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Attitudes towards fever amongst UK paediatric intensive care staff (2017)
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Peters, M. J., Tibby, S. M., Morris, K. P., Inwald, D. P., Davis, P. J., Agbeko, R. S., …Tume, L. N. (2017). Attitudes towards fever amongst UK paediatric intensive care staff. European Journal of Pediatrics, 176(3), 423-427. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-016-2844-1

© 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. The role played by fever in the outcome of critical illness in children is unclear. This survey of medical and nursing staff in 35 paediatric intensive care units and transport teams in the United Kingdom an... Read More about Attitudes towards fever amongst UK paediatric intensive care staff.

An evaluation of the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships (2017)
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Rose, M., McCabe, C., Tod, A., & Giordano, R. (2017). An evaluation of the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships. Nursing Standard, 31(21), 40-44. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2017.e10706

The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) is a charity that awards scholarships in leadership, travel and research to nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals to promote excellence in practice. The FNF offers mentoring support to scholars,... Read More about An evaluation of the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships.

Robust and stepwise optimization design for CO2 pipeline transportation (2017)
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Tian, Q., Zhao, D., Li, Z., & Zhu, Q. (2017). Robust and stepwise optimization design for CO2 pipeline transportation. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 58, 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.01.003

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Carbon capture, utilization, storage (CCUS) technology is an effective means to reduce the CO2 emissions. It has been noted that engineering and economic design of the pipeline transportation are important components for CCUS. How... Read More about Robust and stepwise optimization design for CO2 pipeline transportation.

Present whilst absent: Home and the business tourist gaze (2017)
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Willis, C., Ladkin, A., Jain, J., & Clayton, W. (2017). Present whilst absent: Home and the business tourist gaze. Annals of Tourism Research, 63, 48-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2016.10.008

© 2016 This paper reflects on business travel as a contemporary form of mobility and how it relates to family life. Through qualitative research with business travellers, insights are gained into the role digital technology plays in enabling connecti... Read More about Present whilst absent: Home and the business tourist gaze.

Micro-cultural preferences and macro-percolation of new ideas: A NetLogo simulation (2017)
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Tubadji, A., Nijkamp, P., & Angelis, V. (2019). Micro-cultural preferences and macro-percolation of new ideas: A NetLogo simulation. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 10(1), 168-185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-017-0446-4

© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York. This paper provides an extension of the Schelling agent-based model (ABM) of segregation which is augmented here with a mechanism for the percolation of new ideas. The main objective of the paper is t... Read More about Micro-cultural preferences and macro-percolation of new ideas: A NetLogo simulation.

How tropical epiphytes at the Eden Project contribute to rainforest canopy science (2017)
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Donald, J., Maxfield, P., Murray, D., & Ellwood, M. D. F. (2017). How tropical epiphytes at the Eden Project contribute to rainforest canopy science. Sibbaldia: The International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, 14, 55-68. https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2016.188

Understanding the ecological patterns and ecosystem processes of tropical rainforest canopies is becoming increasingly urgent in the face of widespread deforestation. However, accessing rainforest canopies is far from simple, and performing manipulat... Read More about How tropical epiphytes at the Eden Project contribute to rainforest canopy science.

A globally consistent nonlinear least squares estimator for identification of nonlinear rational systems (2017)
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Mu, B., Bai, E. W., Zheng, W. X., & Zhu, Q. (2017). A globally consistent nonlinear least squares estimator for identification of nonlinear rational systems. Automatica, 77, 322-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2016.11.009

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd This paper considers identification of nonlinear rational systems defined as the ratio of two nonlinear functions of past inputs and outputs. Despite its long history, a globally consistent identification algorithm remains illusiv... Read More about A globally consistent nonlinear least squares estimator for identification of nonlinear rational systems.

A collaborative multiagent framework based on online risk-aware planning and decision-making (2017)
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Palomares, I., Killough, R., Bauters, K., Liu, W., & Hong, J. (2017). A collaborative multiagent framework based on online risk-aware planning and decision-making

Planning is an essential process in teams of multiple agents pursuing a common goal. When the effects of actions undertaken by agents are uncertain, evaluating the potential risk of such actions alongside their utility might lead to more rational dec... Read More about A collaborative multiagent framework based on online risk-aware planning and decision-making.

The determination of uric acid in human saliva by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (2017)
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Honeychurch, K. C. (2017). The determination of uric acid in human saliva by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection

A method employing high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (LC-ED) has been successfully developed for the determination of uric acid in human salvia. The optimal chromatographic conditions were found to comprise a mobil... Read More about The determination of uric acid in human saliva by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.

Insurance based lie detection: Enhancing the verifiability approach with a model statement component (2017)
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Harvey, A. C., Vrij, A., Leal, S., Lafferty, M., & Nahari, G. (2017). Insurance based lie detection: Enhancing the verifiability approach with a model statement component. Acta Psychologica, 174, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.01.001

Purpose - The Verifiability Approach (VA) is verbal lie detection tool that has shown promise when applied to insurance claims settings. This study examined the effectiveness of incorporating a Model Statement comprised of checkable information to th... Read More about Insurance based lie detection: Enhancing the verifiability approach with a model statement component.

Pain: A statistical account (2017)
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Tabor, A., Thacker, M. A., Moseley, G. L., & Körding, K. P. (2017). Pain: A statistical account. PLoS Computational Biology, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005142

Perception is seen as a process that utilises partial and noisy information to construct a coherent understanding of the world. Here we argue that the experience of pain is no different; it is based on incomplete, multimodal information, which is use... Read More about Pain: A statistical account.

Pitcairn - Political review (2017)
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Clegg, P. (2017). Pitcairn - Political review. Contemporary Pacific, 29(1), 166-172

This article provides a review of the key political events in Pitcairn from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. It considers the continuing development challenges for this very small territory; the ongoing concerns around child-safeguarding; and the future... Read More about Pitcairn - Political review.

Out with the old and…in with the old? A critical review of the financial war on terrorism on the Islamic state of Iraq and Levant (2017)
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Ryder, N. (2018). Out with the old and…in with the old? A critical review of the financial war on terrorism on the Islamic state of Iraq and Levant. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 41(2), 79-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2016.1249780

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. The aim of this article is to critically consider the effectiveness of the “Financial War on Terrorism” on the funding streams of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The article begins by identifying tha... Read More about Out with the old and…in with the old? A critical review of the financial war on terrorism on the Islamic state of Iraq and Levant.

Servitization and advanced business services as levers for competitiveness (2017)
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Kamp, B., & Parry, G. (2017). Servitization and advanced business services as levers for competitiveness. Industrial Marketing Management, 60, 11-16

In the servitization section of IMM’s special issue Vol 60/2017, we examine the current state of the domain of servitization and provide insight into emerging trends.

Experimental analysis of GFRP laminates subjected to compression after drilling (2017)
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Zarif Karimi, N., Heidary, H., Fotouhi, M., & Minak, G. (2017). Experimental analysis of GFRP laminates subjected to compression after drilling. Composite Structures, 169, 144-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.01.017

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd This paper presents an experimental study of drilling-induced delamination on the compressive properties of woven glass fiber-reinforced epoxy composites. In the drilling of laminated composites, interlaminar cracking or delaminat... Read More about Experimental analysis of GFRP laminates subjected to compression after drilling.

Pilot evaluation of a school-based health education intervention in the UK: Facts4Life (2017)
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Bird, E. L., & Oliver, B. (2017). Pilot evaluation of a school-based health education intervention in the UK: Facts4Life. Journal of Public Health, 39(4), 796-804. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdx003

© The Author 2017. Background This study assessed short-term changes in children’s health and illness attitudes and health status following Facts4Life, a school-based health education intervention. Methods Children aged 7–11 years (School Years 3–6)... Read More about Pilot evaluation of a school-based health education intervention in the UK: Facts4Life.

Leadership and Creativity in Public Services: An Interview With Lord Michael Bichard, Chair of the National Audit Office (2017)
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Bolden, R., & O'Regan, N. (2018). Leadership and Creativity in Public Services: An Interview With Lord Michael Bichard, Chair of the National Audit Office. Journal of Management Inquiry, 27(1), 45-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/1056492616688088

© The Author(s) 2017. This interview with Lord Michael Bichard, one of the most distinguished public sector leaders in the United Kingdom, explores his ideas around the relationship between leadership, creativity, and innovation. A champion of place-... Read More about Leadership and Creativity in Public Services: An Interview With Lord Michael Bichard, Chair of the National Audit Office.

Morphological and Mechanical Biomimetic Bone Structures (2017)
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Parwani, R., Curto, M., Kao, A. P., Rowley, P. J., Pani, M., Tozzi, G., & Barber, A. H. (2017). Morphological and Mechanical Biomimetic Bone Structures. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 3(11), 2761-2767. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00652

© 2016 American Chemical Society. Cortical bone is an example of a mineralized tissue containing a compositional distribution of hard and soft phases in 3-dimensional space for mechanical function. X-ray computed tomography (XCT) is able to describe... Read More about Morphological and Mechanical Biomimetic Bone Structures.

Socio-spatial authenticity at co-created music festivals (2017)
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Szmigin, I., Bengry-Howell, A., Morey, Y., Griffin, C., & Riley, S. (2017). Socio-spatial authenticity at co-created music festivals. Annals of Tourism Research, 63, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2016.12.007

© 2016 The Authors From the early days of hippie counter-culture, music festivals have been an important part of the British summer. Today they are commercialised offerings without the counter-cultural discourse of earlier times. Drawing on participa... Read More about Socio-spatial authenticity at co-created music festivals.

Optimising material procurement for construction waste minimization: An exploration of success factors (2017)
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Ajayi, S. O., Oyedele, L. O., Akinade, O. O., Bilal, M., Alaka, H. A., & Owolabi, H. A. (2017). Optimising material procurement for construction waste minimization: An exploration of success factors. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 11, 38-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2017.01.001

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Although construction waste occurs during the actual construction activities, there is an understanding that it is caused by activities and actions at design, materials procurement and construction stages of project delivery proc... Read More about Optimising material procurement for construction waste minimization: An exploration of success factors.