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Differential mechanisms of angiotensin II and PDGF-BB on migration and proliferation of coronary artery smooth muscle cells (2008)
Journal Article
Allen, C., & Bayraktutan, U. (2008). Differential mechanisms of angiotensin II and PDGF-BB on migration and proliferation of coronary artery smooth muscle cells. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 45(2),

Angiotensin II (Ang II) and platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) are associated with excessive cell migration, proliferation and many growth-related diseases. However, whether these agents utilise similar mechanisms to trigger vascular patholo... Read More about Differential mechanisms of angiotensin II and PDGF-BB on migration and proliferation of coronary artery smooth muscle cells.

A simple evolutionary algorithm with self-adaptation for multi-objective nurse scheduling (2008)
Book Chapter
Landa-Silva, D., & Le, K. N. (2008). A simple evolutionary algorithm with self-adaptation for multi-objective nurse scheduling. In Adaptive and Multilevel Metaheuristics, (133-155). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79438-7_7

We present a multi-objective approach to tackle a real-world nurse scheduling problem using an evolutionary algorithm. The aim is to generate a few good quality non-dominated schedules so that the decision-maker can select the most appropriate one. O... Read More about A simple evolutionary algorithm with self-adaptation for multi-objective nurse scheduling.

Cosmic string Y-junctions: a comparison between field theoretic and Nambu-Goto dynamics (2008)
Journal Article
Bevis, N., & Saffin, P. M. (2008). Cosmic string Y-junctions: a comparison between field theoretic and Nambu-Goto dynamics. Physical Review D, 78(2), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.78.023503

We explore the formation of cosmic string Y-junctions when strings of two different types collide, which has recently become important since string theory can yield cosmic strings of distinct types. Using a model containing two types of local U(1) st... Read More about Cosmic string Y-junctions: a comparison between field theoretic and Nambu-Goto dynamics.

The classification of higher-order cusp forms (2008)
Journal Article
Diamantis, N., & Sim, D. (2008). The classification of higher-order cusp forms. Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, 2008(622), 121-153. https://doi.org/10.1515/CRELLE.2008.067

Explicit bases for the spaces of holomorphic cusp forms of all even positive weights and all orders are constructed. The dimensions of these spaces are computed.

Measuring perceived quality of life to assess health needs among people with MS: a community study in Derbyshire, UK (2008)
Journal Article
Vazirinejad, R., & Lilley, J. (2008). Measuring perceived quality of life to assess health needs among people with MS: a community study in Derbyshire, UK. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 37(3),

Background: To determine the health needs of people with multiple sclerosis living in the Southern Derbyshire region of the UK, using a quality of life postal questionnaire. Methods: This was a population-based survey using a postal questionnaire com... Read More about Measuring perceived quality of life to assess health needs among people with MS: a community study in Derbyshire, UK.

Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 1. Regional fauna and component community levels (2008)
Journal Article
Behnke, J. M., Bajer, A., Harris, P. D., Newington, L., Pidgeon, E., Rowlands, G., …Barnard, C. (2008). Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 1. Regional fauna and component community levels. Parasitology, 135(8), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182008004393

Helminth infections were studied in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from 3 woodland sites in N.E. Poland in the late summers of 1999 and 2002, to assess the temporal stability of derived statistics describing the regional helminth fauna and component c... Read More about Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 1. Regional fauna and component community levels.

Species-specific kinetics and zonation of hepatic DNA synthesis induced by ligands of PPAR? (2008)
Journal Article
Al Kholaifi, A., Amer, A., Jeffery, B., Gray, T. J., Roberts, R. A., & Bell, D. R. (2008). Species-specific kinetics and zonation of hepatic DNA synthesis induced by ligands of PPAR?. Toxicological Sciences, 104(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfn062

PPAR? ligands evoke a profound mitogenic response in rodent liver, and the aim of this study was to characterise the kinetics of induction of DNA synthesis. The CAR ligand, 1,4-bis[2-(3,5- dichoropyridyloxy)]benzene, caused induction of hepatocyte... Read More about Species-specific kinetics and zonation of hepatic DNA synthesis induced by ligands of PPAR?.

In utero effects on livestock muscle development and body composition (2008)
Journal Article
Brameld, J. M., & Daniel, Z. C. (2008). In utero effects on livestock muscle development and body composition. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 48(7), 921-929. https://doi.org/10.1071/EA08017

This review will focus on the evidence for in utero effects on development of skeletal muscle in farm and laboratory animals, particularly sheep and pigs. We will describe genetic and environmental factors that have been shown to alter the numbers of... Read More about In utero effects on livestock muscle development and body composition.

Allergen-driven suppression of thiol production by human dendritic cells and the effect of thiols on T cell function (2008)
Journal Article
Hasan, A. A., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., Fairclough, L., Robins, A., Sewell, H. F., & Shakib, F. (2009). Allergen-driven suppression of thiol production by human dendritic cells and the effect of thiols on T cell function. Immunobiology, 214(1), 2-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2008.04.006

Dendritic cells are a major source of extracellular thiols needed for T cell activation, a process in which CD40-mediated stimulation plays a pivotal role. The Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus group 1 mite allergen (Der p 1) has previously been shown t... Read More about Allergen-driven suppression of thiol production by human dendritic cells and the effect of thiols on T cell function.

Implementation of a hybrid AC-AC direct power converter with unity voltage transfer (2008)
Journal Article
Wijekoon, T., Klumpner, C., Zanchetta, P., & Wheeler, P. (2008). Implementation of a hybrid AC-AC direct power converter with unity voltage transfer. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 23(4), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2008.924601

This paper presents a novel hybrid direct power converter (HDPC) which overcomes the two main disadvantages of matrix converters: limited voltage transfer ratio and low immunity to grid disturbance. The proposed converter is formed by integrating a r... Read More about Implementation of a hybrid AC-AC direct power converter with unity voltage transfer.

Introduction to Multi-Agent Simulation (2008)
Book Chapter
Siebers, P., & Aickelin, U. (2008). Introduction to Multi-Agent Simulation. In F. Adam, & P. Humphreys (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies. IGI Global

When designing systems that are complex, dynamic and stochastic in nature, simulation is generally recognised as one of the best design support technologies, and a valuable aid in the strategic and tactical decision making process. A simulation model... Read More about Introduction to Multi-Agent Simulation.

Hybrid matrix converter topologies: an exploration of benefits (2008)
Conference Proceeding
Klumpner, C., & Pitic, C. (2008). Hybrid matrix converter topologies: an exploration of benefits. In 2008 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.2008.4591887

Matrix converters are direct AC/AC power converters that can operate with sinusoidal output/input voltage/currents without the need of passive components to store energy, which means that they are grid friendly and have a great weight/volume reductio... Read More about Hybrid matrix converter topologies: an exploration of benefits.

Chemical Tags Facilitate the Sensing of Individual DNA Strands with Nanopores (2008)
Journal Article
Mitchell, N. J., & Howorka, S. (2008). Chemical Tags Facilitate the Sensing of Individual DNA Strands with Nanopores. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 47(30), 5565-5568. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200800183

The base resolution in the detection of single DNA strands with nanopores can be improved by attaching chemical tags to individual bases. Different chemical tags give rise to characteristic current signatures when a DNA molecule passes through a nano... Read More about Chemical Tags Facilitate the Sensing of Individual DNA Strands with Nanopores.

Differential Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus Quorum-Sensing Signals Depends on Both Extracellular Loops 1 and 2 of the Transmembrane Sensor AgrC (2008)
Journal Article
Jensen, R. O., Winzer, K., Clarke, S. R., Chan, W. C., & Williams, P. (2008). Differential Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus Quorum-Sensing Signals Depends on Both Extracellular Loops 1 and 2 of the Transmembrane Sensor AgrC. Journal of Molecular Biology, 381(2), 300-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2008.06.018

Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus is regulated via agr-dependent quorum sensing in which an autoinducing peptide (AIP) activates AgrC, a histidine protein kinase. AIPs are usually thiolactones containing seven to nine amino acid residues in which th... Read More about Differential Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus Quorum-Sensing Signals Depends on Both Extracellular Loops 1 and 2 of the Transmembrane Sensor AgrC.

Adaptive and assortative mating scheme for evolutionary multi-objective algorithms (2008)
Book Chapter
Le, K., & Landa-Silva, D. (2008). Adaptive and assortative mating scheme for evolutionary multi-objective algorithms. In Artificial Evolution: 8th International Conference, Evolution Artificielle, EA 2007, Tours, France, October 29-31, 2007, Revised Selected Papers, (172-183). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79305-2_15

We are interested in the role of restricted mating schemes in the context of evolutionary multi-objective algorithms. In this paper, we propose an adaptive assortative mating scheme that uses similarity in the decision space (genotypic assortative ma... Read More about Adaptive and assortative mating scheme for evolutionary multi-objective algorithms.

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
Mo, P. K., & Coulson, N. S. (2008). Exploring the communication of social support within virtual communities: A content analysis of messages posted to an online HIV/AIDS support group. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 11(3), 371-374. https://doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2007.0118

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 ? -Vectors for Certain Rational Polytopes (2008)
Journal Article
Fiset, M., & Kasprzyk, A. M. (2008). A Note on Palindromic ? -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 ?-vector of P is palindromic. Perhaps less well-known is that a similar resu... Read More about A Note on Palindromic ? -Vectors for Certain Rational Polytopes.

Optimizing Automated AFLP Scoring Parameters to Improve Phylogenetic Resolution (2008)
Journal Article
Holland, B. R., Clarke, A. C., & Meudt, H. M. (2008). Optimizing Automated AFLP Scoring Parameters to Improve Phylogenetic Resolution. Systematic Biology, 57(3), 347-366. https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150802044037

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.