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EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis (2012)
Journal Article
van Eijk-Hustings, Y., van Tubergen, A., Bostrom, C., Braychenko, E., Buss, B., Felix, J., …Hill, J. (2012). EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 71(1), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200185

Objectives The authors aim to develop European
League Against Rheumatism recommendations for the
role of the nurse in the management of patients with
chronic infl ammatory arthritis, to identify a research
agenda and to determine an educational a... Read More about EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis.

A dignified approach to improving the patient experience : promoting privacy, dignity and respect through collaborative training (2012)
Journal Article
Chadwick, A. (2012). A dignified approach to improving the patient experience : promoting privacy, dignity and respect through collaborative training. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(4), 187-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2011.12.006

Globally there is a plethora of literature surrounding patients’ privacy, dignity and respect, consequently
highlighting the need for healthcare professionals to ensure such basic human rights are upheld when
delivering care. For qualified practiti... Read More about A dignified approach to improving the patient experience : promoting privacy, dignity and respect through collaborative training.

A practical radiosynthesis of a tritium-labelled fluoro combretastatin (2012)
Journal Article
Hadfield, J., Hirst, N., Mcgown, A., Lawrence, N., & Gaukroger, K. (2012). A practical radiosynthesis of a tritium-labelled fluoro combretastatin. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals, 55(8), 303-306. https://doi.org/10.1002/jlcr.2939

Zybrestat (combretastatin A-4 disodium diphosphate) is currently in clinical trials as an antivascular anticancer agent. A similar fluorinated agent has shown promise as an antivascular agent and a radiolabelled version would enable further understan... Read More about A practical radiosynthesis of a tritium-labelled fluoro combretastatin.

The trajectory to diagnosis with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a qualitative study (2012)
Journal Article
Armstrong, I., Rochnia, N., Harries, C., Bundock, S., & Yorke, J. (2012). The trajectory to diagnosis with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 2(2), e000806. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000806

Objectives To investigate the patient's experience of the trajectory to receiving a diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and inform the provision of care for this patient group.

Design Qualitative study using in-depth one-to-one int... Read More about The trajectory to diagnosis with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a qualitative study.

Forecasting test cricket match outcomes in play (2012)
Journal Article
Akhtar, S., & Scarf, P. (2012). Forecasting test cricket match outcomes in play. International Journal of Forecasting, 28(3), 632-643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2011.08.005

This paper forecasts match outcomes in test cricket in play, session by session. Match outcome probabilities at the start of each session are forecast using a sequence of
multinomial logistic regression models. These probabilities can assist a team... Read More about Forecasting test cricket match outcomes in play.

Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems (2012)
Journal Article
Bisby, R., Botchway, S., Greetham, G., Hadfield, J., Mcgown, A., Parker, A., …Towrie, M. (2012). Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems. Measurement Science and Technology, 23, 084001. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/23/8/084001

Fluorescence lifetime images of intrinsic fluorescence obtained with two-photon excitation at 630 nm are shown following uptake of a series of E-combretastatins into live cells, including human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) that are the t... Read More about Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems.

Mediating low-carbon urban transitions? Forms of organization, knowledge and action (2012)
Journal Article
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2012). Mediating low-carbon urban transitions? Forms of organization, knowledge and action. European Planning Studies, 20(3), 421-439. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2012.651804

Increasingly at the scale of cities, strategies and plans to respond to the challenges of climate change and constrained resources are being developed. A range of climate change plans, low-carbon strategies, peak oil preparations and so on have been... Read More about Mediating low-carbon urban transitions? Forms of organization, knowledge and action.

The use of small angle neutron scattering with contrast matching and variable adsorbate partial pressures in the study of porosity in activated carbons (2012)
Journal Article
Mileeva, Z., Ross, K., Wilkinson, D., King, S., Ryan, T., & Sharrock, H. (2012). The use of small angle neutron scattering with contrast matching and variable adsorbate partial pressures in the study of porosity in activated carbons. Carbon, 50, 5062-5075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2012.06.046

The porosity of a typical activated carbon is investigated with small angle neutron scattering (SANS), using the contrast matching technique, by changing the hydrogen/deuterium content of the absorbed liquid (toluene) to extract the carbon density at... Read More about The use of small angle neutron scattering with contrast matching and variable adsorbate partial pressures in the study of porosity in activated carbons.

Using a qualitative approach to explore the human response to vibration in residential environments in the United Kingdom (2012)
Journal Article
Condie, J., & Brown, P. (2012). Using a qualitative approach to explore the human response
to vibration in residential environments in the United
Kingdom. ˜The œbuilt & human environment review, 2(1),

As a growing number of areas in the UK become ever more densely populated, increasing construction work is
being undertaken and transportation networks built in order to cope with the growing population. The
development of this infrastructure, coup... Read More about Using a qualitative approach to explore the human response to vibration in residential environments in the United Kingdom.

The female perspective of mating in A. femoralis, a territorial frog with paternal care – A spatial and genetic analysis (2012)
Journal Article
Ringler, E., Ringler, M., Jehle, R., & Hödl, W. (2012). The female perspective of mating in A. femoralis, a territorial frog with paternal care – A spatial and genetic analysis. PLoS ONE, 7(6), e40237. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040237

The adaptive significance of sequential polyandry is a challenging question in evolutionary and behavioral biology. Costs
and benefits of different mating patterns are shaped by the spatial distribution of individuals and by genetic parameters
such... Read More about The female perspective of mating in A. femoralis, a territorial frog with paternal care – A spatial and genetic analysis.

Assessing the viability of university alumni as a repeat visitor market (2012)
Journal Article
Schofield, P., & Fallon, P. (2012). Assessing the viability of university alumni as a repeat visitor market. Tourism Management, 33(6), 1373-1384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2011.12.021

Both student and repeat visitor markets have been recognised by tourism academics and destination
marketing agencies, but the alumni repeat visitor market has been neglected. The paper examines
alumni propensity to return as tourists to their unive... Read More about Assessing the viability of university alumni as a repeat visitor market.

Low frequency sound propagation in activated carbon (2012)
Journal Article
Bechwati, F., Avis, M., Bull, D., Cox, T., Hargreaves, J., Moser, D., …Venegas, R. (2012). Low frequency sound propagation in activated carbon. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4725761

Activated carbon can adsorb and desorb gas molecules onto and off its surface. Research has examined
whether this sorption affects low frequency sound waves, with pressures typical of audible
sound, interacting with granular activated carbon. Imped... Read More about Low frequency sound propagation in activated carbon.

On the development of a soccer player performance rating system for the English premier league (2012)
Journal Article
McHale, I., Scarf, P., & Folker, D. (2012). On the development of a soccer player performance rating system for the English premier league. Interfaces, 42(4), 339-351. https://doi.org/10.1287/inte.1110.0589

The EA Sports Player Performance Index is a rating system for soccer players used in the top two tiers of
soccer in England—the Premier League and the Championship. Its development was a collaboration among
professional soccer leagues, a news media... Read More about On the development of a soccer player performance rating system for the English premier league.

Differences in iNOS and arginase expression and activity in the macrophages of rats are responsible for the resistance against T. gondii infection (2012)
Journal Article
Gruner, A., Li, Z., Zhao, Z., Zhu, X., Ren, Q., Nie, F., …Lun, Z. (2012). Differences in iNOS and arginase expression and activity in the macrophages of rats are responsible for the resistance against T. gondii infection. PLoS ONE, 7(4), e35834. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035834

Toxoplasma gondii infects humans and warm blooded animals causing devastating disease worldwide. It has long been a
mystery as to why the peritoneal macrophages of rats are naturally resistant to T. gondii infection while those of mice are
not. Her... Read More about Differences in iNOS and arginase expression and activity in the macrophages of rats are responsible for the resistance against T. gondii infection.

Detection of Trypanosoma lewisi from wild rats in Southern China and its genetic diversity based on the ITS1 and ITS2 sequences (2012)
Journal Article
Tang, H., Lan, Y., Wen, Y., Zhang, X., Desquesnes, M., Yang, T., …Lun, Z. (2012). Detection of Trypanosoma lewisi from wild rats in Southern China and its genetic diversity based on the ITS1 and ITS2 sequences. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 12(5), 1046-1051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2012.02.018

Trypanosoma lewisi has widely been considered as a non-pathogenic rat trypanosome. However, more
and more cases of humans infected with T. lewisi have been reported around the world, indicating that
it can infect humans in some undetermined circums... Read More about Detection of Trypanosoma lewisi from wild rats in Southern China and its genetic diversity based on the ITS1 and ITS2 sequences.

Making cities resilient (2012)
Journal Article
Haigh, R., & Amaratunga, R. (2012). Making cities resilient. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 3(2),

Spontaneous spatial fractal pattern formation in absorptive systems (2012)
Journal Article
Huang, J. G., Christian, J. M., & McDonald, G. S. (2012). Spontaneous spatial fractal pattern formation in absorptive systems. Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials, 21(2), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1142/S021886351250018X

We predict, for the first time to our knowledge, that purely-absorptive nonlinearity can support spontaneous spatial fractal pattern formation. A passive optical ring cavity with a thin slice of saturable absorber is analyzed. Linear stability analys... Read More about Spontaneous spatial fractal pattern formation in absorptive systems.

Wave envelopes with second-order spatiotemporal dispersion : I. Bright Kerr solitons and cnoidal waves (2012)
Journal Article
I. Bright Kerr solitons and cnoidal waves. Physical Review A, 86(2), 023838. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.023838

We propose a simple scalar model for describing pulse phenomena beyond the conventional slowly-varying envelope approximation. The generic governing equation has a cubic nonlinearity and we focus here mainly on contexts involving anomalous group-vel... Read More about Wave envelopes with second-order spatiotemporal dispersion : I. Bright Kerr solitons and cnoidal waves.