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Nursing judgement and decision-making using the Sedation Withdrawal Score (SWS) in children (2017)
Journal Article
Withdrawal Score (SWS) in children. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(10), 2327-2338. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13305

Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate registered children’s nurses’ approaches to the assessment and management of withdrawal syndrome in children. Background: Assessment of withdrawal syndrome is undertaken following critical illness when th... Read More about Nursing judgement and decision-making using the Sedation Withdrawal Score (SWS) in children.

Extra care : viable for couples living with dementia? (2017)
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Poyner, C., Innes, A., & Dekker, F. (2017). Extra care : viable for couples living with dementia?. Housing, Care and Support, 20(1), 8-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/HCS-12-2016-0018

Purpose: The perspectives of people with dementia and their care partners regarding ‘extra care’ housing are currently unknown. This paper will report findings of a consultation study exploring the perceived barriers and facilitators of a relocation... Read More about Extra care : viable for couples living with dementia?.

Formulation of Biocides Increases Antimicrobial Potency and Mitigates the Enrichment of Nonsusceptible Bacteria in Multispecies Biofilms (2017)
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Forbes, S., Cowley, N., Humphreys, G., Mistry, H., Amézquita, A., & McBain, A. J. (2017). Formulation of Biocides Increases Antimicrobial Potency and Mitigates the Enrichment of Nonsusceptible Bacteria in Multispecies Biofilms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 83(7), https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.03054-16

The current investigation aimed to generate data to inform the development of risk assessments of biocide usage. Stabilized domestic drain biofilm microcosms were exposed daily over 6 months to increasing concentrations (0.01% to 1%) of the biocide b... Read More about Formulation of Biocides Increases Antimicrobial Potency and Mitigates the Enrichment of Nonsusceptible Bacteria in Multispecies Biofilms.

Eosinophils are key regulators of perivascular adipose tissue and vascular functionality (2017)
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vascular functionality. Scientific reports, 7, 44571. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep44571

Obesity impairs the relaxant capacity of adipose tissue surrounding the vasculature (PVAT) and has been implicated in resultant obesity-related hypertension and impaired glucose intolerance. Resident immune cells are thought to regulate adipocyte a... Read More about Eosinophils are key regulators of perivascular adipose tissue and vascular functionality.

Psychological contract violation and customer intention to reuse online retailers: exploring mediating and moderating mechanisms (2017)
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Neeru, M., Sahadev, S., & Purani, K. (2017). Psychological contract violation and customer intention to reuse online retailers: exploring mediating and moderating mechanisms. Journal of Business Research, 75, 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.01.013

This study examines the impact of psychological contract violation (PCV) on customer intentions to reuse online retailer websites via the mediating mechanisms of trust and satisfaction. The moderating role of perceived structural assurance (SA) is al... Read More about Psychological contract violation and customer intention to reuse online retailers: exploring mediating and moderating mechanisms.

The influence of academic culture on quality management system ISO 9001 maintenance within Malaysian universities (2017)
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Basir, S., Davies, J., Douglas, J., & Douglas, A. (2017). The influence of academic culture on quality management system ISO 9001 maintenance within Malaysian universities. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 39(3), 320-340. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080x.2017.1298199

This study investigates the influence of the elements of academic culture on quality management system ISO 9001 maintenance within Malaysian universities. There is a dearth of empirical studies on maintaining ISO 9001, particularly in the higher educ... Read More about The influence of academic culture on quality management system ISO 9001 maintenance within Malaysian universities.

To test or not to test? Blood glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes mellitus (2017)
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Meetoo, D., & Wong, L. (2017). To test or not to test? Blood glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes mellitus. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 23(3), 96-101. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2017.23.3.96

Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is considered an essential component of diabetes self-management. However, research has yielded mixed results regarding the value of this technology for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are not treated... Read More about To test or not to test? Blood glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Does familial risk for alcohol use disorder predict alcohol hangover? (2017)
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Stephens, R., Holloway, K., Grange, J., Owen, L., Jones, K., & Kruisselbrink, D. (2017). Does familial risk for alcohol use disorder predict alcohol hangover?. Psychopharmacology, 234(12), 1795-1802. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-017-4585-x

Aims: Positive family history of alcohol use disorder (FHP), a variable associated with propensity for alcohol use disorder (AUD), has been linked with elevated hangover frequency and severity, after controlling for alcohol use. This implies that han... Read More about Does familial risk for alcohol use disorder predict alcohol hangover?.

Theresa May’s premiership : continuity or change? (2017)
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Williams, B. (2017). Theresa May’s premiership : continuity or change?. Political Insight, 8(1), 10-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041905817702730

Theresa May promised a fresh approach to government but how distinctive is she from her predecessors? Ben Williams analyses the Prime Minister’s administration and finds some striking similarities – and differences – with Conservative governments pas... Read More about Theresa May’s premiership : continuity or change?.

Angular reflectance of leaves with a dual-wavelength terrestrial lidar and its implications for leaf-bark separation and leaf moisture estimation (2017)
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Hancock, S., Gaulton, R., & Danson, F. (2017). Angular reflectance of leaves with a dual-wavelength terrestrial lidar and its implications for leaf-bark separation and leaf moisture estimation. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 55(6), https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2017.2652140

A new generation of multi-wavelength lidars offer the potential to measure the structure and biochemistry of vegetation simultaneously, using range resolved spectra indices to overcome the confounding effects in passive optical measurements. Howe... Read More about Angular reflectance of leaves with a dual-wavelength terrestrial lidar and its implications for leaf-bark separation and leaf moisture estimation.

Cartoons vs. manga movies : a brief history of anime in the UK (2017)
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Hernandez Perez, M., Corstorphine, K., & Stephens, D. (2017). Cartoons vs. manga movies : a brief history of anime in the UK. Mutual images, 2, 5-43. https://doi.org/10.32926/2017.2.HER.carto

This paper has as main objective to explore, adopting a historical and critical perspective, the release of film and anime TV in UK. This would be a first step towards the studio of the peculiar implementation of manganime Culture in Britain. Comp... Read More about Cartoons vs. manga movies : a brief history of anime in the UK.

Evaluation of spatial audio reproduction methods (part 2) : analysis of listener preference (2017)
Journal Article
Francombe, J., Brookes, T., Mason, R., & Woodcock, J. (2017). Evaluation of spatial audio reproduction methods (part 2) : analysis of listener preference. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 65(3), 212-225. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2016.0071

A paired-comparison preference rating experiment was performed in combination with a free-elicitation task for eight reproduction methods (consumer and professional systems with a wide range of expected quality) and seven program items (representativ... Read More about Evaluation of spatial audio reproduction methods (part 2) : analysis of listener preference.

Rewarding work : cross-national differences in benefits, volunteering during unemployment, well-being and mental health (2017)
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Kamerāde, D., & Bennett, M. (2018). Rewarding work : cross-national differences in benefits, volunteering during unemployment, well-being and mental health. Work, Employment and Society, 32(1), 38-56. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017016686030

Due to increasing labour market flexibilisation a growing number of people are likely to experience unemployment and, as a consequence, lower mental health and well-being. This article examines cross-national differences in well-being and mental heal... Read More about Rewarding work : cross-national differences in benefits, volunteering during unemployment, well-being and mental health.

Treatment of contaminated greywater using pelletised mine water sludge (2017)
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Abed, S., Almuktar, S., & Scholz, M. (2017). Treatment of contaminated greywater using pelletised mine water sludge. Journal of Environmental Management, 197(Jul 17), 10-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.021

Precipitated sludge (ochre) obtained from a mine water treatment plant was considered as an adsorbent substance for pollutants, since ochre is relatively free from problematic levels of toxic elements, which could impair on the quality of water to be... Read More about Treatment of contaminated greywater using pelletised mine water sludge.

An improved moth flame optimization algorithm based on rough sets for tomato diseases detection (2017)
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Hassanien, A., Gaber, T., Mokhtar, U., & Hefny, H. (2017). An improved moth flame optimization algorithm based on rough sets for tomato diseases detection. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 136, 86-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2017.02.026

Plant diseases is one of the major bottlenecks in agricultural production that have bad effects on the economic of any country. Automatic detection of such disease could minimize these effects. Features selection is a usual pre-processing step used f... Read More about An improved moth flame optimization algorithm based on rough sets for tomato diseases detection.

Impact of gender diversity on social and environmental performance evidence from Malaysia (2017)
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performance evidence from Malaysia. Corporate Governance, 17(2), 266-283. https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-12-2015-0161

Purpose - This study is guided by the upper echelon theory and argues that the role of females on boards of directors may differ between cultures. In a culture where the community has a significant humane orientation, female directors may pay much mo... Read More about Impact of gender diversity on social and environmental performance evidence from Malaysia.

Towards a classification strategy for complex nanostructures (2017)
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Castagnola, V., Cookman, J., De Araujo, J., Polo, E., Cai, Q., Silviera, P., …Dawson, K. (2017). Towards a classification strategy for complex nanostructures. Nanoscale horizons (Print), 2017(2), 187-198. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NH00219F

The range of possible nanostructures is so large and continuously growing, that collating and unifying the knowledge connected to them, including their biological activity, is a major challenge. Here we discuss a conception that is based on connectio... Read More about Towards a classification strategy for complex nanostructures.

Empirical evidence of direct rebound effect in Indian two-wheeler sector (2017)
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Gopinatha Menon, B. (2017). Empirical evidence of direct rebound effect in Indian two-wheeler sector. Energy Efficiency, 10(5), 1201-1213. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-017-9515-6

The transport sector is the main contributor to the greenhouse gas emissions in India. The rise in atmospheric pollution due to greenhouse gases has triggered the energy efficiency improvement policy in the Indian automotive sector. The extent of suc... Read More about Empirical evidence of direct rebound effect in Indian two-wheeler sector.

Joint optimisation of inspection maintenance and spare parts provisioning: a comparative study of inventory policies using simulation and survey data (2017)
Journal Article
Zahedi-Hosseini, F., Scarf, P., & Syntetos, A. (2017). Joint optimisation of inspection maintenance and spare parts provisioning: a comparative study of inventory policies using simulation and survey data. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 168, 306-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2017.03.007

The demand for industrial plant spare parts is driven, at least in part, by maintenance requirements. It is therefore important to jointly optimise planned maintenance and the associated spare parts inventory using the most appropriate maintenance an... Read More about Joint optimisation of inspection maintenance and spare parts provisioning: a comparative study of inventory policies using simulation and survey data.