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Trial type mixing substantially reduces the response set effect in the Stroop task (2018)
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Hasshim, N., & Parris, B. A. (2018). Trial type mixing substantially reduces the response set effect in the Stroop task. Acta psychologica, 189, 43--53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.03.002

The response set effect refers to the finding that an irrelevant incongruent colour-word produces greater interference when it is one of the response options (referred to as a response set trial), compared to when it is not (a non-response set trial)... Read More about Trial type mixing substantially reduces the response set effect in the Stroop task.

Towards a fossil free energy production using GIS multi-criteria decision-making support tool (2018)
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El-Sayed, M., Dabaieh, M., Ismaeel, W., & Kenawy, I. (2018). Towards a fossil free energy production using GIS multi-criteria decision-making support tool

Egypt’s Sustainable Development Strategy: Vision 2030 calls for renewable energy plans and the adoption of a sustainable development approach. Given the government’s gradual removal of energy subsidies for local citizens and the current energy crises... Read More about Towards a fossil free energy production using GIS multi-criteria decision-making support tool.

Conversational competence as 'construalistic' activity (2018)
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Philburn, R. (2018). Conversational competence as 'construalistic' activity. Journal of International Scientific Publications : Language, Individual & Society (Online), 12, 1-8

This paper builds on the previously advanced notion of the 'conversational construal', that is, the degree to which persons overlap with or differentiate from each other based on their conversational contributions. Specifically, the paper explores th... Read More about Conversational competence as 'construalistic' activity.

Menstrual cycle in four New World primates: Poeppig's woolly monkey (Lagothrix poeppigii), red uakari (Cacajao calvus), large-headed capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus) and nocturnal monkey (Aotus nancymaae) (2018)
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Mayor, P., Pereria, W., Nacher, V., Navarro, M., Monteiro, F., Rocha El Bizri, H., & Carretero, A. (2018). Menstrual cycle in four New World primates: Poeppig's woolly monkey (Lagothrix poeppigii), red uakari (Cacajao calvus), large-headed capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus) and nocturnal monkey (Aotus nancymaae). Theriogenology, 123, 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.09.019

Genital organs from 33 nocturnal monkeys Aotus namcymaae, 29 Poeppig's woolly monkeys (Lagothrix poeppigii), 21 red uakaris (Cacajao calvus) and 11 large-headed capuchins (Sapajus macrocephalus) were histologically analyzed in order to describe the e... Read More about Menstrual cycle in four New World primates: Poeppig's woolly monkey (Lagothrix poeppigii), red uakari (Cacajao calvus), large-headed capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus) and nocturnal monkey (Aotus nancymaae).

Effects of viscous dissipation on miscible thermo-viscous fingering instability in porous media (2018)
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Norouzi, M., Dorrani, S., Shokri, H., & Beg, O. (2018). Effects of viscous dissipation on miscible thermo-viscous fingering instability in porous media. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 129, 212-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.09.048

The thermo-viscous fingering instability associated with miscible displacement through a porous medium is studied numerically, motivated by applications in upstream oil industries especially enhanced oil recovery (EOR) via wells using hot water flood... Read More about Effects of viscous dissipation on miscible thermo-viscous fingering instability in porous media.

A mitochondrial based oncology platform for targeting cancer stem cells (CSCs) : MITO-ONC-RX (2018)
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Sotgia, F., Ozsvari, B., Fiorillo, M., De Francesco, E., Bonuccelli, G., & Lisanti, M. (2018). A mitochondrial based oncology platform for targeting cancer stem cells (CSCs) : MITO-ONC-RX. Cell Cycle, 17(17), 2091-2100. https://doi.org/10.1080/15384101.2018.1515551

Here, we wish to propose a new systematic approach to cancer therapy, based on the targeting of mitochondrial metabolism, especially in cancer stem cells (CSCs). In the future, we envision that anti-mitochondrial therapy would ultimately be practiced... Read More about A mitochondrial based oncology platform for targeting cancer stem cells (CSCs) : MITO-ONC-RX.

How much do conditional cash transfers increase the utilization of maternal and child health care services? New evidence from Janani Suraksha Yojana in India (2018)
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Rahman, M., & Palliakdavath, S. (2018). How much do conditional cash transfers increase the utilization of maternal and child health care services? New evidence from Janani Suraksha Yojana in India. Economics and Human Biology, 31, 164-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2018.08.007

Janani Suraksha Yojana (safe motherhood scheme, or JSY) provides cash incentives to marginal pregnant women in India conditional on having mainly institutional delivery. Using the fourth round of district level household survey (DLHS-4), we have esti... Read More about How much do conditional cash transfers increase the utilization of maternal and child health care services? New evidence from Janani Suraksha Yojana in India.

Use of industrial simulation to deliver academic knowledge, vocational knowledge and vocational skills (2018)
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McLean, S. (2018). Use of industrial simulation to deliver academic knowledge, vocational knowledge and vocational skills. ˜The œjournal. RICS building surveying journal, 2018, 4-5

An article written for the RICS Building Surveying Journal on educating prospective building surveyors. It outlines the pedagogy of using industrial simulation to deliver vocational skills in addition to academic knowledge.

A novel method for comparing radiation dose and image quality, between and within different X-ray units in a series of hospitals (2018)
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Al-Murshedi, S., Hogg, P., Lanca, L., & England, A. (2018). A novel method for comparing radiation dose and image quality, between and within different X-ray units in a series of hospitals. Journal of Radiological Protection, 38(4), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/aae3fa

Objectives: To develop a novel method for comparing radiation dose and image quality (IQ) to evaluate adult chest X-ray (CXR) imaging among several hospitals. Methods: CDRAD 2.0 phantom was used to acquire images in eight hospitals (17 digital X-r... Read More about A novel method for comparing radiation dose and image quality, between and within different X-ray units in a series of hospitals.

Liberalism, lack and living the dream : re-considering youth, consumer sovereignty and the attractions of night-time leisure in Magaluf (2018)
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Ellis, A., Briggs, D., Winlow, S., Silva Esquinas, A., Cordero Verdugo, R., & Ramiro Perez Suarez, J. (2018). Liberalism, lack and living the dream : re-considering youth, consumer sovereignty and the attractions of night-time leisure in Magaluf. Journal of Extreme Anthropology, 2(2), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.5617/jea.6446

Much of the academic literature on alcohol-based leisure focuses on the pleasures of hedonism and youthful cultural exploration in environments free from the prescriptions, pressures and routines of everyday life. In this article – in which we presen... Read More about Liberalism, lack and living the dream : re-considering youth, consumer sovereignty and the attractions of night-time leisure in Magaluf.

Missed signals? A reply to Mike Bullock and Laurence A. Lyons (2018)
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Hall, B. (2018). Missed signals? A reply to Mike Bullock and Laurence A. Lyons. British journal for military history, 4(3), 21-59

This response to Mike Bullock and Laurence A. Lyons’ recent debate article on British wireless communication in the First World War makes use of new and under-utilised British, Australian, Canadian and American archival sources in order to counter th... Read More about Missed signals? A reply to Mike Bullock and Laurence A. Lyons.

Assessing the exposure-response relationship of sleep disturbance and vibration in field and laboratory settings (2018)
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Persson-Waye, K., Smith, M., Hussain-Alkhateeb, L., Koopman, A., Ogren, M., Peris, E., …Janssen, S. (2019). Assessing the exposure-response relationship of sleep disturbance and vibration in field and laboratory settings. Environmental Pollution, 245, 558-567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.082

Exposure to nocturnal freight train vibrations may impact sleep, but exposure-response relationships are lacking. The European project CargoVibes evaluated sleep disturbance both in the field and in the laboratory and provides unique data, as measure... Read More about Assessing the exposure-response relationship of sleep disturbance and vibration in field and laboratory settings.

A framework for achieving the required degree of multitenancy isolation for deploying components of a cloud-hosted service (2018)
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Ochei, L. C., Petrovski, A., & Bass, J. M. (2018). A framework for achieving the required degree of multitenancy isolation for deploying components of a cloud-hosted service. International Journal of Cloud Computing, 7(3-4), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCC.2018.095396

Multitenancy allows multiple tenants to access a single instance of a cloud offering. While several approaches exist for implementing multitenancy, little attention has been paid to implementing the required degree of isolation since there are varyin... Read More about A framework for achieving the required degree of multitenancy isolation for deploying components of a cloud-hosted service.

A framework for achieving the required degree of multitenancy isolation for deploying components of a cloud-hosted service (2018)
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cloud-hosted service. International Journal of Cloud Computing, 7(3/4), 248-281. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCC.2018.10016238

When a cloud offering is provided to multiple users/tenants, multitenancy isolation has to be implemented. While several approaches exist for implementing multitenancy, little attention has been paid to implementing the required degree of isolation... Read More about A framework for achieving the required degree of multitenancy isolation for deploying components of a cloud-hosted service.

Opportunism in buyer--supplier exchange: a critical examination of the concept and its implications for theory and practice (2018)
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Kelly, S., Wagner, B., & Ramsey, J. (2018). Opportunism in buyer--supplier exchange: a critical examination of the concept and its implications for theory and practice. Production Planning and Control, 29(12), https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2018.1495772

Claims that opportunism is widespread in the process of buyer–supplier exchange are commonplace, but direct supporting evidence for such claims is largely absent from the relevant literature. This article offers a critique of the treatment of opportu... Read More about Opportunism in buyer--supplier exchange: a critical examination of the concept and its implications for theory and practice.

Trust-based secure clustering in WSN-based intelligent transportation systems (2018)
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transportation systems. Computer Networks, 146, 151-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2018.09.015

Increasing the number of vehicles on roads leads to congestion and safety problems. Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a promising technology providing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to address these problems. Usually, WSN-based applications,... Read More about Trust-based secure clustering in WSN-based intelligent transportation systems.

Refining and testing the diagnostic accuracy of an assessment tool (PAT-POPS) to predict admission and discharge of children and young people who attend an emergency department : protocol for an observational study (2018)
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observational study. BMC Pediatrics, 18(303), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1268-7

Background: Increasing attendances by children (aged 0–16 years) to United Kingdom Emergency Departments (EDs) challenges patient safety within the National Health Service (NHS) with health professionals required to make complex judgements on whether... Read More about Refining and testing the diagnostic accuracy of an assessment tool (PAT-POPS) to predict admission and discharge of children and young people who attend an emergency department : protocol for an observational study.

Environmental responsibility in hospital care : findings from a qualitative study (2018)
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Kallio, H., Pietilä, A., Johnson, M., & Kangasniemi, M. (2018). Environmental responsibility in hospital care : findings from a qualitative study. Journal of Hospital Administration, 7(5), 56. https://doi.org/10.5430/jha.v7n5p56

Objective: To identify the key elements of environmental responsibility in hospital care and the stakeholders involved. Background: Hospital care causes a significant global environmental burden, which threatens human health and wellbeing. Environm... Read More about Environmental responsibility in hospital care : findings from a qualitative study.