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A nickel doped perovskite catalyst for reforming methane rich biogas with minimal carbon deposition (2014)
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Evans, S. E., Staniforth, J. Z., Darton, R. J., & Ormerod, R. M. (2014). A nickel doped perovskite catalyst for reforming methane rich biogas with minimal carbon deposition. Green Chemistry, 16(10), 4587-4594. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4gc00782d

A novel nickel-doped strontium zirconate perovskite catalyst for biogas reforming has been synthesised using a green, low temperature hydrothermal synthesis. The catalyst has been shown to be very efficient towards the conversion of methane-rich biog... Read More about A nickel doped perovskite catalyst for reforming methane rich biogas with minimal carbon deposition.

Cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation of Theileria annulata schizont surface proteins. (2014)
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(2014). Cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation of Theileria annulata schizont surface proteins. PloS one, e103821 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103821

The invasion of Theileria sporozoites into bovine leukocytes is rapidly followed by the destruction of the surrounding host cell membrane, allowing the parasite to establish its niche within the host cell cytoplasm. Theileria infection induces host c... Read More about Cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation of Theileria annulata schizont surface proteins..

Ultramicroporous MOF with High Concentration of Vacant CuII Sites (2014)
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McCormick, L. J., Duyker, S. G., Thornton, A. W., Hawes, C. S., Hill, M. R., Peterson, V. K., …Turner, D. R. (2014). Ultramicroporous MOF with High Concentration of Vacant CuII Sites. Chemistry of Materials, 26(15), 4640-4646. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm502189c

An ultramicroporous metal–organic framework (MOF) is reported that contains 0.35 nm nanotube-like channels with an unprecedented concentration of vacant CuII coordination sites. The nonintersecting, narrow channels in [Cu3(cdm)4] (cdm = C(CN)2(CONH2)... Read More about Ultramicroporous MOF with High Concentration of Vacant CuII Sites.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Brief vs Standard Duration) for Schizophrenia (2014)
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Naeem, F., Farooq, S., & Kingdon, D. (2014). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Brief vs Standard Duration) for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 40(5), 958-959. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbu113

There is some evidence from research that suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTp) might offer some advantage if offered in combination with pharmacological treatments for people with schizophrenia. There are, however, limitati... Read More about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Brief vs Standard Duration) for Schizophrenia.

Diabetes and depression in general practice: meeting the challenge of managing comorbidity (2014)
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Chew-Graham, C., Sartorius, N., Cimino, L. C., & Gask, L. (2014). Diabetes and depression in general practice: meeting the challenge of managing comorbidity. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 64(625), 386-387. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14x680809

BACKGROUND One of the greatest challenges facing medicine in the 21st century is comorbidity, where two or more diseases occur together in the same individual. The World Health Organization estimates that two-thirds of people >55 years of age with a... Read More about Diabetes and depression in general practice: meeting the challenge of managing comorbidity.

Critical items for assessing risk of lung and colorectal cancer in primary care: a Delphi study. (2014)
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Mansell, G., Shapley, M., van der Windt, D., Sanders, T., & Little, P. (2014). Critical items for assessing risk of lung and colorectal cancer in primary care: a Delphi study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 64, Article 625. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp14X681001

Background Patients with lung or colorectal cancer often present late and have a poor prognosis. Identifying diagnostic indicators to optimally assess the risk of these cancers in primary care would support early identification and timely referral fo... Read More about Critical items for assessing risk of lung and colorectal cancer in primary care: a Delphi study..

KIC 7582608: a new Kepler roAp star with frequency variability (2014)
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Holdsworth, D. L., Smalley, B., Kurtz, D. W., Southworth, J., Cunha, M. S., & Clubb, K. I. (2014). KIC 7582608: a new Kepler roAp star with frequency variability. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 443(3), 2049 - 2062. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1303

We analyse the fifth rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) star reported in the Kepler field, KIC 7582608, discovered with the SuperWASP (Wide Angle Search for Planets) project. The object shows a high-frequency pulsation at 181.7324 d-1 (P = 7.9 min) with a... Read More about KIC 7582608: a new Kepler roAp star with frequency variability.

Magnetic nanoparticles for oligodendrocyte precursor cell transplantation therapies: progress and challenges (2014)
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Jenkins, S., Yiu, H., Rosseinsky, M., & Chari, D. (2014). Magnetic nanoparticles for oligodendrocyte precursor cell transplantation therapies: progress and challenges. Molecular and Cellular Therapies, https://doi.org/10.1186/2052-8426-2-23

Oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) have shown high promise as a transplant population to promote regeneration in the central nervous system, specifically, for the production of myelin - the protective sheath around nerve fibers. While clinical tr... Read More about Magnetic nanoparticles for oligodendrocyte precursor cell transplantation therapies: progress and challenges.

A multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of three physiotherapy-led exercise interventions for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: the BEEP trial protocol (ISRCTN: 93634563). (2014)
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Healey, E. L., Holden, M. A., Nicholls, E., Whitehurst, D. G., Foster, N. E., Jowett, S., …Hay, E. M. (2014). A multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of three physiotherapy-led exercise interventions for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: the BEEP trial protocol (ISRCTN: 93634563). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 15, Article 254

BACKGROUND: Exercise is consistently recommended for older adults with knee pain related to osteoarthritis. However, the effects from exercise are typically small and short-term, likely linked to insufficient individualisation of the exercise program... Read More about A multicentre, pragmatic, parallel group, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of three physiotherapy-led exercise interventions for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: the BEEP trial protocol (ISRCTN: 93634563)..

Warm ice giant GJ 3470b - II. Revised planetary and stellar parameters from optical to near-infrared transit photometry (2014)
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Biddle, L. I., Pearson, K. A., Crossfield, I. J. M., Fulton, B. J., Ciceri, S., Eastman, J., …Webber, M. W. (2014). Warm ice giant GJ 3470b - II. Revised planetary and stellar parameters from optical to near-infrared transit photometry. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 443(2), 1810-1820. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1199

It is important to explore the diversity of characteristics of low-mass, low-density planets to understand the nature and evolution of this class of planets. We present a homogeneous analysis of 12 new and 9 previously published broad-band photometri... Read More about Warm ice giant GJ 3470b - II. Revised planetary and stellar parameters from optical to near-infrared transit photometry.

The contribution of the major planet search surveys to EChO target selection (2014)
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Micela, G., Bakos, G. Á., Lopez-Morales, M., Maxted, P. F. L., Pagano, I., Sozzetti, A., & Wheatley, P. J. (2015). The contribution of the major planet search surveys to EChO target selection. Experimental Astronomy, 40(2-3), 577-593. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-014-9412-3

The EChO core science will be based on a three tier survey, each with increasing sensitivity, in order to study the population of exo-planets from super-Earths to Jupiter-like planets, in the very hot to temperate zones (temperatures of 300 K - 3000... Read More about The contribution of the major planet search surveys to EChO target selection.

Liquid-Phase Enantioselective Chromatographic Resolution Using Interpenetrated, Homochiral Framework Materials (2014)
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Boer, S. A., Nolvachai, Y., Kulsing, C., McCormick, L. J., Hawes, C. S., Marriott, P. J., & Turner, D. R. (2014). Liquid-Phase Enantioselective Chromatographic Resolution Using Interpenetrated, Homochiral Framework Materials. Chemistry - A European Journal, 20(36), 11308-11312. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201404047

Effective separation of mixtures of enantiomers is of continuing interest in analytical and preparative chromatography, with new materials frequently designed and tested. We report two new enantiomerically pure 2D→3D interpenetrated materials used as... Read More about Liquid-Phase Enantioselective Chromatographic Resolution Using Interpenetrated, Homochiral Framework Materials.

Identification, optimization, and pharmacology of acylurea GHS-R1a inverse agonists (2014)
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McCoull, W., Barton, P., Brown, A. J., Bowker, S. S., Cameron, J., Clarke, D. S., …Morgan, D. (2014). Identification, optimization, and pharmacology of acylurea GHS-R1a inverse agonists. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 57(14), 6128 - 6140

Ghrelin plays a major physiological role in the control of food intake, and inverse agonists of the ghrelin receptor (GHS-R1a) are widely considered to offer utility as antiobesity agents by lowering the set-point for hunger between meals. We identif... Read More about Identification, optimization, and pharmacology of acylurea GHS-R1a inverse agonists.

Bone morphogenetic protein 15 in the pro-mature complex form enhances bovine oocyte developmental competence (2014)
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Mottershead. (2014). Bone morphogenetic protein 15 in the pro-mature complex form enhances bovine oocyte developmental competence. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103563

Developmental competence of in vitro matured (IVM) oocytes needs to be improved and this can potentially be achieved by adding recombinant bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) or growth differentiation factor (GDF9) to IVM. The aim of this study was... Read More about Bone morphogenetic protein 15 in the pro-mature complex form enhances bovine oocyte developmental competence.