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Magnetic shepherding of nanocatalysts through hierarchically-assembled Fe-filled CNTs hybrid (2018)
Journal Article
Melchionna, M., Beltram, A., Stopin, A., Montini, T., Lodge, R. W., Khlobystov, A. N., …Fornasiero, P. (2018). Magnetic shepherding of nanocatalysts through hierarchically-assembled Fe-filled CNTs hybrid. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 227, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.01.049

Mechanically robust, chemically stable and electronically active carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are widely used as supports in catalysis. Synergistic effects between CNT and the active phase critically depend on the homogeneity of the carbon/inorganic inter... Read More about Magnetic shepherding of nanocatalysts through hierarchically-assembled Fe-filled CNTs hybrid.

Type-2 fuzzy elliptic membership functions for modeling uncertainty (2018)
Journal Article
Kayacan, E., Sarabakha, A., Coupland, S., John, R., & Khanesard, M. A. (2018). Type-2 fuzzy elliptic membership functions for modeling uncertainty. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 70, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2018.02.004

Whereas type-1 and type-2 membership functions (MFs) are the core of any fuzzy logic system, there are no performance criteria available to evaluate the goodness or correctness of the fuzzy MFs. In this paper, we make extensive analysis in terms of t... Read More about Type-2 fuzzy elliptic membership functions for modeling uncertainty.

Predicting 30-day mortality in patients with sepsis: an exploratory analysis of process of care and patient characteristics (2018)
Journal Article
Sanderson, M., Chikhani, M., Blyth, E., Wood, S., Moppett, I. K., McKeever, T., & Simmonds, M. J. (2018). Predicting 30-day mortality in patients with sepsis: an exploratory analysis of process of care and patient characteristics. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 19(4), 299-304. https://doi.org/10.1177/1751143718758975

Background Sepsis represents a significant public health burden, costing the NHS £2.5 billion annually, with 35% mortality in 2006. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate risk factors predictive of 30-day mortality amongst patients w... Read More about Predicting 30-day mortality in patients with sepsis: an exploratory analysis of process of care and patient characteristics.

Mixed ice accretion on aircraft wings (2018)
Journal Article
Janjua, Z. A., Turnbull, B., Hibberd, S., & Choi, K. (in press). Mixed ice accretion on aircraft wings. Physics of Fluids, 30(2), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5007301

Ice accretion is a problematic natural phenomenon that an effects a wide range of engineering applications including power cables, radio masts and wind turbines. Accretion on aircraft wings occurs when supercooled water droplets freeze instantaneousl... Read More about Mixed ice accretion on aircraft wings.

Revealing the nature of low temperature photoluminescence peaks by laser treatment in van der Waals epitaxially grown WS2 monolayers (2018)
Journal Article
Orsi Gordo, V., Balanta, M., Galvão Gobato, Y., Covre, F., Galeti, H., Iikawa, F., …Huang, C. (in press). Revealing the nature of low temperature photoluminescence peaks by laser treatment in van der Waals epitaxially grown WS2 monolayers. Nanoscale, https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NR00719E

Monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) are promising materials for optoelectronics devices. However, one of the challenges is to fabricate large-scale growth of high quality TMD monolayers with the desired properties in order to expand... Read More about Revealing the nature of low temperature photoluminescence peaks by laser treatment in van der Waals epitaxially grown WS2 monolayers.

Human dendritic cell sequestration onto the Necator americanus larval sheath during ex-sheathing: a possible mechanism for immune privilege (2018)
Journal Article
Hassan, A., Pritchard, D. I., & Ghaemmaghami, A. M. (2018). Human dendritic cell sequestration onto the Necator americanus larval sheath during ex-sheathing: a possible mechanism for immune privilege. Parasitology, 145(9), 1183-1190. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182018000136

Despite the profound health implications of Necator americanus (N. americanus) infection in humans, many aspects of its interaction with the host immune system are poorly understood. Here we investigated the early events at the interface of N. americ... Read More about Human dendritic cell sequestration onto the Necator americanus larval sheath during ex-sheathing: a possible mechanism for immune privilege.

Density functional theory calculations of the non-resonant and resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy of carbon fullerenes and nanotubes (2018)
Journal Article
Hanson-Heine, M. W., George, M. W., & Besley, N. A. (in press). Density functional theory calculations of the non-resonant and resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy of carbon fullerenes and nanotubes. Chemical Physics Letters, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2018.02.028

The non-resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes is studied with density functional theory in conjunction with short-range corrected functionals. For C60 and C70 the X-ray emission spectra are insensitive to modest stru... Read More about Density functional theory calculations of the non-resonant and resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy of carbon fullerenes and nanotubes.

Essential prescribing tips for GP Associates-in-Training (2018)
Journal Article
Gookey, G., Knox, R., Salema, N., Marsden, K., Bell, B., Bassi, M., …Avery, A. (in press). Essential prescribing tips for GP Associates-in-Training. InnovAiT, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1755738017738271

Prescribing is an essential role in general practice but it is also, at times, a high risk activity. GP Associates-in-Training (GP AiTs) have been highlighted as needing further support to reduce the risk of prescribing errors. This article highlight... Read More about Essential prescribing tips for GP Associates-in-Training.

Considerations on the effects that core material machining has on an electrical machine's performance (2018)
Journal Article
Al-Timimy, A., Vakil, G., Degano, M., Giangrande, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2018). Considerations on the effects that core material machining has on an electrical machine's performance. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 33(3), 1154-1163. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEC.2018.2808041

An often-overlooked aspect during the development process of electrical machines, is the validity and accuracy of the machine material properties being used at the design stage. Designers usually consider the data provided by the materials supplier,... Read More about Considerations on the effects that core material machining has on an electrical machine's performance.

Oxygen isotope analysis of the eyes of pelagic trilobites: Testing the application of sea temperature proxies for the Ordovician (2018)
Journal Article
Bennett, C. E., Williams, M., Leng, M. J., Lee, M. R., Bonifacie, M., Calmels, D., …Vandenbroucke, T. R. (2018). Oxygen isotope analysis of the eyes of pelagic trilobites: Testing the application of sea temperature proxies for the Ordovician. Gondwana Research, 57, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2018.01.006

The oxygen isotope composition of well-preserved trilobite eye calcite, retaining its original optical properties, represents a possible source of information on Paleozoic sea temperatures. Species of the epipelagic telephinid genera Carolinites and... Read More about Oxygen isotope analysis of the eyes of pelagic trilobites: Testing the application of sea temperature proxies for the Ordovician.

Capoeira for beginners: self-benefit for, and community action by, new Capoeiristas (2018)
Journal Article
Jordan, M., Wright, E. J., Purser, A., Grundy, A., Joyes, E., Wright, N., …Manning, N. (2018). Capoeira for beginners: self-benefit for, and community action by, new Capoeiristas. Sport, Education and Society, 24(7), 756-769. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2018.1441145

Capoeira could be defined as a Brazilian martial art and game to be played. This research explored how capoeira play might be considered to facilitate connectedness amongst newly-recruited persons, plus any other ramifications of capoeira involvement... Read More about Capoeira for beginners: self-benefit for, and community action by, new Capoeiristas.

Collimated dual species oven source and its characterisation via spatially resolved fluorescence spectroscopy (2018)
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Cooper, N., Da Ros, E., Nute, J., Baldolini, D., Jouve, P., Hackermüller, L., & Langer, M. (in press). Collimated dual species oven source and its characterisation via spatially resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 51(10), Article 105602. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aaa285

We describe the design, construction and characterisation of a collimated, dual-species oven source for generating intense beams of lithium and caesium in UHV environments. Our design produces full beam overlap for the two species. Using an aligned m... Read More about Collimated dual species oven source and its characterisation via spatially resolved fluorescence spectroscopy.

R&D subsidies & external collaborative breadth: Differential gains and the role of collaboration experience (2018)
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Chapman, G., Lucena, A., & Afcha, S. (2018). R&D subsidies & external collaborative breadth: Differential gains and the role of collaboration experience. Research Policy, 47(3), 623-636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2018.01.009

External collaboration breadth is important for firms to acquire the knowledge needed to innovate. In this paper, we combine cross-sectional and longitudinal data from the Spanish Panel of Technological Innovation Survey (PITEC) to examine the indire... Read More about R&D subsidies & external collaborative breadth: Differential gains and the role of collaboration experience.

Levels of depression in transgender people and its predictors: results of a large matched control study with transgender people accessing clinical services (2018)
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Witcomb, G. L., Bouman, W. P., Claes, L., Brewin, N., Crawford, J. R., & Arcelus, J. (2018). Levels of depression in transgender people and its predictors: results of a large matched control study with transgender people accessing clinical services. Journal of Affective Disorders, 235, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.02.051

Background: Depression is a serious disorder which significantly impacts wellbeing and quality of life. Studies exploring mental wellbeing in the transgender population are mostly limited by small, non-homogenous samples and lack of matched controls.... Read More about Levels of depression in transgender people and its predictors: results of a large matched control study with transgender people accessing clinical services.

Change in physical activity level and clinical outcomes in older adults with knee pain: a secondary analysis from a randomised controlled trial (2018)
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Quicke, J. G., Foster, N. E., Croft, P. R., Ogollah, R. O., & Holden, M. A. (2018). Change in physical activity level and clinical outcomes in older adults with knee pain: a secondary analysis from a randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 19, Article 59. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-1968-z

BACKGROUND: Exercise interventions improve clinical outcomes of pain and function in adults with knee pain due to osteoarthritis and higher levels of physical activity are associated with lower severity of pain and higher levels of physical function... Read More about Change in physical activity level and clinical outcomes in older adults with knee pain: a secondary analysis from a randomised controlled trial.

A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia (2018)
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Harwood, R. H., van der Wardt, V., Goldberg, S. E., Keamey, F., Logan, P., Hood-Moore, V., …Orrell, M. (2018). A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0239-y

Background: People with dementia progressively lose abilities and are prone to falling. Exercise- and activity-based interventions hold the prospect of increasing abilities, reducing falls, and slowing decline in cognition. Current falls prevention... Read More about A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia.

Improving behavioral support for smoking cessation in pregnancy: what are the barriers to stopping and which behavior change techniques can influence these?: application of theoretical domains framework (2018)
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Campbell, K., Fergie, L., Coleman-Haynes, T., Cooper, S., Lorencatto, F., Ussher, M., …Coleman, T. (2018). Improving behavioral support for smoking cessation in pregnancy: what are the barriers to stopping and which behavior change techniques can influence these?: application of theoretical domains framework. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(2), Article 359. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020359

Behavioral support interventions are used to help pregnant smokers stop; however, of those tested, few are proven effective. Systematic research developing effective pregnancy-specific behavior change techniques (BCTs) is ongoing. This paper reports... Read More about Improving behavioral support for smoking cessation in pregnancy: what are the barriers to stopping and which behavior change techniques can influence these?: application of theoretical domains framework.

What Does It Mean To Be a Progressive Intellectual after the Refugee Crisis in Europe? A Dialogue with Tariq Ramadan (2018)
Book Chapter
Hashemi, M. (2018). What Does It Mean To Be a Progressive Intellectual after the Refugee Crisis in Europe? A Dialogue with Tariq Ramadan. In U. Schmiedel, & G. Smith (Eds.), Religion in the European Refugee Crisis (281-296). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67961-7_15

This chapter examines the idea of progressivism in the context of the current refugee crisis in Europe. By investigating a variety of the progressive frameworks for the inclusion and the integration of Muslim minorities into European society, Morteza... Read More about What Does It Mean To Be a Progressive Intellectual after the Refugee Crisis in Europe? A Dialogue with Tariq Ramadan.

Instability of two-layer film flows due to the interacting effects of surfactants, inertia, and gravity (2018)
Journal Article
Kalogirou, A. (2018). Instability of two-layer film flows due to the interacting effects of surfactants, inertia, and gravity. Physics of Fluids, 30(3), Article 030707. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5010896

We consider a two-fluid shear flow where the interface between the two fluids is coated with an insoluble surfactant. An asymptotic model is derived in the thin-layer approximation, consisting of a set of nonlinear partial differential equations desc... Read More about Instability of two-layer film flows due to the interacting effects of surfactants, inertia, and gravity.