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Mating competitiveness of sterile male Anopheles coluzzii in large cages (2014)
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(2014). Mating competitiveness of sterile male Anopheles coluzzii in large cages. Malaria Journal, 460 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-460

BACKGROUND: Understanding the factors that account for male mating competitiveness is critical to the development of the sterile insect technique (SIT). Here, the effects of partial sterilization with 90 Gy of radiation on sexual competitiveness of A... Read More about Mating competitiveness of sterile male Anopheles coluzzii in large cages.

Gillick Reinstated: Judging Mid-Childhood Competence in Healthcare Law: An NHS Trust v ABC & A Local Authority [2014] EWHC 1445 (Fam). (2014)
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(2014). Gillick Reinstated: Judging Mid-Childhood Competence in Healthcare Law: An NHS Trust v ABC & A Local Authority [2014] EWHC 1445 (Fam). Medical Law Review, 303 -314. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwu033

This case commentary discusses a recent case concerning the competence of a 13-year-old girl to consent to the termination of her pregnancy. It critically analyses four specific elements of the judgment—Gillick competence, the impact of best interest... Read More about Gillick Reinstated: Judging Mid-Childhood Competence in Healthcare Law: An NHS Trust v ABC & A Local Authority [2014] EWHC 1445 (Fam)..

Enhancement of the Cytotoxic Effect of Anticancer Agent by Cytochrome c Functionalised Hybrid Nanoparticles in Hepatocellular Cancer Cells (2014)
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Malekigorji, M., Hoskins, C., Curtis, T., & Varbiro, G. Enhancement of the Cytotoxic Effect of Anticancer Agent by Cytochrome c Functionalised Hybrid Nanoparticles in Hepatocellular Cancer Cells. Journal of Nanomedicine Research, 1(2), https://doi.org/10.15406/jnmr.2014.01.00010

Treatment of hepatocellular cancer with chemotherapeutic agents has limited success in clinical practice and their efficient IC50 concentration would require extremely high doses of drug administration which could not be tolerated due to systemic sid... Read More about Enhancement of the Cytotoxic Effect of Anticancer Agent by Cytochrome c Functionalised Hybrid Nanoparticles in Hepatocellular Cancer Cells.

Corporeal Capitalism: The Body in International Political Economy (2014)
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Smith, N., & Lee, D. (2015). Corporeal Capitalism: The Body in International Political Economy. Global Society, 29(1), 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600826.2014.976608

This themed section takes as its starting point the premise that the body matters in International Political Economy (IPE) and presents four original articles that support and illustrate this ontologically critical and, perhaps, provocative position.... Read More about Corporeal Capitalism: The Body in International Political Economy.

PICO, PICOS and SPIDER: a comparison study of specificity and sensitivity in three search tools for qualitative systematic reviews (2014)
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Chew-Graham. (2014). PICO, PICOS and SPIDER: a comparison study of specificity and sensitivity in three search tools for qualitative systematic reviews. BMC Health Services Research, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0579-0

Background
Qualitative systematic reviews are increasing in popularity in evidence based health care. Difficulties have been reported in conducting literature searches of qualitative research using the PICO search tool. An alternative search tool, e... Read More about PICO, PICOS and SPIDER: a comparison study of specificity and sensitivity in three search tools for qualitative systematic reviews.

The effects of quantitative easing on the volatility of the gilt-edged market (2014)
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(2014). The effects of quantitative easing on the volatility of the gilt-edged market. International Review of Financial Analysis, 113 - 128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2014.11.004

We model the effects of quantitative easing on the volatility of returns to individual gilts, examining both the effects of QE overall and of the specific days of asset purchases. The action of QE successfully neutralized the six fold increase in vol... Read More about The effects of quantitative easing on the volatility of the gilt-edged market.

Intravascular leiomyomatosis: A case report and review of the literature (2014)
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Simon, A., Parry-Smith, W., Redman, C., Kodampur, M., Todd, R., Satur, C., & Morgan, R. (2015). Intravascular leiomyomatosis: A case report and review of the literature. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 35, 539-540. https://doi.org/10.3109/01443615.2014.978847

Intravascular leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a rare condition in which histologically benign smooth muscle neoplasms arising from the intrauterine vessels infiltrate and invade systemic veins, including the inferior vena cava (IVC) (CitationCho et al. 2011)... Read More about Intravascular leiomyomatosis: A case report and review of the literature.

Impact of age on the prognostic value of left ventricular function in relation to procedural outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the British cardiovascular intervention society (2014)
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Kwok, C. S., Anderson, S. G., McAllister, K. S., Sperrin, M., O'Kane, P. D., Keavney, B., …Mamas, M. A. (2015). Impact of age on the prognostic value of left ventricular function in relation to procedural outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the British cardiovascular intervention society. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 85(6), 944-951. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.25732

Background
Around one third of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Whilst the prevalence of LV dysfunction is known to increase with age, the prevalence of LV dysfunction in different... Read More about Impact of age on the prognostic value of left ventricular function in relation to procedural outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the British cardiovascular intervention society.

CASPER plus (CollAborative Care in Screen-Positive EldeRs with major depressive disorder): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. (2014)
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Chew-Graham. (2014). CASPER plus (CollAborative Care in Screen-Positive EldeRs with major depressive disorder): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-451

Background
Depression accounts for the greatest disease burden of all mental health disorders, contributes heavily to healthcare costs, and by 2020 is set to become the second largest cause of global disability. Although 10% to 16% of people aged 65... Read More about CASPER plus (CollAborative Care in Screen-Positive EldeRs with major depressive disorder): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial..

Large portion sizes increase bite size and eating rate in overweight women. (2014)
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Solis-Trapala. (2014). Large portion sizes increase bite size and eating rate in overweight women. Physiology and Behavior, 297 - 302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.11.041

OBJECTIVE: Larger food portions lead to increased intake but the mechanism behind this effect is unclear. We investigated the effect of portion size on bite size, eating rate, deceleration rate, and meal duration. DESIGN AND METHODS: Thirty-seven ove... Read More about Large portion sizes increase bite size and eating rate in overweight women..

Effects of norm referent salience on young people’s dietary orientation (2014)
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(2014). Effects of norm referent salience on young people’s dietary orientation. Appetite, 160 -164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.11.018

We examined the effects of making salient different norm referents on young people's dietary orientation. Participants were exposed to a referent who was either of similar age to themselves or older before reporting their normative beliefs, attitudes... Read More about Effects of norm referent salience on young people’s dietary orientation.

Room Temperature Electroluminescence from Mechanically Formed van der Waals III-VI Homojunctions and Heterojunctions (2014)
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Balakrishnan, N., Kudrynskyi, Z., Fay, M., Mudd, G., Svatek, S., Makarovsky, O., …Patanè, A. (2014). Room Temperature Electroluminescence from Mechanically Formed van der Waals III-VI Homojunctions and Heterojunctions. Advanced optical materials, 1064 - 1069. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201400202

Room temperature electroluminescence from semiconductor junctions is demonstrated. The junctions are fabricated by the exfoliation and direct mechanical adhesion of InSe and GaSe van der Waals layered crystals. Homojunction diodes formed from layers... Read More about Room Temperature Electroluminescence from Mechanically Formed van der Waals III-VI Homojunctions and Heterojunctions.

Antihypertensive and antibacterial investigations of novel nitric oxide donor compounds (2014)
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Hills, D., Mohseni, M., Dowler, J., Greenwood, I., Fielder, M., Pearson, R., & Perumal, D. (2014). Antihypertensive and antibacterial investigations of novel nitric oxide donor compounds. Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, 42, 126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.niox.2014.09.082

Nitric oxide, being a free radical, has a unique biological chemistry that since its elucidation as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system has been implicated in diverse biological functions ranging from insulin secretion, nociception and... Read More about Antihypertensive and antibacterial investigations of novel nitric oxide donor compounds.

Using rotation, magnetic activity and lithium to estimate the ages of low mass stars (2014)
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Jeffries, R. (2014). Using rotation, magnetic activity and lithium to estimate the ages of low mass stars. EAS Publications Series, 65, 289-325. https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1465008

The rotation rate, level of magnetic activity and surface lithium abundance are age-dependent quantities in stars of about a solar mass and below. The physical reasons for the evolution of these phenomena are qualitatively understood, but accurate qu... Read More about Using rotation, magnetic activity and lithium to estimate the ages of low mass stars.

Comorbidities in patients with gout prior to and following diagnosis: case-control study. (2014)
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Mallen. (2014). Comorbidities in patients with gout prior to and following diagnosis: case-control study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 210 - 217. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206410

OBJECTIVES: To determine the burden of comorbidities in patients with gout at diagnosis and the risk of developing new comorbidities post diagnosis. METHODS: There were 39 111 patients with incident gout and 39 111 matched controls identified from th... Read More about Comorbidities in patients with gout prior to and following diagnosis: case-control study..