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Early apoptosis of porcine alveolar macrophages limits avian influenza virus replication and proinflammatory dysregulation (2015)
Journal Article
Chang, P., Kuchipudi, S. V., Mellits, K., Sebastian, S., James, J., Liu, J., …Chang, K.-C. (2015). Early apoptosis of porcine alveolar macrophages limits avian influenza virus replication and proinflammatory dysregulation. Scientific Reports, 5(17999), https://doi.org/10.1038/srep17999

Pigs are evidently more resistant to avian than swine influenza A viruses, mediated in part through frontline epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages (AM). Although porcine AM (PAM) are crucial in influenza virus control, their mode of control is u... Read More about Early apoptosis of porcine alveolar macrophages limits avian influenza virus replication and proinflammatory dysregulation.

L-band scintillations and calibrated total electron content gradients over Brazil during the last solar maximum (2015)
Journal Article
Cesaroni, C., Spogli, L., Alfonsi, L., De Franceschi, G., Ciraolo, L., Galera Monico, J. F., …Bougard, B. (in press). L-band scintillations and calibrated total electron content gradients over Brazil during the last solar maximum. Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate, 5, Article A36. https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2015038

This work presents a contribution to the understanding of the ionospheric triggering of L-band scintillation in the region over São Paulo state in Brazil, under high solar activity. In particular, a climatological analysis of Global Navigation Satell... Read More about L-band scintillations and calibrated total electron content gradients over Brazil during the last solar maximum.

Four-dimensional projective orbifold hypersurfaces (2015)
Journal Article
Brown, G., & Kasprzyk, A. M. (2015). Four-dimensional projective orbifold hypersurfaces. Experimental Mathematics, 25(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/10586458.2015.1054054

We classify four-dimensional quasismooth weighted hypersurfaces with small canonical class, and verify a conjecture of Johnson and Kollar on infinite series of quasismooth hypersurfaces with anticanonical hyperplane section in the case of fourfolds.... Read More about Four-dimensional projective orbifold hypersurfaces.

Fragment-Based Discovery of Subtype-Selective Adenosine Receptor Ligands from Homology Models (2015)
Journal Article
Ranganathan, A., Stoddart, L. A., Hill, S. J., & Carlsson, J. (2015). Fragment-Based Discovery of Subtype-Selective Adenosine Receptor Ligands from Homology Models. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 58(24), 9578-9590. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01120

Fragment-based lead discovery (FBLD) holds great promise for drug discovery, but applications to G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been limited by a lack of sensitive screening techniques and scarce structural information. If virtual screening... Read More about Fragment-Based Discovery of Subtype-Selective Adenosine Receptor Ligands from Homology Models.

Sequence and partial functional analysis of canine Bcl-2 family proteins (2015)
Journal Article
de Brot, S., Schade, B., Croci, M., Dettwiler, M., & Guscetti, F. (2016). Sequence and partial functional analysis of canine Bcl-2 family proteins. Research in Veterinary Science, 104, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2015.12.001

Dogs present with spontaneous neoplasms biologically similar to human cancers. Apoptotic pathways are deregulated during cancer genesis and progression and are important for therapy. We have assessed the degree of conservation of a set of canine Bcl-... Read More about Sequence and partial functional analysis of canine Bcl-2 family proteins.

Interfacial contribution to thickness dependent in-plane anisotropic magnetoresistance (2015)
Journal Article
Tokaç, M., Wang, M., Jaiswal, S., Rushforth, A. W., Gallagher, B. L., Atkinson, D., & Hindmarch, A. T. (2015). Interfacial contribution to thickness dependent in-plane anisotropic magnetoresistance. AIP Advances, 5(12), 127108. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4937556

We have studied in-plane anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) in cobalt films with overlayers having designed electrically interface transparency. With an electrically opaque cobalt/overlayer interface, the AMR ratio is shown to vary in inverse propor... Read More about Interfacial contribution to thickness dependent in-plane anisotropic magnetoresistance.

The value of online seller reputation: evidence from a price comparison site (2015)
Journal Article
Thompson, S., & Haynes, M. (2017). The value of online seller reputation: evidence from a price comparison site. Managerial and Decision Economics, 38(3), 302-313. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.2777

This paper examines the value of seller reputation for e-retailers trading via a price comparison site (PCS). E-markets are widely held to accommodate sellers of differing service quality, including some who behave opportunistically. The paper uses a... Read More about The value of online seller reputation: evidence from a price comparison site.

Toward printing molecular nanostructures from microstructured samples in ultrahigh vacuum (2015)
Journal Article
Nacci, C., Saywell, A., Troadec, C., Deng, J., Willinger, M. G., Joachim, C., & Grill, L. (2015). Toward printing molecular nanostructures from microstructured samples in ultrahigh vacuum. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 34(1), https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4936886

Transferring molecular nanostructures from one surface to another in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) by mechanical contact might be a possible route to avoid the severe limitations of in situ molecular synthesis on technologically relevant template surfaces.... Read More about Toward printing molecular nanostructures from microstructured samples in ultrahigh vacuum.

How does dense phase CO2 influence the phase behaviour of block copolymers synthesised by dispersion polymerisation? (2015)
Journal Article
Jennings, J., Bassett, S., Hermida-Merino, D., Portale, G., Bras, W., Knight, L., …Howdle, S. (2015). How does dense phase CO2 influence the phase behaviour of block copolymers synthesised by dispersion polymerisation?. Polymer Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1039/C5PY01823D

Block copolymers synthesised in supercritical CO2 dispersion undergo in situ self-assembly which can result in a range of nanostructured microparticles. However, our previous study revealed that copolymers with different block combinations possessed... Read More about How does dense phase CO2 influence the phase behaviour of block copolymers synthesised by dispersion polymerisation?.

Single-phase T-Type inverter performance benchmark Using Si IGBTs, SiC MOSFETs, and GaN HEMTs (2015)
Journal Article
Gurpinar, E., & Castellazzi, A. (2015). Single-phase T-Type inverter performance benchmark Using Si IGBTs, SiC MOSFETs, and GaN HEMTs. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 31(10), 7148-7160. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2015.2506400

In this paper, benchmark of Si IGBT, SiC MOSFET and GaN HEMT power switches at 600V class is conducted in single-phase T-type inverter. Gate driver requirements, switching performance, inverter efficiency performance, heat sink volume, output filter... Read More about Single-phase T-Type inverter performance benchmark Using Si IGBTs, SiC MOSFETs, and GaN HEMTs.

A web-based intervention (RESTORE) to support self-management of cancer-related fatigue following primary cancer treatment: a multi-centre proof of concept randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
Foster, C., Grimmett, C., May, C. M., Ewings, S., Myall, M., Hulme, C., …Richardson, A. (2015). A web-based intervention (RESTORE) to support self-management of cancer-related fatigue following primary cancer treatment: a multi-centre proof of concept randomised controlled trial. Supportive Care in Cancer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-3044-7

Purpose: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a frequent and distressing symptom experienced after cancer treatment. RESTORE is the first web-based resource designed to enhance self-efficacy to manage CRF following curative-intent treatment. The aim of th... Read More about A web-based intervention (RESTORE) to support self-management of cancer-related fatigue following primary cancer treatment: a multi-centre proof of concept randomised controlled trial.

"I’ve got a sheep with three legs if anybody wants it?’" - re-visioning the rural economy (2015)
Journal Article
Crabtree, A., Chamberlain, A., Valchovska, S., Davies, M., Glover, K., & Greenhalgh, C. (2015). "I’ve got a sheep with three legs if anybody wants it?’" - re-visioning the rural economy. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 19(8), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-015-0890-8

This paper reports on a study of 4CG, a cooperative enterprise located in rural Wales. 4CG operates for the good of the local economy and seeks to diversify its commercial portfolio through the creation of an online shop retailing goods and services... Read More about "I’ve got a sheep with three legs if anybody wants it?’" - re-visioning the rural economy.

An automated quasi-continuous capillary refill timing device (2015)
Journal Article
Blaxter, L., Morris, D. E., Crowe, J. A., Henry, C., Hill, S. J., Sharkey, D., …Hayes-Gill, B. R. (in press). An automated quasi-continuous capillary refill timing device. Physiological Measurement, 37(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/37/1/83

Capillary refill time (CRT) is a simple means of cardiovascular assessment which is widely used in clinical care. Currently, CRT is measured through manual assessment of the time taken for skin tone to return to normal colour following blanching of t... Read More about An automated quasi-continuous capillary refill timing device.

Reionisation and High-Redshift Galaxies: The View from Quasar Absorption Lines (2015)
Journal Article
Becker, G. D., Bolton, J. S., & Lidz, A. (2015). Reionisation and High-Redshift Galaxies: The View from Quasar Absorption Lines. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 32, Article e045. https://doi.org/10.1017/pasa.2015.45

Determining when and how the first galaxies reionised the intergalactic medium promises to shed light on both the nature of the first objects and the cosmic history of baryons. Towards this goal, quasar absorption lines play a unique role by probing... Read More about Reionisation and High-Redshift Galaxies: The View from Quasar Absorption Lines.

Propulsion of a two-sphere swimmer (2015)
Journal Article
Klotsa, D., Baldwin, K. A., Hill, R. J., Bowley, R., & Swift, M. R. (2015). Propulsion of a two-sphere swimmer. Physical Review Letters, 115(24), Article 248102. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.248102

We describe experiments and simulations demonstrating the propulsion of a neutrally-buoyant swimmer that consists of a pair of spheres attached by a spring, immersed in a vibrating fluid. The vibration of the fluid induces relative motion of the sphe... Read More about Propulsion of a two-sphere swimmer.

Learning to transfer: transferring latent task structures and its application to person-specific facial action unit detection (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Almaev, T., Martinez, B., & Valstar, M. F. (2015). Learning to transfer: transferring latent task structures and its application to person-specific facial action unit detection. In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV 2015). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCV.2015.430

In this article we explore the problem of constructing person-specific models for the detection of facial Action Units (AUs), addressing the problem from the point of view of Transfer Learning and Multi-Task Learning. Our starting point is the fact t... Read More about Learning to transfer: transferring latent task structures and its application to person-specific facial action unit detection.

Seeking support after hospitalisation for injury: a nested qualitative study of the role of primary care (2015)
Journal Article
Christie, N., Beckett, K., Earthy, S., Kellezi, B., Sleney, J., Barnes, J., …Kendrick, D. (2016). Seeking support after hospitalisation for injury: a nested qualitative study of the role of primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 66(642), e24-e31. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp15X688141

Background: In the UK, studies suggest that the transition from hospital to home after an injury can be a difficult time and many patients report feeling inadequately prepared. Patients often use primary care services after hospital discharge. These... Read More about Seeking support after hospitalisation for injury: a nested qualitative study of the role of primary care.

RpoS differentially affects the general stress response and biofilm formation in the endophytic Serratia plymuthica G3 (2015)
Journal Article

The ?S subunit RpoS of RNA polymerase functions as a master regulator of the general stress response in Escherichia coli and related bacteria. RpoS has been reported to modulate biocontrol properties in the rhizobacterium Serratia plymuthica IC1270.... Read More about RpoS differentially affects the general stress response and biofilm formation in the endophytic Serratia plymuthica G3.

Masculinity in lesbian discourse: the case of butch and femme (2015)
Book Chapter
Jones, L. (2015). Masculinity in lesbian discourse: the case of butch and femme. In T. M. Milani (Ed.), Language and masculinities: performance, intersections, dislocations. Routledge

This chapter explores the ways in which a lesbian community of practice perform a ‘butch’ identity. It uses discourse analysis to consider an interaction between them, showing a shared sense of self to be produced which rejects traditional symbols of... Read More about Masculinity in lesbian discourse: the case of butch and femme.