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New percolation crossing formulas and second-order modular forms (2009)
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Diamantis, N., & Kleban, P. (2009). New percolation crossing formulas and second-order modular forms. Communications in Number Theory and Physics, 3(4), 677–696. https://doi.org/10.4310/cntp.2009.v3.n4.a4

We consider the three crossing probability densities for percolation recently found via conformal field theory [23]. We prove that all three of them (i) may be simply expressed in terms of Cardy’s [4] and Watts’ [24] crossing probabilities, (ii) are... Read More about New percolation crossing formulas and second-order modular forms.

Suppression to visual, auditory, and gustatory stimuli habituates normally in rats with excitotoxic lesions of the perirhinal cortex (2009)
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Robinson, J., Sanderson, D. J., Aggleton, J. P., & Jenkins, T. A. (2009). Suppression to visual, auditory, and gustatory stimuli habituates normally in rats with excitotoxic lesions of the perirhinal cortex. Behavioral Neuroscience, 123(6), 1238-1250. doi:10.1037/a0017444

In 3 habituation experiments, rats with excitotoxic lesions of the perirhinal cortex were found to be indistinguishable from control rats. Two of the habituation experiments examined the habituation of suppression of responding on an appetitive, inst... Read More about Suppression to visual, auditory, and gustatory stimuli habituates normally in rats with excitotoxic lesions of the perirhinal cortex.

Lithological mapping of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus, using airborne LiDAR topographic data (2009)
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Grebby, S., Cunningham, D., Naden, J., & Tansey, K. (2010). Lithological mapping of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus, using airborne LiDAR topographic data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2009.11.006

Traditional field-based lithological mapping can be a time-consuming, costly and challenging endeavour when large areas need to be investigated, where terrain is remote and difficult to access and where the geology is highly variable over short dista... Read More about Lithological mapping of the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus, using airborne LiDAR topographic data.

Identification of sortase A (SrtA) substrates in Streptococcus uberis: evidence for an additional hexapeptide (LPXXXD) sorting motif (2009)
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Egan, S. A., Kurian, D., Ward, P. N., Hunt, L., & Leigh, J. A. (2009). Identification of sortase A (SrtA) substrates in Streptococcus uberis: evidence for an additional hexapeptide (LPXXXD) sorting motif. Journal of Proteome Research, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1021/pr901025w

Sortase (a transamidase) has been shown to be responsible for the covalent attachment of proteins to the bacterial cell wall. Anchoring is effected on secreted proteins containing a specific cell wall motif toward their C-terminus; that for sortase A... Read More about Identification of sortase A (SrtA) substrates in Streptococcus uberis: evidence for an additional hexapeptide (LPXXXD) sorting motif.

Evolution and stability of cosmic string loops with Y-junctions (2009)
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Bevis, N., Copeland, E. J., Martin, P., Niz, G., Pourtsidou, A., Saffin, P. M., & Steer, D. (2009). Evolution and stability of cosmic string loops with Y-junctions. Physical Review D, 80(12), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.125030

We study the evolution of non-periodic cosmic string loops containing Y-junctions, such as may form during the evolution of a network of (p,q) cosmic superstrings. We set up and solve the Nambu-Goto equations of motion for a loop with junctions, focu... Read More about Evolution and stability of cosmic string loops with Y-junctions.

Comparative attainment of 5-year undergraduate and 4-year graduate entry medical students moving into foundation training (2009)
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Manning, G., & Garrud, P. (2009). Comparative attainment of 5-year undergraduate and 4-year graduate entry medical students moving into foundation training. BMC Medical Education, 9(76), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-9-76

Background Graduate entry medicine is a recent innovation in UK medical training. Evidence is sparse at present as to progress and attainment on these programmes. Shared clinical rotations, between an established 5-year and a new graduate entry co... Read More about Comparative attainment of 5-year undergraduate and 4-year graduate entry medical students moving into foundation training.

Physiological concentrations of dietary polyphenols regulate vascular endothelial cell expression of genes important in cardiovascular health (2009)
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Nicholson, S. K., Tucker, G. A., & Brameld, J. M. (2010). Physiological concentrations of dietary polyphenols regulate vascular endothelial cell expression of genes important in cardiovascular health. British Journal of Nutrition, 103(10), 1398-1403. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114509993485

Previous cell culture-based studies have shown potential health beneficial effects on gene expression of dietary polyphenols, including those found in red wine and green tea. However, these studies have tended to use higher concentrations (2-100m) th... Read More about Physiological concentrations of dietary polyphenols regulate vascular endothelial cell expression of genes important in cardiovascular health.

AF4 Is a Critical Regulator of the IGF-1 Signaling Pathway during Purkinje Cell Development (2009)
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Bitoun, E., Finelli, M. J., Oliver, P. L., Lee, S., & Davies, K. E. (2009). AF4 Is a Critical Regulator of the IGF-1 Signaling Pathway during Purkinje Cell Development. Journal of Neuroscience, 29(49), 15366-15374. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.5188-09.2009

Deregulation of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) signaling pathway is a recurrent finding in mouse models and human patients with cerebellar ataxia and thus represents a common pathological cascade in neuronal cell death that may be targeted... Read More about AF4 Is a Critical Regulator of the IGF-1 Signaling Pathway during Purkinje Cell Development.

The democratic role of campaign journalism: partisan representation and public participation (2009)
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Birks, J. (2010). The democratic role of campaign journalism: partisan representation and public participation. Journalism Practice, 4(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/17512780903407437

Campaign journalism is a distinctive but under-researched form of editorialised news reporting that aims to influence politicians rather than inform voters. In this it diverges from liberal norms of social responsibility, but instead campaigning new... Read More about The democratic role of campaign journalism: partisan representation and public participation.

Examination of myosin heavy chain isoform expression in ovine skeletal muscles (2009)
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Hemmings, K. M., Parr, T., Daniel, Z. C., Picard, B., Buttery, P. J., & Brameld, J. M. (2009). Examination of myosin heavy chain isoform expression in ovine skeletal muscles. Journal of Animal Science, 87(12), 3915-3922. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2067

The contractile and associated metabolic characteristics of muscles are determined by their myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform expression. In large mammals, the level of MHCIIB expression, which is associated with fast glycolytic-type muscle fibers, ha... Read More about Examination of myosin heavy chain isoform expression in ovine skeletal muscles.

Health, hygiene and biosecurity: tribal knowledge claims in the UK poultry industry (2009)
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Nerlich, B., Brown, B., & Crawford, P. (2009). Health, hygiene and biosecurity: tribal knowledge claims in the UK poultry industry. Health, Risk and Society, 11(6), https://doi.org/10.1080/13698570903329441

Since 1997 the world has been facing the threat of a human influenza pandemic that may be caused by an avian virus and the poultry industry around the globe has been grappling with the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza H5N1, or in more info... Read More about Health, hygiene and biosecurity: tribal knowledge claims in the UK poultry industry.

Second-order elliptic PDE with discontinuous boundary data (2009)
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Houston, P., & Wihler, T. P. Second-order elliptic PDE with discontinuous boundary data. Manuscript submitted for publication

We shall consider the weak formulation of a linear elliptic model problem with discontinuous Dirichlet boundary conditions. Since such problems are typically not well-defined in the standard H^1-H^1 setting, we will introduce a suitable saddle point... Read More about Second-order elliptic PDE with discontinuous boundary data.

Prokineticin 2 is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that potently inhibits food intake (2009)
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Gardiner, J. V., Bataveljic, A., Patel, N. A., Bewick, G. A., Roy, D., Campbell, D., …Dhillo, W. S. (2010). Prokineticin 2 is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that potently inhibits food intake. Diabetes, 59(2), 397-406. https://doi.org/10.2337/db09-1198

OBJECTIVE-Prokineticin 2 (PK2) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide expressed in central nervous system areas known to be involved in food intake. We therefore hypothesized that PK2 plays a role in energy homeostasis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - We inves... Read More about Prokineticin 2 is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that potently inhibits food intake.

Governing prostitution in colonial Delhi: from cantonment regulations to international hygiene (1864-1939) (2009)
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Legg, S. (in press). Governing prostitution in colonial Delhi: from cantonment regulations to international hygiene (1864-1939). Social History, 34(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/03071020903257018

This article explores the social and governmental geographies of colonial Delhi, India. It seeks contrasts and comparisons between two periods in the city's history. The first period is delimited by the ‘Mutiny’ of 1857 and the transfer of the capita... Read More about Governing prostitution in colonial Delhi: from cantonment regulations to international hygiene (1864-1939).

Graduate entry to medicine: widening psychological diversity (2009)
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James, D., Ferguson, E., Powis, D., Bore, M., Munro, D., Symonds, I., & Yates, J. (2009). Graduate entry to medicine: widening psychological diversity. BMC Medical Education, 9(Novemb), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-9-67

Abstract Background: At Nottingham University more than 95% of entrants to the traditional 5-year medical course are school leavers. Since 2003 we have admitted graduate entrants (GEM) to a shortened (4-year) course to 'widen access to students from... Read More about Graduate entry to medicine: widening psychological diversity.