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Gut Microbiome: Profound Implications for Diet and Disease by Hills, Jr, Ronald D, Pontefract, Benjamin A, Mishcon, Hillary R, Black, Cody A, Sutton, Steven C, Theberge, Cory R

“…The gut microbiome plays an important role in human health and influences the development of chronic diseases ranging from metabolic disease to…”
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Multiscale coarse-graining of the protein energy landscape by Hills, Jr, Ronald D, Lu, Lanyuan, Voth, Gregory A

“…A variety of coarse-grained (CG) models exists for simulation of proteins. An outstanding problem is the construction of a CG model with physically accurate…”
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Model parameters for simulation of physiological lipids by Hills Jr, Ronald D., McGlinchey, Nicholas

“…Coarse grain simulation of proteins in their physiological membrane environment can offer insight across timescales, but requires a comprehensive force field…”
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Insights from coarse-grained Gō models for protein folding and dynamics by Hills, Jr, Ronald D, Brooks, 3rd, Charles L

“…Exploring the landscape of large scale conformational changes such as protein folding at atomistic detail poses a considerable computational challenge…”
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Accelerated carbonation treatment of industrial wastes by Gunning, Peter J., Hills, Colin D., Carey, Paula J.

“…The disposal of industrial waste presents major logistical, financial and environmental issues. Technologies that can reduce the hazardous properties of wastes…”
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Recent developments in the understanding of fretting fatigue by Nowell, D., Dini, D., Hills, D.A.

“…Considerable progress has been made in the understanding of fretting fatigue over the last decade. Experiments have become more standardised and carefully…”
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A review of partial slip solutions for contacts represented by half-planes including bulk tension and moments by Andresen, H., Hills, D.A.

“…Solution procedures for establishing the regimes of stick and slip for frictional contacts capable of idealisation within the framework of half-plane…”
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Immobilisation of heavy metal in cement-based solidification/stabilisation: A review by Chen, Q.Y., Tyrer, M., Hills, C.D., Yang, X.M., Carey, P.

“…Heavy metal-bearing waste usually needs solidification/stabilization (s/s) prior to landfill to lower the leaching rate. Cement is the most adaptable binder…”
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Frictional elastic contact with periodic loading by Barber, J.R., Davies, M., Hills, D.A.

“…► We consider uncoupled 2D frictional systems under quasi-static periodic loading. ► A general procedure is outlined for the evolution of the system. ► There…”
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Effect of Freeze/Thaw Cycles on the Performance and Microstructure of Cement-Treated Soils by Jamshidi, Reza Jolous, Lake, Craig B, Gunning, Peter, Hills, Colin D

“…AbstractIn this paper, the performance and structural changes in cement-treated soils under influence of freeze/thaw (f/t) exposure are investigated. Specimens…”
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The Link between e-Waste and GDP—New Insights from Data from the Pan-European Region by Kusch, Sigrid, Hills, Colin D.

“…Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is difficult to sustainably manage. One key issue is the challenge of planning for WEEE flows as current and…”
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Video meeting signals: Experimental evidence for a technique to improve the experience of video conferencing by Hills, Paul D, Clavin, Mackenzie V Q, Tufft, Miles R A, Gobel, Matthias S, Richardson, Daniel C

“…We found evidence from two experiments that a simple set of gestural techniques can improve the experience of online meetings. Video conferencing technology…”
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A review of accelerated carbonation technology in the treatment of cement-based materials and sequestration of CO2 by FERNANDEZ BERTOS, M, SIMONS, S. J. R, HILLS, C. D, CAREY, P. J

“…Moist calcium silicate minerals are known to readily react with carbon dioxide (CO2). The reaction products can cause rapid hardening and result in the…”
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Atrial fibrillation-linked germline GJA5/connexin40 mutants showed an increased hemichannel function by Sun, Yiguo, Hills, Matthew D, Ye, Willy G, Tong, Xiaoling, Bai, Donglin

“…Mutations in GJA5 encoding the gap junction protein connexin40 (Cx40) have been linked to lone atrial fibrillation. Some of these mutants result in impaired…”
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Hydrophobic Cooperativity as a Mechanism for Amyloid Nucleation by Hills, Ronald D., Brooks, Charles L.

“…The kinetics of amyloid fibril formation are in most cases explained by classical nucleation theory, yet the mechanisms behind nucleation are not well…”
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Characteristics of the process zone at sharp notch roots by Hills, D.A., Dini, D.

“…The classical Williams solution for the state of stress at the tip of a semi-infinite notch is re-visited and the two-term singular solution re-written in a…”
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Mechanics of fretting fatigue—Oxford's contribution by Hills, D.A., Nowell, D.

“…This article presents an historical review of studies of the mechanics of fretting fatigue, concentrating on those carried out at the University of Oxford. It…”
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Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Fretting Fatigue held in ChristChurch Oxford 8th – 11th April 2013 by Nowell, D., Hills, D

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An elastic–plastic asperity interaction model for sliding friction by Mulvihill, D.M., Kartal, M.E., Nowell, D., Hills, D.A.

“…A finite-element model of the interaction of an elastic–plastic asperity junction based on cylindrical or spherical asperities is used to predict sliding…”
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Measurements of pressure and area dependent tangential contact stiffness between rough surfaces using digital image correlation by Kartal, M.E., Mulvihill, D.M., Nowell, D., Hills, D.A.

“…The present paper describes an experimental technique to accurately measure the tangential contact stiffness between two rough contacting surfaces manufactured…”
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