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Preconception interventions to reduce the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies: A systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Reid, N., Schölin, L., Erng, M. N., Montag, A., Hanson, J., & Smith, L. (2021). Preconception interventions to reduce the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies: A systematic review. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 45(12), 2414-2429. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14725

Background: The preconception period provides a unique opportunity to optimize the health of women and children. High rates of alcohol use and unintended pregnancies are common across many Western societies, and alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEPs) are... Read More about Preconception interventions to reduce the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies: A systematic review.

Sand mining far outpaces natural supply in a large alluvial river (2021)
Journal Article
Hackney, C. R., Vasilopoulos, G., Heng, S., Darbari, V., Walker, S., & Parsons, D. R. (2021). Sand mining far outpaces natural supply in a large alluvial river. Earth surface dynamics European Geosciences Union, 9(5), 1323-1334. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-1323-2021

The world's large rivers are facing reduced sediment loads due to anthropogenic activities such as hydropower development and sediment extraction. Globally, estimates of sand extraction from large river systems are lacking, in part due to the pervasi... Read More about Sand mining far outpaces natural supply in a large alluvial river.

Lead calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6, 8): Structures and ring opening homo-/co-polymerization capability for cyclic esters (2021)
Journal Article
Xing, T., Prior, T. J., & Redshaw, C. (2021). Lead calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6, 8): Structures and ring opening homo-/co-polymerization capability for cyclic esters. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 50(42), 15140-15152. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1dt02790e

Reaction of [LiPb(OiPr)3]2 (generated in situ) with either p-tert-butylcalix[4]areneH4 (L4H4) or p-tert-butylcalix[6]areneH6 (L6H6) resulted in the heterometallic lithium/lead complexes [Pb4Li2(L4)4H6(MeCN)3]·4.5MeCN (1·4.5MeCN) and [Pb8Li10Cl2(L6H2)... Read More about Lead calix[n]arenes (n = 4, 6, 8): Structures and ring opening homo-/co-polymerization capability for cyclic esters.

Treatied space: North American indigenous treaties in a global context (2021)
Book Chapter
Porter, J. (2021). Treatied space: North American indigenous treaties in a global context. In A. McGrath, & L. Russell (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Global Indigenous History (259-278). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315181929

All communities and individuals living on North American land are, in a geo-political sense, ‘treaty people’ and attention to treaty history is vital to the challenge of addressing the profound environmental, technological, and resource-use changes o... Read More about Treatied space: North American indigenous treaties in a global context.

Control of an anthropomorphic manipulator using LuGre friction model - Design and experimental validation (2021)
Journal Article
Ali, K., Mehmood, A., Muhammad, I., Razzaq, S., & Iqbal, J. (2021). Control of an anthropomorphic manipulator using LuGre friction model - Design and experimental validation. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 67(9), 401-410. https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2021.7258

Automation technology has been extensively recognized as an emerging field in various industrial applications. Recent breakthrough in flexible automation is primarily due to deployment of robotic arms or manipulators. Autonomy in these manipulators i... Read More about Control of an anthropomorphic manipulator using LuGre friction model - Design and experimental validation.

Thought piece: to what extent could the reflective approach to teaching practicum debriefing strategy be incorporated in lesson study? (2021)
Journal Article
Minott, M. (2022). Thought piece: to what extent could the reflective approach to teaching practicum debriefing strategy be incorporated in lesson study?. Reflective practice, 23(1), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2021.1982687

This thought piece draws the readers’ attention to the pervasive nature of reflection, reflective teaching and learning and the use of questions. Specifically discussed; are the theoretical framework that guides the piece, reflective teaching, the re... Read More about Thought piece: to what extent could the reflective approach to teaching practicum debriefing strategy be incorporated in lesson study?.

The 59Fe (n,γ) 60Fe Cross Section from the Surrogate Ratio Method and Its Effect on the 60Fe Nucleosynthesis (2021)
Journal Article
Yan, S. Q., Li, X. Y., Nishio, K., Lugaro, M., Li, Z. H., Makii, H., …Liu, W. P. (2021). The 59Fe (n,γ) 60Fe Cross Section from the Surrogate Ratio Method and Its Effect on the 60Fe Nucleosynthesis. The Astrophysical journal, 919(2), Article 84. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac12ce

The long-lived 60Fe (with a half-life of 2.62 Myr) is a crucial diagnostic of active nucleosynthesis in the Milky Way galaxy and in supernovae near the solar system. The neutron-capture reaction 59Fe(n,γ)60Fe on 59Fe (half-life = 44.5 days) is the ke... Read More about The 59Fe (n,γ) 60Fe Cross Section from the Surrogate Ratio Method and Its Effect on the 60Fe Nucleosynthesis.

Survivin’ acute myeloid leukaemia—a personalised target for inv(16) patients (2021)
Journal Article
Greiner, J., Brown, E., Bullinger, L., Hills, R. K., Morris, V., Döhner, H., …Guinn, B. A. (2021). Survivin’ acute myeloid leukaemia—a personalised target for inv(16) patients. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(19), Article 10482. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms221910482

Abstract: Despite recent advances in therapies including immunotherapy, patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) still experience relatively poor survival rates. The Inhibition of Apoptosis (IAP) family member, survivin, also known by its gene and... Read More about Survivin’ acute myeloid leukaemia—a personalised target for inv(16) patients.

Exploring the Factors Influencing Chinese Music Teachers’ Perceptions and Behavioural Intentions in Using Technology in Higher Education: A Pilot Study (2021)
Journal Article
King, A., Zhang, X., & Prior, H. (in press). Exploring the Factors Influencing Chinese Music Teachers’ Perceptions and Behavioural Intentions in Using Technology in Higher Education: A Pilot Study. Music and Science, 4, https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043211044819

The development of new technologies drives many aspects of socio-economic development, including the development of education. The behavioural intention of music teachers, particularly in relation to how technology is integrated into the classroom, n... Read More about Exploring the Factors Influencing Chinese Music Teachers’ Perceptions and Behavioural Intentions in Using Technology in Higher Education: A Pilot Study.

The Nereid on the rise: Platynereis as a model system (2021)
Journal Article
Özpolat, B. D., Randel, N., Williams, E. A., Bezares-Calderón, L. A., Andreatta, G., Balavoine, G., …Arendt, D. (2021). The Nereid on the rise: Platynereis as a model system. EvoDevo, 12(1), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-021-00180-3

The Nereid Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin and Milne Edwards (Annales des Sciences Naturelles 1:195–269, 1833) is a marine annelid that belongs to the Nereididae, a family of errant polychaete worms. The Nereid shows a pelago-benthic life cycle: as a... Read More about The Nereid on the rise: Platynereis as a model system.

Measuring organizational climate via psychological networks analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Menezes, I., Menezes, A. C., Moraes, E., & P. Pires, P. (2021). Measuring organizational climate via psychological networks analysis. International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-08-2020-0142

Purpose – This study introduces how psychological networks can be applied to the investigation of organizational climate under the Thriving at Work perspective and what variables and dimensions are the most central for its investigation. Moreover, it... Read More about Measuring organizational climate via psychological networks analysis.

Optimization of fuzzy logic quadrotor attitude controller - particle swarm, Cuckoo search and BAT algorithms (2021)
Journal Article
Siddiq Zatout, M., Rezoug, A., Rezoug, A., Baizid, K., & Iqbal, J. (2021). Optimization of fuzzy logic quadrotor attitude controller - particle swarm, Cuckoo search and BAT algorithms. International Journal of Systems Science, https://doi.org/10.1080/00207721.2021.1978012

Bio-inspired optimisation algorithms have recently attracted much attention in the control community. Most of these algorithms mimic particular behaviours of some animal species in such a way that allows solving optimisation problems. The present pap... Read More about Optimization of fuzzy logic quadrotor attitude controller - particle swarm, Cuckoo search and BAT algorithms.

360-degree video in education: An overview and a comparative social media data analysis of the last decade (2021)
Journal Article
Lampropoulos, G., Barkoukis, V., Burden, K., & Anastasiadis, T. (2021). 360-degree video in education: An overview and a comparative social media data analysis of the last decade. Smart Learning Environments, 8(1), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40561-021-00165-8

Due to its immersive and interactive nature, 360-degree video is becoming ever more popular. However, little is known about the public’s viewpoints and attitudes regarding the use of this emerging technology in educational contexts. This study review... Read More about 360-degree video in education: An overview and a comparative social media data analysis of the last decade.

Interactome and evolutionary conservation of dictyostelid small GTPases and their direct regulators (2021)
Journal Article
Forbes, G., Schilde, C., Lawal, H., Kin, K., Du, Q., Chen, Z., …Schaap, P. (in press). Interactome and evolutionary conservation of dictyostelid small GTPases and their direct regulators. Small GTPases, https://doi.org/10.1080/21541248.2021.1984829

The GTP binding proteins known as small GTPases make up one of the largest groups of regulatory proteins and control almost all functions of living cells. Their activity is under respectively positive and negative regulation by guanine nucleotide exc... Read More about Interactome and evolutionary conservation of dictyostelid small GTPases and their direct regulators.

Promoted N[triple bond]N activation by oxygen and boosted ammonia production over Bi4O5Br2 (2021)
Journal Article
Yuan, C., Lu, Z., Jiang, W., Ibhadon, A. O., & Teng, F. (2021). Promoted N[triple bond]N activation by oxygen and boosted ammonia production over Bi4O5Br2. Molecular Catalysis, 515, Article 111913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111913

Nitrogen photoreduction method is recognized as a safe, environmentally friendly and sustainable technology for ammonia production. For this method, nevertheless, it is a big challenge to efficaciously activate the N[tbnd]N triple bond. In this work,... Read More about Promoted N[triple bond]N activation by oxygen and boosted ammonia production over Bi4O5Br2.

Multi-agent architecture for waste minimisation in beef supply chain (2021)
Journal Article
Nguyen, A. H. T., Singh, A., Kumari, S., & Choudhary, S. (in press). Multi-agent architecture for waste minimisation in beef supply chain. Production planning & control, https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2021.1979679

Food waste is an alarming issue pertaining to the rising global hunger, huge environmental footprint, and high monetary value. In developing and developed nations, it occurs primarily due to inefficiencies upstream and downstream of the supply chain... Read More about Multi-agent architecture for waste minimisation in beef supply chain.

Economic policy uncertainty and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (2021)
Journal Article
Gregoriou, A., Nguyen, B. D., Nguyen, T. D., Le, H., & Hudson, R. (2021). Economic policy uncertainty and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. International review of financial analysis, 78, Article 101911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101911

We examine the impact of policy uncertainty on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Using a sample of 23 countries worldwide over the period from 2003 to 2016, we provide evidence that when a country has high policy uncertainty, the volume o... Read More about Economic policy uncertainty and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Naval Disasters, World War Two and the British Stock Market (2021)
Journal Article
Hudson, R., & Urquhart, A. (2022). Naval Disasters, World War Two and the British Stock Market. Research in international business and finance, 59, Article 101556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2021.101556

This paper studies investor sentiment by examining the impact on the British stock market of naval disasters. Since the British Empire was a world power and its navy was held in great regard, Britain was dependent on control of the sea for survival d... Read More about Naval Disasters, World War Two and the British Stock Market.