School of Science, Engineering & Environment

Urocortin suppresses endometrial cancer cell migration via CRFR2 and its system components are differentially modulated by estrogen (2017)
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Owens, G., Lawrence, K., Jackson, T., Crosbie, E., Sayan, B., Kitchener, H., & Townsend, P. (2017). Urocortin suppresses endometrial cancer cell migration via CRFR2 and its system components are differentially modulated by estrogen. Cancer Medicine, 6(2), 408-415. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.967

Urocortin (UCN1) peptide shares structural and functional homology with corticotropin‐releasing factor (CRF). UCN1 is significantly reduced in endometrial adenocarcinoma compared to healthy controls. However, there are no data which evaluate the effe... Read More about Urocortin suppresses endometrial cancer cell migration via CRFR2 and its system components are differentially modulated by estrogen.

The design, hysteresis modeling and control of a novel SMA-fishing-line actuator (2017)
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Qun Chao, X., Hui, Y., Zhiyong, S., Can, X., Lina, H., MD Asadur, R., & Davis, S. (2017). The design, hysteresis modeling and control of a novel SMA-fishing-line actuator. Smart Materials and Structures, 26(3), 037004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/aa5b03

Fishing line can be combined with shape memory alloy (SMA) to form novel artificial muscle actuators which have low cost, are lightweight and soft. They can be applied in bionic, wearable and rehabilitation robots, and can reduce system weight and co... Read More about The design, hysteresis modeling and control of a novel SMA-fishing-line actuator.

Detecting the shape of anisotropic gold nanoparticles in dispersion with single particle extinction and scattering (2017)
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Marco A, C., P., Krpetic, Z., Tiziano, S., Qi, C., Marco, M., João M., D. A., …Kenneth A., D. (2017). Detecting the shape of anisotropic gold nanoparticles in dispersion with single particle extinction and scattering. Nanoscale, 8, https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NR08977A

The shape and size of nanoparticles are important parameters affecting the biodistribution, bioactivity, and toxicity. The high-throughput characterisation of nanoparticle shape in the dispersion is a fundamental prerequisite for realistic in vitro... Read More about Detecting the shape of anisotropic gold nanoparticles in dispersion with single particle extinction and scattering.

Tubulin-binding dibenz[c,e]oxepines: Part 2 Structural variation and biological evaluation as tumour vasculature disrupting agents (2017)
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Hadfield, J., Rossington, S., Wallace, T., Shnyder, S., & Williams, K. (2017). Tubulin-binding dibenz[c,e]oxepines: Part 2 Structural variation and biological evaluation as tumour vasculature disrupting agents. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 25(5), 1630-1642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2017.01.027

5,7-Dihydro-3,9,10,11-tetramethoxybenz[c,e]oxepin-4-ol 1, prepared from a dibenzyl ether precursor via Pd-catalysed intramolecular direct arylation, possesses broad-spectrum in vitro cytotoxicity towards various tumour cell lines, and induces vascul... Read More about Tubulin-binding dibenz[c,e]oxepines: Part 2 Structural variation and biological evaluation as tumour vasculature disrupting agents.

Low temperature pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering technique for single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for solar cell applications (2017)
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Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., & Pilkington, R. (2017). Low temperature pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering technique for single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for solar cell applications. Applied Surface Science, 418(A), 199-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.01.147

This work explores the possibilities of using the pulsed direct current (dc) magnetron sputtering (PDCMS) process to deposit an alternative to the cadmium sulphide buffer layer in copper indium gallium diselenide – based solar cells. The main problem... Read More about Low temperature pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering technique for single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for solar cell applications.

Knowledge sharing maturity model for Jordanian construction sector (2017)
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Arif, M., AlZubi, M., Gupat, A., Egbu, C., Walton, R., & Islam, R. (2017). Knowledge sharing maturity model for Jordanian construction sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 24(1), 170-188. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-09-2015-0144

Purpose - This purpose of the paper is to present a maturity model developed to assess Knowledge Sharing (KS) for the Jordanian construction sector. Design/methodology/approach - The research was conducted in three stages. The first stage consist... Read More about Knowledge sharing maturity model for Jordanian construction sector.

New Approaches to Photodynamic Therapy from Type I, II and III to Type IV Using One or More Photons (2017)
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Scherer, K., Bisby, R., Botchway, S., & Parker, A. (2017). New Approaches to Photodynamic Therapy from Type I, II and III to Type IV Using One or More Photons. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 17(2), 171-189. https://doi.org/10.2174/1871520616666160513131723

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an alternative cancer treatment to conventional surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It is based on activating a drug with light that triggers the generation of cytotoxic species that promote tumour cell killing. At p... Read More about New Approaches to Photodynamic Therapy from Type I, II and III to Type IV Using One or More Photons.

Transparent conductive oxide films for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells (2017)
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high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 7(2), 518-524. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2016.2641303

In this paper, atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition of fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) thin films of various thicknesses and dopant levels is reported. The deposited coatings are used to fabricate dye-sensitized solar cells, which exhibited... Read More about Transparent conductive oxide films for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells.

Investigation on thermal-hydraulic performance of outdoor heat exchanger in air sources heat pump (2017)
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Fang, Z., Li, L., Chen, Y., Wang, H., & Oladokun, M. (2017). Investigation on thermal-hydraulic performance of outdoor heat exchanger in air sources heat pump. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 84, 28-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2017.01.008

A plethora of findings exists on the decreasing heat transfer performance of ASHP under frosting condition. This study investigates, using field and laboratory experiments, the frosting behavior and heat transfer performance of fin-tube exchangers. F... Read More about Investigation on thermal-hydraulic performance of outdoor heat exchanger in air sources heat pump.

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