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How diverse is your team? Investigating gender and nationality diversity in GitHub teams
(2017-12-20)
Background Building an effective team of developers is a complex task faced by both software companies and open source communities. The problem of forming a “dream” team involves many variables, including consideration of ...
Emotion work in qualitative research: Interviewing parents about the neonatal care experience.
(2017-12-18)
Abstract Background; ‘Emotion work’ is a term used to describe the emotional responses that may arise in qualitative research exploring recall of difficult experiences. The experiences of parents within neonatal care can ...
Supraglacial ponds regulate runoff from Himalayan debris-covered glaciers.
(2017-12-16)
Meltwater and runoff from 1 glaciers in High Mountain Asia is a vital freshwater resource for one fifth of the Earth’s population. Between 13% and 36% of the region’s glacierized areas exhibit surface debris cover and ...
Percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stent versus coronary artery bypass grafting : A meta-analysis of patients with left main coronary artery disease
(2017-12-15)
BACKGROUND: The relative efficacy and safety of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES), in comparison to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) ...
Experimental and numerical investigation on integrated thermal management for lithium-ion battery pack with composite phase change materials
(2017-12-15)
In this article, a novel composite phase change materials based thermal management system coupled with air cooling was proposed in order to sustain the temperature rise and distribution within desirable ranges of the ...
Parent–child relationships and adolescents’ life satisfaction across the first decade of the new millennium
(2017-12-15)
Objective: To examine whether changes occurred in parent–child relationships (maternal and paternal affection, ease of communication with the mother and father, maternal and paternal knowledge, and family activities) between ...
Photothermal conversion characteristics of gold nanoparticles under different filter conditions
(2017-12-15)
In this article, plasmonic nanopaerticles (PNP) were used to improve the solar thermal conversion efficiency and the abortion prosperity under eight different wavelength spectrum was compared. Gold nanoparticles (GNP) is ...
Proposed guidelines to evaluate scientific validity and evidence for genotype-based dietary advice
(2017-12-15)
Nutrigenetic research examines the effects of inter-individual differences in genotype on responses to nutrients and other food components, in the context of health and of nutrient requirements. A practical application of ...
Developing child-robot interaction scenarios with a humanoid robot to assist children with autism in developing visual perspective taking skills
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017-12-14)
Children with autism often find it difficult to understand that other people might have perspectives, viewpoints, beliefs and knowledge that are different from their own. One fundamental aspect of this difficulty is Visual ...
Measuring the impact of musical learning on cognitive, behavioural and socio-emotional wellbeing development in children.
(2017-12-13)
This study investigated the effects of musical instrument learning on the concomitant development of cognitive, behavioural and socio-emotional skills in 38 seven to nine year old children. Pre/post measures of intelligence, ...