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Allegory and animals in Olive Schreiner’s Undine : A Queer Little Child (1929) (2016)
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Munslow Ong, J. (2017). Allegory and animals in Olive Schreiner’s Undine : A Queer Little Child (1929). Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 53(4), 401-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449855.2016.1220667

Written and abandoned in the 1870s, and published posthumously in 1929, Undine: A Queer Little Child has remained on the margins of Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) studies, repeatedly dismissed as a juvenile and poor antecedent to The Story of An African... Read More about Allegory and animals in Olive Schreiner’s Undine : A Queer Little Child (1929).

Numerical solutions for nonlinear gyrotactic bioconvection in nanofluid-saturated porous media with stefan blowing and multiple slip effects (2016)
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Uddin, M., Alginahi, Y., Beg, O., & Kabir, M. (2016). Numerical solutions for nonlinear gyrotactic bioconvection in nanofluid-saturated porous media with stefan blowing and multiple slip effects. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 72(10), 2562-2581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2016.09.018

A mathematical model is developed to examine the effects of the Stefan blowing, second order velocity slip, thermal slip and microorganism species slip on nonlinear bioconvection boundary layer flow of a nanofluid over a horizontal plate embedded in... Read More about Numerical solutions for nonlinear gyrotactic bioconvection in nanofluid-saturated porous media with stefan blowing and multiple slip effects.

Even nurses aren’t immune to the stigma of suicide (2016)
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Fitchett, S. (2016). Even nurses aren’t immune to the stigma of suicide. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.31.9.29.s25

This article was first published in online news site The Conversation on 5th October 2016. An abridged version of the article was republished in Nursing Standard on 26th October 2016 under the title "Talking about suicide can help to save lives"... Read More about Even nurses aren’t immune to the stigma of suicide.

Digital health innovation ecosystems: from systematic literature review to conceptual framework (2016)
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Ejehiohen Iyawa, G., Herselmann, M., & Botha, A. (2016). Digital health innovation ecosystems: from systematic literature review to conceptual framework. Procedia Computer Science, 100, 244-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2016.09.149

This paper reviews existing literature on digital health innovation ecosystems. It aims to explore the terms digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems to identify components towards presenting a conceptual framework for a digital health innov... Read More about Digital health innovation ecosystems: from systematic literature review to conceptual framework.

Knee joint position sense ability in elite athletes who have returned to international level play following ACL reconstruction: A cross-sectional study (2016)
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international level play following ACL reconstruction: A cross-sectional study. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 23(6), 1029-1034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2016.09.005

Background: Following an ACL injury, reconstruction (ACL-R) and rehabilitation, athletes may return to play with a proprioceptive deficit. However, literature is lacking to support this hypothesis in elite athletic groups who have returned to inter... Read More about Knee joint position sense ability in elite athletes who have returned to international level play following ACL reconstruction: A cross-sectional study.

Development of a phantom to test fully automated breast density software – a work in progress (2016)
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Wåde, G., Hogg, P., Thompson, J., & Hofvind, S. (2017). Development of a phantom to test fully automated breast density software – a work in progress. Radiography, 23(1), e14-e19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2016.09.003

Objectives: Mammographic density (MD) is an independent risk factor for breast cancer and may have a future role for stratified screening. Automated software can estimate MD but the relationship between breast thickness reduction and MD is not fully... Read More about Development of a phantom to test fully automated breast density software – a work in progress.

The ART of mating : alternative reproductive tactics and mating success in a nest-guarding fish (2016)
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Mascolino, S., Benvenuto, C., Gubili, C., Sacchi, C., Boufana, B., & Mariani, S. (2016). The ART of mating : alternative reproductive tactics and mating success in a nest-guarding fish. Journal of Fish Biology, 89(6), 2643-2657. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13130

Fish use different modalities to access mates for reproduction, often referred to as Alternative Reproductive Tactics (ARTs). ARTs are an example of coexisting phenotypes, which have to hold some degree of reproductive success to persist in a populat... Read More about The ART of mating : alternative reproductive tactics and mating success in a nest-guarding fish.

Social theory and the politics of big data and method (2016)
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Frade, C. (2016). Social theory and the politics of big data and method. Sociology, 50(5), 863-877. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038515614186

This article is an intervention in the debate on big data. It seeks to show, firstly, that behind the wager to make sociology more relevant to the digital there lies a coherent if essentially unstated vision and a whole stance which are more a sympto... Read More about Social theory and the politics of big data and method.

Semiparametric smooth coefficient estimation of a production system (2016)
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Kumbhakar, S., Sun, K., & Zhang, R. (2016). Semiparametric smooth coefficient estimation of a production system. Pacific Economic Review, 21(4), 464-482. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0106.12193

This paper addresses endogeneity of inputs in estimating a semiparametric smooth coefficient production function using a system approach. The system consists of a translog production function and the first-order conditions (FOC’s) of profit maximiz... Read More about Semiparametric smooth coefficient estimation of a production system.

Spectral quasilinear numerical simulation of micropolar convective wall plumes in high permeability porous media (2016)
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Beg, O., Motsa, S., Kadir, A., Beg, T., & Islam, M. (2016). Spectral quasilinear numerical simulation of micropolar convective wall plumes in high permeability porous media. Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 25(4), 576-599. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1810232816040147

Laminar natural convection plume of a microstructural non-Newtonian fluid along a vertical surface about a line heat source in a saturated high permeability porous medium is studied. The transformed non-linear boundary value problem is solved numeric... Read More about Spectral quasilinear numerical simulation of micropolar convective wall plumes in high permeability porous media.

mLearning and creative practices : a public challenge? (2016)
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Antonczak, L., Keegan, H., & Cochrane, T. (2016). mLearning and creative practices : a public challenge?. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 8(4), 34-43. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2016100103

The ethos of open sharing of experiences and user generated content enabled by Mobile social media can be problematic in some cases (politics, gender, minorities), and it is not fully understood within the creative and academic sector. Creative peopl... Read More about mLearning and creative practices : a public challenge?.

Effect of a knee-ankle-foot orthosis on knee kinematics and kinetics in an individual with varus knee alignment (2016)
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Alfatafta, H., Hutchins, S., Liu, A., & Jones, R. (2016). Effect of a knee-ankle-foot orthosis on knee kinematics and kinetics in an individual with varus knee alignment. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 28(4), 186-190. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPO.0000000000000111

Background: Knee valgus braces are used to reduce knee load and varus deformities in individuals with medial compartment osteoarthritis (OA). The purpose of this study was to determine whether the kinematics and kinetics of the knee are improved when... Read More about Effect of a knee-ankle-foot orthosis on knee kinematics and kinetics in an individual with varus knee alignment.

Business IT strategy in action : case study of #PUPRU (2016)
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Chen, Y., Griffiths, M., & Dron, R. (2016). Business IT strategy in action : case study of #PUPRU. GSTF journal on business review (Online), 4(4), https://doi.org/10.5176/2010-4804_4.4.399

Predicted key business IT trends through to 2020 acknowledge there will be increased adoption of disruptive technologies that will impact within business contexts (Gartner (1), 2015). These include moves to small-screen marketing, rising value of big... Read More about Business IT strategy in action : case study of #PUPRU.

Prediction of airborne sound transmission across a timber–concrete composite floor using Statistical Energy Analysis (2016)
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Churchill, C., & Hopkins, C. (2016). Prediction of airborne sound transmission across a timber–concrete composite floor using Statistical Energy Analysis. Applied Acoustics, 110, 145-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2016.03.031

This paper concerns the development and experimental validation of prediction models using Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) to calculate the airborne sound insulation of a timber–concrete composite floor. The complexity in modelling this floor is du... Read More about Prediction of airborne sound transmission across a timber–concrete composite floor using Statistical Energy Analysis.

Optimal energy management system based on stochastic approach for a home microgrid with integrated responsive load demand and energy storage (2016)
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Marzband, M., Alavi, H., Ghazimirsaeid, S., Uppal, H., & Fernando, T. (2017). Optimal energy management system based on stochastic approach for a home microgrid with integrated responsive load demand and energy storage. Sustainable Cities and Society, 28, 256-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2016.09.017

In recent years, increasing interest in developing small-scale fully integrated energy resources in distributed power networks and their production has led to the emergence of smart Microgrids (MG), in particular for distributed renewable energy reso... Read More about Optimal energy management system based on stochastic approach for a home microgrid with integrated responsive load demand and energy storage.

Can universities help in bridging the skills gap in building conservation surveying (2016)
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McLean, S. (2017). Can universities help in bridging the skills gap in building conservation surveying. Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal and Valuation, 5(3), 240-248

This paper comes from the author’s deliberation over a question delivered to a RICS Conservation forum, which highlighted a skills shortage in the field of building conservation surveying. It was suggested by Brian Gowthorpe the forum convener that... Read More about Can universities help in bridging the skills gap in building conservation surveying.

A comparison of frontal plane projection angle across landing tasks in female gymnasts (2016)
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Comfort, P., Colclough, A., & Herrington, L. (2016). A comparison of frontal plane projection angle across landing tasks in female gymnasts. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training, 21(5), 42-47. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2015-0068

The aim of this study was to compare FPPA between three landing tasks and determine the reliability of FPPA in 15 competitive female gymnasts (age 13.5 ± 2.07 years). Reliability of FPPA was highest in the drop landing task, with no learning effect p... Read More about A comparison of frontal plane projection angle across landing tasks in female gymnasts.

Implementation of a structured programme of preceptorship for Newly Qualified Practitioners (Midwives) in one North West England Maternity Unit (2016)
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Practitioners (Midwives) in one North West England Maternity Unit. Journal of Nursing Management, 23(6), 35-39. https://doi.org/10.7748/nm.2016.e1463

This article discusses the application of a structured, approach to the development and implementation of preceptorship programmes with an evidence based content, to strengthen the experience for Newly Qualified Practitioners (NQP’s) and support c... Read More about Implementation of a structured programme of preceptorship for Newly Qualified Practitioners (Midwives) in one North West England Maternity Unit.

Hope springs eternal in the starfish gonad: preserved potential for sexual reproduction in a single-clone population of a fissiparous starfish (2016)
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Garcia-Cisneros, A., Pérez-Portela, R., Wangensteen Fuentes, O., Campos-Canet, M., & Palacín, C. (2017). Hope springs eternal in the starfish gonad: preserved potential for sexual reproduction in a single-clone population of a fissiparous starfish. Hydrobiologia, 787(1), 291-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2971-8

Among echinoderms, asexual reproduction by fission occurs in few species. This strategy is considered a temporary response to stressful conditions and usually alternates with sexual reproduction events; thus, monoclonal populations are extremely rare... Read More about Hope springs eternal in the starfish gonad: preserved potential for sexual reproduction in a single-clone population of a fissiparous starfish.