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Príspevek k provázkovské mytologii (a contribution to the mythology of the Goose on a String Theatre) (2011)
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Drabek, P. (2011). Príspevek k provázkovské mytologii (a contribution to the mythology of the Goose on a String Theatre). Theatralia, 14(2), 266 - 267

A critical review of Petr Oslzlý's book "Theatre on a String's Commedia dell'Arte Production (1974-1985): An Analysis, Reconstruction and Documentation of Peter Scherhaufer's and Harlequin Boleslav Polívka's Production" (Brno: JAMU, 2011).

A microfluidic system for testing the responses of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tissue biopsies to treatment with chemotherapy drugs (2011)
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Hattersley, S. M., Sylvester, D. C., Dyer, C. E., Stafford, N. D., Haswell, S. J., & Greenman, J. (2012). A microfluidic system for testing the responses of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tissue biopsies to treatment with chemotherapy drugs. Annals of biomedical engineering, 40(6), 1277-1288. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-011-0428-9

Tumors are heterogeneous masses of cells characterized pathologically by their size and spread. Their chaotic biology makes treatment of malignancies hard to generalize. We present a robust and reproducible glass microfluidic system, for the maintena... Read More about A microfluidic system for testing the responses of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tissue biopsies to treatment with chemotherapy drugs.

Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes (2011)
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Redshaw, C., Clowes, L., Hughes, D. L., Elsegood, M. R., & Yamato, T. (2011). Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes. Organometallics, 30(21), 5620-5624. https://doi.org/10.1021/om200402u

Calixarenes bridged by thia (?S?), sulfinyl (?SO?), or sulfonyl (?SO 2-) linkers have been employed as ancillary ligands in vanadium-based ethylene polymerization and in the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone. For ethylene polymerization,... Read More about Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes.

The experiences of men living with inhibited ejaculation (2011)
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Robbins-Cherry, S. A., Hayter, M., Wylie, K. R., & Goldmeier, D. (2011). The experiences of men living with inhibited ejaculation. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 26(3), 242-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2011.621939

This study describes the experience of inhibited ejaculation in five men using qualitative methods. All the men shared some common features that emerged as four major themes. These were Sexual Development, Relationships, Fantasy versus Reality and Pe... Read More about The experiences of men living with inhibited ejaculation.

Imagining 'radical' youth work possibilities - challenging the 'symbolic violence' within the mainstream tradition in contemporary state-led youth work practice in England (2011)
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Cooper, C. (2012). Imagining 'radical' youth work possibilities - challenging the 'symbolic violence' within the mainstream tradition in contemporary state-led youth work practice in England. Journal of Youth Studies, 15(1), 53-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2011.618489

This paper critically assesses the contemporary mainstream state-led youth work tradition in England. Its particular focus is possibilities within this tradition for engaging disadvantaged young people in activities that facilitate resistance to oppr... Read More about Imagining 'radical' youth work possibilities - challenging the 'symbolic violence' within the mainstream tradition in contemporary state-led youth work practice in England.

Encapsulation of living cells into sporopollenin microcapsules (2011)
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Hamad, S. A., Dyab, A. F., Stoyanov, S. D., & Paunov, V. N. (2011). Encapsulation of living cells into sporopollenin microcapsules. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(44), 18018-18023. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1jm13719k

We demonstrate that living cells can be encapsulated inside sporopollenin microcapsules derived from Lycopodium clavatum. To encapsulate large objects like cells, the sporopollenin particles are compressed into a pellet which forces their trilite sca... Read More about Encapsulation of living cells into sporopollenin microcapsules.

Accession 8 migration and the proactive and defensive engagement of social citizenship (2011)
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Cook, J., Dwyer, P., & Waite, L. (2012). Accession 8 migration and the proactive and defensive engagement of social citizenship. Journal of Social Policy, 41(2), 329-347. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279411000766

Following the expansion of the European Union in 2004 unprecedented numbers of Accession 8 migrants from Central and Eastern Europe entered the UK. These migrants are often concentrated in particular urban neighbourhoods, which are already routinely... Read More about Accession 8 migration and the proactive and defensive engagement of social citizenship.

Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis (2011)
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Kaffenberger, N., Wollenberg, K. C., Köhler, J., Glaw, F., Vieites, D. R., & Vences, M. (2012). Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62(1), 555-560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.023

The genus Gephyromantis is a clade within the Malagasy-Comoroan family Mantellidae composed of rainforest frogs that live and breed to varying degrees independently from water. Based on DNA sequences of five mitochondrial and five nuclear genes we in... Read More about Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis.

Explaining young mortality (2011)
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O'Hare, C., O’Hare, C., & Li, Y. (2012). Explaining young mortality. Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 50(1), 12-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.insmatheco.2011.09.005

Stochastic modeling of mortality rates focuses on fitting linear models to logarithmically adjusted mortality data from the middle or late ages. Whilst this modeling enables insurers to project mortality rates and hence price mortality products it do... Read More about Explaining young mortality.

Using a Montessori method to increase eating ability for institutionalised residents with dementia: a crossover design (2011)
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Lin, L.-C., Huang, Y.-J., Watson, R., Wu, S.-C., & Lee, Y.-C. (2011). Using a Montessori method to increase eating ability for institutionalised residents with dementia: a crossover design. Journal of clinical nursing, 20(21-22), 3092-3101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03858.x

Aims. To investigate the efficacy of applying a Montessori intervention to improve the eating ability and nutritional status of residents with dementia in long-term care facilities. Background. An early intervention for eating difficulties in patient... Read More about Using a Montessori method to increase eating ability for institutionalised residents with dementia: a crossover design.

The structure and melting transition of two-dimensional colloidal alloys (2011)
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Law, A. D., Horozov, T. S., & Buzza, D. M. A. (2011). The structure and melting transition of two-dimensional colloidal alloys. Soft matter, 7(19), 8923-8931. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1sm05446e

We study theoretically the structure and melting transition of two-dimensional (2D) binary mixtures of colloidal particles interacting via a dipole-dipole potential. Using a lattice sum method, we find that at zero temperature (T = 0) the system form... Read More about The structure and melting transition of two-dimensional colloidal alloys.

Activation of TRPC cationic channels by mercurial compounds confers the cytotoxicity of mercury exposure (2011)
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Xu, S.-Z., Zeng, B., Atkin, S. L., Daskoulidou, N., Chen, G.-L., & Lukhele, B. (2012). Activation of TRPC cationic channels by mercurial compounds confers the cytotoxicity of mercury exposure. Toxicological Sciences, 125(1), 56 - 68. https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfr268

Mercury is an established worldwide environmental pollutant with well-known toxicity affecting neurodevelopment in humans, but the molecular basis of cytotoxicity and the detoxification procedure are still unclear. Here we examined the involvement of... Read More about Activation of TRPC cationic channels by mercurial compounds confers the cytotoxicity of mercury exposure.

Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour of a thiacalix[4]arene bearing 1,2,3-triazole groups (2011)
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Ni, X. L., Zeng, X., Hughes, D. L., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2011). Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour of a thiacalix[4]arene bearing 1,2,3-triazole groups. Supramolecular chemistry, 23(10), 689-695. https://doi.org/10.1080/10610278.2011.601603

The structure and complexation behaviour of 1,3-alternate-1,2,3-triazole based on thiacalix[4]arene,1,3-alternate-1 and 2 have been determined by means of X-ray analysis, fluorescence and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The X-ray results suggested that the nitr... Read More about Synthesis, crystal structure and complexation behaviour of a thiacalix[4]arene bearing 1,2,3-triazole groups.

Exercise-induced dehydration with and without environmental heat stress results in increased oxidative stress (2011)
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Hillman, A. R., Vince, R. V., Taylor, L., McNaughton, L., Mitchell, N., & Siegler, J. (2011). Exercise-induced dehydration with and without environmental heat stress results in increased oxidative stress. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 36(5), 698-706. https://doi.org/10.1139/h11-080

While in vitro work has revealed that dehydration and hyperthermia can elicit increased cellular and oxidative stress, in vivo research linking dehydration, hyperthermia, and oxidative stress is limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate t... Read More about Exercise-induced dehydration with and without environmental heat stress results in increased oxidative stress.

Activation of inhibition: Diminishing impulsive behavior by direct current stimulation over the inferior frontal gyrus (2011)
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Jacobson, L., Javitt, D. C., & Lavidor, M. (2011). Activation of inhibition: Diminishing impulsive behavior by direct current stimulation over the inferior frontal gyrus. Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 23(11), 3380-3387. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_00020

A common feature of human existence is the ability to reverse decisions after they are made but before they are implemented. This cognitive control process, termed response inhibition, refers to the ability to inhibit an action once initiated and has... Read More about Activation of inhibition: Diminishing impulsive behavior by direct current stimulation over the inferior frontal gyrus.

Finite element modelling of squirrel, guinea pig and rat skulls: using geometric morphometrics to assess sensitivity. (2011)
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Cox, P. G., Fagan, M. J., Rayfield, E. J., & Jeffery, N. (2011). Finite element modelling of squirrel, guinea pig and rat skulls: using geometric morphometrics to assess sensitivity. Journal of anatomy, 219(6), 696-709. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01436.x

Rodents are defined by a uniquely specialized dentition and a highly complex arrangement of jaw-closing muscles. Finite element analysis (FEA) is an ideal technique to investigate the biomechanical implications of these specializations, but it is ess... Read More about Finite element modelling of squirrel, guinea pig and rat skulls: using geometric morphometrics to assess sensitivity..

Microarray analysis of the astrocyte transcriptome in the aging brain: Relationship to Alzheimer's pathology and APOE genotype (2011)
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Simpson, J. E., Ince, P. G., Shaw, P. J., Heath, P. R., Raman, R., Garwood, C. J., …Wharton, S. B. (2011). Microarray analysis of the astrocyte transcriptome in the aging brain: Relationship to Alzheimer's pathology and APOE genotype. Neurobiology of Aging, 32(10), 1795-1807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.04.013

Astrocytes contribute to a variety of functions in the brain, including homeostasis, synapse formation, plasticity, and metabolism. Astrocyte dysfunction may disrupt their normal role, including neuronal support, thereby contributing to neurodegenera... Read More about Microarray analysis of the astrocyte transcriptome in the aging brain: Relationship to Alzheimer's pathology and APOE genotype.

Modification of nanofibrous carbon morphology under effect of laser ablation (2011)
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Kuvshinov, G. G., Krutskii, Y. L., Chukanov, I. S., Orishich, A. M., Afonin, Y. V., Zaikovskii, V. I., & Kuvshinov, D. G. (2011). Modification of nanofibrous carbon morphology under effect of laser ablation. Nanotechnologies in Russia, 6(9-10), 607-612. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995078011050107

This paper presents the results of studies of carbon nanostructures obtained by the laser ablation of a nanofibrous carbon formed in the process of a catalytic decomposition of hydrocarbons in the presence of high-percentage catalysts containing the... Read More about Modification of nanofibrous carbon morphology under effect of laser ablation.