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Nests, arcs and cycles in the lifespan of a studio project (2014)
Journal Article
Slater, M. (2015). Nests, arcs and cycles in the lifespan of a studio project. Popular music, 34(1), 67-93. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261143014000683

Middlewood Sessions produced a kind of popular music that infuses the timbral aesthetics of jazz and orchestral music with the driving rhythms of dance music. This studio project, lasting for almost eight years, provided a rich resource for gaining i... Read More about Nests, arcs and cycles in the lifespan of a studio project.

Towards understanding the design of dual-modal MR/fluorescent probes to sense zinc ions (2014)
Journal Article
Rivas, C., Stasiuk, G. J., Sae-Heng, M., & Long, N. J. (2015). Towards understanding the design of dual-modal MR/fluorescent probes to sense zinc ions. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 44(11), 4976-4985. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt02981j

A series of gadolinium complexes were synthesised in order to test the design of dual-modal probes that display a change in fluorescence or relaxivity response upon binding of zinc. A dansyl-DO3ATA gadolinium complex [GdL1] displayed an increase and... Read More about Towards understanding the design of dual-modal MR/fluorescent probes to sense zinc ions.

A target guided subband filter for acoustic event detection in noisy environments using wavelet packets (2014)
Journal Article
Feng, Z., Zhou, Q., Zhang, J., Jiang, P., & Yang, X. (2015). A target guided subband filter for acoustic event detection in noisy environments using wavelet packets. IEEE/ACM transactions on audio, speech, and language processing, 23(2), 361-372. https://doi.org/10.1109/taslp.2014.2381871

This paper deals with acoustic event detection (AED), such as screams, gunshots, and explosions, in noisy environments. The main aim is to improve the detection performance under adverse conditions with a very low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). A novel... Read More about A target guided subband filter for acoustic event detection in noisy environments using wavelet packets.

Food choice by people with intellectual disabilities at day centres: A qualitative study (2014)
Journal Article
Cartwright, L., Reid, M., Hammersley, R., Blackburn, C., & Glover, L. (2015). Food choice by people with intellectual disabilities at day centres: A qualitative study. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 19(2), 103-115. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629514563423

People with intellectual disabilities experience a range of health inequalities. It is important to investigate possible contributory factors that may lead to these inequalities. This qualitative study identified some difficulties for healthy eating... Read More about Food choice by people with intellectual disabilities at day centres: A qualitative study.

On the structure of the Nx phase of symmetric dimers: inferences from NMR (2014)
Journal Article
Hoffmann, A., Vanakaras, A. G., Kohlmeier, A., Mehl, G., & Photinos, D. J. (2015). On the structure of the Nx phase of symmetric dimers: inferences from NMR. Soft matter, 11(5), 850-855. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4sm02480j

NMR measurements on a selectively deuterated liquid crystal dimer CB-C9-CB, exhibiting two nematic phases, show that the molecules in the lower temperature nematic phase, NX, experience a chiral environment and are ordered about a uniformly oriented... Read More about On the structure of the Nx phase of symmetric dimers: inferences from NMR.

3D vasculature segmentation using localized hybrid level-set method (2014)
Journal Article
Hong, Q., Li, Q., Wang, B., Li, Y., Yao, J., Liu, K., & Wu, Q. (2014). 3D vasculature segmentation using localized hybrid level-set method. BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 13(1), 169. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-13-169

Background: Intensity inhomogeneity occurs in many medical images, especially in vessel images. Overcoming the difficulty due to image inhomogeneity is crucial for the segmentation of vessel image. Methods: This paper proposes a localized hybrid leve... Read More about 3D vasculature segmentation using localized hybrid level-set method.

People with gender dysphoria who self-prescribe cross-sex hormones: Prevalence, sources, and side effects knowledge (2014)
Journal Article
Mepham, N., Bouman, W. P., Arcelus, J., Hayter, M., & Wylie, K. R. (2014). People with gender dysphoria who self-prescribe cross-sex hormones: Prevalence, sources, and side effects knowledge. The journal of sexual medicine, 11(12), 2995-3001. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12691

Introduction: There is a scarcity of research into the use of non-physician-sourced cross-sex hormones in the transgender population. However, when medication is not prescribed by health professionals, users' knowledge of such medication may be adver... Read More about People with gender dysphoria who self-prescribe cross-sex hormones: Prevalence, sources, and side effects knowledge.

Interplay between R513 methylation and S516 phosphorylation of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel (2014)
Journal Article
Beltran-Alvarez, P., Feixas, F., Osuna, S., Díaz-Hernández, R., Brugada, R., & Pagans, S. (2015). Interplay between R513 methylation and S516 phosphorylation of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel. Amino acids, 47(2), 429-434. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-014-1890-0

Arginine methylation is a novel post-translational modification within the voltage-gated ion channel superfamily, including the cardiac sodium channel, Naᵥ1.5. We show that Naᵥ1.5 R513 methylation decreases S516 phosphorylation rate by 4 orders of ma... Read More about Interplay between R513 methylation and S516 phosphorylation of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel.

Continuing social presence of the dead: Exploring suicide bereavement through online memorialisation (2014)
Journal Article
Bailey, L., Bell, J., & Kennedy, D. (2015). Continuing social presence of the dead: Exploring suicide bereavement through online memorialisation. The new review of hypermedia and multimedia, 21(1-2), 72-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614568.2014.983554

© 2014 The Author(s). The last 10 years have seen a rise in Internet sites commemorating those lost to suicide. These sites describe the life of the deceased and the afterlife of relatives, parents, friends or siblings who have been termed the "forgo... Read More about Continuing social presence of the dead: Exploring suicide bereavement through online memorialisation.

Mapping the interactions between rivers and sand dunes: Implications for fluvial and aeolian geomorphology (2014)
Journal Article
Liu, B., & Coulthard, T. J. (2015). Mapping the interactions between rivers and sand dunes: Implications for fluvial and aeolian geomorphology. Geomorphology, 231(February), 246-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.12.011

The interaction between fluvial and aeolian processes can significantly change Earth surface morphology. When rivers and sand dunes meet, the interaction of sediment transport between the two systems can lead to change in either or both systems. Howe... Read More about Mapping the interactions between rivers and sand dunes: Implications for fluvial and aeolian geomorphology.

The Anatomical Accuracy of the Robber King Ou Xi Fan (and his 56 dissected gang members) (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Shaw, V. (2014, December). The Anatomical Accuracy of the Robber King Ou Xi Fan (and his 56 dissected gang members). Poster presented at Joint Meeting of the Anatomical Society and the Primate Society of Great Britain: Primate Ecomorpholgy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Anatomical drawings have formed the cornerstone of anatomical education in the West for centuries before the arrival of photography, the internet and virtual resources. The images in Vesalius’ On the Fabric of the Human Body and later in Gray’s Anato... Read More about The Anatomical Accuracy of the Robber King Ou Xi Fan (and his 56 dissected gang members).

Erratum: The stellar masses of ~40 000 UV-selected galaxies from the WiggleZ survey at 0.3 < z < 1.0: Analogues of Lyman break galaxies? (2014)
Journal Article
Banerji, M., Glazebrook, K., Blake, C., Brough, S., Colless, M., Contreras, C., …Yee, H. K. C. (2015). Erratum: The stellar masses of ~40 000 UV-selected galaxies from the WiggleZ survey at 0.3 < z < 1.0: Analogues of Lyman break galaxies?. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 447(1), 325-325. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2478

Analysis of heart rate variability amongst cyclists under perceived variations of risk exposure (2014)
Journal Article
Doorley, R., Pakrashi, V., Byrne, E., Comerford, S., Ghosh, B., & Groeger, J. A. (2015). Analysis of heart rate variability amongst cyclists under perceived variations of risk exposure. Transportation research. Part F, Traffic psychology and behaviour, 28, 40-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2014.11.004

Cycling as a mode of travel provides an opportunity for many people to increase their levels of regular physical activity and contribute to their mental and physical health. Heart rate is often used as a means of measuring the intensity and energy ex... Read More about Analysis of heart rate variability amongst cyclists under perceived variations of risk exposure.

Experimental and numerical investigation of Helmholtz resonators and perforated liners as attenuation devices in industrial gas turbine combustors (2014)
Journal Article
Houston, B., Wang, J., Qin, Q., & Rubini, P. (2015). Experimental and numerical investigation of Helmholtz resonators and perforated liners as attenuation devices in industrial gas turbine combustors. Fuel, 151, 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2014.12.001

This paper reports upon developments in the simulation of the passive control of combustion dynamics in industrial gas turbines using acoustic attenuation devices such as Helmholtz resonators and perforated liners. Combustion instability in gas turbi... Read More about Experimental and numerical investigation of Helmholtz resonators and perforated liners as attenuation devices in industrial gas turbine combustors.

Political pressure and procyclical expenditure: An analysis of the expenditures of state governments in Mexico (2014)
Journal Article
Abbott, A., Cabral, R., Jones, P., & Palacios, R. (2015). Political pressure and procyclical expenditure: An analysis of the expenditures of state governments in Mexico. Europäische Zeitschrift für politische Ökonomie = European journal of political economy, 37, 195-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2014.12.001

© 2014 Elsevier B.V. Government expenditures are procyclical if they increase in periods of economic growth and decrease in periods of economic downturn. This paper tests the proposition that (within federations) political pressures for public expend... Read More about Political pressure and procyclical expenditure: An analysis of the expenditures of state governments in Mexico.

Considering the role of cognitive control in expert performance (2014)
Journal Article
Toner, J., Montero, B. G., & Moran, A. (2015). Considering the role of cognitive control in expert performance. Phenomenology and the cognitive sciences, 14(4), 1127-1144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11097-014-9407-6

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Dreyfus and Dreyfus’ (1986) influential phenomenological analysis of skill acquisition proposes that expert performance is guided by non-cognitive responses which are fast, effortless and apparently... Read More about Considering the role of cognitive control in expert performance.

Constituting best practice in management consulting (2014)
Journal Article
Collins, D. (2016). Constituting best practice in management consulting. Culture and organization, 22(5), 409-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2014.983109

This paper offers critical reflections on the construction and propagation of ‘best practice’: a concept which has become increasingly important in the business world and in civic life more generally. Focusing upon the activities of the Management Co... Read More about Constituting best practice in management consulting.

Pollination by nocturnal Lepidoptera, and the effects of light pollution: A review (2014)
Journal Article
Macgregor, C. J., Pocock, M. J. O., Fox, R., & Evans, D. M. (2015). Pollination by nocturnal Lepidoptera, and the effects of light pollution: A review. Ecological entomology, 40(3), 187-198. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12174

1. Moths (Lepidoptera) are the major nocturnal pollinators of flowers. However, their importance and contribution to the provision of pollination ecosystem services may have been under-appreciated. Evidence was identified that moths are important pol... Read More about Pollination by nocturnal Lepidoptera, and the effects of light pollution: A review.