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The psychological challenges of living with an ileostomy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, J. A., Spiers, J., Simpson, P., & Nicholls, A. R. (2017). The psychological challenges of living with an ileostomy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Health Psychology, 36(2), 143-151. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000427

Objectives: Ileostomy, in which the small intestine is re-directed out of an abdominal wall so that waste is collected using a bag, is used to treat conditions including Inflammatory Bowel Disease and colorectal cancer. This paper reports an in depth... Read More about The psychological challenges of living with an ileostomy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Problematising the discourse of 'Post-AIDS' (2017)
Journal Article
Walker, L. (in press). Problematising the discourse of 'Post-AIDS'. Journal of Medical Humanities, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-017-9433-9

This paper reflects on the meanings of ‘post-AIDS’ in the Global North and Global South. I bring together a range of contemporary arguments to suggest that the notion of ‘post-AIDS’ is, at best, misplaced, not least because its starting point remains... Read More about Problematising the discourse of 'Post-AIDS'.

Abjection interrogated: Uncovering the relation between abjection and disgust (2017)
Journal Article
Arya, R. (2017). Abjection interrogated: Uncovering the relation between abjection and disgust. Journal of Extreme Anthropology, 1(1), 48--61. https://doi.org/10.5617/jea.4337

Julia Kristeva{\textquoteright}s theory of abjection, as propounded in Powers of Horror, emphasises the centrality of the repulsion caused by bodily experience in human life, and explains behaviours in and attitudes to our environment. The phenomenol... Read More about Abjection interrogated: Uncovering the relation between abjection and disgust.

The influence of Roy de Maistre on Francis Bacon (2017)
Journal Article
Arya, R. (2017). The influence of Roy de Maistre on Francis Bacon. Religion and the Arts, 21, 607--622. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685292-02105001

Very little is said about the Australian artist Roy de Maistre in scholarship on Francis Bacon, apart from the fact that he provided guidance about painting processes and other technical issues. There are a number of reasons for this and this article... Read More about The influence of Roy de Maistre on Francis Bacon.

Uncovering environmental, land-use and fire effects on the distribution of a low-dispersal species, the Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni (2017)
Journal Article
Badiane, A., Matos, C., & Santos, X. (2017). Uncovering environmental, land-use and fire effects on the distribution of a low-dispersal species, the Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni. Amphibia-Reptilia, 38(1), 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-00003086

Habitat destruction has resulted in the fragmented distribution of numerous terrestrial species, which poses a challenge for conservationists. Furthermore, species management can be further compounded by life history constraints such as low dispersal... Read More about Uncovering environmental, land-use and fire effects on the distribution of a low-dispersal species, the Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni.

Role and review of educational robotic platforms in preparing engineers for industry (2017)
Journal Article
Ajwad, S. A., Asim, N., Islam, R. U., & Iqbal, J. (2017). Role and review of educational robotic platforms in preparing engineers for industry. Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology, 11(1), 17-34

Recent advances in robotics, specifically in the industrial sector, have highlighted the need to have sophisticated educational and training platforms. The cross-disciplinary nature of robotics demands industrial engineers to acquire knowledge and pr... Read More about Role and review of educational robotic platforms in preparing engineers for industry.

Chandra and JVLA Observations of HST Frontier Fields Cluster MACS J0717.5+3745 (2017)
Journal Article
van Weeren, R. J., Ogrean, G. A., Jones, C., Forman, W. R., Andrade-Santos, F., Pearce, C. J. J., Bonafede, A., Brüggen, M., Bulbul, E., Clarke, T. E., Churazov, E., David, L., Dawson, W. A., Donahue, M., Goulding, A., Kraft, R. P., Mason, B., Merten, J., Mroczkowski, T., Nulsen, P. E. J., …Zitrin, A. (2017). Chandra and JVLA Observations of HST Frontier Fields Cluster MACS J0717.5+3745. The Astrophysical journal, 835(2), 197. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/835/2/197

To investigate the relationship between thermal and non-thermal components in merger galaxy clusters, we present deep JVLA and Chandra observations of the HST Frontier Fields cluster MACS J0717.5+3745. The Chandra image shows a complex merger event,... Read More about Chandra and JVLA Observations of HST Frontier Fields Cluster MACS J0717.5+3745.

Artificial minds with consciousness and common sense aspects (2017)
Journal Article
Shylaja, K., Vijayakumar, M., Prasad, E. V., & Davis, D. N. (2017). Artificial minds with consciousness and common sense aspects. International journal of agent technologies and systems, 9(1), 20-42. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijats.2017010102

The research work presented in this article investigates and explains the conceptual mechanisms of consciousness and common-sense thinking of animates. These mechanisms are computationally simulated on artificial agents as strategic rules to analyze... Read More about Artificial minds with consciousness and common sense aspects.

Magnetic particles-based chemiluminescence immunoassay for progesterone determination (2017)
Journal Article
Phakthong, W., Greenway, G. M., Pamme, N., Liawruangrath, B., & Liawruangrath, S. (2017). Magnetic particles-based chemiluminescence immunoassay for progesterone determination. Wārasān Khana Witthayāsāt, Mahāwitthayālai Chīang Mai = Journal of the Science Faculty of Chiang Mai University / Mahāwitthayālai Chīang Mai, 44(1), 215-223

© 2017, Chiang Mai University. All rights reserved. A magnetic particles-based chemiluminescence immunoassay was investigated for progesterone detection by using luminometer. In this work, progesterone was determined based on the competitive binding... Read More about Magnetic particles-based chemiluminescence immunoassay for progesterone determination.

Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry (2017)
Journal Article
Colicchia, C., Creazza, A., & Dallari, F. (2017). Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry. Production planning & control, 28(4), 321-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2017.1282642

Combining efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability is crucial for companies to succeed in today’s context of fierce competition. This paper investigates how intermodal transport can be adopted for managing supply chains according to a Lean and Gr... Read More about Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry.

Artificial epigenetic networks: automatic decomposition of dynamical control tasks using topological self-modification (2017)
Journal Article
Turner, A. P., Caves, L. S. D., Stepney, S., Tyrrell, A. M., & Lones, M. A. (2017). Artificial epigenetic networks: automatic decomposition of dynamical control tasks using topological self-modification. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 28(1), 218-230. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNNLS.2015.2497142

This paper describes the artificial epigenetic network, a recurrent connectionist architecture that is able to dynamically modify its topology in order to automatically decompose and solve dynamical problems. The approach is motivated by the behavior... Read More about Artificial epigenetic networks: automatic decomposition of dynamical control tasks using topological self-modification.

Dual-modal SERS/fluorescence AuNP probe for mitochondrial imaging (2017)
Journal Article
Eling, C. J., Price, T. W., Marshall, A. R. L., Narda Viscomi, F., Robinson, P., Firth, G., Adawi, A. M., Bouillard, J.-S. G., & Stasiuk, G. J. (2017). Dual-modal SERS/fluorescence AuNP probe for mitochondrial imaging. ChemPlusChem, 82(5), 674-680. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.201600593

A novel SERS/fluorescent multimodal imaging probe for mitochondria has been synthesised using 12 nm diameter gold nanoparticles (AuNP) surface functionalised with a rhodamine thiol derivative ligand. The normal pH dependant acidic fluorescence of the... Read More about Dual-modal SERS/fluorescence AuNP probe for mitochondrial imaging.

Evaluation of an online educational tool designed to reduce stress and boost well-being for people living with an ileostomy : a framework analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Spiers, J., Nicholls, A., & Simpson, P. (2017). Evaluation of an online educational tool designed to reduce stress and boost well-being for people living with an ileostomy : a framework analysis. International journal of applied psychology, 7(1), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.5923/j.ijap.20170701.02

Ileostomies, in which the small intestine is re-directed out of a stoma in the stomach so that waste is collected using a bag, are using to treat conditions such as bowel cancer and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Previous research has shown that life wi... Read More about Evaluation of an online educational tool designed to reduce stress and boost well-being for people living with an ileostomy : a framework analysis.

When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact (2017)
Book Chapter
Demetis, D. S., & Lee, A. S. (2017). When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact. In T. X. Bui, & R. Sprague, Jr. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 50th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January 4 - 7, 2017 (5747-5756). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Abstract Following Lee & Demetis [20] who showed how systems theorizing can be conducted on the basis of a few systems principles, in this paper, we apply these principles to theorize about the systemic character of technology and investigate the rol... Read More about When humans using the IT artifact becomes IT using the human artifact.

Discovering non-compliant window co-occurrence patterns (2017)
Journal Article
Ali, R. Y., Gunturi, V. M., Kotz, A. J., Eftelioglu, E., Shekhar, S., & Northrop, W. F. (2017). Discovering non-compliant window co-occurrence patterns. GeoInformatica, 21(4), 829-866. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10707-016-0289-3

Given a set of trajectories annotated with measurements of physical variables, the problem of Non-compliant Window Co-occurrence (NWC) pattern discovery aims to determine temporal signatures in the explanatory variables which are highly associated wi... Read More about Discovering non-compliant window co-occurrence patterns.

A study of central galaxy rotation with stellar mass and environment (2017)
Journal Article
Lara-Lopez, M. A., Lopez-Sanchez, A. R., Oliva-Altamirano, P., Brough, S., Tran, K.-V., Jimmy, Miller, C., Bremer, M. N., Phillipps, S., Sharp, R., Colless, M., Lara-López, M. A., López-Sánchez, Á. R., Pimbblet, K., Kafle, P. R., & Couch, W. J. (2017). A study of central galaxy rotation with stellar mass and environment. The Astronomical journal, 153(2), 89. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/153/2/89

© 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. We present a pilot analysis of the influence of galaxy stellar mass and cluster environment on the probability of slow rotation in 22 central galaxies at mean redshift z = 0.07. This inc... Read More about A study of central galaxy rotation with stellar mass and environment.

Citation network analysis for supporting continuous improvement in higher education (2017)
Journal Article
Colicchia, C., Creazza, A., & Strozzi, F. (2018). Citation network analysis for supporting continuous improvement in higher education. Studies in higher education, 43(9), 1637-1653. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2016.1276550

Continuous improvement in Higher Education can be supported by effective literature reviews to unveil contemporary and current educational needs and lay the foundations of programmes of study. As no discipline remains static, the aim of this paper is... Read More about Citation network analysis for supporting continuous improvement in higher education.

The gathering storm: Federalization and constitutional change in the United Kingdom (2017)
Book Chapter
Lee, S. (2017). The gathering storm: Federalization and constitutional change in the United Kingdom. In R. Eccleston, & R. Krever (Eds.), The Future of Federalism : Intergovernmental Financial Relations in an Age of Austerity (124-144). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784717780.00013

This chapter provides an analysis of the changing nature of intergovernmental relations in the UK in light of its unique historical and constitutional context as a ‘state-nation’, of which England is overwhelmingly the largest component. England may... Read More about The gathering storm: Federalization and constitutional change in the United Kingdom.