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Rollover footwear affects lower limb biomechanics during walking (2013)
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Forghany, S., Nester, C., Richards, B., Hatton, A., & Liu, A. (2014). Rollover footwear affects lower limb biomechanics during walking. Gait & Posture, 39(1), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.07.009

Aim To investigate the effect of rollover footwear on walking speed, metabolic cost of gait, lower limb kinematics, kinetics, EMG muscle activity and plantar pressure. Methods Twenty subjects (mean age-33.1 years, height-1.71 m, body mass-68.9 k... Read More about Rollover footwear affects lower limb biomechanics during walking.

A bistatic sodar for precision wind profiling in complex terrain (2013)
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Bradley, S., von Hünerbein, S., & Mikkelsen, T. (2013). A bistatic sodar for precision wind profiling in complex terrain. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 29(8), 1052-1061. https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00035.1

A new ground-based wind profiling technology—a scanned bistatic sodar—is described. The motivation for this design is to obtain a “mastlike” wind vector profile in a single atmospheric column extending from the ground to heights of more than 200 m. T... Read More about A bistatic sodar for precision wind profiling in complex terrain.

Fact or fiction : an analysis of the 10 kVp ‘rule’ in computed radiography (2013)
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radiography. Radiography, 19(3), 223-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.05.003

Purpose: To determine whether increasing the tube voltage by 10 kVp whilst reducing the tube current by 50% (10 kVp ‘rule’) produces similar perceptual image quality. Method: 391 matched pairs of anthropomorphic chest phantom X-ray images were pro... Read More about Fact or fiction : an analysis of the 10 kVp ‘rule’ in computed radiography.

The power and the pain : mammographic compression research from the service-users’ perspective (2013)
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Robinson, L., Hogg, P., & Newton-Hughes, A. (2013). The power and the pain : mammographic compression research from the service-users’ perspective. Radiography, 19(3), 190-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.04.005

Purpose: to explore the value service-users can add to our understanding of inter-practitioner compression variability in mammography. Imaging of the breast for the screening and detection of breast carcinoma is generally carried out by mammographi... Read More about The power and the pain : mammographic compression research from the service-users’ perspective.

All the world's a screen featuring the seven stages of man (2013)
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Gould, C., & Sermon, P. (2013). All the world's a screen featuring the seven stages of man. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 9(2), 231-246. https://doi.org/10.1386/padm.9.2.231_1

Charlotte Gould and Paul Sermon developed and presented this collaborative new artwork entitled All the World’s a Screen, a live interactive telecommunications performance, to link public audiences in Manchester and Barcelona. On the evening of Satur... Read More about All the world's a screen featuring the seven stages of man.

Commentary: is digital health technology empowering patients? (2013)
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Robinson, L. (2013). Commentary: is digital health technology empowering patients?. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 60(3), 79-80. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.20

This brief commentary explores how Web 2.0 technology is leading to a new kind of digital health technology. It considers what this might mean for the patient–practitioner encounter; whether practitioners are signed up to the notion of shared decisio... Read More about Commentary: is digital health technology empowering patients?.

Semiparametric smooth-coefficient stochastic frontier model (2013)
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Sun, K., & Kumbhakar, S. (2013). Semiparametric smooth-coefficient stochastic frontier model. Economics Letters, 120(2), 305-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2013.05.001

This paper proposes a semiparametric smooth-coefficient (SPSC) stochastic production frontier model where regression coefficients are unknown smooth functions of environmental factors (Z). Technical inefficiency is specified in the form of a parametr... Read More about Semiparametric smooth-coefficient stochastic frontier model.

Derivation of marginal effects of determinants of technical inefficiency (2013)
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Kumbhakar, S., & Sun, K. (2013). Derivation of marginal effects of determinants of technical inefficiency. Economics Letters, 120(2), 249-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2013.04.041

In efficiency studies using the stochastic frontier approach, the main focus is to explain inefficiency in terms of some exogenous variables and computation of marginal effects of each of these determinants. Although inefficiency is estimated by its... Read More about Derivation of marginal effects of determinants of technical inefficiency.

Intra and inter-tester reliability of the tuck jump assessment (2013)
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Herrington, L., Myer, G., & Munro, A. (2013). Intra and inter-tester reliability of the tuck jump assessment. Physical Therapy in Sport, 14(3), 152-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2012.05.005

Objective: To assess the inter-tester and intra-tester reliability of the tuck jump test. Design: Repeated measures. Setting: University Human Performance laboratory. Participants: Five male and five female athletes undertook the tuck jump t... Read More about Intra and inter-tester reliability of the tuck jump assessment.

An isomorphism perspective to FDI-based entry mode strategies of emerging market firms : A conceptual model (2013)
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Mukundhan, K., & Nandakumar, M. (2013). An isomorphism perspective to FDI-based entry mode strategies of emerging market firms : A conceptual model. Strategic Change, 22(5-6), 259-269. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.1938

Emerging market firms (EMFs) operating in developed markets usually have substandard skills and abilities to manage risks associated with high resource commitments. When they enter developed markets, EMFs face an additional liability where the nat... Read More about An isomorphism perspective to FDI-based entry mode strategies of emerging market firms : A conceptual model.

China’s pragmatic tactic in international climate change negotiations : reserving principles with compromise (2013)
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Wu, F. (2013). China’s pragmatic tactic in international climate change negotiations : reserving principles with compromise. Asian Survey, 53(4), 778-800. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2013.53.4.778

Although China has consistently rejected any binding emissions cut commitments in international climate change negotiations, it has made some compromises so as to maintain unity with the Group of 77 and to extract concessions and benefits from develo... Read More about China’s pragmatic tactic in international climate change negotiations : reserving principles with compromise.

Feeding strategies and energy to protein ratio on tambaqui performance and physiology (2013)
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de Carvalho Santos, M., Do Amaral Camara Lima, M., dos Santos, L., Pereira-Filho, M., Ono, E., & Affonso, E. (2013). Feeding strategies and energy to protein ratio on tambaqui performance and physiology. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (1977. Impresso), 48(8), 955-961. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-204X2013000800021

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of feed deprivation and refeeding with diets containing different energy to protein ratios (E/P) on the performance and physiology of juvenile tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). A 4x2 factorial arra... Read More about Feeding strategies and energy to protein ratio on tambaqui performance and physiology.

Observing guerrillas in the wild : reinterpreting practices of urban guerrilla gardening (2013)
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Adams, D., & Hardman, M. (2014). Observing guerrillas in the wild : reinterpreting practices of urban guerrilla gardening. Urban Studies, 51(6), 1103-1119. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013497410

Despite an emerging literature on guerrilla gardening as a political practice in public spaces, with few exceptions, these accounts theorise it as working against many corporate and bureaucratic forms of power. Using the example of ‘F Troop’—a group... Read More about Observing guerrillas in the wild : reinterpreting practices of urban guerrilla gardening.

Tissue bulge during stereotactic core biopsy (2013)
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Hackney, L., Williams, S., Hogg, P., & Szczepura, K. (2013). Tissue bulge during stereotactic core biopsy. Radiography, 19(4), 366-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.06.007

In full field digital mammography (FFDM) the whole breast is subjected to compression with a perspex compression paddle in order to reduce breast thickness and improve image quality. Once a mammographic abnormality has been detected using FFDM and a... Read More about Tissue bulge during stereotactic core biopsy.

Gravitational theoretical development supporting MOND (2013)
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Chadwick, E., Hodgkinson, T., & McDonald, G. (2013). Gravitational theoretical development supporting MOND. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 88(024036), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.88.024036

Conformal geometry is considered within a general relativistic framework. An invariant distant for proper time is defined and a parallel displacement is applied in the distorted space-time, modifying Einstein’s equation appropriately. A particular so... Read More about Gravitational theoretical development supporting MOND.

Development and evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for rapid detection of Clonorchis sinensis from its first intermediate hosts, freshwater snails. (2013)
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Y, C., T, W., DH, L., YZ, W., ZD, W., TB, Y., …ZR, L. (2013). Development and evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for rapid detection of Clonorchis sinensis from its first intermediate hosts, freshwater snails. Parasitology, 140(11), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182013000498

Clonorchiasis, caused by Clonorchis sinensis, is a key foodborne zoonosis, which is mainly found in China, Korea and Vietnam. Detection of this parasite from the second intermediate host, the freshwater fish is the common method for epidemiological s... Read More about Development and evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for rapid detection of Clonorchis sinensis from its first intermediate hosts, freshwater snails..

Does an increase in compression force really improve visual image quality in mammography? An initial investigation (2013)
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Mercer, C., Hogg, P., Cassidy, S., & Denton, E. (2013). Does an increase in compression force really improve visual image quality in mammography? An initial investigation. Radiography, 19(4), 363-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.07.002

Objective: Literature speculates that visual image quality (IQ) and compression force levels may be directly related. This small study investigates whether a relationship exists between compression force levels and visual IQ. Method: To investiga... Read More about Does an increase in compression force really improve visual image quality in mammography? An initial investigation.

Modelling suggests authentic leadership from managers influences structural empowerment, job satisfaction and self-rated performance among nurses (2013)
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Leigh, J. (2013). Modelling suggests authentic leadership from managers influences structural empowerment, job satisfaction and self-rated performance among nurses. Evidence-Based Nursing, 17(2), 55-56. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2013-101424

Implications for practice and research If more nurse managers/leaders are seen as authentic this will increase the number of nurses who perceive that they have access to empowerment structures in the workplace. This will increase job satisfaction an... Read More about Modelling suggests authentic leadership from managers influences structural empowerment, job satisfaction and self-rated performance among nurses.

Shaming encounters : reflections on contemporary understandings of social inequality and health (2013)
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Peacock, M., Bissell, P., & Owen, J. (2014). Shaming encounters : reflections on contemporary understandings of social inequality and health. Sociology, 48(2), 387-402. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038513490353

The idea that social inequality has deleterious consequences for population health is well established within social epidemiology and medical sociology (Marmot and Wilkinson, 2001; Scambler, 2012). In this article, we critically examine arguments a... Read More about Shaming encounters : reflections on contemporary understandings of social inequality and health.