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Posthumanism and educational research for sustainable futures (2016)
Journal Article
Kruger, F. (2016). Posthumanism and educational research for sustainable futures. Journal of education (University KwaZulu-natal), 65(SAERA 2015 Conference Special Issue), https://doi.org/10.17159/i65a04

Karen Barad’s (2007) concept of intra-action and Rosi Braidotti’s (2013) nomadic posthumanism are employed in this article to problematise the notion of educational research for sustainable futures. In rejecting the hierarchical dualism of Cartesian... Read More about Posthumanism and educational research for sustainable futures.

Schooling in the shadow of benevolence: The experience of scholarship recipients in affluent schools (2016)
Journal Article
Geyer, K., & Walton, E. (2016). Schooling in the shadow of benevolence: The experience of scholarship recipients in affluent schools. South African Journal of Higher Education, 29(1), https://doi.org/10.20853/29-1-461

In a quest for improved educational outcomes that will lead to access to and success in higher education and the workplace, many affluent independent South African high schools offer scholarship places to talented and deserving learners. Learners sel... Read More about Schooling in the shadow of benevolence: The experience of scholarship recipients in affluent schools.

Preparation of students with disabilities to graduate into professions in the South African context of higher learning: Obstacles and opportunities (2016)
Journal Article
Ndlovu, S., & Walton, E. (2016). Preparation of students with disabilities to graduate into professions in the South African context of higher learning: Obstacles and opportunities. African Journal of Disability, 5(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v5i1.150

Background: Persons with disabilities continue to be excluded from professions in South Africa despite legislation on non-discrimination and equity.

Objectives: We sought to identify both the opportunities and obstacles that students with disabil... Read More about Preparation of students with disabilities to graduate into professions in the South African context of higher learning: Obstacles and opportunities.

Dessiner avec l’ordinateur dans les années soixante : le design et ses pratiques à l’aube de l’ère numérique (2016)
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Kauffman, J. (2016). Dessiner avec l’ordinateur dans les années soixante : le design et ses pratiques à l’aube de l’ère numérique. Livraisons d’Histoire de l’Architecture, 105-123. https://doi.org/10.4000/lha.643

Les premières explorations de l'utilisation des ordinateurs dans le domaine du design 1 ont débuté dans les années 1960, près de trente ans avant que le « tournant numérique » (digital turn) ne s'empare du champ de la production architecturale. À cet... Read More about Dessiner avec l’ordinateur dans les années soixante : le design et ses pratiques à l’aube de l’ère numérique.

Paradigmatic Piety: Liturgy in the Life of Martha, Mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger (2016)
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Parker, L. (2016). Paradigmatic Piety: Liturgy in the Life of Martha, Mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger. Journal of Early Christian Studies, 24(1), 99-125. https://doi.org/10.1353/earl.2016.0009

The Life of Martha, the mother of the sixth-century stylite Symeon the Younger, has been almost completely neglected in modern scholarship. Yet the text possesses considerable historical interest as evidence for the contested development of a cult, a... Read More about Paradigmatic Piety: Liturgy in the Life of Martha, Mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger.

Grassmann variables and pseudoclassical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (2016)
Journal Article
Damion, R. A. (2016). Grassmann variables and pseudoclassical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Diffusion Fundamentals, 26, 1-23

The concept of a propagator is useful and is a well-known object in diffusion NMR experiments. Here, we investigate the related concept; the propagator for the magnetization or the Green's function of the Torrey-Bloch equations. The magnetization pro... Read More about Grassmann variables and pseudoclassical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.

Collective redress: broadening EU enforcement through state liability? (2016)
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Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2016). Collective redress: broadening EU enforcement through state liability?. European Business Law Review, 27(3), 325-351

This article advances an argument that private enforcement of European Union (EU) rights has largely been stunted due to a series of blocking tactics by Member States, enabled through a form of tacitic subservience of the Court of Justice of the Euro... Read More about Collective redress: broadening EU enforcement through state liability?.

Remigius and the 'Important News' of Clovis rewritten (2016)
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Barrett, G., & Woudhuysen, G. (2016). Remigius and the 'Important News' of Clovis rewritten. Antiquité tardive, 24, 471-500. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.at.5.112639

Cet article est un nouvel examen de la Lettre austrasienne n° 2, adressée par Rémi, évêque de Reims, à Clovis, roi des Francs. Nous proposons une nouvelle transcription du texte, accompagnée d’une traduction et suivie d’une étude des interprétations... Read More about Remigius and the 'Important News' of Clovis rewritten.

Development of a vehicle-bridge-soil dynamic interaction model for scour damage modelling (2016)
Journal Article
Prendergast, L. J., Hester, D., & Gavin, K. (2016). Development of a vehicle-bridge-soil dynamic interaction model for scour damage modelling. Shock and Vibration, 2016, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/7871089

Damage detection in bridges using vibration-based methods is an area of growing research interest. Improved assessment
methodologies combined with state-of-the-art sensor technology are rapidly making these approaches applicable for real-world
stru... Read More about Development of a vehicle-bridge-soil dynamic interaction model for scour damage modelling.

Research based theatre in dementia knowledge transfer: views from the front line (2016)
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Argyle, E., & Schneider, J. M. (2016). Research based theatre in dementia knowledge transfer: views from the front line. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-09-2015-0047

Purpose - Formal ties between the theatre and research dissemination have only recently developed and its general efficacy is largely unknown. Here we aim to redress this neglect by examining the effectiveness of a research based theatrical event in... Read More about Research based theatre in dementia knowledge transfer: views from the front line.

Patient reported outcome of adult perioperative anaesthesia in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional observational study (2016)
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Walker, E., Bell, M., Cook, T., Grocott, M., & Moonesinghe, S. (2016). Patient reported outcome of adult perioperative anaesthesia in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional observational study. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 117(6), 758-766r. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aew381

Background. Understanding the patient perspective on healthcare is central to the evaluation of quality. This study measured selected patient-reported outcomes after anaesthesia in order to identify targets for research and quality improvement.

Me... Read More about Patient reported outcome of adult perioperative anaesthesia in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional observational study.

A disaster response system based on human-agent collectives (2016)
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Ramchurn, S. D., Huynh, T. D., Wu, F., Ikuno, Y., Flann, J., Moreau, L., …Jennings, N. R. (2016). A disaster response system based on human-agent collectives. Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 57, 661-708. https://doi.org/10.1613/jair.5098

Major natural or man-made disasters such as Hurricane Katrina or the 9/11 terror attacks pose significant challenges for emergency responders. First, they have to develop an understanding of the unfolding event either using their own resources or thr... Read More about A disaster response system based on human-agent collectives.

Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Wu, B. (2016). Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK. 华人研究国际学报 / International Journal of Diasporic Chinese Studies, 8(2), 13-30. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793724816000158

Social changes in diasporic Chinese communities in the 21st century calls for a new approach to understand new dynamics, resources and opportunities to bring together all stakeholders, both Chinese and non-Chinese, toward mutual trust, effective comm... Read More about Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK.

A programme of research to set priorities and reduce uncertainties for the prevention and treatment of skin disease (2016)
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Thomas, K. S., Batchelor, J. M., Bath-Hextall, F., Chalmers, J., Clarke, T., Crowe, S., …Williams, H. C. (2016). A programme of research to set priorities and reduce uncertainties for the prevention and treatment of skin disease. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 4(18), https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar04180

Background

Skin diseases are very common and can have a large impact on the quality of life of patients and caregivers. This programme addressed four diseases: (1) eczema, (2) vitiligo, (3) squamous cell skin cancer (SCC) and (4) pyoderma gangreno... Read More about A programme of research to set priorities and reduce uncertainties for the prevention and treatment of skin disease.

Effect of epigenetic inhibitors on lung fibroblast phenotype change in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (2016)
Journal Article
Pasini, A., Brand, O. J., Jenkins, G., Knox, A. J., & Pang, L. (2016). Effect of epigenetic inhibitors on lung fibroblast phenotype change in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thorax, 71(Supp3), Article A32. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209333.59

Introduction and objectives: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IFP) is a fatal interstitial lung disease with unknown aetiology. Lung myofibroblasts (activated fibrobalsts) are the major effector cells in the pathogenesis of IPF. Transforming growth fac... Read More about Effect of epigenetic inhibitors on lung fibroblast phenotype change in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Hidden costs of cuts: austerity, civil service management and the motivation of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe after the crisis (2016)
Journal Article
Meyer-Sahling, J.-H., Janta, B., Reinholde, I., & Van Stolk, C. (2016). Hidden costs of cuts: austerity, civil service management and the motivation of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe after the crisis. European Journal of Government and Economics, 5(2),

The implementation of austerity measures presents a dilemma for governments. While austerity measures such as cutbacks aim to reduce costs and enhance public sector efficiency, the same measures might undermine the motivation of employees and, conseq... Read More about Hidden costs of cuts: austerity, civil service management and the motivation of public officials in Central and Eastern Europe after the crisis.

The Lyman α forest power spectrum from the XQ-100 legacy survey (2016)
Journal Article
Irsic, V., Viel, M., Berg, T. A., D'Odorico, V., Haehnelt, M. G., Cristiani, S., …Bolton, J. S. (2016). The Lyman α forest power spectrum from the XQ-100 legacy survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 466(4), 4332-4345. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw3372

We present the Lyman α flux power spectrum measurements of the XQ-100 sample of quasar spectra obtained in the context of the European Southern Observatory Large Programme ‘Quasars and their absorption lines: a legacy survey of the high redshift univ... Read More about The Lyman α forest power spectrum from the XQ-100 legacy survey.