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Dose optimisation in paediatric radiography - using regression models to investigate the relative impact of acquisition factors on image quality and radiation dose (2019)
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Ali, M., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2019). Dose optimisation in paediatric radiography - using regression models to investigate the relative impact of acquisition factors on image quality and radiation dose. Physica Medica, 68, 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.10.034

Objective: To investigate the optimum pelvis X-ray acquisition factors for a 10-year-old child. Secondly, to evaluate the impact of each acquisition factor on image quality (IQ) and radiation dose. Method: Images were acquired using a pelvis phan... Read More about Dose optimisation in paediatric radiography - using regression models to investigate the relative impact of acquisition factors on image quality and radiation dose.

Mixed-cropping between field pea varieties alters root bacterial and fungal communities (2019)
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Horner, A., Browett, S., & Antwis, R. (2019). Mixed-cropping between field pea varieties alters root bacterial and fungal communities. Scientific reports, 9(16953), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53342-8

Modern agricultural practices have vastly increased crop production but negatively affected soil health. As such, there is a call to develop sustainable, ecologically-viable approaches to food production. Mixed-cropping of plant varieties can increas... Read More about Mixed-cropping between field pea varieties alters root bacterial and fungal communities.

The perception of tourism in coffee-producing equatorial countries : an empirical analysis (2019)
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Casalegno, C., Candelo, E., Santoro, G., & Kitchen, P. (2020). The perception of tourism in coffee-producing equatorial countries : an empirical analysis. Psychology and Marketing, 37(1), 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.21291

Some scholars have emphasized the importance of food tourism in mature and certain emergent economies for growing consumption‐related products (e.g., wine, beer, rice, and tea) and attempts have been made to study tourism levers and threats in develo... Read More about The perception of tourism in coffee-producing equatorial countries : an empirical analysis.

PROUD : verifiable privacy-preserving outsourced attribute based signcryption supporting access policy update for cloud assisted IoT applications (2019)
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Belguith, S., Kaaniche, N., Hammoudeh, M., & Dargahi, T. (2020). PROUD : verifiable privacy-preserving outsourced attribute based signcryption supporting access policy update for cloud assisted IoT applications. Future Generation Computer Systems, 111, 899-918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2019.11.012

The ever-growing number of Internet connected devices poses several cybersecurity risks. Most of the exchanged data between the Internet of Things (IoT) devices are not adequately secured due to resource constraints on IoT devices. Attribute Based... Read More about PROUD : verifiable privacy-preserving outsourced attribute based signcryption supporting access policy update for cloud assisted IoT applications.

Optimising paediatric afferent component early warning systems : a hermeneutic systematic literature review and model development (2019)
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Jacob, N., Moriarty, Y., Lloyd, A., Mann, M., Tume, L., Sefton, G., …Allen, D. (2019). Optimising paediatric afferent component early warning systems : a hermeneutic systematic literature review and model development. BMJ Open, 9(11), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028796

Objective: To identify the core components of successful early warning systems for detecting and initiating action in response to clinical deterioration in paediatric inpatients. Methods: A hermeneutic systematic literature review informed by tra... Read More about Optimising paediatric afferent component early warning systems : a hermeneutic systematic literature review and model development.

Making myself visible : self-portraiture and representations of blackness in the work of Donald Rodney (2019)
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Correia, A. (2019). Making myself visible : self-portraiture and representations of blackness in the work of Donald Rodney. Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, 45, 74-86

This article considers the role of self-portraiture within the work of British artist Donald Rodney (1961–98). The text investigates the ways in which Rodney used the self-portrait, not to visualize himself, but to animate issues associated with the... Read More about Making myself visible : self-portraiture and representations of blackness in the work of Donald Rodney.

Policy transfer and part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014 (2019)
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Wilding, M., Madoc-Jones, I., Ahmed, A., Gibbons, A., Jones, K., & Rogers, M. (2020). Policy transfer and part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014. Social Policy and Society, 19(1), 171-182. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746419000344

Part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014and its implementation has been keenly observed by governments outside of Wales, as they continue to search for policy solutions to help address the homelessness crisis.This paper examines the extent to whichther... Read More about Policy transfer and part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014.

An affordable methodology for quantifying waterborne microplastics - an emerging contaminant in inland-waters (2019)
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Dunn, C., Owens, J., Fears, L., Nunnerley, L., Kirby, J., Armstrong, O., …Freeman, C. (2020). An affordable methodology for quantifying waterborne microplastics - an emerging contaminant in inland-waters. Journal of Limnology, 79(1), https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2019.1943

The occurrence of microplastics in marine habitats is well documented and of growing concern. The presence of these small (

The Big Society : ten years on (2019)
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Williams, B. (2019). The Big Society : ten years on. Political Insight, 10(4), 22-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041905819891369

David Cameron attempted to make a more caring, socially-conscious Conservatism his flagship policy. But did the ‘Big Society’ ever really come to pass? Ben Williams examines the evidence a decade on.

Experiences of rural life among community-dwelling older men with dementia and their implications for social inclusion (2019)
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Hicks, B., Innes, A., & Nyman, S. (2021). Experiences of rural life among community-dwelling older men with dementia and their implications for social inclusion. Dementia, 20(2), 444-463. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301219887586

Current international dementia care policies focus on creating ‘dementia-friendly’ communities that aim to support the social inclusion of people with dementia. Although it is known that the geo-socio-cultural rural environment can impact on the expe... Read More about Experiences of rural life among community-dwelling older men with dementia and their implications for social inclusion.

How to maintain the sustainable development of a business platform : a case study of Pinduoduo social commerce platform in China (2019)
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Zhao, W., Wang, A., & Chen, Y. (2019). How to maintain the sustainable development of a business platform : a case study of Pinduoduo social commerce platform in China. Sustainability, 11(22), e6337. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226337

At present, the ‘platform business model’ has indicated innovative potentials not just in traditional industrial sectors such as telecommunications, IT and retail, but also other sectors like social commerce. However, ‘Platform’ is not static as it i... Read More about How to maintain the sustainable development of a business platform : a case study of Pinduoduo social commerce platform in China.

A clinimetric analysis of the Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool : PURPOSE-T (2019)
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Wynn, M., & Holloway, S. (2019). A clinimetric analysis of the Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool : PURPOSE-T. British Journal of Nursing, 28(20), S4-S8. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2019.28.20.s4

The assessment of patients' risk for developing pressure ulcers is a routine and fundamental nursing process undertaken to prevent avoidable harm to patients in all care settings. Many risk assessment tools are currently used in clinical practice, ho... Read More about A clinimetric analysis of the Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool : PURPOSE-T.

Biochemical performance modelling of non-vegetated and vegetated vertical subsurface-flow constructed wetlands treating municipal wastewater in hot and dry climate (2019)
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Rahi, M., Faisal, A., Naji, L., Almuktar, S., Abed, S., & Scholz, M. (2020). Biochemical performance modelling of non-vegetated and vegetated vertical subsurface-flow constructed wetlands treating municipal wastewater in hot and dry climate. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 33, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.101003

Wastewater treatment and subsequent effluent recycling for non-drinking purposes such as irrigation contributes to the mitigation of the pressure on freshwater resources. In this study, two vertical sub-surface flow constructed wetland (VSSF-CW) pilo... Read More about Biochemical performance modelling of non-vegetated and vegetated vertical subsurface-flow constructed wetlands treating municipal wastewater in hot and dry climate.

Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning (2) : some implications (2019)
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Basden, A., & Joneidy, S. (2019). Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning (2) : some implications. Philosophia reformata (Online), 84(2), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1163/23528230-08402003

Meaning is important in everyday life, and each science focuses on certain ways in which reality is meaningful. This article (the second of two) discusses practical implications of Herman Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning for everyday experience,... Read More about Dooyeweerd’s understanding of meaning (2) : some implications.

Sedation AND Weaning In Children (SANDWICH) : protocol for a cluster randomised stepped wedge trial. (2019)
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Blackwood, B., Agus, A., Boyle, R., Clarke, M., Hemming, K., Jordan, J., …Walsh, T. (2019). Sedation AND Weaning In Children (SANDWICH) : protocol for a cluster randomised stepped wedge trial. BMJ Open, 9, e031630. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031630

Introduction: Weaning from ventilation is a complex process involving several stages that include recognition of patient readiness to begin the weaning process; steps to reduce ventilation while optimising sedation in order not to induce distress; an... Read More about Sedation AND Weaning In Children (SANDWICH) : protocol for a cluster randomised stepped wedge trial..

Thioalbamide, a thioamidated peptide from amycolatopsis alba, affects tumor growth and stemness by inducing metabolic dysfunction and oxidative stress (2019)
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Frattaruolo, L., Fiorillo, M., Brindisi, M., Curcio, R., Dolce, V., Lacret, R., …Cappello, A. (2019). Thioalbamide, a thioamidated peptide from amycolatopsis alba, affects tumor growth and stemness by inducing metabolic dysfunction and oxidative stress. Cells, 8(11), e1408. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells8111408

Thioalbamide, a thioamidated peptide biosynthesized by Amycolatopsis alba, is a thioviridamide-like molecule, and is part of a family of natural products representing a focus of biotechnological and pharmaceutical research in recent years due to thei... Read More about Thioalbamide, a thioamidated peptide from amycolatopsis alba, affects tumor growth and stemness by inducing metabolic dysfunction and oxidative stress.

Predominant mechanisms for the removal of nickel metal ion from aqueous solution using cement kiln dust (2019)
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Abd Ali, Z., Naji, L., Almuktar, S., Faisal, A., Abed, S., Scholz, M., …Ahamad, T. (2020). Predominant mechanisms for the removal of nickel metal ion from aqueous solution using cement kiln dust. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 33, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.101033

The experimental methodology achieved in the present study signified that the adsorption and precipitation were mainly mechanisms occurred together in the removal of nickel from aqueous solutions by sorption using cement kiln dust (CKD) byproduct... Read More about Predominant mechanisms for the removal of nickel metal ion from aqueous solution using cement kiln dust.