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Biomimetic bone scaffolds based on chitosan and calcium phosphates (2011)
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This paper reports a novel biomimetic technique for obtaining chitosan–calcium phosphate composite scaffolds (Cs–CP) by calcium phosphate precipitation from its precursors,CaCl2 and NaH2PO4 in the presence of ammonia and Cs, followed by product freez... Read More about Biomimetic bone scaffolds based on chitosan and calcium phosphates.

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate Inhibits Lactase but Is Alleviated by Salivary Proline-Rich Proteins (2011)
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Lactase phlorizin hydrolase is a small intestinal brush border enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the milk sugar, lactose, and also many flavonoid glucosides. We demonstrate that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the principal flavonoid from gr... Read More about Epigallocatechin-3-gallate Inhibits Lactase but Is Alleviated by Salivary Proline-Rich Proteins.

Corneal Nerve Aberrations in Bullous Keratopathy (2011)
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Purpose To study the corneal nerves in patients with chronic bullous keratopathy. Design Prospective observational case series with histologic evaluation. Methods We studied 25 eyes of 25 bullous keratopathy patients of different etiol... Read More about Corneal Nerve Aberrations in Bullous Keratopathy.

Persistence, how do they do it? A case study of Access to Higher Education learners on a UK Diploma/BSc Nursing programme (2011)
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Contouring controller design based on iterative contour error estimation for three-dimensional machining (2011)
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Recently, there has been a growth of interest in high precision machining in multi-axis feed drive systems, subjected to problems such as friction, cutting force and incompatibility of individual driving axis dynamics. To guarantee high precision mac... Read More about Contouring controller design based on iterative contour error estimation for three-dimensional machining.

Widening and increasing post-16 mathematics participation: pathways, pedagogies and politics (2011)
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This paper explores the potential impact of a national pilot initiative in England aimed at increasing and widening participation in advanced mathematical study through the creation of a new qualification for 16 to 18 year-olds. This proposed qualif... Read More about Widening and increasing post-16 mathematics participation: pathways, pedagogies and politics.

Multi-Galileons, solitons, and Derrick’s theorem (2011)
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The field theory Galilean symmetry, which was introduced in the context of modified gravity, gives a neat way to construct Lorentz-covariant theories of a scalar field, such that the equations of motion contain at most second-order derivatives. Here... Read More about Multi-Galileons, solitons, and Derrick’s theorem.

Telephone follow-up does not significantly improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes overall, but more intensive programmes may have an effect: Commentry on: Wu L, Forbes A, Griffiths P, et al. Telephone follow-up to improve glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials. Diabet Med 2010;27:1217–25. (2011)
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Homocysteine and folate plasma concentrations in mother and baby at delivery after pre-eclamptic or normotensive pregnancy: influence of parity (2011)
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Pre-eclampsia affects between 2-7% of all pregnant women, contributing to perinatal and maternal morbidity. There are conflicting data on plasma homocysteine and folate in pre-eclampsia, and little about fetal concentrations. Objectives: Firstly, t... Read More about Homocysteine and folate plasma concentrations in mother and baby at delivery after pre-eclamptic or normotensive pregnancy: influence of parity.

Hydrogen sulfide and cell signaling (2011)
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gaseous mediator synthesized from cysteine by cystathionine λ lyase (CSE) and other naturally occurring enzymes. Pharmacological experiments usingH2S donors and genetic experiments using CSE knockout mice suggest important... Read More about Hydrogen sulfide and cell signaling.

Dissociation of mirroring and mentalising systems in autism (2011)
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The role of mirror neuron systems and mentalising systems in causing poor social and communication skills in individuals with autistic spectrum conditions is hotly debated. We studied 18 adults with autistic spectrum conditions in comparison to 19 ag... Read More about Dissociation of mirroring and mentalising systems in autism.

Redox Protein Expression Predicts Radiotherapeutic Response in Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer Patients (2011)
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Purpose Early-stage invasive breast cancer patients have commonly undergone breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy. In a large majority of these patients, the treatment is effective; however, a proportion will develop local recurrence. Deregul... Read More about Redox Protein Expression Predicts Radiotherapeutic Response in Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer Patients.

Simulation of multiple ion channel block provides improved prediction of compounds’ clinical torsadogenic risk (2011)
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© 2011 The Author. Aims The level of inhibition of the human Ether - go-go-related gene (hERG) channel is one of the earliest preclinical markers used to predict the risk of a compound causing Torsade-de-Pointes (TdP) arrhythmias. While avoiding the... Read More about Simulation of multiple ion channel block provides improved prediction of compounds’ clinical torsadogenic risk.

Persistence, replacement, and rapid clonal expansion of meningococcal carriage isolates in a 2008 university student cohort (2011)
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A study of meningococcal carriage dynamics was performed with a cohort of 190 first-year students recruited from six residential halls at Nottingham University, United Kingdom. Pharyngeal swabs were obtained on four occasions between November 2008 an... Read More about Persistence, replacement, and rapid clonal expansion of meningococcal carriage isolates in a 2008 university student cohort.

Relationships between phenology, radiation and precipitation in the Amazon region (2011)
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In tropical areas, Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs) still have deficiencies in simulating the timing of vegetation phenology. To start addressing this problem, standard Fourier-based methods are applied to aerosol screened monthly remotely se... Read More about Relationships between phenology, radiation and precipitation in the Amazon region.

Motif detection inspired by immune memory (2011)
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The search for patterns or motifs in data represents an area of key interest to many researchers. In this paper we present the Motif Tracking Algorithm, a novel immune inspired pattern identification tool that is able to identify variable length unk... Read More about Motif detection inspired by immune memory.

Researching the gender division of unpaid domestic work: practices, relationships, negotiations, and meanings (2011)
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The paper focuses on the potential of quantitative research methods for sociologists who research the gender division of unpaid domestic work. To begin, it reflects on the emergence of the sociological interest in unpaid domestic work and identifies... Read More about Researching the gender division of unpaid domestic work: practices, relationships, negotiations, and meanings.

Moral expressivism and sentential negation (2011)
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This paper advances three necessary conditions on a successful account of sentential negation. First, the ability to explain the constancy of sentential meaning across negated and unnegated contexts (the Fregean Condition). Second, the ability to exp... Read More about Moral expressivism and sentential negation.

Geographies of shit: spatial and temporal variations in attitudes towards human waste (2011)
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Taboos surrounding human waste have resulted in a lack of attention to spatial inequalities in access to sanitation and the consequences of this for human, environmental and economic health. This paper explores spaces where urgent environmental healt... Read More about Geographies of shit: spatial and temporal variations in attitudes towards human waste.

Detection of extended He II reionization in the temperature evolution of the intergalactic medium (2011)
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