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"The Penguins are coming": brand mascots and utopian mass consumption in interwar Britain (2018)
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Hornsey, R. (2018). "The Penguins are coming": brand mascots and utopian mass consumption in interwar Britain. Journal of British Studies, 57(4), 812-839. https://doi.org/10.1017/jbr.2018.116

This article explores the cultural dynamics of branding and mass consumption in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s. It focuses on Penguin Books’ cartoon mascot, which appeared on all of the firm's paperback covers and in-store promotional material fr... Read More about "The Penguins are coming": brand mascots and utopian mass consumption in interwar Britain.

Psychosocial characteristics of blood donors influence their voluntary non-medical lapse (2018)
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Merz, E., Ferguson, E., & van Dongen, A. (2018). Psychosocial characteristics of blood donors influence their voluntary non-medical lapse. Transfusion, 58(11), 2596-2603. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.14891

Background: Approximately 10% of Dutch donors lapse yearly. Common reasons are non-voluntary medical issues (e.g., low Hemoglobin), reaching the upper age limit, and voluntary (e.g., own request, non-response). Little is known about predictors of vol... Read More about Psychosocial characteristics of blood donors influence their voluntary non-medical lapse.

Active learning in Gaussian process interpolation of potential energy surfaces (2018)
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Uteva, E., Graham, R. S., Wilkinson, R. D., & Wheatley, R. J. (2018). Active learning in Gaussian process interpolation of potential energy surfaces. Journal of Chemical Physics, 149(17), 174114. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5051772

© 2018 Author(s). Three active learning schemes are used to generate training data for Gaussian process interpolation of intermolecular potential energy surfaces. These schemes aim to achieve the lowest predictive error using the fewest points and th... Read More about Active learning in Gaussian process interpolation of potential energy surfaces.

Gelfand-Yaglom formula for functional determinants in higher dimensions (2018)
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Ossipov, A. (2018). Gelfand-Yaglom formula for functional determinants in higher dimensions. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 51(49), https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/aae8a7

The Gelfand–Yaglom formula relates functional determinants of the one-dimensional second order differential operators to the solutions of the corresponding initial value problem. In this work we generalise the Gelfand–Yaglom method by considering dis... Read More about Gelfand-Yaglom formula for functional determinants in higher dimensions.

Frost heave in freezing soils: a quasi-static model for ice lens growth (2018)
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Ji, Y., Zhou, G., Zhou, Y., & Vandeginste, V. (2019). Frost heave in freezing soils: a quasi-static model for ice lens growth. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 158, 10-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2018.11.003

Frost heave can have a very destructive impact on infrastructure in permafrost regions. The complexity of nanoscale ice-mineral interactions and their relation to the macroscale frost heave phenomenon make ice lens growth modeling an interesting but... Read More about Frost heave in freezing soils: a quasi-static model for ice lens growth.

Restricting shuttling in bis(imidazolium)…pillar[5]arene rotaxanes using metal coordination (2018)
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Langer, P., Yang, L., Pfeiffer, C. R., Lewis, W., & Champness, N. R. (2018). Restricting shuttling in bis(imidazolium)…pillar[5]arene rotaxanes using metal coordination. Dalton Transactions, 48(1), 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8dt04096f

Metal coordination to a series of bis(imidazolium)…pillar[5]arene [2]rotaxanes through the formation of metal-carbene bonds facilitates a new strategy to restrict the shuttling motion in [2]rotaxanes. Whereas the pillar[5]arene macrocycle rapidly shu... Read More about Restricting shuttling in bis(imidazolium)…pillar[5]arene rotaxanes using metal coordination.

Tumour treating fields in a combinational therapeutic approach (2018)
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Branter, J., Basu, S., & Smith, S. (2018). Tumour treating fields in a combinational therapeutic approach. Oncotarget, 9(93), 36631-36644. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.26344

© Branter et al. The standard of care for patients with newly diagnosed Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has remained unchanged since 2005, with patients undergoing maximal surgical resection, followed by radiotherapy plus concomitant and maintenance Te... Read More about Tumour treating fields in a combinational therapeutic approach.

Sensitivity of Multiphase Pseudocontinuous Arterial Spin Labelling (MP pCASL) Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Measuring Brain and Tumour Blood Flow in Mice (2018)
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Buck, J., Larkin, J. R., Simard, M. A., Khrapitchev, A. A., Chappell, M. A., & Sibson, N. R. (2018). Sensitivity of Multiphase Pseudocontinuous Arterial Spin Labelling (MP pCASL) Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Measuring Brain and Tumour Blood Flow in Mice. Contrast Media and Molecular Imaging, 2018, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4580919

Brain and tumour blood flow can be measured noninvasively using arterial spin labelling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but reliable quantification in mouse models remains difficult. Pseudocontinuous ASL (pCASL) is recommended as the clinical... Read More about Sensitivity of Multiphase Pseudocontinuous Arterial Spin Labelling (MP pCASL) Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Measuring Brain and Tumour Blood Flow in Mice.

The mechanical property, degradation and cytocompatibility analysis of novel phosphate glass fiber textiles (2018)
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Zhu, C., Ahmed, I., Parsons, A., Liu, J., & Liu, X. (2019). The mechanical property, degradation and cytocompatibility analysis of novel phosphate glass fiber textiles. Textile Research Journal, 89(16), 3280-3290. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040517518809052

© The Author(s) 2018. Phosphate glass fibers have been widely considered as potential biomedical materials for orthopedical application due to their full degradability and excellent cytocompatibility. In this study, phosphate-based glass fibers were... Read More about The mechanical property, degradation and cytocompatibility analysis of novel phosphate glass fiber textiles.

Super-resolution imaging using nano-bells (2018)
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Fuentes-Dominguez, R., Pérez-Cota, F., Naznin, S., Smith, R. J., & Clark, M. (2018). Super-resolution imaging using nano-bells. Scientific Reports, 8, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34744-6

In this paper we demonstrate a new scheme for optical super-resolution, inspired, in-part, by PALM and STORM. In this scheme each object in the field of view is tagged with a signal that allows them to be detected separately. By doing this we can ide... Read More about Super-resolution imaging using nano-bells.

Detecting overreaction in the Bitcoin market: A quantile autoregression approach (2018)
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Chevapatrakul, T., & Mascia, D. V. (2019). Detecting overreaction in the Bitcoin market: A quantile autoregression approach. Finance Research Letters, 30, 371-377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2018.11.004

We examine the persistence of returns on Bitcoin at different parts on the return distributions through the use of the quantile autoregressive (QAR) models. We find lower quantiles of the daily return distribution and upper quantiles of the weekly re... Read More about Detecting overreaction in the Bitcoin market: A quantile autoregression approach.

The pervasive effects of recombinant Fasciola gigantica Ras-related protein Rab10 on the functions of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells (2018)
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Tian, A., Lu, M., Zhang, F., Calderón-Mantilla, G., Petsalaki, E., Tian, X., …Zhu, X. (2018). The pervasive effects of recombinant Fasciola gigantica Ras-related protein Rab10 on the functions of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Parasites and Vectors, 11, Article 579. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3148-2

Background: Fasciola gigantica-induced immunomodulation is a major hurdle faced by the host for controlling infection. Here, we elucidated the role of F. gigantica Ras-related protein Rab10 (FgRab10) in the modulation of key functions of peripheral b... Read More about The pervasive effects of recombinant Fasciola gigantica Ras-related protein Rab10 on the functions of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Strategic single point mutation yields a solvent- and salt-stable transaminase from Virgibacillus sp. in soluble form (2018)
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Guidi, B., Planchestainer, M., Contente, M. L., Laurenzi, T., Eberini, I., Gourlay, L. J., …Molinari, F. (2018). Strategic single point mutation yields a solvent- and salt-stable transaminase from Virgibacillus sp. in soluble form. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Article 16441. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34434-3

A new transaminase (VbTA) was identified from the genome of the halotolerant marine bacterium Virgibacillus 21D and its expression resulted in the production of an insoluble protein in E. coli. After a single mutation identified through sequence homo... Read More about Strategic single point mutation yields a solvent- and salt-stable transaminase from Virgibacillus sp. in soluble form.

Atomistic details of chymotrypsin conformational changes upon adsorption on silica (2018)
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Hildebrand, N., Michaelis, M., Wurzler, N., Li, Z., Hirst, J. D., Micsonai, A., …Ciacchi, L. C. (2018). Atomistic details of chymotrypsin conformational changes upon adsorption on silica. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 4(12), 4036-4050. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00819

Adsorption of enzymes on solid surfaces may lead to conformational changes that reduce their catalytic conversion activity and are thus detrimental to the e?ciency of biotechnology or biosensing applications. This work is a joint theoretical and expe... Read More about Atomistic details of chymotrypsin conformational changes upon adsorption on silica.

The Status of Pet Rabbit Breeding and Online Sales in the UK: A Glimpse into an Otherwise Elusive Industry (2018)
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Gosling, E., Vázquez-Diosdado, J., & Harvey, N. (2018). The Status of Pet Rabbit Breeding and Online Sales in the UK: A Glimpse into an Otherwise Elusive Industry. Animals, 8(11), 199. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8110199

Conditions of pet rabbit breeding colonies and breeder practices are undocumented and very little is known about the pet rabbit sales market. Here, multiple methods were employed to investigate this sector of the UK pet industry. A freedom of informa... Read More about The Status of Pet Rabbit Breeding and Online Sales in the UK: A Glimpse into an Otherwise Elusive Industry.

The effect of hyperglycemia on neurovascular coupling and cerebrovascular patterning in zebrafish (2018)
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Chhabria, K., Plant, K., Bandmann, O., Wilkinson, R. N., Martin, C., Kugler, E., …Howarth, C. (2020). The effect of hyperglycemia on neurovascular coupling and cerebrovascular patterning in zebrafish. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 40(2), 298-313. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271678X18810615

Neurovascular coupling (through which local cerebral blood flow changes in response to neural activation are mediated) is impaired in many diseases including diabetes. Current preclinical rodent models of neurovascular coupling rely on invasive surge... Read More about The effect of hyperglycemia on neurovascular coupling and cerebrovascular patterning in zebrafish.

Musculoskeletal radiology teaching at a UK medical school-do we need to improve? (2018)
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Marino, K., Merrick, D., Edwards, K., & Pratten, M. (2019). Musculoskeletal radiology teaching at a UK medical school-do we need to improve?. Anatomical Sciences Education, 12(3), 257-263. doi:10.1002/ase.1834

The United Kingdom is currently facing crisis due to a shortage of radiology consultants despite ever‐increasing demand for medical imaging. The specifics of how best to teach radiology has generated increasing interest. This study aims to determine... Read More about Musculoskeletal radiology teaching at a UK medical school-do we need to improve?.

The bungee set in quasiregular dynamics (2018)
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Nicks, D. A., & Sixsmith, D. J. (2019). The bungee set in quasiregular dynamics. Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society, 51(1), 120-128. https://doi.org/10.1112/blms.12215

In complex dynamics, the bungee set is defined as the set points whose orbit is neither bounded nor tends to infinity. In this paper we study, for the first time, the bungee set of a quasiregular map of transcendental type. We show that this set is i... Read More about The bungee set in quasiregular dynamics.

Prospective on using mid-infrared supercontinuum laser sources for in vivo spectral discrimination of disease (2018)
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Seddon, A. B., Napier, B., Lindsay, I., Lamrini, S., Moselund, P. M., Stone, N., …Farries, M. (2018). Prospective on using mid-infrared supercontinuum laser sources for in vivo spectral discrimination of disease. Analyst, 143(24), 5874-5887. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8an01396a

Mid-infrared (MIR) fibre-optics may play a future role in in vivo diagnosis of disease, including cancer. Recently, we reported for the first time an optical fibre based broadband supercontinuum (SC) laser source spanning 1.3 to 13.4 μm wavelength to... Read More about Prospective on using mid-infrared supercontinuum laser sources for in vivo spectral discrimination of disease.