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Relation Between Thyroid Function and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure (2020)
Journal Article
Samuel, N. A., Cuthbert, J. J., Brown, O. I., Kazmi, S., Cleland, J. G., Rigby, A. S., & Clark, A. L. (2021). Relation Between Thyroid Function and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure. The American journal of cardiology, 139, 57-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.10.034

Thyroid dysfunction is common in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), but there is conflicting evidence regarding its prognostic significance. We investigated the relation between thyroid function and prognosis in a large, well characterized co... Read More about Relation Between Thyroid Function and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure.

Cytotoxic effects of Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris phytoproducts in cancer cells (2020)
Journal Article
Beeby, E., Magalhães, M., Lemos, M. F. L., Pires, I. M., & Cabral, C. (in press). Cytotoxic effects of Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris phytoproducts in cancer cells. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Article 113515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2020.113515

Ethnopharmacological relevance: The past few years have witnessed an increasing interest in essential oils (EOs) as potential therapeutic agents against a wide variety of pathologies, including cancer. EOs extracted from Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris (... Read More about Cytotoxic effects of Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris phytoproducts in cancer cells.

Intrinsic efficiency limits in low-bandgap non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells (2020)
Journal Article
Karuthedath, S., Gorenflot, J., Firdaus, Y., Chaturvedi, N., De Castro, C. S., Harrison, G. T., …Laquai, F. (2021). Intrinsic efficiency limits in low-bandgap non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells. Nature Materials, 20(3), 378-384. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-00835-x

In bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs) both the electron affinity (EA) and ionization energy (IE) offsets at the donor–acceptor interface should equally control exciton dissociation. Here, we demonstrate that in low-bandgap non-fulle... Read More about Intrinsic efficiency limits in low-bandgap non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells.

Effect of IDT position parameters on SAW yarn tension sensor sensitivity (2020)
Journal Article
Lei, B., Lu, W., Mian, Z., & Bao, W. (2020). Effect of IDT position parameters on SAW yarn tension sensor sensitivity. Measurement and Control, 53(9-10), 2055-2062. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020294020965620

In this paper, the effect of the interdigital transducer (IDT) position parameters on the surface acoustic wave (SAW) yarn tension sensor sensitivity is investigated. The stress–strain characteristic of substrate was studied by the combination of fin... Read More about Effect of IDT position parameters on SAW yarn tension sensor sensitivity.

Relating the Flow Processes and Bedforms of Steady-State and Waning Density Currents (2020)
Journal Article
de Cala, I., Ohata, K., Dorrell, R., Naruse, H., Patacci, M., Amy, L. A., Simmons, S., McLelland, S. J., & McCaffrey, W. D. (2020). Relating the Flow Processes and Bedforms of Steady-State and Waning Density Currents. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, Article 535743. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.535743

© Copyright© 2020 de Cala, Ohata, Dorrell, Naruse, Patacci, Amy, Simmons, McLelland and McCaffrey. The interaction between turbidity currents and mobile substrates can lead to the development of different types of bedforms. Although much research has... Read More about Relating the Flow Processes and Bedforms of Steady-State and Waning Density Currents.

Does corruption matter for stock markets? The role of heterogeneous institutions (2020)
Journal Article
Lakshmi, G., Saha, S., & Bhattarai, K. (2021). Does corruption matter for stock markets? The role of heterogeneous institutions. Economic modelling, 94, 386-400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2020.10.011

In examining the role of institutions in resisting corruption and its impact on growth, most studies concentrate on the aggregate level and conclude that sound institutions enhance growth. We focus instead on varying dimensions of heterogeneous insti... Read More about Does corruption matter for stock markets? The role of heterogeneous institutions.

Do wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) use tools? (2020)
Journal Article
Morton, F. B. (2020). Do wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) use tools?. Animal Cognition, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-020-01430-y

Being able to make and use tools was once considered to be an evolutionary hallmark of our species, but has since been documented in other animals. However, for reasons that remain unclear, not all species naturally use tools. Racoons (Procyon lotor)... Read More about Do wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) use tools?.

A review of lean and agile management in humanitarian supply chains: analysing the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases and future directions (2020)
Journal Article
Upadhyay, A., Mukhuty, S., Kumari, S., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Shukla, V. (in press). A review of lean and agile management in humanitarian supply chains: analysing the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases and future directions. Production planning & control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1834133

Disasters have quadrupled over the last two decades leading to unprecedented loss of life. The objective of disaster-focussed humanitarian supply chains (HSCs) is to ensure saving maximum lives with limited resources; despite severe uncertainties. Th... Read More about A review of lean and agile management in humanitarian supply chains: analysing the pre-disaster and post-disaster phases and future directions.

Validation and factor structure of the Italian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2020)
Journal Article
Nespoli, A., Colciago, E., Fumagalli, S., Locatelli, A., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (in press). Validation and factor structure of the Italian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2020.1836333

Objective
To validate the Italian-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and report key measurement properties of the tool. To evaluate the impact of antenatal class attendance on BSS-R assessed birth satisfaction.

Backg... Read More about Validation and factor structure of the Italian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

Death in the Diaspora: British and Irish Gravestones (2020)
Book
Evans, N., & McCarthy, A. (Eds.). (2020). Death in the Diaspora: British and Irish Gravestones. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

As the British expanded their empire from near colonies such as Ireland to those in remote corners of the world, such as Barbados, Ceylon, North America and Australia, they left a trail of physical remains in every parish where settlement occurred. B... Read More about Death in the Diaspora: British and Irish Gravestones.

Imposing Identity: Death Markers to ‘English’ People in Barbados, 1627–1838 (2020)
Book Chapter
Evans, N. (2020). Imposing Identity: Death Markers to ‘English’ People in Barbados, 1627–1838. In N. Evans, & A. McCarthy (Eds.), Death in the Diaspora: British and Irish Gravestones (52-80). Edinburgh University Press

Rhinovirus-16 increases ATP release in A549 cells without concomitant increase in production (2020)
Journal Article
Atkinson, S. K., Morice, A. H., & Sadofsky, L. R. (2020). Rhinovirus-16 increases ATP release in A549 cells without concomitant increase in production. ERJ Open Research, 6(4), Article 00159-2020. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00159-2020

Human rhinovirus (RV) is the most common cause of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and chronic airway disease exacerbation. Cough is present in 50–80% of URTI cases, accompanied by heightened airway hypersensitivity, yet no effective treatmen... Read More about Rhinovirus-16 increases ATP release in A549 cells without concomitant increase in production.

The impact of Say-on-Pay votes on firms' strategic policies: Insights from the Anglo-Saxon economy (2020)
Journal Article
Joura, E., Xiao, Q., & Ullah, S. (2021). The impact of Say-on-Pay votes on firms' strategic policies: Insights from the Anglo-Saxon economy. International review of financial analysis, 73, Article 101606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2020.101606

This study examines evidences of executive reactions to say-on-pay (SOP) votes in terms of strategic policies which could affect firms' long-run growth and eventual survival. We employed an unbalanced panel data from 1932 firms taken from four countr... Read More about The impact of Say-on-Pay votes on firms' strategic policies: Insights from the Anglo-Saxon economy.

Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries (2020)
Journal Article
GBD 2019 Demographics Collaborators, & Soyiri, I. (2020). Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries. Lancet, 396(10258), 1160-1203. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2820%2930977-6

Background Accurate and up-to-date assessment of demographic metrics is crucial for understanding a wide range of social, economic, and public health issues that affect populations worldwide. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors... Read More about Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries.

Anomaly Detection Based on Zero-Shot Outlier Synthesis and Hierarchical Feature Distillation (2020)
Journal Article
Ramirez Rivera, A., Khan, A., Bekkouch, I. E. I., & Sheikh, T. S. (2022). Anomaly Detection Based on Zero-Shot Outlier Synthesis and Hierarchical Feature Distillation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 33(1), 281-291. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNNLS.2020.3027667

Anomaly detection suffers from unbalanced data since anomalies are quite rare. Synthetically generated anomalies are a solution to such ill or not fully defined data. However, synthesis requires an expressive representation to guarantee the quality o... Read More about Anomaly Detection Based on Zero-Shot Outlier Synthesis and Hierarchical Feature Distillation.

Patients requiring thyroid surgery (2020)
Book Chapter
Robinson, D. (2021). Patients requiring thyroid surgery. In I. Peate, & J. Macleod (Eds.), Pudner’s Nursing The Surgical Patient (221-232). (4th ed.). London: Elsevier

The changing circumgalactic medium over the last 10 Gyr-I. Physical and dynamical properties (2020)
Journal Article
Huscher, E., Oppenheimer, B. D., Lonardi, A., Crain, R. A., Richings, A. J., & Schaye, J. (2021). The changing circumgalactic medium over the last 10 Gyr-I. Physical and dynamical properties. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 500(1), 1476-1490. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3203

We present an analysis of the physical and dynamical states of two sets of EAGLE zoom simulations of galaxy haloes, one at high redshift (z = 2-3) and the other at low redshift (z = 0), with masses of ≈10^12 M. Our focus is how the circumgalactic med... Read More about The changing circumgalactic medium over the last 10 Gyr-I. Physical and dynamical properties.

Remembering 1807: Lessons from the Archives (2020)
Journal Article
Oldfield, J., & Wills, M. (2020). Remembering 1807: Lessons from the Archives. History workshop journal : HWJ, 90, 253-272. https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbaa016

This article offers new perspectives on the commemorative events organized around the UK in 2007 to mark the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act (1807). Drawing from the resources contained in Remembering 1807, a digital archive of in... Read More about Remembering 1807: Lessons from the Archives.

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2020)
Journal Article
Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., Abbasi, M., Abbasifard, M., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Abbastabar, H., Abd-Allah, F., Abdelalim, A., Abdollahi, M., Abdollahpour, I., Abedi, A., Abedi, P., Abegaz, K. H., Abolhassani, H., Abosetugn, A. E., Aboyans, V., Abrams, E. M., Abreu, L. G., Abrigo, M. R., Abu Haimed, A. K., …Soyiri, I. (2020). Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396(10258), 1204-1222. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2820%2930925-9

Background: In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-communicable diseases and injuries along with communicable diseases, sound evidence on trends by cause at the national level is essential. The Global Burden of Diseases, In... Read More about Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2020)
Journal Article
Abbafati, C., Abbas, K. M., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Abd-Allah, F., Abdelalim, A., Abdollahi, M., Abdollahpour, I., Abegaz, K. H., Abolhassani, H., Aboyans, V., Abreu, L. G., Abrigo, M. R., Abualhasan, A., Abu-Raddad, L. J., Abushouk, A. I., Adabi, M., Adekanmbi, V., Adeoye, A. M., Adetokunboh, O. O., Adham, D., …Soyiri, I. (2020). Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396(10258), 1223-1249. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2820%2930752-2

Background: Rigorous analysis of levels and trends in exposure to leading risk factors and quantification of their effect on human health are important to identify where public health is making progress and in which cases current efforts are inadequa... Read More about Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.