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Interactions between microfibrillar cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous suspension (2018)
Journal Article
Agarwal, D., Macnaughtan, W., & Foster, T. (2018). Interactions between microfibrillar cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous suspension. Carbohydrate Polymers, 185, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.12.086

New microstructures with interesting, unique and stable textures, particularly relevant to food systems were created by redispersing Microfibrillar cellulose (MFC). This paper reports the interactions between microfibrillar cellulose and carboxymethy... Read More about Interactions between microfibrillar cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous suspension.

Influence of reaction time and synthesis temperature on the physical properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by the hydrothermal method (2018)
Journal Article
Wasly, H., Abd El-Sadek, M., & Henini, M. (in press). Influence of reaction time and synthesis temperature on the physical properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by the hydrothermal method. Applied Physics A, 124(76), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-1482-4

Influence of synthesis temperature and reaction time on the structural and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by the hydrothermal method was investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy... Read More about Influence of reaction time and synthesis temperature on the physical properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by the hydrothermal method.

Ethnicity and long-term course and outcome of psychotic disorders in a UK sample: the AESOP-10 study (2018)
Journal Article
Morgan, C., Fearon, P., Lappin, J. M., Heslin, M., Donoghue, K., Lomas, B., …Dazzan, P. (in press). Ethnicity and long-term course and outcome of psychotic disorders in a UK sample: the AESOP-10 study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 211(2), https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.116.193342

Background

The incidence of psychotic disorders is elevated in some minority ethnic populations. However, we know little about the outcome of psychoses in these populations.

Aim

To investigate patterns and determinants of long-term course an... Read More about Ethnicity and long-term course and outcome of psychotic disorders in a UK sample: the AESOP-10 study.

Primary homework in England: the beliefs and practices of teachers in primary schools (2018)
Journal Article
Medwell, J. A., & Wray, D. J. (2019). Primary homework in England: the beliefs and practices of teachers in primary schools. Education 3-13, 47(2), 191-204. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2017.1421999

© 2018, © 2018 ASPE. This study examines teachers’ views about and practices in homework in primary schools, based on questionnaire data from 235 primary teachers and 19 in-depth interviews. Findings suggest that teachers prioritise contradictory goa... Read More about Primary homework in England: the beliefs and practices of teachers in primary schools.

Drivers for precision livestock technology adoption: a study of factors associated with adoption of electronic identification technology by commercial sheep farmers in England and Wales (2018)
Journal Article
Lima, E., Hopkins, T., Gurney, E., Shortall, O., Lovatt, F., Davies, P., …Kaler, J. (2018). Drivers for precision livestock technology adoption: a study of factors associated with adoption of electronic identification technology by commercial sheep farmers in England and Wales. PLoS ONE, 13(1), Article e0190489. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190489

The UK is the largest lamb meat producer in Europe. However, the low profitability of sheep farming sector suggests production efficiency could be improved. Although the use of technologies such as Electronic Identification (EID) tools could allow a... Read More about Drivers for precision livestock technology adoption: a study of factors associated with adoption of electronic identification technology by commercial sheep farmers in England and Wales.

Single crewing in English and Welsh policing: frequency and associations with violence towards and injuries in officers (2018)
Journal Article
Houdmont, J., Elliott-Davies, M., & Donnelly, J. (2019). Single crewing in English and Welsh policing: frequency and associations with violence towards and injuries in officers. Policing and Society, 29(7), 820-833. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2017.1417990

There is limited contemporary evidence concerning whether single crewing – the deployment of unaccompanied police officers – presents a risk to officer safety. This exploratory self-report study examined the frequency of single crewing in England and... Read More about Single crewing in English and Welsh policing: frequency and associations with violence towards and injuries in officers.

Comparative study On The ethical perceptions of contractors and designers in the China construction industry (2018)
Journal Article
Kang, B. G., Long, K., Zhang, C., & Li Hao, J. (in press). Comparative study On The ethical perceptions of contractors and designers in the China construction industry. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 291(12024), https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/291/1/012024

Ethics is becoming one of the most important requirements for successful business in the 21st century. The construction industry cannot be exceptional from this trend. However construction ethics management requires different approaches from other in... Read More about Comparative study On The ethical perceptions of contractors and designers in the China construction industry.

Prediction of Broad-Spectrum Pathogen Attachment to Coating Materials for Biomedical Devices (2018)
Journal Article
Dundas, A. A., Mikulskis, P., Hook, A., Dundas, A., Irvine, D., Sanni, O., …Winkler, D. A. (2018). Prediction of Broad-Spectrum Pathogen Attachment to Coating Materials for Biomedical Devices. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10(1), 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b14197

© 2017 American Chemical Society. Bacterial infections in healthcare settings are a frequent accompaniment to both routine procedures such as catheterization and surgical site interventions. Their impact is becoming even more marked as the numbers of... Read More about Prediction of Broad-Spectrum Pathogen Attachment to Coating Materials for Biomedical Devices.

Design and fabrication of a low cost desktop electrochemical 3D printer (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chen, X., Liu, X., Childs, P., Brandon, N., & Wu, B. (2018). Design and fabrication of a low cost desktop electrochemical 3D printer. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2018) (395-400). https://doi.org/10.25341/D4C01K

Additive manufacturing (AM) (3D printing) is the process of creating 3D objects from digital models through the layer by layer deposition of materials. Electrochemical additive manufacturing (ECAM) is a relatively new technique which can create metal... Read More about Design and fabrication of a low cost desktop electrochemical 3D printer.

Globalization and gender frontiers (2018)
Book Chapter
SANDY, L. (2018). Globalization and gender frontiers. In A. Farazmand (Ed.), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer

Priorities for long-term care resource allocation in England: Actual allocation versus the views of Directors of Service and older citizens (2018)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Davies, S., Hughes, J., Xie, C., Stewart, K., Clifford, P., & Challis, D. (2018). Priorities for long-term care resource allocation in England: Actual allocation versus the views of Directors of Service and older citizens. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2018, 13-23. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.2

Context: Decisions about resource allocation in long-term care are a perennial issue. The basis for deciding between different needs in prioritising allocation is contested. In England, this debate has crystallised with the advent of self-directed su... Read More about Priorities for long-term care resource allocation in England: Actual allocation versus the views of Directors of Service and older citizens.

Data-Driven Approach for Auditory Profiling and Characterization of Individual Hearing Loss (2018)
Journal Article
Sanchez Lopez, R., Bianchi, F., Fereczkowski, M., Santurette, S., & Dau, T. (2018). Data-Driven Approach for Auditory Profiling and Characterization of Individual Hearing Loss. Trends in Hearing, 22, https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216518807400

Pure-tone audiometry still represents the main measure to characterize individual hearing loss and the basis for hearing-aid fitting. However, the perceptual consequences of hearing loss are typically associated not only with a loss of sensitivity bu... Read More about Data-Driven Approach for Auditory Profiling and Characterization of Individual Hearing Loss.

Does relative efficiency matter? An analysis of market uncertainty (2018)
Journal Article
Lim, H.-J., & Mali, D. (2018). Does relative efficiency matter? An analysis of market uncertainty. Investment Analysts Journal, 47(2), 127-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/10293523.2018.1466491

In this paper, we examine whether relative efficiency provides useful information for investment decisions. We find that efficient firms have lower levels of stock price volatility compared to inefficient firms. The results suggest that market partic... Read More about Does relative efficiency matter? An analysis of market uncertainty.

Risk interaction identification in international supply chain logistics: Developing a holistic model (2018)
Journal Article
Kwak, D. W., Rodrigues, V. S., Mason, R., Pettit, S., & Beresford, A. (2018). Risk interaction identification in international supply chain logistics: Developing a holistic model. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 38(2), 372-389. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-03-2016-0121

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: International supply chains can be severely disrupted by failures in international logistics processes. Therefore, an understanding of international logistics risks, or causes of failure, how these may int... Read More about Risk interaction identification in international supply chain logistics: Developing a holistic model.

Rail Franchises, Competition and Public Service (2018)
Journal Article
Prosser, T., & Butler, L. (2018). Rail Franchises, Competition and Public Service. Modern Law Review, 81(1), 23-50. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.12315

The use of franchises to deliver rail services has raised major problems. Franchises restrict competition in the market, whilst competitive bidding for franchises has met with difficulties, notably in relation to risk transfer and the recent use of s... Read More about Rail Franchises, Competition and Public Service.

Costs of Care of Agitation Associated With Dementia in 8 European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study (2018)
Journal Article
Costa, N., Wübker, A., De Mauléon, A., Zwakhalen, S. M., Challis, D., Leino-Kilpi, H., …Vellas, B. (2018). Costs of Care of Agitation Associated With Dementia in 8 European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19(1), 95.e1-95.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.10.013

© 2017 AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Objective To estimate the additional societal costs for people living with dementia (PwD) with agitation in home care (HC) and institutional long-term care (ILTC) settings in 8 Euro... Read More about Costs of Care of Agitation Associated With Dementia in 8 European Countries: Results From the RightTimePlaceCare Study.

Effect of annealing on the microstructure and magnetic properties of soft magnetic Fe-Si produced via laser additive manufacturing (2018)
Journal Article
Garibaldi, M., Ashcroft, I., Lemke, J. N., Simonelli, M., & Hague, R. (2018). Effect of annealing on the microstructure and magnetic properties of soft magnetic Fe-Si produced via laser additive manufacturing. Scripta Materialia, 142, 121-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.08.042

© 2017 Acta Materialia Inc. We investigate the effect of annealing on the properties of Fe-6.9wt% Si produced by Selective Laser Melting (SLM), a powder-bed additive manufacturing technology. Results show that annealing at 1150 °C for 1 h produces a... Read More about Effect of annealing on the microstructure and magnetic properties of soft magnetic Fe-Si produced via laser additive manufacturing.

Polynomial approximation of high-dimensional Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equations and applications to feedback control of semilinear parabolic PDES (2018)
Journal Article
Kalise, D., & Kunisch, K. (2018). Polynomial approximation of high-dimensional Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equations and applications to feedback control of semilinear parabolic PDES. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 40(2), A629-A652. https://doi.org/10.1137/17M1116635

© 2018 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. A procedure for the numerical approximation of high-dimensional Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman (HJB) equations associated to optimal feedback control problems for semilinear parabolic equations is propo... Read More about Polynomial approximation of high-dimensional Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equations and applications to feedback control of semilinear parabolic PDES.