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Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) dust bathe in response to an increase in environmental temperature. (2001)
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Rees, P. (2001). Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) dust bathe in response to an increase in environmental temperature. Journal of Thermal Biology, 27(5), 353-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4565%2801%2900100-0

(1) A captive herd of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) exhibited dusting behaviour when the maximum daily temperature exceeded approximately 13oC, and dusting frequency increased directly with the environmental temperature. (2) Individual animals sh... Read More about Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) dust bathe in response to an increase in environmental temperature..

The stage-regulated expression of leishmania mexicana CPB cysteine proteases is mediated by an intercistronic sequence element (2001)
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Brooks, D., Denise, H., Westrop, G., Coombs, G., & Mottram, J. (2001). The stage-regulated expression of leishmania mexicana CPB cysteine proteases is mediated by an intercistronic sequence element. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276(50), 47061-47069. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M108498200

The tandemly-arranged CPB genes of Leishmania mexicana are polycistronically transcribed and encode cysteine proteases that are differentially stage-specific; CPB1 and CPB2 being expressed predominantly in metacyclics whereas CPB3-CPB18 are expressed... Read More about The stage-regulated expression of leishmania mexicana CPB cysteine proteases is mediated by an intercistronic sequence element.

The prediction of airflow-generated noise in ducts from considerations of similarity (2001)
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Oldham, D., & Waddington, D. (2001). The prediction of airflow-generated noise in ducts from considerations of similarity. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 248(4), 780-787. https://doi.org/10.1006/jsvi.2001.3721

In recent years, there have been a number of attempts to devise generalized prediction techniques for airflow-generated noise [1]. A technique based upon the static pressure loss due to in-duct elements which built upon the earlier work of Nelson and... Read More about The prediction of airflow-generated noise in ducts from considerations of similarity.

Cuticular-hydrocarbon discrimination between Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis larval karyotypes (2001)
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Anyanwu, G., Davies, D., Molyneux, D., & Priestman, A. (2001). Cuticular-hydrocarbon discrimination between Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis larval karyotypes. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 95(8), 843-852. https://doi.org/10.1080/00034980120112270

Examination of chromatograms of karyotyped larvae of Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis has revealed that there are differences in the profile of their epicuticular hydrocarbons. A discriminant analysis of the quantitative hydrocarbon da... Read More about Cuticular-hydrocarbon discrimination between Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. arabiensis larval karyotypes.

High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in a commercial sheep flock (2001)
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Duncanson, P., Terry, R., Smith, J., & Hide, G. (2001). High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in a commercial sheep flock. International Journal for Parasitology, 31(14), 1699-1703. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7519%2801%2900282-X

Our current understanding of congenital transmission of Toxoplasma gondii from ewe to lamb dictates that infection frequently results in abortion and the death of the developing foetus, that the birth of live infected lambs occurs rarely and that the... Read More about High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in a commercial sheep flock.

Wide-spectrum slow magnetoacoustic waves in coronal loops (2001)
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Tsiklauri, D., & Nakariakov, V. (2001). Wide-spectrum slow magnetoacoustic waves in coronal loops. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 379(3), 1106-1112. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%3A20011378

A model interpreting variations of EUV brightness upward propagating in solar coronal loops as slow magnetoacoustic waves is developed. A loop is considered to have a non-zero plane inclination angle and offset of the circular loop centre from the ba... Read More about Wide-spectrum slow magnetoacoustic waves in coronal loops.

Social justice and the city: the new 'liberal formulation' (2001)
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Harloe, M. (2001). Social justice and the city: the new 'liberal formulation'. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 25(4), 889-897. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.00350

This article examines the discourse on social exclusion/inclusion, social cohesion and social capital that, while hotly debated within academia, has been adopted uncritically by New Labour in the UK. Within the context of urban outcomes, the author... Read More about Social justice and the city: the new 'liberal formulation'.

A conceptual framework for multi-modal interactive virtual workspace (2001)
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Aspin, R., DaDalto, L., Fernando, T., Gobbetti, E., Marache, M., Shelbourn, M., & Soubra, S. (2001). A conceptual framework for multi-modal interactive virtual workspace

Construction projects involve a large number of both direct stakeholders (clients, professional teams, contractors, etc.) and indirect stakeholders (local authorities, residents, workers, etc.). Current methods of communicating building design inform... Read More about A conceptual framework for multi-modal interactive virtual workspace.

Applying MLP and RBF classifiers in embedded condition monitoring and fault diagnosis systems (2001)
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Li, Y., Pont, M., Jones, N., & Twiddle, J. (2001). Applying MLP and RBF classifiers in embedded condition monitoring and fault diagnosis systems. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 23(5), 315-343. https://doi.org/10.1177/014233120102300504

In this paper, results are presented from a comprehensive series of studies aimed at assessing the suitability of multilayered perceptron (MLP) and radial basis function (RBF) networks for use in embedded, microcontroller-based, condition monitoring... Read More about Applying MLP and RBF classifiers in embedded condition monitoring and fault diagnosis systems.

NAPO as a novel marker for apoptosis (2001)
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Sayan, B., Ince, G., Sayan, A., & Ozturk, M. (2001). NAPO as a novel marker for apoptosis. Journal of Cell Biology, 155(5), 719-724. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200106044

Apoptosis or programmed cell death plays a pivotal role in embryonic development and maintenance of homeostasis. It is also involved in the etiology of pathophysiological conditions such as cancer, neurodegenerative, autoimmune, infectious, and heart... Read More about NAPO as a novel marker for apoptosis.

China's Yangtze Estuary: I. Geomorphic influence on heavy metal accumulation in intertidal sediments. (2001)
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Zhang, W., Yu, L., Hutchinson, S., Xu, S., Chen, Z., & Gao, X. (2001). China's Yangtze Estuary: I. Geomorphic influence on heavy metal accumulation in intertidal sediments. Geomorphology, 41(2-3), 195-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-555X%2801%2900116-7

Five intertidal sites along the coast of the Yangtze Estuary, China were examined for concentrations of heavy metals including Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Mn and Fe in bulk surficial and core sediments. Differences in heavy metal concentrations are apparent betw... Read More about China's Yangtze Estuary: I. Geomorphic influence on heavy metal accumulation in intertidal sediments..

Origin of atomic clusters during ion sputtering (2001)
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Rehn, L., Birtcher, R., Donnelly, S., Baldo, P., & Funk, L. (2001). Origin of atomic clusters during ion sputtering. Physical review letters, 87(20), 207601-1-207601-4. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.207601

Previous studies have shown that the size distributions of small clusters ( n<=40 n = number of atoms/cluster) generated by sputtering obey an inverse power law with an exponent between -8 and -4. Here we report electron microscopy studies of the... Read More about Origin of atomic clusters during ion sputtering.

Novel syntheses of cis and trans isomers of combretastatin A-4 (2001)
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Gaukroger, K., Hadfield, J., Hepworth, L., Lawrence, N., & McGown, A. (2001). Novel syntheses of cis and trans isomers of combretastatin A-4. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 66(24), 8135-8138. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo015959z

A high-yielding, two-step stereoselective synthesis of the anticancer drug (Z)-combretastatin A-4 (1) has been devised. The method uses the Perkin condensation of 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylacetic acid and 3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde followed by decar... Read More about Novel syntheses of cis and trans isomers of combretastatin A-4.

Building on trust: a co-operative approach to construction procurement (2001)
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Wood, G., & McDermott, P. (2001). Building on trust: a co-operative approach to construction procurement. Journal of construction procurement, 7(2), 4-14

The central argument of this paper is that the key to successful implementation of relationship-based procurement strategies lies in trust. Trust is essential to relationships because it is the glue that binds co-operative relationships together. It... Read More about Building on trust: a co-operative approach to construction procurement.

Learning through visual systems to enhance the urban planning process (2001)
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Hamilton, A., Trodd, N., Zhang, X., Fernando, T., & Watson, K. (2001). Learning through visual systems to enhance the urban planning process. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 28(6), 833-845. https://doi.org/10.1068/b2747t

The number of web-based systems for urban planning using virtual reality (VR) and/or geographical information systems (GIS) is increasing rapidly. With increasing Internet access, a majority of the urban population will be potential users of urban pl... Read More about Learning through visual systems to enhance the urban planning process.

The dependence on structure of the projected vibrational density of states of various phases of ice as calculated by ab initio methods (2001)
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Jenkins, S., & Morrison, I. (2001). The dependence on structure of the projected vibrational density of states of various phases of ice as calculated by ab initio methods. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 13(41), 9207-9229. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/13/41/312

We determine the structural data of seven of the polymorphs of ice (ice Ih, ice Ic, ice IX, ice II, ice VI, ice VII and ice VIII) from ab initio calculations. The dynamical properties have been analysed within the harmonic approximation via a finite-... Read More about The dependence on structure of the projected vibrational density of states of various phases of ice as calculated by ab initio methods.

Are grammatical representations useful for learning from biological sequence data?— a case study (2001)
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Muggleton, S., Bryant, C., Srinivasan, A., Whittaker, A., Topp, S., & Rawlings, C. (2001). Are grammatical representations useful for learning from biological sequence data?— a case study. Journal of Computational Biology, 8(5), 493-521. https://doi.org/10.1089/106652701753216512

This paper investigates whether Chomsky-like grammar representations are useful for learning cost-effective, comprehensible predictors of members of biological sequence families. The Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) Bayesian approach to learning fr... Read More about Are grammatical representations useful for learning from biological sequence data?— a case study.

Linked parallel synthesis and MTT bioassay screening of substituted chalcones (2001)
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Lawrence, N., Rennison, D., McGown, A., Ducki, S., Gul, L., Hadfield, J., & Khan, N. (2001). Linked parallel synthesis and MTT bioassay screening of substituted chalcones. Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry, 3(5), 421-426. https://doi.org/10.1021/cc000075z

A 644-membered library of chalcones was prepared by parallel synthesis using the Claisen-Schmidt base-catalyzed aldol condensation of substituted acetophenones and benzaldehydes. The cytotoxicity of these chalcones was conveniently determined upon th... Read More about Linked parallel synthesis and MTT bioassay screening of substituted chalcones.

Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal (2001)
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James, P., & Donaldson, S. (2001). Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 3(3), 413-430. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333201000777

A requirement of the UK Government's strategy for sustainable development, published in 1999, was that all English regions would produce a sustainability framework by the end of 2000. In the Northwest, the framework has been produced under the title... Read More about Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal.