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Micelle Formation in Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends: Comparison of Self-Consistent Field Theory with Experiment and Scaling Theory (2009)
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Greenall, M. J., Buzza, M., & McLeish, T. C. B. (2009). Micelle Formation in Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends: Comparison of Self-Consistent Field Theory with Experiment and Scaling Theory. Macromolecules, 42(15), 5873 - 5880. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma9000594

We present a self-consistent Field theory (SCFT) Study of spherical micelle formation in a blend of poly(styrene-butadiene) diblocks and homopolystyrene. The micelle core radii, corona thicknesses, and critical micelle concentrations are calculated a... Read More about Micelle Formation in Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends: Comparison of Self-Consistent Field Theory with Experiment and Scaling Theory.

Lewy bodies and neuronal loss in subcortical areas and disability in non-demented older people: A population based neuropathological cohort study (2009)
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Byford, M., Brayne, C., McKeith, I., Chatfield, M., Ince, P., & Matthews, F. (2009). Lewy bodies and neuronal loss in subcortical areas and disability in non-demented older people: A population based neuropathological cohort study. BMC Geriatrics, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-22

Background. Functional disability, the loss of ability to carry out daily tasks unaided, is a major adverse outcome more common with increasing age. The potential contribution of neuropathological changes in subcortical areas of the brain associated... Read More about Lewy bodies and neuronal loss in subcortical areas and disability in non-demented older people: A population based neuropathological cohort study.

Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol (2009)
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Kaner, E., Bland, M., Cassidy, P., Coulton, S., Deluca, P., Drummond, C., Gilvarry, E., Godfrey, C., Heather, N., Myles, J., Newbury-Birch, D., Oyefeso, A., Parrott, S., Perryman, K., Phillips, T., Shenker, D., & Shepherd, J. (2009). Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC public health, 9(1), Article 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-287

Background. There have been many randomized controlled trials of screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary care. Most trials have reported positive effects of brief intervention, in terms of reduced alcohol consumption in excessive drinkers... Read More about Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol.

Order lead-time of grocery retailers in the UK and Greek markets (2009)
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Menachof, D. A., Bourlakis, M. A., & Makios, T. (2009). Order lead-time of grocery retailers in the UK and Greek markets. Supply chain management, 14(5), 349-358. https://doi.org/10.1108/13598540910980260

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a comparative study of order lead times for firms operating in the UK and Greek food retail markets with the UK one being regarded at the forefront in terms of logistics efficiency. Desi... Read More about Order lead-time of grocery retailers in the UK and Greek markets.

Fast degenerate correlation-corrected vibrational self-consistent field calculations of the vibrational spectrum of 4-mercaptopyridine (2009)
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Respondek, I., & Benoit, D. M. (2009). Fast degenerate correlation-corrected vibrational self-consistent field calculations of the vibrational spectrum of 4-mercaptopyridine. The Journal of chemical physics, 131(5), 054109. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3193708

We introduce a fast degeneracy-corrected vibrational second-order Møller-Plesset (fast-DCVMP2) method to compute anharmonic vibrational spectra of large molecules where the computational cost of the full potential energy surface is high. We examine t... Read More about Fast degenerate correlation-corrected vibrational self-consistent field calculations of the vibrational spectrum of 4-mercaptopyridine.

Potential errors in the quantitative evaluation of biogas production in anaerobic digestion processes (2009)
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Walker, M., Zhang, Y., Heaven, S., & Banks, C. (2009). Potential errors in the quantitative evaluation of biogas production in anaerobic digestion processes. Bioresource technology : biomass, bioenergy, biowastes, conversion technologies, biotransformations, production technologies, 100(24), 6339-6346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2009.07.018

Errors that are commonly made in the quantification of biogas from anaerobic digestion experiments were investigated.

For liquid displacement gasometers where a barrier solution separates the biogas and the atmosphere, inaccuracy due to gas diffus... Read More about Potential errors in the quantitative evaluation of biogas production in anaerobic digestion processes.

Citizen participation and neighbourhood governance: analysing democratic practice (2009)
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Farrelly, M. (2009). Citizen participation and neighbourhood governance: analysing democratic practice. Local government studies, 35(4), 387-400. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930902992675

From the late 1990s the New Labour government implemented changes to local government and, within the context of a discourse of 'democratic renewal', also introduced neighbourhood-based participatory Forums. In this paper, a framework is set out for... Read More about Citizen participation and neighbourhood governance: analysing democratic practice.

Influence of surfactant structure on the double inversion of emulsions in the presence of nanoparticles (2009)
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Rodrigues, J. A., & Binks, B. P. (2009). Influence of surfactant structure on the double inversion of emulsions in the presence of nanoparticles. Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects, 345(1-3), 195-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.05.001

The double inversion of emulsions from oil-in-water (o/w) to water-in-oil (w/o) and back to o/w is a novel approach developed using oppositely charged mixtures of solid particles and surfactant molecules [B.P. Binks, J.A. Rodrigues, Angew. Chem. Int.... Read More about Influence of surfactant structure on the double inversion of emulsions in the presence of nanoparticles.

A national strategy for identification, prioritisation and management of pollution from abandoned non-coal mine sites in England and Wales. I.: methodology development and initial results (2009)
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Mayes, W., Johnston, D., Potter, H., & Jarvis, A. (2009). A national strategy for identification, prioritisation and management of pollution from abandoned non-coal mine sites in England and Wales. I.: methodology development and initial results. The Science of the total environment, 407(21), 5435-5447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.06.019

In regions affected by historic non-coal (principally metal) mining activity, government agencies are often faced with the challenge of deploying limited remedial resources at abandoned mine sites to achieve maximum improvements in the chemical and e... Read More about A national strategy for identification, prioritisation and management of pollution from abandoned non-coal mine sites in England and Wales. I.: methodology development and initial results.

Bis(terpyridine)-based surface template structures on graphite: a force field and DFT study (2009)
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Künzel, D., Markert, T., Groß, A., & Benoit, D. M. (2009). Bis(terpyridine)-based surface template structures on graphite: a force field and DFT study. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 11(39), 8867-8878. https://doi.org/10.1039/b907443k

Host-guest networks formed by ordered organic layers are promising candidates for applications in molecular storage and quantum computing. We have studied 2-dimensionally ordered surface template structures of bis(terpyridine)-derived molecules (BTPs... Read More about Bis(terpyridine)-based surface template structures on graphite: a force field and DFT study.

Development of a gel-to-gel electro-kinetic pinched injection method for an integrated micro-fluidic based DNA analyser (2009)
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Oakley, J. A., Robinson, S., Dyer, C. E., Greenman, J., Greenway, G. M., & Haswell, S. J. (2009). Development of a gel-to-gel electro-kinetic pinched injection method for an integrated micro-fluidic based DNA analyser. Analytica Chimica Acta, 652(1-2), 239-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2009.07.063

An integrated gel supported micro-fluidic system is reported, in which PCR products can be efficiently injected into a capillary electrophoresis device. The gel supported system is designed to provide greater stability to reagents during long periods... Read More about Development of a gel-to-gel electro-kinetic pinched injection method for an integrated micro-fluidic based DNA analyser.

Preparation and evaluation of low migration oligomeric photoinitiators with a repeating photoactive site (2009)
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Yardley, P. (2009). Preparation and evaluation of low migration oligomeric photoinitiators with a repeating photoactive site. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218406

UV-curing is an efficient, environmentally friendly technology used extensively for a variety of applications including food packaging. Its limitation is that small photoinitiator molecules may migrate into the foodstuff which, although not necessari... Read More about Preparation and evaluation of low migration oligomeric photoinitiators with a repeating photoactive site.

The behaviours and spatial distributions of captive sand tiger sharks (Carcharius taurus) in a marine aquarium (2009)
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Nicholson, C. H. Z. (2009). The behaviours and spatial distributions of captive sand tiger sharks (Carcharius taurus) in a marine aquarium. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215931

This study was conducted between January 2003 and November 2004 to determine the effects of season (mating and non-mating), feeding regime and time period on voluntary swimming speeds, spatial distribution and behaviours of sand tiger sharks (Carchar... Read More about The behaviours and spatial distributions of captive sand tiger sharks (Carcharius taurus) in a marine aquarium.

Predicting cardiovascular risks using pattern recognition and data mining. (2009)
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Nguyen, T. T. T. (2009). Predicting cardiovascular risks using pattern recognition and data mining. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209582

This thesis presents the use of pattern recognition and data mining techniques into risk prediction models in the clinical domain of cardiovascular medicine. The data is modelled and classified by using a number of alternative pattern recognition and... Read More about Predicting cardiovascular risks using pattern recognition and data mining..

Parallel kinetic resolutions using active esters (2009)
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Coulbeck, E. (2009). Parallel kinetic resolutions using active esters. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209265

Obtaining enantiomerically pure compounds is of major importance in modern organic chemistry; the resolution of racemic compounds is a very useful and practical method of achieving this. Parallel kinetic resolutions are an interesting variation on th... Read More about Parallel kinetic resolutions using active esters.

Impact of different diagnostic criteria on the prevalence and prognostic significance of exertional oscillatory ventilation in patients with chronic heart failure (2009)
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Ingle, L., Isted, A., Witte, K. K., Cleland, J. G., & Clark, A. L. (2009). Impact of different diagnostic criteria on the prevalence and prognostic significance of exertional oscillatory ventilation in patients with chronic heart failure. European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation, 16(4), 451-456. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJR.0b013e32832a4f54

INTRODUCTION: Exertional oscillatory ventilation (EOV) occurs in many patients with chronic heart failure. Two different definitions of EOV have been proposed by Corrá and Leite. We aimed to compare the prevalence of EOV and its prognostic significan... Read More about Impact of different diagnostic criteria on the prevalence and prognostic significance of exertional oscillatory ventilation in patients with chronic heart failure.

A review of the six-minute walk test: Its implication as a self-administered assessment tool (2009)
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Ingle, L. (2009). A review of the six-minute walk test: Its implication as a self-administered assessment tool. European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology, 8(3), 232-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2009.01.002

I read with interest the review article by Du and colleagues published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing in July 2008. The concept that the six-minute walk test (6-MWT) could be adapted as a patient-reported outcome measure of functio... Read More about A review of the six-minute walk test: Its implication as a self-administered assessment tool.

'Making Exceptions': A response to Shue (2009)
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Connelly, J. (2009). 'Making Exceptions': A response to Shue. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 26(3), 323-328. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5930.2009.00456.x

© Society for Applied Philosophy, 2009. In what follows I respond to Henry Shue’s paper by focusing on three principal themes. The first is the relation of philosophical theory to practice, in which I agree that philosophers have to run the risks att... Read More about 'Making Exceptions': A response to Shue.

Breaking new ground? Gifford Pinchot and the birth of 'Empire forestry' in the Philippines, 1900-1905 (2009)
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Bankoff, G. (2009). Breaking new ground? Gifford Pinchot and the birth of 'Empire forestry' in the Philippines, 1900-1905. Environment and History, 15(3), 369-393. https://doi.org/10.3197/096734009X12474738236078

Professional forest management in the Philippines is largely attributed to the ideas and endeavours of American foresters such as Gifford Pinchot, George Ahern and Henry Graves who were instrumental in establishing the Insular Bureau of Forestry in 1... Read More about Breaking new ground? Gifford Pinchot and the birth of 'Empire forestry' in the Philippines, 1900-1905.