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Metabolism of Butoxyethanol in excised human skin in vitro
(2008)
Glycol ethers are widely used in industrial and household applications because their chemical and physical properties make them versatile solvents, miscible with both water and organic media. Due to the ease with which the ...
Gender differences in lower limb frontal plane kinematics during landing
(2008)
The study aimed to investigate gender differences in knee valgus angle and inter-knee and inter-ankle distances in university volleyball players when performing opposed block jump landings. Six female and six male university ...
Woody biomass energy crops : possibilities for physical and biological carbon sequestration
(2008)
Bioenergy through short rotation forestry could hold potential for fossil fuel displacement mitigating enhanced climate change by using various combustion, carbon capture technologies, and sequestration technologies. Two ...
Fat Cities and Food Deserts: : Exploring a socio-spatial continuum
(2007-11-30)
Abstract: Just as in Australian cities, European urban areas are suffering an increasing spatial, social, economic and political divide between the food enabled and those whose health is suffering from poor food choices. ...
Discrepancy between self-reported and observed hand hygiene behaviour in healthcare professionals
(2006)
Hand hygiene behaviour in 71 healthcare professionals was observed on hospital wards for a total of 132h, encompassing 1284 hand hygiene opportunities. Questionnaires completed by the participants were used to compare ...
Not so EEZE : the ‘EDHF’ antagonist 14, 15 Epoxyeicosa-5(z)-enoic Acid has vasodilator properties in mesenteric arteries
(2004-12-15)
P-450 metabolites, including the epoxyeicosatrienoic acids, are likely candidates for endothelial derived hyperpolarising factor (EDHF). In the present study, we confirm that the stable analogue 11-nonyloxyundec-8(Z)-enoic ...
Novel role for P2X receptor activation in endothelium-dependent vasodilation
(2004-11-01)
ATP is an important vasoactive mediator, which acts via two receptor classes: P2X and P2Y. Activation of P2X receptors has traditionally been associated with the well-characterised vasoconstrictor properties of ATP. In the ...
Environmental assessment of sugar beet production
(2002-02-13)
Environmental impact assessments are often used to aid decision-making on complex planning issues and the use of such techniques within agriculture is about to come of age. Sophisticated risk assessment methods are now ...
Book Review: Public Concerns, Environmental Standards and Agricultural Trade Edited by F. Brouwer and D.E. Ervin, 2002 Published by CABI Wallingford, ISBN 0 85199 586 1
(Universities Federation of Animal Welfare, 2002)
There is great concern among the public in general, and consumers in particular, about the quality of the environment in relation to agriculture. Such concerns focus on issues such as pollution from agriculture, the quality ...