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Neural fields with sigmoidal firing rates: Approximate solutions (2010)
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Coombes, S., & Schmidt, H. (2010). Neural fields with sigmoidal firing rates: Approximate solutions. Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series A, 28(4), 1369-1379. https://doi.org/10.3934/dcds.2010.28.1369

Many tissue level models of neural networks are written in the language of nonlinear integro-differential equations. Analytical solutions have only been obtained for the special case that the nonlinearity is a Heaviside function. Thus the pursuit of... Read More about Neural fields with sigmoidal firing rates: Approximate solutions.

Tonic modulation of spinal hyperexcitability by the endocannabinoid receptor system in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain (2010)
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Sagar, D. R., Staniaszek, L. E., Okine, B. N., Woodhams, S., Norris, L. M., Pearson, R. G., …Chapman, V. (2010). Tonic modulation of spinal hyperexcitability by the endocannabinoid receptor system in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 62(12), https://doi.org/10.1002/art.27698

Objective. To investigate the impact of an experimental model of osteoarthritis (OA) on spinal nociceptive processing and the role of the inhibitory endocannabinoid system in regulating sensory processing at the spinal level. Methods. Experiment... Read More about Tonic modulation of spinal hyperexcitability by the endocannabinoid receptor system in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain.

Web-based system for assessing risk factors for falls in community-dwelling elderly people using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (2010)
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Pecchia, L., Bath, P. A., Pendleton, N., & Bracale, M. (2010). Web-based system for assessing risk factors for falls in community-dwelling elderly people using the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Falls occur frequently among older people and represent the most common cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality in later life. Preventing falls is an important way to reduce injuries, hospitalizations, and injury-related morbidity and mortali... Read More about Web-based system for assessing risk factors for falls in community-dwelling elderly people using the Analytic Hierarchy Process.

Dissociable roles of dopamine within the core and medial shell of the nucleus accumbens in memory for objects and place (2010)
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Nelson, A. J., Thur, K. E., Marsden, C. A., & Cassaday, H. J. (2010). Dissociable roles of dopamine within the core and medial shell of the nucleus accumbens in memory for objects and place. Behavioral Neuroscience, 124(6), https://doi.org/10.1037/a0021114

There is increasing focus on the role of the nucleus accumbens (NAc) in learning and memory, but there is little consensus as to how the core and medial shell subregions of the NAc contribute to these processes. In the current experiments, we used sp... Read More about Dissociable roles of dopamine within the core and medial shell of the nucleus accumbens in memory for objects and place.

Work-related stress case definitions and prevalence rates in national surveys (2010)
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Houdmont, J., Cox, T., & Griffiths, A. (2010). Work-related stress case definitions and prevalence rates in national surveys. Occupational Medicine, 60(8), https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqq138

Background: There is concern about lack of consistency in the design of case definitions used to measure work-related stress in national workforce surveys and the implications of this for the reliability and validity of prevalence estimates as well a... Read More about Work-related stress case definitions and prevalence rates in national surveys.

Activity of an antimicrobial hydrocephalus shunt catheter against Propionibacterium acnes (2010)
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Bayston, R., Vera, L., & Ashraf, W. (2010). Activity of an antimicrobial hydrocephalus shunt catheter against Propionibacterium acnes. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 54(12), https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00540-10

Shunt infection is a major complication affecting approximately 10% of procedures. Propionibacterium acnes, an anaerobic skin bacterium, is increasingly recognized as a shunt pathogen, causing up to 14% of infections. Though susceptible to penicillin... Read More about Activity of an antimicrobial hydrocephalus shunt catheter against Propionibacterium acnes.

Early modernization theory?: the Eisenhower administration and the foreign policy of development in Brazil (2010)
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Sewell, B. (2010). Early modernization theory?: the Eisenhower administration and the foreign policy of development in Brazil. English Historical Review, CXXV(517), https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/ceq345

Existing views of the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration’s policies in Latin America have tended to portray its approach as being either fixated upon waging the Cold War, or overly concerned with quelling outbreaks of Latin American economic nationa... Read More about Early modernization theory?: the Eisenhower administration and the foreign policy of development in Brazil.

Recommending rides: psychometric profiling in the theme park (2010)
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Rennick-Egglestone, S., Whitbrook, A., Greensmith, J., Walker, B., Benford, S., Marshall, J., …Rowland, D. (2010). Recommending rides: psychometric profiling in the theme park. https://doi.org/10.1145/1902593.1902600

This paper presents a study intended to inform the design of a recommender system for theme park rides. It examines the efficacy of psychometric testing for profiling theme park visitors, with the aim of establishing a set of measures to be included... Read More about Recommending rides: psychometric profiling in the theme park.

Composition of semi-volatile organic compounds in the urban atmosphere of Singapore: influence of biomass burning (2010)
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He, J., Zielinska, B., & Balasubramanian, R. (2010). Composition of semi-volatile organic compounds in the urban atmosphere of Singapore: influence of biomass burning. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 10(23), https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-11401-2010

An intensive field study was conducted in the urban atmosphere of Singapore to investigate the composition of organic compounds in both gaseous and particulate phases during the period of August to early November 2006. 17 atmospheric samples were col... Read More about Composition of semi-volatile organic compounds in the urban atmosphere of Singapore: influence of biomass burning.

Professionalization, legitimization and the creation of executive search markets in Europe (2010)
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Beaverstock, J. V., Faulconbridge, J. R., & Hall, S. J. (2010). Professionalization, legitimization and the creation of executive search markets in Europe. Journal of Economic Geography, 10(6), 825-843. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbp058

There is a longstanding interest in the 'production of markets' and the various political-and cultural-economic strategies associated with demand-creation. This article shows how the professions, because of their central role in contemporary economy,... Read More about Professionalization, legitimization and the creation of executive search markets in Europe.

Structure-activity relationships of trans-substituted-propenoic acid derivatives on the nicotinic acid receptor HCA2 (GPR109A) (2010)
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van Veldhoven, J. P. D., Blad, C. C., Artsen, C. M., Klopman, C., Wolfram, D. R., Abdelkadir, M. J., …IJzerman, A. P. (2011). Structure-activity relationships of trans-substituted-propenoic acid derivatives on the nicotinic acid receptor HCA2 (GPR109A). Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 21(9), 2736-2739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.11.091

Nicotinic acid (niacin) has been used for decades as an antidyslipidemic drug in man. Its main target is the hydroxy-carboxylic acid receptor HCA2 (GPR109A), a G protein-coupled receptor. Other acids and esters such as methyl fumarate also interact w... Read More about Structure-activity relationships of trans-substituted-propenoic acid derivatives on the nicotinic acid receptor HCA2 (GPR109A).

Spatial frequency discrimination learning in normal and developmentally impaired human vision (2010)
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Astle, A. T., Webb, B. S., & McGraw, P. V. (2010). Spatial frequency discrimination learning in normal and developmentally impaired human vision. Vision Research, 50(23), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2010.09.004

Perceptual learning effects demonstrate that the adult visual system retains neural plasticity. If perceptual learning holds any value as a treatment tool for amblyopia, trained improvements in performance must generalise. Here we investigate whether... Read More about Spatial frequency discrimination learning in normal and developmentally impaired human vision.

Knockdown of microRNA-21 Inhibits Proliferation and Increases Cell Death by Targeting Programmed Cell Death 4 (PDCD4) in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (2010)
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Bhatti, I., Lee, A., James, V., Hall, R. I., Lund, J. N., Tufarelli, C., …Larvin, M. (2011). Knockdown of microRNA-21 Inhibits Proliferation and Increases Cell Death by Targeting Programmed Cell Death 4 (PDCD4) in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 15(1), 199-208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-010-1381-x

Management of tinnitus in English NHS audiology departments: an evaluation of current practice (2010)
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Hoare, D. J., Gander, P. E., Collins, L. C., Smith, S., & Hall, D. A. (2010). Management of tinnitus in English NHS audiology departments: an evaluation of current practice. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 18(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01566.x

Rationale, aim and objective: In 2009, the UK Department of Health formalized recommended National Health Service practices for the management of tinnitus from primary care onwards. It is timely therefore to evaluate the perceived practicality, utili... Read More about Management of tinnitus in English NHS audiology departments: an evaluation of current practice.

Coding of Reward Risk by Orbitofrontal Neurons Is Mostly Distinct from Coding of Reward Value (2010)
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O'Neill, M., & Schultz, W. (2010). Coding of Reward Risk by Orbitofrontal Neurons Is Mostly Distinct from Coding of Reward Value. Neuron, 68(4), 789-800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2010.09.031

Risky decision-making is altered in humans and animals with damage to the orbitofrontal cortex. However, the cellular function of the intact orbitofrontal cortex in processing information relevant for risky decisions is unknown. We recorded responses... Read More about Coding of Reward Risk by Orbitofrontal Neurons Is Mostly Distinct from Coding of Reward Value.

A hybrid approach to multi-scale modelling of cancer (2010)
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Osborne, J. M., Walter, A., Kershaw, S. K., Mirams, G. R., Fletcher, A. G., Pathmanathan, P., …Byrne, H. M. (2010). A hybrid approach to multi-scale modelling of cancer. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 368(1930), 5013-5028. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0173

In this paper, we review multi-scale models of solid tumour growth and discuss a middleout framework that tracks individual cells. By focusing on the cellular dynamics of a healthy colorectal crypt and its invasion by mutant, cancerous cells, we comp... Read More about A hybrid approach to multi-scale modelling of cancer.

Conditional Cooperation and Costly Monitoring Explain Success in Forest Commons Management (2010)
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Rustagi, D., & Engel, S. (2010). Conditional Cooperation and Costly Monitoring Explain Success in Forest Commons Management. Science, 330(6006), 961-965. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1193649

Recent evidence suggests that prosocial behaviors like conditional cooperation and costly norm enforcement can stabilize large-scale cooperation for commons management. However, field evidence on the extent to which variation in these behaviors among... Read More about Conditional Cooperation and Costly Monitoring Explain Success in Forest Commons Management.

Systematic review of levodopa dose equivalency reporting in Parkinson's disease: Systematic Review of LED Reporting in PD (2010)
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Tomlinson, C. L., Stowe, R., Patel, S., Rick, C., Gray, R., & Clarke, C. E. (2010). Systematic review of levodopa dose equivalency reporting in Parkinson's disease: Systematic Review of LED Reporting in PD. Movement Disorders, 25(15), 2649-2653. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.23429

Interpretation of clinical trials comparing different drug regimens for Parkinson's disease (PD) is complicated by the different dose intensities used: higher doses of levodopa and, possibly, other drugs produce better symptomatic control but more la... Read More about Systematic review of levodopa dose equivalency reporting in Parkinson's disease: Systematic Review of LED Reporting in PD.

The role of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GapA-1) in Neisseria meningitidis adherence to human cells (2010)
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Tunio, S. A., Oldfield, N. J., Ala'Aldeen, D. A. A., Wooldridge, K. G., & Turner, D. P. J. (2010). The role of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GapA-1) in Neisseria meningitidis adherence to human cells. BMC Microbiology, 10, Article 280. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-10-280

Background Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenases (GAPDHs) are cytoplasmic glycolytic enzymes, which although lacking identifiable secretion signals, have also been found localized to the surface of several bacteria (and some eukaryotic organisms... Read More about The role of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GapA-1) in Neisseria meningitidis adherence to human cells.