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Physical modelling of water, fauna and flora: Knowledge gaps, avenues for future research and infrastructural needs (2014)
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Thomas, R. E., Johnson, M. F., Frostick, L. E., Parsons, D. R., Bouma, T. J., Dijkstra, J. T., Eiff, O., Gobert, S., Henry, P.-Y., Kemp, P., McLelland, S. J., Moulin, F. Y., Myrhaug, D., Neyts, A., Paul, M., Penning, W. E., Puijalon, S., Rice, S. P., Stanica, A., Tagliapietra, D., …Vousdoukas, M. I. (2014). Physical modelling of water, fauna and flora: Knowledge gaps, avenues for future research and infrastructural needs. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 52(3), 311-325. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221686.2013.876453

Physical modelling is a key tool for generating understanding of the complex interactions between aquatic organisms and hydraulics, which is important for management of aquatic environments under environmental change and our ability to exploit ecosys... Read More about Physical modelling of water, fauna and flora: Knowledge gaps, avenues for future research and infrastructural needs.

Coaching the coaches: Coping effectiveness training for super league academy managers (2014)
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Nicholls, A. R. (2014). Coaching the coaches: Coping effectiveness training for super league academy managers. Journal of sport psychology in action, 5(2), 102-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2014.911229

Playing sport at any level can be stressful, especially for high-level adolescent rugby league players who are hoping to forge a career in their sport. These athletes could potentially experience stressors of playing for their academy side, loan team... Read More about Coaching the coaches: Coping effectiveness training for super league academy managers.

Metabolic heterogeneity during preimplantation development: The missing link? (2014)
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Brison, D. R., Sturmey, R. G., & Leese, H. J. (2014). Metabolic heterogeneity during preimplantation development: The missing link?. Human Reproduction Update, 20(5), 632-640. https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmu018

BACKGROUND Most tissues in the body rely on the presence of gap junctions in order to couple their component cells electrically and metabolically via intercellular transport of ions, metabolites and signalling agents. As a result, cells within tissue... Read More about Metabolic heterogeneity during preimplantation development: The missing link?.

The relation between repeated 6-minute walk test performance and outcome in patients with chronic heart failure (2014)
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Ingle, L., Cleland, J. G., & Clark, A. L. (2014). The relation between repeated 6-minute walk test performance and outcome in patients with chronic heart failure. Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 57(4), 244-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2014.03.004

Objective: To assess the prognostic implications of the 6-minute walk test (6-MWT) distance measured twice, one year apart, in a large sample of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) followed for an extended period ( > . 8. years from baseline).... Read More about The relation between repeated 6-minute walk test performance and outcome in patients with chronic heart failure.

Investigation of neutron-induced reactions at n_TOF: An overview of the 2009-2012 experimental program (2014)
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Guerrero, C., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Barbagallo, M., Bécares, V., Bečvář, F., Belloni, F., Berthoumieux, E., Billowes, J., Boccone, V., Bosnar, D., Brugger, M., Calviani, M., Calviño, F., Cano-Ott, D., Carrapiço, C., Cerutti, F., Chiaveri, E., Chin, M., …Tarrío, D. (2014). Investigation of neutron-induced reactions at n_TOF: An overview of the 2009-2012 experimental program. Nuclear data sheets, 119, 5-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nds.2014.08.004

The neutron time-of-flight facility n TOF is operating at CERN (Switzerland) since 2001, having started in 2009 a new campaign with an upgraded spallation target. The ambitious program carried out includes a large number of experiments in nuclear tec... Read More about Investigation of neutron-induced reactions at n_TOF: An overview of the 2009-2012 experimental program.

High-precision measurement of the 238U (n,γ) cross section with the Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) at n_TOF, CERN (2014)
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Wright, T., Guerrero, C., Billowes, J., Ware, T., Cano-Ott, D., Mendoza, E., Massimi, C., Mingrone, F., Gunsing, F., Berthoumieux, E., Lampoudis, C., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Barbagallo, M., Bécares, V., Bečvář, F., Belloni, F., Boccone, V., Bosnar, D., …Vermeulen, M. (2014). High-precision measurement of the 238U (n,γ) cross section with the Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) at n_TOF, CERN. Nuclear data sheets, 119, 26-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nds.2014.08.009

The neutron capture cross section of 238 U is fundamental to the design and operation of current reactors and future fast nuclear reactors, and thus must be measured to a high level of accuracy. An experiment has been performed at the CERN n TOF faci... Read More about High-precision measurement of the 238U (n,γ) cross section with the Total Absorption Calorimeter (TAC) at n_TOF, CERN.

Measurement of the 54,57Fe (n,γ) cross section in the resolved resonance region at CERN n_TOF (2014)
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Valenta, S., Vannini, G., Variale, V., Vaz, P., Ventura, A., Versaci, R., Wright, T., Ware, T., Weiß, C., Weigand, M., Žugec, P., Giubrone, G., Domingo-Pardo, C., Taín, J. L., Lederer, C., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Barbagallo, M., Bécares, V., …Versaci, R. (2014). Measurement of the 54,57Fe (n,γ) cross section in the resolved resonance region at CERN n_TOF. Nuclear data sheets, 119, 117-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nds.2014.08.033

© 2014 Elsevier Inc. 54 Fe and 57 Fe are stable iron isotopes, which play an important role in the nucleosynthesis of theslow neutron capture process (s process). In addition, these nuclei are present in many structuralmaterials, and therefore, the k... Read More about Measurement of the 54,57Fe (n,γ) cross section in the resolved resonance region at CERN n_TOF.

Measurement of the neutron capture cross section of the c235U with the CERN n_TOF total absorption calorimeter and a fission tagging based on micromegas detectors (2014)
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Žugec, P., Wright, T., Weiß, C., Weigand, M., Ware, T., Wallner, A., Vlastou, R., Vlachoudis, V., Vermeulen, M., Versaci, R., Balibrea, J., Mendoza, E., Cano-Ott, D., Guerrero, C., Berthoumieux, E., Altstadt, S., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Barbagallo, M., Bécares, V., …Tsinganis, A. (2014). Measurement of the neutron capture cross section of the c235U with the CERN n_TOF total absorption calorimeter and a fission tagging based on micromegas detectors. Nuclear data sheets, 119, 10-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nds.2014.08.005

© 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Current and future nuclear technologies require more accurate nuclear data on (n,γ) cross sections and the α-ratios of fissile isotopes. Their measurement presents several difficulties, mainly related to the... Read More about Measurement of the neutron capture cross section of the c235U with the CERN n_TOF total absorption calorimeter and a fission tagging based on micromegas detectors.

Extreme elemental processing in a high schizotypy population: Relation to cognitive deficits (2014)
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Haddon, J. E., George, D. N., Grayson, L., McGowan, C., Honey, R. C., & Killcross, S. (2014). Extreme elemental processing in a high schizotypy population: Relation to cognitive deficits. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 67(5), 918-935. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2013.838281

The cognitive deficits observed in schizophrenia have been characterized as a failure to utilize task-setting information to guide behaviour, especially in situations in which there is response conflict. Recently, we have provided support for this ac... Read More about Extreme elemental processing in a high schizotypy population: Relation to cognitive deficits.

Context matters: fostering, orphanhood and schooling in sub-Saharan Africa (2014)
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Hampshire, K., Porter, G., Agblorti, S., Robson, E., Munthali, A., & Abane, A. (2015). Context matters: fostering, orphanhood and schooling in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of biosocial science, 47(2), 141-164. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932014000169

A growing body of research suggests that orphanhood and fostering might be (independently) associated with educational disadvantage in sub-Saharan Africa. However, literature on the impacts of orphanhood and fostering on school enrolment, attendance... Read More about Context matters: fostering, orphanhood and schooling in sub-Saharan Africa.

Bank pull or bar push: What drives scroll-bar formation in meandering rivers? (2014)
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van de Lageweg, W. I., van Dijk, W. M., Baar, A. W., Rutten, J., & Kleinhans, M. G. (2014). Bank pull or bar push: What drives scroll-bar formation in meandering rivers?. Geology, 42(4), 319-322. https://doi.org/10.1130/G35192.1

One of the most striking features of meandering rivers are quasi-regular ridges of the point bar, evidence of a pulsed lateral migration of meander bends. Scroll bars formed on the inner bend are preserved on the point-bar surface as a series of ridg... Read More about Bank pull or bar push: What drives scroll-bar formation in meandering rivers?.

The 3Mg trial: a randomised controlled trial of intravenous or nebulised magnesium sulphate versus placebo in adults with acute severe asthma (2014)
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Goodacre, S., Cohen, J., Bradburn, M., Stevens, J., Gray, A., Benger, J., & Coats, T. (in press). The 3Mg trial: a randomised controlled trial of intravenous or nebulised magnesium sulphate versus placebo in adults with acute severe asthma. Health Technology Assessment, 18(22), 1-167. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18220

Background: Magnesium sulphate, administered by the intravenous (i.v.) or inhaled (nebulised) route, has been proposed as a treatment for adults with acute severe asthma. Existing trials show mixed results and uncertain evidence of benefit. Objective... Read More about The 3Mg trial: a randomised controlled trial of intravenous or nebulised magnesium sulphate versus placebo in adults with acute severe asthma.

Issues in the mining of heart failure datasets (2014)
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Poolsawad, N., Moore, L., Kambhampati, C., & Cleland, J. G. (2014). Issues in the mining of heart failure datasets. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 11(2), 162-179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-014-0778-5

This paper investigates the characteristics of a clinical dataset using a combination of feature selection and classification methods to handle missing values and understand the underlying statistical characteristics of a typical clinical dataset. Ty... Read More about Issues in the mining of heart failure datasets.

On the atmospheric correction of Antarctic airborne hyperspectral data (2014)
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Black, M., Fleming, A., Riley, T., Ferrier, G., Fretwell, P., McFee, J., Achal, S., & Umaña-Diaz, A. (2014). On the atmospheric correction of Antarctic airborne hyperspectral data. Remote Sensing, 6(5), 4498-4514. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs6054498

The first airborne hyperspectral campaign in the Antarctic Peninsula region was carried out by the British Antarctic Survey and partners in February 2011. This paper presents an insight into the applicability of currently available radiative transfer... Read More about On the atmospheric correction of Antarctic airborne hyperspectral data.

Awareness and confabulation (2014)
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Shanks, M. F., McGeown, W. J., Guerrini, C., & Venneri, A. (2014). Awareness and confabulation. Neuropsychology, 28(3), 406-414. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000031

Objective: A single case study with control and normative data of a 74-year-old retired businessman with amnestic mild cognitive impairment, who had spontaneous confabulations concerning fantastic exploits and magical powers as well as déjà vécu expe... Read More about Awareness and confabulation.

The design and investigation of nanocomposites containing dimeric nematogens and liquid crystal gold nanoparticles with plasmonic properties showing a nematic-nematic phase transition (Nᵤ-Nₓ/Ntb) (2014)
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Tamba, M.-G., Yu, C. H., Tang, B. J., Welch, C., Kohlmeier, A., Schubert, C. P., & Mehl, G. H. (2014). The design and investigation of nanocomposites containing dimeric nematogens and liquid crystal gold nanoparticles with plasmonic properties showing a nematic-nematic phase transition (Nᵤ-Nₓ/Ntb). Materials, 7(5), 3494-3511. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7053494

The construction of liquid crystal compositions consisting of the dimeric liquid crystal, CB_C9_CB (cyanobiphenyl dimer = 1",9"-bis(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-yl)nonane), and the range of nematic systems is explored. The materials include a laterally functio... Read More about The design and investigation of nanocomposites containing dimeric nematogens and liquid crystal gold nanoparticles with plasmonic properties showing a nematic-nematic phase transition (Nᵤ-Nₓ/Ntb).

Conjugatable water-soluble Pt(ii) and Pd(ii) porphyrin complexes: Novel nano- and molecular probes for optical oxygen tension measurement in tissue engineering (2014)
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Giuntini, F., Chauhan, V. M., Aylott, J. W., Rosser, G. A., Athanasiadis, A., Beeby, A., MacRobert, A. J., Brown, R. A., & Boyle, R. W. (2014). Conjugatable water-soluble Pt(ii) and Pd(ii) porphyrin complexes: Novel nano- and molecular probes for optical oxygen tension measurement in tissue engineering. Photochemical & photobiological sciences : an international journal, 13(7), 1039-1051. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4pp00026a

Measurement of oxygen tension in compressed collagen sheets was performed using matrix-embedded optical oxygen sensors based on platinum(II) and palladium(II) porphyrins supported on polyacrylamide nanoparticles. Bespoke, fully water-soluble, mono-fu... Read More about Conjugatable water-soluble Pt(ii) and Pd(ii) porphyrin complexes: Novel nano- and molecular probes for optical oxygen tension measurement in tissue engineering.

Reasons for withdrawing belief in vivid autobiographical memories (2014)
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Scoboria, A., Boucher, C., & Mazzoni, G. (2015). Reasons for withdrawing belief in vivid autobiographical memories. Memory, 23(4), 545-562. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2014.910530

Previous studies have shown that many people hold personal memories for events that they no longer believe occurred. This study examines the reasons that people provide for choosing to reduce autobiographical belief in vividly recollected autobiograp... Read More about Reasons for withdrawing belief in vivid autobiographical memories.

Government as institutional entrepreneur: extending working life in the UK and Japan (2014)
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Flynn, M., Schröder, H., Higo, M., & Yamada, A. (2014). Government as institutional entrepreneur: extending working life in the UK and Japan. Journal of Social Policy, 43(3), 535-553. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279414000075

Through the lens of Institutional Entrepreneurship, this paper discusses how governments use the levers of power afforded through business and welfare systems to affect change in the organisational management of older workers. It does so using nation... Read More about Government as institutional entrepreneur: extending working life in the UK and Japan.