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Probing the site occupancies of Co-, Ni-, and Mn-substituted biogenic magnetite using XAS and XMCD (2008)
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Coker, V. S., Pearce, C. I., Pattrick, R. A., van der Laan, G., Telling, N. D., Charnock, J. M., …Lloyd, J. R. (2008). Probing the site occupancies of Co-, Ni-, and Mn-substituted biogenic magnetite using XAS and XMCD. American Mineralogist, 93(7), 1119-1132. https://doi.org/10.2138/am.2008.2681

Ferrimagnetic nanoparticles have many uses in industry including in magnetic recording media and transformers, however these particles are often expensive to synthesize. In this study, the Fe3+-reducing bacteria Geobacter sulfurreducens and Shewanell... Read More about Probing the site occupancies of Co-, Ni-, and Mn-substituted biogenic magnetite using XAS and XMCD.

The star formation process in the Magellanic Clouds (2008)
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M. Oliveira, J. (2008). The star formation process in the Magellanic Clouds. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921308028457

The Magellanic Clouds offer unique opportunities to study star formation both on the global scales of an interacting system of gas-rich galaxies, as well as on the scales of individual star-forming clouds. The interstellar media of the Small and Larg... Read More about The star formation process in the Magellanic Clouds.

The cell culture expansion of bone marrow stromal cells from humans with spinal cord injury: implications for future cell transplantation therapy. (2008)
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(2008). The cell culture expansion of bone marrow stromal cells from humans with spinal cord injury: implications for future cell transplantation therapy. Spinal Cord, 811 - 817. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2008.77

STUDY DESIGN: Previous studies have shown that transplantation of bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) in animal models of spinal cord injury (SCI) encourages functional recovery. Here, we have examined the growth in cell culture of MSCs isolated from in... Read More about The cell culture expansion of bone marrow stromal cells from humans with spinal cord injury: implications for future cell transplantation therapy..

Gender difference in symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the Knee Clinical Assessment--CAS(K): a prospective study in the general population (2008)
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(2008). Gender difference in symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the Knee Clinical Assessment--CAS(K): a prospective study in the general population. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 82 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-82

BACKGROUND: A recent study of adults aged >or=50 years reporting knee pain found an excess of radiographic knee osteoarthritis (knee ROA) in symptomatic males compared to females. This was independent of age, BMI and other clinical signs and symptoms... Read More about Gender difference in symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis in the Knee Clinical Assessment--CAS(K): a prospective study in the general population.

Action learning as a developmental practice for clinical leadership (2008)
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(2008). Action learning as a developmental practice for clinical leadership. International Journal of Clinical Leadership, 59-64

Clinical leadership is assuming a higher profile in the healthcare systems in the UK. This paper seeks to clarify the nature of clinical leadership, and proposes action learning as a developmental practice that is well suited to its enhancement. The... Read More about Action learning as a developmental practice for clinical leadership.

On positive psychological outcomes; what helps groups with a history of conflict to forgive and reconcile with each other? (2008)
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Noor. (2008). On positive psychological outcomes; what helps groups with a history of conflict to forgive and reconcile with each other?. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 819 - 832. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167208315555

Three studies examined the roles of traditional and novel social psychological variables involved in intergroup forgiveness. Study 1 (N = 480) revealed that among the pro-Pinochet and the anti-Pinochet groups in Chile, forgiveness was predicted by in... Read More about On positive psychological outcomes; what helps groups with a history of conflict to forgive and reconcile with each other?.

Defining an adequate dose of acupuncture using a neurophysiological approach: a narrative review of the literature (2008)
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(2008). Defining an adequate dose of acupuncture using a neurophysiological approach: a narrative review of the literature. Acupuncture in Medicine, 111-120. https://doi.org/10.1136/aim.26.2.111

Many different styles of acupuncture practice exist, and lack of agreement on the optimal acupuncture treatment for any particular condition may mean that some patients do not receive the best treatment. This uncertainty also makes the negative resul... Read More about Defining an adequate dose of acupuncture using a neurophysiological approach: a narrative review of the literature.

Stellar Evolution in the Early Universe (2008)
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Hirschi, R., Frischknecht, U., -K. Thielemann, F., Pignatari, M., Chiappini, C., Ekstroem, S., …Maeder, A. (2008). Stellar Evolution in the Early Universe. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 4(S255), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921308024976

Massive stars played a key role in the early evolution of the Universe. They formed with the first halos and started the re-ionisation. It is therefore very important to understand their evolution. In this paper, we describe the strong impact of rota... Read More about Stellar Evolution in the Early Universe.

Social and Cultural Constructions of Ageing: The Case of the Baby Boomers (2008)
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Phillipson, C., Leach, R., Money, A., & Biggs, S. (2008). Social and Cultural Constructions of Ageing: The Case of the Baby Boomers. Sociological Research Online, 13(3), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.1695

This paper examines social and cultural constructions of first wave baby boomers, those born in the period 1945-1954. Boomers are depicted, variously, as bringing new lifestyles and attitudes to ageing and retirement; or heralding economic disaster;... Read More about Social and Cultural Constructions of Ageing: The Case of the Baby Boomers.

Some effects of the initiator on the cationic polymerization of alkenes (2008)
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Plesch, P. H., & Austin, J. C. (2008). Some effects of the initiator on the cationic polymerization of alkenes. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 46(13), 4265-4284. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.22667

The content of this article is indicated by what could be its full title: “An Explanation of the dependence of the rate of the cationic polymerizations of alkenes and of the DP of their products, on the reaction variables, especially the size of the... Read More about Some effects of the initiator on the cationic polymerization of alkenes.

Temperature dependence of the interface moments in Co2MnSi thin films (2008)
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Telling, N. D., Keatley, P. S., Shelford, L. R., Arenholz, E., van der Laan, G., Hicken, R. J., …Miyazaki, T. (2008). Temperature dependence of the interface moments in Co2MnSi thin films. Applied Physics Letters, 92(19), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2927482

X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) is utilized to explore the temperature dependence of the interface moments in (CMS) thin films capped with aluminum. By increasing the thickness of the capping layer, we demonstrate enhanced interface sensi... Read More about Temperature dependence of the interface moments in Co2MnSi thin films.

Awareness of the need for safe storage of methadone at home is not improved by the use of protocols on recording information giving (2008)
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(2008). Awareness of the need for safe storage of methadone at home is not improved by the use of protocols on recording information giving. Harm Reduction Journal, 15 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-5-15

Methadone is a synthetic, narcotic analgesic used in the treatment of drug misuse. Tragedies involving children being poisoned by the accidental ingestion of methadone are no longer a rare occurrence. Following an audit of the effectiveness of the pr... Read More about Awareness of the need for safe storage of methadone at home is not improved by the use of protocols on recording information giving.

Deciphering the ubiquitin-mediated pathway in apicomplexan parasites: a potential strategy to interfere with parasite virulence (2008)
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Horrocks. (2008). Deciphering the ubiquitin-mediated pathway in apicomplexan parasites: a potential strategy to interfere with parasite virulence. PloS one, e2386 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002386

Reversible modification of proteins through the attachment of ubiquitin or ubiquitin-like modifiers is an essential post-translational regulatory mechanism in eukaryotes. The conjugation of ubiquitin or ubiquitin-like proteins has been demonstrated t... Read More about Deciphering the ubiquitin-mediated pathway in apicomplexan parasites: a potential strategy to interfere with parasite virulence.

A randomised clinical trial of subgrouping and targeted treatment for low back pain compared with best current care. The STarT Back Trial Study Protocol (2008)
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(2008). A randomised clinical trial of subgrouping and targeted treatment for low back pain compared with best current care. The STarT Back Trial Study Protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 58. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-58

Back pain is a major health problem and many sufferers develop persistent symptoms. Detecting relevant subgroups of patients with non-specific low back pain has been highlighted as a priority area for research, as this could enable better secondary p... Read More about A randomised clinical trial of subgrouping and targeted treatment for low back pain compared with best current care. The STarT Back Trial Study Protocol.

High genetic differentiation between the M and S molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae in Africa (2008)
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(2008). High genetic differentiation between the M and S molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae in Africa. PloS one, e1968 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001968

Anopheles gambiae, a major vector of malaria, is widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa. In an attempt to eliminate infective mosquitoes, researchers are trying to develop transgenic strains that are refractory to the Plasmodium parasite. B... Read More about High genetic differentiation between the M and S molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae in Africa.

MATRIX EQUATIONS AND HILBERT'S TENTH PROBLEM (2008)
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Bell. (2008). MATRIX EQUATIONS AND HILBERT'S TENTH PROBLEM. International Journal of Algebra and Computation, 1231 - 1241. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218196708004925

We show a reduction of Hilbert's tenth problem to the solvability of the matrix equation over non-commuting integral matrices, where Z is the zero matrix, thus proving that the solvability of the equation is undecidable. This is in contrast to the ca... Read More about MATRIX EQUATIONS AND HILBERT'S TENTH PROBLEM.

Plasmodium falciparum icam-1-based cytoadherence-related signalling in endothelical cells (2008)
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Jenkins, N., Wu, Y., Chakravorty, S., Kai, O., Marsh, K., & Craig, A. (2008). Plasmodium falciparum icam-1-based cytoadherence-related signalling in endothelical cells. Journal of Infection, 56(4), 299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2008.01.018

Background: Cytoadherence of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes to host endothelium has been associated with pathology in severe malaria, but despite extensive information on the primary processes involved in the adhesive interactions the me... Read More about Plasmodium falciparum icam-1-based cytoadherence-related signalling in endothelical cells.