Monster or Missing Link? The Mermaid and the Victorian Imagination by Béatrice Laurent

“…Moreover, the mermaid species did not seem wholly extinct: some were reported to have been sighted off the coast of Scotland as recently as in 1809 and 1812, and when the Feejee mermaid was exhibited in London in 1822, it raised a zoological debate. …”
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Municipal solid waste dynamics: Economic, environmental, and technological determinants in Europe by Afsana Akther, Farian Tahrim, Liton Chandra Voumik, Miguel Angel Esquivias, Dulal Chandra Pattak

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Representing groups of students as personas: A systematic review of persona creation, application, and trends in the educational domain by Ali Farooq, Amani Alabed, Pilira Stella Msefula, Reham AL Tamime, Joni Salminen, Soon-gyo Jung, Bernard J. Jansen

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Future destinations: how people cured of hepatitis C using direct acting antiviral drugs progress in a new HCV-free world. A thematic analysis by Sarah R. Donaldson, Andrew Radley, John F. Dillon

“…Methods This recurrent cross-sectional study combines qualitative semi-structured interviews and demographic data of 15 participants receiving DAAs in Tayside, Scotland. A thematic analysis explored the non-clinical outcomes of DAA treatment viewed through the lens of the Social Identity Model of Recovery (SIMOR) to build understanding of the influence DAAs have in a recovery journey from drug use. …”
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Exploring benefits of a collaborative Scottish university-organization alternative credentials approach to re-skilling by Christopher J. M. Smith, Constantinos Choromides, Alicia Clyde, Fiona Stewart-Knight

“…IntroductionAlternative credentialed forms of learning provide important learning pathways for professionals to up-and re-skill. In Scotland, credit-rating of learning is one option to create these credentialed courses, based on national principles from the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) Partnership. …”
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Differential Magnetometer Measurements of Geomagnetically Induced Currents in a Complex High Voltage Network by J. Hübert, C. D. Beggan, G. S. Richardson, T. Martyn, A. W. P. Thomson

“…We present DMM measurements for the 26 August 2018 storm at a site in eastern Scotland with up to 20 A recorded. The line GIC correlates well with Hall probe measurements at a local transformer, though they differ in amplitude by an order of magnitude (a maximum of ∼2 A). …”
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Care home resident identification: A comparison of address matching methods with Natural Language Processing. by Víctor Suárez-Paniagua, Arlene Casey, Charis A Marwick, Jennifer K Burton, Helen Callaby, Isobel Guthrie, Bruce Guthrie, Beatrice Alex

“…The analysis used population data for 771,588 uniquely written addresses for 819,911 people in two NHS Scotland health board regions. The source code is publicly available at https://github.com/vsuarezpaniagua/NLPcarehome.…”
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Understanding patient views and experiences of the IDENTIfication of PALLiative care needs (IDENTI-Pall): a qualitative interview study protocol by Sarah Mitchell, Isabel Leach, Nicola Turner, C R Mayland

“…A descriptive, thematic analysis will be carried out using the data analysis software NVivo.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been granted by the North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee. Study findings will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals and through conference presentations. …”
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Heart and skeletal muscle inflammation – novel dangerous disease of farmed Salmonidae by V. P. Melnikov, V. V. Pronin

“…The virus-induced disease is reported in Norway, Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark and Alaska. …”
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Kinematic Alterations with Changes in Putting Distance and Slope Incline in Recreational Golfers by Shawn M. Robbins, Philippe Renaud, Ukadike Chris Ugbolue

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A new dimensionality reduction technique based on the Wavelet Transform for cancer classification by Lisardo Fernández, Mariano Pérez, Juan M. Orduña, José M. Alcaraz

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Discovering Object Stories: Linking Unstructured Museum Data Through Semantic Annotation by Sarah Middle, Maria Aristeidou, Elton Barker, Daniel Pett, Sarah Alcock

“…The study focuses on a sample dataset from National Museums Scotland, which includes metadata about navigational instruments from the 19th and early 20th centuries. …”
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Highly selective-notch band ultrawide band antenna: A review by Anees Abbas, Wahaj Abbas Awan, Niamat Hussain, Domin Choi, Sangmin Lee, Nam Kim

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The association between underlying conditions, risk factors, risk markers, and post-COVID conditions ≥6 months after COVID-19: A systematic review by Aisha Hill, Madelon Morford, Sharon Saydah, Pamela Logan, Danielle Raso, Erin C. Stone, Joanna Taliano, Emilia H. Koumans, Olga Varechtchouk

“…Results: A total of 17 studies with 109,293 participants met the inclusion criteria; they were conducted in China (3), Italy (3), Spain (3), Russia (2), France (1), Germany (1), Sweden (1), Scotland (1), United Kingdom (1), and the United States (1). …”
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A Novel Semi-Supervised Learning Method Based on Fast Search and Density Peaks by Fei Gao, Teng Huang, Jinping Sun, Amir Hussain, Erfu Yang, Huiyu Zhou

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Designing and evaluating a patient decision aid for patients with locally advanced or locally recurrent rectal cancer: a national multicentre mixed methods study protocol by Martyn Evans, Hayley Anne Hutchings, Dean Anthony Harris, Deena Harji, Anwen Williams

“…Interviews will be analysed using thematic analysis.Ethics and dissemination Research ethics approval from North of Scotland Research Ethics Service 19/NS/0056 (IRAS 257890) has been granted. …”
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Gut microbiome in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Anastasios Mpountouridis, Christina Tsigalou, Ioanna Bezirtzoglou, Eugenia Bezirtzoglou, Elisavet Stavropoulou

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Exploring advance care planning discourses in scottish dementia policies: A critical discourse analysis by Tharin Phenwan, Judith Sixsmith, Linda McSwiggan, Deans Buchanan

“…Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a continuous process that enables individuals to discuss and document their preferences for future care in the event of terminal illness or incapacitation. In Scotland, the creation of ACPs is encouraged and integrated into current dementia policies as a means of safeguarding the human rights of people living with dementia (PwD). …”
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Impact of adverse childhood experiences on sensory thresholds in adults living with multimorbidity and chronic pain (the ACE-MAP study): protocol for an observational feasibility s... by Louise Marryat, Blair H Smith, Lesley A Colvin, Dhaneesha N S Senaratne, Timothy G Hales

“…The secondary study outcomes will include exploratory analysis on the relationship between ACEs and QST thresholds.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the Scotland B Research Ethics Committee (reference: 24/SS/0031). …”
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Potential for Ammonia Recapture by Farm Woodlands: Design and Application of a New Experimental Facility by Mark R. Theobald, Mark C. Milford, Mark K.J. Hargreaves, Mark L.J. Sheppard, Mark E. Nemitz, Mark Y.S. Tang, Mark V. R. Phillips, Mark R. Sneath, Mark L. McCartney, Mark F. J. Harvey, Mark I. D. Leith, Mark J. N. Cape, Mark D. Fowler, Mark M. A. Sutton

“…We constructed an experimental facility in southern Scotland to simulate a woodland shelterbelt planted in proximity to a small poultry unit. …”
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