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Dance anthropology and the impact of 1930s Haiti on Katherine Dunham's scientific and artistic consciousness (2011)
Journal Article
Durkin, H. (2011). Dance anthropology and the impact of 1930s Haiti on Katherine Dunham's scientific and artistic consciousness. International Journal of Francophone Studies, 14(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1386/ijfs.14.1-2.123_1

Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) was one of the most critically and commercially successful dancers of the twentieth century. She established and ran the Katherine Dunham Dance Company, the earliest self-supporting predominantly black dance company and o... Read More about Dance anthropology and the impact of 1930s Haiti on Katherine Dunham's scientific and artistic consciousness.

High throughput proteomic analysis of the secretome in an explant model of articular cartilage inflammation (2011)
Journal Article
Clutterbuck, A. L., Smith, J. R., Allaway, D., Harris, P., Liddell, S., & Mobasheri, A. (2011). High throughput proteomic analysis of the secretome in an explant model of articular cartilage inflammation. Journal of Proteomics, 74(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2011.02.017

This study employed a targeted high-throughput proteomic approach to identify the major proteins present in the secretome of articular cartilage. Explants from equine metacarpophalangeal joints were incubated alone or with interleukin-1beta (IL-1?, 1... Read More about High throughput proteomic analysis of the secretome in an explant model of articular cartilage inflammation.

Surgeon opinion on new technologies in orthopaedic surgery (2011)
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Craven, M. P., Martin, J. L., & Crowe, J. A. (2011). Surgeon opinion on new technologies in orthopaedic surgery. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology, 35(3-4), 139-148. doi:10.3109/03091902.2011.554596

Technological advances such as computer navigation systems and robotics, includingsupport systems for minimally invasive surgery, have the potential to revolutionise howorthopaedic surgery is carried out. However uptake has so far been limited. Incre... Read More about Surgeon opinion on new technologies in orthopaedic surgery.

Discrete-time model predictive contouring control for biaxial feed drive systems and experimental verification (2011)
Journal Article
El Khalick M., A., & Uchiyama, N. (2011). Discrete-time model predictive contouring control for biaxial feed drive systems and experimental verification. Mechatronics, 21(6), 918-926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2010.11.011

In this paper we present a novel algorithm to model predictive contouring control for biaxial feed drive systems. model predictive control (MPC) refers to a class of model-based controllers that uses an explicit process model and tracking error dynam... Read More about Discrete-time model predictive contouring control for biaxial feed drive systems and experimental verification.

How healthy are our nurses?: new and registered nurses compared (2011)
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Malik, S., Blake, H., & Batt, M. (2011). How healthy are our nurses?: new and registered nurses compared. British Journal of Nursing, 20(8), (489-496). doi:10.12968/bjon.2011.20.8.489. ISSN 0966-0461

This study examined the health behaviour of nursing staff, comparing registered and pre-registered nurses in terms of their self-reported health and lifestyle behaviour. In total, 325 pre-registered nurses and 551 registered nurses, based at the same... Read More about How healthy are our nurses?: new and registered nurses compared.

QFT on homothetic Killing twist deformed curved spacetimes (2011)
Journal Article
Schenkel, A. (2011). QFT on homothetic Killing twist deformed curved spacetimes. General Relativity and Gravitation, 43, 2605–2630. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-011-1184-8

We study the quantum field theory (QFT) of a free, real, massless and curvature coupled scalar field on self-similar symmetric spacetimes, which are deformed by an abelian Drinfel'd twist constructed from a Killing and a homothetic Killing vector fie... Read More about QFT on homothetic Killing twist deformed curved spacetimes.

A method for representation of component geometry using discrete pin for reconfigurable moulds (2011)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Wang, Z., & Gindy, N. (2011). A method for representation of component geometry using discrete pin for reconfigurable moulds. Advances in Engineering Software, 42(7), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advengsoft.2011.03.004

Moulding plays a paramount role in our daily life. Traditional moulding is often dedicated and expensive. As the current market trend moves from mass production towards small batch and large variation production, the demand for a mould that can recon... Read More about A method for representation of component geometry using discrete pin for reconfigurable moulds.

The calpain system and cancer (2011)
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Storr, S. J., Carragher, N. O., Frame, M. C., Parr, T., & Martin, S. G. (2011). The calpain system and cancer. Nature Reviews Cancer, 11(5), 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrc3050

The calpains are a conserved family of cysteine proteinases that catalyse the controlled proteolysis of many specific substrates. Calpain activity is implicated in several fundamental physiological processes, including cytoskeletal remodelling, cellu... Read More about The calpain system and cancer.

An exploratory case study of Olympiad students’ attitudes towards and passion for science (2011)
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Oliver, M., & Venville, G. (2011). An exploratory case study of Olympiad students’ attitudes towards and passion for science. International Journal of Science Education, 33(16), https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2010.550654

Much is known about high school students’ attitudes towards science but there is almost no research on what passion for science might look like and how it might be manifested. This exploratory case study took advantage of a unique group of highly gif... Read More about An exploratory case study of Olympiad students’ attitudes towards and passion for science.

Automated finite element modelling of 3D woven textiles (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Zeng, X., Long, A., Clifford, M., Probst-Schendzielorz, S., & Schmitt, M. (2011). Automated finite element modelling of 3D woven textiles.

The advance of 3D fabric technology allows tailored material structure in different directions for optimised performance. 3D fabrics open up increasing applications in automotive, medical, energy and many other areas. This paper explores highly autom... Read More about Automated finite element modelling of 3D woven textiles.

Hepatitis C patient-derived glycoproteins exhibit marked differences in susceptibility to serum neutralizing antibodies: Genetic subtype defines antigenic but not neutralization serotype (2011)
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Tarr, A. W., Urbanowicz, R. A., Hamed, M. R., Albecka, A., McClure, C. P., Brown, R. J., …Ball, J. K. (2011). Hepatitis C patient-derived glycoproteins exhibit marked differences in susceptibility to serum neutralizing antibodies: Genetic subtype defines antigenic but not neutralization serotype. Journal of Virology, 85(9), 4246-4257. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01332-10

Neutralizing antibodies have a role in controlling hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. A successful vaccine will need to elicit potently neutralizing antibodies that are capable of preventing the infection of genetically diverse viral isolates. Howeve... Read More about Hepatitis C patient-derived glycoproteins exhibit marked differences in susceptibility to serum neutralizing antibodies: Genetic subtype defines antigenic but not neutralization serotype.

Recognition of the major cat allergen Fel d 1 through the cysteine-rich domain of the mannose receptor determines its allergenicity (2011)
Journal Article
Emara, M., Royer, P. J., Abbas, Z., Sewell, H. F., Gebriel Mohamed, G., Singh, S., …Ghaemmaghami, A. M. (2011). Recognition of the major cat allergen Fel d 1 through the cysteine-rich domain of the mannose receptor determines its allergenicity. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286(15), 13033-13040. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.220657

Dendritic cells are professional antigen-presenting cells that are specialized in antigen uptake and presentation. Allergy to cat has increased substantially in recent years and has been shown to be positively associated with asthma.Wehave recently s... Read More about Recognition of the major cat allergen Fel d 1 through the cysteine-rich domain of the mannose receptor determines its allergenicity.

Should treatment for Parkinson's disease start immediately on diagnosis or delayed until functional disability develops? (2011)
Journal Article
Clarke, C. E., Patel, S., Ives, N., Rick, C., Wheatley, K., & Gray, R. (2011). Should treatment for Parkinson's disease start immediately on diagnosis or delayed until functional disability develops?. Movement Disorders, 26(7), 1187-1193. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.23519

Background: Evidence from clinical trials with monoamine oxidase type B inhibitors (TEMPO, ADAGIO and DATATOP) and levodopa (ELLDOPA) suggests that Parkinson's disease patients may benefit from treatment being commenced immediately on diagnosis ra... Read More about Should treatment for Parkinson's disease start immediately on diagnosis or delayed until functional disability develops?.

Alien introgression in the grasses Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) and Festuca pratensis (meadow fescue): The development of seven monosomic substitution lines and their molecular and cytological characterization (2011)
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Harper, J., Armstead, I., Thomas, A., James, C., Gasior, D., Bisaga, M., …King, J. (2011). Alien introgression in the grasses Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) and Festuca pratensis (meadow fescue): The development of seven monosomic substitution lines and their molecular and cytological characterization. Annals of Botany, 107(8), 1313-1321. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcr083

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To address the issues associated with food security, environmental change and bioenergy in the context of crop plants, the production, identification and evaluation of novel plant phenotypes is fundamental. One of the major rout... Read More about Alien introgression in the grasses Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) and Festuca pratensis (meadow fescue): The development of seven monosomic substitution lines and their molecular and cytological characterization.

Measurements of the ultraviolet background at 4.6 < z < 6.4 using the quasar proximity effect (2011)
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(2011). Measurements of the ultraviolet background at 4.6 < z < 6.4 using the quasar proximity effect. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 412(4), 2543-2562. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18072.x

We present measurements of the ionizing ultraviolet background (UVB) at z∼ 5–6 using the quasar proximity effect. The 15 quasars in our sample cover the range 4.6 < zq < 6.4, enabling the first proximity-effect measurements of the UVB at z > 5. The m... Read More about Measurements of the ultraviolet background at 4.6 < z < 6.4 using the quasar proximity effect.

All-cause mortality in people with cirrhosis compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study (2011)
Journal Article
Fleming, K. M., Aithal, G. P., Card, T. R., & West, J. (2012). All-cause mortality in people with cirrhosis compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study. Liver International, 32(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02517.x

Background: Mortality due to cirrhosis has tripled over the last 30 years in the UK. However, we lack adequate, contemporary, population-based estimates of the excess mortality patients who are at risk compared with the general population. Aim: To d... Read More about All-cause mortality in people with cirrhosis compared with the general population: a population-based cohort study.

Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies (2011)
Journal Article
Challis, D., Hughes, J., Berzins, K., Reilly, S., Abell, J., Stewart, K., & Bowns, I. (2011). Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 16(1_suppl), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1258/jhsrp.2010.010078

Objectives: Our aim was to describe the current provision of case management arrangements in primary care for people with long-term conditions in England and identify the extent and nature of self-care support services within it. Methods: Cross-secti... Read More about Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies.