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Bacteraemia with tube-coagulase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2005)
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Olver, W. J., Carmichael, I. C., Ziglam, H. M., & Morrison, D. (2005). Bacteraemia with tube-coagulase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Hospital Infection, 60(1), 87-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2004.10.006

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is among the most common hospital-acquired pathogens, and prevalence rates in the UK are amongst the highest in Europe.1 Routine identification of S. aureus in the medical microbiology laboratory is... Read More about Bacteraemia with tube-coagulase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Incidence of glycopeptide hetero-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Maltese hospitals (2005)
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Borg, M. A., Zerafa, R., Morrison, D., & Cuschieri, P. (2005). Incidence of glycopeptide hetero-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Maltese hospitals. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 11(5), 405-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.

The incidence of hetero-intermediate glycopeptide susceptibility among Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Malta, a country with a high incidence of methicillin resistance, was studied by screening 454 non-repetitive S. aureus isolates on teicoplan... Read More about Incidence of glycopeptide hetero-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Maltese hospitals.

Management accounting decision management: profit maximisation. (2005)
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Steven, G. (2005). Management accounting decision management: profit maximisation. Financial Management -London-, (39-40). ISSN 1471-9185

Grahame Steven explains how the identification of Vilfredo Pareto’s “predictable imbalance” can help a business to improve its performance.

Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilisation trial (2005)
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Fairbank, J., Frost, H., Wilson-MacDonald, J., Yu, L., Barker, K., & Collins, R. (2005). Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain:

Objectives To assess the clinical effectiveness of surgical stabilisation (spinal fusion) compared with intensive rehabilitation for patients with chronic low back pain. Design Multicentre randomised controlled trial. Setting 15 secondary c... Read More about Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilisation trial.

Structural properties of swift heavy ion beam irradiated Fe/Si bilayers (2005)
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Senthilarasu, S., Sathyamoorthy, R., Lalitha, S., & Avasthi, D. (2005). Structural properties of swift heavy ion beam irradiated Fe/Si bilayers. Thin Solid Films, 490(2), 177-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2005.04.051

The Fe/Si multilayers were prepared by electron beam evaporation in a cryo-pumped vacuum deposition system. Ag+ and Au+ ions of 100 MeV at two different fluencies such as 1 × 1012 ions/cm2 and 1 × 1013 ions/cm2 at a pressure of 10− 7 torr were used t... Read More about Structural properties of swift heavy ion beam irradiated Fe/Si bilayers.

Eddy diffusion in the sea: reinterpreting an early experiment. (2005)
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Summers, D. (2005). Eddy diffusion in the sea: reinterpreting an early experiment. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 461(2058), 1811-1827. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2004.1433

Over half a century has passed since L. F. Richardson and Henry Stommel conducted their experiment from the pier at Blairmore, Scotland. The relative separations of pairs of immersed floats (made of parsnip) were measured as these became passively tr... Read More about Eddy diffusion in the sea: reinterpreting an early experiment..

Surgical stabilisation of the spine compared with a programme of intensive rehabilitation for the management of patients with chronic low back pain: cost utility analysis based on a randomised controlled trial (2005)
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Rivero-Arias, O., Campbell, H., Gray, A., Fairbank, J., Frost, H., & Wilson-MacDonald, J. (2005). Surgical stabilisation of the spine compared with a programme of intensive rehabilitation for the management of patients with chronic low back pain: cost uti

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether, from a health provider and patient perspective, surgical stabilisation of the spine is cost effective when compared with an intensive programme of rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain. DESIGN: Econ... Read More about Surgical stabilisation of the spine compared with a programme of intensive rehabilitation for the management of patients with chronic low back pain: cost utility analysis based on a randomised controlled trial.

Early socio-emotional experience induces expression of the immediate-early gene Arc/arg3.1 (activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein/activity-regulated gene) in learning-relevant brain regions of the newborn chick (2005)
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Bock, J., Thode, C., Hannemann, O., Braun, K., & Darlison, M. (2005). Early socio-emotional experience induces expression of the immediate-early gene Arc/arg3.1 (activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein/activity-regulated gene) in learning-relev

We have cloned a full-length complementary {DNA} from the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), which encodes a polypeptide that exhibits ∼75% identity to the product of the mammalian gene Arc (activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein), also... Read More about Early socio-emotional experience induces expression of the immediate-early gene Arc/arg3.1 (activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein/activity-regulated gene) in learning-relevant brain regions of the newborn chick.

The effect of refurbishing a UK steel plant on PM10 metal composition and ability to induce inflammation (2005)
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Hutchison, G. R., Brown, D. M., Hibbs, L. R., Heal, M. R., Donaldson, K., Maynard, R. L., …Stone, V. (2005). The effect of refurbishing a UK steel plant on PM10 metal composition and ability to induce inflammation. Respiratory Research, 6(1), 43. https:

In the year 2000 Corus closed its steel plant operations in Redcar, NE of England temporarily for refurbishment of its blast furnace. This study investigates the impact of the closure on the chemical composition and biological activity of PM10 collec... Read More about The effect of refurbishing a UK steel plant on PM10 metal composition and ability to induce inflammation.

Electrical conduction properties of ZnPc/TiO2 thin films (2005)
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Senthilarasu, S., Sathyamoorthy, R., Lalitha, S., & Subbarayan, A. (2006). Electrical conduction properties of ZnPc/TiO2 thin films. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 90(6), 783-797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2005.04.015

In this paper we have reported the electrical properties of Al/ZnPc–TiO2/Al thin film device. The composite layers were prepared by the vacuum evaporation of ZnPc and sol–gel-coated TiO2. The current–voltage characteristics are found to be Ohmic and... Read More about Electrical conduction properties of ZnPc/TiO2 thin films.

Pattern computation in neural communication systems (2005)
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Andras, P. (2005). Pattern computation in neural communication systems. Biological Cybernetics, 92, 452-460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-005-0572-0

Biological data suggests that activity patterns emerging in small- and large-scale neural systems may play an important role in performing the functions of the neural system, and in particular, neural computations. It is proposed in this paper that n... Read More about Pattern computation in neural communication systems.

Influence of electrode on electrical conduction of ZincPhthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films (2005)
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Sathyamoorthy, R., Senthilarasu, S., Lalitha, S., & Subbarayan, A. (2006). Influence of electrode on electrical conduction of ZincPhthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 90(6), 770-782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.20

The electrical conduction properties of ZincPhthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films have been studied using copper, silver and aluminium electrodes. The sandwich structures were prepared by the thermal evaporation method. The I–V characteristics were invest... Read More about Influence of electrode on electrical conduction of ZincPhthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films.

Structural properties of CdTe thin films on different substrates (2005)
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Chandramohan, S., Sathyamoorthy, R., Lalitha, S., & Senthilarasu, S. (2006). Structural properties of CdTe thin films on different substrates. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 90(6), 686-693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2005.04.005

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin films were grown by thermal evaporation method on glass and thin metallic foils such as stainless steel (SS) and molybdenum (Mo). The as-deposited film structure was studied by X-ray diffractometer. Films coated on glass... Read More about Structural properties of CdTe thin films on different substrates.

Influence of CdCl2 treatment on structural and optical properties of vacuum evaporated CdTe thin films (2005)
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Lalitha, S., Sathyamoorthy, R., Senthilarasu, S., & Subbarayan, A. (2006). Influence of CdCl2 treatment on structural and optical properties of vacuum evaporated CdTe thin films. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 90(6), 694-703. https://doi.org/10.1

In this article we have discussed the structural, optical properties of vacuum evaporated CdTe thin films before and after CdCl2 treatment. The CdTe thin films were prepared by vacuum evaporation. Films were prepared under the vacuum of 10−6 Torr. Th... Read More about Influence of CdCl2 treatment on structural and optical properties of vacuum evaporated CdTe thin films.

Inflammation-associated gene expression is altered between normal human ovarian surface epithelial cells and cell lines derived from ovarian adenocarcinomas (2005)
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Gubbay, O., Guo, W., Rae, M. T., Niven, D., Langdon, S. P., & Hillier, S. G. (2005). Inflammation-associated gene expression is altered between normal human ovarian surface epithelial cells and cell lines derived from ovarian adenocarcinomas. British Jour

Ovulation is believed to contribute to the development of ovarian cancers that derive from the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE). The process of ovulation is synonymous with inflammation and inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1α (IL-1α) have r... Read More about Inflammation-associated gene expression is altered between normal human ovarian surface epithelial cells and cell lines derived from ovarian adenocarcinomas.

A value engineering analysis of timber windows (2005)
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Asif, M., Muneer, T., & Kubie, J. (2005). A value engineering analysis of timber windows. Building services engineering research & technology : BSER & T, 26(2), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1191/0143624405bt122oa

Cost effectiveness of products and services has become very important in today’s highly competitive market. The customer needs a product that accomplishes its required functions with economy. Value engineering is a very interesting management techniq... Read More about A value engineering analysis of timber windows.