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Smooth seas - rough sailing : the case of the lame ship
(IEEE COMPUTER SOC, 2000-01-01)The US Navy has embarked on an initiative to migrate applications from UNIX to Windows NT. This represents part of the adoption of Smart Ship technology which was meant to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of future ... -
Smoothing the transition from formal specification to object-oriented implementation
(University of Hertfordshire, 1995)The advances in object-oriented design and programming languages have left many formal specification languages behind in terms of the facilities offered to the specifier. The very languages that were developed to formalise ... -
SMT19969 as a treatment for Clostridium difficile infection : an assessment of antimicrobial activity using conventional susceptibility testing and an in vitro gut model
(2015-01-01)OBJECTIVES: We investigated the efficacy of the novel antimicrobial agent SMT19969 in treating simulated Clostridium difficile infection using an in vitro human gut model. METHODS: Concentrations of the predominant cultivable ... -
SMT19969 – a novel antibiotic for C. difficile : Clostridium difficile growth inhibition, spectrum of activity and resistance development
(2011-09)Background: C.difficile infection (CDI) is now established as a major healthcare issue. However, therapy options are limited and recurrent disease remains a significant problem. SMT19969 is the lead compound from a novel ... -
SN 2001em: NOT SO FAST
(2009)SN 2001em, originally classified as type Ib/c, is a peculiar supernova. It was observed in the radio about two years after its optical detection, showing a rising radio flux with an optically thin spectral slope; it also ... -
SN2014J gamma rays from the $^56$Ni decay chain
(2015-02-01)Context. The detection and measurement of gamma-ray lines from the decay chain of 56Ni provides unique information about the explosion in supernovae. SN2014J at 3.3 Mpc is a sufficiently-nearby supernova of type Ia so that ... -
Snacking patterns according to location among Northern Ireland children
(2010-05)Objective:To examine the influence of location on snack intake among Northern Ireland (NI) children aged 5-8 years. Methods: Dietary intake was assessed by 7-day weighed dietary records. Parents/children self defined type ... -
Snacking patterns among adolescents: a comparison of type, frequency and portion size between Britain in 1997 and Northern Ireland in 2005
(2009)Despite the potential link between snack food intake and obesity and the reportedly high prevalence of snacking among adolescents, adolescent snack food patterns (types of foods consumed, frequency and portion size) have ... -
Snakes and their influence on visual processing
(University of Hertfordshire, 1998)Consideration is given to the use of snakes (active contour models) for tracking objects in a visual field. The basic theory of snakes is covered, and a greater depth of analysis is given to both the original [1] and the ... -
A Snapshot of photoresponsive liposomes in cancer chemotherapy and immunotherapy: opportunities and challenges
(2023-11-28)To provide precise medical regimens, photonics technologies have been involved in the field of nanomedicine. Phototriggered liposomes have been cast as promising nanosystems that achieve controlled release of payloads in ... -
A snapshot of the oldest AGN feedback phases
(2021-10-18)Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) inject large amounts of energy into their host galaxies and surrounding environment, shaping their properties and evolution. In particular, AGN jets inflate cosmic-ray lobes, which can rise ... -
Snoop behaviour in multihop wireless networks
(ACM Press, 2010)Snoop is one proposal for improving TCP throughput in wireless networks. We investigated the application of this protocol in wireless ad hoc networks and observed that a single hop in the ad hoc network experienced large ... -
The snowball effect : global sourcing as an accelerator of economic globalization
(2009-12)Drawing on case studies of the strategies of global providers of outsourced business services, this article argues that the concept of ‘offshore outsourcing’ is no longer adequate to describe the restructuring of global ... -
So many lifetimes locked inside: reflecting on the use of music and songs to enhance learning through emotional and social connection in Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
(2018-06-11)Music is universal; it can provide a common language that speaks from the heart enabling others to connect with the private felt experiences of others regardless of differences within or between people. This ability to ... -
So you think you can dance?
(2010)We usually manoeuvre through our environment so effortlessly that the complexity of voluntary movement is taken for granted. Most of the time the processes involved in running for the morning bus, flipping through the pages ... -
So, where do Benefits Come From?
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Social acceptance of humanoid robots in Japan : A survey for development of the frankenstein syndorome questionnaire
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012)This research explores the concept of 'The Frankenstein Syndrome' in order to develop a psychological tool for measuring acceptance of humanoid robots, as well as expectations and anxieties toward these technologies. It ... -
Social Anxiety and Response to Touch : a preliminary exploration of broader autism phenotype in females
(2015-04-08)Subclinical autism-related traits have been shown in the general population to be independently related to both social anxiety and sensory sensitivity. The present study examined the relationship between autistic traits ... -
The social aspects of food biotechnology : A European view
(1999-04)The application of the modern biotechnology to food, notably through the use of GM, has raised concern amongst the European public. Values that underlie this public concern about food biotechnology, include perceptions of: ...