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A positive relationship between ant biodiversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and rate of scavenger-mediated nutrient redistribution along a disturbance gradient in a south-east Asian rain forest (2011)
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Fayle, T., Bakker, L., Cheah, C., Ching, T., Davey, A., Dem, F., …Trevelyan, R. (2011). A positive relationship between ant biodiversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and rate of scavenger-mediated nutrient redistribution along a disturbance gradient in a south-east Asian rain forest. Myrmecological news, 14, 5-12

Human modification of pristine habitats almost always leads to the local extinction of a subset of the species present. This means that the ecosystem processes carried out by the remaining species may change. It is well documented that particular spe... Read More about A positive relationship between ant biodiversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and rate of scavenger-mediated nutrient redistribution along a disturbance gradient in a south-east Asian rain forest.

Strong male⁄male competition allows for nonchoosy females: high levels of polygynandry in a territorial frog with paternal care (2011)
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with paternal care. Molecular Ecology, 20(8), 1759-1711. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05056.x

Our knowledge about genetic mating systems and the underlying causes for and consequences of variation in reproductive success has substantially improved in recent years. When linked to longitudinal population studies, cross-generational pedigrees a... Read More about Strong male⁄male competition allows for nonchoosy females: high levels of polygynandry in a territorial frog with paternal care.

Toe regeneration in the neotropical frog Allobates femoralis (2011)
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Ursprung, E., Ringler, M., Jehle, R., & Hoedl, W. (2011). Toe regeneration in the neotropical frog Allobates femoralis. Herpetological journal, 21(1), 83-86

Toe-clipping is a standard method for marking and tissue sampling in amphibians, and in most adult anurans such marks are permanent. Here we document the consistent regeneration of toes in the aromobatid frog Allobates femoralis during a three-ye... Read More about Toe regeneration in the neotropical frog Allobates femoralis.

Urban knowledge arenas: dynamics, tensions and potentials (2011)
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May, T. (2011). Urban knowledge arenas: dynamics, tensions and potentials. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 2(2), 132-147. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKBD.2011.041244

This article examines the relations between the knowledge economy and the modes of developing processes between cities and universities for socio-economic development. It starts by considering discourses on the knowledge economy that raise expectatio... Read More about Urban knowledge arenas: dynamics, tensions and potentials.

How to do (or not to do) . . . a social network analysis in health systems research (2011)
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analysis in health systems research. Health Policy and Planning, 27(5), 438-446. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czr055

The main challenges in international health are to scale up effective health interventions in low- and middle-income countries in order to reach a higher proportion of the population. This can be achieved through better insight into how health syste... Read More about How to do (or not to do) . . . a social network analysis in health systems research.

Roman rural specialisation in the north west: boom and bust? (2011)
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Nevell, M. (2011). Roman rural specialisation in the north west: boom and bust?. Archaeology north west, 2, 48-57

This article examines the new evidence for specialisation in the Roman rural economy in the southern part of North West England. In order to understand the context of this specialisation the chronological pattern observed for rural and urban-type set... Read More about Roman rural specialisation in the north west: boom and bust?.

Client’s championing characteristics that promote construction innovation (2011)
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Kulatunga, K., Kulatunga, U., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2011). Client’s championing characteristics that promote construction innovation. Construction innovation (London. Online), 11(4), 380-398. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171111175873

Purpose: clients or users of products, processes or services are being identified as potential sources of innovation in construction. There are concerns on the degree of innovation within the construction industry, despite having potential to be inno... Read More about Client’s championing characteristics that promote construction innovation.

Mapping of synchronous activities through virtual management momentum simulation (2011)
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management momentum simulation. Construction innovation (London. Online), 11(2), 190-211. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171111124167

Purpose – This paper seeks to present an approach to the improvement of the risk analysis of construction projects by linking risk analysis to the potential variances in time and cost performance of endogenous variables. This link is synchronous, suc... Read More about Mapping of synchronous activities through virtual management momentum simulation.

The effect of antibiotic treatment on bacteriophage production by a cystic fibrosis epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2011)
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Fothergill, J., Mowat, E., Walshaw, M., Ledson, M., James, C., & Winstanley, C. (2011). The effect of antibiotic treatment on bacteriophage production by a cystic fibrosis epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 55(1), 426-428. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01257-10

Phage production in response to antibiotics varied among four isolates of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa cystic fibrosis (CF) epidemic strain. Whereas ciprofloxacin induced higher levels of phage production, other CF-relevant antibiotics led to reduced p... Read More about The effect of antibiotic treatment on bacteriophage production by a cystic fibrosis epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Accessing emergency rest centres in the UK - lesson learnt (2011)
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Kipling, J., Ormerod, M., & Newton, R. (2011). Accessing emergency rest centres in the UK - lesson learnt. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 2(1), 47-58. https://doi.org/10.1108/17595901111108362

Emergency rest centres (ERC) are premises that are used for the temporary accommodation of evacuees during an emergency situation. They form an important part of emergency response, by providing a focal point for receiving people and providing food,... Read More about Accessing emergency rest centres in the UK - lesson learnt.

The effects of hydrogen peroxide on intracellular calcium handling and contractility in the rat ventricular myocyte (2010)
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Greensmith, D., Eisner, D., & Nirmalan, M. (2010). The effects of hydrogen peroxide on intracellular calcium handling and contractility in the rat ventricular myocyte. Cell Calcium, 48(6), 341-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2010.10.007

Elevations in reactive oxygen species are implicated in many disease states and cause systolic and diastolic myocardial dysfunction. To understand the underlying cellular dysfunction, we characterised the effects of H₂O₂ on [Ca(2+)](i) handling and c... Read More about The effects of hydrogen peroxide on intracellular calcium handling and contractility in the rat ventricular myocyte.

Comparison of drinking water, raw rice and cooking of rice as arsenic exposure routes in three contrasting areas of west Bengal, India (2010)
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Mondal, D., Banerjee, M., Giri, A., & Polya, D. (2010). Comparison of drinking water, raw rice and cooking of rice as arsenic exposure routes in three contrasting areas of west Bengal, India. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 32(6), 463 -477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-010-9319-5

Remediation aimed at reducing human exposure to groundwater arsenic in West Bengal, one of the regions most impacted by this environmental hazard, are currently largely focussed on reducing arsenic in drinking water. Rice and cooking of rice, however... Read More about Comparison of drinking water, raw rice and cooking of rice as arsenic exposure routes in three contrasting areas of west Bengal, India.

Disaster knowledge factors in managing disasters successfully (2010)
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Seneviratne, K., Baldry, D., & Pathirage, C. (2010). Disaster knowledge factors in managing disasters successfully. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 14(4), 376-390. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2010.28

The number of reported natural disasters has increased steadily over the past century and risen very sharply during the past decade. These bring about the loss of lives, property, employment and damage to the physical infrastructure and the environme... Read More about Disaster knowledge factors in managing disasters successfully.

Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events (2010)
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Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. (2010). Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 14(4), 362-375. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2010.27

Wider scientific community now accept that the threat of climate change as real and thus acknowledge the importance of implementing adaptation measures in a global context. In the UK, the physical effects of climate change are likely to be directly f... Read More about Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events.

Impact of culture towards disaster risk reduction (2010)
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Kulatunga, U. (2010). Impact of culture towards disaster risk reduction. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 14(4), 304-313. https://doi.org/10.3846/ijspm.2010.23

Number of natural disasters has risen sharply worldwide making the risk of disasters a global concern. These disasters have created significant losses and damages to humans, economy and society. Despite the losses and damages created by disasters, so... Read More about Impact of culture towards disaster risk reduction.

Antimicrobial activity of titania/silver and titania/copper films prepared by CVD (2010)
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Foster, H., Sheel, D., Sheel, P., Evans, P., Varghese, S., Rutschke, N., & Yates, H. (2010). Antimicrobial activity of titania/silver and titania/copper films prepared by CVD. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 216(2-3), 283-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.09.017

We have previously reported the production of photocatalytically active films of TiO2/Ag and TiO2/CuO grown by atmospheric pressure thermal CVD that had high antimicrobial activity. The present study compares the activity of dual layers and co-deposi... Read More about Antimicrobial activity of titania/silver and titania/copper films prepared by CVD.

Sleeping site selection by urban marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) under conditions of exceptionally high predator density (2010)
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Duarte, M., & Young, R. (2011). Sleeping site selection by urban marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) under conditions of exceptionally high predator density. International Journal of Primatology, 32, 329-334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-010-9468-5

Domestic cats are known to kill small mammals and birds, and represent a predatory threat to all small wildlife. We investigated whether a high cat density affects the choice of sleeping sites of urban marmosets (Callithrix penicillata). One group of... Read More about Sleeping site selection by urban marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) under conditions of exceptionally high predator density.

Tubulin-binding Dibenz[c,e]oxepines as Colchinol analogues for targeting tumour vasculature (2010)
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targeting tumour vasculature. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 9(1), 219-231. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0ob00500b

Various methoxy- and hydroxy-substituted dibenz[c,e]oxepines were prepared via the copper(I)-induced coupling of ether-tethered arylstannanes or the dehydrative cyclisation of 1,1'- biphenyl-2,2'-dimethanols, assembled using the Ullmann cross-coupl... Read More about Tubulin-binding Dibenz[c,e]oxepines as Colchinol analogues for targeting tumour vasculature.