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Exploring the practical knowledge of eccentric resistance training in high-performance strength and conditioning practitioners (2019)
Journal Article
Harden, M., Bruce, C., Wolf, A., Hicks, K., & Howatson, G. (2020). Exploring the practical knowledge of eccentric resistance training in high-performance strength and conditioning practitioners. International journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 15(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954119891154

Habitual use of eccentric exercise has been recognised to increase strength and power; however, the current body of knowledge has limited potential to understand the application of such resistance training in athletic populations. In order to develop... Read More about Exploring the practical knowledge of eccentric resistance training in high-performance strength and conditioning practitioners.

Realization and experimental assessment of baseball-bat microwave antenna for low power cancer ablation (2019)
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Hassan, E., Takruri-Rizk, H., & Zaki, A. (2020). Realization and experimental assessment of baseball-bat microwave antenna for low power cancer ablation. IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, 4(2), 133-139. https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2019.2955709

Experimental assessment of using low power microwave ablation for treating focal tumors is presented in this article. Confinement of heating generated by microwave radiation is one of the major concerns in cancer treatment to maintain the acceptable... Read More about Realization and experimental assessment of baseball-bat microwave antenna for low power cancer ablation.

Sparking interdisciplinarity: let’s take framing students as customers in higher education seriously (2019)
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Ma, G. (2019). Sparking interdisciplinarity: let’s take framing students as customers in higher education seriously. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 45(4), 461-476. https://doi.org/10.1080/03080188.2019.1695171

This paper aims to inspire an interdisciplinary dialogue on framing students as customers in higher education, by reviewing some under-explored conceptual issues and implications in the existing literature especially concerning presently underreprese... Read More about Sparking interdisciplinarity: let’s take framing students as customers in higher education seriously.

An investigation into BIM based detailed cost estimating and drivers to the adoption of BIM in quantity surveying practices (2019)
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Babatunde, S., Perera, S., Ekundayo, D., & Adeleye, T. (2020). An investigation into BIM based detailed cost estimating and drivers to the adoption of BIM in quantity surveying practices. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 25(1), 61-81. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-05-2019-0042

Purpose Although studies have shown the relevance of BIM (Building Information Modeling) in cost estimating process, efforts at investigating BIM based detailed cost estimating among professional quantity surveyors through quantitative approach are... Read More about An investigation into BIM based detailed cost estimating and drivers to the adoption of BIM in quantity surveying practices.

Gaps in terrestrial soundscape research : it’s time to focus on tropical wildlife (2019)
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Scarpelli, M., Ribeiro, M., Teixeira, F., Young, R., & Teixeira, C. (2020). Gaps in terrestrial soundscape research : it’s time to focus on tropical wildlife. Science of the Total Environment, 707, 135403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135403

There has been a body of research examining the sounds produced in landscapes. These sounds are commonly defined as soundscapes, however, the term is often used in different contexts. To understand the various meanings attributed to soundscapes, we i... Read More about Gaps in terrestrial soundscape research : it’s time to focus on tropical wildlife.

The effects of rosiglitazone on the neonatal rat cardiomyocyte transcriptome: a temporal analysis (2019)
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Abraham da Silveira, W., Vazquez-Hidalgo, E., Bartolotta, E., Renaud, L., Paolini, P., & Hardiman, G. (2019). The effects of rosiglitazone on the neonatal rat cardiomyocyte transcriptome: a temporal analysis. Pharmacogenomics, 20(16), 1125-1141. https://doi.org/10.2217/pgs-2019-0077

Aim: The objective was to determine via high-throughput RNA sequencing the temporal effects of rosiglitazone (Avandia®) on the neonatal rat ventricular myocyte transcriptome.

Materials & methods: Neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVMs) were exp... Read More about The effects of rosiglitazone on the neonatal rat cardiomyocyte transcriptome: a temporal analysis.

The challenge of return to work in workers with cancer: employer priorities despite variation in social policies related to work and health (2019)
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Purpose: This study explored employer’s perspectives on (1) their experience of good practice related to workers diagnosed with cancer and their return to work (RTW), and (2) their perceived needs necessary to achieve good practice as reported by emp... Read More about The challenge of return to work in workers with cancer: employer priorities despite variation in social policies related to work and health.

Calling Mr Speaker ‘Mr Speaker' : the strategic use of ritual references to the Speaker of the UK House of Commons (2019)
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Bull, P., Fetzer, A., & Kádár, D. (2020). Calling Mr Speaker ‘Mr Speaker' : the strategic use of ritual references to the Speaker of the UK House of Commons. Pragmatics, 30(1), 64-87. https://doi.org/10.1075/prag.19020.bul

Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the UK House of Commons is a ritual event, governed by a cluster of conventions. Members of Parliament (MPs) must address their remarks to the Prime Minister (PM) through the medium of the Speaker of the House, wh... Read More about Calling Mr Speaker ‘Mr Speaker' : the strategic use of ritual references to the Speaker of the UK House of Commons.

It takes a community to care for the sick and disabled (2019)
Journal Article
MacVane Phipps, F. (2019). It takes a community to care for the sick and disabled. International Journal of Health Governance, 24(4), https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-09-2019-0065

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad overview of the articles published in the current issue.

Design/methodology/approach
The review editor reads all articles accepted for the current issue of IJHG, identifying common theme... Read More about It takes a community to care for the sick and disabled.

Engaging stakeholders to refine an activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue : a nominal group technique (2019)
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Antcliff, D., Keenan, A., Keeley, P., Woby, S., & McGowan, L. (2019). Engaging stakeholders to refine an activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue : a nominal group technique. Musculoskeletal Care, 17(4), 354-362. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1430

Due to the current absence of a standardized guide for activity pacing, the concept of pacing is interpreted in various ways by healthcare professionals, patients and researchers. Consequently, the effects of pacing across different conditions are un... Read More about Engaging stakeholders to refine an activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue : a nominal group technique.

Life cycle carbon emissions and comparative evaluation of selected open source UK embodied carbon counting tools (2019)
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Ekundayo, D., Babatunde, S., Ekundayo, A., Perera, S., & Udeaja, C. (2019). Life cycle carbon emissions and comparative evaluation of selected open source UK embodied carbon counting tools. Construction Economics and Building, 19(2), 220-242. https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v19i2.6692

Life cycle carbon emissions (LCO2), made up of operational and embodied carbon, have become a major metric of building environmental performance and energy efficiency. Whilst there are now standard methods for operational carbon assessment due to its... Read More about Life cycle carbon emissions and comparative evaluation of selected open source UK embodied carbon counting tools.

An improved two-hidden-layer extreme learning machine for malware hunting (2019)
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Namavar Jahromi, A., Hashemi, S., Dehghantanha, A., Choo, K., Karimipour, H., Newton, D., & Parizi, R. (2020). An improved two-hidden-layer extreme learning machine for malware hunting. Computers and Security, 89, 101655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2019.101655

Detecting unknown malware and their variants remains both an operational challenge and a research challenge. In recent years, there have been attempts to design machine learning techniques to increase the success of existing automated malware detecti... Read More about An improved two-hidden-layer extreme learning machine for malware hunting.

A realist evaluation of the implementation of open visiting in an acute care setting for older people (2019)
Journal Article
Hurst, H. (2019). A realist evaluation of the implementation of open visiting in an acute care setting for older people. BMC Health Services Research, 19, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4653-5

Background
Open visiting refers to the principle of unrestricted visiting hours in the hospital setting to enable relatives, families and carers to visit at any time. There has been recognition that open visiting supports the principle of patient an... Read More about A realist evaluation of the implementation of open visiting in an acute care setting for older people.

The accuracy of Cobb angle measurement on CT scan projection radiograph images (2019)
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Alrehily, F., Hogg, P., Twiste, M., Johansen, S., & Tootell, A. (2020). The accuracy of Cobb angle measurement on CT scan projection radiograph images. Radiography, 26(2), e73-e77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.11.001

Introduction: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal deformity that can affect young children. It requires frequent exposure to X-rays to monitor the deformity, which can lead to the development of radiation-induced cancer later in life. T... Read More about The accuracy of Cobb angle measurement on CT scan projection radiograph images.

Work, welfare and wellbeing? The impacts of welfare conditionality on people with mental health impairments in the UK (2019)
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The personal, economic and social costs of mental ill-health are increasingly acknowledged by many governments and international organisations. Simultaneously, in high income nations the reach of welfare conditionality has extended to encompass many... Read More about Work, welfare and wellbeing? The impacts of welfare conditionality on people with mental health impairments in the UK.

Dynamic thermal simulation of advanced natural ventilation in buildings : current and future usage, UK exemplar (2019)
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This paper evaluates the use of advanced natural ventilation (ANV) strategies in a range of climatic conditions from four cities in the UK. A prototype ANV system was proposed to determine the most effective case in mitigating overheating. The case w... Read More about Dynamic thermal simulation of advanced natural ventilation in buildings : current and future usage, UK exemplar.

The need for a structured approach to violence risk assessment in autism (2019)
Journal Article
Westphal, A., & Allely, C. (2019). The need for a structured approach to violence risk assessment in autism. ˜The œjournal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 47(4), https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.003896-19

The relationship between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and violence is poorly understood. Several violence risk factors are either modified by or are unique to ASD; clinicians conducting violence risk assessment of people with ASD must consider thes... Read More about The need for a structured approach to violence risk assessment in autism.