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Bipolarly stacked electrolyser for energy and space efficient fabrication of supercapacitor electrodes (2016)
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Liu, X., Wu, T., Dai, Z., Tao, K., Shi, Y., Peng, C., …Chen, G. Z. (2016). Bipolarly stacked electrolyser for energy and space efficient fabrication of supercapacitor electrodes. Journal of Power Sources, 307, 208-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.01.006

Stacked electrolysers with titanium bipolar plates are constructed for electrodeposition of polypyrrole electrodes for supercapacitors. The cathode side of the bipolar Ti plates are pre-coated with activated carbon. In this new design, half electroly... Read More about Bipolarly stacked electrolyser for energy and space efficient fabrication of supercapacitor electrodes.

Learning lessons from adverse drug reactions in children (2016)
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Sammons, H., & Choonara, I. (2016). Learning lessons from adverse drug reactions in children. Children, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/children3010001

Drug toxicity is, unfortunately, a significant problem in children both in the hospital and in the community. Drug toxicity in children is different to that seen in adults. At least one in 500 children will experience an adverse drug reaction each ye... Read More about Learning lessons from adverse drug reactions in children.

Mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus in the United Kingdom 1999-2012 (2016)
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Rees, F., Doherty, M., Grainge, M. J., Lanyon, P., Davenport, G., & Zhang, W. (2016). Mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus in the United Kingdom 1999-2012. Rheumatology, 55(5), 854-860. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev424

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the mortality associated with SLE during the period 1999-2012 by age, gender and region; and to ascertain the cause of death for people with SLE.

METHODS: A retrospective cohort study using the UK Clinical Practice Research... Read More about Mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus in the United Kingdom 1999-2012.

Design, fabrication and demonstration of a 1x20 multimode interference splitter for parallel biosensing applications (2016)
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Najeeb, N., Zhang, Y., Mellor, C. J., & Benson, T. M. (2016). Design, fabrication and demonstration of a 1x20 multimode interference splitter for parallel biosensing applications. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 679(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/679/1/012027

This paper presents the experimental achievement of a silicon-on-insulator 1x20 MMI splitter andsimulation evaluations of the TE-like and TM-like mode MMI splitters for parallel biosensing applications. Device fabrication technology and optical chara... Read More about Design, fabrication and demonstration of a 1x20 multimode interference splitter for parallel biosensing applications.

Food deprivation, body weight loss and anxiety-related behavior in rats (2016)
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Dietze, S., Lees, K. R., Fink, H., Brosda, J., & Voigt, J.-P. (2016). Food deprivation, body weight loss and anxiety-related behavior in rats. Animals, 6(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani6010004

In behavioral studies, food deprivation protocols are routinely used to initiate or maintain motivational states that are required in a particular test situation. However, there is limited evidence as to when food deprivation compromises animal welfa... Read More about Food deprivation, body weight loss and anxiety-related behavior in rats.

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing in invasive breast cancer: should histological grade, type and oestrogen receptor status influence the decision to repeat testing? (2016)
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Rakha, E. A., Pigera, M., Shin, S. J., D'Alfonso, T., Ellis, I. O., & Lee, A. H. S. (2016). Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing in invasive breast cancer: should histological grade, type and oestrogen receptor status influence the decision to repeat testing?. Histopathology, 69(1), 20-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.12900

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The recent American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists guidelines for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) testing in breast cancer recommend repeat testing based on tumour grade, tumour type, and hormone... Read More about Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing in invasive breast cancer: should histological grade, type and oestrogen receptor status influence the decision to repeat testing?.

Infiltrating epitheliosis of the breast: characterization of histological features, immunophenotype and genomic profile (2016)
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Eberle, C. A., Piscuoglio, S., Rakha, E. A., Ng, C. K. Y., Geyer, F. C., Edelweiss, M., …Ellis, I. O. (2016). Infiltrating epitheliosis of the breast: characterization of histological features, immunophenotype and genomic profile. Histopathology, 68(7), 1030-1039. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.12897

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Infiltrating epitheliosis is a rare complex sclerosing lesion (CSL) of the breast, characterized by infiltrating ducts immersed in a scleroelastotic stroma and filled with cells having architectural and cytological patterns reminiscent of tho... Read More about Infiltrating epitheliosis of the breast: characterization of histological features, immunophenotype and genomic profile.

Tax policy and the financing of innovation (2016)
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Bryce, L. A., Bonfatti, R., & Luigi, P. (2016). Tax policy and the financing of innovation. Journal of Public Economics, 135, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2015.12.010

We study tax policy in a Schumpeterian growth model with asymmetric information in the financing of innovation. Investors cannot a priori distinguish between more or less talented entrepreneurs. Net-worth allows talented entrepreneurs to self-invest... Read More about Tax policy and the financing of innovation.

Common-mode voltage reduction for matrix converters using all valid switch states (2016)
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Guan, Q., Wheeler, P., Guan, Q., & Yang, P. (2016). Common-mode voltage reduction for matrix converters using all valid switch states. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 31(12), 8247-8259. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2016.2515645

This paper presents a new space vector modulation(SVM) strategy for matrix converters to reduce the common-mode voltage (CMV). The reduction is achieved by using the switch states that connect each input phase to a different output phase, or the swit... Read More about Common-mode voltage reduction for matrix converters using all valid switch states.

Developing energy efficient lignin biomass processing – towards understanding mediator behaviour in ionic liquids (2016)
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Eshtaya, M., Ejigu, A., Stephens, G., Walsh, D. A., Chen, G. Z., & Croft, A. K. (2016). Developing energy efficient lignin biomass processing – towards understanding mediator behaviour in ionic liquids. Faraday Discussions, 190, 127-145. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5fd00226e

Environmental concerns have brought attention to the requirement for more efficient and renewable processes for chemicals production. Lignin is the second most abundant natural polymer, and might serve as a sustainable resource for manufacturing fuel... Read More about Developing energy efficient lignin biomass processing – towards understanding mediator behaviour in ionic liquids.

Explaining the relationship between number line estimation and mathematical achievement: the role of visuomotor integration and visuospatial skills (2016)
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Simms, V., Clayton, S., Cragg, L., Gilmore, C., & Johnson, S. (2016). Explaining the relationship between number line estimation and mathematical achievement: the role of visuomotor integration and visuospatial skills. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 145, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2015.12.004

Performance on number line tasks, typically used as a measure of numerical representations, are reliably related to children’s mathematical achievement. However, recent debate has questioned what precisely performance on the number line estimation ta... Read More about Explaining the relationship between number line estimation and mathematical achievement: the role of visuomotor integration and visuospatial skills.

A review of the surgical conversion rate and independent management of spinal extended scope practitioners in a secondary care setting (2016)
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Wood, L., Hendrick, P., Boszczyk, B., & Dunstan, E. (2016). A review of the surgical conversion rate and independent management of spinal extended scope practitioners in a secondary care setting. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 98(3), https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2016.0054

INTRODUCTION Spinal orthopaedic triage aims to reduce unnecessary referrals to surgical consultants, thereby reducing waiting times to be seen by a surgeon and to surgical intervention. This paper presents an evaluation of a spinal orthopaedic triage... Read More about A review of the surgical conversion rate and independent management of spinal extended scope practitioners in a secondary care setting.

An international comparison of surface texture parameters quantification on polymer artefacts using optical instruments (2016)
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Tosello, G., Haitjema, H., Leach, R. K., Quagliotti, D., Gasparin, S., & Hansen, H. (in press). An international comparison of surface texture parameters quantification on polymer artefacts using optical instruments. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 65(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2016.04.003

An international comparison of optical instruments measuring polymer surfaces with arithmetic mean height values in the sub-micrometre range has been carried out. The comparison involved sixteen optical surface texture instruments (focus variation in... Read More about An international comparison of surface texture parameters quantification on polymer artefacts using optical instruments.

Housing stakeholder preferences for the “soft” features of sustainable and healthy housing design in the UK (2016)
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Prochorskaite, A., Couch, C., Malys, N., & Maliene, V. (2016). Housing stakeholder preferences for the “soft” features of sustainable and healthy housing design in the UK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13010111

It is widely recognised that the quantity and sustainability of new homes in the UK need to increase. However, it is important that sustainable housing is regarded holistically, and not merely in environmental terms, and incorporates elements that en... Read More about Housing stakeholder preferences for the “soft” features of sustainable and healthy housing design in the UK.

Genomic analysis of serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis isolates reveals extensive similarities between carriage and disease-associated organisms (2016)
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Oldfield, N. J., Harrison, O. B., Bayliss, C. D., Maiden, M. C., Ala'Aldeen, D. A., & Turner, D. P. (2016). Genomic analysis of serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis isolates reveals extensive similarities between carriage and disease-associated organisms. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 213(11), 1777-1785. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiw008

Background. Neisseria meningitidis is a frequent colonizer of the human nasopharynx with asymptomatic carriage providing the reservoir for invasive, disease-causing strains. Serogroup Y (MenY) strains are a major cause of meningococcal disease. High... Read More about Genomic analysis of serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis isolates reveals extensive similarities between carriage and disease-associated organisms.

Reconsidering the rise in A-Level Mathematics participation (2016)
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Noyes, A., & Adkins, M. (2016). Reconsidering the rise in A-Level Mathematics participation. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 35(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrv016

There is growing support for making the study of mathematics to age 18 compulsory for all young people in England. This paper aims to inform this debate through new insights into historic A-level Mathematics participation trends. We analyse full-ye... Read More about Reconsidering the rise in A-Level Mathematics participation.