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Skeletal immaturity, rostral sparing, and disparate hip morphologies as biomechanical causes for Legg-Calvé-Perthes’ disease (2016)
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Berthaume, M. A., Perry, D. C., Dobson, C. A., Witzel, U., Clarke, N. M., & Fagan, M. J. (2016). Skeletal immaturity, rostral sparing, and disparate hip morphologies as biomechanical causes for Legg-Calvé-Perthes’ disease. Clinical Anatomy, 29(6), 759-772. https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.22690

Legg-Calvé-Perthes' (Perthes') disease is a developmental disease of the hip joint that may result in numerous short and long term problems. The etiology of the disease remains largely unknown, but the mechanism is believed to be vascular and/or biom... Read More about Skeletal immaturity, rostral sparing, and disparate hip morphologies as biomechanical causes for Legg-Calvé-Perthes’ disease.

How does rhinovirus cause the common cold cough? (2016)
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Atkinson, S. K., Sadofsky, L. R., & Morice, A. H. (2016). How does rhinovirus cause the common cold cough?. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 3(1), Article e000118. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2015-000118

© 2016, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Cough is a protective reflex to prevent aspiration and can be triggered by a multitude of stimuli. The commonest form of cough is caused by upper respiratory tract infection and has no benefit to the... Read More about How does rhinovirus cause the common cold cough?.

Changing knowledge, changing technology: implications for teacher education futures (2016)
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Burden, K., Aubusson, P., Brindley, S., & Schuck, S. (2016). Changing knowledge, changing technology: implications for teacher education futures. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 42(1), 4-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2015.1125432

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Recent research in teacher education futures has identified two themes that require further study: the changing nature of knowledge and the changing capabilities of technologies. This article examines the intersection of th... Read More about Changing knowledge, changing technology: implications for teacher education futures.

The provenance of Taklamakan desert sand (2016)
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Rittner, M., Vermeesch, P., Carter, A., Bird, A., Stevens, T., Garzanti, E., Andò, S., Vezzoli, G., Dutt, R., Xu, Z., & Lu, H. (2016). The provenance of Taklamakan desert sand. Earth and planetary science letters, 437, 127-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2015.12.036

Sand migration in the vast Taklamakan desert within the Tarim Basin (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, PR China) is governed by two competing transport agents: wind and water, which work in diametrically opposed directions. Net aeolian transport is... Read More about The provenance of Taklamakan desert sand.

Challenge and relief : a Foucauldian disciplinary analysis of retirement from professional association football in the United Kingdom (2016)
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Jones, L., & Denison, J. (2017). Challenge and relief : a Foucauldian disciplinary analysis of retirement from professional association football in the United Kingdom. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 52(8), 924-939. https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690215625348

The aim of this study was to consider the retirement experiences of British male professional Association footballers by utilising Foucault’s (1991) analysis of discipline discussed in Discipline and Punish: the Birth of the Prison. Specifically, we... Read More about Challenge and relief : a Foucauldian disciplinary analysis of retirement from professional association football in the United Kingdom.

Effect of working fluids on the performance of a novel direct vapor generation solar organic Rankine cycle system (2016)
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Li, J., Alvi, J. Z., Pei, G., Ji, J., Li, P., & Fu, H. (2016). Effect of working fluids on the performance of a novel direct vapor generation solar organic Rankine cycle system. Applied thermal engineering, 98, 786-797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.12.146

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. A novel solar organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system with direct vapor generation (DVG) is proposed. A heat storage unit is embedded in the ORC to guarantee the stability of power generation. Compared with conven... Read More about Effect of working fluids on the performance of a novel direct vapor generation solar organic Rankine cycle system.

Weighing the galactic disc using the Jeans equation: lessons from simulations (2016)
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Candlish, G. N., Smith, R., Moni Bidin, C., & Gibson, B. K. (2016). Weighing the galactic disc using the Jeans equation: lessons from simulations. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456(4), 3456-3474. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2792

Using three-dimensional stellar kinematic data from simulated galaxies, we examine the efficacy of a Jeans equation analysis in reconstructing the total disk surface density, including the dark matter, at the ‘Solar’ radius. Our simulation data set i... Read More about Weighing the galactic disc using the Jeans equation: lessons from simulations.

Explosive bubbles in the US-China exchange rate? Evidence from right-tailed unit root tests (2016)
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El Montasser, G., Fry, J., & Apergis, N. (2016). Explosive bubbles in the US-China exchange rate? Evidence from right-tailed unit root tests. China Economic Journal, 9(1), 34-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538963.2015.1125591

In this article we apply novel right-tailed unit root (sup Augmented Dickey-Fuller (SADF) and generalized sup ADF) tests to the China–US exchange rate. The empirical results document that the recent financial crisis in 2008 may be preceded by early w... Read More about Explosive bubbles in the US-China exchange rate? Evidence from right-tailed unit root tests.

Embodying others in immersive virtual reality: Electro-cortical signatures of monitoring the errors in the actions of an avatar seen from a first-person perspective (2016)
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Pavone, E. F., Tieri, G., Rizza, G., Tidoni, E., Grisoni, L., & Aglioti, S. M. (2016). Embodying others in immersive virtual reality: Electro-cortical signatures of monitoring the errors in the actions of an avatar seen from a first-person perspective. Journal of Neuroscience, 36(2), 268-279. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.0494-15.2016

Brain monitoring of errors in one's own and other's actions is crucial for a variety of processes, ranging from the fine-tuning of motor skill learning to important social functions, such as reading out and anticipating the intentions of others. Here... Read More about Embodying others in immersive virtual reality: Electro-cortical signatures of monitoring the errors in the actions of an avatar seen from a first-person perspective.

Hair Follicle Bulge Stem Cells Appear Dispensable for the Acute Phase of Wound Re-epithelialization (2016)
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Garcin, C. L., Ansell, D. M., Headon, D. J., Paus, R., & Hardman, M. J. (2016). Hair Follicle Bulge Stem Cells Appear Dispensable for the Acute Phase of Wound Re-epithelialization. STEM CELLS, 34(5), 1377-1385. https://doi.org/10.1002/stem.2289

The cutaneous healing response has evolved to occur rapidly, in order to minimize infection and to re-establish epithelial homeostasis. Rapid healing is achieved through complex coordination of multiple cell types, which importantly includes specific... Read More about Hair Follicle Bulge Stem Cells Appear Dispensable for the Acute Phase of Wound Re-epithelialization.

Microvascular dysfunction in the immediate aftermath of chronic total coronary occlusion recanalization (2016)
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Ladwiniec, A., Cunnington, M. S., Rossington, J., Thackray, S., Alamgir, F., & Hoye, A. (2016). Microvascular dysfunction in the immediate aftermath of chronic total coronary occlusion recanalization. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 87(6), 1071-1079. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.26392

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare microvascular resistance under both baseline and hyperemic conditions immediately after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) with an unobstructed reference vessel... Read More about Microvascular dysfunction in the immediate aftermath of chronic total coronary occlusion recanalization.

Hot and Hypoxic Environments Inhibit Simulated Soccer Performance and Exacerbate Performance Decrements When Combined (2016)
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Aldous, J. W. F., Chrismas, B. C. R., Akubat, I., Dascombe, B., Abt, G., & Taylor, L. (2016). Hot and Hypoxic Environments Inhibit Simulated Soccer Performance and Exacerbate Performance Decrements When Combined. Frontiers in Physiology, 6(185), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2015.00421

The effects of heat and/or hypoxia have been well-documented in match-play data. However, large match-to-match variation for key physical performance measures makes environmental inferences difficult to ascertain from soccer match-play. Therefore, th... Read More about Hot and Hypoxic Environments Inhibit Simulated Soccer Performance and Exacerbate Performance Decrements When Combined.

Slender-ribbon theory (2016)
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Koens, L., & Lauga, E. (2016). Slender-ribbon theory. Physics of Fluids, 28(1), Article 013101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4938566

Ribbons are long narrow strips possessing three distinct material length scales (thickness, width, and length) which allow them to produce unique shapes unobtainable by wires or filaments. For example, when a ribbon has half a twist and is bent into... Read More about Slender-ribbon theory.

Risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism and major hemorrhage in cancer-associated incidental pulmonary embolism among treated and untreated patients: a pooled analysis of 926 patients (2016)
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Van der Hulle, T., den Exter, P. L., Planquette, B., Meyer, G., Soler, S., Monreal, M., …Klok, F. A. (2016). Risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism and major hemorrhage in cancer-associated incidental pulmonary embolism among treated and untreated patients: a pooled analysis of 926 patients. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 14(1), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.13172

Essentials: We performed a pooled analysis of 926 patients with cancer-associated incidental pulmonary embolism (IPE). Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) are associated with a higher risk of major hemorrhage. Recurrence risk is comparable after subsegmental... Read More about Risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism and major hemorrhage in cancer-associated incidental pulmonary embolism among treated and untreated patients: a pooled analysis of 926 patients.

Origin of the p-process radionuclides ⁹²Nb and ¹⁴⁶Sm in the early solar system and inferences on the birth of the Sun (2016)
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Lugaro, M., Pignatari, M., Ott, U., Zuber, K., Travaglio, C., Gyürky, G., & Fülöp, Z. (2016). Origin of the p-process radionuclides ⁹²Nb and ¹⁴⁶Sm in the early solar system and inferences on the birth of the Sun. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113(4), 907-912. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1519344113

The abundances of ⁹²Nb and ¹⁴⁶Sm in the early solar system are determined from meteoritic analysis, and their stellar production is attributed to the p process. We investigate if their origin from thermonuclear supernovae deriving from the explosion... Read More about Origin of the p-process radionuclides ⁹²Nb and ¹⁴⁶Sm in the early solar system and inferences on the birth of the Sun.

Embracing supply chain agility: an investigation in the electronics industry (2016)
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Tse, Y. K., Zhang, M., Akhtar, P., & MacBryde, J. (2016). Embracing supply chain agility: an investigation in the electronics industry. Supply chain management, 21(1), 140-156. https://doi.org/10.1108/scm-06-2015-0237

Purpose – This paper aims to identify the antecedents of firm’s supply chain agility (SC agility) and how SC agility impacts on firm’s performance. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a comprehensive literature review, a conceptual model was propo... Read More about Embracing supply chain agility: an investigation in the electronics industry.

Endo180 at the cutting edge of bone cancer treatment and beyond (2016)
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Sturge, J. (2016). Endo180 at the cutting edge of bone cancer treatment and beyond. Journal of Pathology, 238(4), 485-488. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.4673

Skeletal bone is an attractive site for secondary tumour growth and is also home to spontaneous primary cancer. Treatment of bone metastasis is focused on limiting the vicious cycle of bone destruction with bisphosphonates or inhibition of receptor a... Read More about Endo180 at the cutting edge of bone cancer treatment and beyond.