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VAScular and Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (VASCOL): A longitudinal study on morbidity, symptoms and quality of life among older men in Blekinge county, Sweden (2021)
Journal Article
Olsson, M., Engström, G., Currow, D. C., Johnson, M., Sandberg, J., & Ekström, M. (2021). VAScular and Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (VASCOL): A longitudinal study on morbidity, symptoms and quality of life among older men in Blekinge county, Sweden. BMJ open, 11(7), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046473

Purpose Despite data showing breathlessness to be more prevalent in older adults, we have little detail about the severity or multidimensional characteristics of breathlessness and other self-reported measures (such as quality of life and other cardi... Read More about VAScular and Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (VASCOL): A longitudinal study on morbidity, symptoms and quality of life among older men in Blekinge county, Sweden.

SARS-CoV-2 and pancreas: a potential pathological interaction? (2021)
Journal Article
Geravandi, S., Mahmoudi-aznaveh, A., Azizi, Z., Maedler, K., & Ardestani, A. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 and pancreas: a potential pathological interaction?. Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 32(11), 842-845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2021.07.004

The widespread extrapulmonary complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have gained momentum; the pancreas is another major target for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Here, we take a closer look into potential... Read More about SARS-CoV-2 and pancreas: a potential pathological interaction?.

Sulfidic anoxia in the oceans during the Late Ordovician mass extinctions – insights from molybdenum and uranium isotopic global redox proxies (2021)
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Dahl, T. W., Hammarlund, E. U., Rasmussen, C. M. Ø., Bond, D. P., & Canfield, D. E. (2021). Sulfidic anoxia in the oceans during the Late Ordovician mass extinctions – insights from molybdenum and uranium isotopic global redox proxies. Earth-Science Reviews, 220, Article 103748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103748

The Late Ordovician Mass Extinction wiped out 85% of animal species in two phases (LOME1 and LOME2). The kill mechanisms for the extinction phases are debated, but deteriorating climate and the expansion of marine anoxia appear to have been important... Read More about Sulfidic anoxia in the oceans during the Late Ordovician mass extinctions – insights from molybdenum and uranium isotopic global redox proxies.

Professionals’, patients’ and families’ views on the use of opioids for chronic breathlessness: A systematic review using the framework method and pillar process (2021)
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Reedy, F., Pearson, M., Greenley, S., Clark, J., Currow, D. C., Bajwah, S., …Johnson, M. J. (in press). Professionals’, patients’ and families’ views on the use of opioids for chronic breathlessness: A systematic review using the framework method and pillar process. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211032114

Background: In combination with non-pharmacological interventions, opioids may safely reduce chronic breathlessness in patients with severe illness. However, implementation in clinical practice varies. Aim: To synthesise the published literature rega... Read More about Professionals’, patients’ and families’ views on the use of opioids for chronic breathlessness: A systematic review using the framework method and pillar process.

Re-thinking de-risking: a systems theoretical approach (2021)
Journal Article
Tambe, N., & Demetis, D. (in press). Re-thinking de-risking: a systems theoretical approach. Journal of Money Laundering Control, https://doi.org/10.1108/JMLC-04-2021-0030

Purpose: This paper aims to explain the de-risking phenomenon through Luhmann’s risk/danger model and demonstrate that de-risking should be facilitated and encouraged. Design/methodology/approach: The paper applies Luhmann’s system theory and more sp... Read More about Re-thinking de-risking: a systems theoretical approach.

Circular economy in corporate sustainability reporting: A review of organisational approaches (2021)
Journal Article
Opferkuch, K., Caeiro, S., Salomone, R., & Ramos, T. B. (2021). Circular economy in corporate sustainability reporting: A review of organisational approaches. Business strategy and the environment : BSE, 30(8), 4015-4036. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2854

A growing commitment from companies to implement circular economy (CE) strategies demands the development of guidelines for consistent related external communication. The fields of non-financial reporting and sustainability are well established with... Read More about Circular economy in corporate sustainability reporting: A review of organisational approaches.

Factor VIIa regulates the level of cell-surface tissue factor through separate but cooperative mechanisms (2021)
Journal Article
Madkhali, Y., Rondon, A. M., Featherby, S., Maraveyas, A., Greenman, J., & Ettelaie, C. (2021). Factor VIIa regulates the level of cell-surface tissue factor through separate but cooperative mechanisms. Cancers, 13(15), Article 3718. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13153718

Procoagulant activity of tissue factor (TF) in response to injury or inflammation is accompanied with cellular signals which determine the fate of cells. However, to prevent excessive signalling, TF is rapidly dissipated through release into microves... Read More about Factor VIIa regulates the level of cell-surface tissue factor through separate but cooperative mechanisms.

Red/Green Tunable-Emission Carbon Nanodots for Smart Visual Precision pH Sensing (2021)
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Zhao, J. L., Luo, Q. Y., Ruan, Q., Chen, K., Liu, C., Redshaw, C., & Jin, Z. (in press). Red/Green Tunable-Emission Carbon Nanodots for Smart Visual Precision pH Sensing. Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c01620

The development of novel carbon nanodots (CDs) with excellent optical properties and promising applications is an attractive but a challenging area. Herein, we demonstrate that the fluorescence properties of CDs can be optimized by simple modificatio... Read More about Red/Green Tunable-Emission Carbon Nanodots for Smart Visual Precision pH Sensing.

Labour Controls, Unfreedom and Perpetuation of Slavery on a Tea Plantation (2021)
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Shahadat, K., & Uddin, S. (in press). Labour Controls, Unfreedom and Perpetuation of Slavery on a Tea Plantation. Work, employment & society : a journal of the British Sociological Association, https://doi.org/10.1177/09500170211021567

This article examines labour controls in traditional tea plantations in Bangladesh. This study finds how social and economic exclusion through discriminatory labour laws and labour–manager relations rooted in the ‘coolie’ system have built a captive... Read More about Labour Controls, Unfreedom and Perpetuation of Slavery on a Tea Plantation.

Equilibrium sediment transport by dilute turbidity currents: Comparison of competence-based and capacity-based models (2021)
Journal Article
Amy, L., & Dorrell, R. (in press). Equilibrium sediment transport by dilute turbidity currents: Comparison of competence-based and capacity-based models. Sedimentology, https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12921

Equilibrium sediment transport is the condition of zero net entrainment and deposition by sediment-transporting flow (i.e. grade or regime). Here criteria for equilibrium sediment transport, or those used as proxies for equilibrium (for example, onse... Read More about Equilibrium sediment transport by dilute turbidity currents: Comparison of competence-based and capacity-based models.

The significance of HOXB7 and IL17RB serum levels in prognosis of hormonally dependent breast cancer: A pilot study (2021)
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Todorović-Raković, N., Milovanović, J., Greenman, J., & Radulovic, M. (2021). The significance of HOXB7 and IL17RB serum levels in prognosis of hormonally dependent breast cancer: A pilot study. Advances in Medical Sciences, 66(2), 359-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advms.2021.07.007

Purpose: Improved prognostication of a patient's outcome could allow for personalized treatment decisions in breast cancer. Homeobox B7 (HOXB7) and interleukin 17 receptor B (IL17RB) are proteins reportedly involved in the development of hormonal the... Read More about The significance of HOXB7 and IL17RB serum levels in prognosis of hormonally dependent breast cancer: A pilot study.

The impact of peer mentoring on students’ physical activity and mental health (2021)
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Glazzard, J., Rose, A., & Ogilvie, P. (2021). The impact of peer mentoring on students’ physical activity and mental health. Journal of Public Mental Health, 20(2), 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-10-2018-0073

Purpose: A peer-mentoring scheme was implemented in a secondary school using a physical activity (PA) intervention to improve mental health outcomes of students who were at risk of developing mental ill health. These students are referred to as mente... Read More about The impact of peer mentoring on students’ physical activity and mental health.

Patient activation and patient-reported outcomes of men from a community pharmacy lifestyle intervention after prostate cancer treatment (2021)
Journal Article
Lemanska, A., Poole, K., Manders, R., Marshall, J., Nazar, Z., Noble, K., …Faithfull, S. (2022). Patient activation and patient-reported outcomes of men from a community pharmacy lifestyle intervention after prostate cancer treatment. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 30(1), 347-358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06404-5

Purpose: To report patient activation, which is the knowledge, skills, and confidence in self-managing health conditions, and patient-reported outcomes of men after prostate cancer treatment from a community pharmacy lifestyle intervention. Methods:... Read More about Patient activation and patient-reported outcomes of men from a community pharmacy lifestyle intervention after prostate cancer treatment.

Back to the bones: do muscle area assessment techniques predict functional evolution across a macroevolutionary radiation? (2021)
Journal Article
Bates, K. T., Wang, L., Dempsey, M., Broyde, S., Fagan, M. J., & Cox, P. G. (2021). Back to the bones: do muscle area assessment techniques predict functional evolution across a macroevolutionary radiation?. Interface, 18(180), Article 20210324. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0324

Measures of attachment or accommodation area on the skeleton are a popular means of rapidly generating estimates of muscle proportions and functional performance for use in large-scale macroevolutionary studies. Herein, we provide the first evaluatio... Read More about Back to the bones: do muscle area assessment techniques predict functional evolution across a macroevolutionary radiation?.

Plastics-Free - Would you choose a paper bag? (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Collins, C. (2021, July). Plastics-Free - Would you choose a paper bag?. Paper presented at Energy and Environment Institute Colloquium 2021, University of Hull

Do you ever find yourself standing in the supermarket trying to decide whether it is better to buy milk in a glass bottle, plastic bottle or a tetrapak? Plastic-Free July is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year, a movement to encourage the sw... Read More about Plastics-Free - Would you choose a paper bag?.

Interaction of temperature, salinity and extracellular polymeric substances controls trace element incorporation into tufa calcite (2021)
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Rogerson, M., Pedley, H. M., Greenway, G. M., & Wadhawan, J. D. (in press). Interaction of temperature, salinity and extracellular polymeric substances controls trace element incorporation into tufa calcite. The Depositional Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/dep2.160

The influence of extracellular polymeric substances on carbonate mineral growth in natural settings remains one of the most poorly understood contributors to the growth of non-marine carbonate sediments. The influences of these materials are complica... Read More about Interaction of temperature, salinity and extracellular polymeric substances controls trace element incorporation into tufa calcite.

Mechanistic Insights into Iron-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation and C-C Coupling (2021)
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Brewer, S. M., Schwartz, T. M., Mekhail, M. A., Turan, L. S., Prior, T. J., Hubin, T. J., …Green, K. N. (in press). Mechanistic Insights into Iron-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation and C-C Coupling. Organometallics, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00211

Iron-catalyzed C-C coupling reactions of pyrrole provide a unique alternative to the traditional Pd-catalyzed counterpart. However, many details regarding the actual mechanism remain unknown. A series of macrocyclic iron(III) complexes were used to e... Read More about Mechanistic Insights into Iron-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation and C-C Coupling.

Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Parental Responsibility (2021)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2021). Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Parental Responsibility. International Journal of Smart Security Technologies, 8(2), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijsst.2021070101

This paper is concerned with the social ills of bullying and cyberbullying that might lead to suicide especially when adolescents are involved. First, I explain the two concepts. It is noted that people with monoamine oxidase-A (MAOA) have propensity... Read More about Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Parental Responsibility.

BIOlogical Factors that Limit sustAined Remission in rhEumatoid arthritis (the BIO-FLARE study): protocol for a non-randomised longitudinal cohort study (2021)
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Rayner, F., Anderson, A. E., Baker, K. F., Buckley, C. D., Dyke, B., Fenton, S., …Isaacs, J. D. (2021). BIOlogical Factors that Limit sustAined Remission in rhEumatoid arthritis (the BIO-FLARE study): protocol for a non-randomised longitudinal cohort study. BMC Rheumatology, 5(1), Article 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-021-00194-3

Background: Our knowledge of immune-mediated inflammatory disease (IMID) aetiology and pathogenesis has improved greatly over recent years, however, very little is known of the factors that trigger disease relapses (flares), converting diseases from... Read More about BIOlogical Factors that Limit sustAined Remission in rhEumatoid arthritis (the BIO-FLARE study): protocol for a non-randomised longitudinal cohort study.

Research on College Computer-Computing and Information Literacy online course based on MOOC: Taking the North Minzu University as an example (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mian, Z., Bai, Y., & Ur, R. K. (2021). Research on College Computer-Computing and Information Literacy online course based on MOOC: Taking the North Minzu University as an example. In IEEE 3rd International Conference on Computer Science and Educational Informatization (CSEI) (300-306). https://doi.org/10.1109/CSEI51395.2021.9477751

In 2015, North Minzu University (NMU) introduced MOOC teaching method into the teaching practice of computer major. It is the first experiment of this teaching method in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. In the three years of teaching practice, NMU has... Read More about Research on College Computer-Computing and Information Literacy online course based on MOOC: Taking the North Minzu University as an example.