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Individual Self, Sage Discourse, and Parental Authority: Why Do Confucian Students Reject Further Confucian Studies as Their Educational Future? (2022)
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Wang, C. (2022). Individual Self, Sage Discourse, and Parental Authority: Why Do Confucian Students Reject Further Confucian Studies as Their Educational Future?. Religions, 13(2), Article 154. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13020154

Throughout the twenty-first century, Confucian education has rapidly expanded among the grassroots in China. This study focuses on the most influential style of Confucian education, dujing (classics reading) education, and on a very understudied grou... Read More about Individual Self, Sage Discourse, and Parental Authority: Why Do Confucian Students Reject Further Confucian Studies as Their Educational Future?.

Cancer stem cells: An overview of the pathophysiological and prognostic roles in colorectal cancer (2022)
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Pashirzad, M., Sathyapalan, T., Sheikh, A., Kesharwani, P., & Sahebkar, A. (2022). Cancer stem cells: An overview of the pathophysiological and prognostic roles in colorectal cancer. Process Biochemistry, 115, 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2022.02.006

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common types of cancer globally. A subpopulation of tumour cells, cancer stem cells (CSC), is speculated to be responsible for tumor initiation, development, maintenance, metastasis, and recurrence. Colorect... Read More about Cancer stem cells: An overview of the pathophysiological and prognostic roles in colorectal cancer.

Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Hate Speech (2022)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2022). Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Hate Speech. International journal of technoethics, 13(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJT.291552

The Internet's design and raison d'être are complete freedom, but complete freedom might lead to anarchy and to harmful and anti-social activities. In this paper I address the concepts of moral and social responsibility, applying them to the Internet... Read More about Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Hate Speech.

Activating Surface Lattice Oxygen of a Cu/Zn1–xCuxO Catalyst through Interface Interactions for CO Oxidation (2022)
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Zeng, M., Wang, X., Yang, Q., Chu, X., Chen, Z., Li, Z., Redshaw, C., Wang, C., Peng, Y., Wang, N., Zhu, Y., & Wu, Y. A. (2022). Activating Surface Lattice Oxygen of a Cu/Zn1–xCuxO Catalyst through Interface Interactions for CO Oxidation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c24321

Surface lattice oxygen in metal oxides is a common participant in many chemical reactions. Given this, the structural design of catalysts to activate lattice oxygen and moreover investigations into the effect of lattice oxygen on reaction pathways ar... Read More about Activating Surface Lattice Oxygen of a Cu/Zn1–xCuxO Catalyst through Interface Interactions for CO Oxidation.

The Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire has poor diagnostic accuracy in people with intermittent claudication (2022)
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Ibeggazene, S., Cai, P. L., Smith, G. E., Ibbegazene, S., Stirrup, A., Pymer, S., Palmer, J., Cai, P., Smith, G., & Chetter, I. C. (in press). The Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire has poor diagnostic accuracy in people with intermittent claudication. Vascular, https://doi.org/10.1177/17085381211059665

Background: The screening and diagnosis of intermittent claudication is a challenging process and often relies on the expertise of specialist vascular clinicians. We sought to investigate the diagnostic performance of the Edinburgh Claudication Quest... Read More about The Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire has poor diagnostic accuracy in people with intermittent claudication.

Imperialism after empire? Britain and Qatar in the aftermath of the withdrawal from East of Suez (2022)
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Smith, S. C. (2022). Imperialism after empire? Britain and Qatar in the aftermath of the withdrawal from East of Suez. Middle Eastern Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2022.2032674

The existing historiography on relations between Britain and the states of Lower Gulf after British withdrawal from ‘East of Suez’ in 1971 suggests that the former imperial power successfully established an informal role in the 1970s and beyond which... Read More about Imperialism after empire? Britain and Qatar in the aftermath of the withdrawal from East of Suez.

Digitalization in public sector in emerging economies: The enablers and inhibitors influence electronic customs in Vietnam (2022)
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Nguyen, H. T., Grant, D. B., Bovis, C., Nguyen, T. T. L., & Mac, Y. T. H. (2022). Digitalization in public sector in emerging economies: The enablers and inhibitors influence electronic customs in Vietnam. International Journal of Data and Network Science, 6(3), 921-934. https://doi.org/10.5267/j.ijdns.2022.2.004

This paper investigates how customs officials perceive the implementation of e-customs will influence business performance in Vietnam, a developing country with a lower technological environment. A survey of customs officials was conducted, and data... Read More about Digitalization in public sector in emerging economies: The enablers and inhibitors influence electronic customs in Vietnam.

Recent Advances on Waste Plastic Thermal Pyrolysis: A Critical Overview (2022)
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Yansaneh, O. Y., & Zein, S. H. (2022). Recent Advances on Waste Plastic Thermal Pyrolysis: A Critical Overview. Processes, 10(2), Article 332. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10020332

Post-consumer plastic management, otherwise termed waste plastic (WP) management, is a great challenge in today’s world, mainly because of its characteristic biodegradation properties. The quantity of waste plastics correspondingly increases with the... Read More about Recent Advances on Waste Plastic Thermal Pyrolysis: A Critical Overview.

MST1 deletion protects β-cells in a mouse model of diabetes (2022)
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Ardestani, A., & Maedler, K. (2022). MST1 deletion protects β-cells in a mouse model of diabetes. Nutrition and Diabetes, 12(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-022-00186-3

The pro-apoptotic kinase Mammalian Sterile 20-like kinase 1 (MST1), an integral component of the Hippo pathway, is a key regulator of organ size, stress response, and tissue homeostasis; its aberrant hyperactivation is linked to multiple pathological... Read More about MST1 deletion protects β-cells in a mouse model of diabetes.

PHLPP1 deletion restores pancreatic β-cell survival and normoglycemia in the db/db mouse model of obesity-associated diabetes (2022)
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Lupse, B., Heise, N., Maedler, K., & Ardestani, A. (2022). PHLPP1 deletion restores pancreatic β-cell survival and normoglycemia in the db/db mouse model of obesity-associated diabetes. Cell Death Discovery, 8(1), Article 57. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-022-00853-5

Surgical anatomy of the hand (2022)
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Bazira, P. J. (2022). Surgical anatomy of the hand. Surgery (Oxford), 40(3), 155-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpsur.2022.01.001

This article discusses the surgical anatomy of the hand highlighting key aspects that are of relevance to its function and to the surgeon.

The therapeutic potential of regulatory T cells in reducing cardiovascular complications in patients with severe COVID-19 (2022)
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Saghafi, N., Rezaee, S. A., Momtazi-Borojeni, A. A., Tavasolian, F., Sathyapalan, T., Abdollahi, E., & Sahebkar, A. (2022). The therapeutic potential of regulatory T cells in reducing cardiovascular complications in patients with severe COVID-19. Life Sciences, 294, Article 120392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120392

The SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) causes Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), is an emerging viral infection. SARS CoV-2 infects target cells by attaching to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE2). SARS CoV-2 could cause cardiac damage in patients with se... Read More about The therapeutic potential of regulatory T cells in reducing cardiovascular complications in patients with severe COVID-19.

Experiences of staff providing specialist palliative care during COVID-19: a multiple qualitative case study (2022)
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Bradshaw, A., Dunleavy, L., Garner, I., Preston, N., Bajwah, S., Cripps, R., Fraser, L. K., Maddocks, M., Hocaoglu, M., Murtagh, F. E., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K. E., Higginson, I. J., Walshe, C., & CovPall study team. (in press). Experiences of staff providing specialist palliative care during COVID-19: a multiple qualitative case study. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/01410768221077366

Objective: To explore the experiences of, and impact on, staff working in palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: Qualitative multiple case study using semi-structured interviews between November 2020 and April 2021 as part of the CovPa... Read More about Experiences of staff providing specialist palliative care during COVID-19: a multiple qualitative case study.

PLGA-Based Curcumin Delivery System: An Interesting Therapeutic Approach in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (2022)
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Shahbaz, S. K., Koushki, K., Sathyapalan, T., Majeed, M., & Sahebkar, A. (2022). PLGA-Based Curcumin Delivery System: An Interesting Therapeutic Approach in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. Current Neuropharmacology, 20(2), 309-323. https://doi.org/10.2174/1570159X19666210823103020

Progressive degeneration and dysfunction of the nervous system because of oxidative stress, aggregations of misfolded proteins, and neuroinflammation are the key pathological features of neurodegenerative diseases. Alzheimer's disease is a chronic ne... Read More about PLGA-Based Curcumin Delivery System: An Interesting Therapeutic Approach in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease.

A prospective registry-based cohort study of the diagnosis and management of acute leukaemia in pregnancy: Study protocol (2022)
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Northgraves, M., Allsup, D., Cohen, J., Huang, C., Turgoose, J., & Ali, S. (2022). A prospective registry-based cohort study of the diagnosis and management of acute leukaemia in pregnancy: Study protocol. PLoS ONE, 17(2), Article e0263195. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263195

Background
Acute leukaemias (AL) are aggressive but potentially curable blood cancers that can potentially affect women of childbearing age. When a pregnancy is complicated by a diagnosis of AL, clinicians face a complex dilemma: to balance risking... Read More about A prospective registry-based cohort study of the diagnosis and management of acute leukaemia in pregnancy: Study protocol.

A systematic review of exercise intervention reporting quality and dose in studies of intermittent claudication (2022)
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Ibeggazene, S., Pymer, S., Birkett, S. T., Caldow, E., & Harwood, A. E. (in press). A systematic review of exercise intervention reporting quality and dose in studies of intermittent claudication. Vascular, https://doi.org/10.1177/17085381211070700

Background: Exercise therapy is an important treatment option for people with intermittent claudication (IC). Appropriate reporting of exercise interventions in populations with IC within randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is important to ensure tha... Read More about A systematic review of exercise intervention reporting quality and dose in studies of intermittent claudication.

Not all gravel deserts in northern China are sources of regionally deposited dust (2022)
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Zhang, Z., Bird, A., Zhang, C., & Dong, Z. (2022). Not all gravel deserts in northern China are sources of regionally deposited dust. Atmospheric Environment, 273, Article 118984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.118984

Loess and dust deposits are the longest and best-preserved terrestrial record of climate changes available, and one of the most important records is the Chinese Loess Plateau. Ascertaining the provenance of the wind derived dust material is critical... Read More about Not all gravel deserts in northern China are sources of regionally deposited dust.

Conceptualising effective symptom management in palliative care: a novel model derived from qualitative data (2022)
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Chapman, E. J., Pini, S., Edwards, Z., Elmokhallalati, Y., Murtagh, F. E., & Bennett, M. I. (2022). Conceptualising effective symptom management in palliative care: a novel model derived from qualitative data. BMC Palliative Care, 21(1), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-00904-9

BACKGROUND: Pain, breathlessness and fatigue are some of the most challenging symptoms to manage in patients with advanced disease. Specialist palliative care leads to better symptom management, but factors contributing to successful symptom manageme... Read More about Conceptualising effective symptom management in palliative care: a novel model derived from qualitative data.

Steric influences on the photophysical properties of pyrene-based derivatives; mechanochromism and their pH-responsive ability (2022)
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Zeng, J., Wang, X., Song, X., Liu, Y., Liao, B., Bai, J., Redshaw, C., Chen, Q., & Feng, X. (2022). Steric influences on the photophysical properties of pyrene-based derivatives; mechanochromism and their pH-responsive ability. Dyes and pigments : an international journal, 200, Article 110123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2022.110123

Steric effects have attracted great attention in the fields of synthetic chemistry, spectroscopy, crystallography, as well as surface chemistry. Herein, two pyrene-based compounds with different cyclic ketones acting as a bridge are presented and the... Read More about Steric influences on the photophysical properties of pyrene-based derivatives; mechanochromism and their pH-responsive ability.

Outdoor atmospheric microplastics within the Humber region (United Kingdom): Quantification and chemical characterisation of deposited particles present (2022)
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Jenner, L., Sadofsky, L., Danopoulos, E., Chapman, E., White, D., Jenkins, R., & Rotchell, J. M. (2022). Outdoor atmospheric microplastics within the Humber region (United Kingdom): Quantification and chemical characterisation of deposited particles present. Atmosphere, 13(2), Article 265. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13020265

Atmospheric microplastics (MPs) have been consistently captured within air samples on a global scale. Locations with high human activity are reported to have high MP levels. An urban sampling site in the Humber region (U.K.) has been sampled over a 1... Read More about Outdoor atmospheric microplastics within the Humber region (United Kingdom): Quantification and chemical characterisation of deposited particles present.