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Pulmonary rehabilitation, physical activity, respiratory failure and palliative respiratory care (2019)
Journal Article
Spruit, M. A., Rochester, C. L., Pitta, F., Kenn, K., Schols, A. M., Hart, N., Wouters, E. F. M., Nava, S., Dreher, M., Janssen, D. J. A., Johnson, M. J., Curtis, R. J., Sastry, M., & Franssen, F. M. E. (2019). Pulmonary rehabilitation, physical activity, respiratory failure and palliative respiratory care. Thorax, 74(7), 693-699. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212044

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. The CIRO Academy in Horn (the Netherlands) organised a 2-day meeting to present and discuss the studies published in 2017 pertaining to key p... Read More about Pulmonary rehabilitation, physical activity, respiratory failure and palliative respiratory care.

Soccer academy players' experiences of GPS surveillance (2019)
Journal Article
Jones, L. (2019). Soccer academy players' experiences of GPS surveillance. Journal of Athlete Development and Experience, 1(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.25035/jade.01.01.04

Conventional wisdom dictates that the use of GPS surveillance technology in sport to assist athletic performance is an overwhelmingly positive phenomenon. Specifically, the health and performance benefits of the application of GPS and surveillance te... Read More about Soccer academy players' experiences of GPS surveillance.

Wind–Wave Loading and Response of OWT Monopiles in Rough Seas (2019)
Book Chapter
Mockute, A., Borri, C., Marino, E., & Lugni, C. (2019). Wind–Wave Loading and Response of OWT Monopiles in Rough Seas. In F. Ricciardelli, & A. M. Avossa (Eds.), Proceedings of the XV Conference of the Italian Association for Wind Engineering. IN VENTO 2018 (507-518). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12815-9_39

© 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Monopile-supported OWTs are prone to ringing – a dangerous nonlinear resonant phenomenon which is still not fully understood. Both wind and waves have a major influence on it, wind with its aerodynamic damping... Read More about Wind–Wave Loading and Response of OWT Monopiles in Rough Seas.

Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites – effects of delayed moulding on Charpy impact properties (2019)
Journal Article
Qin, Y., & Fancey, K. S. (2019). Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites – effects of delayed moulding on Charpy impact properties. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 121, 169-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.03.014

Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (VPPMCs) are produced by subjecting fibres to creep, then releasing the creep load before moulding. Previous work has demonstrated mechanical property improvements up to ~50% from nylon 6,6 fib... Read More about Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites – effects of delayed moulding on Charpy impact properties.

Effects of empagliflozin on metabolic parameters in polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled study (2019)
Journal Article
Javed, Z., Papageorgiou, M., Deshmukh, H., Rigby, A. S., Qamar, U., Abbas, J., Khan, A. Y., Kilpatrick, E. S., Atkin, S. L., & Sathyapalan, T. (2019). Effects of empagliflozin on metabolic parameters in polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled study. Clinical Endocrinology, 90(6), 805-813. https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.13968

Background: Empagliflozin is a sodium-glucose-cotransporter-2 inhibitor that improves cardiovascular risk and promotes weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with obesity and increased cardiovascu... Read More about Effects of empagliflozin on metabolic parameters in polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled study.

Rural-urban disparities in total physical activity, body composition, and related health indicators: An Atlantic PATH study (2019)
Journal Article
Forbes, C. C., Yu, Z. M., Cui, Y., DeClercq, V., Grandy, S. A., Parker, L., Sweeney, E., Dummer, T. J. B., & Keats, M. R. (2020). Rural-urban disparities in total physical activity, body composition, and related health indicators: An Atlantic PATH study. Journal of Rural Health, 36(1), 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12363

Purpose: To describe and compare the sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of urban and rural residents in Atlantic Canada. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses of baseline data from the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health cohort were co... Read More about Rural-urban disparities in total physical activity, body composition, and related health indicators: An Atlantic PATH study.

The Legal Status of Israeli-Arabs/Palestinians in Israel (2019)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R., & Wattad, M. S. (2019). The Legal Status of Israeli-Arabs/Palestinians in Israel. GNLU Law and Society Review, 1(1), 1-28

The authors argue for accommodating the interests of the Israeli-Arabs/Palestinians. Israel should strive to safeguard equal rights and liberties for all citizens notwithstanding religion, race, ethnicity, colour, gender, class or sexual orientation,... Read More about The Legal Status of Israeli-Arabs/Palestinians in Israel.

Study reporting guidelines : how valid are they? (2019)
Journal Article
Arundel, C., James, S., Northgraves, M., & Booth, A. (2019). Study reporting guidelines : how valid are they?. Contemporary clinical trials communications, 14, Article 100343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100343

Reporting guidelines help improve the reporting of specific study designs, and clear guidance on the best approaches for developing guidelines is available. The methodological strength, or validation of guidelines is however unclear. This article exp... Read More about Study reporting guidelines : how valid are they?.

Monometallic and bimetallic catalysts based on Pd, Cu and Ni for hydrogen transfer deoxygenation of a prototypical fatty acid to diesel range hydrocarbons (2019)
Journal Article
Cheah, K. W., Taylor, M. J., Osatiashtiani, A., Beaumont, S. K., Nowakowski, D. J., Yusup, S., Bridgwater, A. V., & Kyriakou, G. (in press). Monometallic and bimetallic catalysts based on Pd, Cu and Ni for hydrogen transfer deoxygenation of a prototypical fatty acid to diesel range hydrocarbons. Catalysis Today, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.03.017

Bimetallic PdxNi(100-x) and PdxCu(100-x) structures of a wide compositional range supported on activated carbon were synthesised via a simple, cheap and commercially relevant method. The surface and bulk properties of both the bimetallic structures a... Read More about Monometallic and bimetallic catalysts based on Pd, Cu and Ni for hydrogen transfer deoxygenation of a prototypical fatty acid to diesel range hydrocarbons.

The enigmatic morula: mechanisms of development, cell fate determination, self-correction and implications for ART (2019)
Journal Article
Lagalla, C., Coticchio, G., Lagalla, C., Sturmey, R., Pennetta, F., & Borini, A. (2019). The enigmatic morula: mechanisms of development, cell fate determination, self-correction and implications for ART. Human Reproduction Update, 25(4), 422-438. https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmz008

Background: Assisted reproduction technology offers the opportunity to observe the very early stages of human development. However, due to practical constraints, for decades morphological examination of embryo development has been undertaken at a few... Read More about The enigmatic morula: mechanisms of development, cell fate determination, self-correction and implications for ART.

Empirical prediction of traffic noise transmission loss across plenum windows (2019)
Journal Article
Li, X., Tong, Y. G., Tang, S. K., & Lau, K. K. (2019). Empirical prediction of traffic noise transmission loss across plenum windows. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 151, 45-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2019.03.004

A parametric study on the traffic noise transmission loss across plenum windows was carried out experimentally in this investigation in an attempt to establish a simple empirical model for predicting this transmission loss. A total of fourteen full s... Read More about Empirical prediction of traffic noise transmission loss across plenum windows.

Britain and the Arab Gulf after Empire: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, 1971-1981 (2019)
Book
Smith, S. C. (2019). Britain and the Arab Gulf after Empire: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, 1971-1981. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315733883

Although Britain's formal imperial role in the smaller, oil-rich sheikdoms of the Arab Gulf - Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - ended in 1971, Britain continued to have a strong interest and continuing presence in the region. This... Read More about Britain and the Arab Gulf after Empire: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, 1971-1981.

Airflow relieves chronic breathlessness in people with advanced disease: an exploratory systematic review and meta-analyses (2019)
Journal Article
Swan, F., Newey, A., Bland, M., Allgar, V., Booth, S., Bausewein, C., Yorke, J., & Johnson, M. (2019). Airflow relieves chronic breathlessness in people with advanced disease: an exploratory systematic review and meta-analyses. Palliative medicine, 33(6), 618-633. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319835393

Background: Chronic breathlessness is a neglected symptom of advanced diseases. Aim: To examine the effect of airflow for chronic breathlessness relief. Design: Exploratory systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources: Medline, CINAHL, AMED and... Read More about Airflow relieves chronic breathlessness in people with advanced disease: an exploratory systematic review and meta-analyses.

Mathematical modelling of bone remodelling cycles including the NFκB signalling pathway (2019)
Journal Article
Ji, B., Zhang, Y., Zhen, C., Fagan, M. J., & Yang, Q. (2019). Mathematical modelling of bone remodelling cycles including the NFκB signalling pathway. Computers in biology and medicine, 107, 257-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2019.03.003

RANKL can promote the differentiation of osteoclast precursors into mature osteoclasts by binding to RANK expressed on the surfaces of osteoclast progenitor cells during bone remodelling. The NF-κB signalling pathway is downstream of RANKL and transm... Read More about Mathematical modelling of bone remodelling cycles including the NFκB signalling pathway.

Systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of soy on thyroid function (2019)
Journal Article
Otun, J., Sahebkar, A., Östlundh, L., Atkin, S. L., & Sathyapalan, T. (2019). Systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of soy on thyroid function. Scientific reports, 9(1), Article 3964. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40647-x

© 2019, The Author(s). Soy foods have had an important dietary role in Asian countries for centuries, and in recent years they have become increasingly popular in Western countries as a result of their suggested health benefits. Nevertheless, there... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of soy on thyroid function.

Ecohydraulic modelling of anabranching rivers (2019)
Journal Article
Entwistle, N., Heritage, G., & Milan, D. (2019). Ecohydraulic modelling of anabranching rivers. River Research and Applications, 35(4), 353-364. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3413

In this paper we provide the first quantitative evidence of the spatial complexity of habitat diversity across the flow regime for locally anabranching channels and their potential increased biodiversity value in comparison to managed single‐thread r... Read More about Ecohydraulic modelling of anabranching rivers.

Outsider leadership: Insights and interviews from business leaders (2019)
Book
O'Riordan, C., Kelliher, F., Flood, P. C., & Higgs, M. (2019). Outsider leadership: Insights and interviews from business leaders. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97463-7

Encompassing interviews with managing directors and CEOs, this book explores the role of business outsiders as leaders. Viewing the term ‘outsider’ in a broad sense, the book considers leader background, perspective, gender, training and family membe... Read More about Outsider leadership: Insights and interviews from business leaders.

Health data driven on continuous blood pressure prediction based on gradient boosting decision tree algorithm (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, B., Ren, J., Wang, B., Cheng, Y., & Wei, Z. (2019). Health data driven on continuous blood pressure prediction based on gradient boosting decision tree algorithm. IEEE Access, 7, 32423-32433. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2902217

Diseases related to issues with blood pressure are becoming a major threat to human health. With the development of telemedicine monitoring applications, a growing number of corresponding devices are being marketed, such as the use of remote monitori... Read More about Health data driven on continuous blood pressure prediction based on gradient boosting decision tree algorithm.