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Corrigendum: Supported Discharge Teams for older people in hospital acute care: a randomized controlled trial
(Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society, 2018-05) Parsons M; Parsons J; Rouse P; Pillai A; Mathieson S; Parsons R; Smith C; Kenealy T
The title of the above article originally contained a typing error, with the word 'hospital' being repeated in error. This has now been corrected in online and print versions. The authors apologize for this error.
Collaborative optimization operation method of electrical-thermal‑hydrogen multi-energy storage system based on variable mode decomposition
(Elsevier B.V., 2026-04-01) Wu D; Yu S; Liu A; Liu Z; Liang Z; Zhang S; Yang X; Li G; Wu W
The integration and utilization of renewable energy into the grid is key to building a clean and low-carbon energy system, but its intermittency and volatility cause significant wind and solar curtailment. To address this, this paper proposes a multi-energy storage system integrating electrical, thermal, and hydrogen storage. The system firstly uses Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD) to decompose and reconstruct the power difference between the source and the load. The power allocation based on the dynamic response characteristics of supercapacitors, hydrogen storage, and thermal storage tanks. Three progressive operating strategies are designed: baseline power allocation based on VMD (Strategy 1), adaptive VMD adjustment considering the state of charge (SOC) of energy storage (Strategy 2), and coordinated optimization introducing grid regulation (Strategy 3). An experimental platform focused on lithium batteries and supercapacitors was built to verify the feasibility of the power allocation and real-time adjustment strategies. Furthermore, the experimentally validated control strategies were applied to a simulation case of a Beijing community to conduct system modeling based on a physical model. Results show that Strategy 3 achieves zero SOC violation in energy storage, significantly outperforming Strategy 1 (which had a 47.5% violation rate) and Strategy 2 (37%), with operational costs reduced by 13.3% and 17.7% compared to Strategies 1 and 2, respectively, and a system excess capacity ratio of 0%. The conclusions indicate that the proposed VMD-based multi-energy storage coordinated optimization method, especially Strategy 3 combined with grid regulation, can effectively enhance system stability and economy, providing an effective solution for multi-energy system management in scenarios with a high proportion of renewable energy.
Context matters: How congruency of digital immersive environment and meal context affect consumer evaluations of plant-based products at two different levels of liking
(Elsevier B.V., 2026-03) Orr R; Giezenaar C; Godfrey AJR; Poggesi S; Hort J
Context can impact liking and emotional response, meaning traditional consumer testing methods lacking contextual cues may fail to reflect real-life assessments. As research on consumer acceptance of plant-based meat alternatives becomes increasingly popular, it is essential not to overlook the influence of context on acceptance. Using a within-subject design with 109 consumers, this study aimed to investigate whether affective response (liking and emotional response) to one liked and one disliked plant-based meatball alternative differed between i) a central location test (CLT) and two digitally recreated environments: one congruent (a home), one incongruent (classical music concert), and ii) products tasted alone and combined with tomato sauce. For both products adding sauce significantly increased liking (overall, appearance, flavour, and texture) (p < 0.001) and ratings for several positive emotions (p < 0.05). Notably, for the less-liked product, sauce addition had more impact on expected liking (t = 6.28, p < 0.001), appearance (t = 5.61, p < 0.001) and flavour (t = 2.28, p = 0.023) liking compared to the more-liked product. Comparing environments, only the disliked product had higher ratings for expected, appearance, and texture liking in the home compared to the concert and CLT (all p < 0.05). Regardless of the product, ratings for several positive emotions were higher (p < 0.05) in the congruent home than in the other environments. These results emphasise the need for product evaluations in contexts with greater ecological validity and indicate heightened sensitivity of a disliked meat alternative to contextual influences.
Standardised ileal amino acid digestibility of grain legumes is comparable to soybean meal for broiler chickens
(Elsevier B.V., 2026-03-01) Hamungalu O; Abdollahi MR; Morel PCH; Liu S; Wester TJ
The aim of the present study was to determine standardised ileal digestibility (SID) of nitrogen (N) and amino acids (AA) of faba bean, lupin, lentil, chickpea, field pea and soybean meal (SBM) for growing male broilers. Grain legumes were incorporated into experimental diets either raw or after being steam-conditioned at 80°C for 30 s. The assay diets were formulated to contain 150 g/kg crude protein with the test ingredient as the only source of protein. Meanwhile, basal endogenous AA loss was measured by using a N-free diet to estimate SID. From 21–24 days post-hatch, each diet was randomly allocated to four replicate cages (eight birds per cage) with a total of 384 Ross 308 male broiler chickens. On day 24, all birds were euthanised and ileal contents collected to determine SID. No effect (P>0.05) was observed for heat treatment on SID of AA for lentil, lupin and field pea, but variable effects were observed in chickpea and faba bean (P<0.05). The SID of N and all AA in SBM were not different (P>0.05) to that of raw lentil, but were greater (P<0.05) than that of raw field pea. No differences (P>0.05) were observed for SID of N and AA between raw lupin and SBM, apart from arginine, cysteine, glutamic acid and glycine which were greater (P<0.05) in lupin. In raw chickpea, only SID of isoleucine, leucine, methionine, alanine and tyrosine were lower (P<0.05) than that of SBM. This study suggested that the AA digestibility coefficients of raw lupin, lentil and chickpea were not different from SBM and may be used as a replacement. However, due to their lower AA content, an additional protein source or non-bound amino acids may be needed to form a balanced diet.
Tax authority independence and earnings management
(Elsevier B.V., 2026-03) Zhang H; Hu Y; Zhang L
This study investigates how tax authority independence affects corporate earnings management. We employ a difference-in-differences approach and find that increased tax authority independence significantly reduces earnings management, particularly for firms engaging in downward earnings management. Additionally, we observe that this negative correlation is influenced by factors such as ownership structure, political connections, audit quality, and legal environment. Furthermore, we demonstrate that enhanced tax enforcement and corporate governance serve as channels through which the independence of tax authorities mitigates earnings manipulation.