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Genomic analysis of Nigerian indigenous chickens reveals their genetic diversity and adaptation to heat-stress (2024)
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Rachman, M. P., Bamidele, O., Dessie, T., Smith, J., Hanotte, O., & Gheyas, A. A. (2024). Genomic analysis of Nigerian indigenous chickens reveals their genetic diversity and adaptation to heat-stress. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 2209. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52569-4

Indigenous poultry breeds from Africa can survive in harsh tropical environments (such as long arid seasons, excessive rain and humidity, and extreme heat) and are resilient to disease challenges, but they are not productive compared to their commerc... Read More about Genomic analysis of Nigerian indigenous chickens reveals their genetic diversity and adaptation to heat-stress.

Quantum corrected Q-ball dynamics (2024)
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Xie, Q.-X., Saffin, P. M., Tranberg, A., & Zhou, S.-Y. (2024). Quantum corrected Q-ball dynamics. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2024(1), Article 165. https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep01%282024%29165

The physics of individual Q-balls and interactions between multiple Q-balls are well-studied in classical numerical simulations. Interesting properties and phenomena have been discovered, involving stability, forces, collisions and swapping of charge... Read More about Quantum corrected Q-ball dynamics.

The transcription factor AP2XI-2 is a key negative regulator of Toxoplasma gondii merogony (2024)
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Wang, J., Li, T., Zhang, N., Wang, M., Sun, L., Zhang, Z., …Zhu, X. (2024). The transcription factor AP2XI-2 is a key negative regulator of Toxoplasma gondii merogony. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 793. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44967-z

Sexual development in Toxoplasma gondii is a multistep process that culminates in the production of oocysts, constituting approximately 50% of human infections. However, the molecular mechanisms governing sexual commitment in this parasite remain poo... Read More about The transcription factor AP2XI-2 is a key negative regulator of Toxoplasma gondii merogony.

Of mermaids and monsters: Transgender history and the boundaries of the human in eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain (2024)
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GUST, O. (2024). Of mermaids and monsters: Transgender history and the boundaries of the human in eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain. Gender and History, 36(1), 112-129. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0424.12769

The figure of the monster has long been used by trans and intersex scholars, artists, and activists to articulate their sense of being in a world dominated by binary, cisgender norms. Yet what does it mean to embrace ‘the monstrous’ and how might tha... Read More about Of mermaids and monsters: Transgender history and the boundaries of the human in eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain.

Student Co-creation of Digital Learning Resources: An evaluation and reflection of veterinary pharmacy and care home pharmacy interprofessional education packages (2024)
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Chandarana, P., Rickaby, R., Sonnex, K., Allegrucci, C., & Garcia-Ara, A. (2024). Student Co-creation of Digital Learning Resources: An evaluation and reflection of veterinary pharmacy and care home pharmacy interprofessional education packages. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 5(2), 203-227

Funding secured from the University of Nottingham was used to enable students to work together with academics to develop two interprofessional education (IPE) e-learning resources using XerteTM. One project focussed on veterinary pharmacy and involve... Read More about Student Co-creation of Digital Learning Resources: An evaluation and reflection of veterinary pharmacy and care home pharmacy interprofessional education packages.

Testing and numerical simulation of concrete-filled 6061-T6 aluminum tubular stub columns (2024)
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Jiang, M., Shu, Q., Liu, P., Wang, F., Zhu, M., & Wang, W. (2024). Testing and numerical simulation of concrete-filled 6061-T6 aluminum tubular stub columns. Structures, 60, Article 105855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2024.105855

In this study, the axial compressive behaviour and design of circular and square concrete-filled 6061-T6 aluminum tubular (CFAT) stub columns were examined. The failure modes of the specimens and the relationship between load and axial displacement w... Read More about Testing and numerical simulation of concrete-filled 6061-T6 aluminum tubular stub columns.

The Prehabilitation Radiotherapy Exercise, smoking Habit cessation and Balanced diet Study (PREHABS) protocol to explore the feasibility of embedding behavioural modifications into the clinical pathway for patients undergoing radical radiotherapy for lung cancer (2024)
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Burnett, C., Bestall, J., Boland, A., Burke, S., Callister, M., Greenwood-Wilson, S., …Franks, K. (2024). The Prehabilitation Radiotherapy Exercise, smoking Habit cessation and Balanced diet Study (PREHABS) protocol to explore the feasibility of embedding behavioural modifications into the clinical pathway for patients undergoing radical radiotherapy for lung cancer. BMJ Open, 14(1), Article e081365. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081365

Patients with curable non-surgical lung cancer are often current smokers, have co-existing medical comorbidities and are treated with curative radiotherapy. To maximise the benefits of modern radiotherapy, there is an urgent need to optimise the pati... Read More about The Prehabilitation Radiotherapy Exercise, smoking Habit cessation and Balanced diet Study (PREHABS) protocol to explore the feasibility of embedding behavioural modifications into the clinical pathway for patients undergoing radical radiotherapy for lung cancer.

Insights into oscillator network dynamics using a phase-isostable framework (2024)
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Nicks, R., Allen, R., & Coombes, S. (2024). Insights into oscillator network dynamics using a phase-isostable framework. Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, 34(1), Article 013141. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0179430

Networks of coupled nonlinear oscillators can display a wide range of emergent behaviors under the variation of the strength of the coupling. Network equations for pairs of coupled oscillators where the dynamics of each node is described by the evolu... Read More about Insights into oscillator network dynamics using a phase-isostable framework.

Critical responsible innovation – the role(s) of the researcher (2024)
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Stahl, B. C. (2024). Critical responsible innovation – the role(s) of the researcher. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 11(1), Article 2300162. https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2023.2300162

Critical theory (CT) is a widely used theoretical approach that can be used to describe, understand and justify interventions into scientific and technical research and innovation. It can thus be considered a potential theoretical underpinning of res... Read More about Critical responsible innovation – the role(s) of the researcher.

Dementia with Lewy Bodies: Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Its Future with Data Science (2024)
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Goddard, T. R., Brookes, K. J., Sharma, R., Moemeni, A., & Rajkumar, A. P. (2024). Dementia with Lewy Bodies: Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Its Future with Data Science. Cells, 13(3), Article 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13030223

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a significant public health issue. It is the second most common neurodegenerative dementia and presents with severe neuropsychiatric symptoms. Genomic and transcriptomic analyses have provided some insight into dise... Read More about Dementia with Lewy Bodies: Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Its Future with Data Science.

Combined biolistic and cell penetrating peptide delivery for the development of scalable intradermal DNA vaccines (2024)
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So, R. B., Li, G., Brentville, V., Daly, J. M., & Dixon, J. E. (2024). Combined biolistic and cell penetrating peptide delivery for the development of scalable intradermal DNA vaccines. Journal of Controlled Release, 367, 209-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.01.031

Physical-based gene delivery via biolistic methods (such as the Helios gene gun) involve precipitation of nucleic acids onto microparticles and direct transfection through cell membranes of exposed tissue (e.g. skin) by high velocity acceleration. Th... Read More about Combined biolistic and cell penetrating peptide delivery for the development of scalable intradermal DNA vaccines.

Trial of Selective Early Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus with Ibuprofen (2024)
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Gupta, S., Subhedar, N. V., Bell, J. L., Field, D., Bowler, U., Hutchison, E., …Baby-OSCAR Collaborative Group, B.-O. C. G. (2024). Trial of Selective Early Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus with Ibuprofen. New England Journal of Medicine, 390(4), 314-325. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2305582

BACKGROUND: The cyclooxygenase inhibitor ibuprofen may be used to treat patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants. Whether selective early treatment of large PDAs with ibuprofen would improve short-term outcomes is not known. METHODS: We cond... Read More about Trial of Selective Early Treatment of Patent Ductus Arteriosus with Ibuprofen.

Opening Heaven's Door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act (2024)
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Facchini, G., Hatton, T. J., & Steinhardt, M. F. (2024). Opening Heaven's Door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act. Journal of Economic History, 84(1), 232-270. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050723000529

The 1965 Immigration Act represented a radical shift in US policy, which has been credited with dramatically expanding the volume and changing the composition of immigration. Its passing has often been described as the result of political machination... Read More about Opening Heaven's Door: Public Opinion and Congressional Votes on the 1965 Immigration Act.

Cooperative R&D for a New Product under Convex Production Costs (2024)
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Mukherjee, A. (2024). Cooperative R&D for a New Product under Convex Production Costs. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, https://doi.org/10.1628/jite-2024-0001

The role of knowledge spillover for cooperative research and development (R&D), where firms commit before R&D about sharing R&D outcomes and choosing joint profit maximising R&D investments, is well known. In a duopoly model of product innovation wit... Read More about Cooperative R&D for a New Product under Convex Production Costs.

Feasibility of delivering a randomized controlled trial of weighted blanket intervention to help agitation and disturbed sleep after brain injury (2024)
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Edwards, L. (2024). Feasibility of delivering a randomized controlled trial of weighted blanket intervention to help agitation and disturbed sleep after brain injury. Frontiers in Sleep, 3, Article 1325175. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2024.1325175

Sleep disturbance and agitation are common after acquired brain injury (ABI). Weighted blankets may help these symptoms in other conditions, but have not been trialed in ABI. We aimed to determine acceptability and feasibility of weighted blankets to... Read More about Feasibility of delivering a randomized controlled trial of weighted blanket intervention to help agitation and disturbed sleep after brain injury.

Assessing the spatial distribution of positional error associated to dense point cloud measurements using regional Gaussian random fields (2024)
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Wang, Y., Catalucci, S., Senin, N., & Piano, S. (2024). Assessing the spatial distribution of positional error associated to dense point cloud measurements using regional Gaussian random fields. Measurement, 227, Article 114194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2024.114194

Being able to assess the amount of uncertainty locally associated to dense point clouds generated by measurement can help investigate the relations between the metrological performance of a chosen measuring technology, and the local geometric and sur... Read More about Assessing the spatial distribution of positional error associated to dense point cloud measurements using regional Gaussian random fields.