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ERS international congress 2020: Highlights from the paediatric assembly (2021)
Journal Article
Ardura-Garcia, C., Cuevas-Ocaña, S., Freitag, N., Kampouras, A., King, J. A., Kouis, P., …Pijnenburg, M. W. (2021). ERS international congress 2020: Highlights from the paediatric assembly. ERJ Open Research, 7(1), Article 00893-2020. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00893-2020

In this review, the Paediatric Assembly of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) presents a summary of the highlights and most relevant findings in the field of paediatric respiratory medicine presented at the virtual ERS International Congress 2020... Read More about ERS international congress 2020: Highlights from the paediatric assembly.

A phase 1/2 study of the combination of acalabrutinib and vistusertib in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies (2021)
Journal Article
Collins, G. P., Clevenger, T. N., Burke, K. A., Yang, B., MacDonald, A., Cunningham, D., …Flinn, I. (2021). A phase 1/2 study of the combination of acalabrutinib and vistusertib in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies. Leukemia & Lymphoma, 62(11), 2625-2636. https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2021.1938027

In a phase 1b study of acalabrutinib (a covalent Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor) in combination with vistusertib (a dual mTORC1/2 inhibitor) in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), multiple ascending doses... Read More about A phase 1/2 study of the combination of acalabrutinib and vistusertib in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies.

Nitrergic modulation of ion channel function in regulating neuronal excitability (2021)
Journal Article
Spiers, J. G., & Steinert, J. R. (2021). Nitrergic modulation of ion channel function in regulating neuronal excitability. Channels, 15(1), 666-679. https://doi.org/10.1080/19336950.2021.2002594

Nitric oxide (NO) signaling in the brain provides a wide range of functional properties in response to neuronal activity. NO exerts its effects through different signaling pathways, namely, through the canonical soluble guanylyl cyclase-mediated cGMP... Read More about Nitrergic modulation of ion channel function in regulating neuronal excitability.

The Frontline as Performative Frame: An Analysis of the UK COVID Crisis (2021)
Journal Article
Farris, S., Nira, Y., & Rottenberg, C. (2021). The Frontline as Performative Frame: An Analysis of the UK COVID Crisis. State Crime Journal, 10(2), 284-303. https://doi.org/10.13169/STATECRIME.10.2.0284

In this paper, we examine the multiple significations of the “frontline” metaphor in the UK during the first ten months of COVID-19. We argue that the term “frontline” has operated as a performative frame, which has helped to produce the very notion... Read More about The Frontline as Performative Frame: An Analysis of the UK COVID Crisis.

The Effect of Auditory Input on Multimodal Reading Comprehension: An Examination of Adult Readers’ Eye Movements (2021)
Journal Article
Pellicer-Sánchez, A., Conklin, K., Rodgers, M. P. H., & Parente, F. (2021). The Effect of Auditory Input on Multimodal Reading Comprehension: An Examination of Adult Readers’ Eye Movements. Modern Language Journal, 105(4), 936-956. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12743

Comprehension of many types of texts involves constructing meaning from text and pictures. However, research examining how second language (L2) learners process text and pictures and the relationship with comprehension is scarce. Thus, while verbal i... Read More about The Effect of Auditory Input on Multimodal Reading Comprehension: An Examination of Adult Readers’ Eye Movements.

Associations Between Hearing and Cognitive Abilities From Childhood to Middle Age: The National Child Development Study 1958 (2021)
Journal Article
Okely, J. A., Akeroyd, M. A., & Deary, I. J. (2021). Associations Between Hearing and Cognitive Abilities From Childhood to Middle Age: The National Child Development Study 1958. Trends in Hearing, 25, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/23312165211053707

Previous cross-sectional findings indicate that hearing and cognitive abilities are positively correlated in childhood, adulthood, and older age. We used an unusually valuable longitudinal dataset from a single-year birth cohort study, the National C... Read More about Associations Between Hearing and Cognitive Abilities From Childhood to Middle Age: The National Child Development Study 1958.

Under imperialism “Black lives don’t matter.” Ho Chi Minh, The Black Race, and Black liberation (2021)
Journal Article
Pateman, J. (2021). Under imperialism “Black lives don’t matter.” Ho Chi Minh, The Black Race, and Black liberation. Critical Asian Studies, 53(4), 582-589. https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2021.1974913

Ho Chi Minh, the father of modern Vietnam, was deeply interested in the lives of Black people and their struggles for equality. He was one of the first Asian communist leaders to explore the issues facing Black communities and promote their freedom m... Read More about Under imperialism “Black lives don’t matter.” Ho Chi Minh, The Black Race, and Black liberation.

Exploring Children’s Understanding of the Legal Rights of Suspects in England and Wales (2021)
Journal Article
Kemp, V., & Watkins, D. (2021). Exploring Children’s Understanding of the Legal Rights of Suspects in England and Wales. Youth Justice, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/14732254211030597

While studies have explored adult suspects’ understanding of their legal rights, seldom are the experiences of children and young people taken into account. In this article, we discuss findings arising out of research interviews conducted with 61 chi... Read More about Exploring Children’s Understanding of the Legal Rights of Suspects in England and Wales.

Legal rules, information transparency and Islamic bank capital decisions (2021)
Journal Article
Bitar, M., Benlemlih, M., Erragragui, E., & Peillex, J. (2021). Legal rules, information transparency and Islamic bank capital decisions. Applied Economics, 53(53), 6184-6203. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2021.1937497

To what extent does the formal institutional environment influence Islamic bank capital decisions? We answer this question by assessing the effect of the legal rule index on a sample of 100 Islamic banks in 28 countries from 1999 to 2013. Our econome... Read More about Legal rules, information transparency and Islamic bank capital decisions.

The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Ekezie, W., Jenkins, A. R., Hall, I. P., Evans, C., Koju, R., Kurmi, O. P., & Bolton, C. E. (2021). The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 18, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479973121994572

While chronic lung disease causes substantial global morbidity and mortality, global estimates have primarily been based on broad assumptions. Specific country data from low-income countries such as Nepal are limited. This review assessed primary evi... Read More about The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review.

‘The dreadful done’: Henry James’s style of abstraction (2021)
Journal Article
Scott, R. (2021). ‘The dreadful done’: Henry James’s style of abstraction. Textual Practice, 35(6), 941-966. https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236x.2021.1936773

Since the 1990s, when the late novels of Henry James became a touchstone for the ethical turn in literary criticism, ethical critics of different persuasions, such as Martha Nussbaum and J. Hillis Miller, homed in on certain complex terms and ambiguo... Read More about ‘The dreadful done’: Henry James’s style of abstraction.

Cosmopolitan Brands: graduate students navigating the social space of elite global universities (2021)
Journal Article
Myers, M., & Bhopal, K. (2021). Cosmopolitan Brands: graduate students navigating the social space of elite global universities. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 42(5-6), 701-716. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2021.1941763

Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s analysis of the competition for economic, social and cultural capitals within educational fields, this article reports empirical research from 49 in-depth interviews with graduate students at four elite universities in th... Read More about Cosmopolitan Brands: graduate students navigating the social space of elite global universities.

Neural Fields with Rebound Currents: Novel Routes to Patterning (2021)
Journal Article
Modhara, S., Lai, Y. M., Thul, R., & Coombes, S. (2021). Neural Fields with Rebound Currents: Novel Routes to Patterning. SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems, 20(3), 1596-1620. https://doi.org/10.1137/20M1364710

The understanding of how spatio-temporal patterns of neural activity may arise in the cortex of the brain has advanced with the development and analysis of neural field models. To replicate this success for sub-cortical tissues, such as the thalamus,... Read More about Neural Fields with Rebound Currents: Novel Routes to Patterning.

A Comparison of Algebraic and Iterative Procedures for the Generation of the Workspace of Parallel Robots (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Russo, M., & Ceccarelli, M. (2021). A Comparison of Algebraic and Iterative Procedures for the Generation of the Workspace of Parallel Robots. In S. Zeghloul, M. A. Laribi, & M. Arsicault (Eds.), Mechanism Design for Robotics : MEDER 2021 (53-61). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75271-2_6

Computing the workspace of parallel manipulators is critical to characterize their behavior. Usually, workspace is obtained by iterating the robot’s forward kinematics for a discrete range of poses, resulting in a cloud of reachable points. Here we p... Read More about A Comparison of Algebraic and Iterative Procedures for the Generation of the Workspace of Parallel Robots.

Journaling: A More Mindful Approach to Researching a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in a Junior School (2021)
Journal Article
Joseph, S., Sellman, E., & Crawford, A. (2021). Journaling: A More Mindful Approach to Researching a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in a Junior School. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20, Article 160940692110147. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211014771

Mindfulness, often defined as present-moment awareness, has in recent years become a topic of multidisciplinary interest. This article addresses methodological issues for researching mindfulness and education. It is argued that there are advantages t... Read More about Journaling: A More Mindful Approach to Researching a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in a Junior School.

Individual differences in theta-band oscillations in a spatial memory network revealed by electroencephalography predict rapid place learning (2021)
Journal Article
Bauer, M., Buckley, M. G., & Bast, T. (2021). Individual differences in theta-band oscillations in a spatial memory network revealed by electroencephalography predict rapid place learning. Brain and Neuroscience Advances, 5, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/23982128211002725

Spatial memory has been closely related to the medial temporal lobe (MTL) and theta-oscillations are thought to play a key role. However, it remains difficult to investigate MTL activation related to spatial memory with non-invasive electrophysiologi... Read More about Individual differences in theta-band oscillations in a spatial memory network revealed by electroencephalography predict rapid place learning.

A lipid-anchored neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist prolongs pain relief by a three-pronged mechanism of action targeting the receptor at the plasma membrane and in endosomes (2021)
Journal Article
Mai, Q. N., Shenoy, P., Quach, T., Retamal, J. S., Gondin, A. B., Yeatman, H. R., …Veldhuis, N. A. (2021). A lipid-anchored neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist prolongs pain relief by a three-pronged mechanism of action targeting the receptor at the plasma membrane and in endosomes. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 296, Article 100345. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JBC.2021.100345

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are traditionally known for signaling at the plasma membrane, but they can also signal from endosomes after internalization to control important pathophysiological processes. In spinal neurons, sustained endosomal... Read More about A lipid-anchored neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist prolongs pain relief by a three-pronged mechanism of action targeting the receptor at the plasma membrane and in endosomes.