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Highly evolvable malaria vectors: the genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes (2015)
Journal Article
Neafsey, D. E., Waterhouse, R. M., Abai, M. R., Aganezov, S. S., Alekseyev, M. A., Allen, J. E., Amon, J., Arcà, B., Arensburger, P., Artemov, G., Assour, L. A., Basseri, H., Berlin, A., Birren, B. W., Blandin, S. A., Brockman, A. I., Burkot, T. R., Burt, A., Chan, C. S., Chauve, C., …Besansky, N. J. (2015). Highly evolvable malaria vectors: the genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes. 00 Journal not listed, 347(6217), Article 1258522. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1258522

Variation in vectorial capacity for human malaria among Anopheles mosquito species is determined by many factors, including behavior, immunity, and life history. To investigate the genomic basis of vectorial capacity and explore new avenues for vecto... Read More about Highly evolvable malaria vectors: the genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes.

Bringing installation art to reconnaissance to share values and generate action (2015)
Journal Article
with the ‘Get Wet’ team, Townsend, A., & Thomson, P. (2015). Bringing installation art to reconnaissance to share values and generate action. Educational Action Research, 23(1), 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2014.994013

The English education system has recently seen something of a revival of enthusiasm for the use of research both to develop educational practices and to gather evidence about their effectiveness. These initiatives often present action research as a m... Read More about Bringing installation art to reconnaissance to share values and generate action.

Macroprudential and monetary policy rules: a welfare analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Rubio, M., & Carrasco-Gallego, J. A. (2015). Macroprudential and monetary policy rules: a welfare analysis. Manchester School, 83(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12078

This paper studies the interaction between macroprudential and monetary policies, using a DSGE model with a housing market and collateral constraints. Monetary policy follows a standard Taylor rule for the interest rate. The macroprudential authority... Read More about Macroprudential and monetary policy rules: a welfare analysis.

The environmental dependence of the structure of galactic discs in STAGES S0 galaxies: implications for S0 formation (2015)
Journal Article
Maltby, D. T., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Gray, M. E., Hoyos, C., Wolf, C., Jogee, S., & Böhm, A. (in press). The environmental dependence of the structure of galactic discs in STAGES S0 galaxies: implications for S0 formation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 447(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2536

We present an analysis of V-band radial surface brightness μ(r) profiles for S0 galaxies in different environments using Hubble Space Telescope/Advanced Camera for Surveys imaging and data from the Space Telescope A901/2 Galaxy Evolution Survey. Usin... Read More about The environmental dependence of the structure of galactic discs in STAGES S0 galaxies: implications for S0 formation.

Working towards education for all in Gauteng (2015)
Book Chapter
Walton, E. (2015). Working towards education for all in Gauteng. In Twenty Years of Education Transformation in Gauteng 1994 to 2014: An Independent Review (210-227). African Minds

A Behaviour Awareness Mechanism to Support Collaborative Learning (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medina, E., Meseguer, R., Ochoa, S. F., & Medina, H. (2015). A Behaviour Awareness Mechanism to Support Collaborative Learning. In Collaboration and Technology (95-110). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22747-4_8

Awareness has been identified as a key element that affects the quality of collaboration. Several studies indicate that awareness mechanisms to support collaborative learning activities should include factors and stimuli from the students’ context an... Read More about A Behaviour Awareness Mechanism to Support Collaborative Learning.

Sub-100 nm resolution microscopy based on proximity projection grating scheme (2015)
Journal Article
Hu, F., Somekh, M. G., Albutt, D. J., Webb, K., Moradi, E., & See, C. W. (2015). Sub-100 nm resolution microscopy based on proximity projection grating scheme. Scientific Reports, 5, Article 8589. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep08589

Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) has been widely used in life science imaging applications. The maximum resolution improvement of SIM, compared to conventional bright field system is a factor of 2. Here we present an approach to structured il... Read More about Sub-100 nm resolution microscopy based on proximity projection grating scheme.

When the Oryx takes off: Doha a new rising knowledge hub in the gulf region? (2015)
Journal Article
Conventz, S., Thierstein, A., Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2015). When the Oryx takes off: Doha a new rising knowledge hub in the gulf region?. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 6(1), 65-82. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKBD.2015.069443

Copyright © 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. With accelerating pace in the past years, Qatar has strategically pushed forward its economic diversification. According to Qatar's long-term development vision, the knowledge-economy is taking a key rol... Read More about When the Oryx takes off: Doha a new rising knowledge hub in the gulf region?.

Understanding the cognitive underpinnings of functional impairments in early dementia: a review (2015)
Journal Article
Giebel, C. M., Challis, D., & Montaldi, D. (2015). Understanding the cognitive underpinnings of functional impairments in early dementia: a review. Aging and Mental Health, 19(10), 859-875. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2014.1003282

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Objectives: Early dementia is marked by cognitive and functional impairments, and although studies indicate an association between these, detailed analyses exploring this relationship are rare. It is crucial to understand... Read More about Understanding the cognitive underpinnings of functional impairments in early dementia: a review.

Barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer: A qualitative study of Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women living in the UK (2015)
Journal Article
Jones, C. E., Maben, J., Lucas, G., Davies, E. A., Jack, R. H., & Ream, E. (2015). Barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer: A qualitative study of Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women living in the UK. BMJ Open, 5(3), Article e006944. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006944

© 2015, BMJ. All rights reserved. Objectives: Understanding barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer among Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women in the UK. Design: In-depth qualitative interviews using grounded theory... Read More about Barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer: A qualitative study of Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women living in the UK.

(UN)conditional consensus emergence under perturbed and decentralized feedback controls (2015)
Journal Article
Bongini, M., Fornasier, M., & Kalise, D. (2015). (UN)conditional consensus emergence under perturbed and decentralized feedback controls. Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series A, 35(9), 4071-4094. https://doi.org/10.3934/dcds.2015.35.4071

We study the problem of consensus emergence in multi-agent systems via external feedback controllers. We consider a set of agents interacting with dynamics given by a Cucker-Smale type of model, and study its consensus stabilization by means of centr... Read More about (UN)conditional consensus emergence under perturbed and decentralized feedback controls.

Confocal Scan Laser Ophthalmoscope for Diagnosing Glaucoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Yaghoubi, M., Moradi-Lakeh, M., Mokhtari-Payam, M., Fakhraie, G., & Shokraneh, F. (2015). Confocal Scan Laser Ophthalmoscope for Diagnosing Glaucoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, 4(1), 32-39. https://doi.org/10.1097/apo.0000000000000085

© 2015 by Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. This systematic review was performed to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy in diagnosing glaucoma. We did a sensitive electronic search to find relevant stud... Read More about Confocal Scan Laser Ophthalmoscope for Diagnosing Glaucoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Staff views on wellbeing for themselves and for service users (2015)
Journal Article
Schrank, B., Brownell, T., Riches, S., Chevalier, A., Jakaite, Z., Larkin, C., …Slade, M. (2015). Staff views on wellbeing for themselves and for service users. Journal of Mental Health, 24(1), 48-53. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2014.998804

© 2015 Shadowfax Publishing and Informa UK Limited. Background: Wellbeing is an important outcome in the context of recovery from mental illness. The views of mental health professionals on wellbeing may influence their approach to supporting recover... Read More about Staff views on wellbeing for themselves and for service users.

Covariance weighted procrustes analysis (2015)
Book Chapter
Brignell, C. J., Dryden, I. L., & Browne, W. J. (2015). Covariance weighted procrustes analysis. In P. K. Turaga, & A. Srivastava (Eds.), Riemannian Computing in Computer Vision (189-209). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22957-7_9

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. We revisit the popular Procrustes matching procedure of landmark shape analysis and consider the situation where the landmark coordinates have a completely general covariance matrix, extending pre... Read More about Covariance weighted procrustes analysis.

Laparoscopic ovarian drilling (2015)
Book Chapter
Amer, S. A. K. (2015). Laparoscopic ovarian drilling. In M. Metwally, & T.-C. Li (Eds.), Reproductive Surgery in Assisted Conception (61-71). Springer London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4953-8_6

Laparoscopic ovarian drilling has been widely accepted as the second line of choice for induction of ovulation in CC-resistant PCOS women in preference to gonadotrophin therapy. In addition to its proven efficacy, LOD offers several advantages over g... Read More about Laparoscopic ovarian drilling.

The impact of endometrioma and its surgical treatment on ovarian reserve and reproductive performance (2015)
Book Chapter
Amer, S. A. K. (2015). The impact of endometrioma and its surgical treatment on ovarian reserve and reproductive performance. In M. Metwally, & T.-C. Li (Eds.), Reproductive Surgery in Assisted Conception (43-57). Springer London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4953-8_5

Endometriomas, which are commonly encountered in women presenting with subfertility, usually represent a dilemma to the Reproductive Specialist. Surgery remains the only effective treatment for endometriomas larger than three cm in diameter. National... Read More about The impact of endometrioma and its surgical treatment on ovarian reserve and reproductive performance.

Macrocyclic imidazolium-based amphiphiles for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles and delivery of anionic drugs (2015)
Journal Article
Amirthalingam, E., Rodrigues, M., Casal-Dujat, L., Calpena, A. C., Amabilino, D. B., Ramos-López, D., & Pérez-García, L. (2015). Macrocyclic imidazolium-based amphiphiles for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles and delivery of anionic drugs. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 437, 132-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2014.09.026

In the present work, we have explored the use of amphiphilic bis-imidazolium based macrocycles and an open chain analog for the successful synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The macrocyclic ligands incorporate hydrophobic chains of different le... Read More about Macrocyclic imidazolium-based amphiphiles for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles and delivery of anionic drugs.

Detection and quantifi cation of intracellular signaling using fret-based biosensors and high content imaging (2015)
Book Chapter
Halls, M. L., Poole, D. P., Ellisdon, A. M., Nowell, C. J., & Canals, M. (2015). Detection and quantifi cation of intracellular signaling using fret-based biosensors and high content imaging. In G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Drug Discovery (131-161). (2nd). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2914-6_10

© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015. Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) biosensors represent invaluable tools to detect the spatiotemporal context of second messenger production and intracellular signaling that cannot be attained us... Read More about Detection and quantifi cation of intracellular signaling using fret-based biosensors and high content imaging.

Hyperpolarization methods for MRS (2015)
Journal Article
Goodson, B. M., Whiting, N., Coffey, A. M., Nikolaou, P., Shi, F., Gust, B. M., …Chekmenev, E. Y. (2015). Hyperpolarization methods for MRS. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470034590.emrstm1457

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This article covers the fundamental principles and practice of NMR hyperpolarization techniques, which are proving useful for in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) studies of metabolism in animal models, and c... Read More about Hyperpolarization methods for MRS.