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Smartphone and medical related App use among medical students and junior doctors in the United Kingdom (UK): a regional survey (2012)
Journal Article
Kingdom (UK): a regional survey. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 12(121), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-12-121

Background: Smartphone usage has spread to many settings including that of healthcare with numerous potential
and realised benefits. The ability to download custom-built software applications (apps) has created a new wealth
of clinical resources av... Read More about Smartphone and medical related App use among medical students and junior doctors in the United Kingdom (UK): a regional survey.

It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics (2012)
Journal Article
Noyes, A. (2012). It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics. Research in Mathematics Education, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2012.734974

The 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Survey highlighted how attitudes to mathematics had declined sharply for students in many of the high attaining countries in the survey, England being no exception. There is a notable drop in... Read More about It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics.

Assessing 'functionality' in school mathematics examinations: what does being human have to do with it? (2012)
Journal Article
Drake, P., Wake, G., & Noyes, A. (2012). Assessing 'functionality' in school mathematics examinations: what does being human have to do with it?. Research in Mathematics Education, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2012.734969

This article analyses aspects of the process of developing ‘functional’ assessments of mathematics at the end of compulsory schooling in England. A protocol that was developed for scrutinising assessment items is presented. This protocol includes a... Read More about Assessing 'functionality' in school mathematics examinations: what does being human have to do with it?.

Termination and activation of store-operated cyclic AMP production (2012)
Journal Article
Maiellaro, I., Lefkimmiatis, K., Moyer, M. P., Curci, S., & Hofer, A. M. (2012). Termination and activation of store-operated cyclic AMP production. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 16(11), 2715-2725. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2012.01592.x

Diverse pathophysiological processes (e.g. obesity, lifespan determination, addiction and male fertility) have been linked to the expression of specific isoforms of the adenylyl cyclases (AC1‐AC10), the enzymes that generate cyclic AMP (cAMP). Our la... Read More about Termination and activation of store-operated cyclic AMP production.

Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy (2012)
Journal Article
Weng, S. F., Redsell, S. A., Swift, J. A., Yang, M., & Glazebrook, C. P. (2012). Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 97(12), https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2012-302263

Objective To determine risk factors for childhood
overweight that can be identified during the first year of
life to facilitate early identification and targeted
intervention.
Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Search strategy Electroni... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy.

Structural change and cross-country growth empirics (2012)
Journal Article
Eberhardt, M., & Teal, F. (2013). Structural change and cross-country growth empirics. World Bank Economic Review, 27(2), 229-271. https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhs020

One of the most striking features of economic growth is the process of structural change whereby the share of agriculture in GDP decreases as countries develop. The cross-country growth literature typically estimates an aggregate homogeneous producti... Read More about Structural change and cross-country growth empirics.

Theoretical basis and practical aspects of small specimen creep testing (2012)
Journal Article
Hyde, T. H., Hyde, C. J., & Sun, W. (2013). Theoretical basis and practical aspects of small specimen creep testing. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 48(2), 112-125. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309324712463299

Interest in and the application of small specimen creep test techniques are increasing. This is because it is only possible to obtain small samples of material in some situations, for example, the scoop samples that are removed from in-service compon... Read More about Theoretical basis and practical aspects of small specimen creep testing.

Automatic inference and measurement of 3D carpal bone kinematics from single view fluoroscopic sequences (2012)
Journal Article
Chen, X., Graham, J., Hutchinson, C., & Muir, L. (2012). Automatic inference and measurement of 3D carpal bone kinematics from single view fluoroscopic sequences. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 32(2), https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2012.2226740

We present a novel framework for estimating the 3D poses and shapes of the carpal bones from single view fluoroscopic sequences. A hybrid statistical model representing both the pose and shape variation of the carpal bones is built, based on a number... Read More about Automatic inference and measurement of 3D carpal bone kinematics from single view fluoroscopic sequences.

Design Equation for Multidielectric Fresnel Zone Plate Lens (2012)
Journal Article
Hristov, H. D., & Rodriguez, J. M. (2012). Design Equation for Multidielectric Fresnel Zone Plate Lens. IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 22(11), 574-576. https://doi.org/10.1109/lmwc.2012.2224099

A structural design equation for multidielectric Fresnel zone plate (ZP) lens is outlined in this letter. Based on this equation, multidielectric ZP lenses/lens antennas are studied numerically in the 30-50 GHz microwave band and contrasted to an ord... Read More about Design Equation for Multidielectric Fresnel Zone Plate Lens.

Site Saturation Mutagenesis Demonstrates a Central Role for Cysteine 298 as Proton Donor to the Catalytic Site in CaHydA [FeFe]-Hydrogenase (2012)
Journal Article
Morra, S., Giraudo, A., Di Nardo, G., King, P. W., Gilardi, G., & Valetti, F. (2012). Site Saturation Mutagenesis Demonstrates a Central Role for Cysteine 298 as Proton Donor to the Catalytic Site in CaHydA [FeFe]-Hydrogenase. PLoS ONE, 7(10), Article e48400. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048400

[FeFe]-hydrogenases reversibly catalyse molecular hydrogen evolution by reduction of two protons. Proton supply to the catalytic site (H-cluster) is essential for enzymatic activity. Cysteine 298 is a highly conserved residue in all [FeFe]-hydrogenas... Read More about Site Saturation Mutagenesis Demonstrates a Central Role for Cysteine 298 as Proton Donor to the Catalytic Site in CaHydA [FeFe]-Hydrogenase.

Finding the creatures of habit: clustering households based on their flexibility in using electricity (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dent, I., Craig, T., Aickelin, U., & Rodden, T. (2012). Finding the creatures of habit: clustering households based on their flexibility in using electricity.

Changes in the UK electricity market, particularly with the roll out of smart meters, will provide greatly increased opportunities for initiatives intended to change households' electricity usage patterns for the benefit of the overall system. Users... Read More about Finding the creatures of habit: clustering households based on their flexibility in using electricity.

Processing of native and foreign language subtitles in films: an eye tracking study (2012)
Journal Article
Bisson, M.-J., van Heuven, W. J., Conklin, K., & Tunney, R. J. (2014). Processing of native and foreign language subtitles in films: an eye tracking study. Applied Psycholinguistics, 35(2), 399-418. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716412000434

Foreign language (FL) films with subtitles are becoming increasingly popular, and many European countries use subtitling as a cheaper alternative to dubbing. However, the extent to which people process subtitles under different subtitling conditions... Read More about Processing of native and foreign language subtitles in films: an eye tracking study.

Patients’ narratives of surgical site infection: implications for practice (2012)
Journal Article
Tanner, J., Padley, W., Davey, S., Murphy, K., & Brown, B. (2013). Patients’ narratives of surgical site infection: implications for practice. Journal of Hospital Infection, 83(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2012.07.025

Background

Exploring patients' experiences has been used widely within healthcare to improve clinical service delivery. To date there has been minimal patient input of this kind into aspects of surgical site infection (SSI), such as surveillance o... Read More about Patients’ narratives of surgical site infection: implications for practice.

The Dilemmas of Internationalization: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Multinational Corporation (2012)
Journal Article
Bondy, K., & Starkey, K. (2014). The Dilemmas of Internationalization: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Multinational Corporation. British Journal of Management, 25(1), 4-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00840.x

We add to the global–local debate by highlighting concerns with the empirical and conceptual validity of the construct 'integrated' as it operates within corporate social responsibility (CSR). We do so by investigating the extent to which foreign nat... Read More about The Dilemmas of Internationalization: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Multinational Corporation.

Service-users’ experiences of an early intervention in psychosis service: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (2012)
Journal Article
Harris, K., Collinson, C., & das Nair, R. (2012). Service-users’ experiences of an early intervention in psychosis service: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 85(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.2011.02043.x

OBJECTIVES: Previous research regarding Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services has mainly adopted quantitative methodologies, in order to study the effectiveness of EIP services. Research studies that have explored service-users' experiences... Read More about Service-users’ experiences of an early intervention in psychosis service: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Space-vector-modulated three-level inverters with a single Z-source network (2012)
Journal Article
Effah, F. B., Wheeler, P., Clare, J. C., & Watson, A. J. (in press). Space-vector-modulated three-level inverters with a single Z-source network. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 28(6), https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2012.2219627

The Z-source inverter is a relatively recent converter topology that exhibits both voltage-buck and voltage-boost capability. The Z-source concept can be applied to all dc-to-ac, ac-to-dc, ac-to-ac, and dc-to-dc power conversion whether two-level or... Read More about Space-vector-modulated three-level inverters with a single Z-source network.

Them and Us: An indoor pervasive gaming experience (2012)
Journal Article
Chamberlain, A., Martínez-Reyes, F., Jacobs, R., Watkins, M., & Shackford, R. (2013). Them and Us: An indoor pervasive gaming experience. Entertainment Computing, 4(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2012.09.005

The emergence of pervasive technologies has led to an increased interest in both the design and the development of pervasive games. This paper presents “Them and Us”, an indoor pervasive game which uses theatrical processes to encourage social intera... Read More about Them and Us: An indoor pervasive gaming experience.