Comparison of drinking water, raw rice and cooking of rice as arsenic exposure routes in three contrasting areas of west Bengal, India (2010)
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Mondal, D., Banerjee, M., Giri, A., & Polya, D. (2010). Comparison of drinking water, raw rice and cooking of rice as arsenic exposure routes in three contrasting areas of west Bengal, India. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 32(6), 463 -477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-010-9319-5

Remediation aimed at reducing human exposure to groundwater arsenic in West Bengal, one of the regions most impacted by this environmental hazard, are currently largely focussed on reducing arsenic in drinking water. Rice and cooking of rice, however... Read More about Comparison of drinking water, raw rice and cooking of rice as arsenic exposure routes in three contrasting areas of west Bengal, India.

Antimicrobial activity of titania/silver and titania/copper films prepared by CVD (2010)
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Foster, H., Sheel, D., Sheel, P., Evans, P., Varghese, S., Rutschke, N., & Yates, H. (2010). Antimicrobial activity of titania/silver and titania/copper films prepared by CVD. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 216(2-3), 283-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.09.017

We have previously reported the production of photocatalytically active films of TiO2/Ag and TiO2/CuO grown by atmospheric pressure thermal CVD that had high antimicrobial activity. The present study compares the activity of dual layers and co-deposi... Read More about Antimicrobial activity of titania/silver and titania/copper films prepared by CVD.

Newton Hall and the cruck buildings of North West England (2010)
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This study is an introduction to the archaeology and history of Newton Hall, Hyde, in Tameside. As a timber-framed cruck building from the late medieval period it is one of the oldest homes in North West England, and was one of the first such buildin... Read More about Newton Hall and the cruck buildings of North West England.

A comprehensive genetic analysis of candidate genes regulating response to Trypanosoma congolense infection in mice (2010)
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African trypanosomes are protozoan parasites that cause “sleeping sickness” in humans and a similar disease in livestock. Trypanosomes also infect laboratory mice and three major quantitative trait loci (QTL) that regulate survival time after infecti... Read More about A comprehensive genetic analysis of candidate genes regulating response to Trypanosoma congolense infection in mice.

Herpetology and conservation genetics (2010)
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Jehle, R. (2010). Herpetology and conservation genetics. Animal Conservation, 13(S1), 72-73. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00411.x

Estimating the propagule size of a cryptogenic crested newt population (2010)
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population. Animal Conservation, 13(S1), 74-83. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00331.x

Encountering cryptogenic populations that are either native or introduced is a common but underreported phenomenon in field biology. Such local species’ occurrences of unknown origin hamper our understanding of species’ natural
distribution ranges,... Read More about Estimating the propagule size of a cryptogenic crested newt population.

The archaeology of the rural railway warehouse in north-west England (2010)
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Nevell, M. (2010). The archaeology of the rural railway warehouse in north-west England. Industrial Archaeology Review, 32(2), 103-115. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581910X12817815916609

This article studies in detail two rural railway warehouses of the mid-19th century from North-West England. Structures such as these were an integral part of the branch lines and secondary lines that developed across the network during the mid- to l... Read More about The archaeology of the rural railway warehouse in north-west England.

Evidence-based health impact assessment (EBHIA): a situation report (2010)
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Chilaka, M. (2010). Evidence-based health impact assessment (EBHIA): a situation report. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 26(2), 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.1064

Objective: This article presents and discusses the findings from a primary research to ascertain the different sources of evidence commonly applied to the Health Impact Assessment process within the United Kingdom.
Study design: This is a primary s... Read More about Evidence-based health impact assessment (EBHIA): a situation report.

Drivers of change - regenerating saltmarsh using conservation cattle in an urban environment (2010)
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Smith, D., & James, P. (2010, September). Drivers of change - regenerating saltmarsh using conservation cattle in an urban environment. Presented at Coastal Ecology Workshop 2010, Conwy, Wales

Brave new technological world (2010)
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Nevell, M. (2010). Brave new technological world

This article explains how 3D visualisation techniques can help make archaeology more mainstream and beneficial to communities and industry

Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment (2010)
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James, P., Norman, D., & Clarke, J. (2010). Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment. Urban Ecosystems, 13(4), 499-515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-010-0132-9

The predominantly urban boroughs of Warrington and Halton straddle the river Mersey in northwest England. Since the 1970s there has been a major change in land-use associated with both innovative town design and the decline of manufacturing and chemi... Read More about Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment.

Drivers of change – regenerating saltmarsh using conservation grazing cattle in an industrialised area. (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, D., & James, P. (2010, June). Drivers of change – regenerating saltmarsh using conservation grazing cattle in an industrialised area. Poster presented at Salford Postgraduate Annual Research Conference, The University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom

The resilience of urban green infrastructure: a case study of Runcorn, UK (2010)
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Wallbank, N., & James, P. (2010, June). The resilience of urban green infrastructure: a case study of Runcorn, UK. Presented at Urban green space postgraduate colloquium, Leeds Metropolitan University

Vegetation incorporated into urban environments has an ecological and a social value which helps sustain public health and well being. What is not known is how resilient urban vegetation is. If urban vegetation is likely to change over time then this... Read More about The resilience of urban green infrastructure: a case study of Runcorn, UK.

Dark satanic mills? The archaeologyof the world's first industrial city (2010)
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Nevell, M. (2010). Dark satanic mills? The archaeologyof the world's first industrial city. Current archaeology, 21(242), 12-19

By 1850 Manchester had a population of 300,000 and most if its 172 textile mills had already been built. Cotton goods were known simply as 'Manchester goods'. Now archaeology is adding new insights into the emergence of the world's first industrial c... Read More about Dark satanic mills? The archaeologyof the world's first industrial city.

Making biodiversity measures accessible to non-specialists: An innovative method for rapid assessment of urban biodiversity (2010)
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Tzoulas, K., & James, P. (2010). Making biodiversity measures accessible to non-specialists: An innovative method for rapid assessment of urban biodiversity. Urban Ecosystems, 13(1), 113-127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-009-0107-x

Urban biodiversity studies provide important inputs to studying the interactions between human societies and ecological systems. However, existing urban biodiversity methods are time intensive and/or too complex for the purposes of rapid biodiversity... Read More about Making biodiversity measures accessible to non-specialists: An innovative method for rapid assessment of urban biodiversity.

Effects of tropical forest fragmentation on aerial insectivorous bats in a land-bridge island system (2010)
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Estrada-Villegas, S., Meyer, C. F., & Kalko, E. (2010). Effects of tropical forest fragmentation on aerial insectivorous bats in a land-bridge island system. Biological Conservation, 143(3), 597-608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.11.009

Habitat fragmentation causes drastic changes in the biota and it is crucial to understand these modifications to mitigate its consequences. While studies on Neotropical bats have mainly targeted phyllostomid bats, impacts of fragmentation on the equa... Read More about Effects of tropical forest fragmentation on aerial insectivorous bats in a land-bridge island system.

Vital statistics relating to the practice of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in the United Kingdom (2010)
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Chilaka, M. (2010). Vital statistics relating to the practice of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in the United Kingdom. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 30, 116-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2009.05.006

Purpose of research: To examine the practice of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in the UK and provide information which can serve as baseline data for monitoring changes and future developments in HIA. A survey of HIA practitioners was conducted using... Read More about Vital statistics relating to the practice of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in the United Kingdom.

Schistosoma mansoni: egg-induced downregulation of hepatic stellate cell activation and fibrogenesis (2010)
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Anthony, B., Mathieson, W., de Castro-Borges, W., & Allen, J. (2010). Schistosoma mansoni: egg-induced downregulation of hepatic stellate cell activation and fibrogenesis. Experimental Parasitology, 124(4), 409-420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2009.12.009

Eggs of Schistosoma mansoni trapped in human liver can lead to fibrosis. Since liver fibrosis requires activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC) from a quiescent to a myofibroblastic phenotype, we investigated the effects of S. mansoni eggs on this... Read More about Schistosoma mansoni: egg-induced downregulation of hepatic stellate cell activation and fibrogenesis.

Hepatic stellate cells and parasite-induced liver fibrosis (2010)
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Anthony, B., Allen, J., Li, Y., & McManus, D. (2010). Hepatic stellate cells and parasite-induced liver fibrosis. Parasites and Vectors, 3(1), 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-60

ABSTRACT: Fibrogenesis is a common feature of many diseases where there is severe insult to the liver. The hepatic stellate cell trans-differentiation into a myofibroblast has been identified as an important event in liver fibrogenesis and has been w... Read More about Hepatic stellate cells and parasite-induced liver fibrosis.

Housing: Did it have to be like this? (2010)
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Davis, C., & Wigfield, A. (2010). Housing: Did it have to be like this?. Spokesman Books

A socialist critique of New Labour's performance.
A paper presented for the conference 'Housing Privatisation, 30 years on: time for a critical appraisal' University of Leeds, 26th and 27th July 2010.