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Effect of maternal dietary restriction during pregnancy on lamb carcass characteristics and muscle fiber composition (2007)
Journal Article
Daniel, Z. C., Brameld, J. M., Craigon, J., Scollan, N. D., & Buttery, P. J. (2007). Effect of maternal dietary restriction during pregnancy on lamb carcass characteristics and muscle fiber composition. Journal of Animal Science, 85(6), 1565-1576. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2006-743

Two experiments were conducted to determine whether the decreased proportion of fast muscle fibers seen previously in 2-wk-old lambs from ewes that were dietary restricted from d 30 to 70 of gestation are still evident in older lambs and what the con... Read More about Effect of maternal dietary restriction during pregnancy on lamb carcass characteristics and muscle fiber composition.

Bone mineral density, polyphenols and caffeine: a reassessment (2007)
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Dew, T. P., Day, A. J., & Morgan, M. R. A. (2007). Bone mineral density, polyphenols and caffeine: a reassessment. Nutrition Research Reviews, 20(1), 89-105. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954422407738805

Several studies have shown beneficial associations between tea consumption and bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture risk. Current investigations into potential mechanisms of benefit are focused upon the F and polyphenol components of tea. However,... Read More about Bone mineral density, polyphenols and caffeine: a reassessment.

A Utilitarian Perspective of Social and Medical Contributions to Three Illustrative Conditions, and Recent UK NHS Policy Initiatives (2007)
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Middleton, H., & Shaw, I. (2007). A Utilitarian Perspective of Social and Medical Contributions to Three Illustrative Conditions, and Recent UK NHS Policy Initiatives. Journal of Mental Health, 16(3),

Background: To date debate concerning the relative merits of social and medical sciences has been
largely academic.
Aims: To outline and critically appraise a utilitarian approach to mental health research that reflects a
critical realist perspect... Read More about A Utilitarian Perspective of Social and Medical Contributions to Three Illustrative Conditions, and Recent UK NHS Policy Initiatives.

The Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (2007)
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Myzoon, A., Bath, P. M., Curram, J., Davis, S. M., Diener, H.-C., Donnan, G. A., Fisher, M., Gregson, B. A., Grotta, J., Hacke, W., Hennerici, M. G., Hommel, M., Kaste, M., Marler, J. R., Sacco, R. L., Teal, P., Wahlgren, N.-G., Warach, S., Weir, C. J., & Lees, K. R. (2007). The Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive. Stroke, 38(6),

Background and Purpose - Stroke has global importance and it causes an increasing amount of human suffering and
economic burden, but its management is far from optimal. The unsuccessful outcome of several research programs
highlights the need for r... Read More about The Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive.

Bacteriophage therapy to reduce Salmonella colonization of broiler chickens (2007)
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Atterbury, R. J., Van Bergen, M., Ortiz, F., Lovell, M., Harris, J., De Boer, A., …Barrow, P. (2007). Bacteriophage therapy to reduce Salmonella colonization of broiler chickens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73(14), https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00049-07

Acute enteric infections caused by salmonellas remain a major public health burden worldwide. Poultry, particularly chickens, are known to be the main reservoir for this zoonotic pathogen. Although some progress has been made in reducing Salmonella c... Read More about Bacteriophage therapy to reduce Salmonella colonization of broiler chickens.

Should eye protection be worn during dermatological surgery: prospective observational study (2007)
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Birnie, A., Thomas, K., & Varma, S. (2007). Should eye protection be worn during dermatological surgery: prospective observational study. British Journal of Dermatology, 156(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07930.x

Background There is a potential risk of infection with blood-borne viruses if a doctor receives a blood splash to a mucous membrane. The quantification of facial
contamination with blood has never been documented in the context of dermatological sur... Read More about Should eye protection be worn during dermatological surgery: prospective observational study.

Self-reported efficacy of an online dental anxiety support group: A pilot study (2007)
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Coulson, N. S., & Buchanan, H. (2008). Self-reported efficacy of an online dental anxiety support group: A pilot study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 36(1), 43-46. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00349.x

This study aimed to explore the self-reported effectiveness of an existing online dental anxiety support group in terms of perceived level of anxiety since accessing the group. An online questionnaire was completed by 91 individuals who accessed the... Read More about Self-reported efficacy of an online dental anxiety support group: A pilot study.

Randomized controlled trial of the intraligamental use of a local anaesthetic (lignocaine 2%) versus controls in paediatric tooth extraction (2007)
Journal Article
Sammons, H. M., Unsworth, . V., Gray, C., Choonara, I., Cherrill, . J., & Quirke, W. (2007). Randomized controlled trial of the intraligamental use of a local anaesthetic (lignocaine 2%) versus controls in paediatric tooth extraction. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 17(4), 297-303. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-263x.2007.00832.x

Background. Children still experience pain upon waking following dental extraction under general anaesthesia. Local anaesthetic has been shown to reduce this pain, but needs to be administered via a method that causes minimum injury or distress to th... Read More about Randomized controlled trial of the intraligamental use of a local anaesthetic (lignocaine 2%) versus controls in paediatric tooth extraction.

Dynamic instabilities in scalar neural field equations with space-dependent delays (2007)
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Venkov, N., Coombes, S., & Matthews, P. (2007). Dynamic instabilities in scalar neural field equations with space-dependent delays. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 232(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2007.04.011

In this paper we consider a class of scalar integral equations with a form of space-dependent delay. These nonlocal models arise naturally when modelling neural tissue with active axons and passive dendrites. Such systems are known to support a dynam... Read More about Dynamic instabilities in scalar neural field equations with space-dependent delays.

Systemic administration of the benzodiazepine receptor partial inverse agonist FG-7142 disrupts corticolimbic network interactions (2007)
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Stevenson, C. W., Halliday, D. M., Marsden, C. A., & Mason, R. (2007). Systemic administration of the benzodiazepine receptor partial inverse agonist FG-7142 disrupts corticolimbic network interactions. Synapse, 61(8), 646-663. https://doi.org/10.1002/syn.20414

The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and basolateral amygdala(BLA) coordinate various stress responses. Although the effects of stressors on mPFCand BLA activity have been previously examined, it remains unclear to what extent stressors affect functio... Read More about Systemic administration of the benzodiazepine receptor partial inverse agonist FG-7142 disrupts corticolimbic network interactions.

Rule Generalisation in Intrusion Detection Systems using Snort (2007)
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Aickelin, U., Twycross, J., & Hesketh-Roberts, T. (2007). Rule Generalisation in Intrusion Detection Systems using Snort. International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, 1(1), 101-116. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESDF.2007.013596

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) provide an important layer of security for computer systems and networks, and are becoming more and more necessary as reliance on Internet services increases and systems with sensitive data are more commonly open to... Read More about Rule Generalisation in Intrusion Detection Systems using Snort.

Modelling windage power loss from an enclosed spur gear (2007)
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Eastwick, C., Simmons, K., & Al-Shibl, K. (2007). Modelling windage power loss from an enclosed spur gear. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 221(3), https://doi.org/10.1243/09576509JPE344

Within a gearbox the majority of transmission losses can be attributed to bearing losses, meshing losses, or losses due to windage/churning. In this paper the commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code Fluent 6.2.16 is applied in a two-dimens... Read More about Modelling windage power loss from an enclosed spur gear.

Organisational justice and smoking: the Finnish Public Sector Study (2007)
Journal Article
Kouvonen, A., Vahtera, J., Elovainio, M., Cox, S. J., Cox, T., Linna, A., …Kivimaki, M. (2007). Organisational justice and smoking: the Finnish Public Sector Study

Study Objective: To examine the extent to which justice of decision-making procedures and interpersonal relations is associated with smoking.
Setting: Ten municipalities and 21 hospitals in Finland.
Design and Participants: Cross-sectional data der... Read More about Organisational justice and smoking: the Finnish Public Sector Study.

CALL on hold: The delayed benefits of an online workbook on L2 vocabulary learning (2007)
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Zapata, G., & Sagarra, N. (2007). CALL on hold: The delayed benefits of an online workbook on L2 vocabulary learning. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 20(2), 153-171. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588220701331352

This study examines the effects of an online workbook and a paper workbook on L2 vocabulary acquisition. Participants consisted of 549 L2 learners of Spanish enrolled in a large language program at an American state university. The participants recei... Read More about CALL on hold: The delayed benefits of an online workbook on L2 vocabulary learning.

The effect of striatal dopamine depletion and the adenosine A2A antagonist KW-6002 on reversal learning in rats (2007)
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O’Neill, M., & Brown, V. J. (2007). The effect of striatal dopamine depletion and the adenosine A2A antagonist KW-6002 on reversal learning in rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 88(1), 75-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2007.03.003

This study assessed whether dopamine in the dorsomedial striatum is necessary for flexible adaptation to changes in stimulus–response contingencies. As KW-6002 (Istradefylline), an adenosine A2A antagonist, improves motor deficits resulting from stri... Read More about The effect of striatal dopamine depletion and the adenosine A2A antagonist KW-6002 on reversal learning in rats.

Can we improve the statistical analysis of stroke trials? Statistical re-analysis of functional outcomes in stroke trials (2007)
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Bath, P. M., & Optimising Analysis of Stroke Trials Collaboration, O. (2007). Can we improve the statistical analysis of stroke trials? Statistical re-analysis of functional outcomes in stroke trials. Stroke, 38(6), https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.106.474080

Background: Most large acute stroke trials have been neutral. Functional outcome is usually analysed using a yes or no answer, e.g. death or dependency vs. independence. We assessed which statistical approaches are most efficient in analysing outcome... Read More about Can we improve the statistical analysis of stroke trials? Statistical re-analysis of functional outcomes in stroke trials.

Protean agonism at the dopamine D2 receptor: (S)-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N-propylpiperidine is an agonist for activation of Go1 but an antagonist/inverse agonist for Gi1,Gi2, and Gi3 (2007)
Journal Article
Lane, J. R., Powney, B., Wise, A., Rees, S., & Milligan, G. (2007). Protean agonism at the dopamine D2 receptor: (S)-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N-propylpiperidine is an agonist for activation of Go1 but an antagonist/inverse agonist for Gi1,Gi2, and Gi3. Molecular Pharmacology, 71(5), 1349-1359. https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.106.032722

A range of ligands displayed agonism at the long isoform of the human dopamine D(2) receptor, whether using receptor-G protein fusions or membranes of cells in which pertussis toxin-resistant mutants of individual Galpha(i)-family G proteins could be... Read More about Protean agonism at the dopamine D2 receptor: (S)-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N-propylpiperidine is an agonist for activation of Go1 but an antagonist/inverse agonist for Gi1,Gi2, and Gi3.

Factors affecting participation in Sure Start programmes: a qualitative investigation of parents' views. (2007)
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Avis, M., Bulman, D., & Leighton, P. (2007). Factors affecting participation in Sure Start programmes: a qualitative investigation of parents' views. Health and Social Care in the Community, 15(3), 203-211. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00673.x

The objectives of the present study were to examine the factors that parents identify as promoting or hindering participation in Sure Start programmes, and to identify methods for enhancing parents’ engagement with Sure Start. A qualitative, in-depth... Read More about Factors affecting participation in Sure Start programmes: a qualitative investigation of parents' views..