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The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: Final data release and cosmological results (2012)
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Parkinson, D., Riemer-Sørensen, S., Blake, C., Poole, G. B., Davis, T. M., Brough, S., …Yee, H. K. (2012). The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: Final data release and cosmological results. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 86(10), Article 103518. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.86.103518

This paper presents cosmological results from the final data release of the WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey. We perform full analyses of different cosmological models using the WiggleZ power spectra measured at z=0.22, 0.41, 0.60, and 0.78, combined with... Read More about The WiggleZ Dark Energy Survey: Final data release and cosmological results.

Novel antitussive strategies (2012)
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Morjaria, J. B., Dickinson, R. S., & Morice, A. H. (2013). Novel antitussive strategies. Drug Discovery Today, 18(7-8), 380-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2012.11.004

Acute and chronic cough represent one of the most common symptoms of medical importance but effective pharmacotherapy is, to all intents and purposes, absent. Numerous initiatives targeting the recently discovered tussive pathways are in progress. He... Read More about Novel antitussive strategies.

Enhanced binding of tissue factor-microparticles to collagen-IV and fibronectin leads to increased tissue factor activity in vitro (2012)
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Ettelaie, C., Collier, M. E. W., Mei, M. P., Xiao, Y. P., & Maraveyas, A. (2013). Enhanced binding of tissue factor-microparticles to collagen-IV and fibronectin leads to increased tissue factor activity in vitro. Thrombosis and haemostasis, 109(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH12-05-0279

The role of tissue factor (TF)-containing microparticles in clot propagation has been established, but the ability of circulating microparticles to initiate coagulation has been disputed. However, TF-bearing microparticles, particularly endothelial-m... Read More about Enhanced binding of tissue factor-microparticles to collagen-IV and fibronectin leads to increased tissue factor activity in vitro.

Expert evidence, judicial reasoning, and the family courts information pilot (2012)
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Ward, T. (2012). Expert evidence, judicial reasoning, and the family courts information pilot. Journal of Law and Society, 39(4), 515-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2012.00598.x

The Family Courts Information Pilot made a modest step towards open justice in Children Act cases by publishing 160 judgments of the County Courts and Family Proceedings Courts. This article focuses on the reasoning about expert evidence in the judge... Read More about Expert evidence, judicial reasoning, and the family courts information pilot.

Legitimacy in legacy: a discussion paper of historical scholarship published in theJournal of Advanced Nursing, 1976-2011 (2012)
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Fealy, G., Kelly, J., & Watson, R. (2013). Legitimacy in legacy: a discussion paper of historical scholarship published in theJournal of Advanced Nursing, 1976-2011. Journal of advanced nursing, 69(8), 1881-1894. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12048

AimsThis paper presents a discussion of historical scholarship published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing.BackgroundThe Journal of Advanced Nursing provides a forum for disseminating high-quality research and scholarship. For over 35years, scholars... Read More about Legitimacy in legacy: a discussion paper of historical scholarship published in theJournal of Advanced Nursing, 1976-2011.

Flow requirements of non-salmonids (2012)
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Cowx, I. G., Noble, R. A., Nunn, A. D., Bolland, J., Walton, S., Peirson, G., & Harvey, J. P. (2012). Flow requirements of non-salmonids. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 19(6), 548-556. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12017

Research into the relationships between non-salmonid fish population dynamics and discharge is in its infancy compared with salmonids, thus compromising the ability to manage flows in rivers and maintain ecological status. This study reviews the pote... Read More about Flow requirements of non-salmonids.

Influence of the degree of fluorination on the behaviour of silica particles at air–oil surfaces (2012)
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Binks, B. P., & Tyowua, A. T. (2012). Influence of the degree of fluorination on the behaviour of silica particles at air–oil surfaces. Soft matter, 9(3), 834-845. https://doi.org/10.1039/C2SM27395K

We study the behaviour of fumed silica particles coated to different extents with a perfluoro-alkoxysilane in mixtures of air and liquid, for liquids ranging from non-polar hydrocarbons and polar oils to glycerol and water. Comparisons are made with... Read More about Influence of the degree of fluorination on the behaviour of silica particles at air–oil surfaces.

Effect of PTFE loading of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells running at high-efficiency operating conditions (2012)
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Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D. B., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2013). Effect of PTFE loading of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells running at high-efficiency operating conditions. International journal of energy research, 37(13), 1592-1599. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.2968

In this paper, the effects of microporous layer (MPL) addition and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) loading of gas diffusion layers (GDLs) on the overall performance of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell have been investigated. The focus was on fue... Read More about Effect of PTFE loading of gas diffusion layers on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells running at high-efficiency operating conditions.

Neural basis of contagious itch and why some people are more prone to it (2012)
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Holle, H., Warne, K., Seth, A. K., Critchley, H. D., & Ward, J. (2012). Neural basis of contagious itch and why some people are more prone to it. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(48), 19816-19821. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1216160109

Watching someone scratch himself can induce feelings of itchiness in the perceiver. This provides a unique opportunity to characterize the neural basis of subjective experiences of itch, independent of changes in peripheral inputs. In this study, we... Read More about Neural basis of contagious itch and why some people are more prone to it.

Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Estimating galaxy group masses via caustic analysis (2012)
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Alpaslan, M., Robotham, A. S., Driver, S., Norberg, P., Peacock, J. A., Baldry, I., …Pimbblet, K. (2012). Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Estimating galaxy group masses via caustic analysis. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 426(4), 2832-2846. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21020.x

We have generated complementary halo mass estimates for all the groups in the Galaxy And Mass Assembly Galaxy Group Catalogue (GAMA G 3 Cv1) using a modified caustic mass estimation algorithm, originally developed by Diaferio & Geller. We calibrate... Read More about Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Estimating galaxy group masses via caustic analysis.

Shear punching of a Ti-based bulk metallic glass (2012)
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Huang, Y., Wang, D., Fan, H., Sun, J., Shen, J., & Mi, J. (2013). Shear punching of a Ti-based bulk metallic glass. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 561, 220-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2012.11.022

In the paper, the deformation of Ti40Zr25Ni3Cu12Be20 bulk metallic glass plate subjected to shear punching has been studied. The fractured surface of the punch-out disks consists of three characteristic zones, namely the deformation band, the fractur... Read More about Shear punching of a Ti-based bulk metallic glass.

Food restriction reverses the hyper-muscular phenotype and force generation capacity deficit of the myostatin null mouse (2012)
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Matsakas, A., Romanello, V., Sartori, R., Masiero, E., Macharia, R., Otto, A., …Patel, K. (2013). Food restriction reverses the hyper-muscular phenotype and force generation capacity deficit of the myostatin null mouse. International journal of sports medicine, 34(3), 223-231. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1312605

Food restriction has a great impact on skeletal muscle mass by inducing muscle protein breakdown to provide substrates for energy production through gluconeogenesis. Genetic models of hyper-muscularity interfere with the normal balance between protei... Read More about Food restriction reverses the hyper-muscular phenotype and force generation capacity deficit of the myostatin null mouse.

Properties of the 15 February 2011 Flare Seismic Sources (2012)
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Zharkov, S., Green, L. M., Matthews, S. A., & Zharkova, V. V. (2013). Properties of the 15 February 2011 Flare Seismic Sources. Solar Physics, 284(2), 315-327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-012-0169-4

The first near-side X-class flare of Solar Cycle 24 occurred in February 2011 (SOL2011-02-05T01:55) and produced a very strong seismic response in the photosphere. One sunquake was reported by Kosovichev (Astrophys. J. Lett. 734, L15, 2011), followed... Read More about Properties of the 15 February 2011 Flare Seismic Sources.

Towards a sociology of 10–12 year olds? Emerging methodological issues in the ‘new’ social studies of childhood (2012)
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McNamee, S., & Seymour, J. (2013). Towards a sociology of 10–12 year olds? Emerging methodological issues in the ‘new’ social studies of childhood. Childhood, 20(2), 156-168. https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568212461037

This article reports on an analysis of 320 empirical research articles published between 1993 and 2010 in three of the leading ‘childhood’ journals. The study looked to establish the potential samples used in accounts of empirical research studies wi... Read More about Towards a sociology of 10–12 year olds? Emerging methodological issues in the ‘new’ social studies of childhood.

Values, priorities and responses: Comparing English headteachers' and Hong Kong principals' perceptions of their work (2012)
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Bottery, M., Ngai, G., Wong, P. M., & Wong, P. H. (2013). Values, priorities and responses: Comparing English headteachers' and Hong Kong principals' perceptions of their work. School Leadership and Management, 33(1), 43-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2012.740798

This article investigates the perceptions of English headteachers and Hong Kong principals on the kinds of pressures that they believed affected the way they did their job, and in particular the degree to which they felt their governments were affect... Read More about Values, priorities and responses: Comparing English headteachers' and Hong Kong principals' perceptions of their work.

The Head and Neck Anatomy of Sea Turtles (Cryptodira: Chelonioidea) and Skull Shape in Testudines (2012)
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Jones, M. E., Werneburg, I., Curtis, N., Penrose, R., O'Higgins, P., Fagan, M. J., & Evans, S. E. (2012). The Head and Neck Anatomy of Sea Turtles (Cryptodira: Chelonioidea) and Skull Shape in Testudines. PLoS ONE, 7(11), Article e47852. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047852

Background: Sea turtles (Chelonoidea) are a charismatic group of marine reptiles that occupy a range of important ecological roles. However, the diversity and evolution of their feeding anatomy remain incompletely known. Methodology/Principal Finding... Read More about The Head and Neck Anatomy of Sea Turtles (Cryptodira: Chelonioidea) and Skull Shape in Testudines.

Co-gasification of crude glycerol with lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced syngas production (2012)
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Skoulou, V. K., & Zabaniotou, A. A. (2013). Co-gasification of crude glycerol with lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced syngas production. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 99, 110-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2012.10.015

The present work concerns the co-gasification of crude glycerol (CG), a by-product of biodiesel industry, with locally available lignocellulosic biomass aiming at the production of syngas and further promotion of power production in dedicated bioener... Read More about Co-gasification of crude glycerol with lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced syngas production.

Exploring the psychological processes underlying touch: lessons from the Alexander Technique (2012)
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Jones, T., & Glover, L. (2014). Exploring the psychological processes underlying touch: lessons from the Alexander Technique. Clinical psychology and psychotherapy : an international journal of theory & practice, 21(2), 140-153. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.1824

The experience of touch is significant; both in its positive implications and in how it attracts caution and controversy. Accordingly, physical contact within psychological therapy has been shown to improve well-being and the therapeutic relationship... Read More about Exploring the psychological processes underlying touch: lessons from the Alexander Technique.