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Does a neutral thermal sensation determine thermal comfort? (2018)
Journal Article
Shazad, S., Brennan, J., Theodossopoulos, D., Calautit, J. K., & Hughes, B. R. (2018). Does a neutral thermal sensation determine thermal comfort?. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 39(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624418754498

The neutral thermal sensation (neither cold, nor hot) is widely used through the application of the ASHRAE seven-point thermal sensation scale to assess thermal comfort. This study investigated the application of the neutral thermal sensation and it... Read More about Does a neutral thermal sensation determine thermal comfort?.

Dementia: beyond disorders of mood (2018)
Journal Article
Petty, S., Dening, T., Coleston-Shields, D. M., & Griffiths, A. (in press). Dementia: beyond disorders of mood. Aging and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1430742

This editorial will present the growing argument in the research literature that mood disorders, as defined by psychiatric diagnostic criteria, do not well serve individuals with dementia. This is important because anxiety and depression are our most... Read More about Dementia: beyond disorders of mood.

Chloride intracellular channel 1 (CLIC1) contributes to modulation of cyclic AMP-activated whole cell chloride currents in human bronchial epithelial cells (2018)
Journal Article
Liu, B., Billington, C. K., Henry, A. P., Bhaker, S. K., Kheirallah, A. K., Swan, C., & Hall, I. P. (in press). Chloride intracellular channel 1 (CLIC1) contributes to modulation of cyclic AMP-activated whole cell chloride currents in human bronchial epithelial cells. Physiological Reports, 6(2), Article e13508. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.13508

Chloride channels are known to play critical physiological roles in many cell types. Here we describe the expression of anion channels using RNA Seq in primary cultures of human Bronchial Epithelial Cells (hBECs). Chloride intracellular channel (CLIC... Read More about Chloride intracellular channel 1 (CLIC1) contributes to modulation of cyclic AMP-activated whole cell chloride currents in human bronchial epithelial cells.

Quench dynamics of a dissipative Rydberg gas in the classical and quantum regimes (2018)
Journal Article
Gribben, D., Lesanovsky, I., & Gutierrez, R. (in press). Quench dynamics of a dissipative Rydberg gas in the classical and quantum regimes. Physical Review A, 97(1), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.97.011603

Understanding the non-equilibrium behavior of quantum systems is a major goal of contemporary physics. Much research is currently focused on the dynamics of many-body systems in lowdimensional lattices following a quench, i.e., a sudden change of par... Read More about Quench dynamics of a dissipative Rydberg gas in the classical and quantum regimes.

Public ritual, martial forms and the Restoration of the monarchy in English towns (2018)
Journal Article
Calladine, A. (2018). Public ritual, martial forms and the Restoration of the monarchy in English towns. Historical Research, 91(253), 462-480. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2281.12217

This article explores the public ceremonies chosen to mark the restoration of Charles II in a range of provincial towns. It emphasizes both the extent of performative creativity and the prominence of martial forms at the proclamation in May 1660 and... Read More about Public ritual, martial forms and the Restoration of the monarchy in English towns.

Maternal genome-wide DNA methylation profiling in gestational diabetes shows distinctive disease-associated changes relative to matched healthy pregnancies (2018)
Journal Article
Wu, P., Farrell, W. E., Haworth, K. E., Emes, R. D., Kitchen, M. O., Glossop, J. R., …Fryer, A. A. (2018). Maternal genome-wide DNA methylation profiling in gestational diabetes shows distinctive disease-associated changes relative to matched healthy pregnancies. Epigenetics, 13(2), 122-128. https://doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2016.1166321

Several recent reports have described associations between gestational diabetes (GDM) and changes to the epigenomic landscape where the DNA samples were derived from either cord or placental sources. We employed genome-wide 450Karray analysis to dete... Read More about Maternal genome-wide DNA methylation profiling in gestational diabetes shows distinctive disease-associated changes relative to matched healthy pregnancies.

The hypoxic tumour microenvironment (2018)
Journal Article
Petrova, V., Annicchiarico-Petruzzelli, M., Melino, G., & Amelio, I. (2018). The hypoxic tumour microenvironment. Oncogenesis, 7, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41389-017-0011-9

Cancer progression often benefits from the selective conditions present in the tumour microenvironment, such as the presence of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), deregulated ECM deposition, expanded vascularisation and repression of the immune re... Read More about The hypoxic tumour microenvironment.

Writing and reading antiferromagnetic Mn2Au by Néel spin-orbit torques and large anisotropic magnetoresistance (2018)
Journal Article
Bodnar, S. Y., Šmejkal, L., Turek, I., Jungwirth, T., Gomonay, O., Sinova, J., …Jourdan, M. (2018). Writing and reading antiferromagnetic Mn2Au by Néel spin-orbit torques and large anisotropic magnetoresistance. Nature Communications, 9(1), Article 348. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02780-x

Using antiferromagnets as active elements in spintronics requires the ability to manipulate and read-out the Néel vector orientation. Here we demonstrate for Mn2Au, a good conductor with a high ordering temperature suitable for applications, reproduc... Read More about Writing and reading antiferromagnetic Mn2Au by Néel spin-orbit torques and large anisotropic magnetoresistance.

NICE guidance on sepsis is of limited value in postoperative colorectal patients: the scores that cry ‘wolf!’ (2018)
Journal Article
Herrod, P., Cox, M., Keevil, H., Smith, K., & Lund, J. N. (2018). NICE guidance on sepsis is of limited value in postoperative colorectal patients: the scores that cry ‘wolf!’. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 100(4), 275-278. https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2017.0227

Background and aims
Late recognition of sepsis and consequent death remains a problem. To address this, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published updated guidance recommending the use of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure A... Read More about NICE guidance on sepsis is of limited value in postoperative colorectal patients: the scores that cry ‘wolf!’.

Selective Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation Driven by Ferromagnetic RuFe Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquids (2018)
Journal Article
Qadir, M. I., Weilhard, A., Fernandes, J. A., de Pedro, I., Vieira, B. J. C., Waerenborgh, J. C., & Dupont, J. (2018). Selective Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation Driven by Ferromagnetic RuFe Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquids. ACS Catalysis, 8(2), 1621-1627. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b03804

© 2018 American Chemical Society. CO2 is selectively hydrogenated to HCO2H or hydrocarbons (HCs) by RuFe nanoparticles (NPs) in ionic liquids (ILs) under mild reaction conditions. The generation of HCO2H occurs in ILs containing basic anions, whereas... Read More about Selective Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation Driven by Ferromagnetic RuFe Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquids.

Novel Entamoeba findings in nonhuman primates (2018)
Journal Article
Elsheikha, H. M., Regan, C. S., & Clark, C. G. (2018). Novel Entamoeba findings in nonhuman primates. Trends in Parasitology, 34(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2017.12.008

In addition to well-known human-infecting species, Entamoeba species not found in humans have been identified recently in nonhuman primates (NHPs). Importantly, it has become clear that the organism identified as Entamoeba histolytica in NHPs is usua... Read More about Novel Entamoeba findings in nonhuman primates.

Adaptive spectral tracking for coherence estimation: the z-tracker (2018)
Journal Article
Halliday, D. M., Brittain, J.-S., Stevenson, C. W., & Mason, R. (2018). Adaptive spectral tracking for coherence estimation: the z-tracker. Journal of Neural Engineering, 15(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/aaa3b4

Objective: A major challenge in non-stationary signal analysis is reliable estimation of correlation. Neurophysiological recordings can be many minutes in duration with data that exhibits correlation which changes over different time scales. Local sm... Read More about Adaptive spectral tracking for coherence estimation: the z-tracker.

Teaching the science of learning (2018)
Journal Article
Weinstein, Y., Madan, C. R., & Sumeracki, M. A. (2018). Teaching the science of learning. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications / Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications - a SpringerOpen journal, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-017-0087-y

The science of learning has made a considerable contribution to our understanding of effective teaching and learning strategies. However, few instructors outside of the field are privy to this research. In this Tutorial Review, we focus on six specif... Read More about Teaching the science of learning.

Atom chips with free-standing two-dimensional electron gases: advantages and challenges (2018)
Journal Article
Sinuco-León, G. A., Kruger, P., & Fromhold, M. (2018). Atom chips with free-standing two-dimensional electron gases: advantages and challenges. Journal of Modern Optics, 65(5-6), https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2017.1423410

In this work, we consider the advantages and challenges of using free-standing two-dimensional electron gases (2DEG) as active components in atom chips for manipulating ultracold ensembles of alkali atoms. We calculate trapping parameters achievable... Read More about Atom chips with free-standing two-dimensional electron gases: advantages and challenges.

Real-time characterization of large earthquakes using the predominant period derived from 1Hz GPS data (2018)
Journal Article
Psimoulis, P., Houlié, N., & Behr, Y. (in press). Real-time characterization of large earthquakes using the predominant period derived from 1Hz GPS data. Geophysical Research Letters, https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL075816

Earthquake early warning (EEW) systems’ performance is driven by the trade-off between the need for a rapid alert and the accuracy of each solution. A challenge for many EEW systems has been the magnitude saturation for large events (Mw>7) and the re... Read More about Real-time characterization of large earthquakes using the predominant period derived from 1Hz GPS data.

Using goal programming on estimated Pareto fronts to solve multiobjective problems (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pinheiro, R. L., Landa-Silva, D., Laesanklang, W., & Constantino, A. A. (2018). Using goal programming on estimated Pareto fronts to solve multiobjective problems. In n Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems ICORES - Volume 1 (132-143). https://doi.org/10.5220/0006718901320143

Modern multiobjective algorithms can be computationally inefficient in producing good approximation sets for highly constrained many-objective problems. Such problems are common in real-world applications where decision-makers need to assess multiple... Read More about Using goal programming on estimated Pareto fronts to solve multiobjective problems.

Finite indentation of highly curved elastic shells (2018)
Journal Article
Pearce, S. P., King, J. R., Steinbrecher, T., Leubner-Metzger, G., Everitt, N. M., & Holdsworth, M. J. (2018). Finite indentation of highly curved elastic shells. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 474(2209), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2017.0482

Experimentally measuring the elastic properties of thin biological surfaces is non-trivial, particularly when they are curved. One technique that may be used is the indentation of a thin sheet of material by a rigid indenter, whilst measuring the app... Read More about Finite indentation of highly curved elastic shells.