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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.

Organisational justice and smoking: the Finnish Public Sector Study (2007)
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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.

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.

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)
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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..

Genome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility loci for Crohn disease and implicates autophagy in disease pathogenesis (2007)
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Rioux, J. D., Xavier, R. J., Taylor, K. D., Silverberg, M. S., Goyette, P., Huett, A., …Brant, S. R. (2007). Genome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility loci for Crohn disease and implicates autophagy in disease pathogenesis. Nature Genetics, 39(5), 596-604. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng2032

We present a genome-wide association study of ileal Crohn disease and two independent replication studies that identify several new regions of association to Crohn disease. Specifically, in addition to the previously established CARD15 and IL23R asso... Read More about Genome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility loci for Crohn disease and implicates autophagy in disease pathogenesis.

Liquid film dynamics in horizontal and tilted tubes: dry spots and sliding drops (2007)
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King, A. A., Cummings, L. J., Naire, S., & Jensen, O. E. (2007). Liquid film dynamics in horizontal and tilted tubes: dry spots and sliding drops. Physics of Fluids, 19(4), Article 042102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2714569

Using a model derived from lubrication theory, we consider the evolution of a thin viscous film coating the interior or exterior of a cylindrical tube. The flow is driven by surface tension and gravity and the liquid is assumed to wet the cylinder p... Read More about Liquid film dynamics in horizontal and tilted tubes: dry spots and sliding drops.

Relaxin signalling in THP-1 cells uses a novel phosphotyrosine-dependent pathway (2007)
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Anand-Ivell, R., Heng, K., Bartsch, O., & Ivell, R. (2007). Relaxin signalling in THP-1 cells uses a novel phosphotyrosine-dependent pathway. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 272(1-2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2007.04.001

The heterodimeric peptide hormone relaxin acts through the novel G-protein coupled receptor LGR7 to elicit the production of cAMP in the human monocyte cell line THP-1. The very small number of receptors on the cell surface, and the lack of response... Read More about Relaxin signalling in THP-1 cells uses a novel phosphotyrosine-dependent pathway.

Clinical trials: the viewpoint of children (2007)
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Cherrill, J., Hudson, H., Cocking, C., Unsworth, V., Franck, L., McIntyre, J., & Choonara, I. (2007). Clinical trials: the viewpoint of children. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 92(8), 712-713. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.114207

The views of 30 children (8–16 years old) attending paediatric medical clinics on paediatric clinical trials were determined by semi-structured interviews. Nineteen children recognised that there were risks involved with taking part in clinical trial... Read More about Clinical trials: the viewpoint of children.

China's oil diplomacy: is it a global security threat? (2007)
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Lai, H. (2007). China's oil diplomacy: is it a global security threat?. Third World Quarterly, 28(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/01436590701192645

China is now the world's second largest oil consuming nation. China's external quest for oil has thus generated much attention and is believed by many to destabilise the world order. This article attempts to provide an overview of China's external in... Read More about China's oil diplomacy: is it a global security threat?.

Tele-branding in TVIII: the network as brand and the programme as brand (2007)
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Johnson, C. (2007). Tele-branding in TVIII: the network as brand and the programme as brand. New Review of Film and Television Studies, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/17400300601140126

In the era of TVIII, characterized by deregulation, multimedia conglomeration, expansion and increased competition, branding has emerged as a central industrial practice. Focusing on the case of HBO, a particularly successful brand in TVIII, this art... Read More about Tele-branding in TVIII: the network as brand and the programme as brand.

Open Access through the Depot (2007)
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Hubbard, B. (2007). Open Access through the Depot. Aliss Quarterly, 2(3),

The mission of "the Depot" is to provide a service that enables all UK academics to share in the benefits of open access exposure for their post-print research outputs. It does this by providing a national intake and storage facility - the Depot - fo... Read More about Open Access through the Depot.

Branching dendrites with resonant membrane: a "sum-over-trips" approach (2007)
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Coombes, S., Timofeeva, Y., Svennson, C.-M., Lord, G., Josic, K., Cox, S. J., & Colbert, C. (2007). Branching dendrites with resonant membrane: a "sum-over-trips" approach. Biological Cybernetics, 97(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-007-0161-5

Dendrites form the major components of neurons. They are complex branching structures that receive and process thousands of synaptic inputs from other neurons. It is well known that dendritic morphology plays an important role in the function of dend... Read More about Branching dendrites with resonant membrane: a "sum-over-trips" approach.

The Role of Football in Everyday Life (2007)
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Stone, C. (2007). The Role of Football in Everyday Life. Soccer and Society, 8(2-3), 169-184. https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970701224319

Research on the nature of sports audiences has been predominantly concerned with those attending live events and overlooks how sport is consumed within people’s everyday lives. Recent research into the nature of football fandom has offered ethnograph... Read More about The Role of Football in Everyday Life.

Global molecular phylogeography reveals persistent Arctic circumpolar isolation in a marine planktonic protist (2007)
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Darling, K. F., Kucera, M., & Wade, C. M. (2007). Global molecular phylogeography reveals persistent Arctic circumpolar isolation in a marine planktonic protist. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(12), 5002-5007. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0700520104

The high-latitude planktonic foraminifera have proved to be particularly useful model organisms for the study of global patterns of vicariance and gene flow in the oceans. Such studies demonstrate that gene flow can occur over enormous distances in t... Read More about Global molecular phylogeography reveals persistent Arctic circumpolar isolation in a marine planktonic protist.