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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): A Beginner's Guide for Design and Implementation by Thair, Hayley, Holloway, Amy L, Newport, Roger, Smith, Alastair D

“…Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a popular brain stimulation method that is used to modulate cortical excitability, producing facilitatory or…”
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Autoimmune hepatitis by Heneghan, Michael A, Dr, Yeoman, Andrew D, MB, Verma, Sumita, MD, Smith, Alastair D, MD, Longhi, Maria Serena, PhD

“…Summary Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease of the hepatic parenchyma that can present in acute or chronic forms. In common with many autoimmune diseases,…”
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Cultural differences in attention: Eye movement evidence from a comparative visual search task by Alotaibi, Albandri, Underwood, Geoffrey, Smith, Alastair D.

“…•Cultural differences in attention are explored using a more complex real-world task.•Individualist culture is associated with greater efficiency in…”
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Spatial navigation in autism spectrum disorders: a critical review by Smith, Alastair D

“…On the basis of relative strengths that have been attributed to the autistic cognitive profile, it has been suggested by a number of theorists that people with…”
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Thinking outside of the box II: Disrupting the cognitive map by Buckley, Matthew G., Smith, Alastair D., Haselgrove, Mark

“…•Allocentric representations of boundaries are thought to be encoded automatically.•To date, this core theoretical assumption has not been appropriately…”
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Children with autism are neither systematic nor optimal foragers by Pellicano, Elizabeth, Smith, Alastair D, Cristino, Filipe, Hood, Bruce M, Briscoe, Josie, Gilchrist, Iain D

“…It is well established that children with autism often show outstanding visual search skills. To date, however, no study has tested whether these skills,…”
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The mechanism of folding of Im7 reveals competition between functional and kinetic evolutionary constraints by Gsponer, Joerg, Vendruscolo, Michele, Friel, Claire T, Radford, Sheena E, Alastair Smith, D

“…Im7 is a small Escherichia coli colicin binding protein that uses a remarkably complex folding pathway. Analysis of the Im7 folding landscape reveals details…”
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Visuo-tactile integration in autism: atypical temporal binding may underlie greater reliance on proprioceptive information by Greenfield, Katie, Ropar, Danielle, Smith, Alastair D, Carey, Mark, Newport, Roger

“…Evidence indicates that social functioning deficits and sensory sensitivities in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are related to atypical sensory integration…”
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Body representation difficulties in children and adolescents with autism may be due to delayed development of visuo-tactile temporal binding by Ropar, Danielle, Greenfield, Katie, Smith, Alastair D., Carey, Mark, Newport, Roger

“…Recent research suggests visuo-tactile binding is temporally extended in autism spectrum disorders (ASD), although it is not clear whether this specifically…”
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Visualization of Detergent Solubilization of Membranes: Implications for the Isolation of Rafts by Garner, Ashley E., Alastair Smith, D., Hooper, Nigel M.

“…Although different detergents can give rise to detergent-resistant membranes of different composition, it is unclear whether this represents domain…”
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Crossing Boundaries: Global Reorientation Following Transfer From the Inside to the Outside of an Arena by Buckley, Matthew G, Holden, Luke J, Spicer, Stuart G, Smith, Alastair D, Haselgrove, Mark

“…In 2 spatial navigation experiments, human participants were asked to find a hidden goal (a WiFi signal) that was located in 1 of the right-angled corners of a…”
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Thinking outside of the box: Transfer of shape-based reorientation across the boundary of an arena by Buckley, Matthew G., Smith, Alastair D., Haselgrove, Mark

“…•Previous research provides no support for encoding a representation of global-shape.•We introduce a novel test to the reorientation paradigm.•This test…”
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Assessing the relationship between eating disorder psychopathology and autistic traits in a non-clinical adult population by Carton, Amelia Myri, Smith, Alastair D.

“…Purpose Previous research demonstrates a genetic and behavioural link between eating disorders and autism spectrum disorders, and a recent study (Coombs et al…”
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Probing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Components in Single Osteosarcoma Cells by Near-Infrared Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering by Tang, Hong-Wu, Yang, Xuebin B, Kirkham, Jennifer, Smith, D. Alastair

“…We report on the capabilities of near-infrared surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) using gold nanoparticles to obtain detailed chemical information with…”
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Common variation in the C-terminal region of the fibrinogen β-chain: effects on fibrin structure, fibrinolysis and clot rigidity by Ajjan, Ramzi, Lim, Bernard C.B., Standeven, Kristina F., Harrand, Robert, Dolling, Sarah, Phoenix, Fladia, Greaves, Richard, Abou-Saleh, Radwa H., Connell, Simon, Smith, D. Alastair M., Weisel, John W., Grant, Peter J., Ariëns, Robert A.S.

“…Fibrinogen BβArg448Lys is a common polymorphism, positioned within the carboxyl terminus of the Bβ-chain of the molecule. Studies suggest that it is associated…”
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Mechanically Unfolding the Small, Topologically Simple Protein L by Brockwell, David J., Beddard, Godfrey S., Paci, Emanuele, West, Dan K., Olmsted, Peter D., Smith, D. Alastair, Radford, Sheena E.

“…β-sheet proteins are generally more able to resist mechanical deformation than α-helical proteins. Experiments measuring the mechanical resistance of β-sheet…”
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The atomic force microscope as a tool for studying phase separation in lipid membranes by Connell, Simon D, Smith, D Alastair

“…Atomic force microscopy has developed into a powerful tool in the study of phase separation in lipid bilayers. Its ability to image a semi-fluid surface under…”
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Gender and menopause impact severity of fibrosis among patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by Yang, Ju Dong, Abdelmalek, Manal F., Pang, Herbert, Guy, Cynthia D., Smith, Alastair D., Diehl, Anna Mae, Suzuki, Ayako

“…Estrogens inhibit stellate cell activation and fibrogenesis. Thus, gender and reproductive states may influence the degree of fibrosis in patients with…”
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Entropy and Barrier-Controlled Fluctuations Determine Conformational Viscoelasticity of Single Biomolecules by Khatri, Bhavin S., Kawakami, Masaru, Byrne, Katherine, Smith, D. Alastair, McLeish, Tom C.B.

“…Biological macromolecules have complex and nontrivial energy landscapes, endowing them with a unique conformational adaptability and diversity in function…”
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Reduction of the Damping on an AFM Cantilever in Fluid by the Use of Micropillars by Kawakami, Masaru, Taniguchi, Yukinori, Hiratsuka, Yuichi, Shimoike, Masahiko, Smith, D. Alastair

“…In single molecule force measurements with soft atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilevers, the force sensitivity is limited by the Brownian motion of the…”
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