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Cytoplasmic RNA in undifferentiated neural stem cells: a potential label-free Raman spectral marker for assessing the undifferentiated status (2012)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Conference Proceeding
Chen, C. A., Chen, C. H., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., & Fan, S. K. (2012). Separation of dendritic and T cells using electrowetting and dielectrophoresis. In 2012 7th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS) (183-186). https://doi.org/10.1109/NEMS.2012.6196752

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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Ubuntu, African Epistemology, and Development (2012)
Book Chapter
Swanson, D. M. (2012). Ubuntu, African Epistemology, and Development. In H. K. Wright, & A. A. Abdi (Eds.), The Dialectics of African Education and Western Discourses (27-52). New York: Peter Lang

This chapter is a discussion in three parts and a closing argument. It begins with a discussion on development and references some of the philosophical difficulties with its Western-inspired conceptualization and ideological deployment in the African... Read More about Ubuntu, African Epistemology, and Development.

Estimating panel time-series models with heterogeneous slopes (2012)
Journal Article
Eberhardt, M. (2012). Estimating panel time-series models with heterogeneous slopes. Stata Journal, 12(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1536867x1201200105

This article introduces a new Stata command, xtmg, that implementsthree panel time-series estimators, allowing for heterogeneous slope coefficients across group members: the Pesaran and Smith (1995, Journal of Econometrics 68: 79-113) mean group esti... Read More about Estimating panel time-series models with heterogeneous slopes.

A framework for investigating urban qualities in emerging knowledge economies: The case of doha (2012)
Journal Article
Wiedmann, F., Salama, A. M., & Thierstein, A. (2012). A framework for investigating urban qualities in emerging knowledge economies: The case of doha. Archnet-IJAR, 6(1), 42-56

Over the last decade Qatar's capital city Doha has been undergoing a new period of urbanisation that has created a new perception of the city as an emerging urban centre in the Gulf region. It has witnessed rapid urban growth driven by economic diver... Read More about A framework for investigating urban qualities in emerging knowledge economies: The case of doha.

Methicillin resistance reduces the virulence of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus by interfering with the agr quorum sensing system (2012)
Journal Article
Rudkin, J. K., Edwards, A. M., Bowden, M. G., Brown, E. L., Pozzi, C., Waters, E. M., …Massey, R. C. (2012). Methicillin resistance reduces the virulence of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus by interfering with the agr quorum sensing system. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 205(5), 798-806. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir845

The difficulty in successfully treating infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has led to them being referred to as highly virulent or pathogenic. In our study of one of the major healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA)... Read More about Methicillin resistance reduces the virulence of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus by interfering with the agr quorum sensing system.

Regularized kernel discriminant analysis with a robust kernel for face recognition and verification (2012)
Journal Article
Zafeiriou, S., Tzimiropoulos, G., Petrou, M., & Stathaki, T. (2012). Regularized kernel discriminant analysis with a robust kernel for face recognition and verification. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 23(3), https://doi.org/10.1109/TNNLS.2011.2182058

We propose a robust approach to discriminant kernel-based feature extraction for face recognition and verification. We show, for the first time, how to perform the eigen analysis of the within-class scatter matrix directly in the feature space. This... Read More about Regularized kernel discriminant analysis with a robust kernel for face recognition and verification.

Naturally occurring antibodies that recognize linear epitopes in the amino terminus of the hepatitus C virus E2 protein confer noninterfering, additive neutralization (2012)
Journal Article
Tarr, A. W., Urbanowicz, R. A., Jayaraj, D., Brown, R. J., McKeating, J. A., Irving, W. L., & Ball, J. K. (2012). Naturally occurring antibodies that recognize linear epitopes in the amino terminus of the hepatitus C virus E2 protein confer noninterfering, additive neutralization. Journal of Virology, 86(5), https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.06492-11

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can persist even in the presence of a broadly neutralizing antibody response. Various mechanisms that underpin viral persistence have been proposed, and one of the most recently proposed mechanisms is the pre... Read More about Naturally occurring antibodies that recognize linear epitopes in the amino terminus of the hepatitus C virus E2 protein confer noninterfering, additive neutralization.

Rebuilding the Angolan body politic: global and local projections of identity and protest in O Herói/The Hero (Zézé Gamboa, 2004) (2012)
Journal Article
Sabine, M. (2012). Rebuilding the Angolan body politic: global and local projections of identity and protest in O Herói/The Hero (Zézé Gamboa, 2004). Journal of African Cinemas, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.1386/jac.3.2.201_1

This article uses a reading of Zézé Gamboa's award-winning 2004 feature as a basis for an exploration of post-conflict Angolan screen culture and of its impact both at home and internationally. It considers how O Herói’s depiction of a war-torn natio... Read More about Rebuilding the Angolan body politic: global and local projections of identity and protest in O Herói/The Hero (Zézé Gamboa, 2004).

The Shakespeare apocrypha and canonical expansion in the marketplace (2012)
Journal Article
Kirwan, P. (2012). The Shakespeare apocrypha and canonical expansion in the marketplace

An essay is presented on the marketing of William Shakespeare's literary works. It offers a discussion on the process of canonization and examines the theatrical production "Double Falsehood," by Lewis Theobald. The author also reflects on the critic... Read More about The Shakespeare apocrypha and canonical expansion in the marketplace.