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Thermal modelling of the cathode in air-breathing PEM fuel cells (2013)
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Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2013). Thermal modelling of the cathode in air-breathing PEM fuel cells. Applied energy, 111, 529-537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.05.007

A thermal two-dimensional model has been built for an air-breathing proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell that has been reported in the literature. The objective of the study is to investigate the thermal situation over the cathode surface of the... Read More about Thermal modelling of the cathode in air-breathing PEM fuel cells.

Convergence of inflationary shocks: Evidence from the Caribbean (2013)
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Cuestas, J. C., & Ramlogan-Dobson, C. (2013). Convergence of inflationary shocks: Evidence from the Caribbean. The World economy, 36(9), 1229-1243. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12082

In this paper, we aim to shed some light on the inflation dynamics in the Caribbean. We analyse the inflation rates for twelve countries using various time series methods. The results show that the inflation rates are mean reverting processes and tha... Read More about Convergence of inflationary shocks: Evidence from the Caribbean.

Extension MRI is clinically useful in cervical myelopathy (2013)
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Bartlett, R. J. V., Rigby, A. S., Joseph, J., Raman, A., Kunnacherry, A., & Hill, C. A. R. (2013). Extension MRI is clinically useful in cervical myelopathy. Neuroradiology, 55(9), 1081-1088. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-013-1208-z

Introduction: Cervical spine MRI with the neck in extension has been well described over the last 10 years, but its clinical value remains unknown. Methods: We performed extension imaging in 60 patients in whom the initial neutral study showed border... Read More about Extension MRI is clinically useful in cervical myelopathy.

The influence of the nematic phase on the phase separation of blended organic semiconductors for photovoltaics (2013)
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Myers, S. A., Al Kalifah, M. S., Lei, C., O'Neill, M., Kitney, S. P., & Kelly, S. M. (2013). The influence of the nematic phase on the phase separation of blended organic semiconductors for photovoltaics. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 116, 262-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.006

Differential scanning calorimetry in combination with atomic force microscopy is used to examine the phase separation of a blended nematic liquid crystalline electron-donor and crystalline perylene electron-acceptor mixture. Separate domains of donor... Read More about The influence of the nematic phase on the phase separation of blended organic semiconductors for photovoltaics.

Diagnostic vertigo: the journey to diagnosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (2013)
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Price, E., & Walker, E. (2014). Diagnostic vertigo: the journey to diagnosis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Health, 18(3), 223-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459313488008

Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is a complex condition characterised by wide ranging symptoms that are sometimes transient in nature. This makes recognising and diagnosing lupus particularly challenging for both patients and practitioners. The d... Read More about Diagnostic vertigo: the journey to diagnosis in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Working within hyphen-spaces in ethnographic research : implications for research identities and practice (2013)
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Karunanayake, G., & Cunliffe, A. (2013). Working within hyphen-spaces in ethnographic research : implications for research identities and practice. Organizational Research Methods, 16(3), 364-392. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428113489353

Ethnographers often find themselves wrestling with choices about their relationship with respondents: choices experienced by researchers engaged in many other methodologies. This article examines the agentic and political nature of those relationship... Read More about Working within hyphen-spaces in ethnographic research : implications for research identities and practice.

Fit for purpose: traditional assessment is failing undergraduates with learning difficulties. Might eAssessment help? (2013)
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Williams, P., Wray, J., Farrall, H., & Aspland, J. (2014). Fit for purpose: traditional assessment is failing undergraduates with learning difficulties. Might eAssessment help?. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 18(6), 614-625. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2013.802029

Recent years have seen unprecedented growth in the size, diversity and academic orientation of undergraduate student populations. There is evidence that the use of innovative pedagogies using information and communications technology has the potentia... Read More about Fit for purpose: traditional assessment is failing undergraduates with learning difficulties. Might eAssessment help?.

The structure of the melamine–cyanuric acid co-crystal (2013)
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Prior, T. J., Armstrong, J. A., Benoit, D. M., & Marshall, K. L. (2013). The structure of the melamine–cyanuric acid co-crystal. CrystEngComm RSC, 15(29), 5838-5843. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ce40709h

The crystal structure of the melamine:cyanuric acid (CA.M) adduct has been redetermined and the previously reported cell is shown to be incorrect. The true unit cell has approximately twice the volume of the earlier cell. Crystal data forCA.M: monocl... Read More about The structure of the melamine–cyanuric acid co-crystal.

Behavior of aluminum, arsenic, and vanadium during the neutralization of red mud leachate by HCl, gypsum, or seawater (2013)
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Burke, I. T., Peacock, C. L., Lockwood, C. L., Stewart, D. I., Mortimer, R. J. G., Ward, M. B., …Mayes, W. M. (2013). Behavior of aluminum, arsenic, and vanadium during the neutralization of red mud leachate by HCl, gypsum, or seawater. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(12), 6527-6535. https://doi.org/10.1021/es4010834

Red mud leachate (pH 13) collected from Ajka, Hungary is neutralized to < pH 10 by HCl, gypsum, or seawater addition. During acid neutralization >99% Al is removed from solution during the formation of an amorphous boehmite-like precipitate and dawso... Read More about Behavior of aluminum, arsenic, and vanadium during the neutralization of red mud leachate by HCl, gypsum, or seawater.

Tetraphenylethene-triphenylene oligomers with an aggregation-induced emission effect and discotic columnar mesophase (2013)
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Yu, W. H., Chen, C., Hu, P., Wang, B. Q., Redshaw, C., & Zhao, K. Q. (2013). Tetraphenylethene-triphenylene oligomers with an aggregation-induced emission effect and discotic columnar mesophase. RSC advances, 3(33), 14099-14105. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra41874j

Tetraphenylethene derivatives not only exhibit "aggregation-induced emission" (AIE) effects, but also can form a mesophase with a turbine-like rigid core. Here we report the synthesis of three tetraphenylethene-triphenylene oligomers 7, 8E and 8Z by... Read More about Tetraphenylethene-triphenylene oligomers with an aggregation-induced emission effect and discotic columnar mesophase.

Targeted group-based interventions in schools to promote emotional well-being: a systematic review (2013)
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Cheney, G., Schlösser, A., Nash, P., & Glover, L. (2014). Targeted group-based interventions in schools to promote emotional well-being: a systematic review. Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 19(3), 412-438. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104513489565

The school environment offers significant opportunities to deliver psychological interventions to groups of young people in the UK. However, the nature and effectiveness of programmes are not consistently documented. This systematic review aimed to i... Read More about Targeted group-based interventions in schools to promote emotional well-being: a systematic review.

Warm-up strategies of professional soccer players: Practitioners' perspectives (2013)
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Towlson, C., Midgley, A. W., & Lovell, R. (2013). Warm-up strategies of professional soccer players: Practitioners' perspectives. Journal of sports sciences, 31(13), 1393-1401. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2013.792946

Recent research has challenged the typical pre-match and half-time (HT) interval warm-up (WU) routines currently used by professional soccer players. This study surveyed 2010/11 season WU strategies and their underpinning scientific reasoning and sit... Read More about Warm-up strategies of professional soccer players: Practitioners' perspectives.

Constraining sub-grid physics with high-redshift spatially-resolved metallicity distributions (2013)
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Gibson, B. K., Pilkington, K., Brook, C. B., Stinson, G. S., & Bailin, J. (2013). Constraining sub-grid physics with high-redshift spatially-resolved metallicity distributions. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 554, A47. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321239

Aims. We examine the role of energy feedback in shaping the distribution of metals within cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of L*disc galaxies. While negative abundance gradients today provide a boundary condition for galaxy evolution models, i... Read More about Constraining sub-grid physics with high-redshift spatially-resolved metallicity distributions.

Constipation: causes, assessment and management (2013)
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Gardiner, A. (2013). Constipation: causes, assessment and management. Nursing and Residential Care, 15(6), 410-415. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2013.15.6.410

Angela Gardiner provides an overview of normal physiological processes of defaecation and presents the signs and symptoms of constipation. Assessment and management options can enhance quality of life for sufferers of constipation

Ultrafast dynamical path for the switching of a ferrimagnet after femtosecond heating (2013)
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Atxitia, U., Ostler, T., Barker, J., Evans, R. F., Chantrell, R. W., & Chubykalo-Fesenko, O. (2013). Ultrafast dynamical path for the switching of a ferrimagnet after femtosecond heating. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 87(22), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.87.224417

Ultrafast laser-induced magnetic switching in rare earth-transition metal ferrimagnetic alloys has recently been reported to occur by ultrafast heating alone. Using atomistic simulations and a ferrimagnetic Landau-Lifshitz-Bloch formalism, we demonst... Read More about Ultrafast dynamical path for the switching of a ferrimagnet after femtosecond heating.

Does cognitive ability influence responses to the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being scale? (2013)
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Deary, I. J., Watson, R., Booth, T., & Gale, C. R. (2013). Does cognitive ability influence responses to the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being scale?. Psychological assessment, 25(2), 313-318. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030834

It has been suggested that how individuals respond to self-report items relies on cognitive processing. We hypothesized that an individual's level of cognitive ability may influence these processes such that, if there is a hierarchy of items within a... Read More about Does cognitive ability influence responses to the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being scale?.

Translation in the EU: language and law in the EU's judicial labyrinth (2013)
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Künnecke, M. (2013). Translation in the EU: language and law in the EU's judicial labyrinth. Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 20(2), 243-260. https://doi.org/10.1177/1023263X1302000206

The decline, even the ‘end’, of comparative law in the 21st century has recently been predicted. However, this statement overlooks the vital and continuing role of comparative law in the complex task of legal translation in an expanding EU. To ensur... Read More about Translation in the EU: language and law in the EU's judicial labyrinth.

Facile Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Chemical Reduction Route (2013)
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Ratnamalar, R., Mariatti, M., Ahmad, Z., & Zein, S. (2013). Facile Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Chemical Reduction Route. Materials Science Forum, 756, 99-105. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.756.99

This work reports a simple chemical reduction route for the preparation of uniformed Ag nanoparticles whereby a fine control over the sizes of the Ag nanoparticles was studied by varying the concentrations of the reducing agents used. In characteriza... Read More about Facile Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Chemical Reduction Route.

Effects of reducing inspired oxygen concentration for one hour in patients with chronic heart failure: implications for air travel (2013)
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Hobkirk, J. P., Damy, T., Walters, M., Bennett, A., Smith, S. J., Ingle, L., …Cleland, J. G. (2013). Effects of reducing inspired oxygen concentration for one hour in patients with chronic heart failure: implications for air travel. European journal of heart failure, 15(5), 505-510. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hft003

AimsThe objective of this study was to establish the acute effects of hypoxia on clinical, spirometric, haemodynamic, and echocardiographic variables. Reducing inspired oxygen to 15%, as experienced during commercial air travel, decreases arterial ox... Read More about Effects of reducing inspired oxygen concentration for one hour in patients with chronic heart failure: implications for air travel.