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Recent remote sensing applications for hydro and morphodynamic monitoring and modelling (2018)
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morphodynamic monitoring and modelling. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 43(10), 2283-2291. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4378

It is not new to recognise that data from remote sensing platforms is transforming the way we characterise and analyse our environment. The ability to collect continuous data spanning spatial scales now allows geomorphological research in a data rich... Read More about Recent remote sensing applications for hydro and morphodynamic monitoring and modelling.

Improved isolation of cadmium from paddy soil by novel technology based on pore water drainage with graphite-contained electro-kinetic geosynthetics (2018)
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Tang, X., Li, Q., Wang, Z., Hu, Y., Hu, Y., & Scholz, M. (2018). Improved isolation of cadmium from paddy soil by novel technology based on pore water drainage with graphite-contained electro-kinetic geosynthetics. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25(14), 14244-14253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1664-4

Novel soil remediation equipment based on electro-kinetic geosynthetics (EKG) was developed for in situ isolation of metals from paddy soil. Two mutually independent field plot experiments A and B (with and without electric current applied) were cond... Read More about Improved isolation of cadmium from paddy soil by novel technology based on pore water drainage with graphite-contained electro-kinetic geosynthetics.

Loss of miR-204 expression is a key event in melanoma (2018)
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Galasso, M., Morrison, C., Minotti, L., Corra, F., Zerbinati, C., Agnoletto, C., …Volinia, S. (2018). Loss of miR-204 expression is a key event in melanoma. Molecular Cancer, 17(71), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12943-018-0819-8

Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is a malignancy with increasing occurrence. Its microRNA repertoire has been defined in a number studies, leading to candidates for biological and clinical relevance: miR-200a/b/c, miR-203, miR-205, miR-204, miR-211, miR-23b a... Read More about Loss of miR-204 expression is a key event in melanoma.

Influence of microbial adherence on corrosion of UNS 1008 carbon steel and hybrid nano-structured coatings (2018)
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De Rienzo, M., Aguirre Ramirez, M., Martin, P. J., & Galicia Garcia, M. (2018). Influence of microbial adherence on corrosion of UNS 1008 carbon steel and hybrid nano-structured coatings. Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, 65(2), 152-157. https://doi.org/10.1108/ACMM-05-2017-1795

Purpose Microbes that are able to grow on different surfaces can cause the deterioration of the underlying layers because of their metabolic activity. The purpose of this study is report the ability of fungi-bacteria consortium (FBC) in anaerobic me... Read More about Influence of microbial adherence on corrosion of UNS 1008 carbon steel and hybrid nano-structured coatings.

Rheological effects of micropolar slime on the gliding motility of bacteria with slip boundary condition (2018)
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Ali, N., Asghar, Z., Beg, O., & Javed, T. (2018). Rheological effects of micropolar slime on the gliding motility of bacteria with slip boundary condition. Results in Physics, 9, 682-691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2018.02.070

The gliding organisms are phylogenetically diverse with their hundreds of types, different shapes and several mechanism of motility. Gliding bacteria are rod-shaped bacteria without any flagella on their surface. They exhibit a creeping type of self-... Read More about Rheological effects of micropolar slime on the gliding motility of bacteria with slip boundary condition.

Biochar immobilizes soil-borne arsenic but not cationic metals in the presence of low-molecular-weight organic acids (2018)
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Alozie, N., Heaney, N., & Lin, C. (2018). Biochar immobilizes soil-borne arsenic but not cationic metals in the presence of low-molecular-weight organic acids. Science of the Total Environment, 630, 1188-1194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.319

A batch experiment was conducted to examine the effects of biochar on the behaviour of soil-borne arsenic and metals that were mobilized by three low-molecular-weight organic acids. In the presence of citric acid, oxalic acid and malic acid at a mola... Read More about Biochar immobilizes soil-borne arsenic but not cationic metals in the presence of low-molecular-weight organic acids.

Knowing the team around your patient (2018)
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Stonehouse, D. (2018). Knowing the team around your patient. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(3), 139-141. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.3.139

There are many different professionals who all contribute to the health and support of patients. Understanding each one’s different specialty is important, so that support workers know who the patient needs to be involved in their care—and when.... Read More about Knowing the team around your patient.

How an ordeal becomes the norm: A qualitative exploration of experiences of self-cannulation in male home haemodialysis patients (2018)
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C, M., R, M., A, J., S, M., S, S., & A, W. (2018). How an ordeal becomes the norm: A qualitative exploration of experiences of self-cannulation in male home haemodialysis patients. British Journal of Health Psychology, 23(3), 544-560. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12303

Objectives Despite home haemodialysis (HHD) being associated with significant health and psychosocial benefits, it remains an under-utilized dialysis modality for people with chronic kidney disease. Self-cannulation, where patients insert their own... Read More about How an ordeal becomes the norm: A qualitative exploration of experiences of self-cannulation in male home haemodialysis patients.

Transferring biodiversity models for conservation : opportunities and challenges (2018)
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Sequeira, A., Bouchet, P., Yates, K., Mengersen, K., & Caley, M. (2018). Transferring biodiversity models for conservation : opportunities and challenges. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9(5), 1250-1264. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12998

After decades of extensive surveying, knowledge of the global distribution of species still remains inadequate for many purposes. In the short to medium term, such knowledge is unlikely to improve greatly given the often prohibitive costs of surveyin... Read More about Transferring biodiversity models for conservation : opportunities and challenges.

Dynamics, thermodynamics and structure of liquids and supercritical fluids : crossover at the Frenkel line (2018)
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Fomin, Y., Ryzhov, V., Tsiok, E., Proctor, J., Prescher, C., Prakapenka, V., …Brazhkin, V. (2018). Dynamics, thermodynamics and structure of liquids and supercritical fluids : crossover at the Frenkel line. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 30(13), #134003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aaaf39

We review recent work aimed at understanding dynamical and thermodynamic properties of liquids and supercritical fluids. The focus of our discussion is on solid-like transverse collective modes, whose evolution in the supercritical fluids enables one... Read More about Dynamics, thermodynamics and structure of liquids and supercritical fluids : crossover at the Frenkel line.

Evaluation of the Good Life Festival : a model for co-produced dementia events (2018)
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Luxmoore, B., Marrett, C., Calvert, L., Calvert, S., Foy, P., Smith, E., & Collier, E. (2018). Evaluation of the Good Life Festival : a model for co-produced dementia events. Mental Health Practice, 21(6), https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.2018.e1275

The article presents an evaluation of The Good Life Festival, a co-produced event between people living with dementia, Salford University Dementia Institute, Alzheimer’s Society, Salford and Salford Adventures. This was a new way of working but impor... Read More about Evaluation of the Good Life Festival : a model for co-produced dementia events.

Are antimony-bismuth aprons as efficient as lead rubber aprons in providing shielding against scattered radiation (2018)
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Johansen, S., Hauge, I., Hogg, P., England, A., Lanca, L., Gunn, C., & Sanderud, A. (2018). Are antimony-bismuth aprons as efficient as lead rubber aprons in providing shielding against scattered radiation. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 49(2), 201-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2018.02.002

Aim: To compare the absorption ability of two lead-free aprons with a lead apron. Method: Measure and compare the absorption ability of 3 aprons; OpaqFu bilayer apron containing bismuth and antimony, NoLead one layer apron containing antimony, and... Read More about Are antimony-bismuth aprons as efficient as lead rubber aprons in providing shielding against scattered radiation.

Foot posture is associated with plantar pressure during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet. (2018)
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Buldt, A., Forghany, S., Landorf, K., Levinger, P., Murley, G., & Menz, H. (2018). Foot posture is associated with plantar pressure during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet. Gait & Posture, 62, 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.03.005

Background Variations in foot posture, such as pes planus (low medial longitudinal arch) or pes cavus (high medial longitudinal arch) are associated with some lower limb injuries. However, the mechanism that links foot posture to injury is not cle... Read More about Foot posture is associated with plantar pressure during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet..

Effect of technique and transfer board use on the performance of wheelchair transfers (2018)
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Barbareschi, G., Cheng, T., & Holloway, C. (2018). Effect of technique and transfer board use on the performance of wheelchair transfers. Healthcare Technology Letters, 5(2), 76-80. https://doi.org/10.1049/htl.2017.0075

Transferring to and from the wheelchair seat is a necessary skill for many wheelchair users who wish to be independent of their everyday life. The performance of wheelchair transfers has been associated with the risk of falling and developing upper l... Read More about Effect of technique and transfer board use on the performance of wheelchair transfers.

Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan (2018)
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Bebezov, B., Mamashev, N., Umetaliev, T., Ziadinov, I., Craig, P., Joekel, D., …Torgerson, P. (2018). Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(6), 1119-1122. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.161641

Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. An ultrasound study in southern Kyrgyzstan during 2012 revealed a prevalence of 4.2% probable or confirmed AE and an additiona... Read More about Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan.

Operando spectroscopy study of the carbon dioxide electro-reduction by iron species on nitrogen-doped carbon (2018)
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Genovese, C., Schuster, M., Gibson, E., Gianolio, D., Posligua, V., Grau-Crespo, R., …Arrigo, R. (2018). Operando spectroscopy study of the carbon dioxide electro-reduction by iron species on nitrogen-doped carbon. Nature communications, 9, 935. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03138-7

The carbon–carbon coupling via electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide represents the biggest challenge for using this route as platform for chemicals synthesis. Here we show that nanostructured iron (III) oxyhydroxide on nitrogen-doped carbon en... Read More about Operando spectroscopy study of the carbon dioxide electro-reduction by iron species on nitrogen-doped carbon.

A memory advantage for past-oriented over future-oriented performance feedback (2018)
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Nash, R., Winstone, N., Gregory, S., & Papps, E. (2018). A memory advantage for past-oriented over future-oriented performance feedback. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 44(12), 1864-1879. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000549

People frequently receive performance feedback that describes how well they achieved in the past, and how they could improve in future. In educational contexts, future-oriented (directive) feedback is often argued to be more valuable to learners than... Read More about A memory advantage for past-oriented over future-oriented performance feedback.

Skin swabs with FTA® cards as a dry storage source for amphibian DNA (2018)
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Ward, A., Hide, G., & Jehle, R. (2019). Skin swabs with FTA® cards as a dry storage source for amphibian DNA. Conservation Genetics Resources, 11, 309-311. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-018-1018-z

Amphibians are the most endangered group of vertebrates, and conservation measures increasingly rely on information drawn from genetic markers. The present study explores skin swabs with Whatman FTA® cards as a method to retrieve PCR-amplifiable amph... Read More about Skin swabs with FTA® cards as a dry storage source for amphibian DNA.

Phylogeny, molecular dating and zoogeographic history of the titi monkeys (Callicebus, Pitheciidae) of eastern Brazil (2018)
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Carneiro, J., Sampaio, I., Silva-Junior, J., Farias, I., Hrbek, T., Pissinatti, A., …Schneider, H. (2018). Phylogeny, molecular dating and zoogeographic history of the titi monkeys (Callicebus, Pitheciidae) of eastern Brazil. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 124, 10-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.001

The titi monkeys belong to a genus of New World primates endemic to South America, which were recently reclassified in three genera (Cheracebus, Plecturocebus and Callicebus). The genus Callicebus, which currently includes five species, is endemic to... Read More about Phylogeny, molecular dating and zoogeographic history of the titi monkeys (Callicebus, Pitheciidae) of eastern Brazil.