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Processing and properties of PLA-HA nanocomposites: The effect of particle morphology and dispersants (2017)
Conference Proceeding

Biodegradable polylactic acid nanocomposites for orthopaedic implants require optimum particle dispersion and high molecular weight in load bearing applications. Novel coated hydroxyapatite nanoparticles can offer new opportunities for enhanced dispe... Read More about Processing and properties of PLA-HA nanocomposites: The effect of particle morphology and dispersants.

Non-destructive analysis of sucrose, caffeine and trigonelline on single green coffee beans by hyperspectral imaging (2017)
Journal Article
Caporaso, N., Whitworth, M. B., Grebby, S., & Fisk, I. D. (2018). Non-destructive analysis of sucrose, caffeine and trigonelline on single green coffee beans by hyperspectral imaging. Food Research International, 106, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2017.12.031

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is a novel technology for the food sector that enables rapid non-contact analysis of food materials. HSI was applied for the first time to whole green coffee beans, at a single seed level, for quantitative prediction of su... Read More about Non-destructive analysis of sucrose, caffeine and trigonelline on single green coffee beans by hyperspectral imaging.

Foreign and domestic collaboration, product innovation novelty, and firm growth (2017)
Journal Article
Hsieh, W.-L., Ganotakis, P., Kafouros, M., & Wang, C. (2018). Foreign and domestic collaboration, product innovation novelty, and firm growth. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 35(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12435

Although prior research underscores the benefits of external collaboration for a firm's innovative output, little research has examined the role that collaboration plays across the different stages of the innovation process. Drawing from organization... Read More about Foreign and domestic collaboration, product innovation novelty, and firm growth.

Applying geomorphological principles and engineering science to develop a phased sediment management plan for Mount St Helens, Washington (2017)
Journal Article
Sclafani, P., Nygaard, C., & Thorne, C. R. (2018). Applying geomorphological principles and engineering science to develop a phased sediment management plan for Mount St Helens, Washington. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 43(5), https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4277

Thirty-seven years post-eruption, erosion of the debris avalanche at Mount St. Helens continues to supply sediment to the Toutle-Cowlitz River system in quantities that have the potential to lower the Level of Protection (LoP) against flooding unacce... Read More about Applying geomorphological principles and engineering science to develop a phased sediment management plan for Mount St Helens, Washington.

Stochastic petri net-based modeling of the durability of renderings (2017)
Journal Article
Ferreira, C., Canhoto Neves, L., Silva, A., & Brito, J. D. (2018). Stochastic petri net-based modeling of the durability of renderings. Automation in Construction, 87, 96-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.12.007

In this study, a methodology to model and predict the life-cycle performance of building façades based on Stochastic Petri Nets is proposed. The proposed model evaluates the performance of rendered façades over time, evaluating the uncertainty of the... Read More about Stochastic petri net-based modeling of the durability of renderings.

Transcriptomic analysis in pediatric spinal ependymoma reveals distinct molecular signatures (2017)
Journal Article
Lourdusamy, A., Luo, L. Z., Storer, L. C., Cohen, K. J., Resar, L., & Grundy, R. G. (2017). Transcriptomic analysis in pediatric spinal ependymoma reveals distinct molecular signatures. Oncotarget, 8(70), https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.23311

Pediatric spinal ependymomas (SEPN) are important albeit uncommon malignant central nervous system tumors with limited treatment options. Our current knowledge about the underlying biology of these tumors is limited due to their rarity. To begin to e... Read More about Transcriptomic analysis in pediatric spinal ependymoma reveals distinct molecular signatures.

Digital energy visualisations in the workplace: the e-Genie tool (2017)
Journal Article
Spence, A., Goulden, M., Leygue, C., Banks, N., Bedwell, B. D., Jewell, M., …Ferguson, E. (in press). Digital energy visualisations in the workplace: the e-Genie tool. Building Research and Information, https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1409569

Building management systems are designed for energy managers; there are few energy feedback systems designed to engage staff. A tool, known as e-Genie, was developed to engage workplace occupants with energy data and support them to take action to re... Read More about Digital energy visualisations in the workplace: the e-Genie tool.

Establishing the cascade of care for hepatitis C in England-benchmarking to monitor impact of direct acting antivirals (2017)
Journal Article
Simmons, R., Ireland, G., Irving, W., Hickman, M., Sabin, C., Ijaz, S., …Mandal, S. (in press). Establishing the cascade of care for hepatitis C in England-benchmarking to monitor impact of direct acting antivirals. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12844

Little is known about engagement and retention in care of people diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) in England. Establishing a cascade of care informs targeted interventions for improving case-finding, referral, treatment uptake and retention i... Read More about Establishing the cascade of care for hepatitis C in England-benchmarking to monitor impact of direct acting antivirals.

Predictors of entering a hearing aid evaluation period: a prospective study in older hearing-help seekers (2017)
Journal Article
Pronk, M., Deeg, D. J., Versfeld, N. J., Heymans, M., Naylor, G., & Kramer, S. E. (in press). Predictors of entering a hearing aid evaluation period: a prospective study in older hearing-help seekers. Trends in Hearing, 21, https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216517744915

This study aimed to determine the predictors of entering a hearing aid evaluation period (HAEP) using a prospective design drawing on the health belief model and the transtheoretical model. In total, 377 older persons who presented with hearing probl... Read More about Predictors of entering a hearing aid evaluation period: a prospective study in older hearing-help seekers.

The role of oversight in foreign-national only prisons: counteracting the disapplication of rehabilitation (2017)
Journal Article
Mulgrew, R. (2018). The role of oversight in foreign-national only prisons: counteracting the disapplication of rehabilitation. Crime, Law and Social Change, 70(1), 77-92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10611-017-9720-4

© 2017, The Author(s). In several European countries, prisons have been created solely to house foreign national prisoners without leave to remain. Contrary to contemporary international human rights law and standards on prison management, there seem... Read More about The role of oversight in foreign-national only prisons: counteracting the disapplication of rehabilitation.

What are the experiences of seeking, receiving and providing FGM-related healthcare?: perspectives of health professionals and women/girls who have undergone FGM: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence (2017)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Tweheyo, R., McGarry, J., Eldridge, J., McCormick, C., Nkoyo, V., & Higginbottom, G. M. (in press). What are the experiences of seeking, receiving and providing FGM-related healthcare?: perspectives of health professionals and women/girls who have undergone FGM: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence. BMJ Open, 7, Article e018170. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018170

Introduction: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is an issue of global concern. High levels of migration mean that healthcare systems in higher-income western countries are increasingly being challenged to respond to the care needs of affected communiti... Read More about What are the experiences of seeking, receiving and providing FGM-related healthcare?: perspectives of health professionals and women/girls who have undergone FGM: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

Richard Wagner’s prose sketches for Jesus of Nazareth: historical and theological reflections on an uncompleted opera (2017)
Journal Article
Bell, R. H. (in press). Richard Wagner’s prose sketches for Jesus of Nazareth: historical and theological reflections on an uncompleted opera. Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, 15(2-3), https://doi.org/10.1163/17455197-01502007

In May 1849 Wagner fled Dresden after the failure of the uprising of which he was a leader. His last creative work in Dresden was prose sketches for an opera Jesus of Nazareth, the result of his study of the Graeco-Roman world and the New Testament t... Read More about Richard Wagner’s prose sketches for Jesus of Nazareth: historical and theological reflections on an uncompleted opera.

Predictors of smoking cessation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Riaz, M., Lewis, S., Naughton, F., & Ussher, M. (2018). Predictors of smoking cessation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 113(4), 610-622. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14135

AIM: To identify factors found in the research literature to be associated with smoking cessation in pregnancy. METHODS: Electronic searches of the bibliographic databases of PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Elsevier, Scopus and ISI Web of Science were... Read More about Predictors of smoking cessation during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Soil and land use research in Europe: lessons learned from INSPIRATION bottom-up strategic research agenda setting (2017)
Journal Article
Bartke, S., Boekhold, A. E., Brils, J., Grimski, D., Ferber, U., Gorgon, J., …Schröter-Schlaack, C. (2018). Soil and land use research in Europe: lessons learned from INSPIRATION bottom-up strategic research agenda setting. Science of the Total Environment, 622-623, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.335

We introduce the INSPIRATION bottom-up approach for the development of a strategic research agenda for spatial planning, land use and soil-sediment-water-system management in Europe. Research and innovation needs were identified by more than 500 Euro... Read More about Soil and land use research in Europe: lessons learned from INSPIRATION bottom-up strategic research agenda setting.

Calculation of guided wave interaction with nonlinearities and generation of harmonics in composite structures through a wave finite element method (2017)
Journal Article
Chronopoulos, D. (2018). Calculation of guided wave interaction with nonlinearities and generation of harmonics in composite structures through a wave finite element method. Composite Structures, 186, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.12.034

The extensive usage of composite materials in modern industrial applications implies a great range of possible structural failure modes for which the structure has to be frequently and thoroughly inspected. Nonlinear guided wave inspection techniques... Read More about Calculation of guided wave interaction with nonlinearities and generation of harmonics in composite structures through a wave finite element method.

Role of geometrical cues in bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell survival, growth and osteogenic differentiation (2017)
Journal Article
Gupta, D., Grant, D. M., Hossain, K. M. Z., Ahmed, I., & Sottile, V. (2018). Role of geometrical cues in bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell survival, growth and osteogenic differentiation. Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 32(7), https://doi.org/10.1177/0885328217745699

Mesenchymal stem cells play a vital role in bone formation process by differentiating into osteoblasts, in a tissue that offers not a flat but a discontinuous three-dimensional (3D) topography in vivo. In order to understand how geometry may be affec... Read More about Role of geometrical cues in bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell survival, growth and osteogenic differentiation.

Direct three-dimensional printing of polymeric scaffolds with nanofibrous topography (2017)
Journal Article
Yang, J., Shakesheff, K. M., & Prasopthum, A. (2018). Direct three-dimensional printing of polymeric scaffolds with nanofibrous topography. Biofabrication, 10(2), Article 025002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/aaa15b

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a powerful manufacturing tool for making 3D structures with well-defined architectures for a wide range of applications. The field of tissue engineering has also adopted this technology to fabricate scaffolds for ti... Read More about Direct three-dimensional printing of polymeric scaffolds with nanofibrous topography.