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Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka (2013)
Journal Article
Malalgoda, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2013). Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 4(1), 72-94. https://doi.org/10.1108/17595901311299017

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role and challenges for Sri Lankan local governments in creating a disaster resilient built environment within urban Sri Lankan cities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a lit... Read More about Creating a disaster resilient built environment in urban cities: The role of local governments in Sri Lanka.

Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development (2013)
Journal Article
Palliyaguru, R., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2013). Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development. Disaster Prevention and Management, 22(2), 160-171. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653561311325307

Purpose – Disasters provide physical, social, economic, political and environmental development windows of opportunity particularly through housing and infrastructure reconstruction. The reconstruction process should not be neglected due to the oppor... Read More about Developing an approach to assess the influence of integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction on socio-economic development.

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects (2013)
Journal Article
Khaled, Y., Ammori, B., & Elkord, E. (2013). Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects. Immunology and Cell Biology, 91(8), 493-502. https://doi.org/10.1038/icb.2013.29

Immunosuppressive cells, mainly myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and T regulatory cells, downregulate antitumour immunity and cancer immunotherapy. MDSCs are a heterogeneous group of immature myeloid cells that negatively regulate the immune... Read More about Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer: recent progress and prospects.

Testing the application of terrestrial laser scanning to measure forest canopy gap fraction (2013)
Journal Article
Ramirez Cardozo, F., Armitage, R., & Danson, F. (2013). Testing the application of terrestrial laser scanning to measure forest canopy gap fraction. Remote Sensing, 5(6), 3037-3056. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs5063037

Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) have the potential to revolutionise measurement of the three-dimensional structure of vegetation canopies for applications in ecology, hydrology and climate change. This potential has been the subject of recent resear... Read More about Testing the application of terrestrial laser scanning to measure forest canopy gap fraction.

Cooperativity of imprinted genes inactivated by acquired chromosome 20q deletions (2013)
Journal Article
Aziz, A., Baxter, E., Edwards, C., Cheong, C., Ito, M., Bench, A., …Green, A. (2013). Cooperativity of imprinted genes inactivated by acquired chromosome 20q deletions. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 123(5), 2169-2182. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI66113

Large regions of recurrent genomic loss are common in cancers; however, with a few well-characterized exceptions, how they contribute to tumor pathogenesis remains largely obscure. Here we identified primate-restricted imprinting of a gene cluster on... Read More about Cooperativity of imprinted genes inactivated by acquired chromosome 20q deletions.

The effect of maintenance quality on spare parts inventory for a fleet of assets (2013)
Journal Article
Van Horenbeek, A., Scarf, P., Cavalcante, C., & Pintelon, L. (2013). The effect of maintenance quality on spare parts inventory for a fleet of assets. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 62(3), 596-607. https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2013.2270409

This paper considers the effect of fleet size on a joint policy of maintenance and spare parts inventory when spare parts are of varying quality. We consider N identical one-component systems subject to age-based replacement, and with a single echelo... Read More about The effect of maintenance quality on spare parts inventory for a fleet of assets.

No differences in kinetics between the squat jump, push press and mid-thigh power clean (2013)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Mather, D., & Graham-Smith, P. (2013). No differences in kinetics between the squat jump, push press and mid-thigh power clean. Journal of Athletic Enhancement, 2(6), https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-9080.1000132

The aim of this investigation was to determine the differences in kinetic data during the mid-thigh power clean, squat jump and push press. Trained individuals (n=11; age 23 ± 3.5 yrs; height 176.5 ± 5.56 cm; body mass 85.78 ± 14.29 kg) performed 1 s... Read More about No differences in kinetics between the squat jump, push press and mid-thigh power clean.

Criterion validity and accuracy of global positioning satellite and data logging devices for wheelchair tennis court movement (2013)
Journal Article
for wheelchair tennis court movement. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 36(4), 383-393. https://doi.org/10.1179/2045772312Y.0000000068

Purpose: To compare the criterion validity and accuracy of a 1 Hz non-differential global positioning system (GPS) and data logger device (DL) for the measurement of wheelchair tennis court movement variables. Methods: Initial validation of the DL... Read More about Criterion validity and accuracy of global positioning satellite and data logging devices for wheelchair tennis court movement.

Wheelchair tennis match-play demands: Effect of player rank and result (2013)
Journal Article
rank and result. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 8(1), 28-37

Purpose: To examine the heart-rate (HR) response and court-movement variables during wheelchair tennis match play for high- (HIGH) and low- (LOW) performance-ranked players. Analysis of physiological and movement-based responses during match play o... Read More about Wheelchair tennis match-play demands: Effect of player rank and result.

Foot orthoses for the management of low back pain: a qualitative approach capturing the patient’s perspective (2013)
Journal Article
patient’s perspective. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 6(17), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-17

Background: The onset of non specific low back pain is associated with heavy lifting, age, female gender, and poor general health, with psychological factors being predictors of it becoming chronic. Additionally, it is thought that altered lower li... Read More about Foot orthoses for the management of low back pain: a qualitative approach capturing the patient’s perspective.

Guidelines for the management of people with foot health problems related to rheumatoid arthritis: a survey of their use in podiatry practice (2013)
Journal Article
arthritis: a survey of their use in podiatry practice. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 6(23), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-23

Background: In the last decade there has been a significant expansion in the body of knowledge on the effects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on the foot and the management of these problems. Aligned with this has been the development of specialist c... Read More about Guidelines for the management of people with foot health problems related to rheumatoid arthritis: a survey of their use in podiatry practice.

A new podiatry service for patients with arthritis (2013)
Journal Article
Rome, K., Erikson, K., Ng, A., Gow, P., Hazra, S., & Williams, A. (2013). A new podiatry service for patients with arthritis

Aim The aims of this study were to identify the impact of a new podiatric rheumatology service on reducing foot pain, impairment and disability in patients with foot problems associated with rheumatic disease, and to report on patient satisfaction... Read More about A new podiatry service for patients with arthritis.

Durable goods, issue 83 (2013)
Other
Hurley, U. (2013). Durable goods, issue 83. U.S.A

Poetry microzine. Contains three commissioned poems: 'After A Long Walk Above Hebden Bridge', 'Farewell' and Sunrise Sunset' presented with commissioned art work.

Probability of cloud-free observation conditions across Great Britain estimated using MODIS cloud mask (2013)
Journal Article
Armitage, R., Alberto Ramirez, F., Mark Danson, F., & Ogunbadewa, E. (2013). Probability of cloud-free observation conditions across Great Britain estimated using MODIS cloud mask. Remote Sensing Letters, 4(5), 427-435. https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2012.744486

Image objects obtained by segmentation usually provide a much more reliable representation of real world objects than individual pixels. However, in regions with high quality spatial information, image analysis should focus on objects of interest... Read More about Probability of cloud-free observation conditions across Great Britain estimated using MODIS cloud mask.

A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils’ learning (2013)
Journal Article
Barrett, P., Zhang, Y., Moffatt, J., & Kobbacy, K. (2013). A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils’ learning. Building and Environment, 59, 678-689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.09.016

The aim of this study was to explore if there is any evidence for demonstrable impacts of school building design on the learning rates of pupils in primary schools. Hypotheses as to positive impacts on learning were developed for 10 design paramete... Read More about A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils’ learning.

Snowmelt contributions to discharge of the Ganges (2013)
Journal Article
Siderius, C., Biemans, H., Wiltshire, A., Rao, S., Franssen, W., Kumar, P., …Collins, D. (2013). Snowmelt contributions to discharge of the Ganges. Science of the Total Environment, 468-46, S93-S101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.084

Himalayan headwaters supply large quantities of runoff derived from snowmelt and monsoon rainfall to the Ganges River. Actual snowmelt contribution to discharge in the Ganges remains conjectural under both present and future climatic conditions. As s... Read More about Snowmelt contributions to discharge of the Ganges.

Drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis Transmission in China: small mammal diversity, landscape or climate? (2013)
Journal Article
Yang, G., Giraudoux, P., Raoul, F., Pleydell, D., Li, T., Han, X., …Craig, P. (2013). Drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis Transmission in China: small mammal diversity, landscape or climate?. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(3), e2045. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002045

BACKGROUND:Human alveolar echinococcocosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic disease caused by the larval stage of the cestode E. multilocularis. Its life-cycle includes more than 40 species of small mammal intermediate hosts. Therefore, host biod... Read More about Drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis Transmission in China: small mammal diversity, landscape or climate?.

A New Approach to Prevention of Knee Osteoarthritis: Reducing Medial Load in the Contralateral Knee (2013)
Journal Article
Jones, R., Chapman, G., Findlow, A., Forsythe, L., Parkes, M., Sultan, J., & Felson, D. (2013). A New Approach to Prevention of Knee Osteoarthritis: Reducing Medial Load in the Contralateral Knee. Journal of Rheumatology, 40(3), 309-315. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.120589

Objective. Few if any prevention strategies are available for knee osteoarthritis (OA). In those with symptomatic medial OA, the contralateral knee may be at high risk of disease, and a reduction in medial loading in that knee might prevent disease... Read More about A New Approach to Prevention of Knee Osteoarthritis: Reducing Medial Load in the Contralateral Knee.

Virtual leisure (2013)
Book Chapter
Crawford, G. (2013). Virtual leisure. In T. Blackshaw (Ed.), Anthology of Leisure Studies. London: Routledge