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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.

Changes in gelatinisation and pasting properties of various starches (wheat, maize and waxy maize) by the addition of bacterial cellulose fibrils (2018)
Journal Article
Díaz-Calderón, P., Macnaughtan, W., Hill, S., Foster, T., Enrione, J., & Mitchell, J. (2018). Changes in gelatinisation and pasting properties of various starches (wheat, maize and waxy maize) by the addition of bacterial cellulose fibrils. Food Hydrocolloids, 80, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.02.023

The aim of this work was to analyse the effect of bacterial cellulose fibrils (BCF) on the gelatinization profile and pasting properties of starches from different sources (wheat, maize and waxy maize) and amylose contents. Blends of 8% starch with d... Read More about Changes in gelatinisation and pasting properties of various starches (wheat, maize and waxy maize) by the addition of bacterial cellulose fibrils.

What do we teach when we teach the Learning Sciences? A document analysis of 75 graduate programs (2018)
Journal Article
Sommerhoff, D., Szameitat, A., Vogel, F., Chernikova, O., Loderer, K., & Fischer, F. (2018). What do we teach when we teach the Learning Sciences? A document analysis of 75 graduate programs. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 27(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2018.1440353

The learning sciences, as an academic community investigating human learning, emerged more than 30 years ago. Since then, graduate learning sciences programs have been established worldwide. Little is currently known, however, about their disciplinar... Read More about What do we teach when we teach the Learning Sciences? A document analysis of 75 graduate programs.

Managing quality risk in supply chain to drive firm's performance: the roles of control mechanisms (2018)
Journal Article
Ying, K. T., Zhang, M., Tan, K. H., Pawar, K., & Fernandes, K. (2019). Managing quality risk in supply chain to drive firm's performance: the roles of control mechanisms. Journal of Business Research, 97, 291-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.01.029

Product harm scandal can be viewed as a company’s nightmare. In many cases, the source of defective or unsafe components may not be the manufacturing firm itself; rather, there may be problems inherent in the supply network. This research aims to inv... Read More about Managing quality risk in supply chain to drive firm's performance: the roles of control mechanisms.

Reliability-based design of interventions in deteriorated timber structures (2018)
Journal Article
Sousa, H. S., & Neves, L. C. (in press). Reliability-based design of interventions in deteriorated timber structures. International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2018.1436205

When accommodating new uses or mitigating the consequences of deterioration, the strength increase of existing structures is significantly more onerous than a similar increase at the design stage of new structures. The safety methods prescribed in cu... Read More about Reliability-based design of interventions in deteriorated timber structures.

Centennial-scale trends in the Southern Annular Mode revealed by hemisphere-wide fire and hydroclimatic trends over the past 2400 years (2018)
Journal Article
Fletcher, M., Benson, A., Bowman, D. M., Gadd, P. S., Heijnis, H., Mariani, M., …Zawadzki, A. (2018). Centennial-scale trends in the Southern Annular Mode revealed by hemisphere-wide fire and hydroclimatic trends over the past 2400 years. Geology, 46(4), 363-366. https://doi.org/10.1130/G39661.1

Millennial-scale latitudinal shifts in the southern westerly winds (SWW) drive changes in Southern Ocean upwelling, leading to changes in atmospheric CO2 levels, thereby affecting the global climate and carbon cycle. Our aim here is to understand whe... Read More about Centennial-scale trends in the Southern Annular Mode revealed by hemisphere-wide fire and hydroclimatic trends over the past 2400 years.

Hydrodynamically Guided Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Peptide-Protein Bioinks (2018)
Journal Article
Ng, K. W., Hedegaard, C. L., Collin, E. C., Castrejón-Pita, A. A., Redondo-Gómez, C., Nguyen, L. T. H., …Mata, A. (2018). Hydrodynamically Guided Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Peptide-Protein Bioinks. Advanced Functional Materials, 28(16), Article 1703716. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201703716

Effective integration of molecular self?assembly and additive manufacturing would provide a technological leap in bioprinting. This article reports on a biofabrication system based on the hydrodynamically guided co?assembly of peptide amphiphiles (PA... Read More about Hydrodynamically Guided Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Peptide-Protein Bioinks.

Sarcopenic obesity and overall mortality: Results from the application of novel models of body composition phenotypes to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004 (2018)
Journal Article
Van Aller, C., Lara, J., C.M. Stephan, B., Donini, L. M., Heymsfield, S., Katzmarzyk, P. T., …Siervo, M. (2019). Sarcopenic obesity and overall mortality: Results from the application of novel models of body composition phenotypes to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004. Clinical Nutrition, 38(1), 264-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.01.022

Background/Objectives There is no consensus on the definition of sarcopenic obesity (SO), resulting in inconsistent associations of SO with mortality risk. We aim to evaluate association of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) SO models with mor... Read More about Sarcopenic obesity and overall mortality: Results from the application of novel models of body composition phenotypes to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004.

Muslims, home education and risk in British society (2018)
Journal Article
Myers, M., & Bhopal, K. (2018). Muslims, home education and risk in British society. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 39(2), 212-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2017.1406337

The number of families who choose to home educate has significantly increased in the last decade. This article explores the experiences of British Muslims who home educate using data from a larger study exploring the views of a diverse range of famil... Read More about Muslims, home education and risk in British society.

Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of attention, impulsivity and activity (QbTest) for optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD ‘QbTest Utility for Optimising Treatment in ADHD’ (QUOTA): a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Hall, C. L., James, M., Brown, S., Martin, J. L., Brown, N., Selby, K., …Groom, M. J. (2018). Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of attention, impulsivity and activity (QbTest) for optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD ‘QbTest Utility for Optimising Treatment in ADHD’ (QUOTA): a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(2), Article e021104. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021104

Introduction: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterised by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. To improve outcomes, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ADHD guidelines recommend regular mon... Read More about Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of attention, impulsivity and activity (QbTest) for optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD ‘QbTest Utility for Optimising Treatment in ADHD’ (QUOTA): a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens (2018)
Journal Article
Khattak, F., Green, M., Paschalis, V., Houdijk, J., Soultanas, P., & Mahdavi, J. (2018). TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens. Poultry Science, 97(4), https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pex413

Reducing Campylobacter spp. carriage in poultry is challenging, but essential to control this major cause of human bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Although much is known about the mechanisms and route of Campylobacter spp. colonization in poultr... Read More about TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens.

Exposure to maternal cafeteria diets during the suckling period has greater effects on fat deposition and Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) gene expression in rodent offspring compared to exposure before birth (2018)
Journal Article
Vithayathil, M., Gugusheff, J., Ong, Z., Langley-Evans, S. C., Gibson, R., & Muhlhausler, B. (in press). Exposure to maternal cafeteria diets during the suckling period has greater effects on fat deposition and Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) gene expression in rodent offspring compared to exposure before birth. Nutrition and Metabolism, 15(17), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-018-0253-3

Background: While the adverse metabolic effects of exposure to obesogenic diets during both the prenatal and early postnatal period are well established, the relative impact of exposure during these separate developmental windows remains unclear. O... Read More about Exposure to maternal cafeteria diets during the suckling period has greater effects on fat deposition and Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) gene expression in rodent offspring compared to exposure before birth.

Postoperative inflammation and insulin resistance in relation to body composition, adiposity and carbohydrate treatment: a randomised controlled study (2018)
Journal Article
Tewari, N., Awad, S., Duška, F., Williams, J. P., Bennett, A., MacDonald, I. A., & Lobo, D. N. (2018). Postoperative inflammation and insulin resistance in relation to body composition, adiposity and carbohydrate treatment: a randomised controlled study. Clinical Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.01.032

Background and Aims: The aims of this study were to identify whether differences in distribution of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle in obese and non-obese individuals contribute to the magnitude of the postoperative inflammatory response and insul... Read More about Postoperative inflammation and insulin resistance in relation to body composition, adiposity and carbohydrate treatment: a randomised controlled study.

Conservation of a pH-sensitive structure in the C-terminal region of spider silk extends across the entire silk gene family (2018)
Journal Article
Strickland, M., Tudorica, V., Řezáč, M., Thomas, N. R., & Goodacre, S. L. (2018). Conservation of a pH-sensitive structure in the C-terminal region of spider silk extends across the entire silk gene family. Heredity, 120(6), 574-580. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-018-0050-9

Spiders produce multiple silks with different physical properties that allow them to occupy a diverse range of ecological niches, including the underwater environment. Despite this functional diversity, past molecular analyses show a high degree of a... Read More about Conservation of a pH-sensitive structure in the C-terminal region of spider silk extends across the entire silk gene family.

The art of recovery: outcomes from participatory arts activities for people using mental health services (2018)
Journal Article
Stickley, T., Wright, N., & Slade, M. (2018). The art of recovery: outcomes from participatory arts activities for people using mental health services. Journal of Mental Health, 27(4), 367-373. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2018.1437609

Background: There is a growing evidence base for the use of participatory arts for the purposes of health promotion. In recent years, recovery approaches in mental healthcare have become commonplace in English speaking countries amongst others. There... Read More about The art of recovery: outcomes from participatory arts activities for people using mental health services.

Building Information Modelling in mechanised shield tunnelling: a practitioner's outlook to the near future (2018)
Journal Article
Stascheit, J., Nini?, J., Meschke, G., Hegemann, F., & Maidl, U. (2018). Building Information Modelling in mechanised shield tunnelling: a practitioner's outlook to the near future. Geomechanics and Tunnelling, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.201700060

The contribution takes a glance at the application of BIM technologies in the design and construction phases of shield tunnelling projects. The intention is to show how Building Information Modelling can be translated into actual benefit, not only in... Read More about Building Information Modelling in mechanised shield tunnelling: a practitioner's outlook to the near future.