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Learning by Drawing Visual Representations: Potential, Purposes, and Practical Implications (2021)
Journal Article
Ainsworth, S. E., & Scheiter, K. (2021). Learning by Drawing Visual Representations: Potential, Purposes, and Practical Implications. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30(1), 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721420979582

The technique of drawing to learn has received increasing attention in recent years. In this article, we will present distinct purposes for using drawing that are based on active, constructive, and interactive forms of engagement. In doing so, we hop... Read More about Learning by Drawing Visual Representations: Potential, Purposes, and Practical Implications.

In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a sustained-release once-a-day formulation of the novel antihypertensive drug MT-1207 (2021)
Journal Article
Vrettos, N.-N., Wang, P., Zhou, Y., Roberts, C. J., Xu, J., Yao, H., & Zhu, Z. (2021). In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a sustained-release once-a-day formulation of the novel antihypertensive drug MT-1207. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 26(3), 349-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/10837450.2021.1872087

Hypertension is one of the most common chronic cardiovascular disorders. Sustained-release formulations are developed to maintain drug therapeutic levels throughout the treatment of hypertension, to promote patient compliance and improve patient outc... Read More about In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a sustained-release once-a-day formulation of the novel antihypertensive drug MT-1207.

Resonance and antiresonance in Raman scattering in GaSe and InSe crystals (2021)
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Osiekowicz, M., Staszczuk, D., Olkowska-Pucko, K., Kipczak, Ł., Grzeszczyk, M., Zinkiewicz, M., …Molas, M. R. (2021). Resonance and antiresonance in Raman scattering in GaSe and InSe crystals. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 924. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79411-x

The temperature effect on the Raman scattering efficiency is investigated in ε-GaSe and γ-InSe crystals. We found that varying the temperature over a broad range from 5 to 350 K permits to achieve both the resonant conditions and the antiresonance be... Read More about Resonance and antiresonance in Raman scattering in GaSe and InSe crystals.

Implementing the Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: mixed-method process evaluation alongside a pragmatic randomised trial Aging and Mental Health (2021)
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Chester, H., Beresford, R., Clarkson, P., Entwistle, C., Gillan, V., Hughes, J., …Challis, D. (2022). Implementing the Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: mixed-method process evaluation alongside a pragmatic randomised trial Aging and Mental Health. Aging and Mental Health, 26(4), 667-678. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2020.1870204

Objectives: The DESCANT (Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial) intervention provided a personalised care package designed to improve the cognitive abilities, function and well-being of people with early-stage dementia and their carers, by pr... Read More about Implementing the Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: mixed-method process evaluation alongside a pragmatic randomised trial Aging and Mental Health.

A participatory system dynamics model to investigate sustainable urban water management in Ebbsfleet Garden City (2021)
Journal Article
Pluchinotta, I., Pagano, A., Vilcan, T., Ahilan, S., Kapetas, L., Maskrey, S., …O'Donnell, E. (2021). A participatory system dynamics model to investigate sustainable urban water management in Ebbsfleet Garden City. Sustainable Cities and Society, 67, Article 102709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.102709

Growing urban populations, changes in rainfall patterns and ageing infrastructure represent significant challenges for urban water management (UWM). There is a critical need for research into how cities should adapt to become resilient to these impac... Read More about A participatory system dynamics model to investigate sustainable urban water management in Ebbsfleet Garden City.

Convergent and distinct effects of multimodal integration on statistical learning using a computer glove (2021)
Journal Article
Madan, C. R., & Singhal, A. (2021). Convergent and distinct effects of multimodal integration on statistical learning using a computer glove. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 599125. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.599125

Learning to play a musical instrument involves mapping visual + auditory cues to motor movements and anticipating transitions. Inspired by the serial reaction time task and artificial grammar learning, we investigated explicit and implicit knowledge... Read More about Convergent and distinct effects of multimodal integration on statistical learning using a computer glove.

Pharaoh’s Daughter: The Adoptive Mother’s Sacrifice (2021)
Journal Article
Quine, C. (2021). Pharaoh’s Daughter: The Adoptive Mother’s Sacrifice. Feminist Theology, 29(2), 102-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/0966735020965164

In Exodus 2 Moses has two mothers; his Hebrew mother, who nurses him, and the daughter of Pharaoh, who financially supports his Hebrew mother, adopts him, and names him. Pharaoh's daughter appears in scholarly discussions, yet little attention is giv... Read More about Pharaoh’s Daughter: The Adoptive Mother’s Sacrifice.

An examination of perseverative errors and cognitive flexibility in autism (2021)
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Landry, O., & Mitchell, P. (2021). An examination of perseverative errors and cognitive flexibility in autism. PLoS ONE, 16(1), Article e0223160. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223160

Perseveration is a well-replicated finding in autism. The aim of this study was to examine how the context of the task influences performance with respect to this phenomenon. We randomly assigned 137 children aged 6–12 with and without autism to comp... Read More about An examination of perseverative errors and cognitive flexibility in autism.

Conclusion: The state of internationalization of higher education in sub-Saharan Africa (2021)
Book Chapter
Thondhlana, J., Abdulrahman, H., Evelyn, G., & Sabelo, N. (2021). Conclusion: The state of internationalization of higher education in sub-Saharan Africa. In J. Thondhlana, E. Chiyevo Garwe, H. de Wit, J. Gacel-Ávila, F. Huang, & W. Tamrat (Eds.), The Bloomsbury handbook of the internationalization of higher education in the Global South (585-595). Bloomsbury Publishing

Salient issues in the internationalization of higher education in the Global South, concluding observations (2021)
Book Chapter
Thondhlana, J., Garwe, E., & de Wit, H. (2021). Salient issues in the internationalization of higher education in the Global South, concluding observations. In J. Thondhlana, E. Chiyevo Garwe, H. de Wit, J. Gacel-Ávila, F. Huang, & W. Tamrat (Eds.), The Bloomsbury handbook of the internationalization of higher education in the Global South (596-609). Bloomsbury Publishing

Efficacy and safety of multiple intra-articular corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis—a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies (2021)
Journal Article
Ayub, S., Kaur, J., Espahbodi, S., Hall, M., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2021). Efficacy and safety of multiple intra-articular corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis—a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies. Rheumatology, 60(4), 1629–1639. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa808

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of multiple intra-articular corticosteroid (IACS) injections for the treatment of OA. Methods We conducted electronic searches of several databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and obs... Read More about Efficacy and safety of multiple intra-articular corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis—a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies.

Multi-model evaluation of phenology prediction for wheat in Australia (2021)
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Wallach, D., Palosuo, T., Thorburn, P., Hochman, Z., Andrianasolo, F., Asseng, S., …Seidel, S. J. (2021). Multi-model evaluation of phenology prediction for wheat in Australia. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 298-299, Article 108289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108289

© 2020 Predicting wheat phenology is important for cultivar selection, for effective crop management and provides a baseline for evaluating the effects of global change. Evaluating how well crop phenology can be predicted is therefore of major intere... Read More about Multi-model evaluation of phenology prediction for wheat in Australia.

Psychological Formulation, a Critical Viewpoint: Illness Ideology in Disguise (2021)
Journal Article
Joseph, S. (2022). Psychological Formulation, a Critical Viewpoint: Illness Ideology in Disguise. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 62(5), 683-693. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167820985411

Recent years have seen a surge of interest by clinical psychologists in the idea of psychological formulation. Interest in this idea has also been shown by humanistic psychologists as evidenced by a recent issue of this journal, in which formulation... Read More about Psychological Formulation, a Critical Viewpoint: Illness Ideology in Disguise.

Investigating the impact of surroundings on a high-rise residential block's performance (2021)
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Xu, W., Jimenez-Bescos, C., & Calautit, J. K. (2021). Investigating the impact of surroundings on a high-rise residential block's performance. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 174(3), 131-144. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.20.00066

Urbanisation has increased rapidly in recent years, and more high-rise buildings are built to accommodate the increasing urban population. High-rise buildings affect solar conditions, which can have positive and negative effects on the surrounding ar... Read More about Investigating the impact of surroundings on a high-rise residential block's performance.

The HelQ human DNA repair helicase utilizes a PWI-like domain for DNA loading through interaction with RPA, triggering DNA unwinding by the HelQ helicase core (2021)
Journal Article
Jenkins, T., Northall, S. J., Ptchelkine, D., Lever, R., Cubbon, A., Betts, H., …Bolt, E. L. (2021). The HelQ human DNA repair helicase utilizes a PWI-like domain for DNA loading through interaction with RPA, triggering DNA unwinding by the HelQ helicase core. NAR Cancer, 3(1), Article zcaa043. https://doi.org/10.1093/narcan/zcaa043

Genome instability is a characteristic enabling factor for carcinogenesis. HelQ helicase is a component of human DNA maintenance systems that prevent or reverse genome instability arising during DNA replication. Here, we provide details of the molecu... Read More about The HelQ human DNA repair helicase utilizes a PWI-like domain for DNA loading through interaction with RPA, triggering DNA unwinding by the HelQ helicase core.

Impact of Covid-19 on Health and Safety in the Construction Sector (2021)
Journal Article
Stiles, S., Golightly, D., & Ryan, B. (2021). Impact of Covid-19 on Health and Safety in the Construction Sector. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries, 31(4), 425-437. https://doi.org/10.1002/hfm.20882

Construction has been significantly affected by COVID-19 yet is critical to the post-COVID economic recovery. Specifically, construction needs to be constantly aware of safety and risk balanced with timely project delivery. Guidance for COVID–19 must... Read More about Impact of Covid-19 on Health and Safety in the Construction Sector.

Anomalous Low Thermal Conductivity of Atomically Thin InSe Probed by Scanning Thermal Microscopy (2021)
Journal Article
Buckley, D., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Balakrishnan, N., Vincent, T., Mazumder, D., Castanon, E., …Patanè, A. (2021). Anomalous Low Thermal Conductivity of Atomically Thin InSe Probed by Scanning Thermal Microscopy. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(11), Article 2008967. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202008967

The ability of a material to conduct heat influences many physical phenomena, ranging from thermal management in nanoscale devices to thermoelectrics. Van der Waals two dimensional (2D) materials offer a versatile platform to tailor heat transfer due... Read More about Anomalous Low Thermal Conductivity of Atomically Thin InSe Probed by Scanning Thermal Microscopy.

Electronic Information Sharing Between Nursing and Adult Social Care Practitioners in Separate Locations: A Mixed-Methods Case Study (2021)
Journal Article
Chester, H., Hughes, J., Bowns, I., Abendstern, M., Davies, S., & Challis, D. (2021). Electronic Information Sharing Between Nursing and Adult Social Care Practitioners in Separate Locations: A Mixed-Methods Case Study. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2021, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.16

Context: A longstanding concern, both in the UK and internationally, is that multiple health and social care professionals undertake assessments of adults and older people with complex needs, but that information is not shared. Electronic information... Read More about Electronic Information Sharing Between Nursing and Adult Social Care Practitioners in Separate Locations: A Mixed-Methods Case Study.

Multimodal imaging brain markers in early adolescence are linked with a physically active lifestyle (2021)
Journal Article
Salvan, P., Wassenaar, T., Wheatley, C., Beale, N., Cottaar, M., Papp, D., …Johansen-Berg, H. (2021). Multimodal imaging brain markers in early adolescence are linked with a physically active lifestyle. Journal of Neuroscience, 41(5), 1092-1104. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1260-20.2020

© 2021 Salvan et al. The World Health Organization promotes physical exercise and a healthy lifestyle as means to improve youth development. However, relationships between physical lifestyle and human brain development are not fully understood. Here,... Read More about Multimodal imaging brain markers in early adolescence are linked with a physically active lifestyle.