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Addressing Estimated Hearing Loss in Adults in 2060 (2017)
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Goman, A. M., Reed, N. S., & Lin, F. R. (2017). Addressing Estimated Hearing Loss in Adults in 2060. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 143(7), 733. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2016.4642

Hearing loss is a major public health issue independently associated with higher health care costs, accelerated cognitive decline, and poorer physical functioning. More than two-thirds of adults 70 years or older in the United States have clinically... Read More about Addressing Estimated Hearing Loss in Adults in 2060.

Recovery from child sexual abuse (CSA) in India: A relational framework for practice (2017)
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Chouliara, Z., & Javita, N. (2017). Recovery from child sexual abuse (CSA) in India: A relational framework for practice. Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 527-538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.06.072

CSA is prevalent internationally and its negative impact can continue in adulthood. India has a high prevalence of child maltreatment. The present study recorded the ‘recovering’ experiences of adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) in India and... Read More about Recovery from child sexual abuse (CSA) in India: A relational framework for practice.

Examining Chronic Disease, Pain-Related Impairment, and Physical Activity Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Canada: Implications for Current and Future Aging Populations (2017)
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Meisner, B. A., Linton, V., Séguin, A., & Spassiani, N. A. (2017). Examining Chronic Disease, Pain-Related Impairment, and Physical Activity Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Canada: Implications for Current and Future Aging Populations. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 33(3), 182-192. https://doi.org/10.1097/tgr.0000000000000154

Purpose: With high levels of chronic disease (CD) and pain-related functional impairment (PFI), and low levels of physical activity (PA) among middle-aged and older adults, it is important to investigate ways to design age- and health condition-appro... Read More about Examining Chronic Disease, Pain-Related Impairment, and Physical Activity Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Canada: Implications for Current and Future Aging Populations.

Make-Believing Animated Films Featuring Digital Humans: A Qualitative Inquiry Using Online Sources (2017)
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Hetherington, R., & McRae, R. (2017). Make-Believing Animated Films Featuring Digital Humans: A Qualitative Inquiry Using Online Sources. Animation, 12(2), 156-173. https://doi.org/10.1177/1746847717710738

A qualitative inquiry of reviews of films featuring digital humanlike characters was performed by sampling user comments from three online reviewer aggregator sites: the Internet Movie Database, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. The movies chosen for a... Read More about Make-Believing Animated Films Featuring Digital Humans: A Qualitative Inquiry Using Online Sources.

So close yet so far: Economic accessibility of Mount Kinabalu (2017)
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Bidder, C., Polus, R., & Thomas Edward, J. (2017). So close yet so far: Economic accessibility of Mount Kinabalu. Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts, 9(1), 11-26

This study examined the economic accessibility of Mount Kinabalu perceived by the local people of Sabah. Specifically, this study i) examined the concept of willingness to pay (WTP) in light of its association with perceived fee fairness, spending su... Read More about So close yet so far: Economic accessibility of Mount Kinabalu.

Patents and Injunctions in High Technology Industries. A Comparative Perspective (2017)
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Torti, V. (2017). Patents and Injunctions in High Technology Industries. A Comparative Perspective. Mercato Concorrenza Regole, 2, 273-306. https://doi.org/10.1434/87527

The strategic importance of standardization activities in today's changing society cannot be denied. They play a key role, "inter alia", in the information and communication technology (Ict) industries, where they provide the lifeblood for the develo... Read More about Patents and Injunctions in High Technology Industries. A Comparative Perspective.

Older people’s experiences of cancer pain: a qualitative study (2017)
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Dunham, M., Allmark, P., & Collins, K. (2017). Older people’s experiences of cancer pain: a qualitative study. Nursing Older People, 29(6), 28-32. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.2017.e943

Aim To consider how the older person constructs the experience of cancer pain and how this is informed by expectations and experiences. Method Nine older people with cancer were asked to keep diaries and subsequently interviewed about their expe... Read More about Older people’s experiences of cancer pain: a qualitative study.

Frequency dependence of electroluminescence measurement in LDPE (2017)
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Bani, N. A., Abdul-Malek, Z., Aris, S. A. M., Jalil, S. Z. A., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Kaidi, H. M., Rahman, S. A. S. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Mas'ud, A. A., Abu-Bakar, S. H., & Rey, J. A. A. (2017). Frequency dependence of electroluminescence measurement in LDPE. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 7(3), 1406-1413. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v7i3.pp1406-1413

A good insulator for high voltage cable has low dielectric loss, reasonable flexibility and thermo-mechanically stable. However, prolonged application of electrical stresses on the cable will degraded the cable; physically and morphologically. Electr... Read More about Frequency dependence of electroluminescence measurement in LDPE.

Potential of implementing the low concentration photovoltaic systems in the United Kingdom (2017)
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Abu-Bakar, S. H., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Freier, D., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Mallick, T. K., Munir, A. B., Yasin, S. H. M., Mas'ud, A. A., Abu-Bakar, S. S., Bani, N. A., & Muhtazaruddin, M. N. (2017). Potential of implementing the low concentration photovoltaic systems in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 7(3), 1398-1405. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v7i3.pp1398-1405

This paper discusses the prospect of integrating a novel type of low concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) design known as the rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) in a building in the United Kingdom. This is done by proposin... Read More about Potential of implementing the low concentration photovoltaic systems in the United Kingdom.

In search of intellectual stimulation: understanding the relationship between motivation, deep learning and stimulation in the HE classroom (2017)
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Chowdhry, S., & Osowska, R. (2017). In search of intellectual stimulation: understanding the relationship between motivation, deep learning and stimulation in the HE classroom. Journal of Today's Ideas - Tomorrow's Technologies, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.15415/jotitt.2017.51001

One of the key educational notions measured in the National Student Survey (NSS) is intellectual stimulation. This study aimed to find out Higher Education (HE) engineering students' views of intellectual stimulation with a focus on its measurement a... Read More about In search of intellectual stimulation: understanding the relationship between motivation, deep learning and stimulation in the HE classroom.

Student and Staff Perceptions of the Use of Multiple Choice Testing in Higher Education Assessments (2017)
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Penny, K. I., & Brodie, J. (2017). Student and Staff Perceptions of the Use of Multiple Choice Testing in Higher Education Assessments. International Journal of Education and Culture, 6(2), 17-26

Multiple choice questions (MCQs) are commonly used in higher education assessments and their use has increased alongside the availability of information and computer technology (ICT). MCQs are often considered an option to help deal with increasing n... Read More about Student and Staff Perceptions of the Use of Multiple Choice Testing in Higher Education Assessments.

Using choice architecture to exploit a university Distinct Urban Mine (2017)
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Pierron, X., Williams, I. D., Shaw, P. J., & Cleaver, V. (2017). Using choice architecture to exploit a university Distinct Urban Mine. Waste Management, 68, 547-556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.06.034

There are widespread concerns regarding the potential future scarcity of ferrous and non-ferrous materials. However, there are already potentially rich reserves of secondary materials via high ownership of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) in... Read More about Using choice architecture to exploit a university Distinct Urban Mine.

Exploring strategic agency in sustainability-oriented entrepreneur legitimation (2017)
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Reynolds, O., Sheehan, M., & Hilliard, R. (2017). Exploring strategic agency in sustainability-oriented entrepreneur legitimation. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-03-2016-0100

Purpose– This exploratory paper focuses on the role played by three archetypal constructs pertaining to the individual sustainability-oriented entrepreneur, namely prior knowledge, sustainability orientation and sustainability intention, in legitimat... Read More about Exploring strategic agency in sustainability-oriented entrepreneur legitimation.

Short- and long-term reliability of leg extensor power measurement in middle-aged and older adults (2017)
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Hurst, C., Batterham, A. M., Weston, K. L., & Weston, M. (2018). Short- and long-term reliability of leg extensor power measurement in middle-aged and older adults. Journal of Sports Sciences, 36(9), 970-977. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2017.1346820

Muscular power is important for maintaining physical functioning with aging. Proper quantification of the reliability of muscular power tests is crucial to inform monitoring of individuals and sample size planning for interventional studies. This stu... Read More about Short- and long-term reliability of leg extensor power measurement in middle-aged and older adults.

A comprehensive allometric analysis of 2nd digit length to 4th digit length in humans (2017)
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Lolli, L., Batterham, A. M., Kratochvíl, L., Flegr, J., Weston, K. L., & Atkinson, G. (2017). A comprehensive allometric analysis of 2nd digit length to 4th digit length in humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1857), 20170356. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0356

It has been widely reported that men have a lower ratio of the 2nd and 4th human finger lengths (2D : 4D). Size-scaling ratios, however, have the seldom-appreciated potential for providing biased estimates. Using an information-theoretic approach, we... Read More about A comprehensive allometric analysis of 2nd digit length to 4th digit length in humans.

Video recording in the emergency department: a pathway to success (2017)
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Lloyd, A., Lowe, D. J., Edgar, S., Caesar, D., Dewar, A., & Clegg, G. R. (2017). Video recording in the emergency department: a pathway to success. Emergency Medicine Journal, 34(9), 628-630. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2017-206731

At the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in Scotland, we video record all patients who are admitted into the ED resuscitation rooms as part of our continuous video audit system. Since installation in late 2015, numerous EDs from across the UK and abroad h... Read More about Video recording in the emergency department: a pathway to success.

Seismic performance of strip foundations on liquefiable soils with a permeable crust (2017)
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Dimitriadi, V., Bouckovalas, G., & Papadimitriou, A. (2017). Seismic performance of strip foundations on liquefiable soils with a permeable crust. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 100, 396-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.04.021

Modern seismic codes dictate that the use of shallow foundations on liquefiable soils may be considered only after appropriate ground improvement. No further instructions are given regarding the improvement depth, or what changes if the surface layer... Read More about Seismic performance of strip foundations on liquefiable soils with a permeable crust.