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Hormetic UV-C seed treatments for the control of tomato diseases (2019)
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Scott, G., Almasrahi, A., Malekpoor Mansoorkhani, F., Rupar, M., Dickinson, M., & Shama, G. (2019). Hormetic UV-C seed treatments for the control of tomato diseases. Plant Pathology, 68(4), 700-707. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12987

© 2019 British Society for Plant Pathology Hormesis is a dose response phenomenon in which low, non-damaging doses of a stressor bring about a positive response in the organism undergoing treatment. Evidence is provided here that hormetic UV-C treatm... Read More about Hormetic UV-C seed treatments for the control of tomato diseases.

The chemical throwing power of lithium-based inhibitors from organic coatings on AA2024-T3 (2019)
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Visser, P., Marcoen, K., Trindade, G. F., Abel, M.-L., Watts, J. F., Hauffman, T., …Terryn, H. (2019). The chemical throwing power of lithium-based inhibitors from organic coatings on AA2024-T3. Corrosion Science, 150, 194-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2019.02.009

Chemical throwing power, being the distance over which an inhibitor is able to protect a defect effectively, is an important parameter for active protective coatings. This study investigates the chemical throwing power of lithium-based leachable corr... Read More about The chemical throwing power of lithium-based inhibitors from organic coatings on AA2024-T3.

Complexity surrounding an apparently simple Fermi resonance in p-fluorotoluene revealed using two-dimensional laser-induced fluorescence (2D-LIF) spectroscopy (2019)
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Kemp, D. J., Whalley, L. E., Gardner, A. M., Tuttle, W. D., Warner, L. G., & Wright, T. G. (2019). Complexity surrounding an apparently simple Fermi resonance in p-fluorotoluene revealed using two-dimensional laser-induced fluorescence (2D-LIF) spectroscopy. Journal of Chemical Physics, 150(6), 064306/1-064306/14. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5083682

Two-dimensional laser-induced fluorescence (2D-LIF) spectroscopy is a powerful tool allowing overlapped features in an electronic spectrum to be separated, and interactions between vibrations and torsions to be identified. Here the technique is emplo... Read More about Complexity surrounding an apparently simple Fermi resonance in p-fluorotoluene revealed using two-dimensional laser-induced fluorescence (2D-LIF) spectroscopy.

The commercial pig as a model of spontaneously-occurring osteoarthritis (2019)
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Macfadyen, M. A., Daniel, Z., Kelly, S., Parr, T., Brameld, J. M., Murton, A. J., & Jones, S. W. (2019). The commercial pig as a model of spontaneously-occurring osteoarthritis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20, Article 70. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2452-0

Background: Preclinical osteoarthritis models where damage occurs spontaneously may better reflect the initiation and development of human osteoarthritis. The aim was to assess the commercial pig as a model of spontaneous osteoarthritis development b... Read More about The commercial pig as a model of spontaneously-occurring osteoarthritis.

Inhomogeneous universe from group field theory condensate (2019)
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Gielen, S. (2019). Inhomogeneous universe from group field theory condensate. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2019(2), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2019/02/013

One of the fundamental challenges for quantum cosmology is to explain the emergence of our macroscopic Universe from physics at the Planck scale. In the group field theory (GFT) approach to quantum gravity, such a macroscopic universe results from th... Read More about Inhomogeneous universe from group field theory condensate.

Subtle modifications to a thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine scaffold yield negative allosteric modulators and agonists of the dopamine D2 receptor (2019)
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Fyfe, T. J., Kellam, B., Mistry, S. N., Scammells, P. J., Lane, J. R., & Capuano, B. (2019). Subtle modifications to a thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine scaffold yield negative allosteric modulators and agonists of the dopamine D2 receptor. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 168, 474-490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.01.061

We recently described a structurally novel series of negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) of the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) based on thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine 1, showing it can be structurally simplified to reveal low molecular weight, fragment-like N... Read More about Subtle modifications to a thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine scaffold yield negative allosteric modulators and agonists of the dopamine D2 receptor.

Involutive categories, colored * -operads and quantum field theory (2019)
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Benini, M., Schenkel, A., & Woike, L. (2019). Involutive categories, colored * -operads and quantum field theory. Theory and Applications of Categories, 34(2), 13-57

Involutive category theory provides a flexible framework to describe involutive structures on algebraic objects, such as anti-linear involutions on complex vector spaces. Motivated by the prominent role of involutions in quantum (field) theory, we de... Read More about Involutive categories, colored * -operads and quantum field theory.

Effect of design parameters on thermal performance of integrated phase change material blind system for double skin façade buildings (2019)
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Li, Y., Darkwa, J., Kokogiannakis, G., & Su, W. (2019). Effect of design parameters on thermal performance of integrated phase change material blind system for double skin façade buildings. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 14(2), 286-293. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctz010

Double skin facades (DSFs) have overheating problems in warm seasons which may increase the cooling loads in buildings. A previous study has developed an integrated phase change material (PCM) blind system and proved its capacity of mitigating the ov... Read More about Effect of design parameters on thermal performance of integrated phase change material blind system for double skin façade buildings.

Perspectives of healthcare professionals in England on falls interventions for people with dementia: a qualitative interview study (2019)
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Burgon, C., Darby, J., Pollock, K., van der Wardt, V., Peach, T., Beck, L., …Harwood, R. H. (2019). Perspectives of healthcare professionals in England on falls interventions for people with dementia: a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025702

© 2019 Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. Objective To explore the experiences of healthcare professionals working in falls prevention and memory assessment services in providing assessments and interventions for falls... Read More about Perspectives of healthcare professionals in England on falls interventions for people with dementia: a qualitative interview study.

A Systemic Dynamics Model of Text Production (2019)
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Figueredo, G., & Figueredo, G. P. (2020). A Systemic Dynamics Model of Text Production. Journal of Quantitative Linguistics, 27(4), 291-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/09296174.2019.1567301

This paper introduces a quantitative model of text as it unfolds in time. The model conceptualizes text as a functional unit of language. This organization can be difficult to identify because it forms complex patterns of linguistic laws, probability... Read More about A Systemic Dynamics Model of Text Production.

A critical review of the application of paleo-art in paleontological exhibition – a case study of the Dinosaurs of China exhibition in Wollaton Hall and Lakeside Arts, Nottingham (2019)
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Wang, Q., Chandrasena, L. L. T. N., & Lei, Y. (2019). A critical review of the application of paleo-art in paleontological exhibition – a case study of the Dinosaurs of China exhibition in Wollaton Hall and Lakeside Arts, Nottingham. Museum Management and Curatorship, 34(5), 521-536. https://doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2019.1573700

Paleo-art has become an important element in paleontological exhibitions after a long development. Since 1996, new discoveries of feathered dinosaurs offer paleo-art an unprecedented freedom of creation, which provide both opportunities and challenge... Read More about A critical review of the application of paleo-art in paleontological exhibition – a case study of the Dinosaurs of China exhibition in Wollaton Hall and Lakeside Arts, Nottingham.

CRISPR-Cas9D10A nickase-assisted base editing in the solvent producer Clostridium beijerinckii (2019)
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Li, Q., Seys, F. M., Minton, N. P., Yang, J., Jiang, Y., Jiang, W., & Yang, S. (2019). CRISPR-Cas9D10A nickase-assisted base editing in the solvent producer Clostridium beijerinckii. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 116(6), 1475-1483. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.26949

Clostridium beijerinckii is a potentially important industrial microorganism as it can synthesize valuable chemicals and fuels from various carbon sources. The establishment of convenient to use, effective gene tools with which the organism can be ra... Read More about CRISPR-Cas9D10A nickase-assisted base editing in the solvent producer Clostridium beijerinckii.

Small punch creep testing of thermally sprayed Stellite 6 coating: A comparative study of as-received vs post-heat treatment (2019)
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Jackson, G., Bai, M., Pala, Z., Hussain, T., & Sun, W. (2019). Small punch creep testing of thermally sprayed Stellite 6 coating: A comparative study of as-received vs post-heat treatment. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 749, 137-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.02.030

Thermally sprayed Stellite 6 coatings offer high wear and corrosion-erosion resistance at high temperature but the creep behaviour of such coatings is not well understood. In this paper, the microstructure and creep behaviour of a HVOF Stellite 6 coa... Read More about Small punch creep testing of thermally sprayed Stellite 6 coating: A comparative study of as-received vs post-heat treatment.

The death of Charlotte Brontë from hyperemesis gravidarum and refeeding syndrome: A new perspective (2019)
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Allison, S. P., & Lobo, D. N. (2020). The death of Charlotte Brontë from hyperemesis gravidarum and refeeding syndrome: A new perspective. Clinical Nutrition, 39(1), 304-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2019.01.027

Many theories have been advanced concerning the cause of Charlotte Bronte’s death, none of which fully explain all the symptoms she experienced in the course of her final illness. Her death certificate records the cause of death as phthisis (tubercul... Read More about The death of Charlotte Brontë from hyperemesis gravidarum and refeeding syndrome: A new perspective.

Prevalence of feline lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in England (2019)
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Elsheikha, H. M., Wright, I., Wang, B., & Schaper, R. (2019). Prevalence of feline lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in England. Veterinary parasitology (Amsterdam), 16, 100271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2019.100271

Infection of cats with lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus has recentlbeen documented in the UK. Here, we aimed to study the prevalence of A. abstrusus in fecal samples from cats across England. A total of 950 fecal samples were collected from cats t... Read More about Prevalence of feline lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in England.

Perceptions and experiences of wrist surgeons on the management of triangular fibrocartilage complex tears: a qualitative study (2019)
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Robba, V. I., Karantana, A., Fowler, A. P., & Diver, C. (2019). Perceptions and experiences of wrist surgeons on the management of triangular fibrocartilage complex tears: a qualitative study. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 44(6), 572-581. https://doi.org/10.1177/1753193419826459

There is lack of consensus on the management of triangular fibrocartilage injuries. The aim of this study was to investigate wrist surgeons’ experiences and perceptions regarding treatment of triangular fibrocartilage complex injuries and to explore... Read More about Perceptions and experiences of wrist surgeons on the management of triangular fibrocartilage complex tears: a qualitative study.

20,000 years of societal vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in southwest Asia (2019)
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Jones, M., Abu-Jaber, N., AlShdaifat, A., Baird, D., Cook, B. I., Cuthbert, M. O., …Weeks, L. (2019). 20,000 years of societal vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in southwest Asia. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 6(2), https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1330

The Fertile Crescent, its hilly flanks and surrounding drylands has been a critical region for studying how climate has influenced societal change, and this review focuses on the region over the last 20,000 years. The complex social, economic and env... Read More about 20,000 years of societal vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in southwest Asia.

Effect of a long bout versus short bouts of walking on weight loss during a weight loss diet: a randomized trial (2019)
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Madjd, A., Taylor, M. A., Delavari, A., Malekzadeh, R., Macdonald, I. A., & Farshchi, H. R. (2019). Effect of a long bout versus short bouts of walking on weight loss during a weight loss diet: a randomized trial. Obesity, 27(4), 551-558. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22416

Objective: To evaluate the effect of different daily physical activity (PA) frequencies while maintaining the same daily volume of PA on weight loss, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, in women with overweight/obesity throughout a 24- week interventi... Read More about Effect of a long bout versus short bouts of walking on weight loss during a weight loss diet: a randomized trial.