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Galaxy and mass assembly (GAMA): Panchromatic data release (far-UV-far-IR) and the low-z energy budget (2015)
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Driver, S. P., Wright, A. H., Andrews, S. K., Davies, L. J., Kafle, P. R., Lange, R., …Williams, R. (2016). Galaxy and mass assembly (GAMA): Panchromatic data release (far-UV-far-IR) and the low-z energy budget. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 455(4), 3911-3942. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2505

We present the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) Panchromatic Data Release (PDR) constituting over 230 deg2 of imaging with photometry in 21 bands extending from the far-UV to the far-IR. These data complement our spectroscopic campaign of over 300k ga... Read More about Galaxy and mass assembly (GAMA): Panchromatic data release (far-UV-far-IR) and the low-z energy budget.

H ingestion into He-burning convection zones in super-AGB stellar models as a potential site for intermediate neutron-density nucleosynthesis (2015)
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Jones, S., Ritter, C., Herwig, F., Fryer, C., Pignatari, M., Bertolli, M. G., & Paxton, B. (2016). H ingestion into He-burning convection zones in super-AGB stellar models as a potential site for intermediate neutron-density nucleosynthesis. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 455(4), 3848-3863. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2488

We investigate the evolution of super-AGB (SAGB) thermal pulse (TP) stars for a range of metallicities (Z) and explore the effect of convective boundary mixing (CBM). With decreasing metallicity and evolution along the TP phase, the He-shell flash an... Read More about H ingestion into He-burning convection zones in super-AGB stellar models as a potential site for intermediate neutron-density nucleosynthesis.

A single chemosensor for multiple analytes: fluorogenic and ratiometric absorbance detection of Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺ and F⁻, and its cell imaging (2015)
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Li, L., Yun, S., Yuan-Hui, Z., Lan, M., Xi, Z., Redshaw, C., & Gang, W. (2016). A single chemosensor for multiple analytes: fluorogenic and ratiometric absorbance detection of Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺ and F⁻, and its cell imaging. Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical, 226, 279-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2015.11.126

A simple coumarin based sensor 1 has been synthesized from the condensation reaction of 7-hydroxycoumarin and ethylenediamine via the intermediate 7-hydroxy-8-aldehyde-coumarin. As a multiple analysis sensor, 1 can monitor Zn²⁺ with the fluorescence... Read More about A single chemosensor for multiple analytes: fluorogenic and ratiometric absorbance detection of Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺ and F⁻, and its cell imaging.

A novel sensor based on electropolymerized substituted-phenols for pH detection in unbuffered systems (2015)
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Dai, C., Crawford, L. P., Song, P., Fisher, A. C., & Lawrence, N. S. (2015). A novel sensor based on electropolymerized substituted-phenols for pH detection in unbuffered systems. RSC advances, 5(126), 104048-104053. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra22595g

This work summarizes the electrochemical response of a range of substituted phenols, including salicylaldehyde and salicylic acid, for use as a voltammetric pH sensor for the determination of pH in both buffered and unbuffered media. Suitable candida... Read More about A novel sensor based on electropolymerized substituted-phenols for pH detection in unbuffered systems.

A survey of women’s birth experiences in Scotland using the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS) (2015)
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Hollins Martin, C., & Martin, C. (2015). A survey of women’s birth experiences in Scotland using the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS). European journal for person centered healthcare, 3(4), 478-486. https://doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v3i4.1019

Background: ‘Birth satisfaction’ is important since experience of labour can influence women’s post-natal adjustment. Objective: To explore: (1) childbearing women’s experiences of ‘birth satisfaction’ and (2) identify contexts in which it is more... Read More about A survey of women’s birth experiences in Scotland using the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS).

Dementia, music and biometric gaming: Rising to the Dementia Challenge (2015)
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Mitchell, H. R. (2015). Dementia, music and biometric gaming: Rising to the Dementia Challenge. Leonardo music journal : LMJ : journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, 25(25), 21-24. https://doi.org/10.1162/LMJ_a_00928

In 2012, the U.K. government launched its Dementia Challenge, authorizing additional funding for dementia research and health care. The search for curative medicines is ongoing, but scientific research reveals evidence that music can play a positive... Read More about Dementia, music and biometric gaming: Rising to the Dementia Challenge.

The perils of automaticity (2015)
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Toner, J., Montero, B. G., & Moran, A. (2015). The perils of automaticity. Review of general psychology, 19(4), 431-442. https://doi.org/10.1037/gpr0000054

Classical theories of skill acquisition propose that automatization (i.e., performance requires progressively less attention as experience is acquired) is a defining characteristic of expertise in a variety of domains (e.g., Fitts & Posner, 1967). Au... Read More about The perils of automaticity.

Ranking the harm of non-medically used prescription opioids in the UK (2015)
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van Amsterdam, J., Phillips, L., Henderson, G., Bell, J., Bowden-Jones, O., Hammersley, R., …Nutt, D. (2015). Ranking the harm of non-medically used prescription opioids in the UK. Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP, 73(3), 999-1004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.09.014

A panel of nine experts applied multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to determine the relative overall harm to users and harms to others of street heroin (injected and smoked) and eleven non-medically used prescription opioids. The experts assesse... Read More about Ranking the harm of non-medically used prescription opioids in the UK.

Whiplash: the possible impact of context on diagnosis (2015)
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Earle, F., Horne, J., & Flynn, J. M. Whiplash: the possible impact of context on diagnosis. Pain and rehabilitation : journal of the Physiotherapy Pain Association, 38(Winter), 4-9

This study explores the importance of context when diagnosing Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD). Whiplash is a complex injury and there is considerable variation in its diagnosis and treatment. Research has focussed on RTAs, whilst there is a pauci... Read More about Whiplash: the possible impact of context on diagnosis.

'The want of sufficient men': Labour recruitment and training in the British North Sea fisheries, 1850-1950 (2015)
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Wilcox, M. (2015). 'The want of sufficient men': Labour recruitment and training in the British North Sea fisheries, 1850-1950. International Journal of Maritime History, 27(4), 723-742. https://doi.org/10.1177/0843871415610504

Between 1815 and 1950 the British fishing industry underwent fundamental and far-reaching changes. The industry expanded rapidly in the half-century prior to the First World War, before entering a period of stagnation thereafter. The technology of fi... Read More about 'The want of sufficient men': Labour recruitment and training in the British North Sea fisheries, 1850-1950.

Data-driven and adaptive leadership contributing to sustainability: global agri-food supply chains connected with emerging markets (2015)
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Akhtar, P., Tse, Y. K., Khan, Z., & Rao-Nicholson, R. (2016). Data-driven and adaptive leadership contributing to sustainability: global agri-food supply chains connected with emerging markets. International journal of production economics, 181(Part B), 392-401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.11.013

Despite numerous promises on the links between data-driven and adaptive leadership, non-financial sustainability and financial sustainability, scholars have not conducted enough empirical research to test the links based on globally and massively con... Read More about Data-driven and adaptive leadership contributing to sustainability: global agri-food supply chains connected with emerging markets.

Optimal operation of MEA-based post-combustion carbon capture for natural gas combined cycle power plants under different market conditions (2015)
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Luo, X., & Wang, M. (2016). Optimal operation of MEA-based post-combustion carbon capture for natural gas combined cycle power plants under different market conditions. International journal of greenhouse gas control, 48(Part 2), 312-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.11.014

Carbon capture for fossil fuel power generation attracts an increasing attention in order to address the significant challenge of global climate change. This study aims to explore the optimal operation under different market conditions for an assumed... Read More about Optimal operation of MEA-based post-combustion carbon capture for natural gas combined cycle power plants under different market conditions.

Employability and job performance as links in the relationship between mentoring receipt and career success: a study in SMEs (2015)
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Bozionelos, N., Kostopoulos, K., Van der Heijden, B., Rousseau, D. M., Bozionelos, G., Hoyland, T., …Van der Heijde, C. (2016). Employability and job performance as links in the relationship between mentoring receipt and career success: a study in SMEs. Group & organization management, 41(2), 135-171. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601115617086

This study developed and tested a model that posited employability and job performance as intervening variables in the relationship between receipt of mentoring and career success. Participants were 207 information technology (IT) professionals emplo... Read More about Employability and job performance as links in the relationship between mentoring receipt and career success: a study in SMEs.

Israeli democracy and the rights of its Palestinian citizens (2015)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2015). Israeli democracy and the rights of its Palestinian citizens. Ragion pratica, 45(2), 351-368. https://doi.org/10.1415/81523

The litmus test for assessing the democratization of any given society is the status of its minorities. The more minorities are integrated into society and receive equal treatment, respect and concern, the more light that society would shed unto othe... Read More about Israeli democracy and the rights of its Palestinian citizens.

Managed realignment for habitat compensation: Use of a new intertidal habitat by fishes (2015)
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Nunn, A., Clifton-Dey, D., & Cowx, I. (2016). Managed realignment for habitat compensation: Use of a new intertidal habitat by fishes. Ecological engineering, 87, 71-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.11.009

Managed realignment has become an increasingly common mechanism to increase the efficiency and sustainability of flood defences, reduce defence costs or compensate for habitat losses. This study investigated the use by fishes of a new intertidal habi... Read More about Managed realignment for habitat compensation: Use of a new intertidal habitat by fishes.

Are generalist Aphidiinae (Hym. Braconidae) mostly cryptic species complexes? (2015)
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Derocles, S. A. P., Plantegenest, M., Rasplus, J., Marie, A., Evans, D. M., Lunt, D. H., & Le Ralec, A. (2016). Are generalist Aphidiinae (Hym. Braconidae) mostly cryptic species complexes?. Systematic Entomology, 41(2), 379--391. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12160

Aphidiinae are mostly composed of specialist parasitoids and the few species described as generalist are suspected to be composed of cryptic specialists, almost indistinguishable based on morphological characteristics. The use of molecular markers ha... Read More about Are generalist Aphidiinae (Hym. Braconidae) mostly cryptic species complexes?.