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Three unobtrusive domestic occupancy measurement technologies under qualitative review (2013)
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Naghiyev, E., Gillott, M., & WILSON, R. (2014). Three unobtrusive domestic occupancy measurement technologies under qualitative review. Energy and Buildings, 69, 507-514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.11.033

Almost one third of the UK's total energy is consumed by the domestic sector. Occupancy measurement could have the potential to save significant amounts of that energy, either instantly via a home automation system or retrospectively via post-occupan... Read More about Three unobtrusive domestic occupancy measurement technologies under qualitative review.

Dynamic capital structure and political patronage: the case of Malaysia (2013)
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Ebrahim, M. S., Girma, S., Shah, M. E., & Williams, J. (2014). Dynamic capital structure and political patronage: the case of Malaysia. International Review of Financial Analysis, 31, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2013.11.004

This paper investigates the effect of political patronage on firms' capital structure. The evidence is from Malaysia, a country characterised by relationship-capitalism, and covers 1988 to 2009. Using a system GMM estimator we find firms set leverage... Read More about Dynamic capital structure and political patronage: the case of Malaysia.

Monoclonal anti-β1-adrenergic receptor antibodies activate G protein signaling in the absence of β-arrestin recruitment (2013)
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Hutchings, C. J., Cseke, G., Osborne, G., Woolard, J., Zhukov, A., Koglin, M., …Marshall, F. H. (2014). Monoclonal anti-β1-adrenergic receptor antibodies activate G protein signaling in the absence of β-arrestin recruitment. mAbs, 6(1), 246-261. https://doi.org/10.4161/mabs.27226

Thermostabilized G protein-coupled receptors used as antigens for in vivo immunization have resulted in the generation of functional agonistic anti-β1-adrenergic (β1AR) receptor monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). The focus of this study was to examine the... Read More about Monoclonal anti-β1-adrenergic receptor antibodies activate G protein signaling in the absence of β-arrestin recruitment.

PRH/HHex inhibits the migration of breast and prostate epithelial cells through direct transcriptional regulation of Endoglin (2013)
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Kershaw, R. M., Siddiqui, Y. H., Roberts, D., Jayaraman, P.-S., & Gaston, K. (2014). PRH/HHex inhibits the migration of breast and prostate epithelial cells through direct transcriptional regulation of Endoglin. Oncogene, 33, 5592-5600. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2013.496

PRH/HHex (proline-rich homeodomain protein) is a transcription factor that controls cell proliferation and cell differentiation in a variety of tissues. Aberrant subcellular localisation of PRH is associated with breast cancer and thyroid cancer. Fur... Read More about PRH/HHex inhibits the migration of breast and prostate epithelial cells through direct transcriptional regulation of Endoglin.

Genome-wide protein QTL mapping identifies human plasma kallikrein as a post-translational regulator of serum uPAR levels (2013)
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Portelli, M., Siedlinski, M., Stewart, C. E., Postma, D. S., Nieuwenhuis, M. A., Vonk, J. M., …Sayers, I. (2013). Genome-wide protein QTL mapping identifies human plasma kallikrein as a post-translational regulator of serum uPAR levels. FASEB Journal, 28(2), https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.13-240879

The soluble cleaved urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (scuPAR) is a circulating protein detected in multiple diseases, including various cancers, cardiovascular disease, and kidney disease, where elevated levels of scuPAR have been associated... Read More about Genome-wide protein QTL mapping identifies human plasma kallikrein as a post-translational regulator of serum uPAR levels.

Use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in chronic pathologic canine testes (2013)
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Volta, A., Manfredi, S., Vignoli, M., Russo, M., England, G., Rossi, F., …Gnudi, G. (2014). Use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in chronic pathologic canine testes. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 49(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.12250

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound with sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles was performed in seven healthy dogs without a history of reproductive pathology and with histologically confirmed normal testes and in 42 dogs with chronic scrotal anomalies. All dog... Read More about Use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in chronic pathologic canine testes.

Visual motion integration is mediated by directional ambiguities in local motion signals (2013)
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Rocchi, F., Ledgeway, T., & Webb, B. S. (2013). Visual motion integration is mediated by directional ambiguities in local motion signals. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 7, Article 167. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2013.00167

The output of primary visual cortex (V1) is a piecemeal representation of the visual scene and the response of any one cell cannot unambiguously guide sensorimotor behavior. It remains unsolved how subsequent stages of cortical processing combine (“p... Read More about Visual motion integration is mediated by directional ambiguities in local motion signals.

Mapping and validation of quantitative trait loci associated with concentrations of 16 elements in unmilled rice grain (2013)
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Zhang, M., Pinson, S. R., Tarpley, L., Huang, X., Lahner, B., Yakubova, E., …Salt, D. E. (2014). Mapping and validation of quantitative trait loci associated with concentrations of 16 elements in unmilled rice grain. TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 127(1), 137-165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-013-2207-5

Key Message: QTLs controlling the concentrations elements in rice grain were identified in two mapping populations. The QTLs were clustered such that most genomic regions were associated with more than one element. In this study, quantitative tra... Read More about Mapping and validation of quantitative trait loci associated with concentrations of 16 elements in unmilled rice grain.

The relationship between MEG and fMRI (2013)
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Hall, E. L., Robson, S., Morris, P., & Brookes, M. J. (2014). The relationship between MEG and fMRI. NeuroImage, 102(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.11.005

In recent years functional neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI, MEG, EEG and PET have provided researchers with a wealth of information on human brain function. However none of these modalities can measure directly either the neuro-electrical or ne... Read More about The relationship between MEG and fMRI.

Searching for large-scale structures around high-redshift radio galaxies with Herschel (2013)
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Rigby, E., Hatch, N. A., Rottgering, H., Sibthorpe, B., Chiang, Y., Overzier, R., …Venemans, B. (2014). Searching for large-scale structures around high-redshift radio galaxies with Herschel. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 437(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2019

This paper presents the first results of a far-infrared search for protocluster-associated galaxy overdensities using the Spectral and Photometric Imaging REciever (SPIRE) instrument on-board the Herschel Space Observatory. Large (∼400 arcmin2) field... Read More about Searching for large-scale structures around high-redshift radio galaxies with Herschel.

Bayesian networks for raster data (BayNeRD): plausible reasoning from observations (2013)
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Mello, M. P., Risso, J., Atzberger, C., Aplin, P., Pebesma, E., Vieira, C. A. O., & Rudorff, B. F. T. (2013). Bayesian networks for raster data (BayNeRD): plausible reasoning from observations. Remote Sensing, 5(11), https://doi.org/10.3390/rs5115999

This paper describes the basis functioning and implementation of a computer-aided Bayesian Network (BN) method that is able to incorporate experts’ knowledge for the benefit of remote sensing applications and other raster data analyses: Bayesian Netw... Read More about Bayesian networks for raster data (BayNeRD): plausible reasoning from observations.

Work disability and state benefit claims in early rheumatoid arthritis: the ERAN cohort (2013)
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McWilliams, D. F., Varughese, S., Young, A., Kiely, P. D., & Walsh, D. A. (2014). Work disability and state benefit claims in early rheumatoid arthritis: the ERAN cohort. Rheumatology, 53(3), 473-481. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/ket373

Objective. RA is an important cause of work disability. This study aimed to identify predictive factors for work disability and state benefit claims in a cohort with early RA. Methods. The Early RA Network (ERAN) inception cohort recruited from 22... Read More about Work disability and state benefit claims in early rheumatoid arthritis: the ERAN cohort.

Rating crowdsourced annotations: evaluating contributions of variable quality and completeness (2013)
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Foody, G. M. (2014). Rating crowdsourced annotations: evaluating contributions of variable quality and completeness. International Journal of Digital Earth, 7(8), 650-670. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2013.839008

Crowdsourcing has become a popular means to acquire data about the Earth and its environment inexpensively, but the data-sets obtained are typically imperfect and of unknown quality. Two common imperfections with crowdsourced data are the contributio... Read More about Rating crowdsourced annotations: evaluating contributions of variable quality and completeness.

Body Mass Index as a Determinant of Brown Adipose Tissue Function in Healthy Children (2013)
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Robinson, L., Ojha, S., Symonds, M., & Budge, H. (2014). Body Mass Index as a Determinant of Brown Adipose Tissue Function in Healthy Children. Journal of Pediatrics, 164(2), 318-322.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.10.005

Objective To determine whether body mass index (BMI) percentile and ethnicity influence skin temperature overlying brown adipose tissue (BAT) depots in the supraclavicular region in healthy children. Study design Infrared thermography measured s... Read More about Body Mass Index as a Determinant of Brown Adipose Tissue Function in Healthy Children.

Rab11b mediates melanin transfer between donor melanocytes and acceptor keratinocytes via coupled exo/endocytosis (2013)
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Hume, A. N., Tarafder, A. K., Bolasco, G., Correia, M. S., Pereira, F. J., Iannone, L., …Seabra, M. C. (2014). Rab11b mediates melanin transfer between donor melanocytes and acceptor keratinocytes via coupled exo/endocytosis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 134(4), 1056-1066. https://doi.org/10.1038/jid.2013.432

The transfer of melanin from melanocytes to keratinocytes is a crucial process underlying maintenance of skin pigmentation and photoprotection against UV damage. Here, we present evidence supporting coupled exocytosis of the melanin core, or melanoco... Read More about Rab11b mediates melanin transfer between donor melanocytes and acceptor keratinocytes via coupled exo/endocytosis.

Fatigue life of an anchored blind-bolt loaded in tension (2013)
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Tizani, W., Abd Rahman, N., & Pitrakkos, T. (2014). Fatigue life of an anchored blind-bolt loaded in tension. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 93, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2013.10.002

This paper investigates and reports on the fatigue behaviour of a novel blind-bolt system termed the Extended Hollo-bolt (EHB). The new blind-bolt is a modified version of the standard Lindapter Hollo-bolt, and its application relates to the construc... Read More about Fatigue life of an anchored blind-bolt loaded in tension.

Computing the broadband vibroacoustic response of arbitrarily thick layered panels by a wave finite element approach (2013)
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Chronopoulos, D., Ichchou, M., Troclet, B., & Bareille, O. (2014). Computing the broadband vibroacoustic response of arbitrarily thick layered panels by a wave finite element approach. Applied Acoustics, 77, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2013.10.002

A robust procedure for the prediction of the dynamic response of layered panels within a SEA wave-context approach is proposed hereby. The dispersion characteristics of two dimensional composite orthotropic structures are predicted using a Wave Finit... Read More about Computing the broadband vibroacoustic response of arbitrarily thick layered panels by a wave finite element approach.