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Mobilouds: An Energy Efficient MCC Collaborative Framework With Extended Mobile Participation for Next Generation Networks (2016)
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Panneerselvam, J., Hardy, J., Liu, L., Yuan, B., & Antonopoulos, N. (2016). Mobilouds: An Energy Efficient MCC Collaborative Framework With Extended Mobile Participation for Next Generation Networks. IEEE Access, 4, 9129-9144. https://doi.org/10.1109/acce

Given the emergence of mobile cloud computing (MCC), its associated energy implications are witnessed at larger scale. With offloading computationally intensive tasks to the cloud datacentres being the basic concept behind MCC, most of the mobile ter... Read More about Mobilouds: An Energy Efficient MCC Collaborative Framework With Extended Mobile Participation for Next Generation Networks.

Validity of wrist worn accelerometers and comparability between hip and wrist placement sites in estimating physical activity behaviour in preschool children (2016)
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Hislop, J., Palmer, N., Anand, P., & Aldin, T. (2016). Validity of wrist worn accelerometers and comparability between hip and wrist placement sites in estimating physical activity behaviour in preschool children. Physiological Measurement, 37(10), 1701-1

Wrist-worn accelerometers can increase compliance with wearing accelerometers, however, several large scale studies continue to use hip-worn accelerometers and it is unclear how comparable data is from the two sites. The study aims were: to investiga... Read More about Validity of wrist worn accelerometers and comparability between hip and wrist placement sites in estimating physical activity behaviour in preschool children.

Academic Diary Or Why Higher Education Still Matters (2016)
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Hanna, B. (2016). Academic Diary Or Why Higher Education Still Matters. Teaching Fellows Journal, Autumn 2016, 23

On the outside of this book the spine is now broken. The plastic red covering is beginning to curl away slightly from the edges of cover. This is a book which I have carried with me; jammed into bags and packed into luggage for those moments when a g... Read More about Academic Diary Or Why Higher Education Still Matters.

Understanding primary stakeholders' multiple roles in hallmark event tourism management (2016)
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Todd, L., Leask, A., & Ensor, J. (2017). Understanding primary stakeholders' multiple roles in hallmark event tourism management. Tourism Management, 59, 494-509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2016.09.010

This paper contributes insights into stakeholder theory in hallmark event tourism and the implications for engaging primary stakeholders in further tourism management settings. The tangible and symbolic tourism benefits instilled in destinations by h... Read More about Understanding primary stakeholders' multiple roles in hallmark event tourism management.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of donor ischaemic preconditioning in liver transplantation (2016)
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Robertson, F. P., Magill, L. J., Wright, G. P., Fuller, B., & Davidson, B. R. (2016). A systematic review and meta-analysis of donor ischaemic preconditioning in liver transplantation. Transplant International, 29(11), 1147-1154. https://doi.org/10.1111/t

Ischaemic preconditioning (IPC) is a strategy to reduce ischaemia–reperfusion (IR) injury. Its benefit in human liver transplantation is unclear. The aim of this study was to analyse the current evidence for donor IPC in liver transplantation. System... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of donor ischaemic preconditioning in liver transplantation.

Will quantum computers be the end of public key encryption? (2016)
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Buchanan, W., & Woodward, A. (2016). Will quantum computers be the end of public key encryption?. Journal of Cyber Security Technology, 1(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/23742917.2016.1226650

The emergence of practical quantum computers poses a significant threat to the most popular public key cryptographic schemes in current use. While we know that the well-understood algorithms for factoring large composites and solving the discrete log... Read More about Will quantum computers be the end of public key encryption?.

Securing Disunion: young people’s nationalism, identities and (in)securities in the campaign for an independent Scotland (2016)
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Botterill, K., Hopkins, P., Sanghera, G., & Arshad, R. (2016). Securing Disunion: young people’s nationalism, identities and (in)securities in the campaign for an independent Scotland. Political Geography, 55, 124-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2

This paper explores ethnic and religious minority youth perspectives of security and nationalism in Scotland during the independence campaign in 2014. We discuss how young people co-construct narratives of Scottish nationalism alongside minority eth... Read More about Securing Disunion: young people’s nationalism, identities and (in)securities in the campaign for an independent Scotland.

Male Youth Perceptions of Violent Extremism: towards a Test of Rational Choice Theory (2016)
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Dhami, M. K., & Murray, J. (2017). Male Youth Perceptions of Violent Extremism: towards a Test of Rational Choice Theory. The Spanish journal of psychology, 19(E51), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2016.49

Understanding how people perceive the pros and cons of risky behaviors such as terrorism or violent extremism represents a first step in developing research testing rational choice theory aiming to explain and predict peoples’ intentions to engage in... Read More about Male Youth Perceptions of Violent Extremism: towards a Test of Rational Choice Theory.

Relationship between particle focusing and dimensionless numbers in elasto-inertial focusing (2016)
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Song, H. Y., Lee, S. H., Salehiyan, R., & Hyun, K. (2016). Relationship between particle focusing and dimensionless numbers in elasto-inertial focusing. Rheologica Acta, 55(11), 889-900. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-016-0962-3

We performed particle focusing in viscoelastic fluids in a straight square microchannel based on elasto-inertial focusing. Probability distribution functions (PDFs) were obtained at various flow rates (40–320 μl/h) for a broad range of medium viscoel... Read More about Relationship between particle focusing and dimensionless numbers in elasto-inertial focusing.

Power analysis attacks on the AES-128 S-box using differential power analysis (DPA) and correlation power analysis (CPA) (2016)
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Lo, O., Buchanan, W. J., & Carson, D. (2016). Power analysis attacks on the AES-128 S-box using differential power analysis (DPA) and correlation power analysis (CPA). Journal of Cyber Security Technology, 1(2), 88-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/23742917.2016.1231523

This article demonstrates two fundamental techniques of power analysis, differential power analysis (DPA) and correlation power analysis (CPA), against a modern piece of hardware which is widely available to the public: the Arduino Uno microcontrolle... Read More about Power analysis attacks on the AES-128 S-box using differential power analysis (DPA) and correlation power analysis (CPA).

Translation between existing and proposed harmonized airborne sound insulation descriptors: A statistical approach based on in-situ measurements (2016)
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Monteiro, C., Machimbarrena, M., Tarrero, A. I., & Smith, R. S. (2017). Translation between existing and proposed harmonized airborne sound insulation descriptors: A statistical approach based on in-situ measurements. Applied Acoustics, 116, 94-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2016.09.017

A standard defining a common acoustic classification scheme for dwellings is under development by ISO TC42/SC2/WG29 based on the outcomes of European project COST Action TU0901. The proposal stands on the assumption that in the long term many countri... Read More about Translation between existing and proposed harmonized airborne sound insulation descriptors: A statistical approach based on in-situ measurements.

Exploring the relationship between HRM and firm performance: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies (2016)
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Saridakis, G., Lai, Y., & Cooper, C. L. (2017). Exploring the relationship between HRM and firm performance: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Human Resource Management Review, 27(1), 87-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2016.09.005

Existing literature on human resource management (HRM) practices and firm performance suggests that there is a positive association between the two variables. Most of the studies, however, are based on cross-sectional datasets and only few of them us... Read More about Exploring the relationship between HRM and firm performance: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

Early maladaptive schemas in adult survivors of interpersonal trauma: foundations for a cognitive theory of psychopathology (2016)
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Karatzias, T., Jowett, S., Begley, A., & Deas, S. (2016). Early maladaptive schemas in adult survivors of interpersonal trauma: foundations for a cognitive theory of psychopathology. European Journal of Psychotraumatology Supplement, 7(1), 30713. https://

Background Although the association between psychological trauma and early maladaptive schemas (EMS) is well established in the literature, no study to date has examined the relationship of EMS to PTSD and psychopathologies beyond depression and anx... Read More about Early maladaptive schemas in adult survivors of interpersonal trauma: foundations for a cognitive theory of psychopathology.

A compact and broadband balun design for LTE applications (2016)
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Elfergani, I. T. E., Hussaini, A. S., Rodriguez, J., Ali, A. H., See, C. H., & Abd-Alhameed, R. A. (2016). A compact and broadband balun design for LTE applications. Progress in electromagnetics research B: PIER B, 67, 85-95. https://doi.org/10.2528/pierc

In this paper, a compact wideband planar balun is studied and investigated. The proposed balun comprises a broadband Wilkinson divider followed by non-coupled lines to attain wideband 180° phase shift. Due to the inherent broadband characteristics of... Read More about A compact and broadband balun design for LTE applications.

Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies (2016)
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O’Connor, S., Hanlon, P., O’Donnell, C. A., Garcia, S., Glanville, J., & Mair, F. S. (2016). Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16(120), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-016-0359-3

Background Numerous types of digital health interventions (DHIs) are available to patients and the public but many factors affect their ability to engage and enrol in them. This systematic review aims to identify and synthesise the qualitative liter... Read More about Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Prevalence of Hearing Loss by Severity in the United States (2016)
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Goman, A. M., & Lin, F. R. (2016). Prevalence of Hearing Loss by Severity in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 106(10), 1820-1822. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2016.303299

Objectives. To estimate the age- and severity-specific prevalence of hearing impairment in the United States. Methods. We conducted cross-sectional analyses of 2001 through 2010 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey on 964... Read More about Prevalence of Hearing Loss by Severity in the United States.

Cardiorespiratory fitness and aerobic performance adaptations to a 4-week sprint interval training in young healthy untrained females (2016)
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Kavaliauskas, M., Steer, T. P., & Babraj, J. A. (2016). Cardiorespiratory fitness and aerobic performance adaptations to a 4-week sprint interval training in young healthy untrained females. Sport Sciences for Health, 13(1), 17-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-016-0313-x

Purpose The aim of this study was to test the effects of sprint interval training (SIT) on cardiorespiratory fitness and aerobic performance measures in young females. Methods Eight healthy, untrained females (age 21 ± 1 years; height 165 ±... Read More about Cardiorespiratory fitness and aerobic performance adaptations to a 4-week sprint interval training in young healthy untrained females.

The physical principles underpinning self-organization in plants (2016)
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Turner, P., & Nottale, L. (2017). The physical principles underpinning self-organization in plants. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 123, 48-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2016.09.003

We present evidence based theory for the emergence of plant structure in which CO2 is not only the source of carbon for plant growth, but also plays a critical role as a source of charge (ionization), with charge density dictating plant structures at... Read More about The physical principles underpinning self-organization in plants.