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Adjuvant chemotherapy for brain tumors delivered via a novel intra-cavity moldable polymer matrix (2013)
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Rahman, C. V., Smith, S. J., Morgan, P. S., Langmack, K. A., Clarke, P. A., Ritchie, A. A., …Rahman, R. (2013). Adjuvant chemotherapy for brain tumors delivered via a novel intra-cavity moldable polymer matrix. PLoS ONE, 8(10), Article e77435. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077435

INTRODUCTION Polymer-based delivery systems offer innovative intra-cavity administration of drugs, with the potential to better target micro-deposits of cancer cells in brain parenchyma beyond the resected cavity. Here we evaluate clinical utility... Read More about Adjuvant chemotherapy for brain tumors delivered via a novel intra-cavity moldable polymer matrix.

Application of nanoparticle tracking analysis platform for the measurement of soot-in-oil agglomerates from automotive engines (2013)
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La Rocca, A., Di Liberto, G., Shayler, P., Parmenter, C., & Fay, M. (2014). Application of nanoparticle tracking analysis platform for the measurement of soot-in-oil agglomerates from automotive engines. Tribology International, 70, 142-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2013.09.018

Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) has been applied to characterising soot agglomerates of particles and compared with Transmission Electron Microscoscopy (TEM). Soot nanoparticles were extracted from used oil drawn from the sump of a light duty au... Read More about Application of nanoparticle tracking analysis platform for the measurement of soot-in-oil agglomerates from automotive engines.

Geometrical modelling of 3D woven reinforcements for polymer composites: Prediction of fabric permeability and composite mechanical properties (2013)
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Zeng, X., Brown, L. P., Endruweit, A., Matveev, M., & Long, A. C. (2014). Geometrical modelling of 3D woven reinforcements for polymer composites: Prediction of fabric permeability and composite mechanical properties. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 56, 150-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.10.004

For a 3D orthogonal carbon fibre weave, geometrical parameters characterising the unit cell were quantified using micro-Computed Tomography and image analysis. Novel procedures for generation of unit cell models, reflecting systematic local variation... Read More about Geometrical modelling of 3D woven reinforcements for polymer composites: Prediction of fabric permeability and composite mechanical properties.

A web-based tool for eliciting probability distributions from experts (2013)
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Morris, D. E., Oakley, J. E., & Crowe, J. A. (2014). A web-based tool for eliciting probability distributions from experts. Environmental Modelling and Software, 52, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.10.010

We present a web-based probability distribution elicitation tool: The MATCH Uncertainty Elicitation Tool. The Tool is designed to help elicit probability distributions about uncertain model parameters from experts, in situations where suitable data i... Read More about A web-based tool for eliciting probability distributions from experts.

Limited risks of major congenital anomalies in children of mothers with IBD and effects of medications (2013)
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Ban, L., Tata, L. J., Fiaschi, L., & Card, T. R. (2014). Limited risks of major congenital anomalies in children of mothers with IBD and effects of medications. Gastroenterology, 146(1), https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2013.09.061

Background & aims: Concerns persist about the risk of major congenital anomalies in children of women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and whether medication use affects risk. We assessed these risks, and variations in use of medications by wom... Read More about Limited risks of major congenital anomalies in children of mothers with IBD and effects of medications.

The activity of signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in relation to thermal and hydraulic dynamics of an alluvial stream, UK (2013)
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Johnson, M. F., Rice, S. P., & Reid, I. (2014). The activity of signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in relation to thermal and hydraulic dynamics of an alluvial stream, UK. Hydrobiologia, 724(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1708-1

Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) are an invasive species of global significance because of their detrimental impacts on freshwater environments and native organisms. The movement of signal crayfish was continuously monitored for 150-days th... Read More about The activity of signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in relation to thermal and hydraulic dynamics of an alluvial stream, UK.

Practical compassions: repertoires of practice and compassion talk in acute mental healthcare (2013)
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Brown, B., Crawford, P., Gilbert, P., Gilbert, J., & Gale, C. (2014). Practical compassions: repertoires of practice and compassion talk in acute mental healthcare. Sociology of Health and Illness, 36(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12065

This article reports an exploratory study of the concept of compassion in the work of 20 mental health practitioners in a UK Midlands facility. Using notions of practice derived from phenomenology and Bourdieusian sociology and notions of emotional l... Read More about Practical compassions: repertoires of practice and compassion talk in acute mental healthcare.

Images of Extreme Weather: Symbolising Human Responses to Climate Change (2013)
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Nerlich, B., & Jaspal, R. (2014). Images of Extreme Weather: Symbolising Human Responses to Climate Change. Science as Culture, 23(2), 253-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505431.2013.846311

Extreme weather events have been increasingly in the news, accompanied by images. At the end of 2011, when such reports were ever present, the International Panel on Climate Change published a draft report on extreme weather and climate change adapta... Read More about Images of Extreme Weather: Symbolising Human Responses to Climate Change.

Impossible Worlds (2013)
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Jago, M. (2015). Impossible Worlds. Noûs, 49(4), 713-728. https://doi.org/10.1111/nous.12051

© 2013 The Author(s). NOÛS published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Impossible worlds are representations of impossible things and impossible happenings. They earn their keep in a semantic or metaphysical theory if they do the right theoretical work for... Read More about Impossible Worlds.

Automatic generation of statistical pose and shape models for articulated joints (2013)
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Chen, X., Graham, J., Hutchinson, C., & Muir, L. (2013). Automatic generation of statistical pose and shape models for articulated joints. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 33(2), https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2013.2285503

Statistical analysis of motion patterns of body joints is potentially useful for detecting and quantifying pathologies. However, building a statistical motion model across different subjects remains a challenging task, especially for a complex joint... Read More about Automatic generation of statistical pose and shape models for articulated joints.

GLS2 is transcriptionally regulated by p73 and contributes to neuronal differentiation (2013)
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Velletri, T., Romeo, F., Tucci, P., Peschiaroli, A., Annicchiarico-Petruzzelli, M., Niklison-Chirou, M., …Agostini, M. (2013). GLS2 is transcriptionally regulated by p73 and contributes to neuronal differentiation. Cell Cycle, 12(22), 3564-3573. https://doi.org/10.4161/cc.26771

The amino acid Glutamine is converted into Glutamate by a deamidation reaction catalyzed by the enzyme Glutaminase (GLS). Two isoforms of this enzyme have been described, and the GLS2 isoform is regulated by the tumor suppressor gene p53. Here, we sh... Read More about GLS2 is transcriptionally regulated by p73 and contributes to neuronal differentiation.

A dispositional approach to psychological climate: relationships between interpersonal harmony motives and psychological climate for communication safety (2013)
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Wang, J., Leung, K., & Zhou, F. (2014). A dispositional approach to psychological climate: relationships between interpersonal harmony motives and psychological climate for communication safety. Human Relations, 67(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726713495423

This study examined the dispositional antecedents of a climate at the individual level, psychological climate for communication safety. The impact of two interpersonal harmony motives, harmony enhancement and disintegration avoidance, on psychologica... Read More about A dispositional approach to psychological climate: relationships between interpersonal harmony motives and psychological climate for communication safety.

Tobacco smoking, associated risk behaviours, and experience with quitting: a qualitative study with homeless smokers addicted to drugs and alcohol (2013)
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Garner, L., & Ratschen, E. (2013). Tobacco smoking, associated risk behaviours, and experience with quitting: a qualitative study with homeless smokers addicted to drugs and alcohol. BMC Public Health, 13, Article 951. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-951

Background The prevalence of tobacco smoking among homeless people can reach more than 90%, with related morbidity and mortality being high. However, research in this area is scarce. This study aims to explore smoking and quitting related behaviours... Read More about Tobacco smoking, associated risk behaviours, and experience with quitting: a qualitative study with homeless smokers addicted to drugs and alcohol.

Realities, difficulties, and outcomes for mothers choosing to breastfeed: Primigravid mothers experiences in the early postpartum period (6–8 weeks) (2013)
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Hinsliff-Smith, K., Spencer, R., & Walsh, D. (2014). Realities, difficulties, and outcomes for mothers choosing to breastfeed: Primigravid mothers experiences in the early postpartum period (6–8 weeks). Midwifery, 30(1), e14-e19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.10.001

Objective: to develop an understanding of primiparous women's experiences and challenges of breast feeding in the early postpartum period at two BFI accredited hospitals in the East Midlands in the UK that has lower rates of sustained breast feeding.... Read More about Realities, difficulties, and outcomes for mothers choosing to breastfeed: Primigravid mothers experiences in the early postpartum period (6–8 weeks).

Nitrogen partitioning and remobilization in relation to leaf senescence, grain yield and grain nitrogen concentration in wheat cultivars (2013)
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Our objective was to investigate the determinants of genetic variation in N accumulation, N partitioning and N remobilization to the grain post-flowering and associations with flag-leaf senescence, grain yield and grain N% in 16 wheat cultivars grown... Read More about Nitrogen partitioning and remobilization in relation to leaf senescence, grain yield and grain nitrogen concentration in wheat cultivars.