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Conceptualising slow tourism : a perspective from Latvia (2020)
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Serdane, Z., Maccarrone-Eaglen, A., & Sharifi, S. (2020). Conceptualising slow tourism : a perspective from Latvia. Tourism Recreation Research, 45(3), 337-350. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2020.1726614

Slow tourism is perceived as a new type of sustainable tourism and a promising alternative to mass tourism with which tourists, destination managers and tourism service providers are willing to engage. However, inconsistent interpretations impede t... Read More about Conceptualising slow tourism : a perspective from Latvia.

On the relationship between financial performance and position of businesses in supply chain networks (2020)
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Seiler, A., Papanagnou, C., & Scarf, P. (2020). On the relationship between financial performance and position of businesses in supply chain networks. International Journal of Production Economics, 227, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107690

We investigate how the network position of organisations in an extended supply chain network impacts their financial performance. The paper argues that performance measurement tools should incorporate a network (external, connectedness) perspective... Read More about On the relationship between financial performance and position of businesses in supply chain networks.

A cross-cultural translation and adaptation of the Arabic cardiac self-efficacy questionnaire for patients with coronary heart disease (2020)
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Shajrawi, A., Khalil, H., Al-Smadi, A., Al-Dweik, G., Slater, P., Granat, M., …Astin, F. (2020). A cross-cultural translation and adaptation of the Arabic cardiac self-efficacy questionnaire for patients with coronary heart disease. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 26(4), e12827. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12827

Aim: This study aimed to cross-culturally translate and adapt the Cardiac Self-Efficacy Questionnaire into Arabic and subsequently evaluate the psychometric properties of that translation in a population of Arabic patients. Method: The original Engli... Read More about A cross-cultural translation and adaptation of the Arabic cardiac self-efficacy questionnaire for patients with coronary heart disease.

A neural network enhanced volatility component model (2020)
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Zhai, J., Cao, Y., & Liu, X. (2020). A neural network enhanced volatility component model. Quantitative Finance, 20(5), 783-797. https://doi.org/10.1080/14697688.2019.1711148

Volatility prediction, a central issue in financial econometrics, attracts increasing attention in the data science literature as advances in computational methods enable us to develop models with great forecasting precision. In this paper, we draw... Read More about A neural network enhanced volatility component model.

Simulation of unsteady natural convection flow of a Casson viscoplastic fluid in a square enclosure utilizing a MAC algorithm (2020)
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Beg, O., Devi, T., Lakshmi, C., Venkatadri, K., & Prasad, V. (2020). Simulation of unsteady natural convection flow of a Casson viscoplastic fluid in a square enclosure utilizing a MAC algorithm. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 49(4), 1769-1787. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21690

Non-Newtonian fluids are increasingly being deployed in energy systems and materials processing. Motivated by these developments, in the current study, a numerical simulation is performed on two-dimensional, unsteady buoyancy-driven flow in a squar... Read More about Simulation of unsteady natural convection flow of a Casson viscoplastic fluid in a square enclosure utilizing a MAC algorithm.

The first report of the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society’s Global Registry (2020)
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Biant, L., Conley, C., & McNicholas, M. (2021). The first report of the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society’s Global Registry. Cartilage, 13(1 sup.), 74S-81S. https://doi.org/10.1177/1947603520907664

Objective The International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society’s (ICRS’s) global registry, aims to be the best source of information for patients and an unbiased resource of evidence-based medicine for scientists and clinicians wor... Read More about The first report of the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society’s Global Registry.

Computation of electroconductive gyrotactic bioconvection from a nonlinear inclined stretching sheet under non-uniform magnetic field : simulation of smart bio-nano-polymer coatings for solar energy (2020)
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Beg, O., Aneja, M., Sharma, S., & Kuharat, S. (2020). Computation of electroconductive gyrotactic bioconvection from a nonlinear inclined stretching sheet under non-uniform magnetic field : simulation of smart bio-nano-polymer coatings for solar energy. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 34(5), 2050028. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979220500289

Incompressible, steady-state, boundary layer magneto-bioconvection of a nanofluid (containing motile gyrotactic micro-organisms) over a nonlinear inclined stretching sheet subjected to non-uniform magnetic field is studied theoretically and numeric... Read More about Computation of electroconductive gyrotactic bioconvection from a nonlinear inclined stretching sheet under non-uniform magnetic field : simulation of smart bio-nano-polymer coatings for solar energy.

5-(carbamoylmethylene)-oxazolidin-2-ones as a promising class of heterocycles inducing apoptosis triggered by increased ROS levels and mitochondrial dysfunction in breast and cervical cancer (2020)
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Armentano, B., Curcio, R., Brindisi, M., Mancuso, R., Rago, V., Ziccarelli, I., …Cappello, A. (2020). 5-(carbamoylmethylene)-oxazolidin-2-ones as a promising class of heterocycles inducing apoptosis triggered by increased ROS levels and mitochondrial dysfunction in breast and cervical cancer. Biomedicines, 8(2), e35. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines8020035

Oxazolidinones are antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis by binding the 50S ribosomal subunit. Recently, numerous worldwide researches focused on their properties and possible involvement in cancer therapy have been conducted. Here, we evaluated... Read More about 5-(carbamoylmethylene)-oxazolidin-2-ones as a promising class of heterocycles inducing apoptosis triggered by increased ROS levels and mitochondrial dysfunction in breast and cervical cancer.

Lower limb kinematics in individuals with chronic low back pain during walking (2020)
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Rahimi, A., Arab, A., Nourbakhsh, M., Hosseini, S., & Forghany, S. (2020). Lower limb kinematics in individuals with chronic low back pain during walking. Journal of Electro - myography and Kinesiology, 51, 102404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102404

Several investigators have suggested the presence of a link between Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) and lower limbs kinematics that can contribute to functional limitations and disability. Moreover, CLBP has been connected to postural and structural asy... Read More about Lower limb kinematics in individuals with chronic low back pain during walking.

Life-cycle assessment environmental sustainability in bridge design and maintenance (2020)
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Balogun, T., Tomor, A., Lamond, J., Gouda, H., & Booth, C. (2020). Life-cycle assessment environmental sustainability in bridge design and maintenance. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 173(7), 365-375. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.19.00042

Interviews were undertaken with expert bridge designers to reveal their opinions on environmental considerations and the possibility of integrating life-cycle assessment into the bridge design process. Bridge designers were generally found to conside... Read More about Life-cycle assessment environmental sustainability in bridge design and maintenance.

Pore-scale bending and membrane effects in permeo-elastic media (2020)
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Boutin, C., & Venegas, R. (2020). Pore-scale bending and membrane effects in permeo-elastic media. Mechanics of Materials, 145, 103362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2020.103362

Permeo-elastic media are permeable media whose pore fluid network is connected and their solid frame is made of a stiff skeleton onto which highly flexible thin films are fixed. In this work, we investigate acoustic wave propagation in permeo-elastic... Read More about Pore-scale bending and membrane effects in permeo-elastic media.

Phylogeographical structure of the pygmy shrew : revisiting the roles of southern and northern refugia in Europe (2020)
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Vega, R., McDevitt, A., Stojak, J., Mishta, A., Wójcik, J., Kryštufek, B., & Searle, J. (2020). Phylogeographical structure of the pygmy shrew : revisiting the roles of southern and northern refugia in Europe. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 129(4), 901-917. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz209

Southern and northern glacial refugia are considered paradigms that explain the complex phylogeographical patterns and processes of European biota. Here, we provide a revisited statistical phylogeographical analysis of the pygmy shrew Sorex minutus L... Read More about Phylogeographical structure of the pygmy shrew : revisiting the roles of southern and northern refugia in Europe.

Recognizing Events 4.0 : the digital maturity of events (2020)
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Ryan, W., Fenton, A., Ahmed, W., & Scarf, P. (2020). Recognizing Events 4.0 : the digital maturity of events. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 11(1), 47-68. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEFM-12-2019-0060

• Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore and define the digital maturity of events using the Industry 4.0 model (I4.0), to create a definition for Events 4.0 (E4.0) and to place various relevant technologies on a scale of digital matu... Read More about Recognizing Events 4.0 : the digital maturity of events.

The effect of sophorolipids against microbial biofilms on medical-grade silicone (2020)
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Ceresa, C., Fracchia, L., Williams, M., Banat, I., & Diaz de Rienzo, M. (2020). The effect of sophorolipids against microbial biofilms on medical-grade silicone. Journal of Biotechnology, 309, 34-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.12.019

Recent medical strategies rely on the search for effective antimicrobials as surface coatings to prevent and treat infections in humans and animals. Biosurfactants have recently been shown to have properties as antiadhesive and antibiofilm agents. So... Read More about The effect of sophorolipids against microbial biofilms on medical-grade silicone.

Parental involvement in decision-making in the neonatal intensive care unit : a review of the international evidence (2020)
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Fairhurst, N., & Long, T. (2020). Parental involvement in decision-making in the neonatal intensive care unit : a review of the international evidence. Paediatrics and Child Health, 30(4), 119-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2020.01.001

The aim of this review was to establish the current evidence base regarding parental involvement in decision-making in the NICU. The review question was set as ‘What is known about the process of parental participation in clinical decision-making in... Read More about Parental involvement in decision-making in the neonatal intensive care unit : a review of the international evidence.

Fine-scale seascape genomics of an exploited marine species, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, using a multi-modelling approach (2020)
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Coscia, I., Wilmes, S., Ironside, J., Goward-Brown, A., O'Dea, E., Malham, S., …Robins, P. (2020). Fine-scale seascape genomics of an exploited marine species, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, using a multi-modelling approach. Evolutionary Applications, 13(8), 1854-1867. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12932

Population dynamics of marine species that are sessile as adults are driven by oceanographic dispersal of larvae from spawning to nursery grounds. This is mediated by life-history traits such as the timing and frequency of spawning, larval behaviour... Read More about Fine-scale seascape genomics of an exploited marine species, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, using a multi-modelling approach.

Knowledge influences on perception of innovation drivers for sustainable housing delivery models (2020)
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Ayoade, O., & Ahmed, V. (2020). Knowledge influences on perception of innovation drivers for sustainable housing delivery models. International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKMS.2020.105070

This paper demonstrates the impact of knowledge sharing on the perception of innovation drivers for affordable housing, with a focus on the Community Land Trust Shared Equity Housing Model (CLT SEHM). In the context of a competitive housing sector, t... Read More about Knowledge influences on perception of innovation drivers for sustainable housing delivery models.