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Multi-objective optimal design of obstacle-avoiding two-dimensional Steiner trees with application to ascent assembly engineering. (2018)
Journal Article
ZAVOIANU, A.-C., SAMINGER-PLATZ, S., ENTNER, D., PRANTE, T., HELLWIG, M., SCHWARZ, M. and FINK, K. 2018. Multi-objective optimal design of obstacle-avoiding two-dimensional Steiner trees with application to ascent assembly engineering. Journal of mechanical design [online], 140(6), article number 061401. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039009

We present an effective optimization strategy that is capable of discovering high-quality cost-optimal solution for two-dimensional (2D) path network layouts (i.e., groups of obstacle-avoiding Euclidean Steiner trees) that, among other applications,... Read More about Multi-objective optimal design of obstacle-avoiding two-dimensional Steiner trees with application to ascent assembly engineering..

Coronary vessel supersensitivity to noradrenaline in the presence of chronic sympathetic denervation. (2018)
Journal Article
DRAKE-HOLLAND, A.J. and NOBLE, M.I.M. 2018. Coronary vessel supersensitivity to noradrenaline in the presence of chronic sympathetic denervation. Journal of cardiac disorders and therapy [online], 1(1), article number 103. Available from: http://fulltext.scholarena.co/Coronary-Vessel-Supersensitivity-to-Noradrenaline-in-the-Presence-of-Chronic-Sympathetic-Denervation.php

It is well known that there is usually super-sensitivity to the normal neurotransmitter in chronically denervated organs. The present consensus of opinion is that there is no super-sensitivity of response of myocardial arteriolar resistance vessels t... Read More about Coronary vessel supersensitivity to noradrenaline in the presence of chronic sympathetic denervation..

Implementation of electronic patient clinical records in ambulances in the UK: a national survey. (2018)
Presentation / Conference
WILLIAMS, V., LAFLAMME-WILLIAMS, Y., MCNEE, K., MORGAN, H., MORRISON, Z., POTTS, H.W.W., SHAW, D., SIRIWARDENA, N., SNOOK, H., SPAIGHT, R. and PORTER, A. 2018. Implementation of electronic patient clinical records in ambulances in the UK: a national survey. Presented at the 2018 999 EMS research forum, 26-27 March 2018, Stirling, UK.

Background: The roll-out of electronic Patient Clinical Records (ePCR) across UK ambulance services has been an important aspect of modernisation. Electronic Records in Ambulances (ERA) is a two-year study which aims to describe the opportunities and... Read More about Implementation of electronic patient clinical records in ambulances in the UK: a national survey..

Parasitized natural killer cells do not facilitate the spread of toxoplasma gondii to the brain. (2018)
Journal Article
PETIT-JENTREAU, L., GLOVER, C. and COOMBES, J.L. 2018. Parasitized natural killer cells do not facilitate the spread of toxoplasma gondiito the brain. Parasite immunology [online], 40(4), article e12522. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/pim.12522

Toxoplasmagondii is a protozoan parasite capable of invading immune cells and co-opting their migratory pathways to disseminate through the host. Natural Killer (NK) cells can be directly invaded by the parasite and this invasion alters NK cell migra... Read More about Parasitized natural killer cells do not facilitate the spread of toxoplasma gondii to the brain..

Extradition in the sheriff court. (2018)
Journal Article
ARNELL, P. 2018. Extradition in the sheriff court. Scots law times [online], 2018(10), pages 33-35. Available from: https://login.westlaw.co.uk/

Examines recent developments in respect of extradition practice, focusing on the Sheriff Court decisions in: Lord Advocate v SN, involving a person suffering from dementia; Lord Advocate v Shapovalov, involving the applicability of statements of unco... Read More about Extradition in the sheriff court..

Urgent enquiry: what do artists do? (2018)
Presentation / Conference
FREMANTLE, C. 2018. Urgent enquiry: what do artists do? Presented at a seminar of 'An Urgent Enquiry' (residency commissioning programme), 22 March 2018, Wexford, Ireland.

Presentation given at the invitation of a group of Public Art Officers, as an "Urgent Enquiry" seminar held on the 22nd March 2018 in Wexford (Ireland). The presentation provides examples of artists' practices, current and historical, and relates tho... Read More about Urgent enquiry: what do artists do?.

Time and temporality in transitional and post-conflict societies. (2018)
Book
MUELLER-HIRTH, N. and RIOS OYOLA, S. (eds.) 2018. Time and temporality in transitional and post-conflict societies. Routledge advances in sociology, 244. Abingdon: Routledge [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315208930

Time and Temporality in Transitional and Post-Conflict Societies examines how time is experienced, constructed and used in transitional and post-conflict societies. This collection critically questions linear, transitional justice time and highlights... Read More about Time and temporality in transitional and post-conflict societies..

Beliefs and expectations of rural hospital practitioners towards a developing trauma system: a qualitative case study. (2018)
Journal Article
ADAMS, R.D.F., COLE, E., BRUNDAGE, S.I., MORRISON, Z. and JANSEN, J.O. 2018. Beliefs and expectations of rural hospital practitioners towards a developing trauma system: a qualitative case study. Injury [online], 49(6), pages 1070-1078. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2018.03.025

An understanding of stakeholders’ views is key to the successful development and operation of a rural trauma system. Scotland, which has large remote and rural areas, is currently implementing a national trauma system. The aim of this study was to id... Read More about Beliefs and expectations of rural hospital practitioners towards a developing trauma system: a qualitative case study..

The structures, processes and related outcomes of clinical pharmacy practice as part of the multidisciplinary care of patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review. (2018)
Presentation / Conference
AL RAIISI, F., STEWART, D., SALGADO, T., FERNANDEZ-LLIMOS, F., FAHMY, M. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2018. The structures, processes and related outcomes of clinical pharmacy practice as part of the multidisciplinary care of patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review. European journal of hospital pharmacy [online], 25(Supplement 1): proceedings of the 23rd European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) congress 2018: hospital pharmacists: show us what you can do!, 21-23 March 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden, article number 4CPS-192. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2018-eahpconf.282

The aim of this systematic review was to critically appraise, synthesize and present the available evidence for the structures, processes and related outcomes of clinical pharmacy practice in caring from patients with chronic kidney disease. The key... Read More about The structures, processes and related outcomes of clinical pharmacy practice as part of the multidisciplinary care of patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review..

Association of opioid prescribing practices with chronic pain and benzodiazepine co-prescription: a primary care data linkage study. (2018)
Journal Article
TORRANCE, N., MANSOOR, R., WANG, H., GILBERT, S., MACFARLANE, G.J., SERPELL, M., BALDACCHINO, A., HALES, T.G., DONNAN, P., WYPER, G., SMITH, B.H. and COLVIN, L. 2018. Association of opioid prescribing practices with chronic pain and benzodiazepine co-prescription: a primary care data linkage study. British journal of anaesthesia [online], 120(6), pages 1345-1355. Available from : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2018.02.022

Background: Opioid prescribing is increasing worldwide with associated increases in misuse and other harms. We studied variations in national opioid prescription rates, indicators of prescribing quality, co-prescribing of benzodiazepines and relation... Read More about Association of opioid prescribing practices with chronic pain and benzodiazepine co-prescription: a primary care data linkage study..

What might 'just green enough' urban development mean in the context of climate change adaptation? The case of urban greenspace planning in Taipei Metropolis, Taiwan. (2018)
Journal Article
MABON, L. and SHIH, W.-Y. 2018. What might 'just green enough' urban development mean in the context of climate change adaptation? The case of urban greenspace planning in Taipei Metropolis, Taiwan. World development [online], 107, pages 224-238. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.02.035

This paper argues that climate change adaptation through strategic greenspace planning requires scholars and planners to think differently about what equity means in an urban greenspace context. We use the heat mitigation potential of greenspace and... Read More about What might 'just green enough' urban development mean in the context of climate change adaptation? The case of urban greenspace planning in Taipei Metropolis, Taiwan..

Usefulness of hair analysis and psychological tests for identification of alcohol and drugs of abuse consumption in driving license regranting. (2018)
Journal Article
LENDOIRO, E., DE CASTRO, A., JIMENEZ-MORIGOSA, C., GOMEZ-FRAGUELA, X.A., LOPEZ-RIVADULLA, M. and CRUZ, A. 2018. Usefulness of hair analysis and psychological tests for identification of alcohol and drugs of abuse consumption in driving license regranting. Forensic science international [online], 286, pages 239-244. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.03.023

Implementation of the points-based driving license has helped to change driver behavior, and can be linked to to a reduction of traffic accidents and fatalities. In Spain, a driving licence is revoked when all points are lost, and the driver must enr... Read More about Usefulness of hair analysis and psychological tests for identification of alcohol and drugs of abuse consumption in driving license regranting..

Comparative advantage in de-globalisation: Brexit, America First and Africa's continental free trade area. (2018)
Journal Article
EZEANI, E. 2018. Comparative advantage in de-globalisation: Brexit, America First and Africa's continental free trade area. Journal of international trade law and policy [online], 17(1/2), pages 46-61. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JITLP-01-2018-0005

This paper examines the relevance of the theory of comparative advantage in the present realities of a world undergoing de-globalisation, that is, a retreat from closer integration. It presents eight arguments which analyse the theory as posited by A... Read More about Comparative advantage in de-globalisation: Brexit, America First and Africa's continental free trade area..

Bringing social and cultural considerations into environmental management for vulnerable coastal communities: responses to environmental change in Xuan Thuy National Park, Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam. (2018)
Journal Article
MABON, L., NGUYEN, S.T., NGUYEN, T.K.D., PHAM, T.T., CAO, T.T.N., LE, T.Q., DANG, T.T., NGUYEN, T.H.T., NGUYEN, T.B.N., LE, H.N., TRAN, T.T., BUI, T.C.T., TRAN, N.A., MUELLER-HIRTH, N. and YUILL, C. 2018. Bringing social and cultural considerations into environmental management for vulnerable coastal communities: responses to environmental change in Xuan Thuy National Park, Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam. Ocean and coastal management [online], 158, pages 32-44. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.03.022

This paper elaborates the importance of considering social and cultural factors within management responses to environmental change in coastal areas. The case study taken is Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam. This is a marginalise... Read More about Bringing social and cultural considerations into environmental management for vulnerable coastal communities: responses to environmental change in Xuan Thuy National Park, Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam..

A compressive survey on different image processing techniques to identify the brain tumor. (2018)
Journal Article
BHAGAVAN, K., IMAMBI, S.S. and BANO, S. 2018. A compressive survey on different image processing techniques to identify the brain tumor. International journal of engineering and technology (Science Publishing Corporation) [online], 7(2.7): proceedings of the 2018 International conference on Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber security (ICICS 2018), 22-23 March 2018, Vijayawada, India, pages 1081-1084. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.7.12232

Medical imaging technology has revolutionized health care over the past three decades, allowing doctors to detect, cure and improve patient outcomes. Medicinal imaging involves pictures - of internal organs, parts, tissues and bones - for therapeutic... Read More about A compressive survey on different image processing techniques to identify the brain tumor..

Optimizing webpage relevancy using page ranking and content based ranking. (2018)
Journal Article
BABU, J.S., KUMAR, T.R. and BANO, S. 2018. Optimizing webpage relevancy using page ranking and content based ranking. International journal of engineering and technology (Science Publishing Corporation) [online], 7(2.7): proceedings of the 2018 International conference on Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber security (ICICS 2018), 22-23 March 2018, Vijayawada, India, pages 1025-1029. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.7.12220

Systems for web information mining can be isolated into a few classifications, depending on the type of target data and the purposes of the activity: Web structure mining; Web utilization mining; and Web Content Mining. This paper proposes another We... Read More about Optimizing webpage relevancy using page ranking and content based ranking..

A nurse researcher's guide to reflexive interviewing. (2018)
Journal Article
LEAR, H., EBOH, W. and DIACK, L. 2018. A nurse researcher's guide to reflexive interviewing. Nurse researcher [online], 25(4), pages 35-42. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2018.e1550

Background: In a wider doctoral study related to unfavourable experiences of nursing students studying abroad, the researcher undertook a reflexive interview to reduce the potential for bias. Aim: To discuss a method for conducting reflexive intervie... Read More about A nurse researcher's guide to reflexive interviewing..

The world is flat: an intercultural experiential exercise in business communication. (2018)
Presentation / Conference
LUCK, S., BARBOSA, B., CRAWFORD, I. and SWARTZ, S. 2018. The world is flat: an intercultural experiential exercise in business communication. Presented at the 5th Annual interdisciplinary symposium: a teaching and research conference for free market intellectuals and academic diversity in higher education, 16 March 2018, Myrtle Beach, USA.

In 2016, the Fortune 500 earned two-thirds of the US GDP and 37% of the global GDP, with 28 trillion in revenue and 1.5 billion in profits. These companies employ 67 million people in 34 countries. To compete and be successful in these world business... Read More about The world is flat: an intercultural experiential exercise in business communication..

Integrated health and social care; exploring of the needs and experiences of service users and their families. [Protocol] (2018)
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HENDERSON, L., BAIN, H., ALLAN, E. and KENNEDY, C. 2018. Integrated health and social care; exploring of the needs and experiences of service users and their families. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], item number CRD42018085550. Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42018085550

Protocol for a review, aiming to address the following questions: 1) What are the perceptions of service users and their families in relation to their health and wellbeing needs? 2) What are the experiences of service users and their families who acc... Read More about Integrated health and social care; exploring of the needs and experiences of service users and their families. [Protocol].

Employee engagement theory and practice in UK universities. (2018)
Presentation / Conference
CRAWFORD, I. 2018. Employee engagement theory and practice in UK universities. Presented at the 2018 Robert Gordon University Research Students Association (RSA) research students showcase, 14 March 2019, Aberdeen, UK.

An examination of emerging employee engagement theory within the context of Higher Education (HE), to understand how the specific traits of the sector reinforce or negate current theoretical models and ideas. The technological facilitation and social... Read More about Employee engagement theory and practice in UK universities..