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DNA wrapping and distortion by an oligomeric homeodomain protein (2008)
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Williams, H., Jayaraman, P., & Gaston, K. (2008). DNA wrapping and distortion by an oligomeric homeodomain protein. Journal of Molecular Biology, 383, 10-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2008.08.004

Many transcription factors alter DNA or chromatin structure. Changes in chromatin structure are often brought about by the recruitment of chromatin-binding proteins, chromatin-modifying proteins, or other transcription co-activator or co-repressor pr... Read More about DNA wrapping and distortion by an oligomeric homeodomain protein.

Beyond Point Charges: Dynamic Polarization from Neural Net Predicted Multipole Moments (2008)
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Darley, M. G., Handley, C. M., & Popelier, P. L. A. (2008). Beyond Point Charges: Dynamic Polarization from Neural Net Predicted Multipole Moments. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 4(9), 1435-1448. https://doi.org/10.1021/ct800166r

Intramolecular polarization is the change to the electron density of a given atom upon variation in the positions of the neighboring atoms. We express the electron density in terms of multipole moments. Using glycine and N-methylacetamide (NMA) as pi... Read More about Beyond Point Charges: Dynamic Polarization from Neural Net Predicted Multipole Moments.

Centrifugal propagation of motion adaptation effects across visual space (2008)
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McGraw, P. V., & Roach, N. W. (2008). Centrifugal propagation of motion adaptation effects across visual space. Journal of Vision, 8(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1167/8.11.1

Perceptual distortions induced by adaptation (aftereffects) arise through selective changes in the response properties of discrete subpopulations of neurons tuned to particular image features at the adapted spatial location. The systematic and well-d... Read More about Centrifugal propagation of motion adaptation effects across visual space.

A two-fluid model for tissue growth within a dynamic flow environment (2008)
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O'Dea, R. D., Waters, S. L., & Byrne, H. M. (2008). A two-fluid model for tissue growth within a dynamic flow environment. European Journal of Applied Mathematics, 19, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956792508007687

We study the growth of a tissue construct in a perfusion bioreactor, focussing on its response to the mechanical environment. The bioreactor system is modelled as a two-dimensional channel containing a tissue construct through which a flow of culture... Read More about A two-fluid model for tissue growth within a dynamic flow environment.

Self-esteem, shyness, and sociability in adolescents with specific language impairment (SLI) (2008)
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Wadman, R., Durkin, K., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2008). Self-esteem, shyness, and sociability in adolescents with specific language impairment (SLI). Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 51, https://doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388%282008/069%29

Purpose: To determine if lower global self-esteem, shyness and low sociability are outcomes associated with SLI in adolescence. Possible concurrent predictive relationships and gender differences were also examined. Method: Fifty-four adolescents wit... Read More about Self-esteem, shyness, and sociability in adolescents with specific language impairment (SLI).

A multiproxy palaeolimnological investigation of Holocene environmental change, between c. 10 700 and 7200 years BP, at Holebudalen, southern Norway (2008)
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Panizzo, V. N., Jones, V. J., Birks, H. J., Boyle, J. F., Brooks, S. J., & Leng, M. J. (2008). A multiproxy palaeolimnological investigation of Holocene environmental change, between c. 10 700 and 7200 years BP, at Holebudalen, southern Norway. Holocene, 18(5), 805-817. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683608089217

Geochemical analyses (x-ray fluorescence, δ13C and C/N ratios) were used to reconstruct early Holocene environments (between 10685 and 7260 cal. yr BP) at a small lake near Holebudalen, southern Norway. Results show a period of increasing stability,... Read More about A multiproxy palaeolimnological investigation of Holocene environmental change, between c. 10 700 and 7200 years BP, at Holebudalen, southern Norway.

Use of ordinal outcomes in vascular prevention trials: comparison with binary outcomes in published trials (2008)
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Bath, P. M., Geeganage, C., Gray, L. J., Collier, T., & Pocock, S. (2008). Use of ordinal outcomes in vascular prevention trials: comparison with binary outcomes in published trials. Stroke, 39(10), https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.509893

Background and Purpose—Vascular prevention trials mostly count “yes/no” (binary) outcome events, eg, stroke/no
stroke. Analysis of ordered categorical vascular events (eg, fatal stroke/nonfatal stroke/no stroke) is clinically relevant
and could be... Read More about Use of ordinal outcomes in vascular prevention trials: comparison with binary outcomes in published trials.

Computer-mediated infertility support groups: An exploratory study of online experiences (2008)
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Malik, S. H., & Coulson, N. S. (2008). Computer-mediated infertility support groups: An exploratory study of online experiences. Patient Education and Counseling, 73(1), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.05.024

Objective: Over recent years the Internet has become an increasingly popular source of support and information for infertility, with a growing number of online support groups now available to individuals affected by fertility problems. The aims of th... Read More about Computer-mediated infertility support groups: An exploratory study of online experiences.

Decomposition of neural circuits of human attention using a model based analysis: sSoTs model application to fMRI data (2008)
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Mavritsaki, E., Allen, H. A., & Humphreys, G. W. (2008). Decomposition of neural circuits of human attention using a model based analysis: sSoTs model application to fMRI data. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812834232_0033

The complex neural circuits found in fMRI studies of human attention were decomposed using a model of spiking neurons. The model for visual search over time and space (sSoTS) incorporates different synaptic components (NMDA, AMPA, GABA) and a frequen... Read More about Decomposition of neural circuits of human attention using a model based analysis: sSoTs model application to fMRI data.

Differential mechanisms of angiotensin II and PDGF-BB on migration and proliferation of coronary artery smooth muscle cells (2008)
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Allen, C., & Bayraktutan, U. (2008). Differential mechanisms of angiotensin II and PDGF-BB on migration and proliferation of coronary artery smooth muscle cells. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 45(2),

Angiotensin II (Ang II) and platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) are associated with excessive cell migration, proliferation and many growth-related diseases. However, whether these agents utilise similar mechanisms to trigger vascular patholo... Read More about Differential mechanisms of angiotensin II and PDGF-BB on migration and proliferation of coronary artery smooth muscle cells.

Cosmic string Y-junctions: a comparison between field theoretic and Nambu-Goto dynamics (2008)
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Bevis, N., & Saffin, P. M. (2008). Cosmic string Y-junctions: a comparison between field theoretic and Nambu-Goto dynamics. Physical Review D, 78(2), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.78.023503

We explore the formation of cosmic string Y-junctions when strings of two different types collide, which has recently become important since string theory can yield cosmic strings of distinct types. Using a model containing two types of local U(1) st... Read More about Cosmic string Y-junctions: a comparison between field theoretic and Nambu-Goto dynamics.

Species-specific kinetics and zonation of hepatic DNA synthesis induced by ligands of PPARα (2008)
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Al Kholaifi, A., Amer, A., Jeffery, B., Gray, T. J., Roberts, R. A., & Bell, D. R. (2008). Species-specific kinetics and zonation of hepatic DNA synthesis induced by ligands of PPARα. Toxicological Sciences, 104(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfn062

PPARα ligands evoke a profound mitogenic response in rodent liver, and the aim of this study
was to characterise the kinetics of induction of DNA synthesis. The CAR ligand, 1,4-bis[2-(3,5-
dichoropyridyloxy)]benzene, caused induction of hepatocyte... Read More about Species-specific kinetics and zonation of hepatic DNA synthesis induced by ligands of PPARα.

Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 1. Regional fauna and component community levels (2008)
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Behnke, J. M., Bajer, A., Harris, P. D., Newington, L., Pidgeon, E., Rowlands, G., …Barnard, C. (2008). Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 1. Regional fauna and component community levels. Parasitology, 135(8), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182008004393

Helminth infections were studied in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from 3 woodland sites in N.E. Poland in the late summers of 1999 and 2002, to assess the temporal stability of derived statistics describing the regional helminth fauna and component c... Read More about Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 1. Regional fauna and component community levels.

Measuring perceived quality of life to assess health needs among people with MS: a community study in Derbyshire, UK (2008)
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Vazirinejad, R., & Lilley, J. (2008). Measuring perceived quality of life to assess health needs among people with MS: a community study in Derbyshire, UK. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 37(3),

Background: To determine the health needs of people with multiple sclerosis living in the Southern Derbyshire region of the UK, using a quality of life postal questionnaire. Methods: This was a population-based survey using a postal questionnaire com... Read More about Measuring perceived quality of life to assess health needs among people with MS: a community study in Derbyshire, UK.

The classification of higher-order cusp forms (2008)
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Diamantis, N., & Sim, D. (2008). The classification of higher-order cusp forms. Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, 2008(622), 121-153. https://doi.org/10.1515/CRELLE.2008.067

Explicit bases for the spaces of holomorphic cusp forms of all even positive weights and all orders are constructed. The dimensions of these spaces are computed.

Administrative change in the Gulf: Modernization in Bahrain and Oman (2008)
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Common, R. (2008). Administrative change in the Gulf: Modernization in Bahrain and Oman. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 74(2), 177-193. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020852308089902

States in the Middle East tend to be overlooked by researchers in comparative public administration. However, these states offer potentially useful insights into the nature of administrative change as they defy standard assumptions about pressures fo... Read More about Administrative change in the Gulf: Modernization in Bahrain and Oman.

Implementation of a hybrid AC-AC direct power converter with unity voltage transfer (2008)
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Wijekoon, T., Klumpner, C., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2008). Implementation of a hybrid AC-AC direct power converter with unity voltage transfer. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 23(4), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2008.924601

This paper presents a novel hybrid direct power converter (HDPC) which overcomes the two main disadvantages of matrix converters: limited voltage transfer ratio and low immunity to grid disturbance. The proposed converter is formed by integrating a r... Read More about Implementation of a hybrid AC-AC direct power converter with unity voltage transfer.

Allergen-driven suppression of thiol production by human dendritic cells and the effect of thiols on T cell function (2008)
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Hasan, A. A., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., Fairclough, L., Robins, A., Sewell, H. F., & Shakib, F. (2009). Allergen-driven suppression of thiol production by human dendritic cells and the effect of thiols on T cell function. Immunobiology, 214(1), 2-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2008.04.006

Dendritic cells are a major source of extracellular thiols needed for T cell activation, a process in which CD40-mediated stimulation plays a pivotal role. The Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus group 1 mite allergen (Der p 1) has previously been shown t... Read More about Allergen-driven suppression of thiol production by human dendritic cells and the effect of thiols on T cell function.