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What Is Hot and New in Basic and Translational Science in Liver Transplantation in 2023? Report of the Basic and Translational Research Committee of the International Liver Transplantation Society

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Bonaccorsi-Riani, Eliano, Ghinolfi, Davide, Czigany, Zoltan, Dondossola, Daniele, Emamaullee, Juliet, Yuksel, Muhammed, Boteon, Yuri L., Al-Adra, David, Ho, Cheng-Maw, Abdelrahim, Maen, Pang, Li, Barbas, Andrew, Meier, Raphael, MacParland, Sonya, Sayed, Blayne Amir, Pavan-Guimaraes, Juliana, Brüggenwirth, Isabel M.A., Zarrinpar, Ali, Mas, Valeria R., Selzner, Markus, Martins, Paulo N. and Bhat, Mamatha 2024. What Is Hot and New in Basic and Translational Science in Liver Transplantation in 2023? Report of the Basic and Translational Research Committee of the International Liver Transplantation Society. Transplantation. https://doi.org/10.1097/tp.0000000000004980

The role of Inflammation in platelet activation (and in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis)

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Rashvand, S., Dishkelov, A. and Jurcevic, S. 2024. The role of Inflammation in platelet activation (and in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis). GTH Congress 2024 – 68th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research – Building Bridges in Coagulation. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1779178

The value of neck adipose tissue as a predictor for metabolic risk in health and type 2 diabetes

Journal article

Cresswell, E., Basty, N., Atabaki-Pasdar, N., Karpe, F. and Pinnick, K.E. 2024. The value of neck adipose tissue as a predictor for metabolic risk in health and type 2 diabetes. Biochemical Pharmacology. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116171

Learning Development as a collaborative discipline. Book review: Syska, A. and Buckley, C. (eds.) (2023) How to be a Learning Developer in higher education: critical perspectives, community and practice. Abingdon: Routledge

Book review

Sum, K. 2024. Learning Development as a collaborative discipline. Book review: Syska, A. and Buckley, C. (eds.) (2023) How to be a Learning Developer in higher education: critical perspectives, community and practice. Abingdon: Routledge. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. 30.

Acupuncture in cancer care: recommendations for safe practice (peer-reviewed expert opinion).

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de Valois, B., Young, T., Zollman, C., Appleyard, I., Ben-Arye, E., Cummings, M., Green, R., Hoffman, C., Lacey, J., Moir, F., Peckham, R., Stringer, J., Veleber, S., Weitzman, M. and Wode, K. 2024. Acupuncture in cancer care: recommendations for safe practice (peer-reviewed expert opinion). Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 32 (4) 229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08386-6

Developing Phage Therapy by Investigating the Basis of Bacteria-Phage interaction

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Mohammed, M. 2024. Developing Phage Therapy by Investigating the Basis of Bacteria-Phage interaction. Research & Innovation 2024: Accelerating Future Drug Discovery. Manchester University, UK 20 - 21 Mar 2024

Nutrition interventions based on local food sources to enhance nutritional outcomes of children during complementary feeding period: a systematic review

Journal article

Robbiati, C, Cavallin, F, Keith, R and Tewfik, I. 2024. Nutrition interventions based on local food sources to enhance nutritional outcomes of children during complementary feeding period: a systematic review. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

Nutrigenomics-guided lifestyle intervention programmes: A critical scoping review with directions for future research

Journal article

Aljasir, S, Noura Eid N, Volpi, E and Tewfik, I. 2024. Nutrigenomics-guided lifestyle intervention programmes: A critical scoping review with directions for future research. Bulletin of the National Research Centre.

Breastfeeding duration reduces the risk of childhood leukemia lymphoma and modifies the risk of developing functional gastrointestinal disorders

Journal article

Abdulbari Bener, A., Tokaç, M., Tewfik, I., Zughaier, S.M., Ağan, A.F. and Day, A.S. 2024. Breastfeeding duration reduces the risk of childhood leukemia lymphoma and modifies the risk of developing functional gastrointestinal disorders. Breastfeeding Medicine.

Book review: Pedagogical Partnerships: A How-To Guide for Faculty, Students, and Academic Developers in Higher Education by Alison Cook-Sather, Melanie Bahti and Anita Ntem - A Book Review

Book review

Sum, K. 2024. Book review: Pedagogical Partnerships: A How-To Guide for Faculty, Students, and Academic Developers in Higher Education by Alison Cook-Sather, Melanie Bahti and Anita Ntem - A Book Review. The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change. 9 (1).

Closing the loop – the role of pathologists in digital and computational pathology research

Edited issue

Tilman T. Rau, William Cross, Ricardo R. Lastra, Regina C‐L. Lo, Andres Matoso and C. Simon Herrington 2024. Closing the loop – the role of pathologists in digital and computational pathology research. The Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research. 10 (2) e12366. https://doi.org/10.1002/2056-4538.12366

Preprint: Loose Coupling between the Voltage Sensor and the Activation Gate in Mammalian HCN Channels Suggests a Gating Mechanism

Other

Xiaoan Wu, Kevin P. Cunningham, Andrew Bruening-Wright, Shilpi Pandey and H. Peter Larsson 2024. Preprint: Loose Coupling between the Voltage Sensor and the Activation Gate in Mammalian HCN Channels Suggests a Gating Mechanism. Preprints.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0499.v1

Nutrition and Public Health in Georgia: Reviewing the current status and inspiring improvements: A joint event of the Georgian Nutrition Society, The Nutrition Society of the UK and Ireland and the Sabri Ülker Foundation, October 2023

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Julian D. Stowell, John C. Mathers, Manana Stanley, F. Nur Baran Aksakal, Avril Aslett-Bentley, Diána Bánáti, Eka Bobokhidze, Özlem Üliç Çatar, Özge Dinç, Rusudan Gvamichava, Begüm Mutus, Caroline Saunders, Oliver Shannon and Ihab Tewfik 2024. Nutrition and Public Health in Georgia: Reviewing the current status and inspiring improvements: A joint event of the Georgian Nutrition Society, The Nutrition Society of the UK and Ireland and the Sabri Ülker Foundation, October 2023. British Journal of Nutrition. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114524000618

Redefining the hepatoprotective potential of Javanese turmeric (Curcuma xanthorrhiza) Kombucha towards the diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatotoxicity of mice

Journal article

Elok Zubaidah, Eirene Charista Dea, Ella Saparianti, Rhytia Ayu Christianty Putri, Hidayat Sujuti, Ignatius Srianta, Laura Godelive and Ihab Tewfik 2024. Redefining the hepatoprotective potential of Javanese turmeric (Curcuma xanthorrhiza) Kombucha towards the diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatotoxicity of mice. Nutrition & Food Science. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1108/NFS-09-2023-0219

Nutrition and Public Health in Georgia: Reviewing the current status and inspiring improvements: A joint event of the Georgian Nutrition Society, The Nutrition Society of the UK and Ireland and the Sabri Ülker Foundation, October 2023

Article

Julian Stowell, John C Mathers, Manana Stanley, F Nur Baran Aksakal, Avril Aslett-Bentley, Diána Bánáti, Eka Bobokhidze, Özlem Üliç Çatar, Özge Dinç, Rusudan Gvamichava, Begüm Mutus, Caroline Saunders, Oliver Shannon and Ihab Tewfik 2024. Nutrition and Public Health in Georgia: Reviewing the current status and inspiring improvements: A joint event of the Georgian Nutrition Society, The Nutrition Society of the UK and Ireland and the Sabri Ülker Foundation, October 2023. British Journal of Nutrition. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114524000618

Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 infection associated cell entry proteins ACE2, CD147, PPIA, and PPIB as potential prognostic and infection biomarkers in neuroblastoma

Other

Brandon Bergsneider, Elise Bailey, Yusuf Ahmed, Namrata Gogineni, Derek Huntley and Ximena Montano 2024. Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 infection associated cell entry proteins ACE2, CD147, PPIA, and PPIB as potential prognostic and infection biomarkers in neuroblastoma. Authorea. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.170666000.06060674/v1

The Evaluation of Microbiological, Physicochemical, and Sensory Properties of Rice Bran Yogurt with Cavendish Banana (Musa acuminata) Puree at Various Concentrations

Journal article

Nugerahani, I., Cahyadi, F.I., Hartono, P.C., Kuswardani, I., Ristiarini, S., Srianta, I. and Tewfik, I. Forthcoming. The Evaluation of Microbiological, Physicochemical, and Sensory Properties of Rice Bran Yogurt with Cavendish Banana (Musa acuminata) Puree at Various Concentrations. Journal of Food, Culinary and Nutrition. 1 (1). Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.24167/jfcn.v1i1.4627

Social prescribing for older adults in mainland Portugal: Perceptions and future prospects

Journal article

Costa, Andreia, Henriques, Joana, Alarcão, Violeta, Madeira, Teresa, Virgolino, Ana, Henriques, Adriana, Feteira-Santos, Rodrigo, Polley, Marie, Arriaga, Miguel and Nogueira, Paulo 2024. Social prescribing for older adults in mainland Portugal: Perceptions and future prospects. Preventive Medicine Reports. 39, p. 102652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102652

The Use of NADH Anisotropy to Investigate Mitochondrial Cristae Alignment

Journal article

Smith, H.E., Mackenzie, A.M., Seddon, C., Mould, R., Kalampouka, I., Bateman, B., Needham, S.R., Beis, K., Bell, J.D., Nunn, A. and Botchway, S.W. 2024. The Use of NADH Anisotropy to Investigate Mitochondrial Cristae Alignment. Scientific Reports. 14 5980. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55780-5

Quantifying the effect of nutritional interventions on metabolic resilience using personalised computational models

Journal article

O'Donovan, S., Rundle, M., Thomas, E.L., Bell, J.D., Frost, G., Jacobs, D.M., Wanders, A., de Vries, R., Mariman, E.C.M., va Baak, M.A., Sterkman, L., Nieuwdorp, M., Groem, A.K., Arts, I.C.W., van Riel, N. and Afman, L.A. 2024. Quantifying the effect of nutritional interventions on metabolic resilience using personalised computational models. iScience. 27 (4) 109362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109362

The Effect of Alhagi maurorum Medik on Mitochondrial Function

PhD thesis

Zulfiqar, Juwairiya 2024. The Effect of Alhagi maurorum Medik on Mitochondrial Function. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/w85z1

A Potential Prognostic Gene Signature Associated with p53-Dependent NTRK1 Activation and Increased Survival of Neuroblastoma Patients

Journal article

Currie, David, Wong, Nicole, Zane, Isabelle, Rix, Tom, Vardakastanis, Marios, Claxton, Amelia, Ong, Karine K. V., Macmorland, William, Poivet, Arthur, Brooks, Anthony, Niola, Paola, Huntley, Derek and Montano, Ximena 2024. A Potential Prognostic Gene Signature Associated with p53-Dependent NTRK1 Activation and Increased Survival of Neuroblastoma Patients. Cancers. 16 (4) 722. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16040722

Formulated Palmitoylethanolamide Supplementation Improves Parameters of Cognitive Function and BDNF Levels in Young, Healthy Adults: A Randomised Cross-Over Trial

Journal article

Kim, N., Parolin, B., Renshaw, D., Deb, S. and Zariwala, Mohammed Gulrez 2024. Formulated Palmitoylethanolamide Supplementation Improves Parameters of Cognitive Function and BDNF Levels in Young, Healthy Adults: A Randomised Cross-Over Trial. Nutrients. 16 (4), p. 489. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16040489

Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches

Journal article

Joshua A. Welsh, Deborah Goberdhan, Lorraine O'Driscoll, Edit Buzás, Cherie Blenkiron, Bussolati B, Joseph Whitley, Dolores Di Vizio, Tom A. P. Driedonks, Uta Erdbrügger, Juan M Falcon-Perez, Qing‐Ling Fu, Andrew Hill, Metka Lenassi, Sai Kiang Lim, Mỹ G. Mahoney, Sujata Mohanty, Andreas Möller, Rienk Nieuwland, Takahiro Ochiya, Susmita Sahoo, Ana Claudia Torrecilhas, Lei Zheng, Andries Zijlstra, Sarah Abuelreich, Reem Bagabas, Paolo Bergese, Esther M. Bridges, Marco Brucale, Dylan Burger, Randy Carney, Emanuele Cocucci, Rossella Crescitelli, Edveena Hanser, Adrian L. Harris, Norman Haughey, An Hendrix, Alexander R. Ivanov, Tijana Jovanovic‐Talisman, Nicole A. Kruh‐Garcia, Vroniqa Ku'ulei‐Lyn Faustino, Diego Kyburz, Cecilia Lässer, Kathleen M. Lennon, Jan Lötvall, Adam L. Maddox, Elena Martens-Uzunova, Rachel R. Mizenko, Lauren Newman, Andrea Ridolfi, Eva Rohde, Lange, S. and Dina Ahmed 2024. Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 13 (2) e12404. https://doi.org/10.1002/jev2.12404

Modulating Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation: Antifungal-induced alterations in conidium-abiotic surface interactions

Journal article

Tamimi, R., Kyazze, G. and Keshavarz, T. 2024. Modulating Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation: Antifungal-induced alterations in conidium-abiotic surface interactions. Fungal Interactions. 1 100002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funint.2024.100002

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): Special Interest Groups Special Edition

Other

Sum, K., John Lean, Wilko Luebsen and Stuart Sims 2024. Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): Special Interest Groups Special Edition. RAISE.

Challenges and barriers for first-year home and international students in Higher Education in the UK and Ireland: A scoping review

Journal article

Yasmin Clough, Sarah Gibbons, Kiu Sum and Yue Yue 2024. Challenges and barriers for first-year home and international students in Higher Education in the UK and Ireland: A scoping review. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal. 5 (2), pp. 185-202.

RAISE Special Interest Groups (Early Career Researchers and Research & Evaluation) Collaboration: A Case Study

Journal article

Wilko Luebsen, Stuart Sims, John Lean and Kim Sum 2024. RAISE Special Interest Groups (Early Career Researchers and Research & Evaluation) Collaboration: A Case Study. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal. 5 (2), pp. 24-34.

Q&As - A Conversation with the Editors

Article

Kiu Sum, John Lean, Wilko Luebsen and Stuart Sims 2024. Q&As - A Conversation with the Editors. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal. 5 (2), pp. 4-7.

Who am I? Navigating Professional Identity as an Ethnic Minority Early Career Academic

Journal article

Sum, K. 2024. Who am I? Navigating Professional Identity as an Ethnic Minority Early Career Academic. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal. 5 (2), pp. 13-23.

Where do we belong?’ Collaborative Insights from RAISE Special Issue Groups’ (Early Careers and Research Evaluation) Writing Project

Edited issue

Kiu Sum, John Lean, Wilko Luebsen and Stuart Sims 2024. Where do we belong?’ Collaborative Insights from RAISE Special Issue Groups’ (Early Careers and Research Evaluation) Writing Project. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal. 5 (2), pp. 1-3.

Preprint: Low-coverage whole genome sequencing for a highly selective cohort of severe COVID-19 patients

Other

Renato Santos, Víctor Moreno-Torres, Ilduara Pintos, Octavio Corral, Carmen de Mendoza, Vicente Soriano and Manuel Corpas 2024. Preprint: Low-coverage whole genome sequencing for a highly selective cohort of severe COVID-19 patients. biorxiv.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.28.577610

Ultra Weak Photon Emission - A Brief Review

Journal article

Mould, R., Mackenzie, A.M., Kalampouka, I., Nunn, A., Thomas, E.L., Bell, J.D. and Botchway, S.W. 2024. Ultra Weak Photon Emission - A Brief Review. Frontiers in Physiology - Biophysics. 15 1348915. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2024.1348915

Preprint: Binding of PUFA stabilizes a conductive state of the selectivity filter in IKs channels

Other

Alessia Golluscio, Jodene Eldstrom, Jessica J. Jowais, Marta E. Perez-Rodriguez, Kevin P. Cunningham, Alicia de la Cruz, Xiaoan Wu, David Fedida and H. Peter Larsson 2024. Preprint: Binding of PUFA stabilizes a conductive state of the selectivity filter in IKs channels. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.11.575247

Enhancement of endogenous midbrain neurogenesis by microneurotrophin BNN-20 after neural progenitor grafting in a mouse model of nigral degeneration

Journal article

Theodora Mourtzi, Nasia Antoniou, Christina Dimitriou, Panagiotis Gkaravelas, Georgia Athanasopoulou, Panagiota Nti Kostantzo, Olga Stathi, Efthymia Theodorou, Maria Anesti, Rebecca Matsas, Fevronia Angelatou, Georgia Kouroupi and Ilias Kazanis 2024. Enhancement of endogenous midbrain neurogenesis by microneurotrophin BNN-20 after neural progenitor grafting in a mouse model of nigral degeneration. Neural Regeneration Research. 19 (6), pp. 1318-1324. https://doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.385314

The buccal micronucleus cytome assay: New horizons for its implementation in human studies

Journal article

Fenech, M., Knasmueller, S., Nersesyan, A., Bolognesi, C., Wultsch, G., Schunck, C., Volpi, E. and Bonassi, S. 2024. The buccal micronucleus cytome assay: New horizons for its implementation in human studies. Mutation Research: Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 894 503724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrgentox.2023.503724

MicroRNAs in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: New Approaches For Better Diagnosis And Therapy

PhD thesis

Mortoglou, Maria 2024. MicroRNAs in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: New Approaches For Better Diagnosis And Therapy. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/w7vw2

An Evaluation of the risks to food safety and shellfish farming in Great Britain,posed by marine biotoxins from, current and future emerging, marine microalgal species

PhD thesis

Lewis, Adam 2024. An Evaluation of the risks to food safety and shellfish farming in Great Britain,posed by marine biotoxins from, current and future emerging, marine microalgal species. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/w7vw1

Combining experiment and energy landscapes to explore anaerobic heme breakdown in multifunctional hemoproteins

Journal article

Alasdair D. Keith, Elizabeth B. Sawyer, Desmond Choy, Yuhang Xie, George Biggs, Oskar James Klein, Paul D. Brear, David Wales and Paul Barker 2024. Combining experiment and energy landscapes to explore anaerobic heme breakdown in multifunctional hemoproteins. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26, pp. 695-712. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp03897a

Insights for precision oncology from the integration of genomic and clinical data of 13,880 tumors from the 100,000 Genomes Cancer Programme

Journal article

Alona Sosinsky, John Ambrose, William Cross, Clare Turnbull, Shirley Henderson, Louise Jones, Angela Hamblin, Prabhu Arumugam, Georgia Chan, Daniel Chubb, Boris Noyvert, Jonathan Mitchell, Susan Walker, Katy Bowman, Dorota Pasko, Marianna Buongermino Pereira, Nadezda Volkova, Antonio Rueda-Martin, Daniel Perez-Gil, Javier Lopez, John Pullinger, Afshan Siddiq, Tala Zainy, Tasnim Choudhury, Olena Yavorska, Tom Fowler, David Bentley, Clare Kingsley, Sandra Hing, Zandra Deans, Augusto Rendon, Sue Hill, Mark Caulfield and Nirupa Murugaesu 2024. Insights for precision oncology from the integration of genomic and clinical data of 13,880 tumors from the 100,000 Genomes Cancer Programme. Nature Medicine. 30, pp. 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02682-0


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