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On a role of quadruple component of magnetic field in defining solar activity in grand cycles (2017)
Journal Article
Popova, E., Zharkova, V., Shepherd, S., & Zharkov, S. (2018). On a role of quadruple component of magnetic field in defining solar activity in grand cycles. Journal of atmospheric and solar-terrestrial physics, 176, 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2017.05.006

In this paper we revise our prediction of solar activity using a solar background magnetic field as a proxy by the inclusion of eigen vectors of solar magnetic waves produced by quadruple magnetic sources, in addition to the principal eigen modes gen... Read More about On a role of quadruple component of magnetic field in defining solar activity in grand cycles.

Material 'becomings' and a historical geography of religious experience: Metropolitan Methodism, 1851-1932 (2017)
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Slatter née Mason, R. (2019). Material 'becomings' and a historical geography of religious experience: Metropolitan Methodism, 1851-1932. Area, 51(1), 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12345

Using Wesleyan Methodism in London between 1851 and 1932 as its case study, this paper explores the potential methods and outcomes of studying religious spaces as material items. Interested in both the “becoming” of their physical material properties... Read More about Material 'becomings' and a historical geography of religious experience: Metropolitan Methodism, 1851-1932.

Designing a global assessment of climate change on inland fishes and fisheries: knowns and needs (2017)
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Paukert, C. P., Lynch, A. J., Beard, T. D., Chen, Y., Cooke, S. J., Cooperman, M. S., …Winfield, I. J. (2017). Designing a global assessment of climate change on inland fishes and fisheries: knowns and needs. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 27(2), 393-409. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-017-9477-y

© 2017, Springer International Publishing Switzerland (outside the USA). To date, there are few comprehensive assessments of how climate change affects inland finfish, fisheries, and aquaculture at a global scale, but one is necessary to identify res... Read More about Designing a global assessment of climate change on inland fishes and fisheries: knowns and needs.

Cost-effectiveness of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: a simulation modelling approach (2017)
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Vargas-Palacios, A., Meads, D. M., Twiddy, M., Murray, C. C., Hulme, C., Mitchell, E. D., …Minton, J. (2017). Cost-effectiveness of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: a simulation modelling approach. The journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 72(8), 2392-2400. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkx123

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. All rights reserved. Objectives: In the UK, patients who require intravenous antimicrobial (IVA) treatment may receive this in th... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: a simulation modelling approach.

Transcriptomic and macroevolutionary evidence for phenotypic uncoupling between frog life history phases (2017)
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Wollenberg Valero, K. C., Garcia-Porta, J., Rodríguez, A., Arias, M., Shah, A., Randrianiaina, R. D., …Vences, M. (2017). Transcriptomic and macroevolutionary evidence for phenotypic uncoupling between frog life history phases. Nature communications, 8, Article 15213. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15213

Anuran amphibians undergo major morphological transitions during development, but the contribution of their markedly different life-history phases to macroevolution has rarely been analysed. Here we generate testable predictions for coupling versus u... Read More about Transcriptomic and macroevolutionary evidence for phenotypic uncoupling between frog life history phases.

The littérature mineure of François Bon (2017)
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Chadderton, H. (2017). The littérature mineure of François Bon. Studies in 20th & 21st century literature, 41(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.4148/2334-4415.1870

This article shows how the work of contemporary author François Bon can be read as an example of Deleuze and Guattari’s littérature mineure. Bon’s work stands out on the French literary scene for its capacity to be political in both its content and i... Read More about The littérature mineure of François Bon.

Flexible virtual environments: Gamifying immersive learning (2017)
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Gordon, N., & Brayshaw, M. (2017). Flexible virtual environments: Gamifying immersive learning. Communications in computer and information science, 714, 115-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58753-0_18

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. The availability of Virtual Reality (VR) and Virtual Environment (VE) equipment - with the launch of domestic technologies such as the Oculus Rift, Microsoft Hololens and Sony Playstation VR) - offer new w... Read More about Flexible virtual environments: Gamifying immersive learning.

Colloid particle formulations for antimicrobial applications (2017)
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Halbus, A. F., Horozov, T. S., & Paunov, V. N. (2017). Colloid particle formulations for antimicrobial applications. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 249, 134-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2017.05.012

Colloidal particles are being extensively studied in various antimicrobial applications due to their small size to volume ratio and ability to exhibit a wide spectrum of antibacterial, antifungal, antialgal and antiviral action. The present review fo... Read More about Colloid particle formulations for antimicrobial applications.

Client Earth (2017)
Book
Thornton, J., & Goodman, M. (2017). Client Earth. Scribe Publications

Environmentally, our planet lacks the laws to keep it safe and those laws we do have are feebly enforced. Every new year is the hottest in human history, while forest, reef, ice, tundra, and species are disappearing forever. It is easy to lose all ho... Read More about Client Earth.

Observing the metal-poor solar neighbourhood: A comparison of galactic chemical evolution predictions (2017)
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Mishenina, T., Pignatari, M., Côté, B., Thielemann, F., Soubiran, C., Basak, N., …Herwig, F. (2017). Observing the metal-poor solar neighbourhood: A comparison of galactic chemical evolution predictions. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Letters, 469(4), 4378-4399. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1145

© 2017 The Authors. Atmospheric parameters and chemical compositions for 10 stars with metallicities in the region of -2.2 < [Fe/H] < -0.6 were precisely determined using high-resolution, high signal-tonoise, spectra. For each star, the abundance... Read More about Observing the metal-poor solar neighbourhood: A comparison of galactic chemical evolution predictions.

Integrated fault-tolerant control for a 3-DOF helicopter with actuator faults and saturation (2017)
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Lan, J., Patton, R. J., & Zhu, X. (2017). Integrated fault-tolerant control for a 3-DOF helicopter with actuator faults and saturation. IET Control Theory and Applications, 11(14), 2232-2241. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cta.2016.1602

© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2017. This study proposes a fault estimation (FE)-based fault-tolerant control (FTC) strategy to maintain system reliability and achieve desirable control performance for a 3-DOF helicopter system with... Read More about Integrated fault-tolerant control for a 3-DOF helicopter with actuator faults and saturation.

A new molecular diagnostic tool for surveying and monitoring Triops cancriformis populations (2017)
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Sellers, G. S., Griffin, L. R., Hänfling, B., & Gómez, A. (2017). A new molecular diagnostic tool for surveying and monitoring Triops cancriformis populations. PeerJ, 2017(5), Article e3228. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3228

© 2017 Sellers et al. The tadpole shrimp, Triops cancriformis, is a freshwater crustacean listed as endangered in the UK and Europe living in ephemeral pools. Populations are threatened by habitat destruction due to land development for agriculture a... Read More about A new molecular diagnostic tool for surveying and monitoring Triops cancriformis populations.

Strategies to address the shortcomings of commonly used advanced chronic heart failure descriptors to improve recruitment in palliative care research: A parallel mixed-methods feasibility study (2017)
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Kane, P. M., Murtagh, F. E., Ryan, K. R., Brice, M., Mahon, N. G., McAdam, B., …on behalf of BuildCARE. (2018). Strategies to address the shortcomings of commonly used advanced chronic heart failure descriptors to improve recruitment in palliative care research: A parallel mixed-methods feasibility study. Palliative medicine, 32(2), 517-524. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216317706426

Background: Recruitment challenges contribute to the paucity of palliative care research with advanced chronic heart failure patients. Aim: To describe the challenges and outline strategies of recruiting advanced chronic heart failure patients. Des... Read More about Strategies to address the shortcomings of commonly used advanced chronic heart failure descriptors to improve recruitment in palliative care research: A parallel mixed-methods feasibility study.

Literature review on the ‘Smart Factory’ concept using bibliometric tools (2017)
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Strozzi, F., Colicchia, C., Creazza, A., & Noè, C. (2017). Literature review on the ‘Smart Factory’ concept using bibliometric tools. International Journal of Production Research, 55(22), 6572-6591. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2017.1326643

The objective of this paper is to depict a landscape of the scientific literature on the concept of the ‘Smart Factory’, which in recent years is gaining more and more attention from academics and practitioners because of significant innovations in t... Read More about Literature review on the ‘Smart Factory’ concept using bibliometric tools.

Improved dynamic dependability assessment through integration with prognostics (2017)
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Aizpurua, J. I., Catterson, V. M., Papadopoulos, Y., Chiacchio, F., & Manno, G. (2017). Improved dynamic dependability assessment through integration with prognostics. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 66(3), 893-913. https://doi.org/10.1109/tr.2017.2693821

The use of average data for dependability assessments results in a outdated system-level dependability estimation which can lead to incorrect design decisions. With increasing availability of online data, there is room to improve traditional dependab... Read More about Improved dynamic dependability assessment through integration with prognostics.

Can aggregate quarry silt lagoons provide resources for wading birds? (2017)
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Day, G., Mayes, W. M., Wheeler, P. M., & Hull, S. L. (2017). Can aggregate quarry silt lagoons provide resources for wading birds?. Ecological engineering, 105, 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.04.055

Wading birds have declined across Europe as the intensification of lowland agriculture has resulted in the loss and degradation of wetland areas. Lowland aggregate extraction sites that incorporate areas of fine, waste sediments deposited in silt lag... Read More about Can aggregate quarry silt lagoons provide resources for wading birds?.

The role of HR practices in developing employee resilience: a case study from the Pakistani telecommunications sector (2017)
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Khan, Z., Rao-Nicholson, R., Akhtar, P., Tarba, S. Y., Ahammad, M. F., & Vorley, T. (2019). The role of HR practices in developing employee resilience: a case study from the Pakistani telecommunications sector. The international journal of human resource management, 30(8), 1342-1369. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2017.1316759

There has been increasing interest in understanding the factors that contribute to the development of employee resilience. Despite such interest, there is a dearth of research examining the contributory role played by HR practices in enhancing employ... Read More about The role of HR practices in developing employee resilience: a case study from the Pakistani telecommunications sector.