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Fluorescent emission enhancement by aluminium nanoantenna arrays in the near UV (2016)
Journal Article
Dorh, N., Sarua, A., Stokes, J., Hueting, N. A., & Cryan, M. J. (2016). Fluorescent emission enhancement by aluminium nanoantenna arrays in the near UV. Journal of Optics, 18(7), 075008. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/18/7/075008

In this paper, we demonstrate fluorescence enhancement of a laser dye, using aluminium nanoantenna arrays designed for the near UV range. A series of nanorod arrays were fabricated by focused ion beam milling then spin-coated with a dye with an intri... Read More about Fluorescent emission enhancement by aluminium nanoantenna arrays in the near UV.

Release of infectious hepatitis C virus from huh7 cells occurs via a trans-golgi network-to-endosome pathway independent of very-low-density lipoprotein secretion (2016)
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Mankouri, J., Walter, C., Stewart, H., Bentham, M., Park, W. S., Heo, W. D., …Harris, M. (2016). Release of infectious hepatitis C virus from huh7 cells occurs via a trans-golgi network-to-endosome pathway independent of very-low-density lipoprotein secretion. Journal of virology, 90(16), 7159-7170. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00826-16

© 2016 Mankouri et al. The release of infectious hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles from infected cells remains poorly characterized. We previously demonstrated that virus release is dependent on the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (E... Read More about Release of infectious hepatitis C virus from huh7 cells occurs via a trans-golgi network-to-endosome pathway independent of very-low-density lipoprotein secretion.

Multilevel Modeling and Policy Development: Guidelines and Applications to Medical Travel (2016)
Journal Article
Garcia-Garzon, E., Zhukovsky, P., Haller, E., Plakolm, S., Fink, D., Petrova, D., …Ruggeri, K. (2016). Multilevel Modeling and Policy Development: Guidelines and Applications to Medical Travel. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, Article 752. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00752

Medical travel has expanded rapidly in recent years, resulting in new markets and increased access to medical care. Whereas several studies investigated the motives of individuals seeking healthcare abroad, the conventional analytical approach is lim... Read More about Multilevel Modeling and Policy Development: Guidelines and Applications to Medical Travel.

Scotland's Marine Protected Area network: Reviewing progress towards achieving commitments for marine conservation (2016)
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Hopkins, C., Bailey, D., & Potts, T. (2016). Scotland's Marine Protected Area network: Reviewing progress towards achieving commitments for marine conservation. Marine Policy, 71, 44-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2016.05.015

Significant progress has been made towards implementing Marine Protected Area (MPA) networks in UK waters, with Scotland successfully designating 30 new Scottish MPA sites in July 2014. This paper reviews the Scottish MPA process up to the point of i... Read More about Scotland's Marine Protected Area network: Reviewing progress towards achieving commitments for marine conservation.

Physical activity profiles and selected muscular fitness variables in English schoolchildren: A north–south divide? (2016)
Journal Article
Ingle, L., Stephenson, A., & Sandercock, G. R. (2016). Physical activity profiles and selected muscular fitness variables in English schoolchildren: A north–south divide?. European journal of sport science : the official journal of the European College of Sport Science, 16(8), 1187-1196. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2016.1183714

Introduction: The aim of the study was to compare and contrast habitual physical activity profiles and muscular fitness in schoolchildren from northern and southern regions of England. Methods: Data were collected from two secondary schools in the No... Read More about Physical activity profiles and selected muscular fitness variables in English schoolchildren: A north–south divide?.

Stellar neutron capture cross sections of ⁴¹K and ⁴⁵Sc (2016)
Journal Article
Heil, M., Plag, R., Uberseder, E., Bisterzo, S., Käppeler, F., Mengoni, A., & Pignatari, M. (2016). Stellar neutron capture cross sections of ⁴¹K and ⁴⁵Sc. Physical Review C, 93(5), 055807-1-055807-8. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.93.055807

The neutron capture cross sections of light nuclei (A

Functional decline in residents living in nursing homes : a systematic review of the literature (2016)
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Palese, A., Menegazzi, G., Tullio, A., Zigotti Fuso, M., Hayter, M., & Watson, R. (2016). Functional decline in residents living in nursing homes : a systematic review of the literature. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17(8), 694-705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.04.002

Objectives To describe the functional dependence progression over time in older people living in nursing homes (NHs). Design A systematic review of the literature was performed. Studies involving individuals 65 years and older living in NHs, describi... Read More about Functional decline in residents living in nursing homes : a systematic review of the literature.

Demethylation of 5,n-di-tert-butyl-8,n-dimethoxy[2.n] metacyclophane-1-ynes with BBr3 to afford novel [n] benzofuranophanes (2016)
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Akther, T., Islam, M. M., Matsumoto, T., Tanaka, J., Feng, X., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2016). Demethylation of 5,n-di-tert-butyl-8,n-dimethoxy[2.n] metacyclophane-1-ynes with BBr3 to afford novel [n] benzofuranophanes. Journal of molecular structure, 1122(15 October), 247-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.05.054

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Novel [n]benzofuranophanes (n = 8 & 10) 2a-b have been prepared by successive intramolecular cyclization from 5,19-di-tert-butyl-8,22-dimethoxy[n]metacyclophane-1-yne (syn-1a-b) by treatment with BBr 3 in C... Read More about Demethylation of 5,n-di-tert-butyl-8,n-dimethoxy[2.n] metacyclophane-1-ynes with BBr3 to afford novel [n] benzofuranophanes.

Climatic analysis of a passive cooling technology for the built environment in hot countries (2016)
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Calautit, J. K., Hughes, B. R., & Nasir, D. S. (2017). Climatic analysis of a passive cooling technology for the built environment in hot countries. Applied energy, 186, 321-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.05.096

The aim of this work was to determine the ventilation and cooling potential of a passive cooling windcatcher operating under hot climatic conditions by replicating the monthly wind velocity, wind direction, temperature and relative humidity (RH) obse... Read More about Climatic analysis of a passive cooling technology for the built environment in hot countries.

Early diversion and empowerment policing : evaluating an adult female offender triage project (2016)
Journal Article
Brennan, I. R., Green, S., & Sturgeon-Adams, L. (2018). Early diversion and empowerment policing : evaluating an adult female offender triage project. Policing and Society, 28(5), 570-586. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2016.1187607

This paper provides an evaluation of a police pilot early-diversion scheme for adult females who were arrested for low-severity offences using a natural experiment design. The intervention is novel in that it diverts arrestees to a women’s centre for... Read More about Early diversion and empowerment policing : evaluating an adult female offender triage project.

Merging DNA metabarcoding and ecological network analysis to understand and build resilient terrestrial ecosystems (2016)
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Evans, D. M., Kitson, J. J. N., Lunt, D. H., Straw, N. A., & Pocock, M. J. O. (2016). Merging DNA metabarcoding and ecological network analysis to understand and build resilient terrestrial ecosystems. Functional ecology, 30(12), 1904-1916. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12659

Summary 1. Significant advances in both mathematical and molecular approaches in ecology offer unprecedented opportunities to describe and understand ecosystem functioning. Ecological networks describe interactions between species, the underlying str... Read More about Merging DNA metabarcoding and ecological network analysis to understand and build resilient terrestrial ecosystems.

Thin film thickness measurements using ultrasonic pulse echo technique (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Hasan, A., AlAufi, Y., Watson, N., Azzopardi, B., Hewakandamby, B., Dimitrakis, G., & Kalashnikov, A. N. (2016). Thin film thickness measurements using ultrasonic pulse echo technique.

Effects of air injection positions on the flow structure of high viscous oil in a large pipe diameter (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Mohammed, S., Hasan, A. H., Azzopardi, B. J., & Dimitrakis, G. (2016). Effects of air injection positions on the flow structure of high viscous oil in a large pipe diameter.

Rethinking green entrepreneurship - fluid narratives of the green economy (2016)
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O'Neill, K., & Gibbs, D. (2016). Rethinking green entrepreneurship - fluid narratives of the green economy. Environment & planning. A, 48(9), 1727-1749. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X16650453

Green entrepreneurs have been seen as key drivers for a transition to a green economy. However, there has been limited in-depth qualitative empirical research with green entrepreneurs to date, focusing instead on typologies categorising certain ‘type... Read More about Rethinking green entrepreneurship - fluid narratives of the green economy.

Locating project studios and studio projects (2016)
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Slater, M. (2016). Locating project studios and studio projects. Journal of the Royal Musical Association, 141(1), 167-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690403.2016.1151241

Via a longitudinal case study of a studio project (Middlewood Sessions, 2004–12), this research explores processes of music-making in the increasingly prevalent context of the project studio to give an insight into contemporary music-making practices... Read More about Locating project studios and studio projects.

Long-term landscape trajectory - Can we make predictions about landscape form and function for post-mining landforms? (2016)
Journal Article
Hancock, G., Lowry, J., & Coulthard, T. (2016). Long-term landscape trajectory - Can we make predictions about landscape form and function for post-mining landforms?. Geomorphology, 266, 121-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.05.014

A significant issue for the application of numerical Landscape Evolution Models (LEMs) is their calibration/parameterisation and validation. LEMs are now at the stage of development where if calibrated, they can provide meaningful and useful results.... Read More about Long-term landscape trajectory - Can we make predictions about landscape form and function for post-mining landforms?.

Prevent misuse of eco-compensation (2016)
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Elliott, M., & Fang, Q. (2016). Prevent misuse of eco-compensation. Nature, 533(7603), 321-321. https://doi.org/10.1038/533321a

Dot display affects approximate number system acuity and relationships with mathematical achievement and inhibitory control (2016)
Journal Article
Norris, J. E., & Castronovo, J. (2016). Dot display affects approximate number system acuity and relationships with mathematical achievement and inhibitory control. PLoS ONE, 11(5), e0155543. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155543

© 2016 Norris, Castronovo. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source a... Read More about Dot display affects approximate number system acuity and relationships with mathematical achievement and inhibitory control.

Erythrocytes in multiple sclerosis – forgotten contributors to the pathophysiology? (2016)
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Groen, K., Maltby, V. E., Sanders, K. A., Scott, R. J., Tajouri, L., & Lechner-Scott, J. (2016). Erythrocytes in multiple sclerosis – forgotten contributors to the pathophysiology?. Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical, 2, https://doi.org/10.1177/2055217316649981

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of the central nervous system and subsequent destruction of myelin and axons. On the background of a genetic predisposition to autoimmunity, environmental trig... Read More about Erythrocytes in multiple sclerosis – forgotten contributors to the pathophysiology?.

'Fire hardening' spear wood does slightly harden it, but makes it much weaker and more brittle (2016)
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Ennos, A. R., & Chan, T. L. (2016). 'Fire hardening' spear wood does slightly harden it, but makes it much weaker and more brittle. Biology Letters, 12(5), Article 20160174. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0174

It is usually assumed that 'fire hardening' the tips of spears, as practised by hunter-gatherers and early Homo spp., makes them harder and better suited for hunting. This suggestion was tested by subjecting coppiced poles of hazel to a fire-hardenin... Read More about 'Fire hardening' spear wood does slightly harden it, but makes it much weaker and more brittle.