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Untangling the complex food webs of tropical rainforest streams
(2024-08-06)Food webs depict the tangled web of trophic interactions associated with the functioning of an ecosystem. Understanding the mechanisms providing stability to these food webs is therefore vital for conservation efforts and ... -
Optimizing Efficiency Using a Low-Cost RFID-Based Inventory Management System
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024-07-17)This paper presents the design and evaluation of an RFID-based laboratory equipment tracking system, aimed at enhancing research laboratory inventory management, security, and operations. The process of designing and ... -
Prevalence of Workplace Microaggressions and Racial Discrimination : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(2024-09-03)Background: In recent years, the rise of workplace racial discrimination and microaggressions has decreased the efficiency and productivity of organizations and institutions, and realization of organizational goals globally. ... -
Glass ceiling in Nigeria’s banking sector: perspectives of senior male employees
(2024-05-28)Purpose: This study aims to examine senior male employees’ perspectives on the glass ceiling in the Nigerian banking sector. Design/methodology/approach: The data were collected qualitatively using interviews with 43 senior ... -
Formal Disruption, Minutiae, and Absence in the Films of Jaime Rosales
(University of Toronto Press, 2024-04-30)Like Pere Portabella, Jacinto Esteva and Joaquim Jordà, the heterogeneous auteurs associated with the Escola de Barcelona, a new generation of Catalans including Jaime Rosales, Isaki Lacuesta, José Luis Guerín and Mercedes ... -
Is the Morriston Occupational Therapy Outcome Measure (MOTOM) an appropriate tool for reablement services?
(2024-08-06)Introduction: The Care Act (2014) requires local authorities to provide reablement services but does not standardise how to do this, leading to different services utilising different outcome measures. This article investigates ... -
Differential gene expression in cells with different p53 mutations identifies genome-wide p53 targets and shows distinct modulation of cellular pathways in response to DNA damage
(BioRxiv, 2024-09-06)The fundamental transcription factor p53 regulates cellular processes and integrates signals of cellular stress, triggering a coordinated response to ensure survival of cells restored to healthy function and programmed ... -
Enhancing Local Currency Lending by Multilateral Development Banks: a critical reform agenda
(T20 Brazil, 2024-08-30)This policy brief highlights the crucial role of local currency lending by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in low- and middle-income countries ... -
A Territory-wide Study Investigating the Dose and Efficacy of Different Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Strains in Patients with Intermediate- and High-risk Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
(2023-10-11)Background Current European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines support adjuvant intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment after Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURB) for intermediate- or high-risk ... -
The Relationship Between the Moderate–Heavy Boundary and Critical Speed in Running
(2024-07-24)Purpose: Training characteristics such as duration, frequency, and intensity can be manipulated to optimize endurance performance, with an enduring interest in the role of training-intensity distribution to enhance training ... -
SWOT Analysis and Insights into the Health Research Authority Approval Process for COVID-19 Antimicrobial Stewardship Research in UK Secondary Care: Advocating Think Ethics.
(Research Square Preprints, 2024-01-12)This article examines the Health Research Authority's (HRA) approval process, guided by the 'Think Ethics' principal, for an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) research project at an English NHS Foundation Trust during the ... -
Urban water infrastructure: A critical review on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies
(2024-09-16)Urban water infrastructure (UWI) plays a critical role in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) by providing safe drinking water, sanitation, and wastewater management, and contributing to sustainable cities. ... -
Quality of life, pain and use of analgesic, anxiolytic and antidepressant medication, in people living in care homes
(2024-09-06)BACKGROUND: People living in care homes often have problems with pain, anxiety and depression. Whether being on analgesia, anxiolytics or antidepressants has any bearing on pain severity and quality of life (QoL) in this ... -
Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention During The COVID-19 Pandemic in the Acute Settings: A Systematic Literature Review
(Research Square Preprints, 2022-08-28)This systematic review investigates Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) interventions before (PP) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (DP) in acute care settings. The review synthesises evidence from 16 primary studies published ... -
The mRNA content of plasma extracellular vesicles provides a window into molecular processes in the brain during cerebral malaria
(2024-08-16)The impact of cerebral malaria on the transcriptional profiles of cerebral tissues is difficult to study using noninvasive approaches. We isolated plasma extracellular vesicles (EVs) from patients with cerebral malaria and ... -
The future of pensions
(2024-09-13)Labour have promised a review into our pension system and unlock pension capital for “productive” investment. There is no mystery regarding how to make pensions fairer and more stable; what is needed are resources and ... -
Spectroscopic confirmation of two luminous galaxies at a redshift of 14
(2024-09-12)The first observations of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revolutionized our understanding of the Universe by identifying galaxies at redshift z ≈ 13 (refs. 1–3). In addition, the discovery of many luminous ... -
Intelligent Energy Management across Smart Grids Deploying 6G IoT, AI, and Blockchain in Sustainable Smart Cities
(2024-08-31)In response to the growing need for enhanced energy management in smart grids in sustainable smart cities, this study addresses the critical need for grid stability and efficient integration of renewable energy sources, ... -
The Impact of COVID-19 on Construction Project Performance: A Case Study in Pakistan
(2024-08-16)COVID-19 has had unprecedented effects on construction markets globally due to supply chain disruptions and workforce restrictions, etc. However, construction industries in developing countries are more vulnerable to the ...