A. Brown

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Zeitraum

1863 - 2009

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79

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Scintillator Non-Proportionality and Gamma Quenching in CaWO4 (2009)

Lang, R. F., Angloher, G., Bauer, M., Bavykina, I., Bento, A., Brown, A., ...

We measure and explain scintillator non-proportionality and gamma quenching of CaWO4 at low energies and low temperatures. Phonons that are created following an interaction in the scintillating...

TEXES Observations of M Supergiants: Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Wind Acceleration (2009)

Harper, G. M., Richter, M. J., Ryde, N., Brown, A., Brown, J., Greathouse, T. K., ...

We have detected [Fe II] 17.94 um and 24.52 um emission from a sample of M supergiants using TEXES on the IRTF. These low opacity emission lines are resolved at R = 50, 000 and provide new...

Effective learning and teaching in UK higher education (2009)

David, M, Brennan, J, Broadfoot, P, Brown, A, Davis, P, Entwistle, N, ...

This Commentary has been written to provide key evidence-informed principles, based on our analysis of our research evidence, for pedagogies, policies and practices in the diverse range of higher...

Electron and Gamma Background in CRESST Detectors (2009)

Lang, R. F., Angloher, G., Bauer, M., Bavykina, I., Bento, A., Brown, A., ...

The CRESST experiment monitors 300g CaWO_4 crystals as targets for particle interactions in an ultra low background environment. In this paper, we analyze the background spectra that are recorded by...

Interlocked Host Anion Recognition by an Indolocarbazole-Containing [2]Rotaxane (2009)

Brown, A., Mullen, K. M., Ryu, J., Chmielewski, M. J., Santos, S. M., Felix, V., ...

The design, synthesis, structure, and anion-binding properties of the first indolocarbazole-containing interlocked structure are described. The novel [2]rotaxane molecular structure incorporates a...

Discrimination of Recoil Backgrounds in Scintillating Calorimeters (2009)

Lang, R. F., Angloher, G., Bauer, M., Bavykina, I., Bento, A., Brown, A., ...

The alpha decay of $\n{{}^{210}Po}$ is a dangerous background to rare event searches. Here, we describe observations related to this alpha decay in the Cryogenic Rare Event Search with...

Commissioning Run of the CRESST-II Dark Matter Search (2008)

Angloher, G., Bauer, M., Bavykina, I., Bento, A., Brown, A., Bucci, C., ...

The CRESST cryogenic direct dark matter search at Gran Sasso, searching for WIMPs via nuclear recoil, has been upgraded to CRESST-II by several changes and improvements.We present the results of a...

Scotland (2008)

R. Morrison, A. Brown, R. Carrick, R. Connor, A. Dearle, M. P. Atkinson, ...

The major requirements of a system for software reuse are that it must provide an abstraction mechanism for adequately describing the components; a mechanism for naming and storing the components;...

Comparison of time use, role participation and life satisfaction of older people after stroke with a sample without stroke (2008)

McKenna, K., Liddle, J., Brown, A., Lee, K., Gustafsson, L.

Background/aims: This study investigated the time use, role participation and life satisfaction of older Australians (aged 65 years and older) who were 1–3 years post-stroke and living in the...

Lower than expected morbidity and mortality for an Australian aboriginal population: 10-year follow-up in a decentralised community (2008)

Rowley, K. G., O'Dea, K., Anderson, I., McDermott, R., Saraswati, K., Tilmouth, R., ...

Objective: To examine mortality from all causes and from cardiovascular disease (CVD), and CVD hospitalisation rate for a decentralised Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory. Design and...

Manganese(III) and manganese(IV) as chemiluminescence reagents: A review (2008)

Brown, A, Francis, P, Adcock, J, Lim, K, Barnett, N

Although potassium permanganate [Mn(VII)] has been used extensively as a chemiluminescence reagent for many decades, other manganese-based oxidants have only recently been explored for this purpose....

C.: Ontologies, dialogue and knowledge maturing: Towards a mashup and design study (2008)

A. Ravenscroft, S. Braun, J. Cook, A. Schmidt, J. Bimrose, A. Brown, ...

This paper proposes an initial design study to examine and test some of the key concepts and issues within a large-scale European research project that is exploring and aiming to realise learning as...

AND (2007)

J. L. Linsky, G. M. Harper, J. Valenti, P. D. Bennett, A. Brown

Abstract. We discuss GHRS spectra of single and binary late-type stars and describe in detail the spectra of ff TrA and of i Aurigae obtained at ten orbital phases. The wind properties of ff TrA are...

FIRST RESULTS FROM THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PLANET SEARCH: (2007)

A Brown, Dwarf Candidate, A Peglike Planet, C. G. Tinney, R. Paul Butler, Geoffrey W. Marcy, ...

We report results from the Anglo-Australian Planet Search, a survey for planets around 200 solar-type stars in the southern hemisphere that is being carried out on the 3.9 m Anglo-Australian...

What controls spicule velocities and heights? (2007)

A. Brown, T. R. Ayres, G. M. Harper, R. Hammer, A. Nesis

Numerous mechanisms have been suggested to drive spicules. Many of them need a careful ne-tuning of free parameters in order to achieve the basic characteristics, like velocity and height, of...

Scoping Report A: The nature of technical communicative skills and an outline of a career guidance and financial planning ‘Workplace Personalised Learning Environment’ (2007)

Hoyles, C, Noss, R, Poulovassilis, A, Kent, P, Magoulas, G, Brown, A, ...

This report scopes out the nature of technical communicative skills (TCS) building on prior work on advanced communication skills and understanding (ACSU) and on techno-mathematical literacies (TmL)....

Scoping Report B: Requirements description and specification of a career guidance and financial planning ‘Workplace Personalised Learning Environment’ system (2007)

Hoyles, C, Brown, A, Noss, R, Poulovassilis, A, Kent, P, Magoulas, G, ...

Scoping Report A1 considered the nature of technical communicative skills (TCS) and the extent to which these skills may be developed through the use of technologically-enhanced learning (TEL), and...

Residential building and occupant vulnerability to pyroclastic density currents in explosive eruptions (2007)

Spence, R., Kelman, I., Brown, A., Toyos, G., Purser, D., Baxter, P.

A major hazard during the eruption of explosive volcanoes is the formation of pyroclastic density currents (PDCs). Casualties and physical building damage from PDCs are caused by the temperature,...

Could BNP screening of acute chest pain cases lead to safe earlier discharge of patients with non-cardiac causes? A pilot study (2007)

Brown, A., George, J., Murphy, M.J., Struthers, A.

Background: The assessment of chest pain relies on clinical assessment and markers of cell necrosis such as Troponin T (TnT). B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is also raised in myocardial ischaemia...

SenseMix: sharing creative mobile content (2006)

Yuille, J, Weight, J, Forwood, M, Brown, A, Sade, G, Jenkins, G

This poster presentation will report on research undertaken by a multidisciplinary team into the design and development of applications for creation and sharing of audio visual content on mobile...

Publication practices of English language occupational therapy journals (2005)

Brown, G.T., Rodger, S. A., Brown, A.

The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics and publication practices of English language occupational therapy journals. An adapted version of the Survey of Editors Regarding...

Efficacy of gemcitabine plus platinum chemotherapy compared with other platinum containing regimens in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis of survival outcomes (2004)

Scagliotti, G, Natale, R, Danson, S, Rosell, R, Stahel, R, ...

PURPOSE: Gemcitabine-platinum combination activity has been clearly established in a number of phase II studies. It has also been compared against other combinations in many phase III trials. It is...

Interleukin-7 deficiency in rheumatoid arthritis: consequences for therapy-induced lymphopenia (2004)

Ponchel, F., Verburg, R., Bingham, S., Brown, A., Moore, J., Protheroe, A., ...

We previously demonstrated prolonged, profound CD4+ T-lymphopenia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients following lymphocyte-depleting therapy. Poor reconstitution could result either from reduced de...

DSIMS characterization of a drug-containing polymer-coated cardiovascular stent (2004)

Driessen, A A G, Paul, A J, Brown, A, Canry, J-C

Dynamic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (DSIMS) was used to study the release behavior of cytochalasin D, an actin polymerase inhibitor effective in the reduction of smooth muscle cell (SMC)...

DOWN YOUR DRINK: A WEB-BASED INTERVENTION FOR PEOPLE WITH EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION (2004)

Linke, S., Brown, A., Wallace, P.

Aims: To conduct a pilot study of the usefulness of Down Your Drink (DYD), a web-based intervention to encourage excessive drinkers to adopt a healthy pattern of drinking and reduce...

Comparative evaluation of the VITEK 2 Advanced Expert System (AES) in five UK hospitals (2003)

Barry, J., Brown, A., Ensor, V., Lakhani, U., Petts, D., Warren, C., ...

Objectives: We carried out an evaluation of VITEK 2 in five UK laboratories, comparing results with ‘gold standard’ agar-dilution MIC data, assessing its ability to recognize resistant phenotypes...

Effect of long-term treatment with low-dose mifepristone on the endometrium (2003)

Baird, D.T., Brown, A., Critchley, H.O.D., Williams, A.R., Lin, S., Cheng, L.

BACKGROUND: Mifepristone in low daily doses has contraceptive potential by inhibiting ovulation and menstruation. Because follicular development is maintained, the endometrium is exposed to estrogen...

Comparative evaluation of the VITEK 2 Advanced Expert System (AES) in five UK hospitals (2003)

Barry, J., Brown, A., Ensor, V., Lakhani, U., Petts, D., Warren, C., ...

Objectives: We carried out an evaluation of VITEK 2 in five UK laboratories, comparing results with ‘gold standard' agar-dilution MIC data, assessing its ability to recognize resistant phenotypes...

Complex chimeras to map ligand binding sites of GPCRs (2003)

Gearing, K.L., Barnes, A., Barnett, J., Brown, A., Cousens, D., Dowell, S., ...

Family 1a GPCRs are thought to bind small molecule ligands in a pocket comprising sequences from non‐contiguous transmembrane helices. In this study, receptor–ligand binding determinants were...

Transforming Learning Support: An Online Resource Centre for a Diverse Student Population (2003)

Clerehan, R, Turnbull, J, Moore, T, Brown, A, Tuovinen, J E

The diverse student population at large multi-campus universities requires English language and academic skills support which is targeted to their needs and easily accessible. The Online Student...

Comparative evaluation of the VITEK 2 Advanced Expert System (AES) in five UK hospitals (2003)

Barry, J., Brown, A., Ensor, V., Lakhani, U., Petts, D., Warren, C., ...

Objectives: We carried out an evaluation of VITEK 2 in five UK laboratories, comparing results with ‘gold standard' agar-dilution MIC data, assessing its ability to recognize resistant phenotypes...

An Active Approach to Characterizing Dynamic Dependencies for Problem Determination in a Distributed Environment (2001)

A. Brown, G. Kar, A. Keller

We describe a methodology for identifying and characterizing dynamic dependencies between system components in distributed application environments such as e-commerce systems. The methodology relies...

An Active Approach to Characterizing Dynamic Dependencies for Problem Determination in a Distributed Environment (2001)

A. Brown, G. Kar, A. Keller

We describe a methodology for identifying and characterizing dynamic dependencies between system components in distributed application environments such as e-commerce systems. The methodology relies...

Configurations of misfit dislocations at interfaces of lattice-matched Ga₀.₅In₀.₅P/GaAs heterostructures (2000)

Wang, Y. Q., Wang, Z. L. (Zhong Lin), Brown, Terence D., Brown, A., May, Gary S.

©2000 American Institute of Physics. The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/77/223/1

Immunolocalization of the multi-sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase system in human platelets (1997)

Berger, G, Corvazier, E, Pàszty, K, Brown, A, Bobe, R, ...

We recently identified a multi-SERCA (sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase) system in haemopoietic cells comprising the SERCA 2b, SERCA 3 and a new monoclonal anti-Ca2+ ATPase antibody (PL/IM 430)...

An IRAM-Based Architecture for a Single-Chip ATM Switch (1997)

I. Papaefstathiou, A. Brown, J. Simer, D. Sobel, J. Sutaria, S. Y. Wang, ...

We have developed an architecture for an IRAMbased ATM switch that is implemented with merged DRAM and logic for a cost of about $100. The switch is based on a shared buffer memory organization and...

Vertical Transmission of Herpes Simplex Virus Acquired After Primary Outbreak in Second Trimester of a Dichorionic Twin Gestation (1997)

G. M. Joffe, K. Olson, T. L. Merlin, A. Brown

Background: The incidence of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) has increased in recent years, particularly among women of reproductive age. This places more neonates at risk for severe morbidity and...

A randomized trial comparing 1.25 mmol/l calcium dialysate to 1.75 mmol/l calcium dialysate in CAPD patients (1996)

Johnson, D. W., Rigby, R. J., McIntyre, H. D., Brown, A., Freeman, J.

Background Effective control of hyperparathyroidism and renal osteodystrophy in CAPD patients requires a combination of calcitriol and calcium carbonate (CaCO3), but is frequently limited by...

Factors Associated with the Decision to Refer Patients with Anxiety Disorders or Sexual Dysfunction (1992)

BROWN, A, KENT, GG

The decision to refer patients to outside agencies is a complex one, seemingly related to patient, doctor and practice variables. Although there is a wide variation in referral rates between doctors,...

The state of automated configuration management (1991)

A. Brown, S. Dart, P. Feiler, K. Wallnau

Distribution limited to U.S. Government agencies only; contractor performance evaluation. Other requests for this document must be referred to ESD/AVS.

FOCAL LOSS OF ANTERIOR HORN CELLS IN THE CERVICAL CORD IN MOTOR NEURON DISEASE (1986)

SWASH, M., LEADER, M., BROWN, A., SWETTENHAM, K. W.

SUMMARY In a three-dimensional study of the distribution of anterior horn cells in the C8 segment of the human spinal cord we have recognized lateral and medial zones of motor neuron groupings, but...

The CRESST Dark Matter Search

Seidel, W, Angloher, G, Bauer, M, Bavykina, I, Bento, A, Brown, A, ...

CRESST is a WIMP dark matter search using scintillating CaWO4 cryogenic detectors with active background suppression. First results obtained in the commissioning run are presented.

Safety of community drinking-water and outbreaks of waterborne enteric disease: Israel, 1976-97.

Tulchinsky, T. H., Burla, E., Clayman, M., Sadik, C., Brown, A., Goldberger, S.

Waterborne disease remains a major public health problem in many countries. We report findings on nearly three decades of waterborne disease in Israel and the part these diseases play in the total...