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A Bi-Functional Air Electrode Developed From A Dual-Mof Strategy For High-Performance Zinc-Air Batteries, Yasir Arafat, Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Yijun Zhong, Xiaomin Xu, Moses O. Tadé, Zongping Shao Jan 2024

A Bi-Functional Air Electrode Developed From A Dual-Mof Strategy For High-Performance Zinc-Air Batteries, Yasir Arafat, Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Yijun Zhong, Xiaomin Xu, Moses O. Tadé, Zongping Shao

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

A durable, high-performing and cost-effective bi-functional catalyst toward oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER) is the key towards the practical application of Zn-air batteries (ZABs). Here, we report a new concept of combining pristine and carbonized MOFs for developing a bifunctional electrocatalyst for ZABs, where the pristine MOF acts as a support for the OER catalysts and the carbonized MOF acts as the ORR catalyst and enhances the electronic conductivity. By electroless NiP-plating over the surface of the Fe-containing 3D MOF (MIL-100), the catalyst shows superior activity for the OER, delivering a current density of 10 mA cm−2 at an overpotential …

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Application Of Genomics And Epigenetics In Disease And Syndrome Classification, Yanqi Dang, Wei Wang, Aiping Lyu, Lisheng Wang, Guang Ji Jan 2024

Application Of Genomics And Epigenetics In Disease And Syndrome Classification, Yanqi Dang, Wei Wang, Aiping Lyu, Lisheng Wang, Guang Ji

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

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Cyberbullying Text Identification: A Deep Learning And Transformer-Based Language Modeling Approach, Khalid Saifullah, Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Suhaima Jamal, Iqbal H. Sarker Jan 2024

Cyberbullying Text Identification: A Deep Learning And Transformer-Based Language Modeling Approach, Khalid Saifullah, Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Suhaima Jamal, Iqbal H. Sarker

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

In the contemporary digital age, social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube serve as vital channels for individuals to express ideas and connect with others. Despite fostering increased connectivity, these platforms have inadvertently given rise to negative behaviors, particularly cyberbullying. While extensive research has been conducted on high-resource languages such as English, there is a notable scarcity of resources for low-resource languages like Bengali, Arabic, Tamil, etc., particularly in terms of language modeling. This study addresses this gap by developing a cyberbullying text identification system called BullyFilterNeT tailored for social media texts, considering Bengali as a test case. The …

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Enablers And Barriers Of Online Mindfulness-Based Interventions For Informal Carers: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review, Charunya Amilani Kumarihami Rambukwella Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage, Beverley Ewens, Aisling Smyth, Joanne Dickson, Seng Giap Marcus Ang Jan 2024

Enablers And Barriers Of Online Mindfulness-Based Interventions For Informal Carers: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review, Charunya Amilani Kumarihami Rambukwella Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage, Beverley Ewens, Aisling Smyth, Joanne Dickson, Seng Giap Marcus Ang

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Objectives: Informal carers are an integral part of any health care system. However, provision of informal care is associated with caregiver burden and decreased wellbeing. Mindfulness programs can reduce caregiving burden and improve wellbeing among informal carers, but they face challenges when participating in face-to-face programs. Studies have explored the effects of online delivery of mindfulness programs for informal carers. However, the enablers and barriers for participation are not well understood. This review aimed to synthesise the evidence and provide a comprehensive understanding of the enablers and barriers to participation in online mindfulness programs among this population. Methods: A mixed-methods …

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Escarpments Within Mediterranean Seagrass Posidonia Oceanica Meadows Increase Habitat Heterogeneity And Structural Complexity Enhancing Fish Diversity And Biomass, Enric Gomis, Enric Ballesteros, Irene Bernabeu, Karina Inostroza, Miguel A. Mateo, Oscar Serrano Jan 2024

Escarpments Within Mediterranean Seagrass Posidonia Oceanica Meadows Increase Habitat Heterogeneity And Structural Complexity Enhancing Fish Diversity And Biomass, Enric Gomis, Enric Ballesteros, Irene Bernabeu, Karina Inostroza, Miguel A. Mateo, Oscar Serrano

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Seagrass meadows provide important ecosystem services including carbon sequestration, coastal protection from erosion, and sustained biodiversity and fisheries thereby improving the wellbeing and livelihoods of coastal communities. The erosion of millenary deposits of intertwined roots and rhizomes of Posidonia results in the formation of three-dimensional structures named escarpments that constitute a biogenic reef habitat. However, the natural history of seagrass escarpments including their formation processes and their role as habitat for reef fauna and flora remains poorly understood. This research located and characterized Posidonia oceanica escarpments in Menorca (Balearic Islands) and compared structural complexity and fish assemblages among seagrass escarpments, …

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Good Manufacturing Practice In Low- And Middle-Income Countries: Challenges And Solutions For Compliance, Pelden Chejor, Thinley Dorji, Ngawang Dema, Andrew Stafford Jan 2024

Good Manufacturing Practice In Low- And Middle-Income Countries: Challenges And Solutions For Compliance, Pelden Chejor, Thinley Dorji, Ngawang Dema, Andrew Stafford

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Approximately 2 billion people globally have limited access to essential medicines, particularly those living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In addition, there is a higher prevalence of substandard and counterfeit medicines in LMICs, which may cause antimicrobial resistance and therapeutic failure. Good manufacturing practice (GMP) is key to ensuring access to high-quality, safe and effective medicines, including active pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients used for manufacturing finished dosage forms. Compliance with GMP standards saves resources for both manufacturers (e.g. avoiding expensive product recalls) and governments (e.g. minimising compliance inspections). Concerted collaborations among different countries to harmonise GMP standards and procedures …

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Maternal Health Considerations: Highlighting And Advancing Opportunities For Improved Maternal Health, Caitlin Fox-Harding Jan 2024

Maternal Health Considerations: Highlighting And Advancing Opportunities For Improved Maternal Health, Caitlin Fox-Harding

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

The special collection on Maternal Health Considerations offers a comprehensive exploration of critical issues surrounding maternal well-being across diverse contexts and disciplines. Recognising that maternal health extends beyond the physiological realm, this collection delves into the multifaceted dimensions of maternal well-being, including physical, mental, and socio-ecological factors. The collection comprises a series of interdisciplinary studies that investigate various facets of maternal health, from conception to postpartum stages. It addresses the complex interplay between biological, psychological, and socio-cultural determinants that influence maternal health outcomes. By adopting a holistic approach, the contributors shed light on the interconnectedness of maternal well-being. Key themes …

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Multiple Mediating Effects In The Association Between Hotels’ Eco-Label Credibility And Green Wom Behavior, Saeid Nosrati, Levent Altinay, Mahlagha Darvishmotevali Jan 2024

Multiple Mediating Effects In The Association Between Hotels’ Eco-Label Credibility And Green Wom Behavior, Saeid Nosrati, Levent Altinay, Mahlagha Darvishmotevali

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This study investigated the effect of hotels’ eco-label credibility (HELC) on customers’ green word-of-mouth behavior through triple mediating effects of biospheric and egoistic values, pro-environmental attitude, and green patronage intention. Data were collected from 304 customers of eco-label hotels in Hong Kong. The PROCESS Macro plug-in software model (6) was employed to assess the hypotheses’ direct, indirect, and triple mediating effects. The results showed that HELC did not have a significant link to green word-of-mouth behavior. However, the triple mediation effects of biospheric and egoistic values, pro-environmental attitude, and green patronage intention between the impact of HELC and green word-of-mouth …

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Self-Efficacy Changes And Gender Effects On Self-Efficacy In A Large-Scale Robotic Telescope Focused Curriculum, Rachel Freed, David Mckinnon, Saeed Salimpour, Michael Fitzgerald, Dan Reichart, Christina Norris Jan 2024

Self-Efficacy Changes And Gender Effects On Self-Efficacy In A Large-Scale Robotic Telescope Focused Curriculum, Rachel Freed, David Mckinnon, Saeed Salimpour, Michael Fitzgerald, Dan Reichart, Christina Norris

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

In this paper, we present the results of an investigation into the effects of engaging with robotic telescopes during an Astronomy 101 (Astro101) course in the United States and Canada on the self-efficacy of students. Using an astronomy self-efficacy survey that measures both astronomy personal self-efficacy and instrumental self-efficacy, the authors probed their covariance with the respondents' experience of an Astro101 course that uses robotic telescopes to collect astronomical data. Strong effects on both self-efficacy scales were seen over the period of a semester utilizing a scalable educational design using robotic telescopes. After participation in the course, the results show …

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Source-Specific Nitrate Intake And All-Cause Mortality In The Danish Diet, Cancer, And Health Study, Nicola P. Bondonno, Pratik Pokharel, Catherine P. Bondonno, Dorit W. Erichsen, Liezhou Zhong, Jörg Schullehner, Kirsten Frederiksen, Cecilie Kyrø, Peter Fjeldstad Hendriksen, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Frederik Dalgaard, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen, Torben Sigsgaard, Christina C. Dahm, Anne Tjønneland, Anja Olsen Jan 2024

Source-Specific Nitrate Intake And All-Cause Mortality In The Danish Diet, Cancer, And Health Study, Nicola P. Bondonno, Pratik Pokharel, Catherine P. Bondonno, Dorit W. Erichsen, Liezhou Zhong, Jörg Schullehner, Kirsten Frederiksen, Cecilie Kyrø, Peter Fjeldstad Hendriksen, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Frederik Dalgaard, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen, Torben Sigsgaard, Christina C. Dahm, Anne Tjønneland, Anja Olsen

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Introduction: Nitrate and nitrite are naturally occurring in both plant- and animal-sourced foods, are used as additives in the processing of meat, and are found in water. There is growing evidence that they exhibit a spectrum of health effects, depending on the dietary source. The aim of the study was to examine source-dependent associations between dietary intakes of nitrate/nitrite and both all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Methods: In 52,247 participants of the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study, associations between source-dependent nitrate and nitrite intakes––calculated using comprehensive food composition and national drinking water quality monitoring databases––and all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related, and …

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The Value Of Work For Doctors In Pakistan: Towards A Framework For Ensuring Decent Work, Abid Hussain, Esme Franken, Tim Bentley, Uma Jogulu Jan 2024

The Value Of Work For Doctors In Pakistan: Towards A Framework For Ensuring Decent Work, Abid Hussain, Esme Franken, Tim Bentley, Uma Jogulu

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

The critical frontline work of doctors in Pakistan was overlooked and undervalued by the government, hospitals, and the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Media reports and studies highlight that public sector doctors in Pakistan facing new societal, professional, and organisational challenges, compunding to the inherent demands of workpotentially leading to its undervaluation. This study, explores how the work of doctors is (under)valued in Pakistan’s public sector hospitals, and how this aligns to the underpinnings of decent work. 27 semi structured in-depth interviews were conducted with doctors in Pakistan’s public sector hospitals. We found that serving others, recognition and appreciation, and …

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Towards Blockchain-Based Secure Bgp Routing, Challenges And Future Research Directions, Qiong Yang, Li Ma, Shanshan Tu, Sami Ullah, Muhammad Waqas, Hisham Alasmary Jan 2024

Towards Blockchain-Based Secure Bgp Routing, Challenges And Future Research Directions, Qiong Yang, Li Ma, Shanshan Tu, Sami Ullah, Muhammad Waqas, Hisham Alasmary

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is a standard inter-domain routing protocol for the Internet that conveys network layer reachability information and establishes routes to different destinations. The BGP protocol exhibits security design defects, such as an unconditional trust mechanism and the default acceptance of BGP route announcements from peers by BGP neighboring nodes, easily triggering prefix hijacking, path forgery, route leakage, and other BGP security threats. Meanwhile, the traditional BGP security mechanism, relying on a public key infrastructure, faces issues like a single point of failure and a single point of trust. The decentralization, anti-tampering, and traceability advantages of blockchain offer …

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Vulnerable Reading Practices For Ecosocial Justice In Environmental Education, Karen Nociti, Mindy Blaise Jan 2024

Vulnerable Reading Practices For Ecosocial Justice In Environmental Education, Karen Nociti, Mindy Blaise

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Environmental education has the potential to extend its transformative potential by reframing social and ecological justice as always interconnected. This paper introduces vulnerable reading as a method for unsettling anthropocentric and colonial influences on how educators conceptualise and respond to environmental precarity through a socio-ecological lens. It has emerged from a six-month walking project during which the authors developed vulnerable reading practices as they walked with young children, educators, and a weedy landscape in Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia. With a focus on reimagining pedagogies to be inclusive of multiple weedy ideas, bodies and voices, the paper uses empirical examples of …

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Weathering The Storm: Diagnosis And Treatment Of A Life-Threatening Disseminated Nocardia Otitidiscaviarum Infection, Li Yan Zhang, Liang Wang, Zeeshan Umar, Yuan Hong Huang, Bing Gu Jan 2024

Weathering The Storm: Diagnosis And Treatment Of A Life-Threatening Disseminated Nocardia Otitidiscaviarum Infection, Li Yan Zhang, Liang Wang, Zeeshan Umar, Yuan Hong Huang, Bing Gu

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Nocardiosis demonstrates a temporal categorization that includes acute, subacute, and chronic stages alongside distinct typical localizations such as pulmonary, cutaneous, and disseminated forms. Disseminated nocardiosis, commonly caused by Nocardia asteroides, N. brasiliensis, and N. farcinica, continues to result in substantial morbidity and mortality. Herein, we report a life-threatening disseminated nocardiosis caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a patient with minimal change disease. This study emphasizes the difficulty in the diagnosis and treatment of unknown infections in clinical settings and highlights the important role played by laboratories in solving infectious diseases caused by rare pathogens.

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Mooditj–Indigenous Australian Sexuality Education Adapted For Hilltribe Youth Of Northern Thailand: Evaluation Of Delivery Through A Mixed-Methods Approach, Jordina Quain, Lorel Mayberry, Amanda Sibosado, Giselle Woodley, Jacqueline Hendriks Jan 2024

Mooditj–Indigenous Australian Sexuality Education Adapted For Hilltribe Youth Of Northern Thailand: Evaluation Of Delivery Through A Mixed-Methods Approach, Jordina Quain, Lorel Mayberry, Amanda Sibosado, Giselle Woodley, Jacqueline Hendriks

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

‘Mooditj' known as ‘good' or ‘solid knowledge’ in Noongar language based in Western Australian, is an impact evaluated sexuality education program developed in 2002 by Sexual Health Quarters after an extensive consultation process with WA First Nations populations. The program uses interactive activities designed to educate 11–14–year–old First Nations youth about sexual health, life and relationship skills. In conjunction with local and Indigenous leaders within hilltribe communities, Borderless Friendship Foundation (BFF) and Borderless Friendship WA (BFWA) adapted the Mooditj training program to a hilltribe youth audience. Hilltribe people are the Indigenous culture of Thailand, typically living in remote villages that …

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A Comprehensive Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals Unique Signatures To Predict Alzheimer’S Disease, Michael Vacher, Rodrigo Canovas, Simon M. Laws, James D. Doecke Jan 2024

A Comprehensive Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals Unique Signatures To Predict Alzheimer’S Disease, Michael Vacher, Rodrigo Canovas, Simon M. Laws, James D. Doecke

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Complex disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), result from the combined influence of multiple biological and environmental factors. The integration of high-throughput data from multiple omics platforms can provide system overviews, improving our understanding of complex biological processes underlying human disease. In this study, integrated data from four omics platforms were used to characterise biological signatures of AD. Method: The study cohort consists of 455 participants (Control:148, Cases:307) from the Religious Orders Study and Memory and Aging Project (ROSMAP). Genotype (SNP), methylation (CpG), RNA and proteomics data were collected, quality-controlled and pre-processed (SNP = 130; CpG = 83; RNA …

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A Cross-Cultural Study Of The Montreal Cognitive Assessment For People With Hearing Impairment, Stacey Theocharous, Greg Savage, Anna Pavlina Charalambous, Mathieu Côté, Renaud David, Kathleen Gallant, Catherine Helmer, Robert Laforce, Iracema Leroi, Ralph N. Martins, Ziad Nasreddine, Antonis Politis, David Reeves, Gregor Russell, Marie Josée Sirois, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Chyrssoula Thodi, Christiane Völter, Wai Kent Yeung, Piers Dawes Jan 2024

A Cross-Cultural Study Of The Montreal Cognitive Assessment For People With Hearing Impairment, Stacey Theocharous, Greg Savage, Anna Pavlina Charalambous, Mathieu Côté, Renaud David, Kathleen Gallant, Catherine Helmer, Robert Laforce, Iracema Leroi, Ralph N. Martins, Ziad Nasreddine, Antonis Politis, David Reeves, Gregor Russell, Marie Josée Sirois, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Chyrssoula Thodi, Christiane Völter, Wai Kent Yeung, Piers Dawes

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Cognitive screening tools enable the detection of cognitive impairment, facilitate timely intervention, inform clinical care, and allow long-term planning. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment for people with hearing impairment (MoCA-H) was developed as a reliable cognitive screening tool for people with hearing loss. Using the same methodology across four languages, this study examined whether cultural or linguistic factors affect the performance of the MoCA-H. Methods: The current study investigated the performance of the MoCA-H across English, German, French, and Greek language groups (n = 385) controlling for demographic factors known to affect the performance of the MoCA-H. Results: In a …

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Board Responsibility And Corporate Finance, Ahmad Saiful Azlin Puteh Salin, Zubaidah Ismail, Malcolm Smith Jan 2024

Board Responsibility And Corporate Finance, Ahmad Saiful Azlin Puteh Salin, Zubaidah Ismail, Malcolm Smith

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between board responsibility and the performance of the company. It is the ultimate responsibility of the board to properly discharge their duty as stipulated by the laws and prohibit any unnecessary actions and decisions that are detrimental to the company (Salin, Ismail, et al., 2019). Board responsibility in this study is proxied by having a clear board function, formation of sustainability policy, directors’ access to information and existence of a board charter. This study uses archival analysis of the annual report of the top 500 publicly listed companies in Malaysia …

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Changing Overwork Culture: Stakeholder Management For Employee Wellbeing And Social Sustainability In Large Japanese Companies, Kazunori Kobayashi, Gabriel Eweje, David Tappin Jan 2024

Changing Overwork Culture: Stakeholder Management For Employee Wellbeing And Social Sustainability In Large Japanese Companies, Kazunori Kobayashi, Gabriel Eweje, David Tappin

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Effectively addressing overwork culture in business remains a challenge, despite growing concerns about its negative impacts on employee wellbeing and productivity. This paper investigates corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and stakeholder management promoted by large Japanese companies to address overwork culture. Based on interviews with managers and stakeholders from 31 companies, the study reveals that despite being part of CSR, overwork reduction initiatives often come into conflict with entrenched institutional pressures. These pressures are embedded in a cultural-cognitive and institutional context that prioritises quality and cooperation over individual productivity. We argue that improving stakeholder relationships is vital for developing a …

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Corporate Governance And Firm Performance: Evidence From Political Instability, Political Ideology, And Corporate Governance Reforms In Pakistan, Irfan Haider Shakri, Jaime Yong, Erwei Xiang Jan 2024

Corporate Governance And Firm Performance: Evidence From Political Instability, Political Ideology, And Corporate Governance Reforms In Pakistan, Irfan Haider Shakri, Jaime Yong, Erwei Xiang

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

We examine impact of corporate governance on firm performance following the implementation of the changes to the Code of Corporate Governance of Pakistan in 2012. Our sample period from 2008 to 2022 include periods of political instability and shifts in Pakistan's political landscape, providing an opportunity to examine the effectiveness of corporate governance mechanisms in enhancing accounting- and market-based firm performance measures. We find significant improvements attributed to reforms in the regulatory framework surrounding corporate governance practices particularly from expanded scope and composition of boards and audit committees. This led to broader capabilities and effective controls, thus improving firm performance …

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Education For Profit In The Era Of Xi: Biopower, Resistance And China’S Double Reduction Policy, Wei Zhang, Le Wang, Christine Cunningham, Zhen Liu Jan 2024

Education For Profit In The Era Of Xi: Biopower, Resistance And China’S Double Reduction Policy, Wei Zhang, Le Wang, Christine Cunningham, Zhen Liu

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This study aims to advance the understanding of for-profit Chinese education during the tenure of Chairman Xi Jinping. Notably, Xi has recently targeted the privately operated, for-profit before-and-after school supplementary tutoring industry, commonly referred to as “Shadow Education”. In 2021, the introduction of the Double Reduction policy abruptly prohibited most SE businesses. Our research seeks to elucidate the impacts of this sudden policy shift on Chinese parents’ perceptions and decision-making regarding their children’s education and supplementary learning opportunities. Conducted in 2022 across mainland China, our study engaged 195 parents through an online survey followed by two focus group interviews. The …

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Evidence That Pervasive Body Gaze Behavior In Heterosexual Men Is A Social Marker For Implicit, Physiological, And Explicit Sexual Assault Propensities, Ross C. Hollett, Hannah West, Candice Craig, Lorna Marns, James Mccue Jan 2024

Evidence That Pervasive Body Gaze Behavior In Heterosexual Men Is A Social Marker For Implicit, Physiological, And Explicit Sexual Assault Propensities, Ross C. Hollett, Hannah West, Candice Craig, Lorna Marns, James Mccue

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Deliberate and effortful attempts to gaze at the bodies of women is emerging as a valuable marker of sexual objectification in men. Some preliminary evidence suggests that pervasive body gaze behavior may also accompany insidious attitudes which can facilitate sexual assault. The present study aimed to further explore this potential by examining pervasive body gaze associations with explicit, implicit, and physiological sexual assault propensity measures. We presented 110 heterosexual male participants with images of fully and partially dressed women with and without injuries while measuring their skin conductance responses. We also captured implicit and explicit sexual assault measures in addition …

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Grain Boundary Engineering: An Emerging Pathway Toward Efficient Electrocatalysis, Xiaomin Xu, Yijun Zhong, Magdalena Wajrak, Tejas Bhatelia, San Ping Jiang, Zongping Shao Jan 2024

Grain Boundary Engineering: An Emerging Pathway Toward Efficient Electrocatalysis, Xiaomin Xu, Yijun Zhong, Magdalena Wajrak, Tejas Bhatelia, San Ping Jiang, Zongping Shao

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Electrochemical transformation processes involving carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and small-molecule chemistries represent a promising means to store renewable energy sources in the form of chemical energy. However, their widespread deployment is hindered by a lack of efficient, selective, durable, and affordable electrocatalysts. Recently, grain boundary (GB) engineering as one category of defect engineering, has emerged as a viable and powerful pathway to achieve improved electrocatalytic performances. This review presents a timely and comprehensive overview of recent advances in GB engineering for efficient electrocatalysis. The beneficial effects of introducing GBs into electrocatalysts are discussed, followed by an overview of the synthesis …

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Insights From A National Database For Programs Supporting Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Of Dementia In Australia, Mustafa Atee, Thomas Morris, Daniel Whiting, Stephen Macfarlane, Marie Alford Jan 2024

Insights From A National Database For Programs Supporting Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Of Dementia In Australia, Mustafa Atee, Thomas Morris, Daniel Whiting, Stephen Macfarlane, Marie Alford

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

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It Takes It Out Of The Textbook: Benefits Of And Barriers To Expert By Experience Involvement In Pre-Registration Mental Health Nursing Education, Brenda Happell, Sarah Gordon, John Hurley, Kim Foster, Mike Hazelton, Richard Lakeman, Lorna Moxham, Terri Warner Jan 2024

It Takes It Out Of The Textbook: Benefits Of And Barriers To Expert By Experience Involvement In Pre-Registration Mental Health Nursing Education, Brenda Happell, Sarah Gordon, John Hurley, Kim Foster, Mike Hazelton, Richard Lakeman, Lorna Moxham, Terri Warner

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

What Is Known on the Subject?: Service user involvement in mental health nursing education is beneficial in terms of attitudinal change to reduce stigma, clinical skill development and enhancing understandings of recovery-oriented practice. Service users as experts by experience have not been embedded within pre-registration nursing programs. Consequently, they remain limited in number, ad hoc and frequently tokenistic. Nurse academics responsible for the design and delivery of pre-registration mental health nursing curricula have a potentially important role in facilitating expert by experience involvement in mental health nursing education. What this Paper Adds to Existing Knowledge: Nurse academics teaching mental health …

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Māori (Flexible) Learning Spaces, Old And New, Georgina Tuari Stewart, Leon Benade, Valance Smith, Alastair Wells, Amanda Yates Jan 2024

Māori (Flexible) Learning Spaces, Old And New, Georgina Tuari Stewart, Leon Benade, Valance Smith, Alastair Wells, Amanda Yates

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Māori aspirations in education have not been served by past national policies. It is hard to extinguish the influence of monoculturalism, whereby schools were used to colonise Māori by enforcing linguistic and cultural assimilation. The history of debate on Innovative Learning Environments (ILE) and Flexible Learning Spaces (FLS) demonstrates the ongoing dominance of this Eurocentric, monocultural approach. Official New Zealand education policy and practice follows international trends in school design, moving away from traditional single-cell classrooms towards more open and inter-connected spaces, despite no real evidence concerning the relative effects on learning of each classroom type. Meanwhile, school marae have …

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Motoneuron Persistent Inward Current Contribution To Increased Torque Responses To Wide-Pulse High-Frequency Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Timothée Popesco, Lucas Bet Da Rosa Orssatto, François Hug, Anthony John Blazevich, Gabriel Siqueira Trajano, Nicolas Place Jan 2024

Motoneuron Persistent Inward Current Contribution To Increased Torque Responses To Wide-Pulse High-Frequency Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Timothée Popesco, Lucas Bet Da Rosa Orssatto, François Hug, Anthony John Blazevich, Gabriel Siqueira Trajano, Nicolas Place

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Purpose: To assess the effect of a remote handgrip contraction during wide-pulse high-frequency (WPHF) neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on the magnitude of extra torque, progressive increase in torque during stimulation, and estimates of the persistent inward current (PIC) contribution to motoneuron firing in the plantar flexors. Methods: Ten participants performed triangular shaped contractions to 20% of maximal plantar flexion torque before and after WPHF NMES with and without a handgrip contraction, and control conditions. Extra torque, the relative difference between the initial and final torque during stimulation, and sustained electromyographic (EMG) activity were assessed. High-density EMG was recorded during triangular …

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Recovery From Sport-Induced Muscle Damage In Relation To Match-Intervals In Major Events, Kazunori Nosaka, Trevor C. Chen Jan 2024

Recovery From Sport-Induced Muscle Damage In Relation To Match-Intervals In Major Events, Kazunori Nosaka, Trevor C. Chen

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Muscle damage could affect the next match performance in sports when the time to recover from a previous match is shorter. We examined the interval between matches in nine team sports (e.g., soccer, rugby, field hockey, basketball, volleyball, baseball) and two racket sports (badminton, tennis) in World Cups held in 2022-2023, 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and Gland Slam in 2023. We then performed narrative review using three electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar) to get information about muscle damage and recovery in the 11 sports, and discussed whether the intervals in the events would be enough for athletes. We found …

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Seven-Day Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Clinically Significantly Improves Basal Macrovascular Function In Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Crossover Clinical Trial, Jocelyn M. Delgado Spicuzza, Jigar Gosalia, Liezhou Zhong, Catherine Bondonno, Kristina S. Petersen, Mary Jane De Souza, Elmira Alipour, Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro, Yasina B. Somani, David N. Proctor Jan 2024

Seven-Day Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Clinically Significantly Improves Basal Macrovascular Function In Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Crossover Clinical Trial, Jocelyn M. Delgado Spicuzza, Jigar Gosalia, Liezhou Zhong, Catherine Bondonno, Kristina S. Petersen, Mary Jane De Souza, Elmira Alipour, Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro, Yasina B. Somani, David N. Proctor

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women, with increased risk following menopause. Dietary intake of beetroot juice and other plant-based nitrate-rich foods is a promising non-pharmacological strategy for increasing systemic nitric oxide and improving endothelial function in elderly populations. The purpose of this randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover clinical trial was to determine the effects of short-term dietary nitrate (NO3−) supplementation, in the form of beetroot juice, on resting macrovascular endothelial function and endothelial resistance to whole-arm ischemia–reperfusion (IR) injury in postmenopausal women at two distinct stages of menopause. Methods: Early-postmenopausal [1–6 years following their final …

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Wellbeing And Indigenous Aymara Orphans In Perú: An Empirical Study At Hogar De Niñas Virgen De Fatima De Chejoña, Puno, Lee Fergusson, Javier Ortiz Cabrejos, Anna Bonshek Jan 2024

Wellbeing And Indigenous Aymara Orphans In Perú: An Empirical Study At Hogar De Niñas Virgen De Fatima De Chejoña, Puno, Lee Fergusson, Javier Ortiz Cabrejos, Anna Bonshek

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a wide spectrum of well-documented adverse mental health outcomes for children and adults, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), self-harm, suicide, and other detrimental impacts to the well-being of young people. These impacts have extended to Perú where 216,000 people in a population of 33 million died from the disease, despite that country being the first to fully lockdown in Latin America. It is predicted that about 200,000 children will become orphans or lose their guardians as a consequence of this unprecedented surge in mortality. Compelling and sustained international research since the 1970s …

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