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Urban regeneration and civic economics : a community-led approach in Boston and Naples (2016)
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Esposito De Vita, G., Trillo, C., & Oppido, S. (2016). Urban regeneration and civic economics : a community-led approach in Boston and Naples

Although the seeds of a communitarian oriented thinking date back to the 19th century, it was in the 1980s that a group of political philosophers started to challenge systematically the individualist liberalism prevailing at that time. The initia... Read More about Urban regeneration and civic economics : a community-led approach in Boston and Naples.

The soil microbiome at the Gi-FACE experiment responds to a moisture gradient but not to CO2 enrichment (2016)
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De Menezes, A., Müller, C., Clipson, N., & Doyle, E. (2016). The soil microbiome at the Gi-FACE experiment responds to a moisture gradient but not to CO2 enrichment. Microbiology, 162, 1572-1582. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.000341

The soil bacterial community at the Giessen free-air CO2 enrichment (Gi-FACE) experiment was analysed by tag-sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. No substantial effects of CO2 levels on bacterial community composition were detected. However, the soil moi... Read More about The soil microbiome at the Gi-FACE experiment responds to a moisture gradient but not to CO2 enrichment.

Evaluating the relative influence on population health of domestic gardens and green space along a rural-urban gradient (2016)
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Dennis, M., & James, P. (2017). Evaluating the relative influence on population health of domestic gardens and green space along a rural-urban gradient. Landscape and Urban Planning, 157, 343-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.08.009

Studies have repeatedly affirmed the positive links between human and environmental health but few have sufficiently addressed the complexity brought about by the range of urbanity, population and both green space and domestic gardens cover associate... Read More about Evaluating the relative influence on population health of domestic gardens and green space along a rural-urban gradient.

Changing expression of vertebrate immunity genes in an anthropogenic environment: a controlled experiment (2016)
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experiment. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16(175), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0751-8

Background: The effect of anthropogenic environments on the function of the vertebrate immune system is a problem of general importance. For example, it relates to the increasing rates of immunologically-based disease in modern human populations and... Read More about Changing expression of vertebrate immunity genes in an anthropogenic environment: a controlled experiment.

Biomechanical responses to changes in friction on a clay court surface (2016)
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Starbuck, C., Stiles, V., Urà, D., Carré, M., & Dixon, S. (2016). Biomechanical responses to changes in friction on a clay court surface. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20(5), 459-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2016.08.019

Objectives: To examine the influence of clay court frictional properties on tennis players’ biomechanical response. Design: Repeated measures Methods: Lower limb kinematic and force data were collected on sixteen university tennis players during... Read More about Biomechanical responses to changes in friction on a clay court surface.

A methodological approach to quantifying plyometric intensity (2016)
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Jarvis, M., Graham-Smith, P., & Comfort, P. (2016). A methodological approach to quantifying plyometric intensity. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30(9), 2522-2532. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000000518

In contrast to other methods of training, the quantification of plyometric exercise intensity is poorly defined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the suitability of a range of neuromuscular and mechanical variables to describe the intensity... Read More about A methodological approach to quantifying plyometric intensity.

The differential hormonal milieu of morning versus evening, may have an impact on muscle hypertrophic potential (2016)
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Burley, S., Whittingham-Dowd, J., Allen, J., Grosset, J., & Onambele-Pearson, G. (2016). The differential hormonal milieu of morning versus evening, may have an impact on muscle hypertrophic potential. PLoS ONE, 11(9), e0161500. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161500

Substantial gains in muscle strength and hypertrophy are clearly associated with the routine performance of resistance training. What is less evident is the optimal timing of the resistance training stimulus to elicit these significant functional and... Read More about The differential hormonal milieu of morning versus evening, may have an impact on muscle hypertrophic potential.

The Interrater reliability of the functional movement screen within an athletic population using untrained raters (2016)
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Leeder, J., Horsley, I., & Herrington, L. (2016). The Interrater reliability of the functional movement screen within an athletic population using untrained raters. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 30(9), 2591-2599. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182a1ff1d

The functional movement screen (FMS) is a commonly used screening tool designed to identify restrictions to movement patterns and increased injury risk using 7 predesigned tests. The purpose of this study was to analyze the inter-rater reliabilit... Read More about The Interrater reliability of the functional movement screen within an athletic population using untrained raters.

Implementing BIM to streamline a design, manufacture, and fitting workflow : a case study on a fit-out SME in the UK (2016)
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Machado, M., Underwood, J., & Fleming, A. (2016). Implementing BIM to streamline a design, manufacture, and fitting workflow : a case study on a fit-out SME in the UK. International journal of 3-D information modeling (Online), 5(3), 31-46. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJ3DIM.2016070103

This paper presents a case study of BIM implementation for Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA). The project is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between the University of Salford and Links FF&E, a design, manufacture and fit-out SME based... Read More about Implementing BIM to streamline a design, manufacture, and fitting workflow : a case study on a fit-out SME in the UK.

Patient selection for endovascular sac sealing of abdominal aortic aneurysm (2016)
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Fisher, R., Torella, F., England, A., & McWilliams, R. (2016). Patient selection for endovascular sac sealing of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Seminars in Vascular Surgery, 29(3), 93-101. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2016.11.001

Endovascular sealing is a developing technique for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm that draws on novel concepts utilizing polymer filling of endobags within the aorto-iliac lumen. The morphologic indications and patient selection, while simila... Read More about Patient selection for endovascular sac sealing of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Pd supported on carbon nitride boosts the direct hydrogen peroxide synthesis (2016)
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Arrigo, R., Schuster, M., Abate, S., Giorgianni, G., Centi, G., Perathoner, S., …Schlögl, R. (2016). Pd supported on carbon nitride boosts the direct hydrogen peroxide synthesis. ACS catalysis, 6(10), 6959-6966. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b01889

Herein, the development of an improved Pd on carbon nitride catalyst for direct H2O2 synthesis from the elements is reported. Microcalorimetric CO chemisorption is used to characterize the chemical speciation of the Pd-selective and -unselective si... Read More about Pd supported on carbon nitride boosts the direct hydrogen peroxide synthesis.

Editorial: The migration conference and 13 years of migration letters (2016)
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Sirkeci, I., & Martin, P. (2016). Editorial: The migration conference and 13 years of migration letters. Migration Letters, 13(3), 329-332. https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v13i3.286

Questions concerning migration and refugees made the headlines around the world in recent years amid wars in many locations coinciding with economic crises and slow down. Migration as a subject and migration studies as a field are ever more popular,... Read More about Editorial: The migration conference and 13 years of migration letters.

Building democracy from below : lessons from Western Uganda (2016)
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King, S., & Hickey, S. (2016). Building democracy from below : lessons from Western Uganda. Journal of Development Studies, 53(10), 1584-1599. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1214719

How to achieve democratisation in the neopatrimonial and agrarian environments that predominate in sub-Saharan Africa continues to present a challenge for both development theory and practice. Drawing on intensive fieldwork in Western Uganda, this pa... Read More about Building democracy from below : lessons from Western Uganda.

Working with fathers of at-risk children : insights from a qualitative process evaluation of an intensive group-based intervention (2016)
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Scourfield, J., Allely, C., Coffey, A., & Yates, P. (2016). Working with fathers of at-risk children : insights from a qualitative process evaluation of an intensive group-based intervention. Children and Youth Services Review, 69, 259-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.08.021

This article is based on qualitative research with fathers who attended Mellow Dads, an intensive ‘dads only’ group-based intervention underpinned by attachment theory for fathers of at-risk children. Specifically the article draws on data from a pro... Read More about Working with fathers of at-risk children : insights from a qualitative process evaluation of an intensive group-based intervention.

A pilot study exploring the relationship between self-compassion, self-judgement, self-kindness, compassion, professional quality of life and wellbeing among UK community nurses (2016)
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Durkin, M., Beaumont, E., Hollins Martin, C., & Carson, J. (2016). A pilot study exploring the relationship between self-compassion, self-judgement, self-kindness, compassion, professional quality of life and wellbeing among UK community nurses. Nurse Education Today, 46, 109-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.08.030

Background: Compassion fatigue and burnout can impact on performance of nurses. This paper explores the relationship between self-compassion, self-judgement, self-kindness, compassion, professional quality of life, and wellbeing among community nurse... Read More about A pilot study exploring the relationship between self-compassion, self-judgement, self-kindness, compassion, professional quality of life and wellbeing among UK community nurses.

The effects of swimming fatigue on shoulder strength, range of motion, joint control, and performance in swimmers (2016)
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Matthews, M., Green, D., Matthews, H., & Swanwick, E. (2017). The effects of swimming fatigue on shoulder strength, range of motion, joint control, and performance in swimmers. Physical Therapy in Sport, 23, 118-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2016.08.011

Purpose To investigate the effects of training induced fatigue on shoulder strength, ROM, joint position sense, and stroke length in elite competitive swimmers. Methods Seventeen national level swimmers performed maximum isometric stren... Read More about The effects of swimming fatigue on shoulder strength, range of motion, joint control, and performance in swimmers.

Polly’s story : using structural narrative analysis to understand a trans migration journey (2016)
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Ahmed, A., & Rogers, M. (2017). Polly’s story : using structural narrative analysis to understand a trans migration journey. Qualitative Social Work, 16(2), 224-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325016664573

There is scant theoretical and empirical research on experiences of trans and its significance for social work practice. In this paper we premise that research on trans identity and practice needs to be located in particular temporal, cultural, spat... Read More about Polly’s story : using structural narrative analysis to understand a trans migration journey.

Improving writing processes using lean and Kanban (2016)
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Bass, J. (2016). Improving writing processes using lean and Kanban. Learned Publishing, 29(4), 307-310. https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1045

Key points •Concepts from lean manufacturing and Kanban production can usefully be applied to writing for academic publication. •Value and pull focus the author's attention on the needs of reviewers, editors, and readers. •Value stream and flow... Read More about Improving writing processes using lean and Kanban.

Minimally invasive ablative techniques in the treatment of breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
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Peek, M., Ahmed, M., Napoli, A., Usiskin, S., Baker, R., & Douek, M. (2016). Minimally invasive ablative techniques in the treatment of breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Hyperthermia, 33(2), 191-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2016.1230232

Purpose: Breast conserving surgery is effective for breast cancer treatment but is associated with morbidity in particular high re-excision rates. We performed a systematic review to assess the current evidence for clinical outcomes with minimally... Read More about Minimally invasive ablative techniques in the treatment of breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.