Can environmental traffic light warning labels reduce meat meal selection? A randomised experimental study with UK meat consumers.

An important area for tackling climate change and health improvement is reducing population meat consumption. Traffic light labelling has successfully been implemented to reduce the consumption of unhealthy foods and sugary drinks. The present research extends this work to meat selection.

Impact of pictorial warning labels on meat meal selection: A randomised experimental study with UK meat consumers.

Meat consumption has been linked to adverse health consequences, worsening climate change, and the risk of pandemics. Meat is however a popular food product and dissuading people from consuming meat has proven difficult. Outside the realm of meat consumption, previous research has shown that pictorial warning labels are effective at curbing tobacco smoking and reducing the consumption of sugary drinks and alcohol.

2D-Hexagonal Boron Nitride Screen-Printed Bulk-Modified Electrochemical Platforms Explored towards Oxygen Reduction Reactions.

A low-cost, scalable and reproducible approach for the mass production of screen-printed electrode (SPE) platforms that have varying percentage mass incorporations of 2D hexagonal boron nitride (2D-hBN) (2D-hBN/SPEs) is demonstrated herein. These novel 2D-hBN/SPEs are explored as a potential metal-free electrocatalysts towards oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs) within acidic media where their performance is evaluated. A 5% mass incorporation of 2D-hBN into the SPEs resulted in the most beneficial ORR catalysis, reducing the ORR onset potential by ca.

Facile synthesis of Ni/NiO nanocomposites: the effect of Ni content in NiO upon the oxygen evolution reaction within alkaline media.

We present the facile synthesis of Ni/NiO nanocomposites, a solution combustion methodology, where the composition of metallic Ni within NiO is controlled by varying the annealing time, from 4 minutes up to 8 hours. The various Ni/NiO nanocomposites are studied electrically wiring them upon screen-printed graphite macroelectrodes by physical deposition. Subsequently their electrochemical activity, towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), is assessed within (ultra-pure) alkaline media (1.

The impact of risk perceptions and belief in conspiracy theories on COVID-19 pandemic-related behaviours.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories about the virus spread rapidly, and whilst governments across the globe put in place different restrictions and guidelines to contain the pandemic, these were not universally adhered to. This research examined the association between pandemic related risk perceptions, belief in conspiracy theories, and compliance with COVID-19 public guidelines amongst a UK sample (n = 368). Participants rated their level of concern for a series of potential risks during the pandemic (to the economy, personal health, freedom, media integrity and health risk to others).

Rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing using resazurin bulk modified screen-printed electrochemical sensing platforms.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common types of bacterial infection. UTIs can be associated with multidrug resistant bacteria and current methods of determining an effective antibiotic for UTIs can take up to 48 hours, which increases the chances of a negative prognosis for the patient. In this paper we report for the first time, the fabrication of resazurin bulk modified screen-printed macroelectrodes (R-SPEs) demonstrating them to be effective platforms for the electrochemical detection of antibiotic susceptibility in complicated UTIs.

Enhancing the efficiency of the hydrogen evolution reaction utilising FeP bulk modified screen-printed electrodes the application of a magnetic field.

We report the fabrication and optimisation of FeP bulk modified screen-printed electrochemical platforms (SPEs) for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) within acidic media. We optimise the achievable current density towards the HER of the FeP SPEs by utilising ball-milled FeP variants and increasing the mass percentage of FeP incorporated into the SPEs. Additionally, the synergy of the application of a variable weak (constant) external magnetic field (330 mT to 40 mT) beneficially augments the current density output by 56%.

Platinum nanoparticle decorated vertically aligned graphene screen-printed electrodes: electrochemical characterisation and exploration towards the hydrogen evolution reaction.

We present the fabrication of platinum (Pt) nanoparticle (ca. 3 nm average diameter) decorated vertically aligned graphene (VG) screen-printed electrodes (Pt/VG-SPE) and explore their physicochemical characteristics and electrocatalytic activity towards the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acidic media (0.5 M HSO).

addition of graphitic carbon into a NiCoO/CoO composite: enhanced catalysis toward the oxygen evolution reaction.

We present a rapid, environmentally benign one-pot synthesis technique for the production of a NiCoO/CoO and graphite composite that demonstrates efficient electrocatalysis towards the Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER), in 1.0 M KOH. The NiCoO/CoO/graphitic carbon composite that displayed optimal OER catalysis was synthesized by nitrate decomposition in the presence of citric acid (synthesized glycine and sucrose variants displayed inferior electro kinetics towards the OER).

Mass-producible 2D-WS bulk modified screen printed electrodes towards the hydrogen evolution reaction.

A screen-printable ink that contained varying percentage mass incorporations of two dimensional tungsten disulphide (2D-WS) was produced and utilized to fabricate bespoke printed electrodes (2D-WS-SPEs). These WS-SPEs were then rigorously tested towards the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) within an acidic media. The mass incorporation of 2D-WS into the 2D-WS-SPEs was found to critically affect the observed HER catalysis with the larger mass incorporations resulting in more beneficial catalysis.