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Understanding relaxin in the female reproductive system (2002)
Journal Article
Ivell, R., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2003). Understanding relaxin in the female reproductive system. Current Medicinal Chemistry Immunology Endocrine and Metabolic Agents, 5(5), 383-389. https://doi.org/10.2174/156801305774322394

Recent advances in our understanding of the hormone relaxin, and the discovery of its specific receptor LGR7, have provided a series of new tools and paradigms, with which to re-examine many aspects of female reproductive physiology classically assoc... Read More about Understanding relaxin in the female reproductive system.

Adolescents’ perceptions of the costs and benefits of food additives and their presence in different foods (2002)
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Richard Eiser, J., Coulson, N. S., & Eiser, C. (2002). Adolescents’ perceptions of the costs and benefits of food additives and their presence in different foods. Journal of Risk Research, 5(2), 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669870010004979

A questionnaire concerning the use of additives in foods was completed by 572 high school students aged 12–15 years. Participants recorded how often they ate each of 16 common foods, and rated the relative levels of colourings, flavourings, preservat... Read More about Adolescents’ perceptions of the costs and benefits of food additives and their presence in different foods.

Comparison and integration of genetic maps generated from F2 and BC1-type mapping populations in perennial ryegrass (2002)
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Armstead, I., Turner, L., King, I., Cairns, A., & Humphreys, M. (2002). Comparison and integration of genetic maps generated from F2 and BC1-type mapping populations in perennial ryegrass. Plant Breeding, 121(6), 501-507. doi:10.1046/j.1439-0523.2002.00742.x

Linkage maps of perennial ryegrass were constructed from F2 and BC1‐type populations using, predominantly, restriction fragment length polymorphism data based on heterologous probes used in mapping other grass species. The maps identified seven linka... Read More about Comparison and integration of genetic maps generated from F2 and BC1-type mapping populations in perennial ryegrass.

Efficient Solution of Rational Conics (2002)
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Cremona, J. E., & Rusin, D. (2003). Efficient Solution of Rational Conics. Mathematics of Computation, 72(243), 1417-1441. https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-02-01480-1

We present efficient algorithms for solving Legendre equations over Q (equivalently, for finding rational points on rational conics) and parametrizing all solutions. Unlike existing algorithms, no integer factorization is required, provided that the... Read More about Efficient Solution of Rational Conics.

Student attendance at dental checkups: An application of the transtheoretical model (2002)
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Coulson, N. S., & Buchanan, H. (2002). Student attendance at dental checkups: An application of the transtheoretical model. Health Education Journal, 61(4), 309-319. https://doi.org/10.1177/001789690206100404

Objective To examine the application of key constructs of the Transtheoretical Model (stages of change and decisional balance) to attendance at dental checkups with a student sample. Method A questionnaire was completed by 224 students from the Unive... Read More about Student attendance at dental checkups: An application of the transtheoretical model.

Nasal immunization with homogenate and peptide antigens induces protective immunity against Trichinella spiralis (2002)
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McGuire, C., Chan, W. C., & Wakelin, D. (2002). Nasal immunization with homogenate and peptide antigens induces protective immunity against Trichinella spiralis. Infection and Immunity, 70(12), 7149-7152. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.70.12.7149-7152.2002

Mice were successfully immunized against the intestinal nematode Trichinella spiralis by intranasal administration of a 30-mer peptide antigen with cholera toxin B. Immunized mice developed antigen-specific serum immunoglobulin G1, intestinal immunog... Read More about Nasal immunization with homogenate and peptide antigens induces protective immunity against Trichinella spiralis.

Spectral synthesis and topologies on ideal spaces for Banach *-algebras (2002)
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Feinstein, J., Kaniuth, E., & Somerset, D. (2002). Spectral synthesis and topologies on ideal spaces for Banach *-algebras. Journal of Functional Analysis, 196(1), https://doi.org/10.1006/jfan.2002.3964

This paper continues the study of spectral synthesis and the topologies τ∞ and τr on the ideal space of a Banach algebra, concentrating on the class of Banach *-algebras, and in particular on L1-group algebras. It is shown that if a group G is a fini... Read More about Spectral synthesis and topologies on ideal spaces for Banach *-algebras.

A High-Copy-Number CACTA Family Transposon in Temperate Grasses and Cereals (2002)
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Langdon, T., Jenkins, G., Hasterok, R., Jones, R. N., & King, I. P. (2003). A High-Copy-Number CACTA Family Transposon in Temperate Grasses and Cereals. Genetics, 163(3), 1097-1108

A lineage of CACTA family transposons has been identified in temperate grasses and cereals, and a full-length representative of the subfamily from Lolium perenne has been sequenced. Both the size and internal organization of the L. perenne element ar... Read More about A High-Copy-Number CACTA Family Transposon in Temperate Grasses and Cereals.

The genotype distribution of the XRCC1 gene indicates a role for base excision repair in the development of therapy-related acute myeloblastic leukemia (2002)
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Seedhouse, C., Bainton, R., Lewis, M., Harding, A., Russell, N., & Das-Gupta, E. (2002). The genotype distribution of the XRCC1 gene indicates a role for base excision repair in the development of therapy-related acute myeloblastic leukemia. Blood, 100(10), 3761-3766. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2002-04-1152

Polymorphisms in several DNA repair genes have been described. These polymorphisms may affect DNA repair capacity and modulate cancer susceptibility by means of gene-environment interactions. We investigated DNA repair capacity and its association wi... Read More about The genotype distribution of the XRCC1 gene indicates a role for base excision repair in the development of therapy-related acute myeloblastic leukemia.

Fossilized records of past seas (2002)
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Wade, C., & Darling, K. (2002). Fossilized records of past seas. Microbiology Today, 29, 183-184

The planktonic foraminifera are an important part of the zooplankton, and their calcific shells, preserved in the ocean sediments, form one of the most complete fossil records on earth. Chris Wade and Kate Darling explain how they can be used as indi... Read More about Fossilized records of past seas.

Hypothalamic Actions of Neuromedin U (2002)
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Wren, A. M., Small, C. J., Abbott, C. R., Jethwa, P. H., Kennedy, A. R., Murphy, K. G., …Bloom, S. R. (2002). Hypothalamic Actions of Neuromedin U. Endocrinology, 143(11), 4227-4234. https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2002-220308

The central nervous system and gut peptide neuromedin U (NMU) inhibits feeding after intracerebroventricular injection. This study explored the hypothalamic actions of NMU on feeding and the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis. Intraparaventricular nu... Read More about Hypothalamic Actions of Neuromedin U.

The Countdown Problem (2002)
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Hutton, G. (2002). The Countdown Problem. Journal of Functional Programming, 12(6),

We systematically develop a functional program that solves the countdown problem, a numbers game in which the aim is to construct arithmetic expressions satisfying certain constraints. Starting from a formal specification of the problem, we present... Read More about The Countdown Problem.

An evaluation of screening measures for cognitive impairment after stroke (2002)
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Blake, H., McKinney, M., Treece, K., Lee, E., & Lincoln, N. (2002). An evaluation of screening measures for cognitive impairment after stroke. Age and Ageing, 31(6), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/31.6.451

Objectives: to assess the sensitivity and specificity of a screening battery for detecting cognitive impairment after stroke.

Design: a randomized controlled trial.

Methods: stroke patients were recruited from hospitals in three centres. Pati... Read More about An evaluation of screening measures for cognitive impairment after stroke.

Purification of the proline-rich homeodomain protein (2002)
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Butcher, A. J., Gaston, K., & Jayaraman, P. (2003). Purification of the proline-rich homeodomain protein. Journal of Chromatography B, 786(1-2), 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1570-0232%2802%2900740-7

The proline-rich homeodomain protein (PRH), also known as Hex, is a transcriptional repressor expressed in a variety of cell types. The PRH protein contains a proline-rich N-terminal domain that can repress transcription when attached to a heterologo... Read More about Purification of the proline-rich homeodomain protein.

The proteolytic activity of the major dust mite allergen Der p 1 conditions dendritic cells to produce less interleukin-12: Allergen-induced Th2 bias determined at the dendritic cell level (2002)
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Ghaemmaghami, A. M., Gough, L., Sewell, H. F., & Shakib, F. (2002). The proteolytic activity of the major dust mite allergen Der p 1 conditions dendritic cells to produce less interleukin-12: Allergen-induced Th2 bias determined at the dendritic cell level. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 32(10), 1468-1475. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.01504.x

Background: The proteolytic activity of the house dust mite allergen Der p 1 has recently been shown to bias Th cell subset development in favour of Th2. Apart from its direct effect on T cells, it is conceivable that the proteolytic activity of Der... Read More about The proteolytic activity of the major dust mite allergen Der p 1 conditions dendritic cells to produce less interleukin-12: Allergen-induced Th2 bias determined at the dendritic cell level.

Home based exercise programme for knee pain and knee osteoarthritis: randomised controlled trial (2002)
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Thomas, K., Muir, K., Doherty, M., Jones, A., O'Reilly, S., & Bassey, E. (2002). Home based exercise programme for knee pain and knee osteoarthritis: randomised controlled trial

Objectives To determine whether a home based
exercise programme can improve outcomes in
patients with knee pain.
Design Pragmatic, factorial randomised controlled
trial of two years' duration.
Setting Two general practices in Nottingham.
Partic... Read More about Home based exercise programme for knee pain and knee osteoarthritis: randomised controlled trial.