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A technology selection framework for integrating manufacturing within a supply chain (2011)
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This paper describes a structured analytical approach for selecting a manufacturing technology. A framework consisting of six integrated steps is proposed by considering the growing importance of supply chains in manufacturing organisations. The fram... Read More about A technology selection framework for integrating manufacturing within a supply chain.

Variation in surgical resection for lung cancer in relation to survival: Population-based study in England 2004-2006 (2011)
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Background: Compared with some European countries, England has low lung cancer survival and low use of surgical resection for lung cancer. The use of surgical resection varies within England. We assessed the relationship between surgical resection ra... Read More about Variation in surgical resection for lung cancer in relation to survival: Population-based study in England 2004-2006.

Maize grain and soil surveys reveal suboptimal dietary selenium intake is widespread in Malawi (2011)
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Selenium is an essential element in human diets but the risk of suboptimal intake increases where food choices are narrow. Here we show that suboptimal dietary intake (i.e. 20–30 mg Se person21 d21) is widespread in Malawi, based on a spatial integra... Read More about Maize grain and soil surveys reveal suboptimal dietary selenium intake is widespread in Malawi.

Application of a bacteriophage cocktail to reduce Salmonella Typhimurium U288 contamination on pig skin (2011)
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Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium U288 is a significant pathogen of pigs, accounting for over half of all outbreaks on UK pig production premises. The potential of this serovar, and other salmonellae, to enter the food chain during the slaug... Read More about Application of a bacteriophage cocktail to reduce Salmonella Typhimurium U288 contamination on pig skin.

Influence of Combined Biotic and Abiotic Stress on Nutritional Quality Parameters in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) (2011)
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Induction of abiotic stress in tomato plants has been proposed as a mechanism for improving the nutritional quality of fruits. However, the occurrence of biotic stress can interfere with normal abiotic stress responses. In this study, the combined ef... Read More about Influence of Combined Biotic and Abiotic Stress on Nutritional Quality Parameters in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).

Developing a model for online support group use, empowering processes and psychosocial outcomes for individuals living with HIV/AIDS (2011)
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This study examined the mechanism through which online support group (OSG) participation may promote patient empowerment among 340 individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Results from structural equation modelling revealed that greater use of OSGs was asso... Read More about Developing a model for online support group use, empowering processes and psychosocial outcomes for individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

Servicing the super-rich: new financial elites and the rise of the private wealth management retail ecology (2011)
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The ways in which individuals' everyday lives have become increasingly tied into the international financial system has become a widely studied dimension of research on financialization. However, the ways in which financial elites consume financial s... Read More about Servicing the super-rich: new financial elites and the rise of the private wealth management retail ecology.

A song and dance: Branded entertainment and mobile promotion (2011)
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This article considers the rise of branded entertainment within the contemporary marketing and media environment. Specifically, it examines how mobile phone marketing in the UK has sought to engage consumers and perform the social use of mobile techn... Read More about A song and dance: Branded entertainment and mobile promotion.

Assessing the benefits of hybrid cycloconverters (2011)
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Power converters consisting of naturally commutated thyristors such as cycloconverters and current source inverters were the first to be used in driving electrical motors with variable speed, but now, due to their inferior performance compared to for... Read More about Assessing the benefits of hybrid cycloconverters.

Novel expression and regulation of voltage-dependent potassium (KV7) channels in placentae from women with preeclampsia (2011)
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Preeclampsia is associated with structural/functional alterations in placental and maternal vasculature. KV7 (voltage-dependant potassium channels encoded by KCNQ1-5 genes) have been detected in several types of blood vessels where they promote vascu... Read More about Novel expression and regulation of voltage-dependent potassium (KV7) channels in placentae from women with preeclampsia.

Curcumin modulates nuclear factor kB (NF-KB)-mediated inflammation in human tenocytes in vitro: Role of the PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE/Akt PATHWAY (2011)
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Inflammatory processes play essential roles in the pathogenesis of tendinitis and tendinopathy. These events are accompanied by catabolic processes initiated by pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1? (IL-1?) and tumor necrosis factor-? (TN... Read More about Curcumin modulates nuclear factor kB (NF-KB)-mediated inflammation in human tenocytes in vitro: Role of the PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE/Akt PATHWAY.

Single-Molecule AFM Characterization of Individual Chemically Tagged DNA Tetrahedra (2011)
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Single-molecule characterization is essential for ascertaining the structural and functional properties of bottom-up DNA nanostructures. Here we enlist three atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques to examine tetrahedron-shaped DNA nanostructures th... Read More about Single-Molecule AFM Characterization of Individual Chemically Tagged DNA Tetrahedra.

Histone deacetylase inhibition as an anticancer telomerase-targeting strategy (2011)
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Aberrant epigenetic regulation of gene expression contributes to tumor initiation and progression. Studies from a plethora of hematologic and solid tumors support the use of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) as potent anticancer agents. The mech... Read More about Histone deacetylase inhibition as an anticancer telomerase-targeting strategy.

Evolutionary squeaky wheel optimization: a new framework for analysis (2011)
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Squeaky wheel optimization (SWO) is a relatively new metaheuristic that has been shown to be effective for many real-world problems. At each iteration SWO does a complete construction of a solution starting from the empty assignment. Although the con... Read More about Evolutionary squeaky wheel optimization: a new framework for analysis.

Global Interventions for Seismic Upgrading of Substandard RC Buildings (2011)
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A methodology is developed in this paper for the design and proportioning of interventions for seismic upgrading of substandard reinforced-concrete (RC) buildings. The retrofit approach is presented in the form of a simple design tool that aims towa... Read More about Global Interventions for Seismic Upgrading of Substandard RC Buildings.

Motor racing, tobacco company sponsorship, barcodes and alibi marketing (2011)
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Abstract Background Sponsorship of Formula One (F1) motor racing, which has been used as an indirect medium of tobacco advertising for several decades, was prohibited by the 2005 European Union Tobacco Advertising Directive. Most F1 tobacco sponsors... Read More about Motor racing, tobacco company sponsorship, barcodes and alibi marketing.

Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England (2011)
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Background: Depression continues to be under-recognized in older people. Most policies addressing this issue focus on the primary health care team. However, recognition may be improved by use of assessment tools and collaboration between secondary he... Read More about Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England.

Validation of Endogenous Control Genes for Gene Expression Studies on Human Ocular Surface Epithelium (2011)
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The benefits of quantifying climate model uncertainty in climate change impacts assessment: An example with heat-related mortality change estimates (2011)
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The majority of climate change impacts assessments account for climate change uncertainty by adopting the scenario-based approach. This typically involves assessing the impacts for a small number of emissions scenarios but neglecting the role of clim... Read More about The benefits of quantifying climate model uncertainty in climate change impacts assessment: An example with heat-related mortality change estimates.

The genetics of pre-eclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (2011)
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Hypertension is the most frequent medical complication occurring during pregnancy. In this chapter, we aim to address the genetic contribution to these disorders, with specific focus on preeclampsia. The pathogenic mechanisms underlying pre-eclampsia... Read More about The genetics of pre-eclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.