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Maximal-intensity exercise does not fully restore muscle pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activation after 3 days of high-fat dietary intake (2018)
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Constantin-Teodosiu, D., Cederblad, G., Bergstrom, M., & Greenhaff, P. L. (2019). Maximal-intensity exercise does not fully restore muscle pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activation after 3 days of high-fat dietary intake. Clinical Nutrition, 38(2), 948-953. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.02.001

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Background & aims: Exercise activates muscle pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC), but moderate intensity exercise fails to fully activate muscle PDC after high-fat diet [... Read More about Maximal-intensity exercise does not fully restore muscle pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activation after 3 days of high-fat dietary intake.

Defining a rhombus (2018)
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Foster, C., Hodgen, J., & Küchemann, D. (in press). Defining a rhombus. Mathematics Teaching -Derby-, 260,

Colin Foster, Jeremy Hodgen and Dietmar Kuchemann exlore how the use of examples and counter-examples can support students developing understandings of definitions.

How do you describe mathematics tasks? (2018)
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Foster, C., & Inglis, M. (2018). How do you describe mathematics tasks?. Mathematics Teaching -Derby-, 260,

Colin Foster and Matthew Inglis ask what it means to describe a task as ‘rich’.

Provenance Network Analytics: An approach to data analytics using data provenance (2018)
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Huynh, T. D., Ebden, M., Fischer, J., Roberts, S., & Moreau, L. (2018). Provenance Network Analytics: An approach to data analytics using data provenance. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 32(3), 708-735. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10618-017-0549-3

Provenance network analytics is a novel data analytics approach that helps infer properties of data, such as quality or importance, from their provenance. Instead of analysing application data, which are typically domain-dependent, it analyses the da... Read More about Provenance Network Analytics: An approach to data analytics using data provenance.

Consistent assignment of the vibrations of symmetric and asymmetric meta-disubstituted benzenes (2018)
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Kemp, D. J., Tuttle, W. D., Jones, F. M., Gardner, A. M., Andrejeva, A., Wakefield, J. C., & Wright, T. G. (in press). Consistent assignment of the vibrations of symmetric and asymmetric meta-disubstituted benzenes. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 346, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jms.2018.02.002

The assignment of vibrational structure in spectra gives valuable insights into geometric and electronic structure changes upon electronic excitation or ionization; particularly when such information is available for families of molecules. We give a... Read More about Consistent assignment of the vibrations of symmetric and asymmetric meta-disubstituted benzenes.

Building Information Modelling in mechanised shield tunnelling: a practitioner's outlook to the near future (2018)
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Stascheit, J., Nini?, J., Meschke, G., Hegemann, F., & Maidl, U. (2018). Building Information Modelling in mechanised shield tunnelling: a practitioner's outlook to the near future. Geomechanics and Tunnelling, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201700060

The contribution takes a glance at the application of BIM technologies in the design and construction phases of shield tunnelling projects. The intention is to show how Building Information Modelling can be translated into actual benefit, not only in... Read More about Building Information Modelling in mechanised shield tunnelling: a practitioner's outlook to the near future.

The art of recovery: outcomes from participatory arts activities for people using mental health services (2018)
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Stickley, T., Wright, N., & Slade, M. (2018). The art of recovery: outcomes from participatory arts activities for people using mental health services. Journal of Mental Health, 27(4), 367-373. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2018.1437609

Background: There is a growing evidence base for the use of participatory arts for the purposes of health promotion. In recent years, recovery approaches in mental healthcare have become commonplace in English speaking countries amongst others. There... Read More about The art of recovery: outcomes from participatory arts activities for people using mental health services.

Conservation of a pH-sensitive structure in the C-terminal region of spider silk extends across the entire silk gene family (2018)
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Strickland, M., Tudorica, V., Řezáč, M., Thomas, N. R., & Goodacre, S. L. (2018). Conservation of a pH-sensitive structure in the C-terminal region of spider silk extends across the entire silk gene family. Heredity, 120(6), 574-580. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-018-0050-9

Spiders produce multiple silks with different physical properties that allow them to occupy a diverse range of ecological niches, including the underwater environment. Despite this functional diversity, past molecular analyses show a high degree of a... Read More about Conservation of a pH-sensitive structure in the C-terminal region of spider silk extends across the entire silk gene family.

Postoperative inflammation and insulin resistance in relation to body composition, adiposity and carbohydrate treatment: a randomised controlled study (2018)
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Tewari, N., Awad, S., Duška, F., Williams, J. P., Bennett, A., MacDonald, I. A., & Lobo, D. N. (2018). Postoperative inflammation and insulin resistance in relation to body composition, adiposity and carbohydrate treatment: a randomised controlled study. Clinical Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.01.032

Background and Aims: The aims of this study were to identify whether differences in distribution of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle in obese and non-obese individuals contribute to the magnitude of the postoperative inflammatory response and insul... Read More about Postoperative inflammation and insulin resistance in relation to body composition, adiposity and carbohydrate treatment: a randomised controlled study.

Exposure to maternal cafeteria diets during the suckling period has greater effects on fat deposition and Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) gene expression in rodent offspring compared to exposure before birth (2018)
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Vithayathil, M., Gugusheff, J., Ong, Z., Langley-Evans, S. C., Gibson, R., & Muhlhausler, B. (in press). Exposure to maternal cafeteria diets during the suckling period has greater effects on fat deposition and Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) gene expression in rodent offspring compared to exposure before birth. Nutrition and Metabolism, 15(17), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-018-0253-3

Background: While the adverse metabolic effects of exposure to obesogenic diets during both the prenatal and early postnatal period are well established, the relative impact of exposure during these separate developmental windows remains unclear. O... Read More about Exposure to maternal cafeteria diets during the suckling period has greater effects on fat deposition and Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) gene expression in rodent offspring compared to exposure before birth.

TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens (2018)
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Khattak, F., Green, M., Paschalis, V., Houdijk, J., Soultanas, P., & Mahdavi, J. (2018). TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens. Poultry Science, 97(4), https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pex413

Reducing Campylobacter spp. carriage in poultry is challenging, but essential to control this major cause of human bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Although much is known about the mechanisms and route of Campylobacter spp. colonization in poultr... Read More about TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens.

Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of attention, impulsivity and activity (QbTest) for optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD ‘QbTest Utility for Optimising Treatment in ADHD’ (QUOTA): a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2018)
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Hall, C. L., James, M., Brown, S., Martin, J. L., Brown, N., Selby, K., …Groom, M. J. (2018). Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of attention, impulsivity and activity (QbTest) for optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD ‘QbTest Utility for Optimising Treatment in ADHD’ (QUOTA): a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(2), Article e021104. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021104

Introduction: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterised by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. To improve outcomes, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ADHD guidelines recommend regular mon... Read More about Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of attention, impulsivity and activity (QbTest) for optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD ‘QbTest Utility for Optimising Treatment in ADHD’ (QUOTA): a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Centennial-scale trends in the Southern Annular Mode revealed by hemisphere-wide fire and hydroclimatic trends over the past 2400 years (2018)
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Fletcher, M., Benson, A., Bowman, D. M., Gadd, P. S., Heijnis, H., Mariani, M., …Zawadzki, A. (2018). Centennial-scale trends in the Southern Annular Mode revealed by hemisphere-wide fire and hydroclimatic trends over the past 2400 years. Geology, 46(4), 363-366. https://doi.org/10.1130/G39661.1

Millennial-scale latitudinal shifts in the southern westerly winds (SWW) drive changes in Southern Ocean upwelling, leading to changes in atmospheric CO2 levels, thereby affecting the global climate and carbon cycle. Our aim here is to understand whe... Read More about Centennial-scale trends in the Southern Annular Mode revealed by hemisphere-wide fire and hydroclimatic trends over the past 2400 years.

Muslims, home education and risk in British society (2018)
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Myers, M., & Bhopal, K. (2018). Muslims, home education and risk in British society. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 39(2), 212-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2017.1406337

The number of families who choose to home educate has significantly increased in the last decade. This article explores the experiences of British Muslims who home educate using data from a larger study exploring the views of a diverse range of famil... Read More about Muslims, home education and risk in British society.

Sarcopenic obesity and overall mortality: Results from the application of novel models of body composition phenotypes to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004 (2018)
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Van Aller, C., Lara, J., C.M. Stephan, B., Donini, L. M., Heymsfield, S., Katzmarzyk, P. T., …Siervo, M. (2019). Sarcopenic obesity and overall mortality: Results from the application of novel models of body composition phenotypes to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004. Clinical Nutrition, 38(1), 264-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.01.022

Background/Objectives There is no consensus on the definition of sarcopenic obesity (SO), resulting in inconsistent associations of SO with mortality risk. We aim to evaluate association of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) SO models with mor... Read More about Sarcopenic obesity and overall mortality: Results from the application of novel models of body composition phenotypes to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004.

Hydrodynamically Guided Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Peptide-Protein Bioinks (2018)
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Ng, K. W., Hedegaard, C. L., Collin, E. C., Castrejón-Pita, A. A., Redondo-Gómez, C., Nguyen, L. T. H., …Mata, A. (2018). Hydrodynamically Guided Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Peptide-Protein Bioinks. Advanced Functional Materials, 28(16), Article 1703716. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201703716

Effective integration of molecular self?assembly and additive manufacturing would provide a technological leap in bioprinting. This article reports on a biofabrication system based on the hydrodynamically guided co?assembly of peptide amphiphiles (PA... Read More about Hydrodynamically Guided Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Peptide-Protein Bioinks.

Optomechanics with a hybrid carbon nanotube resonator (2018)
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Tavernarakis, A., Stavrinadis, A., Nowak, A., Tsioutsios, I., Bachtold, A., & Verlot, P. (2018). Optomechanics with a hybrid carbon nanotube resonator. Nature Communications, 9(1), Article 662. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03097-z

© 2018 The Author(s). In just 20 years of history, the field of optomechanics has achieved impressive progress, stepping into the quantum regime just 5 years ago. Such remarkable advance relies on the technological revolution of nano-optomechanical s... Read More about Optomechanics with a hybrid carbon nanotube resonator.

Cortical excitability correlates with the event-related desynchronization during brain-computer interface control (2018)
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Daly, I., Blanchard, C. C., & Holmes, N. P. (in press). Cortical excitability correlates with the event-related desynchronization during brain-computer interface control. Journal of Neural Engineering, 15(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/aa9c8c

Objective: Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) based on motor control have been suggested as tools for stroke rehabilitation. Some initial successes have been achieved with this approach, however the mechanism by which they work is not yet fully underst... Read More about Cortical excitability correlates with the event-related desynchronization during brain-computer interface control.

Morally blameless wrongdoers and the change of position defence (2018)
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Rotherham, C. (2018). Morally blameless wrongdoers and the change of position defence. Singapore Academy of Law Journal, 30(March 2018), 149-174

This article argues that, contrary to the position taken by some judges and commentators, morally blameless defendants who have committed torts of strict liability should be able to raise the change of position defence against claimants who sue for a... Read More about Morally blameless wrongdoers and the change of position defence.