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A computer-based microworld for the assessment and remediation of sentence processing deficits in aphasia. (1991)
Thesis
Crerar, M. A. A computer-based microworld for the assessment and remediation of sentence processing deficits in aphasia. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4968

This thesis investigates impairments of written sentence comprehension in 14
aphasic adults. The primary purpose of the research was to apply computer
technology to the process of assessment, with the aim of improving diagnostic
precision and ther... Read More about A computer-based microworld for the assessment and remediation of sentence processing deficits in aphasia..

Conserved Organization of ?-Aminobutyric AcidAReceptor Genes: Cloning and Analysis of the Chicken ?4-Subunit Gene (1991)
Journal Article
Lasham, A., Vreugdenhil, E., Bateson, A. N., Barnard, E. A., & Darlison, M. G. (1991). Conserved Organization of ?-Aminobutyric AcidAReceptor Genes: Cloning and Analysis of the Chicken ?4-Subunit Gene. Journal of Neurochemistry, 57(1), 352-355. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1991.tb02135.x

Abstract: A series of genomic clones containing DNA that encodes the chicken γ-aminobutyric acidA (GABAA) receptor β4 subunit have been isolated. These have been restriction mapped and partially sequcnced to determine the structural organization and... Read More about Conserved Organization of ?-Aminobutyric AcidAReceptor Genes: Cloning and Analysis of the Chicken ?4-Subunit Gene.

The effect of acidification on epilithic algae in the Loch Ard catchment. (1991)
Thesis
Kinross, J. H. The effect of acidification on epilithic algae in the Loch Ard catchment. (Thesis). Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2811

A survey of epilithic filamentous algae was carried out at 15 sites on 10 streams with a range of mean pH from 4.37 to 6.67 in the Loch Ard area of the Trossachs, between 1986 and 1988. Monitoring of physical and chemical parameters was carried out i... Read More about The effect of acidification on epilithic algae in the Loch Ard catchment..

Rondo Forest Reserve, Tanzania: an ornithological note including new records of the East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi, the Spotted Ground Thrush Turdus fischeri, and the Rondo Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea woodwardi (1991)
Journal Article
Holsten, B., Bräunlich, A., & Huxham, M. (1991). Rondo Forest Reserve, Tanzania: an ornithological note including new records of the East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi, the Spotted Ground Thrush Turdus fischeri, and the Rondo Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea woodwardi. Scopus, 14(2), (125-128). ISSN 0250-4162

The Rondo Forest Reserve is a semi-deciduous coastal forest situated at 10°10S, 39°15E in southern Tanzania, 77 km by road from the coastal town of Lindi. The forest isheterogeneous, with substantial numbers of large canopy trees, such as Chlorophora... Read More about Rondo Forest Reserve, Tanzania: an ornithological note including new records of the East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi, the Spotted Ground Thrush Turdus fischeri, and the Rondo Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea woodwardi.

Preliminary assessment of forest birds in Kiono, Pande, Kisiju and Kiwengoma coastal forests, Tanzania (1991)
Journal Article
Burgess, N. D., Huxham, M. R., Mlingwa, C. O. F., Davies, S. G. F., & Cutts, C. J. (1991). Preliminary assessment of forest birds in Kiono, Pande, Kisiju and Kiwengoma coastal forests, Tanzania. Scopus, 14(2), ISSN 0250-4162

A preliminary assessment of the forest birds in four Tanzanian coastal forests (Kiono, Pande, Kisiju and Kiwengoma) is presented. Up to 51 species of forest bird were recorded from a single forest, with diversity declining in a sequence: Kiono; Kiwen... Read More about Preliminary assessment of forest birds in Kiono, Pande, Kisiju and Kiwengoma coastal forests, Tanzania.

Genetic mapping of the mouse X chromosome in the region homologous to human Xq27–Xq28 (1991)
Journal Article
Herman, G. E., Faust, C. J., Darlison, M. G., & Barnard, E. A. (1991). Genetic mapping of the mouse X chromosome in the region homologous to human Xq27–Xq28. Genomics, 9(4), 670-677. https://doi.org/10.1016/0888-7543%2891%2990360-q

The four loci Gabra3, DXPas8, CamL1, and Bpa, located near the murine X-linked visual pigment gene (Rsup), have been ordered using 248 backcross progeny from an interspecific mating of (B6CBA-Aw-JA-Bpa) and Mus spretus. One hundred twenty backcross p... Read More about Genetic mapping of the mouse X chromosome in the region homologous to human Xq27–Xq28.

y-Aminobutyric AcidA Receptor Heterogeneity Is Increased by Alternative Splicing of a Novel ?-Subunit Gene Transcript (1991)
Journal Article
Bateson, A. N., Lasham, A., & Darlison, M. G. (1991). y-Aminobutyric AcidA Receptor Heterogeneity Is Increased by Alternative Splicing of a Novel ?-Subunit Gene Transcript. Journal of Neurochemistry, 56(4), 1437-1440. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1991.tb11443.x

Abstract: DNA sequences encoding two variants of a novel γ-aminobutyric acidA (GABAA) receptor β subunit were isolated from an embryonic chicken whole-brain cDNA library and a chicken genomic library. The coding regions of these variants only differ... Read More about y-Aminobutyric AcidA Receptor Heterogeneity Is Increased by Alternative Splicing of a Novel ?-Subunit Gene Transcript.

The chicken GABAA receptor α1 subunit: cDNA sequence and localization of the corresponding mRNA (1991)
Journal Article
Bateson, A. N., Harvey, R. J., Wisden, W., Glencorse, T. A., Hicks, A. A., Hunt, S. P., Barnard, E. A., & Darlison, M. G. (1991). The chicken GABAA receptor α1 subunit: cDNA sequence and localization of the corresponding mRNA. Molecular Brain Research, 9(4), 333-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-328x%2891%2990081-8

We report the sequence of a complementary {DNA} (cDNA) that encodes the chicken {GABAA} receptor α1 subunit, which is extremely homologous to mammalian α1 subunits. The distribution of α1 subunit transcripts is shown to correlate mainly, but not comp... Read More about The chicken GABAA receptor α1 subunit: cDNA sequence and localization of the corresponding mRNA.

Amino acid receptors from insect muscle: electrophysiological characterization in Xenopus oocytes following expression by injection of mRNA (1990)
Journal Article
Fraser, S., Djamgoz, M., Usherwood, P., O'Brien, J., Darlison, M., & Barnard, E. (1990). Amino acid receptors from insect muscle: electrophysiological characterization in Xenopus oocytes following expression by injection of mRNA. Molecular Brain Research, 8(4), 331-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-328x%2890%2990047-h

Poly(A)+ messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) was extracted from leg muscles of the locust Schistocerca gregaria and injected into oocytes of Xenopus laevis. After 5–10 days incubation, receptors for l-glutamate, l-quisqualate, dl-ibotenate and γ-aminob... Read More about Amino acid receptors from insect muscle: electrophysiological characterization in Xenopus oocytes following expression by injection of mRNA.

The surface lipid of parasitic nematodes: Organization, and modifications during transition to the mammalian host environment (1990)
Journal Article
Proudfoot, L., Kusel, J. R., Smith, H. V., Harnett, W., Worms, M. J., & Kennedy, M. W. (1990). The surface lipid of parasitic nematodes: Organization, and modifications during transition to the mammalian host environment. Acta tropica, 47(5-6), 323-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/0001-706x%2890%2990033-v

The biophysical properties of the surface lipid of a range of nematode species and their developmental stages were examined, using fluorescent lipid probes and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP). These methods can be applied to living,... Read More about The surface lipid of parasitic nematodes: Organization, and modifications during transition to the mammalian host environment.

Distinct regional expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes in chick brain (1990)
Journal Article
Morris, B. J., Hicks, A. A., Wisden, W., Darlison, M. G., Hunt, S. P., & Barnard, E. A. (1990). Distinct regional expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes in chick brain. Molecular Brain Research, 7(4), 305-315. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-328x%2890%2990081-n

Four genes (α2, α3, α4 and β2) have been reported as encoding subunits of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) in chicken brain. The mRNAs transcribed from these genes have here been localised to particular regions using in situ hybridisation... Read More about Distinct regional expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes in chick brain.

High-level vancomycin-resistant enterococci causing hospital infections (1989)
Journal Article
Uttley, A. H. C., George, R. C., Naidoo, J., Woodford, N., Johnson, A. P., Collins, C. H., Morrison, D., Gilfillan, A., Fitch, L. E., & Heptonstall, J. (1989). High-level vancomycin-resistant enterococci causing hospital infections. Epidemiology and Infection, 103(01), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268800030478

Nosocomial infection or colonization due to enterococci with high-level
resistance to vancomycin (minimal inhibitory concentrations [MICs] between 64
and > 2000 mg/L) has occurred in 41 patients with renal disease. These
vancomycin-resistant enter... Read More about High-level vancomycin-resistant enterococci causing hospital infections.