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Cardiotocography and ST analysis (STAN): a retrospective review (2010)
Journal Article
Jomeen, J., Cross, D., & Cairns, J. (2010). Cardiotocography and ST analysis (STAN): a retrospective review. British Journal of Midwifery, 18(9), 568 - 574. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2010.18.9.78065

Fetal heart monitoring via cardiotocograph (CTG) has become integral to modern maternity care. The development of more sophisticated analytical techniques for fetal heart rate analysis has resulted in fetal monitoring systems that can add automated f... Read More about Cardiotocography and ST analysis (STAN): a retrospective review.

Introduction : Straussian voices (2010)
Book Chapter
Burns, T., & Connelly, J. (2010). Introduction : Straussian voices. In T. Burns, & J. Connelly (Eds.), The Legacy of Leo Strauss (1-25). Imprint Academic

Fast vibrational configuration interaction using generalized curvilinear coordinates and self-consistent basis (2010)
Journal Article
Scribano, Y., Lauvergnat, D. M., & Benoit, D. M. (2010). Fast vibrational configuration interaction using generalized curvilinear coordinates and self-consistent basis. The Journal of chemical physics, 133(9), 094103 - 0. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3476468

In this paper, we couple a numerical kinetic-energy operator approach to the direct-vibrational self-consistent field (VSCF)/vibrational configuration interaction (VCI) method for the calculation of vibrational anharmonic frequencies. By combining th... Read More about Fast vibrational configuration interaction using generalized curvilinear coordinates and self-consistent basis.

Diasporic encounters, sacred journeys: Ritual, normativity and the religious imagination among international Asian migrant women (2010)
Journal Article
Johnson, M., & Werbner, P. (2010). Diasporic encounters, sacred journeys: Ritual, normativity and the religious imagination among international Asian migrant women. The Asia Pacific journal of anthropology, 11(3-4), 205-218. https://doi.org/10.1080/14442213.2010.517510

This issue highlights recent ethnographic work that discloses migrant women's creative engagements with the people and landscapes in the places they migrate to. We challenge a dominant view that construes women international migrants from Asia as doc... Read More about Diasporic encounters, sacred journeys: Ritual, normativity and the religious imagination among international Asian migrant women.

Phylogeny and metabolic scaling in mammals (2010)
Journal Article
Capellini, I., Venditti, C., & Barton, R. A. (2010). Phylogeny and metabolic scaling in mammals. Ecology, 91(9), 2783-2793. https://doi.org/10.1890/09-0817.1

The scaling of metabolic rates to body size is widely considered to be of great biological and ecological importance, and much attention has been devoted to determining its theoretical and empirical value. Most debate centers on whether the underlyin... Read More about Phylogeny and metabolic scaling in mammals.

Optical properties of light-emitting nematic liquid crystals: A joint experimental and theoretical study (2010)
Journal Article
Liedtke, A., O'Neill, M., Kelly, S. M., Kitney, S. P., van Averbeke, B., Boudard, P., Beljonne, D., & Cornil, J. (2010). Optical properties of light-emitting nematic liquid crystals: A joint experimental and theoretical study. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114(37), 11975-11982. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp104280w

Semiempirical quantum-chemical calculations are used to simulate the optical properties of a series of green light-emitting nematic liquid crystals containing fluorene, thiophene, or thienothiophene groups with solid-state photoluminescence quantum e... Read More about Optical properties of light-emitting nematic liquid crystals: A joint experimental and theoretical study.

Perspectives on Eating Disorders and Service Provision: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals (2010)
Journal Article
Reid, M., Williams, S., & Burr, J. (2010). Perspectives on Eating Disorders and Service Provision: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals. European Eating Disorders Review, 18(5), 390-398. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.976

The study examined healthcare professionals' perspectives of eating disorder patients and services. Qualitative semistructured interviews were conducted with 18 healthcare professionals resulting in two themes. First, the practical difficulties of me... Read More about Perspectives on Eating Disorders and Service Provision: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals.

The mediating role of coping: a cross-sectional analysis of the relationship between coping self-efficacy and coping effectiveness among athletes (2010)
Journal Article
Nicholls, A. R., Polman, R. C. J., Levy, A. R., & Borkoles, E. (2010). The mediating role of coping: a cross-sectional analysis of the relationship between coping self-efficacy and coping effectiveness among athletes. International Journal of Stress Management, 17(3), 181-192. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020064

This study examines the relationship among global coping self-efficacy, coping, and coping effectiveness within athletes. We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between coping self-efficacy and coping effectiveness, which would be... Read More about The mediating role of coping: a cross-sectional analysis of the relationship between coping self-efficacy and coping effectiveness among athletes.

Bimetallic copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of acyclic Schiff base ligands derived from amino acids (2010)
Journal Article
Arbaoui, A., Redshaw, C., Sanchez-Ballester, N. M., Elsegood, M. R., & Hughes, D. L. (2011). Bimetallic copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of acyclic Schiff base ligands derived from amino acids. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 365(1), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2010.08.043

The acyclic Schiff-base ligands (2-(OH)-5-(R3)C 6H2-1,3-(HCNC(R1)(R2)CO 2H), derived from the dialdehyde 2-hydroxy-5-R-1,3- benzenedicarboxaldehyde (R = Me or t-Bu) and two equivalents of the amino acids glycine, 2,2-diphenylglycine or phenylalanine,... Read More about Bimetallic copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of acyclic Schiff base ligands derived from amino acids.

Disparate effects of atorvastatin compared with simvastatin on C-reactive protein concentrations in patients with Type 2 diabetes (2010)
Journal Article
Sathyapalan, T., Atkin, S. L., & Kilpatrick, E. S. (2010). Disparate effects of atorvastatin compared with simvastatin on C-reactive protein concentrations in patients with Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 33(9), 1948-1950. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc10-0201

OBJECTIVE - Reduction in LDL and high sensitivity (hs) C-reactive protein (CRP) are independent indicators of successful cardiovascular risk reduction with statins. This study compared the effect of equivalent LDL-lowering doses of simvastatin and at... Read More about Disparate effects of atorvastatin compared with simvastatin on C-reactive protein concentrations in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Hypercubic storage layout and transforms in arbitrary dimensions using GPUs and CUDA (2010)
Journal Article
Hawick, K. A., & Playne, D. P. (2011). Hypercubic storage layout and transforms in arbitrary dimensions using GPUs and CUDA. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 23(10), 1027-1050. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.1628

Many simulations in the physical sciences are expressed in terms of rectilinear arrays of variables. It is attractive to develop such simulations for use in 1-, 2-, 3- or arbitrary physical dimensions and also in a manner that supports exploitation o... Read More about Hypercubic storage layout and transforms in arbitrary dimensions using GPUs and CUDA.

Feedback control from the jaw joints during biting: An investigation of the reptile Sphenodon using multibody modelling (2010)
Journal Article
Curtis, N., Jones, M. E. H., Evans, S., Evans, S. E., O'Higgins, P., & Fagan, M. J. (2010). Feedback control from the jaw joints during biting: An investigation of the reptile Sphenodon using multibody modelling. Journal of biomechanics, 43(16), 3132-3137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.08.001

Sphenodon, a lizard-like reptile, is the only living representative of a group that was once widespread at the time of the dinosaurs. Unique jaw mechanics incorporate crushing and shearing motions to breakdown food, but during this process excessive... Read More about Feedback control from the jaw joints during biting: An investigation of the reptile Sphenodon using multibody modelling.

Novel anisotropic materials from functionalised colloidal cellulose and cellulose derivatives (2010)
Journal Article
Holt, B. L., Stoyanov, S. D., Pelan, E., & Paunov, V. N. (2010). Novel anisotropic materials from functionalised colloidal cellulose and cellulose derivatives. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20(45), 10058-10070. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0jm01022g

This feature article describes selected examples of the properties and the methods of preparation of cellulose micro and nano crystallites (whiskers) and derivatives, with aspects related to fabrication of various anisotropic materials. Nanometre siz... Read More about Novel anisotropic materials from functionalised colloidal cellulose and cellulose derivatives.

Battlefield conditions: Different environment but the same duty of care (2010)
Journal Article
Kelly, J. (2010). Battlefield conditions: Different environment but the same duty of care. Nursing Ethics, 17(5), 636-645. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733010373434

Using an interpretative research approach to ethical and legal literature, it is argued that nursing in the battlefield is distinctly different to civilian nursing, even in an emergency, and that the environment is so different that a duty of care ow... Read More about Battlefield conditions: Different environment but the same duty of care.

Transparent PEM fuel cells for direct visualization experiments (2010)
Journal Article
Rosli, M. I., Borman, D. J., Ingham, D. B., Ismail, M. S., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2010). Transparent PEM fuel cells for direct visualization experiments. Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, 7(6), Article 061015. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4001353

This paper reviews some of the previous research works on direct visualization of water behavior inside proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells using a transparent single cell. Several papers which have employed the method have been selected and su... Read More about Transparent PEM fuel cells for direct visualization experiments.