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Group size and individual 'personality' influence emergence times in hermit crabs (2018)
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Broadhurst, H. E., & Morrell, L. J. (2018). Group size and individual 'personality' influence emergence times in hermit crabs. Bioscience Horizons, 11, Article hzy011. https://doi.org/10.1093/biohorizons/hzy011

Many animals benefit from aggregating due to the anti-predator effects associated with living in groups. Hermit crabs are known to form groups, or ‘clusters’, which may occur at sites of high shell availability. Clustering may also have anti-predator... Read More about Group size and individual 'personality' influence emergence times in hermit crabs.

Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions to identify maternal distress in Dutch pregnant women (2018)
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Fontein-Kuipers, Y., & Jomeen, J. (2019). Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions to identify maternal distress in Dutch pregnant women. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 14(1), 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-06-2018-0034

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions for routine screening of maternal distress in Dutch antenatal care. Design/methodology/approach: In this cohor... Read More about Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions to identify maternal distress in Dutch pregnant women.

‘This feels like a whole new thing’: a case study of a new LGBTQ-affirming school and its role in developing ‘inclusions’ (2018)
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Hope, M. A., & Hall, J. J. (2018). ‘This feels like a whole new thing’: a case study of a new LGBTQ-affirming school and its role in developing ‘inclusions’. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 22(12), 1320-1332. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2018.1427152

The notion of inclusive education has multiple meanings and the precise definition remains contested. In particular, the debate rages as to whether it is appropriate for some schools to offer specialised provision to particular cohorts of students ra... Read More about ‘This feels like a whole new thing’: a case study of a new LGBTQ-affirming school and its role in developing ‘inclusions’.

Heterogeneous agent models in financial markets: A nonlinear dynamics approach (2018)
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He, X. Z., Li, Y., & Zheng, M. (2019). Heterogeneous agent models in financial markets: A nonlinear dynamics approach. International review of financial analysis, 62, 135-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.11.016

Studies on financial markets have accumulated consistent evidences of stylized facts and anomalies, which can be characterized by stochastic switching among different co-existing market states but yet difficult to reconcile with traditionally rationa... Read More about Heterogeneous agent models in financial markets: A nonlinear dynamics approach.

Hidden morbidity: the results of a collaborative community chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening initiative (2018)
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Crooks, M. G., Thompson, J. L., Cummings, H., Watkins, K., Jackson, N., Platten, S., …Faruqi, S. (2019). Hidden morbidity: the results of a collaborative community chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening initiative. Clinical Respiratory Journal, 13(1), 43-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.12978

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often goes unrecognised resulting in people living with the disease without a diagnosis. We investigated the characteristics, symptom burden and flow of participants in a community COPD screening initiativ... Read More about Hidden morbidity: the results of a collaborative community chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening initiative.

Inequalities in living well with dementia—The impact of deprivation on well-being, quality of life and life satisfaction: Results from the improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life study (2018)
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Wu, Y. T., Clare, L., Jones, I. R., Martyr, A., Nelis, S. M., Quinn, C., …Matthews, F. E. (2018). Inequalities in living well with dementia—The impact of deprivation on well-being, quality of life and life satisfaction: Results from the improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life study. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 33(12), 1736-1742. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4998

Objectives: Area level factors, such as deprivation and urban/rural settings, have been associated with variation in local resources and services and health inequality in later life. The aim of this study is to investigate the potential impact of dep... Read More about Inequalities in living well with dementia—The impact of deprivation on well-being, quality of life and life satisfaction: Results from the improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life study.

Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose (2018)
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Wolpe, N., Zhang, J., Nombela, C., Ingram, J. N., Wolpert, D. M., Rowe, J. B., …Villis, L. (2018). Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose. Scientific reports, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33678-3

Abnormal initiation and control of voluntary movements are among the principal manifestations of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the processes underlying these abnormalities and their potential remediation by dopamine treatment remain poorly under... Read More about Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose.

Erratum to: Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose (Scientific Reports, (2018), 8, 1, (15643), 10.1038/s41598-018-33678-3) (2018)
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Wolpe, N., Zhang, J., Nombela, C., Ingram, J. N., Wolpert, D. M., Tyler, L. K., …Rowe, J. B. (2018). Erratum to: Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose (Scientific Reports, (2018), 8, 1, (15643), 10.1038/s41598-018-33678-3). Scientific reports, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35439-8

The original version of this Article contained an error in the order of author names, which were incorrectly listed as ‘Noham Wolpe, Jiaxiang Zhang, Cristina Nombela, James N. Ingram, Daniel M. Wolpert, James B. Rowe & Cam-CAN’. This error has now be... Read More about Erratum to: Sensory attenuation in Parkinson’s disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose (Scientific Reports, (2018), 8, 1, (15643), 10.1038/s41598-018-33678-3).

The (music) educator as producer (2018)
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King, A. (2018). The (music) educator as producer. Journal of Music, Technology and Education, 11(3), 235-249. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte.11.3.235_1

Music technology has been an active part of the Higher Education (HE) curricula for several decades but it is perhaps the last few decades that have witnessed the proliferation of courses at tertiary level, or at least certainly in the United Kingdom... Read More about The (music) educator as producer.

Debatable "Chineseness": Diversification of Confucian classical education in contemporary China (2018)
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Wang, C. (2018). Debatable "Chineseness": Diversification of Confucian classical education in contemporary China. China Perspectives, 2018(4), 53-63. https://doi.org/10.4000/chinaperspectives.8482

© 2018, Francais sur la Chine Contemporaine China. This article discusses the ongoing debates about classics reading (dujing) in the revitalisation and diversification of Confucian classical education in mainland China. It begins by reviewing two dis... Read More about Debatable "Chineseness": Diversification of Confucian classical education in contemporary China.

Validated screening tools for the assessment of cachexia, sarcopenia, and malnutrition: a systematic review (2018)
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Miller, J., Wells, L., Nwulu, U., Currow, D., Johnson, M. J., & Skipworth, R. J. (2018). Validated screening tools for the assessment of cachexia, sarcopenia, and malnutrition: a systematic review. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 108(6), 1196-1208. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqy244

Background: There is great overlap between the presentation of cachexia, sarcopenia, and malnutrition. Distinguishing between these conditions would allow for better targeted treatment for patients. Objectives: The aim was to systematically review va... Read More about Validated screening tools for the assessment of cachexia, sarcopenia, and malnutrition: a systematic review.

Home-based exercise programmes for individuals with intermittent claudication: A protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
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Pymer, S. A., Tew, G. A., Palmer, J., Ingle, L., Smith, G. E., Chetter, I. C., & Harwood, A. E. (2018). Home-based exercise programmes for individuals with intermittent claudication: A protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. SAGE Open Medicine, 6, https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312118818295

Background: The aim of this updated review is to consider the evidence base for the effectiveness of home-based exercise programmes as a treatment option for improving walking distance in patients with intermittent claudication. Methods: The Medline,... Read More about Home-based exercise programmes for individuals with intermittent claudication: A protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Civil society contributions to local level flood resilience: Before, during and after the 2015 Boxing Day floods in the Upper Calder Valley (2018)
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Forrest, S., Trell, E., & Woltjer, J. (2019). Civil society contributions to local level flood resilience: Before, during and after the 2015 Boxing Day floods in the Upper Calder Valley. Transactions - Institute of British Geographers, 44(2), 422-436. https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.12279

There is an increasing emphasis on the local level as well as growing expectations regarding civil society actors in flood‐risk management in the UK. However, not enough is known about the potential contributions of civil society to flood resilience... Read More about Civil society contributions to local level flood resilience: Before, during and after the 2015 Boxing Day floods in the Upper Calder Valley.

Luminescent silica mesoparticles for protein transduction (2018)
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Vorotnikov, Y. A., Pozmogova, T. N., Solovieva, A. O., Miroshnichenko, S. M., Vorontsova, E. V., Shestopalova, L. V., …Efremova, O. A. (2019). Luminescent silica mesoparticles for protein transduction. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 96, 530-538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2018.11.056

Unlike silica nanoparticles, the potential of silica mesoparticles (SMPs) (i.e. particles of submicron size) for biological applications in particular the in vitro (let alone in vivo) cellular delivery of biological cargo has so far not been sufficie... Read More about Luminescent silica mesoparticles for protein transduction.

Approaches to Measuring Attendance and Engagement (2018)
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Grey, S., & Gordon, N. A. (2018). Approaches to Measuring Attendance and Engagement. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 13(13), Article 2692. https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i13.2767

In this paper, we argue that, where we measure student attendance, this creates an extrinsic motivator in the form of a reward for (apparent) engagement and can thus lead to undesirable behaviour and outcomes. We go on to consider a number of other m... Read More about Approaches to Measuring Attendance and Engagement.

ISO 9000, activity based costing and organizational performance (2018)
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Vetchagool, W., Augustyn, M. M., & Tayles, M. (in press). ISO 9000, activity based costing and organizational performance. Total quality management & business excellence, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2018.1549938

This study investigates the potential complementarity between ISO 9000 and Activity Based Costing (ABC). This is undertaken by examining associations between the extent of ISO 9000 implementation and the extent of ABC use and by examining the impact... Read More about ISO 9000, activity based costing and organizational performance.

Systemic risk in major public contracts (2018)
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Bloomfield, K., Williams, T., Bovis, C., & Merali, Y. (2019). Systemic risk in major public contracts. International Journal of Forecasting, 35(2), 667-676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2018.10.005

This paper presents a novel approach to the characterisation of “systemic risk” in the context of public sector procurement and contracting. We argue that contemporary risk management practices in project and programme management exhibit a number of... Read More about Systemic risk in major public contracts.