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Does bathymetry drive coastal whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregations? (2018)
Journal Article
Copping, J., Stewart, B., McClean, C., Hancock, J., & Rees, R. (2018). Does bathymetry drive coastal whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregations?. PeerJ, 6, e4904. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4904

Background
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is known to aggregate in a number of coastal locations globally, however what causes these aggregations to form where they do is largely unknown. This study examines whether bathymetry is an important dr... Read More about Does bathymetry drive coastal whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregations?.

Investigation of the use of inertial sensing equipment for the measurement of hip flexion and pelvic rotation in horse riders (2018)
Journal Article
Gandy, E., Bondi, A., Pigott, T., Smith, G., & McDonald, S. (2018). Investigation of the use of inertial sensing equipment for the measurement of hip flexion and pelvic rotation in horse riders. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 14(2), 99-110. https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP170023

Equestrian sports report three to five times higher incidence rates for lower back pain than that of the general population, with hip flexion angles of 50-60° suggested as a causal factor. Inertial motion capture technology enables dynamic measuremen... Read More about Investigation of the use of inertial sensing equipment for the measurement of hip flexion and pelvic rotation in horse riders.

Is the salivary gland associated with honey bee recognition compounds in worker honey bees (Apis mellifera)? (2018)
Journal Article
Martin, S., Correia-Oliveria, M., Shemilt, S., & Drijfhout, F. (2018). Is the salivary gland associated with honey bee recognition compounds in worker honey bees (Apis mellifera)?. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 44(7-8), 650-657. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-018-0975-8

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) function as recognition compounds with the best evidence coming from social insects such as ants and honey bees. The major exocrine gland involved in hydrocarbon storage in ants is the post-pharyngeal gland (PPG) in the... Read More about Is the salivary gland associated with honey bee recognition compounds in worker honey bees (Apis mellifera)?.

Double-MRT lattice Boltzmann simulation of natural convection in a C-shaped heat exchanger (2018)
Journal Article
Rahimi, A., Dehghan Saee, A., Baghban, A., Kasaeipoor, A., Ashrafi, H., & Malekshah, E. (2018). Double-MRT lattice Boltzmann simulation of natural convection in a C-shaped heat exchanger. Powder Technology, 336, 465-480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2018.06.012

The hydrothermal analysis of a C-shaped heat exchanger during the natural convection phenomenon is carried out. The heat exchanger is filled with Al2O3-EG/W (60,40 vol%) nanofluid. The thermo-physical properties of nanofluid, thermal conductivity and... Read More about Double-MRT lattice Boltzmann simulation of natural convection in a C-shaped heat exchanger.

Evaluating the effect of multi-tenancy patterns in containerized cloud-hosted content management system (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Adewojo, A., & Bass, J. (2018). Evaluating the effect of multi-tenancy patterns in containerized cloud-hosted content management system. . https://doi.org/10.1109/PDP2018.2018.00047

Multi-tenancy in cloud computing describes the extent to which resources can be shared while guaranteeing isolation among components (tenants) using these resources. There are three multi-tenancy patterns: shared, tenant-isolated and dedicated compon... Read More about Evaluating the effect of multi-tenancy patterns in containerized cloud-hosted content management system.

A smart phone based multi-floor indoor positioning system for occupancy detection (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Mashuk, M., Pinchin, J., Siebers, P., & Moore, T. (2018). A smart phone based multi-floor indoor positioning system for occupancy detection. In 2018 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS)

At present there is significant research interest in simulating building environment with artificial agents and predicting energy usage and other building performance related factors that helps to promote understanding of more sustainable buildings.... Read More about A smart phone based multi-floor indoor positioning system for occupancy detection.

A general numerical unsteady nonlinear lifting line model for engineering aerodynamics studies (2018)
Journal Article
Sugar-Gabor, O. (2018). A general numerical unsteady nonlinear lifting line model for engineering aerodynamics studies. Aeronautical Journal, 122(1254), 1199-1228. https://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2018.57

The lifting line theory is widely used for obtaining aerodynamic performance results in various engineering fields, from aircraft conceptual design to wind power generation. Many different models were proposed, each tailored for a specific purpose, t... Read More about A general numerical unsteady nonlinear lifting line model for engineering aerodynamics studies.

Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation in children in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Malik, Y., Rowland, A., Gerry QC, F., & MacVane Phipps, F. (2018). Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation in children in the UK. British Journal of Midwifery, 26(6), 377-386. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.6.377

Background
While female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal in the UK since 1985, research estimated that in 2015 there were over 100 000 women and girls resident in the UK subjected to FGM.


Aims
To determine the effect of changes in... Read More about Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation in children in the UK.

Improving equity and cultural responsiveness with marginalised communities: understanding competing worldviews (2018)
Journal Article
Wilson, D., Heaslip, V., & Jackson, D. (2018). Improving equity and cultural responsiveness with marginalised communities: understanding competing worldviews. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(19-20), 3810-3819. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14546

Aim
To explore the impact of culture on health, healthcare provision and its contribution towards health inequity experienced by some marginalised communities.

Background
Health inequity is a global issue, which occurs across and within countrie... Read More about Improving equity and cultural responsiveness with marginalised communities: understanding competing worldviews.

Health policy : what/when/how? (2018)
Journal Article
MacVane Phipps, F. (2018). Health policy : what/when/how?. International Journal of Health Governance, 23(2), 178-182. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhg-06-2018-066

Health policy is a very broad term encompassing ways in which care is planned in a single setting to national or international guidelines to improve population health. Policy guidance may relate to prevention or treatment of a single illness or to en... Read More about Health policy : what/when/how?.

A reconfigurable hybrid wheel-track mobile robot based on Watt II six-bar linkage (2018)
Journal Article
Luo, Z., Shang, J., Wei, G., & Ren, L. (2018). A reconfigurable hybrid wheel-track mobile robot based on Watt II six-bar linkage. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 128(10), 16-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2018.04.020

This paper presents the design and development of a novel reconfigurable hybrid wheel-track mobile robot (RHMBot). This new reconfigurable mobile robot is constructed based on a Watt II six-bar linkage; through structure reconfiguration, it can provi... Read More about A reconfigurable hybrid wheel-track mobile robot based on Watt II six-bar linkage.

Draft Vicinity (2018)
Book
Thurston, S. (2018). Draft Vicinity. Newton-le-Willows: The Knives Forks and Spoons Press

Book of short experimental lyric poems, several of them exploring the author's ongoing interest in the relationship between dance and poetry; movement and language.

Cover endorsement:
“All journeys”, said Martin Buber “have secret destinations... Read More about Draft Vicinity.

A fuzzy ANP based weighted RFM model for customer segmentation in auto insurance sector (2018)
Book Chapter
Ravasan, A., & Mansouri, T. (2018). A fuzzy ANP based weighted RFM model for customer segmentation in auto insurance sector. In Intelligent systems : concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications (1050-1067). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5643-5.ch044

Data mining has a tremendous contribution for researchers to extract the hidden knowledge and information which have been inherited in the raw data. This study has proposed a brand new and practical fuzzy analytic network process (FANP) based weighte... Read More about A fuzzy ANP based weighted RFM model for customer segmentation in auto insurance sector.

Morphological description of male genital organs of Marca's marmoset (Mico marcai) (2018)
Journal Article
de Siqueira, G., Silva, F., & Santana, M. (2018). Morphological description of male genital organs of Marca's marmoset (Mico marcai). Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, 47(4), 372-384. https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.12365

Morphological characterisation of the genital organs of primates may bring significant contributions to the understanding of different reproductive behaviours and support new conservation strategies. However, relevant or detailed descriptions of geni... Read More about Morphological description of male genital organs of Marca's marmoset (Mico marcai).

Paying to be a midwife (2018)
Journal Article
Bond, K. (2018). Paying to be a midwife. British Journal of Midwifery, 26(6), 358-359. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.6.358

Midwifery shortages have long been in the news, but it appears that steps are finally being taken to address the issue. Kathryn Bond explains the new initiatives and how this could affect staffing

Electroosmotic flow of biorheological micropolar fluids through microfluidic channels (2018)
Journal Article
Chaube, M., Yadav, A., Tripathi, D., & Beg, O. (2018). Electroosmotic flow of biorheological micropolar fluids through microfluidic channels. Korea-Australia rheology journal, 30(2), 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13367-018-0010-1

An analysis is presented in this work to assess the influence of micropolar nature of fluids in fully developed flow induced by electrokinetically driven peristaltic pumping through a parallel plate microchannel. The walls of the channel are assumed... Read More about Electroosmotic flow of biorheological micropolar fluids through microfluidic channels.

Collaboration environments for small and medium-sized architecture, engineering and construction enterprises: success factors in implementation (2018)
Journal Article
Abuelmaatti, A., & Ahmed, V. (2018). Collaboration environments for small and medium-sized architecture, engineering and construction enterprises: success factors in implementation. International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 17(4), 313-333. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJITM.2018.10013506

Collaboration in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector increases productivity, improves quality, competitiveness and profitability. This poses the problem of what are the most appropriate collaboration methods available. With bu... Read More about Collaboration environments for small and medium-sized architecture, engineering and construction enterprises: success factors in implementation.