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The PAndemic INfluenza Triage in the Emergency Department (PAINTED) pilot cohort study (2015)
Journal Article
Goodacre, S., Irving, A., Wilson, R., Beever, D., & Challen, K. (2015). The PAndemic INfluenza Triage in the Emergency Department (PAINTED) pilot cohort study. Health Technology Assessment, 19(3), 1-70. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19030

Background Research needs to be undertaken rapidly in the event of an influenza pandemic to develop and evaluate triage methods for people presenting to the emergency department with suspected pandemic influenza. Objectives We aimed to pilot a r... Read More about The PAndemic INfluenza Triage in the Emergency Department (PAINTED) pilot cohort study.

Adaptation for climate-sensitive crops using agroforestry: case studies for coffee and rice (2015)
Book Chapter
Lin, B., Murchie, E., & Burgess, A. (2015). Adaptation for climate-sensitive crops using agroforestry: case studies for coffee and rice. In C. K. Ong, C. R. Black, & J. Wilson (Eds.), Tree-crop interactions: agroforestry in a changing climate (278-308). CAB International. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780645117.0278

This chapter examines how agroforestry systems can provide an effective adaptive strategy for agricultural production in the face of climate change and analyses its effectiveness using case studies for two important commercial crops produced by small... Read More about Adaptation for climate-sensitive crops using agroforestry: case studies for coffee and rice.

Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh in a rugby player (2015)
Journal Article
Smith, R. D. J., Rust-March, H., & Kluzek, S. (2015). Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh in a rugby player. BMJ Case Reports, 2015, Article bcr2015210856. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-210856

In the absence of obvious trauma, diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of the thigh can easily be delayed, as disproportional pain is not always present. We present a case of ACS of the anterior right thigh compartment in a healthy, semiprof... Read More about Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh in a rugby player.

The influence of organizational performance feedback on the focus of attention (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lucas, G. J., Zijlmans, M. H., Meeus, M. T., & Blettner, D. P. (2015). The influence of organizational performance feedback on the focus of attention. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1), Article 18120. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2015.18120abstract

In this paper we build a multi-level theory of how organizational performance feedback impacts individual decision-maker cognitions resulting in change of the focus of attention to strategic areas at the Top Management Team level. Specifically, we ar... Read More about The influence of organizational performance feedback on the focus of attention.

Influence of the cross section shape on the behaviour of SRG-confined prismatic concrete specimens (2015)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., Katakalos, K., & Manos, G. (2016). Influence of the cross section shape on the behaviour of SRG-confined prismatic concrete specimens. Materials and Structures, 49(3), 869-887. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-015-0545-2

The effectiveness of the steel-reinforced grout (SRG) jacketing technique in increasing both strength and deformation capacity has been substantiated by experimental evidence [1-3]. What it has not been addressed yet is the influence of the cross sec... Read More about Influence of the cross section shape on the behaviour of SRG-confined prismatic concrete specimens.

'When religion meets sexuality: Two tales of intersection’ (2015)
Book Chapter
YIP, A. (2015). 'When religion meets sexuality: Two tales of intersection’. Religion and Sexuality: Diversity and the Limits of Tolerance. University of British Columbia Press

Plant-influenced gene expression in the rice endophyte Burkholderia kururiensis M130 (2015)
Journal Article

Burkholderia kururiensis M130 is one of the few rice endophytic diazotrophic bacteria identified thus far which is able to enhance growth of rice. To date, very little is known of how strain M130 and other endophytes enter and colonize plants. Here,... Read More about Plant-influenced gene expression in the rice endophyte Burkholderia kururiensis M130.

Beyond the search for certainty: addressing the cross-border resolution gap (2015)
Journal Article
Mevorach, I. (2015). Beyond the search for certainty: addressing the cross-border resolution gap. Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law, 10(1), 183-223

This Article compares the development of cross-border solutions for resolving and reorganizing commercial entities to those solutions available for financial institutions. This Article argues that the resolution regime for financial institutions need... Read More about Beyond the search for certainty: addressing the cross-border resolution gap.

BIM extension for the sustainability appraisal of conceptual steel design (2015)
Journal Article
Oti, A. H., & Tizani, W. (2015). BIM extension for the sustainability appraisal of conceptual steel design. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 29, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2014.09.001

Contemporary advancements in Information Technology and the efforts from various research initiatives in the AEC industry are showing evidence of progress with the emergence of building information mod- elling (BIM). BIM presents the opportunity of e... Read More about BIM extension for the sustainability appraisal of conceptual steel design.

Skin malformations in a neonatal foal tested homozygous positive for Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome (2015)
Journal Article
Monthoux, C., de Brot, S., Jackson, M., Bleul, U., & Walter, J. (2015). Skin malformations in a neonatal foal tested homozygous positive for Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome. BMC Veterinary Research, 11(12), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-015-0318-8

BACKGROUND: Skin malformations that resembled manifestations of Ehlers-Danlos-Syndrome were described in a variety of domestic animals during the last century as cutis hyperelastica, hyperelastosis cutis, dermatosparaxis, dermal/collagen dysplasia... Read More about Skin malformations in a neonatal foal tested homozygous positive for Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome.

Salmeterol's extreme b2 selectivity is due to residues in both extracellular loops and transmembrane domains (2015)
Journal Article
Baker, J. G., Proudman, R. G., & Hill, S. J. (2015). Salmeterol's extreme b2 selectivity is due to residues in both extracellular loops and transmembrane domains. Molecular Pharmacology, 87(1), https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.114.095364

Salmeterol is a long-acting b2-agonist, widely used as an inhaled treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It has very high b2-affinity (log KD 28.95) and is very selective for the b2-adrenoceptor (1000-fold selectivity over the... Read More about Salmeterol's extreme b2 selectivity is due to residues in both extracellular loops and transmembrane domains.

Association of socioeconomic status with sex ratio at live birth in individuals living in the slums of Sholapur city, India (2015)
Journal Article
Ahankari, A. S., & Fogarty, A. W. (2015). Association of socioeconomic status with sex ratio at live birth in individuals living in the slums of Sholapur city, India. International journal of medical science and public health, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.5455/ijmsph.2015.1109201428

Background: The existence of female feticide in India is well known. However, limited data are available on the association of socioeconomic status (SES) on sex ratio at live birth in disadvantaged populations, despite the fact that 33% of the popula... Read More about Association of socioeconomic status with sex ratio at live birth in individuals living in the slums of Sholapur city, India.

Proof of Concept Study for Designed Multiple Ligands Targeting the Dopamine D2, Serotonin 5-HT2A, and Muscarinic M1 Acetylcholine Receptors (2015)
Journal Article
Szabo, M., Lim, H. D., Klein Herenbrink, C., Christopoulos, A., Lane, J. R., & Capuano, B. (2015). Proof of Concept Study for Designed Multiple Ligands Targeting the Dopamine D2, Serotonin 5-HT2A, and Muscarinic M1 Acetylcholine Receptors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 58(3), 1550-1555. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm5013243

Proof of concept study for designed multiple ligands targeting the dopamine D2, serotonin 5-HT2A, and muscarinic M1 acetylcholine receptors (2015)
Journal Article
Szabo, M., Lim, H. D., Herenbrink, C. K., Christopoulos, A., Lane, J. R., & Capuano, B. (2015). Proof of concept study for designed multiple ligands targeting the dopamine D2, serotonin 5-HT2A, and muscarinic M1 acetylcholine receptors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 58(3), 1550-1555. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm5013243

Herein we describe the hybridization of a benzoxazinone M1 scaffold with D2 privileged structures derived from putative and clinically relevant antipsychotics to develop designed multiple ligands. The M1 mAChR is an attractive target for the cognitiv... Read More about Proof of concept study for designed multiple ligands targeting the dopamine D2, serotonin 5-HT2A, and muscarinic M1 acetylcholine receptors.

Organic semiconductors with a charge carrier life time of over 2 hours at room temperature (2015)
Journal Article

Recently, Gao et al. reported being able to measure significant quantities of photogenerated charge up to one hour after it had been generated in an organic semiconductor device. The aim of this paper is twofold; (a) to provide conclusive experimenta... Read More about Organic semiconductors with a charge carrier life time of over 2 hours at room temperature.

An international perspective II: a view from private international law (2015)
Book Chapter
Torremans, P. (2015). An international perspective II: a view from private international law. In J. Pila, & C. Wadlow (Eds.), The unitary EU patent system. Oxford: Hart Publishing

Inter-ply stitching optimisation of highly drapeable multi-ply preforms (2015)
Journal Article
Chen, S., Endruweit, A., Harper, L., & Warrior, N. (2015). Inter-ply stitching optimisation of highly drapeable multi-ply preforms. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 71, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.01.016

An efficient finite element model has been developed in Abaqus/Explicit to solve highly non-linear fabric forming problems, using a non-orthogonal constitutive relation and membrane elements to model bi-axial fabrics. 1D cable-spring elements have be... Read More about Inter-ply stitching optimisation of highly drapeable multi-ply preforms.

Biomaterial modification of urinary catheters with antimicrobials to give long-term broadspectrum antibiofilm activity (2015)
Journal Article
Fisher, L. E., Hook, A. L., Ashraf, W., Yousef, A., Barrett, D. A., Scurr, D. J., …Bayston, R. (2015). Biomaterial modification of urinary catheters with antimicrobials to give long-term broadspectrum antibiofilm activity. Journal of Controlled Release, 202, 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.01.037

© 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the commonest hospital-acquired infection, accounting for over 100,000 hospital admissions within the USA annually. Biomaterials and processes intended to reduce... Read More about Biomaterial modification of urinary catheters with antimicrobials to give long-term broadspectrum antibiofilm activity.

A G protein-coupled receptor dimer imaging assay reveals selectively modified pharmacology of neuropeptide Y Y1/Y5 receptor heterodimers (2015)
Journal Article
Kilpatrick, L. E., Humphrys, L. J., & Holliday, N. D. (in press). A G protein-coupled receptor dimer imaging assay reveals selectively modified pharmacology of neuropeptide Y Y1/Y5 receptor heterodimers. Molecular Pharmacology, 87(4), https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.114.095356

The ability of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to form dimers, and particularly heterodimers, offers potential for targeted therapeutics with improved selectivity. However, studying dimer pharmacology is challenging, because of signaling cross-ta... Read More about A G protein-coupled receptor dimer imaging assay reveals selectively modified pharmacology of neuropeptide Y Y1/Y5 receptor heterodimers.

Human lectins and their roles in viral infections (2015)
Journal Article
Mason, C. P., & Tarr, A. W. (2015). Human lectins and their roles in viral infections. Molecules, 20(2), 2229-2271. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules20022229

© 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI. Innate recognition of virus proteins is an important component of the immune response to viral pathogens. A component of this immune recognition is the family of lectins; pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that... Read More about Human lectins and their roles in viral infections.