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Atomic-Scale Imaging of Transformation of Nickel Nanocrystals to Nickel Carbides in Real Time (2025)
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Yan, P., Zhang, D., Zhang, W., Sun, K., Jin, M., Chamberlain, T., Khlobystov, A. N., Kaiser, U., Hu, Y., & Cao, K. (2025). Atomic-Scale Imaging of Transformation of Nickel Nanocrystals to Nickel Carbides in Real Time. ACS Nano, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c06292

Transition of metal-to-metal carbide plays a key role in heterogeneous catalysis. We confined nickel nanocrystals in single-walled carbon nanotubes, stimulated delivery of carbon atoms by the 80 keV electron beam, and imaged the entire carbonization... Read More about Atomic-Scale Imaging of Transformation of Nickel Nanocrystals to Nickel Carbides in Real Time.

JWST PRIMER: strong evidence for the environmental quenching of low-mass galaxies out to z ≃ 2 (2025)
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Hamadouche, M. L., McLure, R. J., Carnall, A. C., McLeod, D. J., Dunlop, J. S., Whitaker, K. E., Donnan, C. T., Begley, R., Stanton, T. M., Almaini, O., Aird, J., Cullen, F., Cutler, S., Grogin, N. A., & Koekemoer, A. M. (2025). JWST PRIMER: strong evidence for the environmental quenching of low-mass galaxies out to z ≃ 2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf971

We present the results of a study investigating the galaxy stellar-mass function (GSMF), size-mass relations and morphological properties of star-forming and quiescent galaxies over the redshift range 0.25 < z < 2.25, using the JWST PRIMER survey. Th... Read More about JWST PRIMER: strong evidence for the environmental quenching of low-mass galaxies out to z ≃ 2.

The NExpo Study: A protocol of behavioural, physiological, and neuroimaging measures to assess the effects of noise exposure on the auditory pathway (2025)
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Dewey, R. S., Guest, H., Millman, R. E., Prendergast, G., Plack, C. J., & Francis, S. T. (2025). The NExpo Study: A protocol of behavioural, physiological, and neuroimaging measures to assess the effects of noise exposure on the auditory pathway. Aperture Neuro, 5, https://doi.org/10.52294/001c.140461

Background: Noise exposure is the main cause of preventable hearing loss worldwide. Findings from animal studies suggest that even moderate noise exposure can cause substantial damage to the cochlear nerve without any noticeable hair cell damage. Cru... Read More about The NExpo Study: A protocol of behavioural, physiological, and neuroimaging measures to assess the effects of noise exposure on the auditory pathway.

Deeper multi-redshift upper limits on the Epoch of Reionization 21-cm signal power spectrum from LOFAR between z=8.3 and z=10.1 (2025)
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Mertens, F. G., Mevius, M., Koopmans, L. V. . E., Offringa, A. R., Zaroubi, S., Acharya, A., Brackenhoff, S. A., Ceccotti, E., Chapman, E., Chege, K., Ciardi, B., Ghara, R., Ghosh, S., Giri, S. K., Hothi, I., Höfer, C., Iliev, I. T., Jelić, V., Ma, Q., Mellema, G., …Yatawatta, S. (2025). Deeper multi-redshift upper limits on the Epoch of Reionization 21-cm signal power spectrum from LOFAR between z=8.3 and z=10.1. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 698, Article A186. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202554158+

We present new upper limits on the 21-cm signal power spectrum from the Epoch of Reionization (EoR), at redshifts í µí± § ≈ 10.1, 9.1, and 8.3, based on reprocessed observations from the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR). The analysis incorporates signific... Read More about Deeper multi-redshift upper limits on the Epoch of Reionization 21-cm signal power spectrum from LOFAR between z=8.3 and z=10.1.

Ex Vivo investigation of a Smart Endotracheal Tube for Identifying Oesophageal Intubation (2025)
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Gadsby, B., Korposh, S., Correia, R., He, C., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Norris, A. M., Hardman, J. G., Hewson, D. W., & Morgan, S. P. (2025). Ex Vivo investigation of a Smart Endotracheal Tube for Identifying Oesophageal Intubation. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 30(6), Article 067003. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.30.6.067003

Significance
Unrecognized intubation of the esophagus instead of the trachea results in rapid and severe consequences for the patient. Utilizing the spectral properties of the tissues could reduce incidents of these events.

Aim
We aim to investi... Read More about Ex Vivo investigation of a Smart Endotracheal Tube for Identifying Oesophageal Intubation.

What Daniel Kahneman thought about economics: a reconstruction and critique (2025)
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Starmer, C., & Sugden, R. (in press). What Daniel Kahneman thought about economics: a reconstruction and critique. Environmental and Resource Economics,

Drawing on Kahneman's writings, his responses in interviews and our personal recollections, we reconstruct and critically assess his view of his contributions to behavioural economics, of developments in economics that have built on those contributio... Read More about What Daniel Kahneman thought about economics: a reconstruction and critique.

Executive summary: The 2025 British Society for Rheumatology management recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis (2025)
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Biddle, K., Jade, J., Wilson-Morkeh, H., Adikari, M., Al Yaghchi, C., Anastasa, Z., Basu, N., Brogan, P., Chanouzas, D., Dass, S., D'Cruz, D., Martinez Del Pero, M., Dhillon, E., Ducker, G., Griffin, S., Hollick, R. J., Jackson, D., King, C., Marlais, M., Mason, A., …Ciurtin, C. (in press). Executive summary: The 2025 British Society for Rheumatology management recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis. Rheumatology, Article keaf242. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf242

The 2025 British Society for Rheumatology management recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis (2025)
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Biddle, K., Jade, J., Wilson-Morkeh, H., Adikari, M., Yaghchi, C. A., Anastasa, Z., Basu, N., Brogan, P., Chanouzas, D., Dass, S., D'Cruz, D., Del Pero, M. M., Dhillon, E., Ducker, G., Griffin, S., Hollick, R. J., Jackson, D., King, C., Marlais, M., Mason, A., …Harper, L. (in press). The 2025 British Society for Rheumatology management recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis. Rheumatology, Article keaf240. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf240

ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is comprised of three specific conditions: granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). Since the publication of the last British Soc... Read More about The 2025 British Society for Rheumatology management recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis.

Optimizing ballast reinforcement: comparative analysis of single and double-layer geogrid configurations through pullout tests (2025)
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Chen, C., Lin, X.-D., McDowell, G., Zhang, L., Rui, R., & Duan, Y.-D. (2025). Optimizing ballast reinforcement: comparative analysis of single and double-layer geogrid configurations through pullout tests. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 11(4), Article 33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40891-025-00636-9

This study investigates the reinforcement mechanism of double-layer geogrid-reinforced ballast through a series of single-layer and double-layer pullout tests. The effects of geogrid layers, aperture size, and reinforcement depth were analyzed in det... Read More about Optimizing ballast reinforcement: comparative analysis of single and double-layer geogrid configurations through pullout tests.

Neither small adults nor big children: Doing better for TYAs with brain tumors (2025)
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Ritzmann, T. A., Hodgkinson, R., & Shanmugavadivel, S. (2025). Neither small adults nor big children: Doing better for TYAs with brain tumors. Clinical Cancer Research, https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-25-1007

A recent article presents a molecular analysis of High-Grade Gliomas in teenagers and young adults (TYAs). To maximise the benefit of this advancing knowledge we must address the basics. Here, we highlight the challenge of lengthy diagnostic interval... Read More about Neither small adults nor big children: Doing better for TYAs with brain tumors.

The Interplay Between Economic Hardship, Anomie, and Conspiracy Beliefs in Shaping Anti-Immigrant Sentiment (2025)
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Hattersley, M., Skipper, Y., Douglas, K. M., & Jolley, D. (2025). The Interplay Between Economic Hardship, Anomie, and Conspiracy Beliefs in Shaping Anti-Immigrant Sentiment. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70002

As hostility toward immigrants grows, it is essential to explore the psychological factors that contribute to anti-immigrant attitudes. Although the impact of economic hardship, societal anomie, and conspiracy belief on anti-immigration attitudes hav... Read More about The Interplay Between Economic Hardship, Anomie, and Conspiracy Beliefs in Shaping Anti-Immigrant Sentiment.

Regional Productivity Differences in the UK and France: From the Micro to the Macro (2025)
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Kauma, B., & Mion, G. (2025). Regional Productivity Differences in the UK and France: From the Micro to the Macro. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12689

We propose a new data resource that attempts to overcome limitations of standard firm-level datasets for the United Kingdom (like the ARD/ABS) by building on administrative data covering the population of UK firms with at least one employee. We also... Read More about Regional Productivity Differences in the UK and France: From the Micro to the Macro.

Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Widespread Pain in the UK Biobank (N=172,230) (2025)
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Pan, Q., Cai, T., Tao, Y., Compte, R., Naeini, M. K., Haque, M., Dottorini, T., Williams, F. M., & Meng, W. (2025). Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Widespread Pain in the UK Biobank (N=172,230). Molecular Pain, 21, https://doi.org/10.1177/17448069251346603

Objectives:Widespread pain is a hallmark characteristic of fibromyalgia, commonly affecting older individuals. This study aimed to identify novel genetic variants associated with widespread pain by utilizing the extensive UK Biobank dataset.

Metho... Read More about Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Widespread Pain in the UK Biobank (N=172,230).

Benchmarking TERS and TEPL probes: towards a reference sample for quantification of near-field enhancement factors in gap and non-gap modes (2025)
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Kerfoot, J., Legge, E. J., Collins, A., Chauhan, J., Rossnagel, K., Beton, P. H., Mellor, C. J., Pollard, A. J., Rance, G. A., & George, M. W. (2025). Benchmarking TERS and TEPL probes: towards a reference sample for quantification of near-field enhancement factors in gap and non-gap modes. Analyst, https://doi.org/10.1039/D5AN00456J

Benchmarking the near-field signal enhancement attained using plasmonic metal-coated atomic force microscopy (AFM) probes for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) and tip-enhanced photoluminescence (TEPL) measurements is challenging given the absen... Read More about Benchmarking TERS and TEPL probes: towards a reference sample for quantification of near-field enhancement factors in gap and non-gap modes.

Guided visual search is associated with target boosting and distractor suppression in early visual cortex (2025)
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Duecker, K., Shapiro, K. L., Hanslmayr, S., Griffiths, B. J., Pan, Y., Wolfe, J. M., & Jensen, O. (2025). Guided visual search is associated with target boosting and distractor suppression in early visual cortex. Communications Biology, 8(1), Article 912. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08321-3

Visual attention paradigms have revealed that neural excitability in higher-order visual areas is modulated according to a priority map guiding attention towards task-relevant locations. Neural activity in early visual regions, however, has been argu... Read More about Guided visual search is associated with target boosting and distractor suppression in early visual cortex.

A proximity labelling-based approach to directly detect mRNA delivery to specific subcellular locations (2025)
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Smart, A. D., Hughes, M. E., Ruiz Velasco, A. D., Hori, N., Stolnik, S., & Jopling, C. L. (2025). A proximity labelling-based approach to directly detect mRNA delivery to specific subcellular locations. Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, Article 102602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omtn.2025.102602

Messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics show considerable promise but face delivery challenges, as effective cytosolic entry and subsequent translation are normally limited by endosomal entrapment. While various approaches have been used to investigate det... Read More about A proximity labelling-based approach to directly detect mRNA delivery to specific subcellular locations.

KIF2C condensation concentrates PLK1 and phosphorylated BRCA2 on kinetochore microtubules in mitosis (2025)
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Skobelkina, A., Julien, M., Jeannin, S., Miron, S., Egger, T., Chaaban, R., Bouvignies, G., Alghoul, E., Ghouil, R., Friel, C., Busso, D., Cañas, J., Theillet, F.-X., Le Bars, R., Carreira, A., Constantinou, A., Basbous, J., & Zinn-Justin, S. (2025). KIF2C condensation concentrates PLK1 and phosphorylated BRCA2 on kinetochore microtubules in mitosis. Nucleic Acids Research, 53(11), Article gkaf476. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaf476

During mitosis, the microtubule depolymerase KIF2C, the tumor suppressor BRCA2, and the kinase PLK1 contribute to the control of kinetochore-microtubule attachments. Both KIF2C and BRCA2 are phosphorylated by PLK1, and BRCA2 phosphorylated at T207 (B... Read More about KIF2C condensation concentrates PLK1 and phosphorylated BRCA2 on kinetochore microtubules in mitosis.

Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Double‐Edged Approach for Managing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions (2025)
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Foroutan, M., Majidiani, H., Elsheikha, H. M., Saeedi-Boroujeni, A., Bahadory, S., Saberi, R., Shirzadshahrivar, A., Mahmoud Hashemi, S., & Soudi, S. (2025). Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Double‐Edged Approach for Managing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions. International Wound Journal, 22(6), Article e70709. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.70709

Leishmania spp. are intracellular protozoan parasites responsible for leishmaniasis, a globally prevalent vector-borne disease transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. Within vertebrate hosts, the parasites preferentially infect macrophages and dendrit... Read More about Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Double‐Edged Approach for Managing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions.

Comprehensive genome catalog analysis of the resistome, virulome and mobilome in the wild rodent gut microbiota (2025)
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Shang, K.-M., Ma, H., Elsheikha, H. M., Wei, Y.-J., Zhao, J.-X., Qin, Y., Li, J.-M., Zhao, Z.-Y., & Zhang, X.-X. (2025). Comprehensive genome catalog analysis of the resistome, virulome and mobilome in the wild rodent gut microbiota. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 11, Article 101. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00746-2

Wild rodent’s gut microbiota serves as a crucial reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), where antimicrobial-resistant bacteria interact with mobile genetic elements (MGEs) to facilitate horizontal gene transfer. This study analyzed 12,255 g... Read More about Comprehensive genome catalog analysis of the resistome, virulome and mobilome in the wild rodent gut microbiota.