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The buds and shoots of what I’ve grown to become: The development of reflective practice in trainee clinical psychologists (2015)
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Woodward, N. S., Keville, S., & Conlan, L. M. (2015). The buds and shoots of what I’ve grown to become: The development of reflective practice in trainee clinical psychologists. Reflective Practice, 16(6), 777-789. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2015.1095728

Within literature regarding Personal Professional Development (PPD) in Clinical Psychology training, personal and professional development are largely conceptualised as separate processes. Yet models of reflective practice would suggest that an aware... Read More about The buds and shoots of what I’ve grown to become: The development of reflective practice in trainee clinical psychologists.

Law in the spirit of our age: Between modernism and post-modernism? (2015)
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Platsas, A. E. (2015). Law in the spirit of our age: Between modernism and post-modernism?. Juridiskā Zinātne, 8, 198-213

The paper examines the epistemic position of the subject of law vis-à-vis modernity, postmodernity and the related themes of modernism and postmodernism, taking Western jurisprudence as the analytical paradigm. Western jurisprudence is given a wider... Read More about Law in the spirit of our age: Between modernism and post-modernism?.

It's harder for boys? Children's representations of their HIV/AIDS-affected peers in Zimbabwe (2015)
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LeRoux-Rutledge, E., Guerlain, M. A., Andersen, L. B., Madanhire, C., Mutsikiwa, A., Nyamukapa, C., …Campbell, C. (2015). It's harder for boys? Children's representations of their HIV/AIDS-affected peers in Zimbabwe. AIDS Care, 27(11), 1367-1374. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2015.1093592

This study examines whether children in rural Zimbabwe have differing representations of their HIV/AIDS-affected peers based on the gender of those peers. A group of 128 children (58 boys, 70 girls) aged 10–14 participated in a draw-and-write exercis... Read More about It's harder for boys? Children's representations of their HIV/AIDS-affected peers in Zimbabwe.

Revitalising energy capital project development and execution strategies: Lessons from the energy sector (2015)
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Ochieng, E. G., Price, A. D. F., Zuofa, T., Egbu, C., & Ruan, X. (2016). Revitalising energy capital project development and execution strategies: Lessons from the energy sector. Production Planning and Control, 27(4), 237-248. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2015.1094583

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. This study sought to examine project delivery challenges currently being faced by energy clients and to determine how they could achieve value creation through better alignment of project delivery processes. There are impor... Read More about Revitalising energy capital project development and execution strategies: Lessons from the energy sector.

Developing green supply chain management taxonomy-based decision support system (2015)
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Kumar, V., Holt, D., Ghobadian, A., & Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2015). Developing green supply chain management taxonomy-based decision support system. International Journal of Production Research, 53(21), 6372-6389. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2014.917215

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. The aim of this paper is to develop a comprehensive taxonomy of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices and develop a structural equation modelling-driven decision support system following GSCM taxonomy for managers... Read More about Developing green supply chain management taxonomy-based decision support system.

Assessing the performance of maternity care in Europe: A critical exploration of tools and indicators (2015)
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Escuriet, R., White, J., Beeckman, K., Frith, L., Leon-Larios, F., Loytved, C., …Van Teijlingen, E. (2015). Assessing the performance of maternity care in Europe: A critical exploration of tools and indicators. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1151-2

© 2015 Escuriet et al. Background: This paper critically reviews published tools and indicators currently used to measure maternity care performance within Europe, focusing particularly on whether and how current approaches enable systematic appraisa... Read More about Assessing the performance of maternity care in Europe: A critical exploration of tools and indicators.

Dynamic water quality modelling and uncertainty analysis of phytoplankton and nutrient cycles for the upper South Saskatchewan River (2015)
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Akomeah, E., Chun, K. P., & Lindenschmidt, K. E. (2015). Dynamic water quality modelling and uncertainty analysis of phytoplankton and nutrient cycles for the upper South Saskatchewan River. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22(22), 18239-18251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4970-0

The surface water quality of the upper South Saskatchewan River was modelled using Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) 7.52. Model calibration and validation were based on samples taken from four long-term water quality stations during t... Read More about Dynamic water quality modelling and uncertainty analysis of phytoplankton and nutrient cycles for the upper South Saskatchewan River.

Characterization of L-type calcium channel activity in atrioventricular nodal myocytes from rats with streptozotocin-induced Diabetes mellitus (2015)
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Yuill, K. H., Al Kury, L. T., & Howarth, F. C. (2015). Characterization of L-type calcium channel activity in atrioventricular nodal myocytes from rats with streptozotocin-induced Diabetes mellitus. Physiological Reports, 3(11), Article e12632. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12632

© 2015 The Authors. Physiological Reports published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the American Physiological Society and The Physiological Society. Cardiovascular complications are common in patients with Diabetes mellitus (DM). In addition... Read More about Characterization of L-type calcium channel activity in atrioventricular nodal myocytes from rats with streptozotocin-induced Diabetes mellitus.

Exploration, development, and validation of patient-reported outcomes in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis using the OMERACT process (2015)
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Robson, J. C., Milman, N., Tomasson, G., Dawson, J., Cronholm, P. F., Kellom, K., …Merkel, P. A. (2015). Exploration, development, and validation of patient-reported outcomes in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis using the OMERACT process. Journal of Rheumatology, 42(11), 2204-2209. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.141143

The Journal of Rheumatology Copyright © 2015. All rights reserved. Objective. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a group of linked multisystem life- and organ-threatening diseases. The Outcome Measures in Rheuma... Read More about Exploration, development, and validation of patient-reported outcomes in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis using the OMERACT process.

Complexity reduction in the H.264/AVC using highly adaptive fast mode decision based on macroblock motion activity (2015)
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Amina, S., Mokhtar, N., Abdellah, S., Skoudarli, A., Nibouche, M., & Serir, A. (2015). Complexity reduction in the H.264/AVC using highly adaptive fast mode decision based on macroblock motion activity. Journal of Electronic Imaging, 24(6), 063015. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JEI.24.6.063015

© 2015 SPIE and IS and T. The H.264/AVC video coding standard is used in a wide range of applications from video conferencing to high-definition television according to its high compression efficiency. This efficiency is mainly acquired from the newl... Read More about Complexity reduction in the H.264/AVC using highly adaptive fast mode decision based on macroblock motion activity.

Long term individual load forecast under different electrical vehicles uptake scenarios (2015)
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Poghosyan, A., Greetham, D. V., Haben, S., & Lee, T. (2015). Long term individual load forecast under different electrical vehicles uptake scenarios. Applied Energy, 157, 699-709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.02.069

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. More and more households are purchasing electric vehicles (EVs), and this will continue as we move towards a low carbon future. There are various projections as to the rate of EV uptake, but all predict an increase over the next... Read More about Long term individual load forecast under different electrical vehicles uptake scenarios.

Using Tilted Façade to Reduce Thermal Discomfort in a UK Passivhaus Dwelling for a Warming Climate (2015)
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Lavafpour, Y., & Sharples, S. (2015). Using Tilted Façade to Reduce Thermal Discomfort in a UK Passivhaus Dwelling for a Warming Climate. Energy Procedia, 78, 2232-2237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.341

© 2015 The Authors. This study investigated the potential negative impacts of future UK climate change on dwellings. In particular, the risk of overheating was considered for a Passivhaus dwelling in London. The study used dynamic simulation modellin... Read More about Using Tilted Façade to Reduce Thermal Discomfort in a UK Passivhaus Dwelling for a Warming Climate.

The Scd6/Lsm14 protein xRAPB has properties different from RAP55 in selecting mRNA for early translation or intracellular distribution in Xenopus oocytes (2015)
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Ladomery, M., & Sommerville, J. (2015). The Scd6/Lsm14 protein xRAPB has properties different from RAP55 in selecting mRNA for early translation or intracellular distribution in Xenopus oocytes. BBA - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms, 1849(11), 1363-1373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagrm.2015.10.002

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Oocytes accumulate mRNAs in the form of maternal ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particles, the protein components of which determine the location and stability of individual mRNAs prior to translation. Scd6/Lsm14 proteins, typified by R... Read More about The Scd6/Lsm14 protein xRAPB has properties different from RAP55 in selecting mRNA for early translation or intracellular distribution in Xenopus oocytes.

The role of ultrasound simulators in education: an investigation into sonography student experiences and clinical mentor perceptions (2015)
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Gibbs, V. (2015). The role of ultrasound simulators in education: an investigation into sonography student experiences and clinical mentor perceptions. Ultrasound, 23(4), 204-211. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742271X15604665

© 2015, © The British Medical Ultrasound Society 2015. Simulation as an effective pedagogy is gaining momentum at all levels of health care education. Limited research has been undertaken on the role of simulated learning in health care and further e... Read More about The role of ultrasound simulators in education: an investigation into sonography student experiences and clinical mentor perceptions.

Urinary volatile organic compounds for the detection of prostate cancer (2015)
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Khalid, T., Aggio, R., White, P., De Lacy Costello, B., Persad, R., Al-Kateb, H., …Ratcliffe, N. (2015). Urinary volatile organic compounds for the detection of prostate cancer. PLoS ONE, 10(11), e0143283. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143283

© 2015 Khalid et al.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are cred... Read More about Urinary volatile organic compounds for the detection of prostate cancer.

Feasibility and domain validation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flare core domain set: Report of the OMERACT 2014 RA Flare Group plenary (2015)
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Bartlett, S. J., Bykerk, V. P., Cooksey, R., Choy, E. H., Alten, R., Christensen, R., …Bingham, C. O. (2015). Feasibility and domain validation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flare core domain set: Report of the OMERACT 2014 RA Flare Group plenary. Journal of Rheumatology, 42(11), 2185-2189. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.141169

The Journal of Rheumatology Copyright © 2015. All rights reserved. Objective. The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Flare Group was established to develop an approach to identify and measure RA flares. An overview o... Read More about Feasibility and domain validation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flare core domain set: Report of the OMERACT 2014 RA Flare Group plenary.

Impact of visible differences on intimacy: The role of health professionals (2015)
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Sharratt, N. (2015). Impact of visible differences on intimacy: The role of health professionals. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 4(9), 449-451. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2015.4.9.449

An appearance-altering condition can have a negative impact on an individual's psychosocial wellbeing. This may extend into the important spheres of love and intimacy and can affect existing relationships, as well as the formation of new partnerships... Read More about Impact of visible differences on intimacy: The role of health professionals.

Assessing the value of intangible benefits of property level flood risk adaptation (PLFRA) measures (2015)
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Joseph, R., Proverbs, D., & Lamond, J. (2015). Assessing the value of intangible benefits of property level flood risk adaptation (PLFRA) measures. Natural Hazards, 79(2), 1275-1297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-1905-5

© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Studies in the UK and elsewhere have identified that flooding can result in diverse impacts, ranging from significant financial costs (tangible) to social (intangible) impacts on households. At the s... Read More about Assessing the value of intangible benefits of property level flood risk adaptation (PLFRA) measures.