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Regulation of Stem Cell Differentiation Into Cardiomyocytes by Lysophosphatidic Acid
(2017-01-25)The mechanisms that regulate the differentiation of stem cells (SCs) into cardiomyocytes are still unclear and the role of endogenous molecules on this process remains unexplored. One such molecule is the bioactive ... -
The Effect of Dance and Exercise to Music on Mood in Those with Parkinson's Disease
(2017-01-25)The aim of this thesis was to investigate the effect of dance and exercise to music on mood in those with Parkinson’s disease (PD). A series of five studies were conducted in order to explore whether there are physical ... -
Calculations of Periodicity From H Alpha Profiles of Proxima Centauri
(2017-01-25)In this report the stellar rotation signal for Proxima Centauri is investigated. High-resolution spectra taken with UVES and HARPS of Proxima Centauri over a 13-year period is used as well as photometric observations of ... -
A Constraint Satisfaction Method for Configuring Non-Local Service Interfaces
(Springer Nature, 2016-05-24)Modularity and decontextualization are core principles of a service-oriented architecture. However, the principles are often lost when it comes to an implementation of services due to rigid service interfaces. This paper ... -
What Goes Unheard When Struggling Mothers Speak? A Qualitative Study Using the Adult Attachment Interview
(2017-01-17)Studies of attachment in the community suggest that most people have secure attachment styles, but as many as 40% may have an insecure attachment style (Bakermans-Kranenburg & van Ijzendoorn 2009). Frightening parental ... -
Editorial
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Culture, Change and the Management of London's Taxi Drivers
(2017-01-16)This research has been based on my experiences of London taxi drivers, both before I entered the London Taxi Industry, whilst studying to be a London taxi driver and during the thirty years I spent within the industry in ... -
Mother-Infant Interaction During Book Sharing Across Socio-Economic Status Groups
(2017-01-16)Book sharing is a key literacy activity in the early years that predicts children’s subsequent literacy and language abilities, and a wealth of evidence illustrates socioeconomic status (SES) differences in early childhood ... -
Towards information based space-time patterns as a foundation for agent representation in dynamical systems
(MIT Press, 2016-07-01)We present some arguments why existing methods for rep- resenting agents fall short in applications crucial to artificial life. Using a thought experiment involving a fictitious dy- namical systems model of the biosphere ... -
Comparison of planktonic and biofilm-associated communities of Clostridium difficile and indigenous gut microbiota in a triple-stage chemostat gut model
(2014-04-30)BACKGROUND: Biofilms are characteristic of some chronic or recurrent infections and this mode of growth tends to reduce treatment efficacy. Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is associated with a high rate of recurrent ... -
Ludwig Wittgenstein
(Wiley, 2016-10-31)Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) is one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century. He is best known for Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Philosophical Investigations, and On Certainty. Wittgenstein's philosophy covers ... -
Knowledge and Certainty
(John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd, 2017-01-17)In On Certainty, Wittgenstein subverts the traditional picture of basic beliefs. They are not indubitable or self-justified propositions, but animal certainties. With the word 'animal', he does not mean to reduce these ... -
When ‘neutral’ evidence still has probative value: implications from the Barry George Case
(2014-07-01)The likelihood ratio (LR) is a probabilistic method that has been championed as a ‘simple rule’ for evaluating the probative value of forensic evidence in court. Intuitively, if the LR is greater than one then the evidence ... -
Reverse Journey in Dementia: a Clinician's Research Journey Leading to the Development of Carers' Diaries
(2017-01-10)Dementia is a progressively debilitating disorder often of insidious onset. When making the initial assessment or reviewing ongoing care of patients living at home, healthcare professionals rely on verbal information ... -
Advance Care Planning and Living With Dying: the Views of Hospice Patients
(2017-01-06)Advance care planning for adults is a process of consideration, discussion and decisions about care at the end of life. There is evidence that advance care planning improves outcomes such as the achievement of preferred ...