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Speaking for the people: a conservative narrative of democracy (2012)
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Norton, P. (2012). Speaking for the people: a conservative narrative of democracy. Policy studies : the journal of the Policy Studies Institute, 33(2), 121-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2011.637328

A Conservative accepts that democracy entails government by and (especially) for the people, but what constitutes the people is seen not in narrow but in expansive terms: the people are not confined to those who constitute a present transient majorit... Read More about Speaking for the people: a conservative narrative of democracy.

Ultrafast heating as a sufficient stimulus for magnetization reversal in a ferrimagnet (2012)
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Ostler, T. A., Barker, J., Evans, R. F., Chantrell, R. W., Atxitia, U., Chubykalo-Fesenko, O., …Kimel, A. V. (2012). Ultrafast heating as a sufficient stimulus for magnetization reversal in a ferrimagnet. Nature communications, 3, Article 666. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1666

The question of how, and how fast, magnetization can be reversed is a topic of great practical interest for the manipulation and storage of magnetic information. It is generally accepted that magnetization reversal should be driven by a stimulus repr... Read More about Ultrafast heating as a sufficient stimulus for magnetization reversal in a ferrimagnet.

Circulating sphingosine-1-phosphate and erythrocyte sphingosine kinase-1 activity as novel biomarkers for early prostate cancer detection (2012)
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Nunes, J., Naymark, M., Sauer, L., Muhammad, A., Keun, H., Sturge, J., …Pchejetski, D. (2012). Circulating sphingosine-1-phosphate and erythrocyte sphingosine kinase-1 activity as novel biomarkers for early prostate cancer detection. The British Journal of Cancer, 106(5), 909-915. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2012.14

Background: Current markers available for screening normal populations and for monitoring prostate cancer (PCa) treatment lack sensitivity and selectivity. Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a circulating lipid second messenger involved in cell growth... Read More about Circulating sphingosine-1-phosphate and erythrocyte sphingosine kinase-1 activity as novel biomarkers for early prostate cancer detection.

Transcriptional responses of cancer-related genes in turbot Scophthalmus maximus and mussels Mytilus edulis exposed to heavy fuel oil no. 6 and styrene (2012)
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Ruiz, P., Orbea, A., Rotchell, J. M., & Cajaraville, M. P. (2012). Transcriptional responses of cancer-related genes in turbot Scophthalmus maximus and mussels Mytilus edulis exposed to heavy fuel oil no. 6 and styrene. Ecotoxicology, 21(3), 820-831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-011-0843-6

Recent spills in European waters have released polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, important components of heavy fuel oil, and the hydrocarbon styrene. Heavy fuel oil and styrene are classified as potentially genotoxic and carcinogenic. Here we investi... Read More about Transcriptional responses of cancer-related genes in turbot Scophthalmus maximus and mussels Mytilus edulis exposed to heavy fuel oil no. 6 and styrene.

Viewing mobile learning from a pedagogical perspective (2012)
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Kearney, M., Schuck, S., Burden, K., & Aubusson, P. (2012). Viewing mobile learning from a pedagogical perspective. Research in Learning Technology, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v20i0/14406

Mobile learning is a relatively new phenomenon and the theoretical basis is currently under development. The paper presents a pedagogical perspective of mobile learning which highlights three central features of mobile learning: authenticity, collabo... Read More about Viewing mobile learning from a pedagogical perspective.

Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study (2012)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., Mashiri, M., & Tanle, A. (2012). Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study. Information Technology for Development, 18(2), 145-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2011.643210

The penetration of mobile phones into sub-Saharan Africa has occurred with amazing rapidity: for many young people, they now represent a very significant element of their daily life. This paper explores usage and perceived impacts among young people... Read More about Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study.

Proteomic identification of predictive biomarkers of resistance to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in luminal breast cancer: a possible role for 14-3-3 theta/tau and tBID? (2012)
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Hodgkinson, V. C., ELFadl, D., Agarwal, V., Garimella, V., Russell, C., Long, E. D., …Cawkwell, L. (2012). Proteomic identification of predictive biomarkers of resistance to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in luminal breast cancer: a possible role for 14-3-3 theta/tau and tBID?. Journal of Proteomics, 75(4), 1276-1283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2011.11.005

Introduction: Chemotherapy resistance is a major obstacle in effective neoadjuvant treatment for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. The ability to predict tumour response would allow chemotherapy administration to be directed towards only thos... Read More about Proteomic identification of predictive biomarkers of resistance to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in luminal breast cancer: a possible role for 14-3-3 theta/tau and tBID?.

Life will never be the same again: examining grief in survivors bereaved by young suicide (2012)
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Bell, J., Stanley, N., Mallon, S., & Manthorpe, J. (2012). Life will never be the same again: examining grief in survivors bereaved by young suicide. Illness, Crisis and Loss, 20(1), 49-68. https://doi.org/10.2190/IL.20.1.e

This article explores existing assumptions about the nature of bereavement by suicide. Drawing on data from a U.K. study of student suicide, we hope to contribute to a fuller understanding of the uniqueness of bereavement by suicide and new pathways... Read More about Life will never be the same again: examining grief in survivors bereaved by young suicide.

Opening the black box: oral histories of how soldiers and civilians learned to translate and interpret during peace support operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina (2012)
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Baker, C. (2012). Opening the black box: oral histories of how soldiers and civilians learned to translate and interpret during peace support operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Oral History Forum d’histoire Orale, 32(Special Issue),

This paper uses 51 oral history interviews with former military personnel, language trainers and locally-recruited interpreters to explore how soldiers and civilians were educated into becoming translators and interpreters who worked in support of th... Read More about Opening the black box: oral histories of how soldiers and civilians learned to translate and interpret during peace support operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Reference gene selection for qPCR in mussel, Mytilus edulis, during gametogenesis and exogenous estrogen exposure (2012)
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Cubero-Leon, E., Ciocan, C. M., Minier, C., & Rotchell, J. M. (2012). Reference gene selection for qPCR in mussel, Mytilus edulis, during gametogenesis and exogenous estrogen exposure. Environmental science and pollution research, 19(7), 2728-2733. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-012-0772-9

Purpose: The aim of this study is to develop a normalization method for real-time PCR data by analyzing the most stably expressed control genes in mussel (Mytilus edulis) reproductive tissue. Methods: To facilitate this, six candidate genes, includin... Read More about Reference gene selection for qPCR in mussel, Mytilus edulis, during gametogenesis and exogenous estrogen exposure.

Out of sight, out of mind: the exploitation of migrant workers in 21st-century Britain (2012)
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Wilkinson, M. (2012). Out of sight, out of mind: the exploitation of migrant workers in 21st-century Britain. The journal of poverty and social justice, 20(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982712X626734

Over the past decade a team at the University of Hull has undertaken four separate but linked research projects investigating the working and living conditions of migrant workers in the UK.  This paper is based on those four studies.  The findings ar... Read More about Out of sight, out of mind: the exploitation of migrant workers in 21st-century Britain.

The social construction of professionalism among organizers and senior organizers in a UK trade union (2012)
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Thursfield, D. (2012). The social construction of professionalism among organizers and senior organizers in a UK trade union. Work, employment & society : a journal of the British Sociological Association, 26(1), 128-144. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017011426310

This article identifies and explores the social construction of professionalism among organizers and senior organizers in the regional office of a UK trade union. The article argues that the social construction of professionalism is linked to servici... Read More about The social construction of professionalism among organizers and senior organizers in a UK trade union.

Geomorphic impact and system recovery following an extreme flood in an upland stream: Thinhope Burn, northern England, UK (2012)
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Milan, D. J. (2012). Geomorphic impact and system recovery following an extreme flood in an upland stream: Thinhope Burn, northern England, UK. Geomorphology, 138(1), 319-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.09.017

Quantitative assessments of the impacts of extreme floods on channel morphology are rare. Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS surveys of a 500-m reach of the Thinhope Burn, an upland gravel-bed stream in the UK, taken in 2003 and 2004 permitted an assessme... Read More about Geomorphic impact and system recovery following an extreme flood in an upland stream: Thinhope Burn, northern England, UK.

Modeling and analysis of intraband absorption in quantum-dot-in-well mid-infrared photodetectors (2012)
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Hong, B. H., Rybchenko, S. I., Itskevich, I. E., Haywood, S. K., Tan, C. H., Vines, P., & Hugues, M. (2012). Modeling and analysis of intraband absorption in quantum-dot-in-well mid-infrared photodetectors. Journal of applied physics, 111(3), 033713. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3684603

Intraband absorption in quantum-dot-in-a-well (DWELL) mid-infrared photodetectors is investigated using photocurrent spectroscopy and computationally cost-effective modeling linked to experimental data. The DWELL systems are challenging for modeling... Read More about Modeling and analysis of intraband absorption in quantum-dot-in-well mid-infrared photodetectors.

Energy and environmental applications of carbon nanotubes (2012)
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Tan, C. W., Tan, K. H., Ong, Y. T., Mohamed, A. R., Zein, S. H. S., & Tan, S. H. (2012). Energy and environmental applications of carbon nanotubes. Environmental chemistry letters, 10(3), 265-273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-012-0356-4

Energy and environment are major global issues inducing environmental pollution problems. Energy generation from conventional fossil fuels has been identified as the main culprit of environmental quality degradation and environmental pollution. In or... Read More about Energy and environmental applications of carbon nanotubes.

Living with autistic spectrum disorder: Parental experiences of raising a child with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) (2012)
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Glazzard, J., & Overall, K. (2012). Living with autistic spectrum disorder: Parental experiences of raising a child with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Support for Learning, 27(1), 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9604.2011.01505.x

The focus of the study was to explore parental experiences of raising a child with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). A mixed-method approach consisting of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews was used in order to elicit parental perspectives... Read More about Living with autistic spectrum disorder: Parental experiences of raising a child with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).

Getting Away with Murder: Runciman and Conrad of Montferrat’s Career in Constantinople (2012)
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Gilchrist, M. M. (2012). Getting Away with Murder: Runciman and Conrad of Montferrat’s Career in Constantinople. The Mediaeval Journal, 2(1), 15-36. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.tmj.1.102770

In his 'History of the Crusades' vol. 2 (1952), Steven Runciman claimed that Conrad of Montferrat arrived in Tyre in 1187 after involvement in ‘a murder’ in Constantinople. This alleged murder was Conrad’s defeat in battle of the rebel general Alexio... Read More about Getting Away with Murder: Runciman and Conrad of Montferrat’s Career in Constantinople.

Physical activity and cardiovascular mortality risk: possible protective mechanisms? (2012)
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Hamer, M., Ingle, L., Carroll, S., & Stamatakis, E. (2012). Physical activity and cardiovascular mortality risk: possible protective mechanisms?. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 44(1), 84-88. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e3182251077

INTRODUCTION: The biological mechanisms through which increased physical activity or structured exercise training lowers the risk of recurrent cardiac events are incompletely understood. We examined the extent to which modification of primary risk ma... Read More about Physical activity and cardiovascular mortality risk: possible protective mechanisms?.

Investigation into the role of NaOH and calcium ions in the synthesis of calcium phosphate nanoshells (2012)
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Yeo, C. H., Zein, S. H., Ahmad, A. L., & McPhail, D. S. (2012). Investigation into the role of NaOH and calcium ions in the synthesis of calcium phosphate nanoshells. Brazilian journal of chemical Engineering, 29(1), 147-158. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-66322012000100016

Calcium phosphate (CaP) nanoshells were prepared using negatively charged liposomes (1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate sodium salt (DOPA)) as a template by base titration synthesis at various concentrations of NaOH and calcium ions. The elemental c... Read More about Investigation into the role of NaOH and calcium ions in the synthesis of calcium phosphate nanoshells.

Measurement of a void fraction in bubbly gas-water two phase flows using differential pressure technique (2012)
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Hasan, A. Measurement of a void fraction in bubbly gas-water two phase flows using differential pressure technique. Applied mechanics and materials, 152-154, 1221-1226. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.152-154.1221

Multiphase flows, where two or even three fluids flow simultaneously in a pipe are becoming increasingly important in industry. In order to measure the flow rate of gas-water two phase flows accurately, the void fraction (gas volume fraction) in two... Read More about Measurement of a void fraction in bubbly gas-water two phase flows using differential pressure technique.