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Rights-based claims made by UK anti-abortion activists (2019)
Journal Article
Lowe, P., & Page, S.-J. (2019). Rights-based claims made by UK anti-abortion activists. Health and Human Rights,

This article analyzes the ways in which rights-based arguments are utilized by anti-abortion activists in the UK. Drawing on an ethnographic study featuring 30 abortion clinic sites, anti-abortion marches, and other campaigns, we argue that rights-ba... Read More about Rights-based claims made by UK anti-abortion activists.

Clinical quantification of the integrin αvβ6 by [18F]FB-A20FMDV2 positron emission tomography in healthy and fibrotic human lung (PETAL Study) (2019)
Journal Article
Lukey, P. T., Coello, C., Gunn, R., Parker, C., Wilson, F. J., Saleem, A., Garman, N., Costa, M., Kendrick, S., Onega, M., Kang’ombe, A. R., Listanco, A., Davies, J., Ramada-Magalhaes, J., Moz, S., Fahy, W. A., Maher, T. M., Jenkins, G., Passchier, J., & Marshall, R. P. (2020). Clinical quantification of the integrin αvβ6 by [18F]FB-A20FMDV2 positron emission tomography in healthy and fibrotic human lung (PETAL Study). European Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 47(4), 967-979. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-019-04586-z

Conceptual modelling: Towards detecting modelling errors in engineering applications (2019)
Journal Article
Gürlebeck, K., Legatiuk, D., Nilsson, H., & Smarsly, K. (2020). Conceptual modelling: Towards detecting modelling errors in engineering applications. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 43(3), 1243-1252. https://doi.org/10.1002/mma.5934

Rapid advancements of modern technologies put high demands on mathematical modelling of engineering systems. Typically, systems are no longer “simple” objects, but rather coupled systems involving multiphysics phenomena, the modelling of which involv... Read More about Conceptual modelling: Towards detecting modelling errors in engineering applications.

Identification and Analysis of Land Use Change in Doha Downtown Neighborhoods (2019)
Journal Article
Ibrahim, H., Salama, A., Wiedmann, F., Aboukalloub, B., & Awwaad, R. (2020). Identification and Analysis of Land Use Change in Doha Downtown Neighborhoods. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 146(1), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29up.1943-5444.0000544

© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers. The neighborhood concept was first introduced in the 1920s by Clarence Perry. This paper adapts Clarence Perry's neighborhood concept and other neighborhood planning theories. It studies the land use dynami... Read More about Identification and Analysis of Land Use Change in Doha Downtown Neighborhoods.

Effect of tongue temperature on oral tactile sensitivity and viscosity discrimination (2019)
Journal Article
Lv, C., Lou, L., Mosca, A. C., Wang, X., Yang, N., & Chen, J. (2020). Effect of tongue temperature on oral tactile sensitivity and viscosity discrimination. Food Hydrocolloids, 102, Article 105578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2019.105578

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd An Individual's oral capability in perceiving food texture influences greatly food appreciation and preference. While there is no doubt that one's ability of texture discrimination depends on various oral physiological characteris... Read More about Effect of tongue temperature on oral tactile sensitivity and viscosity discrimination.

p53-Mediated Tumor Suppression: DNA-Damage Response and Alternative Mechanisms (2019)
Journal Article
Pitolli, C., Wang, Y., Candi, E., Shi, Y., Melino, G., & Amelio, I. (2019). p53-Mediated Tumor Suppression: DNA-Damage Response and Alternative Mechanisms. Cancers, 11(12), Article 1983. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers11121983

© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The tumor suppressor p53 regulates different cellular pathways involved in cell survival, DNA repair, apoptosis, and senescence. However, according to an increasing number of studies, the p53-... Read More about p53-Mediated Tumor Suppression: DNA-Damage Response and Alternative Mechanisms.

The potential of exploiting non-symmetric structures in electrical machines (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nuzzo, S., Marfoli, A., Papini, L., Bolognesi, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2019, October). The potential of exploiting non-symmetric structures in electrical machines. Presented at 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019), Lisbon, Portugal

Typically, electrical machines feature rotor and stator winding configurations and core structures which comply with both simplicity and cost requirements. Such constraints limit the design search space and degrees of freedom, thus leading to exploit... Read More about The potential of exploiting non-symmetric structures in electrical machines.

Pineoblastoma segregates into molecular sub-groups with distinct clinico-pathologic features: a Rare Brain Tumor Consortium registry study (2019)
Journal Article
Li, B. K., Vasiljevic, A., Dufour, C., Yao, F., Ho, B. L. B., Lu, M., Hwang, E. I., Gururangan, S., Hansford, J. R., Fouladi, M., Nobusawa, S., Laquerriere, A., Delisle, M.-B., Fangusaro, J., Forest, F., Toledano, H., Solano-Paez, P., Leary, S., Birks, D., Hoffman, L. M., …Jouvet, A. (2020). Pineoblastoma segregates into molecular sub-groups with distinct clinico-pathologic features: a Rare Brain Tumor Consortium registry study. Acta Neuropathologica, 139(2), 223–241. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-019-02111-y

Pineoblastomas (PBs) are rare, aggressive pediatric brain tumors of the pineal gland with modest overall survival despite intensive therapy. We sought to define the clinical and molecular spectra of PB to inform new treatment approaches for this orph... Read More about Pineoblastoma segregates into molecular sub-groups with distinct clinico-pathologic features: a Rare Brain Tumor Consortium registry study.

Development of bioactive electrospun scaffolds suitable to support skin fibroblasts and release Lucilia sericata maggot excretion/secretion (2019)
Preprint / Working Paper
Giacaman, A. G., Styliari, I. D., Taresco, V., Pritchard, D., Alexander, C., & Rose, F. R. Development of bioactive electrospun scaffolds suitable to support skin fibroblasts and release Lucilia sericata maggot excretion/secretion

Larval therapy has been reported to exert beneficial actions upon chronic wound healing by promoting granulation tissue formation, antimicrobial activity and degrading necrotic tissue. However, the use of live maggots is problematic for patient accep... Read More about Development of bioactive electrospun scaffolds suitable to support skin fibroblasts and release Lucilia sericata maggot excretion/secretion.

Optimal Rainbow Metamaterials for Extended Vibrational Stopbands (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meng, H., & Chronopoulos, D. (2019, December). Optimal Rainbow Metamaterials for Extended Vibrational Stopbands. Paper presented at ICADO 2019: 13. International Conference on Aerospace Design and Optimization, London, UK

Nonperiodic metamaterials can have better vibration attenuation than periodic metamaterials with properly designed resonator distributions. In this study, we propose optimal design routes for rainbow metamaterials. The rainbow metamaterials are nonpe... Read More about Optimal Rainbow Metamaterials for Extended Vibrational Stopbands.

Any-degrees-of-freedom (anyDOF) registration for the characterization of freeform surfaces (2019)
Journal Article
Liu, M., Cheung, C., Feng, X., Wang, C., & Cao, Z. (2020). Any-degrees-of-freedom (anyDOF) registration for the characterization of freeform surfaces. Precision Engineering, 62, 170-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2019.12.003

This paper presents an any-degrees-of-freedom (anyDOF) registration method for the characterization of freeform surfaces. The method attempts to fill the research gap regarding traditional surface registration methods which are normally dedicated to... Read More about Any-degrees-of-freedom (anyDOF) registration for the characterization of freeform surfaces.

Is Camouflaging Autistic Traits Associated with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours? Expanding the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide in an Undergraduate Student Sample (2019)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. A., Gould, K., Townsend, E., Pelton, M., Robertson, A. E., & Rodgers, J. (2020). Is Camouflaging Autistic Traits Associated with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours? Expanding the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide in an Undergraduate Student Sample. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(10), 3638–3648. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04323-3

The current study explored whether people who camouflage autistic traits are more likely to experience thwarted belongingness and suicidality, as predicted by the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS). 160 undergraduate students (86.9%... Read More about Is Camouflaging Autistic Traits Associated with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours? Expanding the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide in an Undergraduate Student Sample.

Presentism, Endurance and Object-Dependence (2019)
Journal Article
Noonan, H. W. (2020). Presentism, Endurance and Object-Dependence. Inquiry, 63(9-10), 1115-1122. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2019.1698458

According to the presentist the present time is the only one that there is. Nevertheless, things persist. Most presentists think that things persist by enduring. Employing Jonathan Lowe’s notion of identity-dependence, Tallant argues that presentism... Read More about Presentism, Endurance and Object-Dependence.

Role models in language learning: Results of a large-scale international survey (2019)
Journal Article
Muir, C., Dörnyei, Z., & Adolphs, S. (2021). Role models in language learning: Results of a large-scale international survey. Applied Linguistics, 42(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amz056

Role models can exert considerable influence in shaping individuals’ values, attitudes and beliefs. A large body of work in the social sciences has investigated the influence of celebrity role models, and in the context of education several disciplin... Read More about Role models in language learning: Results of a large-scale international survey.

Performative resilience: How the arts and culture support austerity in post-crisis capitalism (2019)
Journal Article
Newsinger, J., & Serafini, P. (2021). Performative resilience: How the arts and culture support austerity in post-crisis capitalism. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 24(2), 589-605. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549419886038

Resilience is a key theme in contemporary post-crisis capitalism, prominent across government policy, popular discourses, business and management thinking and academia. This article is about the deployment of the concept of resilience in cultural pol... Read More about Performative resilience: How the arts and culture support austerity in post-crisis capitalism.

The art of labour organizing: Participatory art and migrant domestic workers’ self-organizing in London (2019)
Journal Article
Jiang, Z., & Korczynski, M. (2021). The art of labour organizing: Participatory art and migrant domestic workers’ self-organizing in London. Human Relations, 74(6), 842-868. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726719890664

There has been an upsurge of interest regarding how actors engage with art within organizational processes. However, scholars have tended not to study the role of art within contemporary collective labor organizing. This paper focuses on how particip... Read More about The art of labour organizing: Participatory art and migrant domestic workers’ self-organizing in London.

Systematic review: measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures evaluated with childhood brain tumor survivors or other acquired brain injury (2019)
Journal Article
Bull, K. S., Hornsey, S., Kennedy, C. R., Darlington, A.-S. E., Grootenhuis, M. A., Hargrave, D., Liossi, C., Shepherd, J. P., Walker, D. A., & Morris, C. (2020). Systematic review: measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures evaluated with childhood brain tumor survivors or other acquired brain injury. Neuro Oncology Practice, 7(3), 277–287. https://doi.org/10.1093/nop/npz064

Background

Survivors of childhood brain tumors or other acquired brain injury (ABI) are at risk of poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL); its valid and reliable assessment is essential to evaluate the effect of their illness on their lives.... Read More about Systematic review: measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures evaluated with childhood brain tumor survivors or other acquired brain injury.