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Polaris, East of Suez: British Plans for a Nuclear Force in the Indo-Pacific, 1964–1968 (2010)
Journal Article
Jones, M., & Young, J. W. (2010). Polaris, East of Suez: British Plans for a Nuclear Force in the Indo-Pacific, 1964–1968. Journal of Strategic Studies, 33(6), 847-870. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2010.498284

This article investigates the little-known plans formulated by Harold Wilson's Labour government to deploy Polaris submarines in the Indo-Pacific region. The scheme was first proposed in 1965 as a response to several problems faced by British policy-... Read More about Polaris, East of Suez: British Plans for a Nuclear Force in the Indo-Pacific, 1964–1968.

The role of contrast sensitivity in global motion processing deficits in the elderly (2010)
Journal Article
Allen, H. A., Hutchinson, C. V., Ledgeway, T., & Gayle, P. (2010). The role of contrast sensitivity in global motion processing deficits in the elderly. Journal of Vision, 10(10), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1167/10.10.15

This study compared the effects of age on the perception of translational, radial, and rotational global motion patterns. Motion coherence thresholds were measured for judging the direction of each motion type as a function of contrast (visibility) a... Read More about The role of contrast sensitivity in global motion processing deficits in the elderly.

Parental involvement in paediatric cancer treatment decisions (2010)
Journal Article
McKenna, K., Collier, J., Hewitt, M., & Blake, H. (2010). Parental involvement in paediatric cancer treatment decisions. European Journal of Cancer Care, 19(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01116.x

This study investigated parents' information needs and involvement in decision-making processes affecting the care of children diagnosed with cancer. Interviews and questionnaires were used to assess parental satisfaction in 50 mothers and 16 fathers... Read More about Parental involvement in paediatric cancer treatment decisions.

Iterated heuristic algorithms for the classroom assignment problem (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Constantino, A. A., Filho, W. M., & Landa-Silva, D. (2010). Iterated heuristic algorithms for the classroom assignment problem.

We tackle the classroom assignment problem in a large University with the objective of minimising the total distance between all classrooms assigned to teaching activities in the same course. Additional requirements that should be satisfied include:... Read More about Iterated heuristic algorithms for the classroom assignment problem.

Modelling spatially regulated β-catenin dynamics and invasion in intestinal crypts (2010)
Journal Article
Murray, P. J., Kang, J. W., Mirams, G. R., Shin, S. Y., Byrne, H. M., Maini, P. K., & Cho, K. H. (2010). Modelling spatially regulated β-catenin dynamics and invasion in intestinal crypts. Biophysical Journal, 99(3), 716-725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2010.05.016

Experimental data (e.g., genetic lineage and cell population studies) on intestinal crypts reveal that regulatory features of crypt behavior, such as control via morphogen gradients, are remarkably well conserved among numerous organisms (e.g., from... Read More about Modelling spatially regulated β-catenin dynamics and invasion in intestinal crypts.

Field Theory on Curved Noncommutative Spacetimes (2010)
Journal Article
Schenkel, A., & F. Uhlemann, C. (2010). Field Theory on Curved Noncommutative Spacetimes. Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications, 6, Article 061. https://doi.org/10.3842/SIGMA.2010.061

We study classical scalar field theories on noncommutative curved spacetimes. Following the approach of Wess et al. [Classical Quantum Gravity 22 (2005), 3511 and Classical Quantum Gravity 23 (2006), 1883], we describe noncommutative spacetimes by us... Read More about Field Theory on Curved Noncommutative Spacetimes.

Evaluation of short-term effectiveness of the disease management program “Di.Pro.Di.” on continuity of care of patients with congestive heart failure (2010)
Journal Article
Pecchia, L., Schiraldi, F., Verde, S., Mirante, E., Bath, P. A., & Bracale, M. (2010). Evaluation of short-term effectiveness of the disease management program “Di.Pro.Di.” on continuity of care of patients with congestive heart failure. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58(8), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02985.x

This paper aimed to assess the early effectiveness of a disease management program (DMP), called “Dimissione Protetta Difficile” (Di.Pro.Di) conducted by personnel from the intensive care unit (ICU) of Public Hospital S. Paolo, Naples, Italy. Di.Pro... Read More about Evaluation of short-term effectiveness of the disease management program “Di.Pro.Di.” on continuity of care of patients with congestive heart failure.

Regulation of ovine and porcine stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase gene promoters by fatty acids and sterols (2010)
Journal Article
Zulkifli, R. M., Parr, T., Salter, A. M., & Brameld, J. M. (2010). Regulation of ovine and porcine stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase gene promoters by fatty acids and sterols. Journal of Animal Science, 88(8), 2565-2575. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2603

Stearoyl CoA desaturase (SCD) is responsible for converting SFA into MUFA and plays an important role in regulating the fatty acid composition of tissues. Although the number of SCD isoforms differs among species, SCD-1 is the predominant isoform exp... Read More about Regulation of ovine and porcine stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase gene promoters by fatty acids and sterols.

The mannose receptor mediates the uptake of diverse native allergens by dendritic cells and determines allergen-induced T cell polarization through modulation of IDO Activity (2010)
Journal Article
Royer, P. J., Emara, M., Yang, C., Al-Ghouleh, A., Tighe, P., Jones, N., …Ghaemmaghami, A. M. (2010). The mannose receptor mediates the uptake of diverse native allergens by dendritic cells and determines allergen-induced T cell polarization through modulation of IDO Activity. Journal of Immunology, 185(3), 1522-1531. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1000774

The mannose receptor (MR) is a C-type lectin expressed by dendritic cells (DCs). We have investigated the ability of MR to recognize glycosylated allergens. Using a gene silencing strategy, we have specifically inhibited the expression of MR on human... Read More about The mannose receptor mediates the uptake of diverse native allergens by dendritic cells and determines allergen-induced T cell polarization through modulation of IDO Activity.

Thinking falls - taking action: development of a guide to action for falls prevention tool (GtA) (2010)
Journal Article
Robertson, K., Logan, P. A., Conroy, S. P., Dodds, V., Gordon, A. L., Challands, L., …Burn, A. (2010). Thinking falls - taking action: development of a guide to action for falls prevention tool (GtA). British Journal of Community Nursing, 15(8),

Clinical guidelines and research papers help clinicians measure and understand the risk of falling in their older clients but very few provide the assessor with recommendations as to which interventions they can use to reduce the risk of a fall. T... Read More about Thinking falls - taking action: development of a guide to action for falls prevention tool (GtA).

Towards an integrated workforce management system (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Landa-Silva, D., Castillo, A., Bowie, L., & Johnston, H. (2010). Towards an integrated workforce management system.

We describe progress towards a workforce management system in which personnel scheduling is integrated with other important processes such as payroll processing, attendance and absence recording, staffing forecast and planning, etc. Our focus is on c... Read More about Towards an integrated workforce management system.

A 0/1 integer programming model for the office space allocation problem (2010)
Journal Article
Ulker, O., & Landa-Silva, D. (2010). A 0/1 integer programming model for the office space allocation problem. Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics, 36, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endm.2010.05.073

We propose a 0/1 integer programming model to tackle the office space allocation (OSA) problem which refers to assigning room space to a set of entities (people, machines, roles, etc.), with the goal of optimising the space utilisation while satisfyi... Read More about A 0/1 integer programming model for the office space allocation problem.

Predicting beta-turns and their types using predicted backbone dihedral angles and secondary structures (2010)
Journal Article
Kountouris, P., & Hirst, J. D. (2010). Predicting beta-turns and their types using predicted backbone dihedral angles and secondary structures. BMC Bioinformatics, 11, Article 407. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-11-407

Background β-turns are secondary structure elements usually classified as coil. Their prediction is important, because of their role in protein folding and their frequent occurrence in protein chains. Results We have developed a novel method... Read More about Predicting beta-turns and their types using predicted backbone dihedral angles and secondary structures.

Exercise interventions in the treatment of depression (2010)
Book Chapter
Malik, S., Kit Han Mo, P., & Blake, H. (2010). Exercise interventions in the treatment of depression. In H. Blake (Ed.), Physical activity in rehabilitation and recovery (279-312). New York: Nova Science Publishers

Depression is a common psychiatric problem affecting millions of people worldwide. Whilst conventional treatments for depression have involved the use of antidepressant medications or ‘talking’ therapies, in recent years the concept of exercise thera... Read More about Exercise interventions in the treatment of depression.

Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling (2010)
Journal Article
Wang, Z., Wang, Y., & Gindy, N. (2010). Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling. WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control, 5(7),

This paper introduced planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming machine system (HAVES). The HAVES was developed to integrate CAD/CAM, screw-pin tooling, CNC, vacuum forming and optical measurement device together to produce vacuum forming compo... Read More about Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling.

A hybrid evolutionary approach to the nurse rostering problem (2010)
Journal Article
Bai, R., Burke, E. K., Kendall, G., Li, J., & McCollum, B. (2010). A hybrid evolutionary approach to the nurse rostering problem. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 14(4), https://doi.org/10.1109/tevc.2009.2033583

Nurse rostering is an important search problem with many constraints. In the literature, a number of approaches have been investigated including penalty function methods to tackle these constraints within genetic algorithm frameworks. In this paper,... Read More about A hybrid evolutionary approach to the nurse rostering problem.

Chemical Tags Mediate the Orthogonal Self-Assembly of DNA Duplexes into Supramolecular Structures (2010)
Journal Article
Mitchell, N. J., Ebner, A., Hinterdorfer, P., Tampé, R., & Howorka, S. (2010). Chemical Tags Mediate the Orthogonal Self-Assembly of DNA Duplexes into Supramolecular Structures. Small, 6(16), 1732-1735. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201000790

A new chemical approach that achieves ordered self‐assembly of biomolecules is reported. The chemical tags bis‐nitrilotriacetic acid (bisNTA) and hexahistidine (His6) are attached to DNA duplexes that self‐assemble into supramolecular structures whos... Read More about Chemical Tags Mediate the Orthogonal Self-Assembly of DNA Duplexes into Supramolecular Structures.

In situ subcellular fractionation of adherent and non-adherent mammalian cells (2010)
Journal Article
Sawasdichai, A., Chen, H., Abdul Hamid, N., Jayaraman, P., & Gaston, K. (2010). In situ subcellular fractionation of adherent and non-adherent mammalian cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 41, Article e1958. https://doi.org/10.3791/1958

Protein function is intimately coupled to protein localization. Although some proteins are restricted to a specific location or subcellular compartment, many proteins are present as a freely diffusing population in free exchange with a sub-population... Read More about In situ subcellular fractionation of adherent and non-adherent mammalian cells.