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A dynamic gradient ratio test apparatus (2018)
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Khan, M., Dawson, A., & Marshall, A. (2018). A dynamic gradient ratio test apparatus. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 46(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2018.07.003

The soil-geotextile filtration mechanism is a complex process which depends on physical compatibility between the geotextile and the soil to be retained. Several methods have been proposed by researchers for assessing the filtration behaviour of soil... Read More about A dynamic gradient ratio test apparatus.

The impact of stringent insider trading laws and institutional quality on the cost of capital (2018)
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Kwabi, F. O., Boateng, A., & Adegbite, E. (2018). The impact of stringent insider trading laws and institutional quality on the cost of capital. International Review of Financial Analysis, 60, 127-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.07.011

This paper examines the effects of interaction between stringent insider trading laws, institutional quality and equity portfolio allocation on the cost of capital. Using a dataset drawn from 44 countries over the period from 2001 to 2015, we find th... Read More about The impact of stringent insider trading laws and institutional quality on the cost of capital.

How Do Regulations Affect SMEs? A Review of the Qualitative Evidence and a Research Agenda (2018)
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Mallett, O., Wapshott, R., & Vorley, T. (2019). How Do Regulations Affect SMEs? A Review of the Qualitative Evidence and a Research Agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews, 21(3), 294-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12191

The effects of regulations on SMEs have garnered significant political attention internationally yet, in the academic literature, these effects remain contested. This article presents findings from a systematic literature review of qualitative eviden... Read More about How Do Regulations Affect SMEs? A Review of the Qualitative Evidence and a Research Agenda.

Surface-Mediated Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Protein, Peptide, and Nucleoside Derivatives: From Surface Design to the Underlying Mechanism and Tailored Functions (2018)
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Yang, B., Adams, D. J., Marlow, M., & Zelzer, M. (2018). Surface-Mediated Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Protein, Peptide, and Nucleoside Derivatives: From Surface Design to the Underlying Mechanism and Tailored Functions. Langmuir, 34(50), 15109-15125. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01165

Among the many parameters that have been explored to exercise control over self-assembly processes, the influence of surface properties on self-assembly has been recognized as important but has received considerably less attention than other factors.... Read More about Surface-Mediated Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Protein, Peptide, and Nucleoside Derivatives: From Surface Design to the Underlying Mechanism and Tailored Functions.

Parameter inference to motivate asymptotic model reduction: an analysis of the gibberellin biosynthesis pathway (2018)
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Band, L. R., & Preston, S. P. (2018). Parameter inference to motivate asymptotic model reduction: an analysis of the gibberellin biosynthesis pathway. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 457, 66-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.05.028

Developing effective strategies to use models in conjunction with experimental data is essential to understand the dynamics of biological regulatory networks. In this study, we demonstrate how combining parameter estimation with asymptotic analysis c... Read More about Parameter inference to motivate asymptotic model reduction: an analysis of the gibberellin biosynthesis pathway.

The consequences of the Brexit vote on management attitudes to recruitment in the hospitality industry (2018)
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Ferris, K., Cameron, D., Jenkins, A., & Marson, J. (in press). The consequences of the Brexit vote on management attitudes to recruitment in the hospitality industry. Business Law Review, 39(4),

This article investigates the perceptions of managers in the hospitality industry to the Brexit vote and its implications for their recruitment strategies. A survey instrument was used to ascertain perceptions of challenges and opportunities around k... Read More about The consequences of the Brexit vote on management attitudes to recruitment in the hospitality industry.

Band gap behavior of optimal one-dimensional composite structures with an additive manufactured stiffener (2018)
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Ampatzidis, T., Leach, R. K., Tuck, C., & Chronopoulos, D. (2018). Band gap behavior of optimal one-dimensional composite structures with an additive manufactured stiffener. Composites Part B: Engineering, 153, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.07.012

In this work, the banded behaviour of composite one-dimensional structures with an additive manufactured stiffener is examined. A finite element method is used to calculate the stiffness, mass and damping matrices, and periodic structure theory is us... Read More about Band gap behavior of optimal one-dimensional composite structures with an additive manufactured stiffener.

Impact of straight to test pathways on time to diagnosis in oesophageal and gastric cancer (2018)
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Jones, J. A., Catton, J., Howard, G., Leeder, P., Brewer, L., Hatton, J., & Shaw, D. E. (2018). Impact of straight to test pathways on time to diagnosis in oesophageal and gastric cancer. BMJ Open Quality, 7(3), e000328. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000328

Background: Cancer survival in the UK has doubled in the last 40 years; however, 1-year and 5-year survival rates are still lower than other countries. One cause may be a delay between referral into secondary care and subsequent investigation. We set... Read More about Impact of straight to test pathways on time to diagnosis in oesophageal and gastric cancer.

Portraits of the garçonne as artist: gender and creativity in French fiction of the années folles (2018)
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Shingler, K. (2018). Portraits of the garçonne as artist: gender and creativity in French fiction of the années folles. Modern and Contemporary France, 26(4), 395-411. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639489.2018.1491536

This article examines a series of popular and middlebrow works of fiction from the 1920s which represent the garçonne (the flapper, or androgynous, emancipated young woman) as artist. Challenging the popular view of the années folles as a period of r... Read More about Portraits of the garçonne as artist: gender and creativity in French fiction of the années folles.

Co-creating corporate brand identity with online brand communities: a managerial perspective (2018)
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Essamri, A., McKechnie, S., & Winklhofer, H. (2019). Co-creating corporate brand identity with online brand communities: a managerial perspective. Journal of Business Research, 96, 366-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.07.015

Contemporary branding literature views brand identity as socially constructed through complex interactions between multiple stakeholders. Despite extant work on how brand communities and individuals contribute towards brand identity formation, our un... Read More about Co-creating corporate brand identity with online brand communities: a managerial perspective.

Employers' views of the 'Healthy Hub Roadshow': a workplace HIV testing intervention in England (2018)
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Blake, H., Hussain, B., Hand, J., Juma, A., & Evans, C. (2018). Employers' views of the 'Healthy Hub Roadshow': a workplace HIV testing intervention in England. AIDS Care, 31(2), 181-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2018.1500010

We explored employer uptake and perceptions of workplace HIV testing delivered to employees as part of Healthy Hub Roadshow, a multi-component general health check. Intervention included health checks with tailored advice delivered to 776 employees a... Read More about Employers' views of the 'Healthy Hub Roadshow': a workplace HIV testing intervention in England.

Impact of environmental radiation on the health and reproductive status of fish from Chernobyl (2018)
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Lerebours, A., Gudkov, D., Nagorskaya, L., Kaglyan, A., Rizewski, V., Leshchenko, A., …Smith, J. T. (2018). Impact of environmental radiation on the health and reproductive status of fish from Chernobyl. Environmental Science and Technology, 52(16), 9442-9450. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b02378

© 2018 American Chemical Society. Aquatic organisms at Chernobyl have now been chronically exposed to environmental radiation for three decades. The biological effects of acute exposure to radiation are relatively well documented, but much less is kn... Read More about Impact of environmental radiation on the health and reproductive status of fish from Chernobyl.

The moderating effect of trait anxiety on anxiety-related thoughts and actions whilst driving (2018)
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Barnard, M. P., & Chapman, P. (2018). The moderating effect of trait anxiety on anxiety-related thoughts and actions whilst driving. Personality and Individual Differences, 135, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.07.027

Whilst there is evidence for the impact of driving anxiety on behaviour, less exists for the impact of trait anxiety; what does exist is inconclusive. The current study explored the possibility that trait anxiety interacts with driving anxiety to imp... Read More about The moderating effect of trait anxiety on anxiety-related thoughts and actions whilst driving.

Indirect music therapy practice and skill-sharing in dementia care (2018)
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McDermott, O., Ridder, H. M., Baker, F. A., Wosch, T., Ray, K., & Stige, B. (2018). Indirect music therapy practice and skill-sharing in dementia care. Journal of Music Therapy, doi:10.1093/jmt/thy012. ISSN 0022-2917

Public interest in the benefits of music for people with dementia has rapidly increased in recent years. In addition to clinical work with clients, music therapists are often required to support and train staff, families, and volunteers and skill-sha... Read More about Indirect music therapy practice and skill-sharing in dementia care.

Performance analyses of temporary membrane structures: energy saving and CO2 reduction through dynamic simulations of textile envelopes (2018)
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De Vita, M., Beccarelli, P., Laurini, E., & De Berardinis, P. (2018). Performance analyses of temporary membrane structures: energy saving and CO2 reduction through dynamic simulations of textile envelopes. Sustainability, 10(7), Article 2548. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10072548

The aim of this research, carried out in collaboration with Maco Technology Inc., was to analyse the energy performance of temporary textile structures that are often used to host itinerant events. This paper illustrates the dynamic simulations carri... Read More about Performance analyses of temporary membrane structures: energy saving and CO2 reduction through dynamic simulations of textile envelopes.

Use of mirtazapine in patients with chronic breathlessness: a case series (2018)
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Lovell, N., Bajwah, S., Maddocks, M., Wilcock, A., & Higginson, I. J. (2018). Use of mirtazapine in patients with chronic breathlessness: a case series. Palliative Medicine, doi:10.1177/0269216318787450. ISSN 1477-030X

Background: Breathlessness remains a common and distressing symptom in people with advanced disease with few effective treatment options. Repurposing of existing medicines has been effective in other areas of palliative care, for example, antidepres... Read More about Use of mirtazapine in patients with chronic breathlessness: a case series.

Revealing instabilities in a generalized triadic supply network: a bifurcation analysis (2018)
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Ritterskamp, D., Demirel, G., MacCarthy, B., Rudolf, L., Champneys, A., & Gross, T. (2018). Revealing instabilities in a generalized triadic supply network: a bifurcation analysis. Chaos, 28(7), Article 073103. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5026746

Supply networks are exposed to instabilities and thus a high level of risk. To mitigate this risk, it is necessary to understand how instabilities are formed in supply networks. In this paper, we focus on instabilities in inventory dynamics that deve... Read More about Revealing instabilities in a generalized triadic supply network: a bifurcation analysis.

The importance of microstructure in electrochemical jet processing (2018)
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Speidel, A., Mitchell-Smith, J., Bisterov, I., & Clare, A. T. (2018). The importance of microstructure in electrochemical jet processing. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 262, 459-470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2018.07.022

© 2018 Electrochemical jet processing (EJP) is an athermal technique facilitating precision micromachining and surface preparation, without recast layer generation. The role of the microstructure in determining machining characteristics has been larg... Read More about The importance of microstructure in electrochemical jet processing.