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Dynamic capabilities and environmental sustainability for emerging economies’ multinational enterprises (2020)
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Akhtar, P., Ullah, S., Amin, S. H., Kabra, G., & Shaw, S. (2020). Dynamic capabilities and environmental sustainability for emerging economies’ multinational enterprises. International studies of management & organization, 50(1), 27-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2019.1703376

The purpose of this study is to enhance our understanding of how macro (country)—level dynamic capabilities (DC), such as government environmental policies, legal and market requirements, and technological advances, and micro (firm)—level DC, such as... Read More about Dynamic capabilities and environmental sustainability for emerging economies’ multinational enterprises.

Genome sequence of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne luci (2020)
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Susič, N., Koutsovoulos, G. D., Riccio, C., Danchin, E. G., Blaxter, M. L., Lunt, D. H., Strajnar, P., Širca, S., Urek, G., & Stare, B. G. (2020). Genome sequence of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne luci. Journal of Nematology, 52(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-025

Root-knot nematodes from the genus Meloidogyne are polyphagous plant endoparasites and agricultural pests of global importance. Here, we report the high-quality genome sequence of Meloidogyne luci population SI-Smartno V13. The resulting genome assem... Read More about Genome sequence of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne luci.

An Approximate Model for Event Detection from Twitter Data (2020)
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Dhiman, A., & Toshniwal, D. (2020). An Approximate Model for Event Detection from Twitter Data. IEEE Access, 8, 122168-122184. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3007004

The abundance and real-time availability of Twitter data have proved beneficial in detecting events in various domains such as emergency situations, crime detection, public health, place recommendations, etc. Nevertheless, two critical challenges occ... Read More about An Approximate Model for Event Detection from Twitter Data.

NDRG2 expression correlates with neurofibrillary tangles and microglial pathology in the ageing brain (2020)
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Fadul, M. M., Garwood, C. J., Waller, R., Garrett, N., Heath, P. R., Matthews, F. E., Brayne, C., Wharton, S. B., & Simpson, J. E. (2020). NDRG2 expression correlates with neurofibrillary tangles and microglial pathology in the ageing brain. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(1), Article 340. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010340

Astrocytes play a major role in the pathogenesis of a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), undergoing dramatic morphological and molecular changes that can cause potentially both beneficial and detrimental effects.... Read More about NDRG2 expression correlates with neurofibrillary tangles and microglial pathology in the ageing brain.

Neuropathological Correlates of Cumulative Benzodiazepine and Anticholinergic Drug Use (2020)
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Richardson, K., Wharton, S. B., Grossi, C. M., Matthews, F. E., Fox, C., Maidment, I., Loke, Y. K., Steel, N., Arthur, A., Myint, P. K., Boustani, M., Campbell, N., Robinson, L., Brayne, C., & Savva, G. M. (2020). Neuropathological Correlates of Cumulative Benzodiazepine and Anticholinergic Drug Use. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 74(3), 999-1009. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-191199

Background: Benzodiazepines and anticholinergic drugs have been implicated in causing cognitive decline and potentially increasing dementia risk. However, evidence for an association with neuropathology is limited. Objective: To estimate the correlat... Read More about Neuropathological Correlates of Cumulative Benzodiazepine and Anticholinergic Drug Use.

Living Alone with Mild-To-Moderate Dementia: Findings from the IDEAL Cohort (2020)
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Clare, L., Martyr, A., Henderson, C., Gamble, L., Matthews, F. E., Quinn, C., Nelis, S. M., Rusted, J., Thom, J., Knapp, M., Hart, N., & Victor, C. (2020). Living Alone with Mild-To-Moderate Dementia: Findings from the IDEAL Cohort. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 78(3), 1207-1216. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-200638

Background: A significant proportion of people with dementia live alone, but little is known about their specific needs. Objective: To understand the profile of people living alone with mild-to-moderate dementia in the UK and identify any systematic... Read More about Living Alone with Mild-To-Moderate Dementia: Findings from the IDEAL Cohort.

Averting the Crisis in Trainee Teacher Well-being – Learning Lessons across European Contexts: A Comparative Study (2020)
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Thompson, S., Clarke, E., Quickfall, A., & Glazzard, J. (2020). Averting the Crisis in Trainee Teacher Well-being – Learning Lessons across European Contexts: A Comparative Study. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 12(Fall), 38-56. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v12ifall.1439

Teacher well-being is frequently high-lighted as a significant contributor to poor retention rates. Whilst there remains a focus on the well-being of serving teachers and pupils, there is a paucity of research directly focusing on the well-being of t... Read More about Averting the Crisis in Trainee Teacher Well-being – Learning Lessons across European Contexts: A Comparative Study.

Specters of Cape Town: Heritage, Memory, and Restitution in Contemporary South African Art, Architecture, and Museum Practice (2020)
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Shepherd, N., & Joffe, D. F. (2020). Specters of Cape Town: Heritage, Memory, and Restitution in Contemporary South African Art, Architecture, and Museum Practice. Heritage and Society, 13(1-2), 75-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159032X.2021.1888400

Cape Town is home to a series of extreme disjunctive arrangements of wealth and poverty. Key to understanding the city is the deep inscription of historical injustice and its expression in contemporary forms of social injustice. In the paper that fol... Read More about Specters of Cape Town: Heritage, Memory, and Restitution in Contemporary South African Art, Architecture, and Museum Practice.

Rigid 3d registration algorithm for localization of the vertebral centroids in 3d deformity models of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (2020)
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Ćuković, S. M., Taylor, W., Luković, V., Ghionea, I., Baizid, K., Iqbal, J., & Karuppasamy, S. (2020). Rigid 3d registration algorithm for localization of the vertebral centroids in 3d deformity models of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 17(6), 1313-1325. https://doi.org/10.14733/cadaps.2020.1313-1325

In this paper, we developed a methodology for a non-invasive 3D diagnosis based on a digitized dorsal surface of the patient enabling assessment and monitoring of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). We applied a novel 3D registration algorithm, wh... Read More about Rigid 3d registration algorithm for localization of the vertebral centroids in 3d deformity models of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

The understanding of dysthanasia and transhumanism from the nursing profession perspective (2020)
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Gložinić, T., Singbo, O. G., & Čartolovni, A. (2020). The understanding of dysthanasia and transhumanism from the nursing profession perspective. Obnovljeni Zivot, 75(4), 457-473. https://doi.org/10.31337/OZ.75.4.2

© 2020 Institute of Philosophy and Theology of Society of Jesus. All rights reserved. This paper presents the research results from a quantitative research study about the attitudes of undergraduate nursing students at the Catholic University of Croa... Read More about The understanding of dysthanasia and transhumanism from the nursing profession perspective.

Home-made fish traps reduce the capture of small shannies (Lipophrys pholis) compared to using hand-nets in the UK (2020)
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Barrett, C. J., Johnson, M. L., & Hull, S. L. (2020). Home-made fish traps reduce the capture of small shannies (Lipophrys pholis) compared to using hand-nets in the UK. Conservation Evidence Journal, 17, 32-34

A replicated, controlled study in 2011-2012 found that using home-made fish traps reduced the capture of unwanted, small shannies Lipophrys pholis compared to using conventional hand-nets in intertidal habitats.

The study of a seasonal solar cchp system based on evacuated flat-plate collectors and organic rankine cycle (2020)
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Gao, G., Li, J., Cao, J., Yang, H., Pei, G., & Su, Y. (2020). The study of a seasonal solar cchp system based on evacuated flat-plate collectors and organic rankine cycle. Thermal science Society of Heat Transfer Engineers of Serbia and Montenegro, 24(2A), 915-924. https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI180804101G

The demands of cooling, heating and electricity in residential buildings are varied with seasons. This article presented a seasonal solar combined cooling heating and power (CCHP) system based on evacuated flat-plate collectors and organic Rankine cy... Read More about The study of a seasonal solar cchp system based on evacuated flat-plate collectors and organic rankine cycle.

Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2020)
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Bakhtiari, A., Balachandran, A., Banach, M., Balassyano, S., Baig, A. A., Bakhshaei, M. H., Avila-Burgos, L., Ayala Quintanilla, B. P., Ayano, G., Ayanore, M. A., Aynalem, Y. A., Aynalem, G. L., Ayza, M. A., Azari, S., Babaee, E., Bahrami, M. A., Ashbaugh, C., Athari, S. S., B, D. B., Badiye, A. D., …Murray, C. J. L. (2020). Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2820%2930750-9

© 2020 Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Background: Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves all people receiving the health services they need, of high quality, without experi... Read More about Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

How the Integration of Telehealth and Coordinated Care Approaches Impact Health Care Service Organization Structure and Ethos: Mixed Methods Study (2020)
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Davidson, R., Barrett, D. I., Rixon, L., Newman, S., ACT Program, Bescos, C., Westerteicher, C., Pauws, S., Schonenberg, H., Natsiavas, P., Filos, D., Maramis, C., Chouvarda, I., Maglaveras, N., Nabb, S., Roca, J., Escarrabill, J., Moharra, M., Cleland, J., Hart, N., …Wahl, C. (2020). How the Integration of Telehealth and Coordinated Care Approaches Impact Health Care Service Organization Structure and Ethos: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Nursing, 3(1), Article e20282. https://doi.org/10.2196/20282

Background: Coordinated care and telehealth services have the potential to deliver quality care to chronically ill patients. They can both reduce the economic burden of chronic care and maximize the delivery of clinical services. Such services requir... Read More about How the Integration of Telehealth and Coordinated Care Approaches Impact Health Care Service Organization Structure and Ethos: Mixed Methods Study.

The neglected country(side): Earthquake risk perceptions and disaster risk reduction in post-Soviet rural Kazakhstan (2020)
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Bankoff, G., & Oven, K. (2020). The neglected country(side): Earthquake risk perceptions and disaster risk reduction in post-Soviet rural Kazakhstan. Journal of rural studies, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.08.048

© 2020 The Authors While increasing resilience to earthquakes in the global South has become a major research and policy goal, the focus has largely been on rapidly expanding urban areas. Rural areas are often neglected despite the fact that rural re... Read More about The neglected country(side): Earthquake risk perceptions and disaster risk reduction in post-Soviet rural Kazakhstan.

Cyberbullying, moral responsibility, and social networking: Lessons from the Megan Meier tragedy (2020)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2020). Cyberbullying, moral responsibility, and social networking: Lessons from the Megan Meier tragedy. European Journal of Analytic Philosophy, 16(1), 75-97. https://doi.org/10.31820/ejap.16.1.4

This paper addresses the concepts of moral and social responsibility on the Internet in considering the most troubling phenomenon of cyberbullying that results in loss of life. Specifically, I probe the moral and social responsibilities of Internet u... Read More about Cyberbullying, moral responsibility, and social networking: Lessons from the Megan Meier tragedy.

A nutrient control on marine anoxia during the end-Permian mass extinction (2020)
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Schobben, M., Foster, W. J., Sleveland, A. R., Zuchuat, V., Svensen, H., Planke, S., Bond, D. P., Marcelis, F., Newton, R. J., Wignall, P. B., & Poulton, S. W. (2020). A nutrient control on marine anoxia during the end-Permian mass extinction. Nature Geoscience, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-020-0622-1

© 2020, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited. Oxygen deprivation and hydrogen sulfide toxicity are considered potent kill mechanisms during the mass extinction just before the Permian–Triassic boundary (~251.9 million yea... Read More about A nutrient control on marine anoxia during the end-Permian mass extinction.

Liver resection surgery compared with thermal ablation in high surgical risk patients with colorectal liver metastases: the LAVA international RCT (2020)
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Davidson, B., Gurusamy, K., Corrigan, N., Croft, J., Ruddock, S., Pullan, A., Brown, J., Twiddy, M., Birtwistle, J., Morris, S., Woodward, N., Bandula, S., Hochhauser, D., Prasad, R., Damink, S. O., Coolson, M., van Laarhoven, K., & de Wilt, J. H. (2020). Liver resection surgery compared with thermal ablation in high surgical risk patients with colorectal liver metastases: the LAVA international RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 24(21), 1-66. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24210

Background: Although surgical resection has been considered the only curative option for colorectal liver metastases, thermal ablation has recently been suggested as an alternative curative treatment. There have been no adequately powered trials comp... Read More about Liver resection surgery compared with thermal ablation in high surgical risk patients with colorectal liver metastases: the LAVA international RCT.

Stock liquidity and return distribution: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange (2020)
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Wang, A., Hudson, R., Rhodes, M., Zhang, S., & Gregoriou, A. (2020). Stock liquidity and return distribution: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange. Finance research letters, Article 101539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2020.101539

We investigate the relationship between liquidity and the distribution of returns, for all listed firms on the London Stock Exchange between 2002-2018. We find a strong relationship between the distribution of returns, as measured by skewness and kur... Read More about Stock liquidity and return distribution: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange.

Developing a Semantic-Driven Hybrid Segmentation Method for Point Clouds of 3D Shapes (2020)
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Yang, X., Han, X., Li, Q., He, L., Pang, M., & Jia, C. (2020). Developing a Semantic-Driven Hybrid Segmentation Method for Point Clouds of 3D Shapes. IEEE Access, 8, 40861-40880. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2976847

With the rapid development of point cloud processing technologies and the availability of a wide range of 3D capturing devices, a geometric object from the real world can be directly represented digitally as a dense and fine point cloud. Decomposing... Read More about Developing a Semantic-Driven Hybrid Segmentation Method for Point Clouds of 3D Shapes.