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Highlights 2019: fresh focus on health (2019)
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Palmer, J., Bolton, C. E., Shrestha, P., Adhikari, P., & Karmacharya, B. (2019). Highlights 2019: fresh focus on health. Lancet, 394(10216), 2219-2236. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2819%2933060-0

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Palmer J.
Lancet. 2019 Jun 8;393(10188):2284-2285. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31258-9. Epub 2019 Jun 6

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Moderating Loss Aversion: Loss Aversion Has Moderators, But Reports of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated (2019)
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Herrmann, A., Mrkva, K., Gächter, S., & Johnson, E. J. (2020). Moderating Loss Aversion: Loss Aversion Has Moderators, But Reports of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 30(3), 407-428. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcpy.1156

Loss aversion, the principle that losses impact decision making more than equivalent gains, is a fundamental idea in consumer behavior and decision making, though its existence has recently been called into question. Across five unique samples (Ntota... Read More about Moderating Loss Aversion: Loss Aversion Has Moderators, But Reports of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated.

Implementation, Evalution and Maintenance of a Social-Emotional Skills Training Program for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Specialist School Setting (2019)
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Beaumont, R. B., Smith-Merry, J., Costley, D., Howlin, P., Sofronoff, K., Roberts, J., Taffe, J. R., Gray, K. M., Clarke, K. S., Clark, T., Antoinette Hodge, M., Horstead, S. K., & Einfeld, S. L. (2019). Implementation, Evalution and Maintenance of a Social-Emotional Skills Training Program for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Specialist School Setting. International Journal of Special Education, 34(1), 95-108

Socialization difficulties in children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are often associated with peer rejection and impaired academic achievement. Schools might appear to offer an ideal setting for social-emotional skills (SES) instruction. Ho... Read More about Implementation, Evalution and Maintenance of a Social-Emotional Skills Training Program for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Specialist School Setting.

Place and student subjectivities in Higher Education ‘cold spots’ (2019)
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Henderson, H. (2020). Place and student subjectivities in Higher Education ‘cold spots’. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 41(3), 331-345. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2019.1703646

This article uses an analytical framework informed by social geographies to explore the complex relationships between Higher Education Institution, undergraduate student and place. Drawing on findings from a qualitative study exploring the experience... Read More about Place and student subjectivities in Higher Education ‘cold spots’.

Ligand-induced conformational selection predicts the selectivity of cysteine protease inhibitors (2019)
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Sartori, G. R., Leitão, A., Montanari, C. A., & Laughton, C. A. (2019). Ligand-induced conformational selection predicts the selectivity of cysteine protease inhibitors. PLoS ONE, 14(12), Article e0222055. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222055

Cruzain, a cysteine protease of Trypanosoma cruzi, is a validated target for the treatment of Chagas disease. Due to its high similarity in three-dimensional structure with human cathepsins and their sequence identity above 70% in the active site reg... Read More about Ligand-induced conformational selection predicts the selectivity of cysteine protease inhibitors.

Frequency- and state-dependent effects of hippocampal neural disinhibition on hippocampal local field potential oscillations in anaesthetised rats (2019)
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Gwilt, M., Bauer, M., & Bast, T. (2019). Frequency- and state-dependent effects of hippocampal neural disinhibition on hippocampal local field potential oscillations in anaesthetised rats

Reduced inhibitory GABA function, so-called neural disinhibition, has been implicated in cognitive disorders, including schizophrenia and age-related cognitive decline. We previously showed in rats that hippocampal disinhibition by local microinfusio... Read More about Frequency- and state-dependent effects of hippocampal neural disinhibition on hippocampal local field potential oscillations in anaesthetised rats.

Variant Signal Peptides of Vaccine Antigen, FHbp, Impair Processing Affecting Surface Localization and Antibody-Mediated Killing in Most Meningococcal Isolates (2019)
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da Silva, R. A., Karlyshev, A. V., Oldfield, N. J., Wooldridge, K. G., Bayliss, C. D., Ryan, A., & Griffin, R. (2019). Variant Signal Peptides of Vaccine Antigen, FHbp, Impair Processing Affecting Surface Localization and Antibody-Mediated Killing in Most Meningococcal Isolates. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, Article 2847. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02847

© Copyright © 2019 da Silva, Karlyshev, Oldfield, Wooldridge, Bayliss, Ryan and Griffin. Meningococcal lipoprotein, Factor H binding protein (FHbp), is the sole antigen of the Trumenba vaccine (Pfizer) and one of four antigens of the Bexsero vaccine... Read More about Variant Signal Peptides of Vaccine Antigen, FHbp, Impair Processing Affecting Surface Localization and Antibody-Mediated Killing in Most Meningococcal Isolates.

Uncertainty model for a traceable stereo-photogrammetry system (2019)
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Sims-Waterhouse, D., Isa, M., Piano, S., & Leach, R. (2020). Uncertainty model for a traceable stereo-photogrammetry system. Precision Engineering, 63, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2019.12.008

Through the computational modelling and experimental verification of a stereo-photogrammetry system, the expanded uncertainty on form measurement was estimated and was found to be , and for a 95% confidence interval (coverage factors of = 3.2, 2.0... Read More about Uncertainty model for a traceable stereo-photogrammetry system.

Antioxidant enzymes as biomarkers of Cu and Pb exposure in the ground spiders Lycosa terrestris and Pardosa birmanica (2019)
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Elsheikha, H. M., Aziz, N., & Butt, A. (2020). Antioxidant enzymes as biomarkers of Cu and Pb exposure in the ground spiders Lycosa terrestris and Pardosa birmanica. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 190, Article 110054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.110054

© 2019 Elsevier Inc. Heavy metal exposure induces oxidative stress in terrestrial organisms, which they counteract via activation of antioxidant biomarkers. The present study investigated the effects of copper (Cu) and lead (Pb) on the total antioxid... Read More about Antioxidant enzymes as biomarkers of Cu and Pb exposure in the ground spiders Lycosa terrestris and Pardosa birmanica.

Across‐vendor standardization of semi‐LASER for single‐voxel MRS at 3T (2019)
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Kantarci, K., Deelchand, D. K., Berrington, A., Noeske, R., Joers, J. M., Arani, A., Gillen, J., Schär, M., Nielsen, J.-F., Peltier, S., Seraji-Bozorgzad, N., Landheer, K., Juchem, C., Soher, B. J., Noll, D. C., Ratai, E. M., Mareci, T. H., Barker, P. B., & Öz, G. (2021). Across‐vendor standardization of semi‐LASER for single‐voxel MRS at 3T. NMR in Biomedicine, 34(5), Article e4218. https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.4218

The semi‐adiabatic localization by adiabatic selective refocusing (sLASER) sequence provides single‐shot full intensity signal with clean localization and minimal chemical shift displacement error and was recommended by the international MRS Consensu... Read More about Across‐vendor standardization of semi‐LASER for single‐voxel MRS at 3T.

Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review (2019)
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Stanulewicz, N., Knox, E., Narayanasamy, M., Shivji, N., Khunti, K., & Blake, H. (2019). Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(1), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010017

Background: Prior research has investigated various strategies to improve health, wellbeing and the job-related outcomes of nurses. However, the scope of this evidence is not clear and the types of intervention most likely to have positive outcomes a... Read More about Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review.

A simple and efficient method for polymer coating of iron oxide nanoparticles (2019)
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Abushrida, A., Elhuni, I., Taresco, V., Marciani, L., Stolnik, S., & Garnett, M. C. (2020). A simple and efficient method for polymer coating of iron oxide nanoparticles. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 55, Article 101460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2019.101460

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONP) have many possible uses including as MRI contrast agents, for drug delivery and cell labelling, but need to be stabilised and to be rendered biocompatible through appropriate coatings. Many current coatings are subopti... Read More about A simple and efficient method for polymer coating of iron oxide nanoparticles.

Interactions between labile carbon, temperature and land use regulate carbon dioxide and methane production in tropical peat (2019)
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Girkin, N. T., Dhandapani, S., Evers, S., Ostle, N., Turner, B. L., & Sjӧgersten, S. (2020). Interactions between labile carbon, temperature and land use regulate carbon dioxide and methane production in tropical peat. Biogeochemistry, 147(1), 87-97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-019-00632-y

Tropical peatlands are a significant carbon store and contribute to global carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions. Tropical peatlands are threatened by both land use and climate change, including the alteration of regional precipitation pat... Read More about Interactions between labile carbon, temperature and land use regulate carbon dioxide and methane production in tropical peat.

Weight management programme for overweight and obese adults in Ningbo, China: a feasibility pre- and post-intervention study (2019)
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Xu, M., Chattopadhyay, K., Li, J., Rai, N., Chen, Y., Hu, F., Chu, J., & Li, L. (2019). Weight management programme for overweight and obese adults in Ningbo, China: a feasibility pre- and post-intervention study. Frontiers in Public Health, 7, Article 388. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00388

Objective: To investigate the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a weight management programme in Ningbo, China.

Methods: A pre- and post-intervention study was conducted in Ningbo. The study duration was from 01 July... Read More about Weight management programme for overweight and obese adults in Ningbo, China: a feasibility pre- and post-intervention study.

Experimental study of SO2 emissions and desulfurization of oxy-coal combustion in a 30 kWth pressurized fluidized bed combustor (2019)
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Pang, L., Shao, Y., Zhong, W., & Liu, H. (2020). Experimental study of SO2 emissions and desulfurization of oxy-coal combustion in a 30 kWth pressurized fluidized bed combustor. Fuel, 264, Article 116795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116795

Pressurized oxy-fuel combustion (POFC) has attracted wide attention due to its potentials of high efficiency and low cost in CO2 capture. Compared with numerical simulation and system analysis, there are few experimental studies about POFC. In order... Read More about Experimental study of SO2 emissions and desulfurization of oxy-coal combustion in a 30 kWth pressurized fluidized bed combustor.

Filming female desire: queering the gaze of pop music videos (2019)
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Freeman, C. (2020). Filming female desire: queering the gaze of pop music videos. Cultural Studies, 34(6), 1007-1032. https://doi.org/10.1080/09502386.2019.1704039

This paper examines the queer gaze within pop music videos. It contends that the contemporary US musician Hayley Kiyoko can be seen as a queer music video auteur who has transformed what the ‘gaze’ can mean in mainstream pop music through directing h... Read More about Filming female desire: queering the gaze of pop music videos.

Mobile Market Research Applications as a New Voice of Customer Method: Implications for Innovation and Design Management (2019)
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Green, W., Cluley, R., & Gasparin, M. (2020). Mobile Market Research Applications as a New Voice of Customer Method: Implications for Innovation and Design Management. Research-Technology Management, 63(1), 49-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/08956308.2020.1686297

William Green is an associate professor at the University of Leicester School of Business. He researches design and innovation management, human factors, and the role of new technology in the interface between people, technology, and their environmen... Read More about Mobile Market Research Applications as a New Voice of Customer Method: Implications for Innovation and Design Management.

Flipping the classroom: is it the type of flipping that adds value? (2019)
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Webb, R., Watson, D., Shepherd, C., & Cook, S. (2021). Flipping the classroom: is it the type of flipping that adds value?. Studies in Higher Education, 46(8), 1649-1663. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1698535

Interest in the flipped classroom in higher education has burgeoned despite the literature revealing that the effects on assessment outcomes remain elusive. In this paper, we present the results of an empirical analysis designed to compare the impact... Read More about Flipping the classroom: is it the type of flipping that adds value?.

Rappers as Knights-Errant: Classic Allusions in the Mainstreaming of Chinese Rap (2019)
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Sullivan, J., & Zhao, Y. (in press). Rappers as Knights-Errant: Classic Allusions in the Mainstreaming of Chinese Rap. Popular Music and Society, 44(3), 274-291. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2019.1704476

Through our analysis of the performances and corpus of lyrics produced on the Reality TV show The Rap of China, we investigate how discrete Chinese inflections refract globally resonant hip-hop themes such as representations of masculinity and loyalt... Read More about Rappers as Knights-Errant: Classic Allusions in the Mainstreaming of Chinese Rap.