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The molecular basis of allergenicity (2008)
Journal Article
Shakib, F., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., & Sewell, H. F. (2008). The molecular basis of allergenicity. Trends in Immunology, 29(12), 633-642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2008.08.007

Allergens are mostly innocuous antigens that elicit powerful T helper cell type 2 (Th2) responses leading to hyper-immunoglobulin E (IgE) production and allergy. Research carried out over several years has highlighted the possible role of the inheren... Read More about The molecular basis of allergenicity.

Novel Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) by Transforming Growth Factor β1: REQUIREMENT FOR Smads,β-CATENIN, AND GSK3β (2008)
Journal Article
Clifford, R. L., Deacon, K., & Knox, A. J. (2008). Novel Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) by Transforming Growth Factor β1: REQUIREMENT FOR Smads,β-CATENIN, AND GSK3β. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283(51), 35337-35353. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m803342200

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a vital angiogenic effector, regulating key angiogenic processes. Vascular development relies on numerous signaling pathways, of which those induced by transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) are critical. The... Read More about Novel Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) by Transforming Growth Factor β1: REQUIREMENT FOR Smads,β-CATENIN, AND GSK3β.

Hybridizations within a graph based hyper-heuristic framework for university timetabling problems (2008)
Journal Article
Qu, R., & Burke, E. (2008). Hybridizations within a graph based hyper-heuristic framework for university timetabling problems. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 60(9), https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2008.102

A significant body of recent literature has explored various research directions in hyper-heuristics (which can be thought as heuristics to choose heuristics). In this paper, we extend our previous work to construct a unified graph-based hyper-heuris... Read More about Hybridizations within a graph based hyper-heuristic framework for university timetabling problems.

Gamma-irradiation as a method of microbiological control, and its impact on the oxidative labile lipid component of Cannabis sativa and Helianthus annus (2008)
Journal Article
Fisk, I. D., Gkatzionis, K., Lad, M., Dodd, C. E., & Gray, D. A. (2009). Gamma-irradiation as a method of microbiological control, and its impact on the oxidative labile lipid component of Cannabis sativa and Helianthus annus. European Food Research and Technology, 228(4), 613-621. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-008-0970-3

The effect of irradiation (0-20 kGy) on hemp and sunflower seeds was assessed, with specific reference to the oxidatively labile lipid component (unsaturated fatty acids and tocochromanols). Total protein, lipid, and solids content of the seeds did n... Read More about Gamma-irradiation as a method of microbiological control, and its impact on the oxidative labile lipid component of Cannabis sativa and Helianthus annus.

Seroprevalence and epidemiological correlates of Toxoplasma gondii infections among patients referred for hospital-based serological testing in Doha, Qatar (2008)
Journal Article
serological testing in Doha, Qatar. Parasites and Vectors, 1(1), Article 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-1-39

Background: The city of Doha in Qatar has a high density of feral cats and there is a high risk of toxoplasmosis for the resident human population. No data currently exist for the prevalence of infection with Toxoplasma gondii in the city.
Methods:... Read More about Seroprevalence and epidemiological correlates of Toxoplasma gondii infections among patients referred for hospital-based serological testing in Doha, Qatar.

Early life programming of innate fear and fear learning in adult female rats (2008)
Journal Article
Stevenson, C. W., Meredith, J. P., Spicer, C. H., Mason, R., & Marsden, C. A. (2009). Early life programming of innate fear and fear learning in adult female rats. Behavioural Brain Research, 198(1), 51-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2008.10.021

The early rearing environment can impact on emotional reactivity and learning later in life. In this study the effects of neonatal maternal separation (MS) on innate fear and fear learning were assessed in the adult female rat. Pups were subjected to... Read More about Early life programming of innate fear and fear learning in adult female rats.

Left gaze bias in humans, rhesus monkeys and domestic dogs (2008)
Journal Article
Guo, K., Meints, K., Hall, C., Hall, S., & Mills, D. (2009). Left gaze bias in humans, rhesus monkeys and domestic dogs. Animal Cognition, 12, 409–418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-008-0199-3

While viewing faces, human adults often demonstrate a natural gaze bias towards the left visual field, that is, the right side of the viewee’s face is often inspected first and for longer periods. Using a preferential looking paradigm, we demonstrate... Read More about Left gaze bias in humans, rhesus monkeys and domestic dogs.

Bis-morpholine-substituted perylene bisimides: Impact of isomeric arrangement on electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical properties (2008)
Journal Article
Goretzki, G., Davies, E. S., Argent, S. P., Alsindi, W. Z., Blake, A. J., Warren, J. E., McMaster, J., & Champness, N. R. (2008). Bis-morpholine-substituted perylene bisimides: Impact of isomeric arrangement on electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical properties. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 73(22), 8808-8814. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo801557e

(Graph Presented) The synthesis and separation of the 1,6- and 1,7- isomers of N,N′-bis(n-butyl)dimorpholino-3,4:9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic acid bisimide are reported. Investigations of the electrochemical and spectroscopic, in particular, spectroe... Read More about Bis-morpholine-substituted perylene bisimides: Impact of isomeric arrangement on electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical properties.

Impaired autophagy of an intracellular pathogen induced by a Crohn's disease associated ATG16L1 variant (2008)
Journal Article
Kuballa, P., Huett, A., Rioux, J. D., Daly, M. J., & Xavier, R. J. (2008). Impaired autophagy of an intracellular pathogen induced by a Crohn's disease associated ATG16L1 variant. PLoS ONE, 3(10), Article e3391. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003391

The genetic risk factors predisposing individuals to the development of inflammatory bowel disease are beginning to be deciphered by genome-wide association studies. Surprisingly, these new data point towards a critical role of autophagy in the patho... Read More about Impaired autophagy of an intracellular pathogen induced by a Crohn's disease associated ATG16L1 variant.

A macroporous polymer-supported cyclic anhydride for efficient sequestration of amines (2008)
Journal Article
Sanna, M., White, P. D., & Chan, W. C. (2008). A macroporous polymer-supported cyclic anhydride for efficient sequestration of amines. Tetrahedron Letters, 49(42), 6160-6162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.08.038

The efficient removal of primary and secondary amines from organic solutions using a macroporous polymer-supported anhydride is described. The sequestering of primary amines by the anhydride via polymer-bound amide formation is completed within 2-4 h... Read More about A macroporous polymer-supported cyclic anhydride for efficient sequestration of amines.

Revealed comparative advantage of Malaysian exports: the case for changing export composition (2008)
Journal Article
Abidin, M. Z., & Loke, W. H. (2008). Revealed comparative advantage of Malaysian exports: the case for changing export composition. Asian Economic Papers, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.1162/asep.2008.7.3.130

Since 2000, Malaysian-manufactured exports performance has been declining. The downturn of the global electronic industry and the rise of China’s economy are the two major causes of this decline. To improve export performance, Malaysia participates i... Read More about Revealed comparative advantage of Malaysian exports: the case for changing export composition.

The habitus of hygiene: discourses of cleanliness and infection control in nursing work (2008)
Journal Article
Brown, B., Crawford, P., Nerlich, B., & Koteyko, N. (2008). The habitus of hygiene: discourses of cleanliness and infection control in nursing work. Social Science and Medicine, 67(7), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.06.016

This paper reports upon a qualitative interview study of 22 matrons, infection control staff and operating theatre staff who were questioned about their working lives and the role they played in the control of healthcare acquired infections such as M... Read More about The habitus of hygiene: discourses of cleanliness and infection control in nursing work.

The control of chlorophyll catabolism and the status of yellowing as a biomarker of leaf senescence (2008)
Journal Article
Ougham, H., Hörtensteiner, S., Armstead, I., Donnison, I., King, I., Thomas, H., & Mur, L. (2008). The control of chlorophyll catabolism and the status of yellowing as a biomarker of leaf senescence. Plant Biology, 10, 4-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00081.x

The pathway of chlorophyll catabolism during leaf senescence is known in a fair amount of biochemical and cell biological detail. In the last few years, genes encoding a number of the catabolic enzymes have been characterized, including the key ring‐... Read More about The control of chlorophyll catabolism and the status of yellowing as a biomarker of leaf senescence.

Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ) revisited. Suggestions for the development of an enhanced general food motivation model (2008)
Journal Article
Fotopoulos, C., Krystallis, A., Vassallo, M., & Pagiaslis, A. (2009). Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ) revisited. Suggestions for the development of an enhanced general food motivation model. Appetite, 52(1), 199-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2008.09.014

Recognising the need for a more statistically robust instrument to investigate general food selection determinants, the research validates and confirms Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ's) factorial design, develops ad hoc a more robust FCQ version and... Read More about Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ) revisited. Suggestions for the development of an enhanced general food motivation model.

Neuronal networks with gap junctions: A study of piece-wise linear planar neuron models (2008)
Journal Article
Coombes, S. (2008). Neuronal networks with gap junctions: A study of piece-wise linear planar neuron models. SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems, 7(3), 1101–1129. https://doi.org/10.1137/070707579

The presence of gap junction coupling among neurons of the central nervous systems has been appreciated for some time now. In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest from the mathematical community in understanding the contribution of the... Read More about Neuronal networks with gap junctions: A study of piece-wise linear planar neuron models.

Evolutionary multi-objective simulated annealing with adaptive and competitive search direction (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, H., & Landa-Silva, D. (2008, June). Evolutionary multi-objective simulated annealing with adaptive and competitive search direction. Presented at 2008 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2008, Hong Kong, China

In this paper, we propose a population-based implementation of simulated annealing to tackle multi-objective optimisation problems, in particular those of combinatorial nature. The proposed algorithm is called Evolutionary Multiobjective Simulated An... Read More about Evolutionary multi-objective simulated annealing with adaptive and competitive search direction.

Relaxin signalling in primary cultures of human myometrial cells (2008)
Journal Article
Heng, K., Ivell, R., Wagaarachchi, P., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2008). Relaxin signalling in primary cultures of human myometrial cells. Molecular Human Reproduction, 14(10), 603-611. https://doi.org/10.1093/molehr/gan051

In myometrium of pigs and rats, though not humans, relaxin appears to mediate an inhibition of spontaneous and oxytocin-induced contractility, presumably acting through a G-protein coupled receptor (RXFP1) to generate cAMP. In humans, circulating rel... Read More about Relaxin signalling in primary cultures of human myometrial cells.

Telmisartan to Prevent Recurrent Stroke and Cardiovascular Events (2008)
Journal Article
Yusuf, S., Diener, H.-C., Sacco, R. L., Cotton, D., Ounpuu, S., Lawton, W. A., Palesch, Y., Martin, R. H., Albers, G. W., Bath, P. M., Bornstein, N., Chan, B. P., Chen, S.-T., Cunha, L., Dahlöf, B., De Keyser, J., Donnan, G. A., Estol, C., Gorelick, P., Gu, V., …Yoon, B.-W. (2008). Telmisartan to Prevent Recurrent Stroke and Cardiovascular Events. New England Journal of Medicine, 359(12), 1225-1237. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa0804593

Background

Prolonged lowering of blood pressure after a stroke reduces the risk of recurrent stroke. In addition, inhibition of the renin–angiotensin system in high-risk patients reduces the rate of subsequent cardiovascular events, including str... Read More about Telmisartan to Prevent Recurrent Stroke and Cardiovascular Events.