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Book review: Lael Brainard and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz (eds.), Brazil as an Economic Superpower? Understanding Brazil's Changing Role in the Global Economy (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2009), pp. viii+291, £17.99, pb. (2011)
Journal Article
Doctor, M. (2011). Book review: Lael Brainard and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz (eds.), Brazil as an Economic Superpower? Understanding Brazil's Changing Role in the Global Economy (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2009), pp. viii+291, £17.99, pb. Journal of Latin American Studies, 43(02), 411-412. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022216x11000356

Journal of Latin American Studies (2011), 43 : pp 411-412 Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2011

Hypoxia-driven cell motility reflects the interplay between JMY and HIF-1α (2011)
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Coutts, A. S., Pires, I. M., Weston, L., Buffa, F. M., Milani, M., Li, J., …La Thangue, N. B. (2011). Hypoxia-driven cell motility reflects the interplay between JMY and HIF-1α. Oncogene, 30(48), 4835-4842. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2011.188

Junction-mediating and regulatory protein (JMY) is a novel p53 cofactor that regulates p53 activity during stress. JMY interacts with p300/CBP, which are ubiquitous transcriptional co-activators that interact with a variety of sequence-specific trans... Read More about Hypoxia-driven cell motility reflects the interplay between JMY and HIF-1α.

Long-term effects of synthetic versus analytic phonics teaching on the reading and spelling ability of 10 year old boys and girls (2011)
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Johnston, R. S., McGeown, S., & Watson, J. E. (2012). Long-term effects of synthetic versus analytic phonics teaching on the reading and spelling ability of 10 year old boys and girls. Reading and Writing, 25(6), 1365-1384. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-011-9323-x

A comparison was made of 10-year-old boys and girls who had learnt to read by analytic or synthetic phonics methods as part of their early literacy programmes. The boys taught by the synthetic phonics method had better word reading than the girls in... Read More about Long-term effects of synthetic versus analytic phonics teaching on the reading and spelling ability of 10 year old boys and girls.

Preparation and capacitive properties of nickel-manganese oxides/multiwalled carbon nanotube/poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) composite material for electrochemical supercapacitor (2011)
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Kiamahalleh, M. V., Cheng, C. I., Sata, S. A., Bumran, S., & Zein, S. H. S. (2011). Preparation and capacitive properties of nickel-manganese oxides/multiwalled carbon nanotube/poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) composite material for electrochemical supercapacitor. Journal of applied sciences (Asian Network for Scientific Information), 11(13), 2346-2351. https://doi.org/10.3923/jas.2011.2346.2351

Nickel-manganese oxides/multiwalled carbon nanotubes/poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (NMO/MWCNTs/PEDOT) nanocomposite was prepared by in chemical oxidation method and served as electrode material in supercapacitor. Binary nanocomposites of NMO/MWCN... Read More about Preparation and capacitive properties of nickel-manganese oxides/multiwalled carbon nanotube/poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) composite material for electrochemical supercapacitor.

Long-term coexistence of rotifer cryptic species (2011)
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Montero-Pau, J., Ramos-Rodríguez, E., Serra, M., & Gómez, A. (2011). Long-term coexistence of rotifer cryptic species. PLoS ONE, 6(6), Article ARTN e21530. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021530

Despite their high morphological similarity, cryptic species often coexist in aquatic habitats presenting a challenge in the framework of niche differentiation theory and coexistence mechanisms. Here we use a rotifer species complex inhabiting highly... Read More about Long-term coexistence of rotifer cryptic species.

The effect of interfacial bonding of calcium phosphate cements containing bio-mineralized multi-walled carbon nanotube and bovine serum albumin on the mechanical properties of calcium phosphate cements (2011)
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Low, K. L., Zein, S. H. S., Tan, S. H., McPhail, D. S., & Boccaccini, A. R. (2011). The effect of interfacial bonding of calcium phosphate cements containing bio-mineralized multi-walled carbon nanotube and bovine serum albumin on the mechanical properties of calcium phosphate cements. Ceramics international, 37(7), 2429-2435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2011.05.092

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of adding bio-mineralized hydroxyl functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs-OH) on the compressive strength of calcium phosphate cements (CPCs). Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was also incor... Read More about The effect of interfacial bonding of calcium phosphate cements containing bio-mineralized multi-walled carbon nanotube and bovine serum albumin on the mechanical properties of calcium phosphate cements.

On-chip pre-concentration and complexation of [18F]fluoride ions via regenerable anion exchange particles for radiochemical synthesis of Positron Emission Tomography tracers (2011)
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De Leonardis, F., Pascali, G., Salvadori, P. A., Watts, P., & Pamme, N. (2011). On-chip pre-concentration and complexation of [18F]fluoride ions via regenerable anion exchange particles for radiochemical synthesis of Positron Emission Tomography tracers. Journal of Chromatography A, 1218(29), 4714-4719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2011.05.062

Microfluidic approaches have demonstrated a relevant impact on radiochemical reactions involving Positron Emission Tomography (PET) nuclides, due to shorter reaction times and smaller precursor quantities. However, little attention has been given to... Read More about On-chip pre-concentration and complexation of [18F]fluoride ions via regenerable anion exchange particles for radiochemical synthesis of Positron Emission Tomography tracers.

Electrochemical estimation of diffusion anisotropy of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-para-phenylenediamine within the normal hexagonal lyotropic mesophase of triton X 100/light water: when can the effects of cross-pseudophase electron transfer be neglected for partitioned reagents? (2011)
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Halls, J. E., Lawrence, N. S., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2011). Electrochemical estimation of diffusion anisotropy of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-para-phenylenediamine within the normal hexagonal lyotropic mesophase of triton X 100/light water: when can the effects of cross-pseudophase electron transfer be neglected for partitioned reagents?. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115(20), 6509-6523. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp201806f

The H1 lyotropic liquid crystalline phase of Triton X 100 with aqueous 0.1 M potassium chloride is examined as a medium in which to determine the axiosymmetric anisotropy in the diffusion flux of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-para-phenylenediamine using elec... Read More about Electrochemical estimation of diffusion anisotropy of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-para-phenylenediamine within the normal hexagonal lyotropic mesophase of triton X 100/light water: when can the effects of cross-pseudophase electron transfer be neglected for partitioned reagents?.

Fractures in meta-narratives of development: an interpretive institutionalist account of land use development in the Boston city-region (2011)
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Gibbs, D., & Krueger, R. (2012). Fractures in meta-narratives of development: an interpretive institutionalist account of land use development in the Boston city-region. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 36(2), 363-380. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2011.01061.x

This article explores economy-environment relations in urban areas through a focus upon the reorientation of development in the Boston city-region in Massachusetts around a vision of smart growth. The article draws upon the evolving tradition of crit... Read More about Fractures in meta-narratives of development: an interpretive institutionalist account of land use development in the Boston city-region.

The Mechanical Significance of the Temporal Fasciae in Macaca fascicularis: An Investigation Using Finite Element Analysis (2011)
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Curtis, N., Witzel, U., Fitton, L., O'Higgins, P., & Fagan, M. (2011). The Mechanical Significance of the Temporal Fasciae in Macaca fascicularis: An Investigation Using Finite Element Analysis. Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, 294(7), 1178-1190. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.21415

Computational finite element analyses (FEAs) of the skull predict structural deformations under user specified loads and constraints, with results normally presented as stress and strain distributions over the skull's surface. The applied loads are g... Read More about The Mechanical Significance of the Temporal Fasciae in Macaca fascicularis: An Investigation Using Finite Element Analysis.

Analysis of long term hydrological records to assess the changing regime and pathways in oil shale mining districts of North East Estonia (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Vaht, R., Mayes, W. M., Sepp, M., Järvet, A., & Mander, Ü. (2011). Analysis of long term hydrological records to assess the changing regime and pathways in oil shale mining districts of North East Estonia. . https://doi.org/10.2495/rm110031

This paper documents long term (1923-2005) changes in surface drainage areas and run-off characteristics in two small to medium (100-1000 km2) rivers draining part of the Ordovician oil shale field of north east Estonia. The changing regime in the he... Read More about Analysis of long term hydrological records to assess the changing regime and pathways in oil shale mining districts of North East Estonia.

The role of evaluative conditioning in attitude formation (2011)
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Walther, E., Weil, R., & Düsing, J. (2011). The role of evaluative conditioning in attitude formation. Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society, 20(3), 192-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721411408771

In this article, we address how attitudes are acquired. We present evaluative conditioning (EC) as an explanation for attitude formation and attitude change. EC refers to changes in liking due to pairings of affectively meaningful and neutral stimuli... Read More about The role of evaluative conditioning in attitude formation.

Women roar: 'The women's thing' in the storywork of Tom Peters (2011)
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Collins, D. (2012). Women roar: 'The women's thing' in the storywork of Tom Peters. Organization, 19(4), 405-424. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508411408173

Academic commentary on the excellence project has tended to operate with a caricature of Tom Peters and has, furthermore, made broad claims for the organizing potential of the stories that feature in his texts. This article argues that any attempt to... Read More about Women roar: 'The women's thing' in the storywork of Tom Peters.

Actin polymerization driven by WASH causes V-ATPase retrieval and vesicle neutralization before exocytosis (2011)
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Carnell, M., Zech, T., Calaminus, S. D., Ura, S., Hagedorn, M., Johnston, S. A., …Insall, R. H. (2011). Actin polymerization driven by WASH causes V-ATPase retrieval and vesicle neutralization before exocytosis. Journal of Cell Biology, 193(5), 831-839. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201009119

WASP and SCAR homologue (WASH) is a recently identified and evolutionarily conserved regulator of actin polymerization. In this paper, we show that WASH coats mature Dictyostelium discoideum lysosomes and is essential for exocytosis of indigestible m... Read More about Actin polymerization driven by WASH causes V-ATPase retrieval and vesicle neutralization before exocytosis.

P16. Introducing Peer Physical Examination (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hammond, A., Henderson, J., Asghar, A., & Collins, S. (2011, May). P16. Introducing Peer Physical Examination. Poster presented at 4th International Clinical Skills Conference: Showcasing Innovation and Evidenced Based Clinical Skills Education and Practice, Prato, Italy

We are a new medical school (now into our eighth year) and until the 2008/09 academic year our Year One and Two students acquired physical examination skills by examining healthy volunteers. The Year One cohort in 2008/09 were the first to acquire t... Read More about P16. Introducing Peer Physical Examination.

P15. Employing students' multilingualism and language diversity in teaching and learning (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hammond, A., Collins, S., Adam, J., & Pearce, J. (2011, May). P15. Employing students' multilingualism and language diversity in teaching and learning. Poster presented at 4th International Clinical Skills Conference: Showcasing Innovation and Evidenced Based Clinical Skills Education and Practice, Prato, Italy

Before our innovative clinical skills session ‘Interpreting in Consultations’, we conducted an annual survey of languages spoken by students on admission, in 2006, 2007 and 2008. From a response rate of 94% we noted that 28% of students are advance... Read More about P15. Employing students' multilingualism and language diversity in teaching and learning.

Workshop 07. Developing approaches to professionalism in medical students (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hammond, A., & Henderson, J. (2011, May). Workshop 07. Developing approaches to professionalism in medical students. Presented at 4th International Clinical Skills Conference - Research in Clinical Skills: Showcasing Best Practice for Students & Practitioners Prato, Tuscany 22 – 25 May 2011 Showcasing Innovation and Evidenced Based Clinical Skills Education and Practice, Prato, Italy

Since the inception of our medical school seven years ago we have noticed that despite undergraduate medical students having an awareness that doctors have expected professional behaviours they have not always appreciated how professional behaviour a... Read More about Workshop 07. Developing approaches to professionalism in medical students.

Trading frequency and asset pricing on the London Stock Exchange: Evidence from a new price impact ratio (2011)
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Gregoriou, A., Florackis, C., & Kostakis, A. (2011). Trading frequency and asset pricing on the London Stock Exchange: Evidence from a new price impact ratio. Journal of Banking and Finance, 35(12), 3335-3350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2011.05.014

This study proposes a new price impact ratio as an alternative to the widely used Amihud's (2002) Return-to-Volume ratio. We demonstrate that the new price impact ratio, which is deemed Return-to-Turnover ratio, has a number of appealing features. Us... Read More about Trading frequency and asset pricing on the London Stock Exchange: Evidence from a new price impact ratio.