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Excited states from range-separated density-functional perturbation theory (2015)
Journal Article
Rebolini, E., Toulouse, J., Teale, A. M., Helgaker, T., & Savin, A. (2015). Excited states from range-separated density-functional perturbation theory. Molecular Physics, 113(13-14), 1740-1749. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2015.1011248

We explore the possibility of calculating electronic excited states by using perturbation theory along a range-separated adiabatic connection. Starting from the energies of a partially interacting Hamiltonian, a first-order correction is defined with... Read More about Excited states from range-separated density-functional perturbation theory.

Leaf energy balance modelling as a tool to infer habitat preference in the early angiosperms (2015)
Journal Article
Lee, A. P., Upchurch, G., Murchie, E. H., & Lomax, B. H. (2015). Leaf energy balance modelling as a tool to infer habitat preference in the early angiosperms. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1803), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.3052

Despite more than a century of research, some key aspects of habitat preference and ecology of the earliest angiosperms remain poorly constrained. Proposed growth ecology has varied from opportunistic weedy species growing in full sun to slow-growing... Read More about Leaf energy balance modelling as a tool to infer habitat preference in the early angiosperms.

Increasing children’s physical activity through a teaching-assistant led extracurricular intervention: process evaluation of the action 3:30 randomised feasibility trial (2015)
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Jago, R., Sebire, S., Davies, B., Wood, L., Banfield, K., Edwards, M. J., …Fox, K. (2015). Increasing children’s physical activity through a teaching-assistant led extracurricular intervention: process evaluation of the action 3:30 randomised feasibility trial. BMC Public Health, 15(156), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1501-3

Background Many children do not engage in recommended levels of physical activity (PA), highlighting the need to find ways to increase children’s PA. Process evaluations play an important role in improving the science of randomised controlled trials... Read More about Increasing children’s physical activity through a teaching-assistant led extracurricular intervention: process evaluation of the action 3:30 randomised feasibility trial.

Sanov and central limit theorems for output statistics of quantum Markov chains (2015)
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Horssen, M. V., & Gu??, M. (2015). Sanov and central limit theorems for output statistics of quantum Markov chains. Journal of Mathematical Physics, 56(2), Article 022109. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4907995

In this paper, we consider the statistics of repeated measurements on the output of a quantum Markov chain. We establish a large deviations result analogous to Sanov’s theorem for the multi-site empirical measure associated to finite sequences of con... Read More about Sanov and central limit theorems for output statistics of quantum Markov chains.

Quantum dot labelling of adenovirus allows for highly sensitive single cell flow and imaging cytometry (2015)
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Herod, M. R., Pineda, R. G., Mautner, V., & Onion, D. (2015). Quantum dot labelling of adenovirus allows for highly sensitive single cell flow and imaging cytometry. Small, 11(7), https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201401885

A quantum dot method for highly efficient labelling of single adenoviral particles is developed. The technique has no impact on viral fitness and allows the imaging and tracking of virus binding and internalisation events using a variety of technique... Read More about Quantum dot labelling of adenovirus allows for highly sensitive single cell flow and imaging cytometry.

Investigating the impact of varying the number of distributed energy resources on controlling the power flow within a microgrid (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Fazeli, A., Sumner, M., Johnson, C. M., & Christopher, E. (2015). Investigating the impact of varying the number of distributed energy resources on controlling the power flow within a microgrid.

The electrification of heat and transport in addition to integration of intermittent renewable resources into the existing electricity network is expected to occur in near future. Such a transformation is expected to force the operation of the electr... Read More about Investigating the impact of varying the number of distributed energy resources on controlling the power flow within a microgrid.

A novel stochastic modelling approach for electric vehicle charging power and energy requirements (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Fazeli, A., Johnson, C. M., Sumner, M., & Christopher, E. (2015). A novel stochastic modelling approach for electric vehicle charging power and energy requirements.

Electrification of heat and transport in addition to integration of intermittent renewable resources into the existing electricity network is expected to occur in near future. Such a transformation is expected to force the operation of the electricit... Read More about A novel stochastic modelling approach for electric vehicle charging power and energy requirements.

Antidepressant use and risk of suicide and attempted suicide or self harm in people aged 20 to 64: cohort study using a primary care database (2015)
Journal Article
Coupland, C., Hill, T., Morriss, R., Arthur, A., Moore, M., & Hippisley-Cox, J. (2015). Antidepressant use and risk of suicide and attempted suicide or self harm in people aged 20 to 64: cohort study using a primary care database. BMJ, 350(7996), Article h517. https://doi.org/10.1136/BMJ.h517

© BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2015. Objective To assess the associations between different antidepressant treatments and the rates of suicide and attempted suicide or self harm in people with depression. Design Cohort study. Setting Patients registered... Read More about Antidepressant use and risk of suicide and attempted suicide or self harm in people aged 20 to 64: cohort study using a primary care database.

The dynamics of managing people in the diverse cultural and institutional context of Africa (2015)
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Kamoche, K., Siebers, L. Q., Mamman, A., & Newenham-Kahindi, A. (2015). The dynamics of managing people in the diverse cultural and institutional context of Africa. Personnel Review, 44(3), 408-429. doi:10.1108/PR-01-2015-0002

If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.em... Read More about The dynamics of managing people in the diverse cultural and institutional context of Africa.

Checkpoint kinase1 (CHK1) is an important biomarker in breast cancer having a role in chemotherapy response (2015)
Journal Article
Al-kaabi, M., Alshareeda, A., Jerjees, D., Muftah, A., Green, A., Alsubhi, N., …Rakha, E. (2015). Checkpoint kinase1 (CHK1) is an important biomarker in breast cancer having a role in chemotherapy response. British Journal of Cancer, 112(5), 901-911. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2014.576

Background: Checkpoint kinase1 (CHK1), which is a key component of DNA-damage-activated checkpoint signalling response, may have a role in breast cancer (BC) pathogenesis and influence response to chemotherapy. This study investigated the clinicop... Read More about Checkpoint kinase1 (CHK1) is an important biomarker in breast cancer having a role in chemotherapy response.

Scaling behavior near jamming in random sequential adsorption (2015)
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Purves, B., Reeve, L., Wattis, J. A., & Mao, Y. (2015). Scaling behavior near jamming in random sequential adsorption. Physical Review E, 91(2), Article 022118. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.91.022118

For the Random Sequential Adsorption model, we introduce the ‘availability’ as a new variable corresponding to the number of available locations in which an adsorbate can be accommodated. We investigate the relation of the availability to the coverag... Read More about Scaling behavior near jamming in random sequential adsorption.

A review of modern approaches to the hydrodynamic characterisation of polydisperse macromolecular systems in biotechnology (2015)
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Gillis, R. B., Rowe, A. J., Adams, G. G., & Harding, S. E. (2015). A review of modern approaches to the hydrodynamic characterisation of polydisperse macromolecular systems in biotechnology. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews, 30(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/02648725.2014.994870

This short review considers the range of modern techniques for the hydrodynamic characterisation of macromolecules – particularly large glycosylated systems used in the food, biopharma and healthcare industries. The range or polydispersity of molecul... Read More about A review of modern approaches to the hydrodynamic characterisation of polydisperse macromolecular systems in biotechnology.

Supramolecular nesting of cyclic polymers (2015)
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Kondratuk, D. V., Perdigão, L. M., Esmail, A. M., O'Shea, J. N., Beton, P. H., & Anderson, H. L. (2015). Supramolecular nesting of cyclic polymers. Nature Chemistry, 7(4), 317-322. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2182

Advances in template-directed synthesis make it possible to create artificial molecules with protein-like dimensions, directly from simple components. These synthetic macromolecules have a proclivity for self-organization that is reminiscent of biopo... Read More about Supramolecular nesting of cyclic polymers.

A survey-based cross-sectional study of doctors’ expectations and experiences of non-technical skills for out of hours work (2015)
Journal Article
Brown, M., Shaw, D. E., Sharples, S., Le Jeune, I., & Blakey, J. (2015). A survey-based cross-sectional study of doctors’ expectations and experiences of non-technical skills for out of hours work. BMJ Open, 5(2), Article e006102. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006102

Objectives: The skill set required for junior doctors to work efficiently and safely Out of Hours (OoH) in hospitals has not been established. This is despite the OoH period representing 75% of the year and it being the time of highest mortality. We... Read More about A survey-based cross-sectional study of doctors’ expectations and experiences of non-technical skills for out of hours work.

Perturbing a quantum gravity condensate (2015)
Journal Article
Gielen, S. (2015). Perturbing a quantum gravity condensate. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 91(4), Article 043526. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.91.043526

In a recent proposal using the group field theory approach, a spatially homogeneous (generally anisotropic) universe is described as a quantum gravity condensate of “atoms of space”, which allows the derivation of an effective cosmological Friedmann... Read More about Perturbing a quantum gravity condensate.

Entometabolomics: applications of modern analytical techniques to insect studies (2015)
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Snart, C. J., Hardy, I. C., & Barrett, D. A. (2015). Entometabolomics: applications of modern analytical techniques to insect studies. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 155(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.12281

Metabolomic analyses can reveal associations between an organism's metabolome and further aspects of its phenotypic state, an attractive prospect for many life-sciences researchers. The metabolomic approach has been employed in some, but not many, in... Read More about Entometabolomics: applications of modern analytical techniques to insect studies.

Effects of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors on VEGF165a- and VEGF165b-stimulated gene transcription in HEK-293 cells expressing human VEGFR2 (2015)
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Carter, J. J., Wheal, A. J., Hill, S. J., & Woolard, J. (2015). Effects of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors on VEGF165a- and VEGF165b-stimulated gene transcription in HEK-293 cells expressing human VEGFR2. British Journal of Pharmacology, 172(12), https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.13116

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (RTKIs) targeted at VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) have proved to be attractive approaches to cancer therapy based on their ability to reduce angiogenesis. Here we have undertaken a quantitative... Read More about Effects of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors on VEGF165a- and VEGF165b-stimulated gene transcription in HEK-293 cells expressing human VEGFR2.

Relationships, expertise, incentives, and governance: supporting care home residents' access to health care: an interview study from England (2015)
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Goodman, C., Davies, S. L., Gordon, A. L., Meyer, J., Dening, T., Gladman, J. R., …Martin, F. C. (2015). Relationships, expertise, incentives, and governance: supporting care home residents' access to health care: an interview study from England. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2015.01.072

Objectives To explore what commissioners of care, regulators, providers, and care home residents in England identify as the key mechanisms or components of different service delivery models that support the provision of National Health Service (NHS)... Read More about Relationships, expertise, incentives, and governance: supporting care home residents' access to health care: an interview study from England.

Outcome measures in randomized controlled trials of neuropathic pain conditions: a systematic review of systematic reviews and recommendations for practice (2015)
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Meeta, P., Claydon, L., Hendrick, P., Winser, S., & Baxter, G. D. (2015). Outcome measures in randomized controlled trials of neuropathic pain conditions: a systematic review of systematic reviews and recommendations for practice. Clinical Journal of Pain, 31(2), https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000088

Objectives: Neuropathic pain (NeP) is a prevalent, disabling, multi-dimensional condition with significant morbidity; however there appears to be a variable approach in the use of outcome measures in NeP trials. A search of systematic reviews of inte... Read More about Outcome measures in randomized controlled trials of neuropathic pain conditions: a systematic review of systematic reviews and recommendations for practice.