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An exploratory case study of Olympiad students’ attitudes towards and passion for science (2011)
Journal Article
Oliver, M., & Venville, G. (2011). An exploratory case study of Olympiad students’ attitudes towards and passion for science. International Journal of Science Education, 33(16), https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2010.550654

Much is known about high school students’ attitudes towards science but there is almost no research on what passion for science might look like and how it might be manifested. This exploratory case study took advantage of a unique group of highly gif... Read More about An exploratory case study of Olympiad students’ attitudes towards and passion for science.

Automated finite element modelling of 3D woven textiles (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zeng, X., Long, A., Clifford, M., Probst-Schendzielorz, S., & Schmitt, M. (2011). Automated finite element modelling of 3D woven textiles.

The advance of 3D fabric technology allows tailored material structure in different directions for optimised performance. 3D fabrics open up increasing applications in automotive, medical, energy and many other areas. This paper explores highly autom... Read More about Automated finite element modelling of 3D woven textiles.

Hepatitis C patient-derived glycoproteins exhibit marked differences in susceptibility to serum neutralizing antibodies: Genetic subtype defines antigenic but not neutralization serotype (2011)
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Tarr, A. W., Urbanowicz, R. A., Hamed, M. R., Albecka, A., McClure, C. P., Brown, R. J., …Ball, J. K. (2011). Hepatitis C patient-derived glycoproteins exhibit marked differences in susceptibility to serum neutralizing antibodies: Genetic subtype defines antigenic but not neutralization serotype. Journal of Virology, 85(9), 4246-4257. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01332-10

Neutralizing antibodies have a role in controlling hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. A successful vaccine will need to elicit potently neutralizing antibodies that are capable of preventing the infection of genetically diverse viral isolates. Howeve... Read More about Hepatitis C patient-derived glycoproteins exhibit marked differences in susceptibility to serum neutralizing antibodies: Genetic subtype defines antigenic but not neutralization serotype.

Recognition of the major cat allergen Fel d 1 through the cysteine-rich domain of the mannose receptor determines its allergenicity (2011)
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Emara, M., Royer, P. J., Abbas, Z., Sewell, H. F., Gebriel Mohamed, G., Singh, S., …Ghaemmaghami, A. M. (2011). Recognition of the major cat allergen Fel d 1 through the cysteine-rich domain of the mannose receptor determines its allergenicity. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286(15), 13033-13040. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.220657

Dendritic cells are professional antigen-presenting cells that are specialized in antigen uptake and presentation. Allergy to cat has increased substantially in recent years and has been shown to be positively associated with asthma.Wehave recently s... Read More about Recognition of the major cat allergen Fel d 1 through the cysteine-rich domain of the mannose receptor determines its allergenicity.

Should treatment for Parkinson's disease start immediately on diagnosis or delayed until functional disability develops? (2011)
Journal Article
Clarke, C. E., Patel, S., Ives, N., Rick, C., Wheatley, K., & Gray, R. (2011). Should treatment for Parkinson's disease start immediately on diagnosis or delayed until functional disability develops?. Movement Disorders, 26(7), 1187-1193. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.23519

Background: Evidence from clinical trials with monoamine oxidase type B inhibitors (TEMPO, ADAGIO and DATATOP) and levodopa (ELLDOPA) suggests that Parkinson's disease patients may benefit from treatment being commenced immediately on diagnosis ra... Read More about Should treatment for Parkinson's disease start immediately on diagnosis or delayed until functional disability develops?.

Alien introgression in the grasses Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) and Festuca pratensis (meadow fescue): The development of seven monosomic substitution lines and their molecular and cytological characterization (2011)
Journal Article
Harper, J., Armstead, I., Thomas, A., James, C., Gasior, D., Bisaga, M., …King, J. (2011). Alien introgression in the grasses Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) and Festuca pratensis (meadow fescue): The development of seven monosomic substitution lines and their molecular and cytological characterization. Annals of Botany, 107(8), 1313-1321. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcr083

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To address the issues associated with food security, environmental change and bioenergy in the context of crop plants, the production, identification and evaluation of novel plant phenotypes is fundamental. One of the major rout... Read More about Alien introgression in the grasses Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) and Festuca pratensis (meadow fescue): The development of seven monosomic substitution lines and their molecular and cytological characterization.

Measurements of the ultraviolet background at 4.6 < z < 6.4 using the quasar proximity effect (2011)
Journal Article
(2011). Measurements of the ultraviolet background at 4.6 < z < 6.4 using the quasar proximity effect. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 412(4), 2543-2562. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18072.x

We present measurements of the ionizing ultraviolet background (UVB) at z∼ 5–6 using the quasar proximity effect. The 15 quasars in our sample cover the range 4.6 < zq < 6.4, enabling the first proximity-effect measurements of the UVB at z > 5. The m... Read More about Measurements of the ultraviolet background at 4.6 < z < 6.4 using the quasar proximity effect.

All-cause mortality in people with cirrhosis compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study (2011)
Journal Article
Fleming, K. M., Aithal, G. P., Card, T. R., & West, J. (2012). All-cause mortality in people with cirrhosis compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study. Liver International, 32(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02517.x

Background: Mortality due to cirrhosis has tripled over the last 30 years in the UK. However, we lack adequate, contemporary, population-based estimates of the excess mortality patients who are at risk compared with the general population. Aim: To d... Read More about All-cause mortality in people with cirrhosis compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study.

Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies (2011)
Journal Article
Challis, D., Hughes, J., Berzins, K., Reilly, S., Abell, J., Stewart, K., & Bowns, I. (2011). Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 16(1_suppl), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1258/jhsrp.2010.010078

Objectives: Our aim was to describe the current provision of case management arrangements in primary care for people with long-term conditions in England and identify the extent and nature of self-care support services within it. Methods: Cross-secti... Read More about Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies.

Crohn disease: A current perspective on genetics, autophagy and immunity (2011)
Journal Article
Stappenbeck, T. S., Rioux, J. D., Mizoguchi, A., Saitoh, T., Huett, A., Darfeuille-Michaud, A., …Xavier, R. J. (2011). Crohn disease: A current perspective on genetics, autophagy and immunity. Autophagy, 7(4), 355-374. https://doi.org/10.4161/auto.7.4.13074

Crohn disease (CD) is a chronic and debilitating inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract.1 Prevalence in western populations is 100-150/100,000 and somewhat higher in Ashkenazi Jews. Peak incidence is in early adult life, although any ag... Read More about Crohn disease: A current perspective on genetics, autophagy and immunity.

Quantum Field Theory on Curved Noncommutative Spacetimes (2011)
Journal Article
Schenkel, A. (2011). Quantum Field Theory on Curved Noncommutative Spacetimes. Proceedings of Science, 127, https://doi.org/10.22323/1.127.0029

We summarize our recently proposed approach to quantum field theory on noncommutative curved spacetimes. We make use of the Drinfel'd twist deformed differential geometry of Julius Wess and his group in order to define an action functional for a real... Read More about Quantum Field Theory on Curved Noncommutative Spacetimes.

Adding more fuel to the fire: an eye-tracking study of idiom processing by native and non-native speaker (2011)
Journal Article
Siyanova-Chanturia, A., Conklin, K., & Schmitt, N. (2011). Adding more fuel to the fire: an eye-tracking study of idiom processing by native and non-native speaker. Second Language Research, 27(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/0267658310382068

Using eye-tracking, we investigate on-line processing of idioms in a biasing story context by native and non-native speakers of English. The stimuli are idioms used figuratively (at the end of the day – ‘eventually’), literally (at the end of the day... Read More about Adding more fuel to the fire: an eye-tracking study of idiom processing by native and non-native speaker.

Bridging the gap: pracademics in foreign policy (2011)
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Murphy, A. M., & Fulda, A. (2011). Bridging the gap: pracademics in foreign policy. PS: Political Science and Politics, 44(2), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096511000084

In his seminal work Bridging the Gap: Theory and Practice in Foreign Policy, Alexander George (1993) lamented the great divide between academia and the foreign policymaking community, arguing that greater interaction between scholars and policymakers... Read More about Bridging the gap: pracademics in foreign policy.

Poo gurus? Researching the threats and opportunities presented by human waste (2011)
Journal Article
Jewitt, S. (2011). Poo gurus? Researching the threats and opportunities presented by human waste. Applied Geography, 31(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.08.003

There is huge geographical variation in the extent to which excrement represents a threat to human and environmental health. In the UK, we tend to think little of such risks. By contrast, 52% of all people in Asia have no access to basic sanitation a... Read More about Poo gurus? Researching the threats and opportunities presented by human waste.

A heuristic algorithm for nurse scheduling with balanced preference satisfaction (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Constantino, A. A., Landa-Silva, D., Luiz de Melo, E., & Romao, W. (2011). A heuristic algorithm for nurse scheduling with balanced preference satisfaction.

This paper tackles the nurse scheduling problem with balanced preference satisfaction which consists of generating an assignment of shifts to nurses over a given time horizon and ensuring that the satisfaction of nurses personal preferences for shift... Read More about A heuristic algorithm for nurse scheduling with balanced preference satisfaction.

Evolution of β-blockers: from anti-anginal drugs to ligand-directed signalling (2011)
Journal Article
Baker, J. G., Hill, S. J., & Summers, R. J. (2011). Evolution of β-blockers: from anti-anginal drugs to ligand-directed signalling. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 32(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tips.2011.02.010

Sir James Black developed β-blockers, one of the most useful groups of drugs in use today. Not only are they being used for their original purpose to treat angina and cardiac arrhythmias, but they are also effective therapeutics for hypertension, car... Read More about Evolution of β-blockers: from anti-anginal drugs to ligand-directed signalling.