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Computation of entropy generation in dissipative transient natural convective viscoelastic flow (2019)
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Kumar, M., Reddy, G., Kiran, G., Aslam, M., & Beg, O. (2019). Computation of entropy generation in dissipative transient natural convective viscoelastic flow. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 48(3), 1067-1092. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21421

Entropy generation is an important aspect of modern thermal polymer processing optimization. Many polymers exhibit strongly non-Newtonian effects and dissipation effects in thermal processing. Motivated by these aspects in this article a numerical an... Read More about Computation of entropy generation in dissipative transient natural convective viscoelastic flow.

Coping with extremes, creating comfort: user experiences of ‘low-energy’ homes in Australia (2019)
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Sherriff, G., Moore, T., Berry, S., Ambrose, A., Goodchild, B., & Maye-Banbury, A. (2019). Coping with extremes, creating comfort: user experiences of ‘low-energy’ homes in Australia. Energy Research and Social Science, 51, 44-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.12.008

Low- and zero-energy homes are core elements in transitioning the housing stock towards a more environmentally sustainable model that responds to concerns about climate change and the need for energy demand reduction. Whilst there is a growing body o... Read More about Coping with extremes, creating comfort: user experiences of ‘low-energy’ homes in Australia.

Water-based drilling fluids for high-temperature applications and water-sensitive and dispersible shale formations (2019)
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Akpan, E., Enyi, G., Nasr, G., Yahaya, A., Ahmadu, A., & Saidu, B. (2019). Water-based drilling fluids for high-temperature applications and water-sensitive and dispersible shale formations. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 175(Apr 19), 1028-1038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2019.01.002

This study examines the effectiveness of sodium erythorbate, potassium formate, and polyethylene glycol for the formulation of high-performance water-based drilling fluids. High-performance water-based drilling fluids are environmentally-friendly, re... Read More about Water-based drilling fluids for high-temperature applications and water-sensitive and dispersible shale formations.

Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West (2019)
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Miller, I. (2019). Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West. Historic England research (Online), 11, 18-27

Textile mills are fundamental to the history, culture and landscape of much of the North of England. They were the powerhouses behind the industrialisation of the region, triggering technological innovation, stimulating new trade and transforming the... Read More about Reviewing the condition of historic textile mills in the North West.

Assessing the impact of velocity dip and wake coefficients on velocity prediction for open channel flows (2019)
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Alawadi, W., Prasad, T., & Al-Salih, O. (2019). Assessing the impact of velocity dip and wake coefficients on velocity prediction for open channel flows. Research journal of applied sciences, engineering and technology (Online), 16(1), 9-14. https://doi.org/10.19026/rjaset.16.5993

The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of the velocity-dip and wake strength on the velocity prediction using the dip modified laws. The dip modified laws, particularly the dip modified log wake law (DMLW-law), are preferred over the tr... Read More about Assessing the impact of velocity dip and wake coefficients on velocity prediction for open channel flows.

Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement (2019)
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Al-Salih, O., Toma-Sabbagh, T., Alwadi, W., & Alabboodi, I. (2019). Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement. Research journal of applied sciences, engineering and technology (Online), 16(1), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.19026/rjaset.16.5995

A series of laboratory tests have been carried out to investigate the lateral response of battered piles under lateral soil movement. Model tests were carried out using instrumented rigid aluminium piles. The piles were embedded in homogeneous sand s... Read More about Model tests on single batter piles subjected to lateral soil movement.

Age and growth in a European flagship amphibian : equal performance at agricultural ponds and favourably managed aquatic sites (2019)
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aquatic sites. Aquatic Ecology, 53(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-018-09671-3

In human-modified landscapes, little is known about the influence of aquatic habitat types on the demographic structure of residing amphibian populations. In the present paper, we focus on a European flagship urodele species (the great crested newt T... Read More about Age and growth in a European flagship amphibian : equal performance at agricultural ponds and favourably managed aquatic sites.

Computational study of heat transfer in solar collectors with different radiative flux models (2019)
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Kuharat, S., Beg, O., Kadir, A., & Shamshuddin, M. (2019). Computational study of heat transfer in solar collectors with different radiative flux models. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 48(3), 1002-1031. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21418

2D steady incompressible laminar Newtonian viscous convection-radiative heat transfer in a rectangular solar collector geometry is considered. The ANSYS FLUENT finite volume code (version 17.2) is employed to simulate the thermo-fluid characteristics... Read More about Computational study of heat transfer in solar collectors with different radiative flux models.

Authenticity and the interview : a positive response to a radical critique (2019)
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Whitaker, E., & Atkinson, P. (2019). Authenticity and the interview : a positive response to a radical critique. Qualitative Research, 19(6), 619-634. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794118816885

We respond to recent discussions of the interview, and the ‘radical critique’ of interviewing, as reiterated in publications by Silverman and Hammersley. Reviewing and extending the critical commentary on the social life of the interview and its impl... Read More about Authenticity and the interview : a positive response to a radical critique.

New survival distributions that quantify the gain from eliminating flawed components (2019)
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Baker, R. (2019). New survival distributions that quantify the gain from eliminating flawed components. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 185(May 19), 493-501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2019.01.013

A general method for deriving new survival distributions from old is presented. This yields a class of useful mixture distributions. Fitting such distributions to failure-time data allows estimation of the improvement in reliability that could be ga... Read More about New survival distributions that quantify the gain from eliminating flawed components.

Occurrence of deformed wing virus variants in the stingless Melipona subnitida and honey Apis mellifera bee populations in North Eastern Brazil (2019)
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de Souza, F., Kevill, J., Correia-Oliveira, M., de Carvalho, C., & Martin, S. (2019). Occurrence of deformed wing virus variants in the stingless Melipona subnitida and honey Apis mellifera bee populations in North Eastern Brazil. Journal of General Virology, 100, 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001206

Deformed wing virus (DWV) is now a global insect pathogen. Brazilian stingless bees are a diverse group often managed in close proximity to honey bees. We investigated the prevalence and load of DWV in 33 stingless bees (Melipona subnitida) and 12 h... Read More about Occurrence of deformed wing virus variants in the stingless Melipona subnitida and honey Apis mellifera bee populations in North Eastern Brazil.

Rethinking preventing homelessness amongst prison leavers (2019)
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Madoc-Jones, I., Hughes, C., Gorden, C., Dubberley, S., Washington-Dyer, K., Ahmed, A., …Wilding, M. (2019). Rethinking preventing homelessness amongst prison leavers. European Journal of Probation, 10(3), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1177/2066220318822245

The Wales (Housing) Act 2015 introduced a preventative approach to addressing homelessness which impacted on prison leavers in Wales. Since the same changes will take effect in England from October 2018, this paper provides early insight into how new... Read More about Rethinking preventing homelessness amongst prison leavers.

The Importance of British Material Culture to the Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century edited by Alasdair Brooks Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press and the Society for Historical Archaeology, 2015. 369 pp. (2019)
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Nevell, M. (2019). The Importance of British Material Culture to the Historical Archaeologies of the Nineteenth Century edited by Alasdair Brooks Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press and the Society for Historical Archaeology, 2015. 369 pp. American Anthropologist, 121(1), 273-274. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.13169

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A randomised controlled trial and cost-consequence analysis of traditional and digital foot orthoses supply chains in a National Health Service setting : application to feet at risk of diabetic plantar ulceration (2019)
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Parker, D., Nuttall, G., Bray, N., Hugill, T., Martinez Santos, A., Edwards, R., & Nester, C. (2019). A randomised controlled trial and cost-consequence analysis of traditional and digital foot orthoses supply chains in a National Health Service setting : application to feet at risk of diabetic plantar ulceration. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 12(2), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-018-0311-0

Background: Diabetic foot ulceration is a considerable cost to the NHS and foot orthotic provision is a core strategy for the management of the people with diabetes and a moderate to high risk of foot ulceration. The traditional process to produce... Read More about A randomised controlled trial and cost-consequence analysis of traditional and digital foot orthoses supply chains in a National Health Service setting : application to feet at risk of diabetic plantar ulceration.

Wealth measurement and the role of built asset investment : an empirical comparison (2019)
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Ruddock, L., & Ruddock, S. (2019). Wealth measurement and the role of built asset investment : an empirical comparison. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(5), 766-778. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-07-2018-0290

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of investment in built assets in the achievement of economic growth as part of a wealth measurement approach and to undertake an analysis of the relative importance of such investment as part of... Read More about Wealth measurement and the role of built asset investment : an empirical comparison.

Challenges to transferring and sharing of tacit knowledge within a construction supply chain (2019)
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Saini, M., Arif, M., & Kulonda, D. J. (2019). Challenges to transferring and sharing of tacit knowledge within a construction supply chain. Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 19(1), 15-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/ci-03-2018-0015

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the potential challenges that hinder the effective transfer and sharing of tacit knowledge (knowledge communication [KC]) within a construction supply chain (CSC). Design/methodology/approach This study ide... Read More about Challenges to transferring and sharing of tacit knowledge within a construction supply chain.

Lattice Boltzmann method for nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a curve-ended T-shaped heat exchanger (2019)
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Rahimi, A., Bakhshi, H., Dehghan Saee, A., Kasaeipoor, A., & Hasani Malekshah, E. (2019). Lattice Boltzmann method for nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a curve-ended T-shaped heat exchanger. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 29(1), 21-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/hff-05-2018-0249

Purpose The study aims to study the nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a T-shaped heat exchanger. For the numerical simulations, the lattice Boltzmann method is used. Design/methodology/approach The end of each branch of the heat exchanger is... Read More about Lattice Boltzmann method for nanofluid flow and heat transfer in a curve-ended T-shaped heat exchanger.

The efficacy of a lateral wedge insole for painful medial knee osteoarthritis after prescreening : a randomized clinical trial (2019)
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Felson, D., Parkes, M., Carter, S., Liu, A., Callaghan, M., Hodgson, R., …Jones, R. (2019). The efficacy of a lateral wedge insole for painful medial knee osteoarthritis after prescreening : a randomized clinical trial. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 71(6), 908-915. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.40808

OBJECTIVE: Lateral wedge shoe insoles decrease medial knee loading, but trials have shown no effect on pain in medial knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, insoles' loading effects are inconsistent, and they can increase patellofemoral loading. We hyp... Read More about The efficacy of a lateral wedge insole for painful medial knee osteoarthritis after prescreening : a randomized clinical trial.

The value of tibial mounted inertial measurement units to quantify running kinetics in elite football (soccer) players. A reliability and agreement study using a research orientated and a clinically orientated system (2019)
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Hughes, T., Jones, R., Starbuck, C., Sergeant, J., & Callaghan, M. (2019). The value of tibial mounted inertial measurement units to quantify running kinetics in elite football (soccer) players. A reliability and agreement study using a research orientated and a clinically orientated system. Journal of Electro - myography and Kinesiology, 44(Feb 19), 156-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2019.01.001

In elite football, measurement of running kinetics with inertial measurement units (IMUs) may be useful as a component of periodic health examination (PHE). This study determined the reliability of, and agreement between a research orientated IMU and... Read More about The value of tibial mounted inertial measurement units to quantify running kinetics in elite football (soccer) players. A reliability and agreement study using a research orientated and a clinically orientated system.