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Relationship between ethnicity and stage at diagnosis in England: a national analysis of six cancer sites (2023)
Journal Article
Fry, A., White, B., Nagarwalla, D., Shelton, J., & Jack, R. H. (2023). Relationship between ethnicity and stage at diagnosis in England: a national analysis of six cancer sites. BMJ Open, 13(1), Article e062079. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062079

Objectives: Cancer stage at diagnosis is a determinant of treatment options and survival. Previous research has shown differences in barriers to presentation with cancer between ethnic groups. The completeness and quality of cancer stage and ethnicit... Read More about Relationship between ethnicity and stage at diagnosis in England: a national analysis of six cancer sites.

Inhibition of Intimal Thickening By PRH (Proline-Rich Homeodomain) in Mice (2023)
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Reolizo, L. M., Williams, H., Wadey, K., Frankow, A., Li, Z., Gaston, K., …George, S. J. (2023). Inhibition of Intimal Thickening By PRH (Proline-Rich Homeodomain) in Mice. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 43(3), 456-473. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.122.318367

Background: Late vein graft failure is caused by intimal thickening resulting from endothelial cell (EC) damage and inflammation which promotes vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) dedifferentiation, migration, and proliferation. Nonphosphorylatable PR... Read More about Inhibition of Intimal Thickening By PRH (Proline-Rich Homeodomain) in Mice.

Clinical academics' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of challenges and opportunities when working at the clinical frontline (2023)
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Trusson, D., Rowley, E., & Bramley, L. (2023). Clinical academics' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of challenges and opportunities when working at the clinical frontline. BMJ Leader, 7(4), 266-272. https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2020-000414

Objectives: This study explored the experiences of clinical academics during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim was to identify challenges and benefits associated with returning to, or increasing hours at, the clinical frontline. Design: Qualitative data... Read More about Clinical academics' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of challenges and opportunities when working at the clinical frontline.

Loss of muscle mass in the immediate post-operative period is associated with inadequate dietary protein and energy intake (2023)
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Hardy, E. J., Deane, C. S., Lund, J. N., & Phillips, B. E. (2023). Loss of muscle mass in the immediate post-operative period is associated with inadequate dietary protein and energy intake. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 77, 503-505. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-023-01264-0

Despite the implementation of ‘Enhanced Recovery After Surgery’ (ERAS) protocols, major abdominal surgery is still associated with significant and detrimental losses of muscle mass and function in the post-operative period. Although ERAS protocols ad... Read More about Loss of muscle mass in the immediate post-operative period is associated with inadequate dietary protein and energy intake.

How to Conduct International Geriatric Rehabilitation Research? (2023)
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Haaksma, M. L., Gordon, A. L., van Dam van Isselt, E. F., Schols, J. M., Everink, I. H., Cameron, I. D., …Achterberg, W. P. (2023). How to Conduct International Geriatric Rehabilitation Research?. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(3), Article 951. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030951

With an ageing global population and an increasing focus on aging in place, the number of people in need of geriatric rehabilitation (GR) is rapidly increasing. As current GR practice is very heterogenous, cross-country comparisons could allow us to... Read More about How to Conduct International Geriatric Rehabilitation Research?.

Inferring the basis of binaural detection with a modified autoencoder (2023)
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Smith, S., Sollini, J., & Akeroyd, M. A. (2023). Inferring the basis of binaural detection with a modified autoencoder. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, Article 1000079. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1000079

The binaural system utilizes interaural timing cues to improve the detection of auditory signals presented in noise. In humans, the binaural mechanisms underlying this phenomenon cannot be directly measured and hence remain contentious. As an alterna... Read More about Inferring the basis of binaural detection with a modified autoencoder.

C-terminal citrullinated peptide alters antigen-specific APC:T cell interactions leading to breach of immune tolerance (2023)
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Malcolm, J., Nyirenda, M. H., Brown, J. L., Adrados-Planell, A., Campbell, L., Butcher, J. P., …Culshaw, S. (2023). C-terminal citrullinated peptide alters antigen-specific APC:T cell interactions leading to breach of immune tolerance. Journal of Autoimmunity, 135, Article 102994. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaut.2023.102994

In rheumatoid arthritis, the emergence of anti-citrullinated autoimmunity is associated with HLA-antigen-T cell receptor complexes. The precise mechanisms underpinning this breach of tolerance are not well understood. Porphyromonas gingivalis express... Read More about C-terminal citrullinated peptide alters antigen-specific APC:T cell interactions leading to breach of immune tolerance.

Models of Representation in Computational Intelligence [Guest Editorial] (2023)
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Nobile, M. S., Manzoni, L., Ashlock, D. A., & Qu, R. (2023). Models of Representation in Computational Intelligence [Guest Editorial]. IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, 18(1), 20-21. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCI.2022.3223482

Computational Intelligence (CI) provides a set of powerful tools to effectively tackle complex computational tasks: global optimization methods (e.g., evolutionary computation, swarm intelligence), machine learning (e.g., neural networks), fuzzy reas... Read More about Models of Representation in Computational Intelligence [Guest Editorial].

Facile manipulation of mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V through composition tailoring in laser powder bed fusion (2023)
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Du, X., Simonelli, M., Murray, J. W., & Clare, A. T. (2023). Facile manipulation of mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V through composition tailoring in laser powder bed fusion. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 941, Article 169022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.169022

Ti-6Al-4 V alloy when processed by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a useful material which can be used for the manufacture of complex 3D components for aerospace and medical applications. LPBF fabricated Ti-6Al-4 V typically shows high tensile stre... Read More about Facile manipulation of mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V through composition tailoring in laser powder bed fusion.

Peptide–Protein Coassemblies into Hierarchical and Bioactive Tubular Membranes (2023)
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Majkowska, A., Inostroza-Brito, K. E., Gonzalez, M., Redondo-Gómez, C., Rice, A., Rodriguez-Cabello, J. C., …Mata, A. (2023). Peptide–Protein Coassemblies into Hierarchical and Bioactive Tubular Membranes. Biomacromolecules, 24(10), 4419-4429. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01095

Multicomponent self-assembly offers opportunities for the design of complex and functional biomaterials with tunable properties. Here, we demonstrate how minor modifications in the molecular structures of peptide amphiphiles (PAs) and elastin-like re... Read More about Peptide–Protein Coassemblies into Hierarchical and Bioactive Tubular Membranes.

Discovery of a polymer resistant to bacterial biofilm, swarming, and encrustation (2023)
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Dubern, J. F., Hook, A. L., Carabelli, A. M., Chang, C. Y., Lewis-Lloyd, C. A., Luckett, J. C., …Williams, P. (2023). Discovery of a polymer resistant to bacterial biofilm, swarming, and encrustation. Science Advances, 9(4), Article eadd7474. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add7474

Innovative approaches to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are urgently required. Here, we describe the discovery of an acrylate copolymer capable of resisting single- and multispecies bacterial biofilm formation, swarming... Read More about Discovery of a polymer resistant to bacterial biofilm, swarming, and encrustation.

“Greedy” demand adjustment in cooperative games (2023)
Journal Article
Montero, M., & Possajennikov, A. (2023). “Greedy” demand adjustment in cooperative games. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05179-8

This paper studies a simple process of demand adjustment in cooperative games. In the process, a randomly chosen player makes the highest possible demand subject to the demands of other coalition members being satisfied. This process converges to the... Read More about “Greedy” demand adjustment in cooperative games.

Enhanced progesterone support during stimulated cycles of transvaginal follicular aspiration improves bovine in vitro embryo production (2023)
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Simmons, R., Tutt, D. A., Tutt, D. A., Guven-Ates, G., Kwong, W. Y., Labrecque, R., …Sinclair, K. D. (2023). Enhanced progesterone support during stimulated cycles of transvaginal follicular aspiration improves bovine in vitro embryo production. Theriogenology, 199, 77-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.01.003

The in vitro production (IVP) of cattle embryos requires that germinal-vesicle stage oocytes undergo a period of maturation in vitro prior to fertilization and culture to the blastocyst stage. Success of IVP in taurine cattle is enhanced following ov... Read More about Enhanced progesterone support during stimulated cycles of transvaginal follicular aspiration improves bovine in vitro embryo production.

Dusty Starbursts Masquerading as Ultra-high Redshift Galaxies in JWST CEERS Observations (2023)
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Zavala, J. A., Buat, V., Casey, C. M., Finkelstein, S. L., Burgarella, D., Bagley, M. B., …Wuyts, S. (2023). Dusty Starbursts Masquerading as Ultra-high Redshift Galaxies in JWST CEERS Observations. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 943(2), Article L9. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acacfe

Lyman-break galaxy (LBG) candidates at z ≳ 10 are rapidly being identified in James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)/NIRCam observations. Due to the (redshifted) break produced by neutral hydrogen absorption of rest-frame UV photons, these sources are exp... Read More about Dusty Starbursts Masquerading as Ultra-high Redshift Galaxies in JWST CEERS Observations.

A generality analysis of multiobjective hyper-heuristics (2023)
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Li, W., Özcan, E., Drake, J. H., & Maashi, M. (2023). A generality analysis of multiobjective hyper-heuristics. Information Sciences, 627, 34-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2023.01.047

Selection hyper-heuristics have emerged as high level general-purpose search methodologies that mix and control a set of low-level (meta) heuristics. Previous empirical studies over a range of single objective optimisation problems have shown that th... Read More about A generality analysis of multiobjective hyper-heuristics.

Influence of air exposure on structural isomers of silver nanoparticles (2023)
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Vernieres, J., Tarrat, N., Lethbridge, S., Watchorn-Rokutan, E., Slater, T., Loffreda, D., & Palmer, R. E. (2023). Influence of air exposure on structural isomers of silver nanoparticles. Communications Chemistry, 6, Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-023-00813-9

Up to date, the influence of ambient air exposure on the energetics and stability of silver clusters has rarely been investigated and compared to clusters in vacuum. Silver clusters up to 3000 atoms in size, on an amorphous carbon film, have been exp... Read More about Influence of air exposure on structural isomers of silver nanoparticles.

Adaptive Leadership (2023)
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Georgiadou, A. (2023). Adaptive Leadership

In this entry, we define adaptive leadership theory, discuss its origins and limitations, and present several possible applications in the modern workplace. Organizations today face significant challenges due to globalization, increased competition,... Read More about Adaptive Leadership.