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Bambara Groundnut: An Underutilized Leguminous Crop for Global Food Security and Nutrition (2020)
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Tan, X. L., Azam-Ali, S., Goh, E. V., Mustafa, M., Chai, H. H., Ho, W. K., …Massawe, F. (2020). Bambara Groundnut: An Underutilized Leguminous Crop for Global Food Security and Nutrition. Frontiers in Nutrition, 7, Article 601496. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2020.601496

© Copyright © 2020 Tan, Azam-Ali, Goh, Mustafa, Chai, Ho, Mayes, Mabhaudhi, Azam-Ali and Massawe. Rapid population growth, climate change, intensive monoculture farming, and resource depletion are among the challenges that threaten the increasingly v... Read More about Bambara Groundnut: An Underutilized Leguminous Crop for Global Food Security and Nutrition.

Stat3 oxidation-dependent regulation of gene expression impacts on developmental processes and involves cooperation with Hif-1α (2020)
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Grillo, M., Palmer, C., Holmes, N., Sang, F., Larner, A. C., Bhosale, R., & Shaw, P. E. (2020). Stat3 oxidation-dependent regulation of gene expression impacts on developmental processes and involves cooperation with Hif-1α. PLoS ONE, 15(12), Article e0244255. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244255

© 2020 Grillo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are cre... Read More about Stat3 oxidation-dependent regulation of gene expression impacts on developmental processes and involves cooperation with Hif-1α.

Arabidopsis antibody resources for functional studies in plants (2020)
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Oh, J., Wilson, M., Hill, K., Leftley, N., Hodgman, C., Bennett, M. J., & Swarup, R. (2020). Arabidopsis antibody resources for functional studies in plants. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 21945. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78689-1

© 2020, The Author(s). Here we report creation of a unique and a very valuable resource for Plant Scientific community worldwide. In this era of post-genomics and modelling of multi-cellular systems using an integrative systems biology approach, bett... Read More about Arabidopsis antibody resources for functional studies in plants.

Chinese Service Multinationals: The Degree of Internationalization and Performance (2020)
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Wei, Z., & Nguyen, Q. T. (2020). Chinese Service Multinationals: The Degree of Internationalization and Performance. Management International Review, 60(6), 869-908. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-020-00434-7

We investigate the degree of internationalization of Chinese service multinational enterprises (MNEs) and their performance relative to global peers operating in the same industries, using the benchmarking method with the industry financial data. Our... Read More about Chinese Service Multinationals: The Degree of Internationalization and Performance.

Control Techniques for a Single-Phase Matrix Converter (2020)
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Rivera, M., Rojas, S., Restrepo, C., Muñoz, J., Baier, C., & Wheeler, P. (2020). Control Techniques for a Single-Phase Matrix Converter. Energies, 13(23), Article 6337. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13236337

The single-phase matrix converter is an AC-AC power topology which consists of six bidirectional switches and it is considered the key unit in cascade or multilevel configurations. In this paper, a comparison between two control techniques is present... Read More about Control Techniques for a Single-Phase Matrix Converter.

Natural optical activity as the origin of the large chiroptical properties in π-conjugated polymer thin films (2020)
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Wade, J., Hilfiker, J. N., Brandt, J. R., Liirò-Peluso, L., Wan, L., Shi, X., …Fuchter, M. J. (2020). Natural optical activity as the origin of the large chiroptical properties in π-conjugated polymer thin films. Nature Communications, 11(1), Article 6137. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19951-y

Polymer thin films that emit and absorb circularly polarised light have been demonstrated with the promise of achieving important technological advances; from efficient, high-performance displays, to 3D imaging and all-organic spintronic devices. How... Read More about Natural optical activity as the origin of the large chiroptical properties in π-conjugated polymer thin films.

Fetal cardiac dysfunction in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with elevated serum bile acid concentrations (2020)
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Vasavan, T., Deepak, S., Jayawardane, I. A., Lucchini, M., Martin, C., Geenes, V., …Williamson, C. (2021). Fetal cardiac dysfunction in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with elevated serum bile acid concentrations. Journal of Hepatology, 74(5), 1087-1096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2020.11.038

Background & Aims: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is associated with an increased risk of stillbirth. This study aimed to assess the relationship between bile acid concentrations and fetal cardiac dysfunction in patients with ICP who wer... Read More about Fetal cardiac dysfunction in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with elevated serum bile acid concentrations.

Functionalization of Carbon Surfaces Tunes the Redox Stability of Polyoxometalate@Carbon Electrodes (2020)
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Mughal, N. S., Walsh, D. A., & Newton, G. N. (2020). Functionalization of Carbon Surfaces Tunes the Redox Stability of Polyoxometalate@Carbon Electrodes. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3(12), 12308-12315. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c02360

The use of redox-active polyoxometalates (POMs) offers unique opportunities for the development of advanced functional materials, but the use of such systems is often limited by their instability in operando. To enhance the functional stability of PO... Read More about Functionalization of Carbon Surfaces Tunes the Redox Stability of Polyoxometalate@Carbon Electrodes.

Monitoring of Ground Movement and Groundwater Changes in London Using InSAR and GRACE (2020)
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Agarwal, V., Kumar, A., L. Gomes, R., & Marsh, S. (2020). Monitoring of Ground Movement and Groundwater Changes in London Using InSAR and GRACE. Applied Sciences, 10(23), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238599

Groundwater-induced land movement can cause damage to property and resources, thus its monitoring is very important for the safety and economics of a city. London is a heavily built-up urban area and relies largely on its groundwater resource and thu... Read More about Monitoring of Ground Movement and Groundwater Changes in London Using InSAR and GRACE.

The mechanisms of skeletal muscle atrophy in response to transient knockdown of the vitamin D receptor in vivo (2020)
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Bass, J. J., Kazi, A. A., Deane, C. S., Nakhuda, A., Ashcroft, S. P., Brook, M. S., …Atherton, P. J. (2021). The mechanisms of skeletal muscle atrophy in response to transient knockdown of the vitamin D receptor in vivo. Journal of Physiology, 599(3), 963-979. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP280652

Key points: Reduced vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression prompts skeletal muscle atrophy. Atrophy occurs through catabolic processes, namely the induction of autophagy, while anabolism remains unchanged. In response to VDR-knockdown mitochondrial func... Read More about The mechanisms of skeletal muscle atrophy in response to transient knockdown of the vitamin D receptor in vivo.

Methods for studying endocytotic pathways of herpesvirus encoded g protein-coupled receptors (2020)
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Mavri, M., Spiess, K., Rosenkilde, M. M., Rutland, C. S., Vrecl, M., & Kubale, V. (2020). Methods for studying endocytotic pathways of herpesvirus encoded g protein-coupled receptors. Molecules, 25(23), Article 5710. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25235710

Endocytosis is a fundamental process involved in trafficking of various extracellular and transmembrane molecules from the cell surface to its interior. This enables cells to communicate and respond to external environments, maintain cellular homeost... Read More about Methods for studying endocytotic pathways of herpesvirus encoded g protein-coupled receptors.

Efficient dye-removal via Ni-decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposites (2020)
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Hu, C., Le, A. T., Pung, S. Y., Stevens, L., Neate, N., Hou, X., …Xu, F. (2021). Efficient dye-removal via Ni-decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposites. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 260, Article 124117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.124117

The nickel nanoparticles decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotubes nanocomposite has been prepared through a novel molecular-level-mixing method followed by a freeze-drying and subsequent reduction process. The resulting products showed a well-disper... Read More about Efficient dye-removal via Ni-decorated graphene oxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposites.

Analysis of bovine blastocysts indicates ovarian stimulation does not induce chromosome errors, nor discordance between inner-cell mass and trophectoderm lineages (2020)
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Tutt, D. A., Silvestri, G., Serrano-Albal, M., Simmons, R. J., Kwong, W. Y., Guven-Ates, G., …Sinclair, K. D. (2021). Analysis of bovine blastocysts indicates ovarian stimulation does not induce chromosome errors, nor discordance between inner-cell mass and trophectoderm lineages. Theriogenology, 161, 108-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2020.11.021

© 2020 The Authors Contemporary systems for oocyte retrieval and culture of both cattle and human embryos are suboptimal with respect to pregnancy outcomes following transfer. In humans, chromosome abnormalities are the leading cause of early pregnan... Read More about Analysis of bovine blastocysts indicates ovarian stimulation does not induce chromosome errors, nor discordance between inner-cell mass and trophectoderm lineages.

Using occupational therapists in vocational clinics in primary care: a feasibility study (2020)
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Drummond, A., Coole, C., Nouri, F., Ablewhite, J., & Smyth, G. (2020). Using occupational therapists in vocational clinics in primary care: a feasibility study. BMC Family Practice, 21(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01340-5

Background: GPs are under considerable pressure providing routine care. However, they may not be the most appropriate professionals to manage getting patients back to work, and keeping them there. Objective: To test the feasibility of delivering occu... Read More about Using occupational therapists in vocational clinics in primary care: a feasibility study.

Understanding ‘forgiveness’ in the context of psychosis: A qualitative study of service user experience (2020)
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Riches, S., Brownell, T., Schrank, B., Lawrence, V., Rashid, T., & Slade, M. (2020). Understanding ‘forgiveness’ in the context of psychosis: A qualitative study of service user experience. Clinical Psychology Forum, 2020(336), 41-48

© 2020, British Psychological Society. All rights reserved. Twenty-three people with psychosis were interviewed about their subjective experience of ‘forgiveness’. Resulting themes of enabling conditions, thinking styles, psychological and interperso... Read More about Understanding ‘forgiveness’ in the context of psychosis: A qualitative study of service user experience.

Methyl-torsion-facilitated internal energy delocalization following electronic excitation in m -fluorotoluene: Can meta and para substitution be directly compared? (2020)
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Davies, A. R., Kemp, D. J., & Wright, T. G. (2020). Methyl-torsion-facilitated internal energy delocalization following electronic excitation in m -fluorotoluene: Can meta and para substitution be directly compared?. AIP Advances, 10(12), Article 125206. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0032146

Coupling between vibrations, and between vibrations and torsions - a generalization of intramolecular vibrational redistribution (IVR) - provides routes to internal energy delocalization, which can stabilize molecules following photoexcitation. Follo... Read More about Methyl-torsion-facilitated internal energy delocalization following electronic excitation in m -fluorotoluene: Can meta and para substitution be directly compared?.

Social, cultural and community engagement and mental health: cross-disciplinary, co-produced research agenda (2020)
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Fancourt, D., Bhui, K., Chatterjee, H., Crawford, P., Crossick, G., DeNora, T., & South, J. (2021). Social, cultural and community engagement and mental health: cross-disciplinary, co-produced research agenda. BJPsych Open, 7(1), Article e3. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2020.133

Background: There is increasing cross-disciplinary research on the relationship between individuals’ social, cultural and community engagement (SCCE) and mental health. SCCE includes engagement in the arts, culture and heritage, libraries and literat... Read More about Social, cultural and community engagement and mental health: cross-disciplinary, co-produced research agenda.

A role for fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 in the pathogenesis of Neisseria meningitidis (2020)
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Azimi, S., Wheldon, L. M., Oldfield, N. J., Ala'Aldeen, D. A., & Wooldridge, K. G. (2020). A role for fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 in the pathogenesis of Neisseria meningitidis. Microbial Pathogenesis, 149, Article 104534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104534

Neisseria meningitidis (the meningococcus) remains an important cause of human disease, including meningitis and sepsis. Adaptation to the host environment includes many interactions with specific cell surface receptors, resulting in intracellular si... Read More about A role for fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 in the pathogenesis of Neisseria meningitidis.