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Uptake of radionuclides on microporous and layered ion exchange materials (2003)
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Al-Attar, L., Dyer, A., & Harjula, R. (2003). Uptake of radionuclides on microporous and layered ion exchange materials. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 13(12), 2963-2968. https://doi.org/10.1039/b308200h

Titanosilicates, layered manganese oxides and an antimonysilicate were tested for their ability to take up the reprocessing spent fuel transuranium isotopes americium-241 and plutonium-236. This was performed in different concentrations of acid, an... Read More about Uptake of radionuclides on microporous and layered ion exchange materials.

Validation of a novel ELISA for measurement of MDA-LDL in human plasma (2003)
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Bevan, R., Durand, M., Hickenbotham, P., Kitas, G., Patel, P., Podmore, I., …Lunec, J. (2003). Validation of a novel ELISA for measurement of MDA-LDL in human plasma. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 35(5), 517-527. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0891-5849%2803%2900359-9

The involvement of oxidatively modified low density lipoprotein (LDL) in the development of CHD is widely described. We have produced two antibodies, recognizing the lipid oxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) on whole LDL or ApoB-100. The antibodi... Read More about Validation of a novel ELISA for measurement of MDA-LDL in human plasma.

Photochemical DNA cleavage by a Berenil analog (2003)
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Burr, S., Mselati, A., & Thomas, E. (2003). Photochemical DNA cleavage by a Berenil analog. Tetrahedron Letters, 44(39), 7307-7309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.08.002

Berenil [bis(4-amidinophenyl)1,3-triazene] is a photostable DNA-binding ligand. We describe here the synthesis of N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-Berenil, which in contrast to Berenil is photosensitive to 360 nm irradiation, behaving as a caged diazonium salt. T... Read More about Photochemical DNA cleavage by a Berenil analog.

Interactions between landscape changes and host communities can regulate echinococcus multilocularis transmission (2003)
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Giraudoux, P., Craig, P., Delattre, P., Bao, G., Bartholomot, B., Harraga, S., …Vuitton, D. (2003). Interactions between landscape changes and host communities can regulate echinococcus multilocularis transmission. Parasitology, 127(7), S119. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182003003512

An area close to the Qinghai-Tibet plateau region and subject to intensive deforestation contains a large focus of human alveolar echinococcosis while sporadic human cases occur in the Doubs region of eastern France. The current review analyses and c... Read More about Interactions between landscape changes and host communities can regulate echinococcus multilocularis transmission.

Selective silver ion transfer voltammetry at the polarised liquid vertical bar liquid interface (2003)
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Sherburn, A., Platt, M., Arrigan, D., Boag, N., & Dryfe, R. (2003). Selective silver ion transfer voltammetry at the polarised liquid vertical bar liquid interface. https://doi.org/10.1039/b301832f

Transfer of silver ions across the water|1,2-dichloroethane interface was studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV). In the absence of added neutral ionophore, Ag+transferred across the interface when the organic phase contained either tetraphenylborate or... Read More about Selective silver ion transfer voltammetry at the polarised liquid vertical bar liquid interface.

Behavior of rigid – porous layers at high levels of continuous acoustic excitation: Theory and experiment (2003)
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Umnova, O., Attenborough, K., Cummings, A., & Standley, E. (2003). Behavior of rigid – porous layers at high levels of continuous acoustic excitation: Theory and experiment. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 114(3), 1346-1356. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.1603236

A model for the propagation of high amplitude continuous sound through hard-backed rigid-porous layers has been developed which allows for Forchheimer's correction to Darcy's law. The nonlinearity associated with this is shown to be particularly impo... Read More about Behavior of rigid – porous layers at high levels of continuous acoustic excitation: Theory and experiment.

Appropriate innovation in small construction firms (2003)
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Sexton, M., & Barrett, P. (2003). Appropriate innovation in small construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 21(6), 623-633. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619032000134156

Innovation-led performance improvement in the construction industry is significantly influenced by the innovation performance of small firms. There is a dearth of research investigating innovation from the perspective of the small construction firm... Read More about Appropriate innovation in small construction firms.

A literature synthesis of innovation in small construction firms: insights, ambiguities and questions (2003)
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Sexton, M., & Barrett, P. (2003). A literature synthesis of innovation in small construction firms: insights, ambiguities and questions. Construction Management and Economics, 21(6), 613-622. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619032000134147

Construction firms are being challenged to be more adept at successful innovation to better meet client needs and to enhance business competitiveness. The substantial contribution that small construction firms make to the output of the industry signi... Read More about A literature synthesis of innovation in small construction firms: insights, ambiguities and questions.

Smoothing voter: A novel voting algorithm for handling multiple errors in fault-tolerant control systems (2003)
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Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bennett, S., & Bass, J. (2003). Smoothing voter: A novel voting algorithm for handling multiple errors in fault-tolerant control systems. Microprocessors and Microsystems, 27(7), 303-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0141-9331%2803%2900040-1

Voting algorithms are used to arbitrate between variant results in a wide range of highly dependable real-time control applications. These applications include N-Modular Redundant hardware systems and diversely designed software systems based on N-Ve... Read More about Smoothing voter: A novel voting algorithm for handling multiple errors in fault-tolerant control systems.

Remote photoacoustic detection of liquid contamination of a surface (2003)
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Perrett, B., Harris, M., Pearson, G., Willetts, D., & Pitter, M. (2003). Remote photoacoustic detection of liquid contamination of a surface. Applied Optics, 42(24), 4901-4908. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.42.004901

A method for the remote detection and identification of liquid chemicals at ranges of tens of meters is presented. The technique uses pulsed indirect photoacoustic spectroscopy in the 10-μm wavelength region. Enhanced sensitivity is brought about by... Read More about Remote photoacoustic detection of liquid contamination of a surface.

Reach-scale sediment transfers: An evaluation of two morphological budgeting approaches. (2003)
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Fuller, I., Large, A., Charlton, M., Heritage, G., & Milan, D. (2003). Reach-scale sediment transfers: An evaluation of two morphological budgeting approaches. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 28(8), 889-903. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1011

This paper compares two approaches used to derive measures of annual sediment transfers within a 1 km long piedmont reach of the gravel-bed River Coquet in Northumberland, northern England. The techniques utilize: (i) channel planform and cross-secti... Read More about Reach-scale sediment transfers: An evaluation of two morphological budgeting approaches..

Synthetic opals made by the Langmuir-Blodgett method (2003)
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Bardosova, M., Hodge, P., Pach, L., Pemble, M., Smatko, V., Tredgold, R., & Whitehead, D. (2003). Synthetic opals made by the Langmuir-Blodgett method. Thin Solid Films, 437(1-2), 276-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6090%2803%2900596-0

Monodispersive synthetic opal particles were formed by the method of Stober et al. [J. Colloid Interface Sci. 26 (1968) 62] and were made hydrophobic by reacting them with 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate. Groups of particles were dissolved in... Read More about Synthetic opals made by the Langmuir-Blodgett method.

Sustainable operation of a small-scale flood-attenuation wetland and dry pond system (2003)
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Scholz, M. (2003). Sustainable operation of a small-scale flood-attenuation wetland and dry pond system. Journal of the Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 17(3), 171-175. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2003.tb00457.x

Pond structures as cost-effective source-control drainage techniques can be applied in order to reduce the downstream risk of flooding. In the UK, there are no widely accepted performance data on pond structures, yet there is a need for detailed desi... Read More about Sustainable operation of a small-scale flood-attenuation wetland and dry pond system.

Magneto-optical characteristics of magnetic nanowire arrays in anodic aluminium oxide templates (2003)
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Peng, Y., Shen, T., Ashworth, B., Zhao, X., Faunce, C., & Liu, Y. (2003). Magneto-optical characteristics of magnetic nanowire arrays in anodic aluminium oxide templates. Applied Physics Letters, 83(2), 362-364. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1590427

Nanocomposite films consisting of regularly ordered iron nanowires embedded in anodic aluminum oxide templates have been fabricated and their magneto-optical properties studied by determining the four Stokes parameters of the transmitted laser beam (... Read More about Magneto-optical characteristics of magnetic nanowire arrays in anodic aluminium oxide templates.

Structural requirements for the interaction of combretastatins with tubulin: how important is the trimethoxy unit? (2003)
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Gaukroger, K., Hadfield, J., Lawrence, N., Nolan, S., & McGown, A. (2003). Structural requirements for the interaction of combretastatins with tubulin: how important is the trimethoxy unit?. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 1(17), 3033-3037. https://doi.org/10.1039/b306878a

A series of combretastatins possessing both a trimethoxy unit and other substituents on ring A has been synthesised and tested for cytotoxicity and their ability to interact with the protein tubulin. All previous studies have indicated that the trime... Read More about Structural requirements for the interaction of combretastatins with tubulin: how important is the trimethoxy unit?.

Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction (2003)
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Alshawi, M., & Ingirige, B. (2003). Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction. Automation in Construction, 12(4), 349-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0926-5805%2803%2900003-7

The paper addresses the emerging paradigm of performing project management over the web. It describes the pitfalls in current project management practices amidst the challenges they have to face due to increasing project complexities.At present, the... Read More about Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction.

Risk Management practices of leading UK cost consultants. (2003)
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Wood, G., & Ellis, R. (2003). Risk Management practices of leading UK cost consultants. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 10(4), 254-262. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980310489960

Risk management (RM) is now widely accepted as an important tool in the management of projects. Through a series of semi-structured interviews with RM facilitators, current practice is explored. The findings provide a number of soft benchmarks. Inter... Read More about Risk Management practices of leading UK cost consultants..

A model for smoothing time series data in construction (2003)
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Khosrowshahi, F., & Alani, A. (2003). A model for smoothing time series data in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 21(5), 483-494. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619032000073541

The understanding of the behaviour of time-series data has been a matter of concern to researchers and practitioners in a variety of fields ranging from social science and economics to engineering. Also, the behaviour of many phenomena within fields... Read More about A model for smoothing time series data in construction.

Development and control of a ‘soft-actuated’ exoskeleton for use in physiotherapy and training (2003)
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Tsagarakis, N., & Caldwell, D. (2003). Development and control of a ‘soft-actuated’ exoskeleton for use in physiotherapy and training. Autonomous Robots, 15(1), 21-33. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1024484615192

Full or partial loss of function in the upper limb is an increasingly common due to sports injuries, occupational injuries, spinal cord injuries, and strokes. Typically treatment for these conditions relies on manipulative physiotherapy procedures wh... Read More about Development and control of a ‘soft-actuated’ exoskeleton for use in physiotherapy and training.