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    • 25 years of ‘sustainable projects’ : What we know and what the literature says 

      Sabini, Luca; Muzio, Daniel; Alderman, Neil (2019-08-01)
      Last few years have seen a huge increase of publications at the intersection of project management and sustainability. Nevertheless, this field has become increasingly fragmented undermining a steady and consistent ...

    • 25C-NBOMe: preliminary data on pharmacology, psychoactive effects and toxicity of a new potent hallucinogenic drug 

      Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Corazza, Ornella; Albano, Gabriella; Valeriani, Giuseppe; Santacroce, Rita; Bolzan, Flamina; Cinosi, Eduardo; Simonato, Pierluigi; Martinotti, Giovanni; Bersani, Giuseppe; Schifano, Fabrizio (2014-07-03)
      Introduction. The use of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) has rapidly increased as well as their online availability. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the nature and the risks associated ...

    • 26Al gamma rays from the Galaxy with INTEGRAL/SPI 

      Pleintinger, Moritz M. M.; Diehl, Roland; Siegert, Thomas; Greiner, Jochen; Krause, Martin G. H. (2023-03-30)
      Context. The presence of radioactive 26Al at 1.8 MeV reveals an ongoing process of nucleosynthesis in the Milky Way. Diffuse emission from its decay can be measured with gamma-ray telescopes in space. The intensity, line ...

    • 26Al kinematics: superbubbles following the spiral arms? : Constraints from the statistics of star clusters and HI supershells 

      Krause, Martin; Diehl, R.; Bagetakos, Y.; Brinks, E.; Burkert, A.; Gerhard, O.; Greiner, J.; Kretschmer, K.; Siegert, T. (2015-06-12)
      High energy resolution spectroscopy of the 1.8 MeV radioactive decay line of 26Al with the SPI instrument on board the INTEGRAL satellite has recently revealed that diffuse 26Al has large velocities in comparison to other ...

    • 280 one-opposition near-Earth asteroids recovered by the EURONEAR with the Isaac Newton Telescope 

      Vaduvescu, O.; Hudin, L.; Mocnik, T.; Char, F.; Sonka, A.; Tudor, V.; Ordonez-Etxeberria, I.; Alfaro, M. Diaz; Ashley, R.; Errmann, R.; Short, P.; Moloceniuc, A.; Cornea, R.; Inceu, V.; Zavoianu, D.; Popescu, M.; Curelaru, L.; Mihalea, S.; Stoian, A. -M.; Boldea, A.; Toma, R.; Fields, L.; Grigore, V.; Stoev, H.; Lopez-Martinez, F.; Humphries, N.; Sowicka, P.; Ramanjooloo, Y.; Manilla-Robles, A.; Riddick, F. C.; Jimenez-Lujan, F.; Mendez, J.; Aceituno, F.; Sota, A.; Jones, D.; Hidalgo, S.; Murabito, S.; Oteo, I.; Bongiovanni, A.; Zamora, O.; Pyrzas, S.; Genova-Santos, R.; Font, J.; Bereciartua, A.; Perez-Fournon, I.; Martinez-Vazquez, C. E.; Monelli, M.; Cicuendez, L.; Monteagudo, L.; Agulli, I.; Bouy, H.; Huelamo, N.; Monguio, M.; Gansicke, B. T.; Steeghs, D.; Gentile-Fusillo, N. P.; Hollands, M. A.; Toloza, O.; Manser, C. J.; Dhillon, V.; Sahman, D.; Fitzsimmons, A.; McNeill, A.; Thompson, A.; Tabor, M.; Murphy, D. N. A.; Davies, J.; Snodgrass, C.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; Groot, P. J.; Macfarlane, S.; Peletier, R.; Sen, S.; Ikiz, T.; Hoekstra, H.; Herbonnet, R.; Kohlinger, F.; Greimel, R.; Afonso, A.; Parker, Q. A.; Kong, A. K. H.; Bassa, C.; Pleunis, Z. (2018-01-01)
      Context. One-opposition near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are growing in number, and they must be recovered to prevent loss and mismatch risk, and to improve their orbits, as they are likely to be too faint for detection in ...

    • 29th S.H. Foulkes Annual Lecture: Organizational Identity: The Paradox of Continuity and Potential Transformation at the Same Time 

      Stacey, R. (2005)

    • The 2:1 resonant exoplanetary system orbiting HD 73526 

      Tinney, C.G.; Butler, R.P.; Marcy, G.W.; Jones, H.R.A.; Laughlin, G.; Carter, B.D.; Bailey, J.; O'Toole, S. (2006)
      We report the detection of a second exoplanet orbiting the G6 V dwarf HD 73526. This second planet has an orbital period of 377 days, putting it in a 2:1 resonance with the previously known exoplanet, the orbital period ...

    • 2D Transformations of Energy Signals for Energy Disaggregation 

      Schirmer, Pascal; Mporas, Iosif (2022-09-22)
      The aim of Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring is to estimate the energy consumption of individual electrical appliances by disaggregating the overall power consumption that has been sampled from a smart meter at a house or ...

    • 2MASS 0213+3648 C: : A wide T3 benchmark companion to an an active, old M dwarf binary 

      Deacon, N. R.; Magnier, E. A.; Liu, Michael C.; Schlieder, Joshua E.; Aller, Kimberly M.; Best, William M. J.; Bowler, Brendan P.; Burgett, W. S.; Chambers, K. C.; Draper, P. W.; Flewelling, H.; Hodapp, K. W.; Kaiser, N.; Metcalfe, N.; Sweeney, W. E.; Wainscoat, R. J.; Waters, C. (2017-05-01)
      We present the discovery of a 360 AU separation T3 companion to the tight (3.1 AU) M4.5+M6.5 binary 2MASS J02132062+3648506. This companion was identified using Pan-STARRS1 data and, despite its relative proximity to the ...

    • 2MASS J0516288+260738: Discovery of the first eclipsing late K + Brown dwarf binary system 

      Schuh, S.L.; Handler, G.; Drechsel, H.; Hauschildt, P.; Dreizler, S.; Medupe, R.; Karl, C.; Napiwotzki, R.; Kim, S.; Park, B.G.; Wood, M.; Paparo, M.; Szeidl, B.; Viraghalmy, G.; Zsuffa, D.; Hashimoto, O.; Kinugasa, K.; Taguchi, H.; Kambe, E.; Leibowitz, E.; Ibbetson, P.; Lipkin, Y.; Nagel, T.; Gohler, E.; Pretorius, M.L. (2003-11)
      We report the discovery of a new eclipsing system less than one arcminute south of the pulsating DB white dwarf KUV05134+2605. The object could be identified with the point source 2MASSJ0516288+260738 published by the Two ...

    • 2MASS J17112318-2724315: A DEEPLY EMBEDDED LOW-MASS PROTOSTELLAR SYSTEM IN THE B59 MOLECULAR CLOUD 

      Riaz, B.; Martin, E. L.; Bouy, H.; Tata, R. (2009-08-01)
      We present near-infrared observations of the low-mass deeply embedded Class 0/I system 2MASS J17112318-2724315 (2M171123) in the B59 molecular cloud. Bright scattered light nebulosity is observed toward this source in the ...

    • 2x Personal Electrostatic Biocollector Prototype(s) (STRATA) - (D05) : Worn bio-detector Phase 1 

      Johnston, Ian; Tracey, Mark; School of Engineering and Technology; Enterprise and Business Development; Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems; Centre for Engineering Research; Centre for Hazard Detection and Protection Research; Microfluidics and Microengineering; Department of Engineering and Technology; McCluskey, Daniel; Munro, Ian; Coudron, Loic (UH MEMS, 2017-05-04)
      The design and development of two man worn Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) aerosol collection platform prototypes. These prototypes should interface with a, co-developed, laboratory particle recovery instrument exploiting ...

    • 2x Prototype ASEF Systems - (D10) : Automated Sample Extraction from Filters 

      Johnston, Ian; Tracey, Mark; Lodge, Matthew; Kaye, Richard; Baxter, Richard; School of Engineering and Technology; Science & Technology Research Institute; Centre for Engineering Research; Centre for Hazard Detection and Protection Research; Microfluidics and Microengineering; Department of Engineering and Technology; Munro, Ian; McCluskey, Daniel (UH MEMS, 2015-03-11)
      The Automated Sample Extraction from Filters (ASEF) unit is a prototype automated aerosol sample extraction unit. The application is for the detection and identification of pathogenic micro-organisms (bacteria and viruses) ...

    • 2β-Acetoxyferruginol - A new antibacterial abietane diterpene from the bark of Prumnopitys andina 

      Smith, E.C.J.; Gibbons, S.; Wareham, N.; Zloh, Mire (2008-04-15)
      As part of an on-going project to isolate antibacterial compounds from rare conifer species, a new abietane diterpene, 2β-acetoxyferruginol was isolated from the stem bark of Prumnopitys andina. Molecular modelling studies ...

    • 3 MU M Spectropolarimetry of 1120 Ice in Young Stellar Objects 

      Chrysostomou, A.; Hough, J.; Messinger, D.W.; Whittet, D.C.B.; Aitken, D.; Hoche, P.F. (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1996)
      Spectropolarimetry of the water-ice feature at 3.1um towards a number of YSOs is presented. The data show that excesses of polarization and changes in position angle across the feature are common. The polarization excess ...

    • A 3 x 10 solar mass black hole in the quasar SDSS J1148+5251 at z=6.41 

      Willott, C.J.; McLure, R.J.; Jarvis, M.J. (2003)
      We present near-infrared H- and K-band spectra of the z p 6.41 quasar SDSS J114816.64 525150.3. The spectrum reveals a broad Mg ii l2799 emission line with an FWHM of 6000 km s 1. From the peak wavelength of this emission ...

    • 3+2 + X: what is the most useful depolarization input for retrieving microphysical properties of non-spherical particles from lidar measurements using the spheroid model of Dubovik et al. (2006)? 

      Tesche, Matthias; Kolgotin, Alexei; Haarig, Moritz; Burton, Sharon P.; Ferrare, Richard A.; Hostetler, Chris A.; Mueller, Detlef (2019-08-19)
      The typical multiwavelength aerosol lidar data set for inversion of optical to microphysical parameters is composed of three backscatter coefficients (β) at 355, 532, and 1064 nm and two extinction coefficients (α) at 355 ...

    • 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy) inhibits dyskinesia expression and normalizes motor activity in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-treated primates 

      Iravani, Mahmoud M.; Jackson, M. J.; Kuoppamaki, M.; Smith, L. A.; Jenner, P. (2003-10-08)
      Ecstasy [3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)] was shown to prolong the action of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) while suppressing dyskinesia in a single patient with Parkinson's disease (PD). The clinical basis ...

    • 3-D Integration of Robot Vision and Laser Data With Semiautomatic Calibration in Augmented Reality Stereoscopic Visual Interface 

      Livatino, Salvatore; Banno, Filippo; Muscato, Giovanni (2012-02)
      This paper proposes an augmented reality visualization interface to simultaneously present visual and laser sensors information further enhanced by stereoscopic viewing and 3-D graphics. The use of graphic elements is ...

    • 3-dimensional modelling in knowledge engineering 

      Jones, S. (University of Hertfordshire, 1994)
      Graphical representations are now used in the human-computer interfaces of applications in a wide variety of domains. This paper considers a particular domain - that of knowledge engineering - and discusses the benefits ...