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Resource-awareness and trade-off optimisation in P2P video streaming (2009)
Journal Article
Alhaisoni, M., Liotta, A., & Ghanbari, M. (2010). Resource-awareness and trade-off optimisation in P2P video streaming. International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication, 4(1), 59-77. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAMC.2010.030006

Recently, various P2P platforms have become widely popular tools for delivering both real-time and on-demand video services over the internet. However, these P2P TV approaches do experience some limitations, which adversely affect their performance.... Read More about Resource-awareness and trade-off optimisation in P2P video streaming.

The role of social networks and geographical locationin labour market participation in the UK coalfields (2009)
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Gore, T., & Hollywood, E. (2009). The role of social networks and geographical locationin labour market participation in the UK coalfields. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 27(6), 1008-1021. https://doi.org/10.1068/c0850

The demise of the coalmining industry has entailed an increased geographical separation of
individuals from workplaces, highlighting the importance of understanding the spatial dimension
of job search for those living in the coalfields. There has b... Read More about The role of social networks and geographical locationin labour market participation in the UK coalfields.

Regional identity and the politics of belonging in the consumption of Zimbabwe's vernacular tabloid newspaper, uMthunywa in Bulawayo (2009)
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Mabweazara, H. M. (2009). Regional identity and the politics of belonging in the consumption of Zimbabwe's vernacular tabloid newspaper, uMthunywa in Bulawayo. Journal of African Media Studies, 1(3), 449-467. https://doi.org/10.1386/jams.1.3.449/1

This paper is a qualitative study of the consumption of uMthunywa, a Zimbabwean state-controlled tabloid newspaper. It focuses on its Bulawayo readers who constitute the bulk of the paper’s readership and particularly explores the meanings and releva... Read More about Regional identity and the politics of belonging in the consumption of Zimbabwe's vernacular tabloid newspaper, uMthunywa in Bulawayo.

Rep provides a second motor at the replisome to promote duplication of protein-bound DNA (2009)
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Guy, C., Atkinson, J., Gupta, M., Mahdi, A., Gwynn, E., Rudolph, C., Moon, P., van Knippenberg, I., Cadman, C., Dillingham, M., Lloyd, R., & McGlynn, P. (2009). Rep provides a second motor at the replisome to promote duplication of protein-bound DNA. Molecular Cell, 36(4), 654-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2009.11.009

Nucleoprotein complexes present challenges to genome stability by acting as potent blocks to replication. One attractive model of how such conflicts are resolved is direct targeting of blocked forks by helicases with the ability to displace the block... Read More about Rep provides a second motor at the replisome to promote duplication of protein-bound DNA.

Glucocorticoids Amplify Dibutyl Phthalate-Induced Disruption of Testosterone Production and Male Reproductive Development (2009)
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Drake, A. J., van den Driesche, S., Scott, H. M., Hutchison, G. R., Seckl, J. R., & Sharpe, R. M. (2009). Glucocorticoids Amplify Dibutyl Phthalate-Induced Disruption of Testosterone Production and Male Reproductive Development. Endocrinology, 150(11), 5055-5064. https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2009-0700

Common male reproductive abnormalities including cryptorchidism, hypospadias, and low sperm counts may comprise a testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS), resulting from fetal testis dysfunction during a critical developmental period involving reduced a... Read More about Glucocorticoids Amplify Dibutyl Phthalate-Induced Disruption of Testosterone Production and Male Reproductive Development.

An evaluation of the transport to employment (T2E) scheme in Highland Scotland using social return on investment (SROI) (2009)
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Wright, S., Nelson, J. D., Cooper, J. M., & Murphy, S. (2009). An evaluation of the transport to employment (T2E) scheme in Highland Scotland using social return on investment (SROI). Journal of Transport Geography, 17(6), 457-467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.10.006

This paper presents findings from an evaluation of transport to employment (T2E) in rural Highland Scotland. T2E is a centrally co-ordinated shared transport service which provides access to workplace, training and childcare where no alternative tran... Read More about An evaluation of the transport to employment (T2E) scheme in Highland Scotland using social return on investment (SROI).

Classification of schizophrenia. Part 2: the nonsense of mental health illness (2009)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2009). Classification of schizophrenia. Part 2: the nonsense of mental health illness. British Journal of Nursing, 18(20), 1228-1232. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2009.18.20.45113

The classification of schizophrenia is currently under review in a coordinated worldwide consultation for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 11) – the standard manua... Read More about Classification of schizophrenia. Part 2: the nonsense of mental health illness.

Mining trauma injury data with imputed values (2009)
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Penny, K. I., & Chesney, T. (2009). Mining trauma injury data with imputed values. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, 2, 246-254. https://doi.org/10.1002/sam.10044

Methods for analyzing trauma injury data with missing values, collected at a UK hospital, are reported. One measure of injury severity, the Glasgow coma score, which is known to be associated with patient death, is missing for 12% of patients in the... Read More about Mining trauma injury data with imputed values.

Establishing best practice in seating assessment for children with physical disabilities using qualitative methodologies (2009)
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Wright, C., Casey, J., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2010). Establishing best practice in seating assessment for children with physical disabilities using qualitative methodologies. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 5(1), 34-47. https://doi.org/10.3109/17483100903137154

Purpose. To identify best practice in children's seating assessment in the UK and Ireland.

Method. The researchers observed six children's seating assessments performed by four therapists at three regional centres, to capture routine seating asses... Read More about Establishing best practice in seating assessment for children with physical disabilities using qualitative methodologies.

The validity of wireless iButtons® and thermistors for human skin temperature measurement (2009)
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Smith, A. D. H., Crabtree, D. R., Bilzon, J. L. J., & Walsh, N. P. (2010). The validity of wireless iButtons® and thermistors for human skin temperature measurement. Physiological Measurement, 31(1), 95-114. https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/31/1/007

Skin temperature is a fundamental variable in human thermo-physiology, and yet skin temperature measurement remains impractical in most free-living, exercise and clinical settings, using currently available hard-wired methods. The purpose of this stu... Read More about The validity of wireless iButtons® and thermistors for human skin temperature measurement.

Use of emotional touchpoints as a method of tapping into the experience of receiving compassionate care in a hospital setting (2009)
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Dewar, B., Mackay, R., Smith, S., Pullin, S., & Tocher, R. (2010). Use of emotional touchpoints as a method of tapping into the experience of receiving compassionate care in a hospital setting. Journal of Research in Nursing, 15(1), 29-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987109352932

Improving the patient and family experience in hospital and supporting people to deliver compassionate dignified care is a priority on the policy agenda in the UK. The purpose of this paper is to describe our experiences of using the method of emotio... Read More about Use of emotional touchpoints as a method of tapping into the experience of receiving compassionate care in a hospital setting.

Enhanced trafficking to the pancreatic lymph nodes and auto-antigen presentation capacity distinguishes peritoneal B lymphocytes in non-obese diabetic mice (2009)
Journal Article
Alam, C., Valkonen, S., Ohls, S., Törnqvist, K., & Hänninen, A. (2010). Enhanced trafficking to the pancreatic lymph nodes and auto-antigen presentation capacity distinguishes peritoneal B lymphocytes in non-obese diabetic mice. Diabetologia, 53, 346-355. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-009-1599-x

<h4>Aims/hypothesis</h4>NOD.Igmicro ( null ) mice lacking mature B cells are highly resistant to diabetes and display poor CD4 T cell responses to autoantigens. Nevertheless, the degree to which different B cell subsets contribute to diabetes in NOD... Read More about Enhanced trafficking to the pancreatic lymph nodes and auto-antigen presentation capacity distinguishes peritoneal B lymphocytes in non-obese diabetic mice.

An investigation into the potential for different surface-coated quantum dots to cause oxidative stress and affect macrophage cell signallingin vitro (2009)
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Clift, M. J. D., Boyles, M. S. P., Brown, D. M., & Stone, V. (2010). An investigation into the potential for different surface-coated quantum dots to cause oxidative stress and affect macrophage cell signallingin vitro. Nanotoxicology, 4(2), 139-149. https://doi.org/10.3109/17435390903276925

The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of a series of different surface-coated quantum dots (QDs) to cause oxidative stress and affect cell signalling in J774.A1 macrophages. Organic QDs caused a significant (p < 0.001) decrease in glut... Read More about An investigation into the potential for different surface-coated quantum dots to cause oxidative stress and affect macrophage cell signallingin vitro.

Design of Wideband Balanced Folded-Arms Dipole Antenna for Mobile Handsets (2009)
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Zhou, D., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., See, C. H., & Excell, P. S. (2009). Design of Wideband Balanced Folded-Arms Dipole Antenna for Mobile Handsets. Electromagnetics, 29(8), 641-651. https://doi.org/10.1080/02726340903287406

Investigations of a wideband balanced antenna for mobile handsets covering three bands—GSM1800, GSM1900, and UMTS—are presented. Balanced antennas have advantages in handset applications as they are less affected by juxtaposition with human tissue th... Read More about Design of Wideband Balanced Folded-Arms Dipole Antenna for Mobile Handsets.

Typology of long-term port efficiency Improvement paths: malmquist total factor productivity for world container ports (2009)
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Cheon, S., Dowall, D. E., & Song, D.-W. (2009). Typology of long-term port efficiency Improvement paths: malmquist total factor productivity for world container ports. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 15(4), 340-350. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%291076-0342%282009%2915%3A4%28340%29

The global seaport sector made huge efforts in relation to port reform and technological development since the 1990s. This study attempts to systematically estimate the impacts of these efforts on world ports’ efficiency changes between 1991 and 2004... Read More about Typology of long-term port efficiency Improvement paths: malmquist total factor productivity for world container ports.

National Qualification Frameworks: Developing Research Perspectives (2009)
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Fernie, S., & Pilcher, N. (2009). National Qualification Frameworks: Developing Research Perspectives. Quality in Higher Education, 15(3), 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1080/13538320903343099

Arguments for National Qualification Frameworks (NQF) are compelling. Indeed, such frameworks are now an international phenomenon. Yet, few studies take a critical perspective and challenge the broad assumptions underpinning NQF. Arguments presented... Read More about National Qualification Frameworks: Developing Research Perspectives.

The Biological Mechanisms and Physicochemical Characteristics Responsible for Driving Fullerene Toxicity (2009)
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Johnston, H. J., Hutchison, G. R., Christensen, F. M., Aschberger, K., & Stone, V. (2010). The Biological Mechanisms and Physicochemical Characteristics Responsible for Driving Fullerene Toxicity. Toxicological Sciences, 114(2), 162-182. https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfp265

This review provides a comprehensive critical review of the available literature purporting to assess the toxicity of carbon fullerenes. This is required as prior to the widespread utilization and production of fullerenes, it is necessary to consider... Read More about The Biological Mechanisms and Physicochemical Characteristics Responsible for Driving Fullerene Toxicity.

Proposing a service-enabled semantic grid model (2009)
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Chrysoulas, C., & Koufopavlou, O. (2009). Proposing a service-enabled semantic grid model. International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems, 2(4), 349-361. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijaacs.2009.029170

The semantic grid refers to an approach to grid computing in which information, computing resources and services are described in standard ways that can be processed by computer. This makes it easier for resources to be discovered and joined up autom... Read More about Proposing a service-enabled semantic grid model.

Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data (2009)
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Williams, B., Dowell, J., Humphris, G., Themessl-Huber, M., Rushmer, R., Ricketts, I., & Sullivan, F. (2010). Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data. Social Science and Medicine, 70(3), 473-478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.025

The primary care consultation provides access to the majority of health care services and is central to obtaining diagnoses, treatment and ongoing management of long-term conditions. This paper reports the findings of an interdisciplinary feasibility... Read More about Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data.