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Pro-Inflammatory Priming of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Alters the Protein Cargo of Their Extracellular Vesicles (2020)
Journal Article
Kehoe, O., Hyland, M., Mennan, C., Wilson, E., & Clayton, A. (2020). Pro-Inflammatory Priming of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Alters the Protein Cargo of Their Extracellular Vesicles. Cells, https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9030726

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells (UCMSCs) have shown an ability to modulate the immune system through the secretion of paracrine mediators, such as extracellular vesicles (EVs). However, the culture conditions that UCMSCs are grown in can alt... Read More about Pro-Inflammatory Priming of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Alters the Protein Cargo of Their Extracellular Vesicles.

Boron isotope insights into the origin of subduction signatures in continent-continent collision zone volcanism (2020)
Journal Article
Sugden, P., Savov, I., Agostini, S., Wilson, M., Halama, R., & Meliksetian, K. (2020). Boron isotope insights into the origin of subduction signatures in continent-continent collision zone volcanism. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116207

We present the first boron abundance and delta B-11 data for young (1.5-0 Ma) volcanic rocks formed in an active continent-continent collision zone. The delta B-11 of post-collisional volcanic rocks (-5 to +2 parts per thousand) from the Armenian sec... Read More about Boron isotope insights into the origin of subduction signatures in continent-continent collision zone volcanism.

Opposite Skew Left Braces and Applications (2020)
Journal Article
Koch, A., & Truman, P. (2020). Opposite Skew Left Braces and Applications. Journal of Algebra, 218-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalgebra.2019.10.033

Given a skew left brace B, we introduce the notion of an \opposite" skew left brace B0, which is closely related to the concept of the opposite of a group, and provide several applications. Skew left braces are closely linked with both solutions to t... Read More about Opposite Skew Left Braces and Applications.

Applying Parkes Grid Method to Evaluate Impact of Variation in Blood Glucose Monitoring (BGM) Strip Accuracy Performance in Type 1 Diabetes Highlights the Potential for Amplification of Imprecision With Less Accurate BGM Strips (2020)
Journal Article
Stedman, M., Rea, R., Duff, C. J., Livingston, M., Moreno, G., Gadsby, R., …Heald, A. H. (2021). Applying Parkes Grid Method to Evaluate Impact of Variation in Blood Glucose Monitoring (BGM) Strip Accuracy Performance in Type 1 Diabetes Highlights the Potential for Amplification of Imprecision With Less Accurate BGM Strips. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 15(1), 76-81. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932296820905880

The National Health Service spends £170 million on blood glucose monitoring (BGM) strips each year and there are pressures to use cheaper less accurate strips. Technology is also being used to increase test frequency with less focus on accuracy. Pre... Read More about Applying Parkes Grid Method to Evaluate Impact of Variation in Blood Glucose Monitoring (BGM) Strip Accuracy Performance in Type 1 Diabetes Highlights the Potential for Amplification of Imprecision With Less Accurate BGM Strips.

Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). (2020)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2020). Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.03.004

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the incidence and prevalence of OA in the UK in 2017 and their trends from 1997 to 2017 using a large nationally representative primary care database. DESIGN: The UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) co... Read More about Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)..

Genetic validation of Leishmania genes essential for amastigote survival in vivo using N-myristoyltransferase as a model (2020)
Journal Article
Paape, D., Prendergast, C., Price, H., Doehl, J., & Smith, D. (2020). Genetic validation of Leishmania genes essential for amastigote survival in vivo using N-myristoyltransferase as a model. Parasites and Vectors, 13, Article 132. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-3999-1

Background: Proving that specifc genes are essential for the intracellular viability of Leishmania parasites within macrophages remains a challenge for the identifcation of suitable targets for drug development. This is especially evident in the ab... Read More about Genetic validation of Leishmania genes essential for amastigote survival in vivo using N-myristoyltransferase as a model.

Ambient surveillance: how care-for-control emerges across diasporic social media (2020)
Journal Article
McKay. (2020). Ambient surveillance: how care-for-control emerges across diasporic social media. Ethnos, 309-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2018.1543340

This article demonstrates how social control in the Filipino diaspora now works through social media surveillance, brokering exchanges of care between activists, on the one hand, and migrants, on the other. Taking care as the ‘pursuit of connections’... Read More about Ambient surveillance: how care-for-control emerges across diasporic social media.

The role of time in policy making: a Bahraini model of higher education competition. (2020)
Journal Article
Hayes, A., & Findlow, S. (2020). The role of time in policy making: a Bahraini model of higher education competition. Critical Studies in Education, 61(2), 180-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508487.2017.1358756

This paper contributes to discussions about the nature and scope of higher education (HE) business in light of some of the emerging ways in which countries seem to be reframing the impact of globalism. In particular, it develops a discussion about sp... Read More about The role of time in policy making: a Bahraini model of higher education competition..

Rothamsted Insect Survey, Moth and Aphid catch abundance data (2020)
Dataset
Bell, J., Blumgart, D., & Shortall, C. (2020). Rothamsted Insect Survey, Moth and Aphid catch abundance data. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.975qz

This dataset contains Moth and Aphid catch abundance data from the Rothamsted Insect Survey light-trap and suction trap networks. The dataset is a supplement to Bell et al (2020) (https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12412) and can be used to reproduce the R... Read More about Rothamsted Insect Survey, Moth and Aphid catch abundance data.

Comparison of Radiation Dose and Contrast Use in CT vs. Diagnostic Invasive Angiography in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients (2020)
Journal Article
Schwarz, K., Sultan, A., Poole, H., Jones, H., Duckett, S., & Nolan, J. (2020). Comparison of Radiation Dose and Contrast Use in CT vs. Diagnostic Invasive Angiography in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 21(7), 927-928. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2020.03.016

Modern CT coronary angiography (CT) technology and acquisition technique demonstrate excellent specificity and sensitivity (both 96–99%) for assessment of coronary graft stenoses (>50%) and graft occlusions when compared to invasive angiography (IA)... Read More about Comparison of Radiation Dose and Contrast Use in CT vs. Diagnostic Invasive Angiography in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients.

Management of first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis by physical therapists and podiatrists in Australia and the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional survey of current clinical practice. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Management of first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis by physical therapists and podiatrists in Australia and the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional survey of current clinical practice. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 14 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-020-0382-6

BACKGROUND: First metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint osteoarthritis (OA) is a common and painful problem that causes significant disability. There is limited research on assessment and treatment options, and the efficacy of current management strategies... Read More about Management of first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis by physical therapists and podiatrists in Australia and the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional survey of current clinical practice..

Evaluation of NanoLuc, RedLuc and Luc2 as bioluminescent reporters in a cutaneous leishmaniasis model (2020)
Journal Article
Agostino, V., Trinconi, C., Galuppo, M., Price, H., & Uliana, S. (2020). Evaluation of NanoLuc, RedLuc and Luc2 as bioluminescent reporters in a cutaneous leishmaniasis model. Acta tropica, 206, Article 105444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105444

New drugs for the treatment of human leishmaniasis are urgently needed, considering the limitations of current available options. However, pre-clinical evaluation of drug candidates for leishmaniasis is challenging. The use of luciferase-expressing p... Read More about Evaluation of NanoLuc, RedLuc and Luc2 as bioluminescent reporters in a cutaneous leishmaniasis model.

Plastics we cannot live without (2020)
Book Chapter
George. (2020). Plastics we cannot live without. In Plastic Waste and Recycling Environmental Impact, Societal Issues, Prevention, and Solutions (449-466). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817880-5.00017-7

This is an essential guide for anyone involved in plastic waste or recycling, including researchers and advanced students across plastics engineering, polymer science, polymer chemistry, environmental science, and sustainable materials.

Time-efficient and computer-guided sprint interval exercise training for improving health in the workplace: A randomised mixed-methods feasibility study in office-based employees (2020)
Journal Article
Metcalfe, R. S., Atef, H., Mackintosh, K., McNarry, M., Ryde, G., Hill, D. M., & Vollaard, N. B. (2020). Time-efficient and computer-guided sprint interval exercise training for improving health in the workplace: A randomised mixed-methods feasibility study in office-based employees. BMC Public Health, 20, Article 313. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8444-z

Background The efficacy of high-intensity interval training (HIT) as a time-efficient exercise strategy for beneficially modifying risk factors for cardiovascular disease has repeatedly been demonstrated in controlled laboratory settings. However, t... Read More about Time-efficient and computer-guided sprint interval exercise training for improving health in the workplace: A randomised mixed-methods feasibility study in office-based employees.

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)
Journal Article
(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)
Journal Article
(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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.