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Meditation for asthma: Systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Paudyal, P., Jones, C., Grindey, C., Dawood, R., & Smith, H. (2018). Meditation for asthma: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Asthma, 55(7), 771-778. https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2017.1365887

Objective: To conduct a comprehensive review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of meditation on a variety of asthma outcomes. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and AMED in June 2016 to identify randomized controlled trials (... Read More about Meditation for asthma: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Weak Spot (2017)
Digital Artefact
Morgan. (2017). Weak Spot

Short story inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster. Published on the Coordinates Society website, 17 October 2017.

Clinical classification criteria for neurogenic claudication caused by lumbar spinal stenosis. The N-CLASS criteria (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Clinical classification criteria for neurogenic claudication caused by lumbar spinal stenosis. The N-CLASS criteria. Spine Journal, 941-947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2017.10.003

Background Context Since imaging findings of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) may not be associated with symptoms, clinical classification criteria based on patient symptoms and physical examination findings are needed. Purpose To develop clinical classi... Read More about Clinical classification criteria for neurogenic claudication caused by lumbar spinal stenosis. The N-CLASS criteria.

The Ethicality of the Demand for (Trans)Parency in Sexual Relations (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). The Ethicality of the Demand for (Trans)Parency in Sexual Relations. Australian Feminist Law Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/13200968.2017.1376366

This article considers what we owe to each other by way of information disclosure prior to sexual intimacy. It does so in one specific context, namely sexual relations between cisgender and transgender people. In recent years, the UK has witnessed a... Read More about The Ethicality of the Demand for (Trans)Parency in Sexual Relations.

The Ethicality of the Demand for (Trans)Parency in Sexual Relations (2017)
Journal Article
Sharpe, A. (in press). The Ethicality of the Demand for (Trans)Parency in Sexual Relations. Australian Feminist Law Journal, 43(2), 161-183. https://doi.org/10.1080/13200968.2017.1376366

This article considers what we owe to each other by way of information disclosure prior to sexual intimacy. It does so in one specific context, namely sexual relations between cisgender and transgender people. In recent years, the UK has witnessed a... Read More about The Ethicality of the Demand for (Trans)Parency in Sexual Relations.

Association Between Type 2 Diabetes and All-Cause Hospitalization and Mortality in the UK General Heart Failure Population (2017)
Journal Article
Lawson, C. A., Jones, P. W., Teece, L., Dunbar, S. B., Seferovic, P. M., Khunti, K., …Kadam, U. T. (2018). Association Between Type 2 Diabetes and All-Cause Hospitalization and Mortality in the UK General Heart Failure Population. JACC: Heart Failure, 6(1), 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2017.08.020

Objectives This study sought to investigate in the general heart failure (HF) population, whether the associations between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and risk of hospitalization and death, are modified by changing glycemic or drug treatment intensity.... Read More about Association Between Type 2 Diabetes and All-Cause Hospitalization and Mortality in the UK General Heart Failure Population.

Biological Flora of the British Isles: Sorbus torminalis (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Biological Flora of the British Isles: Sorbus torminalis. Journal of Ecology, 1806-1831. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12857

1.This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz (Wild Service-tree) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard... Read More about Biological Flora of the British Isles: Sorbus torminalis.

Periodic eclipses of the young star PDS 110 discovered with WASP and KELT photometry (2017)
Journal Article
Hellier. (2017). Periodic eclipses of the young star PDS 110 discovered with WASP and KELT photometry. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 740 -749. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1249

We report the discovery of eclipses by circumstellar disc material associated with the young star PDS 110 in the Ori OB1a association using the SuperWASP and Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope surveys. PDS 110 (HD 290380, IRAS 05209-0107) is a rar... Read More about Periodic eclipses of the young star PDS 110 discovered with WASP and KELT photometry.

Using de-escalation strategies to prevent aggressive behaviour (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Using de-escalation strategies to prevent aggressive behaviour. Mental Health Practice, 22-28. https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.2017.e1221

Reducing the use of physical restraint in clinical practice, including face-down restraint, is a challenge for professionals. The aim of this literature review was to assess the use of de-escalation techniques to prevent aggressive behaviour or decre... Read More about Using de-escalation strategies to prevent aggressive behaviour.

Upper Devonian Biostratigraphy, Event Stratigraphy, and Late Frasnian Kellwasser Extinction Bioevents in the Iowa Basin: Western Euramerica (2017)
Book Chapter
Day, J., & Witzke, B. J. (2017). Upper Devonian Biostratigraphy, Event Stratigraphy, and Late Frasnian Kellwasser Extinction Bioevents in the Iowa Basin: Western Euramerica. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (243-332). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2017.08.002

Upper Devonian (Upper Frasnian) strata in the Iowa area (central United States) provide one of the best records in North America of Late Frasnian sea-level history and the associated Kellwasser Extinction Events within a detailed conodont biostratigr... Read More about Upper Devonian Biostratigraphy, Event Stratigraphy, and Late Frasnian Kellwasser Extinction Bioevents in the Iowa Basin: Western Euramerica.

miRNAs in bone metastasis (2017)
Journal Article
Cheung, D. G., Buzzetti, M., & Di Leva, G. (2017). miRNAs in bone metastasis. Expert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 12(6), 451-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/17446651.2017.1383893

INTRODUCTION: Bone metastasis is one of the most common forms of metastasis from a number of different primary carcinomas. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, endogenous RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression to control essential pathways, including... Read More about miRNAs in bone metastasis.

A prodrug of green tea polyphenol (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (Pro-EGCG) serves as a novel angiogenesis inhibitor in endometrial cancer (2017)
Journal Article
Wang, J., Man, G. C. W., Chan, T. H., Kwong, J., & Wang, C. C. (2018). A prodrug of green tea polyphenol (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (Pro-EGCG) serves as a novel angiogenesis inhibitor in endometrial cancer. Cancer Letters, 412, 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2017.09.054

Anti-angiogenesis effect of a prodrug of green tea polyphenol (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (Pro-EGCG) in malignant tumors is not well studied. Here, we investigated how the treatment with Pro-EGCG inhibited tumor angiogenesis in endometrial cancer.... Read More about A prodrug of green tea polyphenol (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (Pro-EGCG) serves as a novel angiogenesis inhibitor in endometrial cancer.

Challenging Darwin: Evolution of Triassic Conodonts and Their Struggle for Life in a Changing World (2017)
Book Chapter
Kılıç, A. M., Plasencia, P., Guex, J., & Hirsch, F. (2017). Challenging Darwin: Evolution of Triassic Conodonts and Their Struggle for Life in a Changing World. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (333-389). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2017.08.003

The phylogeny and distribution of Triassic conodonts reveal many aspects of their natural history. Conodonts incorporate the morphologic response to temperature as well as to eustatic cycles. Speciation, radiation, and extinction are not fortuitous a... Read More about Challenging Darwin: Evolution of Triassic Conodonts and Their Struggle for Life in a Changing World.

Innovative Business Projects as an Enabler to Enhance Intercultural and Management Skills of Students (2017)
Presentation / Conference
(2017, October). Innovative Business Projects as an Enabler to Enhance Intercultural and Management Skills of Students. Presented at 24th International Academy of Management and Business (IAMB) Conference, Dubai

This paper presents the findings of a study conducted among a sample of German and South African students participating in a virtual collaboration project in 2016. This blended learning international cooperation project (abbreviation: BLIC) involved... Read More about Innovative Business Projects as an Enabler to Enhance Intercultural and Management Skills of Students.

Subgroup analyses of the effectiveness of oral glucosamine for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis from the OA trial bank. (2017)
Journal Article
Runhaar, J., Rozendaal, R., van Middelkoop, M., Bijlsma, H., Doherty, M., Dziedzic, K., …Bierma Zeinstra, S. (2017). Subgroup analyses of the effectiveness of oral glucosamine for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis from the OA trial bank. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(11), 1862 - 1869. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211149

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of oral glucosamine in subgroups of people with hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) based on baseline pain severity, body mass index (BMI), sex, structural abnormalities and presence of inflammation using individu... Read More about Subgroup analyses of the effectiveness of oral glucosamine for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis from the OA trial bank..

Adult fly age estimations using cuticular hydrocarbons and Artificial Neural Networks in forensically important Calliphoridae species (2017)
Journal Article
Moore, H. E., Butcher, J. B., Day, C. R., & Drijfhout, F. P. (2017). Adult fly age estimations using cuticular hydrocarbons and Artificial Neural Networks in forensically important Calliphoridae species. Forensic Science International, 280, Article 233-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.10.001

Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are forensically important as they are known to be one of the first to colonise human remains. The larval stage is typically used to assist a forensic entomologists with adult flies rarely used as they are difficult... Read More about Adult fly age estimations using cuticular hydrocarbons and Artificial Neural Networks in forensically important Calliphoridae species.

A Context-Aware System for Ambient Assisted Living (2017)
Book Chapter
Ortolani. (2017). A Context-Aware System for Ambient Assisted Living. In Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence. UCAmI 2017 (426 - 438). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67585-5_44

De Paola A. et al. (2017) A Context-Aware System for Ambient Assisted Living. In: Ochoa S., Singh P., Bravo J. (eds) Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence. UCAmI 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10586. Springer, Cham