UH Research Archive: Recent submissions
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Depression of tetanic force induced by loaded shortening of frog muscle fibres
(1993-07)1. Single fibres isolated from the anterior tibialis muscle of Rana temporaria were allowed to shorten against a high load during a 2.5-4.0 s fused tetanus (1-3 degrees C) and the maximum force produced at the short length ... -
Myofibrillar fatigue versus failure of activation during repetitive stimulation of frog muscle fibres
(1992-11)1. Single fibres isolated from the anterior tibialis muscle of Rana temporaria (temperature, 2-5 degrees C; sarcomere length, 2.10 microns) were fatigued using two separate protocols that led to different degrees of ... -
Variation in myoplasmic Ca2+ concentration during contraction and relaxation studied by the indicator fluo-3 in frog muscle fibres
(1994-07-01)1. The fluorescent dye fluo-3, in its permeant acetoxymethyl form, was used to monitor calcium transients during twitch and tetanus of single fibres isolated from the anterior tibialis muscle of Rana temporaria (2-5 degrees ... -
School Years Developmental Journal
(National Children's Bureau: London, 2013)The School Years Developmental Journal is designed to help parents, young people, teachers and other practitioners record, celebrate and support learning and development. It also helps everyone to share information, ... -
Early Years Developmental Journal
(National Children's Bureau: London, 2013)The Early Years Developmental Journal is designed for families, practitioners and others to use as a way of recording, celebrating and supporting children's progress. It is also for people who who would like to find out ... -
Developmental Journal for Children and Young People with Multiple Needs
(National Children's Bureau: London, 2013)The Developmental Journal for Children and Young People with Multiple Needs has been produced to help families and practitioners support the achievements of children whose development is affected by multiple factors that ... -
School Leadership for Equity : Lessons from the Literature
(2015-04)Responding to Thrupp's [2003. “The School Leadership Literature in Managerialist Times: Exploring the Problem of Textual Apologism.” School Leadership & Management: Formerly School Organisation 23 (2): 169] call for writers ... -
Retaining professional workers : What makes them stay
(2015)The design of the study was cross-sectional. A number of factors important for the retention of professional workers were identified from the literature. A 19 item “retention scale” was developed based on the identified ... -
Improved number plate character segmentation algorithm and its efficient FPGA implementation
(2015-03)Character segmentation is an important stage in Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems as good character separation leads to a high recognition rate. This paper presents an improved character segmentation algorithm ... -
Assessment of changes in tumor heterogeneity following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in primary esophageal cancer
(2015-02)To assess the changes in computed tomography (CT) tumor heterogeneity following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in esophageal cancer. Thirty-one consecutive patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal cancer ... -
Acromiohumeral distance measurement in rotator cuff tendinopathy : is there a reliable, clinically applicable method? A systematic review
(2015-02-17)Narrowing of the subacromial space has been noted as a common feature of rotator cuff (RC) tendinopathy. It has been implicated in the development of symptoms and forms the basis for some surgical and rehabilitation ... -
'Talking the talk or walking the walk?' : A bibliometric review of the literature on public involvement in health research published between 1995 and 2009
(2015-02)Objectives: To characterise the literature on public involvement in health research published between 1995 and 2009. Methods: Papers were identified from three systematic reviews, one narrative review and two bibliographies. ... -
To admit or not to admit? : The effect of framing on risk assessment decision making in psychiatrists
(2015-02)To investigate whether presentation of risk information in different formats (frequency, percentage and semantic) influences inpatient admission decisions by psychiatrists -
Cu-bearing steel reduce inflammation after stent implantation
(2015-02)Copper (Cu)-bearing stainless steel with release of Cu(2+) ions is a novel material for coronary stents that could reduce the in-stent restenosis after the stent implantation. The inflammation has been recently recognized ... -
To suppress, or not to suppress? : That is repression: Controlling intrusive thoughts in addictive behaviour
(2015-05-01)Research to understand how individuals cope with intrusive negative or threatening thoughts suggests a variety of different cognitive strategies aimed at thought control. In this review, two of these strategies – thought ... -
Validation of constitutively expressed bioluminescent Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a rapid microbiological quantification tool
(2015-06-15)Whole cell biosensors have been extensively used for monitoring toxicity and contamination of various compounds and xenobiotics in environmental biology and microbial ecology; their application in the pharmaceutical and ... -
A Mixed Methods Exploration of the Sense of Self among People Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in Adulthood
(University of Hertfordshire, 2015-02-19)Asperger syndrome is a relatively recent diagnostic classification. Several factors, including a high prevalence of mental illness, mean receiving a diagnosis in adulthood is a very unique experience but remarkably there ... -
Interactions Between Downslope Flows and a Developing Cold-Air Pool
(University of Hertfordshire, 2015-02-09)Downslope flows and regions of enhanced cooling have important impacts on society and the environment. Parameterisation of these often subgrid-scale phenomena in numerical models requires a sound understanding of the ...