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Awareness of osteoporosis risk assessment tools and screening recommendations among community pharmacists in Malaysia (2021)
Journal Article
Francis, J., Toh, L. S., Sellappans, R., & Loo, J. S. E. (2021). Awareness of osteoporosis risk assessment tools and screening recommendations among community pharmacists in Malaysia. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 43(3), 604-612. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-020-01169-z

Background The incidence of osteoporosis in Malaysia is increasing due to a fast-ageing population. Because of its silent nature, various osteoporosis risk assessment tools exist to detect high-risk patients and facilitate referrals for bone mineral... Read More about Awareness of osteoporosis risk assessment tools and screening recommendations among community pharmacists in Malaysia.

CovidNeuroOnc: a UK multi-centre, prospective cohort study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the neuro-oncology service (2021)
Journal Article
Fountain, D. M., Piper, R. J., Poon, M. T. C., Solomou, G., Brennan, P. M., Chowdhury, Y. A., …Jenkinson, M. D. (2021). CovidNeuroOnc: a UK multi-centre, prospective cohort study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the neuro-oncology service. Neuro-Oncology Advances, 3(1), Article vdab014. https://doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdab014

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected cancer services. Our objective was to determine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on decision making and the resulting outcomes for patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent intracranial tu... Read More about CovidNeuroOnc: a UK multi-centre, prospective cohort study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the neuro-oncology service.

Being LGB in China (2021)
Book Chapter
Bao, H. (2021). Being LGB in China. In P. Gerber (Ed.), Worldwide perspectives on lesbians, gays and bisexuals: culture, history and law. Volume 3, The global picture (119-137). Praeger Press

As the most populous country in the world, the People’s Republic of China (PRC, otherwise known as mainland China) has an estimated 40 million lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) residents. In a country where homosexuality has only recently been decrim... Read More about Being LGB in China.

Splittings of Toric Ideals (2021)
Journal Article
Favacchio, G., Hofscheier, J., Keiper, G., & Van Tuyl, A. (2021). Splittings of Toric Ideals. Journal of Algebra, 574, 409-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalgebra.2021.01.012

Let I ⊆ R = K[x1, . . . , xn] be a toric ideal, i.e., a binomial prime ideal. We investigate when the ideal I can be “split” into the sum of two smaller toric ideals. For a general toric ideal I, we give a sufficient condition for this splitting in t... Read More about Splittings of Toric Ideals.

Detection of genome-edited and endogenously expressed G protein-coupled receptors (2021)
Journal Article
Soave, M., Stoddart, L. A., White, C. W., Kilpatrick, L. E., Goulding, J., Briddon, S. J., & Hill, S. J. (2021). Detection of genome-edited and endogenously expressed G protein-coupled receptors. FEBS Journal, 288(8), 2585-2601. https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.15729

© 2021 The Authors. The FEBS Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Federation of European Biochemical Societies. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of membrane receptors and major targets for FDA-approved d... Read More about Detection of genome-edited and endogenously expressed G protein-coupled receptors.

1,135 ionomes reveals the global pattern of leaf and seed mineral nutrient and trace element diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana (2021)
Journal Article
Campos, A. C. A. L., Dijk, W. F., Ramakrishna, P., Giles, T., Korte, P., Douglas, A., …Salt, D. E. (2021). 1,135 ionomes reveals the global pattern of leaf and seed mineral nutrient and trace element diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal, 106(2), 536-554. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15177

Soil is a heterogenous reservoir of essential elements needed for plant growth and development. Plants have evolved mechanisms to balance their nutritional needs based on availability of nutrients. This has led to genetically‐based variation in the e... Read More about 1,135 ionomes reveals the global pattern of leaf and seed mineral nutrient and trace element diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana.

A reinforcement learning approach to rare trajectory sampling (2021)
Journal Article
Rose, D. C., Mair, J. F., & Garrahan, J. P. (2021). A reinforcement learning approach to rare trajectory sampling. New Journal of Physics, 23, Article 013013. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abd7bd

Very often when studying non-equilibrium systems one is interested in analysing dynamical behaviour that occurs with very low probability, so called rare events. In practice, since rare events are by definition atypical, they are often difficult to a... Read More about A reinforcement learning approach to rare trajectory sampling.

Building Novel Supply Chain Theory Using “Metaphorical Imagination” (2021)
Journal Article
Stephens, V., Matthews, L., Cornelissen, J., & Rowlands, H. (2022). Building Novel Supply Chain Theory Using “Metaphorical Imagination”. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 58(1), 124-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12257

In this paper, we explore how supply chain theorists can engage with metaphorical imagination to develop supply chain theory. Our main purpose is to provide additional useful guidance on how scholars can approach the method of metaphoric transfer. To... Read More about Building Novel Supply Chain Theory Using “Metaphorical Imagination”.

Cross‐sectional study of UK horse owner's purchase and euthanasia decision‐making for their horse (2021)
Journal Article
Clough, H., Roshier, M., England, G., Burford, J., & Freeman, S. (2021). Cross‐sectional study of UK horse owner's purchase and euthanasia decision‐making for their horse. Veterinary Record, 188(6), Article e56. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.56

Background: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate factors affecting horse owners’ purchase and euthanasia decisions that had been identified in a qualitative study.
Methods: An online survey on horse owners’ purchase and euthanasia decisi... Read More about Cross‐sectional study of UK horse owner's purchase and euthanasia decision‐making for their horse.

Parental relatedness and parasitoid sex ratios under local mate competition (2021)
Journal Article
Du, K., Abdi, M. K., & Hardy, I. C. (2021). Parental relatedness and parasitoid sex ratios under local mate competition. Entomological Science, 24(2), 137-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/ens.12461

Sex ratio theory predicts that, under local mate competition, a more female-biased offspring sex ratio will be produced by females when their relatedness to their mates is closer. We assess how the sexual composition of broods responds to mother–mate... Read More about Parental relatedness and parasitoid sex ratios under local mate competition.

After the anthropause: Lockdown lessons for more-than-human geographies (2021)
Journal Article
Searle, A., Turnbull, J., & Lorimer, J. (2021). After the anthropause: Lockdown lessons for more-than-human geographies. The Geographical Journal, 187(1), 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12373

The drastic reductions in human activities and mobilities associated with quarantines implemented to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2 was recently described as “the anthropause” by Christian Rutz and colleagues. Field scientists argue that the anthropau... Read More about After the anthropause: Lockdown lessons for more-than-human geographies.

Delay Guaranteed Joint User Association and Channel Allocation for Fog Radio Access Networks (2021)
Journal Article
You, M., Zheng, G., Chen, T., Sun, H., & Chen, K.-C. (2021). Delay Guaranteed Joint User Association and Channel Allocation for Fog Radio Access Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 20(6), 3723-3733. https://doi.org/10.1109/twc.2021.3053155

In the Fog Radio Access Networks (F-RANs), the local storage and computing capability of Fog Access Points (FAPs) provide new communication resources to address the latency and computing constraints for delay-sensitive applications. To achieve the ul... Read More about Delay Guaranteed Joint User Association and Channel Allocation for Fog Radio Access Networks.

De Novo Mutation and Rapid Protein (Co-)evolution during Meiotic Adaptation in Arabidopsis arenosa (2021)
Journal Article
Bohutínská, M., Handrick, V., Yant, L., Schmickl, R., Kolář, F., Bomblies, K., & Paajanen, P. (2021). De Novo Mutation and Rapid Protein (Co-)evolution during Meiotic Adaptation in Arabidopsis arenosa. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38(5), 1980-1994. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab001

A sudden shift in environment or cellular context necessitates rapid adaptation. A dramatic example is genome duplication, which leads to polyploidy. In such situations, the waiting time for new mutations might be prohibitive; theoretical and empiric... Read More about De Novo Mutation and Rapid Protein (Co-)evolution during Meiotic Adaptation in Arabidopsis arenosa.

Are high performance work systems compatible with the extending working life agenda? (2021)
Journal Article
Haile, G. (2022). Are high performance work systems compatible with the extending working life agenda?. Personnel Review, 51(1), 176-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-03-2020-0157

Purpose: The paper examines the compatibility of two UK policy priorities – extending working life (EWL) and the promotion of national economic performance through high performance work practices (HPWP). Design/methodology/approach: Empirical analysi... Read More about Are high performance work systems compatible with the extending working life agenda?.

Fast and Simple Tuning Rules of Synchronous Reference Frame Proportional-Integral Current Controller (2021)
Journal Article
Diab, A. M., Bozhko, S., Guo, F., Rashed, M., Buticchi, G., Xu, Z., …Galea, M. (2021). Fast and Simple Tuning Rules of Synchronous Reference Frame Proportional-Integral Current Controller. IEEE Access, 9, 22156-22170. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3054845

Synchronous reference frame proportional-integral (PI) current controller (CC) is considered the most well-established solution for the current regulation in electrical drives. However, the gain selection of the PI CC is still regarded to be poorly r... Read More about Fast and Simple Tuning Rules of Synchronous Reference Frame Proportional-Integral Current Controller.

Magnetism and magnetoresistance in the critical region of a dilute ferromagnet (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, M., Howells, B., Marshall, R. A., Taylor, J. M., Edmonds, K. W., Rushforth, A. W., …Gallagher, B. L. (2021). Magnetism and magnetoresistance in the critical region of a dilute ferromagnet. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 2300. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81893-2

We present detailed experimental measurements and simulations of the field-dependent magnetization and magnetoresistance in the vicinity of the Curie temperature in the highly disordered dilute ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As. The observed depe... Read More about Magnetism and magnetoresistance in the critical region of a dilute ferromagnet.

Mortality rates immediately after severe hurricanes in Cuba have decreased over the past three decades (2021)
Journal Article
Suárez-Medina, R., Venero-Fernández, S., Mesa Ridel, G., Fogarty, A., & Lewis, S. (2021). Mortality rates immediately after severe hurricanes in Cuba have decreased over the past three decades. Public Health, 191, 55-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.11.022

Objectives

The objective of this study is to understand how Cuba responds to extreme weather events, which can help identify and disseminate good public health practice.

Study design

The study design of this study is an observational study u... Read More about Mortality rates immediately after severe hurricanes in Cuba have decreased over the past three decades.

Spectral Green's-function method in driven open quantum dynamics (2021)
Journal Article
Karabanov, A., & Köckenberger, W. (2021). Spectral Green's-function method in driven open quantum dynamics. Physical Review A, 103(1), Article 012224. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.103.012224

A method based on spectral Green's functions is presented for the simulation of driven open quantum dynamics that can be described by the Lindblad master equation in Liouville density operator space. The method extends the Hilbert space formalism and... Read More about Spectral Green's-function method in driven open quantum dynamics.

Health Risks of Kretek Cigarettes: A Systematic Review (2021)
Journal Article
Nuryunarsih, D., Lewis, S., & Langley, T. (2021). Health Risks of Kretek Cigarettes: A Systematic Review. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23(8), 1274–1282. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab016

Objective To review the evidence on the health risks associated with smoking kretek cigarettes compared with not smoking or smoking regular cigarettes.

Data Sources: We conducted a systematic literature search in five electronic databases: EMBASE... Read More about Health Risks of Kretek Cigarettes: A Systematic Review.