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Therapeutic effects of statins on osteoarthritis: A review (2022)
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Saberianpour, S., Abolbashari, S., Modaghegh, M. H., Karimian, M. S., Eid, A. H., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2022). Therapeutic effects of statins on osteoarthritis: A review. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 123(8), 1285-1297. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.30309

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive joint disease. The etiology of OA is considered to be multifactorial. Currently, there is no definitive treatment for OA, and the existing treatments are not very effective. Hypercholesterolemia is considered a no... Read More about Therapeutic effects of statins on osteoarthritis: A review.

Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism? For Philosophia Symposium on Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism (CUP, 2021) (2022)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2022). Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism? For Philosophia Symposium on Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism (CUP, 2021). Philosophia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-022-00541-9

This article explains why I decided to write the book Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism (CUP, 2021), my appreciation of multiculturalism, and my puzzlement when I heard growing attacks on multiculturalism, describing it as one of the causes of extrem... Read More about Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism? For Philosophia Symposium on Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism (CUP, 2021).

Complex Transcriptional Profiles of the PPP1R12A Gene in Cells of the Circulatory System as Revealed by In Silico Analysis and Reverse Transcription PCR (2022)
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Saldanha, P. A., Bolanle, I. O., Palmer, T. M., Nikitenko, L. L., & Rivero, F. (2022). Complex Transcriptional Profiles of the PPP1R12A Gene in Cells of the Circulatory System as Revealed by In Silico Analysis and Reverse Transcription PCR. Cells, 11(15), Article 2315. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11152315

The myosin light chain phosphatase target subunit 1 (MYPT1), encoded by the PPP1R12A gene, is a key component of the myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCP) protein complex. MYPT1 isoforms have been described as products of the cassette-type alternativ... Read More about Complex Transcriptional Profiles of the PPP1R12A Gene in Cells of the Circulatory System as Revealed by In Silico Analysis and Reverse Transcription PCR.

Person-centered assessment of apathy and resistance to care in people living with dementia: Review of existing measures (2022)
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Mast, B. T., Ertle, E. M., Kolanowski, A., Mountain, G., Moniz-Cook, E., & Halek, M. (2022). Person-centered assessment of apathy and resistance to care in people living with dementia: Review of existing measures. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, 8(1), Article e12316. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12316

Introduction: The review described in this paper builds upon the Dementia Care Practice Recommendations (DCPR) published by the Alzheimer's Association in 2018 and addresses behavior change and the need for targeted outcome measures that evolve from... Read More about Person-centered assessment of apathy and resistance to care in people living with dementia: Review of existing measures.

Assessment of mitochondrial dysfunction and implications in cardiovascular disorders (2022)
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Li, Y., Ma, Y., Dang, Q. Y., Fan, X. R., Han, C. T., Xu, S. Z., & Li, P. Y. (2022). Assessment of mitochondrial dysfunction and implications in cardiovascular disorders. Life Sciences, 306, Article 120834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120834

Mitochondria play a pivotal role in cellular function, not only acting as the powerhouse of the cell, but also regulating ATP synthesis, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, intracellular Ca2+ cycling, and apoptosis. During the past decade, exte... Read More about Assessment of mitochondrial dysfunction and implications in cardiovascular disorders.

Quantifying high-speed running in rugby league: An insight into practitioner applications and perceptions (2022)
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Bennett, T., Marshall, P., Barrett, S., Malone, J. J., & Towlson, C. (2022). Quantifying high-speed running in rugby league: An insight into practitioner applications and perceptions. International journal of sports science & coaching, https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221112825

High-speed running has previously been documented as a popular metric among rugby league researchers. Researchers place importance on high-speed running due to its inclusion in assessing the demands of training and match-play to help prescribe accura... Read More about Quantifying high-speed running in rugby league: An insight into practitioner applications and perceptions.

Can granulysin provide prognostic value in primary breast cancer? (2022)
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Milovanović, J., Todorović-Raković, N., Vujasinović, T., Greenman, J., Mandušić, V., & Radulovic, M. (2022). Can granulysin provide prognostic value in primary breast cancer?. Pathology - Research and Practice, 237, Article 154039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2022.154039

Background: Granulysin (GNLY) is a cytolytic and proinflammatory molecule which also acts as an immune alarmin. The multifunctional nature of this molecule has made it challenging to define its full potential as a biomarker in breast cancer. Aim: To... Read More about Can granulysin provide prognostic value in primary breast cancer?.

‘Let’s make a good job of it and stay in business’: the British distant-water trawler fleet and the coastal mackerel fishery, 1975–1985 (2022)
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Wilcox, M. (2023). ‘Let’s make a good job of it and stay in business’: the British distant-water trawler fleet and the coastal mackerel fishery, 1975–1985. Journal for Maritime Research, 23(2), 139-160. https://doi.org/10.1080/21533369.2022.2097855

The historiography of British distant-water fishing concentrates on the period prior to 1976 and the third ‘Cod War’ that saw British trawlers excluded from their principal fishing grounds. Little research has hitherto been done on the period afterwa... Read More about ‘Let’s make a good job of it and stay in business’: the British distant-water trawler fleet and the coastal mackerel fishery, 1975–1985.

Reflecting, Registering, Recording and Representing: From Light Image to Photographic Picture (2022)
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Wilson, D. (2022). Reflecting, Registering, Recording and Representing: From Light Image to Photographic Picture. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 122(2), 141-164. https://doi.org/10.1093/arisoc/aoac008

Photography is valued as a medium for recording and visually reproducing features of the world. I seek to challenge the view that photography is fundamentally a recording process and that every photograph is a record — a view that I claim is based on... Read More about Reflecting, Registering, Recording and Representing: From Light Image to Photographic Picture.

PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia (2022)
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Taynton, T., Barlow, G., & Allsup, D. (2022). PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 4(4), Article dlac074. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlac074

Mould-active antifungal prophylaxis is frequently used to prevent invasive fungal infection in patients with acute leukaemia being treated with intensive chemotherapy. Invasive fungal infections are difficult to diagnose, and despite the use of proph... Read More about PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia.

Detection of the Fungicide Dodine by means of Host-Guest Complexation between Cucubit[10]uril and Acridine Orange (2022)
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Wang, C., Zou, H., Cong, H., Huang, Y., Tao, Z., Redshaw, C., & Xiao, X. (2022). Detection of the Fungicide Dodine by means of Host-Guest Complexation between Cucubit[10]uril and Acridine Orange. ChemistrySelect, 7(28), Article e202201584. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202201584

The interaction between acridine orange (AO) and cucurbit[10]uril, Q[10] affords the ternary complex 2AO@Q[10]. Subsequent addition of dodine (DD) displaces AO from the Q[10] cavity, and results in a fluorescent output. The effect of 20 different pes... Read More about Detection of the Fungicide Dodine by means of Host-Guest Complexation between Cucubit[10]uril and Acridine Orange.

Fathers' experiences of depression during the perinatal period: a qualitative systematic review (2022)
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Davenport, C., Lambie, J., Owen, C., & Swami, V. (2022). Fathers' experiences of depression during the perinatal period: a qualitative systematic review. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 20(9), 2244-2302. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-21-00365

Objective: The objective of this review was to understand fathers' experiences of depression in the perinatal period, including how they recognize their depression, the emotions they experience, the impact of depression on their relationships, and th... Read More about Fathers' experiences of depression during the perinatal period: a qualitative systematic review.

Evaluating a brief intervention for mealtime difficulty on older adults with dementia (2022)
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Rehman, S., Likupe, G., McFarland, A., & Watson, R. (2022). Evaluating a brief intervention for mealtime difficulty on older adults with dementia. Nursing Open, https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1293

Aims and objective: To test a spaced retrieval intervention using spaced retrieval to alleviate mealtime difficulties in older people with dementia. Design: A single-case study design. Setting: Nursing Homes in North Central England, United Kingdom.... Read More about Evaluating a brief intervention for mealtime difficulty on older adults with dementia.

Longest sediment flows yet measured show how major rivers connect efficiently to deep sea (2022)
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Talling, P. J., Baker, M. L., Pope, E. L., Ruffell, S. C., Silva Jacinto, R., Heijnen, M. S., …Hilton, R. J. (2022). Longest sediment flows yet measured show how major rivers connect efficiently to deep sea. Nature communications, 13, Article 4193. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31689-3

We document directly for the first time how major river floods connect to the deep-sea, by analysing the longest runout sediment flows (of any type) yet measured in action. These seafloor turbidity currents originated from the Congo River-mouth, with... Read More about Longest sediment flows yet measured show how major rivers connect efficiently to deep sea.

Inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: palliative interventions outcomes-mixed-methods systematic review (2022)
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Patterson, M., Greenley, S., Ma, Y., Bullock, A., Curry, J., Smithson, J., …Johnson, M. J. (2022). Inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: palliative interventions outcomes-mixed-methods systematic review. BMJ supportive & palliative care, Article 003492. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003492

Background: Parenteral nutrition (PN) and palliative venting gastrostomies (PVG) are two interventions used clinically to manage inoperable malignant bowel obstruction (MBO); however, little is known about their role in clinical and quality-of-life o... Read More about Inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: palliative interventions outcomes-mixed-methods systematic review.

Lipid Droplet-Specific Red Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens: Fast Light-Up of Gram-Positive Pathogens for Identification of Bacteria (2022)
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Wang, X., Song, M., Liu, Y., Feng, X., Redshaw, C., Wang, D., …Tang, B. Z. (2022). Lipid Droplet-Specific Red Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens: Fast Light-Up of Gram-Positive Pathogens for Identification of Bacteria. ACS Materials Letters, 4(8), 1523-1530. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00551

Gram-positive (G+) and Gram-negative (G-) bacteria require considerable differences in their therapeutic strategies. Thus, the development of highly efficient techniques for differentiating G+and G-bacteria is of vital importance for practical clinic... Read More about Lipid Droplet-Specific Red Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens: Fast Light-Up of Gram-Positive Pathogens for Identification of Bacteria.

Transmission of sodium chloride in PDMS membrane during Pervaporation based on polymer relaxation (2022)
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Zuo, C., Xu, S., Ding, X., Jin, W., Xing, W., & Ke, X. (2022). Transmission of sodium chloride in PDMS membrane during Pervaporation based on polymer relaxation. Journal of membrane science, 659, Article 120812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120812

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite membrane is used for treating pharmaceutical wastewater containing NaCl and solvent. In this study, the influence of feed concentrations of NaCl and isobutanol, process temperature and membrane microstructures on... Read More about Transmission of sodium chloride in PDMS membrane during Pervaporation based on polymer relaxation.

Analysis of a direct vapor generation system using cascade steam-organic Rankine cycle and two-tank oil storage (2022)
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Li, P., Lin, H., Li, J., Cao, Q., Wang, Y., Pei, G., …Zhao, Z. (2022). Analysis of a direct vapor generation system using cascade steam-organic Rankine cycle and two-tank oil storage. Energy, 257, Article 124776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.124776

A direct vapor generation solar power system using cascade steam-organic Rankine cycle and two-stage oil tanks is proposed. It offers a significantly enlarged storage capacity due to the unique discharge operation mode. Synthetic oil Therminol® VP-1... Read More about Analysis of a direct vapor generation system using cascade steam-organic Rankine cycle and two-tank oil storage.

Double scaffold networks regulate edible Pickering emulsion gel for designing thermally actuated 4D printing (2022)
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Jiang, Q., Binks, B. P., & Meng, Z. (2022). Double scaffold networks regulate edible Pickering emulsion gel for designing thermally actuated 4D printing. Food Hydrocolloids, 133, Article 107969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.107969

3D and 4D printing of emulsion gels can be achieved by controlling the continuous phase and the interface. Edible high internal phase water-in-oil Pickering emulsion gels (PEGs) with a tunable double scaffold network structure are designed and prepar... Read More about Double scaffold networks regulate edible Pickering emulsion gel for designing thermally actuated 4D printing.