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Trend analysis of nutrient loadings in a large prairie catchment (2016)
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Morales-Marín, L. A., Chun, K. P., Wheater, H. S., & Lindenschmidt, K. E. (2017). Trend analysis of nutrient loadings in a large prairie catchment. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 62(4), 657-679. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2016.1255747

Nutrient loadings in many river catchments continue to increase due to rapid expansion of agriculture, urban and industrial development, and population growth. Nutrient enrichment of water bodies has intensified eutrophication which degrades water qu... Read More about Trend analysis of nutrient loadings in a large prairie catchment.

Gentrification, displacement and the arts: Untangling the relationship between arts industries and place change (2016)
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Grodach, C., Foster, N., & Murdoch, J. (2018). Gentrification, displacement and the arts: Untangling the relationship between arts industries and place change. Urban Studies, 55(4), 807-825. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098016680169

© 2016, © Urban Studies Journal Limited 2016. The arts have long played a role in debates around gentrification and displacement, yet their roles and impacts as change agents are not clear-cut. According to the standard account, artists facilitate ge... Read More about Gentrification, displacement and the arts: Untangling the relationship between arts industries and place change.

Wound art: Exploring the use of medical and decorative tattooing to disguise scars (2016)
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Heath, J. (2016). Wound art: Exploring the use of medical and decorative tattooing to disguise scars. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 5(10), 444-445

Scars are part of life; they show where we have been and can be a reminder of our strength. However, sometimes they can be an all too powerful reminder of pain and suffering. When someone is dissatisfied with the appearance of their scar, covering... Read More about Wound art: Exploring the use of medical and decorative tattooing to disguise scars.

Online science videos: An exploratory study with major professional content providers in the United Kingdom (2016)
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Erviti, M. D. C., & Stengler, E. (2016). Online science videos: An exploratory study with major professional content providers in the United Kingdom. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 15(6), A06

We present an exploratory study of science communication via online video through various UK-based YouTube science content providers. We interviewed five people responsible for eight of the most viewed and subscribed professionally generated content... Read More about Online science videos: An exploratory study with major professional content providers in the United Kingdom.

Participant and Public Involvement in Refining a Peer-Volunteering Active Aging Intervention: Project ACE (Active, Connected, Engaged) (2016)
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Withall, J., Thompson, J. L., Fox, K. R., Davis, M., Gray, S., De Koning, J., …Stathi, A. (2018). Participant and Public Involvement in Refining a Peer-Volunteering Active Aging Intervention: Project ACE (Active, Connected, Engaged). Gerontologist, 58(2), 362-375. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw148

© The Author(s) 2016. Background Evidence for the health benefits of a physically active lifestyle among older adults is strong, yet only a small proportion of older people meet physical activity recommendations. A synthesis of evidence identified "b... Read More about Participant and Public Involvement in Refining a Peer-Volunteering Active Aging Intervention: Project ACE (Active, Connected, Engaged).

EphA2 Drives the Segregation of Ras-Transformed Epithelial Cells from Normal Neighbors (2016)
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Porazinski, S., de Navascués, J., Yako, Y., Hill, W., Jones, M. R., Maddison, R., …Hogan, C. (2016). EphA2 Drives the Segregation of Ras-Transformed Epithelial Cells from Normal Neighbors. Current Biology, 26(23), 3220-3229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.09.037

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd In epithelial tissues, cells expressing oncogenic Ras (hereafter RasV12 cells) are detected by normal neighbors and as a result are often extruded from the tissue [1–6]. RasV12 cells are eliminated apically, suggesting that extrus... Read More about EphA2 Drives the Segregation of Ras-Transformed Epithelial Cells from Normal Neighbors.

Caution: examinations in progress - the operation of neighbourhood plan examinations in England (2016)
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Parker, G., Salter, K., & Hickman, H. (2016). Caution: examinations in progress - the operation of neighbourhood plan examinations in England. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 516-522

Gavin Parker, Kat Salter and Hannah Hickman look at what experience to date tells us about how the examination stage in the neighbourhood plan production process is being undertaken, and the issues and associated questions emerging from that experien... Read More about Caution: examinations in progress - the operation of neighbourhood plan examinations in England.

Apologies made at the Leveson Inquiry: Triggers and responses (2016)
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Murphy, J. (2016). Apologies made at the Leveson Inquiry: Triggers and responses. Pragmatics and Society, 7(4), 595-617

This paper discusses apologies made by politicians at a recent UK public inquiry, The Leveson Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press. I use the freely available data from the Inquiry to explore how politicians apologise in this i... Read More about Apologies made at the Leveson Inquiry: Triggers and responses.

Evaluating outreach activities: overcoming challenges through a realist ‘small steps’ approach (2016)
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Harrison, N., & Waller, R. (2017). Evaluating outreach activities: overcoming challenges through a realist ‘small steps’ approach. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 21(2-3), 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2016.1256353

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Practitioners are being placed under increasing pressure to evaluate the success of their outreach activities, both by government and by their own universities. Based in a reductionist d... Read More about Evaluating outreach activities: overcoming challenges through a realist ‘small steps’ approach.

Landform transitions from pronival ramparts to moraines and rock glaciers: A case study from the Smørbotn cirque, Romsdalsalpane, southern Norway (2016)
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Mourne, R. W., Matthews, J. A., Matthews, J. A., Wilson, P., & Mourne, R. (2017). Landform transitions from pronival ramparts to moraines and rock glaciers: A case study from the Smørbotn cirque, Romsdalsalpane, southern Norway. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 99(1), 15-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/04353676.2016.1256582

© 2016 Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. Landform transitions are defined as intermediate forms that represent transient developmental stages between conventional landform types. This study evaluates possible cases of landform transitio... Read More about Landform transitions from pronival ramparts to moraines and rock glaciers: A case study from the Smørbotn cirque, Romsdalsalpane, southern Norway.

The role of age of disclosure of biological origins in the psychological wellbeing of adolescents conceived by reproductive donation: A longitudinal study from age 1 to age 14 (2016)
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Ilioi, E., Blake, L., Jadva, V., Roman, G., & Golombok, S. (2017). The role of age of disclosure of biological origins in the psychological wellbeing of adolescents conceived by reproductive donation: A longitudinal study from age 1 to age 14. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58(3), 315-324. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12667

Background The question of whether children should be told of their biological origins is one of the most controversial issues regarding the birth of children through donated eggs, sperm, embryos or surrogacy. Methods In the sixth phase of this... Read More about The role of age of disclosure of biological origins in the psychological wellbeing of adolescents conceived by reproductive donation: A longitudinal study from age 1 to age 14.

How does age-related macular degeneration affect real-world visual ability and quality of life? A systematic review (2016)
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Taylor, D. J., Hobby, A. E., Binns, A. M., & Crabb, D. P. (2016). How does age-related macular degeneration affect real-world visual ability and quality of life? A systematic review. BMJ Open, 6(12), e011504. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011504

Objectives: To review systematically the evidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affecting realworld visual ability and quality of life (QoL). To explore trends in specific topics within this body of the literature. Design: Systematic revi... Read More about How does age-related macular degeneration affect real-world visual ability and quality of life? A systematic review.

Identifying and analyzing the transient and permanent barriers for big data (2016)
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Brohi, S. N., Bamiah, M., & Nawaz Brohi, M. N. (2016). Identifying and analyzing the transient and permanent barriers for big data. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 11(12), 1793-1807

Auspiciously, big data analytics had made it possible to generate value from immense amounts of raw data. Organizations are able to seek incredible insights which assist them in effective decision making and providing quality of service by establishi... Read More about Identifying and analyzing the transient and permanent barriers for big data.

Resting serum concentration of high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in sportsmen and untrained male adults (2016)
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Niyi-Odumosu, F. A., Bello, O. A., Biliaminu, S. A., Owoyele, B. V., Abu, T. O., & Dominic, O. L. (2016). Resting serum concentration of high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in sportsmen and untrained male adults. Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences, 31(2), 177-181

There is an inverse relationship between regular physical activity and concentration of serum inflammatory markers, with variations in resting CRP in trained and untrained subjects. The effect of acute and prolonged exercises has been studied on infl... Read More about Resting serum concentration of high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in sportsmen and untrained male adults.

Concrete and desert islands: Proto-posthuman crusoes in Daniel Defoe and J. G. Ballard (2016)
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Sivyer, C. (2016). Concrete and desert islands: Proto-posthuman crusoes in Daniel Defoe and J. G. Ballard. Word and Text - A Journal of Literary Studies and Linguistics, VI, 73-91

This article will argue that J. G. Ballard’s Concrete Island can be productively read as a narrative that engages some of the central ideas of posthumanism and that from this reading one can then re read its source text, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Cruso... Read More about Concrete and desert islands: Proto-posthuman crusoes in Daniel Defoe and J. G. Ballard.

How low can you go? Bioenactivism, cognitive biology and Umwelt ontology (2016)
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Meacham, D. (2016). How low can you go? Bioenactivism, cognitive biology and Umwelt ontology. Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies, 9(31), 73-95

The viability of enactivist philosophy in providing descriptions of biological phenomena (bioenactivism) across the phylogenetic spectrum relies in large part on the scalability of its central concepts, i.e. whether they remain operative at varying l... Read More about How low can you go? Bioenactivism, cognitive biology and Umwelt ontology.

Design and implementation of the AIRWAYS-2 trial: A multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of the i-gel supraglottic airway device versus tracheal intubation in the initial airway management of out of hospital cardiac arrest (2016)
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Benger, J. R., Taylor, J., Black, S., J. Brett, S., Kirby, K., Nolan, J. P., …Benger, J. (2016). Design and implementation of the AIRWAYS-2 trial: A multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of the i-gel supraglottic airway device versus tracheal intubation in the initial airway management of out of hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 109, 25-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.09.016

© 2016 Health outcomes after out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are extremely poor, with only 7–9% of patients in the United Kingdom (UK) surviving to hospital discharge. Currently emergency medical services (EMS) use either tracheal intubation or... Read More about Design and implementation of the AIRWAYS-2 trial: A multi-centre cluster randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of the i-gel supraglottic airway device versus tracheal intubation in the initial airway management of out of hospital cardiac arrest.