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Typical Errors for Fraction Addition and Subtraction-A Review of Empirical Error Analysis (2011)
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Eichelmann, A., Narciss, S., Schnaubert, L., & Melis, E. (2012). Typical Errors for Fraction Addition and Subtraction-A Review of Empirical Error Analysis. Journal für Mathematik-Didaktik, 33(1), 29-57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13138-011-0031-5

Fraction tasks are challenging for many pupils. Investigating the sources of these challenges and the typical errors related to them is an essential prerequisite for developing instructions or interventions which foster the acquisition of knowledge a... Read More about Typical Errors for Fraction Addition and Subtraction-A Review of Empirical Error Analysis.

Mitotic centromere-associated kinesin (MCAK): a potential cancer drug target (2011)
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Sanhaji, M., Friel, C. T., Wordeman, L., Louwen, F., & Yuan, J. (2011). Mitotic centromere-associated kinesin (MCAK): a potential cancer drug target. Oncotarget, 2(12), 935-947. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.416

The inability to faithfully segregate chromosomes in mitosis results in chromosome instability, a hallmark of solid tumors. Disruption of microtubule dynamics contributes highly to mitotic chromosome instability. The kinesin-13 family is critical in... Read More about Mitotic centromere-associated kinesin (MCAK): a potential cancer drug target.

Was Thomas Favent a political pamphleteer? Faction and politics in later fourteenth-century London (2011)
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Dodd, G. (2011). Was Thomas Favent a political pamphleteer? Faction and politics in later fourteenth-century London. Journal of Medieval History, 37(4), 397-418. doi:10.1016/j.jmedhist.2011.09.003

Thomas Favent's Historia has long been recognised as an important source for the turbulent middle years of Richard II's reign, in particular for its praise of the actions of the Lords Appellant in the Merciless Parliament of 1388. But why did Favent... Read More about Was Thomas Favent a political pamphleteer? Faction and politics in later fourteenth-century London.

The role of green roofs on reducing heating and cooling loads: a database across Chinese climates (2011)
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Kokogiannakis, G., Tietje, A., & Darkwa, J. (2011). The role of green roofs on reducing heating and cooling loads: a database across Chinese climates. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 11(B), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proenv.2011.12.094

This paper aims to use detailed modelling techniques and develop a database for assessing in a quick and easy way the energy performance of green roof designs across a range of Chinese climates. The focus is on heating and cooling loads by calculatin... Read More about The role of green roofs on reducing heating and cooling loads: a database across Chinese climates.

Application of airborne LiDAR data and airborne multispectral imagery to structural mapping of the upper section of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus (2011)
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Grebby, S., Cunningham, D., Naden, J., & Tansey, K. (2012). Application of airborne LiDAR data and airborne multispectral imagery to structural mapping of the upper section of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 101(6), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-011-0742-3

Structural maps are traditionally produced by mapping features such as faults, folds, fabrics, fractures and joints in the field. However, large map areas and the spatially limited ground perspective of the field geologist can potentially increase th... Read More about Application of airborne LiDAR data and airborne multispectral imagery to structural mapping of the upper section of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus.

The effects of label design characteristics on perceptions of genetically modified food (2011)
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Hellier, E., Tucker, M., Newbold, L., Edworthy, J., Griffin, J., & Coulson, N. (2012). The effects of label design characteristics on perceptions of genetically modified food. Journal of Risk Research, 15(5), 533-545. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2011.646288

Objective. To explore the effects on perceptions of labelling food for genetically modified content. Background: there is increasing public pressure for the compulsory labelling of genetically modified food content on all food products, and yet littl... Read More about The effects of label design characteristics on perceptions of genetically modified food.

Self-assessment processes within care management: Learning from pilot projects (2011)
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Abendstern, M., Hughes, J., Clarkson, P., Tucker, S., & Challis, D. (2013). Self-assessment processes within care management: Learning from pilot projects. Journal of Social Work, 13(3), 267-286. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017311431039

• Summary: Self-assessment is one of a range of new practices within adult social care, aimed at increasing the choices available to service users in relation to both the assessment process and the way services are delivered. By analysing the results... Read More about Self-assessment processes within care management: Learning from pilot projects.

A Multi-Objective Approach to Force Field Optimization: Structures and Spin State Energetics of d6 Fe(II) Complexes (2011)
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Handley, C. M., & Deeth, R. J. (2012). A Multi-Objective Approach to Force Field Optimization: Structures and Spin State Energetics of d6 Fe(II) Complexes. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 8(1), 194-202. https://doi.org/10.1021/ct200584a

The next generation of force fields (FFs), regardless of the accuracy of the potential energy representation, will always have parameters that must be fitted in order to reproduce experimental and/or ab initio data accurately. Single objective metho... Read More about A Multi-Objective Approach to Force Field Optimization: Structures and Spin State Energetics of d6 Fe(II) Complexes.

The endocrine disruptors dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diethylstilbestrol (DES) influence Leydig cell regeneration following ethane dimethane sulphonate treatment of adult male rats (2011)
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Heng, K., Anand-Ivell, R., Teerds, K., & Ivell, R. (2012). The endocrine disruptors dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diethylstilbestrol (DES) influence Leydig cell regeneration following ethane dimethane sulphonate treatment of adult male rats. International Journal of Andrology, 35(3), 353-363. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01231.x

The manner by which endocrine-disrupting xenobiotics, such as phthalates, can induce changes in the development of the male reproductive system still remains largely unknown. Herein, we have explored the application of ethane dimethane sulphonate (ED... Read More about The endocrine disruptors dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diethylstilbestrol (DES) influence Leydig cell regeneration following ethane dimethane sulphonate treatment of adult male rats.

The influence of cross-language similarity on within- and between-language Stroop effects in trilinguals (2011)
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van Heuven, W. J., Conklin, K., Coderre, E. L., Guo, T., & Dijkstra, T. (2011). The influence of cross-language similarity on within- and between-language Stroop effects in trilinguals. Frontiers in Psychology, 2(374), Article 374. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00374

This study investigated effects of cross-language similarity on within- and between-language Stroop interference and facilitation in three groups of trilinguals. Trilinguals were either proficient in three languages that use the same-script (alphabet... Read More about The influence of cross-language similarity on within- and between-language Stroop effects in trilinguals.

The isolation of spatial patterning modes in a mathematical model of juxtacrine cell signalling (2011)
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O'Dea, R. D., & King, J. R. (2013). The isolation of spatial patterning modes in a mathematical model of juxtacrine cell signalling. Mathematical Medicine and Biology, 30(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/imammb/dqr028

Juxtacrine signalling mechanisms are known to be crucial in tissue and organ development, leading to spatial patterns in gene expression. We investigate the patterning behaviour of a discrete model of juxtacrine cell signalling due to Owen \& Sherrat... Read More about The isolation of spatial patterning modes in a mathematical model of juxtacrine cell signalling.

Adapting the cosmological tradition in Isaiah 40-45 (2011)
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Crouch, C. (in press). Adapting the cosmological tradition in Isaiah 40-45. Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, 25(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/09018328.2011.608544

The characterisation of Yahweh as king in Isaiah 40-45 and the use of creation language to reiterate Yahweh's power are well known. This article examines the way in which these themes reflect this text's re-working of pre-exilic theology in order to... Read More about Adapting the cosmological tradition in Isaiah 40-45.

Towards understanding variations in social care for older people in england (2011)
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Brand, C., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2012). Towards understanding variations in social care for older people in england. Social Policy and Administration, 46(7), 705-726. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00822.x

Indicators of the public provision of old age social care are routinely recorded in England and have been used for diverse purposes including performance monitoring. Despite long-term policy guidance promoting more homogeneous service provision, larg... Read More about Towards understanding variations in social care for older people in england.

Fast, large-volume, GPU-enabled simulations for the Lyα forest: power spectrum forecasts for baryon acoustic oscillation experiments (2011)
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(2011). Fast, large-volume, GPU-enabled simulations for the Lyα forest: power spectrum forecasts for baryon acoustic oscillation experiments. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 418(3), 1980-1993. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19617.x

High-redshift measurements of the baryonic acoustic oscillation (BAO) scale from large Lyα forest surveys represent the next frontier of dark energy studies. As part of this effort, efficient simulations of the BAO signature from the Lyα forest will... Read More about Fast, large-volume, GPU-enabled simulations for the Lyα forest: power spectrum forecasts for baryon acoustic oscillation experiments.

Neuronal signals for reward risk in frontal cortex: Risky reward signals (2011)
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O’Neill, M., Tobler, P. N., Kobayashi, S., & Schultz, W. (2011). Neuronal signals for reward risk in frontal cortex: Risky reward signals. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1239(1), 109-117. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06256.x

Rewards can be viewed as probability distributions of reward values. Besides expected (mean) value, a key parameter of such distributions is variance (or standard deviation), which constitutes a measure of risk. Single neurons in orbitofrontal cortex... Read More about Neuronal signals for reward risk in frontal cortex: Risky reward signals.

Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations (2011)
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Hughes, J., Reilly, S., Berzins, K., Abell, J., Stewart, K., & Challis, D. (2011). Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations. Care Management Journals, 12(4), 174-181. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.12.4.194

For many years, there has been an international concern about the fragmented nature of health and social care services for vulnerable older people and younger adults. This article examines the implementation of two major policies in England designed... Read More about Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations.

Investigation of the origin and spread of a mammalian transposable element based on current sequence diversity (2011)
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Hellen, E. H., & Brookfield, J. F. (2011). Investigation of the origin and spread of a mammalian transposable element based on current sequence diversity. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 73(5-6), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-011-9475-y

Almost half the human genome consists of mobile DNA elements, and their analysis is a vital part of understanding the human genome as a whole. Many of these elements are ancient and have persisted in the genome for tens or hundreds of millions of yea... Read More about Investigation of the origin and spread of a mammalian transposable element based on current sequence diversity.