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Ring Opening Polymerization of Lactides and Lactones by Multimetallic Titanium Complexes Derived from the Acids Ph2C(X)CO2H (X = OH, NH2) (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Prior, T. J., Chen, K., Santoro, O., & Redshaw, C. (2022). Ring Opening Polymerization of Lactides and Lactones by Multimetallic Titanium Complexes Derived from the Acids Ph2C(X)CO2H (X = OH, NH2). Catalysts, 12(9), Article 935. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12090935

The reactions of the titanium alkoxide [Ti(OR)4] (R = Me, nPr, iPr, tBu) with the acids 2,2’-Ph2C(X)(CO2H), where X = OH and NH2, i.e., benzilic acid (2,2’-diphenylglycolic acid, L1H2), and 2,2’-diphenylglycine (L2H3), have been investigated. The var... Read More about Ring Opening Polymerization of Lactides and Lactones by Multimetallic Titanium Complexes Derived from the Acids Ph2C(X)CO2H (X = OH, NH2).

Spore exines increase vitamin D clinical bioavailability by mucoadhesion and bile triggered release (2022)
Journal Article
Diego-Taboada, A., Sathyapalan, T., Courts, F., Lorch, M., Almutairi, F., Burke, B. P., Harris, K., Kruusmägi, M., Walther, T., Booth, J., Boa, A. N., Archibald, S. J., Thompson, C., Atkin, S. L., & Mackenzie, G. (2022). Spore exines increase vitamin D clinical bioavailability by mucoadhesion and bile triggered release. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 350, 244-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.08.017

Sporopollenin exine capsules (SpECs) are microcapsules derived from the outer shells (exines) of plant spore and pollen grains. This work reports the first clinical study on healthy volunteers to show enhanced bioavailability of vitamin D encapsulate... Read More about Spore exines increase vitamin D clinical bioavailability by mucoadhesion and bile triggered release.

Global Competence in Teacher Education: Resources for Teaching and Learning. (2022)
Book
Jones, S.-L., & Cassiano, A. C. (Eds.). (2022). Global Competence in Teacher Education: Resources for Teaching and Learning

This eBook is for teacher educators, teachers and non-formal educators.

It contains a set of resources and learning designs concerned with global competence education. Global competence can be defined as:

“the capacity to examine local, global... Read More about Global Competence in Teacher Education: Resources for Teaching and Learning..

Mixed-methods feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a paramedic-administered breathlessness management intervention for acute-on-chronic breathlessness (BREATHE): study findings (2022)
Journal Article
Hutchinson, A., Allgar, V., Cohen, J., Currow, D. C., Griffin, S., Hart, S., Hird, K., Hodge, A., Mason, S., Northgraves, M., Reeve, J., Swan, F., & Johnson, M. J. (2022). Mixed-methods feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a paramedic-administered breathlessness management intervention for acute-on-chronic breathlessness (BREATHE): study findings. ERJ Open Research, 8(4), Article 00257-2022. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00257-2022

Introduction: One-fifth of emergency department presentations by ambulance are due to acute-on-chronic breathlessness. We explored the feasibility of an evaluation-phase, cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) of the effectiveness and cost-effect... Read More about Mixed-methods feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a paramedic-administered breathlessness management intervention for acute-on-chronic breathlessness (BREATHE): study findings.

Chemically active filaments: analysis and extensions of slender phoretic theory (2022)
Journal Article
Katsamba, P., Butler, M. D., Koens, L., & Montenegro-Johnson, T. D. (2022). Chemically active filaments: analysis and extensions of slender phoretic theory. Soft matter, 18, 7051-7063. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sm00942k

Autophoretic microswimmers self-propel via surface interactions with a surrounding solute fuel. Chemically-active filaments are an exciting new microswimmer design that augments traditional autophoretic microswimmers, such as spherical Janus particle... Read More about Chemically active filaments: analysis and extensions of slender phoretic theory.

Can contagious itch be affected by positive and negative suggestions? (2022)
Journal Article
Meeuwis, S. H., Skvortsova, A., van Laarhoven, A. I. M., Holle, H., & Evers, A. W. (in press). Can contagious itch be affected by positive and negative suggestions?. Experimental Dermatology, https://doi.org/10.1111/exd.14663

Contagious itch can be evoked by observing people scratching. Verbal suggestions about to-be-received itch can influence itch intensity, as shown by placebo research, but it is unknown whether this extends to contagious itch. The current study aimed... Read More about Can contagious itch be affected by positive and negative suggestions?.

Why do small businesses have difficulty in accessing bank financing? (2022)
Journal Article
Harrison, R., Li, Y., Vigne, S. A., & Wu, Y. (2022). Why do small businesses have difficulty in accessing bank financing?. International review of financial analysis, 84, Article 102352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102352

This study investigates bank financing to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and evaluates whether the difficulties of SMEs in accessing bank financing during a period of financial crisis are due to a reduction in the supply of credit, or to a... Read More about Why do small businesses have difficulty in accessing bank financing?.

‘Doing the best we can’: Registered Nurses' experiences and perceptions of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19 (2022)
Journal Article
Stayt, L. C., Merriman, C., Bench, S., Price, A., Vollam, S., Walthall, H., Credland, N., Gerber, K., & Calovski, V. (in press). ‘Doing the best we can’: Registered Nurses' experiences and perceptions of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19. Journal of advanced nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15419

Aims: To explore registered nurses' experiences of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19. Design: A qualitative interview study informed by constructivism. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted and audio-recorded with 19 regist... Read More about ‘Doing the best we can’: Registered Nurses' experiences and perceptions of patient safety in intensive care during COVID-19.

The “Other” Agent: Interaction with AI and Its Implications on Social Presence Perceptions of Online Customer Experience (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kronemann, B., Kizgin, H., & Rana, N. (2022, September). The “Other” Agent: Interaction with AI and Its Implications on Social Presence Perceptions of Online Customer Experience. Presented at 21st IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, I3E 2022, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as digital assistants and conversational agents are being adopted fast and wide across consumer industries such as e-commerce, where they act as frontline service agents and interact with customers in... Read More about The “Other” Agent: Interaction with AI and Its Implications on Social Presence Perceptions of Online Customer Experience.

Facile fluorescent detection of o-nitrophenol by a cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular assembly in aqueous media (2022)
Journal Article
He, J., Yu, X. Y., Yu, Z. C., Liu, M., Shan, P. H., Redshaw, C., Huang, Y., Tao, Z., & Xiao, X. (2022). Facile fluorescent detection of o-nitrophenol by a cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular assembly in aqueous media. Analytica Chimica Acta, 1226, Article 340262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2022.340262

The efficient and selective detection of isomers is an attractive but challenging area. In this study, a supramolecular fluorescent probe based on cucurbit[8]uril (Q[8]) and a pyrene-based derivative (G) was prepared, which effectively recognized and... Read More about Facile fluorescent detection of o-nitrophenol by a cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular assembly in aqueous media.

Boosting hydrogen production in ultrathin birnessite nanosheet arrays-based electrolytic cell by glycerol and urea oxidation reactions (2022)
Journal Article
Ruan, W., Yuan, C., Teng, F., Liao, H., & Ibhadon, A. O. (2022). Boosting hydrogen production in ultrathin birnessite nanosheet arrays-based electrolytic cell by glycerol and urea oxidation reactions. Materials Today Chemistry, 26, Article 101086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.101086

It is still a big challenge to develop an innovative strategy to overcome sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, ultrathin birnessite@nickel foam nanosheet array (KMO@NF) with oxygen vacancy (VO) is prepared by an in-situ growth method. KM... Read More about Boosting hydrogen production in ultrathin birnessite nanosheet arrays-based electrolytic cell by glycerol and urea oxidation reactions.

Impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia: Prevalence and associated factors before and after FreeStyle Libre use in the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists audit (2022)
Journal Article
Pieri, B., Deshmukh, H., Wilmot, E. G., Choudhary, P., Shah, N., Gregory, R., Barnes, D., Saunders, S., Patmore, J., Walton, C., Ryder, R. E., & Sathyapalan, T. (2023). Impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia: Prevalence and associated factors before and after FreeStyle Libre use in the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists audit. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 25(1), 302-305. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.14841

The changing contours of global value chains post-COVID: Evidence from the Commonwealth (2022)
Journal Article
Khorana, S., Escaith, H., Ali, S., Kumari, S., & Do, Q. (2022). The changing contours of global value chains post-COVID: Evidence from the Commonwealth. Journal of business research, 153, 75-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.07.044

The COVID-19 pandemic emphasised the global value chains (GVCs) debate by focussing on whether gains from GVC participation outweigh firms associated risks of demand and supply shocks amid rising protectionism. This paper bridges the gap between the... Read More about The changing contours of global value chains post-COVID: Evidence from the Commonwealth.

A guide to pedagogical research for scientists from a biological sciences background (2022)
Journal Article
Lacey, M. M., & Efthimiou, G. (2022). A guide to pedagogical research for scientists from a biological sciences background. Access Microbiology, 4(8), Article 416. https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000416

How we teach science and engage with the public, particularly in fast moving subjects such as microbiology, are constantly being reflected upon, improved and innovated. This has led to a significant increase of pedagogy publications by microbiology e... Read More about A guide to pedagogical research for scientists from a biological sciences background.

Evaluation of a complex intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: The Engager randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Byng, R., Kirkpatrick, T., Lennox, C., Warren, F., Anderson, R., Brand, S., Callaghan, L., Carroll, L., Durcan, G., Gill, L., Goodier, S., Graham, J., Greer, R., Haddad, M., Harris, T., Henley, W., Hunter, R., Leonard, S., Maguire, M., Michie, S., …Shaw, J. (2023). Evaluation of a complex intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: The Engager randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 222(1), 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2022.93

Background Many male prisoners have significant mental health problems, including anxiety and depression. High proportions struggle with homelessness and substance misuse. Aims This study aims to evaluate whether the Engager intervention improves men... Read More about Evaluation of a complex intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: The Engager randomised controlled trial.

'Any technical education and flying skills are worthless to us if they are not grounded in the National Socialist worldview’: National Socialism and the Politicisation of the Luftwaffe (2022)
Thesis
Taylor, V. (2022). 'Any technical education and flying skills are worthless to us if they are not grounded in the National Socialist worldview’: National Socialism and the Politicisation of the Luftwaffe. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5087921

Opening paragraph:

‘The German Luftwaffe is not only a fundamentally National Socialist creation, but, as it is, unthinkable without the presupposition of National Socialism.’ This statement from 11 March 1941 by the German air force’s State Secre... Read More about 'Any technical education and flying skills are worthless to us if they are not grounded in the National Socialist worldview’: National Socialism and the Politicisation of the Luftwaffe.

‘Can I Be Gay in the Army?’: British Army recruitment advertising to LGBTQ youth in 2017–18 and belonging in the queer military home (2022)
Journal Article
Baker, C. (2023). ‘Can I Be Gay in the Army?’: British Army recruitment advertising to LGBTQ youth in 2017–18 and belonging in the queer military home. Critical military studies, 9(3), 442-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/23337486.2022.2113960

In 2017, the British Army opened its ‘This is Belonging’ recruitment campaign, aimed at groups of young people who were considered traditionally less likely to join the Army, with marketing at Pride in London aimed at LGBTQ youth. The campaign’s next... Read More about ‘Can I Be Gay in the Army?’: British Army recruitment advertising to LGBTQ youth in 2017–18 and belonging in the queer military home.

Sexual repurposing of juvenile aposematism in locusts (2022)
Journal Article
Cullen, D. A., Sword, G. A., Rosenthal, G. G., Simpson, S. J., Dekempeneer, E., Hertog, M. L., Nicolaï, B. M., Caes, R., Mannaerts, L., & Broeck, J. V. (2022). Sexual repurposing of juvenile aposematism in locusts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119(34), Article e2200759119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2200759119

Adaptive plasticity requires an integrated suite of functional responses to environmental variation, which can include social communication across life stages. Desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) exhibit an extreme example of phenotypic plasticity... Read More about Sexual repurposing of juvenile aposematism in locusts.

Industry 4.0 and circular economy in an era of global value chains: What have we learned and what is still to be explored? (2022)
Journal Article
Awan, U., Gölgeci, I., Makhmadshoev, D., & Mishra, N. (2022). Industry 4.0 and circular economy in an era of global value chains: What have we learned and what is still to be explored?. Journal of cleaner production, 371, Article 133621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133621

This article reviews the industry 4.0 (I4.0) and circular economy (CE) literature from a global value chain (GVC) perspective. More specifically, it (1) summarizes the empirical findings on the applications of I4.0 and CE practices; (2) explores the... Read More about Industry 4.0 and circular economy in an era of global value chains: What have we learned and what is still to be explored?.