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Improving crop yield potential: Underlying biological processes and future prospects (2022)
Journal Article
Burgess, A. J., Masclaux‐Daubresse, C., Strittmatter, G., Weber, A. P. M., Taylor, S. H., Harbinson, J., …Baekelandt, A. (2023). Improving crop yield potential: Underlying biological processes and future prospects. Food and Energy Security, 12(1), Article e435. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.435

The growing world population and global increases in the standard of living both result in an increasing demand for food, feed and other plant‐derived products. In the coming years, plant‐based research will be among the major drivers ensuring food s... Read More about Improving crop yield potential: Underlying biological processes and future prospects.

Nanostructured, Alkaline Titanate‐Converted, and Heat‐Treated Ti6Al4V Microspheres via Wet‐Chemical Alkaline Modification and their ORR Electrocatalytic Response (2022)
Journal Article
Wadge, M. D., Bird, M. A., Sankowski, A., Constantin, H., Fay, M. W., Cooper, T. P., …Grant, D. M. (2023). Nanostructured, Alkaline Titanate‐Converted, and Heat‐Treated Ti6Al4V Microspheres via Wet‐Chemical Alkaline Modification and their ORR Electrocatalytic Response. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 10(5), Article 2201523. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202201523

This study describes the chemical conversion and heat treatment of Ti6Al4V microspheres (Ti6_MS), and the resulting effects on their electrocatalytic properties. The wet-chemical conversion (5.0m NaOH, 60°C, 24h; Sample label: Ti6_TC) converts the to... Read More about Nanostructured, Alkaline Titanate‐Converted, and Heat‐Treated Ti6Al4V Microspheres via Wet‐Chemical Alkaline Modification and their ORR Electrocatalytic Response.

Unshielded portable optically pumped magnetometer for the remote detection of conductive objects using eddy current measurements (2022)
Journal Article
Rushton, L. M., Pyragius, T., Meraki, A., Elson, L., & Jensen, K. (2022). Unshielded portable optically pumped magnetometer for the remote detection of conductive objects using eddy current measurements. Review of Scientific Instruments, 93(12), Article 125103. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0102402

Electrically conductive objects can be detected using the principle of electromagnetic induction, where a primary oscillating magnetic field induces eddy currents in the object, which in turn produce a secondary magnetic field that can be measured wi... Read More about Unshielded portable optically pumped magnetometer for the remote detection of conductive objects using eddy current measurements.

Nonoptimal component placement of the human connectome supports variable brain dynamics (2022)
Journal Article
Hayward, C. J., Huo, S., Chen, X., & Kaiser, M. (2023). Nonoptimal component placement of the human connectome supports variable brain dynamics. Network Neuroscience, 7(1), 254-268. https://doi.org/10.1162/netn_a_00282

Neural systems are shaped by multiple constraints, balancing region communication with the cost of establishing and maintaining physical connections. It has been suggested that the lengths of neural projections be minimized, reducing their spatial an... Read More about Nonoptimal component placement of the human connectome supports variable brain dynamics.

Probable COVID-19 infection is associated with subsequent poorer mental health and greater loneliness in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study (2022)
Journal Article
Wilding, S., O’Connor, D., Ferguson, E., Cleare, S., Wetherall, K., O'Carroll, R., …O’Connor, R. C. (2022). Probable COVID-19 infection is associated with subsequent poorer mental health and greater loneliness in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study. Scientific Reports, 12, Article 20795. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24240-3

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with psychological distress. In addition to physical effects including fatigue and cognitive impairment, contracting COVID-19 itself may also be related to subsequent negative mental health outcomes. The pres... Read More about Probable COVID-19 infection is associated with subsequent poorer mental health and greater loneliness in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study.

First-order electroweak phase transitions: A nonperturbative update (2022)
Journal Article
Gould, O., Güyer, S., & Rummukainen, K. (2022). First-order electroweak phase transitions: A nonperturbative update. Physical Review D, 106(11), Article 114507. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.106.114507

We study first-order electroweak phase transitions nonperturbatively, assuming any particles beyond the Standard Model are sufficiently heavy to be integrated out at the phase transition. Utilizing high temperature dimensional reduction, we perform l... Read More about First-order electroweak phase transitions: A nonperturbative update.

Evolving DNA repair synthetic lethality targets in cancer (2022)
Journal Article
Kulkarni, S., Brownlie, J., Jeyapalan, J. N., Mongan, N. P., Rakha, E. A., & Madhusudan, S. (2022). Evolving DNA repair synthetic lethality targets in cancer. Bioscience Reports, 42(12), Article BSR20221713. https://doi.org/10.1042/BSR20221713

DNA damage signaling response and repair (DDR) is a critical defense mechanism against genomic instability. Impaired DNA repair capacity is an important risk factor for cancer development. On the other hand, up-regulation of DDR mechanisms is a featu... Read More about Evolving DNA repair synthetic lethality targets in cancer.

Medio-dorsal thalamic dysconnectivity in chronic knee pain: A possible mechanism for negative affect and pain comorbidity (2022)
Journal Article
Iwabuchi, S. J., Drabek, M. M., Cottam, W. J., Tadjibaev, A., Mohammadi-Nejad, A. R., Sotiropoulos, S., …Auer, D. P. (2022). Medio-dorsal thalamic dysconnectivity in chronic knee pain: A possible mechanism for negative affect and pain comorbidity. European Journal of Neuroscience, 57(2), 373-387. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15880

The reciprocal interaction between pain and negative affect is acknowledged but pain-related alterations in brain circuits involved in this interaction, such as the mediodorsal thalamus (MDThal), still require a better understanding. We sought to inv... Read More about Medio-dorsal thalamic dysconnectivity in chronic knee pain: A possible mechanism for negative affect and pain comorbidity.

Applications of data fusion in optical coordinate metrology: a review (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z. M., Catalucci, S., Thompson, A., Leach, R., & Piano, S. (2023). Applications of data fusion in optical coordinate metrology: a review. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 124, 1341-1356. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-10576-7

Data fusion enables the characterisation of an object using multiple datasets collected by various sensors. To improve optical coordinate measurement using data fusion, researchers have proposed numerous algorithmic solutions and methods. The most po... Read More about Applications of data fusion in optical coordinate metrology: a review.

The trade-GDP ratio as a measure of openness (2022)
Journal Article
Bleaney, M., & Tian, M. (2023). The trade-GDP ratio as a measure of openness. World Economy, 46(5), 1319-1332. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.13355

The ratio of trade to GDP is often used as a summary measure of a country's openness to the rest of the world. It is well known that the trade-GDP ratio is affected by relatively time-invariant factors, such as country size and remoteness from tradin... Read More about The trade-GDP ratio as a measure of openness.

10 Simple Rules for a Supportive Lab Environment (2022)
Journal Article
Pike, A. C., Atherton, K., Bauer, Y., Crittenden, B. M., van Ede, F., Hall-McMaster, S., …Noonan, M. P. (2023). 10 Simple Rules for a Supportive Lab Environment. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 35(1), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01928

The transition to principal investigator (PI), or lab leader, can be challenging, partially due to the need to fulfil new managerial and leadership responsibilities. One key aspect of this role, which is often not explicitly discussed, is creating a... Read More about 10 Simple Rules for a Supportive Lab Environment.

A ‘deviant men’ theory of business expectations in nascent entrepreneurs (2022)
Journal Article
Martiarena, A., Levie, J., Marlow, S., Hart, M., & Bonner, K. (2023). A ‘deviant men’ theory of business expectations in nascent entrepreneurs. Small Business Economics, 61(3), 909–930. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-022-00716-4

In this article, we develop a gendered analysis of the expectations of venture growth by nascent entrepreneurs. Male entrepreneurs are notably overrepresented in the small cohort of firms that attain growth; to explore this phenomenon, we draw upon e... Read More about A ‘deviant men’ theory of business expectations in nascent entrepreneurs.

A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: A Candidate z ∼ 12 Galaxy in Early JWST CEERS Imaging (2022)
Journal Article
Finkelstein, S. L., Bagley, M. B., Haro, P. A., Dickinson, M., Ferguson, H. C., Kartaltepe, J. S., …Zavala, J. A. (2022). A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: A Candidate z ∼ 12 Galaxy in Early JWST CEERS Imaging. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 940(2), Article L55. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac966e

We report the discovery of a candidate galaxy with a photo-z of z ∼ 12 in the first epoch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey. Following conservative selection criteria, we identify a source with a r... Read More about A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: A Candidate z ∼ 12 Galaxy in Early JWST CEERS Imaging.

Conversational AI: Respecifying participation as regulation (2022)
Book Chapter
Reeves, S., & Porcheron, M. (2022). Conversational AI: Respecifying participation as regulation. In W. Housley, A. Edwards, R. Beneito-Montagut, & R. Fitzgerald (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Digital Society. SAGE Publications

When we talk about AI-driven systems there is a tendency by researchers to treat people encountering them as ‘participants’ in human-machine interactions. This seems particularly true for so-called conversational AI, such as voice interfaces or chatb... Read More about Conversational AI: Respecifying participation as regulation.

The Mental Health Benefits of Religion and Spirituality in People Living With Bipolar Disorder in Malaysia (2022)
Journal Article
Shariff, N., Wright, N., & Crawford, P. (2022). The Mental Health Benefits of Religion and Spirituality in People Living With Bipolar Disorder in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18(Supplement 19), 55-59. https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.18.s19.9

Introduction: The taxonomy of spirituality is fraught with complexities in relation to mental health studies, due to contextual variables such as religion. While positive mental health outcomes have been reported by many studies in relation to spirit... Read More about The Mental Health Benefits of Religion and Spirituality in People Living With Bipolar Disorder in Malaysia.

“I Need Help”: A Study of Spiritual Distress Among People Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder in Malaysia (2022)
Journal Article
Shariff, N., Wright, N., & Crawford, P. (2022). “I Need Help”: A Study of Spiritual Distress Among People Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18(Supplement 19), 38-42. https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.18.s19.6

Introduction: Little is known about spiritual distress in people with bipolar disorder, where they are inclined to maladaptive coping. Given the contextual influence of religion towards Malaysians, this study is aimed at exploring the phenomenon of s... Read More about “I Need Help”: A Study of Spiritual Distress Among People Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder in Malaysia.