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The truth is in the detail: predators attack aposematic prey with less aggression than other prey types (2020)
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Yamazaki, Y., Pagani-Núñez, E., Sota, T., & Barnett, C. R. (2020). The truth is in the detail: predators attack aposematic prey with less aggression than other prey types. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 131(2), 332-343. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa119

Aposematic organisms are often unprofitable to predators (e.g. because of defensive chemicals) which they advertise with a conspicuous signal (e.g. bright and conspicuous colour signals). Aposematism is thought to reduce predation of prey because the... Read More about The truth is in the detail: predators attack aposematic prey with less aggression than other prey types.

Differences in dietary specialization, habitat use and susceptibility to human disturbance influence feeding rates and resource partitioning between two migratory Numenius curlew species (2020)
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Li, D., Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Lloyd, H., Pagani-Núñez, E., & Zhang, Z. (2020). Differences in dietary specialization, habitat use and susceptibility to human disturbance influence feeding rates and resource partitioning between two migratory Numenius curlew species. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 245, Article 106990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106990

Migratory shorebirds select stopover sites to fuel their migration across heterogeneous coastal landscapes with abundant prey resources. Quantifying the degree of dietary specialization between closely-related species and how they partition resources... Read More about Differences in dietary specialization, habitat use and susceptibility to human disturbance influence feeding rates and resource partitioning between two migratory Numenius curlew species.

‘Stick them to the cross’: Anti-trafficking apps and the production of ignorance (2020)
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Mendel, J., & Sharapov, K. (2022). ‘Stick them to the cross’: Anti-trafficking apps and the production of ignorance. Journal of Human Trafficking, 8(3), 233-249. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2020.1801284

There is a long history of ignorance production around trafficking in human beings. A proliferation of anti-trafficking apps plays an important role in the reinforcement of this ignorance. Anti-trafficking apps work in different ways to other (mis)in... Read More about ‘Stick them to the cross’: Anti-trafficking apps and the production of ignorance.

A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants (2020)
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Marano, R. B., Fernandes, T., Manaia, C. M., Nunes, O., Morrison, D., Berendonk, T. U., Kreuzinger, N., Telson, T., Corno, G., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Merlin, C., Topp, E., Jurkevitch, E., Henn, L., Scott, A., Heß, S., Slipko, K., Laht, M., Kisand, V., Di Cesare, A., …Cytryn, E. (2020). A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants. Environment International, 144, Article 106035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106035

The World Health Organization Global Action Plan recommends integrated surveillance programs as crucial strategies for monitoring antibiotic resistance. Although several national surveillance programs are in place for clinical and veterinary settings... Read More about A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants.

Covid-19 exposes the gaps in infection prevention and control (2020)
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Dancer, S. J. (2020). Covid-19 exposes the gaps in infection prevention and control. Infection, Disease & Health, 25(4), 223-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2020.08.005

• Covid-19 has highlighted how little we really know about controlling infection. • The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has ignited a tsunami of interest in basic hygiene. • Despite a shaky evidence base, hygienic activities have propelled infection control on... Read More about Covid-19 exposes the gaps in infection prevention and control.

Analysis of the product streams obtained on butanosolv pretreatment of draff (2020)
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Foltanyi, F., Hawkins, J. E., Panovic, I., Bird, E. J., Gloster, T. M., Lancefield, C. S., & Westwood, N. J. (2020). Analysis of the product streams obtained on butanosolv pretreatment of draff. Biomass and Bioenergy, 141, Article 105680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105680

The efficient use of biomass-derived waste streams from the food and drink industry is very important for achieving a circular economy. In this work, a pretreatment based on 1-butanol (butanosolv) was used to fractionate draff, a by-product from the... Read More about Analysis of the product streams obtained on butanosolv pretreatment of draff.

Hydrolytic Profile of the Culturable Gut Bacterial Community Associated With Hermetia illucens (2020)
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Callegari, M., Jucker, C., Fusi, M., Leonardi, M. G., Daffonchio, D., Borin, S., Savoldelli, S., & Crotti, E. (2020). Hydrolytic Profile of the Culturable Gut Bacterial Community Associated With Hermetia illucens. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01965

Larvae of the black soldier fly (BSF) Hermetia illucens (L.) convert organic waste into high valuable insect biomass that can be used as alternative protein source for animal nutrition or as feedstock for biodiesel production. Since insect biology an... Read More about Hydrolytic Profile of the Culturable Gut Bacterial Community Associated With Hermetia illucens.

Modification of imidazothiazole derivatives gives promising activity in B-Raf kinase enzyme inhibition; synthesis, in vitro studies and molecular docking (2020)
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Ammar, U. M., Abdel-Maksoud, M. S., Mersal, K. I., Ali, E. M., Yoo, K. H., Choi, H. S., Lee, J. K., Cha, S. Y., & Oh, C. (2020). Modification of imidazothiazole derivatives gives promising activity in B-Raf kinase enzyme inhibition; synthesis, in vitro studies and molecular docking. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 30(20), Article 127478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127478

B-Raf mutation was identified as a key target in cancer treatment. Based on structural features of dabrafenib (potent FDA approved B-Raf inhibitor), the design of new NH2-based imidazothiazole derivatives was carried out affording new highly potent d... Read More about Modification of imidazothiazole derivatives gives promising activity in B-Raf kinase enzyme inhibition; synthesis, in vitro studies and molecular docking.

Bilingualism: The foreign language effect does not extend to rational decision making (2020)
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Curley, L., Carruthers, L., & Piotrowska, B. (2020). Bilingualism: The foreign language effect does not extend to rational decision making. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis, 17(1),

This research investigated if the foreign language effect extended to rationality. Four groups (English speaking monolingual group; Polish speaking monolingual group; Bilingual Polish group who were presented with decision task in English; Bilingual... Read More about Bilingualism: The foreign language effect does not extend to rational decision making.

‘Forced’ family separation and inter-generational dynamics: multi-generational new Chinese immigrant families in New Zealand (2020)
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Ran, G. J., & Liu, L. S. (2021). ‘Forced’ family separation and inter-generational dynamics: multi-generational new Chinese immigrant families in New Zealand. Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 16(1), 148-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/1177083x.2020.1801772

In New Zealand (NZ), due to the immigration policy change against family reunifications, many ‘forced’ transnational immigrant families emerged between NZ and other immigration sending countries. Closely tied family members across generations now hav... Read More about ‘Forced’ family separation and inter-generational dynamics: multi-generational new Chinese immigrant families in New Zealand.

Combined effects of temperature and hypoxia shape female brooding behaviors and the early ontogeny of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus (2020)
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Baldanzi, S., Storch, D., Fusi, M., Weidberg, N., Tissot, A., Navarrete, S., & Fernández, M. (2020). Combined effects of temperature and hypoxia shape female brooding behaviors and the early ontogeny of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 646, 93-107. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13381

The ecophysiology of marine ectotherms is regulated by the interaction of temperature with environmental drivers, such as dissolved oxygen (DO). The combination of low levels of DO and temperature in the ocean affects physiological and behavioral res... Read More about Combined effects of temperature and hypoxia shape female brooding behaviors and the early ontogeny of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus.

Piecing together the puzzle of pictorial representation: How jigsaw puzzles index metacognitive development (2020)
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Doherty, M. J., Wimmer, M. C., Gollek, C., Stone, C., & Robinson, E. J. (2021). Piecing together the puzzle of pictorial representation: How jigsaw puzzles index metacognitive development. Child Development, 92(1), 205-221. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13391

Jigsaw puzzles are ubiquitous developmental toys in Western societies, used here to examine the development of metarepresentation. For jigsaw puzzles this entails understanding that individual pieces, when assembled, produce a picture. In Experiment... Read More about Piecing together the puzzle of pictorial representation: How jigsaw puzzles index metacognitive development.

MAP: A mnemonic for mapping BCTs to three routes to behaviour change (2020)
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Dixon, D., & Johnston, M. (2020). MAP: A mnemonic for mapping BCTs to three routes to behaviour change. British Journal of Health Psychology, 25(4), 1086-1101. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12458

Objective Over 90 behaviour change techniques (BCTs) have been specified but there is limited guidance to assist non-specialist practitioners in the choice of which BCTs to select for use with clients. This paper describes the development of MAP, a... Read More about MAP: A mnemonic for mapping BCTs to three routes to behaviour change.

Restorative Justice Policy in Context: A Legal-Archaeological Analysis (2020)
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Maglione, G. (2022). Restorative Justice Policy in Context: A Legal-Archaeological Analysis. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, 35, 493-517. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-020-09747-0

This paper provides an original, in-depth analysis of English and Welsh criminal and penal policy on restorative justice. By using a historically-discursive approach—legal archaeology—this study firstly outlines the overarching representations of res... Read More about Restorative Justice Policy in Context: A Legal-Archaeological Analysis.

What Competences Are Required to Deliver Person-Person Behaviour Change Interventions: Development of a Health Behaviour Change Competency Framework (2020)
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Dixon, D., & Johnston, M. (2021). What Competences Are Required to Deliver Person-Person Behaviour Change Interventions: Development of a Health Behaviour Change Competency Framework. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 28(3), 308-317. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-020-09920-6

Background The competence of the person delivering person-to-person behaviour change interventions may influence the effectiveness of the intervention. However, we lack a framework for describing the range of competences involved. The objective of t... Read More about What Competences Are Required to Deliver Person-Person Behaviour Change Interventions: Development of a Health Behaviour Change Competency Framework.

Monitoring soil microbial communities using molecular tools: DNA extraction methods may offset long-term management effects (2020)
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Changey, F., Blaud, A., Pando, A., Herrmann, A. M., & Lerch, T. Z. (2021). Monitoring soil microbial communities using molecular tools: DNA extraction methods may offset long-term management effects. European Journal of Soil Science, 72(2), 1026-1041. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13026

Despite recent technological advances in molecular ecology, DNA extraction from soil remains a crucial step when quantifying and characterizing soil microbial communities. Potential biases could hamper fundamental understanding of the dynamic relatio... Read More about Monitoring soil microbial communities using molecular tools: DNA extraction methods may offset long-term management effects.

Unmasking gender differences in narcissism within intimate partner violence (2020)
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Green, A., MacLean, R., & Charles, K. (2020). Unmasking gender differences in narcissism within intimate partner violence. Personality and Individual Differences, 167, Article 110247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110247

Theoretical understanding of gender differences in narcissistic presentation is underdeveloped due to an overrepresentation of males in the narcissism literature. This study investigated gender differences in manifestations of grandiose and vulnerabl... Read More about Unmasking gender differences in narcissism within intimate partner violence.