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Neuromedin U (NMU): Brain Peptide (2006)
Book Chapter
Jethwa, P. H., Small, C. J., & Bloom, S. R. (2006). Neuromedin U (NMU): Brain Peptide. In A. J. Kastin (Ed.), Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides (745-751). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012369442-3/50106-9

Neuromedin U (NMU) is one of the most abundant neuropeptides and has been found in significant concentrations in both the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the central nervous system (CNS). There are two molecular forms of NMU; an icosapentapeptide (NM... Read More about Neuromedin U (NMU): Brain Peptide.

A new three-level sparse indirect matrix converter (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C., Lee, M. Y., & Wheeler, P. (2006, November). A new three-level sparse indirect matrix converter. Presented at 32nd Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2006), Paris, France

Matrix converters are forced commutated single stage AC/AC direct frequency changers able to achieve sine wave in and out operation by being able to connect any input phase to any output phase via a 3x3 matrix of bi-directional switches. Indirect two... Read More about A new three-level sparse indirect matrix converter.

Master planned communities: Do they offer a solution to urban sprawl or a vehicle for seclusion of the more affluent consumers in Australia? (2006)
Journal Article
Costley, D. (2006). Master planned communities: Do they offer a solution to urban sprawl or a vehicle for seclusion of the more affluent consumers in Australia?. Housing, Theory and Society, 23(3), 157-175. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036090600862346

Master planned communities (MPCs) are relatively new phenomena in Australia and are being used in some states to address problems of urban sprawl and dislocation of society. In order to achieve the needs of healthy, safe, sustainable communities, loc... Read More about Master planned communities: Do they offer a solution to urban sprawl or a vehicle for seclusion of the more affluent consumers in Australia?.

Governance and the management of networks in the public sector: Drugs policy in the United Kingdom and the case of cannabis reclassification (2006)
Journal Article
Common, R., & Acevedo, B. (2006). Governance and the management of networks in the public sector: Drugs policy in the United Kingdom and the case of cannabis reclassification. Public Management Review, 8(3), 395-414. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719030600853188

This essay utilizes policy network analysis to examine UK drugs policy within the wider context of the government's approach to joined-up governance. While confronting the definitional problems and limitations associated with the policy network conce... Read More about Governance and the management of networks in the public sector: Drugs policy in the United Kingdom and the case of cannabis reclassification.

Temporal change in gene expression in the rat dentate gyrus following passive avoidance learning (2006)
Journal Article
O'Sullivan, N. C., McGettigan, P. A., Sheridan, G. K., Pickering, M., Conboy, L., O'Connor, J. J., …Murphy, K. J. (2007). Temporal change in gene expression in the rat dentate gyrus following passive avoidance learning. Journal of Neurochemistry, 101(4), 1085-1098. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04418.x

A learning event initiates a cascade of altered gene expression leading to synaptic remodelling within the hippocampal dentate gyrus, a structure vital to memory formation. To illuminate this transcriptional program of synaptic plasticity we used mic... Read More about Temporal change in gene expression in the rat dentate gyrus following passive avoidance learning.

Fermentation of biomass-generated synthesis gas: Effects of nitric oxide (2006)
Journal Article
Ahmed, A., & Lewis, R. S. (2007). Fermentation of biomass-generated synthesis gas: Effects of nitric oxide. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 97(5), 1080-1086. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.21305

The production of renewable fuels, such as ethanol, has been steadily increasing owing to the need for a reduced dependency on fossil fuels. It was demonstrated previously that biomass-generated synthesis gas (biomass-syngas) can be converted to etha... Read More about Fermentation of biomass-generated synthesis gas: Effects of nitric oxide.

The nature and evolution of the highly ionized near-zones in the absorption spectra of z~6 quasars (2006)
Journal Article
S. Bolton, J., & G. Haehnelt, M. (2007). The nature and evolution of the highly ionized near-zones in the absorption spectra of z~6 quasars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 374(2), 493–514. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11176.x

We use state-of-the-art hydrodynamical simulations combined with a 1D radiative transfer code to assess the extent to which the highly ionized regions observed close to z~6 quasars, which we refer to as near-zones, can constrain the ionization state... Read More about The nature and evolution of the highly ionized near-zones in the absorption spectra of z~6 quasars.

Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems (2006)
Journal Article
Brabazon, P. G., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2006). Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems. International Journal of Production Economics, 104(2),

Virtual-Build-to-Order (VBTO) is an emerging order fulfilment system within the automotive sector that is intended to improve fulfilment performance by taking advantage of integrated information systems. The primary innovation in VBTO systems is the... Read More about Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems.

Analgesic Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibition in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain (2006)
Journal Article
Jhaveri, M., Richardson, D., Kendall, D., Barrett, D., & Chapman, V. (2006). Analgesic Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibition in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain

Cannabinoid-based medicines have therapeutic potential for the treatment of pain. Augmentation of levels of endocannabinoids with inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is analgesic in models of acute and inflammatory pain states. The aim of... Read More about Analgesic Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibition in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain.

Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members (2006)
Journal Article
Thermou, G., & Pantazopoulou, S. (2007). Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members. Structural Concrete, 8(1), 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1680/stco.2007.8.1.35

This paper presents the results of a recent experimental research study where metallic (high-strength steel cord) fabric jackets (MF jackets) were utilised for the seismic upgrading of substandard reinforced concrete members. The proposed interventio... Read More about Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members.

The teaching space allocation problem with splitting (2006)
Book Chapter
Beyrouthy, C., Burke, E. K., Landa-Silva, D., Mccollum, B., Mcmullan, P., & Parkes, A. J. (2006). The teaching space allocation problem with splitting. In Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling: VI 6th International Conference, PATAT 2006 Brno, Czech Republic, August 30–September 1, 2006 Revised Selected Papers (228-247). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77345-0_15

A standard problem within universities is that of teaching space allocation which can be thought of as the assignment of rooms and times to various teaching activities. The focus is usually on courses that are expected to fit into one room. However,... Read More about The teaching space allocation problem with splitting.

Asthma as a barrier to children's physical activity: Implications for body mass index and mental health (2006)
Journal Article
Glazebrook, C., McPherson, A. C., Macdonald, I. A., Swift, J. A., Ramsay, C., Newbould, R., & Smyth, A. (2006). Asthma as a barrier to children's physical activity: Implications for body mass index and mental health. Pediatrics, 118(6), 2443-2449. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-1846

OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this work was to identify barriers to physical activity in children with asthma and to compare their customary activity levels, BMI and emotional well-being with that of children with other medical conditions. It was hypoth... Read More about Asthma as a barrier to children's physical activity: Implications for body mass index and mental health.

Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information (2006)
Journal Article
Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2006). Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 7(3), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/14717794200600018

Quality is an essential criterion by which care homes for older people are judged. However the measurement of quality is both challenging and potentially costly. This paper examines the potential of using routinely generated data from inspection proc... Read More about Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information.

Sex work in Cambodia: Beyond the voluntary/forced dichotomy (2006)
Journal Article
Sandy, L. (2006). Sex work in Cambodia: Beyond the voluntary/forced dichotomy. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 15(4), 449-469. https://doi.org/10.1177/011719680601500402

This paper looks at the dominant voluntary/forced dichotomy shaping understandings of sex work internationally. It argues that the distinction between forced and voluntary participation in sex work cannot account for or help explain the multiple and... Read More about Sex work in Cambodia: Beyond the voluntary/forced dichotomy.

A quadrivalent vaccine for human papillomavirus (2006)
Journal Article
Brown, C., & Gaston, K. (2006). A quadrivalent vaccine for human papillomavirus. Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998), 42(11), 703-709. https://doi.org/10.1358/dot.2006.42.11.1032056

Cervical cancer is responsible for at least 13,500 deaths a year in the European Union and more than 30 times that worldwide. DNA from a group of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) is found in virtually all cervical carcinoma cells, and these so-called hi... Read More about A quadrivalent vaccine for human papillomavirus.

The role of cannabinoids in the neurobiology of sensory gating: a firing rate model study (2006)
Journal Article
Zachariou, M., Dissanayake, D., Owen, M. R., Mason, R., & Coombes, S. The role of cannabinoids in the neurobiology of sensory gating: a firing rate model study. Neurocomputing, 70(10/12), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2006.10.065

Gating of sensory (e.g. auditory) information has been demonstrated as a reduction in the auditory-evoked potential responses recorded in the brain of both normal animals and human subjects. Auditory gating is perturbed in schizophrenic patients and... Read More about The role of cannabinoids in the neurobiology of sensory gating: a firing rate model study.

Study of aero-engine oil-air separators (2006)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Simmons, K., Eastwick, C., & Hibberd, S. (2006). Study of aero-engine oil-air separators. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 220(7), https://doi.org/10.1243/09576509JPE116

For aero-engines, oil-air separation is a key function, and one approach to assessing separator effectiveness is computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The two-phase flow is complex and oil can be present in different forms (for example, droplets, mist,... Read More about Study of aero-engine oil-air separators.

Persistent localized states for a chaotically mixed bistable reaction (2006)
Journal Article
Cox, S. M. (2006). Persistent localized states for a chaotically mixed bistable reaction. Physical Review E, 74(5),

We describe the evolution of a bistable chemical reaction in a closed two-dimensional chaotic laminar flow, from a localized initial disturbance. When the fluid mixing is sufficiently slow, the disturbance may spread and eventually occupy the entire... Read More about Persistent localized states for a chaotically mixed bistable reaction.

Effect of nitric oxide donors on blood pressure and pulse pressure in acute and subacute stroke (2006)
Journal Article
Gray, L. J., Sprigg, N., Rashid, P., Willmot, M., & Bath, P. M. (2006). Effect of nitric oxide donors on blood pressure and pulse pressure in acute and subacute stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 15(6),

High blood pressure (BP), pulse pressure (PP), and rate pressure product (RPP) areeach associated independently with a poor outcome in acute ischemic stroke.
Whereas nitric oxide (NO) donors, such as glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), lower blood pressure i... Read More about Effect of nitric oxide donors on blood pressure and pulse pressure in acute and subacute stroke.