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High Purcell factor generation of indistinguishable on-chip single photons (2018)
Journal Article
Liu, F., Brash, A. J., O’Hara, J., Martins, L. M., Phillips, C. L., Coles, R. J., …Fox, A. M. (2018). High Purcell factor generation of indistinguishable on-chip single photons. Nature nanotechnology, 13(9), 835-840. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-018-0188-x

On-chip single-photon sources are key components for integrated photonic quantum technologies. Semiconductor quantum dots can exhibit near-ideal single-photon emission, but this can be significantly degraded in on-chip geometries owing to nearby etch... Read More about High Purcell factor generation of indistinguishable on-chip single photons.

Perspectives of applied collaborative sport science research within professional team sports (2018)
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Malone, J. J., Harper, L. D., Jones, B., Perry, J., Barnes, C., & Towlson, C. (2019). Perspectives of applied collaborative sport science research within professional team sports. European journal of sport science : the official journal of the European College of Sport Science, 19(2), 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2018.1492632

The purpose of the study was to examine the perspectives of both academics and practitioners in relation to forming applied collaborative sport science research within team sports. Ninety-three participants who had previously engaged in collaborative... Read More about Perspectives of applied collaborative sport science research within professional team sports.

Plastic scintillator-based microfluidic devices for miniaturized detection of Positron Emission Tomography radiopharmaceuticals (2018)
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Tarn, M. D., Kızılyer, N. Y., Esfahani, M. M. N., Joshi, P., Brown, N. J., Pamme, N., Jenkins, D. G., & Archibald, S. J. (2018). Plastic scintillator-based microfluidic devices for miniaturized detection of Positron Emission Tomography radiopharmaceuticals. Chemistry: a European journal, 24(52), 13749-13753. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201802395

A miniaturized radio-HPLC detector has been developed comprising a microfluidic device fabricated from plastic scintillator in combination with a silicon photomultiplier light sensor, and tested with samples containing a positron-emitting radionuclid... Read More about Plastic scintillator-based microfluidic devices for miniaturized detection of Positron Emission Tomography radiopharmaceuticals.

On the [α/Fe]-[Fe/H] relations in early-type galaxies (2018)
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Vincenzo, F., Kobayashi, C., & Taylor, P. (2018). On the [α/Fe]-[Fe/H] relations in early-type galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 480(1), L38–L42. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/sly128

We study how the predicted [α/Fe]-[Fe/H] relations in early-type galaxies vary as functions of their stellar masses, ages and stellar velocity dispersions, by making use of cosmological chemodynamical simulations with feedback from active galactic nu... Read More about On the [α/Fe]-[Fe/H] relations in early-type galaxies.

Visualization of diffusion limited antimicrobial peptide attack on supported lipid membranes (2018)
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Heath, G. R., Harrison, P. L., Strong, P. N., Evans, S. D., & Miller, K. (2018). Visualization of diffusion limited antimicrobial peptide attack on supported lipid membranes. Soft matter, 14(29), 6146-6154. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sm00707a

Understanding the mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) is fundamental to the development and design of peptide based antimicrobials. Utilizing fast-scan atomic force microscopy (AFM) we detail the attack of an AMP on both prototypical... Read More about Visualization of diffusion limited antimicrobial peptide attack on supported lipid membranes.

Precise measurements of torque in von Karman swirling flow driven by a bladed disk (2018)
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Mukherjee, A., Lukaschuk, S., Burnishev, Y., Falkovich, G., & Steinberg, V. (2018). Precise measurements of torque in von Karman swirling flow driven by a bladed disk. Journal of Turbulence, 19(8), 647-663. https://doi.org/10.1080/14685248.2018.1494833

© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group Scrupulous measurements and detailed data analysis of the torque in a swirling turbulent flow driven by counter-rotating bladed disks reveal an apparent breaking of the law of similarity.... Read More about Precise measurements of torque in von Karman swirling flow driven by a bladed disk.

International students' transitions to UK higher education - revisiting the concept and practice of academic hospitality (2018)
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Ploner, J. (2018). International students' transitions to UK higher education - revisiting the concept and practice of academic hospitality. Journal of Research in International Education, 17(2), 164-178. https://doi.org/10.1177/1475240918786690

With the increasing mobility of international students to UK universities, the appropriate facilitation of their transition remains a critical issue in terms of higher education practice and research. Much existing research and practice is characteri... Read More about International students' transitions to UK higher education - revisiting the concept and practice of academic hospitality.

The Reduction of Alkynes over Pd-based Catalyst Materials-A Pathway to Chemical Synthesis (2018)
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Ibhadon, A. O., & Kansal, S. K. (2018). The Reduction of Alkynes over Pd-based Catalyst Materials-A Pathway to Chemical Synthesis. Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology, 9(2), Article 1000376. https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7048.1000376

Many reactions, including selective hydrogenation of alkynes, take place on solid surfaces. These reactions are vital in many areas of industry including the manufacture of polymers and fine chemicals such as vitamins, fragrances, and drugs. The choi... Read More about The Reduction of Alkynes over Pd-based Catalyst Materials-A Pathway to Chemical Synthesis.

A hybrid active contour segmentation method for myocardial D-SPECT images (2018)
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Huang, C., Shan, X., Lan, Y., Liu, L., Cai, H., Che, W., Hao, Y., Cheng, Y., & Peng, Y. (2018). A hybrid active contour segmentation method for myocardial D-SPECT images. IEEE Access, 6, 39334-39343. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2855060

Ischaemic heart disease has become one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Dynamic single-photon emission computed tomography (D-SPECT) is an advanced routine diagnostic tool commonly used to validate myocardial function in patients sufferi... Read More about A hybrid active contour segmentation method for myocardial D-SPECT images.

Exploring health care workers' perceptions and experiences of communication with ethnic minority elders (2018)
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Likupe, G., Baxter, C., & Jogi, M. (2018). Exploring health care workers' perceptions and experiences of communication with ethnic minority elders. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 19(3), 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-08-2017-0034

Purpose: There is a recognition in Europe and in the Western world of a demographic shift in the ageing population. While the overall ageing of the general population is growing, the numbers of immigrants getting old in their host countries is also i... Read More about Exploring health care workers' perceptions and experiences of communication with ethnic minority elders.

A mixed methods review to develop and confirm a framework for assessing midwifery practice in perinatal mental health (2018)
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Wadephul, F., Jarrett, P. M., Jomeen, J., & Martin, C. R. (2018). A mixed methods review to develop and confirm a framework for assessing midwifery practice in perinatal mental health. Journal of advanced nursing, 74(10), 2258-2272. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13786

Aim: To ascertain whether a new framework examining midwifery practice in perinatal mental health is supported by the research literature.
Background: The identification and care of women with perinatal mental health problems is increasingly consider... Read More about A mixed methods review to develop and confirm a framework for assessing midwifery practice in perinatal mental health.

Service user perspectives of an early intervention in psychosis service: a service evaluation (2018)
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Watkins, S., Sanderson, C., & Richards, V. (2018). Service user perspectives of an early intervention in psychosis service: a service evaluation. Mental Health Review Journal, 23(3), 156-164. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHRJ-09-2017-0037

This evaluation aimed to gather the perspectives of individuals accessing an early intervention in psychosis service (EIPS), in order to inform service development.

Individual interviews (n=9) and one focus group (n=7) were conducted. Discussions fo... Read More about Service user perspectives of an early intervention in psychosis service: a service evaluation.

Landscape, memory and protest in the midlands rising of 1607 (2018)
Book Chapter
McDonagh, B., & Rodda, J. (2018). Landscape, memory and protest in the midlands rising of 1607. In C. J. Griffin, & B. McDonagh (Eds.), Remembering Protest in Britain since 1500 (53-79). Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74243-4_3

In the early summer of 1607, a large group of perhaps as many as a thousand men, women and children assembled at Newton (Northamptonshire) and began digging up hedges. The hedges surrounded enclosures recently put in place by the local landowner, Tho... Read More about Landscape, memory and protest in the midlands rising of 1607.

Remembering protest (2018)
Book Chapter
Griffin, C. J., & McDonagh, B. (2018). Remembering protest. In C. J. Griffin, & B. McDonagh (Eds.), Remembering Protest in Britain since 1500 : Memory, Materiality and the Landscape (1-23). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74243-4_1

This book is about protest and the multiple and contested ways it is remembered, about the work protest memories do and the uses of the past in the (historical) present. While several chapters speak to the present en passant, it is not a study of the... Read More about Remembering protest.

Spit guards, ethical policing and the need for an evidence-based approach (2018)
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Joyce, P., & Laverick, W. (2018). Spit guards, ethical policing and the need for an evidence-based approach. Safer Communities, 17(3), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1108/SC-04-2018-0013

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the advantages and disadvantages of the use of spit guards by police forces in the UK and to make recommendations regarding an evidence-based approach to decisions related to the use of such equipment.... Read More about Spit guards, ethical policing and the need for an evidence-based approach.

Experimental study of the characteristics of an upward two-phase slug flow in a vertical pipe (2018)
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Saidj, F., Hasan, A., Bouyahiaoui, H., Zeghloul, A., & Azzi, A. (2018). Experimental study of the characteristics of an upward two-phase slug flow in a vertical pipe. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 108, 428-437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2018.07.001

Characteristics of the slug flow, mean void fraction, liquid slug and Taylor bubble lengths; and structure frequency were all extracted from the void fraction time series. Average void fractions at nine axial positions have been measured on a 6 m lon... Read More about Experimental study of the characteristics of an upward two-phase slug flow in a vertical pipe.

Sensory stimulation for sensible consumption: Multisensory marketing for e-tailing of ethical brands (2018)
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Yoganathan, V., Osburg, V.-S., & Akhtar, P. (2019). Sensory stimulation for sensible consumption: Multisensory marketing for e-tailing of ethical brands. Journal of business research, 96, 386-396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.06.005

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. Amidst strong competition and lack of resources and functional superiority, ethical brands may seek an experiential approach to marketing online. A between-subjects online experiment (N = 308) shows that ethically-congruent visua... Read More about Sensory stimulation for sensible consumption: Multisensory marketing for e-tailing of ethical brands.

The common VWF single nucleotide variants c.2365A>G and c.2385T>C modify VWF biosynthesis and clearance (2018)
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Mufti, A. H., Ogiwara, K., Swystun, L. L., Eikenboom, J. C. J., Budde, U., Hopman, W. M., Halldén, C., Goudemand, J., Peake, I. R., Goodeve, A. C., Lillicrap, D., Hampshire, D. J., & on behalf of the European Group on von Willebrand disease (EU-VWD) and Zimmerman Program for the Molecular and Clinical Biology of von Willebrand disease (ZPMCB-VWD) Study Groups. (2018). The common VWF single nucleotide variants c.2365A>G and c.2385T>C modify VWF biosynthesis and clearance. Blood Advances, 2(13), 1585-1594. https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2017011643

Plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF) vary considerably in the general population and this variation has been linked to several genetic and environmental factors. Genetic factors include 2 common single nucleotide variants (SNVs) located in VW... Read More about The common VWF single nucleotide variants c.2365A>G and c.2385T>C modify VWF biosynthesis and clearance.