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Understanding Pipeline Politics in Eurasia: Turkey’s Transit Security in Natural Gas (2019)
Journal Article
Öge, K. (2021). Understanding Pipeline Politics in Eurasia: Turkey’s Transit Security in Natural Gas. Geopolitics, 26(5), 1510-1532. https://doi.org/10.1080/14650045.2019.1687447

As the importance of natural gas for the energy future of the European Union rises, many new pipeline projects are proposed to transfer rich resources of Eurasia towards Europe. Why do some of these projects succeed, and others fail? To explain this... Read More about Understanding Pipeline Politics in Eurasia: Turkey’s Transit Security in Natural Gas.

Pravastatin for early‐onset preeclampsia: a randomized, blinded, placebo‐controlled trial (2019)
Journal Article
Ahmed, A., Williams, D. J., Cheed, V., Middleton, L. J., Ahmad, S., Wang, K., …StAmP trial collaborative group. (2020). Pravastatin for early‐onset preeclampsia: a randomized, blinded, placebo‐controlled trial. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 127(4), 478-488. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16013

Objective
Women with preeclampsia have elevated circulating levels of soluble fms‐like tyrosine kinase‐1 (sFlt‐1). Statins can reduce sFlt‐1 from cultured cells and improve pregnancy outcome in animals with a preeclampsia‐like syndrome. We investiga... Read More about Pravastatin for early‐onset preeclampsia: a randomized, blinded, placebo‐controlled trial.

What matters to patients? A thematic analysis of patient information and support needs (2019)
Journal Article
Osborn, K., Bradley, J., Knox, E., & Leighton, P. (2020). What matters to patients? A thematic analysis of patient information and support needs. Eye, 34, 103–115. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-019-0644-3

A thematic analysis was done to look at qualitative free text responses to a members survey carried out by the International Glaucoma Association (IGA) in 2017. A further analysis was done on data from calls made to the IGA’s glaucoma helpline during... Read More about What matters to patients? A thematic analysis of patient information and support needs.

Imidazolylidene Cu(II) complexes: synthesis using imidazolium carboxylate precursors and structure rearrangement pathways (2019)
Journal Article
Ségaud, N., McMaster, J., van Koten, G., & Albrecht, M. (2019). Imidazolylidene Cu(II) complexes: synthesis using imidazolium carboxylate precursors and structure rearrangement pathways. Inorganic Chemistry, 58(23), 16047-16058. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02568

Copper(II) complexes of type (NHC)CuX2 (X = OAc, Cl, Br, BF4, NO3) bearing monodentate N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) were prepared by in situ decarboxylation of imidazolium carboxylates as a new synthetic methodology for Cu(II)-NHC complexes. In con... Read More about Imidazolylidene Cu(II) complexes: synthesis using imidazolium carboxylate precursors and structure rearrangement pathways.

Existentially Understanding Tourism In Locale: A Dwelling Perspective (2019)
Journal Article
Chen, X., Zhang, C., Stone, T., & Lamb, J. (2020). Existentially Understanding Tourism In Locale: A Dwelling Perspective. Annals of Tourism Research, 80, Article 102828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2019.102828

This study draws heavily on Heidegger's post turn thinking of dwelling to provide a philosophically informed approach to comprehend host perceptions of tourism. The philosophical premise of dwelling, including (to) poetically dwell and the fourfold,... Read More about Existentially Understanding Tourism In Locale: A Dwelling Perspective.

Hmgcr promotes a long-range signal to attract Drosophila germ cells independently of Hedgehog (2019)
Journal Article
Kenwrick, K., Mukherjee, A., & Renault, A. D. (2019). Hmgcr promotes a long-range signal to attract Drosophila germ cells independently of Hedgehog. Journal of Cell Science, 132(23), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.232637

During development many cell types migrate along stereotyped routes determined through deployment of cell surface or secreted guidance molecules. Whilst we know the identity of many of these molecules, the distances over which they natively operate c... Read More about Hmgcr promotes a long-range signal to attract Drosophila germ cells independently of Hedgehog.

Using matrix product states to study the dynamical large deviations of kinetically constrained models (2019)
Journal Article
Bañuls, M. C., & Garrahan, J. P. (2019). Using matrix product states to study the dynamical large deviations of kinetically constrained models. Physical Review Letters, 123(20), Article 200601. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.200601

Here we demonstrate that tensor network techniques | originally devised for the analysis of quantum many-body problems | are well suited for the detailed study of rare event statistics in kinetically constrained models (KCMs). As concrete examples we... Read More about Using matrix product states to study the dynamical large deviations of kinetically constrained models.

LC-MS metabolomics comparisons of cancer cell and macrophage responses to methotrexate and polymer-encapsulated methotrexate (2019)
Journal Article
Al-Natour, M. A., Alazzo, A., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., Kim, D.-H., & Alexander, C. (2019). LC-MS metabolomics comparisons of cancer cell and macrophage responses to methotrexate and polymer-encapsulated methotrexate. International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X, 1, Article 100036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpx.2019.100036

Methotrexate (MTX) is a folate analogue antimetabolite widely used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. A number of studies have shown that MTX delivered via nanoparticle carriers is more potent against cancer cells than free MTX, a... Read More about LC-MS metabolomics comparisons of cancer cell and macrophage responses to methotrexate and polymer-encapsulated methotrexate.

Successful cases of Interactive Network Branding (2019)
Book Chapter
Koporcic, N. (2019). Successful cases of Interactive Network Branding. In Understanding Interactive Network Branding in SME Firms. Emerald

This chapter of the book focuses on presenting successful Interactive Network Branding (INB) illustrative case examples. We first present each case by tackling the specific issue that appears in each of the companies, after which we present possible... Read More about Successful cases of Interactive Network Branding.

Urban entrepeneurialism and sustainable development: a comparative analysis of Chinese eco-developments (2019)
Journal Article
Xie, L., Cheshmehzangi, A., Tan-Mullins, M., Flynn, A., & Heath, T. (2020). Urban entrepeneurialism and sustainable development: a comparative analysis of Chinese eco-developments. Journal of Urban Technology, 27(1), 3-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2019.1680940

Focusing upon the strategic entrepreneurial planning of local government, this paper presents a critical analysis of the variability of Chinese urban sustainable development projects. In recent years, state entrepreneurialism and notions of (urban) s... Read More about Urban entrepeneurialism and sustainable development: a comparative analysis of Chinese eco-developments.

10-kV SiC MOSFET Power Module With Reduced Common-Mode Noise and Electric Field (2019)
Journal Article
DiMarino, C. M., Mouawad, B., Johnson, C. M., Boroyevich, D., & Burgos, R. (2020). 10-kV SiC MOSFET Power Module With Reduced Common-Mode Noise and Electric Field. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 35(6), 6050-6060. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2019.2952633

The advancement of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices with voltage ratings exceeding 10 kV is expected to revolutionize medium- and high-voltage systems. However, present power module packages are limiting the performance of these unique switches. T... Read More about 10-kV SiC MOSFET Power Module With Reduced Common-Mode Noise and Electric Field.

Genome-Wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (2019)
Journal Article
Allen, R. J., Guillen-Guio, B., Oldham, J. M., Ma, S.-F., Dressen, A., Paynton, M. L., …Wain, L. V. (2020). Genome-Wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 201(5), 564-574. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201905-1017oc

RATIONALE:
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a complex lung disease characterised by scarring of the lung that is believed to result from an atypical response to injury of the epithelium. Genome-wide association studies have reported signals of... Read More about Genome-Wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Cosmological evolution of semilocal string networks (2019)
Journal Article
Achúcarro, A., Avgoustidis, A., López-Eiguren, A., Martins, C. J. A. P., & Urrestilla, J. (2019). Cosmological evolution of semilocal string networks. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 377(2161), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0004

Semilocal strings—a particular limit of electroweak strings—are an interesting example of a stable non-topological defect whose properties resemble those of their topological cousins, the Abrikosov–Nielsen–Olesen vortices. There is, however, one impo... Read More about Cosmological evolution of semilocal string networks.

Induction and measurement of the early stage of a host-parasite interaction using a combined optical trapping and Raman microspectroscopy system (2019)
Journal Article
Sinjab, F., Elsheikha, H. M., Dooley, M., & Notingher, I. (2020). Induction and measurement of the early stage of a host-parasite interaction using a combined optical trapping and Raman microspectroscopy system. Journal of Biophotonics, 13(2), Article e201960065. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.201960065

© 2019 The Authors. Journal of Biophotonics published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Understanding and quantifying the temporal acquisition of host cell molecules by intracellular pathogens is fundamentally important in biology. In t... Read More about Induction and measurement of the early stage of a host-parasite interaction using a combined optical trapping and Raman microspectroscopy system.

Apoferritin encapsulation of cysteine protease inhibitors for cathepsin L inhibition in cancer cells (2019)
Journal Article
Quilles Junior, J. C., Bradshaw, T. D., Turyanska, L., Carlos, F. D. R. R., Montanari, A., Leitão, A., …Bradshaw, T. D. (2019). Apoferritin encapsulation of cysteine protease inhibitors for cathepsin L inhibition in cancer cells. RSC Advances, 9(63), 36699-36706. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ra07161j

Cysteine proteases play a key role in tumorigenesis causing protein degradation and promoting invasive tumour growth. Cathepsin L is overexpressed in cancer cells and could provide a specific target for delivery of anticancer agents. We encapsulated... Read More about Apoferritin encapsulation of cysteine protease inhibitors for cathepsin L inhibition in cancer cells.

Qualitative investigation of relatives’ and service users’ experience of mental healthcare for suicidal behaviour in bipolar disorder (2019)
Journal Article
Clements, C., Kapur, N., Jones, S. H., Morriss, R., & Peters, S. (2019). Qualitative investigation of relatives’ and service users’ experience of mental healthcare for suicidal behaviour in bipolar disorder. BMJ Open, 9(11), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030335

Objective: People with bipolar disorder are known to be at high risk of engaging in suicidal behaviours, and those who die by suicide have often been in recent contact with mental health services. The objective of this study was to explore suicidal b... Read More about Qualitative investigation of relatives’ and service users’ experience of mental healthcare for suicidal behaviour in bipolar disorder.

Is rat a good model for assessment of particulate-based taste-masked formulations? (2019)
Journal Article
Ali, J., Chiang, M., Lee, J. B., Voronin, G. O., Bennett, J., Cram, A., …Gershkovich, P. (2020). Is rat a good model for assessment of particulate-based taste-masked formulations?. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 146, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.11.001

Recently there has been an increased interest to develop specialised dosage forms that are better suited to specific patient populations, such as paediatrics and geriatrics. In these patient populations the acceptability of the oral dosage form can b... Read More about Is rat a good model for assessment of particulate-based taste-masked formulations?.

Globalization and Modern Slavery (2019)
Journal Article
Landman, T., & Silverman, B. W. (2019). Globalization and Modern Slavery. Politics and Governance, 7(4), 275-290. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v7i4.2233

This article presents a cross-national comparative analysis of the relationship between different dimensions of globalization and modern slavery. It argues that both the economic and political dimensions of globalization are strongly associated with... Read More about Globalization and Modern Slavery.