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Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors impair FcγRIIA-driven platelet responses to bacteria in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (2021)
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Naylor-Adamson, L., Chacko, A., Booth, Z., Caserta, S., Jarvis, J., Khan, S., …Arman, M. (2021). Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors impair FcγRIIA-driven platelet responses to bacteria in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Frontiers in immunology, 12, Article 766272. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.766272

Bacterial infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and infection risk increases in patients treated with the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (Btk) inhibitor, ibrutinib. Btk and related kinases (like Tec)... Read More about Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors impair FcγRIIA-driven platelet responses to bacteria in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Biomarker-based assessment of collagen cross-linking identifies patients at risk of heart failure more likely to benefit from spironolactone effects on left atrial remodelling. Insights from the HOMAGE clinical trial (2021)
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Ravassa, S., López, B., Ferreira, J. P., Girerd, N., Bozec, E., Pellicori, P., Mariottoni, B., Cosmi, F., Hazebroek, M., Verdonschot, J. A., Cuthbert, J., Petutschnigg, J., Moreno, M. U., Heymans, S., Staessen, J. A., Pieske, B., Edelmann, F., Clark, A. L., Cleland, J. G., Zannad, F., …HOMAGE Trial Committees and Investigators. (2022). Biomarker-based assessment of collagen cross-linking identifies patients at risk of heart failure more likely to benefit from spironolactone effects on left atrial remodelling. Insights from the HOMAGE clinical trial. European journal of heart failure, 24(2), 321-331. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.2394

Aims: The HOMAGE randomized trial found that spironolactone reduced left atrial volume index (LAVI), E:A ratio, and a marker of collagen type I synthesis (procollagen type I C-terminal propeptide) in patients at risk of heart failure (HF). Previous t... Read More about Biomarker-based assessment of collagen cross-linking identifies patients at risk of heart failure more likely to benefit from spironolactone effects on left atrial remodelling. Insights from the HOMAGE clinical trial.

Applying cognitive analytic theory to understand the abuse of athletes on Twitter (2021)
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Meggs, J., & Ahmed, W. (in press). Applying cognitive analytic theory to understand the abuse of athletes on Twitter. Managing Sport and Leisure, https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2021.2004210

Purpose/rationale: Athletes and governing bodies have raised ethical concerns related to the negative psychological effects of Twitter for professional athletes. There remained a need to systematically understand the processes involved in negative fa... Read More about Applying cognitive analytic theory to understand the abuse of athletes on Twitter.

Assessing bone maturity: Compositional and mechanical properties of rib cortical bone at different ages (2021)
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Bonicelli, A., Kranioti, E. F., Xhemali, B., Arnold, E., & Zioupos, P. (2022). Assessing bone maturity: Compositional and mechanical properties of rib cortical bone at different ages. Bone, 155, Article 116265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2021.116265

Understanding what maturity entails for bone, when it arrives, and its pre- and post-maturity traits and properties are very important for understanding its evolution and physiology. There is a clear but fine distinction between the chronological age... Read More about Assessing bone maturity: Compositional and mechanical properties of rib cortical bone at different ages.

Removal and replacement of interference in tied-array radio pulsar observations using the spectral kurtosis estimator (2021)
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Purver, M., Bassa, C. G., Cognard, I., Janssen, G. H., Karuppusamy, R., Kramer, M., …Stappers, B. W. (2022). Removal and replacement of interference in tied-array radio pulsar observations using the spectral kurtosis estimator. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 510(2), 1597-1611. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3434

We describe how to implement the spectral kurtosis method of interference removal (zapping) on a digitized signal of averaged power values. Spectral kurtosis is a hypothesis test, analogous to the t-test, with a null hypothesis that the amplitudes fr... Read More about Removal and replacement of interference in tied-array radio pulsar observations using the spectral kurtosis estimator.

Bulk-Material Bond Strength Exists in Extrusion Additive Manufacturing for a Wide Range of Temperatures, Speeds, and Layer Times (2021)
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Moetazedian, A., Allum, J., Gleadall, A., & Silberschmidt, V. V. (2023). Bulk-Material Bond Strength Exists in Extrusion Additive Manufacturing for a Wide Range of Temperatures, Speeds, and Layer Times. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 10(3), 514-523. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2021.0112

Do extrusion temperature, printing speed, and layer time affect mechanical performance of interlayer bonds in material extrusion additive manufacturing (MEAM)? The question is one of the main challenges in 3D printing of polymers. This article aims t... Read More about Bulk-Material Bond Strength Exists in Extrusion Additive Manufacturing for a Wide Range of Temperatures, Speeds, and Layer Times.

Understanding forced marriage protection orders in the UK (2021)
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Noack-Lundberg, K., Gill, A. K., & Anitha, S. (2021). Understanding forced marriage protection orders in the UK. The Journal of social welfare & family law, 43(4), 371-392. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2021.1996083

This article examines the use of Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs) in England and Wales to determine which framing narratives affect the outcomes of FMPO cases. Forced marriage is marriage without the consent of one or both parties and is leg... Read More about Understanding forced marriage protection orders in the UK.

Corrigendum to “Anti-arthritic activity of Tin oxide-Chitosan-Polyethylene glycol carvacrol nanoparticles against Freund's adjuvant induced arthritic rat model via the inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 and prostaglandin E2” [Arab. J. Chem. 14(9) (2021) 103293] (Arabian Journal of Chemistry (2021) 14(9), (S1878535221003087), (10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103293)) (2021)
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Tian, Z., Zhang, Y., Chinnatham, A., Alahmadi, T. A., Mohan, S. K., Veeraraghavan, V. P., & Jaganathan, S. K. (2022). Corrigendum to “Anti-arthritic activity of Tin oxide-Chitosan-Polyethylene glycol carvacrol nanoparticles against Freund's adjuvant induced arthritic rat model via the inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 and prostaglandin E2” [Arab. J. Chem. 14(9) (2021) 103293] (Arabian Journal of Chemistry (2021) 14(9), (S1878535221003087), (10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103293)). Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 15(2), Article 103563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103563

All people who meet authorship criteria are listed as authors, and all authors certify that they have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content, including participation in the concept, design, analysis, writi... Read More about Corrigendum to “Anti-arthritic activity of Tin oxide-Chitosan-Polyethylene glycol carvacrol nanoparticles against Freund's adjuvant induced arthritic rat model via the inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 and prostaglandin E2” [Arab. J. Chem. 14(9) (2021) 103293] (Arabian Journal of Chemistry (2021) 14(9), (S1878535221003087), (10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103293)).

Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a web-and telephone-based personalised exercise intervention for individuals with metastatic prostate cancer: The exerciseguide pilot randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Evans, H. E., Galvão, D. A., Forbes, C. C., Girard, D., Vandelanotte, C., Newton, R. U., Vincent, A. D., Wittert, G., Kichenadasse, G., Chambers, S., Brook, N., & Short, C. E. (2021). Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a web-and telephone-based personalised exercise intervention for individuals with metastatic prostate cancer: The exerciseguide pilot randomised controlled trial. Cancers, 13(23), Article 5925. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13235925

Preliminary research has shown the effectiveness of supervised exercise-based interventions in alleviating sequela resulting from metastatic prostate cancer. However, many individuals encounter barriers that limit the uptake of face-to-face exercise.... Read More about Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a web-and telephone-based personalised exercise intervention for individuals with metastatic prostate cancer: The exerciseguide pilot randomised controlled trial.

Voting intentions on social media and political opinion polls (2021)
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Pekar, V., Najafi, H., Binner, J., Swanson, R., Rickard, C., & Fry, J. (in press). Voting intentions on social media and political opinion polls. Government information quarterly, Article 101658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2021.101658

Opinion polls play an important role in modern democratic processes: they are known to not only affect the outcomes of elections, but also have a significant influence on government policy after elections. Recent years have seen large discrepancies b... Read More about Voting intentions on social media and political opinion polls.

Moving packed beds for cryogenic CO2 capture: analysis of packing material and bed precooling (2021)
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Cann, D., Font-Palma, C., & Willson, P. (2021). Moving packed beds for cryogenic CO2 capture: analysis of packing material and bed precooling. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 1, Article 100017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2021.100017

This work expands upon previous work on a moving bed cryogenic carbon capture (CCC). Cryogenic carbon capture using a fixed packed bed captures CO2 frost deposited on the surface of the bed material; this build-up of frost fouls the heat transfer of... Read More about Moving packed beds for cryogenic CO2 capture: analysis of packing material and bed precooling.

Do we need a UK vascular journal? Survey of multidisciplinary UK vascular specialists (2021)
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Long, J., Lathan, R., Sidapra, M., Chetter, I., & Nandhra, S. (2021). Do we need a UK vascular journal? Survey of multidisciplinary UK vascular specialists. Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain and Ireland, 1(1), 6-10. https://doi.org/10.54522/jvsgbi.2021.002

Background: Prior to the development of the Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain & Ireland (JVSGBI), there were limited opportunities for UK based vascular health professionals to publish research relevant for UK vascular practice. A survey wa... Read More about Do we need a UK vascular journal? Survey of multidisciplinary UK vascular specialists.

Fully-developed laminar flow in trapezoidal ducts with rounded corners: a numerical solution and case study (2021)
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Ismail, M. S., Berber, M. R., Alrowaili, Z. A., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Fully-developed laminar flow in trapezoidal ducts with rounded corners: a numerical solution and case study. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 32(8), 2682-2699. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-09-2021-0620

Purpose: This paper aims to numerically solve fully developed laminar flow in trapezoidal ducts with rounded corners which result following forming processes. Design/methodology/approach: A two-dimensional model for a trapezoidal duct with rounded co... Read More about Fully-developed laminar flow in trapezoidal ducts with rounded corners: a numerical solution and case study.

(Li 6, d) and (Li 6, t) reactions on Ne 22 and implications for s -process nucleosynthesis (2021)
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Ota, S., Christian, G., Catford, W. N., Lotay, G., Pignatari, M., Battino, U., …Wilkinson, R. (2021). (Li 6, d) and (Li 6, t) reactions on Ne 22 and implications for s -process nucleosynthesis. Physical Review C, 104(5), Article 055806. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.104.055806

We studied α cluster states in Mg26 via the Ne22(Li6,dγ)Mg26 reaction in inverse kinematics at an energy of 7 MeV/nucleon. States between Ex = 4-14 MeV in Mg26 were populated and relative α spectroscopic factors were determined. Some of these states... Read More about (Li 6, d) and (Li 6, t) reactions on Ne 22 and implications for s -process nucleosynthesis.

Effects of aquatic therapy on balance in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
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Shariat, A., Ghayour Najafabadi, M., Ghannadi, S., Nakhostin-Ansari, A., Hakakzadeh, A., Shaw, B. S., …Cleland, J. A. (2021). Effects of aquatic therapy on balance in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Geriatric Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-021-00577-2

Purpose: Balance is a key component of movement for daily activities, especially in older adults. Previous studies examining aquatic therapy as an effective way for improving balance have yielded inconsistent findings. The current systematic review a... Read More about Effects of aquatic therapy on balance in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A rapid review and meta-regression analyses of the toxicological impacts of microplastic exposure in human cells. (2021)
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Danopoulos, E., Twiddy, M., West, R., & Rotchell, J. M. (in press). A rapid review and meta-regression analyses of the toxicological impacts of microplastic exposure in human cells. Journal of hazardous materials, Article 127861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127861

Humans are exposed to microplastics (MPs) daily via ingestion and inhalation. It is not known whether this results in adverse health effects and, if so, at what levels of exposure. Without epidemiological studies, human cell in vitro MP toxicological... Read More about A rapid review and meta-regression analyses of the toxicological impacts of microplastic exposure in human cells..

Noise analysis in the European Pulsar Timing Array data release 2 and its implications on the gravitational-wave background search (2021)
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Chalumeau, A., Babak, S., Petiteau, A., Chen, S., Samajdar, A., Caballero, R. N., …Xu, H. (2022). Noise analysis in the European Pulsar Timing Array data release 2 and its implications on the gravitational-wave background search. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 509(4), 5538-5558. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3283

The European Pulsar Timing Array (EPTA) collaboration has recently released an extended data set for six pulsars (DR2) and reported evidence for a common red noise signal. Here we present a noise analysis for each of the six pulsars. We consider seve... Read More about Noise analysis in the European Pulsar Timing Array data release 2 and its implications on the gravitational-wave background search.

Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on particle dispersion in a Taylor-Couette flow reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder (2021)
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Liu, L., Yang, X., Yang, J., Li, G., Guo, Y., Wang, G., & Wang, L.-P. (2022). Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on particle dispersion in a Taylor-Couette flow reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 131, Article 104141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2021.11.008

Background
Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on particle dispersion in a Taylor-Couette flow (TC) reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder has been investigated using CFD modelling.

Methods
Particle dispersion was tracked based... Read More about Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on particle dispersion in a Taylor-Couette flow reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder.