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A lifing method based on R5 and viscoplasticity modelling and its application to turbine rotor under thermomechanical loading (2020)
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Bonetti, R., Hadjipakkos, P., Rae, Y., Hughes, J., & Sun, W. (2020). A lifing method based on R5 and viscoplasticity modelling and its application to turbine rotor under thermomechanical loading. Engineering Failure Analysis, 110, Article 104416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2020.104416

An integrated life assessment procedure for structures operating under thermomechanical loading has been
developed. The methodology uses a viscoplasticity based framework combined with the R5 life assessment code. The
viscoplastic constitutive mode... Read More about A lifing method based on R5 and viscoplasticity modelling and its application to turbine rotor under thermomechanical loading.

Preparation and characteristics evaluation of mono and hybrid nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) for thermal management of microelectronics (2020)
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Arshad, A., Jabbal, M., & Yan, Y. (2020). Preparation and characteristics evaluation of mono and hybrid nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) for thermal management of microelectronics. Energy Conversion and Management, 205, Article 112444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112444

Efficient, clean and quiet thermal management has become a vital challenge in for cooling of electronic devices. To enhance the capability and efficiency of passive thermal management , novel composite materials have been designed by the combination... Read More about Preparation and characteristics evaluation of mono and hybrid nano-enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs) for thermal management of microelectronics.

Modelling the permeability of random discontinuous carbon fibre preforms (2020)
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Xiao, Z., Liu, X., Harper, L. T., Endruweit, A., & Warrior, N. A. (2020). Modelling the permeability of random discontinuous carbon fibre preforms. Journal of Composite Materials, 54(20), 2739-2751. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998320902506

A force-directed algorithm was developed to create representative geometrical models of fibre distributions in Directed Carbon Fibre Preforms (DCFP). Local permeability values were calculated for the preform models depending on the local fibre orient... Read More about Modelling the permeability of random discontinuous carbon fibre preforms.

Engineering non-binary Rydberg interactions via electron-phonon coupling (2020)
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Gambetta, F. M., Li, W., Schmidt-Kaler, F., & Lesanovsky, I. (2020). Engineering non-binary Rydberg interactions via electron-phonon coupling. Physical Review Letters, 124(4), Article 043402. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.043402

Coupling electronic and vibrational degrees of freedom of Rydberg atoms held in optical tweezers arrays offers a flexible mechanism for creating and controlling atom-atom interactions. We find that the state-dependent coupling between Rydberg atoms a... Read More about Engineering non-binary Rydberg interactions via electron-phonon coupling.

An Analysis of the Thermal Interaction Between Components in Power Converter Applications (2020)
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Shahjalal, M., Ahmed, M. R., Lu, H., Bailey, C., & Forsyth, A. J. (2020). An Analysis of the Thermal Interaction Between Components in Power Converter Applications. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 35(9), 9082-9094. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2020.2969350

Accurately predicting the temperature of semiconductor devices is very important in the initial design of the power electronics converter. RC thermal models derived from the well-known methods have some ability to predict the temperature. However, th... Read More about An Analysis of the Thermal Interaction Between Components in Power Converter Applications.

Distinct inactive conformations of the dopamine D2 and D3 receptors correspond to different extents of inverse agonism (2020)
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Lane, J. R., Abramyan, A. M., Adhikari, P., Keen, A. C., Lee, K.-H., Sanchez, J., Verma, R. K., Lim, H. D., Yano, H., Javitch, J. A., & Shi, L. (2020). Distinct inactive conformations of the dopamine D2 and D3 receptors correspond to different extents of inverse agonism. eLife, 9, Article e52189. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.52189

By analyzing and simulating inactive conformations of the highly-homologous dopamine D2 and D3 receptors (D2R and D3R), we find that eticlopride binds D2R in a pose very similar to that in the D3R/eticlopride structure but incompatible with the D2R/r... Read More about Distinct inactive conformations of the dopamine D2 and D3 receptors correspond to different extents of inverse agonism.

Analyzing Magnetically Induced Currents in Molecular Systems Using Current-Density-Functional Theory (2020)
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Irons, T. J. P., Spence, L., David, G., Speake, B. T., Helgaker, T., & Teale, A. M. (2020). Analyzing Magnetically Induced Currents in Molecular Systems Using Current-Density-Functional Theory. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 124(7), 1321-1333. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.9b10833

A suite of tools for the analysis of magnetically induced currents is introduced. These are applicable to both the weak-field regime, well described by linear response perturbation theory, and to the strong-field regime, which is inaccessible to such... Read More about Analyzing Magnetically Induced Currents in Molecular Systems Using Current-Density-Functional Theory.

Detrimental effects of uterine disease and lipopolysaccharide on luteal angiogenesis (2020)
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Mohammed, Z. A., Robinson, R. S., Harris, R., McLaughlin, Y., Turnbull, K. E., Mann, G. E., & Woad, K. J. (2020). Detrimental effects of uterine disease and lipopolysaccharide on luteal angiogenesis. Journal of Endocrinology, 245(1), 79-92. https://doi.org/10.1530/JOE-19-0443

© 2020 Society for Endocrinology Reproductive tract inflammatory disease (RTID) commonly occurs after the traumatic events of parturition and adversely affects follicular function. This study is the first to describe the cellular and steroidogenic ch... Read More about Detrimental effects of uterine disease and lipopolysaccharide on luteal angiogenesis.

Emissive Platinum(II) Cages with Reverse Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer for Multiple Sensing (2020)
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Zhang, Z., Zhao, Z., Wu, L., Lu, S., Ling, S., Li, G., Xu, L., Ma, L., Hou, Y., Wang, X., Li, X., He, G., Wang, K., Zou, B., & Zhang, M. (2020). Emissive Platinum(II) Cages with Reverse Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer for Multiple Sensing. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(5), 2592-2600. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b12689

It is quite challenging to realize fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between two chromophores with specific positions and directions. Herein, through the self-assembly of two carefully selected fluorescent ligands via metal-coordination i... Read More about Emissive Platinum(II) Cages with Reverse Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer for Multiple Sensing.

A Multimodal Particle Swarm Optimization-based Approach for Image Segmentation (2020)
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Farshi, T. R., Drake, J. H., & Özcan, E. (2020). A Multimodal Particle Swarm Optimization-based Approach for Image Segmentation. Expert Systems with Applications, 149, Article 113233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2020.113233

Color image segmentation is a fundamental challenge in the field of image analysis and pattern recognition. In this paper, a novel automated pixel clustering and color image segmentation algorithm is presented. The proposed method operates in three s... Read More about A Multimodal Particle Swarm Optimization-based Approach for Image Segmentation.

The impact of a high-fat diet in mice is dependent on duration and age, and differs between muscles (2020)
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Messa, G. A. M., Piasecki, M., Hurst, J., Hill, C., Tallis, J., & Degens, H. (2020). The impact of a high-fat diet in mice is dependent on duration and age, and differs between muscles. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(6), Article jeb.217117. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.217117

© 2020. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. Prolonged high-fat diets (HFDs) can cause intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) accumulation that may negatively affect muscle function. We investigated the duration of a HFD required to instigate these cha... Read More about The impact of a high-fat diet in mice is dependent on duration and age, and differs between muscles.

A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health (2020)
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Ntoumanis, N., Ng, J. Y., Prestwich, A., Quested, E., Hancox, J. E., Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C., Deci, E. L., Ryan, R. M., Lonsdale, C., & Williams, G. C. (2021). A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health. Health Psychology Review, 15(2), 214-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2020.1718529

© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. There are no literature reviews that have examined the impact of health-domain interventions, informed by self-determination theory (SDT), on SDT constructs a... Read More about A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health.

Enzymatic One-Pot Synthesis of Renewable and Biodegradable Surfactants in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (scCO2) (2020)
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d’Almeida Gamiero, M., Goddard, A. . R., Taresco, V., & Howdle, S. M. (2020). Enzymatic One-Pot Synthesis of Renewable and Biodegradable Surfactants in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (scCO2). Green Chemistry, 22(4), 1308-1318. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9gc04011k

We seek to expand the opportunities to exploit glycerol, a largely untapped renewable feedstock, by exploiting enzymatic catalysis in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2). This work highlights a promising and clean approach to bio-renewable amphiphil... Read More about Enzymatic One-Pot Synthesis of Renewable and Biodegradable Surfactants in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (scCO2).

Preclinical biological and physicochemical evaluation of two-photon engineered 3D biomimetic copolymer scaffolds for bone healing (2020)
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Kampleitner, C., Changi, K., Felfel, R. M., Scotchford, C. A., Sottile, V., Kluger, R., Hoffmann, O., Grant, D. M., & Epstein, M. M. (2020). Preclinical biological and physicochemical evaluation of two-photon engineered 3D biomimetic copolymer scaffolds for bone healing. Biomaterials Science, 8(6), 1683-1694. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9bm01827a

A major challenge in orthopedics is the repair of large non-union bone fractures. A promising therapy for this indication is the use of biodegradable bioinspired biomaterials that stabilize the fracture site, relieve pain and initiate bone formation... Read More about Preclinical biological and physicochemical evaluation of two-photon engineered 3D biomimetic copolymer scaffolds for bone healing.

Book review: Data Localization Laws and Policy: The EU Data Protection International Transfers Restriction Through a Cloud Computing Lens: W Kuan Hon Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2017. 488 pages. ISBN 978 1 78643 196 7. £110.00 (2020)
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Chen, J. (2020). Book review: Data Localization Laws and Policy: The EU Data Protection International Transfers Restriction Through a Cloud Computing Lens: W Kuan Hon Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2017. 488 pages. ISBN 978 1 78643 196 7. £110.00. SCRIPTed: A Journal of Law, Technology & Society, 17(1), 152-159. https://doi.org/10.2966/scrip.170120.152

A behaviour change package to prevent hand dermatitis in nurse working in the National Health Service: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Madan, I., Parsons, V., Ntani, G., Coggon, D., Wright, A., English, J., McCrone, P., Smedley, J., Rushton, L., Murphy, C., Cookson, B., & Williams, H. C. (2020). A behaviour change package to prevent hand dermatitis in nurse working in the National Health Service: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Dermatology, 183(3), 462-470. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.18862

Background
Occupational hand dermatitis poses a serious risk for nurses.

Objectives
To evaluate the clinical and cost‐effectiveness of a complex intervention in reducing the prevalence of hand dermatitis in nurses

Trial design
Cluster random... Read More about A behaviour change package to prevent hand dermatitis in nurse working in the National Health Service: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial.

A qualitative investigation into the cultural master narrative for overcoming trauma and adversity in the United Kingdom. (2020)
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Blackie, L. E. R., Colgan, J. E. V., McDonald, S., & Mclean, K. C. (2023). A qualitative investigation into the cultural master narrative for overcoming trauma and adversity in the United Kingdom. Qualitative Psychology, 10(1), 154-170. https://doi.org/10.1037/qup0000163

Research in the field of narrative psychology has found that redemption—a narrative sequence in which people recount emotionally negative experiences as having positive endings—is a useful mechanism for coping with adversity. Redemption has been view... Read More about A qualitative investigation into the cultural master narrative for overcoming trauma and adversity in the United Kingdom..

Improving economic evaluations in stroke: A report from the ESO Health Economics Working Group (2020)
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Wilson, A., on behalf of the ESO Health Economics Working group, Cadilhac, D. A., Kim, J., Berge, E., Patel, A., Ali, M., Saver, J., Christensen, H., Cuche, M., Crews, S., Wu, O., Provoyeur, M., McMeekin, P., Durand-Zaleski, I., Ford, G. A., Muhlemann, N., Bath, P. M., Abdul-Rahim, A. H., Sunnerhagen, K., …Ranta, A. (2020). Improving economic evaluations in stroke: A report from the ESO Health Economics Working Group. European Stroke Journal, 5(2), 184-192. https://doi.org/10.1177/2396987319897466

Abstract Introduction: Approaches to economic evaluations of stroke therapies are varied and inconsistently described. An objective of the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) Health Economics Working Group is to standardise and improve the economic ev... Read More about Improving economic evaluations in stroke: A report from the ESO Health Economics Working Group.

Comparing face-to-face with online training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work: Protocol for the CREATE study (2020)
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Coole, C., Konstantinidis, S. T., Ablewhite, J., Radford, K., Thomson, L., Khan, S., & Drummond, A. (2020). Comparing face-to-face with online training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work: Protocol for the CREATE study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(3), 172-178. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022619893563

© The Author(s) 2020. Introduction: Occupational therapists play a key role in advising on fitness for work; however, there is a concern that they lack knowledge and confidence in using the Allied Health Professions health and work report (formerly t... Read More about Comparing face-to-face with online training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work: Protocol for the CREATE study.

Intermachine Variation of Ultrasound Strain Elastographic Measures of the Quadriceps and Patellar Tendons in Healthy Participants: Implications for Clinical Practice (2020)
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Dickson, D. M., Fawole, H. O., Hendry, G. J., & Smith, S. L. (2020). Intermachine Variation of Ultrasound Strain Elastographic Measures of the Quadriceps and Patellar Tendons in Healthy Participants: Implications for Clinical Practice. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 39(7), 1343-1353. https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.15228

Objectives
To evaluate intermachine variation and compare intraoperator and interoperator agreement and repeatability characteristics of 2 ultrasound (US) systems for measurements of quadriceps and patellar tendons by strain elastography (SE).

Me... Read More about Intermachine Variation of Ultrasound Strain Elastographic Measures of the Quadriceps and Patellar Tendons in Healthy Participants: Implications for Clinical Practice.