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Neuromuscular recruitment strategies of the vastus lateralis according to sex (2022)
Journal Article
Guo, Y., Jones, E. J., Inns, T. B., Ely, I. A., Stashuk, D. W., Wilkinson, D. J., …Piasecki, M. (2022). Neuromuscular recruitment strategies of the vastus lateralis according to sex. Acta Physiologica, 235(2), Article e13803. https://doi.org/10.1111/apha.13803

Aim: Despite males typically exhibiting greater muscle strength and fatigability than females, it remains unclear if there are sex-based differences in neuromuscular recruitment strategies e.g. recruitment and modulation of motor unit firing rate (MU... Read More about Neuromuscular recruitment strategies of the vastus lateralis according to sex.

High species turnover and low intraspecific trait variation in endemic and non-endemic plant species assemblages on an oceanic island (2022)
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Hanz, D. M., Beloiu, M., Wipfler, R., Beierkuhnlein, C., Field, R., Jentsch, A., …Irl, S. D. H. (2022). High species turnover and low intraspecific trait variation in endemic and non-endemic plant species assemblages on an oceanic island. Journal of Vegetation Science, 33(1), Article e13120. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13120

Questions: Both species turnover and intraspecific trait variation can affect plant assemblage dynamics along environmental gradients. Here, we asked how community assemblage patterns in relation to species turnover and intraspecific variation differ... Read More about High species turnover and low intraspecific trait variation in endemic and non-endemic plant species assemblages on an oceanic island.

The Association of Lifestyle and Mood with Long-Term Levels of Cortisol: A Systematic Review (2022)
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Jia, R., Carlisle, S., & Vedhara, K. (2022). The Association of Lifestyle and Mood with Long-Term Levels of Cortisol: A Systematic Review. Cogent Psychology, 9(1), Article 2036487. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2022.2036487

Objectives: To critically review evidence for associations between long-term cortisol levels, mood, and lifestyle factors. Method: Systematic searches of electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, WoS, and CINAHL) were conducted up to 21/11/... Read More about The Association of Lifestyle and Mood with Long-Term Levels of Cortisol: A Systematic Review.

A review of authenticity research in tourism: Launching the Annals of Tourism Research Curated Collection on authenticity (2022)
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Rickly, J. M. (2022). A review of authenticity research in tourism: Launching the Annals of Tourism Research Curated Collection on authenticity. Annals of Tourism Research, 92, Article 103349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2021.103349

Authenticity is one of the oldest and most debated concepts in tourism studies. The last major review of authenticity was published in 1999 in this journal. This review aims to contextualize the developments since that review within the broader trend... Read More about A review of authenticity research in tourism: Launching the Annals of Tourism Research Curated Collection on authenticity.

A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT (2022)
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Logan, P. A., Horne, J. C., Allen, F., Armstrong, S. J., Clark, A. B., Conroy, S., …Sims, E. J. (2022). A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(9), 1-136. https://doi.org/10.3310/cwib0236

Background Falls in care home residents are common, unpleasant, costly and difficult to prevent. Objectives The objectives were to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Guide to Action for falls prevention in Care Hom... Read More about A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT.

Law, Justice, and Grace: Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328) on the Gospel's Relation to the Torah (2022)
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Hoover, J. (2022). Law, Justice, and Grace: Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328) on the Gospel's Relation to the Torah. Entangled Religions, 13(2), https://doi.org/10.46586/er.13.2022.9466

Early and medieval Muslim anti-Christian polemicists do not present a uniform account of the Gospel's relation to the Torah, and polemical concerns drive the positions they adopt. This article focuses on how Damascene theologian Ibn Taymiyya (d. 1328... Read More about Law, Justice, and Grace: Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328) on the Gospel's Relation to the Torah.

Lactic acid gel versus metronidazole for recurrent bacterial vaginosis in women aged 16 years and over: the VITA RCT (2022)
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Armstrong-Buisseret, L., Brittain, C., Kai, J., David, M., Anstey Watkins, J., Ozolins, M., …Ross, J. D. (2022). Lactic acid gel versus metronidazole for recurrent bacterial vaginosis in women aged 16 years and over: the VITA RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(2), 1-170. https://doi.org/10.3310/ZZKH4176

BACKGROUND: Bacterial vaginosis is a common and distressing condition associated with serious comorbidities. Antibiotic treatment is usually clinically effective in the short term, but recurrence is common and side effects can occur. OBJECTIVES: The... Read More about Lactic acid gel versus metronidazole for recurrent bacterial vaginosis in women aged 16 years and over: the VITA RCT.

Owners’ views of canine nutrition, weight and wellbeing and their implications for the veterinary consultation (2022)
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Wainwright, J., Millar, K. M., & White, G. A. (2022). Owners’ views of canine nutrition, weight and wellbeing and their implications for the veterinary consultation. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13469

Objectives: To investigate owners’ views around canine nutrition and wellbeing, how these beliefs may differ according to the weight status of the dog and the implications for owner support approaches. Materials and Methods: A researcher-mediated que... Read More about Owners’ views of canine nutrition, weight and wellbeing and their implications for the veterinary consultation.

Acceptability of a nurse-led non-pharmacological complex intervention for knee pain: Nurse and patient views and experiences (2022)
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Nomikos, P. A., Hall, M. C., Fuller, A., Ogollah, R., Valdes, A. M., Doherty, M., …Abhishek, A. (2022). Acceptability of a nurse-led non-pharmacological complex intervention for knee pain: Nurse and patient views and experiences. PLoS ONE, 17(1), Article e0262422. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262422

Objectives The overall purpose of this research programme is to develop and test the feasibility of a complex intervention for knee pain delivered by a nurse, and comprising both non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions. In this first ph... Read More about Acceptability of a nurse-led non-pharmacological complex intervention for knee pain: Nurse and patient views and experiences.

Homotopical Analysis of 4d Chern-Simons Theory and Integrable Field Theories (2022)
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Benini, M., Schenkel, A., & Vicedo, B. (2022). Homotopical Analysis of 4d Chern-Simons Theory and Integrable Field Theories. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 389, 1417-1443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-021-04304-7

This paper provides a detailed study of 4-dimensional Chern-Simons theory on R2× CP1 for an arbitrary meromorphic 1-form ω on CP1. Using techniques from homotopy theory, the behaviour under finite gauge transformations of a suitably regularised versi... Read More about Homotopical Analysis of 4d Chern-Simons Theory and Integrable Field Theories.

School-Based Physical Activity Intervention: A Qualitative Process Evaluation of a Feasibility Trial in Yangzhou, China (2022)
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Wang, H., Zhou, Y., Blake, H., & Chattopadhyay, K. (2022). School-Based Physical Activity Intervention: A Qualitative Process Evaluation of a Feasibility Trial in Yangzhou, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(2), Article 1021. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19021021

Background: There is an urgent need for children in China to increase their physical activity levels. We first developed a 16-week school-based behavior change intervention based on the Behavior Change Wheel and Theoretical Domains Framework. We then... Read More about School-Based Physical Activity Intervention: A Qualitative Process Evaluation of a Feasibility Trial in Yangzhou, China.

Patient-related outcomes in patients referred to a respiratory clinic with persisting symptoms following non-hospitalised COVID-19 (2022)
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Harvey-Dunstan, T. C., Jenkins, A. R., Gupta, A., Hall, I. P., & Bolton, C. E. (2022). Patient-related outcomes in patients referred to a respiratory clinic with persisting symptoms following non-hospitalised COVID-19. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 19, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1177/14799731211069391

Survivors of COVID-19 can present with varied and persisting symptoms, regardless of hospitalisation. We describe the ongoing symptoms, quality of life and return to work status in a cohort of non-hospitalised COVID-19 survivors with persisting respi... Read More about Patient-related outcomes in patients referred to a respiratory clinic with persisting symptoms following non-hospitalised COVID-19.

Examining the protective function of perceptions of post-traumatic growth against entrapment and suicidal ideation (2022)
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Yasdiman, M. B., Townsend, E., & Blackie, L. E. (2022). Examining the protective function of perceptions of post-traumatic growth against entrapment and suicidal ideation. Journal of Affective Disorders, 300, 474-480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.118

Background: Recent evidence has found that reporting post-traumatic growth (PTG) from a past stressful life event is associated with lower reports of suicidal ideation. Perceptions of PTG measure the extent to which an individual reports positive cha... Read More about Examining the protective function of perceptions of post-traumatic growth against entrapment and suicidal ideation.

Performance Entitlement by Using Novel High Strength Electrical Steels and Copper Alloys for High-Speed Laminated Rotor Induction Machines (2022)
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Zhang, F., Gerada, D., Xu, Z., He, Y., Zhang, H., Hua, W., & Gerada, C. (2022). Performance Entitlement by Using Novel High Strength Electrical Steels and Copper Alloys for High-Speed Laminated Rotor Induction Machines. Electronics, 11(2), 210. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11020210

The laminated rotor Induction Machine (IM), with its simple construction and manufacturing, robustness, ease of control and comparatively lower cost remains by far the most utilized electromechanical energy converter. At very high speeds, traditional... Read More about Performance Entitlement by Using Novel High Strength Electrical Steels and Copper Alloys for High-Speed Laminated Rotor Induction Machines.

Can sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor reduce the risk of adverse complications due to COVID-19?–Targeting hyperinflammation (2022)
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Alshnbari, A., & Idris, I. (2022). Can sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor reduce the risk of adverse complications due to COVID-19?–Targeting hyperinflammation. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 38(3), 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007995.2022.2027141

Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are antidiabetic drugs with numerous pleiotropic and positive clinical effects, particularly regarding a reno-cardiovascular protective effect. More recent studies, including from our laboratory, ha... Read More about Can sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor reduce the risk of adverse complications due to COVID-19?–Targeting hyperinflammation.

COVID-19 Vaccine Education (CoVE) for Health and Care Workers to Facilitate Global Promotion of the COVID-19 Vaccines (2022)
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Blake, H., Fecowycz, A., Starbuck, H., & Jones, W. (2022). COVID-19 Vaccine Education (CoVE) for Health and Care Workers to Facilitate Global Promotion of the COVID-19 Vaccines. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(2), Article 653. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020653

The COVID-19 vaccine is being rolled out globally. High and ongoing public uptake of the vaccine relies on health and social care professionals having the knowledge and confidence to actively and effectively advocate it. An internationally relevant,... Read More about COVID-19 Vaccine Education (CoVE) for Health and Care Workers to Facilitate Global Promotion of the COVID-19 Vaccines.

The Impact of Data Granularity of Indoor Temperature Measurements on the Calculation of Degree Days (2022)
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Mei, X., & Jimenez-Bescos, C. (2022). The Impact of Data Granularity of Indoor Temperature Measurements on the Calculation of Degree Days. Scientific Journal of Riga Technical University. Environmental and Climate Technologies, 25(1), 1305-1316. https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0099

Degree-days are to normalise energy consumption data and furthermore can generate forecasting predictions for energy demand being used to compare between different properties across different location and years. The base temperature is the main facto... Read More about The Impact of Data Granularity of Indoor Temperature Measurements on the Calculation of Degree Days.

Background to the Monolithicity Factors for the Assessment of Jacketed Reinforced Concrete Columns (2022)
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Thermou, G. E., & Kappos, A. J. (2022). Background to the Monolithicity Factors for the Assessment of Jacketed Reinforced Concrete Columns. Buildings, 12(1), Article 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12010055

The paper presents the background to the expressions adopted in the new Eurocode 8—3 for jacketed reinforced concrete columns. These are based on the commonly adopted concept of monolithicity factors (ratios of resistance of the jacketed section to t... Read More about Background to the Monolithicity Factors for the Assessment of Jacketed Reinforced Concrete Columns.

A Biopsychosocial Intervention for Stroke Carers (BISC): development and description of the intervention (2022)
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Kontou, E., Thomas, S. A., Cobley, C., Fisher, R., Golding-Day, M. R., & Walker, M. F. (2022). A Biopsychosocial Intervention for Stroke Carers (BISC): development and description of the intervention. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 10(1), 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2021.2016412

Objective: Family members of stroke survivors are often not supported for their caring role, with many reporting adjustment difficulties. This paper describes the development and content of a group-based intervention for informal carers of stroke sur... Read More about A Biopsychosocial Intervention for Stroke Carers (BISC): development and description of the intervention.

Proportionate translation of study materials and measures in a multinational global health trial: methodology development and implementation (2022)
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Charles, A., Korde, P., Newby, C., Grayzman, A., Hiltensperger, R., Mahlke, C., …Slade, M. (2022). Proportionate translation of study materials and measures in a multinational global health trial: methodology development and implementation. BMJ Open, 12(1), Article e058083. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058083

Objectives Current translation guidelines do not include sufficiently flexible translation approaches for different study materials. We aimed to develop a proportionate methodology to inform translation of all types of study materials in global healt... Read More about Proportionate translation of study materials and measures in a multinational global health trial: methodology development and implementation.