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12 questions about record-keeping (2015)
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Kris has written the following piece for the network about record-keeping. In it he raises and discusses a number of questions which we hope the network (https://criticalmhnursing.org/) will find useful to open further conversations about something w... Read More about 12 questions about record-keeping.

Unicompartmental knee replacement in a district general hospital (2015)
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Abstract
Unicompartmental knee replacement has been associated with a higher revision rate than total knee replacement in all national joint registers. It has been suggested that the appropriate training of surgeons to perform this arthroplasty is... Read More about Unicompartmental knee replacement in a district general hospital.

Reseña del Libro: Communication and Engagement with Science and Technology. Issues and Dilemmas (2015)
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Book review

Actividades Educativas en el museo científico: De ciencia divertida a ciencia seductora (2015)
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Science centres and museums have undergone a great evolution in recent decades although it seems that, lately, the science museum model has been somewhat stagnant. Since the radical changes of the mid-twentieth century, it has developed towards strat... Read More about Actividades Educativas en el museo científico: De ciencia divertida a ciencia seductora.

Kinetic energy extraction of a tidal stream turbine and its sensitivity to structural stiffness attenuation (2015)
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© 2015 The Authors. The hydrodynamic forces imparted on a tidal turbine rotor, whilst causing it to rotate and hence generate power, will also cause the blades to deform. This deformation will affect the turbine's performance if not included in the e... Read More about Kinetic energy extraction of a tidal stream turbine and its sensitivity to structural stiffness attenuation.

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia disease progression is associated with increased vaginal microbiome diversity (2015)
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Persistent infection with oncogenic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is necessary for cervical carcinogenesis. Although evidence suggests that the vaginal microbiome plays a functional role in the persistence or regression of HPV infections, this has yet t... Read More about Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia disease progression is associated with increased vaginal microbiome diversity.

A devolved model for public involvement in the field of mental health research: case study learning (2015)
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Background: Patient and public involvement in all aspects of research is espoused and there is a continued interest in understanding its wider impact. Existing investigations have identified both beneficial outcomes and remaining issues. This paper p... Read More about A devolved model for public involvement in the field of mental health research: case study learning.

From "fun science" to seductive science (2015)
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Science centers and museums have undergone a great evolution in recent decades although it seems that, lately, the science museum model has been somewhat stagnant. Since the radical changes of the mid-twentieth century, it has developed towards strat... Read More about From "fun science" to seductive science.

Making sense of academic life in the UK: The voice of the direct entry student at UWE (2015)
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The academic experiences of a small group of direct entry international students were recorded by a cross-service/faculty project group at the University of the West of England. Findings showed that more could be done to inform prospective students a... Read More about Making sense of academic life in the UK: The voice of the direct entry student at UWE.

Waste minimisation through deconstruction: A BIM based Deconstructability Assessment Score (BIM-DAS) (2015)
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© 2015 Elsevier B.V. The overall aim of this study is to develop a Building Information Modelling based Deconstructability Assessment Score (BIM-DAS) for determining the extent to which a building could be deconstructed right from the design stage. T... Read More about Waste minimisation through deconstruction: A BIM based Deconstructability Assessment Score (BIM-DAS).

Innate immune response of the pig laryngeal mucosa to endotracheal intubation (2015)
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Objective The aim of this study was to measure the effects of endotracheal intubation on innate immune response within the pig laryngeal mucosa. Study Design Prospective controlled basic science study. Setting The animal experiments and analyses were... Read More about Innate immune response of the pig laryngeal mucosa to endotracheal intubation.

High catalytic activity and pollutants resistivity using Fe-AAPyr cathode catalyst for microbial fuel cell application (2015)
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© 2015, Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. For the first time, a new generation of innovative non-platinum group metal catalysts based on iron and aminoantipyrine as precursor (Fe-AAPyr) has been utilized in a membraneless single-cham... Read More about High catalytic activity and pollutants resistivity using Fe-AAPyr cathode catalyst for microbial fuel cell application.

Delivering green streets: An exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon (2015)
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© 2015 The Authors. Journal of Flood Risk Management published by The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Green Infrastructure (GI) is an increasingly popular means of dealing with flooding and wat... Read More about Delivering green streets: An exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon.

A comprehensive experimental and numerical study on redistribution of residual stresses by shot peening (2015)
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Shot peening is one of the most effective surface strengthening treatment technologies in which compressive residual stresses are induced beneath the specimen surface. Effects of various factors on the distribution of residual stress profile induced... Read More about A comprehensive experimental and numerical study on redistribution of residual stresses by shot peening.

The early design stage for building renovation with a novel loop-heat-pipe based solar thermal facade (LHP-STF) heat pump water heating system: Techno-economic analysis in three European climates (2015)
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Most of the building renovation plans are usually decided in the early design stage. This delicate phase contains the greatest opportunity to achieve the high energy performance buildings after refurbishment. It is therefore important to provide the... Read More about The early design stage for building renovation with a novel loop-heat-pipe based solar thermal facade (LHP-STF) heat pump water heating system: Techno-economic analysis in three European climates.

Spherical indentation, part II: Experimental validation for measuring equibiaxial residual stresses (2015)
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It is occasionally important or even inevitable to measure residual stresses without harming engineering components. Spherical indentation can be categorized as a nondestructive method to measure residual stresses, as it causes very little damage to... Read More about Spherical indentation, part II: Experimental validation for measuring equibiaxial residual stresses.

Valuing the health benefits of physical activities in the marine environment and their importance for marine spatial planning (2015)
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The marine environment provides a number of services which contribute to human well-being including the provision of food, regulation of climate and the provision of settings for cultural gains. To ensure these services continue... Read More about Valuing the health benefits of physical activities in the marine environment and their importance for marine spatial planning.

MyGeo-Explorer: A semantic search tool for querying geospatial information (2015)
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We propose a semantic search approach for geospatial information systems to resolve the issue of semantic heterogeneity in metadata catalogues. Using the Malaysian geospatial data infrastructure service portal, MyGDI Explorer, as a comparative case s... Read More about MyGeo-Explorer: A semantic search tool for querying geospatial information.

Nurses’ Role in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: A European Perspective (2015)
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Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Introduction: Cardiovascular risk (CVR) assessment and management in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) is recommended but European nurses’ involvement in this role has not been well studied. Aim: The... Read More about Nurses’ Role in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: A European Perspective.

Momentum phenomenon in the Chinese Class A and B share markets (2015)
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© 2015, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the momentum phenomenon in two market segments of the Chinese stock market – the Class A share market and Class B share market over time period spanning... Read More about Momentum phenomenon in the Chinese Class A and B share markets.