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Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members (2006)
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Thermou, G., & Pantazopoulou, S. (2007). Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members. Structural Concrete, 8(1), 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1680/stco.2007.8.1.35

This paper presents the results of a recent experimental research study where metallic (high-strength steel cord) fabric jackets (MF jackets) were utilised for the seismic upgrading of substandard reinforced concrete members. The proposed interventio... Read More about Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members.

Analgesic Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibition in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain (2006)
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Jhaveri, M., Richardson, D., Kendall, D., Barrett, D., & Chapman, V. (2006). Analgesic Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibition in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain

Cannabinoid-based medicines have therapeutic potential for the treatment of pain. Augmentation of levels of endocannabinoids with inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is analgesic in models of acute and inflammatory pain states. The aim of... Read More about Analgesic Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibition in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain.

Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems (2006)
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Brabazon, P. G., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2006). Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems. International Journal of Production Economics, 104(2),

Virtual-Build-to-Order (VBTO) is an emerging order fulfilment system within the automotive sector that is intended to improve fulfilment performance by taking advantage of integrated information systems. The primary innovation in VBTO systems is the... Read More about Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems.

A quadrivalent vaccine for human papillomavirus (2006)
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Brown, C., & Gaston, K. (2006). A quadrivalent vaccine for human papillomavirus. Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998), 42(11), 703-709. https://doi.org/10.1358/dot.2006.42.11.1032056

Cervical cancer is responsible for at least 13,500 deaths a year in the European Union and more than 30 times that worldwide. DNA from a group of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) is found in virtually all cervical carcinoma cells, and these so-called hi... Read More about A quadrivalent vaccine for human papillomavirus.

The role of cannabinoids in the neurobiology of sensory gating: a firing rate model study (2006)
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Zachariou, M., Dissanayake, D., Owen, M. R., Mason, R., & Coombes, S. The role of cannabinoids in the neurobiology of sensory gating: a firing rate model study. Neurocomputing, 70(10/12), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2006.10.065

Gating of sensory (e.g. auditory) information has been demonstrated as a reduction in the auditory-evoked potential responses recorded in the brain of both normal animals and human subjects. Auditory gating is perturbed in schizophrenic patients and... Read More about The role of cannabinoids in the neurobiology of sensory gating: a firing rate model study.

Chronic subcutaneous administration of kisspeptin-54 causes testicular degeneration in adult male rats (2006)
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Thompson, E. L., Murphy, K. G., Patterson, M., Bewick, G. A., Stamp, G. W., Curtis, A. E., …Bloom, S. R. (2006). Chronic subcutaneous administration of kisspeptin-54 causes testicular degeneration in adult male rats. AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 291(5), https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00040.2006

The kisspeptins are KiSS-1 gene-derived peptides that signal through the G protein-coupled receptor-54 (GPR54) and have recently been shown to be critical regulators of reproduction. Acute intracerebroventricular or peripheral administration of kissp... Read More about Chronic subcutaneous administration of kisspeptin-54 causes testicular degeneration in adult male rats.

What counts? Exploring the production of quantitative financial narratives in London's corporate finance industry (2006)
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Hall, S. (2006). What counts? Exploring the production of quantitative financial narratives in London's corporate finance industry. Journal of Economic Geography, 6(5), 661-678. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbl008

This article examines quantitative finance research practices in London's corporate finance industry. These calculative devices, produced by research analysts, are built around the modelling of a suite of financial metrics. Drawing on fieldwork condu... Read More about What counts? Exploring the production of quantitative financial narratives in London's corporate finance industry.

Effect of nitric oxide donors on blood pressure and pulse pressure in acute and subacute stroke (2006)
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Gray, L. J., Sprigg, N., Rashid, P., Willmot, M., & Bath, P. M. (2006). Effect of nitric oxide donors on blood pressure and pulse pressure in acute and subacute stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 15(6),

High blood pressure (BP), pulse pressure (PP), and rate pressure product (RPP) areeach associated independently with a poor outcome in acute ischemic stroke.
Whereas nitric oxide (NO) donors, such as glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), lower blood pressure i... Read More about Effect of nitric oxide donors on blood pressure and pulse pressure in acute and subacute stroke.

Persistent localized states for a chaotically mixed bistable reaction (2006)
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Cox, S. M. (2006). Persistent localized states for a chaotically mixed bistable reaction. Physical Review E, 74(5),

We describe the evolution of a bistable chemical reaction in a closed two-dimensional chaotic laminar flow, from a localized initial disturbance. When the fluid mixing is sufficiently slow, the disturbance may spread and eventually occupy the entire... Read More about Persistent localized states for a chaotically mixed bistable reaction.

Study of aero-engine oil-air separators (2006)
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Wang, Y., Simmons, K., Eastwick, C., & Hibberd, S. (2006). Study of aero-engine oil-air separators. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 220(7), https://doi.org/10.1243/09576509JPE116

For aero-engines, oil-air separation is a key function, and one approach to assessing separator effectiveness is computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The two-phase flow is complex and oil can be present in different forms (for example, droplets, mist,... Read More about Study of aero-engine oil-air separators.

Quantitative Fusarium spp. and Microdochium spp. PCR assays to evaluate seed treatments for the control of Fusarium seedling blight of wheat (2006)
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Glynn, N. C., Ray, R., Edwards, S. G., Hare, M. C., Parry, D. W., Barnett, C. J., & Beck, J. J. (2007). Quantitative Fusarium spp. and Microdochium spp. PCR assays to evaluate seed treatments for the control of Fusarium seedling blight of wheat. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 102(6), 1645-1653. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03190.x

Aims: To develop sensitive quantitative PCR assays for the two groups of pathogens responsible for Fusarium seedling blight in wheat: Fusarium group (Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium graminearum) and Microdochium group (Microdochium nivale and Microdoc... Read More about Quantitative Fusarium spp. and Microdochium spp. PCR assays to evaluate seed treatments for the control of Fusarium seedling blight of wheat.

Application of airborne LiDAR to mapping seismogenic faults in forested mountainous terrain, southeastern Alps, Slovenia (2006)
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Cunningham, D., Grebby, S., Tansey, K., Gosar, A., & Kastelic, V. (2006). Application of airborne LiDAR to mapping seismogenic faults in forested mountainous terrain, southeastern Alps, Slovenia. Geophysical Research Letters, 30(20), Article L20308. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL027014

Results are presented of the first airborne LiDAR survey ever flown in Europe for the purpose of mapping the surface expression of earthquake-prone faults. Detailed topographic images derived from LiDAR data of the Idrija and Ravne strike-slip faults... Read More about Application of airborne LiDAR to mapping seismogenic faults in forested mountainous terrain, southeastern Alps, Slovenia.

Consumption of carbonated drinks in adolescents: A transtheoretical analysis (2006)
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Buchanan, H., & Coulson, N. S. (2007). Consumption of carbonated drinks in adolescents: A transtheoretical analysis. Child: Care, Health and Development, 33(4), 441-447. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00691.x

Background: Adolescents consume a high level of carbonated drinks and this may have significant adverse effects for their weight and oral health. Therefore, we examined the application of key constructs of the Transtheoretical Model (stages of change... Read More about Consumption of carbonated drinks in adolescents: A transtheoretical analysis.

Signature-tagged transposon mutagenesis identifies novel mycobacterium tuberculosis genes involved in the parasitism of human macrophages (2006)
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Rosas-Magallanes, V., Stadthagen-Gomez, G., Rauzier, J., Barreiro, L. B., Tailleux, L., Boudou, F., Griffin, R., Nigou, J., Jackson, M., Gicquel, B., & Neyrolles, O. (2007). Signature-tagged transposon mutagenesis identifies novel mycobacterium tuberculosis genes involved in the parasitism of human macrophages. Infection and Immunity, 75(1), 504-507. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00058-06

Using signature-tagged transposon mutagenesis, we isolated 23 Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutants, corresponding to 21 genes or genetic regions, attenuated in their ability to parasitize human macrophages. Mutants disrupted in the ABC transporter-enco... Read More about Signature-tagged transposon mutagenesis identifies novel mycobacterium tuberculosis genes involved in the parasitism of human macrophages.

Inhibition of metal dusting using thermal spray coatings and laser treatment (2006)
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Voisey, K., Liu, Z., & Stott, F. (2006). Inhibition of metal dusting using thermal spray coatings and laser treatment. Surface and Coatings Technology, 201(3-4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2005.12.020

Alloy 600 and Alloy 800H are susceptible to metal dusting. Both alloys were thermally sprayed with two different corrosion resistant coatings: Ni50Cr and Ni31Cr11Al0.6Y. Laser remelting was used to enhance further the effectiveness of these coatings... Read More about Inhibition of metal dusting using thermal spray coatings and laser treatment.

Morphological characteristics of the limbal epithelial crypt (2006)
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Shanmuganathan, V. A., Foster, T., Kulkarni, B. B., Hopkinson, A., Gray, T., Powe, D. G., …Dua, H. S. (2007). Morphological characteristics of the limbal epithelial crypt. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 91(4), 514-519. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2006.102640

Aim: In 2005 we reported the discovery of a novel anatomical structure at the limbus, which we termed the limbal epithelial crypt (LEC). The purpose of this study was to further evaluate the distribution, immunophenotypical, and ultra structural char... Read More about Morphological characteristics of the limbal epithelial crypt.

Peripheral INSL3 concentrations decline with age in a large population of Australian men (2006)
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Anand-Ivell, R., Wohlgemuth, J., Haren, M. T., Hope, P. J., Hatzinikolas, G., Wittert, G., & Ivell, R. (2006). Peripheral INSL3 concentrations decline with age in a large population of Australian men. International Journal of Andrology, 29(6), 618-626. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2605.2006.00714.x

The novel peptide hormone insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) is a major secretory product of the Leydig cells of the testis, and in adult men is secreted into the blood, giving rise to circulating concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 2.5 ng/mL. We studied... Read More about Peripheral INSL3 concentrations decline with age in a large population of Australian men.

Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties? (2006)
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Wilson, K. (2006). Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties?. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104506067873

Although foster care is generally seen as providing a positive experience for the children and young people for whom it caters, it is rarely conceived of as a place where the children are helped to address their emotional difficulties and modify thei... Read More about Can foster carers help children resolve their emotional and behavioural difficulties?.

Telomerase with mutated catalytic motifs has dominant negative effects on telomerase activity and inhibits cell growth (2006)
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Rahman, R., Mo, L., & Cui, W. (2006). Telomerase with mutated catalytic motifs has dominant negative effects on telomerase activity and inhibits cell growth. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 350(3), 796-802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.09.125

Telomerase catalytic subunit (TERT) seems a key factor controlling telomerase activity, telomere length, and cell growth. To further address this issue, we forced expression of a catalytically inactive mutant human TERT (hTERT) in hTERT-immortalised... Read More about Telomerase with mutated catalytic motifs has dominant negative effects on telomerase activity and inhibits cell growth.