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A haptic-enabled multimodal interface for the planning of hip arthroplasty (2006)
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Tsagarakis, N., Gray, J., Caldwell, D., Zannoni, C., Petrone, M., Testi, D., & Viceconti, M. (2006). A haptic-enabled multimodal interface for the planning of hip arthroplasty. IEEE MultiMedia, 13(3), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1109/MMUL.2006.55

Multimodal environments help fuse a diverse range of sensory modalities, which is particularly important when integrating the complex data involved in surgical preoperative planning. The authors apply a multimodal interface for preoperative planning... Read More about A haptic-enabled multimodal interface for the planning of hip arthroplasty.

Application of natural language to information systems (NLDB04) (2006)
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Meziane, F., & Métais, E. (2006). Application of natural language to information systems (NLDB04). Data and Knowledge Engineering, 58(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2005.05.005

The International Conference on Application of Natural Language to Information Systems is nearing its 10th birthday and has gained in maturity and in the quality of the papers submitted. In the early years, the conference was mainly concerned with th... Read More about Application of natural language to information systems (NLDB04).

Cation exchange in the synthetic gismondine-zeolite MAP (2006)
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Dyer, A., Heywood, B., & Szyrokyj, N. (2006). Cation exchange in the synthetic gismondine-zeolite MAP. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 92(1-3), 161-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2005.12.014

The synthetic gismondine-zeolite MAP is a bulk chemical used as a detergent additive. This work examines the uptake of silver and manganese cations, as relevant to its potential slow-release antifungicidal/bacteriological application. Silver uptak... Read More about Cation exchange in the synthetic gismondine-zeolite MAP.

Distribution of weakness in the upper and lower limbs post-stroke (2006)
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Tyson, S., Chillala, J., Hanley, M., Selley, A., & Tallis, R. (2006). Distribution of weakness in the upper and lower limbs post-stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation, 28(11), 715-719. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280500301584

Objective. To assess the distribution of weakness in the upper and lower limbs post-stroke and the factors associated with weakness. Method. The design was a prospective cross-sectional survey. A consecutive sample of 75 patients (37 (49%) men,... Read More about Distribution of weakness in the upper and lower limbs post-stroke.

Climatic variation and runoff in mountain basins with differing proportions of glacier cover (2006)
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Collins, D. (2006). Climatic variation and runoff in mountain basins with differing proportions of glacier cover. Water Policy, 37(4-5), 315-326. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2006.017

Records of discharge from partially-glacierised basins in the upper Rhône catchment, Switzerland, were examined together with air temperature and precipitation data in order to assess impacts of climatic fluctuation and percentage glacierisation of b... Read More about Climatic variation and runoff in mountain basins with differing proportions of glacier cover.

Regional differences in response of flow in glacier-fed Himalayan rivers to climatic warming (2006)
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Rees, H., & Collins, D. (2006). Regional differences in response of flow in glacier-fed Himalayan rivers to climatic warming. Hydrological Processes, 20(10), 2157-2169. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6209

River flow from glacierized areas in the Himalaya is influenced both by intra-annual variations in precipitation and energy availability, and by longer term changes in storage of water as glacier ice. High specific discharge from ice melt often domin... Read More about Regional differences in response of flow in glacier-fed Himalayan rivers to climatic warming.

A Comparison of the Performance of 'Pruned Tree' versus 'Stack" Algorithms for Look-Ahead Sigma delta Modulators (2006)
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Angus, J. (2006). A Comparison of the Performance of 'Pruned Tree' versus 'Stack" Algorithms for Look-Ahead Sigma delta Modulators. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 54(6), 477-494

Look-ahead Sigma-Delta modulators look forward k samples before deciding to output a “one” or a “zero”. The Viterbi algorithm is then used to search the trellis of the exponential number of possibilities that such a procedure generates. This paper de... Read More about A Comparison of the Performance of 'Pruned Tree' versus 'Stack" Algorithms for Look-Ahead Sigma delta Modulators.

A note on the effect of the full moon on the activity of wild maned wolves,< i> Chrysocyon brachyurus</i> (2006)
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Sabato, M., de Melo, L., Magni, E., Young, R., & Coelho, C. (2006). A note on the effect of the full moon on the activity of wild maned wolves,< i> Chrysocyon brachyurus. Behavioural Processes, 73(2), 228-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2006.05.012

It is well established in the scientific literature that animal prey species reduce their activity at times of high predation risk. In the case of nocturnal animals this occurs when there is a full moon; however, the response of predators to the chan... Read More about A note on the effect of the full moon on the activity of wild maned wolves,< i> Chrysocyon brachyurus</i>.

Temperature-dependences of the kinetics of reactions of papain and actinidin with a series of reactivity probes differing in key molecular recognition features (2006)
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Gul, S., Mellor, G., Thomas, E., & Brocklehurst, K. (2006). Temperature-dependences of the kinetics of reactions of papain and actinidin with a series of reactivity probes differing in key molecular recognition features. Biochemical Journal, 396(1), 17-21. https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20051501

The temperature-dependences of the second-order rate constants (k) of the reactions of the catalytic site thiol groups of two cysteine peptidases papain (EC 3.4.22.2) and actinidin (EC 3.4.22.14) with a series of seven 2-pyridyl disulphide reactivity... Read More about Temperature-dependences of the kinetics of reactions of papain and actinidin with a series of reactivity probes differing in key molecular recognition features.

Pathogenicity and protective immunogenicity of cysteine proteinase-deficient mutants of Leishmania mexicana in non-murine models (2006)
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Saravia, N., Escoria, B., Osorio, Y., Valderramaa, L., Brooks, D., Arteaga, L., …Travi, B. (2006). Pathogenicity and protective immunogenicity of cysteine proteinase-deficient mutants of Leishmania mexicana in non-murine models. Vaccine, 24(19), 4247-4259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.05.045

This study demonstrates that deletion of cysteine proteinase (CP) genes diminishes pathogenicity of Leishmania mexicana in non-murine experimental host models while preserving immunogenicity. Both cpb and cpa/cpb-deficient lines induced delayed disea... Read More about Pathogenicity and protective immunogenicity of cysteine proteinase-deficient mutants of Leishmania mexicana in non-murine models.

The growth of thermochromic VO2 films on glass by atmospheric-pressue CVD: a comparative study of precursors CVD methodology and substrates (2006)
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Vernardou, D., Pemble, M., & Sheel, D. (2006). The growth of thermochromic VO2 films on glass by atmospheric-pressue CVD: a comparative study of precursors CVD methodology and substrates. Chemical Vapor Deposition, 12(5), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1002/cvde.200506419

This paper briefly reviews previous work on the growth of thermochromic VO2 thin films on glass, and then examines and compares three different CVD approaches and two precursor systems for the production of these materials. It is found that atmospher... Read More about The growth of thermochromic VO2 films on glass by atmospheric-pressue CVD: a comparative study of precursors CVD methodology and substrates.

Materializing design: the implications of rapid prototyping in digital design (2006)
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Sass, L., & Oxman, R. (2006). Materializing design: the implications of rapid prototyping in digital design. Design Studies, 27(3), 325-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2005.11.009

Rapid prototyping (RP) today is absorbed into practice and is being recognized as a significant technology for design. This paper attempts to formulate key aspects of the design methodological framework that are coalescing with RP's capability to bui... Read More about Materializing design: the implications of rapid prototyping in digital design.

Bus quality partnerships, modal shift and traffic decongestion (2006)
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Davison, L., & Knowles, R. (2006). Bus quality partnerships, modal shift and traffic decongestion. Journal of Transport Geography, 14(3), 177-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2005.06.008

A more sustainable transport system requires effective alternatives to private cars. Despite more than 40 years of declining use, buses are still the main form of local public transport outside central London. Government policy focuses upon Bus Quali... Read More about Bus quality partnerships, modal shift and traffic decongestion.

A review of the proposals for amending the energy efficiency provisions in the building regulations for dwellings (2006)
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Todd, S. (2006). A review of the proposals for amending the energy efficiency provisions in the building regulations for dwellings. Structural survey, 24(3), 181-200. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630800610678841

The purpose of this paper is to identify the main requirements of the Building Regulations Part L1A (2006) for new dwellings. An explanation of the technical basis for energy rating is given including how they are calculated, how fuel costs are used,... Read More about A review of the proposals for amending the energy efficiency provisions in the building regulations for dwellings.

Theory and design in the first digital age (2006)
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Oxman, R. (2006). Theory and design in the first digital age. Design Studies, 27(3), 229-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2005.11.002

Digital design and its growing impact on design and production practices have resulted in the need for a re-examination of current design theories and methodologies in order to explain and guide future research and development. The present research p... Read More about Theory and design in the first digital age.

The 2005 Rolt memorial lecture. Industrial archaeology or the archaeology of the industrial period? Models, methodology and the future of industrial archaeology (2006)
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Nevell, M. (2006). The 2005 Rolt memorial lecture. Industrial archaeology or the archaeology of the industrial period? Models, methodology and the future of industrial archaeology. Industrial Archaeology Review, 28(1), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581906X106570

This paper outlines in brief the development of Industrial Archaeology in Britain as a mainstream branch of archaeology over the last 50 years, before then reviewing some of the recent methodological developments in IA. The author argues that whils... Read More about The 2005 Rolt memorial lecture. Industrial archaeology or the archaeology of the industrial period? Models, methodology and the future of industrial archaeology.

p53 is cleaved by caspases generating fragments localizing to mitochondria (2006)
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Sayan, B., Sayan, A., Knight, R., Melino, G., & Cohen, G. (2006). p53 is cleaved by caspases generating fragments localizing to mitochondria. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281(19), 13566-13573. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M512467200

The p53 tumor suppressor protein exerts most of its anti-tumorigenic activity by transcriptionally activating several pro-apoptotic genes. Accumulating evidence also suggests a transcription-independent function of p53 during apoptosis. It has recent... Read More about p53 is cleaved by caspases generating fragments localizing to mitochondria.

Electromagnetic energy in a dispersive metamaterial (2006)
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Boardman, A., & Marinov, K. (2006). Electromagnetic energy in a dispersive metamaterial. Physical Review B, 73(16), 165110. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.73.165110

An expression for the electromagnetic field energy density in a dispersive lossy left-handed metamaterial, consisting of an array of split-ring resonators and an array of wires, is derived. An electromagnetic field with general time dependence is con... Read More about Electromagnetic energy in a dispersive metamaterial.

Novel membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of pre-processed animal rendering plant wastewater in Scotland (2006)
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Scholz, M. (2006). Novel membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of pre-processed animal rendering plant wastewater in Scotland. E-water,

The performance of a novel industrial membrane bioreactor (MBR) comprising denitrification, nitrification and ultrafiltration for the secondary treatment of primary treated animal rendering wastewater has been compared with an experimental, low-cos... Read More about Novel membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of pre-processed animal rendering plant wastewater in Scotland.

Total internal reflection fluorescence imaging using an upconverting cover slip for multicolour evanescent excitation (2006)
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Morgan, C., & Mitchell, A. (2006). Total internal reflection fluorescence imaging using an upconverting cover slip for multicolour evanescent excitation. Journal of Microscopy, 222(1), 48-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01568.x

Total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy is well known as a means of studying surface-bound structures in cell biology. It is usually measured either by coupling a light source to the sample using a prism or with a special objective where li... Read More about Total internal reflection fluorescence imaging using an upconverting cover slip for multicolour evanescent excitation.