Now showing items 16645-16664 of 24473

    • PCSK9 Inhibition During the Inflammatory Stage of SARS-CoV-2 Infection 

      Navarese, Eliano P.; Podhajski, Przemysław; Gurbel, Paul A.; Grzelakowska, Klaudyna; Ruscio, Eleonora; Tantry, Udaya; Magielski, Przemysław; Kubica, Aldona; Niezgoda, Piotr; Adamski, Piotr; Junik, Roman; Przybylski, Grzegorz; Pilaczyńska-Cemel, Marta; Rupji, Manali; Specchia, Giuseppe; Pinkas, Jarosław; Gajda, Robert; Gorog, Diana A.; Andreotti, Felicita; Kubica, Jacek (2023-01-24)
      Background The intensity of inflammation during COVID-19 is related to adverse outcomes. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is involved in low-density lipoprotein receptor homeostasis, with potential ...
    • PdBI Cold dust imaging of two extremely red H-[4.5] > 4 galaxies discovered with SEDS and CANDELS 

      Caputi, K. I.; Michałowski, M. J.; Krips, M.; Geach, J. E.; Ashby, M. L N; Huang, J. S.; Fazio, G. G.; Koekemoer, A. M.; Popping, G.; Spaans, M.; Castellano, M.; Dunlop, J. S.; Fontana, A.; Santini, P. (2014-05-30)
      We report Plateau de Bure Interferometer (PdBI) 1.1 mm continuum imaging toward two extremely red H-[4.5] > 4 (AB) galaxies at z > 3, which we have previously discovered making use of Spitzer SEDS and Hubble Space Telescope ...
    • PDS 144: the first confirmed Herbig Ae-Herbig Ae wide binary 

      Hornbeck, J. B.; Grady, C. A.; Perrin, M. D.; Wisniewski, J. P.; Tofflemire, B. M.; Brown, A.; Holtzman, J. A.; Arraki, K.; Hamaguchi, K.; Woodgate, B.; Petre, R.; Daly, B.; Grogin, N. A.; Bonfield, David; Williger, G. M.; Lauroesch, J. T. (2012-01-01)
      PDS 144 is a pair of Herbig Ae stars that are separated by 5.'' 35 on the sky. It has previously been shown to have an A2Ve Herbig Ae star viewed at 83 degrees inclination as its northern member and an A5Ve Herbig Ae star ...
    • Peace-making youth programmes in Northern Ireland 

      McKeown, Shelley; Cairns, Ed (2012)
      The purpose of this paper is to review psychology-based programmes, which were developed to bring together children and young people from Protestant and Catholic backgrounds following the outbreak of the conflict in Northern ...
    • Peanuts, legumes, seeds and tree nuts 

      Towell, Ruth (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009-03)
    • Pebbles in Palms : Sustaining ourselves through training 

      Oliver, Sarah; Morgan, Hannah; Randall, James; Lyons, Amy; Saffer, Jessica; Scott, Jacqueline; Nolte, Lizette (Routledge, 2020-12-24)
      Completing clinical psychology training can be both daunting and rewarding. This chapter provides an overview of some of the challenges trainees may face on their journey, whilst offering the reader ideas of how to consolidate ...
    • Pebbles in palms: Counter‐practices against despair 

      Morgan, Hannah; Randall, James; Lyons, Amy; Oliver, Sarah; Saffer, Jessica; Scott, Jacqui; Nolte, Lizette (2019-02-01)
      With ongoing news of hardship and suffering in the United Kingdom and throughout the world, and in the context of austerity, shrinking public services and increasing social inequalities, it is sometimes difficult not to ...
    • The pectoralis minor length test : A study of the intra-rater reliability and diagnostic accuracy in subjects with and without shoulder symptoms 

      Lewis, J.S.; Valentine, R.E. (2007)
      Background. Postural abnormality and muscle imbalance are thought to contribute to pain and a loss of normal function in the upper body. A shortened pectoralis minor muscle is commonly identified as part of this imbalance. ...
    • Peculiar early-type galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stripe82 

      Kaviraj, S. (2010-07-01)
      We explore the properties of 'peculiar' early-type galaxies (ETGs) in the local Universe that show (faint) morphological signatures of recent interactions such as tidal tails, shells and dust lanes. Standard-depth (∼51-s ...
    • The Peculiar Rotation Curve of NGC 404 

      del Rio, M.S.; Brinks, E.; Cepa, J. (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2000)
    • Pecuniary and Non-percuniary Aspects of Self-Employment Survival 

      Georgellis, Y.; Sessions, J.; Tsitsianis, N. (2006)
      We examine the factors that determine self-employment duration in Britain, paying particular attention to self-reported job satisfaction variables and non-pecuniary aspects of self-employment. Based on spell data from the ...
    • Pedagogic prestidigitation: using magic tricks to enhance educational videos 

      Wiseman, Richard; Houstoun, William; Watt, Caroline (2020-07-21)
      Previous research suggests that magic tricks can be employed within an educational context to enhance attention, engagement, critical thinking and recall. This study builds on this work by examining the impact of incorporating ...
    • Pedagogical and Innovative Practice : Using technologies to support Assessment and Assessment Feedback in real-time 

      Doolan, Martina (2010)
      The Pedagogical and Innovative Practice (PIP) project is funded by the Centre of Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. The project was carried out across a ...
    • A pedagogical proposal in an area of epistemological uncertainty 

      Buchler, D.; Biggs, M.; Rocco, R. (Sao Paulo: Altermarket, 2009)
      In professional areas in which there is an element of design practice, such as architecture and urbanism, the academic model of knowledge has not been clearly articulated. This means that often the values held in professional ...
    • The pedestrian behaviour of Spanish Adolscents 

      Sullman, M.J.M.; Gras, M.E.; Font-Mayolas, S.; Masferrer, L.; Cunill, M.; Planes, M. (2010)
      Adolescent pedestrians are a particularly vulnerable group of road users. This research tested the applicability of the recently developed Adolescent Road user Behaviour Questionnaire (ARBQ) amongst a sample of 2006 Spanish ...
    • Peekaboo: Effect of Experience Length on the Interaction History Driven Ontogeny of a Robot 

      Mirza, N.A.; Nehaniv, C.L.; Dautenhahn, K.; Te Boekhorst, R. (Lund University, 2006)
    • Peer assessment : educationally effective and resource efficient 

      Barefoot, Helen; Lou, Fang; Russell, M. (2011)
      Peer assessment was included within a Level 4 Human Physiology module at the Univer-sity of Hertfordshire following a periodic programme review during the academic year 2006-2007. The peer assessment exercise was thought ...
    • The peg-in-hole : A VR-based haptic assessment for quantifying ED upper limb performance and skills 

      Amirabdollahian, Farshid; Gomes, G. T.; Johnson, G.R. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2005)
      Assistive technologies (AT) have the potential to augment individual's life and to promote functional independence. However, in many cases, optimum use of an assistive technology device is restricted due to the difficulties ...
    • PEGylation of native disulfide bonds in proteins 

      Brocchini, Steve; Balan, Sibu; Godwin, Antony; Choi, Ji-Won; Zloh, Mire; Shaunak, Sunil (2006)
      PEGylation has turned proteins into important new biopharmaceuticals. The fundamental problems with the existing approaches to PEGylation are inefficient conjugation and the formation of heterogeneous mixtures. This is ...