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New modulation scheme for bidirectional qZS modular multi-level converters (2019)
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Khera, F. A., Klumpner, C., & Wheeler, P. W. (2019). New modulation scheme for bidirectional qZS modular multi-level converters. Journal of Engineering, 2019(17), 3836-3841. https://doi.org/10.1049/joe.2018.8020

This study proposes a dedicated modulation scheme for a bidirectional quasi-Z-source (qZS) modular multi-level converter. The operation principle and a suitable pulse-width modulation method are proposed. The relation between the modulation index and... Read More about New modulation scheme for bidirectional qZS modular multi-level converters.

Sizing guidelines for grid-connected decentralised energy storage systems: single house application (2019)
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Panagiotou, K., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2019). Sizing guidelines for grid-connected decentralised energy storage systems: single house application. Journal of Engineering, 2019(17), 3802-3806. https://doi.org/10.1049/joe.2018.8155

Nowadays, the existing hierarchical, centrally controlled power grid faces new challenges due to the increase penetration of renewable sources, the need of implementing demand-side management and the 2020 and 2050 environmental targets. A promising c... Read More about Sizing guidelines for grid-connected decentralised energy storage systems: single house application.

Optimising the structure of a cascaded modular battery system for enhancing the performance of battery packs (2019)
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Fares, A. M., Klumpner, C., & Sumner, M. (2019). Optimising the structure of a cascaded modular battery system for enhancing the performance of battery packs. Journal of Engineering, 2019(17), 3862-3866. https://doi.org/10.1049/joe.2018.8228

The overall performance of battery packs may be affected by imbalances between the series connected cells which is more likely in packs with high number of cells needed to provide a high voltage as needed for example in electric vehicles. In this cas... Read More about Optimising the structure of a cascaded modular battery system for enhancing the performance of battery packs.

Fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of TEFC machine end regions using more realistic end-winding geometry (2019)
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La Rocca, S., Pickering, S. J., Eastwick, C. N., Gerada, C., & Rönnberg, K. (2019). Fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of TEFC machine end regions using more realistic end-winding geometry. Journal of Engineering, 2019(17), 3831-3835. https://doi.org/10.1049/joe.2018.8026

Here, a typical small low-voltage totally enclosed fan-cooled (TEFC) motor (output power ∼10 kW) has been studied using computational fluid dynamics. The complexity of the end-winding geometries, often consisting of several insulated copper strands b... Read More about Fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of TEFC machine end regions using more realistic end-winding geometry.

Growing research in geriatric medicine (2019)
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Yarnall, A., Walker, R., Tullo, E., Todd, O., Steves, C. J., Shenkin, S. D., …Extended Working Group from the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre Meeting. (2019). Growing research in geriatric medicine. Age and Ageing, 48(3), 316-319. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afy220

© 2019 The Author(s). Academic geriatric medicine activity lags behind the scale of clinical activity in the specialty. A meeting of UK academic geriatricians was convened in March 2018 to consider causes and solutions to this problem. The meeting hi... Read More about Growing research in geriatric medicine.

Experimental performance of latent thermal energy storage for sustainable cooling of buildings in hot-arid regions (2019)
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Zeinelabdein, R., Omer, S., & Gan, G. (2019). Experimental performance of latent thermal energy storage for sustainable cooling of buildings in hot-arid regions. Energy and Buildings, 186, 169-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.01.013

Highlights • A modular PCM-air heat exchanger for free cooling of buildings has been proposed • Narrow air flow channels result in a higher cooling potential and a faster charging process • Thermal comfort period provided by the system during the dis... Read More about Experimental performance of latent thermal energy storage for sustainable cooling of buildings in hot-arid regions.

Adjustment with aphasia after stroke: study protocol for a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial for SUpporting wellbeing through PEeR Befriending (SUPERB) (2019)
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Hilari, K., Behn, N., Marshall, J., Simpson, A., Thomas, S., Northcott, S., …Goldsmith, K. (2019). Adjustment with aphasia after stroke: study protocol for a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial for SUpporting wellbeing through PEeR Befriending (SUPERB). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0397-6

Background: Despite the high prevalence of mood problems after stroke, evidence on effective interventions particularly for those with aphasia is limited. There is a pressing need to systematically evaluate interventions aiming to improve wellbeing f... Read More about Adjustment with aphasia after stroke: study protocol for a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial for SUpporting wellbeing through PEeR Befriending (SUPERB).

Assessing the severity of Type 2 diabetes using clinical data-based measures: a systematic review (2019)
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Zghebi, S. S., Panagioti, M., Rutter, M. K., Ashcroft, D. M., van Marwijk, H., Salisbury, C., …Kontopantelis, E. (2019). Assessing the severity of Type 2 diabetes using clinical data-based measures: a systematic review. Diabetic Medicine, 36(6), 688-701. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.13905

Aims: To identify and critically appraise measures that use clinical data to grade the severity of Type 2 diabetes.
Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Embase and PubMed between inception and June 2018. Studies reporting on clinical data‐based diabetes‐sp... Read More about Assessing the severity of Type 2 diabetes using clinical data-based measures: a systematic review.

Promotion of breastfeeding by dental teams: A survey of early career dentists (2019)
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Polglass, L., Leonardi-Bee, J., Morris, A., & Murray, R. (2019). Promotion of breastfeeding by dental teams: A survey of early career dentists. Journal of Health Visiting, 7(1), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2019.7.1.24

Breastfeeding provides a range of positive health benefits for both mother and baby. Due to maternal exemption of dental charges, dentists have the access and opportunity to provide information to expectant and nursing mothers, and are in an optimal... Read More about Promotion of breastfeeding by dental teams: A survey of early career dentists.

The circadian clock components BMAL1 and REV-ERBα regulate flavivirus replication (2019)
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Zhuang, X., Magri, A., Hill, M., Lai, A. G., Kumar, A., Rambhatla, S. B., …McKeating, J. A. (2019). The circadian clock components BMAL1 and REV-ERBα regulate flavivirus replication. Nature Communications, 10(1), Article 377. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08299-7

© 2019, The Author(s). The circadian clock regulates immune responses to microbes and affects pathogen replication, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not well understood. Here we demonstrate that the circadian components BMAL1 and REV-ERBα... Read More about The circadian clock components BMAL1 and REV-ERBα regulate flavivirus replication.

Life cycle energy use and greenhouse gas emission of lightweight vehicle – a body-in-white design (2019)
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Sun, X., Meng, F., Liu, J., McKechnie, J., & Yang, J. (2019). Life cycle energy use and greenhouse gas emission of lightweight vehicle – a body-in-white design. Journal of Cleaner Production, 220, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.01.225

A life cycle assessment (LCA) study is performed to compare the life cycle primary energy demand (PED) and global warming potential (GWP) of steel baseline automotive body-in-white (BIW) with three types of lightweight Scenarios. Scenario I, Scenario... Read More about Life cycle energy use and greenhouse gas emission of lightweight vehicle – a body-in-white design.

The Voting Analytic Hierarchy Process revisited: A revised method with application to sustainable supplier selection (2019)
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Pishchulov, G., Trautrims, A., Chesney, T., Gold, S., & Schwab, L. (2019). The Voting Analytic Hierarchy Process revisited: A revised method with application to sustainable supplier selection. International Journal of Production Economics, 211, 166-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.01.025

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Civil society increasingly holds focal companies accountable for ensuring socially and environmentally sustainable production standards among their supply base. These standards entail increased levels of complexity to be addresse... Read More about The Voting Analytic Hierarchy Process revisited: A revised method with application to sustainable supplier selection.

Multipartite Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering sharing with separable states (2019)
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Xiang, Y., Su, X., Mišta, L., Adesso, G., & He, Q. (2019). Multipartite Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering sharing with separable states. Physical Review A, 99(1), Article 010104. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.99.010104

The distribution of quantum correlations among remote users is a key procedure underlying many quantum information technologies. Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering, which is one kind of such a correlation stronger than entanglement, has been identified... Read More about Multipartite Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering sharing with separable states.

An efficient approach to separate CO2 using supersonic flows for carbon capture and storage (2019)
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Wen, C., Karvounis, N., Honore Walther, J., Yan, Y., Feng, Y., Yang, Y., & Yang, Y. (2019). An efficient approach to separate CO2 using supersonic flows for carbon capture and storage. Applied Energy, 238, 311-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.062

The mitigation of CO2 emissions is an effective measure to solve the climate change issue. In the present study, we propose an alternative approach for CO2 capture by employing supersonic flows. For this purpose, we first develop a computational flui... Read More about An efficient approach to separate CO2 using supersonic flows for carbon capture and storage.

The combined expression of solute carriers is associated with a poor prognosis in highly proliferative ER+ breast cancer (2019)
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El-Ansari, R., El Ansari, R., Craze, M. L., Alfarsi, L., Soria, D., Diez-Rodriguez, M., …Green, A. R. (2019). The combined expression of solute carriers is associated with a poor prognosis in highly proliferative ER+ breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 175(1), 27-38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-018-05111-w

Purpose: Breast cancer (BC) is a heterogeneous disease characterised by variant biology, metabolic activity, and patient outcome. Glutamine availability for growth and progression of BC is important in several BC sub... Read More about The combined expression of solute carriers is associated with a poor prognosis in highly proliferative ER+ breast cancer.

Do Antiretroviral Drugs Protect From Multiple Sclerosis By Inhibiting Expression Of MS-Associated Retrovirus? (2019)
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Morandi, E., Tanasescu, R., Tarlington, R., Constantin-Teodosiu, D., & Gran, B. (2019). Do Antiretroviral Drugs Protect From Multiple Sclerosis By Inhibiting Expression Of MS-Associated Retrovirus?. Frontiers in Immunology, 9, Article 3092. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.03092

The expression of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) has been associated with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The MS-related retrovirus (MSRV/HERV-W) has the potential to activate inflammatory immunity, which could promote both susceptibility and progres... Read More about Do Antiretroviral Drugs Protect From Multiple Sclerosis By Inhibiting Expression Of MS-Associated Retrovirus?.

Open Versus Arthroscopic Repair of 1B Ulnar-Sided Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears: A Systematic Review (2019)
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Robba, V., Fowler, A., Karantana, A., Grindlay, D., & Lindau, T. (2020). Open Versus Arthroscopic Repair of 1B Ulnar-Sided Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears: A Systematic Review. Hand, 15(4), 456-464. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944718815244

Background: Peripheral 1B tears of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) can result in distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) instability. In the context of associated DRUJ instability, combined evidence supports successful outcomes for peripheral tea... Read More about Open Versus Arthroscopic Repair of 1B Ulnar-Sided Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears: A Systematic Review.

Discourses of transnormativity in vloggers’ identity construction (2019)
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Jones, L. (2019). Discourses of transnormativity in vloggers’ identity construction. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2019(256), 85-101. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2018-2013

This article investigates the construction of two transgender vlogger personas, providing insight into the prevalence of normative discourses which may be drawn on when constructing transgender identities. Many transgender people around the world rel... Read More about Discourses of transnormativity in vloggers’ identity construction.

TheThreeHundred Project: ram pressure and gas content of haloes and subhaloes in the phase-space plane (2019)
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Arthur, J., Pearce, F. R., Gray, M. E., Knebe, A., Cui, W., Elahi, P. J., …Stevens, A. R. H. (2019). TheThreeHundred Project: ram pressure and gas content of haloes and subhaloes in the phase-space plane. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 484(3), 3968-3983. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz212

We use THETHREEHUNDRED project, a suite of 324 resimulated massive galaxy clusters embedded in a broad range of environments, to investigate (i) how the gas content of the surrounding haloes correlates with the phase-space position at z z = 0 and (i... Read More about TheThreeHundred Project: ram pressure and gas content of haloes and subhaloes in the phase-space plane.