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A stochastic reconstruction framework for analysis of water resource system vulnerability to climate-induced changes in river flow regime (2013)
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Assessments of potential impacts of climate change on water resources systems are generally based on the use of downscaled climate scenarios to force hydrological and water resource systems models and hence quantify potential changes in system respon... Read More about A stochastic reconstruction framework for analysis of water resource system vulnerability to climate-induced changes in river flow regime.

Taxonomic evaluation of the genus Enterobacter based on multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA): Proposal to reclassify E. nimipressuralis and E. amnigenus into Lelliottia gen. nov. as Lelliottia nimipressuralis comb. nov. and Lelliottia amnigena comb. nov., respectively, E. gergoviae and E. pyrinus into Pluralibacter gen. nov. as Pluralibacter gergoviae comb. nov. and Pluralibacter pyrinus comb. nov., respectively, E. cowanii, E. radicincitans, E. oryzae and E. arachidis into Kosakonia gen. nov. as Kosakonia cowanii comb. nov., Kosakonia radicincitans comb. nov., Kosakonia oryzae comb. nov. and Kosakonia arachidis comb. nov., respectively, and E. turicensis, E. helveticus and E. pulveris into Cronobacter as Cronobacter zurichensis nom. nov., Cronobacter helveticus comb. nov. and Cronobacter pulveris comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genera Enterobacter and Cronobacter (2013)
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The taxonomy of Enterobacter has a complicated history, with several species transferred to and from this genus. Classification of strains is difficult owing to its polyphyletic nature, based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. It has been previously acknowl... Read More about Taxonomic evaluation of the genus Enterobacter based on multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA): Proposal to reclassify E. nimipressuralis and E. amnigenus into Lelliottia gen. nov. as Lelliottia nimipressuralis comb. nov. and Lelliottia amnigena comb. nov., respectively, E. gergoviae and E. pyrinus into Pluralibacter gen. nov. as Pluralibacter gergoviae comb. nov. and Pluralibacter pyrinus comb. nov., respectively, E. cowanii, E. radicincitans, E. oryzae and E. arachidis into Kosakonia gen. nov. as Kosakonia cowanii comb. nov., Kosakonia radicincitans comb. nov., Kosakonia oryzae comb. nov. and Kosakonia arachidis comb. nov., respectively, and E. turicensis, E. helveticus and E. pulveris into Cronobacter as Cronobacter zurichensis nom. nov., Cronobacter helveticus comb. nov. and Cronobacter pulveris comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genera Enterobacter and Cronobacter.

Automated design studies: Topology versus One-Step Evolutionary Structural Optimisation (2013)
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This paper presents the development of a virtual toolbox for the study of spatial-structural design processes. It will be able to transform a spatial design into a structural design. After structural optimisation, the structural design is interpreted... Read More about Automated design studies: Topology versus One-Step Evolutionary Structural Optimisation.

Home-based reach-to-grasp training for people after stroke: Study protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial (2013)
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Background This feasibility study is intended to assess the acceptability of home-based task-specific reach-to-grasp (RTG) training for people with stroke, and to gather data to inform recruitment, retention, and sample size for a definitive rando... Read More about Home-based reach-to-grasp training for people after stroke: Study protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial.

Adopting the position of error: Space and speculation in the exploratory signifi cance of milieu formulations (2013)
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As Foucault's writing on the role of population in managing societies through security would attest, the term milieu is not primarily a tool for analysing primary data. Instead, it is a means to model data on population according to specifi c spatial... Read More about Adopting the position of error: Space and speculation in the exploratory signifi cance of milieu formulations.

Scramjet flow and intake SBLI: Technical challenges and case study (2013)
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This paper reviews some basic research areas associated with Scramjet-powered hypersonic flying vehicle, particularly the forebody boundary-layer transition and intake shock-wave boundary-layer interactions (SBLI). Some technical and physical challen... Read More about Scramjet flow and intake SBLI: Technical challenges and case study.

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE CHINESE COASTAL MEGACITIES. A CASE STUDY OF PRACTICE IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA (2013)
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This article analyses the current flood risk management practices in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), China. In the next four decades, 120 million people are expected to live in the region, which currently covers 11 major cities, and includes the coastal... Read More about TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE CHINESE COASTAL MEGACITIES. A CASE STUDY OF PRACTICE IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA.

Assessing tactile acuity in rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine-How reliable are two-point discrimination tests at the neck, hand, back and foot? (2013)
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Objective. Chronic pain from rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions is associated with cortical changes and altered tactile acuity. Tactile acuity is considered a clinical signature of primary somatosensory representation. The two-point discriminat... Read More about Assessing tactile acuity in rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine-How reliable are two-point discrimination tests at the neck, hand, back and foot?.

Reconstructing multi-decadal variations in fluvial flood risk using atmospheric circulation patterns (2013)
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Conventional techniques for quantifying and then managing flood risks are invalid under 'non-stationary' climate conditions. Trend detection and attribution are problematic given that the outcome depends on the start and end date of the record, choic... Read More about Reconstructing multi-decadal variations in fluvial flood risk using atmospheric circulation patterns.

Current generation in membraneless single chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) treating urine (2013)
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This study investigated a novel treatment process for human urine in membraneless single-chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFCs). The performances of SCMFCs with Pt-based or Pt-free cathode were tested for over 1000 hours of operation. The pH of the an... Read More about Current generation in membraneless single chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) treating urine.

First record of ophiophagy in the widely distributed snake Leptodeira septentrionalis (Kennicott, 1859) (Ophidia, Colubridae) (2013)
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A review of the manufacture, mechanical properties and potential applications of auxetic foams (2013)
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Auxetics are a modern class of material fabricated by altering the material microstructure. Unlike conventional materials, auxetics exhibit a negative Poisson's ratio when subjected to tensile loading. These materials have gained popularity within th... Read More about A review of the manufacture, mechanical properties and potential applications of auxetic foams.

Chronic tension-type headache is associated with impaired motor learning (2013)
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Background: Supraspinal activity-dependent neuroplasticity may be important in the transition from acute to chronic pain. We examined neuroplasticity in a cortical region not considered to be a primary component of the central pain matrix in chronic... Read More about Chronic tension-type headache is associated with impaired motor learning.

Discrete and fuzzy dynamical genetic programming in the XCSF learning classifier system (2013)
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A number of representation schemes have been presented for use within learning classifier systems, ranging from binary encodings to neural networks. This paper presents results from an investigation into using discrete and fuzzy dynamical system repr... Read More about Discrete and fuzzy dynamical genetic programming in the XCSF learning classifier system.

Kant and Kierkegaard on freedom and evil (2013)
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A process evaluation of student participation in a whole school food programme (2013)
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Purpose – Health promotion programmes are widely held to be more effective when the subjects of them actively participate in the process of change. The purpose of this paper is to report on an evaluation of the Food for Life Partnership programme, a... Read More about A process evaluation of student participation in a whole school food programme.

‘I was quite amazed’: Donor conception and parent-child relationships from the child's perspective (2013)
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Donor conception and parent–child relationships were explored from the child's perspective. At ages 7 and 10, interview data were obtained from children in 31 donor insemination, 28 egg donation and 51 natural conception families. Children were also... Read More about ‘I was quite amazed’: Donor conception and parent-child relationships from the child's perspective.

Tapping the Telephones of Members of Parliament: The 'Wilson Doctrine' and Parliamentary Privilege (2013)
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In 1966, in what has become known as the Wilson Doctrine, the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, informed Parliament that he had issued an instruction that the telephones of parliamentarians were not to be intercepted by the intelligence and security age... Read More about Tapping the Telephones of Members of Parliament: The 'Wilson Doctrine' and Parliamentary Privilege.

CoreGenes3.5: A webserver for the determination of core genes from sets of viral and small bacterial genomes (2013)
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Background: CoreGenes3.5 is a webserver that determines sets of core genes from viral and small bacterial genomes as an automated batch process. Previous versions of CoreGenes have been used to classify bacteriophage genomes and mine data from pathog... Read More about CoreGenes3.5: A webserver for the determination of core genes from sets of viral and small bacterial genomes.

A joint fatigue-creep deterioration model for masonry with acoustic emission based damage assessment (2013)
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The paper investigates the long-term fatigue and creep deterioration processes in historical brick masonry. Based on two independent laboratory test series, the relationship between stress level and life expectancy was considered for fatigue and cree... Read More about A joint fatigue-creep deterioration model for masonry with acoustic emission based damage assessment.