OPTIMISED PATIENT INFORMATION MATERIALS AND RECRUITMENT TO A STUDY OF BEHAVIOURAL ACTIVATION IN OLDER ADULTS: AN EMBEDDED STUDY WITHIN A TRIAL [VERSION 1; PEER REVIEW: 2 APPROVED]

Optimised patient information materials and recruitment to a study of behavioural activation in older adults: an embedded study within a trial [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Printed participant information about randomised controlled trials is often long, technical and difficult to navigate.Improving information materials is possible through optimisation and user-testing, and may impact on participant understanding and rates of recruitment.Methods: A study within a trial (SWAT) was undertaken within the CAS

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Sustainable and invisible anti-counterfeiting inks based on waterborne polyurethane and upconversion nanoparticles for leather products

Abstract copyright leather products infringe the intellectual property rights of the business, cause enormous economic loss, and negatively influence the business enthusiasm for innovation.However, traditional anti-counterfeiting materials for leather products suffer from complicated fabrication procedures, photobleaching, and high volatile organic

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Non-territorial GPS-tagged golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos at two Scottish wind farms: Avoidance influenced by preferred habitat distribution, wind speed and blade motion status.

Wind farms can have two broad potential adverse effects on birds via antagonistic processes: displacement from the vicinity of turbines (avoidance), or death through collision with rotating turbine blades.These effects may not be mutually exclusive.Using detailed data from 99 turbines at two wind farms in central Scotland and thousands of GPS-telem

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