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Synthesis of novel vanillin derivatives: novel multi-targeted scaffold ligands against Alzheimer's disease. (2019)
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SCIPIONI, M., KAY, G., MEGSON, I.L. and KONG THOO LIN, P. 2019. Synthesis of novel vanillin derivatives: novel multi-targeted scaffold ligands against Alzheimer’s disease. MedChemComm [online], 10(5), pages 764-777. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9md00048h

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, normally affecting people aged over 65. Due to the multifactorial nature of this disease, a “multi-target-directed ligands” (MTDLs) approach for the treatment of this illness ha... Read More about Synthesis of novel vanillin derivatives: novel multi-targeted scaffold ligands against Alzheimer's disease..

Herbal medicinal product use during pregnancy and the postnatal period: a systematic review. (2019)
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MUÑOZ BALBONTIN, Y., STEWART, D., SHETTY, A., FITTON, C.A. and MCLAY, J.S. 2019. Herbal medicinal product use during pregnancy and the postnatal period: a systematic review. Obstetrics and gynecology [online], 133(5), pages 920-932. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000003217

To report the incidence and nature of herbal medicinal products’ adverse events and herb–drug interactions used by some pregnant and postnatal women. The Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Li... Read More about Herbal medicinal product use during pregnancy and the postnatal period: a systematic review..

Trends in crop reference evapotranspiration and climatological variables across Ceará state: Brazil. (2019)
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PAULINO, V.E.N., STUDART, T.M.C., CAMPOS, J.N.B., PESTANA, C.J., LUNA, R.M., ALVES, J.M.B. 2019. Trends in crop reference evapotranspiration and climatological variables across Ceará state: Brazil. Revista Brasileira de meteorologia [online], 34(1), pages 79-88. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-7786334017

Irrigation has a substantial share in total world water demand. At the global level, the withdrawal ratio for agriculture is 69 percent. Irrigation is necessary to compensate evapotranspiration (ET) deficit due to insufficient precipitation. Knowing... Read More about Trends in crop reference evapotranspiration and climatological variables across Ceará state: Brazil..

Using next generation sequencing to determine diversity of horse intestinal worms: identifying the equine 'nemabiome'. (2019)
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MITCHELL, C.J., O'SULLIVAN, C.M., PINLOCHE, E., WILKINSON, T., MORPHEW, R.M. and MCEWAN, N.R. 2019. Using next generation sequencing to determine diversity of horse intestinal worms: identifying the equine 'nemabiome'. Journal of equine science [online], 30(1), pages 1-5. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1294/jes.30.1

Next generation sequencing of DNA from nematode eggs has been utilised to give the first account of the equine ‘nemabiome’. In all equine faecal samples investigated, multiple species of Strongylidae were detected; ranging from 7.5 (SEM 0.79) with 99... Read More about Using next generation sequencing to determine diversity of horse intestinal worms: identifying the equine 'nemabiome'..

Acute dietary zinc deficiency in rats exacerbates myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury through depletion of glutathione. (2019)
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SKENE, K., WALSH, S.K., OKAFOR, O., GODSMAN, N., BARROWS, C., MEIER, P., GORDON, M.J., BEATTIE, J.H. and WAINWRIGHT, C.L. 2019. Acute dietary zinc deficiency in rats exacerbates myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury through depletion of glutathione. British journal of nutrition [online], 121(9), pages 961-973. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114519000230

Zinc (Zn) plays an important role in maintaining the anti-oxidant status within the heart, and helps to counter the acute redox stress that occurs during myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion. Individuals with low zinc (Zn) levels are at greater risk... Read More about Acute dietary zinc deficiency in rats exacerbates myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury through depletion of glutathione..

DNA repair as a human biomonitoring tool: comet assay approaches. (2019)
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AZQUETA, A., LANGIE, S.A.S., BOUTET-ROBINET, E., DUTHIE, S., LADEIRA, C, MØLLER, P., COLLINS, A.R. and GODSCHALK, R.W.L. 2019. DNA repair as a human biomonitoring tool: comet assay approaches. Mutation research/reviews in mutation research [online], 781, pages 71-87. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrrev.2019.03.002

The comet assay offers the opportunity to measure both DNA damage and repair. Various comet assay based methods are available to measure DNA repair activity, but some requirements should be met for their effective use in human biomonitoring studies.... Read More about DNA repair as a human biomonitoring tool: comet assay approaches..

An improved packing equivalent circuit modeling method with the cell-to-cell consistency state evaluation of the internal connected lithium-ion batteries. (2019)
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WANG, S.-L., SHI, J.-Y., FERNANDEZ, C., ZOU, C.-Y., BAI, D.-K. and LI, J.-C. 2019. An improved packing equivalent circuit modeling method with the cell-to-cell consistency state evaluation of the internal connected lithium-ion batteries. Energy science and engineering [online], 7(2), pages 546-556. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.294

The existing equivalent modeling methods reported in literature focuses mainly on the battery cells and do not take the packing consistency state into consideration, which exists on the internal connected cells of the lithium-ion battery pack. An imp... Read More about An improved packing equivalent circuit modeling method with the cell-to-cell consistency state evaluation of the internal connected lithium-ion batteries..

Comprehensive medication reviews by ward-based pharmacists in Swedish hospitals: what does the patient have to say? (2019)
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KEMPEN, T.G.H., KÄLVEMARK, A., GILLESPIE, U. and STEWART, D. 2020. Comprehensive medication reviews by ward-based pharmacists in Swedish hospitals: what does the patient have to say? Journal of evaluation in clinical practice [online], 26(1), pages 149-157. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13121

Rationale, aims, and objectives: Inappropriate medication prescribing and use amongst older patients is a major patient safety and health care problem. To promote appropriate medication prescribing and use, comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs) by... Read More about Comprehensive medication reviews by ward-based pharmacists in Swedish hospitals: what does the patient have to say?.

Self-reductive synthesis of MXene/Na0.55Mn1.4Ti0.6O4 hybrids for high-performance symmetric lithium ion batteries. (2019)
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ZOU, G., GE, B., ZHANG, H., ZHANG, Q., FERNANDEZ, C., LI, W., HUANG, J. and PENG, Q. 2019. Self-reductive synthesis of MXene/Na0.55Mn1.4Ti0.6O4 hybrids for high-performance symmetric lithium ion batteries. Journal of materials chemistry A [online], 7(13), pages 7516-7525. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ta00744j

Increasing environmental problems and energy challenges have created an urgent demand for the development of green and efficient energy-storage systems. The search for new materials that could improve the performance of Li-ion batteries (LIBs) is one... Read More about Self-reductive synthesis of MXene/Na0.55Mn1.4Ti0.6O4 hybrids for high-performance symmetric lithium ion batteries..

Inter-agency adult support and protection practice: a realistic evaluation with police, health and social care professionals. (2019)
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JOSEPH, S., KLEIN, S., MCCLUSKEY, S., WOOLNOUGH, P. and DIACK, L. 2019. Inter-agency adult support and protection practice: a realistic evaluation with police, health and social care professionals. Journal of integrated care [online], 27(1), pages 50-63. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-06-2018-0041

Purpose - Collaborative inter-agency working is of paramount importance for the public protection agenda worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to disseminate the findings from a research study on the inter-agency working within adult support and pr... Read More about Inter-agency adult support and protection practice: a realistic evaluation with police, health and social care professionals..

Corrigendum. (2019)
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COURTENAY, M., LIM, R., CASTRO-SANCHEZ, E., DESLANDES, R., HODSON, K., MORRIS, G., REEVES, S., WEISS, M., ASHIRU-OREDOPE, D., BAIN, H., BLACK, A., BOSANQUET, J., COCKBURN, A., DUGGAN, C., FITZPATRICK, M., GALLAGHER, R., GRANT, D., MCEWEN, J., REID, N., SNEDDON, J., STEWART, D., TONNA, A. and WHITE, P. 2019. Corrigendum. Journal of hospital infection [online], 101(3), page 366. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.01.007

This is a corrigendum to an article in a previous issue of the Journal of Hospital Infection.

Estimation of community-wide exposure to bisphenol A via water fingerprinting. (2019)
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LOPARDO, L., PETRIE, B., PROCTOR, K., YOUDAN, J., BARDEN, R. and KASPRZYK-HORDERN, B. 2019. Estimation of community-wide exposure to bisphenol A via water fingerprinting. Environment international [online], 125, pages 1-8. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.048

Molecular epidemiology in human biomonitoring allows for verification of public exposure to chemical substances. Unfortunately, due to logistical difficulties and high cost, it evaluates only small study groups and as a result does not provide compre... Read More about Estimation of community-wide exposure to bisphenol A via water fingerprinting..

Home self-administration of intravenous antibiotics as part of an outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy service: a qualitative study of the perspectives of patients who do not self-administer. (2019)
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TONNA, A., ANTHONY, G., TONNA, I., PAUDYAL, V., FORBES-MCKAY, K., LAING, R., MACKENZIE, A., FALCONER, S., MCCARTNEY, G. and STEWART, D. 2019. Home self-administration of intravenous antibiotics as part of an outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy service: a qualitative study of the perspectives of patients who do not self-administer. BMJ open [online], 9(1), article ID e027475. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027475

Objectives: This study aimed to use a theoretical approach to understand the determinants of behaviour in patients not home self-administering intravenous antibiotics. Setting: Outpatient care: included patients were attending an outpatient clinic fo... Read More about Home self-administration of intravenous antibiotics as part of an outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy service: a qualitative study of the perspectives of patients who do not self-administer..

A novel mixed matrix membrane of phenolphthalein hydrazide and polysulfone for the detection of copper ions in environmental water samples. (2019)
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SREERAMAREDDYGARI, M., KEMPAHANUMAKKAGARI, S., MAHESH, P., THIPPESWAMY, R., DEVARAMANI, S., MARDI, R.R., CARLOS, F. and GOVINDAPPA, B. 2019. A novel mixed matrix membrane of phenolphthalein hydrazide and polysulfone for the detection of copper ions in environmental water samples. Environmental progress and sustainable energy [online], 38(5), article number 13167. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.13167

The novel membrane test strip of phenolphthalein hydrazide (PH)-polysulfone has been designed and demonstrated for Cu2+ ions detection. Before finding performance of membrane the studies with PH alone has been performed. Aqueous solutions of PH are c... Read More about A novel mixed matrix membrane of phenolphthalein hydrazide and polysulfone for the detection of copper ions in environmental water samples..

Perceived roles and barriers in caring for the people who are homeless: a survey of UK community pharmacists. (2019)
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PAUDYAL, V., GIBSON SMITH, K., MACLURE, K., FORBES-MCKAY, K., RADLEY, A. and STEWART, D. 2019. Perceived roles and barriers in caring for the people who are homeless: a survey of UK community pharmacists. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 41(1), pages 215-227. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-019-00789-4

Background: Community pharmacists can be an accessible source for advice and support for the people who are homeless, given their utilisation of a variety of currently available services such as dispensing of medicines, drugs and alcohol services. Ob... Read More about Perceived roles and barriers in caring for the people who are homeless: a survey of UK community pharmacists..

A comprehensive working state monitoring method for power battery packs considering state of balance and aging correction. (2019)
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WANG, S.-L., FERNANDEZ, C., ZOU, C.-Y., YU, C.-M., CHEN, L. and ZHANG, L. 2019. A comprehensive working state monitoring method for power battery packs considering state of balance and aging correction. Energy [online], 171, pages 444-455. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.01.020

A comprehensive working state monitoring method is proposed to protect the power lithium-ion battery packs, implying accurate estimation effect but using minimal time demand of self-learning treatment. A novel state of charge estimation model is cond... Read More about A comprehensive working state monitoring method for power battery packs considering state of balance and aging correction..

Highly enhanced electrochemical performance of novel based electrode materials for supercapacitor applications: an overview. (2019)
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RAMACHANDRAN, R., CHEN, T.-W., CHEN, S.-M., RAJA, P., FERNANDEZ, C., RANI, S.D., GAJENDRAN, P., RAJU, G., BASKAR, T. and JEYAPRAGASAM, T. 2019. Highly enhanced electrochemical performance of novel based electrode materials for supercapacitor applications: an overview. International journal of electrochemical science [online], 14(2), pages 1634-1648. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20964/2019.02.75

The research and recent progress of electrochemical energy storage devices applied to various applications during the past two decayed are reviewed. Different electrode materials (carbon-based materials, metal oxides, conducting polymers, metal nanop... Read More about Highly enhanced electrochemical performance of novel based electrode materials for supercapacitor applications: an overview..