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The intergalactic medium thermal history at redshift z = 1.7–3.2 from the Lyα forest: a comparison of measurements using wavelets and the flux distribution (2012)
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Garzilli, A., Bolton, J., -S. Kim, T., Leach, S., & Viel, M. (2012). The intergalactic medium thermal history at redshift z = 1.7–3.2 from the Lyα forest: a comparison of measurements using wavelets and the flux distribution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 424(3), 1723-1736. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21223.x

We investigate the thermal history of the intergalactic medium (IGM) in the redshift interval z = 1.7–3.2 by studying the small-scale fluctuations in the Lyman α forest transmitted flux. We apply a wavelet filtering technique to 18 high-resolution qu... Read More about The intergalactic medium thermal history at redshift z = 1.7–3.2 from the Lyα forest: a comparison of measurements using wavelets and the flux distribution.

A theoretical investigation of the effect of proliferation and adhesion on monoclonal conversion in the colonic crypt (2012)
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Mirams, G. R., Fletcher, A. G., Maini, P. K., & Byrne, H. M. (2012). A theoretical investigation of the effect of proliferation and adhesion on monoclonal conversion in the colonic crypt. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 312, 143-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.08.002

The surface epithelium lining the intestinal tract renews itself rapidly by a coordinated programme of cell proliferation, migration and differentiation events that is initiated in the crypts of Lieberkühn. It is generally believed that colorectal ca... Read More about A theoretical investigation of the effect of proliferation and adhesion on monoclonal conversion in the colonic crypt.

Theoretical study of the electronic spectra of small molecules that incorporate analogues of the copper-cysteine bond (2012)
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Do, H., & Besley, N. A. (2012). Theoretical study of the electronic spectra of small molecules that incorporate analogues of the copper-cysteine bond. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 116(33), https://doi.org/10.1021/jp305807z

The copper-sulphur bond which binds cysteinate to the metal centre is a key factor in the spectroscopy of blue copper proteins. We present theoretical calculations describing the electronically excited states of small molecules, including CuSH, CuSCH... Read More about Theoretical study of the electronic spectra of small molecules that incorporate analogues of the copper-cysteine bond.

Parallel distractor rejection as a binding mechanism in search (2012)
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Dent, K., Allen, H. A., Braithwaite, J. J., & Humphreys, G. W. (2012). Parallel distractor rejection as a binding mechanism in search. Frontiers in Psychology, 3(278), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00278

The relatively common experimental visual search task of finding a red X amongst red O’s and green X’s (conjunction search) presents the visual system with a binding problem. Illusory conjunctions (ICs) of features across objects must be avoided and... Read More about Parallel distractor rejection as a binding mechanism in search.

Uncovering the genome-wide transcriptional responses of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger to lignocellulose using RNA sequencing (2012)
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Delmas, S., Pullan, S. T., Gaddipati, S., Kokolski, M., Malla, S., Blythe, M. J., …Archer, D. B. (2012). Uncovering the genome-wide transcriptional responses of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger to lignocellulose using RNA sequencing. PLoS Genetics, 8(8), Article e1002875. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002875

A key challenge in the production of second generation biofuels is the conversion of lignocellulosic substrates into fermentable sugars. Enzymes, particularly those from fungi, are a central part of this process, and many have been isolated and chara... Read More about Uncovering the genome-wide transcriptional responses of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger to lignocellulose using RNA sequencing.

Determination of crystallographic orientation of large grain metals with surface acoustic waves (2012)
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Li, W., Sharples, S. D., Smith, R. J., Clark, M., & Somekh, M. G. (2012). Determination of crystallographic orientation of large grain metals with surface acoustic waves. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 132(2), 738-745. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4731226

A previously described laser ultrasonic technique known as spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy (SRAS) can be used to image surface microstructure, using the local surface acoustic wave (SAW) velocity as a contrast mechanism. It is shown here tha... Read More about Determination of crystallographic orientation of large grain metals with surface acoustic waves.

Evaluating different cost-benefit analysis methods for port security operations (2012)
Book Chapter
Sherman, G., Siebers, P., Menachof, D., & Aickelin, U. (2012). Evaluating different cost-benefit analysis methods for port security operations. In J. Faulin, A. A. Juan, S. E. Grasman, & M. J. Fry (Eds.), Decision making in service industries: a practical approach. CRC Press

Service industries, such as ports, are attentive to their standards, a smooth service flow and economic viability. Cost benefit analysis has proven itself as a useful tool to support this type of decision making; it has been used by businesses and go... Read More about Evaluating different cost-benefit analysis methods for port security operations.

Carers for older people with co-morbid cognitive impairment in general hospital: characteristics and psychological well-being (2012)
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Bradshaw, L. E., Goldberg, S. E., Schneider, J. M., & Harwood, R. H. (2012). Carers for older people with co-morbid cognitive impairment in general hospital: characteristics and psychological well-being. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28(7), https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.3871

OBJECTIVE: This analysis sought to describe the characteristics and well-being of carers of older people with mental health problems admitted to a general hospital. METHODS: General medical and trauma orthopaedic patients aged 70 years or older ad... Read More about Carers for older people with co-morbid cognitive impairment in general hospital: characteristics and psychological well-being.

Thiosaccharine disulfide: Synthesis, crystal structure, spectroscopic characterization and theoretical study (2012)
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Ferullo, R. M., Granados, A., Lanterna, A., Güida, J. A., Piro, O. E., Castellano, E. E., & Dennehy, M. (2013). Thiosaccharine disulfide: Synthesis, crystal structure, spectroscopic characterization and theoretical study. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1032, 48-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2012.07.043

The title compound, (thiosaccharine disulfide), bis[1,1′dioxide-2,3-dihidro-1,2-benzoisothiazol]disulfide, (tsac)2 has been synthesized and fully characterized by UV–Visible, IR, Raman, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy elemental analysis and structural X-... Read More about Thiosaccharine disulfide: Synthesis, crystal structure, spectroscopic characterization and theoretical study.

Cellular and Viral Mechanisms of HIV-1 Transmission Mediated by Dendritic Cells (2012)
Book Chapter
Coleman, C. M., St.Gelais, C., & Wu, L. (2012). Cellular and Viral Mechanisms of HIV-1 Transmission Mediated by Dendritic Cells. . Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4433-6_4

Dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in the initial infection and cell-to-cell transmission events that occur upon HIV-1 infection. DCs interact closely with CD4+ T cells, the main target of HIV-1 replication. HIV-1 challenged DCs and target CD4+ T... Read More about Cellular and Viral Mechanisms of HIV-1 Transmission Mediated by Dendritic Cells.

Quantitative sensory testing in painful osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2012)
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Suokas, A. K., Walsh, D. A., McWilliams, D. F., Condon, L., Moreton, B., Wylde, V., …Zhang, W. (2012). Quantitative sensory testing in painful osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 20(10), 1075-1085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2012.06.009

Objective: To systematically review the use of Quantitative sensory testing (QST) in pain characterisation (phenotyping) in Osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Six bibliographic databases (Medline, Embase, Amed, Cinahl, PubMed, Web of Science) were searche... Read More about Quantitative sensory testing in painful osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Modular History: Identity Maintenance before Uyghur Nationalism (2012)
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Thum, R. (2012). Modular History: Identity Maintenance before Uyghur Nationalism. Journal of Asian Studies, 71(3), 627-653. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021911812000629

This paper investigates how a regional identity can be maintained in a nonmodern context, focusing on the case of southern Xinjiang in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The argument focuses on one aspect of this identity system, the... Read More about Modular History: Identity Maintenance before Uyghur Nationalism.

Dasatinib inhibits leukaemic cell survival by decreasing PRH/Hhex phosphorylation resulting in increased repression of VEGF signalling genes (2012)
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Noy, P., Gaston, K., & Jayaraman, P.-S. (2012). Dasatinib inhibits leukaemic cell survival by decreasing PRH/Hhex phosphorylation resulting in increased repression of VEGF signalling genes. Leukemia Research, 36(11), 1434-1437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leukres.2012.07.013

The PRH/Hhex transcription factor represses multiple genes in the VEGF signalling pathway (VSP) to inhibit myeloid cell survival. Protein kinase CK2 phosphorylates PRH and counteracts the inhibitory effect of this protein on cell survival by blocking... Read More about Dasatinib inhibits leukaemic cell survival by decreasing PRH/Hhex phosphorylation resulting in increased repression of VEGF signalling genes.

Trade and the allocation of talent with capital market imperfections (2012)
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Bonfatti, R., & Ghatak, M. (2013). Trade and the allocation of talent with capital market imperfections. Journal of International Economics, 89(1), 187-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2012.07.005

Trade liberalization in the 1980s and 1990s has been associated with a sharp increase in the skill premium in both developed and developing countries. This is in apparent conflict with neoclassical theory, according to which trade should decrease the... Read More about Trade and the allocation of talent with capital market imperfections.

From London to Beijing: Training and Development as an Agent of Policy Learning in Public Management (2012)
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Common, R. (2012). From London to Beijing: Training and Development as an Agent of Policy Learning in Public Management. International Journal of Public Administration, 35(10), 677-683. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2012.688086

The education and training of international public managers is a powerful mechanism for policy learning and transfer. In a way similar to the globalization of MBA studies, which has contributed to the international diffusion of Western derived manage... Read More about From London to Beijing: Training and Development as an Agent of Policy Learning in Public Management.

Exploring entrepreneurship education within veterinary medicine: can it be taught? (2012)
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Henry, C., & Treanor, L. (2012). Exploring entrepreneurship education within veterinary medicine: can it be taught?. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 19(3), 484-499. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626001211250171

Purpose This paper aims to explore business and, more specifically, entrepreneurship education within veterinary medicine and discuss the perceptions of veterinary students and veterinary employers in relation to its teaching within veterinary medic... Read More about Exploring entrepreneurship education within veterinary medicine: can it be taught?.

Rethinking the politics of white ethnicity in 1970s America (2012)
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MERTON, J. (2012). Rethinking the politics of white ethnicity in 1970s America. Historical Journal, 55(3), 731-756. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0018246x1200026x

Historians have tended to characterize the ‘white ethnic’ identity politics of the 1970s in the United States as a significant feature of the conservative counterrevolution, especially the rise of populist racial conservatism and its splintering of t... Read More about Rethinking the politics of white ethnicity in 1970s America.

Estimating the risk–return profile of new venture investments using a risk-neutral framework and ‘thick’ models (2012)
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Reber, B. (2014). Estimating the risk–return profile of new venture investments using a risk-neutral framework and ‘thick’ models. European Journal of Finance, 20(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2012.708471

This study proposes cascade neural networks to estimate the model parameters of the Cox–Ross–Rubinstein risk-neutral approach, which, in turn, explain the risk–return profile of firms at venture capital and initial public offering (IPO)financing roun... Read More about Estimating the risk–return profile of new venture investments using a risk-neutral framework and ‘thick’ models.