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Build-up and performance test of a novel solar thermal roof for heat pump operation (2015)
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Buker, M. S., & Riffat, S. (2017). Build-up and performance test of a novel solar thermal roof for heat pump operation. International Journal of Ambient Energy, 38(4), 365-379. https://doi.org/10.1080/01430750.2015.1121920

Global increase in energy demand and fossil fuel prices loaded ever-increasing pressure on identifying and implementing new means to utilise clean and efficient energy resources. Due to the environmental benefits, technical and economic possibilities... Read More about Build-up and performance test of a novel solar thermal roof for heat pump operation.

Asymptotic analysis of a doubly nonlinear diffusion equation (2015)
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King, J. R. (2016). Asymptotic analysis of a doubly nonlinear diffusion equation. Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications, 138, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.na.2015.12.003

We investigate the doubly nonlinear diffusion equation ?u/?t=1/n ?.(u^m??u?^n-1) ?u) and the same equation expressed in terms of a `pressure' variable. We classify various classes of compacted supported solutions, as well as finite-mass solutions t... Read More about Asymptotic analysis of a doubly nonlinear diffusion equation.

Participants' use of enacted scenes in research interviews: a method for reflexive analysis in health and social care (2015)
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James, D. M., Pilnick, A., Hall, A., & Collins, L. C. (2016). Participants' use of enacted scenes in research interviews: a method for reflexive analysis in health and social care. Social Science and Medicine, 151, 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.12.040

In our study of a workforce intervention within a health and social care context we found that participants who took part in longitudinal research interviews were commonly enacting scenes from their work during one-to-one interviews. Scenes were defi... Read More about Participants' use of enacted scenes in research interviews: a method for reflexive analysis in health and social care.

Self-similar non-equilibrium dynamics of a many-body system with power-law interactions (2015)
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Gutierrez, R., Garrahan, J. P., & Lesanovsky, I. (2015). Self-similar non-equilibrium dynamics of a many-body system with power-law interactions. Physical Review E, 92(6), Article e062144. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.062144

The influence of power-law interactions on the dynamics of many-body systems far from equilibrium is much less explored than their effect on static and thermodynamic properties. To gain insight into this problem we introduce and analyze here an out-o... Read More about Self-similar non-equilibrium dynamics of a many-body system with power-law interactions.

Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy of bromobenzene and its perdeuterated isotopologue: Assignment of the vibrations of the S0, S1, and D0+ states of bromobenzene and the S0 and D0+ states of iodobenzene (2015)
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Andrejeva, A., Tuttle, W. D., Harris, J. P., & Wright, T. G. (2015). Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy of bromobenzene and its perdeuterated isotopologue: Assignment of the vibrations of the S0, S1, and D0+ states of bromobenzene and the S0 and D0+ states of iodobenzene. Journal of Chemical Physics, 143(24), 244320. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4938501

We report vibrationally-resolved spectra of the S1 ? S0 transition of bromobenzene using resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy. We study bromobenzene-h5 as well as its perdeuterated isotopologue, bromobenzene-d5. The form of... Read More about Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) spectroscopy of bromobenzene and its perdeuterated isotopologue: Assignment of the vibrations of the S0, S1, and D0+ states of bromobenzene and the S0 and D0+ states of iodobenzene.

Motivations, expectations, and experiences of expatriate academic staff on an international branch campus in China (2015)
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Cai, L., & Hall, C. (2016). Motivations, expectations, and experiences of expatriate academic staff on an international branch campus in China. Journal of Studies in International Education, 20(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315315623055

This article explores the experiences of non-Chinese academic staff working on an international branch campus in China. The article presents findings from an interview study that explored the expectations of expatriate staff and what motivated them t... Read More about Motivations, expectations, and experiences of expatriate academic staff on an international branch campus in China.

Glutamine supplementation in cystic fibrosis: A randomized placebo-controlled trial: Oral Glutamine Supplementation in Cystic Fibrosis (2015)
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Forrester, D. L., Knox, A. J., Smyth, A. R., Barr, H. L., Simms, R., Pacey, S. J., …Fogarty, A. W. (2016). Glutamine supplementation in cystic fibrosis: A randomized placebo-controlled trial: Oral Glutamine Supplementation in Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology, 51(3), 253-257. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.23370

Rationale: Pulmonary infection and malnutrition in cystic fibrosis are associated with decreased survival. Glutamine has a possible anti-microbial effect, with a specific impact against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We aimed to test the hypothesis that ora... Read More about Glutamine supplementation in cystic fibrosis: A randomized placebo-controlled trial: Oral Glutamine Supplementation in Cystic Fibrosis.

Inference on stiffness and strength of existing chestnut timber elements using Hierarchical Bayesian Probability Networks (2015)
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Sousa, H. S., Branco, J. M., Lourenço, P. B., & Neves, L. C. (2015). Inference on stiffness and strength of existing chestnut timber elements using Hierarchical Bayesian Probability Networks. Materials and Structures, https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-015-0770-8

The assessment of the mechanical properties of existing timber elements could benefit from the use of probabilistic information gathered at different scales. In this work, Bayesian Probabilistic Networks are used to hierarchically model the results o... Read More about Inference on stiffness and strength of existing chestnut timber elements using Hierarchical Bayesian Probability Networks.

A laboratory study of anisotropic geomaterials incorporating recent micromechanical understanding (2015)
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Yang, L., Li, X., Yu, H., & Wanatowski, D. (2016). A laboratory study of anisotropic geomaterials incorporating recent micromechanical understanding. Acta Geotechnica, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-015-0423-7

This paper presents an experimental investigation revisiting the anisotropic stress–strain–strength behaviour of geomaterials in drained monotonic shear using hollow cylinder apparatus. The test programme has been designed to cover the effect of mate... Read More about A laboratory study of anisotropic geomaterials incorporating recent micromechanical understanding.

Standardization efforts: the relationship between knowledge dimensions, search processes and innovation outcomes (2015)
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Xie, Z., Hall, J., McCarthy, I. P., Skitmore, M., & Shen, L. (2016). Standardization efforts: the relationship between knowledge dimensions, search processes and innovation outcomes. Technovation, 48-49, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2015.12.002

We explore how a standardization effort (i.e., when a firm pursues standards to further innovation) involves different search processes for knowledge and innovation outcomes. Using an inductive case study of Vanke, a leading Chinese property develope... Read More about Standardization efforts: the relationship between knowledge dimensions, search processes and innovation outcomes.

Competition, foreign direct investment and welfare (2015)
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Mukherjee, A., & Sinha, U. B. (2016). Competition, foreign direct investment and welfare. Economics Letters, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.12.013

In contrast to the usual belief, we show that a lower product-market competition may make the consumers better off and increase welfare when foreign firms strategically choose between export and foreign direct investment (FDI). A lower product-market... Read More about Competition, foreign direct investment and welfare.

Multiple sclerosis between genetics and infections: human endogenous retroviruses in monocytes and macrophages (2015)
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Morandi, E., Tarlinton, R., & Gran, B. (2015). Multiple sclerosis between genetics and infections: human endogenous retroviruses in monocytes and macrophages. Frontiers in Immunology, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00647

The etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) is still unknown, but there is strong evidence that genetic predisposition associated with environmental factors can trigger the disease. An estimated 30 million years ago, exogenous retroviruses are thought to... Read More about Multiple sclerosis between genetics and infections: human endogenous retroviruses in monocytes and macrophages.

Identification of Escherichia coli ygaQ and rpmG as novel mitomycin C resistance factors implicated in DNA repair (2015)
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Bolt, E. L., Jenkins, T., Russo, V. M., Ahmed, S., Cavey, J., & Cass, S. (2015). Identification of Escherichia coli ygaQ and rpmG as novel mitomycin C resistance factors implicated in DNA repair. Bioscience Reports, https://doi.org/10.1042/BSR20150249

Using the ASKA (A Complete Set of E. coli K-12 ORF Archive) library for genome-wide screening of E. coli proteins we identified that expression of ygaQ and rpmG promotemitomycin C resistance (MMCR). YgaQ mediated MMCR was independent of homolog... Read More about Identification of Escherichia coli ygaQ and rpmG as novel mitomycin C resistance factors implicated in DNA repair.

Does measurement of intrauterine pressure have predictive value during oxytocin-augmented labor? (2015)
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Mol, B. W. J., Logtenberg, S. L. M., Verhoeven, C. J. M., Bloemenkamp, K. W. M., Papatsonis, D. N. M., Bakker, J. J. H., & van der Post, J. A. M. (2016). Does measurement of intrauterine pressure have predictive value during oxytocin-augmented labor?. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 29(20), 3239-3242. https://doi.org/10.3109/14767058.2015.1123243

Objective: In a previous randomized trial that compared monitoring uterine contractions with an intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC) versus external monitoring, we demonstrated that use of an IUPC did not improve the outcome of labor. To provide ins... Read More about Does measurement of intrauterine pressure have predictive value during oxytocin-augmented labor?.

Environmental and energy gains from using molten magnesium-sodium-potassium chlorides for electro-metallisation of refractory metal oxides (2015)
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Li, W., Yuan, Y., Jin, X., Chen, H., & Chen, G. Z. (2015). Environmental and energy gains from using molten magnesium-sodium-potassium chlorides for electro-metallisation of refractory metal oxides. Progress in Natural Science, 25(6), 650-653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2015.11.002

© 2015 The Authors. The molten eutectic mixture of magnesium, sodium and potassium chlorides (MgCl2-NaCl-KCl) has inappreciable solubility for oxide ions, and can help disengage a carbon anode from the oxide ions generated at a metal oxide cathode, a... Read More about Environmental and energy gains from using molten magnesium-sodium-potassium chlorides for electro-metallisation of refractory metal oxides.