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Thermal optical non-linearity of nematic mesophase enhanced by gold nanoparticles – an experimental and numerical investigation (2016)
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Kurochkin, O., Murugesan, Y. K., Bennett, T. P., D'Alessandro, G., Reznikov, Y., Tang, B. J., …Kaczmarek, M. (2016). Thermal optical non-linearity of nematic mesophase enhanced by gold nanoparticles – an experimental and numerical investigation. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 18(16), 11503-11512. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cp00116e

In this work the mechanisms leading to the enhancement of optical nonlinearity of nematic liquid crystalline material through localized heating by doping the liquid crystals (LCs) with gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are investigated. We present some exper... Read More about Thermal optical non-linearity of nematic mesophase enhanced by gold nanoparticles – an experimental and numerical investigation.

The dietary flavonol quercetin ameliorates angiotensin II-induced redox signaling imbalance in a human umbilical vein endothelial cell model of endothelial dysfunction via ablation of p47ᵖʰᵒˣ expression (2016)
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Jones, H. S., Gordon, A., Magwenzi, S. G., Naseem, K., Atkin, S. L., & Courts, F. L. (2016). The dietary flavonol quercetin ameliorates angiotensin II-induced redox signaling imbalance in a human umbilical vein endothelial cell model of endothelial dysfunction via ablation of p47ᵖʰᵒˣ expression. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 60(4), 787-797. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201500751

Scope: Quercetin is reported to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive but not normotensive humans, but the role of endothelial redox signaling in this phenomenon has not been assessed. This study investigated the effects of physiologically obtainable... Read More about The dietary flavonol quercetin ameliorates angiotensin II-induced redox signaling imbalance in a human umbilical vein endothelial cell model of endothelial dysfunction via ablation of p47ᵖʰᵒˣ expression.

A non-invasive, home-based EEG hypoglycaemia warning system for personal monitoring using skin surface electrodes : a single-case feasibility study (2016)
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Clewett, C. J., Langley, P., Bateson, A. D., Asghar, A., & Wilkinson, A. J. (2016). A non-invasive, home-based EEG hypoglycaemia warning system for personal monitoring using skin surface electrodes : a single-case feasibility study. Health Technology Letters, 3(1), 2-5. https://doi.org/10.1049/htl.2015.0037

Hypoglycaemia unawareness is a common condition associated with increased risk of severe hypoglycaemia. The purpose of the authors' study was to develop a simple to use, home-based and non-invasive hypoglycaemia warning system based on electroencepha... Read More about A non-invasive, home-based EEG hypoglycaemia warning system for personal monitoring using skin surface electrodes : a single-case feasibility study.

Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles functionalized with calamitic mesogens (2016)
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Cseh, L., & Mehl, G. H. (2016). Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles functionalized with calamitic mesogens. 00 Journal not listed, 61(2), 125-130

(Image presented) Liquid-crystalline nanoparticles represent an exciting class of new materials for a variety of potential applications. By combining supramolecular ordering with the fluid properties of the liquid-crystalline state, these materials o... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles functionalized with calamitic mesogens.

Ethical consumption behaviours in supermarket shoppers: determinants and marketing implications (2016)
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Jayawardhena, C., Morrell, K., & Stride, C. (2016). Ethical consumption behaviours in supermarket shoppers: determinants and marketing implications. Journal of marketing management, 32(7-8), 777-805. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.2015.1134627

Understanding how consumers make ethical purchases has numerous benefits for firms and other stakeholders. Although several ethical decision-making frameworks seek to explain such purchasing behaviour, they typically focus on the content of such deci... Read More about Ethical consumption behaviours in supermarket shoppers: determinants and marketing implications.

RHOBTB1 (Rho-related BTB domain containing 1) (2016)
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Cai, S., Rivero-Crespo, F., & Schenková, K. (2016). RHOBTB1 (Rho-related BTB domain containing 1). Atlas of genetics and cytogenetics in oncology and haematology, 20(10), 512-515. https://doi.org/10.4267/2042/66084

RhoBTB1 is one of the three members of the RhoBTB family. All RhoBTB proteins are characterized by a GTPase domain followed by a proline-rich region, a tandem of two BTB domains and a C-terminal putative RING finger domain. RHOBTB1 is a putative tumo... Read More about RHOBTB1 (Rho-related BTB domain containing 1).

Resolvendo o conflito Israelense-Palestino : uma solução bi-estatal (2016)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2016). Resolvendo o conflito Israelense-Palestino : uma solução bi-estatal

O objetivo desse texto é esboçar os parâmetros para a paz entre Israel e Palestina. Baseando nos Parâmetros de Clinton, o Acordo de Genebra, a Iniciativa Árabe e os diálogos entre Olmert e Abbas, argumenta-se a favor da solução de dois Estados e suge... Read More about Resolvendo o conflito Israelense-Palestino : uma solução bi-estatal.

Writing about embodiment as an act of translation (2016)
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Baker, C. (2016). Writing about embodiment as an act of translation. Critical military studies, 2(1-2), 120-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/23337486.2016.1139314

Writing about embodiment is an act of compression: reducing the sensory complexity of someone else’s physical experience, or even one’s own, into written language that somebody else will understand through sight or sound. It is an act of abstraction,... Read More about Writing about embodiment as an act of translation.

Modelling and optimisation of a bimorph piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy harvesting application (2016)
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Thein, C. K., Ooi, B. L., Liu, J. S., & Gilbert, J. M. (2016). Modelling and optimisation of a bimorph piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy harvesting application. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 11(2), 212-227

Piezoelectric materials are excellent transducers in converting vibrational energy into electrical energy, and vibration-based piezoelectric generators are seen as an enabling technology for wireless sensor networks, especially in selfpowered devices... Read More about Modelling and optimisation of a bimorph piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy harvesting application.

SME's lending and Islamic finance. Is it a "win-win" situation? (2016)
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Shaban, M., Duygun, M., & Fry, J. (2016). SME's lending and Islamic finance. Is it a "win-win" situation?. Economic modelling, 55, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2016.01.029

Information asymmetry is a common feature that hinders lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In the last decade, the growth in Islamic banks lending to SMEs was overwhelming to the extent that it prompted practitioners to regard this as a “... Read More about SME's lending and Islamic finance. Is it a "win-win" situation?.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of optimal P2Y₁₂ blockade in dual antiplatelet therapy for patients with diabetes with acute coronary syndrome (2016)
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Rossington, J. A., Brown, O. I., & Hoye, A. (2016). Systematic review and meta-analysis of optimal P2Y₁₂ blockade in dual antiplatelet therapy for patients with diabetes with acute coronary syndrome. Open heart, 3(1), e000296. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2015-000296

Background: Patients with diabetes are at increased risk of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and their mortality and morbidity outcomes are significantly worse following ACS events, independent of other comorbidities. This systematic review sought to e... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analysis of optimal P2Y₁₂ blockade in dual antiplatelet therapy for patients with diabetes with acute coronary syndrome.

Does ecological redundancy maintain functioning of marine benthos on centennial to millennial time scales? (2016)
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Frid, C. L. J., & Caswell, B. A. (2016). Does ecological redundancy maintain functioning of marine benthos on centennial to millennial time scales?. Marine Ecology, 37(2), 392-410. https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12297

Predicting the ability of the biosphere to continue to deliver ecosystem services in the face of biodiversity loss and environmental change is a major challenge. The results of short‐term and small‐scale experimental studies are both equivocal and di... Read More about Does ecological redundancy maintain functioning of marine benthos on centennial to millennial time scales?.

Adherence to community based group exercise interventions for older people: A mixed-methods systematic review (2016)
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Farrance, C., Tsofliou, F., & Clark, C. (2016). Adherence to community based group exercise interventions for older people: A mixed-methods systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 87, 155-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.02.037

Objective Lifelong physical activity provides some of the best prospects for ageing well. Nevertheless, people tend to become less physically active as they age. This systematic review assessed the views and adherence of participants attending commu... Read More about Adherence to community based group exercise interventions for older people: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Representation of age and ageing identities in popular music texts (2016)
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Kelly, J., Watson, R., Pankratova, M., & Pedzeni, A. (2016). Representation of age and ageing identities in popular music texts. Journal of advanced nursing, 72(6), 1325-1334. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12916

Aims: To critically examine the representation of ageing identities in popular music texts. Background: Having a positive outlook provides both short-term benefits and has been proven to help people live longer. Music is capable of conveying positive... Read More about Representation of age and ageing identities in popular music texts.

Performance evaluation of controllable separate heat pipes (2016)
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Cao, J., Li, J., Zhao, P., Jiao, D., Li, P., Hu, M., & Pei, G. (2016). Performance evaluation of controllable separate heat pipes. Applied thermal engineering, 100, 518-527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.02.044

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. A controllable separate heat pipe (CSHP) combined with cool storage can be an efficient and low-cost solution to release the necessary cool power and to improve the precision in the temperature control of coo... Read More about Performance evaluation of controllable separate heat pipes.

The impact and significance of tephra deposition on a Holocene forest environment in the North Cascades, Washington, USA (2016)
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Egan, J., Fletcher, W. J., Allott, T. E. H., Lane, C. S., Blackford, J. J., & Clark, D. H. (2016). The impact and significance of tephra deposition on a Holocene forest environment in the North Cascades, Washington, USA. Quaternary science reviews, 137(April), 135-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.02.013

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. High-resolution palaeoecological analyses (stratigraphy, tephra geochemistry, radiocarbon dating, pollen and ordination) were used to reconstruct a Holocene vegetation history of a watershed in the Pacific Northwest of America to... Read More about The impact and significance of tephra deposition on a Holocene forest environment in the North Cascades, Washington, USA.

A comparison of health expectancies over two decades in England: Results of the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study i and II (2016)
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Jagger, C., Matthews, F. E., Wohland, P., Fouweather, T., Stephan, B. C., Robinson, L., …Brayne, C. (2016). A comparison of health expectancies over two decades in England: Results of the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study i and II. Lancet, 387(10020), 779-786. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2815%2900947-2

Background Whether rises in life expectancy are increases in good-quality years is of profound importance worldwide, with population ageing. We investigate how various health expectancies have changed in England between 1991 and 2011, with identical... Read More about A comparison of health expectancies over two decades in England: Results of the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study i and II.

Anamorelin in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and cachexia (ROMANA 1 and ROMANA 2): results from two randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trials (2016)
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Temel, J. S., Abernethy, A. P., Currow, D. C., Friend, J., Duus, E. M., Yan, Y., & Fearon, K. C. (2016). Anamorelin in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and cachexia (ROMANA 1 and ROMANA 2): results from two randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trials. The lancet oncology, 17(4), 519-531. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2815%2900558-6

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Background Patients with advanced cancer frequently experience anorexia and cachexia, which are associated with reduced food intake, altered body composition, and decreased functionality. We assessed anamorelin, a novel ghrelin-re... Read More about Anamorelin in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and cachexia (ROMANA 1 and ROMANA 2): results from two randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trials.

From spin noise to systematics: stochastic processes in the first International Pulsar Timing Array data release (2016)
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Lentati, L., Shannon, R. M., Coles, W. A., Verbiest, J. P., van Haasteren, R., Ellis, J. A., …Zhu, X. J. (2016). From spin noise to systematics: stochastic processes in the first International Pulsar Timing Array data release. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 458(2), 2161-2187. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw395

We analyse the stochastic properties of the 49 pulsars that comprise the first International Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA) data release. We use Bayesian methodology, performing model selection to determine the optimal description of the stochastic signa... Read More about From spin noise to systematics: stochastic processes in the first International Pulsar Timing Array data release.

Motivation for different types and doses of exercise during breast cancer chemotherapy: a Randomized Controlled Trial (2016)
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Courneya, K. S., Segal, R. J., Vallerand, J. R., Forbes, C. C., Crawford, J. J., Dolan, L. B., …McKenzie, D. C. (2016). Motivation for different types and doses of exercise during breast cancer chemotherapy: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50(4), 554-563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9782-z

Background Exercise is beneficial for breast cancer patients during chemotherapy, but their motivation to perform different types and doses of exercise is unknown. Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the anticipated and experienced... Read More about Motivation for different types and doses of exercise during breast cancer chemotherapy: a Randomized Controlled Trial.