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A comparative analysis of the mechanisms of ammonia synthesis on various catalysts using density functional theory
Zeinalipour-Yazti, C., Hargreaves, J., Laassiri, S. and Catlow, C. 2021. A comparative analysis of the mechanisms of ammonia synthesis on various catalysts using density functional theory. Royal Society Open Science. 8 (11). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210952

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Waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) as a potential source for the recovery of rare earth elements through bioleaching [Presentation]
Gonzalez Baez, A., Pantoja Munoz, L., Garelick, H. and Purchase, D. 2021. Waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) as a potential source for the recovery of rare earth elements through bioleaching [Presentation]. 17th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology CEST2021. Athens, Greece 01 - 04 Sep 2021

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A bioleaching approach for the recovery of rare earth elements (REE) from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) [Presentation]
Gonzalez Baez, A., Pantoja Munoz, L., Garelick, H. and Purchase, D. 2021. A bioleaching approach for the recovery of rare earth elements (REE) from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) [Presentation]. IUPAC 48th World Chemistry Congress. Montreal, Canada 13 - 20 Aug 2021

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Impact of common cardio-metabolic risk factors on fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease in Latin America and the Caribbean: an individual-level pooled analysis of 31 cohort studies
Carrillo-Larco, R., Stern, D., Hambleton, I., Hennis, A., Cesare, M., Lotufo, P., Ferreccio, C., Irazola, V., Perel, P., Gregg, E., Miranda, J., Ezzati, M., Danaei, G., Carrillo-Larco, R., Stern, D., Hambleton, I., Hennis, A., Di Cesare, M., Lotufo, P., Ferreccio, C., Irazola, V., Perel, P., Gregg, E., Miranda, J., Ezzati, M., Danaei, G., Aguilar-Salinas, C., Alvarez-Váz, R., Amadio, M., Baccino, C., Bambs, C., Bastos, J., Beckles, G., Bernabe-Ortiz, A., Bernardo, C., Bloch, K., Blümel, J., Boggia, J., Borges, P., Bravo, M., Brenes-Camacho, G., Carbajal, H., Rascon, M., Ceballos, B., Colpani, V., Cooper, J., Cortes, S., Cortes-Valencia, A., Cunha, R., d'Orsi, E., Dow, W., Espeche, W., Fuchs, F., Fuchs, S., Gimeno, S., Gomez-Velasco, D., Gonzalez-Chica, D., Gonzalez-Villalpando, C., Gonzalez-Villalpando, M., Grazioli, G., Guerra, R., Gutierrez, L., Herkenhoff, F., Horimoto, A., Huidobro, A., Koch, E., Lajous, M., Lima-Costa, M., Lopez-Ridaura, R., Maciel, A., Manrique-Espinoza, B., Marques, L., Mill, J., Moreira, L., Muñoz, O., Ono, L., Oppermann, K., Paiva, K., Peixoto, S., Pereira, A., Peres, K., Peres, M., Ramírez-Palacios, P., Rech, C., Rivera-Paredez, B., Rodriguez, N., Rojas-Martinez, R., Rosero-Bixby, L., Rubinstein, A., Ruiz-Morales, A., Salazar, M., Salinas-Rodriguez, A., Salmerón, J., Sanchez, R., Silva, N., Silva, T., Smeeth, L., Spritzer, P., Tartaglione, F., Tartaglione, J. and Velázquez-Cruz, R. 2021. Impact of common cardio-metabolic risk factors on fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease in Latin America and the Caribbean: an individual-level pooled analysis of 31 cohort studies. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 4, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2021.100068

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Context-aware support for cardiac health monitoring using federated machine learning
Ogbuabor, G., Augusto, J., Moseley, R. and Van Wyk, A. 2021. Context-aware support for cardiac health monitoring using federated machine learning. Bramer, M. and Ellis, R. (ed.) 41st SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI-2021). Cambridge, England [Online] 14 - 16 Dec 2021 Springer. pp. 267-281 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91100-3_22

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α-Mangostin and Doxorubicin Combination Synergistically Inhibited Cell Growth, Induced Cell Apoptosis with Increased Bak Protein and Decreased FLT3-ITD Phosphorylation in AML MOLM-13 Cell Line
Osemeke, C., Wen, S., Garelick, H. and Appiah, S. 2021. α-Mangostin and Doxorubicin Combination Synergistically Inhibited Cell Growth, Induced Cell Apoptosis with Increased Bak Protein and Decreased FLT3-ITD Phosphorylation in AML MOLM-13 Cell Line. Clinical Oncology and Research. 4 (8), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.31487/j.COR.2021.08.12

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Technology-enhanced learning and teaching in echocardiography: a systematic review [Presentation]
Susiku, E. and Van Wyk, A. 2021. Technology-enhanced learning and teaching in echocardiography: a systematic review [Presentation]. NET2021 Conference. Virtual 01 - 03 Sep 2021

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Betulinic Acid–Doxorubicin-Drug combination induced apoptotic death via ROS stimulation in a relapsed AML MOLM-13 cell model
Vu, M., Kassouf, N. and Appiah, S. 2021. Betulinic Acid–Doxorubicin-Drug combination induced apoptotic death via ROS stimulation in a relapsed AML MOLM-13 cell model. Antioxidants. 10 (9). https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10091456

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Degradation mechanism and toxicity reduction of methyl orange dye by a newly isolated bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa MZ520730
Kishor, R., Purchase, D., Saratale, G., Ferreira, L., Hussain, C., Mulla, S. and Bharagava, R. 2021. Degradation mechanism and toxicity reduction of methyl orange dye by a newly isolated bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa MZ520730. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 43, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.102300

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Antibiotic-resistant genes and bacteria as evolving contaminants of emerging concerns (e-CEC): is it time to include evolution in risk assessment?
Vassallo, A., Kett, S., Purchase, D. and Marvasi, M. 2021. Antibiotic-resistant genes and bacteria as evolving contaminants of emerging concerns (e-CEC): is it time to include evolution in risk assessment? Antibiotics. 10 (9), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10091066

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Exploiting the efficacy of Tyro3 and folate receptors to enhance the delivery of gold nanoparticles into colorectal cancer cells in vitro
Patel, N., Ghali, L., Roitt, I., Pantoja Munoz, L. and Bayford, R. 2021. Exploiting the efficacy of Tyro3 and folate receptors to enhance the delivery of gold nanoparticles into colorectal cancer cells in vitro. Nanoscale Advances. 3 (18), pp. 5373-5386. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1na00318f

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Towards the development of sustainable ground improvement techniques—biocementation study of an organic soil
Safdar, M., Mavroulidou, M., Gunn, M., Purchase, D., Gary, C., Payne, I. and Garelick, J. 2021. Towards the development of sustainable ground improvement techniques—biocementation study of an organic soil. Circular Economy and Sustainability. 2, pp. 1589-1614. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00071-8

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Study on the structure-activity relationship of an antimicrobial peptide, Brevinin-2GUb, from the skin secretion of Hylarana guentheri
Lin, Y., Liu, S., Xi, X., Ma, C., Wang, L., Chen, X., Shi, Z., Chen, T., Shaw, C. and Zhou, M. 2021. Study on the structure-activity relationship of an antimicrobial peptide, Brevinin-2GUb, from the skin secretion of Hylarana guentheri. Antibiotics. 10 (8). https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10080895

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Mechanistic aspects of ammonia synthesis on Ta3N5 surfaces in the presence of intrinsic nitrogen vacancies
Zeinalipour-Yazti, C. 2021. Mechanistic aspects of ammonia synthesis on Ta3N5 surfaces in the presence of intrinsic nitrogen vacancies. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23 (11), pp. 6959-6963. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cp00275a

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Unravelling the eco-specificity and pathophysiological properties of Cutibacterium species in the light of recent taxonomic changes
Dekio, I., Asahina, A. and Shah, H. 2021. Unravelling the eco-specificity and pathophysiological properties of Cutibacterium species in the light of recent taxonomic changes. Anaerobe. 71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102411

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An experimental FTIR-ATR and computational study of H-bonding in ethanol/water mixtures
Zeinalipour-Yazdi, C. and Loizidou, E. 2021. An experimental FTIR-ATR and computational study of H-bonding in ethanol/water mixtures. Chemical Physics. 550 (1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2021.111295

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Nanoparticle-infused-biodegradable-microneedles as drug-delivery systems: Preparation and characterisation
Sully, R., Garelick, H., Loizidou, E., Podoleanu, A. and Gubala, V. 2021. Nanoparticle-infused-biodegradable-microneedles as drug-delivery systems: Preparation and characterisation. Materials Advances. 2 (16), pp. 5432-5442. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00135C

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Nanomedicines and microneedles: A guide to their analysis and application
Sully, R., Moore, C., Garelick, H., Loizidou, E., Podoleanu, A. and Gubala, V. 2021. Nanomedicines and microneedles: A guide to their analysis and application. Analytical Methods. 13 (30), pp. 3326-3347. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ay00954k

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International multicenter, multiplatform study to validate Taipan snake venom time as a lupus anticoagulant screening test with ecarin time as the confirmatory test: communication from the ISTH SSC subcommittee on Lupus Anticoagulant/Antiphospholipid antibodies
Moore, G., Jones, P., Platton, S., Hussain, N., White, D., Thomas, W., Rigano, J., Pouplard, C., Gray, E. and Devreese, K. 2021. International multicenter, multiplatform study to validate Taipan snake venom time as a lupus anticoagulant screening test with ecarin time as the confirmatory test: communication from the ISTH SSC subcommittee on Lupus Anticoagulant/Antiphospholipid antibodies. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 19 (12), pp. 3177-3192. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.15438

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Screen key genes associated with distraction-induced osteogenesis of stem cells using bioinformatics methods
Chen, J., Hua, J. and Song, W. 2021. Screen key genes associated with distraction-induced osteogenesis of stem cells using bioinformatics methods. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22 (12). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22126505

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Making waves: collaboration in the time of SARS-CoV-2 - rapid development of an international co-operation and wastewater surveillance database to support public health decision-making
Lundy, L., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Slobodnik, J., Karaolia, P., Cirka, L., Kreuzinger, N., Castiglioni, S., Bijlsma, L., Dulio, V., Deviller, G., Lai, F., Alygizakis, N., Barneo, M., Baz-Lomba, J., Béen, F., Cíchová, M., Conde-Pérez, K., Covaci, A., Donner, E., Ficek, A., Hassard, F., Hedström, A., Hernandez, F., Janská, V., Jellison, K., Hofman, J., Hill, K., Hong, P., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Kolarević, S., Krahulec, J., Lambropoulou, D., de Llanos, R., Mackuľak, T., Martinez-García, L., Martínez, F., Medema, G., Micsinai, A., Myrmel, M., Nasser, M., Niederstätter, H., Nozal, L., Oberacher, H., Očenášková, V., Ogorzaly, L., Papadopoulos, D., Peinado, B., Pitkänen, T., Poza, M., Rumbo-Feal, S., Sánchez, M., Székely, A., Soltysova, A., Thomaidis, N., Vallejo, J., van Nuijs, A., Ware, V. and Viklander, M. 2021. Making waves: collaboration in the time of SARS-CoV-2 - rapid development of an international co-operation and wastewater surveillance database to support public health decision-making. Water Research. 199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117167

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Applying index of circulating anticoagulant to mixing tests with lupus anticoagulant screen and confirm reagents can distinguish with high specificity between lupus anticoagulants and direct factor Xa inhibitors
Kumano, O., Amiral, J., Dunois, C., Peyrafitte, M. and Moore, G. 2021. Applying index of circulating anticoagulant to mixing tests with lupus anticoagulant screen and confirm reagents can distinguish with high specificity between lupus anticoagulants and direct factor Xa inhibitors. International Journal of Laboratory Hematology. 43 (4), pp. 771-778. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijlh.13571

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An assessment of gully pot sediment scour behaviour under current and potential future rainfall conditions
Wei, H., Muthanna, T., Lundy, L. and Viklander, M. 2021. An assessment of gully pot sediment scour behaviour under current and potential future rainfall conditions. Journal of Environmental Management. 282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111911

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Electrokinetic biocementation of an organic soil
Safdar, M.U., Mavroulidou, M., Gunn, M.J., Purchase, D., Payne, I. and Garelick, J. 2021. Electrokinetic biocementation of an organic soil. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2021.100405

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Adaptive radiation and speciation in Rhipicephalus ticks: a medley of novel hosts, nested predator-prey food webs, off-host periods and dispersal along temperature variation gradients
Bakkes, D., Ropiquet, A., Chitimia-Dobler, L., Matloa, D., Apanaskevich, D., Horak, I., Mans, B. and Matthee, C. 2021. Adaptive radiation and speciation in Rhipicephalus ticks: a medley of novel hosts, nested predator-prey food webs, off-host periods and dispersal along temperature variation gradients. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 162, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107178

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Health, the outdoors and safety
Ball, D. and Ball-King, L. 2021. Health, the outdoors and safety. Sustainability. 13 (8), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084274

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Emerging trends in the photodynamic inactivation (PDI) applied to the food decontamination
Cossu, M., Ledda, L. and Cossu, A. 2021. Emerging trends in the photodynamic inactivation (PDI) applied to the food decontamination. Food Research International. 144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110358

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A celebration of housing literature [Podcast]
Turner, E. and Stewart, J. 2021. A celebration of housing literature [Podcast].

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Long-term dynamic compression enhancement TGF-β3-induced chondrogenesis in bovine stem cells: a gene expression analysis
Chen, J., Chen, L., Hua, J. and Song, W. 2021. Long-term dynamic compression enhancement TGF-β3-induced chondrogenesis in bovine stem cells: a gene expression analysis. BMC Genomic Data. 22 (1), pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-021-00967-2

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Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight
Iurilli, N., Zhou, B., Bennett, J., Carrillo-Larco, R., Sophiea, M., Rodriguez-Martinez, A., Bixby, H., Solomon, B., Taddei, C., Danaei, G., Di Cesare, M. and NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) et al. 2021. Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight. 10, pp. 1-35. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60060

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Translocation of heavy metals in medicinally important herbal plants growing on complex organometallic sludge of sugarcane molasses-based distillery waste
Tripathi, S., Sharma, P., Singh, K., Purchase, D. and Chandra, R. 2021. Translocation of heavy metals in medicinally important herbal plants growing on complex organometallic sludge of sugarcane molasses-based distillery waste. Environmental Technology and Innovation. 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.101434

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Environment friendly degradation and detoxification of Congo red dye and textile industry wastewater by a newly isolated Bacillus cohnni (RKS9)
Kishor, R., Purchase, D., Saratale, G., Ferreira, L., Bilal, M., Iqbal, H. and Bharagava, R. 2021. Environment friendly degradation and detoxification of Congo red dye and textile industry wastewater by a newly isolated Bacillus cohnni (RKS9). Environmental Technology and Innovation. 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.101425

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Evolutionary history of Carnivora (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria) inferred from mitochondrial genomes
Hassanin, A., Veron, G., Ropiquet, A., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Lécu, A., Goodman, S., Haider, J. and Nguyen Thanh, T. 2021. Evolutionary history of Carnivora (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria) inferred from mitochondrial genomes. PLoS ONE. 16 (2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240770

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Thoracic shape changes in newborns due to their position
de Gelidi, S., Bardill, A., Seifnaraghi, N., Wu, Y., Demosthenous, A., Rahtu, M., Kallio, M. and Bayford, R. 2021. Thoracic shape changes in newborns due to their position. Scientific Reports. 11 (1), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83869-8

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Author correction: Magnitude, demographics and dynamics of the effect of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on all-cause mortality in 21 industrialized countries
Kontis, V., Bennett, J., Rashid, T., Parks, R., Pearson-Stuttard, J., Guillot, M., Asaria, P., Zhou, B., Battaglini, M., Corsetti, G., McKee, M., Di Cesare, M., Mathers, C. and Ezzati, M. 2021. Author correction: Magnitude, demographics and dynamics of the effect of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on all-cause mortality in 21 industrialized countries. Nature Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01254-4

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Antifungals, arthropods and antifungal resistance prevention: lessons from ecological interactions
Kett, S., Pathak, A., Turillazzi, S., Cavalieri, D. and Marvasi, M. 2021. Antifungals, arthropods and antifungal resistance prevention: lessons from ecological interactions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288 (1944), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.2716

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Evaluating equality in prescribing Novel Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) in England: the protocol of a Bayesian small area analysis
Rezaei-Darzi, E., Mehdipour, P., Di Cesare, M., Farzadfar, F., Rahimzadeh, S., Nissen, L. and Ahmadvand, A. 2021. Evaluating equality in prescribing Novel Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) in England: the protocol of a Bayesian small area analysis. PLoS ONE. 16 (2), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246253

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Degradation mechanism of tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) as an emerging contaminant in advanced oxidation processes: a DFT modelling approach
Xia, H., Zhang, W., Yang, Y., Zhang, W., Purchase, D., Zhao, C., Song, X. and Wang, Y. 2021. Degradation mechanism of tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) as an emerging contaminant in advanced oxidation processes: a DFT modelling approach. Chemosphere. 273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129674

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Clinical validation of an automated fluorogenic factor XIII activity assay based on isopeptidase activity
Leitner, M., Büchold, C., Pasternack, R., Binder, N. and Moore, G. 2021. Clinical validation of an automated fluorogenic factor XIII activity assay based on isopeptidase activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22 (3). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22031002

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Antibacterial apple cider vinegar eradicates methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and resistant Escherichia coli
Yagnik, D., Ward, M. and Shah, A. 2021. Antibacterial apple cider vinegar eradicates methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and resistant Escherichia coli. Scientific Reports. 11 (1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78407-x

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