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Gold nanoparticles capped by peptides (2007)
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Porta, F., Speranza, G., Krpetic, Z., Dal Santo, V., Francescato, P., & Scarì, G. (2007). Gold nanoparticles capped by peptides. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 140(3), 187-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2007.03.019

Two dipeptides (GK and GC) and two 15-aminoacid peptides (GK15 and GC15) were used as capping agents in the preparation of monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles (MPCs). They were characterized by TEM microscopy, UV–vis, NMR and IR spectroscopy.

Prevention and control of cystic echinococcosis (2007)
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Craig, P., McManus, D., Lightowlers, M., Chabolgoity, J., Garcia, H., Gavidia, C., …Schantz, P. (2007). Prevention and control of cystic echinococcosis. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099%2807%2970134-2

Human cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) continues to be a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. Elimination is difficult to obtain and it is estimated that, using current control options, achieving such a goal... Read More about Prevention and control of cystic echinococcosis.

What causes a crossover step when walking on uneven ground? A study in healthy young women. (2007)
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Thies, S., Ashton-Miller, J., & Richardson, J. (2007). What causes a crossover step when walking on uneven ground? A study in healthy young women. Gait & Posture, 26(1), 156-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.08.011

We hypothesized that, during gait, the perturbation caused by stepping on a 1.2-cm high protuberance with the medial forefoot would not only alter stance foot kinematics and kinetics, but also alter subsequent step location and timing, even to the po... Read More about What causes a crossover step when walking on uneven ground? A study in healthy young women..

Generation of superoxide and singlet oxygen from α-tocopherolquinone and analogues. (2007)
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Crisostomo, A., Moreno, R., Navaratnam, S., Wilkinson, J., & Bisby, R. (2007). Generation of superoxide and singlet oxygen from α-tocopherolquinone and analogues. Free Radical Research, 41(6), 730-737. https://doi.org/10.1080/10715760701324075

Three potential routes to generation of reactive oxygen species from a tocopherolquinone have been identified. The quinone of the water-soluble vitamin E analogue Trolox C (Trol-Q) is reduced by hydrated electron and isopropanol a hydroxyalkyl radica... Read More about Generation of superoxide and singlet oxygen from α-tocopherolquinone and analogues..

Urban air pollution modelling and measurements of boundary layer height (2007)
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Davies, F., Middleton, D., & Bozier, K. (2007). Urban air pollution modelling and measurements of boundary layer height. Atmospheric Environment, 41(19), 4040-4049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.01.015

An urban field trial has been undertaken with the aim of assessing the performance of the boundary layer height (BLH) determination of two models: the Met Office Unified Model (UM) and a Gaussian-type plume model, ADMS. Pulsed Doppler lidar data were... Read More about Urban air pollution modelling and measurements of boundary layer height.

Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using green infrastructure: A literature review (2007)
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Tzoulas, K., Korpela, K., Venn, S., Yli-Pelkonen, V., Kazmierczak, A., Niemela, J., & James, P. (2007). Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using green infrastructure: A literature review. Landscape and Urban Planning, 81(3), 167-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.02.001

Europe is a highly urbanised continent. The consequent loss and degradation of urban and peri-urban green space could adversely affect ecosystems as well as human health and well-being. The aim of this paper is to formulate a conceptual framework of... Read More about Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using green infrastructure: A literature review.

Unravelling the moulting degradome: new opportunities for chemotherapy? (2007)
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Craig, H., Isaac, R., & Brooks, D. (2007). Unravelling the moulting degradome: new opportunities for chemotherapy?. Trends in Parasitology, 23(6), 248-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2007.04.003

Replacement of the nematode cuticle with a newly synthesized cuticle (a process known as moulting) occurs four times during larval development. Therefore, the key components of this essential developmental process represent attractive targets for new... Read More about Unravelling the moulting degradome: new opportunities for chemotherapy?.

Competition dialysis: a method for the study of structural selective nucleic acid binding (2007)
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Ragazzon, P., Garbett, N., & Chaires, J. (2007). Competition dialysis: a method for the study of structural selective nucleic acid binding. Methods, 42(2), 173-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2006.09.010

Competition dialysis is a powerful new tool for the discovery of ligands that bind to nucleic acids with structural- or sequence-selectivity. The method is based on firm thermodynamic principles and is simple to implement. In the competition dialysis... Read More about Competition dialysis: a method for the study of structural selective nucleic acid binding.

Assessing the performance of Libyan supervising engineers (2007)
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Krima, N., Wood, G., Aouad, G., & Hatush, Z. (2007). Assessing the performance of Libyan supervising engineers. Construction Management and Economics, 25(5), 509-518. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190701247883

In the Libyan construction industry, the supervising engineer plays an important role in checking time schedules and protecting the client from delays and associated claims but there is no existing means of determining their proficiency in performing... Read More about Assessing the performance of Libyan supervising engineers.

Magnetomechanical performance of directionally solidified Fe-Ga alloys (2007)
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Zhao, X., Mellors, N., & Lord, D. (2007). Magnetomechanical performance of directionally solidified Fe-Ga alloys. Journal of Applied Physics, 101(9), 09C513. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2711701

Iron-gallium alloys can produce magnetostrictions of ~400 ppm and might serve as mechanically robust actuator/sensing materials. However, for polycrystalline Fe-Ga alloys, the magnetostrictive performance decreases with the increasing deviations from... Read More about Magnetomechanical performance of directionally solidified Fe-Ga alloys.

Helmholtz solitons at nonlinear interfaces (2007)
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McDonald, G., Chamorro-Posada, P., & Sanchez-Curto, J. (2007). Helmholtz solitons at nonlinear interfaces. Optics Letters, 32(9), 1126-1128. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.32.001126

The evolution of Helmholtz solitons at the interface separating two Kerr-type media is described by means of a generalized nonlinear Helmholtz equation. The bright soliton solution for this equation and arbitrary media properties are presented. Numer... Read More about Helmholtz solitons at nonlinear interfaces.

Magnetic approach to normalizing heavy metal concentrations for particle size effects in intertidal sediments in the Yangtze Estuary, China (2007)
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Zhang, W., Yu, L., Lu, M., Hutchinson, S., & Feng, H. (2007). Magnetic approach to normalizing heavy metal concentrations for particle size effects in intertidal sediments in the Yangtze Estuary, China. Environmental Pollution, 147(1), 238-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2006.08.003

In this study, mineral magnetic, particle size and geochemical analyses were conducted on intertidal sediments from the Yangtze Estuary to examine the feasibility of heavy metal concentrations normalization using magnetic techniques. Susceptibility o... Read More about Magnetic approach to normalizing heavy metal concentrations for particle size effects in intertidal sediments in the Yangtze Estuary, China.

Usefulness of VRML building models in a direction finding context (2007)
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Murano, P., & Mackey, D. (2007). Usefulness of VRML building models in a direction finding context. Interacting with Computers, 19(3), 305-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2007.01.005

This paper describes an experiment which aims to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of a Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML) building model compared with equivalent architectural plans, for direction finding purposes. The effectiveness an... Read More about Usefulness of VRML building models in a direction finding context.

Prevalence of toxin producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric burns unit (2007)
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Khojasteh, V., Edwards-Jones, V., Childs, C., & Foster, H. (2007). Prevalence of toxin producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric burns unit. Burns, 33(3), 334-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2006.07.009

The aims of the study were to determine the sites in a pediatric burns unit that were contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. Samples from the environment in bedrooms and the common room were taken monthly for 6 months using blood agar for total cou... Read More about Prevalence of toxin producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric burns unit.

Tetraplex DNA specific ligands based on the fluorenone-carboxamide scaffold (2007)
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Alcaro, S., Artese, A., Iley, J., Maccari, R., Missailidis, S., Ortuso, F., …Vigorita, M. (2007). Tetraplex DNA specific ligands based on the fluorenone-carboxamide scaffold. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 1(17), 2509-2514

A series of fluorenone-carboxamide compounds was analyzed with regard to DNA binding properties by UV spectroscopy and competition dialysis methods. The morpholino derivative 10 provided interesting results in terms of affinity and specificity toward... Read More about Tetraplex DNA specific ligands based on the fluorenone-carboxamide scaffold.

The effect of visual stimuli on the horribleness of awful sounds. (2007)
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Cox, T. (2007). The effect of visual stimuli on the horribleness of awful sounds. Applied Acoustics, 69(8), 691-703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2007.02.010

A mass web-based experiment has been carried out to explore people’s perception of horrible sounds. The advantage of a web-based methodology is that it enables hundreds of thousands of judgements to be obtained over a diverse population. As part of t... Read More about The effect of visual stimuli on the horribleness of awful sounds..

Antibody responses in human cystic hydatid disease to the laminated layer of echinococcus granulosus (2007)
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to the laminated layer of echinococcus granulosus. Parasitology Research, 101(3), 647-652. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-007-0534-7

The laminated layer of hydatid cysts of Echinococcus granulosus represents a considerable amount of parasite material. Its antigenic role, however, is unclear. Extracts of laminated layer taken from sheep cysts were analysed in sodium dodecyl sulfate... Read More about Antibody responses in human cystic hydatid disease to the laminated layer of echinococcus granulosus.