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Participation or eschewal? Final-year secondary school students’ attitudes towards participation in higher education in Cameroon (2022)
Journal Article
Zhao, T., & Xu, Y. (2022). Participation or eschewal? Final-year secondary school students’ attitudes towards participation in higher education in Cameroon. South African Journal of Education, 42(4), Article 2126. https://doi.org/10.15700/saje.v42n4a2126

In this article we examine students’ attitudes towards participation in higher education in Cameroon and consider the role of personal and socioeconomic factors in their post-school educational trajectories. The data were drawn from a questionnaire s... Read More about Participation or eschewal? Final-year secondary school students’ attitudes towards participation in higher education in Cameroon.

Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon (2022)
Book Chapter
Wright, C. (2022). Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon. In The Palgrave Handbook of Psychosocial Studies (1-19). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61510-9_34-1

Black Skin, White Masks, by the experimental psychiatrist and anti-colonial militant, Franz Fanon, is regarded as a seminal text in the fields of postcolonial theory and critical race studies. Yet it has also been deeply influential on – and indeed c... Read More about Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon.

Optimising the Scanning Process: Demystifying the Dark Art of Optimising Microtomography Scan Settings (2022)
Book Chapter
Sturrock, C. J. (2022). Optimising the Scanning Process: Demystifying the Dark Art of Optimising Microtomography Scan Settings. In S. Jon Mooney, I. M. Young, R. J. Heck, & S. Peth (Eds.), X-ray Imaging of the Soil Porous Architecture (39-55). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12176-0_4

X-ray Computed Tomography (X-ray CT) is now becoming an accessible technology to quantify soil structure metrics. However, optimising images from X-ray CT systems remains a challenging task. Understanding the influence of the wide range of settings t... Read More about Optimising the Scanning Process: Demystifying the Dark Art of Optimising Microtomography Scan Settings.

An integrated data- and capability-driven approach to the reconfiguration of agent-based production systems (2022)
Journal Article
Scrimieri, D., Adalat, O., Afazov, S., & Ratchev, S. (2022). An integrated data- and capability-driven approach to the reconfiguration of agent-based production systems. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 124(3-4), 1155-1168. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-10553-0

Industry 4.0 promotes highly automated mechanisms for setting up and operating flexible manufacturing systems, using distributed control and data-driven machine intelligence. This paper presents an approach to reconfiguring distributed production sys... Read More about An integrated data- and capability-driven approach to the reconfiguration of agent-based production systems.

Publisher Correction: An anomalous Hall effect in altermagnetic ruthenium dioxide (2022)
Journal Article
Feng, Z., Zhou, X., Šmejkal, L., Wu, L., Zhu, Z., Guo, H., …Liu, Z. (in press). Publisher Correction: An anomalous Hall effect in altermagnetic ruthenium dioxide. Nature Electronics, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-022-00907-7

In the version of this article initially published, square brackets and parentheses were incorrect in Fig. 1g and throughout Fig. 2 (excepting lower labels in Fig. 2d–f). Further, in the second paragraph of the “Consistency with theoretical predictio... Read More about Publisher Correction: An anomalous Hall effect in altermagnetic ruthenium dioxide.

Testing the Limits of AGN Feedback and the Onset of Thermal Instability in the Most Rapidly Star-forming Brightest Cluster Galaxies (2022)
Journal Article
Calzadilla, M. S., McDonald, M., Donahue, M., McNamara, B. R., Fogarty, K., Gaspari, M., …Ubertosi, F. (2022). Testing the Limits of AGN Feedback and the Onset of Thermal Instability in the Most Rapidly Star-forming Brightest Cluster Galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, 940(2), Article 140. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac9790

We present new, deep, narrow- and broadband Hubble Space Telescope observations of seven of the most star-forming brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs). Continuum-subtracted [OII] maps reveal the detailed, complex structure of warm (T ∼ 104 K) ionized ga... Read More about Testing the Limits of AGN Feedback and the Onset of Thermal Instability in the Most Rapidly Star-forming Brightest Cluster Galaxies.

Current development of bicyclic peptides (2022)
Journal Article
Feng, D., Liu, L., Shi, Y., Du, P., Xu, S., Zhu, Z., …Yao, H. (2023). Current development of bicyclic peptides. Chinese Chemical Letters, 34(6), Article 108026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cclet.2022.108026

Bicyclic peptides, a class of polypeptides with two loops within their structure, have emerged as powerful tools in the development of new peptide drugs. They have the potential to bind to challenged drug targets, with antibody-like affinity and sele... Read More about Current development of bicyclic peptides.

Assessment of infant position and timing of stylet removal to improve lumbar puncture success in neonates (NeoCLEAR): an open-label, 2 × 2 factorial, randomised, controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Marshall, A. S. J., Scrivens, A., Bell, J. L., Linsell, L., Hardy, P., Yong, J., … NeoCLEAR Collaborative Group. (2023). Assessment of infant position and timing of stylet removal to improve lumbar puncture success in neonates (NeoCLEAR): an open-label, 2 × 2 factorial, randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 7(2), 91-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-4642%2822%2900343-1

Background Newborn infants are the highest-risk age group for bacterial meningitis. Lumbar punctures are therefore frequently performed in neonates, but success rates are low (50-60%). In Neonatal Champagne Lumbar punctures Every time-A Randomised C... Read More about Assessment of infant position and timing of stylet removal to improve lumbar puncture success in neonates (NeoCLEAR): an open-label, 2 × 2 factorial, randomised, controlled trial.

Existence and uniqueness of Nash equilibrium in discontinuous Bertrand games: a complete characterization (2022)
Journal Article
Edwards, R. A., & Routledge, R. R. (2023). Existence and uniqueness of Nash equilibrium in discontinuous Bertrand games: a complete characterization. International Journal of Game Theory, 52, 569-586. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00182-022-00830-3

Since (Reny in Econometrica 67:1029–1056, 1999) a substantial body of research has considered what conditions are sufficient for the existence of a pure strategy Nash equilibrium in games with discontinuous payoffs. This work analyzes a general Bertr... Read More about Existence and uniqueness of Nash equilibrium in discontinuous Bertrand games: a complete characterization.

Freshwater mussel conservation: A global horizon scan of emerging threats and opportunities (2022)
Journal Article
Aldridge, D. C., Ollard, I. S., Bespalaya, Y. V., Bolotov, I. N., Douda, K., Geist, J., …Zieritz, A. (2023). Freshwater mussel conservation: A global horizon scan of emerging threats and opportunities. Global Change Biology, 29(3), 575-589. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16510

We identified 14 emerging and poorly understood threats and opportunities for addressing the global conservation of freshwater mussels over the next decade. A panel of 17 researchers and stakeholders from six continents submitted a total of 56 topics... Read More about Freshwater mussel conservation: A global horizon scan of emerging threats and opportunities.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Food Security of UK Adults Aged 20–65 Years (COVID-19 Food Security and Dietary Assessment Study) (2022)
Journal Article
Thomas, M., Eveleigh, E., Vural, Z., Rose, P., Avery, A., Coneyworth, L., & Welham, S. (2022). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Food Security of UK Adults Aged 20–65 Years (COVID-19 Food Security and Dietary Assessment Study). Nutrients, 14(23), Article 5078. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14235078

The first UK lockdown greatly impacted the food security status of UK adults. This study set out to establish if food procurement was adapted differently for different income groups and if this impacted dietary intakes disproportionately. Adults (n=5... Read More about The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Food Security of UK Adults Aged 20–65 Years (COVID-19 Food Security and Dietary Assessment Study).

Rational design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation of a cohort of novel beta-adrenergic receptors ligands enables an assessment of structure-activity relationships (2022)
Journal Article
Tricomi, J., Landini, L., Nieddu, V., Cavallaro, U., Baker, J., Papakyriakou, A., & Richichi, B. (2023). Rational design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation of a cohort of novel beta-adrenergic receptors ligands enables an assessment of structure-activity relationships. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 246, Article 114961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114961

Biomedical applications of molecules that are able to modulate β-adrenergic signaling have become increasingly attractive over the last decade, revealing that β-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs) are key targets for a plethora of therapeutic interventions,... Read More about Rational design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation of a cohort of novel beta-adrenergic receptors ligands enables an assessment of structure-activity relationships.

Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) in congenital hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (CHH) in boys with delayed puberty and adult men (2022)
Journal Article
Abbara, A., Koysombat, K., Phylactou, M., Chia Eng, P., Clarke, S., Comninos, A. N., …Dhillo, W. S. (2022). Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) in congenital hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (CHH) in boys with delayed puberty and adult men. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, Article 1076984. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.1076984

Background: Delayed puberty in males is almost invariably associated with constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) or congenital hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (CHH). Establishing the cause at presentation is challenging, with “red flag” fea... Read More about Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) in congenital hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (CHH) in boys with delayed puberty and adult men.

The UK's Great Demand and Supply Recession (2022)
Journal Article
Jacob, N., & Mion, G. (2023). The UK's Great Demand and Supply Recession. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 85(5), 993-1022. https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12533

We revisit the weak productivity performance of the UK since the Great Recession by means of both a suitable theoretical framework and firm-level price and quantity data for detailed products, allowing us to measure both demand and its changes over t... Read More about The UK's Great Demand and Supply Recession.

Strengthening or Restricting? Explaining the Covid-19 Pandemic’s Configurational Effects on Companies’ Sustainability Strategies and Practices (2022)
Journal Article
Hamann, R., Sewlal, A., Pariag-Maraye, N., Muthuri, J., Amaeshi, K., Nwagwu, I., & Soderbergh, J. (2024). Strengthening or Restricting? Explaining the Covid-19 Pandemic’s Configurational Effects on Companies’ Sustainability Strategies and Practices. Business and Society, 63(4), 774-812. https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503221134100

We explore the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on companies’ sustainability strategies and practices. Prior research has identified a number of factors that shape such effects, including crisis severity, resource slack, and prior investments, but their in... Read More about Strengthening or Restricting? Explaining the Covid-19 Pandemic’s Configurational Effects on Companies’ Sustainability Strategies and Practices.

Evaporation Characteristics and Morphological Evolutions of Fuel Droplets After Hitting Different Wettability Surfaces (2022)
Journal Article
Chen, Y., Guo, L., Cai, N., Sun, W., Yan, Y., Li, D., …Xuan, R. (2023). Evaporation Characteristics and Morphological Evolutions of Fuel Droplets After Hitting Different Wettability Surfaces. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 20(2), 734-747. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42235-022-00293-y

To solve the wall-wetting problem in internal combustion engines, the physical and chemical etching 11 methods are used to prepare different wettability surfaces with various microstructures. The evaporation 12 characteristics and morphological evolu... Read More about Evaporation Characteristics and Morphological Evolutions of Fuel Droplets After Hitting Different Wettability Surfaces.

Smart Contracts in the Construction Industry: A Systematic Review (2022)
Journal Article
Rathnayake, I., Wedawatta, G., & Tezel, A. (2022). Smart Contracts in the Construction Industry: A Systematic Review. Buildings, 12(12), Article 2082. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12122082

On-time delivery of documentation and contracts has been recognized as a crucial requirement for the successful delivery of projects. However, the construction industry still depends on time-consuming traditional contract processes, which negatively... Read More about Smart Contracts in the Construction Industry: A Systematic Review.

Numerical study on the aeroacoustics and interaction of two distributed-propulsion propellers in co- and counter-rotations (2022)
Journal Article
Sharma, S., Huang, G., Ambrose, S., & Jefferson-Loveday, R. (2022). Numerical study on the aeroacoustics and interaction of two distributed-propulsion propellers in co- and counter-rotations. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 152(4), A52-A52. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0015514

Driven by increasing demands for a sustainable and eco-friendly future in aviation, distributed electric propulsion (DEP) systems have received much attention for their high aerodynamic efficiency. DEP systems of lower noise emissions are desired by... Read More about Numerical study on the aeroacoustics and interaction of two distributed-propulsion propellers in co- and counter-rotations.

Temperature-Dependent Mechanism of Magnetization Reversal in the Spintronic Electrode Material La0.67Sr0.33Mn O3 (2022)
Journal Article
Yan, W., Phillips, L. C., & Mathur, N. D. (2022). Temperature-Dependent Mechanism of Magnetization Reversal in the Spintronic Electrode Material La0.67Sr0.33Mn O3. Physical Review Applied, 18(5), Article 054084. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.18.054084

We investigate magnetization-reversal processes in half-metallic epitaxial films of La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 on SrTiO3 (110) substrates. At 150 K, major-loop magnetization reversal (MLMR) occurs beyond minor-loop switching fields, implying that MLMR is limit... Read More about Temperature-Dependent Mechanism of Magnetization Reversal in the Spintronic Electrode Material La0.67Sr0.33Mn O3.

Procalcitonin Evaluation of Antibiotic Use in COVID-19 Hospitalised Patients (PEACH): Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study (2022)
Journal Article
Euden, J., Pallmann, P., Grozeva, D., Albur, M., Bond, S. E., Brookes-Howell, L., …PEACH Study Group. (2022). Procalcitonin Evaluation of Antibiotic Use in COVID-19 Hospitalised Patients (PEACH): Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study. Methods and Protocols, 5(6), Article 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/mps5060095

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although COVID-19 is a viral illness, many patients admitted to hospital are prescribed antibiotics, based... Read More about Procalcitonin Evaluation of Antibiotic Use in COVID-19 Hospitalised Patients (PEACH): Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study.