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Development and validation of a novel protein extraction methodology for quantitation of protein expression in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues using western blotting (2009)
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Nirmalan, N., Harnden, P., Selby, P., & Banks, R. (2009). Development and validation of a novel protein extraction methodology for quantitation of protein expression in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues using western blotting. The Journal of pathology, 217(4), 497-506. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.2504

The development of efficient formaldehyde cross-link reversal strategies will make the vast diagnostic tissue archives of pathology departments amenable to prospective and retrospective translational research, particularly in biomarker-driven prote... Read More about Development and validation of a novel protein extraction methodology for quantitation of protein expression in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues using western blotting.

Helminth species richness in wild wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, is enhanced by the presence of the intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus (2009)
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Behnke, J., Eira, C., Rogan, M., Gilbert, F., Torres, J., Miquel, J., & Lewis, J. (2009). Helminth species richness in wild wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, is enhanced by the presence of the intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus. Parasitology, 136(07), 793-804. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182009006039

We analysed 3 independently collected datasets of fully censused helminth burdens in wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, testing the a priori hypothesis of Behnke et al. (2005) that the presence of the intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus pred... Read More about Helminth species richness in wild wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus, is enhanced by the presence of the intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus.

Development of a species-specific coproantigen ELISA for human taenia solium taeniasis (2009)
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Guezala, M., Rodriguez, S., Zamora, H., Garcia, H., Gonzalez, A., Tembo, A., …Craig, P. (2009). Development of a species-specific coproantigen ELISA for human taenia solium taeniasis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 81(3), 433-437

Taenia solium causes human neurocysticercosis and is endemic in underdeveloped countries where backyard pig keeping is common. Microscopic fecal diagnostic methods for human T. solium taeniasis are not very sensitive, and Taenia saginata and Taenia s... Read More about Development of a species-specific coproantigen ELISA for human taenia solium taeniasis.

Delineating anaplasma phagocytophilum ecotypes in coexisting, discrete enzootic cycles (2009)
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Bown, K., Lambin, X., Ogden, N., Begon, M., Telford, G., Woldehiwet, Z., & Birtles, R. (2009). Delineating anaplasma phagocytophilum ecotypes in coexisting, discrete enzootic cycles. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 15(12), https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1512.090178

The emerging tick-borne pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum is under increasing scrutiny for the existence of subpopulations that are adapted to different natural cycles. Here, we characterized the diversity of A. phagocytophilum genotypes circula... Read More about Delineating anaplasma phagocytophilum ecotypes in coexisting, discrete enzootic cycles.

Radionuclide transfer to invertebrates and small mammals in a coastal sand dune ecosystem (2009)
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Wood, M., Leah, R., Jones, S., & Copplestone, D. (2009). Radionuclide transfer to invertebrates and small mammals in a coastal sand dune ecosystem. Science of the Total Environment, 407(13), 4062-4074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.03.011

International intercomparisons of models to assess the impact of ionising radiation on wildlife have identified radionuclide transfer assumptions as a significant source of uncertainty in the modelling process. There is a need to improve the underp... Read More about Radionuclide transfer to invertebrates and small mammals in a coastal sand dune ecosystem.

Excitonic and biexcitonic properties of single GaN quantum dots modeled by 8-band k⋅p theory and configuration-interaction method (2009)
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Tomic, S., & Vukmirović, N. (2009). Excitonic and biexcitonic properties of single GaN quantum dots modeled by 8-band k⋅p theory and configuration-interaction method. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 79(24), 245330. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.79.245330

Received 2 March 2009; published 26 June 2009 Excitons and biexcitons in GaN/AlN quantum dots (QD) were investigated with special emphasis on the use of these QDs for single-photon source applications. The theoretical methodology for the calculati... Read More about Excitonic and biexcitonic properties of single GaN quantum dots modeled by 8-band k⋅p theory and configuration-interaction method.

The impacts of the built environment on health outcomes (2009)
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Codinhoto, R., Tzortzopoulos, P., Kagioglou, M., & Aouad, G. (2009). The impacts of the built environment on health outcomes. Facilities, 27(3/4), 138-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770910933152

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework that categorises the features and characteristics of the built environment that impact on health outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive literature review was carrie... Read More about The impacts of the built environment on health outcomes.

Atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition of F doped SnO2 for optimum performance solar cells (2009)
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Sheel, D., Yates, H., Evans, P., Dagkaldiran, U., Gordijn, A., Finger, F., …Vanecek, M. (2009). Atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition of F doped SnO2 for optimum performance solar cells. Thin Solid Films, 517(10), 3061-3065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2008.11.121

The potential of thin film photovoltaic technologies in supporting sustainable energy policies has led to increasing interest in high performance transparent conducting oxides (TCOs), and in particular doped SnO2, as electrical contacts for solar c... Read More about Atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition of F doped SnO2 for optimum performance solar cells.

Optical properties of SnO2:F films deposited by atmospheric pressure CVD (2009)
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Remes, Z., Vanecek, M., Yates, H., Evans, P., & Sheel, D. (2009). Optical properties of SnO2:F films deposited by atmospheric pressure CVD. Thin Solid Films, 517(23), 6287-6289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2009.02.109

SnO2 thin films, is compatible with industrial requirements such as high process speed, scaling to wide substrate widths and low costs. Precise method for measuring the optical absorptance in the spectral range 300–1700 nm combines transmittance, r... Read More about Optical properties of SnO2:F films deposited by atmospheric pressure CVD.

Low temperature growth of photoactive titania by atmospheric pressure plasma (2009)
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Hodgkinson, J., Yates, H., & Sheel, D. (2009). Low temperature growth of photoactive titania by atmospheric pressure plasma. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 6(9), 575-582. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.200900028

Atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma CVD was used to deposit thin films of titania at 200 8C using two different precursors. The resulting films were characterised using techniques including XPS, RBS and XRD. It was established that annealing... Read More about Low temperature growth of photoactive titania by atmospheric pressure plasma.

Optimum performance solar cells using atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition deposited TCOs (2009)
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Yates, H., Evans, P., Sheel, D., Dagkaldiran, U., Gordijn, A., Finger, F., …Vanecek, M. (2009). Optimum performance solar cells using atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition deposited TCOs. International Journal of Nanotechnology, 6(9), 816-827. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNT.2009.026742

High performance transparent conducting oxides (TCOs), have significance for optimising PV performance. We have developed an advanced atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition process, by applying fast experimentation and using a combinatorial... Read More about Optimum performance solar cells using atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition deposited TCOs.

One pot direct hydrothermal growth of photoactive TiO2 films on glass (2009)
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Vernardou, D., Stratakisc, E., Kenanakis, G., Yates, H., Couris, S., Pemble, M., …Katsarakis, N. (2009). One pot direct hydrothermal growth of photoactive TiO2 films on glass. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 202(2-3), 81-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2008.11.015

We demonstrate that titanium (IV) oxide films may be deposited on Corning glass by a simple, one-pot, low temperature (95 ◦C) hydrothermal growth technique and that providing the correct conditions are employed, the films produced show clear photoa... Read More about One pot direct hydrothermal growth of photoactive TiO2 films on glass.

Amorphous silicon solar cells made with SnO2:F TCO films deposited by atmospheric pressure CVD (2009)
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Dagkaldiran, U., Gordijn, A., Finger, G., Yates, H., Evans, P., Sheel, D., …Vanecek, M. (2009). Amorphous silicon solar cells made with SnO2:F TCO films deposited by atmospheric pressure CVD. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 159, 6-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2008.10.037

In this paper we report the results of a study assessing a newly developed deposition process for Fdoped SnO2 films by CVD operating at atmospheric pressure (APCVD). The technology is designed to be compatible with industrial requirements such as h... Read More about Amorphous silicon solar cells made with SnO2:F TCO films deposited by atmospheric pressure CVD.

Shariah property investment in Asia (2009)
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Ghanbari Parsa, A., Muhammad Faishal Bin Ibrahim, M., & Ong Seow, E. (2009). Shariah property investment in Asia. Journal of Real Estate Literature, 17(2), 231-248

Islamic banking and finance is growing at a rapid pace because of its value-oriented ethos. Through interviews with Shariah-compliant property investment players in Singapore, Bahrain, and Dubai, this research is a sequel to Parsa and McIntosh (2005)... Read More about Shariah property investment in Asia.

In situ measurement of the blocked force of structure-borne sound sources (2009)
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Moorhouse, A., Elliott, A., & Evans, T. (2009). In situ measurement of the blocked force of structure-borne sound sources. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 325(4-5), 679 - 685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2009.04.035

It is shown that the blocked force of a structure-borne sound source can be obtained from measurements made in situ, i.e. when the source is connected to a receiver structure. This potentially removes the need for special test rigs employing blocked... Read More about In situ measurement of the blocked force of structure-borne sound sources.

Realising benefits in primary healthcare infrastructures (2009)
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Sapountzis, S., Yates, K., Kagioglou, M., & Aouad, G. (2009). Realising benefits in primary healthcare infrastructures. Facilities, 27(3/4), 74-87. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770910933116

Purpose: This paper focuses upon the requirements to manage change, tangible and intangible benefits in a joint approach to deliver outputs on time, to quality and cost without failing to realise the benefits of the change. The aim of the paper is to... Read More about Realising benefits in primary healthcare infrastructures.

Construction IT in 2030: a scenario planning approach (2009)
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Erdogan, B., Abbott, C., Aouad, G., & Kazi, S. (2009). Construction IT in 2030: a scenario planning approach. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 14, 539-555

Summary: This paper presents a scenario planning effort carried out in order to identify the possible futures that construction industry and construction IT might face. The paper provides a review of previous research in the area and introduces the... Read More about Construction IT in 2030: a scenario planning approach.

State of green construction in India: drivers and challenges (2009)
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Arif, M., Egbu, C., Haleem, A., Kulonda, D., & Khalfan, M. (2009). State of green construction in India: drivers and challenges. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 7(2), 223-234. https://doi.org/10.1108/17260530910975005

Purpose: the purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a workshop organized in New Delhi to assess the current state of green construction in India and highlight the major drivers and challenges faced by the construction sector. Design/met... Read More about State of green construction in India: drivers and challenges.