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“Everyone happy with what their role is?”: A pragmalinguistic evaluation of leadership practices in emergency medicine training (2020)
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Chałupnik, M., & Atkins, S. (2020). “Everyone happy with what their role is?”: A pragmalinguistic evaluation of leadership practices in emergency medicine training. Journal of Pragmatics, 160, 80-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2020.02.014

This article reports a study of simulated interactions between emergency medical teams, as they are used in education for specialist trainee doctors. We focus on a key area of communicative competence that trainees are assessed on: the performance of... Read More about “Everyone happy with what their role is?”: A pragmalinguistic evaluation of leadership practices in emergency medicine training.

Pitfalls and possibilities in literacy research: A review of South African literacy studies, 2004-2018 (2020)
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Biesman-Simons, C., Dixon, K., Pretorius, E., & Reed, Y. (2020). Pitfalls and possibilities in literacy research: A review of South African literacy studies, 2004-2018. Reading and Writing, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.4102/rw.v11i1.238

Background: Given the comprehensively documented literacy crisis in South Africa and the gaps in what is known about the effective teaching of reading and writing in schools, high-quality literacy research is a priority. Objectives: This article... Read More about Pitfalls and possibilities in literacy research: A review of South African literacy studies, 2004-2018.

Experimental and numerical studies of press-braked S690 high strength steel channel section beams (2020)
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Zhang, L., Wang, F., Liang, Y., & Zhao, O. (2020). Experimental and numerical studies of press-braked S690 high strength steel channel section beams. Thin-Walled Structures, 148, Article 106499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2019.106499

The present paper describes an in-depth experimental and numerical investigation into the flexural responses and strengths of press-braked S690 high strength steel channel section beams bent about the minor principal axes in both the ‘u’ and ‘n’ orie... Read More about Experimental and numerical studies of press-braked S690 high strength steel channel section beams.

Combinatorial metabolic engineering platform enabling stable overproduction of lycopene from carbon dioxide by cyanobacteria (2020)
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Taylor, G. M., & Heap, J. T. Combinatorial metabolic engineering platform enabling stable overproduction of lycopene from carbon dioxide by cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria are simple, efficient, genetically-tractable photosynthetic microorganisms representing ideal biocatalysts for CO2 capture and conversion, in principle. In practice, genetic instability and low productivity are key, linked problems in e... Read More about Combinatorial metabolic engineering platform enabling stable overproduction of lycopene from carbon dioxide by cyanobacteria.

The activation of contextually predictable words in syntactically illegal positions (2020)
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Cutter, M. G., Martin, A. E., & Sturt, P. (2020). The activation of contextually predictable words in syntactically illegal positions. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 73(9), 1423-1430. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021820911021

We present an eye-tracking study testing a hypothesis emerging from several theories of prediction during language processing, whereby predictable words should be skipped more than unpredictable words even in syntactically illegal positions. Particip... Read More about The activation of contextually predictable words in syntactically illegal positions.

Pathological Findings in Koala Retrovirus-positive Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) from Northern and Southern Australia (2020)
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Fabijan, J., Sarker, N., Speight, N., Owen, H., Meers, J., Simmons, G., …Trott, D. J. (2020). Pathological Findings in Koala Retrovirus-positive Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) from Northern and Southern Australia. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 176, 50-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.02.003

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Koala retrovirus (KoRV) infection shows differences in prevalence and load between northern and southern Australian koala populations; however, the effect of this on diseases such as lymphoma and chlamydial disease is unclear. Thi... Read More about Pathological Findings in Koala Retrovirus-positive Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) from Northern and Southern Australia.

The genetic architecture of breast papillary lesions as a predictor of progression to carcinoma (2020)
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Thio, N., Kader, T., Elder, K., Zethoven, M., Semple, T., Hill, P., …Gorringe, K. L. (2020). The genetic architecture of breast papillary lesions as a predictor of progression to carcinoma. npj Breast Cancer, 6, Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-020-0150-6

Intra-ductal papillomas (IDP) are challenging breast findings because of their variable risk of progression to malignancy. The molecular events driving IDP development and genomic features of malignant progression are poorly understood. In this study... Read More about The genetic architecture of breast papillary lesions as a predictor of progression to carcinoma.

The Workplace Commons: Towards Understanding Commoning within Work Relations (2020)
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Korczynski, M., & Wittel, A. (2020). The Workplace Commons: Towards Understanding Commoning within Work Relations. Sociology, 54(4), 711-726. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038520904711

One of the most important focuses in social theory within the last decade has been upon the commons. We contribute to the emerging scholarship on the commons. We point out that this literature tends to neglect the workplace. We then argue that the wo... Read More about The Workplace Commons: Towards Understanding Commoning within Work Relations.

New development: Expanding public service value to include dis/value (2020)
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Cluley, V., Parker, S., & Radnor, Z. (2021). New development: Expanding public service value to include dis/value. Public Money and Management, 41(8), 656-659. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2020.1737392

This article introduces two new terms to the public value lexicon: ‘public service ethos’ and ‘dis/value’. Both terms serve to progress the conceptualization of public value. ‘Public service ethos’ is used to refer to the prevailing assumption that t... Read More about New development: Expanding public service value to include dis/value.

Predictive value of blood eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide in adults with mild asthma: a prespecified subgroup analysis of an open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Pavord, I. D., Holliday, M., Reddel, H. K., Braithwaite, I., Ebmeier, S., Hancox, R. J., …Toelle, B. (2020). Predictive value of blood eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide in adults with mild asthma: a prespecified subgroup analysis of an open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 8(7), 671-680. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600%2820%2930053-9

Background Whether blood eosinophil counts and exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) are associated with important outcomes in mild asthma is unclear. In this prespecified subgroup analysis of a previously published open-label clinical trial, we aimed to asse... Read More about Predictive value of blood eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide in adults with mild asthma: a prespecified subgroup analysis of an open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial.

Persistent ventilation inhomogeneity after an acute exacerbation in preschool children with recurrent wheezing (2020)
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Kowalik, K., Dai, R., Safavi, S., Reyna, M. E., Lou, W., Lepine, C., …Subbarao, P. (2020). Persistent ventilation inhomogeneity after an acute exacerbation in preschool children with recurrent wheezing. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.13245

© 2020 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Background: Preschool children with recurrent wheezing suffer high morbidity. It is unclear whether objective measures of asthma control, such as pulmonary function tests... Read More about Persistent ventilation inhomogeneity after an acute exacerbation in preschool children with recurrent wheezing.

Challenges and Opportunities for Wound Field Synchronous Generators in Future More Electric Aircraft (2020)
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Wang, Y., Nuzzo, S., Zhang, H., Zhao, W., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2020). Challenges and Opportunities for Wound Field Synchronous Generators in Future More Electric Aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 6(4), 1466-1477. https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2020.2980189

Electrical machines and drives keep moving away from traditional technologies such as brushed machines and wound field machines towards lighter, ‘easier to maintain’ machines. A very interesting aspect is that certain transport applications, especial... Read More about Challenges and Opportunities for Wound Field Synchronous Generators in Future More Electric Aircraft.

Enhancing singlet oxygen generation by self-assembly of a porphyrin entrapped in supramolecular fibres (2020)
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Samperi, M., Limo, D., Amabilino, D. B., & Perez-Garcıa, L. (2020). Enhancing singlet oxygen generation by self-assembly of a porphyrin entrapped in supramolecular fibres. Cell Reports Physical Science, 1(3), Article 100030. https://doi.org/10.1016/jxcrp.2020.100030

Singlet oxygen (SO) is one of the reactive oxygen species that is effective in various uses, including performing chemical reactions, treating water impurities, and aiding in medicinal therapy. The generation of SO is often efficient in solution, alt... Read More about Enhancing singlet oxygen generation by self-assembly of a porphyrin entrapped in supramolecular fibres.

A viscoelastic – viscoplastic material model for superalloy applications (2020)
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Rouse, J. P., Engel, B., Hyde, C. J., Pattison, S. J., Whittaker, M. T., Jones, J. P., …Barnard, N. C. (2020). A viscoelastic – viscoplastic material model for superalloy applications. International Journal of Fatigue, 136, Article 105579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2020.105579

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd An understanding of rate dependency over a wide range of time scales is vitally important in approximating the transient response of critical components operating in extreme environments. Many examples of viscoplastic model formul... Read More about A viscoelastic – viscoplastic material model for superalloy applications.

Low-temperature and purification-free stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerisation of lactide in supercritical carbon dioxide (2020)
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Bassett, S. P., Russell, A. D., McKeown, P., Robinson, I., Forder, T. R., Taresco, V., …Howdle, S. M. (2020). Low-temperature and purification-free stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerisation of lactide in supercritical carbon dioxide. Green Chemistry, 22(7), 2197-2202. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0gc00352b

A stereoselective, solvent-free ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) of lactide (LA) in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) is reported for the first time. The key aim is to exploit scCO2 to lower the temperature of traditional melt polymerisations, lo... Read More about Low-temperature and purification-free stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerisation of lactide in supercritical carbon dioxide.

Re‐Imagining supply chain challenges through critical engaged research (2020)
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Touboulic, A., McCarthy, L., & Matthews, L. (2020). Re‐Imagining supply chain challenges through critical engaged research. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 56(2), 36-51. https://doi.org/10.1111/jscm.12226

In this manuscript we explore how engaged research can support the development of the theory and practice of supply chain management (SCM) and present critical engaged research as an extended form of engaged research. The article's main purpose is to... Read More about Re‐Imagining supply chain challenges through critical engaged research.

Unification and parameterisation of 2D and 3D weaves and the formulation of a unit cell for composites made of such preforms (2020)
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Xu, M., Sitnikova, E., & Li, S. (2020). Unification and parameterisation of 2D and 3D weaves and the formulation of a unit cell for composites made of such preforms. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 133, Article 105868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105868

In this paper, the method to unify the definition of woven architectures in textile composites over a wide range of variations has been established. This was achieved via parametrisation of the weaves, which was conducted employing a limited set of c... Read More about Unification and parameterisation of 2D and 3D weaves and the formulation of a unit cell for composites made of such preforms.

Effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in autoimmune rheumatic diseases treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (2020)
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Mallen, C. D., Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Myles, P. R., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., …Abhishek, A. (2020). Effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in autoimmune rheumatic diseases treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. Rheumatology, 59(12), 3666–3675. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa078

Objectives The effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in people with autoimmune rheumatic disease (AIRDs) is not known. We investigated whether the influenza vaccine is effective in preventing respiratory morbidity, mortality and all-cause m... Read More about Effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in autoimmune rheumatic diseases treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs.

Engaging language learners in contemporary classrooms (2020)
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Mercer, S., & Dornyei, Z. (2020). Engaging language learners in contemporary classrooms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP)

This accessible book offers a fresh perspective on engagement, with an emphasis on how teachers can create the conditions for active engagement and the role learners can play in shaping the way they learn. Drawing on extensive theoretical knowledge,... Read More about Engaging language learners in contemporary classrooms.