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Current and emerging therapeutic targets of alzheimer's disease for the design of multi-target directed ligands. (2019)
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BLAIKIE, L., KAY, G. and KONG THOO LIN, P. 2019. Current and emerging therapeutic targets of alzheimer's disease for the design of multi-target directed ligands. MedChemComm [online], 10(12), pages 2052-2072. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9md00337a

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease, and a major cause of death worldwide. The number of people suffering from this debilitating disorder is rising at an unprecedented rate, with a subsequent surge in healthcare c... Read More about Current and emerging therapeutic targets of alzheimer's disease for the design of multi-target directed ligands..

The experiences of older adults with a diagnosed functional mental illness, their carers and healthcare professionals in relation to mental health service delivery: an integrative review. (2019)
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WELLS, J., KENNEDY, C., BAIN, H. and LEE, S.H. 2020. The experiences of older adults with a diagnosed functional mental illness, their carers and their healthcare professionals in relation to mental health service delivery: an integrative review. Journal of clinical nursing [online], 29(1-2), pages 31-52. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15067

Aims and objectives: To analyse the experiences of older people with a diagnosed functional mental illness and their carers in relation to mental health service delivery and analyse the experiences of health and social care professionals who care for... Read More about The experiences of older adults with a diagnosed functional mental illness, their carers and healthcare professionals in relation to mental health service delivery: an integrative review..

A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how a previous experience of physical activity influences engagement with cardiac rehabilitation. (2019)
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MCHALE, S., ASTIN, F., NEUBECK, L., DAWKES, S. and HANSON, C.L. 2020. A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how a previous experience of physical activity influences engagement with cardiac rehabilitation. European Journal of cardiovascular nursing [online], 19(1), pages 31-43. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515119882549

Background: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation is recognised internationally as an effective therapy to improve quality of life and reduce the risk of hospital readmission for individuals diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome. Despite this, half... Read More about A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how a previous experience of physical activity influences engagement with cardiac rehabilitation..

Data stream mining: methods and challenges for handling concept drift. (2019)
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WARES, S., ISAACS, J. and ELYAN, E. 2019. Data stream mining: methods and challenges for handling concept drift. SN applied sciences [online], 1(11), article ID 1412. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-1433-0

Mining and analysing streaming data is crucial for many applications, and this area of research has gained extensive attention over the past decade. However, there are several inherent problems that continue to challenge the hardware and the state-of... Read More about Data stream mining: methods and challenges for handling concept drift..

Building intercultural competence through virtual team collaboration across global classrooms. (2019)
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SWARTZ, S., BARBOSA, B. and CRAWFORD, I. 2020. Building intercultural competence through virtual team collaboration across global classrooms. Business and professional communication quarterly [online], 83(1), pages 57-79. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/2329490619878834

By means of a cross-cultural virtual teams project involving classrooms in Scotland, Germany, and Portugal, students were exposed to the challenges of collaborating internationally with the intention of increasing their intercultural competency. Inte... Read More about Building intercultural competence through virtual team collaboration across global classrooms..

Discussing sudden unexpected death in epilepsy with children and young people with epilepsy and their parents/carers: a mixed methods systematic review. (2019)
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COOPER, K., KIRKPATRICK, P., BRAND, C., ROLFE, A. and FLORIDA-JAMES, S. 2020. Discussing sudden unexpected death in epilepsy with children and young people with epilepsy and their parents/carers: a mixed methods systematic review. Seizure: European journal of epilepsy [online], 78, pages 159-167. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2019.10.002

Purpose: To synthesise the quantitative and qualitative evidence on the views and experiences of children and young people with epilepsy (CYPwE), their family members/caregivers and healthcare professionals on conversations between healthcare profess... Read More about Discussing sudden unexpected death in epilepsy with children and young people with epilepsy and their parents/carers: a mixed methods systematic review..

Synergistic effects of halloysite and carbon nanotubes (HNTs + CNTs) on the mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites. (2019)
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SAHARUDIN, M.S., ATIF, R., HASBI, S., NAZRI, M.N.A., SAIDIN, N.U. and ABDULLAH, Y. 2019. Synergistic effects of halloysite and carbon nanotubes (HNTs + CNTs) on the mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites. AIMS materials science [online], 6(6), pages 900-910. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3934/matersci.2019.6.900

The synergistic effects of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites were investigated. The addition of hybrid nanofillers (0.5 wt% HNTs-0.5 wt% CNTs) has significantly increased the... Read More about Synergistic effects of halloysite and carbon nanotubes (HNTs + CNTs) on the mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites..

Recent developments in graphene oxide/epoxy carbon fiber-reinforced composites. (2019)
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KEYTE, J., PANCHOLI, K. and NJUGUNA, J. 2019. Recent developments in graphene oxide/epoxy carbon fiber-reinforced composites. Frontiers in materials [online], 6, article ID 224. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2019.00224

The two-dimensional macro molecule graphene and its derivatives have widely been investigated for their application as nanofiller in carbon fibre-reinforced composites (CFRC). Research has progressed from techniques that simply mix graphene as a mixi... Read More about Recent developments in graphene oxide/epoxy carbon fiber-reinforced composites..

Zinc oxide nanoparticles modified-carbon paste electrode used for the electrochemical determination of Gallic acid. (2019)
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CHIKERE, C., FAISAL, N.H., KONG THOO LIN, P. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2019. Zinc oxide nanoparticles modified-carbon paste electrode used for the electrochemical determination of Gallic acid. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 1310: proceedings of 2018 Applied nanotechnology and nanoscience international conference (ANNIC 2018), 22-24 October 2018, Berlin, Germany, article ID 012008. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1310/1/012008

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (nano-ZnO) was used to modify carbon paste electrode (CPE) for a fast and sensitive electrochemical determination of gallic acid (GA). The study was carried out using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential voltammetry (DPV)... Read More about Zinc oxide nanoparticles modified-carbon paste electrode used for the electrochemical determination of Gallic acid..

Health professionals' experiences and perspectives on food insecurity and long-term conditions: a qualitative investigation. (2019)
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DOUGLAS, F., MACHRAY, K. and ENTWISTLE, V. 2020. Health professionals’ experiences and perspectives on food insecurity and long-term conditions: a qualitative investigation. Health and social care in the community [online], 28(2), pages 404-413. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12872

Estimates suggest that over 10% of the UK population are affected by food insecurity. International evidence indicates that food insecurity is a risk factor for many long-term health conditions, and can adversely affect people's ability to manage exi... Read More about Health professionals' experiences and perspectives on food insecurity and long-term conditions: a qualitative investigation..

Evaluating the effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccines against hospitalization and intensive care unit admission in adults. (2019)
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EL-BARDISSY, A.H.E., AL-ADAWI, R.M., SHIBLE, A.A., ALBU-MAHMOOD, Z., ELGAILY, D.E. and ABDELAZIZ, H. 2019. Evaluating the effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccines against hospitalization and intensive care unit admission in adults. Journal of pharmaceutical health services research [online], 10(4), pages 427-431. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jphs.12321

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of pneumococcal vaccines concerning hospital or intensive care unit (ICU) admissions due to pneumonia after vaccination. Setting: Inpatient and ICUs at Hamad General Hospital. Methods: The retrospective study inclu... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccines against hospitalization and intensive care unit admission in adults..

An investigation into the performance and diagnostics from different chordal integration schemes in asymmetric flow. (2019)
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ARNOULD, P. 2020. An investigation into the performance and diagnostics from different chordal integration schemes in asymmetric flow. Flow measurement and instrumentation [online], 72, article ID 101644. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2019.101644

The purpose of the work is firstly to explore the proposal from a previous North Sea Flow Measurement Workshop paper that increasing the number of chordal locations above 4 yields little improvement in the performance of ultrasonic flow meters. Secon... Read More about An investigation into the performance and diagnostics from different chordal integration schemes in asymmetric flow..

A ward-round non-technical skills for surgery (WANTSS) taxonomy. (2019)
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SCHUUR, K., MURRAY, K., MARAN, N., FLIN, R. and PATERSON-BROWN, S. 2020. A ward-round non-technical skills for surgery (WANTSS) taxonomy. Journal of surgical education [online], 77(2), pages 369-379. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.09.011

Background: Around half of surgical adverse events occur outside the operating room. However the majority of non-technical skills (NTS) training programs have been developed for the intra-operative environment. Ward rounds are a crucial part of extra... Read More about A ward-round non-technical skills for surgery (WANTSS) taxonomy..

Exploration of elastomeric and polymeric liquid crystals with photothermal actuation: a review. (2019)
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RASTOGI, P., NJUGUNA, J. and KANDASUBRAMANIAN, B. 2019. Exploration of elastomeric and polymeric liquid crystals with photothermal actuation: a review. European polymer journal [online], 121, article ID. 109287. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109287

Recent research in soft materials is an exhilarating category which has been transcending boundaries for variety of functional applications. This category also stems liquid crystals whose stimuli-responsive feature has fantasized researchers for appl... Read More about Exploration of elastomeric and polymeric liquid crystals with photothermal actuation: a review..

EAU-EANM-ESTRO-ESUR-SIOG prostate cancer guideline panel consensus statements for deferred treatment with curative intent for localised prostate cancer from an international collaborative study (DETECTIVE Study). (2019)
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LAM, T.B.L., MACLENNAN, S., WILLEMSE, P.-P.M. et.al. 2019. EAU-EANM-ESTRO-ESUR-SIOG prostate cancer guideline panel consensus statements for deferred treatment with curative intent for localised prostate cancer from an international collaborative study (DETECTIVE Study). European urology [online], 76(6), pages 790-813. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2019.09.020

There is uncertainty in deferred active treatment (DAT) programmes, regarding patient selection, follow-up and monitoring, reclassification, and which outcome measures should be prioritised. To develop consensus statements for all domains of DAT. A p... Read More about EAU-EANM-ESTRO-ESUR-SIOG prostate cancer guideline panel consensus statements for deferred treatment with curative intent for localised prostate cancer from an international collaborative study (DETECTIVE Study)..

India-UK extradition law and practice: the case for reform. (2019)
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ARNELL, P. 2020. India-UK extradition law and practice: the case for reform. Commonwealth law bulletin [online], 45(3), pages 411-430. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/03050718.2020.1733034

India–UK extradition law and practice need reform. This is particularly acute in rendition of persons from the UK to India. Leading cases including those of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Sanjeev Chawla evidence the need. The scale, nature and fate of... Read More about India-UK extradition law and practice: the case for reform..

Relative body weight and standardised brightness-mode ultrasound measurement of subcutaneous fat in athletes: an international multicentre reliability study, under the auspices of the IOC Medical Commission. (2019)
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MÜLLER, W., FÜRHAPTER-RIEGER, A., AHAMMER, H., LOHMAN, T.G., MEYER, N.L., SARDINHA, L.B., STEWART, A.D., MAUGHAN, R.J., SUNDGOT-BORGEN, J., MÜLLER, T., HARRIS, M., KIRIHENNEDIGE, N., MAGALHAES, J.P., MELO, X., PIRSTINGER, W., REGUANT-CLOSA, A., RISOUL-SALAS, V. and ACKLAND, T.R. 2020. Relative body weight and standardised brightness-mode ultrasound measurement of subcutaneous fat in athletes: an international multicentre reliability study, under the auspices of the IOC Medical Commission. Sports medicine [online], 50(3), pages 597-614. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01192-9

Introduction: Fat is a metabolic fuel, but excess body fat is ballast mass and therefore many elite athletes reduce body fat to dangerously low levels. Uncompressed subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) thickness measured by brightness-mode ultrasound (U... Read More about Relative body weight and standardised brightness-mode ultrasound measurement of subcutaneous fat in athletes: an international multicentre reliability study, under the auspices of the IOC Medical Commission..

A low-cost tonometer alternative: a comparison between photoplethysmogram and finger ballistocardiogram and validation against tonometric waveform. (2019)
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JANJUA, G.M.W., FINLAY, D., GULDENRING, D., HAQ, A.U. and MCLAUGHLIN, J. 2019. A low-cost tonometer alternative: a comparison between photoplethysmogram and finger ballistocardiogram and validation against tonometric waveform. IEEE access [online], 7, pages 142787-142795. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2944212

Hypertension is a silent killer and one-third of its sufferers are unaware of its presence. Tonometric devices, like SphygmoCor, Compilor etc., represent the gold standard in pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx) measurements which a... Read More about A low-cost tonometer alternative: a comparison between photoplethysmogram and finger ballistocardiogram and validation against tonometric waveform..

In the shadow of public opinion: the European Parliament, civil society organizations and the politicization of trilogues. (2019)
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GREENWOOD, J. and ROEDERER-RYNNING, C. 2019. In the shadow of public opinion: the European Parliament, civil society organizations and the politicization of trilogues. Politics and governance [online], 7(3), pages 316-326. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v7i3.2175

This article examines the relations between the European Parliament (EP) and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the EU’s legislative process. It focuses specifically on legislative trilogues, an informal institution bringing together the represent... Read More about In the shadow of public opinion: the European Parliament, civil society organizations and the politicization of trilogues..

Conveyancing. (2019)
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ANDERSON, C. 2019. Conveyancing. Edinburgh law review [online], 23(3), page 457. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2019.0588

This is a book review by Craig Anderson on George L. Gretton and Kenneth G. C. Reid's 5th edition of 'Conveyancing'.