A comparison study of the impact of ZnO nanoparticles and ZnSO4 in wastewater treatment processes by Huang, Xi Tong

“…Although the Zinc (ZnO and ZnSO4) concentration found in the sludge was relatively low for both, the removal efficiency of Zinc from wastewater was in the range of 80% to more than 90% which suggested that removal of nanoparticle through biosorption might still be valid to some extent while a large part of Zinc might likely to be deposited on the wall of bioreactor as observed in this research study. …”
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Two essays on the origins of academic collaborative networks by Huang, Ziying

“…A possible reason for this unexpected finding is that less productive scholars in prestigious institution are likely to have greater pressure to publish, due to the more competitive peer environment and higher performance standards at more prestigious institutions. …”
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The sustainability of nuclear energy in Southeast Asia: opportunities and challenges by Cook, Alistair David Blair, Caballero-Anthony, Mely, Trajano, Julius Cesar I., Sembiring, Margareth

“…Third, the region’s vital sea lanes, where radioactive materials will likely pass through, are not tightly guarded by maritime security forces. …”
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Young Europeans’ geo-political identities: a poststructural analysis by Ross, Alistair

“…This combination of multiple identities and recognising the importance of human rights values is most commonly found amongst young people who have grown up in multicultural societies, often urban, and the corollary of this is that combination is least likely to be found among the older population in more rural, monocultural settlements.…”
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Infections diagnosed in children and young people screened for malaria in UK emergency departments: a retrospective multi-centre study by Bird, C, Hayward, GN, Turner, PJ, Wasala, D, Merrick, V, Lyttle, MD, Mullen, N, Fanshawe, TR

“…CYP diagnosed with malaria were 7.44 times more likely to have arrived from sub-Saharan Africa than from South Asia (OR 7.44, 3.78–16.41).…”

Force transduction through the bacterial cell envelope by Williams-Jones, D

“…Overall, this work reveals the function, distribution, conservation and organisation of bacterial Tol-Pal systems and their likely evolutionary origin. I also propose a model for the mechanism by which these protein machines use proton flux to stabilise the outer membrane in <em>E. coli</em>.…”

Agamben's understanding of time and its implications for Christology by Wright, O

“…With a theological performance of temporality, Agamben stands closer alongside the likes of Jean-Yves Lacoste, Jean-Luc Marion and Jean-Louis Chrétien than he does with his more usually recognised contemporaries Žižek and Badiou.…”

Behaviours and attitudes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a cross-national Facebook survey by Perrotta, D, Grow, A, Rampazzo, F, Cimentada, J, Del Fava, E, Gil-Clavel, S, Zagheni, E

“…We found gender-specific patterns: women showed higher threat perceptions, lower confidence in the healthcare system, and were more likely to adopt preventive behaviours. Finally, we also found that older people perceived higher threat to themselves, while all respondents were strongly concerned about their family.…”

Modelling frequency-based neural responses to deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease by Sermon, JJ

“…Improvements in therapeutic outcome as well as side effects can likely be addressed through real time adaptation to both patient and pathology. …”

Long COVID and cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study by Lawson, CA, Moss, AJ, Arnold, JR, Bagot, C, Banerjee, A, Berry, C, Greenwood, J, Hughes, AD, Khunti, K, Mills, NL, Neubauer, S, Raman, B, Sattar, N, Leavy, OC, Richardson, M, Elneima, O, McAuley, HJ, Shikotra, A, Singapuri, A, Sereno, M, Saunders, R, Harris, V, Houchen-Wolloff, L, Greening, NJ, Harrison, E, Docherty, AB, Lone, NI, Quint, JK, Chalmers, J, Ho, L-P, Horsley, A, Marks, M, Poinasamy, K, Evans, R, Wain, LV, Brightling, C, McCann, GP

“…Compared with controls (n=718), patients with CVD and cardiovascular risk factors were older and more likely to have had severe COVID-19. Full recovery was significantly lower at 12 months in patients with CVD (adjusted OR (aOR) 0.62, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.89) and cardiovascular risk factors (aOR 0.66, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.86).…”

External validation of the QCovid risk prediction algorithm for risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation and mortality in adults: national validation cohort study in Scotland by Simpson, CR, Robertson, C, Kerr, S, Shi, T, Vasileiou, E, Moore, E, McCowan, C, Agrawal, U, Docherty, A, Mulholland, R, Murray, J, Ritchie, LD, McMenamin, J, Hippisley-Cox, J, Sheikh, A

“…<p><strong>Conclusions</strong></p> Version 1 of the QCovid algorithm showed high levels of discrimination in predicting the risk of COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths in adults resident in Scotland for the original two time periods studied, but is likely to need ongoing recalibration prospectively.…”

Prussian Blue analogue materials for magnetic and energy storage applications by Schart, M

“…A combination of magnetic measurements reveal that the magnetic ordering temperature is below room temperature, likely limited by the material’s small particle size. …”

Developing a personalized heterologous prime boost vaccination strategy for tumor therapy by Ramirez-Valdez, RA

“…The limited success of therapeutic cancer vaccines to date is likely due to sub-optimal generation of anti-tumor CD8 T cells and insufficient tumor microenvironment (TME) modulation. …”

Maternal postpartum six-week check and short-term health outcomes for women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: an observational study using the Clinical Practice Research Da... by Ramakrishnan, R, Korb, D, Li, Y, Knight, M, Carson, C

“…The proportion of women who received a SWC check was highest in 2007 (66.8%) but subsequently decreased. Women were less likely to have a SWC record if they were younger, of a minoritised ethnicity, living in more deprived areas, were multiparous, had severe HDP, preterm birth, caesarean birth, or had a low birthweight baby. …”

Industrial policy refraction: how corporate strategy shapes development outcomes in Brazil by Zylberberg, E

“…</p> <p>I introduce the inductively derived concept of <em>industrial policy refraction</em>, proposing that foreign firms respond to host countries' industrial policies in ways that are consonant with their corporate strategies; that centralized firms are less likely to comply with a host government's demands than are decentralized firms. …”

Molecular and physiological consequences of prematurity and blood pressure elevation on the young adult left ventricular stress response by Huckstep, O

“…Collectively, these findings suggest preterm-born young adults have reduced myocardial functional reserve which likely contributes to risk of future disease including heart failure. …”

Early Neoarchean geodynamic regime in the North China Craton: constraints from 2.7 Ga granitoids in the southern Jilin terrane by Liu, J, Zhang, H, Palin, RM, Liu, Z, Zhang, J, Cheng, C, Liu, X, Zhao, C

“…Combined with previous studies, we suggest that the North China Craton underwent significant crustal growth during the early Neoarchean, which was likely attributed to the synergistic effects of waning mantle plume activity and the coeval onset of plate tectonics.…”

Belgrave's quest for moral order in Bahrain, 1926-1957 by Fakhro, E

“…It shows how colonial officials responsible for exercising authority over Bahrain viewed these trends with alarm, as likely to spur a broader process of social decline, and ultimately bring about challenges to Britain’s political legitimacy in Bahrain.…”

Building fabric improvement and heat pump deployment: a set of policy conundrums by Killip, G, Topouzi, M, Fawcett, T

“…Setting minimum quality standards for deployment, and a policy framework which allows for local decision-making within nationally (and internationally) determined targets is likely to be part of the answer. This paper sets out the challenge for policy in devolution and coordination, providing a set of unresolved conundrums that future policy needs to meet. …”

Perceptions of a Buruli ulcer controlled human infection model: How, who, and why? by Muhi, S, Schmidt, S, Marshall, JL, O’Brien, DP, Johnson, PDR, McCarthy, JS, Jamrozik, E, Osowicki, J, Stinear, TP

“…An M. ulcerans controlled human infection model (MuCHIM) is likely to accelerate our understanding of this otherwise neglected disease, and may be an efficient platform for testing vaccines and other interventions. …”