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Preferred habitat and effective population size drive landscape genetic patterns in an endangered species
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Weckworth, B., Musiani, M., DeCesare, N., McDevitt, A., Hebblewhite, M., & Mariani, S. Preferred habitat and effective population size drive landscape genetic patterns in an endangered species. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280(1769), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1756

Landscape genetics provides a framework for pinpointing environmental features that determine the important exchange of migrants among populations. These studies usually test the significance of environmental variables on gene flow, yet ignore one... Read More about Preferred habitat and effective population size drive landscape genetic patterns in an endangered species.

Assessing doses to terrestrial wildlife at a radioactive waste disposal site: Inter-comparison of modelling approaches
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Johansen, M., Barnett, C., Beresford, N., Brown, J., Černe, M., Howard, B., …Yu, C. Assessing doses to terrestrial wildlife at a radioactive waste disposal site: Inter-comparison of modelling approaches. Science of the Total Environment, 427-42, 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.04.031

Radiological doses to terrestrial wildlife were examined in this model inter-comparison study that emphasised factors causing variability in dose estimation. The study participants used varying modelling approaches and information sources to estimate... Read More about Assessing doses to terrestrial wildlife at a radioactive waste disposal site: Inter-comparison of modelling approaches.

Enhanced sputtering yields from single-ion impacts on gold nanorods
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Greaves, G., Hinks, J., Busby, P., Mellors, N., Ilinov, A., Kuronen, A., …Donnelly, S. Enhanced sputtering yields from single-ion impacts on gold nanorods. Physical Review Letters, 111(6), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.065504

Sputtering yields, enhanced by more than an order of magnitude, have been observed for 80 keV Xe ion irradiation of monocrystalline Au nanorods. Yields are in the range 100-1900 atoms/ion compared with values for a flat surface of ≈50. This enhanceme... Read More about Enhanced sputtering yields from single-ion impacts on gold nanorods.

HIV protease inhibitors are substrates for OATP1A2, OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 and lopinavir plasma concentrations are influenced by SLCO1B1 polymorphisms
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Hartkoorn, R., Kwan, W., Shallcross, V., Chaikan, A., Liptrott, N., Egan, D., …Owen, A. HIV protease inhibitors are substrates for OATP1A2, OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 and lopinavir plasma concentrations are influenced by SLCO1B1 polymorphisms. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics, 20(2), 112-120. https://doi.org/10.1097/FPC.0b013e328335b02d

OBJECTIVE: OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 are major hepatic drug transporters whilst OATP1A2 is mainly located in the brain but is also located in liver and several other organs. These transporters affect the distribution and clearance of many endobiotics and x... Read More about HIV protease inhibitors are substrates for OATP1A2, OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 and lopinavir plasma concentrations are influenced by SLCO1B1 polymorphisms.

Structure-Borne sound characterization of coupled structures—part II: Feasibility study
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Pavić, G., & Elliott, A. Structure-Borne sound characterization of coupled structures—part II: Feasibility study. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 132(4), 041009. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000981

A novel method has been outlined in the first part of this paper aimed at characterization of structure-borne sound transmission from a vibration source coupled via resilient mounts to a receiver. It can deliver the source mobility and its free veloc... Read More about Structure-Borne sound characterization of coupled structures—part II: Feasibility study.

Structure-Borne sound characterization of coupled structures—part I: Simple demonstrator model
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Pavić, G., & Elliott, A. Structure-Borne sound characterization of coupled structures—part I: Simple demonstrator model. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 132(4), 041008. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000980

A method has been developed to characterize a vibration source when coupled via resilient mounts to a receiver structure. This two-step measurement procedure can deliver the mobility and free velocity of a source, together with the mobility of the re... Read More about Structure-Borne sound characterization of coupled structures—part I: Simple demonstrator model.

Moment excitation and the measurement of moment mobilities
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Elliott, A., Moorhouse, A., & Pavić, G. Moment excitation and the measurement of moment mobilities. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 331(11), 2499-2519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2012.01.022

Frequency response functions (FRF), such as mobilities, are widely used in the analysis of vibration and structure-borne sound and it is important that this FRF data can be measured accurately for all important degrees of freedom. In some cases three... Read More about Moment excitation and the measurement of moment mobilities.

Supporting urban emergency response and recovery using RFID-based building assessment
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Aziz, Z., Pen˜a-Mora, F., Chen, A., & Lantz, T. Supporting urban emergency response and recovery using RFID-based building assessment. Disaster Prevention and Management, 18(1), 35-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653560910938538

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on improving mobile computing support for professionals involved in a disaster response and recovery operation to facilitate better assessment of thze damage caused to buildings and to make this assessm... Read More about Supporting urban emergency response and recovery using RFID-based building assessment.

Novel therapeutic strategies to counter pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
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Fothergill, J., Winstanley, C., & James, C. Novel therapeutic strategies to counter pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 10(2), 219-235. https://doi.org/10.1586/eri.11.168

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a highly successful opportunistic pathogen that displays intrinsic multidrug resistance and has a tremendous capacity to acquire further resistance mechanisms. During chronic infection, the bacterium can form a protective... Read More about Novel therapeutic strategies to counter pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.

Strategies for the effective engagement of multi-national construction enterprises in post-disaster building and infrastructure projects
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Haigh, R., & Sutton, R. Strategies for the effective engagement of multi-national construction enterprises in post-disaster building and infrastructure projects. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 3(3), 270-282. https://doi.org/10.1108/17595901211263657

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify what strategies and mechanisms might be utilised to achieve an effective level of participation by multi-national construction enterprises in post-disaster recovery efforts. Design/methodology/appro... Read More about Strategies for the effective engagement of multi-national construction enterprises in post-disaster building and infrastructure projects.

A state of the art survey on semantic web mining
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Quboa, Q., & Saraee, M. A state of the art survey on semantic web mining. Intelligent Information Management, 05(01), 10-17. https://doi.org/10.4236/iim.2013.51002

The integration of the two fast-developing scientific research areas Semantic Web and Web Mining is known as Semantic Web Mining. The huge increase in the amount of Semantic Web data became a perfect target for many researchers to apply Data Mining t... Read More about A state of the art survey on semantic web mining.

Heading into new virtual environments: What skills do design team members need?
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Sher, W., Sherratt, S., Williams, A., & Gameson, R. Heading into new virtual environments: What skills do design team members need?. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 14, 17-29

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is increasingly being integrated in the design and management of construction projects. Not only are sophisticated electronic tools being widely used to help construction professionals design and manage... Read More about Heading into new virtual environments: What skills do design team members need?.

Nanoscale characterization and magnetic property of NiCoCu/Cu multilayer nanowires
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Kuo, Q., Xinghua, L., Hong, Z., Li, W., Desheng, X., Haoli, Z., …Yong, P. Nanoscale characterization and magnetic property of NiCoCu/Cu multilayer nanowires. Nanotechnology, 23(505707), https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/23/50/505707

NiCo/Cu multilayer nanowires have been successfully fabricated by a pulse electrodeposition technique using anodic aluminum oxide templates, and their chemistry, crystal structure and magnetic properties characterized at the nanoscale. It was found... Read More about Nanoscale characterization and magnetic property of NiCoCu/Cu multilayer nanowires.

An exploration of occupation in nursing home residents with dementia
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Morgan-Brown, M., Ormerod, M., Newton, R., & Manley, D. An exploration of occupation in nursing home residents with dementia. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802211X13046730116452

Objectives: This study evaluated the sitting room environment of two nursing homes in Ireland, using interactive occupation and social engagement as outcome measures and defining these rooms as occupational spaces. Method: Snapshot observational r... Read More about An exploration of occupation in nursing home residents with dementia.

Three-dimensional imaging of magnetic domains
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Manke, I., Kardjilov, N., Schäfer, R., Hilger, A., Strobl, M., Dawson, M., …Banhart, J. Three-dimensional imaging of magnetic domains. Nature communications, 1(8), 125. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1125

Magnetic domains have been the subject of much scientific investigation since their theoretical existence was first postulated by P.-E. Weiss over a century ago. Up to now, the threedimensional (3D) domain structure of bulk magnets has never been o... Read More about Three-dimensional imaging of magnetic domains.

Radionuclide transfer to reptiles
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Wood, M., Beresford, N., Semenov, D., Yankovich, T., & Copplestone, D. Radionuclide transfer to reptiles. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 49(4), 509-530. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-010-0321-1

Reptiles are an important, and often protected, component of many ecosystems but have rarely been fully considered within ecological risk assessments (ERA) due to a paucity of data on contaminant uptake and effects. This paper presents a meta-ana... Read More about Radionuclide transfer to reptiles.