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Abiotic stress, acclimation, and adaptation in carbon fixation processes (2022)
Book Chapter
Murchie, E. H., McAusland, L., & Burgess, A. J. (2022). Abiotic stress, acclimation, and adaptation in carbon fixation processes. In A. Ruban, C. H. Foyer, & E. H. Murchie (Eds.), Photosynthesis in Action: Harvesting Light, Generating Electrons, Fixing Carbon (103-132). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-823781-6.00011-3

Chloroplast CO2 assimilation rate is highly sensitive to environmental changes, and this has a great influence on productivity. Changes in temperature, light, humidity, nutrients, and salinity can all affect processes that limit photosynthesis. In th... Read More about Abiotic stress, acclimation, and adaptation in carbon fixation processes.

Self-targeting of zwitterion-based platforms for nano-antimicrobials and nanocarriers (2022)
Journal Article
Wang, D. Y., Su, L., Yang, G., Ren, Y., Zhang, M., Jing, H., …Shi, L. (2022). Self-targeting of zwitterion-based platforms for nano-antimicrobials and nanocarriers. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 10(14), 2316-2322. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1tb02647j

Self-targeting antimicrobial platforms have yielded new possibilities for the treatment of infectious biofilms. Self-targeting involves stealth transport through the blood circulation towards an infectious biofilm, where the antimicrobial platform pe... Read More about Self-targeting of zwitterion-based platforms for nano-antimicrobials and nanocarriers.

Fundamentals, regimes and exchange rate forecasts: Insights from a meta exchange rate model (2022)
Journal Article
Aristidou, C., Lee, K., & Shields, K. (2022). Fundamentals, regimes and exchange rate forecasts: Insights from a meta exchange rate model. Journal of International Money and Finance, 123, Article 102601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2022.102601

A ‘meta’ model of the exchange rate combines a range of models distinguished by the drivers of the rate and by regime duration. Alternative model weights are proposed, including those obtained from a novel non-nested hypothesis-testing technique that... Read More about Fundamentals, regimes and exchange rate forecasts: Insights from a meta exchange rate model.

Human Parainfluenza 2 & 4: clinical and genetic epidemiology in the UK, 2013-2017, reveals distinct disease features and co-circulating genomic subtypes (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
Chellapuri, A., Smitheman, M., Chappell, J. G., Clark, G., Howson-Wells, H. C., Berry, L., …McClure, C. P. Human Parainfluenza 2 & 4: clinical and genetic epidemiology in the UK, 2013-2017, reveals distinct disease features and co-circulating genomic subtypes

Human Parainfluenza viruses (HPIV) are constituted by four members of the genetically distinct genera of Respirovirus (type 1 and 3) and Orthorubulavirus (type 2 and 4), causing significant upper and lower respiratory tract infections in both childre... Read More about Human Parainfluenza 2 & 4: clinical and genetic epidemiology in the UK, 2013-2017, reveals distinct disease features and co-circulating genomic subtypes.

The effect of Rényi entropy on Hawking radiation (2022)
Journal Article
Liu, Y. (2022). The effect of Rényi entropy on Hawking radiation. General Relativity and Gravitation, 54(1), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-021-02896-y

It is widely believed that Hawking radiation originates from excitations near the horizons of black holes (Hawking in Commun Math Phys 43:199, 1975, Giddings in Phys Lett B 754:39, 2016, Mathur in Class Quantum Gravity 26:224001, 2009). However, Gidd... Read More about The effect of Rényi entropy on Hawking radiation.

Vegans and vegetarians living in Nottingham (UK) continue to be at risk of iodine deficiency (2022)
Journal Article
Eveleigh, E., Coneyworth, L., Zhou, M., Burdett, H., Malla, J., Nguyen, V. H., & Welham, S. (2023). Vegans and vegetarians living in Nottingham (UK) continue to be at risk of iodine deficiency. British Journal of Nutrition, 129(9), 1510-1527. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114522000113

Iodine is essential for thyroid hormone synthesis. Individuals adhering to vegan and vegetarian diets have been found to be vulnerable to iodine deficiency. Yet, iodine has not been monitored in these groups across time. This study aims to investigat... Read More about Vegans and vegetarians living in Nottingham (UK) continue to be at risk of iodine deficiency.

Evolution of silicate bioglass particles as porous microspheres with a view towards orthobiologics (2022)
Journal Article
Islam, M. T., Nuzulia, N. A., Macri-Pellizzeri, L., Nigar, F., Sari, Y. W., & Ahmed, I. (2022). Evolution of silicate bioglass particles as porous microspheres with a view towards orthobiologics. Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 36(8), 1427-1443. https://doi.org/10.1177/08853282211059294

Although FDA approved and clinically utilised, research on 45S5 Bioglass® and S53P4 including other bioactive glasses continues in order to advance their applicability for a range of alternate applications. For example, rendering these particles poro... Read More about Evolution of silicate bioglass particles as porous microspheres with a view towards orthobiologics.

In situ silane activation enables catalytic reduction of carboxylic acids (2022)
Journal Article
Stoll, E. L., Barber, T., Hirst, D. J., & Denton, R. M. (2022). In situ silane activation enables catalytic reduction of carboxylic acids. Chemical Communications, 58(21), 3509-3512. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CC03396D

We describe a catalytic system for the conversion of carboxylic acids into alcohols using substoichiometric zinc acetate and N-methyl morpholine, in combination with phenylsilane as the nominal terminal reductant. Reaction monitoring by 19F NMR spect... Read More about In situ silane activation enables catalytic reduction of carboxylic acids.

Borane Adducts of Aromatic Phosphorus Heterocycles: Synthesis, Crystallographic Characterization and Reactivity of a Phosphinine‐B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 Lewis Pair (2022)
Journal Article
Lin, J., Wossidlo., F., Coles, N. T., Weber, M., Steinhauer, S., Böttcher, T., & Müller, C. (2022). Borane Adducts of Aromatic Phosphorus Heterocycles: Synthesis, Crystallographic Characterization and Reactivity of a Phosphinine‐B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 Lewis Pair. Chemistry - A European Journal, 28(7), Article e202104135. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202104135

A phosphinine-borane adduct of a Me3Si-functionalized phosphinine and the Lewis acid B(C6F5)3 has been synthesized and characterized crystallographically for the first time. The reaction strongly depends on the nature of the substituents in the α-pos... Read More about Borane Adducts of Aromatic Phosphorus Heterocycles: Synthesis, Crystallographic Characterization and Reactivity of a Phosphinine‐B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 Lewis Pair.

Selective photoinduced charge separation in perylenediimide-pillar[5]arene rotaxanes (2022)
Journal Article
Pearce, N., Reynolds, K. E. A., Kayal, S., Sun, X. Z., Davies, E. S., Malagreca, F., …Champness, N. R. (2022). Selective photoinduced charge separation in perylenediimide-pillar[5]arene rotaxanes. Nature Communications, 13(1), Article 415. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28022-3

The ability to control photoinduced charge transfer within molecules represents a major challenge requiring precise control of the relative positioning and orientation of donor and acceptor groups. Here we show that such photoinduced charge transfer... Read More about Selective photoinduced charge separation in perylenediimide-pillar[5]arene rotaxanes.

Integrins as a drug target in liver fibrosis (2022)
Journal Article
Rahman, S. R., Roper, J. A., Grove, J. I., Aithal, G. P., Pun, K. T., & Bennett, A. J. (2022). Integrins as a drug target in liver fibrosis. Liver International, 42(3), 507-521. https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.15157

As the worldwide prevalence of chronic liver diseases is high and continuing to increase, there is an urgent need for treatment to prevent cirrhosis-related morbidity and mortality. Integrins are heterodimeric cell-surface proteins that are promising... Read More about Integrins as a drug target in liver fibrosis.

Looking to the Skies: Realising the Combined Potential of Drones and Thermal Infrared Imagery to Advance Hydrological Process Understanding in Headwaters (2022)
Journal Article
Dugdale, S. J., Klaus, J., & Hannah, D. M. (2022). Looking to the Skies: Realising the Combined Potential of Drones and Thermal Infrared Imagery to Advance Hydrological Process Understanding in Headwaters. Water Resources Research, 58(2), Article e2021WR031168. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021wr031168

In river systems, headwater networks contain the vast majority of the stream length. Thus, climate and land-use change in headwaters have disproportionate impacts on downstream ecosystems and societies that rely on them. Despite decades of hydrologic... Read More about Looking to the Skies: Realising the Combined Potential of Drones and Thermal Infrared Imagery to Advance Hydrological Process Understanding in Headwaters.

Automated Detection of Candidate Subjects With Cerebral Microbleeds Using Machine Learning (2022)
Journal Article
Sundaresan, V., Arthofer, C., Zamboni, G., Dineen, R. A., Rothwell, P. M., Sotiropoulos, S. N., …Griffanti, L. (2022). Automated Detection of Candidate Subjects With Cerebral Microbleeds Using Machine Learning. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 15, Article 777828. https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2021.777828

Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) appear as small, circular, well defined hypointense lesions of a few mm in size on T2*-weighted gradient recalled echo (T2*-GRE) images and appear enhanced on susceptibility weighted images (SWI). Due to their small size,... Read More about Automated Detection of Candidate Subjects With Cerebral Microbleeds Using Machine Learning.

After the applause: understanding public management and public service ethos in the fight against Covid - 19 (2022)
Journal Article
Shand, R., Parker, S., Liddle, J., Spolander, G., Warwick, L., & Ainsworth, S. (2023). After the applause: understanding public management and public service ethos in the fight against Covid - 19. Public Management Review, 25(8), 1475-1497. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2022.2026690

Covid-19 has led to renewed public support for public services. Frontline workers symbolize a renewed ideal of public service ethos (PSE), though little attention has been paid to how the public managers delivering vital services interpret and mobili... Read More about After the applause: understanding public management and public service ethos in the fight against Covid - 19.

The FEED1 trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of full milk feeds versus intravenous fluids with gradual feeding for preterm infants (30–33 weeks gestational age) (2022)
Journal Article
Mitchell, E. J., Meakin, G., Anderson, J., Dorling, J., Gale, C., Haines, R., …Ojha, S. (2022). The FEED1 trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of full milk feeds versus intravenous fluids with gradual feeding for preterm infants (30–33 weeks gestational age). Trials, 23(1), Article 64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05994-z

Background: In the UK, approximately 8% of live births are preterm (before 37 weeks gestation), more than 90% of whom are born between 30 and 36 weeks, forming the largest proportion of a neonatal units’ workload. Neonatologists are cautious in initi... Read More about The FEED1 trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of full milk feeds versus intravenous fluids with gradual feeding for preterm infants (30–33 weeks gestational age).

Social learning along international migrant networks (2022)
Journal Article
Tian, Y., Caballero, M. E., & Kovak, B. K. (2022). Social learning along international migrant networks. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 195, 103-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.12.028

We document the transmission of social distancing practices from the United States to Mexico along migrant networks during the early 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Using data on pre-existing migrant connections between Mexican and U.S. locations and mobile-... Read More about Social learning along international migrant networks.

Continuum Robots Collaborate for Safe Manipulation of High-Temperature Flame to Enable Repairs in Challenging Environments (2022)
Journal Article
Dong, X., Wang, M., Mohammad, A. E. K., Ba, W., Russo, M., Norton, A., …Axinte, D. (2022). Continuum Robots Collaborate for Safe Manipulation of High-Temperature Flame to Enable Repairs in Challenging Environments. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 27(5), 4217-4220. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2021.3138222

This letter presents two long continuum robots, inserted through small holes, and working collaboratively in a crammed space to manipulate an extreme-temperature (>2000 °C) flame for coating repair on aeroengines without the need of their disassembly... Read More about Continuum Robots Collaborate for Safe Manipulation of High-Temperature Flame to Enable Repairs in Challenging Environments.

Flexible portfolio training: a novel approach to future physician training (2022)
Journal Article
Saville, R. L., Bowman, R., & Patel, R. (2022). Flexible portfolio training: a novel approach to future physician training. Future Healthcare Journal, 9(1), 13-17. https://doi.org/10.7861/fhj.2021-0143

Flexible portfolio training (FPT) is a novel Royal College of Physicians' training scheme developed in 2019 to tackle issues of burnout, retention and recruitment among medical registrars. Awareness of the FPT scheme may be lacking and this article i... Read More about Flexible portfolio training: a novel approach to future physician training.

N-Doped Graphenelike Nanostructures from p-Nitro Aniline-Based Foam: Formation, Structure, and Applications as a Nanofiller (2022)
Journal Article
Tiwari, S. K., Chen, D., Chen, Y., Thummavichai, K., Ola, O., Ma, Z., …Zhu, Y. (2022). N-Doped Graphenelike Nanostructures from p-Nitro Aniline-Based Foam: Formation, Structure, and Applications as a Nanofiller. ACS Omega, 7(4), 3230-3239. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c05139

Production of snake foam based on p-nitro aniline (PNA) was considered fun in old-school chemistry laboratories. Herein, we report the fabrication of a new carbon nanomaterial from PNA-based foam. The resulting material, resembling graphene and consi... Read More about N-Doped Graphenelike Nanostructures from p-Nitro Aniline-Based Foam: Formation, Structure, and Applications as a Nanofiller.