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How good is Tiger Woods? (2012)
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Baker, R., & McHale, I. (2012). How good is Tiger Woods?. Mathematics today, 48(3), 124-126

A major objective of professional sport is to find out which player or team is the best. Unfortunately the structure of some sports means that this is often a
difficult question to answer. For example, there may be too many competitors to run a rou... Read More about How good is Tiger Woods?.

Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome (2012)
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Christley, Y., Hollins-Martin, C., & Martin, C. (2012). Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome. British Journal of Midwifery, 20(6), 389-393

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a severe, systemic, acquired illness which presents with overpowering tiredness that cannot be relieved by rest and is deteriorated through physical and mental activity. Due to the window of prevalence (20 1340 years... Read More about Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome.

Use of artificial sputum medium to test antibiotic efficacy against pseudomonas aeruginosa in conditions more relevant to the cystic fibrosis lung (2012)
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Kirchner, S., Fothergill, J., Wright, E., James, C., Mowat, E., & Winstanley, C. (2012). Use of artificial sputum medium to test antibiotic efficacy against pseudomonas aeruginosa in conditions more relevant to the cystic fibrosis lung. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 64, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3791/3857

There is growing concern about the relevance of in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility tests when applied to isolates of P. aeruginosa from cystic
fibrosis (CF) patients. Existing methods rely on single or a few isolates grown aerobically and plankto... Read More about Use of artificial sputum medium to test antibiotic efficacy against pseudomonas aeruginosa in conditions more relevant to the cystic fibrosis lung.

Antimicrobial activity against hospital-related pathogens of dual layer CuO/TiO2 coatings prepared by CVD (2012)
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dual layer CuO/TiO2 coatings prepared by CVD. Chemical Vapor Deposition, 18(4-6), 140-146. https://doi.org/10.1002/cvde.201106978

Photocatalytically active films of TiO2/CuO grown by atmospheric pressure thermal (APT)CVD are investigated for activity against multiple antibiotic-resistant pathogens namely, Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, vancomy... Read More about Antimicrobial activity against hospital-related pathogens of dual layer CuO/TiO2 coatings prepared by CVD.

Footwear in classical ballet : A study of pressure distribution and related foot injury in the adolescent dancer (2012)
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Pearson, S., & Whitaker, A. (2012). Footwear in classical ballet : A study of pressure distribution and related foot injury in the adolescent dancer. Journal of dance medicine & science, 16(2), 51-56

This study explores the relationship between dance shoe type and foot pressure characteristics. During adolescence, while the foot is still developing, limiting focal pressure on the feet may help reduce the risk of injury. In order to "condition" th... Read More about Footwear in classical ballet : A study of pressure distribution and related foot injury in the adolescent dancer.

A socio-technical framework for assessing the viability of carbon capture and storage technology (2012)
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Markusson, N., Kern, F., Watson, J., Arapostathis, S., Chalmers, H., Ghaleigh, N., …Russel, S. (2012). A socio-technical framework for assessing the viability of carbon capture and storage technology. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 79(5), 903-918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2011.12.001

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is seen as a key technology to tackle climate change. The principal idea of CCS is to remove carbon from the flue gases arising from burning fuels for electricity generation or industrial applications and to store the... Read More about A socio-technical framework for assessing the viability of carbon capture and storage technology.

Supporting site-based processes using context-aware virtual prototyping (2012)
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Aziz, Z. (2012). Supporting site-based processes using context-aware virtual prototyping. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 18(2), 79-83. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943-5568.0000068

Recent advances in the use of virtual building prototypes as a tool to support various site-based production processes coupled with
improvements in context-aware mobile computing offer significant potential of improving decision making during constr... Read More about Supporting site-based processes using context-aware virtual prototyping.

Stance phase mechanical characterization of transtibial prostheses distal to the socket : a review (2012)
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Major, M., Kenney, L., Twiste, M., & Howard, D. (2012). Stance phase mechanical characterization of transtibial prostheses distal to the socket : a review. Journal of rehabilitation research and development, 49(6), 815-830. https://doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2011.06.0108

Achieving the required functionality of a trans-tibial prosthesis during the stance phase
of gait (e.g., shock absorption, close to normal roll-over characteristics, and smooth
transition into swing) depends on the “Amputee Independent Prosthesis P... Read More about Stance phase mechanical characterization of transtibial prostheses distal to the socket : a review.

The welfare of an unwanted guest in an urban environment: the case of the white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) (2012)
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Sousa, C., Teixeria, C., & Young, R. (2012). The welfare of an unwanted guest in an urban environment: the case of the white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris). Animal Welfare Journal, 21(2), https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.21.2.177

One major problem facing wildlife is urbanisation, and the increasing contact between human city dwellers and animals. In this study, we investigated the problems of urban opossums (Didelphis albiventris), through the analysis involving responses to... Read More about The welfare of an unwanted guest in an urban environment: the case of the white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris).

The Darkest Corner: documenting institutional abuse and its consequences at the Abbey Theatre (2012)
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McCormick, S. (2012). The Darkest Corner: documenting institutional abuse and its consequences at the Abbey Theatre. Irish Studies Review, 20(2), 179-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670882.2012.679216

Documentary theatre, as a theatrical genre, has not maintained a continuous presence in Irish theatre. The Darkest Corner series, produced in 2010 by the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland's National Theatre is, therefore, one of the first examples of Ir... Read More about The Darkest Corner: documenting institutional abuse and its consequences at the Abbey Theatre.

Geolocation and voting : candidate-voter distance effects on party choice in the 2010 UK general election in England (2012)
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Arzheimer, K., & Evans, J. (2012). Geolocation and voting : candidate-voter distance effects on party choice in the 2010 UK general election in England. Political Geography, 31(5), 301-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2012.04.006

The effect of geographical distance between candidate and voter on vote-likelihood in the UK is essentially untested. In systems where constituency representatives vie for local inhabitants' support in elections, candidates living closer to a voter w... Read More about Geolocation and voting : candidate-voter distance effects on party choice in the 2010 UK general election in England.

Optical bistability in a silicon waveguide distributed bragg reflector Fabry-pérot resonator (2012)
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Grieco, A., Slutsky, B., Tan, D., Zamek, S., Nezhad, M., & Fainman, Y. (2012). Optical bistability in a silicon waveguide distributed bragg reflector Fabry-pérot resonator. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 30(14), 2352-2355. https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2012.2197731

We demonstrate optical bistability in a silicon waveguide Fabry-Pérot resonator formed by a pair of distributed Bragg reflectors. In the bistable regime, the output power of the resonator ceases to be uniquely determined by the input power because mu... Read More about Optical bistability in a silicon waveguide distributed bragg reflector Fabry-pérot resonator.

Fluorescent probe for detection of bacteria : conformational trigger upon bacterial reduction of an azo bridge (2012)
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Rattray, N., Zalloum, W., Mansell, D., Latimer, J., Schwalbe, C., Blake, A., …Freeman, S. (2012). Fluorescent probe for detection of bacteria : conformational trigger upon bacterial reduction of an azo bridge. Chemical Communications, 48, 6393-6395. https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC32521G

Using biomimetic chemical reduction or Clostridium perfringens cell extract containing azoreductase, the dimer-fluorescent probe 2,4-O-bisdansyl-6,7-diazabicyclooct-6-ene, which possesses a conformationally constrained cis-azo bridge, is reduced to t... Read More about Fluorescent probe for detection of bacteria : conformational trigger upon bacterial reduction of an azo bridge.

Information distortion in physicians' diagnostic judgments (2012)
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Keenan, G. (2012). Information distortion in physicians' diagnostic judgments. Medical Decision Making, 32(6), 831-839. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X12447241

Background: Information distortion suggests that people change the evaluation of new information to support an emerging belief. The present study was designed to measure the extent to which physicians distort incoming medical information to support a... Read More about Information distortion in physicians' diagnostic judgments.

Sino-Indian climate cooperation : implications for the international climate change regime (2012)
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Wu, F. (2012). Sino-Indian climate cooperation : implications for the international climate change regime. Journal of Contemporary China, 21(77), 827-843. https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2012.684966

The international climate change regime is comprised of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol. Under the regime, China and India, two of the largest developing countries, have been exempted from any binding... Read More about Sino-Indian climate cooperation : implications for the international climate change regime.

Optical response of extended systems from time-dependent Hartree-Fock and time-dependent density-functional theory (2012)
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Bernasconi, L., Webster, R., Tomic, S., & Harrison, N. (2012). Optical response of extended systems from time-dependent Hartree-Fock and time-dependent density-functional theory. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 367, 012001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/367/1/012001

We describe a unified formulation of time-dependent Hartree-Fock (TD-HF) and time-dependent density-functional theory (TD-DFT) for the accurate and efficient calculation of the optical response of infinite (periodic) systems. The method is formulated... Read More about Optical response of extended systems from time-dependent Hartree-Fock and time-dependent density-functional theory.

Strain dependence of internal displacement and effective charge in wurtzite III-N semiconductors (2012)
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Pal, J., Tse, G., Haxha, V., Migliorato, M., & Tomic, S. (2012). Strain dependence of internal displacement and effective charge in wurtzite III-N semiconductors. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 367, 012006. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/367/1/012006

The elastic and dielectric properties of binary III-N wurtzite semiconductors have been investigated as a function of strain. Using an ab initio density functional theory (DFT), we concentrate on the internal displacement (u) and Born effective charg... Read More about Strain dependence of internal displacement and effective charge in wurtzite III-N semiconductors.

'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities (2012)
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Griffiths, M., Light, B., & Lincoln, S. (2012). 'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities. Continuum, 26(3), 343-355. https://doi.org/10.1080/10304312.2012.665833

Dominant discourses around young people and social networking in the mass media are littered with negative connotations and moral panics. While some scholars challenge this negativity, their focus has predominantly been upon the formation of friendsh... Read More about 'Connect and create’ : young people, YouTube and graffiti communities.

Absorption efficiency of gold nanorods determined by quantum dot fluorescence thermometry (2012)
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Martinez Maestro, L., Haro-Gonzalez, P., Coello, J., & Jaque, D. (2012). Absorption efficiency of gold nanorods determined by quantum dot fluorescence thermometry. Applied Physics Letters, 100(20), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4718605

In this work quantum dot fluorescence thermometry, in combination with double-beam confocal microscopy, has been applied to determine the thermal loading of gold nanorods when subjected to an optical excitation at the longitudinal surface plasmon res... Read More about Absorption efficiency of gold nanorods determined by quantum dot fluorescence thermometry.