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Self-management advice, exercise and foot orthoses for plantar heel pain: the TREADON pilot and feasibility randomised trial (2021)
Journal Article
Chesterton, L. S., Thomas, M. J., Hendry, G., Chen, Y., Goddin, D., Halliday, N., …Roddy, E. (2021). Self-management advice, exercise and foot orthoses for plantar heel pain: the TREADON pilot and feasibility randomised trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 92. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00808-0

Plantar heel pain (PHP) is common and impacts negatively on physical function and quality of life. Initial treatment usually comprises analgesia and self-management advice (SMA), with referral to a physiotherapist or podiatrist recommended only when... Read More about Self-management advice, exercise and foot orthoses for plantar heel pain: the TREADON pilot and feasibility randomised trial.

Coordination Sphere Hydrogen Bonding as a Structural Element in Metal-Organic Frameworks (2021)
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Hawes, C. S. (2021). Coordination Sphere Hydrogen Bonding as a Structural Element in Metal-Organic Frameworks. Dalton Transactions, 50(18), 6034-6049. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1dt00675d

In the design of new metal–organic frameworks, the constant challenges of framework stability and structural predictability continue to influence ligand choice in favour of well-studied dicarboxylates and similar ligands. However, a small subset of k... Read More about Coordination Sphere Hydrogen Bonding as a Structural Element in Metal-Organic Frameworks.

Impact of changes to national guidelines on hypertension-related workload: an interrupted time series analysis in English primary care. (2021)
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Mallen. (2021). Impact of changes to national guidelines on hypertension-related workload: an interrupted time series analysis in English primary care. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), e296-e302. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp21X714281

BACKGROUND: In 2011, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommended the routine use of out-of-office blood pressure (BP) monitoring for the diagnosis of hypertension. These changes were predicted to reduce unnecessary... Read More about Impact of changes to national guidelines on hypertension-related workload: an interrupted time series analysis in English primary care..

Twenty-First-Century Antigones: The Postcolonial Woman Shaped by 9/11 in Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire (2021)
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Lau, L., & Mendes, A. (2021). Twenty-First-Century Antigones: The Postcolonial Woman Shaped by 9/11 in Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire. Studies in the Novel, 54 - 68. https://doi.org/10.1353/sdn.2021.0004

Set in the early 2010s, the backdrop of Kamila Shamsie's novel Home Fire (2017) is a familiar one to contemporary readers, colored by the rise of farright populist movements and the increase in anti-Muslim initiatives. This article examines how the n... Read More about Twenty-First-Century Antigones: The Postcolonial Woman Shaped by 9/11 in Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire.

TIC 168789840: A Sextuply Eclipsing Sextuple Star System (2021)
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Hellier. (2021). TIC 168789840: A Sextuply Eclipsing Sextuple Star System. Astronomical Journal, 162 - 162. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/abddb5

We report the discovery of a sextuply eclipsing sextuple star system from TESS data, TIC 168789840, also known as TYC 7037-89-1, the first known sextuple system consisting of three eclipsing binaries. The target was observed in Sectors 4 and 5 during... Read More about TIC 168789840: A Sextuply Eclipsing Sextuple Star System.

Enhancing the regenerative potential of stem cell-laden, clinical-grade implants through laminin engineering (2021)
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Mogas Barcons, A., Chari, D., & Adams, C. (2021). Enhancing the regenerative potential of stem cell-laden, clinical-grade implants through laminin engineering. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 123, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2021.111931

Protected delivery of neural stem cells (NSCs; a major transplant population) within bioscaffolds has the potential to improve regenerative outcomes in sites of spinal cord injury. Emergent research has indicated clinical grade bioscaffolds (e.g. tho... Read More about Enhancing the regenerative potential of stem cell-laden, clinical-grade implants through laminin engineering.

A KRAS-responsive long non-coding RNA controls microRNA processing (2021)
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Shi, L., Magee, P., Fassan, M., Sahoo, S., Leong, H. S., Lee, D., …Garofalo, M. (2021). A KRAS-responsive long non-coding RNA controls microRNA processing. Nature communications, 12, Article 2038. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22337-3

Wild-type KRAS (KRASWT) amplification has been shown to be a secondary means of KRAS activation in cancer and associated with poor survival. Nevertheless, the precise role of KRASWT overexpression in lung cancer progression is largely unexplored. Her... Read More about A KRAS-responsive long non-coding RNA controls microRNA processing.

The transnational co-production of interwar ‘fascism’: on the dynamics of ideational mobility and localisation (2021)
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Kallis. (2021). The transnational co-production of interwar ‘fascism’: on the dynamics of ideational mobility and localisation. European History Quarterly, 51(2), 189-213. https://doi.org/10.1177/02656914211006307

Interwar fascism achieved sensational international reach through the appeal and circulation of a set of generic ideological norms and political practices. Therefore models of interpretations must accommodate alternative local interpretations, adapta... Read More about The transnational co-production of interwar ‘fascism’: on the dynamics of ideational mobility and localisation.

Identification of Candidate Synovial Fluid Biomarkers for the Prediction of Patient Outcome After Microfracture or Osteotomy (2021)
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Hulme, C. H., Peffers, M. J., Harrington, G. M. B., Wilson, E., Perry, J., Roberts, S., …Wright, K. T. (2021). Identification of Candidate Synovial Fluid Biomarkers for the Prediction of Patient Outcome After Microfracture or Osteotomy. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(6), 1512-1523. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546521995565

Background: Biomarkers are needed to predict clinical outcomes for microfracture and osteotomy surgeries to ensure patients can be better stratified to receive the most appropriate treatment. Purpose: To identify novel biomarker candidates and to... Read More about Identification of Candidate Synovial Fluid Biomarkers for the Prediction of Patient Outcome After Microfracture or Osteotomy.

Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings: the COMPARE systematic mapping review (2021)
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Baker, J., Berzins, K., Canvin, K., Benson, I., Kellar, I., Wright, J., …Stewart, D. (2021). Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings: the COMPARE systematic mapping review. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) - Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme

Objectives The study aimed to provide a mapping review of non-pharmacological interventions to reduce restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings; classify intervention components using the behaviour change technique taxonomy; ex... Read More about Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings: the COMPARE systematic mapping review.

Brexit and skill shortages: an empirical analysis of UK SMEs (2021)
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Tiwasing, P. (2021). Brexit and skill shortages: an empirical analysis of UK SMEs. Economics and Business Letters, 10(1), 9-15. https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.10.1.2021.9-15

This paper examines the perspectives of SMEs on Brexit and skill shortages using cross-sectional data of 2,969 SMEs from a UK Government’s Small Business survey for 2016. The logistic regression with clustered standard errors is applied to analyse th... Read More about Brexit and skill shortages: an empirical analysis of UK SMEs.

Radial First in ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (2021)
Journal Article
Jolly, S. S., & Nolan, J. (2021). Radial First in ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, 14(3), Article ARTN e010595. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.121.010595

As young interventionalists, we recall randomizing patients with ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) into studies such as the RIVAL trial (the Radial Versus Femoral Access for Coronary Angiography and Intervention) and struggling with... Read More about Radial First in ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

The biopsychosocial-digital continuum of foot orthosis practice and research: the VALUATOR model (2021)
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Deschamps, K., Nester, C., Newton, V., Gijon-Nogueron, G., Simsek, E., & Brabants, A. (2021). The biopsychosocial-digital continuum of foot orthosis practice and research: the VALUATOR model. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 14(1), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-021-00468-6

Foot orthoses have been used for decades despite uncertainty surrunding their therapeutic efficacy. Orthoses have been used exclusively to affect neuro-biomechanical input and outcome variables, however, there is emerging evidence that therapeutic ef... Read More about The biopsychosocial-digital continuum of foot orthosis practice and research: the VALUATOR model.

Identifying predictors of ventral hernia recurrence: systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
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Parker, S. G., Mallett, S., Quinn, L., Wood, C. P. J., Boulton, R. W., Jamshaid, S., …Halligan, S. (2021). Identifying predictors of ventral hernia recurrence: systematic review and meta-analysis. BJS Open, 5(2), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraa071

BACKGROUND: Ventra hernias are increasing in prevalence and many recur despite attempted repair. To date, much of the literature is underpowered and divergent. As a result there is limited high quality evidence to inform surgeons succinctly which per... Read More about Identifying predictors of ventral hernia recurrence: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Training students in evidence-based software engineering and systematic reviews: a systematic review and empirical study (2021)
Journal Article
Pizard, S., Acerenza, F., Otegui, X., Moreno, S., Vallespir, D., & Kitchenham, B. (2021). Training students in evidence-based software engineering and systematic reviews: a systematic review and empirical study. Empirical Software Engineering, 26(3), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-021-09953-9

Context Although influential in academia, evidence-based software engineering (EBSE) has had little impact on industry practice. We found that other disciplines have identified lack of training as a significant barrier to Evidence-Based Practice. Obj... Read More about Training students in evidence-based software engineering and systematic reviews: a systematic review and empirical study.