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Fluid dynamics and cell-bound Psl polysaccharide allows microplastic capture, aggregation and subsequent sedimentation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water (2022)
Journal Article
Romero, M., Carabelli, A., Swift, M., & Smith, M. (2022). Fluid dynamics and cell-bound Psl polysaccharide allows microplastic capture, aggregation and subsequent sedimentation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water. Environmental Microbiology, 24(3), 1560-1572. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15916

Decades after incorporating plastics into consumer markets, research shows that these polymers have spread worldwide. Fragmentation of large debris leads to smaller particles, collectively called microplastics (MPs), which have become ubiquitous in a... Read More about Fluid dynamics and cell-bound Psl polysaccharide allows microplastic capture, aggregation and subsequent sedimentation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water.

The risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in people prescribed mirtazapine: an active comparator cohort study using electronic health records (2022)
Journal Article
Joseph, R. M., Jack, R. H., Morriss, R., Knaggs, R. D., Butler, D., Hollis, C., …Coupland, C. (2022). The risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in people prescribed mirtazapine: an active comparator cohort study using electronic health records. BMC Medicine, 20(1), Article 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02247-x

Background Studies have reported an increased risk of mortality among people prescribed mirtazapine compared to other antidepressants. The study aimed to compare all-cause and cause-specific mortality between adults prescribed mirtazapine or other s... Read More about The risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in people prescribed mirtazapine: an active comparator cohort study using electronic health records.

Mitochondrial retrograde signaling through UCP1-mediated inhibition of the plant oxygen-sensing pathway (2022)
Journal Article
Barreto, P., Dambire, C., Sharma, G., Vicente, J., Osborne, R., De Carvalho, J. E., …Arruda, P. (2022). Mitochondrial retrograde signaling through UCP1-mediated inhibition of the plant oxygen-sensing pathway. Current Biology, 32(6), 1403-1411.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.037

Mitochondrial retrograde signaling is an important component of intracellular stress signaling in eukaryotes. UNCOUPLING PROTEIN (UCP)1 is an abundant plant inner-mitochondrial membrane protein with multiple functions including uncoupled respiration... Read More about Mitochondrial retrograde signaling through UCP1-mediated inhibition of the plant oxygen-sensing pathway.

Long-Term Connectome Analysis Reveals Reshaping of Visual, Spatial Networks in a Model With Vascular Dementia Features (2022)
Journal Article
Hall, G. R., Boehm-Sturm, P., Dirnagl, U., Finke, C., Foddis, M., Harms, C., …Farr, T. D. (2022). Long-Term Connectome Analysis Reveals Reshaping of Visual, Spatial Networks in a Model With Vascular Dementia Features. Stroke, 53(5), 1735-1745. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.036997

Background: Connectome analysis of neuroimaging data is a rapidly expanding field that offers the potential to diagnose, characterize, and predict neurological disease. Animal models provide insight into biological mechanisms that underpin disease, b... Read More about Long-Term Connectome Analysis Reveals Reshaping of Visual, Spatial Networks in a Model With Vascular Dementia Features.

Filtration performance of non- woven geotextiles with internally-stable and -unstable soils under dynamic loading (2022)
Journal Article
Khan, M. W., Dawson, A. R., & Marshall, A. M. (2022). Filtration performance of non- woven geotextiles with internally-stable and -unstable soils under dynamic loading. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 50(2), 293-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2021.11.007

In many applications, geotextiles are subjected to dynamic loading conditions, for example, below roads and railways, for which a Gradient Ratio (GR) test is often used to assess filtration compatibility of soil-geotextile systems. This paper present... Read More about Filtration performance of non- woven geotextiles with internally-stable and -unstable soils under dynamic loading.

Search for magnetic monopoles produced via the Schwinger mechanism (2022)
Journal Article
Acharya, B., Alexandre, J., Benes, P., Bergmann, B., Bertolucci, S., Bevan, A., …Vives, O. (2022). Search for magnetic monopoles produced via the Schwinger mechanism. Nature, 602(7895), 63-67. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04298-1

Electrically charged particles can be created by the decay of strong enough electric fields, a phenomenon known as the Schwinger mechanism1. By electromagnetic duality, a sufficiently strong magnetic field would similarly produce magnetic monopoles,... Read More about Search for magnetic monopoles produced via the Schwinger mechanism.

Organisational development programmes and employees' career development: The moderating role of gender (2022)
Journal Article
Pinnington, A., Aldabbas, H., Mirshahi, F., & Pirie, T. (2022). Organisational development programmes and employees' career development: The moderating role of gender. Journal of Workplace Learning, 34(5), 466-496. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-08-2021-0103

Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between different organisational development programmes (360-degree feedback; Coaching; Job assignment; Employee assistance programmes; On-the-job training; Web-based career information; Contin... Read More about Organisational development programmes and employees' career development: The moderating role of gender.

Removal of Nutrients and Pesticides from Agricultural Runoff Using Microalgae and Cyanobacteria (2022)
Journal Article
Castellanos-Estupiñan, M. A., Carrillo-Botello, A. M., Rozo-Granados, L. S., Becerra-Moreno, D., García-Martínez, J. B., Urbina-Suarez, N. A., …Zuorro, A. (2022). Removal of Nutrients and Pesticides from Agricultural Runoff Using Microalgae and Cyanobacteria. Water, 14(4), Article 558. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14040558

The use of pesticides in agriculture has ensured the production of different crops. However, pesticides have become an emerging public health problem for Latin American countries due to their excessive use, inadequate application, toxic characteristi... Read More about Removal of Nutrients and Pesticides from Agricultural Runoff Using Microalgae and Cyanobacteria.

Using patient experiences to evaluate care and expectations in lung cancer: analysis of the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey linked with the national cancer registry (2022)
Journal Article
Nartey, Y., Tata, L. J., Khakwani, A., Beattie, V., Beckett, P., Hubbard, R. B., & Stewart, I. (2022). Using patient experiences to evaluate care and expectations in lung cancer: analysis of the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey linked with the national cancer registry. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30(5), 4417-4428. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-06863-4

Purpose: Identification of unmet needs in person centred and supportive care could be limited by differences in experience across specific cancer populations. Using the experiences of people with lung cancer, we assess distinctions according to demog... Read More about Using patient experiences to evaluate care and expectations in lung cancer: analysis of the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey linked with the national cancer registry.

Witness Evidence in Pre-Trial and Trial Procedure (2022)
Book Chapter
Jackson, J., & Weigend, T. (2022). Witness Evidence in Pre-Trial and Trial Procedure. In K. Ambos, A. Duff, A. Heinze, J. Roberts, & T. Weigend (Eds.), Core Concepts in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice. Volume 2 (260-299). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Both in English and German criminal procedure, fewer cases than in the past are decided on the basis of live witness testimony at the trial, and the ‘orality’ principle has been eroded in both jurisdictions. An increased reliance on witness statement... Read More about Witness Evidence in Pre-Trial and Trial Procedure.

Identifying correlation clusters in many-body localized systems (2022)
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Hémery, K., Pollmann, F., & Smith, A. (2022). Identifying correlation clusters in many-body localized systems. Physical Review B, 105(6), Article 064202. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.105.064202

We introduce techniques for analyzing the structure of quantum states of many-body localized (MBL) spin chains by identifying correlation clusters from pairwise correlations. These techniques proceed by interpreting pairwise correlations in the state... Read More about Identifying correlation clusters in many-body localized systems.

Effect of bismuth surfactant on the structural, morphological and optical properties of self-assembled InGaAs quantum dots grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy on GaAs (001) substrates (2022)
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Alghamdi, H., Alhassni, A., Alhassan, S., Almunyif, A., Klekovkin, A. V., Trunkin, I. N., …Henini, M. (2022). Effect of bismuth surfactant on the structural, morphological and optical properties of self-assembled InGaAs quantum dots grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy on GaAs (001) substrates. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 905, Article 164015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.164015

In this work, we have investigated the effect of Bi surfactant on structural, morphological and optical properties of 5 monolayers self-assembled InGaAs quantum dots (QDs) grown on GaAs (001) substrates at various growth temperatures (435, 467 and 49... Read More about Effect of bismuth surfactant on the structural, morphological and optical properties of self-assembled InGaAs quantum dots grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy on GaAs (001) substrates.

Cross talk between LAM cells and fibroblasts may influence alveolar epithelial cell behavior in lymphangioleiomyomatosis (2022)
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Clements, D., Miller, S., Babaei-Jadidi, R., Adam, M., Potter, S. S., & Johnson, S. R. (2022). Cross talk between LAM cells and fibroblasts may influence alveolar epithelial cell behavior in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. AJP - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 322(2), L283-L293. https://doi.org/10.1152/AJPLUNG.00351.2021

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a female-specific cystic lung disease in which tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2)-deficient LAM cells, LAM-associated fibroblasts (LAFs), and other cell types infiltrate the lungs. LAM lesions can be associated with... Read More about Cross talk between LAM cells and fibroblasts may influence alveolar epithelial cell behavior in lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

Control Design for CABLEankle, a Cable Driven Manipulator for Ankle Motion Assistance (2022)
Journal Article
Venkata Sai Prathyush, I., Ceccarelli, M., & Russo, M. (2022). Control Design for CABLEankle, a Cable Driven Manipulator for Ankle Motion Assistance. Actuators, 11(2), Article 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/act11020063

A control design is presented for a cable driven parallel manipulator for performing a controlled motion assistance of a human ankle. Requirements are discussed for a portable, comfortable, and light-weight solution of a wearable device with an overa... Read More about Control Design for CABLEankle, a Cable Driven Manipulator for Ankle Motion Assistance.

A rapid intrapartum test for group B Streptococcus to reduce antibiotic usage in mothers with risk factors: the GBS2 cluster RCT (2022)
Journal Article
Daniels, J., Dixon, E. F., Gill, A., Bishop, J., D'Amico, M., Ahmed, K., …Thangaratinam, S. (2022). A rapid intrapartum test for group B Streptococcus to reduce antibiotic usage in mothers with risk factors: the GBS2 cluster RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(12), 1-82. https://doi.org/10.3310/BICF1187

BACKGROUND: Mother-to-baby transmission of group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) is the main cause of early-onset infection. OBJECTIVES: We investigated if intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis directed by a rapid intrapartum test reduces mat... Read More about A rapid intrapartum test for group B Streptococcus to reduce antibiotic usage in mothers with risk factors: the GBS2 cluster RCT.

Analysis of incidence of motor neuron disease in England 1998–2019: use of three linked datasets (2022)
Journal Article
Burchardt, J. M., Mei, X. W., Ranger, T., McDermott, C. J., Radunovic, A., Coupland, C., & Hippisley-Cox, J. (2022). Analysis of incidence of motor neuron disease in England 1998–2019: use of three linked datasets. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 23(5-6), 363-371. https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2021.2016837

Objective: This study uses three linked datasets to provide an estimate of incidence of motor neuron disease (MND) in England from 1998 to 2019. Comparison is made to previous British studies. It examines age at diagnosis and ethnicity of those affec... Read More about Analysis of incidence of motor neuron disease in England 1998–2019: use of three linked datasets.

Cyber-attacks in modular multilevel converters (2022)
Journal Article
Burgos-Mellado, C., Donoso, F., Dragicevic, T., Cardenas-Dobson, R., Wheeler, P., Clare, J. C., & Watson, A. J. (2022). Cyber-attacks in modular multilevel converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 37(7), 8488-8501. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2022.3147466

Distributed control of modular multilevel converter (MMC) submodules offers several potential benefits such as flexibility and modularity. In this approach, low-level control tasks, such as capacitor voltage balancing, can be distributed amongst cont... Read More about Cyber-attacks in modular multilevel converters.

Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures (2022)
Journal Article
Kiamba, L., Rodrigues, L., Marsh, J., Naghiyev, E., Sumner, M., Empringham, L., …Gillott, M. (2022). Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures. Sustainability, 14(3), Article 1890. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031890

In this paper, the authors examine how a community energy group in the Meadows area of Nottingham in the UK adopted a model of local energy generation and storage as a means of combatting climate change, improving energy efficiency, enhancing energy... Read More about Socio-Economic Benefits in Community Energy Structures.

Show me the money: Income inequality and segregation in UK cities (2022)
Journal Article
Cauvain, J., Long, G., Whiteley, T., & Farcot, E. (2022). Show me the money: Income inequality and segregation in UK cities. Area, 54(4), 591-601. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12784

The social geography of cities is argued to be changing globally; rising economic inequality is associated with increasing segregation. Yet, income inequality has been predominantly mobilised through national and regional imaginaries. In cities, a nu... Read More about Show me the money: Income inequality and segregation in UK cities.

Characteristics of Yoga Providers and Their Sessions and Attendees in the UK: A Cross-Sectional Survey (2022)
Journal Article
Nalbant, G., Lewis, S., & Chattopadhyay, K. (2022). Characteristics of Yoga Providers and Their Sessions and Attendees in the UK: A Cross-Sectional Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), Article 2212. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042212

Yoga is an ancient Indian philosophy and way of life that is being used as a method of improving health and wellbeing. Evidence shows that yoga has several health benefits, such as managing many noncommunicable diseases, such as hypertension, and imp... Read More about Characteristics of Yoga Providers and Their Sessions and Attendees in the UK: A Cross-Sectional Survey.