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Building open bridges: collaborative remixing and reuse of open educational resources across organisations (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Coughlan, T., Pitt, R., & McAndrew, P. (2013). Building open bridges: collaborative remixing and reuse of open educational resources across organisations. In CHI '13: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing System (991-1000). https://doi.org/10.1145/2470654.2466127

In this paper we analyse the remixing and reuse of online learning materials offered as Open Educational Resources (OER). We explore the practices that developed as a set of course materials were released as OER from the UK, remixed for a US context... Read More about Building open bridges: collaborative remixing and reuse of open educational resources across organisations.

Analysis of Phenolic Compounds in Portuguese Wild and Commercial Berries after Multienzyme Hydrolysis (2013)
Journal Article
Pimpão, R. C., Dew, T., Oliveira, P. B., Williamson, G., Ferreira, R. B., & Santos, C. N. (2013). Analysis of Phenolic Compounds in Portuguese Wild and Commercial Berries after Multienzyme Hydrolysis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61(17), 4053-4062. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf305498j

Berry fruits are a good source of phenolic compounds and thus, potentially beneficial to health. Phenolic compounds are mainly present as a variety of conjugated forms, either with sugars via O-glycosidic bonds or with other polyols as esters. This c... Read More about Analysis of Phenolic Compounds in Portuguese Wild and Commercial Berries after Multienzyme Hydrolysis.

The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards (2013)
Journal Article
Whittamore, K. H., Goldberg, S. E., Gladman, J. R., Bradshaw, L. E., Jones, R. G., & Harwood, R. H. (2013). The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.3961

Keywords: older person;delirium;Delirium Rating Scale;validity;prognosis;diagnosis;general hospital Objectives This paper aimed to measure the prevalence and outcomes of delirium for patients over 70 admitted to a general hospital for acute medica... Read More about The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards.

Molecular ageing of alpha- and beta-synucleins: protein damage and repair mechanisms (2013)
Journal Article
Vigneswara, V., Cass, S., Wayne, D., Bolt, E. L., Ray, D. E., & Carter, W. (2013). Molecular ageing of alpha- and beta-synucleins: protein damage and repair mechanisms. PLoS ONE, 8(4), Article e61442. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061442

Abnormal ?-synuclein aggregates are hallmarks of a number of neurodegenerative diseases. Alpha synuclein and ?-synucleins are susceptible to post-translational modification as isoaspartate protein damage, which is regulated in vivo by the action of t... Read More about Molecular ageing of alpha- and beta-synucleins: protein damage and repair mechanisms.

Role of oral teriflunomide in the management of multiple sclerosis (2013)
Journal Article
Tanasescu, R., Evangelou, N., & Constantinescu, C. S. (2013). Role of oral teriflunomide in the management of multiple sclerosis. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 9, https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S31248

The landscape of the treatment of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis is changing fast. Several oral treatments have shown benefit and generate much interest because of the convenience of their administration. Two oral compounds, fingolimod and te... Read More about Role of oral teriflunomide in the management of multiple sclerosis.

Training pharmacists to deliver a complex information technology intervention (PINCER) using the principles of educational outreach and root cause analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Sadler, S., Rodgers, S., Howard, R., Morris, C. J., & Avery, A. (2014). Training pharmacists to deliver a complex information technology intervention (PINCER) using the principles of educational outreach and root cause analysis. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 22(1), 47-58. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12032

Objective To describe the training undertaken by pharmacists employed in a pharmacist-led information technology-based intervention study to reduce medication errors in primary care (PINCER Trial), evaluate pharmacists’ assessment of the training,... Read More about Training pharmacists to deliver a complex information technology intervention (PINCER) using the principles of educational outreach and root cause analysis.

What is the easier and more reliable dose calculation for iv Phenytoin in children at risk of developing convulsive status epilepticus, 18 mg/kg or 20 mg/kg? (2013)
Journal Article
Prasad, M., Shenton, P., Dietz, S., Saroha, V., & Whitehouse, W. P. (2013). What is the easier and more reliable dose calculation for iv Phenytoin in children at risk of developing convulsive status epilepticus, 18 mg/kg or 20 mg/kg?. BMC Pediatrics, 13(60), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-60

Background: With the Convulsive Status Guidelines due for renewal, we wondered if a phenytoin dose of ‘20 mg/kg’ would be easier to calculate correctly and therefore safer than the current ‘18 mg/kg’. An educational exercise in dose calculation was... Read More about What is the easier and more reliable dose calculation for iv Phenytoin in children at risk of developing convulsive status epilepticus, 18 mg/kg or 20 mg/kg?.

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 (TGF?1) 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 (TGF?1) 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 TGF?1 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 (TGF?1) 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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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., & 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)
Journal Article
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)
Conference Proceeding
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.