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Improving similarity search in time series using wavelets (2006)
Journal Article
Liabotis, I., Theodoulidis, B., & Saraee, M. (2006). Improving similarity search in time series using wavelets. International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining, 2(2), 1116-1137. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-951-9.ch064

Sequences constitute a large portion of data stored in databases. Data mining applications require the ability to process similarity queries over a large amount of time series data. The query processing performance is an important factor that needs t... Read More about Improving similarity search in time series using wavelets.

Correlation between CD8+ T cells specific for prostate-specific antigen and level of disease in patients with prostate cancer (2006)
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Elkord, E., Rowbottom, A., Kynaston, H., & Wiiliams, P. (2006). Correlation between CD8+ T cells specific for prostate-specific antigen and level of disease in patients with prostate cancer. Clinical Immunology, 120(1), 91-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clim.2005.12.008

Modest work has been performed to improve the sensitivity of residual disease detection or investigate the contribution that the immune system makes in controlling metastatic tumor growth, in particular, the frequency and biological actions of peptid... Read More about Correlation between CD8+ T cells specific for prostate-specific antigen and level of disease in patients with prostate cancer.

Role of regulatory T cells in allergy: implications for therapeutic strategy (2006)
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Elkord, E. (2006). Role of regulatory T cells in allergy: implications for therapeutic strategy. Inflammation and Allergy - Drug Targets, 5(4), 211-217. https://doi.org/10.2174/187152806779010945

The interest in regulatory T cells (Tregs) has been revived following the discovery of developing multiorgan autoimmune diseases as a result of depleting CD4+CD25+ T cells from mice. The importance of Tregs is being recognized in various clinical fie... Read More about Role of regulatory T cells in allergy: implications for therapeutic strategy.

Alkylpurine-DNA-N-glycosylase excision of 7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,N6-ethenoadenine, a glycidaldehyde-derived DNA adduct (2006)
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Wang, P., Guliaev, A., Elder, R., & Hang, B. (2006). Alkylpurine-DNA-N-glycosylase excision of 7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,N6-ethenoadenine, a glycidaldehyde-derived DNA adduct. DNA Repair, 5(1), 23-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dnarep.2005.07.013

Glycidaldehyde (GDA) is a bifunctional alkylating agent that has been shown to be mutagenic in vitro and carcinogenic in rodents. However, the molecular mechanism by which it exerts these effects is not established. GDA is capable of forming exocycli... Read More about Alkylpurine-DNA-N-glycosylase excision of 7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,N6-ethenoadenine, a glycidaldehyde-derived DNA adduct.

Direct effects of snowdrop lectin (GNA) on larvae of three aphid predators and fate of GNA after ingestion (2006)
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Hogervorst, P., Ferry, N., Gatehouse, A., Wäckers, F., & Romeis, J. (2006). Direct effects of snowdrop lectin (GNA) on larvae of three aphid predators and fate of GNA after ingestion. Journal of Insect Physiology, 52(6), 614-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.02.011

Plants genetically modified to express Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA) have been found to confer partial resistance to homopteran pests. Laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate direct effects of GNA on larvae of three species of aphid... Read More about Direct effects of snowdrop lectin (GNA) on larvae of three aphid predators and fate of GNA after ingestion.

Comparing the impact of conventional pesticide and use of a transgenic pest-resistant crop on the beneficial carabid beetle Pterostichus melanarius (2006)
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Mulligan, E., Ferry, N., Jouanin, L., Walters, K., Port, G., & Gatehouse, A. (2006). Comparing the impact of conventional pesticide and use of a transgenic pest-resistant crop on the beneficial carabid beetle Pterostichus melanarius. Pest Management Science, 62(10), 999-1012. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.1276

The potential impact of a chemical pesticide control method has been compared with that of transgenic plants expressing a protease inhibitor conferring insect resistance by utilising a tritrophic system comprising the crop plant Brassica napus (L.) (... Read More about Comparing the impact of conventional pesticide and use of a transgenic pest-resistant crop on the beneficial carabid beetle Pterostichus melanarius.

Universities: space, governance and transformation (2006)
Journal Article
May, T. (2006). Universities: space, governance and transformation. Social Epistemology, 20(3/4), 333-345. https://doi.org/10.1080/02691720600847340

This paper takes up the themes in the articles and examines not only the environmental changes that are taking place in relation to universities, but also the dynamics of their organizational implications. It argues that there are parallels between m... Read More about Universities: space, governance and transformation.

Best management practice: A sustainable urban drainage system management case study (2006)
Journal Article
Scholz, M. (2006). Best management practice: A sustainable urban drainage system management case study. Water International, 31(3), 310-319. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060608691934

The Glasgow Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) Management Project satisfies the first of three phases of the Glasgow Surface Water Management Project. This is Glasgow City Council's contribution to the Transformation of Rural and Urban Spatial... Read More about Best management practice: A sustainable urban drainage system management case study.

Cd8 T-cell recognition of human 5T4 oncofetal antigen (2006)
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Smyth, L., Elkord, E., Taher, T., Jiang, H., Burt, D., Clayton, A., …Stern, P. (2006). Cd8 T-cell recognition of human 5T4 oncofetal antigen. International Journal of Cancer, 119(7), 1638-1647. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.22018

The 5T4 oncofetal antigen is expressed by a wide variety of human carcinomas, including colorectal, ovarian and gastric carcinomas. The restricted expression of 5T4 on tumor tissues as well as its implication in tumor progression and bad prognosis ma... Read More about Cd8 T-cell recognition of human 5T4 oncofetal antigen.

Impact of urbanization on structure and function of river system - case study of Shanghai, China (2006)
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Yuan, W., James, P., & Yang, K. (2006). Impact of urbanization on structure and function of river system - case study of Shanghai, China. Chinese Geographical Science, 16(2), 102-108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-006-0002-9

Urbanization can affect the physical process of river growth, modify stream structure and further influence the functions of river system. Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world, which is located in Changjiang (Yangtze) River Delta in Chi... Read More about Impact of urbanization on structure and function of river system - case study of Shanghai, China.