Informality in the New Urban Agenda: from the aspirational policies of integration to a politics of constructive engagement
(2018)
Journal Article
Fraser, A. (2018). Informality in the New Urban Agenda: from the aspirational policies of integration to a politics of constructive engagement. Planning Theory and Practice, 19(1), 124-126. doi:10.1080/14649357.2018.1412678
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Pharmacologic evidence for a putative conserved allosteric site on opioid receptors (2018)
Journal Article
Livingston, K., Stanczyk, M., Burford, N., Alt, A., Canals, M., & Traynor, J. (2018). Pharmacologic evidence for a putative conserved allosteric site on opioid receptors. Molecular Pharmacology, 93(2), 157-167. https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.117.109561Allosteric modulators of G protein-coupled receptors, including opioid receptors, have been proposed as possible therapeutic agents with enhanced selectivity. BMS-986122 is a positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of the μ-opioid receptor (μ-OR). BMS-98... Read More about Pharmacologic evidence for a putative conserved allosteric site on opioid receptors.
On Ehrhart Polynomials of Lattice Triangles (2018)
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Hofscheier, J., Nill, B., & Öberg, D. (2018). On Ehrhart Polynomials of Lattice Triangles. Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 25(1), https://doi.org/10.37236/6624The Ehrhart polynomial of a lattice polygon PP is completely determined by the pair (b(P),i(P))(b(P),i(P)) where b(P)b(P) equals the number of lattice points on the boundary and i(P)i(P) equals the number of interior lattice points. All possible pair... Read More about On Ehrhart Polynomials of Lattice Triangles.
Repression, rivalry and racketeering in the creation of Franco’s Spain: the curious case of Emilio Griffiths (2018)
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Stockey, G. (2018). Repression, rivalry and racketeering in the creation of Franco’s Spain: the curious case of Emilio Griffiths. European History Quarterly, 48(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/0265691417742012This article charts the personal history of Emilio Griffiths Navarro, a key individual in the Francoist administration in the Campo de Gibraltar (Cádiz province) during the early months of the Spanish Civil War. Griffiths is used as a case study to a... Read More about Repression, rivalry and racketeering in the creation of Franco’s Spain: the curious case of Emilio Griffiths.
Foreign currency borrowing, exports and firm performance: evidence from a currency crisis (2018)
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Bougheas, S., Lim, H., Mateut, S., Mizen, P., & Yalcin, C. (2018). Foreign currency borrowing, exports and firm performance: evidence from a currency crisis. European Journal of Finance, 24(17), 1649-1671. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847x.2017.1421246This paper develops a simple signaling model of foreign currency borrowing that yields predictions about firm survival and performance during a currency crisis. Using a large panel of firm level data for South Korea we offer empirical support for man... Read More about Foreign currency borrowing, exports and firm performance: evidence from a currency crisis.
A stereospecific carboxyl esterase from Bacillus coagulans hosting nonlipase activity within a lipase-like fold (2018)
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De Vitis, V., Nakhnoukh, C., Pinto, A., Contente, M. L., Barbiroli, A., Milani, M., …Romano, D. (in press). A stereospecific carboxyl esterase from Bacillus coagulans hosting nonlipase activity within a lipase-like fold. FEBS Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.14368Microbial carboxylesterases are important biocatalysts that selectively hydrolyze an extensive range of esters. Here, we report the biochemical and structural characterization of an atypical carboxylesterase from Bacillus coagulans (BCE), endowed wit... Read More about A stereospecific carboxyl esterase from Bacillus coagulans hosting nonlipase activity within a lipase-like fold.
The effects of heuristics and apophenia on probabilistic choice (2018)
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Ellerby, Z. W., & Tunney, R. J. (in press). The effects of heuristics and apophenia on probabilistic choice. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0228-9Given a repeated choice between two or more options with independent and identically distributed reward probabilities, overall pay-offs can be maximized by the exclusive selection of the option with the greatest likelihood of reward. The tendency to... Read More about The effects of heuristics and apophenia on probabilistic choice.
Candidate high-z proto-clusters among the Planck compact sources, as revealed by Herschel-SPIRE (2018)
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Greenslade, J., Clements, D., Cheng, T., De Zotti, G., Scott, D., Valiante, E., …Dye, S. (2018). Candidate high-z proto-clusters among the Planck compact sources, as revealed by Herschel-SPIRE. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty023By determining the nature of all the Planck compact sources within 808.4 deg2 of large Herschel surveys, we have identified 27 candidate proto-clusters of dusty star forming galaxies (DSFGs) that are at least 3σ overdense in either 250, 350 or 500 μm... Read More about Candidate high-z proto-clusters among the Planck compact sources, as revealed by Herschel-SPIRE.
A kainate receptor GluK4 deletion, protective against bipolar disorder, is associated with enhanced cognitive performance across diagnoses in the TwinsUK cohort (2018)
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Koromina, M., Flitton, M., Mellor, I. R., & Knight, H. M. (2019). A kainate receptor GluK4 deletion, protective against bipolar disorder, is associated with enhanced cognitive performance across diagnoses in the TwinsUK cohort. World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 20(5), 393-401. https://doi.org/10.1080/15622975.2017.1417637Objectives: Cognitive deficits are a common feature of neuropsychiatric disorders. We investigated the relationship between cognitive performance and a deletion allele within GluK4 protective against risk for bipolar disorder, in 1642 individuals fro... Read More about A kainate receptor GluK4 deletion, protective against bipolar disorder, is associated with enhanced cognitive performance across diagnoses in the TwinsUK cohort.
Ritual and religion: bioarchaeological perspectives (2018)
Book Chapter
Livarda, A., & Madgwick, R. (2018). Ritual and religion: bioarchaeological perspectives. In A. Livarda, R. Madgwick, & S. Riera-Mora (Eds.), Bioarchaeology of ritual and religion. Oxbow
Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery (2018)
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Louzao, I., Koch, B., Taresco, V., Ruiz Cantu, L., Irvine, D. J., Roberts, C. J., …Alexander, M. R. (in press). Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10(8), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b15677A robust discovery methodology is presented to identify novel biomaterials suitable for 3D printing. Currently the application of Additive Manufacturing is limited by the availability of functional inks, especially in the area of biomaterials-this me... Read More about Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery.
Shape-related characteristics of age-related differences in subcortical structures (2018)
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Madan, C. R. (2019). Shape-related characteristics of age-related differences in subcortical structures. Aging and Mental Health, 23(7), 800-810. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1421613OBJECTIVES: With an increasing aging population, it is important to gain a better understanding of biological markers of aging. Subcortical volume is known to differ with age; additionally considering shape-related characteristics may provide a bette... Read More about Shape-related characteristics of age-related differences in subcortical structures.
Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary (2018)
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McCorquodale, M. W., & Munro, R. J. (2018). Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary. Physics of Fluids, 30(1), Article 015105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5007020New experimental results are presented that investigate the nature of the intercomponent energy transfer that occurs in the interaction between oscillating-grid turbulence and a solid impermeable boundary, using instantaneous velocity measurements ob... Read More about Analysis of intercomponent energy transfer in the interaction of oscillating-grid turbulence with an impermeable boundary.
Sequential forward and reverse transport of the Na+ Ca2+ exchanger generates Ca2+ oscillations within mitochondria (2018)
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Samanta, K., Mirams, G. R., & Parekh, A. B. (in press). Sequential forward and reverse transport of the Na+ Ca2+ exchanger generates Ca2+ oscillations within mitochondria. Nature Communications, 9, Article 156. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02638-2Mitochondrial Ca2+ homoeostasis regulates aerobic metabolism and cell survival. Ca2+ flux into mitochondria is mediated by the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) channel whereas Ca2+ export is often through an electrogenic Na+–Ca2+ exchanger. Here... Read More about Sequential forward and reverse transport of the Na+ Ca2+ exchanger generates Ca2+ oscillations within mitochondria.
Incidence and prevalence of patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
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Smith, B. E., Selfe, J., Thacker, D., Hendrick, P., Bateman, M., Moffatt, F., …Logan, P. (2018). Incidence and prevalence of patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 13(1), Article e0190892. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190892Background: Patellofemoral pain is considered one of the most common forms of knee pain, affecting adults, adolescents, and physically active populations. Inconsistencies in reported incidence and prevalence exist and in relation to the allocation of... Read More about Incidence and prevalence of patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Selective CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid with multifunctional ionic liquids (2018)
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Weilhard, A., Qadir, M. I., Sans, V., & Dupont, J. (in press). Selective CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid with multifunctional ionic liquids. ACS Catalysis, 8, https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b03931The development of simple, cost-effective and sustainable methods to transform CO2 into feedstock chemicals is essential to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels of the chemical industry. Here, we report the selective and efficient catalytic hydrogen... Read More about Selective CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid with multifunctional ionic liquids.
Epidemiological survey of equine influenza in Andalusia, Spain (2018)
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Jurado-Tarifa, E., Daly, J. M., Pérez-Écija, A., Barba-Recreo, M., Mendoza, F., Al-Shuwaikh, A., & García-Bocanegra, I. (2018). Epidemiological survey of equine influenza in Andalusia, Spain. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 151, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.01.003Equine influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease considered the most important respiratory disease in equids. Although influenza A virus (IAV) has caused outbreaks in equids worldwide, surveillance on these species in Spain has not been co... Read More about Epidemiological survey of equine influenza in Andalusia, Spain.
High nuclear MSK1 is associated with longer survival in breast cancer patients (2018)
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Pu, X., Storr, S. J., Ahmad, N., Rakha, E., Green, A. R., Ellis, I. O., & Martin, S. G. (2018). High nuclear MSK1 is associated with longer survival in breast cancer patients. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 144(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-018-2579-7Purpose: Mitogen- and stress- activated kinases (MSKs) are important substrates of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-activated protein kinase family. MSK1 and MSK2 are both nuclear serine/threonine protein kinases, with MSK1 being suggested... Read More about High nuclear MSK1 is associated with longer survival in breast cancer patients.
Emotional intelligence and caring in health care professionals (2018)
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Nightingale, S., Slade, P., Sheen, K., & Spiby, H. (2018). Emotional intelligence and caring in health care professionals. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 80, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.01.006Background: Over recent years there has been criticism within the United Kingdom’s health service regarding a lack of care and compassion, resulting in adverse outcomes for patients. The impact of emotional intelligence in staff on patient health car... Read More about Emotional intelligence and caring in health care professionals.
Microstructure and properties of C/C–ZrC composites prepared by hydrothermal deposition combined with carbothermal reduction (2018)
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Li, C., Li, G., Ouyang, H., Huang, J., & Hou, X. (2018). Microstructure and properties of C/C–ZrC composites prepared by hydrothermal deposition combined with carbothermal reduction. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 741, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.01.148Carbon fiber reinforced carbon matrix containing ZrC (C/C–ZrC) composites were prepared by hydrothermal deposition combined with carbothermal reduction. The submicron ZrC particles (100~300 nm) were dispersed in the matrix. The stress-strain curves o... Read More about Microstructure and properties of C/C–ZrC composites prepared by hydrothermal deposition combined with carbothermal reduction.