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Ultrafast insulator-metal transition in VO2 nanostructures assisted by picosecond strain pulses (2019)
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Mogunov, I. A., Fernández, F., Lysenko, S., Kent, A., Scherbakov, A., Kalashnikova, A., & Akimov, A. (2019). Ultrafast insulator-metal transition in VO2 nanostructures assisted by picosecond strain pulses. Physical Review Applied, 11(1), Article 014054. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.11.014054

Strain engineering is a powerful technology that exploits the stationary external or internal stress of specific spatial distribution for controlling the fundamental properties of condensed materials and nanostructures. This advanced technique modula... Read More about Ultrafast insulator-metal transition in VO2 nanostructures assisted by picosecond strain pulses.

Accurate Monte Carlo simulation of frequency-domain optical coherence tomography (2019)
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Wang, Y., & Bai, L. (2019). Accurate Monte Carlo simulation of frequency-domain optical coherence tomography. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 35(4), Article e3177. https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.3177

Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) relies on optical interferometry to provide non‐invasive imaging of living tissues. In addition to its 3D imaging capacity for medical diagnosis, its potential use for recovering optical parameters of biological tis... Read More about Accurate Monte Carlo simulation of frequency-domain optical coherence tomography.

Electromagnetic analysis of the lasing thresholds of hybrid plasmon modes of a silver tube nanolaser with active core and active shell (2019)
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Natarov, D. M., Benson, T. M., & Nosich, A. I. (2019). Electromagnetic analysis of the lasing thresholds of hybrid plasmon modes of a silver tube nanolaser with active core and active shell. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 10, 294-304. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.10.28

Results from the electromagnetic modeling of the threshold conditions of hybrid plasmon modes of a laser based on a silver nanotube with an active core and covered with an active shell are presented. We study the modes of such a nanolaser that have t... Read More about Electromagnetic analysis of the lasing thresholds of hybrid plasmon modes of a silver tube nanolaser with active core and active shell.

Always best or good enough? The effect of ‘mind-set’ on preference consistency over time in tourist decision making (2019)
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Li, Q., Li, C., McCabe, S., & Xu, H. (2019). Always best or good enough? The effect of ‘mind-set’ on preference consistency over time in tourist decision making. Annals of Tourism Research, 75, 186-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2019.01.003

ABSTRACT: Where a lengthy period is available for the choice of tourist destination, people’s tendency to change their minds can be pronounced. This makes the investigation of preference (in)consistency of great interest. Here, we integrate construal... Read More about Always best or good enough? The effect of ‘mind-set’ on preference consistency over time in tourist decision making.

Is microfinance associated with changes in women's wellbeing and children's nutrition? a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Gichuru, W., Ojha, S., Smith, S., Smyth, A. R., & Szatkowski, L. (2019). Is microfinance associated with changes in women's wellbeing and children's nutrition? a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 9(1), Article e023658. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023658

Background: Microfinance is the provision of savings and small loans services, with no physical collateral. Most recipients are disadvantaged women. The social and health impacts of microfinance have not been comprehensively evaluated.
Objective: To... Read More about Is microfinance associated with changes in women's wellbeing and children's nutrition? a systematic review and meta-analysis.

You can trust the ladder, but you shouldn’t (2019)
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Tallant, J. (2019). You can trust the ladder, but you shouldn’t. Theoria, 85(2), 102-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/theo.12177

My claim in this paper is that, contra what I take to be the orthodoxy in the wider literature, we do trust inanimate objects—per the example in the title, there are cases where people really do trust a ladder (to hold their weight, for instance), an... Read More about You can trust the ladder, but you shouldn’t.

A service evaluation of FIT and anaemia for risk stratification in the two week wait pathway for colorectal cancer (2019)
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Chapman, C., Bunce, J., Oliver, S., Ng, O., Tangri, A., Rogers, R., …Banerjea, A. (2019). A service evaluation of FIT and anaemia for risk stratification in the two week wait pathway for colorectal cancer. BJS Open, 3(3), 395-402. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50131

Introduction: New national guidance on urgent referral for investigation for Colorectal Cancer (CRC) included faecal occult blood testing in 2015. We evaluated faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) and anaemia as risk stratification tools in symptomati... Read More about A service evaluation of FIT and anaemia for risk stratification in the two week wait pathway for colorectal cancer.

Three dimensional nanoscale analysis reveals aperiodic mesopores in a covalent organic framework and conjugated microporous polymer (2019)
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Stoppiello, C. T., Isla, H., Martínez-Abadía, M., Fay, M. W., Parmenter, C. D. J., Roe, M. J., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2019). Three dimensional nanoscale analysis reveals aperiodic mesopores in a covalent organic framework and conjugated microporous polymer. Nanoscale, 11(6), 2848-2854. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8nr10086a

The integrated analytical approach developed in this study offers a powerful methodology for the structural characterization of complex molecular nanomaterials. Structures of a covalent organic framework based on boronate esters (COF-5) and a conjuga... Read More about Three dimensional nanoscale analysis reveals aperiodic mesopores in a covalent organic framework and conjugated microporous polymer.

Mongoose Manor: Herpestidae remains from the Early Pleistocene Cooper’s D locality in the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa (2019)
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Cohen, B., O'REGAN, H., & Steininger, C. (2019). Mongoose Manor: Herpestidae remains from the Early Pleistocene Cooper’s D locality in the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana, 53, 97-113

Mongooses (Herpestidae) are an important component of African ecosystems, and a common constituent of southern African fossil assemblages. Despite this, mongoose fossils from the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa, have received relatively li... Read More about Mongoose Manor: Herpestidae remains from the Early Pleistocene Cooper’s D locality in the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa.

Accuracy of FibroScan Controlled Attenuation Parameter and Liver Stiffness Measurement in Assessing Steatosis and Fibrosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (2019)
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Tsochatzis, E., Eddowes, P. J., Sasso, M., Allison, M., Tsochatzis, E., Anstee, Q. M., …Newsome, P. N. (2019). Accuracy of FibroScan Controlled Attenuation Parameter and Liver Stiffness Measurement in Assessing Steatosis and Fibrosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Gastroenterology, 156(6), 1717-1730. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2019.01.042

Background & Aims: We estimated the accuracy of FibroScan vibration-controlled transient elastography controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and liver stiffness measurements (LSMs) in assessing steatosis and fibrosis in patients with suspected NAFLD.... Read More about Accuracy of FibroScan Controlled Attenuation Parameter and Liver Stiffness Measurement in Assessing Steatosis and Fibrosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Albuminuria regression and all-cause mortality among insulin-treated patients with Type 2 diabetes: analysis of a large UK Primary Care cohort (2019)
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Anyanwagu, U., Donnelly, R., & Idris, I. (2019). Albuminuria regression and all-cause mortality among insulin-treated patients with Type 2 diabetes: analysis of a large UK Primary Care cohort. American Journal of Nephrology, 49(2), 146-155. https://doi.org/10.1159/000496276

Background: Overt albuminuria (urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) >300mg/g) is an established risk factor for progression of nephropathy and total mortality. However, whether, a reduction in ACR translates into a reduction in mortality and/or car... Read More about Albuminuria regression and all-cause mortality among insulin-treated patients with Type 2 diabetes: analysis of a large UK Primary Care cohort.

An integrated functional Weissman estimator for conditionalextreme quantiles (2019)
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Gardes, L., & Stupfler, G. (2019). An integrated functional Weissman estimator for conditionalextreme quantiles. Revstat Statistical Journal, 17(1), 109-144

It is well-known that estimating extreme quantiles, namely, quantiles lying beyond the range of the available data, is a nontrivial problem that involves the analysis of tail behavior through the estimation of the extreme-value index. For heavy-taile... Read More about An integrated functional Weissman estimator for conditionalextreme quantiles.

Observation of angular dependence of T1 in the human white matter at 3T (2019)
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Knight, M., Damion, R., & Kauppinen, R. (2019). Observation of angular dependence of T1 in the human white matter at 3T. Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging, 7(3-4), 125-133. https://doi.org/10.3233/bsi-180183

Background and Objective: Multiple factors including chemical composition and microstructure influence relaxivity of tissue water in vivo. We have quantified T1 in the human white mater (WM) together with diffusion tensor imaging to study a possible... Read More about Observation of angular dependence of T1 in the human white matter at 3T.

Tumor pH and Protein Concentration Contribute to the Signal of Amide Proton Transfer Magnetic Resonance Imaging (2019)
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Ray, K. J., Simard, M. A., Larkin, J. R., Coates, J., Kinchesh, P., Smart, S. C., …Sibson, N. R. (2019). Tumor pH and Protein Concentration Contribute to the Signal of Amide Proton Transfer Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Cancer Research, 79(7), 1343-1352. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-2168

Abnormal pH is a common feature of malignant tumors and has been associated clinically with suboptimal outcomes. Amide proton transfer magnetic resonance imaging (APT MRI) holds promise as a means to noninvasively measure tumor pH, yet multiple facto... Read More about Tumor pH and Protein Concentration Contribute to the Signal of Amide Proton Transfer Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

In-situ repair/maintenance with a continuum robotic machine tool in confined space (2019)
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Dong, X., Palmer, D., Axinte, D., & Kell, J. (2019). In-situ repair/maintenance with a continuum robotic machine tool in confined space. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 38, 313-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2019.01.024

In-situ repair/maintenance is critical for the key industry sectors (e.g. aerospace, nuclear), which require prompt interventions. The paper reports on a tendon driven continuum robotic machine tool with high manoeuvrability in navigating and machini... Read More about In-situ repair/maintenance with a continuum robotic machine tool in confined space.

Young people, school engagement and perceptions of support: a mixed methods analysis (2019)
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Ryan, L., D’Angelo, A., Kaye, N., & Lorinc, M. (2019). Young people, school engagement and perceptions of support: a mixed methods analysis. Journal of Youth Studies, 22(9), 1272-1288. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2019.1571178

As levels of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) remain high in the UK, there is growing concern about processes of school disengagement. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data, we explore some factors that lead young p... Read More about Young people, school engagement and perceptions of support: a mixed methods analysis.

Developing a high-throughput SNP-based marker system to facilitate the introgression of traits from Aegilops species into bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) (2019)
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Przewieslik-Allen, A. M., Burridge, A. J., Wilkinson, P. A., Winfield, M. O., Shaw, D. S., McAusland, L., …Barker, G. L. (2019). Developing a high-throughput SNP-based marker system to facilitate the introgression of traits from Aegilops species into bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, Article 1993. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01993

The genus Aegilops contains a diverse collection of wild species exhibiting variation in geographical distribution, ecological adaptation, ploidy and genome organization. Aegilops is the most closely related genus to Triticum which includes cultivate... Read More about Developing a high-throughput SNP-based marker system to facilitate the introgression of traits from Aegilops species into bread wheat (Triticum aestivum).

Riding the Wave of Belt and Road Initiative in Servitization: Lessons from China (2019)
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Hua Tan, K., Guojun, J., Chung, L., Wang, C. H., Chiu, A., & Tseng, M. L. (2019). Riding the Wave of Belt and Road Initiative in Servitization: Lessons from China. International Journal of Production Economics, 211, 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.01.027

In light of increasing demand in services, manufacturers are moving further downstream in order to interact and respond to customers' needs more effectively. Several authors have proposed servitization models based on the product service system (PSS)... Read More about Riding the Wave of Belt and Road Initiative in Servitization: Lessons from China.

Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of remotely delivered problem-solving cognitive behaviour therapy versus usual care for young people with depression and repeat self-harm: lessons learnt (e-DASH) (2019)
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Sayal, K., Roe, J., Ball, H., Atha, C., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Guo, B., …Morriss, R. (2019). Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of remotely delivered problem-solving cognitive behaviour therapy versus usual care for young people with depression and repeat self-harm: lessons learnt (e-DASH). BMC Psychiatry, 19(1), Article 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-2005-3

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Self-harm and depression are strong risk factors for repeat self-harm and suicide. We aimed to investigate the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of remotely delivered problem-solving cognitive behaviour therapy (PSCBT)... Read More about Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of remotely delivered problem-solving cognitive behaviour therapy versus usual care for young people with depression and repeat self-harm: lessons learnt (e-DASH).