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Synthesis of manganese oxide/carbon nanotube nanocomposites using wet chemical method (2007)
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Zein, S. H. S., Yeoh, L. C., Chai, S. P., Mohamed, A. R., & Mahayuddin, M. E. M. (2007). Synthesis of manganese oxide/carbon nanotube nanocomposites using wet chemical method. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 190(1-3), 402-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.03.104

Novel material with peculiar properties can be obtained by introducing foreign materials into the inner cavity of carbon nanotubes. It has been suggested that the materials encapsulated into the hollow regions of carbon nanotubes could result in a si... Read More about Synthesis of manganese oxide/carbon nanotube nanocomposites using wet chemical method.

Advances in our understanding of mammalian sex-biased dispersal (2007)
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Lawson Handley, L., & Perrin, N. (2007). Advances in our understanding of mammalian sex-biased dispersal. Molecular ecology, 16(8), 1559-1578. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03152.x

Sex-biased dispersal is an almost ubiquitous feature of mammalian life history, but the evolutionary causes behind these patterns still require much clarification. A quarter of a century since the publication of seminal papers describing general patt... Read More about Advances in our understanding of mammalian sex-biased dispersal.

Age of cichlids: New dates for ancient lake fish radiations (2007)
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Genner, M. J., Seehausen, O., Lunt, D. H., Joyce, D. A., Shaw, P. W., Carvalho, G. R., & Turner, G. F. (2007). Age of cichlids: New dates for ancient lake fish radiations. Molecular biology and evolution, 24(5), 1269-1282. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msm050

Timing divergence events allow us to infer the conditions under which biodiversity has evolved and gain important insights into the mechanisms driving evolution. Cichlid fishes are a model system for studying speciation and adaptive radiation, yet, w... Read More about Age of cichlids: New dates for ancient lake fish radiations.

How may refined carbohydrates affect satiety and mood? (2007)
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Hammersley, R., Reid, M., & Duffy, M. (2007). How may refined carbohydrates affect satiety and mood?. Nutrition Bulletin, 32(SUPPL.1), 61-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-3010.2007.00605.x

Effects of refined carbohydrates on satiety and mood remain controversial. After a brief review of findings, some conceptual distinctions underlying mood and satiety are discussed; the physiological processes, cognitive processes and behaviours invol... Read More about How may refined carbohydrates affect satiety and mood?.

Synthesis and analysis of temporal fault trees with PANDORA: the time of Priority AND gates (2007)
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Walker, M., & Papadopoulos, Y. (2008). Synthesis and analysis of temporal fault trees with PANDORA: the time of Priority AND gates. Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, 2(2), 368-382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nahs.2006.05.003

Classical Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) can determine the effects of combinations of failure events on a system but cannot capture the significance of the temporal order of events, which may be critical. In this paper, we propose an extension based on fo... Read More about Synthesis and analysis of temporal fault trees with PANDORA: the time of Priority AND gates.

Inflammatory mediators modulate thrombin and cathepsin-G signaling in human bronchial fibroblasts by inducing expression of proteinase-activated receptor-4 (2007)
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Ramachandran, R., Sadofsky, L., Xiao, Y., Botham, A., Cowen, M., Morice, A., & Compton, S. J. (2007). Inflammatory mediators modulate thrombin and cathepsin-G signaling in human bronchial fibroblasts by inducing expression of proteinase-activated receptor-4. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 292(3), L788-L798. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00226.2006

Human lung fibroblasts express proteinase-activated receptor-1 (PAR 1 ), PAR 2 and PAR 3 , but not PAR 4 . Because PAR 2 has inflammatory effects on human primary bronchial fibroblasts (HPBF), we asked 1) whether the inflammatory mediators TNF-α and... Read More about Inflammatory mediators modulate thrombin and cathepsin-G signaling in human bronchial fibroblasts by inducing expression of proteinase-activated receptor-4.

Self-defence, anticipatory self-defence and pre-emption: International law's response to terrorism (2007)
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Shah, N. A. (2007). Self-defence, anticipatory self-defence and pre-emption: International law's response to terrorism. Journal of conflict & security law, 12(1), 95-126. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krm006

This article makes the distinction between self-defence, anticipatory self-defence and pre-emption. It argues against pre-emption. In the presence of article 39 of the Charter the case for pre-emption is not convincing and the current international l... Read More about Self-defence, anticipatory self-defence and pre-emption: International law's response to terrorism.

Worldsheet boundary conditions in Poisson-Lie T-duality (2007)
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Albertsson, C., & Reid-Edwards, R. A. (2007). Worldsheet boundary conditions in Poisson-Lie T-duality. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2007(03), Article 004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2007/03/004

We apply canonical Poisson-Lie T-duality transformations to bosonic open string worldsheet boundary conditions, showing that the form of these conditions is invariant at the classical level, and therefore they are compatible with Poisson-Lie T-dualit... Read More about Worldsheet boundary conditions in Poisson-Lie T-duality.

Assessment and relationship of sleep quality to depression in early pregnancy (2007)
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Jomeen, J., & Martin, C. R. (2007). Assessment and relationship of sleep quality to depression in early pregnancy. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 25(1), 87-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830601117308

Sleep quality is integral to optimal physical functioning and mental health during pregnancy. There has, however, been little work conducted to determine the most appropriate measure of sleep quality in this clinical group, a surprising observation g... Read More about Assessment and relationship of sleep quality to depression in early pregnancy.

The design and photoreaction kinetic modeling of a gas-phase titania foam packed bed reactor (2007)
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Ibhadon, A. O., Arabatzis, I. M., Falaras, P., & Tsoukleris, D. (2007). The design and photoreaction kinetic modeling of a gas-phase titania foam packed bed reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal, 133(1-3), 317-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2007.02.018

The design and testing as well as theoretical and experimental study involving kinetic modeling and photooxidation reactions of a gas-phase photocatalytic packed bed reactor (PBR) based on a porous titania foam is reported. The photoreactor was desig... Read More about The design and photoreaction kinetic modeling of a gas-phase titania foam packed bed reactor.

Illness by suggestion: Expectancy, modeling, and gender in the production of psychosomatic symptoms (2007)
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Lorber, W., Mazzoni, G., & Kirsch, I. (2007). Illness by suggestion: Expectancy, modeling, and gender in the production of psychosomatic symptoms. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 33(1), 112-116. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324796abm3301_13

Background: Expectancy and modeling have been cited as factors in mass psychogenic illness (MPI), which reportedly affects more women than men. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of expectancy and modeling in a controlled labo... Read More about Illness by suggestion: Expectancy, modeling, and gender in the production of psychosomatic symptoms.

Macro determinants of FDIn inflows to Japan: An analysis of source country characteristics (2007)
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Kimino, S., Saal, D. S., & Driffield, N. (2007). Macro determinants of FDIn inflows to Japan: An analysis of source country characteristics. The World economy, 30(3), 446-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9701.2007.01001.x

This paper examines the source country determinants of FDI into Japan. The paper highlights certain methodological and theoretical weaknesses in the previous literature and offers some explanations for hitherto ambiguous results. Specifically, the pa... Read More about Macro determinants of FDIn inflows to Japan: An analysis of source country characteristics.

The phylogeny of sleep database : a new resource for sleep scientists (2007)
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McNamara, P., Capellini, I., Harris, E., Nunn, C. L., Barton, R. A., & Preston, B. (2007). The phylogeny of sleep database : a new resource for sleep scientists. The open sleep journal, 1(1), 11-14. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874620900801010011

We have constructed a database that describes the sleeping characteristics of 127 different mammalian species representing 46 families across 17 orders. The data were extracted from 178 separate references that were found using standardized search pr... Read More about The phylogeny of sleep database : a new resource for sleep scientists.

Synthesizing carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers over supported-nickel oxide catalysts via catalytic decomposition of methane (2007)
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Chai, S. P., Zein, S. H. S., & Mohamed, A. R. (2007). Synthesizing carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers over supported-nickel oxide catalysts via catalytic decomposition of methane. Diamond and related materials, 16(8), 1656-1664. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2007.02.011

Supported-NiO catalysts were tested in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers by catalytic decomposition of methane at 550 °C and 700 °C. Catalytic activity was characterized by the conversion levels of methane and the amount of carb... Read More about Synthesizing carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers over supported-nickel oxide catalysts via catalytic decomposition of methane.

Immersive visualization with automated collision detection for radiotherapy treatment planning (2007)
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Ward, J. W., Phillips, R., Williams, T., Shang, C., Page, L., Prest, C., & Beavis, A. W. (2007). Immersive visualization with automated collision detection for radiotherapy treatment planning. Studies in health technology and informatics, 125, 491 - 496

Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a technique for treating cancer tumours using external delivery of radiation. To create a treatment plan the directions of the external radiation beams (typically 5 to 9) need to be specified. Normally the b... Read More about Immersive visualization with automated collision detection for radiotherapy treatment planning.

Monte Carlo simulation of random branching in hyperbranched polymers (2007)
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Richards, E. L., Buzza, D. M. A., & Davies, G. R. (2007). Monte Carlo simulation of random branching in hyperbranched polymers. Macromolecules, 40(6), 2210-2218. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0700126

We study the branching statistics of hyperbranched polymers formed from a one-pot melt polymerization of AB2 monomers via Monte Carlo simulation. To simulate the reaction ensemble, we use a 3D percolation-type model where each lattice site of a cubic... Read More about Monte Carlo simulation of random branching in hyperbranched polymers.

Prognostic value of the 6 min walk test and self-perceived symptom severity in older patients with chronic heart failure (2007)
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Ingle, L., Rigby, A. S., Carroll, S., Butterly, R., King, R. F., Cooke, C. B., Cleland, J. G., & Clark, A. L. (2007). Prognostic value of the 6 min walk test and self-perceived symptom severity in older patients with chronic heart failure. European Heart Journal, 28(5), 560-568. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehl527

Background: The 6 min walk test (6-MWT) is a simple and popular test for evaluating functional status in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). However, the prognostic value of the 6-MWT in a large, representative sample of CHF patients, and in p... Read More about Prognostic value of the 6 min walk test and self-perceived symptom severity in older patients with chronic heart failure.

Benefits to 0+fishes of connecting man-made waterbodies to the lower River Trent, England (2007)
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Nunn, A. D., Harvey, J. P., & Cowx, I. G. (2007). Benefits to 0+fishes of connecting man-made waterbodies to the lower River Trent, England. River Research and Applications, 23(4), 361-376. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.993

Floodplain waterbodies are reputed to enhance recruitment of riverine fish populations via provision of spawning and nursery habitat, refuge from floods, and increased availability of planktonic food resources compared with main river channels. Notwi... Read More about Benefits to 0+fishes of connecting man-made waterbodies to the lower River Trent, England.

Possible food economies: A methodological framework for exploring food production-consumption relationships (2007)
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Holloway, L., Kneafsey, M., Venn, L., Cox, R., Dowler, E., & Tuomainen, H. (2007). Possible food economies: A methodological framework for exploring food production-consumption relationships. Sociologia ruralis, 47(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2007.00427.x

Modes of food production-consumption defined as 'alternative' have received considerable academic attention, with studies exploring both their potential for contributing to rural development strategies and the opportunities they provide for counterin... Read More about Possible food economies: A methodological framework for exploring food production-consumption relationships.