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Optical aspects and energy performance of switchable ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil cushions (2018)
Journal Article
Flor, J., Liu, D., Sun, Y., Beccarelli, P., Chilton, J., & Wu, Y. (2018). Optical aspects and energy performance of switchable ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil cushions. Applied Energy, 229, 335-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.07.046

A pneumatic multilayer foil construction with a kinetic shading mechanism has the potential to be an effective response to dynamic climatic factors, such as solar radiation, and therefore moderate the energy consumption of buildings. A parametric stu... Read More about Optical aspects and energy performance of switchable ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil cushions.

Black hole quasibound states from a draining bathtub vortex flow (2018)
Journal Article
Patrick, S., Coutant, A., Richartz, M., & Weinfurtner, S. (2018). Black hole quasibound states from a draining bathtub vortex flow. Physical Review Letters, 121(6), Article 061101. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.121.061101

Quasinormal modes are a set of damped resonances that describe how an excited open system is driven back to equilibrium. In gravitational physics these modes characterize the ringdown of a perturbed black hole, e.g., following a binary black hole mer... Read More about Black hole quasibound states from a draining bathtub vortex flow.

Use of the extended Fujita method for representing the molecular weight and molecular weight distributions of native and processed oat beta-glucans (2018)
Journal Article
Channell, G. A., Adams, G. G., Lu, Y., Gillis, R. B., Dinu, V., Grundy, M. M., …Harding, S. E. (2018). Use of the extended Fujita method for representing the molecular weight and molecular weight distributions of native and processed oat beta-glucans. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Article 11809. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29997-0

Beta 1–3, 1–4 glucans (“beta-glucans”) are one of the key components of the cell wall of cereals, complementing the main structural component cellulose. Beta-glucans are also an important source of soluble fibre in foods containing oats with claims o... Read More about Use of the extended Fujita method for representing the molecular weight and molecular weight distributions of native and processed oat beta-glucans.

Oxytocin attenuates phencyclidine hyperactivity and increases social interaction and nucleus accumben dopamine release in rats (2018)
Journal Article
Kohli, S., King, M. V., Williams, S., Edwards, A., Ballard, T. M., Steward, L. J., …Fone, K. C. F. (2019). Oxytocin attenuates phencyclidine hyperactivity and increases social interaction and nucleus accumben dopamine release in rats. Neuropsychopharmacology, 44(2), 295-305. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-018-0171-0

The pituitary neuropeptide oxytocin promotes social behavior, and is a potential adjunct therapy for social deficits in schizophrenia and autism. Oxytocin may mediate pro-social effects by modulating monoamine release in limbic and cortical areas, wh... Read More about Oxytocin attenuates phencyclidine hyperactivity and increases social interaction and nucleus accumben dopamine release in rats.

n−3 polyunsaturated N-acylethanolamines are CB2 cannabinoid receptor-preferring endocannabinoids (2018)
Journal Article
Alharthi, N., Christensen, P., Hourani, W., Ortori, C., Barrett, D. A., Bennett, A. J., …Alexander, S. P. (2018). n−3 polyunsaturated N-acylethanolamines are CB2 cannabinoid receptor-preferring endocannabinoids. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, 1863(11), 1433-1440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2018.08.003

Anandamide, the first identified endogenous cannabinoid and TRPV1 agonist, is one of a series of endogenous N-acylethanolamines, NAEs. We have generated novel assays to quantify the levels of multiple NAEs in biological tissues and their rates of hyd... Read More about n−3 polyunsaturated N-acylethanolamines are CB2 cannabinoid receptor-preferring endocannabinoids.

GPS/GLONASS carrier phase elevation-dependent stochastic modelling estimation and its application in bridge monitoring (2018)
Journal Article
Xi, R., Meng, X., Jiang, W., An, X., & Chen, Q. (2018). GPS/GLONASS carrier phase elevation-dependent stochastic modelling estimation and its application in bridge monitoring. Advances in Space Research, 62(9), 2566-2585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2018.07.035

The Global Positioning System (GPS) based monitoring technology has been recognised as an essential tool in the long-span bridge health monitoring throughout the world in recent years. However, the high observation noise is still a big problem that l... Read More about GPS/GLONASS carrier phase elevation-dependent stochastic modelling estimation and its application in bridge monitoring.

Stability of packed bed thermoclines (2018)
Journal Article
Davenne, T. R., Garvey, S. D., Cardenas, B., & Rouse, J. P. (2018). Stability of packed bed thermoclines. Journal of Energy Storage, 19, 192-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2018.07.015

© 2018 Packed bed thermoclines have attracted considerable interest as an economical method for storing large amounts of thermal energy. They are a constituent part of a range of proposed thermo-mechanical energy storage systems, such as Adiabatic Co... Read More about Stability of packed bed thermoclines.

Language, Gender and Parenthood Online: Negotiating Motherhood in Mumsnet Talk (2018)
Book
Mackenzie, J. (2018). Language, Gender and Parenthood Online: Negotiating Motherhood in Mumsnet Talk. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315146805

Language, Gender and Parenthood Online explores the digital interactions of parents on the UK-based internet discussion forum Mumsnet Talk, a space dominated by users sharing a common identification as women, parents and mothers. Using a qualitative... Read More about Language, Gender and Parenthood Online: Negotiating Motherhood in Mumsnet Talk.

Introduction: Turbulent circulation: building a critical engagement with logistics (2018)
Journal Article
Chua, C., Danyluk, M., Cowen, D., & Khalili, L. (2018). Introduction: Turbulent circulation: building a critical engagement with logistics. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 36(4), 617-629. https://doi.org/10.1177/0263775818783101

Since the mid-20th century, logistics has evolved into a wide-ranging science of circulation involved in planning and managing flows of innumerable kinds. In this introductory essay, we take stock of the ascendancy and proliferation of logistics, pro... Read More about Introduction: Turbulent circulation: building a critical engagement with logistics.

Measuring beta-diversity by remote sensing: a challenge for biodiversity monitoring (2018)
Journal Article
Rocchini, D., Luque, S., Pettorelli, N., Bastin, L., Doktor, D., Faedi, N., …Nagendra, H. (2018). Measuring beta-diversity by remote sensing: a challenge for biodiversity monitoring. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9(8), 1787-1798. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12941

Biodiversity includes multiscalar and multitemporal structures and processes, with different levels of functional organization, from genetic to ecosystemic levels. One of the mostly used methods to infer biodiversity is based on taxonomic approaches... Read More about Measuring beta-diversity by remote sensing: a challenge for biodiversity monitoring.

Time out of general surgery specialty training in the UK: a national database study (2018)
Journal Article
Elsey, E. J., West, J., Griffiths, G., & Humes, D. J. (2019). Time out of general surgery specialty training in the UK: a national database study. Journal of Surgical Education, 76(1), 55-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.06.011

Objective General surgery specialty training in the United Kingdom takes 6 years and allows trainees to take time out of training. Studies from the United States have highlighted an increasing trend for taking time out of surgical training for res... Read More about Time out of general surgery specialty training in the UK: a national database study.

Connection and curvature in crystals with non-constant dislocation density (2018)
Journal Article
Parry, G. P., & Elzanowski, M. Z. (2019). Connection and curvature in crystals with non-constant dislocation density. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 24(6), 1714-1725. https://doi.org/10.1177/1081286518791008

Given a smooth defective solid crystalline structure defined by linearly independent 'lattice' vector fields, the Burgers vector construction characterizes some aspect of the 'defectiveness' of the crystal by virtue of its interpretation in terms of... Read More about Connection and curvature in crystals with non-constant dislocation density.

Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section (2018)
Journal Article
Cacciapuoti, B., Morris, A., Sun, W., McCartney, D., & Hulance, J. (2018). Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section. Materials at High Temperatures, 36(2), 173-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603409.2018.1503148

This paper presents for the first time an investigation on the creep damage evolution of an ex-service CrMoV pipe section through impression creep test and metallurgical inspection data. The study emphasises the importance of correlating the operatin... Read More about Correlation and capability of using site inspection data and small specimen creep testing for a service-exposed CrMoV pipe section.

OMEGA-OSIRIS mapping of emission-line galaxies in A901/2:IV: extinction of star-formation estimators with inclination (2018)
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Wolf, C., Weinzirl, T., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Gray, M. E., Rodríguez del Pino, B., Chies-Santos, A. L., …Harborne, K. (2018). OMEGA-OSIRIS mapping of emission-line galaxies in A901/2:IV: extinction of star-formation estimators with inclination. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 480(3), 3788–3799. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2112

We study the effect of inclination on the apparent brightness of star-forming galaxies in spectral passbands that are commonly used as star-formation indicators. As diagnostics we use mass-to-light ratios in three passbands: the UV continuum at 280 n... Read More about OMEGA-OSIRIS mapping of emission-line galaxies in A901/2:IV: extinction of star-formation estimators with inclination.

Chloroplast-rich material from the physical fractionation of pea vine (Pisum sativum) postharvest field residue (Haulm) (2018)
Journal Article
Torcello-Gómez, A., Gedi, M. A., Ibbett, R., Husain, K. N., Briars, R., & Gray, D. (2019). Chloroplast-rich material from the physical fractionation of pea vine (Pisum sativum) postharvest field residue (Haulm). Food Chemistry, 272, 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.08.018

An innovative procedure for plant chloroplasts isolation has been proposed, which consists of juice extraction by physical fractionation from plant material and recovery of its chloroplast-rich fraction (CRF) by centrifugation. This simple method has... Read More about Chloroplast-rich material from the physical fractionation of pea vine (Pisum sativum) postharvest field residue (Haulm).

Life on the road: Exposing drivers’ tendency to anthropomorphise in-vehicle technology (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Large, D. R., & Burnett, G. E. (2018). Life on the road: Exposing drivers’ tendency to anthropomorphise in-vehicle technology. In S. Bagnara, R. Tartaglia, S. Albolino, T. Alexander, & Y. Fujita (Eds.), Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018). Volume VI. Transport Ergonomics and Human Factors (TEHF), Aerospace Human Factors and Ergonomics (3-12). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96074-6_1

Anthropomorphism is often used in the design of products and technology, with the aim of enhancing the user experience. However, ‘human’ elements may also be employed for practical reasons, e.g. using speech as an interaction mechanism to minimise vi... Read More about Life on the road: Exposing drivers’ tendency to anthropomorphise in-vehicle technology.

Keeping the driver in the loop: the 'other' ethics of automation (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Banks, V., Shaw, E., & Large, D. R. (2018). Keeping the driver in the loop: the 'other' ethics of automation. In Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomic Association (IEA 2018): Volume VI: Transport Ergonomics and Human Factors (TEHF), Aerospace Human Factors and Ergonomics (70-79). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96074-6

Automated vehicles are expected torevolutionise everyday travelwith anticipated benefits of improved road safety, comfort and mobility. However, they also raise complex ethical challenges. Ethical debates have primarily centredaround moral j... Read More about Keeping the driver in the loop: the 'other' ethics of automation.

Readiness to Change: Perceptions of Safety Culture up and down the Supply Chain (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Stiles, S., Ryan, B., & Golightly, D. (2018). Readiness to Change: Perceptions of Safety Culture up and down the Supply Chain. In IEA 2018: Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) Volume II: Safety and Health, Slips, Trips and Falls (213-223). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96089-0_24

Safety culture research tends to treat organisations as a single body, with less focus on understanding how perceptions vary in a multi stakeholder environment. One such example of a multi-stakeholder environment is a construction project. The succes... Read More about Readiness to Change: Perceptions of Safety Culture up and down the Supply Chain.

Getting the Right Culture to Make Safety Systems Work in a Complex Rail Industry (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Nolan-McSweeney, M., Ryan, B., & Cobb, S. (2018). Getting the Right Culture to Make Safety Systems Work in a Complex Rail Industry. In IEA 2018: Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) Volume VI: Transport Ergonomics and Human Factors (TEHF), Aerospace Human Factors and Ergonomics (489-503). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96074-6_52

Network Rail is a large rail engineering company sitting within a complex industrial landscape. That said, Britain’s railways are the safest they have ever been. However, it is acknowledged that there is still room for improvement in safety and oper... Read More about Getting the Right Culture to Make Safety Systems Work in a Complex Rail Industry.