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Postural responses during volitional and perturbed dynamic balance tasks in new lower limb amputees: a longitudinal study (2012)
Journal Article
Barnett, C. T., Vanicek, N., & Polman, R. C. J. (2013). Postural responses during volitional and perturbed dynamic balance tasks in new lower limb amputees: a longitudinal study. Gait and Posture, 37(3), 319-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.07.023

This study examined the adaptation of postural responses in transtibial amputees during both perturbed and volitional dynamic balance tasks during a five-month period following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. Seven unilateral transtibial amp... Read More about Postural responses during volitional and perturbed dynamic balance tasks in new lower limb amputees: a longitudinal study.

True and false DRM memories: differences detected with an implicit task (2012)
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Marini, M., Agosta, S., Mazzoni, G., Barba, G. D., & Sartori, G. (2012). True and false DRM memories: differences detected with an implicit task. Frontiers in Psychology, 3(AUG), 0 - 0. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00310

Memory is prone to illusions. When people are presented with lists of words associated with a non-presented critical lure, they produce a high level of false recognitions (false memories) for non-presented related stimuli indistinguishable, at the ex... Read More about True and false DRM memories: differences detected with an implicit task.

Natural variability and reference conditions: Setting type-specific classification boundaries for lagoon macroinvertebrates in the Mediterranean and Black Seas (2012)
Journal Article
Basset, A., Barbone, E., Borja, A., Elliott, M., Jona-Lasinio, G., Marques, J. C., Mazik, K., Muxika, I., Neto, J. M., Reizopoulou, S., Rosati, I., & Teixeira, H. (2013). Natural variability and reference conditions: Setting type-specific classification boundaries for lagoon macroinvertebrates in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Hydrobiologia, 704(1), 325-345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1273-z

The ecological status classification of aquatic ecosystems using biological indices requires a number of steps, including the description and standardisation of the indices' natural variability. Here, we address this point with reference to selected... Read More about Natural variability and reference conditions: Setting type-specific classification boundaries for lagoon macroinvertebrates in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

Semistructured black-box prediction: proposed approach for asthma admissions in London (2012)
Journal Article
Reidpath, D. D., & Soyiri, I. N. (2012). Semistructured black-box prediction: proposed approach for asthma admissions in London. International Journal of General Medicine, 5, 693-705. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S34647

Asthma is a global public health problem and the most common chronic disease among children. The factors associated with the condition are diverse, and environmental factors appear to be the leading cause of asthma exacerbation and its worsening dise... Read More about Semistructured black-box prediction: proposed approach for asthma admissions in London.

The prevalence of depression in pediatric oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Jordan (2012)
Journal Article
Arabiat, D. H., Draper, P., & Elliott, B. (2012). The prevalence of depression in pediatric oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Jordan. Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, 29(5), 283-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454212451524

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression in pediatric oncology patients in Jordan, comparing them with peers who suffered from chronic conditions or were healthy. The authors investigated 58 children with cancer, 56 with... Read More about The prevalence of depression in pediatric oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Jordan.

When Bosnia was a Commonwealth country: British forces and their interpreters in Republika Srpska 1995-2007 (2012)
Journal Article
Baker, C. (2012). When Bosnia was a Commonwealth country: British forces and their interpreters in Republika Srpska 1995-2007. History workshop journal : HWJ, 74(1), 131-155. https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbs018

This paper discusses the working experiences of foreign military forces' employees in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) with reference to oral history interviews with fourteen people who were employed as language intermediaries by British forces in t... Read More about When Bosnia was a Commonwealth country: British forces and their interpreters in Republika Srpska 1995-2007.

Examining the influence of gender, education, social class and birth cohort on MMSE tracking over time: A population-based prospective cohort study (2012)
Journal Article
Matthews, F., Marioni, R., & Brayne, C. (2012). Examining the influence of gender, education, social class and birth cohort on MMSE tracking over time: A population-based prospective cohort study. BMC Geriatrics, 12, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-12-45

Background: Whilst many studies have analysed predictors of longitudinal cognitive decline, few have described their impact on population distributions of cognition by age cohort. The aim of this paper was to examine whether gender, education, social... Read More about Examining the influence of gender, education, social class and birth cohort on MMSE tracking over time: A population-based prospective cohort study.

Revision of the little brown frogs in the Gephyromantis decaryi complex with description of a new species (2012)
Journal Article
Wollenberg, K. C., Glaw, F., & Vences, M. (2012). Revision of the little brown frogs in the Gephyromantis decaryi complex with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 3421(1), 32-60. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3421.1.2

We revise the systematics of a group of little brown leaf litter frogs from Madagascar that are notoriously difficult to diagnose, the Gephyromantis decaryi complex. Using an integrative combination of molecular data, bioacoustics, and morphology, we... Read More about Revision of the little brown frogs in the Gephyromantis decaryi complex with description of a new species.

Diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid: implications for surveillance and management (2012)
Journal Article
Nunn, A., & Cowx, I. G. (2012). Diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid: implications for surveillance and management. Aquatic Invasions, 7(3), 357-365. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2012.7.3.007

This study investigated diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid originating from the Ponto-Caspian region. There were strong diel variations in the abundance (catch-per-unit-effort; CPUE) o... Read More about Diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid: implications for surveillance and management.

Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration (2012)
Journal Article
Awre, C., & Cramer, T. (2012). Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration. Journal of digital information, 13(1),

In 2008 the University of Hull, Stanford University and University of Virginia agreed to collaborate with Fedora Commons (now DuraSpace) on the Hydra project. This project has sought to define and develop repository-enabled solutions for the manageme... Read More about Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration.

CLIF: moving repositories upstream in the content lifecycle (2012)
Journal Article
Waddington, S., Green, R., & Awre, C. (2012). CLIF: moving repositories upstream in the content lifecycle. Journal of digital information, 13(1),

The UK JISC-funded Content Lifecycle Integration Framework (CLIF) project has explored the management of digital content throughout its lifecycle from creation through to preservation or disposal. Whilst many individual systems offer the capability o... Read More about CLIF: moving repositories upstream in the content lifecycle.

Forecasting peak asthma admissions in London: an application of quantile regression models (2012)
Journal Article
Soyiri, I. N., Reidpath, D. D., & Sarran, C. (2013). Forecasting peak asthma admissions in London: an application of quantile regression models. International Journal of Biometeorology, 57(4), 569-578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-012-0584-0

Asthma is a chronic condition of great public health concern globally. The associated morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation place an enormous burden on healthcare infrastructure and services. This study demonstrates a multistage quantile re... Read More about Forecasting peak asthma admissions in London: an application of quantile regression models.

Influence of pedaling technique on metabolic efficiency in elite cyclists (2012)
Journal Article
Cámara, J., Maldonado-Martín, S., Artetxe-Gezuraga, X., & Vanicek, N. (2012). Influence of pedaling technique on metabolic efficiency in elite cyclists. Biology of Sport, 29(3), 229-233. https://doi.org/10.5604/20831862.1003448

Our objective was to investigate the influence of pedaling technique on gross efficiency (GE) at various exercise intensities in twelve elite cyclists (V̇O 2max=75.7 ± 6.2 mL•kg -1•min -1). Each cyclist completed a V̇O 2max assessment, skinfold measu... Read More about Influence of pedaling technique on metabolic efficiency in elite cyclists.

Palaeo-seasonality of the last two millennia reconstructed from the oxygen isotope composition of carbonates and diatom silica from Nar Gölü, central Turkey (2012)
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Yiǧitbaşioǧlu, H., Dean, J. R., Jones, M. D., Leng, M. J., Sloane, H. J., Neil Roberts, C., Woodbridge, J., Swann, G. E., Metcalfe, S. E., Eastwood, W. J., & Yiğitbaşıoğlu, H. (2013). Palaeo-seasonality of the last two millennia reconstructed from the oxygen isotope composition of carbonates and diatom silica from Nar Gölü, central Turkey. Quaternary science reviews, 66, 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.07.014

Carbonates and diatoms are rarely deposited together in lake sediments in sufficient quantities for the oxygen isotope composition (δ18O) to be investigated simultaneously from both hosts. Here, d18Ocarbonate are compared to δ18Odiatom data from the... Read More about Palaeo-seasonality of the last two millennia reconstructed from the oxygen isotope composition of carbonates and diatom silica from Nar Gölü, central Turkey.

Weighing China's export basket: The domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports (2012)
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Upward, R., Wang, Z., & Zheng, J. (2013). Weighing China's export basket: The domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports. Journal of comparative economics, 41(2), 527-543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2012.07.004

In this paper we use new, detailed, and comprehensive linked firm-transaction data to measure the domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports over the period 2000-2007. We evaluate the extent of value-added in China's exports, using... Read More about Weighing China's export basket: The domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports.

Effect of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cells (2012)
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Alhazmi, N., Ingham, D. B., Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2013). Effect of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(1), 603-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.07.007

Gas diffusion layers (GDLs) are one of the main components in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. In this paper, the effect of anisotropic thermal conductivity of the GDL is numerically investigated under different operating temperatures. Furt... Read More about Effect of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cells.

Dimethylaluminium aldiminophenolates: Synthesis, characterization and ring-opening polymerization behavior towards lactides (2012)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Sun, W. H., Wang, L., & Redshaw, C. (2012). Dimethylaluminium aldiminophenolates: Synthesis, characterization and ring-opening polymerization behavior towards lactides. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 41, 11587-11596. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2dt31215h

The stoichiometric reaction of the salicylaldimine derivatives (L1-L12) with trimethylaluminium afforded the corresponding dimethylaluminium aldiminophenolates (C1-C12), which were fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The m... Read More about Dimethylaluminium aldiminophenolates: Synthesis, characterization and ring-opening polymerization behavior towards lactides.

Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps (2012)
Journal Article
Oxberry, S. G., Bland, J. M., Clark, A. L., Cleland, J. G., & Johnson, M. (2012). Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps. American Heart Journal, 164(2), 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.003

ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to determine the minimally clinically important difference (MCID) for breathlessness due to chronic heart failure (CHF). BackgroundThe measurement of breathlessness is difficult because it is subjective and multifac... Read More about Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps.

Evaluating different cost-benefit analysis methods for port security operations (2012)
Book Chapter
Sherman, G., Siebers, P.-O., Menachof, D., & Aickelin, U. (2012). Evaluating different cost-benefit analysis methods for port security operations. In J. Faulin, A. A. Juan, S. E. Grasman, & M. J. Fry (Eds.), Decision making in service industries: a practical approach. CRC Press

Service industries, such as ports, are attentive to their standards, a smooth service flow and economic viability. Cost benefit analysis has proven itself as a useful tool to support this type of decision making; it has been used by businesses and go... Read More about Evaluating different cost-benefit analysis methods for port security operations.

Students' perception of biology fieldwork : the example of students undertaking a preliminary year at a UK university (2012)
Journal Article
Goulder, R., Scott, G., & Scott, L. J. (2013). Students' perception of biology fieldwork : the example of students undertaking a preliminary year at a UK university. International journal of science education, 35(8), 1385-1406. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2012.708796

It is widely held among biology teachers that fieldwork is valuable, but little is heard about students' perception of fieldwork or about the reasons for their liking or disliking fieldwork. This paper uses data from students to explore the hypothese... Read More about Students' perception of biology fieldwork : the example of students undertaking a preliminary year at a UK university.