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Mu-DNA: a modular universal DNA extraction method adaptable for a wide range of sample types (2018)
Journal Article
Sellers, G. S., Di Muri, C., Gómez, A., & Hänfling, B. (2018). Mu-DNA: a modular universal DNA extraction method adaptable for a wide range of sample types. Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 2, e24556. https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.2.24556

Efficient DNA extraction is fundamental to molecular studies. However, commercial kits are expensive when a large number of samples need to be processed. Here we present a simple, modular and adaptable DNA extraction ‘toolkit’ for the isolation of hi... Read More about Mu-DNA: a modular universal DNA extraction method adaptable for a wide range of sample types.

Temporal variations in scattering and dispersion measure in the Crab Pulsar and their effect on timing precision (2018)
Journal Article
McKee, J. W., Lyne, A. G., Stappers, B. W., Bassa, C. G., & Jordan, C. A. (2018). Temporal variations in scattering and dispersion measure in the Crab Pulsar and their effect on timing precision. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 479(3), 4216-4224. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty1727

We have measured variations in scattering time-scales in the Crab Pulsar over a 30-yr period, using observations made at 610 MHz with the 42-ft telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory. Over more recent years, where regular Lovell Telescope observations... Read More about Temporal variations in scattering and dispersion measure in the Crab Pulsar and their effect on timing precision.

Exploring health care workers’ perceptions and experiences of communication with ethnic minority elders (2018)
Journal Article
Likupe, G., Baxter, C., & Jogi, M. (2018). Exploring health care workers’ perceptions and experiences of communication with ethnic minority elders. Quality in ageing : policy, practice and research, 19(3), 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-08-2017-0034

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: There is a recognition in Europe and in the western world of a demographic shift in the ageing population. While the overall ageing of the general population is growing, the numbers of immigrants getting o... Read More about Exploring health care workers’ perceptions and experiences of communication with ethnic minority elders.

The BASES expert statement on exercise training for people with intermittent claudication due to peripheral arterial disease (2018)
Report
Tew, G., Harwood, A., Ingle, L., Chetter, I., & Doherty, P. (2018). The BASES expert statement on exercise training for people with intermittent claudication due to peripheral arterial disease. Leeds: British Association of Sports & Exercise Science

Lower-limb peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a type of cardiovascular disease in which the blood vessels (arteries) that carry blood to the legs and feet are hardened and narrowed or blocked by the build-up of fatty plaques (called atheroma). It a... Read More about The BASES expert statement on exercise training for people with intermittent claudication due to peripheral arterial disease.

Series of detail comparison and optimization of thermoelectric element geometry considering the PV effect (2018)
Journal Article
Shittu, S., Li, G., Zhao, X., & Ma, X. (2019). Series of detail comparison and optimization of thermoelectric element geometry considering the PV effect. Renewable energy, 130, 930-942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.002

This study investigates the optimum geometry for maximum efficiency of a hybrid PV-TE uni-couple using Finite Element Method. COMSOL Multiphysics is used to solve the 3-Dimensional heat transfer equations considering thermoelectric materials with tem... Read More about Series of detail comparison and optimization of thermoelectric element geometry considering the PV effect.

Behaviour and fate of vanadium during the aerobic neutralisation of hyperalkaline slag leachate (2018)
Journal Article
Hobson, A. J., Stewart, D. I., Bray, A. W., Mortimer, R. J., Mayes, W. M., Riley, A. L., …Burke, I. T. (2018). Behaviour and fate of vanadium during the aerobic neutralisation of hyperalkaline slag leachate. The Science of the total environment, 643, 1191-1199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.272

© 2018 Vanadium is a toxic metal present in alkaline leachates produced during the weathering of steel slags. Slag leaching can therefore have deleterious effects on local watercourses due to metal toxicity, the effects of the high pH (9–12.5) and ra... Read More about Behaviour and fate of vanadium during the aerobic neutralisation of hyperalkaline slag leachate.

Including All Learners (2018)
Book Chapter
Glazzard, J. (2018). Including All Learners. In A. Hansen (Ed.), Primary Professional Studies (104-126). (4th ed.). London: Learning Matters

Mixed surfactant (altering chain length and head group) aggregates as an effective carrier for tuberculosis drug (2018)
Journal Article
Kumar, A., Rekha, Kansal, S. K., Ibhadon, A. O., & Mehta, S. K. (2018). Mixed surfactant (altering chain length and head group) aggregates as an effective carrier for tuberculosis drug. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 215, 11-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2018.07.001

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Surface properties and aggregation behavior of cationic-cationic and cationic-non-ionic mixed surfactant systems viz. Dodecylethyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) with a series of double chain cationic surfactants (DiDDAB, DMDTAB,... Read More about Mixed surfactant (altering chain length and head group) aggregates as an effective carrier for tuberculosis drug.

High-Internal-Phase Pickering emulsions stabilized solely by Peanut-Protein-Isolate microgel particles with multiple potential applications (2018)
Journal Article
Jiao, B., Shi, A., Wang, Q., & Binks, B. P. (2018). High-Internal-Phase Pickering emulsions stabilized solely by Peanut-Protein-Isolate microgel particles with multiple potential applications. Angewandte Chemie, 57(30), 9274-9278. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201801350

High‐internal‐phase Pickering emulsions have various applications in materials science. However, the biocompatibility and biodegradability of inorganic or synthetic stabilizers limit their applications. Herein, we describe high‐internal‐phase Pickeri... Read More about High-Internal-Phase Pickering emulsions stabilized solely by Peanut-Protein-Isolate microgel particles with multiple potential applications.

A novel silver bioactive glass elicits antimicrobial efficacy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in an ex vivo skin wound biofilm model (2018)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, H. N., Iveson, S., Catherall, P., & Hardman, M. J. (2018). A novel silver bioactive glass elicits antimicrobial efficacy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in an ex vivo skin wound biofilm model. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9(JUL), Article 1450. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01450

Biofilm infection is now understood to be a potent contributor to the recalcitrant nature of chronic wounds. Bacterial biofilms evade the host immune response and show increased resistance to antibiotics. Along with improvements in antibiotic steward... Read More about A novel silver bioactive glass elicits antimicrobial efficacy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in an ex vivo skin wound biofilm model.

Postcoloniality without race? Racial exceptionalism and south-east European cultural studies (2018)
Journal Article
Baker, C. (2018). Postcoloniality without race? Racial exceptionalism and south-east European cultural studies. Interventions : international journal of postcolonial studies, 20(6), 759-784. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369801X.2018.1492954

The black Dutch feminist Gloria Wekker, assembling past and present everyday expressions of racialized imagination which collectively undermine hegemonic beliefs that white Dutch society has no historic responsibility for racism, writes in her book W... Read More about Postcoloniality without race? Racial exceptionalism and south-east European cultural studies.

The boundary integral formulation of Stokes flows includes slender-body theory (2018)
Journal Article
Koens, L., & Lauga, E. (2018). The boundary integral formulation of Stokes flows includes slender-body theory. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 850, Article R1. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2018.483

The incompressible Stokes equations can classically be recast in a boundary integral (BI) representation, which provides a general method to solve low-Reynolds-number problems analytically and computationally. Alternatively, one can solve the Stokes... Read More about The boundary integral formulation of Stokes flows includes slender-body theory.

XII AIST 2018 Conference: "the thousand faces of cough: Clinical and therapeutic updates" (2018)
Journal Article
Zanasi, A., Morselli-Labate, A. M., Mazzolini, M., Mastroroberto, M., Dal Negro, R. W., Poliacek, I., …Tursi, F. (2018). XII AIST 2018 Conference: "the thousand faces of cough: Clinical and therapeutic updates". Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 13(1), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40248-018-0130-y

© 2018 The Author(s). This paper summarizes the presentations submitted for publication of the 12th AIST National Congress (Associazione Italiana Studio Tosse/Italian Association for Cough Study) entitled "The thousand facets of cough. A clinical and... Read More about XII AIST 2018 Conference: "the thousand faces of cough: Clinical and therapeutic updates".

Black money, white money and the circulation of parallel currencies in Venetian Crete (2018)
Book Chapter
Sotiropoulou, I. (2018). Black money, white money and the circulation of parallel currencies in Venetian Crete. In Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of Cretan Studies, vol. B (Middle Ages). Herakleion, Greece: Society of Cretan Historical Studies

The paper is based in preliminary research concerning the monetary policies adopted by the Venetian rulers of Crete in the Middle Ages and the implications of the system of black and white money that they used. By the terms "black money" and "whit... Read More about Black money, white money and the circulation of parallel currencies in Venetian Crete.

Primordial Gravitational Waves and Reheating in a New Class of Plateau-Like Inflationary Potentials (2018)
Journal Article
Chongchitnan, S. (2018). Primordial Gravitational Waves and Reheating in a New Class of Plateau-Like Inflationary Potentials. Universe, 4(7), Article 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe4070077

We study a new class of inflation model parametrized by the Hubble radius, such that aH∝exp(−αφ)n. These potentials are plateau-like, and reduce to the power-law potentials in the simplest case n=2. We investigate the range of model parameters that i... Read More about Primordial Gravitational Waves and Reheating in a New Class of Plateau-Like Inflationary Potentials.

In situ growth of ultrathin Co-MOF nanosheets on Α-Fe2O3 hematite nanorods for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, Q., Wang, H., Dong, Y., Yan, J., Ke, X., Wu, Q., & Xue, S. (2018). In situ growth of ultrathin Co-MOF nanosheets on Α-Fe2O3 hematite nanorods for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation. Solar Energy, 171, 388-396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.06.086

Efficient charge transport is an important factor in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. The charge transfer at the semiconductor/electrolyte interface is of great importance, especially for the complex water oxidation reaction. In this study... Read More about In situ growth of ultrathin Co-MOF nanosheets on Α-Fe2O3 hematite nanorods for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation.

Hippocampal sclerosis, hippocampal neuron loss patterns and TDP-43 in the aged population (2018)
Journal Article
Hokkanen, S. R., Hunter, S., Polvikoski, T. M., Keage, H. A., Minett, T., Matthews, F. E., & Brayne, C. (2018). Hippocampal sclerosis, hippocampal neuron loss patterns and TDP-43 in the aged population. Brain Pathology, 28(4), 548-559. https://doi.org/10.1111/bpa.12556

Hippocampal neuron loss is a common neuropathological feature in old age with various underlying etiologies. Hippocampal sclerosis of aging (HS-Aging) is neuropathologically characterized by severe CA1 neuronal loss and frequent presence of transacti... Read More about Hippocampal sclerosis, hippocampal neuron loss patterns and TDP-43 in the aged population.

Evaluating frailty scores to predict mortality in older adults using data from population based electronic health records: Case control study (2018)
Journal Article
Stow, D., Matthews, F. E., Barclay, S., Iliffe, S., Clegg, A., De Biase, S., …Hanratty, B. (2018). Evaluating frailty scores to predict mortality in older adults using data from population based electronic health records: Case control study. Age and ageing, 47(4), 564-569. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afy022

Background: recognising that a patient is nearing the end of life is essential, to enable professional carers to discuss prognosis and preferences for end of life care. Objective: investigate whether an electronic frailty index (eFI) generated from r... Read More about Evaluating frailty scores to predict mortality in older adults using data from population based electronic health records: Case control study.

Accuracy of death certification of dementia in population-based samples of older people: Analysis over time (2018)
Journal Article
Gao, L., Calloway, R., Zhao, E., Brayne, C., & Matthews, F. E. (2018). Accuracy of death certification of dementia in population-based samples of older people: Analysis over time. Age and ageing, 47(4), 589-594. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afy068

Background: death certification data are routinely collected in most developed countries. Coded causes of death are a readily accessible source and have the potential advantage of providing complete follow-up, but with limitations. Objective: to inve... Read More about Accuracy of death certification of dementia in population-based samples of older people: Analysis over time.

An ambitwistor string field theory approach to supergravity (2018)
Thesis
Riccombeni, D. A. (2018). An ambitwistor string field theory approach to supergravity. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4398544

In this thesis a covariant closed superstring field theory, equivalent to classical ten-dimensional Type II supergravity, is presented. The defining conformal field theory is the ambitwistor string worldsheet theory of Mason and Skinner [1]. This t... Read More about An ambitwistor string field theory approach to supergravity.