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Estimating the quadratic covariation matrix for asynchronously observed high frequency stock returns corrupted by additive measurement error (2015)
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Park, S., Young Hong, S., & Linton, O. (2016). Estimating the quadratic covariation matrix for asynchronously observed high frequency stock returns corrupted by additive measurement error. Journal of Econometrics, 191(2), (325-347). doi:10.1016/j.jeconom.2015.12.005. ISSN 0304-4076

This paper studies the estimation problem of the covariance matrices of asset returns in the presence of microstructure noise and asynchronicity between the observations across different assets. Motivated by Malliavin and Mancino (2002, 2009) we prop... Read More about Estimating the quadratic covariation matrix for asynchronously observed high frequency stock returns corrupted by additive measurement error.

The physiology of adventitious roots (2015)
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Steffens, B., & Rasmussen, A. (2016). The physiology of adventitious roots. Plant Physiology, 170(2), https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.15.01360

Adventitious roots are plant roots that form from any nonroot tissue and are produced both during normal development (crown roots on cereals and nodal roots on strawberry [Fragaria spp.]) and in response to stress conditions, such as flooding, nutrie... Read More about The physiology of adventitious roots.

Short and long-term interest rates and the effectiveness of monetary and macroprudential policies (2015)
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Rubio, M. (2016). Short and long-term interest rates and the effectiveness of monetary and macroprudential policies. Journal of Macroeconomics, 47A, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmacro.2015.09.007

In this paper, I analyze the ability of monetary and macroprudential policies to stabilize both the macroeconomy and financial markets under two different scenarios: short and long-term rates. I develop and solve a New Keynesian dynamic stochastic ge... Read More about Short and long-term interest rates and the effectiveness of monetary and macroprudential policies.

In-situ polymerisation of fully bioresorbable polycaprolactone/phosphate glass fibre composites: In vitro degradation and mechanical properties (2015)
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Chen, M., Parsons, A. J., Felfel, R. M., Rudd, C. D., Irvine, D. J., & Ahmed, I. (2016). In-situ polymerisation of fully bioresorbable polycaprolactone/phosphate glass fibre composites: In vitro degradation and mechanical properties. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 59, 78-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.12.019

Fully bioresorbable composites have been investigated in order to replace metal implant plates used for hard tissue repair. Retention of the composite mechanical properties within a physiological environment has been shown to be significantly affecte... Read More about In-situ polymerisation of fully bioresorbable polycaprolactone/phosphate glass fibre composites: In vitro degradation and mechanical properties.

A social exchange theory framework for understanding the job characteristics–job outcomes relationship: the mediating role of psychological contract fulfillment (2015)
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Birtch, T. A., Chiang, F. F., & Van Esch, E. (2016). A social exchange theory framework for understanding the job characteristics–job outcomes relationship: the mediating role of psychological contract fulfillment. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 27(11), https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2015.1069752

This study integrated the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model and concept of psychological contract fulfillment into a social exchange theory process framework to improve our understanding how and when job characteristics interact to influence job out... Read More about A social exchange theory framework for understanding the job characteristics–job outcomes relationship: the mediating role of psychological contract fulfillment.

A diverse panel of hepatitis C virus glycoproteins for use in vaccine research reveals extremes of monoclonal antibody neutralization resistance (2015)
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Urbanowicz, R. A., McClure, P., Brown, R. J., Tsoleridis, T., Persson, M. A., Krey, T., …Tarr, A. W. (2016). A diverse panel of hepatitis C virus glycoproteins for use in vaccine research reveals extremes of monoclonal antibody neutralization resistance. Journal of Virology, 90(7), 3288-3301. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.02700-15

Despite significant advances in the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the need to develop preventative vaccines remains. Identification of the best vaccine candidates and evaluation of their performance in preclinical and clinical devel... Read More about A diverse panel of hepatitis C virus glycoproteins for use in vaccine research reveals extremes of monoclonal antibody neutralization resistance.

Oral vaccination with a rough attenuated mutant of S. Infantis increases post-wean weight gain and prevents clinical signs of salmonellosis in S. Typhimurium challenged pigs (2015)
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Foster, N., Richards, L., Higgins, J., Kanellos, T., & Barrow, P. (2016). Oral vaccination with a rough attenuated mutant of S. Infantis increases post-wean weight gain and prevents clinical signs of salmonellosis in S. Typhimurium challenged pigs. Research in Veterinary Science, 104, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2015.12.013

We show that oral inoculation of 14 day old conventional piglets with a rough attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis 1326/28?r (serogroup C1), 24 h prior to oral challenge with S. enterica serovar Typhimurium 4/74 (serogroup B), resulted in... Read More about Oral vaccination with a rough attenuated mutant of S. Infantis increases post-wean weight gain and prevents clinical signs of salmonellosis in S. Typhimurium challenged pigs.

Potential variables affecting the quality of animal studies regarding pathophysiology of traumatic spinal cord injuries (2015)
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Hassannejad, Z., Sharif-Alhoseini, M., Shakouri-Motlagh, A., Vahedi, F., Zadegan, S. A., Mokhatab, M., …Rahimi-Movaghar, V. (2016). Potential variables affecting the quality of animal studies regarding pathophysiology of traumatic spinal cord injuries. Spinal Cord, 54(8), 579-583. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2015.215

© 2016 International Spinal Cord Society All rights reserved. Study design:This is a Delphi study.Objectives:Defining variables that potentially influence the outcomes of an animal study regarding pathophysiology of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI... Read More about Potential variables affecting the quality of animal studies regarding pathophysiology of traumatic spinal cord injuries.

The environmental setting of Epipalaeolithic aggregation site Kharaneh IV (2015)
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Jones, M. D., Maher, L. A., Macdonald, D. A., Ryan, C., Rambeau, C., Black, S., & Richter, T. (2016). The environmental setting of Epipalaeolithic aggregation site Kharaneh IV. Quaternary International, 396, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.08.092

The archaeological site of Kharaneh IV in Jordan’s Azraq Basin, and its relatively near neighbour Jilat 6 show evidence of sustained occupation of substantial size through the Early to Middle Epipalaeolithic (c. 24,000 – 15,000 cal BP). Here we revie... Read More about The environmental setting of Epipalaeolithic aggregation site Kharaneh IV.

Effects of long-term inorganic and organic fertilizations on the soil micro and macro structures of rice paddies (2015)
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Zhou, H., Fang, H., Mooney, S. J., & Peng, X. (2016). Effects of long-term inorganic and organic fertilizations on the soil micro and macro structures of rice paddies. Geoderma, 266, 66-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.12.007

The soil structure of paddy soil is very dynamic from the aggregate to the pedon scale because of intensive anthropogenic management strategies. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that long-term inorganic and organic fertilizations can affect so... Read More about Effects of long-term inorganic and organic fertilizations on the soil micro and macro structures of rice paddies.

Tensor products of nonassociative cyclic algebras (2015)
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Pumpluen, S. (2016). Tensor products of nonassociative cyclic algebras. Journal of Algebra, 451, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalgebra.2015.12.007

We study the tensor product of an associative and a nonassociative cyclic algebra. The condition for the tensor product to be a division algebra equals the classical one for the tensor product of two associative cyclic algebras by Albert or Jacobson,... Read More about Tensor products of nonassociative cyclic algebras.

Investigating preventive-medicine consultations in first-opinion small-animal practice in the United Kingdom using direct observation (2015)
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Robinson, N., Brennan, M., Cobb, M., & Dean, R. S. (2016). Investigating preventive-medicine consultations in first-opinion small-animal practice in the United Kingdom using direct observation. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 124, 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.12.010

Preventive-medicine consultations account for a large proportion of the veterinary caseload and previous research has suggested these consultations are fundamentally different from those in which the animal is presented for a specific health problem.... Read More about Investigating preventive-medicine consultations in first-opinion small-animal practice in the United Kingdom using direct observation.

Active DC-link capacitor harmonic current reduction in two-level back-to-back converter (2015)
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Shen, L., Bozhko, S., Asher, G., Patel, C., & Wheeler, P. (2015). Active DC-link capacitor harmonic current reduction in two-level back-to-back converter. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 31(10), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2015.2511304

The paper proposes a method of active switching harmonics current reduction in the DC-link capacitor of a two-level, three-phase, back-to-back converter. Based on the derived analytical solution for switching harmonic currents in the DC-link, it is s... Read More about Active DC-link capacitor harmonic current reduction in two-level back-to-back converter.

Au(I) N-heterocyclic carbenes from bisimidazolium amphiphiles: synthesis, cytotoxicity and incorporation onto gold nanoparticles (2015)
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Rodrigues, M., Russo, L., Aguilo, E., Rodriguez, L., Ott, I., & Pérez-García, L. (2015). Au(I) N-heterocyclic carbenes from bisimidazolium amphiphiles: synthesis, cytotoxicity and incorporation onto gold nanoparticles. RSC Advances, 6, https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA21621D

A gold(I) N-heterocyclic carbene 4 from a bis-imidazolium-amphiphile was synthesized and characterized. The cytotoxicity against HT-29 colon carcinoma and MDA-MB-231 breast adenocarcinoma cells was assessed for the NHC complex 4, the imidazolium salt... Read More about Au(I) N-heterocyclic carbenes from bisimidazolium amphiphiles: synthesis, cytotoxicity and incorporation onto gold nanoparticles.

Activating metaphors: exploring the embodied nature of metaphorical mapping in political discourse (2015)
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Giovanelli, M. (2015). Activating metaphors: exploring the embodied nature of metaphorical mapping in political discourse. Communication Teacher, 30(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2015.1102303

Objectives: This activity allows students to explore the embodied nature of metaphor and its interpretative significance by using gesture and physical movement. Students also understand how, in metaphor, abstract entities are conceptualized in terms... Read More about Activating metaphors: exploring the embodied nature of metaphorical mapping in political discourse.

Pharmacological interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy (2015)
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Coleman, T., Chamberlain, C., Davey, M., Cooper, S., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2015). Pharmacological interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010078.pub2

Background Smoking in pregnancy is a public health problem. When used by non-pregnant smokers, pharmacotherapies (nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), bupropion and varenicline) are effective for smoking cessation, however, their efficacy and safet... Read More about Pharmacological interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy.

Location dependent coordination chemistry and MRI relaxivity, in de novo designed lanthanide coiled coils (2015)
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Berwick, M. R., Slope, L. N., Smith, C. F., King, S. M., Newton, S. L., Gillis, R. B., …Peacock, A. F. A. (in press). Location dependent coordination chemistry and MRI relaxivity, in de novo designed lanthanide coiled coils. Chemical Science, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.1039/c5sc04101e

Herein, we establish for the first time the design principles for lanthanide coordination within coiled coils, and the important consequences of binding site translation. By interrogating design requirements and by systematically translating binding... Read More about Location dependent coordination chemistry and MRI relaxivity, in de novo designed lanthanide coiled coils.

An ancestral host defence peptide within human beta-defensin 3 recapitulates the antibacterial and antiviral activity of the full-length molecule (2015)
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Nigro, E., Colavita, I., Sarnataro, D., Scudiero, O., Zambrano, G., Granata, V., …Pessi, A. (2015). An ancestral host defence peptide within human beta-defensin 3 recapitulates the antibacterial and antiviral activity of the full-length molecule. Scientific Reports, 5, Article 18450. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep18450

Host defence peptides (HDPs) are critical components of innate immunity. Despite their diversity, they share common features including a structural signature, designated “γ-core motif”. We reasoned that for each HDPs evolved from an ancestral γ-core,... Read More about An ancestral host defence peptide within human beta-defensin 3 recapitulates the antibacterial and antiviral activity of the full-length molecule.