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Across‐vendor standardization of semi‐LASER for single‐voxel MRS at 3T (2019)
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Kantarci, K., Deelchand, D. K., Berrington, A., Noeske, R., Joers, J. M., Arani, A., …Öz, G. (2021). Across‐vendor standardization of semi‐LASER for single‐voxel MRS at 3T. NMR in Biomedicine, 34(5), Article e4218. https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.4218

The semi‐adiabatic localization by adiabatic selective refocusing (sLASER) sequence provides single‐shot full intensity signal with clean localization and minimal chemical shift displacement error and was recommended by the international MRS Consensu... Read More about Across‐vendor standardization of semi‐LASER for single‐voxel MRS at 3T.

Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review (2019)
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Stanulewicz, N., Knox, E., Narayanasamy, M., Shivji, N., Khunti, K., & Blake, H. (2019). Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(1), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010017

Background: Prior research has investigated various strategies to improve health, wellbeing and the job-related outcomes of nurses. However, the scope of this evidence is not clear and the types of intervention most likely to have positive outcomes a... Read More about Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review.

A simple and efficient method for polymer coating of iron oxide nanoparticles (2019)
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Abushrida, A., Elhuni, I., Taresco, V., Marciani, L., Stolnik, S., & Garnett, M. C. (2020). A simple and efficient method for polymer coating of iron oxide nanoparticles. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 55, Article 101460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2019.101460

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONP) have many possible uses including as MRI contrast agents, for drug delivery and cell labelling, but need to be stabilised and to be rendered biocompatible through appropriate coatings. Many current coatings are subopti... Read More about A simple and efficient method for polymer coating of iron oxide nanoparticles.

Interactions between labile carbon, temperature and land use regulate carbon dioxide and methane production in tropical peat (2019)
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Girkin, N. T., Dhandapani, S., Evers, S., Ostle, N., Turner, B. L., & Sjӧgersten, S. (2020). Interactions between labile carbon, temperature and land use regulate carbon dioxide and methane production in tropical peat. Biogeochemistry, 147(1), 87-97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-019-00632-y

Tropical peatlands are a significant carbon store and contribute to global carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions. Tropical peatlands are threatened by both land use and climate change, including the alteration of regional precipitation pat... Read More about Interactions between labile carbon, temperature and land use regulate carbon dioxide and methane production in tropical peat.

Weight management programme for overweight and obese adults in Ningbo, China: a feasibility pre- and post-intervention study (2019)
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Xu, M., Chattopadhyay, K., Li, J., Rai, N., Chen, Y., Hu, F., …Li, L. (2019). Weight management programme for overweight and obese adults in Ningbo, China: a feasibility pre- and post-intervention study. Frontiers in Public Health, 7, Article 388. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00388

Objective: To investigate the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a weight management programme in Ningbo, China. Methods: A pre- and post-intervention study was conducted in Ningbo. The study duration was from 01 July... Read More about Weight management programme for overweight and obese adults in Ningbo, China: a feasibility pre- and post-intervention study.

Experimental study of SO2 emissions and desulfurization of oxy-coal combustion in a 30 kWth pressurized fluidized bed combustor (2019)
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Pang, L., Shao, Y., Zhong, W., & Liu, H. (2020). Experimental study of SO2 emissions and desulfurization of oxy-coal combustion in a 30 kWth pressurized fluidized bed combustor. Fuel, 264, Article 116795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116795

Pressurized oxy-fuel combustion (POFC) has attracted wide attention due to its potentials of high efficiency and low cost in CO2 capture. Compared with numerical simulation and system analysis, there are few experimental studies about POFC. In order... Read More about Experimental study of SO2 emissions and desulfurization of oxy-coal combustion in a 30 kWth pressurized fluidized bed combustor.

Filming female desire: queering the gaze of pop music videos (2019)
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Freeman, C. (2020). Filming female desire: queering the gaze of pop music videos. Cultural Studies, 34(6), 1007-1032. https://doi.org/10.1080/09502386.2019.1704039

This paper examines the queer gaze within pop music videos. It contends that the contemporary US musician Hayley Kiyoko can be seen as a queer music video auteur who has transformed what the ‘gaze’ can mean in mainstream pop music through directing h... Read More about Filming female desire: queering the gaze of pop music videos.

Mobile Market Research Applications as a New Voice of Customer Method: Implications for Innovation and Design Management (2019)
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Green, W., Cluley, R., & Gasparin, M. (2020). Mobile Market Research Applications as a New Voice of Customer Method: Implications for Innovation and Design Management. Research-Technology Management, 63(1), 49-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/08956308.2020.1686297

William Green is an associate professor at the University of Leicester School of Business. He researches design and innovation management, human factors, and the role of new technology in the interface between people, technology, and their environmen... Read More about Mobile Market Research Applications as a New Voice of Customer Method: Implications for Innovation and Design Management.

Flipping the classroom: is it the type of flipping that adds value? (2019)
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Webb, R., Watson, D., Shepherd, C., & Cook, S. (2021). Flipping the classroom: is it the type of flipping that adds value?. Studies in Higher Education, 46(8), 1649-1663. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1698535

Interest in the flipped classroom in higher education has burgeoned despite the literature revealing that the effects on assessment outcomes remain elusive. In this paper, we present the results of an empirical analysis designed to compare the impact... Read More about Flipping the classroom: is it the type of flipping that adds value?.

Rappers as Knights-Errant: Classic Allusions in the Mainstreaming of Chinese Rap (2019)
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Sullivan, J., & Zhao, Y. (in press). Rappers as Knights-Errant: Classic Allusions in the Mainstreaming of Chinese Rap. Popular Music and Society, 44(3), 274-291. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2019.1704476

Through our analysis of the performances and corpus of lyrics produced on the Reality TV show The Rap of China, we investigate how discrete Chinese inflections refract globally resonant hip-hop themes such as representations of masculinity and loyalt... Read More about Rappers as Knights-Errant: Classic Allusions in the Mainstreaming of Chinese Rap.

High Density Electrochemical Energy Storage via Regenerative Fuels (2019)
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Lan, X., & Chen, G. (2019). High Density Electrochemical Energy Storage via Regenerative Fuels. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 40(s1), S111-S119

The ever-increasing consumption of finite resources of fossil fuels and global environmental concerns have accelerated the efforts to develop efficient and affordable electrochemical energy storage and electricity generation devices. Electrochemical... Read More about High Density Electrochemical Energy Storage via Regenerative Fuels.

Mass spectrometry reveals the presence of specific set of epigenetic DNA modifications in the Norway spruce genome (2019)
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Yakovlev, I. A., Gackowski, D., Abakir, A., Viejo, M., Ruzov, A., Olinski, R., …Krutovsky, K. V. (2019). Mass spectrometry reveals the presence of specific set of epigenetic DNA modifications in the Norway spruce genome. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 19314. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55826-z

5-Methylcytosine (5mC) is an epigenetic modification involved in regulation of gene expression in metazoans and plants. Iron-(II)/α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases can oxidize 5mC to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), 5-formylcytosine (5fC) and 5-c... Read More about Mass spectrometry reveals the presence of specific set of epigenetic DNA modifications in the Norway spruce genome.

Uncertainties in the attenuation performance of a multi-frequency metastructure from additive manufacturing (2019)
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Fabro, A. T., Meng, H., & Chronopoulos, D. (2020). Uncertainties in the attenuation performance of a multi-frequency metastructure from additive manufacturing. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 138, Article 106557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2019.106557

Additive manufacturing has been used to propose several designs of phononic crystals and metamaterials due to the low cost to produce complex geometrical features. However, like any other manufacturing process, it can introduce material and geometric... Read More about Uncertainties in the attenuation performance of a multi-frequency metastructure from additive manufacturing.

The strength of evidence supporting luteal phase progestogen after assisted reproduction: A systematic review with reference to trial registration and pre-specified endpoints (2019)
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Suthaporn, S., Jayaprakasan, K., Maalouf, W., Thornton, J. G., & Walker, K. F. (2020). The strength of evidence supporting luteal phase progestogen after assisted reproduction: A systematic review with reference to trial registration and pre-specified endpoints. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 245, 149-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.12.002

Using chemical fractionation and speciation to describe uptake of technetium, iodine and selenium by Agrostis capillaris and Lolium perenne (2019)
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Wang, J., Bailey, E. H., Sanders, H. K., Izquierdo, M., Crout, N. M., Shaw, G., …Young, S. D. (2020). Using chemical fractionation and speciation to describe uptake of technetium, iodine and selenium by Agrostis capillaris and Lolium perenne. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 212, Article 106131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106131

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd To understand the dynamic mechanisms governing soil-to-plant transfer of selenium (Se), technetium-99 (99Tc) and iodine (I), a pot experiment was undertaken using 30 contrasting soils after spiking with 77Se, 99Tc and 129I, and in... Read More about Using chemical fractionation and speciation to describe uptake of technetium, iodine and selenium by Agrostis capillaris and Lolium perenne.

Capturing the Real Impact of Clinical Academics in Practice (2019)
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Coad, J., Manning, J., Mills, E., Semple, C., Johnston, B., & McMahon, A. (2019). Capturing the Real Impact of Clinical Academics in Practice. International journal of practice-based learning in health and social care, 7(2), 47-56. https://doi.org/10.18552/ijpblhsc.v7i2.647

The Clinical Academic Careers Framework proposes an over-arching structure to develop the clinical academic workforce whose activities have patient benefit within a clear UK programme. Traditionally this has centred on professionals from medicine and... Read More about Capturing the Real Impact of Clinical Academics in Practice.

Probing the electronic structure of ether functionalised ionic liquids using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (2019)
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Dick, E., Fouda, A., Besley, N. A., & Licence, P. (2020). Probing the electronic structure of ether functionalised ionic liquids using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 22(3), 1624-1631. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cp01297d

The charge distribution associated with individual components in functionalised ionic liquids (ILs) can be tuned by careful manipulation of the substituent groups incorporated into the ions. Here we use X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to investigate... Read More about Probing the electronic structure of ether functionalised ionic liquids using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

Agronomic biofortification with selenium impacts storage proteins in grains of upland rice (2019)
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Reis, H. P. G., Pigatto De Queiroz Barcelos, J., Silva, V. M., Santos, E. F., Tavanti, R. F. R., Putti, F. F., …Reis, A. R. D. (2020). Agronomic biofortification with selenium impacts storage proteins in grains of upland rice. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 100(5), 1990-1997. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.10212

© 2019 Society of Chemical Industry BACKGROUND: Selenium (Se) is an essential element for humans and animals. Rice is one of the most commonly consumed cereals in the world, so the agronomic biofortification of cereals with Se may be a good strategy... Read More about Agronomic biofortification with selenium impacts storage proteins in grains of upland rice.

Translating healthcare research evidence into practice: The role of linked boundary objects (2019)
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Melo, S., & Bishop, S. (2020). Translating healthcare research evidence into practice: The role of linked boundary objects. Social Science and Medicine, 246, Article 112731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112731

Recent years have seen widespread interest in the process of evidence implementation and growth of implementation science. Whilst this work has drawn attention to the challenges and complexities of implementing evidence into everyday practice, for th... Read More about Translating healthcare research evidence into practice: The role of linked boundary objects.

Promoting healthy teenage behaviour across three European countries through the use of a novel smartphone technology platform, PEGASO fit for future: study protocol of a quasi-experimental, controlled, multi-Centre trial (2019)
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Puigdomenech, E., Martin, A., Lang, A., Adorni, F., Gomez, S. F., McKinstry, B., …and on behalf of the PEGASO Fit For Future Consortium. (2019). Promoting healthy teenage behaviour across three European countries through the use of a novel smartphone technology platform, PEGASO fit for future: study protocol of a quasi-experimental, controlled, multi-Centre trial. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 19(1), Article 278. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-019-0958-x

Background: Behaviour change interventions targeting physical activity, diet, sleep and sedentary behaviour of teenagers show promise when delivered through smartphones. However, to date there is no evidence of effectiveness of multicomponent smartph... Read More about Promoting healthy teenage behaviour across three European countries through the use of a novel smartphone technology platform, PEGASO fit for future: study protocol of a quasi-experimental, controlled, multi-Centre trial.