Peptidylarginine deiminases post-translationally deiminate prohibitin and modulate extracellular vesicle release and microRNAs in glioblastoma multiforme by Kosgodage, Uchini S., Uysal-Onganer, Pinar, MacLatchy, Amy, Kraev, Igor, Chatterton, Nicholas P., Nicholas, Anthony P., Inal, Jameel, Lange, Sigrun

“…Pan-PAD inhibitor Cl-amidine affected EV release from GBM cells, and EV related microRNA cargo, with reduced pro-oncogenic microRNA21 and increased anti-oncogenic microRNA126, also in combinatory treatment with the chemotherapeutic agent temozolomide (TMZ). The GBM cell lines under study, LN18 and LN229, differed in PAD2, PAD3 and PAD4 isozyme expression. …”
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Super-Wide Impedance Bandwidth Planar Antenna Based on Metamaterial Concept for Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Applications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The antenna comprises a symmetrical arrangement of four-square patches that are interconnected to each other with cross-shaped high impedance microstrip lines. The antenna array is exciting through a single feedline connected to one of the patches. …”
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Super-wide impedance bandwidth planar antenna for microwave and millimeter-wave applications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The antenna comprises a symmetrical arrangement of four-square patches that are interconnected to each other with cross-shaped high impedance microstrip lines. The antenna array is excited through a single feedline connected to one of the patches. …”
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Quasi-elliptic dual-band planar BPF with high-selectivity and high inter-band isolation for 5G communications systems by Riaz, Muhammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Shukla, Pancham, Ouazzane, Karim, Onadim, Muhittin, Salekzamankhani, Shahram

“…The resonators are coupled electromagnetically to the stepped impedance resonators, which are inter-digitally coupled to the input/output feed lines. Altering the dimensions of the two stubs allow modification of the resonant mode and transmission zero frequencies. …”
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Economies of fantasy, pleasure and desire in explicit sex films by Krzywinska, Tanya

“…The thesis argues that there are other important issues at stake within the frame of Explicit Sex films that have been side-lined through the terms of the censorship debate. …”
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Exploring effeminate gay men’s experiences of dating using gay dating and hook-up applications: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Neill, Stewart Robert Ferguson

“…Conclusion: Throughout this study, the findings appear to be underpinned by toxic masculinity regulated by femmephobia, which continues to marginalise and subordinate EGM. …”
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Using a computer simulation to enhance students' conceptual development : a pilot study by Gossett, Roger

“…Within Higher Education (HE) the ability to understand, interpret and evaluate quantitative research findings is an essential skill. Students need to understand how data are gathered and analysed, how results and findings are derived and how to analyse and critically evaluate their own research findings and those from the literature. …”
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Lean manufacturing and Internet of Things - a synergetic or antagonist relationship? by Anosike, Anthony, Alafropatis, Konstantinos, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Rocha-Lona, Luis

“…The findings advocate that all LM methods, apart from Kaizen, benefit from improved effectiveness by combining them with IoT. …”
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“Time out”: a strategy for reducing men’s violence against women in relationships? by Wistow, Richard, Kelly, Liz, Westmarland, Nicole

“…This article critically explores accounts of how men attending domestic violence perpetrator programs (DVPP) used the “time out” strategy. Findings are drawn from 71 semi-structured interviews with 44 men attending DVPPs and 27 female partners or ex-partners of men in DVPPs. …”
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At whose cost? Racialised differences in how domestic violence and sexual violence advocates adapted to COVID-19 by Taha, Selma, Kelly, Liz

“…An unanticipated but revealing finding was that the conjunction of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement made visible and visceral the daily work that Black women do to manage everyday racism, including in the VAWG sector. …”

Information communication technology adoption and business performance of tour operators in Malaysia by Mohd. Fuza, Zatul Iffah

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Assessing people-driven factors for circular economy practices in small and medium-sized enterprise supply chains: business strategies and environmental perspectives by Betuel Sawe, Fredrick, Kumar, Anil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Agrawal, Rohit

“…The findings of this study will help industrial managers to understand the significance of the role of PDFs for enhancing business strategies; these findings can reduce the negative environmental impact in the adoption of CE practices in the SCs of SMEs.…”
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The dynamic cognitive processes underlying creativity by Palermo, Gina Maria

“…Advances in research suggest that several core cognitive processes underlie creative thought, such as problem finding, information gathering, incubation, idea generation, evaluation, and implementation. …”
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Integrated spatio-temporal techno-economic approach for modeling multi-sectoral bioenergy deployment by Mohd Idris, Muhammad Nurariffudin

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Conceptual model for technical and employability skills of Nigerian mechanical engineering trades programme. by Rufai, Audu

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Acceptance and commitment therapy for depression and anxiety : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of clients’ experiences in a group context by Smith, Amy Joanna

“…Transcripts were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Findings: Three master superordinate themes emerged; Group Dynamics; The Journey of Therapy; Usefulness of Therapy. …”
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Grammatische Komplexität und semantische Transparenz in deutschen und englischen Satzstrukturen by Fischer, Klaus

“…A small quantitative study shows that the larger number of German inflectional morphemes in text is not compensated by a larger number of English function words. Nevertheless, the findings in total suggest a smaller complexity difference between the two languages than generally assumed.…”
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Analysing the efficiency of Portuguese pension funds : a stochastic frontier model by Barros, Carlos Pestana, Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Silvestre, António Luís

“…This paper examines technical efficiency of Portuguese pension funds management companies, using a stochastic frontier model in order to obtain estimates of economies of scale and scope. The empirical findings reveal a significant effect of efficiency measures on pension funds efficiency. …”
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An exploration of women’s experiences of cognitive-behaviour therapy for the treatment of bulimia nervosa by Hallikainen, Kati

“…The implications of the findings to clinical practice, and suggestions for future research will be discussed.…”
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Kappa carrageenan-based hydrogel for floating drug delivery system in the stomach by Selvakumaran, Suguna

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