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Globally enhanced Hg concentration and Hg and C isotopes in Permian–Triassic boundary successions: Possible linkage to volcanism (2020)
Book Chapter
Sial, A. N., Chen, J., Korte, C., Pandit, M. K., Spangenberg, J., Silva-Tamayo, J. C., …Riedel, P. R. (2020). Globally enhanced Hg concentration and Hg and C isotopes in Permian–Triassic boundary successions: Possible linkage to volcanism. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (567-628). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.011

This study presents C and Hg (Hg/TOC) chemostratigraphy data on identified Permian–Triassic successions across the globe with an aim to develop a better understanding on the “mass extinction” event during this time interval. Besides, it would also co... Read More about Globally enhanced Hg concentration and Hg and C isotopes in Permian–Triassic boundary successions: Possible linkage to volcanism.

One-Pot Synthesis of Chiral N-Arylamines by Combining Biocatalytic Aminations with Buchwald-Hartwig N-Arylation. (2020)
Journal Article
Cosgrove. (2020). One-Pot Synthesis of Chiral N-Arylamines by Combining Biocatalytic Aminations with Buchwald-Hartwig N-Arylation. Angewandte Chemie, 18156 - 18160. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202006246

The combination of biocatalysis and chemo-catalysis increasingly offers chemists access to more diverse chemical architectures. Here, we describe the combination of a toolbox of chiral-amine-producing biocatalysts with a Buchwald-Hartwig cross-coupli... Read More about One-Pot Synthesis of Chiral N-Arylamines by Combining Biocatalytic Aminations with Buchwald-Hartwig N-Arylation..

Calibrating δ13C and δ18O chemostratigraphic correlations across Cambrian strata of SW Europe and Morocco, West Gondwana (2020)
Book Chapter
Álvaro, J. J. (2020). Calibrating δ13C and δ18O chemostratigraphic correlations across Cambrian strata of SW Europe and Morocco, West Gondwana. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (269-317). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.003

The Cambrian remains one of the least constrained Phanerozoic periods from the International Geological Timescale. Several global boundaries of series and stages are still awaiting formal definition and ratification. Particularly in West Gondwana, a... Read More about Calibrating δ13C and δ18O chemostratigraphic correlations across Cambrian strata of SW Europe and Morocco, West Gondwana.

Seasonality of stroke: Winter admissions and mortality excess: A Thailand National Stroke population database study. (2020)
Journal Article
Lorking, N., Wood, A. D., Tiamkao, S., Clark, A. B., Kongbunkiat, K., Bettencourt-Silva, J. H., …Myint, P. K. (2020). Seasonality of stroke: Winter admissions and mortality excess: A Thailand National Stroke population database study. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 106261 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106261

OBJECTIVES: We examined the existence and potential burden of seasonality of stroke admissions and mortality within a tropical climate using cohort data collected between 1?st November 2003 and 31?st October 2012. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a prospecti... Read More about Seasonality of stroke: Winter admissions and mortality excess: A Thailand National Stroke population database study..

Intraosseous lipomas originating from simple bone cysts (2020)
Journal Article
Tins, B. J., Berkowitz, Y. J., Konala, P., Davies, M., Cassar-Pullicino, V. N., Lalam, R., & Cool, P. (2021). Intraosseous lipomas originating from simple bone cysts. Skeletal Radiology, 50(4), 801-806. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-020-03628-0

Purpose Fatty or part-fatty intraosseous lesions are occasionally encountered while imaging the skeletal system. A number of case reports have proposed involution of calcaneal bone cysts to intraosseous lipomas, but this has never been proven. This... Read More about Intraosseous lipomas originating from simple bone cysts.

Nucleosynthesis in early rotating massive stars and chemical composition of CEMP stars (2020)
Journal Article
Choplin, A., & Hirschi, R. (2020). Nucleosynthesis in early rotating massive stars and chemical composition of CEMP stars. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1668(1), Article 012006. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1668/1/012006

The first massive stars triggered the onset of chemical evolution by releasing the first metals (elements heavier than helium) in the Universe. The nature of these stars and how the early chemical enrichment took place is still largely unknown. Rotat... Read More about Nucleosynthesis in early rotating massive stars and chemical composition of CEMP stars.

Meta-Analysis Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor in Acute Coronary Syndrome. (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Meta-Analysis Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor in Acute Coronary Syndrome. American Journal of Cardiology, 22 - 28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.07.017

Prasugrel and ticagrelor are preferred over clopidogrel for patients with acute coronary syndrome who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention. We sought to determine the relative merits of 1 agent over the other. Multiple databases were queried... Read More about Meta-Analysis Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor in Acute Coronary Syndrome..

Basic Reproduction Number of Chikungunya Virus Transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes (2020)
Journal Article
Haider, N., Vairo, F., Ippolito, G., Zumla, A., & Kock, R. (2020). Basic Reproduction Number of Chikungunya Virus Transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2429 - 2431. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.190957

We estimated the weighted mean basic reproduction number (R0) of chikungunya virus based on outbreak size. R0 was 3.4 (95% CI 2.4–4.2) and varied for 2 primary chikungunya mosquito vectors: 4.1 (95% CI 1.5–6.6) for Aedes aegypti and 2.8 (95% CI 1.8–3... Read More about Basic Reproduction Number of Chikungunya Virus Transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes.

Perspectives on public involvement in health research from Singapore: The potential of a supported group model of involvement. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Perspectives on public involvement in health research from Singapore: The potential of a supported group model of involvement. Health Expectations, 1074 - 1085. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13058

BACKGROUND: Singapore is an international research hub, with an emphasis on translational clinical research. Despite growing evidence of the positive impact of public involvement (PPI) in research, it remains rare in Singapore. AIMS: To investigate S... Read More about Perspectives on public involvement in health research from Singapore: The potential of a supported group model of involvement..

Imperial Debris in Janet Frame's To the Is-Land (1982) (2020)
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(2020). Imperial Debris in Janet Frame's To the Is-Land (1982). Life Writing, 483 - 491. https://doi.org/10.1080/14484528.2020.1769304

This article explores Janet Frame's first autobiography To the Is-Land, reading Frame's relentless cataloguing of objects as indicative of her wider, post-imperial, life writing project. Frame insists that her ancestors (white Scottish settlers who a... Read More about Imperial Debris in Janet Frame's To the Is-Land (1982).

The TESS light curve of the eccentric eclipsing binary 1SWASP J011351.29+314909.7 – no evidence for a very hot M-dwarf companion (2020)
Journal Article
Maxted. (2020). The TESS light curve of the eccentric eclipsing binary 1SWASP J011351.29+314909.7 – no evidence for a very hot M-dwarf companion. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 15-19. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slaa122

A 2014 study of the eclipsing binary star 1SWASPJ011351.29+314909.7 (J0113+31) reported an unexpectedly high effective temperature for the M-dwarf companion to the 0.95-M? primary star. The effective temperature inferred from the secondary eclipse de... Read More about The TESS light curve of the eccentric eclipsing binary 1SWASP J011351.29+314909.7 – no evidence for a very hot M-dwarf companion.

On Developing and Validating Dynamic Systems: Simulation Engineering. (2020)
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(2020). On Developing and Validating Dynamic Systems: Simulation Engineering. https://doi.org/10.5381/jot.2020.19.3.a6

Dynamic systems, where the behaviour is the dominant characteristic, pose engineering challenges that are often neglected in model-based software engineering. However, supporting simulation development from design models is important in demonstrating... Read More about On Developing and Validating Dynamic Systems: Simulation Engineering..

Metal-Dependent Cytotoxic and Kinesin Spindle Protein Inhibitory Activity of Ru, Os, Rh, and Ir Half-Sandwich Complexes of Ispinesib-Derived Ligands (2020)
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Reynisson. (2020). Metal-Dependent Cytotoxic and Kinesin Spindle Protein Inhibitory Activity of Ru, Os, Rh, and Ir Half-Sandwich Complexes of Ispinesib-Derived Ligands. Inorganic Chemistry, 14879-14890. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00957

Ispinesib is a potent inhibitor of kinesin spindle protein (KSP), which has been identified as a promising target for antimitotic anticancer drugs. Herein, we report the synthesis of half-sandwich complexes of Ru, Os, Rh, and Ir bearing the ispinesib... Read More about Metal-Dependent Cytotoxic and Kinesin Spindle Protein Inhibitory Activity of Ru, Os, Rh, and Ir Half-Sandwich Complexes of Ispinesib-Derived Ligands.

Lipoprotein ability to exchange and remove lipids from model membranes as a function of fatty acid saturation and presence of cholesterol (2020)
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(2020). Lipoprotein ability to exchange and remove lipids from model membranes as a function of fatty acid saturation and presence of cholesterol. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, 158769 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158769

Lipoproteins play a central role in the development of atherosclerosis. High and low-density lipoproteins (HDL and LDL), known as 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol, respectively, remove and/or deposit lipids into the artery wall. Hence, insight into lipid... Read More about Lipoprotein ability to exchange and remove lipids from model membranes as a function of fatty acid saturation and presence of cholesterol.

Cytotoxic effect of PEI-coated magnetic nanoparticles on the regulation of cellular focal adhesions and actin stress fibres (2020)
Journal Article
Narayanasamy, K. K., Price, J. C., Merkhan, M., Elttayef, A., Dobson, J., & Telling, N. D. (2020). Cytotoxic effect of PEI-coated magnetic nanoparticles on the regulation of cellular focal adhesions and actin stress fibres. Materialia, 13, Article 100848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2020.100848

The biocompatibility of surface-coated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) is key to their successful use in biomedical applications. Polyethyleneimine-coated MNPs (MNP-PEIs) provide improved in vitro nucleic acid transfection efficiency and are safer comp... Read More about Cytotoxic effect of PEI-coated magnetic nanoparticles on the regulation of cellular focal adhesions and actin stress fibres.