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Determinants of physical activity participation following traumatic brain injury (2010)
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Reavenall, S., & Blake, H. (2010). Determinants of physical activity participation following traumatic brain injury. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 17(7), https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2010.17.7.48893

Aims The objective of the study described in this article was to establish the environmental, social, or personal determinants associated with physical activity participation in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods A multi-centre... Read More about Determinants of physical activity participation following traumatic brain injury.

Ensuring open access to European, Latin American and Caribbean research: a description of the OpenAIRE and NECOBELAC FP7 Projects (2010)
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Furnival, C. (2010). Ensuring open access to European, Latin American and Caribbean research: a description of the OpenAIRE and NECOBELAC FP7 Projects. Aliss Quarterly, 5(4),

Brief article that outlines two Open Access projects, OpenAIRE – Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe – and NECOBELAC – Network of Collaboration between Europe and Latin American Caribbean Countries, both of which count on the input and... Read More about Ensuring open access to European, Latin American and Caribbean research: a description of the OpenAIRE and NECOBELAC FP7 Projects.

Effect of delivery method on the efficacy of Salmonella vaccination in chickens (2010)
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Atterbury, R. J., Morris, V., Harrison, D., Tucker, V., Allen, V., Davies, R., & Carrique-Mas, J. (2010). Effect of delivery method on the efficacy of Salmonella vaccination in chickens. Veterinary Record, 167(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.b4884

To investigate whether the efficacy of live vaccines is influenced by the mode of vaccine delivery, a widely-used UK live commercial Salmonella Enteritidis vaccine was delivered to pullet chicks either by spray, in drinking water, or in combination w... Read More about Effect of delivery method on the efficacy of Salmonella vaccination in chickens.

Large deformations in oriented polymer glasses: experimental study and a new glass-melt constitutive model (2010)
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De Focatiis, D. S., Embery, J., & Buckley, C. (2010). Large deformations in oriented polymer glasses: experimental study and a new glass-melt constitutive model. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 48(13), https://doi.org/10.1002/polb.22028

An experimental study was made of the effects of prior molecular orientation on large tensile deformations of polystyrene in the glassy state. A new hybrid glass-melt constitutive model is proposed for describing and understanding the results, achiev... Read More about Large deformations in oriented polymer glasses: experimental study and a new glass-melt constitutive model.

Outcomes after internal versus external tocodynamometry for monitoring labor (2010)
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Bakker, J. J. . H., Verhoeven, C. J. . M., Janssen, P. F., van Lith, J. M., van Oudgaarden, E. D., Bloemenkamp, K. W. . M., …van der Post, J. A. . M. (2010). Outcomes after internal versus external tocodynamometry for monitoring labor. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 65(6), 355-356. https://doi.org/10.1097/OGX.0b013e3181e59d45

Professional societies in obstetrics and gynecology have recommended the use of internal tocodynamometry to monitor uterine contractions during induction or augmentation of labor. This recommendation is based on the hypothesis that internal tocodynam... Read More about Outcomes after internal versus external tocodynamometry for monitoring labor.

All three domains of the Hepatitis C virus nonstructural NS5A protein contribute to RNA binding (2010)
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Foster, T. L., Belyaeva, T., Stonehouse, N. J., Pearson, A. R., & Harris, M. (2010). All three domains of the Hepatitis C virus nonstructural NS5A protein contribute to RNA binding. Journal of Virology, 84(18), 9267-9277. doi:10.1128/jvi.00616-10

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) nonstructural protein NS5A is critical for viral genome replication and is thought to interact directly with both the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, NS5B, and viral RNA. NS5A consists of three domains which have, as yet, un... Read More about All three domains of the Hepatitis C virus nonstructural NS5A protein contribute to RNA binding.

Characterization of [3H]LUF5834: A novel non-ribose high-affinity agonist radioligand for the adenosine A1 receptor (2010)
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Lane, J. R., Klaasse, E., Lin, J., van Bruchem, J., Beukers, M. W., & Ijzerman, A. P. (2010). Characterization of [3H]LUF5834: A novel non-ribose high-affinity agonist radioligand for the adenosine A1 receptor. Biochemical Pharmacology, 80(8), 1180-1189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2010.06.041

The adenosine A(1) receptor is a promising therapeutic target for neurological disorders such as cognition deficits and is involved in cardiovascular preconditioning. Classically adenosine receptor agonists were all derivatives of adenosine, and thou... Read More about Characterization of [3H]LUF5834: A novel non-ribose high-affinity agonist radioligand for the adenosine A1 receptor.

Gender in campus incubation: evidence from Ireland (2010)
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Treanor, L., & Henry, C. (2010). Gender in campus incubation: evidence from Ireland. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 2(2), 130-149. https://doi.org/10.1108/17566261011051008

Purpose Women entrepreneurs face gender‐specific barriers surrounding access to: networks of information, assistance, finance and investment funds, in addition to socio‐cultural barriers. Business incubation literature indicates the supports provide... Read More about Gender in campus incubation: evidence from Ireland.

Human leucine-rich repeat proteins: A genome-wide bioinformatic categorization and functional analysis in innate immunity (2010)
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Ng, A. C., Eisenberg, J. M., Heath, R. J., Huett, A., Robinson, C. M., Nau, G. J., & Xavier, R. J. (2011). Human leucine-rich repeat proteins: A genome-wide bioinformatic categorization and functional analysis in innate immunity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(SUPPL. 1), 4631-4638. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1000093107

In innate immune sensing, the detection of pathogen-associated molecular patterns by recognition receptors typically involve leucine-rich repeats (LRRs). We provide a categorization of 375 human LRR-containing proteins, almost half of which lack othe... Read More about Human leucine-rich repeat proteins: A genome-wide bioinformatic categorization and functional analysis in innate immunity.

LIM-domain proteins, LIMD1, Ajuba, and WTIP are required for microRNA-mediated gene silencing (2010)
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James, V., Zhang, Y., Foxler, D. E., de Moor, C. H., Kong, Y. W., Webb, T. M., …Sharp, T. V. (2010). LIM-domain proteins, LIMD1, Ajuba, and WTIP are required for microRNA-mediated gene silencing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(28), 12499-12504. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0914987107

In recent years there have been major advances with respect to the identification of the protein components and mechanisms of microRNA (miRNA) mediated silencing. However, the complete and precise repertoire of components and mechanism(s) of action r... Read More about LIM-domain proteins, LIMD1, Ajuba, and WTIP are required for microRNA-mediated gene silencing.

Regulation of neurotoxin production and sporulation by a putative agrBD signaling system in proteolytic Clostridium botulinum (2010)
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Cooksley, C. M., Davis, I. J., Winzer, K., Chan, W. C., Peck, M. W., & Minton, N. P. (2010). Regulation of neurotoxin production and sporulation by a putative agrBD signaling system in proteolytic Clostridium botulinum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76(13), 4448-4460. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.03038-09

A significant number of genome sequences of Clostridium botulinum and related species have now been determined. In silico analysis of these data revealed the presence of two distinct agr loci (agr-1 and agr-2) in all group I strains, each encoding pu... Read More about Regulation of neurotoxin production and sporulation by a putative agrBD signaling system in proteolytic Clostridium botulinum.

A genetic programming hyper-heuristic approach for evolving 2-D strip packing heuristics (2010)
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Burke, E. K., Hyde, M., Kendall, G., & Woodward, J. (2010). A genetic programming hyper-heuristic approach for evolving 2-D strip packing heuristics. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 14(6), https://doi.org/10.1109/tevc.2010.2041061

We present a genetic programming (GP) system to evolve reusable heuristics for the 2-D strip packing problem. The evolved heuristics are constructive, and decide both which piece to pack next and where to place that piece, given the current partial s... Read More about A genetic programming hyper-heuristic approach for evolving 2-D strip packing heuristics.

The fate of steroid estrogens: Partitioning during wastewater treatment and onto river sediments (2010)
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Gomes, R. L., Scrimshaw, M. D., Cartmell, E., & Lester, J. N. (2010). The fate of steroid estrogens: Partitioning during wastewater treatment and onto river sediments. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 175, 431–441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1541-1

The partitioning of steroid estrogens in wastewater treatment and receiving waters is likely to influence their discharge to, and persistence in, the environment. This study investigated the partitioning behaviour of steroid estrogens in both laborat... Read More about The fate of steroid estrogens: Partitioning during wastewater treatment and onto river sediments.

Damage mechanics based predictions of creep crack growth in 316 stainless steel (2010)
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Hyde, C. J., Hyde, T., Sun, W., & Becker, A. (2010). Damage mechanics based predictions of creep crack growth in 316 stainless steel. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 77(12), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.06.011

This paper describes a novel modelling process for creep crack growth prediction of a 316 stainless steel using continuum damage mechanics, in conjunction with finite element (FE) analysis. A damage material behaviour model, proposed by Liu and Murak... Read More about Damage mechanics based predictions of creep crack growth in 316 stainless steel.

The gravitational dynamics of warped throats (2010)
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Butcher, N. A., & Saffin, P. M. (in press). The gravitational dynamics of warped throats. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2010(6), https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06%282010%29044

We investigate the time evolution due to gravitational dynamics of a particular spacetime commonly used in brane-cosmology and string compactifications, namely the Klebanov-Strassler geometry, which is achieved by adding a perturbation to the momentu... Read More about The gravitational dynamics of warped throats.

Palaeoclimate chronology and aridization tendencies in the Transbaikalia for the last 1900 years (2010)
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Ptitsyn, A., Reshetova, S., Babich, V., Daryin, A., Kalugin, I., Ovchinnikov, D., …Myglan, V. (2010). Palaeoclimate chronology and aridization tendencies in the Transbaikalia for the last 1900 years. Geografiya i Prirodnye Resursy / Geography and Natural Resources, 31(2), 144-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gnr.2010.06.009

Within the long-term research program on reconstruction of palaeoclimatic characteristics of Central Asia, we carried out a palaeoreconstructions of climate aridity/humidity in the Transbaikalia, based on investigating layered palynological spectra a... Read More about Palaeoclimate chronology and aridization tendencies in the Transbaikalia for the last 1900 years.

Deep brain stimulation plus best medical therapy versus best medical therapy alone for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD SURG trial): a randomised, open-label trial (2010)
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Williams, A., Gill, S., Varma, T., Jenkinson, C., Quinn, N., Mitchell, R., …Wheatley, K. (2010). Deep brain stimulation plus best medical therapy versus best medical therapy alone for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD SURG trial): a randomised, open-label trial. Lancet Neurology, 9(6), 581-591. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422%2810%2970093-4

Reflections on water: architectural manifestations in the historic and cultural quarter along Lake Pichola in Udaipur (2010)
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Samant, S. (2010). Reflections on water: architectural manifestations in the historic and cultural quarter along Lake Pichola in Udaipur. Journal of Sustainable Development, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v3n2P27

The aim of this paper is to undertake a critical appreciation of the historic cultural quarter along the eastern edge of Lake Pichola in Udaipur, which is a result of its unique context with the objective of understanding the forces that underpin thi... Read More about Reflections on water: architectural manifestations in the historic and cultural quarter along Lake Pichola in Udaipur.