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Preferred foliation effects in Quantum General Relativity (2010)
Journal Article

We investigate the infrared (IR) effects of Lorentz violating terms in the gravitational sector using functional renormalization group methods similar to Reuter and collaborators. The model we consider consists of pure quantum gravity coupled to a pr... Read More about Preferred foliation effects in Quantum General Relativity.

Design and assessment spectra for retrofitting of RC buildings (2010)
Journal Article

This article presents a novel approach for deriving Retrofit Design Spectra (RDS) that are intended for use in preliminary development and assessment of seismic upgrading scenarios of existing structures. The new spectral representation relates the c... Read More about Design and assessment spectra for retrofitting of RC buildings.

Adaptivity and a posteriori error control for bifurcation problems I: the Bratu problem (2010)
Journal Article

This article is concerned with the numerical detection of bifurcation points of nonlinear partial differential equations as some parameter of interest is varied. In particular, we study in detail the numerical approximation of the Bratu problem, base... Read More about Adaptivity and a posteriori error control for bifurcation problems I: the Bratu problem.

The change in cerebrovascular reactivity between 3T and 7T measured using graded hypercapnia (2010)
Journal Article

Mapping cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) to hypercapnia is important both clinically and for improved understanding of the haemodynamic properties of the BOLD effect. In this work BOLD/R2* CVR was investigated by using a device which provided small,... Read More about The change in cerebrovascular reactivity between 3T and 7T measured using graded hypercapnia.

Intelligent thermoregulation and homeostasis: lessons from nature (2010)
Conference Proceeding

Mankind has developed sophisticated means of maintaining comfortable living conditions around the world. We use many technologies that allow us to achieve thermoregulation and homeostasis and so live, work and survive in otherwise hostile environment... Read More about Intelligent thermoregulation and homeostasis: lessons from nature.

Galaxy Zoo: A correlation between coherence of galaxy spin chirality and star formation efficiency (2010)
Journal Article

We report on the finding of a correlation between galaxies' past star formation activity and the degree to which neighbouring galaxies rotation axes are aligned. This is obtained by cross-correlating star formation histories, derived with MOPED, and... Read More about Galaxy Zoo: A correlation between coherence of galaxy spin chirality and star formation efficiency.

Effects of photoperiod on daily locomotor activity, energy expenditure, and feeding behavior in a seasonal mammal (2010)
Journal Article

The objective of this study was to determine whether the previously observed effects of photoperiod on body weight in Siberian hamsters were due to changes in the daily patterns of locomotor activity, energy expenditure, and/or feeding behavior. Adul... Read More about Effects of photoperiod on daily locomotor activity, energy expenditure, and feeding behavior in a seasonal mammal.

The influence of bioreactor geometry and the mechanical environment on engineered tissues (2010)
Journal Article

A three phase model for the growth of a tissue construct within a perfusion bioreactor is examined. The cell population (and attendant extracellular matrix), culture medium and porous scaffold are treated as distinct phases. The bioreactor system is... Read More about The influence of bioreactor geometry and the mechanical environment on engineered tissues.

DnaB proteolysis in vivo regulates oligomerization and its localization at oriC in Bacillus subtilis (2010)
Journal Article

Initiation of bacterial DNA replication at oriC is mediated by primosomal proteins that act cooperatively to melt an AT-rich region where the replicative helicase is loaded prior to the assembly of the replication fork. In Bacillus subtilis, the dnaD... Read More about DnaB proteolysis in vivo regulates oligomerization and its localization at oriC in Bacillus subtilis.

Conditions for linking school mathematics and moral education: a case study (2010)
Journal Article

In recent years the mathematics education research community has undergone a social turn towards a greater interest in the values and broader educational purposes of mathematics education, including issues of social justice and citizenship education.... Read More about Conditions for linking school mathematics and moral education: a case study.

Expression of AT1R, AT2R and AT4R and their roles in extravillous trophoblast invasion in the human (2010)
Journal Article

The placental renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is active from early pregnancy and may have a role in placentation. Angiotensin II (AngII) acts via binding to receptor types AT1R and AT2R. Recently smaller peptide members of the angiotensin family have... Read More about Expression of AT1R, AT2R and AT4R and their roles in extravillous trophoblast invasion in the human.

Class, consensus and repertoire at the Nottingham and Midland counties working classes industrial exhibition (2010)
Journal Article

This article examines the aims and outcomes of the Nottingham and Midland Counties Working Classes Industrial Exhibition of 1865-1866, an event which ostensibly promoted the achievements of working class residents living in and around the [then] town... Read More about Class, consensus and repertoire at the Nottingham and Midland counties working classes industrial exhibition.

Outcome measurement in cognitive neurorehabilitation (2010)
Book Chapter

Introduction: The aim of this chapter is to consider the criteria for selecting outcome measures for evaluating the effects of cognitive neurorehabilitation. The International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICF) (World Health Orga... Read More about Outcome measurement in cognitive neurorehabilitation.

Morphosyntactic processing in late second-language learners (2010)
Journal Article

The goal of the present study was to investigate the electro- physiological correlates of second-language (L2) morphosyn- tactic processing in highly proficient late learners of an L2 with long exposure to the L2 environment. ERPs were col- lected fr... Read More about Morphosyntactic processing in late second-language learners.

Unstable behaviour of model Jamuna micaceous sand. V.N. Georgiannou (2008). Géotechnique 58, no. 10, 825–829 (2010)
Journal Article

Empowering processes in online support groups among people living with HIV/AIDS: A comparative analysis of 'lurkers' and 'posters' (2010)
Journal Article

The proliferation of online support groups provides an opportunity for individuals living with HIV/AIDS to obtain support online. The present study aimed to explore how different levels of participation in online support groups are associated with em... Read More about Empowering processes in online support groups among people living with HIV/AIDS: A comparative analysis of 'lurkers' and 'posters'.

The moonlighting protein fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate aldolase of Neisseria meningitidis: Surface localization and role in host cell adhesion (2010)
Journal Article

Fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate aldolases (FBA) are cytoplasmic glycolytic enzymes, which despite lacking identifiable secretion signals, have also been found localized to the surface of several bacteria where they bind host molecules and exhibit non-glyc... Read More about The moonlighting protein fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate aldolase of Neisseria meningitidis: Surface localization and role in host cell adhesion.

Cyclic thermo-mechanical material modelling and testing of 316 stainless steel (2010)
Journal Article

A programme of cyclic mechanical testing of a 316 stainless steel, at temperatures of up to 600 °C under isothermal conditions, for the identification of material constitutive constants, has been carried out using a thermo-mechanical fatigue test mac... Read More about Cyclic thermo-mechanical material modelling and testing of 316 stainless steel.

Laminin and fibronectin treatment leads to generation of dendritic cells with superior endocytic capacity (2010)
Journal Article

Background: Sampling the microenvironment at sites of microbial exposure by dendritic cells (DC) and their subsequent interaction with T cells in the paracortical area of lymph nodes are key events for initiating immune responses. Most of our knowled... Read More about Laminin and fibronectin treatment leads to generation of dendritic cells with superior endocytic capacity.

Discovering beneficial cooperative structures for the automated construction of heuristics (2010)
Book Chapter

The current research trends on hyper-heuristics design have sprung up in two different flavours: heuristics that choose heuristics and heuristics that generate heuristics. In the latter, the goal is to develop a problem-domain independent strategy to... Read More about Discovering beneficial cooperative structures for the automated construction of heuristics.