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Axon and muscle spindle hyperplasia in the myostatin null mouse (2011)
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Elashry, M. I., Otto, A., Matsakas, A., El-Morsy, S. E., Jones, L., Anderson, B., & Patel, K. (2011). Axon and muscle spindle hyperplasia in the myostatin null mouse. Journal of anatomy, 218(2), 173-184. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01327.x

Germline deletion of the myostatin gene results in hyperplasia and hypertrophy of the tension-generating (extrafusal) fibres in skeletal muscle. As this gene is expressed predominantly in myogenic tissues it offers an excellent model with which to in... Read More about Axon and muscle spindle hyperplasia in the myostatin null mouse.

Supporting disabled student nurses from registration to qualification: a review of the United Kingdom (UK) literature. (2011)
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Storr, H., Wray, J., & Draper, P. (2011). Supporting disabled student nurses from registration to qualification: a review of the United Kingdom (UK) literature. Nurse education today, 31(8), e29-e33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.11.022

This paper reviews the UK evidence in relation to support for disabled student nurses from admission to qualification. The review was undertaken with a view to informing the provision of more effective support for disabled student nurses both within... Read More about Supporting disabled student nurses from registration to qualification: a review of the United Kingdom (UK) literature..

Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype? (2011)
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Maitland, N. J., Frame, F. M., Polson, E. S., Lewis, J. L., & Collins, A. T. (2011). Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype?. Hormones and Cancer, 2(1), 47-61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-010-0058-y

The prostate is a luminal secretory tissue whose function is regulated by male sex hormones. Castration produces involution of the prostate to a reversible basal state, and as the majority of prostate cancers also have a luminal phenotype, drug-induc... Read More about Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype?.

Objective measures of physical capability and subsequent health: A systematic review (2011)
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Cooper, R., Kuh, D., Cooper, C., Gale, C. R., Lawlor, D. A., Matthews, F., & Hardy, R. (2011). Objective measures of physical capability and subsequent health: A systematic review. Age and ageing, 40(1), 14-23. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afq117

Background: measures of physical capability may be predictive of subsequent health, but existing published studies have not been systematically reviewed. We hypothesised that weaker grip strength, slower walking speed and chair rising and shorter sta... Read More about Objective measures of physical capability and subsequent health: A systematic review.

A European perspective on population studies of dementia (2011)
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Brayne, C., Stephan, B. C., & Matthews, F. E. (2011). A European perspective on population studies of dementia. Alzheimer's & dementia, 7(1), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.12.003

The change in the world's age demographics and the predicted rise in the incidence of age-related diseases, including dementia, is a source of major public health concern. Major research effort in both the United States and Europe has been targeted t... Read More about A European perspective on population studies of dementia.

Epidemiological neuropathology: The MRC cognitive function and aging study experience (2011)
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Wharton, S. B., Brayne, C., Savva, G. M., Matthews, F. E., Forster, G., Simpson, J., …Ince, P. G. (2011). Epidemiological neuropathology: The MRC cognitive function and aging study experience. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 25(2), 359-372. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2011-091402

We here describe the study-design major findings from the neuropathological component of the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Aging Study (MRC CFAS). MRC CFAS is a population-representative study of aging and health including more than... Read More about Epidemiological neuropathology: The MRC cognitive function and aging study experience.

Terminal decline from within- and between-person perspectives, accounting for incident dementia (2011)
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Piccinin, A. M., Muniz, G., Matthews, F. E., & Johansson, B. (2011). Terminal decline from within- and between-person perspectives, accounting for incident dementia. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 66 B(4), 391-401. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbr010

Objective. The terminal cognitive decline hypothesis has been debated for almost 50 years. This hypothesis implies a change in rate of decline within an individual. Therefore, we examine the hypothesis from a within-person perspective using a time to... Read More about Terminal decline from within- and between-person perspectives, accounting for incident dementia.

Joint modeling of longitudinal change and survival (2011)
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Terrera, G. M., Piccinin, A. M., Johansson, B., Matthews, F., & Hofer, S. M. (2011). Joint modeling of longitudinal change and survival. GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(4), 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000047

Joint longitudinal-survival models are useful when repeated measures and event time data are available and possibly associated. The application of this joint model in aging research is relatively rare, albeit particularly useful, when there is the po... Read More about Joint modeling of longitudinal change and survival.

Young people's transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: The gendered journey to school (2011)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Tanle, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Mashiri, M., & Maponya, G. (2011). Young people's transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: The gendered journey to school. Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica, 57(1), 61-79. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/dag.813

This paper draws on rich ethnographic data and complementary survey research from a three-country study (Ghana, Malawi, South Africa) of young people's mobility to explore the gendered nature of children's journeys to school in sub-Saharan Africa. In... Read More about Young people's transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: The gendered journey to school.

Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: Perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa (2011)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Munthali, A., & Robson, E. (2011). Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: Perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa. Surveillance and Society, 9(1-2), 114-131. https://doi.org/10.24908/ss.v9i1/2.4110

© The authors, 2011. Surveillance of children and young people in non–Western contexts has received little attention in the literature. In this paper we draw principally on our research in one African country, Malawi, to examine the ways in which the... Read More about Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: Perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa.

Addressing lot sizing and warehousing scheduling problem in manufacturing environment (2011)
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Mishra, N., Kumar, V., Kumar, N., Kumar, M., & Tiwari, M. K. (2011). Addressing lot sizing and warehousing scheduling problem in manufacturing environment. Expert Systems with Applications, 38(9), 11751-11762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2011.03.062

In recent years, lot sizing issues have gained attention of researchers worldwide. Previous studies devoted on lot sizing scheduling problems were primarily focused within the production unit in a manufacturing plant. In this article lot sizing conce... Read More about Addressing lot sizing and warehousing scheduling problem in manufacturing environment.

Effect of machine flexibility on the performance of FMS subjected to frequent breakdowns (2011)
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Verma, A., Mishra, N., & Singh, R. K. (2011). Effect of machine flexibility on the performance of FMS subjected to frequent breakdowns. International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics, 6(1-2), 45-70. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSOI.2011.038314

The paper studies the scheduling problem in a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) operating under uncertain environment. Depending upon the intensity, nature and information, the uncertainties are classified into: (1) completely unknown, (2) suspicio... Read More about Effect of machine flexibility on the performance of FMS subjected to frequent breakdowns.

Relationship Between Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux and Airway Diseases: The Airway Reflux Paradigm (2011)
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Pacheco-Galván, A., Hart, S. P., & Morice, A. H. (2011). Relationship Between Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux and Airway Diseases: The Airway Reflux Paradigm. Archivos de Bronconeumología, 47(4), 195-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1579-2129%2811%2970046-5

Our understanding of the relationship between gastro-oesophageal reflux and respiratory disease has recently undergone important changes. The previous paradigm of airway reflux as synonymous with the classic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) c... Read More about Relationship Between Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux and Airway Diseases: The Airway Reflux Paradigm.

Ontology-based e-learning personalisation for disabled students in higher education (2011)
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Nganji, J. T., Brayshaw, M., & Tompsett, B. (2011). Ontology-based e-learning personalisation for disabled students in higher education. Innovation in teaching and learning in information and computer sciences, 10(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.11120/ital.2011.10010001

The number of students with disabilities in UK higher education institutions increases every year. Delivering education online is becoming increasingly challenging as institutions encounter some disabilities requiring adjustments of learning environm... Read More about Ontology-based e-learning personalisation for disabled students in higher education.

Prison(er) auto/biography, 'true crime', and teaching, learning, and research in criminology (2011)
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Dearey, M., Petty, B., Thompson, B., Lear, C. R., Gadsby, S., & Gibbs, D. (2011). Prison(er) auto/biography, 'true crime', and teaching, learning, and research in criminology. Critical Survey, 23(3), 86-102. https://doi.org/10.3167/cs.2011.230307

The main aim of this essay is to explore prisoner life writing within the specific, richly and multiply dependent context of teaching and learning undergraduate criminology at an English university, from the authorial viewpoint of a teacher and her s... Read More about Prison(er) auto/biography, 'true crime', and teaching, learning, and research in criminology.

Death and organization: Heidegger's thought on death and life in organizations (2011)
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Reedy, P., & Learmonth, M. (2011). Death and organization: Heidegger's thought on death and life in organizations. Organization Studies, 32(1), 117-131. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840610387242

Mortality has not been given the attention it deserves within organization studies. Even when it has been considered, it is not usually in terms of its implications for own lives and ethical choices. In particular, Heidegger's writing on death has be... Read More about Death and organization: Heidegger's thought on death and life in organizations.

Joanne Rochester, Staging Spectatorship in the Plays of Philip Massinger (2011)
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Drabek, P. (2011). Joanne Rochester, Staging Spectatorship in the Plays of Philip Massinger. Early Modern Literary Studies, 15(3), 0 - 0

Review of Joanne Rochester's book on "Staging Spectatorship in the Plays of Philip Massinger" drawing contextual links to early modern drama in Europe