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Combining plasmonic trap filling and optical backscattering for highly efficient third generation solar cells (2017)
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© The Royal Society of Chemistry. Metal oxide contact layers such as ZnO and TiOx are commonly used in third generation solar cells as they can be solution processed and have a relatively high conductivity. It is well known that by ultraviolet (UV) l... Read More about Combining plasmonic trap filling and optical backscattering for highly efficient third generation solar cells.

Geometry control of closed contour forming in uniform micro metal droplet deposition manufacturing (2017)
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Micro metal droplet deposition manufacturing shows great potential applications in many industrial areas such as micro circuits printing, thin-wall metal parts, porous metal parts, and heterogeneous material parts. However, excessive overlapping of m... Read More about Geometry control of closed contour forming in uniform micro metal droplet deposition manufacturing.

Hyperlipidaemia alone and in combination with acidosis can increase the incidence and severity of statin-induced myotoxicity (2017)
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The association of lipophilic statins with plasma lipoproteins in the presence of disturbed acid-base balance can modify the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of these drugs, resulting in alteration in their efficacy and toxicity profiles. The... Read More about Hyperlipidaemia alone and in combination with acidosis can increase the incidence and severity of statin-induced myotoxicity.

Integrating Hebbian and homeostatic plasticity: the current state of the field and future research directions (2017)
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We summarize here the results presented and subsequent discussion from the meeting on Integrating Hebbian and Homeostatic Plasticity at the Royal Society in April 2016. We first outline the major themes and results presented at the meeting. We next p... Read More about Integrating Hebbian and homeostatic plasticity: the current state of the field and future research directions.

Probing the diamagnetic term in light–matter interaction (2017)
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We address the quantum estimation of the diamagnetic, or A 2, term in an effective model of light–matter interaction featuring two coupled oscillators. First, we calculate the quantum Fisher information of the diamagnetic parameter in the interacting... Read More about Probing the diamagnetic term in light–matter interaction.

Technologies to support community-dwelling persons with dementia: a position paper on issues regarding development, usability, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, deployment, and ethics (2017)
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Background: With the expected increase in the numbers of persons with dementia, providing timely, adequate, and affordable care and support is challenging. Assistive and health technologies may be a valuable contribution in dementia care, but new cha... Read More about Technologies to support community-dwelling persons with dementia: a position paper on issues regarding development, usability, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, deployment, and ethics.

Surface modification of PdlLGA microspheres with gelatine methacrylate: evaluation of adsorption, entrapment, and oxygen plasma treatment approaches (2017)
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Injectable poly (dl-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PdlLGA) microspheres are promising candidates as biodegradable controlled release carriers for drug and cell delivery applications; however, they have limited functional groups on the surface to enable de... Read More about Surface modification of PdlLGA microspheres with gelatine methacrylate: evaluation of adsorption, entrapment, and oxygen plasma treatment approaches.

Early engagement in physical activity and exercise is key in managing cancer cachexia (2017)
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Despite consensus on the diagnosis and staging of cancer anorexia/cachexia syndrome, there is currently no accepted standard of care, and affected patients remain widely undertreated. There is general agreement that, because of the complex pathophysi... Read More about Early engagement in physical activity and exercise is key in managing cancer cachexia.

Video gaming and gaming addiction in transgender people: an exploratory study (2017)
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Background: There is anecdotal clinical evidence that transgender people use the online world – such as forums and online video gaming – for the purpose of experiencing their gender identity in a safe, non-threatening, non alienating, nonstigmatizing... Read More about Video gaming and gaming addiction in transgender people: an exploratory study.

Acute and chronic kidney disease in elderly patients with hip fracture: prevalence, risk factors and outcome with development and validation of a risk prediction model for acute kidney injury (2017)
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Background Hip fracture is a common injury in older people with a high rate of postoperative morbidity and mortality. This patient group is also at high risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), but little is known of the i... Read More about Acute and chronic kidney disease in elderly patients with hip fracture: prevalence, risk factors and outcome with development and validation of a risk prediction model for acute kidney injury.

Association between e-alert implementation for detection of acute kidney injury and outcomes: a systematic review (2017)
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Background. Electronic alerts (e-alerts) for acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized patients are increasingly being implemented; however, their impact on outcomes remains uncertain. Methods. We performed a systematic review. Electronic database... Read More about Association between e-alert implementation for detection of acute kidney injury and outcomes: a systematic review.

Three conceptions of group-based reasons (2017)
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Group-based reasons are reasons to play one’s part in some pattern of action that the members of some group could perform, because of the good features of the pattern. This paper discusses three broad conceptions of such reasons. According to the age... Read More about Three conceptions of group-based reasons.

Evolution of damage in MoS2-based dry film lubricants (DFLs) in fretting wear – the effect of DFL thickness and contact geometry (2017)
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Dry film lubricant (DFL) coatings are widely used to reduce coefficients of friction and damage in highly loaded contacts. This work investigates the behaviour of a commercially available MoS2-based DFL in a cylinder-on-flat contact geometry with a f... Read More about Evolution of damage in MoS2-based dry film lubricants (DFLs) in fretting wear – the effect of DFL thickness and contact geometry.

The identification of poultry processing in archaeological ceramic vessels using in-situ isotope references for organic residue analysis (2017)
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Poultry products are rarely considered when reconstructing pottery use through organic residue analysis, impinging upon our understanding of the changing role of these animals in the past. Here we evaluate an isotopic approach for distinguishing chic... Read More about The identification of poultry processing in archaeological ceramic vessels using in-situ isotope references for organic residue analysis.

On elastic growth modelling of straight hair (2017)
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Certain macroscopic similarities of the nail and hair elongation mechanisms enable the mass-growth activity that takes place within a straight hair follicle to be modelled through a suitable extension of a relevant small-strain pseudo-elasticity mode... Read More about On elastic growth modelling of straight hair.

CANDELS multi-wavelength catalogs: source identification and photometry in the CANDELS COSMOS survey field (2017)
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We present a multi-wavelength photometric catalog in the COSMOS field as part of the observations by the Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey. The catalog is based on Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 (HST/WFC3) and... Read More about CANDELS multi-wavelength catalogs: source identification and photometry in the CANDELS COSMOS survey field.

Fibrin glue for pilonidal sinus disease (2017)
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Background Pilonidal sinus disease is a common condition that mainly affects young adults. This condition can cause significant pain and impairment of normal activities. No consensus currently exists on the optimum treatment for pilonidal sinus and... Read More about Fibrin glue for pilonidal sinus disease.

Reciprocal Control in Adaptive Environments (2017)
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© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Computer Society. Computing has become an established part of the built environment augmenting it to become adaptive. We generally assume that we control the adaptive en... Read More about Reciprocal Control in Adaptive Environments.

Role of VEGF-A in chronic pain (2017)
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Do advanced mathematics skills predict success in biology and chemistry degrees? (2017)
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The mathematical preparedness of science undergraduates has been a subject of debate for some time. This paper investigates the relationship between school mathematics attainment and degree outcomes in biology and chemistry across England, a much lar... Read More about Do advanced mathematics skills predict success in biology and chemistry degrees?.