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Molecular toxicology of corals: A review (2011)
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Rotchell, J. M., & Ostrander, G. K. (2011). Molecular toxicology of corals: A review. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B: Critical Reviews, 14(8), 571-592. https://doi.org/10.1080/10937404.2011.615112

Coral reefs worldwide have become increasingly affected by a phenomenon known as "coral bleaching," the loss of the symbiotic algae from the host corals. The underlying causes and mechanism(s) of coral bleaching are not well known, although several h... Read More about Molecular toxicology of corals: A review.

Implicit reconstruction of vasculatures using bivariate piecewise algebraic splines (2011)
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Hong, Q., Li, Q., & Tian, J. (2012). Implicit reconstruction of vasculatures using bivariate piecewise algebraic splines. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 31(3), 543-553. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2011.2172455

Vasculature geometry reconstruction from volumetric medical data is a crucial task in the development of computer guided minimally invasive vascular surgery systems. In this paper, a technique for reconstructing the geometry of vasculatures using biv... Read More about Implicit reconstruction of vasculatures using bivariate piecewise algebraic splines.

Inferring the origin of populations introduced from a genetically structured native range by approximate Bayesian computation: case study of the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis. (2011)
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Lombaert, E., Guillemaud, T., Thomas, C. E., Lawson Handley, L. J., Li, J., Wang, S., Pang, H., Goryacheva, I., Zakharov, I. A., Jousselin, E., Poland, R. L., Migeon, A., Van Lenteren, J., De Clercq, P., Berkvens, N., Jones, W., & Estoup, A. (2011). Inferring the origin of populations introduced from a genetically structured native range by approximate Bayesian computation: case study of the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis. Molecular ecology, 20(22), 4654-4670. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05322.x

Correct identification of the source population of an invasive species is a prerequisite for testing hypotheses concerning the factors responsible for biological invasions. The native area of invasive species may be large, poorly known and/or genetic... Read More about Inferring the origin of populations introduced from a genetically structured native range by approximate Bayesian computation: case study of the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis..

Momentum relaxation due to polar optical phonons in AlGaN/GaN heterostructures (2011)
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Zhang, J.-Z., Zhang, J.-Z., Dyson, A., & Ridley, B. K. (2011). Momentum relaxation due to polar optical phonons in AlGaN/GaN heterostructures. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 84(15), Article ARTN 155310. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.155310

Using the dielectric continuum (DC) model, momentum relaxation rates are calculated for electrons confined in quasi-two-dimensional (quasi-2D) channels of AlGaN/GaN heterostructures. Particular attention is paid to the effects of half-space and inter... Read More about Momentum relaxation due to polar optical phonons in AlGaN/GaN heterostructures.

Ammonia removal in anaerobic digestion by biogas stripping: An evaluation of process alternatives using a first order rate model based on experimental findings (2011)
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Walker, M., Iyer, K., Heaven, S., & Banks, C. (2011). Ammonia removal in anaerobic digestion by biogas stripping: An evaluation of process alternatives using a first order rate model based on experimental findings. Chemical Engineering Journal, 178, 138-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.027

The feasibility of biogas stripping to remove ammonia in the anaerobic digestion of source segregated food waste was investigated. It was found in batch experiments that ammonia could be removed from digestate and that the removal followed 1st order... Read More about Ammonia removal in anaerobic digestion by biogas stripping: An evaluation of process alternatives using a first order rate model based on experimental findings.

Torontská disertace o ceském divadle (A Toronto doctoral dissertation on Czech theatre) (2011)
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Drabek, P. (2011). Torontská disertace o ceském divadle (A Toronto doctoral dissertation on Czech theatre). Theatralia, 14(2), 277 - 279

A critical review of Adam Grunzke's PhD thesis "Models of Aesthetic Subversion: Ideas, Spaces, and Objects in Czech Drama and Theatre of the 1950s and 1960s", defended at the University of Toronto.

Tendence v našem myšlení o divadle (Trends in our thinking on the theatre) (2011)
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Drabek, P. (2011). Tendence v našem myšlení o divadle (Trends in our thinking on the theatre). Theatralia, 14(2), 285 - 291

A critical essay on the papers presented at the international theatre studies conference held at the Theatre Faculty of the Janácek Academy of Performing Arts, 2008, to the honour of Prof. Ivo Osolsobe. These papers were published in a collection ent... Read More about Tendence v našem myšlení o divadle (Trends in our thinking on the theatre).

Príspevek k provázkovské mytologii (a contribution to the mythology of the Goose on a String Theatre) (2011)
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Drabek, P. (2011). Príspevek k provázkovské mytologii (a contribution to the mythology of the Goose on a String Theatre). Theatralia, 14(2), 266 - 267

A critical review of Petr Oslzlý's book "Theatre on a String's Commedia dell'Arte Production (1974-1985): An Analysis, Reconstruction and Documentation of Peter Scherhaufer's and Harlequin Boleslav Polívka's Production" (Brno: JAMU, 2011).

A microfluidic system for testing the responses of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tissue biopsies to treatment with chemotherapy drugs (2011)
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Hattersley, S. M., Sylvester, D. C., Dyer, C. E., Stafford, N. D., Haswell, S. J., & Greenman, J. (2012). A microfluidic system for testing the responses of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tissue biopsies to treatment with chemotherapy drugs. Annals of biomedical engineering, 40(6), 1277-1288. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-011-0428-9

Tumors are heterogeneous masses of cells characterized pathologically by their size and spread. Their chaotic biology makes treatment of malignancies hard to generalize. We present a robust and reproducible glass microfluidic system, for the maintena... Read More about A microfluidic system for testing the responses of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tissue biopsies to treatment with chemotherapy drugs.

Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes (2011)
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Redshaw, C., Clowes, L., Hughes, D. L., Elsegood, M. R., & Yamato, T. (2011). Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes. Organometallics, 30(21), 5620-5624. https://doi.org/10.1021/om200402u

Calixarenes bridged by thia (?S?), sulfinyl (?SO?), or sulfonyl (?SO 2-) linkers have been employed as ancillary ligands in vanadium-based ethylene polymerization and in the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone. For ethylene polymerization,... Read More about Ethylene polymerization catalysis by vanadium-based systems bearing sulfur-bridged calixarenes.

The experiences of men living with inhibited ejaculation (2011)
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Robbins-Cherry, S. A., Hayter, M., Wylie, K. R., & Goldmeier, D. (2011). The experiences of men living with inhibited ejaculation. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 26(3), 242-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2011.621939

This study describes the experience of inhibited ejaculation in five men using qualitative methods. All the men shared some common features that emerged as four major themes. These were Sexual Development, Relationships, Fantasy versus Reality and Pe... Read More about The experiences of men living with inhibited ejaculation.

Imagining 'radical' youth work possibilities - challenging the 'symbolic violence' within the mainstream tradition in contemporary state-led youth work practice in England (2011)
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Cooper, C. (2012). Imagining 'radical' youth work possibilities - challenging the 'symbolic violence' within the mainstream tradition in contemporary state-led youth work practice in England. Journal of Youth Studies, 15(1), 53-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2011.618489

This paper critically assesses the contemporary mainstream state-led youth work tradition in England. Its particular focus is possibilities within this tradition for engaging disadvantaged young people in activities that facilitate resistance to oppr... Read More about Imagining 'radical' youth work possibilities - challenging the 'symbolic violence' within the mainstream tradition in contemporary state-led youth work practice in England.

Encapsulation of living cells into sporopollenin microcapsules (2011)
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Hamad, S. A., Dyab, A. F., Stoyanov, S. D., & Paunov, V. N. (2011). Encapsulation of living cells into sporopollenin microcapsules. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(44), 18018-18023. https://doi.org/10.1039/c1jm13719k

We demonstrate that living cells can be encapsulated inside sporopollenin microcapsules derived from Lycopodium clavatum. To encapsulate large objects like cells, the sporopollenin particles are compressed into a pellet which forces their trilite sca... Read More about Encapsulation of living cells into sporopollenin microcapsules.

Accession 8 migration and the proactive and defensive engagement of social citizenship (2011)
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Cook, J., Dwyer, P., & Waite, L. (2012). Accession 8 migration and the proactive and defensive engagement of social citizenship. Journal of Social Policy, 41(2), 329-347. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279411000766

Following the expansion of the European Union in 2004 unprecedented numbers of Accession 8 migrants from Central and Eastern Europe entered the UK. These migrants are often concentrated in particular urban neighbourhoods, which are already routinely... Read More about Accession 8 migration and the proactive and defensive engagement of social citizenship.

Normandy and its neighbours, 900-1250 : essays for David Bates (2011)
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Crouch, D., & Thompson, K. (2011). K. Thompson, & D. Crouch (Eds.). Normandy and its neighbours, 900-1250 : essays for David Bates. Brepols

Fourteen essays in Anglo-Norman and French history presented to David Bates on the occasion of his retirement.

Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis (2011)
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Kaffenberger, N., Wollenberg, K. C., Köhler, J., Glaw, F., Vieites, D. R., & Vences, M. (2012). Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62(1), 555-560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.023

The genus Gephyromantis is a clade within the Malagasy-Comoroan family Mantellidae composed of rainforest frogs that live and breed to varying degrees independently from water. Based on DNA sequences of five mitochondrial and five nuclear genes we in... Read More about Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis.

Explaining young mortality (2011)
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O'Hare, C., O’Hare, C., & Li, Y. (2012). Explaining young mortality. Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 50(1), 12-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.insmatheco.2011.09.005

Stochastic modeling of mortality rates focuses on fitting linear models to logarithmically adjusted mortality data from the middle or late ages. Whilst this modeling enables insurers to project mortality rates and hence price mortality products it do... Read More about Explaining young mortality.

Using a Montessori method to increase eating ability for institutionalised residents with dementia: a crossover design (2011)
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Lin, L.-C., Huang, Y.-J., Watson, R., Wu, S.-C., & Lee, Y.-C. (2011). Using a Montessori method to increase eating ability for institutionalised residents with dementia: a crossover design. Journal of clinical nursing, 20(21-22), 3092-3101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03858.x

Aims. To investigate the efficacy of applying a Montessori intervention to improve the eating ability and nutritional status of residents with dementia in long-term care facilities. Background. An early intervention for eating difficulties in patient... Read More about Using a Montessori method to increase eating ability for institutionalised residents with dementia: a crossover design.