Hepatic IGF1 DNA methylation is influenced by gender but not by intrauterine growth restriction in the young lamb

Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank Chaz Mein and Eva Wozniak at the Genome Centre, Queen Mary University of London, who were integral to the development of the DNA methylation assays and processing of samples. Financial Support: This work was supported by Wellbeing of Women (D.J.C., grant number RTF318) and the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division including the Strategic Partnership for Animal Science Excellence (J.M.W., R.P.A., J.S.M. and C.L.A.).

Lateral magma flow in mafic sill complexes

We benefitted from discussions with many Earth scientists in different disciplines over the years; we particularly thank Ken Thomson, Donny Hutton, Brian O’Driscoll, Mike Petronis, Ken McDermott, Derek Keir, Ben van Wyk de Vries, and Davie Brown for their insights. We thank Schlumberger for software and data provision, and Department of Communications, Energy, and Natural Resources (Petroleum Affairs Division) in Ireland, Geoscience Australia, and PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services) for provision of seismic data. This work was completed as part of Magee’s Junior Research Fellowship funded by Imperial College London. Muirhead acknowledges support from Fulbright New Zealand and the Ministry of Science and Innovation. We thank Shan de Silva for his editorial handling of the manuscript and Tyrone Rooney, Agust Gudmundsson, and Mattia Pistone for the time and effort they put in to their constructive reviews

Expectations and challenges : the implementation of mobile devices in a Scottish primary school

Acknowledgements Sincere thanks are due to all who have contributed to this study, which was funded in part by the Local Authority. The Head Teacher and Local Authority Officer have been instrumental in encouraging and supporting the research and the teachers and pupils at the school, along with several local authority support staff, have contributed directly. Colleagues from the University of Aberdeen, including Prof Do Coyle, Dr Yvonne Bain, and Phil Marston, helped to guide the project and provided useful feedback.

Expectations and challenges : the implementation of mobile devices in a Scottish primary school

Acknowledgements Sincere thanks are due to all who have contributed to this study, which was funded in part by the Local Authority. The Head Teacher and Local Authority Officer have been instrumental in encouraging and supporting the research and the teachers and pupils at the school, along with several local authority support staff, have contributed directly. Colleagues from the University of Aberdeen, including Prof Do Coyle, Dr Yvonne Bain, and Phil Marston, helped to guide the project and provided useful feedback.

Ambient vibration tests and analysis of a multiple-span elevated bridge

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Placental vascularity and markers of angiogenesis in relation to prenatal growth status in overnourished adolescent ewes

Acknowledgments Supported by the Wellcome Trust project grant 088208 (DJC), Wellbeing of Women research training fellowship 318 (DJC), Scottish Government Work package 4.2 (JMW, JSM and RPA), National Institute for Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (ALD) and Hatch ProjectND01748 (DAR).