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Transcriptomic profiling disclosed the role of DNA methylation and histone modifications in tumor-infiltrating myeloid-derived suppressor cell subsets in colorectal cancer (2020)
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Sasidharan Nair, V., Saleh, R., Toor, S., Taha, R., Ahmed, A., Kurer, M., …Elkord, E. (2020). Transcriptomic profiling disclosed the role of DNA methylation and histone modifications in tumor-infiltrating myeloid-derived suppressor cell subsets in colorectal cancer. Clinical Epigenetics, 12(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-020-0808-9

Increased numbers of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are positively correlated with poor prognosis and reduced survivals of cancer patients. They play central roles in tumor immune evasion and tumor metastasis. However, limited data are avai... Read More about Transcriptomic profiling disclosed the role of DNA methylation and histone modifications in tumor-infiltrating myeloid-derived suppressor cell subsets in colorectal cancer.

Perspective distortion modeling for image measurements (2020)
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Bousaid, A., Theodoridis, T., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Davis, S. (2020). Perspective distortion modeling for image measurements. IEEE Access, 8, 15322-15331. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2966716

A perspective distortion modelling for monocular view that is based on the fundamentals of perspective projection is presented in this work. Perspective projection is considered to be the most ideal and realistic model among others, which depicts ima... Read More about Perspective distortion modeling for image measurements.

Using probe electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and machine learning for detecting pancreatic cancer with high performance (2020)
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Chung, W., Correa, E., Yoshimura, K., Chang, M., Dennison, A., Takeda, S., & Chang, Y. (2020). Using probe electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and machine learning for detecting pancreatic cancer with high performance. American Journal of Translational Research, 12(1), 171-179

A rapid blood-based diagnostic modality to detect pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) with high accuracy is an unmet medical need. The study aimed to validate a unique diagnosis system using Probe Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (PESI-M... Read More about Using probe electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and machine learning for detecting pancreatic cancer with high performance.

Multiday expected shortfall under generalized t distributions : evidence from global stock market (2020)
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Iqbal, R., Sorwar, G., Baker, R., & Choudhry, T. (2020). Multiday expected shortfall under generalized t distributions : evidence from global stock market. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 55, 803-825. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-019-00860-1

We apply seven alternative t-distributions to estimate the market risk measures Value at Risk (VaR) and its extension Expected Shortfall (ES). Of these seven, the twin t-distribution (TT) of Baker and Jackson (2014) and generalized asymmetric distr... Read More about Multiday expected shortfall under generalized t distributions : evidence from global stock market.

Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil (2020)
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Sales, N., Da Cruz Kaizer, M., Coscia, I., Perkins, J., Highlands, A., Boubli, J., …McDevitt, A. (2020). Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Mammal Review, 50(3), 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12183

The application of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding as a biomonitoring tool has greatly increased in the last decade. However, most studies have focused on aquatic macro-organisms in temperate areas (e.g., fishes). We apply eDNA metabarcoding t... Read More about Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil.

Professional appraisal of online information about children’s footwear measurement and fit : readability, usability and quality (2020)
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Price, C., Haley, M., Williams, A., Nester, C., & Morrison, S. (2020). Professional appraisal of online information about children’s footwear measurement and fit : readability, usability and quality. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 13(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-020-0370-x

Parents increasingly use the internet to seek health information, share information and for purchasing textiles and footwear. This shift in footwear purchasing habits raises concern about how (and if) parents are getting their children's feet measure... Read More about Professional appraisal of online information about children’s footwear measurement and fit : readability, usability and quality.

thermogram Breast Cancer Detection : a comparative study of two machine learning techniques (2020)
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AlFayez, F., El-Soud, M., & Gaber, T. (2020). thermogram Breast Cancer Detection : a comparative study of two machine learning techniques. Applied Sciences, 10(2), e551. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10020551

Breast cancer is considered one of the major threats for women’s health all over the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that 1 in every 12 women could be subject to a breast abnormality during her lifetime. To increase survival r... Read More about thermogram Breast Cancer Detection : a comparative study of two machine learning techniques.

Black feminist methods of activism are the tool for global social justice and peace (2020)
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Nayak, S., & Sheehy, C. (2020). Black feminist methods of activism are the tool for global social justice and peace. Critical Social Policy, 40(2), 234-257. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018319896231

We use the method of conversation as a tool of living activist struggles to end social injustice. We draw on Black feminism to create an intersectionality of diverse activist voices across time and space. We insist on an intersectional acuity to anal... Read More about Black feminist methods of activism are the tool for global social justice and peace.

Compulsive buying among young adults : a behavioural segmentation (2020)
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Maccarrone-Eaglen, A., & Schofield, P. (2020). Compulsive buying among young adults : a behavioural segmentation. Young Consumers: Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers, 21(1), 57-76. https://doi.org/10.1108/YC-02-2019-0958

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to re-examine the characteristics of compulsive buying behaviour (CBB) based on a new improved screener. The study analyses young compulsive buyer attitudes, decision making, product preferences, the impact of... Read More about Compulsive buying among young adults : a behavioural segmentation.

Numerical investigation into the stability of earth dam slopes considering the effects of cavities (2020)
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Al-ateya, H., & Ahangar Asr, A. (2020). Numerical investigation into the stability of earth dam slopes considering the effects of cavities. Engineering Computations, 37(4), 1397-1421. https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-03-2019-0101

This research is an attempt to estimate the influence of the presence of cavities on the stability of slopes in earth dams under rapid drawdown conditions. The aim of the investigation is to study the influence of different factors, such as the dia... Read More about Numerical investigation into the stability of earth dam slopes considering the effects of cavities.

Large-scale and significant expression from pseudogenes in Sodalis glossinidius – a facultative bacterial endosymbiont (2020)
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Goodhead, I., Blow, F., Brownridge, P., Hughes, M., Kenny, J., Krishna, R., …Darby, A. (2020). Large-scale and significant expression from pseudogenes in Sodalis glossinidius – a facultative bacterial endosymbiont. Microbial Genomics, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000285

The majority of bacterial genomes have high coding efficiencies, but there are some genomes of intracellular bacteria that have low gene density. The genome of the endosymbiont Sodalis glossinidius contains almost 50 % pseudogenes containing mutation... Read More about Large-scale and significant expression from pseudogenes in Sodalis glossinidius – a facultative bacterial endosymbiont.

Knowledge and current practices of physiotherapists on the physical activity and exercise in the rehabilitation of children with epileptic seizures (2020)
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Yakasai, A., Damazumi, M., Zakari, U., Usman, I., Abdullahi, A., & Shehu, U. (2020). Knowledge and current practices of physiotherapists on the physical activity and exercise in the rehabilitation of children with epileptic seizures. Epilepsy and Behavior, 104(A), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106891

Background: Physiotherapists play a key role in the rehabilitation of children with epileptic seizures. Regular physical exercise generates psychological and physiological benefits for people with epilepsy. Design: This study was a cross-sectional d... Read More about Knowledge and current practices of physiotherapists on the physical activity and exercise in the rehabilitation of children with epileptic seizures.

Sensitivity to experiencing alcohol hangovers : reconsideration of the 0.11% Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) threshold for having a hangover (2020)
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Verster, J., Kruisselbrink, L., Slot, K., Anogeianaki, A., Adams, S., Alford, C., …Stock, A. (2020). Sensitivity to experiencing alcohol hangovers : reconsideration of the 0.11% Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) threshold for having a hangover. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(1), e179. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9010179

The 2010 Alcohol Hangover Research Group consensus paper defined a cutoff blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.11% as a toxicological threshold indicating that sufficient alcohol had been consumed to develop a hangover. The cutoff was based on prev... Read More about Sensitivity to experiencing alcohol hangovers : reconsideration of the 0.11% Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) threshold for having a hangover.

An exploration of the attitudes and perceptions of the UK public towards self-care for minor ailments (2020)
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Scott, A., & Jones, C. (2020). An exploration of the attitudes and perceptions of the UK public towards self-care for minor ailments. British Journal of Nursing, 29(1), 44-49. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.1.44

Aims and objectives: The purpose of this pilot study was to explore the attitudes and perceptions of members of the UK public towards self-care for minor ailments. Background: With an ageing and increasing population, and a National Health Servic... Read More about An exploration of the attitudes and perceptions of the UK public towards self-care for minor ailments.

Enhancing skills to promote the utilization of medical laboratory equipment in low resource settings (2020)
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Oshabaheebwa, S., Namuli, L., Tusabe, M., Nantume, J., Ackers, L., & Ssekitoleko, R. (2020). Enhancing skills to promote the utilization of medical laboratory equipment in low resource settings. Health Policy and Technology, 9(1), 94-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2020.01.001

Objective This study was to demonstrate the efficacy of an intervention model involving on-going skills enhancement of users, Biomedical Engineers and Technicians (BMETs) in enhancing the utilization of medical laboratory equipment in low resource s... Read More about Enhancing skills to promote the utilization of medical laboratory equipment in low resource settings.

Lens transmittance shapes ultraviolet sensitivity in the eyes of frogs from diverse ecological and phylogenetic backgrounds (2020)
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Yovanovich, C. A. M., Pierotti, M. E. R., Kelber, A., Jorgewich-Cohen, G., Ibáñez, R., & Grant, T. (2020). Lens transmittance shapes ultraviolet sensitivity in the eyes of frogs from diverse ecological and phylogenetic backgrounds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287(1918), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.2253

The amount of short wavelength (ultraviolet (UV), violet and blue) light that reaches the retina depends on the transmittance properties of the ocular media, especially the lens, and varies greatly across species in all vertebrate groups studied prev... Read More about Lens transmittance shapes ultraviolet sensitivity in the eyes of frogs from diverse ecological and phylogenetic backgrounds.

A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space (2020)
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Jeliazkov, A., Mijatovic, D., Chantepie, S., Andrew, N., Arlettaz, R., Meyer, C., & et, A. (2020). A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space. Scientific Data, 7(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0344-7

The use of functional information in the form of species traits plays an important role in explaining biodiversity patterns and responses to environmental changes. Although relationships between species composition, their traits, and the environment... Read More about A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space.

Five-year survival rates for implants placed using digitally-designed static surgical guides : a systematic review (2020)
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Walker-Finch, K., & Ucer, T. (2020). Five-year survival rates for implants placed using digitally-designed static surgical guides : a systematic review. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 58(3), 268-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.12.007

Digitally-designed static surgical guides provide an acceptable level of accuracy and predictability for the placement of dental implants. However, to our knowledge, few published studies have compared the long-term survival of implants placed in thi... Read More about Five-year survival rates for implants placed using digitally-designed static surgical guides : a systematic review.

Review of the efficacy of ultraviolet C for surface decontamination (2020)
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Elgujja, A., Altalhi, H., & Ezreqat, S. (2020). Review of the efficacy of ultraviolet C for surface decontamination. Journal of nature and science of medicine (Print), 3(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_21_19

Evidence has shown that the state of the patient care environment has a direct impact on heightening the risks of hospital-acquired infections among patients admitted in hospitals. Moreover in view of the suboptimal standard of cleanings by housekeep... Read More about Review of the efficacy of ultraviolet C for surface decontamination.

BIM-based operational information requirements for asset owners (2020)
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Munir, M., Kiviniemi, A., Jones, S., & Finnegan, S. (2020). BIM-based operational information requirements for asset owners. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 16(2), 100-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2019.1706439

It is widely recognised in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry that asset owners do not really understand their information needs for effective BIM-based Asset Management (AM). Hence, they may be unable to develop their oper... Read More about BIM-based operational information requirements for asset owners.