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Experimental study, dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of hydrogen production from biomass pyrolysis/gasification of biomass in a two-stage fixed bed reaction system (2014)
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Olaleye, A. K., Adedayo, K. J., Wu, C., Nahil, M. A., Wang, M., & Williams, P. T. (2014). Experimental study, dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of hydrogen production from biomass pyrolysis/gasification of biomass in a two-stage fixed bed reaction system. Fuel, 137, 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2014.07.076

There is great interest in producing hydrogen from renewable sources such as biomass rather than from fossil fuels. This paper presents new experimental results at different pyrolysis temperature and development of a dynamic model for a biomass pyrol... Read More about Experimental study, dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of hydrogen production from biomass pyrolysis/gasification of biomass in a two-stage fixed bed reaction system.

Chemical gradients in the Milky Way from the RAVE data: II. Giant stars (2014)
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Boeche, C., Siebert, A., Piffl, T., Just, A., Steinmetz, M., Grebel, E. K., Sharma, S., Kordopatis, G., Gilmore, G., Chiappini, C., Freeman, K., Gibson, B. K., Munari, U., Siviero, A., Bienaymé, O., Navarro, J. F., Parker, Q. A., Reid, W., Seabroke, G. M., Watson, F. G., …Zwitter, T. (2014). Chemical gradients in the Milky Way from the RAVE data: II. Giant stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 568, Article A71. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423974

Aims. We provide new constraints on the chemo-dynamical models of the Milky Way by measuring the radial and vertical chemical gradients for the elements Mg, Al, Si, Ti, and Fe in the Galactic disc and the gradient variations as a function of the dist... Read More about Chemical gradients in the Milky Way from the RAVE data: II. Giant stars.

Does the mean adequately represent reading performance? Evidence from a cross-linguistic study (2014)
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Marinelli, C. V., McGeown, S. P., Horne, J., Zoccolotti, P., & Martelli, M. (2014). Does the mean adequately represent reading performance? Evidence from a cross-linguistic study. Frontiers in Psychology, 5(AUG), Article ARTN 903. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00903

Reading models are largely based on the interpretation of average data from normal or impaired readers, mainly drawn from English-speaking individuals. In the present study we evaluated the possible contribution of orthographic consistency in generat... Read More about Does the mean adequately represent reading performance? Evidence from a cross-linguistic study.

Potential of cycloaddition reactions to generate cytotoxic metal drugs in vitro (2014)
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Murray, B. S., Crot, S., Siankevich, S., & Dyson, P. J. (2014). Potential of cycloaddition reactions to generate cytotoxic metal drugs in vitro. Inorganic chemistry, 53(17), 9315-9321. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic501438k

Severe general toxicity issues blight many chemotherapeutics utilized in the treatment of cancers, resulting in the need for more selective drugs able to exert their biological activity at only the required location(s). Toward this aim, we report the... Read More about Potential of cycloaddition reactions to generate cytotoxic metal drugs in vitro.

Experimental study of dense pyroclastic density currents using sustained, gas-fluidized granular flows (2014)
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Rowley, P. J., Roche, O., Druitt, T. H., & Cas, R. (2014). Experimental study of dense pyroclastic density currents using sustained, gas-fluidized granular flows. Bulletin of volcanology, 76(9), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-014-0855-1

We present the results of laboratory experiments on the behaviour of sustained, dense granular flows in a horizontal flume, in which high-gas pore pressure was maintained throughout the flow duration by continuous injection of gas through the flume b... Read More about Experimental study of dense pyroclastic density currents using sustained, gas-fluidized granular flows.

Developing thoughts about what might have been (2014)
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Beck, S. R., & Riggs, K. (2014). Developing thoughts about what might have been. Child development perspectives, 8(3), 175-179. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12082

Recent research has changed how developmental psychologists understand counterfactual thinking or thoughts of what might have been. Evidence suggests that counterfactual thinking develops over an extended period into at least middle childhood, depend... Read More about Developing thoughts about what might have been.

Capture, transfer, and feedback of patient-centered outcomes data in palliative care populations: Does it make a difference? A systematic review (2014)
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Etkind, S. N., Daveson, B. A., Kwok, W., Witt, J., Bausewein, C., Higginson, I. J., & Murtagh, F. E. (2015). Capture, transfer, and feedback of patient-centered outcomes data in palliative care populations: Does it make a difference? A systematic review. Journal of pain and symptom management, 49(3), 611-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.07.010

© 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Context Patient-centered outcome measures (PCOMs) are an important way of promoting patient-professional communication. However, evidence rega... Read More about Capture, transfer, and feedback of patient-centered outcomes data in palliative care populations: Does it make a difference? A systematic review.

The key to change (2014)
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Bright, S., & Whitehouse, L. (2014). The key to change. New Law Journal, 164(7619), 13-14

IN BRIEF • Four out of five people facing eviction may receive no legal help. • A “one-stop” advice shop should be available before the hearing. • There needs to be more “eye-catching” information to encourage defendants to attend court. Following ou... Read More about The key to change.

The excessive complexity of national marine governance systems - Has this decreased in England since the introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009? (2014)
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Boyes, S. J., & Elliott, M. (2015). The excessive complexity of national marine governance systems - Has this decreased in England since the introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009?. Marine Policy, 51(January), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2014.07.019

With successive Government restructuring and the introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act in 2009, this paper revisits a previous set of organograms created in 2006 indicating the government departments with responsibilities relating to the... Read More about The excessive complexity of national marine governance systems - Has this decreased in England since the introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009?.

Absence of plastin 1 causes abnormal maintenance of hair cell stereocilia and a moderate form of hearing loss in mice (2014)
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Taylor, R., Bullen, A., Johnson, S. L., Grimm-Günter, E. M., Rivero, F., Marcotti, W., Forge, A., & Daudet, N. (2015). Absence of plastin 1 causes abnormal maintenance of hair cell stereocilia and a moderate form of hearing loss in mice. Human molecular genetics, 24(1), 37-49. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddu417

© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Hearing relies on the mechanosensory inner and outer hair cells (OHCs) of the organ of Corti, which convert mechanical deflections of their actin-rich stereociliary bundles... Read More about Absence of plastin 1 causes abnormal maintenance of hair cell stereocilia and a moderate form of hearing loss in mice.

Pseudo-three-dimensional maps of the diffuse interstellar band at 862 nm (2014)
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Kos, J., Zwitter, T., Wyse, R., Bienayme, O., Binney, J., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Freeman, K., Gibson, B. K., Gilmore, G., Grebel, E. K., Helmi, A., Kordopatis, G., Munari, U., Navarro, J., Parker, Q., Reid, W. A., Seabroke, G., Sharma, S., Siebert, A., Siviero, A., …Zwitter, T. (2014). Pseudo-three-dimensional maps of the diffuse interstellar band at 862 nm. Science, 345(6198), 791-795. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1253171

The diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) are absorption lines observed in visual and near-infrared spectra of stars. Understanding their origin in the interstellar medium is one of the oldest problems in astronomical spectroscopy, as DIBs have been know... Read More about Pseudo-three-dimensional maps of the diffuse interstellar band at 862 nm.

Optimised mixing and flow resistance during shear flow over a rib roughened boundary (2014)
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Arfaie, A., Burns, A., Dorrell, R., Eggenhuisen, J., Ingham, D., & McCaffrey, W. (2014). Optimised mixing and flow resistance during shear flow over a rib roughened boundary. International communications in heat and mass transfer, 58, 54-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2014.08.005

A series of numerical investigations has been performed to study the effect of lower boundary roughness on turbulent flow in a two-dimensional channel. The roughness spacing to height ratio, w/k, has been investigated over the range 0.12 to 402 by va... Read More about Optimised mixing and flow resistance during shear flow over a rib roughened boundary.

'Under a shower of bird-notes': R. S. Thomas's elegiac poems for Elsi (2014)
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Kennedy, D. (2014). 'Under a shower of bird-notes': R. S. Thomas's elegiac poems for Elsi. English, 63(243), 296-312. https://doi.org/10.1093/english/efu018

It has been customary to see elegies by male poets as exceptional rather than typical poems. W. H. Auden wrote that ‘Poets seem to be more generally successful at writing elegies than at any other literary genre’. Peter Sacks reads Milton’s ‘Lycidas’... Read More about 'Under a shower of bird-notes': R. S. Thomas's elegiac poems for Elsi.

UV-stable paper coated with APTES-modified P25 TiO₂ nanoparticles (2014)
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Cheng, F., Sajedin, S. M., Kelly, S. M., Lee, A. F., & Kornherr, A. (2014). UV-stable paper coated with APTES-modified P25 TiO₂ nanoparticles. Carbohydrate Polymers, 114, 246-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.07.076

In order to inhibit the photocatalytic degradation of organic material supports induced by small titania (TiO₂) nanoparticles, highly photocatalytically active, commercially available P25-TiO₂ nanoparticles were first modified with a thin layer of (3... Read More about UV-stable paper coated with APTES-modified P25 TiO₂ nanoparticles.

Masticatory biomechanics in the rabbit: a multi-body dynamics analysis (2014)
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Watson, P. J., Gröning, F., Curtis, N., Fitton, L. C., Herrel, A., McCormack, S. W., & Fagan, M. J. (2014). Masticatory biomechanics in the rabbit: a multi-body dynamics analysis. Journal of the Royal Society interface / the Royal Society, 11(99), Article 20140564. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0564

Multi-body dynamics is a powerful engineering tool which is becoming increasingly popular for the simulation and analysis of skull biomechanics. This paper presents the first application of multi-body dynamics to analyse the biomechanics of the rabbi... Read More about Masticatory biomechanics in the rabbit: a multi-body dynamics analysis.

Stakeholder power and engagement in an English seaside context: implications for destination leadership (2014)
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Kennedy, V., & Augustyn, M. M. (2014). Stakeholder power and engagement in an English seaside context: implications for destination leadership. Tourism review of AIEST--International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism = Revue de tourisme, 69(3), 187-201. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-06-2013-0030

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine stakeholder power and engagement within an increasingly competitive English seaside resort setting. It aims to adopt a structuralist and functionalist perspective and develop an enabling conceptualisa... Read More about Stakeholder power and engagement in an English seaside context: implications for destination leadership.

Exploratory modeling: Extracting causality from complexity (2014)
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Thomas, C., Coulthard, T., Eppinga, M., Larsen, L., & Thomas, C. W. (2014). Exploratory modeling: Extracting causality from complexity. Eos, 95(32), 285-286. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014eo320001

On 22 May 2011 a massive tornado tore through Joplin, Mo., killing 158 people. With winds blowing faster than 200 miles per hour, the tornado was the most deadly in the United States since modern record keeping began in the 1950s. ©2014. American Geo... Read More about Exploratory modeling: Extracting causality from complexity.

The rarity of star formation in brightest cluster galaxies as measured by WISE (2014)
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Fraser-McKelvie, A., Brown, M. J. I., & Pimbblet, K. A. (2014). The rarity of star formation in brightest cluster galaxies as measured by WISE. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Letters, 444(1), L63-L67. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slu117

We present the mid-infrared star formation rates of 245 X-ray selected, nearby (z < 0.1) brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs). A homogeneous and volume limited sample of BCGs was created by X-ray selecting clusters with Lx > 1 × 1044 erg s⁻ ¹. The Wide-... Read More about The rarity of star formation in brightest cluster galaxies as measured by WISE.

Predictors of patient non-attendance at Improving Access to Psychological Therapy services demonstration sites (2014)
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Di Bona, L., Saxon, D., Barkham, M., Dent-Brown, K., & Parry, G. (2014). Predictors of patient non-attendance at Improving Access to Psychological Therapy services demonstration sites. Journal of affective disorders, 169, 157-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.08.005

© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Background Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services have increased the number of people with common mental health disorders receiving psychological therapy in England, but concerns remai... Read More about Predictors of patient non-attendance at Improving Access to Psychological Therapy services demonstration sites.

Integrality and arithmeticity of solvable linear groups (2014)
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Detinko, A. S., Flannery, D. L., & de Graaf, W. A. (2015). Integrality and arithmeticity of solvable linear groups. Journal of Symbolic Computation, 68(P1), 138-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsc.2014.08.011

We develop a practical algorithm to decide whether a finitely generated subgroup of a solvable algebraic group G is arithmetic. This incorporates a procedure to compute a generating set of an arithmetic subgroup of G. We also provide a simple new alg... Read More about Integrality and arithmeticity of solvable linear groups.