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Trophic level asynchrony in rates of phenological change for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments (2010)
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THACKERAY, S. J., SPARKS, T. H., FREDERIKSEN, M., BURTHE, S., BACON, P. J., BELL, J. R., …WANLESS, S. (2010). Trophic level asynchrony in rates of phenological change for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments. Global Change Biology, 16(12), 3304-3313. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02165.x

Recent changes in the seasonal timing (phenology) of familiar biological events have been one of the most conspicuous signs of climate change. However, the lack of a standardized approach to analysing change has hampered assessment of consistency in... Read More about Trophic level asynchrony in rates of phenological change for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments.

Capturing stratigraphic and sedimentological complexity from submarine channel complex outcrops to digital 3D models, Karoo Basin, South Africa (2010)
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Pringle. (2010). Capturing stratigraphic and sedimentological complexity from submarine channel complex outcrops to digital 3D models, Karoo Basin, South Africa. Petroleum Geoscience, 307 - 330 (24). https://doi.org/10.1144/1354-079309-028

Submarine slope channel-fills form complicated stratigraphy and lithofacies distributions through repeated phases of erosion and deposition. This provides a challenge to accurate 3D modelling, particularly in representing lithofacies transitions with... Read More about Capturing stratigraphic and sedimentological complexity from submarine channel complex outcrops to digital 3D models, Karoo Basin, South Africa.

Programmable patients: simulation of consultation skills in a virtual environment (2010)
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(2010). Programmable patients: simulation of consultation skills in a virtual environment. Bio-Algorithms and Medical-Systems, 111 -115

The School of Pharmacy has developed 3D characters in a virtual environment to simulate interaction between the learner and a virtual patient. Interaction with the patient is possible through the use of multiple choice questions or ‘natural’ free tex... Read More about Programmable patients: simulation of consultation skills in a virtual environment.

Self-reported pain interference and symptoms of anxiety and depression in community-dwelling older adults: Can a temporal relationship be determined? (2010)
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Arola, H., Nicholls, E., Mallen, C., & Thomas, E. (2010). Self-reported pain interference and symptoms of anxiety and depression in community-dwelling older adults: Can a temporal relationship be determined?. European Journal of Pain, 14(9), 966-971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.02.012

Pain and symptoms of depression and anxiety have been observed to co-exist in the community-dwelling elderly. While depression and pain have been suggested to be predictive of one another temporally, the longitudinal associations between anxiety and... Read More about Self-reported pain interference and symptoms of anxiety and depression in community-dwelling older adults: Can a temporal relationship be determined?.

The R136 star cluster hosts several stars whose individual masses greatly exceed the accepted 150 Msun stellar mass limit (2010)
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Hirschi. (2010). The R136 star cluster hosts several stars whose individual masses greatly exceed the accepted 150 Msun stellar mass limit. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 731 -751. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17167.x

Spectroscopic analyses of H-rich WN5-6 stars within the young star clusters NGC 3603 and R136 are presented, using archival HST & VLT spectroscopy, & high spatial resolution near-IR photometry. We derive high T* for the WN stars in NGC 3603 (T*~42+/-... Read More about The R136 star cluster hosts several stars whose individual masses greatly exceed the accepted 150 Msun stellar mass limit.

Geophysics and the search of freshwater bodies: a review (2010)
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Pringle. (2010). Geophysics and the search of freshwater bodies: a review. Science and Justice, 141 -149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2009.09.001

Geophysics may assist scent dogs and divers in the search of water bodies for human and animal remains, contraband, weapons and explosives by surveying large areas rapidly and identifying targets or environmental hazards. The most commonly applied me... Read More about Geophysics and the search of freshwater bodies: a review.

Electrical resistivity survey to search for a recent clandestine burial of a homicide victim, UK. (2010)
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Pringle. (2010). Electrical resistivity survey to search for a recent clandestine burial of a homicide victim, UK. Forensic Science International, e1 - e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.04.023

This case report details an electrical resistivity survey to assist the search for a suspected 1-year-old clandestine burial of a murder victim in North Wales in the UK. Conventional search techniques (victim recovery dogs and probing) proved unsucce... Read More about Electrical resistivity survey to search for a recent clandestine burial of a homicide victim, UK..

No drain, autologous transfusion drain or suction drain? A randomised prospective study in total hip replacement surgery of 168 patients (2010)
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Kuiper. (2010). No drain, autologous transfusion drain or suction drain? A randomised prospective study in total hip replacement surgery of 168 patients. Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, 619 - 627

We performed a prospective, randomised controlled trial to assess the differences in the use of a conventional suction drain, an Autologous Blood Transfusion (ABT) drain and no drain, in 168 patients. There was no significant difference between the d... Read More about No drain, autologous transfusion drain or suction drain? A randomised prospective study in total hip replacement surgery of 168 patients.

Learning styles in the classroom: Educational benefit or planning exercise? (2010)
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(2010). Learning styles in the classroom: Educational benefit or planning exercise?. Psychology Teaching Review, 67 -77

Differentiation of teaching is encouraged to accommodate student diversity. This study investigated whether using learning styles as a basis for differentiation improved A-level student performance, compared to differentiation on the basis of academi... Read More about Learning styles in the classroom: Educational benefit or planning exercise?.

A Double-Clock or Jetlag Mechanism is Unlikely to be Involved in Detection of East–West Displacements in a Long-Distance Avian Migrant (2010)
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Kishkinev, D., Chernetsov, N., & Mouritsen, H. (2010). A Double-Clock or Jetlag Mechanism is Unlikely to be Involved in Detection of East–West Displacements in a Long-Distance Avian Migrant. Auk, 127(4), 773-780. https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2010.10032

Migratory birds are known to be able to navigate—to determine their position on the globe and the direction toward their distant goal—even if they cannot perceive any information emanating from the goal. One hypothesis, that of true bicoordinate navi... Read More about A Double-Clock or Jetlag Mechanism is Unlikely to be Involved in Detection of East–West Displacements in a Long-Distance Avian Migrant.

WASP-26b: A 1-Jupiter-mass planet around an early-G-type star (2010)
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Smalley, B., R. Anderson, D., Collier Cameron, A., Gillon, M., Hellier, C., A. Lister, T., …Bento, J. (2010). WASP-26b: A 1-Jupiter-mass planet around an early-G-type star. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 520, Article A56. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014705

We report the discovery of WASP-26b, a moderately over-sized Jupiter-mass exoplanet transiting its 11.3-magnitude early-G-type host star (1SWASP J001824.70-151602.3; TYC 5839-876-1) every 2.7566 days. A simultaneous fit to transit photometry and radi... Read More about WASP-26b: A 1-Jupiter-mass planet around an early-G-type star.

Compositional and structural medium energy ion scattering study of the temperature mediated diffusion determination at the Co/V interface in Co/V/MgO(100) (2010)
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Díaz, M., Martínez, L., Román, E., Redondo-Cubero, A., Muñoz-Márquez, M., van der Laan, G., …Huttel, Y. (2010). Compositional and structural medium energy ion scattering study of the temperature mediated diffusion determination at the Co/V interface in Co/V/MgO(100). Surface Science, 604(23-24), 2177-2183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2010.09.011

The impact of annealing at 300 °C on the elemental composition and the atomic structure of the Co/V interface in the 2.5 Å Co/70 Å V/MgO (100) system has been investigated by medium energy ion scattering (MEIS) using 100 keV He+ ions. By combining th... Read More about Compositional and structural medium energy ion scattering study of the temperature mediated diffusion determination at the Co/V interface in Co/V/MgO(100).

Magnetic Nanoparticle Labeling of Astrocytes Derived for Neural Transplantation (2010)
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Pickard, M. R., Jenkins, S. I., Koller, C. J., Furness, D. N., & Chari, D. M. (2011). Magnetic Nanoparticle Labeling of Astrocytes Derived for Neural Transplantation. Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, 17(1), 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2010.0170

Astrocytes are a major transplant cell population to promote neural repair in a range of pathological conditions. In this context, the development of robust methods to label neural transplant populations (for subsequent detection and cell tracking in... Read More about Magnetic Nanoparticle Labeling of Astrocytes Derived for Neural Transplantation.

Multiplex reactions for the molecular detection of predation on pest and nonpest invertebrates in agroecosystems (2010)
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KING, R. A., MORENO-RIPOLL, R., AGUSTÍ, N., SHAYLER, S. P., BELL, J. R., BOHAN, D. A., & SYMONDSON, W. O. (2011). Multiplex reactions for the molecular detection of predation on pest and nonpest invertebrates in agroecosystems. Molecular Ecology Resources, 11(2), 370-373. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02913.x

Species- and group-specific PCR primers were developed to study predation on pest and nonpest invertebrate species by generalist carabid predators in agroecosystems. To ensure the amplification of degraded DNA in predator gut samples, amplicons were... Read More about Multiplex reactions for the molecular detection of predation on pest and nonpest invertebrates in agroecosystems.

Anterior knee pain in younger adults as a precursor to subsequent patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a systematic review (2010)
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(2010). Anterior knee pain in younger adults as a precursor to subsequent patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 201 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-201

BACKGROUND: Patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA) is a common form of knee OA in middle and older age, but its relation to PF disorders and symptoms earlier in life is unclear. Our aim was to conduct a systematic review to investigate the strength of... Read More about Anterior knee pain in younger adults as a precursor to subsequent patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a systematic review.

The continuous Skolem-Pisot problem (2010)
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Bell. (2010). The continuous Skolem-Pisot problem. Theoretical Computer Science, 3625 - 3634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcs.2010.06.005

We study decidability and complexity questions related to a continuous analogue of the Skolem-Pisot problem concerning the zeros and nonnegativity of a linear recurrent sequence. In particular, we show that the continuous version of the nonnegativity... Read More about The continuous Skolem-Pisot problem.

The peritoneal osmotic conductance is low well before the diagnosis of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is made (2010)
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(2010). The peritoneal osmotic conductance is low well before the diagnosis of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is made. Kidney International, 611 - 618. https://doi.org/10.1038/ki.2010.186

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a serious condition whose frequency is increasing the longer the duration of peritoneal dialysis. To identify prognostic indicators of EPS, we studied here longitudinal changes in peritoneal membrane functi... Read More about The peritoneal osmotic conductance is low well before the diagnosis of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is made.