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Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Reinforced Masonry Structures Across Multiple Scales (2018)
Book Chapter
Chatzi, E., Triantafyllou, S., & Fuggini, C. (2018). Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Reinforced Masonry Structures Across Multiple Scales. In Mechatronics for Cultural Heritage and Civil Engineering (327-355). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68646-2_15

© Springer International Publishing AG 2018. This review chapter outlines the outcomes of a combined experimental-numerical investigation on the retrofitting of masonry structures by means of polymeric textile reinforcement. Masonry systems comprise... Read More about Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Reinforced Masonry Structures Across Multiple Scales.

Pharmacologic evidence for a putative conserved allosteric site on opioid receptors (2018)
Journal Article
Livingston, K., Stanczyk, M., Burford, N., Alt, A., Canals, M., & Traynor, J. (2018). Pharmacologic evidence for a putative conserved allosteric site on opioid receptors. Molecular Pharmacology, 93(2), 157-167. https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.117.109561

Allosteric modulators of G protein-coupled receptors, including opioid receptors, have been proposed as possible therapeutic agents with enhanced selectivity. BMS-986122 is a positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of the μ-opioid receptor (μ-OR). BMS-98... Read More about Pharmacologic evidence for a putative conserved allosteric site on opioid receptors.

'Opening up' energy transitions research for development (2018)
Book Chapter
Mohr, A. (2018). 'Opening up' energy transitions research for development. In S. Raman, B. Nerlich, S. Hartley, & A. Smith (Eds.), Science and the Politics of Openness: Here Be Monsters, 131-147. Manchester University Press

Views and experiences of seeking information and help for vitiligo: a qualitative study of written accounts (2018)
Journal Article
Teasdale, E., Muller, I., Abdullah Sani, A., Thomas, K. S., Stuart, B., & Santer, M. (2018). Views and experiences of seeking information and help for vitiligo: a qualitative study of written accounts. BMJ Open, 8(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018652

Objectives: Vitiligo is a relatively common autoimmune condition causing loss of skin pigment. Around 1 in 100 people in the UK develop vitiligo. It can have a significant impact on quality of life for many of those affected. How people access inform... Read More about Views and experiences of seeking information and help for vitiligo: a qualitative study of written accounts.

Repression, rivalry and racketeering in the creation of Franco’s Spain: the curious case of Emilio Griffiths (2018)
Journal Article
Stockey, G. (2018). Repression, rivalry and racketeering in the creation of Franco’s Spain: the curious case of Emilio Griffiths. European History Quarterly, 48(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/0265691417742012

This article charts the personal history of Emilio Griffiths Navarro, a key individual in the Francoist administration in the Campo de Gibraltar (Cádiz province) during the early months of the Spanish Civil War. Griffiths is used as a case study to a... Read More about Repression, rivalry and racketeering in the creation of Franco’s Spain: the curious case of Emilio Griffiths.

Foreign currency borrowing, exports and firm performance: evidence from a currency crisis (2018)
Journal Article
Bougheas, S., Lim, H., Mateut, S., Mizen, P., & Yalcin, C. (2018). Foreign currency borrowing, exports and firm performance: evidence from a currency crisis. European Journal of Finance, 24(17), 1649-1671. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847x.2017.1421246

This paper develops a simple signaling model of foreign currency borrowing that yields predictions about firm survival and performance during a currency crisis. Using a large panel of firm level data for South Korea we offer empirical support for man... Read More about Foreign currency borrowing, exports and firm performance: evidence from a currency crisis.

A stereospecific carboxyl esterase from Bacillus coagulans hosting nonlipase activity within a lipase-like fold (2018)
Journal Article
De Vitis, V., Nakhnoukh, C., Pinto, A., Contente, M. L., Barbiroli, A., Milani, M., …Romano, D. (in press). A stereospecific carboxyl esterase from Bacillus coagulans hosting nonlipase activity within a lipase-like fold. FEBS Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.14368

Microbial carboxylesterases are important biocatalysts that selectively hydrolyze an extensive range of esters. Here, we report the biochemical and structural characterization of an atypical carboxylesterase from Bacillus coagulans (BCE), endowed wit... Read More about A stereospecific carboxyl esterase from Bacillus coagulans hosting nonlipase activity within a lipase-like fold.

The effects of heuristics and apophenia on probabilistic choice (2018)
Journal Article
Ellerby, Z. W., & Tunney, R. J. (in press). The effects of heuristics and apophenia on probabilistic choice. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0228-9

Given a repeated choice between two or more options with independent and identically distributed reward probabilities, overall pay-offs can be maximized by the exclusive selection of the option with the greatest likelihood of reward. The tendency to... Read More about The effects of heuristics and apophenia on probabilistic choice.

Candidate high-z proto-clusters among the Planck compact sources, as revealed by Herschel-SPIRE (2018)
Journal Article
Greenslade, J., Clements, D., Cheng, T., De Zotti, G., Scott, D., Valiante, E., …Dye, S. (2018). Candidate high-z proto-clusters among the Planck compact sources, as revealed by Herschel-SPIRE. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty023

By determining the nature of all the Planck compact sources within 808.4 deg2 of large Herschel surveys, we have identified 27 candidate proto-clusters of dusty star forming galaxies (DSFGs) that are at least 3σ overdense in either 250, 350 or 500 μm... Read More about Candidate high-z proto-clusters among the Planck compact sources, as revealed by Herschel-SPIRE.

A kainate receptor GluK4 deletion, protective against bipolar disorder, is associated with enhanced cognitive performance across diagnoses in the TwinsUK cohort (2018)
Journal Article
Koromina, M., Flitton, M., Mellor, I. R., & Knight, H. M. (2019). A kainate receptor GluK4 deletion, protective against bipolar disorder, is associated with enhanced cognitive performance across diagnoses in the TwinsUK cohort. World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 20(5), 393-401. https://doi.org/10.1080/15622975.2017.1417637

Objectives: Cognitive deficits are a common feature of neuropsychiatric disorders. We investigated the relationship between cognitive performance and a deletion allele within GluK4 protective against risk for bipolar disorder, in 1642 individuals fro... Read More about A kainate receptor GluK4 deletion, protective against bipolar disorder, is associated with enhanced cognitive performance across diagnoses in the TwinsUK cohort.

Ritual and religion: bioarchaeological perspectives (2018)
Book Chapter
Livarda, A., & Madgwick, R. (2018). Ritual and religion: bioarchaeological perspectives. In A. Livarda, R. Madgwick, & S. Riera-Mora (Eds.), Bioarchaeology of ritual and religion. Oxbow

Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery (2018)
Journal Article
Louzao, I., Koch, B., Taresco, V., Ruiz Cantu, L., Irvine, D. J., Roberts, C. J., …Alexander, M. R. (in press). Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10(8), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b15677

A robust discovery methodology is presented to identify novel biomaterials suitable for 3D printing. Currently the application of Additive Manufacturing is limited by the availability of functional inks, especially in the area of biomaterials-this me... Read More about Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery.

Shape-related characteristics of age-related differences in subcortical structures (2018)
Journal Article
Madan, C. R. (2019). Shape-related characteristics of age-related differences in subcortical structures. Aging and Mental Health, 23(7), 800-810. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1421613

OBJECTIVES: With an increasing aging population, it is important to gain a better understanding of biological markers of aging. Subcortical volume is known to differ with age; additionally considering shape-related characteristics may provide a bette... Read More about Shape-related characteristics of age-related differences in subcortical structures.

Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary (2018)
Journal Article
McCorquodale, M. W., & Munro, R. J. (2018). Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary. Physics of Fluids, 30(1), Article 015105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5007020

New experimental results are presented that investigate the nature of the intercomponent energy transfer that occurs in the interaction between oscillating-grid turbulence and a solid impermeable boundary, using instantaneous velocity measurements ob... Read More about Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary.

Sequential forward and reverse transport of the Na+ Ca2+ exchanger generates Ca2+ oscillations within mitochondria (2018)
Journal Article
Samanta, K., Mirams, G. R., & Parekh, A. B. (in press). Sequential forward and reverse transport of the Na+ Ca2+ exchanger generates Ca2+ oscillations within mitochondria. Nature Communications, 9, Article 156. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02638-2

Mitochondrial Ca2+ homoeostasis regulates aerobic metabolism and cell survival. Ca2+ flux into mitochondria is mediated by the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) channel whereas Ca2+ export is often through an electrogenic Na+–Ca2+ exchanger. Here... Read More about Sequential forward and reverse transport of the Na+ Ca2+ exchanger generates Ca2+ oscillations within mitochondria.

Incidence and prevalence of patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Smith, B. E., Selfe, J., Thacker, D., Hendrick, P., Bateman, M., Moffatt, F., …Logan, P. (2018). Incidence and prevalence of patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 13(1), Article e0190892. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190892

Background: Patellofemoral pain is considered one of the most common forms of knee pain, affecting adults, adolescents, and physically active populations. Inconsistencies in reported incidence and prevalence exist and in relation to the allocation of... Read More about Incidence and prevalence of patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Selective CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid with multifunctional ionic liquids (2018)
Journal Article
Weilhard, A., Qadir, M. I., Sans, V., & Dupont, J. (in press). Selective CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid with multifunctional ionic liquids. ACS Catalysis, 8, https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b03931

The development of simple, cost-effective and sustainable methods to transform CO2 into feedstock chemicals is essential to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels of the chemical industry. Here, we report the selective and efficient catalytic hydrogen... Read More about Selective CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid with multifunctional ionic liquids.

Epidemiological survey of equine influenza in Andalusia, Spain (2018)
Journal Article
Jurado-Tarifa, E., Daly, J. M., Pérez-Écija, A., Barba-Recreo, M., Mendoza, F., Al-Shuwaikh, A., & García-Bocanegra, I. (2018). Epidemiological survey of equine influenza in Andalusia, Spain. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 151, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.01.003

Equine influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease considered the most important respiratory disease in equids. Although influenza A virus (IAV) has caused outbreaks in equids worldwide, surveillance on these species in Spain has not been co... Read More about Epidemiological survey of equine influenza in Andalusia, Spain.

High nuclear MSK1 is associated with longer survival in breast cancer patients (2018)
Journal Article
Pu, X., Storr, S. J., Ahmad, N., Rakha, E., Green, A. R., Ellis, I. O., & Martin, S. G. (2018). High nuclear MSK1 is associated with longer survival in breast cancer patients. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 144(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-018-2579-7

Purpose: Mitogen- and stress- activated kinases (MSKs) are important substrates of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-activated protein kinase family. MSK1 and MSK2 are both nuclear serine/threonine protein kinases, with MSK1 being suggested... Read More about High nuclear MSK1 is associated with longer survival in breast cancer patients.