Research publications: Recent submissions
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‘Escrocs, seigneurs et "pieux chanteurs". Mendicite et masculinite au cours du long dix-huitieme siecle'
(2005)This article explores the rhetorical and personal strategies deployed by male beggars in eighteenth-century Britain, and the response of elite and middling sort men to the same beggars. It suggests that for poor male beggars ... -
Engineering novel topical foams using hydrofluroalkane emulsions stabilised with pluronic surfactants
(2009-06-28)Aesthetics are very important for topical products and as a consequence elegant vehicles such as sprays and foams are often preferred by patients. Pressurised systems are ideal to dose foams, however, as so little is known ... -
A dynamic topical hydrofluoroalkane foam to induce nanoparticle modification and drug release in situ
(2009-08)Topical nanoparticles are usually applied using semi-solid formulations, but the delivery process is often inefficient due to the poor drug release from the particles. The aim of this study was to investigate the capability ... -
Short-term iontophoretic and post-iontophoretic transport of model penetrants across excised human epidermis
(2009-02-09)The effect of short-term current application (0.4 mA for 10 min) on the epidermal transport of two model penetrants (butyl paraben, BP; caffeine, CF) of differing lipohilicity was investigated and compared to that produced ... -
An investigation into the influence of binary drug solutions upon diffusion and partition processes in model membranes
(2008-12)Few studies have assessed the impact of binary systems on the fundamental mathematical models that describe drug permeation. The aim of this work was to determine the influence of varying the proportions of prilocaine and ... -
A super-earth and two Neptunes orbiting the nearby sun-like star 61 Virginis
(2010)We present precision radial velocity data that reveal a multiple exoplanet system orbiting the bright nearby G5V star 61 Virginis. Our 4.6 years of combined Keck/HIRES and Anglo-Australian Telescope precision radial ... -
Philosophical clarification, its possibility and point
(2009)It is possible to pursue philosophy with a clarificatory end in mind. Doing philosophy in this mode neither reduces to simply engaging in therapy or theorizing. This paper defends the possibility of this distinctive kind ... -
Open-Set Speaker Identification under Mismatch Conditions
(2009)This paper presents investigations into the performance of open-set, text-independent speaker identification (OSTI-SI) under mismatched data conditions. The scope of the study includes attempts to reduce the adverse effects ... -
Molecules and Dust Grains in AGB Stars in Nearby Galaxies—the Influence of Metallicities
(2007)We have obtained infrared spectra of carbon stars in four nearby galaxies—the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy, and the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Our primary aim is to ... -
Simple stochastic simulation
(Elsevier, 2009)Stochastic simulations may be used to describe changes with time of a reaction system in a way that explicitly accounts for the fact that molecules show a significant degree of randomness in their dynamic behavior. The ... -
Long-Term Outcomes in Online Hemodiafiltration and High-Flux Hemodialysis : A Comparative Analysis
(2009)Background and objectives: Theoretical advantages exist of online hemodiafiltration (HDF) over high-flux hemodialysis (HD), but outcome data are scarce. Our objective was to compare outcomes between these modalities. Design, ... -
The effects of particle properties on nanoparticle drug retention and release in dynamic minoxidil foams
(2010-01-04)Nanocarriers may act as useful tools to deliver therapeutic agents to the skin. However, balancing the drug-particle interactions; to ensure adequate drug loading, with the drug-vehicle interactions; to allow efficient ... -
Transport of cosmic rays in the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253
(2009)Radio halos require the coexistence of extra-planar cosmic rays and magnetic fields. Because cosmic rays are injected and accelerated by processes related to star formation in the disk, they have to be transported from the ... -
Role and contribution of nurses for learning disabilities : a local study in a county of the Oxford–Anglia region
(2001)Thirty-two professionals (i.e. nurses, teachers and managers) working in the field of learning disabilities were interviewed regarding the current and future role of registered nurses for learning disabilities (RNLDs). The ... -
Community learning disability teams : the need for objective methods of prioritization and discharge planning
(2002)As part of caseload management for community learning disability teams (CLDTs), it would appear reasonable that services would have a mechanism for prioritizing referrals and discharge planning. However, any formal mechanism ... -
Jobs for the girls: A study of the careers of professional women returners following participation in a European funded updating programme
(1999)This paper uses the findings of a recent study of professional women returning to work after a career break. It critically examines their return to work following attendance of a European funded updating course, and evaluates ... -
Explicit generation of unitary transformations in a single atom or molecule
(2000)A constructive procedure for generating a prescribed unitary transform via the optically driven evolution of a multilevel atom is described. Assuming a clean separation of the coupled levels, the procedure employs the ... -
Observation of Gouy-phase-induced transversal intensity changes in focused beams
(2005)We created superpositions of two different TEM modes in focused beams. Such modes show relative dephasing along the beam axis due to Gouy's phase. This leads to interference effects and significant modifications of a beam's ... -
Second harmonic generation : the solution for an amplitude-modulated initial pulse
(1998)We address the initial value problem for one-dimensional second harmonic generation starting from a purely amplitude-modulated fundamental wave. A general method to solve the problem in terms of a Schrödinger equation is ...