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Fcγ Receptor IIIb (CD16b) Polymorphisms are Associated with Susceptibility to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (2010)
Journal Article
Bournazos, S., Bournazou, I., Murchison, J. T., Wallace, W. A., McFarlane, P., Hirani, N., Simpson, A. J., Dransfield, I., & Hart, S. P. (2010). Fcγ Receptor IIIb (CD16b) Polymorphisms are Associated with Susceptibility to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Lung, 188(6), 475-481. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-010-9262-3

An excess of neutrophils in the alveoli and lung interstitium has been described in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Engagement of neutrophil Fcγ receptors with IgG complexes may contribute to the pathogenesis of IPF. The neutrophil FcγRIIIb rece... Read More about Fcγ Receptor IIIb (CD16b) Polymorphisms are Associated with Susceptibility to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Introduction (2010)
Book Chapter
Panagakou, S., & Connelly, J. (2010). Introduction. In J. Connelly, & S. Pangakou (Eds.), Anglo-American Idealism: Thinkers and Ideas (389). Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-0353-0019-2

This volume is devoted to a critical discussion and re-appraisal of the work of Anglo-American Idealists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Idealism was the dominant philosophy in Britain and the entire English-speaking world during the last... Read More about Introduction.

Microscreening toxicity system based on living magnetic yeast and gradient chips (2010)
Journal Article
García-Alonso, J., Fakhrullin, R. F., Paunov, V. N., Shen, Z., Hardege, J. D., Pamme, N., Haswell, S. J., & Greenway, G. M. (2011). Microscreening toxicity system based on living magnetic yeast and gradient chips. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 400(4), 1009-1013. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-010-4241-3

There is an increasing demand for easy and cost-effective methods to screen the toxicological impact of the growing number of chemical mixtures being generated by industry. Such a screening method has been developed using viable, genetically modified... Read More about Microscreening toxicity system based on living magnetic yeast and gradient chips.

Experimental and theoretical study of the gas–water two phase flow through a conductance multiphase Venturi meter in vertical annular (wet gas) flow (2010)
Journal Article
Hasan, A. H., & Lucas, G. (2011). Experimental and theoretical study of the gas–water two phase flow through a conductance multiphase Venturi meter in vertical annular (wet gas) flow. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 241(6), 1998-2005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2010.09.006

Annular gas-liquid two phase flow widely occurs in nuclear industry. Various combinations of techniques have been employed in annular gas-liquid two phase flows to measure the flow parameters (e.g. liquid film thickness, gas volume fraction and the p... Read More about Experimental and theoretical study of the gas–water two phase flow through a conductance multiphase Venturi meter in vertical annular (wet gas) flow.

Contextual synthetic lethality of cancer cell kill based on the tumor microenvironment (2010)
Journal Article
Chan, N., Pires, I. M., Bencokova, Z., Coackley, C., Luoto, K. R., Bhogal, N., Lakshman, M., Gottipati, P., Oliver, F. J., Helleday, T., Hammond, E. M., & Bristow, R. G. (2010). Contextual synthetic lethality of cancer cell kill based on the tumor microenvironment. Cancer Research, 70(20), 8045-8054. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-10-2352

Acute and chronic hypoxia exists within the three-dimensional microenvironment of solid tumors and drives therapy resistance, genetic instability, and metastasis. Replicating cells exposed to either severe acute hypoxia (16 hours with 0.02% O 2 ) fol... Read More about Contextual synthetic lethality of cancer cell kill based on the tumor microenvironment.

Development of genomic resources for the phylogenetic analysis of the Brachionus plicatilis species complex (Rotifera: Monogononta) (2010)
Journal Article
Montero-Pau, J., & Gómez, A. (2011). Development of genomic resources for the phylogenetic analysis of the Brachionus plicatilis species complex (Rotifera: Monogononta). Hydrobiologia, 662(1), 43-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-010-0485-3

There has been a substantial leap forward in the quantity and quality of genomic resources available for research on rotifers in recent years. We used available genomic and bioinformatics resources to identify variable regions of the genome to design... Read More about Development of genomic resources for the phylogenetic analysis of the Brachionus plicatilis species complex (Rotifera: Monogononta).

Engineering failure analysis and design optimisation with HiP-HOPS (2010)
Journal Article
Papadopoulos, Y., Walker, M., Parker, D., Rüde, E., Hamann, R., Uhlig, A., Grätz, U., & Lien, R. (2011). Engineering failure analysis and design optimisation with HiP-HOPS. Engineering Failure Analysis, 18(2), 590-608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2010.09.025

The scale and complexity of computer-based safety critical systems, like those used in the transport and manufacturing industries, pose significant challenges for failure analysis. Over the last decade, research has focused on automating this task. I... Read More about Engineering failure analysis and design optimisation with HiP-HOPS.

Computerized dynamic posturography in the objective assessment of balance in patients with intermittent claudication (2010)
Journal Article
Mockford, K. A., Mazari, F. A. K., Jordan, A. R., Vanicek, N., Chetter, I. C., & Coughlin, P. A. (2011). Computerized dynamic posturography in the objective assessment of balance in patients with intermittent claudication. Annals of vascular surgery, 25(2), 182-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2010.07.021

One-third of all elderly patients fall each year and impaired balance has been recognized as a specific risk factor. Intermittent claudication is common among the elderly population, affecting approximately 5% of the population over the age of 50. Th... Read More about Computerized dynamic posturography in the objective assessment of balance in patients with intermittent claudication.

A randomized placebo controlled trial of the effect of preoperative statin use on matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases in areas of low and peak wall stress in patients undergoing elective open repair of abdominal ao (2010)
Journal Article
Rahman, M. A., Khan, J. A., Mazari, F. A. K., Mockford, K., McCollum, P. T., & Chetter, I. (2011). A randomized placebo controlled trial of the effect of preoperative statin use on matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases in areas of low and peak wall stress in patients undergoing elective open repair of abdominal ao. Annals of vascular surgery, 25(1), 32-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2010.06.006

BackgroundA double-blind, randomized controlled trial was carried out to study the effects of statins on matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs) in areas of peak and low abdominal aortic aneurysm (A... Read More about A randomized placebo controlled trial of the effect of preoperative statin use on matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases in areas of low and peak wall stress in patients undergoing elective open repair of abdominal ao.

Are optimal levels of testosterone associated with better cognitive function in healthy older women and men? (2010)
Journal Article
Hogervorst, E., Matthews, F. E., & Brayne, C. (2010). Are optimal levels of testosterone associated with better cognitive function in healthy older women and men?. BBA - General Subjects, 1800(10), 1145-1152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.12.009

Background: Sex steroids can positively affect the brain and from this it would follow that high levels of sex steroids could be associated with better cognitive function in older men and women. Methods: This Healthy Ageing Study sample comprised of... Read More about Are optimal levels of testosterone associated with better cognitive function in healthy older women and men?.

Design for independent living: Activity demands and capabilities of older people (2010)
Journal Article
Seidel, D., Richardson, K., Crilly, N., Matthews, F. E., Clarkson, P. J., & Brayne, C. (2010). Design for independent living: Activity demands and capabilities of older people. Ageing and Society, 30(7), 1239-1255. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X10000310

The ability to perform the instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) is an important focus for the promotion of independent living in old age. If strategies to enable older people to remain in their own homes are to be developed, advances must... Read More about Design for independent living: Activity demands and capabilities of older people.

The added-value of non-nurse lecturers teaching on nursing programmes (2010)
Thesis
Dickinson, J. (2010). The added-value of non-nurse lecturers teaching on nursing programmes. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211498

This thesis investigated the added-value of non-nurse lecturers teaching on nursing programmes. In doing this it attempted to answer the following research questions:

• To what extent is the contribution of non-nurse lecturers defined in both theor... Read More about The added-value of non-nurse lecturers teaching on nursing programmes.

On-call work scheduling : a multi-method analysis of psychological effects and moderators (2010)
Thesis
Reid, T. (2010). On-call work scheduling : a multi-method analysis of psychological effects and moderators. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211492

On-call working is a relatively new form of work scheduling in many occupational settings. For a large proportion of employees, being on-call is not an option but an integral component of the job. Essentially, utilising this type of work scheduling i... Read More about On-call work scheduling : a multi-method analysis of psychological effects and moderators.

Land use intensity and trees on farms in Malawi (2010)
Thesis
Clarkson, G. (2010). Land use intensity and trees on farms in Malawi. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211069

Rapidly increasing population densities in Malawi have put a huge strain on the existing agricultural land and the surrounding woodland. Smallholder agriculture is the dominant economic activity of Malawi’s rural population and many farmers have been... Read More about Land use intensity and trees on farms in Malawi.

Test analysis & fault simulation of microfluidic systems (2010)
Thesis
Myers, T. O. (2010). Test analysis & fault simulation of microfluidic systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210117

This work presents a design, simulation and test methodology for microfluidic systems, with particular focus on simulation for test. A Microfluidic Fault Simulator (MFS) has been created based around COMSOL which allows a fault-free system model to u... Read More about Test analysis & fault simulation of microfluidic systems.

Remarkable stability of supercapacitor material synthesized by manganese oxide filled in multiwalled carbon nanotubes (2010)
Journal Article
Kiamahalleh, M. V., Sata, S. A., Buniran, S., & Zein, S. H. S. (2010). Remarkable stability of supercapacitor material synthesized by manganese oxide filled in multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Current nanoscience, 6(5), 553-559. https://doi.org/10.2174/157341310797575041

Improving the electrochemical stability of manganese oxide/multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MnO 2 /MWCNTs) nanocomposites is of great importance to many electrochemical supercapacitor applications. In this study, the electrochemical properties of MnO 2... Read More about Remarkable stability of supercapacitor material synthesized by manganese oxide filled in multiwalled carbon nanotubes.

New Labour legacy: comparing the Labour governments of Blair and Brown to Labour governments since 1945 (2010)
Journal Article
Mullard, M., & Swaray, R. (2010). New Labour legacy: comparing the Labour governments of Blair and Brown to Labour governments since 1945. The Political quarterly, 81(4), 511-521. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923x.2010.02131.x

The election of the Conservative-Liberal coalition in May 2010 provides the opportunity to start to map out the record of the Labour governments between 1997 and 2010. This paper deals with the specific question how the Brown/Blair governments perfor... Read More about New Labour legacy: comparing the Labour governments of Blair and Brown to Labour governments since 1945.

Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle (2010)
Journal Article
Holter, A. R., Grant, D. B., Ritchie, J. M., Shaw, W. N., & Towers, N. S. (2010). Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 13(5), 339-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2010.518563

This paper introduces a model to reduce combined transport and cash flow costs for long-range transport. Containerised transport has become increasingly important in global supply chains. However, products in transit tie up substantial capital, as tr... Read More about Long-range transport: Speeding up the cash-to-cash cycle.

The Roman Tragedies (2010)
Journal Article
Billing, C. (2010). The Roman Tragedies. Shakespeare quarterly, 61(3), 415 - 439. https://doi.org/10.1353/shq.2010.0006

This article is a critical account of the multi-media performance of Shakespeare's: Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony and Cleopatra by Toneelgroep (Amsterdam), directed by Ivo Van Hove and Designed by Jan Versweyveld.