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Nanophase Hydroxyapatite as a biomaterial in advanced hard tissue engineering: A review (2013)
Journal Article
Zakaria, S. M., Sharif Zein, S. H., Othman, M. R., Yang, F., & Jansen, J. A. (2013). Nanophase Hydroxyapatite as a biomaterial in advanced hard tissue engineering: A review. Tissue Engineering: Parts A, B, and C, 19(5), 431-441. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.teb.2012.0624

Hydroxyapatite is a biocompatible material that is extensively used in the replacement and regeneration of bone material. In nature, nanostructured hydroxyapatite is the main component present in hard body tissues. Hence, the state of the art in nano... Read More about Nanophase Hydroxyapatite as a biomaterial in advanced hard tissue engineering: A review.

The Europeanisation of contract law: current controversies in law (2013)
Book
Twigg-Flesner, C. (2013). The Europeanisation of contract law: current controversies in law. Routledge

Critical yet accessible, this book provides an overview of the current debates about the ‘Europeanization' of contract law. Charting the extent to which English contract law has been subject to this activity, it is the ideal volume for readers unfami... Read More about The Europeanisation of contract law: current controversies in law.

Multiple global radiations in tadpole shrimps challenge the concept of 'living fossils' (2013)
Journal Article
Mathers, T. C., Hammond, R. L., Jenner, R. A., Hänfling, B., & Gomez, A. (2013). Multiple global radiations in tadpole shrimps challenge the concept of 'living fossils'. PeerJ, 1, e62. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.62

‘Living fossils’, a phrase first coined by Darwin, are defined as species with limited recent diversification and high morphological stasis over long periods of evolutionary time. Morphological stasis, however, can potentially lead to diversification... Read More about Multiple global radiations in tadpole shrimps challenge the concept of 'living fossils'.

Gastrointestinal cancers: an update for nurses (2013)
Journal Article
Sherratt, A., Skinn, E., & Gardiner, A. (2013). Gastrointestinal cancers: an update for nurses. Nursing and Residential Care, 15(4), 206-209. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2013.15.4.206

This article provides an overview of aetiology, assessment, management and prognosis of gastrointestinal carcinomas to alert nurses that they are able to recognise important signs and symptoms.

Voicing the Self: Narration, Perspective and Identity in Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s "Prince Ramji Rowdedow" (1874) (2013)
Journal Article
Hatter, J. (2013). Voicing the Self: Narration, Perspective and Identity in Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s "Prince Ramji Rowdedow" (1874). Short Fiction in Theory and Practice, 3(1), 25-35. https://doi.org/10.1386/fict.3.1.25_1

This article considers Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s use of the short story form and authorial, character and narrative voice in her theatrical tale ‘Prince Ramji Rowdedow’ (1874). As context for this article prevailing Victorian approaches to narrative v... Read More about Voicing the Self: Narration, Perspective and Identity in Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s "Prince Ramji Rowdedow" (1874).

"We suffered in silence" : health and safety at Chatham Dockyard, 1945 to 1984 : evaluating the causes and management of occupational hazards, relating especially to asbestos, ionising radiation and masculinity (2013)
Thesis
Taaffe, E. (2013). "We suffered in silence" : health and safety at Chatham Dockyard, 1945 to 1984 : evaluating the causes and management of occupational hazards, relating especially to asbestos, ionising radiation and masculinity. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216359

This thesis is designed to enhance knowledge and understanding of a range of issues relating to the health and safety of the workforce at Chatham Dockyard from 1945 until its closure in 1984. During this period, the Chatham Dockyard workforce was pre... Read More about "We suffered in silence" : health and safety at Chatham Dockyard, 1945 to 1984 : evaluating the causes and management of occupational hazards, relating especially to asbestos, ionising radiation and masculinity.

Robust de-centralized control and estimation for inter-connected systems (2013)
Thesis
Larbah, E. Y. (2013). Robust de-centralized control and estimation for inter-connected systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214769

The thesis is concerned with the theoretical development of the control of inter-connected systems to achieve the whole overall stability and specific performance. A special included feature is the Fault-Tolerant Control (FTC) problem for the inter-c... Read More about Robust de-centralized control and estimation for inter-connected systems.

Magic windows: Friedrich Kiesler and department store constructivism (2013)
Book Chapter
Haran, B. (2013). Magic windows: Friedrich Kiesler and department store constructivism. In J. C. Welchman (Ed.), Sculpture and the Vitrine (69-94). Routledge

This paper concerns the use of Constructivist aesthetics by Friedrich Kiesler in window displays for Saks Fifth Avenue department store in New York in 1928. This event arguably concluded the dissipation of the revolutionary potential of Russian Const... Read More about Magic windows: Friedrich Kiesler and department store constructivism.

Production of carbon-rich presolar grains from massive stars (2013)
Journal Article
Pignatari, M., Wiescher, M., Timmes, F., De Boer, R. J., Thielemann, F. K., Fryer, C., Heger, A., Herwig, F., & Hirschi, R. (2013). Production of carbon-rich presolar grains from massive stars. Astrophysical journal. Letters, 767(2), Article L22. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/767/2/L22

About a year after core-collapse supernova, dust starts to condense in the ejecta. In meteorites, a fraction of C-rich presolar grains (e.g., silicon carbide (SiC) grains of Type-X and low density graphites) are identified as relics of these events,... Read More about Production of carbon-rich presolar grains from massive stars.

Analysis of rich inelastic electron tunneling spectra: Case study of terthiophene on Au(111) (2013)
Journal Article
Koslowski, B., Maurer, N., Stocker, M., Chulkov, S. K., Benoit, D. M., & Ziemann, P. (2013). Analysis of rich inelastic electron tunneling spectra: Case study of terthiophene on Au(111). Review of scientific instruments, 84(4), 043907. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4803008

Even moderately small molecules like 2,2′:5′,2″- terthiophene exhibit quite rich vibrational spectra. Detection and assignment of vibronic transitions of such a single adsorbed molecule in inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy (IETS) using scanni... Read More about Analysis of rich inelastic electron tunneling spectra: Case study of terthiophene on Au(111).

Conflict and slapstick in Commedia dell’Arte – The double act of Pantalone and Arlecchino (2013)
Journal Article
Peacock, L. (2013). Conflict and slapstick in Commedia dell’Arte – The double act of Pantalone and Arlecchino. Comedy Studies, 4(1), 59-69. https://doi.org/10.1386/cost.4.1.59_1

This article will explore the centrality of conflict to the slapstick comedy of Commedia dell’Arte. Commedia flourished for over 200 years in Italy and throughout Europe. At its heart was the relationship between Pantalone, the wealthy old man, and A... Read More about Conflict and slapstick in Commedia dell’Arte – The double act of Pantalone and Arlecchino.

The singer-songwriter on stage: Reconciling the artist and the performer (2013)
Journal Article
Haworth, R. (2013). The singer-songwriter on stage: Reconciling the artist and the performer. Journal of European popular culture, 4(1), 71-84. https://doi.org/10.1386/jepc.4.1.71_1

The singer-songwriter is a ubiquitous figure within popular music. Although the name may appear to simply refer to an artist who writes and performs his or her own material, it also signifies a web of assumptions around what constitutes quality and v... Read More about The singer-songwriter on stage: Reconciling the artist and the performer.

Hebraism and the problem of church and state in England, 1642–1660 (2013)
Journal Article
Prior, C. W. (2013). Hebraism and the problem of church and state in England, 1642–1660. Seventeenth Century, 28(1), 37-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/0268117X.2012.758420

This essay examines the use of Hebrew sources in debates on church and state in civil war England. It fits within a developing historiography that seeks to uncover the deeper texture of early modern political discourse, and also poses questions about... Read More about Hebraism and the problem of church and state in England, 1642–1660.

Randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins (2013)
Journal Article
Samuel, N., Carradice, D., Wallace, T., Mekako, A., Hatfield, J., & Chetter, I. (2013). Randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins. Annals of Surgery, 257(3), 419-426. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0b013e318275f4e4

Introduction: No randomized clinical trial comparing treatment options for small saphenous vein (SSV) incompetence exists, and there is no clear evidence that this axis behaves the same as the great saphenous vein after treatment. This means that the... Read More about Randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins.

Future directions in public service partnerships in the EU (2013)
Journal Article
Bovis, C. (2013). Future directions in public service partnerships in the EU. European business law review, 24(1), 548-592

Public-Private Partnerships reveal complex forms of co-operation between the state and private actors which exceed the remit of traditional contractual interface, moving into a strategic sphere of public sector management. Public-Private Partnerships... Read More about Future directions in public service partnerships in the EU.

Inspiring 'The Methodological Imagination': Using art and literature in social science methods teaching (2013)
Book Chapter
Seymour, J. (2013). Inspiring 'The Methodological Imagination': Using art and literature in social science methods teaching. In M. H. Jacobsen, M. S. Drake, & A. Petersen (Eds.), Imaginative Methodologies in the Social Sciences: Creativity, Poetics and Rhetoric in Social Research. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315587882

This chapter shows that how the use of art and literature in undergraduate research method modules can stimulate student involvement but perhaps more importantly lead to their greater intellectual understanding of the core principles of critically re... Read More about Inspiring 'The Methodological Imagination': Using art and literature in social science methods teaching.

Analysis of a novel gravity driven organic Rankine cycle for small-scale cogeneration applications (2013)
Journal Article
Li, J., Pei, G., Li, Y., & Ji, J. (2013). Analysis of a novel gravity driven organic Rankine cycle for small-scale cogeneration applications. Applied energy, 108, 34-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.03.014

A naturally-controlled organic Rankine cycle (ORC) without negative work is proposed. Compared with conventional ORCs, the novel system uses gravity instead of a pump to pressurize the working fluid, and hence the problems associated with the pump ca... Read More about Analysis of a novel gravity driven organic Rankine cycle for small-scale cogeneration applications.

Photothermal colloid antibodies for shape-selective recognition and killing of microorganisms (2013)
Journal Article
Borovička, J., Metheringham, W. J., Madden, L. A., Walton, C. D., Stoyanov, S. D., & Paunov, V. N. (2013). Photothermal colloid antibodies for shape-selective recognition and killing of microorganisms. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(14), 5282-5285. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja400781f

We have developed a class of selective antimicrobial agents based on the recognition of the shape and size of the bacterial cells. These agents are anisotropic colloid particles fabricated as negative replicas of the target cells which involve templa... Read More about Photothermal colloid antibodies for shape-selective recognition and killing of microorganisms.