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Everything is primal germ or nothing is: The deep field logic of nature (2015)
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Grant, I. H. (2015). Everything is primal germ or nothing is: The deep field logic of nature. Symposium: Canadian Journal of Continental Philosophy, 19(1), 106-124. https://doi.org/10.5840/symposium20151919

In Schelling’s ‘On the Relation between the Real and the Ideal in Nature’ (1806), not only does the titular copula bond real and ideal, but is itself bonded in and by nature. If the copula doesn’t merely bond nature and judgment, but bonds the latter... Read More about Everything is primal germ or nothing is: The deep field logic of nature.

Political Not Generational: Getting Real About Contemporary UK Radical Feminism (2015)
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Mackay, F. (2015). Political Not Generational: Getting Real About Contemporary UK Radical Feminism. Social Movement Studies, 14(4), 427-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/14742837.2014.963545

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. In this article, I present data from qualitative research with 30 self-identified radical feminists who are currently active in the British feminist movement. I explore how participants defined their feminism, and threats t... Read More about Political Not Generational: Getting Real About Contemporary UK Radical Feminism.

Parenting a child with a cleft: The father's perspective (2015)
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Stock, N. M., & Rumsey, N. (2015). Parenting a child with a cleft: The father's perspective. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 52(1), 31-43. https://doi.org/10.1597/13-035

Objective: To explore the impact of having a child born with a cleft lip and/or palate from the father's perspective. Design: Individual qualitative telephone interviews. Participants: A total of 15 fathers of children born with cleft lip and/or pala... Read More about Parenting a child with a cleft: The father's perspective.

Play-Based Science Learning Activities: Engaging Adults and Children With Informal Science Learning for Preschoolers (2015)
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Hobbs, L. K. (2015). Play-Based Science Learning Activities: Engaging Adults and Children With Informal Science Learning for Preschoolers. Science Communication, 37(3), 405-414. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547015574017

© 2015 SAGE Publications Informal science learning opportunities for preschool children are relatively rare in the United Kingdom. An outreach project was set up to provide accessible, public science-based play learning activity sessions for preschoo... Read More about Play-Based Science Learning Activities: Engaging Adults and Children With Informal Science Learning for Preschoolers.

Just how wide should 'wide reading' be? (2015)
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Lipscomb, M. (2015). Just how wide should 'wide reading' be?. Nursing Philosophy, 16(4), 187-202. https://doi.org/10.1111/nup.12095

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Educationalists introduce students to literature search strategies that, with rare exceptions, focus chiefly on the location of primary research reports and systematic reviews of those reports. These sources are, howev... Read More about Just how wide should 'wide reading' be?.

Mindfulness-based prevention for eating disorders: A school-based cluster randomized controlled study (2015)
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Atkinson, M. J., & Wade, T. (2015). Mindfulness-based prevention for eating disorders: A school-based cluster randomized controlled study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 48(7), 1024-1037. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22416

© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Objective Successful prevention of eating disorders represents an important goal due to damaging long-term impacts on health and well-being, modest treatment outcomes, and low treatment seeking among individuals at risk... Read More about Mindfulness-based prevention for eating disorders: A school-based cluster randomized controlled study.

Electricity generation and struvite recovery from human urine using microbial fuel cells (2014)
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You, J., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., & Ieropoulos, I. (2016). Electricity generation and struvite recovery from human urine using microbial fuel cells. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 91(3), 647-654. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.4617

BACKGROUND: Urine is an abundant waste product which requires energy intensive treatment processes in modern wastewater treatment plants. However urine can be utilised as fertiliser in the form of struvite. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a promising... Read More about Electricity generation and struvite recovery from human urine using microbial fuel cells.

Synergism between high-pressure processing and active packaging against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat chicken breast (2014)
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Stratakos, A. C., Delgado-Pando, G., Linton, M., Patterson, M. F., & Koidis, A. (2015). Synergism between high-pressure processing and active packaging against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat chicken breast. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 27, 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2014.11.005

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. The effects of high-pressure processing (HPP) in conjunction with an essential oil-based active packaging on the surface of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken breast were investigated as post-processing listericidal... Read More about Synergism between high-pressure processing and active packaging against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat chicken breast.

Characterisation of the Quaternary eruption record: Analysis of the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database (2014)
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Guerrero, N. O., Crosweller, H. S., Brown, S. K., Sparks, R. S. J., Cottrell, E., Deligne, N. I., …Takarada, S. (2014). Characterisation of the Quaternary eruption record: Analysis of the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database. Journal of Applied Volcanology, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/2191-5040-3-5

© 2015 Brown et al. The Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database contains data on 1,883 Quaternary eruption records of magnitude (M) 4 and above and is publically accessible online via the British Geological Survey. Spatial and... Read More about Characterisation of the Quaternary eruption record: Analysis of the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database.

Chemical composition, antioxidant activity and sensory evaluation of five different species of brown edible seaweeds (2014)
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Peinado, I., Girón, J., Koutsidis, G., & Ames, J. (2014). Chemical composition, antioxidant activity and sensory evaluation of five different species of brown edible seaweeds. Food Research International, 66, 36-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2014.08.035

© 2014. The chemical and volatile composition as well as sensory profile of five brown edible seaweeds collected in the United Kingdom, was evaluated. The ash content was 190-280. mg/g, NaCl 35.1-115.1. mg/g, protein 2.9-6.0. g/g, and fat 0.6-5.8. g/... Read More about Chemical composition, antioxidant activity and sensory evaluation of five different species of brown edible seaweeds.

Towards disposable microbial fuel cells: Natural rubber glove membranes (2014)
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Chambers, L. D., Winfield, J., Rossiter, J., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2014). Towards disposable microbial fuel cells: Natural rubber glove membranes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39(36), 21803-21810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.071

© 2014 Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Natural rubber from laboratory gloves (GNR) was compared to cation exchange membrane (CEM) in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). GNR-MFCs immediately generated power... Read More about Towards disposable microbial fuel cells: Natural rubber glove membranes.

Stereoselective syntheses of substituted succinic acid derivatives of the iron chiral auxiliary [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)] (2014)
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Davies, S. G., Bashiardes, G., Bodwell, G. J., Collingwood, S. P., Costello, J. F., Fletcher, A. M., …Thomson, J. E. (2014). Stereoselective syntheses of substituted succinic acid derivatives of the iron chiral auxiliary [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)]. Tetrahedron, 70(46), 8938-8951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2014.09.049

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. A range of alkyl- or aryl-substituted iron succinoyl complexes, incorporating the iron chiral auxiliary [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)], were prepared in high regio- and diastereoselectivities by employing four successful strategies: (i)... Read More about Stereoselective syntheses of substituted succinic acid derivatives of the iron chiral auxiliary [(η5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)].

Fabrication and evaluation of a micro(bio)sensor array chip for multiple parallel measurements of important cell biomarkers (2014)
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Sage, I. C., Drago, G. A., Pemberton, R., Cox, T., Tuffin, R., Griffiths, J., …Hart, J. P. (2014). Fabrication and evaluation of a micro(bio)sensor array chip for multiple parallel measurements of important cell biomarkers. Sensors, 14(11), 20519-20532. https://doi.org/10.3390/s141120519

© 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This report describes the design and development of an integrated electrochemical cell culture monitoring system, based on enzyme-biosensors and chemical sensors, for monitoring indicators of... Read More about Fabrication and evaluation of a micro(bio)sensor array chip for multiple parallel measurements of important cell biomarkers.

Obstetric interventions in two groups of hospitals in Catalonia: A cross-sectional study (2014)
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Escuriet, R., Pueyo, M., Biescas, H., Colls, C., Espiga, I., White, J., …Ortún, V. (2014). Obstetric interventions in two groups of hospitals in Catalonia: A cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14(1), 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-143

Background: Childbirth assistance in highly technological settings and existing variability in the interventions performed are cause for concern. In recent years, numerous recommendations have been made concerning the importance of the physiological... Read More about Obstetric interventions in two groups of hospitals in Catalonia: A cross-sectional study.

How charismatic trainers inspire others to learn through positive affectivity (2014)
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Towler, A., Arman, G., Quesnell, T., & Hoffman, L. (2014). How charismatic trainers inspire others to learn through positive affectivity. Computers in Human Behavior, 32, 221-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.12.002

Abstract We focus on how charismatic trainer behaviors, such as visionary content, intellectual stimulation and individual attention, influence affective, cognitive and skill-based learning outcomes during computer-based training. Using an experiment... Read More about How charismatic trainers inspire others to learn through positive affectivity.

Loss of PTEN expression is associated with IGFBP2 expression, younger age, and late stage in triple-negative breast cancer (2014)
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Koobotse, M. O., Holly, J. M., Perks, C. M., Dean, S. J., Bhoo-Pathy, N., Looi, L. M., …Rhodes, A. (2014). Loss of PTEN expression is associated with IGFBP2 expression, younger age, and late stage in triple-negative breast cancer. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 141(3), 323-333. https://doi.org/10.1309/AJCPR11DEAYPTUSL

© American Society for Clinical Pathology. Objectives: To investigate the association between PTEN loss and IGFBP2 expression in a series of triple-negative breast cancers and to relate this expression to basal cytokeratin expression and clinicopatho... Read More about Loss of PTEN expression is associated with IGFBP2 expression, younger age, and late stage in triple-negative breast cancer.

Routine administration of Anti-D: The ethical case for offering pregnant women fetal RHD genotyping and a review of policy and practice (2014)
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Kent, J., Farrell, A. M., & Soothill, P. (2014). Routine administration of Anti-D: The ethical case for offering pregnant women fetal RHD genotyping and a review of policy and practice. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-87

Background: Since its introduction in the 1960s Anti-D immunoglobulin (Anti-D Ig) has been highly successful in reducing the incidence of haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) and achieving improvements to maternal and fetal health. It h... Read More about Routine administration of Anti-D: The ethical case for offering pregnant women fetal RHD genotyping and a review of policy and practice.

Correlates of early reading comprehension skills: A componential analysis (2014)
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Babayiǧit, S., & Stainthorp, R. (2014). Correlates of early reading comprehension skills: A componential analysis. Educational Psychology, 34(2), 185-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2013.785045

This study had three main aims. First, we examined to what extent listening comprehension, vocabulary, grammatical skills and verbal short-term memory (VSTM) assessed prior to formal reading instruction explained individual differences in early readi... Read More about Correlates of early reading comprehension skills: A componential analysis.

London gets in on the ACT (2014)
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Thompson, M. (2014). London gets in on the ACT

Last November, over 250 people from 15 countries gathered at the Mermaid Conference Centre in London for the first UK ACT Conference. The Conference was jointly organised by the BABCP Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Special Interest Group (ACT SIG) a... Read More about London gets in on the ACT.

A qualitative exploration of whether lesbian and bisexual women are 'protected' from sociocultural pressure to be thin (2014)
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Huxley, C. J., Huxley, C., Clarke, V., & Halliwell, E. (2014). A qualitative exploration of whether lesbian and bisexual women are 'protected' from sociocultural pressure to be thin. Journal of Health Psychology, 19(2), 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105312468496

Heterosexual women in Western cultures are known to experience body image concerns, dieting and disordered eating as a result of intense social pressures to be thin. However, it is theorised that lesbian and bisexual women belong to a subculture that... Read More about A qualitative exploration of whether lesbian and bisexual women are 'protected' from sociocultural pressure to be thin.