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Near-Field MIMO Communication Links (2018)
Journal Article
Phang, S., Ivrlac, M. T., Gradoni, G., Creagh, S. C., Tanner, G., & Nossek, J. A. (2018). Near-Field MIMO Communication Links. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 65(9), 3027-3036. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcsi.2018.2796305

© 2004-2012 IEEE. A procedure to achieve near-field multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication with equally strong channels is demonstrated in this paper. This has applications in near-field wireless communications, such as Chip-to-Chip (C2C... Read More about Near-Field MIMO Communication Links.

Development of a pre-operative scoring system for predicting risk of post-operative paediatric cerebellar mutism syndrome (2018)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Dineen, R. A., Avula, S., Chambers, T., Dutta, M., Jaspan, T., …Walker, D. A. (in press). Development of a pre-operative scoring system for predicting risk of post-operative paediatric cerebellar mutism syndrome. British Journal of Neurosurgery, https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2018.1431204

BACKGROUND: Despite previous identification of pre-operative clinical and radiological predictors of post-operative paediatric cerebellar mutism syndrome (CMS), a unifying pre-operative risk stratification model for use during surgical consent is cur... Read More about Development of a pre-operative scoring system for predicting risk of post-operative paediatric cerebellar mutism syndrome.

Rapid one-step biotinylation of biological and non-biological surfaces (2018)
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Henry, S., Williams, E., Barr, K., Korchagina, E., Tuzikov, A., Ilyushina, N., …Bovin, N. (2018). Rapid one-step biotinylation of biological and non-biological surfaces. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Article 2845. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21186-3

We describe a rapid one-step method to biotinylate virtually any biological or non-biological surface. Contacting a solution of biotin-spacer-lipid constructs with a surface will form a coating within seconds on non-biological surfaces or within minu... Read More about Rapid one-step biotinylation of biological and non-biological surfaces.

Design of a stator for a high-speed turbo-generator with fixed permanent magnet rotor radius and volt-ampere constraints (2018)
Journal Article
Fernando, N., Arumugam, P., & Gerada, C. (2018). Design of a stator for a high-speed turbo-generator with fixed permanent magnet rotor radius and volt-ampere constraints. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 33(3), 1311-1320. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEC.2018.2804955

This paper investigates high-speed surface PM machine design for portable turbo-generator applications. The rotor radius is fixed to achieve certain optimal characteristics of the magnet retention mechanism. The basis of this paper is to design and s... Read More about Design of a stator for a high-speed turbo-generator with fixed permanent magnet rotor radius and volt-ampere constraints.

Eigen-transitions in cantilever cylindrical shells subjected to vertical edge loads (2018)
Journal Article
Coman, C. D., & Bassom, A. P. (2019). Eigen-transitions in cantilever cylindrical shells subjected to vertical edge loads. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 24(3), 701-722. https://doi.org/10.1177/1081286517754133

A thin cantilever cylindrical shell subjected to a transverse shear force at the free end can experience two distinct modes of buckling, depending on its relative thickness and length. If the former parameter is fixed then a short cylinder buckles in... Read More about Eigen-transitions in cantilever cylindrical shells subjected to vertical edge loads.

Elevation patterns of plant diversity and recent altitudinal range shifts in Sinai’s high mountain flora (2018)
Journal Article
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.

MDM2 expression in the progression of Barrett’s oesophagus (2018)
Journal Article
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.

13-Valent vaccine serotype pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia in adults in high clinical risk groups (2018)
Journal Article
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.

Cyclic loading response of footing on multi-layered rubber-soil mixtures (2018)
Journal Article
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.

Barriers to voluntary participation in sport for children: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Somerset, S., & Hoare, D. J. (2018). Barriers to voluntary participation in sport for children: a systematic review. BMC Pediatrics, 18(1), Article 47. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1014-1

Background Numerous studies have detailed the physical health benefits of children’s participation in sport and a growing body of research also highlights the benefits for mental health. Children who participate in sport have also been shown to be a... Read More about Barriers to voluntary participation in sport for children: a systematic review.

Foreign acquisitions and firm performance: The moderating role of prior foreign experience (2018)
Journal Article
Agyei-Boapeah, H. (2019). Foreign acquisitions and firm performance: The moderating role of prior foreign experience. Global Finance Journal, 42, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2018.02.001

This paper relies on a sample of 9,419 acquisitions by 1,443 UK firms during 1988 to 2014 to investigate the impact of foreign acquisitions on corporate performance. Moreover, the moderating role of firms' prior exposure to foreign markets on the for... Read More about Foreign acquisitions and firm performance: The moderating role of prior foreign experience.

Methane transport through an agricultural soil following pulse injection of isotopically-enriched methane in the sub-surface (2018)
Dataset
SHAW, G., Atkinson, B., Meredith, W., Snape, C., Lever, D., & Hoch, A. (2018). Methane transport through an agricultural soil following pulse injection of isotopically-enriched methane in the sub-surface. [Dataset]

Data comprise methane and carbon dioxide concentrations in soil following injection of discrete pulses of methane into subsoil (50 cm depth) below a spring wheat crop during the growing season. Supporting data on soil moisture, soil temperature and... Read More about Methane transport through an agricultural soil following pulse injection of isotopically-enriched methane in the sub-surface.

L'étrangement du voyageur (2018)
Book
RIDON, J. (2018). L'étrangement du voyageur. Paris: Kimé

L’étrangement du voyageur analyse des textes et des films qui tentent de remettre en question le discours traditionnel du voyageur occidental. Si le voyageur reste ici le maître de la représentation de l’autre, il n’est pas totalement l’architecte de... Read More about L'étrangement du voyageur.

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.

It’s only fair: blood donors are more sensitive to violations of fairness norms than non-donors: converging psychometric and ultimatum game evidence (2018)
Journal Article
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.

Home-based pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
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.

Neural network based maximum power point tracking control with quadratic boost converter for PMSG—wind energy conversion system (2018)
Journal Article
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.

Devil's staircases without particle-hole symmetry (2018)
Journal Article
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.

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.