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Current source density correlates of cerebellar Golgi and Purkinje cell responses to tactile input
(2011)Tahon K, Wijnants M, De Schutter E, Maex R. Current source density correlates of cerebellar Golgi and Purkinje cell responses to tactile input. J Neurophysiol 105: 1327-1341, 2011. First published January 12, 2011; ... -
Commercial software upgrades may significantly alter Perfusion CT parameter values in colorectal cancer
(2010)Objective : To determine how commercial software platform upgrades impact on derived parameters for colorectal cancer. Materials and methods Following ethical approval, 30 patients with suspected colorectal cancer underwent ... -
Voices from a reflective space : teacher educators reflect on practice
(Rowman and Littlefield, 2008)This text offers advice to teachers on pursuing professional development through book clubs, through Critical Friends Groups, and research groups. It discusses how action research has been utilised by teachers in a particular ... -
Suppression of the postoperative neutrophil leucocytosis following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer and implications for surgical morbidity
(2010)Objective: The extent to which neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer influences postoperative morbidity is controversial. This study investigated whether this treatment suppresses the normal perioperative ... -
On the skeleton of a finite transformation semigroup
(2010)There are many ways to construct hierarchical decompositions of transformation semigroups. The holonomy algorithm is especially suitable for computational implementations and it is used in our software package. The structure ... -
Methodology and theory evaluation of overall equipment effectiveness based on market
(2010)Purpose – Continuous manufacturing systems used within the steel industry involve different machines and processes that are arranged in a sequence of operations in order to manufacture the products. The steel industry is ... -
Training novices to make expert, occupationally focused, community mental health referral decisions
(2011)Introduction: Currently, British health policy requires services to be prioritised according to an individual's level of need. This is particularly necessary for community mental health services, where referral demand far ... -
In memory of Manny Lehman, 'Father of Software Evolution'
(2011)The importance and pervasiveness of software systems makes software engineering a driver of the progress of humanity. Prof. Manny Lehman, with his constant, competent and passionate work, laid the foundation for an ... -
An index of fatal toxicity for drugs of misuse
(2010)Objective : To determine the lethal toxicity of five commonly-used illicit substances by relating the number of associated deaths to their availability. Methods : An index of toxicity was calculated for each of five drugs ... -
Decoupling effects - a novel method for composites characterization
(2011)The practice of mechanical characterization of composite materials demonstrates that there are at least two characteristics being very difficult to be determinate by experiments: in-plane shear modulus G(12) and F-12 ... -
'Naughty' or 'nice' tax avoidance : What is the difference?
(2011)This article deals mainly about the difference between unacceptable ('naughty') and acceptable ('nice') tax avoidance, both of which are 'legal'; though for unnaceptable tax avoidance, the HMRC or the courts may deny the ... -
Marketing Strategies in the UK Classical Music Business: The Significance of 1989
(2011-04-28)The process by which the classical music business operates in the UK changed significantly through the marketing of a classical music recording which took place in 1989. EMI’s recording of Vivaldi’s work Four Seasons with ... -
Continuous bioaerosol monitoring in a tropical environment using a UV fluorescence particle spectrometer
(2011)An instrument designed to continuously monitor ambient bioaerosol concentrations is presented. The instrument is a compact, relatively low-cost, UV aerosol spectrometer that monitors and classifies individual airborne ... -
Galaxy Evolution and the Redshift Desert
(2011-04-26)This thesis explores the evolution of galaxies from the onset of star formation shortly after the Big Bang until the present day. Particular emphasis lies on the redshift range z = 1.4 2.5, the so-called “redshift ... -
The case for e-trust
(2010)Trust is generally understood as a relationship in which an agent (the trustor) decides to depend on another agent’s (the trustee) foreseeable behaviour in order to fulfil his expectations. It is a fundamental aspect of ... -
The effectiveness of using a robotics class to foster collaboration among groups of children with autism in an exploratory study
(2010)This article describes an exploratory study involving the design of an after-school robotics class for groups of children at the higher-functioning end of the autistic spectrum. The aim of the study was to foster collaboration ... -
Symbiotic expressions
(2011)We introduce symbiotic expressions, a method for algebraic simplification within a compiler, in lieu of an SMT solver, such as Yices or the Omega Calculator. Symbiotic expressions are compiler-generated expressions, ... -
A theoretical and empirical analysis of three slice-based metrics for cohesion
(2010)Sound empirical research suggests that we should analyze software metrics from a theoretical and practical perspective. This paper describes the result of an investigation into the respective merits of two cohesion-based ... -
Service user, patient, client, user or survivor : describing recipients of mental health services
(2010)Aims and method: To determine which terms receivers of mental health services wish to be known by (service user, patient, client, user, survivor) according to the professional consulted (psychiatrist, nurse, psychologist, ... -
Bio-inspired binary bees algorithm for a two-level distribution optimisation problem
(2010)Two uncoupleable distributions, assigning missions to robots and allocating robots to home stations, accompany the use of mobile service robots in hospitals. In the given problem, two workload-related objectives and five ...