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Possibility in impossibility?: working with beginning teachers of English in times of change (2013)
Journal Article
McIntyre, J., & Jones, S. (2014). Possibility in impossibility?: working with beginning teachers of English in times of change. English in Education, 48(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/eie.12029

Beginning teachers of English are entering a profession in which their subject is increasingly framed according to prescriptive models of literacy. This is happening at a time of shift away from university ITE provision towards schoolled training. We... Read More about Possibility in impossibility?: working with beginning teachers of English in times of change.

Viewing animal bodies: truths, practical aesthetics and ethical considerability in UK livestock breeding (2013)
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Holloway, L., & Morris, C. (2014). Viewing animal bodies: truths, practical aesthetics and ethical considerability in UK livestock breeding. Social and Cultural Geography, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2013.851264

This paper focuses on the production of aesthetic ‘truths’ in UK livestock breeding, drawing on detailed qualitative research with breeders and breed societies. It extends emerging interest in the aesthetic in human geographical research, examining h... Read More about Viewing animal bodies: truths, practical aesthetics and ethical considerability in UK livestock breeding.

Cost effectiveness of pilot self-assessment sites in community care services in England (2013)
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Clarkson, P., Brand, C., Hughes, J., Challis, D., Tucker, S., & Abendstern, M. (2013). Cost effectiveness of pilot self-assessment sites in community care services in England. Australian Health Review, 37(5), 666-674. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH13056

Objective Self-assessment has been advocated in community care but little is known of its cost effectiveness in practice. We evaluated cost effectiveness of pilot self-assessment approaches. Methods Data were collected from 13 pilot projects in Engla... Read More about Cost effectiveness of pilot self-assessment sites in community care services in England.

Module parallel transports in fuzzy gauge theory (2013)
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Schenkel, A. (2014). Module parallel transports in fuzzy gauge theory. International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics, 11(03), Article 1450021. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219887814500212

In this paper, we define and investigate a notion of parallel transport on finite projective modules over finite matrix algebras. Given a derivation-based differential calculus on the algebra and a connection on the module, we construct for every der... Read More about Module parallel transports in fuzzy gauge theory.

hp-Adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for bifurcation phenomena in open flows (2013)
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Cliffe, A., Hall, E., & Houston, P. (2014). hp-Adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for bifurcation phenomena in open flows. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 67(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2013.09.024

In this article we consider the a posteriori error estimation and adaptive mesh refinement of hp-version discontinuous Galerkin finite element approximations of the bifurcation problem associated with the steady incompressible Navier-Stokes equations... Read More about hp-Adaptive discontinuous Galerkin methods for bifurcation phenomena in open flows.

A fluorescence-based assay suitable for quantitative analysis of deadenylase enzyme activity (2013)
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Maryati, M., Kaur, I., Jadhav, G. P., Olotu-Umoren, L., Oveh, B., Hashmi, L., …Winkler, G. S. (2014). A fluorescence-based assay suitable for quantitative analysis of deadenylase enzyme activity. Nucleic Acids Research, 42(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkt972

In eukaryotic cells, the shortening and removal of the poly(A) tail of cytoplasmic mRNA by deadenylase enzymes is a critical step in post-transcriptional gene regulation. The ribonuclease activity of deadenylase enzymes is attributed to either a DEDD... Read More about A fluorescence-based assay suitable for quantitative analysis of deadenylase enzyme activity.

Preparation to care for confused older patients in general hospitals: a study of UK health professionals (2013)
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Griffiths, A., Knight, A., Harwood, R. H., & Gladman, J. R. (2014). Preparation to care for confused older patients in general hospitals: a study of UK health professionals. Age and Ageing, 43(4), 521-527. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft171

Background and Objective: in the UK, two-thirds of patients in general hospitals are older than 70, of whom half have dementia or delirium or both. Our objective was to explore doctors, nurses and allied health professionals' perceptions of their pre... Read More about Preparation to care for confused older patients in general hospitals: a study of UK health professionals.

Using non-invasive biomarkers to identify hepatic fibrosis in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: The Edinburgh type 2 diabetes study (2013)
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Morling, J. R., Fallowfield, J. A., Guha, I. N., Nee, L. D., Glancy, S., Williamson, R. M., …Price, J. F. (2014). Using non-invasive biomarkers to identify hepatic fibrosis in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: The Edinburgh type 2 diabetes study. Journal of Hepatology, 60(2), 384-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2013.10.017

Background & Aims It is difficult to determine the different stages of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease without the use of invasive liver biopsy. In this study we investigated five non-invasive biomarkers used previously to detect hepatic fibrosis... Read More about Using non-invasive biomarkers to identify hepatic fibrosis in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: The Edinburgh type 2 diabetes study.

Carbonation of filler typed self-compacting concrete and its impact on the microstructure by utilization of 100% CO2 accelerating techniques (2013)
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Mohammed, M. K., Dawson, A., & Thom, N. (2014). Carbonation of filler typed self-compacting concrete and its impact on the microstructure by utilization of 100% CO2 accelerating techniques. Construction and Building Materials, 50, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.09.052

Via the use of accelerated carbonation techniques with 100% CO2 concentration, an experimental programme was performed to investigate the carbonation and associated microstructural changes of three different self-compacting concrete (SCC) in which so... Read More about Carbonation of filler typed self-compacting concrete and its impact on the microstructure by utilization of 100% CO2 accelerating techniques.

Optimised laser microdissection of the human ocular surface epithelial regions for microarray studies (2013)
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Kulkarn, B. B. .., Powe, D. G., Hopkinson, A., & Dua, H. S. (2013). Optimised laser microdissection of the human ocular surface epithelial regions for microarray studies. BMC Ophthalmology, 13, Article 62. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2415-13-62

Background The most important challenge of performing insitu transcriptional profiling of the human ocular surface epithelial regions is obtaining samples in sufficient amounts, without contamination from adjacent tissue, as the region of interest i... Read More about Optimised laser microdissection of the human ocular surface epithelial regions for microarray studies.

A retrospective study of pyometra at five RSPCA hospitals in the United Kingdom: 1,728 cases from 2006-2011 (2013)
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Gibson, A., Dean, R. S., Yates, D., & Stavisky, J. (2013). A retrospective study of pyometra at five RSPCA hospitals in the United Kingdom: 1,728 cases from 2006-2011. Veterinary Record, 173(16), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.101514

A retrospective cross-sectional study was used to analyse pyometra cases at five RSPCA Animal Hospitals across the UK from 2006 to 2011. A total of 1728 cases of pyometra were recovered from a female dog outpatient caseload of 78,469 animals, giv... Read More about A retrospective study of pyometra at five RSPCA hospitals in the United Kingdom: 1,728 cases from 2006-2011.

The spatial development potentials of business districts in Doha: The case of the West Bay (2013)
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Mirincheva, V., Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2013). The spatial development potentials of business districts in Doha: The case of the West Bay. Open House International, 38(4), 16-26

Recent efforts to formulate strategies that will turn Qatar's capital city into a global hub have given rise to a debate about the morphological and functional composition of one of Doha's most prominent areas - West Bay. At the end of the 20th centu... Read More about The spatial development potentials of business districts in Doha: The case of the West Bay.

Urban reconfiguration and revitalisation: Public mega projects in Doha's historic centre (2013)
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Wiedmann, F., Mirincheva, V., & Salama, A. M. (2013). Urban reconfiguration and revitalisation: Public mega projects in Doha's historic centre. Open House International, 38(4), 27-36

This paper aims to offers an assessment of the current transformation process of Doha's historic centre, which has become a major focus of public development strategies. While the historic centre was neglected during most of the second half of the 20... Read More about Urban reconfiguration and revitalisation: Public mega projects in Doha's historic centre.

Ultrafast optical switching using parity-time symmetric Bragg gratings (2013)
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Phang, S., Vukovic, A., Susanto, H., Benson, T. M., & Sewell, P. (2013). Ultrafast optical switching using parity-time symmetric Bragg gratings. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 30(11), https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.30.002984

This paper reports on time-domain modeling of an optical switch based on the parity–time (PT) symmetric Bragg grating. The switching response is triggered by suddenly switching on the gain in the Bragg grating to create a PT-symmetric Bragg grating.... Read More about Ultrafast optical switching using parity-time symmetric Bragg gratings.

Psychosocial risk assessment in organizations: concurrent validity of the brief version of the Management Standards Indicator Tool (2013)
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Houdmont, J., Randall, R., Kerr, R., & Addley, K. (2013). Psychosocial risk assessment in organizations: concurrent validity of the brief version of the Management Standards Indicator Tool. Work and Stress, 27(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2013.843607

The Management Standards Indicator Tool (MSIT) is a 35-item self-report measure of the psychosocial work environment designed to assist organizations with psychosocial risk assessment. It is also used in work environment research. Edwards and Webster... Read More about Psychosocial risk assessment in organizations: concurrent validity of the brief version of the Management Standards Indicator Tool.

Novel MRI tests of orocecal transit time and whole gut transit time: studies in normal subjects (2013)
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Chaddock, G., Lam, C., Hoad, C., Costigan, C., Cox, E. F., Placidi, E., …Spiller, R. C. (2014). Novel MRI tests of orocecal transit time and whole gut transit time: studies in normal subjects. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 26(2), 205-214. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12249

Background: Colonic transit tests are used to manage patients with Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. Some tests used expose patients to ionizing radiation. The aim of this study was to compare novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests for mea... Read More about Novel MRI tests of orocecal transit time and whole gut transit time: studies in normal subjects.

Longitudinal, mixed method study to look at the experiences and knowledge of non melanoma skin cancer from diagnosis to one year (2013)
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Bath-Hextall, F., Jenkinson, C., Kumar, A., Leonardi-Bee, J., Perkins, W., Cox, K., & Glazebrook, C. (2013). Longitudinal, mixed method study to look at the experiences and knowledge of non melanoma skin cancer from diagnosis to one year. BMC Dermatology, 13(13), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-5945-13-13

Background Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in humans and the incidence is increasing worldwide. Our objective was to understanding the needs, experiences and knowledge of individuals with Non Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) from diagnosis... Read More about Longitudinal, mixed method study to look at the experiences and knowledge of non melanoma skin cancer from diagnosis to one year.

Northwest Europe in the Early Middle Ages, c. AD 600-1150: a comparative archaeology (2013)
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Loveluck, C. (2013). Northwest Europe in the Early Middle Ages, c. AD 600-1150: a comparative archaeology. Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi:10.1017/CBO9781139794725

Christopher Loveluck's study explores the transformation of Northwest Europe (primarily Britain, France and Belgium) from the era of the first post-Roman 'European Union' under the Carolingian Frankish kings to the so-called 'feudal' age, between c.A... Read More about Northwest Europe in the Early Middle Ages, c. AD 600-1150: a comparative archaeology.