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A Dimerization Site at SCR-17/18 in Factor H Clarifies a New Mechanism for Complement Regulatory Control (2021)
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(2021). A Dimerization Site at SCR-17/18 in Factor H Clarifies a New Mechanism for Complement Regulatory Control. Frontiers in Immunology, 601895 - ?. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.601895

Complement Factor H (CFH), with 20 short complement regulator (SCR) domains, regulates the alternative pathway of complement in part through the interaction of its C-terminal SCR-19 and SCR-20 domains with host cell-bound C3b and anionic oligosacchar... Read More about A Dimerization Site at SCR-17/18 in Factor H Clarifies a New Mechanism for Complement Regulatory Control.

Cultural Components of Sex Differences in Color Preference (2021)
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Kapitany, R., Davis, J. T. M., Robertson, E., Lew‐Levy, S., Neldner, K., Nielsen, M., & Hines, M. (2021). Cultural Components of Sex Differences in Color Preference. Child Development, 92(4), 1574-1589. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13528

Preferences for pink and blue were tested in children aged 4-11 years in three small-scale societies: Shipibo villages in the Peruvian Amazon, kastom villages in the highlands of Tanna Island, Vanuatu, and BaYaka foragers in the northern Republic of... Read More about Cultural Components of Sex Differences in Color Preference.

Experience of implementing and delivering group consultations in UK general practice: a qualitative study (2021)
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Swaithes, L., Paskins, Z., Duffy, H., Evans, N., Mallen, C., Dziedzic, K., & Finney, A. (2021). Experience of implementing and delivering group consultations in UK general practice: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 71(707), E413-E422. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2020.0856

BACKGROUND: Group consultations are a relatively new concept in UK primary care and are a suggested solution to current workload pressures in general practice. Little is known about the experience of implementing and delivering this approach from sta... Read More about Experience of implementing and delivering group consultations in UK general practice: a qualitative study.

Constraints on stellar rotation from the evolution of Sr and Ba in the Galactic halo (2021)
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Rizzuti, F., Cescutti, G., Matteucci, F., Chieffi, A., Hirschi, R., Limongi, M., & Saro, A. (2021). Constraints on stellar rotation from the evolution of Sr and Ba in the Galactic halo. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 502(2), 2495-2507. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab158

Recent studies show that the chemical evolution of Sr and Ba in the Galaxy can be explained if different production sites, hosting r- and s-processes, are taken into account. However, the question of unambiguously identifying these sites is still uns... Read More about Constraints on stellar rotation from the evolution of Sr and Ba in the Galactic halo.

The relationship between body composition, fatty acid metabolism and diet in spinal muscular atrophy (2021)
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Watson, K. S., Boukhloufi, I., Bowerman, M., & Parson, S. H. (2021). The relationship between body composition, fatty acid metabolism and diet in spinal muscular atrophy. Brain Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020131

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive condition that results in pathological deficiency of the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. SMA most frequently presents itself within the first few months of life and is characterized by prog... Read More about The relationship between body composition, fatty acid metabolism and diet in spinal muscular atrophy.

Protecting the rights of LGBTIQ people around the world: Beyond marriage equality and the decriminalisation of homosexuality (2021)
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(2021). Protecting the rights of LGBTIQ people around the world: Beyond marriage equality and the decriminalisation of homosexuality. Alternative Law Journal,

Discussions about the human rights of LGBTIQ people tend to centre around two vastly different issues, namely, marriage equality and the criminalisation of same-sex sexual conduct. However, looking only at these two high-profile issues ignores the ma... Read More about Protecting the rights of LGBTIQ people around the world: Beyond marriage equality and the decriminalisation of homosexuality.

Reevaluation of the Ne-23(alpha, gamma)Mg-26 and Ne-22(alpha, n)Mg-25 reaction (2021)
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Adsley, P., Battino, U., Best, A., Caciolli, A., Guglielmetti, A., Imbriani, G., Jayatissa, H., La Cognata, M., Lamia, L., Masha, E., Massimi, C., Palmerini, S., Tattersall, A., & Hirschi, R. (2021). Reevaluation of the Ne-23(alpha, gamma)Mg-26 and Ne-22(alpha, n)Mg-25 reaction. Physical Review C, 103(1), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.103.015805

Background: The competing 22Ne(a,?)26Mg and 22Ne(a,n)25Mg reactions control the production of neutrons for the weak s process in massive and asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars. In both systems, the ratio between the corresponding reaction rates stro... Read More about Reevaluation of the Ne-23(alpha, gamma)Mg-26 and Ne-22(alpha, n)Mg-25 reaction.

Outcomes of COVID-19 Positive Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients; a multisource Electronic Healthcare Records Study from England. (2021)
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Rashid, M., Wu, J., Timmis, A., Curzen, N., Clarke, S., Zaman, A., Nolan, J., Shoaib, A., Mohamed, M. O., de Belder, M. A., Deanfield, J., Gale, C. P., & Mamas, M. A. (2021). Outcomes of COVID-19 Positive Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients; a multisource Electronic Healthcare Records Study from England. Journal of Internal Medicine, 290(1), 88-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.13246

BACKGROUND: Patients with underlying cardiovascular disease and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality.

OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to characterise the presenting profile and outcomes... Read More about Outcomes of COVID-19 Positive Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients; a multisource Electronic Healthcare Records Study from England..

Chronic Atmospheric Reactive Nitrogen Deposition Suppresses Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Peatlands. (2021)
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Drijfhout. (2021). Chronic Atmospheric Reactive Nitrogen Deposition Suppresses Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Peatlands. Environmental Science and Technology, 1310-1318. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c04882

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) represents the natural pathway by which mosses meet their demands for bioavailable/reactive nitrogen (Nr) in peatlands. However, following intensification of nitrogen fertilizer and fossil fuel use, atmospheric Nr d... Read More about Chronic Atmospheric Reactive Nitrogen Deposition Suppresses Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Peatlands..

Replicating natural topography on marine artificial structures – A novel approach to eco-engineering (2021)
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Evans, A. J., Lawrence, P. J., Natanzi, A. S., Moore, P. J., Davies, A. J., Crowe, T. P., McNally, C., Thompson, B., Dozier, A. E., & Brooks, P. R. (2021). Replicating natural topography on marine artificial structures – A novel approach to eco-engineering. Ecological Engineering, 160, Article 106144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106144

Ocean sprawl is a growing threat to marine and coastal ecosystems globally, with wide-ranging consequences for natural habitats and species. Artificial structures built in the marine environment often support less diverse communities than natural roc... Read More about Replicating natural topography on marine artificial structures – A novel approach to eco-engineering.

Pilot Evaluation of an Online Resource for Learning Paediatric Chest Radiograph Interpretation. (2021)
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(2021). Pilot Evaluation of an Online Resource for Learning Paediatric Chest Radiograph Interpretation. Cureus, e12762 - ?. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12762

Introduction and aims Assessment of chest radiographs is a fundamental clinical skill, often taught opportunistically. Medical students are taught how to read adult chest radiographs, however, in our experience, there is often a lack of structured tr... Read More about Pilot Evaluation of an Online Resource for Learning Paediatric Chest Radiograph Interpretation..

MEDI: Macronutrient Extraction and Determination from invertebrates, a rapid, cheap and streamlined protocol (2021)
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Cuff, J. P., Wilder, S. M., Tercel, M. P., Hunt, R., Oluwaseun, S., Morley, P. S., Badell-Grau, R. A., Vaughan, I. P., Bell, J. R., Orozco-terWengel, P., Symondson, W. O., & Müller, C. T. (2021). MEDI: Macronutrient Extraction and Determination from invertebrates, a rapid, cheap and streamlined protocol. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 12(4), 593-601. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13551

Macronutrients, comprising carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, underpin many ecological processes, but their quantification in ecological studies is often inaccurate and laborious, requiring large investments of time and bulk samples, which make indi... Read More about MEDI: Macronutrient Extraction and Determination from invertebrates, a rapid, cheap and streamlined protocol.

Loneliness, Food Poverty, and Perceived Benefits of Communal Food Consumption from a Charity Service (2021)
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(2021). Loneliness, Food Poverty, and Perceived Benefits of Communal Food Consumption from a Charity Service. Journal of Poverty, 1 - 15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2020.1869667

In the study, 686 (345 male) patrons of a UK charity communal food service reported their demographic attributes, loneliness, food poverty, and benefits of the service. Food poverty was associated with loneliness. Women reported greater benefits of t... Read More about Loneliness, Food Poverty, and Perceived Benefits of Communal Food Consumption from a Charity Service.

Do specific types of sleep disturbances represent risk factors for poorer health-related quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease? A longitudinal cohort study. (2021)
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Scott, A., Flowers, O., & Rowse, G. (2021). Do specific types of sleep disturbances represent risk factors for poorer health-related quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease? A longitudinal cohort study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 90 - 108. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12457

OBJECTIVES: Poor global sleep quality is commonly reported in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is linked to poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, understanding is currently limited by a lack of: (1) longitudinal rese... Read More about Do specific types of sleep disturbances represent risk factors for poorer health-related quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease? A longitudinal cohort study..

Use of a nitrification inhibitor reduces nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from compacted grassland with different soil textures and climatic conditions (2021)
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Hargreaves, P., Baker, K., Graceson, A., Bonnett, S., Ball, B., & Cloy, J. (2021). Use of a nitrification inhibitor reduces nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from compacted grassland with different soil textures and climatic conditions. Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 310, Article 107307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107307

Grassland accounts for 70 % of the global agricultural area. Grassland amended with N fertiliser, although increasing productivity, encourages the emission of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). Soil compaction can result in impeded water movemen... Read More about Use of a nitrification inhibitor reduces nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from compacted grassland with different soil textures and climatic conditions.

The "price-tag" of foot health in infancy and early childhood: a cross sectional survey of UK parents. (2021)
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Hodgson, L., Hodges, M., Williams, A. E., Nester, C. J., & Morrison, S. C. (2021). The "price-tag" of foot health in infancy and early childhood: a cross sectional survey of UK parents. European Journal of Pediatrics, 180(5), 1561--1570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-020-03920-0

Children's feet are complex structures and strategies for supporting good foot health throughout childhood can be challenging. Greater awareness of the contemporary factors influencing decisions, such as footwear purchases, is needed to inform health... Read More about The "price-tag" of foot health in infancy and early childhood: a cross sectional survey of UK parents..

10-Year natural course of early hip osteoarthritis in middle-aged persons with hip pain: a CHECK study. (2021)
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(2021). 10-Year natural course of early hip osteoarthritis in middle-aged persons with hip pain: a CHECK study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 487-493. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218625

OBJECTIVE: To explore the natural course of hip osteoarthritis (OA) in a population of first-time presenters with hip complaints. METHODS: Data were collected at baseline and after 2, 5, 8 and 10 years on participants from the Cohort Hip and Cohort K... Read More about 10-Year natural course of early hip osteoarthritis in middle-aged persons with hip pain: a CHECK study..