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Compounds, creativity and complexity in climate change communication: the case of ‘carbon indulgences’ (2009)
Journal Article
Nerlich, B., & Koteyko, N. (2009). Compounds, creativity and complexity in climate change communication: the case of ‘carbon indulgences’. Global Environmental Change, 19(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.03.001

This article deals with climate change from a linguistic perspective. Climate change is an extremely complex issue that has exercised the minds of experts and policy makers with renewed urgency in recent years. It has prompted an explosion of writing... Read More about Compounds, creativity and complexity in climate change communication: the case of ‘carbon indulgences’.

Deploying a spreadsheet tool for early economic value assessment of medical device innovations with healthcare decision makers (2009)
Journal Article
Craven, M. P., Morgan, S. P., Crowe, J. A., & Lu, B. (2009). Deploying a spreadsheet tool for early economic value assessment of medical device innovations with healthcare decision makers. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 2(3), https://doi.org/10.1179/175330309791011055

Early stage evaluation of medical device innovations is important for healthcare decision-makers as much as for manufacturers, meaning that a wider application of a basic cost-effectiveness analysis is becoming necessary outside the usual expert base... Read More about Deploying a spreadsheet tool for early economic value assessment of medical device innovations with healthcare decision makers.

The non-invasive biopsy: will urinary proteomics make the renal tissue biopsy redundant? (2009)
Journal Article
Bramham, K., Mistry, H., Poston, L., Chappell, L., & Thompson, A. (2009). The non-invasive biopsy: will urinary proteomics make the renal tissue biopsy redundant?. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 102(8), https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcp071

Proteomics is a rapidly advancing technique which gives a functional insight into gene expression in living organisms. Urine is an ideal medium for study as it is readily available, easily obtained and less complex than other bodily fluids. Consider... Read More about The non-invasive biopsy: will urinary proteomics make the renal tissue biopsy redundant?.

Cricket batting technique analyser/trainer using fuzzy logic (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Curtis, K., Kelly, M., & Craven, M. (2009). Cricket batting technique analyser/trainer using fuzzy logic. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icdsp.2009.5201206

Within this paper a system is proposed to capture the motion of a cricket batter whilst playing a stroke. The system is based on the classification of cricket batting strokes using fuzzy logic. The system was then used to analyze the motion of novice... Read More about Cricket batting technique analyser/trainer using fuzzy logic.

Exploring social patterns of participation in university-entrance level mathematics in England (2009)
Journal Article
Noyes, A. (2009). Exploring social patterns of participation in university-entrance level mathematics in England. Research in Mathematics Education, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/14794800903063356

In recent years in England there has been considerable attention given to a range of apparent crises in mathematics education, one of which has been the long term decline of participation in university-entrance level (Advanced or A) mathematics. Giv... Read More about Exploring social patterns of participation in university-entrance level mathematics in England.

Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Retrofitting of Predamaged Substandard RC Prismatic Members (2009)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., & Pantazopoulou, S. J. (2009). Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Retrofitting of Predamaged Substandard RC Prismatic Members. Journal of Composites for Construction, 13(6), 535-546. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29cc.1943-5614.0000057

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the efficiency of FRP jackets in upgrading the seismic behavior of lightly reinforced concrete prismatic members previously damaged under a combination of axial compression and a reversed cyclic late... Read More about Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Retrofitting of Predamaged Substandard RC Prismatic Members.

Mimicking the behaviour of idiotypic AIS robot controllers using probabilistic systems (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whitbrook, A., Whitbrook, A. M., Aickelin, U., & Garibaldi, J. M. (2009, July). Mimicking the behaviour of idiotypic AIS robot controllers using probabilistic systems. Paper presented at 13th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2009

Previous work has shown that robot navigation systems that employ an architecture based upon the idiotypic network theory of the immune system have an advantage over control techniques that rely on reinforcement learning only. This is thought to be a... Read More about Mimicking the behaviour of idiotypic AIS robot controllers using probabilistic systems.

Base flipping in Tn10 transposition: an active flip and capture mechanism (2009)
Journal Article
Bischerour, J., & Chalmers, R. (2009). Base flipping in Tn10 transposition: an active flip and capture mechanism. PLoS ONE, 4(7), Article e6201. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006201

The bacterial Tn5 and Tn10 transposases have a single active site that cuts both strands of DNA at their respective transposon ends. This is achieved using a hairpin intermediate that requires the DNA to change conformation during the reaction. In Tn... Read More about Base flipping in Tn10 transposition: an active flip and capture mechanism.

Demographic, physical and lifestyle factors associated with androgen status: The Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study (FAMAS) (2009)
Journal Article

Objective Plasma androgen levels are inversely associated with health in men, the age-related decline of which may result from factors other than ageing per se. This study aimed to determine the effects of demographic, physical and lifestyle factors... Read More about Demographic, physical and lifestyle factors associated with androgen status: The Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study (FAMAS).

Cosmological constraints on f(G) dark energy models (2009)
Journal Article
Zhou, S.-Y., Copeland, E. J., & Saffin, P. M. (2009). Cosmological constraints on f(G) dark energy models. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2009(7), https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2009/07/009

Modified gravity theories with the Gauss-Bonnet term G=R2−4RμνRμν+RμνρσRμνρσ have recently gained a lot of attention as a possible explanation of dark energy. We perform a thorough phase space analysis on the so-called f(G) models, where f(G) is some... Read More about Cosmological constraints on f(G) dark energy models.

Autophagy at the gut interface: Mucosal responses to stress and the consequences for inflammatory bowel diseases (2009)
Journal Article

Autophagy is a conserved homeostatic process by which cells degrade and recycle cytoplasmic contents and organelles. Recently, autophagy has come to prominence as a factor in many disease states, including inflammatory bowel diseases. In this review... Read More about Autophagy at the gut interface: Mucosal responses to stress and the consequences for inflammatory bowel diseases.

Journals and repositories: an evolving relationship? (2009)
Journal Article
Pinfield, S. (2009). Journals and repositories: an evolving relationship?. Learned Publishing, 22(3),

It is now widely accepted that there are two routes to open access (OA): OA repositories and OA journals. It is often assumed these are distinct alternative parallel tracks. However, it has recently become clear that there is potential for repositori... Read More about Journals and repositories: an evolving relationship?.

Carbon reduction activism in the UK: lexical creativity and lexical framing in the context of climate change (2009)
Journal Article
Nerlich, B., & Koteyko, N. (2009). Carbon reduction activism in the UK: lexical creativity and lexical framing in the context of climate change. Environmental Communication, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/17524030902928793

This article examines discourses associated with a new environmental movement, “Carbon Rationing Action Groups” (CRAGs). This case study is intended to contribute to a wider investigation of the emergence of a new type of language used to debate clim... Read More about Carbon reduction activism in the UK: lexical creativity and lexical framing in the context of climate change.

China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges (2009)
Journal Article
Lai, H. (2009). China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges. East Asian Policy, 1(3),

Dramatic developments in Tibet and Xinjiang since 2008 have highlighted the challenges to China’s ethnic policies. The pillar of China’s ethnic policies is regional autonomy for ethnic minorities. Ethnic areas enjoy limited administrative autonomy an... Read More about China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges.

Helminth species richness in wild wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, is enhanced by the presence of the intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus (2009)
Journal Article
Behnke, J., Eira, C., Rogan, M., Gilbert, F., Torres, J., Miquel, J., & Lewis, J. (2009). Helminth species richness in wild wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, is enhanced by the presence of the intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus. Parasitology, 136(7), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182009006039

We analysed 3 independently collected datasets of fully censused helminth burdens in wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, testing the a priori hypothesis of Behnke et al. (2005) that the presence of the intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus predis... Read More about Helminth species richness in wild wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, is enhanced by the presence of the intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus.

AasP autotransporter protein of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae does not protect pigs against homologous challenge (2009)
Journal Article

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is a major respiratory pathogen of pigs; current vaccines provide only limited protection. AasP, a subtilisin-like serine protease, is a conserved outer membrane-localised autotransporter protein. We hypothesized that... Read More about AasP autotransporter protein of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae does not protect pigs against homologous challenge.