Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (434)

Social capital, institutional innovation and Atlantic trade before 1800 (2008)
Journal Article
Pearson, R., & Richardson, D. (2008). Social capital, institutional innovation and Atlantic trade before 1800. Business history, 50(6), 765-780. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076790802420336

The growth of the Atlantic economy during the eighteenth century has been associated with developments in business networking to mitigate the hazards of communication in long-distance trade. Such social capital-based mechanisms reduced transaction co... Read More about Social capital, institutional innovation and Atlantic trade before 1800.

A meta-analysis of impact exercise on postmenopausal bone loss: The case for mixed loading exercise programmes (2008)
Journal Article
Martyn-St James, M., & Carroll, S. (2009). A meta-analysis of impact exercise on postmenopausal bone loss: The case for mixed loading exercise programmes. British journal of sports medicine, 43(12), 898-908. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2008.052704

Objectives: To assess the effects of differing impact exercise protocols on postmenopausal bone loss at the hip and spine. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources: Electronic bibliographic databases, key journals and reference lists... Read More about A meta-analysis of impact exercise on postmenopausal bone loss: The case for mixed loading exercise programmes.

ATM activation and signaling under hypoxic conditions (2008)
Journal Article
Bencokova, Z., Kaufmann, M. R., Monteiro dos Santos Pires, I., Lecane, P. S., Giaccia, A. J., & Hammond, E. M. (2009). ATM activation and signaling under hypoxic conditions. Molecular and cellular biology, 29(2), 526-537. https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.01301-08

The ATM kinase has previously been shown to respond to the DNA damage induced by reoxygenation following hypoxia by initiating a Chk 2-dependent cell cycle arrest in the G2 phase. Here we show that ATM is both phosphorylated and active during exposur... Read More about ATM activation and signaling under hypoxic conditions.

Multi-state analysis of cognitive ability data: A piecewise-constant model and aWeibull model (2008)
Journal Article
van den Hout, A., & Matthews, F. E. (2008). Multi-state analysis of cognitive ability data: A piecewise-constant model and aWeibull model. Statistics in Medicine, 27(26), 5440-5455. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.3360

Longitudinal data can be used to estimate transition intensities between healthy and unhealthy states prior to death. When health is defined with respect to cognitive ability during old age, the trajectory of performance is either static or downward.... Read More about Multi-state analysis of cognitive ability data: A piecewise-constant model and aWeibull model.

Blocking of spatial learning between enclosure geometry and a local landmark. (2008)
Journal Article
Wilson, P. N., & Alexander, T. (2008). Blocking of spatial learning between enclosure geometry and a local landmark. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 34(6), 1369-1376. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013011

In a virtual environment, blocking of spatial learning to locate an invisible target was found reciprocally between a distinctively shaped enclosure and a local landmark within its walls. The blocking effect was significantly stronger when the shape... Read More about Blocking of spatial learning between enclosure geometry and a local landmark..

George Peele, Babská povídacka nebo též Báchorka u krbu: alžbetinský quodlibet (George Peele, The old wives tale: an Elizabethan quodlibet) (2008)
Journal Article
Drabek, P. (2008). George Peele, Babská povídacka nebo též Báchorka u krbu: alžbetinský quodlibet (George Peele, The old wives tale: an Elizabethan quodlibet). Divadelní revue, 19(4), 71 - 72

An introductory essay to the translation of the curious and problematic Elizabethan play by George Peele, The Old Wives Tale (printed in 1595). The essay elaborates the notion of the Elizabethan quodlibet, a specific theatrical genre.

Risk-sensitive antipredator behavior in the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata (2008)
Journal Article
Botham, M. S., Hayward, R. K., Morrell, L. J., Croft, D. P., Ward, J. R., Ramnarine, I., & Krause, J. (2008). Risk-sensitive antipredator behavior in the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata. Ecology, 89(11), 3174-3185. https://doi.org/10.1890/07-0490.1

The comparative approach has become a powerful tool for understanding how predation has shaped prey behavior. In this study we recorded the occurrence of common aquatic predator species and their densities in seven natural populations of Trinidadian... Read More about Risk-sensitive antipredator behavior in the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata.

Fracture of bone tissue: The 'hows' and the 'whys' (2008)
Journal Article
Gupta, H. S., & Zioupos, P. (2008). Fracture of bone tissue: The 'hows' and the 'whys'. Medical engineering & physics, 30(10), 1209-1226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.09.007

The mechanical performance of bone is of paramount importance for the quality of life we experience. The structural integrity of bone, its hierarchical structure, organisation and its physicochemical constitution, all influence its ability to withsta... Read More about Fracture of bone tissue: The 'hows' and the 'whys'.

A study of stress and burnout in nursing students in Hong Kong: a questionnaire survey (2008)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Deary, I., Thompson, D., & Li, G. (2008). A study of stress and burnout in nursing students in Hong Kong: a questionnaire survey. International journal of nursing studies, 45(10), 1534-1542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.11.003

Background: Stress in nursing students may be related to attrition from nursing programmes and lead to a shortage of nurses entering clinical careers. In addition, stress leads to psychological morbidity which may have profound adverse consequences f... Read More about A study of stress and burnout in nursing students in Hong Kong: a questionnaire survey.

Administration of depot and long-acting antipsychotic injections (2008)
Journal Article
Crowley, J., White, J., Griffiths, M., Hardy, S., Vincent, M., & Voyce, A. (2008). Administration of depot and long-acting antipsychotic injections. Mental health practice, 12(2 (supplement)), 1-12

The article discusses the use of intramuscular (IM) depot and long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication in treating patients with mental illnesses in Great Britain. It explains the need for healthcare professionals and service users to cooperat... Read More about Administration of depot and long-acting antipsychotic injections.

Reflections on the notion of post-natal depression following examination of the scoring pattern of women on the EPDS during pregnancy and in the post-natal period (2008)
Journal Article
Jomeen, J., & Martin, C. R. (2008). Reflections on the notion of post-natal depression following examination of the scoring pattern of women on the EPDS during pregnancy and in the post-natal period. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 15(8), 645-648. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01282.x

The scoring pattern of case-positive women on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was explored over the antenatal and post-natal period. Individual analysis of EPDS scores over the antenatal and post-natal period revealed a picture of dep... Read More about Reflections on the notion of post-natal depression following examination of the scoring pattern of women on the EPDS during pregnancy and in the post-natal period.

Identification of a novel, actin-rich structure, the actin nodule, in the early stages of platelet spreading (2008)
Journal Article
Calaminus, S. D. J., Thomas, S., McCarty, O. J. T., Machesky, L. M., & Watson, S. P. (2008). Identification of a novel, actin-rich structure, the actin nodule, in the early stages of platelet spreading. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 6(11), 1944-1952. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03141.x

During platelet spreading, the actin cytoskeleton undergoes marked changes, forming filopodia, lamellipodia and stress fibres. In the present study, we report the identification of a novel actin-rich structure, termed an actin nodule, which appears p... Read More about Identification of a novel, actin-rich structure, the actin nodule, in the early stages of platelet spreading.

The roles of encoding and retrieval processes in associative and categorical memory illusions (2008)
Journal Article
Dewhurst, S. A., Bould, E., Knott, L. M., & Thorley, C. (2009). The roles of encoding and retrieval processes in associative and categorical memory illusions. Journal of Memory and Language, 60(1), 154-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2008.09.002

Four experiments investigated the origin of associative and categorical memory illusions by comparing the effects of study and test associations on Deese/Roediger-McDermott (DRM) and categorized lists. Experiments 1 and 2 found that levels of false r... Read More about The roles of encoding and retrieval processes in associative and categorical memory illusions.

The widening participation agenda: the marginal place of care (2008)
Journal Article
Alsop, R., Gonzalez-Arnal, S., & Kilkey, M. (2008). The widening participation agenda: the marginal place of care. Gender and Education, 20(6), 623-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540250802215235

This paper is based upon two empirical studies, which identify care-giving responsibilities as a key mediator of mature students' - a target group within the widening participation strategy - experiences of higher education. Employing a feminist lens... Read More about The widening participation agenda: the marginal place of care.

Quality of life in patients with lower limb ischemia; revised suggestions for analysis (2008)
Journal Article
Gulati, S., Coughlin, P. A., Hatfield, J., & Chetter, I. C. (2009). Quality of life in patients with lower limb ischemia; revised suggestions for analysis. Journal of vascular surgery, 49(1), 122-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.011

Background: Quality of life (QoL) is a crucial outcome measure in patients with lower limb ischemia (LLI). The Short Form 36 (SF36) has been proposed as the gold standard instrument for generic QoL analysis in patients with LLI. The Short Form 8 (SF8... Read More about Quality of life in patients with lower limb ischemia; revised suggestions for analysis.

Movements and habitat use of wild and stocked juvenile chub, Leuciscus cephalus (L.), in a small lowland river (2008)
Journal Article
Bolland, J., COWX, I. G., & LUCAS, M. C. (2008). Movements and habitat use of wild and stocked juvenile chub, Leuciscus cephalus (L.), in a small lowland river. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 15(5-6), 401-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2008.00631.x

Stocking is a widespread management activity in inland fisheries, but the efficacy of such fishery enhancement measures is poorly understood. Radio-telemetry was used to compare the movements and habitat selection of stocked, juvenile chub, Leuciscus... Read More about Movements and habitat use of wild and stocked juvenile chub, Leuciscus cephalus (L.), in a small lowland river.

Microcracking damage and the fracture process in relation to strain rate in human cortical bone tensile failure (2008)
Journal Article
Zioupos, P., Hansen, U., & Currey, J. D. (2008). Microcracking damage and the fracture process in relation to strain rate in human cortical bone tensile failure. Journal of biomechanics, 41(14), 2932-2939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.07.025

It is difficult to define the 'physiological' mechanical properties of bone. Traumatic failures in-vivo are more likely to be orders of magnitude faster than the quasistatic tests usually employed in-vitro. We have reported recently [Hansen, U., Ziou... Read More about Microcracking damage and the fracture process in relation to strain rate in human cortical bone tensile failure.

The Declaration of London: a matter of operational capability (2008)
Journal Article
Martin, C. (2009). The Declaration of London: a matter of operational capability. Historical research : the bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, 82(218), 731-755. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.2008.00462.x

The Declaration of London (1909) has proven problematic for historians. The standard historiography has it that the first sea lord, Admiral Sir John Fisher, allowed the Declaration to be negotiated only because he intended to tear it up, along with a... Read More about The Declaration of London: a matter of operational capability.

A humid corridor across the Sahara for the migration of early modern humans out of Africa 120,000 years ago (2008)
Journal Article
Osborne, A. H., Vance, D., Rohling, E. J., Barton, N., Rogerson, M., & Fello, N. (2008). A humid corridor across the Sahara for the migration of early modern humans out of Africa 120,000 years ago. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105(43), 16444-16447. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0804472105

It is widely accepted that modern humans originated in sub-Saharan Africa ≈150-200 thousand years ago (ka), but their route of dispersal across the currently hyperarid Sahara remains controversial. Given that the first modern humans north of the Saha... Read More about A humid corridor across the Sahara for the migration of early modern humans out of Africa 120,000 years ago.