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On the structure of the Nx phase of symmetric dimers: inferences from NMR (2014)
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Hoffmann, A., Vanakaras, A. G., Kohlmeier, A., Mehl, G., & Photinos, D. J. (2015). On the structure of the Nx phase of symmetric dimers: inferences from NMR. Soft matter, 11(5), 850-855. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4sm02480j

NMR measurements on a selectively deuterated liquid crystal dimer CB-C9-CB, exhibiting two nematic phases, show that the molecules in the lower temperature nematic phase, NX, experience a chiral environment and are ordered about a uniformly oriented... Read More about On the structure of the Nx phase of symmetric dimers: inferences from NMR.

3D vasculature segmentation using localized hybrid level-set method (2014)
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Hong, Q., Li, Q., Wang, B., Li, Y., Yao, J., Liu, K., & Wu, Q. (2014). 3D vasculature segmentation using localized hybrid level-set method. BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 13(1), 169. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-13-169

Background: Intensity inhomogeneity occurs in many medical images, especially in vessel images. Overcoming the difficulty due to image inhomogeneity is crucial for the segmentation of vessel image. Methods: This paper proposes a localized hybrid leve... Read More about 3D vasculature segmentation using localized hybrid level-set method.

People with gender dysphoria who self-prescribe cross-sex hormones: Prevalence, sources, and side effects knowledge (2014)
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Mepham, N., Bouman, W. P., Arcelus, J., Hayter, M., & Wylie, K. R. (2014). People with gender dysphoria who self-prescribe cross-sex hormones: Prevalence, sources, and side effects knowledge. The journal of sexual medicine, 11(12), 2995-3001. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12691

Introduction: There is a scarcity of research into the use of non-physician-sourced cross-sex hormones in the transgender population. However, when medication is not prescribed by health professionals, users' knowledge of such medication may be adver... Read More about People with gender dysphoria who self-prescribe cross-sex hormones: Prevalence, sources, and side effects knowledge.

Interplay between R513 methylation and S516 phosphorylation of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel (2014)
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Beltran-Alvarez, P., Feixas, F., Osuna, S., Díaz-Hernández, R., Brugada, R., & Pagans, S. (2015). Interplay between R513 methylation and S516 phosphorylation of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel. Amino acids, 47(2), 429-434. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-014-1890-0

Arginine methylation is a novel post-translational modification within the voltage-gated ion channel superfamily, including the cardiac sodium channel, Naᵥ1.5. We show that Naᵥ1.5 R513 methylation decreases S516 phosphorylation rate by 4 orders of ma... Read More about Interplay between R513 methylation and S516 phosphorylation of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel.

Continuing social presence of the dead: Exploring suicide bereavement through online memorialisation (2014)
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Bailey, L., Bell, J., & Kennedy, D. (2015). Continuing social presence of the dead: Exploring suicide bereavement through online memorialisation. The new review of hypermedia and multimedia, 21(1-2), 72-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614568.2014.983554

© 2014 The Author(s). The last 10 years have seen a rise in Internet sites commemorating those lost to suicide. These sites describe the life of the deceased and the afterlife of relatives, parents, friends or siblings who have been termed the "forgo... Read More about Continuing social presence of the dead: Exploring suicide bereavement through online memorialisation.

Mapping the interactions between rivers and sand dunes: Implications for fluvial and aeolian geomorphology (2014)
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Liu, B., & Coulthard, T. J. (2015). Mapping the interactions between rivers and sand dunes: Implications for fluvial and aeolian geomorphology. Geomorphology, 231(February), 246-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.12.011

The interaction between fluvial and aeolian processes can significantly change Earth surface morphology. When rivers and sand dunes meet, the interaction of sediment transport between the two systems can lead to change in either or both systems. Howe... Read More about Mapping the interactions between rivers and sand dunes: Implications for fluvial and aeolian geomorphology.

Erratum: The stellar masses of ~40 000 UV-selected galaxies from the WiggleZ survey at 0.3 < z < 1.0: Analogues of Lyman break galaxies? (2014)
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Banerji, M., Glazebrook, K., Blake, C., Brough, S., Colless, M., Contreras, C., …Yee, H. K. C. (2015). Erratum: The stellar masses of ~40 000 UV-selected galaxies from the WiggleZ survey at 0.3 < z < 1.0: Analogues of Lyman break galaxies?. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 447(1), 325-325. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2478

Analysis of heart rate variability amongst cyclists under perceived variations of risk exposure (2014)
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Doorley, R., Pakrashi, V., Byrne, E., Comerford, S., Ghosh, B., & Groeger, J. A. (2015). Analysis of heart rate variability amongst cyclists under perceived variations of risk exposure. Transportation research. Part F, Traffic psychology and behaviour, 28, 40-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2014.11.004

Cycling as a mode of travel provides an opportunity for many people to increase their levels of regular physical activity and contribute to their mental and physical health. Heart rate is often used as a means of measuring the intensity and energy ex... Read More about Analysis of heart rate variability amongst cyclists under perceived variations of risk exposure.

Experimental and numerical investigation of Helmholtz resonators and perforated liners as attenuation devices in industrial gas turbine combustors (2014)
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Houston, B., Wang, J., Qin, Q., & Rubini, P. (2015). Experimental and numerical investigation of Helmholtz resonators and perforated liners as attenuation devices in industrial gas turbine combustors. Fuel, 151, 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2014.12.001

This paper reports upon developments in the simulation of the passive control of combustion dynamics in industrial gas turbines using acoustic attenuation devices such as Helmholtz resonators and perforated liners. Combustion instability in gas turbi... Read More about Experimental and numerical investigation of Helmholtz resonators and perforated liners as attenuation devices in industrial gas turbine combustors.

Political pressure and procyclical expenditure: An analysis of the expenditures of state governments in Mexico (2014)
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Abbott, A., Cabral, R., Jones, P., & Palacios, R. (2015). Political pressure and procyclical expenditure: An analysis of the expenditures of state governments in Mexico. Europäische Zeitschrift für politische Ökonomie = European journal of political economy, 37, 195-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2014.12.001

© 2014 Elsevier B.V. Government expenditures are procyclical if they increase in periods of economic growth and decrease in periods of economic downturn. This paper tests the proposition that (within federations) political pressures for public expend... Read More about Political pressure and procyclical expenditure: An analysis of the expenditures of state governments in Mexico.

Considering the role of cognitive control in expert performance (2014)
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Toner, J., Montero, B. G., & Moran, A. (2015). Considering the role of cognitive control in expert performance. Phenomenology and the cognitive sciences, 14(4), 1127-1144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11097-014-9407-6

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Dreyfus and Dreyfus’ (1986) influential phenomenological analysis of skill acquisition proposes that expert performance is guided by non-cognitive responses which are fast, effortless and apparently... Read More about Considering the role of cognitive control in expert performance.

Constituting best practice in management consulting (2014)
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Collins, D. (2016). Constituting best practice in management consulting. Culture and organization, 22(5), 409-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2014.983109

This paper offers critical reflections on the construction and propagation of ‘best practice’: a concept which has become increasingly important in the business world and in civic life more generally. Focusing upon the activities of the Management Co... Read More about Constituting best practice in management consulting.

Pollination by nocturnal Lepidoptera, and the effects of light pollution: A review (2014)
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Macgregor, C. J., Pocock, M. J. O., Fox, R., & Evans, D. M. (2015). Pollination by nocturnal Lepidoptera, and the effects of light pollution: A review. Ecological entomology, 40(3), 187-198. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12174

1. Moths (Lepidoptera) are the major nocturnal pollinators of flowers. However, their importance and contribution to the provision of pollination ecosystem services may have been under-appreciated. Evidence was identified that moths are important pol... Read More about Pollination by nocturnal Lepidoptera, and the effects of light pollution: A review.

In situ synchrotron x-ray study of ultrasound cavitation and its effect on solidification microstructures (2014)
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Mi, J., Tan, D., & Lee, T. L. (2015). In situ synchrotron x-ray study of ultrasound cavitation and its effect on solidification microstructures. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 46(4), 1615-1619. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-014-0256-z

Considerable progress has been made in studying the mechanism and effectiveness of using ultrasound waves to manipulate the solidification microstructures of metallic alloys. However, uncertainties remain in both the underlying physics of how microst... Read More about In situ synchrotron x-ray study of ultrasound cavitation and its effect on solidification microstructures.

Quaternary climate change and Heinrich events in the southern Balkans: Lake Prespa diatom palaeolimnology from the last interglacial to present (2014)
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Cvetkoska, A., Levkov, Z., Reed, J. M., Wagner, B., Panagiotopoulos, K., Leng, M. J., & Lacey, J. H. (2015). Quaternary climate change and Heinrich events in the southern Balkans: Lake Prespa diatom palaeolimnology from the last interglacial to present. Journal of paleolimnology, 53(2), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-014-9821-3

Lake Prespa, in the Balkans, contains an important palaeo-archive in a key location for understanding Quaternary climate variability in the transition between Mediterranean and central European climate zones. Previous palaeoenvironmental research on... Read More about Quaternary climate change and Heinrich events in the southern Balkans: Lake Prespa diatom palaeolimnology from the last interglacial to present.

Remembering faces with emotional expressions (2014)
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Liu, C. H., Chen, W., & Ward, J. (2014). Remembering faces with emotional expressions. Frontiers in Psychology, 5(DEC), Article ARTN 1439. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01439

It is known that happy faces create more robust identity recognition memory than faces with some other expressions. However, this advantage was not verified against all basic expressions. Moreover, no research has assessed whether similar differences... Read More about Remembering faces with emotional expressions.

Awareness of memory task impairment versus everyday memory difficulties in dementia (2014)
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Morris, R. G., Nelis, S. M., Martyr, A., Markova, I., Roth, I., Woods, R. T., …Clare, L. (2016). Awareness of memory task impairment versus everyday memory difficulties in dementia. Journal of neuropsychology, 10(1), 130-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.12062

© 2014 The British Psychological Society. The study investigated different types of awareness of memory dysfunction in dementia, specifically judgements concerning memory task performance or appraisal of everyday memory functioning and also exploring... Read More about Awareness of memory task impairment versus everyday memory difficulties in dementia.

A planned study of the impact of B2C logistics service quality on shopper satisfaction and loyalty (2014)
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Grant, D., & Philipp, B. (2014). A planned study of the impact of B2C logistics service quality on shopper satisfaction and loyalty. Sinergie, 95(September to December), 46-53. https://doi.org/10.7433/s95.2014.05

Purpose of the paper: This paper reports on an in-progress study of the impact of business to consumer (B2C) logistics service quality (LSQ) on in-store shopper satisfaction and loyalty. Methodology: A comparative research approach is being used acro... Read More about A planned study of the impact of B2C logistics service quality on shopper satisfaction and loyalty.