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Using mixed objects in the training of object-based image classifications (2017)
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Costa, H., Foody, G. M., & Boyd, D. S. (2017). Using mixed objects in the training of object-based image classifications. Remote Sensing of Environment, 190, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2016.12.017

Image classification for thematic mapping is a very common application in remote sensing, which is sometimes realized through object-based image analysis. In these analyses, it is common for some of the objects to be mixed in their class composition... Read More about Using mixed objects in the training of object-based image classifications.

Genome-wide association scan of neuropathic pain symptoms post total joint replacement highlights a variant in the protein-kinase C gene (2017)
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Warner, S. C., van Meurs, J. B., Schiphof, D., Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M., Hofman, A., Uitterlinden, A. G., Richardson, H., Jenkins, W., Doherty, M., & Valdes, A. M. (in press). Genome-wide association scan of neuropathic pain symptoms post total joint replacement highlights a variant in the protein-kinase C gene. European Journal of Human Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2016.196

Neuropathic pain-like joint symptoms (NP) are seen in a proportion of individuals diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) and post total joint replacement (TJR). In this study, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using NP as defined by the... Read More about Genome-wide association scan of neuropathic pain symptoms post total joint replacement highlights a variant in the protein-kinase C gene.

How best to engage users of forensic services in research: literature review and recommendations (2017)
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Völlm, B., Foster, S., Bates, P., & Huband, N. (in press). How best to engage users of forensic services in research: literature review and recommendations. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2016.1255282

Guidance on service user involvement is available to help researchers working with people with mental health problems, but there is currently no comprehensive guidance relating to forensic settings where additional issues arise. This rapid review aim... Read More about How best to engage users of forensic services in research: literature review and recommendations.

Vector control of an open-ended winding induction machine based on a two-output indirect matrix converter (2017)
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Riedemann, J., Clare, J. C., Wheeler, P., Blasco Giménez, R., Cardenas, R., & Pena, R. (in press). Vector control of an open-ended winding induction machine based on a two-output indirect matrix converter. Epe Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/09398368.2016.1261457

The open-ended winding induction machine fed from a standard two-level Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) arrangement is an attractive solution for AC drives. An alternative power converter approach is to use an Indirect Matrix Converter (IMC) consisting... Read More about Vector control of an open-ended winding induction machine based on a two-output indirect matrix converter.

Electrohydrodynamic printing as a method to micropattern large titanium implant surfaces with photocrosslinkable structures (2017)
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Pokorny, M., Klemes, J., Zidek, O., Dollinger, C., Ozcebe, G., Singh, S., Veleby, V., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., Wolfova, L., & Vrana, N. E. (in press). Electrohydrodynamic printing as a method to micropattern large titanium implant surfaces with photocrosslinkable structures. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/3/1/015002

Metallic implants are widely used in orthopaedic and orthodontic applications. However, generally surface treatment of the metallic surfaces is necessary to render them more biologically active. Herein, we describe a direct write printing method to m... Read More about Electrohydrodynamic printing as a method to micropattern large titanium implant surfaces with photocrosslinkable structures.

Social media in health science education: an international survey (2017)
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O'Sullivan, E., Cutts, E., Kavikondala, S., Salcedo, A., D'Souza, K., Hernandez-Torre, M., Anderson, C., Tiwari, A., Ho, K., & Last, J. (2017). Social media in health science education: an international survey. JMIR Medical Education, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.2196/mededu.6304

Background: Social media is an asset that higher education students can use for an array of purposes. Studies have shown the merits of social media use in educational settings; however, its adoption in health science education has been slow, and the... Read More about Social media in health science education: an international survey.

Systematic review with meta-analysis: vasoactive drugs for the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1 (2017)
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Gifford, F., Morling, J., & Fallowfield, J. (in press). Systematic review with meta-analysis: vasoactive drugs for the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13912

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Hepatorenal syndrome type 1 (HRS1) is a functional, rapidly progressive, potentially reversible form of acute kidney injury occurring in patients with cirrhosis. Characterised by intense renal arterial vasoconstriction, it carries a ver... Read More about Systematic review with meta-analysis: vasoactive drugs for the treatment of hepatorenal syndrome type 1.

An impedance boundary condition EFIE that is low-frequency and refinement stable (2017)
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Dely, A., Andriulli, F. P., & Cools, K. (2017). An impedance boundary condition EFIE that is low-frequency and refinement stable. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 65(3), 1259-1266. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2016.2647684

A discretization of the impedance boundary condition electric field integral equation (IBC-EFIE) is introduced that: 1) yields the correct solution at arbitrarily small frequencies and 2) requires for its solution a number of matrix vector products b... Read More about An impedance boundary condition EFIE that is low-frequency and refinement stable.

Experimental measurements of water molecule binding energies for the second and third solvation shells of [Ca(H₂O)n]2+ complexes (2017)
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Bruzzi, E., & Stace, A. J. (in press). Experimental measurements of water molecule binding energies for the second and third solvation shells of [Ca(H₂O)n]2+ complexes. Royal Society Open Science, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160671

Further understanding of the biological role of the Ca2+ ion in an aqueous environment requires quantitative measurements of both the short and long range interactions experienced by the ion in an aqueous medium. Here we present experimental measurem... Read More about Experimental measurements of water molecule binding energies for the second and third solvation shells of [Ca(H₂O)n]2+ complexes.

The virtues of idleness: a decidable fragment of resource agent logic (2017)
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Alechina, N., Bulling, N., Logan, B., & Nguyen, H. N. (2017). The virtues of idleness: a decidable fragment of resource agent logic. Artificial Intelligence, 245, 56-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artint.2016.12.005

© 2017 The Authors Alternating Time Temporal Logic (ATL) is widely used for the verification of multi-agent systems. We consider Resource Agent Logic (RAL), which extends ATL to allow the verification of properties of systems where agents act under r... Read More about The virtues of idleness: a decidable fragment of resource agent logic.

Lay causes of binge drinking in the United Kingdom and Australia: a causal network diagram approach (2017)
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Keatley, D. A., Ferguson, E., Lonsdale, A., & Hagger, M. S. (2017). Lay causes of binge drinking in the United Kingdom and Australia: a causal network diagram approach. Health Education Research, 32(1), 33-47. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyw056

Binge drinking is associated with deleterious health, social and economic outcomes. This study explored the lay understanding of the causes of binge drinking in members of the general public in the United Kingdom and Australia. Participants in the Un... Read More about Lay causes of binge drinking in the United Kingdom and Australia: a causal network diagram approach.

One-Health: a Safe, Efficient, Dual-Use Vaccine for Humans and Animals against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Rabies Virus (2017)
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Wirblich, C., Coleman, C. M., Kurup, D., Abraham, T. S., Bernbaum, J. G., Jahrling, P. B., Hensley, L. E., Johnson, R. F., Frieman, M. B., & Schnell, M. J. (2017). One-Health: a Safe, Efficient, Dual-Use Vaccine for Humans and Animals against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Rabies Virus. Journal of Virology, 91(2), Article 02040-16. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.02040-16

© 2017 American Society for Microbiology. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) emerged in 2012 and is a highly pathogenic respiratory virus. There are no treatment options against MERS-CoV for humans or animals, and there are no la... Read More about One-Health: a Safe, Efficient, Dual-Use Vaccine for Humans and Animals against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Rabies Virus.

Automating drainage direction and physiographic inputs to the CEQUEAU hydrological model: Sensitivity testing on the lower Saint John River watershed, Canada (2017)
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Dugdale, S. J., St-Hilaire, A., & Curry, R. A. (2017). Automating drainage direction and physiographic inputs to the CEQUEAU hydrological model: Sensitivity testing on the lower Saint John River watershed, Canada. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 19(3), 469-492. https://doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2017.051

© IWA Publishing 2017. CEQUEAU is a process-based hydrological model capable of simulating river flows and temperatures. Despite an active user base, no facility yet exists for the automatic assembly and input of watershed data required for flow simu... Read More about Automating drainage direction and physiographic inputs to the CEQUEAU hydrological model: Sensitivity testing on the lower Saint John River watershed, Canada.

Direct fabrication of unsupported inclined aluminum pillars based on uniform micro droplets deposition (2017)
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Zhang, D., Qi, L., Luo, J., Yi, H., & Hou, X. (2017). Direct fabrication of unsupported inclined aluminum pillars based on uniform micro droplets deposition. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 116, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2017.01.001

In order to investigate forming directly complex parts without support materials or structures by uniform micro droplets deposition technique, the present work focus on fabricating the unsupported inclined aluminum pillars through offset deposition.... Read More about Direct fabrication of unsupported inclined aluminum pillars based on uniform micro droplets deposition.

Electrolytes for electrochemical energy storage (2017)
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Xia, L., Yu, L., Hu, D., & Chen, G. Z. (in press). Electrolytes for electrochemical energy storage. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 1(4), 584-618. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00169F

An electrolyte is a key component of electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices and its properties greatly affect the energy capacity, rate performance, cyclability and safety of all EES devices. This article offers a critical review of the recent... Read More about Electrolytes for electrochemical energy storage.

Effects of a mutual recovery intervention on mental health in depressed elderly community-dwelling adults: a pilot study (2017)
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Wang, C., Hua, Y., Fu, H., Cheng, L., Qian, W., Liu, J., Crawford, P., & Dai, J. (2017). Effects of a mutual recovery intervention on mental health in depressed elderly community-dwelling adults: a pilot study. BMC Public Health, 17, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3930-z

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The prevalence of depression in the elderly is growing worldwide, and the population aging in China makes depression a major health problem for the elderly adults and a tremendous burden to the society. Effective interventions should be... Read More about Effects of a mutual recovery intervention on mental health in depressed elderly community-dwelling adults: a pilot study.

Development and implementation of rapid metabolic engineering tools for chemical and fuel production in Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius NCIMB 11955 (2017)
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Sheng, L., Kovács, K., Winzer, K., Zhang, Y., & Minton, N. P. (2017). Development and implementation of rapid metabolic engineering tools for chemical and fuel production in Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius NCIMB 11955. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 10(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-016-0692-x

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The thermophile Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius has considerable attraction as a chassis for the production of chemicals and fuels. It utilises a wide range of sugars and oligosaccharides typical of those derived from lignocellulose and... Read More about Development and implementation of rapid metabolic engineering tools for chemical and fuel production in Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius NCIMB 11955.

Identification of host proteins interacting with Toxoplasma gondii GRA15 (TgGRA15) by yeast two-hybrid system (2017)
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Liu, Q., Li, F.-C., Elsheikha, H. M., Sun, M.-M., & Zhu, X.-Q. (2017). Identification of host proteins interacting with Toxoplasma gondii GRA15 (TgGRA15) by yeast two-hybrid system. Parasites and Vectors, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1943-1

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Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, possesses the remarkable ability to co-opt host cell machinery in order to maintain its intracellular survival. This parasite can modulate signaling pathways of its host t... Read More about Identification of host proteins interacting with Toxoplasma gondii GRA15 (TgGRA15) by yeast two-hybrid system.

Tracking HCV protease population diversity during transmission and susceptibility of founder populations to antiviral therapy (2017)
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Khera, T., Todt, D., Vercauteren, K., McClure, C. P., Verhoye, L., Farhoudi, A., Bhuju, S., Geffers, R., Baumert, T., Steinmann, E., Meuleman, P., Pietschmann, T., & Brown, R. J. (in press). Tracking HCV protease population diversity during transmission and susceptibility of founder populations to antiviral therapy. Antiviral Research, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2017.01.001

Due to the highly restricted species-tropism of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) a limited number of animal models exist for pre-clinical evaluation of vaccines and antiviral compounds. The human-liver chimeric mouse model allows heterologous challenge with c... Read More about Tracking HCV protease population diversity during transmission and susceptibility of founder populations to antiviral therapy.

Recent progress in translational research on neurovascular and neurodegenerative disorders (2017)
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Demuth, H.-U., Dijkhuizen, R. M., Farr, T. D., Gelderblom, M., Horsburgh, K., Iadecola, C., Mcleod, D. D., Michalski, D., Murphy, T. H., Orbe, J., Otte, W. M., Petzold, G. C., Plesnila, N., Reiser, G., Reymann, K. G., Rueger, M. A., Saur, D., Savitz, S. I., Schilling, S., Spratt, N. J., …Boltze, J. (2017). Recent progress in translational research on neurovascular and neurodegenerative disorders. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 35(1), https://doi.org/10.3233/RNN-160690

The already established and widely used intravenous application of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator as a re-opening strategy for acute vessel occlusion in ischemic stroke was recently added by mechanical thrombectomy, representing a fundament... Read More about Recent progress in translational research on neurovascular and neurodegenerative disorders.