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Resolving the sign conflict problem for hp–hexahedral Nédélec elements with application to eddy current problems (2017)
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Kynch, R., & Ledger, P. (2017). Resolving the sign conflict problem for hp–hexahedral Nédélec elements with application to eddy current problems. Computers and Structures, 181, 41-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2016.05.021

A procedure for addressing the sign conflict issue for conforming hexahedral meshes.An efficient implementation of hierarchic hp-Nedelec elements in deal.II.Solution of a series of challenging 3D eddy current benchmark problems.Description of the ext... Read More about Resolving the sign conflict problem for hp–hexahedral Nédélec elements with application to eddy current problems.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of complementary and alternative medicine in asthma (2017)
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Kohn, C. M., & Paudyal, P. (2017). A systematic review and meta-analysis of complementary and alternative medicine in asthma. European Respiratory Review, 160092 - 160092. https://doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0092-2016

<jats:p>Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory lung disease affecting around 235 million people worldwide. Conventional medications in asthma are not curative and patients have significant concerns regarding their side-effects. Consequently, many asthma p... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of complementary and alternative medicine in asthma.

Synthesis of Ca(PF6)2, formed via nitrosonium oxidation of calcium (2017)
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Keyzer, E., Matthews, P., Liu, Z., Bond, A., Grey, C., & Wright, D. (2017). Synthesis of Ca(PF6)2, formed via nitrosonium oxidation of calcium. Chemical Communications, 4573-4576. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC01938F

The development of rechargeable Ca-ion batteries as an alternative to Li systems has been limited by the availability of suitable electrolyte salts. We present the synthesis of complexes of Ca(PF6)2 (a key potential Ca battery electrolyte salt) via t... Read More about Synthesis of Ca(PF6)2, formed via nitrosonium oxidation of calcium.

Detection of the Atmosphere of the 1.6 M ? Exoplanet GJ 1132 b (2017)
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Southworth, J., Mancini, L., Madhusudhan, N., Mollière, P., Ciceri, S., & Henning, T. (2017). Detection of the Atmosphere of the 1.6 M ? Exoplanet GJ 1132 b. Astronomical Journal, 153(4), Article 191. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aa6477

Detecting the atmospheres of low-mass, low-temperature exoplanets is a high-priority goal on the path to ultimately detecting biosignatures in the atmospheres of habitable exoplanets. High-precision HST observations of several super-Earths with equil... Read More about Detection of the Atmosphere of the 1.6 M ? Exoplanet GJ 1132 b.

Erratum to: Methods for evaluating medical tests and biomarkers (2017)
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Gopalakrishna, G., Investigators, S. C., Langendam, M., Scholten, R., Bossuyt, P., Leeflang, M., …Yang, Y. (2017). Erratum to: Methods for evaluating medical tests and biomarkers. Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s41512-017-0011-4

The original MEMTAB Abstracts in Diagnostic and Prognostic Research contains the incorrect year on individual abstracts in the PDF [1].

“Diagnostic and Prognostic Research 2016” under the correspondence line should therefore have been written as “... Read More about Erratum to: Methods for evaluating medical tests and biomarkers.

Natural polyprenylated benzophenone: keto-enol tautomerism from density functional calculations and the AIM theory (2017)
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Lage, M. R., Morbec, J. M., Santos, M. H., Carneiro, J. W. D. M., & Costa, L. T. (2017). Natural polyprenylated benzophenone: keto-enol tautomerism from density functional calculations and the AIM theory. Journal of Molecular Modeling, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-017-3251-x

The quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed to investigate the structure and tautomeric equilibrium of epiclusianone, a polyisoprenylated benzophenone with interesting biological act... Read More about Natural polyprenylated benzophenone: keto-enol tautomerism from density functional calculations and the AIM theory.

Prediction of complications in early-onset pre-eclampsia (PREP): development and external multinational validation of prognostic models (2017)
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(2017). Prediction of complications in early-onset pre-eclampsia (PREP): development and external multinational validation of prognostic models. BMC Medicine, 68 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0827-3

BACKGROUND: Unexpected clinical deterioration before 34 weeks gestation is an undesired course in early-onset pre-eclampsia. To safely prolong preterm gestation, accurate and timely prediction of complications is required. METHOD: Women with confirme... Read More about Prediction of complications in early-onset pre-eclampsia (PREP): development and external multinational validation of prognostic models.

"Pre-launch prediction of market performance for short lifecycle products using online community data" (2017)
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(2017). "Pre-launch prediction of market performance for short lifecycle products using online community data". Journal of Interactive Marketing, 12-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intmar.2016.10.004

Prediction of sales for short life-cycle products can be problematic. Generic predictive models based on past launches may provide only crude historic data which are unsuited for distinctive, innovative products. This paper investigates the role of o... Read More about "Pre-launch prediction of market performance for short lifecycle products using online community data".

Characterisation of joint macrophages: implications for osteoarthritis (2017)
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Garcia, J., Wei, W., Wright, K., Mennan, C., Roberts, S., Richardson, J., …Bastiaansen-Jenniskens, Y. (2017). Characterisation of joint macrophages: implications for osteoarthritis. International Journal of Experimental Pathology, 97(6),

Introduction Inflammation in the synovium is a feature of osteoarthritis (OA) that contributes to the general degradation of the joint by the secretion of pro-inflammatory molecules and degradative enzymes. The infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) is an intr... Read More about Characterisation of joint macrophages: implications for osteoarthritis.

Cartilage harvest elevates sCD14 and MMP-3 in the synovial fluid of the autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) treated joint (2017)
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Wright, K. T., Wilson, E., Hulme, C., Kuiper, J. H., Gallacher, P., Richardson, J. B., & Roberts, S. (2017). Cartilage harvest elevates sCD14 and MMP-3 in the synovial fluid of the autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) treated joint. International Journal of Experimental Pathology, 97(6), A24

Introduction This study aims to examine the impact of the cartilage harvest procedure on synovial fluid biomarkers at the time of autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI).

Materials and Methods Hyaluronic acid (HA), cartilage oligomeric matrix pr... Read More about Cartilage harvest elevates sCD14 and MMP-3 in the synovial fluid of the autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) treated joint.

Dendrimer pre-treatment enhances the skin permeation of chlorhexidine digluconate: Characterisation by in vitro percutaneous absorption studies and Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (2017)
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Holmes, A. M., Scurr, D. J., Heylings, J. R., Wan, K., & Moss, G. P. (2017). Dendrimer pre-treatment enhances the skin permeation of chlorhexidine digluconate: Characterisation by in vitro percutaneous absorption studies and Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 104, 90-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2017.03.034

Abstract Skin penetration and localisation of chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG) within the skin have been investigated in order to better understand and optimise the delivery using a nano polymeric delivery system of this topically-applied antimicrobia... Read More about Dendrimer pre-treatment enhances the skin permeation of chlorhexidine digluconate: Characterisation by in vitro percutaneous absorption studies and Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry.

Preparation and Synthetic Utility of Stable 1,3-Enynyl- and 1,3-Dienyl(aryl)iodonium Salts (2017)
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Zawia, E., Hamnett, D. J., & Moran, W. J. (2017). Preparation and Synthetic Utility of Stable 1,3-Enynyl- and 1,3-Dienyl(aryl)iodonium Salts. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 82(7), 3960–3964. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.7b00192

The facile synthesis of stable enynyl- and dienyl(aryl)iodonium salts is achieved from terminal enynes. An X-ray crystal structure of an example of the latter is presented. These compounds are shown to be useful in a range of transformations.

Effect of double-fibre reinforcement on localized bulging of an inflated cylindrical tube of arbitrary thickness (2017)
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Fu, Y., & Wang, J. (2017). Effect of double-fibre reinforcement on localized bulging of an inflated cylindrical tube of arbitrary thickness. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 21-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-017-9899-5

We consider localized bulging of an inflated cylindrical hyperelastic tube of arbitrary thickness that is helically reinforced by two families of fibres. It is shown that localized bulging may become impossible, irrespective of the end conditions, wh... Read More about Effect of double-fibre reinforcement on localized bulging of an inflated cylindrical tube of arbitrary thickness.

Regendering care or undoing gendered binaries of parenting in contemporary UK society? (2017)
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Locke, A. (2017). Regendering care or undoing gendered binaries of parenting in contemporary UK society?. Dialogues in Human Geography, 7(1), 88-91. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043820617691597

Boyer, Dermott, James and MacLeavy discuss the rise of fathers in primary caregiving positions within the United Kingdom following the recessions from 2008 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012 and outline a number of key questions. In this commentary, I consider... Read More about Regendering care or undoing gendered binaries of parenting in contemporary UK society?.

Chronic venous leg ulcer care – are we missing a vital piece of the jigsaw? (2017)
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Pooler, A., Green, J., Jester, R., & McKinley, R. (2017). Chronic venous leg ulcer care – are we missing a vital piece of the jigsaw?. Wounds UK, 30 - 37 (7)

Background: This project explored the lived experiences of patients with leg ulcers to ascertain the impact on their quality of life. Aim: To outline the development of a new Leg Ulcer Consultation Template (LUCT). Methods: Unstructured interviews we... Read More about Chronic venous leg ulcer care – are we missing a vital piece of the jigsaw?.

Development and delivery of a physiotherapist-led exercise intervention in a randomised controlled trial for subacromial impingement syndrome (the SUPPORT trial) (2017)
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Roddy. (2017). Development and delivery of a physiotherapist-led exercise intervention in a randomised controlled trial for subacromial impingement syndrome (the SUPPORT trial). Physiotherapy, 379-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2017.03.005

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This paper describes the development, content and delivery of a physiotherapist- led individualised, supervised and progressed exercise programme for use in a factorial randomised controlled trial testing treatments for subacromial impingeme... Read More about Development and delivery of a physiotherapist-led exercise intervention in a randomised controlled trial for subacromial impingement syndrome (the SUPPORT trial).