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The knowledge development of an expert gymnastics coach and the significance of the coach education structure in this development process (2012)
Thesis
Methven, K. J. The knowledge development of an expert gymnastics coach and the significance of the coach education structure in this development process. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprin

The purpose of this study was to identify the process underlying the knowledge development of expert gymnastic coaches. This research looked specifically at; how expert gymnastic coaches develop knowledge, how they use their knowledge at appropriate... Read More about The knowledge development of an expert gymnastics coach and the significance of the coach education structure in this development process.

The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes (2012)
Journal Article
Adl, S. M., Simpson, A. G. B., Lane, C. E., Lukeš, J., Bass, D., Bowser, S. S., …Spiegel, F. W. (2012). The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 59(5), 429-514. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00644.x

This revision of the classification of eukaryotes, which updates that of Adl et al. [J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 52 (2005) 399], retains an emphasis on the protists and incorporates changes since 2005 that have resolved nodes and branches in phylogenetic... Read More about The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes.

The use of benthic communities in environmental health assessment (2012)
Thesis
Culhane, F. E. The use of benthic communities in environmental health assessment. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5687

Quality classification of water bodies commonly hinges upon the results of biotic indices. Biotic indices should reliably detect environmental change caused by anthropogenic stress; distinguish between different levels of disturbance; and be applicab... Read More about The use of benthic communities in environmental health assessment.

World Development Report 2012: Gender equality and development (2012)
Journal Article
Wong, Y. N. (2012). World Development Report 2012: Gender equality and development. Forum for Development Studies, 39(3), 435-444. https://doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2012.722769

Since the 1970s, Gender in development has emerged as an issue of concern for development agencies, namely bilateral and multilateral non-government organizations (NGOs). Although initially slow in gaining momentum in the constitution of policies, co... Read More about World Development Report 2012: Gender equality and development.

Psychological Skills Training (2012)
Book Chapter
Martindale, A., & Martindale, R. (2012). Psychological Skills Training. In J. Sproule (Ed.), IB Course Companion: Sports, Exercise and Health Science (264-277). Oxford University Press

No abstract available.

Impact of typhoon disturbance on the diversity of key ecosystem engineers in a monoculture mangrove forest plantation, Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam. (2012)
Journal Article
Diele, K., Tran Ngoc, D. M., Geist, S. J., Meyer, F., Pham, Q. H., Saint-Paul, U., …Berger, U. (2013). Impact of typhoon disturbance on the diversity of key ecosystem engineers in a monoculture mangrove forest plantation, Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam. Global and Planetary Change, 110(B), 236-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.09.003

Mangrove crabs as key ecosystem engineers may play an important role in the recovery process of storm-damaged forests. Yet, their response to storm disturbance is largely unknown. Here we compare the ground-dwelling brachyuran crab community of intac... Read More about Impact of typhoon disturbance on the diversity of key ecosystem engineers in a monoculture mangrove forest plantation, Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam..

Floral visitors and ant scent marks: noticed but not used? (2012)
Journal Article
Ballantyne, G., & Willmer, P. (2012). Floral visitors and ant scent marks: noticed but not used?. Ecological Entomology, 37(5), 402-409. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2012.01378.x

1. Bee behaviour when visiting flowers is mediated by diverse chemical cues and signals, from the flower itself and from previous visitors to the flower. Flowers recently visited by bees and hoverflies may be rejected for a period of time by subseque... Read More about Floral visitors and ant scent marks: noticed but not used?.

Chondrogenic ATDC5 cells: An optimised model for rapid and physiological matrix mineralisation (2012)
Journal Article
Newton, P. T., Staines, K. .. . A., Spevak, L., Boskey, A. L., Teixeira, C. C., Macrae, V. E., …Farquharson, C. (2012). Chondrogenic ATDC5 cells: An optimised model for rapid and physiological matrix mineralisation. International Journal of Molecular Me

The development of chondrogenic cell lines has led to major advances in the understanding of how chondrocyte differentiation is regulated, and has uncovered many signalling pathways and gene regulatory mechanisms required to maintain normal function.... Read More about Chondrogenic ATDC5 cells: An optimised model for rapid and physiological matrix mineralisation.

Song characteristics vary clinally across an active colonization zone in Eurasian Nuthatches Sitta europaea (2012)
Journal Article
White, P. J. C. (2012). Song characteristics vary clinally across an active colonization zone in Eurasian Nuthatches Sitta europaea. Bird Study, 59(3), 296-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2012.672399

Capsule Eurasian Nuthatches have experienced a northward range expansion in Britain. Younger, more isolated, populations have smaller song meme-pool size, diversity and individual repertoires.

Relationships between glide efficiency and swimmers’ size and shape characteristics (2012)
Journal Article
Naemi, R., Psycharakis, S., McCabe, C., Connaboy, C., & Sanders, R. (2012). Relationships between glide efficiency and swimmers’ size and shape characteristics. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 28, 400-411

Glide efficiency, the ability of a body to minimise deceleration over the glide, can vary with variations in the body's size and shape. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between glide efficiency and the size and shape cha... Read More about Relationships between glide efficiency and swimmers’ size and shape characteristics.

Lost in Space: Optimising search space in EvoFIT (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Skelton, F., Frowd, C., & Greenwood, L. (2012, August). Lost in Space: Optimising search space in EvoFIT. Paper presented at British Psychological Society Cognitive Section annual conference, University of Glasgow

Nectar Theft and Floral Ant-Repellence: A Link between Nectar Volume and Ant-Repellent Traits? (2012)
Journal Article
Ballantyne, G., & Willmer, P. (2012). Nectar Theft and Floral Ant-Repellence: A Link between Nectar Volume and Ant-Repellent Traits?. PLOS ONE, 7(8), Article e43869. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043869

As flower visitors, ants rarely benefit a plant. They are poor pollinators, and can also disrupt pollination by deterring other flower visitors, or by stealing nectar. Some plant species therefore possess floral ant-repelling traits. But why do parti... Read More about Nectar Theft and Floral Ant-Repellence: A Link between Nectar Volume and Ant-Repellent Traits?.

A role for vimentin in Crohn disease (2012)
Journal Article
Henderson, P., Wilson, D. C., Satsangi, J., & Stevens, C. (2012). A role for vimentin in Crohn disease. Autophagy, 8(11), 1695-1696. https://doi.org/10.4161/auto.21690

Crohn disease (CD), one of the major chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, occurs anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract with discontinuous transmural inflammation. A number of studies have now demonstrated that genetic predisposition, environmental... Read More about A role for vimentin in Crohn disease.

Circulating hormone and cytokine response to low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction in older men (2012)
Journal Article
Patterson, S. D., Leggate, M., Nimmo, M. A., & Ferguson, R. A. (2013). Circulating hormone and cytokine response to low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction in older men. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 113(3), 713-719. https://doi

It has been suggested that circulating hormones and cytokines are important in the adaptive response to low-load resistance training (LLRT) with blood flow restriction (BFR); however, their response following this type of training in older men is unc... Read More about Circulating hormone and cytokine response to low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction in older men.

Size-assortative pairing and discrimination of potential mates by humpback whales in the Hawaiian breeding grounds (2012)
Journal Article
Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., Spitz, S. S., Craig, A. S., Hakala, S., Deakos, M. H., …Lowe, C. (2012). Size-assortative pairing and discrimination of potential mates by humpback whales in the Hawaiian breeding grounds. Animal Behaviour, 84(4), 983-993. ht

Assortative pairing, and its relation to mate choice, has rarely been documented in mammals. Using data collected from 1998-2007, we investigated size-assortative pairing as it relates to discrimination amongst potential mates in humpback whale (Mega... Read More about Size-assortative pairing and discrimination of potential mates by humpback whales in the Hawaiian breeding grounds.

Examining the ecological validity of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (2012)
Journal Article
Martindale, R. J., Collins, D., Douglas, C., & Whike, A. (2013). Examining the ecological validity of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire. Journal of Sports Sciences, 31(1), 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.718443

It is clear that high class expertise and effective practice exists within many talent development environments across the world. However, there is also a general consensus that widespread evidence-based policy and practice is lacking. As such, it is... Read More about Examining the ecological validity of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire.

Investigating the specificity of experimentally induced expectations in motion perception (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gekas, N., Seitz, A., & Seriès, P. (2012). Investigating the specificity of experimentally induced expectations in motion perception. Journal of Vision, 12(9), 1137. https://doi.org/10.1167/12.9.1137

Our perceptions are fundamentally altered by our expectations, a.k.a. "priors" about the world. In previous statistical learning experiments (Chalk et al, 2010), we investigated how such priors are formed by presenting subjects with low contrast movi... Read More about Investigating the specificity of experimentally induced expectations in motion perception.

The Role of Autophagy in Crohn’s Disease (2012)
Journal Article
Henderson, P., & Stevens, C. (2012). The Role of Autophagy in Crohn’s Disease. Cells, 1(3), 492-519. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells1030492

(Macro)-autophagy is a homeostatic process by which eukaryotic cells dispose of protein aggregates and damaged organelles. Autophagy is also used to degrade micro-organisms that invade intracellularly in a process termed xenophagy. Genome-wide associ... Read More about The Role of Autophagy in Crohn’s Disease.

P1‐274: Ageing increases vulnerability to Aβ42 toxicity in drosophila (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kerr, F., Rogers, I., Martinez, P., Hardy, J., Lovestone, S., & Partridge, L. (2012, July). P1‐274: Ageing increases vulnerability to Aβ42 toxicity in drosophila. Presented at Alzheimer 's Association International Conference 2012, Vancouver, British C

Background Ageing is the major risk factor for the development of many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's Disease (AD). One of the major unresolved questions in the AD field asks why neurodegeneration occurs late in life. This associa... Read More about P1‐274: Ageing increases vulnerability to Aβ42 toxicity in drosophila.