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Evaluation of patient reporting of adverse drug reactions to the UK ‘Yellow Card Scheme’: literature review, descriptive and qualitative analyses, and questionnaire surveys (2011)
Book
Avery, A., Anderson, C., Bond, C., Fortnum, H., Gifford, A., Hannaford, P., …Watson, M. (2011). Evaluation of patient reporting of adverse drug reactions to the UK ‘Yellow Card Scheme’: literature review, descriptive and qualitative analyses, and questionnaire surveys. NIHR HTA. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta15200

Background: The monitoring of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) through pharmacovigilance is vital to patient safety. Spontaneous reporting of ADRs is one method of pharmacovigilance, and in the UK this is undertaken through the Yellow Card Scheme (YC... Read More about Evaluation of patient reporting of adverse drug reactions to the UK ‘Yellow Card Scheme’: literature review, descriptive and qualitative analyses, and questionnaire surveys.

Supporting nurse health champions: developing a 'new generation' of health improvement facilitators (2011)
Journal Article
Blake, H., & Chambers, D. (in press). Supporting nurse health champions: developing a 'new generation' of health improvement facilitators. Health Education Journal, 71(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896910396767

In efforts to respond to key government public health initiatives for settings-based health promotion, the ‘Workplace Health Champion’ role has emerged as a method of promoting health within the UK healthcare setting. Health promotion techniques used... Read More about Supporting nurse health champions: developing a 'new generation' of health improvement facilitators.

Setting the stage – Building and working in an ancient DNA laboratory (2011)
Journal Article
Knapp, M., Clarke, A. C., Horsburgh, K. A., & Matisoo-Smith, E. A. (2012). Setting the stage – Building and working in an ancient DNA laboratory. Annals of Anatomy, 194(1), 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aanat.2011.03.008

With the introduction of next generation high throughput sequencing in 2005 and the resulting revolution in genetics, ancient DNA research has rapidly developed from an interesting but marginal field within evolutionary biology into one that can cont... Read More about Setting the stage – Building and working in an ancient DNA laboratory.

Making riverscapes real (2011)
Journal Article
Carbonneau, P. E., Fonstad, M. A., Marcus, W. A., & Dugdale, S. J. (2012). Making riverscapes real. Geomorphology, 137(1), 74-86. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.09.030

Compensatory Neural Reorganization in Tourette Syndrome (2011)
Journal Article
Jackson, G., Jackson, S., Parkinson, A., Hollis, C., Jung, J., Ryan, S., & Morgan, P. (2011). Compensatory Neural Reorganization in Tourette Syndrome. Current Biology, 21(7), 580-585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.02.047

Children with neurological disorders may follow unique developmental trajectories whereby they undergo compensatory neuroplastic changes in brain structure and function that help them gain control over their symptoms [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. We used behav... Read More about Compensatory Neural Reorganization in Tourette Syndrome.

The significant effect of the choice of ionic current integration method in cardiac electro-physiological simulations (2011)
Journal Article
Pathmanathan, P., Mirams, G. R., Southern, J., & Whiteley, J. P. (2011). The significant effect of the choice of ionic current integration method in cardiac electro-physiological simulations. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 27(11), 1751-1770. https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.1438

Finite element (FE) cardiac electro-physiology solvers commonly have ionic current determined at mesh nodes but required element interiors. We consider two interpolation approaches: (i) ionic current interpolation (ICI), where nodal ionic currents ar... Read More about The significant effect of the choice of ionic current integration method in cardiac electro-physiological simulations.

Integrating assessments of older people: Examining evidence and impact from a randomised controlled trial (2011)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Brand, C., Hughes, J., & Challis, D. (2011). Integrating assessments of older people: Examining evidence and impact from a randomised controlled trial. Age and Ageing, 40(3), 388-391. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afr015

Partial regularity and t-analytic sets for Banach function algebras (2011)
Journal Article
Feinstein, J., & Mortini, R. (2012). Partial regularity and t-analytic sets for Banach function algebras. Mathematische Zeitschrift, 271(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00209-011-0856-0

In this note we introduce the notion of t-analytic sets. Using this concept, we construct a class of closed prime ideals in Banach function algebras and discuss some problems related to Alling’s conjecture in H infinity. A description of all closed t... Read More about Partial regularity and t-analytic sets for Banach function algebras.

A review of alcohol pricing and its effects on alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm (2011)
Journal Article
Dhalwani, N. (2011). A review of alcohol pricing and its effects on alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm. Journal of Pioneering Medical Sciences, 1(1),

Alcohol has a complex relationship with any given society. On one hand, it may have some benefits by providing a means of leisure and socialization and a source of revenue through taxation of its sales while on the other hand; it has harmful effects... Read More about A review of alcohol pricing and its effects on alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm.

Aroma encapsulation and aroma delivery by oil body suspensions derived from sunflower seeds (Helianthus annus) (2011)
Journal Article
Fisk, I. D., Linforth, R. S., Taylor, A. J., & Gray, D. A. (2011). Aroma encapsulation and aroma delivery by oil body suspensions derived from sunflower seeds (Helianthus annus). European Food Research and Technology, 232(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-011-1459-z

Oil bodies are small discrete cell organelles that can be found within oilseeds. Oil bodies have been investigated previously as a potential technology platform for use within the food industry, offering stable, antioxidant-enriched lipid-delivery... Read More about Aroma encapsulation and aroma delivery by oil body suspensions derived from sunflower seeds (Helianthus annus).

First principles predictions of thermophysical properties of refrigerant mixtures (2011)
Journal Article
Oakley, M. T., Hainam, D., Hirst, J., & Wheatley, R. J. (2011). First principles predictions of thermophysical properties of refrigerant mixtures. Journal of Chemical Physics, 134, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3567308

We present pair potentials for fluorinated methanes and their dimers with CO2 based on ab initio potential energy surfaces. These potentials reproduce the experimental second virial coefficients of the pure fluorinated methanes and their mixtures wit... Read More about First principles predictions of thermophysical properties of refrigerant mixtures.

Simulating current global river runoff with a global hydrological model: Model revisions, validation, and sensitivity analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Gosling, S. N., & Arnell, N. W. (2011). Simulating current global river runoff with a global hydrological model: Model revisions, validation, and sensitivity analysis. Hydrological Processes, 25(7), 1129-1145. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.7727

Global hydrological models (GHMs) model the land surface hydrologic dynamics of continental-scale river basins. Here we describe one such GHM, the Macro-scale-Probability-Distributed Moisture model.09 (Mac-PDM.09). The model has undergone a number of... Read More about Simulating current global river runoff with a global hydrological model: Model revisions, validation, and sensitivity analysis.

Ambassador David Bruce and “LBJ's War”: Vietnam Viewed from London, 1963–1968 (2011)
Journal Article
Young, J. W. (2011). Ambassador David Bruce and “LBJ's War”: Vietnam Viewed from London, 1963–1968. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 22(1), 81-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2011.549741

Recent decades have seen growing historical interest in “second rank” officials who, whilst they do not play a leading role in government or political movements, can influence the way decisions are shaped and executed. At the same time, the interest... Read More about Ambassador David Bruce and “LBJ's War”: Vietnam Viewed from London, 1963–1968.

PU.1 is a major transcriptional activator of the tumour suppressor gene LIMD1 (2011)
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Foxler, D. E., James, V., Shelton, S. J., de A. Vallim, T. Q., Shaw, P. E., & Sharp, T. V. (2011). PU.1 is a major transcriptional activator of the tumour suppressor gene LIMD1. FEBS Letters, 585(7), 1089-1096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2011.03.013

LIMD1 is a tumour suppressor gene (TSG) down regulated in ∼80% of lung cancers with loss also demonstrated in breast and head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. LIMD1 is also a candidate TSG in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Mechanistically... Read More about PU.1 is a major transcriptional activator of the tumour suppressor gene LIMD1.

Case management for people with long-term conditions: impact upon emergency admissions and associated length of stay (2011)
Journal Article
Reilly, S., Abell, J., Brand, C., Hughes, J., Berzins, K., & Challis, D. (2011). Case management for people with long-term conditions: impact upon emergency admissions and associated length of stay. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 12(3), 223-236. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423611000028

This paper describes findings from a study that evaluated the implementation and impact of case management for long-term conditions (CMLTC) in 10 primary care trusts (PCTs). Patients who have long-term conditions and complex health and social needs m... Read More about Case management for people with long-term conditions: impact upon emergency admissions and associated length of stay.

Measuring the social impact of schools outreach (2011)
Book Chapter
CLANCY, S. (2011). Measuring the social impact of schools outreach. In G. Baker, & A. Fisher (Eds.), Arts and humanities academics in schools: mapping the pedagogical interface. London: Bloomsbury Publishing

Rutting as a function of dynamic modulus and gradation (2011)
Journal Article
Apeagyei, A. K. (2011). Rutting as a function of dynamic modulus and gradation. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 23(9), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0000309

This study was conducted to investigate rutting resistance of asphalt concrete (AC) mixtures as a function of dynamic modulus and gradation. The Flow number (FN) test, the (NCHRP 9-19) recommended procedure for evaluating rutting resistance of AC mix... Read More about Rutting as a function of dynamic modulus and gradation.

Armed conflict and child health (2011)
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Rieder, M., & Choonara, I. (2012). Armed conflict and child health. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 97(1), 59-62. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.178186

Armed conflict has a major impact on child health throughout the world. One in six children worldwide lives in an area of armed conflict and civilians are more likely to die than soldiers as a result of the conflict. In stark contrast to the effe... Read More about Armed conflict and child health.

Calpain-1 expression is associated with relapse-free survival in breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab following adjuvant chemotherapy (2011)
Journal Article
Storr, S. J., Woolston, C. M., Barros, F. F., Green, A. R., Shehata, M., Chan, S. Y., …Martin, S. G. (2011). Calpain-1 expression is associated with relapse-free survival in breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab following adjuvant chemotherapy. International Journal of Cancer, 129(7), 1773-1780. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.25832

The calpain family, and their endogenous inhibitor calpastatin, has been implicated in cancer progression, and recent in vitro data have indicated a role in trastuzumab resistance. The aims of our study were to examine expression levels of calpastati... Read More about Calpain-1 expression is associated with relapse-free survival in breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab following adjuvant chemotherapy.

Children, young people and requests for police station legal advice: 25 years on from PACE (2011)
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Kemp, V., Pleasence, P., & Balmer, N. (2011). Children, young people and requests for police station legal advice: 25 years on from PACE. Youth Justice, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225410394288

Informed by data extracted from 30,921 police electronic custody records, drawn from 44 police stations across four police force areas and including 5153 records of juveniles aged 10 to 17 years, this article examines the take-up of legal advice by c... Read More about Children, young people and requests for police station legal advice: 25 years on from PACE.