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Hippocampal Regulation of Postsynaptic Density Homer1 by Associative Learning (2017)
Journal Article
Clifton, N. E., Cameron, D., Trent, S., Sykes, L. H., Thomas, K. L., & Hall, J. (2017). Hippocampal Regulation of Postsynaptic Density Homer1 by Associative Learning. Neural Plasticity, 2014, 1 - 11. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/5959182

Genes involved in synaptic plasticity, particularly genes encoding postsynaptic density proteins, have been recurrently linked to psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia and autism. Postsynaptic density Homer1 proteins contribute to synaptic pl... Read More about Hippocampal Regulation of Postsynaptic Density Homer1 by Associative Learning.

(Im)mobility and Mediterranean migrations: journeys ‘between the pleasures of wealth and the desires of the poor' (2017)
Journal Article
Palladino. (2017). (Im)mobility and Mediterranean migrations: journeys ‘between the pleasures of wealth and the desires of the poor'. The Journal of North African Studies, 23(1-2), 71-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/13629387.2018.1400241

Foregrounding (im)mobility to engage with experiences of human displacement, this study seeks to disrupt and set a change of emphasis in current debates about migration in literary and cultural studies. It engages with Laila Lalami’s Hope and Other D... Read More about (Im)mobility and Mediterranean migrations: journeys ‘between the pleasures of wealth and the desires of the poor'.

Murine myoblast migration: influence of replicative ageing and nutrition (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Murine myoblast migration: influence of replicative ageing and nutrition. Biogerontology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-017-9735-3

Cell migration is central to skeletal muscle repair following damage. Leucine and b-Hydroxy bmethylbutyric acid (HMB) are supplements consumed for recovery from muscle damaging exercise in humans, however, their impact on muscle cell migration with a... Read More about Murine myoblast migration: influence of replicative ageing and nutrition.

Collingwood, Historicism and Scientism (2017)
Journal Article
D'Oro. (2017). Collingwood, Historicism and Scientism. Journal of the Philosophy of History, 275-288. https://doi.org/10.1163/18722636-12341374

The philosophy of history is undergoing something of a revival. Much has happened since its heyday in the 1960s when methodological discussions concerning the structure of explanation in history and the natural sciences were central to the philosophi... Read More about Collingwood, Historicism and Scientism.

Collingwood, scientism and historicism: introduction (2017)
Journal Article
D'Oro. (2017). Collingwood, scientism and historicism: introduction. Journal of the Philosophy of History, 275-288. https://doi.org/10.1163/18722636-12341374

The philosophy of history is undergoing something of a revival. Much has happened since its heyday in the 1960s when methodological discussions concerning the structure of explanation in history and the natural sciences were central to the philosophi... Read More about Collingwood, scientism and historicism: introduction.

Petites étincelles (2017)
Digital Artefact
Blackburn, M. Petites étincelles. [Digital Music Album]

Album

Longitudinal deformation bench testing using a coronary artery model: a new standard? (2017)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2017). Longitudinal deformation bench testing using a coronary artery model: a new standard?. Open Heart, https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2016-00053

Objectives To compare susceptibility of five different stent platforms with longitudinal stent deformation (LSD) using a clinically relevant bench testing model simulating both short and long malapposed lengths. Background Recent data suggest that de... Read More about Longitudinal deformation bench testing using a coronary artery model: a new standard?.

"They're thinking, well it's not as bad, I probably won't get addicted to that. But it's still got the nicotine in it, so…": Maturity, control and socialising: Negotiating identities in relation to smoking and vaping. A qualitative study of young adults in Scotland. (2017)
Journal Article
Lucherini, M., Rooke, C., & Amos, A. (2017). "They're thinking, well it's not as bad, I probably won't get addicted to that. But it's still got the nicotine in it, so…": Maturity, control and socialising: Negotiating identities in relation to smoking and vaping. A qualitative study of young adults in Scotland. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntx245

Objective: To explore the understandings of and engagement with e-cigarettes, of young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds, and how these may be impacting upon existing smoking identities. Methods: Twenty-two small group and 11 individual qualitati... Read More about "They're thinking, well it's not as bad, I probably won't get addicted to that. But it's still got the nicotine in it, so…": Maturity, control and socialising: Negotiating identities in relation to smoking and vaping. A qualitative study of young adults in Scotland..

Determining Firing Strengths Through a Novel Similarity Measure to Enhance Uncertainty Handling in Non-singleton Fuzzy Logic Systems (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Pekaslan, D., Kabir, S., Garibaldi, J. M., & Wagner, C. (2017). Determining Firing Strengths Through a Novel Similarity Measure to Enhance Uncertainty Handling in Non-singleton Fuzzy Logic Systems. In Proceedings of the 9th International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence - Volume 0IJCCI (83-90). https://doi.org/10.5220/0006502000830090

Non-singleton Fuzzy Logic Systems have the potential to tackle uncertainty within the design of fuzzy systems. The inference process has a major role in determining results, being partly based on the interaction of input and antecedent fuzzy sets (in... Read More about Determining Firing Strengths Through a Novel Similarity Measure to Enhance Uncertainty Handling in Non-singleton Fuzzy Logic Systems.

An Examined Life: Research into University Legal Education in the United Kingdom and the Journal of Law and Society (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). An Examined Life: Research into University Legal Education in the United Kingdom and the Journal of Law and Society. Journal of Law and Society, S129-S143. https://doi.org/10.1111/jols.12053

For academics the nature of their work means that the Socratic demand to live an examined life has a particular force. In this article we look at the extent to which those working in university law schools in England and Wales have lived up to this s... Read More about An Examined Life: Research into University Legal Education in the United Kingdom and the Journal of Law and Society.

Approaches to analysis with infinitesimals following Robinson, Nelson, and others (2017)
Journal Article
Fletcher, P., Hrbacek, K., Kanovei, V., Katz, M. G., Lobry, C., & Sanders, S. (2017). Approaches to analysis with infinitesimals following Robinson, Nelson, and others. Real Analysis Exchange, 1 -59. https://doi.org/10.14321/realanalexch.42.2.0193

This is a survey of several approaches to the framework for working with infinitesimals and infinite numbers, originally developed by Abraham Robinson in the 1960s, and their constructive engagement with the Cantor-Dedekind postulate and the Intended... Read More about Approaches to analysis with infinitesimals following Robinson, Nelson, and others.

Advanced glycation end products reduce the calcium transient in cardiomyocytes by increasing production of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide (2017)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2017). Advanced glycation end products reduce the calcium transient in cardiomyocytes by increasing production of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide. FEBS Open Bio, 1672 -1685. https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.12284

Advanced glycation end products (AGE) are central to the development of cardiovascular complications associated with diabetes mellitus. AGE may alter cellular function through cross-linking of cellular proteins or by activating the AGE receptor (RAGE... Read More about Advanced glycation end products reduce the calcium transient in cardiomyocytes by increasing production of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide.

What's in a name? Is district nursing in danger of extinction? (2017)
Journal Article
Green. (2017). What's in a name? Is district nursing in danger of extinction?. British Journal of Community Nursing, 547 - 549. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2017.22.11.547

District Nurses have been delivering care at home for over 150 years. Their role is appreciated by colleagues, patients and carers alike and can often make the difference between remaining in a preferred location of care or a preferred place of death... Read More about What's in a name? Is district nursing in danger of extinction?.

Project Ponder - using clicker technology to encourage in-class engagement (2017)
Journal Article
Pearson, R. (2017). Project Ponder - using clicker technology to encourage in-class engagement. Pharmacy Education,

Background: ‘Project Ponder’ was created to help pharmacy students think more deeply about their chemistry knowledge through the promotion of peer instruction and debate. This work used the author’s past expe... Read More about Project Ponder - using clicker technology to encourage in-class engagement.

Factors Influencing Allopurinol Initiation in Primary Care. (2017)
Journal Article
Roddy, Mallen, Clarson, Belcher, & Hider. (2017). Factors Influencing Allopurinol Initiation in Primary Care. Annals of Family Medicine, 15(6), 557 - 560. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.213

Despite guidance on appropriate initiation, urate-lowering therapy is prescribed for only a minority of patients with gout. Electronic health records for 8,142 patients with gout were used to investigate the effect of age, sex, comorbidities, number... Read More about Factors Influencing Allopurinol Initiation in Primary Care..

Serological evidence of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs and jaundice among pig handlers in Bangladesh (2017)
Journal Article
Haider, N., Khan, M., Hossain, M., Sazzad, H., Rahman, M., Ahmed, F., & Zeidner, N. (2017). Serological evidence of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs and jaundice among pig handlers in Bangladesh. Zoonoses and Public Health, 572 - 577. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12372

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of viral hepatitis in humans. Pigs may act as a reservoir of HEV, and pig handlers were frequently identified with a higher prevalence of antibodies to HEV. The objectives of this study were to identif... Read More about Serological evidence of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs and jaundice among pig handlers in Bangladesh.

Economic Crisis and Youth Unemployment: The Greek case (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Economic Crisis and Youth Unemployment: The Greek case. Science and Society, 145-172. https://doi.org/10.12681/sas.10779

Young people have been hard hit by the crisis and the austerity measures implemented in Greece since 2010. After six years of significant changes in the Greek employment and social system young people face burgeoning difficulties to find quality and... Read More about Economic Crisis and Youth Unemployment: The Greek case.