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Value of milk tokens for breast feeding mothers should be increased (1996)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., & Tappin, D. M. (1996). Value of milk tokens for breast feeding mothers should be increased. BMJ, 313(7070), 1484-1485. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.313.7070.1484c

EDITOR,—In the deprived housing estates on the periphery of Glasgow roughly 7% of babies are breast fed at the end of the first week of life. Much research has related infant feeding to maternal background and socioeconomic status,1 2 and, despite pr... Read More about Value of milk tokens for breast feeding mothers should be increased.

Stability of a gas-liquid interface in a periodic vertical motion (1996)
Journal Article
Valha, J., & Kubie, J. (1996). Stability of a gas-liquid interface in a periodic vertical motion. Chemical Engineering Science, 51(22), 4997-5006. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2509%2896%2900348-x

An investigation has been undertaken to examine the stability of a gas-liquid interface in a vertical cylindrical vessel subjected to a sinusoidal vertical motion. Experimental results indicate that there is a certain limiting critical frequency at w... Read More about Stability of a gas-liquid interface in a periodic vertical motion.

A three dimensional approach to service quality management (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lashley, C., Lockwood, A., & Taylor, S. (1996, November). A three dimensional approach to service quality management. Paper presented at EuroCHRIE/IAHMS, Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Regulation of the expression of nitric oxide synthase and leishmanicidal activity by glycoconjugates of Leishmania lipophosphoglycan in murine macrophages (1996)
Journal Article
Proudfoot, L., Nikolaev, A. V., Feng, G.-J., Wei, X.-Q., Ferguson, M. A. J., Brimacombe, J. S., & Liew, F. Y. (1996). Regulation of the expression of nitric oxide synthase and leishmanicidal activity by glycoconjugates of Leishmania lipophosphoglycan in murine macrophages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 93(20), 10984-10989. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.93.20.10984

Lipophosphoglycan (LPG) glycoconjugates from promastigotes of Leishmania were not able to induce the expression of the cytokine-inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) by the murine macrophage cell line, J774. However, they synergize with interferon y... Read More about Regulation of the expression of nitric oxide synthase and leishmanicidal activity by glycoconjugates of Leishmania lipophosphoglycan in murine macrophages.

Accessibility and Location Decisions in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Logit Analysis (1996)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Leitham, S., & Nelson, J. D. (1996). Accessibility and Location Decisions in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Logit Analysis. Regional Studies, 30(6), 579-588. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343409612331349878

Accessibility and location decisions in a peripheral region of Europe: a logit analysis, Reg. Studies 30, 579--588. This paper analyses the links between accessibility to markets and factors of production and firms' location decisions in a peripheral... Read More about Accessibility and Location Decisions in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Logit Analysis.

An Investigation into the improvement of Local Minima of the Hopfield Network (1996)
Journal Article
Peng, M., Gupta, N. K., & Armitage, A. (1996). An Investigation into the improvement of Local Minima of the Hopfield Network. Neural Networks, 9(7), 1241-1253. https://doi.org/10.1016/0893-6080%2896%2900017-2

The paper investigates the improvement of local minima of the Hopfield network. A local minima escape algorithm (LME algorithm), is proposed for improving local minima of small-scale networks. Experiments on travelling salesman problems (TSP) show th... Read More about An Investigation into the improvement of Local Minima of the Hopfield Network.

Influence of grain direction on in-plane strength properties of plywood. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kermani, A. (1996, October). Influence of grain direction on in-plane strength properties of plywood. Presented at International Wood Engineering Conference

Influence of grain direction on in-plane strength properties of plywood

Generalised Reed-Muller ASIC converter. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Almaini, A. E. A., & Burnside, K. (1996, October). Generalised Reed-Muller ASIC converter

The paper outlines the design for a new IC for bidirectional conversion between the functional and operational domains of logic funcyions. The circuit can generate all fixed polarities of Generalised Reed-Muller expansions for a given Boolean express... Read More about Generalised Reed-Muller ASIC converter..

Determinants of new venture performance (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor, S. (1996, October). Determinants of new venture performance. Presented at IAHMS Autumn Conference, Leeds

Abstract not available.

Expert system scheduling of cascade hydro-electric plants. (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Renton, M. W., & Wallace, A. R. (1996, March). Expert system scheduling of cascade hydro-electric plants. Presented at International Conference on Opportunities and Advances in International Power Generation

The hydrological interdependence of plants in cascade
hydro electric systems means that operation of any one
plant has an effect on water levels and storage at other
plants in the system. Hydro plants may be dispatched to
meet predicted demand, t... Read More about Expert system scheduling of cascade hydro-electric plants..

A placebo controlled double blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave therapy for osteoarthritic hip and knee pain (1996)
Journal Article
Klaber Moffett, J. A., Richardson, P. H., Frost, H., & Osborn, A. (1996). A placebo controlled double blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave therapy for osteoarthritic hip and knee pain. PAIN, 67(1), 121-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3959%2896%2903100-4

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave (PSW) in the relief of pain in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. Ninety-two patients, mean age 63 years, (34 men and 58 women) were randomly allocated to one of three g... Read More about A placebo controlled double blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave therapy for osteoarthritic hip and knee pain.

Hospitality research: the emperor's new clothes? (1996)
Journal Article
Taylor, S., & Edgar, D. (1996). Hospitality research: the emperor's new clothes?. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 15(3), 211-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0278-4319%2896%2900018-7

This paper examines the ‘current-state-of-the-art’ of hospitality research. It is argued that hospitality research has yet to reach a state of maturity and that no clear articulation exists as to its role, content and future direction. These issues a... Read More about Hospitality research: the emperor's new clothes?.

Velocity of long bubbles in oscillating vertical pipes (1996)
Journal Article
Brannock, D., & Kubie, J. (1996). Velocity of long bubbles in oscillating vertical pipes. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 22(5), 1031-1034. https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-9322%2896%2900034-1

No abstract available.

Outflow of liquids from single-outlet vessels (1996)
Journal Article
Kordestani, S., & Kubie, J. (1996). Outflow of liquids from single-outlet vessels. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 22(5), 1023-1029. https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-9322%2896%2900037-7

No abstract available.

Actinomycete diversity associated with foaming in activated sludge plants (1996)
Journal Article
Goodfellow, M., Davenport, R., Stainsby, F. M., & Curtis, T. P. (1996). Actinomycete diversity associated with foaming in activated sludge plants. Journal of industrial microbiology, 17(3-4), 268-280. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01574701

Large numbers of mycolic acid-containing actinomycetes were isolated from foam and scum samples taken from three activated-sludge sewage-treatment plants using several selective isolation media. Organisms presumptively identified as gordonae formed t... Read More about Actinomycete diversity associated with foaming in activated sludge plants.

The design of a masonry arch motorway bridge validated by scale model tests. (1996)
Thesis
Ridley-Ellis, D. The design of a masonry arch motorway bridge validated by scale model tests. (Thesis). The University of Nottingham. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8231

MRes dissertation

On temporal versioning in object oriented databases. (1996)
Journal Article
Lu, J., Barclay, P., & Kennedy, J. (1996). On temporal versioning in object oriented databases. Informationssystem-Architekturen, 3, 38-40

This paper describes the development of the data model TVM which contains a new concept, temporal versioning. This generalises the ideas of temporal databases and version management to object-oriented databases. TVM provides a new approach for data m... Read More about On temporal versioning in object oriented databases..

Molecular Analysis of the Replication Origin of the Lactococcus lactis Plasmid pCI305 (1996)
Journal Article
Foley, S., Bron, S., Venema, G., Daly, C., & Fitzgerald, G. F. (1996). Molecular Analysis of the Replication Origin of the Lactococcus lactis Plasmid pCI305. Plasmid, 36(2), 125-141. https://doi.org/10.1006/plas.1996.0040

The replication origin region, ori, of the Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis plasmid pCI305
contains three-and-one-half directly repeated 22-bp sequences and two inverted repeat sequences,
IR1 and IR2. These inverted repeat sequences overlap the pro... Read More about Molecular Analysis of the Replication Origin of the Lactococcus lactis Plasmid pCI305.

Breathing sunshine into Scottish housing. (1996)
Book
MacGregor, K., Currie, J., & Taylor, A. (1996). Breathing sunshine into Scottish housing. DGS-Sonnenenergie

A third dimension of new venture performance (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taylor, S., & McKiernan, P. (1996, September). A third dimension of new venture performance. Paper presented at British Academy of Management, Aston, UK