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A subset of group A-like var genes encodes the malaria parasite ligands for binding to human brain endothelial cells (2012)
Journal Article
Claessens, A., Adams, Y., Ghumra, A., Lindergard, G., Buchan, C. C., Andisi, C., …Rowe, J. A. (2012). A subset of group A-like var genes encodes the malaria parasite ligands for binding to human brain endothelial cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(26), E1772-E1781. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1120461109

Cerebral malaria is the most deadly manifestation of infection with Plasmodium falciparum. The pathology of cerebral malaria is characterized by the accumulation of infected erythrocytes (IEs) in the microvasculature of the brain caused by parasite a... Read More about A subset of group A-like var genes encodes the malaria parasite ligands for binding to human brain endothelial cells.

A conceptual foundation for understanding musico-technological creativity (2012)
Journal Article
Slater, M., & Martin, A. (2012). A conceptual foundation for understanding musico-technological creativity. Journal of Music, Technology and Education, 5(1), 59-76. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte.5.1.59_1

The point of departure for this article is the observation that increasing numbers of people are using technologies to create music. This rise in activity correlates directly with the proliferation of increasingly miniaturized music technologies whic... Read More about A conceptual foundation for understanding musico-technological creativity.

Using game theory to describe strategy selection for environmental risk and carbon emissions reduction in the green supply chain (2012)
Journal Article
Zhao, R., Neighbour, G., Han, J., McGuire, M., & Deutz, P. (2012). Using game theory to describe strategy selection for environmental risk and carbon emissions reduction in the green supply chain. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 25(6), 927-936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2012.05.004

This paper provides an approach in the context of green supply chain management, using game theory to analyze the strategies selected by manufacturers to reduce life cycle environmental risk of materials and carbon emissions. Through the application... Read More about Using game theory to describe strategy selection for environmental risk and carbon emissions reduction in the green supply chain.

Event-related potential evidence for separable automatic and controlled retrieval processes in proactive interference (2012)
Journal Article
Li, M. K., Bergström, Z. M., O'Connor, R. J., Li, M. K., & Simons, J. S. (2012). Event-related potential evidence for separable automatic and controlled retrieval processes in proactive interference. Brain research, 1455, 90-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2012.03.043

Interference between competing memories is a major source of retrieval failure, yet, surprisingly little is known about how competitive memory activation arises in the brain. One possibility is that interference during episodic retrieval might be pro... Read More about Event-related potential evidence for separable automatic and controlled retrieval processes in proactive interference.

Improved DNA extraction efficiency from low level cell numbers using a silica monolith based micro fluidic device (2012)
Journal Article
Kashkary, L., Kemp, C., Shaw, K. J., Greenway, G. M., & Haswell, S. J. (2012). Improved DNA extraction efficiency from low level cell numbers using a silica monolith based micro fluidic device. Analytica Chimica Acta, 750, 127-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2012.05.019

The evaluation of a micro fluidic system with an integrated silica monolith for performing DNA extraction from limited biological samples has been carried out. Low DNA target concentrations usually require the addition of carrier RNA to ensure desire... Read More about Improved DNA extraction efficiency from low level cell numbers using a silica monolith based micro fluidic device.

MPA policy: What lies behind the science? (2012)
Journal Article
Caveen, A. J., Gray, T. S., Stead, S. M., & Polunin, N. V. (2013). MPA policy: What lies behind the science?. Marine Policy, 37(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2012.04.005

What the current policy debate on marine protected areas (MPAs) and marine reserves (MRs) has failed to address is the fact that protection of the marine environment has as much to do with scientists, and others values as it has to do with science. T... Read More about MPA policy: What lies behind the science?.

Chronotropic incompetence and survival in chronic heart failure (2012)
Journal Article
Al-Najjar, Y., Witte, K. K., & Clark, A. L. (2012). Chronotropic incompetence and survival in chronic heart failure. International journal of cardiology, 157(1), 48-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.11.018

Background: Failure of the heart rate to rise normally during an incremental exercise test is termed chronotropic incompetence (CI). It is common in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), and we wanted to explore the relation between CI and outco... Read More about Chronotropic incompetence and survival in chronic heart failure.

Clinical Reasoning in Medicine: Developing Students' meta-cognitive skills (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Hammond, A., & Henderson, J. (2012, May). Clinical Reasoning in Medicine: Developing Students' meta-cognitive skills. Poster presented at University of York Teaching and Learning Conference, York

This poster outlines the progress of the authors’ project in introducing formal Clinical Reasoning Skills sessions. This project was instituted on the basis of observations of students’ performances in live examinations in years 4 / 5 of our five... Read More about Clinical Reasoning in Medicine: Developing Students' meta-cognitive skills.

Tridentate ligands and beyond in group IV metal α-olefin homo-/co-polymerization catalysis (2012)
Journal Article
Redshaw, C., & Tang, Y. (2012). Tridentate ligands and beyond in group IV metal α-olefin homo-/co-polymerization catalysis. Chemical Society Reviews, 41(12), 4484-4510. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2cs35028a

The opening up of new markets, particularly in the Far East, is expected to increase the industrial demand for more (and new) plastic materials. In turn, this will drive the need for further catalyst development, with increased efficiency and with th... Read More about Tridentate ligands and beyond in group IV metal α-olefin homo-/co-polymerization catalysis.

Artificial enhancement of an extended phenotype signal increases investment in courtship by three-spined sticklebacks (2012)
Journal Article
Morrell, L. J., Hentley, W. T., Wickens, V. J., Wickens, J. B., & Rodgers, G. M. (2012). Artificial enhancement of an extended phenotype signal increases investment in courtship by three-spined sticklebacks. Animal behaviour, 84(1), 93-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.04.013

Interactions between the components of a multiple-signal sexual display can be complex, and previous work has shown that alteration of one component can lead to changed investment in either the altered or other display components. Extended phenotype... Read More about Artificial enhancement of an extended phenotype signal increases investment in courtship by three-spined sticklebacks.

A high-speed imaging and modeling study of dendrite fragmentation caused by ultrasonic cavitation (2012)
Journal Article
Shu, D., Sun, B., Mi, J., & Grant, P. S. (2012). A high-speed imaging and modeling study of dendrite fragmentation caused by ultrasonic cavitation. Metallurgical and materials transactions. A, Physical metallurgy and materials science, 43(10), 3755-3766. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1188-3

The dynamic behavior of ultrasound-induced cavitation bubbles and their effect on the fragmentation of dendritic grains of a solidifying succinonitrile 1 wt pct camphor organic transparent alloy have been studied experimentally using high-speed digit... Read More about A high-speed imaging and modeling study of dendrite fragmentation caused by ultrasonic cavitation.

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is Associated with Circulating Antiepithelial Antibodies (2012)
Journal Article
Fahim, A., Chong, M. C., Crooks, M. G., & Hart, S. P. (2012). Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is Associated with Circulating Antiepithelial Antibodies. Lung, 190(4), 451-458. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-012-9390-z

PurposeIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a restrictive fibrotic lung disease of uncertain etiology. Alveolar epithelial injury may be one of the inciting triggers in the pathogenesis of this disorder. We hypothesized that circulating antibodies... Read More about Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is Associated with Circulating Antiepithelial Antibodies.

The Rac GEF ZizB regulates development, cell motility and cytokinesis in Dictyostelium (2012)
Journal Article
Pakes, N. K., Veltman, D. M., Rivero, F., Nasir, J., Insall, R., & Williams, R. S. (2012). The Rac GEF ZizB regulates development, cell motility and cytokinesis in Dictyostelium. Journal of cell science, 125(10), 2457-2465. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.100966

Dock (dedicator of cytokinesis) proteins represent a family of guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) that include the well-studied Dock180 family and the poorly characterised zizimin family. Our current understanding of Dock180 function is that... Read More about The Rac GEF ZizB regulates development, cell motility and cytokinesis in Dictyostelium.

Dilemmas in doing insider research in professional education (2012)
Journal Article
Humphrey, C. (2013). Dilemmas in doing insider research in professional education. Qualitative Social Work, 12(5), 572-586. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325012446006

This article explores the dilemmas I encountered when researching social work education in England as an insider researcher who was simultaneously employed as an educator in the host institution. This was an ethnographic project deploying multiple me... Read More about Dilemmas in doing insider research in professional education.

Finding the unexpected: an account of a writing group for women with chronic pelvic pain (2012)
Journal Article
Evans, K., & Glover, L. (2012). Finding the unexpected: an account of a writing group for women with chronic pelvic pain. Journal of Poetry Therapy, 25(2), 95-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/08893675.2012.680724

The focus of this article is on a creative writing group developed for women with chronic pelvic pain. The authors address whether their experiences have anything to say about how creative writing sits within the current Western health paradigm and i... Read More about Finding the unexpected: an account of a writing group for women with chronic pelvic pain.

Leadership through action learning: a bottom-up approach to ‘best practice’ in ‘infection prevention and control’ in a UK NHS trust (2012)
Journal Article
Kellie, J., Milsom, B., & Henderson, E. (2012). Leadership through action learning: a bottom-up approach to ‘best practice’ in ‘infection prevention and control’ in a UK NHS trust. Public money & management, 32(4), 289-296. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2012.691308

This article reports on the outcomes of an action learning leadership intervention in a National Health Service (NHS) acute trust in partnership with a UK business school. This contribution provides an empirical example of the potential benefits of n... Read More about Leadership through action learning: a bottom-up approach to ‘best practice’ in ‘infection prevention and control’ in a UK NHS trust.

A gain-of-function mutation in IAA16 confers reduced responses to auxin and abscisic acid and impedes plant growth and fertility (2012)
Journal Article
Rinaldi, M. A., Liu, J., Enders, T. A., Bartel, B., & Strader, L. C. (2012). A gain-of-function mutation in IAA16 confers reduced responses to auxin and abscisic acid and impedes plant growth and fertility. Plant Molecular Biology, 79(4-5), 359-373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-012-9917-y

Auxin regulates many aspects of plant development, in part, through degradation of the Aux/IAA family of transcriptional repressors. Consequently, stabilizing mutations in several Aux/IAA proteins confer reduced auxin responsiveness. However, of the... Read More about A gain-of-function mutation in IAA16 confers reduced responses to auxin and abscisic acid and impedes plant growth and fertility.