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Optimal distillation of quantum coherence with reduced waste of resources (2019)
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Torun, G., Lami, L., Adesso, G., & Yildiz, A. (2019). Optimal distillation of quantum coherence with reduced waste of resources. Physical Review A, 99(1), Article 012321. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.99.012321

We present an optimal probabilistic protocol to distill quantum coherence. Inspired by a specific entanglement distillation protocol, our main result yields a strictly incoherent operation that produces one of a family of maximally coherent states of... Read More about Optimal distillation of quantum coherence with reduced waste of resources.

An efficient algorithm for computing exact system and survival signatures of K-terminal network reliability (2019)
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Reed, S., Löfstrand, M., & Andrews, J. (2019). An efficient algorithm for computing exact system and survival signatures of K-terminal network reliability. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 185, 429-439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2019.01.011

An efficient algorithm is presented for computing exact system and survival signatures of K-terminal reliability in undirected networks with unreliable edges. K-terminal reliability is defined as the probability that a subset K of the network nodes c... Read More about An efficient algorithm for computing exact system and survival signatures of K-terminal network reliability.

The influence of non-ionic surfactants on electrosynthesis in extended channel, narrow gap electrolysis cells (2019)
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Folgueiras-Amador, A. A., Jolley, K. E., Birkin, P. R., Brown, R. C., Pletcher, D., Pickering, S., Sharabi, M., de Frutos, O., Mateos, C., & Rincón, J. A. (2019). The influence of non-ionic surfactants on electrosynthesis in extended channel, narrow gap electrolysis cells. Electrochemistry Communications, 100, 6-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2019.01.009

It is demonstrated that the addition of a non-ionic surfactant (Triton X-100 or Brij L23) to the electrolyte medium leads to a significant improvement to the current efficiency for the methoxylation of N-formylpyrrolidine in a flow electrolysis cell... Read More about The influence of non-ionic surfactants on electrosynthesis in extended channel, narrow gap electrolysis cells.

Quasi-normal modes and fermionic vacuum decay around a Kerr black hole (2019)
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Coutant, A., & Millington, P. (2019). Quasi-normal modes and fermionic vacuum decay around a Kerr black hole. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 36(3), Article 035005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/aaf679

We analyze the instability of the non-rotating fermion vacuum in Kerr spacetimes. We describe how the co-rotating Fermi sea is formed as a result of a spontaneous vacuum decay. Most significantly, and drawing upon intuition gained from analogous elec... Read More about Quasi-normal modes and fermionic vacuum decay around a Kerr black hole.

Participatory research approaches to integrating scientific and farmer knowledge of soil to meet multiple objectives in the English East Midlands (2019)
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Morris, C., Seymour, S., Jones, S., Stoate, C., & Crotty, F. (2019). Participatory research approaches to integrating scientific and farmer knowledge of soil to meet multiple objectives in the English East Midlands. Soil Use and Management, 35(1), 150-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12488

Soil management influences food production, economic performance of farm businesses, and a range of public benefits such as water quality, flood control and aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity. The aim of this paper is to explore the role of part... Read More about Participatory research approaches to integrating scientific and farmer knowledge of soil to meet multiple objectives in the English East Midlands.

A Framework for Environmental Mitigation in Convention and Exhibition Centers in the China Greater Bay Area (2019)
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Chan, W., Mak, B., Lee, D., & Zhang, C. (2019). A Framework for Environmental Mitigation in Convention and Exhibition Centers in the China Greater Bay Area. Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, 20(1), 44-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/15470148.2018.1563011

The numerous participants in convention and exhibition (C&E) events and the consequently huge consumption of direct and indirect resources have increased the environmental pressure on C&E centers to implement environmentally friendly practices and pr... Read More about A Framework for Environmental Mitigation in Convention and Exhibition Centers in the China Greater Bay Area.

Entropy and its Application to Urban Systems (2019)
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Purvis, B., Mao, Y., & Robinson, D. (2019). Entropy and its Application to Urban Systems. Entropy, 21(1), Article 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/e21010056

Since its conception over 150 years ago, entropy has enlightened and confused scholars and students alike, from its origins in physics and beyond. More recently, it has been considered within the urban context in a rather eclectic range of applicatio... Read More about Entropy and its Application to Urban Systems.

Multinationals and the globalization of R&D (2019)
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García-Vega, M., Hofmann, P., & Kneller, R. (2019). Multinationals and the globalization of R&D. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 63, 583-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2019.01.001

In this paper we consider how the location, organization and output of knowledge production evolve within domestic firms following acquisition-FDI in order to understand the aggregate effect on an index of domestically produced innovations. We find s... Read More about Multinationals and the globalization of R&D.

Service innovation through resource integration: An empirical examination of co-created value using telehealth services (2019)
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Go Jefferies, J., Bishop, S., & Hibbert, S. (2021). Service innovation through resource integration: An empirical examination of co-created value using telehealth services. Public Policy and Administration, 36(1), 69-88. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076718822715

Scholars, policymakers and practitioners recognise the potential to improve public services through active citizen involvement and much research has examined the formal opportunities to 'co-produce' changes in the structures and cultures of public se... Read More about Service innovation through resource integration: An empirical examination of co-created value using telehealth services.

Prescription opioids: regional variation and socioeconomic status: evidence from primary care in England (2019)
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Chen, T.-C., Chen, L.-C., Kerry, M., & Knaggs, R. D. (2019). Prescription opioids: regional variation and socioeconomic status: evidence from primary care in England. International Journal of Drug Policy, 64, 87-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.10.013

Background: This study aimed to quantify dispensed opioid prescriptions among primary care practices throughout England and investigate its association with socioeconomic status (SES).
Methods: This cross-sectional study used publicly available data... Read More about Prescription opioids: regional variation and socioeconomic status: evidence from primary care in England.

The multiplicative loops of Jha-Johnson semifields (2019)
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Pumpluen, S. (2019). The multiplicative loops of Jha-Johnson semifields. Communications in Contemporary Mathematics, 721, 227-242

The multiplicative loops of Jha-Johnson semifields are non-automorphic finite loops whose left and right nuclei are the multiplicative groups of a field extension of their centers. They yield examples of finite loops with non-trivial automorphism gro... Read More about The multiplicative loops of Jha-Johnson semifields.

Does bank stakeholder orientation enhance financial stability? (2019)
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Leung, W. S., Song, W., & Chen, J. (2019). Does bank stakeholder orientation enhance financial stability?. Journal of Corporate Finance, 56, 38-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2019.01.003

Using the staggered enactment of constituency statutes across US states, we find that banks with directors whose legal duties are expanded to consider stakeholder and long-term interests significantly reduce risk-taking by increasing capital and shif... Read More about Does bank stakeholder orientation enhance financial stability?.

Labor market reforms: An evaluation of the Hartz policies in Germany (2019)
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Bradley, J., & Kügler, A. (2019). Labor market reforms: An evaluation of the Hartz policies in Germany. European Economic Review, 113, 108-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2018.12.008

How do workers and firms respond to comprehensive labor market reforms? We use detailed micro data to analyze the German Hartz Reforms through the lens of a structural model of the labor market. These reforms aimed at reducing unemployment, by increa... Read More about Labor market reforms: An evaluation of the Hartz policies in Germany.

The relationship between inquiry-based teaching and students’ achievement. New evidence from a longitudinal PISA study in England (2019)
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Jerrim, J., Oliver, M., & Sims, S. (2019). The relationship between inquiry-based teaching and students’ achievement. New evidence from a longitudinal PISA study in England. Learning and Instruction, 61, 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2018.12.004

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Inquiry-based science teaching involves supporting pupils to acquire scientific knowledge indirectly by conducting their own scientific experiments, rather than receiving scientific knowledge directly from teachers. This approach... Read More about The relationship between inquiry-based teaching and students’ achievement. New evidence from a longitudinal PISA study in England.

Monitoring morphology evolution within block copolymer microparticles during dispersion polymerisation in supercritical carbon dioxide: a high pressure SAXS study (2019)
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Alauhdin, M., Bennett, T. M., He, G., Bassett, S. P., Portale, G., Bras, W., Hermida-Merino, D., & Howdle, S. M. (2019). Monitoring morphology evolution within block copolymer microparticles during dispersion polymerisation in supercritical carbon dioxide: a high pressure SAXS study. Polymer Chemistry, 10(7), 860-871. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8py01578c

Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerisation in supercritical carbon dioxide is an effective process for creating block copolymer microparticles with internal nanostructures. Here we report an alternative synthesi... Read More about Monitoring morphology evolution within block copolymer microparticles during dispersion polymerisation in supercritical carbon dioxide: a high pressure SAXS study.

Melting and solidification characteristics of a double-pipe latent heat storage system with sinusoidal wavy channels embedded in a porous medium (2019)
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Shahsavar, A., Al-Rashed, A. A., Entezari, S., & Sardari, P. T. (2019). Melting and solidification characteristics of a double-pipe latent heat storage system with sinusoidal wavy channels embedded in a porous medium. Energy, 171, 751-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.01.045

The aim of this investigation is to explore the combined effects of porous medium and surface waviness on the melting and solidification of PCM inside a vertical double-pipe latent heat storage (LHTES) system. The results are compared with the cases... Read More about Melting and solidification characteristics of a double-pipe latent heat storage system with sinusoidal wavy channels embedded in a porous medium.

Ex vivo MRI cell tracking of autologous mesenchymal stromal cells in an ovine osteochondral defect model (2019)
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Markides, H., Newell, K. J., Rudorf, H., Ferreras, L. B., Dixon, J. E., Morris, R. H., Graves, M., Kaggie, J., Henson, F., & El Haj, A. J. (2019). Ex vivo MRI cell tracking of autologous mesenchymal stromal cells in an ovine osteochondral defect model. Stem Cell Research and Therapy, 10, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-018-1123-7

Background
Osteochondral injuries represent a significant clinical problem requiring novel cell-based therapies to restore function of the damaged joint with the use of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) leading research efforts. Pre-clinical studies... Read More about Ex vivo MRI cell tracking of autologous mesenchymal stromal cells in an ovine osteochondral defect model.

Timeline and location of recurrence following successful ablation in Barrett’s oesophagus: an international multicentre study (2019)
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Sami, S. S., Ravindran, A., Kahn, A., Snyder, D., Santiago, J., Ortiz-Fernandez-Sordo, J., Tan, W. K., Heckman, M., Dierkhising, R., Johnson, M., Lansing, R., Wang, K., Ragunath, K., di Pietro, M., Wolfsen, H., Ramirez, F., Fleischer, D., Leggett, C. L., Katzka, D., & Iyer, P. G. (2019). Timeline and location of recurrence following successful ablation in Barrett’s oesophagus: an international multicentre study. Gut, 68(8), 1379-1385. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317513

Objectives: Surveillance intervals protocols after complete remission of intestinal metaplasia (CRIM) post radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in Barrett’s esophagus (BE) are currently empiric and not based on substantial evidence. We aimed to assess the t... Read More about Timeline and location of recurrence following successful ablation in Barrett’s oesophagus: an international multicentre study.

Patient reported outcome measures in the recovery of adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review (2019)
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Pick, H. J., Bolton, C. E., Lim, W. S., & McKeever, T. M. (2019). Patient reported outcome measures in the recovery of adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review. European Respiratory Journal, 53(3), Article 1802165. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02165-2018

Symptomatic and functional recovery are important patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) that are increasingly used as trial endpoints. This systematic review summarises the literature on PROMs in CAP.

Comp... Read More about Patient reported outcome measures in the recovery of adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review.

Small airway hyperresponsiveness in COPD: relationship between structure and function in lung slices (2019)
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Maarsingh, H., Bidan, C. M., Brook, B. S., Zuidhof, A. B., Elzinga, C. R., Smit, M., Oldenburger, A., Gosens, R., Timens, W., & Meurs, H. (2019). Small airway hyperresponsiveness in COPD: relationship between structure and function in lung slices. AJP - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 316(3), L537-L546. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00325.2018

The direct relationship between pulmonary structural changes and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is unclear. We investigated AHR in relation to airway and parenchymal structural changes in a guinea pig... Read More about Small airway hyperresponsiveness in COPD: relationship between structure and function in lung slices.