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Preliminary testing using Mokken scaling of an Italian translation of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED-I) scale (2015)
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Bagnasco, A., Watson, R., Zanini, M., Rosa, F., Rocco, G., & Sasso, L. (2015). Preliminary testing using Mokken scaling of an Italian translation of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED-I) scale. Applied nursing research : ANR, 28(4), 391-396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2015.02.003

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. Purpose: To study the psychometric properties of an Italian version of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED-I) Scale. Background: The EdFED Scale is the only validated instrument that measures difficulty with feedi... Read More about Preliminary testing using Mokken scaling of an Italian translation of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED-I) scale.

Teachers learning to use the iPad in Scotland and Wales: a new model of professional development (2015)
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Beauchamp, G., Burden, K., & Abbinett, E. (2015). Teachers learning to use the iPad in Scotland and Wales: a new model of professional development. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 41(2), 161-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2015.1013370

In learning to use a new technology like the iPad, primary teachers adopt a diverse range of experiential, informal and playful strategies contrasting sharply with traditional models underpinning professional development which emphasise formal course... Read More about Teachers learning to use the iPad in Scotland and Wales: a new model of professional development.

Determining Plant – Leaf Miner – Parasitoid Interactions: A DNA Barcoding Approach (2015)
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Derocles, S. A., Evans, D. M., Nichols, P. C., Evans, S. A., & Lunt, D. H. (2015). Determining Plant – Leaf Miner – Parasitoid Interactions: A DNA Barcoding Approach. PLoS ONE, 10(2), Article e0117872. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117872

A major challenge in network ecology is to describe the full-range of species interactions in a community to create highly-resolved food-webs. We developed a molecular approach based on DNA full barcoding and mini-barcoding to describe difficult to o... Read More about Determining Plant – Leaf Miner – Parasitoid Interactions: A DNA Barcoding Approach.

Modelling of a post-combustion CO₂ capture process using neural networks (2015)
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Li, F., Zhang, J., Oko, E., & Wang, M. (2015). Modelling of a post-combustion CO₂ capture process using neural networks. Fuel, 151, 156-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2015.02.038

This paper presents a study of modelling post-combustion CO₂ capture process using bootstrap aggregated neural networks. The neural network models predict CO₂ capture rate and CO₂ capture level using the following variables as model inputs: inlet flu... Read More about Modelling of a post-combustion CO₂ capture process using neural networks.

Traceability system for capturing, processing and providing consumer-relevant information about wood products: System solution and its economic feasibility (2015)
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Appelhanz, S., Osburg, V. S., Toporowski, W., & Schumann, M. (2016). Traceability system for capturing, processing and providing consumer-relevant information about wood products: System solution and its economic feasibility. Journal of cleaner production, 110(January), 132-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.034

Current research and practice reports indicate the existence of purchase barriers concerning eco-friendly products, e.g. wood products. These can be ascribed to consumers' mistrust regarding the non-observable environmental impact of wood products. T... Read More about Traceability system for capturing, processing and providing consumer-relevant information about wood products: System solution and its economic feasibility.

Potential for improving the energy efficiency of cryogenic air separation unit (ASU) using binary heat recovery cycles (2015)
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Aneke, M., & Wang, M. (2015). Potential for improving the energy efficiency of cryogenic air separation unit (ASU) using binary heat recovery cycles. Applied thermal engineering, 81(April), 223-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.02.034

In this paper, the potential of improving the energy efficiency of a conventional cryogenic air separation unit (ASU) was investigated through modelling and simulation using Aspen Plus® v 8.1. It is achieved through converting the heat from the compr... Read More about Potential for improving the energy efficiency of cryogenic air separation unit (ASU) using binary heat recovery cycles.

How Men Manage Bulbar Urethral Stricture by Concealing Urinary Symptoms (2015)
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Whybrow, P., Rapley, T., Pickard, R., & Hrisos, S. (2015). How Men Manage Bulbar Urethral Stricture by Concealing Urinary Symptoms. Qualitative Health Research, 25(10), 1435-1442. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732315573208

In this article, we present findings from research conducted as part of a multi-center surgical trial. Bulbar urethral stricture, a narrowing of the middle urethra, is a common cause of urinary problems in men that can have a profound impact on their... Read More about How Men Manage Bulbar Urethral Stricture by Concealing Urinary Symptoms.

A novel zinc finger gene, ZNF465, is inappropriately expressed in acute myeloid leukaemia cells (2015)
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Collin, J. F., Wells, J. W., Czepulkowski, B., Lyne, L., Duriez, P. J., Banham, A. H., Mufti, G. J., & Guinn, B. A. (2015). A novel zinc finger gene, ZNF465, is inappropriately expressed in acute myeloid leukaemia cells. Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer, 54(5), 288-302. https://doi.org/10.1002/gcc.22242

To increase our knowledge of leukaemia‐associated antigens, especially in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) M4, we prepared a phage display cDNA library using mRNA from the bone marrow cells of a patient with AML M4 at diagnosis. We immunoscreened 106 pf... Read More about A novel zinc finger gene, ZNF465, is inappropriately expressed in acute myeloid leukaemia cells.

Prestressed polymeric matrix composites: Longevity aspects (2015)
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Fazal, A., & Fancey, K. S. (2016). Prestressed polymeric matrix composites: Longevity aspects. Polymer composites, 37(7), 2092-2097. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.23387

Elastically pre-stressed polymeric matrix composites (EPPMCs) are produced by stretching fibers (e.g. glass) within the composite during matrix curing. The resulting pre-stress can enhance mechanical performance, without increasing section dimensions... Read More about Prestressed polymeric matrix composites: Longevity aspects.

Sound absorption of porous cement composites: effects of the porosity and the pore size (2015)
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Rutkevičius, M., Austin, Z., Chalk, B., Mehl, G. H., Qin, Q., Rubini, P. A., Stoyanov, S. D., & Paunov, V. N. (2015). Sound absorption of porous cement composites: effects of the porosity and the pore size. Journal of materials science, 50(9), 3495-3503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-8912-5

© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York. We prepared sound absorbing cement–hydrogel composites using a hydrogel slurry templating technique. We air-dried the wet cement composites containing a varying percentage and size of entrapped hydrog... Read More about Sound absorption of porous cement composites: effects of the porosity and the pore size.

The imprints of the Galactic Bar on the Thick Disk with RAVE (2015)
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Antoja, T., Monari, G., Helmi, A., Bienaymé, O., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Famaey, B., Gibson, B. K., Grebel, E. K., Kordopatis, G., Munari, U., Navarro, J., Parker, Q., Reid, W. A., Seabroke, G., Antoja, T., Steinmetz, M., & Zwitter, T. (2015). The imprints of the Galactic Bar on the Thick Disk with RAVE. Astrophysical journal. Letters, 800(2), L32. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/800/2/l32

We study the kinematics of a local sample of stars, located within a cylinder of 500 pc radius centered on the Sun, in the RAVE data set. We find clear asymmetries in the v R v∞ velocity distributions of thin and thick disk stars: there are more sta... Read More about The imprints of the Galactic Bar on the Thick Disk with RAVE.

Oxidized LDL activates blood platelets through CD36/NOX2–mediated inhibition of the cGMP/protein kinase G signaling cascade (2015)
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Magwenzi, S., Woodward, C., Wraith, K. S., Aburima, A., Raslan, Z., Jones, H., McNeil, C., Wheatcroft, S., Yuldasheva, N., Febbriao, M., Kearney, M., & Naseem, K. M. (2015). Oxidized LDL activates blood platelets through CD36/NOX2–mediated inhibition of the cGMP/protein kinase G signaling cascade. Blood, 125(17), 2693-2703. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2014-05-574491

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) promotes unregulated platelet activation in dyslipidemic disorders. Although oxLDL stimulates activatory signaling, it is unclear how these events drive accelerated thrombosis. Here, we describe a mechanism fo... Read More about Oxidized LDL activates blood platelets through CD36/NOX2–mediated inhibition of the cGMP/protein kinase G signaling cascade.

Tractor factory facts: Margaret Bourke-White's Eyes on Russia and the romance of industry in the Five-Year Plan (2015)
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Haran, B. (2015). Tractor factory facts: Margaret Bourke-White's Eyes on Russia and the romance of industry in the Five-Year Plan. Oxford Art Journal, 38(1), 73-93. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxartj/kcu032

This article examines the particular form of documentary that the photographer Margaret Bourke-White employed in her images of sovietisation during the first Five-Year Plan in Russia. By her own admission she was more interested in machines than poli... Read More about Tractor factory facts: Margaret Bourke-White's Eyes on Russia and the romance of industry in the Five-Year Plan.

Novel synthesis of thick wall coatings of titania supported Bi poisoned Pd catalysts and application in selective hydrogenation of acetylene alcohols in capillary microreactors (2015)
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Cherkasov, N., Ibhadon, A. O., & Rebrov, E. V. (2015). Novel synthesis of thick wall coatings of titania supported Bi poisoned Pd catalysts and application in selective hydrogenation of acetylene alcohols in capillary microreactors. Lab on a chip, 15(8), 1952-1960. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4lc01066c

Catalysis in microreactors allows reactions to be performed in a very small volume, reducing the environmental problems and greatly intensifying the processes through easy pressure control and the elimination of heat- and mass-transfer limitations. I... Read More about Novel synthesis of thick wall coatings of titania supported Bi poisoned Pd catalysts and application in selective hydrogenation of acetylene alcohols in capillary microreactors.

Tetraphenolate niobium and tantalum complexes for the ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (2015)
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Al-Khafaji, Y., Sun, X., Prior, T. J., Elsegood, M. R. J., & Redshaw, C. (2015). Tetraphenolate niobium and tantalum complexes for the ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 44(27), 12349-12356. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt00272a

Reaction of the pro-ligand α,α,α′,α′-tetra(3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxyphenyl-p-)xylene-para-tetraphenol (p-L¹H₄) with two equivalents of [NbCl₅] in refluxing toluene afforded, after work-up, the complex {[NbCl₃(NCMe)]₂(μ-p-L¹)}·6MeCN (1·6MeCN). When... Read More about Tetraphenolate niobium and tantalum complexes for the ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone.

A review of the existing and alternative methods for greener nitrogen fixation (2015)
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Cherkasov, N., Ibhadon, A. O., & Fitzpatrick, P. (2015). A review of the existing and alternative methods for greener nitrogen fixation. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 90, 24-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2015.02.004

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into valuable substances such as fertilisers and fine chemicals is essential for agriculture and many other processes that sustain life on the planet. Although the Haber-Bosch process is the... Read More about A review of the existing and alternative methods for greener nitrogen fixation.

Is investor sentiment contagious? International sentiment and UK equity returns (2015)
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Hudson, Y., & Green, C. J. (2015). Is investor sentiment contagious? International sentiment and UK equity returns. Journal of behavioral and experimental finance, 5, 46-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbef.2015.02.004

This paper contributes to a growing body of literature studying investor sentiment. Separate sentiment measures for UK investors and UK institutional investors are constructed from commonly cited sentiment indicators using the first principle compone... Read More about Is investor sentiment contagious? International sentiment and UK equity returns.

CO2 capture by dry alkanolamines and an efficient microwave regeneration process (2015)
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Yang, J., Tan, H. Y., Low, Q. X., Binks, B. P., & Chin, J. M. (2015). CO2 capture by dry alkanolamines and an efficient microwave regeneration process. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(12), 6440-6446. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ta06273f

Removal of acidic gases such as H2S and CO2 is performed during the purification of raw natural gas, most commonly using amine gas treatment. However, this industrially entrenched method is limited by significant shortcomings including low operationa... Read More about CO2 capture by dry alkanolamines and an efficient microwave regeneration process.

Why do we bother? Exploring biologists' motivations to share the details of their teaching practice [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] (2015)
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Scott, G. (2015). Why do we bother? Exploring biologists' motivations to share the details of their teaching practice [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research, 4, Article 46. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.6129.1

There exists in the UK (and across the global HE sector) a community of practitioners who define themselves as biologists but who are more than that. They are reflective educators involving themselves in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL... Read More about Why do we bother? Exploring biologists' motivations to share the details of their teaching practice [version 1; peer review: 2 approved].