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A reversible and visible colorimetric/fluorescent chemosensor for Al³⁺+ and F⁻ ions with a Large Stoke's shift (2014)
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Redshaw, C., Li, J., Mu, L., Wei, G., Zeng, X., & Zhao, Y.-H. (2014). A reversible and visible colorimetric/fluorescent chemosensor for Al³⁺+ and F⁻ ions with a Large Stoke's shift. Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical, 204(December), 450-458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2014.07.048

A quinoline-vinyl-dihydroxylphenyl linkage comprising a donor-π-bridge-acceptor structural motif, in which the quinoline serves as an electron-withdrawing core, has been synthesized and used as a fluorescent sensor (2) for the recognition of Al³⁺+ an... Read More about A reversible and visible colorimetric/fluorescent chemosensor for Al³⁺+ and F⁻ ions with a Large Stoke's shift.

Systematic review investigating the reporting of comorbidities and medication in randomized controlled trials of people with dementia (2014)
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Smith, T., Maidment, I., Hebding, J., Madzima, T., Cheater, F., Cross, J., Poland, F., White, J., Young, J., & Fox, C. (2014). Systematic review investigating the reporting of comorbidities and medication in randomized controlled trials of people with dementia. Age and ageing, 43(6), 868-872. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afu100

Objectives: dementia is a debilitating condition characterised by global loss of cognitive and intellectual functioning, which reduces social and occupational performance. This population frequently presents with medical co-morbidities such as hypert... Read More about Systematic review investigating the reporting of comorbidities and medication in randomized controlled trials of people with dementia.

The biomechanical function of periodontal ligament fibres in orthodontic tooth movement (2014)
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McCormack, S. W., Witzel, U., Watson, P. J., Fagan, M. J., & Gröning, F. (2014). The biomechanical function of periodontal ligament fibres in orthodontic tooth movement. PLoS ONE, 9(7), e102387. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102387

Orthodontic tooth movement occurs as a result of resorption and formation of the alveolar bone due to an applied load, but the stimulus responsible for triggering orthodontic tooth movement remains the subject of debate. It has been suggested that th... Read More about The biomechanical function of periodontal ligament fibres in orthodontic tooth movement.

Criminal careers in transition: The social context of desistance from crime (2014)
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Farrall, S., Hunter, B., Sharpe, G., & Calverley, A. (2014). Criminal careers in transition: The social context of desistance from crime. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199682157.001.0001

There has been a growth of interest in why people stop offending, and the processes by which they are rehabilitated back into the community. This book follows the completion of a fifth sweep of interviews with members of a cohort of former probatione... Read More about Criminal careers in transition: The social context of desistance from crime.

Ontology enhancing process for a situated and curiosity-driven robot (2014)
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Rea, F., Nefti-Meziani, S., Manzoor, U., & Davis, S. (2014). Ontology enhancing process for a situated and curiosity-driven robot. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 62(12), 1837-1847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2014.06.005

Nowadays, robots need to be able to interact with humans and objects in a flexible way and should be able to share the same knowledge (physical and social) of the human counterpart. Therefore, there is a need for a framework for expressing and sharin... Read More about Ontology enhancing process for a situated and curiosity-driven robot.

Designing the venue logistics management operations for a World Exposition (2014)
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Creazza, A., Colicchia, C., & Dallari, F. (2015). Designing the venue logistics management operations for a World Exposition. Production planning & control, 26(7), 543-563. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2014.929190

World Expositions, due to their size and peculiar features, pose a number of logistics challenges. This paper aims at developing a design framework for the venue logistics management (VLM) operations to replenish food products to the event site, thro... Read More about Designing the venue logistics management operations for a World Exposition.

Star formation in shocked cluster spirals and their tails (2014)
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Roediger, E., Brüggen, M., Owers, M. S., Ebeling, H., & Sun, M. (2014). Star formation in shocked cluster spirals and their tails. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Letters, 443(1), L114-L118. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slu087

Recent observations of ram pressure stripped spiral galaxies in clusters revealed details of the stripping process, i.e., the truncation of all interstellar medium (ISM) phases and of star formation (SF) in the disk, and multiphase star-forming tails... Read More about Star formation in shocked cluster spirals and their tails.

Is there an isotopic signature of the anthropocene? (2014)
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Dean, J. R., Leng, M. J., & Mackay, A. W. (2014). Is there an isotopic signature of the anthropocene?. Anthropocene Review, 1(3), 276-287. https://doi.org/10.1177/2053019614541631

We consider whether the Anthropocene is recorded in the isotope geochemistry of the atmosphere, sediments, plants and ice cores, and the time frame during which any changes are recorded, presenting examples from the literature. Carbon and nitrogen is... Read More about Is there an isotopic signature of the anthropocene?.

Spillovers from FDI and local networks: The importance of transactional linkages and vertical keiretsu in Japan (2014)
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Kimino, S., Driffield, N., & Saal, D. (2014). Spillovers from FDI and local networks: The importance of transactional linkages and vertical keiretsu in Japan. Multinational business review, 22(2), 176-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/mbr-01-2014-0004

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of host country networks and organisation of production in the context of international technology transfer that accompanies foreign direct investment (FDI). Design/methodology/approach... Read More about Spillovers from FDI and local networks: The importance of transactional linkages and vertical keiretsu in Japan.

Effects of opioids on immunologic parameters that are relevant to anti-tumour immune potential in patients with cancer: A systematic literature review (2014)
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Boland, J. W., McWilliams, K., Ahmedzai, S. H., & Pockley, A. G. (2014). Effects of opioids on immunologic parameters that are relevant to anti-tumour immune potential in patients with cancer: A systematic literature review. The British Journal of Cancer, 111(5), 866-873. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2014.384

Background: The immune system has a central role in controlling cancer, and factors that influence protective antitumour immunity could therefore have a significant impact on the course of malignant disease. Opioids are essential for the management o... Read More about Effects of opioids on immunologic parameters that are relevant to anti-tumour immune potential in patients with cancer: A systematic literature review.

HIF-1 alpha-independent hypoxia-induced rapid PTK6 stabilization is associated with increased motility and invasion (2014)
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Poujade, F.-A., Harvey, A. J., Blokland, N. J. G., Broos, A. W. T., Eccles, S. A., Hammond, E. M., Pires, I. M., Senra, J. M., & Span, P. N. (2014). HIF-1 alpha-independent hypoxia-induced rapid PTK6 stabilization is associated with increased motility and invasion. Cancer Biology and Therapy, 15(10), 1350-1357. https://doi.org/10.4161/cbt.29822

© 2014 Landes Bioscience. PTK6/Brk is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase overexpressed in cancer. Here we demonstrate that cytosolic PTK6 is rapidly and robustly induced in response to hypoxic conditions in a HIF-1-independent manner. Furthermore, a prop... Read More about HIF-1 alpha-independent hypoxia-induced rapid PTK6 stabilization is associated with increased motility and invasion.

The choice of commodity tax base in the presence of horizontal foreign direct investment (2014)
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McCracken, S. (2015). The choice of commodity tax base in the presence of horizontal foreign direct investment. International tax and public finance, 22(5), 811-833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10797-014-9332-1

We analyse the choice of commodity tax base, when countries set their taxes non-cooperatively in a reciprocal dumping model of homogeneous goods trade with horizontal foreign direct investment (FDI). We show that the consumption base (destination pri... Read More about The choice of commodity tax base in the presence of horizontal foreign direct investment.

Improving Well-being and Health for People with Dementia (WHELD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2014)
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Whitaker, R., Fossey, J., Ballard, C., Orrell, M., Moniz-Cook, E., Woods, R. T., Murray, J., Stafford, J., Knapp, M., Romeo, R., Carlton, B., Testad, I., & Khan, Z. (2014). Improving Well-being and Health for People with Dementia (WHELD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 15(1), Article ARTN 284. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-284

Background People with dementia living in care homes often have complex mental health problems, disabilities and social needs. Providing more comprehensive training for staff working in care home environments is a high national priority. It is import... Read More about Improving Well-being and Health for People with Dementia (WHELD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of coal-fired subcritical power plant (2014)
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Oko, E., & Wang, M. (2014). Dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of coal-fired subcritical power plant. Fuel, 135, 292-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2014.06.055

Coal-fired power plants are the main source of global electricity. As environmental regulations tighten, there is need to improve the design, operation and control of existing or new built coal-fired power plants. Modelling and simulation is identifi... Read More about Dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of coal-fired subcritical power plant.

On air cushioning in axisymmetric impacts (2014)
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Moore, M., & Oliver, J. (2014). On air cushioning in axisymmetric impacts. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics, 79(4), 661-680. https://doi.org/10.1093/imamat/hxu026

This paper extends the work of Moore et al. (2013, Air-cushioning in impact problems. IMA J. Appl. Math., 78, 818–838) by using a displacement potential formulation to analyse the post-impact effect of an air-cushioning layer on the normal impact of... Read More about On air cushioning in axisymmetric impacts.

Hyperpolarisation through reversible interactions with parahydrogen (2014)
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Lloyd, L. S., Asghar, A., Burns, M. J., Charlton, A., Coombes, S., Cowley, M. J., Dear, G. J., Duckett, S. B., Genov, G. R., Green, G. G. R., Highton, L. A. R., Hooper, A. J. J., Khan, M., Khazal, I. G., Lewis, R. J., Mewis, R. E., Roberts, A. D., & Ruddlesden, A. J. (2014). Hyperpolarisation through reversible interactions with parahydrogen. Catalysis science & technology, 4(10), 3544-3554. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cy00464g

We describe here how the complexes Ir(COD)(NHC)Cl [NHC = IMes, SIMes, IPr, SIPr, ICy, IMe and ImMe2NPri2] provide significant insight into the catalytic process that underpins the hyperpolarization method signal amplification by reversible exchange (... Read More about Hyperpolarisation through reversible interactions with parahydrogen.

The role of recollection in evaluative conditioning (2014)
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Halbeisen, G., Blask, K., Weil, R., & Walther, E. (2014). The role of recollection in evaluative conditioning. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 55, 162-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2014.07.005

Attitudes are a core construct of social psychology, and research showed that attitudes can be acquired by merely pairing neutral stimuli with other liked or disliked stimuli (i.e., evaluative conditioning, EC). In this research we address the role o... Read More about The role of recollection in evaluative conditioning.

Using systems thinking to educate for sustainability in a business school (2014)
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Miller, S., & Gregory, A. (2014). Using systems thinking to educate for sustainability in a business school. Systems, 2(3), 313-327. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems2030313

This paper explores what it means for a business school to embed systems thinking and sustainability into the curriculum by looking at both the application of systems thinking to the design of sustainable programmes and the teaching of system thinkin... Read More about Using systems thinking to educate for sustainability in a business school.