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Multiproxy evidence for abrupt climate change impacts on terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems in the Ol'khon region of Lake Baikal, central Asia (2012)
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A palaeolimnological study of Lake Khall was undertaken to reconstruct impacts from five thousand years of climate change and human activity in the Ol'khon region of Lake Baikal. Taiga biome dominated regional landscapes, although significant composi... Read More about Multiproxy evidence for abrupt climate change impacts on terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems in the Ol'khon region of Lake Baikal, central Asia.

What determines patient preferences for treating low risk basal cell carcinoma when comparing surgery vs imiquimod?: a discrete choice experiment survey from the SINS trial (2012)
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Tinelli, M., Ozolins, M., Bath-Hextall, F., & Williams, H. C. (2012). What determines patient preferences for treating low risk basal cell carcinoma when comparing surgery vs imiquimod?: a discrete choice experiment survey from the SINS trial. BMC Dermatology, 12(Octobe), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-5945-12-19

Background: The SINS trial (Controlled Clinical Trials ISRCTN48755084; Eudract No. 2004-004506-24) is a randomised controlled trial evaluating long term success of excisional surgery vs. imiquimod 5% cream for low risk nodular and superficial basal... Read More about What determines patient preferences for treating low risk basal cell carcinoma when comparing surgery vs imiquimod?: a discrete choice experiment survey from the SINS trial.

Further results on common zeros of the solutions of two differential equations (2012)
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Asiri, A. (2012). Further results on common zeros of the solutions of two differential equations. Journal of Inequalities and Applications, 2012(222), https://doi.org/10.1186/1029-242X-2012-222

Purpose: Two problems are discussed in this paper. In the first problem, we consider one homogeneous and one non-homogeneous differential equations and study when the solutions of these differential equations can have (nearly) the same zeros. In the... Read More about Further results on common zeros of the solutions of two differential equations.

Chondrocalcinosis is common in the absence of knee involvement (2012)
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Abhishek, A., Doherty, S., Maciewicz, R., Muir, K., Zhang, W., & Doherty, M. (2012). Chondrocalcinosis is common in the absence of knee involvement. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 14(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/ar4043

Introduction: We aimed to describe the distribution of radiographic chondrocalcinosis (CC) and to examine whether metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) calcification and CC at other joints occurs in the absence of knee involvement. Methods: This was... Read More about Chondrocalcinosis is common in the absence of knee involvement.

Dynamics of atom–atom correlations in the Fermi problem (2012)
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Borrelli, M., Sabí­n, C., Adesso, G., Plastina, F., & Maniscalco, S. (2012). Dynamics of atom–atom correlations in the Fermi problem. New Journal of Physics, 14, Article 103010. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/14/10/103010

We present a detailed perturbative study of the dynamics of several types of atom–atom correlations in the famous Fermi problem. This is an archetypal model to study micro-causality in the quantum domain, where two atoms, one initially excited and th... Read More about Dynamics of atom–atom correlations in the Fermi problem.

Influence of the ratio of planktonic to benthic diatoms on lacustrine organic matter ? 13 C from Erlongwan maar lake, northeast China (2012)
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Carbon isotope ratio (δ 13 C org ) values of organic matter in lake sediments are commonly used to reconstruct environmental change, but the factors which influence change are varied and complex. Here we report δ 13 C values for sediments from Erlong... Read More about Influence of the ratio of planktonic to benthic diatoms on lacustrine organic matter ? 13 C from Erlongwan maar lake, northeast China.

Effects of ethanol and long-chain ethyl ester concentrations on volatile partitioning in a whisky model system (2012)
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Ethanolic atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (APCI-MS) was used to analyze the headspace concentrations of a test set of 14 whisky volatile compounds above a series of aqueous ethanolic solutions differing in alcohol content (... Read More about Effects of ethanol and long-chain ethyl ester concentrations on volatile partitioning in a whisky model system.

Implementation of an Emergency Department Information System: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Attitudes and Experience (2012)
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This article explores the reactions of nurses toward the implementation of an emergency department information system. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 22 nurses, and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results suggest that d... Read More about Implementation of an Emergency Department Information System: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Attitudes and Experience.

Classroom assessment techniques: an assessment and student evaluation method (2012)
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Walker, D. (2012). Classroom assessment techniques: an assessment and student evaluation method. Creative Education, 3(6A), https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2012.326136

Some of the challenges that face Higher Education are how to ensure that assessment is meaningful and that feedback is prompt in order to promote learning. Another issue is how to provide lecturers with feedback regarding their efficacy, in a timely... Read More about Classroom assessment techniques: an assessment and student evaluation method.

The island–mainland species turnover relationship (2012)
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Stuart, Y. E., Losos, J. B., & Algar, A. C. (2012). The island–mainland species turnover relationship. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279(1744), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.0816

Many oceanic islands are notable for their high endemism, suggesting that islands may promote unique assembly processes. However, mainland assemblages sometimes harbour comparable levels of endemism, suggesting that island biotas may not be as unique... Read More about The island–mainland species turnover relationship.

Calpain-2 expression is associated with response to platinum based chemotherapy, progression-free and overall survival in ovarian cancer (2012)
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Storr, S. J., Safuan, S., Woolston, C. M., Abdel-Fatah, T., Deen, S., Chan, S. Y., & Martin, S. G. (2012). Calpain-2 expression is associated with response to platinum based chemotherapy, progression-free and overall survival in ovarian cancer. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 16(10), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2012.01559.x

Ovarian cancer is routinely treated with surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy. Resistance is a major obstacle in the efficacy of this chemotherapy regimen and the ability to identify those patients at risk of developing resistance is of considera... Read More about Calpain-2 expression is associated with response to platinum based chemotherapy, progression-free and overall survival in ovarian cancer.

Keeping an open mind: highlights and controversies of the breast cancer stem cell theory (2012)
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Shah, M., & Allegrucci, C. (2012). Keeping an open mind: highlights and controversies of the breast cancer stem cell theory. Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy, 2012(4), https://doi.org/10.2147/BCTT.S26434

The discovery that breast cancers contain stem-like cells has fuelled exciting research in the last few years. These cells are referred to as breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) and are thought to be involved in tumor initiation, progression, and metast... Read More about Keeping an open mind: highlights and controversies of the breast cancer stem cell theory.

Bacterial involvement in otitis media with effusion (2012)
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Daniel, M., Imtiaz-Umer, S., Fergie, N., Birchall, J., & Bayston, R. (2012). Bacterial involvement in otitis media with effusion. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 76(10), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.06.013

Objective Otitis media with effusion (OME), a common chronic childhood condition affecting hearing, is thought to be a result of bacterial infection, with biofilms recently implicated. Although bacterial DNA can be detected by polymerase chain react... Read More about Bacterial involvement in otitis media with effusion.

The conceptual framing, design and evaluation of device ecologies for collaborative activities (2012)
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Coughlan, T., Collins, T. D., Adams, A., Rogers, Y., Haya, P. A., & Martin, E. (2012). The conceptual framing, design and evaluation of device ecologies for collaborative activities. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 70(10), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2012.05.008

A variety of computing technologies, in addition to the personal computer, are now commonly used in many settings. As networking infrastructures mature, it is increasingly feasible and affordable to consider closer integration and use of these hetero... Read More about The conceptual framing, design and evaluation of device ecologies for collaborative activities.

Multiscale modelling of auxin transport in the plant-root elongation zone (2012)
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Band, L. R., & King, J. R. (2012). Multiscale modelling of auxin transport in the plant-root elongation zone. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 65(4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-011-0472-y

In the root elongation zone of a plant, the hormone auxin moves in a polar manner due to active transport facilitated by spatially distributed influx and efflux carriers present on the cell membranes. To understand how the cell-scale active transport... Read More about Multiscale modelling of auxin transport in the plant-root elongation zone.

Medical device design in context: a model of user–device interaction and consequences (2012)
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Sharples, S., Martin, J. L., Lang, A., Craven, M. P., O'Neil, S., & Barnett, J. (2012). Medical device design in context: a model of user–device interaction and consequences. Displays, 33(4-5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.displa.2011.12.001

The practice of evaluating interaction with devices is embedded in disciplines such as human-computer interaction and cognitive ergonomics, including concepts such as affordances, error analysis, skill, rule and knowledge based behaviour and decision... Read More about Medical device design in context: a model of user–device interaction and consequences.

Novel approaches to the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis (2012)
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Hurley, M., Cámara, M., & Smyth, A. R. (2012). Novel approaches to the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis. European Respiratory Journal, 40(4), https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00042012

Pseudomonas aeruginosa chronically infects patients with cystic fibrosis and is associated with greater morbidity. There has been limited progress on the clinical development of new antibiotics with novel modes of action. This review addresses some o... Read More about Novel approaches to the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis.