All Outputs (355)

Rapid expert tool for different professions based on estimated ecosystem variables for retrofitting of drainage systems (2013)
Journal Article
Uzomah, V., Scholz, M., & Almuktar, S. (2014). Rapid expert tool for different professions based on estimated ecosystem variables for retrofitting of drainage systems. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 44, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2013.10.008

There is a need for a geospatial decision support tool for different professions such as drainage engineers and urban planners, which is useful for a quick assessment of the potential of ecosystem services when retrofitting sustainable drainage syste... Read More about Rapid expert tool for different professions based on estimated ecosystem variables for retrofitting of drainage systems.

Data analysis and reflexivity (2013)
Book Chapter

Characterization of four midgut aminopeptidase N isozymes from Ostrinia furnacalis strains with different susceptibilities to Bacillus thuringiensis (2013)
Journal Article
Xu, L., Wang, Z., Zhang, J., Ferry, N., Edwards, M., Gatehouse, A., & He, K. (2014). Characterization of four midgut aminopeptidase N isozymes from Ostrinia furnacalis strains with different susceptibilities to Bacillus thuringiensis. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 115, 95-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2013.11.001

The full-length cDNA of four Ofapn aminopeptidases were cloned and sequenced from susceptible and resistant Ostrinia furnacalis strains. Four sequences were identified as APN because they shared the common structural features with APN from Lepidopter... Read More about Characterization of four midgut aminopeptidase N isozymes from Ostrinia furnacalis strains with different susceptibilities to Bacillus thuringiensis.

Urban responses to climate change and resource constraint (2013)
Book Chapter

Toxoplasma gondii infection in the peritoneal macrophages of rats treated with glucocorticoids (2013)
Journal Article

It is well known that toxoplasmosis can be life
threatening to immunocompromised individuals such as
AIDS and organ transplantation patients. Glucocorticoids
(GCs) are widely used in the clinic for the treatment of
autoimmune diseases and organ t... Read More about Toxoplasma gondii infection in the peritoneal macrophages of rats treated with glucocorticoids.

Characteristics of outdoor falls among older people : a qualitative study (2013)
Journal Article
Nyman, S., Ballinger, C., Phillips, J., & Newton, R. (2013). Characteristics of outdoor falls among older people : a qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics, 13(1), 125. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-125

Background
Falls are a major threat to older people’s health and wellbeing. Approximately half of falls occur in outdoor environments but little is known about the circumstances in which they occur. We conducted a qualitative study to explore older... Read More about Characteristics of outdoor falls among older people : a qualitative study.

The archaeology of communications' digital age (2013)
Journal Article
Linge, N. (2013). The archaeology of communications' digital age. Industrial Archaeology Review, 35(1), 45-64. https://doi.org/10.1179/0309072813Z.00000000016

This paper reviews the history of the digital age of communications that began with the invention of the stored program computer in 1948 and is today realised by the World Wide Web, super fast broadband and the smart phone. Taking a predominantly UK... Read More about The archaeology of communications' digital age.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is strongly associated with productive infection by herpesvirus saimiri (2013)
Journal Article
herpesvirus saimiri. Modern Pathology, 27, 851-862. https://doi.org/10.1038/modpathol.2013.198

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a fatal disease without effective therapy or diagnostic test. To investigate a
potential role for c�herpesviruses in this disease, 21 paraffin-embedded lung biopsies from patients diagnosed
with idiopathic pulmonary... Read More about Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is strongly associated with productive infection by herpesvirus saimiri.

Preparation and characterization of au nanoparticles capped with mercaptocarboranyl clusters (2013)
Journal Article
M. Cioran, A., Teixidor, F., Krpetic, Ž., Brust, M., & Viñas, C. (2014). Preparation and characterization of au nanoparticles capped with mercaptocarboranyl clusters. Dalton Transactions, 43(13), 5054-5061. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3DT52872C

The preparation of 3–4 nm and 10 nm gold nanoparticles capped with neutral carborane-based mercaptocarboranes, via two different preparative routes, is reported. The resulting boron-enriched nanomaterials exhibit complete dispersibility in water, ope... Read More about Preparation and characterization of au nanoparticles capped with mercaptocarboranyl clusters.

Plutonium in wildlife and soils at the Maralinga legacy site : Persistence over decadal time scales (2013)
Journal Article

The mobility of plutonium (Pu) in soils, and its uptake into a range of wildlife, were examined using recent and ~25 year old data from the Taranaki area of the former Maralinga weapons test site, Australia. Since its initial deposition in the early... Read More about Plutonium in wildlife and soils at the Maralinga legacy site : Persistence over decadal time scales.

Tools for fashioning voices : an interview with Trevor Wishart (2013)
Journal Article
Garrard, C., & Williams, D. (2013). Tools for fashioning voices : an interview with Trevor Wishart. Contemporary Music Review, 32(5), 511-525. https://doi.org/10.1080/07494467.2013.849878

Trevor Wishart, York-based electroacoustic composer and sonic artist, discusses his most
recent piece, Encounters in the Republic of Heaven, a piece in four acts created from
manipulated recordings of the spoken word, after his keynote speech to th... Read More about Tools for fashioning voices : an interview with Trevor Wishart.

Investigation into the impact of 3D surround systems on spatial audio quality (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Power, P., Davies, W., Hirst, J., & Dunn, C. (2013, November). Investigation into the impact of 3D surround systems on spatial audio quality. Presented at Reproduced Sound, Manchester

Current 2D surround systems have benefitted from years of research which has helped identify attributes related to listener preference. Now with high definition visuals, 3D cinema, there is a need to further develop spatial audio systems. One method... Read More about Investigation into the impact of 3D surround systems on spatial audio quality.

Theoretical analysis of GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dots in quantum wire array for intermediate band solar cell (2013)
Journal Article
Sogabe, T., Kaizu, T., Okada, Y., & Tomic, S. (2014). Theoretical analysis of GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dots in quantum wire array for intermediate band solar cell. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 6(1), 011206. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4828359

A GaAs quantum dot (QD) array embedded in a AlGaAs host material was
fabricated using a strain-free approach, through combination of neutral beam etching
and atomic hydrogen-assisted molecular beam epitaxy regrowth. In this work, we
performed theo... Read More about Theoretical analysis of GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dots in quantum wire array for intermediate band solar cell.

Active nanophotonics technology (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Composite metal-dielectric-semiconductor nanostructures are used to design, fabricate and test nanoscale resonators and nanolasers that utilize various modes confined in all three dimensions. Integration with silicon photonics material platform is al... Read More about Active nanophotonics technology.

Status of groundwater arsenic contamination in all 17 blocks of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India : a 23-year study report (2013)
Journal Article
district in the state of West Bengal, India : a 23-year study report. Journal of Hydrology, 518(Part C), 363-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.10.037

A comprehensive study was conducted in Nadia, one of the nine arsenic (As) affected districts in West
Bengal, India to determine the extent and severity of groundwater As contamination and its health effects
in particular, dermatological effects an... Read More about Status of groundwater arsenic contamination in all 17 blocks of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India : a 23-year study report.

p73 regulates serine biosynthesis in cancer (2013)
Journal Article

Activation of serine biosynthesis supports growth and proliferation of cancer cells. Human cancers often exhibit overexpression of phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH), the metabolic enzyme that catalyses the reaction that diverts serine biosynthes... Read More about p73 regulates serine biosynthesis in cancer.

Translation, insulation and mediation: The shifting sands of University life (2013)
Book Chapter

This volume provides insightful analysis of the way higher education engages with socially excluded communities. Leading researchers and commentators examine the validity of the claim that universities can be active facilitators of social mobility, o... Read More about Translation, insulation and mediation: The shifting sands of University life.

A study of the porosity of nuclear graphite using small-angle neutron scattering (2013)
Journal Article
Mileeva, Z., Ross, D., & King, S. (2013). A study of the porosity of nuclear graphite using small-angle neutron scattering. Carbon, 64, 20-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2013.06.030

Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) measures porosity in nuclear graphites, including both open pores, caused by escaping decomposition gases, and internal cracks (in coke particles) generated by anisotropic thermal contraction along the c-directio... Read More about A study of the porosity of nuclear graphite using small-angle neutron scattering.

Care more about customers: Unsupervised domain-independent aspect detection for sentiment analysis of customer reviews (2013)
Journal Article
Bagheri, A., Saraee, M., & de Jong, F. (2013). Care more about customers: Unsupervised domain-independent aspect detection for sentiment analysis of customer reviews. Knowledge-Based Systems, 52(2013), 201-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2013.08.011

With the rapid growth of user-generated content on the internet, automatic sentiment analysis of online customer reviews has become a hot research topic recently, but due to variety and wide range of products and services being reviewed on the intern... Read More about Care more about customers: Unsupervised domain-independent aspect detection for sentiment analysis of customer reviews.

Sources of variation in cuticular hydrocarbons in the ant formica exsecta (2013)
Journal Article
Martin, S., Vitikainen, E., Shemilt, S., Drijfhout, F., & Sundström, L. (2013). Sources of variation in cuticular hydrocarbons in the ant formica exsecta. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 39(11-12), 1415-1423. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-013-0366-0

Phenotypic variation arises from interactions between genotype and environment, although how variation is produced and then maintained remains unclear. The discovery of the nest-mate recognition system in Formica exsecta ants has allowed phenotypic v... Read More about Sources of variation in cuticular hydrocarbons in the ant formica exsecta.