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Towards a trustee model? Parliamentary representation in the internet era: The Portuguese case (2011)
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Leston-Bandeira, C. (2012). Towards a trustee model? Parliamentary representation in the internet era: The Portuguese case. Parliamentary affairs, 65(2), 425-447. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsr036

This article considers whether new media have shifted the focus and style of parliamentary representation in Portugal. The Portuguese case is an interesting one to look at because it has been characterised by a strong responsible party model and very... Read More about Towards a trustee model? Parliamentary representation in the internet era: The Portuguese case.

A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF HIGH-RISK SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (2011)
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Uchudi, J., Mostazir, M., & Magadi, M. (2012). A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF HIGH-RISK SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. Journal of biosocial science, 44(3), 289-311. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932011000654

A number of authors have identified multiple concurrent sexual partnerships by both men and women to lie at the root of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. This study applies multilevel models to Demographic and Health Survey data collected... Read More about A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF HIGH-RISK SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

Using an ethical model to manage patient-soldier confidentiality when medical treatment for post traumatic stress disorder is refused (2011)
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Kelly, J. C. (2011). Using an ethical model to manage patient-soldier confidentiality when medical treatment for post traumatic stress disorder is refused. Online journal of health ethics, 7(2), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.18785/ojhe.0702.08

This paper reviews the ethical tensions and the dual loyalty conflict between following military orders and professional codes of conduct. All competent patients have a right to refuse medical treatment. However, maintaining confidentiality is not an... Read More about Using an ethical model to manage patient-soldier confidentiality when medical treatment for post traumatic stress disorder is refused.

Incentive or habit learning in amphibians? (2011)
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Muzio, R. N., Pistone Creydt, V., Iurman, M., Rinaldi, M. A., Sirani, B., & Papini, M. R. (2011). Incentive or habit learning in amphibians?. PLoS ONE, 6(11), Article e25798. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025798

Toads (Rhinella arenarum) received training with a novel incentive procedure involving access to solutions of different NaCl concentrations. In Experiment 1, instrumental behavior and weight variation data confirmed that such solutions yield incentiv... Read More about Incentive or habit learning in amphibians?.

Comparative study of the performance of the M-cycle counter-flow and cross-flow heat exchangers for indirect evaporative cooling - Paving the path toward sustainable cooling of buildings (2011)
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Zhan, C., Duan, Z., Zhao, X., Smith, S., Jin, H., & Riffat, S. (2011). Comparative study of the performance of the M-cycle counter-flow and cross-flow heat exchangers for indirect evaporative cooling - Paving the path toward sustainable cooling of buildings. Energy, 36(12), 6790-6805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2011.10.019

This paper provides a comparative study of the performance of cross-flow and counter-flow M-cycle heat exchangers for dew point cooling. It is recognised that evaporative cooling systems offer a low energy alternative to conventional air conditioning... Read More about Comparative study of the performance of the M-cycle counter-flow and cross-flow heat exchangers for indirect evaporative cooling - Paving the path toward sustainable cooling of buildings.

Assessing spin-component-scaled second-order Møller-plesset theory using anharmonic frequencies (2011)
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Domin, D., & Benoit, D. M. (2011). Assessing spin-component-scaled second-order Møller-plesset theory using anharmonic frequencies. Chemphyschem, 12(17), 3383-3391. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201100499

Four common parametrisations of spin-component-scaled second-order Møller–Plesset (MP2) theory are benchmarked by calculating the anharmonic vibrational frequencies of a test suite consisting of eighteen diatomic and five small molecules. Of the four... Read More about Assessing spin-component-scaled second-order Møller-plesset theory using anharmonic frequencies.

Alterations in the blood brain barrier in ageing cerebral cortex in relationship to Alzheimer-type pathology: A study in the MRC-CFAS population neuropathology cohort (2011)
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Viggars, A. P., Wharton, S. B., Simpson, J. E., Matthews, F. E., Brayne, C., Savva, G. M., …Ince, P. G. (2011). Alterations in the blood brain barrier in ageing cerebral cortex in relationship to Alzheimer-type pathology: A study in the MRC-CFAS population neuropathology cohort. Neuroscience letters, 505(1), 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2011.09.049

Impairment of the blood brain barrier (BBB) in human brain ageing and its relationship to Alzheimer-type pathology remains poorly defined. We have investigated the BBB in temporal cortex of brain donations from a population-representative sample of 9... Read More about Alterations in the blood brain barrier in ageing cerebral cortex in relationship to Alzheimer-type pathology: A study in the MRC-CFAS population neuropathology cohort.

Synthesis and characterization of dialkylaluminum amidates and their ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (2011)
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Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Cao, J., Wang, L., Pan, Y., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2011). Synthesis and characterization of dialkylaluminum amidates and their ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone. Organometallics, 30(22), 6253-6261. https://doi.org/10.1021/om2008343

The stoichiometric reactions of N-(2-methylquinolin-8-yl) (R)amides (L1-L8; L1, R = Ph; L2, R = p-FPh; L3, R = p-ClPh; L4, R = p-(MeO)Ph; L5, R = o-MePh; L6, R = p-MePh; L7, R = Me; L8, R = CF3) with Me3Al afforded the corresponding dimethylaluminum... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of dialkylaluminum amidates and their ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone.

Nidicolous tadpoles rather than direct development in Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis (2011)
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Randrianiaina, R. D., Wollenberg, K. C., Hiobiarilanto, T. R., Strauß, A., Glos, J., & Vences, M. (2011). Nidicolous tadpoles rather than direct development in Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis. Journal of Natural History, 45(47-48), 2871-2900. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2011.596952

Frogs in the genus Gephyromantis from Madagascar were assumed to have a direct developmental mode, i.e. the complete embryonic and larval development within the egg, but recently free-swimming, exotrophic tadpoles of a few species have been found. He... Read More about Nidicolous tadpoles rather than direct development in Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis.

Integrated DNA extraction and amplification using electrokinetic pumping in a microfluidic device (2011)
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Parton, J., Birch, C., Kemp, C., Haswell, S. J., Pamme, N., & Shaw, K. J. (2012). Integrated DNA extraction and amplification using electrokinetic pumping in a microfluidic device. Analytical Methods, 4(1), 96-100. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1ay05552f

An integrated system employing anion exchange for the extraction of DNA from biological samples prior to polymerase chain reaction DNA amplification has been developed, based on microfluidic methodology utilising electrokinetic pumping. In this syste... Read More about Integrated DNA extraction and amplification using electrokinetic pumping in a microfluidic device.

Asthma length of stay in hospitals in London 2001-2006: demographic, diagnostic and temporal factors (2011)
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Soyiri, I. N., Reidpath, D. D., & Sarran, C. (2011). Asthma length of stay in hospitals in London 2001-2006: demographic, diagnostic and temporal factors. PLoS ONE, 6(11), Article e27184. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027184

Asthma is a condition of significant public health concern associated with morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation. This study identifies key determinants of length of stay (LOS) associated with asthma-related hospital admissions in London, a... Read More about Asthma length of stay in hospitals in London 2001-2006: demographic, diagnostic and temporal factors.

The earliest evidence for anatomically modern humans in northwestern Europe (2011)
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Higham, T., Compton, T., Stringer, C., Jacobi, R., Shapiro, B., Trinkaus, E., …Fagan, M. (2011). The earliest evidence for anatomically modern humans in northwestern Europe. Nature, 479(7374), 521-524. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10484

The earliest anatomically modern humans in Europe are thought to have appeared around 43,000-42,000 calendar years before present (43-42 kyr cal BP), by association with Aurignacian sites and lithic assemblages assumed to have been made by modern hum... Read More about The earliest evidence for anatomically modern humans in northwestern Europe.

What are the costs and benefits of biodiversity recovery in a highly polluted estuary? (2011)
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Pascual, M., Borja, A., Franco, J., Burdon, D., Atkins, J. P., & Elliott, M. (2012). What are the costs and benefits of biodiversity recovery in a highly polluted estuary?. Water Research, 46(1), 205-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.053

Biodiversity recovery measures have often been ignored when dealing with the restoration of degraded aquatic systems. Furthermore, biological valuation methods have been applied only spatially in previous studies, and not jointly on a temporal and sp... Read More about What are the costs and benefits of biodiversity recovery in a highly polluted estuary?.

Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective?: A systematic review protocol (2011)
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Pearson, M., Jones-Hughes, T., Whear, R., Cooper, C., Peters, J., Evans, E., & Depledge, M. (2011). Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective?: A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence, 1(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/2047-2382-1-1

© 2011 Pearson et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background: Chronic arsenic pollution is now recognised as a worldwide problem, with 21 countries experiencing arsenic groundwater contamination. It is a particularly important issue in developing co... Read More about Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective?: A systematic review protocol.

Serum proteomic profiling reveals that pretreatment complement protein levels are predictive of esophageal cancer patient response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation (2011)
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Maher, S. G., McDowell, D. T., Collins, B. C., Muldoon, C., Gallagher, W. M., & Reynolds, J. V. (2011). Serum proteomic profiling reveals that pretreatment complement protein levels are predictive of esophageal cancer patient response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Annals of Surgery, 254(5), 809-816. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0b013e31823699f2

OBJECTIVE: To identify serum-based biomarkers predicting response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (neo-CRT) in esophageal cancer. PURPOSE: Increasingly, the standard of care for esophageal cancer involves neo-CRT followed by surgery. The identificat... Read More about Serum proteomic profiling reveals that pretreatment complement protein levels are predictive of esophageal cancer patient response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation.

Dynamic nuclear polarization-enhanced solid-state NMR of a 13C-labeled signal peptide bound to lipid-reconstituted sec translocon (2011)
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Reggie, L., Lopez, J. J., Collinson, I., Glaubitz, C., & Lorch, M. (2011). Dynamic nuclear polarization-enhanced solid-state NMR of a 13C-labeled signal peptide bound to lipid-reconstituted sec translocon. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(47), 19084-19086. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja209378h

Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) has made it possible to record 2D double-quantum-filtered (DQF) solid-state NMR (ssNMR) spectra of a signal peptide bound to a lipid-reconstituted SecYEG translocon complex. The small quantity of peptide in the sampl... Read More about Dynamic nuclear polarization-enhanced solid-state NMR of a 13C-labeled signal peptide bound to lipid-reconstituted sec translocon.

Controlled silanization of silica nanoparticles to stabilize foams, climbing films, and liquid marbles (2011)
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Fletcher, P. D. I., & Holt, B. L. (2011). Controlled silanization of silica nanoparticles to stabilize foams, climbing films, and liquid marbles. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 27(21), 12869-12876. https://doi.org/10.1021/la2028725

We describe a method for the synthesis of multigram amounts of silica nanoparticles which are controllably hydrophobized to different extents using a room temperature vapor phase silanization process. The extent of hydrophobization of the particles c... Read More about Controlled silanization of silica nanoparticles to stabilize foams, climbing films, and liquid marbles.

Banging on open doors? Stakeholder dialogue and the challenge of business engagement for UK NGOs (2011)
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Burchell, J., & Cook, J. (2011). Banging on open doors? Stakeholder dialogue and the challenge of business engagement for UK NGOs. Environmental Politics, 20(6), 918-937. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2011.617176

In recent years, increased pressure from civil society and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has heightened the need for companies to engage with their critics. As the notion of corporate social responsibility has come to the fore in the business... Read More about Banging on open doors? Stakeholder dialogue and the challenge of business engagement for UK NGOs.

Symptom burden and quality of life in patients with malignant fungating wounds (2011)
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Lo, S., Hayter, M., Hu, W., Tai, C., Hsu, M., & Li, Y. (2012). Symptom burden and quality of life in patients with malignant fungating wounds. Journal of advanced nursing, 68(6), 1312-1321. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05839.x

Aim.  This study describes the relationship between symptoms and quality of life in patients with malignant fungating wounds. Background.  Malignant fungating wounds are complex wounds that can bleed, become malodorous due to infection and are pai... Read More about Symptom burden and quality of life in patients with malignant fungating wounds.

Patients' needs following colorectal cancer diagnosis: where does primary care fit in? (2011)
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Browne, S., Dowie, A., Mitchell, E. D., Wyke, S., Ziebland, S., Campbell, N., & Macleod, U. (2011). Patients' needs following colorectal cancer diagnosis: where does primary care fit in?. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 61(592), e692 - e699. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp11x606582

Background Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK. Patients with colorectal cancer spend most of their time in the community, but the role of primary care in their management and follow-up is unclear. Aim To explore colorectal ca... Read More about Patients' needs following colorectal cancer diagnosis: where does primary care fit in?.