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Sex differences in laterality are associated with reproduction in threespine stickleback (2021)
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McLean, S., & Morrell, L. J. (2021). Sex differences in laterality are associated with reproduction in threespine stickleback. The American naturalist, 197(6), 708-718. https://doi.org/10.1086/714138

Laterality, the partitioning of information processing into specific brain hemispheres, is widespread across animal taxa. Substantial unexplained variation in this trait exists, particularly between the sexes, despite multiple identified advantages o... Read More about Sex differences in laterality are associated with reproduction in threespine stickleback.

Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia : a new framework for holistic understanding and non-pharmacological management (2021)
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James, I. A., Gray, K., Moniz-Cook, E., Lee, K., Reichelt, K., & Richardson, J. (2022). Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia : a new framework for holistic understanding and non-pharmacological management. BJPsych Advances, 28(1), 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2021.12

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) informs us that the first-line treatments for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are non-pharmacological. Although psychotropics used to be the main strategy in the m... Read More about Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia : a new framework for holistic understanding and non-pharmacological management.

Comparative cranial biomechanics in two lizard species: impact of variation in cranial design (2021)
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Groning, F., Dutel, H., Gröning, F., Sharp, A. C., Watson, P. J., Herrel, A., …Fagan, M. J. (2021). Comparative cranial biomechanics in two lizard species: impact of variation in cranial design. The journal of experimental biology, 224(5), Article jeb.234831. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.234831

Cranial morphology in lepidosaurs is highly disparate and characterised by the frequent loss or reduction of bony elements. In varanids and geckos, the loss of the postorbital bar is associated with changes in skull shape, but the mechanical principl... Read More about Comparative cranial biomechanics in two lizard species: impact of variation in cranial design.

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis on surgical training: Global survey and a proposed framework for recovery (2021)
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Wilson, A., Van Cleynenbreugel, B., Wellbelove, Z., Sharma, D., Sultan, J., Sanchez Salas, R., …Chetter, I. (2021). Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis on surgical training: Global survey and a proposed framework for recovery. BJS Open, 5(2), Article zraa051. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraa051

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had a profound impact on surgical services, potentially having a detrimental impact on training opportunities. The aim of this global survey was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on surgical training and... Read More about Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis on surgical training: Global survey and a proposed framework for recovery.

Heterotelic Models as Performatives: From Speech Acts to Propositionality (2021)
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Drabek, P. (2021). Heterotelic Models as Performatives: From Speech Acts to Propositionality. Litteraria Pragensia : Studies in Literature and Culture, 30(60), 100-117

Performatives in the sense of speech act theory (SAT) have long been held for the elementary building blocks of theatre and performance. This article proposes a theory of performative models as autonomous forms that are (1) propositional (to be worke... Read More about Heterotelic Models as Performatives: From Speech Acts to Propositionality.

Unravelling the physics of multiphase AGN winds through emission line tracers (2021)
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Richings, A. J., Faucher-Giguère, C. A., & Stern, J. (2021). Unravelling the physics of multiphase AGN winds through emission line tracers. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 503(2), 1568-1585. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab556

Observations of emission lines in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) often find fast (∼1000 km s−1) outflows extending to kiloparsec scales, seen in ionized, neutral atomic and molecular gas. In this work we present radiative transfer calculations of emis... Read More about Unravelling the physics of multiphase AGN winds through emission line tracers.

Recent advances in the catalytic deoxygenation of plant oils and prototypical fatty acid models compounds: Catalysis, process, and kinetics (2021)
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Cheah, K. W., Yusup, S., Loy, A. C. M., How, B. S., Skoulou, V., & Taylor, M. J. (2021). Recent advances in the catalytic deoxygenation of plant oils and prototypical fatty acid models compounds: Catalysis, process, and kinetics. Molecular Catalysis, Article 111469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111469

With the inevitable human innate aspirations for better urban mobility and sustainable economic development, bio-based transportation fuels are projected to play an essential role in the foreseeable automotive transportation sector. Agricultural-base... Read More about Recent advances in the catalytic deoxygenation of plant oils and prototypical fatty acid models compounds: Catalysis, process, and kinetics.

129I and 247Cm in meteorites constrain the last astrophysical source of solar r-process elements (2021)
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Côté, B., Eichler, M., Yagüe, A., Vassh, N., R. Mumpower, M., Világos, B., …Lugaro, M. (2021). 129I and 247Cm in meteorites constrain the last astrophysical source of solar r-process elements. Science, 371(6532), 945-948. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba1111

Meteoritic analysis demonstrates that radioactive nuclei heavier than iron were present in the early Solar System. Among them, $^{129}$I and $^{247}$Cm both have a rapid neutron-capture process ($r$ process) origin and decay on the same timescale ($\... Read More about 129I and 247Cm in meteorites constrain the last astrophysical source of solar r-process elements.

Vitamin D Association With Macrophage-Derived Cytokines in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Enhanced Risk of COVID-19 Infection? (2021)
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Moin, A. S. M., Sathyapalan, T., Butler, A. E., & Atkin, S. L. (2021). Vitamin D Association With Macrophage-Derived Cytokines in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Enhanced Risk of COVID-19 Infection?. Frontiers in endocrinology, 12, Article 638621. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2021.638621

© Copyright © 2021 Moin, Sathyapalan, Butler and Atkin. Background: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) often have vitamin D deficiency, a known risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease. Alveolar macrophage-derived cytokines contribute to the... Read More about Vitamin D Association With Macrophage-Derived Cytokines in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Enhanced Risk of COVID-19 Infection?.

A Simple Turn-off Schiff Base Fluorescent Sensor for Copper (II) Ion and Its Application in Water Analysis (2021)
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Zhang, X., Shen, L. Y., Zhang, Q. L., Yang, X. J., Huang, Y. L., Redshaw, C., & Xu, H. (2021). A Simple Turn-off Schiff Base Fluorescent Sensor for Copper (II) Ion and Its Application in Water Analysis. Molecules, 26(5), Article 1233. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26051233

An aniline-functionalized naphthalene dialdehyde Schiff base fluorescent probe L with aggregation-induced enhanced emission (AIEE) characteristics was synthesized via a simple one-step condensation reaction and exhibited excellent sensitivity and sel... Read More about A Simple Turn-off Schiff Base Fluorescent Sensor for Copper (II) Ion and Its Application in Water Analysis.

XAI4Wind: A Multimodal Knowledge Graph Database for Explainable Decision Support in Operations & Maintenance of Wind Turbines (2021)
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Chatterjee, J., & Dethlefs, N. XAI4Wind: A Multimodal Knowledge Graph Database for Explainable Decision Support in Operations & Maintenance of Wind Turbines. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2012.10489. Manuscript submitted for publication

Condition-based monitoring (CBM) has been widely utilised in the wind industry for monitoring operational inconsistencies and failures in turbines, with techniques ranging from signal processing and vibration analysis to artificial intelligence (AI)... Read More about XAI4Wind: A Multimodal Knowledge Graph Database for Explainable Decision Support in Operations & Maintenance of Wind Turbines.

Particle swarm optimization and global sensitivity analysis for catalytic co-pyrolysis of Chlorella vulgaris and plastic waste mixtures (2021)
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Majid, M., Chin, B. L. F., Jawad, Z. A., Chai, Y. H., Lam, M. K., Yusup, S., & Cheah, K. W. (2021). Particle swarm optimization and global sensitivity analysis for catalytic co-pyrolysis of Chlorella vulgaris and plastic waste mixtures. Bioresource technology : biomass, bioenergy, biowastes, conversion technologies, biotransformations, production technologies, 329, Article 124874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124874

This study investigated on the co-pyrolysis of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) waste mixtures which was performed with three types of catalysts, namely limestone (LS), HZSM-5 zeolite, and novel bi-functional LS/HZSM... Read More about Particle swarm optimization and global sensitivity analysis for catalytic co-pyrolysis of Chlorella vulgaris and plastic waste mixtures.

An evaluation of inkjet printed amino acid fingerprint test targets for ninhydrin process monitoring − and some observations (2021)
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Croxton, R., Kent, T., Littlewood, A., & Smith, M. (2021). An evaluation of inkjet printed amino acid fingerprint test targets for ninhydrin process monitoring − and some observations. Forensic Science International, 321, Article 110741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110741

Ninhydrin was implemented as the primary police method of developing latent fingermarks on paper, cardboard and some other porous surfaces from the late 1960s. Some researchers have used individual amino acids, or mixtures of amino acids, as a method... Read More about An evaluation of inkjet printed amino acid fingerprint test targets for ninhydrin process monitoring − and some observations.

The Nrf2 transcription factor: A multifaceted regulator of the extracellular matrix (2021)
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Hiebert, P. (2021). The Nrf2 transcription factor: A multifaceted regulator of the extracellular matrix. Matrix Biology Plus, 10, Article 100057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbplus.2021.100057

The transcription factor nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is widely recognized as a master regulator of the cellular stress response by facilitating the transcription of cytoprotective genes. As such, the Nrf2 pathway is critical in... Read More about The Nrf2 transcription factor: A multifaceted regulator of the extracellular matrix.

Damage in extrusion additive manufactured biomedical polymer: Effects of testing direction and environment during cyclic loading (2021)
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Moetazedian, A., Gleadall, A., Mele, E., & Silberschmidt, V. V. (2021). Damage in extrusion additive manufactured biomedical polymer: Effects of testing direction and environment during cyclic loading. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 118, Article 104397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104397

Although biodegradable polymers were widely researched, this is the first study considering the effect of combined testing environments and cyclic loading on the most important aspect related to additive manufacturing: the interfacial bond between de... Read More about Damage in extrusion additive manufactured biomedical polymer: Effects of testing direction and environment during cyclic loading.

A muscle growth-promoting treatment based on the attenuation of activin/myostatin signalling results in long-term testicular abnormalities (2021)
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Vaughan, D., Mitchell, R., Kretz, O., Chambers, D., Lalowski, M., Amthor, H., …Patel, K. (2021). A muscle growth-promoting treatment based on the attenuation of activin/myostatin signalling results in long-term testicular abnormalities. Disease Models and Mechanisms, 14(2), Article dmm047555. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.047555

© 2021. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. Activin/myostatin signalling acts to induce skeletal muscle atrophy in adult mammals by inhibiting protein synthesis as well as promoting protein and organelle turnover. Numerous strategies have bee... Read More about A muscle growth-promoting treatment based on the attenuation of activin/myostatin signalling results in long-term testicular abnormalities.

Protective effects of dapagliflozin against oxidative stress-induced cell injury in human proximal tubular cells (2021)
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Zaibi, N., Li, P., & Xu, S. (in press). Protective effects of dapagliflozin against oxidative stress-induced cell injury in human proximal tubular cells. PLoS ONE, 16(2), Article e0247234. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247234

Elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) in type 2 diabetes cause cellular damage in many organs. Recently, the new class of glucose-lowering agents, SGLT-2 inhibitors, have been shown to reduce the risk of developing diabetic complications; however, t... Read More about Protective effects of dapagliflozin against oxidative stress-induced cell injury in human proximal tubular cells.

The association between diabetes-related distress and fear of hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional descriptive study (2021)
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Li, S., Fang, L., Lee, A., Hayter, M., Zhang, L., Bi, Y., …Zhang, Y. (2021). The association between diabetes-related distress and fear of hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Nursing Open, https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.800

Aim: The study aimed to explore the association between diabetes-related distress as a dependent variable and fear of hypoglycaemia as a independent variable in Chinese individuals with type 2 diabetes, which can provide a basis for the development o... Read More about The association between diabetes-related distress and fear of hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional descriptive study.

Medication adherence in patients with severe asthma prescribed oral corticosteroids in the U-BIOPRED cohort (2021)
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Ahmed, H., Auffray, C., Bakke, P., Bush, A., Baribaud, F., Bates, S., …Study Group, U. (2021). Medication adherence in patients with severe asthma prescribed oral corticosteroids in the U-BIOPRED cohort. Chest, 160(1), 53-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.02.023

Background: Although estimates of suboptimal adherence to oral corticosteroids in asthma range from 30% to 50%, no ideal method for measurement exists; the impact of poor adherence in severe asthma is likely to be particularly high. Research Question... Read More about Medication adherence in patients with severe asthma prescribed oral corticosteroids in the U-BIOPRED cohort.

Policing mental illness: Police use of section 136 – Perspectives from police and mental-health nurses (2021)
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Wondemaghen, M. (2021). Policing mental illness: Police use of section 136 – Perspectives from police and mental-health nurses. Medicine, Science and the Law, 61(4), 266-274. https://doi.org/10.1177/0025802421993363

Ideological shifts in mental health-care policy such as deinstitutionalisation have meant police have had to make decisions about the care of persons with a mental-health crisis. This study examines how police in five English counties respond to cris... Read More about Policing mental illness: Police use of section 136 – Perspectives from police and mental-health nurses.