Postconflict peacebuilding, liberal irrelevance and the locus of legitimacy by David Roberts

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Tumor necrosis factor alpha - 308 gene locus promoter polymorphism: an analysis of association with health and disease by Maqsood M. Elahi, Kamlesh Asotra, Bashir M. Matata, Sarabjit Mastana

“…Several studies have suggested that TNFA2 allele is significantly linked with the high TNF-α-producing autoimmune MHC haplotype HLA-A1, B8, DR3, with elevated serum TNF-α levels and a more severe outcome in diseases. …”
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Measuring student motivation for physical education: examining the psychometric properties of the Perceived Locus of Causality Questionnaire and the Situational Motivation Scale by Chris C. Lonsdale, Catherine M. Sabiston, Ian Taylor, Nikos Ntoumanis

“…Secondary school students from the United Kingdom (UK; n = 300, mean age = 13.71) and Hong Kong (HK; n = 342, mean age = 15.34 years) completed both questionnaires prior to a physical education lesson. …”
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Log Fano blowups of mixed products of projective spaces and their effective cones by Tim Grange, Elisa Postinghel, Artie Prendergast

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The dawn of the AI robots: towards a new framework of AI robot accountability by Zsófia Tóth, Robert Caruana, Thorsten Gruber, Claudia Loebbecke

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Vanishing theorems for linearly obstructed divisors by Olivia Dumitrescu, Elisa Postinghel

“…We study divisors on the blow-up of Pn at points in general position that are non-special with respect to the notion of linear speciality introduced in [6]. …”
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On linear systems of P3 with nine base points by Maria Chiara Brambilla, Olivia Dumitrescu, Elisa Postinghel

“…© 2015, Fondazione Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.We study special linear systems of surfaces of P3 interpolating nine points in general position having a quadric as fixed component. …”
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On blow-ups of projective spaces at points on a rational normal curve by Luis Santana-Sanchez

“…In this thesis we study a dimensionality problem on Xn s , which denotes the blow-up of the complex projective space P n at points sitting on a rational normal curve of degree n. …”
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Birational geometry and positivity of blow-ups of products of projective spaces by Tim Grange

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Use of performance predictors in visual analytics by Petri Vitiello

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Police and media relations in an era of Freedom of Information by Louise Cooke, R. Paul Sturges

“…The case studies indicate that, whilst police and media co-operation is not a new phenomenon, UK police forces are becoming increasingly proactive, strategic and professionalized in their use of the news media. …”
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Paraoxonase 1 GENE polymorphisms contribute to coronary artery disease risk by Suraksha Agrawal, Gaurav Tripathi, R. Prajnya, Nakul Sinha, A. Gilmour, L. Bush, Sarabjit S. Mastana

“…Genotype/ allele frequencies were compared in patients and controls using the chi-square test. RESULTS: At PON1-192 locus, there were significant differences between patients and controls (P< 0.05), leading to significant odds ratios for RR genotype (OR= 1.92, CI: 1.19-3.10) and *R allele (OR= 1.30, CI: 1.00-1.70). …”
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Effect of obesity-linked FTO rs9939609 variant on physical activity and dietary patterns in physically active men and women by Nathan R. West, James L. Dorling, Alice Thackray, Nicola C. Hanson, Samantha E. Decombel, David Stensel, Stuart J. Grice

“…This study examined the physical activity and dietary patterns of 528 physically active white men and women (mean(SD): 34.9(9.5) years, 26.6(4.3) kg·m-2) carrying different risk variants of the FTO SNP rs9939609. …”
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Multidimensional Baker-Akhiezer functions and Huygens' principle by O.A. Chalykh, Mikhail V. Feigin, Alexander Veselov

“…It is proved that the BA function exists only for very special configurations (locus configurations), which satisfy a certain overdetermined algebraic system, The BA functions satisfy some algebraically integrable Schrodinger equations, so any locus configuration determines such an equation, Some results towards the classification of all locus configurations are presented. …”
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On a notion of speciality of linear systems in Pn by Maria Chiara Brambilla, Olivia Dumitrescu, Elisa Postinghel

“…© 2014 American Mathematical Society.Given a linear system in Pn with assigned multiple general points, we compute the cohomology groups of its strict transforms via the blow-up of its linear base locus. …”
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On the Effective Cone of Pn Blown-up at n + 3 Points by Maria Chiara Brambilla, Olivia Dumitrescu, Elisa Postinghel

“…Given any linear system of hypersurfaces of ℙn based at n + 3 multiple points in general position, we prove that the secant varieties to the rational normal curve of degree n passing through the points, aswell as their joinswith linear subspaces spanned by some of the points, are cycles of the base locus andwe compute their multiplicity.We conjecture that a linear systemwith n + 3 points is linearly special only if it contains such subvarieties in the base locus and we give a new formula for the expected dimension.…”
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Genetic variation and differentiation among a native British and five migrant South Asian populations of the East Midlands (UK) based on CODIS forensic STR loci by Ella Jane Brearley, Puneetpal Singh, Jasvinder Singh Bhatti, Sarabjit Mastana

“…Background: Short Tandem Repeats (STRs) are widely used in population and forensic genetic studies.Aim: The objective of this study was to document the level and extent of genetic variation of the FBI Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) STR loci (D3S1358, vWA, FGA, D8S1179, D21S11, D18S51, D5S818, D13S317, D7S820, D16S539, TH01, TPOX and CSF1PO) in 6 populations (British, Indian (Punjabis and Gujaratis), Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan) of the East Midlands (UK). …”
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Association of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and A1298C polymorphisms with coronary artery disease (CAD) in a North Indian population by Stephen J. Butler, Aaron Young, Liz Akam, Nakul Sinha, Suraksha Agrawal, Sarabjit Mastana

“…For the A1298C locus the AC genotype had a protective effect in codominant model (OR = 0.53, CI: 0.32–0.85) and CC genotype showed a susceptible association in recessive model when controlled for age, sex and lipids (OR = 2.70, CI: 1.27–5.77). …”
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Longitudinal-torsional complex-mode ultrasonic actuator for vibration-assisted drilling of CFRP by Chen Zhang, Xiaoxue Wang, Vadim Silberschmidt

“…Comparing to the conventional drilling (CD), vibration-assisted drilling (VAD) is a novel machining technique suitable for drilling CFRP. …”
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Diptych varieties, I by Gavin Brown, Miles Reid

“…We present a new class of affine Gorenstein 6-folds obtained by smoothing the 1-dimensional singular locus of a reducible affine toric surface; their existence is established using explicit methods in toric geometry and serial use of Kustin–Miller Gorenstein unprojection. …”
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Multidimensional integrable Schrodinger operators with matrix potential by O.A. Chalykh, V.M. Goncharenko, Alexander Veselov

“…The Schrodinger operators with matrix rational potential, which are D-integrable, i.e., can be intertwined with the pure Laplacian, are investigated. …”
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Multivariable control of dynamic structural test systems by Keith J. Smith

“…The first rig consists of a laboratory scale cantilever beam excited by two electro-dynamic vibrators with displacements measured by Linear Variable Differential Transformers (L VDTs). …”
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An investigation into the use of multivariable control theory in multi-channel structural testing by Serafim Tsavdaras

“…In the initial stages of the project a considerable amount of time was devoted to developing a C.A.D. package for multivariable control. …”
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The nature and value of the creative arts department in the secondary school by Brian George

“…The philosophical premise of knowledge existing per se is adopted and against this the nature of the arts in education is both examined and critically appraised. …”
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Fano manifolds of index n-1 and the cone conjecture by Izzet Coskun, Artie Prendergast

“…Let Γ be the base locus of a general (n-1)-dimensional linear system V ⊂/H/. …”
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Polynomial interpolation problems in projective spaces and products of projective lines by Elisa Postinghel

“…We compute the dimensions of linear systems with general points of any multiplicity in Pn in a family of cases for which the base locus is only linear [8]. …”
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Mechanisms of international influence on domestic elite sport policy by Barrie Houlihan

“…In the analysis of sport policy the permeability of domestic policy processes and the significance of non-domestic policy influences is increasingly acknowledged. There is also a growing awareness of the role of domestic institutional arrangements in mediating influences external to the domestic policy system. …”
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Structural crossover in a model fluid exhibiting two length scales: repercussions for quasicrystal formation by Morgan C. Walters, Priya Subramanian, Andrew Archer, Robert Evans

“…We investigate the liquid state structure of the two-dimensional (2D) model introduced by Barkan et al. …”
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Ultrasonic elliptical vibration-assisted micro-texturing by Chen Zhang, Vadim Silberschmidt

“…The locus of UEVA cutting is actively controlled with this EVA model to generate the micro-texture. …”
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BIFFOs, jackeens and Dagenham Yanks: county identity, "authenticity" and the Irish diaspora by Marc Scully

“…Despite being an everyday point of reference in Irish discourse, the extent to which the county serves as a locus of identification has been oddly overlooked in the Irish studies literature. …”
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Planar electromagnetic bandgap structures based on polar curves and mapping functions by Charity B. Mulenga, James Flint

“…Polar equations are used to define the slot locus which also incorporate a transformation which ensures the slot extends into the corners of the square unit cell and hence extends the maximum slot length achievable. …”
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Experimental assessment of mixed-mode partition theories by Christopher Harvey, Simon Wang

“…The propagation of mixed-mode interlaminar fractures is investigated using existing experimental results from the literature and various partition theories. These are (i) a partition theory by Williams (1988) based on Euler beam theory; (ii) a partition theory by Suo (1990) and Hutchinson and Suo (1992) based on 2D elasticity; and (iii) the Wang-Harvey partition theories of the authors based on the Euler and Timoshenko beam theories. …”
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Marketing decision-making and anxiety: Integrative conceptual review and theory development by Anne Souchon

“…This paper addresses this issue and proposes a reverse causal ordering between decision-making and anxiety, by means of an Integrative Conceptual Review (ICR). …”
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Emulsion polymerisation in a continuous flow stirred reactor by E.E. Baddar

“…Evidence was obtained supporting the theory that monomer droplets can be a locus of initiation and propagation in emulsion polymerisation of styrene in a CFSR at high level of conversion. …”
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The cone conjecture for some rational elliptic threefolds by Artie Prendergast

“…It is not clear where these automorphisms or pseudo-automorphisms should come from; nevertheless, the conjecture has been proved in various contexts by Sterk–Looijenga– Namikawa [11, 9] Kawamata [3], and Totaro [14]. In this paper we give some new evidence for the conjecture, by verifying it for some threefolds which are blowups of P3 in the base locus of a net (that is, a 2-dimensional linear system) of quadrics.…”
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Sleep, pain and daytime functioning in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional comparative study by Wai Yeung

“…In order to explore these relationships, detailed sleep, activity and psychological profiles were compared in 3 groups: 1) FMS patients (n = 19); 2) osteoarthritis patients with sleep disturbance (n = 17); and non-clinical (normal healthy) adults (n = 10). …”
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A special Cayley octad by Artie Prendergast

“…A Cayley octad is a set of 8 points in P3 which are the base locus of a net of quadrics. …”
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The use of shift reagents in ion mobility-mass spectrometry: studies on the complexation of an active pharmaceutical ingredient with polyethylene glycol excipients by Mark D. Howdle, Christine Eckers, Alice M.-F. Laures, Colin Creaser

“…Gas-phase ion mobility studies of mixtures containing polyethylene glycols (PEG) and an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), Lamivudine, have been carried out using electrospray ionization-ion mobility spectrometry-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (ESI-IMS-Q-TOF). In addition to protonated and cationised PEG oligomers, a series of high molecular weight ions were observed and identified as non-covalent complexes formed between Lamivudine and PEG oligomers. …”
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Organisational aspects of information processing systems by S.A. Blenkinsop

“…The results suggest distinct clusters amongst existing management accounting and control systems, but fail to link them to the organizational configuration identified by Miller and Friesen's 31 variable questionnaire. Chapter 5 studies the System 4 function, validating its role within the Viable System Model and developing a measure of Perceived Environmental Uncertainty. …”
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The spectral properties and singularities of monodromy-free Schroedinger operators by Adrian D. Hemery

“…The main object of study is the theory of Schrödinger operators with meromorphic potentials, having trivial monodromy in the complex domain. In the first part we study the spectral properties of a class of such operators related to the classical Whittaker-Hill equation (-d^2/dx^2+Acos2x+Bcos4x)ψ=λψ. …”
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Managing knowledge boundaries for open innovation - lessons from the automotive industry by M. Wilhelm, Wilfred Dolfsma

“…Design/Methodology/Approach: In a longitudinal case study we trace the development of the first open innovation network in the German automotive industry over a period of 5 years based on (1) archival data, (2) semi-structured interviews, and (3) field observations. …”
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Evaluation of the Adult Learning Grant Cohort 1 (Waves 1 and 2) by Monica Magadi, Yekaterina Chzhen, Elspeth Pound, Viet-Hai Phung, Emily Tanner, Juliet Michaelson, Steven Finch, Helen MacKenzie

“…The grant is targeted at full-time adult learners studying for their first full Level 2 qualification and full-time learners aged 19-30 years studying for their first full Level 3 qualification. …”
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The role of TLR4, TNF-α and IL-1β in type 2 diabetes mellitus development within a North Indian Population. by Nat Doody, Monika Dowejko, Liz Akam, Nick Cox, Jasvinder Singh Bhatti, Puneetpal Singh, Sarabjit Mastana

“…In this study, we have demonstrated a conclusive association with IL-1β-511 locus and IL1B-511-TLR4-896 diplotype (CC-AA) and T2DM, which warrants further comprehensive analyses in larger cohorts.…”
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The knowns and unknowns of neural adaptations to resistance training by Jakob Skarabot, Callum George Brownstein, Andrea Casolo, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Paul Ansdell

“…Nevertheless, methodological inconsistencies and the limitations of techniques, e.g., limited relation to behavioural outcomes and the inability to measure volitional muscle activity, preclude irm conclusions. …”
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Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.511-733: Latin Text with Introduction, Commentary, Glossary of Terms, Vocabulary Aid and Study Questions (PDF) by Ingo Gildenhard, Andrew Zissos

“…Enraged, yet curious to witness the orgiastic rites of the nascent cult, Pentheus conceals himself in a grove on Mt. Cithaeron near the locus of the ceremonies. …”
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Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.511-733: Latin Text with Introduction, Commentary, Glossary of Terms, Vocabulary Aid and Study Questions (XML) by Ingo Gildenhard, Andrew Zissos

“…Enraged, yet curious to witness the orgiastic rites of the nascent cult, Pentheus conceals himself in a grove on Mt. Cithaeron near the locus of the ceremonies. …”
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Genetic analysis of CRHRA1 and CRHRA2 microsatellites and their association with rheumatoid arthritis in South Asian and Caucasian populations of the East Midlands, UK by Anant M. Ghelani, Sophia Steer, Sheila A. Fisher, Bhaneeta Mistry, Leslie Goh, Adrian C. Jones, Ash Samanta, Sarabjit Mastana

“…The risk allele CRHRA2*14 was lower in South Asians compared to Caucasians (5.5%-8.6% vs. 17.7-18.2 %; P…”
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Fatigue and creep of adhesively bonded joints by Abdulhakeem H. Al-Ghamdi

“…Adhesively bonded double-cantilever beam (DCB) samples have been tested in fatigue at various frequencies (0.1-10 Hz) and temperatures (22 ±I -120°C). The adhesive used in this work was a toughened epoxy (FM300-2M) and the substrates used were a carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) and mild steel. …”
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On a class of spaces of skew-symmetric forms related to Hamiltonian systems of conservation laws by L Manivel, Evgeny Ferapontov

“…It was shown in Ferapontov et al. (Lett Math Phys 108(6):1525–1550, 2018) that the classification of n-component systems of conservation laws possessing a third-order Hamiltonian structure reduces to the following algebraic problem: classify n-planes H in ∧ 2(Vn+2) such that the induced map Sym2H⟶ ∧ 4Vn+2 has 1-dimensional kernel generated by a non-degenerate quadratic form on H∗. …”
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The attainment of controlled adhesion by incorporation of low level additives in a PDMS-based adhesive by U.J. Ana

“…Surface analysis predominantly with static secondary ion mass spectrometry (SSIMS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was carried out to ascertain locus of failure and the likelihood of stearic acid at the interface. …”
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