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Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1-mediated calcium responses are inhibited by the alkylamine antihistamines dexbrompheniramine and chlorpheniramine (2008)
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Sadofsky, L. R., Campi, B., Trevisani, M., Compton, S. J., & Morice, A. H. (2008). Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1-mediated calcium responses are inhibited by the alkylamine antihistamines dexbrompheniramine and chlorpheniramine. Experimental Lung Research, 34(10), 681-693. https://doi.org/10.1080/01902140802339623

American guidelines, unlike European guidelines, support the use of antihistamines as a first line of treatment for some causes of chronic cough. Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) is an ion channel activated by the tussive agents capsa... Read More about Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1-mediated calcium responses are inhibited by the alkylamine antihistamines dexbrompheniramine and chlorpheniramine.

Process characteristics and products of olive kernel high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) (2008)
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Skoulou, V., Swiderski, A., Yang, W., & Zabaniotou, A. (2009). Process characteristics and products of olive kernel high temperature steam gasification (HTSG). Bioresource technology : biomass, bioenergy, biowastes, conversion technologies, biotransformations, production technologies, 100(8), 2444-2451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2008.11.021

Exploitation of olive kernel for bioenergy production, with respect to the green house gases (GHGs) mitigation, is the main aim of this work. In this study, olive kernels were used as a solid biofuel, and high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) wa... Read More about Process characteristics and products of olive kernel high temperature steam gasification (HTSG).

The role of floodplains in attenuating contaminated sediment fluxes in formerly mined drainage basins (2008)
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Dennis, I. A., Coulthard, T. J., Brewer, P., & Macklin, M. G. (2009). The role of floodplains in attenuating contaminated sediment fluxes in formerly mined drainage basins. Earth surface processes and landforms : the journal of the British Geomorphological Research Group, 34(3), 453-466. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1762

Many upland river catchments in the UK have been historically mined for metals such as lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn), and as part of the mining process large quantities of metal contaminated sediment were released into the river system. The levels of sedim... Read More about The role of floodplains in attenuating contaminated sediment fluxes in formerly mined drainage basins.

Measurement of electro-optical parameters of a high contrast FLC film (2008)
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Karapinar, R., O'Neill, M., & Hird, M. (2009). Measurement of electro-optical parameters of a high contrast FLC film. Optics Communications, 282(7), 1345-1348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2008.12.017

We have fabricated a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) film by using a novel ferroelectric mixture. The various ferroelectric parameters such as response time, spontaneous polarization and contrast ratio of the FLC film have been measured. Experimen... Read More about Measurement of electro-optical parameters of a high contrast FLC film.

Endo180 expression with cofunctional partners MT1-MMP and uPAR-uPA is correlated with prostate cancer progression (2008)
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Kogianni, G., Walker, M. M., Waxman, J., & Sturge, J. (2009). Endo180 expression with cofunctional partners MT1-MMP and uPAR-uPA is correlated with prostate cancer progression. European Journal of Cancer, 45(4), 685-693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.023

Endo180 (CD280; MRC2; uPARAP) regulates collagen remodelling and chemotactic cell migration through cooperation with membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP), urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) and urokinase-type plasminog... Read More about Endo180 expression with cofunctional partners MT1-MMP and uPAR-uPA is correlated with prostate cancer progression.

Synthesis and crystal structures of new lanthanide hydroxyhalide anion exchange materials, Ln2(OH)5X·1.5H2O (X = Cl, Br; Ln = Y, Dy, Er, Yb) (2008)
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Poudret, L., Prior, T. J., McIntyre, L. J., & Fogg, A. M. (2008). Synthesis and crystal structures of new lanthanide hydroxyhalide anion exchange materials, Ln2(OH)5X·1.5H2O (X = Cl, Br; Ln = Y, Dy, Er, Yb). Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society, 20(24), 7447-7453. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm802301a

A family of layered lanthanide hydroxyhalide intercalation hosts, Ln 2 (OH) 5 X·1.5H 2 0 (X = Cl, Br; Ln = Y, Dy, Er, Yb), has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and their crystal structure determined. These are the first structures for t... Read More about Synthesis and crystal structures of new lanthanide hydroxyhalide anion exchange materials, Ln2(OH)5X·1.5H2O (X = Cl, Br; Ln = Y, Dy, Er, Yb).

General anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery (GALA): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (2008)
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Chetter, I. (2008). General anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery (GALA): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 372(9656), 2132-2142. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2808%2961699-2

BackgroundThe effect of carotid endarterectomy in lowering the risk of stroke ipsilateral to severe atherosclerotic carotid-artery stenosis is offset by complications during or soon after surgery. We compared surgery under general anaesthesia with th... Read More about General anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery (GALA): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

Individual differences in object and spatial imagery: personality correlates (2008)
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Vannucci, M., & Mazzoni, G. (2009). Individual differences in object and spatial imagery: personality correlates. Personality and individual differences, 46(4), 402-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.11.003

In the present study, we investigated whether individual differences in object and spatial imagery are correlated with two personality variables, fantasy proneness and dissociation. One hundred and eight undergraduates filled out the Object-Spatial I... Read More about Individual differences in object and spatial imagery: personality correlates.

Characteristics of the nucleation and growth of template-free polyaniline nanowires and fibrils (2008)
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Kemp, N. T., Cochrane, J. W., & Newbury, R. (2009). Characteristics of the nucleation and growth of template-free polyaniline nanowires and fibrils. Synthetic Metals, 159(5-6), 435-444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2008.11.001

Template-free electrochemical deposition of large arrays of uniform and oriented conducting polymer nanowires has recently been demonstrated. In this article, we build upon the key earlier findings and report new phenomena (initial formation of a 2D... Read More about Characteristics of the nucleation and growth of template-free polyaniline nanowires and fibrils.

Impact of adsorbent finishing and absorbent filming on energy exchange efficiency of an air-to-air cellulose fibre heat & mass exchanger (2008)
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Liu, S., Riffat, S., Zhao, X., & Yuan, Y. (2009). Impact of adsorbent finishing and absorbent filming on energy exchange efficiency of an air-to-air cellulose fibre heat & mass exchanger. Building and Environment, 44(9), 1803-1809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.12.004

This paper aimed to investigate the impact of two coating methods, namely solid adsorbent (CaCl 2 ) finishing and liquid absorbent (LiCl) filming, on energy (enthalpy) exchange efficiency of a cellulose fibre air-to-air heat & mass exchanger, throu... Read More about Impact of adsorbent finishing and absorbent filming on energy exchange efficiency of an air-to-air cellulose fibre heat & mass exchanger.

Fast vibrational calculation of anharmonic OH-stretch frequencies for two low-energy noradrenaline conformers (2008)
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Benoit, D. M. (2008). Fast vibrational calculation of anharmonic OH-stretch frequencies for two low-energy noradrenaline conformers. The Journal of chemical physics, 129(23), Article 234304. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3040427

We introduce a new reduced-coupling technique to accelerate direct calculations of a selected number of vibrational frequencies in large molecular systems. Our method combines the advantages of the single-to-all correlation-corrected vibrational self... Read More about Fast vibrational calculation of anharmonic OH-stretch frequencies for two low-energy noradrenaline conformers.

Gait patterns in transtibial amputee fallers vs. non-fallers: biomechanical differences during level walking (2008)
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Vanicek, N., Strike, S., McNaughton, L., & Polman, R. (2009). Gait patterns in transtibial amputee fallers vs. non-fallers: biomechanical differences during level walking. Gait and Posture, 29(3), 415-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.10.062

Transtibial amputees are at an increased risk of falling compared to age-matched, able-bodied individuals. The aim of this study was to compare the gait patterns of recent amputee fallers vs. non-fallers during level walking by investigating joint ki... Read More about Gait patterns in transtibial amputee fallers vs. non-fallers: biomechanical differences during level walking.

Geometric and non-geometric compactifications of IIB supergravity (2008)
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Reid-Edwards, R. A. (2008). Geometric and non-geometric compactifications of IIB supergravity. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2008(12), Article 043. https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2008/12/043

Complementary geometric and non-geometric consistent reductions of IIB supergravity are studied. The geometric reductions on the identified group manifold Script X = G/Γ are found to have a gauge symmetry with Lie algebroid structure, generalising th... Read More about Geometric and non-geometric compactifications of IIB supergravity.

Single ability among activities of daily living as a predictor of agitation (2008)
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Lin, L., Wu, S., Kao, C., Tzeng, Y., Watson, R., & Tang, S. (2009). Single ability among activities of daily living as a predictor of agitation. Journal of clinical nursing, 18(1), 117-123. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02367.x

Aims. The aims of this study were to investigate whether the interaction effect between restraint and functional ability, and single ability during activities of daily living can predict agitation among residents with dementia. Background. Agitated b... Read More about Single ability among activities of daily living as a predictor of agitation.

A longitudinal study of stress and psychological distress in nurses and nursing students (2008)
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Watson, R., Gardiner, E., Hogston, R., Gibson, H., Stimpson, A., Wrate, R., & Deary, I. (2009). A longitudinal study of stress and psychological distress in nurses and nursing students. Journal of clinical nursing, 18(2), 270-278. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02555.x

Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate how differences in life events and stress contribute to psychological distress in nurses and nursing students. Background. Stress is an issue for nursing students and qualified nurses leading to psycholog... Read More about A longitudinal study of stress and psychological distress in nurses and nursing students.