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Time-resolved chiral x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy with enhanced atomic site-selectivity: a Free Electron Laser investigation of electronically excited fenchome enantiomers (2023)
Journal Article
Facciala, D., Devetta, M., Beauvarlet, S., Besley, N., Calegari, F., Callegari, C., …Vozzi, C. (2023). Time-resolved chiral x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy with enhanced atomic site-selectivity: a Free Electron Laser investigation of electronically excited fenchome enantiomers. Physical Review X, 13(1), Article 011044. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.13.011044

Chirality is widespread in nature, playing a fundamental role in biochemical processes and in the origin of life itself. The observation of dynamics in chiral molecules is crucial for the understanding and control of the chiral activity of photoexcit... Read More about Time-resolved chiral x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy with enhanced atomic site-selectivity: a Free Electron Laser investigation of electronically excited fenchome enantiomers.

Polarity Transduction Enables the Formal Electronically Mismatched Radical Addition to Alkenes (2023)
Journal Article
Paul, S., Filippini, D., & Silvi, M. (2023). Polarity Transduction Enables the Formal Electronically Mismatched Radical Addition to Alkenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(5), 2773-2778. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c12699

The formation of carbon-carbon bonds via the intermolecular addition of alkyl radicals to alkenes is a cornerstone of organic chemistry and plays a central role in synthesis. However, unless specific electrophilic radicals are involved, polarity matc... Read More about Polarity Transduction Enables the Formal Electronically Mismatched Radical Addition to Alkenes.

Teacher self-efficacy and pupil achievement: much ado about nothing? International evidence from TIMSS (2023)
Journal Article
Jerrim, J., Sims, S., & Oliver, M. (2023). Teacher self-efficacy and pupil achievement: much ado about nothing? International evidence from TIMSS. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 29(2), 220-240. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2022.2159365

Bandura’s influential theory has been used to argue that teachers with high self-efficacy will be more effective at increasing pupil achievement—and a voluminous empirical literature has repeatedly documented associations consistent with this claim.... Read More about Teacher self-efficacy and pupil achievement: much ado about nothing? International evidence from TIMSS.

AI4Green: An Open-Source ELN for Green and Sustainable Chemistry (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Boobier, S., Davies, J., Derbenev, I., Handley, C., & Hirst, J. AI4Green: An Open-Source ELN for Green and Sustainable Chemistry

An Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) combining features, including data archival, collaboration tools, and green and sustainability metrics for organic chemistry, is presented. AI4Green is a web-based application, available as open-source code and... Read More about AI4Green: An Open-Source ELN for Green and Sustainable Chemistry.

Interaction of human HelQ with DNA polymerase delta halts DNA synthesis and stimulates DNA single-strand annealing (2023)
Journal Article
He, L., Lever, R., Cubbon, A., Tehseen, M., Jenkins, T., Nottingham, A. O., …Bolt, E. L. (2023). Interaction of human HelQ with DNA polymerase delta halts DNA synthesis and stimulates DNA single-strand annealing. Nucleic Acids Research, 51(4), 1740-1749. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad032

DNA strand breaks are repaired by DNA synthesis from an exposed DNA end paired with a homologous DNA template. DNA polymerase delta (Pol δ) catalyses DNA synthesis in multiple eukaryotic DNA break repair pathways but triggers genome instability unles... Read More about Interaction of human HelQ with DNA polymerase delta halts DNA synthesis and stimulates DNA single-strand annealing.

Effectiveness of systematically delivered evidence-based home safety promotion to improve child home safety practices: a controlled before-and-after study (2023)
Journal Article
Taylor, M. J., Orton, E., Patel, T., Timblin, C., Clarke, R., Watson, M. C., …Kendrick, D. (2023). Effectiveness of systematically delivered evidence-based home safety promotion to improve child home safety practices: a controlled before-and-after study. Injury Prevention, 29(3), 227-233. https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2022-044745

Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of systematically delivered evidence-based home safety promotion for improving child home safety practices. Design: Controlled before-and-after study. Setting: Nine electoral wards in Nottingham, UK. Participants... Read More about Effectiveness of systematically delivered evidence-based home safety promotion to improve child home safety practices: a controlled before-and-after study.

Accounting for digital currencies (2023)
Journal Article
Alsalmi, N., Ullah, S., & Rafique, M. (2023). Accounting for digital currencies. Research in International Business and Finance, 64, Article 101897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2023.101897

The purpose of this paper is twofold: (i) to investigate some of the main issues surrounding the classification of digital currencies, and (ii) to identify the accounting practices and standards tied to digital currencies. This paper discusses two di... Read More about Accounting for digital currencies.

Evaluating the potential of natural product combinations with sorbic acid for improving preservative action against food-spoilage yeasts (2023)
Journal Article
Harvey, H. J., Hendry, A. C., Archer, D. B., & Avery, S. V. (2023). Evaluating the potential of natural product combinations with sorbic acid for improving preservative action against food-spoilage yeasts. Fungal Biology, 127(7-8), 1218-1223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2023.01.004

Fungal control methods commonly involve the use of antifungals or preservatives, which can raise concerns about broader effects of these stressors on non-target organisms, spread of resistance and regulatory hurdles. Consequently, control methods ena... Read More about Evaluating the potential of natural product combinations with sorbic acid for improving preservative action against food-spoilage yeasts.

Efficacy and safety of intensive versus conventional glucose targets in people with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Aldafas, R., Crabtree, T., Vinogradova, Y., Gordon, J. P., & Idris, I. (2023). Efficacy and safety of intensive versus conventional glucose targets in people with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Expert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 18(1), 95-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/17446651.2023.2166489

Objective: The aim of study is to re-evaluate the risk-benefits of intensive glycemic control in the context of multi-factorial intervention in adults with T2D.

Methods: We searched Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, and CINHAL for randomized contro... Read More about Efficacy and safety of intensive versus conventional glucose targets in people with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Developing guidance for a risk-proportionate approach to blinding statisticians within clinical trials: a mixed methods study (2023)
Journal Article
Iflaifel, M., Sprange, K., Bell, J., Cook, A., Gamble, C., Julious, S. A., …Partlett, C. (2023). Developing guidance for a risk-proportionate approach to blinding statisticians within clinical trials: a mixed methods study. Trials, 24, Article 71. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06992-5

Background: Existing guidelines recommend statisticians remain blinded to treatment allocation prior to the final analysis and that any interim analyses should be conducted by a separate team from the one undertaking the final analysis. However, ther... Read More about Developing guidance for a risk-proportionate approach to blinding statisticians within clinical trials: a mixed methods study.

Improving prisoner death investigations and promoting change in prisons: a findings and recommendations report (2023)
Report
Shalev, S., & Tomczak, P. (2023). Improving prisoner death investigations and promoting change in prisons: a findings and recommendations report. UKRI

Ink not mink: Discourses of Masculinity in Animal Rights Campaigns (2023)
Book Chapter
Brookes, G., & Chałupnik, M. (2023). Ink not mink: Discourses of Masculinity in Animal Rights Campaigns. In M. McGlashan, & J. Mercer (Eds.), Toxic Masculinity: Men, Meaning, and Digital Media (87-109). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003263883-7

This chapter examines how discourses around masculinity are invoked in animal rights campaigns. We taking as our data source two parallel campaigns produced by the animal rights group, PETA: the “I'd rather go naked” campaign and the “Ink not mink” c... Read More about Ink not mink: Discourses of Masculinity in Animal Rights Campaigns.

Adverse selection in cryptocurrency markets (2023)
Journal Article
Tiniç, M., Sensoy, A., Akyildirim, E., & Corbet, S. (2023). Adverse selection in cryptocurrency markets. Journal of Financial Research, 46(2), 497-546. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfir.12317

In this article we investigate the influence that information asymmetry may have on future volatility, liquidity, market toxicity, and returns within cryptocurrency markets. We use the adverse-selection component of the effective spread as a proxy fo... Read More about Adverse selection in cryptocurrency markets.

The ethics of consent during labour and birth: episiotomies (2023)
Journal Article
van der Pijl, M., Verhoeven, C., Hollander, M., de Jonge, A., & Kingma, E. (2023). The ethics of consent during labour and birth: episiotomies. Journal of Medical Ethics, 49(9), 611-617. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2022-108601

Unconsented episiotomies and other procedures during labour are commonly reported by women in several countries, and often highlighted in birth activism. Yet, forced caesarean sections aside, the ethics of consent during labour has received little at... Read More about The ethics of consent during labour and birth: episiotomies.

Design optimisation of wind turbine towers with reliability-based calibration of partial safety factors (2023)
Journal Article
Al-Sanad, S., Parol, J., Wang, L., & Kolios, A. (2023). Design optimisation of wind turbine towers with reliability-based calibration of partial safety factors. Energy Reports, 9, 2548-2556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2023.01.090

Having an optimal design of the wind turbine tower, with a minimum mass (cost) while fulfilling multiple design constraints, plays an important role in ensuring an economic and safe design of the wind turbine. During the design of... Read More about Design optimisation of wind turbine towers with reliability-based calibration of partial safety factors.

Childhood Brain Tumors: A Review of Strategies to Translate CNS Drug Delivery to Clinical Trials (2023)
Journal Article
Rahman, R., Janowski, M., Killick-Cole, C. L., Singleton, W. G. B., Campbell, E., Walczak, P., …Walker, D. A. (2023). Childhood Brain Tumors: A Review of Strategies to Translate CNS Drug Delivery to Clinical Trials. Cancers, 15(3), Article 857. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15030857

Brain and spinal tumors affect 1 in 1000 people by 25 years of age, and have diverse histological, biological, anatomical and dissemination characteristics. A mortality of 30–40% means the majority are cured, although two-thirds have life-long disabi... Read More about Childhood Brain Tumors: A Review of Strategies to Translate CNS Drug Delivery to Clinical Trials.

Routine use of modified‐release opioids on hospital discharge can no longer be justified (2023)
Journal Article
Pearcey, S., Knaggs, R. D., & Levy, N. (2023). Routine use of modified‐release opioids on hospital discharge can no longer be justified. Anaesthesia, 78(5), 657-658. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15972

Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022 (2023)
Journal Article
Smith, J., Alfieri, J. M., Anthony, N., Arensburger, P., Athrey, G. N., Balacco, J., Balic, A., Bardou, P., Barela, P., Bigot, Y., Blackmon, H., Borodin, P. M., Carroll, R., Casono, M. C., Charles, M., Cheng, H., Chiodi, M., Cigan, L., Coghill, L. M., Crooijmans, R., …Zhou, H. (2023). Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 162(8-9), 405–528. https://doi.org/10.1159/000529376

The chicken continues to hold its position as a leading model organism within many areas of research, as well as being a major source of protein for human consumption. The First Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes [Schmid et al., 2000], which was... Read More about Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022.

Exploring the microstructure of hydrated collagen hydrogels under scanning electron microscopy (2023)
Journal Article
Merryweather, D. J., Weston, N., Roe, J., Parmenter, C., Lewis, M. P., & Roach, P. (2023). Exploring the microstructure of hydrated collagen hydrogels under scanning electron microscopy. Journal of Microscopy, 290(1), 40-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.13174

Collagen hydrogels are a rapidly expanding platform in bioengineering and soft materials engineering for novel applications focused on medical therapeutics, medical devices and biosensors. Observations linking microstructure to material properties an... Read More about Exploring the microstructure of hydrated collagen hydrogels under scanning electron microscopy.

Modelling the influence of mechanical-ecohydrological feedback on the nonlinear dynamics of peatlands (2023)
Journal Article
Mahdiyasa, A. W., Large, D. J., Muljadi, B. P., & Icardi, M. (2023). Modelling the influence of mechanical-ecohydrological feedback on the nonlinear dynamics of peatlands. Ecological Modelling, 478, Article 110299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110299

Peatlands are complex systems that exhibit nonlinear dynamics due to internal and external feedback mechanisms. However, the feedback of vegetation on peat volume changes that potentially affect peatland dynamics is not well understood. Here, we anal... Read More about Modelling the influence of mechanical-ecohydrological feedback on the nonlinear dynamics of peatlands.