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Reliability and identification of aortic valve prolapse in the horse (2013)
Journal Article
Hallowell, G. D., & Bowen, M. (2013). Reliability and identification of aortic valve prolapse in the horse. BMC Veterinary Research, 9, Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-9

Background The objectives were to determine and assess the reliability of criteria for identification of aortic valve prolapse (AVP) using echocardiography in the horse. Results Opinion of equine cardiologists indicated that a long-axis view of... Read More about Reliability and identification of aortic valve prolapse in the horse.

The acute impact of a hematopoietic allograft on lung function and inflammation: a prospective observational study (2013)
Journal Article
Enocson, A., Hubbard, R., McKeever, T. M., Russell, N., Byrne, J., Das-Gupta, E., …Fogarty, A. W. (2013). The acute impact of a hematopoietic allograft on lung function and inflammation: a prospective observational study. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 13(Januar), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-13-2

Background: No studies have investigated the immediate impact of receiving an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) on pulmonary inflammation or lung function. Methods: Using a prospective study design, we quantified the changes in... Read More about The acute impact of a hematopoietic allograft on lung function and inflammation: a prospective observational study.

Proteomic Analysis of Clathrin Interactions in Trypanosomes Reveals Dynamic Evolution of Endocytosis (2013)
Journal Article
Adung'a, V. O., Gadelha, C., & Field, M. C. (2013). Proteomic Analysis of Clathrin Interactions in Trypanosomes Reveals Dynamic Evolution of Endocytosis. Traffic, 14(4), 440-457. https://doi.org/10.1111/tra.12040

Endocytosis is a vital cellular process maintaining the cell surface, modulating signal transduction and facilitating nutrient acquisition. In metazoa, multiple endocytic modes are recognized, but for many unicellular organisms the process is likely... Read More about Proteomic Analysis of Clathrin Interactions in Trypanosomes Reveals Dynamic Evolution of Endocytosis.

Individual differences in behavioural inhibition explain free riding in public good games when punishment is expected but not implemented (2013)
Journal Article
Skatova, A., & Ferguson, E. (2013). Individual differences in behavioural inhibition explain free riding in public good games when punishment is expected but not implemented. Behavioral and Brain Functions, 9(3), https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-9081-9-3

Background: The literature on social dilemmas and punishment focuses on the behaviour of the punisher. However, to fully explain the effect of punishment on cooperation, it is important to understand the psychological mechanisms influencing the behav... Read More about Individual differences in behavioural inhibition explain free riding in public good games when punishment is expected but not implemented.

Feedback inhibition enables theta-nested gamma oscillations and grid firing fields (2013)
Journal Article
Pastoll, H., Solanka, L., van Rossum, M. C., & Nolan, M. F. (2013). Feedback inhibition enables theta-nested gamma oscillations and grid firing fields. Neuron, 77(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2012.11.032

Cortical circuits are thought to multiplex firing rate codes with temporal codes that rely on oscillatory network activity, but the circuit mechanisms that combine these coding schemes are unclear. We establish with optogenetic activation of layer II... Read More about Feedback inhibition enables theta-nested gamma oscillations and grid firing fields.

Maternal undernutrition does not alter Sertoli cell numbers or the expression of key developmental markers in the mid-gestation ovine fetal testis (2013)
Journal Article
Andrade, L. P., Rhind, S. M., Rae, M. T., Kyle, C. E., Jowett, J., & Lea, R. G. (2013). Maternal undernutrition does not alter Sertoli cell numbers or the expression of key developmental markers in the mid-gestation ovine fetal testis. Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine, 12(2), https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-5751-12-2

Background The aim of this study was to determine the effects of maternal undernutrition on ovine fetal testis morphology and expression of relevant histological indicators. Maternal undernutrition, in sheep, has been reported, previously, to alte... Read More about Maternal undernutrition does not alter Sertoli cell numbers or the expression of key developmental markers in the mid-gestation ovine fetal testis.

Unit Root Testing under a Local Break in Trend using Partial Information on the Break Date* (2013)
Journal Article
Harvey, D. I., Leybourne, S. J., & Robert Taylor, A. (2014). Unit Root Testing under a Local Break in Trend using Partial Information on the Break Date*. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 76(1), 93-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12013

We consider unit root testing allowing for a break in trend when partial information is available regarding the location of the break date. This takes the form of knowledge of a relatively narrow window of data within which the break takes place, sho... Read More about Unit Root Testing under a Local Break in Trend using Partial Information on the Break Date*.

Cytocompatibility, degradation, mechanical property retention and ion release profiles for phosphate glass fibre reinforced composite rods (2013)
Journal Article
Felfel, R., Ahmed, I., Parsons, A., Palmer, G., Sottile, V., & Rudd, C. (2013). Cytocompatibility, degradation, mechanical property retention and ion release profiles for phosphate glass fibre reinforced composite rods. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 33(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2012.12.089

Fibre reinforced composites have recently received much attention as potential bone fracture fixation applications. Bioresorbable composites based on poly lactic acid (PLA) and phosphate based glass fibre were investigated according to ion release, d... Read More about Cytocompatibility, degradation, mechanical property retention and ion release profiles for phosphate glass fibre reinforced composite rods.

The topographic connectome (2013)
Journal Article
Jbabdi, S., Sotiropoulos, S. N., & Behrens, T. E. (2013). The topographic connectome. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 23(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2012.12.004

Central to macro-connectomics and much of systems neuroscience is the idea that we can summarise macroscopic brain connectivity using a network of ‘nodes’ and ‘edges’ — functionally distinct brain regions and the connections between them. This is an... Read More about The topographic connectome.

User needs elicitation via analytic hierarchy process (AHP): a case study on a Computed Tomography (CT) scanner (2013)
Journal Article
Pecchia, L., Martin, J. L., Ragozzino, A., Vanzanella, C., Scognamiglio, A., Mirarchi, L., & Morgan, S. P. (2013). User needs elicitation via analytic hierarchy process (AHP): a case study on a Computed Tomography (CT) scanner. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 13(2), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-13-2

Background: The rigorous elicitation of user needs is a crucial step for both medical device design and purchasing. However, user needs elicitation is often based on qualitative methods whose findings can be difficult to integrate into medical decisi... Read More about User needs elicitation via analytic hierarchy process (AHP): a case study on a Computed Tomography (CT) scanner.

The social consequences of conspiracism: Exposure to conspiracy theories decreases intentions to engage in politics and to reduce one's carbon footprint (2013)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., & Douglas, K. M. (2014). The social consequences of conspiracism: Exposure to conspiracy theories decreases intentions to engage in politics and to reduce one's carbon footprint. British Journal of Psychology, 105(1), 35-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12018

The current studies explored the social consequences of exposure to conspiracy theories. In Study 1, participants were exposed to a range of conspiracy theories concerning government involvement in significant events such as the death of Diana, Princ... Read More about The social consequences of conspiracism: Exposure to conspiracy theories decreases intentions to engage in politics and to reduce one's carbon footprint.

Basolateral amygdala activity during the retrieval of associative learning under anesthesia (2013)
Journal Article
Fenton, G. E., Spicer, C. H., Halliday, D. M., Mason, R., & Stevenson, C. W. (2013). Basolateral amygdala activity during the retrieval of associative learning under anesthesia. Neuroscience, 233, 146-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.12.039

Associative learning can occur under anesthesia and its neural correlates have begun to be elucidated. During discrimination learning under anesthesia in rats, lateral amygdala excitability increases in response to a conditioned stimulus (CS+) previo... Read More about Basolateral amygdala activity during the retrieval of associative learning under anesthesia.

Biosensors for phytohormone quantification: challenges, solutions, and opportunities (2013)
Journal Article
Wells, D. M., Laplaze, L., Bennett, M. J., & Vernoux, T. (2013). Biosensors for phytohormone quantification: challenges, solutions, and opportunities. Trends in Plant Science, 18(5), 244-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2012.12.005

Fluorescent reporters are valuable tools for plant science research, particularly as sensors to monitor biological signals and developmental processes. Such biosensors are particularly useful to monitor the spatial and temporal distribution of small... Read More about Biosensors for phytohormone quantification: challenges, solutions, and opportunities.

Elizabeth I's Former Tutor Reports on the Parliament of 1559: Johannes Spithovius to the Chancellor of Denmark, 27 February 1559 (2013)
Journal Article
Adams, S., & Gehring, D. S. (2013). Elizabeth I's Former Tutor Reports on the Parliament of 1559: Johannes Spithovius to the Chancellor of Denmark, 27 February 1559. English Historical Review, 128(530), 35-54. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/ces310

The fragmentary nature of the evidence for the proceedings of the Parliament of 1559 is one of the more obvious reasons for the continuing debate over the Elizabethan religious settlement. Philip II’s representative, the count of Feria, whose reports... Read More about Elizabeth I's Former Tutor Reports on the Parliament of 1559: Johannes Spithovius to the Chancellor of Denmark, 27 February 1559.

The owl spreads its wings: Global and international education within the local from critical perspectives (2013)
Book Chapter
Swanson, D. (2013). The owl spreads its wings: Global and international education within the local from critical perspectives. In Y. Hébert, & A. A. Abdi (Eds.), Critical Perspectives on International Education (333-347). SensePublishers

Within an era of a New Knowledge Society, assumptions abound regarding the ‘goodness’ and justice of global interconnections and distributions of knowledge through international educational organizations and structures worldwide. Just as George Bush... Read More about The owl spreads its wings: Global and international education within the local from critical perspectives.