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Experimental and numerical determination of the wave dispersion characteristics of complex 3D woven composites (2020)
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Thierry, V., Mesnil, O., & Chronopoulos, D. (2020). Experimental and numerical determination of the wave dispersion characteristics of complex 3D woven composites. Ultrasonics, 103, Article 106068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2020.106068

In this article, an attempt is made towards the experimental validation of a numerical method allowing vibro-acoustic and ultrasonic wave propagation analysis of complex woven composites. For this validation, three different woven architectures were... Read More about Experimental and numerical determination of the wave dispersion characteristics of complex 3D woven composites.

Experimental and numerical study of air-water mist jet impingement cooling on a cylinder (2020)
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Khangembam, C., Singh, D., Handique, J., & Singh, K. (2020). Experimental and numerical study of air-water mist jet impingement cooling on a cylinder. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 150, Article 119368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119368

The paper presents the study of experimental as well as the numerical study of air-water mist jet impingement cooling over a heated cylinder in the non-boiling region. The studies are conducted for various mist loading fraction, f = 0.0025, 0.0050, 0... Read More about Experimental and numerical study of air-water mist jet impingement cooling on a cylinder.

Accuracy and clinical utility of comprehensive dysphagia screening assessments in acute stroke: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2020)
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Benfield, J. K., Everton, L. F., Bath, P. M., & England, T. J. (2020). Accuracy and clinical utility of comprehensive dysphagia screening assessments in acute stroke: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(9-10), 1527-1538. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15192

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Nurses and other nonspecialists in dysphagia are often trained to screen swallowing poststroke. There are many basic tools that test water only, they are usually conservative, and patients that fail the test remain nil by mouth until... Read More about Accuracy and clinical utility of comprehensive dysphagia screening assessments in acute stroke: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.

Developing highly nanoporous titanate structures via wet chemical conversion of DC magnetron sputtered titanium thin films (2020)
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Wadge, M. D., Turgut, B., Murray, J. W., Stuart, B. W., Felfel, R. M., Ahmed, I., & Grant, D. M. (2020). Developing highly nanoporous titanate structures via wet chemical conversion of DC magnetron sputtered titanium thin films. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 566, 271-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.01.073

© 2020 The Authors Titanate structures have been widely investigated as biomedical component surfaces due to their bioactive, osteoinductive and antibacterial properties. However, these surfaces are limited to Ti and its alloys, due to the nature of... Read More about Developing highly nanoporous titanate structures via wet chemical conversion of DC magnetron sputtered titanium thin films.

Improving the predictive quality of time‐dependent density functional theory calculations of the X‐ray emission spectroscopy of organic molecules (2020)
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Fouda, A. A. E., & Besley, N. A. (2020). Improving the predictive quality of time‐dependent density functional theory calculations of the X‐ray emission spectroscopy of organic molecules. Journal of Computational Chemistry, 41(11), 1081-1090. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcc.26153

The simulation of x-ray emission spectra of organic molecules using time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) is explored. TDDFT calculations using standard hybrid exchange-correlation functionals in conjunction with large basis sets can predi... Read More about Improving the predictive quality of time‐dependent density functional theory calculations of the X‐ray emission spectroscopy of organic molecules.

Highly efficient vortex four-wave mixing in asymmetric semiconductor quantum wells (2020)
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Qiu, J., Wang, Z., Ding, D., Li, W., & Yu, B. (2020). Highly efficient vortex four-wave mixing in asymmetric semiconductor quantum wells. Optics Express, 28(3), 2975-2986. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.379245

© 2020 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement Orbital angular momentum (OAM) is an important property of vortex light, which provides a valuable tool to manipulate the light-matter interaction in the st... Read More about Highly efficient vortex four-wave mixing in asymmetric semiconductor quantum wells.

Characteristics predicting recommendation for familial breast cancer referral in a cohort of women from primary care (2020)
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Lee, S. I., Kai, J., Qureshi, N., Dutton, B., & Weng, S. (2020). Characteristics predicting recommendation for familial breast cancer referral in a cohort of women from primary care. Journal of Community Genetics, 11, 331–338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-020-00452-w

© 2020, The Author(s). Family history of breast and related cancers can indicate increased breast cancer (BC) risk. In national familial breast cancer (FBC) guidelines, the risk is stratified to guide referral decisions. We aimed to identify characte... Read More about Characteristics predicting recommendation for familial breast cancer referral in a cohort of women from primary care.

ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in acute and chronic pancreatitis (2020)
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Arvanitakis, M., Ockenga, J., Bezmarevic, M., Gianotti, L., Krznarić, Ž., Lobo, D. N., Löser, C., Madl, C., Meier, R., Phillips, M., Rasmussen, H. H., Van Hooft, J., & Bischoff, S. (2020). ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in acute and chronic pancreatitis. Clinical Nutrition, 39(3), 612-631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.01.004

Both acute and chronic pancreatitis are frequent diseases of the pancreas, which, despite being of benign nature, are related to a significant risk of malnutrition and may require nutritional support. Acute necrotizing pancreatitis is encountered in... Read More about ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in acute and chronic pancreatitis.

The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins (2020)
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Dinu, V., Lu, Y., Weston, N., Lithgo, R., Coupe, H., Channell, G., Adams, G. G., Torcello Gómez, A., Sabater Sanchez, C., Mackie, A., Parmenter, C., Fisk, I., Phillips-Jones, M. K., & Harding, S. E. (2020). The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 960. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57776-3

© 2020, The Author(s). Vancomycin, a branched tricyclic glycosylated peptide antibiotic, is a last-line defence against serious infections caused by staphylococci, enterococci and other Gram-positive bacteria. Orally-administered vancomycin is the dr... Read More about The antibiotic vancomycin induces complexation and aggregation of gastrointestinal and submaxillary mucins.

Alterations in cerebellar grey matter structure and covariance networks in young people with Tourette syndrome (2020)
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Sigurdsson, H. P., Jackson, S. R., Jolley, L., Mitchell, E., & Jackson, G. M. (2020). Alterations in cerebellar grey matter structure and covariance networks in young people with Tourette syndrome. Cortex, 126, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2019.12.022

© 2020 The Authors Tourette syndrome (TS) is a childhood-onset neurological disorder characterised by the occurrence of motor and vocal tics and the presence of premonitory sensory/urge phenomena. Functional neuroimaging studies in humans, and experi... Read More about Alterations in cerebellar grey matter structure and covariance networks in young people with Tourette syndrome.

The role of the insula in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome (2020)
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Jackson, S. R., Loayza, J., Crighton, M., Sigurdsson, H. P., Dyke, K., & Jackson, G. M. (2020). The role of the insula in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome. Cortex, 126, 119-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2019.12.021

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder of childhood onset that is characterised by the occurrence of motor and vocal tics. TS is associated with cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuit [CSTC] dysfunction and hyper-excitability of corti... Read More about The role of the insula in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome.

A Defence of Lucretian Presentism (2020)
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Tallant, J., & Ingram, D. (2020). A Defence of Lucretian Presentism. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 98(4), 675-690. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2019.1697709

© 2019 Australasian Journal of Philosophy. In this paper, we defend Lucretian Presentism (‘Lucretianism’). Although the view faces many objections and has proven unpopular with presentists, we rehabilitate Lucretianism and argue that none of the obje... Read More about A Defence of Lucretian Presentism.

Creative autonomy in a simple interactive music system (2020)
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Paolizzo, F., & Johnson, C. G. (2020). Creative autonomy in a simple interactive music system. Journal of New Music Research, 49(2), 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/09298215.2019.1709510

Can autonomous systems be musically creative without musical knowledge? Assumptions from interdisciplinary studies on self-reflection are evaluated using Video Interactive VST Orchestra, a system that generates music from audio and video inputs throu... Read More about Creative autonomy in a simple interactive music system.

Identity Politics: Participatory Research and Its Challenges Related to Social and Epistemic Control (2020)
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Böschen, S., Legris, M., Pfersdorf, S., & Stahl, B. C. (2020). Identity Politics: Participatory Research and Its Challenges Related to Social and Epistemic Control. Social Epistemology, 34(4), 382-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2019.1706121

Over the past 20 years, the participation of laypersons or representatives of civil society has become a guiding principle in processes of research and innovation. There is now a significant literature discussing collaboration between civil society o... Read More about Identity Politics: Participatory Research and Its Challenges Related to Social and Epistemic Control.

Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention (2020)
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Huang, Y., Price, D., Benford, S., Patel, R., & Blake, H. Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention

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Sedentary behavior (SB) is associated with various adverse health outcomes. The prevalence of prolonged sitting at work among office workers makes a case for SB interventions to target this setting and population. Everyday mundane obje... Read More about Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention.

Closed-Form Solution for Secondary Perturbation Displacement in Finite-Element-Implemented Koiter’s Theory (2020)
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Yan, J., & Li, S. (2020). Closed-Form Solution for Secondary Perturbation Displacement in Finite-Element-Implemented Koiter’s Theory. AIAA Journal, 58(4), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.j058941

The finite-element-implemented Koiter’s initial postbuckling analysis has not managed to convince commercial finite element code developers to incorporate it into their codes to benefit structural designers and analysts. Three key obstacles have been... Read More about Closed-Form Solution for Secondary Perturbation Displacement in Finite-Element-Implemented Koiter’s Theory.

A simulation study on performance improvement of solar assisted heat pump hot water system by novel controllable crystallization of supercooled PCMs (2020)
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Kutlu, C., Zhang, Y., Elmer, T., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2020). A simulation study on performance improvement of solar assisted heat pump hot water system by novel controllable crystallization of supercooled PCMs. Renewable Energy, 152, 601-612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.01.090

Domestic hot water (DHW) has a significant share in building’s energy consumption. In order to reduce this consumption, various solutions have been proposed such as controlling the system in an efficient way, using renewable sources and using phase c... Read More about A simulation study on performance improvement of solar assisted heat pump hot water system by novel controllable crystallization of supercooled PCMs.