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Vaginal microbiota, genital inflammation and extracellular matrix remodelling collagenase: MMP-9 in pregnant women with HIV, a potential preterm birth mechanism warranting further exploration (2021)
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Background: Pregnant women living with HIV infection (PWLWH) have elevated rates of preterm birth (PTB) in which HIV and cART are implicated. PWLWH also have a high prevalence of adverse vaginal microbiota, which associate with genital tract inflamma... Read More about Vaginal microbiota, genital inflammation and extracellular matrix remodelling collagenase: MMP-9 in pregnant women with HIV, a potential preterm birth mechanism warranting further exploration.

Geopolymers as alternative sustainable binders for stabilisation of clays - A Review (2021)
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The need to transit to greener options in soil stabilisation has revamped research on the use of industrial and agricultural by-products in order to cut down on the current carbon footprint from the use of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and lime rela... Read More about Geopolymers as alternative sustainable binders for stabilisation of clays - A Review.

Isolation, uncertainty and treatment delays: Parents’ experiences of having a baby with cleft lip/palate during the Covid-19 pandemic (2021)
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Objectives: Previous literature finds that having a child with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) may pose social and emotional challenges for parents. For parents of children born during the Covid-19 pandemic, such challenges may be heightened. Furthe... Read More about Isolation, uncertainty and treatment delays: Parents’ experiences of having a baby with cleft lip/palate during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study (2021)
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In Nepal, unintentional home injury is a leading reason for death and disability among pre-school children. However, there is a lack of evidence to inform culturally appropriate interventions to reduce home injuries. This study explored the potential... Read More about Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study.

Investors’ mood and herd investing: A quantile-on-quantile regression explanation from crypto market (2021)
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This study uses daily data of 382 cryptocurrencies and a quantile-on-quantile regression (QQR) framework developed by Sim and Zhou (2015), to establish a link between herding behavior and investors’ mood and provide support for mood-as-information hy... Read More about Investors’ mood and herd investing: A quantile-on-quantile regression explanation from crypto market.

Development of a volumetric compression restrainer for structures subjected to vibration (2021)
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In the last 2 decades, application of viscous dampers as restrainer device (lock-up) in buildings and bridges to diminish harmful effect of vibrations. However, leakage issue in the viscous luck-up devices requires regular expensive maintenance proce... Read More about Development of a volumetric compression restrainer for structures subjected to vibration.

Financing a corporate venture capital program (2021)
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Firms invest in Corporate venture capital (CVC) for strategic reasons. Consistent with maintaining financial flexibility to fund CVC driven innovation and acquisitions, CVC investing firms hold less debt and more cash. Our results are more pronounced... Read More about Financing a corporate venture capital program.

Intrusion detection framework for the Internet of Things using a dense random neural network (2021)
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The Internet of Things (IoT) devices, networks, and applications have become an integral part of modern societies. Despite their social, economic, and industrial benefits, these devices and networks are frequently targeted by cybercriminals. Hence, I... Read More about Intrusion detection framework for the Internet of Things using a dense random neural network.

The role for public health in building local partnerships to improve air quality and reduce health inequalities (2021)
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Fabrication and mechanical properties of biomimetic nacre-like ceramic/polymer composites for chairside CAD/CAM dental restorations (2021)
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Objective: To fabricate and characterise a novel chairside CAD/CAM composite dental materials. These composites have a nacre-like anisotropic microstructure, consisting of highly aligned ceramic scaffolds infiltrated with polymer. Method: Bi-directio... Read More about Fabrication and mechanical properties of biomimetic nacre-like ceramic/polymer composites for chairside CAD/CAM dental restorations.

Collective securitization and crisification of EU policy change: Two decades of EU Counterterrorism Policy (2021)
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One of the founding fathers of the European Union (EU) was very
correct in suggesting that people would only recognize the
necessity of change once a crisis was upon them, as the “war on
terror” would show. The EU, as this special issue shows, joi... Read More about Collective securitization and crisification of EU policy change: Two decades of EU Counterterrorism Policy.

The collective securitization of aviation in the European Union through association with terrorism (2021)
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This article analyses the expansion of European Union cooperation on aviation security using the framework of collective securitization. It establishes how 9/11 was a precipitating event that put terrorism and aviation security in the spotlight. 9/11... Read More about The collective securitization of aviation in the European Union through association with terrorism.

Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic genetics (2021)
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Greater scrutiny and demands for innovation and increased productivity place pressures on scientists. Forensic genetics is advancing at a rapid pace but can only do so responsibly, usefully, and acceptably within ethical and legal boundaries. We argu... Read More about Ethics as lived practice. Anticipatory capacity and ethical decision-making in forensic genetics.

Let’s talk about sex, rheumatology! (2021)
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Geographic information-driven two-stage optimization model for location decision of solar power plant: A case study of an Algerian municipality (2021)
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This paper presents an interdisciplinary framework for optimal mapping and integration of solar photovoltaic based DG systems. In a two-stage process, the proposed framework combines both spatial and technical-economic analysis, and uses efficient op... Read More about Geographic information-driven two-stage optimization model for location decision of solar power plant: A case study of an Algerian municipality.

Evaluation of water‐energy‐food (WEF) nexus research: Perspectives, challenges, and directions for future research (2021)
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In 2018, Albrecht et al., published a comprehensive review of water-energy-food nexus literature, coming to five main criticisms in nexus research based on their perception of the state-of-the-art. The five central conclusions of that review together... Read More about Evaluation of water‐energy‐food (WEF) nexus research: Perspectives, challenges, and directions for future research.

Geometry optimisation of vertical axis wind turbine with Gurney flap for performance enhancement at low, medium and high ranges of tip speed ratios (2021)
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Optimisation of Gurney flap (GF) geometries mounted on a three-straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) is evaluated with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solution and Taguchi method, considering the blade rotating effect at three tip spee... Read More about Geometry optimisation of vertical axis wind turbine with Gurney flap for performance enhancement at low, medium and high ranges of tip speed ratios.

Data on one-dimensional vertical free swelling potential of soils and related soil properties (2021)
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Most of the damaging geo-hazards recorded in modern history are caused by soil swelling or expansion. Therefore, proper evaluation of a soil's capacity to swell is very crucial for the achievement of a secure and safe ground for civil infrastructures... Read More about Data on one-dimensional vertical free swelling potential of soils and related soil properties.

Monthly rainfall signatures of the North Atlantic oscillation and East Atlantic pattern in Great Britain (2021)
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Atmospheric-oceanic circulations (teleconnections) have an important influence on regional climate. In Great Britain, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) has long been understood as the leading mode of climate variability, and its phase and magnitud... Read More about Monthly rainfall signatures of the North Atlantic oscillation and East Atlantic pattern in Great Britain.

Improving body image at scale among Brazilian adolescents: Study protocol for the co-creation and randomised trial evaluation of a chatbot intervention (2021)
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Background: Body image concerns are prevalent among Brazilian adolescents and can lead to poor psychological and physical health. Yet, there is a scarcity of culturally-appropriate, evidence-based interventions that have been evaluated and made widel... Read More about Improving body image at scale among Brazilian adolescents: Study protocol for the co-creation and randomised trial evaluation of a chatbot intervention.