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Reading and re-reading Shrek (2009)
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Parry, B. (2009). Reading and re-reading Shrek. English in Education, 43(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-8845.2009.01037.x

This article presents the findings of a small-scale research project which aimed to enable young people to reflect on their childhood responses to the popular films, ‘Shrek’ and ‘Shrek 2’. During the project the participants develop new readings of t... Read More about Reading and re-reading Shrek.

Exploring cultural economies of internationalization: the role of 'iconic individuals' and 'brand leaders' in the globalization of headhunting (2009)
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Hall, S., Beaverstock, J. V., Faulconbridge, J. R., & Hewitson, A. (2009). Exploring cultural economies of internationalization: the role of 'iconic individuals' and 'brand leaders' in the globalization of headhunting. Global Networks, 9(3), 399-419. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0374.2009.00260.x

Understanding the internationalization of professional services like advertising, architecture, accounting, consulting and legal services continues to attract considerable attention in academic and policy circles. Research in geography and management... Read More about Exploring cultural economies of internationalization: the role of 'iconic individuals' and 'brand leaders' in the globalization of headhunting.

Optimal construction of a fast and accurate polarisable water potential based on multipole moments trained by machine learning (2009)
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Handley, C. M., Hawe, G. I., Kell, D. B., & Popelier, P. L. A. (2009). Optimal construction of a fast and accurate polarisable water potential based on multipole moments trained by machine learning. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11(30), 6365-6376. https://doi.org/10.1039/b905748j

To model liquid water correctly and to reproduce its structural, dynamic and thermodynamic properties warrants models that account accurately for electronic polarisation. We have previously demonstrated that polarisation can be represented by fluctua... Read More about Optimal construction of a fast and accurate polarisable water potential based on multipole moments trained by machine learning.

Differential protein expression by dendritic cells from atopic and non-atopic individuals after stimulation by the major house dust mite allergen der p 1 (2009)
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Horlock, C., Shakib, F., Jones, N. S., Sewell, H. F., & Ghaemmaghami, A. M. (2009). Differential protein expression by dendritic cells from atopic and non-atopic individuals after stimulation by the major house dust mite allergen der p 1. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 150(3), 237-251. https://doi.org/10.1159/000222676

Background: Dendritic cells (DCs) are sentinels of the immune system and are known to play a key role in allergic responses. However, it is not clear how DCs that have been exposed to an allergen support Th2 type immune responses. It is possible that... Read More about Differential protein expression by dendritic cells from atopic and non-atopic individuals after stimulation by the major house dust mite allergen der p 1.

In vitro assessment of the bioaccessibility of tocopherol and fatty acids from sunflower seed oil bodies (2009)
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White, D. A., Fisk, I. D., Makkhun, S., & Gray, D. A. (2009). In vitro assessment of the bioaccessibility of tocopherol and fatty acids from sunflower seed oil bodies. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 57(13), 5720-5726. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf9003412

The in vitro digestibility (proteolytic and lipolytic) and bioaccessibility of nutritionally important compounds (α-tocopherol and fatty acids) have been studied for natural sunflower (Helianthus annuus) oil body suspensions in comparison to artifici... Read More about In vitro assessment of the bioaccessibility of tocopherol and fatty acids from sunflower seed oil bodies.

Determinants of hepatitis C virus p7 ion channel function and drug sensitivity identified in vitro (2009)
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StGelais, C., Foster, T. L., Verow, M., Atkins, E., Fishwick, C. W. G., Rowlands, D., …Griffin, S. (2009). Determinants of hepatitis C virus p7 ion channel function and drug sensitivity identified in vitro. Journal of Virology, 83(16), 7970-7981. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00521-09

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronically infects 170 million individuals, causing severe liver disease. Although antiviral chemotherapy exists, the current regimen is ineffective in 50% of cases due to high levels of innate virus resistance. New, virus-sp... Read More about Determinants of hepatitis C virus p7 ion channel function and drug sensitivity identified in vitro.

HIV interactions with monocytes and dendritic cells: viral latency and reservoirs (2009)
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Coleman, C. M., & Wu, L. (2009). HIV interactions with monocytes and dendritic cells: viral latency and reservoirs. Retrovirology, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-6-51

'Well, it's not on our radar at all right now': Views on HIV testing and the UK national guidelines for HIV testing 2008 from an A&E consultant (2009)
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Evans, C. (2009). 'Well, it's not on our radar at all right now': Views on HIV testing and the UK national guidelines for HIV testing 2008 from an A&E consultant. HIV Nursing, 9(2), 6-7

Modular assembly of cell systems biology models using P systems (2009)
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Romero-Campero, F. J., Twycross, J., Camara, M., Bennett, M., Gheorghe, M., & Krasnogor, N. (2009). Modular assembly of cell systems biology models using P systems. International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science, 20(3), 427-442. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129054109006668

In this paper we propose an extension of a systems/synthetic biology modelling framework based on P systems that explicitly includes modularity. Modularisation in cellular systems can be produced by chemical specificity, spatial localisation and/or t... Read More about Modular assembly of cell systems biology models using P systems.

Pediatric Ependymoma: Biological Perspectives (2009)
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Kilday, J., Rahman, R., Dyer, S., Ridley, L., Lowe, J., Coyle, B., & Grundy, R. (2009). Pediatric Ependymoma: Biological Perspectives. Molecular Cancer Research, 7(6), 765-786. https://doi.org/10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-08-0584

Pediatric ependymomas are enigmatic tumors that continue to present a clinical management challenge despite advances in neurosurgery, neuroimaging techniques, and radiation therapy. Difficulty in predicting tumor behavior from clinical and histologic... Read More about Pediatric Ependymoma: Biological Perspectives.

Relationship between hyperacute blood pressure and outcome after ischemic stroke: data from the VISTA Collaboration (2009)
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Sare, G. M., Ali, M., Shuaib, A., & Bath, P. M. (2009). Relationship between hyperacute blood pressure and outcome after ischemic stroke: data from the VISTA Collaboration. Stroke, 40(6), https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539155

Background and Purpose—High blood pressure (BP) is associated independently with poor outcome after acute ischemic stroke, although in most analyses “baseline” BP was measured 24 hours or more postictus, and not during the hyperacute period. Methods... Read More about Relationship between hyperacute blood pressure and outcome after ischemic stroke: data from the VISTA Collaboration.

Bounds on fake weighted projective space (2009)
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Kasprzyk, A. M. (2009). Bounds on fake weighted projective space. https://doi.org/10.2996/kmj/1245982903

A fake weighted projective space X is a Q-factorial toric variety with Picard number one. As with weighted projective space, X comes equipped with a set of weights (\lambda_0,...,\lambda_n). We see how the singularities of P(\lambda_0,...,\lambda_n)... Read More about Bounds on fake weighted projective space.

Antiplatelet activity should be measured routinely: no (2009)
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Bath, P. M. (2009). Antiplatelet activity should be measured routinely: no. Stroke, 40(6), https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.537647

Direct tactile stimulation of dorsal occipito-temporal cortex in a visual agnosic (2009)
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Allen, H. A., & Humphreys, G. W. (2009). Direct tactile stimulation of dorsal occipito-temporal cortex in a visual agnosic. Current Biology, 19(12), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.057

The human occipito-temporal cortex is preferentially activated by images of objects as opposed to scrambled images [1]. Touching objects (versus textures) also activates this region [2–10]. We used neuropsychological fMRI to probe whether dorsal regi... Read More about Direct tactile stimulation of dorsal occipito-temporal cortex in a visual agnosic.

Thigh-length compression stockings and DVT after stroke (2009)
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Bath, P. M., & England, T. J. (2009). Thigh-length compression stockings and DVT after stroke. Lancet, 373(9679), 1923-1924. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2809%2960990-9

Knockdown of alpha myosin heavy chain disrupts the cytoskeleton and leads to multiple defects during chick cardiogenesis (2009)
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Rutland, C., Warner, L., Thorpe, A., Alibhai, A., Robinson, T., Shaw, B., …Loughna, S. (2009). Knockdown of alpha myosin heavy chain disrupts the cytoskeleton and leads to multiple defects during chick cardiogenesis. Journal of Anatomy, 214(6), 905-915. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01079.x

Atrial septal defects are a common congenital heart defect in humans. Although mutations in different genes are now frequently being described, little is known about the processes and mechanisms behind the early stages of atrial septal development. B... Read More about Knockdown of alpha myosin heavy chain disrupts the cytoskeleton and leads to multiple defects during chick cardiogenesis.

The dynamics of professions and development of new roles in public services organizations: the case of modern matrons in the English NHS (2009)
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Currie, G., Koteyko, N., & Nerlich, B. (2009). The dynamics of professions and development of new roles in public services organizations: the case of modern matrons in the English NHS. Public Administration, 87(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2009.01755.x

This study contributes to research examining how professional autonomy and hierarchy impacts upon the implementation of policy designed to improve the quality of public services delivery through the introduction of new managerial roles. It is based o... Read More about The dynamics of professions and development of new roles in public services organizations: the case of modern matrons in the English NHS.

“Be patient, dear mother … wait for me”: the neo-infirmity film, female illness and contemporary cinema (2009)
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Gallagher, M. (2009). “Be patient, dear mother … wait for me”: the neo-infirmity film, female illness and contemporary cinema. Feminist Media Studies, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/14680770902814868

In social reality, illness and death occur in myriad ways, yet Hollywood films have historically preferred spectacular, violent death over realist depictions of the terminal stages of life. Yet an ever-growing number of popular films, which I term ne... Read More about “Be patient, dear mother … wait for me”: the neo-infirmity film, female illness and contemporary cinema.

Dynamically Polarizable Water Potential Based on Multipole Moments Trained by Machine Learning (2009)
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Handley, C. M., & Popelier, P. L. A. (2009). Dynamically Polarizable Water Potential Based on Multipole Moments Trained by Machine Learning. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 5(6), 1474-1489. https://doi.org/10.1021/ct800468h

It is widely accepted that correctly accounting for polarization within simulations involving water is critical if the structural, dynamic, and thermodynamic properties of such systems are to be accurately reproduced. We propose a novel potential for... Read More about Dynamically Polarizable Water Potential Based on Multipole Moments Trained by Machine Learning.

Speeding stroke recovery? A systematic review of amphetamine after stroke (2009)
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Sprigg, N., & Bath, P. M. (2009). Speeding stroke recovery? A systematic review of amphetamine after stroke. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 285(1-2), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2009.04.040

Introduction: The use of drugs to enhance recovery (“rehabilitation pharmacology”) has been assessed. Amphetamine can improve outcome in experimental models of stroke, and several small clinical trials have assessed its use in stroke. Methods: Elec... Read More about Speeding stroke recovery? A systematic review of amphetamine after stroke.