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Examining the influence of gender, education, social class and birth cohort on MMSE tracking over time: A population-based prospective cohort study (2012)
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Matthews, F., Marioni, R., & Brayne, C. (2012). Examining the influence of gender, education, social class and birth cohort on MMSE tracking over time: A population-based prospective cohort study. BMC Geriatrics, 12, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-12-45

Background: Whilst many studies have analysed predictors of longitudinal cognitive decline, few have described their impact on population distributions of cognition by age cohort. The aim of this paper was to examine whether gender, education, social... Read More about Examining the influence of gender, education, social class and birth cohort on MMSE tracking over time: A population-based prospective cohort study.

Diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid: implications for surveillance and management (2012)
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Nunn, A., & Cowx, I. G. (2012). Diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid: implications for surveillance and management. Aquatic Invasions, 7(3), 357-365. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2012.7.3.007

This study investigated diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid originating from the Ponto-Caspian region. There were strong diel variations in the abundance (catch-per-unit-effort; CPUE) o... Read More about Diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid: implications for surveillance and management.

Revision of the little brown frogs in the Gephyromantis decaryi complex with description of a new species (2012)
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Wollenberg, K. C., Glaw, F., & Vences, M. (2012). Revision of the little brown frogs in the Gephyromantis decaryi complex with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 3421(1), 32-60. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3421.1.2

We revise the systematics of a group of little brown leaf litter frogs from Madagascar that are notoriously difficult to diagnose, the Gephyromantis decaryi complex. Using an integrative combination of molecular data, bioacoustics, and morphology, we... Read More about Revision of the little brown frogs in the Gephyromantis decaryi complex with description of a new species.

CLIF: moving repositories upstream in the content lifecycle (2012)
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Waddington, S., Green, R., & Awre, C. (2012). CLIF: moving repositories upstream in the content lifecycle. Journal of digital information, 13(1),

The UK JISC-funded Content Lifecycle Integration Framework (CLIF) project has explored the management of digital content throughout its lifecycle from creation through to preservation or disposal. Whilst many individual systems offer the capability o... Read More about CLIF: moving repositories upstream in the content lifecycle.

Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration (2012)
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Awre, C., & Cramer, T. (2012). Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration. Journal of digital information, 13(1),

In 2008 the University of Hull, Stanford University and University of Virginia agreed to collaborate with Fedora Commons (now DuraSpace) on the Hydra project. This project has sought to define and develop repository-enabled solutions for the manageme... Read More about Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration.

Forecasting peak asthma admissions in London: an application of quantile regression models (2012)
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Soyiri, I. N., Reidpath, D. D., & Sarran, C. (2013). Forecasting peak asthma admissions in London: an application of quantile regression models. International Journal of Biometeorology, 57(4), 569-578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-012-0584-0

Asthma is a chronic condition of great public health concern globally. The associated morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation place an enormous burden on healthcare infrastructure and services. This study demonstrates a multistage quantile re... Read More about Forecasting peak asthma admissions in London: an application of quantile regression models.

Weighing China's export basket: The domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports (2012)
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Upward, R., Wang, Z., & Zheng, J. (2013). Weighing China's export basket: The domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports. Journal of comparative economics, 41(2), 527-543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2012.07.004

In this paper we use new, detailed, and comprehensive linked firm-transaction data to measure the domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports over the period 2000-2007. We evaluate the extent of value-added in China's exports, using... Read More about Weighing China's export basket: The domestic content and technology intensity of Chinese exports.

Palaeo-seasonality of the last two millennia reconstructed from the oxygen isotope composition of carbonates and diatom silica from Nar Gölü, central Turkey (2012)
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Yiǧitbaşioǧlu, H., Dean, J. R., Jones, M. D., Leng, M. J., Sloane, H. J., Neil Roberts, C., …Yiğitbaşıoğlu, H. (2013). Palaeo-seasonality of the last two millennia reconstructed from the oxygen isotope composition of carbonates and diatom silica from Nar Gölü, central Turkey. Quaternary science reviews, 66, 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.07.014

Carbonates and diatoms are rarely deposited together in lake sediments in sufficient quantities for the oxygen isotope composition (δ18O) to be investigated simultaneously from both hosts. Here, d18Ocarbonate are compared to δ18Odiatom data from the... Read More about Palaeo-seasonality of the last two millennia reconstructed from the oxygen isotope composition of carbonates and diatom silica from Nar Gölü, central Turkey.

Influence of pedaling technique on metabolic efficiency in elite cyclists (2012)
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Cámara, J., Maldonado-Martín, S., Artetxe-Gezuraga, X., & Vanicek, N. (2012). Influence of pedaling technique on metabolic efficiency in elite cyclists. Biology of Sport, 29(3), 229-233. https://doi.org/10.5604/20831862.1003448

Our objective was to investigate the influence of pedaling technique on gross efficiency (GE) at various exercise intensities in twelve elite cyclists (V̇O 2max=75.7 ± 6.2 mL•kg -1•min -1). Each cyclist completed a V̇O 2max assessment, skinfold measu... Read More about Influence of pedaling technique on metabolic efficiency in elite cyclists.

Effect of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cells (2012)
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Alhazmi, N., Ingham, D. B., Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2013). Effect of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(1), 603-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.07.007

Gas diffusion layers (GDLs) are one of the main components in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. In this paper, the effect of anisotropic thermal conductivity of the GDL is numerically investigated under different operating temperatures. Furt... Read More about Effect of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cells.

Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps (2012)
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Oxberry, S. G., Bland, J. M., Clark, A. L., Cleland, J. G., & Johnson, M. (2012). Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps. American Heart Journal, 164(2), 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.003

ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to determine the minimally clinically important difference (MCID) for breathlessness due to chronic heart failure (CHF). BackgroundThe measurement of breathlessness is difficult because it is subjective and multifac... Read More about Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps.

Dimethylaluminium aldiminophenolates: Synthesis, characterization and ring-opening polymerization behavior towards lactides (2012)
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Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Sun, W. H., Wang, L., & Redshaw, C. (2012). Dimethylaluminium aldiminophenolates: Synthesis, characterization and ring-opening polymerization behavior towards lactides. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 41, 11587-11596. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2dt31215h

The stoichiometric reaction of the salicylaldimine derivatives (L1-L12) with trimethylaluminium afforded the corresponding dimethylaluminium aldiminophenolates (C1-C12), which were fully characterized by NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The m... Read More about Dimethylaluminium aldiminophenolates: Synthesis, characterization and ring-opening polymerization behavior towards lactides.

Students' perception of biology fieldwork : the example of students undertaking a preliminary year at a UK university (2012)
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Goulder, R., Scott, G., & Scott, L. J. (2013). Students' perception of biology fieldwork : the example of students undertaking a preliminary year at a UK university. International journal of science education, 35(8), 1385-1406. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2012.708796

It is widely held among biology teachers that fieldwork is valuable, but little is heard about students' perception of fieldwork or about the reasons for their liking or disliking fieldwork. This paper uses data from students to explore the hypothese... Read More about Students' perception of biology fieldwork : the example of students undertaking a preliminary year at a UK university.

CPMV-DOX delivers (2012)
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Aljabali, A. A. A., Shukla, S., Lomonossoff, G. P., Steinmetz, N. F., & Evans, D. J. (2013). CPMV-DOX delivers. Molecular pharmaceutics, 10(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1021/mp3002057

The plant virus, Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), is developed as a carrier of the chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin (DOX). CPMV-DOX conjugate, in which eighty DOX molecules are covalently bound to external surface carboxylates of the viral nanoparticle (... Read More about CPMV-DOX delivers.

Combined effect of cadmium and estradiol on the endocrine system of roach (Rutilus rutilus): In vitro and in vivo approaches (2012)
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Gerbron, M., Geraudie, P., Xuereb, B., Hill, E. M., Rotchell, J., & Minier, C. (2012). Combined effect of cadmium and estradiol on the endocrine system of roach (Rutilus rutilus): In vitro and in vivo approaches. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology, 163(Supplement), S34-S34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.05.099

Optimizing multivariate behavioural syndrome models in locusts using automated video tracking (2012)
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Cullen, D. A., Sword, G. A., & Simpson, S. J. (2012). Optimizing multivariate behavioural syndrome models in locusts using automated video tracking. Animal behaviour, 84(4), 771-784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.06.031

Locusts exhibit a behavioural syndrome known as 'behavioural phase polyphenism', in which a number of behavioural traits change markedly in response to local population density. 'Solitarious' phase individuals, which are typical of low-density popula... Read More about Optimizing multivariate behavioural syndrome models in locusts using automated video tracking.

Motivation, reconsideration and exclusionary reasons (2012)
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Hatzistavrou, A. (2012). Motivation, reconsideration and exclusionary reasons. Ratio Juris, 25(3), 318-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9337.2012.00516.x

What do exclusionary reasons exclude? This is the main issue I address in this article. Raz appears to endorse what I label the ‘motivational' model of exclusionary reasons. He stresses that within the context of his theory of practical reasoning exc... Read More about Motivation, reconsideration and exclusionary reasons.

Native American Indian freemasonry and its relation to the performative turn within contemporary American scholarship (2012)
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Porter, J. (2013). Native American Indian freemasonry and its relation to the performative turn within contemporary American scholarship. Journal of American Studies, 47(2), 439-458. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021875812000795

This article is informed by recent work by the author unearthing the histories of Native American Indian Freemasons from the revolutionary era to the present. Given that performed ritual has always been key to Masonic practice, it was initially suppo... Read More about Native American Indian freemasonry and its relation to the performative turn within contemporary American scholarship.