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The Palliative Radiotherapy and Inflammation Study (PRAIS) - protocol for a longitudinal observational multicenter study on patients with cancer induced bone pain (2018)
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Habberstad, R., Frøseth, T. C. S., Aass, N., Abramova, T., Baas, T., Mørkeset, S. T., Caraceni, A., Laird, B., Boland, J. W., Rossi, R., Garcia-Alonso, E., Stensheim, H., Loge, J. H., Hjermstad, M. J., Bjerkeset, E., Bye, A., Lund, J.-Å., Solheim, T. S., Vagnildhaug, O. M., Brunelli, C., …Klepstad, P. (2018). The Palliative Radiotherapy and Inflammation Study (PRAIS) - protocol for a longitudinal observational multicenter study on patients with cancer induced bone pain. BMC Palliative Care, 17(1), Article 110. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-018-0362-9

Background
Radiation therapy (RT) results in pain relief for about 6 of 10 patients with cancer induced bone pain (CIBP) caused by bone metastases. The high number of non-responders, the long median time from RT to pain response and the risk of adver... Read More about The Palliative Radiotherapy and Inflammation Study (PRAIS) - protocol for a longitudinal observational multicenter study on patients with cancer induced bone pain.

The induction of the Ntb phase in mixtures (2018)
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Ramou, E., Welch, C., Hussey, J., Ahmed, Z., Karahaliou, P. K., & Mehl, G. H. (2018). The induction of the Ntb phase in mixtures. Liquid crystals, 45(13-15), 1929-1935. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2018.1524523

We report the induction of the Ntb phase over a wide temperature and concentration range in a binary system. This was achieved by addition of a flexible dopant without LC properties to a flexible dimer exhibiting only a nematic LC phase. The Ntb phas... Read More about The induction of the Ntb phase in mixtures.

Interstitial nitrides revisited - a simple synthesis of MxMo3N (M = Fe, Co, Ni) (2018)
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Conway, J. O., & Prior, T. J. (2019). Interstitial nitrides revisited - a simple synthesis of MxMo3N (M = Fe, Co, Ni). Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 774, 69-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.09.307

The efficient synthesis of polycrystalline filled beta-Mn structured Ni2Mo3N, and the eta-carbides Fe3Mo3N and Co3Mo3N, by a single heating of metal powders at 975 ºC under a hydrogen-nitrogen mixture is reported. Rietveld analysis of high-resolution... Read More about Interstitial nitrides revisited - a simple synthesis of MxMo3N (M = Fe, Co, Ni).

Variation in geographical treatment intensity affects survival of non-small cell lung cancer patients in England (2018)
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Tataru, D., Spencer, K., Bates, A., Wieczorek, A., Jack, R. H., Peake, M. D., Lind, M. J., & Lüchtenborg, M. (2018). Variation in geographical treatment intensity affects survival of non-small cell lung cancer patients in England. Cancer epidemiology, 57, 13-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2018.09.001

© 2018 Objectives: We aimed to determine the geographical variation in the proportion of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoing curative treatment and assess the relationship between treatment access rates and survival outcomes. Metho... Read More about Variation in geographical treatment intensity affects survival of non-small cell lung cancer patients in England.

Textural analysis demonstrates heterogeneous [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in radiologically normal lung in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (2018)
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Aliyu, S. A., Avery, G., Cawthorne, C., Archibald, S. J., Kadir, T., Willaime, J. M., Morice, A. H., Hart, S. P., & Crooks, M. G. (2018). Textural analysis demonstrates heterogeneous [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in radiologically normal lung in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. European respiratory journal, 52(5), 1801138. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01138-2018

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has revealed increased [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]-FDG) uptake in areas of the lungs that appear normal on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT). We hypothesi... Read More about Textural analysis demonstrates heterogeneous [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in radiologically normal lung in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

National comparative audit of red blood cell transfusion practice in hospices: Recommendations for palliative care practice (2018)
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Neoh, K., Gray, R., Grant-Casey, J., Estcourt, L., Malia, C., Boland, J. W., & Bennett, M. I. (2019). National comparative audit of red blood cell transfusion practice in hospices: Recommendations for palliative care practice. Palliative medicine, 33(1), 102-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318801755

Background:
Red blood cell transfusions are commonly used in palliative care to treat anaemia or symptoms caused by anaemia. In patients with advanced disease, there is little evidence of benefit to guide treatment decisions in the face of increased... Read More about National comparative audit of red blood cell transfusion practice in hospices: Recommendations for palliative care practice.

Passive memristor synaptic circuits with multiple timing dependent plasticity mechanisms (2018)
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Šuch, O., Klimo, M., Kemp, N. T., & Škvarek, O. (2018). Passive memristor synaptic circuits with multiple timing dependent plasticity mechanisms. AEÜ - International Journal of Electronics and Communications / Archiv für Elektronik und Übertragungstechnik, 96, 252-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeue.2018.09.025

Adaptation of synaptic strength is central to memory and learning in biological systems, enabling important high-level processes such as the ability of animals to respond to a changing environment. Memristor devices are a promising new, nanoscale tec... Read More about Passive memristor synaptic circuits with multiple timing dependent plasticity mechanisms.

Estimating one-minute rain rate distributions in the Tropics from TRMM satellite data (October 2017) (2018)
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Rimvin, G. R., Paulson, K. S., & Bellerby, T. (2018). Estimating one-minute rain rate distributions in the Tropics from TRMM satellite data (October 2017). IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11(10), 3660-3667. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2869322

© 2008-2012 IEEE. Internationally recognized prognostic models of rain fade on terrestrial and Earth-space extremely high frequency (EHF) links rely fundamentally on distributions of 1-min rain rates. In Rec. ITU-R P.837-6, these distributions are es... Read More about Estimating one-minute rain rate distributions in the Tropics from TRMM satellite data (October 2017).

Social and structural vulnerability to HIV infection in Uganda: A multilevel modelling of AIDS indicators survey data, 2004-2005 and 2011 (2018)
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Igulot, P., & A Magadi, M. (2018). Social and structural vulnerability to HIV infection in Uganda: A multilevel modelling of AIDS indicators survey data, 2004-2005 and 2011. Journal of community medicine, 1(2), Article 1008. https://doi.org/10.33582/2637-4900/1008

Introduction: Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) continues to exhibit inequalities in HIV epidemic. As of 2017, about 69.5% of people living with HIV, 64% of new infections and 73% HIV-related deaths were in SSA. Most HIV research conducted in the continent ha... Read More about Social and structural vulnerability to HIV infection in Uganda: A multilevel modelling of AIDS indicators survey data, 2004-2005 and 2011.

Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance (2018)
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Cherrafi, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Mishra, N., Ghobadian, A., & Elfezazi, S. (2018). Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance. International journal of production economics, 206, 79-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.09.031

This paper investigates the relationship between lean, green and process innovation practices and green supply chain (GSC) performance. Data were collected from 374 manufacturing firms and results analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Th... Read More about Lean, green practices and process innovation: A model for green supply chain performance.

Living costs, real incomes and inequality in colonial Jamaica (2018)
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Burnard, T., Panza, L., & Williamson, J. (2019). Living costs, real incomes and inequality in colonial Jamaica. Explorations in Economic History, 71, 55-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2018.09.002

© 2018 This paper provides the first quantitative assessment of colonial Jamaican real incomes and income inequality. We collect local prices to construct cost of living and purchasing power parity indicators. The latter lowers Jamaica's GDP per capi... Read More about Living costs, real incomes and inequality in colonial Jamaica.

Controls on mud distribution and architecture along the fluvial-to-marine transition (2018)
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van de Lageweg, W. I., Braat, L., Parsons, D. R., & Kleinhans, M. G. (2018). Controls on mud distribution and architecture along the fluvial-to-marine transition. Geology, 46(11), 971-974. https://doi.org/10.1130/G45504.1

© 2018 Geological Society of America. The interaction of marine (tides and waves) and fluvial processes determines the sedimentary fill of coastal systems in the fluvial-tomarine (FTM) transition zone. Despite frequent recognition of tidal and wave i... Read More about Controls on mud distribution and architecture along the fluvial-to-marine transition.

Optimising hydropower development and ecosystem services in the Kafue River, Zambia (2018)
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Cowx, I. G., Lungu, A., & Kalonga, M. (2018). Optimising hydropower development and ecosystem services in the Kafue River, Zambia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 69(12), 1974-1982. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF18132

Fisheries are an important resource in Zambia, but are experiencing overexploitation and are under increasing pressure from external development activities that are compromising river ecosystem services and functioning. One such system is the Kafue F... Read More about Optimising hydropower development and ecosystem services in the Kafue River, Zambia.

Dynamic calorimetry and XRD studies of the nematic and twist-bend nematic phase transitions in a series of dimers with increasing spacer length (2018)
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Stevenson, W. D., Zou, H. X., Zeng, X. B., Welch, C., Ungar, G., & Mehl, G. H. (2018). Dynamic calorimetry and XRD studies of the nematic and twist-bend nematic phase transitions in a series of dimers with increasing spacer length. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 20(39), 25268-25274. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cp05744c

A modulated and conventional DSC study of the transitions between the twist-bend nematic (Ntb), regular nematic (N) and isotropic liquid (Iso) phases was performed on a series of difluoroterphenyl-based dimers with (CH2)n spacers; n = 5, 7, 9, 11. Th... Read More about Dynamic calorimetry and XRD studies of the nematic and twist-bend nematic phase transitions in a series of dimers with increasing spacer length.

Risk perceptions and risk management approaches of Chinese overseas investors: An empirical investigation (2018)
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Ullah, S., Wang, Z., Stokes, P., & Xiao, W. (2019). Risk perceptions and risk management approaches of Chinese overseas investors: An empirical investigation. Research in international business and finance, 47, 470-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2018.09.008

This paper presents empirical evidence on how Chinese firms perceive and tackle risks associated with their overseas investments. Using a first-hand survey dataset of Chinese firms who invest abroad, we depict variations in (1) the levels of differen... Read More about Risk perceptions and risk management approaches of Chinese overseas investors: An empirical investigation.

Causes and consequences of ontogenetic dietary shifts: a global synthesis using fish models (2018)
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Sánchez-Hernández, J., Nunn, A. D., Adams, C. E., & Amundsen, P.-A. (2019). Causes and consequences of ontogenetic dietary shifts: a global synthesis using fish models. Biological Reviews, 94(2), 539-554. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12468

Ontogenetic dietary shifts (ODSs), the changes in diet utilisation occurring over the life span of an individual consumer, are widespread in the animal kingdom. Understanding ODSs provides fundamental insights into the biological and ecological proce... Read More about Causes and consequences of ontogenetic dietary shifts: a global synthesis using fish models.

The Student Thesis Conference as a model for authentic and inclusive student research dissemination (2018)
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Douglas, C., Yearsley, J., Scott, G. W., & Hubbard, K. E. (2018). The Student Thesis Conference as a model for authentic and inclusive student research dissemination. Higher Education Pedagogies, 3(1), 319-341. https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2018.1478675

Engaging in a final year project is required in most undergraduate degree programmes. However, the student research experience often differs from the academic experience due to a lack of opportunities for research dissemination. We present the Studen... Read More about The Student Thesis Conference as a model for authentic and inclusive student research dissemination.

Frailty trajectories to identify end of life: A longitudinal population-based study (2018)
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Stow, D., Matthews, F. E., & Hanratty, B. (2018). Frailty trajectories to identify end of life: A longitudinal population-based study. BMC medicine, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1148-x

Background: Timely recognition of the end of life allows patients to discuss preferences and make advance plans, and clinicians to introduce appropriate care. We examined changes in frailty over 1 year, with the aim of identifying trajectories that c... Read More about Frailty trajectories to identify end of life: A longitudinal population-based study.