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Neuroprotection Against NMDA-Induced Retinal Damage by Philanthotoxin-343 Involves Reduced Nitrosative Stress (2021)
Journal Article
Mohamad, M. H. N., Abu, I. F., Fazel, M. F., Agarwal, R., Iezhitsa, I., Juliana, N., …Franzyk, H. (2021). Neuroprotection Against NMDA-Induced Retinal Damage by Philanthotoxin-343 Involves Reduced Nitrosative Stress. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, Article 798794. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.798794

N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) overstimulation is known to mediate neurodegeneration, and hence represents a relevant therapeutic target for neurodegenerative disorders including glaucoma. This study examined the neuroprotective effects of phi... Read More about Neuroprotection Against NMDA-Induced Retinal Damage by Philanthotoxin-343 Involves Reduced Nitrosative Stress.

A multi-scale integrated assessment model to support urban sustainability (2021)
Journal Article
Purvis, B., Mao, Y., & Robinson, D. (2022). A multi-scale integrated assessment model to support urban sustainability. Sustainability Science, 17(1), 151-169. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-01080-0

Tools purposed towards supporting the transition to more sustainable urban futures typically focus on specific phenomena at the local level. Whilst such approaches remain valuable, there is a need to complement this micro approach with broader integr... Read More about A multi-scale integrated assessment model to support urban sustainability.

Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection (2021)
Journal Article
Patone, M., Mei, X. W., Handunnetthi, L., Dixon, S., Zaccardi, F., Shankar-Hari, M., …Hippisley-Cox, J. (2022). Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nature Medicine, 28(2), 410-422. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01630-0

Although myocarditis and pericarditis were not observed as adverse events in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trials, there have been numerous reports of suspected cases following vaccination in the general population. We undertook a self-... Read More about Risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias associated with COVID-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Seismic response of piles in layered soils: Performance of pseudostatic Winkler models against centrifuge data (2021)
Journal Article
Tott-Buswell, J., Garala, T., Prendergast, L., Madabhushi, S., & Rovithis, E. (2022). Seismic response of piles in layered soils: Performance of pseudostatic Winkler models against centrifuge data. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 153, Article 107110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2021.107110

In this study, the suitability of the pseudostatic approach for the seismic analysis of pile foundations in layered soils is explored by means of experimental data from centrifuge tests performed at 60g. A free-head single pile and a capped (1 × 3) p... Read More about Seismic response of piles in layered soils: Performance of pseudostatic Winkler models against centrifuge data.

Sexuality and politics: ‘Coming out’ in German and Chinese queer films (2021)
Book Chapter
Bao, H. (2021). Sexuality and politics: ‘Coming out’ in German and Chinese queer films. In Research Handbook on Political Propaganda (156-167). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789906424.00018

This chapter analyses the ‘coming out’ narratives represented in two queer films from different cultural contexts: Coming Out (dir. Heiner Carow, GDR, 1989) and Lan Yu (dir. Stanley Kwan, China, 2001). Both films feature gay men’s ‘coming out’ experi... Read More about Sexuality and politics: ‘Coming out’ in German and Chinese queer films.

Fact-checking false claims and propaganda in the age of post-truth politics: the Brexit referendum (2021)
Book Chapter
Birks, J. (2021). Fact-checking false claims and propaganda in the age of post-truth politics: the Brexit referendum. In G. D. Rawnsley, Y. Ma, & K. Pothong (Eds.), Research Handbook of Political Propaganda (398-412). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789906424

This chapter examines the claims that the current age is one of post-truth politics, where politicians not only lie, but do not suffer at the ballot box from being caught out in a lie by the news media. Donald Trump is the paradigmatic case, as a le... Read More about Fact-checking false claims and propaganda in the age of post-truth politics: the Brexit referendum.

A review on second-life of Li-ion batteries: prospects, challenges, and issues (2021)
Journal Article
Shahjalal, M., Roy, P. K., Shams, T., Fly, A., Chowdhury, J. I., Ahmed, M. R., & Liu, K. (2022). A review on second-life of Li-ion batteries: prospects, challenges, and issues. Energy, 241, Article 122881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.122881

High energy density has made Li-ion battery become a reliable energy storage technology for transport-grid applications. Safely disposing batteries that below 80% of their nominal capacity is a matter of great concern to reduce overall carbon footpri... Read More about A review on second-life of Li-ion batteries: prospects, challenges, and issues.

A geometrical formulation for the workspace of parallel manipulators (2021)
Journal Article
Russo, M., & Ceccarelli, M. (2022). A geometrical formulation for the workspace of parallel manipulators. Robotica, 40(8), 2581-2591. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263574721001806

In study this paper, a geometric formulation is proposed to describe the workspace of parallel manipulators by using a recursive approach as an extension of volume generation for solids of revolution. In this approach, the workspace volume and bounda... Read More about A geometrical formulation for the workspace of parallel manipulators.

Light-emitting field-effect transistors with EQE over 20% enabled by a dielectric-quantum dots-dielectric sandwich structure (2021)
Journal Article
Kong, L., Wu, J., Li, Y., Cao, F., Wang, F., Wu, Q., …Yang, X. (2022). Light-emitting field-effect transistors with EQE over 20% enabled by a dielectric-quantum dots-dielectric sandwich structure. Science Bulletin, 67(5), 529-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2021.12.013

Emerging quantum dots (QDs) based light-emitting field-effect transistors (QLEFETs) could generate light emission with high color purity and provide facile route to tune optoelectronic properties at a low fabrication cost. Considerable efforts have b... Read More about Light-emitting field-effect transistors with EQE over 20% enabled by a dielectric-quantum dots-dielectric sandwich structure.

Towards a more reliable interpretation of machine learning outputs for safety-critical systems using feature importance fusion (2021)
Journal Article
Rengasamy, D., Rothwell, B. C., & Figueredo, G. P. (2021). Towards a more reliable interpretation of machine learning outputs for safety-critical systems using feature importance fusion. Applied Sciences, 11(24), Article 11854. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112411854

When machine learning supports decision-making in safety-critical systems, it is important to verify and understand the reasons why a particular output is produced. Although feature importance calculation approaches assist in interpretation, there is... Read More about Towards a more reliable interpretation of machine learning outputs for safety-critical systems using feature importance fusion.

Smooth 1-Dimensional Algebraic Quantum Field Theories (2021)
Journal Article
Benini, M., Perin, M., & Schenkel, A. (2022). Smooth 1-Dimensional Algebraic Quantum Field Theories. Annales Henri Poincaré, 23, 2069-2111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-021-01132-2

This paper proposes a refinement of the usual concept of algebraic quantum field theories (AQFTs) to theories that are smooth in the sense that they assign to every smooth family of spacetimes a smooth family of observable algebras. Using stacks of c... Read More about Smooth 1-Dimensional Algebraic Quantum Field Theories.

Bureaucratic Professionalization is a Contagious Process Inside Government: Evidence from a Priming Experiment with 3,000 Chilean Civil Servants (2021)
Journal Article
Sass Mikkelsen, K., Schuster, C., Meyer-Sahling, J.-H., & Rojas, M. (2022). Bureaucratic Professionalization is a Contagious Process Inside Government: Evidence from a Priming Experiment with 3,000 Chilean Civil Servants. Public Administration Review, 82(2), 290-302. https://doi.org/10.1002/puar.13446

Education is at the centre of theories of how bureaucracies professionalize. Going back to Weber, the process towards a capable and professional bureaucracy has been viewed as driven by the entry of well-educated, professional recruits. We argue that... Read More about Bureaucratic Professionalization is a Contagious Process Inside Government: Evidence from a Priming Experiment with 3,000 Chilean Civil Servants.

Systematic-Error-Tolerant Multiqubit Holonomic Entangling Gates (2021)
Journal Article
Wu, J.-L., Wang, Y., Han, J.-X., Jiang, Y., Song, J., Xia, Y., …Li, W. (2021). Systematic-Error-Tolerant Multiqubit Holonomic Entangling Gates. Physical Review Applied, 16(6), Article 064031. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.064031

Quantum holonomic gates hold built-in resilience to local noises and provide a promising approach for implementing fault-tolerant quantum computation. We propose to realize high-fidelity holonomic (N + 1)-qubit controlled gates using Rydberg atoms co... Read More about Systematic-Error-Tolerant Multiqubit Holonomic Entangling Gates.

Identification and Categorization of Volatile Sulfur Flavor Compounds in Roasted Malts and Barley (2021)
Journal Article
Parr, H., Bolat, I., & Cook, D. (2023). Identification and Categorization of Volatile Sulfur Flavor Compounds in Roasted Malts and Barley. Journal of The American Society of Brewing Chemists, 81(1), 76-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/03610470.2021.2003669

We report for the first time the application of HS-SPME-GC coupled with sulfur-specific pulsed flame photometric detection to sensitively analyze the volatile sulfur compounds (VSC’s) present in drum roasted malt and barley samples typically used in... Read More about Identification and Categorization of Volatile Sulfur Flavor Compounds in Roasted Malts and Barley.

Understanding the dynamics of destination loyalty: a longitudinal investigation into the drivers of revisit intentions (2021)
Journal Article
Li, C., Lv, X., & Scott, M. (2021). Understanding the dynamics of destination loyalty: a longitudinal investigation into the drivers of revisit intentions. Current Issues in Tourism, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2021.2012433

Despite much previous research, gaps remain in our understanding of why satisfied tourists with positive destination images do not revisit favored destinations. Recent research proposes sensory impressions as a complement determinants of revisit inte... Read More about Understanding the dynamics of destination loyalty: a longitudinal investigation into the drivers of revisit intentions.

Emergent SARS-CoV-2 variants: comparative replication dynamics and high sensitivity to thapsigargin (2021)
Journal Article
Al-Beltagi, S., Goulding, L. V., Chang, D. K., Mellits, K. H., Hayes, C. J., Gershkovich, P., …Chang, K.-C. (2021). Emergent SARS-CoV-2 variants: comparative replication dynamics and high sensitivity to thapsigargin. Virulence, 12(1), 2946-2956. https://doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2021.2006960

The struggle to control the COVID-19 pandemic is made challenging by the emergence of virulent SARS-CoV-2 variants. To gain insight into their replication dynamics, emergent Alpha (A), Beta (B) and Delta (D) SARS-CoV-2 variants were assessed for thei... Read More about Emergent SARS-CoV-2 variants: comparative replication dynamics and high sensitivity to thapsigargin.

Serum levels of specialised pro-resolving molecule pathways are greatly increased in SARS-CoV-2 patients and correlate with markers of the adaptive immune response (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Turnbull, J., Jha, R., Ortori, C. A., Lunt, E., Tighe, P. J., Irving, W. L., Gohir, S. A., Kim, D.-H., Valdes, A. M., Tarr, A. W., Barrett, D. A., & Chapman, V. Serum levels of specialised pro-resolving molecule pathways are greatly increased in SARS-CoV-2 patients and correlate with markers of the adaptive immune response

Background Specialised pro-resolution molecules (SPMs) halt the transition to chronic pathogenic inflammation. We aimed to quantify serum levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory bioactive lipids in SARS-CoV-2 patients, and to identify potential relation... Read More about Serum levels of specialised pro-resolving molecule pathways are greatly increased in SARS-CoV-2 patients and correlate with markers of the adaptive immune response.

Population screening for liver fibrosis: Toward early diagnosis and intervention for chronic liver diseases (2021)
Journal Article
Ginès, P., Castera, L., Lammert, F., Graupera, I., Serra‐Burriel, M., Allen, A. M., …Krag, A. (2022). Population screening for liver fibrosis: Toward early diagnosis and intervention for chronic liver diseases. Hepatology, 75(1), 219-228. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.32163

Cirrhosis, highly prevalent worldwide, develops after years of hepatic inflammation triggering progressive fibrosis. Currently, the main etiologies of cirrhosis are non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and alcohol-related liver disease, although chronic... Read More about Population screening for liver fibrosis: Toward early diagnosis and intervention for chronic liver diseases.

Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci (2021)
Journal Article
Lv, F., Cao, Y., Liu, G., Luo, L., Lu, R., Liu, M., …Li, M. (2022). Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(2), Article msab353. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab353

Domestic sheep and their wild relatives harbor substantial genetic variants that can form the backbone of molecular breeding, but their genome landscapes remain understudied. Here, we present a comprehensive genome resource for wild ovine species, la... Read More about Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci.

Supramolecular assemblies of organo-functionalised hybrid polyoxometalates: From functional building blocks to hierarchical nanomaterials (2021)
Journal Article
Cameron, J. M., Guillemot, G., Galambos, T., Amin, S. S., Hampson, E., Mall Haidaraly, K., …Izzet, G. (2022). Supramolecular assemblies of organo-functionalised hybrid polyoxometalates: From functional building blocks to hierarchical nanomaterials. Chemical Society Reviews, 51(1), 293-328. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cs00832c

This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in the supramolecular organisation and hierarchical self-assembly of organo-functionalised hybrid polyoxometalates (hereafter referred to as hybrid POMs), and their emerging role as mul... Read More about Supramolecular assemblies of organo-functionalised hybrid polyoxometalates: From functional building blocks to hierarchical nanomaterials.