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A study of in vitro metabolism and cytotoxicity of mephedrone and methoxetamine in human and pig liver models using GC/MS and LC/MS analyses (2020)
Journal Article
Alshamaileh, M., Hussain, I., Baron, M., Croxton, R., Vetter, M., & Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J. (2020). A study of in vitro metabolism and cytotoxicity of mephedrone and methoxetamine in human and pig liver models using GC/MS and LC/MS analyses. Open Chemistry, 18(1), 1507-1522. https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2020-0184

In the current study, the metabolism of two novel psychoactive substances (NPSs), mephedrone and methoxetamine (MXE), was studied in vitro in pig liver microsomes to determine potential metabolites by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS).... Read More about A study of in vitro metabolism and cytotoxicity of mephedrone and methoxetamine in human and pig liver models using GC/MS and LC/MS analyses.

Promoting inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics: Addressing challenges for pediatric access (2020)
Journal Article
Fosch-Villaronga, E., Cartolovni, A., & Pierce, R. L. (2020). Promoting inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics: Addressing challenges for pediatric access. Paladyn journal of behavioural robotics, 11(1), 327-339. https://doi.org/10.1515/pjbr-2020-0021

Pediatric access to exoskeletons lags far behind that of adults. In this article, we promote inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics by identifying and addressing challenges and barriers to pediatric access to this potentially life-changing technology.... Read More about Promoting inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics: Addressing challenges for pediatric access.

A review of therapeutic options for managing the metabolic aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome (2020)
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Abdalla, M. A., Deshmukh, H., Atkin, S., & Sathyapalan, T. (2020). A review of therapeutic options for managing the metabolic aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 11, https://doi.org/10.1177/2042018820938305

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. Metabolic sequelae associated with PCOS range from insulin resistance to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Insulin resistanc... Read More about A review of therapeutic options for managing the metabolic aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Invasive marine species discovered on non–native kelp rafts in the warmest Antarctic island (2020)
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Avila, C., Angulo-Preckler, C., Martín-Martín, R. P., Figuerola, B., Griffiths, H. J., & Waller, C. L. (2020). Invasive marine species discovered on non–native kelp rafts in the warmest Antarctic island. Scientific reports, 10(1), Article 1639. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58561-y

© 2020, The Author(s). Antarctic shallow coastal marine communities were long thought to be isolated from their nearest neighbours by hundreds of kilometres of deep ocean and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The discovery of non–native kelp washed... Read More about Invasive marine species discovered on non–native kelp rafts in the warmest Antarctic island.

Two dimensional coordination polymers based on 3,5-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridine and their fluorescence properties (2020)
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Zhang, H., Zhu, Z. Q., Zhou, F. H., Redshaw, C., Chen, K., & Xu, J. (2020). Two dimensional coordination polymers based on 3,5-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridine and their fluorescence properties. Journal of molecular structure, 1207, Article 127818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.127818

The solvothermal synthesis of three new 2D MOFs is reported. From the reaction of 3,5-di(1H-imidazol- 1-yl)pyridine (dip) and the metal salts Co(NO3)2$6H2O, Cd(NO3)2$4H2O or Zn(NO3)2$4H2O, the three MOFs [Co(dip)2(SCN)2] (1), {[Cd(dip)2(H2O)2]$(NO3... Read More about Two dimensional coordination polymers based on 3,5-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)pyridine and their fluorescence properties.

Climate governance effects on carbon disclosure and performance (2020)
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Bui, B., Houqe, M. N., & Zaman, M. (2020). Climate governance effects on carbon disclosure and performance. The British accounting review, 52(2), Article 100880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2019.100880

Integration of carbon oversight into board structures and processes has the potential to improve carbon performance and demonstrate accountability to stakeholders. However, it is not clear how climate governance affects carbon disclosure. Contributin... Read More about Climate governance effects on carbon disclosure and performance.

Building work-related knowledge about examination invigilation through reflective journaling (2020)
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Minott, M. (2020). Building work-related knowledge about examination invigilation through reflective journaling. Journal of Workplace Learning, 32(2), 97-107. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-06-2019-0068

Purpose: The purpose of the self-study is two-fold: first, to aid in redressing the lack of attention given to the professional development i.e., the building of practical or work-related knowledge of examination invigilators and second, to forward t... Read More about Building work-related knowledge about examination invigilation through reflective journaling.

Estimation of Surgical Needle Insertion Force Using Kalman Filter (2020)
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Jafri, S. R. U. N., Jamshaid, A., Jafri, S. M. U. N., & Iqbal, J. (2020). Estimation of Surgical Needle Insertion Force Using Kalman Filter. Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, 15(2), 899-906. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42835-020-00355-3

This paper presents a novel low-cost technique to measure the insertion force of a surgical needle on a testing surface to check needle strength. A combination of a load cell with a current sensor for a linear DC motor has been used to estimate the i... Read More about Estimation of Surgical Needle Insertion Force Using Kalman Filter.

Analog modulation by the flexoelectric effect in liquid crystals (2020)
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Yip, W. C., Welch, C., Mehl, G. H., & Wilkinson, T. D. (2020). Analog modulation by the flexoelectric effect in liquid crystals. Applied optics, 59(9), 2668-2673. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.386096

We have solved the long-standing problems of stability and hysteresis, and we are able to obtain the homogeneous uniform lying helix structure in polymer-free cholesteric liquid crystals. This is instrumental for the present work to demonstrate the a... Read More about Analog modulation by the flexoelectric effect in liquid crystals.

Openness Personality Trait Associated With Benefit From a Nonpharmacological Breathlessness Intervention in People With Intrathoracic Cancer: An Exploratory Analysis (2020)
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Johnson, M. J., Nabb, S., Booth, S., & Kanaan, M. (2020). Openness Personality Trait Associated With Benefit From a Nonpharmacological Breathlessness Intervention in People With Intrathoracic Cancer: An Exploratory Analysis. Journal of pain and symptom management, 59(5), 1059-1066.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.01.006

Context: Breathlessness is common in people with lung cancer. Nonpharmacological breathlessness interventions reduce distress because of and increase mastery over breathlessness. Objectives: Identify patient characteristics associated with response t... Read More about Openness Personality Trait Associated With Benefit From a Nonpharmacological Breathlessness Intervention in People With Intrathoracic Cancer: An Exploratory Analysis.

The Response of River-Resident Fish to Reservoir Freshet Releases of Varying Profiles Intended to Facilitate a Spawning Migration (2020)
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Baker, N. J., Taylor, M. J., Harvey, J. P., Angelopoulos, N. V., Smith, M. A., Noble, R. A., Tinsdeall, M., Bolland, J. D., Baxter, J., Baker, N., Taylor, M., Cowx, I. G., Harvey, J., Nunn, A. D., Angelopoulos, N., Smith, M., Noble, R., Tinsdeall, M., Baxter, J., & Bolland, J. (2020). The Response of River-Resident Fish to Reservoir Freshet Releases of Varying Profiles Intended to Facilitate a Spawning Migration. Water Resources Research, 56(6), Article e2018WR024196. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR024196

Natural hydrological regimes encompass varying seasonal flow characteristics that provide fish with cues and opportunities for upstream spawning migrations, but these flows are often modified/absent in regulated rivers. Compensatory artificial flows... Read More about The Response of River-Resident Fish to Reservoir Freshet Releases of Varying Profiles Intended to Facilitate a Spawning Migration.

P014 | THE INFLUENCE OF SUBCHONDRAL BONE CYSTS ON TISSUE PRESSURES IN THE TIBIOTALAR JOINT (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Talbott, H., Wilkins, R., Redmond, A., Brockett, C., & Mengoni, M. (2020). P014 | THE INFLUENCE OF SUBCHONDRAL BONE CYSTS ON TISSUE PRESSURES IN THE TIBIOTALAR JOINT. Haemophilia, 26(S2), https://doi.org/10.1111/hae.13911

Introduction: Subchondral bone cysts are an indicator of late stage haemophilic joint disease (HJD); however, the implication of these cysts on joint health is little understood. The aim of this study was to assess, computationally, the influence... Read More about P014 | THE INFLUENCE OF SUBCHONDRAL BONE CYSTS ON TISSUE PRESSURES IN THE TIBIOTALAR JOINT.

Quantile stochastic frontier models with endogeneity (2020)
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Tsionas, M. G., Assaf, A. G., & Andrikopoulos, A. (2020). Quantile stochastic frontier models with endogeneity. Economics letters, 188, Article 108964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2020.108964

In this paper, we extend Jradi et al. (2019). First, we use the asymmetric Laplace distribution which is a more reasonable assumption in quantile models. Second, we address the issue of statistical inference for the optimal quantile. Finally, we allo... Read More about Quantile stochastic frontier models with endogeneity.

Understanding the principles and aims of intravenous fluid therapy (2020)
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Guest, M. (2020). Understanding the principles and aims of intravenous fluid therapy. Nursing standard, 35(2), 75-82. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2020.e11459

A balance between the volume of fluid taken in by the human body, and the volume of fluid excreted, is essential for life. Body fluid balance, which is maintained via various homeostatic mechanisms, can be disrupted by injury or disease. Prompt actio... Read More about Understanding the principles and aims of intravenous fluid therapy.

A new model study species: high accuracy of discrimination between individual freckled hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) using natural markings (2020)
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Mcinnes, M. G., Burns, N. M., Hopkins, C. R., Henderson, G. P., Mcneill, D. C., & Bailey, D. M. (2020). A new model study species: high accuracy of discrimination between individual freckled hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) using natural markings. Journal of fish biology, 96(3), 831-834. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14255

Variations between distinct natural markings of freckled hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) could allow in situ identification of individuals from underwater photography. Receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to assess the ability of the... Read More about A new model study species: high accuracy of discrimination between individual freckled hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) using natural markings.

Water-Soluble Rhenium Phosphine Complexes Incorporating the Ph2C(X) Motif (X = O–, NH–): Structural and Cytotoxicity Studies (2020)
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Alshamrani, A. F., Prior, T. J., Burke, B. P., Roberts, D. P., Archibald, S. J., Higham, L. J., Stasiuk, G., & Redshaw, C. (2020). Water-Soluble Rhenium Phosphine Complexes Incorporating the Ph2C(X) Motif (X = O–, NH–): Structural and Cytotoxicity Studies. Inorganic chemistry, 59(4), 2367-2378. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03239

Reaction of [ReOCl3(PPh3)2] or [ReO2I(PPh3)2] with 2,2′-diphenylglycine (dpgH2) in refluxing ethanol afforded the air-stable complex [ReO(dpgH)(dpg)(PPh3)] (1). Treatment of [ReO(OEt)I2(PPh3)2] with 1,2,3-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) afforded the... Read More about Water-Soluble Rhenium Phosphine Complexes Incorporating the Ph2C(X) Motif (X = O–, NH–): Structural and Cytotoxicity Studies.

Use of titanocalix[4]arenes in the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters (2020)
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Sun, Z., Zhao, Y., Santoro, O., Elsegood, M. R., Bedwell, E. V., Zahra, K., Walton, A., & Redshaw, C. (2020). Use of titanocalix[4]arenes in the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters. Catalysis science & technology, 10(6), 1619-1639. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cy02571e

The known dichloride complexes [TiCl2L(O)2(OR)2] (type I: R = Me (1), n-Pr (2) and n-pentyl (3); L(OH)2(OR)2 = 1,3-dialkyloxy-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene), together with the new complexes {[TiL(O)3(OR)]2(μ-Cl)2}·6MeCN (R = n-decyl (4·6MeCN)), and [Ti(N... Read More about Use of titanocalix[4]arenes in the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters.

Experimental study and exergy analysis of photovoltaic-thermoelectric with flat plate micro-channel heat pipe (2020)
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Shittu, S., Li, G., Zhao, X., Zhou, J., Ma, X., & Akhlaghi, Y. G. (2020). Experimental study and exergy analysis of photovoltaic-thermoelectric with flat plate micro-channel heat pipe. Energy Conversion and Management, 207, Article 112515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.112515

Effective cooling of the photovoltaic can enhance electrical conversion efficiency of a photovoltaic system. The combination of photovoltaic and thermoelectric generator provides unique advantages because of their complementary characteristics. In ad... Read More about Experimental study and exergy analysis of photovoltaic-thermoelectric with flat plate micro-channel heat pipe.

Aqueous foams in the presence of surfactant crystals (2020)
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Binks, B. P., & Shi, H. (2020). Aqueous foams in the presence of surfactant crystals. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 36(4), 991-1002. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03862

Aqueous foams are used extensively in many fields and anionic surfactants are commonly used foaming agents. However, potential trouble may arise when they are utilized in hard water areas and/or at low temperatures. Anionic surfactants, like sodium d... Read More about Aqueous foams in the presence of surfactant crystals.

A novel integrated solar tri-generation system for cooling, freshwater and electricity production purpose: Energy, economic and environmental performance analysis (2020)
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Dabwan, Y. N., Pei, G., Gao, G., Feng, J., & Li, J. (2020). A novel integrated solar tri-generation system for cooling, freshwater and electricity production purpose: Energy, economic and environmental performance analysis. Solar Energy, 198, 139-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.01.043

This article presents the results of a thermodynamic-economic-environmental analysis of integrating linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) with a tri-generation system. The optimal integrated solar field size has been identified and the pertinent reduction i... Read More about A novel integrated solar tri-generation system for cooling, freshwater and electricity production purpose: Energy, economic and environmental performance analysis.