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CaV1.2 and CaV1.3 voltage-gated L-type Ca2+ channels in rat white fat adipocytes (2019)
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Fedorenko, O. A., Pulbutr, P., Banke, E., Akaniro-Ejim, N. E., Bentley, D. C., Olofsson, C. S., …Smith, P. A. (2020). CaV1.2 and CaV1.3 voltage-gated L-type Ca2+ channels in rat white fat adipocytes. Journal of Endocrinology, 244(2), 369–381. https://doi.org/10.1530/joe-19-0493

L-type channel antagonists are of therapeutic benefit in the treatment of hyperlipidaemia and insulin resistance. Our aim was to identify L-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in white fat adipocytes, and determine if they affect intracellular Ca2+, lip... Read More about CaV1.2 and CaV1.3 voltage-gated L-type Ca2+ channels in rat white fat adipocytes.

Enhancing doxorubicin anticancer activity with a novel polymeric platform photoreleasing nitric oxide (2019)
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Sodano, F., Cavanagh, R., Pearce, A. K., Lazzarato, L., Rolando, B., Fraix, A., …Sortino, S. (2020). Enhancing doxorubicin anticancer activity with a novel polymeric platform photoreleasing nitric oxide. Biomaterials Science, 8(5), 1329-1344. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9bm01644a

© 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Combinations of conventional chemotherapeutics with unconventional anticancer agents such as reactive oxygen and nitrogen species may offer treatment benefits for cancer therapies. Here we report a novel polymer... Read More about Enhancing doxorubicin anticancer activity with a novel polymeric platform photoreleasing nitric oxide.

Morphological and imaging evaluation of the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints in healthy and lame donkeys (2019)
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El-Gendy, S. A., Alsafy, M. A., Rutland, C. S., EL-Khamary, A. N., Abu-Ahmed, H. M., & El-Kammar, M. H. (2020). Morphological and imaging evaluation of the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints in healthy and lame donkeys. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 88, Article 102904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2019.102904

The donkey is of socio-economic value yet imaging techniques in both healthy and abnormal limbs are a limiting factor in research and medicine. The objective was to determine anatomical features of both healthy and clinically abnormal donkey metacarp... Read More about Morphological and imaging evaluation of the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints in healthy and lame donkeys.

Experimental investigation of a photovoltaic thermal collector with energy storage for power generation, building heating and natural ventilation (2019)
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Gan, G., & Xiang, Y. (2020). Experimental investigation of a photovoltaic thermal collector with energy storage for power generation, building heating and natural ventilation. Renewable Energy, 150, 12-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.112

A phase change material (PCM) can be used for thermal management of photovoltaics and thermal energy storage. This paper presents a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system integrated with a PCM as a thermal storage medium for managing the photovoltaic temp... Read More about Experimental investigation of a photovoltaic thermal collector with energy storage for power generation, building heating and natural ventilation.

Effect of Soybean Oil and Fish Oil on Lipid-Related Transcripts in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue of Dairy Cows (2019)
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Vargas-Bello-Pérez, E., Bionaz, M., Garrido-Sartore, M., Cancino-Padilla, N., Morales, M. S., Romero, J., …Loor, J. J. (2019). Effect of Soybean Oil and Fish Oil on Lipid-Related Transcripts in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue of Dairy Cows. Animals, 10(1), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10010054

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of long-term supplementation of unsaturated oil on lipid metabolism and transcription of genes involved in lipid metabolism in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) of mid-lactating dairy cows. The... Read More about Effect of Soybean Oil and Fish Oil on Lipid-Related Transcripts in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue of Dairy Cows.

The Effects of Feature Sizes in Selectively Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V Parts on the Validity of Optimised Process Parameters (2019)
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Phutela, C., Aboulkhair, N. T., Tuck, C. J., & Ashcroft, I. (2019). The Effects of Feature Sizes in Selectively Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V Parts on the Validity of Optimised Process Parameters. Materials, 13(1), Article 117. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13010117

Ti-6Al-4V is a popular alloy due to its high strength-to-weight ratio and excellent corrosion resistance. Many applications of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V using selective laser melting (SLM) have reached technology readiness. However, issues li... Read More about The Effects of Feature Sizes in Selectively Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V Parts on the Validity of Optimised Process Parameters.

Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked with root growth in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings (2019)
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Roberts, J., Broadley, M., Pink, D., Hand, P., Lynn, J., & Monaghan, J. (2020). Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked with root growth in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings. Molecular Breeding, 40, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-019-1089-x

In-field variation of transplanted lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) due to variable soil and environmental conditions is one of the major restrictions in the optimization of production and yield. Marker-assisted breeding for lettuce varieties with a more... Read More about Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked with root growth in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings.

Learning capacity: predicting user decisions for vehicle-to-grid services (2019)
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Shipman, R., Naylor, S., Pinchin, J., Gough, R., & Gillott, M. (2019). Learning capacity: predicting user decisions for vehicle-to-grid services. Energy Informatics, 2(1), Article 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42162-019-0102-2

The electric vehicles (EV) market is projected to continue its rapid growth, which will profoundly impact the demand on the electricity network requiring costly network reinforcements unless EV charging is properly managed. However, as well as import... Read More about Learning capacity: predicting user decisions for vehicle-to-grid services.

The Arabidopsis thaliana N-recognin E3 ligase PROTEOLYSIS1 influences the immune response (2019)
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Till, C. J., Vicente, J., Zhang, H., Oszvald, M., Deery, M. J., Pastor, V., …Holdsworth, M. J. (2019). The Arabidopsis thaliana N-recognin E3 ligase PROTEOLYSIS1 influences the immune response. Plant Direct, 3(12), Article e00194. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.194

N-degron pathways of ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis (formerly known as the N-end rule pathway) control the stability of substrate proteins dependent on the amino-terminal (Nt) residue. Unlike yeast or mammalian N-recognin E3 ligases, which each recog... Read More about The Arabidopsis thaliana N-recognin E3 ligase PROTEOLYSIS1 influences the immune response.

Behavioural activation treatment for depression in individuals with neurological conditions: a systematic review (2019)
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Oates, L. L., Moghaddam, N., Evangelou, N., & das Nair, R. (2020). Behavioural activation treatment for depression in individuals with neurological conditions: a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 34(3), 310-319. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215519896404

© The Author(s) 2019. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of behavioural activation interventions for people with neurological conditions with comorbid depression, and explore content and adaptations. Data sources: PsycINFO, MEDLINE, CINAHL, AME... Read More about Behavioural activation treatment for depression in individuals with neurological conditions: a systematic review.

Use of Surface Motion Characteristics Determined by InSAR to Assess Peatland Condition (2019)
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Alshammari, L., Boyd, D. S., Sowter, A., Marshall, C., Andersen, R., Gilbert, P., …Large, D. J. (2020). Use of Surface Motion Characteristics Determined by InSAR to Assess Peatland Condition. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 125(1), Article e2018JG004953. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004953

Peatland surface motion is a key property of peatland that relates to condition. However, field‐based techniques to measure surface motion are not cost‐effective over large areas and long time periods. An alternative method that can quantify peatland... Read More about Use of Surface Motion Characteristics Determined by InSAR to Assess Peatland Condition.

The Efficacy of Inquiry-Based Instruction in Science: a Comparative Analysis of Six Countries Using PISA 2015 (2019)
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Oliver, M., McConney, A., & Woods-McConney, A. (2021). The Efficacy of Inquiry-Based Instruction in Science: a Comparative Analysis of Six Countries Using PISA 2015. Research in Science Education, 51, 595-616. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-019-09901-0

© 2019, The Author(s). This study is a comparative analysis of 15-year-old students’ scientific literacy, and its association with the instructional strategies that students experience, across six OECD countries that participated in PISA 2015. Across... Read More about The Efficacy of Inquiry-Based Instruction in Science: a Comparative Analysis of Six Countries Using PISA 2015.

Historical Everyday Geopolitics on the Chile-Peru Border (2019)
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Freeman, C. (2020). Historical Everyday Geopolitics on the Chile-Peru Border. Bulletin of Latin American Research, 39(4), 439-452. https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.13067

Geopolitics is increasingly seen by scholars as occurring in everyday spaces and performed by ordinary people. This paper extends this idea to historical work to examine how citizens themselves (re)produce geopolitics at the time of historical events... Read More about Historical Everyday Geopolitics on the Chile-Peru Border.

Classical stochastic discrete time crystals (2019)
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Gambetta, F. M., Carollo, F., Lazarides, A., Lesanovsky, I., & Garrahan, J. P. (2019). Classical stochastic discrete time crystals. Physical Review E, 100(6), Article 060105(R). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.100.060105

© 2019 American Physical Society. We describe a general and simple paradigm for discrete time crystals (DTCs), systems with a stable subharmonic response to an external driving field, in a classical thermal setting. We consider, specifically, an Isin... Read More about Classical stochastic discrete time crystals.

Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer as a Distinct Disease: Implications for Therapeutic Strategy (2019)
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Luveta, J., Parks, R. M., Heery, D. M., Cheung, K.-L., & Johnston, S. J. (2020). Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer as a Distinct Disease: Implications for Therapeutic Strategy. Oncology and Therapy, 8, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40487-019-00105-0

Invasive lobular carcinoma comprises 10–15% of all breast cancers and is increasingly recognised as a distinct and understudied disease compared with the predominant histological subtype, invasive ductal carcinoma. Hallmarks of invasive lobular carci... Read More about Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer as a Distinct Disease: Implications for Therapeutic Strategy.

A novel liposomal S-propargyl-cysteine: a sustained release of hydrogen sulfide reducing myocardial fibrosis via TGF-β1/Smad pathway (2019)
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Hieu Tran, B., Yu, Y., Chang, L., Tan, B., Jia, W., Xiong, Y., …Zhun Zhu, Y. (2019). A novel liposomal S-propargyl-cysteine: a sustained release of hydrogen sulfide reducing myocardial fibrosis via TGF-β1/Smad pathway. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2019:14, 10061-10077. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S216667

Purpose: S-propargyl-cysteine (SPRC; alternatively known as ZYZ-802) is a novel modulator of endogenous tissue H2S concentrations with known cardioprotective and anti-inflammatory effects. However, its rapid metabolism and excretion have limited its... Read More about A novel liposomal S-propargyl-cysteine: a sustained release of hydrogen sulfide reducing myocardial fibrosis via TGF-β1/Smad pathway.

NOEMA redshift measurements of bright Herschel galaxies (2019)
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Neri, R., Cox, P., Omont, A., Beelen, A., Berta, S., Bakx, T., …Young, A. (2020). NOEMA redshift measurements of bright Herschel galaxies. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 635, Article A7. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936988

Using the IRAM NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA), we conducted a program to measure redshifts for 13 bright galaxies detected in the Herschel Astrophysical Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS) with S500 _m _ 80 mJy. We report reliable spectroscopic r... Read More about NOEMA redshift measurements of bright Herschel galaxies.