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Exploring the communication of social support within virtual communities: A content analysis of messages posted to an online HIV/AIDS support group (2008)
Journal Article

The present study examined the nature of social support exchanged within an online HIV/AIDS support group. Content analysis was conducted with reference to five types of social support (information support, tangible assistance, esteem support, networ... Read More about Exploring the communication of social support within virtual communities: A content analysis of messages posted to an online HIV/AIDS support group.

A Note on Palindromic δ -Vectors for Certain Rational Polytopes (2008)
Journal Article
Fiset, M., & Kasprzyk, A. M. (2008). A Note on Palindromic δ -Vectors for Certain Rational Polytopes. Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 15, Article N18. https://doi.org/10.37236/893

Let P be a convex polytope containing the origin, whose dual is a lattice polytope. Hibi's Palindromic Theorem tells us that if P is also a lattice polytope then the Ehrhart δ-vector of P is palindromic. Perhaps less well-known is that a similar resu... Read More about A Note on Palindromic δ -Vectors for Certain Rational Polytopes.

Buried bumper syndrome: cut and leave it alone! (2008)
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Optimizing Automated AFLP Scoring Parameters to Improve Phylogenetic Resolution (2008)
Journal Article

The amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technique is an increasingly popular component of the phylogenetic toolbox, particularly for plant species. Technological advances in capillary electrophoresis now allow very precise estimates of DNA... Read More about Optimizing Automated AFLP Scoring Parameters to Improve Phylogenetic Resolution.

Care planning systems in care homes for older people (2008)
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Care planning is important in the provision of good-quality care and serves a variety of functions, including acting as a communication tool. An accessible format for care plans is therefore important. The National Minimum Care Standards in England n... Read More about Care planning systems in care homes for older people.

Loss of prokineticin receptor 2 signaling predisposes mice to torpor (2008)
Journal Article

The genes encoding prokineticin 2 polypeptide (Prok2) and its cognate receptor (Prokr2/Gpcr73l1) are widely expressed in both the suprachiasmatic nucleus and its hypothalamic targets, and this signaling pathway has been implicated in the circadian re... Read More about Loss of prokineticin receptor 2 signaling predisposes mice to torpor.

Effect of timing of fungicide application on the development of fusarium head blight and the accumulation of deoxynivalenol (DON) in winter wheat grain (2008)
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The effect of different timings of fungicide applications on Fusarium head blight severity and mycotoxin accumulation in wheat grain was investigated in two field experiments. The fungicides metconazole, tebuconazole, azoxystrobin and mixtures of met... Read More about Effect of timing of fungicide application on the development of fusarium head blight and the accumulation of deoxynivalenol (DON) in winter wheat grain.

Albumin binding as a potential biomarker of exposure to moderately low levels of organophosphorus pesticides (2008)
Journal Article
Tarhoni, M. H., Lister, T., Ray, D. E., & Carter, W. G. (2008). Albumin binding as a potential biomarker of exposure to moderately low levels of organophosphorus pesticides. Biomarkers, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/13547500801973563

We have evaluated the potential of plasma albumin to provide a sensitive biomarker of exposure to commonly used organophosphorus pesticides in order to complement the widely used measure of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition. Rat or human plasma... Read More about Albumin binding as a potential biomarker of exposure to moderately low levels of organophosphorus pesticides.

Configuring an open pipeline fulfilment system - a simulation study in an automotive context (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brabazon, P. G., Woodcock, A., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2008). Configuring an open pipeline fulfilment system - a simulation study in an automotive context.

Automotive producers are adopting multi-modal fulfillment models in which customers can be fulfilled by products from stock, by allocating as yet unmade products that are in the planning pipeline, or by building a product to order. This study explore... Read More about Configuring an open pipeline fulfilment system - a simulation study in an automotive context.

Structure in parasite component communities in wild rodents: predictability, stability, associations and interactions or pure randomness? (2008)
Journal Article
Behnke, J. (2008). Structure in parasite component communities in wild rodents: predictability, stability, associations and interactions or pure randomness?. Parasitology, 135(7), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182008000334

Experimental data establish that interactions exist between species of intestinal helminths during concurrent infections in rodents, the strongest effects being mediated through the host’s immune responses. Detecting immune-mediated relationships in... Read More about Structure in parasite component communities in wild rodents: predictability, stability, associations and interactions or pure randomness?.

The Queer (Spatial) Economies of The Lavender Hill Mob (2008)
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The papillomavirus E2 DNA binding domain (2008)
Journal Article
de Prat-Gay, G., Gaston, K., & Cicero, D. O. (2008). The papillomavirus E2 DNA binding domain. Frontiers in Bioscience, 13, 6006-6021. https://doi.org/10.2741/3132

The DNA binding domain of the E2 master regulator from papillomaviruses is the primary effector for most the essential activities controlled by this protein. In this review we focus on the properties of the DNA binding domain of human papillomavirus... Read More about The papillomavirus E2 DNA binding domain.

Risk assessment and lipid modification for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: summary of NICE guidance (2008)
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Cooper, A., & O'Flynn, N. (2008). Risk assessment and lipid modification for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: summary of NICE guidance. BMJ, 336, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39554.624086.AD

Balancing food risks and food benefits: the coverage of probiotics in the UK national press (2008)
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Nerlich, B., & Koteyko, N. (2008). Balancing food risks and food benefits: the coverage of probiotics in the UK national press. Sociological Research Online, 13(3), https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.1692

The 1980s and 1990s were marked by a series of food crises, environmental disasters and the emergence of so-called 'superbugs'. At the same time, social scientists, such as Ulrich Beck, began to study the rise of a modern 'risk society'. The late 199... Read More about Balancing food risks and food benefits: the coverage of probiotics in the UK national press.

Resistance to FLT3 inhibition in an in vitro model of primary AML cells with a stem cell phenotype in a defined microenvironment (2008)
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Relapse in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is mediated by survival of leukaemic stem cells following remission-induction chemotherapy. It would therefore be useful to identify therapeutic agents that target leukaemic stem cells. We devised a flow cytom... Read More about Resistance to FLT3 inhibition in an in vitro model of primary AML cells with a stem cell phenotype in a defined microenvironment.

Molecular and functional mapping of regional differences in P2Y receptor expression in the rat lens (2008)
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Extracellular ATP has been shown to mobilize intracellular Ca2+ in cultured ovine lens epithelial cells and in human lens epithelium, suggesting a role for purines in the modulation of lens transparency. In this study, we characterized the expression... Read More about Molecular and functional mapping of regional differences in P2Y receptor expression in the rat lens.

Neither Hide Nor Hair: The Difficulty of Identifying Useful Disease Biomarkers (2008)
Journal Article

Robert Koch was the first to propose a series of definitive tests to determine the agents of infectious disease. Koch's postulates, first published in 1890, were subsequently updated for the molecular era in 1988 by Stanley Falkow1 and continue to fo... Read More about Neither Hide Nor Hair: The Difficulty of Identifying Useful Disease Biomarkers.

Targeting of polyamidoamine-DNA nanoparticles using the Staudinger ligation: Attachment of an RGD motif either before or after complexation (2008)
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Two new methods for the modular synthesis of targeted gene delivery systems are reported. The PEGylated polyamidoamine DMEDA-PEG-DMEDA-(MBA-DMEDA)n+1-PEG-DMEDA 3 was sequentially modified to contain an integrin-binding peptide ligand via the Stauding... Read More about Targeting of polyamidoamine-DNA nanoparticles using the Staudinger ligation: Attachment of an RGD motif either before or after complexation.

Metaanalysis of diagnostic and prognostic studies: the challenge continues (2008)
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Guidelines for management of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack 2008 (2008)
Journal Article
Ringleb, P. A., Bousser, M., Ford, G., Bath, P. M., Brainin, M., Caso, V., …Walker, M. F. (2008). Guidelines for management of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack 2008. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 25(5), https://doi.org/10.1159/000131083

This article represents the update of the European Stroke Initiative Recommendations for Stroke Management. These guidelines cover both ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attacks, which are now considered to be a single entity. The article cove... Read More about Guidelines for management of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack 2008.