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The environmental dependence of the stellar mass-gas metallicity relation in Horizon Run 5 (2024)
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Rowntree, A., Singh, A., Vincenzo, F., Gibson, B. K., Gouin, C., Galárrag a-Espinosa, D., Lee, J., Kim, J., Laigle, C., Park, C., Pichon, C., Few, G., Hong, S. E., & Kim, Y. (2024). The environmental dependence of the stellar mass-gas metallicity relation in Horizon Run 5. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 531(4), 3858-3875. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae1384

Metallicity offers a unique window into the baryonic history of the cosmos, being instrumental in probing evolutionary processes in galaxies between different cosmic environments. We aim to quantify the contribution of these environments to the scatt... Read More about The environmental dependence of the stellar mass-gas metallicity relation in Horizon Run 5.

A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study of Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in Non-Obese Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Association with Vitamin D (2024)
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Nandakumar, M., Das, P., Sathyapalan, T., Butler, A. E., & Atkin, S. L. (2024). A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study of Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in Non-Obese Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Association with Vitamin D. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(12), Article 6330. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25126330

Vitamin D is proposed to have a protective effect against cardiovascular disease, though the mechanism is unclear. Vitamin D deficiency is common in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), where it is strongly related to obesity, insulin resistance (IR) an... Read More about A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study of Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in Non-Obese Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Association with Vitamin D.

The effect of maturation on children's experience of physical education: Lessons learned from academy sport (2024)
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Towlson, C., Cumming, S., Donnan, K., & Toner, J. (2024). The effect of maturation on children's experience of physical education: Lessons learned from academy sport. European Physical Education Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X241251654

Students’ experiences of physical education (PE) are considered important for lifelong attitudes towards physical activity. Sex-related differences and the individualised tempo in anthropometric growth because of biological maturation lead to seconda... Read More about The effect of maturation on children's experience of physical education: Lessons learned from academy sport.

Association of Vitamin D with Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids in Women with and without Non-Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (2024)
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Butler, A. E., Sathyapalan, T., Das, P., Brennan, E., & Atkin, S. L. (2024). Association of Vitamin D with Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids in Women with and without Non-Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Biomedicines, 12(6), Article 1255. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12061255

Background. Perfluorinated alkyl acids (PFAAs) are persistent organic pollutants affected by BMI and ethnicity, with contradictory reports of association with vitamin D deficiency. Methods. Twenty-nine Caucasian women with non-obese polycystic ovary... Read More about Association of Vitamin D with Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids in Women with and without Non-Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Integrating Virtual Walkthroughs for Subjective Urban Evaluations: A Case Study of Neighbourhoods in Sheffield, England (2024)
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Roychowdhury, S., Mazumdar, S., Thakker, D., Checco, A., Lanfranchi, V., & Goodchild, B. (2024). Integrating Virtual Walkthroughs for Subjective Urban Evaluations: A Case Study of Neighbourhoods in Sheffield, England. Land, 13(6), Article 831. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060831

This study explores the correlation between residents’ subjective assessments of urban neighbourhoods, obtained through virtual walkthroughs, and objective measures of deprivation. Our study was set within a specific city in the United Kingdom, with... Read More about Integrating Virtual Walkthroughs for Subjective Urban Evaluations: A Case Study of Neighbourhoods in Sheffield, England.

Understanding interaction in problematic dementia and social care encounters: Protocol for a micro-level study combining video-ethnography and Conversation Analysis (CA) (2024)
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Chatwin, J., Ludwin, K., Jones, D., & Bravington, A. (2024). Understanding interaction in problematic dementia and social care encounters: Protocol for a micro-level study combining video-ethnography and Conversation Analysis (CA). PLoS ONE, 19(6), Article e0305069. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305069

It is well established that the actions and behaviour of dementia care workers are fundamental to the wellbeing of the people they care for. Not only do they deal with basic healthcare needs, but they also perform a vital psycho-social function by pr... Read More about Understanding interaction in problematic dementia and social care encounters: Protocol for a micro-level study combining video-ethnography and Conversation Analysis (CA).

Quantitative proteomics reveals CLR interactome in primary human cells (2024)
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Manolis, D., Hasan, S., Maraveyas, A., O'Brien, D. P., Kessler, B. M., Kramer, H., & Nikitenko, L. L. (2024). Quantitative proteomics reveals CLR interactome in primary human cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300(6), Article 107399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107399

The G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR) calcitonin receptor–like receptor (CLR) mediates essential functions in several cell types and is implicated in cardiovascular pathologies, skin diseases, migraine, and cancer. To date, the network of proteins in... Read More about Quantitative proteomics reveals CLR interactome in primary human cells.

A comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for detecting COVID-19 using lung X-ray images (2024)
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Hamal, S., Mishra, B. K., Baldock, R., Sayers, W., Adhikari, T. N., & Gibson, R. M. (2024). A comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for detecting COVID-19 using lung X-ray images. Decision Analytics Journal, 11, Article 100460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dajour.2024.100460

Machine intelligence has the potential to play a significant role in diagnosing, managing, and guiding the treatment of disease, which supports the rising demands on healthcare to provide rapid and accurate interpretation of clinical data. The global... Read More about A comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for detecting COVID-19 using lung X-ray images.

Phased chromosome-scale genome assembly of an asexual, allopolyploid root-knot nematode reveals complex subgenomic structure (2024)
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Winter, M. R., Taranto, A. P., Yimer, H. Z., Coomer Blundell, A., Siddique, S., Williamson, V. M., & Lunt, D. H. (2024). Phased chromosome-scale genome assembly of an asexual, allopolyploid root-knot nematode reveals complex subgenomic structure. PLoS ONE, 19(6), Article e0302506. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302506

We present the chromosome-scale genome assembly of the allopolyploid root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. We show that the M. javanica genome is predominantly allotetraploid, comprising two subgenomes, A and B, that most likely originated from hy... Read More about Phased chromosome-scale genome assembly of an asexual, allopolyploid root-knot nematode reveals complex subgenomic structure.

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Impact of Party Organisation in Legislatures (2024)
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Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2024). Hidden in Plain Sight: The Impact of Party Organisation in Legislatures. Journal of international and comparative law, 11(1), 103-120

Legislators operate in different spaces within a legislative estate. The public and scholarly focus is on behaviour in formal space – the chamber and committee rooms, where formal decisions are taken – but the utilization of informal and party (and... Read More about Hidden in Plain Sight: The Impact of Party Organisation in Legislatures.

Techno-Economic Assessment of Molten Salt-Based Concentrated Solar Power: Case Study of Linear Fresnel Reflector with a Fossil Fuel Backup under Saudi Arabia’s Climate Conditions (2024)
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Aljudaya, A., Michailos, S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2024). Techno-Economic Assessment of Molten Salt-Based Concentrated Solar Power: Case Study of Linear Fresnel Reflector with a Fossil Fuel Backup under Saudi Arabia’s Climate Conditions. Energies, 17(11), Article 2719. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17112719

Concentrated solar power (CSP) has gained traction for generating electricity at high capacity and meeting base-load energy demands in the energy mix market in a cost-effective manner. The linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) is valued for its cost-effecti... Read More about Techno-Economic Assessment of Molten Salt-Based Concentrated Solar Power: Case Study of Linear Fresnel Reflector with a Fossil Fuel Backup under Saudi Arabia’s Climate Conditions.

Assessing Biodiversity Loss and the Challenge of Implementing Nature Conservation Laws in Africa (2024)
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Ogunniyi, D., & Azeta, A. (2024). Assessing Biodiversity Loss and the Challenge of Implementing Nature Conservation Laws in Africa. African Journal of Legal Studies, 16(2), 79-105. https://doi.org/10.1163/17087384-12340103

Despite global multilateral efforts to improve biodiversity conservation, African biodiversity range are increasingly facing existential threats. The Red List of Threatened Species (RLTS) adopted by the International Union for the Conservation of Nat... Read More about Assessing Biodiversity Loss and the Challenge of Implementing Nature Conservation Laws in Africa.

A new pulsar timing model for scalar-tensor gravity with applications to PSR J2222-0137 and pulsar-black hole binaries (2024)
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Batrakov, A., Hu, H., Wex, N., Freire, P. C., Venkatraman Krishnan, V., Kramer, M., …Theureau, G. (2024). A new pulsar timing model for scalar-tensor gravity with applications to PSR J2222-0137 and pulsar-black hole binaries. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 686(June), Article A101. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202245246

Context. Scalar-tensor gravity (STG) theories are well-motivated alternatives to general relativity (GR). One class of STG theories, Damour- Esposito- Farèse (DEF) gravity, has a massless scalar field with two arbitrary coupling parameters. We are in... Read More about A new pulsar timing model for scalar-tensor gravity with applications to PSR J2222-0137 and pulsar-black hole binaries.

Can tumour antigens act as biomarkers for the early detection of non-small cell lung cancer? (2024)
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Mohamed, E., Fletcher, D., Hart, S., & Guinn, B.-A. (2024). Can tumour antigens act as biomarkers for the early detection of non-small cell lung cancer?. Onco, 4(2), 87-100. https://doi.org/10.3390/onco4020008

Lung cancer (LC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths. Pulmonary nodules are one of the risk factors and their discovery rate has been increasing due to enhanced performance of chest CT scans but more than 90% are non-malignant causi... Read More about Can tumour antigens act as biomarkers for the early detection of non-small cell lung cancer?.

Accelerating the Low-Carbon Energy Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa through Floating Photovoltaic Solar Farms (2024)
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Ingo, T. I., Gyoh, L., Sheng, Y., Kaymak, M. K., Sahin, A. D., & Pouran, H. M. (2024). Accelerating the Low-Carbon Energy Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa through Floating Photovoltaic Solar Farms. Atmosphere, 15(6), Article 653. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15060653

Climate change has become a global issue and is predicted to impact less-developed regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa, severely. Innovative, sustainable renewable energy systems are essential to mitigate climate change's effects and unlock the regio... Read More about Accelerating the Low-Carbon Energy Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa through Floating Photovoltaic Solar Farms.

Animal health and welfare as a public good: what do the public think? (2024)
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Clark, B., Proctor, A., Boaitey, A., Mahon, N., Hanley, N., & Holloway, L. (2024). Animal health and welfare as a public good: what do the public think?. Agriculture and human values, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-024-10585-0

This paper presents a novel perspective on an evolving policy area. The UK’s withdrawal from the EU has led to the creation of a new Agriculture Act and proposals for significant changes to the way farming subsidies are structured in England. Underpi... Read More about Animal health and welfare as a public good: what do the public think?.

A universal preference for animate agents in hominids (2024)
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Brocard, S., Wilson, V. A., Berton, C., Zuberbühler, K., & Bickel, B. (2024). A universal preference for animate agents in hominids. iScience, 27(6), Article 109996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109996

When conversing, humans instantaneously predict meaning from fragmentary and ambiguous mspeech, long before utterance completion. They do this by integrating priors (initial assumptions about the world) with contextual evidence to rapidly decide on t... Read More about A universal preference for animate agents in hominids.

Nebulised interferon beta-1a (SNG001) in the treatment of viral exacerbations of COPD (2024)
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Monk, P. D., Brookes, J. L., Tear, V. J., Batten, T. N., Newall, C., Mankowski, M., Crooks, M. G., Singh, D., Chaudhuri, R., Leaker, B., Lunn, K., Reynolds, S., Dudley, S., Gabbay, F. J., Holgate, S. T., Djukanovic, R., & Wilkinson, T. M. (2024). Nebulised interferon beta-1a (SNG001) in the treatment of viral exacerbations of COPD. Respiratory Research, 25(1), Article 228. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-024-02854-7

Background: Respiratory viral infections are major drivers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. Interferon-β is naturally produced in response to viral infection, limiting replication. This exploratory study aimed to demonst... Read More about Nebulised interferon beta-1a (SNG001) in the treatment of viral exacerbations of COPD.