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Postnatal maturation of endogenous opioid systems within the periaqueductal grey and spinal dorsal horn of the rat (2014)
Journal Article

Significant opioid-dependent changes occur during the fourth postnatal week in supraspinal sites (rostroventral medulla [RVM], periaqueductal grey [PAG]) that are involved in the descending control of spinal excitability via the dorsal horn (DH). Her... Read More about Postnatal maturation of endogenous opioid systems within the periaqueductal grey and spinal dorsal horn of the rat.

The Early American Novel in Fragments: Reading and Writing Serial Fiction in the Post-Revolutionary United States (2014)
Book Chapter
PETHERS, M. (2014). The Early American Novel in Fragments: Reading and Writing Serial Fiction in the Post-Revolutionary United States. In P. Parrinder, A. Nash, & N. Wilson (Eds.), New Directions in the History of the Novel (63-75). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137026989_4

Following the trend towards authoritative ‘collected works’ and definitive ‘libraries of classics’ inaugurated in both Britain and the United States in the 1860s, publishers today tend to package old novels in a seamless, self-contained, visually uni... Read More about The Early American Novel in Fragments: Reading and Writing Serial Fiction in the Post-Revolutionary United States.

Culture, Education and Politics: Greek and Roman Comedy in Afrikaans (2014)
Book Chapter
Van Zyl Smit, B. (2014). Culture, Education and Politics: Greek and Roman Comedy in Afrikaans. In S. D. Olson (Ed.), Ancient Comedy and Reception (984-999). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511250.984

Afrikaans became an official language of the Union of South Africa in 1925. Many works of the Western canon that had been brought to the country by the colonial powers were translated into the new language. To boost the prestige of the language and t... Read More about Culture, Education and Politics: Greek and Roman Comedy in Afrikaans.

A face in the crowd: imagining individual and collective disabled identities in contemporary China (2014)
Journal Article
Dauncey, S. (2014). A face in the crowd: imagining individual and collective disabled identities in contemporary China. Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, 25(2),

This essay explores the concept of a “disabled crowd” in the Chinese cultural and social imagination. It highlights key terms, analogies, and cultural locations of disability that are seen to relate to and inform group identity and collective behavio... Read More about A face in the crowd: imagining individual and collective disabled identities in contemporary China.

Mean curvature, threshold dynamics, and phase field theory on finite graphs (2014)
Journal Article
van Gennip, Y., Guillen, N., Osting, B., & Bertozzi, A. L. (2014). Mean curvature, threshold dynamics, and phase field theory on finite graphs. Milan Journal of Mathematics, 82(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00032-014-0216-8

In the continuum, close connections exist between mean curvature flow, the Allen-Cahn (AC) partial differential equation, and the Merriman-Bence-Osher (MBO) threshold dynamics scheme. Graph analogues of these processes have recently seen a rise in po... Read More about Mean curvature, threshold dynamics, and phase field theory on finite graphs.

DEM of triaxial tests on crushable cemented sand (2014)
Journal Article
de Bono, J. P., McDowell, G. R., & Wanatowski, D. (2014). DEM of triaxial tests on crushable cemented sand. Granular Matter, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-014-0502-8

Using the discrete element method, triaxial simulations of cemented sand consisting of crushable particles are presented. The triaxial model used features a flexible membrane, allowing realistic deformation to occur, and cementation is modelled using... Read More about DEM of triaxial tests on crushable cemented sand.

DEM of triaxial tests on crushable sand (2014)
Journal Article
de Bono, J. P., & McDowell, G. R. (2014). DEM of triaxial tests on crushable sand. Granular Matter, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-014-0500-x

This paper presents simulations of high-pressure triaxial shear tests on a crushable sand. The discrete element method is used, featuring a large number of particles and avoiding the use of agglomerates. The triaxial model features a flexible membran... Read More about DEM of triaxial tests on crushable sand.

Studies on metal-organic frameworks of Cu(II) with isophthalate linkers for hydrogen storage (2014)
Journal Article
Yan, Y., Yang, S., Blake, A. J., & Schröder, M. (2014). Studies on metal-organic frameworks of Cu(II) with isophthalate linkers for hydrogen storage. Accounts of Chemical Research, 47(2), https://doi.org/10.1021/ar400049h

Hydrogen (H2) is a promising alternative energy carrier due to its environmental benefits, high energy density and its abundance. However, development of a practical storage system to enable the “Hydrogen Economy” remains a huge challenge. Metal-orga... Read More about Studies on metal-organic frameworks of Cu(II) with isophthalate linkers for hydrogen storage.

Confirming a predicted selection rule in inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopy: the quantum translator-rotator H2 entrapped inside C60 (2014)
Journal Article
Xu, M., Jiménez-Ruiz, M., Johnson, M. R., Rols, S., Ye, S., Carravetta, M., …Horsewill, A. J. (2014). Confirming a predicted selection rule in inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopy: the quantum translator-rotator H2 entrapped inside C60. Physical Review Letters, 113(123001), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.123001

We report an inelastic neutron scattering (INS) study of H2 molecule encapsulated inside the fullerene C60 which confirms the recently predicted selection rule, the first to be established for the INS spectroscopy of aperiodic, discrete molecular com... Read More about Confirming a predicted selection rule in inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopy: the quantum translator-rotator H2 entrapped inside C60.

Bringing class back in: class consciousness and solidarity among Chinese migrant workers in Italy and the UK (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, B., & Liu, H. (2014). Bringing class back in: class consciousness and solidarity among Chinese migrant workers in Italy and the UK. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 37(8), https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2012.715660

The growing literature on international migration has a tendency to emphasize homogenous elements such as shared ethnic background, social network and cultural similarities in shaping immigrants' identity. We argue that this underestimates the differ... Read More about Bringing class back in: class consciousness and solidarity among Chinese migrant workers in Italy and the UK.

Chinese student migration and integration in the UK: an exploration of links to and engagement with local communities in Nottingham (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, B. (2014). Chinese student migration and integration in the UK: an exploration of links to and engagement with local communities in Nottingham

The unprecedented growth in the number of Chinese students in the last decade or so has raised challenging issues about their integration on campus and in the wider community. Many questions arise regarding the impact of Chinese student migration and... Read More about Chinese student migration and integration in the UK: an exploration of links to and engagement with local communities in Nottingham.

The impact of cafeteria feeding during lactation in the rat on novel object discrimination in the offspring (2014)
Journal Article
Wright, T., King, M., Davey, W., Langley-Evans, S. . C., & Voigt, J.-P. (2014). The impact of cafeteria feeding during lactation in the rat on novel object discrimination in the offspring. British Journal of Nutrition, 112, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114514003134

There is increasing evidence that hyperenergetic diets impact on memory in rodents. However, it is largely unknown how diets, such as a cafeteria diet (CD), that mimic a Western diet act on learning and memory, in particular when fed during early sta... Read More about The impact of cafeteria feeding during lactation in the rat on novel object discrimination in the offspring.

Further letters of D.H. Lawrence (2014)
Journal Article
Worthen, J., & Harrison, A. (2014). Further letters of D.H. Lawrence

[Letters by D.H. Lawrence, edited and translated by John Worthen and Andrew Harrison.]

Development of a surveillance scheme for equine influenza in the UK and characterisation of viruses isolated in Europe, Dubai and the USA from 2010-2012 (2014)
Journal Article
Woodward, A. L., Rash, A. S., Blinman, D., Bowman, S., Chambers, T. M., Daly, J. M., …Elton, D. M. (2014). Development of a surveillance scheme for equine influenza in the UK and characterisation of viruses isolated in Europe, Dubai and the USA from 2010-2012. Veterinary Microbiology, 169(3-4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.11.039

Equine influenza viruses are a major cause of respiratory disease in horses worldwide and undergo antigenic drift. Several outbreaks of equine influenza occurred worldwide during 2010-2012, including in vaccinated animals, highlighting the importance... Read More about Development of a surveillance scheme for equine influenza in the UK and characterisation of viruses isolated in Europe, Dubai and the USA from 2010-2012.

Science engagement and literacy: a retrospective analysis for students in Canada and Australia (2014)
Journal Article
Woods-McConney, A., Oliver, M., McConney, A., Schibeci, R., & Maor, D. (2014). Science engagement and literacy: a retrospective analysis for students in Canada and Australia. International Journal of Science Education, 36(10), https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2013.871658

Given international concerns about students’ pursuit (or more correctly, non-pursuit) of courses and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), this study is about achieving a better understanding of factors related to high s... Read More about Science engagement and literacy: a retrospective analysis for students in Canada and Australia.

Computed tomography analysis of guinea pig bone: architecture, bone thickness and dimensions throughout development. (2014)
Journal Article
Witkowska, A., Alibhai, A., Hughes, C., Price, J., Klisch, K., Sturrock, C., & Rutland, C. S. (2014). Computed tomography analysis of guinea pig bone: architecture, bone thickness and dimensions throughout development. PeerJ, 2, Article e615. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.615

The domestic guinea pig, Cavia aperea f. porcellus, belongs to the Caviidae family of rodents. It is an important species as a pet, a source of food and in medical research. Adult weight is achieved at 8-12 months and life expectancy is ∼5-6 years. O... Read More about Computed tomography analysis of guinea pig bone: architecture, bone thickness and dimensions throughout development..

Fullerenes as adhesive layers for mechanical peeling of metallic, molecular and polymer thin films (2014)
Journal Article
Wieland, M. B., Slater, A. G., Mangham, B., Champness, N. R., & Beton, P. H. (2014). Fullerenes as adhesive layers for mechanical peeling of metallic, molecular and polymer thin films. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 5, https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.46

We show that thin films of C60 with a thickness ranging from 10 to 100 nm can promote adhesion between a Au thin film deposited on mica and a solution-deposited layer of the elastomer polymethyldisolaxane (PDMS). This molecular adhesion facilitates t... Read More about Fullerenes as adhesive layers for mechanical peeling of metallic, molecular and polymer thin films.