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Cognitive reserve as a moderator of the negative association between mood and cognition: Evidence from a population-representative cohort (2018)
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Opdebeeck, C., Matthews, F. E., Wu, Y. T., Woods, R. T., Brayne, C., & Clare, L. (2018). Cognitive reserve as a moderator of the negative association between mood and cognition: Evidence from a population-representative cohort. Psychological Medicine, 48(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003329171700126X

Background Cognitive reserve (CR) has been associated with better cognitive function and lower risk of depression in older people, yet it remains unclear whether CR moderates the association between mood and cognition. This study aimed to investigate... Read More about Cognitive reserve as a moderator of the negative association between mood and cognition: Evidence from a population-representative cohort.

Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Case-control study (2018)
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Richardson, K., Fox, C., Maidment, I., Steel, N., Loke, Y. K., Arthur, A., …Savva, G. M. (2018). Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Case-control study. BMJ, 361, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1315

Objectives: To estimate the association between the duration and level of exposure to different classes of anticholinergic drugs and subsequent incident dementia. Design: Case-control study. Setting: General practices in the UK contributing to the Cl... Read More about Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Case-control study.

Evolution of dementia diagnosis over time (1988–2013): Evidence from French and English cohorts. Implication for secular trends analyses (2018)
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Grasset, L., Matthews, F. E., Pérès, K., Foubert-Samier, A., Helmer, C., Dartigues, J. F., & Brayne, C. (2018). Evolution of dementia diagnosis over time (1988–2013): Evidence from French and English cohorts. Implication for secular trends analyses. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 10, 490-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2018.07.005

Introduction: The aims of this study are to examine the evolution of clinical dementia diagnosis over 3 decades and to investigate secular trends of dementia. Methods: Four cohorts covering a period from 1988 to 2013 were used: the Personnes Agées Qu... Read More about Evolution of dementia diagnosis over time (1988–2013): Evidence from French and English cohorts. Implication for secular trends analyses.

'Phoenix polymers': Fire induced nanohardness in fibril-forming aromatic cyanate esters (2018)
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Mooring, L., Thompson, S., Hall, S. A., Pani, S., Zioupos, P., Swan, M., …Hamerton, I. (2018). 'Phoenix polymers': Fire induced nanohardness in fibril-forming aromatic cyanate esters. RSC advances, 8(63), 36264-36271. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ra07449f

For the first time we present nanoindentation analysis of charred, cured aromatic cyanate esters, which exhibit outstanding mechanical properties when analysed under applied loads of 0.1-300 mN. Following charring (900 °C for 10 minutes to achieve gr... Read More about 'Phoenix polymers': Fire induced nanohardness in fibril-forming aromatic cyanate esters.

Applying Salutogenesis to the Experiences of Students with Disabilities in the Netherlands (2018)
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Dell'Olio, M., Vaandrager, L., & Koelen, M. (2018). Applying Salutogenesis to the Experiences of Students with Disabilities in the Netherlands. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability (JPED), 31(1), 75-89

Students with disabilities face several barriers during their academic lives. However, as many of them manage to access a variety of resources, their experiences can be examined through the lens of salutogenesis, which is employed to analyze the mech... Read More about Applying Salutogenesis to the Experiences of Students with Disabilities in the Netherlands.

Development of mobile-interfaced machine learning-based predictive models for improving students' performance in programming courses (2018)
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Matthew, F. T., Adepoju, A. I., Ayodele, O., Olumide, O., Olatayo, O., Adebimpe, E., …Funmilola, E. (2018). Development of mobile-interfaced machine learning-based predictive models for improving students' performance in programming courses. International journal of advanced computer science and applications : IJACSA, 9(5), 105-115. https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2018.090514

Student performance modelling (SPM) is a critical step to assessing and improving students' performances in their learning discourse. However, most existing SPM are based on statistical approaches, which on one hand are based on probability, depictin... Read More about Development of mobile-interfaced machine learning-based predictive models for improving students' performance in programming courses.

Nonlinear control of a flexible joint robotic manipulator with experimental validation (2018)
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Alam, W., Mehmood, A., Ali, K., Javaid, U., Alharbi, S., & Iqbal, J. (2018). Nonlinear control of a flexible joint robotic manipulator with experimental validation. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 64(1), 47-55. https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2017.4786

This article addresses the design and implementation of robust nonlinear control approaches to obtain the desired trajectory tracking of a flexible joint manipulator driven with a direct-current (DC) geared motor. The nonlinear control schemes have b... Read More about Nonlinear control of a flexible joint robotic manipulator with experimental validation.

A novel goal-oriented strategy for mobile robot navigation without sub-goals constraint (2018)
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Zohaib, M., Iqbal, J., & Pasha, S. M. (2018). A novel goal-oriented strategy for mobile robot navigation without sub-goals constraint. Revue Roumaine des Sciences Techniques : Série Électrotechnique et Énergétique, 63(1), 106-111

This paper proposes an approach for obstacle avoidance to ensure safe navigation in a mazy environment. The presented bubble bug algorithm (BBA) is an enhancement of already proposed intelligent bug algorithm (IBA), which over performs bug variants.... Read More about A novel goal-oriented strategy for mobile robot navigation without sub-goals constraint.

Fucino palaeo-lake: Towards the Palaeoenvironmental history of the last 430 Ka (2018)
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Mannella, G., Giaccio, B., Zanchetta, G., Regattieri, E., Leicher, N., Scheidt, S., Grelle, T., Lehne, C., Rolf, C., Wonik, T., Nomade, S., Pereira, A., Niespolo, E., Renne, P., Leng, M., Dean, J., Thomas, C., Ariztegui, D., Gaeta, M., Florindo, F., …Wagner, B. (2018). Fucino palaeo-lake: Towards the Palaeoenvironmental history of the last 430 Ka. AMQ. Alpine and mediterranean quaternary / AIQUA Associazione italiana per lo studio del Quaternario, 31(1), 141-145

© 2010 AIQUA - Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Quaternario e EMMEVI - Servizio Congressi SPA. The sedimentary succession deposited in Fucino palaeo-lake potentially records the environmental history of the Central Mediterranean Region continu... Read More about Fucino palaeo-lake: Towards the Palaeoenvironmental history of the last 430 Ka.

Civic Junzi or Noble Citizen: Junzi and Citizen revisited (2018)
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Wang, C. (2018). Civic Junzi or Noble Citizen: Junzi and Citizen revisited. Tian Fu New Idea, 2018(1), 52-61

本文以政治法理与道德伦理为分类标准， 对君子与公民进行了比较分析， 发现它们既有􀌬致性又有差异性、既同调又异调。作者由此驳斥了两种论断。接着， 文章论证了君子与公民相􃏿合的两种可能路径：一 􀌬种是“君子的公民化”， 塑造的是“ 公民式君子”；一 􀌬种是“ 公民的君子... Read More about Civic Junzi or Noble Citizen: Junzi and Citizen revisited.

Perspectives of general practitioners on the issues surrounding the late diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (2018)
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Bature, F., Guinn, B., Pang, D., The Luton, Dunstable, Milton Keynes General Practise consortium, & Pappas, Y. (2018). Perspectives of general practitioners on the issues surrounding the late diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, 2(1), 207-212. https://doi.org/10.3233/ADR-180064

We set out to investigate the insights general practitioners (GPs) have into the early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD), factors that may be responsible for the late diagnosis, as well as their recommendations for early diagnosis of AD.... Read More about Perspectives of general practitioners on the issues surrounding the late diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

The energy and exergy analysis on the performance of counter-flow heat and mass exchanger for M-Cycle indirect evaporative cooling (2018)
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Wang, L., Zhan, C., Zhang, J., & Zhao, X. (2018). The energy and exergy analysis on the performance of counter-flow heat and mass exchanger for M-Cycle indirect evaporative cooling. Thermal science Society of Heat Transfer Engineers of Serbia and Montenegro, 2018, https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI171221153W

© 2018 Serbian Society of Heat Transfer Engineers. The dew point Indirect Evaporative Cooling (IEC) achieved through Maisotsenko cycle (M-Cycle) is a complicated thermodynamic process. For further understanding of the heat and mass transfer occurred... Read More about The energy and exergy analysis on the performance of counter-flow heat and mass exchanger for M-Cycle indirect evaporative cooling.

The energy and exergy analysis of counter-flow regenerative evaporative cooler (2018)
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Wang, L., Zhan, C., Zhang, J., & Zhao, X. (2018). The energy and exergy analysis of counter-flow regenerative evaporative cooler. Thermal science Society of Heat Transfer Engineers of Serbia and Montenegro, 2018, https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI180602304W

© 2018 Serbian Society of Heat Transfer Engineers. Recently the regenerative evaporative cooler (REC) has drawn great attention from researchers because it can cool the intake air below the wet-bulb temperature and approaching its dew point temperatu... Read More about The energy and exergy analysis of counter-flow regenerative evaporative cooler.

Applying a midwifery-specific decision-making tool to midwives' clinical reasoning and midwifery practice when managing a woman's perineum in labor: An exploratory study (2018)
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Jefford, E., Jomeen, J., Guy, F., Newcombe, B., & Martin, C. (2018). Applying a midwifery-specific decision-making tool to midwives' clinical reasoning and midwifery practice when managing a woman's perineum in labor: An exploratory study. International journal of childbirth, 8(1), 54-66. https://doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.8.1.54

INTRODUCTION: Many of the risk factors for perineal trauma are modifiable, and midwives are in an ideal position to mitigate such risks. To date, no investigation using a midwifery-specific decision-making tool has sought to determine how midwives ma... Read More about Applying a midwifery-specific decision-making tool to midwives' clinical reasoning and midwifery practice when managing a woman's perineum in labor: An exploratory study.

Measuring Moderate-Intensity Exercise with the Apple Watch: Validation Study (2018)
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Abt, G., Bray, J., & Benson, A. C. (2018). Measuring Moderate-Intensity Exercise with the Apple Watch: Validation Study. JMIR Cardio, 2(1), e6. https://doi.org/10.2196/cardio.8574

Background: Moderate fitness levels and habitual exercise have a protective effect for cardiovascular disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and all-cause mortality. The Apple Watch displays exercise completed at an intensity of a brisk walk or above usin... Read More about Measuring Moderate-Intensity Exercise with the Apple Watch: Validation Study.

The views of children and young people on the use of silk garments for the treatment of eczema: a nested qualitative study within the CLOTHing for the relief of Eczema Symptoms (CLOTHES) randomized controlled trial (2018)
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Wake, E. V., Batchelor, J., Lawton, S., Thomas, K. S., Harrison, E. F., Cowdell, F. C., & the U.K. Dermatology Clinical Trials Network's CLOTHES Trial Team. (2018). The views of children and young people on the use of silk garments for the treatment of eczema: a nested qualitative study within the CLOTHing for the relief of Eczema Symptoms (CLOTHES) randomized controlled trial. British journal of dermatology, 178(1), 183-190. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.15909

Many children suffer with skin diseases, but to date, most dermatological research has been done ‘on’ rather than ‘with’ children; in this study we actively sought the experiences of children and young people. Atopic eczema (AE) is a chronic, itchy,... Read More about The views of children and young people on the use of silk garments for the treatment of eczema: a nested qualitative study within the CLOTHing for the relief of Eczema Symptoms (CLOTHES) randomized controlled trial.

Deep learning : enriching teacher training through mobile technology and international collaboration (2018)
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Naylor, A., & Gibbs, J. (2018). Deep learning : enriching teacher training through mobile technology and international collaboration. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 10(1), 62-77. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJMBL.2018010105

This article presents results from an international collaboration between college students and pre-service teachers in Norway and the UK. This research is part of a large, international project exploring and developing the interrelationship between m... Read More about Deep learning : enriching teacher training through mobile technology and international collaboration.