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Stimuli-Responsive Materials from Ferrocene-Based Organic Small Molecule for Wearable Sensors (2021)
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Li, L., Zhang, J., Yang, C., Huang, L., Zhang, J., Bai, J., …Tang, B. Z. (2021). Stimuli-Responsive Materials from Ferrocene-Based Organic Small Molecule for Wearable Sensors. Small, Article 2103125. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202103125

Stimuli-responsive crystals capable of energy conversion have emerged as promising materials for smart sensors, actuators, wearable devices, and robotics. Here, a novel ferrocene-based organic molecule crystal (Fc-Cz) that possesses anisotropic piezo... Read More about Stimuli-Responsive Materials from Ferrocene-Based Organic Small Molecule for Wearable Sensors.

UVES analysis of red giants in the bulge globular cluster NGC 6522 (2021)
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Barbuy, B., Cantelli, E., Muniz, L., Souza, S. O., Chiappini, C., Hirschi, R., …Depagne, E. (2021). UVES analysis of red giants in the bulge globular cluster NGC 6522. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 654, Article A29. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140815

Context: NGC 6522 is a moderately metal-poor bulge globular cluster ([Fe/H] -1.0), and it is a well-studied representative among a number of moderately metal-poor blue horizontal branch clusters located in the bulge. The NGC 6522 abundance pattern ca... Read More about UVES analysis of red giants in the bulge globular cluster NGC 6522.

Unravelling the Occurrence of Mediator-Blood Protein Interactions via the Redox Catalysis of the Physiological Gasotransmitter Hydrogen Sulfide (2021)
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Ward, H. J., Ward, R. A., Lawrence, N. S., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2021). Unravelling the Occurrence of Mediator-Blood Protein Interactions via the Redox Catalysis of the Physiological Gasotransmitter Hydrogen Sulfide. ChemistrySelect, 6(37), 10059-10062. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202102974

Ferrocenemethanol is employed as an aqueous, homogeneous redox mediator for hydrogen sulfide. The reaction is seen to follow an EC’ mechanism over the range 6≤pH≤9, with bisulfide reacting four times more rapidly than hydrogen sulfide. In the presenc... Read More about Unravelling the Occurrence of Mediator-Blood Protein Interactions via the Redox Catalysis of the Physiological Gasotransmitter Hydrogen Sulfide.

Snitches get Stitches and End up in Ditches: A Systematic Review of the Factors Associated with Whistleblowing Intentions (2021)
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Nicholls, A. R., Fairs, L. R., Toner, J., Jones, L., Mantis, C., Barkoukis, V., …Schomöller, A. (2021). Snitches get Stitches and End up in Ditches: A Systematic Review of the Factors Associated with Whistleblowing Intentions. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 631538. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631538

Blowing the whistle on corruption or wrongdoing can facilitate the detection, investigation, and then prosecution of a violation that may have otherwise gone undetected. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the factors that are assoc... Read More about Snitches get Stitches and End up in Ditches: A Systematic Review of the Factors Associated with Whistleblowing Intentions.

Stellar migration and chemical enrichment in the milky way disc: a hybrid model (2021)
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Johnson, J. W., Weinberg, D. H., Vincenzo, F., Bird, J. C., Loebman, S. R., Brooks, A. M., …Griffith, E. J. (2021). Stellar migration and chemical enrichment in the milky way disc: a hybrid model. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 508(3), 4484-4511. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab2718

We develop a hybrid model of galactic chemical evolution that combines a multiring computation of chemical enrichment with a prescription for stellar migration and the vertical distribution of stellar populations informed by a cosmological hydrodynam... Read More about Stellar migration and chemical enrichment in the milky way disc: a hybrid model.

Dark matters: the effects of dark trading restrictions on liquidity and informational efficiency (2021)
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Ibikunle, G., Li, Y., Mare, D., & Sun, Y. (2021). Dark matters: the effects of dark trading restrictions on liquidity and informational efficiency. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 75, Article 101435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2021.101435

We exploit the implementation of the double volume cap regulation introduced under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II in the European equity markets to investigate the impact of dark trading on liquidity and informational efficiency. W... Read More about Dark matters: the effects of dark trading restrictions on liquidity and informational efficiency.

Strong-field gravity tests with the double pulsar (2021)
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Kramer, M., Stairs, I. H., Manchester, R. N., Wex, N., Deller, A. T., Coles, W. A., …Theureau, G. (2021). Strong-field gravity tests with the double pulsar. Physical Review X, 11(4), Article 041050. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.11.041050

Continued timing observations of the double pulsar PSR J0737-3039A/B, which consists of two active radio pulsars (A and B) that orbit each other with a period of 2.45 h in a mildly eccentric (e=0.088) binary system, have led to large improvements in... Read More about Strong-field gravity tests with the double pulsar.

PSR J2222-0137: I. Improved physical parameters for the system (2021)
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Guo, Y. J., Freire, P. C., Guillemot, L., Kramer, M., Zhu, W. W., Wex, N., …Theureau, G. (2021). PSR J2222-0137: I. Improved physical parameters for the system. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 654, Article A16. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141450

Context. The PSR J2222-0137 binary system has a set of features that make it a unique laboratory for tests of gravity theories. Aims. To fully exploit the system's potential for these tests, we aim to improve the measurements of its physical paramete... Read More about PSR J2222-0137: I. Improved physical parameters for the system.

Assessments of bilateral asymmetry with application in human skull analysis (2021)
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Hou, M., & Fagan, M. J. (2021). Assessments of bilateral asymmetry with application in human skull analysis. PLoS ONE, 16(10), Article e0258146. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258146

As a common feature, bilateral symmetry of biological forms is ubiquitous, but in fact rarely exact. In a setting of analytic geometry, bilateral symmetry is defined with respect to a point, line or plane, and the well-known notions of fluctuating as... Read More about Assessments of bilateral asymmetry with application in human skull analysis.

Lithiated Calix[ n]arenes (n = 6 or 8): Synthesis, Structures, and Use in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters (2021)
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Xing, T., Jiang, C., Elsegood, M. R. J., & Redshaw, C. (2021). Lithiated Calix[ n]arenes (n = 6 or 8): Synthesis, Structures, and Use in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters. Inorganic chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02192

A variety of lithiated calix[n]arenes, for which n = 6 or 8, have been isolated, structurally characterized, and evaluated as catalysts for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of the cyclic esters ϵ-caprolactone (ϵ-CL), δ-valerolactone (δ-VL), and... Read More about Lithiated Calix[ n]arenes (n = 6 or 8): Synthesis, Structures, and Use in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters.

Health service utilisation associated with chronic breathlessness: random population sample (2021)
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Currow, D. C., Chang, S., Ekström, M., Luckett, T., Kochovska, S., Hay, P., …Johnson, M. J. (2021). Health service utilisation associated with chronic breathlessness: random population sample. ERJ Open Research, 7(4), Article 00415-2021. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00415-2021

Background Most health service utilisation studies are of people with specific diagnoses or demographic characteristics, and rarely of specific chronic symptoms. The aim of this study was to establish whether population-level health service utilisati... Read More about Health service utilisation associated with chronic breathlessness: random population sample.

A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers (2021)
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Hitchman, L., Totty, J., Lathan, R., Sidapra, M., Smith, G., Carradice, D., & Chetter, I. (2021). A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers. British journal of surgery, 108(supp.6), Article 1031. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab259.1127

Aim The purpose of this mixed methods feasibility study was to assess the feasibility of delivering ESWT to patients with DFUs. It also aimed to explore any potential clinical effect of ESWT on wound healing and investigate whether ESWT may offer an... Read More about A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers.

Preconception interventions to reduce the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies: A systematic review (2021)
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Reid, N., Schölin, L., Erng, M. N., Montag, A., Hanson, J., & Smith, L. (2021). Preconception interventions to reduce the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies: A systematic review. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 45(12), 2414-2429. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14725

Background: The preconception period provides a unique opportunity to optimize the health of women and children. High rates of alcohol use and unintended pregnancies are common across many Western societies, and alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEPs) are... Read More about Preconception interventions to reduce the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies: A systematic review.

Sand mining far outpaces natural supply in a large alluvial river (2021)
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Hackney, C. R., Vasilopoulos, G., Heng, S., Darbari, V., Walker, S., & Parsons, D. R. (2021). Sand mining far outpaces natural supply in a large alluvial river. Earth surface dynamics European Geosciences Union, 9(5), 1323-1334. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-1323-2021

The world's large rivers are facing reduced sediment loads due to anthropogenic activities such as hydropower development and sediment extraction. Globally, estimates of sand extraction from large river systems are lacking, in part due to the pervasi... Read More about Sand mining far outpaces natural supply in a large alluvial river.

Lead calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6, 8): Structures and ring opening homo-/co-polymerization capability for cyclic esters (2021)
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Xing, T., Prior, T. J., & Redshaw, C. (2021). Lead calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6, 8): Structures and ring opening homo-/co-polymerization capability for cyclic esters. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 50(42), 15140-15152. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1dt02790e

Reaction of [LiPb(OiPr)3]2 (generated in situ) with either p-tert-butylcalix[4]areneH4 (L4H4) or p-tert-butylcalix[6]areneH6 (L6H6) resulted in the heterometallic lithium/lead complexes [Pb4Li2(L4)4H6(MeCN)3]·4.5MeCN (1·4.5MeCN) and [Pb8Li10Cl2(L6H2)... Read More about Lead calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6, 8): Structures and ring opening homo-/co-polymerization capability for cyclic esters.

Control of an anthropomorphic manipulator using LuGre friction model - Design and experimental validation (2021)
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Ali, K., Mehmood, A., Muhammad, I., Razzaq, S., & Iqbal, J. (2021). Control of an anthropomorphic manipulator using LuGre friction model - Design and experimental validation. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 67(9), 401-410. https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2021.7258

Automation technology has been extensively recognized as an emerging field in various industrial applications. Recent breakthrough in flexible automation is primarily due to deployment of robotic arms or manipulators. Autonomy in these manipulators i... Read More about Control of an anthropomorphic manipulator using LuGre friction model - Design and experimental validation.

Thought piece: to what extent could the reflective approach to teaching practicum debriefing strategy be incorporated in lesson study? (2021)
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Minott, M. (2022). Thought piece: to what extent could the reflective approach to teaching practicum debriefing strategy be incorporated in lesson study?. Reflective practice, 23(1), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2021.1982687

This thought piece draws the readers’ attention to the pervasive nature of reflection, reflective teaching and learning and the use of questions. Specifically discussed; are the theoretical framework that guides the piece, reflective teaching, the re... Read More about Thought piece: to what extent could the reflective approach to teaching practicum debriefing strategy be incorporated in lesson study?.