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UpLIFTIng PFI : does LIFT improve public-private procurement? (2008)
Journal Article
Fitzsimmons, D., Beck, M., Toms, S., Brown, S., Mannion, R., & Lunt, N. (2008). UpLIFTIng PFI : does LIFT improve public-private procurement?. Systemist / United Kingdom Systems Society, 30(2), 117-135

The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) were both introduced by the UK government as part of a drive to improve public service provision. Both PFI and LIFT focus on leveraging the key strengths of the public an... Read More about UpLIFTIng PFI : does LIFT improve public-private procurement?.

Anti-inflammatory steroid signalling in the human peritoneum (2008)
Journal Article
Fegan, K. S., Rae, M. T., Critchley, H. O. D., & Hillier, S. G. (2008). Anti-inflammatory steroid signalling in the human peritoneum. Journal of Endocrinology, 196, 369-376. https://doi.org/10.1677/JOE-07-0419

Peritoneal surface epithelial (PSE) cells participate in adhesion formation following inflammatory injury yet adjacent ovarian SE (OSE) cells regenerate without scarification after ovulation. OSE cells show inflammation-associated expression of 11β h... Read More about Anti-inflammatory steroid signalling in the human peritoneum.

Starvation/stationary phase survival of Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1: a physiological and genetic analysis (2008)
Thesis
Fanget, N. V. J. Starvation/stationary phase survival of Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1: a physiological and genetic analysis. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2432

Although the starvation or non-growth state is probably the most common physiological state of bacteria, it has been studied in relatively few organisms. In spite of its importance in pathogenesis, bioremediation and several industrial processes, lim... Read More about Starvation/stationary phase survival of Rhodococcus erythropolis SQ1: a physiological and genetic analysis.

Enhanced desulfurization activity in protoplast transformed Rhodococcus erythropolis (2008)
Journal Article
Etemadifar, Z., Emtiazi, G., & Christofi, N. (2008). Enhanced desulfurization activity in protoplast transformed Rhodococcus erythropolis. American-Eurasian journal of agricultural & environmental sciences, 3, 285-291

Petro-chemically derived fuels may contain a range of organosulfur compounds that produce sulfur dioxide when combusted, culminating in atmospheric and soil pollution. Sulfur constituents include thiophenes, such as Benzothiophene and Dibenzothiaphen... Read More about Enhanced desulfurization activity in protoplast transformed Rhodococcus erythropolis.

Visual gaze behaviour of children and adult pedestrians at a signalized road crossings. (2008)
Journal Article
Egan, C. D., Willis, A., Ness, H., & Stradling, S. G. (2008). Visual gaze behaviour of children and adult pedestrians at a signalized road crossings. Perception, 37, 149

Underdeveloped visual search strategies may be a contributing factor to children's involvement in pedestrian accidents. Although laboratory-based research suggests that the ability to detect targets in a cluttered scene may be less efficient in child... Read More about Visual gaze behaviour of children and adult pedestrians at a signalized road crossings..

Visual gaze behaviour of adults and older adults at a pedestrian crossing. (2008)
Journal Article
Egan, C. D., Willis, A., Ness, H., & Stradling, S. G. (2008). Visual gaze behaviour of adults and older adults at a pedestrian crossing. Perception, 37, 149

Underdeveloped visual search strategies may be a contributing factor to children's involvement in pedestrian accidents. Although laboratory-based research suggests that the ability to detect targets in a cluttered scene may be less efficient in child... Read More about Visual gaze behaviour of adults and older adults at a pedestrian crossing..

UV treatment of chlorophenols in water using uv microwave lamps and Xe/Br excilamp coupled with biodegradation. (2008)
Book Chapter
Christofi, N., Matafonova, G., Batoev, V., Misakyan, M. A., Barkhudarov, E. M., & Kossyi, I. A. (2008). UV treatment of chlorophenols in water using uv microwave lamps and Xe/Br excilamp coupled with biodegradation. In L. N. Robinson (Ed.), Water Resources Research Progress (101-126). Nova Science Publishers Inc

The protection of aquatic ecosystems from artificial or natural pollutants of industrial origin is of paramount importance and technology to reduce or eliminate these from waste streams is urgently needed. Chlorophenols represent a particular group o... Read More about UV treatment of chlorophenols in water using uv microwave lamps and Xe/Br excilamp coupled with biodegradation..

What are the factors underlying unintended pregnancy in young women in Hull? (2008)
Report
Brown, S., & Thornton-Jones, H. (2008). What are the factors underlying unintended pregnancy in young women in Hull?

The recent public health white paper “Choosing Health” (2004) made significant commitments to sexual health and in particular the reduction of unintended teenage pregnancies, especially in areas with high teenage conception rates. Despite a strong lo... Read More about What are the factors underlying unintended pregnancy in young women in Hull?.

Mangrove production and carbon sinks: A revision of global budget estimates. (2008)
Journal Article
Bouillon, S., Borges, A. V., Castañeda-Moya, E., Diele, K., Dittmar, T., Duke, N. C., Kristensen, E., Lee, S. Y., Marchand, C., Middelburg, J. J., Rivera-Monroy, V. H., Smith, T. J., & Twilley, R. R. (2008). Mangrove production and carbon sinks: A revision of global budget estimates. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22, https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GB003052

Mangrove forests are highly productive but globally threatened coastal ecosystems, whose role in the carbon budget of the coastal zone has long been debated. Here we provide a comprehensive synthesis of the available data on carbon fluxes in mangrove... Read More about Mangrove production and carbon sinks: A revision of global budget estimates..

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Poland: further evidence for the changing epidemiology of MRSA. (2008)
Journal Article
Bogut, A., Kozioł-Montewka, M., Baranowicz, I., Józ’wiak, L., Al-Doori, Z., Morrison, D., Kaczor, D., & Ksia˛z’ek, A. (2008). of MRSA. The new microbiologica, 31, 229-234

This study reports the isolation of CA-MRSA strain which was found to colonize the nasal mucosa of a patient undergoing haemodialysis treatment. The MRSA was subjected to molecular analysis by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE), multiplex PCR as... Read More about Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Poland: further evidence for the changing epidemiology of MRSA..

Shoulder and hip roll changes during 200-m front crawl swimming (2008)
Journal Article
Psycharakis, S., & Sanders, R. (2008). Shoulder and hip roll changes during 200-m front crawl swimming. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 40, 2129-2136. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e31818160bc

Purpose: To determine accurately the magnitude and changes in shoulder roll (SR) and hip roll (HR) throughout a 200m maximum front crawl swim and whether SR and HR were associated with swimming velocity (V). Bilateral roll asymmetries and timing diff... Read More about Shoulder and hip roll changes during 200-m front crawl swimming.

Collecting student feedback: a comparison of questionnaire and other methods (2008)
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Laybourn, P., Cairncross, S., Gray, M., Brown, N., Goldfinch, J., & Earl, S. (2008). Collecting student feedback: a comparison of questionnaire and other methods. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 33(6), 675-686. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930701773000

A study was conducted comparing the feedback received from students about teaching obtained using different instruments. Twelve first- and second-year undergraduate modules were selected from seven different schools within a single university. Studen... Read More about Collecting student feedback: a comparison of questionnaire and other methods.

Investigating the frequency of senescent T lymphocytes with ageing, exercise and obesity (2008)
Thesis
Cosgrove, C. Investigating the frequency of senescent T lymphocytes with ageing, exercise and obesity. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2491

Cellular senescence is a state of permanent cell cycle arrest in which a cell is unable to further divide in response to normal growth stimuli. Telomere shortening, believed to be a mechanism of cellular senescence, is a result of numerous rounds of... Read More about Investigating the frequency of senescent T lymphocytes with ageing, exercise and obesity.

Expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor and elafin in human fallopian tube and in an in-vitro model of Chlamydia trachomatis infection (2008)
Journal Article
King, A. E., Wheelhouse, N., Cameron, S., McDonald, S. E., Lee, K.-F., Entrican, G., Critchley, H. O. D., & Horne, A. W. (2009). Expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor and elafin in human fallopian tube and in an in-vitro model of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Human Reproduction, 24(3), 679-686. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/den452

BACKGROUND: Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) and elafin are anti-protease and anti-microbial molecules with a role in innate immune defence. They have been demonstrated at multiple mucosal surfaces including those of the female reproduct... Read More about Expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor and elafin in human fallopian tube and in an in-vitro model of Chlamydia trachomatis infection.

Metazoan fish parasites of Segara Anakan Lagoon, Indonesia, and their potential use as biological indicators (2008)
Journal Article
Palm, H. W., Rueckert, S., Hagen, W., & Yuniar, A. T. (2009). Metazoan fish parasites of Segara Anakan Lagoon, Indonesia, and their potential use as biological indicators. Regional Environmental Change, 9(4), 315-328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-008-0076-2

The present study reports metazoan fish parasites from Segara Anakan, a brackish water lagoon located at the southern Java coast, Indonesia. Seven economically important marine fish species (Mugil cephalus, Siganus javus, Scatophagus argus, Caranx se... Read More about Metazoan fish parasites of Segara Anakan Lagoon, Indonesia, and their potential use as biological indicators.

Potential use of DNA adducts to detect mutagenic compounds in soil (2008)
Journal Article
Hua, G., Lyons, B., Killham, K., & Singleton, I. (2009). Potential use of DNA adducts to detect mutagenic compounds in soil. Environmental Pollution, 157(3), 916-921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2008.10.026

In this study, three different soils with contrasting features, spiked with 300 mg benzo[a]pyrene (BaP)/kg dry soil, were incubated at 20 °C and 60% water holding capacity for 540 days. At different time points, BaP and {DNA} were extracted and quant... Read More about Potential use of DNA adducts to detect mutagenic compounds in soil.

Interspecific Variations in Responses of Mangrove Seedlings to Two Contrasting Salinities (2008)
Journal Article
Jayatissa, L. P., Wickramasinghe, W. A. A. D. L., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., & Huxham, M. (2008). Interspecific Variations in Responses of Mangrove Seedlings to Two Contrasting Salinities. International Review of Hydrobiology, 93(6), 700-710. https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.200711017

The growth performance of seedlings of seven species of true mangroves (Avicennia marina, A. officinalis, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, B. sexangula, Rhizophora apiculata, R. mucronata, and Sonneratia caseolaris) in response to two contrasting salinity regi... Read More about Interspecific Variations in Responses of Mangrove Seedlings to Two Contrasting Salinities.

Incomplete Killing And Enhanced Activation of Islet-Reactive CD8+ T Cells by FasL-Expressing Dendritic Cells Limits Protection from Diabetes (2008)
Journal Article
Maksimow, M., Alam, C., & Hänninen, A. (2008). Incomplete Killing And Enhanced Activation of Islet-Reactive CD8+ T Cells by FasL-Expressing Dendritic Cells Limits Protection from Diabetes. The Review of Diabetic Studies, 5(3), 144-153. https://doi.org/10.1900/rds.2008.5.144

AIMS: Autologous dendritic cells (DC) are a promising tool for induction of cytotoxic CD8+ T cell immunity against tumors and chronic viral infections. When armed with the death-inducing Fas-ligand (FasL, CD195), DC attenuate delayed-type hypersensit... Read More about Incomplete Killing And Enhanced Activation of Islet-Reactive CD8+ T Cells by FasL-Expressing Dendritic Cells Limits Protection from Diabetes.