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Risk of first venous thromboembolism in pregnant women in hospital: population based cohort study from England (2013)
Journal Article
Sultan, A. A., West, J., Tata, L. J., Fleming, K. M., Nelson-Piercy, C., & Grainge, M. J. (2013). Risk of first venous thromboembolism in pregnant women in hospital: population based cohort study from England. BMJ, 347(7935), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f6099

Objective: To examine the potential for preventing venous
thromboembolism during and after antepartum hospital admissions in pregnant women.

Design: Cohort study using linked primary (Clinical Practice Research Datalink) and secondary (Hospital E... Read More about Risk of first venous thromboembolism in pregnant women in hospital: population based cohort study from England.

Participatory development and analysis of a fuzzy cognitive map of the establishment of a bio-based economy in the Humber Region (2013)
Journal Article
Penn, A. S., Knight, C. J., Lloyd, D. J., Avitabile, D., Kok, K., Schiller, F., …Basson, L. (2013). Participatory development and analysis of a fuzzy cognitive map of the establishment of a bio-based economy in the Humber Region. PLoS ONE, 8(11), Article e78319. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078319

Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) is a widely used participatory modelling methodology in which stakeholders collaboratively develop a ‘cognitive map’ (a weighted, directed graph), representing the perceived causal structure of their system. This can be... Read More about Participatory development and analysis of a fuzzy cognitive map of the establishment of a bio-based economy in the Humber Region.

Spending by primary care practices-does it show what we expect? (2013)
Journal Article
James, M., & Stokes, E. (2014). Spending by primary care practices-does it show what we expect?. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 29(3), 244-259. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2224

Background
Over recent years, a number of policies and financial incentives in primary care have been proposed to tackle issues such as deprivation and health outcomes. This article investigates the association between healthcare spending, deprivati... Read More about Spending by primary care practices-does it show what we expect?.

High-resolution replication profiles define the stochastic nature of genome replication initiation and termination (2013)
Journal Article
Hawkins, M., Retkute, R., Müller, C. A., Saner, N., Tanaka, T. U., de Moura, A. P., & Nieduszynski, C. A. (2013). High-resolution replication profiles define the stochastic nature of genome replication initiation and termination. Cell Reports, 5(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2013.10.014

Eukaryotic genome replication is stochastic, and each cell uses a different cohort of replication origins. We demonstrate that interpreting high-resolution Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome replication data with a mathematical model allows quantificati... Read More about High-resolution replication profiles define the stochastic nature of genome replication initiation and termination.

D019 Sliding Mode Contouring Controller with A Nonlinear Sliding Surface and A Disturbance Observer for Five-Axis Machining Tasks (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mohammad, A. E. K., Uchiyama, N., & SANO, S. (2013, November). D019 Sliding Mode Contouring Controller with A Nonlinear Sliding Surface and A Disturbance Observer for Five-Axis Machining Tasks. Presented at International Conference on Leading Edge Manufacturing in 21st century : LEM21, Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan

The five-axis CNC (computer numerical control) machines are highly flexible compared to those with three-axis and this makes them becoming popular in modern industries. In this paper, we propose a novel sliding mode contouring controller with a nonli... Read More about D019 Sliding Mode Contouring Controller with A Nonlinear Sliding Surface and A Disturbance Observer for Five-Axis Machining Tasks.

From pre-oil settlement to post-oil hub: The urban transformation of doha (2013)
Journal Article
Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2013). From pre-oil settlement to post-oil hub: The urban transformation of doha. Archnet-IJAR, 7(2), 146-159

Since oil production commenced in the middle of the 20th century Qatar's capital Doha witnessed a rapid urbanisation period. Today, new development strategies, which have been implemented to diversify Qatar's economy, have led to a new urban transfor... Read More about From pre-oil settlement to post-oil hub: The urban transformation of doha.

Wild-type and innate immune-deficient mice are not susceptible to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (2013)
Journal Article
Coleman, C. M., Matthews, K. L., Goicochea, L., & Frieman, M. B. (2014). Wild-type and innate immune-deficient mice are not susceptible to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Journal of General Virology, 95(PART 2), 408-412. https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.060640-0

The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a newly emerging highly pathogenic virus causing almost 50% lethality in infected individuals. The development of a smallanimal model is critical for the understanding of this virus and t... Read More about Wild-type and innate immune-deficient mice are not susceptible to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.

Mild cognitive impairment and mood: a systematic review (2013)
Journal Article
Yates, J. A., Clare, L., & Woods, R. T. (2013). Mild cognitive impairment and mood: a systematic review. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 23(04), 317-356. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0959259813000129

This systematic review, with meta-analyses conducted where data were available, aimed to investigate the prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and to establish how symptoms of depression and anxiety rela... Read More about Mild cognitive impairment and mood: a systematic review.

Design and thermal performances of Semi-Parabolic Linear Fresnel Reflector solar concentration collector (2013)
Journal Article
Zhu, J., & Huang, H. (2014). Design and thermal performances of Semi-Parabolic Linear Fresnel Reflector solar concentration collector. Energy Conversion and Management, 77, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2013.10.015

A Semi-Parabolic Linear Fresnel Reflector (SPLFR) solar concentrator is proposed in this paper. The SPLFR is formed by linear plate mirrors whose edges located at a parabolic line. The ray trace simulation results show the SPLFR has the same concentr... Read More about Design and thermal performances of Semi-Parabolic Linear Fresnel Reflector solar concentration collector.

Temporary inhibition of dorsal or ventral hippocampus by muscimol: Distinct effects on measures of innate anxiety on the elevated plus maze, but similar disruption of contextual fear conditioning (2013)
Journal Article
Zhang, W.-N., Bast, T., Yan, X., & Feldon, J. (2014). Temporary inhibition of dorsal or ventral hippocampus by muscimol: Distinct effects on measures of innate anxiety on the elevated plus maze, but similar disruption of contextual fear conditioning. Behavioural Brain Research, 262, 47-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2013.10.044

Studies in rats, involving hippocampal lesions and hippocampal drug infusions, have implicated the hippocampus in the modulation of anxiety-related behaviors and conditioned fear. The ventral hippocampus is considered to be more important for anxiety... Read More about Temporary inhibition of dorsal or ventral hippocampus by muscimol: Distinct effects on measures of innate anxiety on the elevated plus maze, but similar disruption of contextual fear conditioning.

The psychosocial impact of home use medical devices on the lives of older people: a qualitative study (2013)
Journal Article
Thomson, R., Martin, J. L., & Sharples, S. (2013). The psychosocial impact of home use medical devices on the lives of older people: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 13(467), Article 467. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-467

Background
Increased life expectancy and the accompanying prevalence of chronic conditions have led to the focus and delivery of health care migrating from the hospital and into people’s homes. While previous studies have investigated the integratio... Read More about The psychosocial impact of home use medical devices on the lives of older people: a qualitative study.

Comparison of osteogenic differentiation of embryonic stem cells and primary osteoblasts revealed by responses to IL-1β, TNF-α, and IFN-γ (2013)
Journal Article
Sidney, L. E., Kirkham, G. R., & Buttery, L. D. (2013). Comparison of osteogenic differentiation of embryonic stem cells and primary osteoblasts revealed by responses to IL-1β, TNF-α, and IFN-γ. Stem Cells and Development, 23(6), https://doi.org/10.1089/scd.2013.0336

There are well-established approaches for osteogenic differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs), but few show direct comparison with primary osteoblasts or demonstrate differences in response to external factors. Here, we show comparative analysi... Read More about Comparison of osteogenic differentiation of embryonic stem cells and primary osteoblasts revealed by responses to IL-1β, TNF-α, and IFN-γ.

The UK prevalence of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and its association with sex, socioeconomic status and region of residence: a population-based study (2013)
Journal Article
Donaldson, J. W., McKeever, T. M., Hall, I. P., Hubbard, R., & Fogarty, A. W. (2014). The UK prevalence of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and its association with sex, socioeconomic status and region of residence: a population-based study. Thorax, 69(2), 161-167. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203720

Background Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder of aberrant blood vessel development characterised by arteriovenous malformations. HHT is associated with significant morbidity due to complications inc... Read More about The UK prevalence of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and its association with sex, socioeconomic status and region of residence: a population-based study.

Allergen recognition by innate immune cells: critical role of dendritic and epithelial cells (2013)
Journal Article
Salazar, F., & Ghaemmaghami, A. M. (2013). Allergen recognition by innate immune cells: critical role of dendritic and epithelial cells. Frontiers in Immunology, 4, Article 356. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00356

Allergy is an exacerbated response of the immune system against non-self-proteins called allergens and is typically characterized by biased type-2 T helper cell and deleterious IgE mediated immune responses. The allergic cascade starts with the recog... Read More about Allergen recognition by innate immune cells: critical role of dendritic and epithelial cells.

Why don't healthcare professionals talk about sex?: a systematic review of recent qualitative studies conducted in the United Kingdom (2013)
Journal Article
Dyer, K., & das Nair, R. (2013). Why don't healthcare professionals talk about sex?: a systematic review of recent qualitative studies conducted in the United Kingdom. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10(11), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02856.x

Introduction

Sexuality is considered to be an important aspect of holistic care, yet research has demonstrated that it is not routinely addressed in healthcare services. A greater understanding of this can be achieved through synthesizing qualitat... Read More about Why don't healthcare professionals talk about sex?: a systematic review of recent qualitative studies conducted in the United Kingdom.