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An evaluation of paediatric tinnitus services in UK National Health Service audiology departments (2020)
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Smith, H., Fackrell, K., Kennedy, V., Barry, J. G., Broomhead, E., & Hoare, D. J. (2020). An evaluation of paediatric tinnitus services in UK National Health Service audiology departments. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), Article 214. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-5040-y

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Whilst evidence indicates many children experience troublesome tinnitus, specialist services for children are far less established than those available for adults. To date, there is limited understanding of how paedi... Read More about An evaluation of paediatric tinnitus services in UK National Health Service audiology departments.

Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) (2020)
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Swain, S., Sarmanova, A., Mallen, C., Kuo, C. F., Coupland, C., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2020). Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(6), 792-801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.03.004

© 2020 The Authors Objective: This study aimed to explore the incidence and prevalence of OA in the UK in 2017 and their trends from 1997 to 2017 using a large nationally representative primary care database. Design: The UK Clinical Practice Research... Read More about Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).

Effect of fibre architecture on tensile pull-off behaviour of 3D woven composite T-joints (2020)
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Yan, S., Zeng, X., & Long, A. (2020). Effect of fibre architecture on tensile pull-off behaviour of 3D woven composite T-joints. Composite Structures, 242, Article 112194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112194

© 2020 The Authors 3D woven composites are frequently employed due to their improved through-thickness properties and high damage tolerance compared with laminated composites. Due to the large design space for 3D weave patterns, an in-depth understan... Read More about Effect of fibre architecture on tensile pull-off behaviour of 3D woven composite T-joints.

Impact of rising body weight and cereal grain food processing on human magnesium nutrition (2020)
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Rosanoff, A., & Kumssa, D. B. (2020). Impact of rising body weight and cereal grain food processing on human magnesium nutrition. Plant and Soil, 457, 5–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04483-7

Aim The World Health Organisation (WHO) magnesium (Mg) estimated average requirement (EAR) is not adjusted for rise in human body weight (BW) and neglects body Mg stores depletion. Cereal grain food processing results in Mg loss and reduces dietar... Read More about Impact of rising body weight and cereal grain food processing on human magnesium nutrition.

Experiences of adjustment to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: a meta-ethnographic systematic review (2020)
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Meek, C., Topcu, G., Moghaddam, N., & das Nair, R. (2021). Experiences of adjustment to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: a meta-ethnographic systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(22), 3135-3146. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1734105

Purpose: To provide an overview of the experiences and needs of patients adjusting to life after receiving a diagnosis of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). Method: We conducted a meta-ethnographic synthesis of qualitative studies on... Read More about Experiences of adjustment to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: a meta-ethnographic systematic review.

Investigation of fluidized bed behaviour using electrical capacitance tomography (2020)
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Azzi, A., Bouyahiaoui, H., Sofiane Berrouk, A., Hunt, A., & Lowndes, I. S. (2020). Investigation of fluidized bed behaviour using electrical capacitance tomography. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 98(8), 1835-1848. https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.23748

The temporal and cross‐sectional distributions of particles in a 127 mm diameter fluidized bed have been obtained using a new generation, high‐speed electrical capacitance tomography. Two planes of eight electrodes were used and mounted at 160 mm and... Read More about Investigation of fluidized bed behaviour using electrical capacitance tomography.

Let's get this show on the road! Introducing the tourist celebrity gaze (2020)
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Canavan, B. (2020). Let's get this show on the road! Introducing the tourist celebrity gaze. Annals of Tourism Research, 82, 1-10

The tourist celebrity gaze is identified and outlined in this article. A netnographic study of adventure backpackers' social media, documenting their taking part in the 2019 Mongol Rally, highlights a shift from touring places to being on tour. Hereb... Read More about Let's get this show on the road! Introducing the tourist celebrity gaze.

The demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: findings from a national database (2020)
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Clawson, R., Patterson, A., Fyson, R., & McCarthy, M. (2020). The demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: findings from a national database. Journal of Adult Protection, 22(2), 59-74. https://doi.org/10.1108/jap-09-2019-0029

Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare the UK demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities and people without learning disabilities to inform effective safeguarding practice. Design/methodology/approach An analys... Read More about The demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: findings from a national database.

Conservation status assessment and a new method for establishing conservation priorities for freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River drainage (2020)
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Yang, X., Liu, X., Ouyang, S., Zanatta, D. T., Lopes‐Lima, M., Bogan, A. E., …Wu, X. (2020). Conservation status assessment and a new method for establishing conservation priorities for freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River drainage. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 30(5), 1000-1011. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3298

1. The freshwater mussel (Unionida) fauna of the Yangtze River is among the most diverse on Earth. In recent decades, human activities have caused habitat degradation in the river, and previous studies estimated that up to 80% of the mussel specie... Read More about Conservation status assessment and a new method for establishing conservation priorities for freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River drainage.

Selenium biofortification of crops on a Malawi Alfisol under conservation agriculture (2020)
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Ligowe, I. S., Young, S. D., Ander, E. L., Kabambe, V., Chilimba, A. D., Bailey, E. H., …Nalivata, P. C. (2020). Selenium biofortification of crops on a Malawi Alfisol under conservation agriculture. Geoderma, 369, Article 114315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114315

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Biofortification with selenium (Se) may rely on rapid uptake by crops, following application, to offset progressive fixation into unavailable organic forms of Se in soil. A biofortification study was conducted on an Alfisol withi... Read More about Selenium biofortification of crops on a Malawi Alfisol under conservation agriculture.

The star formation histories of z∼1 post-starburst galaxies (2020)
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Wild, V., Aldeen, L. T., Carnall, A., Maltby, D., Almaini, O., Werle, A., …Pozzetti, L. (2020). The star formation histories of z∼1 post-starburst galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 494(1), 529–548. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa674

We present the star formation histories of 39 galaxies with high-quality rest-frame optical spectra at 0.5 < z < 1.3 selected to have strong Balmer absorption lines and/or Balmer break, and compare to a sample of spectroscopically selected quiescent... Read More about The star formation histories of z∼1 post-starburst galaxies.

Correlation between building characteristics and associated energy consumption: Prototyping low-rise office buildings in Shanghai (2020)
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Hong, S. H., Peng, Z., Hong, S.-H., Ezeh, C. I., Hong, Y., Deng, W., …Tang, Y. (2020). Correlation between building characteristics and associated energy consumption: Prototyping low-rise office buildings in Shanghai. Energy and Buildings, 217, Article 109959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.109959

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. The enormous building energy consumption in Shanghai necessitates the identification of standard buildings to offer guidance for the adequate design of retrofitting strategies in order to promote a sustainable built and architect... Read More about Correlation between building characteristics and associated energy consumption: Prototyping low-rise office buildings in Shanghai.

Sequential testing for structural stability in approximate factor models (2020)
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Barigozzi, M., & Trapani, L. (2020). Sequential testing for structural stability in approximate factor models. Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 130(8), 5149-5187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spa.2020.03.003

We develop a monitoring procedure to detect changes in a large approximate factor model. Letting r be the number of common factors, we base our statistics on the fact that the(r + 1)-th eigenvalue of the sample covariance matrix is bounded under the... Read More about Sequential testing for structural stability in approximate factor models.

Curriculum mapping food science programs: An approach to quantification of professional competencies (2020)
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Benlloch‐Tinoco, M., Weston, E., Benlloch-Tinoco, M., Mossop, L., McCullough, F., & Foster, T. (2020). Curriculum mapping food science programs: An approach to quantification of professional competencies. Journal of Food Science Education, 19(2), 97-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4329.12182

© 2020 Institute of Food Technologists® It is fundamental that students are able to identity where they have developed specific professional competencies during their study. This ensures students can not only articulate their competencies well in job... Read More about Curriculum mapping food science programs: An approach to quantification of professional competencies.

Presence of donor-encoded centromeric KIR B content increases the risk of infectious mortality in recipients of myeloablative, T-cell deplete, HLA-matched HCT to treat AML (2020)
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Potter, M. N., Wilson, M. C., Pearce, R. M., Lee, J., Garcia-Sepulveda, C. A., Bloor, A. J., …Byrne, J. L. (2020). Presence of donor-encoded centromeric KIR B content increases the risk of infectious mortality in recipients of myeloablative, T-cell deplete, HLA-matched HCT to treat AML. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 55, 1975–1984. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-020-0858-9

The reported influence of donor Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor (KIR) genes on the outcomes of haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) are contradictory, in part due to diversity of disease, donor sources, era and conditioning regimens wit... Read More about Presence of donor-encoded centromeric KIR B content increases the risk of infectious mortality in recipients of myeloablative, T-cell deplete, HLA-matched HCT to treat AML.

Improved reperfusion following alternative surgical approach for experimental stroke in mice (2020)
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Trotman-Lucas, M., Wong, R., Allan, S. M., & Gibson, C. L. (2020). Improved reperfusion following alternative surgical approach for experimental stroke in mice. F1000Research, 9, Article 188. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.22594.1

Background: Following ischemic stroke, recanalisation and restoration of blood flow to the affected area of the brain is critical and directly correlates with patient recovery. In vivo models of ischemic stroke show high variability in outcomes whic... Read More about Improved reperfusion following alternative surgical approach for experimental stroke in mice.

Using Learning and Action Alliances to build capacity for local flood risk management (2020)
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Maskrey, S., Vilcan, T., O’Donnell, E., & Lamond, J. (2020). Using Learning and Action Alliances to build capacity for local flood risk management. Environmental Science and Policy, 107, 198-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.02.012

Learning and Action Alliances (LAAs) are becoming an increasingly popular method for overcoming the challenges associated with participatory forms of governance, where decision making requires collaboration between stakeholders. In flood risk managem... Read More about Using Learning and Action Alliances to build capacity for local flood risk management.

Manometric demonstration of duodenal/jejunal motor function consistent with the duodenal brake mechanism (2020)
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Dent, J., Dinning, P., Corsetti, M., Rommel, N., Tack, J., Wiklendt, L., …Deloose, E. (2020). Manometric demonstration of duodenal/jejunal motor function consistent with the duodenal brake mechanism. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 32(10), Article e13835. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.13835

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background: High-resolution manometric studies below the stomach are rare due to technical limitations of traditional manometry catheters. Consequently, specific motor patterns and their impact on gastric and small bowe... Read More about Manometric demonstration of duodenal/jejunal motor function consistent with the duodenal brake mechanism.

Identifying new concepts for innovative lighting-based interventions to influence movement and behaviours in train stations (2020)
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Hughes, N., Ryan, B., Hallewell, M., Coad, N., Grant, A., Parrott, N., …Thompson, K. (2020). Identifying new concepts for innovative lighting-based interventions to influence movement and behaviours in train stations. Lighting Research and Technology, 52(8), 976-990. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477153520904405

The disorderly and disrupted movement of passengers within train stations are key concerns in rail transport, especially where there are increasing numbers of passengers, coupled with often out-dated, adapted station spaces. With careful planning and... Read More about Identifying new concepts for innovative lighting-based interventions to influence movement and behaviours in train stations.