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On the Effects of Local Environment on Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) in the Horizon Run 5 Simulation (2023)
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Singh, A., Park, C., Choi, E., Kim, J., Jun, H., Gibson, B. K., …Snaith, O. (2023). On the Effects of Local Environment on Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) in the Horizon Run 5 Simulation. The Astrophysical journal, 953(1), Article 64. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acdd6b

We use the Horizon Run 5 cosmological simulation to study the effect of galaxy intrinsic properties and the local environment on active galactic nuclei (AGNs) characterized by their threshold of the accretion rate. We select galaxies in the stellar m... Read More about On the Effects of Local Environment on Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) in the Horizon Run 5 Simulation.

Effect of Microporous Layer Ink Homogenisation on the Through-Plane Gas Permeability of PEFC Porous Media (2023)
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Neehall, N. D., Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., & Pourkashanian, M. (2023). Effect of Microporous Layer Ink Homogenisation on the Through-Plane Gas Permeability of PEFC Porous Media. Energies, 16(16), Article 5944. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16165944

The through-plane gas permeability and morphology of PEFC gas diffusion media (GDM) is investigated for different microporous layer (MPL) ink homogenisation techniques (bath sonication and magnetic stirring) for low- (Vulcan XC-72R) and high (Ketjenb... Read More about Effect of Microporous Layer Ink Homogenisation on the Through-Plane Gas Permeability of PEFC Porous Media.

Complement Dysregulation in Obese Versus Nonobese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients (2023)
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Butler, A. E., Moin, A. S. M., Sathyapalan, T., & Atkin, S. L. (2023). Complement Dysregulation in Obese Versus Nonobese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients. Cells, 12(15), Article 2002. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells12152002

Introduction: Upregulation of complement system factors are reported to be increased in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and may be due to obesity and insulin resistance rather than inherently due to PCOS. We directly compared complement factors from... Read More about Complement Dysregulation in Obese Versus Nonobese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients.

The NANOGrav 15 yr Data Set: Constraints on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries from the Gravitational-wave Background (2023)
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Agazie, G., Anumarlapudi, A., Archibald, A. M., Baker, P. T., Bécsy, B., Blecha, L., …Sun, J. P. (2023). The NANOGrav 15 yr Data Set: Constraints on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries from the Gravitational-wave Background. Astrophysical journal. Letters, 952(2), Article L37. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ace18b

The NANOGrav 15 yr data set shows evidence for the presence of a low-frequency gravitational-wave background (GWB). While many physical processes can source such low-frequency gravitational waves, here we analyze the signal as coming from a populatio... Read More about The NANOGrav 15 yr Data Set: Constraints on Supermassive Black Hole Binaries from the Gravitational-wave Background.

A multiscale orchestrated computational framework to reveal emergent phenomena in neuroblastoma (2023)
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Borau, C., Wertheim, K., Hervas-Raluy, S., Sainz-DeMena, D., Walker, D., Chisholm, R., …García-Aznar, J. (2023). A multiscale orchestrated computational framework to reveal emergent phenomena in neuroblastoma. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 241, Article 107742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2023.107742

Neuroblastoma is a complex and aggressive type of cancer that affects children. Current treatments involve a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and stem cell transplantation. However, treatment outcomes vary due to the heterogeneous... Read More about A multiscale orchestrated computational framework to reveal emergent phenomena in neuroblastoma.

Strategies for making geoscience PhD recruitment more equitable (2023)
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Fernando, B., Giles, S., Jackson, C., Lawrence, A., Raji, M., Williams, R., …Dowey, N. (2023). Strategies for making geoscience PhD recruitment more equitable. Nature Geoscience, 16(8), 658-660. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01241-z

Admission to doctoral study is a crucial step in the academic pipeline, but discriminatory procedures can disproportionately impact students from ethnic minority backgrounds. We show how these policies contribute to inequity in the geosciences and pr... Read More about Strategies for making geoscience PhD recruitment more equitable.

Soldier Stories: The Irish In The Army From The Late Nineteenth Century To The First World War (2023)
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Wynne, C. (2023). Soldier Stories: The Irish In The Army From The Late Nineteenth Century To The First World War. British Journal of Military History, 9(2), 81-105. https://doi.org/10.25602/GOLD.bjmh.v9i2.1712

By drawing on soldiers’ writings and their broader cultural representations, this article enables new ways of seeing Irish soldier identity as socially and politically mobile. Using Lady Butler’s famous ’Listed for the Connaught Rangers: Recruiting i... Read More about Soldier Stories: The Irish In The Army From The Late Nineteenth Century To The First World War.

An onshore-offshore interpretation of structures in the Devonian rocks of the Pentland Firth, Scotland using high resolution bathymetry and drone-enabled field observations. (2023)
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Utley, T. A., Holdsworth, R. E., Walker, R. J., Dempsey, E. D., McCaffrey, K. J., Dichiarante, A., & Jones, T. L. (2023). An onshore-offshore interpretation of structures in the Devonian rocks of the Pentland Firth, Scotland using high resolution bathymetry and drone-enabled field observations. Journal of Structural Geology, 174, Article 104922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2023.104922

Strong tidal currents in the Pentland Firth separating NE Scotland and Orkney have stripped recent seafloor sediments revealing geological structures in parts of the Devonian Orcadian Basin that are otherwise limited to narrow coastal outcrops. Here... Read More about An onshore-offshore interpretation of structures in the Devonian rocks of the Pentland Firth, Scotland using high resolution bathymetry and drone-enabled field observations..

A novel solar-driven Organic Rankine Cycle system based on the two-stage solar thermal collection and accumulation (2023)
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Gao, D., Li, J., Hao, Y., & Pei, G. (2023). A novel solar-driven Organic Rankine Cycle system based on the two-stage solar thermal collection and accumulation. Applied thermal engineering, 234, Article 121249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121249

Solar thermal power has attracted much attention because it is instrumental to solar energy storage and power grid peak shaving. Among the various solar thermal power technologies, the Organic Rankine Cycle stands out as a prevalent choice for low an... Read More about A novel solar-driven Organic Rankine Cycle system based on the two-stage solar thermal collection and accumulation.

Simulations of magnetization reversal in FM/AFM bilayers with THz frequency pulses (2023)
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Hirst, J., Ruta, S., Jackson, J., & Ostler, T. (2023). Simulations of magnetization reversal in FM/AFM bilayers with THz frequency pulses. Scientific reports, 13(1), Article 12270. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39175-6

It is widely known that antiferromagnets (AFMs) display a high frequency response in the terahertz (THz) range, which opens up the possibility for ultrafast control of their magnetization for next generation data storage and processing applications.... Read More about Simulations of magnetization reversal in FM/AFM bilayers with THz frequency pulses.

Urban foxes are bolder but not more innovative than their rural conspecifics (2023)
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Morton, F. B., Gartner, M., Norrie, E. M., Haddou, Y., Soulsbury, C. D., & Adaway, K. A. (2023). Urban foxes are bolder but not more innovative than their rural conspecifics. Animal behaviour, 203, 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.07.003

Urbanization is the fastest form of landscape transformation on the planet, but researchers' understanding of the relationships between urbanization and animal behaviour is still in its infancy. In terms of foraging, bold and innovative behaviours ar... Read More about Urban foxes are bolder but not more innovative than their rural conspecifics.

Streamwise Turbulence Modulation in Non-Uniform Open-Channel Clay Suspension Flows (2023)
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de Vet, M. G., Fernández, R., Baas, J. H., McCaffrey, W. D., & Dorrell, R. M. (2023). Streamwise Turbulence Modulation in Non-Uniform Open-Channel Clay Suspension Flows. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 128(8), Article e2022JF006781. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JF006781

Cohesive sediment particles are ubiquitous in environmental flows. The cohesive properties of clay promote the formation of clay flocs and gels and relatively small suspended clay concentrations can enhance or suppress turbulence in a flow. Furthermo... Read More about Streamwise Turbulence Modulation in Non-Uniform Open-Channel Clay Suspension Flows.

Referral Criteria to Specialist Palliative Care for People with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review (2023)
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Collins, A., Hui, D., Davison, S. N., Ducharlet, K., Murtagh, F., Chang, Y. K., & Philip, J. (2023). Referral Criteria to Specialist Palliative Care for People with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review. Journal of pain and symptom management, 66(5), 541-550.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.07.013

Context: People with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) have significant morbidity, yet for many, access to palliative care occurs late, if at all. Objectives: This study sought to examine criteria for referral to specialist palliative care for ad... Read More about Referral Criteria to Specialist Palliative Care for People with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review.

Light-Driven Spatiotemporal Pickering Emulsion Droplet Manipulation Enabled by Plasmonic Hybrid Microgels (2023)
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Guan, X., Cheng, G., Ho, Y. P., Binks, B. P., & Ngai, T. (2023). Light-Driven Spatiotemporal Pickering Emulsion Droplet Manipulation Enabled by Plasmonic Hybrid Microgels. Small, 19(47), Article 2304207. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202304207

The past decades have witnessed the development of various stimuli-responsive materials with tailored functionalities, enabling droplet manipulation through external force fields. Among different strategies, light exhibits excellent flexibility for c... Read More about Light-Driven Spatiotemporal Pickering Emulsion Droplet Manipulation Enabled by Plasmonic Hybrid Microgels.

The treatment of mild upper respiratory tract infections – a position paper with recommendations for best practice (2023)
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Smith, A., Kardos, P., Pfaar, O., Randerath, W., Estrada Riolobos, G., Braido, F., & Sadofsky, L. (2023). The treatment of mild upper respiratory tract infections – a position paper with recommendations for best practice. Drugs in Context, 12, Article 2023-4-2. https://doi.org/10.7573/dic.2023-4-2

Following the waning severity of COVID-19 due to vaccination and the development of immunity, the current variants of SARS-CoV-2 often lead to mild upper respiratory tract infections (MURTIs), suggesting it is an appropriate time to review the pathog... Read More about The treatment of mild upper respiratory tract infections – a position paper with recommendations for best practice.

Building an initial understanding of UK Recovery College dementia courses: A national survey of Recovery College and memory services staff. (2023)
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Wolverson, E., Hague, L., West, J., Teague, B., Fox, C., Birt, L., …Moniz-Cook, E. (in press). Building an initial understanding of UK Recovery College dementia courses: A national survey of Recovery College and memory services staff. Working with Older People, https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-02-2023-0003

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Recovery Colleges were developed to support the recovery of people with mental health difficulties through courses co-produced by professionals and people with lived experience. This study aims to examine the use of Recovery Colleges to supp... Read More about Building an initial understanding of UK Recovery College dementia courses: A national survey of Recovery College and memory services staff..

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation as an adjunct to standard care in improving walking distances in intermittent claudication patients: the NESIC RCT (2023)
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Burgess, L., Smith, S., Babber, A., Shalhoub, J., Fiorentino, F., Nohpal de la Rosa, C., …Davies, A. H. (2023). Neuromuscular electrical stimulation as an adjunct to standard care in improving walking distances in intermittent claudication patients: the NESIC RCT. Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation, 10(2), https://doi.org/10.3310/WGRF4128

Hydropower Development and the Neglect of Inland Capture Fisheries from a Food Systems Perspective (2023)
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Friend, R. M., Arthur, R. I., Brugere, C., Cowx, I. G., Doherty, B., Mak, S., Islam, M. M., Nunan, F., Paavola, J., Sretthachau, C., Stewart, B. D., Thankappan, S., & Vaddhanaphuti, C. (in press). Hydropower Development and the Neglect of Inland Capture Fisheries from a Food Systems Perspective. Society & Natural Resources, https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2023.2223551

This paper addresses why food security implications of projected losses to inland capture fisheries due to hydropower development have been neglected in policy arenas. Drawing on the case of the Lower Mekong Basin, this paper applies a conceptual fra... Read More about Hydropower Development and the Neglect of Inland Capture Fisheries from a Food Systems Perspective.

People with Long Covid and ME/CFS Exhibit Similarly Impaired Balance and Physical Capacity: A Case-Case-Control Study (2023)
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Hayes, L. D., Sanal-Hayes, N. E., Mclaughlin, M., Berry, E. C., & Sculthorpe, N. F. (2023). People with Long Covid and ME/CFS Exhibit Similarly Impaired Balance and Physical Capacity: A Case-Case-Control Study. American Journal of Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.06.028

Purpose: Postural sway and physical capacity had not previously been compared between people with long COVID and people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Therefore, this study determined postural sway and physical capa... Read More about People with Long Covid and ME/CFS Exhibit Similarly Impaired Balance and Physical Capacity: A Case-Case-Control Study.