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Low-Complexity Energy Efficiency Optimization with Statistical CSI in Two-Hop MIMO Systems
(2014-11-30)Energy-efficient resource allocation in a single-user, amplify-and-forward (AF), relay-assisted, multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) system is considered in this paper. Previous results in this area assume that perfect ... -
Effects of maternal separation on behavior and brain damage in adult rats exposed to neonatal hypoxia-ischemia
(2015-03-01)Animal studies suggest that maternal separation, a widely used paradigm to study the effects of early life adversity, exerts a profound and life-long impact on both brain and behavior. The aim of the current study was to ... -
Impaired executive functioning after left anterior insular stroke: : a case report
(2015-03-04)Given the insular’s anatomic complexity and functional interconnectivity, acute lesions may result in varied clinical presentations, including autonomic, somatosensory, perceptual, motor, affective, and cognitive deficits. ... -
Order recall in verbal short-term memory: The role of semantic networks
(2015-04-01)In their recent article, Acheson, MacDonald, and Postle (Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition 37:44-59, 2011) made an important but controversial suggestion: They hypothesized that (a) semantic ... -
Food, landscape and urban design
(Routledge, 2018-03-04)Co-written and illustrated with Dr Jacques Abelman, the chapter focuses in summary on how design relates to food landscapes and why this matters. It explores theoretical antecedents for the way that urban design investigations ... -
From the agora to the modern marketplace : food markets as landscapes of pleasure, purpose and plenty in historical review
(Routledge, 2018-03-04)The interplay of landscape and the townscape of food markets has profoundly influenced the shaping of urban and rural space throughout history. Just as food markets themselves have been central to the formation of cities ... -
Adieu Carmela Soprano! : Lessons from the HBO Mobster Wife on TV Female Agency and Neo-liberal (Narrative) Power
(Intellect, 2017-01-10)This chapter argues that characters like Carmela Soprano are a product of our complex post-feminist age of troubled emancipation. Indeed, Carmela is produced by a premium cable subscription company trading in a dynamic ... -
La Garden City, une référence pour le requalification de la ville diffuse
(2017)Conceived at the end of the 19th century by Ebenezer Howard and implemented in Letchworth then Welwyn, the garden cities model is based on the desire to offer quality housing to the working classes. Since then, this model ... -
Chapter 3.4.9 Glacier reconstruction in Geomorphological Techniques
(British Society for Geomorphology, 2017-08)Glacier reconstruction typically aims to establish the former extent of ice masses at any given period. Such reconstructions are important because they provide crucial information about past (palaeo) glacier changes over ... -
The effects of carbohydrate and caffeine mouth rinsing on arm crank time-trial performance
(2015-01-02)This study aimed to determine whether carbohydrate (CHO) and caffeine (CAFF) mouth rinsing would improve 30 minute arm cranking time-trial performance. Twelve male participants (age 21.54 ± 1.28 years, height 179.46 ± 7.38 ... -
Quantification of vehicle fleet PM10 particulate matter emission factors from exhaust and non-exhaust sources using tunnel measurement techniques
(2016-03-01)Road tunnels act like large laboratories; they provide an excellent environment to quantify atmospheric particles emission factors from exhaust and non-exhaust sources due to their known boundary conditions. Current work ... -
Making Space for Food in Hatfield
(University of Hertfordshire Press, 2016)The research report co-written with Ben McCabe explores the aims, methods and results from an in-depth primary research process into retrofitting food centred space in the New Town of Hatfield in the United Kingdom. The ... -
Hertfordshire Guide to Growth : Five Years On
(University of Hertfordshire Press, 2014)Five years ago the University of Hertfordshire and our chancellor, Lord Salisbury, sponsored the Hertfordshire Charrette, which was guided by Andrés Duany with assistance from the BRE and Turnberry Consultants, and involved ... -
Shrinking cities and food : Place-making for renewal, reuse and retrofit
(Routledge, 2016-01)Based on primary research the chapter explores the role of food-centred urban design 'retrofitting in a new town context experiencing complex conditions of both shrinkage and growth. -
Silencing of Essential Genes within a Highly Coordinated Operon in Escherichia coli
(2015-08-15)Essential bacterial genes located within operons are particularly challenging to study independently because of coordinated gene expression and the nonviability of knockout mutants. Essentiality scores for many operon genes ... -
A population search filter for hard-to-reach populations increased search efficiency for a systematic review
(2014-05-01)OBJECTIVES: This article discusses how hard-to-reach population groups were conceptualized into a search filter. The objectives of this article were to (1) discuss how the authors designed a multistranded population search ... -
Quality of Life and Physical Function in Older Patients on Dialysis : A Comparison of Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis with Hemodialysis
(2016-03-07)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In-center hemodialysis (HD) is often the default dialysis modality for older patients. Few centers use assisted peritoneal dialysis (PD), which enables treatment at home. This observational study ... -
The lived experience of men with advanced cancer in relation to their perceptions of masculinity : a qualitative phenomenological study
(2015-03-21)AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this exploratory research was to understand how men experience their advanced cancer in relation to their perceptions of masculinity. BACKGROUND: There are differences in the way men and ... -
Towards a pain free hospital : an in-depth qualitative analysis of the pain experiences of head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy
(2016-02-01)BACKGROUND: Treatment for head and neck cancer can frequently be a painful experience with implications for patients in terms of quality of life, nutrition and ultimately treatment outcomes. Pain may arise for a number of ... -
Exploring obstacles to critical care trials in the UK : A qualitative investigation
(2017-02-01)BACKGROUND: Clinical trials in critical care are often resource-intense, with many unique challenges. Barriers to effective recruitment and implementation of study intervention have not been explored in a UK context. AIM: ...