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Storage and release of spermatozoa from the pre-uterine tube reservoir (2013)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Allosteric approaches to GPCR drug discovery (2013)
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Lane, J. R., & Ijzerman, A. P. (2013). Allosteric approaches to GPCR drug discovery. Drug Discovery Today: Technologies, 10(2), e219-e221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ddtec.2013.01.006

The use of coercive measures in forensic psychiatric care: legal, ethical and practical challenges (2013)
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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)
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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)
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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.

What is the extent of potentially avoidable admissions amongst hospital inpatients with palliative care needs? (2013)
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Gott, M., Gardiner, C., Ingleton, C., Cobb, M., Noble, B., Bennett, M. I., & Seymour, J. (2013). What is the extent of potentially avoidable admissions amongst hospital inpatients with palliative care needs?. BMC Palliative Care, 12(Februa), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-12-9

Background
There is clear evidence that the full range of services required to support people dying at home are far from being implemented, either in England or elsewhere. No studies to date have attempted to identify the proportion of hospital admi... Read More about What is the extent of potentially avoidable admissions amongst hospital inpatients with palliative care needs?.

The addition of a goal-based motivational interview to treatment as usual to enhance engagement and reduce dropouts in a personality disorder treatment service: results of a feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial (2013)
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McMurran, M., Cox, W. M., Whitham, D., & Hedges, L. (2013). The addition of a goal-based motivational interview to treatment as usual to enhance engagement and reduce dropouts in a personality disorder treatment service: results of a feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 14(1), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-50

Background: There are high rates of treatment non-completion for personality disorder and those who do not complete treatment have poorer outcomes. A goal-based motivational interview may increase service users’ readiness to engage with therapy and s... Read More about The addition of a goal-based motivational interview to treatment as usual to enhance engagement and reduce dropouts in a personality disorder treatment service: results of a feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial.

Calculating excited state properties using Kohn-Sham density functional theory (2013)
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Hanson-Heine, M. W., George, M. W., & Besley, N. A. (2013). Calculating excited state properties using Kohn-Sham density functional theory. Journal of Chemical Physics, 138(6), Article 064101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789813

The accuracy of excited states calculated with Kohn-Sham density functional theory using the maximum overlap method has been assessed for the calculation of adiabatic excitation energies, excited state structures, and excited state harmonic and anhar... Read More about Calculating excited state properties using Kohn-Sham density functional theory.

Estimation of tool orientation contour errors for five-axismachining (2013)
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El Khalick M, A., & Uchiyama, N. (2013). Estimation of tool orientation contour errors for five-axismachining. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 29(5), 271-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2013.01.002

Recently, there has been a growth of interest in high-precision machining in multi-axis feed drive systems, which are subject to problems such as friction, cutting force and incompatibility of individual driving axis dynamics. Tracking errors in an i... Read More about Estimation of tool orientation contour errors for five-axismachining.

Early pushing urge in labour and midwifery practice: A prospective observational study at an Italian maternity hospital (2013)
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Borrelli, S. E., Locatelli, A., & Nespoli, A. (2013). Early pushing urge in labour and midwifery practice: A prospective observational study at an Italian maternity hospital. Midwifery, 29(8), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2012.09.010

OBJECTIVE: to investigate the early pushing urge (EPU) incidence in one maternity unit and explore how it is managed by midwives. The relation to some obstetric outcomes was also observed but not analysed in depth.
DESIGN: prospective observational... Read More about Early pushing urge in labour and midwifery practice: A prospective observational study at an Italian maternity hospital.

A catalytic and tert-butoxide ion-mediated amidation of aldehydes with para-nitro azides (2013)
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Carbone, G., Burnley, J., & Moses, J. E. (2013). A catalytic and tert-butoxide ion-mediated amidation of aldehydes with para-nitro azides. Chemical Communications, 49(27), https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cc40452h

We report here a new catalytic reaction in which, p-nitro azides are acylated by aldehydes to produce amides and molecular nitrogen in a single step. The transformation is believed to proceed via an electron transfer process mediated by the tert-buto... Read More about A catalytic and tert-butoxide ion-mediated amidation of aldehydes with para-nitro azides.

External finance and trade credit extension in China: does political affiliation make a difference? (2013)
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Guariglia, A., & Mateut, S. (2016). External finance and trade credit extension in China: does political affiliation make a difference?. European Journal of Finance, 22(4-6), 319-344. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2012.762030

© 2013 Taylor & Francis. Using a dataset of 65,706 Chinese firms over the period 2000–2007, we show that politically affiliated firms benefit from easier access to short-term external finance and extend more trade credit than their non-affiliated c... Read More about External finance and trade credit extension in China: does political affiliation make a difference?.

The credibility of the Catholic Church as public actor (2013)
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O'Loughlin, T. (2013). The credibility of the Catholic Church as public actor. New Blackfriars, 94(1050), https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12011

This article assumes that there is a profound crisis of credibility in the Catholic Church today. This is distinct from the issue of the credibility of Christian faith or the credibility of theism, for many who believe, indeed many Catholics, are aff... Read More about The credibility of the Catholic Church as public actor.

Adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics of water-insoluble crosslinked β-cyclodextrin polymer for phenol in aqueous solution (2013)
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Huang, H., Fan, Y., Wang, J., Gao, H., & Tao, S. (2013). Adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics of water-insoluble crosslinked β-cyclodextrin polymer for phenol in aqueous solution. Macromolecular Research, 21(7), https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-013-1086-6

A water-insoluble β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) polymer was synthesized by reacting β-CD with hexamethyl- ene diisocyanate, and its adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics for phenol from aqueous solution was investi- gated. The kinetics of adsorption followe... Read More about Adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics of water-insoluble crosslinked β-cyclodextrin polymer for phenol in aqueous solution.

The remediation challenge: theoretical and methodological insights from a systematic review: The challenge of remediation (2013)
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Cleland, J., Leggett, H., Sandars, J., Costa, M. J., Patel, R., & Moffat, M. (2013). The remediation challenge: theoretical and methodological insights from a systematic review: The challenge of remediation. Medical Education, 47(3), 242-251. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.12052

Catalytic Hydrotrifluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes (2013)
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Mizuta, S., Verhoog, S., Engle, K. M., Khotavivattana, T., O’Duill, M., Wheelhouse, K., …Gouverneur, V. (2013). Catalytic Hydrotrifluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(7), 2505–2508. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja401022x

A visible-light-mediated hydrotrifluoromethylation of unactivated alkenes that uses the Umemoto reagent as the CF3 source and MeOH as the reductant is disclosed. This effective transformation operates at room temperature in the presence of 5 mol % Ru... Read More about Catalytic Hydrotrifluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes.

Influences of ions and temperature on performance of carbon nano-particulates in supercapacitors with neutral aqueous electrolytes (2013)
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Chae, J. H., & Chen, G. Z. (2014). Influences of ions and temperature on performance of carbon nano-particulates in supercapacitors with neutral aqueous electrolytes. Particuology, 15, 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2013.02.008

A commercial product of carbon nano-particles, Cabot MONACH 1300 pigment black (CMPB), was studied for basic structural information and electrochemical performance in neutral aqueous electrolytes, aiming at applications in supercapacitors. As confirm... Read More about Influences of ions and temperature on performance of carbon nano-particulates in supercapacitors with neutral aqueous electrolytes.