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New inhibitors of tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase I (Tdp 1) combining 7-hydroxycoumarin and monoterpenoid moieties (2016)
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Khomenko, T., Zakharenko, A., Odarchenko, T., Arabshahi, H. J., Sannikova, V., Zakharova, O., Korchagina, D., Reynisson, J., Volcho, K., Salakhutdinov, N., & Lavrik, O. (2016). New inhibitors of tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase I (Tdp 1) combining 7-hydroxycoumarin and monoterpenoid moieties. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 24(21), 5573-5581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2016.09.016

A number of derivatives of 7-hydroxycoumarins containing aromatic or monoterpene substituents at hydroxy-group were synthesized based on a hit compound from a virtual screen. The ability of these compounds to inhibit tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase I (... Read More about New inhibitors of tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase I (Tdp 1) combining 7-hydroxycoumarin and monoterpenoid moieties.

Unsupervised home monitoring of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms using body-worn accelerometers (2016)
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(2016). Unsupervised home monitoring of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms using body-worn accelerometers. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.09.009

Introduction
Current PD assessment methods have inherent limitations. There is need for an objective method to assist clinical decisions and to facilitate evaluation of treatments. Accelerometers, and analysis using artificial neural networks (ANN),... Read More about Unsupervised home monitoring of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms using body-worn accelerometers.

Women Resisting Terror: Imaginaries of Violence in Algeria (1966–2002) (2016)
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(2016). Women Resisting Terror: Imaginaries of Violence in Algeria (1966–2002). The Journal of North African Studies, 109-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/13629387.2016.1229184

This article charts the roles and representations of Algerian Women as both agents and victims of violence in the War of Independence (1956–1962) and the Algerian Civil War of the 1990s in which the role of women emerged as a significant site of ideo... Read More about Women Resisting Terror: Imaginaries of Violence in Algeria (1966–2002).

Register, Dialect, Convolution and ‘Crosstalk’: reflections on ‘… the zones of influence and hybridity between electroacoustic, acousmatique music, techno and IDM’ (2016)
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(2016). Register, Dialect, Convolution and ‘Crosstalk’: reflections on ‘… the zones of influence and hybridity between electroacoustic, acousmatique music, techno and IDM’. Contemporary Music Review, 166-183. https://doi.org/10.1080/07494467.2016.1221631

This paper explores the hybridisation of musical elements, particularly between those that foreground the use of technology across popular and art music. In its original form, the paper was presented to a conference Embracing rhythm?…?welcoming abstr... Read More about Register, Dialect, Convolution and ‘Crosstalk’: reflections on ‘… the zones of influence and hybridity between electroacoustic, acousmatique music, techno and IDM’.

Prevalence and incidence of chronic wounds and related complications: a protocol for a systematic review (2016)
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Ni, G., Sönnergren, H., Schmidtchen, A., Pang, C., Bajpai, R., Järbrink, K., & Car, J. (2016). Prevalence and incidence of chronic wounds and related complications: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0329-y

Background
Chronic wounds impose a significant and often underappreciated burden to the individual, the healthcare system and the society as a whole. Preliminary literature search suggests that there are at present no reliable estimates on the total... Read More about Prevalence and incidence of chronic wounds and related complications: a protocol for a systematic review.

A deep X-ray view of the bare AGN Ark 120. I. Revealing the Soft X-ray Line Emission (2016)
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(2016). A deep X-ray view of the bare AGN Ark 120. I. Revealing the Soft X-ray Line Emission. Astrophysical Journal, https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/828/2/98

The Seyfert 1 galaxy, Ark 120, is a prototype example of the so-called class of bare nucleus AGN, whereby there is no known evidence for the presence of ionized gas along the direct line of sight. Here deep ($>400$ ks exposure), high resolution X-ray... Read More about A deep X-ray view of the bare AGN Ark 120. I. Revealing the Soft X-ray Line Emission.

Uncertainties in the production of p nuclei in massive stars obtained from Monte Carlo variations (2016)
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Rauscher, T., Nishimura, N., Hirschi, R., Cescutti, G., Murphy, A., & Heger, A. (2016). Uncertainties in the production of p nuclei in massive stars obtained from Monte Carlo variations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 463(4), 4153 - 4166. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2266

Nuclear data uncertainties in the production of p nuclei in massive stars have been quantified in a Monte Carlo procedure. Bespoke temperature-dependent uncertainties were assigned to different types of reactions involving nuclei from Fe to Bi. Their... Read More about Uncertainties in the production of p nuclei in massive stars obtained from Monte Carlo variations.

Edge wrinkling in elastically supported pre-stressed incompressible isotropic plates (2016)
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Destrade, M., Fu, Y., & Nobili, A. (2016). Edge wrinkling in elastically supported pre-stressed incompressible isotropic plates. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 20160410 -?. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2016.0410

The equations governing the appearance of flexural static perturbations at the edge of a semi-infinite thin elastic isotropic plate, subjected to a state of homogeneous bi-axial pre-stress, are derived and solved. The plate is incompressible and supp... Read More about Edge wrinkling in elastically supported pre-stressed incompressible isotropic plates.

Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. (2016)
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Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Helliwell, T., Lawton, S., Barraclough, K., Dasgupta, B., Zwierska, I., & Mallen, C. D. (2016). Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study. Arthritis Research and Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1097-8

BACKGROUND: The aim was to characterise the sociodemographic, general health and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)-specific features of participants in a large inception cohort of patients with PMR diagnosed in UK primary care. METHODS: Patients (n?=?739)... Read More about Characterising those with incident polymyalgia rheumatica in primary care: results from the PMR Cohort Study..

Biomechanical analysis of tension band wiring (TBW) of transverse fractures of patella (2016)
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Kuiper. (2016). Biomechanical analysis of tension band wiring (TBW) of transverse fractures of patella. Chinese Journal of Traumatology (English Edition), 255-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjtee.2016.06.009

Abstract
Purpose
Tension band wiring is commonly used for fixation of simple transverse fractures. The popular configuration is parallel Kirschner wires (K-wires) and a stainless steel wire loop placed in a vertically oriented figure-of-8.

Metho... Read More about Biomechanical analysis of tension band wiring (TBW) of transverse fractures of patella.

Sites of crossing and Death in Punishment: The parallel lives, trade-offs and equivalencies of the Death Penalty and Life without Parole in the US (2016)
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Girling, E. (2016). Sites of crossing and Death in Punishment: The parallel lives, trade-offs and equivalencies of the Death Penalty and Life without Parole in the US. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 55(3), 345-361. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12174

The paper explores continuities and discontinuities between two kinds of death in punishment; of death as punishment and of death as the specified detritus of punishment (LWOP). It traces the parallel lives and equivalencies between life and death in... Read More about Sites of crossing and Death in Punishment: The parallel lives, trade-offs and equivalencies of the Death Penalty and Life without Parole in the US.

Detection of regional DNA methylation using DNA-graphene affinity interactions (2016)
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Haque, M. H., Gopalan, V., Yadav, S., Islam, M. N., Eftekhari, E., Li, Q., Carrascosa, L. G., Nguyen, N.-T., Lam, A. K., & Shiddiky, M. J. (2016). Detection of regional DNA methylation using DNA-graphene affinity interactions. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 87, 615-621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2016.09.016

We report a new method for the detection of regional DNA methylation using base-dependent affinity interaction (i.e., adsorption) of DNA with graphene. Due to the strongest adsorption affinity of guanine bases towards graphene, bisulfite-treated guan... Read More about Detection of regional DNA methylation using DNA-graphene affinity interactions.

Effects of Indoor Footwear on Balance and Gait Patterns in Community-Dwelling Older Women. (2016)
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(2016). Effects of Indoor Footwear on Balance and Gait Patterns in Community-Dwelling Older Women. Gerontology, 129-136. https://doi.org/10.1159/000448892

BACKGROUND: Footwear worn indoors is generally less supportive than outdoor footwear and may increase the risk of falls. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate balance ability and gait patterns in older women while wearing different styles of indoor footwear: a back... Read More about Effects of Indoor Footwear on Balance and Gait Patterns in Community-Dwelling Older Women..

Does kinesiology taping of the ankles affect proprioceptive control in professional football (soccer) players? (2016)
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(2016). Does kinesiology taping of the ankles affect proprioceptive control in professional football (soccer) players?. Physical Therapy in Sport, 94-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2016.09.001

Abstract
Objective
To determine whether the bilateral application of kinesiology tape (KT) to professional footballers' ankles can improve their lower limb proprioception.

Design
A single blind randomised crossover study. Participants were rand... Read More about Does kinesiology taping of the ankles affect proprioceptive control in professional football (soccer) players?.

Defining a turnover index for the correlation of biomaterial degradation and cell based extracellular matrix synthesis using fluorescent tagging techniques (2016)
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Bardsley, K., Wimpenny, I., Wechsler, R., Shachaf, Y., Yang, Y., & El Haj, A. J. (2016). Defining a turnover index for the correlation of biomaterial degradation and cell based extracellular matrix synthesis using fluorescent tagging techniques. Acta biomaterialia, 45, 133-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2016.09.002

Non-destructive protocols which can define a biomaterial’s degradation and its associated ability to support proliferation and/or promote extracellular matrix deposition will be an essential in vitro tool. In this study we investigate fluorescently t... Read More about Defining a turnover index for the correlation of biomaterial degradation and cell based extracellular matrix synthesis using fluorescent tagging techniques.

Early clinical features in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: can they be used to achieve earlier diagnosis? A risk prediction model. (2016)
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(2016). Early clinical features in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: can they be used to achieve earlier diagnosis? A risk prediction model. Arthritis Care and Research, 833-841. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23021

OBJECTIVES: 1) To compare the primary care consulting behaviour prior to diagnosis of people with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with controls, 2) to develop and validate a risk prediction model to aid earlier SLE diagnosis. METHODS: 1,739 incide... Read More about Early clinical features in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: can they be used to achieve earlier diagnosis? A risk prediction model..

Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) Version 2.1.0 (2016)
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Beal, J., Cox, R. S., Grünberg, R., McLaughlin, J., Nguyen, T., Bartley, B., Bissell, M., Choi, K., Clancy, K., Macklin, C., Madsen, C., Misirli, G., Oberortner, E., Pocock, M., Roehner, N., Samineni, M., Zhang, M., Zhang, Z., Zundel, Z., Gennari, J. H., …Wipat, A. (2016). Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) Version 2.1.0. Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics, 13(3), https://doi.org/10.1515/jib-2016-291