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Rethinking class and culture in Africa: between E. P. Thompson and Pierre Bourdieu (2017)
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(2017). Rethinking class and culture in Africa: between E. P. Thompson and Pierre Bourdieu. Review of African Political Economy, 7 - 24. https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2017.1367655

The article considers the historiography of labour and class studies in sub-Saharan Africa in relation to the contemporary ‘cultural turn’ in sociological studies of class. It identifies three phases: from the 1960s, a highly empiricist Marxist appro... Read More about Rethinking class and culture in Africa: between E. P. Thompson and Pierre Bourdieu.

The creation and selection of mutations resistant to a gene drive over multiple generations in the malaria mosquito (2017)
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M. Hammond, A., Kyrou, K., Bruttini, M., North, A., Galizi, R., Karlsson, X., …Nolan, T. (2017). The creation and selection of mutations resistant to a gene drive over multiple generations in the malaria mosquito. PLoS Genetics, e1007039 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007039

Gene drives have enormous potential for the control of insect populations of medical and agricultural relevance. By preferentially biasing their own inheritance, gene drives can rapidly introduce genetic traits even if these confer a negative fitness... Read More about The creation and selection of mutations resistant to a gene drive over multiple generations in the malaria mosquito.

Education in Twins and Their Parents Across Birth Cohorts Over 100 years: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 42-Twin Cohorts. (2017)
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(2017). Education in Twins and Their Parents Across Birth Cohorts Over 100 years: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 42-Twin Cohorts. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 395 -405. https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2017.49

Whether monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins differ from each other in a variety of phenotypes is important for genetic twin modeling and for inferences made from twin studies in general. We analyzed whether there were differences in individual,... Read More about Education in Twins and Their Parents Across Birth Cohorts Over 100 years: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 42-Twin Cohorts..

The crown prosecution guidelines and grossly offensive comments: an analysis (2017)
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Higson-Bliss. (2017). The crown prosecution guidelines and grossly offensive comments: an analysis. Journal of Media Law, 173 - 188. https://doi.org/10.1080/17577632.2017.1369574

This article will critically evaluate the Crown Prosecution Service guidelines concerning grossly offensive comments made via social media. Abusive comments conducted online have recently dominated newspaper headlines. The Crown Prosecution Service h... Read More about The crown prosecution guidelines and grossly offensive comments: an analysis.

External validation, update and development of prediction models for pre-eclampsia using an Individual Participant Data (IPD) meta-analysis: the International Prediction of Pregnancy Complication Network (IPPIC pre-eclampsia) protocol. (2017)
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(2017). External validation, update and development of prediction models for pre-eclampsia using an Individual Participant Data (IPD) meta-analysis: the International Prediction of Pregnancy Complication Network (IPPIC pre-eclampsia) protocol. Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 16 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41512-017-0016-z

Background: Pre-eclampsia, a condition with raised blood pressure and proteinuria is associated with an increased risk of maternal and offspring mortality and morbidity. Early identification of mothers at risk is needed to target management. Methods/... Read More about External validation, update and development of prediction models for pre-eclampsia using an Individual Participant Data (IPD) meta-analysis: the International Prediction of Pregnancy Complication Network (IPPIC pre-eclampsia) protocol..

Language and labelling used by university students when discussing mental health (2017)
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Rodwell, J., Cole, J., & Grogan, S. (2017). Language and labelling used by university students when discussing mental health. British Journal of School Nursing, 380 - 385. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjsn.2017.12.8.380

This study aimed to explore university students' understandings of mental health issues, mental health labels, and their attitudes towards these concepts. Five participants (four women aged 18–20, and one 24-year-old man) discussed in a focus group... Read More about Language and labelling used by university students when discussing mental health.

Cultural change and perpetuation in organisations: evidence from an English emergency ambulance service (2017)
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(2017). Cultural change and perpetuation in organisations: evidence from an English emergency ambulance service. Public Management Review, 923-948. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2017.1382278

Transforming cultures rather than changing structures is a favourite prescription for reforming health care organisations. We explore the relationship between cultures, performance measures, and organisational change by analysing the cultural charact... Read More about Cultural change and perpetuation in organisations: evidence from an English emergency ambulance service.

In vitro characterisation of solid drug nanoparticle compositions of efavirenz in a brain endothelium cell line (2017)
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(2017). In vitro characterisation of solid drug nanoparticle compositions of efavirenz in a brain endothelium cell line. https://doi.org/10.1002/jin2.32

The antiretroviral drug efavirenz displays many desirable pharmacokinetic properties such as a long half-life enabling once daily dosing but suffers from central nervous system safety issues. Various nanotechnologies have been explored to mitigate so... Read More about In vitro characterisation of solid drug nanoparticle compositions of efavirenz in a brain endothelium cell line.

The challenges of police-community collaboration: Identity manoeuvres and power struggles in a neighbourhood based meeting (2017)
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(2017). The challenges of police-community collaboration: Identity manoeuvres and power struggles in a neighbourhood based meeting. Public Management Review, 1353-1373. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2017.1383718

The turn to collaborative governance is a key feature of the New Public Governance environment in many Western economies. Within the UK, successive governments have mandated policing organizations to engage in public service partnerships and collabor... Read More about The challenges of police-community collaboration: Identity manoeuvres and power struggles in a neighbourhood based meeting.

Higher medical training in Rheumatology in the UK: any lessons worth learning? (2017)
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Hassell, A. Higher medical training in Rheumatology in the UK: any lessons worth learning?. Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology, 28(4), 171-173. https://doi.org/10.31138/mjr.28.4.171

Across Europe, provision of high quality care for people with rheumatological conditions is at least partly dependent upon the rheumatologist, who generally plays a key role in making a diagnosis and in co-ordinating a patient’s care. In addition, i... Read More about Higher medical training in Rheumatology in the UK: any lessons worth learning?.

Raising Backyard Poultry in Rural Bangladesh: Financial and Nutritional Benefits, but Persistent Risky Practices (2017)
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Shanta, I., Hasnat, M., Zeidner, N., Gurley, E., Azziz-Baumgartner, E., Sharker, M., …Luby, S. (2017). Raising Backyard Poultry in Rural Bangladesh: Financial and Nutritional Benefits, but Persistent Risky Practices. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 1454 - 1464. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12536

Poultry is commonly raised by households in rural Bangladesh. In 2007, the Government of Bangladesh began a mass media campaign to disseminate 10 recommended precautions to prevent transmission of H5N1 from poultry to humans. This longitudinal study... Read More about Raising Backyard Poultry in Rural Bangladesh: Financial and Nutritional Benefits, but Persistent Risky Practices.

The elephant in the room: Inconsistency in scene viewing and representation. (2017)
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(2017). The elephant in the room: Inconsistency in scene viewing and representation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1717 - 1743. https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000456

We examined the extent to which semantic informativeness, consistency with expectations and perceptual salience contribute to object prioritization in scene viewing and representation. In scene viewing (Experiments 1-2), semantic guidance overshadowe... Read More about The elephant in the room: Inconsistency in scene viewing and representation..

The effects of quantitative easing on the integration of UK capital markets (2017)
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(2017). The effects of quantitative easing on the integration of UK capital markets. European Journal of Finance, 999-1024. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847x.2015.1067635

We examine the effects of quantitative easing (QE) on the volatility of and correlation between stocks, short-term bonds and long-term bonds in the UK. Using a multivariate dynamic conditional correlation generalised autoregressive conditional hetero... Read More about The effects of quantitative easing on the integration of UK capital markets.

Urban planning and the challenge of super-diversity (2017)
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Pemberton. (2017). Urban planning and the challenge of super-diversity. Policy and Politics, 623 -641. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557316X14755958613727

Little attention to date has focused on the role of urban planning in responding to migration-related super-diversity. Through a focus on a city (Liverpool, UK) which is becoming increasingly super-diverse, the paper highlights the importance of clas... Read More about Urban planning and the challenge of super-diversity.