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Symmetry-breaking in the endofullerene H2O@C60 revealed in the quantum dynamics of ortho and para-water: a neutron scattering investigation (2014)
Journal Article
Goh, K. S., Jimenez-Ruiz, M., Johnson, M. R., Rols, S., Ollivier, J., Denning, M. S., …Horsewill, A. J. (2014). Symmetry-breaking in the endofullerene H2O@C60 revealed in the quantum dynamics of ortho and para-water: a neutron scattering investigation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16(39), https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cp03272a

Inelastic neutron scattering (INS) has been employed to investigate the quantum dynamics of water molecules permanently entrapped inside the cages of C60 fullerene molecules. This study of the supramolecular complex, H2O@C60, provides the unique oppo... Read More about Symmetry-breaking in the endofullerene H2O@C60 revealed in the quantum dynamics of ortho and para-water: a neutron scattering investigation.

Somewhere (and nowhere) between modernity and tradition: towards a critique of international and indigenous perspectives on the significance of contemporary Chinese art (2014)
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Gladston, P. (2014). Somewhere (and nowhere) between modernity and tradition: towards a critique of international and indigenous perspectives on the significance of contemporary Chinese art. Tate Papers,

Reviewing international and indigenous perspectives on the significance of contemporary Chinese art, Paul Gladston argues for the necessity of new theoretical paradigms.

Synthesis of toxyloxanthone B (2014)
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Giallombardoa, D., Nevin, A. C., Lewis, W., Nawrat, C. C., Kitson, R. R., & Moody, C. J. (2014). Synthesis of toxyloxanthone B. Tetrahedron, 70(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2013.12.055

A synthesis of the naturally occurring xanthone toxyloxanthone B is described, in which the key step is the regioselective addition of a methyl salicylate to a substituted benzyne followed by cyclization of the intermediate aryl anion to form the xan... Read More about Synthesis of toxyloxanthone B.

Development of coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling: investigation of global tunnel-building interaction (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Franza, A., Marshall, A. M., Abdelatif, A. O., & Cox, C. M. (2014). Development of coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling: investigation of global tunnel-building interaction.

There is an increasing demand for underground space in urban areas for infrastructure development. This has resulted in tunnel construction taking place in close proximity to buried infrastructure and building foundations. Various studies have consi... Read More about Development of coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling: investigation of global tunnel-building interaction.

Mathematical knowledge for teaching probem solving: lessons from lesson study (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, C., Wake, G., & Swan, M. (2014). Mathematical knowledge for teaching probem solving: lessons from lesson study.

Although the importance of mathematical problem solving is now widely recognised, relatively little attention has been given to the conceptualisation of mathematical processes such as representing, analysing, interpreting and communicating. The const... Read More about Mathematical knowledge for teaching probem solving: lessons from lesson study.

‘Can’t you just tell us the rule?’: teaching procedures relationally (2014)
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Foster, C. (2014). ‘Can’t you just tell us the rule?’: teaching procedures relationally.

It is now almost 40 years since Skemp’s (1976) seminal division of understanding into ‘instrumental’ and ‘relational’ categories, yet the current political direction of mathematics education in the UK is decidedly towards the traditional teaching of... Read More about ‘Can’t you just tell us the rule?’: teaching procedures relationally.

Minimal interventions in the teaching of mathematics (2014)
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Foster, C. (2014). Minimal interventions in the teaching of mathematics. European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2(3),

This paper addresses ways in which mathematics pedagogy can benefit from insights gleaned from counselling. Person-centred counselling stresses the value of genuineness, warm empathetic listening and minimal intervention to support people in solving... Read More about Minimal interventions in the teaching of mathematics.

Benefits of phoneme discrimination training in a randomized controlled trial of 50- to 74-year-olds with mild hearing loss (2014)
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Ferguson, M. A., Henshaw, H., Clark, D., & Moore, D. R. (2014). Benefits of phoneme discrimination training in a randomized controlled trial of 50- to 74-year-olds with mild hearing loss. Ear and Hearing, 35(4), Article e110-e121. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000020

Objectives: The aims of this study were to (i) evaluate the efficacy of phoneme discrimination training for hearing and cognitive abilities of adults aged 50 to 74 years with mild sensorineural hearing loss who were not users of hearing aids, and to... Read More about Benefits of phoneme discrimination training in a randomized controlled trial of 50- to 74-year-olds with mild hearing loss.

Reproducing the City of London’s institutional landscape: the role of education and the learning of situated practices by early career elites (2014)
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Faulconbridge, J. R., & Hall, S. (2014). Reproducing the City of London’s institutional landscape: the role of education and the learning of situated practices by early career elites. Environment and Planning A, 46(7), https://doi.org/10.1068/a45392

In this paper we argue that postgraduate education forms an important, but hitherto neglected, element in the distinctive institutional landscape of the City of London.
In particular, and drawing on research into early-career financial and legal eli... Read More about Reproducing the City of London’s institutional landscape: the role of education and the learning of situated practices by early career elites.

The role of sample pupil responses in problem-solving lessons: perspectives from a design researcher and two teachers (2014)
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Evans, S., Mullins, N., & Waring, L. (2014). The role of sample pupil responses in problem-solving lessons: perspectives from a design researcher and two teachers.

The benefits of learning mathematics by comparing, reflecting on and discussing multiple approaches to a problem are well-known (Silver, 2005). However, teachers using non-routine problem-solving tasks designed to encourage multiple approaches face c... Read More about The role of sample pupil responses in problem-solving lessons: perspectives from a design researcher and two teachers.

The double PHD finger domain of MOZ/MYST3 induces α-helical structure of the histone H3 tail to facilitate acetylation and methylation sampling and modification (2014)
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Dreveny, I., Deeves, S. E., Fulton, J., Yue, B., Messmer, M., Bhattacharya, A., …Heery, D. M. (2014). The double PHD finger domain of MOZ/MYST3 induces α-helical structure of the histone H3 tail to facilitate acetylation and methylation sampling and modification. Nucleic Acids Research, 42(2), 822-835. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkt931

Histone tail modifications control many nuclear processes by dictating the dynamic exchange of regulatory proteins on chromatin. Here we report novel insights into histone H3 tail structure in complex with the double PHD finger (DPF) of the lysine ac... Read More about The double PHD finger domain of MOZ/MYST3 induces α-helical structure of the histone H3 tail to facilitate acetylation and methylation sampling and modification.

Localised auxin peaks in concentration-based transport models for plants (2014)
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Draelants, D., Avitabile, D., & Vanroose, W. Localised auxin peaks in concentration-based transport models for plants. Manuscript submitted for publication

We study the existence and bifurcation structure of stationary localised auxin spots in concentration-based auxin-transport models posed on one- and two-dimensional networks of plant cells. In regular domains with small active transport coefficient a... Read More about Localised auxin peaks in concentration-based transport models for plants.

Kingship, parliament and the court: the emergence of "high style" in petitions to the English crown, c.1350-1405 (2014)
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Dodd, G. (2014). Kingship, parliament and the court: the emergence of "high style" in petitions to the English crown, c.1350-1405. English Historical Review, 129(538), https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/ceu117

In the second half of the fourteenth century, petitioners hoping to secure royal grace began addressing the king in an increasingly obsequious and ostentatious manner. A strong historiographical tradition is now established which regards this develop... Read More about Kingship, parliament and the court: the emergence of "high style" in petitions to the English crown, c.1350-1405.

Did hardening occur among smokers in England from 2000 to 2010? (2014)
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Docherty, G., McNeill, A., Gartner, C., & Szatkowski, L. (2014). Did hardening occur among smokers in England from 2000 to 2010?. Addiction, 109(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12359

Aims

To assess trends in the prevalence of ‘hardcore’ smoking in England between 2000 and 2010, and to examine associations between hardcore smoking and socio-demographic variables.

Design

Secondary analysis of data from the United Kingdom's... Read More about Did hardening occur among smokers in England from 2000 to 2010?.

Assessing the impact and reception of the Court of Justice of the European Union case law on UK copyright law: what does the future hold? (2014)
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Derclaye, E. (2014). Assessing the impact and reception of the Court of Justice of the European Union case law on UK copyright law: what does the future hold?. Revue internationale du droit d'auteur, 2014(240),

Very soon it will be a quarter of a century since the first EU directive in the field of copyright was adopted. The case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“the CJEU” or “the Court”) on copyright is now pervasive; there is no aspect... Read More about Assessing the impact and reception of the Court of Justice of the European Union case law on UK copyright law: what does the future hold?.

Informal carer role in the personalization of assistive solutions connected to aspirations of people with dementia (2014)
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De Filippis, M. L., Craven, M. P., & Dening, T. (2014). Informal carer role in the personalization of assistive solutions connected to aspirations of people with dementia. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 8868, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13105-4_35

The increase in the elderly population over the last thirty years with consequent increase in the number of people living with dementia (PwD) has resulted in a research focus on improving quality-of-life and well-being beyond basic needs, to address... Read More about Informal carer role in the personalization of assistive solutions connected to aspirations of people with dementia.

Sustaining the turnaround: what capacity building means in practice (2014)
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Day, C. (2014). Sustaining the turnaround: what capacity building means in practice. Revista Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación, 12(1),

The purpose of this paper is to show how successful, sustained school improvement in schools in urban settings which serve highly disadvantaged communities relies upon the qualities and skills of their principals to engage, simultaneously, in capacit... Read More about Sustaining the turnaround: what capacity building means in practice.