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Iodine dynamics in soils (2011)
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We investigated changes in iodine ( 129I) solubility and speciation in nine soils with contrasting properties (pH, Fe/Mn oxides, organic carbon and iodine contents), incubated for nine months at 10 and 20°C. The rate of 129I sorption was greater in s... Read More about Iodine dynamics in soils.

Evaluating the effectiveness of a schools-based programme to promote exercise self-efficacy in children and young people with risk factors for obesity: Steps to active kids (STAK) (2011)
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Background Low levels of physical activity in children have been linked to an increased risk of obesity, but many children lack confidence in relation to exercise (exercise self-efficacy). Factors which can impact on confidence include a chronic hea... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness of a schools-based programme to promote exercise self-efficacy in children and young people with risk factors for obesity: Steps to active kids (STAK).

MysiRNA-designer: a workflow for efficient siRNA design (2011)
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Mysara, M., Garibaldi, J. M., & ElHefnawi, M. (2011). MysiRNA-designer: a workflow for efficient siRNA design. PLoS ONE, 6(10), Article e25642. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025642

The design of small interfering RNA (siRNA) is a multi factorial problem that has gained the attention of many researchers in the area of therapeutic and functional genomics. MysiRNA score was previously introduced that improves the correlation of si... Read More about MysiRNA-designer: a workflow for efficient siRNA design.

Fundamental properties of Ca²⁺ signals (2011)
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Thurley, K., Skupin, A., Thul, R., & Falcke, M. (2011). Fundamental properties of Ca²⁺ signals. BBA - General Subjects, 1820(8), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.10.007

Background Ca²⁺ is a ubiquitous and versatile second messenger that transmits information through changes of the cytosolic Ca²⁺ concentration. Recent investigations changed basic ideas on the dynamic character of Ca²⁺ signals and challenge tradition... Read More about Fundamental properties of Ca²⁺ signals.

A fresh insight into transmission of schistosomiasis: A misleading tale of biomphalaria in Lake Victoria (2011)
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Lake Victoria is a known hot-spot for Schistosoma mansoni, which utilises freshwater snails of the genus Biomphalaria as intermediate hosts. Different species of Biomphalaria are associated with varying parasite compatibility, affecting local transmi... Read More about A fresh insight into transmission of schistosomiasis: A misleading tale of biomphalaria in Lake Victoria.

A novel synthesis and detection method for cap-associated adenosine modifications in mouse mRNA (2011)
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A method is described for the detection of certain nucleotide modifications adjacent to the 5' 7-methyl guanosine cap of mRNAs from individual genes. The method quantitatively measures the relative abundance of 2'-O-methyl and N 6.

Enhancement of soil thermo-physical properties using microencapsulated phase change materials for ground source heat pump applications (2011)
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Dehdezi, P. K., Hall, M. R., & Dawson, A. (in press). Enhancement of soil thermo-physical properties using microencapsulated phase change materials for ground source heat pump applications. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 110-116, https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.1191

Soil can be modified with Phase Change materials (PCM) in order to enhance its thermophysical properties and energy storage for ground source heat pump applications. This paper studies thermo-physical properties of soil modified with different amount... Read More about Enhancement of soil thermo-physical properties using microencapsulated phase change materials for ground source heat pump applications.

Homeostatic response to hypoxia is regulated by the N-end rule pathway in plants (2011)
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Plants and animals are obligate aerobes, requiring oxygen for mitochondrial respiration and energy production. In plants, an unanticipated decline in oxygen availability (hypoxia), as caused by roots becoming waterlogged or foliage submergence, trigg... Read More about Homeostatic response to hypoxia is regulated by the N-end rule pathway in plants.

Oxr1 Is Essential for Protection against Oxidative Stress-Induced Neurodegeneration (2011)
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Oxidative stress is a common etiological feature of neurological disorders, although the pathways that govern defence against reactive oxygen species (ROS) in neurodegeneration remain unclear. We have identified the role of oxidation resistance 1 (Ox... Read More about Oxr1 Is Essential for Protection against Oxidative Stress-Induced Neurodegeneration.

Myosin heavy chain mRNA isoforms are expressed in two distinct cohorts during C2C12 myogenesis (2011)
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The regulation of muscle fibre transitions has mainly been studied in vivo using conventional histological or immunohistochemical techniques. In order to investigate the molecular regulation of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform expression in cell cul... Read More about Myosin heavy chain mRNA isoforms are expressed in two distinct cohorts during C2C12 myogenesis.

Mechanism of Action of a Nanomolar Potent, Allosteric Antagonist of the Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor (2011)
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Background and purpose? Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid is overactive, producing excessive amounts of thyroid hormones, caused by TSHR-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSIs). A large proportion of GD patients also suffe... Read More about Mechanism of Action of a Nanomolar Potent, Allosteric Antagonist of the Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor.

Amplifying single impurities immersed in a gas of ultracold atoms (2011)
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We present a method for amplifying a single or scattered impurities immersed in a background gas of ultracold atoms so that they can be optically imaged and spatially resolved. Our approach relies on a Raman transfer between two stable atomic hyperfi... Read More about Amplifying single impurities immersed in a gas of ultracold atoms.

Thermoresponsive polymer colloids for drug delivery and cancer therapy (2011)
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Many difficulties in treating cancer arise from the problems in directing highly cytotoxic agents to the deseased tissues, cells and intracellular compartments. Many drug delivery systems have been devised to address this problem, including those tha... Read More about Thermoresponsive polymer colloids for drug delivery and cancer therapy.

Reducing heterotic M-theory to five dimensional supergravity on a manifold with boundary (2011)
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Moss, I. G., Omotani, J. T., & Saffin, P. M. (2011). Reducing heterotic M-theory to five dimensional supergravity on a manifold with boundary. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2011(10), https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10%282011%29088

This paper constructs the reduction of heterotic M-theory in eleven dimensions to a supergravity model on a manifold with boundary in five dimensions using a Calabi-Yau three-fold. New results are presented for the boundary terms in the action and fo... Read More about Reducing heterotic M-theory to five dimensional supergravity on a manifold with boundary.

Inner speech during silent reading reflects the reader's regional accent (2011)
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Filik, R., & Barber, E. (2011). Inner speech during silent reading reflects the reader's regional accent. PLoS ONE, 6(10), Article e25782. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025782

While reading silently, we often have the subjective experience of inner speech. However, there is currently little evidence regarding whether this inner voice resembles our own voice while we are speaking out loud. To investigate this issue, we comp... Read More about Inner speech during silent reading reflects the reader's regional accent.

The Anti-Apoptotic Effect of Respiratory Syncytial Virus on Human Peripheral Blood Neutrophils is Mediated by a Monocyte Derived Soluble Factor (2011)
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A reconfigurable real-time compressive-sampling camera for biological applications (2011)
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Fu, B., Pitter, M. C., & Russell, N. A. (2011). A reconfigurable real-time compressive-sampling camera for biological applications. PLoS ONE, 6(10), Article e26306. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026306

Many applications in biology, such as long-term functional imaging of neural and cardiac systems, require continuous high-speed imaging. This is typically not possible, however, using commercially available systems. The frame rate and the recording t... Read More about A reconfigurable real-time compressive-sampling camera for biological applications.

Histological and Confocal Microscopy Changes in Chronic Corneal Edema: Implications for Endothelial Transplantation (2011)
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Bidirectional resection of DNA double-strand breaks by Mre11 and Exo1 (2011)
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A local sensitivity analysis method for developing biological models with identifiable parameters: Application to cardiac ionic channel modelling (2011)
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Computational cardiac models provide important insights into the underlying mechanisms of heart function. Parameter estimation in these models is an ongoing challenge with many existing models being overparameterised. Sensitivity analysis presents a... Read More about A local sensitivity analysis method for developing biological models with identifiable parameters: Application to cardiac ionic channel modelling.