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The male experience of infertility: A thematic analysis of an online infertility support group bulletin board (2008)
Journal Article
Malik, S. M., & Coulson, N. (2008). The male experience of infertility: A thematic analysis of an online infertility support group bulletin board. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 26(1), 18-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830701759777

Past research has suggested that men and women differ in their response to the experience of infertility. However, there is comparatively little research focusing specifically on the male perspective of infertility. The aim of this study was to exami... Read More about The male experience of infertility: A thematic analysis of an online infertility support group bulletin board.

Distinct migratory and non-migratory ecotypes of an endemic New Zealand eleotrid (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) – implications for incipient speciation in island freshwater fish species (2008)
Journal Article
Michel, C., Hicks, B. J., Stölting, K. N., Clarke, A. C., Stevens, M. I., Tana, R., Meyer, A., & van den Heuvel, M. R. (2008). Distinct migratory and non-migratory ecotypes of an endemic New Zealand eleotrid (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) – implications for incipient speciation in island freshwater fish species. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 8(1), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-8-49

Background. Many postglacial lakes contain fish species with distinct ecomorphs. Similar evolutionary scenarios might be acting on evolutionarily young fish communities in lakes of remote islands. One process that drives diversification in island fre... Read More about Distinct migratory and non-migratory ecotypes of an endemic New Zealand eleotrid (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) – implications for incipient speciation in island freshwater fish species.

Autophagy as an important process in gut homeostasis and Crohn's disease pathogenesis (2008)
Journal Article
Xavier, R. J., Huett, A., & Rioux, J. D. (2008). Autophagy as an important process in gut homeostasis and Crohn's disease pathogenesis. Gut, 57(6), 717-720. https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.2007.134254

Crohns disease (CD) is a complex polygenic trait whereby multiple genetic and non-genetic risk factors contribute to disease susceptibility. Association testing is a statistical approach commonly used for identifying genetic risk factors for complex/... Read More about Autophagy as an important process in gut homeostasis and Crohn's disease pathogenesis.

Effect of specimen preparation method on the stress-strain behavior of sand in plane-strain compression tests (2008)
Journal Article
Wanatowski, D., & Chu, J. (2008). Effect of specimen preparation method on the stress-strain behavior of sand in plane-strain compression tests. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 31(4), https://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ101307

Experimental results are presented in this paper to study the effect of specimen preparation method on the stress-strain behavior of sand in plane-strain compression tests. The data obtained from K0 consolidation, drained, undrained and strain path t... Read More about Effect of specimen preparation method on the stress-strain behavior of sand in plane-strain compression tests.

Democratization in a passive dendritic tree: An analytical investigation (2008)
Journal Article
Timofeeva, Y., Cox, S. J., Coombes, S., & Josic, K. (2008). Democratization in a passive dendritic tree: An analytical investigation. Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 25(2), 228-244. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10827-008-0075-9

One way to achieve amplification of distal synaptic inputs on a dendritic tree is to scale the amplitude and/or duration of the synaptic conductance with its distance from the soma. This is an example of what is often referred to as "dendritic democr... Read More about Democratization in a passive dendritic tree: An analytical investigation.

The genetic diversity of planktic foraminifera and the global distribution of ribosomal RNA genotypes (2008)
Journal Article
Darling, K. F., & Wade, C. M. (2008). The genetic diversity of planktic foraminifera and the global distribution of ribosomal RNA genotypes. Marine Micropaleontology, 67(3-4), 216-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2008.01.009

Fossil planktic foraminifers in the ocean sediments play an unparalleled role in our understanding of the oceanographic environment in the past. An in depth knowledge of their diversity, ecology and biogeography in the modern ocean lies central to th... Read More about The genetic diversity of planktic foraminifera and the global distribution of ribosomal RNA genotypes.

Interstitial glucose profile associated with symptoms attributed to hypoglycemia by otherwise healthy women (2008)
Journal Article
Simpson, E. J., Holdsworth, M., & Macdonald, I. A. (2008). Interstitial glucose profile associated with symptoms attributed to hypoglycemia by otherwise healthy women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 87(2), 354-361. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/87.2.354

Background: Reports of postprandial symptoms attributed to hypoglycemia by otherwise healthy individuals appear to be relatively common in UK women. Whether these symptoms are related to blood glucose is a contentious issue, which periodic ambulatory... Read More about Interstitial glucose profile associated with symptoms attributed to hypoglycemia by otherwise healthy women.

Enhancing productivity: the role of management practices (2008)
Journal Article
Siebers, P.-O., Aickelin, U., Battisti, G., Celia, H., Clegg, C., Fu, X., Hoyos, R. D., Iona, A., Petrescu, A., & Peixoto, A. (2008). Enhancing productivity: the role of management practices. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1309605

There is no doubt that management practices are linked to the productivity and performance of a company. However, research findings are mixed. This paper provides a multi-disciplinary review of the current evidence of such a relationship and offers s... Read More about Enhancing productivity: the role of management practices.

A model for fresh produce shelf-space allocation and inventory management with freshness-condition-dependent demand (2008)
Journal Article
Bai, R., & Kendall, G. (in press). A model for fresh produce shelf-space allocation and inventory management with freshness-condition-dependent demand. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.1070.0219

Asignificant amount of work has investigated inventory control problems associated with fresh produce. Much of this work has considered deteriorating inventory control with many models having been proposed for various situations. However, no research... Read More about A model for fresh produce shelf-space allocation and inventory management with freshness-condition-dependent demand.

A mixer design for the pigtail braid (2008)
Journal Article
Binder, B. J., & Cox, S. M. (2008). A mixer design for the pigtail braid. Fluid Dynamics Research, 40(1), 34-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluiddyn.2006.09.001

The stirring of a body of viscous fluid using multiple stirring rods is known to be particularly effective when the rods trace out a path corresponding to a nontrivial mathematical braid. The optimal braid is the so-called "pigtail braid", in which t... Read More about A mixer design for the pigtail braid.

Empirical evidence of bias in the design of experimental stroke studies: a metaepidemiologic approach (2008)
Journal Article
Crossley, N. A., Sena, E. S., Goehler, J., Horn, J., van der Worp, H. B., Bath, P. M., Macleod, M. R., & Dirnagl, U. (2008). Empirical evidence of bias in the design of experimental stroke studies: a metaepidemiologic approach. Stroke, 39, https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.498725

Background and Purpose: At least part of the failure in the transition from experimental to clinical studies in stroke has been attributed to the imprecision introduced by problems in the design of experimental stroke studies. Using a metaepidemiolog... Read More about Empirical evidence of bias in the design of experimental stroke studies: a metaepidemiologic approach.

Effects of dietary polyphenols on gene expression in human vascular endothelial cells (2008)
Journal Article
Nicholson, S. K., Tucker, G. A., & Brameld, J. M. (2008). Effects of dietary polyphenols on gene expression in human vascular endothelial cells. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 67(1), 42-47. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665108006009

Previous studies have shown that consumption of fruit and vegetables plays a role in preventing the onset of CVD. These beneficial effects have been linked to the presence of polyphenolic compounds in plant-derived foods and their antioxidant capacit... Read More about Effects of dietary polyphenols on gene expression in human vascular endothelial cells.

No resonant tunneling in standard scalar quantum field theory (2008)
Journal Article
Copeland, E. J., Padilla, A., & Saffin, P. M. (2008). No resonant tunneling in standard scalar quantum field theory. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2008(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/01/066

We investigate the nature of resonant tunneling in Quantum Field Theory. Following the pioneering work of Banks, Bender and Wu, we describe quantum field theory in terms of infinite dimensional quantum mechanics and utilize the ``Most probable escape... Read More about No resonant tunneling in standard scalar quantum field theory.

Direct and indirect contacts between cattle farms in north-west England (2008)
Journal Article
Brennan, M. L., Kemp, R., & Christley, R. M. (in press). Direct and indirect contacts between cattle farms in north-west England. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 84(3/4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.12.009

Little is known regarding the types and frequencies of contact that exist between farms and which of these may act as pathogen transmission routes; however it is likely that farms demonstrate considerable heterogeneity in such contacts. In this cross... Read More about Direct and indirect contacts between cattle farms in north-west England.

Telomeric 3′-overhang length is associated with the size of telomeres (2008)
Journal Article
Rahman, R., Forsyth, N. R., & Cui, W. (2008). Telomeric 3′-overhang length is associated with the size of telomeres. Experimental Gerontology, 43(4), 258-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2008.01.005

Telomeres are specialized DNA/protein complexes that cap eukaryotic chromosome ends as T-loop structures and maintain genomic integrity. Vertebrate telomeric DNA consists of tandem double-strand repeats which terminate in a 3 0 single-strand G-rich o... Read More about Telomeric 3′-overhang length is associated with the size of telomeres.

Molecular mechanism of target recognition by subtilin, a class I lanthionine antibiotic (2008)
Journal Article
Parisot, J., Carey, S., Breukink, E., Chan, W. C., Narbad, A., & Bonev, B. (2008). Molecular mechanism of target recognition by subtilin, a class I lanthionine antibiotic. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 52(2), 612-618. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00836-07

The increasing resistance of human pathogens to conventional antibiotics presents a growing threat to the chemotherapeutic management of infectious diseases. The lanthionine antibiotics, still unused as therapeutic agents, have recently attracted sig... Read More about Molecular mechanism of target recognition by subtilin, a class I lanthionine antibiotic.

Panel discussion [of paper: Thyroid disrupting chemicals: mechanisms and mixtures] (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anand-Ivell, R., Crofton, K., Ivell, R., Köhrle, J., & Kortenkamp, A. Panel discussion [of paper: Thyroid disrupting chemicals: mechanisms and mixtures]

This is a panel discussion (pages 222-223) of Kevin M. Crofton's paper Thyroid disrupting chemicals: mechanisms and mixtures.

Summary of main paper:

Environmental contaminants are known to act as thyroid disrupting chemicals (TDCs). Broadly def... Read More about Panel discussion [of paper: Thyroid disrupting chemicals: mechanisms and mixtures].