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An electrodeposited Au nanoparticle/porous graphene nanoribbon composite for electrochemical detection of alpha-fetoprotein (2019)
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Jothi, L., Jaganathan, S. K., & Nageswaran, G. (2020). An electrodeposited Au nanoparticle/porous graphene nanoribbon composite for electrochemical detection of alpha-fetoprotein. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 242, Article 122514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2019.122514

In this work, a novel label-free electrochemical immunosensor for the detection of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is fabricated for early diagnosis and prognostics of liver cancer. A porous graphene nanoribbon (PGNR) was synthesized via chemical reduction m... Read More about An electrodeposited Au nanoparticle/porous graphene nanoribbon composite for electrochemical detection of alpha-fetoprotein.

An IoT-Based Framework of Webvr Visualization for Medical Big Data in Connected Health (2019)
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Xu, G., Lan, Y., Zhou, W., Huang, C., Li, W., Zhang, W., …Che, W. (2019). An IoT-Based Framework of Webvr Visualization for Medical Big Data in Connected Health. IEEE Access, 7, 173866-173874. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2957149

Recently, telemedicine has been widely applied in remote diagnosis, treatment and counseling, where the Internet of Things (IoT) technology plays an important role. In the process of telemedicine, data are collected from remote medical equipment, suc... Read More about An IoT-Based Framework of Webvr Visualization for Medical Big Data in Connected Health.

Perceptual and conceptual processing of visual objects across the adult lifespan (2019)
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Bruffaerts, R., Tyler, L. K., Shafto, M., Tsvetanov, K. A., Brayne, C., Bullmore, E. T., …Clarke, A. (2019). Perceptual and conceptual processing of visual objects across the adult lifespan. Scientific reports, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50254-5

Making sense of the external world is vital for multiple domains of cognition, and so it is crucial that object recognition is maintained across the lifespan. We investigated age differences in perceptual and conceptual processing of visual objects i... Read More about Perceptual and conceptual processing of visual objects across the adult lifespan.

Ecological genomics of adaptation to unpredictability in experimental rotifer populations (2019)
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Tarazona, E., Hahn, C., Franch-Gras, L., García-Roger, E. M., Carmona, M. J., & Gómez, A. (2019). Ecological genomics of adaptation to unpredictability in experimental rotifer populations. Scientific reports, 9(1), Article 19646. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56100-y

Elucidating the genetic basis of phenotypic variation in response to different environments is key to understanding how populations evolve. Facultatively sexual rotifers can develop adaptive responses to fluctuating environments. In a previous evolut... Read More about Ecological genomics of adaptation to unpredictability in experimental rotifer populations.

Constructivist Learning in University Undergraduate Programmes. Has Constructivism been Fully Embraced? Is there Clear Evidence that Constructivist Principles have been Applied to all Aspects of Contemporary University Undergraduate Study? (2019)
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Holmes, A. G. D. (2019). Constructivist Learning in University Undergraduate Programmes. Has Constructivism been Fully Embraced? Is there Clear Evidence that Constructivist Principles have been Applied to all Aspects of Contemporary University Undergraduate Study?. Shanlax International Journal of Education, 8(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.34293/education.v8i1.819

This conceptual paper provides an overview of constructivist education and the development and use of constructivist principles in contemporary higher education, outlining constructivism and some specific facets of student-centred learning. Drawing f... Read More about Constructivist Learning in University Undergraduate Programmes. Has Constructivism been Fully Embraced? Is there Clear Evidence that Constructivist Principles have been Applied to all Aspects of Contemporary University Undergraduate Study?.

Encouraging Postgraduate Dissertation Students’ Deep Reflection-on-Learning: A Case for a Reflective Approach to Evaluating Students’ Learning (2019)
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Minott, M. (2019). Encouraging Postgraduate Dissertation Students’ Deep Reflection-on-Learning: A Case for a Reflective Approach to Evaluating Students’ Learning. Journal of Education and Practice, 10(33), 29-36. https://doi.org/10.7176/jep/10-33-06

Over the past 30 years, the teaching profession has embraced the notion of the teacher as a reflective practitioner, which has led to an increased emphasis on teacher education programs offering learning experiences that model and encourage reflectiv... Read More about Encouraging Postgraduate Dissertation Students’ Deep Reflection-on-Learning: A Case for a Reflective Approach to Evaluating Students’ Learning.

Procoagulant tumor microvesicles attach to endothelial cells on biochips under microfluidic flow (2019)
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Algarni, A., Greenman, J., & Madden, L. A. (2019). Procoagulant tumor microvesicles attach to endothelial cells on biochips under microfluidic flow. Biomicrofluidics, 13(6), Article 064124. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5123462

Tumor patients are at a high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), and the mechanism by which this occurs may involve tumor-derived microvesicles (MVs). Previously, it has been shown that tumor MVs become attached to endothelial cells in static condi... Read More about Procoagulant tumor microvesicles attach to endothelial cells on biochips under microfluidic flow.

Rupture geometries in anisotropic amphibolite recorded by pseudotachylytes in the Gairloch Shear Zone, NW Scotland (2019)
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Campbell, L. R., Phillips, R. J., Walcott, R. C., & Lloyd, G. E. (2019). Rupture geometries in anisotropic amphibolite recorded by pseudotachylytes in the Gairloch Shear Zone, NW Scotland. Scottish Journal of Geology, 55(2), 75-92. https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg2019-003

Recent earthquakes involving complex multi-fault rupture have increased our appreciation of the variety of rupture geometries and fault interactions that occur within the short duration of coseismic slip. Geometrical complexities are intrinsically li... Read More about Rupture geometries in anisotropic amphibolite recorded by pseudotachylytes in the Gairloch Shear Zone, NW Scotland.

Effectiveness of Short-Term Heat Acclimation on Intermittent Sprint Performance With Moderately Trained Females Controlling for Menstrual Cycle Phase (2019)
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Garrett, A. T., Garrett, A., Dodd, E., Biddlecombe, V., Gleadall-Siddall, D., Burke, R., …Gritt, J. (2019). Effectiveness of Short-Term Heat Acclimation on Intermittent Sprint Performance With Moderately Trained Females Controlling for Menstrual Cycle Phase. Frontiers in Physiology, 10, Article 1458. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.01458

Introduction: Investigate the effectiveness of short-term heat acclimation (STHA), over 5-days (permissive dehydration), on an intermittent sprint exercise protocol (HST) with females. Controlling for menstrual cycle phase. Material and methods: Te... Read More about Effectiveness of Short-Term Heat Acclimation on Intermittent Sprint Performance With Moderately Trained Females Controlling for Menstrual Cycle Phase.

The nature and age of basement host rocks and fissure fills in the Lancaster field fractured reservoir, West of Shetland (2019)
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Holdsworth, R. E., Trice, R., Hardman, K., McCaffrey, K. J., Morton, A., Frei, D., …Rogers, S. (2020). The nature and age of basement host rocks and fissure fills in the Lancaster field fractured reservoir, West of Shetland. Journal of the Geological Society, 177(5), 1057-1073. https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2019-142

Hosting up to 3.3 billion barrels of oil in place, the upfaulted Precambrian crystalline rocks of the Lancaster field, offshore west of Shetland, give key insights into how fractured hydrocarbon reservoirs can form in such old rocks. The Neoarchean (... Read More about The nature and age of basement host rocks and fissure fills in the Lancaster field fractured reservoir, West of Shetland.

Low-intensity educational interventions supporting self-management to improve outcomes related to chronic breathlessness: a systematic review (2019)
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Raymond, B., Johnson, M., Luckett, T., Hutchinson, A., Lovell, M., & Phillips, J. (2019). Low-intensity educational interventions supporting self-management to improve outcomes related to chronic breathlessness: a systematic review. NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 29(1), Article 41. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-019-0152-8

Chronic breathlessness is debilitating and frightening, often resulting in emergency department presentations with acute-on-chronic breathlessness. Self-management is complex, involving 14 components as identified by the Practical Systematic Review i... Read More about Low-intensity educational interventions supporting self-management to improve outcomes related to chronic breathlessness: a systematic review.

Letter to the editor regarding the article “Walking cadence required to elicit criterion moderate-intensity physical activity is moderated by fitness status” by Abt et al. (2019) (2019)
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Abt, G., Bray, J., Myers, T., & Benson, A. (2020). Letter to the editor regarding the article “Walking cadence required to elicit criterion moderate-intensity physical activity is moderated by fitness status” by Abt et al. (2019). Journal of sports sciences, 38(3), 306-307. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1697485

Non-attendance at urgent referral appointments for suspected cancer: A qualitative study to gain understanding from patients and GPS (2019)
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Jefferson, L., Atkin, K., Sheridan, R., Oliver, S., Macleod, U., Hall, G., …Knapp, P. (2019). Non-attendance at urgent referral appointments for suspected cancer: A qualitative study to gain understanding from patients and GPS. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 69(689), E850-E859. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706625

© British Journal of General Practice Background: The 2-week-wait urgent referral policy in the UK has sought to improve cancer outcomes by accelerating diagnosis and treatment. However, around 5-7% of symptomatic referred patients cancel or do not... Read More about Non-attendance at urgent referral appointments for suspected cancer: A qualitative study to gain understanding from patients and GPS.

Gender, property and succession in the early modern English aristocracy: the case of Martha Janes and her illegitimate children (2019)
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Worthen, H., McDonagh, B., & Capern, A. (2019). Gender, property and succession in the early modern English aristocracy: the case of Martha Janes and her illegitimate children. Women's History Review, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/09612025.2019.1696414

This article addresses the boundaries of female power within early modern aristocratic families. It examines the family arrangements of Lord Emmanuel Scroop whose marriage to Elizabeth Manners was childless. The research sets out to uncover Lord Scro... Read More about Gender, property and succession in the early modern English aristocracy: the case of Martha Janes and her illegitimate children.

Generating and testing ecological hypotheses at the pondscape with environmental DNA metabarcoding: A case study on a threatened amphibian (2019)
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Harper, L. R., Lawson Handley, L., Hahn, C., Boonham, N., Rees, H. C., Lewis, E., …Hänfling, B. (2020). Generating and testing ecological hypotheses at the pondscape with environmental DNA metabarcoding: A case study on a threatened amphibian. Environmental DNA, 2(2), 184-199. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.57

Background: Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is revolutionizing biodiversity monitoring, but has unrealized potential for ecological hypothesis generation and testing. Aims: Here, we validate this potential in a large-scale analysis of vertebra... Read More about Generating and testing ecological hypotheses at the pondscape with environmental DNA metabarcoding: A case study on a threatened amphibian.