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Quantification and characterisation of porosity in selectively laser melted Al–Si10–Mg using x-ray computed tomography (2016)
Journal Article
Maskery, I., Aboulkhair, N., Corfield, M., Tuck, C., Clare, A., Leach, R. K., …Hague, R. J. (2016). Quantification and characterisation of porosity in selectively laser melted Al–Si10–Mg using x-ray computed tomography. Materials Characterization, 111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2015.12.001

We used X-ray computed tomography (CT), microscopy and hardness measurements to study Al–Si10–Mg produced by selective laser melting (SLM). Specimens were subject to a series of heat treatments including annealing and precipitation hardening. The spe... Read More about Quantification and characterisation of porosity in selectively laser melted Al–Si10–Mg using x-ray computed tomography.

Antenatal magnetic resonance imaging versus ultrasound for predicting neonatal macrosomia: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
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Malin, G., Bugg, G., Takwoingi, Y., Thornton, J., & Jones, N. W. (2016). Antenatal magnetic resonance imaging versus ultrasound for predicting neonatal macrosomia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 123(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13517

BACKGROUND: Fetal macrosomia is associated with an increased risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To compare the accuracy of antenatal two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound, three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound, and magnetic... Read More about Antenatal magnetic resonance imaging versus ultrasound for predicting neonatal macrosomia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

For an empire of ‘all types of climate': meteorology as an imperial science (2016)
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Mahony, M. (2016). For an empire of ‘all types of climate': meteorology as an imperial science. Journal of Historical Geography, 51, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhg.2015.11.003

This article explores the relationship between meteorology, British imperialism and evolving forms of scientific internationalism in the twentieth century. Focussing on a series of imperial meteorology conferences begun in 1919, it is shown how the B... Read More about For an empire of ‘all types of climate': meteorology as an imperial science.

Technical considerations for the generation of novel pseudotyped viruses (2016)
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King, B., Temperton, N., Grehan, K., Scott, S. D., Wright, E., Tarr, A. W., & Daly, J. M. (2016). Technical considerations for the generation of novel pseudotyped viruses. Future Virology, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.2217/fvl.15.106

A pseudotyped virus (PV) is a virus particle with an envelope protein originating from a different virus. The ability to dictate which envelope proteins are expressed on the surface has made pseudotyping an important tool for basic virological studie... Read More about Technical considerations for the generation of novel pseudotyped viruses.

Collaborative navigation as a solution for PNT applications in GNSS challenged environments: report on field trials of a joint FIG / IAG working group (2016)
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Kealy, A., Retscher, G., Toth, C., Hasnur-Rabiain, A., Gikas, V., Grejner-Brzezinska, D., …Moore, T. (2016). Collaborative navigation as a solution for PNT applications in GNSS challenged environments: report on field trials of a joint FIG / IAG working group. Journal of Applied Geodesy, 9(4), 244-263. https://doi.org/10.1515/jag-2015-0014

PNT stands for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing. Space-based PNT refers to the capabilities enabled by GNSS, and enhanced by Ground and Space-based Augmentation Systems (GBAS and SBAS), which provide position, velocity, and timing information to a... Read More about Collaborative navigation as a solution for PNT applications in GNSS challenged environments: report on field trials of a joint FIG / IAG working group.

Exact Bayesian inference for the Bingham distribution (2016)
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Fallaize, C. J., & Kypraios, T. (in press). Exact Bayesian inference for the Bingham distribution. Statistics and Computing, 26(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11222-014-9508-7

This paper is concerned with making Bayesian inference from data that are assumed to be drawn from a Bingham distribution. A barrier to the Bayesian approach is the parameter-dependent normalising constant of the Bingham distribution, which, even whe... Read More about Exact Bayesian inference for the Bingham distribution.

Palliative care in dementia: does it work? (2016)
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Dening, T., & Dening, K. H. (2016). Palliative care in dementia: does it work?. Maturitas, 83, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.10.006

The topic of palliative care in dementia has attracted increasing interest in recent years. Entering palliative+care+dementia into PubMed yields only 10 papers before 1990, the first from 1982. In contrast, there have been 100 or so papers in each of... Read More about Palliative care in dementia: does it work?.

Evaluating the role of pathogenic dementia variants in posterior cortical atrophy (2016)
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Carrasquillo, M., Barber, I. S., Lincoln, S. J., Murray, M. E., Camsari, G. B., Khan, Q. U. A., …Ertekin-Taner, N. (2016). Evaluating the role of pathogenic dementia variants in posterior cortical atrophy. Neurobiology of Aging, 37, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.09.023

Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is an understudied visual impairment syndrome most often due to “posterior Alzheimer's disease (AD)” pathology. Case studies detected mutations in PSEN1, PSEN2, GRN, MAPT, and PRNP in subjects with clinical PCA. To de... Read More about Evaluating the role of pathogenic dementia variants in posterior cortical atrophy.

Laser cladding of Ni50Cr: A parametric and dilution study (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Song, B., Hussain, T., & Voisey, K. T. (2016). Laser cladding of Ni50Cr: A parametric and dilution study. . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2016.08.072

© 2016 The Authors. The increasing use of biomass as a fuel is leading to higher fireside corrosion of the heat exchangers in boilers due to the high chlorine and alkali metal content in the fuel. Laser cladding of Ni50Cr is a promising technique to... Read More about Laser cladding of Ni50Cr: A parametric and dilution study.

Roundabout accident prediction model: random-parameter negative binomial approach (2016)
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Kamla, J., Parry, T., & Dawson, A. (2016). Roundabout accident prediction model: random-parameter negative binomial approach. Transportation Research Record, 2585(1), 11-19. https://doi.org/10.3141/2585-02

Roundabouts have been used widely on all road classes in the United Kingdom because they are considered safer than other types of intersections in general. The objective of this study was to examine geometric and traffic characteristics and their inf... Read More about Roundabout accident prediction model: random-parameter negative binomial approach.

Provision of smoking cessation support in UK primary care: impact of the 2012 QOF revision (2016)
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Szatkowski, L., & Aveyard, P. (2016). Provision of smoking cessation support in UK primary care: impact of the 2012 QOF revision. British Journal of General Practice, 66(642), Article e10-e15. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp15X688117

Background Before 2012, UK GPs were paid only to offer cessation advice to smokers and only to those with smoking-related disease, a minority of all smokers. From 2012, GPs are now paid to offer all smokers referral for behavioural support and medica... Read More about Provision of smoking cessation support in UK primary care: impact of the 2012 QOF revision.

Parents’ and carers’ experiences of transitions and aftercare following a childʼs discharge from a pediatric intensive care unit to an inpatient ward setting: a qualitative systematic review protocol (2016)
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Suleman, Z., Manning, J. C., & Evans, C. (2016). Parents’ and carers’ experiences of transitions and aftercare following a childʼs discharge from a pediatric intensive care unit to an inpatient ward setting: a qualitative systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 14(1), 89-98. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2016-2557

The primary objective of this review is to identify and describe parents’ and carers’ experiences of undergoing transitions and aftercare following a child’s discharge from pediatric intensive care Unit (PICU) to an inpatient ward environment for the... Read More about Parents’ and carers’ experiences of transitions and aftercare following a childʼs discharge from a pediatric intensive care unit to an inpatient ward setting: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Adapting a humanoid robot for use with children with profound and multiple disabilities (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Standen, P. J., Brown, D. J., Hedgecock, J., Roscoe, J., Galvez Trigo, M. J., & Elgajiji, E. (2016). Adapting a humanoid robot for use with children with profound and multiple disabilities.

With all the developments in information technology (IT) for people with disabilities, few interventions have been designed for people with profound and multiple disabilities as there is little incentive for companies to design and manufacture techno... Read More about Adapting a humanoid robot for use with children with profound and multiple disabilities.

Liquidity, interest rates and house prices in the Euro area: a DSGE analysis (2016)
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Rubio, M., & Carrasco-Gallego, J. A. (2016). Liquidity, interest rates and house prices in the Euro area: a DSGE analysis. Journal of European Real Estate Research, 9(1), 4-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/JERER-03-2015-0014

In this paper, we propose a two-country monetary union DSGE model with housing, in order to study how different shocks contributed to the increase in housing prices and credit in the EMU prior to the crisis. One of the countries is calibrated to repr... Read More about Liquidity, interest rates and house prices in the Euro area: a DSGE analysis.

The xenophobe’s phrase book (2016)
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Roberts, S. (2016). The xenophobe’s phrase book. Journal of Comparative and International Labour and Social Law / Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Arbeits- und Sozialrecht, 2016(1), 185-201

Novel human anti-claudin 1 mAbs inhibit hepatitis C virus infection and may synergize with anti-SRB1 mAb (2016)
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Paciello, R., Urbanowicz, R. A., Riccio, G., Sasso, E., McClure, C. P., Zambrano, N., …De Lorenzo, C. (2016). Novel human anti-claudin 1 mAbs inhibit hepatitis C virus infection and may synergize with anti-SRB1 mAb. Journal of General Virology, 97(1), 82-94. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.000330

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic hepatitis and liver carcinoma and new therapies based on novel targets are needed. The tight junction protein claudin 1 (CLDN-1) is essential for HCV cell entry and spread, and anti-CLDN-1 rat and m... Read More about Novel human anti-claudin 1 mAbs inhibit hepatitis C virus infection and may synergize with anti-SRB1 mAb.

Clinical effectiveness and patient perspectives of different treatment strategies for tics in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome: a systematic review and qualitative analysis (2016)
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Hollis, C., Pennant, M., Cuenca, J., Glazebrook, C., Kendall, T., Whittington, C., …Stern, J. (2016). Clinical effectiveness and patient perspectives of different treatment strategies for tics in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome: a systematic review and qualitative analysis. Health Technology Assessment, 20(4), 1-450. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20040

Background: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by chronic motor and vocal tics affecting up to 1% of school-age children and young people and is associated with significant distress and psychosocial impairment. Ob... Read More about Clinical effectiveness and patient perspectives of different treatment strategies for tics in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome: a systematic review and qualitative analysis.

Predicting online product sales via online reviews, sentiments, and promotion strategies (2016)
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Chong, A. Y. L., Li, B., Ngai, E. W., Ch'ng, E., & Lee, F. (2016). Predicting online product sales via online reviews, sentiments, and promotion strategies. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 36(4), https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-03-2015-0151

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate if online reviews (e.g. valence and volume), online promotional strategies (e.g. free delivery and discounts) and sentiments from user reviews can help predict product sales. Design/methodolog... Read More about Predicting online product sales via online reviews, sentiments, and promotion strategies.

Household finances, income shocks and family separation in Britain (2016)
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Bridges, S., & Disney, R. (2016). Household finances, income shocks and family separation in Britain. Economic Inquiry, 54(1), 698-718. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12259

We examine the effect of household financial indebtedness on the incidence of partnership dissolution using a large survey of families with children in Britain. We use detailed data on household finances to provide a robust statistical analysis of th... Read More about Household finances, income shocks and family separation in Britain.

Condition monitoring approach for permanent magnet synchronous motor drives based on the INFORM method (2016)
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Arellano-Padilla, J., Sumner, M., & Gerada, C. (2016). Condition monitoring approach for permanent magnet synchronous motor drives based on the INFORM method. IET Electric Power Applications, 10(1), 54-62. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-epa.2015.0148

This paper proposes a monitoring scheme based on saliency tracking to assess the health condition of PMSM drives operating under non stationary conditions. The evaluated scheme is based on the INFORM methodology, which is associated to the accurate s... Read More about Condition monitoring approach for permanent magnet synchronous motor drives based on the INFORM method.