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A comparison of different chemometrics approaches for the robust classification of electronic nose data (2014)
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Gromski, P., Correa, E., Vaughan, A., Wedge, D., Turner, M., & Goodacre, R. (2014). A comparison of different chemometrics approaches for the robust classification of electronic nose data. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 406(29), 7581-7590. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-014-8216-7

Accurate detection of certain chemical vapours is important, as these may be diagnostic for the presence of weapons, drugs of misuse or disease. In order to achieve this, chemical sensors could be deployed remotely. However, the readout from such sen... Read More about A comparison of different chemometrics approaches for the robust classification of electronic nose data.

The mediation of social influences on smoking cessation and awareness of the early signs of lung cancer (2014)
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Background
Whilst there has been no clear consensus on the potential for earlier diagnosis of lung cancer, recent research has suggested that the time between symptom onset and consultation can be long enough to plausibly affect prognosis. In this a... Read More about The mediation of social influences on smoking cessation and awareness of the early signs of lung cancer.

Extending the natural range of a declining species : Genetic evidence that great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) populations in the Scottish highlands are native (2014)
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O'Brien, C., Hall, J., Orchard, D., Barratt, C., Arntzen, J., & Jehle, R. (2015). Extending the natural range of a declining species : Genetic evidence that great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) populations in the Scottish highlands are native. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 61(1), 27-33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-014-0863-7

Determining whether isolated populations of a species are native or introduced is important for conservation, as non-native occurrences are likely to be of lower priority for conservation organisations with limited resources. The great crested newt T... Read More about Extending the natural range of a declining species : Genetic evidence that great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) populations in the Scottish highlands are native.

Spatial and temporal patterns of diversification on the Amazon : a test of the riverine hypothesis for all diurnal primates of Rio Negro and Rio Branco in Brazil (2014)
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Boubli, J., Ribas, C., Lynch Alfaro, J., Alfaro, M., Da Silva, M., Pinho, G., & Farias, I. (2015). Spatial and temporal patterns of diversification on the Amazon : a test of the riverine hypothesis for all diurnal primates of Rio Negro and Rio Branco in Brazil. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 82(Part B), 400-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.005

The role of Amazonian rivers as drivers of speciation through vicariance remains controversial. Here we explore the riverine hypothesis by comparing spatial and temporal concordances in pattern of diversification for all diurnal primates of Rio Negro... Read More about Spatial and temporal patterns of diversification on the Amazon : a test of the riverine hypothesis for all diurnal primates of Rio Negro and Rio Branco in Brazil.

Data logger device applicability for wheelchair tennis court movement (2014)
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Sindall, P., Lenton, J., Cooper, R. A., Tolfrey, K., & Goosey-Tolfrey, V. (2015). Data logger device applicability for wheelchair tennis court movement. Journal of Sports Sciences, 33(5), 527. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.949829

Assessment of movement logging devices is required to ensure suitability for the determination of court-movement variables during competitive sports performance and allow for practical recommendations to be made. Hence, the purpose was to examine whe... Read More about Data logger device applicability for wheelchair tennis court movement.

A novel feature selection method for text classification using association rules and clustering (2014)
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Sheydaei, N., Saraee, M., & Shahgholian, A. (2015). A novel feature selection method for text classification using association rules and clustering. Journal of Information Science, 41(1), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551514550143

Readability and accuracy are two important features of a good classifier. For reasons such as acceptable accuracy, rapid training and high interpretability, associative classifiers have been recently used in many categorization tasks. These features... Read More about A novel feature selection method for text classification using association rules and clustering.

Effects of visible implanted elastomer marking on physiological traits of frogs (2014)
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Antwis, R., Purcell, R., Walker, S., Fidgett, A., & Preziosi, R. (2014). Effects of visible implanted elastomer marking on physiological traits of frogs. Conservation Physiology, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cou042

Amphibians possess innate immune defences, including antimicrobial peptides and symbiotic bacterial communities, that can protect them from infectious diseases, including chytridiomycosis. On-going research is attempting to use amphibian symbiotic ba... Read More about Effects of visible implanted elastomer marking on physiological traits of frogs.

Peatland restoration : controls on sediment production and reductions in carbon and pollutant export (2014)
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Shuttleworth, E., Evans, M., Hutchinson, S., & Rothwell, J. (2015). Peatland restoration : controls on sediment production and reductions in carbon and pollutant export. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 40(4), 459-472. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3645

Peatlands are an important store of soil carbon, and play a vital role in global carbon cycling, and when located in close proximity to urban and industrial areas, can also act as sinks of atmospherically deposited heavy metals. Large areas of the UK... Read More about Peatland restoration : controls on sediment production and reductions in carbon and pollutant export.

State political and economic capacities and the quality of government in Asia (2014)
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Park, S., & Wilding, M. (2014). State political and economic capacities and the quality of government in Asia. Asian Journal of Political Science, 22(3), 227-251. https://doi.org/10.1080/02185377.2014.961024

This study analyzes the impacts of state political and economic capacities on the quality of government in 40 Asian countries. Quality of government data for 2002 and 2010 were obtained from four elements of the World Bank Governance Index, and the s... Read More about State political and economic capacities and the quality of government in Asia.

‘He devours her with his gaze’ : Maurice Leitch’s stamping ground and the politics of the visual (2014)
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This essay is a critical reappraisal of Maurice Leitch's 1975 novel Stamping Ground through theories of the gender, sexuality, and the visual. The novel will be read as a disruptive critique of hegemonic Unionist identity and the rural idyll in North... Read More about ‘He devours her with his gaze’ : Maurice Leitch’s stamping ground and the politics of the visual.

Alexander technique and supervised physiotherapy exercises in back pain (ASPEN): a four-group randomised feasibility trial (2014)
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Background: The Alexander technique probably helps back pain but it is unclear whether or not it can be combined with physiotherapy exercise classes, how many lessons are needed and what mechanisms might be involved.

Objectives: To undertake a fea... Read More about Alexander technique and supervised physiotherapy exercises in back pain (ASPEN): a four-group randomised feasibility trial.

Demographic and growth analysis of broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) in a disturbed environment in southeastern Brazil (2014)
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southeastern Brazil. Herpetological journal, 24(4), 223-228

Crocodilian life history traits exhibit strong size and age dependence, which is determined, ultimately, by how fast individuals
grow. Crocodilian population dynamics are dependent on environmental conditions such as local temperatures and hydrology... Read More about Demographic and growth analysis of broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) in a disturbed environment in southeastern Brazil.

Apathy a common feature in many neurological conditions: care and management (2014)
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Braine, M. (2014). Apathy a common feature in many neurological conditions: care and management. Australasian journal of neuroscience, 24(2), 12-22

Apathy is associated with many neurological conditions including traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, Parkinson’s disease and dementia and is primarily a dysfunction of the frontal-subcortical circuit. Despite being common, it is often under recogni... Read More about Apathy a common feature in many neurological conditions: care and management.

A sock for foot-drop : A preliminary study on two chronic stroke patients (2014)
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Prenton, S., Kenney, L., Cooper, G., & Major, M. (2014). A sock for foot-drop : A preliminary study on two chronic stroke patients. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 38(5), 425-430. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364613505107

Foot-drop is a common motor impairment of chronic stroke patients, which may be addressed with an ankle foot orthosis. Although there is reasonable evidence of effectiveness for ankle foot orthoses, user compliance is sometimes poor. This study inves... Read More about A sock for foot-drop : A preliminary study on two chronic stroke patients.

Patients' perspectives on the educational preparation of cardiac nurses (2014)
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Albarran, J., Jones, I., Lockyer, L., Manns, S., Cox, H., & Thompson, D. (2014). Patients' perspectives on the educational preparation of cardiac nurses. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 13(5), 451-458. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515113507166

Background: Over the last two decades the UK health service has endeavoured to place patient and public involvement at the heart of its modernisation agenda. Despite these aspirations the role of patients in the development of nursing curricula remai... Read More about Patients' perspectives on the educational preparation of cardiac nurses.

The interplay between religious orientations, state secularism, and gay rights issues (2014)
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Hichy, Z., Coen, S., & Di Marco, G. (2014). The interplay between religious orientations, state secularism, and gay rights issues. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 11(1), 82-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2014.914005

The aim of this study was to test the effects of religious orientations (intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest) and secularism of state on attitude towards both same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. Moreover, the mediating effects of seculari... Read More about The interplay between religious orientations, state secularism, and gay rights issues.

Designing a culturally appropriate self- management intervention for primary breast cancer patients from different ethnic groups using Experience Based Co-Design (EBCD) (2014)
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Scanlon, K., Tompkins, C., Wray, J., Hepworth, C., Dale, C., & Armes, J. (2014). Designing a culturally appropriate self- management intervention for primary breast cancer patients from different ethnic groups using Experience Based Co-Design (EBCD). Psycho-Oncology, 23(3), 166-167. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-1611.2014.3694

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, irrespective of ethnic background. Our understanding of the needs of breast cancer survivors from different ethnic backgrounds is limited. Breast Cancer Care currently provides a self-management co... Read More about Designing a culturally appropriate self- management intervention for primary breast cancer patients from different ethnic groups using Experience Based Co-Design (EBCD).

Patient attitudes to intensive care and life-sustaining technology (2014)
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Tully, R., Kitchen, G., Tufchi, A., Saha, B., & Baker, R. (2014). Patient attitudes to intensive care and life-sustaining technology. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 15(4), 331-335. https://doi.org/10.1177/175114371401500413

We used a validated questionnaire to explore the views of patients regarding receiving intensive care and life-sustaining technology. Data was obtained from 38 patients. A score was obtained for ‘general attitude towards use of lifesustaining/prolong... Read More about Patient attitudes to intensive care and life-sustaining technology.