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Metaphors We Die By? Geoengineering, Metaphors, and the Argument From Catastrophe (2012)
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Nerlich, B., & Jaspal, R. (2012). Metaphors We Die By? Geoengineering, Metaphors, and the Argument From Catastrophe. Metaphor and Symbol, 27(2), 131-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926488.2012.665795

Geoeengineering the climate by reflecting sunlight or extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has attracted increasing attention from natural scientists, social scientists, policy makers and the media. This article examines promotional discours... Read More about Metaphors We Die By? Geoengineering, Metaphors, and the Argument From Catastrophe.

On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria (2012)
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Rodrigues, S., Desroches, M., & Avitabile, D. (2012). On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 22(11), 1250277. https://doi.org/10.1142/s021812741250277x

We present a numerical strategy to compute one-parameter families of isolas of equilibrium solutions in ODEs. Isolas are solution branches closed in parameter space. Numerical continuation is required to compute one single isola since it contains at... Read More about On the numerical continuation of isolas of equilibria.

Expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) channels in different passages of articular chondrocytes (2012)
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Hdud, I. M., El-Shafei, A. A., Loughna, P., Barrett-Jolley, R., & Mobasheri, A. (2012). Expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) channels in different passages of articular chondrocytes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms13044433

Ion channels play important roles in chondrocyte mechanotransduction. The transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) subfamily of ion channels consists of six members. TRPV1-4 are temperature sensitive calcium-permeable, relatively non-selective c... Read More about Expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) channels in different passages of articular chondrocytes.

Dickens, the suspended quotation and the corpus (2012)
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Mahlberg, M., & Smith, C. (2012). Dickens, the suspended quotation and the corpus. Language and Literature, 21(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/0963947011432058

This article presents a computer-assisted approach to the study of character discourse in Dickens. It focuses on the concept of the ‘suspended quotation’ – the interruption of a character’s speech by at least five words of narrator text. After an out... Read More about Dickens, the suspended quotation and the corpus.

Structural evidence that colicin a protein binds to a novel binding site of TolA protein in Escherichia coli periplasm (2012)
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Li, C., Zhang, Y., Vankemmelbeke, M., Hecht, O., Aleanizy, F. S., Macdonald, C., Moore, G. R., James, R., & Penfold, C. N. (2012). Structural evidence that colicin a protein binds to a novel binding site of TolA protein in Escherichia coli periplasm. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287(23), https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.342246

The Tol assembly of proteins is an interacting network of proteins located in the Escherichia coli cell envelope that transduces energy and contributes to cell integrity. TolA is central to this network linking the inner and outer membranes by intera... Read More about Structural evidence that colicin a protein binds to a novel binding site of TolA protein in Escherichia coli periplasm.

A review of applications of Analytic Hierarchy Process in operations management (2012)
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Subramanian, N., & Ramanathan, R. (2012). A review of applications of Analytic Hierarchy Process in operations management. International Journal of Production Economics, 138(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.03.036

The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the applications of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in operations management and suggest possible gaps from the point of view of researchers and practitioners. This paper systematically ca... Read More about A review of applications of Analytic Hierarchy Process in operations management.

The prognostic and predictive power of redox rotein expression for anthracycline-based chemotherapy response in locally advanced breast cancer (2012)
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Woolston, C. M., Zhang, L., Storr, S. J., Al-Attar, A., Shehata, M., Ellis, I. O., Chan, S. Y., & Martin, S. G. (in press). The prognostic and predictive power of redox rotein expression for anthracycline-based chemotherapy response in locally advanced breast cancer. Modern Pathology, 25, https://doi.org/10.1038/modpathol.2012.60

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has become the standard of care for locally advanced primary breast cancer. Anthracycline-based regimens have proven to be one of the most effective treatments in this setting. As certain cytotoxic antineoplastic agents, such... Read More about The prognostic and predictive power of redox rotein expression for anthracycline-based chemotherapy response in locally advanced breast cancer.

Performance of an integrated solar absorption cooling system in a sub-tropical region (2012)
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Darkwa, J., & Fraser, S. (2012). Performance of an integrated solar absorption cooling system in a sub-tropical region. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts024

Evaluation of an integrated solar absorption cooling system located in a sub-tropical region has been carried out. Analysis of the results revealed an operational efficiency of 61% for the solar collectors at a mean differential temperature forumla o... Read More about Performance of an integrated solar absorption cooling system in a sub-tropical region.

Geographies of money and finance III: Financial circuits and the 'real economy' (2012)
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Hall, S. (2013). Geographies of money and finance III: Financial circuits and the 'real economy'. Progress in Human Geography, 37(2), 285-292. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132512443488

This report focuses on the intersection between finance and the 'real economy'. I begin by examining how political economy approaches to money and the wider financialization literature reveal the entangled relationship between finance and broader eco... Read More about Geographies of money and finance III: Financial circuits and the 'real economy'.

Safety and efficacy of antibiotics compared with appendicectomy for treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2012)
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Varadhan, K. K., Neal, K. R., & Lobo, D. N. (2012). Safety and efficacy of antibiotics compared with appendicectomy for treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ, 344(7855), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e2156

Objective To compare the safety and efficacy of antibiotic treatment versus appendicectomy for the primary treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis.

Design Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Population Randomised controlled tri... Read More about Safety and efficacy of antibiotics compared with appendicectomy for treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Independent risk factors for injury in pre-school children: three population-based nested case-control studies using routine primary care data (2012)
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Orton, E., Kendrick, D., West, J., & Tata, L. J. (2012). Independent risk factors for injury in pre-school children: three population-based nested case-control studies using routine primary care data. PLoS ONE, 7(4), Article e35193. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035193

Background: Injuries in childhood are largely preventable yet an estimated 2,400 children die every day because of injury and violence. Despite this, the factors that contribute to injury occurrence have not been quantified at the population scale us... Read More about Independent risk factors for injury in pre-school children: three population-based nested case-control studies using routine primary care data.

Metaethics, teleosemantics and the function of moral judgements (2012)
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Sinclair, N. (2012). Metaethics, teleosemantics and the function of moral judgements. Biology and Philosophy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-012-9316-4

This paper applies the theory of teleosemantics to the issue of moral content. Two versions of teleosemantics are distinguished: input-based and output-based. It is argued that applying either to the case of moral judgements generates the conclusion... Read More about Metaethics, teleosemantics and the function of moral judgements.

Impact of material surface properties on building performance across a variety of climates (2012)
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Kokogiannakis, G., Tuohy, P., & Darkwa, J. (2012). Impact of material surface properties on building performance across a variety of climates. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts018

Reflective coatings have been promoted for improved energy performance of buildings and are considered in some building regulations such as the California Title 24 standard. This paper provides an analysis of the energy impact of different internal a... Read More about Impact of material surface properties on building performance across a variety of climates.

Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People (2012)
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Xie, C., Hughes, J., Sutcliffe, C., Chester, H., & Challis, D. (2012). Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 55(3), 218-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2011.639437

This article presents findings on 4 themes associated with the personalization of social care for older people: integration of health and social care services; initiatives that prevent the need for more costly interventions; services to maintain peop... Read More about Promoting Personalization in Social Care Services for Older People.

Retrofit Yield Spectra–a practical device in seismic rehabilitation (2012)
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Thermou, G., Elnashai, A., & Pantazopoulou, S. (2012). Retrofit Yield Spectra–a practical device in seismic rehabilitation. Earthquakes and Structures, 3(2), 141-168. https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2012.3.2.141

The Retrofit Yield Spectrum (RYS) is a new spectrum-based device that relates seismic demand of a retrofitted structure with the fundamental design parameters of the retrofit. This is obtained from superposition of Yield Point Spectra with design cha... Read More about Retrofit Yield Spectra–a practical device in seismic rehabilitation.

Genetic basis for personalized medicine in asthma (2012)
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Portelli, M. A., & Sayers, I. (2012). Genetic basis for personalized medicine in asthma. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 6(2), https://doi.org/10.1586/ers.12.9

There is heterogeneity in patient responses to current asthma medications. Significant progress has been made identifying genetic polymorphisms that influence the efficacy and potential for adverse effects to asthma drugs, including; β2-adrenergic re... Read More about Genetic basis for personalized medicine in asthma.

Open access central funds in UK universities (2012)
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Pinfield, S., & Middleton, C. (2012). Open access central funds in UK universities. Learned Publishing, 25(2), 107-117. https://doi.org/10.1087/20120205

This paper reports on the extent to which higher education institutions in the UK have set up central funds and similar institutionally co-ordinated approaches to the payment of open access article-processing charges. It presents data demonstrating t... Read More about Open access central funds in UK universities.

Scientific evidence and rationale for the development of curcumin and resveratrol as nutraceutricals for joint health (2012)
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Mobasheri, A., Henrotin, Y., Biesalski, H.-K., & Shakibaei, M. (2012). Scientific evidence and rationale for the development of curcumin and resveratrol as nutraceutricals for joint health. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms13044202

Interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) are key cytokines that drive the production of inflammatory mediators and matrix-degrading enzymes in osteoarthritis (OA). These proinflammatory cytokines bind to their respective cell surfac... Read More about Scientific evidence and rationale for the development of curcumin and resveratrol as nutraceutricals for joint health.

Re-examining the evidence for a pitch-sensitive region: a human fMRI study using iterated ripple noise (2012)
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Barker, D., Plack, C. J., & Hall, D. A. (2012). Re-examining the evidence for a pitch-sensitive region: a human fMRI study using iterated ripple noise. Cerebral Cortex, 22(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhr065

Human neuroimaging studies have identified a region of auditory cortex, lateral Heschl’s gyrus (HG), that shows a greater response to iterated ripple noise (IRN) than to a Gaussian noise control. Based in part on results using IRN as a pitch-evoking... Read More about Re-examining the evidence for a pitch-sensitive region: a human fMRI study using iterated ripple noise.