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Mechanical determinants of faster change of direction speed performance in male athletes (2016)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., Jones, P., & Comfort, P. (2017). Mechanical determinants of faster change of direction speed performance in male athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 31(3), 696-705. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001535

Mechanical variables during change of directions for example braking and propulsive forces,impulses and ground contact times (GCT) have been identified as determinants of faster change of direction speed (CODS) performance. The purpose of this study... Read More about Mechanical determinants of faster change of direction speed performance in male athletes.

Spatially oriented plasmonic ‘nanograter’ structures (2016)
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Liu, Z., Cui, A., Gong, Z., Li, H., Xia, X., Shen, T., …Gu, C. (2016). Spatially oriented plasmonic ‘nanograter’ structures. Scientific reports, 6, 28764. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep28764

One of the key motivations in producing 3D structures has always been the realization of metamaterials with effective constituent properties that can be tuned in all propagation directions at various frequencies. Here, we report the investigation of... Read More about Spatially oriented plasmonic ‘nanograter’ structures.

Flow control and high-lift performance for flying-wing manned Combat Air Vehicle Configurations by inserting lots (2016)
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Ali, U., & Chadwick, E. (2016). Flow control and high-lift performance for flying-wing manned Combat Air Vehicle Configurations by inserting lots. International Journal of Multiphysics, 10(2), https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.10.2.117

The objectives of the present study on Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles
(UCAVs) are two-fold: first to control the flow by inserting leading-edge and
cross-flow slots and analysing the viscous flow development over the outer
panels of a flying-wing co... Read More about Flow control and high-lift performance for flying-wing manned Combat Air Vehicle Configurations by inserting lots.

Impact pressure distribution in flat fan nozzles for descaling oil wells (2016)
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Abbas, A., Nasr, G., Nourian, A., & Enyi, G. (2016). Impact pressure distribution in flat fan nozzles for descaling oil wells. Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 10(6), 352-357. https://doi.org/10.17265/1934-8975/2016.06.003

The suitability of high pressure nozzles in terms of impact upon targeted surfaces has indicated its effectiveness for the
cleaning of oil production tubing scale, which has recently attracted wider industrial applications considering its efficiency... Read More about Impact pressure distribution in flat fan nozzles for descaling oil wells.

Joint attention enhances visual working memory (2016)
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Gregory, S., & Jackson, M. (2017). Joint attention enhances visual working memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 43(2), 237-249. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000294

Joint attention—the mutual focus of 2 individuals on an item—speeds detection and discrimination of target information. However, what happens to that information beyond the initial perceptual episode? To fully comprehend and engage with our immediate... Read More about Joint attention enhances visual working memory.

Siobhán O'Gorman and Charlotte McIvor, ed. Devised Performance in Irish Theatre: Histories and Contemporary PracticeDublin: Carysfort Press, 2015. 288 p. £19.00. ISBN: 978-1-909325-78-4. (2016)
Journal Article
Daly, D. (2016). Siobhán O'Gorman and Charlotte McIvor, ed. Devised Performance in Irish Theatre: Histories and Contemporary PracticeDublin: Carysfort Press, 2015. 288 p. £19.00. ISBN: 978-1-909325-78-4. New Theatre Quarterly, 32(3), 301-302. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266464X16000324

Book review

Digital forensics : the missing piece of the internet of things promise (2016)
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Watson, S., & Dehghantanha, A. (2016). Digital forensics : the missing piece of the internet of things promise. Computer Fraud and Security, 6, 5-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1361-3723%2815%2930045-2

As technology advances at a blinding pace, the promise of new gadgets to enhance every facet of our lives tempts every consumer and organisation. From the ease of automation, control and monitoring of the most mundane aspects of our lives to advanced... Read More about Digital forensics : the missing piece of the internet of things promise.

Simultaneous temporal trends in dementia incidence and prevalence, 2005–2013 : a population-based retrospective cohort study in Saskatchewan, Canada (2016)
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Kosteniuk, J., Morgan, D., O'Connell, M., Kirk, A., Crossley, M., Teare, G., …Quail, J. (2016). Simultaneous temporal trends in dementia incidence and prevalence, 2005–2013 : a population-based retrospective cohort study in Saskatchewan, Canada. International Psychogeriatrics, 28(10), 1643-1658. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610216000818

Original studies published over the last decade regarding time trends in dementia report mixed results. The aims of the present study were to use linked administrative health data for the province of Saskatchewan for the period 2005/2006 to 2012/2013... Read More about Simultaneous temporal trends in dementia incidence and prevalence, 2005–2013 : a population-based retrospective cohort study in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Effective dose and effective risk from post-SPECT imaging of the lumbar spine (2016)
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Tootell, A., McEntee, M., Szczepura, K., & Hogg, P. (2016). Effective dose and effective risk from post-SPECT imaging of the lumbar spine. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 47(3), 267-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2016.04.012

Purpose
Planar bone scans play an important role in the staging and monitoring of malignancy and metastases. Metastases in the lumbar spine are associated with significant morbidity, therefore accurate diagnosis is essential. Supplementary imaging... Read More about Effective dose and effective risk from post-SPECT imaging of the lumbar spine.

Categorization of broadcast audio objects in complex auditory scenes (2016)
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Woodcock, J., Davies, W., Cox, T., & Melchior, F. (2016). Categorization of broadcast audio objects in complex auditory scenes. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 64(6), 380-394. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2016.0007

This paper presents a series of experiments to determine a categorization framework for broadcast audio objects. Object-based audio is becoming an evermore important paradigm for the representation of complex sound scenes. However, there is a lack of... Read More about Categorization of broadcast audio objects in complex auditory scenes.

Numerical investigation of radiative optically-dense transient magnetized reactive transport phenomena with cross diffusion, dissipation and wall mass flux effects (2016)
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Beg, A., Ferdows, M., Beg, E., Ahmed, T., Wahiduzzaman, M., & Alam, M. (2016). Numerical investigation of radiative optically-dense transient magnetized reactive transport phenomena with cross diffusion, dissipation and wall mass flux effects. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 66, 12-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2016.06.003

High temperature electromagnetic materials fabrication systems in chemical engineering require ever more sophisticated theoretical and computational models for describing multiple, simultaneous thermophysical effects. Motivated by this application, t... Read More about Numerical investigation of radiative optically-dense transient magnetized reactive transport phenomena with cross diffusion, dissipation and wall mass flux effects.

Addressing the patient experience in an MRI department : final results from an action research study (2016)
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Murphy, F., Munn, Z., Pearson, A., Jordan, Z., Pilkington, D., & Anderson, A. (2016). Addressing the patient experience in an MRI department : final results from an action research study. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 47(4), 329-336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2016.04.007

Introduction: Patients undergoing MRI can experience anxiety and claustrophobia. A multi-method action research study was conducted to determine how patient care was currently being delivered in an MRI department and to determine whether this could b... Read More about Addressing the patient experience in an MRI department : final results from an action research study.

On the affective potential of the recorded voice (2016)
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Williams, D. (2016). On the affective potential of the recorded voice. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 64(6), 429-437. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2016.0019

Affective science increasingly concludes that the voice is a powerful tool for emotional communication. The process of creating a finished product by means of studio recording gives listeners the opportunity to engage in experiences of the voice that... Read More about On the affective potential of the recorded voice.

The construction of crisis : the ‘internal‑identitarian’ nexus in Russian‑European relations and its significance beyond the Ukraine crisis (2016)
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beyond the Ukraine crisis. Politics in Central Europe (Print), 12(1), 95-110. https://doi.org/10.1515/pce-2016-0006

Since 2012 and with Putin’s return to the presidency, Russian politics underwent a process of securitization of domestic politics. This laid the groundwork for the crisis in European‑Russian relations that culminated in the ‘Ukraine crisis’ from late... Read More about The construction of crisis : the ‘internal‑identitarian’ nexus in Russian‑European relations and its significance beyond the Ukraine crisis.

Tragicomic presentations of self : starring Phil Silvers as Bilko : the incomplete comic human (2016)
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Wilkie, I. (2016). Tragicomic presentations of self : starring Phil Silvers as Bilko : the incomplete comic human. Comedy Studies, 7(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2016.1197663

When a performer becomes over-associated with a particular, celebrated comic character can this lead to problems, not merely in terms of type-casting, but in creating confusions for the actor’s own perception of self? In instances where a comic crea... Read More about Tragicomic presentations of self : starring Phil Silvers as Bilko : the incomplete comic human.

Midwives’ experiences of asking the Whooley questions to assess current mental health: a qualitative interpretive study (2016)
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McGlone, C., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Furber, C. (2016). Midwives’ experiences of asking the Whooley questions to assess current mental health: a qualitative interpretive study. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 34(4), 383-393. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2016.1188278

Perinatal Mental Illness (PMI) is a key cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in the UK, with one goal of midwives to identify those at risk during pregnancy. At present, the system of preliminary identification of existing PMI in the UK involves... Read More about Midwives’ experiences of asking the Whooley questions to assess current mental health: a qualitative interpretive study.

The impact of greyscale inversion for nodule detection in an anthropomorphic chest phantom: a free-response observer study (2016)
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Thompson, J., Thomas, N., Manning, D., & Hogg, P. (2016). The impact of greyscale inversion for nodule detection in an anthropomorphic chest phantom: a free-response observer study. British Journal of Radiology, 89(1064), 20160249. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20160249

Objective: The aim of this work was to assess the impact of greyscale inversion on nodule detection on poster- oanterior chest X-ray images. Previous work has attemp- ted this, with no consensus opinion formed. We assessed the value of “fast-flicking... Read More about The impact of greyscale inversion for nodule detection in an anthropomorphic chest phantom: a free-response observer study.

Gonad dose in AP pelvis radiography : impact of anode heel orientation (2016)
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Mraity, H., England, A., & Hogg, P. (2017). Gonad dose in AP pelvis radiography : impact of anode heel orientation. Radiography, 23(1), 14-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2016.06.003

Purpose: For antero posterior (AP) pelvis radiographic examination, determine the impact of anode heel orientation on female / male gonad dose.
Methods: High sensitivity thermo-luminescent dosimeters (TLDs) were used with an ATOM dosimetry phantom;... Read More about Gonad dose in AP pelvis radiography : impact of anode heel orientation.

Bedaquiline, an FDA-approved antibiotic, inhibits mitochondrial function and potently blocks the proliferative expansion of stem-like cancer cells (CSCs) (2016)
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Fiorillo, M., Lamb, R., Tanowitz, H., Cappello, A., Martinez‐Outschoorn, U., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2016). Bedaquiline, an FDA-approved antibiotic, inhibits mitochondrial function and potently blocks the proliferative expansion of stem-like cancer cells (CSCs). Aging, 8(8), 1593-1607. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.100983

Bedaquiline (a.k.a., Sirturo) is an anti‐microbial agent, which is approved by the FDA for the treatment of multi‐drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Bedaquiline is a first‐in‐class diaryl‐quinoline compound, that mechanistically inhibits the... Read More about Bedaquiline, an FDA-approved antibiotic, inhibits mitochondrial function and potently blocks the proliferative expansion of stem-like cancer cells (CSCs).

A proposal to support student therapists to develop compassion for self and others through Compassionate Mind Training (2016)
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Beaumont, E., & Hollins-Martin, C. (2016). A proposal to support student therapists to develop compassion for self and others through Compassionate Mind Training. Arts in Psychotherapy, 50, 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2016.06.005

Purpose: By the very nature of the role, student therapists experience incidents that can be emotionally challenging. In response to such events, they may experience compassion fatigue, stress, burnout, and self-criticism, which in turn alters their... Read More about A proposal to support student therapists to develop compassion for self and others through Compassionate Mind Training.