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Leaders, leadership and future primary care clinical research (2008)
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(2008). Leaders, leadership and future primary care clinical research. BMC Family Practice, 52 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-9-52

Background: A strong and self confident primary care workforce can deliver the highest quality care and outcomes equitably and cost effectively. To meet the increasing demands being made of it, primary care needs its own thriving research culture and... Read More about Leaders, leadership and future primary care clinical research.

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Stimulates Osteoprotegerin Production in Osteoblastic Cells (2008)
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(2008). Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Stimulates Osteoprotegerin Production in Osteoblastic Cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 350-354. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.21600

Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a major regulator of osteoclastogenesis, bone resorption and vascular calcification. OPG is produced by various cell types including mesenchymally derived cells, in particular, osteoblastic cells. Here we show OPG production... Read More about Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Stimulates Osteoprotegerin Production in Osteoblastic Cells.

A population-based study of effect of multiple birth on infant mortality in Nigeria. (2008)
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(2008). A population-based study of effect of multiple birth on infant mortality in Nigeria. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 41 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-8-41

BACKGROUND: Multi-foetal pregnancies and multiple births including twins and higher order multiples births such as triplets and quadruplets are high-risk pregnancy and birth. These high-risk groups contribute to the higher rate of childhood mortality... Read More about A population-based study of effect of multiple birth on infant mortality in Nigeria..

Interface alloying effects in the magnetic properties of Fe nanoislands capped with different materials (2008)
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Huttel, Y., Navarro, E., Telling, N. D., van der Laan, G., Pigazo, F., Palomares, F. J., …Cebollada, A. Interface alloying effects in the magnetic properties of Fe nanoislands capped with different materials. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 78(10), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.78.104403

We show that Fe nanoislands capped with Al, Pd, and Pt protecting layers include an alloy at the interface with the capping layer, which explains the previously known capping layer dependence on the interparticle magnetic coupling. Vibrating sample m... Read More about Interface alloying effects in the magnetic properties of Fe nanoislands capped with different materials.

Clinical leadership: the elephant in the room (2008)
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(2008). Clinical leadership: the elephant in the room. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 290 - 305. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.959

The article explores the concept of clinical leadership in the National Health Service in the UK by seeking to establish a workable definition and by contrasting it with managerial leadership, focussing on the 'disconnected hierarchy' in professional... Read More about Clinical leadership: the elephant in the room.

The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a systematic search and summary of the literature (2008)
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(2008). The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a systematic search and summary of the literature. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 116 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-116

BACKGROUND: Studies have suggested that the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA) are rather weakly associated with radiographic findings and vice versa. Our objectives were to identify estimates of the prevalence of radiographic knee OA in adults wit... Read More about The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a systematic search and summary of the literature.

Precursors and mediators of intergroup reconciliation in Northern Ireland: a new model (2008)
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Noor. (2008). Precursors and mediators of intergroup reconciliation in Northern Ireland: a new model. British Journal of Social Psychology, 481 - 495. https://doi.org/10.1348/014466607X238751

We examined social psychological factors contributing to the restoration of the intergroup relationship between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland. A theoretical model of reconciliation orientation (ROM) was developed, with intergroup forg... Read More about Precursors and mediators of intergroup reconciliation in Northern Ireland: a new model.

Advances in clustering and visualization of time series using GTM through time (2008)
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(2008). Advances in clustering and visualization of time series using GTM through time. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2008.05.013

Most of the existing research on multivariate time series concerns supervised forecasting problems. In comparison, little research has been devoted to their exploration through unsupervised clustering and visualization. In this paper, the capabilitie... Read More about Advances in clustering and visualization of time series using GTM through time.

Endoparasitism in cereal aphids: molecular analysis of a whole parasitoid community (2008)
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TRAUGOTT, M., BELL, J., BROAD, G., POWELL, W., VAN VEEN, F., VOLLHARDT, I., & SYMONDSON, W. (2008). Endoparasitism in cereal aphids: molecular analysis of a whole parasitoid community. Molecular Ecology, 17(17), 3928-3938. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03878.x

Insect parasitoids play a major role in terrestrial food webs as they are highly diverse, exploit a wide range of niches and are capable of affecting host population dynamics. Formidable difficulties are encountered when attempting to quantify host–p... Read More about Endoparasitism in cereal aphids: molecular analysis of a whole parasitoid community.

Contribution of the second Landau level to the exchange energy of the three-dimensional electron gas in a high magnetic field (2008)
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(2008). Contribution of the second Landau level to the exchange energy of the three-dimensional electron gas in a high magnetic field. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.78.085107

We derive a closed analytical expression for the exchange energy of the three-dimensional interacting electron gas in strong magnetic fields, which goes beyond the quantum limit (L=0) by explicitly including the effect of the second, L=1, Landau lev... Read More about Contribution of the second Landau level to the exchange energy of the three-dimensional electron gas in a high magnetic field.

Northern Ireland’s District Policing Partnerships and the Participatory Ideals (2008)
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Ryan, B. J. (2008). Northern Ireland’s District Policing Partnerships and the Participatory Ideals. Irish Political Studies, 23(3), 341-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/07907180802246677

The present article analyses the role of the District Policing Partnership Boards conceptualized by the Patten Report as a pivotal aspect of policing reform in Northern Ireland. It argues that, as originally envisaged, these Boards possessed a partic... Read More about Northern Ireland’s District Policing Partnerships and the Participatory Ideals.

Intervertebral disc cells as competent phagocytes in vitro: implications for cell death in disc degeneration (2008)
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(2008). Intervertebral disc cells as competent phagocytes in vitro: implications for cell death in disc degeneration. Arthritis Research and Therapy, R86 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/ar2466

INTRODUCTION: Apoptosis has been reported to occur in the intervertebral disc. Elsewhere in the body, apoptotic cells are cleared from the system via phagocytosis by committed phagocytes such as macrophages, reducing the chance of subsequent inflamma... Read More about Intervertebral disc cells as competent phagocytes in vitro: implications for cell death in disc degeneration.

Correlation of Tethyan and Peri-Tethyan long-term and high-frequency eustatic signals (Anisian, Middle Triassic) (2008)
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(2008). Correlation of Tethyan and Peri-Tethyan long-term and high-frequency eustatic signals (Anisian, Middle Triassic). Geologica Carpathica, 307 - 317

During Anisian times, broad ramp systems developed on the northwestern Tethys shelf and in the adjacent Peri-Tethyan realm. In both paleogeographical settings carbonate series display characteristic cyclic patterns, reflecting long-term and high-freq... Read More about Correlation of Tethyan and Peri-Tethyan long-term and high-frequency eustatic signals (Anisian, Middle Triassic).

Murine mesenchymal stem cells exhibit a restricted repertoire of functional chemokine receptors: comparison with human (2008)
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(2008). Murine mesenchymal stem cells exhibit a restricted repertoire of functional chemokine receptors: comparison with human. PloS one, e2934 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002934

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are non-haematopoeitic, stromal cells that are capable of differentiating into mesenchymal tissues such as bone and cartilage. They are rare in bone marrow, but have the ability to expand many-fold in culture, and retain... Read More about Murine mesenchymal stem cells exhibit a restricted repertoire of functional chemokine receptors: comparison with human.

Orbital-polarization terms: From a phenomenological to a first-principles description of orbital magnetism in density-functional theory (2008)
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(2008). Orbital-polarization terms: From a phenomenological to a first-principles description of orbital magnetism in density-functional theory. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2433 -2441. https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.21784

Phenomenological orbital-polarization (OP) terms have been repeatedly introduced in the single-particle equations of spin-density-functional theory, in order to improve the description of orbital magnetic moments in systems containing transition meta... Read More about Orbital-polarization terms: From a phenomenological to a first-principles description of orbital magnetism in density-functional theory.

The proteome of Toxoplasma gondii: integration with the genome provides novel insights into gene expression and annotation. (2008)
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(2008). The proteome of Toxoplasma gondii: integration with the genome provides novel insights into gene expression and annotation. Genome Biology, R116 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2008-9-7-r116

BACKGROUND: Although the genomes of many of the most important human and animal pathogens have now been sequenced, our understanding of the actual proteins expressed by these genomes and how well they predict protein sequence and expression is still... Read More about The proteome of Toxoplasma gondii: integration with the genome provides novel insights into gene expression and annotation..

Ghosts of Futures Present: Photographs in the Filipino Migrant Archive (2008)
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McKay. (2008). Ghosts of Futures Present: Photographs in the Filipino Migrant Archive. Visual Anthropology, 381 - 392. https://doi.org/10.1080/08949460802156466

This article explores the role of photographs in shaping the social selves of Filipino temporary labor migrants. Examining the production of photographic self-images by Filipino migrants in Hong Kong and their reception in the Philippines, I show how... Read More about Ghosts of Futures Present: Photographs in the Filipino Migrant Archive.

Exported proteins required for virulence and rigidity of Plasmodium falciparum-infected human erythrocytes. (2008)
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(2008). Exported proteins required for virulence and rigidity of Plasmodium falciparum-infected human erythrocytes. Cell, 48 - 61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2008.04.051

A major part of virulence for Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection, the most lethal parasitic disease of humans, results from increased rigidity and adhesiveness of infected host red cells. These changes are caused by parasite proteins exported to... Read More about Exported proteins required for virulence and rigidity of Plasmodium falciparum-infected human erythrocytes..