UH Research Archive: Recent submissions
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pH-triggered reversible "stealth" polycationic micelles
(2008-01)Amphiphilic polycations with a "stealth" cationic nature have been designed and synthesized by the PEGylation of polycationic amphiphile via a novel pH responsible benzoic imine linker. The linkage is stable in aqueous ... -
The star formation efficiency in nearby galaxies : measuring where gas forms stars effectively
(2008)We measure the star formation efficiency (SFE), the star formation rate (SFR) per unit of gas, in 23 nearby galaxies and compare it with expectations from proposed star formation laws and thresholds.We use Hi maps from The ... -
High-resolution rotation curves and galaxy mass models from THINGS
(2008)We present rotation curves of 19 galaxies from The H I Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS). The high spatial and velocity resolution of THINGS make these the highest quality H I rotation curves available to date for a large ... -
Extremely inefficient star formation in the outer disks of nearby galaxies
(2010)We combine data from The H I Nearby Galaxy Survey and the GALEX Nearby Galaxy Survey to study the relationship between atomic hydrogen (H I) and far-ultraviolet (FUV) emission outside the optical radius (r 25) in 17 spiral ... -
The impact of participants' beliefs on motor interference and motor coordination in human-humanoid interactions
(2011-03)This study compared the responses of human participants studying motor interference and motor coordination when they were interacting with three different types of visual stimuli: a humanoid robot, a pendulum, and a virtual ... -
Computational memory architectures for autobiographic agents interacting in a complex virtual environment : a working model
(2008)In this paper, we discuss the concept of autobiographic agent and how memory may extend an agent's temporal horizon and increase its adaptability. These concepts are applied to an implementation of a scenario where agents ... -
The role of seeds and airborne inoculum in the initiation of leaf blotch (Rhynchosporium secalis) epidemics in winter barley
(2010-04)Both airborne spores of Rhynchosporium secalis and seed infection have been implied as major sources of primary inoculum for barley leaf blotch (scald) epidemics in fields without previous history of barley cropping. ... -
Antimicrobial activity of nanoparticulate metal oxides against peri-implantitis pathogens
(2012-08)Dental plaque accumulation may result in peri-implantitis, an inflammatory process causing loss of supporting bone that may lead to dental implant failure. The antimicrobial activities of six metal and metal oxide nanoparticles ... -
Delamination threshold load of composite laminate under low-velocity impact
(2013)A key factor affecting the use of carbon fibre reinforced composite laminates is the low velocity impact damage which may be introduced accidentally during manufacture, operation or maintenance of the component. Among the ... -
Numerical simulation of crack tip behaviour under fatigue loading
(2013)Fatigue damage is a localized phenomenon controlled by the near-tip crack behavior. This paper presents an application of a dislocation distribution technique to the simulation of crack tip behavior under fatigue loading. ... -
Suspected and confirmed fatalities associated with mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone, meow meow) in the United Kingdom
(2012-10)Background: International media have been reporting about fatalities allegedly related to mephedrone, a popular recreational stimulant, but now a proportion of them have been confirmed. We aimed here at analyzing information ... -
Identifying emerging trends in recreational drug use : outcomes from the Psychonaut Web Mapping Project
(2012)Background: This paper presents the outcomes of the 2-year European Union funded Psychonaut Web Mapping Project which aimed at developing and implementing an integrated web mapping system to promptly identify and learn ... -
Mephedrone, new kid for the chop?
(2011-01)Aims: Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) is a novel synthetic stimulant drug that has recently become popular in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe. It has a short history of human consumption and little is known ... -
Deaths of opiate/opioid misusers involving dihydrocodeine, UK, 1997 - 2007
(2011)Although its effectiveness is somewhat controversial, it appears that dihydrocodeine (DHC) is still prescribed in the UK as an alternative to both methadone and buprenorphine for the treatment of opiate addiction. Purpose ... -
Update on review of reviews on teenage pregnancy and parenthood : Submitted as an Addendum to the first evidence briefing 2003
(National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), 2008)This report presents the findings from reviews identified since December 2001 to update the first evidence briefing relating to teenage pregnancy and parenthood published in 2003 (Swann et al 2003). Following on from the ... -
Evaluating the nursing, midwifery and health visiting contribution to chronic disease management : An integration of three reviews
(HMSO, 2009)This report integrates the evidence from three related, but independent, reviews commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Service Delivery Organisation (SDO) to evaluate the nursing, midwifery and ... -
Contemporary Strategic Marketing
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2007)