Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on craving and substance consumption in patients with substance dependence: a systematic review and meta‐analysis See

Background and Aims: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is increasingly used as an intervention for treating substance dependence. We aimed to assess evidence of the anti-craving and consumption-reducing effects of rTMS in patients with alcohol, nicotine and illicit drug d...

GNSS/MEMS INS tightly coupled algorithm for agricultural machinery navigation enhanced by random forest-based behavioral state awareness See

Global navigation satellite system (GNSS)/micro-electro-mechanical systems inertial navigation system (MEMS INS) algorithm is widely used in agricultural machinery navigation. However, several issues remain noteworthy, uneven terrain induces more high-frequency noise than other environments, which severely affects&#...

Short-Term Disruptions and Recovery Patterns in Spanish Hotel Activity: Insights from Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis See

Purpose: This paper examines the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Spanish hotel activity to establish whether it has had temporary or permanent effects. Project/methodology/approach: The analysis is based on both quantitative and qualitative approaches. For the former, data from Google Tr...

Process evaluation of a randomised-controlled feasibility study evaluating the REgulate your SItting Time (RESIT) intervention for reducing sitting in individuals with type 2 diabetes See

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A thematic analysis of Lay knowledge and beliefs about dementia among first-generation Black African immigrants from West Africa living in London: Informed by a grounded theory approach See

Background: Many Black Africans live in the UK. More than 850,000 people live with dementia in the UK, and more than 25,000 people with dementia are from Black and minority ethnic groups. The study explores themes of lay knowledge and beliefs about dementia. ...

Lay Knowledge and Beliefs Toward Dementia Among the Black African Populations in the UK and Africa: Evidence Synthesis of Qualitative Studies See

Background: The high prevalence of dementia among Black Africans, coupled with their lower engagement with dementia specialist services in the UK, underscores the urgency of understanding lay knowledge and beliefs about dementia in the group. Studies reporting lay knowledge of dementia in&#x...

What Motor Skills Do Children Perceive as Important? A Child-Centred Exploration Using the Motor Coordination Questionnaire See

Background: Understanding children's perceptions of motor skill importance is essential for designing motivating and participatory interventions. However, little is known about which motor activities children with and without motor coordination difficulties value, particularly in culturally diverse, ...

Misrecognition and Responsibilisation in Extreme Events: Towards Recognition‐based Accountability in Academia See

This essay interrogates how extreme events including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate disasters, and political conflict, amplify structural inequalities in academia. Drawing on critical autoethnographic material from an Early Career Researcher with intersecting marginalisations, we show how crises expose and...

Maps and Diaspora: Affect, Agency and Epistolary Praxis See

Following discussions, interactions and reflections during the 2024 Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) conference ‘Map Room Conversations’ sessions, this paper examines archival maps in relation to diaspora through an affective lens. Using an auto-ethnographic epistolary praxis of letter-writing and...