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The impact of social influence and third party endorsement on online shopping in Saudi Arabia (2015)
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endorsement on online shopping in Saudi Arabia. Journal of internet and e-business studies, 2015, 146746. https://doi.org/10.5171/2015.146746

It is well documented that social influence and third party endorsements play a significant role in developing trust in E-Commerce. Previous studies have shown that it is relatively true in many countries and across cultures. However, very few studie... Read More about The impact of social influence and third party endorsement on online shopping in Saudi Arabia.

The thrill of the chase: uncovering illegal sport hunting in Brazil through YouTube™ posts (2015)
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Rocha El Bizri, H., Morcatty, T., Lima, J., & Valsecchi, J. (2015). The thrill of the chase: uncovering illegal sport hunting in Brazil through YouTube™ posts. Ecology and Society, 20(3), https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-07882-200330

The impacts of unregulated sport hunting can severely affect populations of target game species. Because hunting in Brazil is limited by law, obtaining data on illegal sport hunting in this country is challenging. We used an unusual online resource,... Read More about The thrill of the chase: uncovering illegal sport hunting in Brazil through YouTube™ posts.

A UK practitioner view of domestic energy performance measurement (2015)
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Swan, W., Fitton, R., & Brown, P. (2015). A UK practitioner view of domestic energy performance measurement. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 168(3), 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1680/ensu.14.00056

There is a growing body of evidence concerning the energy efficiency performance of domestic buildings in the UK, driven by policy-based agenda, such as the need for zero carbon dioxide homes by 2016 for new build homes, and Green Deal and energy com... Read More about A UK practitioner view of domestic energy performance measurement.

Cargovibes : human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic (2015)
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Waddington, D., Woodcock, J., Smith, M., Janssen, S., & Waye, K. (2015). Cargovibes : human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic. International Journal of Rail Transportation, 3(4), 233-248. https://doi.org/10.1080/23248378.2015.1076623

The aim of this paper is to present an overview of the research concerning human response to vibration conducted in the EU FP7 CargoVibes project. The European Union funded project CargoVibes involved ten partners from eight nations and ran from Apri... Read More about Cargovibes : human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic.

Role of organizational culture in partnering : the experience of consultant firms in the Malaysian construction industry (2015)
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Akmar Abdul Nifaa, F., Ahmed, V., & Abdul Rahima, S. (2015). Role of organizational culture in partnering : the experience of consultant firms in the Malaysian construction industry. Jurnal Teknologi, 77(5), 29-34. https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v77.6110

As a new integrated procurement approach, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) has been introduced as an alternative towards improving sustainability and integrated construction performance. Currently, however, most of the project procurement or method... Read More about Role of organizational culture in partnering : the experience of consultant firms in the Malaysian construction industry.

Antibacterial efficacy of a cetylpyridinium chloride-based mouthrinse against Fusobacterium nucleatum and in vitro plaques (2015)
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Latimer, J., Munday, J., Buzza, K., Sreenivasan, P., & McBain, A. (2015). Antibacterial efficacy of a cetylpyridinium chloride-based mouthrinse against Fusobacterium nucleatum and in vitro plaques. American journal of dentistry, 28 Spe, 9A-13A

PURPOSE To assess the antimicrobial effects of a fluoride-free and alcohol-free mouthrinse containing 0.075% CPC (test rinse, TR) compared with an otherwise-identical CPC-free control rinse (CR). METHODS Activity against laboratory cultures... Read More about Antibacterial efficacy of a cetylpyridinium chloride-based mouthrinse against Fusobacterium nucleatum and in vitro plaques.

Tungsten- and cobalt-dominated heavy metal contamination of mangrove sediments in Shenzhen, China (2015)
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Xu, S., Lin, C., Qiu, P., Song, Y., Yang, W., Xu, G., …Niu, A. (2015). Tungsten- and cobalt-dominated heavy metal contamination of mangrove sediments in Shenzhen, China. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 100(1), 562-566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.08.031

A baseline investigation into heavy metal status in the mangrove sediments was conducted in Shenzhen, China where rapid urban development has caused severe environmental contamination. It is found that heavy metal contamination in this mangrove wetla... Read More about Tungsten- and cobalt-dominated heavy metal contamination of mangrove sediments in Shenzhen, China.

Reducing car-use for leisure : can organised walking groups switch from car travel to bus and train walks? (2015)
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Davies, N., & Weston, R. (2015). Reducing car-use for leisure : can organised walking groups switch from car travel to bus and train walks?. Journal of Transport Geography, 48, 23-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.08.009

This paper deals with the significant leisure travel sector, focusing on the attitudes of organised walking groups towards public transport use. A series of interviews with walking group leaders explored the design of organised walks, and factors af... Read More about Reducing car-use for leisure : can organised walking groups switch from car travel to bus and train walks?.

A simple procedure for directly obtaining haplotype sequences of diploid genomes (2015)
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Noyes, H., Daly, D., Goodhead, I., Kay, S., Kemp, S., Kenny, J., …Hall, N. (2015). A simple procedure for directly obtaining haplotype sequences of diploid genomes. BMC Genomics, 16(1), 642. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1818-4

Background Almost all genome sequencing projects neglect the fact that diploid organisms contain two genome copies and consequently what is published is a composite of the two. This means that the relationship between alternate alleles at two or... Read More about A simple procedure for directly obtaining haplotype sequences of diploid genomes.

An analytical design approach for self-powered active lateral secondary suspensions for railway vehicles (2015)
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Wang, P., Li, H., Zhang, J., & Mei, T. (2015). An analytical design approach for self-powered active lateral secondary suspensions for railway vehicles. Vehicle System Dynamics, 53(10), 1439-1454. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2015.1050964

In this paper, an analytical design approach for the development of self-powered active suspensions is investigated and is applied to optimise the control system design for an active lateral secondary suspension for railway vehicles. The conditions f... Read More about An analytical design approach for self-powered active lateral secondary suspensions for railway vehicles.

Dissecting tumor metabolic heterogeneity : Telomerase and large cell size metabolically define a sub-population of stem-like, mitochondrial-rich, cancer cells (2015)
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Lamb, R., Ozsvari, B., Bonuccelli, G., Smith, D., Pestell, R., Martinez-Outschoorn, U., …Lisanti, M. (2015). Dissecting tumor metabolic heterogeneity : Telomerase and large cell size metabolically define a sub-population of stem-like, mitochondrial-rich, cancer cells. Oncotarget, 6(26), 21892-21905. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.5260

Tumor cell metabolic heterogeneity is thought to contribute to tumor recurrence, distant metastasis and chemo-resistance in cancer patients, driving poor clinical outcome. To better understand tumor metabolic heterogeneity, here we used the MCF7 brea... Read More about Dissecting tumor metabolic heterogeneity : Telomerase and large cell size metabolically define a sub-population of stem-like, mitochondrial-rich, cancer cells.

The impact of noise from open-cast mining on Atlantic forest biophony (2015)
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Duarte, M., Sousa-Lima, R., Young, R., Farina, A., Vasconcelos, M., Rodrigues, M., & Pieretti, N. (2015). The impact of noise from open-cast mining on Atlantic forest biophony. Biological Conservation, 191, 623-631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.08.006

The sound produced by human-made machinery (technophony) is known to exert negative effects on animal communication and well-being. Mining is an important economic activity in Brazil, which is often conducted close to forested areas and produces a... Read More about The impact of noise from open-cast mining on Atlantic forest biophony.

Doxycycline and therapeutic targeting of the DNA damage response in cancer cells : old drug, new purpose (2015)
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Peiris-Pagès, M., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2015). Doxycycline and therapeutic targeting of the DNA damage response in cancer cells : old drug, new purpose. Oncoscience, 2(8), 696-699. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncoscience.215

There is a small proportion of cells within a tumour with self-renewing properties, which is resistant to conventional therapy, and is responsible for tumour initiation, maintenance and metastasis. These cells are known as cancer stem cells (CSCs) or... Read More about Doxycycline and therapeutic targeting of the DNA damage response in cancer cells : old drug, new purpose.

Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity of mouthrinses containing cetylpyridinium chloride and sodium fluoride (2015)
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Latimer, J., Munday, J., Buzza, K., Forbes, S., Sreenivasan, P., & McBain, A. (2015). Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity of mouthrinses containing cetylpyridinium chloride and sodium fluoride. BMC Microbiology, 15(169), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-015-0501-x

Background Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and sodium fluoride augment oral hygiene by inactivating bacteria and inhibiting enamel demineralisation, respectively. However, there are few reports in the literature documenting the antibacterial effic... Read More about Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity of mouthrinses containing cetylpyridinium chloride and sodium fluoride.

Rodentolepis straminea in an urban population of Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK (2015)
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Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK. Journal of Helminthology, 90(4), 476-482. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000632

The presence of the cyclophyllidean cestode Rodentolepis straminea (Cestoda, Hymenolepididae), was confirmed by molecular DNA analysis from a wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) population inhabiting urban woodland in Salford, Greater Manchester (UK)... Read More about Rodentolepis straminea in an urban population of Apodemus sylvaticus in the UK.

Assessing growth scenarios for their landscape ecological security impact, using the SLEUTH urban growth model (2015)
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Yin, H., Kong, F., Hu, Y., James, P., Xu, F., & Yu, L. (2016). Assessing growth scenarios for their landscape ecological security impact, using the SLEUTH urban growth model. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 142(2), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29UP.1943-5444.0000297

Rapid urban population growth and the associated expansion of urban areas in China (as elsewhere) present significant environmental challenges, and threaten urban and regional ecological security. Modeling land use changes is one way to aid the manag... Read More about Assessing growth scenarios for their landscape ecological security impact, using the SLEUTH urban growth model.

ApiAP2 factors as candidate regulators of stochastic commitment to merozoite production in Theileria annulata (2015)
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Pieszko, M., Weir, W., Goodhead, I., Kinnaird, J., & Shiels, B. (2015). ApiAP2 factors as candidate regulators of stochastic commitment to merozoite production in Theileria annulata. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9(8), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003933

The ability of vector-borne Apicomplexan parasites (Babesia, Plasmodium and Theileria) to change from one life-cycle stage to the next is critical for establishment of infection and transmission to new hosts. Stage differentiation steps of both Plasm... Read More about ApiAP2 factors as candidate regulators of stochastic commitment to merozoite production in Theileria annulata.

APCVD of dual layer transparent conductive oxides for photovoltaic applications (2015)
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Yates, H., Gaskell, J., Thomson, M., Sheel, D., Delaup, B., & Morales-Masis, M. (2015). APCVD of dual layer transparent conductive oxides for photovoltaic applications. Thin Solid Films, 590, 260-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.08.014

We report the atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition (APCVD) of a dual layer transparent conductive oxide (TCO). This combines a fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) base layer with a fluorine doped zinc oxide (FZO) top layer, where we seek to uti... Read More about APCVD of dual layer transparent conductive oxides for photovoltaic applications.