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Commensurate versus incommensurate heterostructures of group-III monochalcogenides (2018)
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Ur Rahman, A., Morbec, J. M., Rahman, G., & Kratzer, P. (2018). Commensurate versus incommensurate heterostructures of group-III monochalcogenides. Physical Review Materials, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.094002

First-principles calculations based on density-functional theory were performed to investigate heterostructures of group-III monochalcogenides (GaS, GaSe, InS, and InSe) and the effects of incommensurability on their electronic structures. We conside... Read More about Commensurate versus incommensurate heterostructures of group-III monochalcogenides.

Persistent sex disparities in clinical outcomes with percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from 6.6 million PCI precedures in the United States (2018)
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Ensor, J., Burke, D., Kwok, C., Riley, R., Holmvang, L., Mamas, M., …Rashid, M. (2018). Persistent sex disparities in clinical outcomes with percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from 6.6 million PCI precedures in the United States. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203325

Background Prior studies have reported inconsistencies in the baseline risk profile, comorbidity burden and their association with clinical outcomes in women compared to men. More importantly, there is limited data around the sex differences and how... Read More about Persistent sex disparities in clinical outcomes with percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from 6.6 million PCI precedures in the United States.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of surgical decompression in treating patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (2018)
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Gul, W., Fuller, H., Sen, J., & Wright, H. (2018). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of surgical decompression in treating patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction. World Neurosurgery, 120, e902-e920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.189

Background Malignant infarction of the middle-cerebral-artery (MCI) is life threatening. It is associated with a mortality as high as 80% and survival often at the expense of serious disability. Limited success of medical therapies has resulted in d... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of surgical decompression in treating patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction.

Organising household consumption and occupational proportions: Evidence from Nigeria (2018)
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Olarewaju, T. (2018). Organising household consumption and occupational proportions: Evidence from Nigeria. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 26(4), 748-772. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-03-2017-1141

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the occupational status and entrepreneurship research in developing countries by proposing that there are implications for household consumption depending on the occupational status proportion of... Read More about Organising household consumption and occupational proportions: Evidence from Nigeria.

Welsh 2013 deemed consent legislation falls short of expectations. (2018)
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Parsons, J. (2018). Welsh 2013 deemed consent legislation falls short of expectations. Health Policy, 122(9), 941-944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.07.019

Wales, in 2013, was the first country in the United Kingdom to pass legislation introducing presumed (or deemed) consent for organ donation, and remains the only one. It was introduced in an attempt to increase the number of life-saving transplants t... Read More about Welsh 2013 deemed consent legislation falls short of expectations..

Evolution of spatio-kinematic structures in star-forming regions: are Friends of Friends worth knowing? (2018)
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Wright, N., & Parker, R. J. (2018). Evolution of spatio-kinematic structures in star-forming regions: are Friends of Friends worth knowing?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 481(2), 1679-1689. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2372

The Friends of Friends algorithm identifies groups of objects with similar spatial and kinematic properties, and has recently been used extensively to quantify the distributions of gas and stars in young star-forming regions. We apply the Friends of... Read More about Evolution of spatio-kinematic structures in star-forming regions: are Friends of Friends worth knowing?.

Geophysical investigations of WWII air-raid shelters in the UK (2018)
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Ainsworth, J., Pringle, J., Doyle, P., Stringfellow, M., Roberts, D., Stimpson, I., …Goodwin, J. (2018). Geophysical investigations of WWII air-raid shelters in the UK. Journal of Conflict Archaeology, 13(3), 167-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/15740773.2018.1583472

Just before WW2, the British government prepared for an aerial onslaught that was predicted to raze cities and cause mass casualties. By 1938, the Air Raid Precautions Act officially stated that population protection would be through dispersal, meani... Read More about Geophysical investigations of WWII air-raid shelters in the UK.

The implementation of a haptic feedback virtual reality simulation clinic with dynamic patient interaction and communication for medical imaging students. (2018)
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Sapkaroski, D., Baird, M., McInerney, J., & Dimmock, M. (2018). The implementation of a haptic feedback virtual reality simulation clinic with dynamic patient interaction and communication for medical imaging students. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 218 - 225. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.288

INTRODUCTION: An immersive virtual reality (VR) simulation clinic with dynamic patient interaction and communication was developed to facilitate the training of medical radiation science students. The software "CETSOL VR Clinic" was integrated into t... Read More about The implementation of a haptic feedback virtual reality simulation clinic with dynamic patient interaction and communication for medical imaging students..

Protease activity as a prognostic factor for wound healing in venous leg ulcers. (2018)
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(2018). Protease activity as a prognostic factor for wound healing in venous leg ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD012841 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012841.pub2

BACKGROUND: Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are a common type of complex wound that have a negative impact on people's lives and incur high costs for health services and society. It has been suggested that prolonged high levels of protease activity in the l... Read More about Protease activity as a prognostic factor for wound healing in venous leg ulcers..

Cartilage cavity-an MRI marker of cartilage lesions in knee OA with Data from CCBR, OAI, and PROOF (2018)
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(2018). Cartilage cavity-an MRI marker of cartilage lesions in knee OA with Data from CCBR, OAI, and PROOF. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 1219 -1232. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.27130

Purpose We introduce the quantitative, continuous marker cartilage cavity that quantifies cartilage lesions by the total lesion volume. The aim was to quantify small lesions as well as large, full-depth lesions. Methods We included 315 knees fro... Read More about Cartilage cavity-an MRI marker of cartilage lesions in knee OA with Data from CCBR, OAI, and PROOF.

A feasibility study of transaxillary TAVI with the lotus valve (2018)
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Mamas. (2018). A feasibility study of transaxillary TAVI with the lotus valve. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 542 -549. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.27409

Objectives To assess the feasibility of axillary transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using the Lotus valve. Background TAVI is used to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis, with transfemoral (TF) access being the safest and most... Read More about A feasibility study of transaxillary TAVI with the lotus valve.

Two cases of monkeypox imported to the United Kingdom, September 2018. (2018)
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(2018). Two cases of monkeypox imported to the United Kingdom, September 2018. Eurosurveillance, https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.38.1800509

In early September 2018, two cases of monkeypox were reported in the United Kingdom (UK), diagnosed on 7 September in Cornwall (South West England) and 11 September in Blackpool (North West England). The cases were epidemiologically unconnected and h... Read More about Two cases of monkeypox imported to the United Kingdom, September 2018..

A computational and spectroscopic study of Dy3+ doped BaAl2O4 phosphors (2018)
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Jackson. (2018). A computational and spectroscopic study of Dy3+ doped BaAl2O4 phosphors. Optical Materials, 328 - 332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2018.06.039

Computational and experimental methods are employed to study the optical properties of Dy-doped BaAl2O4 matrix. Atomistic modelling is used to make predictions of Dy doping sites and charge compensation schemes. The symmetry predicts from atomistic m... Read More about A computational and spectroscopic study of Dy3+ doped BaAl2O4 phosphors.

Hypertriglyceridemic-waist is more predictive of abnormal liver and renal function in an Australian population than a Chinese population (2018)
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Yu. (2018). Hypertriglyceridemic-waist is more predictive of abnormal liver and renal function in an Australian population than a Chinese population. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 438-444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.07.010

OBJECTIVE We aimed to compare the association of hypertriglyceridemic-waist (HTGW), with glycaemia, liver and renal function between a Chinese and an Australian population using 3 HTGW definitions. METHODS 1454 Australian and 5824 Chinese adults... Read More about Hypertriglyceridemic-waist is more predictive of abnormal liver and renal function in an Australian population than a Chinese population.

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of SN 2017eaw in 2017: Carbon Monoxide and Dust Formation in a Type II-P Supernova (2018)
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(2018). Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of SN 2017eaw in 2017: Carbon Monoxide and Dust Formation in a Type II-P Supernova. Astrophysical Journal Letters, https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aad77f

The origin of dust in the early Universe has been the subject of considerable debate. Core-collapse supernovae (ccSNe), which occur several million years after their massive progenitors form, could be a major source of that dust, as in the local univ... Read More about Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of SN 2017eaw in 2017: Carbon Monoxide and Dust Formation in a Type II-P Supernova.

Hyperbolic-elliptic model for surface wave in a pre-stressed incompressible elastic half-space (2018)
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Khajiyeva, L., Prikazchikov, D., & Prikazchikova, L. (2018). Hyperbolic-elliptic model for surface wave in a pre-stressed incompressible elastic half-space. Mechanics Research Communications, 92, 49-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechrescom.2018.07.006

The paper aims at derivation of the asymptotic model for surface wave propagating in a pre-stressed incompressible elastic half-space, subject to prescribed surface loading. The approach relies on the slow-time perturbation procedure, extending the p... Read More about Hyperbolic-elliptic model for surface wave in a pre-stressed incompressible elastic half-space.

Synthesis and applications of near-infrared absorbing additive copper hydroxyphosphate (2018)
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Darton, R., & Pérez-Barrado, E. (2018). Synthesis and applications of near-infrared absorbing additive copper hydroxyphosphate. MRS Communications, 8, 1070-1078. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2018.144

The use of copper hydroxyphosphate (Cu2PO4OH), also called libethenite, as a near-infrared (NIR) absorbing additive has been investigated. Samples were synthesized by using a hydrothermal treatment or simple wet chemical processing, which was later e... Read More about Synthesis and applications of near-infrared absorbing additive copper hydroxyphosphate.

Total / high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (re)hospitalisation nadir in type 2 diabetes (2018)
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Yu. (2018). Total / high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (re)hospitalisation nadir in type 2 diabetes. Journal of Lipid Research, 1745-1750. https://doi.org/10.1194/jlr.P084269

Total cholesterol to high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TC/HDL) is an important prognostic factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study used restricted cubic spline modelling to investigate the dose-response associations between TC/HD... Read More about Total / high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (re)hospitalisation nadir in type 2 diabetes.