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Development of a core set of outcome measures for large-vessel vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 2016 (2017)
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Sreih, A. G., Alibaz-Oner, F., Kermani, T. A., Aydin, S. Z., Cronholm, P. F., Davis, T., …Merkel, P. A. (2017). Development of a core set of outcome measures for large-vessel vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 2016. Journal of Rheumatology, 44(12), 1933-1937. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161467

Copyright © 2017. All rights reserved. Objective. Among the challenges in conducting clinical trials in large-vessel vasculitis (LVV), including both giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TA), is the lack of standardized and meaningful o... Read More about Development of a core set of outcome measures for large-vessel vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 2016.

Practice variation in acute bronchiolitis: A pediatric emergency research networks study (2017)
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Van De Voorde, P., Roland, D., Lyttle, M. D., Nigrovic, L., Mistry, R., Mintegi, S., …Kuppermann, N. (2017). Practice variation in acute bronchiolitis: A pediatric emergency research networks study. Pediatrics, 140(6), e20170842. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-0842

© Copyright 2017 by the American Academy of Pediatrics. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Studies characterizing hospitalizations in bronchiolitis did not identify patients receiving evidence-based supportive therapies (EBSTs). We aimed to evaluate intersit... Read More about Practice variation in acute bronchiolitis: A pediatric emergency research networks study.

51 Paediatric emergency clinicians are rarely exposed to non-airway critical procedures: a predict/PERN study (2017)
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Garrahan, J. P., Lyttle, M., Oakley, E., Dalziel, S., Nguyen, L., Rao, A., …Babl, F. (2017). 51 Paediatric emergency clinicians are rarely exposed to non-airway critical procedures: a predict/PERN study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 34(12), A894-A895. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2017-207308.51

© 2017, Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions. BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that approximately one p... Read More about 51 Paediatric emergency clinicians are rarely exposed to non-airway critical procedures: a predict/PERN study.

Liquid marble interaction gate for collision-based computing (2017)
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Draper, T., Fullarton, C., Phillips, N., de Lacy Costello, B., & Adamatzky, A. (2017). Liquid marble interaction gate for collision-based computing. Materials Today, 20(10), 561-568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2017.09.004

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Liquid marbles are microliter droplets of liquid, encapsulated by self-organized hydrophobic particles at the liquid/air interface. They offer an efficient approach for manipulating liquid droplets and compartmentalizing reactions... Read More about Liquid marble interaction gate for collision-based computing.

Assessing the effective resources of urban designing in Iran, based on the localization approach (2017)
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Foroughmand Araabi, H., Khabazi, M., & Foroughmand Araabi, H. (2017). Assessing the effective resources of urban designing in Iran, based on the localization approach

Urban design, like any other branch of the social sciences and built-environment studies, has developed in relation with the contexts in which it has emerged. Built environments in Iran have been constructed in a different way compared to their Europ... Read More about Assessing the effective resources of urban designing in Iran, based on the localization approach.

Welsh Lloegr 'England' (2017)
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Coates, R. (2017). Welsh Lloegr 'England'. Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, 74, 41-45

A new etymology is proposed for this controversial name, suggesting a Germanic origin.

Self, consciousness and agency in the egoist (2017)
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Davis, M. (2017). Self, consciousness and agency in the egoist. Journal of Victorian Culture, 22(4), 536-552. https://doi.org/10.1080/13555502.2017.1318298

© 2017 Leeds Trinity University. This article re-reads representations of the self and agency in George Meredith’s The Egoist (1879) by drawing new connections between the novel and Victorian psychological theory. Critical discussions of The Egoist a... Read More about Self, consciousness and agency in the egoist.

A novel mechanism linking memory stem cells with innate immunity in protection against HIV-1 infection (2017)
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O'Connell, R. J., Wang, Y., Whittall, T., Neil, S., Britton, G., Mistry, M., …Lehner, T. (2017). A novel mechanism linking memory stem cells with innate immunity in protection against HIV-1 infection. Scientific Reports, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01188-3

© 2017 The Author(s). HIV infection affects 37 million people and about 1.7 million are infected annually. Among the phase III clinical trials only the RV144 vaccine trial elicited significant protection against HIV-1 acquisition, but the efficacy an... Read More about A novel mechanism linking memory stem cells with innate immunity in protection against HIV-1 infection.

Microbial desalination cells with efficient platinum-group-metal-free cathode catalysts (2017)
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Atanassov, P., Ieropoulos, I., Merino-Jimenez, I., Serov, A., Gokhale, R., Kodali, M., …Santoro, C. (2017). Microbial desalination cells with efficient platinum-group-metal-free cathode catalysts. ChemElectroChem, 4(12), 3322-3330. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201700626

© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. An iron-nitrogen-carbon-based catalyst was used at the cathode of a microbial desalination cell (MDC) and compared with platinum (Pt) and an activated carbon (AC) cathode. The Fe-N−C catalyst was p... Read More about Microbial desalination cells with efficient platinum-group-metal-free cathode catalysts.

Hydrological legacy determines the type of enzyme inhibition in a peatlands chronosequence (2017)
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Bonnett, S., Maltby, E., & Freeman, C. (2017). Hydrological legacy determines the type of enzyme inhibition in a peatlands chronosequence. Scientific Reports, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-10430-x

© 2017 The Author(s). Peatland ecosystems contain one-third of the world's soil carbon store and many have been exposed to drought leading to a loss of carbon. Understanding biogeochemical mechanisms affecting decomposition in peatlands is essential... Read More about Hydrological legacy determines the type of enzyme inhibition in a peatlands chronosequence.

Making the case for self-organisation: Understanding how communities make sense of sustainability and climate change through collective action (2017)
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Atkinson, R., Dörfler, T., Hasanov, M., Rothfuß, E., & Smith, I. (2017). Making the case for self-organisation: Understanding how communities make sense of sustainability and climate change through collective action. International Journal of Sustainable Society, 9(3), 193-209. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSOC.2017.088300

Copyright © 2017 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Understanding how community groups take on the challenge of climate change is key to understanding the capacity of society as a whole to adapt in the face of climate change in ways that acknowledge a bro... Read More about Making the case for self-organisation: Understanding how communities make sense of sustainability and climate change through collective action.

Development of an Indoor Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting Module for Autonomous Sensors in Building Air Quality Applications (2017)
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Yue, X., Kauer, M., Bellanger, M., Beard, O., Brownlow, M., Gibson, D., …Song, S. (2017). Development of an Indoor Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting Module for Autonomous Sensors in Building Air Quality Applications. IEEE Internet of Things, 4(6), 2092-2103. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2017.2754981

© 2017 IEEE. A 50 mm × 20 mm × 15 mm indoor photovoltaic (PV) energy harvesting power module (IPEHPM) has been developed for powering an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor node containing a low-power CO 2 sensor for automatic building ventilation. It i... Read More about Development of an Indoor Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting Module for Autonomous Sensors in Building Air Quality Applications.

Reflecting on bisexual identities and relationships: Nikki Hayfield in conversation with Annukka Lahti (2017)
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Hayfield, N., & Lahti, A. (2017). Reflecting on bisexual identities and relationships: Nikki Hayfield in conversation with Annukka Lahti. Psychology of Sexualities Section Review, 8(2), 68-75

Annukka Lahti is a Doctoral Student (Gender Studies) in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland . Before starting her doctoral studies, she taught psychology at The Open University of the University of... Read More about Reflecting on bisexual identities and relationships: Nikki Hayfield in conversation with Annukka Lahti.

Full hydrodynamic reversibility of the weak dimerization of vancomycin and elucidation of its interaction with VanS monomers at clinical concentration (2017)
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Harding, S. E., Adams, G. G., Gillis, R. B., Phillips-Jones, M. K., Lithgo, R., DInu, V., …Harding, S. E. (2017). Full hydrodynamic reversibility of the weak dimerization of vancomycin and elucidation of its interaction with VanS monomers at clinical concentration. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 12697. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12620-z

© 2017 The Author(s). The reversibility and strength of the previously established dimerization of the important glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin in four different aqueous solvents (including a medically-used formulation) have been studied using sh... Read More about Full hydrodynamic reversibility of the weak dimerization of vancomycin and elucidation of its interaction with VanS monomers at clinical concentration.

Purported false allegations of rape, child abuse and non-sexual violence: Nature, characteristics and implications (2017)
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Rumney, P., & McCartan, K. (2017). Purported false allegations of rape, child abuse and non-sexual violence: Nature, characteristics and implications. Journal of Criminal Law, 81(6), 497-520. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022018317746789

The subject of false rape allegations is shrouded in anxiety, confusion and misunderstanding. Despite a growing body of quality research, there continue to be significant gaps in our knowledge about the topic, including the phenomenon of false allega... Read More about Purported false allegations of rape, child abuse and non-sexual violence: Nature, characteristics and implications.

Demand Side Management potentials for mitigating energy poverty in South Africa (2017)
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Monyei, C., & Adewumi, A. O. (2017). Demand Side Management potentials for mitigating energy poverty in South Africa. Energy Policy, 111, 298-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.09.039

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd South Africa is severally posited to be Africa's most industrialized nation with an economy heavily reliant on energy. With depleted electricity reserve margin which led to massive load shedding and rationing of electricity in 200... Read More about Demand Side Management potentials for mitigating energy poverty in South Africa.

Hypoxia modulates the stem cell population and induces EMT in the MCF-10A breast epithelial cell line (2017)
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Daly, C. S., Flemban, A., Shafei, M., Conway, M. E., Qualtrough, D., & Dean, S. J. (2018). Hypoxia modulates the stem cell population and induces EMT in the MCF-10A breast epithelial cell line. Oncology Reports, 39(2), 483-490. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2017.6125

A common feature among pre-malignant lesions is the induction of hypoxia through increased cell propagation and reduced access to blood flow. Hypoxia in breast cancer has been associated with poor patient prognosis, resistance to chemotherapy and inc... Read More about Hypoxia modulates the stem cell population and induces EMT in the MCF-10A breast epithelial cell line.

Using conceptual developments in RFT to direct case formulation and clinical intervention: Two case summaries (2017)
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Barnes-Holmes, Y., Boorman, J., Oliver, J. E., Thompson, M., McEnteggart, C., & Coulter, C. (2018). Using conceptual developments in RFT to direct case formulation and clinical intervention: Two case summaries. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 7, 89-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.11.005

The current paper is part of an ongoing effort to better connect RFT with the complexities of clinical phenomena. The paper outlines two broad areas, referred to as ‘verbal functional analysis’ and the ‘drill-down’, in which we believe the basic theo... Read More about Using conceptual developments in RFT to direct case formulation and clinical intervention: Two case summaries.