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A new family of bizarre durophagous carnivorous marsupials from Miocene deposits in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland (2016)
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Archer, M., Hand, S., Black, K., Beck, R., Arena, D., Wilson, L., …Hung, T. (2016). A new family of bizarre durophagous carnivorous marsupials from Miocene deposits in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland. Scientific reports, 6, 26911. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep26911

A new specimen of the bizarrely specialised Malleodectes mirabilis from middle Miocene deposits in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area provides the first and only information about the molar dentition of this strange group of extinct marsupials. Apar... Read More about A new family of bizarre durophagous carnivorous marsupials from Miocene deposits in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland.

Distorted policy transfer? South Korea’s adaptation of UK social enterprise policy (2016)
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Park, C., Lee, J., & Wilding, M. (2017). Distorted policy transfer? South Korea’s adaptation of UK social enterprise policy. Policy Studies, 38(1), 39-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2016.1188904

This study draws upon communicative processes in policy transfer to consider the ways in which policy may be adapted to context or distorted. The theoretical framework is used to investigate exactly what the South Korean government borrowed from UK s... Read More about Distorted policy transfer? South Korea’s adaptation of UK social enterprise policy.

Multilocus sequence typing of pathogenic treponemes isolated from cloven-hoofed animals and comparison to treponemes isolated from humans (2016)
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Clegg, S., Carter, S., Birtles, R., Brown, J., Hart, C., & Evans, N. (2016). Multilocus sequence typing of pathogenic treponemes isolated from cloven-hoofed animals and comparison to treponemes isolated from humans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82, 4523-4536. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00025-16

Treponema species are implicated in many diseases of humans and animals. Digital dermatitis (DD) treponemes are reported to cause severe lesions in cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, and wild elk, causing substantial global animal welfare issues and economi... Read More about Multilocus sequence typing of pathogenic treponemes isolated from cloven-hoofed animals and comparison to treponemes isolated from humans.

Fractional Factorial Design of MALDI-TOF-MS Sample Preparations for the Optimized Detection of Phospholipids and Acylglycerols (2016)
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AlMasoud, N., Correa, E., Trivedi, D., & Goodacre, R. (2016). Fractional Factorial Design of MALDI-TOF-MS Sample Preparations for the Optimized Detection of Phospholipids and Acylglycerols. Analytical Chemistry, 88(12), 6301-6308. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b00512

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) has successfully been used for the analysis of high molecular weight compounds, such as proteins and nucleic acids. By contrast, analysis of low molecular wei... Read More about Fractional Factorial Design of MALDI-TOF-MS Sample Preparations for the Optimized Detection of Phospholipids and Acylglycerols.

Improving the UAS-S4 Ehecatl airfoil high angles-of-attack performance characteristics using a morphing wing approach (2016)
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Sugar-Gabor, O., Simon, A., Koreanschi, A., & Botez, R. (2016). Improving the UAS-S4 Ehecatl airfoil high angles-of-attack performance characteristics using a morphing wing approach. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 230(1), 118-131. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954410015587725

In this paper, a morphing wing approach with a new methodology and its results for the high angles-of-attack optimization of the S4 unmanned aerial system airfoil are described. The boundary layer separation delay, coupled with an increase of the max... Read More about Improving the UAS-S4 Ehecatl airfoil high angles-of-attack performance characteristics using a morphing wing approach.

Fathers of people with an intellectual disability : a review of the literature (2016)
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Davys, D., Mitchell, D., & Martin, R. (2016). Fathers of people with an intellectual disability : a review of the literature. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 21(2), 175-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629516650129

The aim of this paper is to review the literature related to fathers of people who have an intellectual disability. Electronic databases and citation tracking were used to collate data using key terms such as fathers, adults with an intellectual dis... Read More about Fathers of people with an intellectual disability : a review of the literature.

Systematic methodological review : developing a framework for a qualitative semi-structured interview guide (2016)
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Kallio, H., Pietila, A., Johnson, M., & Kangasniemi, M. (2016). Systematic methodological review : developing a framework for a qualitative semi-structured interview guide. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(12), 2954-2965. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13031

Aim: To produce a framework for the development of a qualitative semi-structured interview guide. Background: Rigorous data collection procedures fundamentally influence the results of studies. The semi-structured interview is a common data collec... Read More about Systematic methodological review : developing a framework for a qualitative semi-structured interview guide.

Heart failure association of the European Society of Cardiology heart failure nurse curriculum (2016)
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Riley, J., Astin, F., Crespo-Leiro, M., Deaton, C., Kienhorst, J., Lambrinou, E., …Anker, S. (2016). Heart failure association of the European Society of Cardiology heart failure nurse curriculum. European Journal of Heart Failure, 18(7), 736-743. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.568

Recent advances in care and management of heart failure have improved outcome, largely as a result of the developing evidence basis for medications, implantable devices and the organization of heart failure follow‐up. Such developments have also incr... Read More about Heart failure association of the European Society of Cardiology heart failure nurse curriculum.

Characterization of platinum and iridium oxyhydrate surface layers from platinum and iridium foils (2016)
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Johnson, B., Ranjan, C., Greiner, M., Arrigo, R., Schuster, M., Höpfner, B., …Schlögl, R. (2016). Characterization of platinum and iridium oxyhydrate surface layers from platinum and iridium foils. ChemSusChem, 9(13), 1634-1646. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201600143

Platinum and iridium polycrystalline foils were oxidized electrochemically through anodization to create thin platinum and iridium hydrous oxide layers, which were analyzed through laboratory photoelectron spectroscopy during heating and time series... Read More about Characterization of platinum and iridium oxyhydrate surface layers from platinum and iridium foils.

The Glasgow coma scale and evidence-informed practice : a critical review of where we are and where we need to be (2016)
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Braine, M., & Cook, N. (2016). The Glasgow coma scale and evidence-informed practice : a critical review of where we are and where we need to be. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(1-2), 280-293. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13390

Aims and Objectives This critical review considers the evidence since the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was first launched, reflecting on how that evidence has shaped practice. It illustrates the lack of clarity and consensus about the use of the tool i... Read More about The Glasgow coma scale and evidence-informed practice : a critical review of where we are and where we need to be.

Appraisal of social-ecological innovation as an adaptive response by stakeholders to local conditions : mapping stakeholder involvement in horticulture orientated green space management (2016)
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management. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 18, 86-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2016.05.010

Urban areas are hubs of creativity and innovation providing fertile ground for novel responses to modern environmental challenges. Previous studies have attempted to conceptualise the ecological, social and political potential of social-ecological... Read More about Appraisal of social-ecological innovation as an adaptive response by stakeholders to local conditions : mapping stakeholder involvement in horticulture orientated green space management.

Braking characteristics during cutting and pivoting in female soccer players (2016)
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Jones, P., Herrington, L., & Graham-Smith, P. (2016). Braking characteristics during cutting and pivoting in female soccer players. Journal of Electro - myography and Kinesiology, 30, 46-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2016.05.006

Biomechanical studies into changing direction focus on final contact (FC), whilst limited research has examined penultimate contact (PEN). The aim of this study was to explore the kinematic and kinetic differences between PEN and FC of cutting and pi... Read More about Braking characteristics during cutting and pivoting in female soccer players.

Untangling approaches to management and leadership across systems of medical education (2016)
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Hartley, K. (2016). Untangling approaches to management and leadership across systems of medical education. BMC Health Services Research, 16(S2:180), 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1391-9

Aims: How future doctors might be educated and trained in order to meet the population and system needs of countries is currently being debated. Incorporation of a broad range of capabilities, encompassed within categories of management and, increa... Read More about Untangling approaches to management and leadership across systems of medical education.

Medicine and management in European hospitals : a comparative overview (2016)
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Kirkpatrick, I., Kuhlmann, E., Hartley, K., Dent, M., & Lega, F. (2016). Medicine and management in European hospitals : a comparative overview. BMC Health Services Research, 16(S2:171), 7-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1388-4

Background: Since the early 1980s all European countries have given priority to reforming the management of health services. A distinctive feature of these reforms has also been the drive to co-opt professionals themselves into the management of se... Read More about Medicine and management in European hospitals : a comparative overview.

Cancer stem cell metabolism (2016)
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Peiris-Pagès, M., Martinez-Outschoorn, U., Pestell, R., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2016). Cancer stem cell metabolism. Breast Cancer Research, 18(55), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-016-0712-6

Cancer is now viewed as a stem cell disease. There is still no consensus on the metabolic characteristics of cancer stem cells, with several studies indicating that they are mainly glycolytic and others pointing instead to mitochondrial metabolism as... Read More about Cancer stem cell metabolism.

Effects of footwear variations on three-dimensional kinematics and tibial accelerations of specific movements in American football (2016)
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Sinclair, J., Rooney, E., Naemi, R., Atkins, S., & Chockalingam, N. (2016). Effects of footwear variations on three-dimensional kinematics and tibial accelerations of specific movements in American football. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219519417500269

American football is associated with a high rate of non-contact chronic injuries. Players are able to select from both high and low cut footwear. The aim of the current investigation was to examine the influence of high and low cut American footbal... Read More about Effects of footwear variations on three-dimensional kinematics and tibial accelerations of specific movements in American football.

Islamic corporate financing : does it promote profit and loss sharing? (2016)
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Minhat, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2016). Islamic corporate financing : does it promote profit and loss sharing?. Business Ethics: A European Review, 25(4), 482-497. https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12120

Islamic financing instruments can be categorised into profit and loss/risk sharing and non-participatory instruments. Although profit and loss sharing instruments such as musharakah are widely accepted as the ideal form of Islamic financing, prior st... Read More about Islamic corporate financing : does it promote profit and loss sharing?.

Paradoxical alliances in transactional analysis psychotherapy for anxiety : a systematic adjudicated case study (2016)
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Gentelet, B., & Widdowson, M. (2016). Paradoxical alliances in transactional analysis psychotherapy for anxiety : a systematic adjudicated case study. Transactional Analysis Journal, 46(3), 182-195. https://doi.org/10.1177/0362153716650657

This article considers the use of the technique of paradoxical alliances in transactional analysis psychotherapy with a 37-year-old white French woman over two sets of sessions. The authors hypothesize that this technique, which has not yet been wide... Read More about Paradoxical alliances in transactional analysis psychotherapy for anxiety : a systematic adjudicated case study.

Combining FoxP3 and Helios with GARP/LAP markers to identify expanded Treg subsets in cancer patients (2016)
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Elkord, E., Abd Al Samid, M., Chaudhary, B., Khaled, Y., & Ammori, B. (2016). Combining FoxP3 and Helios with GARP/LAP markers to identify expanded Treg subsets in cancer patients. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 34(15_sup), e23118. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.e23118

Background: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) comprise numerous heterogeneous subsets with distinct phenotypic and functional features. Identifying Treg markers is critical to investigate the role and clinical impact of various Treg subsets in pathological... Read More about Combining FoxP3 and Helios with GARP/LAP markers to identify expanded Treg subsets in cancer patients.

Genetic diversity of two Daphnia-infecting microsporidian parasites, based on sequence variation in the internal transcribed spacer region (2016)
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Gonzalez Tortuero, E., Rusek, J., Maayan, I., Petrusek, A., Piálek, L., Laurent, S., & Wolinska, J. (2016). Genetic diversity of two Daphnia-infecting microsporidian parasites, based on sequence variation in the internal transcribed spacer region. Parasites and Vectors, 9, 293. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1584-4

Background Microsporidia are spore-forming obligate intracellular parasites that include both emerging pathogens and economically important disease agents. However, little is known about the genetic diversity of microsporidia. Here, we investigated... Read More about Genetic diversity of two Daphnia-infecting microsporidian parasites, based on sequence variation in the internal transcribed spacer region.