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Optimising learning from interactive visualisations with drawing prompts (2024)
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Stieff, M., Scheiter, K., & Ainsworth, S. (2024). Optimising learning from interactive visualisations with drawing prompts. International Journal of Science Education, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2024.2430803

Interactive visualisations (IVs) have demonstrated success for improving learning in science classrooms. However, for this success to be realised, it is important that learners adopt an effective learning strategy. In three studies, we explored if dr... Read More about Optimising learning from interactive visualisations with drawing prompts.

Metabolomic characterisation of the glioblastoma invasive margin reveals a region-specific signature (2024)
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Wood, J., Smith, S. J., Castellanos-Uribe, M., Lourdusamy, A., May, S. T., Barrett, D. A., Grundy, R. G., Kim, D.-H., & Rahman, R. (2025). Metabolomic characterisation of the glioblastoma invasive margin reveals a region-specific signature. Heliyon, 11(1), Article e41309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41309

Isocitrate dehydrogenase wild-type glioblastoma (GBM) is characterised by a heterogeneous genetic landscape resulting from dynamic competition between tumour subclones to survive selective pressures. Improvements in metabolite identification and meta... Read More about Metabolomic characterisation of the glioblastoma invasive margin reveals a region-specific signature.

Finance and collusion in oligopolistic markets (2024)
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Marjit, S., Mukherjee, A., Xu, X., & Yang, L. (2025). Finance and collusion in oligopolistic markets. North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 76, Article 102351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2024.102351

We explore how financial constraints affect the sustainability of product market collusion in a bank-financed oligopoly, where firms operate within an imperfect credit market. Our analysis uncovers a non-monotonic relationship between the sustainabil... Read More about Finance and collusion in oligopolistic markets.

Understanding the scale and nature of avoidable healthcare-associated harm for prisoners in England: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study (2024)
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Carson-Stevens, A., McFadzean, I. J., Purchase, T., Gwyn, S., Hellard, S., Davies, K., Ashcroft, D. M., Avery, A., Campbell, S., Edwards, A., Flynn, S., Hewson, T., Ibrahim, S., Jordan, M., Keers, R. N., Millar, T., Panagioti, M., Sanders, C., Senior, J., Stevenson, C., …Shaw, J. (2024). Understanding the scale and nature of avoidable healthcare-associated harm for prisoners in England: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 14(12), Article e085607. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085607

Introduction Around 1 in 20 patients experience avoidable healthcare-associated harm worldwide. Despite longstanding concerns, there is insufficient information available about the safety of healthcare for prisoners. To address this, this study will... Read More about Understanding the scale and nature of avoidable healthcare-associated harm for prisoners in England: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Developing treatments for cerebral small vessel disease: a scoping review of licensed interventions for potential repurposing (2024)
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M Bath, P., P Phan, E., Clay, G., Dawson, J., Malhotra, P., Howard, R., Pal, S., M Wardlaw, J., Quinn, T., & Macleod, M. (2024). Developing treatments for cerebral small vessel disease: a scoping review of licensed interventions for potential repurposing. F1000Research, 13, Article 1546. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.157890.1

Background
Cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) is a progressive neurovascular-degenerative condition without specific treatment that causes lacunar stroke, most intracerebral haemorrhage, vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) and several neuropsychia... Read More about Developing treatments for cerebral small vessel disease: a scoping review of licensed interventions for potential repurposing.

Dual Antiplatelet Treatment up to 72 Hours After Ischemic Stroke Stratified by Risk Profile: A Post Hoc Analysis (2024)
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Zhang, Y., Wang, X., Gao, Y., Chen, W., Johnston, S. C., Amarenco, P., Bath, P. M., Yan, H., Wang, T., Yang, Y., Zhou, Q., Wang, M., Jing, J., Wang, C., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., & Pan, Y. (2025). Dual Antiplatelet Treatment up to 72 Hours After Ischemic Stroke Stratified by Risk Profile: A Post Hoc Analysis. Stroke, 56(1), 46-55. https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.124.049246

BACKGROUND: Risk profile of recurrence may influence the effect of antiplatelet therapy. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of clopidogrel-aspirin initiated within 72 hours after symptom onset for acute mild stroke or high-risk tran... Read More about Dual Antiplatelet Treatment up to 72 Hours After Ischemic Stroke Stratified by Risk Profile: A Post Hoc Analysis.

What facilitated the successful evacuations of patients on dialysis after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident? A qualitative analysis of facility staff experiences and perspectives (2024)
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Takamatsu, K., Ozaki, A., Kotera, Y., Sawano, T., Sonoda, Y., Nonaka, S., Ito, N., Zhao, T., Tsubokura, M., Kawaguchi, H., & Shimmura, H. (2025). What facilitated the successful evacuations of patients on dialysis after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident? A qualitative analysis of facility staff experiences and perspectives. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 117, Article 105135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.105135

This study aimed to assess the impact of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident on dialysis management in the affected areas. Although many challenges faced by dialysis facilities after larg... Read More about What facilitated the successful evacuations of patients on dialysis after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident? A qualitative analysis of facility staff experiences and perspectives.

Quorum sensing signals of the grapevine crown gall bacterium, Novosphingobium sp. Rr2-17: use of inducible expression and polymeric resin to sequester acyl-homoserine lactones (2024)
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Gan, H. M., Dailey, L., Wengert, P., Halliday, N., Williams, P., Hudson, A., & Savka, M. A. (2024). Quorum sensing signals of the grapevine crown gall bacterium, Novosphingobium sp. Rr2-17: use of inducible expression and polymeric resin to sequester acyl-homoserine lactones. PeerJ, 12, Article e18657. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18657

Background: A grapevine crown gall tumor strain, Novosphingobium sp. strain Rr2- 17 was previously reported to accumulate copious amounts of diverse quorum sensing signals during growth. Genome sequencing identified a single luxI homolog in strain Rr... Read More about Quorum sensing signals of the grapevine crown gall bacterium, Novosphingobium sp. Rr2-17: use of inducible expression and polymeric resin to sequester acyl-homoserine lactones.

Scenes of entanglement: Towards a posthuman understanding of the transglobal noise music scene (2024)
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Woods, P. J., & Ortega, Y. (2024). Scenes of entanglement: Towards a posthuman understanding of the transglobal noise music scene. DIY, Alternative Cultures & Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/27538702241305690

Drawing on the growing interest in affective and relational approaches to scene studies, we use this paper to explore a reimagining of DIY music scenes, and the transglobal noise music scene in particular, through a posthuman lens. This retheorizatio... Read More about Scenes of entanglement: Towards a posthuman understanding of the transglobal noise music scene.

Predicting the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in COVID-19 preprints (2024)
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Marcoci, A., Wilkinson, D. P., Vercammen, A., Wintle, B. C., Lou Abatayo, A., Baskin, E., Berkman, H., Buchanan, E. M., Capitán, S., Capitán, T., Chan, G., Cheng, K. J. G., Coupé, T., Dryhurst, S., Duan, J., Edlund, J. E., Errington, T. M., Fedor, A., Fidler, F., Field, J. G., …van der Linden, S. (2025). Predicting the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in COVID-19 preprints. Nature Human Behaviour, 9, 287-304. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01961-1

Replications are important for assessing the reliability of published findings. However, they are costly, and it is infeasible to replicate everything. Accurate, fast, lower-cost alternatives such as eliciting predictions could accelerate assessment... Read More about Predicting the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in COVID-19 preprints.

Touchdown-singularity formation and criticality in the thin-film equation (2024)
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King, J. R., & Bowen, M. (in press). Touchdown-singularity formation and criticality in the thin-film equation. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences,

The thin-film equation, ht = −(h n hxxx)x, is significant physically in the description of surface-tension-driven flows of thin films of viscous liquids and has served an important role mathematically in elucidating the properties and challenges of h... Read More about Touchdown-singularity formation and criticality in the thin-film equation.

Reconstructing the Botanical Past: Art and Paleobotany (2024)
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Spagnuolo, E. J., Giraldo, L. A., Coiro, M., & LYDON, S. (2024). Reconstructing the Botanical Past: Art and Paleobotany. Plant Science Bulletin, 70(3), 264-276

Paleoart is an important tool for paleobotanists when reconstructing fossil plants and ancient ecosystems, and communicating with diverse audiences. Plants are fundamental components of terrestrial ecosystems. Thus, accurately depicting ancient plant... Read More about Reconstructing the Botanical Past: Art and Paleobotany.

Passive In-Slot Heat Path Realisation for Extending the Operating Limits of an Aircraft Propulsion Motor (2024)
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Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., H. Connor, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2024). Passive In-Slot Heat Path Realisation for Extending the Operating Limits of an Aircraft Propulsion Motor. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2024.3520380

This paper studies the combined thermal and electrical characteristics of different in-slot conductive heat path materials and shapes to reduce the winding hotspot temperature and improve electrical motors’ output power and performance. Combinations... Read More about Passive In-Slot Heat Path Realisation for Extending the Operating Limits of an Aircraft Propulsion Motor.

Human resource management in homecare in England: managing people for safe care during crisis (2024)
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Le, T., Bishop, S., & Macrae, C. (2024). Human resource management in homecare in England: managing people for safe care during crisis. BMC Health Services Research, 24, Article 1589. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11842-y

Background

Human resource management (HRM) of healthcare organisations plays an important role in improving the continuity of care, managing staff, and ensuring patient safety. During COVID-19, there were several HR-related issues, creating a sig... Read More about Human resource management in homecare in England: managing people for safe care during crisis.

The best ovarian reserve marker to predict ovarian response following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
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Salemi, F., Jambarsang, S., Kheirkhah, A., Salehi-Abargouei, A., Ahmadnia, Z., hosseini, H. A., Lotfi, M., & Amer, S. (2024). The best ovarian reserve marker to predict ovarian response following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 13, Article 303. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02684-0

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One of the most challenging aspects of treating patients facing primary ovarian insufficiency, especially those eligible for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH), is the assessment of ovarian function and response to stimulatory... Read More about The best ovarian reserve marker to predict ovarian response following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Long Time Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Magnesium Hydride Dehydrogenation Enabled by Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials (2024)
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Morrison, O., Uteva, E., Walker, G. S., Grant, D. M., & Ling, S. (2025). Long Time Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Magnesium Hydride Dehydrogenation Enabled by Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 8(1), 492-502. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.4c02627

Magnesium hydride (MgH2) is a promising material for solid-state hydrogen storage due to its high gravimetric hydrogen capacity as well as the abundance and low cost of magnesium. The material’s limiting factor is the high dehydrogenation temperature... Read More about Long Time Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Magnesium Hydride Dehydrogenation Enabled by Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials.

Collagen type III formation but not degradation is associated with risk of kidney disease progression and mortality after acute kidney injury (2024)
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Sparding, N., Genovese, F., Karsdal, M. A., & Selby, N. M. (2025). Collagen type III formation but not degradation is associated with risk of kidney disease progression and mortality after acute kidney injury. Clinical Kidney Journal, 18(2), Article sfae413. https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfae413

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Acute kidney injury (AKI), a rapid decrease in kidney function, is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes including development and progression of CKD. Kidney fibrosis is one of the pathological processes central to this AKI... Read More about Collagen type III formation but not degradation is associated with risk of kidney disease progression and mortality after acute kidney injury.

Human AI conversational systems: when humans and machines start to chat (2024)
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Borsci, S., Chamberlain, A., Nichele, E., Bødker, M., & Turchi, T. (2024). Human AI conversational systems: when humans and machines start to chat. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 28(6), 857–860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01837-1

When humans and machines start to chat: beyond anthropocentrism

Digital and embedded artificial intelligent (AI) agents with conversational capabilities have gained significant attention in recent years [1, 2]. Using natural language communication... Read More about Human AI conversational systems: when humans and machines start to chat.