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The development of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine analogues as anticancer agents applying in silico methods (2013)
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Arabshahi, H. J., Leung, E., Barker, D., & Reynisson, J. (2014). The development of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine analogues as anticancer agents applying in silico methods. MedChemComm, 5(2), 186. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3md00320e

The chemical space surrounding a class of thieno[2,3-b]pyridines was investigated by testing their commercially available derivatives against the NCI60 panel of human tumour cell lines. The results from the nineteen analogues revealed that ortho- and... Read More about The development of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine analogues as anticancer agents applying in silico methods.

Absolute dimensions of detached eclipsing binaries – III. The metallic-lined system YZ Cassiopeiae (2013)
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Pavlovski, K., Southworth, J., Kolbas, V., & Smalley, B. (2014). Absolute dimensions of detached eclipsing binaries – III. The metallic-lined system YZ Cassiopeiae. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 438(1), 590-603. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2229

The bright binary system YZ Cassiopeiae is a remarkable laboratory for studying the Am phenomenon. It consists of a metallic-lined A2 star and an F2 dwarf on a circular orbit, which undergo total and annular eclipses. We present an analysis of 15 pub... Read More about Absolute dimensions of detached eclipsing binaries – III. The metallic-lined system YZ Cassiopeiae.

Thermal Emission Of Wasp-14b Revealed With Three Spitzer Eclipses (2013)
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Maxted, Blecic, J., Harrington, J., Madhusudhan, N., Stevenson, K. B., Hardy, R. A., …Maxted, P. F. L. (2013). Thermal Emission Of Wasp-14b Revealed With Three Spitzer Eclipses. Astrophysical Journal, 779(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/779/1/5

Exoplanet WASP-14b is a highly irradiated, transiting hot Jupiter. Joshi et al. calculate an equilibrium temperature (T eq) of 1866 K for zero albedo and reemission from the entire planet, a mass of 7.3 ± 0.5 Jupiter masses (M J), and a radius of 1.2... Read More about Thermal Emission Of Wasp-14b Revealed With Three Spitzer Eclipses.

Victims versus offenders in British political discourse: the construction of a false dichotomy (2013)
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(2013). Victims versus offenders in British political discourse: the construction of a false dichotomy. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 141 - 157. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12057

This article evaluates the contemporary discursive status of victims and people convicted of criminal offences. The rhetoric used by British politicians to convey the meaning of ‘rights’ is explored within media output, parliamentary speech-making an... Read More about Victims versus offenders in British political discourse: the construction of a false dichotomy.

‘Victims’ versus ‘offenders’ in British political discourse: The construction of a false dichotomy (2013)
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(2013). ‘Victims’ versus ‘offenders’ in British political discourse: The construction of a false dichotomy. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 141 - 157. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12057

This article evaluates the contemporary discursive status of victims and people convicted of criminal offences. The rhetoric used by British politicians to convey the meaning of ‘rights’ is explored within media output, parliamentary speech-making an... Read More about ‘Victims’ versus ‘offenders’ in British political discourse: The construction of a false dichotomy.

A micrometer-size movable light emitting area in a resonant tunneling light emitting diode (2013)
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Pettinari, G., Balakrishnan, N., Makarovsky, O., Campion, R., Polimeni, A., Capizzi, M., & Patanè, A. (2013). A micrometer-size movable light emitting area in a resonant tunneling light emitting diode. Applied Physics Letters, 241105 - 241105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4844975

We report on the fabrication of a micrometer-size movable light emitting area in a GaAs/AlAs quantum well resonant tunneling p-i-n diode. The spatial position of the micrometer-size light emitting area shifts linearly with increasing applied bias, up... Read More about A micrometer-size movable light emitting area in a resonant tunneling light emitting diode.

Diffusion of ISO 14001 environmental management system: global, regional and country-level analyses (2013)
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To, W., & Lee, P. (2014). Diffusion of ISO 14001 environmental management system: global, regional and country-level analyses. Journal of Cleaner Production, 66, 489-498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.076

This paper explores the diffusion patterns of the ISO 14001 environmental management system worldwide. By using the data obtained from the ISO Survey of Certifications, the diffusion of ISO 14001 was investigated at global, regional, and country-spec... Read More about Diffusion of ISO 14001 environmental management system: global, regional and country-level analyses.

Social Identities and Intergroup Emotions: The Background of Forgiveness Attitudes and Political Reparation in Chile (2013)
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González, R., Manzi, J., & Noor, M. (2013). Social Identities and Intergroup Emotions: The Background of Forgiveness Attitudes and Political Reparation in Chile. Psykhe (Santiago), 22(2), 129-146. https://doi.org/10.7764/psykhe.22.2.575

In the context of the Chilean political reconciliation process, the present study conceptualizes and tests a meditational model that examines the relational pattern established between social identities (national and political) and attitudes toward p... Read More about Social Identities and Intergroup Emotions: The Background of Forgiveness Attitudes and Political Reparation in Chile.

Public Expenditures, Growth and Distribution in a Mixed Regime of Education with a Status Motive (2013)
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TOURNEMAINE, F., & TSOUKIS, C. (2015). Public Expenditures, Growth and Distribution in a Mixed Regime of Education with a Status Motive. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 17(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12099

This paper tackles the issue of growth, distribution, and the provision of public services in a growth model with human capital accumulation where heterogeneous individuals decide whether to attend a publicly funded education regime or a privately fu... Read More about Public Expenditures, Growth and Distribution in a Mixed Regime of Education with a Status Motive.

Engineering entanglement: controlling the formation of polycatenanes and polyrotaxanes using π interactions (2013)
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Boer, S. A., Hawes, C. S., & Turner, D. R. (in press). Engineering entanglement: controlling the formation of polycatenanes and polyrotaxanes using π interactions. Chemical Communications, 50(9), 1125-1127. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cc48802k

A reproducible metallocyclic motif containing amino-acid functionalised aromatic diimides has been employed to demonstrate remarkable control over entanglement topologies. [2]-Catenane and pseudo-rotaxane units give rise to 1D → 2D polycatenation, th... Read More about Engineering entanglement: controlling the formation of polycatenanes and polyrotaxanes using π interactions.

Tuning CO2 electroreduction efficiency at Pd shells on Au nanocores (2013)
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Plana. (2013). Tuning CO2 electroreduction efficiency at Pd shells on Au nanocores. Chemical Communications, 10962 - 10964. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC46543H

The faradaic efficiency of CO2 electroreduction is significantly affected by the thickness of Pd nanoshells on Au cores. The ratio of hydrogen evolution to CO2 reduction was determined by differential electrochemical mass spectrometry. Decreasing the... Read More about Tuning CO2 electroreduction efficiency at Pd shells on Au nanocores.

CuI-catalyzed cycloisomerization of propargyl amides (2013)
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Moran, W., & Alhalib, A. (2014). CuI-catalyzed cycloisomerization of propargyl amides. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 12(5), 795-800. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ob42030b

The synthesis of substituted dihydrooxazoles by the CuI-catalyzed cycloisomerization of terminal propargyl amides is reported. The reaction has been shown to have good substrate scope and experiments to delineate the mechanism have been performed. Su... Read More about CuI-catalyzed cycloisomerization of propargyl amides.

Effects of a specific MCHR1 antagonist (GW803430) on energy budget and glucose metabolism in diet‐induced obese mice (2013)
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Zhang, L., Sinclair, R., Selman, C., Mitchell, S., Morgan, D., Clapham, J. C., & Speakman, J. R. (2014). Effects of a specific MCHR1 antagonist (GW803430) on energy budget and glucose metabolism in diet‐induced obese mice. Obesity, 22(3), 681-690. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20418

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The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a centrally acting peptide implicated in the regulation of energy homeostasis and body weight, although its role in glucose homeostasis is uncertain. Our objective was to determine effects of MCHR... Read More about Effects of a specific MCHR1 antagonist (GW803430) on energy budget and glucose metabolism in diet‐induced obese mice.