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Physical activity and fasting glucose in adults with abnormal glucose metabolism: Findings from two independent cross-sectional studies in China (2021)
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Lu, L., Chen, Y., Cai, Y., Chen, T., Huang, Y., Meng, H., & Yu, D. (2021). Physical activity and fasting glucose in adults with abnormal glucose metabolism: Findings from two independent cross-sectional studies in China. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 15(3), 216-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2021.03.011

Background
Relationship between physical activity and fasting glucose in people with abnormal glucose metabolism is not well-known. This study was to investigate dose–response association between physical activity (PAT) and fasting glucose from two... Read More about Physical activity and fasting glucose in adults with abnormal glucose metabolism: Findings from two independent cross-sectional studies in China.

Glycosaminoglycans from Litopenaeus vannamei Inhibit the Alzheimer’s Disease ß Secretase, BACE1 (2021)
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Mycroft-West, C. J., Devlin, A. J., Cooper, L. C., Guimond, S. E., Procter, P., Guerrini, M., …Skidmore, M. A. (2021). Glycosaminoglycans from Litopenaeus vannamei Inhibit the Alzheimer’s Disease ß Secretase, BACE1. Marine Drugs, 19(4), 203 -203. https://doi.org/10.3390/md19040203

Only palliative therapeutic options exist for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease; no new successful drug candidates have been developed in over 15 years. The widely used clinical anticoagulant heparin has been reported to exert beneficial effects t... Read More about Glycosaminoglycans from Litopenaeus vannamei Inhibit the Alzheimer’s Disease ß Secretase, BACE1.

The Nature of the Eccentric Double-lined Eclipsing Binary System KIC 2306740 with Kepler Space Photometry (2021)
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Kocak, D., Yakut, K., Southworth, J., Eggleton, P. P., Icli, T., Tout, C. A., & Bloemen, S. (2021). The Nature of the Eccentric Double-lined Eclipsing Binary System KIC 2306740 with Kepler Space Photometry. Astrophysical Journal, 910(2), Article 111. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abe546

We present a detailed study of KIC 2306740, an eccentric double-lined eclipsing binary system. Kepler satellite data were combined with spectroscopic data obtained with the 4.2 m William Herschel Telescope (WHT). This allowed us to determine precise... Read More about The Nature of the Eccentric Double-lined Eclipsing Binary System KIC 2306740 with Kepler Space Photometry.

Thermally reactive N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) amphiphiles for drug solubilisation (2021)
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Curtis, A., Alsuraifi, A., Mathew, E., Lamprou, D. A., & Hoskins, C. (2021). Thermally reactive N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) amphiphiles for drug solubilisation. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 601, Article ARTN 120570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120570

Thermally active polymers, can respond structurally to temperature changes, making them interesting as potential drug delivery vehicles. Polymers of N-(3-aminopropyl) methacrylamide hydrochloride (APMA) are cationic with primary amine groups in their... Read More about Thermally reactive N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) amphiphiles for drug solubilisation.

Earth’s Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles (2021)
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Halama, R., Bebout, . G., & Bebout, G. (2021). Earth’s Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles. Space Science Reviews, 217, Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-021-00826-7

Understanding the Earth’s geological nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) cycles is fundamental for assessing the distribution of these volatiles between solid Earth (core, mantle and crust), oceans and atmosphere. This Special Communication about the Earth’s... Read More about Earth’s Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles.

Spatial variation in the sedimentary architecture of a dryland fluvial system (2021)
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Priddy, C. L., & Clarke, S. M. (2021). Spatial variation in the sedimentary architecture of a dryland fluvial system. Sedimentology, 68(6), 2887-2917. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12876

Ancient dryland terminal fluvial systems are often recognised within the rock record for having a progressive downstream decrease in the size and amalgamation of channel elements and systematic downstream increase in sheet and overbank elements, alon... Read More about Spatial variation in the sedimentary architecture of a dryland fluvial system.

The role of non-state providers in informal science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education: a Malaysian perspective (2021)
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Mohamed Anuar, A., & Chankseliani, M. (2023). The role of non-state providers in informal science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education: a Malaysian perspective. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 43(1), 189-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2021.1908227

The role of non-state providers in the provision of education has been expanding globally. However, there is a dearth of literature on the role of non-state providers in informal education, especially when delivered alongside formal education in scho... Read More about The role of non-state providers in informal science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education: a Malaysian perspective.

Trends, Outcomes, and Predictive Score For Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from a Nationwide Dataset). (2021)
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Mamas, M. (2021). Trends, Outcomes, and Predictive Score For Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from a Nationwide Dataset). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.12.060

The temporal trends and preprocedural predictors of emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery (ECABG) after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the contemporary era are largely unknown. From January 2003 to December 2014 electiv... Read More about Trends, Outcomes, and Predictive Score For Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from a Nationwide Dataset)..

Location of death among patients presenting with cardiovascular disease to the emergency department in the United states. (2021)
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Mamas. (2021). Location of death among patients presenting with cardiovascular disease to the emergency department in the United states. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13798

BACKGROUND: In-hospital deaths are an important outcome and little is known about deaths in the emergency department (ED). Among patients who died of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), we assessed causes of death, temporal trends and the relative distrib... Read More about Location of death among patients presenting with cardiovascular disease to the emergency department in the United states..

Proteomic and Mechanistic Analysis of Spironolactone in Patients at Risk for HF. (2021)
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Pedro Ferreira, J., Verdonschot, J., Wang, P., Pizard, A., Collier, T., Ahmed, F. Z., …Zannad, F. (2021). Proteomic and Mechanistic Analysis of Spironolactone in Patients at Risk for HF. JACC: Heart Failure, 268 - 277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2020.11.010

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to further understand the mechanisms underlying effect of spironolactone and assessed its impact on multiple plasma protein biomarkers and their respective underlying biologic pathways. BACKGROUND: In addition to their b... Read More about Proteomic and Mechanistic Analysis of Spironolactone in Patients at Risk for HF..

The use of plain radiography in diagnosing osteoarthritis: A systematic review and time trend analysis (2021)
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Henry‐Blake, C., Marshall, M., Treadwell, K., Parmar, S., Higgs, J., Edwards, J. J., & Peat, G. (2021). The use of plain radiography in diagnosing osteoarthritis: A systematic review and time trend analysis. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(2), 462-477. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1718

BACKGROUND: Prehabilitation is thought to reduce post-operative respiratory complications by optimising fitness before surgery. This prospective, single-centre study aimed to establish the effect of pre-operative exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness... Read More about The use of plain radiography in diagnosing osteoarthritis: A systematic review and time trend analysis.

A hot mini-Neptune in the radius valley orbiting solar analogue HD 110113 (2021)
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Hellier. (2021). A hot mini-Neptune in the radius valley orbiting solar analogue HD 110113. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 4842 - 4857. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab182

We report the discovery of HD?110113?b (TESS object of interest-755.01), a transiting mini-Neptune exoplanet on a 2.5-d orbit around the solar-analogue HD?110113 (Teff = 5730 K). Using TESS photometry and High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher... Read More about A hot mini-Neptune in the radius valley orbiting solar analogue HD 110113.

TESS Delivers Five New Hot Giant Planets Orbiting Bright Stars from the Full-frame Images (2021)
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Hellier. (2021). TESS Delivers Five New Hot Giant Planets Orbiting Bright Stars from the Full-frame Images. Astronomical Journal, https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/abe38a

We present the discovery and characterization of five hot and warm Jupiters—TOI-628 b (TIC 281408474; HD 288842), TOI-640 b (TIC 147977348), TOI-1333 b (TIC 395171208, BD+47 3521A), TOI-1478 b (TIC 409794137), and TOI-1601 b (TIC 139375960)—based on... Read More about TESS Delivers Five New Hot Giant Planets Orbiting Bright Stars from the Full-frame Images.

Thin Strut CoCr Biodegradable Polymer Biolimus A9-Eluting Stents versus Thicker Strut Stainless Steel Biodegradable Polymer Biolimus A9-Eluting Stents: Two-Year Clinical Outcomes. (2021)
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Mamas. (2021). Thin Strut CoCr Biodegradable Polymer Biolimus A9-Eluting Stents versus Thicker Strut Stainless Steel Biodegradable Polymer Biolimus A9-Eluting Stents: Two-Year Clinical Outcomes. Journal of Interventional Cardiology, https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6654515

Background: While thinner struts are associated with improved clinical outcomes in bare-metal stents (BMS), reducing strut thickness may affect drug delivery from drug-eluting stents (DES) and there are limited data comparing otherwise similar thin a... Read More about Thin Strut CoCr Biodegradable Polymer Biolimus A9-Eluting Stents versus Thicker Strut Stainless Steel Biodegradable Polymer Biolimus A9-Eluting Stents: Two-Year Clinical Outcomes..

Racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure (2021)
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Sparrow, R., Sanjoy, S., Choi, Y., Elgendy, I. Y., Jneid, H., Villablanca, P. A., …Bagur, R. (2021). Racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure. Heart, 107(24), 1946-1955. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2020-318650

OBJECTIVE: This manuscript aims to explore the impact of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status on in-hospital complication rates after left atrial appendage closure (LAAC). METHODS: The US National Inpatient Sample was used to identify hospitalisat... Read More about Racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure.

Hearing the unheard voice-puberty experiences of young Pakistani men: A qualitative study (2021)
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Shivji. (2021). Hearing the unheard voice-puberty experiences of young Pakistani men: A qualitative study. Journal of Adolescence, 36 - 47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2021.02.003

Introduction
Puberty experiences of male adolescents can have significant impacts on physical and psychological health outcomes. This qualitative study explored the puberty experiences of young males in Pakistan, as there are limited accounts of wha... Read More about Hearing the unheard voice-puberty experiences of young Pakistani men: A qualitative study.