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A multidimensional valuation of the human perception of construction vibration (2018)
Journal Article
Noviyanti, A., & Woodcock, J. (2018). A multidimensional valuation of the human perception of construction vibration. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1075, 012044. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1075/1/012044

Previous studies have shown that annoyance due to vibration does not simply depend on the magnitude of vibration exposure. However, only little is known about the important features that contribute the human perception of vibration. This paper presen... Read More about A multidimensional valuation of the human perception of construction vibration.

Understanding the needs and experiences of people with young onset dementia : a qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Rabanal, L., Chatwin, J., Walker, A., O'Sullivan, M., & Williamson, T. (2018). Understanding the needs and experiences of people with young onset dementia : a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 8(10), e021166. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021166

Aim Despite an estimated 40,000 people diagnosed with young onset dementia (YOD) in the UK, there is a general lack of awareness of the condition when compared with late onset dementia (LOD). The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and... Read More about Understanding the needs and experiences of people with young onset dementia : a qualitative study.

Modelling and application of condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with stochastic and economic dependencies (2018)
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Do, P., Assaf, R., Scarf, P., & Iung, B. (2019). Modelling and application of condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with stochastic and economic dependencies. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 182, 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2018.10.007

This paper develops a model of a condition-based maintenance policy for a two-component system with both stochastic and economic dependencies. The stochastic dependency is such that the degradation rate of each component depends not only on its own... Read More about Modelling and application of condition-based maintenance for a two-component system with stochastic and economic dependencies.

The adaption and implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist for dental procedures (2018)
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Wright, S., Ucer, T., & Crofts, G. (2018). The adaption and implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist for dental procedures. British Dental Journal, 225, 727-729. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.861

Objective: The objective of this study is to systematically adapt the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist for use in dentistry. Study design: Expert consensus panel. Setting, materials and methods: Using the 'WHO adaptation guidance', the WHO Sur... Read More about The adaption and implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist for dental procedures.

Limited congruence exhibited across microbial, meiofaunal and macrofaunal benthic assemblages in a heterogeneous coastal environment (2018)
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Cronin-O'Reilly, S., Taylor, J., Jermyn, I., Allcock, A., Cunliffe, M., & Johnson, M. (2018). Limited congruence exhibited across microbial, meiofaunal and macrofaunal benthic assemblages in a heterogeneous coastal environment. Scientific reports, 8(1), 15500. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33799-9

One of the most common approaches for investigating the ecology of spatially complex environments is to examine a single biotic assemblage present, such as macroinvertebrates. Underlying this approach are assumptions that sampled and unsampled taxa r... Read More about Limited congruence exhibited across microbial, meiofaunal and macrofaunal benthic assemblages in a heterogeneous coastal environment.

On the treatment of uncertainty in experimentally measured frequency response functions (2018)
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Meggitt, J. (2018). On the treatment of uncertainty in experimentally measured frequency response functions. Metrologia, 55(6), 806. https://doi.org/10.1088/1681-7575/aadeeb

Frequency response functions (FRFs) are routinely used within experimental structural dynamics, among other fields. The uncertainty associated with their measurement is typically modelled on the simplified assumption that additive uncorrelated noise... Read More about On the treatment of uncertainty in experimentally measured frequency response functions.

Effects of two different hip-knee-ankle-foot orthoses on postural stability in subjects with spinal cord injury : a pilot study (2018)
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Samadian, M., Bani, M., Golchin, N., Mardani, M., Head, J., & Arazpour, M. (2019). Effects of two different hip-knee-ankle-foot orthoses on postural stability in subjects with spinal cord injury : a pilot study. Asian spine journal (Seoul. Online), 13(1), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2017.0283

Purpose Evaluation of two different hip-knee-ankle-foot orthoses (HKAFOs; medial linkage reciprocating gait orthosis [MLRGO] and isocentric reciprocating gait orthosis [IRGO]) using gait and postural stability analysis in four subjects with spinal... Read More about Effects of two different hip-knee-ankle-foot orthoses on postural stability in subjects with spinal cord injury : a pilot study.

Paradox and legitimacy in construction : how CSR reports restrict CSR practice (2018)
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Watts, G., Fernie, S., & Dainty, A. (2019). Paradox and legitimacy in construction : how CSR reports restrict CSR practice. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(2), 231-246. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-05-2018-0037

Purpose – Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a prominent topic of debate, and yet remains subject to multiple interpretations. Despite this ambiguity, organisations need to communicate their CSR activity effectively in order to meet varied st... Read More about Paradox and legitimacy in construction : how CSR reports restrict CSR practice.

Numerical study of chemical reaction effects in magnetohydrodynamic Oldroyd B oblique stagnation flow with a non-Fourier heat flux model (2018)
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Mehmood, R., Rana, S., Beg, O., & Kadir, A. (2018). Numerical study of chemical reaction effects in magnetohydrodynamic Oldroyd B oblique stagnation flow with a non-Fourier heat flux model. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 40(526), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-018-1446-4

Reactive magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows arise in many areas of nuclear reactor transport. Working fluids in such systems may be either Newtonian or non-Newtonian. Motivated by these applications, in the current study, a mathematical model is develop... Read More about Numerical study of chemical reaction effects in magnetohydrodynamic Oldroyd B oblique stagnation flow with a non-Fourier heat flux model.

Standardization and methodological considerations for the isometric mid-thigh pull (2018)
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Comfort, P., Dos'Santos, T., Beckham, G., Stone, M., Guppy, S., & Haff, G. (2019). Standardization and methodological considerations for the isometric mid-thigh pull. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 41(2), 57-79. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000433

The isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) is commonly used to assess an athlete’s force generation ability. This test is highly reliable and is simple and relatively quick to perform. The data that can be determined from the force-time curves generated by... Read More about Standardization and methodological considerations for the isometric mid-thigh pull.

Pharmacology and prescribing in hypertension (2018)
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Robertson, D. (2018). Pharmacology and prescribing in hypertension. Nurse Prescribing, 16(10), 396-398. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2018.16.10.497

In this article in the series of ‘bite sized’ pharmacology, we will look at the pharmacological actions of drugs used in the management of hypertension. This article will outline the issues and areas of intervention required in hypertension with refe... Read More about Pharmacology and prescribing in hypertension.

It’s been life changing : perceived benefits of participation in the ‘Live Active’ exercise referral scheme (2018)
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Prior, F., Coffey, M., Robins, A., & Cook, P. (2018). It’s been life changing : perceived benefits of participation in the ‘Live Active’ exercise referral scheme. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(10), 223-223. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0535

Introduction: Exercise referral schemes (ERSs) aim to increase the physical activity levels and health outcomes of people with chronic health conditions. To date, the efficacy of ERSs has been inconclusive and largely based on quantitative evaluation... Read More about It’s been life changing : perceived benefits of participation in the ‘Live Active’ exercise referral scheme.

In situ electrochemical cells to study the oxygen evolution reaction by near ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (2018)
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Streibel, V., Hävecker, M., Yi, Y., Velasco Vélez, J., Skorupska, K., Stotz, E., …Arrigo, R. (2018). In situ electrochemical cells to study the oxygen evolution reaction by near ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Topics in Catalysis, 61(20), 2064-2084. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-018-1061-8

In this contribution, we report the development of in situ electrochemical cells based on proton exchange membranes suitable for studying interfacial structural dynamics of energy materials under operation by near ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron... Read More about In situ electrochemical cells to study the oxygen evolution reaction by near ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

Observation of liquid–liquid phase transitions in ethane at 300 K (2018)
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Proctor, J., Bailey, M., Morrison, I., Hakeem, M., & Crowe, I. (2018). Observation of liquid–liquid phase transitions in ethane at 300 K. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 122(44), 10172-10178. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b07982

We have conducted Raman spectroscopy experiments on liquid ethane (C2H6) at 300 K, obtaining a large amount of data at very high resolution. This has enabled the observation of Raman peaks expected but not previously observed in liquid ethane and... Read More about Observation of liquid–liquid phase transitions in ethane at 300 K.

Occupational sedentary time and associations with adiposity markers : a quantile regression analysis (2018)
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markers : a quantile regression analysis. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(10), S187. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0535

Background: Sedentary behaviour is associated with a number of health related outcomes, independent of physical activity; however, there is limited research that has examined the role that occupational sedentary time contributes to these associations... Read More about Occupational sedentary time and associations with adiposity markers : a quantile regression analysis.

The contribution of active commuting to total daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (2018)
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Gbadamosi, A., Clarke-Cornwell, A., Sindall, P., & Granat, M. (2018). The contribution of active commuting to total daily moderate to vigorous physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(10), S177. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0535

Background: Physical inactivity is associated with a number of chronic diseases. Active commuting has been recognised as a way to increase daily physical activity. The aim of this study was to look at the contribution active commuting makes to total... Read More about The contribution of active commuting to total daily moderate to vigorous physical activity.

Cancer drug therapy and stochastic modelling of “nano-motors” (2018)
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Sherin, L., Farwa, S., Sohail, A., Beg, O., & Li, Z. (2018). Cancer drug therapy and stochastic modelling of “nano-motors”. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2018(13), 6429-6440. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S168780

Controlled inhibition of kinesin motor proteins is highly desired in the field of oncology. Among other interventions, the selective Eg5 competitive and allosteric inhibitors is the most successful targeted chemotherapeutic regime/options, inducing... Read More about Cancer drug therapy and stochastic modelling of “nano-motors”.

p53 modeling as a route to mesothelioma patients' stratification and novel therapeutic identification (2018)
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Tian, K., Bakker, E., Hussain, M., Guazzelli, A., Alhebshi, H., Meysami, P., …Krstic-Demonacos, M. (2018). p53 modeling as a route to mesothelioma patients' stratification and novel therapeutic identification. Journal of Translational Medicine, 16(282), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-018-1650-0

Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an orphan disease that is difficult to treat using traditional chemotherapy, an approach which has been effective in other types of cancer. Most chemotherapeutics cause DNA damage leading to cell de... Read More about p53 modeling as a route to mesothelioma patients' stratification and novel therapeutic identification.