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Assaying the Pope: Francis Bacon's Interrogation of Religion (2011)
Journal Article
Arya, R. (2011). Assaying the Pope: Francis Bacon's Interrogation of Religion. Implicit Religion, 14, 343--349

The artist Francis Bacon vehemently denied that he was religious and yet in his art he employed numerous examples of Christian symbols, such as the Crucifixion and the Pope. The use of religious symbols by artists who profess either atheism or a mere... Read More about Assaying the Pope: Francis Bacon's Interrogation of Religion.

Predicting and measuring premises-level harm in the night-time economy (2011)
Journal Article
Moore, S. C., Brennan, I., & Murphy, S. (2011). Predicting and measuring premises-level harm in the night-time economy. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 46(3), 357-363. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agr011

Aims: To assess associations between measures of premises-level alcohol-related harm and risk factors for harm. Methods: Thirty-two licensed premises with a history of on-premises violent assault were recruited. An environmental survey of the drinkin... Read More about Predicting and measuring premises-level harm in the night-time economy.

Resolution of pentafluorophenyl 2-phenylpropanoate using combinations of quasi-enantiomeric oxazolidin-2-ones (2011)
Journal Article
Al Shaye, N., Benoit, D. M., Chavda, S., Coulbeck, E., Dingjan, M., Eames, J., & Yohannes, Y. (2011). Resolution of pentafluorophenyl 2-phenylpropanoate using combinations of quasi-enantiomeric oxazolidin-2-ones. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 22(4), 413-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetasy.2011.02.022

The kinetic, mutual and parallel resolution of a series of structurally related active esters derived from 2-phenylpropanoic acid using a combination of quasi-enantiomeric oxazolidin-2-ones is discussed.

Are English novice nurses prepared to work in primary care setting? (2011)
Journal Article
Ali, P. A., Watson, R., & Albutt, G. (2011). Are English novice nurses prepared to work in primary care setting?. Nurse education in practice, 11(5), 304-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2011.02.001

This study explored the role of nurses in primary care and nurses' level of preparedness to work in the primary care sector in United Kingdom. The study was conducted in three primary care trusts (PCTs) in the north of England and participants were s... Read More about Are English novice nurses prepared to work in primary care setting?.

Magnetic Pickering emulsions stabilized by Fe3O4 nanoparticles (2011)
Journal Article
Zhou, J., Qiao, X., Binks, B. P., Sun, K., Bai, M., Li, Y., & Liu, Y. (2011). Magnetic Pickering emulsions stabilized by Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 27(7), 3308-3316. https://doi.org/10.1021/la1036844

Superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles prepared by a classical coprecipitation method were used as the stabilizer to prepare magnetic Pickering emulsions, and the effects of particle concentration, oil/water volume ratio, and oil polarity on the type,... Read More about Magnetic Pickering emulsions stabilized by Fe3O4 nanoparticles.

Biological responses to contaminants in the Humber Estuary: disentangling complex relationships (2011)
Journal Article
García-Alonso, J., Greenway, G., Munshi, A., Gómez, J., Mazik, K., Knight, A. W., Hardege, J., & Elliott, M. (2011). Biological responses to contaminants in the Humber Estuary: disentangling complex relationships. Marine environmental research, 71(4), 295-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.02.004

Due to the ecological importance of estuaries, it is necessary to understand the biological effects that potentially toxic contaminants induce in bioindicator species. A key aspect is whether effects at lower levels of biological organisation transfe... Read More about Biological responses to contaminants in the Humber Estuary: disentangling complex relationships.

Assessment of microfluidic system testability using fault simulation and test metrics (2011)
Journal Article
Myers, T. O., & Bell, I. M. (2011). Assessment of microfluidic system testability using fault simulation and test metrics. Journal of electronic testing : theory and applications : (JETTA), 27(3), 363-373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10836-011-5202-2

In this paper we introduce a Microfluidic Fault Simulator, MFS, which uses a novel method of fault modeling and injection, the Fault Block, a generic and low abstraction fault modeling technique. This technique has been utilized over a wide range of... Read More about Assessment of microfluidic system testability using fault simulation and test metrics.

The efficacy of lavender oil on perineal trauma: a review of the evidence (2011)
Journal Article
Jones, C. (2011). The efficacy of lavender oil on perineal trauma: a review of the evidence. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 17(4), 215-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2011.01.003

Anecdotal evidence suggests that some women find lavender oil effective at relieving some of the symptoms associated with perineal trauma following childbirth. This paper examines the literature detailing the efficacy of lavender oil in wound care in... Read More about The efficacy of lavender oil on perineal trauma: a review of the evidence.

An integrated pipeline to create and experience compelling scenarios in virtual reality (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Springer, J. P., Neumann, C., Reiners, D., & Cruz-Neira, C. An integrated pipeline to create and experience compelling scenarios in virtual reality. Presented at Three-Dimensional Imaging, Interaction, and Measurement

One of the main barriers to create and use compelling scenarios in virtual reality is the complexity and time-consuming efforts for modeling, element integration, and the software development to properly display and interact with the content in the a... Read More about An integrated pipeline to create and experience compelling scenarios in virtual reality.

Contemplations of the Spiritual in Visual Art (2011)
Journal Article
Arya, R. (2011). Contemplations of the Spiritual in Visual Art. Journal for the study of spirituality, 1, 76--93. https://doi.org/10.1558/jss.v1i1.76

Many examples of art works are described as spiritual but without fleshing out what this means. This has led to wide applicability of the term but without a sharpening of the concept. I address this by opening up a dialogue between spirituality and t... Read More about Contemplations of the Spiritual in Visual Art.

Repeatedly identified differentially expressed proteins (RIDEPs) from antibody microarray proteomic analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Hodgkinson, V. C., ELFadl, D., Drew, P. J., Lind, M. J., & Cawkwell, L. (2011). Repeatedly identified differentially expressed proteins (RIDEPs) from antibody microarray proteomic analysis. Journal of Proteomics, 74(5), 698-703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2011.02.014

Antibody microarrays are powerful new tools in the field of comparative proteomics. The success of the biomarker discovery pipeline relies on the quality of data generated in the discovery phase and careful selection of proteins for the verification... Read More about Repeatedly identified differentially expressed proteins (RIDEPs) from antibody microarray proteomic analysis.

The political economy of the French Atlantic world and the Caribbean before 1800 (2011)
Journal Article
Burnard, T., & Potofsky, A. (2011). The political economy of the French Atlantic world and the Caribbean before 1800. French History, 25(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/fh/crq068

Three of the articles in this special issue (Covo, Forestier and Mandelblatt) were presented at a workshop devoted to the political economy of the French Caribbean and the French Atlantic, held at the University of Warwick on 30 November 2009. Thanks... Read More about The political economy of the French Atlantic world and the Caribbean before 1800.

Ecosystem approach to inland fisheries: research needs and implementation strategies (2011)
Journal Article
Beard, T. D., Arlinghaus, R., Cooke, S. J., McIntyre, P. B., De Silva, S., Bartley, D., & Cowx, I. G. (2011). Ecosystem approach to inland fisheries: research needs and implementation strategies. Biology Letters, 7(4), 481-483. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0046

Inland fisheries are a vital component in the livelihoods and food security of people throughout the world, as well as contributing huge recreational and economic benefits. These valuable assets are jeopardized by lack of research-based understanding... Read More about Ecosystem approach to inland fisheries: research needs and implementation strategies.

Wave propagation in stereo-lithographical (STL) bone replicas at oblique incidence (2011)
Journal Article
Aygün, H., Attenborough, K., Lauriks, W., Rubini, P. A., & Langton, C. M. (2011). Wave propagation in stereo-lithographical (STL) bone replicas at oblique incidence. Applied acoustics. Acoustique appliqué. Angewandte Akustik, 72(7), 458-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2011.01.010

Comparisons between predictions of a Biot-Allard model allowing for angle-dependent elasticity and angle-and-porosity dependent tortuosity and transmission data obtained at normal incidence on water-saturated replica bones are extended to oblique inc... Read More about Wave propagation in stereo-lithographical (STL) bone replicas at oblique incidence.

Sustainable management of energy crops for integrated biofuels and green energy production in Greece (2011)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V., Mariolis, N., Zanakis, G., & Zabaniotou, A. (2011). Sustainable management of energy crops for integrated biofuels and green energy production in Greece. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 15(4), 1928-1936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2010.12.019

The present work deals with the assessment of the sustainability and integrated management of four energy crops and their residues, in Greece. Pilot agronomic experiments were performed by cultivating cotton, sunflower, soya and rapeseed for the esti... Read More about Sustainable management of energy crops for integrated biofuels and green energy production in Greece.

British Conservatism and foreign policy: Traditions and ideas shaping Cameron's global view (2011)
Journal Article
Beech, M. (2011). British Conservatism and foreign policy: Traditions and ideas shaping Cameron's global view. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 13(3), 348-363. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2010.00445.x

This article contributes to a debate on prospective Conservative foreign policy initiated by Klaus Dodds and Stuart Elden in this journal. The central argument is that Cameron's global view is being shaped by the traditions and ideas associated with... Read More about British Conservatism and foreign policy: Traditions and ideas shaping Cameron's global view.

A survey of the reasons patients do not chose percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy/jejunostomy (PEG/PEJ) as a route for long-term feeding (2011)
Journal Article
Lin, L.-C., Li, M.-H., & Watson, R. (2011). A survey of the reasons patients do not chose percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy/jejunostomy (PEG/PEJ) as a route for long-term feeding. Journal of clinical nursing, 20(5-6), 802-810. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03541.x

Aims: To investigate why patients do not choose percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy as a route for long-term feeding. Background: Home enteral tube feeding is well recognised as a valuable therapeutic option for... Read More about A survey of the reasons patients do not chose percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy/jejunostomy (PEG/PEJ) as a route for long-term feeding.

Optimization of the mechanical properties of calcium phosphate/multi-walled carbon nanotubes/bovine serum albumin composites using response surface methodology (2011)
Journal Article
Low, K. L., Tan, S. H., Zein, S. H. S., McPhail, D. S., & Boccaccini, A. R. (2011). Optimization of the mechanical properties of calcium phosphate/multi-walled carbon nanotubes/bovine serum albumin composites using response surface methodology. Materials and Design, 32(6), 3312-3319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2011.02.022

Response surface methodology (RSM) coupled with the central composite design (CCD) was used to optimize the mechanical properties of calcium phosphate cement/multi-walled carbon nanotubes/bovine serum albumin (CPC/MWCNTs/BSA) composites. In this stud... Read More about Optimization of the mechanical properties of calcium phosphate/multi-walled carbon nanotubes/bovine serum albumin composites using response surface methodology.

Why do health professionals refer individual patients to specialist day hospice care? (2011)
Journal Article
Bradley, S. E., Frizelle, D., & Johnson, M. (2011). Why do health professionals refer individual patients to specialist day hospice care?. Journal of palliative medicine, 14(2), 133-138. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2010.0372

Background: There are no nationally agreed criteria for admission to specialist palliative day care (SPDC). Previous work has called for future research to qualitatively examine why health and social professionals make referrals to day care. Therefor... Read More about Why do health professionals refer individual patients to specialist day hospice care?.