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The mechanisms and processes of connection: developing a causal chain model capturing impacts of receiving recorded mental health recovery narratives (2019)
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Ng, F., Charles, A., Pollock, K., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Cuijpers, P., Gillard, S., …Slade, M. (2019). The mechanisms and processes of connection: developing a causal chain model capturing impacts of receiving recorded mental health recovery narratives. BMC Psychiatry, 19, Article 413. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2405-z

Background: Mental health recovery narratives are a core component of recovery-oriented interventions such as peer support and anti-stigma campaigns. A substantial number of recorded recovery narratives are now publicly available online in different... Read More about The mechanisms and processes of connection: developing a causal chain model capturing impacts of receiving recorded mental health recovery narratives.

A first report on competitive inhibition of laccase enzyme by lignin degradation intermediates (2019)
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Laccases have been widely explored for their ligninolytic capability in bioethanol production and bioremediation of industrial effluents. However, low reaction rates have posed a major challenge to commercialization of such processes. This study repo... Read More about A first report on competitive inhibition of laccase enzyme by lignin degradation intermediates.

Absence, silence, and the shades of Takemitsu's Ma in Venice (2019)
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I propose to set up a dialogue between absence and silence; in particular, between my own interpretations of absence through layered images, and silence as it features in the musical works by Tōru Takemitsu. My layered images seek to re-present exper... Read More about Absence, silence, and the shades of Takemitsu's Ma in Venice.

A musculoskeletal modelling approach to explain sit-to-stand difficulties in older people due to changes in muscle recruitment and movement strategies (2019)
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By 2050 the proportion of over 65s is predicted to be 20% of the population. The consequences of an age-related reduction in muscle mass have not been fully investigated and, therefore, the aim of the present study was to quantify the muscle and join... Read More about A musculoskeletal modelling approach to explain sit-to-stand difficulties in older people due to changes in muscle recruitment and movement strategies.

Microfluidic-based Growth and Imaging of Bacterial Biofilms (2019)
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Biofilms are a ubiquitous form of growth for bacteria on surfaces in most environments, natural or manmade. Here we present a protocol using the Bioflux microfluidic system to investigate the organized structure and development of these multicellular... Read More about Microfluidic-based Growth and Imaging of Bacterial Biofilms.

Vernacular passive design in Myanmar housing for thermal comfort (2019)
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Tropical weather is characterized by high humidity, high temperature, and intense solar insolation; therefore, traditional tropical housing is predominantly dependent on natural ventilation and passive cooling for thermal comfort.... Read More about Vernacular passive design in Myanmar housing for thermal comfort.

Transcriptional plasticity buffers genetic variation in zinc homeostasis (2019)
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In roots of Arabidopsis thaliana, Zn can be either loaded into the xylem for translocation to the shoot or stored in vacuoles. Vacuolar storage is achieved through the action of the Zn/Cd transporter HMA3 (Heavy Metal Atpase 3). The Col-0 accession h... Read More about Transcriptional plasticity buffers genetic variation in zinc homeostasis.

Improving the efficacy of selenium fertilizers for wheat biofortification (2019)
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© 2019, The Author(s). Increasing the selenium (Se) concentration of staple crops by fertilization is a valuable pathway to increase Se in the human diet, thus preventing Se deficiency. A pot trial was set up to investigate whether the application of... Read More about Improving the efficacy of selenium fertilizers for wheat biofortification.

Multi-material 3D bioprinting of porous constructs for cartilage regeneration (2019)
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© 2020 Elsevier B.V. The current gold standard for nasal reconstruction after rhinectomy or severe trauma includes transposition of autologous cartilage grafts in conjunction with coverage using an autologous skin flap. Harvesting autologous cartilag... Read More about Multi-material 3D bioprinting of porous constructs for cartilage regeneration.

Confidence of recurrent cellulitis self-diagnosis among people with lymphoedema: a qualitative interview study (2019)
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Patel, M., Lee, S. I., Levell, N. J., Smart, P., Kai, J., Thomas, K. S., & Leighton, P. (2020). Confidence of recurrent cellulitis self-diagnosis among people with lymphoedema: a qualitative interview study. British Journal of General Practice, 70(691), e130-e137. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X707909

© British Journal of General Practice 2020. BACKGROUND: Cellulitis can sometimes be challenging for healthcare professionals to diagnose, with no validated diagnostic criteria available. Supporting healthcare professionals to make a more accurate dia... Read More about Confidence of recurrent cellulitis self-diagnosis among people with lymphoedema: a qualitative interview study.

Clinical characteristics and patient treatment satisfaction with Humalog U-200 in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an observational study (2019)
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Mamza, J., Anyanwagu, U., Alkharaiji, M., & Idris, I. (2020). Clinical characteristics and patient treatment satisfaction with Humalog U-200 in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an observational study. Journal of Drug Assessment, 9(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/21556660.2019.1704415

Background There is limited data on the real world evidence of Humalog 200 units/ml KwikPen (U-200) insulin. We assessed the use of U-200 insulin in UK routine clinical practice to provide information on clinical characteristics, treatment satisfacti... Read More about Clinical characteristics and patient treatment satisfaction with Humalog U-200 in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an observational study.

The Australian Real‐Time Fiscal Database: An Overview with Illustrations of Its Use in Analysing Fiscal Policy (2019)
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Lee, K., Morley, J., Shields, K., & Tan, M. S. (2020). The Australian Real‐Time Fiscal Database: An Overview with Illustrations of Its Use in Analysing Fiscal Policy. Economic Record, 96(312), 87-106. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12509

This paper describes a fiscal database for Australia including measures of government spending, revenue, deecits, debt and various sub-aggregates as initially published and subsequently revised. The data vintages are collated from various sources and... Read More about The Australian Real‐Time Fiscal Database: An Overview with Illustrations of Its Use in Analysing Fiscal Policy.

Latest developments on the shielding effectiveness measurements of materials and gaskets in reverberation chambers (2019)
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In this study, the authors present the latest developments on the measurements for the shielding effectiveness (SE) of gaskets and materials in reverberation chambers (RCs). A variant method, where the insertion loss of the fixture is achieved from t... Read More about Latest developments on the shielding effectiveness measurements of materials and gaskets in reverberation chambers.

Opportunities, Challenges And Risks Of Transition Into Renewable Energy : The Case Study Of Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (2019)
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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states have abounded underground fossil fuel resources and high potentials for renewable energy (RE). However, given the Peak Oil Theory and the international climate change regulations and protocols, investments... Read More about Opportunities, Challenges And Risks Of Transition Into Renewable Energy : The Case Study Of Arab Gulf Cooperation Council.

Highlights 2019: fresh focus on health (2019)
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Contribution towards Fresh focus on health: Highlights 2019 photography competition open for submissions. Palmer J. Lancet. 2019 Jun 8;393(10188):2284-2285. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31258-9. Epub 2019 Jun 6 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubm... Read More about Highlights 2019: fresh focus on health.

Moderating Loss Aversion: Loss Aversion Has Moderators, But Reports of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated (2019)
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Loss aversion, the principle that losses impact decision making more than equivalent gains, is a fundamental idea in consumer behavior and decision making, though its existence has recently been called into question. Across five unique samples (Ntota... Read More about Moderating Loss Aversion: Loss Aversion Has Moderators, But Reports of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated.

Implementation, Evalution and Maintenance of a Social-Emotional Skills Training Program for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Specialist School Setting (2019)
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Socialization difficulties in children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are often associated with peer rejection and impaired academic achievement. Schools might appear to offer an ideal setting for social-emotional skills (SES) instruction. Ho... Read More about Implementation, Evalution and Maintenance of a Social-Emotional Skills Training Program for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Specialist School Setting.

Place and student subjectivities in Higher Education ‘cold spots’ (2019)
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Henderson, H. (2020). Place and student subjectivities in Higher Education ‘cold spots’. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 41(3), 331-345. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2019.1703646

This article uses an analytical framework informed by social geographies to explore the complex relationships between Higher Education Institution, undergraduate student and place. Drawing on findings from a qualitative study exploring the experience... Read More about Place and student subjectivities in Higher Education ‘cold spots’.

Ligand-induced conformational selection predicts the selectivity of cysteine protease inhibitors (2019)
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Sartori, G. R., Leitão, A., Montanari, C. A., & Laughton, C. A. (2019). Ligand-induced conformational selection predicts the selectivity of cysteine protease inhibitors. PLoS ONE, 14(12), Article e0222055. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222055

Cruzain, a cysteine protease of Trypanosoma cruzi, is a validated target for the treatment of Chagas disease. Due to its high similarity in three-dimensional structure with human cathepsins and their sequence identity above 70% in the active site reg... Read More about Ligand-induced conformational selection predicts the selectivity of cysteine protease inhibitors.

Environmental and field characteristics associated with lameness in sheep: a study using a smartphone lameness app for data recording (2019)
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Vittis, Y., & Kaler, J. (2019). Environmental and field characteristics associated with lameness in sheep: a study using a smartphone lameness app for data recording. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105476

Background: Sheep lameness is a major concern among farmers and policymakers with significant impacts on animal welfare standards as well as financial and production performance. The present study attempts to identify the relative importance of envir... Read More about Environmental and field characteristics associated with lameness in sheep: a study using a smartphone lameness app for data recording.