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Highly efficient vortex four-wave mixing in asymmetric semiconductor quantum wells (2020)
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Qiu, J., Wang, Z., Ding, D., Li, W., & Yu, B. (2020). Highly efficient vortex four-wave mixing in asymmetric semiconductor quantum wells. Optics Express, 28(3), 2975-2986. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.379245

© 2020 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement Orbital angular momentum (OAM) is an important property of vortex light, which provides a valuable tool to manipulate the light-matter interaction in the st... Read More about Highly efficient vortex four-wave mixing in asymmetric semiconductor quantum wells.

Characteristics predicting recommendation for familial breast cancer referral in a cohort of women from primary care (2020)
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Lee, S. I., Kai, J., Qureshi, N., Dutton, B., & Weng, S. (2020). Characteristics predicting recommendation for familial breast cancer referral in a cohort of women from primary care. Journal of Community Genetics, 11, 331–338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-020-00452-w

© 2020, The Author(s). Family history of breast and related cancers can indicate increased breast cancer (BC) risk. In national familial breast cancer (FBC) guidelines, the risk is stratified to guide referral decisions. We aimed to identify characte... Read More about Characteristics predicting recommendation for familial breast cancer referral in a cohort of women from primary care.

ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in acute and chronic pancreatitis (2020)
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Arvanitakis, M., Ockenga, J., Bezmarevic, M., Gianotti, L., Krznarić, Ž., Lobo, D. N., …Bischoff, S. (2020). ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in acute and chronic pancreatitis. Clinical Nutrition, 39(3), 612-631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.01.004

Both acute and chronic pancreatitis are frequent diseases of the pancreas, which, despite being of benign nature, are related to a significant risk of malnutrition and may require nutritional support. Acute necrotizing pancreatitis is encountered in... Read More about ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in acute and chronic pancreatitis.

The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins (2020)
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Dinu, V., Lu, Y., Weston, N., Lithgo, R., Coupe, H., Channell, G., …Harding, S. E. (2020). The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 960. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57776-3

© 2020, The Author(s). Vancomycin, a branched tricyclic glycosylated peptide antibiotic, is a last-line defence against serious infections caused by staphylococci, enterococci and other Gram-positive bacteria. Orally-administered vancomycin is the dr... Read More about The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins.

Alterations in cerebellar grey matter structure and covariance networks in young people with Tourette syndrome (2020)
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Sigurdsson, H. P., Jackson, S. R., Jolley, L., Mitchell, E., & Jackson, G. M. (2020). Alterations in cerebellar grey matter structure and covariance networks in young people with Tourette syndrome. Cortex, 126, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2019.12.022

© 2020 The Authors Tourette syndrome (TS) is a childhood-onset neurological disorder characterised by the occurrence of motor and vocal tics and the presence of premonitory sensory/urge phenomena. Functional neuroimaging studies in humans, and experi... Read More about Alterations in cerebellar grey matter structure and covariance networks in young people with Tourette syndrome.

The role of the insula in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome (2020)
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Jackson, S. R., Loayza, J., Crighton, M., Sigurdsson, H. P., Dyke, K., & Jackson, G. M. (2020). The role of the insula in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome. Cortex, 126, 119-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2019.12.021

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder of childhood onset that is characterised by the occurrence of motor and vocal tics. TS is associated with cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuit [CSTC] dysfunction and hyper-excitability of corti... Read More about The role of the insula in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome.

A Defence of Lucretian Presentism (2020)
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Tallant, J., & Ingram, D. (2020). A Defence of Lucretian Presentism. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 98(4), 675-690. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2019.1697709

© 2019 Australasian Journal of Philosophy. In this paper, we defend Lucretian Presentism (‘Lucretianism’). Although the view faces many objections and has proven unpopular with presentists, we rehabilitate Lucretianism and argue that none of the obje... Read More about A Defence of Lucretian Presentism.

Creative autonomy in a simple interactive music system (2020)
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Paolizzo, F., & Johnson, C. G. (2020). Creative autonomy in a simple interactive music system. Journal of New Music Research, 49(2), 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/09298215.2019.1709510

Can autonomous systems be musically creative without musical knowledge? Assumptions from interdisciplinary studies on self-reflection are evaluated using Video Interactive VST Orchestra, a system that generates music from audio and video inputs throu... Read More about Creative autonomy in a simple interactive music system.

Identity Politics: Participatory Research and Its Challenges Related to Social and Epistemic Control (2020)
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Böschen, S., Legris, M., Pfersdorf, S., & Stahl, B. C. (2020). Identity Politics: Participatory Research and Its Challenges Related to Social and Epistemic Control. Social Epistemology, 34(4), 382-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2019.1706121

Over the past 20 years, the participation of laypersons or representatives of civil society has become a guiding principle in processes of research and innovation. There is now a significant literature discussing collaboration between civil society o... Read More about Identity Politics: Participatory Research and Its Challenges Related to Social and Epistemic Control.

Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention (2020)
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Huang, Y., Price, D., Benford, S., Patel, R., & Blake, H. Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention

Background: Sedentary behavior (SB) is associated with various adverse health outcomes. The prevalence of prolonged sitting at work among office workers makes a case for SB interventions to target this setting and population. Everyday mundane obje... Read More about Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention.

Closed-Form Solution for Secondary Perturbation Displacement in Finite-Element-Implemented Koiter’s Theory (2020)
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Yan, J., & Li, S. (2020). Closed-Form Solution for Secondary Perturbation Displacement in Finite-Element-Implemented Koiter’s Theory. AIAA Journal, 58(4), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.j058941

The finite-element-implemented Koiter’s initial postbuckling analysis has not managed to convince commercial finite element code developers to incorporate it into their codes to benefit structural designers and analysts. Three key obstacles have been... Read More about Closed-Form Solution for Secondary Perturbation Displacement in Finite-Element-Implemented Koiter’s Theory.

A simulation study on performance improvement of solar assisted heat pump hot water system by novel controllable crystallization of supercooled PCMs (2020)
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Kutlu, C., Zhang, Y., Elmer, T., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2020). A simulation study on performance improvement of solar assisted heat pump hot water system by novel controllable crystallization of supercooled PCMs. Renewable Energy, 152, 601-612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.01.090

Domestic hot water (DHW) has a significant share in building’s energy consumption. In order to reduce this consumption, various solutions have been proposed such as controlling the system in an efficient way, using renewable sources and using phase c... Read More about A simulation study on performance improvement of solar assisted heat pump hot water system by novel controllable crystallization of supercooled PCMs.

Tinnitus healthcare: a survey revealing extensive variation in opinion and practices across Europe (2020)
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Cima, R. F., Kikidis, D., Mazurek, B., Haider, H., Cederroth, C. R., Norena, A., …Hoare, D. J. (2020). Tinnitus healthcare: a survey revealing extensive variation in opinion and practices across Europe. BMJ Open, 10(1), Article e029346. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029346

Tinnitus remains a scientific and clinical problem whereby, in spite of increasing knowledge on effective treatment and management for tinnitus, very little impact on clinical practice has been observed. There is evidence that prolonged, obscure and... Read More about Tinnitus healthcare: a survey revealing extensive variation in opinion and practices across Europe.

Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention (2020)
Working Paper
Huang, Y., Price, D., Benford, S., & Blake, H. Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention

Background: Sedentary behavior (SB) is associated with various adverse health outcomes. The prevalence of prolonged sitting at work among office workers makes a case for SB interventions to target this setting and population. Everyday mundane obje... Read More about Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention.

Microwave digestion of gibbsite and bauxite in sodium hydroxide (2020)
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Dillinger, B., Batchelor, A., Katrib, J., Dodds, C., Suchicital, C., Kingman, S., & Clark, D. (2020). Microwave digestion of gibbsite and bauxite in sodium hydroxide. Hydrometallurgy, 192, Article 105257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2020.105257

It was hypothesized that bauxite digestion may be improved by using microwave heating as it has been shown in literature that some material processes have improved efficiency. To test this hypothesis, a set of digestion experiments were conducted usi... Read More about Microwave digestion of gibbsite and bauxite in sodium hydroxide.

Prosocial exchange systems: Nonreciprocal giving, lending, and skill-sharing (2020)
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Harvey, J., Smith, A., Golightly, D., Goulding, J., & Gallage, H. S. (2020). Prosocial exchange systems: Nonreciprocal giving, lending, and skill-sharing. Computers in Human Behavior, 107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106268

Prosocial exchange systems support cooperation and exchange in support of more sustainable forms of consumption. While often assumed that exchanges within such systems are reciprocal, it remains unproven as to what extent reciprocity occurs. This stu... Read More about Prosocial exchange systems: Nonreciprocal giving, lending, and skill-sharing.

Quench dynamics of Rydberg-dressed bosons on two-dimensional square lattices (2020)
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Zhou, Y., Li, Y., Nath, R., & Li, W. (2020). Quench dynamics of Rydberg-dressed bosons on two-dimensional square lattices. Physical Review A, 101(1), https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.101.013427

We study dynamics of bosonic atoms on a two dimensional square lattice, where atomic interactions are long ranged with either a box or soft-core shape. The latter can be realized through laser dressing ground state atoms to electronically excited Ryd... Read More about Quench dynamics of Rydberg-dressed bosons on two-dimensional square lattices.

Some animals are more equal than others: Validation of a new scale to measure how attitudes to animals depend on species and human purpose of use (2020)
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Bibby, P. A., Bradley, A., Mennie, N., Bibby, P. A., & Cassaday, H. J. (2020). Some animals are more equal than others: Validation of a new scale to measure how attitudes to animals depend on species and human purpose of use. PLoS ONE, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227948

© 2020 Bradley et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are cr... Read More about Some animals are more equal than others: Validation of a new scale to measure how attitudes to animals depend on species and human purpose of use.