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Decisions Made on Scant Information: Overview (2009)
Book Chapter
Williams, T. M. (2009). Decisions Made on Scant Information: Overview. In T. M. Williams, K. Samset, & K. Sunnevåg (Eds.), Making Essential Choices with Scant Information: Front-End Decision Making in Major Projects (3-17). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230236837_1

This chapter brings an overview to an edited book that looks at how decisions can be made at the front-end of major projects, in circumstances where information is usually scant. The book examines how projects can be successfully aligned with the des... Read More about Decisions Made on Scant Information: Overview.

Plastin 1 binds to keratin and is required for terminal web assembly in the intestinal epithelium (2009)
Journal Article
Grimm-Gunter, E. M. S., Grimm-Guenter, E. S., Ferrary, E., Grimm-Günter, E. S., Hurbain, I., Louvard, D., …Smyth, N. (2009). Plastin 1 binds to keratin and is required for terminal web assembly in the intestinal epithelium. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 20(10), 2549-2562. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e08-10-1030

Plastin 1 (I-plastin, fimbrin) along with villin and espin is a prominent actin-bundling protein of the intestinal brush border microvilli. We demonstrate here that plastin 1 accumulates in the terminal web and interacts with keratin 19, possibly con... Read More about Plastin 1 binds to keratin and is required for terminal web assembly in the intestinal epithelium.

Why colour in subterranean vertebrates? Exploring the evolution of colour patterns in caecilian amphibians (2009)
Journal Article
Wollenberg, K. C., & John Measey, G. (2009). Why colour in subterranean vertebrates? Exploring the evolution of colour patterns in caecilian amphibians. Journal of evolutionary biology, 22(5), 1046-1056. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01717.x

The proximate functions of animal skin colour are difficult to assign as they can result from natural selection, sexual selection or neutral evolution under genetic drift. Most often colour patterns are thought to signal visual stimuli; so, their pre... Read More about Why colour in subterranean vertebrates? Exploring the evolution of colour patterns in caecilian amphibians.

A microfluidic approach to chemically driven assembly of colloidal particles at gas-liquid interfaces (2009)
Journal Article
Park, J. I., Nie, Z., Kumachev, A., Abdelrahman, A. I., Binks, B. P., Stone, H. A., & Kumacheva, E. (2009). A microfluidic approach to chemically driven assembly of colloidal particles at gas-liquid interfaces. Angewandte Chemie, 48(29), 5300-5304. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200805204

Bubbling up: Dissolution of CO 2 bubbles in a suspension of colloidal particles chemically induces the assembly of particles on the surface of shrunken bubbles, and thus yields rapid continuous formation of a colloidal armor. This approach maintains... Read More about A microfluidic approach to chemically driven assembly of colloidal particles at gas-liquid interfaces.

Weapons and violence: a review of theory and research (2009)
Journal Article
Brennan, I. R., & Moore, S. C. (2009). Weapons and violence: a review of theory and research. Aggression and violent behavior, 14(3), 215-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2009.03.003

Weapons are used in approximately one quarter of all violent incidents and the majority of homicides in the US, and the UK. Despite their overwhelming contribution to violent harm, theories of weapon related behaviors are scarce, and little is known... Read More about Weapons and violence: a review of theory and research.

Suggested visual hallucinations in and out of hypnosis (2009)
Journal Article
Mazzoni, G., Rotriquenz, E., Carvalho, C., Vannucci, M., Roberts, K., & Kirsch, I. (2009). Suggested visual hallucinations in and out of hypnosis. Consciousness and cognition, 18(2), 494-499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2009.02.002

We administered suggestions to see a gray-scale pattern as colored and a colored pattern in shades of gray to 30 high suggestible and eight low suggestible students. The suggestions were administered twice, once following the induction of hypnosis an... Read More about Suggested visual hallucinations in and out of hypnosis.

Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor (2009)
Book
Zlámalová, L., Drábek, P., & Drabek, P. (2009). Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor. Větrné mlýny

An edition of librettos for Bedrich Smetana's opera Dalibor by Pavel Drábek, Josef Wenzig, Ervín Špindler and Rudolf Vonásek. Introductory essays by Miloš Štedron, Pavel Drábek, Michael Tarant, Zdenek Nejedlý, Josef Bartoš, Bohuslav Karásek. Critical... Read More about Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor.

Exposure to secondhand smoke and cognitive impairment in non-smokers: National cross sectional study with cotinine measurement (2009)
Journal Article
Llewellyn, D. J., Lang, L. A., Langa, K. M., Naughton, F., & Matthews, F. E. (2009). Exposure to secondhand smoke and cognitive impairment in non-smokers: National cross sectional study with cotinine measurement. BMJ, 338(7695), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b462

Objective To examine the association between a biomarker of exposure to secondhand smoke (salivary cotinine concentration) and cognitive impairment. Design Cross sectional analysis of a national population based study. Setting Stratified random sampl... Read More about Exposure to secondhand smoke and cognitive impairment in non-smokers: National cross sectional study with cotinine measurement.

Mental toughness in sport: Achievement level, gender, age, experience, and sport type differences (2009)
Journal Article
Nicholls, A. R., Polman, R. C. J., Levy, A. R., & Backhouse, S. H. (2009). Mental toughness in sport: Achievement level, gender, age, experience, and sport type differences. Personality and individual differences, 47(1), 73-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2009.02.006

It was hypothesized that there would be significant differences in mental toughness among athletes of different: (a) achievement level, (b) gender, (c) age, (d) sporting experience, and (e) sport type (team vs. individual and contact vs. non-contact... Read More about Mental toughness in sport: Achievement level, gender, age, experience, and sport type differences.

Randomized clinical trial of Entonox ® versus midazolam-fentanyl sedation for colonoscopy (2009)
Journal Article
Maslekar, S., Gardiner, A., Hughes, M., Culbert, B., & Duthie, G. S. (2009). Randomized clinical trial of Entonox ® versus midazolam-fentanyl sedation for colonoscopy. British journal of surgery, 96(4), 361-368. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.6467

Background: Intravenous sedation for colonoscopy is associated with cardiorespiratory complications and delayed recovery. The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to compare the efficacy of Entonox ® (50 per cent nitrous oxide and 50 per cent o... Read More about Randomized clinical trial of Entonox ® versus midazolam-fentanyl sedation for colonoscopy.

Randomized clinical trial of concomitant or sequential phlebectomy after endovenous laser therapy for varicose veins (2009)
Journal Article
Carradice, D., Mekako, A. I., Hatfield, J., & Chetter, I. C. (2009). Randomized clinical trial of concomitant or sequential phlebectomy after endovenous laser therapy for varicose veins. British journal of surgery, 96(4), 369-375. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.6556

Background: The management of residual varicosities following endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) for varicose veins is contentious. Ambulatory phlebectomy may be performed concomitantly with the initial EVLT, or sequentially as a secondary procedure. Th... Read More about Randomized clinical trial of concomitant or sequential phlebectomy after endovenous laser therapy for varicose veins.

Naturalising distinctions: the contested field of environmental relations in Costa Rica (2009)
Journal Article
Johnson, M., & Clisby, S. (2009). Naturalising distinctions: the contested field of environmental relations in Costa Rica. Landscape research, 34(2), 171-187. doi:10.1080/01426390802390517

This paper draws on Bourdieu's notion of 'the field', a contested domain of relations of power, as a way to think about the social relations of environmentalism. More specifically, we suggest that talk about the environment and its protection is an i... Read More about Naturalising distinctions: the contested field of environmental relations in Costa Rica.

Development of a bi-functional silica monolith for electro-osmotic pumping and DNA clean-up/extraction using gel-supported reagents in a microfluidic device (2009)
Journal Article
Oakley, J. A., Shaw, K. J., Docker, P. T., Dyer, C. E., Greenman, J., Greenway, G. M., & Haswell, S. J. (2009). Development of a bi-functional silica monolith for electro-osmotic pumping and DNA clean-up/extraction using gel-supported reagents in a microfluidic device. Lab on a chip, 9(11), 1596-1600. https://doi.org/10.1039/b820553a

A silica monolith used to support both electro-osmotic pumping (EOP) and the extraction/elution of DNA coupled with gel-supported reagents is described. The benefits of the combined EOP extraction/elution system were illustrated by combining DNA extr... Read More about Development of a bi-functional silica monolith for electro-osmotic pumping and DNA clean-up/extraction using gel-supported reagents in a microfluidic device.

Glycerol and galactose substituted zinc phthalocyanines. Synthesis and photodynamic activity (2009)
Journal Article
Zorlu, Y., Ermeydan, M. A., Dumoulin, F., Ahsen, V., Savoie, H., & Boyle, R. W. (2009). Glycerol and galactose substituted zinc phthalocyanines. Synthesis and photodynamic activity. Photochemical & photobiological sciences : an international journal, 8(3), 312-318. https://doi.org/10.1039/b817348f

Three novel water soluble, non-ionic, zinc phthalocyanines (Pcs) have been synthesized and their spectroscopic and photodynamic properties investigated in aqueous media. One of the three compounds was shown to be significantly less aggregated, when c... Read More about Glycerol and galactose substituted zinc phthalocyanines. Synthesis and photodynamic activity.

Description of magnetic resonance imaging-derived enhancement variables in pathologically confirmed prostate cancer and normal peripheral zone regions (2009)
Journal Article
Zelhof, B., Lowry, M., Rodrigues, G., Kraus, S., & Turnbull, L. (2009). Description of magnetic resonance imaging-derived enhancement variables in pathologically confirmed prostate cancer and normal peripheral zone regions. BJU international, 104(5), 621-627. doi:10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08457.x

Objective To assess the use of a semiquantitative analysis of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to produce indices for enhancement curves that might enable differentiation between malignant prostatic lesions and normal... Read More about Description of magnetic resonance imaging-derived enhancement variables in pathologically confirmed prostate cancer and normal peripheral zone regions.

Fabrication of functional anisotropic food-grade micro-rods with micro-particle inclusions with potential application for enhanced stability of food foams (2009)
Journal Article
Campbell, A. L., Stoyanov, S. D., & Paunov, V. N. (2009). Fabrication of functional anisotropic food-grade micro-rods with micro-particle inclusions with potential application for enhanced stability of food foams. Soft matter, 5(5), 1019-1023. https://doi.org/10.1039/b812706a

We have fabricated novel, food-grade anisotropic 'lumpy' micro-rods with micro-particle inclusions using an in-shear flow solvent attrition technique. Various micro-particle inclusions have been used in shellac and ethyl cellulose micro-rods which in... Read More about Fabrication of functional anisotropic food-grade micro-rods with micro-particle inclusions with potential application for enhanced stability of food foams.

Electrophysiological evidence for incremental lexical-semantic integration in auditory compound comprehension (2009)
Journal Article
Koester, D., Holle, H., & Gunter, T. C. (2009). Electrophysiological evidence for incremental lexical-semantic integration in auditory compound comprehension. Neuropsychologia, 47(8-9), 1854-1864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.02.027

The present study investigated the time-course of semantic integration in auditory compound word processing. Compounding is a productive mechanism of word formation that is used frequently in many languages. Specifically, we examined whether semantic... Read More about Electrophysiological evidence for incremental lexical-semantic integration in auditory compound comprehension.

Synthesis and crystal structures of two metal urea nitrates (2009)
Journal Article
Kift, R. L., & Prior, T. J. (2009). Synthesis and crystal structures of two metal urea nitrates. Journal of chemical crystallography, 39(8), 558-563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10870-009-9517-0

Cu(urea)(2)(H2O)(3)(NO3)center dot(urea)(NO3) (1) and Zn(urea)(4)(H2O)(2)center dot 2(NO3) (2) have been obtained from the corresponding metal nitrates and urea in warm aqueous solvent. These are unusual examples of complexes of transition metals coo... Read More about Synthesis and crystal structures of two metal urea nitrates.

3D ordered gold strings by coating nanoparticles with mesogens (2009)
Journal Article
Zeng, X., Liu, F., Fowler, A. G., Ungar, G., Cseh, L., Mehl, G. H., & Macdonald, J. E. (2009). 3D ordered gold strings by coating nanoparticles with mesogens. Advanced materials, 21(17), 1746-1750. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200803403

Gold nanoparticles covered with a nematic liquid-crystal ligand laterally attached via a thioalkyl spacer and a thioalkane "diluent" exhibit 3D ordering in strings jacketed by the mesogens with controllable interparticle spacing. The particles form r... Read More about 3D ordered gold strings by coating nanoparticles with mesogens.