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The crosslinguistic acquisition of sentence structure: Computational modeling and grammaticality judgments from adult and child speakers of English, Japanese, Hindi, Hebrew and K'iche'

Ambridge B, Tatsumi T, Doherty L, Maitreyee R, Bannard C, Samanta S, McCauley S, Arnon I, Zicherman S, Bekman D, Efrati A, Berman R, Narasimhan B, Sharma DM & Fukumura K (2020) The crosslinguistic acquisition of sentence structure: Computational modeling and grammaticality judgments from adult and child speakers of English, Japanese, Hindi, Hebrew and K'iche'. Cognition, 202, Art. No.: 104310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104310

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Predicting the potential distribution and habitat variables associated with pangolins in Nepal

Suwal TL, Thapa A, Gurung S, Aryal PC, Basnet H, Basnet K, Shah KB, Thapa S, Koirala S, Dahal S, Katuwal HB, Sharma N, Jnawali SR, Khanal K, Dhakal M, Acharya KP, Ingram DJ & Pei KJ (2020) Predicting the potential distribution and habitat variables associated with pangolins in Nepal. Global Ecology and Conservation, 23, Art. No.: e01049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01049

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Many Labs 5: Testing Pre-Data-Collection Peer Review as an Intervention to Increase Replicability

Ebersole CR, Mathur MB, Baranski E, Bart-Plange D, Buttrick NR, Chartier CR, Corker KS, Corley M, Hartshorne JK, IJzerman H, Lazarevic LB, Rabagliati H, Dering B, Hancock PJB & Millen A (2020) Many Labs 5: Testing Pre-Data-Collection Peer Review as an Intervention to Increase Replicability. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 3 (3), pp. 309-331. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245920958687

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Investigating and evaluating evidence of the behavioural determinants of adherence to social distancing measures – A protocol for a scoping review of COVID-19 research

Noone C, Warner N, Byrne M, Durand H, Lavoie KL, McGuire BE, McSharry J, Meade O, Morrissey E, Molloy G, O'Connor L & Toomey E (2020) Investigating and evaluating evidence of the behavioural determinants of adherence to social distancing measures – A protocol for a scoping review of COVID-19 research. HRB Open Research, 3, Art. No.: 46. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13099.2

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Constructing identifiable composite faces: the importance of cognitive alignment of interview and construction procedure

Skelton FC, Frowd CD, Hancock PJB, Jones HS, Jones B, Fodarella C, Battersby K & Logan K (2020) Constructing identifiable composite faces: the importance of cognitive alignment of interview and construction procedure [Facial Composites: Aligning Interview and Method of Construction]. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 26 (3), p. 507–521. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000257

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Text messaging and financial incentives to encourage weight loss in men with obesity: the Game of Stones feasibility RCT

Dombrowksi SU, McDonald M, Van Der Pol M, Grindle M, Avenell A, Carroll P, Calveley E, Elders A, Glennie N, Gray C, Harris FM, Hapca A, Jones C, Kee F, McKinley M, Skinner R, Tod M & Hoddinott P (2020) Text messaging and financial incentives to encourage weight loss in men with obesity: the Game of Stones feasibility RCT. Public Health Research, 8 (11). https://doi.org/10.3310/phr08110

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Modelling Acacia saligna invasion in a large Mediterranean island using PAB factors: A tool for implementing the European legislation on invasive species

Lozano V, Marzialetti F, Carranza ML, Chapman D, Branquart E, Dološ K, Große-Stoltenberg A, Fiori M, Capece P & Brundu G (2020) Modelling Acacia saligna invasion in a large Mediterranean island using PAB factors: A tool for implementing the European legislation on invasive species. Ecological Indicators, 116, Art. No.: 106516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106516

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Development of a C18 Supercritical Fluid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methodology for the Analysis of Very-Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Lipid Matrices and Its Application to Fish Oil Substitutes Derived from Genetically Modified Oilseeds in the Aquaculture Sector

Broughton R, Tocher DR & Betancor MB (2020) Development of a C18 Supercritical Fluid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methodology for the Analysis of Very-Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Lipid Matrices and Its Application to Fish Oil Substitutes Derived from Genetically Modified Oilseeds in the Aquaculture Sector. ACS Omega, 5 (35), pp. 22289-22298. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c02631

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Visualizing the Social in Aquaculture: How Social Dimension Components Illustrate the Effects of Aquaculture across Geographic Scales

Krause G, Billing S, Dennis J, Grant J, Fanning L, Filgueira R, Miller M, Perez Agúndez JA, Stybel N, Stead SM & Wawrzynski W (2020) Visualizing the Social in Aquaculture: How Social Dimension Components Illustrate the Effects of Aquaculture across Geographic Scales. Marine Policy, 118, Art. No.: 103985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103985

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Obesity and Covid-19: Tackling two global pandemics

Crockett R (2020) Obesity and Covid-19: Tackling two global pandemics. University of Stirling Policy Blog [Blog post] 11.08.2020. https://policyblog.stir.ac.uk/2020/08/11/obesity-and-covid-19-tackling-two-global-pandemics/

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Conservation set-asides improve carbon storage and support associated plant diversity in certified sustainable oil palm plantations

Fleiss S, Waddell EH, Bala Ola B, Banin LF, Benedick S, Bin Sailim A, Chapman DS, Jelling A, King H, McClean CJ, Yeong KL & Hill JK (2020) Conservation set-asides improve carbon storage and support associated plant diversity in certified sustainable oil palm plantations. Biological Conservation, 248, Art. No.: 108631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108631

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Dietary fenofibrate attenuated high-fat-diet-induced lipid accumulation and inflammation response partly through regulation of pparα and sirt1 in juvenile black seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii)

Jin M, Zhu T, Tocher D, Luo J, Shen Y, Li X, Pan T, Yuan Y, Betancor M, Jiao L, Sun P & Zhou Q (2020) Dietary fenofibrate attenuated high-fat-diet-induced lipid accumulation and inflammation response partly through regulation of pparα and sirt1 in juvenile black seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii). Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 109, Art. No.: 103691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2020.103691

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Toxicological mechanism of excessive copper supplementation: Effects on coloration, copper bioaccumulation and oxidation resistance in mud crab Scylla paramamosain

Luo J, Zhu T, Wang X, Chen X, Yuan Y, Jin M, Betancor M, Tocher D & Zhou Q (2020) Toxicological mechanism of excessive copper supplementation: Effects on coloration, copper bioaccumulation and oxidation resistance in mud crab Scylla paramamosain. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 395, Art. No.: 122600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122600

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Identifying archaeological evidence of past earthquakes in a contemporary disaster scenario: case studies of damage, resilience and risk reduction from the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and past seismic events within the Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Property (Nepal)

Davis C, Coningham R, Acharya KP, Kunwar RB, Forlin P, Weise K, Maskey PN, Joshi A, Simpson I, Toll D, Wilkinson S, Hughes P, Sarhosis V, Kumar A & Schmidt A (2020) Identifying archaeological evidence of past earthquakes in a contemporary disaster scenario: case studies of damage, resilience and risk reduction from the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and past seismic events within the Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Property (Nepal). Journal of Seismology, 24 (4), p. 729–751. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-019-09890-7

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The miR-15/16 Cluster Is Involved in the Regulation of Vertebrate LC-PUFA Biosynthesis by Targeting pparγ as Demonostrated in Rabbitfish Siganus canaliculatus

Sun J, Chen C, You C, Liu Y, Ma H, Monroig Ó, Tocher DR, Wang S & Li Y (2020) The miR-15/16 Cluster Is Involved in the Regulation of Vertebrate LC-PUFA Biosynthesis by Targeting pparγ as Demonostrated in Rabbitfish Siganus canaliculatus. Marine Biotechnology, 22 (4), p. 475–487. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-020-09969-0

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Interaction between ω 6 and ω 3 fatty acids of different chain lengths regulates Atlantic salmon hepatic gene expression and muscle fatty acid profiles

Emam M, Katan T, Caballero-Solares A, Taylor RG, Parrish KS, Rise ML & Parrish CC (2020) Interaction between ω 6 and ω 3 fatty acids of different chain lengths regulates Atlantic salmon hepatic gene expression and muscle fatty acid profiles. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 375 (1804), Art. No.: 20190648. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0648

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Beavers: The original engineers of Britain's fresh waters

Wilson K, Law A, Gaywood M, Ramsay P & Willby N (2020) Beavers: The original engineers of Britain's fresh waters. British Wildlife, 31 (6), pp. 403-411. https://www.britishwildlife.com/article/volume-31-number-6-page-403-411

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Shifts in Female Facial Attractiveness during Pregnancy

Danel DP, Kalinowski K, Nowak-Szczepanska N, Ziomkiewicz-Wichary A, Apanasewicz A, Borysławski K, Kozieł S, Kornafel D & Fedurek P (2020) Shifts in Female Facial Attractiveness during Pregnancy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (14), Art. No.: 5176. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145176

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Adverse early life experiences are associated with changes in pressure and cold pain sensitivity in young adults

Caes L & Roche M (2020) Adverse early life experiences are associated with changes in pressure and cold pain sensitivity in young adults. Commentary on: Waller R, Smith AJ, OʼSullivan PB, et al. The association of early life stressors with pain sensitivity and pain experience at 22 years. Pain 2020;161:220-9.. Annals of Palliative Medicine, 9 (4), pp. 1366-1369. https://doi.org/10.21037/apm-20-914

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Functional specialization of the medial temporal lobes in human recognition memory: dissociating effects of hippocampal vs parahippocampal damage

Argyropoulos GPD, Dell’Acqua C, Butler E, Loane C, Roca-Fernandez A, Almozel A, Drummond N, Lage-Martinez C, Cooper E, Henson RN & Butler CR (2020) Functional specialization of the medial temporal lobes in human recognition memory: dissociating effects of hippocampal vs parahippocampal damage. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology [Preprint website] 11.07.2020. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.25.919423