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Influence of ripening stage on the microwave-assisted pectin extraction from banana peels: A feasibility study targeting both the Homogalacturonan and Rhamnogalacturonan-I region. (2024)
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Mao, Y., Dewi, S. R., Harding, S. E., & Binner, E. (2024). Influence of ripening stage on the microwave-assisted pectin extraction from banana peels: A feasibility study targeting both the Homogalacturonan and Rhamnogalacturonan-I region. Food Chemistry, 460(Pt 1), Article 140549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140549

This work investigated a sustainable and efficient approach of pectin extraction for banana peel waste valorisation and studied the influence of banana ripening stages (RS at 2,5 and 7). Although pectin content in banana peel raw material decreased d... Read More about Influence of ripening stage on the microwave-assisted pectin extraction from banana peels: A feasibility study targeting both the Homogalacturonan and Rhamnogalacturonan-I region..

Safety signals reinforce instrumental avoidance in humans (2024)
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Fisher, C. T. L., & Urcelay, G. (in press). Safety signals reinforce instrumental avoidance in humans. Learning and Memory,

Safety signals reinforce instrumental avoidance behavior in non-human animals. However, there are no conclusive demonstrations of this phenomenon in humans. Using human participants in an avoidance task, Experiments 1-3 and 5 were conducted online to... Read More about Safety signals reinforce instrumental avoidance in humans.

New Horizons in Clinical Practice Guidelines for use with older people (2024)
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Martin, F., Quinn, T., Straus, S., Anand, S., van der Velde, N., & Harwood, R. (2024). New Horizons in Clinical Practice Guidelines for use with older people. Age and Ageing, 53(7), Article afae158. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae158

Globally, more people are living into advanced old age, with age-associated frailty, disability and multimorbidity. Achieving equity for all ages necessitates adapting healthcare systems. Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have an important place in... Read More about New Horizons in Clinical Practice Guidelines for use with older people.

Tracking trend output using expectations data (2024)
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Lee, K., & Mahony, M. (2024). Tracking trend output using expectations data. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, Article qnae064. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrsssa/qnae064

This article proposes a new approach to measuring trend output that exploits survey data on expectations to distinguish the effects of permanent and transitory shocks and to track the time-variation in the processes underlying the determination of ou... Read More about Tracking trend output using expectations data.

Optical diagnostic study of ammonia-kerosene dual-fuel engine combustion process (2024)
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Zhu, G., Sun, W., Zhang, H., Guo, L., Yan, Y., Lin, S., Zeng, W., Jiang, M., & Yu, C. (2024). Optical diagnostic study of ammonia-kerosene dual-fuel engine combustion process. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 81, 110-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.07.256

In this study, the differences in the combustion process of ammonia-premixed ignition with conventional diesel and kerosene as pilot fuels were investigated based on flame chemiluminescence, and further study on the effects of ammonia ratio (AMR) and... Read More about Optical diagnostic study of ammonia-kerosene dual-fuel engine combustion process.

Optimal experimental designs for characterising ion channel gating by filling the phase-voltage space of model dynamics (2024)
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Mirams, G. R., Clerx, M., Whittaker, D. G., & Lei, C. L. (2024). Optimal experimental designs for characterising ion channel gating by filling the phase-voltage space of model dynamics. Mathematics in Medical and Life Sciences, 1(1), Article 2375494. https://doi.org/10.1080/29937574.2024.2375494

Voltage-clamp waveforms are imposed in the patch-clamp electrophysiology technique to provoke ion currents, the particular waveform that is used is known as the “voltage-clamp protocol”. Designing protocols to probe and quantify how gating for a part... Read More about Optimal experimental designs for characterising ion channel gating by filling the phase-voltage space of model dynamics.

improving Pain mAnagement for childreN and young people attendeD by Ambulance (PANDA): protocol for a realist review. (2024)
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Nicholls, G., Eaton, G., Ortega, M., Sumera, K., Baliousis, M., Hodgson, J., Laparidou, D., Siriwardena, A. N., Leighton, P., Redsell, S., Lord, B., Bujor, T., & Whitley, G. A. (2024). improving Pain mAnagement for childreN and young people attendeD by Ambulance (PANDA): protocol for a realist review. NIHR Open Research, 4, Article 42. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13627.1

Background Each year in England, 450,000 children and young people (CYP) under 18 years of age are transported by ambulance to emergency departments. Approximately 20% of these suffer acute pain caused by illness or injury. Pain is a highly complex... Read More about improving Pain mAnagement for childreN and young people attendeD by Ambulance (PANDA): protocol for a realist review..

Researching the everyday educational lives of low-income families: the importance of researcher and participant contexts (2024)
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Wainwright, E., Hoskins, K., Arabaci, R., Zhai, J., Gao, J., & XU, Y. (2024). Researching the everyday educational lives of low-income families: the importance of researcher and participant contexts. British Journal of Educational Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2024.2378053

This paper highlights the importance of considering both researcher and participant contexts when exploring everyday educational lives. It emerges during a period of increasing and sustained social inequality in England, and against a backdrop of inc... Read More about Researching the everyday educational lives of low-income families: the importance of researcher and participant contexts.

Optimal experimental designs for characterising ion channel gating by filling the phase-voltage space of model dynamics (2024)
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Mirams, G. R., Clerx, M., Whittaker, D. G., & Lei, C. L. (2024). Optimal experimental designs for characterising ion channel gating by filling the phase-voltage space of model dynamics. Mathematics in Medical and Life Sciences, 2024(1), Article 2375494. https://doi.org/10.1080/29937574.2024.2375494

Voltage-clamp waveforms are imposed in the patch-clamp electrophysiology technique to provoke ion currents, the particular waveform that is used is known as the “voltage-clamp protocol”. Designing protocols to probe and quantify how gating for a part... Read More about Optimal experimental designs for characterising ion channel gating by filling the phase-voltage space of model dynamics.

Impact of COVID-19 on home care provision: A qualitative study (2024)
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Darby, J., Allen, F., Bennett, C., Logan, P., & Kasonde, C. (in press). Impact of COVID-19 on home care provision: A qualitative study. Journal of Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173241258900

Summary The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent public health restrictions caused an unprecedented impact on long-term care services in the United Kingdom (UK). A qualitative study was conducted in the East Midlands, UK, to explore how home care provisi... Read More about Impact of COVID-19 on home care provision: A qualitative study.

Under the mantra: 'Make use of colorblind friendly graphs' (2024)
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Rocchini, D., Chieffallo, L., Thouverai, E., D'Introno, R., Dagostin, F., Donini, E., Foody, G., Garnier, S., Mazzochini, G. G., Moudry, V., Rudis, B., Simova, P., Torresani, M., & Nowosad, J. (in press). Under the mantra: 'Make use of colorblind friendly graphs'. Environmetrics,

Colorblindness is a genetic condition that affects a person's ability to accurately perceive colors. Several papers still exist making use of rainbow colors palette to show output. In such cases, for colorblind people such graphs are meaningless. In... Read More about Under the mantra: 'Make use of colorblind friendly graphs'.

Expanding our understanding of long‐term trends in alcohol abstention and consumption in England (2001–19) using two age–period–cohort approaches (2024)
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Opazo Breton, M., Henney, M., Kersbergen, I., Brennan, A., & Holmes, J. (in press). Expanding our understanding of long‐term trends in alcohol abstention and consumption in England (2001–19) using two age–period–cohort approaches. Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16599

Background and aims: Alcohol consumption has decreased in England in recent decades, while alcohol‐specific death rates have remained relatively stable. Age–period–cohort (APC) models offer the potential for understanding these paradoxical trends. Th... Read More about Expanding our understanding of long‐term trends in alcohol abstention and consumption in England (2001–19) using two age–period–cohort approaches.

An Improved Diabatization Scheme for Computing the Electronic Circular Dichroism of Proteins (2024)
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Rogers, D. M., Do, H., & Hirst, J. D. (2024). An Improved Diabatization Scheme for Computing the Electronic Circular Dichroism of Proteins. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 128(30), 7350-7361. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c02582

We advance the quality of first-principles calculations of protein electronic circular dichroism (CD) through an amelioration of a key deficiency of a previous procedure that involved diabatization of electronic states on the amide chromophore (to ob... Read More about An Improved Diabatization Scheme for Computing the Electronic Circular Dichroism of Proteins.

Correlating wear with the lubricant properties of heavy-duty diesel engine oils (2024)
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Kirkby, T., Pacino, A., Smith, J. J., Fowell, M., Berryman, J., Frennfelt, C., La Rocca, A., & Reddyhoff, T. (2024). Correlating wear with the lubricant properties of heavy-duty diesel engine oils. Tribology International, 199, Article 110018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2024.110018

Wear volumes were correlated with the lubricant properties of 11 used, heavy duty engine oil samples. The most important oil property in predicting wear volume is Total Acid Number, TAN. Here, the TAN value may be indicating ZDDP in its oxidised form... Read More about Correlating wear with the lubricant properties of heavy-duty diesel engine oils.

Pediatric to adult transition care in neurogastroenterology and motility: A position paper from the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (2024)
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Butt, M. F., Groen, J., Corsetti, M., Jonker, C. A., Burton‐Murray, H., Carrington, E. V., Chang, L., Di Lorenzo, C., Ellis, J., Escher, J. C., Gorter, R. R., Jewell, S., Karrento, K., Koster, E. C., Nurko, S., Rosen, R., van Tilburg, M. A., Zarate-Lopez, N., & Benninga, M. A. (2024). Pediatric to adult transition care in neurogastroenterology and motility: A position paper from the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Article e14869. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14869

Transition services—programs that support adolescents and young adults (AYAs) as they move from a child‐centered to a more autonomous, adult‐orientated healthcare system—have been associated with improved short‐ and long‐term healthcare outcomes. Unf... Read More about Pediatric to adult transition care in neurogastroenterology and motility: A position paper from the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility.

One-dimensional components in the K-moduli of smooth Fano 3-folds (2024)
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Abban, H., Cheltsov, I., Denisova, E., Etxabarri Alberdi, E., Kaloghiros, A.-S., Jiao, D., Martinez Garcia, J., & Papazachariou, T. (in press). One-dimensional components in the K-moduli of smooth Fano 3-folds. Journal of Algebraic Geometry,

“Going through life on hard mode”- The experience of late diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD: a qualitative study (2024)
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French, B., & Cassidy, S. (2024). “Going through life on hard mode”- The experience of late diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD: a qualitative study. Autism in Adulthood, https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.0085

Background – In the UK, over 2.5 million adults with undiagnosed neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism and ADHD, can face difficulties accessing diagnosis and support. Our qualitative study explores people’s experiences of receiving a diagnos... Read More about “Going through life on hard mode”- The experience of late diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD: a qualitative study.

A qualitative study of the views of ethnic minority healthcare workers towards COVID-19 Vaccine Education (CoVE) to support vaccine promotion and uptake (2024)
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Blake, H., Premakumar, V., Premakumar, A., Fecowycz, A., Khulumula, S. K., Jones, W., & Somerset, S. (in press). A qualitative study of the views of ethnic minority healthcare workers towards COVID-19 Vaccine Education (CoVE) to support vaccine promotion and uptake. New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy,

ZrO2-CeO2/WO3 heterostructure films prepared by magnetron sputtering for humidity-tolerant triethylamine sensing (2024)
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Gao, W., Chang, X., Ola, O., Han, J., Dai, C., Li, C., Zhu, X., Li, J., Jiang, Y., Wang, D., & Sun, S. (2024). ZrO2-CeO2/WO3 heterostructure films prepared by magnetron sputtering for humidity-tolerant triethylamine sensing. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 418, Article 136334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2024.136334

Up to now, the development of gas sensors based on metal oxide semiconductors (MOSs) that can detect triethylamine (TEA) under high humidity conditions remains a significant challenge. In this study, we present the ZrO2-CeO2/WO3 (ZCW) heterostructure... Read More about ZrO2-CeO2/WO3 heterostructure films prepared by magnetron sputtering for humidity-tolerant triethylamine sensing.