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Comfort Food and Respectability Politics in Claude McKay’s Home to Harlem and Banjo: A Story Without a Plot (2023)
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Bowler. (2023). Comfort Food and Respectability Politics in Claude McKay’s Home to Harlem and Banjo: A Story Without a Plot. Modernism/modernity, 30(1), 111-127. https://doi.org/10.1353/mod.2023.a902605

This article examines two of Claude McKay’s novels, Home to Harlem (1928) and Banjo: A Story Without a Plot (1929) with relation to their characters’ complex and sometimes seemingly contradictory attitude to food cultures. McKay’s characters demonstr... Read More about Comfort Food and Respectability Politics in Claude McKay’s Home to Harlem and Banjo: A Story Without a Plot.

Diagnostic delay in adult inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review (2023)
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Cross, E., Saunders, B., Farmer, A., & Prior, J. (2023). Diagnostic delay in adult inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 42, 40-52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-022-01303-x

BACKGROUND: The extent of diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is incompletely understood. We aimed to understand the extent of diagnostic delay of IBD in adults and identify associations between patient or healthcare characteristics... Read More about Diagnostic delay in adult inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review.

Is Vaccination Against COVID-19 Associated With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare? Self-Controlled Case Series Analysis Using the UK CPRD (2023)
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Card, T. R., Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Mallen, C. D., Van-Tam, J. S. N., Williams, H. C., & Abhishek, A. (2023). Is Vaccination Against COVID-19 Associated With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare? Self-Controlled Case Series Analysis Using the UK CPRD. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 118(8), 1388-1394. https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000002205

INTRODUCTION: To investigate the association between vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flare. METHODS: Patients with IBD vaccinated against COVID-19 who consulted for disease flare between De... Read More about Is Vaccination Against COVID-19 Associated With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare? Self-Controlled Case Series Analysis Using the UK CPRD.

Ultrasound modulates neuronal potassium currents via ionotropic glutamate receptors (2023)
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Clennell, B., Steward, T. G., Hanman, K., Needham, T., Benachour, J., Jepson, M., …Whitcomb, D. J. (2023). Ultrasound modulates neuronal potassium currents via ionotropic glutamate receptors. Brain Stimulation, 16(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.01.1674

Background Focused ultrasound stimulation (FUS) has the potential to provide non-invasive neuromodulation of deep brain regions with unparalleled spatial precision. However, the cellular and molecular consequences of ultrasound stimulation on neuron... Read More about Ultrasound modulates neuronal potassium currents via ionotropic glutamate receptors.

Micro RNA in meniscal ailments: current concepts (2023)
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Migliorini, F., Vecchio, G., Giorgino, R., Eschweiler, J., Hildebrand, F., & Maffulli, N. (2023). Micro RNA in meniscal ailments: current concepts. British Medical Bulletin, 145(1), 141-150. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldac039

AbstractIntroductionMicro RNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that act primarily in posttranscriptional gene silencing, and are attracting increasing interest in musculoskeletal conditions.Source of dataCurrent scientific literature published in... Read More about Micro RNA in meniscal ailments: current concepts.

The prognostic value of including non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in the definition of metabolic syndrome (2023)
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Fu, C. E., Yong, J. N., Ng, C. H., Nah, B., Chew, N. W. S., Chin, Y. H., …Muthiah, M. (2023). The prognostic value of including non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in the definition of metabolic syndrome. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 57(9), 979-987. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17397

Background/Aims Metabolic syndrome (MetS) affects over one third of the US adult population. Despite its close association with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the traditional definition of MetS does not account for the presence of NAFLD.... Read More about The prognostic value of including non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in the definition of metabolic syndrome.

Parental acceptance of and preferences for administration of routine varicella vaccination in the UK: a study to inform policy (2023)
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Sherman, S., Lingley-Heath, N., Lai, J., Sim, J., & Bedford, H. (2023). Parental acceptance of and preferences for administration of routine varicella vaccination in the UK: a study to inform policy. Vaccine, 41(8), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.027

Objectives. To explore acceptability of and preferences for the introduction of varicella vaccination to the UK childhood immunisation schedule. Design. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey exploring parental attitudes towards vaccines in g... Read More about Parental acceptance of and preferences for administration of routine varicella vaccination in the UK: a study to inform policy.

A qualitative interview study exploring the psychological health impacts of the SPIN-CHAT program among people with systemic sclerosis at the onset of COVID-19: perceptions of trial participants and research team members (2023)
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Wurz, A., Duchek, D., Ellis, K., Bansal, M., Carrier, M., Tao, L., …Culos-Reed, S. N. (2024). A qualitative interview study exploring the psychological health impacts of the SPIN-CHAT program among people with systemic sclerosis at the onset of COVID-19: perceptions of trial participants and research team members. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(3), 533-545. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2169775

Purpose Explore trial participants’ and research team members’ perceptions of the impact of the videoconference-based, supportive care program (SPIN-CHAT Program) during early COVID-19 for individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Data... Read More about A qualitative interview study exploring the psychological health impacts of the SPIN-CHAT program among people with systemic sclerosis at the onset of COVID-19: perceptions of trial participants and research team members.

Henry James and the Quest for the Holy Grail: Victorian Medievalism and Modern Criticism (2023)
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Lustig. (2023). Henry James and the Quest for the Holy Grail: Victorian Medievalism and Modern Criticism. Henry James Review, 44(1), 79-99. https://doi.org/10.1353/hjr.2023.0004

This article offers two case studies. The first examines James’s encounters with medieval buildings in his early travel writings. The second takes as its starting point James’s involvement in The Quest of the Holy Grail, a text which accompanied an 1... Read More about Henry James and the Quest for the Holy Grail: Victorian Medievalism and Modern Criticism.

Early telemedical abortion, safeguarding, and under 18s: a qualitative study with care providers in England and Wales. (2023)
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Parsons. (2023). Early telemedical abortion, safeguarding, and under 18s: a qualitative study with care providers in England and Wales. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsrh-2022-201762

BACKGROUND: Telemedical early medical abortion (TEMA) was introduced in England and Wales as a temporary measure in 2020 and was made permanent in 2022. While there are considerable data showing the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of TEMA for pat... Read More about Early telemedical abortion, safeguarding, and under 18s: a qualitative study with care providers in England and Wales..

The global syndemic of metabolic diseases in the young adult population: A consortium of trends and projections from the Global Burden of Disease 2000–2019 (2023)
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Mamas. (2023). The global syndemic of metabolic diseases in the young adult population: A consortium of trends and projections from the Global Burden of Disease 2000–2019. Metabolism, 141, Article 155402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2023.155402

Background: A significant proportion of premature deaths globally are related to metabolic diseases in young adults. We examined the global trends and mortality of metabolic diseases in individuals aged below 40 years using data from the Global Burde... Read More about The global syndemic of metabolic diseases in the young adult population: A consortium of trends and projections from the Global Burden of Disease 2000–2019.

Enhanced antifouling properties of marine antimicrobial peptides by PEGylation. (2023)
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Lou, T., Bai, X., He, X., Liu, W., Yang, Z., Yang, Y., & Yuan, C. (2023). Enhanced antifouling properties of marine antimicrobial peptides by PEGylation. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 1124389 - ?. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1124389

Covalent immobilisation of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) on underwater surfaces to combat marine biofouling is of great interest as it is an efficient, broad-spectrum and environmentally friendly strategy. Similar to post-translational modifications... Read More about Enhanced antifouling properties of marine antimicrobial peptides by PEGylation..

A sulphated glycosaminoglycan extract from Placopecten magellanicus inhibits the Alzheimer's disease ß-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE-1). (2023)
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Mycroft-West, C., Devlin, A., Cooper, L., Guimond, S., Procter, P., Miller, G., …Skidmore, M. (2023). A sulphated glycosaminoglycan extract from Placopecten magellanicus inhibits the Alzheimer's disease ß-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE-1). Carbohydrate Research, 525, Article 108747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2023.108747

The clinically important anticoagulant heparin, a member of the glycosaminoglycan family of carbohydrates that is extracted predominantly from porcine and bovine tissue sources, has previously been shown to inhibit the ß-site amyloid precursor protei... Read More about A sulphated glycosaminoglycan extract from Placopecten magellanicus inhibits the Alzheimer's disease ß-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE-1)..

The disproportionate case–fatality ratio of COVID-19 between countries with the highest vaccination rates and the rest of the world (2023)
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Haider, N., Nayeem Hasan, M., Guitian, J., Khan, R. A., McCoy, D., Ntoumi, F., …Kock, R. A. (2023). The disproportionate case–fatality ratio of COVID-19 between countries with the highest vaccination rates and the rest of the world. IJID Regions, 6, 159-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.01.011

Objectives The global reported cumulative case–fatality ratios (rCFRs) and excess mortality rates of the 20 countries with the highest coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rates, the rest of the world and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) were com... Read More about The disproportionate case–fatality ratio of COVID-19 between countries with the highest vaccination rates and the rest of the world.

Histological and Radiological Assessment of Endogenously Generated Repair Tissue In Vivo Following a Chondral Harvest (2023)
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Gallacher, P., Jermin, P., Richardson, J., Kuiper, J., Roberts, S., McCarthy, H., & Tins, B. (2023). Histological and Radiological Assessment of Endogenously Generated Repair Tissue In Vivo Following a Chondral Harvest. Cartilage, 48-58. https://doi.org/10.1177/19476035221149523

OBJECTIVE: To examine repair tissue formed approximately 15 months after a chondral harvest in the human knee. DESIGN: Sixteen individuals (12 males, 4 females, mean age 36 ± 9 years) underwent a chondral harvest in the trochlea as a pre-requisite fo... Read More about Histological and Radiological Assessment of Endogenously Generated Repair Tissue In Vivo Following a Chondral Harvest.

Optimising the process of knowledge mobilisation in Communities of Practice: recommendations from a (multi-method) qualitative study (2023)
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Swaithes, L., Paskins, Z., Quicke, J., Stevenson, K., Fell, K., & Dziedzic, K. (2023). Optimising the process of knowledge mobilisation in Communities of Practice: recommendations from a (multi-method) qualitative study. Implementation Science Communications, 4, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-022-00384-1

Background: Communities of Practice (CoPs) offer a strategy for mobilising knowledge and integrating evidence-based interventions into musculoskeletal practice, yet little is known about their practical application in this context. This study aimed t... Read More about Optimising the process of knowledge mobilisation in Communities of Practice: recommendations from a (multi-method) qualitative study.