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From ‘Multiculturalism’ to ‘Interculturalism’ – A commentary on the Impact of De-racing and De-classing the Debate (2014)
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Keval, H. (2014). From ‘Multiculturalism’ to ‘Interculturalism’ – A commentary on the Impact of De-racing and De-classing the Debate. New Diversities, 16(2), 125-139

Recent discourses surrounding the so-called death or decline of multiculturalism are characterised by a movement towards notions and practices of ‘Interculturality’, ‘Interculturalism’ and what have been called ‘new frameworks’ for diversity and race... Read More about From ‘Multiculturalism’ to ‘Interculturalism’ – A commentary on the Impact of De-racing and De-classing the Debate.

Typing of methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Tamilnadu, India using DNA fingerprints by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (2014)
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Rajaduraipandi, K., Morrison, D., Mani, M., Nambirajan, G., Panneerselvam, K., Shobana, S., Narendran, V., & Manikandan, P. (2014). Typing of methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Tamilnadu, India using DNA fingerprints b

MRSA infection is alarming particularly in hospital set ups/community. We typed 43 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA) based on genomic DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). The genomic DNA of the test isolates was dige... Read More about Typing of methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Tamilnadu, India using DNA fingerprints by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

Creatine supplementation and exercise as possible therapeutic treatments in Parkinson’s Disease: A review (2014)
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Graham, S. M., Baird, M., & Boyd, G. W. (2014). Creatine supplementation and exercise as possible therapeutic treatments in Parkinson’s Disease: A review. Archives of Exercise in Health and Disease, 4(3), 286-298. https://doi.org/10.5628/aehd.v4i3.169

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common progressive neurodegenerative condition after Alzheimer’s Disease. It is characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra region of the brain. Symptoms and signs m... Read More about Creatine supplementation and exercise as possible therapeutic treatments in Parkinson’s Disease: A review.

Putting a face on the dark figure: Describing victims who don’t report crime (2014)
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Fohring, S. (2014). Putting a face on the dark figure: Describing victims who don’t report crime. Temida časopis o viktimizaciji, ljudskim pravima i rodu, 17(4), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.2298/tem1404003f

Since the inception of large scale victimisation surveys a considerable amount of research has been conducted investigating the so called ‘dark figure’ of unreported crime. Although this figure has consistently hovered around 60% of all victims, rece... Read More about Putting a face on the dark figure: Describing victims who don’t report crime.

PWE-090 the effect of commonly used Ibd drugs on autophagy induction using an in vitro cell culture system. (2014)
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Henderson, P., Satsangi, J., Wilson, D., & Stevens, C. (2014). PWE-090 the effect of commonly used Ibd drugs on autophagy induction using an in vitro cell culture system. Gut, 63(Suppl 1), A163. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307263.350

Introduction Genome wide association studies and functional experiments in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have delineated the importance of autophagy in IBD pathogenesis. We aimed to determine the effect of commonly utilised IBD drugs on autophagy... Read More about PWE-090 the effect of commonly used Ibd drugs on autophagy induction using an in vitro cell culture system..

Burrows of the semi-terrestrial crab Ucides cordatus enhance CO2 release in a North Brazilian mangrove forest (2014)
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Puelmanns, N., Diele, K., Mehlig, U., & Nordhaus, I. (2014). Burrows of the semi-terrestrial crab Ucides cordatus enhance CO2 release in a North Brazilian mangrove forest. PLOS ONE, 9(10), Article e109532. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109532

Ucides cordatus is an abundant mangrove crab in Brazil constructing burrows of up to 2 m depth. Sediment around burrows may oxidize during low tides. This increase in sediment-air contact area may enhance carbon degradation processes. We hypothesized... Read More about Burrows of the semi-terrestrial crab Ucides cordatus enhance CO2 release in a North Brazilian mangrove forest.

Nurses' perception of senior managers at the front line: people working with clipboards. (2014)
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Hoyle, L. (2014). Nurses' perception of senior managers at the front line: people working with clipboards. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70, 2528-2538. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12399

AIM: To provide an original perspective on front-line nurses' perception of senior managers who are not nurses. BACKGROUND: A key element of new public management had been the drive for 'hands-on' professional management within the UK Nati... Read More about Nurses' perception of senior managers at the front line: people working with clipboards..

Audio feedback: richer language but no measurable impact on student performance (2014)
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Chalmers, C., MacCallum, J., Mowat, E., & Fulton, N. (2014). Audio feedback: richer language but no measurable impact on student performance. Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 8, 64-73

Audio feedback has been shown to be popular and well received by students. However, there is little published work to indicate how effective audio feedback is in improving student performance. Sixty students from a first year science degree agreed... Read More about Audio feedback: richer language but no measurable impact on student performance.

Process dissociation of familiarity and recollection in children: Response deadline affects recollection but not familiarity (2014)
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Koenig, L., Wimmer, M. C., & Hollins, T. J. (2015). Process dissociation of familiarity and recollection in children: Response deadline affects recollection but not familiarity. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 131, 120-134. https://doi.org/10.10

According to dual-process theories, recollection (slow and associated with contextual details) and familiarity (fast and automatic) are two independent processes underlying recognition memory. An adapted version of the process dissociation paradigm w... Read More about Process dissociation of familiarity and recollection in children: Response deadline affects recollection but not familiarity.

Phosphomimetic Mutation of the N-Terminal Lid of MDM2 Enhances the Polyubiquitination of p53 through Stimulation of E2-Ubiquitin Thioester Hydrolysis (2014)
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Fraser, J. A., Worrall, E. G., Lin, Y., Landre, V., Pettersson, S., Blackburn, E., Walkinshaw, M., Muller, P., Vojtesek, B., Ball, K., & Hupp, T. R. (2015). Phosphomimetic Mutation of the N-Terminal Lid of MDM2 Enhances the Polyubiquitination of p53 throu

Mouse double minute 2 (MDM2) has a phosphorylation site within a lid motif at Ser17 whose phosphomimetic mutation to Asp17 stimulates MDM2-mediated polyubiquitination of p53. MDM2 lid deletion, but not Asp17 mutation, induced a blue shift in the λm... Read More about Phosphomimetic Mutation of the N-Terminal Lid of MDM2 Enhances the Polyubiquitination of p53 through Stimulation of E2-Ubiquitin Thioester Hydrolysis.

Discursive fields and subject positions: becoming 'victim', 'offender' and 'community' in restorative justice. (2014)
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Maglione, G. (2014). Discursive fields and subject positions: becoming 'victim', 'offender' and 'community' in restorative justice. Restorative Justice, 2(3), 327-348. https://doi.org/10.5235/20504721.2.3.327

This article offers an understanding of the concepts of 'victim', 'offender' and 'community' in restorative justice, looking at their discursive origins. Following a short literature overview, the paper conceptualises, in a Foucauldian perspective, r... Read More about Discursive fields and subject positions: becoming 'victim', 'offender' and 'community' in restorative justice..

Comparative Effects of Di(n-Butyl) Phthalate Exposure on Fetal Germ Cell Development in the Rat and in Human Fetal Testis Xenografts (2014)
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van den Driesche, S., McKinnell, C., Calarrão, A., Kennedy, L., Hutchison, G. R., Hrabalkova, L., …Mitchell, R. T. (2015). Comparative Effects of Di(n-Butyl) Phthalate Exposure on Fetal Germ Cell Development in the Rat and in Human Fetal Testis Xenogra

Background: Phthalate exposure induces germ cell effects in the fetal rat testis. Although experimental models have shown that the human fetal testis is insensitive to the steroidogenic effects of phthalates, the effects on germ cells have been less... Read More about Comparative Effects of Di(n-Butyl) Phthalate Exposure on Fetal Germ Cell Development in the Rat and in Human Fetal Testis Xenografts.

Is the toxic potential of nanosilver dependent on its size? (2014)
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Huk, A., Izak-Nau, E., Reidy, B., Boyles, M., Duschl, A., Lynch, I., & Dušinska, M. (2014). Is the toxic potential of nanosilver dependent on its size?. Particle and fibre toxicology, 11, Article 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12989-014-0065-1

Background Nanosilver is one of the most commonly used engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). In our study we focused on assessing the size-dependence of the toxicity of nanosilver (Ag ENMs), utilising materials of three sizes (50, 80 and 200 nm) synthesi... Read More about Is the toxic potential of nanosilver dependent on its size?.

Development of a behaviour-based measurement tool with defined intervention level for assessing acute pain in cats (2014)
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Calvo, G., Holden, E., Reid, J., Scott, E. M., Firth, A., Bell, A., …Nolan, A. M. (2014). Development of a behaviour-based measurement tool with defined intervention level for assessing acute pain in cats. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 55(12), 622-6

OBJECTIVES: To develop a Composite Measure Pain Scale - Feline (CMPS-F) tool to assess acute pain in cats and derive an intervention score. METHODS: To develop the prototype CMPS-F, words describing painful cats were collected, grouped into b... Read More about Development of a behaviour-based measurement tool with defined intervention level for assessing acute pain in cats.

Year-round preference for spiders by Mediterranean Great Tits Parus major (2014)
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Pagani-Núñez, E., Hernández-Gómez, S., Riyahi, S., & Senar, J. (2014). Year-round preference for spiders by Mediterranean Great Tits Parus major. Ardeola, 61(2), 257-267. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.61.2.2014.257

A key topic in foraging ecology is whether a particular prey type is consumed because it is more abundant or easier to catch, or because there is a specific preference for it. The great tit Parus major is an ideal species for studying this topic. Alt... Read More about Year-round preference for spiders by Mediterranean Great Tits Parus major.

Relationships and responses: Policing anti-social behaviour in rural Scotland (2014)
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Wooff, A. (2015). Relationships and responses: Policing anti-social behaviour in rural Scotland. Journal of Rural Studies, 39, 287-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2014.11.003

Rural policing, with a few notable exceptions, has been largely absent from the geographic and criminology literature. Yet, examining rural policing is important for revealing details about rural society, and the role that the police play in controll... Read More about Relationships and responses: Policing anti-social behaviour in rural Scotland.

Sports Injury and Illness Epidemiology: Great Britain Olympic Team (TeamGB) surveillance during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games (2014)
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Palmer-Green, D., & Elliott, N. (2015). Sports Injury and Illness Epidemiology: Great Britain Olympic Team (TeamGB) surveillance during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49, 25-29. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-20

Background: Sports injury and illness surveillance is the first step in injury and illness prevention, and is important for the protection of both athlete health and performance in major competitions. Aim: To identify the prevalence, severity natu... Read More about Sports Injury and Illness Epidemiology: Great Britain Olympic Team (TeamGB) surveillance during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.