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Implications on the Therapeutic Potential of Statins via Modulation of Autophagy (2021)
Journal Article
Gorabi, A. M., Kiaie, N., Aslani, S., Sathyapalan, T., Jamialahmadi, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2021). Implications on the Therapeutic Potential of Statins via Modulation of Autophagy. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2021, Article 9599608. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9599608

Statins, which are functionally known as 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) inhibitors, are lipid-lowering compounds widely prescribed in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Several biological and therapeutic functions have been attri... Read More about Implications on the Therapeutic Potential of Statins via Modulation of Autophagy.

Spheroid-on-chip microfluidic technology for the evaluation of the impact of continuous flow on metastatic potential in cancer models in vitro (2021)
Journal Article
Collins, T., Pyne, E., Christensen, M., Iles, A., Pamme, N., & Pires, I. M. (2021). Spheroid-on-chip microfluidic technology for the evaluation of the impact of continuous flow on metastatic potential in cancer models in vitro. Biomicrofluidics, 15(4), Article 044103. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0061373

The majority of cancer deaths are linked to tumor spread, or metastasis, but 3D in vitro metastasis models relevant to the tumor microenvironment (including interstitial fluid flow) remain an area of unmet need. Microfluidics allows us to introduce c... Read More about Spheroid-on-chip microfluidic technology for the evaluation of the impact of continuous flow on metastatic potential in cancer models in vitro.

Development banks as instruments of Brazilian strategic diplomacy (2021)
Journal Article
Doctor, M. (2022). Development banks as instruments of Brazilian strategic diplomacy. Contemporary Politics, 28(1), 79-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569775.2021.1961395

The article considers whether Brazil’s foreign policies aimed at reforming the global governance architecture for development finance can be considered the application of ‘strategic diplomacy’, and assesses the conditions for and limitations of imple... Read More about Development banks as instruments of Brazilian strategic diplomacy.

Coercive control: Patterns in crimes, arrests and outcomes for a new domestic abuse offence (2021)
Journal Article
Brennan, I., & Myhill, A. (2022). Coercive control: Patterns in crimes, arrests and outcomes for a new domestic abuse offence. The British journal of criminology, 62(2), 468-483. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azab072

Critics of the criminalization of coercive control warned that the criminal justice system was ill-prepared for a conceptualization of domestic abuse that relies on victim accounts of fear and manipulation rather than on evidence of violence. Using d... Read More about Coercive control: Patterns in crimes, arrests and outcomes for a new domestic abuse offence.

Schools' perceptions and experiences of critical digital literacies across four European countries - DETECT project report 2 (2021)
Report
Gouseti, A., Bruni, I., Ilomäki, L., Lakkala, M., Mundy, D., Elisa Raffaghelli, J., …Romeu, T. (2021). Schools' perceptions and experiences of critical digital literacies across four European countries - DETECT project report 2. Erasmus+

This is the second report of the DETECT project. The report aims to develop an understanding of teachers’ needs in relation to critical digital literacies within a school context. It presents the empirical activities carried out as part of Intellectu... Read More about Schools' perceptions and experiences of critical digital literacies across four European countries - DETECT project report 2.

De-palmitoylation of tissue factor regulates its activity, phosphorylation and cellular functions (2021)
Journal Article
Ettelaie, C., Featherby, S., Rondon, A. M. R., Greenman, J., Versteeg, H. H., & Maraveyas, A. (2021). De-palmitoylation of tissue factor regulates its activity, phosphorylation and cellular functions. Cancers, 13(15), Article 3837. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13153837

In this study, the role of de-palmitoylation of tissue factor (TF) in the decryption of its activity was explored. TF-tGFP constructs were prepared by mutagenesis-substitution at Cys245 to prevent or mimic palmitolyation. Additionally, to reduce TF d... Read More about De-palmitoylation of tissue factor regulates its activity, phosphorylation and cellular functions.

COVID-19 and Remote Learning: Experiences of Parents supporting Children with Special Needs and Disability during the Pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Shaw, T., & Shaw, A. (2023). COVID-19 and Remote Learning: Experiences of Parents supporting Children with Special Needs and Disability during the Pandemic. Education 3-13, 51(3), 371-385. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2021.1960579

The closure of school buildings due to COVID-19 created a challenge for parents and teachers supporting children’s remote learning. This paper presents findings of a study that explored whether parents of children with special educational needs and d... Read More about COVID-19 and Remote Learning: Experiences of Parents supporting Children with Special Needs and Disability during the Pandemic.

Podcast - Researchers Rant - Ep1 - Plastic-Free July (2021)
Digital Artefact
Collins, C., & McCumskay, R. (2021). Podcast - Researchers Rant - Ep1 - Plastic-Free July. [Video podcast]

A light-hearted, entertaining discussion between researchers, Rick and Clare on Plastic-Free July #PlasticFreeJuly. The first of a series of podcasts due to be released, questioning science and life in general.

Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism : Liberalism, Culture and Coercion (2021)
Book
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2021). Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism : Liberalism, Culture and Coercion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108567213

In Just Reasonable, Multiculturalism, Cohen-Almagor develops a comprehensive theory that tackles three major attacks on multiculturalism: that it is bad for democracy, that it is bad for women, and that it promotes terrorism, aiming to show that libe... Read More about Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism : Liberalism, Culture and Coercion.

Review of Cryogenic Carbon Capture Innovations and Their Potential Applications (2021)
Journal Article
Font-Palma, C., Cann, D., & Udemu, C. (2021). Review of Cryogenic Carbon Capture Innovations and Their Potential Applications. C - An Open Access Journal of Carbon Research, 7(3), Article 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/c7030058

Our ever-increasing interest in economic growth is leading the way to the decline of natural resources, the detriment of air quality, and is fostering climate change. One potential solution to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from industrial emitters... Read More about Review of Cryogenic Carbon Capture Innovations and Their Potential Applications.

Critical Systems Thinking, Systemic Intervention, and Beyond (2021)
Book Chapter
Midgley, G., & Rajagopalan, R. (2021). Critical Systems Thinking, Systemic Intervention, and Beyond. In G. S. Metcalf, K. Kijima, & H. Deguchi (Eds.), Handbook of Systems Sciences (107-157). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0720-5_7

Applied systems thinking has evolved since the 1950s through three paradigmatic waves. Authors in the first wave regarded systems as real-world entities, and systems models as representations of reality, so objectivity was important. In contrast, sec... Read More about Critical Systems Thinking, Systemic Intervention, and Beyond.

Electrical and thermal performance comparison between PVT-ST and PV-ST systems (2021)
Journal Article
Han, Z., Liu, K., Li, G., Zhao, X., & Shittu, S. (2021). Electrical and thermal performance comparison between PVT-ST and PV-ST systems. Energy, 237, Article 121589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121589

Both photovoltaic (PV), and photovoltaic thermal (PVT) are technologies that use solar energy for power output. Combining them with solar thermal (ST) can enable the generation of electricity as well as high-temperature hot water. In this study, The... Read More about Electrical and thermal performance comparison between PVT-ST and PV-ST systems.

Sexual and reproductive health knowledge and behaviour of adolescent boys and girls aged 10-19 years in western Kenya: Evidence from a cross-sectional pilot survey (2021)
Journal Article
Magadi, M., Kaseje, D., Kaseje, M., Ochola-Odhiambo, P., Ogutu-Owii, S., Wafula, C., …Smith, L. (2021). Sexual and reproductive health knowledge and behaviour of adolescent boys and girls aged 10-19 years in western Kenya: Evidence from a cross-sectional pilot survey. Journal of biosocial science, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932021000353

This paper reports findings of a pilot survey of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) knowledge and behaviour in Homabay County of western Kenya. The study was based on a cross-sectional survey of 523 male and female adolescents aged 10-1... Read More about Sexual and reproductive health knowledge and behaviour of adolescent boys and girls aged 10-19 years in western Kenya: Evidence from a cross-sectional pilot survey.

Exploring sustainable product development processes for a circular economy through morphological analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Diaz Tena, A., Schoeggl, J.-P., Reyes, T., & Baumgartner, R. J. (2021). Exploring sustainable product development processes for a circular economy through morphological analysis. Proceedings of the Design Society, 1, 1491-1500. https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2021.410

Over the last years, academic literature has made significant progress on the development of key concepts, identifying circular product typologies, developing assessment methods, and exploring the synergies with manufacturing trends such as digitalis... Read More about Exploring sustainable product development processes for a circular economy through morphological analysis.

Critical Digital Literacies framework for educators - DETECT project report 1 (2021)
Report
Gouseti, A., Bruni, I., Ilomäki, L., Lakkala, M., Mundy, D., Raffaghelli, J. E., Ranieri, M., Roffi, A., Romero, M., & Romeu, T. (2021). Critical Digital Literacies framework for educators - DETECT project report 1. Erasmus+

This is the first report of the DETECT project. The report presents the Critical Digital Literacies framework that has been created as part of the project’s Intellectual Output 1. This framework is the result of collaborative work across all project... Read More about Critical Digital Literacies framework for educators - DETECT project report 1.

Suicide Exposure in a Polymediated Age (2021)
Journal Article
Bell, J., & Westoby, C. (2021). Suicide Exposure in a Polymediated Age. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 694280. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.694280

With growing evidence that media plays a vital role in shaping public understanding of suicidality and influencing behaviours, media portrayals of suicidality have for some time been the focus of suicide prevention efforts. Traditional media has chan... Read More about Suicide Exposure in a Polymediated Age.

A permanent Pivot to online learning, or will universities bounce back to normal? (2021)
Journal Article
Gordon, N. (2021). A permanent Pivot to online learning, or will universities bounce back to normal?. Academia Letters, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.20935/al2394

The Coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on how universities (higher or tertiary education) globally have taught students, throughout 2020 and into 2021. The response to the Coronavirus pandemic saw a mass pivot towards online learning in m... Read More about A permanent Pivot to online learning, or will universities bounce back to normal?.

Susceptibility of polar cod (Boreogadus saida) to a model carcinogen (2021)
Journal Article
Lerebours, A., Murzina, S., Song, Y., Tollefsen, K. E., Benedetti, M., Regoli, F., …Nahrgang, J. (2021). Susceptibility of polar cod (Boreogadus saida) to a model carcinogen. Marine environmental research, 170, Article 105434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105434

Studies that aim to characterise the susceptibility of the ecologically relevant and non-model fish polar cod (Boreogadus saida) to model carcinogens are required. Polar cod were exposed under laboratory conditions for six months to control, 0.03 μg... Read More about Susceptibility of polar cod (Boreogadus saida) to a model carcinogen.