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Innate immune response of the pig laryngeal mucosa to endotracheal intubation (2015)
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Hughes, O. R., Ayling, S. M., & Birchall, M. A. (2016). Innate immune response of the pig laryngeal mucosa to endotracheal intubation. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 154(1), 138-143. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599815617125

Objective The aim of this study was to measure the effects of endotracheal intubation on innate immune response within the pig laryngeal mucosa. Study Design Prospective controlled basic science study. Setting The animal experiments and analyses were... Read More about Innate immune response of the pig laryngeal mucosa to endotracheal intubation.

High catalytic activity and pollutants resistivity using Fe-AAPyr cathode catalyst for microbial fuel cell application (2015)
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Atanassov, P., Schuler, A. J., Artyushkova, K., Babanova, S., Stariha, S., Villarrubia, C. W., …Santoro, C. (2015). High catalytic activity and pollutants resistivity using Fe-AAPyr cathode catalyst for microbial fuel cell application. Scientific Reports, 5, https://doi.org/10.1038/srep16596

© 2015, Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. For the first time, a new generation of innovative non-platinum group metal catalysts based on iron and aminoantipyrine as precursor (Fe-AAPyr) has been utilized in a membraneless single-cham... Read More about High catalytic activity and pollutants resistivity using Fe-AAPyr cathode catalyst for microbial fuel cell application.

Delivering green streets: An exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon (2015)
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Everett, G., Lamond, J., Morzillo, A., Matsler, A. M., & Chan, F. (2018). Delivering green streets: An exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 11(S2), S973-S985. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12225

© 2015 The Authors. Journal of Flood Risk Management published by The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Green Infrastructure (GI) is an increasingly popular means of dealing with flooding and wat... Read More about Delivering green streets: An exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon.

The early design stage for building renovation with a novel loop-heat-pipe based solar thermal facade (LHP-STF) heat pump water heating system: Techno-economic analysis in three European climates (2015)
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Zhang, X., Shen, J., Adkins, D., Yang, T., Tang, L., Zhao, X., …Luo, H. (2015). The early design stage for building renovation with a novel loop-heat-pipe based solar thermal facade (LHP-STF) heat pump water heating system: Techno-economic analysis in three European climates. Energy Conversion and Management, 106, 964-986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.10.034

Most of the building renovation plans are usually decided in the early design stage. This delicate phase contains the greatest opportunity to achieve the high energy performance buildings after refurbishment. It is therefore important to provide the... Read More about The early design stage for building renovation with a novel loop-heat-pipe based solar thermal facade (LHP-STF) heat pump water heating system: Techno-economic analysis in three European climates.

Valuing the health benefits of physical activities in the marine environment and their importance for marine spatial planning (2015)
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Papathanasopoulou, E., White, M. P., Hattam, C., Lannin, A., Harvey, A., & Spencer, A. (2016). Valuing the health benefits of physical activities in the marine environment and their importance for marine spatial planning. Marine Policy, 63, 144-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.10.009

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The marine environment provides a number of services which contribute to human well-being including the provision of food, regulation of climate and the provision of settings for cultural gains. To ensure these services continue... Read More about Valuing the health benefits of physical activities in the marine environment and their importance for marine spatial planning.

MyGeo-Explorer: A semantic search tool for querying geospatial information (2015)
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Panchanathan, S., Lawan, A., & Rakib, A. (2015). MyGeo-Explorer: A semantic search tool for querying geospatial information

We propose a semantic search approach for geospatial information systems to resolve the issue of semantic heterogeneity in metadata catalogues. Using the Malaysian geospatial data infrastructure service portal, MyGDI Explorer, as a comparative case s... Read More about MyGeo-Explorer: A semantic search tool for querying geospatial information.

Nurses’ Role in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: A European Perspective (2015)
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Ferreira, R. J., Primdahl, J., Ferreira, R. J. O., Garcia-Diaz, S., Ndosi, M., Palmer, D., & van Eijk-Hustings, Y. (2016). Nurses’ Role in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: A European Perspective. Musculoskeletal Care, 14(3), 133-151. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1121

Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Introduction: Cardiovascular risk (CVR) assessment and management in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) is recommended but European nurses’ involvement in this role has not been well studied. Aim: The... Read More about Nurses’ Role in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: A European Perspective.

Momentum phenomenon in the Chinese Class A and B share markets (2015)
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Wu, Y., & Choudhry, T. (2015). Momentum phenomenon in the Chinese Class A and B share markets. Review of Behavioural Finance, 7(2), 116-133. https://doi.org/10.1108/RBF-06-2014-0032

© 2015, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the momentum phenomenon in two market segments of the Chinese stock market – the Class A share market and Class B share market over time period spanning... Read More about Momentum phenomenon in the Chinese Class A and B share markets.

Leadership insights from the top: Exploring leadership through the narratives of CEOs in India (2015)
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Tripathi, S., Prabhakar, G. P., & Liddle, J. (2015). Leadership insights from the top: Exploring leadership through the narratives of CEOs in India. International Journal of Public Leadership, 11(3/4), 126-146. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPL-02-2015-0006

This paper highlights the corporate and non-corporate leadership practices in India, the effect of culture on such practices and how these drive management philosophies. Semi structured interviews were conducted with CEOs from India. The findings pro... Read More about Leadership insights from the top: Exploring leadership through the narratives of CEOs in India.

Inter-Taxa differences in iodine uptake by plants: Implications for food quality and contamination (2015)
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Siasou, E., & Willey, N. (2015). Inter-Taxa differences in iodine uptake by plants: Implications for food quality and contamination. Agronomy, 5(4), 537-554. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy5040537

© 2015 by the authors. Although iodine is not essential for plants, they take it up readily and, in foodchains, are significant sources of iodine for organisms with an essential requirement for it. During several nuclear accidents radioiodine has bee... Read More about Inter-Taxa differences in iodine uptake by plants: Implications for food quality and contamination.

Organisational culture and its role in developing a sustainable science communication platform (2015)
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France, B., Cridge, B., & Fogg-Rogers, L. (2017). Organisational culture and its role in developing a sustainable science communication platform. International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 7(2), 146-160. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2015.1106025

© 2015 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. There is an ongoing tension for scientists when deciding to engage with the public about their research as many scientists view direct participation as peripheral to their role. Pressure... Read More about Organisational culture and its role in developing a sustainable science communication platform.

A novel biosensor for prediction of global hypomethylation by decitabine and azacytadine in leukaemic cells (2015)
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May, J. E., Allainguillaume, J., Page, K., Stratford-Smith, C., Aruomaren, A., Alloush, H., …Anderson, E. (2015). A novel biosensor for prediction of global hypomethylation by decitabine and azacytadine in leukaemic cells. Mutagenesis, 30(6), 856. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gev074

Decitabine (DAC) and azacytidine (AZA) are cytidine ana- logues and hypomethylating agents used in the manage- ment of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), where the main goal is to prevent transformation to acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), wh... Read More about A novel biosensor for prediction of global hypomethylation by decitabine and azacytadine in leukaemic cells.

The stromal cell line HS-5 is an alternative mesenchymal stem cell source for the development of a 3D bone marrow model (2015)
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Kabrah, S., May, J. E., Donaldson, C., & Morse, H. R. (2015). The stromal cell line HS-5 is an alternative mesenchymal stem cell source for the development of a 3D bone marrow model. Mutagenesis, 30(6), 861. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gev074

Developing a novel three-dimensional (3D) in vitro model of the bone marrow microenvironment using bone mar- row mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) in commercial matrices involves a series of distinct processes. This starts with selecting an appropriat... Read More about The stromal cell line HS-5 is an alternative mesenchymal stem cell source for the development of a 3D bone marrow model.

Determination of the appropriate gene for real-time PCR analysis of the immotalized stromal cell line HS-5 in 2D and 3D culture following melphalan exposure (2015)
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Kabrah, S., May, J. E., Donaldson, C., & Morse, H. R. (2015). Determination of the appropriate gene for real-time PCR analysis of the immotalized stromal cell line HS-5 in 2D and 3D culture following melphalan exposure. Mutagenesis, 30(6), 874. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gev074

Although gene expression analysis using real-time quan- titative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is an accurate method to evaluate cell activi- ties and phenotypes, the reliability of the analysis depends on the selection of... Read More about Determination of the appropriate gene for real-time PCR analysis of the immotalized stromal cell line HS-5 in 2D and 3D culture following melphalan exposure.

Bone marrow and myeloma cellular communication protects from genotoxicity in a drug-specific manner (2015)
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Andrews, S., Morse, H. R., & May, J. E. (2015). Bone marrow and myeloma cellular communication protects from genotoxicity in a drug-specific manner. Mutagenesis, 30(6), 867-868. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gev074

Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable haematological malignancy with most patients eventually developing ad- vanced, relapsing disease and drug resistance (1,2). This may result from protection by BM mesenchymal cells (BM— MSC) interacting with MM ce... Read More about Bone marrow and myeloma cellular communication protects from genotoxicity in a drug-specific manner.

Motivating energy conservation in organisations: smart metering and the emergence and diffusion of social norms (2015)
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Bradley, P., Fudge, S., & Leach, M. (2016). Motivating energy conservation in organisations: smart metering and the emergence and diffusion of social norms. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 28(4), 435-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2015.1099625

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. This study presents results from a smart metering intervention that provided detailed individual desk-based energy feedback to help individuals reduce energy in an organisation. Although the intervention was based on the st... Read More about Motivating energy conservation in organisations: smart metering and the emergence and diffusion of social norms.

Powered exoskeleton with palm degrees of freedom for hand rehabilitation (2015)
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Richards, D. S., Georgilas, I., Dagnino, G., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015). Powered exoskeleton with palm degrees of freedom for hand rehabilitation. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2015-November, 4635-4638. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319427

© 2015 IEEE. Robotic rehabilitation is a currently underutilised field with the potential to allow huge cost savings within healthcare. Existing rehabilitation exoskeletons oversimplify the importance of movement of the hand while undertaking everyda... Read More about Powered exoskeleton with palm degrees of freedom for hand rehabilitation.

Intra-operative 3D imaging system for robot-assisted fracture manipulation (2015)
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Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015). Intra-operative 3D imaging system for robot-assisted fracture manipulation. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2015-November, 9-12. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318248

© 2015 IEEE. Reduction is a crucial step in the treatment of broken bones. Achieving precise anatomical alignment of bone fragments is essential for a good fast healing process. Percutaneous techniques are associated with faster recovery time and low... Read More about Intra-operative 3D imaging system for robot-assisted fracture manipulation.

Preliminary analysis of force-torque measurements for robot-assisted fracture surgery (2015)
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Georgilas, I., Dagnino, G., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2015). Preliminary analysis of force-torque measurements for robot-assisted fracture surgery. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2015-November, 4902-4905. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319491

© 2015 IEEE. Our group at Bristol Robotics Laboratory has been working on a new robotic system for fracture surgery that has been previously reported [1]. The robotic system is being developed for distal femur fractures and features a robot that mani... Read More about Preliminary analysis of force-torque measurements for robot-assisted fracture surgery.

Effective emotion regulation strategies improve fMRI and ECG markers of psychopathology in panic disorder: Implications for psychological treatment action (2015)
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Reinecke, A., Filippini, N., Berna, C., Western, D. G., Hanson, B., Cooper, M. J., …Harmer, C. J. (2015). Effective emotion regulation strategies improve fMRI and ECG markers of psychopathology in panic disorder: Implications for psychological treatment action. Translational Psychiatry, 5(e673), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/tp.2015.160

© 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. Impairments in emotion regulation are thought to have a key role in the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders, but the neurobiological underpinnings contributing to vulnerability remain poorly und... Read More about Effective emotion regulation strategies improve fMRI and ECG markers of psychopathology in panic disorder: Implications for psychological treatment action.