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The grooved-dielectric Fresnel zone plate: An effective terahertz lens and antenna (2012)
Journal Article
Hristov, H., Rodriguez, J., & Grote, W. (2012). The grooved-dielectric Fresnel zone plate: An effective terahertz lens and antenna. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 54(6), 1343-1348. https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.26812

A number of microwave and terahertz grooved-dielectric Fresnel zone plate (FZP) and ordinary lenses and antennas are studed and compared numerically. Although the microwave (38 GHz) eight-step FZP lens is certainly inferior, the corresponding teraher... Read More about The grooved-dielectric Fresnel zone plate: An effective terahertz lens and antenna.

High through-put sequencing of the Parhyale hawaiensis mRNAs and microRNAs to aid comparative developmental studies (2012)
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Blythe, M. J., Malla, S., Everall, R., Shih, Y.-H., Lemay, V., Moreton, J., Wilson, R., & Aboobaker, A. (2012). High through-put sequencing of the Parhyale hawaiensis mRNAs and microRNAs to aid comparative developmental studies. PLoS ONE, 7(3), Article e33784. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033784

Understanding the genetic and evolutionary basis of animal morphological diversity will require comparative developmental studies that use new model organisms. This necessitates development of tools for the study of genetics and also the generation o... Read More about High through-put sequencing of the Parhyale hawaiensis mRNAs and microRNAs to aid comparative developmental studies.

Rational diversification of a promoter providing fine-tuned expression and orthogonal regulation for synthetic biology (2012)
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Blount, B. A., Weenink, T., Vasylechko, S., & Ellis, T. (2012). Rational diversification of a promoter providing fine-tuned expression and orthogonal regulation for synthetic biology. PLoS ONE, 7(3), Article e33279. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033279

Yeast is an ideal organism for the development and application of synthetic biology, yet there remain relatively few well-characterised biological parts suitable for precise engineering of this chassis. In order to address this current need, we prese... Read More about Rational diversification of a promoter providing fine-tuned expression and orthogonal regulation for synthetic biology.

Statistical inference of in vivo properties of human DNA methyltransferases from double-stranded methylation patterns (2012)
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Fu, A. Q., Genereux, D. P., Stöger, R., Burden, A. F., Laird, C. D., & Stephens, M. (2012). Statistical inference of in vivo properties of human DNA methyltransferases from double-stranded methylation patterns. PLoS ONE, 7(3), Article e32225. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032225

DNA methyltransferases establish methylation patterns in cells and transmit these patterns over cell generations, thereby influencing each cell's epigenetic states. Three primary DNA methyltransferases have been identified in mammals: DNMT1, DNMT3A a... Read More about Statistical inference of in vivo properties of human DNA methyltransferases from double-stranded methylation patterns.

Recent French decisions on database protection: Towards a more consistent and compliant approach with the Court of Justice's case law? (2012)
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Derclaye, E. (2012). Recent French decisions on database protection: Towards a more consistent and compliant approach with the Court of Justice's case law?. 00 Journal not listed, 3(2), 1-13

Since the official date of implementation of the Database Directive , namely the 1 January 1998, 14 years have now already passed. During this decade and a half, French courts have handed down around 30 decisions on database protection. Between 1998... Read More about Recent French decisions on database protection: Towards a more consistent and compliant approach with the Court of Justice's case law?.

Novel 3, 6, 7-substituted pyrazolopyrimidines as positive allosteric modulators for the hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 (GPR109A) (2012)
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Blad, C. C., van Veldhoven, J. P. D., Klopman, C., Wolfram, D. R., Brussee, J., Lane, J. R., & Ijzerman, A. P. (2012). Novel 3, 6, 7-substituted pyrazolopyrimidines as positive allosteric modulators for the hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 (GPR109A). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 55(7), 3563-3567. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm300164q

A number of pyrazolopyrimidines were synthesized and tested for their positive allosteric modulation of the HCA(2) receptor (GPR109A). Compound 24, an efficacious and potent agonist and allosteric enhancer of nicotinic acid's action, was the basis fo... Read More about Novel 3, 6, 7-substituted pyrazolopyrimidines as positive allosteric modulators for the hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 (GPR109A).

Confocal surface plasmon microscopy with pupil function engineering (2012)
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Zhang, B., Pechprasarn, S., Zhang, J., & Somekh, M. G. (2012). Confocal surface plasmon microscopy with pupil function engineering. Optics Express, 20(7), https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.007388

Surface Plasmon microscopy can measure local changes of refractive index on the micron scale. Interferometric plasmon imaging delivers quantitative high spatial resolution sensitive to refractive index. In addition the so called V(z) method allows im... Read More about Confocal surface plasmon microscopy with pupil function engineering.

Botanical Extracts from Rosehip (Rosa canina), Willow Bark (Salix alba), and Nettle Leaf (Urtica dioica) Suppress IL-1β-Induced NF-κB Activation in Canine Articular Chondrocytes (2012)
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Shakibaei, M., Allaway, D., Nebrich, S., & Mobasheri, A. (2012). Botanical Extracts from Rosehip (Rosa canina), Willow Bark (Salix alba), and Nettle Leaf (Urtica dioica) Suppress IL-1β-Induced NF-κB Activation in Canine Articular Chondrocytes. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2012, Article 509383. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/509383

The aim of this study was to characterize the anti-inflammatory mode of action of botanical extracts from rosehip (Rosa canina), willow bark (Salix alba), and nettle leaf (Urtica dioica) in an in vitro model of primary canine articular chondrocytes.... Read More about Botanical Extracts from Rosehip (Rosa canina), Willow Bark (Salix alba), and Nettle Leaf (Urtica dioica) Suppress IL-1β-Induced NF-κB Activation in Canine Articular Chondrocytes.

Telomere maintenance and telomerase activity are differentially regulated in asexual and sexual worms (2012)
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Tan, T. C., Rahman, R., Jaber-Hijazi, F., Felix, D. A., Chen, C., Louis, E. J., & Aboobaker, A. (2012). Telomere maintenance and telomerase activity are differentially regulated in asexual and sexual worms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(11), https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1118885109

In most sexually reproducing animals, replication and maintenance of telomeres occurs in the germ line and during early development in embryogenesis through the use of telomerase. Somatic cells generally do not maintain telomere sequences, and these... Read More about Telomere maintenance and telomerase activity are differentially regulated in asexual and sexual worms.

Cytoplasmic RNA in undifferentiated neural stem cells: a potential label-free Raman spectral marker for assessing the undifferentiated status (2012)
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Ghita, A., Pascut, F. C., Mather, M., Sottile, V., & Notingher, I. (2012). Cytoplasmic RNA in undifferentiated neural stem cells: a potential label-free Raman spectral marker for assessing the undifferentiated status. Analytical Chemistry, 84(7), https://doi.org/10.1021/ac202994e

Raman microspectroscopy (rms) was used to identify, image, and quantify potential molecular markers for label-free monitoring the differentiation status of live neural stem cells (NSCs) in vitro. Label-free noninvasive techniques for characterization... Read More about Cytoplasmic RNA in undifferentiated neural stem cells: a potential label-free Raman spectral marker for assessing the undifferentiated status.

When Nanoparticle Size and Molecular Geometry Matter: Analyzing the Degree of Surface Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticles with Sulfur Heterocyclic Compounds (2012)
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Lanterna, A. E., Coronado, E. A., & Granados, A. M. (2012). When Nanoparticle Size and Molecular Geometry Matter: Analyzing the Degree of Surface Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticles with Sulfur Heterocyclic Compounds. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116(11), 6520-6529. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp209816g

The degree of surface functionalization of colloidal dispersions of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) by sulfur heterocyclic compounds is determined using localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (LSPRS), morphological characterization, and electrodyn... Read More about When Nanoparticle Size and Molecular Geometry Matter: Analyzing the Degree of Surface Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticles with Sulfur Heterocyclic Compounds.

Separation of dendritic and T cells using electrowetting and dielectrophoresis (2012)
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Chen, C. A., Chen, C. H., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., & Fan, S. K. (2012, March). Separation of dendritic and T cells using electrowetting and dielectrophoresis. Presented at 2012 7th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2012, Kyoto, Japan

The research of immune cells is fundamental to many biological studies. Dendritic cells have the ability to induce a primary immune response in resting naive T cells. The aim of this work is to separate the activated T cells from dendritic cells on a... Read More about Separation of dendritic and T cells using electrowetting and dielectrophoresis.

Polyamide 66 microspheres metallised with in situ synthesised gold nanoparticles for a catalytic application (2012)
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Cheval, N., Gindy, N., Flowkes, C., & Fahmi, A. (2012). Polyamide 66 microspheres metallised with in situ synthesised gold nanoparticles for a catalytic application. Nanoscale Research Letters, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-7-182

A simple concept is proposed to metallise polyamide 66 (PA66) spherulite structures with in situ synthesised gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) using a wet chemical method. This cost-effective approach, applied to produce a PA66/Au NP hybrid material, offer... Read More about Polyamide 66 microspheres metallised with in situ synthesised gold nanoparticles for a catalytic application.

Remote automated multi-generational growth and observation of an animal in low Earth orbit (2012)
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Oczypok, E. A., Etheridge, T., Freeman, J., Stodieck, L., Johnsen, R., Baillie, D., & Szewczyk, N. J. (2012). Remote automated multi-generational growth and observation of an animal in low Earth orbit. Interface, 9(68), https://doi.org/10.1098/%E2%80%8Brsif.2011.0716

The ultimate survival of humanity is dependent upon colonization of other planetary bodies. Key challenges to such habitation are (patho)physiologic changes induced by known, and unknown, factors associated with long-duration and distance space explo... Read More about Remote automated multi-generational growth and observation of an animal in low Earth orbit.

Initial mechanical properties of phosphate-glass fibre-reinforced rods for use as resorbable intramedullary nails (2012)
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Felfel, R. M., Ahmed, I., Parsons, A. J., Harper, L. T., & Rudd, C. D. (2012). Initial mechanical properties of phosphate-glass fibre-reinforced rods for use as resorbable intramedullary nails. Journal of Materials Science, 47(12), 4884-4894. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6355-9

This paper investigates the use of novel phosphate- glass fibre-reinforced rods as resorbable intramedullary nails. Random and unidirectional fibres were moulded into composite rods by forging at ∼100 °C. Rods produced using non-woven random mats (RM... Read More about Initial mechanical properties of phosphate-glass fibre-reinforced rods for use as resorbable intramedullary nails.

Do possible worlds compromise God's beauty? A reply to Mark Ian Thomas Robson (2012)
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Robson, J. (2012). Do possible worlds compromise God's beauty? A reply to Mark Ian Thomas Robson. Religious Studies, 48(4), 515-532. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034412512000042

In a recent article Mark Ian Thomas Robson argues that there is a clear contradiction between the view that possible worlds are a part of God's nature and the theologically pivotal, but philosophically neglected, claim that God is perfectly beautiful... Read More about Do possible worlds compromise God's beauty? A reply to Mark Ian Thomas Robson.

El retablo de Maese Federico: Lorca’s Romancero gitano as puppet theatre (2012)
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Roberts, S. G. (2012). El retablo de Maese Federico: Lorca’s Romancero gitano as puppet theatre. Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies, 17(2/3), https://doi.org/10.1080/14701847.2011.637404

This article considers the profound influence that puppet theatre had on Federico García Lorca’s poetic vision and practice at the time that he was writing the poems that would eventually make up the Romancero gitano (1928). Taking the ‘Romance sonám... Read More about El retablo de Maese Federico: Lorca’s Romancero gitano as puppet theatre.

A semi-parametric model for lactation curves: development and application (2012)
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Madouasse, A., Browne, W., Huxley, J., Toni, F., & Green, M. (2012). A semi-parametric model for lactation curves: development and application. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 105(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.02.009

We propose a semi-parametric model for lactation curves that, along with stage of lactation, accounts for day of the year at milk recording and stage of gestation. Lactation is described as having 3 different phases defined by 2 change points of whic... Read More about A semi-parametric model for lactation curves: development and application.

Corrosion behaviour of crystalline and amorphous forms of the glass forming alloy Fe43Cr16Mo16C15B10 (2012)
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Bakare, M., Voisey, K., Chokethawai, K., & McCartney, D. (in press). Corrosion behaviour of crystalline and amorphous forms of the glass forming alloy Fe43Cr16Mo16C15B10. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 527, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.02.127

The corrosion behaviour of both crystalline and largely amorphous forms of the Fe-based glass forming alloy, Fe43Cr16Mo16C15B10 alloy was investigated. Two different methods were used to induce transformation to the amorphous form of the alloy: laser... Read More about Corrosion behaviour of crystalline and amorphous forms of the glass forming alloy Fe43Cr16Mo16C15B10.