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Delivering green streets: an exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon (2015)
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Green Infrastructure (GI) is an increasingly popular means of dealing with flooding and water quality issues worldwide. This study examines public perceptions of, and behaviour around, bioswales, which are a popular GI facility in the United States.... Read More about Delivering green streets: an exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon.

The mannose receptor negatively modulates the Toll-like receptor 4–aryl hydrocarbon receptor–indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase axis in dendritic cells affecting T helper cell polarization (2015)
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Background: Dendritic cells (DCs) are key players in the induction and re-elicitation of TH2 responses to allergens. We have previously shown that different C-type lectin receptors on DCs play a major role in allergen recognition and uptake. In parti... Read More about The mannose receptor negatively modulates the Toll-like receptor 4–aryl hydrocarbon receptor–indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase axis in dendritic cells affecting T helper cell polarization.

Characterization of rubberized cement bound aggregate mixtures using indirect tensile testing and fractal analysis (2015)
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The main focus of this paper is to investigate the tensile properties of virgin and rubberized cement bound granular mixtures. This was conducted using indirect tensile testing with lateral displacement measurements, nondestructive resonant frequency... Read More about Characterization of rubberized cement bound aggregate mixtures using indirect tensile testing and fractal analysis.

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as a probe of rhodium-ligand interaction in ionic liquids (2015)
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We use X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to identify the interaction between the rhodium atom and phosphine ligands in six 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium-based ionic liquids ([C8C1Im][X]). The formation of a mono-phosphine rhodium complex based upo... Read More about X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as a probe of rhodium-ligand interaction in ionic liquids.

Performance-based seismic design of flexible-base multi-storey buildings considering soil–structure interaction (2015)
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A comprehensive parametric study has been carried out to investigate the seismic performance of multi-storey shear buildings considering soil–structure interaction (SSI). More than 40,000 SDOF and MDOF models are designed based on different lateral s... Read More about Performance-based seismic design of flexible-base multi-storey buildings considering soil–structure interaction.

The myth of the high-efficiency external-combustion Stirling engine (2015)
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The reported discrepancy between theory and experiment for external combustion Stirling engines is explained by the addition of thermal resistance of the combustion gasses to the standard Carnot model. In these cases, the Stirling engine ideal effici... Read More about The myth of the high-efficiency external-combustion Stirling engine.

Modelling maternal obesity: the effects of a chronic high-fat, high-cholesterol diet on uterine expression of contractile-associated proteins and ex vivo contractile activity during labour in the rat (2015)
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Maternal obesity is associated with prolonged and dysfunctional labour and emergency caesarean section, but the mechanisms are unknown. The present study investigated the effects of an adiposity-inducing high fat, high-cholesterol (HFHC) diet on uter... Read More about Modelling maternal obesity: the effects of a chronic high-fat, high-cholesterol diet on uterine expression of contractile-associated proteins and ex vivo contractile activity during labour in the rat.

Is emotional impulsiveness (Urgency) a core feature of severe personality disorder? (2015)
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Recent literature has focused on severity of personality disorder (PD) and a trait-based assessment of PDs in preference to assessment by specific sets of diagnostic criteria. Evidence suggests that emotional impulsiveness, also known as Urgency (Whi... Read More about Is emotional impulsiveness (Urgency) a core feature of severe personality disorder?.

Antidepressant use and risk of epilepsy and seizures in people aged 20 to 64 years: cohort study using a primary care database (2015)
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Background: Epilepsy is a serious condition which can profoundly affect an individual’s life. While there is some evidence to suggest an association between antidepressant use and epilepsy and seizures it is conflicting and not conclusive. Antidepres... Read More about Antidepressant use and risk of epilepsy and seizures in people aged 20 to 64 years: cohort study using a primary care database.

An improved voltage compensation approach in a droop-controlled DC power system for the more electric aircraft (2015)
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This paper proposes an improved voltage regulation method in multi-source based DC electrical power system in the more electric aircraft. The proposed approach, which can be used in terrestrial DC microgrids as well, effectively improves the load sha... Read More about An improved voltage compensation approach in a droop-controlled DC power system for the more electric aircraft.

Causal role of motor simulation in turn-taking behavior (2015)
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© 2015 the authors. Overlap between sensory and motor representations has been documented for a range of human actions, from grasping (Rizzolatti et al., 1996b) to playing a musical instrument (Novembre and Keller, 2014). Such overlap suggests that i... Read More about Causal role of motor simulation in turn-taking behavior.

In vivo assessment of bone regeneration in alginate/bone ECM hydrogels with incorporated skeletal stem cells and single growth factors (2015)
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Informed, involved and influential: three Is of shared decision making (2015)
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Protein ingestion acutely inhibits insulin-stimulated muscle carnitine uptake in healthy young men (2015)
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BACKGROUND: Increasing skeletal muscle carnitine content represents an appealing intervention in conditions of perturbed lipid metabolism such as obesity and type 2 diabetes but requires chronic L-carnitine feeding on a daily basis in a high-carbo... Read More about Protein ingestion acutely inhibits insulin-stimulated muscle carnitine uptake in healthy young men.

Making sense in the city: Dolly Parton, early reading and educational policy-making (2015)
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In this paper, we present a case study of a philanthropic literacy initiative, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a book-gifting scheme for under 5s, and consider the impact of the scheme on literacy policy in the English city where it was introduce... Read More about Making sense in the city: Dolly Parton, early reading and educational policy-making.

Environmental and financial implications of ethanol as a bioethylene feedstock versus as a transportation fuel (2015)
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Bulk chemicals production from biomass may compete with biofuels for low-cost and sustainable biomass sources. Understanding how alternative uses of biomass compare in terms of financial and environmental parameters is therefore necessary to help ens... Read More about Environmental and financial implications of ethanol as a bioethylene feedstock versus as a transportation fuel.

Challenges to the surveillance of non-communicable diseases – a review of selected approaches (2015)
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Background: The rising global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) necessitates the institutionalization of surveillance systems to track trends and evaluate interventions. However, NCD surveillance capacities vary across high- and low- and mid... Read More about Challenges to the surveillance of non-communicable diseases – a review of selected approaches.

Modulation of potassium channels inhibits bunyavirus infection (2015)
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Bunyaviruses are considered to be emerging pathogens facilitated by the segmented nature of their genome that allows reassortment between different species to generate novel viruses with altered pathogenicity. Bunyaviruses are transmitted via a diver... Read More about Modulation of potassium channels inhibits bunyavirus infection.

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based study (2015)
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OBJECTIVE: People with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have been shown to be at an increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease, but reasons for this are unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of common CV risk factors in... Read More about Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based study.

Locating mathematics within post-16 vocational education in England (2015)
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The political importance of mathematics in post-16 education is clear. Far less clear is how mathematics does and should relate to vocational education. Successive mathematics curricula (e.g. core skills, key skills) have been developed in England wi... Read More about Locating mathematics within post-16 vocational education in England.