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Subhaloes gone Notts: the clustering properties of subhaloes (2014)
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Pujol, A., Gaztanaga, E., Giocoli, C., Knebe, A., Pearce, F. R., Skibba, R. A., …Tweed, D. (2014). Subhaloes gone Notts: the clustering properties of subhaloes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 438(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2446

We present a study of the substructure finder dependence of subhalo clustering in the Aquarius Simulation. We run 11 different subhalo finders on the haloes of the Aquarius Simulation and study their differences in the density profile, mass fraction... Read More about Subhaloes gone Notts: the clustering properties of subhaloes.

Medial prefrontal cortex circuit function during retrieval and extinction of associative learning under anesthesia (2014)
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Fenton, G., Halliday, D., Mason, R., & Stevenson, C. W. (2014). Medial prefrontal cortex circuit function during retrieval and extinction of associative learning under anesthesia. Neuroscience, 265, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.01.028

Associative learning is encoded under anesthesia and involves the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Neuronal activity in mPFC increases in response to a conditioned stimulus (CS+) previously paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US) but not during pr... Read More about Medial prefrontal cortex circuit function during retrieval and extinction of associative learning under anesthesia.

Extension of the Fuzzy Integral for General Fuzzy Set-Valued Information (2014)
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Anderson, D. T., Havens, T. C., Wagner, C., Keller, J. M., Anderson, M. F., & Wescott, D. J. (2014). Extension of the Fuzzy Integral for General Fuzzy Set-Valued Information. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 22(6), 1625-1639. https://doi.org/10.1109/TFUZZ.2014.2302479

The fuzzy integral (FI) is an extremely flexible aggregation operator. It is used in numerous applications, such as image processing, multicriteria decision making, skeletal age-at-death estimation, and multisource (e.g., feature, algorithm, sensor,... Read More about Extension of the Fuzzy Integral for General Fuzzy Set-Valued Information.

DNA content analysis of colorectal cancer defines a distinct ‘microsatellite and chromosome stable’ group but does not predict response to radiotherapy (2014)
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Fadhil, W., Kindle, K., Jackson, D., Zaitoun, A. M., Lane, N., Robins, A., & Ilyas, M. (2014). DNA content analysis of colorectal cancer defines a distinct ‘microsatellite and chromosome stable’ group but does not predict response to radiotherapy. International Journal of Experimental Pathology, 95(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/iep.12070

Colorectal cancers (CRC) are thought to have genetic instability in the form of either microsatellite instability (MSI) or chromosomal instability (CIN). Recently, tumours have been described without either MSI or CIN, that is, microsatellite and chr... Read More about DNA content analysis of colorectal cancer defines a distinct ‘microsatellite and chromosome stable’ group but does not predict response to radiotherapy.

The desegregating effect of school tracking (2014)
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Fraja, G. D., & Martínez-Mora, F. (2014). The desegregating effect of school tracking. Journal of Urban Economics, 80, 164-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2014.01.001

This paper makes the following point: “detracking” schools, that is preventing them from allocating students to classes according to their ability, may lead to an increase in income residential segregation. It does so in a simple model where househol... Read More about The desegregating effect of school tracking.

The effect of the state sector on wage inequality in urban China: 1988–2007 (2014)
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Xia, Q., Song, L., Li, S., & Appleton, S. (2014). The effect of the state sector on wage inequality in urban China: 1988–2007. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/14765284.2013.875282

This paper examines the effect of the public sector and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) on wage inequality in urban China using China Household Income Project data. It applies quantile regression analysis, the Machado and Mata decomposition to investi... Read More about The effect of the state sector on wage inequality in urban China: 1988–2007.

Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors (2014)
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Gibbs, D. J., Md Isa, N., Movahedi, M., Lozano-Juste, J., Mendiondo, G. M., Berckhan, S., …Holdsworth, M. J. (2014). Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors. Molecular Cell, 53(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2013.12.020

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling compound in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In plants, NO regulates critical developmental transitions and stress responses. Here, we identify a mechanism for NO sensing that coordinates responses throughout de... Read More about Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors.

Serum levels of insulin-like factor 3, anti-Müllerian hormone, inhibin B, and testosterone during pubertal transition in healthy boys: a longitudinal pilot study (2014)
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Johansen, M. L., Anand-Ivell, R., Mouritsen, A., Hagen, C. P., Mieritz, M. G., Søeborg, T., …Juul, A. (2014). Serum levels of insulin-like factor 3, anti-Müllerian hormone, inhibin B, and testosterone during pubertal transition in healthy boys: a longitudinal pilot study. Reproduction, 147, https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-13-0435

Insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) is a promising marker of Leydig cell function with potentially high clinical relevance. Limited data of INSL3 levels in relation to other reproductive hormones in healthy pubertal boys exist. In this study, we aimed to e... Read More about Serum levels of insulin-like factor 3, anti-Müllerian hormone, inhibin B, and testosterone during pubertal transition in healthy boys: a longitudinal pilot study.

Vibration of a beam on continuous elastic foundation with nonhomogeneous stiffness and damping under a harmonically excited mass (2014)
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Koroma, S. G., Hussein, M. F., & Owen, J. S. (2014). Vibration of a beam on continuous elastic foundation with nonhomogeneous stiffness and damping under a harmonically excited mass. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 333(9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2014.01.001

In this paper, a method of analysis of a beam that is continuously supported on a linear nonhomogeneous elastic foundation and subjected to a harmonically excited mass is presented. The solution is obtained by decomposing the nonhomogeneous foundatio... Read More about Vibration of a beam on continuous elastic foundation with nonhomogeneous stiffness and damping under a harmonically excited mass.

A 2D extension of a large time step explicit scheme (CFL>1) for unsteady problems with wet/dry boundaries (2014)
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Morales-Hernandez, M., Hubbard, M. E., & Garcia-Navarro, P. (2014). A 2D extension of a large time step explicit scheme (CFL>1) for unsteady problems with wet/dry boundaries. Journal of Computational Physics, 263, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2014.01.019

A 2D Large Time Step (LTS) explicit scheme on structured grids is presented in this work. It is first detailed and analysed for the 2D linear advection equation and then applied to the 2D shallow water equations. The dimensional splitting technique a... Read More about A 2D extension of a large time step explicit scheme (CFL>1) for unsteady problems with wet/dry boundaries.

Managerial decision making under uncertainty: the case of Twenty20 cricket (2014)
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Sacheti, A., Gregory-Smith, I., & Paton, D. (2016). Managerial decision making under uncertainty: the case of Twenty20 cricket. Journal of Sports Economics, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002513520011

We consider managerial decision making by examining the impact of decisions taken by cricket captains on Twenty20 International (T20I) match outcomes. In particular, we examine whether pressure from external commentators is associated with suboptimal... Read More about Managerial decision making under uncertainty: the case of Twenty20 cricket.

Water-soluble gold nanoparticles based on imidazolium gemini amphiphiles incorporating piroxicam (2014)
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Rodrigues, M., Calpena, A. C., Amabilino, D. B., Ramos-López, D., De Lapuente, J., & Pérez-García, L. (2014). Water-soluble gold nanoparticles based on imidazolium gemini amphiphiles incorporating piroxicam. RSC Advances, 4(18), 9279-9287. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra44578j

Water soluble gold nanoparticles were synthesized in a single step using a double layer of a gemini imidazolium-based amphiphile as both reagent and stabilizer. The synthetic strategy exploits the amphiphilic nature of the ligand, and different ratio... Read More about Water-soluble gold nanoparticles based on imidazolium gemini amphiphiles incorporating piroxicam.

Antibiotic prescribing in primary care and antimicrobial resistance in patients admitted to hospital with urinary tract infection: a controlled observational pilot study (2014)
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Costelloe, C., Williams, O. M., Montgomery, A. A., Dayan, C., & Hay, A. D. (2014). Antibiotic prescribing in primary care and antimicrobial resistance in patients admitted to hospital with urinary tract infection: a controlled observational pilot study. Antibiotics, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics3010029

There is growing evidence that primary care prescribed antibiotics lead to antibiotic resistance in bacteria causing minor infections or being carried by asymptomatic adults, but little research to date has investigated links between primary care pre... Read More about Antibiotic prescribing in primary care and antimicrobial resistance in patients admitted to hospital with urinary tract infection: a controlled observational pilot study.

The lost honour of the social dimension: Bologna, exports and the idea of the university (2014)
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Holford, J. (2014). The lost honour of the social dimension: Bologna, exports and the idea of the university. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 33(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2013.873210

In important respects, European ideas of the university have spread across the world. The principal ‘philosophical’ statements on which this idea of the university is based (Humboldt and Newman) assumed the people inhabiting universities — as student... Read More about The lost honour of the social dimension: Bologna, exports and the idea of the university.

From social rights to the market: neo-liberalism and the knowledge economy (2014)
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Holmwood, J. (2014). From social rights to the market: neo-liberalism and the knowledge economy. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 33(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2013.873213

Public higher education has a long history, with its growth associated with mass higher education and the extension of a social right to education from secondary schooling to university education. Following the rise in student numbers since the 1970s... Read More about From social rights to the market: neo-liberalism and the knowledge economy.

A novel O-linked glycan modulates Campylobacter jejuni major outer membrane protein-mediated adhesion to human histo-blood group antigens and chicken colonization (2014)
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Mahdavi, J., Pirinccioglu, N., Oldfield, N. J., Carlsohn, E., Stoof, J., Aslam, A., …Ala'Aldeen, D. A. (2014). A novel O-linked glycan modulates Campylobacter jejuni major outer membrane protein-mediated adhesion to human histo-blood group antigens and chicken colonization. Open Biology, 4(1), Article 130202. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.130202

Campylobacter jejuni is an important cause of human foodborne gastroenteritis; strategies to prevent infection are hampered by a poor understanding of the complex interactions between host and pathogen. Previous work showed that C. jejuni could bind... Read More about A novel O-linked glycan modulates Campylobacter jejuni major outer membrane protein-mediated adhesion to human histo-blood group antigens and chicken colonization.