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Contours in reflexivity: Commitment, criteria and change (2010)
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May, T. (2010). Contours in reflexivity: Commitment, criteria and change. Methodological innovations on line, 5(1), 22-44. https://doi.org/10.4256/MIO.2010.008

This article examines the intellectual contours in calls to reflexivity in social research. In charting changes in these calls and their ideas on the role of social research in society, the article draws out lessons for future orientation. Whilst hig... Read More about Contours in reflexivity: Commitment, criteria and change.

Peoples’ use of, and concerns about, green space networks: A case study of Birchwood, Warrington New Town, UK (2010)
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Tzoulas, K., & James, P. (2010). Peoples’ use of, and concerns about, green space networks: A case study of Birchwood, Warrington New Town, UK. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 9(2), 121-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2009.12.001

Cultural services provided by green space networks and in particular leisure and recreational opportunities are central to the quality of life of those living in urban areas. However, the literature concerned with green space networks has mainly focu... Read More about Peoples’ use of, and concerns about, green space networks: A case study of Birchwood, Warrington New Town, UK.

Taking urban knowledge exchange seriously: devilish dichotomies and active intermediation (2010)
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Perry, B., & May, T. (2010). Taking urban knowledge exchange seriously: devilish dichotomies and active intermediation. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 1(1-2), 6-24

Knowledge exchange and innovation have a strong local dimension and require face-to-face relationships and collaborations between universities, industries and governments. Cities are turning to the knowledge base to enhance their own socio-economic d... Read More about Taking urban knowledge exchange seriously: devilish dichotomies and active intermediation.

Can the solid state structures of the dihalogen adducts R3EX2 (E = P, As; R = alkyl, aryl; X = Br, I) with the molecular spoke geometry be considered good mimics of the gold(I) systems [(R3E)AuX] (E = As, P; R = alkyl, aryl; X = Cl, Br, I)? (2010)
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Barnes, N., Flower, K., Fyyaz, S., Godfrey, S., Mcgown, A., Miles, P., …Warren, J. (2010). Can the solid state structures of the dihalogen adducts R3EX2 (E = P, As; R = alkyl, aryl; X = Br, I) with the molecular spoke geometry be considered good mimics of the gold(I) systems [(R3E)AuX] (E = As, P; R = alkyl, aryl; X = Cl, Br, I)?. CrystEngComm, 12(3), 784-794. https://doi.org/10.1039/b917245a

The solid-state structures of compounds of the type R3EX2 and [(R3E)AuX] (R = alkyl, aryl, E = As, P, X = Cl, Br, I) have been compared on the basis that they have similar molecular shape and volume with a view to determine whether this is a good app... Read More about Can the solid state structures of the dihalogen adducts R3EX2 (E = P, As; R = alkyl, aryl; X = Br, I) with the molecular spoke geometry be considered good mimics of the gold(I) systems [(R3E)AuX] (E = As, P; R = alkyl, aryl; X = Cl, Br, I)?.

Helmholtz algebraic solitons (2010)
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Christian, J., McDonald, G., & Chamorro-Posada, P. (2010). Helmholtz algebraic solitons. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 43(8), https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/43/8/085212

We report, to the best of our knowledge, the first exact analytical algebraic solitons of a generalized cubic-quintic Helmholtz equation. This class of governing equation plays a key role in photonics modelling, allowing a full description of the pr... Read More about Helmholtz algebraic solitons.

Knowledge management in construction supply chain integration (2010)
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Khalfan, M., Kashyip, M., Li, X., & Abbott, C. (2010). Knowledge management in construction supply chain integration. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, 7(2/3), 207-221. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNVO.2010.031218

Knowledge Management (KM) is becoming increasingly important for organisations across a wide spectrum of industry sectors, especially for the naturally fragmented construction industry. There has been a growing realisation that it is very important f... Read More about Knowledge management in construction supply chain integration.

Predictions and measurements of sound transmission through a periodic array of elastic shells in air (2010)
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a periodic array of elastic shells in air. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 128, 3496. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3506342

Analytical and numerical approaches have been made to the problems of (a) propagation through a doubly periodic array of elastic shells in air, (b) scattering by a single elastic shell in air, and (c) scattering by a finite periodic array of elastic... Read More about Predictions and measurements of sound transmission through a periodic array of elastic shells in air.

Interactions of the beta-blocker drug, propranolol, with detergents, beta-cyclodextrin and living cells studied using fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging (2010)
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Bisby, R., Botchway, S., Crisostomo, A., Karolin, J., Parker, A., & Schroder, L. (2010). Interactions of the beta-blocker drug, propranolol, with detergents, beta-cyclodextrin and living cells studied using fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging. Spectroscopy (Ottawa. Print), 24(1-2), 137-142. https://doi.org/10.3233/SPE-2010-0415

Interactions of the beta-blocker drug, propranolol, with amphipathic systems have been studied using fluorescence spectroscopy. The results show a strong binding of propranolol with micelles of sodium dodecyl sulfate revealed through changes in the f... Read More about Interactions of the beta-blocker drug, propranolol, with detergents, beta-cyclodextrin and living cells studied using fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging.

Implementation of critical success factors in construction research and development process (2010)
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Kulatunga, U., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2010). Implementation of critical success factors in construction research and development process. International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2(9), 94-106

Construction research and development (R&D) process has a number of issues that affect its success. These issues imply that Critical Success Factors (CSFs) of construction R&D process are not properly addressed. Not knowing CSFs could lead to not imp... Read More about Implementation of critical success factors in construction research and development process.

Induction of TAp63 by histone deacetylase inhibitors (2009)
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Sayan, B., Yang, A., Conforti, F., Bernanrdini, S., Tucci, P., Vasa-Nicotera, M., …Melino, G. (2009). Induction of TAp63 by histone deacetylase inhibitors. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 391(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.12.147

TAp63 belongs to the p53-tumour suppressor family and is capable of transactivating a set of target genes to induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. We showed that treatment of cancer cells with chemo-therapeutic drugs or the histone deacetylase (HDA... Read More about Induction of TAp63 by histone deacetylase inhibitors.

Predicting functional upstream open reading frames in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2009)
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Selpi, S., Bryant, C., Kemp, G., Sarv, J., Kristiansson, E., & Sunnerhagen, P. (2009). Predicting functional upstream open reading frames in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BMC Bioinformatics, 10, 451. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-10-451

BACKGROUND: Some upstream open reading frames (uORFs) regulate gene expression (i.e., they are functional) and can play key roles in keeping organisms healthy. However, how uORFs are involved in gene regulation is not yet fully understood. In order t... Read More about Predicting functional upstream open reading frames in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Dependence of catalytic activity and long-term stability of enzyme hydrogel films on curing time (2009)
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Lehr, J., Williamson, B., Barrière, F., & Downard, A. (2010). Dependence of catalytic activity and long-term stability of enzyme hydrogel films on curing time. Bioelectrochemistry, 79(1), 142-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2009.12.004

Enzyme hydrogels were prepared on carbon film electrodes using glucose oxidase and an epoxide crosslinking agent. The catalytic activity of the gels was found to depend strongly on curing time. The competing effects of increased mechanical stability... Read More about Dependence of catalytic activity and long-term stability of enzyme hydrogel films on curing time.

Small enterprise systems based on document methodology (2009)
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Kulonda, D., & Arif, M. (2009). Small enterprise systems based on document methodology. Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications, 71(12), e651-e656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.na.2008.11.088

Enterprise system vendors have attempted to enlarge their market by offering pre-engineered solutions for small companies, thereby avoiding the massive implementation difficulties usually associated with an enterprise system such as SAP. One unfortun... Read More about Small enterprise systems based on document methodology.

Cells deficient in PARP-1 show an accelerated accumulation of DNA single strand breaks, but not AP sites, over the PARP-1-proficient cells exposed to MMS. (2009)
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Pachkowski, B., Tano, K., Afonin, V., Elder, R., Takeda, S., Watanabe, M., …Nakamura, J. (2009). Cells deficient in PARP-1 show an accelerated accumulation of DNA single strand breaks, but not AP sites, over the PARP-1-proficient cells exposed to MMS. Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 671(1-2), 93-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.09.006

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is a base excision repair (BER) protein that binds to DNA single strand breaks (SSBs) and subsequently synthesizes and transfers poly(ADP-ribose) polymers to various nuclear proteins. Numerous biochemical studie... Read More about Cells deficient in PARP-1 show an accelerated accumulation of DNA single strand breaks, but not AP sites, over the PARP-1-proficient cells exposed to MMS..

Calls, colours, shape, and genes: a multi-trait approach to the study of geographic variation in the Amazonian frog allobates femoralis (2009)
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frog allobates femoralis. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 98(4), 826-838. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01324.x

Evolutionary divergence in behavioural traits related to mating may represent the initial stage of speciation. Direct selective forces are usually invoked to explain divergence in mate-recognition traits, often neglecting a role for neutral process... Read More about Calls, colours, shape, and genes: a multi-trait approach to the study of geographic variation in the Amazonian frog allobates femoralis.

Informality in organization and research : a review and a proposal (2009)
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proposal. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 913-922. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903273950

The growing interest in informal and emergent features of organizations has accompanied changes both in the dominant forms of organization and prevailing academic views about how best to think about and research them. It is argued here that curren... Read More about Informality in organization and research : a review and a proposal.

Bistable Helmholtz bright solitons in saturable materials (2009)
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Christian, J., McDonald, G., & Chamorro-Posada, P. (2009). Bistable Helmholtz bright solitons in saturable materials. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 26(12), 2323-2330. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.26.002323

We present, to the best of our knowledge, the first exact analytical solitons of a nonlinear Helmholtz equation with a saturable refractive-index model. These new two-dimensional spatial solitons have a bistable characteristic in some parameter regim... Read More about Bistable Helmholtz bright solitons in saturable materials.