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Selecting critical patterns based on local geometrical and statistical information (2011)
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Li, Y., & Maguire, L. (2011). Selecting critical patterns based on local geometrical and statistical information. IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, 33(6), 1189-1201. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPAMI.2010.188

Pattern selection methods have been traditionally developed with a dependency on a specific classifier. In contrast this paper presents a method that selects critical patterns deemed to carry essential information applicable to train those types of c... Read More about Selecting critical patterns based on local geometrical and statistical information.

Modelling mechanical behaviour of rubber concrete using evolutionary polynomial regression (2011)
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Ahangar‐Asr, A., Faramarzi, A., Javadi, A. A., & Giustolisi, O. (2011). Modelling mechanical behaviour of rubber concrete using evolutionary polynomial regression. Engineering Computations, 28(4), 492-507. https://doi.org/10.1108/02644401111131902

Using discarded tyre rubber as concrete aggregate is an effective solution to the environmental problems associated with disposal of this waste material. However, adding rubber as aggregate in concrete mixture changes, the mechanical properties of co... Read More about Modelling mechanical behaviour of rubber concrete using evolutionary polynomial regression.

Characterisation of chemically lithiated heat-treated electrolytic manganese dioxide (2011)
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Dose, W., Lehr, J., & Donne, S. (2012). Characterisation of chemically lithiated heat-treated electrolytic manganese dioxide. Materials Research Bulletin, 47(7), 1827-1834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2011.05.027

Heat treated manganese dioxide is partially lithiated using butyl-lithium to determine the changes in crystal structure, chemical composition and morphology upon reduction, as a means of simulating its discharge behaviour in a non-aqueous battery cat... Read More about Characterisation of chemically lithiated heat-treated electrolytic manganese dioxide.

Negotiation of intracellular membrane barriers by TAT-Modified gold nanoparticles (2011)
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Krpeticc, Z., Saleemi, S., Prior, I., Sée, V., Qureshi, R., & Brust, M. (2011). Negotiation of intracellular membrane barriers by TAT-Modified gold nanoparticles. ACS nano, 5(6), 5195-5201. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn201369k

This paper contributes to the debate on how nanosized objects negotiate membrane barriers inside biological cells. The uptake of peptide-modified gold nanoparticles by HeLa cells has been quantified using atomic emission spectroscopy. The TAT peptide... Read More about Negotiation of intracellular membrane barriers by TAT-Modified gold nanoparticles.

The effect of peer tutoring on academic achievement during practical assessments in applied sports science students (2011)
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Comfort, P. (2011). The effect of peer tutoring on academic achievement during practical assessments in applied sports science students. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 48(2), 207-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2011.564015

Peer tutoring has been shown to be highly effective in enhancing both tutor and tutee achievements and skill development in a range of educational settings, although this has not currently been investigated in an applied sports science degree setting... Read More about The effect of peer tutoring on academic achievement during practical assessments in applied sports science students.

Your good days and your bad days : an exploration and consideration of how lay people conceptualise depression (2011)
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Hogg, C. (2011). Your good days and your bad days : an exploration and consideration of how lay people conceptualise depression. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 18(10), 851-861. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01734.x

Depression remains a significant public health issue globally; 121 million people are affected by depression health education campaigns. Regardless of the prevalence of depression and recent health education campaigns to reduce the burden of depressi... Read More about Your good days and your bad days : an exploration and consideration of how lay people conceptualise depression.

Composição e abundância de peixes da interface entre as águas abertas e bancos de macrófitas e sua dinâmica nos períodos de crepúsculos matutino e vespertino, no lago Catalão, Amazonas, Brasil (Composition and abundance of fishes in the interface between open water and macrophyte banks, and the dynamics of this interface during morning and evening twilight, in lake Catalao, Amazonas, Brazil) (2011)
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the dynamics of this interface during morning and evening twilight, in lake Catalao, Amazonas, Brazil). Biotemas, 24(2), https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2011v24n2p97

This work studied the composition and abundance of the fishes that move between macrophyte banks and open water during the morning twilight (CM) and afternoon twilight (CV). The collections were made using gillnets, along banks of Paspalum repens... Read More about Composição e abundância de peixes da interface entre as águas abertas e bancos de macrófitas e sua dinâmica nos períodos de crepúsculos matutino e vespertino, no lago Catalão, Amazonas, Brasil (Composition and abundance of fishes in the interface between open water and macrophyte banks, and the dynamics of this interface during morning and evening twilight, in lake Catalao, Amazonas, Brazil).

Between-session reliability of four hop tests and the Agility T-Test (2011)
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Munro, A., & Herrington, L. (2011). Between-session reliability of four hop tests and the Agility T-Test. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25(5), 1470-1477. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d83335

The purposes of this study were firstly to investigate whether learning affects were present in the administration of 4 hop tests and the Agility T-test and secondly to assess the between-session reliability of these tests. Twentytwo recreational ath... Read More about Between-session reliability of four hop tests and the Agility T-Test.

Strength and power characteristics in English elite rugby league players (2011)
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Comfort, P., Graham-Smith, P., Matthews, M., & Bamber, C. (2011). Strength and power characteristics in English elite rugby league players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25(5), 1374-1384. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d687f5

The aim of this article is to present data on the strength and power characteristics of forwards and backs in a squad of elite English rugby league players and compare these findings to previously published literature from Australia. Participants wer... Read More about Strength and power characteristics in English elite rugby league players.

Automatic identification of gait events using an instrumented sock (2011)
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instrumented sock. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 8, 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-8-32

Background: textile-based transducers are an emerging technology in which piezo-resistive properties of materials are used to measure an applied strain. By incorporating these sensors into a sock, this technology offers the potential to detect crit... Read More about Automatic identification of gait events using an instrumented sock.

Extreme weather events and construction SMEs : vulnerability, impacts and responses (2011)
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Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., Jones, K., & Proverbs, D. (2011). Extreme weather events and construction SMEs : vulnerability, impacts and responses. Structural survey, 29(2), 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630801111132795

Purpose: the UK experienced a number of Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) during recent years and a significant number of businesses were affected as a result. With the intensity and frequency of weather extremes predicted in the future, enhancing the re... Read More about Extreme weather events and construction SMEs : vulnerability, impacts and responses.

Comparisons of peak ground reaction force and rate of force development during variations of the power clean (2011)
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Comfort, P., Allen, M., & Graham-Smith, P. (2011). Comparisons of peak ground reaction force and rate of force development during variations of the power clean. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25(5), 1235-1239. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d6dc0d

The aim of this investigation was to determine the differences in vertical ground reaction forces and rate of force development (RFD) during variations of the power clean. Elite rugby league players (n = 11; age 21 ± 1.63 years; height 181.56 ± 2.61... Read More about Comparisons of peak ground reaction force and rate of force development during variations of the power clean.

Molecular interactions between wheat and the insect herbivore sitobion avenae (cereal aphid); analysis of changes to the wheat proteome (2011)
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Ferry, N., Stavroulakis, S., Guan, W., Davison, G., Bell, H., Weaver, R., …Gatehouse, A. (2011). Molecular interactions between wheat and the insect herbivore sitobion avenae (cereal aphid); analysis of changes to the wheat proteome. Proteomics, 11(10), 1985-2002. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmic.200900801

Aphids are major insect pests of cereal crops, acting as virus vectors as well as causing direct damage. The responses of wheat to infestation by cereal aphid (Sitobion avenae) were investigated in a proteomic analysis. Approximately, 500 protein spo... Read More about Molecular interactions between wheat and the insect herbivore sitobion avenae (cereal aphid); analysis of changes to the wheat proteome.

Past, present and future of information and knowledge sharing in the construction industry: Towards semantic service-based e-construction (2011)
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Rezgui, Y., Boddy, S., Wetherill, M., & Cooper, G. (2011). Past, present and future of information and knowledge sharing in the construction industry: Towards semantic service-based e-construction. Computer-Aided Design, 43(5), 502-515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2009.06.005

The paper reviews product data technology initiatives in the construction sector and provides a synthesis of related ICT industry needs. A comparison between (a) the data centric characteristics of Product Data Technology (PDT) and (b) ontology with... Read More about Past, present and future of information and knowledge sharing in the construction industry: Towards semantic service-based e-construction.

London 2012 and the impact of the UK’s Olympic and Paralympic legislation: protecting commerce or preserving culture? (2011)
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James, M., & Osborn, G. (2011). London 2012 and the impact of the UK’s Olympic and Paralympic legislation: protecting commerce or preserving culture?. Modern Law Review, 74(3), 410-429. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2230.2011.00853.x

The general commercial rights associated with the Olympic Movement are protected in the UK by the Olympic Symbols etc (Protection) Act 1995. In addition, the UK Government, in response to a requirement of the Host City Contract with the Internationa... Read More about London 2012 and the impact of the UK’s Olympic and Paralympic legislation: protecting commerce or preserving culture?.

BIM adoption and implementation for architectural practices (2011)
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Arayici, Y., Coates, S., Koskela, L., Kagioglou, M., Usher, C., & OReilly, K. (2011). BIM adoption and implementation for architectural practices. Structural survey, 29(1), 7-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630801111118377

Severe issues about data acquisition and management arise during the design creation and development due to complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity. BIM (Building Information Modelling) is a tool for a team based lean design approach towards improved a... Read More about BIM adoption and implementation for architectural practices.

P73 regulates cisplatin-induced apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells via a calcium/calpain-dependent mechanism (2011)
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Al-Bahlani, S., Fraser, M., Wong, A., Sayan, B., Bergeron, R., Melino, G., & Tsang, B. (2011). P73 regulates cisplatin-induced apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells via a calcium/calpain-dependent mechanism. Oncogene, 30, https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2011.134

P73 is important in drug-induced apoptosis in some cancer cells, yet its role in the regulation of chemosensitivity in ovarian cancer (OVCA) is poorly understood. Furthermore, if and how the deregulation of p73-mediated apoptosis confers resistance t... Read More about P73 regulates cisplatin-induced apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells via a calcium/calpain-dependent mechanism.

Quantum efficiency of Nd3+-doped glasses under sunlight excitation (2011)
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Suzuki, T., Kawai, H., Nasu, H., Hughes, M., Ohishi, Y., Mizuno, S., …Hasegawa, K. (2011). Quantum efficiency of Nd3+-doped glasses under sunlight excitation. Optical Materials, 33(12), 1952-1957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2011.03.045

The internal quantum efficiencies under sunlight and laser excitation were measured directly by an integrating sphere method for tellurite, borosilicate and fluoride glasses. The radiative quantum efficiency was also obtained by Judd–Ofelt analysis.... Read More about Quantum efficiency of Nd3+-doped glasses under sunlight excitation.

Towards an archaeology of media ecologies : the case of Italian free radios (2011)
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Goddard, M. (2011). Towards an archaeology of media ecologies : the case of Italian free radios. Fibreculture journal, 17,

This article looks at the contemporary reinvention of the term Media Ecologies in the work of Matthew Fuller, arguing that its provenance is less form Postman's Media Ecology Association andmore form the work of Felix Guattari. It then presents an ac... Read More about Towards an archaeology of media ecologies : the case of Italian free radios.