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The e-learning tool Voxopop and its benefits on oral skills: activities for final year students of German (2015)
Book Chapter

This case study demonstrates how Voxopop, a voice based e-learning tool, can be used to practise oal skills in the target language by presenting activities which have been developed for students of German at the University of Nottingham. The focus li... Read More about The e-learning tool Voxopop and its benefits on oral skills: activities for final year students of German.

Promotion of testa rupture during garden cress germination involves seed compartment-specific expression and activity of pectin methylesterases (2015)
Journal Article

Pectin methylesterase (PME) controls the methylesterification status of pectins and thereby determines the biophysical properties of plant cell walls, which are important for tissue growth and weakening processes. We demonstrate here that tissue-spec... Read More about Promotion of testa rupture during garden cress germination involves seed compartment-specific expression and activity of pectin methylesterases.

Genetic risk factors for the development of allergic disease identified by genome-wide association (2015)
Journal Article

An increasing proportion of the worldwide population is affected by allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis (AR), atopic dermatitis (AD) and allergic asthma and improved treatment options are needed particularly for severe, refractory disease. Al... Read More about Genetic risk factors for the development of allergic disease identified by genome-wide association.

A versatile all-optical parity-time signal processing device using a Bragg grating induced using positive and negative Kerr-nonlinearity (2015)
Journal Article

The properties of gratings with Kerr nonlinearity and PT symmetry are investigated in this paper. The impact of the gain and loss saturation on the response of the grating is analysed for different input intensities and gain/loss parameters. Potentia... Read More about A versatile all-optical parity-time signal processing device using a Bragg grating induced using positive and negative Kerr-nonlinearity.

Magnetic field swimmer positioning (2015)
Journal Article

Several projects have tracked the movement of swimmers in pools using body worn inertial measurement units. In swimming, inertial sensing is subject to large amounts of drift and accumulated error which can only be corrected for after a complete leng... Read More about Magnetic field swimmer positioning.

Remarks on subversive performance at the trial of Giulio Cesare Vanini (1618-19) (2015)
Journal Article

This article uses the theoretical framework of James C. Scott's Domination and the Art of Resistance (1990) to analyse the trial and execution of Giulio Cesare Vanini (1585–1619). It argues that Vanini's final actions were subversive acts of rebellio... Read More about Remarks on subversive performance at the trial of Giulio Cesare Vanini (1618-19).

NMR imaging of low pressure, gas-phase transport in packed beds using hyperpolarized xenon-129 (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Gas-phase magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used to investigate heterogeneity in mass transport in a packed bed of commercial, alumina, catalyst supports. Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI enables study... Read More about NMR imaging of low pressure, gas-phase transport in packed beds using hyperpolarized xenon-129.

High resolution whole brain diffusion imaging at 7 T for the Human Connectome Project (2015)
Journal Article

Mapping structural connectivity in healthy adults for the Human Connectome Project (HCP) benefits from high quality, high resolution, multiband (MB)-accelerated whole brain diffusion MRI (dMRI). Acquiring such data at ultrahigh fields (7 T and above)... Read More about High resolution whole brain diffusion imaging at 7 T for the Human Connectome Project.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing molecules correlate with clinical status in cystic fibrosis (2015)
Journal Article

Copyright © ERS 2015. Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces quorum sensing signal molecules that are potential biomarkers for infection. A prospective study of 60 cystic fibrosis patients with chronic P. aeruginosa, who required intravenous antibiotics for... Read More about Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing molecules correlate with clinical status in cystic fibrosis.

Ligand-Induced Control of Photoconductive Gain and Doping in a Hybrid Graphene–Quantum Dot Transistor (2015)
Journal Article

In graphene devices decorated with a layer of near-infrared colloidal PbS quantum dots (QDs), the choice of the QD capping ligands and the integrity of the QD layer have a strong influence on the doping, carrier mobility, and photoresponse. By using... Read More about Ligand-Induced Control of Photoconductive Gain and Doping in a Hybrid Graphene–Quantum Dot Transistor.

Introduction (2015)
Book Chapter

© T.M.C. ASSER PRESS and the authors 2015. The chapters of this book address the external and international dimensions of the European legal framework for services of general interest which are often overlooked in the debates about public service in... Read More about Introduction.

Phenotyping pipeline reveals major seedling root growth QTL in hexaploid wheat (2015)
Journal Article

Seedling root traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) have been shown to be important for efficient establishment and linked to mature plant traits such as height and yield. A root phenotyping pipeline, consisting of a germination paper-based screen c... Read More about Phenotyping pipeline reveals major seedling root growth QTL in hexaploid wheat.

Plant embryogenesis requires AUX/LAX-mediated auxin influx (2015)
Journal Article

The plant hormone auxin and its directional transport are known to play a crucial role in defining the embryonic axis and subsequent development of the body plan. Although the role of PIN auxin efflux transporters has been clearly assigned during emb... Read More about Plant embryogenesis requires AUX/LAX-mediated auxin influx.

A fluorescent hormone biosensor reveals the dynamics of jasmonate signalling in plants (2015)
Journal Article

Activated forms of jasmonic acid (JA) are central signals coordinating plant responses to stresses, yet tools to analyse their spatial and temporal distribution are lacking. Here we describe a JA perception biosensor termed Jas9-VENUS that allows the... Read More about A fluorescent hormone biosensor reveals the dynamics of jasmonate signalling in plants.

Is psychosocial risk prevention possible? Deconstructing common presumptions (2015)
Journal Article

This paper tackles a much debated and often misunderstood issue in the modern world of work, psychosocial risks. Although the prevalence and impact of psychosocial risks is now widely acknowledged as a priority in health and safety in Europe, there r... Read More about Is psychosocial risk prevention possible? Deconstructing common presumptions.

Re-conceptualising conceptual understanding in mathematics (2015)
Conference Proceeding

In this theoretical paper we explore interrelationships between conceptual and procedural understanding of mathematics in the context of individuals and groups. We question the enterprise of attempting to assess learners’ mathematical understanding b... Read More about Re-conceptualising conceptual understanding in mathematics.

Cost analysis of the Communication and Low Mood (CALM) randomised trial of behavioural therapy for stroke patients with aphasia (2015)
Journal Article

Objective: To evaluate the cost effectiveness of a behavioural therapy intervention shown to be clinically effective in comparison with usual care for stroke patients with aphasia. Design: Randomised controlled trial with comparison of costs and... Read More about Cost analysis of the Communication and Low Mood (CALM) randomised trial of behavioural therapy for stroke patients with aphasia.

PAMFix, a fixative developed to enable remote platelet function testing: uses and applications (2015)
Journal Article

PAMFix is a fixative that was developed to stabilise the platelet biomarker P-selectin on activated platelets. Stabilisation of this biomarker introduced the possibility of performing measurements of platelet function remotelywhere there was no acces... Read More about PAMFix, a fixative developed to enable remote platelet function testing: uses and applications.

House rules: the collaborative nature of policy in domestic networks (2015)
Journal Article

We draw on ethnographic studies to understand the collaborative nature of network policies or rules in domestic settings. We outline the technical nature of network policy in enterprise domains and how this contrasts with the social or collaborative... Read More about House rules: the collaborative nature of policy in domestic networks.

Smell and the ancient senses (2015)
Book

From flowers and perfumes to urban sanitation and personal hygiene, smell—a sense that is simultaneously sublime and animalistic—has played a pivotal role in western culture and thought. Greek and Roman writers and thinkers lost no opportunity to con... Read More about Smell and the ancient senses.