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Ageing and intergenerational care in rural China: a qualitative study of policy development (2018)
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Liu, J., & Cook, J. (2020). Ageing and intergenerational care in rural China: a qualitative study of policy development. Contemporary Social Science, 15(3), 378-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2018.1448943

The large-scale migration of younger workers from rural to urban China since the 1990s has separated many adult children from their ageing parents, thereby challenging traditional patterns of familial support in rural villages. Existing studies on ag... Read More about Ageing and intergenerational care in rural China: a qualitative study of policy development.

The long-run relationships between transport energy consumption, transport infrastructure, and economic growth in MENA countries (2018)
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Saidi, S., Shahbaz, M., & Akhtar, P. (2018). The long-run relationships between transport energy consumption, transport infrastructure, and economic growth in MENA countries. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 111, 78-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2018.03.013

This paper investigates the impact of transport energy consumption and transport infrastructure on economic growth by utilizing panel data on MENA countries (the Middle East and North Africa region) for the period of 2000-2016. The MENA region panel... Read More about The long-run relationships between transport energy consumption, transport infrastructure, and economic growth in MENA countries.

Nurse-facilitated health checks for persons with severe mental illness: A cluster-randomized controlled trial (2018)
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White, J., Lucas, J., Swift, L., Barton, G. R., Johnson, H., Irvine, L., …Gray, R. J. (2018). Nurse-facilitated health checks for persons with severe mental illness: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association, 69(5), 601-604. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700258

Objective: This study tested the effectiveness of a nurse delivered health check with the Health Improvement Profile (HIP), which takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and code, for persons with severe mental illness. Methods: A single-blind, clu... Read More about Nurse-facilitated health checks for persons with severe mental illness: A cluster-randomized controlled trial.

WSB-1 regulates the metastatic potential of hormone receptor negative breast cancer (2018)
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Poujade, F., Mannion, A., Brittain, N., Theodosi, A., Beeby, E., Leszczynska, K. B., …Pires, I. M. (2018). WSB-1 regulates the metastatic potential of hormone receptor negative breast cancer. The British Journal of Cancer, 118(9), 1229-1237. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-018-0056-3

© 2018 Cancer Research UK. Background: Metastatic spread is responsible for the majority of cancer-associated deaths. The tumour microenvironment, including hypoxia, is a major driver of metastasis. The aim of this study was to investigate the role o... Read More about WSB-1 regulates the metastatic potential of hormone receptor negative breast cancer.

Numerical and experimental studies of excitation force approximation for wave energy conversion (2018)
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Guo, B., Patton, R. J., Jin, S., & Lan, J. (2018). Numerical and experimental studies of excitation force approximation for wave energy conversion. Renewable energy, 125, 877-889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.03.007

Past or/and future information of the excitation force is useful for real-time power maximisation control of Wave Energy Converter (WEC) systems. Current WEC modelling approaches assume that the wave excitation force is accessible and known. However,... Read More about Numerical and experimental studies of excitation force approximation for wave energy conversion.

“With guiltles blood oft stained”: Spenser’s Ruines of Time and the Saints of St. Albans (2018)
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Mottram, S. (2018). “With guiltles blood oft stained”: Spenser’s Ruines of Time and the Saints of St. Albans. Spenser studies, 31(1), 533-556. https://doi.org/10.1086/694442

Alban is conspicuously absent from Spenser’s Ruines of Time. Although Camden writes that Verulamium was “famous for […] bringing foorth Alban,” Spenser’s Verlame is silent on Alban and again departs from Camden to claim Verulamium had been built on t... Read More about “With guiltles blood oft stained”: Spenser’s Ruines of Time and the Saints of St. Albans.

Thinking aloud: an exploration of cognitions in professional snooker (2018)
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Welsh, J. C., Dewhurst, S. A., & Perry, J. L. (2018). Thinking aloud: an exploration of cognitions in professional snooker. Psychology of sport and exercise, 36, 197-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.03.003

Objectives: Presently, there is no exploration into the cognitive processes of super-elite and elite professional snooker players during real-time performance. Therefore, this study explored the cognitions of seven professional snooker players during... Read More about Thinking aloud: an exploration of cognitions in professional snooker.

A web-based platform for people with memory problems and their caregivers (CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD): Mixed-methods evaluation of usability (2018)
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Zafeiridi, P., Paulson, K., Dunn, R., Wolverson, E., White, C., Thorpe, J. A., …Tzovaras, D. (2018). A web-based platform for people with memory problems and their caregivers (CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD): Mixed-methods evaluation of usability. JMIR Formative Research, 2(1), Article e4. https://doi.org/10.2196/formative.9083

Background: The increasing number of people with dementia (PwD) drives research exploring Web-based support interventions to provide effective care for larger populations. In this concept, a Web-based platform (CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD, 620911) was designed... Read More about A web-based platform for people with memory problems and their caregivers (CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD): Mixed-methods evaluation of usability.

Low-angle dunes in the Changjiang (Yangtze) Estuary: Flow and sediment dynamics under tidal influence (2018)
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Hackney, C. R., Hu, H., Wei, T., Yang, Z., Hackney, C., & Parsons, D. R. (2018). Low-angle dunes in the Changjiang (Yangtze) Estuary: Flow and sediment dynamics under tidal influence. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 205, 110-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.03.009

It has long been highlighted that important feedbacks exist between river bed morphology, sediment transport and the turbulent flow field and that these feedbacks change in response to forcing mechanisms. However, our current understanding of bedform... Read More about Low-angle dunes in the Changjiang (Yangtze) Estuary: Flow and sediment dynamics under tidal influence.

Development and application of a machine learning algorithm for classification of elasmobranch behaviour from accelerometry data (2018)
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Brewster, L. R., Dale, J. J., Guttridge, T. L., Gruber, S. H., Hansell, A. C., Elliott, M., …Gleiss, A. C. (2018). Development and application of a machine learning algorithm for classification of elasmobranch behaviour from accelerometry data. Marine Biology, 165(4), Article 62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3318-y

© 2018, The Author(s). Discerning behaviours of free-ranging animals allows for quantification of their activity budget, providing important insight into ecology. Over recent years, accelerometers have been used to unveil the cryptic lives of animals... Read More about Development and application of a machine learning algorithm for classification of elasmobranch behaviour from accelerometry data.

Influences on care preferences of older people with advanced illness: a systematic review and thematic synthesis (2018)
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Etkind, S. N., Bone, A. E., Lovell, N., Higginson, I. J., & Murtagh, F. E. (2018). Influences on care preferences of older people with advanced illness: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66(5), 1031-1039. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15272

Objectives To determine and explore the influences on care preferences of older people with advanced illness and integrate our results into a model to guide practice and research. Design Systematic review using Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, Web of S... Read More about Influences on care preferences of older people with advanced illness: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.

Detecting host-parasitoid interactions in an invasive Lepidopteran using nested tagging DNA metabarcoding (2018)
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Kitson, J. J. N., Hahn, C., Sands, R. J., Straw, N. A., Evans, D. M., & Lunt, D. H. (2019). Detecting host-parasitoid interactions in an invasive Lepidopteran using nested tagging DNA metabarcoding. Molecular ecology, 28(2), 471-483. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14518

Determining the host-parasitoid interactions and parasitism rates for invasive species entering novel environments is an important first step in assessing potential routes for biocontrol and integrated pest management. Conventional insect rearing tec... Read More about Detecting host-parasitoid interactions in an invasive Lepidopteran using nested tagging DNA metabarcoding.

Forms, dialectics and the healthy community: the British idealists' receptions of Plato (2018)
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Tyler, C. (2018). Forms, dialectics and the healthy community: the British idealists' receptions of Plato. Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie, 100(1), 76-105. https://doi.org/10.1515/agph-2018-0004

© 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH. All rights reserved. This article counters the dominant misinterpretations of the British idealists' readings of Plato, thereby fundamentally undermining the current historiography of Plato's modern reception in the Eng... Read More about Forms, dialectics and the healthy community: the British idealists' receptions of Plato.

The effect of pH on citric acid cough challenge: A randomised control trial in chronic cough and healthy volunteers (2018)
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Rai, Z. L., Fowles, H. E., Wright, C., Howard, J., & Morice, A. H. (2018). The effect of pH on citric acid cough challenge: A randomised control trial in chronic cough and healthy volunteers. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 257, 51-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2018.02.013

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Introduction: Citric acid has been used for over six decades to induce cough; however the mechanism of its pro-tussive effect is still not fully understood. We assessed the response to inhalation of citric acid at varying levels... Read More about The effect of pH on citric acid cough challenge: A randomised control trial in chronic cough and healthy volunteers.

Short-Term Training and Detraining Effects of Supervised vs. Unsupervised Resistance Exercise in Aging Adults (2018)
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Orange, S. T., Marshall, P., Madden, L. A., & Vince, R. V. (2019). Short-Term Training and Detraining Effects of Supervised vs. Unsupervised Resistance Exercise in Aging Adults. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 33(10), 2733-2742. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002536

Orange, ST, Marshall, P, Madden, LA, and Vince, RV. Short-term training and detraining effects of supervised vs. unsupervised resistance exercise in aging adults. J Strength Cond Res 33(10): 2733-2742, 2019-This study compared the effects of a 4-week... Read More about Short-Term Training and Detraining Effects of Supervised vs. Unsupervised Resistance Exercise in Aging Adults.

Implementing change in primary care practice: lessons from a mixed-methods evaluation of a frailty initiative (2018)
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Bryce, C., Fleming, J., & Reeve, J. (2018). Implementing change in primary care practice: lessons from a mixed-methods evaluation of a frailty initiative. BJGP Open, 2(1), Article bjgpopen18X101421. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen18X101421

© 2018, BJGP Open. Background: The NHS is facing increasing needs from an aging population, which is acutely visible in the emerging problem of frailty. There is growing evidence describing new models of care for people living with frailty, but a lac... Read More about Implementing change in primary care practice: lessons from a mixed-methods evaluation of a frailty initiative.

Individual and Community-level Determinants of Antenatal HIV Testing in Zimbabwe (2018)
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Magadi, M., & Gazimbi, M. M. (2019). Individual and Community-level Determinants of Antenatal HIV Testing in Zimbabwe. Journal of biosocial science, 51(2), 203-224. https://doi.org/10.1017/S002193201800007X

This study contributes to the dialogue on prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) through the use of HIV and antenatal care (ANC) integrated services. This was done by exploring the determinants of antenatal HIV testing in Zimbabwe. Mu... Read More about Individual and Community-level Determinants of Antenatal HIV Testing in Zimbabwe.

A 18F radiolabelled Zn(ii) sensing fluorescent probe (2018)
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Price, T. W., Firth, G., Eling, C. J., Kinnon, M., Long, N. J., Sturge, J., & Stasiuk, G. J. (2018). A 18F radiolabelled Zn(ii) sensing fluorescent probe. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 54(26), 3227-3230. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc00687c

A selective fluorescent probe for Zn(ii), AQA-F, has been synthesized. AQA-F exhibits a ratiometric shift in emission of up to 80 nm upon binding Zn(ii) ([AQA-F] = 0.1 mM, [Zn(ii)Cl 2 ] = 0-300 μM). An enhancement of quantum yield from Φ = 4.2% to Φ... Read More about A 18F radiolabelled Zn(ii) sensing fluorescent probe.