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1H NMR study of molecular order and dynamics in the liquid crystal CB-C9-CB (2019)
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Aluculesei, A., Cachitas, H., Carvalho, J., Vaca Chavez, F., Figueirinhas, J. L., Sebastião, P. J., …Mehl, G. H. (2019). 1H NMR study of molecular order and dynamics in the liquid crystal CB-C9-CB. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 21(8), 4523-4537. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cp06868b

© 2019 the Owner Societies. Molecular order and dynamics of the CB-C9-CB liquid crystalline dimer exhibiting the nematic (N) and the twist bend nematic (Ntb) phases were investigated by proton NMR spectroscopy, using fields of 0.78 T and 7.04 T, and... Read More about 1H NMR study of molecular order and dynamics in the liquid crystal CB-C9-CB.

Understanding new religion-compliant product adoption (NRCPA) in Islamic markets (2019)
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Al-hajla, A. H., Jayawardhena, C., Nguyen, B., Melewar, T. C., Ghazali, E., & Mutum, D. S. (2019). Understanding new religion-compliant product adoption (NRCPA) in Islamic markets. Journal of Global Marketing, 32(4), 288-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/08911762.2018.1559907

This study examines the relationships between religious beliefs, brand personality, and new religion-compliant product adoption (NRCPA) in Islamic markets. Findings confirm that religious consumers tend to behave in accordance with a society or group... Read More about Understanding new religion-compliant product adoption (NRCPA) in Islamic markets.

Association between platelet distribution width and serum uric acid in Chinese population (2019)
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Liu, X., Wang, H., Huang, C., Meng, Z., Zhang, W., Li, Y., …Fan, Y. (2019). Association between platelet distribution width and serum uric acid in Chinese population. BioFactors, 45(3), 326-334. https://doi.org/10.1002/biof.1491

© 2019 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Platelet distribution width (PDW) is a simple and inexpensive parameter, which could predict activation of coagulation efficiently. And it has been confirmed to have a significant role... Read More about Association between platelet distribution width and serum uric acid in Chinese population.

Performance analysis of integrated linear fresnel reflector with a conventional cooling, heat, and power tri-generation plant (2019)
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Dabwan, Y. N., Pei, G., Gao, G., Li, J., & Feng, J. (2019). Performance analysis of integrated linear fresnel reflector with a conventional cooling, heat, and power tri-generation plant. Renewable energy, 138, 639-650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.01.098

This paper presents the results of a thermo-economic analysis of integrating linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) with cooling, heat and power tri-generation plan (LFR-GTPP). The annual performance of the LFR-GTPP with different sizes of gas turbine and so... Read More about Performance analysis of integrated linear fresnel reflector with a conventional cooling, heat, and power tri-generation plant.

Acetate as a model for aspartate-based CXCR4 chemokine receptor binding of cobalt and nickel complexes of cross-bridged tetraazamacrocycles (2019)
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Cain, A. N., Carder Freeman, T. N., Roewe, K. D., Cockriel, D. L., Hasley, T. R., Maples, R. D., …Hubin, T. J. (2019). Acetate as a model for aspartate-based CXCR4 chemokine receptor binding of cobalt and nickel complexes of cross-bridged tetraazamacrocycles. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 48(8), 2785-2801. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8dt04728f

A number of disease states including WHIM syndrome, HIV infection and cancer have been linked to the chemokine receptor CXCR4. High-affinity CXCR4 antagonist transition metal complexes of configurationally restricted bis-tetraazamacrocyclic ligands h... Read More about Acetate as a model for aspartate-based CXCR4 chemokine receptor binding of cobalt and nickel complexes of cross-bridged tetraazamacrocycles.

Association of vitamin D metabolites with embryo development and fertilization in women with and without PCOS undergoing subfertility treatment (2019)
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Cunningham, T. K., Allgar, V., Dargham, S. R., Kilpatrick, E., Sathyapalan, T., Maguiness, S., …Atkin, S. L. (2019). Association of vitamin D metabolites with embryo development and fertilization in women with and without PCOS undergoing subfertility treatment. Frontiers in endocrinology, 10(JAN), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2019.00013

Objective: The relationship between fertilization rates and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D3), 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 (25(OH)D2), 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3), 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (24,25(OH)2D3), and 25-hydroxy-3epi-Vitamin D3 (3epi25(OH)D3... Read More about Association of vitamin D metabolites with embryo development and fertilization in women with and without PCOS undergoing subfertility treatment.

Prevalence, symptom burden, and natural history of deep vein thrombosis in people with advanced cancer in specialist palliative care units (HIDDen): a prospective longitudinal observational study (2019)
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White, C., Noble, S. I. R., Watson, M., Swan, F., Allgar, V. L., Napier, E., …Johnson, M. J. (2019). Prevalence, symptom burden, and natural history of deep vein thrombosis in people with advanced cancer in specialist palliative care units (HIDDen): a prospective longitudinal observational study. The Lancet Haematology, 6(2), e79-e88. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3026%2818%2930215-1

© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Background: The prevalence of deep venous thrombosis in patients with advanced cancer is unconfirmed and it is unknown whether current i... Read More about Prevalence, symptom burden, and natural history of deep vein thrombosis in people with advanced cancer in specialist palliative care units (HIDDen): a prospective longitudinal observational study.

Refinement of acoustic-tagging protocol for twaite shad Alosa fallax (Lacépède), a species sensitive to handling and sedation (2019)
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Bolland, J. D., Nunn, A. D., Angelopoulos, N. V., Dodd, J. R., Davies, P., Gutmann Roberts, C., …Cowx, I. G. (2019). Refinement of acoustic-tagging protocol for twaite shad Alosa fallax (Lacépède), a species sensitive to handling and sedation. Fisheries research, 212, 183-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.12.006

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Telemetry investigations to gather essential information about fish migrations are reliant on the behaviour, condition and survival of the animals being unaltered by the tagging procedure. Twaite shad (Alosa fallax Lacépède; 'sha... Read More about Refinement of acoustic-tagging protocol for twaite shad Alosa fallax (Lacépède), a species sensitive to handling and sedation.

Mechanisms underpinning the permanent muscle damage induced by snake venom metalloprotease (2019)
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Williams, H. F., Mellows, B. A., Mitchell, R., Sfyri, P., Layfield, H. J., Salamah, M., …Vaiyapuri, S. (2019). Mechanisms underpinning the permanent muscle damage induced by snake venom metalloprotease. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(1), Article e0007041. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007041

Snakebite is a major neglected tropical health issue that affects over 5 million people worldwide resulting in around 1.8 million envenomations and 100,000 deaths each year. Snakebite envenomation also causes innumerable morbidities specifically loss... Read More about Mechanisms underpinning the permanent muscle damage induced by snake venom metalloprotease.

Takeover deterrents and Cross Partial Ownerships: the case of golden shares (2019)
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Serbera, J., & Fry, J. (2019). Takeover deterrents and Cross Partial Ownerships: the case of golden shares. Managerial and decision economics : MDE, 40(3), 243-250. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.2998

We analyse takeovers in an industry with bilateral capital-linked firms in cross partial ownership (CPO). Before merger, CPO reduces the profitability of involved firms, confirming the “outsider effect.” However, the impact of CPO upon merger profita... Read More about Takeover deterrents and Cross Partial Ownerships: the case of golden shares.

Lung cancer symptom appraisal among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative interview study (2019)
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Cunningham, Y., Wyke, S., Blyth, K. G., Rigg, D., Macdonald, S., Macleod, U., …Whitaker, K. L. (2019). Lung cancer symptom appraisal among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative interview study. Psycho-oncology, 28(4), 718-725. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5005

© 2019 The Authors. Psycho-Oncology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Objective: The incidence of lung cancer is four times higher in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared with the general population. Promotion of a sh... Read More about Lung cancer symptom appraisal among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative interview study.

Twelve tips for developing palliative care teaching in an undergraduate curriculum for medical students (2019)
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Boland, J. W., Barclay, S., & Gibbins, J. (2019). Twelve tips for developing palliative care teaching in an undergraduate curriculum for medical students. Medical Teacher, 41(12), 1359-1365. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2018.1533243

Palliative care is the holistic care of patients with advanced, progressive incurable illness. Palliative care is well recognized as an essential component of medical student curricula. However, teaching is variable within medical schools. Using curr... Read More about Twelve tips for developing palliative care teaching in an undergraduate curriculum for medical students.

Materiality and the extended geographies of religion: the institutional design and everyday experiences of London's Wesleyan Methodist circuits, 1851–1932 (2019)
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Slatter, R. (2019). Materiality and the extended geographies of religion: the institutional design and everyday experiences of London's Wesleyan Methodist circuits, 1851–1932. Journal of Historical Geography, 64, 60-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhg.2019.01.001

Using and adapting the ideas of material religion, this paper considers Wesleyan Methodist circuits: the organisation of chapels within specific geographical areas into co-dependent communities. Interested in circuits as an example of the extension o... Read More about Materiality and the extended geographies of religion: the institutional design and everyday experiences of London's Wesleyan Methodist circuits, 1851–1932.

Population based study: atopy and autoimmune diseases are associated with functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, independent of psychological distress (2019)
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Koloski, N., Jones, M., Walker, M. M., Veysey, M., Zala, A., Keely, S., …Talley, N. J. (2019). Population based study: atopy and autoimmune diseases are associated with functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, independent of psychological distress. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 49(5), 546-555. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.15120

Background: The pathogenesis of functional GI disorders (FGIDs) is uncertain. However, underlying immune activation and psychological distress has been documented in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD). Epidemiological data f... Read More about Population based study: atopy and autoimmune diseases are associated with functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, independent of psychological distress.

"It can't be like last time" - Choices made in early pregnancy by women who have previously experienced a traumatic birth (2019)
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Greenfield, M., Jomeen, J., & Glover, L. (2019). "It can't be like last time" - Choices made in early pregnancy by women who have previously experienced a traumatic birth. Frontiers in Psychology, 10(JAN), Article 56. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00056

Background: A significant number of women experience childbirth as traumatic. These experiences are often characterized by a loss of control coupled with a perceived lack of support and inadequate communication with health care providers. Little is k... Read More about "It can't be like last time" - Choices made in early pregnancy by women who have previously experienced a traumatic birth.

Lightweight and physically secure anonymous mutual authentication protocol for real-time data access in industrial wireless sensor networks (2019)
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Gope, P., Das, A. K., Kumar, N., & Cheng, Y. (2019). Lightweight and physically secure anonymous mutual authentication protocol for real-time data access in industrial wireless sensor networks. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/tii.2019.2895030

Industrial Wireless Sensor Network (IWSN) is an emerging class of a generalized Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) having constraints of energy consumption, coverage, connectivity, and security. However, security and privacy is one of the major challenges... Read More about Lightweight and physically secure anonymous mutual authentication protocol for real-time data access in industrial wireless sensor networks.

Pickering emulsion-enhanced interfacial biocatalysis: tailored alginate microparticles act as particulate emulsifier and enzyme carrier (2019)
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Yang, X., Wang, Y., Bai, R., Ma, H., Wang, W., Sun, H., …Meng, T. (2019). Pickering emulsion-enhanced interfacial biocatalysis: tailored alginate microparticles act as particulate emulsifier and enzyme carrier. Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC, 21(9), 2229-2233. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8gc03573c

A robust Pickering emulsion stabilized by lipase-immobilized alginate gel microparticles with a coating of silanized titania nanoparticles is developed for biphasic biocatalysis. The good recyclability and high stability of the proposed interfacial c... Read More about Pickering emulsion-enhanced interfacial biocatalysis: tailored alginate microparticles act as particulate emulsifier and enzyme carrier.