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New Labour and the Politics of Dominance (2008)
Book Chapter
Beech, M. (2008). New Labour and the Politics of Dominance. In M. Beech, & S. Lee (Eds.), Ten Years of New Labour (1-16). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584372_1

In attempting to survey New Labour’s period in office one aspect appears to stand out. New Labour’s politics has been and continues to be the politics of dominance. As a government they have set the tone for political discourse and have been the vict... Read More about New Labour and the Politics of Dominance.

Conceptualizing the right to privacy: Ethical and legal considerations (2008)
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2008). Conceptualizing the right to privacy: Ethical and legal considerations. In R. Watson, & M. Blondheim (Eds.), The Toronto School of Communication Theory Interpretations, Extensions, Applications (305-336). University of Toronto Press

Investigation of the mechanisms of tissue factor-mediated evasion of tumour cells from cellular cytotoxicity (2008)
Journal Article
Li, C., Collier, M. E. W., Frentzou, G. A., Greenman, J., & Ettelaie, C. (2008). Investigation of the mechanisms of tissue factor-mediated evasion of tumour cells from cellular cytotoxicity. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 57(9), 1347-1355. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-008-0469-6

Aims We previously reported that overexpression of tissue factor (TF) protected HT29 tumour cells from cellular cytotoxicity through a mechanism requiring the presence of the cytoplasmic domain of TF. In this investigation the mechanism of TF-mediate... Read More about Investigation of the mechanisms of tissue factor-mediated evasion of tumour cells from cellular cytotoxicity.

Variability in intertidal communities along a latitudinal gradient in the Southern Ocean (2008)
Journal Article
Waller, C. L. (2008). Variability in intertidal communities along a latitudinal gradient in the Southern Ocean. Polar Biology, 31(7), 809-816. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-008-0419-y

Despite being one of the most intensely studied habitat types worldwide, the intertidal region around Antarctica has received little more than superficial study. Despite this, the first detailed study of a single locality on the Antarctic Peninsula r... Read More about Variability in intertidal communities along a latitudinal gradient in the Southern Ocean.

Acute sport-related stressors, coping, and emotion among professional rugby union players during training and matches (2008)
Journal Article
Nicholls, A. R., Jones, C. R., Polman, R. C. J., & Borkoles, E. (2009). Acute sport-related stressors, coping, and emotion among professional rugby union players during training and matches. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 19(1), 113-120. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00772.x

The purpose of this study was to examine acute sport-related stressors, coping, and emotion among a sample of professional rugby union players during training and matches. Five professional rugby union players maintained diaries for 31 days. The diar... Read More about Acute sport-related stressors, coping, and emotion among professional rugby union players during training and matches.

Cellular uptake of a fluorescent calix[4]arene derivative (2008)
Journal Article
Matthews, S. E., Redshaw, C., Baillie-Johnson, H., Lalor, R., & Mueller, A. (2008). Cellular uptake of a fluorescent calix[4]arene derivative. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(10), 2892-2893. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0782596

A rapid synthetic route to a nontoxic fluorescently labeled water-soluble calixarene has been developed. Investigation of the cellular uptake of the labeled calixarene, via confocal microscopy, through coincubation with uptake inhibitors demonstrates... Read More about Cellular uptake of a fluorescent calix[4]arene derivative.

Compensated cardiac hypertrophy is characterised by a decline in palmitate oxidation (2008)
Journal Article
Akki, A., Smith, K., & Seymour, A. M. L. (2008). Compensated cardiac hypertrophy is characterised by a decline in palmitate oxidation. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 311(1-2), 215-224. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-008-9711-y

Cardiac hypertrophy is an independent risk factor in the development of heart failure. However, the cellular mechanisms underlying the transition from compensated hypertrophy to heart failure are incompletely understood. The aim of this study was to... Read More about Compensated cardiac hypertrophy is characterised by a decline in palmitate oxidation.

Finding females: pheromone-guided reproductive tracking behavior by male Nereis succinea in the marine environment (2008)
Journal Article
Ram, J. L., Fei, X., Danaher, S. M., Lu, S., Breithaupt, T., & Hardege, J. D. (2008). Finding females: pheromone-guided reproductive tracking behavior by male Nereis succinea in the marine environment. The journal of experimental biology, 211(5), 757-765. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.012773

Pheromones trigger reproductive responses of many marine organisms, but little is known about how pheromones mediate mate-finding behavior in the marine environment. This paper investigates whether the tetrapeptide nereithione (cysteine-glutathione d... Read More about Finding females: pheromone-guided reproductive tracking behavior by male Nereis succinea in the marine environment.

Linking perception and action through motivation and affect (2008)
Journal Article
Davis, D. N. (2008). Linking perception and action through motivation and affect. Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, 20(1), 37-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/09528130701472424

Research into cognitive architectures is described within a framework spanning major issues in artificial intelligence and cognitive science. Earlier work on motivation is extended with a cognitive model of reasoning which, together with an affective... Read More about Linking perception and action through motivation and affect.

TiF2: Linear or bent? (2008)
Journal Article
Wilson, A. V., Roberts, A. J., & Young, N. A. (2008). TiF2: Linear or bent?. Angewandte Chemie, 47(9), 1774-1776. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200704667

Calling nonlinearity into question: When Ti atoms are isolated in fluorine-doped argon matrices, TiF 4 , TiF 3 , TiF 2 , and TiF are identified by their IR spectra. The Ti isotope pattern observed for the ν 3 mode of TiF 2 is indistinguishable from t... Read More about TiF2: Linear or bent?.

Modelling the shape and thermal dynamics of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming. Part 2 : Thermal modelling - Heat flow and solidification (2008)
Journal Article
Mi, J., & Grant, P. S. (2008). Modelling the shape and thermal dynamics of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming. Part 2 : Thermal modelling - Heat flow and solidification. Acta Materialia, 56(7), 1597-1608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2007.12.022

In Part 1 of this paper, a model was described to simulate the dynamic shape evolution of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming, concentrating on the effects of droplet splashing and redeposition. In this part, a companion model is presented that... Read More about Modelling the shape and thermal dynamics of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming. Part 2 : Thermal modelling - Heat flow and solidification.

Modelling the shape and thermal dynamics of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming Part 1: Shape modelling - Droplet deposition, splashing and redeposition (2008)
Journal Article
Mi, J., & Grant, P. S. (2008). Modelling the shape and thermal dynamics of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming Part 1: Shape modelling - Droplet deposition, splashing and redeposition. Acta Materialia, 56(7), 1588-1596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2007.12.021

A numerical model has been developed to simulate the dynamic shape evolution of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming. The model comprises: (1) a droplet primary deposition model, simulating droplet primary deposition at a deposition surface; (2)... Read More about Modelling the shape and thermal dynamics of Ni superalloy rings during spray forming Part 1: Shape modelling - Droplet deposition, splashing and redeposition.

Industrial ecosystems? The use of tropes in the literature of industrial ecology and eco-industrial parks (2008)
Journal Article
McManus, P., & Gibbs, D. (2008). Industrial ecosystems? The use of tropes in the literature of industrial ecology and eco-industrial parks. Progress in human geography, 32(4), 525-540. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132507088118

Industrial ecology is often promoted as a practice to close industrial production loops and reduce waste, thereby making better use of resources and preventing the overuse of raw materials. Eco-industrial parks (ElPs) are the spatial concentrations o... Read More about Industrial ecosystems? The use of tropes in the literature of industrial ecology and eco-industrial parks.

Life strategies of fishes in European estuaries: the functional guild approach (2008)
Journal Article
Franco, A., Elliott, M., Franzoi, P., & Torricelli, P. (2008). Life strategies of fishes in European estuaries: the functional guild approach. Marine ecology progress series, 354, 219-228. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07203

The structure and functioning of estuarine fish assemblages have been analysed using data sets for 38 transitional waters covering all European latitudes, including NE Atlantic estuaries, Mediterranean lagoons and Scandinavian fjords. The fish specie... Read More about Life strategies of fishes in European estuaries: the functional guild approach.

Low heat shock thresholds in wild Antarctic inter-tidal limpets (Nacella concinna) (2008)
Journal Article
Clark, M. S., Geissler, P., Waller, C., Fraser, K. P. P., Barnes, D. K. A., & Peck, L. S. (2008). Low heat shock thresholds in wild Antarctic inter-tidal limpets (Nacella concinna). Cell Stress and Chaperones, 13(1), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12192-008-0015-7

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a family of genes classically used to measure levels of organism stress. We have previously identified two HSP70 genes (HSP70A and HSP70B) in sub-tidal populations of the Antarctic limpet (Nacella concinna). These genes... Read More about Low heat shock thresholds in wild Antarctic inter-tidal limpets (Nacella concinna).

Beyond the text: illusions of recollection caused by script-based inferences (2008)
Journal Article
Dewhurst, S. A., Holmes, S. J., Swannell, E. R., & Barry, C. (2008). Beyond the text: illusions of recollection caused by script-based inferences. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 20(2), 367-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/09541440701482551

Three experiments investigated memory distortions produced by scripts activated when hearing a story. In Experiment 1, participants heard a story with one of two alternative titles. At test, the words that were falsely recognised varied according to... Read More about Beyond the text: illusions of recollection caused by script-based inferences.