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Straw-men and selective citation are needed to argue that associative-link formation makes no contribution to human learning (2009)
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Dwyer, D. M., Le Pelley, M. E., George, D. N., Haselgrove, M., & Honey, R. C. (2009). Straw-men and selective citation are needed to argue that associative-link formation makes no contribution to human learning. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 32(2), 206. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x09000946

Mitchell et al. contend that there is no need to posit a contribution based on the formation of associative links to human learning. In order to sustain this argument, they have ignored evidence which is difficult to explain with propositional accoun... Read More about Straw-men and selective citation are needed to argue that associative-link formation makes no contribution to human learning.

Towards an Holistic Framework for Environmental Change: The Role of Normative Behaviour and Informal Networking to Enhance Sustainable Business Practices (2009)
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Espinosa, A. (2009). Towards an Holistic Framework for Environmental Change: The Role of Normative Behaviour and Informal Networking to Enhance Sustainable Business Practices. Systemic practice and action research, 22(4), 275 - 291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-009-9123-2

The term 'Sustainable Development' is brandished by modern businesses as a marketing ploy used to suggest evidence of ethical conduct, innovative thinking and moral superiority. However, when analysing an organisations' adoption of sustainable practi... Read More about Towards an Holistic Framework for Environmental Change: The Role of Normative Behaviour and Informal Networking to Enhance Sustainable Business Practices.

Emergence of the verification phase procedure for confirming ‘true’V̇O2max (2009)
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Midgley, A. W., & Carroll, S. (2009). Emergence of the verification phase procedure for confirming ‘true’V̇O2max. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 19(3), 313-322. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00898.x

Traditional VO2max criteria are typically based on attainment of a VO2 plateau, and threshold values for the respiratory exchange ratio, heart rate and blood lactate concentration. Despite long-standing criticisms directed at these criteria, their us... Read More about Emergence of the verification phase procedure for confirming ‘true’V̇O2max.

Muscle hypertrophy driven by myostatin blockade does not require stem/precursor-cell activity (2009)
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Amthor, H., Otto, A., Vulin, A., Rochat, A., Dumonceaux, J., Garcia, L., Mouisel, E., Hourdé, C., Macharia, R., Friedrichs, M., Relaix, F., Zammit, P. S., Matsakas, A., Patel, K., & Partridge, T. (2009). Muscle hypertrophy driven by myostatin blockade does not require stem/precursor-cell activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106(18), 7479-7484. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0811129106

Myostatin, a member of the TGF-β family, has been identified as a powerful inhibitor of muscle growth. Absence or blockade of myostatin induces massive skeletal muscle hypertrophy that is widely attributed to proliferation of the population of muscle... Read More about Muscle hypertrophy driven by myostatin blockade does not require stem/precursor-cell activity.

Prevalence, incidence, and prognostic value of anaemia in patients after an acute myocardial infarction: Data from the OPTIMAAL trial (2009)
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Anker, S. D., Voors, A., Okonko, D., Clark, A. L., James, M. K., von Haehling, S., …for the OPTIMAAL Investigators. (2009). Prevalence, incidence, and prognostic value of anaemia in patients after an acute myocardial infarction: Data from the OPTIMAAL trial. European Heart Journal, 30(11), 1331-1339. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp116

Aims The prevalence, incidence, and prognostic value of anaemia in patients with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by heart failure is unclear. Methods and results We analysed the relationship between haemoglobin (Hb) and outcome in 50... Read More about Prevalence, incidence, and prognostic value of anaemia in patients after an acute myocardial infarction: Data from the OPTIMAAL trial.

Reply to Triant D and DeWoody J: Integrating numt pseudogenes into mitochondrial phylogenies: comment on Mitochondrial phylogeny of Arvicolinae using comprehensive taxonomic sampling yields new insights (2009)
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Buzan, E. V., Krystufek, B., Hänfling, B., & Hutchinson, W. F. (2009). Reply to Triant D and DeWoody J: Integrating numt pseudogenes into mitochondrial phylogenies: comment on Mitochondrial phylogeny of Arvicolinae using comprehensive taxonomic sampling yields new insights. Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 97(1), 225-226. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01232.x

Semi-automatic FMEA supporting complex systems with combinations and sequences of failures (2009)
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Walker, M., Papadopoulos, Y., Parker, D., Lönn, H., Törngren, M., Chen, D., Johannson, R., & Sandberg, A. (2009). Semi-automatic FMEA supporting complex systems with combinations and sequences of failures. SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, 2(1), 791-802. https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-0738

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a well established safety analysis technique used for the assessment of safety critical engineering systems in the automotive industry. Although FMEA has been shown to be useful, the analysis is typically... Read More about Semi-automatic FMEA supporting complex systems with combinations and sequences of failures.

Electrogenerated chemiluminescence at droplet-modified electrodes: towards biphasic pKₐ measurement via proton-coupled electron transfer at liquid|liquid interfaces (2009)
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Lledo-Fernandéz, C., Hatay, I., Ball, M. J., Greenway, G. M., & Wadhawan, J. (2009). Electrogenerated chemiluminescence at droplet-modified electrodes: towards biphasic pKₐ measurement via proton-coupled electron transfer at liquid|liquid interfaces. New journal of chemistry = Nouveau journal de chimie, 33(4), 749-759. https://doi.org/10.1039/b810844g

This preliminary work reports, for the first time, electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) at droplet-modified electrodes. The system involves oxidation of aqueous tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(ii) ions at a glassy carbon electrode on which a random... Read More about Electrogenerated chemiluminescence at droplet-modified electrodes: towards biphasic pKₐ measurement via proton-coupled electron transfer at liquid|liquid interfaces.

γ-Secretase-dependent cleavage of amyloid precursor protein regulates osteoblast behavior (2009)
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McLeod, J., Curtis, N., Lewis, H. D., Good, M. A., Fagan, M. J., & Genever, P. G. (2009). γ-Secretase-dependent cleavage of amyloid precursor protein regulates osteoblast behavior. FASEB Journal, 23(9), 2942-2955. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.08-121657

gamma-Secretase cleaves amyloid precursor protein (APP) to generate amyloid-beta (A beta) peptides, which aggregate in the brain in Alzheimer's disease (AD). gamma-Secretase also cleaves molecules that regulate osteoblast activity, such as Notch and... Read More about γ-Secretase-dependent cleavage of amyloid precursor protein regulates osteoblast behavior.

Fabrication of novel anisotropic magnetic microparticles (2009)
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Dyab, A. K. F., Ozmen, M., Ersoz, M., & Paunov, V. N. (2009). Fabrication of novel anisotropic magnetic microparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19(21), 3475-3481. https://doi.org/10.1039/b814971m

We report a novel technique for fabrication of magnetically anisotropic microparticles based on “arresting” of the alignment of oleic acid coated magnetite nanoparticles (OCMNs) dispersed within the oil drops of a polymerisable oil-in-water emulsion.... Read More about Fabrication of novel anisotropic magnetic microparticles.

Is there an openness Kuznets curve? (2009)
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Dobson, S., & Ramlogan, C. (2009). Is there an openness Kuznets curve?. Kyklos, 62(2), 226-238. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6435.2009.00433.x

One of the key features of research on income inequality is the search for a Kuznets curve. Two curvilinear relationships in particular have been documented in the literature: one between inequality and income and the other between inequality and env... Read More about Is there an openness Kuznets curve?.

Microwave assisted crystal growth of a new organic-decavanadate assembly: [V10O27(OH)] · 2(C6N2H14) · (C6N2H13) · (C6N2H12) · 2H2O (2009)
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Yotnoi, B., Yimklan, S., Prior, T. J., & Rujiwatra, A. (2009). Microwave assisted crystal growth of a new organic-decavanadate assembly: [V10O27(OH)] · 2(C6N2H14) · (C6N2H13) · (C6N2H12) · 2H2O. Journal of inorganic and organometallic polymers and materials, 19(3), 306-313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-009-9271-y

Microwave synthesis was used to grow single crystals of a new organic-inorganic supramolecular assembly, [V10O27(OH)]·2(C6N2H14)·(C6N2H13)·(C6N2H12)·2H2O, in a very short time compared to the conventional solution technique. In order to generate crys... Read More about Microwave assisted crystal growth of a new organic-decavanadate assembly: [V10O27(OH)] · 2(C6N2H14) · (C6N2H13) · (C6N2H12) · 2H2O.

Genetic diversity and population structure of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis in its native range (2009)
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Sui, L., Zhang, F., Wang, X., Bossier, P., Sorgeloos, P., & Hänfling, B. (2009). Genetic diversity and population structure of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis in its native range. Marine Biology, 156(8), 1573-1583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-009-1193-2

The Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis is an indigenous and economically important species in China, but can also be found as invasive species in Europe and America. Mitten crabs have been exploited extensively as a food resource since the 1990s.... Read More about Genetic diversity and population structure of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis in its native range.

Quality assurance in colonoscopy: role of endomucosal clips (2009)
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Maslekar, S., Avery, G., & Duthie, G. S. (2010). Quality assurance in colonoscopy: role of endomucosal clips. Colorectal Disease, 12(7), 651-656. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01874.x

Objective Quality assurance in colonoscopy is important, and subjective assessment of completion based on endoscopic signs can be inaccurate leading to missed lesions. We aimed to determine the technique of endomucosal clips with follow-up X-rays in... Read More about Quality assurance in colonoscopy: role of endomucosal clips.

Effects of temperature on water-in-oil emulsions stabilised solely by wax microparticles (2009)
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Binks, B. P., & Rocher, A. (2009). Effects of temperature on water-in-oil emulsions stabilised solely by wax microparticles. Journal of colloid and interface science, 335(1), 94-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2009.03.089

The possibility of stabilising oil-water mixtures using wax particles alone is reported. As judged from contact angle measurements, wax particles are hydrophobic and act as effective emulsifiers of water-in-squalane emulsions. Specific differences ex... Read More about Effects of temperature on water-in-oil emulsions stabilised solely by wax microparticles.

What is the relationship between nurses' attitude to evidence based practice and the selection of wound care procedures? (2009)
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Dugdall, H., & Watson, R. (2009). What is the relationship between nurses' attitude to evidence based practice and the selection of wound care procedures?. Journal of clinical nursing, 18(10), 1442-1450. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02715.x

Aim. To investigate qualified nurses' attitudes to evidence-based practice and whether this influenced their selection of wound care products. Background. The literature shows that previous studies on attitudes to evidence-based practice tended to be... Read More about What is the relationship between nurses' attitude to evidence based practice and the selection of wound care procedures?.

Principal component analysis as a tool for analyzing beat-to-beat changes in ECG features: application to ECG-derived respiration (2009)
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Langley, P., Bowers, E. J., & Murray, A. (2010). Principal component analysis as a tool for analyzing beat-to-beat changes in ECG features: application to ECG-derived respiration. IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering / Bio-medical Engineering Group, 57(4), 821-829. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2009.2018297

An algorithm for analyzing changes in ECG morphology based on principal component analysis (PCA) is presented and applied to the derivation of surrogate respiratory signals from single-lead ECGs. The respiratory-induced variability of ECG features, P... Read More about Principal component analysis as a tool for analyzing beat-to-beat changes in ECG features: application to ECG-derived respiration.

Fabrication of living cellosomes of rod-like and rhombohedral morphologies based on magnetically responsive templates (2009)
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Fakhrullin, R. F., & Paunov, V. N. (2009). Fabrication of living cellosomes of rod-like and rhombohedral morphologies based on magnetically responsive templates. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2511-2513. https://doi.org/10.1039/b902260k

We have developed hollow multicellular structures by polyelectrolyte-mediated self-assembly of yeast cells around magnetically responsive inorganic templates and have demonstrated the cells' viability in the produced