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Economic evaluation of the OSAC randomised controlled trial: Oral corticosteroids for non-asthmatic adults with acute lower respiratory tract infection in primary care (2020)
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Carroll, F. E., Moure-Fernandez, A., Hollinghurst, S., Downing, H., Young, G., Brookes, S., …Hay, A. D. (2020). Economic evaluation of the OSAC randomised controlled trial: Oral corticosteroids for non-asthmatic adults with acute lower respiratory tract infection in primary care. BMJ Open, 10(2), Article e033567. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033567

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Objective To estimate the costs and outcomes associated with treating non-asthmatic adults (nor suffering from other lung-disease) presenting to primary care wit... Read More about Economic evaluation of the OSAC randomised controlled trial: Oral corticosteroids for non-asthmatic adults with acute lower respiratory tract infection in primary care.

An agglomeration-based massively parallel non-overlapping additive Schwarz preconditioner for high-order discontinuous Galerkin methods on polytopic grids (2020)
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Antonietti, P. F., Houston, P., Pennesi, G., & Suli, E. (2020). An agglomeration-based massively parallel non-overlapping additive Schwarz preconditioner for high-order discontinuous Galerkin methods on polytopic grids. Mathematics of Computation, 89, 2047-2083. https://doi.org/10.1090/mcom/3510

In this article we design and analyze a class of two-level non-overlapping additive Schwarz preconditioners for the solution of the linear system of equations stemming from discontinuous Galerkin discretizations of second-order elliptic partial diffe... Read More about An agglomeration-based massively parallel non-overlapping additive Schwarz preconditioner for high-order discontinuous Galerkin methods on polytopic grids.

ERS international congress, madrid, 2019: Highlights from the airway diseases, asthma and COPD assembly (2020)
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Lahousse, L., Bahmer, T., Cuevas-Ocaña, S., Flajolet, P., Mathioudakis, A. G., McDonnell, M., …Bonvini, S. J. (2020). ERS international congress, madrid, 2019: Highlights from the airway diseases, asthma and COPD assembly. ERJ Open Research, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00341-2019

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2019 in Madrid, Spain, was a platform for scientific discussion of the highest quality scientific research, cutting-edge techniques and innovative new therapies within the respiratory fiel... Read More about ERS international congress, madrid, 2019: Highlights from the airway diseases, asthma and COPD assembly.

Adaptation of material deposition parameters to account for out-time effects on prepreg tack (2020)
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Smith, A., Endruweit, A., Choong, G., De Focatiis, D., & Hubert, P. (2020). Adaptation of material deposition parameters to account for out-time effects on prepreg tack. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 133, Article 105835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105835

A single-stage peel method was employed to determine the relationship between key processing parameters and tack for a standard aerospace carbon/epoxy prepreg subjected to various levels of room-temperature out-time. The temperature-dependent viscoel... Read More about Adaptation of material deposition parameters to account for out-time effects on prepreg tack.

Human animal interaction, animal assisted therapy and pet ownership in neurorehabilitation (2020)
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Edwards, L. (2020). Human animal interaction, animal assisted therapy and pet ownership in neurorehabilitation. Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, 19(2), 14-16. https://doi.org/10.47795/XLWC8078

Human animal interactions (HAI), animal assisted therapy (AAT) and pet ownership can confer huge benefits for patients undergoing neurorehabilitation, in inpatient and outpatient settings. However, these must be weighed against potential risks and di... Read More about Human animal interaction, animal assisted therapy and pet ownership in neurorehabilitation.

Study on the characterisation of the PTFE transfer film and the dimensional designing of surface texturing in a dry-lubricated bearing system (2020)
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Ding, L., Axinte, D., Butler-Smith, P., & Abdelhafeez, A. (2020). Study on the characterisation of the PTFE transfer film and the dimensional designing of surface texturing in a dry-lubricated bearing system. Wear, 448-449, Article 203238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2020.203238

The ability of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to form tribo-film in dry sliding condition makes it a popular liner material for self-maintenance bearings, such as those in the helicopter main and tail rotors. Nowadays, hard fillers or reinforcing-fib... Read More about Study on the characterisation of the PTFE transfer film and the dimensional designing of surface texturing in a dry-lubricated bearing system.

Hepatitis C virus vaccine: Challenges and prospects (2020)
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Duncan, J. D., Urbanowicz, R. A., Tarr, A. W., & Ball, J. K. (2020). Hepatitis C virus vaccine: Challenges and prospects. Vaccines, 8(1), Article 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8010090

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes both acute and chronic infection and continues to be a global problem despite advances in antiviral therapeutics. Current treatments fail to prevent reinfect... Read More about Hepatitis C virus vaccine: Challenges and prospects.

Community perception, adaptation and resilience to extreme weather in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico (2020)
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Metcalfe, S. E., Schmook, B., De la Barreda-Bautista, B., Endfield, G., Mardero, S., Manzon Che, M., …Boyd, D. S. (2020). Community perception, adaptation and resilience to extreme weather in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Regional Environmental Change, 20(1), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-020-01586-w

© 2020, The Author(s). Perceptions of climate change, the impacts of and responses to climatic variability and extreme weather are explored in three communities in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, in relation to livelihood resilience. These communities... Read More about Community perception, adaptation and resilience to extreme weather in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Endocannabinoids in aqueous humour of patients with or without diabetes (2020)
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Richardson, P. S., Ortori, C., Barrett, D. A., O'Sullivan, S. E., & Idris, I. (2020). Endocannabinoids in aqueous humour of patients with or without diabetes. BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 5(1), Article e000425. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2019-000425

Objective The primary aim was to determine endocannabinoid (EC) concentrations of 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), oleoylethanolamine (OEA), palmitoylethanolamine (PEA) and anandamide (AEA) in the aqueous humour of patients, and to investigate any diff... Read More about Endocannabinoids in aqueous humour of patients with or without diabetes.

Does technology licensing matter for privatization? (2020)
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Wang, L. F. S., Mukherjee, A., & Zeng, C. (2020). Does technology licensing matter for privatization?. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 22(5), 1462-1480. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12431

In mixed oligopolies, technology licensing from a cost-efficient firm to a cost-inefficient firm has been widely observed. This paper examines the relationship between privatization and licensing (by public or private firms) with the consideration of... Read More about Does technology licensing matter for privatization?.

Limits of the social-benefit motive among high-risk patients: A field experiment on influenza vaccination behaviour (2020)
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Isler, O., Isler, B., Kopsacheilis, O., & Ferguson, E. (2020). Limits of the social-benefit motive among high-risk patients: A field experiment on influenza vaccination behaviour. BMC Public Health, 20(1), Article 240. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8246-3

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Influenza vaccine uptake remains low worldwide, inflicting substantial costs to public health. Messages promoting social welfare have been shown to increase vaccination intentions, and it has been recommended that he... Read More about Limits of the social-benefit motive among high-risk patients: A field experiment on influenza vaccination behaviour.

Accurate Measurement of Dynamic ON-state Resistance of GaN Devices under Reverse and Forward Conduction in High Frequency Power Converter (2020)
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Li, K., Videt, A., Idir, N., Evans, P., & Johnson, M. (2020). Accurate Measurement of Dynamic ON-state Resistance of GaN Devices under Reverse and Forward Conduction in High Frequency Power Converter. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 35(9), 9652-9662. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2019.2961604

Because of trapped charges in GaN transistor structure, device dynamic ON-state resistance RDSon is increased when it is operated in high frequency switched power converters, in which device is possibly operated by zero voltage switching (ZVS) to red... Read More about Accurate Measurement of Dynamic ON-state Resistance of GaN Devices under Reverse and Forward Conduction in High Frequency Power Converter.

Drivers of future urban flood risk (2020)
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O'Donnell, E. C., & Thorne, C. R. (2020). Drivers of future urban flood risk. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 378(2168), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0216

Managing urban flood risk is a key global challenge of the 21st Century. Drivers of future UK flood risk were identified and assessed by the Flood Foresight project in 2002-04 and 2008; envisaging flood risk during the 2050s and 2080s under a range o... Read More about Drivers of future urban flood risk.

Developing the implicit association test to uncover hidden preferences for sustainable drainage systems (2020)
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O'Donnell, E., Maskrey, S., Everett, G., & Lamond, J. (2020). Developing the implicit association test to uncover hidden preferences for sustainable drainage systems. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 378(2168), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0207

Understanding public perceptions of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) is critical for addressing barriers to their implementation. Perceptions are typically evaluated using explicit measures (e.g. questionnaires) that are subject to biases and may... Read More about Developing the implicit association test to uncover hidden preferences for sustainable drainage systems.

High Responsivity and Wavelength Selectivity of GaN‐Based Resonant Cavity Photodiodes (2020)
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Li, J., Yang, C., Liu, L., Cao, H., Lin, S., Xi, X., …Zhao, L. (2020). High Responsivity and Wavelength Selectivity of GaN‐Based Resonant Cavity Photodiodes. Advanced Optical Materials, 8(7), Article 1901276. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201901276

The implementation of blue-light photodiodes based on InGaN in emerging technologies, such as free-space visible light communication (VLC), requires transformative approaches towards enhanced performance, miniaturization, and integration beyond curre... Read More about High Responsivity and Wavelength Selectivity of GaN‐Based Resonant Cavity Photodiodes.

The effect of phase angle on crack growth mechanisms under thermo-mechanical fatigue loading (2020)
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Jones, J., Whittaker, M., Lancaster, R., Hyde, C., Rouse, J., Engel, B., …Li, H. Y. (2020). The effect of phase angle on crack growth mechanisms under thermo-mechanical fatigue loading. International Journal of Fatigue, 135, Article 105539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2020.105539

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd The current paper describes TMF crack growth behaviour in an advanced nickel-based superalloy. Changes in behaviour are examined which occur as a function of the phase angle between applied stress and temperature. The fractography... Read More about The effect of phase angle on crack growth mechanisms under thermo-mechanical fatigue loading.

Growth‐Factor Free Multicomponent Nanocomposite Hydrogels That Stimulate Bone Formation (2020)
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Okesola, B. O., Ni, S., Derkus, B., Galeano, C. C., Hasan, A., Wu, Y., …Mata, A. (2020). Growth‐Factor Free Multicomponent Nanocomposite Hydrogels That Stimulate Bone Formation. Advanced Functional Materials, 30(14), Article 1906205. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201906205

Synthetic osteo‐promoting materials that are able to stimulate and accelerate bone formation without the addition of exogenous cells or growth factors represent a major opportunity for an aging world population. A co‐assembling system that integrates... Read More about Growth‐Factor Free Multicomponent Nanocomposite Hydrogels That Stimulate Bone Formation.

Interlayer Band-to-Band Tunneling and Negative Differential Resistance in van der Waals BP/InSe Field-Effect Transistors (2020)
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Lv, Q., Yan, F., Mori, N., Zhu, W., Hu, C., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., …Wang, K. (2020). Interlayer Band-to-Band Tunneling and Negative Differential Resistance in van der Waals BP/InSe Field-Effect Transistors. Advanced Functional Materials, 30(15), Article 1910713. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201910713

© 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Atomically thin layers of van der Waals (vdW) crystals offer an ideal material platform to realize tunnel field-effect transistors (TFETs) that exploit the tunneling of charge carriers across the fo... Read More about Interlayer Band-to-Band Tunneling and Negative Differential Resistance in van der Waals BP/InSe Field-Effect Transistors.

Affect enhances object-background associations: evidence from behaviour and mathematical modelling (2020)
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Madan, C. R., Knight, A., Kensinger, E., & Mickley Steinmetz, K. (2020). Affect enhances object-background associations: evidence from behaviour and mathematical modelling. Cognition and Emotion, 34(5), 960-969. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2019.1710110

In recognition memory paradigms, emotional details are often recognised better than neutral ones, but at the cost of memory for peripheral details. We previously provided evidence that, when peripheral details must be recalled using central details a... Read More about Affect enhances object-background associations: evidence from behaviour and mathematical modelling.