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Public priorities for osteoporosis and fracture research: results from a general population survey (2017)
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Paskins, Z., Jinks, C., Mahmood, W., Jayakumar, P., Sangan, C. B., Belcher, J., & Gwilym, S. (2017). Public priorities for osteoporosis and fracture research: results from a general population survey. Archives of Osteoporosis, 12(45), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-017-0340-5

This is the first national study of public and patient research priorities in osteoporosis and fracture. We have identified new research areas of importance to members of the public, particularly ‘access to information from health professionals’. The... Read More about Public priorities for osteoporosis and fracture research: results from a general population survey.

Enter the dragon: the ecological disorganisation of Chinese capital in Africa (2017)
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(2017). Enter the dragon: the ecological disorganisation of Chinese capital in Africa. European Journal of Development Research, 2082-2096. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2017.1315299

This article draws on the theory and recent research on ‘ecological disorganization’- defined as ‘the ways in which human preferences for organizing economic production consistent with the objectives of capitalism are an inherent contradiction with t... Read More about Enter the dragon: the ecological disorganisation of Chinese capital in Africa.

Valuing productivity costs using the friction‐cost approach: Estimating friction‐period estimates by occupational classifications for the UK (2017)
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Kigozi, J., Jowett, S., Lewis, M., Barton, P., & Coast, J. (2017). Valuing productivity costs using the friction‐cost approach: Estimating friction‐period estimates by occupational classifications for the UK. Health Economics, 26(12), 1862-1868. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3513

The friction cost approach has been proposed as an alternative to the human capital approach in estimating productivity costs. However, it is difficult, in practice, to apply this approach due to limited availability of context-specific data. Using n... Read More about Valuing productivity costs using the friction‐cost approach: Estimating friction‐period estimates by occupational classifications for the UK.

The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XIII. The orbital obliquity of three close-in massive planets hosted by dwarf K-type stars: WASP-43, HAT-P-20 and Qatar-2 (2017)
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Esposito, M., Covino, E., Desidera, S., Mancini, L., Nascimbeni, V., Zanmar Sanchez, R., …Turner, O. (2017). The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XIII. The orbital obliquity of three close-in massive planets hosted by dwarf K-type stars: WASP-43, HAT-P-20 and Qatar-2. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 601, Article A53. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629720

Context. The orbital obliquity of planets with respect to the rotational axis of their host stars is a relevant parameter for the characterization of the global architecture of planetary systems and a key observational constraint to discriminate betw... Read More about The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XIII. The orbital obliquity of three close-in massive planets hosted by dwarf K-type stars: WASP-43, HAT-P-20 and Qatar-2.

Does the sex of one's co-twin affect height and BMI in adulthood?: A study of dizygotic adult twins from 31 cohorts (2017)
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(2017). Does the sex of one's co-twin affect height and BMI in adulthood?: A study of dizygotic adult twins from 31 cohorts. Biology of Sex Differences, 14 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-017-0134-x

BACKGROUND: The comparison of traits in twins from opposite-sex (OS) and same-sex (SS) dizygotic twin pairs is considered a proxy measure of prenatal hormone exposure. To examine possible prenatal hormonal influences on anthropometric traits, we comp... Read More about Does the sex of one's co-twin affect height and BMI in adulthood?: A study of dizygotic adult twins from 31 cohorts.

Shoe-stiffening inserts for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (the SIMPLE trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2017)
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Roddy. (2017). Shoe-stiffening inserts for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (the SIMPLE trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 198 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1936-1

BACKGROUND: This article describes the design of a parallel-group, participant- and assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of shoe-stiffening inserts versus sham shoe insert(s) for reducing pain associated with first... Read More about Shoe-stiffening inserts for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (the SIMPLE trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Early Twentieth-Century Vogue, George Wolfe Plank and the ‘Freaks of Mayfair’ (2017)
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Janes. (2017). Early Twentieth-Century Vogue, George Wolfe Plank and the ‘Freaks of Mayfair’. Visual Culture in Britain, 68-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/14714787.2017.1317017

Vogue was one of the most influential fashion magazines of the twentieth century. In the 1920s its British edition, launched in 1916, became a focus for various forms of queer visual and cultural expression. The origins of the related ‘amusing style’... Read More about Early Twentieth-Century Vogue, George Wolfe Plank and the ‘Freaks of Mayfair’.

Associations Between Parenting Styles and Perceived Child Effortful Control Within Chinese Families in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan (2017)
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Lambie, & Huang. (2017). Associations Between Parenting Styles and Perceived Child Effortful Control Within Chinese Families in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 795 - 812. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022117706108

The current study examined the associations between parentally perceived child effortful control (EC) and the parenting styles of 122 Chinese mothers (36 first-generation Chinese immigrants in the United Kingdom, 40 first-generation Chinese immigrant... Read More about Associations Between Parenting Styles and Perceived Child Effortful Control Within Chinese Families in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan.

The clinical and cost-effectiveness of stratified care for patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC randomised controlled trial protocol (ISRCTN75449581). (2017)
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Foster, N. E., Konstantinou, K., Lewis, M., Ogollah, R., Dunn, K. M., van der Windt, D., …Hay, E. M. (2017). The clinical and cost-effectiveness of stratified care for patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC randomised controlled trial protocol (ISRCTN75449581). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18, Article 172. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1513-5

BACKGROUND: Sciatica has a substantial impact on patients, and is associated with high healthcare and societal costs. Although there is variation in the clinical management of sciatica, the current model of care usually involves an initial period of... Read More about The clinical and cost-effectiveness of stratified care for patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC randomised controlled trial protocol (ISRCTN75449581)..

Laparoscopic excision versus ablation for endometriosis-associated pain - Updated systematic review and meta-analysis. (2017)
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(2017). Laparoscopic excision versus ablation for endometriosis-associated pain - Updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 747-756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2017.04.008

The aim of the study is to update the evidence on surgical management of endometriosis associated pain - does laparoscopic excision offers any benefits over laparoscopic ablation? This is a systematic review and meta-analysis, where we searched MEDLI... Read More about Laparoscopic excision versus ablation for endometriosis-associated pain - Updated systematic review and meta-analysis..

Rationale and design of BISTRO: a randomized controlled trial to determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy-guided fluid management maintains residual kidney function in incident haemodialysis patients (2017)
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Davie, S., Coyle, D., Dasgupta, I., Andronis, L., Farrington, K., Wilkie, M., …Caskey, F. (2017). Rationale and design of BISTRO: a randomized controlled trial to determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy-guided fluid management maintains residual kidney function in incident haemodialysis patients. BMC Nephrology, 18, Article 138. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-017-0554-1

BACKGROUND: Preserved residual kidney function (RKF) and normal fluid status are associated with better patient outcomes in incident haemodialysis patients. The objective of this trial is to determine whether using bioimpedance technology in prescrib... Read More about Rationale and design of BISTRO: a randomized controlled trial to determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy-guided fluid management maintains residual kidney function in incident haemodialysis patients.

Microbial use of low molecular weight DOM in filtered and unfiltered freshwater: Role of ultra-small organisms and implications for water quality monitoring (2017)
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Marshall. (2017). Microbial use of low molecular weight DOM in filtered and unfiltered freshwater: Role of ultra-small organisms and implications for water quality monitoring. Science of the Total Environment, 377-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.049

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a central role in regulating productivity and nutrient cycling in freshwaters. It is therefore vital that we can representatively sample and preserve DOM in freshwaters for subsequent analysis. Here we investigate... Read More about Microbial use of low molecular weight DOM in filtered and unfiltered freshwater: Role of ultra-small organisms and implications for water quality monitoring.

Starspots on WASP-107 and pulsations of WASP-118 (2017)
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Močnik, T., Hellier, C., Anderson, D., Clark, B., & Taylor, J. (2017). Starspots on WASP-107 and pulsations of WASP-118. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 469(2), 1622 - 1629. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx972

By analysing the K2 short-cadence photometry, we detect starspot occultation events in the light curve of WASP-107, the host star of a warm-Saturn exoplanet. WASP-107 also shows a rotational modulation with a period of 17.5 ± 1.4 d. Given that the ro... Read More about Starspots on WASP-107 and pulsations of WASP-118.

Brief communication: Changing mid-twentieth century Antarctic sea ice variability linked to tropical forcing (Discussion Paper) (2017)
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(2017). Brief communication: Changing mid-twentieth century Antarctic sea ice variability linked to tropical forcing (Discussion Paper). Cryosphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2017-51%2C+2017

Satellite observations demonstrate Antarctic sea ice extent increased between late-1978 and 2015, with significant spatial and seasonal variability. Late spring retreat off George V Land is a major component of the observed increase, but the paucity... Read More about Brief communication: Changing mid-twentieth century Antarctic sea ice variability linked to tropical forcing (Discussion Paper).

Rational Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Heterocyclic Quinolones Targeting the Respiratory Chain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (2017)
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(2017). Rational Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Heterocyclic Quinolones Targeting the Respiratory Chain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01718

A high-throughput screen (HTS) was undertaken against the respiratory chain dehydrogenase component, NADH:menaquinone oxidoreductase (Ndh) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The 11000 compounds were selected for the HTS based on the known phenothia... Read More about Rational Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Heterocyclic Quinolones Targeting the Respiratory Chain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Identification of Walking Strategies of People With Osteoarthritis of the Knee Using Insole Pressure Sensors (2017)
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(2017). Identification of Walking Strategies of People With Osteoarthritis of the Knee Using Insole Pressure Sensors. IEEE Sensors Journal, 3909 - 3920. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2017.2696303

Insole pressure sensors capture the different forces exercised over the different parts of the sole when performing tasks standing up. Using data analysis and machine learning techniques, common patterns and strategies from different users to execute... Read More about Identification of Walking Strategies of People With Osteoarthritis of the Knee Using Insole Pressure Sensors.

Secure Real-Time Monitoring and Management of Smart Distribution Grid using Shared Cellular Networks (2017)
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Fan. (2017). Secure Real-Time Monitoring and Management of Smart Distribution Grid using Shared Cellular Networks. IEEE Wireless Communications, 10-17. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.2017.1600252

The electricity production and distribution is facing two major changes. First, the production is shifting from classical energy sources such as coal and nuclear power towards renewable resources such as solar and wind. Secondly, the consumption in t... Read More about Secure Real-Time Monitoring and Management of Smart Distribution Grid using Shared Cellular Networks.