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The Model EU Citizen? Explaining Irish Attitudes towards the EU (2018)
Journal Article
Simpson, K. (2018). The Model EU Citizen? Explaining Irish Attitudes towards the EU. Political Insight, 9(1), 16-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041905818764701

From trade to the Irish border, Brexit could have major repercussions for Britain’s nearest neighbour. There has even been talk of an ‘Irexit’. But Irish public opinion firmly believes that the national interest is best served inside the European Uni... Read More about The Model EU Citizen? Explaining Irish Attitudes towards the EU.

Learn to embrace the enabling power of tech (2018)
Journal Article
Haxton, K. (2018). Learn to embrace the enabling power of tech. Nature Reviews Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-018-0123

The role of technology in education is continually changing. As technology enables us to record whole lecture courses with ease, shift from pen and paper to electronic note taking, and engage in new and innovative ways, how do we embrace technology w... Read More about Learn to embrace the enabling power of tech.

The synthesis and evaluation of thymoquinone analogues as anti-ovarian cancer and antimalarial agents (2018)
Journal Article
Mbye, H., Richardson, A., Li, W., Horrocks, P., Johnson-Ajinwo, O., & Ullah, I. (2018). The synthesis and evaluation of thymoquinone analogues as anti-ovarian cancer and antimalarial agents. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.02.051

Thymoquinone (TQ), 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone, a natural product isolated from Nigella sativa L., has previously been demonstrated to exhibit antiproliferative activity in vitro against a range of cancers as well as the human malarial para... Read More about The synthesis and evaluation of thymoquinone analogues as anti-ovarian cancer and antimalarial agents.

Interpreting intracorporeal landscapes: how patients visualize pathophysiology and utilize medical images in their understanding of chronic musculoskeletal illness (2018)
Journal Article
Moore, A. J., Richardson, J. C., Bernard, M., & Sim, J. (2019). Interpreting intracorporeal landscapes: how patients visualize pathophysiology and utilize medical images in their understanding of chronic musculoskeletal illness. Disability and Rehabilitation, 41(14), 1647 - 1654. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2018.1443162

Medical science and other sources, such as the media, increasingly inform the general public's understanding of disease. There is often discordance between this understanding and the diagnostic interpretations of health care practitioners (HCPs). In... Read More about Interpreting intracorporeal landscapes: how patients visualize pathophysiology and utilize medical images in their understanding of chronic musculoskeletal illness.

Justify your alpha (2018)
Journal Article
Grange, J. (2018). Justify your alpha. Nature Human Behaviour, 168-171. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0311-x

In response to recommendations to redefine statistical significance to P = 0.005, we propose that researchers should transparently report and justify all choices they make when designing a study, including the alpha level.

Finding the right connection: what makes a successful decision support system? (2018)
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Rose, D., & Bruce, T. (2018). Finding the right connection: what makes a successful decision support system?. Food and Energy Security, https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.123

Farmers require evidence-based guidance to make optimal decisions, enabling them to reduce costs by increasing the efficiency of input use. We discuss how decision support systems could be improved and made more useful for the farmer.

A tale of two towns: A comparative study exploring the possibilities and pitfalls of social capital among people seeking recovery from substance misuse (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). A tale of two towns: A comparative study exploring the possibilities and pitfalls of social capital among people seeking recovery from substance misuse. Substance Use and Misuse, 490-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2017.1341925

Background: Social capital has become an influential concept in debating and understanding the modern world. Within the drug and alcohol sector, the concept of ‘recovery capital’ has gained traction with researchers suggesting that people who have ac... Read More about A tale of two towns: A comparative study exploring the possibilities and pitfalls of social capital among people seeking recovery from substance misuse.

How to understand it: Neuropsychological testing (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). How to understand it: Neuropsychological testing. Practical Neurology, 227-237. https://doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2017-001743

Neuropsychological testing is a key diagnostic tool for assessing people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment, but can also help in other neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury a... Read More about How to understand it: Neuropsychological testing.

Perceptions by Adult Patients With Type 1 and 2 Diabetes of Current and Advanced Technologies of Blood Glucose Monitoring: A Prospective Study (2018)
Journal Article
Al-Tamimi, N., Slater, N., Kayyali, R., & ElShaer, A. (2019). Perceptions by Adult Patients With Type 1 and 2 Diabetes of Current and Advanced Technologies of Blood Glucose Monitoring: A Prospective Study. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 43(1), 27-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjd.2018.02.005

Objective
Intensive self-monitoring of blood glucose levels by patients with diabetes achieves optimal glucose control, hence reducing the likelihood of complications.

Methods
This is a prospective, cross-sectional study targeting adults with di... Read More about Perceptions by Adult Patients With Type 1 and 2 Diabetes of Current and Advanced Technologies of Blood Glucose Monitoring: A Prospective Study.

Evaluation of the inactivation of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus by several common methods. (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Evaluation of the inactivation of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus by several common methods. Journal of Virological Methods, 31 - 34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2018.01.009

Working with virological samples requires validated inactivation protocols for safe handling and disposal. Although many techniques exist to inactivate samples containing viruses, not all procedures have been properly validated or are compatible with... Read More about Evaluation of the inactivation of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus by several common methods..

An open-source approach to automation in organic synthesis: The flow chemical formation of benzamides using an inline liquid-liquid extraction system and a homemade 3-axis autosampling/product-collection device (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). An open-source approach to automation in organic synthesis: The flow chemical formation of benzamides using an inline liquid-liquid extraction system and a homemade 3-axis autosampling/product-collection device. Tetrahedron, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2018.02.043

Several open-source hardware and software technologies (RAMPS, Python, PySerial, OpenCV) were used to control an automated flow chemical synthesis system. The system was used to effect the synthesis of a series of benzamides. An inexpensive Raspberry... Read More about An open-source approach to automation in organic synthesis: The flow chemical formation of benzamides using an inline liquid-liquid extraction system and a homemade 3-axis autosampling/product-collection device.

Dialysate Creatinine Response Patterns During Peritoneal Equilibration Test and the Association Between Cardiovascular Mortality: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study. (2018)
Journal Article
Yu. (2018). Dialysate Creatinine Response Patterns During Peritoneal Equilibration Test and the Association Between Cardiovascular Mortality: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study. Kidney and Blood Pressure Research, https://doi.org/10.1159/000487498

Background/Aims
During peritoneal equilibrium test (PET), intermediate measures of Dt/P (dialysate/plasma creatinine ratio), D0/P, D2/P and D4/P ratios might provide additional information regarding a patient’s cardiovascular mortality. We aimed to... Read More about Dialysate Creatinine Response Patterns During Peritoneal Equilibration Test and the Association Between Cardiovascular Mortality: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study..

An open-source approach to automation in organic synthesis: The flow chemical formation of benzamides using an inline liquid-liquid extraction system and a homemade 3-axis autosampling/product-collection device (2018)
Journal Article
O'Brien, M., Hall, A., Schrauwen, J., & van der Made, J. (2018). An open-source approach to automation in organic synthesis: The flow chemical formation of benzamides using an inline liquid-liquid extraction system and a homemade 3-axis autosampling/product-collection device. Tetrahedron, 3152-3157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2018.02.043

Several open-source hardware and software technologies (RAMPS, Python, PySerial, OpenCV) were used to control an automated flow chemical synthesis system. The system was used to effect the synthesis of a series of benzamides. An inexpensive Raspberry... Read More about An open-source approach to automation in organic synthesis: The flow chemical formation of benzamides using an inline liquid-liquid extraction system and a homemade 3-axis autosampling/product-collection device.

Dynamic selection of environmental variables to improve the prediction of aphid phenology: A machine learning approach (2018)
Journal Article
Holloway, P., Kudenko, D., & Bell, J. R. (2018). Dynamic selection of environmental variables to improve the prediction of aphid phenology: A machine learning approach. Ecological Indicators, 88, 512-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.10.032

Insect pests now pose a greater threat to crop production given the recent emergence of insecticide resistance, the removal of effective compounds from the market (e.g. neonicotinoids) and the changing climate that promotes successful overwintering a... Read More about Dynamic selection of environmental variables to improve the prediction of aphid phenology: A machine learning approach.

Gene drives to fight malaria: current state and future directions (2018)
Journal Article
Hammond, A. M., & Galizi, R. (2018). Gene drives to fight malaria: current state and future directions. Pathogens and Global Health, 412 - 423. https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2018.1438880

Self-propagating gene drive technologies have a number of desirable characteristics that warrant their development for the control of insect pest and vector populations, such as the malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. Theoretically easy to deploy and se... Read More about Gene drives to fight malaria: current state and future directions.

Global Peak in Atmospheric Radiocarbon Provides a Potential Definition for the Onset of the Anthropocene Epoch in 1965 (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Global Peak in Atmospheric Radiocarbon Provides a Potential Definition for the Onset of the Anthropocene Epoch in 1965. Scientific reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20970-5

Anthropogenic activity is now recognised as having profoundly and permanently altered the Earth system, suggesting we have entered a human-dominated geological epoch, the ‘Anthropocene’. To formally define the onset of the Anthropocene, a synchronous... Read More about Global Peak in Atmospheric Radiocarbon Provides a Potential Definition for the Onset of the Anthropocene Epoch in 1965.

High-resolution Imaging of Transiting Extrasolar Planetary systems (HITEP). II. Lucky Imaging results from 2015 and 2016 (2018)
Journal Article
Evans, D., Southworth, J., Smalley, B., Jørgensen, U., Dominik, M., Andersen, M., …Wertz, O. (2018). High-resolution Imaging of Transiting Extrasolar Planetary systems (HITEP). II. Lucky Imaging results from 2015 and 2016. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 610, Article A20. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731855

Context.
The formation and dynamical history of hot Jupiters is currently debated, with wide stellar binaries having been suggested as a potential formation pathway. Additionally, contaminating light from both binary companions and unassociated star... Read More about High-resolution Imaging of Transiting Extrasolar Planetary systems (HITEP). II. Lucky Imaging results from 2015 and 2016.