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Comparison of the pervaporation performance of various types of carbon nanotube-based nanocomposites in the dehydration of acetone (2013)
Journal Article
Yeang, Q. W., Zein, S. H. S., Sulong, A. B., & Tan, S. H. (2013). Comparison of the pervaporation performance of various types of carbon nanotube-based nanocomposites in the dehydration of acetone. Separation and purification technology, 107, 252-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2013.01.031

The present work focuses on the functionalisation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) in order to improve the compatibility and dispersion of MWCNTs in a chitosan (CS) matrix. The resultant PVA-MWCNT/CS nanocompos... Read More about Comparison of the pervaporation performance of various types of carbon nanotube-based nanocomposites in the dehydration of acetone.

Proteins and lipids of glycosomal membranes from Leishmania tarentolae and Trypanosoma brucei [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] (2013)
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Colasante, C., Voncken, F., Manful, T., Ruppert, T., Tielens, A. G. M., van Hellemond, J. J., & Clayton, C. (2013). Proteins and lipids of glycosomal membranes from Leishmania tarentolae and Trypanosoma brucei [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research, 2, Article 27. https://doi.org/10.3410/f1000research.2-27.v1

In kinetoplastid protists, several metabolic pathways, including glycolysis and purine salvage, are located in glycosomes, which are microbodies that are evolutionarily related to peroxisomes. With the exception of some potential transporters for fat... Read More about Proteins and lipids of glycosomal membranes from Leishmania tarentolae and Trypanosoma brucei [version 1; peer review: 2 approved].

Macrocycle-based metal ion complexation: A study of the lanthanide contraction effect towards hexacyclohexanocucurbit[6]uil (2013)
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Qin, X., Ni, X. L., Hu, J. X., Chen, K., Zhang, Y. Q., Redshaw, C., Zhu, Q. J., Xue, S. F., & Tao, Z. (2013). Macrocycle-based metal ion complexation: A study of the lanthanide contraction effect towards hexacyclohexanocucurbit[6]uil. CrystEngComm, 15(4), 738-744. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ce26225h

In the present study, the lanthanide(iii) contraction effect induced coordination architectures of HCyHQ[6] have been studied. The results, including fifteen crystal structures, indicate that although lanthanide metal ions have similar chemical prope... Read More about Macrocycle-based metal ion complexation: A study of the lanthanide contraction effect towards hexacyclohexanocucurbit[6]uil.

Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities at the sloshing cold fronts in the Virgo cluster as a measure for the effective ICM viscosity (2013)
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Roediger, E., Kraft, R. P., Forman, W. R., E. J. Nulsen, P., & Churazov, E. (2013). Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities at the sloshing cold fronts in the Virgo cluster as a measure for the effective ICM viscosity. The Astrophysical journal, 764(1), Article 60. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/764/1/60

Sloshing cold fronts (CFs) arise from minor merger triggered gas sloshing. Their detailed structure depends on the properties of the intra-cluster medium (ICM): hydrodynamical simulations predict the CFs to be distorted by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilit... Read More about Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities at the sloshing cold fronts in the Virgo cluster as a measure for the effective ICM viscosity.

Genetics and livestock breeding in the UK: Co-constructing technologies and heterogeneous biosocial collectivities (2013)
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Holloway, L., & Morris, C. (2014). Genetics and livestock breeding in the UK: Co-constructing technologies and heterogeneous biosocial collectivities. Journal of rural studies, 33, 150-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.10.003

Cattle and sheep breeders in the UK and elsewhere are increasingly being encouraged to use a variety of genetic technologies to help them make breeding decisions. The technology of particular interest here is 'classical' statistical genetics, which u... Read More about Genetics and livestock breeding in the UK: Co-constructing technologies and heterogeneous biosocial collectivities.

Corrigendum (2013)
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Waxman, J., Cobb, J. P., Palmieri, C., Rhim, J. S., Pchejetski, D., Mauri, F., Sandison, A., Fonseca, A. V., Rodriguez-Teja, M., Adamarek, A., Gronau, J. H., Kogianni, G., Caley, M. P., & Sturge, J. (2013). Corrigendum. Journal of Pathology, 229(3), e4-e4. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.4156

The aesthetics of diaspora in colonial fields of power : elite nationalism, art and the love to die for (2013)
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Johnson, M. (2013). The aesthetics of diaspora in colonial fields of power : elite nationalism, art and the love to die for. Ethnos, 78(2), 175-199. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141844.2012.672334

This paper explores the conditions of cultural production that enabled the invention of the Philippine nation from afar among literary and artistic diasporan elites in the metropolitan centres of Europe in the late nineteenth century. I draw together... Read More about The aesthetics of diaspora in colonial fields of power : elite nationalism, art and the love to die for.

An autonomous image-guided robotic system simulating industrial applications (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Islam, R. U., Iqbal, J., Manzoor, S., Khalid, A., & Khan, S. (2013). An autonomous image-guided robotic system simulating industrial applications. In 2012 7th International Conference on System of Systems Engineering (SoSE) (344-349). https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSoSE.2012.6384195

This paper presents a robotic system based on a serial manipulator. The robot is a vertical articulated arm with 5 revolute joints having 6 Degree Of Freedom. Actuated with six precise servo motors, the system offers positional accuracy of ±0.5mm wit... Read More about An autonomous image-guided robotic system simulating industrial applications.

Management of patients with chronic cough using a clinical protocol: A prospective observational study (2013)
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Ojoo, O. C., Everett, C. F., Mulrennan, S. A., Faruqi, S., Kastelik, J. A., & Morice, A. H. (2013). Management of patients with chronic cough using a clinical protocol: A prospective observational study. Cough, 9(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-9974-9-2

Background and aims: Chronic cough is a common symptom the aetiology of which can be challenging to diagnose. Diagnostic protocols for chronic cough have required the use of specialist investigations which are not always easily available. We wanted t... Read More about Management of patients with chronic cough using a clinical protocol: A prospective observational study.

Pyrene-cored blue-light emitting [4]helicenes: Synthesis, crystal structures, and photophysical properties (2013)
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Hu, J. Y., Paudel, A., Seto, N., Feng, X., Era, M., Matsumoto, T., Tanaka, J., Elsegood, M. R., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2013). Pyrene-cored blue-light emitting [4]helicenes: Synthesis, crystal structures, and photophysical properties. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 11(13), 2186-2197. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ob27320b

The synthesis, crystal structures and photophysical properties of two types of pyrene-cored blue-light emitting [4]helicenes (7 and 9) are reported. The chemical structures of all synthesized compounds were fully confirmed by 1H and 13C NMR spectra,... Read More about Pyrene-cored blue-light emitting [4]helicenes: Synthesis, crystal structures, and photophysical properties.

Nickel complex pre-catalysts in ethylene polymerization: New approaches to elastomeric materials (2013)
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Gao, R., Sun, W. H., & Redshaw, C. (2013). Nickel complex pre-catalysts in ethylene polymerization: New approaches to elastomeric materials. Catalysis science & technology, 3(5), 1172-1179. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cy20691b

Recent progress on nickel-based complex pre-catalysts has been reviewed. Variation of the complex models by employing different types of heteroatom-containing ligands and the new features associated with the resulting highly branched polyethylenes is... Read More about Nickel complex pre-catalysts in ethylene polymerization: New approaches to elastomeric materials.

The clustering of extremely red objects (2013)
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Palamara, D. P., Brown, M. J. I., Jannuzi, B. T., Dey, A., Stern, D., Pimbblet, K. A., Weiner, B. J., Ashby, M. L. N., Kochanek, C. S., Gonzalez, A., Brodwin, M., Le Floc'h, E., & Rieke, M. (2013). The clustering of extremely red objects. The Astrophysical journal, 764(1), Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/764/1/31

We measure the clustering of extremely red objects (EROs) in 8 deg 2 of the NOAO Deep Wide Field Survey Boötes field in order to establish robust links between ERO (z 1.2) and local galaxy (z < 0.1) populations. Three different color selection cr... Read More about The clustering of extremely red objects.

Proteomic (antibody microarray) exploration of the molecular mechanism of action of the specific COX-2 inhibitor DuP 697 (2013)
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Agarwal, V., Hodgkinson, V. C., Eagle, G. L., Scaife, L., Lind, M. J., & Cawkwell, L. (2013). Proteomic (antibody microarray) exploration of the molecular mechanism of action of the specific COX-2 inhibitor DuP 697. International Journal of Oncology, 42(3), 1088-1092. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2013.1784

We have previously shown that specific COX-2 inhibitors, including DuP 697, have anti-proliferative effects on mesothelioma cells and potentiate the cytotoxicity of pemetrexed. Here, we used a novel proteomic approach to explore the mechanism of acti... Read More about Proteomic (antibody microarray) exploration of the molecular mechanism of action of the specific COX-2 inhibitor DuP 697.

The Functionalization of Beta-Cyclodextrins on Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of the Dispersant and Non Aqueous Media (2013)
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Latif Ahmad, A., Abbas Jawad, Z., Chun Low, S., & Hussein Sharif Zein, S. (2013). The Functionalization of Beta-Cyclodextrins on Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of the Dispersant and Non Aqueous Media. Current nanoscience, 9(1), 93-102. https://doi.org/10.2174/1573413711309010015

Sidewall functionalization by chemical agents can improve the dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), but the improvement is at the expense of their properties and structure. An environmentally friendly dispersant, cyclodextrins (CD), was revealed as... Read More about The Functionalization of Beta-Cyclodextrins on Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of the Dispersant and Non Aqueous Media.

Genetic linkage between the Yellow River, the Mu Us desert and the Chinese Loess Plateau (2013)
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Stevens, T., Carter, A., Watson, T. P., Vermeesch, P., Andò, S., Bird, A. F., Lu, H., Garzanti, E., Cottam, M. A., & Sevastjanova, I. (2013). Genetic linkage between the Yellow River, the Mu Us desert and the Chinese Loess Plateau. Quaternary science reviews, 78, 355-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.11.032

Arid and semi arid northern China holds some of the world's most significant sand sea and loess deposits. In particular, arguably the most important late Cenozoic wind-blown dust archives on land are exposed on the Chinese Loess Plateau. The origin o... Read More about Genetic linkage between the Yellow River, the Mu Us desert and the Chinese Loess Plateau.

Personality traits in people with synaesthesia: do synaesthetes have an atypical personality profile? (2013)
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Banissy, M. J., Holle, H., Cassell, J., Annett, L., Tsakanikos, E., Walsh, V., Spiller, M. J., & Ward, J. (2013). Personality traits in people with synaesthesia: do synaesthetes have an atypical personality profile?. Personality and individual differences, 54(7), 828-831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2012.12.018

People with synaesthesia not only have – by definition – unusual experiences (e.g., numbers triggering colour), they also have a different cognitive profile (e.g., in terms of their memory and perceptual abilities) and a bias towards certain interest... Read More about Personality traits in people with synaesthesia: do synaesthetes have an atypical personality profile?.

Individual patient data meta-analysis of beta-blockers in heart failure: rationale and design (2013)
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Kotecha, D., Manzano, L., Altman, D. G., Krum, H., Erdem, G., Williams, N., …Beta-Blockers in Heart Failure Collaborative Group. (2013). Individual patient data meta-analysis of beta-blockers in heart failure: rationale and design. Systematic reviews, 2(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-2-7

The Beta-Blockers in Heart Failure Collaborative Group (BB-HF) was formed to obtain and analyze individual patient data from the major randomized controlled trials of beta-blockers in heart failure. Even though beta-blockers are an established treatm... Read More about Individual patient data meta-analysis of beta-blockers in heart failure: rationale and design.

Brain controlled human robot interface (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Naveed, K., Iqbal, J., & Ur Rehman, H. (2013). Brain controlled human robot interface. In 2012 International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (ICRAI) (55-60). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRAI.2012.6413410

This Paper emphasizes on the ever increasing need of better communication medium between a human and a robot in order to control it precisely. Brain Computer Interface (BCI) is the most suitable mean of communication between them, especially for the... Read More about Brain controlled human robot interface.

Superior numerical abilities following early visual deprivation (2013)
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Castronovo, J., & Delvenne, J. F. (2013). Superior numerical abilities following early visual deprivation. Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior, 49(5), 1435-1440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2012.12.018

In numerical cognition vision has been assumed to play a predominant role in the elaboration of the numerical representations and skills. However, this view has been recently challenged by the discovery that people with early visual deprivation not o... Read More about Superior numerical abilities following early visual deprivation.

Quantitative PCR analysis of blood- and saliva-specific microRNA markers following solid-phase DNA extraction (2013)
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Omelia, E. J., Uchimoto, M. L., & Williams, G. (2013). Quantitative PCR analysis of blood- and saliva-specific microRNA markers following solid-phase DNA extraction. Analytical Biochemistry, 435(2), 120-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2012.12.024

The use of mRNA for the identification of body fluids is of particular interest in forensic science, and increasing support has been demonstrated for the use of microRNA (miRNA) analysis. MiRNA is more stable than mRNA and has been shown to be differ... Read More about Quantitative PCR analysis of blood- and saliva-specific microRNA markers following solid-phase DNA extraction.