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Spectroscopic properties and reactivity of free radical forms of A2E (2005)
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Broniec, A., Pawlak, A., Sarna, T., Wielgus, A., Roberts, J., Land, E., …Navaratnam, S. (2005). Spectroscopic properties and reactivity of free radical forms of A2E. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 38(8), 1037-1046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2004.12.023

A pyridinium bisretinoid (A2E) is the only identified blue-absorbing chromophore of retinal lipofuscin that has been linked to its aerobic photoreactivity and phototoxicity. Pulse radiolysis has been used to study both the one-electron oxidation and... Read More about Spectroscopic properties and reactivity of free radical forms of A2E.

Shallow BF2 implants in Xe-bombardment-preamorphized Si: the interaction between Xe and F (2005)
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Werner, M., van den Berg, J., Armour, D., Carter, G., Feudel, T., Herden, M., …Noakes, T. (2005). Shallow BF2 implants in Xe-bombardment-preamorphized Si: the interaction between Xe and F. Applied Physics Letters, 86(15), 151904. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1900305

Si(100) samples, preamorphized to a depth of ~30 nm using 20 keV Xe ions to a nominal fluence of 2×1014 cm-2 were implanted with 1 and 3 keV BF2 ions to fluences of 7×1014 cm-2. Following annealing over a range of temperatures (from 600 to 1130 °C) a... Read More about Shallow BF2 implants in Xe-bombardment-preamorphized Si: the interaction between Xe and F.

Synthesis and evaluation of double bond substituted combretastatins (2005)
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Hadfield, J., Gaukroger, K., Hirst, N., Weston, A., Lawrence, N., & McGown, A. (2005). Synthesis and evaluation of double bond substituted combretastatins. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 40(6), 529-541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2004.12.008

A series of combretastatins substituted with epoxides, amides and small alkyl groups has been synthesised and evaluated for cytotoxicity and their ability to inhibit the assembly of tubulin. The methyl and ethyl substituted phenols 36, 44 have shown... Read More about Synthesis and evaluation of double bond substituted combretastatins.

Preclinical evaluation of the pharmacodynamic properties of 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone (2005)
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Ward, T., Danson, S., McGown, A., Ranson, M., Coe, N., Jayson, G., …Butler, J. (2005). Preclinical evaluation of the pharmacodynamic properties of 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone. Clinical Cancer Research, 11(7), 2695-2701. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-04-1751

Purpose: The purpose of our study was to investigate the cellular accumulation, DNA cross-linking ability, and cellular toxicity of RH1 (2,5-diaziridinyl-3-[hydroxymethyl[-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone), a novel DNA alkylating agent currently in clinical... Read More about Preclinical evaluation of the pharmacodynamic properties of 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone.

Reemergence of canine echinococcus granulosus infection, Wales (2005)
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Buishi, I., Walters, T., Guildea, Z., Craig, P., & Palmer, S. (2005). Reemergence of canine echinococcus granulosus infection, Wales. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11(4), 568-571

As a consequence of large-scale outdoor slaughter of sheep during the 2001 foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the United Kingdom and the possibility of increased risk for transmission of Echinococcus granulosus between sheep and dogs, a large s... Read More about Reemergence of canine echinococcus granulosus infection, Wales.

A decision support tool for the valuation of variations on civil engineering projects (2005)
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Sutrisna, M., Buckley, K., Potts, K., & Proverbs, D. (2005). A decision support tool for the valuation of variations on civil engineering projects. RICS research review series, 5(7),

The valuation of variations has been recognised as a prime cause of conflict and dispute in construction management. Such disputes often concern the prices and/or rates to be applied to the varied works. Previous research has identified the subjec... Read More about A decision support tool for the valuation of variations on civil engineering projects.

The future of urban sociology (2005)
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May, T., Perry, B., le Galès, P., Sassen, S., & Savage, M. (2005). The future of urban sociology. Sociology, 39(2), 343-370. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038505050544

Over the course of the 20th century, sociologists have made rich and diverse contributions to urban studies, from the Chicago School with their focus on urban ecology, to the ‘radicalism’ of New Urban Sociology emphasizing neo- Weberian and neo-Marxi... Read More about The future of urban sociology.

nD modelling - a driver or enabler for construction improvement? (2005)
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Lee, A., Aouad, G., Cooper, R., Fu, C., Marshall-Ponting, A., Tah, J., & Wu, S. (2005). nD modelling - a driver or enabler for construction improvement?. RICS research review series, 5(6), 1-16

The terms ‘nD modelling’ and ‘nD CAD’ are becoming escalating idioms associated with ICT-based (information communication technologies) building design; a concept which has been heightened by the £0.5 million funded 3D to nD modelling project at th... Read More about nD modelling - a driver or enabler for construction improvement?.

SPICE 3: Facilitating organisational process improvement through good practice sharing (2005)
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Siriwardena, M., Jeong, K., Amaratunga, R., Kagioglou, M., & Haigh, R. (2005, April). SPICE 3: Facilitating organisational process improvement through good practice sharing. Presented at Salford Centre for Research and Innovation (SCRI) 2nd International Symposium, University of Salford, Greater Manchester

This paper describes the latest iteration of the SPICE research. SPICE 3 explains the process maturity framework to address the level III of the SPICE model. Building upon the developments of level II, SPICE 3 advocates establishment of a process imp... Read More about SPICE 3: Facilitating organisational process improvement through good practice sharing.

Analysis of building material consumption in residential buildings (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Zainudeen, N., Amaratunga, R., & Shanmugam, M. (2005, April). Analysis of building material consumption in residential buildings. Presented at 5th International Postgraduate Conference in the Built and Human Environment, The Lowry, Salford Quays, UK

Methodological innovation (2005)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2005, April). Methodological innovation. Presented at British Society of Criminology, London

Underground excavations in rock salt. (2005)
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Swift, G., & Reddish, D. (2005). Underground excavations in rock salt. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 23(1), 17-42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-003-3159-3

An historical review of the geotechnical behaviour of the Northwich Rock Salt is presented as a forerunner to a numerical modelling analysis of the current stability of the Winsford salt mine, Cheshire. Extensive laboratory and in situ tests have bee... Read More about Underground excavations in rock salt..

Phase mixing of shear Alfvén waves as a new mechanism for electron acceleration in collisionless, kinetic plasmas (2005)
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Tsiklauri, D., Sakai, J., & Saito, S. (2005). Phase mixing of shear Alfvén waves as a new mechanism for electron acceleration in collisionless, kinetic plasmas. New Journal of Physics, 7, 79. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/7/1/079

Particle-in-cell (kinetic) simulations of shear Alfv´en wave (AW) interaction with one-dimensional, across the uniform-magnetic field, density inhomogeneity (phase mixing) in collisionless plasma were performed for the first time. As a result, a new... Read More about Phase mixing of shear Alfvén waves as a new mechanism for electron acceleration in collisionless, kinetic plasmas.

High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts (2005)
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Williams, R., Morley, E., Hughes, J., Duncanson, P., Terry, R., Smith, J., & Hide, G. (2005). High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts. Parasitology, 130(3), 301-307. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182004006614

Recent research suggests that vertical transmission may play an important role in sustaining Toxoplasma gondii infection in some species. We report here that congenital transmission occurs at consistently high levels in pedigree Charollais and outbre... Read More about High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts.

Identification and reactivity of the triplet excited state of 5-hydroxytryptophan (2005)
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Dad, S., Bisby, R., Clark, I., & Parker, A. (2005). Identification and reactivity of the triplet excited state of 5-hydroxytryptophan. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 78(3), 245-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2004.11.013

Both the neurotransmitter serotonin and the unnatural amino acid 5-hydroxytryptophan (5HT), contain the 5-hydroxyindole chromophore. The photochemistry of 5HT is being investigated in relation to the multiphoton excitation of this chromophore to prod... Read More about Identification and reactivity of the triplet excited state of 5-hydroxytryptophan.

Cat's eye radiation with boundary elements: comparative study on treatment of irregular frequencies (2005)
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Marburg, S., & Amini, S. (2005). Cat's eye radiation with boundary elements: comparative study on treatment of irregular frequencies. Journal of Computational Acoustics, 13(1), 21-45. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218396X05002566

This paper reviews a number of techniques developed to overcome the well-known nonuniqueness problem in boundary integral formulations of acoustic radiation. Although the problem has received much attention, comparative studies are hardly known in th... Read More about Cat's eye radiation with boundary elements: comparative study on treatment of irregular frequencies.

Modification of the natural photonic bandgap of synthetic opals via infilling with crystalline InP (2005)
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Yates, H., Pemble, M., Palacios-Lidón, E., Garcia-Santamaria, F., Rodriguez, I., Meseguer, F., & López, C. (2005). Modification of the natural photonic bandgap of synthetic opals via infilling with crystalline InP. Advanced functional materials, 15(3), 411-417. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.200400248

The growth of high-quality stoichiometric indium phosphide by atmospheric pressure metal±organic chemical vapor deposition within thin-film artificial opals has been optimized. The optical properties of these systems have been studied as a function... Read More about Modification of the natural photonic bandgap of synthetic opals via infilling with crystalline InP.

Partnering practice in the relationships between clients and main contractors (2005)
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Wood, G. (2005). Partnering practice in the relationships between clients and main contractors

Partnering is considered to be a radical departure from conventional approaches to procurement in the UK construction sector, but may be difficult to integrate within a traditionally adversarial environment. Analysis of the literature suggests tha... Read More about Partnering practice in the relationships between clients and main contractors.