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Existence of exocytotic hemifusion intermediates with a lifetime of up to seconds in type II pneumocytes (2009)
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Miklavc, P., Albrecht, S., Wittekindt, O., Schullian, P., Haller, T., & Dietl, P. (2009). Existence of exocytotic hemifusion intermediates with a lifetime of up to seconds in type II pneumocytes. Biochemical Journal, 424(1), 7-14. https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20091094

Exocytosis proceeds through prefusion stages such as hemifusion, but hemifusion is still an elusive intermediate of unknown duration. Using darkfield and fluorescence microscopy in ATII (alveolar type II) cells containing large secretory vesicles (LB... Read More about Existence of exocytotic hemifusion intermediates with a lifetime of up to seconds in type II pneumocytes.

Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China (2009)
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Ji, Y., Lomas, K., & Cook, M. (2009). Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China. Building and Environment, 44(11), 2245-2255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.02.015

Buildings and their related activities are responsible for a large portion of the energy consumed in China. It is therefore worthwhile to investigate methods for improving the energy efficiency of buildings. This paper describes a low energy building... Read More about Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China.

Synthesis and characterisation of mesoporous silica phases containing heteroatoms, and their cation exchange properties. Part 2. Cation exchange isotherms for MCM-41 phases (2009)
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Dyer, A., Newton, J., & Pillinger, M. (2009). Synthesis and characterisation of mesoporous silica phases containing heteroatoms, and their cation exchange properties. Part 2. Cation exchange isotherms for MCM-41 phases. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 126(1-2), 201-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2009.06.003

Well characterised MCM phases containing aluminium and zinc heteroatoms were selected from those described in Part 1 [A. Dyer, J. Newton, M. Pillinger, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. (2009), doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2009.06.002] to this series. Cation exch... Read More about Synthesis and characterisation of mesoporous silica phases containing heteroatoms, and their cation exchange properties. Part 2. Cation exchange isotherms for MCM-41 phases.

Synthesis and characterisation of mesoporous silica phases containing heteroatoms, and their cation exchange properties. Part 1. Synthesis of Si, Al, B, Zn substituted MCM-41 materials and their characterisation (2009)
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Dyer, A., Newton, J., & Pillinger, M. (2009). Synthesis and characterisation of mesoporous silica phases containing heteroatoms, and their cation exchange properties. Part 1. Synthesis of Si, Al, B, Zn substituted MCM-41 materials and their characterisation. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 126(1-2), 192-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2009.06.002

The syntheses of mesoporous MCM-41 silica phases containing the heteroatoms Al, B, Zn, were carried out making use of trimethyl ammonium bromide surfactants of chain lengths C8–C16. The resulting materials were fully characterised by wet chemical and... Read More about Synthesis and characterisation of mesoporous silica phases containing heteroatoms, and their cation exchange properties. Part 1. Synthesis of Si, Al, B, Zn substituted MCM-41 materials and their characterisation.

Ultrabroad emission from a bismuth doped chalcogenide glass (2009)
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Hughes, M., Akada, T., Suzuki, T., Ohishi, Y., & Hewak, D. (2009). Ultrabroad emission from a bismuth doped chalcogenide glass. Optics express, 17(22), 19345-19355. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.019345

We report emission from a bismuth doped chalcogenide glass which is flattened, has a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 600 nm, peaks at 1300 nm and covers the entire telecommunications window. At cryogenic temperatures the FWHM reaches 850 nm.... Read More about Ultrabroad emission from a bismuth doped chalcogenide glass.

Compositional optimization of bismuth-doped yttria–alumina–silica glass (2009)
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Hughes, M., Suzuki, T., & Ohishi, Y. (2009). Compositional optimization of bismuth-doped yttria–alumina–silica glass. Optical Materials, 32(2), 368-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2009.09.004

We fabricated three series of glasses in which the Y2O3, Bi2 O3 and Al2O3 contents of Bi-doped Y2O3:Al2O3:SiO2 glass were varied. We optimized the content of each component based on quantum efficiency (QE) and other optical properties. The strengt... Read More about Compositional optimization of bismuth-doped yttria–alumina–silica glass.

GAPs in the study of zoo and wild animal welfare (2009)
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Goulart, V., Azevedo, P., van de Schepop, J., Teixeira, C., Barcante, L., Azevedo, C., & Young, R. (2009). GAPs in the study of zoo and wild animal welfare. Zoo Biology, 28(6), 561-573. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.20285

To investigate the science of animal welfare for zoo and wild animals in the period from 1966 to 2007, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of abstracts downloaded from The Web of Science© database using the keyword combination “Animal welfare, Zoo*... Read More about GAPs in the study of zoo and wild animal welfare.

Effect of boundary slip on the acoustical properties of microfibrous materials (2009)
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Umnova, O., Tsiklauri, D., & Venegas Castillo, R. (2009). Effect of boundary slip on the acoustical properties of microfibrous materials. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 126(4), 1850-1861. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3204087

A variety of new porous materials with unusually small pores have been manufactured in the past decades. To predict their acoustical properties, the conventional models need to be modified. When pore size becomes comparable to the molecular mean free... Read More about Effect of boundary slip on the acoustical properties of microfibrous materials.

Immune evasion mechanisms in colorectal cancer liver metastasis patients vaccinated with TroVax (MVA-5T4) (2009)
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Elkord, E., Dangoor, A., Burt, D., & Southgate, T. (2009). Immune evasion mechanisms in colorectal cancer liver metastasis patients vaccinated with TroVax (MVA-5T4). Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 58(10), 1657-1667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-009-0674-y

We have recently reported the results of a phase II trial in which two TroVax [modified vaccinia ankara (MVA) encoding the tumour antigen 5T4] vaccinations were given to patients both pre- and post-surgical resection of liver metastases secondary to... Read More about Immune evasion mechanisms in colorectal cancer liver metastasis patients vaccinated with TroVax (MVA-5T4).

T cell-based immunotherapy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma: modest success and future perspective. (2009)
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Shablak, A., Hawkins, R., Rothwell, D., & Elkord, E. (2009). T cell-based immunotherapy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma: modest success and future perspective. Clinical Cancer Research, 15(21), 6503-6510. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-09-1605

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (MRCC) remains a challenging malignancy to treat. Cancer immunotherapies have been extensively explored in melanoma and RCC as they poorly respond to conventional cytotoxic agents but show responses to a variety of imm... Read More about T cell-based immunotherapy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma: modest success and future perspective..

Molecular epidemiology of African sleeping sickness (2009)
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Hide, G., & Tait, A. (2009). Molecular epidemiology of African sleeping sickness. Parasitology, 136(12), 1491-500. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182009990333

Human sleeping sickness in Africa, caused by Trypanosoma brucei spp. raises a number of questions. Despite the widespread distribution of the tsetse vectors and animal trypanosomiasis, human disease is only found in discrete foci which periodically g... Read More about Molecular epidemiology of African sleeping sickness.

Drosophila male sex peptide inhibits siesta sleep and promotes locomotor activity in the post-mated female (2009)
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Isaac, R., Li, C., Leedale, A., & Shirras, A. (2009). Drosophila male sex peptide inhibits siesta sleep and promotes locomotor activity in the post-mated female. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 277(1678), 65-70. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.1236

Quiescence, or a sleep-like state, is a common and important feature of the daily lives of animals from both invertebrate and vertebrate taxa, suggesting that sleep appeared early in animal evolution. Recently, Drosophila melanogaster has been shown... Read More about Drosophila male sex peptide inhibits siesta sleep and promotes locomotor activity in the post-mated female.

Critical success factors of construction research and development (2009)
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Kulatunga, U., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2009). Critical success factors of construction research and development. Construction Management and Economics, 27(9), 891-900. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903186152

Research and development (R&D) activities are important to the construction industry to successfully address the challenges placed upon it and to be competitive. Identifying the factors that influence the success of construction R&D activities is imp... Read More about Critical success factors of construction research and development.

A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints (2009)
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Moorhouse, A., Waddington, D., & Adams, M. (2009). A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 126(3), 1131-1141. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3180695

The development and application of a procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise (LFN) complaints are described. The development of the assessment method included laboratory tests addressing low frequency hearing threshold and the effect on a... Read More about A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints.

Mapping individual variation in male mating preference space: Multiple choice in a color polymorphic cichlid fish (2009)
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Pierotti, M. E., Martín-Fernández, J. A., & Seehausen, O. (2009). Mapping individual variation in male mating preference space: Multiple choice in a color polymorphic cichlid fish. Evolution, 63(9), 2372–2388. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00716.x

Sexual selection theory largely rests on the assumption that populations contain individual variation in mating preferences and that individuals are consistent in their preferences. However, there are few empirical studies of within-population variat... Read More about Mapping individual variation in male mating preference space: Multiple choice in a color polymorphic cichlid fish.

Genetic composition, population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle: colonization hypothesis for the Brazilian rookeries (2009)
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Reis, E., Soares, L., Vargas, S., Santos, F., Young, R., Bjorndal, K., …Lobo-Hajdu, G. (2010). Genetic composition, population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle: colonization hypothesis for the Brazilian rookeries. Conservation Genetics, 11, 1467-1477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-9975-0

The loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, is the most common species of sea turtle nesting in Brazil and is listed as endangered by the IUCN. Our study characterizes the genetic structure of loggerheads in Brazil based on mitochondrial DNA control... Read More about Genetic composition, population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle: colonization hypothesis for the Brazilian rookeries.

A riot of rhythms : neuronal and glial circadian oscillators in the mediobasal hypothalamus (2009)
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Guilding, C., Hughes, A., Brown, T., Namvar, S., & Piggins, H. (2009). A riot of rhythms : neuronal and glial circadian oscillators in the mediobasal hypothalamus. Molecular Brain, 2(28), https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-6606-2-28

Background: In mammals, the synchronized activity of cell autonomous clocks in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) enables this structure to function as the master circadian clock, coordinating daily rhythms in physiology and behavior. However, the domi... Read More about A riot of rhythms : neuronal and glial circadian oscillators in the mediobasal hypothalamus.

Reaction of gold substrates with diazonium salts in acidic solution at open-circuit potential (2009)
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Lehr, J., Williamson, B., Flavel, B., & Downard, A. (2009). Reaction of gold substrates with diazonium salts in acidic solution at open-circuit potential. Langmuir, 25(23), 13503-13509. https://doi.org/10.1021/la902002n

The reaction of gold substrates with p-nitrobenzene diazonium tetrafluoroborate (NBD) in 0.1 M H2SO4 at open-circuit potential (OCP) is demonstrated to proceed by electron transfer from gold to the NBD cation. Electrochemical, atomic force microscopy... Read More about Reaction of gold substrates with diazonium salts in acidic solution at open-circuit potential.