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Dimensions of Self-Reported Driving Difficulty in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults and their Relationship with Autistic Traits (2022)
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Sheppard, E., van Loon, E., & Ropar, D. (2023). Dimensions of Self-Reported Driving Difficulty in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults and their Relationship with Autistic Traits. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53, 285-295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05420-y

A survey asked autistic and non-autistic people about the driving difficulties they experience and their autistic traits. Principle components analysis was used to identify how reported difficulties clustered together in each group, and regression wa... Read More about Dimensions of Self-Reported Driving Difficulty in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults and their Relationship with Autistic Traits.

Relationship between Anxiety, Depression, and Susceptibility to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: Proof of Concept (2022)
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Vedhara, K., Ayling, K., Jia, R., Fairclough, L., Morling, J. R., Ball, J. K., …Tighe, P. (2022). Relationship between Anxiety, Depression, and Susceptibility to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: Proof of Concept. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 225(12), 2137-2141. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiac006

Background: Psychological factors can influence susceptibility to viral infections. We examined whether such influences are evident in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Methods: Participants (n=102) completed mea... Read More about Relationship between Anxiety, Depression, and Susceptibility to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection: Proof of Concept.

Modulating the porosity of carbons for improved adsorption of hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane: a review (2022)
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Blankenship, L. S., & Mokaya, R. (2022). Modulating the porosity of carbons for improved adsorption of hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane: a review. Materials Advances, 3(4), 1905-1930. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ma00911g

Porous carbons provide a low-cost route to a highly stable material for the adsorption of various gases. In particular, activated carbons (ACs) and zeolite templated carbons (ZTCs) show promise in their ability to capture and store environmentally re... Read More about Modulating the porosity of carbons for improved adsorption of hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane: a review.

Multiscale Variability and the Comparison of Ground and Satellite Radar Based Measures of Peatland Surface Motion for Peatland Monitoring (2022)
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Marshall, C., Sterk, H. P., Gilbert, P. J., Andersen, R., Bradley, A. V., Sowter, A., …Large, D. J. (2022). Multiscale Variability and the Comparison of Ground and Satellite Radar Based Measures of Peatland Surface Motion for Peatland Monitoring. Remote Sensing, 14(2), Article 336. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14020336

Peatland surface motion is highly diagnostic of peatland condition. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) can measure this at the landscape scale but requires ground validation. This necessitates upscaling from point to areal measures (80... Read More about Multiscale Variability and the Comparison of Ground and Satellite Radar Based Measures of Peatland Surface Motion for Peatland Monitoring.

Liquid film distribution around long gas bubbles propagating in rectangular capillaries (2022)
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Magnini, M., Municchi, F., El Mellas, I., & Icardi, M. (2022). Liquid film distribution around long gas bubbles propagating in rectangular capillaries. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 148, Article 103939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2021.103939

We present a systematic analysis of the bubble and liquid film dynamics corresponding to the propagation of long, isolated gas bubbles, within rectangular capillary channels of cross-sectional aspect-ratio ranging from 1 to 8. Direct numerical simula... Read More about Liquid film distribution around long gas bubbles propagating in rectangular capillaries.

A long‐term study of temporal variation in wing feather mite (Acari: Astigmata) infestations on robins, Erithacus rubecula, in Nottinghamshire, UK (2022)
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Peet, R., Kirk, A., & Behnke, J. M. (2022). A long‐term study of temporal variation in wing feather mite (Acari: Astigmata) infestations on robins, Erithacus rubecula, in Nottinghamshire, UK. Journal of Zoology, 316(4), 296-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12954

European robins (Erithacus rubecula) were mist netted and assessed for wing feather mite infestations in north-east Nottinghamshire, England from June 1998 until March 2014. We analysed records of 899 first capture birds using three measures of infes... Read More about A long‐term study of temporal variation in wing feather mite (Acari: Astigmata) infestations on robins, Erithacus rubecula, in Nottinghamshire, UK.

Development and in vitro assessment of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold (2022)
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Pitrolino, K. A., Felfel, R. M., Pellizzeri, L. M., McLaren, J., Popov, A. A., Sottile, V., …Grant, D. M. (2022). Development and in vitro assessment of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold. Carbohydrate Polymers, 282, Article 119126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119126

An innovative approach was developed to engineer a multi-layered chitosan scaffold for osteochondral defect repair. A combination of freeze drying and porogen-leaching out methods produced a porous, bioresorbable scaffold with a distinct gradient of... Read More about Development and in vitro assessment of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold.

Functional Traits 2.0: The power of the metabolome for ecology (2022)
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Walker, T. W. N., Alexander, J. M., Allard, P., Baines, O., Baldy, V., Bardgett, R. D., …Salguero‐Gómez, R. (2022). Functional Traits 2.0: The power of the metabolome for ecology. Journal of Ecology, 110(1), 4-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13826

A major aim of ecology is to upscale attributes of individuals to understand processes at population, community and ecosystem scales. Such attributes are typically described using functional traits, that is, standardised characteristics that impact f... Read More about Functional Traits 2.0: The power of the metabolome for ecology.

Interaction Testing and Polygenic Risk Scoring to Estimate the Association of Common Genetic Variants with Treatment Resistance in Schizophrenia (2022)
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Pardiñas, A. F., Smart, S. E., Willcocks, I. R., Holmans, P. A., Dennison, C. A., Lynham, A. J., …Vázquez-Bourgon, J. (2022). Interaction Testing and Polygenic Risk Scoring to Estimate the Association of Common Genetic Variants with Treatment Resistance in Schizophrenia. JAMA Psychiatry, 79(3), 260-269. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.3799

Importance: About 20% to 30% of people with schizophrenia have psychotic symptoms that do not respond adequately to first-line antipsychotic treatment. This clinical presentation, chronic and highly disabling, is known as treatment-resistant schizoph... Read More about Interaction Testing and Polygenic Risk Scoring to Estimate the Association of Common Genetic Variants with Treatment Resistance in Schizophrenia.

A review of theories and methods in the science of face-to-face social interaction (2022)
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Hadley, L. V., Naylor, G., & Hamilton, A. F. C. (2022). A review of theories and methods in the science of face-to-face social interaction. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1, 42-54. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-021-00008-w

For most of human history, face-to-face interactions have been the primary and most fundamental way to build social relationships, and even in the digital era they remain the basis of our closest bonds. These interactions are built on the dynamic int... Read More about A review of theories and methods in the science of face-to-face social interaction.

Re‐parameterization of a mathematical model of African horse sickness virus using data from a systematic literature search (2022)
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Fairbanks, E. L., Brennan, M. L., Mertens, P. P. C., Tildesley, M. J., & Daly, J. M. (2022). Re‐parameterization of a mathematical model of African horse sickness virus using data from a systematic literature search. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 69(4), e671-e681. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14420

African horse sickness (AHS) is a vector-borne disease transmitted by Culicoides spp., endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. There have been many examples of historic and recent outbreaks in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. However, not much is known about... Read More about Re‐parameterization of a mathematical model of African horse sickness virus using data from a systematic literature search.

Timing of high-dose methotrexate CNS prophylaxis in DLBCL: a multicenter international analysis of 1384 patients (2022)
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Prophylactic high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is often used for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients at high risk of central nervous system (CNS) relapse, despite limited evidence demonstrating efficacy or the optimal delivery method. We con... Read More about Timing of high-dose methotrexate CNS prophylaxis in DLBCL: a multicenter international analysis of 1384 patients.

Thermal performance of a phase change material-based heat sink in presence of nanoparticles and metal-foam to enhance cooling performance of electronics (2022)
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Arshad, A., Jabbal, M., Faraji, H., Talebizadehsardari, P., Bashir, M. A., & Yan, Y. (2022). Thermal performance of a phase change material-based heat sink in presence of nanoparticles and metal-foam to enhance cooling performance of electronics. Journal of Energy Storage, 48, Article 103882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103882

The present study explores the parametric investigation of a heat sink filled with composite of pure phase change material (PCM), nanocomposite phase change material (NCPCM), metal-foam (MF) by employing the numerical approach for effective passive t... Read More about Thermal performance of a phase change material-based heat sink in presence of nanoparticles and metal-foam to enhance cooling performance of electronics.

Singlet oxygen and dioxygen bond cleavage in the aprotic lithium-oxygen battery (2022)
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Dong, S., Yang, S., Chen, Y., Kuss, C., Cui, G., Johnson, L. R., …Bruce, P. G. (2022). Singlet oxygen and dioxygen bond cleavage in the aprotic lithium-oxygen battery. Joule, 6(1), 185-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2021.12.012

Investigation of lithium-oxygen cells on discharge using a mixture of 16O16O and 18O18O gases, showed that O–O bond cleavage occurs during disproportionation of LiO2 to O2 and Li2O2, detected by the presence of isotopic 16O18O. The formation of singl... Read More about Singlet oxygen and dioxygen bond cleavage in the aprotic lithium-oxygen battery.

Orchestration of ethylene and gibberellin signals determines primary root elongation in rice (2022)
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Qin, H., Pandey, B. K., Li, Y., Huang, G., Wang, J., Quan, R., …Huang, R. (2022). Orchestration of ethylene and gibberellin signals determines primary root elongation in rice. Plant Cell, 34(4), 1273-1288. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac008

Primary root growth in cereal crops is fundamental for early establishment of the seedling and grain yield. In young rice (Oryza sativa) seedlings, the primary root grows rapidly for 7-10 days after germination and then stops; however, the underlying... Read More about Orchestration of ethylene and gibberellin signals determines primary root elongation in rice.

Improving simulated consumption context with virtual Reality: A focus on participant experience (2022)
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Yang, Q., Nijman, M., Flintham, M., Tennent, P., Hidrio, C., & Ford, R. (2022). Improving simulated consumption context with virtual Reality: A focus on participant experience. Food Quality and Preference, 98, Article 104531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2022.104531

Context can have a significant impact on liking, emotional response and product choice, and Virtual Reality (VR) is a promising tool to evoke realistic consumption contexts in a controlled testing environment. This study compared an innovative approa... Read More about Improving simulated consumption context with virtual Reality: A focus on participant experience.

Positive psychotherapy for psychosis in Hong Kong: A randomized controlled trial (2022)
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Chu, M. H.-W., Lau, B., Leung, J., Chan, S. C., Tang, B., Lau, C. L., …Slade, M. (2022). Positive psychotherapy for psychosis in Hong Kong: A randomized controlled trial. Schizophrenia Research, 240, 175-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2021.12.044

Recovery-oriented practice has been advocated in mental health services in Hong Kong since 2009. Well-being has become an important area of focus for mental health services. Positive Psychotherapy for Psychosis (PPP) is a well-being-focused intervent... Read More about Positive psychotherapy for psychosis in Hong Kong: A randomized controlled trial.

Serum Cytokine Alterations Associated with Age of Patients with Nephropathia Epidemica (2022)
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Shakirova, V., Khaertynova, I., Markelova, M., Tarlinton, R., Behnke, J., Martynova, E., …Khaiboullina, S. (2022). Serum Cytokine Alterations Associated with Age of Patients with Nephropathia Epidemica. BioMed Research International, 2022, Article 4685288. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4685288

Nephropathia epidemica (NE) is a zoonotic disease caused by hantaviruses transmitted from rodents, endemic in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The disease presents clinically with mild, moderate, and severe forms, and time-dependent febrile, oligur... Read More about Serum Cytokine Alterations Associated with Age of Patients with Nephropathia Epidemica.

Single-atom Cu anchored catalysts for photocatalytic renewable H2 production with a quantum efficiency of 56% (2022)
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Single-atom catalysts anchoring offers a desirable pathway for efficiency maximization and cost-saving for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. However, the single-atoms loading amount is always within 0.5% in most of the reported due to the agglomerat... Read More about Single-atom Cu anchored catalysts for photocatalytic renewable H2 production with a quantum efficiency of 56%.