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‘It Was About as Far at Odds With Our Provider Failure Protocol…as You Can Get’. Untangling Care Policy When Care Homes Close

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article takes an extreme case ‐ the emergency closure of a care home on a Friday evening ‐ to explore how a lack of coordination between national and local stakeholders led to a brutalising experience for frail residents and social care staff.
Shazia Zafar, Catherine Needham, Jon Glasby, Denise Tanner, Tom Douglass   +4 more
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Cells and ionic conductances contributing to spontaneous activity in bladder and urethral smooth muscle

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Cells and conductances contributing to spontaneous activity in the lower urinary tract. Bladder and urethra exhibit spontaneous contractions at both cellular and tissue levels. Both detrusor and urethral smooth muscle cells display activity that is regular and rhythmic.
Bernard T. Drumm, Neha Gupta, Alexandru Mircea, Caoimhin S. Griffin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Share Repurchases and Investment Policies

Financial Review, Volume 61, Issue 2, Page 555-575, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Our study examines the claim that share repurchases lead to reductions in real investments. Repurchase opponents argue that managers forego valuable investments to conduct opportunistic repurchases, while proponents argue that repurchases return excess cash to shareholders.
Paul Brockman, Hye Seung (Grace) Lee, Jesus M. Salas   +2 more
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The Effect of Pretend Play on Children's Social Competence: An Intervention Study in Early Childhood Education

Social Development, Volume 35, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Within cultural‐historical activity theory, pretend play is considered crucial for the development of young children's social competence. However, the existing empirical evidence does not support such strong causal claims. Given the importance of social competence for children's development, the current study aimed to contribute to a better ...
Mireille Smits‐van der Nat, Femke van der Wilt, Martijn Meeter, Chiel van der Veen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Feeding Strategies on Trophic Dynamics, Growth Performance and Sustainability of Nile Tilapia in Semi‐Intensive Aquaculture Systems

Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Feed costs and limited knowledge of feeding strategies are a major constraint to the sustainability of semi‐intensive Nile tilapia aquaculture systems in sub‐Saharan Africa. In semi‐intensive systems, Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) utilizes natural pond production and supplemental feed, but their relative contributions to growth remain ...
Safina Musa, Christopher Mulanda Aura, Tumi Tomasson, Ólafur Sigurgeirsson, Sigurður S. Snorrason, Godfrey Kawooya Kubiriza, Helgi Thorarensen   +6 more
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Optical Coherence Tomography for Detection of Dental Cracks and Vertical Root Fracture: A Scoping Review

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Vertical root fractures (VRFs) pose significant clinical challenges and may result in tooth loss. Current diagnostic methods, including conventional radiography and CBCT, are challenging to detect VRFs, especially in the early stages. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has recently been introduced as a non‐invasive imaging technique
MHD. Mouaffak Alkhani, Ahmad Yasser Albittar, Uzma Munawwar Shaikh, Muhammad Takriti, Aylin Baysan   +4 more
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Configurational Energy as a Microstructural Descriptor of Failure Precursors in 2D Frictional Granular Materials

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Volume 50, Issue 5, Page 2470-2485, 10 April 2026.
ABSTRACT Localized deformation in dense granular materials, often culminating in the formation of shear bands, is a key failure mechanism in geotechnical and material systems. However, predicting the onset of such localization remains a fundamental challenge due to the system's inherent inelasticity and microstructural complexity.
Zhennan Zhu, Francois Nicot, Antoine Wautier, Klaus Regenauer‐lieb, Manman Hu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Report of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) on the conservation conditions of foods made with eggs or egg products in retail establishments

Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Royal Decree 1021/2022, which regulates certain hygiene requirements for the production and marketing of foodstuffs in retail establishments, establishes that, in retail establishments, food made with raw egg subjected to heat treatment where a temperature equal to or greater than 70°C is reached for 2 seconds in the centre of the product or ...
Antonio Valero Díaz, María Dolores Rodrigo Aliaga, Rosa María Capita González, Baltasar Mayo Pérez, Azucena del Carmen Mora Gutiérrez, Fernando Pérez Rodríguez, Paula Arrabal Durán   +6 more
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Evaluation of celery extract as a natural alternative to sodium nitrite in fresh chicken sausages during refrigerated storage

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 4, Page 2251-2258, 15 March 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND Fresh chicken sausages are highly perishable and require preservation strategies to ensure quality and safety. Sodium nitrite is traditionally used to inhibit microbial growth and stabilize color; however, concerns regarding the formation of carcinogenic N‐nitroso compounds have increased interest in natural alternatives.
Ana Caroline Silvestre Barbosa Alessi, Nathália Letícia Hernandez Brito, Adriana Aparecida Droval Arcain, Flávia Aparecida Reitz Cardoso   +3 more
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Catalytic Amyloids: Turning Fibrils Into Biocatalysts

Chemistry – A European Journal, Volume 32, Issue 10, 9 March 2026.
Amyloids, traditionally associated with diseases, have emerged as versatile catalytic scaffolds. From natural amyloid sequences to bioinspired and de novo designs, we highlight strategies to construct catalytic active sites and anchor enzymes onto fibrils, creating versatile nanomaterials with tunable activities. ABSTRACT Amyloids have been regarded as
Alessandra Esposito, Linda Leone, Flavia Nastri, Angela Lombardi   +3 more
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