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Microplastic ingestion in invertebrates within rockpool communities
(University of Plymouth, 2023)Microplastics (<5 mm) are abundant across the world in the marine environment and so it is vital that we gain further understanding of their fate and their possible impacts on marine life. Due to their size, microplastics ... -
Comparative effectiveness of interventions for preventing tuberculosis: systematic review and network meta-analysis of interventional studies
(Elsevier, 2023-09-09)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death globally. Several preventive measures are employed to prevent TB, yet there is a paucity of evidence on the effectiveness of these interventions. ... -
Towards instrumental trainability in England? The ‘official pedagogy’ of the Core Content Framework
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Confirming the Ultra Low Emission Zone: another step towards cleaner air for London
(Lawtext Publishing, 2023-09-18)Introduction Poor air quality is a known killer. The WHO estimates that 4.2 million premature deaths can be associated with poor air quality, and in the UK it has been estimated as a contributing factor to 28,000–36,000 ... -
Human Evaluation of Robotic Grippers for Berry Picking
(2023-09-14)We describe the construction and evaluation of two robotic grippers for berry picking. Using a pneumatic cylinder drive, one was constructed from hard materials and the other from soft materials. A novel evaluation paradigm ... -
Content moderation through removal of service: Content delivery networks and extremist websites
Considerable attention has been paid by researchers to social media platforms, especially the ‘big companies’, and increasingly also messaging applications, and how effectively they moderate extremist and terrorist content ...
