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Surface plasmon enhanced ethylene glycol electrooxidation based on hollow platinum-silver nanodendrites structures. (2018)
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XU, H., SONG, P., FERNANDEZ, C., WANG, J., SHIRAISHI, Y., WANG, C. and DU, Y. 2018. Surface plasmon enhanced ethylene glycol electrooxidation based on hollow platinum-silver nanodendrites structures. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers [online], 91, pages 316-322. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2018.05.036

The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect on noble metals to convert solar energy into chemical has attracted a lot of interest. However, the lack of highly efficient photocatalysts is still the forbidden obstacle as well as their large-scale develo... Read More about Surface plasmon enhanced ethylene glycol electrooxidation based on hollow platinum-silver nanodendrites structures..

Experiencing microfinance: effects on poor women entrepreneurs' livelihood strategies. (2018)
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UKANWA, I., XIONG, L. and ANDERSON, A. 2018. Experiencing microfinance: effects on poor women entrepreneurs' livelihood strategies. Journal of small business and enterprise development [online], 25(3), pages 428-446. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-02-2017-0043

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the problem of why the poorest, most disadvantaged groups such as rural African women, benefit less from microfinance. The authors focus on the perception and experiences of ordinary rural entrepreneur... Read More about Experiencing microfinance: effects on poor women entrepreneurs' livelihood strategies..

Body mass index and waist circumference in early adulthood are associated with thoracolumbar spine shape at age 60-64: The Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development. (2018)
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PAVLOVA, A.V., MUTHURI, S.G., COOPER, R., SAUNDERS, F.R., GREGORY, J.S., BARR, R.J., MARTIN, K.R., ADAMS, J.E., KUH, D., HARDY, R.J. and ASPDEN, R.M. 2018. Body mass index and waist circumference in early adulthood are associated with thoracolumbar spine shape at age 60-64: The Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development. PLoS ONE [online], 13(6), article ID e0197570. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197570

This study investigated associations between measures of adiposity from age 36 and spine shape at 60-64 years. Thoracolumbar spine shape was characterised using statistical shape modelling on lateral dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry images of the spi... Read More about Body mass index and waist circumference in early adulthood are associated with thoracolumbar spine shape at age 60-64: The Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development..

Moral (dis)engagement with anthropogenic climate change in online comments on newspaper articles. (2018)
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WOODS, R., COEN, S. and FERNANDEZ, A. 2018. Moral (dis)engagement with anthropogenic climate change in online comments on newspaper articles. Journal of community and applied social psychology [online], 28(4), pages 244-257. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2355

Anthropogenic climate change (ACC) is widely acknowledged to be morally significant, but little is known about everyday moralising around ACC. We addressed this gap via quantified thematic analysis of 300 online comments to British newspaper articles... Read More about Moral (dis)engagement with anthropogenic climate change in online comments on newspaper articles..

New trends on digitisation of complex engineering drawings. (2018)
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MORENO-GARCIA, C.F., ELYAN, E. and JAYNE, C. 2019. New trends on digitisation of complex engineering drawings. Neural computing and applications [online], 31(6): selected papers from the proceedings of the 18th Engineering applications of neural networks conference (EANN 2017), 25-27 August 2017, Athens, Greece, pages 1695-1712. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-018-3583-1

Engineering drawings are commonly used across different industries such as oil and gas, mechanical engineering and others. Digitising these drawings is becoming increasingly important. This is mainly due to the legacy of drawings and documents that m... Read More about New trends on digitisation of complex engineering drawings..

Living the rural experience-preparation for practice: the future proofing of sustainable rural midwifery practice through midwifery education. (2018)
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KENSINGTON, M., RANKIN, J., GILKISON, A., DAELLENBACH, R., CROWTHER, S., DEERY, R. and DAVIES, L. 2018. Living the rural experience-preparation for practice: the future proofing of sustainable rural midwifery practice through midwifery education. Nurse education in practice [online], 31, pages 143-150. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2018.06.001

Rural practice presents unique challenges and skill requirements for midwives. New Zealand and Scotland face similar challenges in sustaining a rural midwifery workforce. This paper draws from an international multi-centre study exploring rural midwi... Read More about Living the rural experience-preparation for practice: the future proofing of sustainable rural midwifery practice through midwifery education..

Stakeholders' views and experiences of pharmacist prescribing: a systematic review. (2018)
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JEBARA, T., CUNNINGHAM, S., MACLURE, K., AWAISU, A., PALLIVALAPILA, A. and STEWART, D. 2018. Stakeholders' views and experiences of pharmacist prescribing: a systematic review. British journal of clinical pharmacology [online], 84(9), pages 1883-1905. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.13624

AIMS: The aims of this systematic review were to: (1) critically appraise, synthesize and present the available evidence on the views and experiences of stakeholders on pharmacist prescribing and; (2) present the perceived facilitators and barriers f... Read More about Stakeholders' views and experiences of pharmacist prescribing: a systematic review..

Bad weather absences and employer liability. (2018)
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MIDDLEMISS, S. 2018. Bad weather absences and employer liability. Scots law times [online], 2018(17), pages 69-71. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

Discusses the liability of employers for disciplinary action taken against employees following absences relating to bad weathers, notably pursuant to government or police advice, or because attending the workplace is not physically practical.

Recycling at home and work: an exploratory comparison. (2018)
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MCDONALD, S. and OKE, A. 2018. Recycling at home and work: an exploratory comparison. Social business [online], 8(2), pages 145-165. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1362/204440818X15208755610874

Purpose: Recent UK legislation requires businesses to segregate their food waste and present metal, plastic, glass and paper waste for collection separately. Despite decades of research on household recycling, scant attention has been paid to the was... Read More about Recycling at home and work: an exploratory comparison..

Exercise for people with Parkinson's: a practical approach. (2018)
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RAMASWAMY, B., JONES, J. and CARROLL, C. 2018. Exercise for people with Parkinson's: a practical approach. Practical neurology [online], 18(5), pages 399-406. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2018-001930

Exercise is key to a healthy and productive life. For people with Parkinson's, exercise has reported benefits for controlling motor and non-motor symptoms alongside the use of pharmacological intervention. For example, exercise prolongs independent m... Read More about Exercise for people with Parkinson's: a practical approach..

Evaluating the effect of locking on multitenancy isolation for components of cloud-hosted services. (2018)
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OCHEI, L.C. and EJIOFOR, C.I. 2018. Evaluating the effect of locking on multitenancy isolation for components of cloud-hosted services. Advances in science, technology and engineering systems journal [online], 3(3), pages 92-99. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25046/aj030312

Multitenancy isolation is a way of ensuring that the performance, stored data volume and access privileges required by one tenant and/or component does not affect other tenants and/or components. One of the conditions that can influence the varying d... Read More about Evaluating the effect of locking on multitenancy isolation for components of cloud-hosted services..

Is cardiorespiratory fitness related to cardiometabolic health and all-cause mortality risk in patients with coronary heart disease? A CARE CR study. (2018)
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NICHOLS, S., TAYLOR, C., PAGE, R., KALLVIKBACKA-BENNETT, A., NATION, F., GOODMAN, T., CLARK, A.L., CARROLL, S. and INGLE, L. 2018. Is cardiorespiratory fitness related to cardiometabolic health and all-cause mortality risk in patients with coronary heart disease? A CARE CR study. Sports medicine - open [online], 4, article number 22. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-018-0138-z

Higher cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with lower morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The mechanisms for this are not fully understood. A more favourable cardiometabolic risk factor profile may be resp... Read More about Is cardiorespiratory fitness related to cardiometabolic health and all-cause mortality risk in patients with coronary heart disease? A CARE CR study..

Cost effective thermoelectric composites from recycled carbon fibre: from waste to energy. (2018)
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JAGADISH, P.R., KHALID, M., LI, L.P., HAJIBEIGY, M.T., AMIN, N., WALVEKAR, R. and CHAN, A. 2018. Cost effective thermoelectric composites from recycled carbon fibre: from waste to energy. Journal of cleaner production [online], 196, pages 1015-1025. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.238

Within the framework of recycling and reusing carbon fibre, this study focused on the fabrication of a thermoelectric composite encompassing recycled carbon fibre and two thermoelectric fillers (i) bismuth telluride and (ii) bismuth sulphide. This st... Read More about Cost effective thermoelectric composites from recycled carbon fibre: from waste to energy..

Using knowledge organization systems to automatically detect forward-looking sentiment in company reports to infer social phenomena. (2018)
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CLEVERLEY, P.H. and MUIR, L.J. 2018. Using knowledge organization systems to automatically detect forward-looking sentiment in company reports to infer social phenomena. Knowledge organization [online], 45(2), pages 152-169. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5771/0943-7444-2018-2-152

We investigate whether existing knowledge organization systems (KOS) for strong and hesitant forward-looking sentiment could be improved to detect social phenomena. Five judges identified examples of strong/hesitant forward-looking sentiment that wer... Read More about Using knowledge organization systems to automatically detect forward-looking sentiment in company reports to infer social phenomena..

Development of a clinical risk score for pain and function following total knee arthroplasty: results from the TRIO study. (2018)
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SHIM, J., MCLERNON, D.J., HAMILTON, D., SIMPSON, H.A., BEASLEY, M. and MACFARLANE, G.J. 2018. Development of a clinical risk score for pain and function following total knee arthroplasty: results from the TRIO study. Rheumatology advances in practice [online], 2(2), article rky021. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rky021

Objectives: The aim was to develop and validate a simple clinical prediction model, based on easily collected preoperative information, to identify patients at high risk of pain and functional disability 6 months after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).... Read More about Development of a clinical risk score for pain and function following total knee arthroplasty: results from the TRIO study..

A statistical framework to interpret individual response to intervention: paving the way for personalised nutrition and exercise prescription. (2018)
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SWINTON, P.A., HEMINGWAY, B.S., SAUNDERS, B., GUALANO, B. and DOLAN, E. 2018. A statistical framework to interpret individual response to intervention: paving the way for personalised nutrition and exercise prescription. Frontiers in nutrition [online], 5, article number 41. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2018.00041

The concept of personalised nutrition and exercise prescription represents a topical and exciting progression for the discipline given the large inter-individual variability that exists in response to virtually all performance and health related inte... Read More about A statistical framework to interpret individual response to intervention: paving the way for personalised nutrition and exercise prescription..

Bursting bubbles: can experiments and analogues help stakeholders and the public visualise risks? (2018)
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STALKER, L., ROBERTS, J.J. and MABON, L. 2018. Bursting bubbles: can experiments and analogues help stakeholders and the public visualise risks? The APPEA journal: journal of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association [online], 58(2), pages 612-616. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ17091

Laboratory experiments, natural analogues and pilot projects have been fundamental in developing scientific understanding of risk and uncertainty from georesource exploration. International research into CO2 and CH4 leakage provide scientific underst... Read More about Bursting bubbles: can experiments and analogues help stakeholders and the public visualise risks?.

Assessment of patient safety culture in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia. (2018)
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ALHARBI, W., CLELAND, J. and MORRISON, Z. 2018. Assessment of patient safety culture in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia. Oman medical journal [online], 33(3), pages 200-208. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.38

Objectives: We sought to evaluate patient safety culture across different healthcare professionals from different countries of origin working in an adult oncology department in a medical facility in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional survey... Read More about Assessment of patient safety culture in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia..

Non-traditional skills in undergraduate medical education: the development of a teaching programme. (2018)
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BRADY, C. and ZARB, M. 2018. Non-traditional skills in undergraduate medical education: the development of a teaching programme. Scottish medical journal [online], 63(3), pages 80-81. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0036933018776837

As a junior doctor in what is an increasingly struggling healthcare system, I am concerned to see that many of my junior and senior colleagues have opted not to continue onto the next stage of training. Whilst entrepreneurship, leadership and managem... Read More about Non-traditional skills in undergraduate medical education: the development of a teaching programme..

Health, self-care and the offshore workforce: opportunities for behaviour change interventions, an epidemiological survey. (2018)
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GIBSON SMITH, K., PAUDYAL, V., KLEIN, S. and STEWART, D. 2018. Health, self-care and the offshore workforce: opportunities for behaviour change interventions, an epidemiological survey. Rural and remote health [online], 18(2), article number 4319. Available from: https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH4319

Introduction: The high risk nature of offshore work and inherent occupational hazards necessitate that offshore workers engage in behaviours that promote health and wellbeing. The survey aimed to assess offshore workers' health, self-care, quality of... Read More about Health, self-care and the offshore workforce: opportunities for behaviour change interventions, an epidemiological survey..