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Nucleosynthesis simulations for a wide range of nuclear production sites from NuGrid (2008)
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Herwig, F., Fryer, C., Hirschi, R., Bennett, M., L. Fryer, C., Diehl, S., …Young, P. Nucleosynthesis simulations for a wide range of nuclear production sites from NuGrid. Manuscript submitted for publication

Simulations of nucleosynthesis in astrophysical environments are at the intersection of nuclear physics reaction rate research and astrophysical applications, for example in the area of galactic chemical evolution or near-field cosmology. Unfortunate... Read More about Nucleosynthesis simulations for a wide range of nuclear production sites from NuGrid.

Evidence of local moment formation in Co-based Heusler alloys (2008)
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Telling, N. D., Keatley, P. S., van der Laan, G., Hicken, R. J., Arenholz, E., Sakuraba, Y., …Miyazaki, T. Evidence of local moment formation in Co-based Heusler alloys. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 78(18), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.78.184438

We examine the formation of local moments in Heusler alloys of the composition Co2MnZ (where Z=Si or Al) using the combined techniques of x-ray magnetic circular and linear dichroism. The existence of local moments in half-metallic Heusler alloys i... Read More about Evidence of local moment formation in Co-based Heusler alloys.

A two-site ELISA can quantify upregulation of SMN protein by drugs for spinal muscular atrophy (2008)
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thi Man, N., Humphrey, E., Lam, L. T., Fuller, H. R., Lynch, T. A., Sewry, C. A., …Morris, G. E. (2008). A two-site ELISA can quantify upregulation of SMN protein by drugs for spinal muscular atrophy. Neurology, 71(22), 1757-1763. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000313038.34337.b1

Objectives: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by loss of lower motor neurons during early or postnatal development. Severity is variable and is inversely related to the levels of survival of motor neurons... Read More about A two-site ELISA can quantify upregulation of SMN protein by drugs for spinal muscular atrophy.

To what extent do environmental factors affect the long-distance nocturnal post-fledging movements of the Reed Warbler? (2008)
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Bulyuk, V. N., Mukhin, A., Kishkinev, D., & Kosarev, V. (2009). To what extent do environmental factors affect the long-distance nocturnal post-fledging movements of the Reed Warbler?. Journal of Ornithology, 150(2), 339-350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-008-0352-4

We studied the effects of weather and the lunar cycle on long-distance nocturnal pre-migratory flights of Reed Warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus). Noturnal tape luring was used to capture the birds, and the study was carried out in a habitat atypical... Read More about To what extent do environmental factors affect the long-distance nocturnal post-fledging movements of the Reed Warbler?.

Multiproject–multicenter evaluation of automatic brain tumor classification by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (2008)
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(2008). Multiproject–multicenter evaluation of automatic brain tumor classification by magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, 5 - 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10334-008-0146-y

JUSTIFICATION: Automatic brain tumor classification by MRS has been under development for more than a decade. Nonetheless, to our knowledge, there are no published evaluations of predictive models with unseen cases that are subsequently acquired in d... Read More about Multiproject–multicenter evaluation of automatic brain tumor classification by magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Onset and persistence of person-perceived participation restriction in older adults: a 3-year follow-up study in the general population (2008)
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(2008). Onset and persistence of person-perceived participation restriction in older adults: a 3-year follow-up study in the general population. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 92 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-6-92

Participation restriction is defined as "problems an individual may experience in involvement in life situations" and refers to the personal and societal consequences of health conditions. There is a growing interest in participation restriction beca... Read More about Onset and persistence of person-perceived participation restriction in older adults: a 3-year follow-up study in the general population.

Reachability problems in quaternion matrix and rotation semigroups (2008)
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Bell. (2008). Reachability problems in quaternion matrix and rotation semigroups. Information and Computation, 1353 - 1361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ic.2008.06.004

We examine computational problems on quaternion matrix and rotation semigroups. It is shown that in the ultimate case of quaternion matrices, in which multiplication is still associative, most of the decision problems for matrix semigroups are undeci... Read More about Reachability problems in quaternion matrix and rotation semigroups.

Prevalence and risk factors of prehypertension among Chinese adults (2008)
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Yu, D., Huang, J., Hu, D., Chen, J., Cao, J., Li, J., & Gu, D. (2008). Prevalence and risk factors of prehypertension among Chinese adults. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 52(4), 363-368. https://doi.org/10.1097/FJC.0b013e31818953ac

Purpose: We aimed to estimate the prevalence of prehypertension and to identify its risk factors among Chinese adults. Methods: A cross-sectional survey in a nationally representative sample of 15,540 Chinese adults aged 35 to 74 years was con... Read More about Prevalence and risk factors of prehypertension among Chinese adults.

Radial artery anomaly and its influence on transradial coronary procedural outcome (2008)
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Lo, T. S., Nolan, J., Fountzopoulos, E., Behan, M., Butler, R., Hetherington, S. L., …Hildick-Smith, D. (2008). Radial artery anomaly and its influence on transradial coronary procedural outcome. Heart, 95(5), 410-415. https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2008.150474

Background: The transradial approach for percutaneous coronary procedures has the advantage of reduced access site complications but is associated with specific technical challenges in comparison with the transfemoral approach. Transradial procedure... Read More about Radial artery anomaly and its influence on transradial coronary procedural outcome.

Time-lapse geophysical investigations over a simulated urban clandestine grave (2008)
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Pringle, J. K., Jervis, J., Cassella, J. P., & Cassidy, N. J. (2008). Time-lapse geophysical investigations over a simulated urban clandestine grave. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 53(6), 1405 -1416. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00884.x

A simulated clandestine shallow grave was created within a heterogeneous, made-ground, urban environment where a clothed, plastic resin, human skeleton, animal products, and physiological saline were placed in anatomically correct positions and re-co... Read More about Time-lapse geophysical investigations over a simulated urban clandestine grave.

The s process in massive stars at low metallicity. Effect of primary N14 from fast rotating stars (2008)
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Pignatari, M., Gallino, R., Meynet, G., Hirschi, R., Herwig, F., & Wiescher, M. (2008). The s process in massive stars at low metallicity. Effect of primary N14 from fast rotating stars. Astrophysical Journal, https://doi.org/10.1086/593350

The goal of this paper is to analyze the impact of a primary neutron source on the s-process nucleosynthesis in massive stars at halo metallicity. Recent stellar models including rotation at very low metallicity predict a strong production of primary... Read More about The s process in massive stars at low metallicity. Effect of primary N14 from fast rotating stars.

Using polychromatic X-radiography to examine realistic imitation firearms (2008)
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Austin, J., Day, C., Kearon, A., Valussi, S., & Haycock, P. (2008). Using polychromatic X-radiography to examine realistic imitation firearms. Forensic Science International, 191(1-3), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.08.007

Sections 36–41 of the Violent Crimes Reduction Act (2006), which came into force in England and Wales on 1st October 2007, have placed significant restrictions on the sale and possession of ‘realistic imitation firearms’. This legislation attempts to... Read More about Using polychromatic X-radiography to examine realistic imitation firearms.

GAS5, a non-protein-coding RNA, controls apoptosis and is downregulated in breast cancer (2008)
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Mourtada-Maarabouni, M., Pickard, M. R., Hedge, V. L., Farzaneh, F., & Williams, G. T. (2009). GAS5, a non-protein-coding RNA, controls apoptosis and is downregulated in breast cancer. Oncogene, 28, 195–208. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2008.373

Effective control of both cell survival and cell proliferation is critical to the prevention of oncogenesis and to successful cancer therapy. Using functional expression cloning, we have identified GAS5 (growth arrest-specific transcript 5) as critic... Read More about GAS5, a non-protein-coding RNA, controls apoptosis and is downregulated in breast cancer.

THE OXIDATION STATE OF COPPER AND COBALT IN CARROLLITE, CuCo2S4 (2008)
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Pattrick, R. A., Coker, V. S., Pearce, C. I., Telling, N. D., & van der Laan, G. (2008). THE OXIDATION STATE OF COPPER AND COBALT IN CARROLLITE, CuCo2S4. Canadian Mineralogist, 46(5), 1317-1322. https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.46.5.1317

Using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) at the Cu L2,3 and Co L2,3 edges, we demonstrate that the valence state of copper in the thiospinel carrollite (CuCo2S4) is Cu+ with a d count of Cu d9.8. The Co has a d count of d6.4, so that the highly cova... Read More about THE OXIDATION STATE OF COPPER AND COBALT IN CARROLLITE, CuCo2S4.

Characterisation of metallic powder impregnated pastes using polychromatic X-radiography (2008)
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Austin, J. C., Day, C. R., Kearon, A. T., Valussi, S., & Haycock, P. W. (2008). Characterisation of metallic powder impregnated pastes using polychromatic X-radiography. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing & Condition Monitoring, 50(10), 550-553. https://doi.org/10.1784/insi.2008.50.10.550

This article reports on the employment of X-radiography using the bremsstrahlung of a commercial broad-spectrum X-ray source to quantify the differences and relationships between complex materials of unknown composition. The materials examined were m... Read More about Characterisation of metallic powder impregnated pastes using polychromatic X-radiography.

269 DEFINING 18-MONTH OUTCOME IN CLINICAL SUB-GROUPS OF HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS IN OLDER ADULTS: THE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT STUDY OF THE HAND (CAS-HA) (2008)
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Dziedzic, K., Nicholls, E., Myers, H., Peat, G., Thomas, E., Marshall, M., & van der Windt, D. (2008). 269 DEFINING 18-MONTH OUTCOME IN CLINICAL SUB-GROUPS OF HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS IN OLDER ADULTS: THE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT STUDY OF THE HAND (CAS-HA). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 16(S4), S121-S122. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1063-4584%2808%2960313-1

Leaders, leadership and future primary care clinical research (2008)
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(2008). Leaders, leadership and future primary care clinical research. BMC Family Practice, 52 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-9-52

Background: A strong and self confident primary care workforce can deliver the highest quality care and outcomes equitably and cost effectively. To meet the increasing demands being made of it, primary care needs its own thriving research culture and... Read More about Leaders, leadership and future primary care clinical research.

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Stimulates Osteoprotegerin Production in Osteoblastic Cells (2008)
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(2008). Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Stimulates Osteoprotegerin Production in Osteoblastic Cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 350-354. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.21600

Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a major regulator of osteoclastogenesis, bone resorption and vascular calcification. OPG is produced by various cell types including mesenchymally derived cells, in particular, osteoblastic cells. Here we show OPG production... Read More about Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Stimulates Osteoprotegerin Production in Osteoblastic Cells.