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Deflection and frequency monitoring of the Forth Road Bridge, Scotland, by GPS (2012)
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Roberts, G. W., Brown, C. J., Meng, X., Ogundipe, O., Atkins, C., & Colford, B. (2012). Deflection and frequency monitoring of the Forth Road Bridge, Scotland, by GPS. Proceedings of the ICE - Bridge Engineering, 165(2), https://doi.org/10.1680/bren.9.00022

The use of carrier phase kinematic GPS (global positioning system) has evolved into a reliable technique to measure both the three-dimensional magnitudes and frequencies of movements of structures. Techniques have been developed that tackle errors ca... Read More about Deflection and frequency monitoring of the Forth Road Bridge, Scotland, by GPS.

A model of management academics' intentions to influence values (2012)
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Moosmayer, D. C. (2012). A model of management academics' intentions to influence values. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2010.0053

Business schools face increased criticism for failing in the teaching of management studies to nurture their students’ values. Assuming that individual academics play an important role in shaping the value-related influence of business schools, I mod... Read More about A model of management academics' intentions to influence values.

Jacques Monod, François Jacob, and the Lysenko affair: boundary work (2012)
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Marks, J. (2012). Jacques Monod, François Jacob, and the Lysenko affair: boundary work. Esprit Créateur, 52(2), https://doi.org/10.1353/esp.2012.0020

This article looks at the highly influential scientific work of François Jacob and Jacques Monod in the context of the Lysenko affair. It argues that Lysenkoism provided a stimulus to understand and interpret the science they were doing in the field... Read More about Jacques Monod, François Jacob, and the Lysenko affair: boundary work.

Vru (Sub0144) controls expression of proven and putative virulence determinants and alters the ability of Streptococcus uberis to cause disease in dairy cattle (2012)
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Egan, S. A., Ward, P. N., Watson, M., Field, T. R., & Leigh, J. A. (in press). Vru (Sub0144) controls expression of proven and putative virulence determinants and alters the ability of Streptococcus uberis to cause disease in dairy cattle. Microbiology, 158, https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.055863-0

The regulation and control of gene expression in response to differing environmental stimuli is crucial for successful pathogen adaptation and persistence. The regulatory gene vru of Streptococcus uberis encodes a stand-alone response regulator with... Read More about Vru (Sub0144) controls expression of proven and putative virulence determinants and alters the ability of Streptococcus uberis to cause disease in dairy cattle.

Effect of colon cancer and surgical resection on skeletal muscle mitochondrial enzyme activity in colon cancer patients: a pilot study (2012)
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Phillips, B. E., Smith, K., Liptrot, S., Atherton, P. J., Varadhan, K., Rennie, M. J., …Williams, J. P. (2013). Effect of colon cancer and surgical resection on skeletal muscle mitochondrial enzyme activity in colon cancer patients: a pilot study. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 4(1), 71-77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13539-012-0073-7

The effect of intergalactic helium on hydrogen reionization: implications for the sources of ionizing photons at z>6 (2012)
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Ciardi, B., Bolton, J., Maselli, A., & Graziani, L. (2012). The effect of intergalactic helium on hydrogen reionization: implications for the sources of ionizing photons at z>6. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 423(1), 558-574. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20902.x

We investigate the effect of primordial helium on hydrogen reionization using a hydrodynamical simulation combined with the cosmological radiative transfer code CRASH. The radiative transfer simulations are performed in a 35.12 h−1 comoving Mpc box u... Read More about The effect of intergalactic helium on hydrogen reionization: implications for the sources of ionizing photons at z>6.

Three-dimensional pharmacophore design and biochemical screening identifies substituted 1,2,4-triazoles as inhibitors of the annexin A2-S100A10 protein interaction (2012)
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Reddy, T. R., Li, C., Fischer, P. M., & Dekker, L. V. (2012). Three-dimensional pharmacophore design and biochemical screening identifies substituted 1,2,4-triazoles as inhibitors of the annexin A2-S100A10 protein interaction. ChemMedChem, 7(8), https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.201200107

Protein interactions are increasingly appreciated as targets in small-molecule drug discovery. The interaction between the adapter protein S100A10 and its binding partner annexin A2 is a potentially important drug target. To obtain small-molecule sta... Read More about Three-dimensional pharmacophore design and biochemical screening identifies substituted 1,2,4-triazoles as inhibitors of the annexin A2-S100A10 protein interaction.

Evidence of past environmental conditions during the evolution of a calcretised Wadi System in Southern Jordan using stable isotopes (2012)
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McLaren, S. J., Leng, M. J., Knowles, T., & Bradley, A. V. (2012). Evidence of past environmental conditions during the evolution of a calcretised Wadi System in Southern Jordan using stable isotopes. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 348-349, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.05.010

A stratigraphically and temporally ordered sequence of channel calcretes preserved along the Wadi Dana, Southern Jordan, records the Quaternary evolution of the formation and infilling of rock-cut channels and their subsequent incision in a tectonica... Read More about Evidence of past environmental conditions during the evolution of a calcretised Wadi System in Southern Jordan using stable isotopes.

Self-tuning and the derivation of a class of scalar-tensor theories (2012)
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Charmousis, C., Copeland, E. J., Padilla, A., & Saffin, P. M. (2012). Self-tuning and the derivation of a class of scalar-tensor theories. Physical Review D, 85(10), Article 104040. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.85.104040

We have recently proposed a special class of scalar tensor theories known as the Fab Four. These arose from attempts to analyse the cosmological constant problem within the context of Horndeski's most general scalar tensor theory. The Fab Four togeth... Read More about Self-tuning and the derivation of a class of scalar-tensor theories.

A prospective cross-screening study on G-protein-coupled receptors: lessons learned in virtual compound library design. (2012)
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Sanders, M. P. A., Roumen, L., van der Horst, E., Lane, J. R., Vischer, H. F., van Offenbeek, J., …de Graaf, C. (2012). A prospective cross-screening study on G-protein-coupled receptors: lessons learned in virtual compound library design. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 55(11), 5311-5325. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm300280e

We present the systematic prospective evaluation of a protein-based and a ligand-based virtual screening platform against a set of three G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs): the β-2 adrenoreceptor (ADRB2), the adenosine A(2A) receptor (AA2AR), and th... Read More about A prospective cross-screening study on G-protein-coupled receptors: lessons learned in virtual compound library design..

Strategies for MCR image analysis of large hyperspectral data-sets (2012)
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Scurr, D. J., Hook, A. L., Burley, J., Williams, P. M., Anderson, D. G., Langer, R., …Alexander, M. R. (2012). Strategies for MCR image analysis of large hyperspectral data-sets. Surface and Interface Analysis, 45(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/sia.5040

Polymer microarrays are a key enabling technology for high throughput materials discovery. In this study, multivariate image analysis, specifically multivariate curve resolution (MCR), is applied to the hyperspectral time of flight secondary ion mass... Read More about Strategies for MCR image analysis of large hyperspectral data-sets.

The Lyman α forest flux probability distribution at z>3 (2012)
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Calura, F., Tescari, E., D’Odorico, V., Viel, M., Cristiani, S., Kim, T.-S., & Bolton, J. (2012). The Lyman α forest flux probability distribution at z>3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 422(4), 3019-3036. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20811.x

We present a measurement of the Lyman α flux probability distribution function (PDF) obtained from a set of eight high-resolution quasar spectra with emission redshifts in the range 3.3 ≤z≤ 3.8. We carefully study the effect of metal absorption lines... Read More about The Lyman α forest flux probability distribution at z>3.

Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba (2012)
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Bárzaga Arencibia, Z., López Leyvac, A., Mejías Peñad, Y., González Reyes, A. R., Acosta Nápolez, M., Carbonell Perdomo, D., …Choonara, I. (2012). Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 20(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00215.x

Objective  To describe access to antiepileptic drug therapy and estimate the prevalence of epilepsy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba. Methods  All the community pharmacies in the province were visited and information collected about the numb... Read More about Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba.

Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention (2012)
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Morriss, R. K., Kai, J., Atha, C., Avery, A., Bayes, S., Franklin, M., …Yang, M. (2012). Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention. BMC Family Practice, 13(39), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-13-39

Background: The top 3% of frequent attendance in primary care is associated with 15% of all appointments in primary care, a fivefold increase in hospital expenditure, and more mental disorder and functional somatic symptoms compared to normal atte... Read More about Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention.

Phytochemical Composition of Oryza sativa (Rice) Bran Oil Bodies in Crude and Purified Isolates (2012)
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Nantiyakul, N., Furse, S., Fisk, I., Foster, T. J., Tucker, G., & Gray, D. A. (2012). Phytochemical Composition of Oryza sativa (Rice) Bran Oil Bodies in Crude and Purified Isolates. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 89(10), 1867-1872. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-012-2078-y

We describe a procedure for isolating and purifying oil bodies (OBs) from Oryza sativa bran, and present evidence that strongly suggests a physical association between the OB organelles and several antioxidant phytochemicals (c-oryzanol and several t... Read More about Phytochemical Composition of Oryza sativa (Rice) Bran Oil Bodies in Crude and Purified Isolates.