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InsuTAG: A novel physiologically relevant predictor for insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome (2017)
Journal Article
Thota, R. N., Abbott, K. A., Ferguson, J. J. A., Veysey, M., Lucock, M., Niblett, S., King, K., & Garg, M. L. (2017). InsuTAG: A novel physiologically relevant predictor for insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Scientific reports, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15460-z

© 2017 The Author(s). The aim of this study was to investigate whether a novel physiologically relevant marker, InsuTAG (fasting insulin × fasting triglycerides) can predict insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Data of 618 participa... Read More about InsuTAG: A novel physiologically relevant predictor for insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.

Inland fisheries – Invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030 (2017)
Journal Article
Lynch, A., Cowx, I., Fluet-Chouinard, E., Glaser, S., Phang, S., Beard, T., Bower, S., Brooks, J., Bunnell, D., Claussen, J., Cooke, S., Kao, Y.-C., Lorenzen, K., Myers, B., Reid, A., Taylor, J., & Youn, S. (2017). Inland fisheries – Invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030. Global environmental change : human and policy dimensions, 47, 167-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2017.10.005

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The United Nations’ (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development defines the formidable challenge of integrating historically separate economic, social, and environmental goals into a unified ‘plan of action for people, planet, an... Read More about Inland fisheries – Invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030.

Crossover between liquid-like and gas-like behaviour in CH₄ at 400 K (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, D., Hakeem, M. A., Parisiades, P., Maynard-Casely, H. E., Foster, D., Eden, D., Bull, D. J., Marshall, A. R., Adawi, A. M., Howie, R., Sapelkin, A., Brazhkin, V. V., & Proctor, J. E. (2017). Crossover between liquid-like and gas-like behaviour in CH₄ at 400 K. Physical Review E, 96(5), Article 052113. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.96.052113

We report experimental evidence for a crossover between a liquid-like state and a gas-like state in fluid methane (CH₄). This crossover is observed in all of our experiments, up to 397 K temperature; 2.1 times the critical temperature of methane. The... Read More about Crossover between liquid-like and gas-like behaviour in CH₄ at 400 K.

Relationship between Adiponectin and apoB in individuals with diabetes in the Atlantic PATH Cohort (2017)
Journal Article
DeClercq, V., Cui, Y., Dummer, T. J. B., Forbes, C., Grandy, S. A., Keats, M., Parker, L., Sweeney, E., Yu, Z. M., & McLeod, R. S. (2017). Relationship between Adiponectin and apoB in individuals with diabetes in the Atlantic PATH Cohort. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 1(12), 1477-1487. https://doi.org/10.1210/js.2017-00339

Context: The increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes greatly influences the risk for cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities and affects the quality of life of many people. However, the relationship among diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular risk is... Read More about Relationship between Adiponectin and apoB in individuals with diabetes in the Atlantic PATH Cohort.

From Hydra to Samvera: An open source community journey (2017)
Journal Article
Awre, C., & Green, R. (2017). From Hydra to Samvera: An open source community journey. Insights the UKSG journal, 30(3), 82-88. https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.383

The Hydra Project started in 2008 through a partnership between the University of Hull, the University of Virginia, Stanford University and Fedora Commons (now DuraSpace) to create tools that support use of the Fedora digital repository. Hull adopted... Read More about From Hydra to Samvera: An open source community journey.

Tissue factor-bearing microparticles and inflammation: a potential mechanism for the development of venous thromboembolism in cancer (2017)
Journal Article
Date, K., Ettelaie, C., & Maraveyas, A. (2017). Tissue factor-bearing microparticles and inflammation: a potential mechanism for the development of venous thromboembolism in cancer. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 15(12), 2289-2299. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.13871

© 2017 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Summary: Cancer is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE); the exact mechanisms for the induction of VTE remain to be fully elucidated, but it is widely acknowledge... Read More about Tissue factor-bearing microparticles and inflammation: a potential mechanism for the development of venous thromboembolism in cancer.

Professional curiosity in child protection: Thinking the unthinkable in a Neo-Liberal World (2017)
Journal Article
Burton, V., & Revell, L. (2018). Professional curiosity in child protection: Thinking the unthinkable in a Neo-Liberal World. The British journal of social work, 48(6), 1508-1523. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcx123

This conceptual paper explores the notion of professional curiosity within child protection practice considering the barriers that can inhibit social workers invoking curiosity. The authors contend that definitions of professional curiosity are lacki... Read More about Professional curiosity in child protection: Thinking the unthinkable in a Neo-Liberal World.

Aesthetic surgery and the expressive body (2017)
Journal Article
Alsop, R., & Lennon, K. (2018). Aesthetic surgery and the expressive body. Feminist Theory, 19(1), 95-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464700117734736

In this paper we explore the relation between bodies and selves evident in the narratives surrounding aesthetic surgery. In much feminist work on aesthetic surgery such narratives have been discussed in terms of the normalising consequences of the ob... Read More about Aesthetic surgery and the expressive body.

"Was he right?" R. G. Collingwood's rapprochement between philosophy and history (2017)
Journal Article
Fear, C. (2017). "Was he right?" R. G. Collingwood's rapprochement between philosophy and history. Journal of the Philosophy of History, 11(3), 408-424. https://doi.org/10.1163/18722636-12341382

© koninklijke brill nv, leiden, 2017. R. G. Collingwood's declaration that belief in "eternal questions" in philosophy is "merely a vulgar error, consequent on a kind of historical myopia which, deceived by superficial resemblances, failed to detect... Read More about "Was he right?" R. G. Collingwood's rapprochement between philosophy and history.

Oil palm cultivation as a development vehicle: Exploring the trade-offs for smallholders in East Malaysia (2017)
Book Chapter
Majid Cooke, F., Hezri, A. A., Azmi, R., Morent Mukit, R., Jensen, P. D., & Deutz, P. (2017). Oil palm cultivation as a development vehicle: Exploring the trade-offs for smallholders in East Malaysia. In A. McGregor, L. Law, & F. Miller (Eds.), Routledge handbook of Southeast Asian development (330-341). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315726106-29

This chapter examines the decision to cultivate oil palm under the different conditions that independent smallholders experience in the East Malaysian oil palm frontier. It provides a different context in which oil palm is produced, a setting grappli... Read More about Oil palm cultivation as a development vehicle: Exploring the trade-offs for smallholders in East Malaysia.

Implementation of combined geolocation database and infrastructure sensing in TV bands using different spectrum devices (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fanan, A., Riley, N. G., Mehdawi, M., & Alfahad, O. (2017, November). Implementation of combined geolocation database and infrastructure sensing in TV bands using different spectrum devices. Presented at 25th Telecommunications forum TELFOR 2017

—In the present day, the TV Band has become a realistic option and has attracted much attention due to the potential to exploit underutilized TV white space for other communications, based on time and location. In this paper, we design a flexible sys... Read More about Implementation of combined geolocation database and infrastructure sensing in TV bands using different spectrum devices.

An examination of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications in Online Dispute Resolution in construction projects (2017)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., & Williams, T. (2018). An examination of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications in Online Dispute Resolution in construction projects. International journal of project management, 36(2), 301-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2017.10.002

This paper examines the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications of using Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platforms as technology-mediated interfaces for small claim dispute resolution in construction projects. Data is obtained from a questionnaire s... Read More about An examination of the ‘rule of law’ and ‘justice’ implications in Online Dispute Resolution in construction projects.

Law, Legislation and Rent-Seeking: The Role of The Treasury-Led Developmental State in the Competitive Advantage of the Southern Powerhouse (2017)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2017). Law, Legislation and Rent-Seeking: The Role of The Treasury-Led Developmental State in the Competitive Advantage of the Southern Powerhouse. In C. Berry, & A. Giovannini (Eds.), Developing England's North: The Political Economy of The Northern Powerhouse (59-83). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62560-7_3

This chapter argues that the political economy of England’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ cannot be understood in isolation from that of its ‘Southern Powerhouse’ neighbour. The UK’s relative decline, especially manufacturing in the North, is frequently allo... Read More about Law, Legislation and Rent-Seeking: The Role of The Treasury-Led Developmental State in the Competitive Advantage of the Southern Powerhouse.

Research recruitment: A marketing framework to improve sample representativeness in health research (2017)
Journal Article
Howcutt, S. J., Barnett, A. L., Barbosa-Boucas, S., & Smith, L. A. (2018). Research recruitment: A marketing framework to improve sample representativeness in health research. Journal of advanced nursing, 74(4), 968-975. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13490

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: This discussion paper proposes a five-part theoretical framework to inform recruitment strategies. The framework is based on a marketing model of consumer decision-making. Background: Respondents in surveys are ty... Read More about Research recruitment: A marketing framework to improve sample representativeness in health research.

Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging studies of microstructure fragmentation in solidification under ultrasound (2017)
Journal Article
Wang, B., Tan, D., Lee, T. L., Khong, J. C., Wang, F., Eskin, D., Connolley, T., Fezzaa, K., & Mi, J. (2018). Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging studies of microstructure fragmentation in solidification under ultrasound. Acta Materialia, 144, 505-515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.10.067

Ultrasound processing of metal alloys is an environmental friendly and promising green technology for liquid metal degassing and microstructural refinement. However many fundamental issues in this field are still not fully understood, because of the... Read More about Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging studies of microstructure fragmentation in solidification under ultrasound.

Ionic liquid droplet micro-reactor for catalysis reactions not at equilibrium (2017)
Journal Article
Zhang, M., Ettelaie, R., Yan, T., Zhang, S., Cheng, F., Binks, B. P., & Yang, H. (2017). Ionic liquid droplet micro-reactor for catalysis reactions not at equilibrium. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(48), 17387-17396. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b07731

We develop a novel strategy to more effectively and controllably process continuous enzymatic or homogeneous catalysis reactions based on non-aqueous Pickering emulsions. A key element of this strategy is “bottom-up” construction of a macroscale cont... Read More about Ionic liquid droplet micro-reactor for catalysis reactions not at equilibrium.

Neighborhood rough filter and intuitionistic entropy in unsupervised tracking (2017)
Journal Article
Chakraborty, D. B., & Pal, S. K. (2018). Neighborhood rough filter and intuitionistic entropy in unsupervised tracking. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 26(4), 2188-2200. https://doi.org/10.1109/TFUZZ.2017.2768322

This paper aims at developing a novel methodology for unsupervised video tracking by exploring the merits of neighborhood rough sets. A neighborhood rough filter is designed in this process for initial labeling of continuous moving object(s) even in... Read More about Neighborhood rough filter and intuitionistic entropy in unsupervised tracking.

Shaping the mass mind: Frederick Kiesler and the psychology of selling (2017)
Book Chapter
Haran, B. (2017). Shaping the mass mind: Frederick Kiesler and the psychology of selling. In A. J. Clarke, & E. Shapira (Eds.), Émigré Cultures in Design and Architecture (63-76). Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474275637.ch-004

This paper concerns theories around the ‘psychology of selling’ advanced in New York at the end of the 1920s by two figures with strong Viennese connections. Kiesler was an avant-garde polymath—an ‘International Constructivist’ De Stijl member who br... Read More about Shaping the mass mind: Frederick Kiesler and the psychology of selling.