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Blood lactate thresholds and walking/running economy are determinants of backpack-running performance in trained soldiers (2016)
Journal Article
Simpson, R. J., Graham, S. M., Connaboy, C., Clement, R., Pollonini, L., & Florida-James, G. D. (2017). Blood lactate thresholds and walking/running economy are determinants of backpack-running performance in trained soldiers. Applied Ergonomics, 58, 566-

We developed a standardized laboratory treadmill protocol for assessing physiological responses to a simulated backpack load-carriage task in trained soldiers, and assessed the efficacy of blood lactate thresholds (LTs) and economy in predicting futu... Read More about Blood lactate thresholds and walking/running economy are determinants of backpack-running performance in trained soldiers.

Coded rhetoric: The reality of midwifery practice (2016)
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Group, B. P., Mander, R., & McHugh, N. (2016). Coded rhetoric: The reality of midwifery practice. British Journal of Midwifery, 24(5), 344-352. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.5.344

In the light of certain failings in NHS provision of care, the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC, 2015) Code requires staff to engage more effectively with patients and service users. An online survey was undertaken by the Birth Project Group to a... Read More about Coded rhetoric: The reality of midwifery practice.

Altering Pace Control and Pace Regulation: Attentional Focus Effects during Running (2016)
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Brick, N. E., Campbell, M. J., Metcalfe, R. S., Mair, J., & MacIntyre, T. E. (2016). Altering Pace Control and Pace Regulation: Attentional Focus Effects during Running. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(5), 879-886. https://doi.org/10.1249/

Purpose: To date there are no published studies directly comparing self-controlled and externally-controlled pace endurance tasks. However, previous research suggests pace control may impact on cognitive strategy use and effort perceptions. The prima... Read More about Altering Pace Control and Pace Regulation: Attentional Focus Effects during Running.

Holistic face processing can inhibit recognition of forensic facial composites. (2016)
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Hancock, P. J. B., Frowd, C. D., Langton, S. R. H., & McIntyre, A. H. (2016). Holistic face processing can inhibit recognition of forensic facial composites. Law and Human Behavior, 40(2), 128-135. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000160

Facial composite systems help eyewitnesses to show the appearance of criminals. However, likenesses created by unfamiliar witnesses will not be completely accurate, and people familiar with the target can find them difficult to identify. Faces are p... Read More about Holistic face processing can inhibit recognition of forensic facial composites..

Comparing prey composition and prey size delivered to nestlings by great tits, Parus major, and blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus, in a Mediterranean sclerophyllous mixed forest (2016)
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Navalpotro, H., Pagani–Núñez, E., Hernández–Gómez, S., & Senar, J. (2016). Comparing prey composition and prey size delivered to nestlings by great tits, Parus major, and blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus, in a Mediterranean sclerophyllous mixed fore

Resource partitioning is a central issue in ecology because it can establish to which point similar species can coexist in the same habitat. Great tits and blue tits have been classical model species in studies of trophic competence. However, most st... Read More about Comparing prey composition and prey size delivered to nestlings by great tits, Parus major, and blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus, in a Mediterranean sclerophyllous mixed forest.

Lithium Promotes Longevity through GSK3/NRF2-Dependent Hormesis (2016)
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Castillo-Quan, J., Li, L., Kinghorn, K., Ivanov, D., Tain, L., Slack, C., …Partridge, L. (2016). Lithium Promotes Longevity through GSK3/NRF2-Dependent Hormesis. Cell Reports, 15(3), 638-650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2016.03.041

The quest to extend healthspan via pharmacological means is becoming increasingly urgent, both from a health and economic perspective. Here we show that lithium, a drug approved for human use, promotes longevity and healthspan. We demonstrate that li... Read More about Lithium Promotes Longevity through GSK3/NRF2-Dependent Hormesis.

Protocol for a prospective randomized controlled trial of recipient remote ischaemic preconditioning in orthotopic liver transplantation (RIPCOLT trial) (2016)
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Robertson, F. P., Goswami, R., Wright, G. P., Fuller, B., & Davidson, B. R. (2016). Protocol for a prospective randomized controlled trial of recipient remote ischaemic preconditioning in orthotopic liver transplantation (RIPCOLT trial). Transplantation R

Ischaemic reperfusion (IR) injury is a major cause of graft loss, morbidity and mortality following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Demand for liver transplantation has resulted in increasing use of marginal grafts that are more prone to IR i... Read More about Protocol for a prospective randomized controlled trial of recipient remote ischaemic preconditioning in orthotopic liver transplantation (RIPCOLT trial).

Fulfilling promises of more substantive democracy? Post-neoliberalism and natural resource governance in South America (2016)
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Siegel, K. M. (2016). Fulfilling promises of more substantive democracy? Post-neoliberalism and natural resource governance in South America. Development and Change, 47(3), 495-516. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12234

Benefitting from the commodity boom progressive governments across South America have sought to move away from the neoliberal policies adopted previously by strengthening the role of the state and using revenues from commodity exports to address soci... Read More about Fulfilling promises of more substantive democracy? Post-neoliberalism and natural resource governance in South America.

Changes of bat species composition over altitudinal gradients on northern and southern aspects of the Soutpansberg mountain range, South Africa. (2016)
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Weier, S. M., Linden, V. M., Gaigher, I., White, P. J., & Taylor, P. J. (2017). Changes of bat species composition over altitudinal gradients on northern and southern aspects of the Soutpansberg mountain range, South Africa. Mammalia, 81(1), https://doi.o

In order to gain insight into the pattern of bat species composition over altitude and the environmental variables driving the observed pattern, we compared data from moist southern and drier northern aspects of the Soutpansberg range in northern Sou... Read More about Changes of bat species composition over altitudinal gradients on northern and southern aspects of the Soutpansberg mountain range, South Africa..

The landscape of UK child protection research between 2010 and 2014: Disciplines, topics, and types of maltreatment (2016)
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Soliman, F., Mackay, K., Clayton, E., Gadda, A., Jones, C., Anderson, A., …Taylor, J. (2016). The landscape of UK child protection research between 2010 and 2014: Disciplines, topics, and types of maltreatment. Children and Youth Services Review, 65, 51

This paper draws on the results of a commissioned systematic map of UK child protection empirical research published between 2010 and 2014. It analyses current patterns in child protection research in relation to three variables – disciplinary backgr... Read More about The landscape of UK child protection research between 2010 and 2014: Disciplines, topics, and types of maltreatment.

Legalities of treating wildlife in UK veterinary practice (2016)
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Fraser, M., & Girling, S. (2016). Legalities of treating wildlife in UK veterinary practice. Veterinary Nurse, 7(3), 140-147. https://doi.org/10.12968/vetn.2016.7.3.140

Many different species of wildlife will be presented to veterinary practices. In addition to providing care for these patients, veterinary nurses need to be aware of the legal aspects that apply. Legislation relating to wildlife species is particular... Read More about Legalities of treating wildlife in UK veterinary practice.

Design, synthesis, anticancer evaluation and molecular docking of new V600EBRAF inhibitors derived from pyridopyrazinone (2016)
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Amin, K., El-Badry, O., Abdel Rahman, D., Ammar, U., & Abdalla, M. (2016). Design, synthesis, anticancer evaluation and molecular docking of new V600EBRAF inhibitors derived from pyridopyrazinone. European Journal of Chemistry, 7(1), 19-29. https://doi.or

Design and synthesis of some new pyridopyrazinone derivatives as anti-proliferative agents is described. The cytotoxic activities of the synthesized compounds against melanoma cell line (LOXIMVI), ovarian cell line (OVCAR3), thyroid cell lines (CAL62... Read More about Design, synthesis, anticancer evaluation and molecular docking of new V600EBRAF inhibitors derived from pyridopyrazinone.

Evolution of social insect polyphenism facilitated by the sex differentiation cascade (2016)
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Klein, A., Schultner, E., Lowak, H., Schrader, L., Heinze, J., Holman, L., & Oettler, J. (2016). Evolution of social insect polyphenism facilitated by the sex differentiation cascade. PLoS Genetics, 12(3), e1005952. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.10

The major transition to eusociality required the evolution of a switch to canalize development into either a reproductive or a helper, the nature of which is currently unknown. Following predictions from the ‘theory of facilitated variation’, we iden... Read More about Evolution of social insect polyphenism facilitated by the sex differentiation cascade.

Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children * (2016)
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Wang, J. J., Baranowski, T., Lau, W. C. P., Chen, T. A., & Pitkethly, A. J. (2016). Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children *. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 29(293), 177-186. https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2016.022

Objective This study initially validates the Chinese version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C), which has been identified as a potentially valid instrument to assess moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in chi... Read More about Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children *.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Executive Function Impairment: An Overview. (2016)
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Carruthers, L. (2016). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Executive Function Impairment: An Overview. the Quarterly, 98,

As with any cognitive ability, attention is vulnerable to dysfunction. The most common attentional problem is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This brief overview will highlight the symptoms and deficits associated with ADHD, its prev... Read More about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Executive Function Impairment: An Overview..

Endochondral Growth Defect and Deployment of Transient Chondrocyte Behaviors Underlie Osteoarthritis Onset in a Natural Murine Model (2016)
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Staines, K. A., Madi, K., Mirczuk, S. M., Parker, S., Burleigh, A., Poulet, B., …Pitsillides, A. A. (2016). Endochondral Growth Defect and Deployment of Transient Chondrocyte Behaviors Underlie Osteoarthritis Onset in a Natural Murine Model. Arthritis a

OBJECTIVE: To explore whether aberrant transient chondrocyte behaviors occur in the joints of STR/Ort mice (which spontaneously develop osteoarthritis [OA]) and whether they are attributable to an endochondral growth defect. METHODS: Knee joints f... Read More about Endochondral Growth Defect and Deployment of Transient Chondrocyte Behaviors Underlie Osteoarthritis Onset in a Natural Murine Model.

Sexual violence and restorative practices in Belgium, Ireland and Norway: a thematic analysis of country variations (2016)
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Keenan, M., Zinsstag, E., & O'Nolan, C. (2016). Sexual violence and restorative practices in Belgium, Ireland and Norway: a thematic analysis of country variations. Restorative Justice, 4(1), 86-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/20504721.2016.1148466

The article compares and contrasts the provision of some restorative practices in cases of sexual violence in three European countries: Belgium, Ireland and Norway. It begins by briefly outlining efforts to address the ‘justice gap’ experienced by vi... Read More about Sexual violence and restorative practices in Belgium, Ireland and Norway: a thematic analysis of country variations.

Researching effective approaches to cleaning in hospitals: protocol of the REACH study, a multi-site stepped-wedge randomised trial (2016)
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Hall, L., Farrington, A., Mitchell, B. G., Barnett, A. G., Halton, K., Allen, M., …Graves, N. (2016). Researching effective approaches to cleaning in hospitals: protocol of the REACH study, a multi-site stepped-wedge randomised trial. Implementation Sci

Background The Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) study will generate evidence about the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a novel cleaning initiative that aims to improve the environmental cleanliness of hospita... Read More about Researching effective approaches to cleaning in hospitals: protocol of the REACH study, a multi-site stepped-wedge randomised trial.

MAPK Activation Is Essential for Waddlia chondrophila Induced CXCL8 Expression in Human Epithelial Cells (2016)
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Storrie, S., Longbottom, D., Barlow, P. G., & Wheelhouse, N. (2016). MAPK Activation Is Essential for Waddlia chondrophila Induced CXCL8 Expression in Human Epithelial Cells. PLOS ONE, 11(3), Article e0152193. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152193

Background Waddlia chondrophila (W. chondrophila) is an emerging agent of respiratory and reproductive disease in humans and cattle. The organism is a member of the order Chlamydiales, and shares many similarities at the genome level and in growth s... Read More about MAPK Activation Is Essential for Waddlia chondrophila Induced CXCL8 Expression in Human Epithelial Cells.