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Cloning and functional pharmacology of two corticotropin-releasing factor receptors from a teleost fish (2001)
Journal Article
Pohl, S., Darlison, M. G., Clarke, W., Lederis, K., & Richter, D. (2001). Cloning and functional pharmacology of two corticotropin-releasing factor receptors from a teleost fish. European Journal of Pharmacology, 430(2-3), 193-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0014-2999%2801%2901391-7

Although it is well established that fish possess corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and a CRF-like peptide, urotensin I, comparatively little is known about the pharmacology of their cognate receptors. Here we report the isolation and functional e... Read More about Cloning and functional pharmacology of two corticotropin-releasing factor receptors from a teleost fish.

Size-dependent proinflammatory effects of ultrafine polystyrene particles: a role for surface area and oxidative stress in the enhanced activity of ultrafines. (2001)
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Brown, D. M., Wilson, M. R., MacNee, W., Stone, V., & Donaldson, K. (2001). Size-dependent proinflammatory effects of ultrafine polystyrene particles: a role for surface area and oxidative stress in the enhanced activity of ultrafines. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 175(3), 191-199. https://doi.org/10.1006/taap.2001.9240

Studies into the effects of ultrafine particles in the lung have shown adverse effects considered to be due in part to the particle size. Air pollution particles (PM10) are associated with exacerbations of respiratory disease and deaths from cardiova... Read More about Size-dependent proinflammatory effects of ultrafine polystyrene particles: a role for surface area and oxidative stress in the enhanced activity of ultrafines..

Effects of active, passive or no warm-up on metabolism and performance during high-intensity exercise. (2001)
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Nimmo, M., & Gray, S. (2001). Effects of active, passive or no warm-up on metabolism and performance during high-intensity exercise. Journal of Sports Sciences, 19(9), 693-700. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410152475829

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of type of warm-up on metabolism and performance during high-intensity exercise. Eight males performed 30 s of intense exercise at 120% of their maximal power output followed, 1 min later, by a per... Read More about Effects of active, passive or no warm-up on metabolism and performance during high-intensity exercise..

Evidence of intra-specific competition for food in a pelagic seabird (2001)
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Lewis, S., Sherratt, T. N., Hamer, K. C., & Wanless, S. (2001). Evidence of intra-specific competition for food in a pelagic seabird. Nature, 412(6849), 816-819. https://doi.org/10.1038/35090566

The factors affecting the population dynamics of seabirds have long intrigued biologists. Current data suggest that density-dependent depletion of prey during the breeding season may regulate population size. However, much of the evidence for this ha... Read More about Evidence of intra-specific competition for food in a pelagic seabird.

Measuring changes in groupworking skills in undergraduate students after employer involvement in group skill development (2001)
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Laybourn, P., Goldfinch, J., Graham, J., MacLeod, L. & Stewart, S. (2001). Measuring changes in groupworking skills in undergraduate students after employer involvement in group skill development. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 26. . 367-380. . ISSN 0260-2938.

Examined changes in students' group skills before and after employer feedback and in students receiving and not receiving feedback, and the relationship between skill level and performance on the assignment. Experience with employer-observed group wo... Read More about Measuring changes in groupworking skills in undergraduate students after employer involvement in group skill development.

Loss of Cell Cycle Checkpoint Control in Drosophila Rfc4 Mutants (2001)
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Krause, S. A., Loupart, M., Vass, S., Schoenfelder, S., Harrison, S., & Heck, M. M. S. (2001). Loss of Cell Cycle Checkpoint Control in Drosophila Rfc4 Mutants. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 21(15), 5156-5168. doi:10.1128/mcb.21.15.5156-5168.2001

Two alleles of the Drosophila melanogaster Rfc4(DmRfc4) gene, which encodes subunit 4 of the replication factor C (RFC) complex, cause striking defects in mitotic chromosome cohesion and condensation. These mutations produce larval phenotypes consist... Read More about Loss of Cell Cycle Checkpoint Control in Drosophila Rfc4 Mutants.

Effects of nutrition and environmental factors on the fetal programming of the reproductive axis (2001)
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Rhind, S., Rae, M., & Brooks, A. (2001). Effects of nutrition and environmental factors on the fetal programming of the reproductive axis. Reproduction, 122, 205-214. https://doi.org/10.1530/rep.0.1220205

Research from a wide range of scientific disciplines has shown that the reproductive performance of animals in adult life is determined, in part, by a variety of extraneous influences acting at different stages of development from before conception u... Read More about Effects of nutrition and environmental factors on the fetal programming of the reproductive axis.

The scientific principles underlying the monitoring of the environmental impacts of aquaculture. (2001)
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Fernandes, T., Eleftheriou, A., Ackefors, H., Eleftheriou, M., Ervik, A., Sanchez-Mata, A., Scanlon, T., White, P., Cochrane, S., Pearson, T. H., & Read, P. A. (2001). The scientific principles underlying the monitoring of the environmental impacts of aquaculture. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 17(4), 181-193. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0426.2001.00315.x

This paper provides a critical review of the main issues regarding the scientific principles underlying environmental monitoring of marine aquaculture operations and makes recommendations relevant to the implementation of best practice for the manage... Read More about The scientific principles underlying the monitoring of the environmental impacts of aquaculture..

Problems and possibilities of delivering ‘footloose’ geography: the case for space (2001)
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McCleery, A. (2001). Problems and possibilities of delivering ‘footloose’ geography: the case for space. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 25(2), 225-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098260120067691

Within the UK Higher Education system, geography is sometimes taught outside the framework of a conventional geography degree programme. Using a case study of the situation at Napier University, Edinburgh, this paper explores the problems and possibi... Read More about Problems and possibilities of delivering ‘footloose’ geography: the case for space.

Quantitative Analysis of Low-Field NMR Signals in the Time Domain (2001)
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Nordon, A., Gemperline, P. J., McGill, C. A., & Littlejohn, D. (2001). Quantitative Analysis of Low-Field NMR Signals in the Time Domain. Analytical Chemistry, 73(17), 4286-4294. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac0102866

Two novel methods are described for direct quantitative analysis of NMR free induction decay (FID) signals. The methods use adaptations of the generalized rank annihilation method (GRAM) and the direct exponential curve resolution algorithm (DECRA).... Read More about Quantitative Analysis of Low-Field NMR Signals in the Time Domain.

The Yield of Marine Phytoplanckton Chlorophyll from Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen under Eutrophic Conditions (2001)
Thesis
Edwards, V. R. The Yield of Marine Phytoplanckton Chlorophyll from Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen under Eutrophic Conditions. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1052660

During 1999 ex-situ microcosm experiments were carried out at Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban using natural assemblages of microplankton (< 200 m in size) in a series of enrichment experiments using continuous culture techniques to determine q -... Read More about The Yield of Marine Phytoplanckton Chlorophyll from Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen under Eutrophic Conditions.

At-line process analysis by low-field medium-resolution NMR spectrometry (2001)
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Nordon, A., McGill, C., & Littlejohn, D. (2001). At-line process analysis by low-field medium-resolution NMR spectrometry. Spectroscopy Europe, 13(3), 10-13

Low-field NMR spectrometry offers attractive options in at-line analysis. As shown via examples concerning benzene production, high acid concentrations, ethoxy chain length, and esterification reactions, the instrument is robust, compact and has few... Read More about At-line process analysis by low-field medium-resolution NMR spectrometry.

Functional pharmacology of GABAA receptors containing the chicken brain γ4 subunit (2001)
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Forster, I. C., Harvey, R. J., Darlison, M. G., & Benson, J. A. (2001). Functional pharmacology of GABAA receptors containing the chicken brain γ4 subunit. European Journal of Pharmacology, 419(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0014-2999%2801%2900964-5

The functional pharmacology of receptors composed of the chicken brain {GABAA} receptor γ4 subunit and the mammalian {GABAA} receptor α3 and β2 subunits was studied by heterologous expression in Xenopus laevis oocytes using the two electrode voltage-... Read More about Functional pharmacology of GABAA receptors containing the chicken brain γ4 subunit.

‘Mother Russia’ at Work: Gender Divisions in the Medical Profession (2001)
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Harden, J. (2001). ‘Mother Russia’ at Work: Gender Divisions in the Medical Profession. European Journal of Women's Studies, 8(2), 181-199. https://doi.org/10.1177/135050680100800204

One of the most significant changes in the medical professions in Europe is the trend towards feminization. Some of the patterns of gender inequality arising from the feminization of the European medical professions are clearly apparent within the Ru... Read More about ‘Mother Russia’ at Work: Gender Divisions in the Medical Profession.

A binocular site for contrast-modulated masking (2001)
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Harris, J. M., & Willis, A. (2001). A binocular site for contrast-modulated masking. Vision research an international journal in visual science, 41(7), 873-881. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0042-6989%2800%2900292-3

Contrast-modulated (CM) gratings, composed of two luminance-modulated sinusoids of similar spatial frequency, mask the detection of test sinusoids at the difference frequency. However, the mechanism underlying masking by CM gratings remains poorly un... Read More about A binocular site for contrast-modulated masking.

Cultural dimensions of clinical depression in Bangalore, India (2001)
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Raguram, R., Weiss, M. G., Keval, H., & Channabasavanna, S. M. (2001). Cultural dimensions of clinical depression in Bangalore, India. Anthropology and Medicine, 8(1), 31-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/13648470120063889

Though rates of depression are comparable across cultures, similar rates may obscure the diversity of the experience and meaning of depression and related behaviour. Appreciation of the social and cultural contexts is crucial in developing culturally... Read More about Cultural dimensions of clinical depression in Bangalore, India.

Respiration rates in Littorina littorea infected with three species of digenean parasite (2001)
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Maitland, D., & Mocogni, M. (2001). Respiration rates in Littorina littorea infected with three species of digenean parasite. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 81(02), (351-352). doi:10.1017/s0025315401003885. ISSN 0025-3154

The gastropod Littorina littorea shows increased mortality in the summer months when infected with digenean parasites. One possible cause of this mortality is impaired respiration in infected hosts. Respiration rates of L. littorea infected with thre... Read More about Respiration rates in Littorina littorea infected with three species of digenean parasite.

Seasonal variations in nutrient levels in Bemersyde Moss, Borders Region, Scotland. (2001)
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Velander, K., & Mocogni, M. (2001). Seasonal variations in nutrient levels in Bemersyde Moss, Borders Region, Scotland. The naturalist, 126, 17-26

Nutrient levels were monitored over a twelve month period in Bemersyde Moss, a shallow wetland in southern Scotland. The Moss is used by a variety of waterfowl, both as a winter roost by approximately 100-250 greylag geese (Anser anser) and in summer... Read More about Seasonal variations in nutrient levels in Bemersyde Moss, Borders Region, Scotland..