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Computer-mediated infertility support groups: An exploratory study of online experiences (2008)
Journal Article
Malik, S. H., & Coulson, N. S. (2008). Computer-mediated infertility support groups: An exploratory study of online experiences. Patient Education and Counseling, 73(1), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.05.024

Objective: Over recent years the Internet has become an increasingly popular source of support and information for infertility, with a growing number of online support groups now available to individuals affected by fertility problems. The aims of th... Read More about Computer-mediated infertility support groups: An exploratory study of online experiences.

Decomposition of neural circuits of human attention using a model based analysis: sSoTs model application to fMRI data (2008)
Journal Article
Mavritsaki, E., Allen, H. A., & Humphreys, G. W. (2008). Decomposition of neural circuits of human attention using a model based analysis: sSoTs model application to fMRI data. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812834232_0033

The complex neural circuits found in fMRI studies of human attention were decomposed using a model of spiking neurons. The model for visual search over time and space (sSoTS) incorporates different synaptic components (NMDA, AMPA, GABA) and a frequen... Read More about Decomposition of neural circuits of human attention using a model based analysis: sSoTs model application to fMRI data.

Differential mechanisms of angiotensin II and PDGF-BB on migration and proliferation of coronary artery smooth muscle cells (2008)
Journal Article
Allen, C., & Bayraktutan, U. (2008). Differential mechanisms of angiotensin II and PDGF-BB on migration and proliferation of coronary artery smooth muscle cells. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 45(2),

Angiotensin II (Ang II) and platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) are associated with excessive cell migration, proliferation and many growth-related diseases. However, whether these agents utilise similar mechanisms to trigger vascular patholo... Read More about Differential mechanisms of angiotensin II and PDGF-BB on migration and proliferation of coronary artery smooth muscle cells.

A simple evolutionary algorithm with self-adaptation for multi-objective nurse scheduling (2008)
Book Chapter
Landa-Silva, D., & Le, K. N. (2008). A simple evolutionary algorithm with self-adaptation for multi-objective nurse scheduling. In Adaptive and Multilevel Metaheuristics (133-155). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79438-7_7

We present a multi-objective approach to tackle a real-world nurse scheduling problem using an evolutionary algorithm. The aim is to generate a few good quality non-dominated schedules so that the decision-maker can select the most appropriate one. O... Read More about A simple evolutionary algorithm with self-adaptation for multi-objective nurse scheduling.

Cosmic string Y-junctions: a comparison between field theoretic and Nambu-Goto dynamics (2008)
Journal Article
Bevis, N., & Saffin, P. M. (2008). Cosmic string Y-junctions: a comparison between field theoretic and Nambu-Goto dynamics. Physical Review D, 78(2), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.78.023503

We explore the formation of cosmic string Y-junctions when strings of two different types collide, which has recently become important since string theory can yield cosmic strings of distinct types. Using a model containing two types of local U(1) st... Read More about Cosmic string Y-junctions: a comparison between field theoretic and Nambu-Goto dynamics.

The classification of higher-order cusp forms (2008)
Journal Article
Diamantis, N., & Sim, D. (2008). The classification of higher-order cusp forms. Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, 2008(622), 121-153. https://doi.org/10.1515/CRELLE.2008.067

Explicit bases for the spaces of holomorphic cusp forms of all even positive weights and all orders are constructed. The dimensions of these spaces are computed.

Measuring perceived quality of life to assess health needs among people with MS: a community study in Derbyshire, UK (2008)
Journal Article
Vazirinejad, R., & Lilley, J. (2008). Measuring perceived quality of life to assess health needs among people with MS: a community study in Derbyshire, UK. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 37(3),

Background: To determine the health needs of people with multiple sclerosis living in the Southern Derbyshire region of the UK, using a quality of life postal questionnaire. Methods: This was a population-based survey using a postal questionnaire com... Read More about Measuring perceived quality of life to assess health needs among people with MS: a community study in Derbyshire, UK.

Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 1. Regional fauna and component community levels (2008)
Journal Article
Behnke, J. M., Bajer, A., Harris, P. D., Newington, L., Pidgeon, E., Rowlands, G., …Barnard, C. (2008). Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 1. Regional fauna and component community levels. Parasitology, 135(8), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182008004393

Helminth infections were studied in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from 3 woodland sites in N.E. Poland in the late summers of 1999 and 2002, to assess the temporal stability of derived statistics describing the regional helminth fauna and component c... Read More about Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 1. Regional fauna and component community levels.

Species-specific kinetics and zonation of hepatic DNA synthesis induced by ligands of PPARα (2008)
Journal Article
Al Kholaifi, A., Amer, A., Jeffery, B., Gray, T. J., Roberts, R. A., & Bell, D. R. (2008). Species-specific kinetics and zonation of hepatic DNA synthesis induced by ligands of PPARα. Toxicological Sciences, 104(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfn062

PPARα ligands evoke a profound mitogenic response in rodent liver, and the aim of this study
was to characterise the kinetics of induction of DNA synthesis. The CAR ligand, 1,4-bis[2-(3,5-
dichoropyridyloxy)]benzene, caused induction of hepatocyte... Read More about Species-specific kinetics and zonation of hepatic DNA synthesis induced by ligands of PPARα.

Administrative change in the Gulf: Modernization in Bahrain and Oman (2008)
Journal Article
Common, R. (2008). Administrative change in the Gulf: Modernization in Bahrain and Oman. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 74(2), 177-193. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020852308089902

States in the Middle East tend to be overlooked by researchers in comparative public administration. However, these states offer potentially useful insights into the nature of administrative change as they defy standard assumptions about pressures fo... Read More about Administrative change in the Gulf: Modernization in Bahrain and Oman.

In utero effects on livestock muscle development and body composition (2008)
Journal Article
Brameld, J. M., & Daniel, Z. C. (2008). In utero effects on livestock muscle development and body composition. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 48(7), 921-929. https://doi.org/10.1071/EA08017

This review will focus on the evidence for in utero effects on development of skeletal muscle in farm and laboratory animals, particularly sheep and pigs. We will describe genetic and environmental factors that have been shown to alter the numbers of... Read More about In utero effects on livestock muscle development and body composition.

Allergen-driven suppression of thiol production by human dendritic cells and the effect of thiols on T cell function (2008)
Journal Article
Hasan, A. A., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., Fairclough, L., Robins, A., Sewell, H. F., & Shakib, F. (2009). Allergen-driven suppression of thiol production by human dendritic cells and the effect of thiols on T cell function. Immunobiology, 214(1), 2-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2008.04.006

Dendritic cells are a major source of extracellular thiols needed for T cell activation, a process in which CD40-mediated stimulation plays a pivotal role. The Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus group 1 mite allergen (Der p 1) has previously been shown t... Read More about Allergen-driven suppression of thiol production by human dendritic cells and the effect of thiols on T cell function.

Implementation of a hybrid AC-AC direct power converter with unity voltage transfer (2008)
Journal Article
Wijekoon, T., Klumpner, C., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2008). Implementation of a hybrid AC-AC direct power converter with unity voltage transfer. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 23(4), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2008.924601

This paper presents a novel hybrid direct power converter (HDPC) which overcomes the two main disadvantages of matrix converters: limited voltage transfer ratio and low immunity to grid disturbance. The proposed converter is formed by integrating a r... Read More about Implementation of a hybrid AC-AC direct power converter with unity voltage transfer.

Introduction to Multi-Agent Simulation (2008)
Book Chapter
Siebers, P.-O., & Aickelin, U. (2008). Introduction to Multi-Agent Simulation. In F. Adam, & P. Humphreys (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies. IGI Global

When designing systems that are complex, dynamic and stochastic in nature, simulation is generally recognised as one of the best design support technologies, and a valuable aid in the strategic and tactical decision making process. A simulation model... Read More about Introduction to Multi-Agent Simulation.

Hybrid matrix converter topologies: an exploration of benefits (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C., & Pitic, C. (2008). Hybrid matrix converter topologies: an exploration of benefits. In 2008 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.2008.4591887

Matrix converters are direct AC/AC power converters that can operate with sinusoidal output/input voltage/currents without the need of passive components to store energy, which means that they are grid friendly and have a great weight/volume reductio... Read More about Hybrid matrix converter topologies: an exploration of benefits.

Chemical Tags Facilitate the Sensing of Individual DNA Strands with Nanopores (2008)
Journal Article
Mitchell, N. J., & Howorka, S. (2008). Chemical Tags Facilitate the Sensing of Individual DNA Strands with Nanopores. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 47(30), 5565-5568. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200800183

The base resolution in the detection of single DNA strands with nanopores can be improved by attaching chemical tags to individual bases. Different chemical tags give rise to characteristic current signatures when a DNA molecule passes through a nano... Read More about Chemical Tags Facilitate the Sensing of Individual DNA Strands with Nanopores.

Differential Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus Quorum-Sensing Signals Depends on Both Extracellular Loops 1 and 2 of the Transmembrane Sensor AgrC (2008)
Journal Article
Jensen, R. O., Winzer, K., Clarke, S. R., Chan, W. C., & Williams, P. (2008). Differential Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus Quorum-Sensing Signals Depends on Both Extracellular Loops 1 and 2 of the Transmembrane Sensor AgrC. Journal of Molecular Biology, 381(2), 300-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2008.06.018

Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus is regulated via agr-dependent quorum sensing in which an autoinducing peptide (AIP) activates AgrC, a histidine protein kinase. AIPs are usually thiolactones containing seven to nine amino acid residues in which th... Read More about Differential Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus Quorum-Sensing Signals Depends on Both Extracellular Loops 1 and 2 of the Transmembrane Sensor AgrC.

Early life programming of hemispheric lateralization and synchronization in the adult medial prefrontal cortex (2008)
Journal Article
Stevenson, C. W., Halliday, D. M., Marsden, C. A., & Mason, R. (2008). Early life programming of hemispheric lateralization and synchronization in the adult medial prefrontal cortex. Neuroscience, 155(3), 852-863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.06.013

Neonatal maternal separation (MS) in the rat increases the vulnerability to stressors later in life. In contrast, brief handling (H) in early life confers resilience to stressors in adulthood. Early life programming of stress reactivity may involve t... Read More about Early life programming of hemispheric lateralization and synchronization in the adult medial prefrontal cortex.