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Amphibian ecology and conservation: A handbook of techniques (2011)
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Lewis, T. R. (2011). Amphibian ecology and conservation: A handbook of techniques. Herpetological Bulletin, 116, 43-44

When it comes to rare and endangered animals, there is usually a good selection of literature available. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Chinese Alligator. Its scarcity in the wild and the fact that its home range is well within the co... Read More about Amphibian ecology and conservation: A handbook of techniques.

High speed boat traffic: A risk to crocodilian populations (2011)
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Grant, P. B., & Lewis, T. R. (2011). High speed boat traffic: A risk to crocodilian populations. Herpetological conservation and biology, 5(3), 456-460

Injuries related to boat traffic have been documented as a major source of human-related injuries and deaths in many aquatic species but have not been documented in crocodilians. We examined the proportion of boat-related injuries in Spectacled Caima... Read More about High speed boat traffic: A risk to crocodilian populations.

The threat of force as an action in self-defense under international law (2011)
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Green, J. A., & Grimal, F. (2011). The threat of force as an action in self-defense under international law. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 44(2), 285-329

Self-defense is a universally accepted exception to the prohibition of the use of force in international law, and it has been subjected to careful academic scrutiny. The prohibition of the threat of force, although equally important in terms of its... Read More about The threat of force as an action in self-defense under international law.

Personalised medical product development: methods, challenges and opportunities (2011)
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Le, C. H., Okereke, M. I., Nguyen, V. H., Dao, V. D., Soe, S., Zlatov, N., & Le, T. H. (2011). Personalised medical product development: methods, challenges and opportunities. Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics and Mechatronics, 40, 11--20

Personalised health care in general and personalised medical products in particular aim to provide the optimal diagnosis and treatment with the use of the right medicine, tools and devices to the right patient at the right time in order to meet well... Read More about Personalised medical product development: methods, challenges and opportunities.

Producing a radio show about psychological science: The story of psychological frontiers (2011)
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Stark, E., Sachau, D., & Albertson, D. N. (2012). Producing a radio show about psychological science: The story of psychological frontiers. Teaching of Psychology, 39(1), 42-44. https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628311430311

The authors describe the development of a campus-based radio show about psychological science. The authors’ goals in creating the show were to inform the public about the science of psychology and to create a teaching and learning resource for facu... Read More about Producing a radio show about psychological science: The story of psychological frontiers.

Coarsening of equiaxed microstructure in the semisolid state of aluminum 7075 alloy through SIMA processing (2011)
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Bolouri, A., Shahmiri, M., & Kang, C. G. (2012). Coarsening of equiaxed microstructure in the semisolid state of aluminum 7075 alloy through SIMA processing. Journal of Materials Science, 47(8), 3544-3553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-011-6200-6

In the present study, the coarsening mechanism of equiaxed grains in the semisolid state of aluminum 7075 alloy, treated via strain induced melting activation process, was investigated. The kinetics of equiaxed grain growth in the semisolid state of... Read More about Coarsening of equiaxed microstructure in the semisolid state of aluminum 7075 alloy through SIMA processing.

Hierarchies of adaptable learning during product development (2011)
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Tourassis, V. D., & Chatzimichali, A. (2011). Hierarchies of adaptable learning during product development. IEEE International Conference on Systems Man and Cybernetics, 458-464. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSMC.2011.6083708

Shorter product lifecycles, shrinking time-to-market and increasing global competition, drive companies to premature transitions from the development laboratory to full-scale commercial production. This ramp-up period is usually considered as a trans... Read More about Hierarchies of adaptable learning during product development.

Bridging the multiple reality gap: Application of augmented reality in new product development (2011)
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Verlinden, J. C., Jonker, P. P., Smulders, F. E., Segers, M. S., Gijselaers, W. H., Chatzimichali, A., …Van Emmerik, H. (2011). Bridging the multiple reality gap: Application of augmented reality in new product development. IEEE International Conference on Systems Man and Cybernetics, 1914-1919. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSMC.2011.6083952

Increased product complexity and internal team dynamics pose serious challenges to the quality of collaboration, usually reflected upon long delays, cost overruns and poor design quality during product development. Our focus is to study the factors t... Read More about Bridging the multiple reality gap: Application of augmented reality in new product development.

Correlation between solid fraction and tensile properties of semisolid RAP processed aluminum alloys (2011)
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Bolouri, A., & Kang, C. G. (2012). Correlation between solid fraction and tensile properties of semisolid RAP processed aluminum alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 516, 192-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.12.045

Recrystallization and remelting (RAP), a promising route for thixoforming process, was used to process three aluminum alloys, AA2024, AA6061, and A356, under experimental conditions designed to yield various solid fractions (liquid fractions) within... Read More about Correlation between solid fraction and tensile properties of semisolid RAP processed aluminum alloys.

A model-driven privacy compliance decision support for medical data sharing in Europe (2011)
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Boussi Rahmouni, H., Solomonides, T., Casassa Mont, M., Shiu, S., & Rahmouni, M. (2011). A model-driven privacy compliance decision support for medical data sharing in Europe. Methods of Information in Medicine, 50(4), 326-336. https://doi.org/10.3414/ME10-01-0075

Objectives: Clinical practitioners and medical researchers often have to share health data with other colleagues across Europe. Privacy compliance in this context is very important but challenging. Automated privacy guidelines are a practical way of... Read More about A model-driven privacy compliance decision support for medical data sharing in Europe.

Multiple models to inform climate change policy: A pragmatic response to the 'beyond the ABC' debate (2011)
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Wilson, C., & Chatterton, T. (2011). Multiple models to inform climate change policy: A pragmatic response to the 'beyond the ABC' debate. Environment and Planning A, 43(12), 2781-2787. https://doi.org/10.1068/a44404

We have followed with interest the debate in this journal between Shove (2010; 2011) and Whitmarsh & colleagues (2011) on contrasting theoretical approaches and representations of pro-environmental behaviour and social change, and of the potential, r... Read More about Multiple models to inform climate change policy: A pragmatic response to the 'beyond the ABC' debate.

Quantification of unfractionated heparin in human plasma and whole blood by means of novel fluorogenic anti-FXa assays (2011)
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O'Donnell, J. S., Harris, L. F., Castro-López, V., & Killard, A. (2011). Quantification of unfractionated heparin in human plasma and whole blood by means of novel fluorogenic anti-FXa assays. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 56(5), 992-997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2011.07.025

Novel and sensitive plate-based fluorogenic anti-factor Xa (FXa) assays were investigated to quantify unfractionated heparin (UFH) in human plasma and whole blood within the therapeutic ranges of 0-1.6. U/mL and 0-0.8. U/mL, respectively. Two fluorog... Read More about Quantification of unfractionated heparin in human plasma and whole blood by means of novel fluorogenic anti-FXa assays.

Development of an amperometric, screen-printed, single-enzyme phosphate ion biosensor and its application to the analysis of biomedical and environmental samples (2011)
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Jenkins, A. T., Gilbert, L., Browning, S., & Hart, J. P. (2011). Development of an amperometric, screen-printed, single-enzyme phosphate ion biosensor and its application to the analysis of biomedical and environmental samples. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 160(1), 1322-1327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2011.09.069

An amperometric phosphate biosensor, based on a cobalt phthalocyanine screen-printed carbon electrode (CoPC-SPCE) is described. The immobilisation of the enzyme pyruvate oxidase (PyOd) was investigated using pre-formed cellulose acetate/cellulose nit... Read More about Development of an amperometric, screen-printed, single-enzyme phosphate ion biosensor and its application to the analysis of biomedical and environmental samples.

WT1 Mutants Reveal SRPK1 to Be a Downstream Angiogenesis Target by Altering VEGF Splicing (2011)
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Bates, D. O., Hinton, D. R., Harper, S. J., Schumacher, V. A., Saleem, M. A., Nowak, D. G., …Ladomery, M. (2011). WT1 Mutants Reveal SRPK1 to Be a Downstream Angiogenesis Target by Altering VEGF Splicing. Cancer Cell, 20(6), 768-780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2011.10.016

Angiogenesis is regulated by the balance of proangiogenic VEGF 165 and antiangiogenic VEGF 165b splice isoforms. Mutations in WT1, the Wilms' tumor suppressor gene, suppress VEGF 165b and cause abnormal gonadogenesis, renal failure, and Wilms' tumors... Read More about WT1 Mutants Reveal SRPK1 to Be a Downstream Angiogenesis Target by Altering VEGF Splicing.

Computing with liquid crystal fingers: Models of geometric and logical computation (2011)
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Younger, D., Matranga, M. A., Kitson, S., Adamatzky, A., & de Lacy Costello, B. (2011). Computing with liquid crystal fingers: Models of geometric and logical computation. Physical Review E, 84(6), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.061702

When a voltage is applied across a thin layer of cholesteric liquid crystal, fingers of cholesteric alignment can form and propagate in the layer. In computer simulation, based on experimental laboratory results, we demonstrate that these cholesteric... Read More about Computing with liquid crystal fingers: Models of geometric and logical computation.

Parathyroid imaging and localization using SPECT/CT: Initial results (2011)
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Vaz, A., & Griffiths, M. (2011). Parathyroid imaging and localization using SPECT/CT: Initial results. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 39(3), 195-200. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.110.085522

Primary hyperparathyroidism is caused by a single parathyroid adenoma in up to 90% of clinical cases. Selective surgical excision of the hyperfunctioning parathyroid gland is the treatment of choice for this condition, and parathyroid scintigraphy is... Read More about Parathyroid imaging and localization using SPECT/CT: Initial results.

Developing evidence-based practice amongst students (2011)
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Emanuel, V., Deignan, L., Pryce-Miller, M., & Day, K. (2011). Developing evidence-based practice amongst students. Nursing Times, 107(49-50), 21-23

In response to government initiatives and the rise in patient empowerment, nurses are increasingly being challenged to deliver high-quality care supported by evidence-based practice. This can be a challenge for nurse educators providing the foundatio... Read More about Developing evidence-based practice amongst students.