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Simultaneous Detection of Ammonium and Nitrate in Environmental Samples Using on Ion-Selective Electrode and Comparison with Portable Colorimetric Assays (2018)
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(2018). Simultaneous Detection of Ammonium and Nitrate in Environmental Samples Using on Ion-Selective Electrode and Comparison with Portable Colorimetric Assays. Sensors, https://doi.org/10.3390/s18103555

Simple, robust, and low-cost nitrate- and ammonium-selective electrodes were made using substrate prepared from household materials. We explored phosphonium-based ILs and poly (methyl methacrylate)/poly(decyl methacrylate)(MMA-DMA) copolymer as matri... Read More about Simultaneous Detection of Ammonium and Nitrate in Environmental Samples Using on Ion-Selective Electrode and Comparison with Portable Colorimetric Assays.

Development and validation of prediction models to estimate risk of primary total hip and knee replacements using data from the UK: two prospective open cohorts using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2018)
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Yu, D., Jordan, K. P., Snell, K. I. E., Riley, R. D., Bedson, J., Edwards, J. J., …Peat, G. (2018). Development and validation of prediction models to estimate risk of primary total hip and knee replacements using data from the UK: two prospective open cohorts using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213894

Objectives The ability to efficiently and accurately predict future risk of primary total hip and knee replacement (THR/TKR) in earlier stages of osteoarthritis (OA) has potentially important applications. We aimed to develop and validate two models... Read More about Development and validation of prediction models to estimate risk of primary total hip and knee replacements using data from the UK: two prospective open cohorts using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Fe2+ Deficiencies, FeO Subdomains, and Structural Defects Favor Magnetic Hyperthermia Performance of Iron Oxide Nanocubes into Intracellular Environment (2018)
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Lak, A., Cassani, M., Mai, B. T., Winckelmans, N., Cabrera, D., Sadrollahi, E., …Pellegrino, T. (2018). Fe2+ Deficiencies, FeO Subdomains, and Structural Defects Favor Magnetic Hyperthermia Performance of Iron Oxide Nanocubes into Intracellular Environment. Nano Letters, 18(11), 6856-6866. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02722

Better Outcomes for Older people with Spinal Trouble (BOOST) Trial: a randomised controlled trial of a combined physical and psychological intervention for older adults with neurogenic claudication, a protocol. (2018)
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Mallen. (2018). Better Outcomes for Older people with Spinal Trouble (BOOST) Trial: a randomised controlled trial of a combined physical and psychological intervention for older adults with neurogenic claudication, a protocol. BMJ Open, e022205 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022205

INTRODUCTION: Neurogenic claudication due to spinal stenosis is common in older adults. The effectiveness of conservative interventions is not known. The aim of the study is to estimate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a physiotherapist-deliver... Read More about Better Outcomes for Older people with Spinal Trouble (BOOST) Trial: a randomised controlled trial of a combined physical and psychological intervention for older adults with neurogenic claudication, a protocol..

The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (INSTINCTS trial): an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. (2018)
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Chesterton, L. S., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Burton, C., Dziedzic, K. S., Davenport, G., Jowett, S. M., …Roddy, E. (2018). The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (INSTINCTS trial): an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 392(10156), 1423 - 1433. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2818%2931572-1

Background To our knowledge, the comparative effectiveness of commonly used conservative treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome has not been evaluated previously in primary care. We aimed to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of night splint... Read More about The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (INSTINCTS trial): an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial..

Development and validation of prediction models to estimate risk of primary total hip and knee replacements using data from the UK: two prospective open cohorts using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2018)
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Yu, D., Jordan, K. P., Snell, K. I. E., Riley, R. D., Bedson, J., James Edwards, J., …Peat, G. (2018). Development and validation of prediction models to estimate risk of primary total hip and knee replacements using data from the UK: two prospective open cohorts using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213894

Abstract Objectives The ability to efficiently and accurately predict future risk of primary total hip and knee replacement (THR/TKR) in earlier stages of osteoarthritis (OA) has potentially important applications. We aimed to develop and validate t... Read More about Development and validation of prediction models to estimate risk of primary total hip and knee replacements using data from the UK: two prospective open cohorts using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Offensive but not so offensive Fostering Ethical and Socially Responsible Marketing in Undergraduate Marketing Students (2018)
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Mogaji, E. (2018). Offensive but not so offensive Fostering Ethical and Socially Responsible Marketing in Undergraduate Marketing Students. Advance, https://doi.org/10.31124/advance.7203266

Advertising that pushes the boundaries can sometimes be negatively received, some of these advertisements were reported to the regulator of advertising in the UK while Companies has had to apologise for their advertisements. The systemic diversity pr... Read More about Offensive but not so offensive Fostering Ethical and Socially Responsible Marketing in Undergraduate Marketing Students.

Fourier transform infrared spectra of cells on glass coverslips: a further step in spectral pathology (2018)
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Rutter, A., Crees, J., Wright, H., van Pittius, D., Yousef, I., & Sule-Suso, J. (2018). Fourier transform infrared spectra of cells on glass coverslips: a further step in spectral pathology. Analyst, 5711 - 5717. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8AN01634H

Over the last few years, great effort has been placed on developing Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy as a tool to help in the histopathological diagnosis of cancer. The ever increasing workload in pathology departments is calling f... Read More about Fourier transform infrared spectra of cells on glass coverslips: a further step in spectral pathology.

Regaining Honour and Regaining Legitimacy: Shame, Obedience and Risk Practices Amongst Chinese Communist Officials (2018)
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(2018). Regaining Honour and Regaining Legitimacy: Shame, Obedience and Risk Practices Amongst Chinese Communist Officials. Economy and Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/03085147.2018.1528103

As part of its anti-corruption campaigns in China, the Communist Party of China (CCP) provides officials opportunities to redeem themselves and renew their vows of loyalty to the Party and the people they serve. Officials must regain honour through a... Read More about Regaining Honour and Regaining Legitimacy: Shame, Obedience and Risk Practices Amongst Chinese Communist Officials.

An acutely embarrassing affair: Whitehall and the Indian-South African dispute at the United Nations (1946) (2018)
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(2018). An acutely embarrassing affair: Whitehall and the Indian-South African dispute at the United Nations (1946). Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 909-934. https://doi.org/10.1080/03086534.2018.1519244

Before the Second World War it was a cardinal Commonwealth principle that intra-imperial disputes must be kept away from international fora. Yet in 1946 the not-yet-independent India complained to the United Nations about South African legislation di... Read More about An acutely embarrassing affair: Whitehall and the Indian-South African dispute at the United Nations (1946).

An acutely embarrassing affair: Whitehall and the Indian-South African dispute at the United Nations (1946) (2018)
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(2018). An acutely embarrassing affair: Whitehall and the Indian-South African dispute at the United Nations (1946). Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 909-934. https://doi.org/10.1080/03086534.2018.1519244

Before the Second World War it was a cardinal Commonwealth principle that intra-imperial disputes must be kept away from international fora. Yet in 1946 the not-yet-independent India complained to the United Nations about South African legislation di... Read More about An acutely embarrassing affair: Whitehall and the Indian-South African dispute at the United Nations (1946).

The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. XXIX. Massive star formation in the local 30 Doradus starburst (2018)
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Van Loon. (2018). The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. XXIX. Massive star formation in the local 30 Doradus starburst. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833433

The 30 Doradus (30 Dor) nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is the brightest HII region in the Local Group and a prototype starburst similar to those found in high redshift galaxies. It is thus a stepping stone to understand the complex format... Read More about The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. XXIX. Massive star formation in the local 30 Doradus starburst.

Trailing Postmodernism: David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, Zadie Smith’s NW, and the Metamodern (2018)
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Bentley. (2018). Trailing Postmodernism: David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, Zadie Smith’s NW, and the Metamodern. English Studies, 723-743. https://doi.org/10.1080/0013838X.2018.1510611

This article examines David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas (2004) and Zadie Smith's NW (2012) against recent theories of the post-postmodern. It argues that although both texts can be seen to be gesturing towards a reconstructive relationship with the absolu... Read More about Trailing Postmodernism: David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, Zadie Smith’s NW, and the Metamodern.

Creation of the WHO Indicators of Infant and Young Child Development (IYCD): metadata synthesis across 10 countries (2018)
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Lancaster, G. A., McCray, G., Kariger, P., Dua, T., Titman, A., Chandna, J., …Janus, M. (2018). Creation of the WHO Indicators of Infant and Young Child Development (IYCD): metadata synthesis across 10 countries. BMJ Global Health, 3(5), e000747. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000747

Background Renewed global commitment to the improvement of early child development outcomes, as evidenced by the focus of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4, highlights an increased need for reliable and valid measures to evaluate prev... Read More about Creation of the WHO Indicators of Infant and Young Child Development (IYCD): metadata synthesis across 10 countries.

Stereoselective organocatalyzed glycosylations – thiouracil, thioureas and monothiophthalimide act as Brønsted acid catalysts at low loadings (2018)
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Bradshaw, G. A., Colgan, A. C., Allen, N. P., Pongener, I., Boland, M. B., Ortin, Y., & McGarrigle, E. M. (in press). Stereoselective organocatalyzed glycosylations – thiouracil, thioureas and monothiophthalimide act as Brønsted acid catalysts at low loadings. Chemical Science, 10(2), 508-514. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sc02788a

Thiouracil catalyzes stereoselective glycosylations with galactals in loadings as low as 0.1 mol%. It is proposed that in these glycosylations thiouracil, monothiophthalimide, and the previously reported catalyst, Schreiner's thiourea, do not operate... Read More about Stereoselective organocatalyzed glycosylations – thiouracil, thioureas and monothiophthalimide act as Brønsted acid catalysts at low loadings.

Quality of life after postmastectomy radiotherapy in patients with intermediate-risk breast cancer (SUPREMO): 2-year follow-up results of a randomised controlled trial (2018)
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Velikova, G., Jane Williams, L., Willis, S., Michael Dixon, J., Loncaster, J., Hatton, M., …Yuille, F. (2018). Quality of life after postmastectomy radiotherapy in patients with intermediate-risk breast cancer (SUPREMO): 2-year follow-up results of a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncology, 19(11), 1516 - 1529. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1470-2045%2818%2930515-1

Background Postmastectomy radiotherapy in patients with four or more positive axillary nodes reduces breast cancer mortality, but its role in patients with one to three involved nodes is controversial. We assessed the effects of postmastectomy radio... Read More about Quality of life after postmastectomy radiotherapy in patients with intermediate-risk breast cancer (SUPREMO): 2-year follow-up results of a randomised controlled trial.

Identification and Evaluation of Self-Report Physical Activity Instruments in Adults With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review (2018)
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Dziedzic, K., Holden, M., & Healey, E. L. (2019). Identification and Evaluation of Self-Report Physical Activity Instruments in Adults With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review. Arthritis Care and Research, 71(2), 237-251. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23787

OBJECTIVE To identify and evaluate the measurement properties of self-report physical activity (PA) instruments suitable for those with osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS A comprehensive two-stage systematic review using multiple electronic databases... Read More about Identification and Evaluation of Self-Report Physical Activity Instruments in Adults With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.