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The Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH): A Literature Review on the Rehabilitation Treatment (2023)
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Oliva, F., Agnes, M., Strollo, F., Danieli, R., & Maffulli, N. (in press). The Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH): A Literature Review on the Rehabilitation Treatment. M.L.T.J. Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 13(04), 660. https://doi.org/10.32098/mltj.04.2023.19

Introduction. The diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), also known as Forestier-Rotès-Querol disease, is a systemic pathology characterized by the diffuse ossification of the ligaments of the spinal column. It can be linked to several meta... Read More about The Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH): A Literature Review on the Rehabilitation Treatment.

Quadriceps Tendon Tears Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review of the Literature (2023)
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Oliva, F., Marsilio, E., Cuozzo, F., & Maffulli, N. (in press). Quadriceps Tendon Tears Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review of the Literature. M.L.T.J. Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 13(04), 667. https://doi.org/10.32098/mltj.04.2023.20

Introduction. Knee extensor apparatus tears are uncommon conditions, affecting middle aged men more than women. Quadriceps tendon ruptures are usually described as an acute consequence of a trauma that could be characterized by a direct or indirect m... Read More about Quadriceps Tendon Tears Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review of the Literature.

Restorative Power of Empathetic Communication for Participatory Governance and Community Well-Being (2023)
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Sharma, H., Jain, V., Mogaji, E., & Babbili, A. (2023). Restorative Power of Empathetic Communication for Participatory Governance and Community Well-Being. International Journal of Communication, 17, 7115–7138

Our study unravels the interrelationship between empathetic communication, participatory governance, and community well-being during crises such as the pandemic. Existing research has solemnized the role of empathy in communication during an organiza... Read More about Restorative Power of Empathetic Communication for Participatory Governance and Community Well-Being.

Empirical Study of the Evolution of Python Questions on StackOverflow (2023)
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Syam, G., Lal, S., Chen, T., & Sangeeta, S. (2023). Empirical Study of the Evolution of Python Questions on StackOverflow. e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal (EISEJ), 17(1), 230107. https://doi.org/10.37190/e-inf230107

Background: Python is a popular and easy-to-use programming language. It is constantly expanding, with new features and libraries being introduced daily for a broad range of applications. This dynamic expansion needs a robust support structure for de... Read More about Empirical Study of the Evolution of Python Questions on StackOverflow.

Improving assessment and feedback literacy within the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNaM): Supporting students in preparing for their summative care plan assessment with the use of group tutorials (2023)
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Mumvuri, J. (2023). Improving assessment and feedback literacy within the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNaM): Supporting students in preparing for their summative care plan assessment with the use of group tutorials. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/0zjf-6125

Critical thinking and high-level communication are vital for professional nursing practice. The experience of writing assignments and receiving feedback during undergraduate nursing studies helps to develop both these skills. Boud and Associates... Read More about Improving assessment and feedback literacy within the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNaM): Supporting students in preparing for their summative care plan assessment with the use of group tutorials.

Introducing Patchwork Assessment into Natural Science curricula (2023)
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Rogers, S. L., & Knight, P. G. (2023). Introducing Patchwork Assessment into Natural Science curricula. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/gvkg-7e47

Patchwork Assessment (or Patchwork Text Assessment) is an alternative to exams or traditional coursework, and may be particularly appropriate for introduction as part of a module being redesigned for flexible digital delivery. It involves students cr... Read More about Introducing Patchwork Assessment into Natural Science curricula.

Developing Innovation in Assessment in History ISPs (2023)
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Talbott, S. (2023). Developing Innovation in Assessment in History ISPs. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/351d-x428

Since the academic year 2021-22, a project has been underway to innovate assessment in History Individual Study Project modules at Keele. This includes a second-year dissertation preparation module, and the final-year dissertation. In the context... Read More about Developing Innovation in Assessment in History ISPs.

Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory (2023)
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Coyle, S. (2023). Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/zeh6-dk31

This is a reflection on the teaching and assessment of the Legal Essentials module, in terms of its role in preparing Level 4 students for the rest of their Law degree. Legal Essentials is designed to provide a grounding in legal skills and the l... Read More about Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory.

Creation of a Novel Collaborative Resource for Sharing Scholarship (2023)
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Door, R. (2023). Creation of a Novel Collaborative Resource for Sharing Scholarship. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/d1w7-m071

The growing number of teaching and scholarship positions in academia encourages staff to formalize their scholarship practice. Such creative practices do not easily fit within the rigid structure of traditional journal articles and therefore the... Read More about Creation of a Novel Collaborative Resource for Sharing Scholarship.

What Have You Learned? Matching Academic Content to Employability Skills in an Economics Undergraduate Programme (2023)
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Sousounis, P. (2023). What Have You Learned? Matching Academic Content to Employability Skills in an Economics Undergraduate Programme. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/83ee-8043

In economics and social sciences in general, it is often difficult for students to connect theory with practice and identify how material that is being taught, develops discipline-specific skills, and importantly, in this context, employability (... Read More about What Have You Learned? Matching Academic Content to Employability Skills in an Economics Undergraduate Programme.

Leaving Egos Outside: A 'Reverse Mentoring' Study of BAME Psychology Students and Senior University Leaders (2023)
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Waddington, K., Husbands, D., & Bonaparte, B. (2023). Leaving Egos Outside: A 'Reverse Mentoring' Study of BAME Psychology Students and Senior University Leaders. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/xszj-2r62

This Highlight article describes a small pilot study of a ‘reverse mentoring’ study in a UK university, involving five undergraduate Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) psychology students who mentored five senior leaders. Inverted commas wer... Read More about Leaving Egos Outside: A 'Reverse Mentoring' Study of BAME Psychology Students and Senior University Leaders.

Evaluation of online project-based induction activities in Forensic Science (2023)
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Cartwright, V. (2023). Evaluation of online project-based induction activities in Forensic Science. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/77pf-h729

A new project-based induction was designed for 2020. The induction was a fully online project for welcoming our first-year students. The aims of the activities were to concentrate on a smooth and successful transition into higher education, intro... Read More about Evaluation of online project-based induction activities in Forensic Science.

Genetic Loss of miR-205 Causes Increased Mammary Gland Development (2023)
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Cataldo, A., Cheung, D. G., Hagan, J. P., Fassan, M., Sandhu-Deol, S., Croce, C. M., …Iorio, M. V. (in press). Genetic Loss of miR-205 Causes Increased Mammary Gland Development. Non-Coding RNA, 10(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna10010004

MiRNAs play crucial roles in a broad spectrum of biological processes, both physiological and pathological. Different reports implicate miR-205 in the control of breast stem cell properties. Differential miR-205 expression has been observed in differ... Read More about Genetic Loss of miR-205 Causes Increased Mammary Gland Development.

FireNet-v2: Improved Lightweight Fire Detection Model for Real-Time IoT Applications (2023)
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Shees, A., Ansari, M. S., Varshney, A., Asghar, M. N., & Kanwal, N. (2023). FireNet-v2: Improved Lightweight Fire Detection Model for Real-Time IoT Applications. Procedia Computer Science, 218, 2233-2242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2023.01.199

Fire hazards cause huge ecological, social and economical losses in day to day life. Due to the rapid increase in the prevalence of fire accidents, it has become vital to equip the assets with fire prevention systems. There have been numerous researc... Read More about FireNet-v2: Improved Lightweight Fire Detection Model for Real-Time IoT Applications.

Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE). (2023)
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Bateman, M., Skeggs, A., Whitby, E., Fletcher-Barrett, V., Stephens, G., Dawes, M., …Hill, J. C. (2024). Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE). Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 69, Article 102905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102905

The OPTimisE intervention was developed to address uncertainty regarding the most effective physiotherapy treatment strategy for people with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy (LET). To assess the feasibility of conducting a fully-powered randomised controll... Read More about Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE)..

Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, and Hemochromatosis (2023)
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Hussain, B., Malik, H., Mamas, M. A., Desai, R., Aggarwal, V., Kumar, G., …Paul, T. K. (2023). Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, and Hemochromatosis. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, Article 101267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2023.101267

Background Infiltrative diseases (ID), including amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, and hemochromatosis comprise a wide spectrum of disorders characterized by abnormal cellular infiltration in multiple organs, including th... Read More about Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, and Hemochromatosis.

The Perception of Premarital Sex Among Malaysian Young People (2023)
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Baloch, G. M., Gul Baloch, L., & Ee Sze Lyn, C. (2023). The Perception of Premarital Sex Among Malaysian Young People. Journal of Men’s Health (JOMH), 19(12 - Special Issue),

The Malaysian Society of Andrology and the Study of Ageing Males (MSASAM) and the Malaysian Clearinghouse for Men’s Health will be jointly hosting The Men’s Health World Congress 2023 (MHWC2023), scheduled from 11–13 December 2023 at Kuching, Sarawak... Read More about The Perception of Premarital Sex Among Malaysian Young People.

Scavenging of Cation Radicals of the Visual Cycle Retinoids by Lutein, Zeaxanthin, Taurine, and Melanin (2023)
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Rozanowska, M., Edge, R., Land, E. J., Navaratnam, S., Sarna, T., & Truscott, T. G. (in press). Scavenging of Cation Radicals of the Visual Cycle Retinoids by Lutein, Zeaxanthin, Taurine, and Melanin. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(1), Article 506. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010506

In the retina, retinoids involved in vision are under constant threat of oxidation, and their oxidation products exhibit deleterious properties. Using pulse radiolysis, this study determined that the bimolecular rate constants of scavenging cation ra... Read More about Scavenging of Cation Radicals of the Visual Cycle Retinoids by Lutein, Zeaxanthin, Taurine, and Melanin.

A novel attention model across heterogeneous features for stuttering event detection (2023)
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Al-Banna, A., Fang, H., & Edirisinghe, E. (2024). A novel attention model across heterogeneous features for stuttering event detection. Expert systems with applications, 244, Article 122967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.122967

Stuttering is a prevalent speech disorder affecting millions worldwide. To provide an automatic and objective stuttering assessment tool, Stuttering Event Detection (SED) is under extensive investigation for advanced speech research and applications.... Read More about A novel attention model across heterogeneous features for stuttering event detection.