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A comparison of the effectiveness of treating those with and without the complications of superficial venous insufficiency (2014)
Journal Article
Carradice, D., Wallace, T., Gohil, R., & Chetter, I. (2014). A comparison of the effectiveness of treating those with and without the complications of superficial venous insufficiency. Annals of Surgery, 260(2), 396-401. https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000000541

Objective: To test the hypothesis that patients with soft tissue changes related to superficial venous insufficiency (SVI) have greater benefits from treatment than those with only symptomatic varicose veins. Background: A commonly held view is that... Read More about A comparison of the effectiveness of treating those with and without the complications of superficial venous insufficiency.

Linking Early Clinical Experience and Basic Science using Images of Disease (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cookson, J., Hammond, A., Ken, W., & Owen, S. (2014, August). Linking Early Clinical Experience and Basic Science using Images of Disease. Presented at The International Association for Health Professions Education. AMEE 2014: Excellence in Education - the 21st Century Teacher, Milan, Italy

Short Communication 7C1 (Curriculum: Educational Strategies)

Comment on “A simple model for vertical profiles of velocity and suspended sediment concentration in straight and curved submarine channels” by M. Bolla Pittaluga and J. Imran (2014)
Journal Article
Peakall, J., Darby, S. E., Dorrell, R. M., Parsons, D. R., Sumner, E. J., Wynn, R. B., Imran, J., & Bolla Pittaluga, M. (2014). Comment on “A simple model for vertical profiles of velocity and suspended sediment concentration in straight and curved submarine channels” by M. Bolla Pittaluga and J. Imran. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 119(9), 2070-2073. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JF003211

This article is a comment on Bolla Pittaluga and Imran [] doi: 10.1002/2013JF002812.

Carbon Nanotubes: Next-Generation Nanomaterials for Clean Water Technologies (2014)
Book Chapter
Ong, Y. T., Yee, K. F., Yeang, Q. W., Zein, S. H. S., & Tan, S. H. (2014). Carbon Nanotubes: Next-Generation Nanomaterials for Clean Water Technologies. In B. I. Kharisov, O. V. Kharissova, & H. R. Dias (Eds.), Nanomaterials for Environmental Protection (125-142). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118845530.ch8

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Substantial progress and breakthroughs have been achieved for nanomaterials because of their nanometer size. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), a type of nanomaterial, have received considerable interest worldwide because of th... Read More about Carbon Nanotubes: Next-Generation Nanomaterials for Clean Water Technologies.

Applying a Modified Technology Acceptance Model to the Use and Assessment of Digital Art Tools (2014)
Journal Article
Aboalgasm, A. S. S., Rupert, W., & Jonathan, G. (2014). Applying a Modified Technology Acceptance Model to the Use and Assessment of Digital Art Tools. The International Journal of the Image, 4(4), 71-83. https://doi.org/10.18848/2154-8560/cgp/v04i04/44151

The article aims to investigate how digital tools can significantly develop the artistic ability in children and promote their general creativity. It intends to focus on children between 9-10 years old in a classroom environment. The purpose of this... Read More about Applying a Modified Technology Acceptance Model to the Use and Assessment of Digital Art Tools.

Investigating teachers' adoption of signature mobile pedagogies (2014)
Journal Article
Kearney, M., Burden, K., & Rai, T. (2015). Investigating teachers' adoption of signature mobile pedagogies. Computers & education, 80, 48-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2014.08.009

This study investigated how teachers are using distinctive pedagogical features of mobile learning: collaboration, personalisation and authenticity. The researchers developed and validated a survey instrument based on these three established construc... Read More about Investigating teachers' adoption of signature mobile pedagogies.

Identification of N-terminal protein acetylation and arginine methylation of the voltage-gated sodium channel in end-stage heart failure human heart (2014)
Journal Article
Beltran-Alvarez, P., Tarradas, A., Chiva, C., Pérez-Serra, A., Batlle, M., Pérez-Villa, F., Schulte, U., Sabidó, E., Brugada, R., & Pagans, S. (2014). Identification of N-terminal protein acetylation and arginine methylation of the voltage-gated sodium channel in end-stage heart failure human heart. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 76, 126-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.08.014

The α subunit of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel, Naᵥ1.5, provides the rapid sodium inward current that initiates cardiomyocyte action potentials. Here, we analyzed for the first time the post-translational modifications of Naᵥ1.5 purified f... Read More about Identification of N-terminal protein acetylation and arginine methylation of the voltage-gated sodium channel in end-stage heart failure human heart.

A comparison of physical activity preferences among breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors in Nova Scotia, Canada (2014)
Journal Article
Forbes, C. C., Blanchard, C. M., Mummery, W. K., & Courneya, K. S. (2015). A comparison of physical activity preferences among breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors in Nova Scotia, Canada. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12(6), 823-833. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2014-0119

Background: Physical activity (PA) preferences may vary by cancer survivor group, but few studies have made direct comparisons. The purpose of this study was to compare the PA preferences of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors in Nova S... Read More about A comparison of physical activity preferences among breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer survivors in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Special advisers: Who they are, what they do and why they matter (2014)
Book
Yong, B., & Hazell, R. (2014). Special advisers: Who they are, what they do and why they matter. Bloomsbury Publishing

Viewers of The Thick of It will know of special advisers as spin doctors and political careerists. Several well-known ministers have been special advisers, among them David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Jack Straw and Vince Cable. People also know about the... Read More about Special advisers: Who they are, what they do and why they matter.

Influence of localized surface plasmons on Pauli blocking and optical limiting in graphene under femtosecond pumping (2014)
Journal Article
Bongu, S. R., Bisht, P. B., Namboodiri, R. C. K., Nayak, P., Ramaprabhu, S., Kelly, T. J., Fallon, C., & Costello, J. T. (2014). Influence of localized surface plasmons on Pauli blocking and optical limiting in graphene under femtosecond pumping. Journal of applied physics, 116(7), 073101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4893547

The Pauli blocking limit and optical limiting threshold have been found to be modified following silver-nanoparticle decoration of functionalized hydrogen induced exfoliated graphene. Femtosecond Z-scan experiments have been used to measure the Pauli... Read More about Influence of localized surface plasmons on Pauli blocking and optical limiting in graphene under femtosecond pumping.

Genetic alterations and cancer formation in a European flatfish at sites of different contamination burdens (2014)
Journal Article
Lerebours, A., Stentiford, G., Bignell, J. P., Lyons, B. P., Derocles, S. A. P., & Rotchell, J. (2014). Genetic alterations and cancer formation in a European flatfish at sites of different contamination burdens. Environmental Science and Technology, 48(17), 10448-10455. https://doi.org/10.1021/es502591p

Fish diseases are an indicator for marine ecosystem health since they provide a biological end-point of historical exposure to stressors. Liver cancer has been used to monitor the effects of exposure to anthropogenic pollution in flatfish for many ye... Read More about Genetic alterations and cancer formation in a European flatfish at sites of different contamination burdens.

Equilibrium unemployment in a general equilibrium model with taxes (2014)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K., & Dixon, H. (2014). Equilibrium unemployment in a general equilibrium model with taxes. The Manchester school, 82(Supplement S1), 90-128. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12066

The ratio of unemployed to vacancies has risen sharply in the UK after the recession of 2008/09. How harmful is it for the long run growth, equity and efficiency and what sorts of long run cycles does it generate in the economy? With a dynamic comput... Read More about Equilibrium unemployment in a general equilibrium model with taxes.

Experimental study, dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of hydrogen production from biomass pyrolysis/gasification of biomass in a two-stage fixed bed reaction system (2014)
Journal Article
Olaleye, A. K., Adedayo, K. J., Wu, C., Nahil, M. A., Wang, M., & Williams, P. T. (2014). Experimental study, dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of hydrogen production from biomass pyrolysis/gasification of biomass in a two-stage fixed bed reaction system. Fuel, 137, 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2014.07.076

There is great interest in producing hydrogen from renewable sources such as biomass rather than from fossil fuels. This paper presents new experimental results at different pyrolysis temperature and development of a dynamic model for a biomass pyrol... Read More about Experimental study, dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of hydrogen production from biomass pyrolysis/gasification of biomass in a two-stage fixed bed reaction system.

Chemical gradients in the Milky Way from the RAVE data: II. Giant stars (2014)
Journal Article
Boeche, C., Siebert, A., Piffl, T., Just, A., Steinmetz, M., Grebel, E. K., Sharma, S., Kordopatis, G., Gilmore, G., Chiappini, C., Freeman, K., Gibson, B. K., Munari, U., Siviero, A., Bienaymé, O., Navarro, J. F., Parker, Q. A., Reid, W., Seabroke, G. M., Watson, F. G., …Zwitter, T. (2014). Chemical gradients in the Milky Way from the RAVE data: II. Giant stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 568, Article A71. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201423974

Aims. We provide new constraints on the chemo-dynamical models of the Milky Way by measuring the radial and vertical chemical gradients for the elements Mg, Al, Si, Ti, and Fe in the Galactic disc and the gradient variations as a function of the dist... Read More about Chemical gradients in the Milky Way from the RAVE data: II. Giant stars.

Does the mean adequately represent reading performance? Evidence from a cross-linguistic study (2014)
Journal Article
Marinelli, C. V., McGeown, S. P., Horne, J., Zoccolotti, P., & Martelli, M. (2014). Does the mean adequately represent reading performance? Evidence from a cross-linguistic study. Frontiers in Psychology, 5(AUG), Article ARTN 903. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00903

Reading models are largely based on the interpretation of average data from normal or impaired readers, mainly drawn from English-speaking individuals. In the present study we evaluated the possible contribution of orthographic consistency in generat... Read More about Does the mean adequately represent reading performance? Evidence from a cross-linguistic study.

Progressivism and Native Identities (2014)
Book Chapter
Porter, J. (2014). Progressivism and Native Identities. In G. D. Smithers, & B. N. Newman (Eds.), Native diasporas: Indigenous identities and settler colonialism in the Americas (273-296). University of Nebraska Press