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Haggis Hunting: fifty years of new playwrighting in Scotland (2013)
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McKean, K. S. M., & McCartney, N. (2013). N. McCartney, & K. S. Morgan McKean (Eds.). Haggis Hunting: fifty years of new playwrighting in Scotland. Edinburgh University Press

Guest editors Nicola McCartney and K.S Morgan McKean have created a wonderful theatre-based issue of the Review, which tied in beautifully with the Haggis Hunting: 50 Years of New Playwriting in Scotland conference.

Visual surround suppression in schizophrenia (2013)
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Tibber, M. S., Anderson, E. J., Bobin, T., Antonova, E., Seabright, A., Wright, B., Carlin, P., Shergill, S. S., & Dakin, S. C. (2013). Visual surround suppression in schizophrenia. Frontiers in Psychology, 4(FEB), Article 88. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00088

Compared to unaffected observers patients with schizophrenia (SZ) show characteristic differences in visual perception, including a reduced susceptibility to the influence of context on judgments of contrast – a manifestation of weaker surround suppr... Read More about Visual surround suppression in schizophrenia.

Informed trading and market structure (2013)
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Cai, C. X., Harris, J. H., Hudson, R. S., & Keasey, K. (2015). Informed trading and market structure. European Financial Management, 21(1), 148-177. https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12003

We examine London Stock Exchange trading around information releases and link market quality dimensions with market structure during periods with heightened interaction between informed and uninformed traders. We find support for both the hypothesis... Read More about Informed trading and market structure.

The 'English lowlands' and the North Sea basin system: a history of shared risk (2013)
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Bankoff, G. (2013). The 'English lowlands' and the North Sea basin system: a history of shared risk. Environment and History, 19(1), 3-37. https://doi.org/10.3197/096734013X13528328438992

The history of much of England is written in water. Water has not only shaped England's prosperity and external relations but it has also been a significant factor in fashioning its internal fabric. In particular, large areas of the eastern coastline... Read More about The 'English lowlands' and the North Sea basin system: a history of shared risk.

Characterization of a solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe heat pump water heating system (2013)
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Zhang, X., Zhao, X., Xu, J., & Yu, X. (2013). Characterization of a solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe heat pump water heating system. Applied energy, 102, 1229-1245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.039

This paper introduced the concept, potential application and benefits relating to a novel solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe (PV/LHP) heat pump system for hot water generation. On this basis, the paper reported the process and results of characterizin... Read More about Characterization of a solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe heat pump water heating system.

Heterogeneous effect of ethnic networks on international trade of Thailand: The role of family ties and ethnic diversity (2013)
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Duanmu, J.-L., & Guney, Y. (2013). Heterogeneous effect of ethnic networks on international trade of Thailand: The role of family ties and ethnic diversity. International Business Review, 22(1), 126-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2012.02.009

Ethnic networks have been found to have a pro-trade effect in previous research. However, the heterogeneous effect of different ethnicities is under-studied. Drawing on the literature on social structure, this paper attempts to untangle the heterogen... Read More about Heterogeneous effect of ethnic networks on international trade of Thailand: The role of family ties and ethnic diversity.

Mobilising teacher education: a study of a professional learning community (2013)
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Schuck, S., Aubusson, P., Kearney, M., & Burden, K. (2013). Mobilising teacher education: a study of a professional learning community. Teacher Development, 17(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13664530.2012.752671

This paper reports on a study of a community of university educators that investigated the introduction of mobile technologies into their learning and teaching. The study was conducted by a subgroup of that community. Given the ubiquity of mobile dev... Read More about Mobilising teacher education: a study of a professional learning community.

Developing a service for patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) within resources (2013)
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Boland, J., Owen, J., Ainscough, R., & Mahdi, H. (2014). Developing a service for patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) within resources. BMJ supportive & palliative care, 4(2), 196-201. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000393

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common life-limiting illness with significant burden for patient and carer. Despite this, access to supportive and specialist palliative care is inconsistent and implementation of published good pract... Read More about Developing a service for patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) within resources.

Stable isotope analysis of Neolithic and Chalcolithic populations from Aktopraklik, northern Anatolia (2013)
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Budd, C., Lillie, M., Alpaslan-Roodenberg, S., Karul, N., & Pinhasi, R. (2013). Stable isotope analysis of Neolithic and Chalcolithic populations from Aktopraklik, northern Anatolia. Journal of archaeological science, 40(2), 860-867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.011

This paper presents the results of stable isotope (carbon and nitrogen) analysis of human and faunal remains from the site of Aktopraklık, one of the earliest farming sites in the Eastern Marmara region of Northwest Anatolia. Excavations at this site... Read More about Stable isotope analysis of Neolithic and Chalcolithic populations from Aktopraklik, northern Anatolia.

Modification of the anion sublattice in metal nitrides (2013)
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Prior, T., Headspith, D. A., & Francesconi, M. G. (2013). Modification of the anion sublattice in metal nitrides. Coordination chemistry reviews, 257(13-14), 1970-1977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2013.01.033

The main goal of solid-state chemistry is the synthesis and characterisation of new compounds with technologically exploitable properties. To this aim, one established chemical route is the modification of known inorganic materials, in most cases oxi... Read More about Modification of the anion sublattice in metal nitrides.

Re-capturing bovine life: Robot-cow relationships, freedom and control in dairy farming (2013)
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Holloway, L., Bear, C., & Wilkinson, K. (2014). Re-capturing bovine life: Robot-cow relationships, freedom and control in dairy farming. Journal of rural studies, 33, 131-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2013.01.006

Robotic milking machines are novel technologies that take over the labour of dairy farming and reduce the need for human-animal interactions. Replacing ‘conventional' twice-a-day milking managed by people with a system that supposedly allows cows the... Read More about Re-capturing bovine life: Robot-cow relationships, freedom and control in dairy farming.

Low carbon procurement: An emerging agenda (2013)
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Correia, F., Howard, M., Hawkins, B., Pye, A., & Lamming, R. (2013). Low carbon procurement: An emerging agenda. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 19(1), 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2012.11.004

The importance of climate change is shaping public policy internationally at several levels with much of the effort aimed at reducing the amount of carbon emissions released to the atmosphere through anthropogenic activity. Public procurement is a ke... Read More about Low carbon procurement: An emerging agenda.

2-(1-{2,6-Bis[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-methylphenylimino}ethyl) -6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl]pyridylcobalt dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior (2013)
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Wang, S., Zhao, W., Hao, X., Li, B., Redshaw, C., Li, Y., & Sun, W. H. (2013). 2-(1-{2,6-Bis[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-methylphenylimino}ethyl) -6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl]pyridylcobalt dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior. Journal of organometallic chemistry, 731, 78-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2013.02.016

A series of 2-(1-{2,6-bis[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-methylphenyl-imino} ethyl)-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl]pyridylcobalt(II) chloride complexes (Co1-Co5) was synthesized and characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The molecular struc... Read More about 2-(1-{2,6-Bis[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-4-methylphenylimino}ethyl) -6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl]pyridylcobalt dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior.

Computer-assisted orthopedic training system for fracture fixation (2013)
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Rambani, R., Viant, W., Ward, J., & Mohsen, A. (2013). Computer-assisted orthopedic training system for fracture fixation. Journal of Surgical Education, 70(3), 304-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2012.11.009

Background: Surgical training has been greatly affected by the challenges of reduced training opportunities, shortened working hours, and financial pressures. There is an increased need for the use of training systems in developing psychomotor skills... Read More about Computer-assisted orthopedic training system for fracture fixation.

A semi-Markov model for stroke with piecewise-constant hazards in the presence of left, Right and intervalcensoring (2013)
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Kapetanakis, V., Matthews, F. E., & Van Den Hout, A. (2013). A semi-Markov model for stroke with piecewise-constant hazards in the presence of left, Right and intervalcensoring. Statistics in Medicine, 32(4), 697-713. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.5534

This paper presents a parametric method of fitting semi-Markov models with piecewise-constant hazards in the presence of left, right and interval censoring. We investigate transition intensities in a three-state illness-death model with no recovery.... Read More about A semi-Markov model for stroke with piecewise-constant hazards in the presence of left, Right and intervalcensoring.

[18F]-FLT Positron Emission Tomography Can Be Used to Image the Response of Sensitive Tumors to PI3-Kinase Inhibition with the Novel Agent GDC-0941 (2013)
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Cawthorne, C., Burrows, N., Gieling, R. G., Morrow, C. J., Forster, D., Gregory, J., Radigois, M., Smigova, A., Babur, M., Simpson, K., Hodgkinson, C., Brown, G., McMahon, A., Dive, C., Hiscock, D., Wilson, I., & Williams, K. J. (2013). [18F]-FLT Positron Emission Tomography Can Be Used to Image the Response of Sensitive Tumors to PI3-Kinase Inhibition with the Novel Agent GDC-0941. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 12(5), 819-828. https://doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.mct-12-0905

The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway is deregulated in a range of cancers, and several targeted inhibitors are entering the clinic. This study aimed to investigate whether the positron emission tomography tracer 3′-deoxy-3′-[ 18 F]fluorothymi... Read More about [18F]-FLT Positron Emission Tomography Can Be Used to Image the Response of Sensitive Tumors to PI3-Kinase Inhibition with the Novel Agent GDC-0941.

Glycoprotein Ibα and FcγRIIa play key roles in platelet activation by the colonizing bacterium, Streptococcus oralis (2013)
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Tilley, D. O., Arman, M., Smolenski, A., Cox, D., O'Donnell, J. S., Douglas, C. W., Watson, S. P., & Kerrigan, S. W. (2013). Glycoprotein Ibα and FcγRIIa play key roles in platelet activation by the colonizing bacterium, Streptococcus oralis. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 11(5), 941-950. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.12175

Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is characterized by thrombus formation on a cardiac valve. The oral bacterium, Streptococcus oralis, is recognized for its ability to colonize damaged heart valves and is frequently isolated from patients with... Read More about Glycoprotein Ibα and FcγRIIa play key roles in platelet activation by the colonizing bacterium, Streptococcus oralis.