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Nurse-led advance care planning with older people who have end-stage kidney disease: feasibility of a deferred entry randomised controlled trial incorporating an economic evaluation and mixed methods process evaluation (ACReDiT) (2020)
Journal Article
O’Halloran, P., Noble, H., Norwood, K., Maxwell, P., Murtagh, F., Shields, J., Mullan, R., Matthews, M., Cardwell, C., Clarke, M., Morton, R., Shah, K., Forbes, T., & Brazil, K. (2020). Nurse-led advance care planning with older people who have end-stage kidney disease: feasibility of a deferred entry randomised controlled trial incorporating an economic evaluation and mixed methods process evaluation (ACReDiT). BMC Nephrology, 21, Article 478. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-02129-5

© 2020, The Author(s).
Background: Advance Care Planning is recommended for people with end-stage kidney disease but evidence is limited. Robust clinical trials are needed to investigate the impact of advance care planning in this population. There... Read More about Nurse-led advance care planning with older people who have end-stage kidney disease: feasibility of a deferred entry randomised controlled trial incorporating an economic evaluation and mixed methods process evaluation (ACReDiT).

Assemblies of cucurbit[6]uril-based coordination complexes with disulfonate ligands: From discrete complexes to one: From two-dimensional polymers (2020)
Journal Article
Chen, K., Hua, Z. Y., Li, R., Peng, Y. Y., Zhu, Q. Z., Zhao, J. L., & Redshaw, C. (2021). Assemblies of cucurbit[6]uril-based coordination complexes with disulfonate ligands: From discrete complexes to one: From two-dimensional polymers. CrystEngComm, 23(2), 465-481. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ce01456g

In this work, the combination of cucurbit[6]uril (Q[6]) with various naphthalene disulfonates and alkaline-earth metal ions allows for successful isolation of 9 novel Q[6]-based coordination complexes with the formulas [Ca(H2O)4(Q[6])0.5(1,5-NDA)0.5]... Read More about Assemblies of cucurbit[6]uril-based coordination complexes with disulfonate ligands: From discrete complexes to one: From two-dimensional polymers.

Sir Anthony Eden (2020)
Book Chapter
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2020). Sir Anthony Eden. In I. Dale (Ed.), The Prime Ministers (383-388). Hodder & Stoughton

Antislavery Opinion Building (2020)
Book Chapter
Oldfield, J. (2020). Antislavery Opinion Building. In K. Bales, & Z. Trodd (Eds.), The Antislavery Usable Past: History’s Lessons for How We End Slavery Today (160-76). University of Nottingham Rights Lab

Safety and efficacy of inhaled nebulised interferon beta-1a (SNG001) for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial (2020)
Journal Article
Monk, P. D., Marsden, R. J., Tear, V. J., Brookes, J., Batten, T. N., Mankowski, M., Gabbay, F. J., Davies, D. E., Holgate, S. T., Ho, L. P., Clark, T., Djukanovic, R., Wilkinson, T. M. A., Crooks, M. G., Dosanjh, D. P., Siddiqui, S., Rahman, N. M., Smith, J. A., Horsley, A., Harrison, T. W., …Rodrigues, P. M. (2021). Safety and efficacy of inhaled nebulised interferon beta-1a (SNG001) for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. The lancet. Respiratory medicine, 9(2), 196-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600%2820%2930511-7

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection carries a substantial risk of severe and prolonged illness; treatment options are currently limited. We assessed the efficacy and safety of inhaled nebulised interfero... Read More about Safety and efficacy of inhaled nebulised interferon beta-1a (SNG001) for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial.

The signature of competition in ecomorphological traits across the avian radiation: Competition and trait macroevolution (2020)
Journal Article
Chira, A. M., Cooney, C. R., Bright, J. A., Capp, E. J., Hughes, E. C., Moody, C. J., Nouri, L. O., Varley, Z. K., & Thomas, G. H. (2020). The signature of competition in ecomorphological traits across the avian radiation: Competition and trait macroevolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287(1938), Article 20201585. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1585

© 2020 The Authors. Competition for shared resources represents a fundamental driver of biological diversity. However, the tempo and mode of phenotypic evolution in deep-time has been predominantly investigated using trait evolutionary models which a... Read More about The signature of competition in ecomorphological traits across the avian radiation: Competition and trait macroevolution.

The signature of competition in ecomorphological traits across the avian radiation (2020)
Journal Article
Chira, A. M., Cooney, C. R., Bright, J. A., Capp, E. J., Hughes, E. C., Moody, C. J., Nouri, L. O., Varley, Z. K., & Thomas, G. H. (2020). The signature of competition in ecomorphological traits across the avian radiation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287(1938), Article 20201585. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1585

Competition for shared resources represents a fundamental driver of biological diversity. However, the tempo and mode of phenotypic evolution in deep-time has been predominantly investigated using trait evolutionary models which assume that lineages... Read More about The signature of competition in ecomorphological traits across the avian radiation.

Approaches used to enhance transition and retention for newly qualified nurses (NQNs): a rapid evidence assessment (2020)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Wray, J., Gibson, H., & Barrett, D. (2021). Approaches used to enhance transition and retention for newly qualified nurses (NQNs): a rapid evidence assessment. Nurse education today, 98, Article 104651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104651

Aim: To undertake a rapid evidence assessment of approaches used to enhance nurse transition and retention for newly qualified nurses and to evaluate the strength of the evidence for specific approaches to nurse transition and retention. Design: A ra... Read More about Approaches used to enhance transition and retention for newly qualified nurses (NQNs): a rapid evidence assessment.

Considering the feasibility, tolerability and safety of high intensity interval training as a novel treatment for patients with intermittent claudication (2020)
Journal Article
Pymer, S., Ibeggazene, S., Palmer, J., Smith, G. E., Carroll, S., Ingle, L., Harwood, A., & Chetter, I. C. (2021). Considering the feasibility, tolerability and safety of high intensity interval training as a novel treatment for patients with intermittent claudication. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 41(3), 188-193. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCR.0000000000000551

Considering the Feasibility, Tolerability and Safety of High-Intensity Interval Training as a Novel Treatment for Patients with Intermittent Claudication.

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Purpose: This study assessed the feasibility, tolerability, safety and... Read More about Considering the feasibility, tolerability and safety of high intensity interval training as a novel treatment for patients with intermittent claudication.

Explicit and asymptotic solutions for frictional incomplete half-plane contacts subject to general oscillatory loading in the steady-state (2020)
Journal Article
Andresen, H., Fleury, R., Moore, M., & Hills, D. (2021). Explicit and asymptotic solutions for frictional incomplete half-plane contacts subject to general oscillatory loading in the steady-state. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 146, Article 104214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2020.104214

This contribution presents an asymptotic formulation for the stick-slip behaviour of incomplete contacts under oscillatory variation of normal load, moment, shear load and differential bulk tension. The asymptotic description allows us not only to ap... Read More about Explicit and asymptotic solutions for frictional incomplete half-plane contacts subject to general oscillatory loading in the steady-state.

The effect of variation of fatty substances found in the blood on patients with type 2 diabetes. ISRCTN27314990 (2020)
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Sathyapalan, T. (2020). The effect of variation of fatty substances found in the blood on patients with type 2 diabetes. ISRCTN27314990

Background and study aims
High blood sugar and fat content are well-recognised risk factors for causing the formation of obstructive plaques in arteries which lead to cardiovascular disease, for example heart attacks. From earlier studies, we know t... Read More about The effect of variation of fatty substances found in the blood on patients with type 2 diabetes. ISRCTN27314990.

A Compact Full 2π Flexoelectro‐Optic Liquid Crystal Phase Modulator (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Fells, J. A. J., Shi, Y., Ali, T., Welch, C., Mehl, G. H., Wilkinson, T. D., Booth, M. J., Morris, S. M., & Elston, S. J. (2020). A Compact Full 2π Flexoelectro‐Optic Liquid Crystal Phase Modulator. Advanced Materials Technologies, 5(12), Article 2000589. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202000589

Wavefront shaping, which is often achieved using liquid crystal (LC) spatial light modulators, is particularly important for a wide range of applications including laser microfabrication and micromanipulation, microscopy, and quantum optics. In this... Read More about A Compact Full 2π Flexoelectro‐Optic Liquid Crystal Phase Modulator.

Should liberal government regulate male circumcision performed in the name of Jewish tradition? (2020)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2021). Should liberal government regulate male circumcision performed in the name of Jewish tradition?. SN Social Sciences, 1(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-020-00011-7

The word "circumcision" comes from Latin circum (meaning "around") and caedere (meaning "to cut"). Cultural and religious justifications are employed to convince members of the community as well as outsiders that circumcision is reasonable and just.... Read More about Should liberal government regulate male circumcision performed in the name of Jewish tradition?.

Effectiveness of diet and physical activity interventions amongst adults attending colorectal and breast cancer screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Orange, S. T., Hicks, K. M., & Saxton, J. M. (2021). Effectiveness of diet and physical activity interventions amongst adults attending colorectal and breast cancer screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Causes and Control, 32(1), 13-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-020-01362-5

Purpose: To estimate the effectiveness of tailored physical activity and dietary interventions amongst adults attending colorectal and breast cancer screening. Methods: Five literature databases were systematically searched to identify randomised con... Read More about Effectiveness of diet and physical activity interventions amongst adults attending colorectal and breast cancer screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Analysing European Union circular economy policies: words versus actions (2020)
Journal Article
Calisto Friant, M., Vermeulen, W. J., & Salomone, R. (2021). Analysing European Union circular economy policies: words versus actions. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 27, 337-353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2020.11.001

Since the publication of the European Union's Circular Economy Action Plan in 2015, this new sustainability paradigm has become a guiding force behind the environmental and economic policies of the Junker Commission. The European Union (EU) has taken... Read More about Analysing European Union circular economy policies: words versus actions.

A techno-economic assessment of implementing power-to-gas systems based on biomethanation in an operating waste water treatment plant (2020)
Journal Article
Michailos, S., Walker, M., Moody, A., Poggio, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2021). A techno-economic assessment of implementing power-to-gas systems based on biomethanation in an operating waste water treatment plant. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(1), Article 104735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104735

The aim of the present study is to assess the techno-economic viability of integrating biomethanation into power to gas systems in a real waste water treatment plant (WWTP). The research is the first attempt to assess the viability of several scenari... Read More about A techno-economic assessment of implementing power-to-gas systems based on biomethanation in an operating waste water treatment plant.

Security, taxation, and the imperial system in Jamaica, 1721-1782 (2020)
Journal Article
Burnard, T., & Graham, A. (2020). Security, taxation, and the imperial system in Jamaica, 1721-1782. Early American Studies, 18(4), 461-489. https://doi.org/10.1353/eam.2020.0012

White Jamaicans paid relatively high rates of taxation to support a powerful and assertive imperial state in schemes of settlement and security. They paid such taxes willingly because they were satisfied with what they got from the state. Furthermore... Read More about Security, taxation, and the imperial system in Jamaica, 1721-1782.

Downstream passage of silver European eel (Anguilla anguilla) at a pumping station with a gravity sluice (2020)
Journal Article
Baker, N. J., Wright, R. M., Cowx, I. G., Murphy, L. A., & Bolland, J. D. (2020). Downstream passage of silver European eel (Anguilla anguilla) at a pumping station with a gravity sluice. Ecological engineering, Article 106069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106069

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla (L.)) is critically endangered after a multi-decadal decline. Anthropogenic disruption to downstream migration, including at water control structures such as pumping stations, is thought to be one of the contributi... Read More about Downstream passage of silver European eel (Anguilla anguilla) at a pumping station with a gravity sluice.

High-throughput fabrication of hepatic cell clusteroids with enhanced growth and functionality for tissue engineering applications (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, A., Madden, L. A., & Paunov, V. N. (2020). High-throughput fabrication of hepatic cell clusteroids with enhanced growth and functionality for tissue engineering applications. Materials Advances, 1(8), 3022-3032. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ma00635a

Culturing of cells as three-dimensional (3D) clusters can enhance in vitro tests for basic biological research as well as for therapeutics development. Such 3D culture models, however, are often more complicated, cumbersome and expensive than two-dim... Read More about High-throughput fabrication of hepatic cell clusteroids with enhanced growth and functionality for tissue engineering applications.