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A Human Skin Model Recapitulates Systemic Sclerosis Dermal Fibrosis and Identifies COL22A1 as a TGFβ Early Response Gene that Mediates Fibroblast to Myofibroblast Transition (2019)
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Watanabe, T., Baker Frost, D., Mlakar, L., Heywood, J., da Silveira, W. A., Hardiman, G., & Feghali-Bostwick, C. (2019). A Human Skin Model Recapitulates Systemic Sclerosis Dermal Fibrosis and Identifies COL22A1 as a TGFβ Early Response Gene that Mediates Fibroblast to Myofibroblast Transition. Genes, 10(2), Article 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10020075

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by immune dysregulation, vasculopathy, and organ fibrosis. Skin fibrosis causes high morbidity and impaired quality of life in affected individuals. Animal models do... Read More about A Human Skin Model Recapitulates Systemic Sclerosis Dermal Fibrosis and Identifies COL22A1 as a TGFβ Early Response Gene that Mediates Fibroblast to Myofibroblast Transition.

Lessons learnt from design, off-site construction and performance analysis of deep energy retrofit of residential buildings (2019)
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Jankovic, L. (2019). Lessons learnt from design, off-site construction and performance analysis of deep energy retrofit of residential buildings. Energy and Buildings, 186, 319-338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.01.011

The article introduces the process of deep energy retrofit carried out on a residential building in the UK, using a ‘TCosy’ approach in which the existing building is completely surrounded by a new thermal envelope. It reports on the entire process,... Read More about Lessons learnt from design, off-site construction and performance analysis of deep energy retrofit of residential buildings.

The consistency of superior face recognition skills in police officers (2019)
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Bate, S., Frowd, C., Bennetts, R., Hasshim, N., Portch, E., Murray, E., & Dudfield, G. (2019). The consistency of superior face recognition skills in police officers. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 33(5), 828--842. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3525

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in people with superior face recognition skills. Yet identification of these individuals has mostly relied on criterion performance on a single attempt at a single measure of face memory. The curren... Read More about The consistency of superior face recognition skills in police officers.

The use of the political categories of Brexiter and Remainer in online comments about the EU referendum (2019)
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In June 2016, the UK held a referendum on EU membership; 52% of those who voted, voted to leave, and 48% voted to remain. During the referendum campaign two identities emerged: ‘Brexiter’ and ‘Remainer’, which remained salient post-referendum. This s... Read More about The use of the political categories of Brexiter and Remainer in online comments about the EU referendum.

Making visible an invisible trade : exploring the everyday experiences of doing social work and being a social worker (2019)
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Leigh, J., Morriss, L., & Morriss, M. (2020). Making visible an invisible trade : exploring the everyday experiences of doing social work and being a social worker. Qualitative Social Work, 19(2), 267-283. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325018824629

This article demonstrates that making art in conjunction with story-telling is a method which can elucidate the everyday working practices of social work practitioners. To date, the relationship between art and social workers has rarely been noted, i... Read More about Making visible an invisible trade : exploring the everyday experiences of doing social work and being a social worker.

Cognitive factors are associated with disability and pain, but not fatigue among physiotherapy attendees with persistent pain and fatigue (2019)
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Thompson, D., Antcliff, D., & Woby, S. (2020). Cognitive factors are associated with disability and pain, but not fatigue among physiotherapy attendees with persistent pain and fatigue. Physiotherapy, 106, 94-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2019.01.006

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Most research exploring the relationship between cognitive factors and pain, disability and fatigue in patients with persistent pain/fatigue has been performed in multi disciplinary environments. It is unclear whether these associations a... Read More about Cognitive factors are associated with disability and pain, but not fatigue among physiotherapy attendees with persistent pain and fatigue.

Molecular Profiling of RNA Tumors Using High-Throughput RNA Sequencing: From Raw Data to Systems Level Analyses (2019)
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Abraham da Silveira, W., Hazard, E. S., Chung, D., & Hardiman, G. (2019). Molecular Profiling of RNA Tumors Using High-Throughput RNA Sequencing: From Raw Data to Systems Level Analyses. Methods in Molecular Biology, 185-204. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9004-7_13

RNAseq is a powerful technique enabling global profiles of transcriptomes in healthy and diseased states. In this chapter we review pipelines to analyze the data generated by sequencing RNA, from raw data to a system level analysis. We first give an... Read More about Molecular Profiling of RNA Tumors Using High-Throughput RNA Sequencing: From Raw Data to Systems Level Analyses.

The Healthy Immigrant Effect: The role of educational selectivity in the good health of migrants (2019)
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Ichou, M., & Wallace, M. (2019). The Healthy Immigrant Effect: The role of educational selectivity in the good health of migrants. #Journal not on list, 40, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.4054/demres.2019.40.4

Background: The Healthy Immigrant Effect (HIE) refers to the fact that recent migrants are in better health than the nonmigrant population in the host country. Central to explaining the HIE is the idea that migrants are positively selected in terms... Read More about The Healthy Immigrant Effect: The role of educational selectivity in the good health of migrants.

Trace element uptake by herbaceous plants from the soils at a multiple trace element-contaminated site (2019)
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Nworie, O., Qin, J., & Lin, C. (2019). Trace element uptake by herbaceous plants from the soils at a multiple trace element-contaminated site. Toxics, 7(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics7010003

The uptake of trace elements by wild herbaceous plants in a multiple trace element-contaminated site was investigated. The bioaccumulation factor (BF) of trace elements was markedly variable among the different plant species. On average, the BF for v... Read More about Trace element uptake by herbaceous plants from the soils at a multiple trace element-contaminated site.

Computation of entropy generation in dissipative transient natural convective viscoelastic flow (2019)
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Kumar, M., Reddy, G., Kiran, G., Aslam, M., & Beg, O. (2019). Computation of entropy generation in dissipative transient natural convective viscoelastic flow. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 48(3), 1067-1092. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21421

Entropy generation is an important aspect of modern thermal polymer processing optimization. Many polymers exhibit strongly non-Newtonian effects and dissipation effects in thermal processing. Motivated by these aspects in this article a numerical an... Read More about Computation of entropy generation in dissipative transient natural convective viscoelastic flow.

Coping with extremes, creating comfort: user experiences of ‘low-energy’ homes in Australia (2019)
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Sherriff, G., Moore, T., Berry, S., Ambrose, A., Goodchild, B., & Maye-Banbury, A. (2019). Coping with extremes, creating comfort: user experiences of ‘low-energy’ homes in Australia. Energy Research and Social Science, 51, 44-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.12.008

Low- and zero-energy homes are core elements in transitioning the housing stock towards a more environmentally sustainable model that responds to concerns about climate change and the need for energy demand reduction. Whilst there is a growing body o... Read More about Coping with extremes, creating comfort: user experiences of ‘low-energy’ homes in Australia.

Water-based drilling fluids for high-temperature applications and water-sensitive and dispersible shale formations (2019)
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This study examines the effectiveness of sodium erythorbate, potassium formate, and polyethylene glycol for the formulation of high-performance water-based drilling fluids. High-performance water-based drilling fluids are environmentally-friendly, re... Read More about Water-based drilling fluids for high-temperature applications and water-sensitive and dispersible shale formations.

Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West (2019)
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Miller, I. (2019). Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West. Historic England research (Online), 11, 18-27

Textile mills are fundamental to the history, culture and landscape of much of the North of England. They were the powerhouses behind the industrialisation of the region, triggering technological innovation, stimulating new trade and transforming the... Read More about Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West.

Assessing the impact of velocity dip and wake coefficients on velocity prediction for open channel flows (2019)
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The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of the velocity-dip and wake strength on the velocity prediction using the dip modified laws. The dip modified laws, particularly the dip modified log wake law (DMLW-law), are preferred over the tr... Read More about Assessing the impact of velocity dip and wake coefficients on velocity prediction for open channel flows.

Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement (2019)
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Al-Salih, O., Toma-Sabbagh, T., Alwadi, W., & Alabboodi, I. (2019). Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement. Research journal of applied sciences, engineering and technology (Online), 16(1), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.19026/rjaset.16.5995

A series of laboratory tests have been carried out to investigate the lateral response of battered piles under lateral soil movement. Model tests were carried out using instrumented rigid aluminium piles. The piles were embedded in homogeneous sand s... Read More about Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement.

Age and growth in a European flagship amphibian : equal performance at agricultural ponds and favourably managed aquatic sites (2019)
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aquatic sites. Aquatic Ecology, 53(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-018-09671-3

In human-modified landscapes, little is known about the influence of aquatic habitat types on the demographic structure of residing amphibian populations. In the present paper, we focus on a European flagship urodele species (the great crested newt T... Read More about Age and growth in a European flagship amphibian : equal performance at agricultural ponds and favourably managed aquatic sites.

A survey of physiotherapy practice (2018) in the United Kingdom for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome (2019)
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Purpose: Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome (GTPS) is a debilitating condition causing lateral hip pain. It affects up to 23.5% of women and 8% of men between 50 and 75 years old. Sufferers report comparable quality of life and functional performance... Read More about A survey of physiotherapy practice (2018) in the United Kingdom for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome.