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Order and information in the patterns of spinning magnetic micro-disks at the air-water interface (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, W., Gardi, G., Malgaretti, P., Kishore, V., Koens, L., Son, D., …Sitti, M. (2022). Order and information in the patterns of spinning magnetic micro-disks at the air-water interface. Science Advances, 8(2), Article eabk0685. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abk0685

The application of the Shannon entropy to study the relationship between information and structures has yielded insights into molecular and material systems. However, the difficulty in directly observing and manipulating atoms and molecules hampers t... Read More about Order and information in the patterns of spinning magnetic micro-disks at the air-water interface.

Improving Graduate Futures and Employability Through Embedded Industrial Experience (2022)
Journal Article
Dixon, J., & Gordon, N. (2022). Improving Graduate Futures and Employability Through Embedded Industrial Experience. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i17.3596

The financial cost to individuals of higher education is now regularly exceeding £50k before maintenance in the UK; consequently, students are more concerned than ever that their degree should offer value for money when they enter the jobs marketplac... Read More about Improving Graduate Futures and Employability Through Embedded Industrial Experience.

The role of glucosinolates from cruciferous vegetables (Brassicaceae) in gastrointestinal cancers: from prevention to therapeutics (2022)
Journal Article
Melim, C., Lauro, M., Pires, I. M., Oliveira, P., & Cabral, C. (2022). The role of glucosinolates from cruciferous vegetables (Brassicaceae) in gastrointestinal cancers: from prevention to therapeutics. Pharmaceutics, 14(1), Article 190. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14010190

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is composed of rapidly renewing cells, which increase the likelihood of cancer. Colorectal cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed GI cancers and currently stands in second place regarding cancer-related mortali... Read More about The role of glucosinolates from cruciferous vegetables (Brassicaceae) in gastrointestinal cancers: from prevention to therapeutics.

The coupled dynamics of internal waves and hairpin vortices in stratified plane Poiseuille flow (2022)
Journal Article
Lloyd, C., Dorrell, R., & Caulfield, C.-C. (2022). The coupled dynamics of internal waves and hairpin vortices in stratified plane Poiseuille flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 934, Article A10. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.1007

A simulation of stably stratified plane Poiseuille flow at a moderate Reynolds number (Formula Presented) and Richardson number (Formula Presented) is presented. For the first time, the dynamics in the channel core are shown to be described as a seri... Read More about The coupled dynamics of internal waves and hairpin vortices in stratified plane Poiseuille flow.

Expanding and quantifying the crystal chemistry of the flexible ligand 15aneN5 (2022)
Journal Article
Shircliff, A. D., Davilla, D. J., Allbritton, E. M. A., Gorbet, M. J., Jones, D. G., Tresp, D. S., …Hubin, T. J. (2022). Expanding and quantifying the crystal chemistry of the flexible ligand 15aneN5. CrystEngComm, 24(6), 1218-1236. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ce01534f

Tetraazamacrocycles have been very extensively exploited as transition metal ligands for a variety of purposes, including catalysis, medical imaging, pharmaceuticals, etc. However, the pentaazamacrocycles are much less commonly used for similar purpo... Read More about Expanding and quantifying the crystal chemistry of the flexible ligand 15aneN5.

Performing in the Studio (2022)
Book Chapter
Slater, M. (2022). Performing in the Studio. In G. McPherson (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance, Vol.1 (510-527). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190056285.013.31

While studio recordings can resemble live performances and draw upon similar reserves of knowledge and skill, the processes and experiences of performing in the studio are notably different from being on stage in front of an audience. This chapter si... Read More about Performing in the Studio.

Nonlinear modelling and adaptive control of smart rotor wind turbines (2022)
Journal Article
Li, J., Wang, Y., Lin, S., & Zhao, X. (2022). Nonlinear modelling and adaptive control of smart rotor wind turbines. Renewable energy, 186, 677-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.01.020

This paper develops a nonlinear mid-fidelity aeroservoelastic model for smart rotor wind turbines and studies the turbulent load alleviation of the wind turbines with trailing edge flaps (TEFs) actuated by a novel proportional-derivative model-free a... Read More about Nonlinear modelling and adaptive control of smart rotor wind turbines.

Exploring assessment practices of companies actively engaged with circular economy (2022)
Journal Article
Roos Lindgreen, E., Opferkuch, K., Walker, A. M., Salomone, R., Reyes, T., Raggi, A., …Caeiro, S. (2022). Exploring assessment practices of companies actively engaged with circular economy. Business strategy and the environment : BSE, 31(4), 1414-1438. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2962

An emerging research area is dedicated to developing approaches for assessing the ‘circularity’ of companies and their products, within the context of sustainability goals. However, empirical evidence on the uptake of these assessment approaches rema... Read More about Exploring assessment practices of companies actively engaged with circular economy.

Study of 72 Pulsars Discovered in the PALFA Survey: Timing Analysis, Glitch Activity, Emission Variability, and a Pulsar in an Eccentric Binary (2022)
Journal Article
Parent, E., Sewalls, H., Freire, P. C., Matheny, T., Lyne, A. G., Perera, B. B., …Zhu, W. W. (2022). Study of 72 Pulsars Discovered in the PALFA Survey: Timing Analysis, Glitch Activity, Emission Variability, and a Pulsar in an Eccentric Binary. The Astrophysical journal, 924(2), Article 135. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac375d

We present new discoveries and results from long-term timing of 72 pulsars discovered in the Pulsar Arecibo L-band Feed Array (PALFA) survey, including precise determination of astrometric and spin parameters, and flux density and scatter broadening... Read More about Study of 72 Pulsars Discovered in the PALFA Survey: Timing Analysis, Glitch Activity, Emission Variability, and a Pulsar in an Eccentric Binary.

Plasticity of categories in speech perception and production (2022)
Journal Article
Lindsay, S., Clayards, M., Gennari, S., & Gaskell, M. G. (2022). Plasticity of categories in speech perception and production. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.1080/23273798.2021.2018471

While perceptual categories exhibit plasticity following recently heard speech, evidence of effects on production has been mixed. We tested the influences of perceptual plasticity on production with an implicit distributional learning paradigm. In Ex... Read More about Plasticity of categories in speech perception and production.

Nafion® Coated Electropolymerised Flavanone-based pH Sensor (2022)
Journal Article
Miranda, M., Carvetta, C., Sisodia, N., Shirley, L., Day, C., McGuinness, K., …Lawrence, N. S. (in press). Nafion® Coated Electropolymerised Flavanone-based pH Sensor. Electroanalysis, https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.202100652

This work summarizes the electrochemical response of flavanone carbon composite electrodes in comparison with Nafion®-coated flavanone carbon composite electrodes, for use as voltammetric pH sensors in both buffered and low-buffered media. Square wav... Read More about Nafion® Coated Electropolymerised Flavanone-based pH Sensor.

3D local atomic structure evolution in a solidifying Al-0.4Sc dilute alloy melt revealed in operando by synchrotron X-ray total scattering and modelling (2022)
Journal Article
Huang, S., Luo, S., Qin, L., Shu, D., Sun, B., Lunt, A. J. G., …Mi, J. (2022). 3D local atomic structure evolution in a solidifying Al-0.4Sc dilute alloy melt revealed in operando by synchrotron X-ray total scattering and modelling. Scripta materialia, 211, Article 114484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114484

Using synchrotron X-ray total scattering and empirical potential structure refinement modelling, we studied systematically in operando condition the disorder-to-order local atomic structure transition in a pure Al and a dilute Al-0.4Sc alloy melt in... Read More about 3D local atomic structure evolution in a solidifying Al-0.4Sc dilute alloy melt revealed in operando by synchrotron X-ray total scattering and modelling.

The effects of phytochemicals and herbal bio-active compounds on tumour necrosis factor-α in overweight and obese individuals: a clinical review (2022)
Journal Article
Bagherniya, M., Mahdavi, A., Abbasi, E., Iranshahy, M., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2022). The effects of phytochemicals and herbal bio-active compounds on tumour necrosis factor-α in overweight and obese individuals: a clinical review. Inflammopharmacology, 30(1), 91-110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10787-021-00902-y

Obesity is abnormal fat accumulation in the body which acts as a risk factor for various cardiometabolic states. Adipose tissue in excess can release inflammatory factors, including TNF-α and IL-6, and suppress adiponectin production. TNF-α increases... Read More about The effects of phytochemicals and herbal bio-active compounds on tumour necrosis factor-α in overweight and obese individuals: a clinical review.

What are the priority research questions for digital agriculture? (2022)
Journal Article
Ingram, J., Maye, D., Bailye, C., Barnes, A., Bear, C., Bell, M., …Wilson, L. (2022). What are the priority research questions for digital agriculture?. Land use policy, 114, Article 105962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105962

There is a need to identify key existing and emerging issues relevant to digitalisation in agricultural production that would benefit from a stronger evidence base and help steer policy formulation. To address this, a prioritisation exercise was unde... Read More about What are the priority research questions for digital agriculture?.

The effects of visual landscape and traffic type on soundscape perception in high-rise residential estates of an urban city (2022)
Journal Article
Tan, J. K. A., Hasegawa, Y., Lau, S. K., & Tang, S. K. (2022). The effects of visual landscape and traffic type on soundscape perception in high-rise residential estates of an urban city. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 189, Article 108580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108580

In dense urban cities with high-rise estates where large population of residents live in close proximity, the increasing noise exposure in soundscapes due to traffic noise, construction and other undesirable anthropophony in urban lived environments... Read More about The effects of visual landscape and traffic type on soundscape perception in high-rise residential estates of an urban city.

Modeling and control of anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways in standing posture (2022)
Journal Article
Hou, M., Fagan, M., Vanicek, N., & Dobson, C. A. (2022). Modeling and control of anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways in standing posture. Journal of biomechanics, 134, Article 110930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110930

To study essential anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways of the stance caused by rotational movements about the ankle and hip joints, a mathematical model is developed for the 3D postural kinematics and dynamics. The model is in the form of non... Read More about Modeling and control of anterior–posterior and medial–lateral sways in standing posture.

Uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria: mapping the proteome from circulating platelets (2022)
Journal Article
Fernández, D., Segura, C., Arman, M., McGill, S., Burchmore, R., & Lopera-Mesa, T. (2022). Uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria: mapping the proteome from circulating platelets. Clinical Proteomics, 19, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12014-021-09337-7

Background: Thrombocytopenia is frequent in Plasmodium vivax malaria but the role of platelets in pathogenesis is unknown. Our study explores the platelet (PLT) proteome from uncomplicated P. vivax patients, to fingerprint molecular pathways related... Read More about Uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria: mapping the proteome from circulating platelets.

A cucurbit[8]uril-based probe for the detection of the pesticide tricyclazole (2022)
Journal Article
Wu, H., Zhao, J., Yang, X. N., Yang, D., Chen, L. X., Redshaw, C., …Xiao, X. (2022). A cucurbit[8]uril-based probe for the detection of the pesticide tricyclazole. Dyes and pigments : an international journal, 199, Article 110076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.110076

A system comprising cucurbit[8]uril (Q[8]) and a fluorescent molecule (E)-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-(4-hydroxystyryl)pyridin-1-ium bromide (HPy) has been utilized to construct a fluorescent probe that is capable of detecting the pesticide tricyclazole (TC... Read More about A cucurbit[8]uril-based probe for the detection of the pesticide tricyclazole.

Negotiating Stakeholder Relationships in a Regional Circular Economy: Discourse Analysis of Multi-scalar Policies and Company Statements from the North of England (2022)
Journal Article
Newsholme, A., Deutz, P., Affolderbach, J., & Baumgartner, R. J. (2022). Negotiating Stakeholder Relationships in a Regional Circular Economy: Discourse Analysis of Multi-scalar Policies and Company Statements from the North of England. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2(2), 783-809. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00143-9

Circular economy (CE) literature discusses the need for cooperation between different stakeholders to promote a CE; there is also an assumption regarding the benefits of loop closing on a local or regional scale. However, the potentially conflicting... Read More about Negotiating Stakeholder Relationships in a Regional Circular Economy: Discourse Analysis of Multi-scalar Policies and Company Statements from the North of England.