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Experimental study of oscillating-grid turbulence interacting with a solid boundary (2017)
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McCorquodale, M. W., & Munro, R. J. (2017). Experimental study of oscillating-grid turbulence interacting with a solid boundary. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 813, 768-798. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2016.843

© 2017 Cambridge University Press. The interaction between oscillating-grid turbulence and a solid, impermeable boundary (positioned below, and aligned parallel to, the grid) is studied experimentally. Instantaneous velocity measurements, obtained us... Read More about Experimental study of oscillating-grid turbulence interacting with a solid boundary.

Using titanium complexes to defeat cancer: the view from the shoulders of titans (2017)
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Cini, M., Bradshaw, T. D., & Woodward, S. (in press). Using titanium complexes to defeat cancer: the view from the shoulders of titans. Chemical Society Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CS00860G

When the first titanium complex with anticancer activity was identified in the 1970s, it was attractive, based on the presence of the dichloride unit in TiCl2Cp2 (Cp = η-C5H5)2, to assume its mode of biological action was closely aligned with cisplat... Read More about Using titanium complexes to defeat cancer: the view from the shoulders of titans.

Optimal microchannel planar reactor as a switchable infrared absorber (2017)
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Alston, M. E. (in press). Optimal microchannel planar reactor as a switchable infrared absorber. MRS Advances, 2(14), https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2017.112

This paper will propose methods to use leaf vasculature formations to advance a material to act as an infrared block. The research shows the use of microfluidics based flows to direct the structural assembly of a polymer into a thermally functional m... Read More about Optimal microchannel planar reactor as a switchable infrared absorber.

Irreconcilable Differences? The Road Traffic Act and the European Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives (2017)
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Marson, J., Ferris, K., & Nicholson, A. (2017). Irreconcilable Differences? The Road Traffic Act and the European Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives. Journal of Business Law, 1, 51-70

The UK has a chequered past in relation to its compliance with EU law. In some instances, it has gone beyond the minimum requirements imposed by its EU parent in providing protection for individuals (see for instance the UK’s implementation of art.9... Read More about Irreconcilable Differences? The Road Traffic Act and the European Motor Vehicle Insurance Directives.

A contractual analysis of state versus private ownership (2017)
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Jiang, K., & Wang, S. (2017). A contractual analysis of state versus private ownership. China Economic Review, 43, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2017.01.011

We uniquely analyze the advantages and disadvantages of private ownership versus state ownership under various circumstances by focusing on three aspects: external risk, internal governance, and relative importance of owners versus managers. Our theo... Read More about A contractual analysis of state versus private ownership.

Price vs. quantity competition in a vertically related market revisited (2017)
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Basak, D., & Mukherjee, A. (2017). Price vs. quantity competition in a vertically related market revisited. Economics Letters, 153, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2017.01.021

In a recent paper, Alipranti et al. (2014, Price vs. quantity competition in a vertically related market, Economics Letters, 124: 122-126) show that, in a vertically related market, Cournot competition yields higher social welfare than Bertrand compe... Read More about Price vs. quantity competition in a vertically related market revisited.

A new generation of magnetoencephalography: Room temperature measurements using optically-pumped magnetometers (2017)
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Boto, E., Meyer, S. S., Shah, V., Alem, O., Knappe, S., Kruger, P., Fromhold, T. M., Lim, M., Glover, P. M., Morris, P. G., Bowtell, R., Barnes, G. R., & Brookes, M. J. (2017). A new generation of magnetoencephalography: Room temperature measurements using optically-pumped magnetometers. NeuroImage, 149, 404-414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.01.034

© 2017 The Authors Advances in the field of quantum sensing mean that magnetic field sensors, operating at room temperature, are now able to achieve sensitivity similar to that of cryogenically cooled devices (SQUIDs). This means that room temperatur... Read More about A new generation of magnetoencephalography: Room temperature measurements using optically-pumped magnetometers.

CQICO and multiobjective thermal optimization for high-speed PM generator (2017)
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Zhang, X., Li, W., Gerada, C., Zhang, H., Li, J., Galea, M., Gerada, D., & Cao, J. (2017). CQICO and multiobjective thermal optimization for high-speed PM generator. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 53(6), https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2017.2658187

This paper proposes a novel Continuous Quantum Immune Clonal Optimization (CQICO) algorithm for thermal optimization on an 117kW high speed permanent magnet generator (HSPMG). The proposed algorithm mixes the Quantum Computation into the Immune Cloni... Read More about CQICO and multiobjective thermal optimization for high-speed PM generator.

Rapid flood inundation mapping using social media, remote sensing and topographic data (2017)
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Rosser, J. F., Leibovici, D., & Jackson, M. (in press). Rapid flood inundation mapping using social media, remote sensing and topographic data. Natural Hazards, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-2755-0

Flood events cause substantial damage to urban and rural areas. Monitoring water extent during large-scale flooding is crucial in order to identify the area affected and to evaluate damage. During such events, spatial assessments of floodwater may be... Read More about Rapid flood inundation mapping using social media, remote sensing and topographic data.

Advanced reactor engineering with 3D printing for the continuous-flow synthesis of silver nanoparticles (2017)
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Okafor, O., Weilhard, A., Fernandes, J. A., Karjalainen, E., Goodridge, R., & Sans, V. (2017). Advanced reactor engineering with 3D printing for the continuous-flow synthesis of silver nanoparticles. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 2(2), 129-136. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6re00210b

© 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry. The implementation of advanced reactor engineering concepts employing additive manufacturing is demonstrated. The design and manufacturing of miniaturised continuous flow oscillatory baffled reactors (mCOBR) emp... Read More about Advanced reactor engineering with 3D printing for the continuous-flow synthesis of silver nanoparticles.

The host galaxies and explosion sites of long-duration gamma-ray bursts: Hubble Space Telescope near-infrared imaging (2017)
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Lyman, D., Levan, A., Tanvir, N., Fynbo, J., McGuire, J., Perley, D., Angus, C., Bloom, J., Conselice, C. J., Fruchter, A., Hjorth, J., Jakobsson, P., & Starling, R. (2017). The host galaxies and explosion sites of long-duration gamma-ray bursts: Hubble Space Telescope near-infrared imaging. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 467(2), 1795-1817. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx220

We present the results of a Hubble Space Telescope WFC3/F160W Snapshot survey of the host galaxies of 39 long-duration gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) at z < 3. We have non-detections of hosts at the locations of four bursts. Sufficient accuracy to astromet... Read More about The host galaxies and explosion sites of long-duration gamma-ray bursts: Hubble Space Telescope near-infrared imaging.

Combustion flame spray of CoNiCrAlY & YSZ coatings (2017)
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Fanicchia, F., Axinte, D., Kell, J., McIntyre, R., Brewster, G., & Norton, A. (in press). Combustion flame spray of CoNiCrAlY & YSZ coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.01.070

The properties of CoNiCrAlY and ∼7–8%YSZ layers, used as thermal barrier coatings (TBC) to protect hot gas paths of power generation and aerospace gas turbines, that have been deposited through the Combustion Flame Spray (CFS) process, are assessed a... Read More about Combustion flame spray of CoNiCrAlY & YSZ coatings.

Extending the supply chain visibility boundary: utilizing stakeholders for identifying supply chain sustainability risks (2017)
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Busse, C., Schleper, M. C., Weilenmann, J., & Wagner, S. M. (2017). Extending the supply chain visibility boundary: utilizing stakeholders for identifying supply chain sustainability risks. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 47(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-02-2015-0043

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how buying firms facing low supply chain visibility can utilize their stakeholder network to identify salient supply chain sustainability risks (SCSR). Design/methodology/approach – The study empl... Read More about Extending the supply chain visibility boundary: utilizing stakeholders for identifying supply chain sustainability risks.

Rethinking international financial centres through the politics of territory: Renminbi internationalisation in London’s financial district (2017)
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Hall, S. (2017). Rethinking international financial centres through the politics of territory: Renminbi internationalisation in London’s financial district. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 44(4), 489-502. https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.12172

This paper revisits canonical thinking on international financial centres (IFCs) that understands them as being primarily sustained through: market liquidity; economies of competition and cooperation between financial and related professional service... Read More about Rethinking international financial centres through the politics of territory: Renminbi internationalisation in London’s financial district.

Analysis of a Dual-Rotor, Toroidal-Winding, Axial-Flux Vernier Permanent Magnet Machine (2017)
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Zou, T., Li, D., Qu, R., Li, J., & Jiang, D. (2017). Analysis of a Dual-Rotor, Toroidal-Winding, Axial-Flux Vernier Permanent Magnet Machine. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 53(3), 1920-1930. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2017.2657493

In this paper, a vernier permanent magnet (VPM) machine with dual-rotor toroidal-winding axial-flux topology is analyzed. Through the combination of toroidal windings with the rotor-stator-rotor topology, the end winding length of the proposed machin... Read More about Analysis of a Dual-Rotor, Toroidal-Winding, Axial-Flux Vernier Permanent Magnet Machine.

Care co-ordination for older people in the third sector: scoping the evidence (2017)
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Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Jasper, R., Sutcliffe, C., & Challis, D. (2018). Care co-ordination for older people in the third sector: scoping the evidence. Health and Social Care in the Community, 26(3), 314-329. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12420

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd The third sector has played a significant role internationally in the delivery of adult social care services for many years. Its contribution to care co-ordination activities for older people, however, in England and el... Read More about Care co-ordination for older people in the third sector: scoping the evidence.

Concurrent infection of bluetongue and peste-des-petits-ruminants virus in small ruminants in Haryana State of India (2017)
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Maan, S., Kumar, A., Gupta, A. K., Dalal, A., Chaudhary, D., Gupta, T. K., Bansal, N., Kumar, V., Batra, K., Sindhu, N., Kumar, A., Mahajan, N. K., Maan, N. S., & Mertens, P. P. (2018). Concurrent infection of bluetongue and peste-des-petits-ruminants virus in small ruminants in Haryana State of India. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 65(1), 235-239. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12610

Bluetongue (BT) and peste-des-petits-ruminants (PPR) are major transboundary diseases of small ruminant, which are endemic in India. Testing of bluetongue virus (BTV) and peste-des-petits-ruminants virus (PPRV) from recent outbreaks (2015–2016) in di... Read More about Concurrent infection of bluetongue and peste-des-petits-ruminants virus in small ruminants in Haryana State of India.

Credence goods, costly diagnosis, and subjective evaluation (2017)
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Bester, H., & Dahm, M. (2018). Credence goods, costly diagnosis, and subjective evaluation. Economic Journal, 128(611), 1367-1394. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12472

We study contracting between a consumer and an expert in a credence goods model when (i) the expert's choice of diagnosis effort is not observable, (ii) the expert might misrepresent his private information about the adequate treatment, and (iii) pay... Read More about Credence goods, costly diagnosis, and subjective evaluation.

Quality control of a medicinal larval (Lucilia sericata) debridement device based on released gelatinase activity (2017)
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Pickles, S., & Pritchard, D. I. (2017). Quality control of a medicinal larval (Lucilia sericata) debridement device based on released gelatinase activity. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 31(2), 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12220

Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae are manufactured worldwide for the treatment of chronic wounds. Published research has confirmed that the primary clinical effect of the product, debridement (the degradation of non-viable wound... Read More about Quality control of a medicinal larval (Lucilia sericata) debridement device based on released gelatinase activity.