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Energetic and exergetic analyses on structural optimized parabolic trough solar receivers in a concentrated solar–thermal collector system (2019)
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Wang, Q., Hu, M., Yang, H., Cao, J., Li, J., Su, Y., & Pei, G. (2019). Energetic and exergetic analyses on structural optimized parabolic trough solar receivers in a concentrated solar–thermal collector system. Energy, 171, 611-623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.12.211

High collecting temperature in parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) induces considerable radiative heat loss of solar receivers, which causes significant negative effects on heat-collecting efficiency. Structural optimized solar receivers with inner ra... Read More about Energetic and exergetic analyses on structural optimized parabolic trough solar receivers in a concentrated solar–thermal collector system.

Quantification of bedform dynamics and bedload sediment flux in sandy braided rivers from airborne and satellite imagery (2019)
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Strick, R. J., Ashworth, P. J., Sambrook Smith, G. H., Nicholas, A. P., Best, J. L., Lane, S. N., Parsons, D. R., Simpson, C. J., Unsworth, C. A., & Dale, J. (2019). Quantification of bedform dynamics and bedload sediment flux in sandy braided rivers from airborne and satellite imagery. Earth surface processes and landforms : the journal of the British Geomorphological Research Group, 44(4), 953-972. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4558

Images from specially‐commissioned aeroplane sorties (manned aerial vehicle, MAV), repeat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveys, and Planet CubeSat satellites are used to quantify dune and bar dynamics in the sandy braided South Saskatchewan River, C... Read More about Quantification of bedform dynamics and bedload sediment flux in sandy braided rivers from airborne and satellite imagery.

Push and pull factors of nurses' intention to leave (2019)
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Sasso, L., Bagnasco, A., Catania, G., Zanini, M., Aleo, G., Watson, R., & the RN4CAST@IT Working Group. (2019). Push and pull factors of nurses' intention to leave. Journal of nursing management, 27(5), 946-954. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12745

Aim Expand knowledge about the predictive factors of nurses’ intention to leave their job, and consequently to turnover. Background Nurse turnover is costly and negatively influences quality of care. Understanding the association between intention to... Read More about Push and pull factors of nurses' intention to leave.

A systematic review of the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care interventions targeting men with a history of prostate cancer (2019)
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Forbes, C. C., Finlay, A., McIntosh, M., Siddiquee, S., & Short, C. E. (2019). A systematic review of the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care interventions targeting men with a history of prostate cancer. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 13(1), 75-96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-018-0729-1

© 2019, The Author(s). Purpose: To examine the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care interventions targeting prostate cancer survivors (PCS). Methods: Studies were identified through structured searches of PubMed, Embase... Read More about A systematic review of the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care interventions targeting men with a history of prostate cancer.

Identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with dementia: a systematic review (2019)
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Hukins, D., Macleod, U., & Boland, J. W. (2019). Identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with dementia: a systematic review. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 75(4), 467-481. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-018-02612-x

Purpose: Older people with dementia are at risk of adverse events associated with potentially inappropriate prescribing. Aim: to describe (1) how international tools designed to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing have been used in studies... Read More about Identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people with dementia: a systematic review.

Update on the pathophysiology of cluster headache: Imaging and neuropeptide studies (2019)
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Buture, A., Boland, J. W., Dikomitis, L., & Ahmed, F. (2019). Update on the pathophysiology of cluster headache: Imaging and neuropeptide studies. Journal of Pain Research, 12, 269-281. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S175312

Objective: Cluster headache (CH) is the most severe primary headache condition. Its pathophysiology is multifaceted and incompletely understood. This review brings together the latest neuroimaging and neuropeptide evidence on the pathophysiology of C... Read More about Update on the pathophysiology of cluster headache: Imaging and neuropeptide studies.

Can VEGFC Form Turing Patterns in the Zebrafish Embryo? (2019)
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Wertheim, K. Y., & Roose, T. (2019). Can VEGFC Form Turing Patterns in the Zebrafish Embryo?. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 81(4), 1201-1237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11538-018-00560-2

This paper is concerned with a late stage of lymphangiogenesis in the trunk of the zebrafish embryo. At 48 hours post-fertilisation (HPF), a pool of parachordal lymphangioblasts (PLs) lies in the horizontal myoseptum. Between 48 and 168 HPF, the PLs... Read More about Can VEGFC Form Turing Patterns in the Zebrafish Embryo?.

Erratum: Synthesis and structure of the inclusion complex {NDQ[5]K@Q[10](H2O)4}·4NO3·20H2O. (Molecules (2017) 22 (1147) (2019)
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Chen, L. X., Kan, J. L., Cong, H., Prior, T. J., Tao, Z., Xiao, X., & Redshaw, C. (2019). Erratum: Synthesis and structure of the inclusion complex {NDQ[5]K@Q[10](H2O)4}·4NO3·20H2O. (Molecules (2017) 22 (1147). Molecules, 24(2), Article 328. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24020328

© 2019 by the authors. The authors wish to make the following correction to their paper [1]: We found that in the Authorship section, below the second address, a mistake exists on the published page. The e-mail, which is stated as “juha.kiviluoma@vtt... Read More about Erratum: Synthesis and structure of the inclusion complex {NDQ[5]K@Q[10](H2O)4}·4NO3·20H2O. (Molecules (2017) 22 (1147).

Invisible and intangible illness: A qualitative interview study of patients’ experiences and understandings of conservatively managed end-stage kidney disease (2019)
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Bristowe, K., Selman, L. E., Higginson, I. J., & Murtagh, F. E. (2019). Invisible and intangible illness: A qualitative interview study of patients’ experiences and understandings of conservatively managed end-stage kidney disease. Annals of palliative medicine, 8(2), 121-129. https://doi.org/10.21037/apm.2018.12.06

Background: Increasing numbers of older adults are living with kidney disease. For those with comorbidities, conservative management of end-stage kidney disease is a viable option: dialysis may afford limited or no survival benefit, and perceived bur... Read More about Invisible and intangible illness: A qualitative interview study of patients’ experiences and understandings of conservatively managed end-stage kidney disease.

Therapeutic targeting of the proinflammatory IL-6-JAK/STAT signalling pathways responsible for vascular restenosis in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (2019)
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Moshapa, F. T., Riches-Suman, K., & Palmer, T. M. (2019). Therapeutic targeting of the proinflammatory IL-6-JAK/STAT signalling pathways responsible for vascular restenosis in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cardiology Research and Practice, 2019, Article ID 9846312. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9846312

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing worldwide, and it is associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). For T2DM patients, the main surgical intervention for CAD is autologous saphenous vein grafting. However, T2DM patient... Read More about Therapeutic targeting of the proinflammatory IL-6-JAK/STAT signalling pathways responsible for vascular restenosis in Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

A label-free aptamer-based nanogap capacitive biosensor with greatly diminished electrode polarization effects (2019)
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Ghobaei Namhil, Z., Kemp, C., Verrelli, E., Iles, A., Pamme, N., Adawi, A. M., & Kemp, N. (2019). A label-free aptamer-based nanogap capacitive biosensor with greatly diminished electrode polarization effects. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 21(2), 681-691. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cp05510f

A significant impediment to the use of impedance spectroscopy in bio-sensing is the electrode polarization effect that arises from the movement of free ions to the electrode-solution interface, forming an electrical double layer (EDL). The EDL screen... Read More about A label-free aptamer-based nanogap capacitive biosensor with greatly diminished electrode polarization effects.

Monsters of History: Tyranny, Torture and the Gothic (2019)
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Crofts, M. R. Monsters of History: Tyranny, Torture and the Gothic. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4739178

The Gothic tyrant is a figure that not only plays a vital role in generating fear and manipulating the balance of power in Gothic fiction, but one that has survived throughout the mode’s changing form. It is tyranny that frequently turns Gothic tales... Read More about Monsters of History: Tyranny, Torture and the Gothic.

Classification of Melanoma and Nevus in Digital Images for Diagnosis of Skin Cancer (2019)
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Khan, M. Q., Hussain, A., Rehman, S. U., Khan, U., Maqsood, M., Mehmood, K., & Khan, M. A. (2019). Classification of Melanoma and Nevus in Digital Images for Diagnosis of Skin Cancer. IEEE Access, 7, 90132-90144. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2926837

Melanoma is considered a fatal type of skin cancer. However, it is sometimes hard to distinguish it from nevus due to their identical visual appearance and symptoms. The mortality rate because of this disease is higher than all other skin-related con... Read More about Classification of Melanoma and Nevus in Digital Images for Diagnosis of Skin Cancer.

Making sense of narrative constructions of child sexual exploitation in England: a qualitative study of how they impact on lived experience, from the perspectives of adult female survivors, non-abusive parents and professionals (2019)
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Redmond, T. (2019). Making sense of narrative constructions of child sexual exploitation in England: a qualitative study of how they impact on lived experience, from the perspectives of adult female survivors, non-abusive parents and professionals. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500290

Recent years have seen a shift in structural narratives of how ‘child sexual exploitation’ (CSE), a distinct and complex form of child sexual abuse, has been perceived and responded to in discourse and policy. What is currently identified as ‘child s... Read More about Making sense of narrative constructions of child sexual exploitation in England: a qualitative study of how they impact on lived experience, from the perspectives of adult female survivors, non-abusive parents and professionals.

A comprehensive model of factors associated with capability to "live well" for family caregivers of people living with mild-to-moderate dementia: Findings from the ideal study (2019)
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Clare, L., Wu, Y. T., Quinn, C., Jones, I. R., Victor, C. R., Nelis, S. M., …Matthews, F. E. (2019). A comprehensive model of factors associated with capability to "live well" for family caregivers of people living with mild-to-moderate dementia: Findings from the ideal study. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 33(1), 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000285

Introduction: Understanding key influences on outcomes for caregivers of people with dementia is hampered by inconsistent conceptualization and measurement of outcomes and limited evidence about the relative impact of different variables. We aimed to... Read More about A comprehensive model of factors associated with capability to "live well" for family caregivers of people living with mild-to-moderate dementia: Findings from the ideal study.

Impact of social care supply on healthcare utilisation by older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Spiers, G., Matthews, F. E., Moffatt, S., Barker, R. O., Jarvis, H., Stow, D., …Hanratty, B. (2019). Impact of social care supply on healthcare utilisation by older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Age and ageing, 48(1), 57-66. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afy147

Objective to investigate the impact of the availability and supply of social care on healthcare utilisation (HCU) by older adults in high income countries. Design systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources medline, EMBASE, Scopus, Health Manag... Read More about Impact of social care supply on healthcare utilisation by older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

A comprehensive model of factors associated with capability to "live well" for family caregivers of people living with mild-to-moderate dementia: Findings from the ideal study (2019)
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Clare, L., Wu, Y. T., Jones, I. R., Victor, C. R., Nelis, S. M., Martyr, A., …Matthews, F. E. (2019). A comprehensive model of factors associated with capability to "live well" for family caregivers of people living with mild-to-moderate dementia: Findings from the ideal study. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 33(1), 36-41. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000286

Introduction: We aimed to better understand what predicts the capability to "live well" with dementia by identifying the relative contribution of life domains associated with the subjective experience of living well. Methods: We analyzed data from 15... Read More about A comprehensive model of factors associated with capability to "live well" for family caregivers of people living with mild-to-moderate dementia: Findings from the ideal study.

Does older adults’ use of social care influence their healthcare utilisation? A systematic review of international evidence (2019)
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Spiers, G., Matthews, F. E., Moffatt, S., Barker, R., Jarvis, H., Stow, D., …Hanratty, B. (2019). Does older adults’ use of social care influence their healthcare utilisation? A systematic review of international evidence. Health and Social Care in the Community, 27(5), e651-e662. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12798

Improving our understanding of the complex relationship between health and social care utilisation is vital as populations age. This systematic review aimed to synthesise evidence on the relationship between older adults’ use of social care and their... Read More about Does older adults’ use of social care influence their healthcare utilisation? A systematic review of international evidence.

Use and costs of services and unpaid care for people with mild-to-moderate dementia: Baseline results from the IDEAL cohort study (2019)
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Henderson, C., Knapp, M., Nelis, S. M., Quinn, C., Martyr, A., Wu, Y. T., …Clare, L. (2019). Use and costs of services and unpaid care for people with mild-to-moderate dementia: Baseline results from the IDEAL cohort study. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, 5, 685-696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.09.012

Introduction: We examined 3-month service use and costs of care for people with mild-to-moderate dementia in Great Britain. Methods: We analyzed Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life cohort study baseline data on paid care, o... Read More about Use and costs of services and unpaid care for people with mild-to-moderate dementia: Baseline results from the IDEAL cohort study.