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Managing learning trajectories: the case of 14-19 mathematics (2011)
Journal Article
Noyes, A., & Sealey, P. (2011). Managing learning trajectories: the case of 14-19 mathematics. Educational Review, 63(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2010.534768

In this paper we explore how mathematics department leaders manage curriculum (what is taught), teaching (how it is taught) and learner progression (what results) for 14-19 year olds. The background to the study is a range of national, and internati... Read More about Managing learning trajectories: the case of 14-19 mathematics.

On symmetries of crystals with defects related to a class of solvable groups (S1) (2011)
Journal Article
Nicks, R., & Parry, G. P. (2012). On symmetries of crystals with defects related to a class of solvable groups (S1). Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 17(6), 631-651. https://doi.org/10.1177/1081286511427485

We consider distributions of dislocations in continuum models of crystals which are such that the corresponding dislocation density tensor relates to a particular class of solvable Lie group, and discrete structures which are embedded in these crysta... Read More about On symmetries of crystals with defects related to a class of solvable groups (S1).

Tabu assisted guided local search approaches for freight service network design (2011)
Journal Article
Bai, R., Kendall, G., Qu, R., & Atkin, J. A. (2012). Tabu assisted guided local search approaches for freight service network design. Information Sciences, 189, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2011.11.028

The service network design problem (SNDP) is a core problem in freight transportation. It involves the determination of the most cost-effective transportation network and the character- istics of the corresponding services, subject to various constra... Read More about Tabu assisted guided local search approaches for freight service network design.

Differences in the pattern and regulation of mineral deposition in human cell lines of osteogenic and non-osteogenic origin (2011)
Journal Article
Rashidi, H., Strohbuecker, S., Jackson, L., Kalra, S., Blake, A. J., France, L., …Sottile, V. (2011). Differences in the pattern and regulation of mineral deposition in human cell lines of osteogenic and non-osteogenic origin. Cells Tissues Organs, 195(6), https://doi.org/10.1159/000329861

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are widely used as a cellular model of bone formation, and can mineralize in vitro in response to osteogenic medium (OM). It is unclear, however, whether this property is specific to cells of mesenchy... Read More about Differences in the pattern and regulation of mineral deposition in human cell lines of osteogenic and non-osteogenic origin.

S1P1 receptor subtype inhibits demyelination and regulates chemokine release in cerebellar slice cultures (2011)
Journal Article
Sheridan, G. K., & Dev, K. K. (2012). S1P1 receptor subtype inhibits demyelination and regulates chemokine release in cerebellar slice cultures. Glia, 60(3), 382-392. https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.22272

Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors (S1PRs) are drug targets for the compound FTY720, which is the first oral therapy developed for treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. S1PRs play a variety of functional roles in the differentiation, pr... Read More about S1P1 receptor subtype inhibits demyelination and regulates chemokine release in cerebellar slice cultures.

Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom? (2011)
Journal Article
Netten, A., Jones, K., Knapp, M., Fernandez, J. L., Challis, D., Glendinning, C., …Wilberforce, M. (2012). Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom?. British Journal of Social Work, 42(8), 1556-1573. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcr159

In England, 'personal budgets' are being implemented at a time of financial austerity. They are part of a growing trend internationally to give users of publicly funded social care and support more choice and control. In the individual budgets' (IB)... Read More about Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom?.

Applied utility and the auto-ethnographic short story: persuasions for, and illustrations of, writing critical social science (2011)
Journal Article
Gilbourne, D., Jones, R., & Jordan, S. (2014). Applied utility and the auto-ethnographic short story: persuasions for, and illustrations of, writing critical social science. Sport, Education and Society, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2011.632405

In some quarters it is argued that, narrative researchers might be classified as being either storyanalysts or storytellers. They go on to suggest that one feature of storytellers is that they undertake a form of analysis as the process of writing un... Read More about Applied utility and the auto-ethnographic short story: persuasions for, and illustrations of, writing critical social science.

A thematic analysis of patient communication in Parkinson's disease online support group discussion forums (2011)
Journal Article
Attard, A., & Coulson, N. S. (2012). A thematic analysis of patient communication in Parkinson's disease online support group discussion forums. Computers in Human Behavior, 28(2), 500-506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2011.10.022

Online support groups have become a popular source of information, advice and support for individuals living with a range of health conditions. However, research has not commonly focused on patients living with Parkinson's disease and their use of on... Read More about A thematic analysis of patient communication in Parkinson's disease online support group discussion forums.

The willingness of patients presenting with advanced glaucoma to participate in a trial comparing primary medical vs primary surgical treatment (2011)
Journal Article
Leighton, P., Lonsdale, A. J., Tildsley, J., & King, A. J. (2012). The willingness of patients presenting with advanced glaucoma to participate in a trial comparing primary medical vs primary surgical treatment. Eye, 26(2), 300-306. doi:10.1038/eye.2011.279

Aim The aim of this study is to examine the attitudes of patients, who presented with advanced glaucoma in at least one eye, to participation in a randomised prospective trial comparing primary medical treatment with primary surgical treatment for a... Read More about The willingness of patients presenting with advanced glaucoma to participate in a trial comparing primary medical vs primary surgical treatment.

Combining classical and molecular approaches elaborates on the complexity of mechanisms underpinning anterior regeneration (2011)
Journal Article
Evans, D. J., Owlarn, S., Romero, B. T., Chen, C., & Aboobaker, A. A. (2011). Combining classical and molecular approaches elaborates on the complexity of mechanisms underpinning anterior regeneration. PLoS ONE, 6(11), Article e27927. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027927

The current model of planarian anterior regeneration evokes the establishment of low levels of Wnt signalling at anterior wounds, promoting anterior polarity and subsequent elaboration of anterior fate through the action of the TALE class homeodomain... Read More about Combining classical and molecular approaches elaborates on the complexity of mechanisms underpinning anterior regeneration.

Predicting Phenolic Acid Absorption in Caco-2 Cells: A Theoretical Permeability Model and Mechanistic Study (2011)
Journal Article
Farrell, T. L., Poquet, L., Dew, T. P., Barber, S., & Williamson, G. (2012). Predicting Phenolic Acid Absorption in Caco-2 Cells: A Theoretical Permeability Model and Mechanistic Study. Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 40(2), 397-406. https://doi.org/10.1124/dmd.111.041665

There is a considerable need to rationalize the membrane permeability and mechanism of transport for potential nutraceuticals. The aim of this investigation was to develop a theoretical permeability equation, based on a reported descriptive absorptio... Read More about Predicting Phenolic Acid Absorption in Caco-2 Cells: A Theoretical Permeability Model and Mechanistic Study.

Modelling Reactive and Proactive Behaviour in Simulation: A Case Study in a University Organisation (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Abdul Majid, M., Siebers, P., & Aickelin, U. (2011). Modelling Reactive and Proactive Behaviour in Simulation: A Case Study in a University Organisation. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2829269

Simulation is a well established what-if scenario analysis tool in Operational Research (OR). While traditionally Discrete Event Simulation (DES) and System Dynamics Simulation (SDS) are the predominant simulation techniques in OR, a new simulation t... Read More about Modelling Reactive and Proactive Behaviour in Simulation: A Case Study in a University Organisation.

Fluctuations in the open time of synaptic channels: an application to noise analysis based on charge (2011)
Journal Article
Feldwisch-Drentrup, H., Barrett, A. B., Smith, M. T., & van Rossum, M. C. (2012). Fluctuations in the open time of synaptic channels: an application to noise analysis based on charge. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 210(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.11.004

Synaptic channels are stochastic devices. Even recording from large ensembles of channels, the fluctuations, described by Markov transition matrices, can be used to extract single channel properties. Here we study fluctuations in the open time of cha... Read More about Fluctuations in the open time of synaptic channels: an application to noise analysis based on charge.

Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera (2011)
Journal Article
Patel, R., Achamfuo-Yeboah, S., Light, R., & Clark, M. (2011). Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera. Optics Express, 19(24), https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.024546

In this paper a method of taking widefield heterodyne inter- ferograms using a prototype modulated light camera is described. This custom CMOS modulated light camera (MLC) uses analogue quadrature demodulation at each pixel to output the phase and am... Read More about Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera.

Publicity, punishment and protection: the role(s) of adverse publicity in consumer policy (2011)
Journal Article
Cartwright, P. (2012). Publicity, punishment and protection: the role(s) of adverse publicity in consumer policy. Legal Studies, 32(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-121X.2011.00212.x

This paper argues that adverse publicity can fulfil two crucial roles in consumer protection law and policy. First, it can operate as an effective regulatory sanction in its own right; secondly it can play a vital role in helping consumers to exert m... Read More about Publicity, punishment and protection: the role(s) of adverse publicity in consumer policy.

Objective assessment of blood and lymphatic vessel invasion and association with macrophage infiltration in cutaneous melanoma (2011)
Journal Article
Storr, S. J., Safuan, S., Mitra, A., Elliott, F., Walker, C., Vasko, M. J., …Martin, S. G. (2011). Objective assessment of blood and lymphatic vessel invasion and association with macrophage infiltration in cutaneous melanoma. Modern Pathology, 25(4), https://doi.org/10.1038/modpathol.2011.182

The aims of this study were to investigate the role of vascular invasion (blood and lymphatic), vessel density and the presence of tumour-associated macrophages as prognostic markers in 202 cutaneous melanoma patients. Sections of primary melanoma we... Read More about Objective assessment of blood and lymphatic vessel invasion and association with macrophage infiltration in cutaneous melanoma.

A thermal improvement technique for phase windings of electrical machines (2011)
Journal Article
Galea, M., Gerada, C., Raminosa, T., & Wheeler, P. (2012). A thermal improvement technique for phase windings of electrical machines. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 48(1), https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2011.2175470

In electrical machines, a higher torque/force density can usually be achieved by increasing the current density in the windings. However, the resulting increase in copper losses leads to higher temperatures in the coils, especially in the centre of t... Read More about A thermal improvement technique for phase windings of electrical machines.

Dendritic spine dynamics regulate the long-term stability of synaptic plasticity (2011)
Journal Article
O'Donnell, C., Nolan, M. F., & van Rossum, M. C. (2011). Dendritic spine dynamics regulate the long-term stability of synaptic plasticity. Journal of Neuroscience, 31(45), https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2520-11.2011

Long-term synaptic plasticity requires postsynaptic influx of Ca²⁺ and is accompanied by changes in dendritic spine size. Unless Ca²⁺ influx mechanisms and spine volume scale proportionally, changes in spine size will modify spine Ca²⁺ concentrations... Read More about Dendritic spine dynamics regulate the long-term stability of synaptic plasticity.