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The contribution of previous lameness events and body condition score to the occurrence of lameness in dairy herds: a study of 2 herds (2017)
Journal Article
Randall, L., Green, M., Green, L., Chagunda, M., Mason, C., Archer, S., & Huxley, J. (2018). The contribution of previous lameness events and body condition score to the occurrence of lameness in dairy herds: a study of 2 herds. Journal of Dairy Science, 101(2), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2017-13439

It has been demonstrated that low body condition and previous occurrence of lameness increase the risk of future lameness in dairy cows. To date the population attributable fraction (PAF), which provides an estimate of the contribution that a risk fa... Read More about The contribution of previous lameness events and body condition score to the occurrence of lameness in dairy herds: a study of 2 herds.

NAD-biosynthetic enzyme NMNAT1 reduces early behavioral impairment in the htau mouse model of tauopathy (2017)
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Rossi, F., Geiszler, P. C., Meng, W., Barron, M., Prior, M., Herd-Smith, A., …Conforti, L. (2018). NAD-biosynthetic enzyme NMNAT1 reduces early behavioral impairment in the htau mouse model of tauopathy. Behavioural Brain Research, 339, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2017.11.030

NAD metabolism and the NAD biosynthetic enzymes nicotinamide nucleotide adenylyltransferases (NMNATs) are thought to play a key neuroprotective role in tauopathies, including Alzheimer’s disease. Here, we investigated whether modulating the expressio... Read More about NAD-biosynthetic enzyme NMNAT1 reduces early behavioral impairment in the htau mouse model of tauopathy.

Visualizing the interaction of Acanthamoeba castellanii with human retinal epithelial cells by spontaneous Raman and CARS imaging (2017)
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Naemat, A., Sinjab, F., McDonald, A., Downes, A., Elfick, A., Elsheikha, H. M., & Notingher, I. (2018). Visualizing the interaction of Acanthamoeba castellanii with human retinal epithelial cells by spontaneous Raman and CARS imaging. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 49(3), 412-423. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrs.5296

Improved understanding of the mechanism of nutrient’s uptake can enable targeted manipulation of nutrient sensing pathways in medically important pathogens to a greater degree than is currently possible. In this context, we present the use of spontan... Read More about Visualizing the interaction of Acanthamoeba castellanii with human retinal epithelial cells by spontaneous Raman and CARS imaging.

Numerical modelling of Tb3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide multimode fibre based spontaneous emission sources (2017)
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Sujecki, S., Sójka, L., Bereś-Pawlik, E., Sakr, H., Tang, Z., Barney, E. R., …Seddon, A. B. (2017). Numerical modelling of Tb3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide multimode fibre based spontaneous emission sources. Optical and Quantum Electronics, 49(12), Article 416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-017-1255-5

A model is developed of a terbium (III) ion doped selenide chalcogenide glass fibre source that provides spontaneous emission within the mid-infrared (MIR) wavelength range. Three numerical algorithms are used to calculate the solution and compare th... Read More about Numerical modelling of Tb3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide multimode fibre based spontaneous emission sources.

Complete Genome Sequences of Seven Vibrio cholerae Phages Isolated in China (2017)
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Bhandare, S. G., Warry, A., Emes, R. D., Su, J., Barrow, P. A., & Atterbury, R. J. (2017). Complete Genome Sequences of Seven Vibrio cholerae Phages Isolated in China. Genome Announcements, 5(47), Article e01019-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01019-17

The complete genome sequences of seven closely related Vibrio cholerae phages isolated from environmental sites in southeastern China are reported here. Phages QH, CJY, H1, H2, H3, J2, and J3 are members of the Podoviridae family and are highly simil... Read More about Complete Genome Sequences of Seven Vibrio cholerae Phages Isolated in China.

Automated multimodal spectral histopathology for quantitative diagnosis of residual tumour during basal cell carcinoma surgery (2017)
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Boitor, R., Kong, K., Shipp, D., Varma, S., Koloydenko, A., Kusum, K., …Ioan, N. (in press). Automated multimodal spectral histopathology for quantitative diagnosis of residual tumour during basal cell carcinoma surgery. Biomedical Optics Express, 8(12), https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.8.005749

Multimodal spectral histopathology (MSH), an optical technique combining tissue auto-fluorescence (AF) imaging and Raman micro-spectroscopy (RMS), was previously proposed for detection of residual basal cell carcinoma (BCC) at the surface of surgical... Read More about Automated multimodal spectral histopathology for quantitative diagnosis of residual tumour during basal cell carcinoma surgery.

Traditional Chinese medicine physicians’ insights into inter-professional tensions between traditional Chinese medicine and biomedicine: a critical perspective (2017)
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Chang, L., & Lim, J. C. J. (in press). Traditional Chinese medicine physicians’ insights into inter-professional tensions between traditional Chinese medicine and biomedicine: a critical perspective. Health Communication, https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1405478

In Singapore, the institutional preference for biomedicine and the cultural importance of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have created tensions between the two medical systems and erected barriers to a more collaborative healthcare system. This st... Read More about Traditional Chinese medicine physicians’ insights into inter-professional tensions between traditional Chinese medicine and biomedicine: a critical perspective.

An idealised study for the long term evolution of crescentic bars (2017)
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Chen, W., Dodd, N., Tiessen, M., & Calvete, D. (in press). An idealised study for the long term evolution of crescentic bars. Continental Shelf Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.11.006

An idealised study that identifies the mechanisms in the long term evolution of crescentic bar systems in nature is presented. Growth to finite amplitude (i.e., equilibration, sometimes referred to as saturation) and higher harmonic interaction are h... Read More about An idealised study for the long term evolution of crescentic bars.

Childhood bullying, paranoid thinking, and the misappraisal of social threat: trouble at school (2017)
Journal Article
Jack, A. H., & Egan, V. (2018). Childhood bullying, paranoid thinking, and the misappraisal of social threat: trouble at school. School Mental Health, 10(1), 26-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-017-9238-z

Background:Experiences of bullying predict the development of paranoia in school-age adolescents. While many instances of psychotic phenomena are transitory, maintained victimization can lead to increasingly distressing paranoid thinking. Furthermore... Read More about Childhood bullying, paranoid thinking, and the misappraisal of social threat: trouble at school.

Heat treatment of cold-sprayed C355 Al for repair: microstructure and mechanical properties (2017)
Journal Article
Murray, J., Zuccoli, M., & Hussain, T. (in press). Heat treatment of cold-sprayed C355 Al for repair: microstructure and mechanical properties. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-017-0665-z

Cold gas dynamic spraying of commercially pure aluminum is widely used for dimensional repair in the aerospace sector as it is capable of producing oxide-free deposits of hundreds of micrometer thickness with strong bonding to the substrate, based on... Read More about Heat treatment of cold-sprayed C355 Al for repair: microstructure and mechanical properties.

Veterinarian nominated common conditions of rabbits and guinea pigs compared with published literature (2017)
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Robinson, N. J., Lyons, E., Grindlay, D., & Brennan, M. L. (in press). Veterinarian nominated common conditions of rabbits and guinea pigs compared with published literature. Veterinary Sciences, 4(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4040058

Rabbits and guinea pigs are increasingly popular pets in the UK, yet little is known about their common ailments, or how these relate to what appears in the published literature. The aim of this study was to characterise the common conditions of rabb... Read More about Veterinarian nominated common conditions of rabbits and guinea pigs compared with published literature.

Acetylation of TBX5 by KAT2B and KAT2A regulates heart and limb development (2017)
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Ghosh, T. K., Aparicio-Sánchez, J. J., Buxton, S., Ketley, A., Mohamed, T., Rutland, C. S., …Brook, J. D. (2018). Acetylation of TBX5 by KAT2B and KAT2A regulates heart and limb development. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 114, 185-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2017.11.013

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd TBX5 plays a critical role in heart and forelimb development. Mutations in TBX5 cause Holt-Oram syndrome, an autosomal dominant condition that affects the formation of the heart and upper-limb. Several studies have provided signif... Read More about Acetylation of TBX5 by KAT2B and KAT2A regulates heart and limb development.

Microstructural characteristics, porosity and strength development in ceramic-laterized concrete (2017)
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Awoyera, P., Akinmusuru, J., Dawson, A., Ndambuki, J., & Thom, N. (2018). Microstructural characteristics, porosity and strength development in ceramic-laterized concrete. Cement and Concrete Composites, 86, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2017.11.017

Interfacial bonding between constituent materials and pore sizes in a concrete matrix are major contributors to enhancing the strength of concrete. In a bid to examine how this phenomenon affects a laterized concrete, this study explored the relation... Read More about Microstructural characteristics, porosity and strength development in ceramic-laterized concrete.

Relationship between race and outcome in Asian, Black and Caucasian patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: data from the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA) and Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke trial (ENOS) (2017)
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Krishnan, K., Beishon, L., Berge, E., Christensen, H., Dineen, R. A., Ozturk, S., …Bath, P. M. (2018). Relationship between race and outcome in Asian, Black and Caucasian patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: data from the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA) and Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke trial (ENOS). International Journal of Stroke, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493017744463

Background and purpose: Although poor prognosis after intracerebral haemorrhage relates to risk factors and haematoma characteristics, there is limited evidence for the effect of race-ethnicity. Methods: Data from 1011 patients with intracerebral ha... Read More about Relationship between race and outcome in Asian, Black and Caucasian patients with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: data from the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA) and Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke trial (ENOS).

Cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality among people with type 2 diabetes and alcoholic or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease hospital admission (2017)
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Wild, S. H., Walker, J. J., Morling, J. R., McAllister, D. A., Colhoun, H., Farran, B., …Byrne, C. D. (2018). Cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality among people with type 2 diabetes and alcoholic or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease hospital admission. Diabetes Care, 41(2), https://doi.org/10.2337/dc17-1590

OBJECTIVE: To describe associations between alcoholic fatty liver disease (ALD) or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) hospital admission and cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and mortality in people with T2DM. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:... Read More about Cardiovascular disease, cancer and mortality among people with type 2 diabetes and alcoholic or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease hospital admission.

Growth, import dependence, and war (2017)
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Bonfatti, R., & O'Rourke, K. H. (2018). Growth, import dependence, and war. Economic Journal, 128(614), 2222-2257. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12511

Theories of war predict that the leader may launch a war on a follower who is catching up, since the follower cannot commit to not use their increased power in the future. But it was Japan who attacked the West in 1941: both leaders and followers sta... Read More about Growth, import dependence, and war.

Modelling enhancement of cross-ventilation in sheltered buildings using stochastic optimization (2017)
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Shirzadi, M., Mirzaei, P., Naghashzadegan, M., & Tominaga, Y. (2018). Modelling enhancement of cross-ventilation in sheltered buildings using stochastic optimization. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 118, 758-772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.10.107

Accurate representation of turbulence phenomenon in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling of cross-ventilation around and inside buildings is a challenging and complex problem, especially under the sheltering effect of surrounding buildings. St... Read More about Modelling enhancement of cross-ventilation in sheltered buildings using stochastic optimization.

Evidence-informed innovation in schools: aligning collaborative research and development with high quality professional learning for teachers (2017)
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Greany, T., & Maxwell, B. (2017). Evidence-informed innovation in schools: aligning collaborative research and development with high quality professional learning for teachers. International Journal of Innovation in Education, 4(2/3), 147-170. doi:10.1504/ijiie.2017.088095

Innovation efforts in schools commonly wrestle with two challenges: how to secure ownership of change among teachers and how to ensure that improvements are based on evidence. This paper draws on findings from a two-year collaborative research and de... Read More about Evidence-informed innovation in schools: aligning collaborative research and development with high quality professional learning for teachers.

Archives of thrill: The V-Armchair experience (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Passmore, P. J., Tennent, P., Walker, B., Philpot, A., Le, H., Markowski, M., & Karamanoglu, M. (2017). Archives of thrill: The V-Armchair experience. In ICAT-EGVE 2017 : International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence and Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (125-132). https://doi.org/10.2312/egve.20171349

Technology for older people is typically concerned either with health care or accessibility of existing systems. In this paper we take a more 'entertainment-oriented' approach to developing experiences aimed at older users. We describe here the desig... Read More about Archives of thrill: The V-Armchair experience.