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The Roma in new millennium Italian fiction films : dissensus, liminality, emancipation. (2016)
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Hope, W. (2016). The Roma in new millennium Italian fiction films : dissensus, liminality, emancipation. Italianist, 36(2), 266-286. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614340.2016.1178889

The Roma endow films with a strong political resonance through their exposure to micro- and macro-level discrimination and reactionary populism in contemporary Italy. A socio-political evolution can be traced in the way new millennium Italian fiction... Read More about The Roma in new millennium Italian fiction films : dissensus, liminality, emancipation..

Influence of sorption on sound propagation in granular activated carbon (2016)
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Venegas, R., & Umnova, O. (2016). Influence of sorption on sound propagation in granular activated carbon. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 140(2), 755-766. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4959006

Granular activated carbon (GAC) has numerous applications due to its ability to adsorb and desorb gas molecules. Recently, it has been shown to exhibit unusually high low frequency sound absorption. This behavior is determined by both the multi-sca... Read More about Influence of sorption on sound propagation in granular activated carbon.

Prevalence and assessment of traumatic brain injury in prison inmates : a systematic PRISMA review (2016)
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Allely, C. (2016). Prevalence and assessment of traumatic brain injury in prison inmates : a systematic PRISMA review. Brain Injury, 30(10), 1161-1180. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2016.1191674

The primary objectives of the present systematic PRISMA review was: (1) to explore the range of prevalence of TBI in offenders, and whether this is higher than in a control sample; (2) to determine which screening measures are available, and evaluate... Read More about Prevalence and assessment of traumatic brain injury in prison inmates : a systematic PRISMA review.

Social work and the penal state (2016)
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Cummins, I. (2016). Social work and the penal state. European Journal of Social Work, 20(1), 54-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2016.1206850

The Criminal Justice System (CJS) has historically been a key site of social work intervention. Wacquant (2008, 2009a and 2009b) argues that the growth of social insecurity and the expansion of the penal state are endogenous features of the neo-liber... Read More about Social work and the penal state.

The financial and economic challenges of housing provision for an ageing society (2016)
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Ruddock, L., & Ruddock, S. (2016). The financial and economic challenges of housing provision for an ageing society. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 21(2), 85-98. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-04-2016-0017

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to assess the critical financial and economic issues associated with the provision of adequate housing in the UK in the face of current and future demographic change. Design/methodology/approach... Read More about The financial and economic challenges of housing provision for an ageing society.

Mathematical modelling of entropy generation in magnetized micropolar flow between co-rotating cylinders with internal heat generation (2016)
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Jangili, S., Gajjela, N., & Beg, O. (2016). Mathematical modelling of entropy generation in magnetized micropolar flow between co-rotating cylinders with internal heat generation. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, 55(3), 1969-1982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2016.07.020

The present study investigates analytically the entropy generation in magnetized micropolar fluid flow in between two vertical concentric rotating cylinders of infinite length. The surface of the inner cylinder is heated while the surface of the oute... Read More about Mathematical modelling of entropy generation in magnetized micropolar flow between co-rotating cylinders with internal heat generation.

Magnetohydrodynamic free convection boundary layer Flow of non-Newtonian tangent hyperbolic fluid from a vertical permeable cone with variable temperature (2016)
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Flow of non-Newtonian tangent hyperbolic fluid from a vertical permeable cone with variable temperature. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 39(1), 101-116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-016-0611-x

The nonlinear, non-isothermal steady-state boundary layer flow and heat transfer of an incompressible tangent hyperbolic non-Newtonian (viscoelastic) fluid from a vertical permeable cone with magnetic field are studied. The transformed conservation e... Read More about Magnetohydrodynamic free convection boundary layer Flow of non-Newtonian tangent hyperbolic fluid from a vertical permeable cone with variable temperature.

Inhibition of Bcl-xL sensitizes cells to mitotic blockers, but not mitotic drivers (2016)
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Bennett, A., Sloss, O., Topham, C., Nelson, L., Tighe, A., & Taylor, S. (2016). Inhibition of Bcl-xL sensitizes cells to mitotic blockers, but not mitotic drivers. Open Biology, 6(8), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.160134

Cell fate in response to an aberrant mitosis is governed by two competing networks: the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) and the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. The mechanistic interplay between these two networks is obscured by functional redundancy a... Read More about Inhibition of Bcl-xL sensitizes cells to mitotic blockers, but not mitotic drivers.

Stefan blowing, navier slip and radiation effects on thermo-solutal convection from a spinning cone in an anisotropic porous medium (2016)
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Uddin, M., Beg, O., & Beg, E. (2016). Stefan blowing, navier slip and radiation effects on thermo-solutal convection from a spinning cone in an anisotropic porous medium. Journal of Porous Media, 19(7), 617-633. https://doi.org/10.1615/JPorMedia.v19.i7.40

Thermal radiation features in many high temperature materials processing operations. To evaluate the influence of radiative flux on spin coating systems, we consider herein the thermo-solutal (coupled heat and mass transfer) in steady laminar boundar... Read More about Stefan blowing, navier slip and radiation effects on thermo-solutal convection from a spinning cone in an anisotropic porous medium.

Influence of wheel size on muscle activity and tri-axial accelerations during cross-country mountain biking (2016)
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Hurst, H., Atkins, S., Metcalfe, J., Rylands, L., & Sinclair, J. (2016). Influence of wheel size on muscle activity and tri-axial accelerations during cross-country mountain biking. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(14), 1342-1348. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1215497

This study aimed to investigate the influence of different mountain bike wheel diameters on muscle activity and whether larger diameter wheels attenuate muscle vibrations during cross-country riding. Nine male competitive mountain bikers (age 34.7 ±... Read More about Influence of wheel size on muscle activity and tri-axial accelerations during cross-country mountain biking.

The effect of mountain bike wheel size on cross-country performance (2016)
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Hurst, H., Atkins, S., Metcalfe, J., Rylands, L., & Sinclair, J. (2016). The effect of mountain bike wheel size on cross-country performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(14), 1349-1354. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1215498

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of different wheel size diameters on indicators of cross-country mountain bike time trial performance. Nine competitive male mountain bikers (age 34.7 ± 10.7 years; stature 177.7 ± 5.6 cm; body... Read More about The effect of mountain bike wheel size on cross-country performance.

Human choice and computers : an ever more intimate relationship (2016)
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Kreps, D., Fletcher, G., & Griffiths, M. (2016). Human choice and computers : an ever more intimate relationship. The future of identity in the information society : 4th IFIP WG 9.2, 9.6, 11.6, 11.7/Fidis International Summer School, Brno, Czech Republic, September 1-7, 2008, revised selected papers / Vashek Matyáš ... [et al.] (eds.), 474, 9-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44805-3

Since 1974, the Human Choice and Computers (HCC) conference series has firmly remained at the cutting edge of innovative thinking about the interface between the social and technology. This introductory chapter to the proceedings of the 12th Human Ch... Read More about Human choice and computers : an ever more intimate relationship.

Gait analysis : clinical facts (2016)
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Baker, R., Esquenazi, A., Benedetti, M., & Deloovere, K. (2016). Gait analysis : clinical facts. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 52(4), 560-574

Gait analysis is a well-established tool for the quantitative assessment of gait disturbances providing functional diagnosis, assessment for treatment planning, and monitoring of disease progress. There is a large volume of literature on the research... Read More about Gait analysis : clinical facts.

Exploring patients’ views toward giving web-based feedback and ratings to general practitioners in England : a qualitative descriptive study (2016)
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Patel, S., Cain, R., Neailey, K., & Hooberman, L. (2016). Exploring patients’ views toward giving web-based feedback and ratings to general practitioners in England : a qualitative descriptive study. JMIR, 18(8), e217. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5865

Background: Patient feedback websites or doctor rating websites are increasingly being used by patients to give feedback about their health care experiences. There is little known about why patients in England may give Web-based feedback and what may... Read More about Exploring patients’ views toward giving web-based feedback and ratings to general practitioners in England : a qualitative descriptive study.

Motives and Barriers to Physical Activity Among Older Adults of Different Socioeconomic Status (2016)
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Gray, P. M., Murphy, M. H., Gallagher, A. M., & Simpson, E. E. A. (2016). Motives and Barriers to Physical Activity Among Older Adults of Different Socioeconomic Status. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24(3), 419-429. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2015-0045

This study explored motives and barriers to physical activity (PA) among older adults of differing socioeconomic status (SES) utilizing a self-determination theory and self-efficacy theory framework. Focus groups (n = 4) were conducted with older adu... Read More about Motives and Barriers to Physical Activity Among Older Adults of Different Socioeconomic Status.

Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness (2016)
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Widdowson, M., Theuns, P., Rosseau, M., & Rosseau, R. (2016). Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 7(2), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.29044/v7i2p3

Previous research has found that participants in redecision marathons experience increased personal growth and improvements in psychological well-being (McNeel, 1982; Noriega-Gayol, 1997; Widdowson & Rosseau, 2014). In this article, the authors condu... Read More about Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness.

The effect of dual tasking on foot biomechanics in people with functional ankle instability (2016)
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Tavakoli, S., Forghany, S., & Nester, C. (2016). The effect of dual tasking on foot biomechanics in people with functional ankle instability. Gait & Posture, 49, 364-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.07.302

Background: Some cases of repeated inversion ankle sprains are thought to have a neurological basis and are termed functional ankle instability (FAI). In addition to factors local to the ankle, such as loss of proprioception, cognitive demands have t... Read More about The effect of dual tasking on foot biomechanics in people with functional ankle instability.

Two new stochastic models of the failure process of a series system (2016)
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Wu, S., & Scarf, P. (2017). Two new stochastic models of the failure process of a series system. European Journal of Operational Research, 257(3), 763-772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2016.07.052

Consider a series system consisting of sockets into each of which a component is inserted: if a component fails, it is replaced with a new identical one immediately and system operation resumes. An interesting question is: how to model the failure... Read More about Two new stochastic models of the failure process of a series system.

Understanding the use of standardized nursing terminology and classification systems in published research : a case study using the International Classification for Nursing Practice® (2016)
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Strudwick, G., & Hardiker, N. (2016). Understanding the use of standardized nursing terminology and classification systems in published research : a case study using the International Classification for Nursing Practice®. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 94, 215-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.06.012

Background In the era of evidenced based healthcare, nursing is required to demonstrate that care provided by nurses is associated with optimal patient outcomes, and a high degree of quality and safety. The use of standardized nursing terminologie... Read More about Understanding the use of standardized nursing terminology and classification systems in published research : a case study using the International Classification for Nursing Practice®.