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Views and experiences of community pharmacists and superintendent pharmacists regarding the New Medicine Service in England prior to implementation (2013)
Journal Article
Wells, K. M., Thornley, T., Boyd, M. J., & Boardman, H. F. (2014). Views and experiences of community pharmacists and superintendent pharmacists regarding the New Medicine Service in England prior to implementation. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.03.003

Background: The New Medicine Service (NMS) was introduced to community pharmacies in England in October 2011. The NMS aims to improve adherence to new medicines in patients with selected long term conditions. The service consists of two follow-up con... Read More about Views and experiences of community pharmacists and superintendent pharmacists regarding the New Medicine Service in England prior to implementation.

Gene-environment interaction between body mass index and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1) gene in knee and hip osteoarthritis (2013)
Journal Article
Muthuri, S. G., Doherty, S., Zhang, W., Maciewicz, R. A., Muir, K. R., & Doherty, M. (2013). Gene-environment interaction between body mass index and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1) gene in knee and hip osteoarthritis. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 15(2), Article R52. https://doi.org/10.1186/ar4214

Introduction: The objective was to investigate potential gene-environment interaction between body mass index (BMI) and each of eight TGFβ1 polymorphisms in knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: We conducted a case-control study of Caucasian me... Read More about Gene-environment interaction between body mass index and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1) gene in knee and hip osteoarthritis.

Cinematic “pas de deux”: the dialogue between Maya Deren's experimental filmmaking and Talley Beatty's black ballet dancer in A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945) (2013)
Journal Article
Durkin, H. (2013). Cinematic “pas de deux”: the dialogue between Maya Deren's experimental filmmaking and Talley Beatty's black ballet dancer in A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945). Journal of American Studies, 47(2), 385-403. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021875813000121

A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945) is a collaborative enterprise between avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren and African American ballet dancer Talley Beatty. Study is significant in experimental film history – it was one of three films by Deren... Read More about Cinematic “pas de deux”: the dialogue between Maya Deren's experimental filmmaking and Talley Beatty's black ballet dancer in A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945).

INSL3 as a biomarker of Leydig cell functionality (2013)
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Ivell, R., Wade, J. D., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2013). INSL3 as a biomarker of Leydig cell functionality. Biology of Reproduction, 88(6), https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108969

Insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) is a small peptide hormone made and secreted uniquely by mature Leydig cells in the testes of all mammals. Importantly, this expression and secretion appears to be constitutive and therefore reflects the differentiation... Read More about INSL3 as a biomarker of Leydig cell functionality.

Art across frontiers : cross-cultural encounters in America : introduction (2013)
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Lewthwaite, S. (in press). Art across frontiers : cross-cultural encounters in America : introduction. Journal of American Studies, 47(2), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021875813000108

This short introduction provides a brief overview of the collection, by addressing the main historiographical and theoretical concerns that unite the individual contributions and by placing the essays in comparative, inter-American and interdisciplin... Read More about Art across frontiers : cross-cultural encounters in America : introduction.

Investigating mathematical models of immuno-interactions with early-stage cancer under an agent-based modelling perspective (2013)
Journal Article
Figueredo, G. P., Siebers, P.-O., & Aickelin, U. (2013). Investigating mathematical models of immuno-interactions with early-stage cancer under an agent-based modelling perspective. BMC Bioinformatics, 14(Spl. 6), Article S6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-14-S6-S6

Many advances in research regarding immuno-interactions with cancer were developed with the help of ordinary differential equation (ODE) models. These models, however, are not effectively capable of representing problems involving individual localisa... Read More about Investigating mathematical models of immuno-interactions with early-stage cancer under an agent-based modelling perspective.

Pathway specific modulation of S1P1 receptor signalling in rat and human astrocytes (2013)
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Healy, L. M., Sheridan, G. K., Pritchard, A. J., Rutkowska, A., Mullershausen, F., & Dev, K. K. (2013). Pathway specific modulation of S1P1 receptor signalling in rat and human astrocytes. British Journal of Pharmacology, 169(5), 1114-1129. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.12207

Background and Purpose The sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor subtype 1 (S1P1R) is modulated by phosphorylated FTY720 (pFTY720), which causes S1P1R internalization preventing lymphocyte migration thus limiting autoimmune response. Studies indicate that... Read More about Pathway specific modulation of S1P1 receptor signalling in rat and human astrocytes.

Serial MR diffusion to predict treatment response in high-grade pediatric brain tumors: a comparison of regional and voxel-based diffusion change metrics (2013)
Journal Article
Rodriguez Gutierrez, D., Manita, M., Jaspan, T., Dineen, R. A., Grundy, R. G., & Auer, D. P. (in press). Serial MR diffusion to predict treatment response in high-grade pediatric brain tumors: a comparison of regional and voxel-based diffusion change metrics. Neuro-Oncology, 15(8), https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/not034

Background Assessment of treatment response by measuring tumor size is known to be a late and potentially confounded response index. Serial diffusion MRI has shown potential for allowing earlier and possibly more reliable response assessment in a... Read More about Serial MR diffusion to predict treatment response in high-grade pediatric brain tumors: a comparison of regional and voxel-based diffusion change metrics.

Generic active appearance models revisited (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tzimiropoulos, G., Alabort-i-Medina, J., Zafeiriou, S., & Pantic, M. (2013). Generic active appearance models revisited. In ACCV 2012: Computer Vision – ACCV 2012 (650-663). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37431-9_50

The proposed Active Orientation Models (AOMs) are generative models of facial shape and appearance. Their main differences with the well-known paradigm of Active Appearance Models (AAMs) are (i) they use a different statistical model of appearance, (... Read More about Generic active appearance models revisited.

Spontaneous orbiting of two spheres levitated in a vibrated liquid (2013)
Journal Article
Pacheco Martinez, H., Liao, L., Hill, R., Swift, M. R., & Bowley, R. (2013). Spontaneous orbiting of two spheres levitated in a vibrated liquid. Physical Review Letters, 110(15), Article 154501. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.154501

In the absence of gravity, particles can form a suspension in a liquid irrespective of the difference in density between the solid and the liquid. If such a suspension is subjected to vibration there is relative motion between the particles and the f... Read More about Spontaneous orbiting of two spheres levitated in a vibrated liquid.

Transcriptional landscape of Aspergillus niger at breaking of conidial dormancy revealed by RNA-sequencing (2013)
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Novodvorska, M., Hayer, K., Pullan, S. T., Wilson, R., Blythe, M. J., Stam, H., …Archer, D. B. (2013). Transcriptional landscape of Aspergillus niger at breaking of conidial dormancy revealed by RNA-sequencing. BMC Genomics, 14(246), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-246

Background Genome-wide analysis was performed to assess the transcriptional landscape of germinating A. niger conidia using both next generation RNA-sequencing and GeneChips. The metabolism of storage compounds during conidial germination was also e... Read More about Transcriptional landscape of Aspergillus niger at breaking of conidial dormancy revealed by RNA-sequencing.

High-resolution mapping of in vivo genomic transcription factor binding sites using in situ DNase I footprinting and ChIP-seq (2013)
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Chumsakul, O., Nakamura, K., Kurata, T., Hobman, J. L., Ogasawara, N., Oshima, T., & Ishikawa, S. (2013). High-resolution mapping of in vivo genomic transcription factor binding sites using in situ DNase I footprinting and ChIP-seq. DNA Research, 20(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/dnares/dst013

Accurate identification of the DNA-binding sites of transcription factors and other DNA-binding proteins on the genome is crucial to understanding their molecular interactions with DNA. Here, we describe a new method: Genome Footprinting by high-thro... Read More about High-resolution mapping of in vivo genomic transcription factor binding sites using in situ DNase I footprinting and ChIP-seq.

Impact of flavour solvent (propylene glycol or triacetin) on vanillin, 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, 2,4-decadienal, 2,4-heptadienal, structural parameters and sensory perception of shortcake biscuits over accelerated shelf life testing (2013)
Journal Article
Yang, N., Hort, J., Linforth, R., Brown, K., Walsh, S., & Fisk, I. D. (2013). Impact of flavour solvent (propylene glycol or triacetin) on vanillin, 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, 2,4-decadienal, 2,4-heptadienal, structural parameters and sensory perception of shortcake biscuits over accelerated shelf life testing. Food Chemistry, 141(2), 1354-1360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.03.084

The influence of choice of flavour solvent, propylene glycol (PG) or triacetin (TA), was investigated during accelerated shelf life (ASL) testing of shortcake biscuits. Specifically, the differential effect on the stability of added vanillin, the nat... Read More about Impact of flavour solvent (propylene glycol or triacetin) on vanillin, 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, 2,4-decadienal, 2,4-heptadienal, structural parameters and sensory perception of shortcake biscuits over accelerated shelf life testing.

Label-free separation and sorting of human monocytes and T-cells by electrowetting and dielectrophoresis (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Huang, C. Y., Chiang, M. Y., Fan, S. K., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., & Hsu, W. (2013). Label-free separation and sorting of human monocytes and T-cells by electrowetting and dielectrophoresis. In 8th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (873-876). https://doi.org/10.1109/NEMS.2013.6559863

We report a label-free separation and sorting approach based on electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) and dielectrophoresis (DEP) to manipulate human monocyte (THP-1) and T-cell (Jurkat) lines in droplets without any impact on cell viability. In additi... Read More about Label-free separation and sorting of human monocytes and T-cells by electrowetting and dielectrophoresis.

Cattle producers’ perceptions of biosecurity (2013)
Journal Article
Brennan, M. L., & Christley, R. M. (2013). Cattle producers’ perceptions of biosecurity. BMC Veterinary Research, 9(April), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-71

Background: The limited use of biosecurity practices by many in the farming community is likely to be due to a range of factors; further understanding of this issue is required. In this study, attitudes and behaviours of producers relating to selecte... Read More about Cattle producers’ perceptions of biosecurity.

Bowing to the Pressure of π⋯π interactions: Bending of phenyl rings in a palladium(II) thioether crown complex (2013)
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Wong, H. L., Allan, D. R., Champness, N. R., McMaster, J., Schröder, M., & Blake, A. J. (2013). Bowing to the Pressure of π⋯π interactions: Bending of phenyl rings in a palladium(II) thioether crown complex. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 52(19), 5093-5095. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201209845

Compression of a parallel four-fold phenyl embrace involving two cations in [Pd([9]aneS3)(PPh3)2](PF6) 2 ([9]aneS3=1,4,7-trithiacyclononane) leads to π⋯π stacking interactions and concomitant pyramidalization at the ipso carbon atom of one of the phe... Read More about Bowing to the Pressure of π⋯π interactions: Bending of phenyl rings in a palladium(II) thioether crown complex.

Children with autism do not overimitate (2013)
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Marsh, L., Pearson, A., Ropar, D., & Hamilton, A. (2013). Children with autism do not overimitate. Current Biology, 23(7), R266-R268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.02.036

Copying the behaviour of others is important for forming social bonds with other people and for learning about the world [1]. After seeing an actor demonstrate actions on a novel object, typically developing (TD) children faithfully copy both necessa... Read More about Children with autism do not overimitate.

Is a persistent global bias necessary for the establishment of planar cell polarity? (2013)
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Fischer, S., Houston, P., Monk, N. A., & Owen, M. R. (2013). Is a persistent global bias necessary for the establishment of planar cell polarity?. PLoS ONE, 8(4), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060064

Planar cell polarity (PCP) — the coordinated polarisation of a whole field of cells within the plane of a tissue — relies on the interaction of three modules: a global module that couples individual cellular polarity to the tissue axis, a local modul... Read More about Is a persistent global bias necessary for the establishment of planar cell polarity?.

Incidental acquisition of foreign language vocabulary through brief multi-modal exposure (2013)
Journal Article
Bisson, M.-J., van Heuven, W. J., Conklin, K., & Tunney, R. J. (2013). Incidental acquisition of foreign language vocabulary through brief multi-modal exposure. PLoS ONE, 8(4), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060912

First language acquisition requires relatively little effort compared to foreign language acquisition and happens more naturally through informal learning. Informal exposure can also benefit foreign language learning, although evidence for this has b... Read More about Incidental acquisition of foreign language vocabulary through brief multi-modal exposure.

Spreading dynamics on spatially constrained complex brain networks (2013)
Journal Article
O'Dea, R. D., Crofts, J. J., & Kaiser, M. (2013). Spreading dynamics on spatially constrained complex brain networks. Interface, 10(81), https://doi.org/10.1098/%E2%80%8Brsif.2013.0016

The study of dynamical systems defined on complex networks provides a natural framework with which to investigate myriad features of neural dynamics, and has been widely undertaken. Typically, however, networks employed in theoretical studies bear... Read More about Spreading dynamics on spatially constrained complex brain networks.