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Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography (2014)
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Nightingale, J., Murphy, F., Robinson, L., Newton-Hughes, A., & Hogg, P. (2015). Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography. Radiography, 21(4), 364-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.11.004

Objective: Breast compression decreases radiation dose and reduces potential for motion and geometric unsharpness, yet there is variability in applied compression force within and between some centres. This article explores the problem solving proces... Read More about Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography.

Graphene oxide interfaces in serum based autoantibody quantification (2014)
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Xu, Q., Cheng, H., Lehr, J., Patil, A., & Davis, J. (2015). Graphene oxide interfaces in serum based autoantibody quantification. Analytical Chemistry, 87(1), 346-350. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac503890e

A reliable quantification of protein markers will undoubtedly underpin profound developments in disease surveillance, diagnostics, and improved therapy. Although there potentially exist numerous means of achieving this, electrochemical impedimetric t... Read More about Graphene oxide interfaces in serum based autoantibody quantification.

Sputtering yields exceeding 1000 by 80keV Xe irradiation of Au nanorods (2014)
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Ilinov, A., Kuronen, A., Nordlund, K., Greaves, G., Hinks, J., Busby, P., …Donnelly, S. (2014). Sputtering yields exceeding 1000 by 80keV Xe irradiation of Au nanorods. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 341, 17-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2014.03.025

Using experiments and computer simulations, we find that 80 keV Xe ion irradiation of Au nanorods can produce sputtering yields exceeding 1000, which to our knowledge are the highest yields reported for sputtering by single ions in the nuclear collis... Read More about Sputtering yields exceeding 1000 by 80keV Xe irradiation of Au nanorods.

Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach (2014)
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Crotty, J. (2016). Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach. Business and Society, 55(6), 825-853. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650314561965

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a concept for business from within developed, Western economies. Such economies are underpinned by functioning institutions, where compliance with regulation is assumed. Recently, however, the abil... Read More about Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach.

Revealing DNA interactions with exogenous agents by surface-enhanced raman scattering (2014)
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Masetti, M., Xie, H., Krpetic, Z., Recanatini, M., Alvarez-Puebla, R., & Guerrini, L. (2015). Revealing DNA interactions with exogenous agents by surface-enhanced raman scattering. Abstracts of papers / American Chemical Society, 137(1), 469-476. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja511398w

The standard protocols for DNA analysis largely involve polymerase chain reaction (PCR). However, DNA structures bound to chemical agents cannot be PCR-amplified, and therefore any sequence changes induced by external agents may be neglected. Thus, t... Read More about Revealing DNA interactions with exogenous agents by surface-enhanced raman scattering.

The concept and realization of nanostructure fabrication using free-standing metallic wires with rapid thermal annealing (2014)
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Cui, A., Hao, T., Li, W., Shen, T., Liu, Z., Jiang, Q., & Gu, C. (2015). The concept and realization of nanostructure fabrication using free-standing metallic wires with rapid thermal annealing. SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy, 58(4), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-014-5623-x

Free-standing metallic nanostructures are considered to be highly relevant to many branches of science and technology with applications of three dimensional metallic nanostructures ranging from optical reflectors, actuators, and antenna, to free-stan... Read More about The concept and realization of nanostructure fabrication using free-standing metallic wires with rapid thermal annealing.

Anastomosing reach control on hydraulics and sediment distribution on the Sabie River, South Africa (2014)
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Entwistle, N., Heritage, G., Tooth, S., & Milan, D. (2015). Anastomosing reach control on hydraulics and sediment distribution on the Sabie River, South Africa. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 367, 215-219. https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-367-215-2015

Many of the large rivers in southern Africa exhibit a strong bedrock influence, being characterised by a channel incised 10–20 m into ancient planation surfaces. Under alluviated conditions, these channels display downstream sequences of channel type... Read More about Anastomosing reach control on hydraulics and sediment distribution on the Sabie River, South Africa.

Mobilization of heavy metals from urban contaminated soils under water inundation conditions (2014)
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Mukwaturi, M., & Lin, C. (2015). Mobilization of heavy metals from urban contaminated soils under water inundation conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 285, 445-452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.10.020

A microcosm experiment was conducted to investigate heavy metal release from the urban soils heavily contaminated by past industrial activities. The aim was to assess the mobility of various heavy metals under inundation with water. The results sho... Read More about Mobilization of heavy metals from urban contaminated soils under water inundation conditions.

The effects of sport-specific and minimalist footwear on the kinetics and kinematics of three netball-specific movements (2014)
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Sinclair, J., Chockalingam, N., Naemi, R., & Vincent, H. (2014). The effects of sport-specific and minimalist footwear on the kinetics and kinematics of three netball-specific movements. Footwear Science, 7(1), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2014.983445

Netball is associated with a high frequency of chronic injuries. There is currently a trend towards the utilisation of minimalist footwear in netball players in lieu of traditional netball trainers. The aim of the current investigation was to examine... Read More about The effects of sport-specific and minimalist footwear on the kinetics and kinematics of three netball-specific movements.

Is there a subjective well-being premium in voluntary sector employment? (2014)
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Kamerāde, D., & McKay, S. (2015). Is there a subjective well-being premium in voluntary sector employment?. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 26(6), 2733-2754. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-014-9545-z

Previous studies have found that employment in the voluntary sector offers a so-called ‘job satisfaction premium’: despite lower salaries, voluntary sector employees are more satisfied with their jobs than workers in other sectors. This paper examine... Read More about Is there a subjective well-being premium in voluntary sector employment?.

Host size constrains growth patterns in both female and male Ceratothoa italica, a mouth-dwelling isopod (2014)
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Pawluk, R., Ciampoli, M., & Mariani, S. (2014). Host size constrains growth patterns in both female and male Ceratothoa italica, a mouth-dwelling isopod. Marine and Freshwater Research, 66(4), 381. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF14125

Host–parasite associations are among the primary drivers of evolutionary diversification, and hold considerable importance for understanding ecological equilibria. In particular, crustacean ectoparasites are typically associated with many fish famili... Read More about Host size constrains growth patterns in both female and male Ceratothoa italica, a mouth-dwelling isopod.

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolates collected from healthcare and community facilities in Libya show a high level of resistance to fusidic acid (2014)
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Warag, S., Foster, H., & Daw, M. (2014). Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolates collected from healthcare and community facilities in Libya show a high level of resistance to fusidic acid. Journal of infectious disease and therapy, 2(189), https://doi.org/10.4172/2332-0877.1000189

Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen and is implicated in a wide variety of infections in the healthcare and community settings. The organism is often subcategorized as community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) or health care-associated MRS... Read More about Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolates collected from healthcare and community facilities in Libya show a high level of resistance to fusidic acid.

AP versus PA positioning in lumbar spine computed radiography : Image quality and individual organ doses (2014)
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Davey, E., & England, A. (2015). AP versus PA positioning in lumbar spine computed radiography : Image quality and individual organ doses. Radiography, 21(2), 188 - 196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.11.003

Purpose: Radiological imaging examinations must be optimised in order to ensure that the radiation dose is kept as low as reasonably possible (ALARP). The aim of this study was to compare anteroposterior (AP) and posteroanterior (PA) projections of... Read More about AP versus PA positioning in lumbar spine computed radiography : Image quality and individual organ doses.

Bridging the domestic building fabric performance gap (2014)
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Johnston, D., Farmer, D., Brooke-Peat, M., & Miles-Shenton, D. (2016). Bridging the domestic building fabric performance gap. Building Research and Information, 44(2), 147-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2014.979093

In the UK, it is recognised that there is often a discrepancy between the measured fabric thermal performance of dwellings as-built and the predicted performance of the same dwellings and that the magnitude of this difference in performance can be... Read More about Bridging the domestic building fabric performance gap.

Lytic activity by temperate phages of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in long-term cystic fibrosis chronic lung infections (2014)
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James, C. E., Davies, E. V., Fothergill, J. L., Walshaw, M. J., Beale, C. M., Brockhurst, M. A., & Winstanley, C. (2015). Lytic activity by temperate phages of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in long-term cystic fibrosis chronic lung infections. ISME Journal, 9(6), 1391-1398. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2014.223

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common bacterial pathogen infecting the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The transmissible Liverpool epidemic strain (LES) harbours multiple inducible prophages (LESϕ2; LESϕ3; LESϕ4; LESϕ5; and LESϕ6), some o... Read More about Lytic activity by temperate phages of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in long-term cystic fibrosis chronic lung infections.

'Doing the writing' and 'working in parallel': how distal nursing affects delegation and supervision in the emerging role of the qualified nurse (2014)
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Johnson, M., Magnusson, C., Allan, H., Evans, K., Ball, E., Horton, K., …Westwood, S. (2015). 'Doing the writing' and 'working in parallel': how distal nursing affects delegation and supervision in the emerging role of the qualified nurse. Nurse Education Today, 35(2), e29-e33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.11.020

Background: The role of the acute hospital nurse has moved away from the direct delivery of patient care and more towards the management of the delivery of bedside care by healthcare assistants. How newly qualified nurses delegate to, and supervise,... Read More about 'Doing the writing' and 'working in parallel': how distal nursing affects delegation and supervision in the emerging role of the qualified nurse.

Challenges in designing, conducting, and reporting oral health behavioral intervention studies in primary school age children : methodological issues (2014)
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Cooper, A., Coffey, M., & Dugdill, L. (2014). Challenges in designing, conducting, and reporting oral health behavioral intervention studies in primary school age children : methodological issues. Pragmatic and Observational Research, 5, 43-51. https://doi.org/10.2147/POR.S52287

Often within oral health, clinical outcome measures dominate trial design rather than behavioral outcome measures, and often there is a reliance on proxy self-reporting of children’s behavior with no corroboration through triangulation of measures. T... Read More about Challenges in designing, conducting, and reporting oral health behavioral intervention studies in primary school age children : methodological issues.