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Performance-based seismic design of flexible-base multi-storey buildings considering soil–structure interaction (2015)
Journal Article
Lu, Y., Hajirasouliha, I., & Marshall, A. M. (2016). Performance-based seismic design of flexible-base multi-storey buildings considering soil–structure interaction. Engineering Structures, 108, 90-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.11.031

A comprehensive parametric study has been carried out to investigate the seismic performance of multi-storey shear buildings considering soil–structure interaction (SSI). More than 40,000 SDOF and MDOF models are designed based on different lateral s... Read More about Performance-based seismic design of flexible-base multi-storey buildings considering soil–structure interaction.

Work and social theory (2015)
Book Chapter
Warren, T. (2015). Work and social theory. In S. Edgell, E. Granter, & H. Gottfried (Eds.), The Sage handbook of the sociology of work and employment. Sage

This chapter identifies some of the most important theoretical debates within the sociology of work and employment. It provides an historical context by introducing the key theoretical approaches that marked the birth of sociology. The chapter shows... Read More about Work and social theory.

The myth of the high-efficiency external-combustion Stirling engine (2015)
Journal Article
Riley, P. H. (2015). The myth of the high-efficiency external-combustion Stirling engine. Engineering, 7(12), https://doi.org/10.4236/eng.2015.712068

The reported discrepancy between theory and experiment for external combustion Stirling engines is explained by the addition of thermal resistance of the combustion gasses to the standard Carnot model. In these cases, the Stirling engine ideal effici... Read More about The myth of the high-efficiency external-combustion Stirling engine.

Modelling maternal obesity: the effects of a chronic high-fat, high-cholesterol diet on uterine expression of contractile-associated proteins and ex vivo contractile activity during labour in the rat (2015)
Journal Article
Muir, R., Ballan, J., Clifford, B., McMullen, S., Khan, R., Shmygol, A., Quenby, S., & Elmes, M. (in press). Modelling maternal obesity: the effects of a chronic high-fat, high-cholesterol diet on uterine expression of contractile-associated proteins and ex vivo contractile activity during labour in the rat. Clinical Science, 130(3), https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20150539

Maternal obesity is associated with prolonged and dysfunctional labour and emergency caesarean section, but the mechanisms are unknown. The present study investigated the effects of an adiposity-inducing high fat, high-cholesterol (HFHC) diet on uter... Read More about Modelling maternal obesity: the effects of a chronic high-fat, high-cholesterol diet on uterine expression of contractile-associated proteins and ex vivo contractile activity during labour in the rat.

Hybrid converter with series capacitors featuring ultralow added installed power (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C. Hybrid converter with series capacitors featuring ultralow added installed power. Presented at 2015 Power Electronics, Machines and Control Group (PEMC) Conference

This presentation shows the progress made on the Hybrid Converter PhD project of Mr S Papadopoulos as of December 2015.

Is emotional impulsiveness (Urgency) a core feature of severe personality disorder? (2015)
Journal Article
Howard, R., & Khalifa, N. (in press). Is emotional impulsiveness (Urgency) a core feature of severe personality disorder?. Personality and Individual Differences, 92, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.12.017

Recent literature has focused on severity of personality disorder (PD) and a trait-based assessment of PDs in preference to assessment by specific sets of diagnostic criteria. Evidence suggests that emotional impulsiveness, also known as Urgency (Whi... Read More about Is emotional impulsiveness (Urgency) a core feature of severe personality disorder?.

A Muslim conflict over universal salvation (2015)
Book Chapter
Hoover, J. (2015). A Muslim conflict over universal salvation. In H. Bacon, W. Dossett, & S. Knowles (Eds.), Alternative salvations: engaging the sacred and the secular. Bloomsbury Academic

Antidepressant use and risk of epilepsy and seizures in people aged 20 to 64 years: cohort study using a primary care database (2015)
Journal Article
Hill, T., Coupland, C., Morriss, R. K., Arthur, A., Moore, M., & Hippisley-Cox, J. (2015). Antidepressant use and risk of epilepsy and seizures in people aged 20 to 64 years: cohort study using a primary care database. BMC Psychiatry, 15, Article 315. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0701-9

Background: Epilepsy is a serious condition which can profoundly affect an individual’s life. While there is some evidence to suggest an association between antidepressant use and epilepsy and seizures it is conflicting and not conclusive. Antidepres... Read More about Antidepressant use and risk of epilepsy and seizures in people aged 20 to 64 years: cohort study using a primary care database.

An improved voltage compensation approach in a droop-controlled DC power system for the more electric aircraft (2015)
Journal Article
Gao, F., Bozhko, S., Asher, G., Wheeler, P., & Patel, C. (2015). An improved voltage compensation approach in a droop-controlled DC power system for the more electric aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 31(10), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2015.2510285

This paper proposes an improved voltage regulation method in multi-source based DC electrical power system in the more electric aircraft. The proposed approach, which can be used in terrestrial DC microgrids as well, effectively improves the load sha... Read More about An improved voltage compensation approach in a droop-controlled DC power system for the more electric aircraft.

Causal role of motor simulation in turn-taking behavior (2015)
Journal Article
Hadley, L. V., Novembre, G., Keller, P. E., & Pickering, M. J. (2015). Causal role of motor simulation in turn-taking behavior. Journal of Neuroscience, 35(50), 16516-16520. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1850-15.2015

© 2015 the authors. Overlap between sensory and motor representations has been documented for a range of human actions, from grasping (Rizzolatti et al., 1996b) to playing a musical instrument (Novembre and Keller, 2014). Such overlap suggests that i... Read More about Causal role of motor simulation in turn-taking behavior.

In vivo assessment of bone regeneration in alginate/bone ECM hydrogels with incorporated skeletal stem cells and single growth factors (2015)
Journal Article
Gothard, D., Smith, E. L., Kanczler, J. M., Black, C. R., Wells, J. A., Roberts, C. A., White, L., Qutachi, O., Peto, H., Rashidi, H., Rojo, L., Stevens, M. M., El Haj, A. J., Rose, F., Shakesheff, K., & Oreffo, R. O. (2015). In vivo assessment of bone regeneration in alginate/bone ECM hydrogels with incorporated skeletal stem cells and single growth factors. PLoS ONE, 10(12), Article e0145080. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145080

Informed, involved and influential: three Is of shared decision making (2015)
Journal Article
Stickley, T., Stacey, G., Hui, A., Felton, A., Houghton, P., Diamond, B., Shutt, J., Willis, M., & Morgan, A. (2015). Informed, involved and influential: three Is of shared decision making. Mental Health Practice, 19(4), 31-35. https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.19.4.31.s20

Protein ingestion acutely inhibits insulin-stimulated muscle carnitine uptake in healthy young men (2015)
Journal Article
Shannon, C. E., Nixon, A. V., Greenhaff, P. L., & Stephens, F. B. (2016). Protein ingestion acutely inhibits insulin-stimulated muscle carnitine uptake in healthy young men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 103(1), https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.115.119826

BACKGROUND:

Increasing skeletal muscle carnitine content represents an appealing intervention in conditions of perturbed lipid metabolism such as obesity and type 2 diabetes but requires chronic L-carnitine feeding on a daily basis in a high-carbo... Read More about Protein ingestion acutely inhibits insulin-stimulated muscle carnitine uptake in healthy young men.

Making sense in the city: Dolly Parton, early reading and educational policy-making (2015)
Journal Article
Hall, C., & Jones, S. (2016). Making sense in the city: Dolly Parton, early reading and educational policy-making. Literacy, 50(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/lit.12069

In this paper, we present a case study of a philanthropic literacy initiative, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a book-gifting scheme for under 5s, and consider the impact of the scheme on literacy policy in the English city where it was introduce... Read More about Making sense in the city: Dolly Parton, early reading and educational policy-making.

Environmental and financial implications of ethanol as a bioethylene feedstock versus as a transportation fuel (2015)
Journal Article
McKechnie, J., Pourbafrani, M., Saville, B. A., & MacLean, H. L. (2015). Environmental and financial implications of ethanol as a bioethylene feedstock versus as a transportation fuel. Environmental Research Letters, 10(12), https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/124018

Bulk chemicals production from biomass may compete with biofuels for low-cost and sustainable biomass sources. Understanding how alternative uses of biomass compare in terms of financial and environmental parameters is therefore necessary to help ens... Read More about Environmental and financial implications of ethanol as a bioethylene feedstock versus as a transportation fuel.

Challenges to the surveillance of non-communicable diseases – a review of selected approaches (2015)
Journal Article
Kroll, M., Phalkey, R. K., & Kraas, F. (2015). Challenges to the surveillance of non-communicable diseases – a review of selected approaches. BMC Public Health, 15, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2570-z

Background: The rising global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) necessitates the institutionalization of surveillance systems to track trends and evaluate interventions. However, NCD surveillance capacities vary across high- and low- and mid... Read More about Challenges to the surveillance of non-communicable diseases – a review of selected approaches.

Modulation of potassium channels inhibits bunyavirus infection (2015)
Journal Article
Hover, S., King, B., Hall, B., Loundras, E.-A., Taqi, H., Daly, J. M., Dallas, M., Peers, C., Schnettler, E., McKimmie, C., Kohl, A., Barr, J. N., & Mankouri, J. (2016). Modulation of potassium channels inhibits bunyavirus infection. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291(7), 3411-3422. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M115.692673

Bunyaviruses are considered to be emerging pathogens facilitated by the segmented nature of their genome that allows reassortment between different species to generate novel viruses with altered pathogenicity. Bunyaviruses are transmitted via a diver... Read More about Modulation of potassium channels inhibits bunyavirus infection.

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based study (2015)
Journal Article
Dallywater, W., Powell, H. A., Hubbard, R. B., & Navaratnam, V. (in press). Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based study. Chest, 147(1), https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.14-0041

OBJECTIVE: People with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have been shown to be at an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease, but reasons for this are unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of common CV risk factors in... Read More about Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based study.

Locating mathematics within post-16 vocational education in England (2015)
Journal Article
Dalby, D., & Noyes, A. (2015). Locating mathematics within post-16 vocational education in England. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2015.1110828

The political importance of mathematics in post-16 education is clear. Far less clear is how mathematics does and should relate to vocational education. Successive mathematics curricula (e.g. core skills, key skills) have been developed in England wi... Read More about Locating mathematics within post-16 vocational education in England.

Personal exposure to static and time-varying magnetic fields during MRI procedures in clinical practice in the UK (2015)
Journal Article
Batistatou, E., Mölter, A., Kromhout, H., van Tongeren, M., Crozier, S., Schaap, K., Gowland, P. A., Keevil, S. F., & de Vocht, F. (in press). Personal exposure to static and time-varying magnetic fields during MRI procedures in clinical practice in the UK. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 73, https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2015-103194

Background: MRI has developed into one of the most important medical diagnostic imaging modalities, but it exposes staff to static magnetic fields (SMF) when present in the vicinity of the MR system, and to radiofrequency and switched gradient electr... Read More about Personal exposure to static and time-varying magnetic fields during MRI procedures in clinical practice in the UK.