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University of Lincoln
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About: University of Lincoln is a education organization based out in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 2341 authors who have published 7025 publications receiving 124797 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the influence of cultural intelligence on the relationship between cultural values and individual preferences for a given negotiation style was examined and it was shown that cultural values (e.g. power distance, uncertainty avoidance, collectivism and masculinity) have a direct influence on negotiation styles as well as an indirect effect mediated through cultural intelligence.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that primary emphasis needs to be given to the study of the regulation of normal behaviour using psychobiological models, which provide construct validity for the processes observed.
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TL;DR: By using this approach, two teixobactin analogues are synthesised and it is established that the d-amino acids are critical for the antimicrobial activity of these analogues.
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TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the configurations of polarons can be engineered, paving the way for the construction of conductive pathways relevant to resistive switching devices.
Abstract: Polarons in metal oxides are important in processes such as catalysis, high temperature superconductivity, and dielectric breakdown in nanoscale electronics. Here, we study the behavior of electron small polarons associated with oxygen vacancies at rutile TiO2(110), using a combination of low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), density functional theory, and classical molecular dynamics calculations. We find that the electrons are symmetrically distributed around isolated vacancies at 78 K, but as the temperature is reduced, their distributions become increasingly asymmetric, confirming their polaronic nature. By manipulating isolated vacancies with the STM tip, we show that particular configurations of polarons are preferred for given locations of the vacancies, which we ascribe to small residual electric fields in the surface. We also form a series of vacancy complexes and manipulate the Ti ions surrounding them, both of which change the associated electronic distributions. Thus, we demonstrate that the configurations of polarons can be engineered, paving the way for the construction of conductive pathways relevant to resistive switching devices.
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TL;DR: Sleep disturbances have affected a substantial proportion of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, and are significantly associated with a self-assessed impact on mental health, but may also be related to suspected CO VID-19 status, changes in habits and self-isolation.
Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in daily routines and lifestyle
worldwide and mental health issues have emerged as a consequence. We aimed to assess the presence of sleep
disturbances during the lockdown in the general population.
Methods: Cross-sectional, online survey-based study on adults living through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The questionnaire included demographics and specific questions assessing the impact of the pandemic/
lockdown on sleep, daytime functioning and mental health in the general population. Identification of sleep
pattern changes and specific sleep-related symptoms was the primary outcome, and secondary outcomes
involved identifying sleep disturbances for predefined cohorts (participants reporting impact on mental
health, self-isolation, keyworker status, suspected COVID-19 or ongoing COVID-19 symptoms).
Results: In total, 843 participants were included in the analysis. The majority were female (67.4%), middle
aged [52 years (40–63 years)], white (92.2%) and overweight to obese [BMI 29.4 kg/m2 (24.1–35.5 kg/m2)];
69.4% reported a change in their sleep pattern, less than half (44.7%) had refreshing sleep, and 45.6% were
sleepier than before the lockdown; 33.9% had to self-isolate, 65.2% reported an impact on their mental
health and 25.9% were drinking more alcohol during the lockdown. More frequently reported observations
specific to sleep were ‘disrupted sleep’ (42.3%), ‘falling asleep unintentionally’ (35.2%), ‘difficulties
falling’/‘staying asleep’ (30.9% and 30.8%, respectively) and ‘later bedtimes’ (30.0%). Respondents with
suspected COVID-19 had more nightmares and abnormal sleep rhythms. An impact on mental health was
strongly associated with sleep-related alterations.
Conclusions: Sleep disturbances have affected a substantial proportion of the general population during
the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. These are significantly associated with a self-assessed impact on mental
health, but may also be related to suspected COVID-19 status, changes in habits and self-isolation.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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David R. Williams | 178 | 2034 | 138789 |
David Scott | 124 | 1561 | 82554 |
Hugh S. Markus | 118 | 606 | 55614 |
Timothy E. Hewett | 116 | 531 | 49310 |
Wei Zhang | 96 | 1404 | 43392 |
Matthew Hall | 75 | 827 | 24352 |
Matthew C. Walker | 73 | 443 | 16373 |
James F. Meschia | 71 | 401 | 28037 |
Mark G. Macklin | 69 | 268 | 13066 |
John N. Lester | 66 | 349 | 19014 |
Christine J Nicol | 61 | 268 | 10689 |
Lei Shu | 59 | 598 | 13601 |
Frank Tanser | 54 | 231 | 17555 |
Simon Parsons | 54 | 462 | 15069 |
Christopher D. Anderson | 54 | 393 | 10523 |