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Validation of the HULL Score clinical prediction rule for unsuspected pulmonary embolism in ambulatory cancer patients (2023)
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Haque, F., Ryde, J., Broughton, L., Huang, C., Sethi, S., Stephens, A., …Maraveyas, A. (2023). Validation of the HULL Score clinical prediction rule for unsuspected pulmonary embolism in ambulatory cancer patients. ERJ Open Research, 9(3), Article 00651-2022. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00651-2022

Background Clinical prediction rules (CPRs) developed to predict adverse outcomes of suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) and facilitate outpatient management have limitations in discriminating outcomes for ambulatory cancer patients with unsuspected PE... Read More about Validation of the HULL Score clinical prediction rule for unsuspected pulmonary embolism in ambulatory cancer patients.

Chattering Free Sliding Mode Control and State Dependent Kalman Filter Design for Underground Gasification Energy Conversion Process (2023)
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Ahmad, S., Uppal, A. A., Azam, M. R., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Chattering Free Sliding Mode Control and State Dependent Kalman Filter Design for Underground Gasification Energy Conversion Process. Electronics, 12(4), Article 876. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12040876

The fluctuations in the heating value of an underground coal gasification (UCG) process limit its application in electricity generation, where a desired composition of the combustible gases is required to operate gas turbines efficiently. This shortc... Read More about Chattering Free Sliding Mode Control and State Dependent Kalman Filter Design for Underground Gasification Energy Conversion Process.

Complex Fractional-Order LQIR for Inverted-Pendulum-Type Robotic Mechanisms: Design and Experimental Validation (2023)
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Saleem, O., Abbas, F., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Complex Fractional-Order LQIR for Inverted-Pendulum-Type Robotic Mechanisms: Design and Experimental Validation. Mathematics, 11(4), Article 913. https://doi.org/10.3390/math11040913

This article presents a systematic approach to formulate and experimentally validate a novel Complex Fractional Order (CFO) Linear Quadratic Integral Regulator (LQIR) design to enhance the robustness of inverted-pendulum-type robotic mechanisms again... Read More about Complex Fractional-Order LQIR for Inverted-Pendulum-Type Robotic Mechanisms: Design and Experimental Validation.

Police practitioner views on the challenges of analysing and responding to knife crime (2023)
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Bullock, K., Agar, I., Ashby, M., Brennan, I., Hales, G., Sidebottom, A., & Tilley, N. (2023). Police practitioner views on the challenges of analysing and responding to knife crime. Crime Science, 12(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40163-022-00180-1

Knife crime remains a major concern in England and Wales. Problem-oriented and public health approaches to tackling knife crime have been widely advocated, but little is known about how these approaches are understood and implemented by police practi... Read More about Police practitioner views on the challenges of analysing and responding to knife crime.

Stimuli-responsive mechanically interlocked molecules constructed from cucurbit[n]uril homologues and derivatives (2023)
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Liu, J. X., Chen, K., & Redshaw, C. (2023). Stimuli-responsive mechanically interlocked molecules constructed from cucurbit[n]uril homologues and derivatives. Chemical Society Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cs00785a

Cucurbit[n]uril supramolecular chemistry has developed rapidly since 2001 when different cucurbit[n]uril homologues (Q[n]) were successfully separated in pure form. The combination of Q[n] cavity size and various types of external stimuli has given b... Read More about Stimuli-responsive mechanically interlocked molecules constructed from cucurbit[n]uril homologues and derivatives.

HETDEX Public Source Catalog 1: 220 K Sources Including Over 50 K Lyα Emitters from an Untargeted Wide-area Spectroscopic Survey (2023)
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Mentuch Cooper, E., Gebhardt, K., Davis, D., Farrow, D. J., Liu, C., Zeimann, G., …Zhang, Y. (2023). HETDEX Public Source Catalog 1: 220 K Sources Including Over 50 K Lyα Emitters from an Untargeted Wide-area Spectroscopic Survey. The Astrophysical journal, 943(2), Article 177. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aca962

We present the first publicly released catalog of sources obtained from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX). HETDEX is an integral field spectroscopic survey designed to measure the Hubble expansion parameter and angular diamet... Read More about HETDEX Public Source Catalog 1: 220 K Sources Including Over 50 K Lyα Emitters from an Untargeted Wide-area Spectroscopic Survey.

Targeting NRF2 to promote epithelial repair (2023)
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Hiebert, P., & Werner, S. (2023). Targeting NRF2 to promote epithelial repair. Biochemical Society Transactions, 51(1), 101-111. https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20220228

The transcription factor NRF2 is well known as a master regulator of the cellular stress response. As such, activation of NRF2 has gained widespread attention for its potential to prevent tissue injury, but also as a possible therapeutic approach to... Read More about Targeting NRF2 to promote epithelial repair.

Association between nanoscale strains and tissue level nanoindentation properties in age-related hip-fractures (2023)
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Bonicelli, A., Tay, T., Cobb, J. P., Boughton, O. R., Hansen, U., Abel, R. L., & Zioupos, P. (2023). Association between nanoscale strains and tissue level nanoindentation properties in age-related hip-fractures. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 138, Article 105573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105573

Measurement of the properties of bone as a material can happen in various length scales in its hierarchical and composite structure. The aim of this study was to test the tissue level properties of clinically-relevant human bone samples which were co... Read More about Association between nanoscale strains and tissue level nanoindentation properties in age-related hip-fractures.

Actuator fault tolerant offshore wind turbine load mitigation control (2023)
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Liu, Y., Patton, R. J., & Shi, S. (2023). Actuator fault tolerant offshore wind turbine load mitigation control. Renewable energy, 205, 432-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.01.092

Offshore wind turbine (OWT) rotors have large diameters with flexible blade structures which are subject to asymmetrical loads caused by blade flapping and turbulent or unsteady wind flow. Rotor imbalance inevitably leads to enhanced fatigue of blade... Read More about Actuator fault tolerant offshore wind turbine load mitigation control.

Diagnostic delays for breathlessness in primary care: a qualitative study to investigate current care and inform future pathways (2023)
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Doe, G., Williams, M. T., Chantrell, S., Steiner, M. C., Armstrong, N., Hutchinson, A., & Evans, R. A. (2023). Diagnostic delays for breathlessness in primary care: a qualitative study to investigate current care and inform future pathways. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 73(731), e468-e477. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0475

BACKGROUND: Evidence about the delays to diagnosis for patients presenting with breathlessness is lacking. AIM: To explore current care of patients with breathlessness through the experiences of adults presenting with chronic breathlessness who are a... Read More about Diagnostic delays for breathlessness in primary care: a qualitative study to investigate current care and inform future pathways.

Detection of microplastics in human saphenous vein tissue using μFTIR: a pilot study (2023)
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Rotchell, J. M., Jenner, L. C., Chapman, E., Bennett, R., Bolanle, I. O., Loubani, M., Sadofsky, L., & Palmer, T. (2023). Detection of microplastics in human saphenous vein tissue using μFTIR: a pilot study. PLoS ONE, 18(2), Article e0280594. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280594

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in the environment, in the human food chain, and have been recently detected in blood and lung tissues. To undertake a pilot analysis of MP contamination in human vein tissue samples with respect to their presence (... Read More about Detection of microplastics in human saphenous vein tissue using μFTIR: a pilot study.

Multi-fidelity modelling of shark skin denticle flows: insights into drag generation mechanisms (2023)
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Lloyd, C., Mittal, K., Dutta, S., Dorrell, R. M., Peakall, J., Keevil, G. M., & Burns, A. D. (2023). Multi-fidelity modelling of shark skin denticle flows: insights into drag generation mechanisms. Royal Society Open Science, 10(2), Article 220684. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220684

We investigate the flow over smooth (non-ribletted) shark skin denticles in an open-channel flow using direct numerical simulation (DNS) and two Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) closures. Large peaks in pressure and viscous drag are observed at... Read More about Multi-fidelity modelling of shark skin denticle flows: insights into drag generation mechanisms.

Curcumin-piperine co-supplementation and human health: A comprehensive review of preclinical and clinical studies (2023)
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Heidari, H., Bagherniya, M., Majeed, M., Sathyapalan, T., Jamialahmadi, T., & Sahebkar, A. (in press). Curcumin-piperine co-supplementation and human health: A comprehensive review of preclinical and clinical studies. Phytotherapy Research, https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.7737

Curcumin is extracted from the rhizomes Curcuma longa L. It is known for its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities. Despite its safety and potential for use against various diseases, curcumin's utility is restricted due to its low oral bioava... Read More about Curcumin-piperine co-supplementation and human health: A comprehensive review of preclinical and clinical studies.

Modelling of sorption-enhanced steam reforming (SE-SR) process in fluidised bed reactors for low-carbon hydrogen production: A review (2023)
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Udemu, C., & Font-Palma, C. (2023). Modelling of sorption-enhanced steam reforming (SE-SR) process in fluidised bed reactors for low-carbon hydrogen production: A review. Fuel, 340, Article 127588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.127588

Sorption-enhanced steam reforming (SE-SR) offers lower capital costs than conventional steam reforming with carbon capture, which arises from the compact makeup that allows reforming and CO2 capture to occur in a single reactor. However, the technolo... Read More about Modelling of sorption-enhanced steam reforming (SE-SR) process in fluidised bed reactors for low-carbon hydrogen production: A review.

Multi-dimensional experimental and computational exploration of metabolism pinpoints complex probiotic interactions (2023)
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Zampieri, G., Efthimiou, G., & Angione, C. (2023). Multi-dimensional experimental and computational exploration of metabolism pinpoints complex probiotic interactions. Metabolic Engineering, 76, 120-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2023.01.008

Multi-strain probiotics are widely regarded as effective products for improving gut microbiota stability and host health, providing advantages over single-strain probiotics. However, in general, it is unclear to what extent different strains would co... Read More about Multi-dimensional experimental and computational exploration of metabolism pinpoints complex probiotic interactions.

Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes (2023)
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Sapsford, D. J., Stewart, D. I., Sinnett, D. E., Burke, I. T., Cleall, P. J., Harbottle, M. J., …Weightman, A. (2023). Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 176(2), 77-93. https://doi.org/10.1680/jwarm.22.00008

Many countries face serious strategic challenges with the future supply of both aggregates and critical elements. Yet, at the same time, they must sustainably manage continued multimillion tonne annual arisings of mineral-dominated wastes from mining... Read More about Circular economy landfills for temporary storage and treatment of mineral-rich wastes.

The effect of survival processing on memory for pictures depends on how memory is tested (2023)
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Dewhurst, S. A., Anderson, R. J., O’Connor, R. J., & Dean, G. (in press). The effect of survival processing on memory for pictures depends on how memory is tested. Memory, https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2023.2171436

Two experiments investigated the effects of survival processing on memory for pictures of objects. In experiment 1, participants were presented with 32 pictures of common objects and rated them for their relevance to a survival scenario, a moving hom... Read More about The effect of survival processing on memory for pictures depends on how memory is tested.

Reflections of experts by experience and research team members on research and development about a sensitive issue that attracts stigma (2023)
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Howlett, H., Catterick, M., Onukwugha, F., Roberts, H., Dyson, J., Smith, L., & Cohen, J. (2023). Reflections of experts by experience and research team members on research and development about a sensitive issue that attracts stigma. Research for All, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.14324/RFA.07.1.02

Soccer academy practitioners' perceptions and application of bio-banding (2023)
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Towlson, C., Watson, D. J., Cumming, S., Salter, J., & Toner, J. (2023). Soccer academy practitioners' perceptions and application of bio-banding. PLoS ONE, 18(1), Article e0274079. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274079

The primary aims of this study were to examine the application of maturity status bio-banding within professional soccer academy programmes and understand the methods employed, the intended objectives, and the potential barriers to bio-banding. Using... Read More about Soccer academy practitioners' perceptions and application of bio-banding.

The Effect of Mesogenic Coronas on the Type and Anisotropy of Gold Nanoparticle Superlattices: When Can the Tail Wag the Dog? (2023)
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Zhao, Y. Y., Li, Y., Cao, Y., Mehl, G. H., Liu, F., & Ungar, G. (2023). The Effect of Mesogenic Coronas on the Type and Anisotropy of Gold Nanoparticle Superlattices: When Can the Tail Wag the Dog?. Chemistry: a European journal, 29(11), Article e202203673. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202203673

The correlation between the size of nanoparticles, the structure and shape of mesogenic ligands and the ensuing assembly behaviour is not really understood. Closer inspection shows very surprising features. Here, 2- and 4-nm gold nanoparticles (NPs)... Read More about The Effect of Mesogenic Coronas on the Type and Anisotropy of Gold Nanoparticle Superlattices: When Can the Tail Wag the Dog?.