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Analysing the Zenith Tropospheric Delay estimates in on-line Precise Point Positioning (PPP) services and PPP software packages (2018)
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Mendez Astudillo, J., Lau, L., Tang, Y., & Moore, T. (2018). Analysing the Zenith Tropospheric Delay estimates in on-line Precise Point Positioning (PPP) services and PPP software packages. Sensors, 18(2), https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020000

As Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals travel through the troposphere, a tropospheric delay occurs due to a change in the refractive index of the medium. The Precise Point Positioning (PPP) technique can achieve centimeter/millimeter po... Read More about Analysing the Zenith Tropospheric Delay estimates in on-line Precise Point Positioning (PPP) services and PPP software packages.

Continuum modes of nonlocal field theories (2018)
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Saravani, M. (2018). Continuum modes of nonlocal field theories. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 35, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/aaaea8

We study a class of nonlocal Lorentzian quantum field theories, where the d'Alembertian operator “box” is replaced by a non-analytic function of the d'Alembertian, f (“box”). This is inspired by the Causal Set program where such an evolution arises a... Read More about Continuum modes of nonlocal field theories.

Predicting age from cortical structure across the lifespan (2018)
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Madan, C. R., & Kensinger, E. A. (2018). Predicting age from cortical structure across the lifespan. European Journal of Neuroscience, 47(5), 399-416. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.13835

Despite inter-individual differences in cortical structure, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have demonstrated a large degree of population-level consistency in age-related differences in brain morphology. The present study assessed how accur... Read More about Predicting age from cortical structure across the lifespan.

Converting multilevel nonclassicality into genuine multipartite entanglement (2018)
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Regula, B., Piani, M., Cianciaruso, M., Bromley, T. R., Streltsov, A., & Adesso, G. (2018). Converting multilevel nonclassicality into genuine multipartite entanglement. New Journal of Physics, 20, Article 033012. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aaae9d

Characterizing genuine quantum resources and determining operational rules for their manipulation are crucial steps to appraise possibilities and limitations of quantum technologies. Two such key resources are nonclassicality, manifested as quantum s... Read More about Converting multilevel nonclassicality into genuine multipartite entanglement.

RBL cells as models for in vitro studies of mast cells and basophils (2018)
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Falcone, F. H., Wan, D., Barwary, N., & Sagi-Eisenberg, R. (2018). RBL cells as models for in vitro studies of mast cells and basophils. Immunological Reviews, 282(1), 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/imr.12628

Since their establishment in 1981, RBL-2H3 cells have been widely used as a mast cell (MC) model. Their ability to be easily grown in culture in large amounts, their responsiveness to FcεRI-mediated triggers and the fact that they can be genetically... Read More about RBL cells as models for in vitro studies of mast cells and basophils.

Exploring the design space of nonlinear shallow arches with generalised path-following (2018)
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Cox, B. S., Groh, R. M., Avitabile, D., & Pirrera, A. (2018). Exploring the design space of nonlinear shallow arches with generalised path-following. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 143, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finel.2018.01.004

The classic snap-through problem of shallow arches is revisited using the so-called generalised path-following technique. Classical buckling theory is a popular tool for designing structures prone to instabilities, albeit with limited applicability a... Read More about Exploring the design space of nonlinear shallow arches with generalised path-following.

Effect of nonlinear electrostatic forces on the dynamic behaviour of a capacitive ring-based Coriolis Vibrating Gyroscope under severe shock (2018)
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Chouvion, B., McWilliam, S., & Popov, A. A. (2018). Effect of nonlinear electrostatic forces on the dynamic behaviour of a capacitive ring-based Coriolis Vibrating Gyroscope under severe shock. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 106, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.12.043

This paper investigates the dynamic behaviour of capacitive ring-based Coriolis Vibrating Gyroscopes (CVGs) under severe shock conditions. A general analytical model is developed for a multi-supported ring resonator by describing the in-plane ring re... Read More about Effect of nonlinear electrostatic forces on the dynamic behaviour of a capacitive ring-based Coriolis Vibrating Gyroscope under severe shock.

Elevation patterns of plant diversity and recent altitudinal range shifts in Sinai’s high mountain flora (2018)
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Coals, P., Shmida, A., Vasl, A., Mansour, N., & Gilbert, F. (in press). Elevation patterns of plant diversity and recent altitudinal range shifts in Sinai’s high mountain flora. Journal of Vegetation Science, 29(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12618

Questions: Is there evidence of recent altitudinal range shifts in a hyper-arid Middle Eastern desert mountain flora? How do the directions of shift for upper and lower altitudinal range limits of plants vary? Location: Hyper-arid mountain desert,... Read More about Elevation patterns of plant diversity and recent altitudinal range shifts in Sinai’s high mountain flora.

Cyclic loading response of footing on multi-layered rubber-soil mixtures (2018)
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Moghaddas Tafreshi, S., Joz Darabi, N., & Dawson, A. (in press). Cyclic loading response of footing on multi-layered rubber-soil mixtures. Geomechanics and Engineering, 14(2), https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2018.14.2.115

This paper presents a set of results of plate load tests that imposed incremental cyclic loading to a sandy soil bed containing multiple layers of granulated rubber-soil mixture (RSM) at large model scale. Loading and unloading cycles were applied wi... Read More about Cyclic loading response of footing on multi-layered rubber-soil mixtures.

13-Valent vaccine serotype pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia in adults in high clinical risk groups (2018)
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Daniel, P., Rodrigo, C., Bewick, T., Sheppard, C., Greenwood, S., McKeever, T. M., …Lim, W. S. (2018). 13-Valent vaccine serotype pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia in adults in high clinical risk groups. Vaccine, 36(12), 1614-1620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.005

There is debate regarding the value of vaccinating adults with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-13). This analysis was conducted to investigate the risk of PCV-13 serotype community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalised adults wit... Read More about 13-Valent vaccine serotype pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia in adults in high clinical risk groups.

MDM2 expression in the progression of Barrett’s oesophagus (2018)
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Robinson, L., Ilyas, M., Ragunath, K., Card, T. R., Abradu-Berchie, B., & Kaye, P. (2018). MDM2 expression in the progression of Barrett’s oesophagus. Histopathology, 72(7), 1230-1233. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.13480

Barrett's oesophagus (BO) is the main precursor for oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC), and dysplasia arising within it is the standard marker used to predict risk of malignant progression. However, dysplasia diagnosis is subject to a significant amoun... Read More about MDM2 expression in the progression of Barrett’s oesophagus.

Traits associated with central pain augmentation in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort (2018)
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Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Frowd, N., Marshall, L., Stocks, J., Fernandes, G. S., Valdes, A. M., …Walsh, D. A. (2018). Traits associated with central pain augmentation in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort. PAIN, 159(6), 1035–1044. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001183

This study aimed to identify self-report correlates of central pain augmentation in individuals with knee pain. A subset of participants (n=420) in the Knee Pain and related health In the Community (KPIC) baseline survey undertook pressure pain thres... Read More about Traits associated with central pain augmentation in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort.

‘It’s just not worth a damn!: investigating perceptions of the value in attending university (2018)
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Cook, S., Watson, D., & Webb, R. (2019). ‘It’s just not worth a damn!: investigating perceptions of the value in attending university. Studies in Higher Education, 44(7), 1256-1267. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2018.1434616

Mass expansion of the UK Higher Education (HE) sector is eroding its well-documented benefits – leading many to question whether HE remains worthwhile. Avoiding the traditional approach of estimating the returns to HE, we investigate why many now fee... Read More about ‘It’s just not worth a damn!: investigating perceptions of the value in attending university.

Tuneable ionic control of polymeric films for inkjet based 3D printing (2018)
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Karjalainen, E., Wales, D. J., Gunasekera, D. H., Dupont, J., Licence, P., Wildman, R. D., & Sans, V. (in press). Tuneable ionic control of polymeric films for inkjet based 3D printing. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b04279

Inkjet printing is a powerful additive manufacturing (AM) technique to generate advanced and complex geometries. However, requirements of low viscosity and surface tension are limiting the range of functional inks available, thus hindering the develo... Read More about Tuneable ionic control of polymeric films for inkjet based 3D printing.

Gaussian entanglement revisited (2018)
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Lami, L., Serafini, A., & Adesso, G. (in press). Gaussian entanglement revisited. New Journal of Physics, 20, Article 023030. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aaa654

We present a novel approach to the problem of separability versus entanglement in Gaussian quantum states of bosonic continuous variable systems, as well as a collection of closely related results. We derive a simplified necessary and sufficient sepa... Read More about Gaussian entanglement revisited.

Devil's staircases without particle-hole symmetry (2018)
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Lan, Z., Lesanovsky, I., & Li, W. (2018). Devil's staircases without particle-hole symmetry. Physical Review B, 97, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.075117

We present and analyze spin models with long-range interactions whose ground state features a so-called devil’s staircase and where plateaus of the staircase are accessed by varying two-body interactions. This is in contrast to the canonical devil’s... Read More about Devil's staircases without particle-hole symmetry.

Neural network based maximum power point tracking control with quadratic boost converter for PMSG—wind energy conversion system (2018)
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Tiwari, R., Krishnamurthy, K., Neelakandan, R., Padmanaban, S., & Wheeler, P. (2018). Neural network based maximum power point tracking control with quadratic boost converter for PMSG—wind energy conversion system. Electronics, 7(2), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics7020020

This paper proposes an artificial neural network (ANN) based maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control strategy for wind energy conversion system (WECS) implemented with a DC/DC converter. The proposed topology utilizes a radial basis function netw... Read More about Neural network based maximum power point tracking control with quadratic boost converter for PMSG—wind energy conversion system.

Home-based pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2018)
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das Nair, R., Mhizha-Murira, J. R., Anderson, P., Carpenter, H., Clarke, S., Groves, S., …Lincoln, N. B. (2018). Home-based pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 32(6), 777-789. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215518755426

Objective: To determine the feasibility of conducting a trial of a pre-surgical psychological intervention on pain, function, and mood in people with knee osteoarthritis listed for total knee arthroplasty. Design: Multi-centre, mixed-methods feasibi... Read More about Home-based pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

It’s only fair: blood donors are more sensitive to violations of fairness norms than non-donors: converging psychometric and ultimatum game evidence (2018)
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Ferguson, E., & Lawrence, C. (2018). It’s only fair: blood donors are more sensitive to violations of fairness norms than non-donors: converging psychometric and ultimatum game evidence. Vox Sanguinis, 113(3), 242-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.12636

Background and Objectives: The design of effective donor recruitment campaigns requires an accurate understanding of donor motivations. This requires cross-validation of theoretically derived, psychometrically assessed motivations with behavioural pr... Read More about It’s only fair: blood donors are more sensitive to violations of fairness norms than non-donors: converging psychometric and ultimatum game evidence.

Resolving the disc–halo degeneracy – I: a look at NGC 628 (2018)
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Aniyan, S., Freeman, K., Arnaboldi, M., Gerhard, O., Coccato, L., Fabricius, M., …Ponomareva, A. (2018). Resolving the disc–halo degeneracy – I: a look at NGC 628. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 476(2), 1909-1930. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty310

The decomposition of the rotation curve of galaxies into contribution from the disc and dark halo remains uncertain and depends on the adopted mass-to-light ratio (M/L) of the disc. Given the vertical velocity dispersion of stars and disc scale heigh... Read More about Resolving the disc–halo degeneracy – I: a look at NGC 628.