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Genomic characterisation of the indigenous Irish Kerry cattle breed (2018)
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Browett, S., McHugo, G., Richardson, I., Magee, D., Park, S., Fahey, A., …MacHugh, D. (2018). Genomic characterisation of the indigenous Irish Kerry cattle breed. Frontiers in Genetics, 9, 51. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2018.00051

Kerry cattle are an endangered landrace heritage breed of cultural importance to Ireland. In the present study we have used genome-wide SNP array data to evaluate genomic diversity within the Kerry population and between Kerry cattle and other Europe... Read More about Genomic characterisation of the indigenous Irish Kerry cattle breed.

Spectral and spatial information from a novel dual-wavelength full-waveform terrestrial laser scanner for forest ecology (2018)
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Danson, F., Schofield, L., & Sasse, F. (2018). Spectral and spatial information from a novel dual-wavelength full-waveform terrestrial laser scanner for forest ecology. Interface Focus, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2017.0049

The Salford Advanced Laser Canopy Analyser (SALCA) is an experimental terrestrial laser scanner designed and built specifically to measure the structural and biophysical properties of forest canopies. SALCA is a pulsed dual-wavelength instrument with... Read More about Spectral and spatial information from a novel dual-wavelength full-waveform terrestrial laser scanner for forest ecology.

Non-intersecting leaf insertion algorithm for tree structure models (2018)
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Akerblom, M., Raumonen, P., Casella, E., Disney, M., Danson, F., Gaulton, R., …Kaasalainen, M. (2018). Non-intersecting leaf insertion algorithm for tree structure models. Interface Focus, 8(2), 20170045. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2017.0045

We present an algorithm and an implementation to insert broadleaves or needleleaves to a quantitative structure model according to an arbitrary distribution, and a data structure to store the required information efficiently. A structure model contai... Read More about Non-intersecting leaf insertion algorithm for tree structure models.

What does social mobility have to do with careers work? (2018)
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Frigerio, G., & Christie, F. (2018). What does social mobility have to do with careers work?. PHOENIX, 153, 5-8

Social mobility – such a politically charged, contemporary preoccupation. Before this issue launches into consideration of the what and how of addressing social mobility through career development practice, Fiona Christie, Careers Consultant at Salfo... Read More about What does social mobility have to do with careers work?.

The terrestrial laser scanning revolution in forest ecology (2018)
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Danson, F., Disney, M., Gaulton, R., Schaaf, C., & Strahler, A. (2018). The terrestrial laser scanning revolution in forest ecology. Interface Focus, 8(2), 20180001. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2018.0001

New laser scanning technologies are set to revolutionize the way in which we measure and understand changes in ecosystem structure and function. Forest ecosystems present a particular challenge because of their scale, complexity and structural dynami... Read More about The terrestrial laser scanning revolution in forest ecology.

The trickle-down effect of psycho-social constructs and knowledge deficiencies as organizational barriers to cost performance on highway projects (2018)
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Amadi, A., & Higham, A. (2018). The trickle-down effect of psycho-social constructs and knowledge deficiencies as organizational barriers to cost performance on highway projects. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 23(1), 57-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-03-2017-0009

Purpose The study proffers a theoretical narrative explaining the poor financial performance of public highway agencies in Nigeria. This study critically spotlights seminal works in the literature offering theoretical narratives on the poor fin... Read More about The trickle-down effect of psycho-social constructs and knowledge deficiencies as organizational barriers to cost performance on highway projects.

What price a welcome? Understanding structure-agency in the delivery of respectful midwifery care in Uganda (2018)
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Ackers, H., Webster, H., Mugahi, R., & Namiro, R. (2018). What price a welcome? Understanding structure-agency in the delivery of respectful midwifery care in Uganda. International Journal of Health Governance, 23(1), 46-59. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhg-11-2017-0061

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of research on mothers and midwives’ understanding of the concept of respectful care in the Ugandan public health settings. It focusses on one aspect of respect; namely communication that... Read More about What price a welcome? Understanding structure-agency in the delivery of respectful midwifery care in Uganda.

What drives corporate CDS spreads? A comparison across US, UK and EU firms (2018)
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Sorwar, G., Pereira, J., & Nurullah, M. (2018). What drives corporate CDS spreads? A comparison across US, UK and EU firms. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 56, 188-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2018.02.002

We investigate the determinants of corporate credit default swap spreads for US, UK and EU firms and decompose the predictive power of accounting- and market-based variables for spreads in pre-crisis, crisis and post-crisis periods. We find that the... Read More about What drives corporate CDS spreads? A comparison across US, UK and EU firms.

Antiproliferative activity of glycosaminoglycan-like polysaccharides derived from marine molluscs (2018)
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polysaccharides derived from marine molluscs. Marine Drugs, 16(2), 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/md16020063

Despite the increasing availability of new classes of cancer treatment, such as immuneand targeted therapies, there remains a need for the development of new antiproliferative/cytotoxic drugs with improved pharmacological profiles that can also ove... Read More about Antiproliferative activity of glycosaminoglycan-like polysaccharides derived from marine molluscs.

Elicitation of expert knowledge to inform object-based audio rendering to different systems (2018)
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rendering to different systems. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 66(1/2), 44-59. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2018.0001

Object-based audio presents the opportunity to optimise audio reproduction for different listening scenarios. Vector base amplitude panning (VBAP) is typically used to render object-based scenes. Optimizing this process based on knowledge of the perc... Read More about Elicitation of expert knowledge to inform object-based audio rendering to different systems.

A literature review on the experience of long-term mental illness (2018)
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illness. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 39(6), 506-513. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2017.1404169

Purpose To illuminate long-term experiences of mental illness from both research and autobiographical accounts. Design A literature review of English-language papers, 1950- 2014, relating to the experience of long-term mental illness indexed i... Read More about A literature review on the experience of long-term mental illness.

Improved capacity and fairness of massive machine type communications in millimetre wave 5G network (2018)
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Al-Falahy, N., & Alani, O. (2018). Improved capacity and fairness of massive machine type communications in millimetre wave 5G network. Computers, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/computers7010016

In the Fifth Generation (5G) wireless standard, the Internet of Things (IoT) will interconnect billions of Machine Type Communications (MTC) devices. Fixed and mobile wearable devices and sensors are expected to contribute to the majority of IoT traf... Read More about Improved capacity and fairness of massive machine type communications in millimetre wave 5G network.

The Prevent Strategy and the UK 'war on terror'-embedding infrastructures of surveillance in Muslim communities (2018)
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Qurashi, F. (2018). The Prevent Strategy and the UK 'war on terror'-embedding infrastructures of surveillance in Muslim communities. Palgrave Communications, 4(17), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-017-0061-9

The Prevent policy was introduced in the UK in 2003 as part of an overall post 9/11 counter-terrorism approach (CONTEST), with the aim of preventing the radicalisation of individuals to terrorism. In 2015, the Prevent policy became a legal duty for p... Read More about The Prevent Strategy and the UK 'war on terror'-embedding infrastructures of surveillance in Muslim communities.

Peat bog and alluvial deposits reveal land degradation during 16th and 17th century colonisation of the western Carpathians (Czech Republic) (2018)
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Kapustová, V., Pánek, T., Hradecký, J., Zernitskaya, V., Hutchinson, S., Mulková, M., …Bajer, V. (2018). Peat bog and alluvial deposits reveal land degradation during 16th and 17th century colonisation of the western Carpathians (Czech Republic). Land Degradation and Development, 29(4), 894-906. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2909

Wallachian (shepherd) colonisation of the upper parts of Carpathians, the second largest mountain range in Europe, provides a unique opportunity to study human-induced ecological changes and subsequent sediment mobilisation within slope and fluvial s... Read More about Peat bog and alluvial deposits reveal land degradation during 16th and 17th century colonisation of the western Carpathians (Czech Republic).

MDSClone : multidimensional scaling aided clone detection in Internet of Things (2018)
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Po-Yen, L., Chia-Mu, Y., Dargahi, T., Mauro, C., & Giuseppe, B. (2018). MDSClone : multidimensional scaling aided clone detection in Internet of Things. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 99, https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2018.2805291

Cloning is a very serious threat in the Internet of Things (IoT), owing to the simplicity for an attacker to gather configuration and authentication credentials from a non-tamper-proof node, and replicate it in the network. In this paper, we propose... Read More about MDSClone : multidimensional scaling aided clone detection in Internet of Things.

Unconsciously interactive Films in a cinema environment—a demonstrative case study (2018)
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Kirke, A., Williams, D., Miranda, E., Bluglass, A., Whyte, C., Pruthi, R., & Eccleston, A. (2018). Unconsciously interactive Films in a cinema environment—a demonstrative case study. Digital Creativity, 29(2-3), 165-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/14626268.2017.1407344

‘Many worlds’ is a short narrative live-action film written and directed so as to provide multiple linear routes through the plot to one of four endings, and designed for showing in a cinema environment. At two points during the film, decisions are m... Read More about Unconsciously interactive Films in a cinema environment—a demonstrative case study.

Unconsciously interactive films in a cinema environment — a demonstrative case study (2018)
Journal Article
Kirke, A., Williams, D., Miranda, E., Bluglass, A., Whyte, C., Pruthi, R., & Eccleston, A. (2018). Unconsciously interactive films in a cinema environment — a demonstrative case study. Digital Creativity, 29(2-3), 165-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/14626268.2017.1407344

‘Many worlds’ is a short narrative live-action film written and directed so as to provide multiple linear routes through the plot to one of four endings, and designed for showing in a cinema environment. At two points during the film, decisions are m... Read More about Unconsciously interactive films in a cinema environment — a demonstrative case study.

Field study on adaptive thermal comfort in typical air conditioned classrooms (2018)
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Fang, Z., Zhang, S., Cheng, Y., Fong, A., Oladokun, M., Lin, Z., & Wu, H. (2018). Field study on adaptive thermal comfort in typical air conditioned classrooms. Building and Environment, 133, 73-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.02.005

This study investigates adaptive thermal comfort in air conditioned classrooms in Hong Kong. A field survey was conducted in several typical classrooms at the City University of Hong Kong. This survey covered objective measurement of thermal environm... Read More about Field study on adaptive thermal comfort in typical air conditioned classrooms.

Book review : Alison Smith, David Blayney Brown, and Carol Jacobi, eds. Artist and Empire : Facing Britain’s Imperial Past. London: Tate, 2016 (2018)
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Correia, A. (2018). Book review : Alison Smith, David Blayney Brown, and Carol Jacobi, eds. Artist and Empire : Facing Britain’s Imperial Past. London: Tate, 2016. CAA.reviews (New York, N.Y.), https://doi.org/10.3202/caa.reviews.2018.39

Artist and Empire: Facing Britain’s Imperial Past is both a fascinating and frustrating compendium of art made since the sixteenth century that either depicts, reflects, or comments upon, British colonialism. Written by a team of Tate curators, with... Read More about Book review : Alison Smith, David Blayney Brown, and Carol Jacobi, eds. Artist and Empire : Facing Britain’s Imperial Past. London: Tate, 2016.