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Legal and political theory in the post-national age: Selected papers presented at the Second Central and Eastern European Forum for Legal, Political and Social Theorists (Budapest, 21-22 May 2010) (2011)
Book
Cserne, P., & Konczol, M. (2011). Legal and political theory in the post-national age: Selected papers presented at the Second Central and Eastern European Forum for Legal, Political and Social Theorists (Budapest, 21-22 May 2010). Peter Lang

In the last decades, regional and global integration processes have made the traditional state-centred view of law less and less obvious. Recent discussions revolve around how to conceptually comprehend, critically reflect on and reasonably control t... Read More about Legal and political theory in the post-national age: Selected papers presented at the Second Central and Eastern European Forum for Legal, Political and Social Theorists (Budapest, 21-22 May 2010).

Theorizing structural and individual-level processes in desistance and persistence: outlining an integrated perspective (2011)
Journal Article
Farrall, S., Sharpe, G., Hunter, B., & Calverley, A. (2011). Theorizing structural and individual-level processes in desistance and persistence: outlining an integrated perspective. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 44(2), 218-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004865811405136

In this paper we outline our current thinking on the processes associated with desistance from crime. This work, conducted as part of the theoretical apparatus of a fifth sweep of interviews with a cohort of ex-probationers originally interviewed for... Read More about Theorizing structural and individual-level processes in desistance and persistence: outlining an integrated perspective.

Assessment of fish assemblages in coastal lagoon habitats: Effect of sampling method (2011)
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Franco, A., Pérez-Ruzafa, A., Drouineau, H., Franzoi, P., Koutrakis, E. T., Lepage, M., …Torricelli, P. (2012). Assessment of fish assemblages in coastal lagoon habitats: Effect of sampling method. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 112, 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.015

The structure of fish assemblages accounted for by different sampling methods (namely fyke net, seine nets, visual census) applied to vegetated and unvegetated lagoon habitats was investigated in terms of species composition, functional groups (ecolo... Read More about Assessment of fish assemblages in coastal lagoon habitats: Effect of sampling method.

Policy Instruments in Practice (2011)
Book Chapter
Jordan, A., Benson, D., Wurzel, R., & Zito, A. (2011). Policy Instruments in Practice. In J. S. Dryzek, R. B. Norgaard, & D. Schlosberg (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society (536 - 549). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199566600.003.0036

© The several contributors 2011. All rights reserved. This article is about the instruments that have been adopted by various governments to implement the decided policy on climate change. This article surveys the theoretical literature on instrument... Read More about Policy Instruments in Practice.

Elevated non-esterified fatty acid concentrations during bovine oocyte maturation compromise early embryo physiology (2011)
Journal Article
Van Hoeck, V., Sturmey, R. G., Bermejo-Alvarez, P., Rizos, D., Gutierrez-Adan, A., Leese, H. J., Bols, P. E. J., & Leroy, J. L. M. R. (2011). Elevated non-esterified fatty acid concentrations during bovine oocyte maturation compromise early embryo physiology. PLoS ONE, 6(8), e23183. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023183

Elevated concentrations of serum non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), associated with maternal disorders such as obesity and type II diabetes, alter the ovarian follicular micro-environment and have been associated with subfertility arising from reduc... Read More about Elevated non-esterified fatty acid concentrations during bovine oocyte maturation compromise early embryo physiology.

The use of surveillance cameras in a Riyadh shopping mall: Protecting profits or protecting morality? (2011)
Journal Article
Alhadar, I., & McCahill, M. (2011). The use of surveillance cameras in a Riyadh shopping mall: Protecting profits or protecting morality?. Theoretical Criminology, 15(3), 315-330. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480610396644

The rise of mass private property means that people increasingly spend their time in publicly accessible spaces controlled by private interests. Unlike public policing, which is reactive and morally toned, the policing that takes place in mass privat... Read More about The use of surveillance cameras in a Riyadh shopping mall: Protecting profits or protecting morality?.

Consequence-based arguments in legal reasoning: a jurisprudential preface to law and economics (2011)
Book Chapter
Cserne, P. (2012). Consequence-based arguments in legal reasoning: a jurisprudential preface to law and economics. In Law and Philosophy Library; Efficiency, Sustainability, and Justice to Future Generations (31-54). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1869-2_2

One of the persistent problems surrounding the discipline of law and economics is the role of economic arguments in legal reasoning. The problem has been extensively discussed in the literature but has not been ultimately solved. The present paper is... Read More about Consequence-based arguments in legal reasoning: a jurisprudential preface to law and economics.

Positive illusions and its association with cardiovascular functions (2011)
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Why, Y. P., & Huang, R. Z. (2011). Positive illusions and its association with cardiovascular functions. International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, 81(3), 305-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.07.016

The relationship between positive illusions (or self-enhancement) and cardiovascular functions was investigated using Asian samples in two studies. In phase 1 of Study 1, a generalized self-enhancement index was created for 241 participants using a p... Read More about Positive illusions and its association with cardiovascular functions.

Cancer Stem Cells, Models of Study and Implications of Therapy Resistance Mechanisms (2011)
Book Chapter
Frame, F. M., & Maitland, N. J. (2011). Cancer Stem Cells, Models of Study and Implications of Therapy Resistance Mechanisms. In J. S. Rhim, & R. Kremer (Eds.), Human cell transformation (105-118). New York, NY: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0254-1_9

There is now compelling evidence for tumour initiating or cancer stem cells (CSCs) in human cancers. The current evidence of this CSC hypothesis, the CSC phenotype and methods of identification, culture and in vitro modelling will be presented, with... Read More about Cancer Stem Cells, Models of Study and Implications of Therapy Resistance Mechanisms.

Calm, irritated or infected? The experience of the inflammatory states and symptoms of pin site infection and irritation during external fixation: A grounded theory study (2011)
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Santy-Tomlinson, J., Vincent, M., Glossop, N., Pearcey, P., & Jomeen, J. (2011). Calm, irritated or infected? The experience of the inflammatory states and symptoms of pin site infection and irritation during external fixation: A grounded theory study. Journal of clinical nursing, 20(21-22), 3163-3173. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03805.x

Aim.  To explore patients' experiences of the symptoms of suspected wound infection in external fixator pin sites. Background.  Pin site infection is painful and distressing and can threaten the success of treatment. It is difficult for patients and... Read More about Calm, irritated or infected? The experience of the inflammatory states and symptoms of pin site infection and irritation during external fixation: A grounded theory study.

G-protein coupled and ITAM receptor regulation of the formin FHOD1 through Rho Kinase in platelets (2011)
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Thomas, S. G., Calaminus, S., Machesky, L. M., Alberts, A. S., & Watson, S. P. (2011). G-protein coupled and ITAM receptor regulation of the formin FHOD1 through Rho Kinase in platelets. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 9(8), 1648-1651. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04357.x

Calm, irritated or infected? The experience of the inflammatory states and symptoms of pin site infection and irritation during external fixation: a grounded theory study. (2011)
Journal Article
Santy-Tomlinson, J., Pearcey, P., & Jomeen, J. (2011). Calm, irritated or infected? The experience of the inflammatory states and symptoms of pin site infection and irritation during external fixation: a grounded theory study. Journal of clinical nursing, 20(21-22), 3163 - 3173. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03805.x

Aim.  To explore patients' experiences of the symptoms of suspected wound infection in external fixator pin sites. Background.  Pin site infection is painful and distressing and can threaten the success of treatment. It is difficult for patients and... Read More about Calm, irritated or infected? The experience of the inflammatory states and symptoms of pin site infection and irritation during external fixation: a grounded theory study..

Towards a scalable and accurate quantum approach for describing vibrations of molecule–metal interfaces (2011)
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Benoit, D. M., Madebene, B., Ulusoy, I., Mancera, L., Scribano, Y., & Chulkov, S. (2011). Towards a scalable and accurate quantum approach for describing vibrations of molecule–metal interfaces. Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 2(1), 427-447. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.2.48

We present a theoretical framework for the computation of anharmonic vibrational frequencies for large systems, with a particular focus on determining adsorbate frequencies from first principles. We give a detailed account of our local implementation... Read More about Towards a scalable and accurate quantum approach for describing vibrations of molecule–metal interfaces.

The new urban politics as a politics of carbon control (2011)
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Jonas, A. E., Gibbs, D., & While, A. (2011). The new urban politics as a politics of carbon control. Urban studies, 48(12), 2537-2554. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098011411951

The new urban politics (NUP) literature has helped to draw attention to a new generation of entrepreneurial urban regimes involved in the competition to attract investment to cities. Interurban competition often had negative environmental consequence... Read More about The new urban politics as a politics of carbon control.

Applying an integrated logistics network design and optimisation model: the Pirelli Tyre case (2011)
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Creazza, A., Dallari, F., & Rossi, T. (2012). Applying an integrated logistics network design and optimisation model: the Pirelli Tyre case. International Journal of Production Research, 50(11), 3021-3038. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.588614

The aim of the present paper is to provide an application to a real-life supply-chain context (i.e. the Pirelli Tyre European logistics network) of an integrated logistics network design and optimisation model. Starting from the analysis of supply ch... Read More about Applying an integrated logistics network design and optimisation model: the Pirelli Tyre case.

Independent influences of verbalization and race on the configural and featural processing of faces: A behavioral and eye movement study (2011)
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Nakabayashi, K., Lloyd-Jones, T. J., Butcher, N., & Liu, C. H. (2012). Independent influences of verbalization and race on the configural and featural processing of faces: A behavioral and eye movement study. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 38(1), 61-77. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024853

Describing a face in words can either hinder or help subsequent face recognition. Here, the authors examined the relationship between the benefit from verbally describing a series of faces and the same-race advantage (SRA) whereby people are better a... Read More about Independent influences of verbalization and race on the configural and featural processing of faces: A behavioral and eye movement study.

A group music intervention using percussion instruments with familiar music to reduce anxiety and agitation of institutionalized older adults with dementia (2011)
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Sung, H.-C., Lee, W.-L., Li, T.-L., & Watson, R. (2012). A group music intervention using percussion instruments with familiar music to reduce anxiety and agitation of institutionalized older adults with dementia. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 27(6), 621-627. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2761

Objective This experimental study aimed to evaluate the effects of a group music intervention on anxiety and agitation of institutionalized older adults with dementia. Methods A total of 60 participants were randomly assigned to an experimental or a... Read More about A group music intervention using percussion instruments with familiar music to reduce anxiety and agitation of institutionalized older adults with dementia.

Functional artificial free-standing yeast biofilms (2011)
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Konnova, S. A., Kahraman, M., Zamaleeva, A. I., Culha, M., Paunov, V. N., & Fakhrullin, R. F. (2011). Functional artificial free-standing yeast biofilms. Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 88(2), 656-663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2011.07.056

Here we report fabrication of artificial free-standing yeast biofilms built using sacrificial calcium carbonate-coated templates and layer-by-layer assembly of extracellular matrix-mimicking polyelectro lyte multilayers. The free-standing biofilms ar... Read More about Functional artificial free-standing yeast biofilms.

Treatment of zinc-rich acid mine water in low residence time bioreactors incorporating waste shells and methanol dosing. (2011)
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Mayes, W., Davis, J., Silva, V., & Jarvis, A. P. (2011). Treatment of zinc-rich acid mine water in low residence time bioreactors incorporating waste shells and methanol dosing. Journal of hazardous materials, 193, 279-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.073

Bioreactors utilising bacterially mediated sulphate reduction (BSR) have been widely tested for treating metal-rich waters, but sustained treatment of mobile metals (e.g. Zn) can be difficult to achieve in short residence time systems. Data are prese... Read More about Treatment of zinc-rich acid mine water in low residence time bioreactors incorporating waste shells and methanol dosing..

Imagination and the expression of emotion (2011)
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Lennon, K. (2011). Imagination and the expression of emotion. Ratio, 24(3), 282-298. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9329.2011.00500.x

Many writers offer accounts of our grasp of the expressive gestures of others, or of the expressive content of works of art, in terms of our imagining the experiences of another, or ourselves having certain experiences, or, in the case of works of ar... Read More about Imagination and the expression of emotion.