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Automated conversion of Web-based marriage register data into a printed format with predefined layout (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brailsford, D. F. (2011). Automated conversion of Web-based marriage register data into a printed format with predefined layout.

The Phillimore Marriage Registers for England were published in the period 1896 to 1922 and have defined a standard layout format for the typesetting of marriage data. However, not all English parish churches had their marriage registers analysed and... Read More about Automated conversion of Web-based marriage register data into a printed format with predefined layout.

Functional network construction in Arabidopsis using rule-based machine learning on large-scale data sets (2011)
Journal Article
Bassel, G. W., Glaab, E., Marquez, J., Holdsworth, M. J., & Barcardit, J. (2011). Functional network construction in Arabidopsis using rule-based machine learning on large-scale data sets. Plant Cell, 23(9), https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.111.088153

The meta-analysis of large-scale postgenomics data sets within public databases promises to provide important novel biological knowledge. Statistical approaches including correlation analyses in coexpression studies of gene expression have emerged as... Read More about Functional network construction in Arabidopsis using rule-based machine learning on large-scale data sets.

Sun safety measures among construction workers in Britain (2011)
Journal Article
Madgwick, P., Houdmont, J., & Randall, R. (2011). Sun safety measures among construction workers in Britain. Occupational Medicine, 61(6), https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqr054

Background: Relative to other occupational groups in Britain, construction workers have a high incidence of skin cancer attributable to sun exposure. The importance of sun safety measures to minimize the risk of skin cancer is recognized in the liter... Read More about Sun safety measures among construction workers in Britain.

Delayed publications of clinical trials in cystic fibrosis (2011)
Journal Article
Hurley, M., Prayle, A., & Smyth, A. R. (2011). Delayed publications of clinical trials in cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2011.08.004

Background:

When the publication of important trial data is delayed, or data are never published, this will prevent the proper practice of evidence based medicine through robust systematic reviews. Clinical trial registries allow researchers to... Read More about Delayed publications of clinical trials in cystic fibrosis.

Quiet in class: classification, noise and the dendritic cell algorithm (2011)
Journal Article
Gu, F., Feyereisl, J., Oates, R., Reps, J., Greensmith, J., & Aickelin, U. (2011). Quiet in class: classification, noise and the dendritic cell algorithm. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 6825, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22371-6_17

Theoretical analyses of the Dendritic Cell Algorithm (DCA) have yielded several criticisms about its underlying structure and operation. As a result, several alterations and fixes have been suggested in the literature to correct for these findings. A... Read More about Quiet in class: classification, noise and the dendritic cell algorithm.

A converse theorem for double Dirichlet series (2011)
Journal Article
Diamantis, N., & Goldfeld, D. (2011). A converse theorem for double Dirichlet series. American Journal of Mathematics, 133(4), 913-938. https://doi.org/10.1353/ajm.2011.0024

We prove that a certain vector valued double Dirichlet series satisfying appropriate functional equations is a Mellin transform of a vector valued metaplectic Eisenstein series. We establish an analogous result for scalar double Dirichlet series of t... Read More about A converse theorem for double Dirichlet series.

Increased Expression of Hepcidin and Toll-Like Receptors 8 and 10 in Viral Keratitis (2011)
Journal Article
Mohammed, I., Abedin, A., Tsintzas, K., Abedin, S. A., Otri, A. M., Hopkinson, A., …Dua, H. S. (2011). Increased Expression of Hepcidin and Toll-Like Receptors 8 and 10 in Viral Keratitis. Cornea, 30(8), 899-904. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0b013e31820126e5

Purpose:

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and toll-like receptors (TLRs) form part of the “chemical barrier” of the ocular surface to microbes. Evidence suggests that pathogen recognition by TLR releases AMPs, altering AMP-TLR profiles in pathologic... Read More about Increased Expression of Hepcidin and Toll-Like Receptors 8 and 10 in Viral Keratitis.

Scalable reinforcement learning through hierarchical decompositions for weakly-coupled problems (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Toutounji, H., Rothkopf, C. A., & Triesch, J. (2011). Scalable reinforcement learning through hierarchical decompositions for weakly-coupled problems. In 2011 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL). https://doi.org/10.1109/devlrn.2011.6037351

Reinforcement Learning, or Reward-Dependent Learning, has been very successful at describing how animals and humans adjust their actions so as to increase their gains and reduce their losses in a wide variety of tasks. Empirical studies have furtherm... Read More about Scalable reinforcement learning through hierarchical decompositions for weakly-coupled problems.

Correlation of central and peripheral corneal thickness in healthy corneas (2011)
Journal Article
Fares, U., Otri, A. M., Al-Aqaba, M. A., & Dua, H. S. (2012). Correlation of central and peripheral corneal thickness in healthy corneas. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, 35(1), 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clae.2011.07.004

Purpose
To study the thickness profile of the normal cornea in order to establish any correlation between central and peripheral points.

Methods
Sixty-seven eyes of 40 patients were subjected to central corneal thickness measurement (CCT) with a... Read More about Correlation of central and peripheral corneal thickness in healthy corneas.

Testing the FMR1 promoter for mosaicism in DNA methylation among CpG sites, strands, and cells in FMR1-expressing males with fragile X syndrome (2011)
Journal Article
Stöger, R., Genereux, D. P., Hagerman, R. J., Hagerman, P. J., Tassone, F., & Laird, C. D. (2011). Testing the FMR1 promoter for mosaicism in DNA methylation among CpG sites, strands, and cells in FMR1-expressing males with fragile X syndrome. PLoS ONE, 6(8), Article e23648. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023648

Variability among individuals in the severity of fragile X syndrome (FXS) is influenced by epigenetic methylation mosaicism, which may also be common in other complex disorders. The epigenetic signal of dense promoter DNA methylation is usually assoc... Read More about Testing the FMR1 promoter for mosaicism in DNA methylation among CpG sites, strands, and cells in FMR1-expressing males with fragile X syndrome.

What factors influence smoking prevalence and smoke free policy enactment across the European Union Member States (2011)
Journal Article
Bogdanovica, I., McNeill, A., Murray, R., & Britton, J. (2011). What factors influence smoking prevalence and smoke free policy enactment across the European Union Member States. PLoS ONE, 6(8), Article e23889. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023889

Background

Smoking prevention should be a primary public health priority for all governments, and effective preventive policies have been identified for decades. The heterogeneity of smoking prevalence between European Union (EU) Member States the... Read More about What factors influence smoking prevalence and smoke free policy enactment across the European Union Member States.

Active control of series connected, voltage driven power devices using a single gate drive (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Evans, P., Teerakawanich, N., & Johnson, C. M. (2011). Active control of series connected, voltage driven power devices using a single gate drive. In Proceedings of the 2011 14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications

A novel approach for controlling series strings of voltage driven devices (e.g. JFET, MOSFET, IGBT) is presented that allows high voltage switches to be constructed from lower voltage devices. The approach allows controlled voltage sharing under stea... Read More about Active control of series connected, voltage driven power devices using a single gate drive.

Synthesis and characterization of high-affinity 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene-labeled fluorescent ligands for human β-adrenoceptors (2011)
Journal Article
Baker, J. G., Adams, L. A., Salchow, K., Mistry, S. N., Middleton, R. J., Hill, S. J., & Kellam, B. (2011). Synthesis and characterization of high-affinity 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene-labeled fluorescent ligands for human β-adrenoceptors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 54(19), 6874-6887. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm2008562

The growing practice of exploiting noninvasive fluorescence-based techniques to study G protein-coupled receptor pharmacology at the single cell and single molecule level demands the availability of high-quality fluorescent ligands. To this end, this... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of high-affinity 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene-labeled fluorescent ligands for human β-adrenoceptors.

The kinesin-13 MCAK has an unconventional ATPase cycle adapted for microtubule depolymerization (2011)
Journal Article
Friel, C. T., & Howard, J. (2011). The kinesin-13 MCAK has an unconventional ATPase cycle adapted for microtubule depolymerization. EMBO Journal, 30(19), 3928-3939. https://doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2011.290

Unlike other kinesins, members of the kinesin-13 subfamily do not move directionally along microtubules but, instead, depolymerize them. To understand how kinesins with structurally similar motor domains can have such dissimilar functions, we elucida... Read More about The kinesin-13 MCAK has an unconventional ATPase cycle adapted for microtubule depolymerization.

Can human amblyopia be treated in adulthood? (2011)
Journal Article
Astle, A. T., McGraw, P. V., & Webb, B. S. (in press). Can human amblyopia be treated in adulthood?. Strabismus, 19(3), https://doi.org/10.3109/09273972.2011.600420

Amblyopia is a common visual disorder that results in a spatial acuity deficit in the affected eye. Orthodox treatment is to occlude the unaffected eye for lengthy periods, largely determined by the severity of the visual deficit at diagnosis. Althou... Read More about Can human amblyopia be treated in adulthood?.

Carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) core-shell nanocomposites with tailored shell thickness, CNT content and photocatalytic/photoelectrocatalytic properties (2011)
Journal Article
Li, Z., Gao, B., Chen, G. Z., Mokaya, R., Sotiropoulos, S., & Li Puma, G. (2011). Carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) core-shell nanocomposites with tailored shell thickness, CNT content and photocatalytic/photoelectrocatalytic properties. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 110, 50-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2011.08.023

Combining carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with TiO2 at the nano-scale level can promote the separation of the electron-hole charges generated upon irradiation. However, charge separation capability depends on the quality of the interfacial contact between CN... Read More about Carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) core-shell nanocomposites with tailored shell thickness, CNT content and photocatalytic/photoelectrocatalytic properties.

A technology selection framework for integrating manufacturing within a supply chain (2011)
Journal Article
Farooq, S., & O’Brien, C. (2012). A technology selection framework for integrating manufacturing within a supply chain. International Journal of Production Research, 50(11), https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.588265

This paper describes a structured analytical approach for selecting a manufacturing technology. A framework consisting of six integrated steps is proposed by considering the growing importance of supply chains in manufacturing organisations. The fram... Read More about A technology selection framework for integrating manufacturing within a supply chain.

Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2011)
Journal Article
Edmans, J., Conroy, S., Harwood, R., Lewis, S., Elliott, R. A., Logan, P., …Gladman, J. (2011). Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 12, Article 200. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-200

Background
Many older people presenting to Acute Medical Units (AMU) are discharged after only a short stay (< 72 hours), yet many re-present to hospital or die within 1 year. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment may improve patient outcomes for this... Read More about Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Variation in surgical resection for lung cancer in relation to survival: Population-based study in England 2004-2006 (2011)
Journal Article
Riaz, S. P., Lüchtenborg, M., Jack, R. H., Coupland, V. H., Linklater, K. M., Peake, M. D., & Møller, H. (2012). Variation in surgical resection for lung cancer in relation to survival: Population-based study in England 2004-2006. European Journal of Cancer, 48(1), 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2011.07.012

Background: Compared with some European countries, England has low lung cancer survival and low use of surgical resection for lung cancer. The use of surgical resection varies within England. We assessed the relationship between surgical resection ra... Read More about Variation in surgical resection for lung cancer in relation to survival: Population-based study in England 2004-2006.