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Microscopic visualisation of metabotropic glutamate receptors on the surface of living cells using bifunctional magnetic resonance imaging probes (2013)
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Mishra, A., Mishra, R., Gottschalk, S., Pal, R., Sim, N., Engelmann, J., …Parker, D. (2014). Microscopic visualisation of metabotropic glutamate receptors on the surface of living cells using bifunctional magnetic resonance imaging probes

A series of bimodal metabotropic glutamate-receptor targeted MRI contrast agents has been developed and evaluated, based on established competitive metabotropic Glu receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5) antagonists. In order to directly visualize mGluR5 bindin... Read More about Microscopic visualisation of metabotropic glutamate receptors on the surface of living cells using bifunctional magnetic resonance imaging probes.

Payday lenders are out of time in their fight against credit cap (2013)
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Banks, S. (2013). Payday lenders are out of time in their fight against credit cap

Pressure is mounting on high cost credit companies to face tighter controls when they hand out short-term loans. Debt advice agencies, consumer organisations, anti-poverty campaigners and a cross-party group of MPs have all joined calls for the Finan... Read More about Payday lenders are out of time in their fight against credit cap.

UK citizenship test is inconsistent and riddled with errors (2013)
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Brooks, T. (2013). UK citizenship test is inconsistent and riddled with errors

When I took the UK citizenship test in 2009, I got the number of MPs in the House of Commons wrong, not because I didn’t know the answer, but because the Home Office didn’t. Preparing for the test was subject of increasing curiosity mixed with incred... Read More about UK citizenship test is inconsistent and riddled with errors.

Mass shooting and mass media: Does media coverage of mass shootings inspire copycat crimes? (2013)
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Mesoudi, A. (2013). Mass shooting and mass media: Does media coverage of mass shootings inspire copycat crimes?

In December 2012, twenty elementary school children and six adult staff members were shot and killed by a single individual at a school in Connecticut. Although this horrific event was met with widespread shock, Americans are sadly all too familiar w... Read More about Mass shooting and mass media: Does media coverage of mass shootings inspire copycat crimes?.

Nonstandard approach to gravity for the dark sector of the Universe (2013)
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Stichel, P., & Zakrzewski, W. (2013). Nonstandard approach to gravity for the dark sector of the Universe

We summarize the present state of research on the darkon fluid as a model for the dark sector of the Universe. Nonrelativistic massless particles are introduced as a realization of the Galilei group in an enlarged phase space. The additional degrees... Read More about Nonstandard approach to gravity for the dark sector of the Universe.

Consulting, Gurus and Big Ideas (2013)
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Clark, T., Greatbatch, D., & Bhatanacharoen, P. (2013). Consulting, Gurus and Big Ideas

One of the most frequently commented upon facts about the management consultancy industry is the speed of its growth over the past forty years. When commentators explain the spectacular growth of management consulting they typically emphasise the bro... Read More about Consulting, Gurus and Big Ideas.