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Comodulation Enhances Signal Detection via Priming of Auditory Cortical Circuits (2016)
Journal Article
Sollini, J., & Chadderton, P. (2016). Comodulation Enhances Signal Detection via Priming of Auditory Cortical Circuits. Journal of Neuroscience, 36(49), 12299-12311. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.0656-16.2016

Acoustic environments are composed of complex overlapping sounds that the auditory system is required to segregate into discrete perceptual objects. The functions of distinct auditory processing stations in this challenging task are poorly understood... Read More about Comodulation Enhances Signal Detection via Priming of Auditory Cortical Circuits.

The bio-physics of condensation of divalent cations into the bacterial wall has implications for growth of Gram-positive bacteria (2016)
Journal Article
Rauch, C., Cherkaoui-Rbati, M., Egan, S. A., & Leigh, J. A. (2017). The bio-physics of condensation of divalent cations into the bacterial wall has implications for growth of Gram-positive bacteria. BBA - Biomembranes, 1859(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.12.002

Background: The anionic-polyelectrolyte nature of the wall of Gram-positive bacteria has long been suspected to be involved in homeostasis of essential cations and bacterial growth. A better understanding of the coupling between the biophysics and th... Read More about The bio-physics of condensation of divalent cations into the bacterial wall has implications for growth of Gram-positive bacteria.

Reproductive biology of Holepyris sylvanidis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) (2016)
Journal Article
Amante, M., Schöller, M., Hardy, I. C., & Russo, A. (2017). Reproductive biology of Holepyris sylvanidis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae). Biological Control, 106, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2016.12.004

Holepyris sylvanidis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) is reported as a cosmopolitan parasitoid of coleopteran including a major pest of stored products, the confused flour beetle Tribolium confusum. The reproductive biology, and hence biocontrol potential o... Read More about Reproductive biology of Holepyris sylvanidis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae).

De facto exchange rate regime classifications: an evaluation (2016)
Journal Article
Bleaney, M., Tian, M., & Yin, L. (2017). De facto exchange rate regime classifications: an evaluation. Open Economies Review, 28(2), 369-382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11079-016-9427-7

There exist several statistically-based exchange rate regime classifications that disagree with one another to a disappointing degree. To what extent is this a matter of the quality of the design of these schemes, and to what extent does it reflect t... Read More about De facto exchange rate regime classifications: an evaluation.

Exogenous N-acyl-homoserine lactones enhance the expression of flagella of Pseudomonas syringae and activate defence responses in plants (2016)
Journal Article
Cheng, F., Ma, A., Zhuang, G., & Fray, R. G. (2017). Exogenous N-acyl-homoserine lactones enhance the expression of flagella of Pseudomonas syringae and activate defence responses in plants. Molecular Plant Pathology, 19(1), 104-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12502

In order to cope with pathogens, plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to sense pathogenic attacks and to induce defence responses. The N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL)-mediated quorum sensing in bacteria regulates diverse physiological process... Read More about Exogenous N-acyl-homoserine lactones enhance the expression of flagella of Pseudomonas syringae and activate defence responses in plants.

Labor unionization structure, innovation and welfare (2016)
Journal Article
Tien-Der, H., & Mukherjee, A. (2017). Labor unionization structure, innovation and welfare. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 173(2), https://doi.org/10.1628/093245616X14785139493983

We show the effects of cooperation among the labour unions with complementary workers on innovation, consumer surplus and welfare. Although cooperation among the unions reduces wage, it may either increase or decrease the firm’s incentive for innovat... Read More about Labor unionization structure, innovation and welfare.

Differential cohomology and locally covariant quantum field theory (2016)
Journal Article
Becker, C., Schenkel, A., & Szabo, R. J. (2017). Differential cohomology and locally covariant quantum field theory. Reviews in Mathematical Physics, 29(1), Article 1750003. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129055X17500039

We study differential cohomology on categories of globally hyperbolic Lorentzian manifolds. The Lorentzian metric allows us to define a natural transformation whose kernel generalizes Maxwell's equations and fits into a restriction of the fundamental... Read More about Differential cohomology and locally covariant quantum field theory.

Dependency and health utilities in stroke: data to inform cost-effectiveness analyses (2016)
Journal Article
Ali, M., MacIsaac, R., Quinn, T. J., Bath, P. M., Veenstra, D. L., Xu, Y., …Lees, K. R. (2017). Dependency and health utilities in stroke: data to inform cost-effectiveness analyses. European Stroke Journal, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/2396987316683780

Introduction: Health utilities (HU) assign preference weights to specific health states and are required for costeffectiveness analyses. Existing HU for stroke inadequately reflect the spectrum of post-stroke disability. Using international stroke tr... Read More about Dependency and health utilities in stroke: data to inform cost-effectiveness analyses.

Feasibility of spatially-offset Raman spectroscopy for in-vitro and in-vivo monitoring mineralisation of bone tissue-engineering scaffolds (2016)
Journal Article
Liao, Z., Sinjab, F., Nommeots-Nomm, A., Jones, J., Ruiz-Cantu, L., Yang, J., …Notingher, I. (2017). Feasibility of spatially-offset Raman spectroscopy for in-vitro and in-vivo monitoring mineralisation of bone tissue-engineering scaffolds. Analytical Chemistry, 89(1), 847-853. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b03785

We investigated the feasibility of using spatially-offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) for non-destructive characterisation of bone tissue engineering scaffolds. The deep regions of these scaffolds, or scaffolds implanted subcutaneously in live animals,... Read More about Feasibility of spatially-offset Raman spectroscopy for in-vitro and in-vivo monitoring mineralisation of bone tissue-engineering scaffolds.

A concept for actuating and controlling a leg of a novel walking parallel kinematic machine tool (2016)
Journal Article
Rushworth, A., Axinte, D., Raffles, M., & Cobos-Guzman, S. (2016). A concept for actuating and controlling a leg of a novel walking parallel kinematic machine tool. Mechatronics, 40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2016.10.010

The scope of this paper is to present a novel method of actuating the legs of a walking parallel kinematic machine tool (WalkingHex) such that the upper spherical joint can be actively driven while walking and remain a free, passive joint while perfo... Read More about A concept for actuating and controlling a leg of a novel walking parallel kinematic machine tool.

Geometrical structure of two-dimensional crystals with non-constant dislocation density (2016)
Journal Article
Parry, G. P., & Zyskin, M. (in press). Geometrical structure of two-dimensional crystals with non-constant dislocation density. Journal of Elasticity, 127(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-016-9612-3

We outline mathematical methods which seem to be necessary in order to discuss crystal structures with non-constant dislocation density tensor(ddt) in some generality. It is known that, if the ddt is constant (in space), then material points can be i... Read More about Geometrical structure of two-dimensional crystals with non-constant dislocation density.

Phase-dependent interactions in visual cortex to combinations of first- and second-order stimuli (2016)
Journal Article
Hutchinson, C. V., Ledgeway, T., & Baker, C. L. (in press). Phase-dependent interactions in visual cortex to combinations of first- and second-order stimuli. Journal of Neuroscience, 36(49), https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1350-16.2016

A fundamental task of the visual system is to extract figure-ground boundaries between objects, which are often defined not only by differences in luminance but also by "second order" contrast or texture differences. Responses of cortical neurons to... Read More about Phase-dependent interactions in visual cortex to combinations of first- and second-order stimuli.

Comparative evidence on the value relevance of IFRS-based accounting information in Germany and the UK (2016)
Journal Article
Elbakry, A. E., Nwachuksu, J. C., Abdou, H. A., & Elshandidy, T. (in press). Comparative evidence on the value relevance of IFRS-based accounting information in Germany and the UK. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 28, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2016.12.002

This paper uses panel cointegration with a corresponding vector error correction model (VECM) to investigate the changes in the value relevance of accounting information before and after the mandatory adoption of IFRS in Germany and the UK under thre... Read More about Comparative evidence on the value relevance of IFRS-based accounting information in Germany and the UK.

Synchronization of micromasers (2016)
Journal Article
Davis-Tilley, C., & Armour, A. (2016). Synchronization of micromasers. Physical Review A, 94(6), Article 063819. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.063819

We investigate synchronization effects in quantum self-sustained oscillators theoretically using the micromaser as a model system. We use the probability distribution for the relative phase as a tool for quantifying the emergence of preferred phases... Read More about Synchronization of micromasers.

An information theoretic approach for knowledge representation using Petri nets (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Chiachío, M., Chiachío, J., Prescott, D., & Andrews, J. (2016). An information theoretic approach for knowledge representation using Petri nets.

A new hybrid approach for Petri nets (PNs) is proposed in this paper by combining the PNs principles with the foundations of information theory for knowledge representation. The resulting PNs have been named Plausible Petri nets (PPNs) mainly because... Read More about An information theoretic approach for knowledge representation using Petri nets.

A comparative study of different fuzzy classifiers for cloud intrusion detection systems' alerts (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Alqahtani, S. M., & John, R. (2016). A comparative study of different fuzzy classifiers for cloud intrusion detection systems' alerts.

The use of Internet has been increasing day by day and the internet traffic is exponentially increasing. The services providers such as web services providers, email services providers, and cloud service providers have to deal with mi... Read More about A comparative study of different fuzzy classifiers for cloud intrusion detection systems' alerts.

Green roof and louvers shading for sustainable mosque buildings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Alabdullatief, A., Omer, S., Elabdein, R. Z., & Alfraidi, S. (2016). Green roof and louvers shading for sustainable mosque buildings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The number of mosque buildings is continuously increasing with the Muslim population, which is in fast growth around the world. In particular, the demand of new mosque buildings is high in the urban areas, due to increasing urban population growth in... Read More about Green roof and louvers shading for sustainable mosque buildings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Integrating academic, professional and personal learning through multicultural group work (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Bridges, S. (2016, December). Integrating academic, professional and personal learning through multicultural group work. Paper presented at Exploring freedom and control in global higher education: SHRE Annual Research Conference, Newport, South Wales

Multicultural group work is an element of pedagogy which presents rich opportunities for helping students function more effectively within the intercultural contexts of their worlds. Drawing on theories of cosmopolitanism and the ‘capability approac... Read More about Integrating academic, professional and personal learning through multicultural group work.

Tunable Photocatalytic Activity of Palladium-Decorated TiO2: Non-Hydrogen-Mediated Hydrogenation or Isomerization of Benzyl-Substituted Alkenes (2016)
Journal Article
Elhage, A., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2017). Tunable Photocatalytic Activity of Palladium-Decorated TiO2: Non-Hydrogen-Mediated Hydrogenation or Isomerization of Benzyl-Substituted Alkenes. ACS Catalysis, 7(1), 250-255. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b02832

Palladium-decorated TiO2 is a moisture- and air-tolerant versatile catalyst. Its photocatalytic activity can be tuned in favor of hydrogenation or isomerization of benzyl-substituted alkenes simply by changing the irradiation wavelength. Benzyl-subst... Read More about Tunable Photocatalytic Activity of Palladium-Decorated TiO2: Non-Hydrogen-Mediated Hydrogenation or Isomerization of Benzyl-Substituted Alkenes.

From the molecule to the mole: improving heterogeneous copper catalyzed click chemistry using single molecule spectroscopy (2016)
Journal Article
Wang, B., Durantini, J., Decan, M. R., Nie, J., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2017). From the molecule to the mole: improving heterogeneous copper catalyzed click chemistry using single molecule spectroscopy. Chemical Communications, 53(2), 328-331. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cc08905d

Single molecule spectroscopy (SMS) inspired the optimization of a heterogeneous ‘click’ catalyst leading to enhanced yields of the Cu-catalyzed reaction of azides with terminal alkynes. Changes in SMS data after optimization confirm the improvements... Read More about From the molecule to the mole: improving heterogeneous copper catalyzed click chemistry using single molecule spectroscopy.