical function and psychological wellbeing in patients following aortic root replacement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients were randomly... Read More about A pilot study examining the safety and effectiveness of 8-weeks of early cardiac rehabilitation on physical function and psychological well-being in patients following aortic root replacement.

Analysing the accuracy of asymptotic approximations in incomplete contact problems (2022)
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Moore, M., & Hills, D. (2022). Analysing the accuracy of asymptotic approximations in incomplete contact problems. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 253, Article 111557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2022.111557

The error incurred in the representation of the contact pressure at the edges of incomplete contacts by first order asymptotes is treated, and the maximum value of the relative error found for a range of geometries, both symmetric and non-symmetric.... Read More about Analysing the accuracy of asymptotic approximations in incomplete contact problems.

Burden of non-communicable diseases among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the EU, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019 (2022)
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Armocida, B., Monasta, L., Sawyer, S., Bustreo, F., Segafredo, G., Castelpietra, G., …Soyiri, I. (2022). Burden of non-communicable diseases among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the EU, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 6(6), 367-383. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642%2822%2900073-6

Background: Disability and mortality burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have risen worldwide; however, the NCD burden among adolescents remains poorly described in the EU. Methods: Estimates were retrieved from the Global Burden of Diseases,... Read More about Burden of non-communicable diseases among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the EU, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019.

Finding a way through the fog: school staff experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
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Maitland, J., & Glazzard, J. (2022). Finding a way through the fog: school staff experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cambridge Journal of Education, 52(5), 555-577. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2022.2040954

This exploratory study reports on interviews carried out with 19 staff in UK schools during the early phase of the global Covid-19 pandemic. The focus of this qualitative study was to consider the impact of the pandemic on participants’ mental health... Read More about Finding a way through the fog: school staff experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Religious Education and Its Interaction with the Spiritual Dimension of Childhood: Teachers’ Perceptions, Understanding and Aspirations (2022)
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Hill, E., & Woolley, R. (2022). Religious Education and Its Interaction with the Spiritual Dimension of Childhood: Teachers’ Perceptions, Understanding and Aspirations. Religions, 13(4), Article 280. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13040280

In England, religious education (RE) is a part of the basic curriculum mandatory for all pupils in the compulsory years of schooling. This paper explores how RE and spirituality interact and whether one can contribute to the effective delivery of the... Read More about Religious Education and Its Interaction with the Spiritual Dimension of Childhood: Teachers’ Perceptions, Understanding and Aspirations.

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Curcumin in Thyroid Gland Disorders (2022)
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Shakeri, F., Bibak, B., Safdari, M. R., Keshavarzi, Z., Jamialahmadi, T., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2022). Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Curcumin in Thyroid Gland Disorders. Current medicinal chemistry, 29(16), 2878-2890. https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867329666220210145033

There is growing literature on the positive therapeutic potentials of curcumin. Curcumin or diferuloylmethane is a polyphenol obtained from the plant Curcuma longa. Curcumin is widely used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for various conditions. The... Read More about Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Curcumin in Thyroid Gland Disorders.

A practical approach to establishing a critical care outreach service: An expert panel research design (2022)
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Williams, G., Pirret, A., Credland, N., Odell, M., Raftery, C., Smith, D., …Massey, D. (2022). A practical approach to establishing a critical care outreach service: An expert panel research design. Australian Critical Care, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2022.01.008

Background: For over two decades, nurse-led critical care outreach services have improved the recognition, response, and management of deteriorating patients in general hospital wards, yet variation in terms, design, implementation, and evaluation of... Read More about A practical approach to establishing a critical care outreach service: An expert panel research design.

Binge Watching and the Role of Social Media Virality towards promoting Netflix’s Squid Game (2022)
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Ahmed, W., Fenton, A., Hardey, M., & Das, R. (2022). Binge Watching and the Role of Social Media Virality towards promoting Netflix’s Squid Game. IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 11(2), 222-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/22779752221083351

The management literature has extensively studied viral marketing in the last decade; however, there is a lack of research in understanding network structures and the role of influencers within popular cultural consumption, such as on-demand digital... Read More about Binge Watching and the Role of Social Media Virality towards promoting Netflix’s Squid Game.