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LOFAR 144-MHz follow-up observations of GW170817
(2020-06-01)
We present low-radio-frequency follow-up observations of AT 2017gfo, the electromagnetic counterpart of GW170817, which was the first binary neutron star merger to be detected by Advanced LIGO-Virgo. These data, with a ...
Achieving research impact in tourism: : Modelling and evaluating outcomes from the UKs Research Excellence Framework
(2020-06-01)
The marketisation of higher education has emerged as a global trend with a focus on using metrics to assess performance. This has led to the closer scrutiny by government in assessing value for money and effectiveness of ...
Low-frequency observations of the Giant Radio Galaxy NGC 6251
(2020-06-01)
We present LOFAR observations at 150 MHz of the borderline FRI/FRII giant radio galaxy NGC 6251. This paper presents the most sensitive and highest-resolution images of NGC 6251 at these frequencies to date, revealing for ...
Comparative Study of the Antimicrobial Effects of Tungsten Nanoparticles and Tungsten Nanocomposite Fibres on Hospital Acquired Bacterial and Viral Pathogens
(2020-06)
A significant proportion of patients acquire hospital associated infections as a result of care within the NHS each year. Numerous antimicrobial strategies, such as antibiotics and surface modifications to medical facilities ...
Anthropometric and Physiological Characteristics of Elite Male Rugby Athletes
(2020-06-01)
This is the first article to review the anthropometric and physiological characteristics required for elite rugby performance within both Rugby Union (RU) and Rugby League (RL). Anthropometric characteristics such as height ...
HiFLEx – a highly flexible package to reduce cross-dispersed Echelle spectra
(2020-06)
We describe a flexible data reduction package for high resolution cross-dispersed echelle data. This open-source package is developed in Python and includes optional GUIs for most of the steps. It does not require any ...
Antidepressant Usage in Haemodialysis Patients: Evidence of Sub-optimal Practice Patterns
(2020-06-01)
Background: Depression is common in patients on haemodialysis and associated with adverse outcomes. Antidepressant use is widespread though evidence of efficacy is limited. Objectives: To study antidepressant management ...
Enhanced follicular delivery of finasteride to human scalp skin using heat and chemical penetration enhancers
(2020-05-31)
Purpose The aim of this work was to evaluate whether improved topical delivery of finasteride, focussed to the hair follicles of human scalp skin could be achieved with application of short durations of heat and use of ...
Unveiling the effect of interacting forecasted abiotic factors on growth and aflatoxin B1 production kinetics by Aspergillus flavus
(2020-05-30)
The aim was to decipher the temporal impact of key interacting climate change (CC) abiotic factors of temperature (30 vs 37 °C), water activity (aw; 0.985 vs 0.930) and CO2 exposure (400 vs 1000 ppm) on (a) growth of ...
Autonomy and Regulation in the School System in England
(Springer Nature, 2020-05-29)
The chapter examines the school system in England, concentrating on developments since 2010. During this period, a radical refashioning of the school system in England has taken place as large numbers of schools have moved ...