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School leadership in West Africa: findings from a systematic literature review (2016)
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Bush, T., & Glover, D. (in press). School leadership in West Africa: findings from a systematic literature review. Africa Education Review, 13(3-4), 80-103

The literature shows that leadership is the second most important factor influencing school and learner outcomes, including levels of literacy and numeracy, school leaving examination results, and progression to secondary and higher education. This p... Read More about School leadership in West Africa: findings from a systematic literature review.

Exploring the shell-based taxonomy of the Sri Lankan land snail Corilla H. and A. Adams, 1855 (Pulmonata: Corillidae) using mitochondrial DNA (2016)
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Raheem, D., Breugelmans, K., Wade, C. M., Naggs, F., & Backeljau, T. (2017). Exploring the shell-based taxonomy of the Sri Lankan land snail Corilla H. and A. Adams, 1855 (Pulmonata: Corillidae) using mitochondrial DNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.020

The land-snail genus Corilla is endemic to Sri Lanka and India’s Western Ghats. The ten extant Sri Lankan species belong to two distinct shell forms that are associated respectively with lowland and montane rainforest. We here present the first molec... Read More about Exploring the shell-based taxonomy of the Sri Lankan land snail Corilla H. and A. Adams, 1855 (Pulmonata: Corillidae) using mitochondrial DNA.

Factors affecting hydraulic conductivity of asphalt mixture (2016)
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Garcia, A., Aboufoul, M., Aboufoul, M., & Garcia, A. (2017). Factors affecting hydraulic conductivity of asphalt mixture. Materials and Structures, 50(2), https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-016-0982-6

In this paper, the topological properties of air voids in asphalt mixture: air void content, average void diameter, Euler number, genus, enclosed cavities, percolation number, aspect ratio, circularity and tortuosity were analysed using X-ray tomogra... Read More about Factors affecting hydraulic conductivity of asphalt mixture.

Understanding the relationship between costs and the modified Rankin Scale: a systematic review, multidisciplinary consensus and recommendations for future studies (2016)
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Wilson, A., Bath, P. M., Berge, E., Cadilhac, D. A., Cuche, M., Ford, G. A., …Lees, K. R. (2017). Understanding the relationship between costs and the modified Rankin Scale: a systematic review, multidisciplinary consensus and recommendations for future studies. European Stroke Journal, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/2396987316684705

Background and purpose: Cost-of-illness studies often describe a single aggregate cost of a disease state. This approach is less helpful for a condition with a spectrum of outcomes like stroke. The modified Rankin Scale is the most commonly used outc... Read More about Understanding the relationship between costs and the modified Rankin Scale: a systematic review, multidisciplinary consensus and recommendations for future studies.

A scheme for determining vehicle routes based on Arc-based service network design (2016)
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Jiang, X., Bai, R., Atkin, J., & Kendall, G. (2017). A scheme for determining vehicle routes based on Arc-based service network design. Information Systems and Operational Research, 55(1), 16-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/03155986.2016.1262580

In freight transportation, less-than-truckload carriers often need to assign each vehicle a cyclic route so that drivers can come back home after a certain period of time. However, the Node-Arc model for service network design addresses decisions on... Read More about A scheme for determining vehicle routes based on Arc-based service network design.

The structural modification of natural products for novel drug discovery (2016)
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Yao, H., Liu, J., Xu, S., Zhu, Z., & Xu, J. (in press). The structural modification of natural products for novel drug discovery. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 12(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/17460441.2016.1272757

Introduction: Throughout history, natural products (NPs) have provided a rich source of compounds that have wide applications in the fields of medicine, health sciences, pharmacy and biology. Although naturally active substances are good lead compoun... Read More about The structural modification of natural products for novel drug discovery.

Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection (2016)
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Ruck Keene, A., Bartlett, P., & Allen, N. (2016). Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection. Medical Law Review, 24(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fww016

This paper argues that, properly analysed, the common law and the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’) march hand in hand with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (‘MCA 2005’) so as to impose a set of requirements on litigation fri... Read More about Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection.

Stationary waves on nonlinear quantum graphs. II. Application of canonical perturbation theory in basic graph structures (2016)
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Gnutzmann, S., & Waltner, D. (in press). Stationary waves on nonlinear quantum graphs. II. Application of canonical perturbation theory in basic graph structures. Physical Review E, 94(6), Article 062216. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.94.062216

We consider exact and asymptotic solutions of the stationary cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation on metric graphs. We focus on some basic example graphs. The asymptotic solutions are obtained using the canonical perturbation formalism developed in o... Read More about Stationary waves on nonlinear quantum graphs. II. Application of canonical perturbation theory in basic graph structures.

When does economic development promote mitigation and why? (2016)
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Clulow, Z. (in press). When does economic development promote mitigation and why?. Climate Policy, https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2016.1268088

Is economic development compatible with mitigation? On the one hand, development should promote effective climate policy by enhancing states’ capacities for mitigation. On the other hand, economic growth creates more demand for production, thereby in... Read More about When does economic development promote mitigation and why?.

Generalization of prior information for rapid Bayesian time estimation (2016)
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Roach, N. W., McGraw, P. V., Whitaker, D., & Heron, J. (2017). Generalization of prior information for rapid Bayesian time estimation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(2), 412-417. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1610706114

To enable effective interaction with the environment, the brain combines noisy sensory information with expectations based on prior experience. There is ample evidence showing that humans can learn statistical regularities in sensory input and exploi... Read More about Generalization of prior information for rapid Bayesian time estimation.

Model-based functional neuroimaging using dynamic neural fields: An integrative cognitive neuroscience approach (2016)
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Wijeakumar, S., Ambrose, J. P., Spencer, J. P., & Curtu, R. (2017). Model-based functional neuroimaging using dynamic neural fields: An integrative cognitive neuroscience approach. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 76(Part B), 212-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmp.2016.11.002

Assessing microstructural substrates of white matter abnormalities: a comparative study using DTI and NODDI (2016)
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Timmers, I., Roebroeck, A., Bastiani, M., Jansma, B., Rubio-Gozalbo, E., & Zhang, H. (2016). Assessing microstructural substrates of white matter abnormalities: a comparative study using DTI and NODDI. PLoS ONE, 11(12), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167884

Neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) enables more specific characterization of tissue microstructure by estimating neurite density (NDI) and orientation dispersion (ODI), two key contributors to fractional anisotropy (FA). The p... Read More about Assessing microstructural substrates of white matter abnormalities: a comparative study using DTI and NODDI.

Numerical and experimental investigation of mid-infrared laser action in resonantly pumped Pr3+ doped chalcogenide fibre (2016)
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Sójka, L., Tang, Z., Furniss, D., Sakr, H., Bereś-Pawlik, E., Seddon, A., …Sujecki, S. (2017). Numerical and experimental investigation of mid-infrared laser action in resonantly pumped Pr3+ doped chalcogenide fibre. Optical and Quantum Electronics, 49(1), Article 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-016-0827-0

The influence of teachings of publicists on the development of international law (2016)
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Sivakumaran, S. (2017). The influence of teachings of publicists on the development of international law. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 66(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020589316000531

This article considers the influence of teachings of publicists on the development of international law. The category of ‘teachings of publicists’ is not a homogeneous one. The article argues that it can be divided into: entities that have been empow... Read More about The influence of teachings of publicists on the development of international law.

Is clarithromycin a potential treatment for cachexia in people with lung cancer?: a feasibility study (2016)
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Awan, S., Crosby, V., Potter, V., Hennig, I., Baldwin, D., Ndlovu, M., …Wilcock, A. (2017). Is clarithromycin a potential treatment for cachexia in people with lung cancer?: a feasibility study. Lung Cancer, 104, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.12.010

Clarithromycin may improve cachexia and survival in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but adequately controlled data are lacking. This study was undertaken primarily to inform the feasibility and scale of a phase III trial. Eligible consenting pati... Read More about Is clarithromycin a potential treatment for cachexia in people with lung cancer?: a feasibility study.

Subsidies with export share requirements in China (2016)
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Defever, F., & Riaño, A. (2017). Subsidies with export share requirements in China. Journal of Development Economics, 126, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.12.003

A subsidy is subject to an export share requirement (ESR) when firms must export more than a certain share of their output to receive it. Such incentives are frequently found in free trade zones, export processing regimes and measures targeted at for... Read More about Subsidies with export share requirements in China.

Dual infection with bluetongue virus serotypes and first time detection of serotype 5 in India (2016)
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Hemadri, D., Maan, S., Rao, P. N., Putty, K., Krishnajyothi, Y., Reddy, G. H., …Mertens, P. P. (2017). Dual infection with bluetongue virus serotypes and first time detection of serotype 5 in India. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 64(6), 1912-1917. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12589

Bluetongue is endemic in India and has been reported from most Indian states. Of late, the clinical disease is most frequently seen in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana (erstwhile Andhra Pradesh state), Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Our analysis o... Read More about Dual infection with bluetongue virus serotypes and first time detection of serotype 5 in India.

Female job satisfaction: can we explain the part-time puzzle? (2016)
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Bridges, S., & Owens, T. (2017). Female job satisfaction: can we explain the part-time puzzle?. Oxford Economic Papers, 69(3), 782-808. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpw064

Although it is generally accepted that women who work part-time are, on average, more satisfied in their jobs than their full-time counterparts, this is unlikely to be true for all women. Using the British Household Panel Survey we estimate the deter... Read More about Female job satisfaction: can we explain the part-time puzzle?.

The role of apolipoprotein N-acyl transferase, Lnt, in the lipidation of factor H binding protein of Neisseria meningitidis strain MC58 and its potential as a drug target (2016)
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da Silva, R., Churchward, C., Karlyshev, A., Eleftheriadou, O., Snabaitis, A., Longman, M., …Griffin, R. (2017). The role of apolipoprotein N-acyl transferase, Lnt, in the lipidation of factor H binding protein of Neisseria meningitidis strain MC58 and its potential as a drug target. British Journal of Pharmacology, 174(14), 2247-2260. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.13660

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The level of cell surface expression of the meningococcal vaccine antigen, Factor H binding protein (FHbp) varies between and within strains and this limits the breadth of strains that can be targeted by FHbp-based vaccines.... Read More about The role of apolipoprotein N-acyl transferase, Lnt, in the lipidation of factor H binding protein of Neisseria meningitidis strain MC58 and its potential as a drug target.

Primase is required for helicase activity and helicase alters the specificity of primase in the enteropathogen Clostridium difficile (2016)
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van Eijk, E., Paschalis, V., Green, M., Friggen, A. H., Larson, M. A., Spriggs, K., …Smits, W. K. (2016). Primase is required for helicase activity and helicase alters the specificity of primase in the enteropathogen Clostridium difficile. Open Biology, 6(12), Article 160272. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.160272

DNA replication is an essential and conserved process in all domains of life and may serve as a target for the development of new antimicrobials. However, such developments are hindered by subtle mechanistic differences and limited understanding of D... Read More about Primase is required for helicase activity and helicase alters the specificity of primase in the enteropathogen Clostridium difficile.