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Significance of root hairs in developing stress-resilient plants for sustainable crop production (2021)
Journal Article
Kohli, P. S., Maurya, K., Thakur, J. K., Bhosale, R., & Giri, J. (2022). Significance of root hairs in developing stress-resilient plants for sustainable crop production. Plant, Cell and Environment, 45(3), 677-694. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14237

Root hairs represent a beneficial agronomic trait to potentially reduce fertilizer and irrigation inputs. Over the past decades, research in the plant model Arabidopsis thaliana has provided insights into root hair development, the underlying genetic... Read More about Significance of root hairs in developing stress-resilient plants for sustainable crop production.

Clostridioides difficile: innovations in target discovery and potential for therapeutic success (2021)
Journal Article
Monaghan, T. M., Seekatz, A. M., Mullish, B. H., Moore-Gillon, C. E., Dawson, L., Ahmed, A., …Chan, W. C. (2021). Clostridioides difficile: innovations in target discovery and potential for therapeutic success. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets, 25(11), 949-963. https://doi.org/10.1080/14728222.2021.2008907

Introduction: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) remains a worldwide clinical problem. Increased incidence of primary infection, occurrence of hypertoxigenic ribotypes, and more frequent occurrence of drug resistant, recurrent, and non-hospital... Read More about Clostridioides difficile: innovations in target discovery and potential for therapeutic success.

Frontal neural metabolite changes in schizophrenia and their association with cognitive control: A systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Dixon, B. J., Kumar, J., & Danielmeier, C. (2022). Frontal neural metabolite changes in schizophrenia and their association with cognitive control: A systematic review. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 132, 224-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.11.010

A large proportion of patients with schizophrenia exhibit deficits in cognitive control functions including working memory, processing speed and inhibitory control, which have been associated with frontal brain areas. In this systematic review, we in... Read More about Frontal neural metabolite changes in schizophrenia and their association with cognitive control: A systematic review.

Design and Analysis of SWIPT With Safety Constraints (2021)
Journal Article
Psomas, C., You, M., Liang, K., Zheng, G., & Krikidis, I. (2022). Design and Analysis of SWIPT With Safety Constraints. Proceedings of the IEEE, 110(1), 107-126. https://doi.org/10.1109/jproc.2021.3130084

Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) has long been proposed as a key solution for charging and communicating with low-cost and low-power devices. However, the employment of radio frequency (RF) signals for information/power tr... Read More about Design and Analysis of SWIPT With Safety Constraints.

A Deep Learning Method for Fully Automatic Stomatal Morphometry and Maximal Conductance Estimation (2021)
Journal Article
Gibbs, J. A., Mcausland, L., Robles-Zazueta, C. A., Murchie, E. H., & Burgess, A. J. (2021). A Deep Learning Method for Fully Automatic Stomatal Morphometry and Maximal Conductance Estimation. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, Article 780180. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.780180

Stomata are integral to plant performance, enabling the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the plant. The anatomy of stomata influences conductance properties with the maximal conductance rate, gsmax, calculated from density and size. Howev... Read More about A Deep Learning Method for Fully Automatic Stomatal Morphometry and Maximal Conductance Estimation.

Nominal group technique to establish the core components of home-based rehabilitation for survivors of stroke with severe disability (2021)
Journal Article
Fisher, R. J., Riley-Bennett, F., Russell, L., Lee, C., Sturt, R., Walker, M., & Sackley, C. (2021). Nominal group technique to establish the core components of home-based rehabilitation for survivors of stroke with severe disability. BMJ Open, 11(12), Article e052593. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052593

In the UK, over 20% of patients leaving hospital after a stroke will be severely disabled. Despite this, limited clinical guidance is available to teams tasked with providing support for this complex population at home. Additionally, many areas acros... Read More about Nominal group technique to establish the core components of home-based rehabilitation for survivors of stroke with severe disability.

Sensorineural Hearing Loss (2021)
Book Chapter
Cheung, L., Baguley, D., & McCombe, A. (2021). Sensorineural Hearing Loss. In R. A. England, & E. Shamil (Eds.), Scott-Brown's Essential Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. CRC Press

Evaluation of Sysmex XT-2000iV analyzer performance across a network of five veterinary laboratories using a commercially available quality control material (2021)
Journal Article
Daly, S., Freeman, K. P., & Graham, P. A. (2021). Evaluation of Sysmex XT-2000iV analyzer performance across a network of five veterinary laboratories using a commercially available quality control material. Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 50(4), 568-578. https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.13016

Background Laboratory and instrument harmonization is seldom reported in the veterinary literature despite its advantages to clinical interpretation, including the use of interchangeable results and common reference intervals within a system of labo... Read More about Evaluation of Sysmex XT-2000iV analyzer performance across a network of five veterinary laboratories using a commercially available quality control material.

Academic Identities as Epicentres for Social Cohesiveness in Higher Education (2021)
Journal Article
Pillay, D., Chisanga, T., Hiralaal, A., Masinga, L., Naicker, I., & Pithouse-Morgan, K. (2021). Academic Identities as Epicentres for Social Cohesiveness in Higher Education. Alternation, 28(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.29086/2519-5476/2021/v28n2a1

This themed issue of Alternation explores how and why academics from multiple knowledge fields in South Africa and the United States of America (USA) position themselves vis-à-vis social cohesion in their everyday lives and educational practices. The... Read More about Academic Identities as Epicentres for Social Cohesiveness in Higher Education.

Development of a smart supercapacitor energy storage system for aircraft electric power systems (2021)
Journal Article
Fares, A. M., Kippke, M., Rashed, M., Klumpner, C., & Bozhko, S. (2021). Development of a smart supercapacitor energy storage system for aircraft electric power systems. Energies, 14(23), Article 8056. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14238056

This paper presents the development of a supercapacitor energy storage system (ESS) aimed to minimize weight, which is very important for aerospace applications, whilst integrating smart functionalities like voltage monitoring, equalization, and over... Read More about Development of a smart supercapacitor energy storage system for aircraft electric power systems.

The struggle of apathy in dementia (2021)
Journal Article
Dening, T., Baber, W., Chang, M., & Yates, J. (2022). The struggle of apathy in dementia. Aging and Mental Health, 26(10), 1909-1911. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.2008309

Most people will recognise a sense of apathy within them, at some point during their lives, and this may present to a greater or lesser extent depending on the individual and the context. When people are asked about what apathy is, what it means, or... Read More about The struggle of apathy in dementia.

Adaptive Evolution in TRIF Leads to Discordance between Human and Mouse Innate Immune Signaling (2021)
Journal Article
Hyland, E. M., Webb, A. E., Kennedy, K. F., Gerek Ince, Z. N., Loscher, C. E., & O'Connell, M. J. (2021). Adaptive Evolution in TRIF Leads to Discordance between Human and Mouse Innate Immune Signaling. Genome Biology and Evolution, 13(12), Article evab268. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evab268

The TIR domain-containing adapter inducing IFN-β (TRIF) protein is an innate immune system protein that mediates the MyD88-independent toll-like receptor response pathway in mice and humans. Previously, we identified positive selection at seven disti... Read More about Adaptive Evolution in TRIF Leads to Discordance between Human and Mouse Innate Immune Signaling.

Medical device development for children and young people—reviewing the challenges and opportunities (2021)
Journal Article
Dimitri, P., Pignataro, V., Lupo, M., Bonifazi, D., Henke, M., Musazzi, U. M., …Lopedota, A. (2021). Medical device development for children and young people—reviewing the challenges and opportunities. Pharmaceutics, 13(12), Article 2178. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13122178

Development of specific medical devices (MDs) is required to meet the healthcare needs of children and young people (CYP). In this context, MD development should address changes in growth and psychosocial maturation, physiology, and pathophysiology,... Read More about Medical device development for children and young people—reviewing the challenges and opportunities.

The distribution of reproductive risk factors disclosed the heterogeneity of receptor-defined breast cancer subtypes among Tanzanian women (2021)
Journal Article
Rweyemamu, L. P., Akan, G., Adolf, I. C., Magorosa, E. P., Mosha, I. J., Dharsee, N., …Atalar, F. (2021). The distribution of reproductive risk factors disclosed the heterogeneity of receptor-defined breast cancer subtypes among Tanzanian women. BMC Women's Health, 21(1), Article 423. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01536-6

Background: Recent epidemiological studies suggest that reproductive factors are associated with breast cancer (BC) molecular subtypes. However, these associations have not been thoroughly studied in the African populations. The present study aimed t... Read More about The distribution of reproductive risk factors disclosed the heterogeneity of receptor-defined breast cancer subtypes among Tanzanian women.

Evolutionary footprints of a cold relic in a rapidly warming world (2021)
Journal Article
Wolf, E., Gaquerel, E., Scharmann, M., Yant, L., & Koch, M. A. (2021). Evolutionary footprints of a cold relic in a rapidly warming world. eLife, 10, Article e71572. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.71572

With accelerating global warming, understanding the evolutionary dynamics of plant adaptation to environmental change is increasingly urgent. Here we reveal the enigmatic history of the genus Cochlearia (Brassicaceae), a Pleistocene relic that origin... Read More about Evolutionary footprints of a cold relic in a rapidly warming world.

Mapping blood biochemistry by Raman spectroscopy at the cellular level (2021)
Journal Article
Volkov, V. V., McMaster, J., Aizenberg, J., & Perry, C. C. (2022). Mapping blood biochemistry by Raman spectroscopy at the cellular level. Chemical Science, 13(1), 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sc05764b

We report how Raman difference imaging provides insight on cellular biochemistryin vivoas a function of sub-cellular dimensions and the cellular environment. We show that this approach offers a sensitive diagnostic to address blood biochemistry at th... Read More about Mapping blood biochemistry by Raman spectroscopy at the cellular level.

Patient, carer, and staff perceptions of robotics in motor rehabilitation: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis (2021)
Journal Article
Laparidou, D., Curtis, F., Akanuwe, J., Goher, K., Niroshan Siriwardena, A., & Kucukyilmaz, A. (2021). Patient, carer, and staff perceptions of robotics in motor rehabilitation: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 18(1), Article 181. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-021-00976-3

Background: In recent years, robotic rehabilitation devices have often been used for motor training. However, to date, no systematic reviews of qualitative studies exploring the end-user experiences of robotic devices in motor rehabilitation have bee... Read More about Patient, carer, and staff perceptions of robotics in motor rehabilitation: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis.

A high performance active noise control system for magnetic fields (2021)
Journal Article
Pyragius, T., & Jensen, K. (2021). A high performance active noise control system for magnetic fields. Review of Scientific Instruments, 92(12), Article 124702. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0062650

We present a system for active noise control of environmental magnetic fields based on a filtered-x least mean squares algorithm. The system consists of a sensor that detects the ambient field noise and an error sensor that measures the signal of int... Read More about A high performance active noise control system for magnetic fields.

Multipolar Fermi-surface deformation in a Rydberg-dressed Fermi gas with long-range anisotropic interactions (2021)
Journal Article
Zhou, Y., Nath, R., Wu, H., Lesanovsky, I., & Li, W. (2021). Multipolar Fermi-surface deformation in a Rydberg-dressed Fermi gas with long-range anisotropic interactions. Physical Review A, 104(6), Article L061302. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.104.l061302

We study theoretically the deformation of the Fermi surface (FS) of a three-dimensional gas of Rydberg-dressed 6Li atoms. The laser dressing to high-lying Rydberg D states results in angle-dependent soft-core-shaped interactions whose anisotropy is d... Read More about Multipolar Fermi-surface deformation in a Rydberg-dressed Fermi gas with long-range anisotropic interactions.