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Patient, carer and professional perspectives on barriers and facilitators to quality care in advanced heart failure (2014)
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Browne, S., Macdonald, S., May, C. R., Macleod, U., & Mair, F. S. (2014). Patient, carer and professional perspectives on barriers and facilitators to quality care in advanced heart failure. PLoS ONE, 9(3), Article e93288. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093288

Background: Those with advanced heart failure (HF) experience high levels of morbidity and mortality, similar to common cancers. However, there remains evidence of inequity of access to palliative care services compared to people with cancer. This st... Read More about Patient, carer and professional perspectives on barriers and facilitators to quality care in advanced heart failure.

The long-term prognostic significance of 6-minute walk test distance in patients with chronic heart failure (2014)
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Ingle, L., Cleland, J. G., & Clark, A. L. (2014). The long-term prognostic significance of 6-minute walk test distance in patients with chronic heart failure. Biomed research international, 2014, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/505969

Background. The 6-minute walk test (6-MWT) is used to assess patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The prognostic significance of the 6-MWT distance during long-term followup ( > 5 years) is unclear. Methods. 1,667 patients (median [inter-quarti... Read More about The long-term prognostic significance of 6-minute walk test distance in patients with chronic heart failure.

Antitussive drugs-past, present, and future (2014)
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Dicpinigaitis, P. V., Morice, A. H., Birring, S. S., McGarvey, L., Smith, J. A., Canning, B. J., & Page, C. P. (2014). Antitussive drugs-past, present, and future. Pharmacological Reviews, 66(2), 468-512. https://doi.org/10.1124/pr.111.005116

Cough remains a serious unmet clinical problem, both as a symptom of a range of other conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, gastroesophageal reflux, and as a problem in its own right in patients with chronic cough of unkno... Read More about Antitussive drugs-past, present, and future.

Dynamic interaction between markets for leasing and selling automobiles (2014)
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Andrikopoulos, A., & Markellos, R. N. (2015). Dynamic interaction between markets for leasing and selling automobiles. Journal of Banking and Finance, 50, 260-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.01.032

We develop a model of dynamic interactions between price variations in leasing and selling markets for automobiles. Our framework assumes a differential game between multiple Bertrand-type competing firms which offer differentiated products to forwar... Read More about Dynamic interaction between markets for leasing and selling automobiles.

Temporal and spatial variations in the abundance and population structure of the spined loach (Cobitis taenia), a scarce fish species: implications for condition assessment and conservation (2014)
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Nunn, A. D., Tewson, L. H., Bolland, J. D., Harvey, J. P., & Cowx, I. G. (2014). Temporal and spatial variations in the abundance and population structure of the spined loach (Cobitis taenia), a scarce fish species: implications for condition assessment and conservation. Aquatic conservation : marine and freshwater ecosystems, 24(6), 818-830. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2451

Effective conservation of protected species requires accurate estimates of the status of their populations. In the UK, this led to the production of a series of sampling protocols to establish the status of designated species against predetermined co... Read More about Temporal and spatial variations in the abundance and population structure of the spined loach (Cobitis taenia), a scarce fish species: implications for condition assessment and conservation.

Validation of CE/SE scheme in low mach number direct aeroacoustic simulation (2014)
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Lam, G. C., Leung, R. C., Seid, K. H., & Tang, S. K. (2014). Validation of CE/SE scheme in low mach number direct aeroacoustic simulation. International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation, 15(2), 157-169. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnsns-2012-0118

The space-time conservation element and solution element (CE/SE) scheme has caught many attentionin aeroacoustic research community as an alternative numerical strategy for direct aeroacoustic simulation (DAS).As a result of its strict conversation o... Read More about Validation of CE/SE scheme in low mach number direct aeroacoustic simulation.

Oil and gas wells and their integrity: implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation (2014)
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Davies, R. J., Almond, S., Ward, R. S., Jackson, R. B., Adams, C., Worrall, F., Herringshaw, L. G., Gluyas, J. G., & Whitehead, M. A. (2014). Oil and gas wells and their integrity: implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 56, 239-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.03.001

Data from around the world (Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Poland, the UK and the USA) show that more than four million onshore hydrocarbon wells have been drilled globally. Here we assess all the reliable datasets (25)... Read More about Oil and gas wells and their integrity: implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation.

Organization as Information – a Space Odyssey (2014)
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Child, J., Ihrig, M., & Merali, Y. (2014). Organization as Information – a Space Odyssey. Organization Studies, 35(6), 801-824. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840613515472

This Vita Contemplativa has been written in recognition of Max Boisot, who died in 2011. It reflects on his work and its contributions to organization studies and beyond. Boisot created a knowledge-based lens for studying complex organizational pheno... Read More about Organization as Information – a Space Odyssey.

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs): Their past, present and future contributions to the advancement of marine geoscience (2014)
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Wynn, R. B., Huvenne, V. A., Le Bas, T. P., Murton, B. J., Connelly, D. P., Bett, B. J., Ruhl, H. A., Morris, K. J., Peakall, J., Parsons, D. R., Sumner, E. J., Darby, S. E., Dorrell, R. M., & Hunt, J. E. (2014). Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs): Their past, present and future contributions to the advancement of marine geoscience. Marine Geology, 352, 451-468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2014.03.012

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have a wide range of applications in marine geoscience, and are increasingly being used in the scientific, military, commercial, and policy sectors. Their ability to operate autonomously of a host vessel makes th... Read More about Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs): Their past, present and future contributions to the advancement of marine geoscience.

Structural characteristics and Re-Os dating of quartz-pyrite veins in the Lewisian Gneiss Complex, NW Scotland: Evidence of an Early Paleoproterozoic hydrothermal regime during terrane amalgamation (2014)
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Vernon, R., Holdsworth, R., Selby, D., Dempsey, E., Finlay, A., & Fallick, A. (2014). Structural characteristics and Re-Os dating of quartz-pyrite veins in the Lewisian Gneiss Complex, NW Scotland: Evidence of an Early Paleoproterozoic hydrothermal regime during terrane amalgamation. Precambrian research, 246, 256-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2014.03.007

In the Archaean basement rocks of the Assynt and Gruinard terranes of the mainland Lewisian Complex in NW Scotland, a regional suite of quartz-pyrite veins cross-cut regional Palaeoproterozoic (Badcallian, ca. 2700. Ma; Inverian, ca. 2480. Ma) fabric... Read More about Structural characteristics and Re-Os dating of quartz-pyrite veins in the Lewisian Gneiss Complex, NW Scotland: Evidence of an Early Paleoproterozoic hydrothermal regime during terrane amalgamation.

Current quests in nucleosynthesis: Present and future neutron-induced reaction measurements (2014)
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Praena, J., Pignatari, M., Mastinu, P., Martín-Hernández, G., Prete, G., Quesada, J., & Sabaté-Gilarte, M. (2014). Current quests in nucleosynthesis: Present and future neutron-induced reaction measurements. EPJ Web of Conferences, 66, 07022. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146607022

We present some open questions in nucleosynthesis focused on the measurement of relevant neutron capture cross-sections and on new experimental methods. We review the recent 63 Ni(n,γ) experiment carried out at the n-TOF facility at CERN and its astr... Read More about Current quests in nucleosynthesis: Present and future neutron-induced reaction measurements.

An intelligent information forwarder for healthcare big data systems with distributed wearable sensors (2014)
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Jiang, P., Winkley, J., Zhao, C., Munnoch, R., Min, G., & Yang, L. T. (2016). An intelligent information forwarder for healthcare big data systems with distributed wearable sensors. IEEE systems journal, 10(3), 1147-1159. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2014.2308324

© 2016 IEEE. An increasing number of the elderly population wish to live an independent lifestyle, rather than rely on intrusive care programmes. A big data solution is presented using wearable sensors capable of carrying out continuous monitoring of... Read More about An intelligent information forwarder for healthcare big data systems with distributed wearable sensors.

Amplification of bacteria-induced platelet activation is triggered by FcγRIIA, integrin αiIbβ3, and platelet factor 4 (2014)
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Arman, M., Krauel, K., Tilley, D. O., Weber, C., Cox, D., Greinacher, A., Kerrigan, S. W., & Watson, S. P. (2014). Amplification of bacteria-induced platelet activation is triggered by FcγRIIA, integrin αiIbβ3, and platelet factor 4. Blood, 123(20), 3166-3174. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2013-11-540526

Bacterial adhesion to platelets is mediated via a range of strain-specific bacterial surface proteins that bind to a variety of platelet receptors. It is unclear how these interactions lead to platelet activation. We demonstrate a critical role for t... Read More about Amplification of bacteria-induced platelet activation is triggered by FcγRIIA, integrin αiIbβ3, and platelet factor 4.

MST1 is a key regulator of beta cell apoptosis and dysfunction in diabetes (2014)
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Ardestani, A., Paroni, F., Azizi, Z., Kaur, S., Khobragade, V., Yuan, T., …Maedler, K. (2014). MST1 is a key regulator of beta cell apoptosis and dysfunction in diabetes. Nature Medicine, 20(4), 385-397. https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.3482

Apoptotic cell death is a hallmark of the loss of insulin-producing beta cells in all forms of diabetes mellitus. Current treatments fail to halt the decline in functional beta cell mass, and strategies to prevent beta cell apoptosis and dysfunction... Read More about MST1 is a key regulator of beta cell apoptosis and dysfunction in diabetes.

Estimating liquidity risk using the exposure-based cash-flow-at-risk approach: an application to the UK banking sector (2014)
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Yan, M., Hall, M. J., & Turner, P. (2014). Estimating liquidity risk using the exposure-based cash-flow-at-risk approach: an application to the UK banking sector. International journal of finance & economics : IJFE, 19(3), 225-238. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.1495

This paper uses a relatively new quantitative model for estimating UK banks' liquidity risk. The model is called the exposure-based cash-flow-at-risk (CFaR) model, which not only measures a bank's liquidity risk tolerance but also helps to improve li... Read More about Estimating liquidity risk using the exposure-based cash-flow-at-risk approach: an application to the UK banking sector.

Low temperature plasma: a novel focal therapy for localized prostate cancer? (2014)
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Hirst, A. M., Frame, F. M., Maitland, N. J., & O’Connell, D. (2014). Low temperature plasma: a novel focal therapy for localized prostate cancer?. Biomed research international, 2014, Article 878319. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/878319

Despite considerable advances in recent years for the focal treatment of localized prostate cancer, high recurrence rates and detrimental side effects are still a cause for concern. In this review, we compare current focal therapies to a potentially... Read More about Low temperature plasma: a novel focal therapy for localized prostate cancer?.

What factors underlie children's susceptibility to semantic and phonological false memories? Investigating the roles of language skills and auditory short-term memory (2014)
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McGeown, S. P., Gray, E. A., Robinson, J. L., & Dewhurst, S. A. (2014). What factors underlie children's susceptibility to semantic and phonological false memories? Investigating the roles of language skills and auditory short-term memory. Cognition, 131(3), 323-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2014.02.005

Two experiments investigated the cognitive skills that underlie children's susceptibility to semantic and phonological false memories in the Deese/Roediger-McDermott procedure (Deese, 1959; Roediger & McDermott, 1995). In Experiment 1, performance... Read More about What factors underlie children's susceptibility to semantic and phonological false memories? Investigating the roles of language skills and auditory short-term memory.

The fuel cell model of abiogenesis: A new approach to origin-of-life simulations (2014)
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Barge, L. M., Kee, T. P., Doloboff, I. J., Hampton, J. M., Ismail, M., Pourkashanian, M., …Kanik, I. (2014). The fuel cell model of abiogenesis: A new approach to origin-of-life simulations. Astrobiology, 14(3), 254-270. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2014.1140

In this paper, we discuss how prebiotic geo-electrochemical systems can be modeled as a fuel cell and how laboratory simulations of the origin of life in general can benefit from this systems-led approach. As a specific example, the components of wha... Read More about The fuel cell model of abiogenesis: A new approach to origin-of-life simulations.

Electrical stimulation vs. standard care for chronic ulcer healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2014)
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Barnes, R., Shahin, Y., Gohil, R., & Chetter, I. (2014). Electrical stimulation vs. standard care for chronic ulcer healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 44(4), 429-440. https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.12244

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We conducted a systematic review to investigate the effect of electrical stimulation on ulcer healing compared to usual treatment and/or sham stimulation. This systematic review also aimed to investigate the effect of different types of... Read More about Electrical stimulation vs. standard care for chronic ulcer healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.