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Harmonic errors associated with the use of choppers in optical experiments (2006)
Journal Article
Benjamin, K., Armitage, A., & South, R. B. (2006). Harmonic errors associated with the use of choppers in optical experiments. Measurement : journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 39(8), 764-770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2006.02.008

Rotating chopper wheels are used to modulate optical radiation in many experimental systems, typically for measuring the frequency response of an optical system. The assumption is often made that the chopped radiation varies sinusoidally. In practice... Read More about Harmonic errors associated with the use of choppers in optical experiments.

Enzymes of type II fatty acid synthesis and apicoplast differentiation and division in Eimeria tenella (2006)
Journal Article
Ferguson, D., Campbell, S. A., Henriquez, F., Phan, L., Mui, E., Richards, T., Muench, S., Allary, M., Lu, J., Prigge, S., Tomley, F., Shirley, M., Rice, D., McLeod, R., & Roberts, C. (2007). Enzymes of type II fatty acid synthesis and apicoplast differentiation and division in Eimeria tenella. International Journal for Parasitology, 37(1), 33-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.10.003

Apicomplexan parasites, Eimeria tenella, Plasmodium spp. and Toxoplasma gondii, possess a homologous plastid-like organelle termed the apicoplast, derived from the endosymbiotic enslavement of a photosynthetic alga. However, currently no eimerian nuc... Read More about Enzymes of type II fatty acid synthesis and apicoplast differentiation and division in Eimeria tenella.

Oestrogen formation and connective tissue growth factor expression in rat granulosa cells (2006)
Journal Article
Harlow, C. R., Bradshaw, A. C., Rae, M. T., Shearer, K. D., & Hillier, S. G. (2007). Oestrogen formation and connective tissue growth factor expression in rat granulosa cells. Journal of Endocrinology, 192(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.1.06689

Ovarian follicular development involves continual remodelling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) forming the basement membrane and intercellular framework that support granulosa cell (GC) growth and differentiation. Insight into the molecular regulati... Read More about Oestrogen formation and connective tissue growth factor expression in rat granulosa cells.

Are you as obedient as me? (2006)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2006). Are you as obedient as me?. Midwifery matters / Association of Radical Midwives, 11-14

Developing steady clicks:: a method of cursor assistance for people with motor impairments (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Trewin, S., Keates, S., & Moffatt, K. (2006, October). Developing steady clicks:: a method of cursor assistance for people with motor impairments. Presented at ASSETS 06 The 8th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Portland, OR, USA

Slipping while clicking and accidental clicks are a source of errors for mouse users with motor impairments. The Steady Clicks assistance feature suppresses these errors by freezing the cursor during mouse clicks, preventing overlapping button presse... Read More about Developing steady clicks:: a method of cursor assistance for people with motor impairments.

Abnormal breathing patterns in stroke: relationship with location of acute stroke lesion and prior cerebrosvascular disease. (2006)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Wardlaw, J. M., & Dennis, M. S. (2006). Abnormal breathing patterns in stroke: relationship with location of acute stroke lesion and prior cerebrosvascular disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 78, 277-279. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2006.102228

Objective: To determine whether central periodic breathing (CPB) is associated with acute involvement of any particular part of the brain, or the extent of total damage in patients with acute stroke.

Methods: CPB was identified using portable mon... Read More about Abnormal breathing patterns in stroke: relationship with location of acute stroke lesion and prior cerebrosvascular disease..

Maternal nutrient restriction in early pregnancy programs hepatic mRNA expression of growth-related genes and liver size in adult male sheep (2006)
Journal Article
Hyatt, M. A., Gopalakrishnan, G. S., Bispham, J., Gentili, S., McMillen, I. C., Rhind, S. M., Rae, M. T., Kyle, C. E., Brooks, A. N., Jones, C., Budge, H., Walker, D., Stephenson, T., & Symonds, M. E. (2007). Maternal nutrient restriction in early pregnancy programs hepatic mRNA expression of growth-related genes and liver size in adult male sheep. Journal of Endocrinology, 192(1), 87-97. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.1.06801

The liver is a major metabolic and endocrine organ of critical importance in the regulation of growth and metabolism. Its function is determined by a complex interaction of nutritionally regulated counter-regulatory hormones. The extent to which hepa... Read More about Maternal nutrient restriction in early pregnancy programs hepatic mRNA expression of growth-related genes and liver size in adult male sheep.

Can an interview score sheet assist with student selection onto the bachelor of science/diploma of higher education (adult) nursing programme? (2006)
Journal Article
McCallum, J., Donaldson, J. H., & Lafferty, P. (2006). Can an interview score sheet assist with student selection onto the bachelor of science/diploma of higher education (adult) nursing programme?. Nurse Education Today, 26(7), 586-592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2006.01.015

Aim

To develop an interview score sheet (ISS) to assist with the selection of student nurses on the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)/Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) (Adult).

Method

A pilot study was undertaken over a 6-month period to design... Read More about Can an interview score sheet assist with student selection onto the bachelor of science/diploma of higher education (adult) nursing programme?.

Mining and Sharing Heterogeneous E-Marketing Intelligence - A Universal Metadata-Based Approach (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Teng, G., Su, H., Liu, X., & Wang, T. (2006, August). Mining and Sharing Heterogeneous E-Marketing Intelligence - A Universal Metadata-Based Approach. Presented at First International Conference on Innovative Computing, Information and Control - Volume I (ICICIC'06)

Despite the emergent business needs and technical efforts by both industrial and research communities, e-business market intelligence (EMI) still faces many obstacles hindering its successful mining, deployment and sharing, including lack of scaleabl... Read More about Mining and Sharing Heterogeneous E-Marketing Intelligence - A Universal Metadata-Based Approach.

A Performance Study of Path Based Multicast Communication Algorithms (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Dubai, A., & Romdhani, I. (2006). A Performance Study of Path Based Multicast Communication Algorithms. In International Symposium on Parallel Computing in Electrical Engineering (PARELEC 2006) (245-250). https://doi.org/10.1109/parelec.2006.7

Multicast communication?s history has been driven by many schemes; however, a few have shown their efficiency on interconnection networks. Among these schemes, path based multicast has been proven to be more efficient in handling multicast, than thos... Read More about A Performance Study of Path Based Multicast Communication Algorithms.

Postfeedback development perceptions: Applying the theory of planned behavior (2006)
Journal Article
McCarthy, A., & Garavan, T. (2006). Postfeedback development perceptions: Applying the theory of planned behavior. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 17(3), 245-267. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.1173

The primary purpose of management development programs is performance improvement at an individual and organizational level. Performance improvement results from knowledge, skill, or ability enhancement. An important intervention in m... Read More about Postfeedback development perceptions: Applying the theory of planned behavior.

A new research agenda: improving health care in general hospitals (2006)
Journal Article
Brown, M., & MacArthur, J. (2006). A new research agenda: improving health care in general hospitals. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15(11), 1362-1370. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01408.x

Aim and objectives.  To set out the research required to improve the health of people with learning disabilities in general hospital settings. The objectives are: (i) to share service developments in a mapping exercise to provide a picture of current... Read More about A new research agenda: improving health care in general hospitals.

Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy” (2006)
Journal Article
Tierney, A., & Sinclair, G. (2006). Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy”. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 1(2), 94-106

"Be a Biotech Buddy" is an online competition run by colleagues in the Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences and Student Enterprise at Glasgow University. The object of the competition is to introduce bioscience students to the world of business, e... Read More about Entrepreneurship for Bioscience Students – “Be a Biotech Buddy”.

Effect of substrate temperature on the optical constants of zincphthalocyanine thin films (2006)
Journal Article
Senthilarasu, S., & Sathyamoorthy, R. (2006). Effect of substrate temperature on the optical constants of zincphthalocyanine thin films. Crystal Research and Technology, 41(11), 1136-1141. https://doi.org/10.1002/crat.200610734


The influence of the film thickness and substrate temperature on optical constants of the vacuum evaporated ZincPhthalocyanine (ZnPc) thin films have been reported in this paper. The direct and allowed optical band gap energy has been evaluated fro... Read More about Effect of substrate temperature on the optical constants of zincphthalocyanine thin films.

A tabu search evolutionary algorithm for solving constraint satisfaction problems. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Craenen, B. G. W., & Paechter, B. (2006). A tabu search evolutionary algorithm for solving constraint satisfaction problems. In Parallel Problem Solving from Nature - PPSN IX (152-161). https://doi.org/10.1007/11844297_16

The paper introduces a hybrid Tabu Search-Evolutionary Algorithm for solving the constraint satisfaction problem, called STLEA. Extensive experimental fine-tuning of parameters of the algorithm was performed to optimise the performance of the algorit... Read More about A tabu search evolutionary algorithm for solving constraint satisfaction problems..

The impact on mothers of bringing up a child with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study (2006)
Journal Article
McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Chang, M., Jarrah, S., & Shukri, R. (2008). The impact on mothers of bringing up a child with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(1), 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.08.007

Background: Most research into the impact on mothers of having a child with an intellectual disability has been done in Western cultures. These mothers are at increased risk of stress, along with poorer health and weakened family relationships. Nurse... Read More about The impact on mothers of bringing up a child with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study.

cAMP response element-binding (CREB) signalling and ovarian surface epithelial cell survival (2006)
Journal Article
Gubbay, O., Rae, M. T., McNeilly, A. S., Donadeu, F. X., Zeleznik, A. J., & Hillier, S. G. (2006). cAMP response element-binding (CREB) signalling and ovarian surface epithelial cell survival. Journal of Endocrinology, 191(1), 275-285. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.1.06928

cAMP response-element binding (CREB) transcription factors transduce cell survival responses to peptide hormones and growth factors in normal tissues and mutant CREB proteins are implicated in tumorigenesis. Ovarian cancer most frequently arises from... Read More about cAMP response element-binding (CREB) signalling and ovarian surface epithelial cell survival.