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Foot health needs in people with systemic sclerosis: An audit of foot health care provision (2011)
Journal Article
Alcacer-Pitarch, B., Siddle, H., Buch, M., Emery, P., Hashmi, F., & Redmond, A. (2011). Foot health needs in people with systemic sclerosis: An audit of foot health care provision. Clinical Rheumatology, 30(12), 1611-1615. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-011-1784-4

The vascular and cutaneous alterations evident in systemic sclerosis/scleroderma (SSc) place the foot at risk of ulceration. The UK Podiatry Rheumatic Care Association (PRCA)/Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance standards of care recommend that all... Read More about Foot health needs in people with systemic sclerosis: An audit of foot health care provision.

Multiobjective optimization for force and moment balance of a four-bar linkage using evolutionary algorithms (2011)
Journal Article
Farmani, M., Jaamialahmadi, A., & Babaie, M. (2011). Multiobjective optimization for force and moment balance of a four-bar linkage using evolutionary algorithms. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 25, 2971-2977. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-011-0924-8

In this study, force and moment balance of a planar four-bar linkage is implemented using evolutionary algorithms. In the current problem, the concepts of inertia counterweights and physical pendulum are utilized to complete balance of all mass effec... Read More about Multiobjective optimization for force and moment balance of a four-bar linkage using evolutionary algorithms.

Development of the United Kingdom Evaluation of Daily Activities Questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis using Rasch Analysis (2011)
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Hammond, A., Tennant, A., Tyson, S., Nordenskiold, U., & Gill, R. (2011). Development of the United Kingdom Evaluation of Daily Activities Questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis using Rasch Analysis. Arthritis Care and Research, 63,

Background/Purpose: The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is a patient reported measure of activity/activity limitations in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (Nordenskiold et al 1996). The UK version includes 138 items in 14 activity of dai... Read More about Development of the United Kingdom Evaluation of Daily Activities Questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis using Rasch Analysis.

Modeling of permeability and compaction characteristics of soils using evolutionary polynomial regression (2011)
Journal Article
Ahangar-Asr, A., Faramarzi, A., Mottaghifard, N., & Javadi, A. (2011). Modeling of permeability and compaction characteristics of soils using evolutionary polynomial regression. Computers and Geosciences, 37(11), 1860-1869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2011.04.015

This paper presents a new approach, based on evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR), for prediction of permeability (K), maximum dry density (MDD), and optimum moisture content (OMC) as functions of some physical properties of soil. EPR is a data-d... Read More about Modeling of permeability and compaction characteristics of soils using evolutionary polynomial regression.

Designing laboratory marmoset housing: What can we learn from urban marmosets? (2011)
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Duarte, M., Goulart, V., & Young, R. (2012). Designing laboratory marmoset housing: What can we learn from urban marmosets?. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 137(3-4), 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2011.11.013

How to house animals in captivity, so as to maximise their level of well-being, is one of the greatest practical challenges facing animal welfare scientists. Laboratory animal housing can, necessarily, be very restrictive in terms of the facilities b... Read More about Designing laboratory marmoset housing: What can we learn from urban marmosets?.

Re: Should women be able to request a caesarean section? Yes : patient choice and participation in decision making is not always that straightforward (2011)
Journal Article
Haworth, R. (2011). Re: Should women be able to request a caesarean section? Yes :
patient choice and participation in decision making is not always that straightforward. BMJ, 343,

Patient choice and participation in decision making is not always that straightforward. Rita Haworth Senior Lecturer Social Policy The University of Salford E mail r.haworth@salford.ac.uk Patient choice and participation in health care decis... Read More about Re: Should women be able to request a caesarean section? Yes : patient choice and participation in decision making is not always that straightforward.

Factors that influence public engagement with eHealth: a literature review (2011)
Journal Article
Hardiker, N., & Grant, M. (2011). Factors that influence public engagement with eHealth: a literature review. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 80(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.10.017

Purpose: Public engagement with eHealth is generally viewed as beneficial. However, despite the potential benefits, public engagement with eHealth services remains variable. This article explores reasons for this variability through a review of publi... Read More about Factors that influence public engagement with eHealth: a literature review.

Forecasting-based SKU classification (2011)
Journal Article
Heinecke, G., Syntetos, A., & Wang, W. (2011). Forecasting-based SKU classification. International Journal of Production Economics, 143(2), 455-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.11.020

Different spare parts are associated with different underlying demand patterns, which in turn require different forecasting methods. Consequently, there is a need to categorise stock keeping units (SKUs) and apply the most appropriate methods in each... Read More about Forecasting-based SKU classification.

Re-ordering the landscape : landed elites and the new urban aristocracy in Manchester (2011)
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O'Reilly, C. (2011). Re-ordering the landscape : landed elites and the new urban aristocracy in Manchester. Urban History Review, 40(1), 30-40

This paper examines the relationship between the landed aristocracy in the vicinity of Manchester and the ‘urban aristocracy’ of the municipal authority and their role in the development of municipal parks in the city in the late nineteenth and early... Read More about Re-ordering the landscape : landed elites and the new urban aristocracy in Manchester.

Similarity between brain activity at encoding and retrieval predicts successful realization of delayed intentions (2011)
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Gilbert, S., Armbruster, D., & Panagiotidi, M. (2012). Similarity between brain activity at encoding and retrieval predicts successful realization of delayed intentions. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 24(1), 93-105. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_00094

Remembering delayed intentions can be highly demanding. Accuracy in laboratory paradigms assessing prospective memory (PM) is typically well below ceiling, and failure to remember intended behaviors after a delay is a common occurrence in everyday li... Read More about Similarity between brain activity at encoding and retrieval predicts successful realization of delayed intentions.

Construction industry offsite production : a virtual reality interactive training environment prototype (2011)
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Goulding, J., Nadim, W., Petridis, P., & Alshawi, M. (2012). Construction industry offsite production : a virtual reality interactive training environment prototype. Advanced engineering informatics, 26(1), 103-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2011.09.004

The ‘traditional’ construction industry has constantly been challenged to improve its inherent problematic practices. Offsite production (OSP), under the umbrella of modern methods of construction (MMC), has been acknowledged as a means to help impro... Read More about Construction industry offsite production : a virtual reality interactive training environment prototype.

Living with helicopter noise : evaluating sound insulation techniques for domestic dwellings using real helicopters (2011)
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Kerry, G., Waddington, D., & Lomax1, C. (2013). Living with helicopter noise : evaluating sound insulation techniques for domestic dwellings using real helicopters. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 34(2), 223-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624411427376

Specific remedial works designed to improve sound installation and reduce the noise level produced by helicopters inside dwellings are described. The theoretical problems and practical solutions to installing high performance acoustic insulation to a... Read More about Living with helicopter noise : evaluating sound insulation techniques for domestic dwellings using real helicopters.

Ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty surrounding the hazards of hydrogen and public views of emergent risks (2011)
Journal Article
Flynn, R., Ricci, M., & Bellaby, P. (2011). Ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty surrounding the hazards of hydrogen and public views of emergent risks. Journal of Risk Research, 15(4), 373-387. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2011.634517

New technologies and emergent risks pose special problems for risk governance and regulation. This paper outlines some of the uncertainties about the hazards of hydrogen energy and examines qualitative evidence from recent deliberative Citizens’ P... Read More about Ambiguity, complexity and uncertainty surrounding the hazards of hydrogen and public views of emergent risks.

Deep tissue bio-imaging using two-photon excited CdTe fluorescent quantum dots working within the biological window (2011)
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Martinez Maestro, L., Ramirez-Hernandez, J., Bodgan, N., Capobianco, J., Vetrone, F., Garcia Sole, J., & Jaque, D. (2012). Deep tissue bio-imaging using two-photon excited CdTe fluorescent quantum dots working within the biological window. Nanoscale, 4(1), 298-302. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1nr11285f

A new approach to deep tissue imaging is presented based on 8 nm CdTe semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The characteristic 800 nm emission was found to be efficiently excited via two-photon absorption of 900 nm photons. The fact that both excitation... Read More about Deep tissue bio-imaging using two-photon excited CdTe fluorescent quantum dots working within the biological window.

Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women in China. (2011)
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XJ, G., ZJ, Z., ZH, H., T, W., TB, Y., XG, C., …ZR, L. (2012). Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women in China. Parasitology, 139(2), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182011001880

Toxoplasmosis, caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, is one of the most common parasitic infections in humans. Primary infection in pregnant women can be transmitted to the fetus leading to miscarriage or congenital toxoplasmosis. Caref... Read More about Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women in China..

Cost-effective ways of delivering enquiry services : a rapid review (2011)
Journal Article
Sutton, A., & Grant, M. (2011). Cost-effective ways of delivering enquiry services : a rapid review. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 28(4), 249-255. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2011.00965.x

Background:  In the recent times of recession and budget cuts, it is more important than ever for library and information services to deliver cost-effective services. Objectives:  This rapid review aims to examine the evidence for the most cost-effe... Read More about Cost-effective ways of delivering enquiry services : a rapid review.

Writing academic papers : lost in translation? (2011)
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Grant, M. (2011). Writing academic papers : lost in translation?. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 28(4), 247-248. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2011.00966.x

The process of writing for publication is a challenging one. It moves us from the spoken and written word into a realm that requires us to provide supporting evidence to develop an argument in a logical and progressive way. In English language journa... Read More about Writing academic papers : lost in translation?.

Spare parts demand : linking forecasting to equipment maintenance (2011)
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Wang, W., & Syntetos, A. (2011). Spare parts demand : linking forecasting to equipment maintenance. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 47(6), 1194-1209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2011.04.008

Demand for spare parts is typically intermittent and forecasting the relevant requirements constitutes a very challenging exercise. Why is the demand for spare parts intermittent and how can we use models developed in maintenance research to forecast... Read More about Spare parts demand : linking forecasting to equipment maintenance.