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A reference specimen for compaction tests of fiber reinforcements (2019)
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May, D., Kühn, F., Etchells, M., Fauster, E., Endruweit, A., & Lira, C. (2019). A reference specimen for compaction tests of fiber reinforcements. Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer & Composites Science, 5(4), 230-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/20550340.2019.1701826

Compaction behavior of textiles has a major influence on the outcome of various manufacturing processes for fiber reinforced polymer composites. Nevertheless, no standard exists up to date which specifies test methods or test rigs. A recent internati... Read More about A reference specimen for compaction tests of fiber reinforcements.

Reliability assessment of shallow foundations on undrained soils considering soil spatial variability (2019)
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Simões, J., Neves, L. C., Antão, A. N., & Guerra, N. M. (2020). Reliability assessment of shallow foundations on undrained soils considering soil spatial variability. Computers and Geotechnics, 119, Article 103369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2019.103369

Structural design using partial safety factors aims at achieving an homogeneous safety level in geotechnical design without the use of more complex reliability analysis. In this work, the different Design Approaches proposed by Eurocode 7 for shallow... Read More about Reliability assessment of shallow foundations on undrained soils considering soil spatial variability.

The impact of mental health recovery narratives on recipients experiencing mental health problems: qualitative analysis and change model (2019)
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Rennick-Egglestone, S., Ramsay, A., McGranahan, R., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Hui, A., Pollock, K., …Slade, M. (2019). The impact of mental health recovery narratives on recipients experiencing mental health problems: qualitative analysis and change model. PLoS ONE, 14(12), e0226201. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226201

© 2019 Rennick-Egglestone 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 so... Read More about The impact of mental health recovery narratives on recipients experiencing mental health problems: qualitative analysis and change model.

The role of social media in managing supplier attractiveness: An investigation of business-to-business markets (2019)
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Toth, Z., Liu, M., Luo, M., & Braziotis, C. (2019). The role of social media in managing supplier attractiveness: An investigation of business-to-business markets. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 40(5), 625-646. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-04-2019-0321

Purpose-Managing attractiveness is a constant challenge to mobilize relationship-specific investments, especially in a business environment increasingly enhanced by social media activities. There is limited knowledge on how social media activities co... Read More about The role of social media in managing supplier attractiveness: An investigation of business-to-business markets.

Plane Strain Polar Elasticity Of Fibre-Reinforced Functionally Graded Materials and Structures (2019)
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Soldatos, K. P., Aydogdu, M., & Gul, U. (2019). Plane Strain Polar Elasticity Of Fibre-Reinforced Functionally Graded Materials and Structures. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 14(4), 497-535. https://doi.org/10.2140/jomms.2019.14.497

This study investigates the flexural response of a linearly elastic rectangular strip reinforced in a functionally graded manner by a single family of straight fibres resistant in bending. Fibre bending resistance is associated with the thickness of... Read More about Plane Strain Polar Elasticity Of Fibre-Reinforced Functionally Graded Materials and Structures.

Collective action in SCM: a call for activist research (2019)
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Touboulic, A., & McCarthy, L. (2019). Collective action in SCM: a call for activist research. International Journal of Logistics Management, The, 31(1), 3-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-08-2019-0222

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the current focus of supply chain management (SCM) research; it considers field level and societal constraints and consequently the potential for change. It details... Read More about Collective action in SCM: a call for activist research.

A Femoral Clamp to Reduce Soft Tissue Artifact: Accuracy and Reliability in Measuring Three-Dimensional Knee Kinematics During Gait (2019)
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Ding, Z., Güdel, M., Smith, S. H., Ademefun, R. A., & Bull, A. M. (2020). A Femoral Clamp to Reduce Soft Tissue Artifact: Accuracy and Reliability in Measuring Three-Dimensional Knee Kinematics During Gait. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 142(4), Article 044501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045115

The accurate measurement of full six degrees-of-freedom (6DOFs) knee joint kinematics is prohibited by soft tissue artifact (STA), which remains the greatest source of error. The purpose of this study was to present and assess a new femoral clamp to... Read More about A Femoral Clamp to Reduce Soft Tissue Artifact: Accuracy and Reliability in Measuring Three-Dimensional Knee Kinematics During Gait.

Nonperturbative analysis of the gravitational waves from a first-order electroweak phase transition (2019)
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Gould, O., Kozaczuk, J., Niemi, L., Ramsey-Musolf, M. J., Tenkanen, T. V. I., & Weir, D. J. (2019). Nonperturbative analysis of the gravitational waves from a first-order electroweak phase transition. Physical Review D, 100, Article 115024. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.115024

We present the first end-to-end nonperturbative analysis of the gravitational wave power spectrum from a thermal first-order electroweak phase transition (EWPT), using the framework of dimensionally reduced effective field theory and preexisting nonp... Read More about Nonperturbative analysis of the gravitational waves from a first-order electroweak phase transition.

The terminal sialic acid of stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 has a crucial role in binding to a cancer-targeting antibody (2019)
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Soliman, C., Chua, J. X., Vankemmelbeke, M., McIntosh, R. S., Guy, A. J., Spendlove, I., …Ramsland, P. A. (2020). The terminal sialic acid of stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 has a crucial role in binding to a cancer-targeting antibody. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295(4), 1009-1020. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.ra119.011518

Cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, requiring ongoing development of targeted therapeutics such as monoclonal antibodies. Carbohydrates on embryonic cells are often highly expressed in cancer and are therefore attract... Read More about The terminal sialic acid of stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 has a crucial role in binding to a cancer-targeting antibody.

Consensus-based technical recommendations for clinical translation of renal ASL MRI (2019)
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Nery, F., Buchanan, C. E., Harteveld, A. A., Odudu, A., Bane, O., Cox, E. F., …Fernández-Seara, M. A. (2020). Consensus-based technical recommendations for clinical translation of renal ASL MRI. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, 33(1), 141-161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-019-00800-z

Objectives: To develop technical recommendations for the acquisition, processing and analysis of renal ASL data in the human kidney at 1.5T and 3T field strengths that can promote standardization of renal perfusion measurements and facilitate the com... Read More about Consensus-based technical recommendations for clinical translation of renal ASL MRI.

The ‘dark matter’ of ubiquitin-mediated processes: opportunities and challenges in the identification of ubiquitin-binding domains (2019)
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Radley, E., Long, J., Gough, K., & Layfield, R. (2019). The ‘dark matter’ of ubiquitin-mediated processes: opportunities and challenges in the identification of ubiquitin-binding domains. Biochemical Society Transactions, 47(6), 1949-1962. https://doi.org/10.1042/bst20190869

Ubiquitin modifications of target proteins act to localise, direct and specify a diverse range of cellular processes, many of which are biomedically relevant. To allow this diversity, ubiquitin modifications exhibit remarkable complexity, determined... Read More about The ‘dark matter’ of ubiquitin-mediated processes: opportunities and challenges in the identification of ubiquitin-binding domains.

Tinnitus, hearing loss and inflammatory processes in an older Portuguese population (2019)
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Haider, H. F., Ribeiro, S. F., Martins, C., Ribeiro, D., Trigueiros, N., Szczepek, A. J., …Borrego, L. (2019). Tinnitus, hearing loss and inflammatory processes in an older Portuguese population. International Journal of Audiology, 59(5), 323-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2019.1698775

Objective: Tinnitus is associated with various conditions such as presbycusis, infectious, autoimmune and many other diseases. Our study aims to identify an association between inflammatory markers and the presence of tinnitus or hearing loss (HL).... Read More about Tinnitus, hearing loss and inflammatory processes in an older Portuguese population.

Veterinary use of bacteriophage therapy in intensively-reared livestock (2019)
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Gigante, A., & Atterbury, R. J. (2019). Veterinary use of bacteriophage therapy in intensively-reared livestock. Virology Journal, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-019-1260-3

Zoonoses are infectious diseases transmitted directly or indirectly between animals and humans. Several important zoonotic pathogens colonize farm animals asymptomatically, which may lead to contamination of the food chain and public health hazards.... Read More about Veterinary use of bacteriophage therapy in intensively-reared livestock.

Elemental signatures of an Amazonian Dark Earth as result of its formation process (2019)
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Barbosa, J. Z., Motta, A. C. V., Corrêa, R. S., Melo, V. D. F., Muniz, A. W., Martins, G. C., …Broadley, M. R. (2020). Elemental signatures of an Amazonian Dark Earth as result of its formation process. Geoderma, 361, Article 114085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.114085

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs) are soils studied for archaeological purposes and as a potentially agricultural model for the humid tropic. We investigated the chemical composition of an ADE in comparison to an adjacent Ultisol with... Read More about Elemental signatures of an Amazonian Dark Earth as result of its formation process.

Long-Term Ibrutinib Therapy Reverses CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion in B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (2019)
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Parry, H. M., Mirajkar, N., Cutmore, N., Zuo, J., Long, H., Kwok, M., …Moss, P. (2019). Long-Term Ibrutinib Therapy Reverses CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion in B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia. Frontiers in Immunology, 10, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02832

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) is associated with immune suppression and susceptibility to infection. CD8+ T cell numbers are increased and demonstrate elevated expression of PD-1 and impaired function. The mechanisms driving these features of e... Read More about Long-Term Ibrutinib Therapy Reverses CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion in B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia.

Organizational justice in Chinese banks: understanding the variable influence of guanxi on perceptions of fairness in performance appraisal (2019)
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Gu, F., Nolan, J., & Rowley, C. (2020). Organizational justice in Chinese banks: understanding the variable influence of guanxi on perceptions of fairness in performance appraisal. Asia Pacific Business Review, 26(2), 168-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2019.1700622

Drawing on survey (n = 308) and interview (n = 22) data from three different types of banks in China, we found significant differences in perceptions of organizational justice in performance appraisal processes. The state-owned bank was perceived as... Read More about Organizational justice in Chinese banks: understanding the variable influence of guanxi on perceptions of fairness in performance appraisal.

Interpreting signals in other people's behavior to sense things about them and to infer things about their world (2019)
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Wu, W., Sheppard, E., & Mitchell, P. (2019). Interpreting signals in other people's behavior to sense things about them and to infer things about their world. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 13(12), https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12513

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd In this article, we propose a new framework for investigating how accurately and by what process people read others' minds—a process that requires perceivers to make a retrodictive inference. In this context, we discuss... Read More about Interpreting signals in other people's behavior to sense things about them and to infer things about their world.

Food Supply and Military Mutiny in the Late Roman Empire (2019)
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Lee, A. (2019). Food Supply and Military Mutiny in the Late Roman Empire. Journal of Late Antiquity, 12(2), 277-297. https://doi.org/10.1353/jla.2019.0017

This paper approaches the subject of food supply in late Roman warfare from the perspective of military mutiny, with a view to highlighting the political importance of effective logistics for maintenance of troop loyalty and discipline. It begins by... Read More about Food Supply and Military Mutiny in the Late Roman Empire.