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How behavioural science can contribute to health partnerships: The case of The Change Exchange (2017)
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Armitage, C. J., Bull, E. R., Byrne-Davis, L. M., Burton, A., Dharni, N., Gillison, F., …Hart, J. K. (2017). How behavioural science can contribute to health partnerships: The case of The Change Exchange. Globalization and Health, 13(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-017-0254-4

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Health partnerships often use health professional training to change practice with the aim of improving quality of care. Interventions to change practice can learn from behavioural science and focus not only on impro... Read More about How behavioural science can contribute to health partnerships: The case of The Change Exchange.

Ecohydrological disturbances associated with roads: Current knowledge, research needs, and management concerns with reference to the tropics (2017)
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Wemple, B. C., Browning, T., Ziegler, A. D., Celi, J., Chun, K. P. S., Jaramillo, F., …Sawyer, D. (2018). Ecohydrological disturbances associated with roads: Current knowledge, research needs, and management concerns with reference to the tropics. Ecohydrology, 11(3), Article e1881. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.1881

Roads are a pervasive form of disturbance with potential to negatively affect ecohydrological processes. Some of the most rapid growth in road networks is occurring in developing countries, particularly in the tropics, where political agendas are oft... Read More about Ecohydrological disturbances associated with roads: Current knowledge, research needs, and management concerns with reference to the tropics.

Embodied pain - Negotiating the boundaries of possible action (2017)
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Tabor, A., Keogh, E., & Eccleston, C. (2017). Embodied pain - Negotiating the boundaries of possible action. PAIN, 158(6), 1007-1011. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000875

Pain is a protective strategy, which emerges from on-going interaction between body and world. However, pain is often thought of as a unitary output—an end product experienced as an intrusion upon an often unsuspecting perceiver.55 We know a lot abou... Read More about Embodied pain - Negotiating the boundaries of possible action.

Mechanism of hydraulic fracturing in cohesive zone of embankment dam cores - A review (2017)
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Poudel, S., Abbey, S. J., & Ngambi, S. (2017). Mechanism of hydraulic fracturing in cohesive zone of embankment dam cores - A review. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 8(7), 1202-1213

Estimation of critica fracturing in fill dam experimental studies fracturing, model tests, numerical simulations and field tests methodologies. Since hydraulic fracturing is m been given much consideration can be trusted and is fixed cohesive zone of... Read More about Mechanism of hydraulic fracturing in cohesive zone of embankment dam cores - A review.

Multiple human tracking in RGB-depth data: A survey (2017)
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Camplani, M., Paiement, A., Mirmehdi, M., Damen, D., Hannuna, S., Burghardt, T., & Tao, L. (2017). Multiple human tracking in RGB-depth data: A survey. IET Computer Vision, 11(4), 265-285. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cvi.2016.0178

© The Institution of Engineering and Technology. Multiple human tracking (MHT) is a fundamental task in many computer vision applications. Appearance-based approaches, primarily formulated on RGB data, are constrained and affected by problems arising... Read More about Multiple human tracking in RGB-depth data: A survey.

Interventions aimed at the prevention of childhood injuries in the indigenous populations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand in the last 20 years: A systematic review (2017)
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Margeson, A., & Gray, S. (2017). Interventions aimed at the prevention of childhood injuries in the indigenous populations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand in the last 20 years: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6), 589. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060589

© 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Globally, Indigenous children are found to be at a significantly higher risk of injury compared to non-Indigenous children. It has been suggested that mainstream injury prevention strategies a... Read More about Interventions aimed at the prevention of childhood injuries in the indigenous populations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand in the last 20 years: A systematic review.

Physiotherapy management of lower limb osteoarthritis (2017)
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Healey, E. L., Walsh, N., & Pearson, J. (2017). Physiotherapy management of lower limb osteoarthritis. British Medical Bulletin, 122(1), 151-161. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldx012

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. Background Osteoarthritis (OA) of the lower limb affects millions of people worldwide, and results in pain and reduced function. We reviewed guidelines and Cochrane reviews for physical therapy... Read More about Physiotherapy management of lower limb osteoarthritis.

Cheap and disposable gold and silver electrodes: Trends in the application of compact discs and digital versatile discs for electroanalytical chemistry (2017)
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Honeychurch, K. C. (2017). Cheap and disposable gold and silver electrodes: Trends in the application of compact discs and digital versatile discs for electroanalytical chemistry. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 93, 51-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2017.04.013

© 2017 Increasingly more reports have focused on the use of digital versatile discs (DVDs) and compact discs (CDs) for the fabrication of electrodes. The majority of discs use Al to reflect the laser. However, a notable percentage utilise Au or Ag. T... Read More about Cheap and disposable gold and silver electrodes: Trends in the application of compact discs and digital versatile discs for electroanalytical chemistry.

Thou shall not kill: The constitutionality of death penalty under Nigerian legal system (2017)
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Duru, O. W., Nwafor, N. A., & Nwabachili, C. O. (2018). Thou shall not kill: The constitutionality of death penalty under Nigerian legal system. Issues in Legal Scholarship, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1515/ils-2017-0003

Two wrongs cannot make a right; there is hardly any justification for the continual use of capital punishment (death) as a form of punishment in Nigeria. This paper will canvass that, even though death penalty is a constitutionally permissible form o... Read More about Thou shall not kill: The constitutionality of death penalty under Nigerian legal system.

Research Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Elder Abuse Prevalence Studies (2017)
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Wilber, K. H., Gassoumis, Z. D., Yon, Y., & Mikton, C. (2017). Research Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Elder Abuse Prevalence Studies. Canadian Journal on Aging / Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 36(2), 256-265. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980817000137

© 2017 Canadian Association on Gerontology. Elder abuse is an important public health and human rights issue, yet its true extent is not well understood. To address this, we will conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of elder abuse prevalence... Read More about Research Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Elder Abuse Prevalence Studies.

Conservation strategies for understanding and combating the primate bushmeat trade on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (2017)
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Gonder, M. K., Esara Echube, J. M., Riaco, C., Cronin, D., Sesink Clee, P. R., Mitchell, M. W., …Mary Katherine, G. (2017). Conservation strategies for understanding and combating the primate bushmeat trade on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. American Journal of Primatology, 79(11), https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22663

© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea is among the important places in Africa for the conservation of primates, but a cultural preference for bushmeat and a lack of effective law enforcement has encouraged commercial bushmeat... Read More about Conservation strategies for understanding and combating the primate bushmeat trade on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Children and young people's behaviour in accidental dwelling fires: A systematic review of the qualitative literature (2017)
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Mytton, J., Goodenough, T., & Novak, C. (2017). Children and young people's behaviour in accidental dwelling fires: A systematic review of the qualitative literature. Safety Science, 96, 143-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.03.019

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Children and young people are considered one of the most vulnerable population groups when exposed to accidental dwelling fires. Understanding how children behave in these circumstances and the reasons for their decision making ar... Read More about Children and young people's behaviour in accidental dwelling fires: A systematic review of the qualitative literature.

Can we define and characterize the aging lower urinary tract?—ICI-RS 2015 (2017)
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Fry, C. H., Nelson, P. P., Valentini, F. A., Rosier, P. F., Wagg, A. S., Vahabi, B., …Andersson, K. E. (2017). Can we define and characterize the aging lower urinary tract?—ICI-RS 2015. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 36(4), 854-858. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.23035

© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The prevalence of lower urinary tract (LUT) symptoms increases with age but the etiology is unknown. This article aims to identify research directions that clarify the basis of this association. The initial question is... Read More about Can we define and characterize the aging lower urinary tract?—ICI-RS 2015.

Mechanical ventilation, weaning practices, and decision making in European PICUs (2017)
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Kneyber, M. C., Tume, L. N., Blackwood, B., & Rose, L. (2017). Mechanical ventilation, weaning practices, and decision making in European PICUs. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 18(4), e182-e188. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000001100

Copyright © 2017 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. Objectives: This survey had three key objectives: 1) To describe responsibility for key ventilation and weaning dec... Read More about Mechanical ventilation, weaning practices, and decision making in European PICUs.

Implementation fidelity of a computer-assisted intervention for children with speech sound disorders (2017)
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McCormack, J., Baker, E., Masso, S., Crowe, K., McLeod, S., Wren, Y., & Roulstone, S. (2017). Implementation fidelity of a computer-assisted intervention for children with speech sound disorders. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 19(3), 265-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2017.1293160

© 2017 The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: Implementation fidelity refers to the degree to which an intervention or programme adheres to its original... Read More about Implementation fidelity of a computer-assisted intervention for children with speech sound disorders.

The Delphi technique in radiography education research (2017)
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Wallace, M. J., St. John-Matthews, J., & Robinson, L. (2017). The Delphi technique in radiography education research. Radiography, 23(1), S53-S57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2017.03.007

© 2017 Objectives To describe and review the Delphi technique as a tool for radiographers engaged in mixed-methods research whereby agreement is required on the proficiencies needed by educational programmes for pre- and post- registration radiograph... Read More about The Delphi technique in radiography education research.

Photoferrotrophy: Remains of an ancient photosynthesis in modern environments (2017)
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Walter, X. A., Camacho, A., Walter, X. A., Picazo, A., & Zopfi, J. (2017). Photoferrotrophy: Remains of an ancient photosynthesis in modern environments. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8(MAR), 323. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00323

© 2017 Camacho, Walter, Picazo and Zopfi. Photoferrotrophy, the process by which inorganic carbon is fixed into organic matter using light as an energy source and reduced iron [Fe(II)] as an electron donor, has been proposed as one of the oldest phot... Read More about Photoferrotrophy: Remains of an ancient photosynthesis in modern environments.

Attributes of design for construction waste minimization: A case study of waste-to-energy project (2017)
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Ajayi, S. O., Oyedele, L. O., Akinade, O. O., Bilal, M., Alaka, H. A., Owolabi, H. A., & Kadiri, K. O. (2017). Attributes of design for construction waste minimization: A case study of waste-to-energy project. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 73, 1333-1341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.084

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Despite the consensus that waste efficient design is important for reducing waste generated by construction and demolition activities, design strategies for actual waste mitigation remain unclear. In addition, decisive roles requi... Read More about Attributes of design for construction waste minimization: A case study of waste-to-energy project.

A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures used in adult burn research (2017)
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Pleat, J., Griffiths, C., Guest, E., White, P., Gaskin, E., Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2017). A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures used in adult burn research. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 38(2), e521-e541. https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0000000000000474

Copyright © 2016 by the American Burn Association. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are vital for evaluating patient needs and therapeutic progress. This review aimed to identify the PROMs used in adult burn care and establish their quality.... Read More about A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures used in adult burn research.

Investigating the green impact of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma: A systematic literature review (2017)
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Chugani, N., Kumar, V., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Rocha-Lona, L., & Upadhyay, A. (2017). Investigating the green impact of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma: A systematic literature review. International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, 8(1), 7-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLSS-11-2015-0043

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The academic literature and research lines exploring the effect of quality improvement methods on environmental performance still remain in early stages. The purpose of this paper is therefore to investi... Read More about Investigating the green impact of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma: A systematic literature review.