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Cudraflavone C induces tumor-specific apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells through inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT pathway (2017)
Journal Article
Castresana, J. S., Soo, H.-C., Chung, F. F.-L., Lim, K.-H., Yap, V. A., Bradshaw, T. D., Hii, L.-W., Tan, S.-H., See, S.-J., Tan, Y.-F., Leong, C.-O., & Mai, C.-W. (2017). Cudraflavone C induces tumor-specific apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells through inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT pathway. PLoS ONE, 12(1), Article e0170551. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170551

Cudraflavone C (Cud C) is a naturally-occurring flavonol with reported anti-proliferative activities. However, the mechanisms by which Cud C induced cytotoxicity have yet to be fully elucidated. Here, we investigated the effects of Cud C on cell prol... Read More about Cudraflavone C induces tumor-specific apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells through inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT pathway.

Twittering on about mental health: is it worth the effort? (2017)
Journal Article
Jayaram, M., Moran, L., & Adams, C. (2017). Twittering on about mental health: is it worth the effort?. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2016-102580

The medical community disseminates information increasingly using social media. Randomised controlled trials are being conducted in this area to evaluate effectiveness of social media with mixed results so far, but more trials are likely to be publis... Read More about Twittering on about mental health: is it worth the effort?.

Statistical description of inhomogeneous samples by scanning microwave microscopy (2017)
Journal Article
Monti, T., Udoudo, O., Sperin, K. A., Dodds, C., Kingman, S., & Jackson, T. J. (2017). Statistical description of inhomogeneous samples by scanning microwave microscopy. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 65(6), https://doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2016.2642940

A quantitative analysis of the dielectric properties of a multiphase sample using a scanning microwave microscope (SMM) is proposed. The method is demonstrated using inhomogeneous samples composed of a resin containing micrometric inclusions of a kno... Read More about Statistical description of inhomogeneous samples by scanning microwave microscopy.

Patient understanding of liver cirrhosis and improvement using multimedia education (2017)
Journal Article
Goldsworthy, M. A., Fateen, W., Thygesen, H., Aldersley, M. A., Rowe, I. A., & Jones, R. L. (2017). Patient understanding of liver cirrhosis and improvement using multimedia education. Frontline Gastroenterology, 8(3), https://doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2016-100761

Objective: For patients to engage with the long-term management of liver cirrhosis, sufficient understanding of their condition is essential. The aim of this study was to assess baseline patient knowledge and to test whether a condition-specific mult... Read More about Patient understanding of liver cirrhosis and improvement using multimedia education.

Glucocorticoids modulate human brown adipose tissue thermogenesis in vivo (2017)
Journal Article
Scotney, H., Symonds, M. E., Law, J., Budge, H., Sharkey, D., & Manolopoulos, K. N. (2017). Glucocorticoids modulate human brown adipose tissue thermogenesis in vivo. Metabolism, 70, 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2017.01.024

© 2017 The Authors Introduction Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a thermogenic organ with substantial metabolic capacity and has important roles in the maintenance of body weight and metabolism. Regulation of BAT is primarily mediated through the β-adre... Read More about Glucocorticoids modulate human brown adipose tissue thermogenesis in vivo.

Metabolic engineering of Clostridium autoethanogenum for selective alcohol production (2017)
Journal Article
Liew, F., Henstra, A. M., Kӧpke, M., Winzer, K., Simpson, S. D., & Minton, N. P. (2017). Metabolic engineering of Clostridium autoethanogenum for selective alcohol production. Metabolic Engineering, 40, 104-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2017.01.007

Gas fermentation using acetogenic bacteria such as Clostridium autoethanogenum offers an attractive route for production of fuel ethanol from industrial waste gases. Acetate reduction to acetaldehyde and further to ethanol via an aldehyde: ferredoxin... Read More about Metabolic engineering of Clostridium autoethanogenum for selective alcohol production.

Wave interaction with defects in pressurized composite structures (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Apalowo, R., Chronopoulos, D., & Tanner, G. Wave interaction with defects in pressurized composite structures. Presented at 19th International Conference on Aerospace, Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering

A wave finite element (WFE) and finite element (FE) based computational method is presented by which the dispersion properties as well as the wave interaction coefficients for one-dimensional structural system can be predicted. The structural system... Read More about Wave interaction with defects in pressurized composite structures.

Thermal effect on wave interaction in composite structures (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Apalowo, R., Chronopoulos, D., & Thierry, V. Thermal effect on wave interaction in composite structures. Presented at : 19th International Conference on Aerospace, Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering

There exist a wide range of failure modes in composite structures due to the increased usage of the structures especially in aerospace industry. Moreover, temperature dependent wave response of composite and layered structures have been continuously... Read More about Thermal effect on wave interaction in composite structures.

Association of Delirium With Cognitive Decline in Late Life: A Neuropathologic Study of 3 Population-Based Cohort Studies (2017)
Journal Article
Davis, D. H. J., Muniz-Terrera, G., Keage, H. A. D., Stephan, B. C. M., Fleming, J., Ince, P. G., Matthews, F. E., Cunningham, C., Ely, E. W., MacLullich, A. M. J., & Brayne, C. (2017). Association of Delirium With Cognitive Decline in Late Life: A Neuropathologic Study of 3 Population-Based Cohort Studies. JAMA Psychiatry, 74(3), 244-251. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3423

© 2017 American Medical Association. Importance: Delirium is associated with accelerated cognitive decline. The pathologic substrates of this association are not yet known, that is, whether they are the same as those associated with dementia, are ind... Read More about Association of Delirium With Cognitive Decline in Late Life: A Neuropathologic Study of 3 Population-Based Cohort Studies.

The envelope gene of transmitted HIV-1 resists a late interferon gamma-induced block (2017)
Journal Article
Rihn, S. J., Foster, T. L., Busnadiego, I., Aziz, M. A., Hughes, J., Neil, S. J. D., & Wilson, S. J. (2017). The envelope gene of transmitted HIV-1 resists a late interferon gamma-induced block. Journal of Virology, 91(7), Article e02254-16. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.02254-16

Type I interferon (IFN) signaling engenders an antiviral state that likely plays an important role in constraining HIV-1 transmission and contributes to defining subsequent AIDS pathogenesis. Type II IFN (IFN-γ) also induces an antiviral state but is... Read More about The envelope gene of transmitted HIV-1 resists a late interferon gamma-induced block.

The evidence-informed school system in England: where should school leaders be focusing their efforts? (2017)
Journal Article
Brown, C., & Greany, T. (2018). The evidence-informed school system in England: where should school leaders be focusing their efforts?. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 17(1), 115-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2016.1270330

This article examines the impetus for schools to engage in and with evidence in England’s self-improving school system. It begins with an examination of how the education policy environment has changed, shifting from predominantly top-down approaches... Read More about The evidence-informed school system in England: where should school leaders be focusing their efforts?.

Multi-vehicle prize collecting arc routing for connectivity problem (2017)
Journal Article
Akbari, V., & Salman, F. S. (2017). Multi-vehicle prize collecting arc routing for connectivity problem. Computers and Operations Research, 82, 52-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2017.01.007

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd For effective disaster response, roads should be cleared or repaired to provide accessibility and relief services to the affected people in shortest time. We study an arc routing problem that aims to regain the connectivity of the... Read More about Multi-vehicle prize collecting arc routing for connectivity problem.

A prospective study of the use of antibiotics in the Emergency Department of a Chinese University Hospital (2017)
Journal Article
Zeng, L., Hu, D., Choonara, I., Mu, D., Zhang, L., Li, X., Zhang, Z., Hu, Z., & Quan, S. (2017). A prospective study of the use of antibiotics in the Emergency Department of a Chinese University Hospital. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 25(1), 89-92. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12335

Background: Antibiotics are one of the most widely misused group of medicines. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of antibiotics in one of the paediatric emergency departments in China.

Methods: We performed a prospective, cross-sect... Read More about A prospective study of the use of antibiotics in the Emergency Department of a Chinese University Hospital.

Genuine multipartite nonlocality of permutationally invariant Gaussian states (2017)
Journal Article
Xu, B., Tufarelli, T., & Adesso, G. (2017). Genuine multipartite nonlocality of permutationally invariant Gaussian states. Physical Review A, 95(1), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.95.012124

We investigate genuine multipartite nonlocality of pure permutationally invariant multimode Gaussian states of continuous variable systems, as detected by the violation of Svetlichny inequality. We identify the phase space settings leading to the lar... Read More about Genuine multipartite nonlocality of permutationally invariant Gaussian states.

Dynamic simulation of the THAI heavy oil recovery process (2017)
Journal Article
Rabiu Ado, M., Greaves, M., & Rigby, S. P. (2017). Dynamic simulation of the THAI heavy oil recovery process. Energy and Fuels, 31(2), 1276-1284. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02559

Toe-to-Heel Air Injection (THAI) is a variant of conventional In-Situ Combustion (ISC) that uses a horizontal production well to recover mobilised partially upgraded heavy oil. It has a number of advantages over other heavy oil recovery techniques su... Read More about Dynamic simulation of the THAI heavy oil recovery process.

The anthroposcenic (2017)
Journal Article
Matless, D. (2017). The anthroposcenic. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 42(3), 363-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.12173

This paper presents the ‘Anthroposcenic’ as a geographical contribution to debates around the Anthropocene, deploying the insights of cultural and historical geography to ask how thinking through landscape and time might shape understanding. The pape... Read More about The anthroposcenic.

3D printed fluidics with embedded analytic functionality for automated reaction optimisation (2017)
Journal Article
Capel, A. J., Wright, A., Harding, M. J., Weaver, G. W., Li, Y., Harris, R. A., Edmondson, S., Goodridge, R. D., & Christie, S. D. (2017). 3D printed fluidics with embedded analytic functionality for automated reaction optimisation. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 13, https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.13.14

Additive manufacturing or ‘3D printing’ is being developed as a novel manufacturing process for the production of bespoke micro- and milliscale fluidic devices. When coupled with online monitoring and optimisation software, this offers an advanced, c... Read More about 3D printed fluidics with embedded analytic functionality for automated reaction optimisation.

Planning for Endless Possibilities (2017)
Book Chapter
Gripton, C. (2017). Planning for Endless Possibilities. In A. Woods (Ed.), Child-Initiated Play and Learning: Planning for possibilities in the early years. (2). Routledge

Planning can often be considered an adult activity, where practitioners decide what should be learned, when and how, almost seeing into the future for how the learning experience will be. Planning is translated into practice, which is then evaluated... Read More about Planning for Endless Possibilities.

Structure–properties relationships in fibre drawing of bioactive phosphate glasses (2017)
Journal Article
Muñoz-Senovilla, L., Muñoz, F., Tricot, G., Ahmed, I., & Parsons, A. J. (2017). Structure–properties relationships in fibre drawing of bioactive phosphate glasses. Journal of Materials Science, 52(15), 9166-9178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-0773-7

New bioactive phosphate glasses suitable for continuous fibre production are investigated in this work. The structure of both bulk and fibres from Na2O–CaO–MgO–P2O5 glasses has been studied by means of Raman and 31P and 23Na nuclear magnetic resonanc... Read More about Structure–properties relationships in fibre drawing of bioactive phosphate glasses.