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Association between HLA genotypes and COVID-19 susceptibility, severity and progression: a comprehensive review of the literature. (2021)
Journal Article
(2021). Association between HLA genotypes and COVID-19 susceptibility, severity and progression: a comprehensive review of the literature

The COVID-19 pandemic has markedly impacted on cultural, political, and economic structures all over the world. Several aspects of its pathogenesis and related clinical consequences have not yet been elucidated. Infection rates, as well morbidity and... Read More about Association between HLA genotypes and COVID-19 susceptibility, severity and progression: a comprehensive review of the literature..

COVID-19 Isolation and Risk of Death in Cyprus Elderly People (2021)
Journal Article
(2021). COVID-19 Isolation and Risk of Death in Cyprus Elderly People. Frontiers in Medicine, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.717692

Social isolation is associated with a higher risk of morbidity and death in older people. The quarantine and social distancing measures due to Covid-19 imposed in most countries and particularly in Cyprus, aim to isolate individuals from direct conta... Read More about COVID-19 Isolation and Risk of Death in Cyprus Elderly People.

Eruptive Activity of the Santorini Volcano Controlled by Sea Level Rise and Fall (2021)
Journal Article
Gertisser. (2021). Eruptive Activity of the Santorini Volcano Controlled by Sea Level Rise and Fall. Nature Geoscience, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00783-4

Sea-level change is thought to influence the frequencies of volcanic eruptions on glacial to interglacial timescales. However, the underlying physical processes and their importance relative to other influences (for example, magma recharge rates) rem... Read More about Eruptive Activity of the Santorini Volcano Controlled by Sea Level Rise and Fall.

X-ray phase-contrast computed tomography for full breast mastectomy imaging at the Australian Synchrotron (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Arhatari, B. D., Nesterets, Y. I., Taba, S. T., Maksimenko, A., Hall, C. J., Stevenson, A. W., …Brennan, P. C. (2021, August). X-ray phase-contrast computed tomography for full breast mastectomy imaging at the Australian Synchrotron. Paper presented at Developments in X-Ray Tomography XIII, San Diego, United States

One of the imaging modalities offered by the Imaging and Medical Beamline (IMBL) at the Australian Synchrotron is Xray phase-contrast propagation-based computed tomography (PB-CT). The unique combination of high coherence and high brightness of radia... Read More about X-ray phase-contrast computed tomography for full breast mastectomy imaging at the Australian Synchrotron.

Excess deaths from COVID-19 and other causes by region, neighbourhood deprivation level and place of death during the first 30 weeks of the pandemic in England and Wales: A retrospective registry study. (2021)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2021). Excess deaths from COVID-19 and other causes by region, neighbourhood deprivation level and place of death during the first 30 weeks of the pandemic in England and Wales: A retrospective registry study. The Lancet Regional Health Europe, 100144 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100144

BACKGROUND: Excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with those expected from historical trends have been unequally distributed, both geographically and socioeconomically. Not all excess deaths have been directly related to COVID-19 infect... Read More about Excess deaths from COVID-19 and other causes by region, neighbourhood deprivation level and place of death during the first 30 weeks of the pandemic in England and Wales: A retrospective registry study..

Acute Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy and Puerperium: National Trends and In-Hospital Outcomes. (2021)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2021). Acute Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy and Puerperium: National Trends and In-Hospital Outcomes. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2102 - 2113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.015

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the trend and outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) during pregnancy and puerperium using a large national database. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The National Inpatient Sample was queried to identify pregnancy-related hospitali... Read More about Acute Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy and Puerperium: National Trends and In-Hospital Outcomes..

TIC 454140642: A Compact, Coplanar, Quadruple-lined Quadruple Star System Consisting of Two Eclipsing Binaries (2021)
Journal Article
Hellier. (2021). TIC 454140642: A Compact, Coplanar, Quadruple-lined Quadruple Star System Consisting of Two Eclipsing Binaries. Astrophysical Journal, 93 - 93. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac04ad

We report the discovery of a compact, coplanar, quadruple-lined, eclipsing quadruple star system from Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite data, TIC 454140642, also known as TYC 0074-01254-1. The target was first detected in Sector 5 with a 30-minut... Read More about TIC 454140642: A Compact, Coplanar, Quadruple-lined Quadruple Star System Consisting of Two Eclipsing Binaries.

Still 'being bothered about Billy': managing the physical health of people with severe mental illness. (2021)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham. (2021). Still 'being bothered about Billy': managing the physical health of people with severe mental illness. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 373 - 376. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp21X716741

People with severe mental illness (SMI) face a future not only limited by stigmatising psychiatric illness, but also a life shortened by 15–20 years through physical comorbidities. Social and behavioural determinants help explain why many of these co... Read More about Still 'being bothered about Billy': managing the physical health of people with severe mental illness..

Optical spectroscopy study of Eu-doped ions in BaAl2O4 phosphors (2021)
Journal Article
Rezende, M. D. S., Valerio, M., Araujo, R., Jackson, R., dos Santos Mattos, E., & dos Santos Junior, B. (2021). Optical spectroscopy study of Eu-doped ions in BaAl2O4 phosphors. Journal of Luminescence, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2021.118011

Computational and experimental methodology is employed to study optical properties in Eu-doped BaAl2O4 phosphors. The symmetry and detailed geometry of the Eu-dopant site, predicted by atomistic simulation, are used to calculate the crystal field par... Read More about Optical spectroscopy study of Eu-doped ions in BaAl2O4 phosphors.

The emerging norms of e-cigarette use among adolescents: A meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence (2021)
Journal Article
Smith, H., Lucherini, M., Amos, A., & Hill, S. (2021). The emerging norms of e-cigarette use among adolescents: A meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence. International Journal of Drug Policy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103227

While qualitative research has indicated that adolescents’ motivation for e-cigarette use is different than adults’, this body of literature has not yet been brought together and synthesised. We reviewed qualitative evidence on perceptions and uses o... Read More about The emerging norms of e-cigarette use among adolescents: A meta-ethnography of qualitative evidence.

Museums of the Future: Heritage Experiences in the Reality-Virtuality Continuum (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Woolley, S., Collins, T., Rhodes, R., & Polack, F. (2021). Museums of the Future: Heritage Experiences in the Reality-Virtuality Continuum. . https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2021-W1.2

In this paper we reflect on the interplay and the disconnects between real and virtual heritage experiences, and the fragmented nature of digital experiences. We consider the important engagement potential that virtual interactions bring to small les... Read More about Museums of the Future: Heritage Experiences in the Reality-Virtuality Continuum.

A Cross-Sectional Study of Retired Great British Olympians (Berlin 1936-Sochi 2014): Olympic Career Injuries, Joint Health in Later Life, and Reasons for Retirement from Olympic Sport. (2021)
Journal Article
Cooper, D., Batt, M., O'Hanlon, M., & Palmer, D. (2021). A Cross-Sectional Study of Retired Great British Olympians (Berlin 1936-Sochi 2014): Olympic Career Injuries, Joint Health in Later Life, and Reasons for Retirement from Olympic Sport. Sports Medicine, 54 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-021-00339-1

BACKGROUND: The relationship between Olympic career sport injury and the long-term musculoskeletal health of the elite athlete remains unclear. This study describes the lifetime prevalence of medical attention injuries that occurred during training a... Read More about A Cross-Sectional Study of Retired Great British Olympians (Berlin 1936-Sochi 2014): Olympic Career Injuries, Joint Health in Later Life, and Reasons for Retirement from Olympic Sport..