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Talent management and a dynamic view of talent in small and medium sized enterprises (2016)
Journal Article
Krishnan, T., & Scullion, H. (2017). Talent management and a dynamic view of talent in small and medium sized enterprises. Human Resource Management Review, 27(3), 431-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmj.2016.10.003

The paper attempts to address the research gap which exists in the area of talent in SMEs, and provides a theoretical rationale for the differences in approach to talent management between large firms and SMEs.

Joseph Skipsey, the 'peasant poet', and an unpublished letter from W. B. Yeats (2016)
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Tait, G. (2016). Joseph Skipsey, the 'peasant poet', and an unpublished letter from W. B. Yeats. Literature and History, 25(2), 134-149. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306197316669264

This article examines an unpublished letter from Yeats to the ‘pitman-poet’ Joseph Skipsey, which gives new insight into the early career of Yeats and a deeper understanding of the possibilities and capabilities of the Victorian working-classes. It a... Read More about Joseph Skipsey, the 'peasant poet', and an unpublished letter from W. B. Yeats.

A catalogue of marine biodiversity indicators (2016)
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Teixeira, H., Berg, T., Uusitalo, L., Fürhaupter, K., Heiskanen, A., Mazik, K., …Borja, À. (2016). A catalogue of marine biodiversity indicators. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(NOV), Article 207. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00207

© 2016 Teixeira, Berg, Uusitalo, Fürhaupter, Heiskanen, Mazik, Lynam, Neville, Rodriguez, Papadopoulou, Moncheva, Churilova, Kryvenko, Krause-Jensen, Zaiko, Veríssimo, Pantazi, Carvalho, Patrício, Uyarra and Borja. A Catalogue of Marine Biodiversity... Read More about A catalogue of marine biodiversity indicators.

Sequence stratigraphy, chemostratigraphy and facies analysis of Cambrian Series 2 – Series 3 boundary strata in northwestern Scotland (2016)
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FAGGETTER, L. E., WIGNALL, P. B., PRUSS, S. B., RAINE, R. J., NEWTON, R. J., JOACHIMSKI, M. M., …Wignall, P. B. (2018). Sequence stratigraphy, chemostratigraphy and facies analysis of Cambrian Series 2 – Series 3 boundary strata in northwestern Scotland. Geological magazine, 155(04), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756816000947

Globally, the Series 2 – Series 3 boundary of the Cambrian System coincides with a major carbon isotope excursion, sea-level changes and trilobite extinctions. Here we examine the sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy and carbon isotope record of this... Read More about Sequence stratigraphy, chemostratigraphy and facies analysis of Cambrian Series 2 – Series 3 boundary strata in northwestern Scotland.

STAAR: a randomised controlled trial of electronic adherence monitoring with reminder alarms and feedback to improve clinical outcomes for children with asthma (2016)
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Morton, R. W., Elphick, H. E., Rigby, A. S., Daw, W. J., King, D. A., Smith, L. J., & Everard, M. L. (2017). STAAR: a randomised controlled trial of electronic adherence monitoring with reminder alarms and feedback to improve clinical outcomes for children with asthma. Thorax, 72(4), 347-354. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-208171

Background Suboptimal adherence to inhaled steroids is common in children with asthma and is associated with poor disease control, reduced quality of life and even death. Previous studies using feedback of electronically monitored adherence data have... Read More about STAAR: a randomised controlled trial of electronic adherence monitoring with reminder alarms and feedback to improve clinical outcomes for children with asthma.

Proproliferative and antiapoptotic action of exogenously introduced YAP in pancreatic β cells (2016)
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Yuan, T., Rafizadeh, S., Azizi, Z., Lupse, B., Devi Gorrepati, K. D., Awal, S., …Ardestani, A. (2016). Proproliferative and antiapoptotic action of exogenously introduced YAP in pancreatic β cells. JCI Insight, 1(18), Article e86326. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.86326

Loss of functional pancreatic β cells is a hallmark of both type 1 and 2 diabetes. Identifying the pathways that promote β cell proliferation and/or block β cell apoptosis is a potential strategy for diabetes therapy. The transcriptional coactivator... Read More about Proproliferative and antiapoptotic action of exogenously introduced YAP in pancreatic β cells.

Flexible learning in computer science (2016)
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Gordon, N. A. (2016). Flexible learning in computer science. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i11.575

This paper outlines the concept of Flexible Pedagogy and how it can assist in addressing some of the issues facing STEM disciplines in general, and Computer Science in particular. The paper considers what flexible pedagogy is and how technologies dev... Read More about Flexible learning in computer science.

Timing and causes of North African wet phases during the last glacial period and implications for modern human migration (2016)
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Hoffmann, D. L., Rogerson, M., Spötl, C., Luetscher, M., Vance, D., Osborne, A. H., …Moseley, G. E. (2016). Timing and causes of North African wet phases during the last glacial period and implications for modern human migration. Scientific reports, 6(1), Article ARTN 36367. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36367

We present the first speleothem-derived central North Africa rainfall record for the last glacial period. The record reveals three main wet periods at 65-61 ka, 52.5-50.5 ka and 37.5-33 ka that lead obliquity maxima and precession minima. We find add... Read More about Timing and causes of North African wet phases during the last glacial period and implications for modern human migration.

Development of Fe-promoted Ni-Al catalyst for hydrogen production from gasification of wood sawdust (2016)
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Dong, L., Wu, C., Ling, H., Shi, J., Williams, P. T., & Huang, J. (2017). Development of Fe-promoted Ni-Al catalyst for hydrogen production from gasification of wood sawdust. Energy and Fuels, 31(3), 2118-2127. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02050

The production of renewable hydrogen enriched gas from biomass waste is a promising technology for the development of a sustainable economy and society. Until now, there are still challenges of the technology in terms of the efficiency of hydrogen pr... Read More about Development of Fe-promoted Ni-Al catalyst for hydrogen production from gasification of wood sawdust.

Light scattering study of the “pseudo-layer” compression elastic constant in a twist-bend nematic liquid crystal (2016)
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Parsouzi, Z., Pardaev, S. A., Welch, C., Ahmed, Z., Mehl, G. H., Baldwin, A. R., …Sprunt, S. (2016). Light scattering study of the “pseudo-layer” compression elastic constant in a twist-bend nematic liquid crystal. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 18(46), 31645-31652. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP06292J

The nematic twist-bend (TB) phase, exhibited by certain achiral thermotropic liquid crystalline (LC) dimers, features a nanometer-scale, heliconical rotation of the average molecular long axis (director) with equally probable left- and right-handed d... Read More about Light scattering study of the “pseudo-layer” compression elastic constant in a twist-bend nematic liquid crystal.

A confirmatory factor analysis of the performance enhancement attitude scale for adult and adolescent athletes (2016)
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Nicholls, A. R., Madigan, D. J., & Levy, A. R. (2017). A confirmatory factor analysis of the performance enhancement attitude scale for adult and adolescent athletes. Psychology of sport and exercise, 28, 100-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.10.010

Objectives: The Performance Enhancement Attitude Scale (PEAS; Petróczi & Aidman, 2009) is an extensively used questionnaire to assess doping attitudes among adult and adolescent athletes. To date, however, there is limited evidence to support the str... Read More about A confirmatory factor analysis of the performance enhancement attitude scale for adult and adolescent athletes.

The development of a new sport-specific classification of coping and a meta-analysis of the relationship between different coping strategies and moderators on sporting outcomes (2016)
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Nicholls, A. R., Carroll, S., Taylor, N. J., & Perry, J. L. (2016). The development of a new sport-specific classification of coping and a meta-analysis of the relationship between different coping strategies and moderators on sporting outcomes. Frontiers in psychology Frontiers Research Foundation, 7(NOV), 1674-1-1674-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01674

There is an ever growing coping and sports performance literature, with researchers using many different methods to assess performance and different classifications of coping. As such, it makes it difficult to compare studies and therefore identify h... Read More about The development of a new sport-specific classification of coping and a meta-analysis of the relationship between different coping strategies and moderators on sporting outcomes.

Plastin 1 widens stereocilia by transforming actin filament packing from hexagonal to liquid (2016)
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Krey, J. F., Krystofiak, E. S., Dumont, R. A., Vijayakumar, S., Choi, D., Rivero, F., …Barr-Gillespie, P. G. (2016). Plastin 1 widens stereocilia by transforming actin filament packing from hexagonal to liquid. Journal of Cell Biology, 215(4), 467-482. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201606036

With their essential role in inner-ear function, stereocilia of sensory hair cells demonstrate the importance of cellular actin protrusions. Actin packing in stereocilia is mediated by crosslinkers of the plastin, fascin, and espin families. While mi... Read More about Plastin 1 widens stereocilia by transforming actin filament packing from hexagonal to liquid.

Does the canopy mixing layer model apply to highly flexible aquatic vegetation? Insights from numerical modelling (2016)
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Marjoribanks, T. I., Hardy, R. J., Lane, S. N., & Parsons, D. R. (2017). Does the canopy mixing layer model apply to highly flexible aquatic vegetation? Insights from numerical modelling. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 17(2), 277-301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-016-9482-z

© 2016, The Author(s). Vegetation is a characteristic feature of shallow aquatic flows such as rivers, lakes and coastal waters. Flow through and above aquatic vegetation canopies is commonly described using a canopy mixing layer analogy which provid... Read More about Does the canopy mixing layer model apply to highly flexible aquatic vegetation? Insights from numerical modelling.

Why not boys? The human papillomavirus vaccine schedule in the UK (2016)
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Millington, H., & Kelly, J. C. (2016). Why not boys? The human papillomavirus vaccine schedule in the UK. British Journal of School Nursing, 11(9), 438-442. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjsn.2016.11.9.438

The aim of this paper is to explore the ethical issues on why boys are not currently included in the human papillomavirus vaccination schedule in the United Kingdom (UK). There is a paucity of literature on the benefits of vaccinating boys (Hull and... Read More about Why not boys? The human papillomavirus vaccine schedule in the UK.

An overview of stoma care in the residential setting (2016)
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Cremen, J., & Lee, A. (2016). An overview of stoma care in the residential setting. Nursing and Residential Care, 18(11), 596-602. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2016.18.11.596

Due to the increasing ageing population in the UK, along with improved clinical outcomes for diseases such as cancers and inflammatory bowel diseases, there will be a likely rise in the number of older people with a stoma in the near future. As a res... Read More about An overview of stoma care in the residential setting.

A Critical Interrogation of Integration, Special Educational Needs and Inclusion (2016)
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Glazzard, J. (2016). A Critical Interrogation of Integration, Special Educational Needs and Inclusion. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 15(12), 31-47

In this article, I have focused on presenting the key literature which has shaped my personal thinking and values around inclusion. Throughout the article, I draw on the perspectives of a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) who I have... Read More about A Critical Interrogation of Integration, Special Educational Needs and Inclusion.

The roles of β-oxidation and cofactor homeostasis in peroxisome distribution and function in Arabidopsis thaliana (2016)
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Rinaldi, M. A., Patel, A. B., Park, J., Lee, K., Strader, L. C., & Bartel, B. (2016). The roles of β-oxidation and cofactor homeostasis in peroxisome distribution and function in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics, 204(3), 1089-1115. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.116.193169

Key steps of essential metabolic pathways are housed in plant peroxisomes. We conducted a microscopy-based screen for anomalous distribution of peroxisomally targeted fluorescence in Arabidopsis thaliana. This screen uncovered 34 novel alleles in 15... Read More about The roles of β-oxidation and cofactor homeostasis in peroxisome distribution and function in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Low frequency interactions between coupled narrow sidebranch arrays and the resulted sound transmission losses (2016)
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Yu, H. M., & Tang, S. K. (2017). Low frequency interactions between coupled narrow sidebranch arrays and the resulted sound transmission losses. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 117, 51-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2016.10.020

The low frequency sound interactions between coupled narrow sidebranch arrays installed in an infinitely long rectangular duct are investigated numerically using the finite-element method in the present study. The corresponding transmission losses ac... Read More about Low frequency interactions between coupled narrow sidebranch arrays and the resulted sound transmission losses.

Football, history, and the nation in Southeastern Europe (2016)
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Baker, C. (2016). Football, history, and the nation in Southeastern Europe. Nationalities Papers, 44(6), 857-859. https://doi.org/10.1080/00905992.2016.1223026

Extract In October 2014, Serbia's European Championships qualifying match against Albania was abandoned after a drone flew onto the pitch in Belgrade with a banner showing Kosovo as part of a Greater Albania, provoking a fight between both teams and... Read More about Football, history, and the nation in Southeastern Europe.