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3D ToF-SIMS Imaging of Polymer Multilayer Films Using Argon Cluster Sputter Depth Profiling (2015)
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Bailey, J., Havelund, R., Shard, A. G., Gilmore, I. S., Alexander, M. R., Sharp, J. S., & Scurr, D. J. (2015). 3D ToF-SIMS Imaging of Polymer Multilayer Films Using Argon Cluster Sputter Depth Profiling. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(4), 2654-2659. https://doi.org/10.1021/am507663v

ToF-SIMS imaging with argon cluster sputter depth profiling has provided detailed insight into the three-dimensional (3D) chemical composition of a series of polymer multilayer structures. Depths of more than 15 μm were profiled in these samples whil... Read More about 3D ToF-SIMS Imaging of Polymer Multilayer Films Using Argon Cluster Sputter Depth Profiling.

Chiang Kai-shek’s “secret deal” at Xian and the start of the Sino-Japanese War (2015)
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Tsang, S. (2015). Chiang Kai-shek’s “secret deal” at Xian and the start of the Sino-Japanese War. Palgrave Communications, Article e14003. https://doi.org/10.1057/palcomms.2014.3

Using newly available archives, particularly the diary and the presidential papers of Chiang Kai-shek, this article challenges the conventional interpretations of the Xian Incident (1936), in particular the widely held belief that the kidnapping of C... Read More about Chiang Kai-shek’s “secret deal” at Xian and the start of the Sino-Japanese War.

A cross-sectional study of pain sensitivity, disease-activity assessment, mental health, and fibromyalgia status in rheumatoid arthritis (2015)
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Joharatnam, N., McWilliams, D. F., Wilson, D., Wheeler, M., Pande, I., & Walsh, D. A. (2015). A cross-sectional study of pain sensitivity, disease-activity assessment, mental health, and fibromyalgia status in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 17(11), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0525-5

INTRODUCTION: Pain remains the most important problem for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Active inflammatory disease contributes to pain, but pain due to non-inflammatory mechanisms can confound the assessment of disease activity. We hypothes... Read More about A cross-sectional study of pain sensitivity, disease-activity assessment, mental health, and fibromyalgia status in rheumatoid arthritis.

Orality, trauma theory, and interlingual translation: a study of repetition in Kourouma's Allah n'est pas obligé (2015)
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Batchelor, K. (in press). Orality, trauma theory, and interlingual translation: a study of repetition in Kourouma's Allah n'est pas obligé. Translation Studies, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/14781700.2014.1001777

The use of stylistic devices based around repetition in Ahmadou Kourouma’s Allah n’est pas obligé is usually taken as one of the markers of the novel’s link to oral story-telling traditions. It is, however, equally feasible to read such devices as ma... Read More about Orality, trauma theory, and interlingual translation: a study of repetition in Kourouma's Allah n'est pas obligé.

Using archaeogenomic and computational approaches to unravel the history of local adaptation in crops (2015)
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Allaby, R. G., Gutaker, R., Clarke, A. C., Pearson, N., Ware, R., Palmer, S. A., …Smith, O. (2015). Using archaeogenomic and computational approaches to unravel the history of local adaptation in crops. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 370(1660), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0377

© 2014 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved. Our understanding of the evolution of domestication has changed radically in the past 10 years, from a relatively simplistic rapid origin scenario to a protracted complex proce... Read More about Using archaeogenomic and computational approaches to unravel the history of local adaptation in crops.

Mapping the public sector diaspora: towards a model of inter-sectoral cultural hybridity using evidence from the English healthcare reforms (2015)
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Waring, J. (in press). Mapping the public sector diaspora: towards a model of inter-sectoral cultural hybridity using evidence from the English healthcare reforms. Public Administration, 93(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12116

Public service reforms increasingly blur the boundaries between public and private sectors, involving hybrid modes of service organization. With growing numbers of public services being transferred to private or mutual ownership, the article interpre... Read More about Mapping the public sector diaspora: towards a model of inter-sectoral cultural hybridity using evidence from the English healthcare reforms.

Assessing Handheld Mobile Laser Scanners for Forest Surveys (2015)
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Ryding, J., Williams, E., Smith, M. J., & Eichhorn, M. P. (2015). Assessing Handheld Mobile Laser Scanners for Forest Surveys. Remote Sensing, 7(1), 1095-1111. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs70101095

Abstract: A handheld mobile laser scanning (HMLS) approach to forest inventory surveying allows virtual reconstructions of forest stands and extraction of key structural parameters from beneath the canopy, significantly reducing survey time when comp... Read More about Assessing Handheld Mobile Laser Scanners for Forest Surveys.

Effect of surface conditions on internal oxidation and nitridation of HVOF MCrAlY coatings (2015)
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Chen, H., McCartney, D., & Voisey, K. (in press). Effect of surface conditions on internal oxidation and nitridation of HVOF MCrAlY coatings. Materials at High Temperatures, 32(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1179/0960340914Z.000000000103

This study deals with the isothermal oxidation behaviour of high velocity oxy-fuel sprayed MCrAlY coatings. Both free-standing coatings and coatings attached to IN738 and CMSX4 substrates undergo isothermal oxidation at 1100°C for up to 100h. The eff... Read More about Effect of surface conditions on internal oxidation and nitridation of HVOF MCrAlY coatings.

Cyclic thermomechanical testing of 316 stainless steel (2015)
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Buss, T., & Hyde, C. J. (in press). Cyclic thermomechanical testing of 316 stainless steel. Materials at High Temperatures, 32(3), https://doi.org/10.1179/0960340914Z.00000000068

Materials used for components such as power plant steam pipes, gas turbines discs and die forming machinery can be subject to combinations of extreme loading and temperature conditions. In addition, the materials can contain or develop cracks. Once a... Read More about Cyclic thermomechanical testing of 316 stainless steel.

Homogeneous spherical data of orbits in spherical embeddings (2015)
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Gagliardi, G., & Hofscheier, J. (2015). Homogeneous spherical data of orbits in spherical embeddings. Transformation Groups, 20(1), 83-98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00031-014-9297-2

Let G be a connected reductive complex algebraic group. Luna assigned to any spherical homogeneous space G/H a combinatorial object called a homogeneous spherical datum. By a theorem of Losev, this object uniquely determines G/H up to G-equivariant i... Read More about Homogeneous spherical data of orbits in spherical embeddings.

Characterisation of human saliva as a platform for oral dissolution medium development (2015)
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Gittings, S., Turnbull, N., Henry, B., Roberts, C. J., & Gershkovich, P. (2015). Characterisation of human saliva as a platform for oral dissolution medium development. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 91, 16-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2015.01.007

Human saliva is a biological fluid of great importance in the field of dissolution testing. However, until now, no consensus has been reached on its key characteristics relevant to dissolution testing. As a result, it is difficult to select or develo... Read More about Characterisation of human saliva as a platform for oral dissolution medium development.

Measurement of gastric meal and secretion volumes using magnetic resonance imaging (2015)
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Hoad, C., Parker, H., Hudders, N., Costigan, C., Cox, E., Perkins, A., …Gowland, P. (2015). Measurement of gastric meal and secretion volumes using magnetic resonance imaging. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 60(3), 1367-1383. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/60/3/1367

MRI can assess multiple gastric functions without ionizing radiation. However, time consuming image acquisition and analysis of gastric volume data, plus confounding of gastric emptying measurements by gastric secretions mixed with the test meal have... Read More about Measurement of gastric meal and secretion volumes using magnetic resonance imaging.

Characterization of human disease phenotypes associated with mutations in TREX1, RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, SAMHD1, ADAR, and IFIH1 (2015)
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Aicardi–Goutières syndrome is an inflammatory disease occurring due to mutations in any of TREX1, RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, SAMHD1, ADAR or IFIH1. We report on 374 patients from 299 families with mutations in these seven genes. Most patients conf... Read More about Characterization of human disease phenotypes associated with mutations in TREX1, RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, SAMHD1, ADAR, and IFIH1.

The SCUBA-2 cosmology legacy survey: ALMA resolves the rest-frame far-infrared emission of sub-millemeter galaxies (2015)
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Simpson, J. M., Smail, I., Swinbank, A. M., Almaini, O., Blain, A. W., Bremer, M. N., …van der Werf, P. P. (2015). The SCUBA-2 cosmology legacy survey: ALMA resolves the rest-frame far-infrared emission of sub-millemeter galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, 799(1), 81. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/799/1/81

We present high-resolution (0’’.3) Atacama Large Millimeter Array 870 μm imaging of 52 sub-millimeter galaxies (SMGs) in the Ultra Deep Survey field to investigate the size and morphology of the sub-millimeter (sub-mm) emission on 2–10 kpc scales. We... Read More about The SCUBA-2 cosmology legacy survey: ALMA resolves the rest-frame far-infrared emission of sub-millemeter galaxies.

An overview of the mental health system in Gaza: an assessment using the World Health Organization’s Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) (2015)
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Saymah, D., Tait, L., & Michail, M. (2015). An overview of the mental health system in Gaza: an assessment using the World Health Organization’s Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS). International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 9, https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-4458-9-4

Background: Mental health system reform is urgently needed in Gaza to respond to increasing mental health consequences of conflict. Evidence from mental health systems research is needed to inform decision-making. We aimed to provide new knowledge on... Read More about An overview of the mental health system in Gaza: an assessment using the World Health Organization’s Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS).

‘The viceroys are disappearing from the roundabouts in Delhi’: British symbols of power in post-colonial India (2015)
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McGarr, P. M. (2015). ‘The viceroys are disappearing from the roundabouts in Delhi’: British symbols of power in post-colonial India. Modern Asian Studies, 49(3), 787-831. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0026749X14000080

In the aftermath of the Second World War, as postcolonial regimes in Africa and Asia hauled down imperial iconography, to the surprise and approval of many Western observers, India evidenced little interest in sweeping away remnants of its colonial h... Read More about ‘The viceroys are disappearing from the roundabouts in Delhi’: British symbols of power in post-colonial India.

Eye-tracking multi-word units: some methodological questions (2015)
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Carrol, G., & Conklin, K. (2015). Eye-tracking multi-word units: some methodological questions. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 7(5), https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.7.5.5

Eye-tracking in linguistics has focused mainly on reading at the level of the word or sentence. In this paper we discuss how the phenomenon of formulaic language might best be examined using this methodology. Formulaic language is fundamentally multi... Read More about Eye-tracking multi-word units: some methodological questions.