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Multidisciplinary Investigations at P.O.W. Camp 198, Bridgend, S. Wales: Site of a Mass Escape in March 1945 (2017)
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Rees-Hughes, L., Pringle, J., Russill, N., Wisniewski, K., & Doyle, P. (in press). Multidisciplinary Investigations at P.O.W. Camp 198, Bridgend, S. Wales: Site of a Mass Escape in March 1945. Journal of Conflict Archaeology, 11(2-3), https://doi.org/10.1080/15740773.2017.1357900

The largest escape of German Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) in WW2 was in March 1945 from Camp 198, situated in Bridgend, South Wales, UK. Since camp closure the site has become derelict, and has not been scientifically investigated. This paper reports on... Read More about Multidisciplinary Investigations at P.O.W. Camp 198, Bridgend, S. Wales: Site of a Mass Escape in March 1945.

Sports events and social interaction: Examining antecedents of spectators’ value creation (2017)
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(2017). Sports events and social interaction: Examining antecedents of spectators’ value creation. European Sport Management Quarterly, 193-215. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2017.1361459

Research question: Spectating at sports events comprises on-pitch and off-pitch benefits. Value may also derive from spectator-to-spectator interaction, however, we do not know whether all types of interaction have similar effects on value creation a... Read More about Sports events and social interaction: Examining antecedents of spectators’ value creation.

Has cost inhibited the uptake of more potent statins in England? (2017)
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(2017). Has cost inhibited the uptake of more potent statins in England?. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 984-991. https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4231

Background The use of statins has increased substantially over the last 2 decades in England and represents a significant cost burden to the National Health Service. Therefore, it is important to understand what influences prescribers' choice. Ob... Read More about Has cost inhibited the uptake of more potent statins in England?.

Clonal differences in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia-associated mortality (2017)
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Recker, M., Laabei, M., Toleman, M. S., Reuter, S., Saunderson, R. B., Blane, B., …Massey, R. C. (2017). Clonal differences in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia-associated mortality. Nature Microbiology, 2, 1381–1388

The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen for which the emergence of antibiotic resistance is a global public health concern. Infection severity, and in particular bacteraemia-associated mortality, has been attributed to several h... Read More about Clonal differences in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia-associated mortality.

Supply chain risk assessment approach for process quality risks (2017)
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Dani. (2017). Supply chain risk assessment approach for process quality risks. International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 940 - 954. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-01-2015-0010

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to proactively analyse and mitigate the root causes of the product and security risks. The case study approach examines the effectiveness of the fuzzy logic approach for assessing the product and process-related... Read More about Supply chain risk assessment approach for process quality risks.

'Knowledge leech' to 'part of the team': students' learning in rural communities of practice. (2017)
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Rees. (2017). 'Knowledge leech' to 'part of the team': students' learning in rural communities of practice. Education for Primary Care, 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2017.1362664

BACKGROUND: Keele Medical School has a small accommodation hub for students placed within ten associated general practices in a predominantly rural area of England. Groups of up to eleven final year students spend fifteen weeks learning generic and t... Read More about 'Knowledge leech' to 'part of the team': students' learning in rural communities of practice..

The use of sequential mark-release-recapture experiments to estimate population size, survival and dispersal of male mosquitoes of the  Anopheles gambiae complex in Bana, a west African humid savannah village (2017)
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(2017). The use of sequential mark-release-recapture experiments to estimate population size, survival and dispersal of male mosquitoes of the  Anopheles gambiae complex in Bana, a west African humid savannah village. Parasites and Vectors, 376 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2310-6

BACKGROUND: Vector control is a major component of the malaria control strategy. The increasing spread of insecticide resistance has encouraged the development of new tools such as genetic control which use releases of modified male mosquitoes. The u... Read More about The use of sequential mark-release-recapture experiments to estimate population size, survival and dispersal of male mosquitoes of the  Anopheles gambiae complex in Bana, a west African humid savannah village.

Hybrid exponential-hyperbolic discounting and growth without commitment (2017)
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Tsoukis. (2017). Hybrid exponential-hyperbolic discounting and growth without commitment. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12197

We analyse the time-consistent intertemporal behaviour of an individual who discounts the future hyperbolically (HD) in the absence of commitment. In continuous-time, we extend Barro's (Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 114 (1999), pp. 1125–1152)... Read More about Hybrid exponential-hyperbolic discounting and growth without commitment.

Symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy are not determined by activity pacing when measured by the chronic pain coping inventory (2017)
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Thompson, D., Antcliff, D., & Woby, S. (2018). Symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy are not determined by activity pacing when measured by the chronic pain coping inventory. Physiotherapy, 104(1), 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2017.07.005

Objectives Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy (CFS/ME) is a chronic illness which can cause significant fatigue, pain and disability. Activity pacing is frequently advocated as a beneficial coping strategy, however, it is unclear whethe... Read More about Symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalopathy are not determined by activity pacing when measured by the chronic pain coping inventory.

Population trends in the incidence and initial management of osteoarthritis: age-period-cohort analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, 1992–2013 (2017)
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Yu, D., Jordan, K., Bedson, J., Englund, M., Blyth, F., Turkiewicz, A., …Peat, G. (2017). Population trends in the incidence and initial management of osteoarthritis: age-period-cohort analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, 1992–2013. Rheumatology, 56(11), 1902-1917. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex270

Objective To determine recent trends in the rate and management of new cases of OA presenting to primary healthcare using UK nationally representative data. Methods Using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink we identified new cases of diagnos... Read More about Population trends in the incidence and initial management of osteoarthritis: age-period-cohort analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, 1992–2013.

A robust approach for analysing dispersion of elastic waves in an orthotropic cylindrical shell (2017)
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Kaplunov. (2017). A robust approach for analysing dispersion of elastic waves in an orthotropic cylindrical shell. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 23 - 35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2017.04.028

Dispersion of elastic waves in a thin orthotropic cylindrical shell is considered, within the framework of classical 2D Kirchhoff-Love theory. In contrast to direct multi-parametric analysis of the lowest propagating modes, an alternative robust appr... Read More about A robust approach for analysing dispersion of elastic waves in an orthotropic cylindrical shell.

Evolution and spread of Venezuelan equine encephalitis complex alphavirus in the Americas. (2017)
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Forrester-Soto, Auguste, A., Dugan, V., Lin, D., Adams, A., Forrester, N., …Weaver, S. (2017). Evolution and spread of Venezuelan equine encephalitis complex alphavirus in the Americas. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005693

Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) complex alphaviruses are important re-emerging arboviruses that cause life-threatening disease in equids during epizootics as well as spillover human infections. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of VEE comple... Read More about Evolution and spread of Venezuelan equine encephalitis complex alphavirus in the Americas..

Thermally Triggered Theranostics for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy (2017)
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Malekigorji, M., Alfahad, M., Kong Thoo Lin, P., Jones, S., Curtis, A., & Hoskins, C. (2017). Thermally Triggered Theranostics for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy. Nanoscale, https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR02751F

Hybrid iron oxide-gold nanoparticles (HNPs) are capable of drug binding onto their surface with a triggered release at elevated temperatures. The iron oxide core allows for diagnostic imaging whilst heating of the gold shell upon laser irradiation re... Read More about Thermally Triggered Theranostics for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy.

Partial-breast radiotherapy after breast conservation surgery for patients with early breast cancer (UK IMPORT LOW trial): 5-year results from a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. (2017)
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Coles, C. E., Griffin, C. L., Kirby, A. M., Titley, J., Agrawal, R. K., Alhasso, A., …Bliss, J. M. (2017). Partial-breast radiotherapy after breast conservation surgery for patients with early breast cancer (UK IMPORT LOW trial): 5-year results from a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. The Lancet, 390(10099), 1048 - 1060. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2817%2931145-5

BACKGROUND: Local cancer relapse risk after breast conservation surgery followed by radiotherapy has fallen sharply in many countries, and is influenced by patient age and clinicopathological factors. We hypothesise that partial-breast radiotherapy r... Read More about Partial-breast radiotherapy after breast conservation surgery for patients with early breast cancer (UK IMPORT LOW trial): 5-year results from a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial..

Novel adenoviruses detected in British mustelids, including a unique Aviadenovirus in the tissues of pine martens (Martes martes). (2017)
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Walker, D., Gregory, W. F., Turnbull, D., Rocchi, M., Meredith, A. L., Philbey​, A. W., & Sharp, C. P. (in press). Novel adenoviruses detected in British mustelids, including a unique Aviadenovirus in the tissues of pine martens (Martes martes). Journal of Medical Microbiology, 66(8), 1177–1182. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000546

Several adenoviruses are known to cause severe disease in veterinary species. Recent evidence suggests that canine adenovirus type 1 (CAV-1) persists in the tissues of healthy red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), which may be a source of infection for suscepti... Read More about Novel adenoviruses detected in British mustelids, including a unique Aviadenovirus in the tissues of pine martens (Martes martes)..

Coaxial double-walled microspheres for combined release of cytochrome c and doxorubicin (2017)
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Feng, F., Neoh, K. Y., Davoodi, P., & Wang, C. (2017). Coaxial double-walled microspheres for combined release of cytochrome c and doxorubicin. Journal of Controlled Release, 259, e30-e31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.03.088

Co-axial electrohydrodynamic atomization (CEHDA) can be adapted to fabricate core/shell microspheres with narrow size distribution in a single step for controlled and sustained release of therapeutic drugs [1]. Our previous studies evaluated the adva... Read More about Coaxial double-walled microspheres for combined release of cytochrome c and doxorubicin.

Efficiency of the Clinical Veterinary Diagnostic Practices and Drug Choices for Infectious Diseases in Livestock in Bangladesh (2017)
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Haider, N., Khan, S., Islam, A., Osmani, M., Rahman, M., Epstein, J., …Zeidner, N. (2017). Efficiency of the Clinical Veterinary Diagnostic Practices and Drug Choices for Infectious Diseases in Livestock in Bangladesh. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 1329 - 1333. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12502

As in most low-income countries, adequate laboratory facilities are not available in Bangladesh to assist veterinarians in diagnosing animal diseases. We aimed to determine the efficiency of veterinary diagnoses for two common ruminant diseases in Ba... Read More about Efficiency of the Clinical Veterinary Diagnostic Practices and Drug Choices for Infectious Diseases in Livestock in Bangladesh.