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Senescence in Wound Repair: Emerging Strategies to Target Chronic Healing Wounds (2020)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, H. N., & Hardman, M. J. (2020). Senescence in Wound Repair: Emerging Strategies to Target Chronic Healing Wounds. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 8, Article 773. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.00773

© Copyright © 2020 Wilkinson and Hardman. Cellular senescence is a fundamental stress response that restrains tumour formation. Yet, senescence cells are also present in non-cancerous states, accumulating exponentially with chronological age and cont... Read More about Senescence in Wound Repair: Emerging Strategies to Target Chronic Healing Wounds.

Paper-based analytical devices for colorimetric detection of: S. aureus and E. coli and their antibiotic resistant strains in milk (2020)
Journal Article
Khan, Q. M., Asif, M., Awan, F. R., Khan, Q. . M., Ngamsom, B., & Pamme, N. (2020). Paper-based analytical devices for colorimetric detection of: S. aureus and E. coli and their antibiotic resistant strains in milk. Analyst, 145(22), 7320-7329. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0an01075h

Animal derived milk which is an important part of human diet due to its high nutritional value not only supports humans but also presents a growth environment for pathogenic bacteria. Milk may become contaminated with bacteria through udder infection... Read More about Paper-based analytical devices for colorimetric detection of: S. aureus and E. coli and their antibiotic resistant strains in milk.

Insights into the structures adopted by titanocalix[6 and 8]arenes and their use in the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters (2020)
Journal Article
Santoro, O., Elsegood, M. R. J., Bedwell, E., Pryce, J., & Redshaw, C. (2020). Insights into the structures adopted by titanocalix[6 and 8]arenes and their use in the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 49(34), 11978-11996. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0dt02130j

Interaction of p-tert-butylcalix[6]areneH6, L1H6, with [TiCl4] afforded the complex [Ti2Cl3(MeCN)2(OH2)(L1H)][Ti2Cl3(MeCN)3(L1H)]∙4.5MeCN (1∙4.5MeCN), in which two pseudo octahedral titanium centres are bound to one calix[6]arene. A similar reaction... Read More about Insights into the structures adopted by titanocalix[6 and 8]arenes and their use in the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters.

Valorization of rice straw for ethylene and jet fuel production: A technoeconomic assessment (2020)
Book Chapter
Michailos, S., & Webb, C. (2020). Valorization of rice straw for ethylene and jet fuel production: A technoeconomic assessment. In M. R. Kosseva, & C. Webb (Eds.), Food Industry Wastes : Assessment and Recuperation of Commodities (201-221). (2nd ed.). London: Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817121-9.00010-3

The goal of the present study is to exemplify ways to valorize lignocellulosic food waste within the biorefinery concept. Rice straw was selected as the feedstock of focus, but the presented methodologies can be extended to other similar materials su... Read More about Valorization of rice straw for ethylene and jet fuel production: A technoeconomic assessment.

In-situ multiscale shear failure of a bistable composite tape-spring (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, B., Seffen, K. A., Guest, S. D., Lee, T. L., Huang, S., Luo, S., & Mi, J. (2020). In-situ multiscale shear failure of a bistable composite tape-spring. Composites Science and Technology, 200, Article 108348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108348

A bistable composite tape-spring (CTS) is stable in both the extended and coiled configurations, with fibres oriented at ±45°. It is light weight and multifunctional, and has attracted growing interest in shape-adaptive and energy harvesting systems... Read More about In-situ multiscale shear failure of a bistable composite tape-spring.

GASP. XXI. Star Formation Rates in the Tails of Galaxies Undergoing Ram Pressure Stripping (2020)
Journal Article
Gullieuszik, M., Poggianti, B. M., McGee, S. L., Moretti, A., Vulcani, B., Tonnesen, S., Roediger, E., Jaffé, Y. L., Fritz, J., Franchetto, A., Omizzolo, A., Bettoni, D., Radovich, M., & Wolter, A. (2020). GASP. XXI. Star Formation Rates in the Tails of Galaxies Undergoing Ram Pressure Stripping. The Astrophysical journal, 899(1), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aba3cb

© 2020. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.. Using MUSE observations from the GASP survey, we study 54 galaxies undergoing ram pressure stripping (RPS) and spanning a wide range in galaxy mass and host cluster mass. We use this ri... Read More about GASP. XXI. Star Formation Rates in the Tails of Galaxies Undergoing Ram Pressure Stripping.

Exploring Boundaries in Food Systems Research: Implications for Projects on UK Food Security (2020)
Report
Helfgott, A., & Midgley, G. (in press). Exploring Boundaries in Food Systems Research: Implications for Projects on UK Food Security. Swindon: RCUK Global Food Security Programme (subcontract to University of Oxford)

Executive Summary This report describes the Global Food Security (GFS) Boundaries Project, which represents the first systematic attempt to apply critical systems thinking and practice to a food systems research programme (as opposed to a single... Read More about Exploring Boundaries in Food Systems Research: Implications for Projects on UK Food Security.

Rapport and Relationships: The Student Perspective on Teaching Excellence (2020)
Book Chapter
Lawrence, J., Hunt, L., Shaw, H., & Synmioe, D. (2020). Rapport and Relationships: The Student Perspective on Teaching Excellence. In K. Carruthers Thomas, & A. French (Eds.), Challenging the Teaching Excellence Framework: Diversity Deficits in Higher Education Evaluations (129-150). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-533-720201006

This chapter attempts to capture what teaching excellence looks and feels like for students. Our research reports on research conducted by two student authors at separate institutions. It suggests that the most crucial aspect of the student experienc... Read More about Rapport and Relationships: The Student Perspective on Teaching Excellence.

Surgery versus cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist (SWIFFT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, randomised superiority trial (2020)
Journal Article
Dias, J., Brealey, S., Fairhurst, C., Amirfeyz, R., Bhowal, B., Blewitt, N., Brewster, M., Brown, D., Choudhary, S., Coapes, C., Cook, L., Costa, M., Davis, T., DisMascio, L., Giddins, G., Hedley, H., Hewitt, C., Hinde, S., Hobby, J., Hodgson, S., …Warwick, D. (2020). Surgery versus cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist (SWIFFT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, randomised superiority trial. Lancet, 396(10248), 390-401. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2820%2930931-4

Background Scaphoid fractures account for 90% of carpal fractures and occur predominantly in young men. The use of immediate surgical fixation to manage this type of fracture has increased, despite insufficient evidence of improved outcomes over non... Read More about Surgery versus cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist (SWIFFT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, randomised superiority trial.

Millisecond optical phase modulation using multipass configurations with liquid-crystal devices (2020)
Journal Article
Jin, Y., Elston, S. J., Fells, J. A., Booth, M. J., Welch, C., Mehl, G. H., & Morris, S. M. (2020). Millisecond optical phase modulation using multipass configurations with liquid-crystal devices. Physical Review Applied, 14(2), Article 024007. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.14.024007

We present two configurations for analog 0 to 2π optical phase modulation using liquid crystals (LCs), each of which achieve switching times that are 1 ms or less. One configuration is based on the switching behavior of a so-called nematic pi cell, a... Read More about Millisecond optical phase modulation using multipass configurations with liquid-crystal devices.

Microfluidic-Based Electrochemical Immunosensing of Ferritin (2020)
Journal Article
Garg, M., Christensen, M. G., Iles, A., Sharma, A. L., Singh, S., & Pamme, N. (2020). Microfluidic-Based Electrochemical Immunosensing of Ferritin. Biosensors, 10(8), Article 91. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios10080091

Ferritin is a clinically important biomarker which reflects the state of iron in the body and is directly involved with anemia. Current methods available for ferritin estimation are generally not portable or they do not provide a fast response. To co... Read More about Microfluidic-Based Electrochemical Immunosensing of Ferritin.

Why do some merger and acquisitions deals fail? A global perspective (2020)
Journal Article
Attah-Boakye, R., Guney, Y., Hernandez-Perdomo, E., & Mun, J. (in press). Why do some merger and acquisitions deals fail? A global perspective. International journal of finance & economics : IJFE, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2039

We analyze why some merger and acquisitions (M&A) deals are withdrawn paying particular attention to the economic freedom and legal environment of countries. We use a large dataset based on deals worldwide from over 140 countries during the period 19... Read More about Why do some merger and acquisitions deals fail? A global perspective.

Modelling the World through Play: An Exploration in Repurposing, Representation, and History-Writing (2020)
Book Chapter
Drabek, P. (2020). Modelling the World through Play: An Exploration in Repurposing, Representation, and History-Writing. In T. C. Davis, & P. W. Marx (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance Historiography (ed. Tracy C. Davis and Peter W. Marx)) (397-417). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351271721

Models occupy a central role in the history of theatre and performance. In contrast to distinctions between models of something that exists and models for some prospective reality, this chapter argues that shifting between models-of and models-for is... Read More about Modelling the World through Play: An Exploration in Repurposing, Representation, and History-Writing.

Shell-model studies of the astrophysical rp -process reactions S 34 (p,γ) Cl 35 and Cl 34g,m (p,γ) Ar 35 (2020)
Journal Article
Richter, W. A., Brown, B. A., Longland, R., Wrede, C., Denissenkov, P., Fry, C., Herwig, F., Kurtulgil, D., Pignatari, M., & Reifarth, R. (2020). Shell-model studies of the astrophysical rp -process reactions S 34 (p,γ) Cl 35 and Cl 34g,m (p,γ) Ar 35. Physical Review C, 102(2), Article 025801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.025801

© 2020 American Physical Society. Background: Dust grains condensed in the outflows of presolar classical novae should have been present in the protosolar nebula. Candidates for such presolar nova grains have been found in primitive meteorites and ca... Read More about Shell-model studies of the astrophysical rp -process reactions S 34 (p,γ) Cl 35 and Cl 34g,m (p,γ) Ar 35.

A note on the Stokes phenomenon in flow under an elastic sheet: Stokes Phenomenon in flow under a sheet (2020)
Journal Article
Lustri, C. J., Koens, L., & Pethiyagoda, R. (2020). A note on the Stokes phenomenon in flow under an elastic sheet: Stokes Phenomenon in flow under a sheet. Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 378(2179), Article 20190530. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0530

The Stokes phenomenon is a class of asymptotic behaviour that was first discovered by Stokes in his study of the Airy function. It has since been shown that the Stokes phenomenon plays a significant role in the behaviour of surface waves on flows pas... Read More about A note on the Stokes phenomenon in flow under an elastic sheet: Stokes Phenomenon in flow under a sheet.

Comparisons of deposit types and implications of the financial crisis: Evidence for U.S. banks (2020)
Journal Article
Glass, A. J., Kenjegaliev, A., & Kenjegalieva, K. (2022). Comparisons of deposit types and implications of the financial crisis: Evidence for U.S. banks. International journal of finance & economics : IJFE, 27(1), 641-664. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2172

This paper makes three diverse contributions. First, whereas the extant literature estimates a single elasticity of substitution/complementarity from an input distance function, we calculate a range of elasticities. Second, we make a substantive cont... Read More about Comparisons of deposit types and implications of the financial crisis: Evidence for U.S. banks.

The effect of dysphoria on the relationship between autobiographical memories and the self (2020)
Journal Article
Grace, L., Dewhurst, S. A., & Anderson, R. J. (2021). The effect of dysphoria on the relationship between autobiographical memories and the self. Cognition and Emotion, 35(1), 71-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2020.1802231

Two experiments investigated the bi-directional relationship between episodic autobiographical memories (ABMs) and semantic self-images in dysphoric and nondysphoric individuals. Participants in Experiment 1 generated positive and negative “I am” sta... Read More about The effect of dysphoria on the relationship between autobiographical memories and the self.

Ballroom Dancing for Community-dwelling Older Adults: A 12-month Study of the Effect on Well-being, Balance and Falls Risk (2020)
Journal Article
Chipperfield, S. R., & Stephenson, J. (2022). Ballroom Dancing for Community-dwelling Older Adults: A 12-month Study of the Effect on Well-being, Balance and Falls Risk. Activities, Adaptation and Aging, 46(2), 124-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2020.1797437

Physical activities that involve muscle strengthening, balance and coordination skills such as ballroom dancing are encouraged for older adults to assist with the maintenance of functional autonomy and prevention of falls. Twenty-three community-dwel... Read More about Ballroom Dancing for Community-dwelling Older Adults: A 12-month Study of the Effect on Well-being, Balance and Falls Risk.