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Metaethics, teleosemantics and the function of moral judgements (2012)
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Sinclair, N. (2012). Metaethics, teleosemantics and the function of moral judgements. Biology and Philosophy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-012-9316-4

This paper applies the theory of teleosemantics to the issue of moral content. Two versions of teleosemantics are distinguished: input-based and output-based. It is argued that applying either to the case of moral judgements generates the conclusion... Read More about Metaethics, teleosemantics and the function of moral judgements.

Impact of material surface properties on building performance across a variety of climates (2012)
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Kokogiannakis, G., Tuohy, P., & Darkwa, J. (2012). Impact of material surface properties on building performance across a variety of climates. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts018

Reflective coatings have been promoted for improved energy performance of buildings and are considered in some building regulations such as the California Title 24 standard. This paper provides an analysis of the energy impact of different internal a... Read More about Impact of material surface properties on building performance across a variety of climates.

Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People (2012)
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Xie, C., Hughes, J., Sutcliffe, C., Chester, H., & Challis, D. (2012). Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 55(3), 218-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2011.639437

This article presents findings on 4 themes associated with the personalization of social care for older people: integration of health and social care services; initiatives that prevent the need for more costly interventions; services to maintain peop... Read More about Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People.

Retrofit Yield Spectra–a practical device in seismic rehabilitation (2012)
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Thermou, G., Elnashai, A., & Pantazopoulou, S. (2012). Retrofit Yield Spectra–a practical device in seismic rehabilitation. Earthquakes and Structures, 3(2), 141-168. https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2012.3.2.141

The Retrofit Yield Spectrum (RYS) is a new spectrum-based device that relates seismic demand of a retrofitted structure with the fundamental design parameters of the retrofit. This is obtained from superposition of Yield Point Spectra with design cha... Read More about Retrofit Yield Spectra–a practical device in seismic rehabilitation.

Genetic basis for personalized medicine in asthma (2012)
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Portelli, M. A., & Sayers, I. (2012). Genetic basis for personalized medicine in asthma. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 6(2), https://doi.org/10.1586/ers.12.9

There is heterogeneity in patient responses to current asthma medications. Significant progress has been made identifying genetic polymorphisms that influence the efficacy and potential for adverse effects to asthma drugs, including; ?2-adrenergic re... Read More about Genetic basis for personalized medicine in asthma.

Open access central funds in UK universities (2012)
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Pinfield, S., & Middleton, C. (2012). Open access central funds in UK universities. Learned Publishing, 25(2), 107-117. https://doi.org/10.1087/20120205

This paper reports on the extent to which higher education institutions in the UK have set up central funds and similar institutionally co-ordinated approaches to the payment of open access article-processing charges. It presents data demonstrating t... Read More about Open access central funds in UK universities.

Scientific evidence and rationale for the development of curcumin and resveratrol as nutraceutricals for joint health (2012)
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Mobasheri, A., Henrotin, Y., Biesalski, H., & Shakibaei, M. (2012). Scientific evidence and rationale for the development of curcumin and resveratrol as nutraceutricals for joint health. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms13044202

Interleukin 1? (IL-1?) and tumor necrosis factor ? (TNF-?) are key cytokines that drive the production of inflammatory mediators and matrix-degrading enzymes in osteoarthritis (OA). These proinflammatory cytokines bind to their respective cell surfac... Read More about Scientific evidence and rationale for the development of curcumin and resveratrol as nutraceutricals for joint health.

Re-examining the evidence for a pitch-sensitive region: a human fMRI study using iterated ripple noise (2012)
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Barker, D., Plack, C. J., & Hall, D. A. (2012). Re-examining the evidence for a pitch-sensitive region: a human fMRI study using iterated ripple noise. Cerebral Cortex, 22(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhr065

Human neuroimaging studies have identified a region of auditory cortex, lateral Heschl’s gyrus (HG), that shows a greater response to iterated ripple noise (IRN) than to a Gaussian noise control. Based in part on results using IRN as a pitch-evoking... Read More about Re-examining the evidence for a pitch-sensitive region: a human fMRI study using iterated ripple noise.

5-hydroxymethyl-cytosine enrichment of non-committed cells is not a universal feature of vertebrate development (2012)
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Almeida, R. D., Loose, M., Sottile, V., Matsa, E., Denning, C., Young, L., …Ruzov, A. (2012). 5-hydroxymethyl-cytosine enrichment of non-committed cells is not a universal feature of vertebrate development. Epigenetics, 7(4), https://doi.org/10.4161/epi.19375

5-hydroxymethyl-cytosine (5-hmc) is a cytosine modification that is relatively abundant in mammalian pre-implantation embryos and embryonic stem cells (Esc) derived from mammalian blastocysts. Recent observations imply that both 5-hmc and Tet1/2/... Read More about 5-hydroxymethyl-cytosine enrichment of non-committed cells is not a universal feature of vertebrate development.

Using evolutionary algorithms for fitting high-dimensional models to neuronal data (2012)
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Svensson, C., Coombes, S., & Peirce, J. (2012). Using evolutionary algorithms for fitting high-dimensional models to neuronal data. Neuroinformatics, 10(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12021-012-9140-7

n the study of neurosciences, and of complex biological systems in general, there is frequently a need to fit mathematical models with large numbers of parameters to highly complex datasets. Here we consider algorithms of two different classes, gradi... Read More about Using evolutionary algorithms for fitting high-dimensional models to neuronal data.

Commentary (2012)
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Blake, H. (2012). Commentary. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 19(3), 143. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2012.19.3.143

[This is a commentary on: Tai Chi intervention for older adults using assistive devices in a senior living community: a pilot study (https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/ijtr.2012.19.3.136?journalCode=ijtr)]

The glycosylation pattern of common allergens: the recognition and uptake of Der p 1 by epithelial and dendritic cells is carbohydrate dependent (2012)
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Al-Ghouleh, A., Johal, R., Sharquie, I. K., Emara, M., Harrington, H., Shakib, F., & Ghaemmaghami, A. M. (2012). The glycosylation pattern of common allergens: the recognition and uptake of Der p 1 by epithelial and dendritic cells is carbohydrate dependent. PLoS ONE, 7(3), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033929

Allergens are initiators of both innate and adaptive immune responses. They are recognised at the site of entry by epithelial and dendritic cells (DCs), both of which activate innate inflammatory circuits that can collectively induce Th2 immune respo... Read More about The glycosylation pattern of common allergens: the recognition and uptake of Der p 1 by epithelial and dendritic cells is carbohydrate dependent.

Promotionalism, Motivationalism and Reasons to Perform Physically Impossible Actions (2012)
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Sinclair, N. (2012). Promotionalism, Motivationalism and Reasons to Perform Physically Impossible Actions. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 15(5), 647-659. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-012-9360-9

In this paper I grant the Humean premise that some reasons for action are grounded in the desires of the agents whose reasons they are. I then consider the question of the relation between the reasons and the desires that ground them. According to pr... Read More about Promotionalism, Motivationalism and Reasons to Perform Physically Impossible Actions.

On the impact of Cu dispersion on CO2 photoreduction over Cu/TiO2 (2012)
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Fernández, Y., Liu, D., Mackintosh, S., Ola, O., Maroto-Valer, M., Parlett, C. M., …Wu, J. C. (2012). On the impact of Cu dispersion on CO2 photoreduction over Cu/TiO2. Catalysis Communications, 25, 78-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2012.03.025

A family of Cu/TiO2 catalysts was prepared using a refined sol–gel method, and tested in the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 by H2O to CH4 using a stirred batch, annular reactor. The resulting photoactivity was benchmarked against pure TiO2 nanoparti... Read More about On the impact of Cu dispersion on CO2 photoreduction over Cu/TiO2.

Molecular studies to identify the Fusarium species responsible for HT-2 and T-2 mycotoxins in UK oats (2012)
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Edwards, S. G., Imathiu, S. M., Ray, R. V., Back, M., & Hare, M. C. (2012). Molecular studies to identify the Fusarium species responsible for HT-2 and T-2 mycotoxins in UK oats. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 156(2), 168-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.03.020

High levels of Fusarium mycotoxins HT-2 and T-2 have been detected in UK oats since surveys started in 2002. Fusarium langsethiae and the closely related species F. sporotrichioides have previously been associated with the contamination of cereals wi... Read More about Molecular studies to identify the Fusarium species responsible for HT-2 and T-2 mycotoxins in UK oats.

A systematic review of studies measuring and reporting hearing aid usage in older adults since 1999: a descriptive summary of measurement tools (2012)
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Perez, E., & Edmonds, B. A. (2012). A systematic review of studies measuring and reporting hearing aid usage in older adults since 1999: a descriptive summary of measurement tools. PLoS ONE, 7(3), Article e31831. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031831

Objective: A systematic review was conducted to identify and quality assess how studies published since 1999 have measured and reported the usage of hearing aids in older adults. The relationship between usage and other dimensions of hearing aid out... Read More about A systematic review of studies measuring and reporting hearing aid usage in older adults since 1999: a descriptive summary of measurement tools.

Mechanical properties of the bovine claw horn during lactation (2012)
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Winkler, B., & Margerison, J. K. (2012). Mechanical properties of the bovine claw horn during lactation. Journal of Dairy Science, 95(4), 1714-1728. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2011-4489

Claw horn disorders are one of the main causes of lameness in dairy cows globally. This study aimed to develop material testing techniques to assess changes in the mechanical properties of bovine claw horn (BCH) and to compare these mechanical proper... Read More about Mechanical properties of the bovine claw horn during lactation.