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Cohabitation by Bothrops asper (Garman 1883) and Leptodactylus savagei (Heyer 2005) (2019)
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'It can't be zero!' Difficulties in completing patient global assessment in rheumatoid arthritis: a mixed methods study (2019)
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OBJECTIVES: Patient global assessment (PGA) is purported to add the patient's perspective in the composite measures of RA. However, PGA is not standardized and it is not known whether patients' interpretation of the measure is consistent with its int... Read More about 'It can't be zero!' Difficulties in completing patient global assessment in rheumatoid arthritis: a mixed methods study.

Characterising recovery from renal transplantation and live-related donation using cardiopulmonary exercise testing (2019)
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Background: An association between end-stage renal failure and exercise intolerance exists. Whether live kidney donation impacts on exercise tolerance is unknown. Here recovery post renal transplant and donation using cardiopulmonary exercise testing... Read More about Characterising recovery from renal transplantation and live-related donation using cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

Experiences of living with visible difference: Individual and social reflections (2019)
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Many health conditions impact upon an individual’s appearance and result in an altered appearance (“visible difference”). The presence of visible difference is associated with a variety of psychosocial difficulties and challenges, yet calls for an i... Read More about Experiences of living with visible difference: Individual and social reflections.

Monetary policy, bank ownership, and the lending channel: Evidence from ASEAN (2019)
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This paper examines the effectiveness of bank lending channels in ASEAN countries. The main objective of this paper is to identify whether the effectiveness of banklending channels in ASEAN differs based on the countries’ financial structure, banks’... Read More about Monetary policy, bank ownership, and the lending channel: Evidence from ASEAN.

Regulations for securitisation and covered bonds: Too much or too little (2019)
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This study analyses the most important regulations for asset-backed securities and covered bonds devised after the global financial crisis in Europe. The study presents three perspectives of these regulations. It discusses the premises and context of... Read More about Regulations for securitisation and covered bonds: Too much or too little.

The counseling experiences of individuals who are estranged from a family member (2019)
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Objective: For the first time, this study explored the counseling experiences of individuals estranged from a family member and the ways in which therapy was helpful, unhelpful, or both. Background: Family relationships are often assumed to be perman... Read More about The counseling experiences of individuals who are estranged from a family member.

Cesare Brandi (1906 to 1988): His concept of restoration and the dilemma of architecture (2019)
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This article offers a theoretical review of the origin of the concept of restoration in Brandi's view, proposing a critique centered on architectural restoration. Brandi's theoretical trajectory is outlined in his approach to the discernment of art i... Read More about Cesare Brandi (1906 to 1988): His concept of restoration and the dilemma of architecture.

How do they measure up? Differences in stakeholder perceptions of quality measures used in English community nursing (2019)
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© The Author(s) 2019. Objectives: To establish how quality indicators used in English community nursing are selected and applied, and their perceived usefulness to service users, commissioners and service providers. Methods: A qualitative multi-site... Read More about How do they measure up? Differences in stakeholder perceptions of quality measures used in English community nursing.

How Minecraft is making science more appealing to students with autism (2019)
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Detached eddy simulation of blade trailing-edge cutback cooling performance at various ejection slot angles (2019)
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© 2019 Elsevier Inc. Detached eddy simulation (DES) has been carried out to study a three-dimensional trailing-edge (TE) cutback turbine blade model with five rows of staggered circular pin-fin arrays inside the cooling passage, in order to evaluate... Read More about Detached eddy simulation of blade trailing-edge cutback cooling performance at various ejection slot angles.

Preliminary testing: The devil of statistics? (2019)
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In quantitative research, the selection of the most appropriate statistical test for the comparison of two-independent samples can be problematic. There is a lack of consensus in the Statistics community regarding the appropriate approach; particular... Read More about Preliminary testing: The devil of statistics?.

Association between self-reported traumatic brain injury and threat/control-override (2019)
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Prior research has focused on the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI), psychosis, and threat/control-override (TCO) on violent behavior. There is, however, a lack of research exploring the potential connection between traumatic brain injury (TBI)... Read More about Association between self-reported traumatic brain injury and threat/control-override.

Mental Toughness and Associated Personality Characteristics of Marathon des Sables Athletes (2019)
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Mental toughness (MT) is commonly referred to as an important prerequisite for sustained athletic achievement. The increased research focus on MT has led to the development of a consistent debate centered around whether the construct is a unidimensio... Read More about Mental Toughness and Associated Personality Characteristics of Marathon des Sables Athletes.

Woven fabrics in book conservation: An investigation into the properties of aerolinen and aerocotton (2019)
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Woven fabrics commonly referred to as ‘aerocotton’ and ‘aerolinen’ are frequently used in the conservation of books and manuscripts and are valued for their strength and flexibility. Although textiles have a long history in the production and repair... Read More about Woven fabrics in book conservation: An investigation into the properties of aerolinen and aerocotton.

Supporting NHS nursing associates: Collaborative reflections from a hybrid library team (2019)
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This paper presents a case report of the experiences of a hybrid library team from the University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol providing academic literacy support to the first cohorts of Trainee Nursing Associates following a new National Hea... Read More about Supporting NHS nursing associates: Collaborative reflections from a hybrid library team.

Advancing stiffness measurement in rheumatic disease: Report from the stiffness special interest group at OMERACT 2018 (2019)
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Objective. To improve measurement of stiffness in rheumatic disease. Methods. Data presented included (1) 2 qualitative projects, (2) the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) stiffness patient-reported outcome measure (RAST), and (3) 3 items assessing stiffn... Read More about Advancing stiffness measurement in rheumatic disease: Report from the stiffness special interest group at OMERACT 2018.

Liquid loss: Learning to mourn our companion species and landscapes (2019)
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“The world tells a big story: living arrangements that took millions of years to put into place are being undone in the blink of an eye.”[1] In 2015, a team of biologists, zoologists and ecologists[2] published a paper that examined whether human... Read More about Liquid loss: Learning to mourn our companion species and landscapes.

In search of a model to describe the organization of the Algerian diaspora networks (2019)
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The problem of organizing the diaspora within and between networks has led to great interest among the scientific community. The literature has shown the existence of a real body and cohesion amongst the members of diasporas in the same country eithe... Read More about In search of a model to describe the organization of the Algerian diaspora networks.

Cross-entropy method for distribution power systems reconfiguration (2019)
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Cross-entropy (CE) is a powerful simulation method for the solution of continuous and combinatory optimization problems. The work presented here utilizes the CE method for the optimal topology of distribution power systems (DPSs). The optimal network... Read More about Cross-entropy method for distribution power systems reconfiguration.