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Musical modernity and contested commemoration at the festival of remembrance, 1923-1927 (2009)
Journal Article
Mansell, J. G. (2009). Musical modernity and contested commemoration at the festival of remembrance, 1923-1927. Historical Journal, 52(2), 433-454. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X09007535

This article makes the case for incorporating music into the history of war commemoration in 1920s Britain by examining John Foulds's A World Requiem , performed at the British Legion's first Festivals of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall between... Read More about Musical modernity and contested commemoration at the festival of remembrance, 1923-1927.

Chemically Labeled Nucleotides and Oligonucleotides Encode DNA for Sensing with Nanopores (2009)
Journal Article
Borsenberger, V., Mitchell, N. J., & Howorka, S. (2009). Chemically Labeled Nucleotides and Oligonucleotides Encode DNA for Sensing with Nanopores. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(22), 7530-7531. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja902004s

The labeling of nucleotides and oligonucleotides with reporter groups is an important tool in the sequence-specific sensing of DNA, as exemplified by fluorescence tags. Here we show that chemical tags can encode sequence information for electrical na... Read More about Chemically Labeled Nucleotides and Oligonucleotides Encode DNA for Sensing with Nanopores.

Laminin receptor initiates bacterial contact with the blood brain barrier in experimental meningitis models (2009)
Journal Article
Orihuela, C. J., Mahdavi, J., Thornton, J., Mann, B., Wooldridge, K. G., Abouseada, N., …Tuomanen, E. I. (2009). Laminin receptor initiates bacterial contact with the blood brain barrier in experimental meningitis models. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 119(6), 1638-1646. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI36759

A diverse array of infectious agents, including prions and certain neurotropic viruses, bind to the laminin receptor (LR), and this determines tropism to the CNS. Bacterial meningitis in childhood is almost exclusively caused by the respiratory tract... Read More about Laminin receptor initiates bacterial contact with the blood brain barrier in experimental meningitis models.

Antioxidants attenuate hyperglycaemia-mediated brain endothelial cell dysfunction and blood–brain barrier hyperpermeability (2009)
Journal Article
Allen, C., & Bayraktutan, U. (2009). Antioxidants attenuate hyperglycaemia-mediated brain endothelial cell dysfunction and blood–brain barrier hyperpermeability. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1326.2008.00987.x

Aims: Hyperglycaemia (HG), in stroke patients, is associated with worse neurological outcome by compromising endothelial cell function and the blood–brain barrier (BBB) integrity. We have studied the contribution of HG-mediated generation of oxidati... Read More about Antioxidants attenuate hyperglycaemia-mediated brain endothelial cell dysfunction and blood–brain barrier hyperpermeability.

Evaluation of antioxidant activity and vitamin E profile of some selected indigenous vegetables in Nigerian diet (2009)
Journal Article
Ogunlade, I., Tucker, G., Fisk, I., & Ogunlade, A. (2009). Evaluation of antioxidant activity and vitamin E profile of some selected indigenous vegetables in Nigerian diet. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, 7(2), 143-145. https://doi.org/10.1234/4.2009.1583

Freeze-dried leaves of some selected vegetables (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, Talinum fruticosum and Solanum macrocarpon) were examined for antioxidant activity and analysed for vitamin E profile, using Ferric-ion Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) assa... Read More about Evaluation of antioxidant activity and vitamin E profile of some selected indigenous vegetables in Nigerian diet.

Innervation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons by peptidergic neurons conveying circadian or energy balance information in the mouse (2009)
Journal Article
Ward, D. R., Dear, F. M., Ward, I. A., Anderson, S. I., Spergel, D. J., Smith, P. A., & Ebling, F. J. (2009). Innervation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons by peptidergic neurons conveying circadian or energy balance information in the mouse. PLoS ONE, 4(4), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005322

Background: Secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) produced in neurons in the basal forebrain is the primary regulator of reproductive maturation and function in mammals. Peptidergic signals relating to circadian timing and energy balance... Read More about Innervation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons by peptidergic neurons conveying circadian or energy balance information in the mouse.

Photo-heating and the fate of hard photons during the reionisation of HeII by quasars (2009)
Journal Article
S. Bolton, J., Peng Oh, S., & R. Furlanetto, S. (2009). Photo-heating and the fate of hard photons during the reionisation of HeII by quasars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 395(2), 736–752. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14597.x

We use a combination of analytic and numerical arguments to consider the impact of quasar photo-heating during HeII reionisation on the thermal evolution of the intergalactic medium (IGM). We demonstrate that rapid (\Delta z< 0.1-0.2), strong (\Delta... Read More about Photo-heating and the fate of hard photons during the reionisation of HeII by quasars.

Fate of conjugated natural and synthetic steroid estrogens in crude sewage and activated sludge batch studies (2009)
Journal Article
Gomes, R. L., Scrimshaw, M. D., & Lester, J. N. (2009). Fate of conjugated natural and synthetic steroid estrogens in crude sewage and activated sludge batch studies. Environmental Science and Technology, 43(10), 3612–3618. https://doi.org/10.1021/es801952h

Steroids are excreted from the human body in the conjugated form but are present in sewage influent and effluent as the free steroid, the major source of estrogenic activity observed in water courses. The fate of sulfate and glucuronide conjugated st... Read More about Fate of conjugated natural and synthetic steroid estrogens in crude sewage and activated sludge batch studies.

Information Fusion for Anomaly Detection with the Dendritic Cell Algorithm (2009)
Journal Article
Greensmith, J., Aickelin, U., & Tedesco, G. (2010). Information Fusion for Anomaly Detection with the Dendritic Cell Algorithm. Information Fusion, 11(1), 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2009.04.006

Dendritic cells are antigen presenting cells that provide a vital link between the innate and adaptive immune system, providing the initial detection of pathogenic invaders. Research into this family of cells has revealed that they perform informati... Read More about Information Fusion for Anomaly Detection with the Dendritic Cell Algorithm.

The cytoskeletal scaffold Shank3 is recruited to pathogen-induced actin rearrangements (2009)
Journal Article
Huett, A., Leong, J. M., Podolsky, D. K., & Xavier, R. J. (2009). The cytoskeletal scaffold Shank3 is recruited to pathogen-induced actin rearrangements. Experimental Cell Research, 315(12), 2001-2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.04.003

The common gastrointestinal pathogens enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and Salmonella typhimurium both reorganize the gut epithelial cell actin cytoskeleton to mediate pathogenesis, utilizing mimicry of the host signaling apparatus. The PDZ d... Read More about The cytoskeletal scaffold Shank3 is recruited to pathogen-induced actin rearrangements.

Sediment resuspension and erosion by vortex rings (2009)
Journal Article
Munro, R. J., Bethke, N., & Dalziel, S. B. (in press). Sediment resuspension and erosion by vortex rings. Physics of Fluids, 21(4), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3083318

Particle resuspension and erosion induced by a vortex ringinteracting with a sediment layer was investigated experimentally using flow visualization (particle image velocimetry), high-speed video, and a recently developed light attenuation method for... Read More about Sediment resuspension and erosion by vortex rings.

Supporting the design of network-spanning applications (2009)
Book Chapter
Rennick Egglestone, S., Boucher, A., Rodden, T., Law, A., Humble, J., Greenhalgh, C., & Greenberg, S. (2009). Supporting the design of network-spanning applications. In D. R. Olsen, K. Hinckley, M. R. Morris, & S. Hudson (Eds.), CHI EA '09: proceedings of the 27th international conference extended abstracts on human factors in computing systems. ACM Press

In this case study, we describe our use of ECT, a tool intended to simplify the design and development of network-spanning applications. We have used ECT throughout the course of a two-year collaboration, which has involved individuals with exper... Read More about Supporting the design of network-spanning applications.

A novel hybrid yeast-human network analysis reveals an essential role for FNBP1L in antibacterial autophagy (2009)
Journal Article
Huett, A., Ng, A., Cao, Z., Kuballa, P., Komatsu, M., Daly, M. J., …Xavier, R. J. (2009). A novel hybrid yeast-human network analysis reveals an essential role for FNBP1L in antibacterial autophagy. Journal of Immunology, 182(8), 4917-4930. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.0803050

Autophagy is a conserved cellular process required for the removal of defective organelles, protein aggregates, and intracellular pathogens. We used a network analysis strategy to identify novel human autophagy components based upon the yeast interac... Read More about A novel hybrid yeast-human network analysis reveals an essential role for FNBP1L in antibacterial autophagy.

FFT-based estimation of large motions in images: a robust gradient-based approach (2009)
Conference Proceeding
Tzimiropoulos, G., Argyriou, V., & Stathaki, T. (2009). FFT-based estimation of large motions in images: a robust gradient-based approach.

A fast and robust gradient-based motion estimation technique which operates in the frequency domain is presented. The algorithm combines the natural advantages of a good feature selection offered by gradient-based methods with the robustness and spee... Read More about FFT-based estimation of large motions in images: a robust gradient-based approach.

Localisation of the e-Educator module: the Malaysian experience (2009)
Journal Article
Thang, S. M., & Joyes, G. (2009). Localisation of the e-Educator module: the Malaysian experience. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 10(2),

The University of Nottingham, UK and Beijing Foreign Studies University, China developed a module for training tutors of online learners - one that could be adapted for use in a variety of contexts. The module was piloted at the School of Distance Ed... Read More about Localisation of the e-Educator module: the Malaysian experience.