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Improving the Strategy of Maintaining Offshore Wind Turbines through Petri Net Modelling (2021)
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Yan, R., & Dunnett, S. (2021). Improving the Strategy of Maintaining Offshore Wind Turbines through Petri Net Modelling. Applied Sciences, 11(2), Article 574. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11020574

In order to improve the operation and maintenance (O&M) of offshore wind turbines, a new Petri net (PN)-based offshore wind turbine maintenance model is developed in this paper to simulate the O&M activities in an offshore wind farm. With the aid of... Read More about Improving the Strategy of Maintaining Offshore Wind Turbines through Petri Net Modelling.

Assessment of Cannabidiol and ∆9-Tetrahydrocannabiol in Mouse Models of Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma (2021)
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Andradas, C., Byrne, J., Kuchibhotla, M., Ancliffe, M., Jones, A. C., Carline, B., …Endersby, R. (2021). Assessment of Cannabidiol and ∆9-Tetrahydrocannabiol in Mouse Models of Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma. Cancers, 13, Article 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13020330

Children with medulloblastoma and ependymoma are treated with a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy; however, overall survival rates for patients with high-risk disease remain unsatisfactory. Data indi... Read More about Assessment of Cannabidiol and ∆9-Tetrahydrocannabiol in Mouse Models of Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma.

Near-ultraviolet circular dichroism and two-dimensional spectroscopy of polypeptides (2021)
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Segatta, F., Rogers, D. M., Dyer, N. T., Guest, E. E., Li, Z., Do, H., …Hirst, J. D. (2021). Near-ultraviolet circular dichroism and two-dimensional spectroscopy of polypeptides. Molecules, 26(2), Article 396. https://doi.org/10.3390/MOLECULES26020396

A fully quantitative theory of the relationship between protein conformation and optical spectroscopy would facilitate deeper insights into biophysical and simulation studies of protein dynamics and folding. In contrast to intense bands in the far-ul... Read More about Near-ultraviolet circular dichroism and two-dimensional spectroscopy of polypeptides.

A Genetic Optimization Resampling Based Particle Filtering Algorithm for Indoor Target Tracking (2021)
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Zhou, N., Lau, L., Bai, R., & Moore, T. (2021). A Genetic Optimization Resampling Based Particle Filtering Algorithm for Indoor Target Tracking. Remote Sensing, 13(1), Article 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13010132

In indoor target tracking based on wireless sensor networks, the particle filtering algorithm has been widely used because of its outstanding performance in coping with highly non-linear problems. Resampling is generally required to address the inher... Read More about A Genetic Optimization Resampling Based Particle Filtering Algorithm for Indoor Target Tracking.

Inclusion of Wheat Dried Distillers’ Grains with Solubles from Bioethanol Plants in Diets for Dairy Cows (2021)
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Garnsworthy, P. C., Marsden, M., Goodman, J. R., & Saunders, N. (2021). Inclusion of Wheat Dried Distillers’ Grains with Solubles from Bioethanol Plants in Diets for Dairy Cows. Animals, 11(1), Article 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010070

Dried distillers’ grains with solubles (DDGS) from bioethanol production can replace soya in diets for dairy cows, but optimum inclusion level of European wheat-DDGS (wDDGS) is unknown. Two batches of wDDGS from different UK bioethanol plants were fe... Read More about Inclusion of Wheat Dried Distillers’ Grains with Solubles from Bioethanol Plants in Diets for Dairy Cows.

Recent developments in the aeroelasticity of morphing aircraft (2021)
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M. Ajaj, R., S. Parancheerivilakkathil, M., Amoozgar, M., I. Friswell, M., & J. Cantwell, W. (2021). Recent developments in the aeroelasticity of morphing aircraft. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 120, Article 100682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2020.100682

This paper presents an extensive review of the developments in the aeroelasticity of morphing aircraft that occurred in the last decade (from 2009 to 2020). It focuses mainly on fixed-wing aircraft and highlights some representative examples from rot... Read More about Recent developments in the aeroelasticity of morphing aircraft.

Droplet digital PCR-based detection of circulating tumor DNA from pediatric high grade and diffuse midline glioma patients (2021)
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Izquierdo, E., Proszek, P., Pericoli, G., Temelso, S., Clarke, M., Carvalho, D. M., …Jones, C. (2021). Droplet digital PCR-based detection of circulating tumor DNA from pediatric high grade and diffuse midline glioma patients. Neuro-Oncology Advances, 3(1), Article vdab013. https://doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdab013

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The use of liquid biopsy is of potential high importance for children with high grade (HGG) and diffuse midline gliomas (DMG), particularly where surgical procedures are limited, and invasive biopsy sampling not without risk. To date, how... Read More about Droplet digital PCR-based detection of circulating tumor DNA from pediatric high grade and diffuse midline glioma patients.

ERS international congress 2020: Highlights from the paediatric assembly (2021)
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Ardura-Garcia, C., Cuevas-Ocaña, S., Freitag, N., Kampouras, A., King, J. A., Kouis, P., …Pijnenburg, M. W. (2021). ERS international congress 2020: Highlights from the paediatric assembly. ERJ Open Research, 7(1), Article 00893-2020. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00893-2020

In this review, the Paediatric Assembly of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) presents a summary of the highlights and most relevant findings in the field of paediatric respiratory medicine presented at the virtual ERS International Congress 2020... Read More about ERS international congress 2020: Highlights from the paediatric assembly.

A phase 1/2 study of the combination of acalabrutinib and vistusertib in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies (2021)
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Collins, G. P., Clevenger, T. N., Burke, K. A., Yang, B., MacDonald, A., Cunningham, D., …Flinn, I. (2021). A phase 1/2 study of the combination of acalabrutinib and vistusertib in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies. Leukemia & Lymphoma, 62(11), 2625-2636. https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2021.1938027

In a phase 1b study of acalabrutinib (a covalent Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor) in combination with vistusertib (a dual mTORC1/2 inhibitor) in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), multiple ascending doses... Read More about A phase 1/2 study of the combination of acalabrutinib and vistusertib in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies.

Nitrergic modulation of ion channel function in regulating neuronal excitability (2021)
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Spiers, J. G., & Steinert, J. R. (2021). Nitrergic modulation of ion channel function in regulating neuronal excitability. Channels, 15(1), 666-679. https://doi.org/10.1080/19336950.2021.2002594

Nitric oxide (NO) signaling in the brain provides a wide range of functional properties in response to neuronal activity. NO exerts its effects through different signaling pathways, namely, through the canonical soluble guanylyl cyclase-mediated cGMP... Read More about Nitrergic modulation of ion channel function in regulating neuronal excitability.

The Frontline as Performative Frame: An Analysis of the UK COVID Crisis (2021)
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Farris, S., Nira, Y., & Rottenberg, C. (2021). The Frontline as Performative Frame: An Analysis of the UK COVID Crisis. State Crime Journal, 10(2), 284-303. https://doi.org/10.13169/STATECRIME.10.2.0284

In this paper, we examine the multiple significations of the “frontline” metaphor in the UK during the first ten months of COVID-19. We argue that the term “frontline” has operated as a performative frame, which has helped to produce the very notion... Read More about The Frontline as Performative Frame: An Analysis of the UK COVID Crisis.

The Effect of Auditory Input on Multimodal Reading Comprehension: An Examination of Adult Readers’ Eye Movements (2021)
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Pellicer-Sánchez, A., Conklin, K., Rodgers, M. P. H., & Parente, F. (2021). The Effect of Auditory Input on Multimodal Reading Comprehension: An Examination of Adult Readers’ Eye Movements. Modern Language Journal, 105(4), 936-956. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12743

Comprehension of many types of texts involves constructing meaning from text and pictures. However, research examining how second language (L2) learners process text and pictures and the relationship with comprehension is scarce. Thus, while verbal i... Read More about The Effect of Auditory Input on Multimodal Reading Comprehension: An Examination of Adult Readers’ Eye Movements.

Associations Between Hearing and Cognitive Abilities From Childhood to Middle Age: The National Child Development Study 1958 (2021)
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Okely, J. A., Akeroyd, M. A., & Deary, I. J. (2021). Associations Between Hearing and Cognitive Abilities From Childhood to Middle Age: The National Child Development Study 1958. Trends in Hearing, 25, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/23312165211053707

Previous cross-sectional findings indicate that hearing and cognitive abilities are positively correlated in childhood, adulthood, and older age. We used an unusually valuable longitudinal dataset from a single-year birth cohort study, the National C... Read More about Associations Between Hearing and Cognitive Abilities From Childhood to Middle Age: The National Child Development Study 1958.

Under imperialism “Black lives don’t matter.” Ho Chi Minh, The Black Race, and Black liberation (2021)
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Pateman, J. (2021). Under imperialism “Black lives don’t matter.” Ho Chi Minh, The Black Race, and Black liberation. Critical Asian Studies, 53(4), 582-589. https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2021.1974913

Ho Chi Minh, the father of modern Vietnam, was deeply interested in the lives of Black people and their struggles for equality. He was one of the first Asian communist leaders to explore the issues facing Black communities and promote their freedom m... Read More about Under imperialism “Black lives don’t matter.” Ho Chi Minh, The Black Race, and Black liberation.

Exploring Children’s Understanding of the Legal Rights of Suspects in England and Wales (2021)
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Kemp, V., & Watkins, D. (2021). Exploring Children’s Understanding of the Legal Rights of Suspects in England and Wales. Youth Justice, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/14732254211030597

While studies have explored adult suspects’ understanding of their legal rights, seldom are the experiences of children and young people taken into account. In this article, we discuss findings arising out of research interviews conducted with 61 chi... Read More about Exploring Children’s Understanding of the Legal Rights of Suspects in England and Wales.

Legal rules, information transparency and Islamic bank capital decisions (2021)
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Bitar, M., Benlemlih, M., Erragragui, E., & Peillex, J. (2021). Legal rules, information transparency and Islamic bank capital decisions. Applied Economics, 53(53), 6184-6203. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2021.1937497

To what extent does the formal institutional environment influence Islamic bank capital decisions? We answer this question by assessing the effect of the legal rule index on a sample of 100 Islamic banks in 28 countries from 1999 to 2013. Our econome... Read More about Legal rules, information transparency and Islamic bank capital decisions.

The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review (2021)
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Ekezie, W., Jenkins, A. R., Hall, I. P., Evans, C., Koju, R., Kurmi, O. P., & Bolton, C. E. (2021). The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 18, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479973121994572

While chronic lung disease causes substantial global morbidity and mortality, global estimates have primarily been based on broad assumptions. Specific country data from low-income countries such as Nepal are limited. This review assessed primary evi... Read More about The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review.

‘The dreadful done’: Henry James’s style of abstraction (2021)
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Scott, R. (2021). ‘The dreadful done’: Henry James’s style of abstraction. Textual Practice, 35(6), 941-966. https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236x.2021.1936773

Since the 1990s, when the late novels of Henry James became a touchstone for the ethical turn in literary criticism, ethical critics of different persuasions, such as Martha Nussbaum and J. Hillis Miller, homed in on certain complex terms and ambiguo... Read More about ‘The dreadful done’: Henry James’s style of abstraction.