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Contrasts in short- and long-term responses of Mediterranean reptile species to fire and habitat structure (2015)
Journal Article
Santos, X., Badiane, A., & Matos, C. (2016). Contrasts in short- and long-term responses of Mediterranean reptile species to fire and habitat structure. Oecologia, 180(1), 205-216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-015-3453-9

Changes in habitat structure constitute a major factor explaining responses of reptiles to fire. However, few studies have examined habitat factors that covary with fire-history variables to explain reptile responses. We hypothesise that more complex... Read More about Contrasts in short- and long-term responses of Mediterranean reptile species to fire and habitat structure.

Formalism in judicial reasoning: Is Central and Eastern Europe a special case? (2015)
Book Chapter
Cserne, P. (2015). Formalism in judicial reasoning: Is Central and Eastern Europe a special case?. In M. Bobek (Ed.), Central European Judges under the European Influence: The Transformative Power of the EU Revisited (23–42). Oxford: Hart Publishing

Association between omega-3 index and blood lipids in older Australians (2015)
Journal Article
Ferguson, J. J., Veysey, M., Lucock, M., Niblett, S., King, K., MacDonald-Wicks, L., & Garg, M. L. (2016). Association between omega-3 index and blood lipids in older Australians. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 27, 233-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.09.010

Management of hyperlipidaemia remains a cornerstone therapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Dietary supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) has been shown to modulate blood lipid profiles and reduce the risk of... Read More about Association between omega-3 index and blood lipids in older Australians.

Subjective Memory Complaints are Involved in the Relationship between Mood and Mild Cognitive Impairment (2015)
Journal Article
Yates, J. A., Clare, L., Woods, R. T., & Matthews, F. E. (2015). Subjective Memory Complaints are Involved in the Relationship between Mood and Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 48(S1), S115-S123. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-150371

Subjective memory complaints (SMC) are a criterion in many definitions of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, there is controversy over whether this is useful and appropriate, as previous research has suggested that SMC may be a function of moo... Read More about Subjective Memory Complaints are Involved in the Relationship between Mood and Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Evolving models in model-driven engineering : state-of-the-art and future challenges (2015)
Journal Article
Matragkas, N., Paige, R. F., & Rose, L. M. (2016). Evolving models in model-driven engineering : state-of-the-art and future challenges. Journal of Systems and Software, 111, 272-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2015.08.047

The artefacts used in Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) evolve as a matter of course: models are modified and updated as part of the engineering process; metamodels change as a result of domain analysis and standardisation efforts; and the operations ap... Read More about Evolving models in model-driven engineering : state-of-the-art and future challenges.

Making sense of nudge-scepticism: three challenges to EU law’s learning from behavioural sciences (2015)
Book Chapter
Cserne, P. (2015). Making sense of nudge-scepticism: three challenges to EU law’s learning from behavioural sciences. In A. Alemanno, & A. Sibony (Eds.), Nudge and the law: a European perspective (279–299). Oxford: Hart Publishing

Purcell enhancement and focusing effects in plasmonic nanoantenna arrays (2015)
Journal Article
Stokes, J. L., Sarua, A., Pugh, J. R., Dorh, N., Munns, J. W., Bassindale, P. G., …Cryan, M. J. (2015). Purcell enhancement and focusing effects in plasmonic nanoantenna arrays. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 32(10), 2158-2163. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.32.002158

This paper presents measured fluorescence results for PMMA dye-coated 5×5 gold plasmonic nanoantenna arrays. We use numerical electromagnetic modeling to show how array size and element spacing can be used to control emitted beam shape and compare th... Read More about Purcell enhancement and focusing effects in plasmonic nanoantenna arrays.

'Selfish herds' of guppies follow complex movement rules, but not when information is limited (2015)
Journal Article
Kimbell, H. S., & Morrell, L. J. (2015). 'Selfish herds' of guppies follow complex movement rules, but not when information is limited. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1816), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1558

Under the threat of predation, animals can decrease their level of risk by moving towards other individuals to form compact groups. A significant body of theoretical work has proposed multiple movement rules, varying in complexity, which might underl... Read More about 'Selfish herds' of guppies follow complex movement rules, but not when information is limited.

Validity and sensitivity of a human cranial finite element model: Implications for comparative studies of biting performance (2015)
Journal Article
Toro-Ibacache, V., Fitton, L. C., Fagan, M. J., & O'Higgins, P. (2016). Validity and sensitivity of a human cranial finite element model: Implications for comparative studies of biting performance. Journal of anatomy, 228(1), 70-84. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12384

Finite element analysis (FEA) is a modelling technique increasingly used in anatomical studies investigating skeletal form and function. In the case of the cranium this approach has been applied to both living and fossil taxa to (for example) investi... Read More about Validity and sensitivity of a human cranial finite element model: Implications for comparative studies of biting performance.

The effect of genetic structure on molecular dating and tests for temporal signal (2015)
Journal Article
Murray, G. G., Wang, F., Harrison, E. M., Paterson, G. K., Mather, A. E., Harris, S. R., …Welch, J. J. (2016). The effect of genetic structure on molecular dating and tests for temporal signal. Methods in ecology and evolution British Ecological Society, 7(1), 80-89. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.12466

© 2016 British Ecological Society. 'Dated-tip' methods of molecular dating use DNA sequences sampled at different times, to estimate the age of their most recent common ancestor. Several tests of 'temporal signal' are available to determine whether d... Read More about The effect of genetic structure on molecular dating and tests for temporal signal.

Artificial leaf device for hydrogen generation from immobilised C. reinhardtii microalgae (2015)
Journal Article
Das, A. A. K., Esfahani, M. M. N., Velev, O. D., Pamme, N., & Paunov, V. N. (2015). Artificial leaf device for hydrogen generation from immobilised C. reinhardtii microalgae. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(41), 20698-20707. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta07112g

We developed a fully biomimetic leaf-like device for hydrogen production which allows incorporated fabric-immobilised microalgae culture to be simultaneously hydrated with media and harvested from the produced hydrogen in a continuous flow regime wit... Read More about Artificial leaf device for hydrogen generation from immobilised C. reinhardtii microalgae.

Old drugs to treat resistant bugs: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates with mecC are susceptible to a combination of penicillin and clavulanic acid (2015)
Journal Article
Ba, X., Harrison, E. M., Lovering, A. L., Gleadall, N., Zadoks, R., Parkhill, J., …Holmes, M. A. (2015). Old drugs to treat resistant bugs: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates with mecC are susceptible to a combination of penicillin and clavulanic acid. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 59(12), 7396-7404. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01469-15

β-Lactam resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is mediated by the expression of an alternative penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a) (encoded by mecA) with a low affinity for β-lactam antibiotics. Recently, a novel variant... Read More about Old drugs to treat resistant bugs: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates with mecC are susceptible to a combination of penicillin and clavulanic acid.

‘We do it to keep him alive’: bereaved individuals’ experiences of online suicide memorials and continuing bonds (2015)
Journal Article
Bell, J., Bailey, L., & Kennedy, D. (2015). ‘We do it to keep him alive’: bereaved individuals’ experiences of online suicide memorials and continuing bonds. Mortality, 20(4), 375-389. https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2015.1083693

This paper presents draws on interviews with individuals who have experience of creating, maintaining and utilising Facebook sites in memory of a loved one who has died by suicide. We argue that Facebook enables the deceased to be an on-going active... Read More about ‘We do it to keep him alive’: bereaved individuals’ experiences of online suicide memorials and continuing bonds.

Development of a human model for the study of effects of hypoxia, exercise, and sildenafil on cardiac and vascular function in chronic heart failure (2015)
Journal Article
Damy, T., Hobkirk, J., Walters, M., Ciobanu, A., Rigby, A. S., Kallvikbacka-Bennett, A., …Cleland, J. G. F. (2015). Development of a human model for the study of effects of hypoxia, exercise, and sildenafil on cardiac and vascular function in chronic heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 66(3), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1097/fjc.0000000000000262

Background: Pulmonary hypertension is associated with poor outcome in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and may be a therapeutic target. Our aims were to develop a noninvasive model for studying pulmonary vasoreactivity in CHF and characteriz... Read More about Development of a human model for the study of effects of hypoxia, exercise, and sildenafil on cardiac and vascular function in chronic heart failure.

Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (2015)
Journal Article
Fancey, K. S., & Wang, B. (2016). Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites. Composites. Part B, Engineering, 87, 336-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.09.003

A viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composite (VPPMC) is produced by applying a tensile creep load to polymeric fibres, the load being released before the fibres are moulded into a polymeric matrix. The viscoelastically recovering fibres... Read More about Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites.

How should fracking research be funded? (2015)
Journal Article
Davies, R. J., & Herringshaw, L. G. (2016). How should fracking research be funded?. Research Ethics, 12(2), 116-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747016115605871

The use of hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) to extract oil or gas from shales is a subject of controversy. There are many scientific questions about the risks associated with the technique, and much research remains to be done. ReFINE (Researching F... Read More about How should fracking research be funded?.

Defining chronic cough: A systematic review of the epidemiological literature (2015)
Journal Article
Song, W. J., Chang, Y. S., Faruqi, S., Kang, M. K., Kim, J. Y., Kang, M. G., …Morice, A. H. (2016). Defining chronic cough: A systematic review of the epidemiological literature. Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research, 8(2), 146-155. https://doi.org/10.4168/aair.2016.8.2.146

© The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Purpose: Recent evidence suggests a global burden of chronic cough in general populations. However, the definitions vary greatly among epidemiological studies, and none have been valida... Read More about Defining chronic cough: A systematic review of the epidemiological literature.

Wavelet entropy as a measure of ventricular beat suppression from the electrocardiogram in atrial fibrillation (2015)
Journal Article
Langley, P. (2015). Wavelet entropy as a measure of ventricular beat suppression from the electrocardiogram in atrial fibrillation. Entropy, 17(9), 6397-6411. https://doi.org/10.3390/e17096397

A novel method of quantifying the effectiveness of the suppression of ventricular activity from electrocardiograms (ECGs) in atrial fibrillation is proposed. The temporal distribution of the energy of wavelet coefficients is quantified by wavelet ent... Read More about Wavelet entropy as a measure of ventricular beat suppression from the electrocardiogram in atrial fibrillation.

Hot phonon effects on high field transport in GaN & AlN (2015)
Journal Article
Dyson, A., Naylor, D. R., & Ridley, B. K. (2015). Hot phonon effects on high field transport in GaN & AlN. IEEE transactions on electron devices, 62(11), 3613-3618. https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2015.2476383

We have studied the effects of hot phonons on the high-field transport in GaN & AlN. The dynamics of the non-equilibrium electron-LO phonon system is studied via an ensemble Monte-Carlo code. We find that under steady-state conditions the hot-phonons... Read More about Hot phonon effects on high field transport in GaN & AlN.

Predicting uncertainty in sediment transport and landscape evolution - the influence of initial surface conditions (2015)
Journal Article
Hancock, G. R., Coulthard, T. J., & Lowry, J. B. C. (2016). Predicting uncertainty in sediment transport and landscape evolution - the influence of initial surface conditions. Computers & geosciences, 90(B), 117-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2015.08.014

© 2015. Numerical landscape evolution models were initially developed to examine natural catchment hydrology and geomorphology and have become a common tool to examine geomorphic behaviour over a range of time and space scales. These models all use a... Read More about Predicting uncertainty in sediment transport and landscape evolution - the influence of initial surface conditions.