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Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024)
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Brauer, M., Roth, G. A., & Soyiri, I. (2024). Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet, 403(10440), 2162-2203. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2824%2900933-4

Background: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, th... Read More about Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Influence of catalyst agglomerate internal structure on PEFC performance investigated by a multiscale numerical model (2024)
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Tian, J., Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D. B., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2024). Influence of catalyst agglomerate internal structure on PEFC performance investigated by a multiscale numerical model. Fuel, 371, pt.A, Article 131862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131862

A multiscale modeling framework, which consists of catalyst agglomerate scale and fuel scale models, has been developed for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs). The performance of the agglomerate model is numerically linked to the fuel cell model... Read More about Influence of catalyst agglomerate internal structure on PEFC performance investigated by a multiscale numerical model.

Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024)
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Naghavi, M., Ong, K. L., & Soyiri, I. (2024). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet, 403(10440), 2100-2132. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2824%2900367-2

Background: Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable met... Read More about Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024)
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Schumacher, A. E., Hmwe Kyu, H., & Soyiri, I. N. (2024). Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet, 403(10440), 1989-2056. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2824%2900476-8

Background: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this... Read More about Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

How quickly does wood fragment in rivers? Methodological challenges, preliminary findings, and perspectives (2024)
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Hortobágyi, B., Milan, D., Bourgeau, F., & Piégay, H. (2024). How quickly does wood fragment in rivers? Methodological challenges, preliminary findings, and perspectives. Earth surface processes and landforms : the journal of the British Geomorphological Research Group, https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5877

Large wood plays a significant role in fluvial ecosystems, influencing river geomorphology and ecology. However, it poses both benefits to river systems and risks, making it essential to understand its dynamics for effective management. A better unde... Read More about How quickly does wood fragment in rivers? Methodological challenges, preliminary findings, and perspectives.

Microplastics in human blood: Polymer types, concentrations and characterisation using μFTIR (2024)
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Leonard, S. V. L., Liddle, C. R., Atherall, C. A., Chapman, E., Watkins, M., Calaminus, S. D. J., & Rotchell, J. M. (2024). Microplastics in human blood: Polymer types, concentrations and characterisation using μFTIR. Environment International, 188, Article 108751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108751

Microplastics (MPs) are an everyday part of life, and are now ubiquitous in the environment. Crucially, MPs have not just been found within the environment, but also within human bodies, including the blood. We aimed to provide novel information on t... Read More about Microplastics in human blood: Polymer types, concentrations and characterisation using μFTIR.

Probabilistic model-checking of collaborative robots: a human injury assessment in agricultural applications (2024)
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Guevara, L., Khalid, M., Hanheide, M., & Parsons, S. (2024). Probabilistic model-checking of collaborative robots: a human injury assessment in agricultural applications. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 222, Article 108987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2024.108987

Current technology has made it possible to automate a number of agricultural processes that were traditionally carried out by humans and now can be entirely performed by robotic platforms. However, there are certain tasks like soft fruit harvesting,... Read More about Probabilistic model-checking of collaborative robots: a human injury assessment in agricultural applications.

Predicting patients with dementia most at risk of needing psychiatric inpatient or enhanced community care using routinely collected clinical data: a retrospective multi-site cohort study (2024)
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London, S., Chen, S., Sidhom, E., Lewis, J., Wolverson, E., Cardinal, R., …Underwood, B. (in press). Predicting patients with dementia most at risk of needing psychiatric inpatient or enhanced community care using routinely collected clinical data: a retrospective multi-site cohort study. British Journal of Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.14

BACKGROUND. Dementia is a common and progressive condition whose prevalence is grow-ing worldwide. It is challenging for healthcare systems to provide continuity in clinical ser-vices for all patients from diagnosis to death. AIMS. To test whether pa... Read More about Predicting patients with dementia most at risk of needing psychiatric inpatient or enhanced community care using routinely collected clinical data: a retrospective multi-site cohort study.

Livelihood Trajectories of Rural Young People in Southern Africa: Stuck in Loops? (2024)
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Hajdu, F., van Blerk, L., Ansell, N., Hemsteede, R., Mwathunga, E., Hlabana, T., & Robson, E. (in press). Livelihood Trajectories of Rural Young People in Southern Africa: Stuck in Loops?. Development and Change, https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12826

Attempts to boost rural development in the Global South tend to focus on ways in which people can transform their lives. Interventions are often designed to help overcome specific envisioned constraints and push individuals onto a pathway out of pover... Read More about Livelihood Trajectories of Rural Young People in Southern Africa: Stuck in Loops?.

Defining the miRnome of Saphenous Vein Smooth Muscle Cells from Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (2024)
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Hussain, A., Asare-Amankwah, Y., Qureshi, S., Thornton, M. J., Palmer, T. M., Bolanle, I. O., …Riches-Suman, K. (2024). Defining the miRnome of Saphenous Vein Smooth Muscle Cells from Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetology, 5(2), 178-189. https://doi.org/10.3390/diabetology5020014

Citation: Hussain, A.; Asare-Amankwah, Y.; Qureshi, S.; Thornton, M.J.; Palmer, T.M.; Bolanle, I.O.; Wood, I.C.; Turner, N.A.; Porter, K.E.; Tedder, A.; et al. Defining the miRnome of Saphenous Vein Smooth Muscle Cells from Patients with Type 2 Diabe... Read More about Defining the miRnome of Saphenous Vein Smooth Muscle Cells from Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Lion of Love: Representations of Russian Homosexuality and Homophobia in Netflix’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2024)
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Baker, C. (2024). Lion of Love: Representations of Russian Homosexuality and Homophobia in Netflix’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Historical reflections, 50(2), 61-76. https://doi.org/10.3167/hrrh.2024.500205

Alexander Lemtov, the Russian antagonist of Netflix's 2020 musical comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, embodies and dramatizes contentions over Russian homophobia, disavowals of homosexuality in Russian entertainment, and the cons... Read More about Lion of Love: Representations of Russian Homosexuality and Homophobia in Netflix’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.

NANOGrav 15-year gravitational-wave background methods (2024)
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Johnson, A. D., Meyers, P. M., Baker, P. T., Cornish, N. J., Hazboun, J. S., Littenberg, T. B., …Young, O. (2024). NANOGrav 15-year gravitational-wave background methods. Physical Review D, 109(10), Article 103012. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.109.103012

Pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) use an array of millisecond pulsars to search for gravitational waves in the nanohertz regime in pulse time of arrival data. This paper presents rigorous tests of PTA methods, examining their consistency across the relevan... Read More about NANOGrav 15-year gravitational-wave background methods.

Urinary proteomic signature of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism by spironolactone: evidence from the HOMAGE trial (2024)
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Yu, Y. L., Siwy, J., An, D. W., González, A., Hansen, T. W., Latosinska, A., …Collier, T. (in press). Urinary proteomic signature of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism by spironolactone: evidence from the HOMAGE trial. Heart, https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2023-323796

Objective Heart failure (HF) is characterised by collagen deposition. Urinary proteomic profiling (UPP) followed by peptide sequencing identifies parental proteins, for over 70% derived from collagens. This study aimed to refine understanding of the... Read More about Urinary proteomic signature of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism by spironolactone: evidence from the HOMAGE trial.

The second data release from the European Pulsar Timing Array: IV. Implications for massive black holes, dark matter, and the early Universe (2024)
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EPTA Collaboration and InPTA Collaboration, Antoniadis, J., Arumugam, P., Arumugam, S., Babak, S., Bagchi, M., …Valtolina, S. (2024). The second data release from the European Pulsar Timing Array: IV. Implications for massive black holes, dark matter, and the early Universe. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 685, Article A94. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347433

The European Pulsar Timing Array (EPTA) and Indian Pulsar Timing Array (InPTA) collaborations have measured a low-frequency common signal in the combination of their second and first data releases, respectively, with the correlation properties of a g... Read More about The second data release from the European Pulsar Timing Array: IV. Implications for massive black holes, dark matter, and the early Universe.

Determinants of thermal homeostasis in the preimplantation embryo: a role for the embryo’s central heating system? (2024)
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Leese, H. J., & Sturmey, R. G. (2024). Determinants of thermal homeostasis in the preimplantation embryo: a role for the embryo’s central heating system?. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-024-03130-9

A number of factors may impinge on thermal homeostasis in the early embryo. The most obvious is the ambient temperature in which development occurs. Physiologically, the temperature in the lumen of the female tract is typically lower than the core bo... Read More about Determinants of thermal homeostasis in the preimplantation embryo: a role for the embryo’s central heating system?.

Interpreting UK legislatures: an introduction (2024)
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Beech, M., & Bevir, M. (in press). Interpreting UK legislatures: an introduction. Journal of Legislative Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2024.2345038

The purpose of this special issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies is to explain and understand the era of profound change that has affected, and continues to impact, UK legislatures. This is an era of special change, wrought by the phenomena of... Read More about Interpreting UK legislatures: an introduction.

Globalization of American Interpretation Debate: Originalists, Living Constitutionalists, and the Drifters (2024)
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Chowdhury, M. J. A., & Ahmed, J. (in press). Globalization of American Interpretation Debate: Originalists, Living Constitutionalists, and the Drifters. The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, 8, Article 7

The American Debate on originalism and living constitutionalism has travelled worldwide. This paper examines four Western and six South and Southeast Asian jurisdictions and argues that the modalities of the Debate there reflect their party systems,... Read More about Globalization of American Interpretation Debate: Originalists, Living Constitutionalists, and the Drifters.

Analysts’ forecast anchoring and discontinuous market reaction: evidence from China (2024)
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Fan, R., Xiong, X., Li, Y., & Gao, Y. (in press). Analysts’ forecast anchoring and discontinuous market reaction: evidence from China. The European journal of finance, https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2024.2343113

Based on a comprehensive dataset of Chinese A-share stocks, we find significant evidence for analysts’ anchoring in China. This anchoring behavior exists only when forecasts are lower than the industry median and correlates to a series of analysts’ a... Read More about Analysts’ forecast anchoring and discontinuous market reaction: evidence from China.

Qualitative analysis of the factors associated with whistleblowing intentions among athletes from six European countries (2024)
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Toner, J., Jones, L., Fairs, L., Mantis, C., Barkoukis, V., Daroglou, G., …Nicholls, A. R. (2024). Qualitative analysis of the factors associated with whistleblowing intentions among athletes from six European countries. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6, Article 1335258. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1335258

Although whistleblowing is thought to represent an effective mechanism for detecting and uncovering doping in sport, it has yet to become a widely adopted practice. Understanding the factors that encourage or discourage whistleblowing is of vital imp... Read More about Qualitative analysis of the factors associated with whistleblowing intentions among athletes from six European countries.

Clinical Characteristics and Impact of Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction in the UK National Registry (2024)
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Haines, J., Simpson, A., Slinger, C., Selby, J., Pargeter, N., Fowler, S., & Hull, J. (2024). Clinical Characteristics and Impact of Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction in the UK National Registry. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 12(5), 1337-1343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2024.01.030

Background: Inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) describes inappropriate laryngeal closure during respiration, with airflow obstruction occurring at the glottic and/or supraglottic level, leading to breathlessness. Objective: There is a paucity of d... Read More about Clinical Characteristics and Impact of Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction in the UK National Registry.