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Saro-Wiwa’s language of dissent : translating between African Englishes (2018)
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Kendall, J. (2018). Saro-Wiwa’s language of dissent : translating between African Englishes. Translation and Literature, 27(1), 25-52. https://doi.org/10.3366/tal.2018.0320

This article calls attention to the essential translational aspect of linguistic experimentation in literary uses of African Englishes in colonial and postcolonial West African literature. It focuses mainly on the literature of the most linguisticall... Read More about Saro-Wiwa’s language of dissent : translating between African Englishes.

Urban agriculture : evaluating informal and formal practices (2018)
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Hardman, M., St. Clair, R., Adams, D., Armitage, R., Barry, V., Larkham, P., & Sherriff, G. (2018). Urban agriculture : evaluating informal and formal practices. North West geography (Online), 18(1), 1-10

Urban agriculture (UA) is a fast-increasing element in many settlements in the Global North. This paper reviews the diversity of UA activity, ranging from legal to illegal, formal to informal. Focusing particularly on current research on UA projects... Read More about Urban agriculture : evaluating informal and formal practices.

Role of sympathetic nerves and adipocyte catecholamine uptake in the vasorelaxant function of perivascular adipose tissue. (2018)
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Saxton, S., Ryding, K., Aldous, R., Withers, S., Ohanian, J., & Heagerty, A. (2018). Role of sympathetic nerves and adipocyte catecholamine uptake in the vasorelaxant function of perivascular adipose tissue. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 38(4), 880-891. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.310777

Objective: Healthy perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) exerts an anticontractile effect on resistance arteries which is vital in regulating arterial tone. Activation of β3 -adrenoceptors by sympathetic nerve-derived NA (noradrenaline) may be implicate... Read More about Role of sympathetic nerves and adipocyte catecholamine uptake in the vasorelaxant function of perivascular adipose tissue..

The Stalin question (2018)
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Callaghan, J. (2018). The Stalin question. Twentieth Century Communism: A Journal of International History, 14, 96-114

When polling on the topic first began in 1989, Stalin was ranked bottom of the list of the most important Russians, scoring 12 per cent. The same survey, by the independent Levada Centre, placed him at the top in 2017, with an approval rating of 38 p... Read More about The Stalin question.

The development of a design and construction process protocol to support the home modification process delivered by occupational therapists (2018)
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Russell, R., Newton, R., & Ormerod, M. (2018). The development of a design and construction process protocol to support the home modification process delivered by occupational therapists. Journal of Aging Research, 2018, #4904379. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4904379

Modifying the home environments of older people as they age in place is a well-established health and social care intervention. Using design and construction methods to redress any imbalance caused by the ageing process or disability within the home... Read More about The development of a design and construction process protocol to support the home modification process delivered by occupational therapists.

Numerical study of the circular cylinder in supersonic ground effect conditions (2018)
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Sugar-Gabor, O. (2018). Numerical study of the circular cylinder in supersonic ground effect conditions. International review of aerospace engineering (CD-ROM), 11(1), https://doi.org/10.15866/irease.v11i1.13696

A numerical study of the aerodynamics of a circular cylinder section in proximity to the ground surface was performed, for Mach numbers of 1.5 and 2.9 and ground clearances between 2 and 0.125, non-dimensional with respect to the cylinder diameter. T... Read More about Numerical study of the circular cylinder in supersonic ground effect conditions.

Secondary forest regeneration benefits old-growth specialist bats in a fragmented tropical landscape (2018)
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Rocha, R., Ovaskainen, O., Lopez-Baucells, A., Farneda, F., Sampaio, E., Bobrowiec, P., …Meyer, C. (2018). Secondary forest regeneration benefits old-growth specialist bats in a fragmented tropical landscape. Scientific reports, 8(3819), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21999-2

Tropical forest loss and fragmentation are due to increase in coming decades. Understanding how matrix dynamics, especially secondary forest regrowth, can lessen fragmentation impacts is key to understanding species persistence in modified landscapes... Read More about Secondary forest regeneration benefits old-growth specialist bats in a fragmented tropical landscape.

Talk is cheap (2018)
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Barker, K. (2018). Talk is cheap. British Journal of Midwifery, 26(3), 143-143. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.3.143

Whether careless, insensitive, or a failure to reflect changing times, wrongly used words can be damaging. Midwives need to learn, writes Karen Barker, but not at the expense of the profession.

Radionuclide transfer to wildlife at a 'reference site' in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and resultant radiation exposures (2018)
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Beresford, N., Barnett, C., Gashchak, S., Maksimenko, A., Guliaichenko, E., Wood, M., & Izquierdo, M. (2020). Radionuclide transfer to wildlife at a 'reference site' in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and resultant radiation exposures. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 211, 105661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.02.007

This study addresses a significant data deficiency in the developing environmental protection framework of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, namely a lack of radionuclide transfer data for some of the Reference Animals and Plan... Read More about Radionuclide transfer to wildlife at a 'reference site' in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and resultant radiation exposures.

Performance and precision of double digestion RAD (ddRAD) genotyping in large multiplexed datasets of marine fish species (2018)
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Maroso, F., Hillen, J., Pardo, B., Gkagkavouzis, K., Coscia, I., Hermida, M., …Ogden, R. (2018). Performance and precision of double digestion RAD (ddRAD) genotyping in large multiplexed datasets of marine fish species. Marine Genomics, 39, 64-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2018.02.002

The development of Genotyping-By-Sequencing (GBS) technologies enables cost-effective analysis of large numbers of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), especially in “non-model” species. Nevertheless, as such technologies enter a mature phase, bia... Read More about Performance and precision of double digestion RAD (ddRAD) genotyping in large multiplexed datasets of marine fish species.

Effect of Barbell Load on Vertical Jump Landing Force-Time Characteristics (2018)
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Lake, J. P., Mundy, P. D., Comfort, P., McMahon, J. J., Suchomel, T. J., & Carden, P. (2023). Effect of Barbell Load on Vertical Jump Landing Force-Time Characteristics. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35(1), 25-32. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000002554

The aim of this study was to quantify the effect that barbell load has on the jump height and force-time characteristics of the countermovement jump (CMJ). Fifteen strength-trained men (mean ± SD: age 23 ± 2 years, mass 84.9 ± 8.1 kg, height 1.80 ± 0... Read More about Effect of Barbell Load on Vertical Jump Landing Force-Time Characteristics.

Module-based structure design of wheeled mobile robot (2018)
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Luo, Z., Shang, J., Wei, G., & Ren, L. (2018). Module-based structure design of wheeled mobile robot. Mechanical Sciences, 9(1), 103-121. https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-9-103-2018

This paper proposes an innovative and systematic approach for synthesizing mechanical structures of wheeled mobile robots. The principle and terminologies used for the proposed synthesis method are presented by adopting the concept of modular design,... Read More about Module-based structure design of wheeled mobile robot.

Reports of the death of British theatrical comedy? Greatly exaggerated or sadly accurate? (2018)
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accurate?. Comedy Studies, 9(1), 76-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2018.1437166

Are the twin masks of Tragedy and Comedy in the process of transformation? I am seeking in this paper to address challenging questions concerning the increasing disappearance of the 'serious' comedy, especially the satirical play on the UK stage... Read More about Reports of the death of British theatrical comedy? Greatly exaggerated or sadly accurate?.

Enhanced nitrate-nitrogen removal by modified attapulgite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron treating simulated groundwater (2018)
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Dong, L., Lin, L., Li, Q., Huang, Z., Tang, X., Wu, M., …Scholz, M. (2018). Enhanced nitrate-nitrogen removal by modified attapulgite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron treating simulated groundwater. Journal of Environmental Management, 213(May 18), 151-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.02.073

Attapulgite (or palygorskite) is a magnesium aluminium phyllosilicate. Modified attapulgite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) was created by a liquid-phase reduction method and then applied for nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) removal (transformati... Read More about Enhanced nitrate-nitrogen removal by modified attapulgite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron treating simulated groundwater.

The black panther is dead, long live the black panther! (2018)
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Qurashi, F. (2018). The black panther is dead, long live the black panther!

Dr Fahid Qurashi argues that the problematic politics of Marvel’s new Black Panther movie undermines any value the film may have in terms of the representation of black people.

Physiological, but not fitness, effects of two interacting haemoparasitic infections in a wild rodent (2018)
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Taylor, C., Wanelik, K., Friberg, I., Lowe, A., Hall, A., Ralli, C., …Bradley, J. (2018). Physiological, but not fitness, effects of two interacting haemoparasitic infections in a wild rodent. International Journal for Parasitology, 48(6), 463-471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2017.11.006

In contrast to the conditions in most laboratory studies, wild animals are routinely challenged by multiple infections at once, and these infections can interact in complex ways. This means that the impact of a parasite on its host’s physiology and f... Read More about Physiological, but not fitness, effects of two interacting haemoparasitic infections in a wild rodent.