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‘It's your body, but…’ Mixed messages in childbirth education: Findings from a hospital ethnography (2017)
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Newnham, E., McKellar, L., & Pincombe, J. (2017). ‘It's your body, but…’ Mixed messages in childbirth education: Findings from a hospital ethnography. Midwifery, 55, 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.09.003

Objective to investigate the personal, social, cultural and institutional influences on women making decisions about using epidural analgesia in labour. In this article we discuss the findings that describe practices around the gaining of consent fo... Read More about ‘It's your body, but…’ Mixed messages in childbirth education: Findings from a hospital ethnography.

Cholesterol affects the interaction between an ionic liquid and phospholipid vesicles. A study by differential scanning calorimetry and nanoplasmonic sensing (2017)
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Russo, G., Witos, J., Rantamäki, A. H., & Wiedmer, S. K. (2017). Cholesterol affects the interaction between an ionic liquid and phospholipid vesicles. A study by differential scanning calorimetry and nanoplasmonic sensing. BBA - Biomembranes, 1859(12),

The present work aims at studying the interactions between cholesterol-rich phosphatidylcholine-based lipid vesicles and trioctylmethylphosphonium acetate ([P8881][OAc]), a biomass dissolving ionic liquid (IL). The effect of cholesterol was assayed b... Read More about Cholesterol affects the interaction between an ionic liquid and phospholipid vesicles. A study by differential scanning calorimetry and nanoplasmonic sensing.

Remote control by body movement in synchrony with orbiting widgets: an evaluation of TraceMatch (2017)
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Clarke, C., Bellino, A., Esteves, A., & Gellersen, H. (2017). Remote control by body movement in synchrony with orbiting widgets: an evaluation of TraceMatch. PACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 1(3), Article 45. https://doi

In this work we consider how users can use body movement for remote control with minimal effort and maximum flexibility. TraceMatch is a novel technique where the interface displays available controls as circular widgets with orbiting targets, and wh... Read More about Remote control by body movement in synchrony with orbiting widgets: an evaluation of TraceMatch.

High Performance CuO Nanorectangles-Based Room Temperature Flexible NH3 Sensor (2017)
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Sakthivel, B., Manjakkal, L., & Nammalvar, G. (2017). High Performance CuO Nanorectangles-Based Room Temperature Flexible NH3 Sensor. IEEE Sensors Journal, 17(20), 6529-6536. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2017.2749334

Here, we report the fabrication of a flexible room temperature ammonia gas sensor using surfactant-free hydrothermally synthesized copper oxide (CuO) nanorectangles. The structural analysis revealed that the CuO nanorectangles possessed monoclinic st... Read More about High Performance CuO Nanorectangles-Based Room Temperature Flexible NH3 Sensor.

Adaptive Resource Allocation and Provisioning in Multi-Service Cloud Environments (2017)
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Alsarhan, A., Itradat, A., Al-Dubai, A. Y., Zomaya, A. Y., & Min, G. (2018). Adaptive Resource Allocation and Provisioning in Multi-Service Cloud Environments. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 29(1), 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1109/tp

In the current cloud business environment, the cloud provider (CP) can provide a means for offering the required quality of service (QoS) for multiple classes of clients. We consider the cloud market where various resources such as CPUs, memory, and... Read More about Adaptive Resource Allocation and Provisioning in Multi-Service Cloud Environments.

Heavy Drinkers and the Potential Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing—No Single or Simple Effect? (2017)
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Gill, J., Black, H., O’May, F., Chick, J., Gill, J., Black, H., Rush, R., O'May, F., & Chick, J. (2017). Heavy Drinkers and the Potential Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing—No Single or Simple Effect?. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the

Aims: To explore the potential impact of a minimum unit price (MUP: 50 pence per UK unit) on the alcohol consumption of ill Scottish heavy drinkers. Methods: Participants were 639 patients attending alcohol treatment services or admitted to hospita... Read More about Heavy Drinkers and the Potential Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing—No Single or Simple Effect?.

Decentralised adaptive control of switched interconnected high-order nonlinear systems with unknown control direction and time-delay (2017)
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Zhang, L., Hua, C., Yu, H., & Guan, X. (2019). Decentralised adaptive control of switched interconnected high-order nonlinear systems with unknown control direction and time-delay. International Journal of Control, 92(4), 875-885. https://doi.org/10.1080/

This paper studies the dynamic state feedback control problem for a class of interconnected large-scale switched high-order nonlinear systems with unknown control direction and time-varying time-delay. The adaptive laws are designed to estimate the b... Read More about Decentralised adaptive control of switched interconnected high-order nonlinear systems with unknown control direction and time-delay.

The impact of a small-scale riverine obstacle on the upstream migration of Atlantic Salmon (2017)
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Newton, M., Dodd, J. A., Barry, J., Boylan, P., & Adams, C. E. (2018). The impact of a small-scale riverine obstacle on the upstream migration of Atlantic Salmon. Hydrobiologia, 806(1), 251-264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3364-3

The behaviour of returning Salmo salar (Linnaeus, 1758) approaching, and attempting to pass low-head weirs remains relatively unknown. A radio telemetry array was created at a low-head weir to enable the behaviour of S. salar (n = 120) to be observed... Read More about The impact of a small-scale riverine obstacle on the upstream migration of Atlantic Salmon.

On the advantages of using the first-order generalised-alpha scheme for structural dynamic problems (2017)
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Kadapa, C., Dettmer, W., & Perić, D. (2017). On the advantages of using the first-order generalised-alpha scheme for structural dynamic problems. Computers and Structures, 193, 226-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2017.08.013

The advantages of using the generalised-alpha scheme for first-order systems for computing the numerical solutions of second-order equations encountered in structural dynamics are presented. The governing equations are rewritten so that the second-or... Read More about On the advantages of using the first-order generalised-alpha scheme for structural dynamic problems.

Improvement of Retinal Function after Administration of an Ophthalmic Gel Containing a New Recombinant form of Superoxide Dismutase (2017)
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Grumetto, L., Prete, A. D., Russo, G., Borrelli, A., Del Prete, S., & Mancini, A. (2017). Improvement of Retinal Function after Administration of an Ophthalmic Gel Containing a New Recombinant form of Superoxide Dismutase. IL Journal of Clinical Case Repo

Two cases of severe age-related eye maculopathy diagnosed in a 73-year-old and a 53-year-old patient are presented. A gel formulation containing a new recombinant form of manganese superoxide dismutase (rMnSOD) was administered to both patients, as c... Read More about Improvement of Retinal Function after Administration of an Ophthalmic Gel Containing a New Recombinant form of Superoxide Dismutase.

Variation in hospital cleaning practice and process in Australian hospitals: A structured mapping exercise (2017)
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Mitchell, B. G., Farrington, A., Allen, M., Gardner, A., Hall, L., Barnett, A. G., …Graves, N. (2017). Variation in hospital cleaning practice and process in Australian hospitals: A structured mapping exercise. Infection, Disease & Health, https://doi.o

Background The purpose of this paper is to highlight the range of cleaning practices and processes in 11 Australian hospitals and to discuss the challenges this variation poses to the implementation of clinical trials or changes to hospital cleaning... Read More about Variation in hospital cleaning practice and process in Australian hospitals: A structured mapping exercise.

Pandemic legislation in the European Union: Fit for purpose? The need for a systematic comparison of national laws (2017)
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Speakman, E. M., Burris, S., & Coker, R. (2017). Pandemic legislation in the European Union: Fit for purpose? The need for a systematic comparison of national laws. Health Policy, 121(10), 1021-1024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.08.009

Sound governance is central to effective pandemic management. Key international legal instruments governing pandemic management in the European Union (EU): the International Health Regulations (2005) and Decision 1082/13 require EU Member States to d... Read More about Pandemic legislation in the European Union: Fit for purpose? The need for a systematic comparison of national laws.

Causes and consequences of individual variability and specialization in foraging and migration strategies of seabirds (2017)
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Phillips, R., Lewis, S., González-Solís, J., & Daunt, F. (2017). Causes and consequences of individual variability and specialization in foraging and migration strategies of seabirds. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 578, 117-150. https://doi.org/10.3354

Technological advances in recent years have seen an explosion of tracking and stable isotope studies of seabirds, often involving repeated measures from the same individuals. This wealth of new information has allowed the examination of the extensive... Read More about Causes and consequences of individual variability and specialization in foraging and migration strategies of seabirds.

Acute cardiorespiratory, perceptual and enjoyment responses to high-intensity interval exercise in adolescents (2017)
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Malik, A. A., Williams, C. A., Bond, B., Weston, K. L., & Barker, A. R. (2017). Acute cardiorespiratory, perceptual and enjoyment responses to high-intensity interval exercise in adolescents. European Journal of Sport Science, 17(10), 1335-1342. https://

This study aimed to examine adolescents’ acute cardiorespiratory and perceptual responses during high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) and enjoyment responses following HIIE and work-matched continuous moderate intensity exercise (CMIE). Fifty-four... Read More about Acute cardiorespiratory, perceptual and enjoyment responses to high-intensity interval exercise in adolescents.

Semi-Global Persistence and Stability for a Class of Forced Discrete-Time Population Models (2017)
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Franco, D., Guiver, C., Logemann, H., & Perán, J. (2017). Semi-Global Persistence and Stability for a Class of Forced Discrete-Time Population Models. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 360, 46-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2017.08.001

We consider persistence and stability properties for a class of forced discrete-time difference equations with three defining properties: the solution is constrained to evolve in the non-negative orthant, the forcing acts multiplicatively, and the dy... Read More about Semi-Global Persistence and Stability for a Class of Forced Discrete-Time Population Models.

Minimum Wear Duration for the activPAL Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females (2017)
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Dowd, K. P., Purtill, H., Harrington, D. M., Hislop, J. F., Reilly, J. J., & Donnelly, A. E. (2017). Minimum Wear Duration for the activPAL Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females. Pediatric Exercise Science, 29(3), 427-433. https://doi.org/10

Objectives: This study aims to determine the minimum number of days of monitoring required to reliably predict sitting/lying time, standing time, light intensity physical activity (LIPA), moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) and st... Read More about Minimum Wear Duration for the activPAL Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females.

Market research on factors influencing women's preferences in investment decision making (2017)
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Sharma, A., Douglas, T., & Jaworski, P. (2017). Market research on factors influencing women's preferences in investment decision making. International Journal of Management and Applied Science, 3(8), 79-86

This study aims to gain knowledge on the factors that influence the investment decision making of women in Singapore. The research explores the fact that investment decision is being affected by the demographic, psychographic factors of the individua... Read More about Market research on factors influencing women's preferences in investment decision making.

How leaders can use negative feedback to their advantage. (2017)
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Papasava, A. (2017). How leaders can use negative feedback to their advantage. International Journal of Business & Management, 5(8),

This short article explores how leaders can use negative feedback to their advantage by identifying their weaknesses and turning them into strengths. In order to enable their peers to give them true feedback, leaders should nurture a safe environme... Read More about How leaders can use negative feedback to their advantage..

A systematic review of cardiac rehabilitation registries (2017)
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Poffley, A., Thomas, E., Grace, S. L., Neubeck, L., Gallagher, R., Niebauer, J., & O’Neil, A. (2017). A systematic review of cardiac rehabilitation registries. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487317724576

Introduction: Despite cardiac rehabilitation (CR) being recommended in clinical practice guidelines internationally these services are under-utilised, programs are not standardised and quality improvement methods and outcomes are rarely published. Na... Read More about A systematic review of cardiac rehabilitation registries.