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CO₂ gasification of bio-char derived from conventional and microwave pyrolysis (2015)
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Wu, C., Budarin, V. L., Wang, M., Sharifi, V., Gronnow, M. J., Wu, Y., …Williams, P. T. (2015). CO₂ gasification of bio-char derived from conventional and microwave pyrolysis. Applied energy, 157, 533-539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.075

Thermal-chemical processing of biomass is expected to provide renewable and clean energy and fuels in the future. Due to the nature of endothermic reactions, microwave and conventional heating have been applied to this technology. However, more studi... Read More about CO₂ gasification of bio-char derived from conventional and microwave pyrolysis.

Fiscal policy, growth and income distribution in the UK (2015)
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Haughtony, J., Tuerck, D. G., Bhattarai, K., Haughton, J. H., & Tuerck, D. (2015). Fiscal policy, growth and income distribution in the UK. Applied economics and finance, 2(3), 20-36. https://doi.org/10.11114/aef.v2i3.830

Income and income inequality increased substantially in the UK during the industrial revolution. Income inequality was the highest around 1880. This triggered enactments of more egalitarian tax and transfer system, which halved income inequality by t... Read More about Fiscal policy, growth and income distribution in the UK.

International income convergence: Is Latin America actually different? (2015)
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King, A., & Ramlogan-Dobson, C. (2015). International income convergence: Is Latin America actually different?. Economic modelling, 49, 212-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2015.04.008

When unit-root tests are used to test the income convergence hypothesis for individual OECD economies, their growth paths are usually found to be systematically related to that of the benchmark economy (typically, the US). However, more mixed evidenc... Read More about International income convergence: Is Latin America actually different?.

Large Eddy Simulation of acoustic pulse propagation and turbulent flow interaction in expansion mufflers (2015)
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Singh, N. K., & Rubini, P. (2015). Large Eddy Simulation of acoustic pulse propagation and turbulent flow interaction in expansion mufflers. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 98(November), 6-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2015.04.015

A novel hybrid pressure-based compressible solver is developed and validated for low Mach number acoustic flow simulation. The solver is applied to the propagation of an acoustic pulse in a simple expansion muffler, a configuration frequently employe... Read More about Large Eddy Simulation of acoustic pulse propagation and turbulent flow interaction in expansion mufflers.

Corporate image: a service recovery perspective (2015)
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Mostafa, R. B., Lages, C. R., Shabbir, H. A., & Thwaites, D. (2015). Corporate image: a service recovery perspective. Journal of Service Research, 18(4), 468-483. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094670515584146

This article explores direct and indirect antecedents that contribute to corporate image formation in a service recovery context. Two studies were carried out in Egypt. Study 1 comprises 29 semistructured interviews with complainants of mobile phone... Read More about Corporate image: a service recovery perspective.

Simulated climate-warming increases Coleoptera activity-densities and reduces community diversity in a cereal crop (2015)
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Berthe, S. C., Derocles, S. A., Lunt, D. H., Kimball, B. A., & Evans, D. M. (2015). Simulated climate-warming increases Coleoptera activity-densities and reduces community diversity in a cereal crop. Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 210, 11-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.05.001

Abstract Simulated climate-warming experiments have provided important insights into the response of terrestrial ecosystems, but few have examined the impacts on agricultural insects, particularly those associated with the ecosystem service of biolog... Read More about Simulated climate-warming increases Coleoptera activity-densities and reduces community diversity in a cereal crop.

Silver nanoparticles affect the neural development of zebrafish embryos: AgNPs affect the embryonic neural development (2015)
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Xin, Q., Rotchell, J. M., Cheng, J., Yi, J., & Zhang, Q. (2015). Silver nanoparticles affect the neural development of zebrafish embryos: AgNPs affect the embryonic neural development. Journal of Applied Toxicology, 35(12), 1481-1492. https://doi.org/10.1002/jat.3164

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely used in commercial products. This study aims to understand the impact of AgNPs on the early developmental stages in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos. Embryos were exposed to two sizes of AgNPs at three dos... Read More about Silver nanoparticles affect the neural development of zebrafish embryos: AgNPs affect the embryonic neural development.

Evidence for an intrinsic factor promoting landscape genetic divergence in Madagascan leaf-litter frogs (2015)
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Wollenberg Valero, K. C. (2015). Evidence for an intrinsic factor promoting landscape genetic divergence in Madagascan leaf-litter frogs. Frontiers in Genetics, 06(MAY), Article 155. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2015.00155

The endemic Malagasy frog radiations are an ideal model system to study patterns and processes of speciation in amphibians. Large-scale diversity patterns of these frogs, together with other endemic animal radiations, led to the postulation of new an... Read More about Evidence for an intrinsic factor promoting landscape genetic divergence in Madagascan leaf-litter frogs.

The 10-tenets of adaptive management and sustainability: an holistic framework for understanding and managing the socio-ecological system (2015)
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Barnard, S., & Elliott, M. (2015). The 10-tenets of adaptive management and sustainability: an holistic framework for understanding and managing the socio-ecological system. Environmental science & policy, 51, 181-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2015.04.008

The three basic principles of sustainable development, relating to ecology, economy and society, have long been embedded within national and international strategies. In recent years we have augmented these principles by a further seven consideration... Read More about The 10-tenets of adaptive management and sustainability: an holistic framework for understanding and managing the socio-ecological system.

Energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction using an annular beam (2015)
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Dicken, A. J., Evans, J. P., Rogers, K. D., Greenwood, C., Godber, S. X., Prokopiou, D., …Zioupos, P. (2015). Energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction using an annular beam. Optics express, 23(10), 13443-13454. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.23.013443

We demonstrate material phase identification by measuring polychromatic diffraction spots from samples at least 20 mm in diameter and up to 10 mm thick with an energy resolving point detector. Within our method an annular X-ray beam in the form of a... Read More about Energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction using an annular beam.

Intergenerational spaces: Citizens, political marketing and conceptualising trust in a transitional democracy (2015)
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Susila, I., Dean, D., & Harness, D. (2015). Intergenerational spaces: Citizens, political marketing and conceptualising trust in a transitional democracy. Journal of marketing management, 31(9-10), 970-995. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2015.1036768

© 2015, Westburn Publishers Ltd. As the third largest democracy in the world, Indonesia’s relatively peaceful transition from authoritarian rule to democracy deserves academic attention. This study explored the notion of trust and how it could influe... Read More about Intergenerational spaces: Citizens, political marketing and conceptualising trust in a transitional democracy.

Mechanical properties of calvarial bones in a mouse model for craniosynostosis (2015)
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Moazen, M., Peskett, E., Babbs, C., Pauws, E., & Fagan, M. J. (2015). Mechanical properties of calvarial bones in a mouse model for craniosynostosis. PLoS ONE, 10(5), e0125757. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125757

The mammalian cranial vault largely consists of five flat bones that are joined together along their edges by soft fibrous tissues called sutures. Premature closure of the cranial sutures, craniosynostosis, can lead to serious clinical pathology unle... Read More about Mechanical properties of calvarial bones in a mouse model for craniosynostosis.

Synthesis and bioactivity of a conjugate composed of green tea catechins and hyaluronic acid (2015)
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Lee, F., Lim, J., Reithofer, M. R., Lee, S. S., Chung, J. E., Hauser, C. A. E., & Kurisawa, M. (2015). Synthesis and bioactivity of a conjugate composed of green tea catechins and hyaluronic acid. Polymer chemistry, 6(24), 4462-4472. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5py00495k

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a green tea polyphenol that has several biological activities, including anti-cancer activity and anti-inflammation. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a naturally-occurring polysaccharide that is widely used as a biomat... Read More about Synthesis and bioactivity of a conjugate composed of green tea catechins and hyaluronic acid.

Prices in parallel currency: The case of the exchange network of Chania (2015)
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Sotiropoulou, I. (2015). Prices in parallel currency: The case of the exchange network of Chania. International Journal of Community Currency Research, 19(Special Issue), D128-136. https://doi.org/10.15133/j.ijccr.2015.013

This paper investigates the prices set within the Exchange Network of Chania and tries to examine what prices are attributed to which products and services, how those prices are set and what they reveal about the values of the goods offered. Moreover... Read More about Prices in parallel currency: The case of the exchange network of Chania.

Resource-efficient fusion with pre-compensated transmissions for cooperative spectrum sensing (2015)
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Cattaneo, M. E., Aquino, G. P., & Guimarães, D. A. (2015). Resource-efficient fusion with pre-compensated transmissions for cooperative spectrum sensing. Sensors, 15(5), 10891-10908. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150510891

© 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Recently, a novel fusion scheme for cooperative spectrum sensing was proposed for saving resources in the control channel. Secondary users (SUs) simultaneously report their decisions using bin... Read More about Resource-efficient fusion with pre-compensated transmissions for cooperative spectrum sensing.

Pollen feeding proteomics: Salivary proteins of the passion flower butterfly, Heliconius melpomene (2015)
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Harpel, D., Cullen, D. A., Ott, S. R., Jiggins, C. D., & Walters, J. R. (2015). Pollen feeding proteomics: Salivary proteins of the passion flower butterfly, Heliconius melpomene. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 63, 7-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.04.004

While most adult Lepidoptera use flower nectar as their primary food source, butterflies in the genus Heliconius have evolved the novel ability to acquire amino acids from consuming pollen. Heliconius butterflies collect pollen on their proboscis, mo... Read More about Pollen feeding proteomics: Salivary proteins of the passion flower butterfly, Heliconius melpomene.

Stabilised columnar mesophases formed by 1 : 1 mixtures of hexaalkoxytriphenylenes with a hexaphenyltriphenylene-based polymer (2015)
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McLaren, S. R., Tate, D. J., Lozman, O. R., Mehl, G. H., & Bushby, R. J. (2015). Stabilised columnar mesophases formed by 1 : 1 mixtures of hexaalkoxytriphenylenes with a hexaphenyltriphenylene-based polymer. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3(22), 5754-5763. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tc00661a

The synthesis is reported for a main chain polymer in which the repeat units are 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaphenyltriphenylene moieties linked through flexible dodecyl chains. In compositions with a series of 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexakis(alkoxy)triphenylenes (HATn)... Read More about Stabilised columnar mesophases formed by 1 : 1 mixtures of hexaalkoxytriphenylenes with a hexaphenyltriphenylene-based polymer.

Directors’ share dealings and corporate insolvencies: evidence from the UK (2015)
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Ozkan, A., Poletti-Hughes, J., & Trzeciakiewicz, A. (2017). Directors’ share dealings and corporate insolvencies: evidence from the UK. The European journal of finance, 23(5), 427-455. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2015.1040168

This paper investigates the relation between insider trading and the likelihood of insolvency with a specific focus on the directors’ sale and purchase transactions preceding insolvency. We use a unique data set on directors’ dealings in 474 non-fina... Read More about Directors’ share dealings and corporate insolvencies: evidence from the UK.