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Managing the marine environment, conceptual models and assessment considerations for the European marine strategy framework directive (2016)
Journal Article
Smith, C. J., Papadopoulou, K.-N., Barnard, S., Mazik, K., Elliott, M., Patrício, J., Solaun, O., Little, S., Bhatia, N., & Borja, A. (2016). Managing the marine environment, conceptual models and assessment considerations for the European marine strategy framework directive. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(AUG), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00144

Conceptual models summarize, visualize and explain actual or predicted situations and how they might be tackled. In recent years, Pressure-State-Response (P-S-R) frameworks have been central to conceptualizing marine ecosystem issues and then transla... Read More about Managing the marine environment, conceptual models and assessment considerations for the European marine strategy framework directive.

Gender security/sexuality in South Africa: 'I am HIV-positive. How could you do this to me?' (2016)
Book Chapter
Orton, B. (2016). Gender security/sexuality in South Africa: 'I am HIV-positive. How could you do this to me?'. In S. Takhar (Ed.), Gender and race matter: Global perspectives on being a woman (127-147). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-212620160000021008

Copyright © 2016 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose: This chapter focuses on gender, sexuality and security in post-Apartheid South Africa. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology includes secondary analysis of policy and research with... Read More about Gender security/sexuality in South Africa: 'I am HIV-positive. How could you do this to me?'.

Gender and caste intersectionality in India: An analysis of the Nirbhaya case, 16 December 2012 (2016)
Book Chapter
Dey, A., & Orton, B. (2016). Gender and caste intersectionality in India: An analysis of the Nirbhaya case, 16 December 2012. In S. Takhar (Ed.), Gender and race matter: Global perspectives on being a woman (87-105). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-212620160000021006

Copyright © 2016 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose: This chapter deals with the concept of intersectionality with particular reference to the interconnectedness of gender, class and caste discrimination in India. Even though much of the wo... Read More about Gender and caste intersectionality in India: An analysis of the Nirbhaya case, 16 December 2012.

Examining barriers to internationalisation created by diverse systems and structures in vocational education and training (2016)
Journal Article
Shaw, A. J., Shaw, K. J., & Blake, S. (2016). Examining barriers to internationalisation created by diverse systems and structures in vocational education and training. International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 3(2), 88-105. https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.3.2.2

In a global society, all educational sectors need to recognise internationalism as a core, foundational principle. Whilst most educational sectors are taking up that challenge, vocational education and training (VET) is still being pulled towards the... Read More about Examining barriers to internationalisation created by diverse systems and structures in vocational education and training.

Inflation model building with an accurate measure of e-folding (2016)
Journal Article
Chongchitnan, S. (2016). Inflation model building with an accurate measure of e-folding. Physical Review D, 94(4), Article 043526. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.043526

It has become standard practice to take the logarithmic growth of the scale factor as a measure of the amount of inflation, despite the well-known fact that this is only an approximation for the true amount of inflation required to solve the horizon... Read More about Inflation model building with an accurate measure of e-folding.

Investigation of institutional changes in the UK housing market using structural break tests and time-varying parameter models (2016)
Journal Article
Zhang, H., Hudson, R., Metcalf, H., & Manahov, V. (2017). Investigation of institutional changes in the UK housing market using structural break tests and time-varying parameter models. Empirical economics, 53(2), 617-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-016-1127-z

© 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. This paper investigates the effects of institutional changes within the UK housing market in recent decades using structural break tests and time-varying parameter models. This approach is motivated by model... Read More about Investigation of institutional changes in the UK housing market using structural break tests and time-varying parameter models.

Experimental investigation of the performance of the novel HP-BIPV/T system for use in residential buildings (2016)
Journal Article
Zhao, X., Wang, Z., Wang, Z., Yang, W., & Zhang, J. (2016). Experimental investigation of the performance of the novel HP-BIPV/T system for use in residential buildings. Energy and Buildings, 130, 295-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.08.060

In this paper, the novel heat pipe building integrated photovoltaic/thermal system (HP-BIPV/T), designed for use in residential buildings in China, has been proposed with the composite of metal wires and phase change material (PCM) filling into the s... Read More about Experimental investigation of the performance of the novel HP-BIPV/T system for use in residential buildings.

Interactive knowledge generation in urban green building transitions (2016)
Journal Article
Preller, B., Affolderbach, J., Schulz, C., Fastenrath, S., & Braun, B. (2017). Interactive knowledge generation in urban green building transitions. Professional Geographer, 69(2), 214-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2016.1208104

Knowledge coproduction between practitioners and scientists offers promising opportunities for the emerging research field of the geography of sustainability transitions. Drawing on experiences from an international research project on urban green bu... Read More about Interactive knowledge generation in urban green building transitions.

The test-retest reliability of four functional mobility tests in apparently healthy adults (2016)
Journal Article
Northgraves, M. J., Hayes, S. C., Marshall, P., Madden, L. A., & Vince, R. V. (2016). The test-retest reliability of four functional mobility tests in apparently healthy adults. Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 24(3), 171-179. https://doi.org/10.3233/ies-160614

Background: Simple field tests are often used to assess functional mobility in clinical settings. Despite having many benefits, these tests are susceptible to measurement error and individual variation. Objectives: To examine the test-retest and abso... Read More about The test-retest reliability of four functional mobility tests in apparently healthy adults.

The effects of cognitive biases and imperfectness in long-term robot-human interactions: Case studies using five cognitive biases on three robots (2016)
Journal Article
Biswas, M., & Murray, J. (2017). The effects of cognitive biases and imperfectness in long-term robot-human interactions: Case studies using five cognitive biases on three robots. Cognitive systems research, 43, 266-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsys.2016.07.007

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. The research presented in this paper demonstrates a model for aiding human-robot companionship based on the principle of ‘human’ cognitive biases applied to a robot. The aim of this work was to study how cognitive biases can affe... Read More about The effects of cognitive biases and imperfectness in long-term robot-human interactions: Case studies using five cognitive biases on three robots.

Application of model-based LPV actuator fault estimation for an industrial benchmark (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, L., Patton, R., & Goupil, P. (2016). Application of model-based LPV actuator fault estimation for an industrial benchmark. Control engineering practice, 56, 60-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2016.08.003

To bridge the gap between model-based fault diagnosis theory and the industry practice, a linear parameter varying H_/H∞ fault estimation approach is applied to a high fidelity nonlinear aircraft benchmark, to deal with the various actuator fault det... Read More about Application of model-based LPV actuator fault estimation for an industrial benchmark.

Art squats, artistic critique and resistance : Between recuperation and obliteration (2016)
Journal Article
Drake, M. (in press). Art squats, artistic critique and resistance : Between recuperation and obliteration. Acta Universitatis Wratislaviensis. Prace Kulturoznawcze, 14-58

Art squats have been a characteristic form of the development and diffusion of counter­culture since the 1960s. Their function is twofold, engaging in both art and social critique, and as a form of direct action in each field, resisting both capitali... Read More about Art squats, artistic critique and resistance : Between recuperation and obliteration.

'The Indians of every denomination were free, and independent of us’: White Southern Explorations of Indigenous Slavery, Freedom, and Society, 1772-1830 (2016)
Journal Article
Ray, K. (2016). 'The Indians of every denomination were free, and independent of us’: White Southern Explorations of Indigenous Slavery, Freedom, and Society, 1772-1830. American Nineteenth Century History, 17(2), 139-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/14664658.2016.1215019

In arguing against Indian slavery, plaintiff’s attorneys in the 1772 Virginia General Court case Robin v Hardaway faced a dilemma: how could they condemn enslavement while mollifying public conviction that Indigenous “savagery” made them dangerous to... Read More about 'The Indians of every denomination were free, and independent of us’: White Southern Explorations of Indigenous Slavery, Freedom, and Society, 1772-1830.

A search for an optical counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW151226 (2016)
Journal Article
Smartt, S. J., Chambers, K. C., Smith, K. W., Huber, M. E., Young, D. R., Chen, T.-W., Inserra, C., Wright, D. E., Coughlin, M., Denneau, L., Flewelling, H., Heinze, A., Jerkstrand, A., Magnier, E. A., Maguire, K., Mueller, B., Rest, A., Sherstyuk, A., Stalder, B., Schultz, A. S. B., …Willman, M. (2016). A search for an optical counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW151226. Astrophysical journal. Letters, 827(2), L40. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/827/2/l40

� 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.. We present a search for an electromagnetic counterpart of the gravitational-wave source GW151226. Using the Pan-STARRS1 telescope we mapped out 290 square degrees in the optical iP1fi... Read More about A search for an optical counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW151226.

Illness identity as an important component of candidacy: Contrasting experiences of help-seeking and access to care in cancer and heart disease (2016)
Journal Article
Macleod, U., Blane, D., Browne, S., Conway, E., Macdonald, S., Mair, F., & May, C. (2016). Illness identity as an important component of candidacy: Contrasting experiences of help-seeking and access to care in cancer and heart disease. Social science & medicine, 168, 101-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.022

How and when we use health services or healthcare provision has dominated exploration of and debates around healthcare access. Levels of utilisation are assumed as a proxy for access. Yet, focusing on utilisation conceals an important aspect of the a... Read More about Illness identity as an important component of candidacy: Contrasting experiences of help-seeking and access to care in cancer and heart disease.

Do colorectal cancer patients diagnosed as an emergency differ from non-emergency patients in their consultation patterns and symptoms? A longitudinal data-linkage study in England (2016)
Journal Article
Renzi, C., Lyratzopoulos, G., Card, T., Chu, T., Macleod, U., & Rachet, B. (2016). Do colorectal cancer patients diagnosed as an emergency differ from non-emergency patients in their consultation patterns and symptoms? A longitudinal data-linkage study in England. The British Journal of Cancer, 115(7), 866-875. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2016.250

Background: More than 20% of colorectal cancers are diagnosed following an emergency presentation. We aimed to examine pre-diagnostic primary-care consultations and related symptoms comparing patients diagnosed as emergencies with those diagnosed thr... Read More about Do colorectal cancer patients diagnosed as an emergency differ from non-emergency patients in their consultation patterns and symptoms? A longitudinal data-linkage study in England.

A novel fluorescence “on–off–on” chemosensor for Hg²⁺ via a water-assistant blocking heavy atom effect (2016)
Journal Article
Wu, C., Zhao, J.-L., Jiang, X.-K., Wang, C.-Z., Ni, X.-L., Zeng, X., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2016). A novel fluorescence “on–off–on” chemosensor for Hg²⁺ via a water-assistant blocking heavy atom effect. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 45(38), 14948-14953. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6dt02274j

Upper rim pyrene-functionalized hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene L was synthesized via Click chemistry, and its fluorescence behaviors toward several common metal cations were investigated. L exhibited a significant fluorescence quenching response to Hg²⁺... Read More about A novel fluorescence “on–off–on” chemosensor for Hg²⁺ via a water-assistant blocking heavy atom effect.

Synthesis, structures and conformational studies of 1,2-dimethyl[2.10]metacyclophane-1-enes (2016)
Journal Article
Akther, T., Islam, M. M., Rahman, S., Georghiou, P. E., Matsumoto, T., Tanaka, J., Thuéry, P., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2016). Synthesis, structures and conformational studies of 1,2-dimethyl[2.10]metacyclophane-1-enes. ChemistrySelect, 1(13), 3594-3600. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201600670

A series of 1,2-dimethyl[2.10]metacyclophan-1-enes (MCP-1-enes) containing different substituent groups has been synthesized to illustrate their conformational behavior. 4,22-dimethoxy-1,2-dimethyl[2.10]MCP-1-ene 3 was synthesized by a Grignard coupl... Read More about Synthesis, structures and conformational studies of 1,2-dimethyl[2.10]metacyclophane-1-enes.