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A relative absence: exploring professional experiences of funerals without mourners
(2020-09-16)
When someone dies, it is usual for relatives to gather at a funeral to embody a collective act of eulogy for the deceased and stand against the finality of death. When someone who lived alone dies alone at home, it is not ...
SEeking AnsweRs for Care Homes during the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID SEARCH)
(2020-09-15)
The care and support of older people residing in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic has created new and unanticipated uncertainties for staff. In this short report, we present our analyses of the ...
The impact of covid-19 and the resulting mitigation measures on food and eating in the East of England: Interim report
(University of Hertfordshire, 2020-09-15)
Measures to control the spread of Covid-19 are impacting food systems, household food practices, and organisations supporting vulnerable people in the UK. We report here on the interim findings of an ongoing qualitative ...
The Origin of Elements from Carbon to Uranium
(2020-09-15)
To reach a deeper understanding of the origin of elements in the periodic table, we construct Galactic chemical evolution (GCE) models for all stable elements from C (A = 12) to U (A = 238) from first principles, i.e., ...
A Holistic Systems Security Approach Featuring Thin Secure Elements for Resilient IoT Deployments
(2020-09-14)
IoT systems differ from traditional Internet systems in that they are different in scale, footprint, power requirements, cost and security concerns that are often overlooked. IoT systems inherently present different fail-safe ...
Outcomes of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in patients with or without a history of cancer - a multi-centre North London experience
(2020-09-14)
Background Four months after the first known case of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the 11th March 2020, the WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic and acknowledged the potential to overwhelm national ...
The Juggler in Galilee : Hollywood's Progressives and the Establishment of Israel
(2020-09-13)
The history of Hollywood ’s on-screen relationship with the State of Israel is often thought to have begun with Otto Preminger’s Exodus, an epic account of Jewish bravery in late-1940s Palestine released in 1960. This ...
Prolonged Low-Dose Methylprednisolone in Patients With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia
(2020-09-12)
Background In hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia, progression to acute respiratory failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) is associated with significant morbidity and ...
2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid inhibits vascular calcification via induction of glutathione synthesis
(2020-09-12)
Arterial medial calcification (AMC), the deposition of hydroxyapatite in the medial layer of the arteries, is a known risk factor for cardiovascular events. Oxidative stress is a known inducer of AMC and endogenous ...
The psychonauts' world of cognitive enhancers
(2020-09-11)
Background: There is growing availability of novel psychoactive substances (NPS), including cognitive enhancers (CEs) which can be used in the treatment of certain mental health disorders. Whilst treating cognitive deficit ...