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Prices in parallel currency: The case of the exchange network of Chania (2015)
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Sotiropoulou, I. (2015). Prices in parallel currency: The case of the exchange network of Chania. International Journal of Community Currency Research, 19(Special Issue), D128-136. https://doi.org/10.15133/j.ijccr.2015.013

This paper investigates the prices set within the Exchange Network of Chania and tries to examine what prices are attributed to which products and services, how those prices are set and what they reveal about the values of the goods offered. Moreover... Read More about Prices in parallel currency: The case of the exchange network of Chania.

Resource-efficient fusion with pre-compensated transmissions for cooperative spectrum sensing (2015)
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Cattaneo, M. E., Aquino, G. P., & Guimarães, D. A. (2015). Resource-efficient fusion with pre-compensated transmissions for cooperative spectrum sensing. Sensors, 15(5), 10891-10908. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150510891

© 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Recently, a novel fusion scheme for cooperative spectrum sensing was proposed for saving resources in the control channel. Secondary users (SUs) simultaneously report their decisions using bin... Read More about Resource-efficient fusion with pre-compensated transmissions for cooperative spectrum sensing.

Stabilised columnar mesophases formed by 1 : 1 mixtures of hexaalkoxytriphenylenes with a hexaphenyltriphenylene-based polymer (2015)
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McLaren, S. R., Tate, D. J., Lozman, O. R., Mehl, G. H., & Bushby, R. J. (2015). Stabilised columnar mesophases formed by 1 : 1 mixtures of hexaalkoxytriphenylenes with a hexaphenyltriphenylene-based polymer. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3(22), 5754-5763. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tc00661a

The synthesis is reported for a main chain polymer in which the repeat units are 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaphenyltriphenylene moieties linked through flexible dodecyl chains. In compositions with a series of 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexakis(alkoxy)triphenylenes (HATn)... Read More about Stabilised columnar mesophases formed by 1 : 1 mixtures of hexaalkoxytriphenylenes with a hexaphenyltriphenylene-based polymer.

Pollen feeding proteomics: Salivary proteins of the passion flower butterfly, Heliconius melpomene (2015)
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Harpel, D., Cullen, D. A., Ott, S. R., Jiggins, C. D., & Walters, J. R. (2015). Pollen feeding proteomics: Salivary proteins of the passion flower butterfly, Heliconius melpomene. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 63, 7-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.04.004

While most adult Lepidoptera use flower nectar as their primary food source, butterflies in the genus Heliconius have evolved the novel ability to acquire amino acids from consuming pollen. Heliconius butterflies collect pollen on their proboscis, mo... Read More about Pollen feeding proteomics: Salivary proteins of the passion flower butterfly, Heliconius melpomene.

Directors’ share dealings and corporate insolvencies: evidence from the UK (2015)
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Ozkan, A., Poletti-Hughes, J., & Trzeciakiewicz, A. (2017). Directors’ share dealings and corporate insolvencies: evidence from the UK. The European journal of finance, 23(5), 427-455. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2015.1040168

This paper investigates the relation between insider trading and the likelihood of insolvency with a specific focus on the directors’ sale and purchase transactions preceding insolvency. We use a unique data set on directors’ dealings in 474 non-fina... Read More about Directors’ share dealings and corporate insolvencies: evidence from the UK.

Microvesicles released constitutively from prostate cancer cells differ biochemically and functionally to stimulated microvesicles released through sublytic C5b-9 (2015)
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Stratton, D., Moore, C., Antwi-Baffour, S., Lange, S., & Inal, J. (2015). Microvesicles released constitutively from prostate cancer cells differ biochemically and functionally to stimulated microvesicles released through sublytic C5b-9. Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 460(3), 589-595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.03.074

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. We have classified microvesicles into two subtypes: larger MVs released upon stimulation of prostate cancer cells, sMVs, and smaller cMVs, released constitutively. cMVs are released as part of cell metabolism... Read More about Microvesicles released constitutively from prostate cancer cells differ biochemically and functionally to stimulated microvesicles released through sublytic C5b-9.

An investigation of gender and age differences in academic motivation and classroom behaviour in adolescents (2015)
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Bugler, M., McGeown, S., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2016). An investigation of gender and age differences in academic motivation and classroom behaviour in adolescents. Educational psychology, 36(7), 1196-1218. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2015.1035697

This study investigated gender- and age-related differences in academic motivation and classroom behaviour in adolescents. Eight hundred and fifty-five students (415 girls and 440 boys) aged 11–16 (M age = 13.96, SD = 1.47) filled in a questionnaire... Read More about An investigation of gender and age differences in academic motivation and classroom behaviour in adolescents.

Can variability in the effect of opioids on refractory breathlessness be explained by genetic factors? (2015)
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Currow, D. C., Quinn, S., Ekström, M., Kaasa, S., Johnson, M. J., Somogyi, A. A., & Klepstad, P. (2015). Can variability in the effect of opioids on refractory breathlessness be explained by genetic factors?. BMJ open, 5(5), e006818-e006818. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006818

© 2015, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Objectives: Opioids modulate the perception of breathlessness with a considerable variation in response, with poor correlation between the required opioid dose and symptom severity. The objective of... Read More about Can variability in the effect of opioids on refractory breathlessness be explained by genetic factors?.

Marine biodiversity and ecosystem function relationships: The potential for practical monitoring applications (2015)
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Strong, J. A., Andonegi, E., Bizsel, K. C., Danovaro, R., Elliott, M., Franco, A., …Solaun, O. (2015). Marine biodiversity and ecosystem function relationships: The potential for practical monitoring applications. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 161, 46-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.04.008

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. There is an increasing demand for environmental assessments of the marine environment to include ecosystem function. However, existing schemes are predominantly based on taxonomic (i.e. structural) measures of biodiversity. Biodi... Read More about Marine biodiversity and ecosystem function relationships: The potential for practical monitoring applications.

Tailoring pH-responsive acrylic acid microgels with hydrophobic crosslinks for drug release (2015)
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Lu, B., Tarn, M. D., Pamme, N., & Georgiou, T. K. (2015). Tailoring pH-responsive acrylic acid microgels with hydrophobic crosslinks for drug release. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3(22), 4524-4529. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tb00222b

Amphiphilic microgels based on the hydrophilic acrylic acid (AA) and hydrophobic crosslinks of different compositions were synthesised using a lab-on-a-chip device. The microgels were formed by polymerising hydrophobic droplets. The droplets were gen... Read More about Tailoring pH-responsive acrylic acid microgels with hydrophobic crosslinks for drug release.

Dynamic muscle quality of the plantar flexors is impaired in claudicant patients with peripheral arterial disease and associated with poorer walking endurance (2015)
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King, S., Vanicek, N., & O'Brien, T. D. (2015). Dynamic muscle quality of the plantar flexors is impaired in claudicant patients with peripheral arterial disease and associated with poorer walking endurance. Journal of vascular surgery, 62(3), 689-697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2015.03.039

Objective Peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication (PAD-IC) negatively affects physical activity and function. There is evidence for plantarflexor muscle dysfunction and weakness; however, the extent to which this dysfunction can be... Read More about Dynamic muscle quality of the plantar flexors is impaired in claudicant patients with peripheral arterial disease and associated with poorer walking endurance.

Patient and health care professional decision-making to commence and withdraw from renal dialysis: A systematic review of qualitative research (2015)
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Hussain, J. A., Flemming, K., Murtagh, F. E., & Johnson, M. J. (2015). Patient and health care professional decision-making to commence and withdraw from renal dialysis: A systematic review of qualitative research. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 10(7), 1201-1215. https://doi.org/10.2215/cjn.11091114

Background and objectives. To ensure decisions to start and stop dialysis in end stage kidney disease are shared, the factors that affect patients and healthcare professionals in making such decisions need to be understood. This systematic review aim... Read More about Patient and health care professional decision-making to commence and withdraw from renal dialysis: A systematic review of qualitative research.

Foreword: Advances in Solidification of Metallic Alloys Under External Fields (2015)
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Mi, J., & Eskin, D. (2015). Foreword: Advances in Solidification of Metallic Alloys Under External Fields. Metallurgical and materials transactions. A, Physical metallurgy and materials science, 46(7), 2850. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-2939-8

The obesity paradox in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Relationship of Body Mass Index to Prognosis: A Cohort Study (2015)
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Costanzo, P., Cleland, J. G., Pellicori, P., Clark, A. L., Hepburn, D., Kilpatrick, E. S., …Atkin, S. L. (2015). The obesity paradox in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Relationship of Body Mass Index to Prognosis: A Cohort Study. Annals of Internal Medicine, 162(9), 610. https://doi.org/10.7326/m14-1551

Background: Whether obesity is associated with a better prognosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is controversial. Objective: To investigate the association between body weight and prognosis in a large cohort of patients with type 2 d... Read More about The obesity paradox in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Relationship of Body Mass Index to Prognosis: A Cohort Study.

Rapid temporal accumulation in spider fear: Evidence from hierarchical drift diffusion modelling. (2015)
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Tipples, J. (2015). Rapid temporal accumulation in spider fear: Evidence from hierarchical drift diffusion modelling. Emotion, 15(6), 742-750. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000079

Fear can distort our sense of time – making time seem slow or even stand still. Here, I used Hierarchical Drift Diffusion Modelling (HDDM; Vandekerckhove, Tuerlinckx, & Lee, 2008, 2011; Wiecki, Sofer, & Frank, 2013) to test the idea that temporal acc... Read More about Rapid temporal accumulation in spider fear: Evidence from hierarchical drift diffusion modelling..

Consumer acceptance of Wood-Polymer Composites: a conjoint analytical approach with a focus on innovative and environmentally concerned consumers (2015)
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Osburg, V., Strack, M., & Toporowski, W. (2016). Consumer acceptance of Wood-Polymer Composites: a conjoint analytical approach with a focus on innovative and environmentally concerned consumers. Journal of cleaner production, 110(January), 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.086

Wood-Polymer Composites (WPCs) can contribute towards resource efficiency as they mainly consist of wood by-products and/or waste materials. The eco-innovative materials represent a hybrid solution on the ‘two-evils’ continuum’ constituted by the com... Read More about Consumer acceptance of Wood-Polymer Composites: a conjoint analytical approach with a focus on innovative and environmentally concerned consumers.

Büchwald-Hartwig reaction applied to synthesis of new luminescent liquid crystal triarylamines derived from isoxazoles (2015)
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Vilela, G. D., Fernandes, T. H. M., Kelly, S. M., & Merlo, A. A. (2015). Büchwald-Hartwig reaction applied to synthesis of new luminescent liquid crystal triarylamines derived from isoxazoles. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 612(1), 169-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/15421406.2015.1030982

© 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. The present work describes the synthesis and characterization of novel series of triarylamines isoxazoles (TAA) addressed to the organic photovoltaic materials. Diarylisoxazoles were synthesized by sequential [3+... Read More about Büchwald-Hartwig reaction applied to synthesis of new luminescent liquid crystal triarylamines derived from isoxazoles.

A clinician's guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing 2: test interpretation (2015)
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Nichols, S., Taylor, C., & Ingle, L. (2015). A clinician's guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing 2: test interpretation. British journal of hospital medicine, 76(5), 281-289. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2015.76.5.281

Data obtained from cardiopulmonary exercise testing offer additional interpretive power over conventional exercise tolerance testing. When used correctly, these data allow improved clinical decision making in patients with cardiometabolic and respira... Read More about A clinician's guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing 2: test interpretation.

Immobilized photosensitizers for antimicrobial applications (2015)
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Spagnul, C., Turner, L. C., & Boyle, R. W. (2015). Immobilized photosensitizers for antimicrobial applications. Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology, 150(September), 11-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.04.021

Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) is a very promising alternative to conventional antibiotics for the efficient inactivation of pathogenic microorganisms; this is due to the fact that it is virtually impossible for resistant strains to d... Read More about Immobilized photosensitizers for antimicrobial applications.

The inherent instability of leveed seafloor channels (2015)
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Dorrell, R. M., Burns, A. D., & McCaffrey, W. D. (2015). The inherent instability of leveed seafloor channels. Geophysical research letters, 42(10), 4023-4031. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL063809

©2015. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. New analytical models demonstrate that under aggradational flow conditions, seafloor channel-levee systems are inherently unstable; both channel area and stability necessarily decrease at long t... Read More about The inherent instability of leveed seafloor channels.