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Finite element modelling of squirrel, guinea pig and rat skulls: using geometric morphometrics to assess sensitivity. (2011)
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Cox, P. G., Fagan, M. J., Rayfield, E. J., & Jeffery, N. (2011). Finite element modelling of squirrel, guinea pig and rat skulls: using geometric morphometrics to assess sensitivity. Journal of anatomy, 219(6), 696-709. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01436.x

Rodents are defined by a uniquely specialized dentition and a highly complex arrangement of jaw-closing muscles. Finite element analysis (FEA) is an ideal technique to investigate the biomechanical implications of these specializations, but it is ess... Read More about Finite element modelling of squirrel, guinea pig and rat skulls: using geometric morphometrics to assess sensitivity..

Microarray analysis of the astrocyte transcriptome in the aging brain: Relationship to Alzheimer's pathology and APOE genotype (2011)
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Simpson, J. E., Ince, P. G., Shaw, P. J., Heath, P. R., Raman, R., Garwood, C. J., …Wharton, S. B. (2011). Microarray analysis of the astrocyte transcriptome in the aging brain: Relationship to Alzheimer's pathology and APOE genotype. Neurobiology of Aging, 32(10), 1795-1807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.04.013

Astrocytes contribute to a variety of functions in the brain, including homeostasis, synapse formation, plasticity, and metabolism. Astrocyte dysfunction may disrupt their normal role, including neuronal support, thereby contributing to neurodegenera... Read More about Microarray analysis of the astrocyte transcriptome in the aging brain: Relationship to Alzheimer's pathology and APOE genotype.

Modification of nanofibrous carbon morphology under effect of laser ablation (2011)
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Kuvshinov, G. G., Krutskii, Y. L., Chukanov, I. S., Orishich, A. M., Afonin, Y. V., Zaikovskii, V. I., & Kuvshinov, D. G. (2011). Modification of nanofibrous carbon morphology under effect of laser ablation. Nanotechnologies in Russia, 6(9-10), 607-612. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995078011050107

This paper presents the results of studies of carbon nanostructures obtained by the laser ablation of a nanofibrous carbon formed in the process of a catalytic decomposition of hydrocarbons in the presence of high-percentage catalysts containing the... Read More about Modification of nanofibrous carbon morphology under effect of laser ablation.

Chemometric Study on the Forensic Discrimination of Soil Types Using Their Infrared Spectral Characteristics (2011)
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Baron, M., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J., Croxton, R., Gonzalez, R., & Jimenez-Perez, R. (2011). Chemometric Study on the Forensic Discrimination of Soil Types Using Their Infrared Spectral Characteristics. Applied Spectroscopy, 65(10), 1151-1161. https://doi.org/10.1366/10-06197

Soil has been utilized in criminal investigations for some time because of its prevalence and transferability. It is usually the physical characteristics that are studied; however, the research carried out here aims to make use of the chemical profil... Read More about Chemometric Study on the Forensic Discrimination of Soil Types Using Their Infrared Spectral Characteristics.

Freelancing in the kingdom: Filipino migrant domestic workers crafting agency in Saudi Arabia (2011)
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Johnson, M. (2011). Freelancing in the kingdom: Filipino migrant domestic workers crafting agency in Saudi Arabia. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 20(3-4), 459-478. https://doi.org/10.1177/011719681102000310

This paper examines how Muslim Filipino domestic workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia creatively assert agency and solicit recognition despite their precarious position in that country. One way that they do so is by leaving their legal employers to... Read More about Freelancing in the kingdom: Filipino migrant domestic workers crafting agency in Saudi Arabia.

Management science methodologies in environmental management and sustainability: discourses and applications (2011)
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Paucar-Caceres, A., & Espinosa, A. (2011). Management science methodologies in environmental management and sustainability: discourses and applications. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 62(9), 1601-1620. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2010.110

This paper investigates and discusses the use of systemic methodologies (SMs) developed in management science/operational research (MS/OR), in particular, those SM that have been informing the complexity inherent in environmental management and susta... Read More about Management science methodologies in environmental management and sustainability: discourses and applications.

Fighting hate and bigotry on the Internet (2011)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2011). Fighting hate and bigotry on the Internet. Policy and Internet, 3(3), 89-114. https://doi.org/10.2202/1944-2866.1059

Hate speech is a specific type of online content that is designed to threaten certain groups publicly and act as propaganda for offline organizations. Hate groups use websites for sharing ideology, propaganda, link to similar sites, recruit new conve... Read More about Fighting hate and bigotry on the Internet.

A new framework for viewing the philosophy, principles and practice of systems science (2011)
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Wilby, J. (2011). A new framework for viewing the philosophy, principles and practice of systems science. Systems research and behavioral science, 28(5), 437-442. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.1135

In this essay, a new framework for viewing the philosophy, principles and practice of systems science is proposed for furthering research and practice into transdisciplinary forms of intervention. This new framework reveals the effect of the interact... Read More about A new framework for viewing the philosophy, principles and practice of systems science.

Microfluidic platforms for performing surface-based clinical assays (2011)
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Tarn, M. D., & Pamme, N. (2011). Microfluidic platforms for performing surface-based clinical assays. Expert review of molecular diagnostics, 11(7), 711-720. https://doi.org/10.1586/ERM.11.59

The need for fast, specific and portable diagnostic systems for clinical assays has, in recent years, led to an explosion of research into microfluidic chip-based immunoassays towards rapid point-of-care analysis. Such devices exploit small dimension... Read More about Microfluidic platforms for performing surface-based clinical assays.

Managing the marine environment: is the DPSIR framework holistic enough? (2011)
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Atkins, J. P., Gregory, A. J., Burdon, D., & Elliott, M. (2011). Managing the marine environment: is the DPSIR framework holistic enough?. Systems research and behavioral science, 28(5), 497-508. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.1111

Ever increasing and diverse use of the marine environment and consequent impacts on marine life, habitats and landscapes make prominent the need for policy and policy-making procedures that promote resilience and sustainability. In this paper, we foc... Read More about Managing the marine environment: is the DPSIR framework holistic enough?.

Induction and decay of short-term heat acclimation in moderately and highly trained athletes (2011)
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Garrett, A. T., Rehrer, N. J., & Patterson, M. J. (2011). Induction and decay of short-term heat acclimation in moderately and highly trained athletes. Sports medicine, 41(9), 757-771. https://doi.org/10.2165/11587320-000000000-00000

A rethinking of current heat-acclimation strategies is required as most research and advice for improving physiological strain in the heat includes maintaining hydration using long-term acclimation protocols (>10 days). Furthermore, these strategies... Read More about Induction and decay of short-term heat acclimation in moderately and highly trained athletes.

Proprioceptive drift without illusions of ownership for rotated hands in the "rubber hand illusion" paradigm (2011)
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Holle, H., McLatchie, N., Maurer, S., & Ward, J. (2011). Proprioceptive drift without illusions of ownership for rotated hands in the "rubber hand illusion" paradigm. Cognitive neuroscience, 2(3-4), 171-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/17588928.2011.603828

The rubber hand illusion is one reliable way to experimentally manipulate the experience of body ownership. However, debate continues about the necessary and sufficient conditions eliciting the illusion. We measured proprioceptive drift and the subje... Read More about Proprioceptive drift without illusions of ownership for rotated hands in the "rubber hand illusion" paradigm.

The reliability of assigning individuals to cognitive states using the Mini Mental-State Examination: A population-based prospective cohort study (2011)
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Marioni, R. E., Chatfield, M., Brayne, C., & Matthews, F. E. (2011). The reliability of assigning individuals to cognitive states using the Mini Mental-State Examination: A population-based prospective cohort study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-11-127

Background: Previous investigations of test re-test reliability of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) have used correlations and statistics such as Cronbach's to assess consistency. In practice, the MMSE is usually used to group individuals int... Read More about The reliability of assigning individuals to cognitive states using the Mini Mental-State Examination: A population-based prospective cohort study.

Charge modified cowpea mosaic virus particles for templated mineralization (2011)
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Aljabali, A. A. A., Barclay, J. E., Cespedes, O., Rashid, A., Staniland, S. S., Lomonossoff, G. P., & Evans, D. J. (2011). Charge modified cowpea mosaic virus particles for templated mineralization. Advanced Functional Materials, 21(21), 4137-4142. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201101048

Surface charge modification of wild-type Cowpea mosaic virus, a plant virus, is sufficient to promote the templated mineralization of metal and metal oxide. Surface negative charge is increased by the chemical introduction of succinamate on surface l... Read More about Charge modified cowpea mosaic virus particles for templated mineralization.

Seeds in farmland food-webs: Resource importance, distribution and the impacts of farm management (2011)
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Pocock, M. J., Evans, D. M., Brooks, J., & Memmott, J. (2011). Seeds in farmland food-webs: Resource importance, distribution and the impacts of farm management. Biological Conservation, 144(12), 2941-2950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.08.013

Whilst considerable research effort in Europe has linked agricultural intensification with dramaticdeclines of seed-feeding birds, surprisingly little is known about the wider importance of seeds in animalfood-webs. Moreover, understanding the dynami... Read More about Seeds in farmland food-webs: Resource importance, distribution and the impacts of farm management.

Educational Research and Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Edited by D. Hartas (2011)
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Lowing, K. (2011). Educational Research and Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Edited by D. Hartas. British journal of educational studies, 59(3), 350-351. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2011.611285

First paragraph: The main target audience of this text is that of students who are researching within the field of education at British universities. One of the main concerns of the text is to find an appropriate equilibrium between conveying to its... Read More about Educational Research and Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Edited by D. Hartas.

Early life stages of fishes as indicators of estuarine ecosystem health (2011)
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Ramos, S., Amorim, E., Elliott, M., Cabral, H., & Bordalo, A. A. (2012). Early life stages of fishes as indicators of estuarine ecosystem health. Ecological Indicators, 19, 172-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.024

A major goal of current environmental policies is to preserve or return areas to a good ecological status, which should be assessed at the ecosystem level, using several biological elements, together with physical, chemical and pollution elements. Th... Read More about Early life stages of fishes as indicators of estuarine ecosystem health.

Chronic cough and esomeprazole: A double-blind placebo-controlled parallel study (2011)
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Faruqi, S., Molyneux, I. D., Fathi, H., Wright, C., Thompson, R., & Morice, A. H. (2011). Chronic cough and esomeprazole: A double-blind placebo-controlled parallel study. Respirology : official journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, 16(7), 1150-1156. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.02014.x

Background and objective: Gastro-oesophageal reflux has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic cough. Guidelines on management suggest a therapeutic trial of anti-reflux medication. Esomeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor licensed for the lon... Read More about Chronic cough and esomeprazole: A double-blind placebo-controlled parallel study.

Characterisation, kinetics and modelling of gasification of poultry manure and litter: An overview (2011)
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Font-Palma, C. (2012). Characterisation, kinetics and modelling of gasification of poultry manure and litter: An overview. Energy Conversion and Management, 53(1), 92-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2011.08.017

Environmental implications of the disposal of waste from the poultry industry have created the need for proper waste management. As a result, poultry litter has been proposed as a potential fuel candidate for thermal conversion technologies since it... Read More about Characterisation, kinetics and modelling of gasification of poultry manure and litter: An overview.