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Stress appraisals, coping, and coping effectiveness among international cross-country runners during training and competition (2009)
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Nicholls, A. R., Levy, A. R., Grice, A., & Polman, R. C. J. (2009). Stress appraisals, coping, and coping effectiveness among international cross-country runners during training and competition. European journal of sport science : the official journal of the European College of Sport Science, 9(5), 285-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461390902836049

The aims of this study were to explore: (a) stressors (including intensity of the feelings that the appraisal of each stressor generated and control of the stressor) and coping strategies on training and competition days; (b) the relationship between... Read More about Stress appraisals, coping, and coping effectiveness among international cross-country runners during training and competition.

Immobilized anthraquinone for redox mediation of horseradish peroxidase for hydrogen peroxide sensing (2009)
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Dou, Y., Haswell, S., Greenman, J., & Wadhawan, J. (2009). Immobilized anthraquinone for redox mediation of horseradish peroxidase for hydrogen peroxide sensing. Electrochemistry communications, 11(10), 1976-1981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2009.08.032

The detection of hydrogen peroxide is detailed using horseradish peroxidase and anthraquinone. Both species are immobilized on a glassy carbon electrode substrate. This dual immobilization gives rise to lower detection limits compared with the situat... Read More about Immobilized anthraquinone for redox mediation of horseradish peroxidase for hydrogen peroxide sensing.

Mobile magnetic particles as solid-supports for rapid surface-based bioanalysis in continuous flow (2009)
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Peyman, S. A., Iles, A., & Pamme, N. (2009). Mobile magnetic particles as solid-supports for rapid surface-based bioanalysis in continuous flow. Lab on a chip, 9(21), 3110-3117. https://doi.org/10.1039/b904724g

An extremely versatile microfluidic device is demonstrated in which multi-step (bio) chemical procedures can be performed in continuous flow. The system operates by generating several co-laminar flow streams, which contain reagents for specific (bio)... Read More about Mobile magnetic particles as solid-supports for rapid surface-based bioanalysis in continuous flow.

Development and validation of risk score for predicting positive repeat prostate biopsy in patients with a previous negative biopsy in a UK population (2009)
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Rochester, M. A., Pashayan, N., Matthews, F., Doble, A., & McLoughlin, J. (2009). Development and validation of risk score for predicting positive repeat prostate biopsy in patients with a previous negative biopsy in a UK population. BMC Urology, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2490-9-7

Background. Little evidence is available to determine which patients should undergo repeat biopsy after initial benign extended core biopsy (ECB). Attempts have been made to reduce the frequency of negative repeat biopsies using PSA kinetics, density... Read More about Development and validation of risk score for predicting positive repeat prostate biopsy in patients with a previous negative biopsy in a UK population.

Two related lithium calixarene complexes, [p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene(OMe) (OH)2(OLi)]2·4MeCN and {p-tert-butyl-calix[4] arene(OH)2(OLi)[OLi(NCMe)2]}2·8MeCN, determined using synchrotron radiation (2009)
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Lee, D. S., Elsegood, M. R., Redshaw, C., & Zhan, S. (2009). Two related lithium calixarene complexes, [p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene(OMe) (OH)2(OLi)]2·4MeCN and {p-tert-butyl-calix[4] arene(OH)2(OLi)[OLi(NCMe)2]}2·8MeCN, determined using synchrotron radiation. Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, 65(8), m291-m295. https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270109025311

The crystal structures of acetonitrile solvates of two related lithium calixarene complexes have been determined by low-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation. Bis(μ-5,11,17,23-tetra-tert- butyl-26,28-dihydr-oxy-25-m... Read More about Two related lithium calixarene complexes, [p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene(OMe) (OH)2(OLi)]2·4MeCN and {p-tert-butyl-calix[4] arene(OH)2(OLi)[OLi(NCMe)2]}2·8MeCN, determined using synchrotron radiation.

The wicked and complex in education: developing a transdisciplinary perspective for policy formulation, implementation and professional practice (2009)
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Bore, A., & Wright, N. (2009). The wicked and complex in education: developing a transdisciplinary perspective for policy formulation, implementation and professional practice. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 35(3), 241-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607470903091286

The concept of 'wicked issues', originally developed in the field of urban planning, has been taken up by design educators, architects and public health academics where the means for handling 'wicked issues' has been developed through 'reflective pra... Read More about The wicked and complex in education: developing a transdisciplinary perspective for policy formulation, implementation and professional practice.

Novel multifunctional micro-ampoules for structuring and encapsulation (2009)
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Campbell, A. L., Stoyanov, S. D., & Paunov, V. N. (2009). Novel multifunctional micro-ampoules for structuring and encapsulation. Chemphyschem, 10(15), 2599-2602. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.200900317

Micro-ampoules: A novel method for the scalable fabrication of micro-rodcapsules made from edible materials is described. The capsules closely resemble ampoules by having multiple compartments loaded with oils (see picture). Such novel micro-ampoules... Read More about Novel multifunctional micro-ampoules for structuring and encapsulation.

Quality assurance in flexible sigmoidoscopy: Medical and nonmedical endoscopists (2009)
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Maslekar, S., Waudby, P., Avery, G., Monson, J. R. T., & Duthie, G. S. (2010). Quality assurance in flexible sigmoidoscopy: Medical and nonmedical endoscopists. Surgical Endoscopy, 24(1), 89-93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0553-9

Purpose: The clinical assessment of position in colon and hence completion during flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) is believed to be inaccurate. The technique of applying endomucosal clips with follow-up X-ray has previously been used for establishing com... Read More about Quality assurance in flexible sigmoidoscopy: Medical and nonmedical endoscopists.

Exploring older women's citizenship: understanding the impact of migration in later life (2009)
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Cook, J. (2010). Exploring older women's citizenship: understanding the impact of migration in later life. Ageing and Society, 30(2), 253-273. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X09990195

Research on the ways in which having been an international migrant in later life shapes the welfare needs, preferences and expectations of non-native older people in rich countries is in its infancy, for both the ageing and migration fields have been... Read More about Exploring older women's citizenship: understanding the impact of migration in later life.

Remembering the past and imagining the future: Differences in event specificity of spontaneously generated thought (2009)
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Anderson, R. J., & Dewhurst, S. A. (2009). Remembering the past and imagining the future: Differences in event specificity of spontaneously generated thought. Memory, 17(4), 367-373. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210902751669

A growing interest has emerged in the role that autobiographical memory retrieval plays in simulation of future events. Cognitive explorations in this domain have generally relied on cue word paradigms with instructions to develop specific (relating... Read More about Remembering the past and imagining the future: Differences in event specificity of spontaneously generated thought.

Patterns of brain activity during a semantic task differentiate normal aging from early Alzheimer's disease (2009)
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McGeown, W. J., Shanks, M. F., Forbes-McKay, K. E., & Venneri, A. (2009). Patterns of brain activity during a semantic task differentiate normal aging from early Alzheimer's disease. Neuroimaging. Psychiatry research, 173(3), 218-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.10.005

In a study of the effects of normal and pathological aging on semantic-related brain activity, 29 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 19 controls subjects (10 young and 9 older controls) performed a version of the Pyramids and Palm Trees Test... Read More about Patterns of brain activity during a semantic task differentiate normal aging from early Alzheimer's disease.

Molecular complexity and the control of self-organising processes (2009)
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Goodby, J. W., Saez, I. M., Cowling, S. J., Gasowska, J. S., MacDonald, R. A., Sia, S., …Vaschenko, V. (2009). Molecular complexity and the control of self-organising processes. Liquid crystals, 36(6-7), 567-605. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290903146060

In this article we investigate the complexity of the molecular architectures of liquid crystals based on rod-like mesogens. Starting from simple monomeric systems founded on fluoroterphenyls, we first examine the effects of aromatic core structure on... Read More about Molecular complexity and the control of self-organising processes.

A piecewise-constant Markov model and the effects of study design on the estimation of life expectancies in health and ill health (2009)
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van den Hout, A., & Matthews, F. E. (2009). A piecewise-constant Markov model and the effects of study design on the estimation of life expectancies in health and ill health. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 18(2), 145-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/0962280208089090

Multi-state models are frequently applied to describe transitions over time between three states: healthy, not healthy and death. The three-state model can be used to estimate life expectancies in health and ill health. In this article, continuous-ti... Read More about A piecewise-constant Markov model and the effects of study design on the estimation of life expectancies in health and ill health.

Melaminium 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoate dihydrate (2009)
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Prior, T. J., Goch, O., & Kift, R. L. (2009). Melaminium 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoate dihydrate. Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 65(9), O2133-U1847. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536809031055

In the title compound, C 3 H 7 N 6 + ·C 7 H 5 O 5 - ·2H 2 O, the melaminium and benzoate ions are approximately planar (r.m.s. deviation of the non-hydrogen atoms is 0.093 Å) and there is a strong C 2 2 (8) hydrogen-bonding embrace between them. The... Read More about Melaminium 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoate dihydrate.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II study comparing the tolerability and efficacy of ipilimumab administered with or without prophylactic budesonide in patients with unresectable stage III or IV melanoma (2009)
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Weber, J., Thompson, J. A., Hamid, O., Berman, D., Amin, A., Ron, I., …O'Day, S. J. (2009). A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II study comparing the tolerability and efficacy of ipilimumab administered with or without prophylactic budesonide in patients with unresectable stage III or IV melanoma. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 15(17), 5591-5598. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-1024

Purpose: Diarrhea (with or without colitis) is an immune-related adverse event (irAE) associated with ipilimumab. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, multinational phase II trial was conducted to determine whether prophylacti... Read More about A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II study comparing the tolerability and efficacy of ipilimumab administered with or without prophylactic budesonide in patients with unresectable stage III or IV melanoma.

Micelle Formation in Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends: Comparison of Self-Consistent Field Theory with Experiment and Scaling Theory (2009)
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Greenall, M. J., Buzza, M., & McLeish, T. C. B. (2009). Micelle Formation in Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends: Comparison of Self-Consistent Field Theory with Experiment and Scaling Theory. Macromolecules, 42(15), 5873 - 5880. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma9000594

We present a self-consistent Field theory (SCFT) Study of spherical micelle formation in a blend of poly(styrene-butadiene) diblocks and homopolystyrene. The micelle core radii, corona thicknesses, and critical micelle concentrations are calculated a... Read More about Micelle Formation in Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends: Comparison of Self-Consistent Field Theory with Experiment and Scaling Theory.

Lewy bodies and neuronal loss in subcortical areas and disability in non-demented older people: A population based neuropathological cohort study (2009)
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Byford, M., Brayne, C., McKeith, I., Chatfield, M., Ince, P., & Matthews, F. (2009). Lewy bodies and neuronal loss in subcortical areas and disability in non-demented older people: A population based neuropathological cohort study. BMC Geriatrics, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-22

Background. Functional disability, the loss of ability to carry out daily tasks unaided, is a major adverse outcome more common with increasing age. The potential contribution of neuropathological changes in subcortical areas of the brain associated... Read More about Lewy bodies and neuronal loss in subcortical areas and disability in non-demented older people: A population based neuropathological cohort study.

Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol (2009)
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Kaner, E., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Coulton, S., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., …Shepherd, J. (2009). Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC public health, 9(1), Article 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-287

Background. There have been many randomized controlled trials of screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary care. Most trials have reported positive effects of brief intervention, in terms of reduced alcohol consumption in excessive drinkers... Read More about Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol.

Order lead-time of grocery retailers in the UK and Greek markets (2009)
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Menachof, D. A., Bourlakis, M. A., & Makios, T. (2009). Order lead-time of grocery retailers in the UK and Greek markets. Supply chain management, 14(5), 349-358. https://doi.org/10.1108/13598540910980260

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a comparative study of order lead times for firms operating in the UK and Greek food retail markets with the UK one being regarded at the forefront in terms of logistics efficiency. Desi... Read More about Order lead-time of grocery retailers in the UK and Greek markets.