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Label-free molecular imaging of immunological synapses between dendritic and T cells by Raman micro-spectroscopy (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zoladek, A. B., Johal, R. K., Garcia-Nieto, S., Pascut, F., Shakesheff, K. M., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., & Notingher, I. (2010, June). Label-free molecular imaging of immunological synapses between dendritic and T cells by Raman micro-spectroscopy. Presented at SPEC 2010 Shedding Light on Disease: Optical Diagnosis for the New Millennium, Manchester, UK

Confocal Raman micro-spectroscopy (CRMS) was used to measure spectral images of immunological synapse formation between dendritic and T cells without using molecular labels or other invasive procedures. The purpose-built inverted CRMS instrument inte... Read More about Label-free molecular imaging of immunological synapses between dendritic and T cells by Raman micro-spectroscopy.

Relaxin family peptides in the male reproductive system-a critical appraisal (2010)
Journal Article
Ivell, R., Kotula-Balak, M., Glynn, D., Heng, K., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2011). Relaxin family peptides in the male reproductive system-a critical appraisal. Molecular Human Reproduction, 17(2), 71-84. https://doi.org/10.1093/molehr/gaq086

The human genome project has identified, besides ovarian relaxin (RLN), six other relaxin-like molecules (RLN3, H1-RLN, INSL3-6), most of which appear to be expressed in the testis and/or male reproductive system, together with four different G-prote... Read More about Relaxin family peptides in the male reproductive system-a critical appraisal.

Concrete pavements as a source of heating and cooling (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keikha, P., Hall, M., & Dawson, A. Concrete pavements as a source of heating and cooling. Presented at 11th International Symposium on Concrete Roads

There is great potential to use the large open space of pavement structures, equipped with an embedded pipe network, in conjunction with a heat pump, to provide heating and cooling for adjacent buildings, e.g. airport terminals, shopping centres etc,... Read More about Concrete pavements as a source of heating and cooling.

Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α is involved in the pro-angiogenic effect of hydrogen sulfide under hypoxic stress (2010)
Journal Article
Liu, X. H., Pan, L. L., Zhuo, Y., Gong, Q. H., Rose, P., & Zhu, Y. Z. (2010). Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α is involved in the pro-angiogenic effect of hydrogen sulfide under hypoxic stress. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 33(9), 1550-1554. https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.33.1550

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is known to have pro-angiogenic properties in mammals. In this study, we examined H2S played the role in pro-angiogenesis mediated by hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α under hypoxic conditions. Rat brain capillary endothelial c... Read More about Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α is involved in the pro-angiogenic effect of hydrogen sulfide under hypoxic stress.

Participation in export markets and the role of R&D: establishment-level evidence from the UK Community Innovation Survey 2005 (2010)
Journal Article
Harris, R., & Li, Q. C. (2010). Participation in export markets and the role of R&D: establishment-level evidence from the UK Community Innovation Survey 2005. Applied Economics, 43(23), https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840903427190

There is a strong expectation in the literature that exporting and innovation activities (particularly R&D) are strongly related, and that the need to be innovative is increasing over time due to globalization. In this study, we find that R&D is endo... Read More about Participation in export markets and the role of R&D: establishment-level evidence from the UK Community Innovation Survey 2005.

Influence of cellulose on ion diffusivity in 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium acetate cellulose solutions (2010)
Journal Article
Lovell, C. S., Walker, A., Damion, R. A., Radhi, A., Tanner, S. F., Budtova, T., & Ries, M. E. (2010). Influence of cellulose on ion diffusivity in 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium acetate cellulose solutions. Biomacromolecules, 11(11), 2927-2935. https://doi.org/10.1021/bm1006807

Solutions of microcrystalline cellulose in 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium acetate have been investigated using pulsedfield gradient 1H NMR. In all cases the geometrically larger cation was found to diffuse faster than the smaller anion. Arrhenius tempe... Read More about Influence of cellulose on ion diffusivity in 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium acetate cellulose solutions.

Social cohesion through football: a quasi-experimental mixed methods design to evaluate a complex health promotion program (2010)
Journal Article
Nathan, S., Bunde-Birouste, A., Evers, C., Kemp, L., MacKenzie, J., & Henley, R. (2010). Social cohesion through football: a quasi-experimental mixed methods design to evaluate a complex health promotion program. BMC Public Health, 10, Article 587. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-587

Social isolation and disengagement fragments local communities. Evidence indicates that refugee families are highly vulnerable to social isolation in their countries of resettlement. Research to identify approaches to best address this is needed. Foo... Read More about Social cohesion through football: a quasi-experimental mixed methods design to evaluate a complex health promotion program.

High energy improved scalar quantum field theory from noncommutative geometry without UV/IR-mixing (2010)
Journal Article
Schenkel, A., & F. Uhlemann, C. (2010). High energy improved scalar quantum field theory from noncommutative geometry without UV/IR-mixing. Physics Letters B, 694(3), 258-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2010.09.066

We consider an interacting scalar quantum field theory on noncommutative Euclidean space. We implement a family of noncommutative deformations, which -- in contrast to the well known Moyal-Weyl deformation -- lead to a theory with modified kinetic te... Read More about High energy improved scalar quantum field theory from noncommutative geometry without UV/IR-mixing.

Integrating airborne multispectral imagery and airborne LiDAR data for enhanced lithological mapping in vegetated terrain (2010)
Journal Article
Grebby, S., Naden, J., Cunningham, D., & Tansey, K. (2011). Integrating airborne multispectral imagery and airborne LiDAR data for enhanced lithological mapping in vegetated terrain. Remote Sensing of Environment, 115(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2010.08.019

Practical and financial constraints associated with traditional field-based lithological mapping are often responsible for the generation of maps with insufficient detail and inaccurately located contacts. In arid areas with well exposed rocks and so... Read More about Integrating airborne multispectral imagery and airborne LiDAR data for enhanced lithological mapping in vegetated terrain.

Health-related internet support groups and dental anxiety: The fearful patient's online journey (2010)
Journal Article
Buchanan, H., Coulson, N. S., & Malik, S. (2010). Health-related internet support groups and dental anxiety: The fearful patient's online journey. International Journal of Web Based Communities, 6(4), 362-375. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWBC.2010.035839

Dental fear and anxiety is a common problem affecting many individuals but for some the problem is more severe. This study examined the discussions which took place between members of a dental anxiety/phobia internet support group. A total of 621 mes... Read More about Health-related internet support groups and dental anxiety: The fearful patient's online journey.

The apologetic and pastoral intentions of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya's polemic against Jews and Christians (2010)
Journal Article
Hoover, J. (2010). The apologetic and pastoral intentions of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya's polemic against Jews and Christians. Muslim World, 100(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-1913.2010.01333.x

The Mongol destruction of Baghdad in 1258 and subsequent Mongol incursions into Syria through the early 1300s ushered in a period of great political and religious anxiety in the Near East. The Mongol Ilkhanid rulers of Persia and Iraq corralled the C... Read More about The apologetic and pastoral intentions of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya's polemic against Jews and Christians.

Thermal and mechanical design optimization of a pressure-mounted base-plate-less high temperature power module (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mattey, N., Skuriat, R., Li, J., Agyakwa, P., Evans, P., & Mark Johnson, C. (2010, September). Thermal and mechanical design optimization of a pressure-mounted base-plate-less high temperature power module. Presented at 3rd Electronics System Integration Technology Conference ESTC, Berlin, Germany

We discuss the mechanical and thermal design of a high temperature pressure-mounted base-plate-less power module for application in a continuous high temperature (150°C) ambient. The thermal resistance of potential thermal interface materials (TIMs)... Read More about Thermal and mechanical design optimization of a pressure-mounted base-plate-less high temperature power module.

Comparative transcriptional profiling of the limbal epithelial crypt demonstrates its putative stem cell niche characteristics (2010)
Journal Article
Kulkarni, B. B., Tighe, P. J., Mohammed, I., Yeung, A. M., Powe, D. G., Hopkinson, A., Shanmuganathan, V. A., & Dua, H. S. (2010). Comparative transcriptional profiling of the limbal epithelial crypt demonstrates its putative stem cell niche characteristics. BMC Genomics, 11(1), Article 526. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-526

Background: The Limbal epithelial crypt (LEC) is a solid cord of cells, approximately 120 microns long. It arises from the undersurface of interpalisade rete ridges of the limbal palisades of Vogt and extends deeper into the limbal stroma parallel or... Read More about Comparative transcriptional profiling of the limbal epithelial crypt demonstrates its putative stem cell niche characteristics.

Catecholaminergic depletion within the prelimbic medial prefrontal cortex enhances latent inhibition (2010)
Journal Article
Nelson, A. J., Thur, K. E., Marsden, C., & Cassaday, H. J. (2010). Catecholaminergic depletion within the prelimbic medial prefrontal cortex enhances latent inhibition. Neuroscience, 170(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.06.066

Latent inhibition (LI) refers to the reduction in conditioning to a stimulus that has received repeated non-reinforced pre-exposure. Investigations into the neural substrates of LI have focused on the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and its inputs from the h... Read More about Catecholaminergic depletion within the prelimbic medial prefrontal cortex enhances latent inhibition.

Protease sensing with nanoparticle based platforms (2010)
Journal Article
Welser, K., Adsley, R., Moore, B. M., Chan, W. C., & Aylott, J. W. (2011). Protease sensing with nanoparticle based platforms. Analyst, 136(1), 29-41. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0an00429d

Nanoparticulate systems in various unique configurations are highly effective at detecting protease activity both in vivo and in vitro. In this article, we have summarised the conventional modern methods for monitoring protease activity, and critical... Read More about Protease sensing with nanoparticle based platforms.

Changing patterns of care coordination within old-age services in England (2010)
Journal Article
Sutcliffe, C., Hughes, J., Chester, H., Xie, C., & Challis, D. (2010). Changing patterns of care coordination within old-age services in England. Care Management Journals, 11(3), 156-165. https://doi.org/10.1891/1521-0987.11.3.157

There has been a focus internationally in recent years on policies and strategies to divert the long-term care of frail older people away from residential and nursing home care and enhance provision of community-based care by improving care coordinat... Read More about Changing patterns of care coordination within old-age services in England.

Human antibody responses to the meningococcal factor H binding protein (LP2086) during invasive disease, colonization and carriage (2010)
Journal Article
Ala'Aldeen, D. A., Flint, M., Oldfield, N. J., Omer, S. A., McNeil, L. K., Jiang, Q., Murphy, E., Giardina, P. C., Novikova, E. G., Dodge-Scully, I. L., Bayliss, C. D., Turner, D. P., Neal, K. R., Hoiseth, S. K., Jansen, K. U., & Anderson, A. S. (2010). Human antibody responses to the meningococcal factor H binding protein (LP2086) during invasive disease, colonization and carriage. Vaccine, 28(48), 7667-7675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.09.038

Recombinant forms of Neisseria meningitidis factor H binding protein (fHBP) are undergoing clinical trials in candidate vaccines against serogroup B meningococcal disease. Little is known, however, about the host response to fHBP during natural carri... Read More about Human antibody responses to the meningococcal factor H binding protein (LP2086) during invasive disease, colonization and carriage.

Protein restriction in the pregnant mouse modifies fetal growth and pulmonary development: Role of fetal exposure to β-hydroxybutyrate (2010)
Journal Article
Langley-Evans, S. C., Daniel, Z. C., Wells, C. A., Ryan, K. J., Plant, R., & Welham, S. J. (2011). Protein restriction in the pregnant mouse modifies fetal growth and pulmonary development: Role of fetal exposure to β-hydroxybutyrate. Experimental Physiology, 96(2), 203-215. https://doi.org/10.1113/expphysiol.2010.054460

Maternal undernutrition during sensitive periods of pregnancy results in offspring predisposed towards the development of a number of diseases of adulthood, including hypertension and diabetes. In order to determine the nature of any gross alteration... Read More about Protein restriction in the pregnant mouse modifies fetal growth and pulmonary development: Role of fetal exposure to β-hydroxybutyrate.