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An observational pilot study to assess the potential of a microfluidic tissue culture model to predict rectal cancer response to neo-adjuvant therapy (2016)
Thesis
Patel, R. (2016). An observational pilot study to assess the potential of a microfluidic tissue culture model to predict rectal cancer response to neo-adjuvant therapy. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218991

Radiotherapy has been reported to induce apoptosis and prevent the proliferation of malignant cells. Complete clinical response to neo-adjuvant long course chemoradiotherapy has been identified in up to 30% of patients with locally advanced rectal ca... Read More about An observational pilot study to assess the potential of a microfluidic tissue culture model to predict rectal cancer response to neo-adjuvant therapy.

The dietary flavonol quercetin ameliorates angiotensin II-induced redox signaling imbalance in a human umbilical vein endothelial cell model of endothelial dysfunction via ablation of p47ᵖʰᵒˣ expression (2016)
Journal Article
Jones, H. S., Gordon, A., Magwenzi, S. G., Naseem, K., Atkin, S. L., & Courts, F. L. (2016). The dietary flavonol quercetin ameliorates angiotensin II-induced redox signaling imbalance in a human umbilical vein endothelial cell model of endothelial dysfunction via ablation of p47ᵖʰᵒˣ expression. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 60(4), 787-797. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201500751

Scope: Quercetin is reported to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive but not normotensive humans, but the role of endothelial redox signaling in this phenomenon has not been assessed. This study investigated the effects of physiologically obtainable... Read More about The dietary flavonol quercetin ameliorates angiotensin II-induced redox signaling imbalance in a human umbilical vein endothelial cell model of endothelial dysfunction via ablation of p47ᵖʰᵒˣ expression.

Thermal optical non-linearity of nematic mesophase enhanced by gold nanoparticles – an experimental and numerical investigation (2016)
Journal Article
Kurochkin, O., Murugesan, Y. K., Bennett, T. P., D'Alessandro, G., Reznikov, Y., Tang, B. J., …Kaczmarek, M. (2016). Thermal optical non-linearity of nematic mesophase enhanced by gold nanoparticles – an experimental and numerical investigation. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 18(16), 11503-11512. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cp00116e

In this work the mechanisms leading to the enhancement of optical nonlinearity of nematic liquid crystalline material through localized heating by doping the liquid crystals (LCs) with gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are investigated. We present some exper... Read More about Thermal optical non-linearity of nematic mesophase enhanced by gold nanoparticles – an experimental and numerical investigation.

Form and function of the craniomandibular complex in subterranean rodents (2016)
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McIntosh, A. F. (2016). Form and function of the craniomandibular complex in subterranean rodents. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218716

Rodents are the most speciose mammalian order and are represented in arboreal, semiaquatic, subterranean and terrestrial niches. To flourish in such environments, rodents must exhibit morphological traits that can reflect functions that are needed to... Read More about Form and function of the craniomandibular complex in subterranean rodents.

STELLAR ORIGINS OF EXTREMELY C-13- AND N-15-ENRICHED PRESOLAR SIC GRAINS: NOVAE OR SUPERNOVAE? (2016)
Journal Article
Liu, N., Nittler, L. R., Alexander, C. M. O., Wang, J., Pignatari, M., José, J., & Nguyen, A. (2016). STELLAR ORIGINS OF EXTREMELY C-13- AND N-15-ENRICHED PRESOLAR SIC GRAINS: NOVAE OR SUPERNOVAE?. The Astrophysical journal, 820(2), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/820/2/140

Extreme excesses of 13C (12C/13C < 10) and 15N (14N/15N < 20) in rare presolar SiC grains have been considered diagnostic of an origin in classical novae, though an origin in core collapse supernovae (CCSNe) has also been proposed. We report C, N, an... Read More about STELLAR ORIGINS OF EXTREMELY C-13- AND N-15-ENRICHED PRESOLAR SIC GRAINS: NOVAE OR SUPERNOVAE?.

Jupiter's X-ray and EUV auroras monitored by Chandra, XXM-Newton, and Hisaki satellite (2016)
Journal Article
Badman, S. V., Branduardi-Raymont, G., Dunn, W. R., Elsner, R. F., Ezoe, Y., Fujimoto, M., …Yoshioka, K. (2016). Jupiter's X-ray and EUV auroras monitored by Chandra, XXM-Newton, and Hisaki satellite. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121(3), 2308-2320. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015ja021893

Jupiter's X-ray auroral emission in the polar cap region results from particles which have undergone strong field-aligned acceleration into the ionosphere. The origin of precipitating ions and electrons and the time variability in the X-ray emission... Read More about Jupiter's X-ray and EUV auroras monitored by Chandra, XXM-Newton, and Hisaki satellite.

Does HPV-16 seropositivity correlate with T-cell distribution providing additional prognostic information in infected HNSCC patients? (2016)
Thesis
Zahoor, T. (2016). Does HPV-16 seropositivity correlate with T-cell distribution providing additional prognostic information in infected HNSCC patients?. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218924

It is widely accepted that infection with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) confers better outcomes and survival rates in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients (80% 5-year survival) compared with HPV-negative counterparts (50% 5-year survi... Read More about Does HPV-16 seropositivity correlate with T-cell distribution providing additional prognostic information in infected HNSCC patients?.

Biomechanical function of the periodontal ligament in biting and orthodontic tooth movement (2016)
Thesis
McCormack, S. W. (2016). Biomechanical function of the periodontal ligament in biting and orthodontic tooth movement. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218358

Alveolar bone remodelling is vital for the success of dental implants and orthodontic treatments. However, the underlying biomechanical mechanisms, in particular the function of the periodontal ligament (PDL) in bone remodelling, are not well underst... Read More about Biomechanical function of the periodontal ligament in biting and orthodontic tooth movement.

'Silence no more' : an in-depth cyberconflict analysis of the Nirbhaya rape case and digital tender activism in India (2016)
Thesis
Dey, A. (2016). 'Silence no more' : an in-depth cyberconflict analysis of the Nirbhaya rape case and digital tender activism in India. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222235

Sociopolitical activism has been crucial in shaping the structure of the contemporary Indian society. Over the last few decades, while information and communication technologies (ICTs) and social media have been increasingly popular and a widely used... Read More about 'Silence no more' : an in-depth cyberconflict analysis of the Nirbhaya rape case and digital tender activism in India.

Investigating the role of WSB-1 in breast cancer (2016)
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Poujade, F. (2016). Investigating the role of WSB-1 in breast cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219511

Breast cancer is the second most represented cancer type worldwide and will affect 1 in 8 women in the UK. Overall patient survival can reach 90% when the disease is diagnosed early but rapidly drops as the tumour progresses and metastasises. The ste... Read More about Investigating the role of WSB-1 in breast cancer.

Genomic analysis of companion rabbit Staphylococcus aureus (2016)
Journal Article
Holmes, M. A., Harrison, E. M., Fisher, E. A., Graham, E. M., Parkhill, J., Foster, G., & Paterson, G. K. (2016). Genomic analysis of companion rabbit Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS ONE, 11(3), e0151458. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151458

© 2016 Holmes et al. 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 are cre... Read More about Genomic analysis of companion rabbit Staphylococcus aureus.

Overview of integrative assessment of marine systems: The ecosystem approach in practice (2016)
Journal Article
Borja, A., Elliott, M., Andersen, J. H., Berg, T., Carstensen, J., Halpern, B. S., …Rodriguez-Ezpeleta, N. (2016). Overview of integrative assessment of marine systems: The ecosystem approach in practice. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3, Article 20. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00020

© 2016 Borja, Elliott, Andersen, Berg, Carstensen, Halpern, Heiskanen, Korpinen, Lowndes, Martin and Rodriguez-Ezpeleta. Traditional and emerging human activities are increasingly putting pressures on marine ecosystems and impacting their ability to... Read More about Overview of integrative assessment of marine systems: The ecosystem approach in practice.

Follow on to the development of spatial models of essential fish habitat for the South Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan Areas (2016)
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Franco, A., & Shona, T. (2016). Follow on to the development of spatial models of essential fish habitat for the South Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan Areas. Marine Management Organisation

The ability to spatially locate resources in the marine environment with confidence and at high resolution is central to marine planning and required to manage anthropogenic activities for a sustainable integrated use of the sea. Essential fish habit... Read More about Follow on to the development of spatial models of essential fish habitat for the South Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan Areas.

Family business corporate performance and capital structure : evidence from Saudi Arabia (2016)
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Alghamdi, M. S. M. (2016). Family business corporate performance and capital structure : evidence from Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218255

Agency costs, ownership concentration, firm performance, and capital structure are four constructs that have been extensively examined in finance literature. The effect of agency costs and ownership concentration on firm performance and capital struc... Read More about Family business corporate performance and capital structure : evidence from Saudi Arabia.

Properties of the outer regions of spiral disks: Abundances, colors and ages (2016)
Journal Article
Mollá, M., Díaz, A. I., Gibson, B. K., Cavichia, O., & López-Sánchez, Á. (2016). Properties of the outer regions of spiral disks: Abundances, colors and ages. IAU symposium and colloquium proceedings series / International Astronomical Union. Symposium, 11(S321), 102-104. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921316011030

© 2017 International Astronomical Union. We summarize the results obtained from our suite of chemical evolution models for spiral disks, computed for different total masses and star formation efficiencies. Once the gas, stars and star formation radia... Read More about Properties of the outer regions of spiral disks: Abundances, colors and ages.

Writing about embodiment as an act of translation (2016)
Journal Article
Baker, C. (2016). Writing about embodiment as an act of translation. Critical military studies, 2(1-2), 120-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/23337486.2016.1139314

Writing about embodiment is an act of compression: reducing the sensory complexity of someone else’s physical experience, or even one’s own, into written language that somebody else will understand through sight or sound. It is an act of abstraction,... Read More about Writing about embodiment as an act of translation.

RHOBTB1 (Rho-related BTB domain containing 1) (2016)
Journal Article
Cai, S., Rivero-Crespo, F., & Schenková, K. (2016). RHOBTB1 (Rho-related BTB domain containing 1). Atlas of genetics and cytogenetics in oncology and haematology, 20(10), 512-515. https://doi.org/10.4267/2042/66084

RhoBTB1 is one of the three members of the RhoBTB family. All RhoBTB proteins are characterized by a GTPase domain followed by a proline-rich region, a tandem of two BTB domains and a C-terminal putative RING finger domain. RHOBTB1 is a putative tumo... Read More about RHOBTB1 (Rho-related BTB domain containing 1).

RHOBTB2 (Rho-related BTB domain containing 2) (2016)
Journal Article
Cai, S., Rivero-Crespo, F., & Schenková, K. (2016). RHOBTB2 (Rho-related BTB domain containing 2). Atlas of genetics and cytogenetics in oncology and haematology,

RhoBTB2 is one of the three members of the RhoBTB family. All RhoBTB proteins are characterized by a GTPase domain followed by a proline-rich region, a tandem of two BTB domains and a C-terminal putative RING finger domain. RHOBTB2 is a putative tumo... Read More about RHOBTB2 (Rho-related BTB domain containing 2).

Ethical consumption behaviours in supermarket shoppers: determinants and marketing implications (2016)
Journal Article
Jayawardhena, C., Morrell, K., & Stride, C. (2016). Ethical consumption behaviours in supermarket shoppers: determinants and marketing implications. Journal of marketing management, 32(7-8), 777-805. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.2015.1134627

Understanding how consumers make ethical purchases has numerous benefits for firms and other stakeholders. Although several ethical decision-making frameworks seek to explain such purchasing behaviour, they typically focus on the content of such deci... Read More about Ethical consumption behaviours in supermarket shoppers: determinants and marketing implications.