D. Blair

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Zeitraum

1863 - 2009

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243

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First LIGO search for gravitational wave bursts from cosmic (super)strings (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We report on a matched-filter search for gravitational wave bursts from cosmic string cusps using LIGO data from the fourth science run (S4) which took place in February and March 2005. No...

Searches for gravitational waves from known pulsars with S5 LIGO data (2009)

Collaboration, The LIGO Scientific, Abbott, R., Acernese, F., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., ...

We present a search for gravitational waves from 116 known millisecond and young pulsars using data from the fifth science run of the LIGO detectors. For this search ephemerides overlapping the run...

Search for gravitational wave ringdowns from perturbed black holes in LIGO S4 data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

According to general relativity a perturbed black hole will settle to a stationary configuration by the emission of gravitational radiation. Such a perturbation will occur, for example, in the...

Search for gravitational-wave bursts associated with gamma-ray bursts using data from LIGO Science Run 5 and Virgo Science Run 1 (2009)

Collaboration, LIGO Scientific, Abbott, R., Acernese, F., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., ...

We present the results of a search for gravitational-wave bursts associated with 137 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) that were detected by satellite-based gamma-ray experiments during the fifth LIGO science...

Stacked Search for Gravitational Waves from the 2006 SGR 1900+14 Storm (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We present the results of a LIGO search for short-duration gravitational waves (GWs) associated with the 2006 March 29 SGR 1900+14 storm. A new search method is used, "stacking" the GW data around...

Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in 186 days of LIGO's fifth science run (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith , P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries, of total mass between 2 and 35M_☉, using LIGO observations between November 14, 2006 and May 18, 2007. No...

Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in early S5 LIGO data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

This paper reports on an all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves from sources such as deformed isolated rapidly spinning neutron stars. The analysis uses 840 hours of data from 66 days of the...

Observation of a kilogram-scale oscillator near its quantum ground state (2009)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen , B., Allen, G., ...

We introduce a novel cooling technique capable of approaching the quantum ground state of a kilogram-scale system—an interferometric gravitational wave detector. The detectors of the Laser...

LIGO: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P, Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

The goal of the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is to detect and study gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. Direct detection of GWs holds the promise of...

All-Sky LIGO Search for Periodic Gravitational Waves in the Early Fifth-Science-Run Data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50–1100 Hz and with the frequency’s time derivative in the range -5 x 10^(-9)–0...

Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S4 data (2009)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P, Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

A search for periodic gravitational waves, from sources such as isolated rapidly spinning neutron stars, was carried out using 510 h of data from the fourth LIGO science run (S4). The search was for...

The Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S4 data (2009)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...

A search for periodic gravitational waves, from sources such as isolated rapidly-spinning neutron stars, was carried out using 510 hours of data from the fourth LIGO science run (S4). The search was...

All-sky LIGO search for periodic gravitational waves in the early fifth-science-run data. (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50-1100 Hz and with the frequency's time derivative in the range -5 x 10{-9}-0 Hz s{-1}....

An upper limit on the stochastic gravitational-wave background of cosmological origin (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Acernese, F., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

A stochastic background of gravitational waves is expected to arise from a superposition of a large number of unresolved gravitational-wave sources of astrophysical and cosmological origin. It should...

LIGO: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

The goal of the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is to detect and study gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. Direct detection of GWs holds the promise of...

Observation of a kilogram-scale oscillator near its quantum ground state (2009)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We introduce a novel cooling technique capable of approaching the quantum ground state of a kilogram-scale system-an interferometric gravitational wave detector. The detectors of the Laser...

Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO's S5 data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M(circle dot) and 35M(circle dot) and a minimum component mass of 1M(circle dot)...

Stacked Search for Gravitational Waves from the 2006 SGR 1900+14 Storm (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We present the results of a LIGO search for short-duration gravitational waves (GWs) associated with the 2006 March 29 SGR 1900+14 storm. A new search method is used, "stacking" the GW data around...

Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO psila s S5 data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M/sub o/ and 35M/sub o/ and a minimum component mass of 1M/sub o/ using data from...

The Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in early S5 LIGO data (2009)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...

This paper reports on an all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves from sources such as deformed isolated rapidly spinning neutron stars. The analysis uses 840 hours of data from 66 days of the...

Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO's S5 data (2009)

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M_([sun]) and 35Mz-([sun]) and a minimum component mass of 1M_([sun]) using data...

First joint search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO and GEO 600 data (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We present the results of the first joint search for gravitational-wave bursts by the LIGO and GEO 600 detectors. We search for bursts with characteristic central frequencies in the band 768-2048 Hz...

Search for Gravitational-Wave Bursts from Soft Gamma Repeaters (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We present a LIGO search for short-duration gravitational waves (GWs) associated with soft gamma ray repeater (SGR) bursts. This is the first search sensitive to neutron star f modes, usually...

Beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

We present direct upper limits on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar using data from the first 9 months of the fifth science run of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave...

Implications for the origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO observations (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

We analyzed the available LIGO data coincident with GRB 070201, a short-duration, hard-spectrum gamma-ray burst (GRB) whose electromagnetically determined sky position is coincident with the spiral...

Implications for the origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO observations (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

We analyzed the available LIGO data coincident with GRB 070201, a short-duration, hard-spectrum γ-ray burst (GRB) whose electromagnetically determined sky position is coincident with the spiral arms...

Astrophysically triggered searches for gravitational waves: status and prospects (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

In gravitational-wave detection, special emphasis is put onto searches that focus on cosmic events detected by other types of astrophysical observatories. The astrophysical triggers, e. g. from...

Astrophysically triggered searches for gravitational waves: status and prospects (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

In gravitational-wave detection, special emphasis is put onto searches that focus on cosmic events detected by other types of astrophysical observatories. The astrophysical triggers, e.g. from γ-ray...

A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO (2008)

Baggio, L., Bignotto, M., Bonaldi, M., Cerdonio, M., De Rosa, M., Falferi, P., ...

The first simultaneous operation of the AURIGA detector and the LIGO observatory was an opportunity to explore real data, joint analysis methods between two very different types of gravitational wave...

Implications for the origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO observations (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...

We analyzed the available LIGO data coincident with GRB 070201, a short-duration, hard-spectrum gamma-ray burst (GRB) whose electromagnetically determined sky position is coincident with the spiral...

Astrophysically triggered searches for gravitational waves: status and prospects (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...

In gravitational-wave detection, special emphasis is put onto searches that focus on cosmic events detected by other types of astrophysical observatories. The astrophysical triggers, e. g. from...

A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO (2008)

Baggio, L., Bignotto, M., Bonaldi, M., Cerdonio, M., De Rosa, M., Falferi, P., ...

The first simultaneous operation of the AURIGA detector(63) and the LIGO observatory(64) was an opportunity to explore real data, joint analysis methods between two very different types of...

Search for gravitational waves associated with 39 gamma-ray bursts using data from the second, third, and fourth LIGO runs (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...

We present the results of a search for short-duration gravitational-wave bursts associated with 39 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected by gamma-ray satellite experiments during LIGO's S2, S3, and S4...

Search for gravitational waves from binary inspirals in S3 and S4 LIGO data (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...

We report on a search for gravitational waves from the coalescence of compact binaries during the third and fourth LIGO science runs. The search focused on gravitational waves generated during the...

All-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S4 data (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...

We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50-1000 Hz and with the frequency's time derivative in the range -1 x 10(-8) Hz s(-1) to...

Search of S3 LIGO data for gravitational wave signals from spinning black hole and neutron star binary inspirals (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...

We report on the methods and results of the first dedicated search for gravitational waves emitted during the inspiral of compact binaries with spinning component bodies. We analyze 788 hours of data...

Beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...

We present direct upper limits on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar using data from the first 9 months of the fifth science run of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave...

Search for gravitational waves associated with 39 gamma-ray bursts using data from the second third and fourth LIGO runs (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Isabel Leonor. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

Search for gravitational waves from binary inspirals in S3 and S4 LIGO data (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Thomas Cokelaer. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

Implications for the origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO observations (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Szabolcs M\'arka. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

Beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Matthew Pitkin. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

Search of S3 LIGO data for gravitational wave signals from spinning black hole and neutron star binary inspirals (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

Search for gravitational waves associated with 39 gamma-ray bursts using data from the second third and fourth LIGO runs (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Isabel Leonor. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

Search for gravitational waves from binary inspirals in S3 and S4 LIGO data (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Thomas Cokelaer. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

Implications for the origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO observations (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Szabolcs M\'arka. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

Beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Matthew Pitkin. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

Search of S3 LIGO data for gravitational wave signals from spinning black hole and neutron star binary inspirals (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

Search for Gravitational-Wave Bursts from Soft Gamma Repeaters (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...

We present a LIGO search for short-duration gravitational waves (GWs) associated with soft gamma ray repeater (SGR) bursts. This is the first search sensitive to neutron star f modes, usually...

First joint search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO and GEO 600 data (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...

We present the results of the first joint search for gravitational-wave bursts by the LIGO and GEO 600 detectors. We search for bursts with characteristic central frequencies in the band 768-2048 Hz...

Search of S3 LIGO data for gravitational wave signals from spinning black hole and neutron star binary inspirals (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

We report in the methods and results of the first dedicated search for gravitational waves emitted during the inspiral of compact binaries with spinning component bodies. We analyze 788 hours of data...

A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO (2008)

Baggio, L., Bignotto, M., Bonaldi, M., Cerdonio, M., De Rosa, M., Falferi, P., ...

The first simultaneous operation of the AURIGA detector(63) and the LIGO observatory(64) was an opportunity to explore real data, joint analysis methods between two very different types of...

A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO (2008)

Baggio, L, Bignotto, M, Bonaldi, M, Cerdonio, M, Rosa, M De, Falferi, P, ...

"The first simultaneous operation of the AURIGA detector and the LIGO observatory was an opportunity to explore real data, joint analysis methods between two very different types of gravitational...

Astrophysically triggered searches for gravitational waves: status and prospects (2008)

Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Ajith, P, Allen, B, Allen, G, ...

"In gravitational-wave detection, special emphasis is put onto searches that focus on cosmic events detected by other types of astrophysical observatories. The astrophysical triggers, e.g. from g-ray...

First joint search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO and GEO 600 data (2008)

Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Ajith, P, Allen, B, Allen, G, ...

"We present the results of the first joint search for gravitational-wave bursts by the LIGO and GEO 600 detectors. We search for bursts with characteristic central frequencies in the band 768-2048 Hz...

Search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO data from the fourth science run (2007)

Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Agresti, J, Ajith, P, Allen, B, ...

The fourth science run of the LIGO and GEO 600 gravitational-wave detectors, carried out in early 2005, collected data with significantly lower noise than previous science runs. We report on a search...

Application of the Probability Event Horizon filter to constrain the local rate density of binary black hole inspirals with Advanced LIGO (2007)

Howell, E., Coward, D., Burman, R., Blair, D.

The temporal evolution of the gravitational wave background signal resulting from stellar-mass binary black hole (BBH) inspirals has a unique statistical signature. We describe the application of a...

Search for gravitational wave radiation associated with the pulsating tail of the SGR 1806-20 hyperflare of 27 December 2004 using LIGO (2007)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Boschi, V., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., ...

We report on a search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in the data from the second science run of the LIGO interferometers. The search focused on binary systems with component...

First cross-correlation analysis of interferometric and resonant-bar gravitational-wave data for stochastic backgrounds (2007)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...

Data from the LIGO Livingston interferometer and the ALLEGRO resonant bar detector, taken during LIGO's fourth science run, were examined for cross-correlations indicative of a stochastic...

Upper limit map of a background of gravitational waves (2007)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...

We searched for an anisotropic background of gravitational waves using data from the LIGO S4 science run and a method that is optimized for point sources. This is appropriate if, for example, the...

Search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO data from the fourth science run (2007)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...

The fourth science run of the LIGO and GEO 600 gravitational-wave detectors, carried out in early 2005, collected data with significantly lower noise than previous science runs. We report on a search...

Searching for a stochastic background of gravitational waves with the laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory (2007)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational‐Wave Observatory (LIGO) has performed the fourth science run, S4, with significantly improved interferometer sensitivities with respect to previous runs....

Status of the LIGO detectors (2006)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Copyright © Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing Limited 2006.

Status of the LIGO detectors (2006)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Copyright © Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing Limited 2006.

Two isoforms of a divalent metal transporter (DMT1) in Schistosoma mansoni suggest a surface-associated pathway for iron absorption in schistosomes (2006)

Smyth, D. J., Glanfield, A., McManus, D. P., Hacker, E., Blair, D., Anderson, G. J., ...

We describe two homologues of the mammalian divalent metal transporter (DMT1) for Schistosoma mansoni, a pathogenic intravascular parasite of humans. Schistosomes have a high nutritional and...

Molecular discrimination of Perna (Mollusca: Bivalvia) species using the polymerase chain reaction and species-specific mitochondrial primers (2006)

Blair, D., Waycott, M., Byrne, L., Dunshea, G., Smith-Keune, C., Neil, K.M.

This work was prompted by the need to be able to identify the invasive mussel species, Perna viridis, in tropical Australian seas using techniques that do not rely solely on morphology. DNA-based...

Molecular discrimination of Perna (Mollusca: Bivalvia) species using the polymerase chain reaction and species-specific mitochondrial primers (2006)

Blair, D., Waycott, M., Byrne, L., Dunshea, G., Smith-Keune, C., Neil, K.M.

This work was prompted by the need to be able to identify the invasive mussel species, Perna viridis, in tropical Australian seas using techniques that do not rely solely on morphology. DNA-based...

Molecular discrimination of Perna (Mollusca: Bivalvia) species using the polymerase chain reaction and species-specific mitochondrial primers (2006)

Blair, D., Waycott, M., Byrne, L., Dunshea, G., Smith-Keune, C., Neil, K.M.

This work was prompted by the need to be able to identify the invasive mussel species, Perna viridis, in tropical Australian seas using techniques that do not rely solely on morphology. DNA-based...

Molecular Discrimination of Perna (Mollusca: Bivalvia) Species Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction and Species-Specific Mitochondrial Primers (2006)

Blair, D., Waycott, M., Byrne, L., Dunshea, G., Smith-Keune, C., Neil, K.M.

This work was prompted by the need to be able to identify the invasive mussel species, Perna viridis, in tropical Australian seas using techniques that do not rely solely on morphology. DNA-based...

Paragonimus skrjabini Chen, 1959 (Digenea: Paragonimidae) and related species in eastern Asia: A combined molecular and morphological approach to identification and taxonomy (2005)

Blair, D., Chang, Z. S., Chen, M. G., Cui, A. L., Wu, B., Agatsuma, T., ...

A molecular and morphometric investigation is reported on the species complex of mammalian lungflukes of which Paragonimus skrjabini Chen, 1959 and P. miyazakii Kamo, Nishida, Hatsushika & Tomimura,...

Case report: unusual presentation of Fasciolopsis buski in a Viet Namese child (2004)

Le, T. H., De Nguyen, V., Phan, B. U., Blair, D., McManus, D. P.

A Viet Namese child presented with a history of abdominal pain. Shortly afterwards, he vomited eight live trematode flukes that were collected and morphologically identified as Fasciolopsis buski....

Learning to predict the phonological structure of English loanwords in Japanese (2003)

Blair, D., Ingram, J.

Loanword formation seems to provide a good test bed for the growing field of computational phonology, since it occurs in a more tightly controlled environment than other language processing tasks. We...

Theory Pertaining to Comparison and Calibration in an Experiment to Measure Acoustic Reflection (2002)

Blair, D.

For minehunting in turbid waters, an underwater acoustic imaging device using low megahertz frequencies is being developed in industry following an initiative of DSTO. A problem is that, while rough...

Theory Pertaining to Comparison and Calibration in an Experiment to Measure Acoustic Reflection (2002)

Blair, D.

For minehunting in turbid waters, an underwater acoustic imaging device using low megahertz frequencies is being developed in industry following an initiative of DSTO. A problem is that, while rough...

Complete mitochondrial genomes confirm the distinctiveness of the horse-dog and sheep-dog strains of Echinococcus granulosus (2002)

Le, T.H., Pearson, M.S., Blair, D., Dai, N., Zhang, L.H., McManus, D.P.

Unlike other members of the genus, Echinococcus granulosus is known to exhibit considerable levels of variation in biology, physiology and molecular genetics. Indeed, some of the taxa regarded as...

Theory Pertaining to Comparison and Calibration in an Experiment to Measure Acoustic Reflection (2002)

Blair, D.

For minehunting in turbid waters, an underwater acoustic imaging device using low megahertz frequencies is being developed in industry following an initiative of DSTO. A problem is that, while rough...

Theory Pertaining to Comparison and Calibration in an Experiment to Measure Acoustic Reflection (2002)

Blair, D.

For minehunting in turbid waters, an underwater acoustic imaging device using low megahertz frequencies is being developed in industry following an initiative of DSTO. A problem is that, while rough...

Revisiting the question of limited genetic variation within Schistosoma japonicum (2002)

Le, T. H., Blair, D., McManus, D. P.

Recent electrophoretic data have indicated that Schistosoma japonicum in mainland China may be a species complex, with the existence of a cryptic species being predicted from the analysis of...

Mitochondrial genomes of parasitic flatworms (2002)

Le, T. H., Blair, D., McManus, D. P.

Complete or near-complete mitochondrial genomes are now available for 11 species or strains of parasitic flatworms belonging to the Trematoda and the Cestoda. The organization of these genomes is not...

Short report: Molecular genetic characterization of an unusually severe case of hydatid disease in Alaska caused by the cervid strain of Echinococcus granulosusi (2002)

McManus, D. P., Zhang, L. H., Castrodale, L. J., Le, T. H., Pearson, M., Blair, D.

Distinct Echinococcus granulosus life cycle patterns have been described in North America: domestic and sylvatic. Gene sequences of the sylvatic E. granulosus indicate that it represents a separate...

Complete mitochondrial genomes confirm the distinctiveness of the horse-dog and sheep-dog strains of Echinococcus granulosus (2002)

Le, T. H., Pearson, M. S., Blair, D., Dai, N., Zhang, L. H., McManus, D. P.

Unlike other members of the genus, Echinococcus granulosus is known to exhibit considerable levels of variation in biology, physiology and molecular genetics. Indeed, some of the taxa regarded as...

Theory Pertaining to Comparison and Calibration in an Experiment to Measure Acoustic Reflection (2002)

Blair, D.

For minehunting in turbid waters, an underwater acoustic imaging device using low megahertz frequencies is being developed in industry following an initiative of DSTO. A problem is that, while rough...

Theory Pertaining to Comparison and Calibration in an Experiment to Measure Acoustic Reflection (2002)

Blair, D.

For minehunting in turbid waters, an underwater acoustic imaging device using low megahertz frequencies is being developed in industry following an initiative of DSTO. A problem is that, while rough...

Evolutionary relationships between trematodes and snails emphasizing schistosomes and paragonimids (2001)

Blair, D., Davis, G. M., Wu, B.

Snails and digeneans have been associated for at least 200 million years. Their inter-relationships over such a time-span must have been complex and varied. Few studies have attempted to explore...

Mitochondrial gene content, arrangement and composition compared in African and Asian schistosomes (2001)

Le, T. H., Humair, P. F., Blair, D., Agatsuma, T., Littlewood, D. T. J., McManus, D. P.

Complete sequences were obtained for the coding portions of the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of Schistosoma mansoni (NMRI strain, Puerto Rico; 14415 bp), S. japonicum (Anhui strain, China; 14085 bp)...

Complete DNA sequence and gene organization of the mitochondrial genome of the liverfluke, Fasciola hepatica L. (Platyhelminthes; Trematoda) (2001)

Le, T. H., Blair, D., McManus, D. P.

The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial (mt) DNA molecule of the liverfluke, Fasciola hepatica (phylum Platyhelminthes, class Trematoda, family Fasciolidae), was determined, It...

Mitochondrial genes of schistosoma mansoni (1999)

Blair, D., Le, T. H., Despres, L., McManus, D. P.

Two clones, totalling 8068 bp and spanning over half of the coding region of the mitochondrial genome of Schistosoma, mansoni, have been sequenced. Complete sequences are presented of the large and...

Molecules and morphology in phylogenetic studies of the Hemiuroidea (Digenea : Trematoda : Platyhelminthes) (1998)

Blair, D, Bray, RA, Barker, SC

Phylogenies of trematodes based on characters derived from morphology and life cycles have been controversial. Here, we add molecular data to the phylogenetic study of a group of trematodes, members...

Effects of Subchronic Inhalation of D-D (1,3-Dichloropropene/1,2-Dichloropropane) on Reproduction in Male and Female Rats (1988)

LINNETT, S. L., CLARK, D. G., BLAIR, D., CASSIDY, S. L.

Effects of Subchronic Inhalation of D-D (1,3-Dichloropropene/l ,2-Dichloropropane) on Reproduction in Male and Female Rats. LINNETT, S. L., CLARK, D. G., BLAIR, D., AND CASSIDY, S. L. (1988)....

BENZENE: PHARMACOKINETIC STUDIES IN MAN (1972)

HUNTER, C. G., BLAIR, D.

Following both single and repeated exposures of male subjects to defined concentrations of benzene in air, the concentrations of benzene in exhaled air and of phenol in the urine of the exposed...

Emerging and reemerging helminthiases and the public health of China.

Hotez, P. J., Zheng, F., Long-qi, X., Ming-gang, C., Shu-hua, X., Shu-xian, L., ...

Despite great strides in their control throughout the People's Republic of China, helminth infections remain an important public health problem. The Institute of Parasitic Diseases of the Chinese...