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On the social nature of eyes: the effect of social cues in interaction and individual choice tasks (2013)
Journal Article
Baillon, A., Selim, A., & van Dolder, D. (2013). On the social nature of eyes: the effect of social cues in interaction and individual choice tasks. Evolution and Human Behavior, 34(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.12.001

In an experimental setting, we applied a dual strategy to better understand the effect of pictures of eyes on human behavior. First, we investigated whether the effect of eyes was limited to interaction tasks in which the subjects’ decisions influenc... Read More about On the social nature of eyes: the effect of social cues in interaction and individual choice tasks.

Intestinal ischemia following laparoscopic surgery: a case series (2013)
Journal Article
Al-Khyatt, W., Thomas, J. D., Humes, D. J., & Lobo, D. N. (2013). Intestinal ischemia following laparoscopic surgery: a case series. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 7(25), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-7-25

Introduction: Intestinal ischemia is a rare complication of laparoscopic surgery. Its prognosis depends on a high index of suspicion and effective early treatment. Case presentation: In the present report, we describe three cases where intestinal i... Read More about Intestinal ischemia following laparoscopic surgery: a case series.

Theoretical formulation and analysis of the deterministic dendritic cell algorithm (2013)
Journal Article
Gu, F., Greensmith, J., & Aickelin, U. (2013). Theoretical formulation and analysis of the deterministic dendritic cell algorithm. BioSystems, 111(2), 127-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2013.01.001

As one of the emerging algorithms in the field of artificial immune systems (AIS), the dendritic cell algorithm (DCA) has been successfully applied to a number of challenging real-world problems. However, one criticism is the lack of a formal definit... Read More about Theoretical formulation and analysis of the deterministic dendritic cell algorithm.

Temporal associations between low body condition, lameness and milk yield in a UK dairy herd (2013)
Journal Article
Green, L., Huxley, J., Banks, C., & Green, M. J. (2014). Temporal associations between low body condition, lameness and milk yield in a UK dairy herd. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 113(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.10.009

Previous work has hypothesised that cows in low body condition become lame. We tested this in a prospective longitudinal study. Body condition score (BCS), causes of lameness and milk yield were collected from a 600-cow herd over 44-months. Mixed eff... Read More about Temporal associations between low body condition, lameness and milk yield in a UK dairy herd.

Neohormones as biomarkers of reproductive health (2013)
Journal Article
Anand-Ivell, R., Dai, Y., & Ivell, R. (2013). Neohormones as biomarkers of reproductive health. Fertility and Sterility, 99(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.12.023

Neohormone systems are defined as evolutionarily new endocrine or paracrine adaptations that supplement basic physiologic functions and define mammalian success. The relaxin family of peptide hormones are typical neohormones. Because they define the... Read More about Neohormones as biomarkers of reproductive health.

Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines (2013)
Journal Article
Taylor, J., Eastwick, C., Lawrence, C., & Wilson, R. (in press). Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines. Renewable Energy, 55, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.11.031

Noise concerns frequently pose a barrier to widespread implementation of wind turbines and while the perception of noise from large turbines has been investigated, there is a relative gap in the research for small and micro wind turbines. This paper... Read More about Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines.

Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care (2013)
Journal Article
Richardson, G., Epstein, D., Chew-Graham, C., Dowrick, C., Bentall, R. P., Morriss, R. K., …Wearden, A. J. (2013). Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care. BMC Family Practice, 14(Januar), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-12

Background: Nurse led self-help treatments for people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis (CFS/ME) have been shown to be effective in reducing fatigue but their cost-effectiveness is unknown. Methods: Cost-effectiveness analysis... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care.

Surveillance of surgical site infection: more accurate definitions and more intensive recordings needed (2013)
Journal Article
Leaper, D., Tanner, J., & Kiernan, M. (in press). Surveillance of surgical site infection: more accurate definitions and more intensive recordings needed. Journal of Hospital Infection, 83(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2012.11.013

Surgical site infection (SSI) continues to be a burden on systems that deliver healthcare and on patients who suffer morbidity, and mortality, associated with this complication of medical intervention. Surveillance of SSI is often an integral part of... Read More about Surveillance of surgical site infection: more accurate definitions and more intensive recordings needed.

Computational assessment of drug-induced effects on the electrocardiogram: From ion channel to body surface potentials (2013)
Journal Article
Zemzemi, N., Bernabeu, M. O., Saiz, J., Cooper, J., Pathmanathan, P., Mirams, G. R., …Rodriguez, B. (2013). Computational assessment of drug-induced effects on the electrocardiogram: From ion channel to body surface potentials. British Journal of Pharmacology, 168(3), 718-733. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.02200.x

Background and Purpose: Understanding drug effects on the heart is key to safety pharmacology assessment and anti-arrhythmic therapy development. Here our goal is to demonstrate the ability of computational models to simulate the effect of drug actio... Read More about Computational assessment of drug-induced effects on the electrocardiogram: From ion channel to body surface potentials.

Exploitation of interspecific diversity for monocot crop improvement (2013)
Journal Article
King, J., Armstead, I., Harper, J., Ramsey, L., Snape, J., Waugh, R., …King, I. (2013). Exploitation of interspecific diversity for monocot crop improvement. Heredity, 110(5), 475-483. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2012.116

In many cultivated crop species there is limited genetic variation available for the development of new higher yielding varieties adapted to climate change and sustainable farming practises. The distant relatives of crop species provide a vast and la... Read More about Exploitation of interspecific diversity for monocot crop improvement.

Psychological and social factors influencing patients' treatment selection for localised prostate cancer (2013)
Book Chapter
Robles, L. A., Chou, S., Cole, O. J., Hamid, A., Griffiths, A., & Vedhara, K. (2013). Psychological and social factors influencing patients' treatment selection for localised prostate cancer. In G. Hamilton (Ed.), Advances in prostate cancer. Intech. https://doi.org/10.5772/52641

Chapter 3. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men in the United Kingdom (UK). A quarter of all new cases of cancer diagnosed in men are prostate cancers. In 2009, over 40,000 cases of prostate cancer were reported in the UK and m... Read More about Psychological and social factors influencing patients' treatment selection for localised prostate cancer.

Analysing the hidden curriculum: use of a cultural web (2013)
Journal Article
Mossop, L., Dennick, R., Hammond, R., & Robbé, I. (2013). Analysing the hidden curriculum: use of a cultural web. Medical Education, 47(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.12072

CONTEXT Major influences on learning about medical professionalism come from the hidden curriculum. These influences can contribute positively or negatively towards the professional enculturation of clinical students. The fact that there is no valid... Read More about Analysing the hidden curriculum: use of a cultural web.

Acute intestinal obstruction secondary to left paraduodenal hernia: a case report and literature review (2013)
Journal Article
Al-Khyatt, W., Aggarwal, S., Birchall, J., & Rowlands, T. E. (2013). Acute intestinal obstruction secondary to left paraduodenal hernia: a case report and literature review. World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 8(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-8-5

Introduction: An internal hernia is a protrusion of bowel through a normal or abnormal orifice in the peritoneum or mesentery. Although they are considered as a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, paraduodenal hernias are the most common type of... Read More about Acute intestinal obstruction secondary to left paraduodenal hernia: a case report and literature review.

Empowering processes within prostate cancer online support groups (2013)
Journal Article
Campbell, K. A., Coulson, N. S., & Buchanan, H. (2013). Empowering processes within prostate cancer online support groups. International Journal of Web Based Communities, 9(1), 51-66. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWBC.2013.051294

A growing body of literature suggests that participation in online support groups may empower patients. Indeed, a number of potentially empowering processes have been identified, however to date these processes have been described using data derived... Read More about Empowering processes within prostate cancer online support groups.

Abnormal T regulatory cells (Tregs: FOXP3+, CTLA-4+), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs: monocytic, granulocytic) and polarised T helper cell profiles (Th1, Th2, Th17) in women with large and locally advanced breast cancers undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and surgery: failure of abolition of abnormal treg profile with treatment and correlation of treg levels with pathological response to NAC (2013)
Journal Article
Verma, C., Eremin, J. M., Robins, A., Bennett, A. J., Cowley, G. P., El-Sheemy, M. A., …Eremin, O. (2013). Abnormal T regulatory cells (Tregs: FOXP3+, CTLA-4+), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs: monocytic, granulocytic) and polarised T helper cell profiles (Th1, Th2, Th17) in women with large and locally advanced breast cancers undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and surgery: failure of abolition of abnormal treg profile with treatment and correlation of treg levels with pathological response to NAC. Journal of Translational Medicine, 11(16), https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5876-11-16

Background: Host defences play a key role in tumour growth. Some of the benefits of chemotherapy may occur through modulation of these defences. The aim of this study was to define the status of regulatory cells in women with large and locally advanc... Read More about Abnormal T regulatory cells (Tregs: FOXP3+, CTLA-4+), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs: monocytic, granulocytic) and polarised T helper cell profiles (Th1, Th2, Th17) in women with large and locally advanced breast cancers undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and surgery: failure of abolition of abnormal treg profile with treatment and correlation of treg levels with pathological response to NAC.

Light drinking in pregnancy and mid-childhood mental health and learning outcomes (2013)
Journal Article
Sayal, K., Draper, E. S., Fraser, R., Barrow, M., Smith, G. D., & Gray, R. (2013). Light drinking in pregnancy and mid-childhood mental health and learning outcomes. BMJ Open, 98(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2012-302436

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether light drinking in pregnancy is associated with adverse child mental health and academic outcomes. DESIGN: Using data from the prospective, population-based Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC),... Read More about Light drinking in pregnancy and mid-childhood mental health and learning outcomes.

The destruction mechanism in GCTs (2013)
Journal Article
Lophitis, N., Antoniou, M., Udrea, F., Bauer, F. D., Nistor, I., Arnold, M., …Vobecky, J. (2013). The destruction mechanism in GCTs. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 60(2), 819-826. https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2012.2235442

This paper focuses on the causes that lead to the final destruction in standard gate-commutated thyristor (GCT) devices. A new 3-D model approach has been used for simulating the GCT which provides a deep insight into the operation of the GCT in extr... Read More about The destruction mechanism in GCTs.

Enhanced uptake of nanoparticle drug carriers via a thermoresponsive shell enhances cytotoxicity in a cancer cell line (2013)
Journal Article
Abulateefeh, S. R., Spain, S. G., Thurecht, K. J., Aylott, J. W., Chan, W. C., Garnett, M. C., & Alexander, C. (2013). Enhanced uptake of nanoparticle drug carriers via a thermoresponsive shell enhances cytotoxicity in a cancer cell line. Biomaterials Science, 1(4), 434-442. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2bm00184e

Polymer particles consisting of a biodegradable poly[lactide-co-glycolide] (PLGA) core and a thermoresponsive shell have been formulated to encapsulate the dye rhodamine 6G and the potent cytotoxic drug paclitaxel. Cellular uptake of these particles... Read More about Enhanced uptake of nanoparticle drug carriers via a thermoresponsive shell enhances cytotoxicity in a cancer cell line.