Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (1243)

Timescales of magma ascent and degassing and the role of crustal assimilation at Merapi volcano (2006-2010), Indonesia: constraints from uranium-series and radiogenic isotopic compositions (2018)
Journal Article
Gertisser. (2018). Timescales of magma ascent and degassing and the role of crustal assimilation at Merapi volcano (2006-2010), Indonesia: constraints from uranium-series and radiogenic isotopic compositions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 34-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.10.015

We present new 238U-230Th-226Ra-210Pb-210Po, 87Sr/86Sr and 143Nd/144Nd isotopic data of whole-rock samples and plagioclase separates from volcanic deposits of the 2006 and 2010 eruptions at Merapi volcano, Java, Indonesia. These data are combined wit... Read More about Timescales of magma ascent and degassing and the role of crustal assimilation at Merapi volcano (2006-2010), Indonesia: constraints from uranium-series and radiogenic isotopic compositions.

Employee learning in high-contact service industries (2018)
Journal Article
Yee, R. W., Lee, P. K., Yeung, A. C., & Cheng, T. (2018). Employee learning in high-contact service industries. Management Decision, 56(4), 793-807. https://doi.org/10.1108/md-04-2017-0342

Employee learning is imperative in the dynamic service environment; yet, much is still unknown about its strategic importance. The purpose of this paper is to extend the understanding of learning by focusing on the strategic importance of learning go... Read More about Employee learning in high-contact service industries.

Automatic Detection and Distinction of Retinal Vessel Bifurcations and Crossings in Colour Fundus Photography (2018)
Journal Article
Pratt, H., Williams, B. M., Ku, J. Y., Vas, C., McCann, E., Al-Bander, B., …Zheng, Y. (2018). Automatic Detection and Distinction of Retinal Vessel Bifurcations and Crossings in Colour Fundus Photography. Journal of Imaging, 4(1), 4 - 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging4010004

The analysis of retinal blood vessels present in fundus images, and the addressing of problems such as blood clot location, is important to undertake accurate and appropriate treatment of the vessels. Such tasks are hampered by the challenge of accur... Read More about Automatic Detection and Distinction of Retinal Vessel Bifurcations and Crossings in Colour Fundus Photography.

Perdeuteration of cholesterol for neutron scattering applications using recombinant Pichia pastoris. (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Perdeuteration of cholesterol for neutron scattering applications using recombinant Pichia pastoris. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 80 -87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2018.01.006

Deuteration of biomolecules has a major impact on both quality and scope of neutron scattering experiments. Cholesterol is a major component of mammalian cells, where it plays a critical role in membrane permeability, rigidity and dynamics, and contr... Read More about Perdeuteration of cholesterol for neutron scattering applications using recombinant Pichia pastoris..

Sensitivity to neutron captures and ß -decays of the enhanced s-process in rotating massive stars at low metallicities (2018)
Journal Article
Hirschi. (2018). Sensitivity to neutron captures and ß -decays of the enhanced s-process in rotating massive stars at low metallicities. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 12051. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/940/1/012051

The s-process in massive stars, producing nuclei up to A ˜ 90, has a different behaviour at low metallicity if stellar rotation is significant. This enhanced s-process is distinct from the s-process in massive stars around solar metallicity, and deta... Read More about Sensitivity to neutron captures and ß -decays of the enhanced s-process in rotating massive stars at low metallicities.

Nucleosynthesis in the first massive stars (2018)
Journal Article
Hirschi. (2018). Nucleosynthesis in the first massive stars. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 012021 -?. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/940/1/012021

The nucleosynthesis in the first massive stars may be constrained by observing the surface composition of long-lived very iron-poor stars born around 10 billion years ago from material enriched by their ejecta. Many interesting clues on physical proc... Read More about Nucleosynthesis in the first massive stars.

Development and validation of risk prediction models for cardiovascular mortality in Chinese people initialising peritoneal dialysis: a cohort study (2018)
Journal Article
Yu. (2018). Development and validation of risk prediction models for cardiovascular mortality in Chinese people initialising peritoneal dialysis: a cohort study. Scientific reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20160-3

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among patients receiving peritoneal dialysis. We aimed to develop and validate a risk prediction model for cardiovascular death within 2 years after the initiation of peritoneal dialysis (PD). A co... Read More about Development and validation of risk prediction models for cardiovascular mortality in Chinese people initialising peritoneal dialysis: a cohort study.

A proteomic investigation into mechanisms underpinning corticosteroid effects on neural stem cells. (2018)
Journal Article
Al-Mayyahi, R. S., Sterio, L. D., Connolly, J. B., Adams, C., Al-Tumah, W. A., Sen, J., …Chari, D. (2018). A proteomic investigation into mechanisms underpinning corticosteroid effects on neural stem cells. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 86, 30-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2017.11.006

Corticosteroids (CSs) are widely used clinically, for example in pediatric respiratory distress syndrome, and immunosuppression to prevent rejection of stem cell transplant populations in neural cell therapy. However, such treatment can be associated... Read More about A proteomic investigation into mechanisms underpinning corticosteroid effects on neural stem cells..

First Results from the Herschel and ALMA Spectroscopic Surveys of the SMC: The Relationship between [C ii ]-bright Gas and CO-bright Gas at Low Metallicity (2018)
Journal Article
Van Loon. (2018). First Results from the Herschel and ALMA Spectroscopic Surveys of the SMC: The Relationship between [C ii ]-bright Gas and CO-bright Gas at Low Metallicity. Astrophysical Journal, 111 - ?. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaa4bb

The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) provides the only laboratory to study the structure of molecular gas at high resolution and low metallicity. We present results from the Herschel Spectroscopic Survey of the SMC (HS3), which mapped the key far-IR cool... Read More about First Results from the Herschel and ALMA Spectroscopic Surveys of the SMC: The Relationship between [C ii ]-bright Gas and CO-bright Gas at Low Metallicity.

The Detection of Hot Cores and Complex Organic Molecules in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2018)
Journal Article
Sewiło, M., Indebetouw, R., Charnley, S. B., Zahorecz, S., Oliveira, J. M., Van Loon, J. T., …Schilke, P. (2018). The Detection of Hot Cores and Complex Organic Molecules in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 853(2), L19 -?. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aaa079

We report the first extragalactic detection of the complex organic molecules (COMs) dimethyl ether (CH3OCH3) and methyl formate (CH3OCHO) with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). These COMs, together with their parent species met... Read More about The Detection of Hot Cores and Complex Organic Molecules in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Human Skeletal Muscle Possesses an Epigenetic Memory of Hypertrophy (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Human Skeletal Muscle Possesses an Epigenetic Memory of Hypertrophy. Scientific reports, 8:1898 - 8:1898. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20287-3

It is unknown if adult human skeletal muscle has an epigenetic memory of earlier encounters with growth. We report, for the first time in humans, genome-wide DNA methylation (850,000?CpGs) and gene expression analysis after muscle hypertrophy (loadin... Read More about Human Skeletal Muscle Possesses an Epigenetic Memory of Hypertrophy.

The penal voluntary sector in England & Wales: adaptation to unsettlement and austerity (2018)
Journal Article
Corcoran. (2018). The penal voluntary sector in England & Wales: adaptation to unsettlement and austerity. Political Quarterly, 187-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12461

This article draws on some findings from research which investigated penal voluntary sector adaptation to the mixed market in criminal justice services. The article firstly reprises the main trends for aligning state relationships with the voluntary... Read More about The penal voluntary sector in England & Wales: adaptation to unsettlement and austerity.

An Analysis of Transiting Hot Jupiters Observed with K2: WASP-55b and WASP-75b (2018)
Journal Article
Clark, B. J. M., Anderson, D. R., Hellier, C., Turner, O. D., & Močnik, T. (2018). An Analysis of Transiting Hot Jupiters Observed with K2: WASP-55b and WASP-75b. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 130(985), 034401. https://doi.org/10.1088/1538-3873/aaa33e

We present our analysis of the K2 short-cadence data of two previously known hot Jupiter exoplanets: WASP-55b and WASP-75b. The high precision of the K2 light curves enabled us to search for transit timing and duration variations, rotational modulati... Read More about An Analysis of Transiting Hot Jupiters Observed with K2: WASP-55b and WASP-75b.

Effects of fatigue on center-of-mass acceleration during a prolonged overground run (2018)
Journal Article
Winter. (2018). Effects of fatigue on center-of-mass acceleration during a prolonged overground run. https://doi.org/10.35841/physical-therapy.2.1.10-14

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess for fatigue related changes in center-of-mass (COM) acceleration during a prolonged overground run in a group of healthy male runners using a tri-axial accelerometer attached to a runner’s low back. Meth... Read More about Effects of fatigue on center-of-mass acceleration during a prolonged overground run.

Giardia Secretome Highlights Secreted Tenascins as a Key Component of Pathogenesis (2018)
Journal Article
Wastling. (2018). Giardia Secretome Highlights Secreted Tenascins as a Key Component of Pathogenesis. GigaScience, https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giy003

Background Giardia is a protozoan parasite of public health relevance that causes gastroenteritis in a wide range of hosts. Two genetically distinct lineages (assemblages A and B) are responsible for the human disease. Although it is clear that diff... Read More about Giardia Secretome Highlights Secreted Tenascins as a Key Component of Pathogenesis.

Pain and Mortality in Older Adults: The Influence of Pain Phenotype. (2018)
Journal Article
Smith, D., Wilkie, R., Croft, P., & McBeth, J. (2018). Pain and Mortality in Older Adults: The Influence of Pain Phenotype. Arthritis Care and Research, 70(2), 236 - 243. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.23268

OBJECTIVE: Moderate to severe chronic pain affects 1 in 5 adults. Pain may increase the risk of mortality, but the relationship is unclear. This study investigated whether mortality risk was influenced by pain phenotype, characterized by pain extent... Read More about Pain and Mortality in Older Adults: The Influence of Pain Phenotype..

Formation of copper nanoparticles in LTL nanosized zeolite: spectroscopic characterization (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Formation of copper nanoparticles in LTL nanosized zeolite: spectroscopic characterization. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2880-2889. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CP07650A

The state of copper species stabilized in nanosized LTL zeolite subjected to various post-synthesis treatments was unveiled by a range of spectroscopic techniques. FTIR and UV-Vis studies demonstrated that the reduction process of copper in the LTL n... Read More about Formation of copper nanoparticles in LTL nanosized zeolite: spectroscopic characterization.

Psychosocial factors partially mediate the relationship between mechanical hyperalgesia and self-reported pain (2018)
Journal Article
Mason, K. J., O'Neill, T. W., Lunt, M., Jones, A. K. P., & McBeth, J. (2018). Psychosocial factors partially mediate the relationship between mechanical hyperalgesia and self-reported pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 18(1), 59-69. https://doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2017-0109

Background and aims: Amplification of sensory signalling within the nervous system along with psychosocial factors contributes to the variation and severity of knee pain. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) is a non-invasive test battery that assesse... Read More about Psychosocial factors partially mediate the relationship between mechanical hyperalgesia and self-reported pain.

Quality of life, sleep and rheumatoid arthritis (QUASAR): a protocol for a prospective UK mHealth study to investigate the relationship between sleep and quality of life in adults with rheumatoid arthritis. (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Quality of life, sleep and rheumatoid arthritis (QUASAR): a protocol for a prospective UK mHealth study to investigate the relationship between sleep and quality of life in adults with rheumatoid arthritis. BMJ Open, e018752 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018752

INTRODUCTION: People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) frequently report reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL), the impact one's health has on physical, emotional and social well-being. There are likely numerous causes for poor HRQoL, but peopl... Read More about Quality of life, sleep and rheumatoid arthritis (QUASAR): a protocol for a prospective UK mHealth study to investigate the relationship between sleep and quality of life in adults with rheumatoid arthritis..