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Tissue factor-containing microparticles released from mesangial cells in response to high glucose and AGE induce tube formation in microvascular cells (2008)
Journal Article
Ettelaie, C., Su, S., Li, C., & Collier, M. E. W. (2008). Tissue factor-containing microparticles released from mesangial cells in response to high glucose and AGE induce tube formation in microvascular cells. Microvascular Research, 76(3), 152-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mvr.2008.07.007

Hyperglycaemia and the associated formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGE) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic vasculopathy. In addition to its role in coagulation, tissue factor (TF) is known to regulate vascular prolifera... Read More about Tissue factor-containing microparticles released from mesangial cells in response to high glucose and AGE induce tube formation in microvascular cells.

Mesogenic dipyrrins - building blocks for the fabrication of fluorescent and metal-containing materials (2008)
Journal Article
Wilson, C. J., James, L., Mehl, G. H., & Boyle, R. W. (2008). Mesogenic dipyrrins - building blocks for the fabrication of fluorescent and metal-containing materials. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 4582-4584. https://doi.org/10.1039/b806672h

A new class of mesogenic dipyrrins is reported and their use in the fabrication of fluorescent and metal-containing self assembling materials is demonstrated.

Thyroid function and cognitive decline in the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (2008)
Journal Article
Hogervorst, E., Huppert, F., Matthews, F. E., & Brayne, C. (2008). Thyroid function and cognitive decline in the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 33(7), 1013-1022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.05.008

Hypothyroidism and subclinical hyperthyroidism have both been associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. The association between thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroid hormone or thyroxine (FT4) levels and cognition was investigated... Read More about Thyroid function and cognitive decline in the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study.

Mild cognitive impairment in the older population: Who is missed and does it matter? (2008)
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Stephan, B. C., Brayne, C., McKeith, I. G., Bond, J., & Matthews, F. E. (2008). Mild cognitive impairment in the older population: Who is missed and does it matter?. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 23(8), 863-871. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2013

Objectives: Classifications of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) vary in the precision of the defining criteria. Their value in clinical settings is different from population settings. This difference depending on setting is to be expected, but must be... Read More about Mild cognitive impairment in the older population: Who is missed and does it matter?.

Two-year progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia: To what extent do different definitions agree? (2008)
Journal Article
Matthews, F. E., Stephan, B. C., McKeith, I. G., Bond, J., & Brayne, C. (2008). Two-year progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia: To what extent do different definitions agree?. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56(8), 1424-1433. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01820.x

OBJECTIVES: To determine the 2-year outcome from 16 different current classifications of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a population-based sample. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study: baseline and 2-year follow-up phases. SETTING: Large-scale multic... Read More about Two-year progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia: To what extent do different definitions agree?.

Exploring the relationship between policy generation and policy implementation : an investigation of testbed learning communities pilot (2008)
Thesis
Shore, R. (2008). Exploring the relationship between policy generation and policy implementation : an investigation of testbed learning communities pilot. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213003

This thesis explores the relationship between policy development and policy implementation with particular reference to the Testbed Learning Communities Pilot as outlined in the Skills Strategy (2003). The policy process, it is argued, is an importan... Read More about Exploring the relationship between policy generation and policy implementation : an investigation of testbed learning communities pilot.

Chemical communication in the European otter, Lutra lutra (2008)
Thesis
Davies, M. J. (2008). Chemical communication in the European otter, Lutra lutra. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209367

European otter (Lutra lutra) scent marks (spraint and anal sac secretion material) from captive and wild animals were analysed using solvent extraction and solid phase micro extraction (SPME). An ageing study (using SPME) mapped spraint chemical comp... Read More about Chemical communication in the European otter, Lutra lutra.

From narrative to spectacle: An examination of contemporary theatre performance (2008)
Thesis
Adams, K. (2008). From narrative to spectacle: An examination of contemporary theatre performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208944

Drawing on Debord and Baudrillard, this thesis takes its starting point the shift from text to image dominated representations of the world. It argues the parallel shifts in theatre practice and reception away from work which subordinates itself to t... Read More about From narrative to spectacle: An examination of contemporary theatre performance.

The use of immobilised crown ethers as in-situ protecting groups for organic synthesis within flow reactors (2008)
Thesis
Wild, P. G. (2008). The use of immobilised crown ethers as in-situ protecting groups for organic synthesis within flow reactors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208618

Organic synthesis often requires one functional group of a bifunctionalised compound to be rendered temporarily inert to allow the selective reaction of another moiety. While protecting groups are used to remove the problem of the functional group in... Read More about The use of immobilised crown ethers as in-situ protecting groups for organic synthesis within flow reactors.

Early morning executive functioning during sleep deprivation is compromised by a PERIOD3 polymorphism (2008)
Journal Article
Groeger, J. A., Viola, A. U., Lo, J. C., von Schantz, M., Archer, S. N., & Dijk, D.-J. (2008). Early morning executive functioning during sleep deprivation is compromised by a PERIOD3 polymorphism. SLEEP, 31(8), 1159-1167. https://doi.org/10.5665/sleep/31.8.1159

Study Objectives:
To contrast the effects of total sleep deprivation (TSD) on executive and non-executive function in volunteers homozygous for either the short or long variant of a variable number tandem repeat polymorphism in PERIOD3 , which is a... Read More about Early morning executive functioning during sleep deprivation is compromised by a PERIOD3 polymorphism.

Representations of Greek tragedy in ancient pottery : a theatrical perspective (2008)
Journal Article
Billing, C. M. (2008). Representations of Greek tragedy in ancient pottery : a theatrical perspective. New Theatre Quarterly, 24(3), 229-245. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266464X08000298

In this article, Christian M. Billing considers the relationship between representations of mythic narratives found on ancient pottery (primarily found at sites relating to the Greek colonies of south Italy in the fourth century BC, but also to certa... Read More about Representations of Greek tragedy in ancient pottery : a theatrical perspective.

The nature of discrimination learning in pigeons (2008)
Journal Article
Pearce, J. M., Esber, G. R., George, D. N., & Haselgrove, M. (2008). The nature of discrimination learning in pigeons. Learning and Behavior, 36(3), 188-199. https://doi.org/10.3758/lb.36.3.188

The results from five experiments are considered in relation to two of Spence's (1937, 1938) proposals concerning discrimination learning. In Experiments 1 and 2, we investigated whether his ideas about the interaction between excitatory and inhibito... Read More about The nature of discrimination learning in pigeons.

Educational leadership, the depletion of oil supplies and the need for an ethic of global sustainability (2008)
Journal Article
Bottery, M. (2008). Educational leadership, the depletion of oil supplies and the need for an ethic of global sustainability. School Leadership and Management, 28(3), 281-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632430802145969

This paper argues that problems deriving from the depletion of global oil supplies are much more central to educational leadership than is normally appreciated, and suggests the need for a global view of educational purposes, and in particular a comm... Read More about Educational leadership, the depletion of oil supplies and the need for an ethic of global sustainability.

Exploring clinical nursing experiences: listening to student nurses (2008)
Journal Article
Pearcey, P., & Draper, P. (2008). Exploring clinical nursing experiences: listening to student nurses. Nurse education today, 28(5), 595-601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2007.09.007

Student nurses spend one half of their educational programme in the clinical area. The success of an educationally sound clinical placement is crucial to forming a professional nursing identity that will encompass the seen and 'unseen' aspects of the... Read More about Exploring clinical nursing experiences: listening to student nurses.

Managers' learning in a UK local authority: the political context of an in-house MBA (2008)
Journal Article
Thursfield, D. (2008). Managers' learning in a UK local authority: the political context of an in-house MBA. Management Learning, 39(3), 295-309. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507608090878

Public sector learning is often described as individualistic and operational. This article investigates an in-house MBA that was created explicitly to promote collective learning among managers in a UK local authority. The MBA was envisaged as an inn... Read More about Managers' learning in a UK local authority: the political context of an in-house MBA.

The Leicester Cough Monitor: a semi-automated, semi-validated cough detection system? Reply (2008)
Journal Article
Birring, S. S., Mann, V. M., Matos, S., Yousaf, N., Wood, C., Fleming, T., Evans, D. H., Morice, A. H., & Pavord, I. D. (2008). The Leicester Cough Monitor: a semi-automated, semi-validated cough detection system? Reply. European respiratory journal, 32(2), 530-531. https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00060808

K. McGuinness and colleagues request further details regarding the validation of the Leicester Cough Monitor (LCM) over 24 h. This was not possible during our study because of limitations in battery life 1. Therefore, we compared automated and manual... Read More about The Leicester Cough Monitor: a semi-automated, semi-validated cough detection system? Reply.

N-N bond cleavage in N-nitrosoarylamines (2008)
Journal Article
Evans, L. A., Petrovic, M., Antonijevic, M., Wiles, C., Watts, P., & Wadhawan, J. (2008). N-N bond cleavage in N-nitrosoarylamines. Journal of physical chemistry. C, 112(33), 12928-12935. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp710473a

The rupture of N-N bonds in three specific N-nitrosoarylamines (N,N'-dimethyl-N,N-dinitroso-para-phenylenediamine, Cupferron, and N-nitrosodiphenylamine) upon electrochemical oxidation in acetonitrile solution is investigated. In two cases, viz., Cup... Read More about N-N bond cleavage in N-nitrosoarylamines.

Low dose cabergoline for hyperprolactinaemia is not associated with clinically significant valvular heart disease (2008)
Journal Article
Wakil, A., Rigby, A. S., Clark, A. L., Kallvikbacka-Bennett, A., & Atkin, S. L. (2008). Low dose cabergoline for hyperprolactinaemia is not associated with clinically significant valvular heart disease. European journal of endocrinology, 159(4), R11-R14. https://doi.org/10.1530/eje-08-0365

OBJECTIVE: Recent trials suggest that using ergot-derived dopamine agonists such as cabergoline in the treatment of Parkinson's disease is associated with an increased risk of valvular heart disease. However, the dose of cabergoline used to treat hyp... Read More about Low dose cabergoline for hyperprolactinaemia is not associated with clinically significant valvular heart disease.

What makes responses prepotent for young children? Insights from the grass-snow task (2008)
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Simpson, A., & Riggs, K. J. (2009). What makes responses prepotent for young children? Insights from the grass-snow task. Infant and Child Development, 18(1), 21-35. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.576

Understanding how responses become prepotent is essential for understanding when inhibitory control is needed in everyday behaviour. We investigated prepotency in the grass–snow task—in which a child points to a green card when the experimenter says... Read More about What makes responses prepotent for young children? Insights from the grass-snow task.

Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes using a sol gel method (2008)
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Sharif Zein, S. H., & Boccaccini, A. R. (2008). Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes using a sol gel method. Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 47(17), 6598-6606. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie701770q

A considerable improvement in the quality of TiO 2 coatings on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) was obtained by introducing a three-step purification and functionalization process which combines oxidation in air followed by sulfuric acid refluxe... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes using a sol gel method.