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Public service restructuring in the UK: The case of the English National Health Service (2012)
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Tailby, S. (2012). Public service restructuring in the UK: The case of the English National Health Service. Industrial Relations Journal, 43(5), 448-464. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2338.2012.00695.x

This article overviews welfare state retrenchment in the UK under the Conservative-led coalition government that formed in May 2010 and has centred its response to economic crisis on rapid public deficit reduction through public expenditure austerity... Read More about Public service restructuring in the UK: The case of the English National Health Service.

Shifting models of equality? Union equality reps in the public services (2012)
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Moore, S., & Wright, T. (2012). Shifting models of equality? Union equality reps in the public services. Industrial Relations Journal, 43(5), 433-447. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2338.2012.00674.x

This article explores how far the emergence of public sector Equality Representatives represents a departure from a distinct radical model of union self-organisation generated by the collective mobilisation of politically conscious identities, toward... Read More about Shifting models of equality? Union equality reps in the public services.

MyRIP interaction with MyoVa on secretory granules is controlled by the cAMP-PKA pathway (2012)
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Brozzi, F., Lajus, S., Diraison, F., Rajatileka, S., Hayward, K., Regazzi, R., …Varadi, A. (2012). MyRIP interaction with MyoVa on secretory granules is controlled by the cAMP-PKA pathway. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 23(22), 4444-4455. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E12-05-0369

Myosin- and Rab-interacting protein (MyRIP), which belongs to the protein kinase A (PKA)–anchoring family, is implicated in hormone secretion. However, its mechanism of action is not fully elucidated. Here we investigate the role of MyRIP in myosin V... Read More about MyRIP interaction with MyoVa on secretory granules is controlled by the cAMP-PKA pathway.

Marital stability and quality in families created by assisted reproduction techniques: A follow-up study (2012)
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Blake, L., Casey, P., Jadva, V., & Golombok, S. (2012). Marital stability and quality in families created by assisted reproduction techniques: A follow-up study. Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 25(7), 678-683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.09.006

An increasing number of children are being born with the use of assisted reproduction techniques such as donor insemination, egg donation and surrogacy. There have been concerns that the use of these third-party reproduction techniques may have a neg... Read More about Marital stability and quality in families created by assisted reproduction techniques: A follow-up study.

Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC (2012)
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Adler, V., Wickens, J., Wang, J., Vanlaer, P., Vander Velde, C., Thomas, L., …McClatchey, R. (2012). Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC. Physics Letters B, 716(1), 30-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.08.021

Results are presented from searches for the standard model Higgs boson in proton-proton collisions at s=7 and 8 TeV in the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the LHC, using data samples corresponding to integrated luminosities of up to 5.1 fb-1 at 7... Read More about Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC.

Development of a novel, physiologically relevant cytotoxicity model: Application to the study of chemotherapeutic damage to mesenchymal stromal cells (2012)
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May, J. E., Morse, H. R., Xu, J., & Donaldson, C. (2012). Development of a novel, physiologically relevant cytotoxicity model: Application to the study of chemotherapeutic damage to mesenchymal stromal cells. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 263(3), 374-389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2012.07.013

There is an increasing need for development of physiologically relevant in-vitro models for testing toxicity, however determining toxic effects of agents which undergo extensive hepatic metabolism can be particularly challenging. If a source of such... Read More about Development of a novel, physiologically relevant cytotoxicity model: Application to the study of chemotherapeutic damage to mesenchymal stromal cells.

Evaluation of a silver-based electrocatalyst for the determination of hydrogen peroxide formed via enzymatic oxidation (2012)
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Smyth, M. R., Gonzalez-Macia, L., & Killard, A. (2012). Evaluation of a silver-based electrocatalyst for the determination of hydrogen peroxide formed via enzymatic oxidation. Talanta, 99, 989-996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2012.07.082

Silver paste electrodes modified with lyotropic phases formed from dodecyl benzenesulphonic acid and KCl were used as the reductant in the determination of the hydrogen peroxide released from the enzymatic reaction of glucose oxidase with glucose and... Read More about Evaluation of a silver-based electrocatalyst for the determination of hydrogen peroxide formed via enzymatic oxidation.

The validation of a functional, isolated pig bladder model for physiological experimentation (2012)
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Fry, C. H., Drake, M. J., Parsons, B. A., Gammie, A., & Vahabi, B. (2012). The validation of a functional, isolated pig bladder model for physiological experimentation. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 3 APR(52), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2012.00052

Characterizing the integrative physiology of the bladder requires whole organ preparations. The purpose of this study was to validate an isolated large animal (pig) bladder preparation, through arterial and intravesical drug administration, intravesi... Read More about The validation of a functional, isolated pig bladder model for physiological experimentation.

CRPS: Diagnosis, management and the nurse's role (2012)
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Grieve, S., & McCabe, C. (2012). CRPS: Diagnosis, management and the nurse's role. Nurse Prescribing, 10(9), 439-445

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a little known condition which may be rarely encountered by the nursing profession. This may lead to a delay in diagnosis and the initiation of important rehabilitation strategies. This article aims to raise... Read More about CRPS: Diagnosis, management and the nurse's role.

Criticality and strong intermittency in the lorentz channel (2012)
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Karlis, A. K., Diakonos, F. K., Petri, C., & Schmelcher, P. (2012). Criticality and strong intermittency in the lorentz channel. Physical Review Letters, 109(11), 110601. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.110601

We demonstrate the emergence of criticality due to power-law cross correlations in an ensemble of noninteracting particles propagating in an infinite Lorentz channel. The origin of these interparticle long-range correlations is the intermittent dynam... Read More about Criticality and strong intermittency in the lorentz channel.

Multiple large ownership structure, audit committee activity and audit fees: Evidence from the UK (2012)
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Adelopo, I., Jallow, K., & Scott, P. (2012). Multiple large ownership structure, audit committee activity and audit fees: Evidence from the UK. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 13(2), 100-121. https://doi.org/10.1108/09675421211254821

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of multiple large ownership structure (MLS) and audit committee activity (ACA) on audit pricing for a sample of UK listed companies. One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and cross sectional multiple... Read More about Multiple large ownership structure, audit committee activity and audit fees: Evidence from the UK.

Dietary patterns obtained through principal components analysis: The effect of input variable quantification (2012)
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Smith, A. D., Smith, A. D. A. C., Emmett, P. M., Newby, P. K., & Northstone, K. (2013). Dietary patterns obtained through principal components analysis: The effect of input variable quantification. British Journal of Nutrition, 109(10), 1881-1891. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114512003868

Principal components analysis (PCA) is a popular method for deriving dietary patterns. A number of decisions must be made throughout the analytic process, including how to quantify the input variables of the PCA. The present study aims to compare the... Read More about Dietary patterns obtained through principal components analysis: The effect of input variable quantification.

An internal model architecture for novelty detection: Implications for cerebellar and collicular roles in sensory processing (2012)
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Anderson, S. R., Porrill, J., Pearson, M., Pipe, A. G., Prescott, T. J., & Dean, P. (2012). An internal model architecture for novelty detection: Implications for cerebellar and collicular roles in sensory processing. PLoS ONE, 7(9), Article e44560. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044560

The cerebellum is thought to implement internal models for sensory prediction, but details of the underlying circuitry are currently obscure. We therefore investigated a specific example of internal-model based sensory prediction, namely detection of... Read More about An internal model architecture for novelty detection: Implications for cerebellar and collicular roles in sensory processing.

Rating or no rating? That is the question: An empirical examination of UK companies (2012)
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Tucker, J., Gonis, E., & Paul, S. (2012). Rating or no rating? That is the question: An empirical examination of UK companies. European Journal of Finance, 18(8), 709-735. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2011.649215

The aim of this paper is to examine the main determinants of the rating likelihood of UK companies. We use a binary probit specification to model the main drivers of a firm's propensity to be rated. Using a sample of 245 non-financial UK companies ov... Read More about Rating or no rating? That is the question: An empirical examination of UK companies.

The secret food diary of a person diagnosed with schizophrenia (2012)
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Hardy, S., & Gray, R. (2012). The secret food diary of a person diagnosed with schizophrenia. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 19(7), 603-609. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01826.x

The objective was to consider the feasibility of food diaries as a method of understanding the dietary behaviour of people with schizophrenia. Examination of the food diaries completed in 1 week by eight patients with schizophrenia. All the patients... Read More about The secret food diary of a person diagnosed with schizophrenia.

The conditions for, and challenges of, adapting England's suburbs for climate change (2012)
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Joynt, J. L., Williams, K., Payne, C., Hopkins, D., & Smith, I. (2012). The conditions for, and challenges of, adapting England's suburbs for climate change. Building and Environment, 55, 131-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.11.015

This paper outlines the conditions for, and challenges of, adapting suburbs in England for climate change. The paper introduces the 'suburb' as a spatial setting vulnerable to climate change related threats that have been largely absent from previous... Read More about The conditions for, and challenges of, adapting England's suburbs for climate change.

Deconstructing 'barriers' to access: Minority ethnic women and medicalised maternal health services in Vietnam (2012)
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White, J., Oosterhoff, P., & Huong, N. T. (2012). Deconstructing 'barriers' to access: Minority ethnic women and medicalised maternal health services in Vietnam. Global Public Health, 7(8), 869-881. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2012.679743

Low maternal health service utilisation amongst minority ethnic women in Vietnam is often attributed to 'traditional customs'. Drawing on secondary data and original, qualitative research amongst Hmong and Thai communities, this paper analyses minori... Read More about Deconstructing 'barriers' to access: Minority ethnic women and medicalised maternal health services in Vietnam.

'To Suddenly Have a Name for this Thing... Was Wonderful': The Patient's Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (2012)
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Mccabe, C. S., Mchugh, N., Elliott, B., Waldron, N., Brown, S. J., & Hewlett, S. (2012). 'To Suddenly Have a Name for this Thing... Was Wonderful': The Patient's Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Musculoskeletal Care, 10(3), 135-141. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1010

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the patient's perception of receiving a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) and reports on their experience of the period between onset of symptoms and receiving a definitive diagnosis. M... Read More about 'To Suddenly Have a Name for this Thing... Was Wonderful': The Patient's Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.