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Gene expression analysis of diagnostic biopsies predicts pathological response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy of esophageal cancer (2009)
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Maher, S. G., Gillham, C. M., Duggan, S. P., Smyth, P. C., Miller, N., Muldoon, C., …Reynolds, J. V. (2009). Gene expression analysis of diagnostic biopsies predicts pathological response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy of esophageal cancer. Annals of Surgery, 250(5), 729-737. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181bce7e1

OBJECTIVE:This study explored gene expression differences in predicting response to chemoradiotherapy in esophageal cancer. PURPOSE:A major pathological response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation is observed in about 40% of esophageal cancer patients and... Read More about Gene expression analysis of diagnostic biopsies predicts pathological response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy of esophageal cancer.

Endovascular repair of common iliac artery ureteral fistula (2009)
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Salloum, W., Chetter, I., Ettles, D., & Simms, M. (2009). Endovascular repair of common iliac artery ureteral fistula. British Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology, 2(6), 245-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjmsu.2009.02.002

A single-channel telemetric intramedullary nail for in vivo measurement of fracture healing (2009)
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Wilson, D. J., Morgan, R. L., Hesselden, K. L., Dodd, J. R., Janna, S. W., & Fagan, M. J. (2009). A single-channel telemetric intramedullary nail for in vivo measurement of fracture healing. Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 23(10), 702-709. https://doi.org/10.1097/bot.0b013e3181b01c49

Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a single-channel telemetric intramedullary nail that measures anterior-posterior bending strains and determine whether these forces decrease sigmoidally when normalized to the ground reaction forc... Read More about A single-channel telemetric intramedullary nail for in vivo measurement of fracture healing.

Parliamentary functions portrayed on European parliaments' websites (2009)
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Leston-Bandeira, C. (2009). Parliamentary functions portrayed on European parliaments' websites. Revista de Sociologia e Política, 17(34), 13-27. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-44782009000300003

This article uses data from a pilot study on the websites of 15 parliaments in Europe to identify which parliamentary functions are portrayed on these websites. The pilot study undertook a contents analysis focused on four parliamentary functions: le... Read More about Parliamentary functions portrayed on European parliaments' websites.

A review of the literature on the impact of renal cancer therapy on quality of life (2009)
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Bird, J., & Hayter, M. (2009). A review of the literature on the impact of renal cancer therapy on quality of life. Journal of clinical nursing, 18(20), 2783-2800. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02875.x

The press gang: naval impressment and its opponents in Georgian Britain. By Nicholas Rogers. New York: Continuum, 2008 (2009)
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Starkey, D. (2009). The press gang: naval impressment and its opponents in Georgian Britain. By Nicholas Rogers. New York: Continuum, 2008. Journal of Military History, 73(4), 1327 - 1328

Selection on life-history traits and genetic population divergence in rotifers (2009)
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Campillo, S., GarcÍa-Roger, E. M., Carmona, M. J., Gomez, A., & Serra, M. (2009). Selection on life-history traits and genetic population divergence in rotifers. Journal of evolutionary biology, 22(12), 2542-2553. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01871.x

A combination of founder effects and local adaptation - the Monopolization hypothesis - has been proposed to reconcile the strong population differentiation of zooplankton dwelling in ponds and lakes and their high dispersal abilities. The role genet... Read More about Selection on life-history traits and genetic population divergence in rotifers.

Discussion on: "Structural Analysis of the Partial State and Input Observability for Structured Linear Systems. Application to Distributed Systems" (2009)
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Hou, M. (2009). Discussion on: "Structural Analysis of the Partial State and Input Observability for Structured Linear Systems. Application to Distributed Systems". European journal of control / EUCA, European Control Association, 15(5), 517-518. https://doi.org/10.3166/ejc.15.517-522

The creation of equals (2009)
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Burwood, S. (2009). The creation of equals. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 43(4), 485-506. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9752.2009.00723.x

Karl Jaspers argued that academics must be prepared to accept, perhaps even to welcome, the fact that most students 'will learn next to nothing' from a university education. In this paper I shall argue that, while Jaspers' model is unpersuasive as an... Read More about The creation of equals.

Relating developments in children's counterfactual thinking and executive functions (2009)
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Beck, S. R., Riggs, K. J., & Gorniak, S. L. (2009). Relating developments in children's counterfactual thinking and executive functions. Thinking and Reasoning, 15(4), 337-354. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546780903135904

The performance of 93 children aged 3 and 4 years on a battery of different counterfactual tasks was assessed. Three measures: short causal chains, location change counterfactual conditionals, and false syllogisms—but not a fourth, long causal chains... Read More about Relating developments in children's counterfactual thinking and executive functions.

The faith closet (2009)
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Humphrey, C. (2009). The faith closet. Journal of practice teaching and learning, 8(3), 7-27. https://doi.org/10.1921/146066909X478271

This article is based upon research with student social workers and their educators which foregrounded the personal-professional interface in becoming a social worker.  Faith was an explicit dimension of this research project insofar as an interest i... Read More about The faith closet.

What influences the uptake of information to prevent skin cancer? A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research (2009)
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Garside, R., Pearson, M., & Moxham, T. (2010). What influences the uptake of information to prevent skin cancer? A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research. Health education research, 25(1), 162-182. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyp060

Skin cancer is an increasing problem in Europe, America and Australasia, although largely preventable by avoiding excessive ultraviolet (UV) exposure. This paper presents the findings of a systematic review of qualitative research about the preventio... Read More about What influences the uptake of information to prevent skin cancer? A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research.

Dissent in a party-based parliament: The Portuguese case (2009)
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Leston-Bandeira, C. (2009). Dissent in a party-based parliament: The Portuguese case. Party Politics, 15(6), 695-713. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068809334556

With a focus on the Portuguese case, this article shows how MPs express disagreement with their parties in a highly cohesive and party-dominated parliament. We review the features that explain why the Portuguese institutional framework reinforces par... Read More about Dissent in a party-based parliament: The Portuguese case.

Dying old in the 21st century: A neglected issue for social work (2009)
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Holloway, M. (2009). Dying old in the 21st century: A neglected issue for social work. International Social Work, 52(6), 713-725. doi:10.1177/0020872809342640

Dying in old age has become the majority dying of the developed world, yet older people are routinely denied palliative care, their dying characterized by failure to facilitate choice and recognize their needs. Social workers in all settings should e... Read More about Dying old in the 21st century: A neglected issue for social work.

Lack of diastolic reserve in patients with heart failure and normal ejection fraction (2009)
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Chattopadhyay, S., Alamgir, M. F., Nikitin, N. P., Rigby, A. S., Clark, A. L., & Cleland, J. G. F. (2010). Lack of diastolic reserve in patients with heart failure and normal ejection fraction. Circulation. Heart failure, 3(1), 35-43. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.108.824888

Background-The genesis of symptoms in patients with heart failure (HF) and normal ejection fraction (HFNEF) is unclear. Most investigations of HFNEF have focused on cardiac function at rest although most of these patients are breathless only on exerc... Read More about Lack of diastolic reserve in patients with heart failure and normal ejection fraction.

Synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerisation behaviour of vanadium(iv and v) complexes bearing chelating aryloxides (2009)
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Homden, D., Redshaw, C., Warford, L., Hughes, D. L., Wright, J. A., Dale, S. H., & Elsegood, M. R. (2009). Synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerisation behaviour of vanadium(iv and v) complexes bearing chelating aryloxides. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 8900-8910. https://doi.org/10.1039/b901810g

The reaction of [V(Np-tolyl)Cl3] with the sulfur-bridged diphenol ligand 2,2′-thiobis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol), {2,2′-S[4,6-(t-Bu)2C6H2OH]2} (LSH2) afforded the complexes [V(LS)2] (1) and [VOCl 3(MeCN)2][H3Np-tolyl] (2). Complex 2 could also be prepa... Read More about Synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerisation behaviour of vanadium(iv and v) complexes bearing chelating aryloxides.

A mechanistic study of the low pressure pyrolysis of linear siloxanes (2009)
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Almond, M. J., Becerra, R., Bowes, S. J., Cannady, J. P., Ogden, J. S., Young, N. A., & Walsh, R. (2009). A mechanistic study of the low pressure pyrolysis of linear siloxanes. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 11(40), 9259-9267. https://doi.org/10.1039/b910549b

Matrix isolation IR spectroscopy has been used to study the vacuum pyrolysis of 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (L1), 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethyltrisiloxane (L2) and 3H,5H-octamethyltetrasiloxane (L3) at ca. 1000 K in a flow reactor at low pressures. The hy... Read More about A mechanistic study of the low pressure pyrolysis of linear siloxanes.

Data growth, the new order of information manipulation and consequences for the AML/ATF domains (2009)
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Demetis, D. S. (2009). Data growth, the new order of information manipulation and consequences for the AML/ATF domains. Journal of Money Laundering Control, 12(4), 353-370. https://doi.org/10.1108/13685200910996056

© 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to deconstruct the problem of data growth as a complex contemporary phenomenon and discuss its implications for the domains of anti‐money laundering (AML) and anti‐terroris... Read More about Data growth, the new order of information manipulation and consequences for the AML/ATF domains.

What does having a fertility problem mean to couples? (2009)
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Glover, L., McLellan, A., & Weaver, S. M. (2009). What does having a fertility problem mean to couples?. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 27(4), 401-418. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830903190896

The meaning of fertility problems for couples and how partners differed in their appraisals of their fertility problems were the main areas of interest in this research. Ten couples recruited via an infertility clinic took part in semi-structured int... Read More about What does having a fertility problem mean to couples?.

Inversion of 'dry water' to aqueous foam on addition of surfactant (2009)
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Johnson, A. J., Rodrigues, J. A., & Binks, B. P. (2010). Inversion of 'dry water' to aqueous foam on addition of surfactant. Soft matter, 6(1), 126-135. https://doi.org/10.1039/b914706c

Addition of charged surfactant to mixtures of air, water and hydrophobic silica nanoparticles under high shear induces transitional phase inversion from a water-in-air powder to an air-in-water foam. Optical and electron microscopy reveal the non-sph... Read More about Inversion of 'dry water' to aqueous foam on addition of surfactant.