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Extracellular vesicles from rat-bone-marrow mesenchymal stromal/stem cells improve tendon repair in rat Achilles tendon injury model in dose-dependent manner: A pilot study. (2020)
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(2020). Extracellular vesicles from rat-bone-marrow mesenchymal stromal/stem cells improve tendon repair in rat Achilles tendon injury model in dose-dependent manner: A pilot study. PloS one, e0229914 -. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229914

Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) are increasingly employed for tissue regeneration, largely mediated through paracrine actions. Currently, extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by MSCs are major mediators of these paracrine effects. We evaluated... Read More about Extracellular vesicles from rat-bone-marrow mesenchymal stromal/stem cells improve tendon repair in rat Achilles tendon injury model in dose-dependent manner: A pilot study..

Better Knee, Better Me™: effectiveness of two scalable health care interventions supporting self-management for knee osteoarthritis – protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2020)
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(2020). Better Knee, Better Me™: effectiveness of two scalable health care interventions supporting self-management for knee osteoarthritis – protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 160 -160. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-3166-z

Although education, exercise, and weight loss are recommended for management of knee osteoarthritis, the additional benefits of incorporating weight loss strategies into exercise interventions have not been well investigated. The aim of this study is... Read More about Better Knee, Better Me™: effectiveness of two scalable health care interventions supporting self-management for knee osteoarthritis – protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Can Psychological Interventions Improve Intergroup Attitudes Post Terror Attacks? (2020)
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Noor. (2020). Can Psychological Interventions Improve Intergroup Attitudes Post Terror Attacks?. Social Psychological and Personality Science,

This research concurrently investigated the effectiveness of three established biasreducing interventions (i.e., positive affirmation, secure attachment, and cognitive dissonance) in the wake of the Paris and Brussels terror attacks. Using frequentis... Read More about Can Psychological Interventions Improve Intergroup Attitudes Post Terror Attacks?.

Post-Ischaemic Immunological Response in the Brain: Targeting Microglia in Ischaemic Stroke Therapy. (2020)
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Rawlinson, C., Jenkins, S., Thei, L., Dallas, M., & Chen, R. (2020). Post-Ischaemic Immunological Response in the Brain: Targeting Microglia in Ischaemic Stroke Therapy. Brain Sciences, 10(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10030159

Microglia, the major endogenous immune cells of the central nervous system, mediate critical degenerative and regenerative responses in ischaemic stroke. Microglia become "activated", proliferating, and undergoing changes in morphology, gene and prot... Read More about Post-Ischaemic Immunological Response in the Brain: Targeting Microglia in Ischaemic Stroke Therapy..

An open data infrastructure for the study of anthropogenic hazards linked to georesource exploitation (2020)
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Orlecka-Sikora, B., Lasocki, S., Kocot, J., Szepieniec, T., Robert Grasso, J., Garcia-Aristizabal, A., …Fischer, T. (2020). An open data infrastructure for the study of anthropogenic hazards linked to georesource exploitation. Scientific Data, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0429-3

Mining, water-reservoir impoundment, underground gas storage, geothermal energy exploitation and hydrocarbon extraction have the potential to cause rock deformation and earthquakes, which may be hazardous for people, infrastructure and the environmen... Read More about An open data infrastructure for the study of anthropogenic hazards linked to georesource exploitation.

The Decolonisation of Children's Rights and the Colonial Contours of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (2020)
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Faulkner. (2020). The Decolonisation of Children's Rights and the Colonial Contours of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. International Journal of Children's Rights, 66 - 88. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02801009

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (uncrc) 1989 has been celebrated for its universal acceptance. However, questions still arise around its provenance and representation. In particular, the Convention is deemed to enshrine Weste... Read More about The Decolonisation of Children's Rights and the Colonial Contours of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

A multiplicity study of transiting exoplanet host stars I. High-contrast imaging with VLT/SPHERE (2020)
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Bohn, A., Southworth, J., Ginski, C., Kenworthy, M., Maxted, P., & Evans, D. (2020). A multiplicity study of transiting exoplanet host stars I. High-contrast imaging with VLT/SPHERE. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 635, Article A73. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937127

Context. Many main-sequence stars are part of multiple systems. The effect of stellar multiplicity on planet formation and migration, however, is poorly understood.

Aims. We study the multiplicity of stars hosting known transiting extra-solar plan... Read More about A multiplicity study of transiting exoplanet host stars I. High-contrast imaging with VLT/SPHERE.

A multiplicity study of transiting exoplanet host stars: II. Revised properties of transiting planetary systems with companions (2020)
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Southworth, J., Bohn, A., Kenworthy, M., Ginski, C., & Mancini, L. (2020). A multiplicity study of transiting exoplanet host stars: II. Revised properties of transiting planetary systems with companions. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 635, Article A74. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201937334

Context. Binarity is a widespread phenomenon around solar-type stars, including the host stars of transiting extrasolar planets.

Aims. We performed a detailed study of six transiting planetary systems with relatively bright stars close enough to a... Read More about A multiplicity study of transiting exoplanet host stars: II. Revised properties of transiting planetary systems with companions.

The association between comorbidity and physical activity levels in people with osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis from two randomised controlled trials (2020)
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Healey, & Jinks. (2020). The association between comorbidity and physical activity levels in people with osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis from two randomised controlled trials. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 2(2), Article 100057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100057

Objective
To determine whether comorbidity presence, frequency or type is associated with Physical Activity (PA) levels in people with Osteoarthritis (OA).

Design
Secondary data analysis of adults aged =45, with OA related pain recruited to the... Read More about The association between comorbidity and physical activity levels in people with osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis from two randomised controlled trials.

Prevalence of psychological distress and its association with perceived indoor environmental quality and workplace factors in under and aboveground workplaces (2020)
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Bajpai, R., Rykov, Y., Soh, C., de Vries, H., Car, J., Thuan-Quoc Thach, …Christopoulos, G. (2020). Prevalence of psychological distress and its association with perceived indoor environmental quality and workplace factors in under and aboveground workplaces. Building and Environment, 175, Article ARTN 106799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106799

Developing underground spaces serves a range of common urban functions, including workspaces. However, underground workplaces, work-related factors and the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) parameters within them may negatively affect worker’s menta... Read More about Prevalence of psychological distress and its association with perceived indoor environmental quality and workplace factors in under and aboveground workplaces.

Physico-Chemically Distinct Nanomaterials Synthesized from Derivates of a Poly(Anhydride) Diversify the Spectrum of Loadable Antibiotics. (2020)
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Mira, A., Codina, H., Jenkins, S., Rodriguez-Diaz, J., Mallavia, R., Falco, A., & Sainz-Urruela, C. (2020). Physico-Chemically Distinct Nanomaterials Synthesized from Derivates of a Poly(Anhydride) Diversify the Spectrum of Loadable Antibiotics. Nanomaterials, https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10030486

Recent advances in the field of nanotechnology such as nanoencapsulation offer new biomedical applications, potentially increasing the scope and efficacy of therapeutic drug delivery. In addition, the discovery and development of novel biocompatible... Read More about Physico-Chemically Distinct Nanomaterials Synthesized from Derivates of a Poly(Anhydride) Diversify the Spectrum of Loadable Antibiotics..

Self-plasticized, lumogallion-based fluorescent optical sensor for the determination of aluminium (III) with ultra-low detection limits (2020)
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(2020). Self-plasticized, lumogallion-based fluorescent optical sensor for the determination of aluminium (III) with ultra-low detection limits. Analytica Chimica Acta, 141-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2019.12.021

Aluminium-selective ion optical sensor based on covalently attached lumogallion methacrylate was synthesized and investigated in this study. Lumogallion based derivatives were copolymerized with various methacrylate monomers via a simple one step fre... Read More about Self-plasticized, lumogallion-based fluorescent optical sensor for the determination of aluminium (III) with ultra-low detection limits.

Pharmacological interventions for prevention of depression in high risk conditions: Systematic review and meta-analysis. (2020)
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Farooq. (2020). Pharmacological interventions for prevention of depression in high risk conditions: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 58 - 69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.024

BACKGROUND: Background Depressive disorders account for almost half of all Disability Adjusted Life Years caused by psychiatric disorders but efficacy of pharmacological interventions to prevent depressive disorders is not known. We aimed to assess e... Read More about Pharmacological interventions for prevention of depression in high risk conditions: Systematic review and meta-analysis..

Controls on the deposition and preservation of architectural elements within a fluvial multi-storey sandbody (2020)
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Mitten, A., Howell, L., Clarke, S., & Pringle, J. (2020). Controls on the deposition and preservation of architectural elements within a fluvial multi-storey sandbody. Sedimentary Geology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2020.105629

Architectural elements of fluvial multi-storey sandbodies provide principal controls on the distribution of meso-scale (100–101?m scale) heterogeneity and reservoir quality. Consequently, it is valuable to understand the deposition and preservation o... Read More about Controls on the deposition and preservation of architectural elements within a fluvial multi-storey sandbody.

Trialling water treatment residuals in the remediation of former mine site soils: investigating improvements achieved for plants, earthworms and soil solution. (2020)
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Arab, K., Thompson, D., & Oliver, I. (2020). Trialling water treatment residuals in the remediation of former mine site soils: investigating improvements achieved for plants, earthworms and soil solution. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 1277-1291. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4706

During clarification processes of raw water a vast amount of by-product known as drinking water treatment residuals (WTRs) are produced, being principally composed of hydroxides of the Al or Fe salts added during water treatment plus the impurities t... Read More about Trialling water treatment residuals in the remediation of former mine site soils: investigating improvements achieved for plants, earthworms and soil solution..

Temporal Changes in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Impact on Cardiovascular and Obstetric Outcomes (2020)
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Wu, P., Chew-Graham, C. A., Maas, A. H., Chappell, L. C., Potts, J. E., Gulati, M., …Mamas, M. A. (2020). Temporal Changes in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Impact on Cardiovascular and Obstetric Outcomes. American Journal of Cardiology, 125(10), 1508-1516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.02.029

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a major cause of maternal morbidity. However, short-term outcomes of HDP subgroups remain unknown. Using National Inpatient Sample database, all delivery hospitalizations between 2004 and 2014 with or wit... Read More about Temporal Changes in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Impact on Cardiovascular and Obstetric Outcomes.

Utilizing the moral nobility of older Chinese women in governance: The uses of humility, empathy, and an ethics of care in moral clinics in Huzhou city (2020)
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(2020). Utilizing the moral nobility of older Chinese women in governance: The uses of humility, empathy, and an ethics of care in moral clinics in Huzhou city. British Journal of Sociology, 300-313. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12736

This paper examines the emergence of the role of “moral doctors” who volunteer in what are called “moral clinics” in Huzhou city. In these moral clinics, the characteristics, experiences, and attributes of older women, in particular, are highly value... Read More about Utilizing the moral nobility of older Chinese women in governance: The uses of humility, empathy, and an ethics of care in moral clinics in Huzhou city.