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The geographies of digital health – digital therapeutic landscapes and mobilities (2021)
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(2021). The geographies of digital health – digital therapeutic landscapes and mobilities. Health and Place, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102610

Digital technologies have long impacted the field of health, causing fundamental changes for the geographies of the production, movement, and consumption of health. Despite this, there is limited health geography engagement with digital health, and a... Read More about The geographies of digital health – digital therapeutic landscapes and mobilities.

An Outline Summary Document of the Current Knowledge About Prescribed Vegetation Burning Impacts on Ecosystem Services Compared to Alternative Mowing or No Management (2021)
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Heinemeyer, A., & Ashby, M. (2021). An Outline Summary Document of the Current Knowledge About Prescribed Vegetation Burning Impacts on Ecosystem Services Compared to Alternative Mowing or No Management. https://doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/qg7z5

A lay summary of our discussion paper: A critical review of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s “Burning and Peatlands” position statement (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13157-021-01400-1). In short, we discuss the prescribed burning on bla... Read More about An Outline Summary Document of the Current Knowledge About Prescribed Vegetation Burning Impacts on Ecosystem Services Compared to Alternative Mowing or No Management.

Constructive criticism of “Misinterpreting carbon accumulation rates in records from near-surface peat” by Young et al.: Further evidence on charcoal impacts in relation to long-term carbon storage on blanket bog under rotational burn management (2021)
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Heinemeyer, A., & Ashby, M. (2021). Constructive criticism of “Misinterpreting carbon accumulation rates in records from near-surface peat” by Young et al.: Further evidence on charcoal impacts in relation to long-term carbon storage on blanket bog under rotational burn management. https://doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/t4g3m

It is with great interest that we read the recent paper by Young et al. entitled “Misinterpreting carbon accumulation rates in records from near-surface peat”. However, we have some concerns about: (i) the use of an unvalidated deep drainage model to... Read More about Constructive criticism of “Misinterpreting carbon accumulation rates in records from near-surface peat” by Young et al.: Further evidence on charcoal impacts in relation to long-term carbon storage on blanket bog under rotational burn management.

Land cover and nutrient enrichment regulates low-molecular weight dissolved organic matter turnover in freshwater ecosystems (2021)
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Brailsford, F. L., Glanville, H. C., Marshall, M. R., Yates, C. A., Owen, A. T., Golyshin, P. N., …Jones, D. L. (2021). Land cover and nutrient enrichment regulates low-molecular weight dissolved organic matter turnover in freshwater ecosystems. Limnology and Oceanography, 66(8), 2979-2987. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11852

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a complex mixture of carbon-containing compounds. The low-molecular weight (LMW) fraction constitutes thousands of different compounds and represents a substantial proportion of DOM in aquatic ecosystems. The turnove... Read More about Land cover and nutrient enrichment regulates low-molecular weight dissolved organic matter turnover in freshwater ecosystems.

EU migrant retention and the temporalities of migrant staying: A new conceptual framework (2021)
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Pemberton, S., Hof, H., & Pietka-Nykaza, E. (2021). EU migrant retention and the temporalities of migrant staying: A new conceptual framework. Comparative Migration Studies, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-021-00225-5

Challenges of weak economic growth, population decline, and labour shortages led many countries across the world to introduce immigration policy changes in order to attract foreign migrants. This paper focuses on Japan (Tokyo) and the UK (Birmingham,... Read More about EU migrant retention and the temporalities of migrant staying: A new conceptual framework.

‘Staying’ as climate change adaptation strategy: a proposed research agenda (2021)
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Pemberton, S., Tripathy Furlong, B., Scanlan, O., Koubi, V., Guhathakurta, M., Hossain, M., …Roth, D. (2021). ‘Staying’ as climate change adaptation strategy: a proposed research agenda. Geoforum, 192-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.02.004

This paper brings work on mobility and ‘staying’ together with theoretical ideas of resilience to consider responses to climate change. To date, the majority of work that has explored the impacts of climate change on human populations has taken a mig... Read More about ‘Staying’ as climate change adaptation strategy: a proposed research agenda.

A UK perspective on tackling the geoscience racial diversity crisis in the Global North (2021)
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Rogers. (2021). A UK perspective on tackling the geoscience racial diversity crisis in the Global North. Nature Geoscience, 14, 256-259. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00737-w

Geoscientists will play key roles in the grand challenges of the twenty-first century, but this requires our field to address its past when it comes to diversity and inclusion. Considering the bleak picture of racial diversity in the UK, we put forwa... Read More about A UK perspective on tackling the geoscience racial diversity crisis in the Global North.

Assessing the impacts of land spreading water treatment residuals on the anecic earthworm Lumbricus terrestris, soil microbial activity and porewater chemistry. (2021)
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Turner, T., Wheeler, R., & Oliver, I. (2021). Assessing the impacts of land spreading water treatment residuals on the anecic earthworm Lumbricus terrestris, soil microbial activity and porewater chemistry. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 40(7), 1964-1972. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5052

Water treatment residuals (WTRs), by-products of drinking water clarification, are increasingly recycled to land to promote circular economy and reduce disposal costs, yet there is a lack of published literature on their effects on soil ecology. In t... Read More about Assessing the impacts of land spreading water treatment residuals on the anecic earthworm Lumbricus terrestris, soil microbial activity and porewater chemistry..

Spatial variation in the sedimentary architecture of a dryland fluvial system (2021)
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Priddy, C. L., & Clarke, S. M. (2021). Spatial variation in the sedimentary architecture of a dryland fluvial system. Sedimentology, 68(6), 2887-2917. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12876

Ancient dryland terminal fluvial systems are often recognised within the rock record for having a progressive downstream decrease in the size and amalgamation of channel elements and systematic downstream increase in sheet and overbank elements, alon... Read More about Spatial variation in the sedimentary architecture of a dryland fluvial system.

Earth’s Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles (2021)
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Halama, R., Bebout, . G., & Bebout, G. (2021). Earth’s Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles. Space Science Reviews, 217, Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-021-00826-7

Understanding the Earth’s geological nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) cycles is fundamental for assessing the distribution of these volatiles between solid Earth (core, mantle and crust), oceans and atmosphere. This Special Communication about the Earth’s... Read More about Earth’s Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles.

Twenty-First-Century Antigones: The Postcolonial Woman Shaped by 9/11 in Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire (2021)
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Lau, L., & Mendes, A. (2021). Twenty-First-Century Antigones: The Postcolonial Woman Shaped by 9/11 in Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire. Studies in the Novel, 54 - 68. https://doi.org/10.1353/sdn.2021.0004

Set in the early 2010s, the backdrop of Kamila Shamsie's novel Home Fire (2017) is a familiar one to contemporary readers, colored by the rise of farright populist movements and the increase in anti-Muslim initiatives. This article examines how the n... Read More about Twenty-First-Century Antigones: The Postcolonial Woman Shaped by 9/11 in Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire.

TIC 168789840: A Sextuply Eclipsing Sextuple Star System (2021)
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Hellier. (2021). TIC 168789840: A Sextuply Eclipsing Sextuple Star System. Astronomical Journal, 162 - 162. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/abddb5

We report the discovery of a sextuply eclipsing sextuple star system from TESS data, TIC 168789840, also known as TYC 7037-89-1, the first known sextuple system consisting of three eclipsing binaries. The target was observed in Sectors 4 and 5 during... Read More about TIC 168789840: A Sextuply Eclipsing Sextuple Star System.

Geophysical monitoring of simulated clandestine burials of murder victims to aid forensic investigators (2021)
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Davenward, B., Mirosch, N., Spencer, F., Jervis, J. R., Pringle, J. K., Stimpson, I. G., …Heaton, V. (2021). Geophysical monitoring of simulated clandestine burials of murder victims to aid forensic investigators. Geology Today, 37(2), 63-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12344

Locating murder victims buried within clandestine graves is one of the most important and difficult challenges for forensic search teams. This article details how applied geoscientists have been geophysically monitoring simulated clandestine burials,... Read More about Geophysical monitoring of simulated clandestine burials of murder victims to aid forensic investigators.

The physiological and ergogenic effects of exercise training with low carbohydrate availability: a review (2021)
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with low carbohydrate availability: a review. https://doi.org/10.21252/k3za-8v42

Due to the importance of glycogen for energy production, research has traditionally recommended sufficient carbohydrate (CHO) availability to maximise exerciseperformance. However, recent evidence has suggested that undertaking some training sessions... Read More about The physiological and ergogenic effects of exercise training with low carbohydrate availability: a review.

Towards framing the global in Global Development: prospects for development geography (2021)
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McKay, D. (2021). Towards framing the global in Global Development: prospects for development geography. Area, 54(2), 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12718

This paper examines data in the public sphere on the global scope of geography’s UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) projects. Building on decolonial critiques of development research, I argue that geography should frame ‘the global’ of globa... Read More about Towards framing the global in Global Development: prospects for development geography.

Comparative analysis of six common foraminiferal species of the genera Cassidulina, Paracassidulina, and Islandiella from the Arctic–North Atlantic domain (2021)
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Pieńkowski, A., Jennings, A., Knudsen, K., Seidenkrantz, M., & Cage, A. (2021). Comparative analysis of six common foraminiferal species of the genera Cassidulina, Paracassidulina, and Islandiella from the Arctic–North Atlantic domain. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 37 - 60. https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-40-37-2021

Morphologically similar benthic foraminiferal taxa can be difficult to separate. Aside from causing issues in taxonomy, incorrect identifications complicate our understanding of species-specific ecological preferences and result in flawed palaeoenvir... Read More about Comparative analysis of six common foraminiferal species of the genera Cassidulina, Paracassidulina, and Islandiella from the Arctic–North Atlantic domain.

A flexible, open, and interactive digital platform to support online and blended experiential learning environments: Thinglink and thin sections (2021)
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Jeffery, A. J., Rogers, S., Jeffery, K. L., & Hobson, L. (2021). A flexible, open, and interactive digital platform to support online and blended experiential learning environments: Thinglink and thin sections. Geoscience Communication, 4(1), 95 - 110. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-95-2021

Abstract. This study investigates the potential value of, and provides a method for, the creation of flexible, digital, and asynchronous platforms to create student-centred materials for use in an online and/or blended learning environment. We made u... Read More about A flexible, open, and interactive digital platform to support online and blended experiential learning environments: Thinglink and thin sections.

The implications of the recently recognized mid-20th century shift in the Earth system (2021)
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(2021). The implications of the recently recognized mid-20th century shift in the Earth system. Anthropocene Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/2053019621995526

Satellite observations offering detailed records of global environmental change are only available from 1979. Emerging studies combining high-quality instrumental and natural observations highlight that the Earth system experienced a substantial shif... Read More about The implications of the recently recognized mid-20th century shift in the Earth system.

Life cycle analysis of coesite-bearing garnet (2021)
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Schönig, J., von Eynatten, H., Meinhold, G., & Lünsdorf, N. K. (2021). Life cycle analysis of coesite-bearing garnet. Geological Magazine, 158(5), 1421-1440. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756821000017

Detrital coesite-bearing garnet is the final product of a complex geological cycle including coesite entrapment at ultra-high-pressure conditions, exhumation to Earth’s surface, erosion and sedimentary transport. In contrast to the usual enrichment o... Read More about Life cycle analysis of coesite-bearing garnet.

Life-cycle analysis of coesite-bearing garnet (2021)
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(2021). Life-cycle analysis of coesite-bearing garnet. Geological Magazine, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756821000017

Detrital coesite-bearing garnet is the final product of a complex geological cycle including coesite entrapment at ultrahigh-pressure conditions, exhumation to Earth’s surface, erosion, and sedimentary transport. In contrast to the usual enrichment o... Read More about Life-cycle analysis of coesite-bearing garnet.