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Unusually High Mortality in Waterfowl Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Bangladesh (2017)
Journal Article
Haider, N. (2017). Unusually High Mortality in Waterfowl Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Bangladesh. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 144 - 156. https://doi.org/10.1111/TBED.12354

Mortality in ducks and geese caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) infection had not been previously identified in Bangladesh. In June–July 2011, we investigated mortality in ducks, geese and chickens with suspected H5N1 infection in a... Read More about Unusually High Mortality in Waterfowl Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Bangladesh.

Migration, Masculinity and Mastering the “Queue”: A Case of Chinese Scalping (2017)
Journal Article
Bright. (2017). Migration, Masculinity and Mastering the “Queue”: A Case of Chinese Scalping. Journal of World History, 28(3 & 4), 551-586. https://doi.org/10.1353/jwh.2017.0042

In 1906, a South African newspaper published a picture of a Chinese man's scalp. An investigation revealed that traditional braids were regularly taken from executed Chinese prisoners and sold to high-ranking colonial officials as curiosities for the... Read More about Migration, Masculinity and Mastering the “Queue”: A Case of Chinese Scalping.

Evaluation of AllergiSense Smartphone Tools for Adrenaline Injection Training (2017)
Journal Article
Hernandez-Munoz, L., Woolley, S., Luyt, D., Stiefel, G., Kirk, K., Makwana, N., …Diwakar, L. (2017). Evaluation of AllergiSense Smartphone Tools for Adrenaline Injection Training. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 21(1), 272-282. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2015.2497717

Anaphylaxis is an increasingly prevalent life-threatening allergic condition that requires people with anaphylaxis and their caregivers to be trained in the avoidance of allergen triggers and in the administration of adrenaline autoinjectors. The pro... Read More about Evaluation of AllergiSense Smartphone Tools for Adrenaline Injection Training.

Inhibition in task switching: The reliability of the n-2 repetition cost (2017)
Journal Article
Kowalczyk, A. W., & Grange, J. A. (2017). Inhibition in task switching: The reliability of the n-2 repetition cost. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70(12), 2419-2433. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2016.1239750

The n-2 repetition cost seen in task switching is the effect of slower response times performing a recently completed task (e.g. an ABA sequence) compared to performing a task that was not recently completed (e.g. a CBA sequence). This cost is though... Read More about Inhibition in task switching: The reliability of the n-2 repetition cost.

Engaging People with Carbon and Climate Change Using Landscape Scale Conservation and Biodiversity Monitoring (2017)
Book Chapter
Moolna, A., Knott, C., Wallis, D., Crawshaw, D., Brierley-Moore, J., Simons, J., & Selby, A. (2018). Engaging People with Carbon and Climate Change Using Landscape Scale Conservation and Biodiversity Monitoring. In Handbook of Climate Change Communication: Vol. 1 (293-308). (1). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69838-0_16

Climate change due to anthropogenic increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide is a global phenomenon with a recognised high public profile. The impacts of climate change, however, are mostly felt at a local level. Communicating climate change relevance... Read More about Engaging People with Carbon and Climate Change Using Landscape Scale Conservation and Biodiversity Monitoring.

Resilient hearts: making affective citizens for neoliberal times (2017)
Journal Article
Corcoran. (2017). Resilient hearts: making affective citizens for neoliberal times

Civil society is regaining critical relevance after decades of attempts to suborn non-governmental organisations and more recent governmental manoeuvres in Western democracies to control activists and social advocates (Civicus, 2016:31-32). In this a... Read More about Resilient hearts: making affective citizens for neoliberal times.

The symptomatic course of foot osteoarthritis phenotypes: an 18-month prospective analysis of community-dwelling older adults. (2017)
Journal Article
Downes, T. J., Chesterton, L., Whittle, R., Roddy, E., Menz, H. B., Marshall, M., & Thomas, M. J. (2018). The symptomatic course of foot osteoarthritis phenotypes: an 18-month prospective analysis of community-dwelling older adults. Arthritis Care and Research, 70(7), 1107-1112. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23502

OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous disease with symptom progression at the foot unclear. This study investigated the symptomatic course of three pre-defined foot OA phenotypes over an 18-month period. METHODS: The Clinical Assessment S... Read More about The symptomatic course of foot osteoarthritis phenotypes: an 18-month prospective analysis of community-dwelling older adults..

Patterns of routine primary care for osteoarthritis in the UK: a cross-sectional electronic health records study (2017)
Journal Article
Jackson, H., Barnett, L. A., Jordan, K. P., Dziedzic, K. S., Cottrell, E., Finney, A. G., …Edwards, J. J. (2017). Patterns of routine primary care for osteoarthritis in the UK: a cross-sectional electronic health records study. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019694

Abstract Objective To determine common patterns of recorded primary care for osteoarthritis (OA), and patient and provider characteristics associated with the quality of recorded care. Design An observational study nested within a cluster-randomi... Read More about Patterns of routine primary care for osteoarthritis in the UK: a cross-sectional electronic health records study.

Optical Detection and Spatial Modulation of Mid-Infrared Surface Plasmon Polaritons in a Highly Doped Semiconductor (2017)
Journal Article
Patanè, A., Cerutti, L., Di Paola, D., Velichko, A., Bomers, M., Balakrishnan, N., …Taliercio, T. (2018). Optical Detection and Spatial Modulation of Mid-Infrared Surface Plasmon Polaritons in a Highly Doped Semiconductor. Advanced optical materials, 6(3), Article 1700492. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201700492

Highly doped semiconductors (HDSCs) are promising candidates for plasmonic applications in the mid-infrared (MIR) spectral range. This work examines a recent addition to the HDSC family, the dilute nitride alloy In(AsN). Postgrowth hydrogenation of I... Read More about Optical Detection and Spatial Modulation of Mid-Infrared Surface Plasmon Polaritons in a Highly Doped Semiconductor.

An Ambient Intelligence System for Assisted Living (2017)
Book Chapter
Ortolani. (2017). An Ambient Intelligence System for Assisted Living. In 2017 AEIT International Annual Conference, Cagliari, Italy, 20-22 Sep (1 -6). https://doi.org/10.23919/AEIT.2017.8240559

Nowadays, the population's average age is constantly increasing, and thus the need for specialized home assistance is on the rise. Smart homes especially tailored to meet elderly and disabled people's needs can help them maintaining their autonomy, w... Read More about An Ambient Intelligence System for Assisted Living.

Twins as Participants in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Review of Published Literature (2017)
Journal Article
Sumathipala, A., Yelland, L., Green, D., Shepherd, T., Jayaweera, K., Ferreira, P., & Craig, J. M. (2017). Twins as Participants in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Review of Published Literature. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 21(1), 51-56. https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2017.67

Monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins participate in research that partitions variance in health, disease, and behavior into genetic and environmental components. However, there are other innovative roles for twins in medical research. One such w... Read More about Twins as Participants in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Review of Published Literature.

In vitro investigations on the effects of semi-synthetic, sulphated carbohydrates on the immune status of cultured common carp (Cyprinus carpio) leucocytes. (2017)
Journal Article
Kareem, N., Yates, E., Skidmore, M., & Hoole, D. (2018). In vitro investigations on the effects of semi-synthetic, sulphated carbohydrates on the immune status of cultured common carp (Cyprinus carpio) leucocytes. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 74, 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2017.12.047

The rapid emergence of drug resistance, unfavourable immunosuppression and mounting evidence to suggest the deleterious accumulation of drug breakdown residues within animal tissues has driven a strong desire to move away from these current methods o... Read More about In vitro investigations on the effects of semi-synthetic, sulphated carbohydrates on the immune status of cultured common carp (Cyprinus carpio) leucocytes..

Population-level impact of diabetes integrated care on commissioner payments for inpatient care among people with type 2 diabetes in Cambridgeshire: a postintervention cohort follow-up study (2017)
Journal Article
Yu. (2017). Population-level impact of diabetes integrated care on commissioner payments for inpatient care among people with type 2 diabetes in Cambridgeshire: a postintervention cohort follow-up study. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015816

Objectives Few studies have estimated the effect of diabetes integrated care at a population level. We have assessed the impact of introducing a community service-led diabetes integrated care programme on commissioner payments (tariff) for inpatient... Read More about Population-level impact of diabetes integrated care on commissioner payments for inpatient care among people with type 2 diabetes in Cambridgeshire: a postintervention cohort follow-up study.

Influence of operator experience and PCI volume on transfemoral access techniques: A collaboration of international cardiovascular societies (2017)
Journal Article
Nelson, D. W., Damluji, A. A., Patel, N., Valgimigli, M., Windecker, S., Byrne, R., …Cohen, M. G. (2018). Influence of operator experience and PCI volume on transfemoral access techniques: A collaboration of international cardiovascular societies. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 19(2), 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2017.12.013

Introduction Transfemoral access (TFA) is widely used for coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The influence of operator age, gender, experience, and procedural volume on performance of femoral arterial access has not b... Read More about Influence of operator experience and PCI volume on transfemoral access techniques: A collaboration of international cardiovascular societies.