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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., Moran, G., Nakku, J., Niwemuhwezi, J., Nixdorf, R., Paul, E., Puschner, B., Ramesh, M., Ryan, G., Shamba, D., Kalha, J., & 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.

Patent protection for complex technologies (2022)
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Denicolò, V., & Zanchettin, P. (2022). Patent protection for complex technologies. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 81, Article 102811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2021.102811

We analyze patent protection with sequential and complementary innovation. We argue that in these cases the classic Nordhaus trade-off between innovation and static monopoly distortions is different from the case of isolated innovations. We parametri... Read More about Patent protection for complex technologies.

Numeracy and Financial Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
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Wikoff, N. (2022). Numeracy and Financial Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Numeracy, 15(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.15.1.1399

This paper examines the role of numeracy in smoothing financial difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show that numeracy was associated with a 30% reduction in late or non-payment of bills and a 20% reduction in the odds of feeling f... Read More about Numeracy and Financial Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Connectivity-Guided Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Versus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Moderate to Severe Depression: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol and SARS-CoV-2–Induced Changes for a Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial (2022)
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Pszczolkowski, S., Cottam, W. J., Briley, P. M., Iwabuchi, S. J., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Shalabi, A., …Morriss, R. (2022). Connectivity-Guided Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Versus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Moderate to Severe Depression: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol and SARS-CoV-2–Induced Changes for a Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(1), Article e31925. https://doi.org/10.2196/31925

Background: Depression is a substantial health and economic burden. In approximately one-third of patients, depression is resistant to first-line treatment; therefore, it is essential to find alternative treatments. Transcranial magnetic stimulation... Read More about Connectivity-Guided Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Versus Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Moderate to Severe Depression: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol and SARS-CoV-2–Induced Changes for a Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial.

Preparation and characterization of speciality natural rubber latex concentrate (2022)
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Ramli, R., Bao, C. A., Hou, J. H., Kamaruddin, S., Rasdi, F. R. M., & De Focatiis, D. S. A. (2022). Preparation and characterization of speciality natural rubber latex concentrate. Rubber Chemistry and Technology, 95(1), 101-118. https://doi.org/10.5254/RCT.21.79945

Conventionally, specialty natural rubber (SpNR) latex, namely deproteinised natural rubber (DPNR) latex and epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) latex, are prepared from low ammonia latex (LATZ) causing high material cost. To address this issue, the objec... Read More about Preparation and characterization of speciality natural rubber latex concentrate.

Effect of cooking processes on tilapia aroma and potential umami perception (2022)
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Zhang, D., Ayed, C., Fisk, I. D., & Liu, Y. (2022). Effect of cooking processes on tilapia aroma and potential umami perception. Food Science and Human Wellness, 12(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fshw.2022.07.016

Tilapia is a freshwater fish group with a sustainable prospect but suffers off-notes appearing during cooking processes. To promote pleasant odorants by thermal cooking processes, tilapia fillets were cooked in different ways (roasting, microwave-hea... Read More about Effect of cooking processes on tilapia aroma and potential umami perception.

Marxism and the Concept of a Social Formation: An Immanent Critique of the Views of Jairus Banaji (2022)
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Burns, T. (2022). Marxism and the Concept of a Social Formation: An Immanent Critique of the Views of Jairus Banaji. Science and Society, 86(1), 38-65. https://doi.org/10.1521/SISO.2022.86.1.38

Jairus Banaji associates the concept of a social formation (involving modal combination, or the articulation of modes of production) with "vulgar Marxism." This includes both the Marxism of the Second International and the structuralist Marxism of Lo... Read More about Marxism and the Concept of a Social Formation: An Immanent Critique of the Views of Jairus Banaji.