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Searching for large-scale structures around high-redshift radio galaxies with Herschel (2013)
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This paper presents the first results of a far-infrared search for protocluster-associated galaxy overdensities using the Spectral and Photometric Imaging REciever (SPIRE) instrument on-board the Herschel Space Observatory. Large (∼400 arcmin2) field... Read More about Searching for large-scale structures around high-redshift radio galaxies with Herschel.

Bayesian networks for raster data (BayNeRD): plausible reasoning from observations (2013)
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This paper describes the basis functioning and implementation of a computer-aided Bayesian Network (BN) method that is able to incorporate experts’ knowledge for the benefit of remote sensing applications and other raster data analyses: Bayesian Netw... Read More about Bayesian networks for raster data (BayNeRD): plausible reasoning from observations.

Work disability and state benefit claims in early rheumatoid arthritis: the ERAN cohort (2013)
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Objective. RA is an important cause of work disability. This study aimed to identify predictive factors for work disability and state benefit claims in a cohort with early RA. Methods. The Early RA Network (ERAN) inception cohort recruited from 22... Read More about Work disability and state benefit claims in early rheumatoid arthritis: the ERAN cohort.

Rating crowdsourced annotations: evaluating contributions of variable quality and completeness (2013)
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Crowdsourcing has become a popular means to acquire data about the Earth and its environment inexpensively, but the data-sets obtained are typically imperfect and of unknown quality. Two common imperfections with crowdsourced data are the contributio... Read More about Rating crowdsourced annotations: evaluating contributions of variable quality and completeness.

miR-24 affects hair follicle morphogenesis targeting Tcf-3 (2013)
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During embryonic development, hair follicles (HFs) develop from an epidermal–mesenchymal cross talk between the ectoderm progenitor layer and the underlying dermis. Epidermal stem cell activation represents a crucial point both for HF morphogenesis a... Read More about miR-24 affects hair follicle morphogenesis targeting Tcf-3.

Body Mass Index as a Determinant of Brown Adipose Tissue Function in Healthy Children (2013)
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Objective To determine whether body mass index (BMI) percentile and ethnicity influence skin temperature overlying brown adipose tissue (BAT) depots in the supraclavicular region in healthy children. Study design Infrared thermography measured s... Read More about Body Mass Index as a Determinant of Brown Adipose Tissue Function in Healthy Children.

Rab11b mediates melanin transfer between donor melanocytes and acceptor keratinocytes via coupled exo/endocytosis (2013)
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The transfer of melanin from melanocytes to keratinocytes is a crucial process underlying maintenance of skin pigmentation and photoprotection against UV damage. Here, we present evidence supporting coupled exocytosis of the melanin core, or melanoco... Read More about Rab11b mediates melanin transfer between donor melanocytes and acceptor keratinocytes via coupled exo/endocytosis.

Fatigue life of an anchored blind-bolt loaded in tension (2013)
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This paper investigates and reports on the fatigue behaviour of a novel blind-bolt system termed the Extended Hollo-bolt (EHB). The new blind-bolt is a modified version of the standard Lindapter Hollo-bolt, and its application relates to the construc... Read More about Fatigue life of an anchored blind-bolt loaded in tension.

Computing the broadband vibroacoustic response of arbitrarily thick layered panels by a wave finite element approach (2013)
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A robust procedure for the prediction of the dynamic response of layered panels within a SEA wave-context approach is proposed hereby. The dispersion characteristics of two dimensional composite orthotropic structures are predicted using a Wave Finit... Read More about Computing the broadband vibroacoustic response of arbitrarily thick layered panels by a wave finite element approach.

The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY: an expert-driven knowledgebase of drug targets and their ligands (2013)
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The International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology/British Pharmacological Society (IUPHAR/BPS) Guide to PHARMACOLOGY (http://www.guidetopharmacology.org) is a new open access resource providing pharmacological, chemical, genetic, functional... Read More about The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY: an expert-driven knowledgebase of drug targets and their ligands.

Behavioural changes in dairy cows with lameness in an automatic milking system (2013)
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There is a tendency worldwide for the automation of farms; this has included the introduction of automatic milking systems (AMS) in the dairy industry. Lameness in dairy cows is highly prevalent and painful. These impacts potentially affect not only... Read More about Behavioural changes in dairy cows with lameness in an automatic milking system.

The genetics of virus particle shape in equine influenza A virus (2013)
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Background Many human strains of influenza A virus produce highly pleomorphic virus particles that at the extremes can be approximated as either spheres of around 100 nm diameter or filaments of similar cross-section but elongated to lengths of many... Read More about The genetics of virus particle shape in equine influenza A virus.

Role of catalyst carriers in CO2 photoreduction over nanocrystalline nickel loaded TiO2-based photocatalysts (2013)
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Nickel-based TiO2 photocatalysts were immobilized onto carriers (quartz plates and monoliths) in a unique reactor configuration to provide a high ratio of illuminated surface area of catalyst for the reduction in CO2 to fuels under UV and visible lig... Read More about Role of catalyst carriers in CO2 photoreduction over nanocrystalline nickel loaded TiO2-based photocatalysts.

Barcode tagging of human oocytes and embryos to prevent mix-ups in assisted reproduction technologies (2013)
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STUDY QUESTION: Is the attachment of biofunctionalized polysilicon barcodes to the outer surface of the zona pellucida an effective approach for the direct tagging and identification of human oocytes and embryos during assisted reproduction technolog... Read More about Barcode tagging of human oocytes and embryos to prevent mix-ups in assisted reproduction technologies.

Future climate alleviates stress impact on grassland productivity through altered antioxidant capacity (2013)
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Predicting future ecosystem functioning requires a mechanistic understanding of how plants cope with different stressors under future climate conditions with elevated CO2 concentrations and warmer temperatures. Nonetheless, studies of stress response... Read More about Future climate alleviates stress impact on grassland productivity through altered antioxidant capacity.

Effect of Ni Substitution for Co on the Electrochemical Properties of La0.75Mg0.25Ni2.7+xCo0.4-xMn0.1Al0.3(x= 0–0.4) Hydrogen Storage Alloys Synthesized by Chemical Co-precipitation plus Reduction Method (2013)
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The feasibility of substituting nickel for cobalt in La-Mg-Ni-based hydrogen storage alloys to reduce material costs and improve electrochemical properties is investigated. The series of alloys with the chemical formula La0.75Mg0.25Ni2.7+xCo0.4-xMn0... Read More about Effect of Ni Substitution for Co on the Electrochemical Properties of La0.75Mg0.25Ni2.7+xCo0.4-xMn0.1Al0.3(x= 0–0.4) Hydrogen Storage Alloys Synthesized by Chemical Co-precipitation plus Reduction Method.

How ready is China for a China-style world order? China's state media discourse under construction (2013)
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What exactly is the China-style world order that Chinese officials and intellectual elites have recently been talking about, and how ready is China for it? An examination and analysis of discourses on ‘Africa Live’ on CCTV Africa, the first overseas... Read More about How ready is China for a China-style world order? China's state media discourse under construction.

Design challenges in the use of silicon carbide JFETs in matrix converter applications (2013)
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This paper investigates some of the challenges en¬countered during the implementation of a Silicon Carbide JFET matrix converter which has been designed to meet a specific power density of 20kW/litre with forced air cooling. After a brief introductio... Read More about Design challenges in the use of silicon carbide JFETs in matrix converter applications.

Self-Related Consequences of Death Fear and Death Denial (2013)
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This study explores self-related outcomes (e.g., esteem, self-concept clarity, existential well-being) as a function of the interaction between self-reported levels of death fear and death denial. Consistent with the idea that positive existential gr... Read More about Self-Related Consequences of Death Fear and Death Denial.

Are Interaural Time and Level Differences Represented by Independent or Integrated Codes in the Human Auditory Cortex? (2013)
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Sound localization is important for orienting and focusing attention and for segregating sounds from different sources in the environment. In humans, horizontal sound localization mainly relies on interaural differences in sound arrival time and soun... Read More about Are Interaural Time and Level Differences Represented by Independent or Integrated Codes in the Human Auditory Cortex?.