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Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa. (2017)
Journal Article
MAS'UD, A.A., WIRBA, A.V., ARDILA-REY, J.A., ALBARRACIN, R., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., DUQUE, A.J., BANI, N.A. and MUNIR, A.B. 2017. Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa. Energies [online], 10(4), article ID 443. Available from: https://doi.org/1996-1073/10/4/443

Wind energy has seen a tremendous growth for electricity generation worldwide and reached 456 GW by the end of June 2016. According to the World Wind Energy Association, global wind power will reach 500 GW by the end of 2016. Africa is a continent th... Read More about Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa..

Assessment of effective radiated power of the partial discharge emulator source. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
JABER, A., LAZARIDIS, P., SAEED, B., ZHANG, Y., KHAN, U., UPTON, D., AHMED, H., MATHER, P., ATKINSON, R., JUDD, M., VIEIRA, M.F.Q. and GLOVER, I. 2016. Assessment of effective radiated power of the partial discharge emulator source. In Otung, I., Pillai, P., Eleftherakis, G. and Giambene, G. (eds.) Wireless and satellite systems: proceedings of 8th Wireless and satelite systems international conference 2016 (WiSATS 2016), 19-20 September 2016, Cardiff, UK. Lecture notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 186. Cham: Springer [online], pages 108-115. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53850-1_12

Two effective partial discharge (PD) measurement techniques are used; a galvanic contact measurement technique similar to the IEC 60270 standard measurement and free-space radiometric (FSR) measurement. Several types of PD sources are specially const... Read More about Assessment of effective radiated power of the partial discharge emulator source..

Genome sequence of human rhinovirus A22, strain Lancaster/2015. (2017)
Journal Article
ATKINSON, K.V., BISHOP, L.A., RHODES, G., SALEZ, N., MCEWAN, N.R., HEGARTY, M.J., ROBEY, J., HARDING, N., WETHERELL, S., LAUDER, R.M., PICKUP, R.W., WILKINSON, M. and GATHERER, D. 2017. Genome sequence of human rhinovirus A22, strain Lancaster/2015. Genome announcements [online], 5(12), article number 01713-16. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01713-16

The genome of human rhinovirus A22 (HRV-A22) was assembled by deep sequencing RNA samples from nasopharyngeal swabs. The assembled genome is 8.7% divergent from the HRV-A22 reference strain over its full length, and it is only the second full-length... Read More about Genome sequence of human rhinovirus A22, strain Lancaster/2015..

It wasn't me, it was my 'festival me': the effect of event stimuli on attendee identity formation. (2017)
Journal Article
DAVIS, A. 2017. It wasn't me, it was my 'festival me': the effect of event stimuli on attendee identity formation. Tourism management [online], 61, pages 484-500. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2017.03.007

Consumption of tourism activities plays a symbolic role in the formation of individual and group identity. However, research into specific tourism contexts is unequal, with live music and festival events often overlooked. This research helps rectify... Read More about It wasn't me, it was my 'festival me': the effect of event stimuli on attendee identity formation..

Acoustic emission method for defect detection and identification in carbon steel welded joints. (2017)
Journal Article
DROUBI, M.G., FAISAL, N.H., ORR, F., STEEL, J.A. and EL-SHAIB, M. 2017. Acoustic emission method for defect detection and identification in carbon steel welded joints. Journal of constructional steel research [online], 134, pages 28-37. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2017.03.012

Detecting welding defects in industrial equipment (welded joints and built-up structures) is a key aspect in evaluating the probability of failure in different situations. Acoustic emission (AE) is an effective non-destructive detecting technique, an... Read More about Acoustic emission method for defect detection and identification in carbon steel welded joints..

A JAFROC study of nodule detection performance in CT images of a thorax acquired during PET/CT. (2017)
Journal Article
THOMPSON, J.D., WAREING, A., SZCZEPURA, K.R., VINJAMUN, S. and HOGG, P. 2017. A JAFROC study of nodule detection performance in CT images of a thorax acquired during PET/CT. Radiography [online], 23(3), pages 191-196. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2017.03.001

Purpose - Two types of CT images (modalities) are acquired in PET/CT: for attenuation correction (AC) and diagnosis. The purpose of the study was to compare nodule detection and localization performance between these two modalities. Methods - CT imag... Read More about A JAFROC study of nodule detection performance in CT images of a thorax acquired during PET/CT..

Post-cracking tensile behaviour of steel-fibre-reinforced roller-compacted-concrete for FE modelling and design purposes. (2017)
Journal Article
JAFARIFAR, N., PILAKOUTAS, K., ANGELAKOPOULOS, H. and BENNETT, T. 2017. Post-cracking tensile behaviour of steel-fibre-reinforced roller-compacted-concrete for FE modelling and design purposes. Materiales de construcción [online], 67(326), article ID e122. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2017.06716

Fracture of steel-fibre-reinforced-concrete occurs mostly in the form of a smeared crack band undergoing progressive microcracking. For FE modelling and design purposes, this crack band could be characterised by a stress-strain (σ-ϵ) relationship. Fo... Read More about Post-cracking tensile behaviour of steel-fibre-reinforced roller-compacted-concrete for FE modelling and design purposes..

The liminal self in people with multiple sclerosis: an interpretative phenomenological exploration of being diagnosed. (2017)
Journal Article
STRICKLAND, K., WORTH, A. and KENNEDY, C. 2017. The liminal self in people with multiple sclerosis: an interpretative phenomenological exploration of being diagnosed. Journal of clinical nursing [online], 26(11/12), pages 1714-1724. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13593

Aims and objectives: To explore the lived experience of the meaning of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis on the individual's sense of self. Background: The time leading up to and immediately following the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis has bee... Read More about The liminal self in people with multiple sclerosis: an interpretative phenomenological exploration of being diagnosed..

Core-double shell hybrid nanocomposites as multi-functional advanced materials. (2017)
Journal Article
KHOBRAGADE, P.S., HANSORA, D.P., NAIK, J.B., NJUGUNA, J. and MISHRA, S. 2017. Core-double shell hybrid nanocomposites as multi-functional advanced materials. Polymer bulletin [online], 74(11), pages 4681-4700. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-017-1983-5

In this research work, we report circular type silane-modified CaCO3 (as core) nanoparticles (NP) encapsulated with polystyrene (PS) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) (as double shell layers). These core-double shell [CaCO3-PS/PMMA] hybrid nanostruc... Read More about Core-double shell hybrid nanocomposites as multi-functional advanced materials..

Tungsten-molybdenum oxide nanowires/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite with enhanced and durable performance for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. (2017)
Journal Article
IMRAN, M., YOUSAF, A.B., ZAIDI, S.J. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2017. Tungsten-molybdenum oxide nanowires/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite with enhanced and durable performance for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. International journal of hydrogen energy [online], 42(12), pages 8130-8138. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.02.152

Hydrogen has attracted huge interest globally as a durable, environmentally safe and renewable fuel. Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is one of the most promising methods for large scale hydrogen production, but the high cost of Pt-... Read More about Tungsten-molybdenum oxide nanowires/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite with enhanced and durable performance for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction..

Effects of temperature and salinity on the production of cell biomass, chlorophyll-a and intra- and extracellular nodularins (NOD) and nodulopeptin 901 produced by Nodularia spumigena KAC 66. (2017)
Journal Article
HAMEED, S., LAWTON, L.A., EDWARDS, C., KHAN, A., FAROOQ, U. and KHAN, F.A. 2017. Effects of temperature and salinity on the production of cell biomass, chlorophyll-a and intra- and extracellular nodularins (NOD) and nodulopeptin 901 produced by Nodularia spumigena KAC 66. Journal of applied phycology [online], 29(4), pages 1801-1810. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-017-1115-5

Nodularia spumigena is one of the dominant toxic cyanobacteria which produce blooms in the Baltic Sea, a brackish water body, particularly in late summer. Nodularia spp. are known to produce hepatotoxic nodularins (NODs) and other bioactive peptides... Read More about Effects of temperature and salinity on the production of cell biomass, chlorophyll-a and intra- and extracellular nodularins (NOD) and nodulopeptin 901 produced by Nodularia spumigena KAC 66..

The real dependent variable problem: the limitations qualitative analysis in comparative policy studies. (2017)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. 2017. The real dependent variable problem: the limitations qualitative analysis in comparative policy studies. Social policy and administration [online], 52(1), pages 216-228. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12308

Comparative public policy relies heavily on processing quantitative data, typically done by looking for the relationship between variables or by grouping empirical data into categories. In methodological terms, comparative data commonly deal with nat... Read More about The real dependent variable problem: the limitations qualitative analysis in comparative policy studies..

The appy for a happy pappy: expectant fatherhood and pregnancy apps. (2017)
Journal Article
THOMAS, G.M., LUPTON, D. and PEDERSEN, S. 2018. The appy for a happy pappy: expectant fatherhood and pregnancy apps. Journal of gender studies [online], 27(7), pages 759-770. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2017.1301813

Many mobile software applications ('apps') related to pregnancy have been developed for the global market, yet little research has explored how expectant or new fathers are represented in such technologies. Drawing on a critical discourse analysis of... Read More about The appy for a happy pappy: expectant fatherhood and pregnancy apps..

Predictors of growth kinetics and outcomes in small renal masses (SRM < 4 cm in size): Tayside active surveillance cohort (TASC) study. (2017)
Journal Article
PATERSON, C., YEW-FUNG, C., SWEENEY, C., SZEWCZYK-BIEDA, M., LANG, S. and NABI, G. 2017. Predictors of growth kinetics and outcomes in small renal masses (SRM < 4 cm in size): Tayside active surveillance cohort (TASC) study. European journal of surgical oncology [online], 43(8), pages 1589-1597. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2017.03.006

This study aimed to determine the outcomes of small renal masses ( < 4 cm) on active surveillance and to explore factors that can influence their growth. Infomation about 226 patients between January 2007 and December 2014 was analysed using a cross-... Read More about Predictors of growth kinetics and outcomes in small renal masses (SRM < 4 cm in size): Tayside active surveillance cohort (TASC) study..

The European Union and other international institutions. (2017)
Book
MORRISON, J. 2017. The European Union and other international institutions. In Morrison, J. (ed.) Essential public affairs for journalists. Fifth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press [online]. Available from: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/essential-public-affairs-for-journalists-9780198785514?q=essential%20public%20affairs%20for%20journalists&lang=en&cc=gb

Essential Public Affairs for Journalists is the definitive handbook for journalism students and practising journalists. It guides readers through the constitutional framework and the governing institutions of the United Kingdom before considering the... Read More about The European Union and other international institutions..

Interbreed variation in craniometrical parameters in sheep. (2017)
Journal Article
OWEN, M.H., DAVIES, R., BEARD, C.E., OLVERA RAMIREZ, A.M. and MCEWAN, N.R. 2017. Interbreed variation in craniometrical parameters in sheep. Large animal review [online], 23(5), pages 177-182. https://cms.sivarnet.it/it/lar

This work is the first investigation to compare craniometrical parameters between different breeds of sheep. Nine breeds or cross-breeds of sheep were studied, with all measurements being carried out on live animals at times of routine animal husband... Read More about Interbreed variation in craniometrical parameters in sheep..

Esterification of lactic acid and ethanol using heterogenous catalysts for the production of a bio-based chemical. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
EDIDIONG, O., HABIBA, S. and GOBINA, E. 2017. Esterification of lactic acid and ethanol using heterogenous catalysts for the production of a bio-based chemical. In Ao, S.I., Gelman, L., Hukins, D.W.L., Hunter, A. and Korsunsky, A.M. (eds.) Proceedings of the 2017 International multiconference of engineers and computer scientists (IMECS 2017), 15-17 March 2017, Hong Kong, China. Lecture notes in engineering and computer science, 2228. Hong Kong: Newswood Ltd [online], pages 811-817. Available from: http://www.iaeng.org/publication/IMECS2017/IMECS2017_pp811-817.pdf

In this work, the batch process esterification reaction was carried out at 80 oC using different types of heterogeneous catalysts. The heterogeneous resin catalysts used for the analysis were amberlyst 15, amberlyst 36, amberlyst 16 and dowex 50W8x.... Read More about Esterification of lactic acid and ethanol using heterogenous catalysts for the production of a bio-based chemical..

Antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections: a mixed-methods study of patient experiences of non-medical prescriber management. (2017)
Journal Article
COURTENAY, M., ROWBOTHAM, S., LIM, R., DESLANDES, R., HODSON, K., MACLURE, K., PETERS, S. and STEWART, D. 2017. Antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections: a mixed-methods study of patient experiences of non-medical prescriber management. BMJ open [online], 7(3), e013515. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013515

Objective: To (1) explore patients' expectations and experiences of nurse and pharmacist non-medical prescriber-led management of respiratory tract infections (RTIs), (2) examine whether patient expectations for antibiotics affect the likelihood of r... Read More about Antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections: a mixed-methods study of patient experiences of non-medical prescriber management..

Entrepreneursheep and context: when entrepreneurship is greater than entrepreneurs. (2017)
Journal Article
GADDEFORS, J. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2017. Entrepreneursheep and context: when entrepreneurship is greater than entrepreneurs. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], 23(2), pages 267-278. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-01-2016-0040

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explain how context shapes what becomes entrepreneurial. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is part of a longitudinal study over ten years, an ethnographic work including interviews, participating in meeti... Read More about Entrepreneursheep and context: when entrepreneurship is greater than entrepreneurs..