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Impact of Comorbidities on Outcome After Total Hip Arthroplasty (2017)
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Loth, F. L., Giesinger, J. M., Giesinger, K., MacDonald, D. J., Simpson, A. H. R., Howie, C. R., & Hamilton, D. F. (2017). Impact of Comorbidities on Outcome After Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 32(9), 2755-2761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2017.04.013

Background Patient-reported outcome scores gain increasing importance in quantifying clinical success and procedure remuneration. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of comorbidity on joint-specific outcome and general health in patients undergoing e... Read More about Impact of Comorbidities on Outcome After Total Hip Arthroplasty.

A necessary condition for dispersal driven growth of populations with discrete patch dynamics (2017)
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Guiver, C., Packman, D., & Townley, S. (2017). A necessary condition for dispersal driven growth of populations with discrete patch dynamics. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 424, 11-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.03.030

We revisit the question of when can dispersal-induced coupling between discrete sink populations cause overall population growth? Such a phenomenon is called dispersal driven growth and provides a simple explanation of how dispersal can allow populat... Read More about A necessary condition for dispersal driven growth of populations with discrete patch dynamics.

Patient- and family-centered performance measures focused on actionable processes of care for persistent and chronic critical illness: protocol for a systematic review (2017)
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Rose, L., Istanboulian, L., Allum, L., Burry, L., Dale, C., Hart, N., Kydonaki, C., Ramsay, P., Pattison, N., & Connolly, B. (2017). Patient- and family-centered performance measures focused on actionable processes of care for persistent and chronic critical illness: protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 6, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-017-0476-9

Background: Approximately 5 to 10% of critically ill patients transition from acute critical illness to a state of persistent and in some cases chronic critical illness. These patients have unique and complex needs that require a change in the clin... Read More about Patient- and family-centered performance measures focused on actionable processes of care for persistent and chronic critical illness: protocol for a systematic review.

A Novel Exposure System Termed NAVETTA for In Vitro Laminar Flow Electrodeposition of Nanoaerosol and Evaluation of Immune Effects in Human Lung Reporter Cells (2017)
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Frijns, E., Verstraelen, S., Stoehr, L. C., Van Laer, J., Jacobs, A., Peters, J., Tirez, K., Boyles, M. S. P., Geppert, M., Madl, P., Nelissen, I., Duschl, A., & Himly, M. (2017). A Novel Exposure System Termed NAVETTA for In Vitro Laminar Flow Electrodeposition of Nanoaerosol and Evaluation of Immune Effects in Human Lung Reporter Cells. Environmental Science and Technology, 51(9), 5259-5269. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b00493

A new prototype air–liquid interface (ALI) exposure system, a flatbed aerosol exposure chamber termed NAVETTA, was developed to investigate deposition of engineered nanoparticles (NPs) on cultured human lung A549 cells directly from the gas phase. Th... Read More about A Novel Exposure System Termed NAVETTA for In Vitro Laminar Flow Electrodeposition of Nanoaerosol and Evaluation of Immune Effects in Human Lung Reporter Cells.

The Influence of the Sustainability Logic on Carbon Disclosure in the Global Logistics Industry: The Case of DHL, FDX and UPS (2017)
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Herold, D., & Lee, K. (2017). The Influence of the Sustainability Logic on Carbon Disclosure in the Global Logistics Industry: The Case of DHL, FDX and UPS. Sustainability, 9(4), Article 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9040601

As a significant contributor to carbon emissions, global logistics companies are under scrutiny from various stakeholders, and respond by disclosing carbon-related information in the form of carbon reports. Carbon disclosure is, however, a mainly vol... Read More about The Influence of the Sustainability Logic on Carbon Disclosure in the Global Logistics Industry: The Case of DHL, FDX and UPS.

Cross-cultural invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): comparing UK and US samples (2017)
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Burduli, E., Barbosa-Leiker, C., Fleming, S., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Cross-cultural invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): comparing UK and US samples. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 35(3), 248-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2017.1310374

Objective: This research sought to test the measurement invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) across United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) samples. Multiple-group measurement was tested and latent means analysis compared lev... Read More about Cross-cultural invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): comparing UK and US samples.

Self-management Following a Cardiac Event in People of Chinese Ethnicity Living in Western Countries: A Scoping Review (2017)
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Zhang, L., Gallagher, R., Ding, D., & Neubeck, L. (2017). Self-management Following a Cardiac Event in People of Chinese Ethnicity Living in Western Countries: A Scoping Review. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-017-0584-6

Health outcomes and impact of cardiovascular disease vary between populations, where ethnic minorities and immigrant groups are more likely to be disadvantaged. Compared with the majority residents, health outcomes, especially short-term mortality fr... Read More about Self-management Following a Cardiac Event in People of Chinese Ethnicity Living in Western Countries: A Scoping Review.

A Method to Facilitate Uncertainty Analysis in LCAs of Buildings (2017)
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Pomponi, F., D'Amico, B., & Moncaster, A. M. (2017). A Method to Facilitate Uncertainty Analysis in LCAs of Buildings. Energies, 10(4), 524. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10040524

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is increasingly becoming a common technique to assess the embodied energy and carbon of buildings and their components over their life cycle. However, the vast majority of existing LCAs result in very definite, determinist... Read More about A Method to Facilitate Uncertainty Analysis in LCAs of Buildings.

The influence of particle geometry and the intermediate stress ratio on the shear behavior of granular materials (2017)
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Xie, Y. H., Yang, Z. X., Barreto, D., & Jiang, M. D. (2017). The influence of particle geometry and the intermediate stress ratio on the shear behavior of granular materials. Granular Matter, 19(2), 34-48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-017-0723-8

The behavior of granular materials is very complex in nature and depends on particle shape, stress path, fabric, density, particle size distribution, amongst others. This paper presents a study of the effect of particle geometry (aspect ratio) on the... Read More about The influence of particle geometry and the intermediate stress ratio on the shear behavior of granular materials.

Thermo-oxidative degradation study of melt-processed polyethylene and its blend with polyamide using time-resolved rheometry (2017)
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Salehiyan, R., Malwela, T., & Ray, S. S. (2017). Thermo-oxidative degradation study of melt-processed polyethylene and its blend with polyamide using time-resolved rheometry. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 139, 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2017.04.009

Time-resolved mechanical spectroscopy (TRMS) was conducted to study the thermo-oxidative degradation of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) samples with different thermal histories and their blends with a polyamide (PA6) in the melt state. Neat L... Read More about Thermo-oxidative degradation study of melt-processed polyethylene and its blend with polyamide using time-resolved rheometry.

Trends, frames and discourse networks: analysing the coverage of climate change in Irish newspapers (2017)
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Wagner, P., & Payne, D. (2017). Trends, frames and discourse networks: analysing the coverage of climate change in Irish newspapers. Irish Journal of Sociology, 25(1), 5-28. https://doi.org/10.7227/ijs.0011

This paper investigates how anthropogenic climate change is presented to the Irish public by three of Ireland’s most important national newspapers. We argue that Irish newspapers do not report climate change in an objective and unbiased way and illus... Read More about Trends, frames and discourse networks: analysing the coverage of climate change in Irish newspapers.

Delivering effective science communication: advice from a professional science communicator (2017)
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Illingworth, S. (2017). Delivering effective science communication: advice from a professional science communicator. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 70, 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.04.002

Science communication is becoming ever more prevalent, with more and more scientists expected to not only communicate their research to a wider public, but to do so in an innovative and engaging manner. Given the other commitments that researchers an... Read More about Delivering effective science communication: advice from a professional science communicator.

'Siblings as better together': Social worker decision-making in cases involving sibling sexual behaviour (2017)
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Yates, P. (2017). 'Siblings as better together': Social worker decision-making in cases involving sibling sexual behaviour. British Journal of Social Work, bcx018(1), 176-194. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcx018

Sibling abuse is arguably the most prevalent form of family violence (Meyers, 2014), with sibling sexual abuse more common than parental sexual abuse (Krienert and Walsh, 2011). However, research on social worker decision making has been limited to s... Read More about 'Siblings as better together': Social worker decision-making in cases involving sibling sexual behaviour.

Fusing Bluetooth Beacon Data with Wi-Fi Radiomaps for Improved Indoor Localization (2017)
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Kanaris, L., Kokkinis, A., Liotta, A., & Stavrou, S. (2017). Fusing Bluetooth Beacon Data with Wi-Fi Radiomaps for Improved Indoor Localization. Sensors, 17(4), 812. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17040812

Indoor user localization and tracking are instrumental to a broad range of services and applications in the Internet of Things (IoT) and particularly in Body Sensor Networks (BSN) and Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) scenarios. Due to the widespread ava... Read More about Fusing Bluetooth Beacon Data with Wi-Fi Radiomaps for Improved Indoor Localization.

Directions, disconnect and critique: round table discussion (2017)
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Lennon, J. J., Seaton, T. V., & Wight, C. (2017). Directions, disconnect and critique: round table discussion. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 9(2), 228-239. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-12-2016-0074

Purpose This paper aims to review developments in dark tourism research over a 20-year period from its inception in 1996. This paper also considers the reasons why people visit dark tourism sites and the different perspectives of site operators, tou... Read More about Directions, disconnect and critique: round table discussion.

Examining the Feasibilities of Industry 4.0 for the Hospitality Sector with the Lens of Management Practice (2017)
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Shamim, S., Cang, S., Yu, H., & Li, Y. (2017). Examining the Feasibilities of Industry 4.0 for the Hospitality Sector with the Lens of Management Practice. Energies, 10(4), Article 499. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10040499

Industry 4.0 and its impact in the manufacturing sector are well documented. However, the service sector is understudied, and it is also facing the challenges of mass customization, digital enhancement, smart work environment, and efficient supply ch... Read More about Examining the Feasibilities of Industry 4.0 for the Hospitality Sector with the Lens of Management Practice.

Optimal Pretreatment System of Flowback Water from Shale Gas Production (2017)
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Carrero-Parreño, A., Onishi, V. C., Salcedo-Díaz, R., Ruiz-Femenia, R., Fraga, E. S., Caballero, J. A., & Reyes-Labarta, J. A. (2017). Optimal Pretreatment System of Flowback Water from Shale Gas Production. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 56(15), 4386-4398. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.6b04016

Shale gas has emerged as a potential resource to transform the global energy market. Nevertheless, gas extraction from tight shale formations is only possible after horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, which generally demand large amounts of... Read More about Optimal Pretreatment System of Flowback Water from Shale Gas Production.

Deep Learning for Quality Assessment in Live Video Streaming (2017)
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Vega, M. T., Mocanu, D. C., Famaey, J., Stavrou, S., & Liotta, A. (2017). Deep Learning for Quality Assessment in Live Video Streaming. IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 24(6), 736-740. https://doi.org/10.1109/lsp.2017.2691160

Video content providers put stringent requirements on the quality assessment methods realized on their services. They need to be accurate, real-time, adaptable to new content, and scal-able as the video set grows. In this letter, we introduce a novel... Read More about Deep Learning for Quality Assessment in Live Video Streaming.

An international multi-site, randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based psychoeducation group programme for people with schizophrenia (2017)
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Chien, W. T., Bressington, D., Yip, A., & Karatzias, T. (2017). An international multi-site, randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based psychoeducation group programme for people with schizophrenia. Psychological Medicine, 47(12), 2081-2096. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291717000526

Background We aimed to test a mindfulness-based psycho-education group (MBPEG), versus conventional psycho-education group (CPEG) versus treatment-as-usual (TAU), in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders over a 24-month follow-up. Methods... Read More about An international multi-site, randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based psychoeducation group programme for people with schizophrenia.