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Development of a (silent) speech recognition system for patients following laryngectomy (2007)
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Fagan, M. J., Ell, S. R., Gilbert, J. M., Sarrazin, E., & Chapman, P. M. (2008). Development of a (silent) speech recognition system for patients following laryngectomy. Medical engineering & physics, 30(4), 419-425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.05.003

Surgical voice restoration post-laryngectomy has a number of limitations and drawbacks. The present gold standard involves the use of a tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF) valve to divert air from the lungs into the throat, which vibrates, and from thi... Read More about Development of a (silent) speech recognition system for patients following laryngectomy.

Habitat selection and spatial segregation in three pipefish species (2007)
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Malavasi, S., Franco, A., Riccato, F., Valerio, C., Torricelli, P., & Franzoi, P. (2007). Habitat selection and spatial segregation in three pipefish species. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 75(1-2), 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2007.02.022

Habitat partitioning was investigated within a guild composed of three sympatric pipefish species, namely Syngnathus typhle, Syngnathus abaster and Nerophis ophidion. Field surveys of patterns of pipefish abundance among different seagrass habitats (... Read More about Habitat selection and spatial segregation in three pipefish species.

Diet, familiarity and shoaling decisions in guppies (2007)
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Morrell, L. J., Hunt, K. L., Croft, D. P., & Krause, J. (2007). Diet, familiarity and shoaling decisions in guppies. Animal behaviour, 74(2), 311-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.10.021

Animals are known to derive benefits from associating with familiar individuals, and familiarity is important in the structuring of animal groups. In fish, individuals are known to shoal preferentially with others they have previously spent time with... Read More about Diet, familiarity and shoaling decisions in guppies.

The role of iconic gestures in speech disambiguation: ERP evidence (2007)
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Holle, H., & Gunter, T. C. (2007). The role of iconic gestures in speech disambiguation: ERP evidence. Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 19(7), 1175-1192. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn.2007.19.7.1175

The present series of experiments explored the extent to which iconic gestures convey information not found in speech. Electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded as participants watched videos of a person gesturing and speaking simultaneously. The exper... Read More about The role of iconic gestures in speech disambiguation: ERP evidence.

An HI survey of six local group analogs. I. Survey description and the search for high-velocity clouds (2007)
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Pisano, D. J., Barnes, D. G., Gibson, B. K., Staveley-Smith, L., Freeman, K. C., & Kilborn, V. A. (2007). An HI survey of six local group analogs. I. Survey description and the search for high-velocity clouds. The Astrophysical journal, 662(2), 959-968. https://doi.org/10.1086/517986

We have conducted an H I 21 cm emission-line survey using the Parkes 20 cm multibeam instrument and the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) of six loose groups of galaxies chosen to be analogs to the Local Group. The goal of this survey is to ma... Read More about An HI survey of six local group analogs. I. Survey description and the search for high-velocity clouds.

Debt maturity structure of Chinese companies (2007)
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Cai, K., Fairchild, R., & Guney, Y. (2008). Debt maturity structure of Chinese companies. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 16(3), 268-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2007.06.001

Numerous studies have focused on the theoretical and empirical aspects of corporate capital structure since the 1960s. As a new branch of capital structure, however, debt maturity structure has not yet received as much attention as the debt-equity ch... Read More about Debt maturity structure of Chinese companies.

Fish, climate and the Gulf Stream: the influence of abiotic factors on the recruitment success of cyprinid fishes in lowland rivers (2007)
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Nunn, A. D., Harvey, J. P., Britton, J. R., Frear, P. A., & Cowx, I. G. (2007). Fish, climate and the Gulf Stream: the influence of abiotic factors on the recruitment success of cyprinid fishes in lowland rivers. Freshwater biology, 52(8), 1576-1586. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01789.x

1. Climatic effects are increasingly being recognised as an important factor causing inter-annual variability in organism abundances in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This study investigated the relationships between water temperature (cumulativ... Read More about Fish, climate and the Gulf Stream: the influence of abiotic factors on the recruitment success of cyprinid fishes in lowland rivers.

Lesion T2 relaxation times and volumes predict the response of malignant breast lesions to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (2007)
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Tan, P. C., Pickles, M. D., Lowry, M., Manton, D. J., & Turnbull, L. W. (2008). Lesion T2 relaxation times and volumes predict the response of malignant breast lesions to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 26(1), 26-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mri.2007.04.002

The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of the water T-2 values of malignant breast lesions in predicting response after the first and second cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), both alone and in combination with lesion volumes. Th... Read More about Lesion T2 relaxation times and volumes predict the response of malignant breast lesions to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

The effect of an active arm action on heart rate and predicted VO2max during the Chester step test (2007)
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Elliott, D., Abt, G., & Barry, T. (2008). The effect of an active arm action on heart rate and predicted VO2max during the Chester step test. Journal of science and medicine in sport / Sports Medicine Australia, 11(2), 112-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2006.12.116

This study examined whether the predictive outcomes of the Chester step test (CST) would be influenced by arm dynamics. Participants completed the CST on two separate occasions, once using active arms and once using passive arms. Results revealed tha... Read More about The effect of an active arm action on heart rate and predicted VO2max during the Chester step test.

Photocatalytic activity of surface modified TiO2/RuO2/SiO2 nanoparticles for azo-dye degradation (2007)
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Ibhadon, A., Greenway, G., & Yue, Y. (2008). Photocatalytic activity of surface modified TiO2/RuO2/SiO2 nanoparticles for azo-dye degradation. Catalysis communications, 9(1), 153-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2007.05.038

SiO2/RuO2 modified high surface area titania dioxide nanoparticles prepared by hydrogen reduction were examined for their catalytic properties towards the photodegradation of methyl orange (MO), a common water pollutant in the textile industry. The m... Read More about Photocatalytic activity of surface modified TiO2/RuO2/SiO2 nanoparticles for azo-dye degradation.

The RepoMMan project: Automating workflow and metadata for an institutional repository (2007)
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Green, R., Dolphin, I., Awre, C., & Sherratt, R. (2007). The RepoMMan project: Automating workflow and metadata for an institutional repository. OCLC Systems and Services, 23(2), 210-215. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650750710748513

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to report on the work of the JISC-funded RepoMMan project, which is developing a tool that will allow users to interact with a Fedora-based institutional repository. The tool facilitates user interaction with th... Read More about The RepoMMan project: Automating workflow and metadata for an institutional repository.

Are personality trait items reliably more or less 'difficult'? Mokken scaling of the NEO-FFI (2007)
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Watson, R., Deary, I., & Austin, E. (2007). Are personality trait items reliably more or less 'difficult'? Mokken scaling of the NEO-FFI. Personality and individual differences, 43(6), 1460-1469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2007.04.023

The psychometric properties of self-report scales, such as the NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), are examined using a range of statistical methods such as factor analysis. These methods establish, among other things, whether items in a scale covar... Read More about Are personality trait items reliably more or less 'difficult'? Mokken scaling of the NEO-FFI.

To what extent are hepatic concentrations of heavy metals in Anguilla anguilla at a site in a contaminated estuary related to body size and age and reflected in the metallothionein concentrations? (2007)
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Bird, D. J., Rotchell, J. M., Hesp, S. A., Newton, L. C., Hall, N. G., & Potter, I. C. (2008). To what extent are hepatic concentrations of heavy metals in Anguilla anguilla at a site in a contaminated estuary related to body size and age and reflected in the metallothionein concentrations?. Environmental pollution, 151(3), 641-651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.03.018

We explored how hepatic [metal]s in Anguilla anguilla at a contaminated estuarine site are influenced by body size, age and season, and the extent that [Cu], [Cd] and [Zn]s are reflected in [metallothionein (MT)]s. Although each [metal] and [MT] incr... Read More about To what extent are hepatic concentrations of heavy metals in Anguilla anguilla at a site in a contaminated estuary related to body size and age and reflected in the metallothionein concentrations?.

Clarifying stages of alluvial fan evolution along the Sfakian piedmont, southern Crete: New evidence from analysis of post-incisive soils and OSL dating (2007)
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Wilkinson, K., Ferrier, G., Pope, R., Skourtsos, E., & Triantaphyllou, M. (2008). Clarifying stages of alluvial fan evolution along the Sfakian piedmont, southern Crete: New evidence from analysis of post-incisive soils and OSL dating. Geomorphology, 94(1-2), 206-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.05.007

Analysis of fan sediments and post-incisive soils was combined with luminescence dating to re-assess Nemec and Postma's [Nemec, W., Postma, G., 1993. Quaternary alluvial fans in southwestern Crete: sedimentation processes and geomorphic evolution. In... Read More about Clarifying stages of alluvial fan evolution along the Sfakian piedmont, southern Crete: New evidence from analysis of post-incisive soils and OSL dating.

Optimisation of spray forming ni superalloys via process modelling and on-line monitoring (2007)
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Mi, J., & Grant, P. S. (2007). Optimisation of spray forming ni superalloys via process modelling and on-line monitoring. Materials Science Forum, 546-549, 1327-1332. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.546-549.1327

The optimisation of spray forming IN718 alloy rings for aeroengine applications was investigated using both modelling and experimental approaches. A multiphysics numerical model has been developed and implemented to assist in the optimisation of the... Read More about Optimisation of spray forming ni superalloys via process modelling and on-line monitoring.