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A review of the stable isotope bio-geochemistry of the global silicon cycle and its associated trace elements (2018)
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Sutton, J. N., André, L., Cardinal, D., Conley, D. J., de Souza, G. F., Dean, J. R., …Swann, G. E. (2018). A review of the stable isotope bio-geochemistry of the global silicon cycle and its associated trace elements. Frontiers in Earth Science, 5, Article 112. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2017.00112

Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust and is an important nutrient in the ocean. The global Si cycle plays a critical role in regulating primary productivity and carbon cycling on the continents and in the oceans. Deve... Read More about A review of the stable isotope bio-geochemistry of the global silicon cycle and its associated trace elements.

Web-Based Decision Aid to Assist Help-Seeking Choices for Young People Who Self-Harm: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial (2018)
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Rowe, S. L., Patel, K., French, R. S., Henderson, C., Ougrin, D., Slade, M., & Moran, P. (2018). Web-Based Decision Aid to Assist Help-Seeking Choices for Young People Who Self-Harm: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. JMIR Mental Health, 5(1), Article e10. https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.8098

Background: Adolescents who self-harm are often unsure how or where to get help. We developed a web-based personalised decision aid (DA), designed to support young people in decision-making about seeking help for their self-harm. Objective: Our aim... Read More about Web-Based Decision Aid to Assist Help-Seeking Choices for Young People Who Self-Harm: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.

Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat (2018)
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Khokhar, J. S., Sareen, S., Tyagi, B. S., Singh, G., Wilson, L., King, I. P., …Broadley, M. R. (2018). Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat. PLoS ONE, 13(1), Article e0192026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192026

Wheat is an important dietary source of zinc (Zn) and other mineral elements in many countries. Dietary Zn deficiency is widespread, especially in developing countries, and breeding (genetic biofortification) through the HarvestPlus programme has rec... Read More about Variation in grain Zn concentration, and the grain ionome, in field-grown Indian wheat.

Near infrared spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging for non-destructive quality assessment of cereal grains (2018)
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Caporaso, N., Whitworth, M. B., & Fisk, I. D. (2018). Near infrared spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging for non-destructive quality assessment of cereal grains. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 53(8), 667-687. https://doi.org/10.1080/05704928.2018.1425214

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) combines spectroscopy and imaging, providing information about the chemical properties of a material and their spatial distribution. It represents an advance of traditional Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. The present wor... Read More about Near infrared spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging for non-destructive quality assessment of cereal grains.

Gender inequalities in the City of London advertising industry (2018)
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Wang, A., & Crewe, L. (2018). Gender inequalities in the City of London advertising industry. Environment and Planning A, 50(3), 671-688. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X17749731

This paper explores gender relations in the City of London advertising industry. It argues that the gender imbalance in the highest ranking positions and the stifled career progression of women in the industry are a result of social, structural and i... Read More about Gender inequalities in the City of London advertising industry.

Lytic xylan oxidases from wood-decay fungi unlock biomass degradation (2018)
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Couturier, M., Ladevèze, S., Sulzenbacher, G., Ciano, L., Fanuel, M., Moreau, C., …Berrin, J.-G. (2018). Lytic xylan oxidases from wood-decay fungi unlock biomass degradation. Nature Chemical Biology, 14(3), 306-310. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.2558

Wood biomass is the most abundant feedstock envisioned for the development of modern biorefineries. However, the cost-effective conversion of this form of biomass into commodity products is limited by its resistance to enzymatic degradation. Here we... Read More about Lytic xylan oxidases from wood-decay fungi unlock biomass degradation.

Gentlemen, heroes, real men, disabled men: explorations at the intersections of disability and masculinity in contemporary China (2018)
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Dauncey, S. (2018). Gentlemen, heroes, real men, disabled men: explorations at the intersections of disability and masculinity in contemporary China. NAN Nü, 19(2), https://doi.org/10.1163/15685268-00192P05

This article advances new perspectives on disability culture in contemporary China. Using gender – specifically masculinity – as an “intersection,” it addresses key questions that both help to explain, but also further trouble, the way in which the “... Read More about Gentlemen, heroes, real men, disabled men: explorations at the intersections of disability and masculinity in contemporary China.

A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of cenicriviroc for treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis (2018)
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Friedman, S. L., Ratziu, V., Harrison, S. A., Abdelmalek, M. F., Aithal, G. P., Caballeria, J., …Lefebvre, E. (2018). A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of cenicriviroc for treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis. Hepatology, 67(5), https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.29477

The aim of this study was to evaluate cenicriviroc (CVC), a dual antagonist of C-C chemokine receptor types 2 and 5, for treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with liver fibrosis. A randomized, double-blind, multinational phase 2b study e... Read More about A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of cenicriviroc for treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis.

The archaeometry and archaeology of ancient Chinese glass: a review (2018)
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Henderson, J., An, J., & Ma, H. (2018). The archaeometry and archaeology of ancient Chinese glass: a review. Archaeometry, 60(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12368

This paper provides a new review of archaeometric research carried out on glass found in China, set in an archaeological context, from its earliest occurrence, to the Song dynasty. It is set within a broad geographical context taking the terrestrial... Read More about The archaeometry and archaeology of ancient Chinese glass: a review.

Classical Reception and Children's Literature: Greece, Rome and Childhood Transformation (2018)
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Hodkinson, O., & Lovatt, H. (Eds.). (2018). Classical Reception and Children's Literature: Greece, Rome and Childhood Transformation. I.B. Tauris

This volume presents research on the reception of the Classical world in children's literature, from the nineteenth century to the present day. It brings together contributions from scholars in Classics, English, History of Art and Education to discu... Read More about Classical Reception and Children's Literature: Greece, Rome and Childhood Transformation.

Exploring the current and future role of the pharmacists in osteoporosis screening and management in Malaysia (2018)
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Toh, L., Lai, P., Othman, S., Shah, A., Dang, C., Low, B., …Anderson, C. (2018). Exploring the current and future role of the pharmacists in osteoporosis screening and management in Malaysia. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 40(2), 450-457. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-018-0597-9

Background Several studies have found that pharmacists can assist in screening and prevention of osteoporosis by referring patients for bone mineral density scans and counselling on lifestyle changes. In Malaysia, screening osteoporosis in all elderl... Read More about Exploring the current and future role of the pharmacists in osteoporosis screening and management in Malaysia.

Water solubility enhancement of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives via miniaturized polymer-drug microarrays (2018)
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Sanna, M., Sicilia, G., Alazzo, A., Singh, N., Musumeci, F., Schenone, S., …Alexander, C. (in press). Water solubility enhancement of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives via miniaturized polymer-drug microarrays. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 9(3), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00456

A miniaturized assay was optimized to evaluate the enhanced apparent water solubility of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives used extensively as anticancer drug scaffolds. The applied amount of drugs used in the reported strategy ranged from 5-10 μ... Read More about Water solubility enhancement of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives via miniaturized polymer-drug microarrays.

Prototypical actions with objects are more easily imagined than atypical actions (2018)
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Madan, C. R., Ng, A., & Singhal, A. (2018). Prototypical actions with objects are more easily imagined than atypical actions. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 30(3), 314-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2018.1429448

© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Tool use is an important facet of everyday life, though sometimes it is necessary to use tools in ways that do not fit within their typical functions. Here we asked participants to imagi... Read More about Prototypical actions with objects are more easily imagined than atypical actions.

Nanopore sequencing and assembly of a human genome with ultra-long reads (2018)
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Jain, M., Koren, S., Miga, K., Quick, J., Rand, A., Sasani, T., …Loose, M. (2018). Nanopore sequencing and assembly of a human genome with ultra-long reads. Nature Biotechnology, 36(4), 338-345. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.4060

© 2018 Nature Publishing Group. All rights reserved. We report the sequencing and assembly of a reference genome for the human GM12878 Utah/Ceph cell line using the MinION (Oxford Nanopore Technologies) nanopore sequencer. 91.2 Gb of sequence data, r... Read More about Nanopore sequencing and assembly of a human genome with ultra-long reads.

“There are more important things to worry about”:attitudes and behaviours towards leisure noise and use ofhearing protection in young adults (2018)
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Hunter, A. (2018). “There are more important things to worry about”:attitudes and behaviours towards leisure noise and use ofhearing protection in young adults. International Journal of Audiology, 57(6), 449-456. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2018.1430383

Objective: Noise-induced hearing problems among young adults are increasing due to participation in activities where music is played at a loud volume. This study explored attitudes towards leisure noise, hearing protection, and perceived susceptibili... Read More about “There are more important things to worry about”:attitudes and behaviours towards leisure noise and use ofhearing protection in young adults.

Social strategy to gain knowledge for innovation (2018)
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Candi, M., Roberts, D. L., Tucker, M., & Barczak, G. (2018). Social strategy to gain knowledge for innovation. British Journal of Management, 29(4), 731-749. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12280

Taking the knowledge-based view of the firm as its starting point, and acknowledging that knowledge can lie outside the firm, this research extends our understanding of how the growing social media trend can contribute to open innovation. We specific... Read More about Social strategy to gain knowledge for innovation.

Non-asymptotic analysis of quantum metrology protocols beyond the Cramér-Rao bound (2018)
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Rubio Jiménez, J., Knott, P., & Dunningham, J. A. (2018). Non-asymptotic analysis of quantum metrology protocols beyond the Cramér-Rao bound. Journal of Physics Communications, 2, Article 015027. https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-6528/aaa234

Many results in the quantum metrology literature use the Cramér-Rao bound and the Fisher information to compare different quantum estimation strategies. However, there are several assumptions that go into the construction of these tools, and these li... Read More about Non-asymptotic analysis of quantum metrology protocols beyond the Cramér-Rao bound.

Space vectors and pseudo inverse matrix methods for the radial force control in bearingless multi-sector permanent magnet machines (2018)
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Sala, G., Valente, G., Formentini, A., Papini, L., Gerada, D., Zanchetta, P., …Gerada, C. (2018). Space vectors and pseudo inverse matrix methods for the radial force control in bearingless multi-sector permanent magnet machines. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 65(9), 6912-6922. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2018.2795590

Two different approaches to characterize the torque and radial force production in a Bearingless Multi-Sector Permanent Magnet (BMSPM) machine are presented in this work. The first method consists of modelling the motor in terms of torque and force p... Read More about Space vectors and pseudo inverse matrix methods for the radial force control in bearingless multi-sector permanent magnet machines.