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Using cryptotephras to extend regional tephrochronologies: an example from southeast Alaska and implications for hazard assessment (2008)
Journal Article
Payne, R., Blackford, J., & van der Plicht, J. (2008). Using cryptotephras to extend regional tephrochronologies: an example from southeast Alaska and implications for hazard assessment. Quaternary Research, 69(1), 42-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2007.10.007

Cryptotephrochronology, the use of hidden, diminutive volcanic ash layers to date sediments, has rarely been applied outside western Europe but has the potential to improve the tephrochronology of other regions of the world. Here we present the first... Read More about Using cryptotephras to extend regional tephrochronologies: an example from southeast Alaska and implications for hazard assessment.

Autonomous clustering using rough set theory (2008)
Journal Article
Bean, C., & Kambhampati, C. (2008). Autonomous clustering using rough set theory. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 5(1), 90-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-008-0090-3

This paper proposes a clustering technique that minimizes the need for subjective human intervention and is based on elements of rough set theory (RST). The proposed algorithm is unified in its approach to clustering and makes use of both local and g... Read More about Autonomous clustering using rough set theory.

Integrated rural tourism: a border case study (2008)
Journal Article
Saxena, G., & Ilbery, B. (2008). Integrated rural tourism: a border case study. Annals of Tourism Research, 35(1), 233-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2007.07.010

Within the context of debates about integrated and territorial approaches to rural development in Europe's lagging regions, this paper introduces the notion of integrated rural tourism, theorized in relation to the concepts of embeddedness, dis-embed... Read More about Integrated rural tourism: a border case study.

Being fieldworthy: Environmental knowledge practices and the space of the field in forest certification (2008)
Journal Article
Eden, S. (2008). Being fieldworthy: Environmental knowledge practices and the space of the field in forest certification. Environment and planning. D, Society & space, 26(6), 1018-1035. https://doi.org/10.1068/d3208

This paper considers how environmental knowledge practices and learning are coproduced through heterogeneous assemblages of inscriptions, devices, skills, ecologies, and people in the field. Drawing on concepts from science and technology studies, I... Read More about Being fieldworthy: Environmental knowledge practices and the space of the field in forest certification.

Competitiveness versus 'clean and green'? The regulation and governance of GMOs in Australia and the UK (2008)
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Cocklin, C., Dibden, J., & Gibbs, D. (2008). Competitiveness versus 'clean and green'? The regulation and governance of GMOs in Australia and the UK. Geoforum, 39(1), 161-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.09.009

It is increasingly argued that we are entering into a "biotech century", in which biotechnology promises major advances in agricultural productivity. The development of biotechnology is not a straightforward affair, however, and the advent of GMOs ha... Read More about Competitiveness versus 'clean and green'? The regulation and governance of GMOs in Australia and the UK.

Brain imaging of acupuncture: comparing superficial with deep needling (2008)
Journal Article
MacPherson, H., Green, G., Nevado, A., Lythgoe, M. F., Lewith, G., Devlin, R., Haselfoot, R., & Asghar, A. U. R. (2008). Brain imaging of acupuncture: comparing superficial with deep needling. Neuroscience letters, 434(1), 144-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2008.01.058

The difference between superficial and deep needling at acupuncture points has yet to be mapped with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Using a 3 T MRI, echo planar imaging data were acquired for 17 right-handed healthy volunteer participa... Read More about Brain imaging of acupuncture: comparing superficial with deep needling.

Enzymatic synthesis of a series of alkyl esters using novozyme 435 in a packed-bed, miniaturized, continuous flow reactor (2008)
Journal Article
Woodcock, L. L., Wiles, C., Greenway, G. M., Watts, P., Wells, A., & Eyley, S. (2008). Enzymatic synthesis of a series of alkyl esters using novozyme 435 in a packed-bed, miniaturized, continuous flow reactor. Biocatalysis and biotransformation, 26(6), 466-472. https://doi.org/10.1080/10242420802456571

Using lipase catalysed, enzymatic esterification as a model reaction, we successfully demonstrate the use of miniaturized technology for biocatalytic reactions. Benchmarked against batch reactions, nine alkyl esters have been synthesized effectively,... Read More about Enzymatic synthesis of a series of alkyl esters using novozyme 435 in a packed-bed, miniaturized, continuous flow reactor.

Combining the ventilatory response to exercise and peak oxygen consumption is no better than peak oxygen consumption alone in predicting mortality in chronic heart failure (2008)
Journal Article
Ingle, L., Witte, K. K., Cleland, J. G. F., & Clark, A. L. (2008). Combining the ventilatory response to exercise and peak oxygen consumption is no better than peak oxygen consumption alone in predicting mortality in chronic heart failure. European journal of heart failure, 10(1), 85-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.10.010

Background: A low peak oxygen uptake (pV(O2)) and steep V-E/V-CO2 slope are independently associated with a worse prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). We wished to confirm whether combining these variables as a ratio would lead to... Read More about Combining the ventilatory response to exercise and peak oxygen consumption is no better than peak oxygen consumption alone in predicting mortality in chronic heart failure.

Delay abolishes the obstacle avoidance deficit in unilateral optic ataxia (2008)
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Rice, N. J., Edwards, M. G., Schindler, I., Punt, T. D., McIntosh, R. D., Humphreys, G. W., Lestou, V., & Milner, A. D. (2008). Delay abolishes the obstacle avoidance deficit in unilateral optic ataxia. Neuropsychologia, 46(5), 1549-1557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.01.012

Optic ataxic patients have deficits in the visual control of manual reaching and grasping. It has been established previously that these deficits in target-directed behaviour improve following a delay in response. Recently it has been demonstrated th... Read More about Delay abolishes the obstacle avoidance deficit in unilateral optic ataxia.

A hierarchy of distress: Mokken scaling of the GHQ-30 (2008)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Deary, I. J., & Shipley, B. (2008). A hierarchy of distress: Mokken scaling of the GHQ-30. Psychological Medicine, 38(4), 575-579. https://doi.org/10.1017/s003329170800281x

Background. Hierarchical cumulative scales are common and informative in psychology. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) does not appear to have been subjected to an analysis that examines the hierarchical and cumulative nature of its items. We re... Read More about A hierarchy of distress: Mokken scaling of the GHQ-30.

Conceptual design and preliminary hydrodynamic study of an agro biomass bench gasification fluidized bed reactor (2008)
Journal Article
Zabaniotou, A., Skoulou, V., Koufodimos, G., & Samaras, Z. (2008). Conceptual design and preliminary hydrodynamic study of an agro biomass bench gasification fluidized bed reactor. International journal of chemical reactor engineering, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.2202/1542-6580.1639

Theoretical and experimental analysis was conducted in a bench scale, atmospheric fluidized bed gasifier, designed and constructed for exploitation of residues issued from olive oil production activity and other agricultural residues. Research was fo... Read More about Conceptual design and preliminary hydrodynamic study of an agro biomass bench gasification fluidized bed reactor.

Solving open-ended problems, and the influence of cognitive factors on student success (2008)
Journal Article
Overton, T., & Potter, N. (2008). Solving open-ended problems, and the influence of cognitive factors on student success. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 9(1), 65-69. https://doi.org/10.1039/b801307c

Problem solving is an essential skill for undergraduate chemists to acquire. Many problem solving activities encountered on undergraduate programmes are algorithmic, and require lower order cognitive skills to be applied in order to reach a solution.... Read More about Solving open-ended problems, and the influence of cognitive factors on student success.

Southwest Scottish Crannogs: using in situ studies to assess preservation in wetland archaeological contexts (2008)
Journal Article
Lillie, M., Smith, R., Reed, J., & Inglis, R. (2008). Southwest Scottish Crannogs: using in situ studies to assess preservation in wetland archaeological contexts. Journal of archaeological science, 35(7), 1886-1900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2007.11.029

This paper presents the results of in situ monitoring of waterlogged burial contexts in southwest Scotland. The sites investigated are Iron Age crannogs (lake dwellings) which have a proven waterlogged archaeological component, and which are being as... Read More about Southwest Scottish Crannogs: using in situ studies to assess preservation in wetland archaeological contexts.

Divergence and the Francovich remedy in German and English Courts (2008)
Book Chapter
Kunnecke, M. (2008). Divergence and the Francovich remedy in German and English Courts. In S. Prechal, & B. van Roermund (Eds.), The Coherence of EU Law: The Search for Unity in Divergent Concepts (233 - 254). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199232468.001.0001

This chapter assesses the extent to which the common law system differs from a codified system in the application of the Francovich principle and the extent to which this results in divergence. A comparison of the English and German law of state liab... Read More about Divergence and the Francovich remedy in German and English Courts.

Object imagery and object identification: Object imagers are better at identifying spatially-filtered visual objects (2008)
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Vannucci, M., Mazzoni, G., Chiorri, C., & Cioli, L. (2008). Object imagery and object identification: Object imagers are better at identifying spatially-filtered visual objects. Cognitive processing, 9(2), 137-143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-008-0203-5

Object imagery refers to the ability to construct pictorial images of objects. Individuals with high object imagery (high-OI) produce more vivid mental images than individuals with low object imagery (low-OI), and they encode and process both mental... Read More about Object imagery and object identification: Object imagers are better at identifying spatially-filtered visual objects.

Haptic feedback can provide an objective assessment of arthroscopic skills (2008)
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Chami, G., Ward, J. W., Phillips, R., & Sherman, K. P. (2008). Haptic feedback can provide an objective assessment of arthroscopic skills. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 466(4), 963-968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-008-0115-9

The outcome of arthroscopic procedures is related to the surgeon's skills in arthroscopy. Currently, evaluation of such skills relies on direct observation by a surgeon trainer. This type of assessment, by its nature, is subjective and time-consuming... Read More about Haptic feedback can provide an objective assessment of arthroscopic skills.

Fluvastatin reduces oxidative damage in human vascular endothelial cells by upregulating Bcl-2 (2008)
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Xu, S. Z., Zhong, W., Watson, N. M., Dickerson, E., Wake, J. D., Lindow, S. W., Newton, C. J., & Atkin, S. L. (2008). Fluvastatin reduces oxidative damage in human vascular endothelial cells by upregulating Bcl-2. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 6(4), 692-700. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.02913.x

Background: 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) have been widely used in clinical practise and their efficacy in reducing cardiovascular risk has been well described. Objectives: To investigate the effect of low doses... Read More about Fluvastatin reduces oxidative damage in human vascular endothelial cells by upregulating Bcl-2.

Pretty in pink: a new treefrog species of the genus Boophis from north-eastern Madagascar (2008)
Journal Article
Wollenberg, K. C., Andreone, F., Glaw, F., & Vences, M. (2008). Pretty in pink: a new treefrog species of the genus Boophis from north-eastern Madagascar. Zootaxa, 1684(1), 58-68. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1684.1.3

Treefrogs of the genus Boophis comprise the most species-rich genus among all Malagasy frogs. In this paper we describe a new species to be added to this genus from Masoala Peninsula and nearby areas. Related populations have been found in three loca... Read More about Pretty in pink: a new treefrog species of the genus Boophis from north-eastern Madagascar.

Rapid on-chip multi-step (bio)chemical procedures in continuous flow - manoeuvring particles through co-laminar reagent streams (2008)
Journal Article
Peyman, S. A., Iles, A., & Pamme, N. (2008). Rapid on-chip multi-step (bio)chemical procedures in continuous flow - manoeuvring particles through co-laminar reagent streams. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 1220-1222. https://doi.org/10.1039/b716532c

We introduce a novel and extremely versatile microfluidic platform in which tedious multi-step biochemical processes can be performed in continuous flow within a fraction of the time required for conventional methods.