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Increased optical pathlength through aqueous media for the infrared microanalysis of live cells (2018)
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Doherty, J., Zhang, Z., Wehbe, K., Cinque, G., Gardner, P., & Denbigh, J. (2018). Increased optical pathlength through aqueous media for the infrared microanalysis of live cells. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 410(23), 5779-5789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-018-1188-2

The study of live cells using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and FTIR microspectroscopy (FT-IRMS) intrinsically yields more information about cell metabolism than comparable experiments using dried or chemically fixed samples. There a... Read More about Increased optical pathlength through aqueous media for the infrared microanalysis of live cells.

A New Governance Model for Delivering Digital Policy Agendas: A Case Study of Digital Inclusion Amongst Elderly People in the UK (2018)
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Hepburn, P. A. (2018). A New Governance Model for Delivering Digital Policy Agendas: A Case Study of Digital Inclusion Amongst Elderly People in the UK. International Journal of E-Planning Research, 7(3), 36-49. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijepr.2018070103

TheUKhas,incommonwithmanydevelopedcountries,agrowingelderlypopulation,andwithin this demographic, digital exclusion is now seen as social care issue. This has become a policy challengeforlocalgovernmentthathasane... Read More about A New Governance Model for Delivering Digital Policy Agendas: A Case Study of Digital Inclusion Amongst Elderly People in the UK.

Genetic diversity of common toads (Bufo bufo) along the Norwegian coast : disjunct distribution of locally dominant haplotypes (2018)
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haplotypes. Herpetological journal, 28(3), 127-133

Little is known about the phylogeographic history of amphibian populations along the western Fennoscandinavian coast. In the present study, we focus on the common toad (Bufo bufo) and document the spatial distribution of mitochondrial DNA (cytb) ha... Read More about Genetic diversity of common toads (Bufo bufo) along the Norwegian coast : disjunct distribution of locally dominant haplotypes.

A systematic review of the relationship between rigidity/flexibility and transdiagnostic cognitive and behavioral processes that maintain psychopathology (2018)
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Morris, L., & Mansell, W. (2018). A systematic review of the relationship between rigidity/flexibility and transdiagnostic cognitive and behavioral processes that maintain psychopathology. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 9(3), 1-40. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043808718779431

An ever-growing number of transdiagnostic processes that maintain psychopathology across disorders have been identified. However, such processes are not consistently associated with psychological distress and symptoms. An understanding of what make... Read More about A systematic review of the relationship between rigidity/flexibility and transdiagnostic cognitive and behavioral processes that maintain psychopathology.

Barriers to the prescription of psychological strategies by strength and conditioning specialists (2018)
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Radcliffe, J., Comfort, P., & Fawcett, T. (2018). Barriers to the prescription of psychological strategies by strength and conditioning specialists. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(7), 1948-1959. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002101

The purpose of this article was to explore the barriers to strength and conditioning coaches integrating psychological strategies within the strength and conditioning practice. The sample of accredited strength and conditioning coaches comprised 10 s... Read More about Barriers to the prescription of psychological strategies by strength and conditioning specialists.

Investigation into the genetic diversity in toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in the European badger Meles meles (2018)
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Whiteoak, A., Ideozu, J., Alkathiry, H., Tomlinson, A., Delahay, R., Cowen, S., …Hide, G. (2018). Investigation into the genetic diversity in toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in the European badger Meles meles. Research in Veterinary Science, 119, 228-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2018.06.020

The Toll-like receptor (TLR) genes are a conserved family of genes central to the innate immune response to pathogen infection. They encode receptor proteins, recognise pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and trigger initial immune respons... Read More about Investigation into the genetic diversity in toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in the European badger Meles meles.

Microfinance and the global political economy (2018)
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Danaan, V. (2018). Microfinance and the global political economy. International Journal of Arts and Social Science, 1(1),

Microfinance has evolved as a financial and social innovation aimed at reducing global poverty through socio-economic empowerment of the poor. It has enjoyed a widespread patronage in the global economy in spite of the views held by its critics. Thou... Read More about Microfinance and the global political economy.

Three applications of augmented reality technologies in structural engineering education (2018)
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Whittleston, G., Haynes, B., & Mardan, A. (2018). Three applications of augmented reality technologies in structural engineering education

In technology terms, a real environment or personal space that is altered with digital media, such as images, is termed Augmented Reality (A.R.). From 2020 onwards, the next big thing in the technology sector will be A.R. The purpose of the current p... Read More about Three applications of augmented reality technologies in structural engineering education.

Wetlands for wastewater treatment and subsequent recycling of treated effluent : a review (2018)
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Almuktar, S., Abed, S., & Scholz, M. (2018). Wetlands for wastewater treatment and subsequent recycling of treated effluent : a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25(24), 23595-23623. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2629-3

Due to water scarcity challenges around the world, it is essential to think about non-conventional water resources to address the increased demand in clean freshwater. Environmental and public health problems may result from insufficient provision of... Read More about Wetlands for wastewater treatment and subsequent recycling of treated effluent : a review.

Power influences upon technology design for age-related cognitive decline using the VSD framework (2018)
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Burmeister, O., & Kreps, D. (2021). Power influences upon technology design for age-related cognitive decline using the VSD framework. Ethics and Information Technology, 23(1), 95-98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-018-9460-x

Implicit in the value sensitive design (VSD) approach is a concern for understanding, and where possible, disrupting problematic power relationships. Yet an awareness of the issues and ethics of power relations is a pre-requisite for such a concern t... Read More about Power influences upon technology design for age-related cognitive decline using the VSD framework.

Beer supply running dry as C02 shortage bites (2018)
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Owens, J. (2018). Beer supply running dry as C02 shortage bites

Shortages of CO2 have led to beer sales being rationed and companies such as Heineken saying production of some of its brands had been hit. Coca Cola has even had production problems.

The effect of lattice damage and annealing conditions on the hyperfine structure of ion implanted bismuth donors in silicon (2018)
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Peach, T., Homewood, K., Lourenco, M., Hughes, M., Saeedi, K., Stavrias, N., …Clowes, S. (2018). The effect of lattice damage and annealing conditions on the hyperfine structure of ion implanted bismuth donors in silicon. Advanced Quantum Technologies, 1(2), 1800038. https://doi.org/10.1002/qute.201800038

This study reports on high energy bismuth ion implantation into silicon with a particular emphasis on the effect that annealing conditions have on the observed hyperfine structure of the Si:Bi donor state. A suppression of donor bound exciton, D0X, p... Read More about The effect of lattice damage and annealing conditions on the hyperfine structure of ion implanted bismuth donors in silicon.

Applied screening tests for the detection of superior face recognition (2018)
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Bate, S., Frowd, C., Bennetts, R., Hasshim, N., Murray, E., Bobak, A. K., …Richards, S. (2018). Applied screening tests for the detection of superior face recognition. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications / Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications - a SpringerOpen journal, 3(22), 1--19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-018-0116-5

In recent years there has been growing interest in the identification of people with superior face recognition skills, for both theoretical and applied investigations. These individuals have mostly been identified via their performance on a single at... Read More about Applied screening tests for the detection of superior face recognition.

Methods for the real-world evaluation of fall detection technology : a scoping review (2018)
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Broadley, R., Klenk, J., Thies, S., Kenney, L., & Granat, M. (2018). Methods for the real-world evaluation of fall detection technology : a scoping review. Sensors, 18(7), https://doi.org/10.3390/s18072060

Falls in older adults present a major growing healthcare challenge and reliable detection of falls is crucial to minimise their consequences. The majority of development and testing has used laboratory simulations. As simulations do not cover the w... Read More about Methods for the real-world evaluation of fall detection technology : a scoping review.

Beer supply running dry as CO2 shortage bites (2018)
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Owens, J. (2018). Beer supply running dry as CO2 shortage bites

Shortages of CO2 have led to beer sales being rationed and companies such as Heineken saying production of some of its brands had been hit. Coca Cola has even had production problems.

Microwave assisted synthesis of novel bis-flavone dimers as new anticancer agents (2018)
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Ragazzon, P., McGown, A., Ragazzon-Smith, A., Hadfield, J., & Potgetier, H. (2018). Microwave assisted synthesis of novel bis-flavone dimers as new anticancer agents. Letters in Organic Chemistry, 16(1), 66-75. https://doi.org/10.2174/1570178615666180621094529

In this study we describe a microwave based click chemistry method used to prepare a family of novel bis-flavone dimers. The substituted 7-hydroxy and 4’-hydroxy flavonoids were linked through a triazole ring. The compounds were easily synthesized an... Read More about Microwave assisted synthesis of novel bis-flavone dimers as new anticancer agents.

O 090 - Can an evidence-based six week exercise treatment modify function, pain, quadriceps strength and lower limb biomechanics in running? (2018)
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Greuel, H., Herrington, L., & Jones, R. (2018). O 090 - Can an evidence-based six week exercise treatment modify function, pain, quadriceps strength and lower limb biomechanics in running?. Gait & Posture, 65, 183-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.121

Studies revealed that despite receiving treatment, the majority of individuals with patellofemoral pain (PFP) suffer from persistent complaints, indicating that current treatments fail to prevent the chronicity of symptoms. During a consensus meeting... Read More about O 090 - Can an evidence-based six week exercise treatment modify function, pain, quadriceps strength and lower limb biomechanics in running?.