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Computational fluid dynamics modelling of an entire synchronous generator for improved thermal management (2013)
Journal Article
Connor, P. H., Pickering, S., Gerada, C., Eastwick, C., Micallef, C., & Tighe, C. (2013). Computational fluid dynamics modelling of an entire synchronous generator for improved thermal management. IET Electric Power Applications, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-epa.2012.0278

This study is the first in a series dedicated to investigating the airflow and thermal management of electrical machines. Owing to the temperature dependent resistive losses in the machine's windings, any improvement in cooling provides a direct redu... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics modelling of an entire synchronous generator for improved thermal management.

Reduction of control input variance of feed drive systems using sliding-mode control with non-linear sliding surface (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
El Khalick, M. A., Uchiyama, N., & Sano, S. (2013). Reduction of control input variance of feed drive systems using sliding-mode control with non-linear sliding surface. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMECH.2013.6519147

Ball-screw drives have been widely used in industrial applications delivering high precision motion in work machines, such as machine tools, where both high speed and positioning accuracy are required. Most of control schemes used in industrial appli... Read More about Reduction of control input variance of feed drive systems using sliding-mode control with non-linear sliding surface.

The balance of care approach to health and social care planning: Lessons from a systematic literature review (2013)
Journal Article
Tucker, S., Brand, C., Wilberforce, M., & Challis, D. (2013). The balance of care approach to health and social care planning: Lessons from a systematic literature review. Health Services Management Research, 26(1), 18-28. https://doi.org/10.1177/0951484813481966

The strategic allocation of resources is one the most difficult tasks facing health and social care decision makers, with multiple organisations delivering complex services to heterogeneous populations. The enduring appeal of the balance of care appr... Read More about The balance of care approach to health and social care planning: Lessons from a systematic literature review.

Tobacco display and brand communication at the point of sale: implications for adolescent smoking behaviour (2013)
Journal Article
Spanopoulos, D., Britton, J., McNeill, A., Ratschen, E., & Szatkowski, L. (2013). Tobacco display and brand communication at the point of sale: implications for adolescent smoking behaviour. Tobacco Control, 23(1), 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050765

Background: In England, point-of-sale (PoS) displays in larger shops were prohibited in April 2012, with an exemption for smaller retailers until 2015. The aim of this study was to examine the association between tobacco displays and brand communicat... Read More about Tobacco display and brand communication at the point of sale: implications for adolescent smoking behaviour.

Formation of the embryonic organizer is restricted by the competitive influences of Fgf signaling and the SoxB1 transcription factors (2013)
Journal Article
Kuo, C.-L., Lam, C. M., Hewitt, J. E., & Scotting, P. J. (2013). Formation of the embryonic organizer is restricted by the competitive influences of Fgf signaling and the SoxB1 transcription factors. PLoS ONE, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057698

The organizer is one of the earliest structures to be established during vertebrate development and is crucial to subsequent patterning of the embryo. We have previously shown that the SoxB1 transcription factor, Sox3, plays a central role as a trans... Read More about Formation of the embryonic organizer is restricted by the competitive influences of Fgf signaling and the SoxB1 transcription factors.

PRAME Is a Golgi-Targeted Protein That Associates with the Elongin BC Complex and Is Upregulated by Interferon-Gamma and Bacterial PAMPs (2013)
Journal Article
Wadelin, F. R., Fulton, J., Collins, H. M., Tertipis, N., Bottley, A., Spriggs, K. A., …Heery, D. M. (2013). PRAME Is a Golgi-Targeted Protein That Associates with the Elongin BC Complex and Is Upregulated by Interferon-Gamma and Bacterial PAMPs. PLoS ONE, 8(2), Article e58052. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058052

Preferentially expressed antigen in melanoma (PRAME) has been described as a cancer-testis antigen and is associated with leukaemias and solid tumours. Here we show that PRAME gene transcription in leukaemic cell lines is rapidly induced by exposure... Read More about PRAME Is a Golgi-Targeted Protein That Associates with the Elongin BC Complex and Is Upregulated by Interferon-Gamma and Bacterial PAMPs.

The UK clinical aptitude test and clinical course performance at Nottingham: a prospective cohort study (2013)
Journal Article
Yates, J., & James, D. (2013). The UK clinical aptitude test and clinical course performance at Nottingham: a prospective cohort study. BMC Medical Education, 13, Article 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-13-32

Background The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) was introduced in 2006 as an additional tool for the selection of medical students. It tests mental ability in four distinct domains (Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning, and... Read More about The UK clinical aptitude test and clinical course performance at Nottingham: a prospective cohort study.

Invasive lobular carcinoma arising in accessory breast tissue (2013)
Journal Article
Devine, C., Courtney, C.-A., Deb, R., & Agrawal, A. (2013). Invasive lobular carcinoma arising in accessory breast tissue. World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 11(47), Article 47. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-11-47

Background: Lobular carcinoma in accessory breast tissue is a rare occurrence. We present such a case in a 61-year-old woman. Case presentation: A skin nodule in the axillary skin on excision biopsy revealed invasive lobular carcinoma. Conclus... Read More about Invasive lobular carcinoma arising in accessory breast tissue.

Ataxia telangiectasia mutated and Rad3 related (ATR) protein kinase inhibition is synthetically lethal in XRCC1 deficient ovarian cancer cells (2013)
Journal Article
Sultana, R., Abdel-Fatah, T., Perry, C., Moseley, P., Albarakti, N., Mohan, V., …Madhusudan, S. (2013). Ataxia telangiectasia mutated and Rad3 related (ATR) protein kinase inhibition is synthetically lethal in XRCC1 deficient ovarian cancer cells. PLoS ONE, 8(2), Article e57098. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057098

Introduction Ataxia telangiectasia mutated and Rad3 Related (ATR) protein kinase is a key sensor of single-stranded DNA associated with stalled replication forks and repair intermediates generated during DNA repair. XRCC1 is a critical enzyme in sin... Read More about Ataxia telangiectasia mutated and Rad3 related (ATR) protein kinase inhibition is synthetically lethal in XRCC1 deficient ovarian cancer cells.

Storage and release of spermatozoa from the pre-uterine tube reservoir (2013)
Journal Article
Freeman, S., & England, G. C. (2013). Storage and release of spermatozoa from the pre-uterine tube reservoir. PLoS ONE, 8(2), Article e57006. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057006

In mammals, after coitus a small number of spermatozoa enter the uterine tube and following attachment to uterine tube epithelium are arrested in a non-capacitated state until peri-ovulatory signalling induces their detachment. Whilst awaiting releas... Read More about Storage and release of spermatozoa from the pre-uterine tube reservoir.

On the rapid demise of Lyman-alpha emitters at z>7 due to the increasing incidence of optically thick absorption systems (2013)
Journal Article
S. Bolton, J., & G. Haehnelt, M. (2013). On the rapid demise of Lyman-alpha emitters at z>7 due to the increasing incidence of optically thick absorption systems. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 429(2), 1695–1704. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sts455

A variety of independent observational studies have now reported a significant decline in the fraction of Lyman-break galaxies which exhibit Ly-a emission over the redshift interval z=6-7. In combination with the strong damping wing extending redward... Read More about On the rapid demise of Lyman-alpha emitters at z>7 due to the increasing incidence of optically thick absorption systems.

mRNA Expression Levels in Failing Human Hearts Predict Cellular Electrophysiological Remodeling: A Population-Based Simulation Study (2013)
Journal Article
Walmsley, J., Rodriguez, J. F., Mirams, G. R., Burrage, K., Efimov, I. R., & Rodriguez, B. (2013). mRNA Expression Levels in Failing Human Hearts Predict Cellular Electrophysiological Remodeling: A Population-Based Simulation Study. PLoS ONE, 8(2), Article e56359. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056359

Differences in mRNA expression levels have been observed in failing versus non-failing human hearts for several membrane channel proteins and accessory subunits. These differences may play a causal role in electrophysiological changes observed in hum... Read More about mRNA Expression Levels in Failing Human Hearts Predict Cellular Electrophysiological Remodeling: A Population-Based Simulation Study.

Hydrodynamic modelling of protein conformation in solution: ELLIPS and HYDRO (2013)
Journal Article
García de la Torre, J., & Harding, S. E. (2013). Hydrodynamic modelling of protein conformation in solution: ELLIPS and HYDRO. Biophysical Reviews, 5(2), 195-206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-013-0102-6

The last three decades has seen some important advances in our ability to represent the conformation of proteins in solution on the basis of hydrodynamic measurements. Advances in theoretical modeling capabilities have been matched by commensurate ad... Read More about Hydrodynamic modelling of protein conformation in solution: ELLIPS and HYDRO.

The use of coercive measures in forensic psychiatric care: legal, ethical and practical challenges (2013)
Journal Article
Hui, A. M., Middleton, H., & Völlm, B. (2013). The use of coercive measures in forensic psychiatric care: legal, ethical and practical challenges. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2012.740649

The use of coercive measures, namely restraint, seclusion and involuntary medication, remain controversial methods of practice within forensic psychiatry. Ethical and moral debates surrounding the use of coercive measures are compounded by the need t... Read More about The use of coercive measures in forensic psychiatric care: legal, ethical and practical challenges.

The impacts of climate change on river flow regimes at the global scale (2013)
Journal Article
Arnell, N. W., & Gosling, S. N. (2013). The impacts of climate change on river flow regimes at the global scale. Journal of Hydrology, 486, 351-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.02.010

This paper presents an assessment of the impacts of climate change on a series of indicators of hydrological regimes across the global domain, using a global hydrological model run with climate scenarios constructed using pattern-scaling from 21 CMIP... Read More about The impacts of climate change on river flow regimes at the global scale.

Quantum Field Theory on Affine Bundles (2013)
Journal Article
Benini, M., Dappiaggi, C., & Schenkel, A. (2014). Quantum Field Theory on Affine Bundles. Annales Henri Poincaré, 15(1), 171-211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-013-0234-z

We develop a general framework for the quantization of bosonic and fermionic field theories on affine bundles over arbitrary globally hyperbolic spacetimes. All concepts and results are formulated using the language of category theory, which allows u... Read More about Quantum Field Theory on Affine Bundles.