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Prevalence of clinically significant liver disease within the general population, as defined by non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis: a systematic review (2017)
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Harris, R., Harman, D. J., Card, T. R., Aithal, G. P., & Guha, I. N. (2017). Prevalence of clinically significant liver disease within the general population, as defined by non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis: a systematic review. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2(4), 288-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253%2816%2930205-9

As of 2016, there is no evidence-based pathway to stratify the risk of chronic liver disease in a general population setting. Non-invasive tests of liver fibrosis might provide a mechanism for earlier diagnosis. These tests have been extensively vali... Read More about Prevalence of clinically significant liver disease within the general population, as defined by non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis: a systematic review.

Intragastric infusion of denatonium benzoate attenuates interdigestive gastric motility and hunger scores in healthy female volunteers (2017)
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Deloose, E., Janssen, P., Corsetti, M., Biesiekierski, J., Masuy, I., Rotondo, A., …Tack, J. (2017). Intragastric infusion of denatonium benzoate attenuates interdigestive gastric motility and hunger scores in healthy female volunteers. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 105(3), 580-588. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.116.138297

Background: Denatonium benzoate (DB) has been shown to influence ongoing ingestive behavior and gut peptide secretion. Objective: We studied how the intragastric administration of DB affects interdigestive motility, motilin and ghrelin plasma concen... Read More about Intragastric infusion of denatonium benzoate attenuates interdigestive gastric motility and hunger scores in healthy female volunteers.

Assessing the life cycle environmental impacts of titania nanoparticle production by continuous flow solvo/hydrothermal synthesis (2017)
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Caramazana-Gonzalez, P., Dunne, P. W., Gimeno-Fabra, M., Zilka, M., Ticha, M., Stieberova, B., …Lester, E. (in press). Assessing the life cycle environmental impacts of titania nanoparticle production by continuous flow solvo/hydrothermal synthesis. Green Chemistry, 19, https://doi.org/10.1039/C6GC03357A

Continuous-flow hydrothermal and solvothermal syntheses offer substantial advantages over conventional processes, producing high quality materials from a wide range of precursors. In this study, we evaluate the “cradle-to-gate” life cycle environment... Read More about Assessing the life cycle environmental impacts of titania nanoparticle production by continuous flow solvo/hydrothermal synthesis.

Healthy lifestyle behaviors and health promotion attitudes in preregistered nurses: a questionnaire study (2017)
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Blake, H., Stanulewicz, N., & Griffiths, K. (2017). Healthy lifestyle behaviors and health promotion attitudes in preregistered nurses: a questionnaire study. Journal of Nursing Education, 56(2), 94-103. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20170123-06

Background: Nurses report inadequacies in health promotion practices and recognise their own lifestyle choices influence their willingness to give health promotion advice. The aim of this study was to investigate attitudes towards being role models f... Read More about Healthy lifestyle behaviors and health promotion attitudes in preregistered nurses: a questionnaire study.

Understanding the epidemiology of avoidable significant harm in primary care: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study (2017)
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Bell, B., Campbell, S., Carson-Stevens, A., Prosser Evans, H., Cooper, A., Brindley, C., …Avery, A. (2017). Understanding the epidemiology of avoidable significant harm in primary care: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 7(2), Article e013786. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013786

Introduction: Most patient safety research has focused on specialist-care settings where there is an appreciation of the frequency and causes of medical errors, and the resulting burden of adverse events. There have, however, been few large-scale rob... Read More about Understanding the epidemiology of avoidable significant harm in primary care: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Macroscopic coherent structures in a stochastic neural network: from interface dynamics to coarse-grained bifurcation analysis (2017)
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Avitable, D., & Wedgwood, K. C. A. (in press). Macroscopic coherent structures in a stochastic neural network: from interface dynamics to coarse-grained bifurcation analysis. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 75(4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-016-1070-9

We study coarse pattern formation in a cellular automaton modelling a spatially-extended stochastic neural network. The model, originally proposed by Gong and Robinson (Phys Rev E 85(5):055,101(R), 2012), is known to support stationary and travelling... Read More about Macroscopic coherent structures in a stochastic neural network: from interface dynamics to coarse-grained bifurcation analysis.

The Arctic in the twenty-first century: changing biogeochemical linkages across a paraglacial landscape of Greenland (2017)
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Anderson, N. J., Saros, J. E., Bullard, J. E., Cahoon, S. M., McGowan, S., Bagshaw, E. A., …Yde, J. C. (in press). The Arctic in the twenty-first century: changing biogeochemical linkages across a paraglacial landscape of Greenland. Bioscience, 67(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw158

The Kangerlussuaq area of southwest Greenland encompasses diverse ecological, geomorphic, and climate gradients that function over a range of spatial and temporal scales. Ecosystems range from the microbial communities on the ice sheet and moisture-s... Read More about The Arctic in the twenty-first century: changing biogeochemical linkages across a paraglacial landscape of Greenland.

Performance Comparison of Surface and Spoke-Type Flux-Modulation Machines With Different Pole Ratios (2017)
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Zou, T., Li, D., Qu, R., & Jiang, D. (2017). Performance Comparison of Surface and Spoke-Type Flux-Modulation Machines With Different Pole Ratios. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 53(6), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2017.2662081

In this paper, performance comparison between surface and spoke-type flux modulation (FM) permanent magnet (PM) machines is presented. Generally, spoke-array magnet arrangement is capable of increasing the torque density of PM machines due to its flu... Read More about Performance Comparison of Surface and Spoke-Type Flux-Modulation Machines With Different Pole Ratios.

TAp73 upregulates IL-1β in cancer cells: Potential biomarker in lung and breast cancer? (2017)
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Vikhreva, P., Petrova, V., Gokbulut, T., Pestlikis, I., Mancini, M., Di Daniele, N., …Amelio, I. (2017). TAp73 upregulates IL-1β in cancer cells: Potential biomarker in lung and breast cancer?. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 482(3), 498-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.10.085

p73 is a transcription factor belonging to the p53 tumour suppressor family. p73−/− mice exhibit a range of phenotypes including neurological, reproductive and inflammatory defects. Although the role of p73 in the control of genomic stability explain... Read More about TAp73 upregulates IL-1β in cancer cells: Potential biomarker in lung and breast cancer?.

A learning-based markerless approach for full-body kinematics estimation in-natura from a single image (2017)
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Drory, A., Li, H., & Hartley, R. (2017). A learning-based markerless approach for full-body kinematics estimation in-natura from a single image. Journal of Biomechanics, 55, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.01.028

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd We present a supervised machine learning approach for markerless estimation of human full-body kinematics for a cyclist from an unconstrained colour image. This approach is motivated by the limitations of existing marker-based app... Read More about A learning-based markerless approach for full-body kinematics estimation in-natura from a single image.

$hp$-Version Space-Time Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Parabolic Problems on Prismatic Meshes (2017)
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Cangiani, A., Dong, Z., & Georgoulis, E. H. (2017). $hp$-Version Space-Time Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Parabolic Problems on Prismatic Meshes. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 39(4), A1251-A1279. https://doi.org/10.1137/16m1073285

We present a new $hp$-version space-time discontinuous Galerkin (dG) finite element method for the numerical approximation of parabolic evolution equations on general spatial meshes consisting of polygonal/polyhedral (polytopic) elements, giving rise... Read More about $hp$-Version Space-Time Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Parabolic Problems on Prismatic Meshes.

Antenatal weight management: Diet, physical activity, and gestational weight gain in early pregnancy (2017)
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Swift, J. A., Elliott-Sale, K. J., Pearce, J., Jethwa, P. H., Taylor, M. A., Avery, A., …McMullen, S. (2017). Antenatal weight management: Diet, physical activity, and gestational weight gain in early pregnancy. Midwifery, 49, 40-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.01.016

Objective: to investigate women's physical activity levels, diet and gestational weight gain, and their experiences and motivations of behavior change. Design: analysis of cross-sectional data collected during a longitudinal, cohort study examinin... Read More about Antenatal weight management: Diet, physical activity, and gestational weight gain in early pregnancy.

Factors associated with universal infant free school meal take up and refusal in a multicultural urban community (2017)
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Goodchild, G., Faulks, J., Swift, J., Mhesuria, J., Jethwa, P., & Pearce, J. (2017). Factors associated with universal infant free school meal take up and refusal in a multicultural urban community. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 30(4), 417-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12442

Background Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) were introduced in September 2014 and are available to all key stage 1 (4–7 years) children attending state-maintained infant and primary schools in England. The present study aimed to investig... Read More about Factors associated with universal infant free school meal take up and refusal in a multicultural urban community.

Application of environmental performance analysis for urban design with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and EcoTect tools: the case of Cao Fei Dian eco-city, China (2017)
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Cheshmehzangi, A., Zhu, Y., & Li, B. (2017). Application of environmental performance analysis for urban design with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and EcoTect tools: the case of Cao Fei Dian eco-city, China. International Journal for Sustainable Built Environment, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsbe.2017.01.004

This paper suggests a type of quantitative research method with the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and EcoTect tools for a sustainable urban design project. This paper is part of a funded research study and was completed in 2010. T... Read More about Application of environmental performance analysis for urban design with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and EcoTect tools: the case of Cao Fei Dian eco-city, China.

Cures and Currency in John Donne’s Letters to Patrons (2017)
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Bumke, A. (2017). Cures and Currency in John Donne’s Letters to Patrons. SEL Studies in English Literature, 57(1), 67-86. https://doi.org/10.1353/sel.2017.0003

Critics have discussed how John Donne’s writing responds to alchemy and to patronage, but none has examined how he draws parallels between the two frameworks. Donne sees both as convoluted, frustrating processes that rely on falseness. Comparing his... Read More about Cures and Currency in John Donne’s Letters to Patrons.

Climate change and cattle farming (2017)
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Statham, J. M., Green, M. J., Husband, J., & Huxley, J. (2017). Climate change and cattle farming. In Practice, 39(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.j195

Issues raised by cattle farming in relation to climate change extend beyond discussion of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. There are profound consequences for water availability, soil degradation, biodiversity and local ecology, as well a... Read More about Climate change and cattle farming.