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The Routledge companion to actors' Shakespeare (2012)
Journal Article
Drábek, P., & Drabek, P. (2012). The Routledge companion to actors' Shakespeare. Theatralia, 15(2), 196 - 199

A critical review of The Routledge Companion to Actors' Shakespeare (2012, ed. John Russell Brown) reflecting the methodology of writing about acting.

John Russell Brown: studying Shakespeare in performance (2012)
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Drábek, P., & Drabek, P. (2012). John Russell Brown: studying Shakespeare in performance. Theatralia, 15(2), 194 - 196

A critical review of John Russell Brown's Studying Shakespeare in Performance (2011) with contextual links to Brown's other critical works.

Religion, Sexual Orientation and the Equality Act 2010: Gay Bishops in the Church of England Negotiating Rights Against Discrimination (2012)
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Clucas, R. (2012). Religion, Sexual Orientation and the Equality Act 2010: Gay Bishops in the Church of England Negotiating Rights Against Discrimination. Sociology, 46(5), 936-950. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038512451533

A sophisticated understanding of human rights must look at ways in which conflicts between competing rights are negotiated. This article undertakes a case study of the interrelationship of rights related to religion and sexuality in societies, in the... Read More about Religion, Sexual Orientation and the Equality Act 2010: Gay Bishops in the Church of England Negotiating Rights Against Discrimination.

Sensitivity analysis to explore responsiveness and dynamic range of multi-metric fish-based indices for assessing the ecological status of estuaries and lagoons (2012)
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Alvarez, M. C., Franco, A., Pérez-Domínguez, R., & Elliott, M. (2013). Sensitivity analysis to explore responsiveness and dynamic range of multi-metric fish-based indices for assessing the ecological status of estuaries and lagoons. Hydrobiologia, 704(1), 347-362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1314-7

Fish-based multi-metric indices are an integral tool in implementing effective water policy initiatives for transitional waters. This study analysed the behaviour of three fish indices (TFCI in the UK, ELFI in France and EFAI in Portugal) developed f... Read More about Sensitivity analysis to explore responsiveness and dynamic range of multi-metric fish-based indices for assessing the ecological status of estuaries and lagoons.

Interventions in foster and kinship care: A systematic review (2012)
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Kinsey, D., & Schlösser, A. (2013). Interventions in foster and kinship care: A systematic review. Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 18(3), 429-463. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104512458204

Foster care is a complex setting in which to provide therapeutic interventions due to the high rates of difficulty, poor outcomes and high numbers of professionals and carers involved. This systematic review aims to examine interventions that have be... Read More about Interventions in foster and kinship care: A systematic review.

Examination of the expander leaving loss in variable organic Rankine cycle operation (2012)
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Li, J., Pei, G., Li, Y., Wang, D., & Ji, J. (2013). Examination of the expander leaving loss in variable organic Rankine cycle operation. Energy Conversion and Management, 65, 66-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2012.06.023

The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) favorably operates at low temperature. It differs significantly from the steam Rankine cycle in fluid enthalpy drop during expansion and reaction to change in condensation temperature. In current method for ORC-based e... Read More about Examination of the expander leaving loss in variable organic Rankine cycle operation.

Copper-free click chemistry between azides and internal alkynes for triphenylene discotic liquid crystal trimer formation (2012)
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Bai, Y. F., Bao, L., Hu, P., Wang, B. Q., Redshaw, C., & Zhao, K. Q. (2013). Copper-free click chemistry between azides and internal alkynes for triphenylene discotic liquid crystal trimer formation. Liquid crystals, 40(1), 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2012.733034

Click chemistry continues to attract much attention and is widely used in a variety of synthetic areas. However, it is a challenge to do this type of reaction in the absence of a copper catalyst. In this report, we overcome this problem and synthesis... Read More about Copper-free click chemistry between azides and internal alkynes for triphenylene discotic liquid crystal trimer formation.

Self-enhancement and cardiovascular reactivity: Limitations of the hemodynamic profile-compensation deficit (HP-CD) model of blood pressure regulation (2012)
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Why, Y. P., & Chen, M. R. (2013). Self-enhancement and cardiovascular reactivity: Limitations of the hemodynamic profile-compensation deficit (HP-CD) model of blood pressure regulation. Biological Psychology, 92(2), 205-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.08.010

We examined the consistency of results obtained when examining the relationship between selfenhancement and cardiovascular reactivity via analysing raw cardiovascular data and compared this with the hemodynamic profile–compensation deficit (HP–CD) mo... Read More about Self-enhancement and cardiovascular reactivity: Limitations of the hemodynamic profile-compensation deficit (HP-CD) model of blood pressure regulation.

Aortic augmentation index is independently associated with N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide in patients with peripheral arterial disease (2012)
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Shahin, Y., & Chetter, I. (2012). Aortic augmentation index is independently associated with N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Vascular and endovascular surgery, 46(8), 648-653. https://doi.org/10.1177/1538574412462634

Objectives: To investigate the relationship of aortic augmentation index (AIx) with N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) plasma levels in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with normal left ventricular (LV) function. Meth... Read More about Aortic augmentation index is independently associated with N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

A multidimensional analysis of project manager competences (2012)
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Chipulu, M., Neoh, J. G., Ojiako, U., & Williams, T. (2012). A multidimensional analysis of project manager competences. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 60(3), 506-517. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2012.2215330

Projects are important to industry. Project manager (PM) competences are important in project success. Yet, current competence studies largely rely on small-sample, homogenous PM surveys which could suffer from uncontrollable biases and may not be ge... Read More about A multidimensional analysis of project manager competences.

How membrane permeation is affected by donor delivery solvent (2012)
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Binks, B. P., Fletcher, P. D., Johnson, A. J., & Elliott, R. P. (2012). How membrane permeation is affected by donor delivery solvent. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 14(44), 15525-15538. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2cp42747h

We investigate theoretically and experimentally how the rate and extent of membrane permeation is affected by switching the donor delivery solvent from water to squalane for different permeants and membranes. In a model based on rate-limiting membran... Read More about How membrane permeation is affected by donor delivery solvent.

Adaptive probability scheme for behaviour monitoring of the elderly using a specialised ambient device (2012)
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Winkley, J., & Jiang, P. (2014). Adaptive probability scheme for behaviour monitoring of the elderly using a specialised ambient device. International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, 5(2), 293-307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13042-012-0134-4

A Hidden Markov Model (HMM) modified to work in combination with a Fuzzy System is utilised to determine the current behavioural state of the user from information obtained with specialised hardware. Due to the high dimensionality and not-linearly-se... Read More about Adaptive probability scheme for behaviour monitoring of the elderly using a specialised ambient device.

The Vicorder device compared with SphygmoCor in the assessment of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in patients with peripheral arterial disease (2012)
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Shahin, Y., Barakat, H., Barnes, R., & Chetter, I. (2013). The Vicorder device compared with SphygmoCor in the assessment of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Hypertension Research, 36(3), 208-212. https://doi.org/10.1038/hr.2012.144

To assess the reliability and reproducibility of the Vicorder's carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) measurements in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and to compare between cfPWV measurements obtained using the Vicorder with tho... Read More about The Vicorder device compared with SphygmoCor in the assessment of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

The effect of osteocyte apoptosis on signalling in the osteocyte and bone lining cell network: A computer simulation (2012)
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Jahani, M., Genever, P. G., Patton, R. J., Ahwal, F., & Fagan, M. J. (2012). The effect of osteocyte apoptosis on signalling in the osteocyte and bone lining cell network: A computer simulation. Journal of biomechanics, 45(16), 2876-2883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.08.005

Osteocytes play a critical role in the regulation of bone remodelling by translating strain due to mechanical loading into biochemical signals transmitted through the interconnecting lacuno-canalicular network to bone lining cells (BLCs) on the bone... Read More about The effect of osteocyte apoptosis on signalling in the osteocyte and bone lining cell network: A computer simulation.

A note on oblique water entry (2012)
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Moore, M., Howison, S., Ockendon, J., & Oliver, J. (2013). A note on oblique water entry. Journal of engineering mathematics, 81(1), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-012-9570-0

A minor error in Howison et al. (J. Eng. Math. 48:321–337, 2004) obscured the fact that the points at which the free surface turns over in the solution of the Wagner model for the oblique impact of a two-dimensional body are directly related to the t... Read More about A note on oblique water entry.

Parliament and Citizens in the United Kingdom (2012)
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Norton, P. (2012). Parliament and Citizens in the United Kingdom. Journal of Legislative Studies, 18(3-4), 403-418. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2012.706053

The relationship that has developed between Parliament and citizen in the United Kingdom has been two-way and multi-faceted. This article examines the input achieved by citizen (as voter, constituent, and member of organised interest) through party,... Read More about Parliament and Citizens in the United Kingdom.

Synthesis, characterization, and the ethylene (co-)polymerization behaviour of half-titanocene dichloride 2-aryliminoquinolin-8-olates (2012)
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Huang, W., Zhang, W., Sun, W. H., Wang, L., & Redshaw, C. (2012). Synthesis, characterization, and the ethylene (co-)polymerization behaviour of half-titanocene dichloride 2-aryliminoquinolin-8-olates. Catalysis science & technology, 12(10), 2090-2098. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2cy20240a

A series of half-titanocene dichloride 2-aryliminoquinolin-8-olates, CpTi LCl2 (C1-C6: Cp as C5H5, L as 2-(1-(o-benzhydrylarylimino)methyl)quinolin-8-olates or 2-(1-(o- benzhydrylarylimino)ethyl)quinolin-8-olates), was synthesized and fully character... Read More about Synthesis, characterization, and the ethylene (co-)polymerization behaviour of half-titanocene dichloride 2-aryliminoquinolin-8-olates.