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Kolyvagin derivatives of modular points on elliptic curves (2020)
Journal Article
Hatton, R. (2021). Kolyvagin derivatives of modular points on elliptic curves. Journal of Number Theory, 229, 405-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnt.2020.10.014

Let E/Q and A/Q be elliptic curves. We can construct modular points derived from A via the modular parametrisation of E. With certain assumptions we can show that these points are of infinite order and are not divisible by a prime p. In particular, u... Read More about Kolyvagin derivatives of modular points on elliptic curves.

A novel dietary intervention reduces circulatory branched-chain amino acids by 50%: A pilot study of relevance for obesity and diabetes (2020)
Journal Article
Ramzan, I., Taylor, M., Phillips, B., Wilkinson, D., Smith, K., Hession, K., …Atherton, P. (2021). A novel dietary intervention reduces circulatory branched-chain amino acids by 50%: A pilot study of relevance for obesity and diabetes. Nutrients, 13(1), Article 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13010095

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Elevated circulating branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs; isoleucine, leucine, and valine) are associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Reducing circulatory BCAAs by dietary restrictio... Read More about A novel dietary intervention reduces circulatory branched-chain amino acids by 50%: A pilot study of relevance for obesity and diabetes.

The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma (2020)
Journal Article
Joseph, C., Alsaleem, M. A., Toss, M. S., Kariri, Y. A., Althobiti, M., Alsaeed, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma. Cancers, 13(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13010080

Background: The leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor-1 (LAIR-1) plays a role in immune response homeostasis, extracellular matrix remodelling and it is overexpressed in many high-grade cancers. This study aimed to elucidate the biologica... Read More about The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma.

Interactions between nitrogen nutrition, canopy architecture and photosynthesis in rice, assessed using high-resolution 3D reconstruction (2020)
Journal Article
Burgess, A. J., Herman, T., Ali, A., & Murchie, E. H. (2021). Interactions between nitrogen nutrition, canopy architecture and photosynthesis in rice, assessed using high-resolution 3D reconstruction. in silico Plants, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diaa017

Increasing nitrogen use efficiency is a key target for yield improvement programs. Here we identify features of rice canopy architecture during altered N availability and link them to photosynthetic productivity. Empirical mathematical modelling, hig... Read More about Interactions between nitrogen nutrition, canopy architecture and photosynthesis in rice, assessed using high-resolution 3D reconstruction.

Modelling white matter in gyral blades as a continuous vector field (2020)
Journal Article
Cottaar, M., Bastiani, M., Boddu, N., Glasser, M. F., Haber, S., van Essen, D. C., …Jbabdi, S. (2021). Modelling white matter in gyral blades as a continuous vector field. NeuroImage, 227, Article 117693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117693

© 2020 Many brain imaging studies aim to measure structural connectivity with diffusion tractography. However, biases in tractography data, particularly near the boundary between white matter and cortical grey matter can limit the accuracy of such st... Read More about Modelling white matter in gyral blades as a continuous vector field.

RAD50 deficiency is a predictor of platinum sensitivity in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancers (2020)
Journal Article
Alblihy, A., Alabdullah, M. L., Toss, M. S., Algethami, M., Mongan, N. P., Rakha, E. A., & Madhusudan, S. (2020). RAD50 deficiency is a predictor of platinum sensitivity in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancers. Molecular Biomedicine, 1(1), Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43556-020-00023-y

Intrinsic or acquired resistance seriously limits the use of platinating agents in advanced epithelial ovarian cancers. Increased DNA repair capacity is a key route to platinum resistance. RAD50 is a critical component of the MRN complex, a ‘first re... Read More about RAD50 deficiency is a predictor of platinum sensitivity in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancers.

Priorities for the global advancement of care for older adults with cancer: an update of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Priorities Initiative (2020)
Journal Article
Extermann, M., Brain, . E., Canin, B., Cherian, . M. N., Cheung, K. L., de Glas, N., …Wildiers, . H. (2021). Priorities for the global advancement of care for older adults with cancer: an update of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Priorities Initiative. Lancet Oncology, 22(1), e29-e36. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2820%2930473-3

In 2011, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) published the SIOG 10 Priorities Initiative, which defined top priorities for the improvement of the care of older adults with cancer worldwide.1 Substantial scientific, clinical, and ed... Read More about Priorities for the global advancement of care for older adults with cancer: an update of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Priorities Initiative.

Release of Soybean Isoflavones by Using a ?-Glucosidase from Alicyclobacillus herbarius (2020)
Journal Article
Delgado, L., Heckmann, C. M., Di Pisa, F., Gourlay, L., & Paradisi, F. (2021). Release of Soybean Isoflavones by Using a ?-Glucosidase from Alicyclobacillus herbarius. ChemBioChem, 22(7), 1223-1231. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202000688

β-Glucosidases are used in the food industry to hydrolyse glycosidic bonds in complex sugars, with enzymes sourced from extremophiles better able to tolerate the process conditions. In this work, a novel β-glycosidase from the acidophilic organism Al... Read More about Release of Soybean Isoflavones by Using a ?-Glucosidase from Alicyclobacillus herbarius.

Re-conceptualising VET: Responses to Covid-19 (2020)
Journal Article
McGrath, S., Avis, J., Atkins, L., & Esmond, B. (2020). Re-conceptualising VET: Responses to Covid-19. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 73(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2020.1861068

The paper addresses the impact of Covid-19 on vocational education and training, seeking to discern the outline of possible directions for its future development within the debates about VET responses to the pandemic. The discussion is set in its soc... Read More about Re-conceptualising VET: Responses to Covid-19.

Interactions of molten salts with cathode products in the FFC Cambridge Process (2020)
Journal Article
Chen, G. Z. (2020). Interactions of molten salts with cathode products in the FFC Cambridge Process. International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 27(12), 1572-1587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2202-1

© 2020, University of Science and Technology Beijing and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Molten salts play multiple important roles in the electrolysis of solid metal compounds, particularly oxides and sulfides, for the extract... Read More about Interactions of molten salts with cathode products in the FFC Cambridge Process.

Beyond negative interpretations of freedom of contract: The interplay between private law and human rights in light of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (2020)
Book Chapter
Varney, E. (2020). Beyond negative interpretations of freedom of contract: The interplay between private law and human rights in light of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities . In C. Stănescu, & A. Adimi Gikay (Eds.), Discrimination, Vulnerable Consumers and Financial Inclusion: Fair Access to Financial Services and the Law (35-56). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003055075-4

How should the concept of ‘freedom of contract’ be understood in a way that is compatible with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)? With a focus on English contract law, this discussion challenges negative interpretati... Read More about Beyond negative interpretations of freedom of contract: The interplay between private law and human rights in light of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities .

Predator size affects the intensity of mutual interference in a predatory mirid (2020)
Journal Article
Papanikolaou, N. E., Dervisoglou, S., Fantinou, A., Kypraios, T., Giakoumaki, V., & Perdikis, D. (2020). Predator size affects the intensity of mutual interference in a predatory mirid. Ecology and Evolution, 11(3), 1342-1351. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7137

1. Interference competition occurs when access to an available resource is negatively affected by interactions with other individuals, where mutual interference involves individuals of the same species. The interactive phenomena among individuals may... Read More about Predator size affects the intensity of mutual interference in a predatory mirid.

Team-based learning: an ethnicity-focused study on the perceptions of teamwork abilities of engineering students (2020)
Journal Article
Beneroso, D., & Erans, M. (2020). Team-based learning: an ethnicity-focused study on the perceptions of teamwork abilities of engineering students. European Journal of Engineering Education, 46(5), 678-689. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2020.1865879

A study into the influence of the team-based learning (TBL) model upon the perception of White, Asian and Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students about their peers’ teamwork abilities is addressed herein. A large cohort of final-year engineering stu... Read More about Team-based learning: an ethnicity-focused study on the perceptions of teamwork abilities of engineering students.

View preference in urban environments (2020)
Journal Article
Batool, A., Rutherford, P., McGraw, P., Ledgeway, T., & Altomonte, S. (2021). View preference in urban environments. Lighting Research and Technology, 53(7), 613-636. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477153520981572

With people spending up to 90% of their time in indoor spaces, windows and the visual connection that they afford to the outside, can play an important role in ensuring physical and psychological well-being. This is particularly relevant in urban set... Read More about View preference in urban environments.

Co-pelletization of a zirconium-based metal-organic framework (UiO-66) with polymer nanofibers for improved useable capacity in hydrogen storage (2020)
Journal Article
Bambalaza, S. E., Langmi, H. W., Mokaya, R., Musyoka, N. M., & Khotseng, L. E. (2021). Co-pelletization of a zirconium-based metal-organic framework (UiO-66) with polymer nanofibers for improved useable capacity in hydrogen storage. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(12), 8607-8620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.12.049

We report on a concept of co-pelletization using mechanically robust hydroxylated UiO-66 to develop a metal-organic framework (MOF) monolith that contains 5 wt% electrospun polymer nanofibers, and consists of an architecture with alternating layers o... Read More about Co-pelletization of a zirconium-based metal-organic framework (UiO-66) with polymer nanofibers for improved useable capacity in hydrogen storage.

Perceptions and Experiences of the University of Nottingham Pilot SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic Testing Service: A Mixed-Methods Study (2020)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Corner, J., Cirelli, C., Hassard, J., Briggs, L., Daly, J. M., …Ball, J. (2021). Perceptions and Experiences of the University of Nottingham Pilot SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic Testing Service: A Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010188

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. We aimed to explore student and staff perceptions and experiences of a pilot SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic testing service (P-ATS) in a UK university campus setting. This was a mixed-method study co... Read More about Perceptions and Experiences of the University of Nottingham Pilot SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic Testing Service: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Time crystallinity and finite-size effects in clean Floquet systems (2020)
Journal Article
Pizzi, A., Malz, D., De Tomasi, G., Knolle, J., & Nunnenkamp, A. (2020). Time crystallinity and finite-size effects in clean Floquet systems. Physical Review B, 102(21), Article 214207. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.102.214207

A cornerstone assumption that most literature on discrete time crystals has relied on is that homogeneous Floquet systems generally heat to a featureless infinite temperature state, an expectation that motivated researchers in the field to mostly foc... Read More about Time crystallinity and finite-size effects in clean Floquet systems.

‘Allowed to Serve, Not to Speak’? The Role of Women in International Peace Activism, 1880-1920 (2020)
Journal Article
Hucker, D. (2020). ‘Allowed to Serve, Not to Speak’? The Role of Women in International Peace Activism, 1880-1920. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 31(4), 609-629. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2020.1842054

As the twentieth century dawned, fledgling transnational networks of peace activists, including the International Peace Bureau and the Interparliamentary Union, grew in prominence, not least in Europe. Impetus came from the United States, notably via... Read More about ‘Allowed to Serve, Not to Speak’? The Role of Women in International Peace Activism, 1880-1920.

The need for a paradigm shift in subaerial landslide-tsunami research (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Heller, V. (2020). The need for a paradigm shift in subaerial landslide-tsunami research. In Proceedings of virtual Conference on Coastal Engineering, 2020. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36v.currents.36

Subaerial landslide-tsunamis (SLTs) are caused by mass movements such as landslides, rock falls or glacier calving. Research into SLTs is ongoing for many decades, however, the advancement in the physical understanding and reliability of hazard asses... Read More about The need for a paradigm shift in subaerial landslide-tsunami research.

Optimization and Analysis of a High Power Density and Fault Tolerant Starter–Generator for Aircraft Application (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, B., Vakil, G., Liu, Y., Yang, T., Zhang, Z., & Gerada, C. (2021). Optimization and Analysis of a High Power Density and Fault Tolerant Starter–Generator for Aircraft Application. Energies, 14(1), Article 113. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14010113

Permanent magnet synchronous machines provide many dramatic electromagnetic performances such as high efficiency and high power density, which make them more competitive in aircraft electrification, whereas, designing a permanent magnet starter–gener... Read More about Optimization and Analysis of a High Power Density and Fault Tolerant Starter–Generator for Aircraft Application.