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Site-specific relaxase activity of a VirD2-like protein encoded within the tfs4 genomic island of Helicobacter pylori (2013)
Journal Article
Grove, J. I., Alandiyjany, M. N., & Delahay, R. M. (2013). Site-specific relaxase activity of a VirD2-like protein encoded within the tfs4 genomic island of Helicobacter pylori. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288(37), https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M113.496430

Four different type IV secretion systems are variously represented in the genomes of different Helicobacter pylori strains. Two of these, encoded by tfs3 and tfs4 gene clusters are contained within self-transmissible genomic islands. Although chromos... Read More about Site-specific relaxase activity of a VirD2-like protein encoded within the tfs4 genomic island of Helicobacter pylori.

Hierarchy and dynamics of trace distance correlations (2013)
Journal Article
Aaronson, B., Lo Franco, R., Compagno, G., & Adesso, G. (2013). Hierarchy and dynamics of trace distance correlations. New Journal of Physics, 15, Article 093022. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/9/093022

We define and analyze measures of correlations for bipartite states based on trace distance. For Bell diagonal states of two qubits, in addition to the known expression for quantum correlations using this metric, we provide analytic expressions for t... Read More about Hierarchy and dynamics of trace distance correlations.

Vaporisation and thermal decomposition of dialkylimidazolium halide ion ionic liquids (2013)
Journal Article
Lovelock, K. R. J., Armstrong, J. P., Licence, P., & Jones, R. G. (2014). Vaporisation and thermal decomposition of dialkylimidazolium halide ion ionic liquids. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16(4), 1339-1353. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cp52950a

Vaporisation and liquid phase thermal decomposition, TD, of two halide ion ionic liquids, 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, [C8C 1Im]Cl, and 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide, [C8C 1Im]I, are investigated using temperature programmed desorption... Read More about Vaporisation and thermal decomposition of dialkylimidazolium halide ion ionic liquids.

Occurrence of osteochondromatosis (multiple cartilaginous exostoses) in a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) (2013)
Journal Article
de Brot, S., Grau-Roma, L., Vidal, E., & Segalés, J. (2013). Occurrence of osteochondromatosis (multiple cartilaginous exostoses) in a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus). Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 25(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/1040638713495545

Osteochondromatosis is a condition in which multiple benign, cartilage-capped tumors arise from the surface of bones formed by endochondral ossification. The current report describes the presence of 4 prominent exophytic masses, measuring between 4 a... Read More about Occurrence of osteochondromatosis (multiple cartilaginous exostoses) in a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).

How do Financial Intermediaries Create Value in Security Issues? (2013)
Journal Article
Adriani, F., Deidda, L., & Sonderegger, S. (2014). How do Financial Intermediaries Create Value in Security Issues?. Review of Finance, 18(5), 1915-1951. https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rft027

We study incentive provision in a model of securities issuance with an informed issuer and uninformed investors. We show that the presence of an informed intermediary may increase surplus even if we allow for collusion between the intermediary and th... Read More about How do Financial Intermediaries Create Value in Security Issues?.

A Novel Semisupervised Algorithm for Rare Prescription Side Effect Discovery (2013)
Journal Article
Reps, J. M., Garibaldi, J. M., Aickelin, U., Soria, D., Gibson, J. E., & Hubbard, R. B. (2014). A Novel Semisupervised Algorithm for Rare Prescription Side Effect Discovery. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 18(2), 537-547. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2013.2281505

Drugs are frequently prescribed to patients with the aim of improving each patient's medical state, but an unfortunate consequence of most prescription drugs is the occurrence of undesirable side effects. Side effects that occur in more than one in a... Read More about A Novel Semisupervised Algorithm for Rare Prescription Side Effect Discovery.

A note on the laboratory culture of the benthic foraminifer Cornuloculina balkwilli (MacFadyen) (2013)
Journal Article
Seears, H. A., & Wade, C. M. (2013). A note on the laboratory culture of the benthic foraminifer Cornuloculina balkwilli (MacFadyen). BMC Research Notes, 6(369), https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-369

Background: Genetic studies of the Foraminifera provide valuable insights into marine speciation and biogeography, yet the discovery of vitally needed new genetic markers for this important group is being severely limited by an extreme lack of genet... Read More about A note on the laboratory culture of the benthic foraminifer Cornuloculina balkwilli (MacFadyen).

Grammatical evolution hyper-heuristic for combinatorial optimization problems (2013)
Journal Article
Sabar, N., Ayob, M., Kendall, G., & Qu, R. (2013). Grammatical evolution hyper-heuristic for combinatorial optimization problems. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 17(6), https://doi.org/10.1109/TEVC.2013.2281527

Designing generic problem solvers that perform well across a diverse set of problems is a challenging task. In this work, we propose a hyper-heuristic framework to automatically generate an effective and generic solution method by utilizing grammatic... Read More about Grammatical evolution hyper-heuristic for combinatorial optimization problems.

Circulating antibody and memory B-cell responses to C. difficile toxins A and B in patients with C. difficile- associated diarrhoea, inflammatory bowel disease and cystic fibrosis (2013)
Journal Article
Monaghan, T. M., Robins, A., Knox, A., Sewell, H. F., & Mahida, Y. R. (2013). Circulating antibody and memory B-cell responses to C. difficile toxins A and B in patients with C. difficile- associated diarrhoea, inflammatory bowel disease and cystic fibrosis. PLoS ONE, 8(9), Article e74452. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074452

C. difficile infection (CDI) is rarely reported in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients despite frequent hospitalisations and antibiotic usage. Conversely, the prevalence of CDI in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has received increased attention. We inve... Read More about Circulating antibody and memory B-cell responses to C. difficile toxins A and B in patients with C. difficile- associated diarrhoea, inflammatory bowel disease and cystic fibrosis.

Lessons from first generation biofuels and implications for the sustainability appraisal of second generation biofuels (2013)
Journal Article
Mohr, A., & Raman, S. (2013). Lessons from first generation biofuels and implications for the sustainability appraisal of second generation biofuels. Energy Policy, 63, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.033

The emergence of second generation (2G) biofuels is widely seen as a sustainable response to the increasing controversy surrounding the first generation (1G). Yet, sustainability credentials of 2G biofuels are also being questioned. Drawing on work... Read More about Lessons from first generation biofuels and implications for the sustainability appraisal of second generation biofuels.

A factor analysis of the SSQ (Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale) (2013)
Journal Article
Akeroyd, M. A., Guy, F. H., Harrison, D. L., & Suller, S. L. (2014). A factor analysis of the SSQ (Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale). International Journal of Audiology, 53(2), https://doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2013.824115

OBJECTIVE: The speech, spatial, and qualities of hearing questionnaire (SSQ) is a self-report test of auditory disability. The 49 items ask how well a listener would do in many complex listening situations illustrative of real life. The scores on... Read More about A factor analysis of the SSQ (Speech, Spatial, and Qualities of Hearing Scale).

The effect of intravenous iron on postoperative transfusion requirements in hip fracture patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2013)
Journal Article
Rowlands, M., Forward, D. P., Sahota, O., & Moppett, I. K. (2013). The effect of intravenous iron on postoperative transfusion requirements in hip fracture patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 14, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-288

Background Anaemia following hip fracture is common. Approximately 30 to 45% of patients have haemoglobin concentrations below population norms on admission, and around 10% are severely anaemic. Anaemia on admission, and in the postoperative period,... Read More about The effect of intravenous iron on postoperative transfusion requirements in hip fracture patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Circulating insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) in healthy and infertile women (2013)
Journal Article
Anand-Ivell, R., Tremellen, K., Dai, Y., Heng, K., Yoshida, M., Knight, P. G., …Ivell, R. (2013). Circulating insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) in healthy and infertile women. Human Reproduction, 28(11), 3093-3102. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/det349

STUDY QUESTIONHow does insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) concentration in blood vary across the menstrual cycle in women?SUMMARY ANSWERINSL3 is secreted by the theca interna cells of growing antral follicles and is phasic in its expression.WHAT IS KNOWN... Read More about Circulating insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) in healthy and infertile women.

Circulating insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) in healthy and infertile women (2013)
Journal Article
Anand-Ivell, R., Tremellen, K., Dai, Y., Heng, K., Yosida, M., Knight, P., & Ivell, R. (2013). Circulating insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) in healthy and infertile women. Human Reproduction, 28(11), https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/det3

Study question: How does insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) concentration in blood vary across the menstrual cycle in women? Summary answer: INSL3 is secreted by the theca interna cells of growing antral follicles and is phasic in its expression. What i... Read More about Circulating insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) in healthy and infertile women.

Meristematic cell proliferation and ribosome biogenesis are decoupled in diamagnetically levitated Arabidopsis seedlings (2013)
Journal Article
Manzano, A. I., Larkin, O. J., Dijkstra, C. E., Anthony, P., Davey, M. R., Eaves, L., …Medina, F. J. (2013). Meristematic cell proliferation and ribosome biogenesis are decoupled in diamagnetically levitated Arabidopsis seedlings. BMC Plant Biology, 13, Article 124. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-13-124

Background: Cell growth and cell proliferation are intimately linked in the presence of Earth’s gravity, but are decoupled under the microgravity conditions present in orbiting spacecraft. New technologies to simulate microgravity conditions for long... Read More about Meristematic cell proliferation and ribosome biogenesis are decoupled in diamagnetically levitated Arabidopsis seedlings.

Recent developments in the realistic geometric modelling of textile structures using TexGen (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brown, L. P., Zeng, X., Long, A., & Jones, I. A. (2013). Recent developments in the realistic geometric modelling of textile structures using TexGen.

Realistic geometric representation of fabrics is essential for modelling of mechanical and physical properties of textiles and textile composites. It is also advantageous to be able to generate those models quickly and easily. Recent developments in... Read More about Recent developments in the realistic geometric modelling of textile structures using TexGen.

Temporal and spatial variation in Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in Swedish moose (Alces alces) (2013)
Journal Article
Malmsten, J., Gavier Widén, D., Rydevik, G., Yon, L., Hutchings, M. R., Thulin, C.-G., …Dalin, A.-M. (2014). Temporal and spatial variation in Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in Swedish moose (Alces alces). Epidemiology and Infection, 142(06), 1205-1213. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268813002094

The occurrence ofAnaplasma phagocytophilumwas investigated in spleen and serum samplesfrom Swedish moose (Alces alces) in southern Sweden (island and mainland). Samples wereanalysed for presence ofA. phagocytophilumDNA by real-time PCR (n=263), and f... Read More about Temporal and spatial variation in Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in Swedish moose (Alces alces).