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An Autotuning Cable-Driven Device for Home Rehabilitation (2021)
Journal Article
Rodríguez-León, J. F., Chaparro-Rico, B. D. M., Russo, M., & Cafolla, D. (2021). An Autotuning Cable-Driven Device for Home Rehabilitation. Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2021, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6680762

© 2021 Jhon F. Rodríguez-León et al. Out of all the changes to our daily life brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most significant ones has been the limited access to health services that we used to take for granted. Thus, in order to preven... Read More about An Autotuning Cable-Driven Device for Home Rehabilitation.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of anakinra, sarilumab, siltuximab and tocilizumab for COVID-19 (2021)
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Khan, F. A., Stewart, I., Fabbri, L., Moss, S., Robinson, K., Smyth, A. R., & Jenkins, G. (2021). Systematic review and meta-analysis of anakinra, sarilumab, siltuximab and tocilizumab for COVID-19. Thorax, 76(9), 907-919. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215266

Background There is accumulating evidence for an overly activated immune response in severe COVID-19, with several studies exploring the therapeutic role of immunomodulation. Through systematic review and meta-analysis, we assess the effectiveness of... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analysis of anakinra, sarilumab, siltuximab and tocilizumab for COVID-19.

Interspecific Variation in One-Carbon Metabolism within the Ovarian Follicle, Oocyte, and Preimplantation Embryo: Consequences for Epigenetic Programming of DNA Methylation (2021)
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Clare, C. E., Pestinger, V., Kwong, W. Y., Tutt, D. A. R., Xu, J., Byrne, H. M., Barrett, D. A., Emes, R. D., & Sinclair, K. D. (2021). Interspecific Variation in One-Carbon Metabolism within the Ovarian Follicle, Oocyte, and Preimplantation Embryo: Consequences for Epigenetic Programming of DNA Methylation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(4), Article 1838. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22041838

One-carbon (1C) metabolism provides methyl groups for the synthesis and/or methylation 20 of purines and pyrimidines, biogenic amines, proteins and phospholipids. Our understanding of 21 how 1C pathways operate, however, pertains mostly to the (rat)... Read More about Interspecific Variation in One-Carbon Metabolism within the Ovarian Follicle, Oocyte, and Preimplantation Embryo: Consequences for Epigenetic Programming of DNA Methylation.

No Trust is Hybrid: Reply to Faulkner (2021)
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Noonan, H. (2021). No Trust is Hybrid: Reply to Faulkner. Philosophia, 49(5), 2189 - 2195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-021-00341-7

There is a well-developed literature on trust. In his important article Paul Faulkner (2015) distinguishes three-place, two-place and one-place trust predicates. He then argues that our more basic notions of trust are expressed by the one-place and t... Read More about No Trust is Hybrid: Reply to Faulkner.

Microstructural characterisation of subsurface deformation and the degradation of Stellite 6 induced by self-mated sliding contact in a simulated PWR environment (2021)
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Carrington, M. J., Daure, J., Ratia-Hanby, V. L., Zhang, D., Shipway, P. H., Stewart, D. A., & McCartney, D. G. (2021). Microstructural characterisation of subsurface deformation and the degradation of Stellite 6 induced by self-mated sliding contact in a simulated PWR environment. Tribology International, 158, Article 106899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.106899

© 2021 Elsevier Ltd Stellite 6 (Co-29.5%Cr-5%W-1.2%C in wt%) is traditionally used as a hardfacing material in the primary circuit of pressurised water reactors (PWRs) due to its good corrosion and wear resistance in water at up to 300 °C. In this st... Read More about Microstructural characterisation of subsurface deformation and the degradation of Stellite 6 induced by self-mated sliding contact in a simulated PWR environment.

Evolving challenges and strategies for fungal control in the food supply chain (2021)
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Davies, C. R., Wohlgemuth, F., Young, T., Violet, J., Dickinson, M., Sanders, J.-W., …Avery, S. V. (2021). Evolving challenges and strategies for fungal control in the food supply chain. Fungal Biology Reviews, 36, 15-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbr.2021.01.003

Fungi that spoil foods or infect crops can have major socioeconomic impacts, posing threats to food security. The strategies needed to manage these fungi are evolving, given the growing incidence of fungicide resistance, tightening regulations of che... Read More about Evolving challenges and strategies for fungal control in the food supply chain.

Is urinary incontinence associated with lichen sclerosus in females? A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2021)
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Kirby, L., Gran, S., Kreuser-Genis, I., Owen, C., & Simpson, R. (2021). Is urinary incontinence associated with lichen sclerosus in females? A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Skin Health and Disease, 1(1), Article e13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.13

Background
Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a scarring chronic inflammatory disease with a predilection for genital skin in both sexes. The aetiology of LS is controversial, but evidence increasingly suggests that the occluded exposure of susceptible epith... Read More about Is urinary incontinence associated with lichen sclerosus in females? A systematic review and meta‐analysis.

Captains of Industry? Value Allocation and the Partnering Effect of Managerial Discretion (2021)
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Segrestin, B., Hatchel, A., & Starkey, K. (2021). Captains of Industry? Value Allocation and the Partnering Effect of Managerial Discretion. Management and Organizational History, 15(4), 295-314. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449359.2021.1877558

Can value allocation be left to managerial discretion and does corporate law provide the basis for a balanced stakeholder management and a fair allocation of results? This question is central in an age of inequality. We argue that it can be reapprais... Read More about Captains of Industry? Value Allocation and the Partnering Effect of Managerial Discretion.

Younger people with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of fracture even before age 50 years: a population-based cohort study (2021)
Journal Article
Erwin, J., Enki, D. G., & Woolf, A. D. (2021). Younger people with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of fracture even before age 50 years: a population-based cohort study. Osteoporosis International, 32(8), 1651-1659. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-021-05862-1

Summary: Less is known about the risk of fracture in people with rheumatoid arthritis aged under 50 than those in older age groups. The study shows that the risk of fracture before age 50 remains significantly higher in those with rheumatoid arthriti... Read More about Younger people with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of fracture even before age 50 years: a population-based cohort study.

Open Educational Resources in Heritage and L2 Spanish Classrooms: Design, Development and Implementation (2021)
Book Chapter
Zapata, G. C., & Ribota, A. (2021). Open Educational Resources in Heritage and L2 Spanish Classrooms: Design, Development and Implementation. In C. S. Blyth, & J. J. Thoms (Eds.), Open Education and Second Language Learning and Teaching: The Rise of a New Knowledge Ecology (25-46). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800411005-003

In this chapter, we examine the application of the multiliteracies pedagogy Learning by Design (Cope & Kalantzis, 2015; Kalantzis et al., 2005, 2016) to the design of open educational resources (OER) for the teaching of Spanish as a herit... Read More about Open Educational Resources in Heritage and L2 Spanish Classrooms: Design, Development and Implementation.

A host-independent role for Fasciola hepatica transforming growth factor-like molecule in parasite development (2021)
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Musah-Eroje, M., Hoyle, R. C., Japa, O., Hodgkinson, J. E., Haig, D. M., & Flynn, R. J. (2021). A host-independent role for Fasciola hepatica transforming growth factor-like molecule in parasite development. International Journal for Parasitology, 51(6), 481-492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.11.005

The trematode parasite Fasciola hepatica causes chronic infection in hosts, enabled by an immunosuppressed environment. Both host and parasite factors are known to contribute to this suggesting that avoidance of immunopathology is beneficial to both... Read More about A host-independent role for Fasciola hepatica transforming growth factor-like molecule in parasite development.

Attacking and defence pathways for Intelligent Medical Diagnosis System (IMDS) (2021)
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He, Y., Camacho, R. S., Soygazi, H., & Luo, C. (2021). Attacking and defence pathways for Intelligent Medical Diagnosis System (IMDS). International Journal of Medical Informatics, 148, Article 104415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104415

Background

The Intelligent Medical Diagnosis System (IMDS) has been targeted by the cyber attackers, who aim to damage the Healthcare Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). This research is motivated by the recent cyber attacks happened worldwide... Read More about Attacking and defence pathways for Intelligent Medical Diagnosis System (IMDS).

The Role of Food Apps Servitization on Repurchase Intention: A Study of Foodpanda (2021)
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Yeo, S. F., Tan, C. L., Teo, S. L., & Tan, K. H. (2021). The Role of Food Apps Servitization on Repurchase Intention: A Study of Foodpanda. International Journal of Production Economics, 234, Article 108063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108063

With the exponential growth of smartphone applications (apps), companies have embraced the new concept of platform service supply chain (PSSC). The food industry in particular has quickly adopted this concept through the use of food apps, such as Foo... Read More about The Role of Food Apps Servitization on Repurchase Intention: A Study of Foodpanda.

High intake of vegetables is linked to lower white blood cell profile and the effect is mediated by the gut microbiome (2021)
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Menni, C., Louca, P., Berry, S. E., Vijay, A., Astbury, S., Leeming, E. R., …Valdes, A. M. (2021). High intake of vegetables is linked to lower white blood cell profile and the effect is mediated by the gut microbiome. BMC Medicine, 19, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01913-w

Background: Chronic inflammation, which can be modulated by diet, is linked to high white blood cell counts and correlates with higher cardiometabolic risk and risk of more severe infections, as in the case of COVID-19.
Methods: Here, we assessed th... Read More about High intake of vegetables is linked to lower white blood cell profile and the effect is mediated by the gut microbiome.

Change the World Gently with Singing: Queer Choirs in China (2021)
Book Chapter
Bao, H. (2021). Change the World Gently with Singing: Queer Choirs in China. In Sound Communities: Music, Media, and Technology in the Asia Pacific (193-209). Bloomsbury Publishing

This chapter examines the production and dissemination of musical cultures in gender and sexual minority communities for political and activist purposes in the Asia Pacific, using the Beijing Queer Chorus (BQC) as a case study. As the longest running... Read More about Change the World Gently with Singing: Queer Choirs in China.

A simple equivalent plate model for dynamic bending stiffness of three-layer sandwich panels with shearing core (2021)
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Arasan, U., Marchetti, F., Chevillotte, F., Jaouen, L., Chronopoulos, D., & Gourdon, E. (2021). A simple equivalent plate model for dynamic bending stiffness of three-layer sandwich panels with shearing core. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 500, Article 116025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2021.116025

Equivalent or condensed plate models are being used in various industries to reduce the computation time in finite element modelling. Out of the available equivalent plate models, the model developed by J.L.Guyader in 1978 exhibits high agreement wit... Read More about A simple equivalent plate model for dynamic bending stiffness of three-layer sandwich panels with shearing core.

Cholera during COVID-19: The forgotten threat for forcibly displaced populations (2021)
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Hassan, O. B., & Nellums, L. B. (2021). Cholera during COVID-19: The forgotten threat for forcibly displaced populations. eClinicalMedicine, 32, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100753

Auto-identification of unphysical source reconstructions in strong gravitational lens modelling (2021)
Journal Article
Maresca, J., Dye, S., & Li, N. (2021). Auto-identification of unphysical source reconstructions in strong gravitational lens modelling. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 503(2), 2229–2241. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab387

With the advent of next-generation surveys and the expectation of discovering huge numbers of strong gravitational lens systems, much effort is being invested into developing automated procedures for handling the data. The several orders of magnitude... Read More about Auto-identification of unphysical source reconstructions in strong gravitational lens modelling.

Understanding Layered Double Hydroxide properties as sorbent materials for removing organic pollutants from environmental waters (2021)
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Johnston, A.-L., Lester, E., Williams, O., & Gomes, R. L. (2021). Understanding Layered Double Hydroxide properties as sorbent materials for removing organic pollutants from environmental waters. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(4), Article 105197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105197

Emerging contaminants (ECs) are a group of anthropogenic organic pollutants known to have a host of adverse environmental and health implications. The removal of such pollutants from aqueous environments to ensure water is of a quality fit for reuse... Read More about Understanding Layered Double Hydroxide properties as sorbent materials for removing organic pollutants from environmental waters.

Assessing fidelity of a community based psychosocial intervention for people with mild dementia within a large randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Sprange, K., Beresford-Dent, J., Mountain, G., Craig, C., Mason, C., Berry, K., …Cooper, C. L. (2021). Assessing fidelity of a community based psychosocial intervention for people with mild dementia within a large randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 21(1), Article 119. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02070-8

© 2021, The Author(s). Background: Understanding intervention delivery as intended, particularly in complex interventions, should be underpinned by good quality fidelity assessment. We present the findings from a fidelity assessment embedded as part... Read More about Assessing fidelity of a community based psychosocial intervention for people with mild dementia within a large randomised controlled trial.