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Prognostic value of psychosocial factors for first and recurrent hospitalizations and mortality in heart failure patients: insights from the OPERA-HF study (2018)
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Sokoreli, I., Pauws, S. C., Steyerberg, E. W., de Vries, G., Riistama, J. M., Tesanovic, A., …Clark, A. L. (2018). Prognostic value of psychosocial factors for first and recurrent hospitalizations and mortality in heart failure patients: insights from the OPERA-HF study. European journal of heart failure, 20(4), 689-696. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1112

Aims: Psychosocial factors are rarely collected in studies investigating the prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF), and only time to first-event is commonly reported. We investigated the prognostic value of psychosocial factors for predicting... Read More about Prognostic value of psychosocial factors for first and recurrent hospitalizations and mortality in heart failure patients: insights from the OPERA-HF study.

The impact of therapeutic opioid agonists on driving-related psychomotor skills assessed by a driving simulator or an on-road driving task: A systematic review (2018)
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Ferreira, D. H., Boland, J. W., Phillips, J. L., Lam, L., & Currow, D. C. (2018). The impact of therapeutic opioid agonists on driving-related psychomotor skills assessed by a driving simulator or an on-road driving task: A systematic review. Palliative medicine, 32(4), 786-803. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216317746583

Background: Driving cessation is associated with poor health-related outcomes. People with chronic diseases are often prescribed long-term opioid agonists that have the potential to impair driving. Studies evaluating the impact of opioids on driving-... Read More about The impact of therapeutic opioid agonists on driving-related psychomotor skills assessed by a driving simulator or an on-road driving task: A systematic review.

3D characterisation of the Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and skeletonisation (2018)
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Schlepütz, C. M., Zhao, Y., Du, W., Koe, B., Connolley, T., Irvine, S., …Mi, J. (2018). 3D characterisation of the Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and skeletonisation. Scripta materialia, 146, 321-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.12.010

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Synchrotron X-ray microtomography and skeletonisation method were used to study the true 3D network structures and morphologies of the Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al-5.0%Cu-0.6%Mn alloys with 0.5% and 1.0% Fe. It was... Read More about 3D characterisation of the Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and skeletonisation.

Lost in delegation? (Dis)organizing for sustainability (2018)
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Allen, S., Brigham, M., & Marshall, J. (2018). Lost in delegation? (Dis)organizing for sustainability. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 34(1), 29-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2017.11.002

Using actor-networks as our conceptual lens for appreciating complex sociomaterial interdependencies, we explore how a vision to “do things differently” for sustainability becomes enacted and significantly diluted at a major brownfield development pr... Read More about Lost in delegation? (Dis)organizing for sustainability.

Euthanasia and palliative sedation in Belgium (2018)
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Cohen-Almagor, R., & Ely, E. W. (2018). Euthanasia and palliative sedation in Belgium. BMJ supportive & palliative care, 8(3), 307-313. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-001398

The aim of this article is to use data from Belgium to analyse distinctions between palliative sedation and euthanasia. There is a need to reduce confusion and improve communication related to patient management at the end of life specifically regard... Read More about Euthanasia and palliative sedation in Belgium.

Optimal and Robust Control of Multi DOF Robotic Manipulator: Design and Hardware Realization (2018)
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Ajwad, S. A., Iqbal, J., Islam, R. U., Alsheikhy, A., Almeshal, A., & Mehmood, A. (2018). Optimal and Robust Control of Multi DOF Robotic Manipulator: Design and Hardware Realization. Cybernetics and Systems, 49(1), 77-93. https://doi.org/10.1080/01969722.2017.1412905

Robots have become an integral part of industrial automation. Their ultimate role and contribution in this sector is essentially a function of the associated control strategy to ensure precision, repeatability, and reliability, particularly in an env... Read More about Optimal and Robust Control of Multi DOF Robotic Manipulator: Design and Hardware Realization.

Non-Hawaiian lithostratigraphy of Louisville seamounts and the formation of high-latitude oceanic islands and guyots (2018)
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Buchs, D. M., Williams, R., Sano, S.-I., & Wright, V. P. (2018). Non-Hawaiian lithostratigraphy of Louisville seamounts and the formation of high-latitude oceanic islands and guyots. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 356, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.12.019

Guyots are large seamounts with a flat summit that is generally believed to form due to constructional biogenic and/or erosional processes during the formation of volcanic islands. However, despite their large abundance in the oceans, there are still... Read More about Non-Hawaiian lithostratigraphy of Louisville seamounts and the formation of high-latitude oceanic islands and guyots.

The mower, the sower, and the mayor: Thomas Hardy and Hamo Thornycroft, encounters and affinities (2018)
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Thomas, J. (2018). The mower, the sower, and the mayor: Thomas Hardy and Hamo Thornycroft, encounters and affinities. Word and Image, 34(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/02666286.2017.1327306

This essay explores the intellectual and creative friendship between Thomas Hardy and Hamo Thornycroft, who met in 1883 when they were engaged upon works that were to define their respective careers. Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge and Thornycroft’... Read More about The mower, the sower, and the mayor: Thomas Hardy and Hamo Thornycroft, encounters and affinities.

Cognitive reserve as a moderator of the negative association between mood and cognition: Evidence from a population-representative cohort (2018)
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Opdebeeck, C., Matthews, F. E., Wu, Y. T., Woods, R. T., Brayne, C., & Clare, L. (2018). Cognitive reserve as a moderator of the negative association between mood and cognition: Evidence from a population-representative cohort. Psychological Medicine, 48(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003329171700126X

Background Cognitive reserve (CR) has been associated with better cognitive function and lower risk of depression in older people, yet it remains unclear whether CR moderates the association between mood and cognition. This study aimed to investigate... Read More about Cognitive reserve as a moderator of the negative association between mood and cognition: Evidence from a population-representative cohort.

Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Case-control study (2018)
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Richardson, K., Fox, C., Maidment, I., Steel, N., Loke, Y. K., Arthur, A., …Savva, G. M. (2018). Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Case-control study. BMJ, 361, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1315

Objectives: To estimate the association between the duration and level of exposure to different classes of anticholinergic drugs and subsequent incident dementia. Design: Case-control study. Setting: General practices in the UK contributing to the Cl... Read More about Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Case-control study.

Evolution of dementia diagnosis over time (1988–2013): Evidence from French and English cohorts. Implication for secular trends analyses (2018)
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Grasset, L., Matthews, F. E., Pérès, K., Foubert-Samier, A., Helmer, C., Dartigues, J. F., & Brayne, C. (2018). Evolution of dementia diagnosis over time (1988–2013): Evidence from French and English cohorts. Implication for secular trends analyses. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 10, 490-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2018.07.005

Introduction: The aims of this study are to examine the evolution of clinical dementia diagnosis over 3 decades and to investigate secular trends of dementia. Methods: Four cohorts covering a period from 1988 to 2013 were used: the Personnes Agées Qu... Read More about Evolution of dementia diagnosis over time (1988–2013): Evidence from French and English cohorts. Implication for secular trends analyses.

'Phoenix polymers': Fire induced nanohardness in fibril-forming aromatic cyanate esters (2018)
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Mooring, L., Thompson, S., Hall, S. A., Pani, S., Zioupos, P., Swan, M., …Hamerton, I. (2018). 'Phoenix polymers': Fire induced nanohardness in fibril-forming aromatic cyanate esters. RSC advances, 8(63), 36264-36271. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ra07449f

For the first time we present nanoindentation analysis of charred, cured aromatic cyanate esters, which exhibit outstanding mechanical properties when analysed under applied loads of 0.1-300 mN. Following charring (900 °C for 10 minutes to achieve gr... Read More about 'Phoenix polymers': Fire induced nanohardness in fibril-forming aromatic cyanate esters.

Applying Salutogenesis to the Experiences of Students with Disabilities in the Netherlands (2018)
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Dell'Olio, M., Vaandrager, L., & Koelen, M. (2018). Applying Salutogenesis to the Experiences of Students with Disabilities in the Netherlands. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability (JPED), 31(1), 75-89

Students with disabilities face several barriers during their academic lives. However, as many of them manage to access a variety of resources, their experiences can be examined through the lens of salutogenesis, which is employed to analyze the mech... Read More about Applying Salutogenesis to the Experiences of Students with Disabilities in the Netherlands.

Development of mobile-interfaced machine learning-based predictive models for improving students' performance in programming courses (2018)
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Matthew, F. T., Adepoju, A. I., Ayodele, O., Olumide, O., Olatayo, O., Adebimpe, E., …Funmilola, E. (2018). Development of mobile-interfaced machine learning-based predictive models for improving students' performance in programming courses. International journal of advanced computer science and applications : IJACSA, 9(5), 105-115. https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2018.090514

Student performance modelling (SPM) is a critical step to assessing and improving students' performances in their learning discourse. However, most existing SPM are based on statistical approaches, which on one hand are based on probability, depictin... Read More about Development of mobile-interfaced machine learning-based predictive models for improving students' performance in programming courses.

Nonlinear control of a flexible joint robotic manipulator with experimental validation (2018)
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Alam, W., Mehmood, A., Ali, K., Javaid, U., Alharbi, S., & Iqbal, J. (2018). Nonlinear control of a flexible joint robotic manipulator with experimental validation. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 64(1), 47-55. https://doi.org/10.5545/sv-jme.2017.4786

This article addresses the design and implementation of robust nonlinear control approaches to obtain the desired trajectory tracking of a flexible joint manipulator driven with a direct-current (DC) geared motor. The nonlinear control schemes have b... Read More about Nonlinear control of a flexible joint robotic manipulator with experimental validation.

A novel goal-oriented strategy for mobile robot navigation without sub-goals constraint (2018)
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Zohaib, M., Iqbal, J., & Pasha, S. M. (2018). A novel goal-oriented strategy for mobile robot navigation without sub-goals constraint. Revue Roumaine des Sciences Techniques : Série Électrotechnique et Énergétique, 63(1), 106-111

This paper proposes an approach for obstacle avoidance to ensure safe navigation in a mazy environment. The presented bubble bug algorithm (BBA) is an enhancement of already proposed intelligent bug algorithm (IBA), which over performs bug variants.... Read More about A novel goal-oriented strategy for mobile robot navigation without sub-goals constraint.

Fucino palaeo-lake: Towards the Palaeoenvironmental history of the last 430 Ka (2018)
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Mannella, G., Giaccio, B., Zanchetta, G., Regattieri, E., Leicher, N., Scheidt, S., …Wagner, B. (2018). Fucino palaeo-lake: Towards the Palaeoenvironmental history of the last 430 Ka. AMQ. Alpine and mediterranean quaternary / AIQUA Associazione italiana per lo studio del Quaternario, 31(1), 141-145

© 2010 AIQUA - Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Quaternario e EMMEVI - Servizio Congressi SPA. The sedimentary succession deposited in Fucino palaeo-lake potentially records the environmental history of the Central Mediterranean Region continu... Read More about Fucino palaeo-lake: Towards the Palaeoenvironmental history of the last 430 Ka.

Civic Junzi or Noble Citizen: Junzi and Citizen revisited (2018)
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Wang, C. (2018). Civic Junzi or Noble Citizen: Junzi and Citizen revisited. Tian Fu New Idea, 2018(1), 52-61

本文以政治法理与道德伦理为分类标准， 对君子与公民进行了比较分析， 发现它们既有􀌬致性又有差异性、既同调又异调。作者由此驳斥了两种论断。接着， 文章论证了君子与公民相􃏿合的两种可能路径：一 􀌬种是“君子的公民化”， 塑造的是“ 公民式君子”；一 􀌬种是“ 公民的君子... Read More about Civic Junzi or Noble Citizen: Junzi and Citizen revisited.