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Environmental flows from dams: the water framework directive (2009)
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Acreman, M., Aldrick, J., Binnie, C., Black, A., Cowx, I., Dawson, H., …Wood, P. (2009). Environmental flows from dams: the water framework directive. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 162(1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1680/ensu.2009.162.1.13

The EU water framework directive (WFD) provides a template for sustainable water management across Europe. The WFD requires the development of procedures to ensure appropriate mitigation of anthropogenic impacts on river ecosystems resulting from wat... Read More about Environmental flows from dams: the water framework directive.

Solutions for PCR, cloning and sequencing errors in population genetic analysis (2009)
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Cummings, S. M., McMullan, M., Joyce, D. A., & van Oosterhout, C. (2010). Solutions for PCR, cloning and sequencing errors in population genetic analysis. Conservation genetics, 11(3), 1095-1097. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-9864-6

PCR and sequencing artefacts can seriously bias population genetic analyses, particularly of populations with low genetic variation such as endangered vertebrate populations. Here, we estimate the error rates, discuss their population genetics implic... Read More about Solutions for PCR, cloning and sequencing errors in population genetic analysis.

Risk factors for trachomatous trichiasis in children: cross-sectional household surveys in Southern Sudan (2009)
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Ngondi, J., Reacher, M. H., Matthews, F. E., Brayne, C., Gatpan, G., Becknell, S., …Emerson, P. M. (2009). Risk factors for trachomatous trichiasis in children: cross-sectional household surveys in Southern Sudan. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 103(3), 305-314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.08.024

We have previously documented blinding trachoma to be a serious public health problem in Southern Sudan, with an unusually high prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) among children. We aimed to investigate risk factors for TT in children in Sout... Read More about Risk factors for trachomatous trichiasis in children: cross-sectional household surveys in Southern Sudan.

Prevalence, correlates and course of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in the population (2009)
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Savva, G. M., Zaccai, J., Matthews, F. E., Davidson, J. E., McKeith, I., & Brayne, C. (2009). Prevalence, correlates and course of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in the population. British Journal of Psychiatry, 194(3), 212-219. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.108.049619

Background Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are major contributors to the burden of dementia. Aims To describe the prevalence, correlates and course of BPSD in the population of England and Wales. Method The prevalence of 12... Read More about Prevalence, correlates and course of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in the population.

Laser venous interventions (2009)
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Carradice, D., & Chetter, I. (2009). Laser venous interventions. Vascular Disease Management, 6(2), 41 - 46

T-cell receptor proximal signaling via the Src-family kinases, Lck and Fyn, influences T-cell activation, differentiation, and tolerance (2009)
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Salmond, R. J., Filby, A., Qureshi, I., Caserta, S., & Zamoyska, R. (2009). T-cell receptor proximal signaling via the Src-family kinases, Lck and Fyn, influences T-cell activation, differentiation, and tolerance. Immunological reviews, 228(1), 9-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-065x.2008.00745.x

T-cell development in the thymus and activation of mature T cells in secondary lymphoid organs requires the ability of cells to respond appropriately to environmental signals at multiple stages of their development. The process of thymocyte selection... Read More about T-cell receptor proximal signaling via the Src-family kinases, Lck and Fyn, influences T-cell activation, differentiation, and tolerance.

Exogenous and endogenous factors impacting student performance in undergraduate accounting modules (2009)
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Guney, Y. (2009). Exogenous and endogenous factors impacting student performance in undergraduate accounting modules. Accounting education, 18(1), 51-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639280701740142

The objective of this study is to explore cross-sectionally the potential determinants of academic performance in undergraduate accounting modules for non-accounting degree students. The econometric model employs both student-oriented endogenous fact... Read More about Exogenous and endogenous factors impacting student performance in undergraduate accounting modules.

A puzzle of ideas and policy: Gordon Brown as prime minister (2009)
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Beech, M. (2009). A puzzle of ideas and policy: Gordon Brown as prime minister. Policy studies : the journal of the Policy Studies Institute, 30(1), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870802576124

This article argues that Gordon Brown as prime minister is a puzzle of ideas and policy. This observation is most notably supported by his failure to espouse an ideological narrative for his government. Brown the intellectually literate Labour leader... Read More about A puzzle of ideas and policy: Gordon Brown as prime minister.

The causal effect of education on health: evidence from the United Kingdom (2009)
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Silles, M. A. (2009). The causal effect of education on health: evidence from the United Kingdom. Economics of education review, 28(1), 122-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.02.003

Numerous economic studies have shown a strong positive correlation between health and years of schooling. The question at the centre of this research is whether the correlation between health and education represents a causal relation. This paper use... Read More about The causal effect of education on health: evidence from the United Kingdom.

Narrating regional identity in tourism – sketches from the Austrian Danube valley (2009)
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Ploner, J. (2009). Narrating regional identity in tourism – sketches from the Austrian Danube valley. Language and Intercultural Communication, 9(1), 2-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708470802684465

This article sketches the processes of regionalisation in the realm of present day tourism. By exploring issues of ‘regional culture’ and ‘diversity’ in Austria, and more particular, in the highly symbolic Danube valley ‘Wachau’, the article shows ho... Read More about Narrating regional identity in tourism – sketches from the Austrian Danube valley.

Preparation and Characterization of Bis(μ-1,2-diaminoethane)cobalt(II) Hexavanadate: A Layered Polyoxovanadate Pillared by a Cobalt Coordination Complex (2009)
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Yotnoi, B., Limtrakul, J., Prior, T., & Rujiwatra, A. (2009). Preparation and Characterization of Bis(μ-1,2-diaminoethane)cobalt(II) Hexavanadate: A Layered Polyoxovanadate Pillared by a Cobalt Coordination Complex. Journal of chemical crystallography, 39(7), 525-529. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10870-009-9529-9

The first example of polyoxovanadate layered framework with a cobalt coordination complex as a pillaring unit, CoII(mu-C2N2H8)(2)[(V4V2O14)-V-IV-O-V], was readily synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The structure can be solved and refined in m... Read More about Preparation and Characterization of Bis(μ-1,2-diaminoethane)cobalt(II) Hexavanadate: A Layered Polyoxovanadate Pillared by a Cobalt Coordination Complex.

Does sleep play a role in memory consolidation? A comparative test (2009)
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Capellini, I., McNamara, P., Preston, B. T., Nunn, C. L., & Barton, R. A. (2009). Does sleep play a role in memory consolidation? A comparative test. PLoS ONE, 4(2), e4609. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004609

Sleep is a pervasive characteristic of mammalian species, yet its purpose remains obscure. It is often proposed that 'sleep is for the brain', a view that is supported by experimental studies showing that sleep improves cognitive processes such as me... Read More about Does sleep play a role in memory consolidation? A comparative test.

(1-Butyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octon-1-ium-κN4)trichloridocobalt(II) (2009)
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Luachan, S., Yotnoi, B., Prior, T. J., & Rujiwatra, A. (2009). (1-Butyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octon-1-ium-κN4)trichloridocobalt(II). Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 65(3), m321-m322. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600536809005893

The title compound, [Co(C 10 H 21 N 2 )Cl3], was obtained as the by-product of the attempted synthesis of a cobalt sulfate framework using 1,4-diaza-bicyclo-[2.2.2] octane as an organic template. The asymmetric unit comprises two distinct mol-ecules,... Read More about (1-Butyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octon-1-ium-κN4)trichloridocobalt(II).

Considered evaluation of clinical placements in a new medical school (2009)
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Booth, J., Collins, S., & Hammond, A. (2009). Considered evaluation of clinical placements in a new medical school. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 34(1), 17-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930701773018

This article suggests that quality assessment in the UK has been largely set apart from learning and teaching and reports on a pilot project at the Hull York Medical School which attempted to integrate students' evaluation of their clinical placement... Read More about Considered evaluation of clinical placements in a new medical school.

‘Cavemen in an era of speed-of-light technology’ : historical and contemporary perspectives on communication within prisons (2009)
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Jewkes, Y., & Johnston, H. (2009). ‘Cavemen in an era of speed-of-light technology’ : historical and contemporary perspectives on communication within prisons. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 48(2), 132-143. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2311.2009.00559.x

Many prisoners believe that the restricted access they have to computer-mediated communcation (CMC) technologies and, in particular, the almost total absence of computers and Internet access in prisons is a form of censure that renders them second-cl... Read More about ‘Cavemen in an era of speed-of-light technology’ : historical and contemporary perspectives on communication within prisons.

Linking functional molecular variation with environmental gradients: myosin gene diversity in a crustacean broadly distributed across variable thermal environments (2009)
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Rock, J., Magnay, J. L., Beech, S., El Haj, A. J., Goldspink, G., Lunt, D. H., & Whiteley, N. M. (2009). Linking functional molecular variation with environmental gradients: myosin gene diversity in a crustacean broadly distributed across variable thermal environments. Gene, 437(1-2), 60-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2009.02.008

To investigate the molecular basis of temperature adaptation in natural populations we used the candidate gene approach, targeting the myosin heavy chain (MyHC) gene. The functional effects of genetic variation in MyHC have been well characterised, a... Read More about Linking functional molecular variation with environmental gradients: myosin gene diversity in a crustacean broadly distributed across variable thermal environments.

The effect of prey density on predators: Conspicuousness and attack success are sensitive to spatial scale (2009)
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Ioannou, C. C., Morrell, L. J., Ruxton, G. D., & Krause, J. (2009). The effect of prey density on predators: Conspicuousness and attack success are sensitive to spatial scale. The American naturalist, 173(4), 499-506. https://doi.org/10.1086/597219

In contrast to the numerous studies that have examined the response of predators to prey group size, little is known about how prey density affects prey detection and the accuracy of attacks. We demonstrate that increasing the density of Daphnia magn... Read More about The effect of prey density on predators: Conspicuousness and attack success are sensitive to spatial scale.