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Principles of bone and joint injuries and their healing (2017)
Journal Article

This article describes the mechanisms of fracture healing (direct and indirect), general fracture management, the influence of the surgeon on the biology and biomechanical environment of bone healing, the management of articular fractures, and disord... Read More about Principles of bone and joint injuries and their healing.

Univalent higher categories via complete semi-segal types (2017)
Journal Article

Category theory in homotopy type theory is intricate as categorical laws can only be stated “up to homotopy”, and thus require coherences. The established notion of a univalent category (as introduced by Ahrens et al.)solves this by considering only... Read More about Univalent higher categories via complete semi-segal types.

The effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of ARDS in adults. METHODS: Medline, EMBASE and Web of Science were searched to identify observational studies evaluatin... Read More about The effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

MUSCLEMOTION: a versatile open software tool to quantify cardiomyocyte and cardiac muscle contraction in vitro and in vivo (2017)
Journal Article

Rationale: There are several methods to measure cardiomyocyte (CM) and muscle contraction but these require customized hardware, expensive apparatus and advanced informatics or can only be used in single experimental models. Consequently, data and te... Read More about MUSCLEMOTION: a versatile open software tool to quantify cardiomyocyte and cardiac muscle contraction in vitro and in vivo.

Ray watching: the highly protected, British prison experience of Martin Luther King’s killer (2017)
Journal Article

The arrest of James Earl Ray at London Airport on 8 June 1968 marked the final stage of an international manhunt that had begun with the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. on 4 April. Arrested for travelling on a false passport and with an unlicensed f... Read More about Ray watching: the highly protected, British prison experience of Martin Luther King’s killer.

Lifestyle trends and housing typologies in emerging multicultural cities (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) Press. The introduction of new housing typologies in emerging cities is rooted in dynamics including infrastructural investments, urban growth rates and new development policies. In accommodating n... Read More about Lifestyle trends and housing typologies in emerging multicultural cities.

Barriers and facilitators of physical activity in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review of qualitative evidence (2017)
Journal Article

Physical activity (PA), including engagement in structured exercise, has a key role in the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, maintaining a physically active lifestyle is a challenge for people with OA. PA determinants in this p... Read More about Barriers and facilitators of physical activity in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

Are we all on the same page? A qualitative study of the facilitation challenges associated with the implementation of deliberative priority-setting (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Collaborative governance has given rise to decision-making methodologies promoting democracy, inclusivity and transparency. This is exemplified by deliberative priority-setting (DPS) tha... Read More about Are we all on the same page? A qualitative study of the facilitation challenges associated with the implementation of deliberative priority-setting.

Towards an international standard: the ISO/DIS 18504 Sustainable remediation (2017)
Journal Article

Sustainable remediation is the elimination and/or control of unacceptable risks in a safe and timely manner while optimizing the environmental, social, and economic value of the work. Forthcoming International Organization for Standardization (ISO) S... Read More about Towards an international standard: the ISO/DIS 18504 Sustainable remediation.

Toward Robust Stability of Aircraft Electrical Power Systems: Using a μ-Based Structural Singular Value to Analyze and Ensure Network Stability (2017)
Journal Article

Transport accounts for nearly two-thirds of the global crude oil consumption and about a quarter of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (International Energy Agency 2009, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2014). The energy use and CO2 emissions in... Read More about Toward Robust Stability of Aircraft Electrical Power Systems: Using a μ-Based Structural Singular Value to Analyze and Ensure Network Stability.

Large Pose 3D Face Reconstruction from a Single Image via Direct Volumetric CNN Regression (2017)
Conference Proceeding

3D face reconstruction is a fundamental Computer Vision problem of extraordinary difficulty. Current systems often assume the availability of multiple facial images (sometimes from the same subject) as input, and must address a number of methodologic... Read More about Large Pose 3D Face Reconstruction from a Single Image via Direct Volumetric CNN Regression.

Therapeutic benefit for late, but not early, passage mesenchymal stem cells on pain behaviour in an animal model of osteoarthritis (2017)
Journal Article

Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have a therapeutic potential for the treatment of osteoarthritic (OA) joint pathology and pain. The aims of this study were to determine the influence of a passage number on the effects of MSCs on pain behavi... Read More about Therapeutic benefit for late, but not early, passage mesenchymal stem cells on pain behaviour in an animal model of osteoarthritis.

Barriers to medication entitlements after diagnosis of ADHD – Authors' reply (2017)
Journal Article

The SEISICAT study: a pilot study assessing 1 efficacy and safety of spironolactone in cats with congestive heart failure secondary to cardiomyopathy (2017)
Journal Article

Introduction The pathophysiology of heart failure involves activation of several neurohormonal systems including the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. The mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist spironolactone has been shown to be beneficial in hu... Read More about The SEISICAT study: a pilot study assessing 1 efficacy and safety of spironolactone in cats with congestive heart failure secondary to cardiomyopathy.

Sacramental languages and intercommunion: identifying a source of tension between the Catholic and the Reformed churches (2017)
Journal Article

Retailer supply networks: an anlysis and research perspective (2017)
Conference Proceeding

With their vast logistics, a large array of products, and large number of suppliers, retailer groups face challenges in optimization of their supply networks. Growing competition, more demanding consumes, increasing price pressures, fluctuating energ... Read More about Retailer supply networks: an anlysis and research perspective.

Mixed empirical-numerical method for investigating tunneling effects on structures (2017)
Journal Article

The assessment of potential for building damage due to ground displacements caused by tunnelling is a global issue being faced by engineers. There is a two-way interaction between tunnelling and existing buildings; tunnel construction affects a build... Read More about Mixed empirical-numerical method for investigating tunneling effects on structures.

Culture, tradition, and taboo: understanding the social shaping of fuel choices and cooking practices in Nigeria (2017)
Journal Article

Wood fuel remains the most widely used domestic fuel amongst resource poor groups in many low-income countries, despite the environmental and health problems associated with exposure to wood smoke. Studies on household air pollution concentrate predo... Read More about Culture, tradition, and taboo: understanding the social shaping of fuel choices and cooking practices in Nigeria.

Human rights shaming and FDI: effects of the UN Human Rights Commission and Council (2017)
Journal Article

Do public condemnations by the United Nations human rights bodies lead to foreign direct investment (FDI) loss for abusive regimes? The Human Rights Commission and later Council (UNHRCC) are internationally legitimized tools where member states shame... Read More about Human rights shaming and FDI: effects of the UN Human Rights Commission and Council.

Oxy-fuel combustion study of biomass fuels in a 20 kWth fluidized bed combustor (2017)
Journal Article

Oxy-fuel combustion is one of the promising carbon capture technologies considered to be suitable for future commercial applications with stationary combustion plants. Although more and more biomass and waste are now being burned in stationary combus... Read More about Oxy-fuel combustion study of biomass fuels in a 20 kWth fluidized bed combustor.