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Photo-heating and the fate of hard photons during the reionisation of HeII by quasars (2009)
Journal Article
S. Bolton, J., Peng Oh, S., & R. Furlanetto, S. (2009). Photo-heating and the fate of hard photons during the reionisation of HeII by quasars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 395(2), 736–752. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14597.x

We use a combination of analytic and numerical arguments to consider the impact of quasar photo-heating during HeII reionisation on the thermal evolution of the intergalactic medium (IGM). We demonstrate that rapid (\Delta z< 0.1-0.2), strong (\Delta... Read More about Photo-heating and the fate of hard photons during the reionisation of HeII by quasars.

Fate of conjugated natural and synthetic steroid estrogens in crude sewage and activated sludge batch studies (2009)
Journal Article
Gomes, R. L., Scrimshaw, M. D., & Lester, J. N. (2009). Fate of conjugated natural and synthetic steroid estrogens in crude sewage and activated sludge batch studies. Environmental Science and Technology, 43(10), 3612–3618. https://doi.org/10.1021/es801952h

Steroids are excreted from the human body in the conjugated form but are present in sewage influent and effluent as the free steroid, the major source of estrogenic activity observed in water courses. The fate of sulfate and glucuronide conjugated st... Read More about Fate of conjugated natural and synthetic steroid estrogens in crude sewage and activated sludge batch studies.

Information Fusion for Anomaly Detection with the Dendritic Cell Algorithm (2009)
Journal Article
Greensmith, J., Aickelin, U., & Tedesco, G. (2010). Information Fusion for Anomaly Detection with the Dendritic Cell Algorithm. Information Fusion, 11(1), 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2009.04.006

Dendritic cells are antigen presenting cells that provide a vital link between the innate and adaptive immune system, providing the initial detection of pathogenic invaders. Research into this family of cells has revealed that they
perform informati... Read More about Information Fusion for Anomaly Detection with the Dendritic Cell Algorithm.

Antenatal glucocorticoid therapy increases glucose delivery to cerebral circulations during acute hypoxemia in fetal sheep during late gestation (2009)
Journal Article
Jellyman, J. K., Gardner, D. S., McGarrigle, H. H., Fowden, A. L., & Giussani, D. A. (2009). Antenatal glucocorticoid therapy increases glucose delivery to cerebral circulations during acute hypoxemia in fetal sheep during late gestation. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 201(1), 82.e1-82.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2009.01.012

Objective: To determine the effects of 2 maternal injections with dexamethasone on the calculated oxygen and glucose deliveries to fetal cerebral and peripheral circulations during acute hypoxemia in sheep. Study Design: Beginning at 124 days, ewes r... Read More about Antenatal glucocorticoid therapy increases glucose delivery to cerebral circulations during acute hypoxemia in fetal sheep during late gestation.

The cytoskeletal scaffold Shank3 is recruited to pathogen-induced actin rearrangements (2009)
Journal Article
Huett, A., Leong, J. M., Podolsky, D. K., & Xavier, R. J. (2009). The cytoskeletal scaffold Shank3 is recruited to pathogen-induced actin rearrangements. Experimental Cell Research, 315(12), 2001-2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.04.003

The common gastrointestinal pathogens enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and Salmonella typhimurium both reorganize the gut epithelial cell actin cytoskeleton to mediate pathogenesis, utilizing mimicry of the host signaling apparatus. The PDZ d... Read More about The cytoskeletal scaffold Shank3 is recruited to pathogen-induced actin rearrangements.

Sediment resuspension and erosion by vortex rings (2009)
Journal Article
Munro, R. J., Bethke, N., & Dalziel, S. B. (in press). Sediment resuspension and erosion by vortex rings. Physics of Fluids, 21(4), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3083318

Particle resuspension and erosion induced by a vortex ringinteracting with a sediment layer was investigated experimentally using flow visualization (particle image velocimetry), high-speed video, and a recently developed light attenuation method for... Read More about Sediment resuspension and erosion by vortex rings.

Supporting the design of network-spanning applications (2009)
Book Chapter
Rennick Egglestone, S., Boucher, A., Rodden, T., Law, A., Humble, J., Greenhalgh, C., & Greenberg, S. (2009). Supporting the design of network-spanning applications. In D. R. Olsen, K. Hinckley, M. R. Morris, & S. Hudson (Eds.), CHI EA '09: proceedings of the 27th international conference extended abstracts on human factors in computing systems. ACM Press. https://doi.org/10.1145/1520340.1520426

In this case study, we describe our use of ECT, a tool
intended to simplify the design and development of
network-spanning applications. We have used ECT
throughout the course of a two-year collaboration,
which has involved individuals with exper... Read More about Supporting the design of network-spanning applications.

A novel hybrid yeast-human network analysis reveals an essential role for FNBP1L in antibacterial autophagy (2009)
Journal Article
Huett, A., Ng, A., Cao, Z., Kuballa, P., Komatsu, M., Daly, M. J., Podolsky, D. K., & Xavier, R. J. (2009). A novel hybrid yeast-human network analysis reveals an essential role for FNBP1L in antibacterial autophagy. Journal of Immunology, 182(8), 4917-4930. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.0803050

Autophagy is a conserved cellular process required for the removal of defective organelles, protein aggregates, and intracellular pathogens. We used a network analysis strategy to identify novel human autophagy components based upon the yeast interac... Read More about A novel hybrid yeast-human network analysis reveals an essential role for FNBP1L in antibacterial autophagy.

Control of equine influenza: Scenario testing using a realistic metapopulation model of spread (2009)
Journal Article
Baguelin, M., Newton, J., Demiris, N., Daly, J., Mumford, J., & Wood, J. (2010). Control of equine influenza: Scenario testing using a realistic metapopulation model of spread. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 7(42), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2009.0030

We present a metapopulation model of the spread of equine influenza among thoroughbred horses parametrized with data from a 2003 outbreak in Newmarket, UK. The number of horses initially susceptible is derived from a threshold theorem and a published... Read More about Control of equine influenza: Scenario testing using a realistic metapopulation model of spread.

Methods of torque ripple reduction for flux reversal motor (2009)
Journal Article
Vakil, G., Sheth, N. K., & Miller, D. (2009). Methods of torque ripple reduction for flux reversal motor. Journal of Applied Physics, 105(7), Article 07F122. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3076149

This paper presents two-dimensional finite element based results for various methods of torque ripple reduction in flux-reversal motors. The effects of variation in magnet and rotor pole heights, rotor pole skewing, and multiple teeth per rotor pole... Read More about Methods of torque ripple reduction for flux reversal motor.

The potential use of silicon isotope composition of biogenic silica as a proxy for environmental change (2009)
Journal Article
Leng, M. J., Swann, G. E., Hodson, M. J., Tyler, J. J., Patwardhan, S. V., & Sloane, H. J. (2009). The potential use of silicon isotope composition of biogenic silica as a proxy for environmental change. Silicon, 1(2), 65-77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-009-9014-2

Silicon isotope geochemistry is a relatively new branch of environmental change research. Here we review the recent developments in the preparation of materials, analytical methods and applications of stable silicon isotope geochemistry in the most c... Read More about The potential use of silicon isotope composition of biogenic silica as a proxy for environmental change.

Mathematical Modeling of Glucose Homeostasis and Its Relationship With Energy Balance and Body Fat (2009)
Journal Article
Smith, J. M., Maas, J. A., Garnsworthy, P. C., Owen, M. R., Coombes, S., Pillay, T. S., Barrett, D. A., & Symonds, M. E. (2009). Mathematical Modeling of Glucose Homeostasis and Its Relationship With Energy Balance and Body Fat. Obesity, 17(4), 632-639. https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2008.604

FFT-based estimation of large motions in images: a robust gradient-based approach (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tzimiropoulos, G., Argyriou, V., & Stathaki, T. FFT-based estimation of large motions in images: a robust gradient-based approach. Presented at 2009 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2009)

A fast and robust gradient-based motion estimation technique which operates in the frequency domain is presented. The algorithm combines the natural advantages of a good feature selection offered by gradient-based methods with the robustness and spee... Read More about FFT-based estimation of large motions in images: a robust gradient-based approach.

Localisation of the e-Educator module: the Malaysian experience (2009)
Journal Article
Thang, S. M., & Joyes, G. (2009). Localisation of the e-Educator module: the Malaysian experience. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 10(2),

The University of Nottingham, UK and Beijing Foreign Studies University, China developed a module for training tutors of online learners - one that could be adapted for use in a variety of contexts. The module was piloted at the School of Distance Ed... Read More about Localisation of the e-Educator module: the Malaysian experience.

Reconfiguring or reproducing intra-professional boundaries? Specialist expertise, generalist knowledge and the ‘modernization’ of the medical workforce (2009)
Journal Article
Martin, G. P., Currie, G., & Finn, R. (2009). Reconfiguring or reproducing intra-professional boundaries? Specialist expertise, generalist knowledge and the ‘modernization’ of the medical workforce. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.006

Efforts to ‘modernize’ the clinical workforce of the English National Health Service have sought to reconfigure the responsibilities of professional groups in pursuit of more effective, joined-up service provision. Such efforts have met resistance f... Read More about Reconfiguring or reproducing intra-professional boundaries? Specialist expertise, generalist knowledge and the ‘modernization’ of the medical workforce.

Stem cells for enhancing recovery after stroke: a review (2009)
Journal Article
England, T. J., Martin, P., & Bath, P. M. (2009). Stem cells for enhancing recovery after stroke: a review. International Journal of Stroke, 4(2),

The potential application for stem cell therapy is vast, and
development for use in ischaemic stroke is still in its infancy. Access to stem cells for research is contentious; however, stem cells are obtainable from both animal and human. Despite a... Read More about Stem cells for enhancing recovery after stroke: a review.

Efficacy, safety, and predictive factors for a positive yield of EUS-guided Trucut biopsy: a large tertiary referral center experience (2009)
Journal Article
T, T., PV, K., K, R., & G, A. (2009). Efficacy, safety, and predictive factors for a positive yield of EUS-guided Trucut biopsy: a large tertiary referral center experience. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 104(3), 582-591. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2008.97

OBJECTIVES:
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided trucut biopsy (EUS-TCB) technique has the advantage of obtaining tissue for histological examination rather than for cytology alone. However, the diagnostic yield may depend on factors related to both techni... Read More about Efficacy, safety, and predictive factors for a positive yield of EUS-guided Trucut biopsy: a large tertiary referral center experience.

Biology of insulin-like factor 3 in human reproduction (2009)
Journal Article
Ivell, R., & Anand-ivell, R. (2009). Biology of insulin-like factor 3 in human reproduction. Human Reproduction Update, 15(4), 463-476. https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmp011

Background: Insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) is a neohormone that has evolved to address specific mammalian traits, in particular, the first phase of testicular descent towards the scrotum during mid-gestation. Methods: A thorough literature search was... Read More about Biology of insulin-like factor 3 in human reproduction.

Delays in activity-based neural networks (2009)
Journal Article
Coombes, S., & Laing, C. (2009). Delays in activity-based neural networks. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 367(1891), 1117-1129. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2008.0256

In this paper, we study the effect of two distinct discrete delays on the dynamics of a Wilson-Cowan neural network. This activity-based model describes the dynamics of synaptically interacting excitatory and inhibitory neuronal populations. We discu... Read More about Delays in activity-based neural networks.

Development of intron-flanking EST markers for the Lolium/Festuca complex using rice genomic information (2009)
Journal Article
Tamura, K.-I., Yonemaru, J.-I., Hisano, H., Kanamori, H., King, J., King, I. P., Tase, K., Sanada, Y., Komatsu, T., & Yamada, T. (2009). Development of intron-flanking EST markers for the Lolium/Festuca complex using rice genomic information. TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 118(8), 1549-1560. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-009-1003-8

DNA markers able to distinguish species or genera with high specificity are valuable in the identification of introgressed regions in interspecific or intergeneric hybrids. Intergeneric hybridization between the genera of Lolium and Festuca, leading... Read More about Development of intron-flanking EST markers for the Lolium/Festuca complex using rice genomic information.