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Metric assessment of autonomous capabilities in unmanned maritime vehicles (2013)
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Insaurralde, C. C., & Lane, D. L. (2014). Metric assessment of autonomous capabilities in unmanned maritime vehicles. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 30, 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2013.09.003

Autonomous capabilities in Unmanned Maritime Vehicles (UMVs) have been pushing the technology beyond imaginable limits in order to deal with more and more complex ocean and sea missions. However, there is still no agreement on the aspects that should... Read More about Metric assessment of autonomous capabilities in unmanned maritime vehicles.

Biomimetic tactile target acquisition, tracking and capture (2013)
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Prescott, T. J., Pearson, M. J., Mitchinson, B., Pearson, M., Pipe, A. G., & Prescott, T. (2014). Biomimetic tactile target acquisition, tracking and capture. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 62(3), 366-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2013.08.013

Good performance in unstructured/uncertain environments is an ongoing problem in robotics; in biology, it is an everyday observation. Here, we model a particular biological system - hunting in the Etruscan shrew - as a case study in biomimetic robot... Read More about Biomimetic tactile target acquisition, tracking and capture.

An integrative review of the impact of indirect trauma exposure in health professionals and potential issues of salience for midwives (2013)
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Sheen, K., Slade, P., & Spiby, H. (2014). An integrative review of the impact of indirect trauma exposure in health professionals and potential issues of salience for midwives. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(4), 729-743. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12274

Aims: To explore responses to indirect trauma reported by health professionals and to identify issues of potential salience for midwives. Background: Indirect exposure to a traumatic event can lead to the development of distressing and potentially en... Read More about An integrative review of the impact of indirect trauma exposure in health professionals and potential issues of salience for midwives.

From the 4Ps to COM-SM: Reconfiguring the social marketing mix (2013)
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Gordon, R., Tapp, A., & Spotswood, F. (2013). From the 4Ps to COM-SM: Reconfiguring the social marketing mix. Journal of Social Marketing, 3(3), 206-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSOCM-01-2013-0011

In this paper, the authors aim to contend that the 4Ps of social marketing have been stretched beyond breaking point. Originally designed for social marketing mixes that contained products and prices, the social marketing 4Ps are no longer fit for pu... Read More about From the 4Ps to COM-SM: Reconfiguring the social marketing mix.

Waste to real energy: The first MFC powered mobile phone (2013)
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Ieropoulos, I. A., Ieropoulos, I., Ledezma, P., Stinchcombe, A., Papaharalabos, G., Melhuish, C., & Greenman, J. (2013). Waste to real energy: The first MFC powered mobile phone. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(37), 15312-15316. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cp52889h

This communication reports for the first time the charging of a commercially available mobile phone, using Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) fed with real neat urine. The membrane-less MFCs were made out of ceramic material and employed plain carbon based... Read More about Waste to real energy: The first MFC powered mobile phone.

Learning from and with early years and KS1 (2013)
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Jones, M., & Whitehouse, S. (2013). Learning from and with early years and KS1. Teaching Geography, 38(3), 110-113

This article suggests that secondary school geography teachers and PGCE Secondary geography trainee teachers should look to make connections with younger children in partner priimary schools to better understand early years practice.

Perception of own and robot engagement in human-robot interactions and their dependence on robotics knowledge (2013)
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Hall, J., Tritton, T., Rowe, A., Pipe, A., Melhuish, C., & Leonards, U. (2014). Perception of own and robot engagement in human-robot interactions and their dependence on robotics knowledge. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 62(3), 392-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2013.09.012

Communication between socially assistive robots and humans might be facilitated by intuitively understandable mechanisms. To investigate the effects of some key nonverbal gestures on a human's own engagement and robot engagement experienced by humans... Read More about Perception of own and robot engagement in human-robot interactions and their dependence on robotics knowledge.

Pharmacological strategies for detoxification (2013)
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Diaper, A. M., Law, F. D., & Melichar, J. K. (2014). Pharmacological strategies for detoxification. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 77(2), 302-314. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.12245

Detoxification refers to the safe discontinuation from a substance of dependence and is distinct from relapse prevention. Detoxification usually takes between a few days and a few weeks to complete, depending on the substance being misused, the sever... Read More about Pharmacological strategies for detoxification.

The relative risk of aortic aneurysm in patients with giant cell arteritis compared with the general population of the UK (2013)
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Robson, J. C., Kiran, A., Maskell, J., Hutchings, A., Arden, N., Dasgupta, B., …Luqmani, R. A. (2015). The relative risk of aortic aneurysm in patients with giant cell arteritis compared with the general population of the UK. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(1), 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204113

Objectives: To evaluate the risk of aortic aneurysm in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) compared with age-, gender- and location-matched controls. Methods: A UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD) parallel cohort study of 6999 patien... Read More about The relative risk of aortic aneurysm in patients with giant cell arteritis compared with the general population of the UK.

The inclusive library: An investigation into provision for students with dyslexia within a sample group of academic libraries in England and Wales (2013)
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Belger, J. (2013). The inclusive library: An investigation into provision for students with dyslexia within a sample group of academic libraries in England and Wales. Library and Information Research, 37(115), 7-32

The aim of this research was to investigate how the term inclusion can be applied to the support of dyslexic students within higher education in England and Wales. It explored the additional support services offered to dyslexic students by academic l... Read More about The inclusive library: An investigation into provision for students with dyslexia within a sample group of academic libraries in England and Wales.

Approaching the internet of things (IoT): A modelling, analysis and abstraction framework (2013)
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Ikram, A., Anjum, A., Hill, R., Antonopoulos, N., Liu, L., & Sotiriadis, S. (2015). Approaching the internet of things (IoT): A modelling, analysis and abstraction framework. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 27(8), 1966-1984. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.3131

The evolution of communication protocols, sensory hardware, mobile and pervasive devices, alongside social and cyber-physical networks, has made the Internet of things (IoT) an interesting concept with inherent complexities as it is realised. Such co... Read More about Approaching the internet of things (IoT): A modelling, analysis and abstraction framework.

Perceptual bias in pain: A switch looks closer when it will relieve pain than when it won't (2013)
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Tabor, A., Catley, M. J., Gandevia, S., Thacker, M. A., & Lorimer Moseley, G. (2013). Perceptual bias in pain: A switch looks closer when it will relieve pain than when it won't. PAIN, 154(10), 1961-1965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2013.05.024

Pain is fundamental to survival, as are our perceptions of the environment. It is often assumed that we see our world as a read-out of the sensory information that we receive; yet despite the same physical makeup of our surroundings, individuals perc... Read More about Perceptual bias in pain: A switch looks closer when it will relieve pain than when it won't.

Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory (2013)
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Rugitsky, F. (2013). Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory. Review of Keynesian Economics, 1(4), 447-464. https://doi.org/10.4337/roke.2013.04.06

The aim of this paper is to analyse the concept of class struggle in Michal Kalecki’s writings. First, his inclusion of trade unions’ strength as one of the determining elements of the degree of monopoly is examined, taking into consideration Abba Le... Read More about Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory.

Applicability of the CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN paediatric head injury clinical decision rules: Pilot data from a single Australian centre (2013)
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Lyttle, M. D., Lyttle, M., Cheek, J. A., Blackburn, C., Oakley, E., Ward, B., …Babl, F. E. (2013). Applicability of the CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN paediatric head injury clinical decision rules: Pilot data from a single Australian centre. Emergency Medicine Journal, 30(10), 790-794. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-201887

Background Clinical decision rules (CDRs) for paediatric head injury (HI) exist to identify children at risk of traumatic brain injury. Those of the highest quality are the Canadian assessment of tomography for childhood head injury (CATCH), Children... Read More about Applicability of the CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN paediatric head injury clinical decision rules: Pilot data from a single Australian centre.

Retrofitting England's suburbs to adapt to climate change (2013)
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Joynt, J. L., Williams, K., Gupta, R., Hopkins, D., Gregg, M., Payne, C., …Bates-Brkljac, N. (2013). Retrofitting England's suburbs to adapt to climate change. Building Research and Information, 41(5), 517-531. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2013.808893

The majority of the English population lives in suburbs and this is where the impacts of climate change will significantly affect people's domestic lives: heat stress, respiratory problems, flooding, drought, deterioration of green spaces and damage... Read More about Retrofitting England's suburbs to adapt to climate change.

Beyond persuasion: A cultural perspective of behaviour (2013)
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Spotswood, F., & Tapp, A. (2013). Beyond persuasion: A cultural perspective of behaviour. Journal of Social Marketing, 3(3), 275-294. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSOCM-01-2013-0006

Purpose: This research suggests that understanding problem behaviours through a cultural lens may offer multifarious layers of insight and provide opportunities for more effective intervention than the classical psychological perspective and cognitiv... Read More about Beyond persuasion: A cultural perspective of behaviour.

Stabilising solar ponds by utilising porous materials (2013)
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Hill, A. A., Hill, A. A., & Carr, M. (2013). Stabilising solar ponds by utilising porous materials. Advances in Water Resources, 60, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.07.005

The linear instability of a solar pond containing porous material in the lower convective zone (LCZ) is investigated. It is found that, in general, for physically realistic values, solar ponds that contain porous material are more stable than ones th... Read More about Stabilising solar ponds by utilising porous materials.

Explaining lower rates of sexual abuse in China (2013)
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Finkelhor, D., Ji, K., Mikton, C., & Dunne, M. (2013). Explaining lower rates of sexual abuse in China. Child Abuse and Neglect, 37(10), 852-860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.07.006

Accumulating research suggests that rates of child sexual abuse are comparatively low in China. This commentary is an effort to evaluate whether it reflects a true lower prevalence or alternatively the effect of inhibited disclosure by victims. We co... Read More about Explaining lower rates of sexual abuse in China.

Reliability and sensitivity to change of the bristol rheumatoid arthritis fatigue scales (2013)
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Nicklin, J. K., Cramp, F. A., Hewlett, S. E., Dures, E. K., Dures, E., Hewlett, S., …Kirwan, J. R. (2013). Reliability and sensitivity to change of the bristol rheumatoid arthritis fatigue scales. Rheumatology, 52(10), 1832-1839. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/ket218

Objective. To examine the reliability (stability) and sensitivity of the Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue scales (BRAFs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) developed to capture the fatigue experience. The Multi-Dimensional Questionnair... Read More about Reliability and sensitivity to change of the bristol rheumatoid arthritis fatigue scales.