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Development of a human model for the study of effects of hypoxia, exercise, and sildenafil on cardiac and vascular function in chronic heart failure (2015)
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Damy, T., Hobkirk, J., Walters, M., Ciobanu, A., Rigby, A. S., Kallvikbacka-Bennett, A., …Cleland, J. G. F. (2015). Development of a human model for the study of effects of hypoxia, exercise, and sildenafil on cardiac and vascular function in chronic heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 66(3), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1097/fjc.0000000000000262

Background: Pulmonary hypertension is associated with poor outcome in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and may be a therapeutic target. Our aims were to develop a noninvasive model for studying pulmonary vasoreactivity in CHF and characteriz... Read More about Development of a human model for the study of effects of hypoxia, exercise, and sildenafil on cardiac and vascular function in chronic heart failure.

Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (2015)
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Fancey, K. S., & Wang, B. (2016). Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites. Composites. Part B, Engineering, 87, 336-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.09.003

A viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composite (VPPMC) is produced by applying a tensile creep load to polymeric fibres, the load being released before the fibres are moulded into a polymeric matrix. The viscoelastically recovering fibres... Read More about Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites.

How should fracking research be funded? (2015)
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Davies, R. J., & Herringshaw, L. G. (2016). How should fracking research be funded?. Research Ethics, 12(2), 116-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747016115605871

The use of hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) to extract oil or gas from shales is a subject of controversy. There are many scientific questions about the risks associated with the technique, and much research remains to be done. ReFINE (Researching F... Read More about How should fracking research be funded?.

Defining chronic cough: A systematic review of the epidemiological literature (2015)
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Song, W. J., Chang, Y. S., Faruqi, S., Kang, M. K., Kim, J. Y., Kang, M. G., …Morice, A. H. (2016). Defining chronic cough: A systematic review of the epidemiological literature. Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research, 8(2), 146-155. https://doi.org/10.4168/aair.2016.8.2.146

© The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Purpose: Recent evidence suggests a global burden of chronic cough in general populations. However, the definitions vary greatly among epidemiological studies, and none have been valida... Read More about Defining chronic cough: A systematic review of the epidemiological literature.

Wavelet entropy as a measure of ventricular beat suppression from the electrocardiogram in atrial fibrillation (2015)
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Langley, P. (2015). Wavelet entropy as a measure of ventricular beat suppression from the electrocardiogram in atrial fibrillation. Entropy, 17(9), 6397-6411. https://doi.org/10.3390/e17096397

A novel method of quantifying the effectiveness of the suppression of ventricular activity from electrocardiograms (ECGs) in atrial fibrillation is proposed. The temporal distribution of the energy of wavelet coefficients is quantified by wavelet ent... Read More about Wavelet entropy as a measure of ventricular beat suppression from the electrocardiogram in atrial fibrillation.

Hot phonon effects on high field transport in GaN & AlN (2015)
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Dyson, A., Naylor, D. R., & Ridley, B. K. (2015). Hot phonon effects on high field transport in GaN & AlN. IEEE transactions on electron devices, 62(11), 3613-3618. https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2015.2476383

We have studied the effects of hot phonons on the high-field transport in GaN & AlN. The dynamics of the non-equilibrium electron-LO phonon system is studied via an ensemble Monte-Carlo code. We find that under steady-state conditions the hot-phonons... Read More about Hot phonon effects on high field transport in GaN & AlN.

Predicting uncertainty in sediment transport and landscape evolution - the influence of initial surface conditions (2015)
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Hancock, G. R., Coulthard, T. J., & Lowry, J. B. C. (2016). Predicting uncertainty in sediment transport and landscape evolution - the influence of initial surface conditions. Computers & geosciences, 90(B), 117-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2015.08.014

© 2015. Numerical landscape evolution models were initially developed to examine natural catchment hydrology and geomorphology and have become a common tool to examine geomorphic behaviour over a range of time and space scales. These models all use a... Read More about Predicting uncertainty in sediment transport and landscape evolution - the influence of initial surface conditions.

Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour study of an efficient Cu2+ ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor based on thiacalix[4]arene (2015)
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Zhao, J., Tomiyasu, H., Wu, C., Cong, H., Zeng, X., Rahman, S., …Yamato, T. (2015). Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour study of an efficient Cu2+ ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor based on thiacalix[4]arene. Tetrahedron, 71(45), 8521-8527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.09.038

A new thiacalix[4]arene based fluorescent chemosensor L bearing two pyrenyl groups in a 1,3-alternate conformation has been synthesized, and its metal ion-binding and fluorescence-sensing properties were investigated in ethanol. The designed chemosen... Read More about Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour study of an efficient Cu2+ ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor based on thiacalix[4]arene.

Switching damping for a frequency-tunable electromagnetic energy harvester (2015)
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Ooi, B. L., Gilbert, J. M., & Aziz, A. R. A. (2015). Switching damping for a frequency-tunable electromagnetic energy harvester. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 234, 311-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2015.09.022

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This paper demonstrates the possibility to widen the operational bandwidth of an electromagnetic energy harvester by switching the values of electrical damping coefficient at different points within the oscil... Read More about Switching damping for a frequency-tunable electromagnetic energy harvester.

A dysphoric's TALE: The relationship between the self-reported functions of autobiographical memory and symptoms of depression (2015)
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Grace, L., Dewhurst, S. A., & Anderson, R. J. (2016). A dysphoric's TALE: The relationship between the self-reported functions of autobiographical memory and symptoms of depression. Memory, 24(9), 1173-1181. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2015.1084009

Autobiographical memory (AM) is believed to serve self, social and directive functions; however, little is known regarding how this triad of functions operates in depression. Using the Thinking About Life Experiences questionnaire [Bluck, S., & Alea,... Read More about A dysphoric's TALE: The relationship between the self-reported functions of autobiographical memory and symptoms of depression.

Investor sentiment and local bias in extreme circumstances: the case of the Blitz (2015)
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Urquhart, A., & Hudson, R. (2016). Investor sentiment and local bias in extreme circumstances: the case of the Blitz. Research in international business and finance, 36(January), 340-350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2015.09.010

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. This paper treats the Blitz, the bombing of Britain during World War Two, as a natural experiment which can provide insights into the effects of investor sentiment on stock returns. The period of the Blitz is very interesting in... Read More about Investor sentiment and local bias in extreme circumstances: the case of the Blitz.

Sex-biased parental care and sexual size dimorphism in a provisioning arthropod (2015)
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Field, J., Shreeves, G., Kennedy, M., Brace, S., & Gilbert, J. D. J. (2015). Sex-biased parental care and sexual size dimorphism in a provisioning arthropod. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 69(12), 1897-1906. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-015-2002-1

The diverse selection pressures driving the evolution of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) have long been debated. Whilst the balance between fecundity selection and sexual selection has received much attention, explanations based on sex-specific ecology... Read More about Sex-biased parental care and sexual size dimorphism in a provisioning arthropod.

Effectiveness of short-term heat acclimation on intermittent exercise in thermoneutral and hot environments (2015)
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Nation, F., Birkett, M., Gleadall-Siddall, D., Burke, R., Towlson, C., Bray, J., …Garrett, A. (2015). Effectiveness of short-term heat acclimation on intermittent exercise in thermoneutral and hot environments. Extreme Physiology and Medicine, 4(1), A120. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-7648-4-S1-A120

It is well-established that repetition of heat stress exposure has been shown to facilitate adaptations to the heat but these protocols have tended to be of a fixed work intensity, continuous exercise, long-term in duration (>7 days) and use hydratio... Read More about Effectiveness of short-term heat acclimation on intermittent exercise in thermoneutral and hot environments.

Trends and determinants of work-retirement transitions under changing institutional conditions: Germany, England and Japan compared (2015)
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Hofäcker, D., Schröder, H., Li, Y., & Flynn, M. (2016). Trends and determinants of work-retirement transitions under changing institutional conditions: Germany, England and Japan compared. Journal of Social Policy, 45(1), 39-64. https://doi.org/10.1017/S004727941500046X

Many governments world-wide are promoting longer working life due to the social and economic repercussions of demographic change. However, not all workers are equally able to extend their employment careers. Thus, while national policies raise the ov... Read More about Trends and determinants of work-retirement transitions under changing institutional conditions: Germany, England and Japan compared.

In situ synchrotron X-ray studies of the coupled effects of thermal and solutal supercoolings on the instability of dendrite growth (2015)
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Li, F., Zhang, J., Dong, Q., Dai, Y., Fu, Y., Xie, H., …Sun, B. (2015). In situ synchrotron X-ray studies of the coupled effects of thermal and solutal supercoolings on the instability of dendrite growth. Materials Characterization, 109, 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2015.09.008

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Special growth pattern representing unique growth conditions is a vital clue to investigate the morphology evolution mechanism in metallic alloy solidification. The dendrite pattern and growth orientation of... Read More about In situ synchrotron X-ray studies of the coupled effects of thermal and solutal supercoolings on the instability of dendrite growth.

‘I think I'm more free with them' : conflict, negotiation and change in intergenerational relations in African families living in Britain (2015)
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Cook, J., & Waite, L. (2016). ‘I think I'm more free with them' : conflict, negotiation and change in intergenerational relations in African families living in Britain. Journal of ethnic and migration studies, 42(8), 1388-1402. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2015.1073578

While the family is increasingly being recognised as pivotal to migration, there remain too few studies examining how migration impacts on intergenerational relationships. Although traditional intergenerational gaps are intensified by migration, argu... Read More about ‘I think I'm more free with them' : conflict, negotiation and change in intergenerational relations in African families living in Britain.

Effect of catheter ablation on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation and its correlation with arrhythmia outcome (2015)
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Raine, D., Langley, P., Shepherd, E., Lord, S., Murray, S., Murray, A., & Bourke, J. P. (2015). Effect of catheter ablation on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation and its correlation with arrhythmia outcome. Open heart, 2(1), e000302. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2015-000302

Objective To assess the effect of catheter ablation on atrial fibrillation (AF) symptoms and quality of life (QoL). Methods Patients with AF scheduled for ablation were recruited. Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) was performed and complex fractionated... Read More about Effect of catheter ablation on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation and its correlation with arrhythmia outcome.

Shapley Supercluster Survey: Construction of the photometric catalogues and i-band data release (2015)
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Mercurio, A., Merluzzi, P., Busarello, G., Grado, A., Limatola, L., Haines, C. P., …Pimbblet, K. A. (2015). Shapley Supercluster Survey: Construction of the photometric catalogues and i-band data release. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 453(4), 3685-3698. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1905

The Shapley Supercluster Survey is a multi-wavelength survey covering an area of ∼23 deg² (∼260 Mpc² at z = 0.048) around the supercluster core, including nine Abell and two poor clusters, having redshifts in the range 0.045–0.050. The survey aims to... Read More about Shapley Supercluster Survey: Construction of the photometric catalogues and i-band data release.

A review of the potential local mechanisms by which exercise improves functional outcomes in intermittent claudication (2015)
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Harwood, A., Cayton, T., Sarvanandan, R., Lane, R., & Chetter, I. (2016). A review of the potential local mechanisms by which exercise improves functional outcomes in intermittent claudication. Annals of vascular surgery, 30, 312-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2015.05.043

© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Background Intermittent claudication (IC) is a common condition which is associated with significant quality of life limitation. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines recommend a group-... Read More about A review of the potential local mechanisms by which exercise improves functional outcomes in intermittent claudication.

Global Gene Expression Analysis in PKCalpha-/- Mouse Skin Reveals Structural Changes in the Dermis and Defective Wound Granulation Tissue (2015)
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Cooper, N. H., Balachandra, J. P., & Hardman, M. J. (2015). Global Gene Expression Analysis in PKCalpha-/- Mouse Skin Reveals Structural Changes in the Dermis and Defective Wound Granulation Tissue. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 135(12), 3173-3182. https://doi.org/10.1038/jid.2015.338

The skin's mechanical integrity is maintained by an organized and robust dermal extracellular matrix (ECM). Resistance to mechanical disruption hinges primarily on homeostasis of the dermal collagen fibril architecture, which is regulated, at least i... Read More about Global Gene Expression Analysis in PKCalpha-/- Mouse Skin Reveals Structural Changes in the Dermis and Defective Wound Granulation Tissue.