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Modelling spatially regulated ?-catenin dynamics and invasion in intestinal crypts (2010)
Journal Article
Murray, P. J., Kang, J. W., Mirams, G. R., Shin, S. Y., Byrne, H. M., Maini, P. K., & Cho, K. H. (2010). Modelling spatially regulated ?-catenin dynamics and invasion in intestinal crypts. Biophysical Journal, 99(3), 716-725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2010.05.016

Experimental data (e.g., genetic lineage and cell population studies) on intestinal crypts reveal that regulatory features of crypt behavior, such as control via morphogen gradients, are remarkably well conserved among numerous organisms (e.g., from... Read More about Modelling spatially regulated ?-catenin dynamics and invasion in intestinal crypts.

Field Theory on Curved Noncommutative Spacetimes (2010)
Journal Article
Schenkel, A., & F. Uhlemann, C. (2010). Field Theory on Curved Noncommutative Spacetimes. Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications, 6, Article 061. https://doi.org/10.3842/SIGMA.2010.061

We study classical scalar field theories on noncommutative curved spacetimes. Following the approach of Wess et al. [Classical Quantum Gravity 22 (2005), 3511 and Classical Quantum Gravity 23 (2006), 1883], we describe noncommutative spacetimes by us... Read More about Field Theory on Curved Noncommutative Spacetimes.

Evaluation of short-term effectiveness of the disease management program “Di.Pro.Di.” on continuity of care of patients with congestive heart failure (2010)
Journal Article
Pecchia, L., Schiraldi, F., Verde, S., Mirante, E., Bath, P. A., & Bracale, M. (2010). Evaluation of short-term effectiveness of the disease management program “Di.Pro.Di.” on continuity of care of patients with congestive heart failure. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58(8), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02985.x

This paper aimed to assess the early effectiveness of a disease management program (DMP), called “Dimissione Protetta Difficile” (Di.Pro.Di) conducted by personnel from the intensive care unit (ICU) of Public Hospital S. Paolo, Naples, Italy. Di.Pro... Read More about Evaluation of short-term effectiveness of the disease management program “Di.Pro.Di.” on continuity of care of patients with congestive heart failure.

Regulation of ovine and porcine stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase gene promoters by fatty acids and sterols (2010)
Journal Article
Zulkifli, R. M., Parr, T., Salter, A. M., & Brameld, J. M. (2010). Regulation of ovine and porcine stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase gene promoters by fatty acids and sterols. Journal of Animal Science, 88(8), 2565-2575. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2009-2603

Stearoyl CoA desaturase (SCD) is responsible for converting SFA into MUFA and plays an important role in regulating the fatty acid composition of tissues. Although the number of SCD isoforms differs among species, SCD-1 is the predominant isoform exp... Read More about Regulation of ovine and porcine stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase gene promoters by fatty acids and sterols.

The mannose receptor mediates the uptake of diverse native allergens by dendritic cells and determines allergen-induced T cell polarization through modulation of IDO Activity (2010)
Journal Article
Royer, P. J., Emara, M., Yang, C., Al-Ghouleh, A., Tighe, P., Jones, N., …Ghaemmaghami, A. M. (2010). The mannose receptor mediates the uptake of diverse native allergens by dendritic cells and determines allergen-induced T cell polarization through modulation of IDO Activity. Journal of Immunology, 185(3), 1522-1531. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1000774

The mannose receptor (MR) is a C-type lectin expressed by dendritic cells (DCs). We have investigated the ability of MR to recognize glycosylated allergens. Using a gene silencing strategy, we have specifically inhibited the expression of MR on human... Read More about The mannose receptor mediates the uptake of diverse native allergens by dendritic cells and determines allergen-induced T cell polarization through modulation of IDO Activity.

Thinking falls - taking action: development of a guide to action for falls prevention tool (GtA) (2010)
Journal Article
Robertson, K., Logan, P. A., Conroy, S. P., Dodds, V., Gordon, A. L., Challands, L., …Burn, A. (2010). Thinking falls - taking action: development of a guide to action for falls prevention tool (GtA). British Journal of Community Nursing, 15(8),

Clinical guidelines and research papers help clinicians measure and understand the risk of falling in their older clients but very few provide the assessor with recommendations as to which interventions they can use to reduce the risk of a fall. T... Read More about Thinking falls - taking action: development of a guide to action for falls prevention tool (GtA).

Towards an integrated workforce management system (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Landa-Silva, D., Castillo, A., Bowie, L., & Johnston, H. (2010). Towards an integrated workforce management system.

We describe progress towards a workforce management system in which personnel scheduling is integrated with other important processes such as payroll processing, attendance and absence recording, staffing forecast and planning, etc. Our focus is on c... Read More about Towards an integrated workforce management system.

A 0/1 integer programming model for the office space allocation problem (2010)
Journal Article
Ulker, O., & Landa-Silva, D. (2010). A 0/1 integer programming model for the office space allocation problem. Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics, 36, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endm.2010.05.073

We propose a 0/1 integer programming model to tackle the office space allocation (OSA) problem which refers to assigning room space to a set of entities (people, machines, roles, etc.), with the goal of optimising the space utilisation while satisfyi... Read More about A 0/1 integer programming model for the office space allocation problem.

Predicting beta-turns and their types using predicted backbone dihedral angles and secondary structures (2010)
Journal Article
Kountouris, P., & Hirst, J. D. (2010). Predicting beta-turns and their types using predicted backbone dihedral angles and secondary structures. BMC Bioinformatics, 11, Article 407. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-11-407

Background β-turns are secondary structure elements usually classified as coil. Their prediction is important, because of their role in protein folding and their frequent occurrence in protein chains. Results We have developed a novel method... Read More about Predicting beta-turns and their types using predicted backbone dihedral angles and secondary structures.

Exercise interventions in the treatment of depression (2010)
Book
Malik, S., Kit Han Mo, P., & Blake, H. (2010). Exercise interventions in the treatment of depression. In Physical activity in rehabilitation and recovery, 279-312. New York: Nova Science Publishers

Depression is a common psychiatric problem affecting millions of people worldwide. Whilst conventional treatments for depression have involved the use of antidepressant medications or ‘talking’ therapies, in recent years the concept of exercise thera... Read More about Exercise interventions in the treatment of depression.

Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling (2010)
Journal Article
Wang, Z., Wang, Y., & Gindy, N. (2010). Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling. WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control, 5(7),

This paper introduced planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming machine system (HAVES). The HAVES was developed to integrate CAD/CAM, screw-pin tooling, CNC, vacuum forming and optical measurement device together to produce vacuum forming compo... Read More about Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling.

A hybrid evolutionary approach to the nurse rostering problem (2010)
Journal Article
Bai, R., Burke, E. K., Kendall, G., Li, J., & McCollum, B. (2010). A hybrid evolutionary approach to the nurse rostering problem. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 14(4), https://doi.org/10.1109/tevc.2009.2033583

Nurse rostering is an important search problem with many constraints. In the literature, a number of approaches have been investigated including penalty function methods to tackle these constraints within genetic algorithm frameworks. In this paper,... Read More about A hybrid evolutionary approach to the nurse rostering problem.

Chemical Tags Mediate the Orthogonal Self-Assembly of DNA Duplexes into Supramolecular Structures (2010)
Journal Article
Mitchell, N. J., Ebner, A., Hinterdorfer, P., Tampé, R., & Howorka, S. (2010). Chemical Tags Mediate the Orthogonal Self-Assembly of DNA Duplexes into Supramolecular Structures. Small, 6(16), 1732-1735. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201000790

A new chemical approach that achieves ordered self?assembly of biomolecules is reported. The chemical tags bis?nitrilotriacetic acid (bisNTA) and hexahistidine (His6) are attached to DNA duplexes that self?assemble into supramolecular structures whos... Read More about Chemical Tags Mediate the Orthogonal Self-Assembly of DNA Duplexes into Supramolecular Structures.

In situ subcellular fractionation of adherent and non-adherent mammalian cells (2010)
Journal Article
Sawasdichai, A., Chen, H., Abdul Hamid, N., Jayaraman, P., & Gaston, K. (2010). In situ subcellular fractionation of adherent and non-adherent mammalian cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 41, Article e1958. https://doi.org/10.3791/1958

Protein function is intimately coupled to protein localization. Although some proteins are restricted to a specific location or subcellular compartment, many proteins are present as a freely diffusing population in free exchange with a sub-population... Read More about In situ subcellular fractionation of adherent and non-adherent mammalian cells.

Social stress in young people with specific language impairment (2010)
Journal Article
Wadman, R., Durkin, K., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2010). Social stress in young people with specific language impairment. Journal of Adolescence, 34(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.06.010

Social interactions can be a source of social stress for adolescents. Little is known about how adolescents with developmental difficulties, such as specific language impairment (SLI), feel when interacting socially. Participants included 28 adolesce... Read More about Social stress in young people with specific language impairment.

Assessment indices for the seismic vulnerability of existing R.C. buildings (2010)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., & Pantazopoulou, S. J. (2011). Assessment indices for the seismic vulnerability of existing R.C. buildings. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 40(3), 293-313. doi:10.1002/eqe.1028

The seismic vulnerability of old multi?storey reinforced concrete (R.C.) buildings reinforced with substandard details is assessed as a function of interstorey drift demand imposed by the design earthquake while considering brittle termination of ela... Read More about Assessment indices for the seismic vulnerability of existing R.C. buildings.

Histone Deacetylase Inhibition Attenuates Cell Growth with Associated Telomerase Inhibition in High-Grade Childhood Brain Tumor Cells (2010)
Journal Article
Rahman, R., Osteso-Ibanez, T., Hirst, R. A., Levesley, J., Kilday, J., Quinn, S., …Grundy, R. G. (2010). Histone Deacetylase Inhibition Attenuates Cell Growth with Associated Telomerase Inhibition in High-Grade Childhood Brain Tumor Cells. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 9(9), 2568-2581. https://doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.mct-10-0272

Aberrant epigenetic regulation of gene expression contributes to tumor initiation and progression. Studies from a plethora of hematologic and solid tumors support the use of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) as potent anticancer agents. However,... Read More about Histone Deacetylase Inhibition Attenuates Cell Growth with Associated Telomerase Inhibition in High-Grade Childhood Brain Tumor Cells.