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Tackling NHS staff stress levels in an ‘eggstraordinary’ way (2009)
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Lee, S., & Blake, H. (2009). Tackling NHS staff stress levels in an ‘eggstraordinary’ way. Health Psychology Update, 18(2), 8-13

Occupational stress levels amongst employees are a key area of concern for the National Health Service with Government calls for healthcare employers to provide a positive ‘health culture’ and facilities which encourage staff to consider their own he... Read More about Tackling NHS staff stress levels in an ‘eggstraordinary’ way.

Energy norm a-posteriori error estimation for hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems in three dimensions (2009)
Journal Article
Zhu, L., Giani, S., Houston, P., & Schoetzau, D. Energy norm a-posteriori error estimation for hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems in three dimensions. Manuscript submitted for publication

We develop the energy norm a-posteriori error estimation for hp-version discontinuous Galerkin (DG) discretizations of elliptic boundary-value problems on 1-irregularly, isotropically refined affine hexahedral meshes in three dimensions. We derive a... Read More about Energy norm a-posteriori error estimation for hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for elliptic problems in three dimensions.

The use of probabilistic systems to mimic the behaviour of idiotypic AIS robot controllers (2009)
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Whitbrook, A., Aickelin, U., & Garibaldi, J. M. (2009). The use of probabilistic systems to mimic the behaviour of idiotypic AIS robot controllers. Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 7(6),

Previous work has shown that robot navigation systems that employ an architecture based upon the idiotypic network theory of the immune system have an advantage over control techniques that rely on reinforcement learning only. This is thought to b... Read More about The use of probabilistic systems to mimic the behaviour of idiotypic AIS robot controllers.

Visualisation of the local electrochemical activity of thermally-sprayed anti-corrosion coatings using scanning electrochemical microscopy (2009)
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Walsh, D., Li, L. E., Bakare, M., & Voisey, K. (2009). Visualisation of the local electrochemical activity of thermally-sprayed anti-corrosion coatings using scanning electrochemical microscopy. Electrochimica Acta, 54(20), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2009.03.057

Scanning electrochemical microscopy was used to probe the local electrochemical activity of anti-corrosion coatings formed from Inconel 625, a Ni-Cr-Mo alloy commonly used in engineering applications. The coatings were formed using a high velocity ox... Read More about Visualisation of the local electrochemical activity of thermally-sprayed anti-corrosion coatings using scanning electrochemical microscopy.

Towards a predictive model of Ca²⁺ puffs (2009)
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Thul, R., Thurley, K., & Falcke, M. (2009). Towards a predictive model of Ca²⁺ puffs. Chaos, 19, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3183809

We investigate key characteristics of Ca²⁺ puffs in deterministic and stochastic frameworks that all incorporate the cellular morphology of IP[subscript]3 receptor channel clusters. In a first step, we numerically study Ca²⁺ liberation in a three dim... Read More about Towards a predictive model of Ca²⁺ puffs.

Sensitisation waves in a bidomain fire-diffuse-fire model of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics (2009)
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Thul, R., Coombes, S., & Smith, G. (2009). Sensitisation waves in a bidomain fire-diffuse-fire model of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2009.08.011

We present a bidomain threshold model of intracellular calcium (Ca²⁺) dynamics in which, as suggested by recent experiments, the cytosolic threshold for Ca²⁺ liberation is modulated by the Ca²⁺ concentration in the releasing compartment. We explicitl... Read More about Sensitisation waves in a bidomain fire-diffuse-fire model of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics.

A systematic review of delays in seeking medical attention after transient ischaemic attack (2009)
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Sprigg, N., Machili, C., Otter, M., Wilson, A., & Robinson, T. (2009). A systematic review of delays in seeking medical attention after transient ischaemic attack. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 80(8), https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2008.167924

Background: Prompt assessment and investigation of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) followed by early initiation of secondary prevention is effective in reducing recurrent stroke. Nevertheless, many patients are slow to seek medical advice after... Read More about A systematic review of delays in seeking medical attention after transient ischaemic attack.

Climate change – psychology’s contribution (2009)
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Spence, A., Pidgeon, N., & Uzzell, D. (2009). Climate change – psychology’s contribution. Psychologist, 21,

Climate change is a word on everybody’s lips at the moment. But, what role can we, as psychologists, both individually and within our sub-disciplinary groups play in reducing and adapting to the impacts of society’s ‘carbon footprint’? This article... Read More about Climate change – psychology’s contribution.

Cancer profiles by Affinity Propagation (2009)
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Soria, D., Garibaldi, J. M., Ambrogi, F., Boracchi, P., Raimondi, E., & Biganzoli, E. M. (2009). Cancer profiles by Affinity Propagation. International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Soft Data Paradigms, 1(3), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKESDP.2009.028814

The Affinity Propagation algorithm is applied to various problems of breast and cutaneous tumours subtyping using traditional biologic markers. The algorithm provides a procedure to determine the number of profiles to be considered. Well know breast... Read More about Cancer profiles by Affinity Propagation.

Modelling and simulating retail management practices: a first approach (2009)
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Siebers, P., Aickelin, U., Celia, H., & Clegg, C. (2009). Modelling and simulating retail management practices: a first approach. International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, 5(3), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSPM.2009.031096

Multi-agent systems offer a new and exciting way of understanding the world of work. We apply agent-based modeling and simulation to investigate a set of problems in a retail context. Specifically, we are working to understand the relationship betwe... Read More about Modelling and simulating retail management practices: a first approach.

The role of hand dominance and sensorimotor congruence in voluntary movement (2009)
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Serrien, D. J., & Spapé, M. M. (2009). The role of hand dominance and sensorimotor congruence in voluntary movement. Experimental Brain Research, 199(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-009-1998-8

The present study evaluated the neural changes due to effector use (unimanual left, unimanual right, bimanual) and visuomotor conflict induced by mirror-reversed vision during drawing behaviour. EEG phase synchronization, expressing interregional com... Read More about The role of hand dominance and sensorimotor congruence in voluntary movement.

Effects of task complexity and sensory conflict on goal-directed movement (2009)
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Serrien, D. J., & Spapé, M. M. (2009). Effects of task complexity and sensory conflict on goal-directed movement. Neuroscience Letters, 464(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2009.08.022

Interactions between brain regions are necessary for compound activities to take place. Accordingly, evaluating hemispheric information processing during skilled behaviour provides valuable knowledge about brain regulation. To this end, the present s... Read More about Effects of task complexity and sensory conflict on goal-directed movement.

Bimanual information processing and the impact of conflict during mirror drawing (2009)
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Serrien, D. J. (2009). Bimanual information processing and the impact of conflict during mirror drawing. Behavioural Brain Research, 205(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2009.07.015

Successful motor behavior depends on optimal information processing and planning. In the present study, the neural response of the motor system to conflict of visuomotor discrepancy (mirror-reversed vision) and complexity (task difficulty and hand la... Read More about Bimanual information processing and the impact of conflict during mirror drawing.

A reliability analysis method using binary decision diagrams in phased mission planning (2009)
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Prescott, D., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Reed, S., Andrews, J., & Downes, C. (2009). A reliability analysis method using binary decision diagrams in phased mission planning. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 223(2), https://doi.org/10.1243/1748006XJRR202

The use of autonomous systems is becoming increasingly common in many fields. A significant example of this is the ambition to deploy UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) for both civil and military applications. In order for autonomous systems such as th... Read More about A reliability analysis method using binary decision diagrams in phased mission planning.

Commitment in symmetric contests (2009)
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Possajennikov, A. (2009). Commitment in symmetric contests. Economics Bulletin, 29(1),

The paper proves that in two-player logit form symmetric contests with concave success function, commitment to a particular strategy does not increase a player's payoff, while in contests with more than two players it does. The paper also provides a... Read More about Commitment in symmetric contests.

Methodological insights into the study of centuriated field systems: a landscape archaeology perspective (2009)
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Orengo, H. A., & Palet Martínez, J. M. (2009). Methodological insights into the study of centuriated field systems: a landscape archaeology perspective. Agri Centuriati, An International Journal of Landscape Archaeology, 6, https://doi.org/10.1400/168989

The morphological identification of centuriated field systems has been characterised from its beginnings by methodological approaches mainly sustained on actus-based modular relationships and orientations. Many researchers dedicated to the identifica... Read More about Methodological insights into the study of centuriated field systems: a landscape archaeology perspective.