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Protocols for the Fabrication, Characterization, and Optimization of n-Type Thermoelectric Ceramic Oxides (2016)
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Boston, R., Schmidt, W. L., Lewin, G. D., Iyasara, A. C., Lu, Z., Zhang, H., …Reaney, I. M. (2017). Protocols for the Fabrication, Characterization, and Optimization of n-Type Thermoelectric Ceramic Oxides. Chemistry of Materials, 29(1), 265-280. https:

The development of oxides with high figure of merit, ZT, at modest temperatures (∼300–500 °C) is desirable for ceramic-based thermoelectric generator technology. Although ZT is a compound metric with contributions from thermal conductivity (κ), Seebe... Read More about Protocols for the Fabrication, Characterization, and Optimization of n-Type Thermoelectric Ceramic Oxides.

Make or Buy? A Qualitative Analysis of the Organisational Handling of Digital Innovations in the German Book Publishing Sector (2016)
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Klamet, A. (2017). Make or Buy? A Qualitative Analysis of the Organisational Handling of Digital Innovations in the German Book Publishing Sector. Publishing Research Quarterly, 33(1), 41-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-016-9493-0

Traditional media have been changing in response to digitisation processes and the spread of the internet. This article looks at the consequences of technological change for the organisational structures of publishing houses in Germany, most of which... Read More about Make or Buy? A Qualitative Analysis of the Organisational Handling of Digital Innovations in the German Book Publishing Sector.

Smart cities: Under-gridding the sustainability of city-districts as energy efficient-low carbon zones (2016)
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Deakin, M., & Reid, A. (2018). Smart cities: Under-gridding the sustainability of city-districts as energy efficient-low carbon zones. Journal of Cleaner Production, 173, 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.054

This paper reviews the literature on smart cities. Offering a critical synthesis of the material, it advances a Triple Helix inspired account of smart cities as future internet-based developments. In particular, as future internet-based developments... Read More about Smart cities: Under-gridding the sustainability of city-districts as energy efficient-low carbon zones.

Chloride co-transporters as possible therapeutic targets for stroke (2016)
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Martín-Aragón Baudel, M. A. S., Martín-Aragón Baudel, M. A. S., Poole, A. V., & Darlison, M. G. (2017). Chloride co-transporters as possible therapeutic targets for stroke. Journal of Neurochemistry, 140(2), 195-209. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.13901

Stroke is one of the major causes of death and disability worldwide. The major type of stroke is an ischaemic one, which is caused by a blockage that interrupts blood flow to the brain. There are currently very few pharmacological strategies to red... Read More about Chloride co-transporters as possible therapeutic targets for stroke.

'I hope we can handle it': A study examining student ability beliefs and motivations before transition (2016)
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Meharg, D., Craighill, S., Varey, A., & Tizard, J. (2016). 'I hope we can handle it': A study examining student ability beliefs and motivations before transition. Education in the North, 23(2), 128-140

This paper employs the ‘Expectancy-Value Model of Achievement Motivation’ (Wigfield and Eccles, 2000) to identify performance barriers and facilitators for further education students continuing their studies at university. Using this model to unders... Read More about 'I hope we can handle it': A study examining student ability beliefs and motivations before transition.

Overexpression of TIMP-3 in Chondrocytes Produces Transient Reduction in Growth Plate Length but Permanently Reduces Adult Bone Quality and Quantity (2016)
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Poulet, B., Liu, K., Plumb, D., Vo, P., Shah, M., Staines, K., Sampson, A., Nakamura, H., Nagase, H., Carriero, A., Shefelbine, S., Pitsillides, A. A., & Bou-Gharios, G. (2016). Overexpression of TIMP-3 in Chondrocytes Produces Transient Reduction in Grow

Bone development and length relies on the growth plate formation, which is dependent on degradative enzymes such as MMPs. Indeed, deletion of specific members of this enzyme family in mice results in important joint and bone abnormalities, suggesting... Read More about Overexpression of TIMP-3 in Chondrocytes Produces Transient Reduction in Growth Plate Length but Permanently Reduces Adult Bone Quality and Quantity.

The Influence of Train Running Direction and Track Supports Position on the Behaviour of Transition Zones (2016)
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Sañudo, R., Miranda, M., Markine, V., & delĺOlio, L. (2016). The Influence of Train Running Direction and Track Supports Position on the Behaviour of Transition Zones. Transportation Research Procedia, 18, 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2016.1

Different types of track infrastructure can be found along railway lines. Separation zones between these different types of structures are the source of a lot of problems. Transition zones on a railway line represent a gradual solution for the proble... Read More about The Influence of Train Running Direction and Track Supports Position on the Behaviour of Transition Zones.

Using food labels to evaluate the practice of nudging in a social marketing context (2016)
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Soraghan, C., Thomson, E., & Ensor, J. (2016). Using food labels to evaluate the practice of nudging in a social marketing context. Social Business, 6(3), 249-265. https://doi.org/10.1362/204440816x14811339560893

Objectives Voluntary, front of pack (FoP) food labels were used to examine the practice of nudging in a social marketing context. Background With the explosion of social marketing, the goal of marketing has shifted from simply selling products,... Read More about Using food labels to evaluate the practice of nudging in a social marketing context.

Beyond criminal justice: connecting justice and sustainability (2016)
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Hallenberg, K. M., & Haddow, C. (2016). Beyond criminal justice: connecting justice and sustainability. Law Teacher, 50(3), 352-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2016.1262985

The potential of higher education in advancing sustainability has been widely accepted and even partly realised, although a wholesale reorientation of core activities and curricula toward and embedded with sustainability is still an exception. But ev... Read More about Beyond criminal justice: connecting justice and sustainability.

Embedding compassionate care in local NHS practice: developing a conceptual model through realistic evaluation (2016)
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MacArthur, J., Wilkinson, H., Matthews-Smith, G., & Gray, M. A. (2017). Embedding compassionate care in local NHS practice: developing a conceptual model through realistic evaluation. Journal of Research in Nursing, 22(1-2), 130-147. https://doi.org/10.11

The aim of this study was to critically analyse the impact of the ‘Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme’ and offer a conceptual model of factors that can embed compassionate care in contemporary health care environments. This three-year initiat... Read More about Embedding compassionate care in local NHS practice: developing a conceptual model through realistic evaluation.

Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation (2016)
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Lowe, D. J., Dewar, A., Lloyd, A., Edgar, S., & Clegg, G. R. (2017). Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 93(1102), 449-453. https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134357

Video evaluation of resuscitation is becoming increasingly integrated into practice in a number of clinical settings. The purpose of this review article is to examine how video may enhance clinical care during resuscitation. As healthcare and availab... Read More about Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation.

Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices to Measure Respiratory Rate in COPD Patients (2016)
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Parker, R. A., Weir, C. J., Rubio, N., Rabinovich, R., Pinnock, H., Hanley, J., …McKinstry, B. (2016). Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices t

Introduction The Bland-Altman limits of agreement method is widely used to assess how well the measurements produced by two raters, devices or systems agree with each other. However, mixed effects versions of the method which take into account multi... Read More about Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices to Measure Respiratory Rate in COPD Patients.

The diet of great tit nestlings: Comparing observation records and stable isotope analyses (2016)
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Pagani-Núñez, E., Renom, M., Mateos-Gonzalez, F., Cotín, J., & Senar, J. C. (2017). The diet of great tit nestlings: Comparing observation records and stable isotope analyses. Basic and Applied Ecology, 18, 57-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2016.11

The diet of wild animals has been studied using many different strategies, approaches and methods in recent decades. In this regard, stable isotopes analysis (SIA) is becoming a widespread tool, but no study has yet, to our knowledge, compared diet e... Read More about The diet of great tit nestlings: Comparing observation records and stable isotope analyses.

Measurements of δ 13 C in CH 4 and using particle dispersion modeling to characterize sources of Arctic methane within an air mass (2016)
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and using particle dispersion modeling to characterize sources of Arctic methane within an air mass. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121(23), https://doi.org/10.1002/2016jd026006

A stratified air mass enriched in methane (CH4) was sampled at ~600 m to ~2000 m altitude, between the north coast of Norway and Svalbard as part of the Methane in the Arctic: Measurements and Modelling campaign on board the UK's BAe‐146‐301 Atmosphe... Read More about Measurements of δ 13 C in CH 4 and using particle dispersion modeling to characterize sources of Arctic methane within an air mass.

Administrative capacity or quality of political governance? EU Cohesion Policy in the new Europe, 2007–13 (2016)
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Surubaru, N. (2017). Administrative capacity or quality of political governance? EU Cohesion Policy in the new Europe, 2007–13. Regional Studies, 51(6), 844-856. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1246798

Administrative capacity or quality of political governance? EU Cohesion Policy in the new Europe, 2007–13. Regional Studies. The enlargement towards Central and Eastern Europe offers new opportunities to examine the effectiveness of the European Unio... Read More about Administrative capacity or quality of political governance? EU Cohesion Policy in the new Europe, 2007–13.

Social cognition and paranoia in forensic inpatients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study (2016)
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Bratton, H., O'Rourke, S., Tansey, L., & Hutton, P. (2016). Social cognition and paranoia in forensic inpatients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study. Schizophrenia Research, 184, 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2016.12.004

Background People diagnosed with schizophrenia have difficulties in emotion recognition and theory of mind, and these may contribute to paranoia. The aim of this study was to determine whether this relationship is evident in patients residing in a s... Read More about Social cognition and paranoia in forensic inpatients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study.

The STR/ort mouse model of spontaneous osteoarthritis – an update (2016)
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Staines, K. A., Poulet, B., Wentworth, D. N., & Pitsillides, A. A. (2017). The STR/ort mouse model of spontaneous osteoarthritis – an update. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(6), 802-808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.12.014

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease and a world-wide healthcare burden. Characterized by cartilage degradation, subchondral bone thickening and osteophyte formation, osteoarthritis inflicts much pain and suffering, for which there are curr... Read More about The STR/ort mouse model of spontaneous osteoarthritis – an update.

Pan-European inter-laboratory studies on a panel of in vitro cytotoxicity and pro-inflammation assays for nanoparticles (2016)
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Piret, J., Bondarenko, O. M., Boyles, M. S. P., Himly, M., Ribeiro, A. R., Benetti, F., …Toussaint, O. (2017). Pan-European inter-laboratory studies on a panel of in vitro cytotoxicity and pro-inflammation assays for nanoparticles. Archives of Toxicolog

The rapid development of nanotechnologies and increased production and use of nanomaterials raise concerns about their potential toxic effects for human health and environment. To evaluate the biological effects of nanomaterials, a set of reliable an... Read More about Pan-European inter-laboratory studies on a panel of in vitro cytotoxicity and pro-inflammation assays for nanoparticles.

The Value Relevance of Environmental Audits: Evidence from Japan (2016)
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Lee, K., Park, B., Song, H., & Yook, K. (2017). The Value Relevance of Environmental Audits: Evidence from Japan. Business Strategy and the Environment, 26(5), 609-625. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.1940

Environmental audits are implemented internally in order to monitor compliance with environmental laws, regulations and related accounting rules, and to develop recommendations for ways in which to improve environmental accounting processes and perfo... Read More about The Value Relevance of Environmental Audits: Evidence from Japan.