States, global power and access to medicines: a comparative case study of China, India and the United States, 2000–2019 by Hembre, BSH, Chokshi, M, Hoffman, SJ, Suleman, F, Andresen, S, Sandberg, K, Røttingen, J

“…Results: We found that from 2000 to 2019 there had been a power-shift towards China and India in terms of finance and production of pharmaceuticals, and that in particular China had increased its powers regarding knowledge and financial protection and reimbursement. …”

Cadmium isotope fractionation during adsorption onto calcite by Peng, H, Liu, P, Zheng, H, Belshaw, NS, Hu, S, Zhu, Z

“…This work looked at the fractionation of Cd isotopes during Cd adsorption onto calcite, which is an important sink of Cd but isotopic behaviour has only previously been investigated in co-precipitation experiments. …”

Chloroquine has shown high therapeutic efficacy against uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in southern Ethiopia: seven decades after its introduction by Mare, AK, Mohammed, H, Sime, H, Hailgiorgis, H, Gubae, K, Gidey, B, Haile, M, Assefa, G, Bekele, W, Auburn, S, Price, R, Parr, JB, Juliano, JJ, Tasew, G, Abay, SM, Assefa, A

“…The first-line treatment for <em>P. vivax</em> is chloroquine (CQ) and primaquine (PQ), but there have been local reports of CQ resistance. A clinical study was conducted to determine the efficacy of CQ for the treatment of <em>P. vivax</em> malaria in southern Ethiopia.…”

Metacognition facilitates Theory of Mind through optimal weighting of trait inferences by Long, EL, Catmur, C, Fleming, S, Bird, G

“…The ability to represent and infer accurately others’ mental states, known as Theory of Mind (ToM), has been theorised to be associated with metacognitive ability. …”

Biophysical studies of oligonucleotides containing duplex stabilising modifications by Marafini, P

“…<p>Chemically modified DNA and RNA probes have been used in numerous diagnostic (e.g. fluorogenic PCR and <em>in situ</em> hybridisation) and therapeutic (e.g. exon-skipping and antisense) applications to increase duplex stability and facilitate mismatch discrimination. …”

Effect of vitamin A on adult lung function: a triangulation of evidence approach by Mongey, R, van der Plaat, DA, Shaheen, SO, Portas, L, Potts, J, Hind, MD, Minelli, C

“…Nine of the vitamin A-related genes were associated with adult lung function, six of which have not been previously identified in genome-wide studies and three (NCOA2, RDH10, RXRB) in any type of genetic study of lung function. …”

Functionalized microwell laser sorting method for single-cell viable microbial detection by Wang, Y, Xue, Y, Hong, X, Wang, H, Zhou, C, Wang, W, Sheng, J, Liang, P, Li, H, Xu, Q, Wang, Y, Liu, K, Shang, L, Peng, H, Chen, F, Zhang, K, Yin, H, Wang, Y, Deng, F, Feng, S, Huang, WE, Li, B

“…However, achieving high throughput, high accuracy, specificity, and low damage in sorting and detecting microbial cells have been the most significant hurdles. In this study, we introduced a laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) with functionalized microwell arrays, called functionalized microwell laser sorting (FMLS). …”

West African labour and the development of mechanised mining in southwest Ghana, c.1870s to 1910 by Mark-Thiesen, C

“…Therefore, part two demonstrates that issues of cost and control of recruitment differed depending on whether the labour recruiter had been furnished with the capital of a mining firm to conduct his business, whether he had done so with his own personal savings, or whether he was in the employment of the colonial government. …”

Competition law and economic inequality by Zac, A

“…The US case study backs the hypothesis that major changes in antitrust laws may have been correlated with macroeconomic trends of rising markups, declining labour share and rising economic inequality. …”

The English National Lynch Syndrome transformation project: an NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA) programme by Monahan, KJ, Ryan, N, Monje-Garcia, L, Armstrong, R, Church, DN, Cook, J, Elghobashy, A, Lalloo, F, Lane, S, McDermott, FD, Miles, T, Hardy, SA, Tyson, A, Wang, VYW, Kim, A, Gelinas, S, Faravelli, F, Elmslie, F, Shaw, AC

“…Significant quality improvement has been implemented, facilitating systematic delivery of universal testing for LS nationally and reduction in variation in care.…”

Energy consumption in higher education buildings: bridging the performance gap using digital twin technology by Peinturier, L, Wallom, D

“…<br> A digital twin has been built using DesignBuilder with two different configurations. …”

Dynamics of Shigella intracellular replication and plasmid maintenance by Martyn, J

“…There are significant limitations with current methods to study intracellular replication, so fluorescence dilution, which has been developed for studying intracellular salmonellosis was applied to understand the dynamics of S. flexneri survival at a single cell level. …”

In situ nanoscopy of single-grain nanomorphology and ultrafast carrier dynamics in metal halide perovskites by Zizlsperger, M, Nerreter, S, Yuan, Q, Lohmann, KB, Sandner, F, Schiegl, F, Meineke, C, Gerasimenko, YA, Herz, LM, Siday, T, Huber, MA, Johnston, MB, Huber, R

“…The record-breaking efficiencies of metal halide perovskite solar cells have been linked to effective charge-carrier diffusion, yet the exact nature of charge-carrier out-of-plane transport remains notoriously difficult to explain. …”

Optimal motion cueing for race-car simulators by Salisbury, I

“…</p> <p>Existing simulator platforms and cueing algorithms, most of which have been developed for passenger car simulators, are discussed to determine how these can be applied to race-cars. …”

Markers of synovial inflammation in cohorts at risk of knee osteoarthritis by Kluzek, S

“…Data from two cohorts has been utilised for the purpose of this thesis: the Oxford Knee Injury Cohort, a prospective study of NHS patients with recent ACL and/or meniscal injuries, and the Chingford women’s study, a community-based prospective cohort with over 23 years of follow-up. …”

Elevated basophil count is associated with increased risk of endometriosis by Feng, Q, Shigesi, N, Guan, J, Rahmioglu, N, Bafadhel, M, Paddon, K, Hubbard, C, Zondervan, K, Becker, C, Hellner, K

“…Circulating blood leukocytes, one of the most abundant immune cell populations in the human body, have been shown diagnostic significance in some diseases. …”

Cohort differences in physical health and disability in the United States and Europe by Gimeno, L, Goisis, A, Dowd, JB, Ploubidis, GB

“…<p><strong>Objectives</strong></p> Declines in mortality have historically been associated with improvements in physical health across generations. …”

Ceria nanoparticles ameliorate renal fibrosis by modulating the balance between oxidative phosphorylation and aerobic glycolysis by Wang, M, Zeng, F, Ning, F, Wang, Y, Zhou, S, He, J, Li, C, Wang, C, Sun, X, Zhang, D, Xiao, J, Hu, P, Reilly, S, Xin, H, Xu, X, Zhang, X

“…Ceria nanoparticles (CeNP-PEG) with strong ROS scavenging and anti-inflammatory activities have been applied for mitochondrial oxidative stress and inflammatory diseases. …”

Broadleaf afforestation impacts on terrestrial hydrology insignificant compared to climate change in Great Britain by Buechel, M, Slater, L, Dadson, S

“…Widespread afforestation has been proposed internationally to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide; however, the specific hydrological consequences and benefits of such large-scale afforestation (e.g. natural flood management) are poorly understood. …”

Low wage work in the United Kingdom

“…A central policy theme has been that education and training can empower people to both enter work and to move into better paying jobs. …”