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Viewpoint : CPS guidance on prosecuting rape and sexual assault cases (2019)
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Foley, M., & Cummins, I. (2019). Viewpoint : CPS guidance on prosecuting rape and sexual assault cases. Journal of Adult Protection, 21(1), 32-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-10-2018-0022

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight concerns about recent CPS guidance on the prosecution of rape and sexual assault cases. Design/methodology/approach: The paper places the CPS guidance in the wider policy context of concerns abo... Read More about Viewpoint : CPS guidance on prosecuting rape and sexual assault cases.

Viewpoint : Fineman and vulnerability (2019)
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Cummins, I. (2019). Viewpoint : Fineman and vulnerability. Journal of Adult Protection, 21(2), 85-88. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-10-2018-0021

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to argue that the work of the American feminist political and legal philosopher, Martha Fineman can be the basis for a shift away from the proceduralism and managerialism that has come to dominate social work pra... Read More about Viewpoint : Fineman and vulnerability.

Diet in the driving seat: natural diet-immunity-microbiome interactions in wild fish (2019)
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Friberg, I., Taylor, J., & Jackson, J. (2019). Diet in the driving seat: natural diet-immunity-microbiome interactions in wild fish. Frontiers in Immunology, 10(243), https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00243

Natural interactions between the diet, microbiome and immunity are largely unstudied. Here we employ wild three-spined sticklebacks as a model, combining field observations with complementary experimental manipulations of diet designed to mimic sea... Read More about Diet in the driving seat: natural diet-immunity-microbiome interactions in wild fish.

Scoliosis imaging : an analysis of radiation risk in the CT scan projection radiograph and a comparison with projection radiography and EOS (2019)
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Alrehily, F., Hogg, P., Twiste, M., Johansen, S., & Tootell, A. (2019). Scoliosis imaging : an analysis of radiation risk in the CT scan projection radiograph and a comparison with projection radiography and EOS. Radiography, 25(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.02.005

Introduction: Scoliosis is defined as a deformity of the spine with lateral curvature in the coronal plane. It requires regular X-ray imaging to monitor the progress of the disorder, therefore scoliotic patients are frequently exposed to radiation. I... Read More about Scoliosis imaging : an analysis of radiation risk in the CT scan projection radiograph and a comparison with projection radiography and EOS.

A systematic literature review of blockchain cyber security (2019)
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Taylor, P., Dargahi, T., Dehghantanha, A., Parizi, R., & Choo, K. (2020). A systematic literature review of blockchain cyber security. Digital Communications and Networks, 6(2), 147-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcan.2019.01.005

Since the publication of Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper on Bitcoin in 2008, blockchain has (slowly) become one of the most frequently discussed methods for securing data storage and transfer through decentralized, trustless, peer-to-peer systems. Thi... Read More about A systematic literature review of blockchain cyber security.

How the input shapes the acquisition of verb morphology: Elicited production and computational modelling in two highly inflected languages (2019)
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Engelmann, F., Granlund, S., Kolak, J., Szreder, M., Ambridge, B., Pine, J., …Lieven, E. (2019). How the input shapes the acquisition of verb morphology: Elicited production and computational modelling in two highly inflected languages. Cognitive Psychology, 110, 30-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogpsych.2019.02.001

Abstract The aim of the present work was to develop a computational model of how children acquire inflectional morphology for marking person and number; one of the central challenges in language development. First, in order to establish which putati... Read More about How the input shapes the acquisition of verb morphology: Elicited production and computational modelling in two highly inflected languages.

Highlights of the novel dewaterability estimation test (DET) device (2019)
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Scholz, M., Almuktar, S., Clausner, C., & Antonacopoulos, A. (2020). Highlights of the novel dewaterability estimation test (DET) device. Environmental Technology, 41(20), 2594-2602. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2019.1575916

Many industries, which are producing sludge in large quantities, depend on sludge dewatering technology to reduce the corresponding water content. A key design parameter for dewatering equipment is the capillary suction time (CST) test, which has, ho... Read More about Highlights of the novel dewaterability estimation test (DET) device.

Loss of Function in Escherichia coli Exposed to Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Benzalkonium Chloride (2019)
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Forbes, S., Morgan, N., Humphreys, G. J., Amézquita, A., Mistry, H., & McBain, A. J. (2019). Loss of Function in Escherichia coli Exposed to Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Benzalkonium Chloride. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 85(4), https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02417-18

Assessing the risk of resistance associated with biocide exposure commonly involves exposing microorganisms to biocides at concentrations close to the MIC. With the aim of representing exposure to environmental biocide residues, Escherichia coli MG16... Read More about Loss of Function in Escherichia coli Exposed to Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Benzalkonium Chloride.

Rare gut microbiota associated with breeding success, hormone metabolites and ovarian cycle phase in the critically endangered eastern black rhino (2019)
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Antwis, R., Edwards, K., Unwin, B., Walker, S., & Shultz, S. (2019). Rare gut microbiota associated with breeding success, hormone metabolites and ovarian cycle phase in the critically endangered eastern black rhino. Microbiome, 7(27), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-019-0639-0

Background: Host microbiomes play a role in hormone production and subsequent fertility in humans, but this is less well understood in non-model organisms. This is of particular relevance to species in zoo-based conservation breeding programmes, as r... Read More about Rare gut microbiota associated with breeding success, hormone metabolites and ovarian cycle phase in the critically endangered eastern black rhino.

Comparative analysis of radiation dose and low contrast detail detectability using routine paediatric chest radiography protocols (2019)
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Al-Murshedi, S., Hogg, P., Meijer, A., Erenstein, H., & England, A. (2019). Comparative analysis of radiation dose and low contrast detail detectability using routine paediatric chest radiography protocols. European Journal of Radiology, 113(Apr 19), 198-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2019.02.017

Objectives: To compare low contrast detail (LCD) detectability and radiation dose for routine paediatric chest X-ray (CXR) imaging protocols among various hospitals. Methods: CDRAD 2.0 phantom and medical grade polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) sl... Read More about Comparative analysis of radiation dose and low contrast detail detectability using routine paediatric chest radiography protocols.

Homotopy study of magnetohydrodynamic mixed convection nanofluid multiple slip flow and heat transfer from a vertical cylinder with entropy generation (2019)
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Shukla, N., Rana, P., Beg, O., Singh, B., & Kadir, A. (2019). Homotopy study of magnetohydrodynamic mixed convection nanofluid multiple slip flow and heat transfer from a vertical cylinder with entropy generation. Propulsion and Power Research, 8(2), 147-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jppr.2019.01.005

Stimulated by thermal optimization in magnetic materials process engineering, the present work investigates theoretically the entropy generation in mixed convection magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of an electrically-conducting nanofluid from a vertica... Read More about Homotopy study of magnetohydrodynamic mixed convection nanofluid multiple slip flow and heat transfer from a vertical cylinder with entropy generation.

Effects of coagulation on the two-phase peristaltic pumping of magnetized Prandtl biofluid through an endoscopic annular geometry containing a porous medium (2019)
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Bhatti, M., Zeeshan, A., Ellahi, R., Beg, O., & Kadir, A. (2019). Effects of coagulation on the two-phase peristaltic pumping of magnetized Prandtl biofluid through an endoscopic annular geometry containing a porous medium. Chinese Journal of Physics, 58(Apr 19), 222-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjph.2019.02.004

In this article, motivated by more accurate simulation of electromagnetic blood flow in annular vessel geometries in intravascular thrombosis, a mathematical model is developed for elucidating the effects of coagulation (i.e. a blood clot) on perista... Read More about Effects of coagulation on the two-phase peristaltic pumping of magnetized Prandtl biofluid through an endoscopic annular geometry containing a porous medium.

Asian Honey Bee Apis cerana foraging on mushrooms (2019)
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Takahashi, J., Hosaki, K., Martin, S., & Kawabe, A. (2019). Asian Honey Bee Apis cerana foraging on mushrooms. Bee World, 96(1), 10-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2018.1556964

Honey bees (Apis spp.) are well known for obtaining their nutrition from pollen and nectar collected from a wide range of flowers (Winston, 1991). They also collect honeydew secreted by aphids and scale insects as an additional source of carbohydrate... Read More about Asian Honey Bee Apis cerana foraging on mushrooms.

Exploring an integrated palliative care model for older people: an integrative review (2019)
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Raco, M., Burdett, T., & Heaslip, V. (2019). Exploring an integrated palliative care model for older people: an integrative review. Journal of Integrated Care, 27(2), 111-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-10-2018-0065

Purpose Due to an international ageing population, global health organisations have recognised the challenges arising from fragmented interaction between health and social sectors in the end of life care. The purpose of this paper is to explore the... Read More about Exploring an integrated palliative care model for older people: an integrative review.

Collusion defender : preserving subscribers’ privacy in publish and subscribe systems (2019)
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in publish and subscribe systems. IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 18(3), 1051-1064. https://doi.org/10.1109/TDSC.2019.2898827

The Publish and Subscribe (pub/sub) system is an established paradigm to disseminate the data from publishers to subscribers in a loosely coupled manner using a network of dedicated brokers. However, sensitive data could be exposed to malicious e... Read More about Collusion defender : preserving subscribers’ privacy in publish and subscribe systems.

Hallmarks of the cancer cell of origin : comparisons with "energetic" cancer stem cells (e-CSCs) (2019)
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Sotgia, F., Fiorillo, M., & Lisanti, M. (2019). Hallmarks of the cancer cell of origin : comparisons with "energetic" cancer stem cells (e-CSCs). Aging, 11(3), 1065-1068. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101822

Here, we discuss the expected hallmark(s) of the cancer cell of origin and how this may be related to a new tumor cell phenotype, namely "energetic" cancer stem cells (e-CSCs). e-CSCs show many features that would be characteristic of the cancer cell... Read More about Hallmarks of the cancer cell of origin : comparisons with "energetic" cancer stem cells (e-CSCs).

Agile on a large scale (2019)
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Bass, J. (2019). Agile on a large scale. ITNOW, 61(1), 56-57. https://doi.org/10.1093/itnow/bwz023

Agile is sometimes seen as an approach that’s best suited to small project and small teams. Julian M. Bass FBCS shows how, through methods and practice, Agile can work equally well on global scale projects too.

Socially networked heterogeneity : the influence of WhatsApp as a social networking site on polarisation in Kenya (2019)
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Kibet, A., & Ward, S. (2019). Socially networked heterogeneity : the influence of WhatsApp as a social networking site on polarisation in Kenya. African Journalism Studies, 39(4), 42-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/23743670.2018.1537979

Using a cross-sectional survey of two sampled counties in Kenya, this article analyses whether social networking sites reflect social network heterogeneity. It then examines how social network heterogeneity influences polarisation in Kenya. Three typ... Read More about Socially networked heterogeneity : the influence of WhatsApp as a social networking site on polarisation in Kenya.

A de-civilizing reversal or system normal? Rising lethal violence in post-recession austerity United Kingdom (2019)
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Ellis, A. (2019). A de-civilizing reversal or system normal? Rising lethal violence in post-recession austerity United Kingdom. British Journal of Criminology, 59(4), 862-878. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azz001

This article offers incipient theoretical analysis and reflections on the recent rises in lethal violence recorded in the UK. The rises have attracted considerable media attention, with the more informed discussions drawing plausible causal associati... Read More about A de-civilizing reversal or system normal? Rising lethal violence in post-recession austerity United Kingdom.

Emerging roles of sympathetic nerves and inflammation in perivascular adipose tissue (2019)
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Saxton, S., Withers, S., & Heagerty, A. (2019). Emerging roles of sympathetic nerves and inflammation in perivascular adipose tissue. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, 33(2), 245-259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-019-06862-4

Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) is no longer recognised as simply a structural support for the vasculature, and we now know that PVAT releases vasoactive factors which modulate vascular function. Since the discovery of this function in 1991, PVAT... Read More about Emerging roles of sympathetic nerves and inflammation in perivascular adipose tissue.