Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic by Balasubramanian, Sreejith, Shukla, Vinaya, Islam, Nazrul, Upadhyay, Arvind, Duong, Linh

“…The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in global healthcare systems and highlighted the need for innovative, technology-driven solutions like Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, previous research on the topic has been limited and fragmented, leading to an incomplete understanding of the ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘how’ of its application, as well as its associated benefits and challenges. …”
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An analysis of the mediational effect of socio-cultural factors on students' career choice outcomes in the built environment: applying the socio-cognitive career theory by Akinlolu, Mariam, Omotayo, Temitope, Ebohon, Obas John, Ekundayo, Damilola

“…The study culminated in unveiling pathways for informed career decisions in construction, reinforcing the pertinence of the SCCT framework, especially concerning women in traditionally male-dominated spheres like construction. Acknowledging the scarcity of empirical studies using SCCT within the construction sphere is pertinent.…”
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Environmental antimicrobial resistance: implications for food safety and public health by Ifedinezi, Onyinye Victoria, Nnaji, Nnabueze Darlington, Anumudu, Christian Kosisochukwu, Ekwueme, Chiemerie Theresa, Uhegwu, Chijioke Christopher, Ihenetu, Francis Chukwuebuka, Obioha, Promiselynda Ijeoma, Simon, Blessing Oteta, Ezechukwu, Precious Somtochukwu, Onyeaka, Helen

“…Some crucial strategies discussed include developing antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs, encouraging targeted narrow-spectrum antibiotic use, and emphasizing the significance of strict regulatory frameworks and surveillance systems, like the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) and the Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) classification. …”
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Money Matters : Research into the extent and nature of financial abuse within intimate relationships in the UK by Sharp-Jeffs, Nicola

“…Yet the impact of this form of abuse – where financial control, exploitation or sabotage are used to control a person’s ability to acquire, use and maintain financial resources - can be both devastating and long-lasting. The Co-operative Bank and Refuge commissioned a nationally representative survey (n=4,002) designed to lift the lid on the extent of financial abuse in the UK. …”
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Stress and practical assessments by Clarke, Neil D., Gardiner, Nicholas

“…This paper explores the role of stress in practical assessments, which have long been used in an academic Sports Science and Sports Therapy setting. …”
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On the puncture strength of rubber by Ab-Malek, Kamarudin

“…The puncture test was used to study the strength of thick rubber blocks which had been exposed to long-term ageing and to high temperatures. These rubber blocks were taken from rubber bearings of 20 and 96 years of age respectively. …”
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Persistence and cyclical dependence in the monthly Euribor rate by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…Models based on fractional integration at the long run or zero frequency, although adequately describing the persistent behaviour of the series, do not take into account its cyclical structure. …”
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An analysis of oil production by OPEC countries: persistence, breaks and outliers by Barros, Carlos Pestana, Gil-Alana, Luis A., Payne, James E.

“…Thus, shocks affecting the structure of OPEC oil production will have persistent effects in the long run for all countries, and in some cases the effects are expected to be permanent.…”
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Interest rate dynamics in Kenya : commercial banks' rates and the 91 day treasury bill rate by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…For this purpose we use data on four commercial banks’ interest rates (Deposits, Savings, Lending and Overdraft) together with the 91-Day Treasury Bill rate, for the time period July 1991 – August 2010, and apply various techniques based on long-range dependence and, in particular, on fractional integration. …”
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Banking efficiency and Economic growth in the MENA region by Ghannouchi, Walid, Radić, Nemanja

“…We introduce a set of control variables associated with the long run growth and find an interesting interaction with banking productivity and financial deepening suggesting that efforts should be focusing on the investments’ efficiency and the increase of regulation to spur a more stable financial system and foster financial deepening in the future.…”
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Book review : Human development and capabilities: re-imagining the university of the twenty-first century by Fourali, Chahid

“…The book was a criticism of the over focus on economic rational without considering long term effect on the human condition. The review was overall positive but argued that the book did not go far enough, and in the case of some authors such as Nussbaum, there was a contrast between the argument on what constitutes 'justice' and her actual actions as in the case of supporting a brutal regime.…”
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Populism in world politics: a comparative cross-regional perspective by Hadiz, Vedi, Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…As a concept, populism has had a long and contentious history. We suggest that populism has been on the rise alongside new imaginings of what constitutes the ‘people’ and ‘elites’, as the meanings attached to these labels are continually reshaped in conjunction with new social conflicts. …”
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Expanding the scope of architectural education: creating a culture of global citizenship for students by Denicke-Polcher, Sandra

“…Our unique teaching framework uses a project entitled Crossing Cultures as its vehicle of investigation to experiment with forms of integration of refugees into depopulated Italian villages, whilst offering students to positively impact and become an integral part of this new community, thereby, ensuring its continuity long-term. Such pedagogical experiments provide an education beyond architecture, and shape society by teaching citizenship to students.…”
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Structured medication reviews: origins, implementation, evidence, and prospects by Stewart, Duncan, Madden, Mary, Davies, Paul, Whittlesea, Cate, McCambridge, Jim

“…Notwithstanding the COVID-19 vaccination programme, a new Structured Medication Review (SMR) service has been introduced in Primary Care Networks (PCNs). The long term drivers are clear: addressing problematic polypharmacy in the NHS, reducing avoidable hospitalisations, and delivering better value from medicines spending. …”
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Submission of evidence to the Cabinet Office enquiry on the biological security strategy by Hobson, Tom, Sundaram, Lalitha S., Aldridge, David, Christie, Alec, Edwards, Brett, Dando, Malcolm, Petrovan, Silviu, Shang, Lijun, Sutherland, William, Ó hÉigeartaigh, Seán, Smith, Rebecca

“…The authors are academic researchers in the field of biosecurity, bioethics, biodiversity, technology governance and policy. We have a long-standing interest in policy and practice of biological security in the UK and globally. …”
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A key role for scientists in strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention by Shang, Lijun, Sheff, Lincoln, Dando, Malcolm

“…In March 2023 an agreement was also reached on an agenda and timetable for this effort over the next two years. Scientists have a long history of providing valuable input to such meetings, in this paper, we discuss how such input might best be provided with complicated challenges now facing the BWC and concluded that there is much that could be done, but greater coordination amongst scientists is needed.…”
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Work / memories of work by Arkomanis, Ektoras

“…Filmed over ten years, ‘work / memories of work’ documents the last days of a tannery in the area of Eleonas, in Athens. The long, monotonous shifts of the tanners are set against a backdrop of work in the surrounding neighbourhoods – scavengers’ markets, old farmhouses, abandoned kilns, and people labouring away amid factory ruins. …”
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Relationship between big five personality traits academic performance and academic stress among postgraduate students in Pakistan by Bhatti, Mansoor Nazir

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Unsteady mathematical analysis of non-newtonian blood flow models in a double stenosed artery by Alsemiry, Reima Daher

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Seismic performance of innovative double layer space shear wall by Bayat, Behzad

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