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Chemical Imaging of Buried Interfaces in Organic-Inorganic Devices Using Focused Ion Beam-Time-of-Flight-Secondary-Ion Mass Spectrometry (2019)
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Tiddia, M., Mihara, I., Seah, M. P., Trindade, G. F., Kollmer, F., Roberts, C. J., …Havelund, R. (2019). Chemical Imaging of Buried Interfaces in Organic-Inorganic Devices Using Focused Ion Beam-Time-of-Flight-Secondary-Ion Mass Spectrometry. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(4), 4500-4506. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b15091

Copyright © 2019 American Chemical Society. Organic-inorganic hybrid materials enable the design and fabrication of new materials with enhanced properties. The interface between the organic and inorganic materials is often critical to the device's pe... Read More about Chemical Imaging of Buried Interfaces in Organic-Inorganic Devices Using Focused Ion Beam-Time-of-Flight-Secondary-Ion Mass Spectrometry.

Analysing Slavery through Satellite Technology: How Remote Sensing Could Revolutionise Data Collection to Help End Modern Slavery (2019)
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Jackson, B., Bales, K., Owen, S., Wardlaw, J., & Boyd, D. S. (2019). Analysing Slavery through Satellite Technology: How Remote Sensing Could Revolutionise Data Collection to Help End Modern Slavery. Journal of Modern Slavery, 4(2), 169-199

An estimated 40.3 million people are enslaved globally across a range of industries. Whilst these industries are known, their scale can hinder the fight against slavery. Some industries using slave labour are visible in satellite imagery, including m... Read More about Analysing Slavery through Satellite Technology: How Remote Sensing Could Revolutionise Data Collection to Help End Modern Slavery.

Firm boundaries and financing with opportunistic stakeholder behaviour (2019)
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Aney, M. S., Appelbaum, E., & Banerji, S. (2019). Firm boundaries and financing with opportunistic stakeholder behaviour. Journal of Corporate Finance, 56, 437-457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2018.12.003

We explore the impact of strategic behaviour of equity holders, debt holders and an opportunistic supplier of a critical input on the firm's capital structure, organisational design, and its outsourcing decision. We show that the supplier can trigger... Read More about Firm boundaries and financing with opportunistic stakeholder behaviour.

Indoor Topological Localization Using a Visual Landmark Sequence (2019)
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Zhu, J., Li, Q., Cao, R., Sun, K., Liu, T., Garibaldi, J., …Qiu, G. (2019). Indoor Topological Localization Using a Visual Landmark Sequence. Remote Sensing, 11(1), Article 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11010073

© 2019 by the authors. This paper presents a novel indoor topological localization method based on mobile phone videos. Conventional methods suffer from indoor dynamic environmental changes and scene ambiguity. The proposed Visual Landmark Sequence-b... Read More about Indoor Topological Localization Using a Visual Landmark Sequence.

DNA fragility in the parallel evolution of pelvic reduction in stickleback fish (2019)
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Xie, K. T., Wang, G., Thompson, A. C., Wucherpfennig, J. I., Reimchen, T. E., MacColl, A. D. C., …Kingsley, D. M. (2019). DNA fragility in the parallel evolution of pelvic reduction in stickleback fish. Science, 363(6422), 81-84. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan1425

Evolution generates a remarkable breadth of living forms, but many traits evolve repeatedly, by mechanisms that are still poorly understood. A classic example of repeated evolution is the loss of pelvic hindfins in stickleback fish (Gasterosteus acul... Read More about DNA fragility in the parallel evolution of pelvic reduction in stickleback fish.

Evaluation of thermal and solar performance in atrium buildings using sequential simulation (2019)
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Ab Ghafar, N., Gadi, M., & Adam, M. (2019). Evaluation of thermal and solar performance in atrium buildings using sequential simulation. Energy and Environment, 30(6), 969-990. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X18813684

© The Author(s) 2019. Nowadays complex atrium design is becoming popular in city skylines that bring natural lighting to create more pleasant indoor environment. Atriums with complex skylight design and lack of knowledge in building thermal performan... Read More about Evaluation of thermal and solar performance in atrium buildings using sequential simulation.

An evaluation study of miniature dielectric crossed compound parabolic concentrator (dCCPC) panel as skylights in building energy simulation (2019)
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Tian, M., Zhang, L., Su, Y., Xuan, Q., Li, G., & Lv, H. (2019). An evaluation study of miniature dielectric crossed compound parabolic concentrator (dCCPC) panel as skylights in building energy simulation. Solar Energy, 179, 264-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.12.058

The potential of miniature dielectric crossed compound parabolic concentrator (dCCPC) panel as skylights for daylighting control has drawn a considerable research attention in the recent years, owing to its feature of variable transmittance according... Read More about An evaluation study of miniature dielectric crossed compound parabolic concentrator (dCCPC) panel as skylights in building energy simulation.

Attitudes to E-Cigarettes and Cessation Support for Pregnant Women from English Stop Smoking Services: A Mixed Methods Study (2019)
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Cooper, S., Orton, S., Campbell, K., Ussher, M., Coleman-Haynes, N., Whitemore, R., …Coleman, T. (2019). Attitudes to E-Cigarettes and Cessation Support for Pregnant Women from English Stop Smoking Services: A Mixed Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(1), Article 110. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010110

Smoking in pregnancy remains a public health problem. In the UK e-cigarettes are the most popular aid to quitting smoking outside of pregnancy, but we don’t know the extent of e-cigarette use in pregnancy or how English Stop Smoking Services (SSS) re... Read More about Attitudes to E-Cigarettes and Cessation Support for Pregnant Women from English Stop Smoking Services: A Mixed Methods Study.

Maternal dietary ratio of linoleic acid to alpha-linolenic acid during pregnancy has sexspecific effects on placental and fetal weights in the rat (2019)
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Draycott, S. A., Liu, G., Daniel, Z. C., Elmes, M. J., Mulhausler, B. S., & Langley-Evans, S. C. (2019). Maternal dietary ratio of linoleic acid to alpha-linolenic acid during pregnancy has sexspecific effects on placental and fetal weights in the rat. Nutrition and Metabolism, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-018-0330-7

Background: Increased consumption of linoleic acid (LA, omega-6) in Western diets coupled with the pro-inflammatory and adipogenic properties of its derivatives has led to suggestions that fetal exposure to this dietary pattern could be contributing... Read More about Maternal dietary ratio of linoleic acid to alpha-linolenic acid during pregnancy has sexspecific effects on placental and fetal weights in the rat.

From venture idea to venture formation: the role of sensemaking, sensegiving and sense receiving (2019)
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Hoyte, C., Noke, H., Mosey, S., & Marlow, S. (2019). From venture idea to venture formation: the role of sensemaking, sensegiving and sense receiving. International Small Business Journal, 37(3), 268-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242618818876

This article explores the sensemaking processes entrepreneurs use when transitioning between venture ideas and venture formation. Adopting a sensemaking/sensegiving approach and utilising an interpretivist methodology, we use sensemaking to analyse t... Read More about From venture idea to venture formation: the role of sensemaking, sensegiving and sense receiving.

Comparative inspiration: from puzzles with pigeons to novel discoveries with humans in risky choice (2019)
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Madan, C., Ludvig, E., & Spetch, M. (2019). Comparative inspiration: from puzzles with pigeons to novel discoveries with humans in risky choice. Behavioural Processes, 160, 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2018.12.009

Both humans and non-human animals regularly encounter decisions involving risk and uncertainty. This paper provides an overview of our research program examining risky decisions in which the odds and outcomes are learned through experience in people... Read More about Comparative inspiration: from puzzles with pigeons to novel discoveries with humans in risky choice.

Investigating a therapist-guided, parent-assisted remote digital behavioural intervention for tics in children and adolescents: 'Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics' (ORBIT) trial: protocol of an internal pilot study and single randomised controlled trial (2019)
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Hall, C. L., Davies, E. B., Andrén, P., Murphy, T., Bennett, S., Brown, B. J., …Hollis, C. (2019). Investigating a therapist-guided, parent-assisted remote digital behavioural intervention for tics in children and adolescents: 'Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics' (ORBIT) trial: protocol of an internal pilot study and single randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9(1), Article e027583. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027583

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Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder are common, disabling childhood-onset conditions. Guidelines recommend that behavioural therapy should be offered as first-line treatment for children with tics. However, there are very few t... Read More about Investigating a therapist-guided, parent-assisted remote digital behavioural intervention for tics in children and adolescents: 'Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics' (ORBIT) trial: protocol of an internal pilot study and single randomised controlled trial.

“Form and Use” and Environments for an Open Society: MIT, ca. 1969 (2019)
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Kauffman, J. (2019). “Form and Use” and Environments for an Open Society: MIT, ca. 1969. Architectural Theory Review, 23(1), 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/13264826.2019.1616371

“Form and Use in Architecture” was constructed and mounted at MIT’s Hayden Gallery in 1969. Designed and assembled by students with guidance from Stanford Anderson, then professor at MIT, it was a means to test Anderson’s theories of design. The exhi... Read More about “Form and Use” and Environments for an Open Society: MIT, ca. 1969.

Adaptive Architecture: regulating human building interaction (2019)
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Urquhart, L., Schnädelbach, H., & Jäger, N. (2019). Adaptive Architecture: regulating human building interaction. International Review of Law, Computers and Technology, 33(1), 3-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600869.2019.1562605

In this paper, we explore the regulatory, technical and interactional implications of Adaptive Architecture (AA) and how it will recalibrate the nature of human-building interaction. We comprehensively unpack the emergence and history of this novel c... Read More about Adaptive Architecture: regulating human building interaction.

The relationship between the cortisol awakening response and cortisol reactivity to a laboratory stressor (2019)
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Dienes, K., Gartland, N., & Ferguson, E. (2019). The relationship between the cortisol awakening response and cortisol reactivity to a laboratory stressor. British Journal of Health Psychology, 24(2), 265-281. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12352

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The cortisol awakening response (CAR) and cortisol reactivity to an acute laboratory stressor both involve steep increases in cortisol secretion and are associated with preparing the body to deal with stressors ahead. Alterations in bot... Read More about The relationship between the cortisol awakening response and cortisol reactivity to a laboratory stressor.

Two methods for controlling three-time fundamental frequency neutral-point voltage oscillation in a hybrid VIENNA rectifier (2019)
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Song, W.-Z., Dai, Z.-H., Xie, N., Wang, Y.-Y., & Pat, W. (2019). Two methods for controlling three-time fundamental frequency neutral-point voltage oscillation in a hybrid VIENNA rectifier. IET Power Electronics, 12(4), 932-943. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2018.5017

This study presents two methods of controlling neutral-point voltage oscillation in a hybrid VIENNA rectifier, which is composed of the parallel association of a three-phase single-switch Boost rectifier with a VIENNA-type rectifier. The neutral-poin... Read More about Two methods for controlling three-time fundamental frequency neutral-point voltage oscillation in a hybrid VIENNA rectifier.

Measuring long-term landscape change using historical photographs and the WSL Monoplotting Tool (2019)
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Watkins, C., & Gabellieri, N. (2019). Measuring long-term landscape change using historical photographs and the WSL Monoplotting Tool. Landscape History, 40(1), 93-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/01433768.2019.1600946

© 2019, © 2019 Society for Landscape Studies. This paper assesses the potential of software developed by the research group of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) in order to georeference and vectorise historical... Read More about Measuring long-term landscape change using historical photographs and the WSL Monoplotting Tool.

An interactive web-based educational tool improves detection and delineation of Barrett’s esophagus related neoplasia (2019)
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Bergman, J., de Groof, A., Pech, O., Ragunath, K., Armstrong, D., Mostafavi, N., …Sharma, P. (2019). An interactive web-based educational tool improves detection and delineation of Barrett’s esophagus related neoplasia. Gastroenterology, 156(5), 1299-1308.e3. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2018.12.021

Background & Aims: Endoscopic detection of early Barrett’s esophagus-related neoplasia (BORN) is a challenge. We aimed to develop a web-based teaching tool for improving detection and delineation of BORN.

Methods: We made high-definition digital... Read More about An interactive web-based educational tool improves detection and delineation of Barrett’s esophagus related neoplasia.

Narrow band imaging and serology in the assessment of premalignant gastric pathology (2019)
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White, J. R., Sami, S. S., Reddiar, D., Mannath, J., Ortiz Fernández-Sordo, J., Beg, S., …Ragunath, K. (2019). Narrow band imaging and serology in the assessment of premalignant gastric pathology. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 53(12), 1611-1618. https://doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2018.1542455

Background: Patient outcomes in gastric adenocarcinoma are poor due to late diagnosis. Detecting and treating at the premalignant stage has the potential to improve this. Helicobacter pylori is also a strong risk factor for this disease.

Aims: Pri... Read More about Narrow band imaging and serology in the assessment of premalignant gastric pathology.

Effects of business and political ties on product innovation performance: evidence from China and India (2019)
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Zhang, M., Qi, Y., Wang, Z., Zhao, X., & Pawar, K. (2019). Effects of business and political ties on product innovation performance: evidence from China and India. Technovation, 80-81, 30-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2018.12.002

This study investigates the joint effects of business and political ties, cognitive capital, and institutional support on product innovation performance in China and India. The hypotheses are empirically tested using bootstrap and multiple group stru... Read More about Effects of business and political ties on product innovation performance: evidence from China and India.