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The nuclear retention of transcription factor FOXO3a correlates with a DNA damage response and increased glutamine synthetase expression by astrocytes suggesting a neuroprotective role in the ageing brain (2015)
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Fluteau, A., Ince, P. G., Minett, T., Matthews, F. E., Brayne, C., Garwood, C. J., Ratcliffe, L. E., Morgan, S., Heath, P. R., Shaw, P. J., Wharton, S. B., & Simpson, J. E. (2015). The nuclear retention of transcription factor FOXO3a correlates with a DNA damage response and increased glutamine synthetase expression by astrocytes suggesting a neuroprotective role in the ageing brain. Neuroscience letters, 609, 11-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2015.10.001

The accumulation of reactive oxygen species leading to oxidative damage and cell death plays an important role in a number of neurodegenerative disorders. FOXO3a, the main isoform of FOXO transcription factors, mediates the cellular response to oxida... Read More about The nuclear retention of transcription factor FOXO3a correlates with a DNA damage response and increased glutamine synthetase expression by astrocytes suggesting a neuroprotective role in the ageing brain.

On the generation of hydrodynamic shocks by mixed beams and occurrence of sunquakes in flares (2015)
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Zharkov, S., & Zharkova, V. (2015). On the generation of hydrodynamic shocks by mixed beams and occurrence of sunquakes in flares. Solar Physics, 290(11), 3163-3188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-015-0813-x

Observations of solar flares with sunquakes by space- and ground-based instruments reveal essentially different dynamics of seismic events in different flares. Some sunquakes are found to be closely associated with the locations of hard X-ray (HXR) a... Read More about On the generation of hydrodynamic shocks by mixed beams and occurrence of sunquakes in flares.

para-Selective C-H amidation of simple arenes with nitriles (2015)
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Xiang, S.-K., Li, J.-M., Huang, H., Feng, C., Ni, H.-L., Chen, X.-Z., Wang, B.-Q., Zhao, K.-Q., Hu, P., & Redshaw, C. (2015). para-Selective C-H amidation of simple arenes with nitriles. Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 357(16-17), 3435-3440. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.201500651

A para-selective C-H amidation of simple arenes with nitriles has been developed. By increasing the amount of arenes, a further meta-selective C-H arylation of the produced amides occurred. Both steric and electronic effects are utilized to control t... Read More about para-Selective C-H amidation of simple arenes with nitriles.

Meyerhold and the Cubists: Perspectives in Painting and Performance (2015)
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Skinner, A. (2015). Meyerhold and the Cubists: Perspectives in Painting and Performance. Intellect

This book offers a rich analysis of collage practices in the theatre of Vsevolod Meyerhold. Focusing on the philosophical and formal tenets of the form, and supporting her analysis with wide-ranging examples from both theatre and fine art, Amy Skinne... Read More about Meyerhold and the Cubists: Perspectives in Painting and Performance.

Tumor-associated Endo180 requires stromal-derived LOX to promote metastatic prostate cancer cell migration on human ECM surfaces (2015)
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Caley, M. P., King, H., Shah, N., Wang, K., Rodriguez-Teja, M., Gronau, J. H., Waxman, J., & Sturge, J. (2016). Tumor-associated Endo180 requires stromal-derived LOX to promote metastatic prostate cancer cell migration on human ECM surfaces. Clinical & experimental metastasis, 33(2), 151-165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10585-015-9765-7

The diverse composition and structure of extracellular matrix (ECM) interfaces encountered by tumor cells at secondary tissue sites can influence metastatic progression. Extensive in vitro and in vivo data has confirmed that metastasizing tumor cells... Read More about Tumor-associated Endo180 requires stromal-derived LOX to promote metastatic prostate cancer cell migration on human ECM surfaces.

Participatory knowledge mobilisation: an emerging model for international translational research in education (2015)
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Jones, S.-L., Procter, R., & Younie, S. (in press). Participatory knowledge mobilisation: an emerging model for international translational research in education. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 41(5), 555-573. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2015.1105540

Research alone does not inform practice, rather a process of knowledge translation is required to enable research findings to become meaningful for practitioners in their contextual settings. However, the translational process needs to be an iterativ... Read More about Participatory knowledge mobilisation: an emerging model for international translational research in education.

Cannabinoids for nausea and vomiting in adults with cancer receiving chemotherapy (2015)
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Smith, L. A., Azariah, F., Lavender, V. T., Stoner, N. S., & Bettiol, S. (2015). Cannabinoids for nausea and vomiting in adults with cancer receiving chemotherapy. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2015(11), Article CD009464. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009464.pub2

© 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Cannabis has a long history of medicinal use. Cannabis-based medications (cannabinoids) are based on its active element, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and have been approved for medical purposes. C... Read More about Cannabinoids for nausea and vomiting in adults with cancer receiving chemotherapy.

Molybdenum (VI) imido complexes derived from chelating phenols : Synthesis, characterization and ɛ-Caprolactone ROP capability (2015)
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Al-Khafaji, Y., Prior, T., Redshaw, C., & Elsegood, M. (2015). Molybdenum (VI) imido complexes derived from chelating phenols : Synthesis, characterization and ɛ-Caprolactone ROP capability. Catalysts, 5(4), 1928-1947. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal5041928

Reaction of the bulky bi-phenols 2,2′-RCH[4,6-(t-Bu)₂C₆H₂OH]₂ (R = Me L¹ᵐᵉH₂, Ph L¹ᵖʰH₂) with the bis(imido) molybdenum(VI) tert-butoxides [Mo(NR¹)(NR²)(Ot-Bu)₂] (R¹ = R² = 2,6-C₆H₃-i-Pr₂; R¹ = t-Bu, R² = C₆F₅) afforded, following the successive remo... Read More about Molybdenum (VI) imido complexes derived from chelating phenols : Synthesis, characterization and ɛ-Caprolactone ROP capability.

Effects of low dose morphine on perceived sleep quality in patients with refractory breathlessness : a hypothesis generating study (2015)
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Martins, R. T., Currow, D., Abernethy, A. P., Johnson, M. J., Toson, B., & Eckert, D. J. (2016). Effects of low dose morphine on perceived sleep quality in patients with refractory breathlessness : a hypothesis generating study. Respirology : official journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, 21(2), 386-391. https://doi.org/10.1111/resp.12681

© 2015 Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. Background and objective The management of chronic refractory breathlessness is one of the indications for regular low-dose (≤30 mg/24 h) oral sustained release morphine. Morphine may disrupt sleep in some... Read More about Effects of low dose morphine on perceived sleep quality in patients with refractory breathlessness : a hypothesis generating study.

The role of discharge variability in determining alluvial stratigraphy (2015)
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Nicholas, A. P., Sambrook Smith, G. H., Amsler, M. L., Ashworth, P. J., Best, J. L., Hardy, R. J., Lane, S. N., Orfeo, O., Parsons, D. R., Reesink, A. J., Sandbach, S. D., Simpson, C. J., & Szupiany, R. N. (2016). The role of discharge variability in determining alluvial stratigraphy. Geology, 44(1), 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1130/G37215.1

We illustrate the potential for using physics-based modeling to link alluvial stratigraphy to large river morphology and dynamics. Model simulations, validated using ground penetrating radar data from the Río Paraná, Argentina, demonstrate a strong r... Read More about The role of discharge variability in determining alluvial stratigraphy.

Development of PDT/PET theranostics: synthesis and biological evaluation of an ¹⁸F-radiolabeled water soluble porphyrin (2015)
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Entract, G. M., Bryden, F., Domarkas, J., Savoie, H., Allott, L., Archibald, S. J., Cawthorne, C., & Boyle, R. W. (2015). Development of PDT/PET theranostics: synthesis and biological evaluation of an ¹⁸F-radiolabeled water soluble porphyrin. Molecular pharmaceutics, 12(12), 4414-4423. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00606

Synthesis of the first water-soluble porphyrin radiolabeled with fluorine-18 is described: a new molecular theranostic agent which integrates the therapeutic selectivity of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with the imaging efficacy of positron emission tom... Read More about Development of PDT/PET theranostics: synthesis and biological evaluation of an ¹⁸F-radiolabeled water soluble porphyrin.

Supervision and the dynamics of collusion : a rule of optimism? (2015)
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Revell, L., & Burton, V. (2016). Supervision and the dynamics of collusion : a rule of optimism?. The British journal of social work, 46(6), 1587-1601. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcv095

In the UK, Serious Case Reviews and Inquiries undertaken over the last five decades continue to evidence that children are both silenced and rendered invisible as a result of parental behaviour and professional inaction. There have been recent calls... Read More about Supervision and the dynamics of collusion : a rule of optimism?.

A statistical correlation of sunquakes based on their seismic and white-light emission (2015)
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Buitrago-Casas, J. C., Martínez Oliveros, J. C., Lindsey, C., Calvo-Mozo, B., Krucker, S., Glesener, L., & Zharkov, S. (2015). A statistical correlation of sunquakes based on their seismic and white-light emission. Solar Physics, 290(11), 3151-3162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-015-0786-9

Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the transient seismic emission, i.e. “sunquakes,” from some solar flares. Some theories associate high-energy electrons and/or white-light emission with sunquakes. High-energy charged particles and the... Read More about A statistical correlation of sunquakes based on their seismic and white-light emission.

A pyrene-armed hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene as a multi-sensor via synergistic and demetallation effects (2015)
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Redshaw, C., Fukuda, M., Jiang, X., Jin, C. C., Ni, X. L., Wu, C., Yamato, T., & Zeng, X. (2015). A pyrene-armed hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene as a multi-sensor via synergistic and demetallation effects. Tetrahedron, 71(52), 9593-9597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2015.11.004

A new pyrene-armed hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene L has been synthesized, which exhibits a pronounced fluorescence enhancement response toward Cu²⁺ ions via a Zn²⁺ or Cd²⁺ triggered synergistic effect. Additionally, the L·Cu²⁺+ complex can subsequently... Read More about A pyrene-armed hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene as a multi-sensor via synergistic and demetallation effects.

Information density and overlap in spoken dialogue (2015)
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Dethlefs, N., Hastie, H., Cuayáhuitl, H., Yu, Y., Rieser, V., & Lemon, O. (2016). Information density and overlap in spoken dialogue. Computer speech & language, 37, 82-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csl.2015.11.001

Incremental dialogue systems are often perceived as more responsive and natural because they are able to address phenomena of turn-taking and overlapping speech, such as backchannels or barge-ins. Previous work in this area has often identified disti... Read More about Information density and overlap in spoken dialogue.

Approaches to quantitative reconstruction of woody vegetation in managed woodlands from pollen records (2015)
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Bunting, M. J., Grant, M. J., & Waller, M. (2016). Approaches to quantitative reconstruction of woody vegetation in managed woodlands from pollen records. Review of palaeobotany and palynology, 225, 53-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2015.10.012

There has been increasing interest in developing quantitative methods for reconstructing the dynamics of cultural landscapes over the last 15 years. This paper adds to this literature by using various approaches to reconstruct the vegetation of two w... Read More about Approaches to quantitative reconstruction of woody vegetation in managed woodlands from pollen records.

Manganese coordination chemistry of bis(imino)phenoxide derived [2 + 2] Schiff-base macrocyclic ligands (2015)
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Yang, W., Zhao, K.-Q., Wang, B.-Q., Redshaw, C., Elsegood, M. R., Zhao, J.-L., & Yamato, T. (in press). Manganese coordination chemistry of bis(imino)phenoxide derived [2 + 2] Schiff-base macrocyclic ligands. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 45(1), 226-236. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt03453a

The [2 + 2] Schiff base macrocycles [2,2'-(CH₂CH₂)(C₆H₄N)₂-2,6-(4-RC₆H₃OH)]₂ (IʳH₂), upon reaction with MnCl₂ (two equivalents) afforded the bimetallic complex [Cl₃Mn(NCMe)][MnCl(IᵗᵇᵘH₂)] (2). Under similar conditions, use of the related [2 + 2] oxy-... Read More about Manganese coordination chemistry of bis(imino)phenoxide derived [2 + 2] Schiff-base macrocyclic ligands.

Between Maxwell and Micawber: plotting the failure of the Equitable Life (2015)
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Collins, D., Dewing, I., & Russell, P. (2015). Between Maxwell and Micawber: plotting the failure of the Equitable Life. Accounting and business research, 45(6-7), 715-737. https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2015.1042355

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. This paper offers reflections on the failure of The Equitable Life Assurance Society. Noting that the collapse of this financial institution precipitated a raft of official inquiries, we provide a detailed analysis and 're-... Read More about Between Maxwell and Micawber: plotting the failure of the Equitable Life.

Optimal electron, phonon, and magnetic characteristics for low energy thermally induced magnetization switching (2015)
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Atxitia, U., Ostler, T. A., Chantrell, R. W., & Chubykalo-Fesenko, O. (2015). Optimal electron, phonon, and magnetic characteristics for low energy thermally induced magnetization switching. Applied physics letters, 107(19), Article 192402. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4935416

Using large-scale computer simulations, we thoroughly study the minimum energy required to thermally induced magnetization switching (TIMS) after the application of a femtosecond heat pulse in transition metal-rare earth ferrimagnetic alloys. We find... Read More about Optimal electron, phonon, and magnetic characteristics for low energy thermally induced magnetization switching.