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Prebiotic Driven Increases in IL-17A Do Not Prevent Campylobacter jejuni Colonization of Chickens (2020)
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Flaujac Lafontaine, G. M., Connerton, I. F., Richards, P. J., Fish, N. M., Connerton, P. L., Cummings, N. J., …Connerton, I. F. (2020). Prebiotic Driven Increases in IL-17A Do Not Prevent Campylobacter jejuni Colonization of Chickens. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, Article 3030. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03030

© Copyright © 2020 Flaujac Lafontaine, Richards, Connerton, O’Kane, Ghaffar, Cummings, Fish and Connerton. Worldwide Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of foodborne disease. Contamination of chicken meat with digesta from C. jejuni-positive bird... Read More about Prebiotic Driven Increases in IL-17A Do Not Prevent Campylobacter jejuni Colonization of Chickens.

Koala retrovirus viral load and disease burden in distinct northern and southern koala populations (2020)
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Sarker, N., Fabijan, J., Owen, H., Seddon, J., Simmons, G., Speight, N., …Tarlinton, R. E. (2020). Koala retrovirus viral load and disease burden in distinct northern and southern koala populations. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 263. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56546-0

Koala retrovirus (KoRV) displays features of both an endogenous and exogenous virus and is linked to neoplasia and immunosuppression in koalas. This study explores the apparent differences in the nature and impact of KoRV infection between geographic... Read More about Koala retrovirus viral load and disease burden in distinct northern and southern koala populations.

A fungal family of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase-like copper proteins (2020)
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Labourel, A., Frandsen, K. E. H., Zhang, F., Brouilly, N., Grisel, S., Haon, M., …Berrin, J.-G. (2020). A fungal family of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase-like copper proteins. Nature Chemical Biology, 16(3), 345–350. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-019-0438-8

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are copper-containing enzymes that play a key role in the oxidative degradation of various biopolymers such as cellulose and chitin.
While hunting for new LPMOs, we identified in various fungal lineages... Read More about A fungal family of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase-like copper proteins.

Application of TG technique to determine spontaneous heating propensity of coals (2020)
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Lowndes, I. S., Mohalik, N. K., & Lester, E. (2021). Application of TG technique to determine spontaneous heating propensity of coals. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 143, 185-201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-09237-x

© 2020, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary. The TG method is applied to eleven coal samples of varying rank collected from across the Jharia coalfield, India, to determine spontaneous heating susceptibility. Previous literature does not agree as to t... Read More about Application of TG technique to determine spontaneous heating propensity of coals.

Generalized multirate models for conjugate transfer in heterogeneous materials (2020)
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Municchi, F., & Icardi, M. (2020). Generalized multirate models for conjugate transfer in heterogeneous materials. Physical Review Research, 2(1), Article 013041. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.013041

We propose a novel macroscopic model for conjugate heat and mass transfer between a mobile region, where advective transport is significant, and a set of immobile regions where diffusive transport is dominant. Applying a spatial averaging operator to... Read More about Generalized multirate models for conjugate transfer in heterogeneous materials.

Electrostatic interactions between spheroidal dielectric particles (2020)
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Derbenev, I. N., Filippov, A. V., Stace, A. J., & Besley, E. (2020). Electrostatic interactions between spheroidal dielectric particles. Journal of Chemical Physics, 152(2), Article 024121. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5129756

Theory is developed to address the significant problem of electrostatic interactions between charged polarizable dielectric spheroids. The electrostatic force is defined by particle dimensions and charge, dielectric constants of the interacting parti... Read More about Electrostatic interactions between spheroidal dielectric particles.

Intelligent Resource Use to Deliver Waste Valorisation and Process Resilience in Manufacturing Environments (2020)
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Fisher, O. J., Watson, N. J., Escrig, J. E., & Gomes, R. L. (2020). Intelligent Resource Use to Deliver Waste Valorisation and Process Resilience in Manufacturing Environments. Johnson Matthey Technology Review, 64(1), 93-99. https://doi.org/10.1595/205651320x15735483214878

© 2020 Johnson Matthey Circular economy (CE) thinking has emerged as a route to sustainable manufacture, with related cradle-to-cradle implications requiring implementation from the design stage. The challenge lies in moving manufacturing environment... Read More about Intelligent Resource Use to Deliver Waste Valorisation and Process Resilience in Manufacturing Environments.

Blood Vessels Under the Microscope (2020)
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Machado, M. J. C., Mitchell, C. A., Franklin, J., Thorpe, A., & Rutland, C. S. (2020). Blood Vessels Under the Microscope. Frontiers for Young Minds, 7, Article 151. https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2019.00151

This paper looks at blood vessels. All humans and animals have blood vessels, including your pet rabbit or dog, a whale or a giraffe! We need blood vessels to stay alive. This paper answers many questions, including what blood vessels are used for an... Read More about Blood Vessels Under the Microscope.

Ethnic disparity in access to the memory assessment service between South Asian and white British older adults in the United Kingdom: A cohort study (2020)
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Ogliari, G., Turner, Z., Khalique, J., Gordon, A. L., Gladman, J. R. F., & Chadborn, N. H. (2020). Ethnic disparity in access to the memory assessment service between South Asian and white British older adults in the United Kingdom: A cohort study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 35(5), 507-515. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5263

Background: Equality of access to memory assessment services by older adults from ethnic minorities is both an ethical imperative and a public health priority.
Objective: To investigate whether timeliness of access to memory assessment service diffe... Read More about Ethnic disparity in access to the memory assessment service between South Asian and white British older adults in the United Kingdom: A cohort study.

All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) (2020)
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Orfali, N., O'Donovan, T. R., Cahill, M. R., Benjamin, D., Nanus, D. M., McKenna, S. L., …Mongan, N. P. (2020). All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). European Journal of Haematology, 104(3), 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejh.13367

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Objective: In acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), normal retinoid signaling is disrupted by an abnormal PML-RARα fusion oncoprotein, leading to a block in cell differentiation. Ther... Read More about All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

Play&Tune: User Feedback in the Development of a Serious Game for Optimizing Hearing Aid Orientation (2020)
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Hallewell, M., Patel, H., Salantri, D., Picinali, L., Cobb, S., Velzen, J., …Simeone, M. (2021). Play&Tune: User Feedback in the Development of a Serious Game for Optimizing Hearing Aid Orientation. Ergonomics in Design, 29(1), 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1064804619899558

Many hearing aid (HA) users are dissatisfied with HA performance in social situations. One way to improve HA outcomes is training the users to understand how HAs work. Play&Tune was designed to provide this training and to foster autonomy in hearing... Read More about Play&Tune: User Feedback in the Development of a Serious Game for Optimizing Hearing Aid Orientation.

Apostates as a Hidden Population of Abuse Victims (2020)
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Egan, V., & Parekh, H. (2021). Apostates as a Hidden Population of Abuse Victims. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(23-24), 11681-11703. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519898428

The term “apostate” describes the term used by the religious to describe individuals raised within religious families who once identified as religious, but who have ceased to believe in the existence of God, gods or follow their religious belief, and... Read More about Apostates as a Hidden Population of Abuse Victims.

Measuring consumer emotional response and acceptance to sustainable food products (2020)
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Yang, Q., Shen, Y., Foster, T., & Hort, J. (2020). Measuring consumer emotional response and acceptance to sustainable food products. Food Research International, 131, Article 108992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2020.108992

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd With current global challenges such as population growth, climate change and water scarcity, it is critical to develop sustainable strategies to achieve food security. One way to tackle this is by developing new products that use... Read More about Measuring consumer emotional response and acceptance to sustainable food products.

A systematic review of survival following anti-cancer treatment for small cell lung cancer (2020)
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Baldwin, D. R., Jones, G. S., Elimian, K., Hubbard, R. B., & McKeever, T. M. (2020). A systematic review of survival following anti-cancer treatment for small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer, 141, 44-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2019.12.015

Objectives: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of survival following treatment recommended by the European Society of Medical Oncology for SCLC in order to determine a benchmark for novel therapies to be compared with. Materials and m... Read More about A systematic review of survival following anti-cancer treatment for small cell lung cancer.

Management of Diabetes Patients across the Peri- Operative Pathway: A Systematic Review (2020)
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Wallace, J., Jiwani, S., Gyasi-Antwi, P., Meal, A., & Adams, G. G. (2020). Management of Diabetes Patients across the Peri- Operative Pathway: A Systematic Review. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Journal, 4(1), 1-16

Peri-operative environments are a hazardous setting for diabetes patients. A systematic review of literature regarding the management of diabetes patients across the peri-operative pathway has been undertaken to assess if the management of patients w... Read More about Management of Diabetes Patients across the Peri- Operative Pathway: A Systematic Review.

Short-Term Iodine Dynamics in Soil Solution (2020)
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Humphrey, O. S., Young, S. D., Crout, N. M., Bailey, E. H., Ander, E. L., & Watts, M. J. (2020). Short-Term Iodine Dynamics in Soil Solution. Environmental Science and Technology, 54(3), 1443-1450. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b02296

Assessing the reactions of iodine (I) in soil is critical to evaluate radioiodine exposure and understand soil-to-crop transfer rates. Our mechanistic understanding has been constrained by method limitations in assessing the dynamic interactions of i... Read More about Short-Term Iodine Dynamics in Soil Solution.

Appropriate dairy calf feeding from birth to weaning: “it’s an investment for the future” (2020)
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Palczynski, L. J., Bleach, E. C. L., Brennan, M. L., & Robinson, P. A. (2020). Appropriate dairy calf feeding from birth to weaning: “it’s an investment for the future”. Animals, 10(1), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10010116

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Dairy calves must be fed appropriately to meet their nutritional needs, supporting optimal growth and development to achieve the recommended target age at first calving (AFC) of 24 months. Tra... Read More about Appropriate dairy calf feeding from birth to weaning: “it’s an investment for the future”.