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A hierarchical Bayesian-based model for hazard analysis of climate effect on failures of railway turnout components (2021)
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There has been a considerable increase in derailment investigations, in particular at railway turnouts (RTs), as the majority of derailments lead to lengthy disruptions to the appropriate rail operation and catastrophic consequences, being potentiall... Read More about A hierarchical Bayesian-based model for hazard analysis of climate effect on failures of railway turnout components.

DNA methylation in genes associated with the evolution of ageing and disease: A critical review (2021)
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Ageing is characterised by a physical decline in biological functioning which results in a progressive risk of mortality with time. As a biological phenomenon, it is underpinned by the dysregulation of a myriad of complex processes. Recently, however... Read More about DNA methylation in genes associated with the evolution of ageing and disease: A critical review.

High resistance to Toxoplasma gondii infection in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) knockout rats (2021)
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Nitric oxide (NO) is an important immune molecule which acts against extra- and intracellular pathogens in most hosts. However, after knockout of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS-/-) in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats, these iNOS-/- rats were found to... Read More about High resistance to Toxoplasma gondii infection in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) knockout rats.

High ATP production fuels cancer drug resistance and metastasis : implications for mitochondrial ATP depletion therapy (2021)
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Fiorillo, M., Ozsvari, B., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2021). High ATP production fuels cancer drug resistance and metastasis : implications for mitochondrial ATP depletion therapy. Frontiers in Oncology, 11, 740720. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.740720

Recently, we presented evidence that high mitochondrial ATP production is a new therapeutic target for cancer treatment. Using ATP as a biomarker, we isolated the “metabolically fittest” cancer cells from the total cell population. Importantly, ATP-h... Read More about High ATP production fuels cancer drug resistance and metastasis : implications for mitochondrial ATP depletion therapy.

Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats (2021)
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Risely, A., Wilhelm, K., Clutton-Brock, T., Manser, M. B., & Sommer, S. (2021). Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats. Nature Communications, 12, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26298-5

Circadian rhythms in gut microbiota composition are crucial for metabolic function, yet the extent to which they govern microbial dynamics compared to seasonal and lifetime processes remains unknown. Here, we investigate gut bacterial dynamics in wil... Read More about Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats.

Addressing the practice learning and placement capacity conundrum (2021)
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Borwell, J., & Leigh, J. (2021). Addressing the practice learning and placement capacity conundrum. British Journal of Nursing, 30(18), 1093-1093. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.18.1093

How to convert your conference abstract into a paper for Nursing in Critical Care (2021)
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Ancient DNA of the pygmy marmoset type specimen Cebuella pygmaea (Spix, 1823) resolves a taxonomic conundrum (2021)
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The pygmy marmoset, the smallest of the anthropoid primates, has a broad distribution in Western Amazonia. Recent studies using molecular and morphological data have identified two distinct species separated by the Napo and Solimões-Amazonas rivers.... Read More about Ancient DNA of the pygmy marmoset type specimen Cebuella pygmaea (Spix, 1823) resolves a taxonomic conundrum.

Towards securing machine learning models against membership inference attacks (2021)
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From fraud detection to speech recognition, including price prediction,
Machine Learning (ML) applications are manifold and can significantly improve
different areas. Nevertheless, machine learning models are vulnerable and are
exposed to differen... Read More about Towards securing machine learning models against membership inference attacks.

Thermomagnetic reactive ethylene glycol-metallic nanofluid transport from a convectively heated porous surface with ohmic dissipation, heat source, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects (2021)
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Shamshuddin, M., Mabood, F., & Beg, O. (2021). Thermomagnetic reactive ethylene glycol-metallic nanofluid transport from a convectively heated porous surface with ohmic dissipation, heat source, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects. International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, https://doi.org/10.1080/02286203.2021.1977531

The objective of this study is to develop a mathematical model for chemically reacting magnetic nanofluid flow
with thermophoretic diffusion, Brownian motion and Ohmic magnetic heating in a Darcian permeable regime.
The current flow model also cons... Read More about Thermomagnetic reactive ethylene glycol-metallic nanofluid transport from a convectively heated porous surface with ohmic dissipation, heat source, thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects.

Reversing a downward trend in threatened peripheral amphibian (Triturus cristatus) populations through interventions combining species, habitat and genetic information (2021)
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O'Brien, D., Hall, J., Miro, A., O'Brien, K., Falaschi, M., & Jehle, R. (2021). Reversing a downward trend in threatened peripheral amphibian (Triturus cristatus) populations through interventions combining species, habitat and genetic information. Journal for Nature Conservation, 64, 126077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2021.126077

Conserving genetic diversity in wild species is vital for preserving adaptations to local environmental conditions. We conducted a habitat creation project for a flagship European Protected Species of amphibian (northern great crested newt Triturus c... Read More about Reversing a downward trend in threatened peripheral amphibian (Triturus cristatus) populations through interventions combining species, habitat and genetic information.

Deformable scene text detection using harmonic features and modified pixel aggregation network (2021)
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Jain, T., Palaiahnakote, S., Pal, U., & Liu, C.-L. (2021). Deformable scene text detection using harmonic features and modified pixel aggregation network. Pattern Recognition Letters, 152, 135-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2021.10.006

Although text detection methods have addressed several challenges in the past, there is a dearth of effective methods for text detection in deformable images, such as images containing text embedded on cloth, banners, rubber, sports jerseys, uniforms... Read More about Deformable scene text detection using harmonic features and modified pixel aggregation network.

Optimization of SPIO injection for sentinel lymph node dissection in a rat model (2021)
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The magnetic technique, consisting of a magnetic tracer and a handheld magnetometer, is a promising alternative technique for sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) and was shown to be non-inferior to the standard technique in terms of identification... Read More about Optimization of SPIO injection for sentinel lymph node dissection in a rat model.

Dietary supplements for consideration in elite female footballers (2021)
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The physical demands of professional female football have intensified in recent years. Supplements are only advised in addition to a healthy, balanced diet, but may warrant a greater prevalence in the professional game to support well-being, recovery... Read More about Dietary supplements for consideration in elite female footballers.

A critical review of carbon nanomaterials applied in cementitious composites – a focus on mechanical properties and dispersion techniques (2021)
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Yaghobian, M., & Whittleston, G. (in press). A critical review of carbon nanomaterials applied in cementitious composites – a focus on mechanical properties and dispersion techniques. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2021.08.053

This paper provides a current overarching review of several commonly used carbon nanomaterials applied within cementitious composites. It reviews the typical weight percentages used within mixes from several researchers in the field and assesses the... Read More about A critical review of carbon nanomaterials applied in cementitious composites – a focus on mechanical properties and dispersion techniques.

Widespread loss of mammalian lineage and dietary diversity in the early Oligocene of Afro-Arabia (2021)
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Diverse lines of geological and geochemical evidence indicate that the Eocene-Oligocene transition (EOT) marked the onset of a global cooling phase, rapid growth of the Antarctic ice sheet, and a worldwide drop in sea level. Paleontologists have esta... Read More about Widespread loss of mammalian lineage and dietary diversity in the early Oligocene of Afro-Arabia.

Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders (2021)
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Aim:
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) may present as neuropsychiatric problems as well as impairments of motor, cognitive, social and communication functioning. This study describes the introduction of a specialist service with expertise in NDD in... Read More about Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Analgesia prescribing in primary care (2021)
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Robertson, D. (2021). Analgesia prescribing in primary care. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 3(10), 390-391. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.10.390

Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided

Computerised gymnastics judging scoring system implementation – an exploration of stakeholders’ perceptions (2021)
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Gymnastics is one of the original Olympic sports, subjectively judged by humans. Judging errors and bias can occur, resulting in medals being incorrectly awarded. The
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) with Fujitsu are introducing the compute... Read More about Computerised gymnastics judging scoring system implementation – an exploration of stakeholders’ perceptions.

Computational fluid dynamics simulation and visualization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian transport in a peristaltic micro-pump (2021)
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El Gendy, M., Beg, O., Kadir, A., Islam, M., & Tripathi, D. (2021). Computational fluid dynamics simulation and visualization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian transport in a peristaltic micro-pump. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 21(8), 2150058. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219519421500585

Motivated by recent developments in bio-inspired medical engineering microscale pumps, in
the present article a 3-dimensional sequential simulation of a peristaltic micro-pump is
described to provide deeper insight into the hydromechanics of lamina... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics simulation and visualization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian transport in a peristaltic micro-pump.