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Insights into the magma plumbing system of La Fossa di Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy) using oxygen isotopes and clinopyroxene crystal structure (2020)
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Wiltshire, R., Halama, R., Boyce, A., Petrone, C., Nazzareni, S., Gertisser, R., …Lucchi, F. (2020). Insights into the magma plumbing system of La Fossa di Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy) using oxygen isotopes and clinopyroxene crystal structure. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-13433

<p>The presently active La Fossa cone, Vulcano, widely considered the most hazardous volcano in the Aeolian Islands, is characterised by alternating periods of Vulcanian to subplinian explosive events and lava flow effusion. It has for... Read More about Insights into the magma plumbing system of La Fossa di Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy) using oxygen isotopes and clinopyroxene crystal structure.

Aluminium in human brain tissue from donors without neurodegenerative disease: A comparison with Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and autism (2020)
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Exley, C., & Clarkson, E. (2020). Aluminium in human brain tissue from donors without neurodegenerative disease: A comparison with Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and autism. Scientific reports, 10(1), Article ARTN 7770. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64734-6

A burgeoning number of studies are demonstrating aluminium in human brain tissue. While research has both quantified and imaged aluminium in human brain tissue in neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disease there are few similar data for brain t... Read More about Aluminium in human brain tissue from donors without neurodegenerative disease: A comparison with Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and autism.

Testosterone replacement therapy: Pre-treatment sex hormone binding globulin levels and age may identify clinical subgroups. (2020)
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(2020). Testosterone replacement therapy: Pre-treatment sex hormone binding globulin levels and age may identify clinical subgroups. Andrology, https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.12813

BACKGROUND: Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) improves health in some but not all men with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and adult onset testosterone deficiency (TD). Such heterogeneity is compatible with the concept of patient subgroups that respond d... Read More about Testosterone replacement therapy: Pre-treatment sex hormone binding globulin levels and age may identify clinical subgroups..

SAT-LB138 The LncRNA Growth Arrest Specific 5 Regulates Cell Survival via Distinct Structural Modules With Independent Functions (2020)
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Frank, F., Kavousi, N., Bountali, A., Dammer, E., Mourtada-Maarabouni, M., & Ortlund, E. (2020). SAT-LB138 The LncRNA Growth Arrest Specific 5 Regulates Cell Survival via Distinct Structural Modules With Independent Functions. Journal of the Endocrine Society, https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.2327

The growth arrest-specific 5 (gas5) gene encodes a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) that is required for normal growth arrest, slows down the cell cycle, controls apoptosis, and is required for the inhibition of cell growth by mTOR inhibitors such as rap... Read More about SAT-LB138 The LncRNA Growth Arrest Specific 5 Regulates Cell Survival via Distinct Structural Modules With Independent Functions.

TOI-1338: TESS' First Transiting Circumbinary Planet (2020)
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Maxted. (2020). TOI-1338: TESS' First Transiting Circumbinary Planet. Astronomical Journal, https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ab8a48

We report the detection of the first circumbinary planet (CBP) found by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The target, a known eclipsing binary, was observed in sectors 1 through 12 at 30 minute cadence and in sectors 4 through 12 at 2 min... Read More about TOI-1338: TESS' First Transiting Circumbinary Planet.

TOI-1338: TESS' First Transiting Circumbinary Planet (2020)
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Kostov, V. B., Orosz, J. A., Feinstein, A. D., Welsh, W. F., Cukier, W., Haghighipour, N., …van der Straeten, T. (2020). TOI-1338: TESS' First Transiting Circumbinary Planet. Astronomical Journal, 159(6), https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ab8a48

We report the detection of the first circumbinary planet (CBP) found by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The target, a known eclipsing binary, was observed in sectors 1 through 12 at 30 minute cadence and in sectors 4 through 12 at 2 min... Read More about TOI-1338: TESS' First Transiting Circumbinary Planet.

The effect of response order on candidate viewing behaviour and item difficulty in a multiple-choice listening test (2020)
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Holzknecht, F., McCray, G., Eberharter, K., Kremmel, B., Zehentner, M., Spiby, R., & Dunlea, J. (2020). The effect of response order on candidate viewing behaviour and item difficulty in a multiple-choice listening test. Language Testing, 38(1), 41-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265532220917316

Studies from various disciplines have reported that spatial location of options in relation to processing order impacts the ultimate choice of the option. A large number of studies have found a primacy effect, that is, the tendency to prefer the firs... Read More about The effect of response order on candidate viewing behaviour and item difficulty in a multiple-choice listening test.

Two Transiting Hot Jupiters from the WASP Survey: WASP-150b and WASP-176b (2020)
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Cooke, B. F., Pollacco, D., Almleaky, Y., Barkaoui, K., Benkhaldoun, Z., Blake, J. A., …Alikakos, J. (2020). Two Transiting Hot Jupiters from the WASP Survey: WASP-150b and WASP-176b. Astronomical Journal, 159(6), Article 255. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ab88db

We report the discovery of two transiting exoplanets from the WASP survey, WASP-150b and WASP-176b. WASP-150b is an eccentric (e = 0.38) hot Jupiter on a 5.6 day orbit around a V = 12.03, F8 main-sequence host. The host star has a mass and radius of... Read More about Two Transiting Hot Jupiters from the WASP Survey: WASP-150b and WASP-176b.

Cyclic Aliphatic Hydrocarbons as Linkers in Metal-Organic Frameworks: New Frontiers for Ligand Design. (2020)
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Hawes, C. S. (2020). Cyclic Aliphatic Hydrocarbons as Linkers in Metal-Organic Frameworks: New Frontiers for Ligand Design. ChemPlusChem, 845 - 854. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202000206

In this Minireview we outline the development of cyclic aliphatic moieties as ligands in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), with a focus on the relationship between ligand design and synthesis and the properties of the subsequent materials. Aliphatic l... Read More about Cyclic Aliphatic Hydrocarbons as Linkers in Metal-Organic Frameworks: New Frontiers for Ligand Design..

Development and validation of the DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) in 139 626 individuals with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study. (2020)
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Mamas, Chew-Graham, & Mallen. (2020). Development and validation of the DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) in 139 626 individuals with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-000962

OBJECTIVE: Clinically applicable diabetes severity measures are lacking, with no previous studies comparing their predictive value with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). We developed and validated a type 2 diabetes severity score (the DIabetes Severity SC... Read More about Development and validation of the DIabetes Severity SCOre (DISSCO) in 139 626 individuals with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study..

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Eyewitness Identification Practice in Police Officers – A Self-Report Survey Study (2020)
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Huang, C., & Shih, C. (2020). The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Eyewitness Identification Practice in Police Officers – A Self-Report Survey Study. Psychology, Crime and Law, 26(10), https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2020.1744602

Witness identification practice of the police plays a critical role in the criminal proceedings. The current study examines police officers' knowledge regarding factors affecting witness memory as well as witness interview and identification practi... Read More about The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Eyewitness Identification Practice in Police Officers – A Self-Report Survey Study.

Best interests versus resource allocation: could COVID-19 cloud decision-making for the cognitively impaired? (2020)
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Parsons. (2020). Best interests versus resource allocation: could COVID-19 cloud decision-making for the cognitively impaired?. Journal of Medical Ethics, 447 - 450. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020-106323

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting the NHS under unprecedented pressure, requiring clinicians to make uncomfortable decisions they would not ordinarily face. These decisions revolve primarily around intensive care and whether a patient should undergo i... Read More about Best interests versus resource allocation: could COVID-19 cloud decision-making for the cognitively impaired?.

Comparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditions. (2020)
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(2020). Comparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditions. Malaria Journal, 173 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03248-y

BACKGROUND: It is assumed that malaria vectors feed on locally available nectar sources to obtain energy. Sugar feeding is energetically critical for the Anopheles male swarming and mating activities. However, little is known about the impact of loca... Read More about Comparison of swarming, mating performance and longevity of males Anopheles coluzzii between individuals fed with different natural fruit juices in laboratory and semi-field conditions..

Evaluation of the DAPT score in patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention in England and Wales. (2020)
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Mamas. (2020). Evaluation of the DAPT score in patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention in England and Wales. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 1509-1514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2020.05.003

This study aims to evaluate the temporal changes in DAPT score and determine whether there is an association between DAPT score and mortality. We analyzed all patients who underwent PCI in England and Wales 2007-2014. Statistical analyses were perfor... Read More about Evaluation of the DAPT score in patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention in England and Wales..

After encounters: Revealing patients’ unseen work through their pathways to care (2020)
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Samerski, S., Padilla, B., Pemberton, S., Humphris, R., & Brady, H. (2020). After encounters: Revealing patients’ unseen work through their pathways to care. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 173-187. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMHSC-07-2019-0066

Research has long focused on the notion of access and the trajectory towards a healthcare encounter but has neglected what happens to patients after these initial encounters. This paper focuses attention on what happens after an initial healthcare en... Read More about After encounters: Revealing patients’ unseen work through their pathways to care.

Enamel growth rates of anterior teeth in males and females from modern and ancient British populations (2020)
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Aris, C., Mahoney, P., & Deter, C. (2020). Enamel growth rates of anterior teeth in males and females from modern and ancient British populations. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 173(2), 236-249. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24068

Objective This study explored biological sex differences in the regional daily growth rates of human anterior enamel from modern and ancient populations in Britain. Methods Maxillary permanent incisors (n = 80) and canines (n = 69) from Roman, A... Read More about Enamel growth rates of anterior teeth in males and females from modern and ancient British populations.

Prevalence of mental health conditions amongst people living with human immunodeficiency virus in one of the most deprived localities in England. (2020)
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(2020). Prevalence of mental health conditions amongst people living with human immunodeficiency virus in one of the most deprived localities in England. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 619 - 626. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462420904299

Mental health conditions (MHCs) are often unrecognised which can result in detrimental physical health outcomes and poor quality of life. This can be compounded by the impact of deprivation. People living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) are... Read More about Prevalence of mental health conditions amongst people living with human immunodeficiency virus in one of the most deprived localities in England..