Gender identity in the 2021 census of England and Wales: how a flawed question created spurious data by Biggs, M

“…Confusion is manifested in the overrepresentation of people lacking English proficiency in the most suspect gender categories. These findings demonstrate how a faulty question can distort our apprehension of the social world.…”

Mapping inequalities in London by Hennig, BD, Dorling, D

“…Measures to tackle these problems are needed, but seeing them where they are most apparent is a first step in understanding them and finding appropriate solutions.…”

GPU accelerated image quality assessment-based software for transient detection by Li, X, Adamek, K, Armour, W

“…We accelerate the algorithms using GPUs, achieving kernel time of approximately 0.1 milliseconds for transient finding in 2048 × 2048 images.…”

Tapping into tissue bioelectromechanics: Electroactive biopolymers for dynamic tissue engineering by Burgess, MK, Nair, M

“…By highlighting the successes and current challenges in the materials development to support such dynamic devices, we summarize our findings with design guidelines to direct the future development of clinically translatable and efficacious tissue engineering constructs with the dynamic functionality of soft robots.…”

It’s the state, indeed! How state capacity facilitates social equality in authoritarian regimes by Vaccaro, A, Panaro, AV

“…Using static and dynamic regression models for over 120 countries from 1960 to 2016, our findings show that state capacity enhances social equality in authoritarian contexts through these three interrelated mechanisms. …”

Towards the understanding of heavy quarks hadronization: from leptonic to heavy-ion collisions by Altmann, J, Dubla, A, Greco, V, Rossi, A, Skands, P

“…The formation of hadrons is a fundamental process in nature that can be investigated at particle colliders. As several recent findings demonstrate, with e+e- collisions as a “vacuum-like” reference at one extreme, and central nucleus–nucleus as a dense, extended size system characterized by flow and local equilibrium at the opposite extreme, different collision systems offer a lever arm that can be exploited to probe with a range of heavy-flavour hadron species the onset of various hadronization processes. …”

Populist attitudes, subjective social status, and resentment in Italy by Melli, G, Scherer, S

“…Thus, using original data collected in 2021, this paper analyses populist attitudes in Italy and the relationship between subjective social status, status mismatch, and social resentment. This study finds that subjective status matters more than objective conditions for populist attitudes. …”

Aged and wheeled mobility in transit-oriented development: the capabilities approach by Xu, Y, Chan, H-Y, Chen, A, Chim, T-Y, Liu, X

“…Our focus is on understanding these conversion factors, which highlight both environmental and individual constraints when converting resources into capabilities. Our findings reveal significant disparities in walking environments between the initially planned and the realized catchment areas, as well as disparities between individuals with and without physical limitations. …”

A manifesto for a globally diverse, equitable, and inclusive open science by Ghai, S, Thériault, R, Forscher, P, Shoda, Y, Syed, M, Puthillam, A, Peng, HC, Basnight-Brown, D, Majid, A, Azevedo, F, Singh, L

“…In this Perspective, we raise the spectre of Questionable Generalisability Practices and the issue of MASKing (Making Assumptions based on Skewed Knowledge), calling for more responsible practices in generalising study findings and co-authorship to promote global equity in knowledge production. …”

How coalitions shape legislative institutions in parliamentary democracies by Zubek, R

“…Procedural opportunities to use legislative committees to challenge ministerial proposals tend to be strengthened under multi-party cabinets in which preference divergence between coalition partners is substantial and in which parties have similar probability of making proposals to implement joint policies. These findings open interesting avenues for future work on how parties shape legislative institutions in parliamentary democracies.…”

Longitudinal effects of a scenario-based learning intervention on preservice teacher self-efficacy by Rushby, JV, Klassen, RM, Durksen, TL, Pfaffel, A, Bardach, L

“…Results from open-ended responses following the intervention showed how reflection on scenarios and feedback played a role in preservice teachers’ self-efficacy. The findings highlight the benefits of providing preservice teachers with low-risk, authentic classroom experiences bolstered by expert feedback and opportunities for reflection.…”

Testing the national identity argument by Miller, D, Ali, S

“…Using case studies from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, we suggest that the relationship between national identity and social justice varies between societies, and that a key factor is finding an appropriate balance between the strength of such identities and their inclusiveness.…”

Mental contrasting changes the meaning of reality by Kappes, A, Wendt, M, Reinelt, T, Oettingen, G

“…Importantly, the meaning of reality as obstacle mediated mental contrasting effects on goal pursuit (Studies 1, 2). The findings suggest that mental contrasting produces selective goal pursuit by changing the meaning of a person's reality.…”

The effects of fasting on acute ischemic infarcts in the rat by Schneider, AM, Buchan, AM, Couch, Y

“…After 24 hours, fasting was found to reduce infarct volume and BBB breakdown, and lower both circulating and brain neutrophils. These findings suggest that fasting may be a beneficial non-pharmacological additive therapeutic option for cerebral ischemia, potentially by reducing inflammation in the acute stage of the disease.…”

Parameterization of nice polynomials by Anton, Hozjee

“…This research concentrates on finding parameterized families of symmetric polynomial with four, five, and seven roots. …”
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论明泰昌、天启初年内臣与朝臣的关系 ：以宦官王安为例 = The relationship between eunuchs and imperial officials from Ming Tai Chang period to early Tian Qi period : a case study of eunuch Wang An... by 马爱连 Ma, Ah Lain

“…By looking at his career, we can connect the possible links between Wang An and the imperial officials and analyze their relationship. …”
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Tracing RNA biography: in situ transcriptome profiling by novel spatial omics technologies by Ren, Jingyi (Rena)

“…My goal was to better grasp the link between gene function and RNA lifespan at a genomic level across different cell types. …”
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High cycle fatigue characterisation and modelling of 316L stainless steel processed by laser powder bed fusion by Zhang, Meng

“…In view of the ongoing efforts towards the development of standardised approaches for the determination of suitable processing conditions and part quality for L-PBF-processed parts, this PhD research aims to clarify links of the process-structure-property triad and develop methods for material property assessment. …”
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Investigation of digital twins and metaverse by Chow, Harry Yun Fatt

“…Being able to cut down labour hours by up to 80% not only addresses the issues of efficiency and cost linked to existing scan-to-BIM procedures but also establishes itself as a pioneering development in the field of BIM. …”
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Physical layer security in emerging wireless communication systems by Wang, Wei

“…As a new design paradigm, physical layer security has been recognised as a promising solution to enhance the security of wireless links relying on the channel properties and advanced signal processing, and can act as either an alternative or a complementary solution to the conventional cryptographic methods. …”
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