S. Harris

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1975 - 2009

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170

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How to obtain excellent response rates when surveying physicians (2009)

Thorpe, C, Ryan, B, McLean, SL, Burt, A, Stewart, M, Brown, JB, ...

This paper outlines ways to maximize response rates to surveys by summarizing the most relevant literature to date and demonstrating how these techniques have resulted in consistently high rates of...

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T. S. White, R. Alex, G. Callow, A. Cooke, S. Harris, J. Sargent, ...

In this paper we describe the design, development, and experimental trials of a climbing robot for manufacturing and inspection applications within the aerospace industry. We describe the mechanical...

Blood vessel maturation and response to vascular-disrupting therapy in single vascular endothelial growth factor-A isoform-producing tumors (2008)

Tozer, G.M., Akerman, S., Cross, N.A., Barber, P.R., Björndahl, M.A., Greco, O., ...

Tubulin-binding vascular-disrupting agents (VDA) are currently in clinical trials for cancer therapy but the factors that influence tumor susceptibility to these agents are poorly understood. We...

Predicting people with stroke at risk of falls (2008)

Ashburn, A., Hyndman, D., Pickering, R., Yardley, L., Harris, S.

BACKGROUND: falls are common following a stroke, but knowledge about predicting future fallers is lacking. OBJECTIVE: to identify, at discharge from hospital, those who are most at risk of repeated...

Effects of Global Positioning System Collar Weight on Zebra Behavior and Location Error (2008)

C. Brooks, C. Bonyongo, S. Harris

Global Positioning System (GPS) collars are increasingly being used to study fine-scale patterns of animal behavior. Previous studies on GPS collars have tried to determine the causes of location...

Predicting people with stroke at risk of falls (2008)

Ashburn, A.M., Hyndman, D., Pickering, R.M., Yardley, L., Harris, S.

Background: falls are common following a stroke, but knowledge about predicting future fallers is lacking. Objective: to identify, at discharge from hospital, those who are most at risk of repeated...

Noninvasive markers of fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Validating the European Liver Fibrosis Panel and exploring simple markers (2008)

Guha, I.N., Parkes, J., Roderick, P., Chattopadhyay, D., Cross, R., Harris, S., ...

The detection of fibrosis within nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is important for ascertaining prognosis and the stratification of patients for emerging therapeutic intervention. We...

How to obtain excellent response rates when surveying physicians (2008)

Thorpe, C, Ryan, B, McLean, SL, Burt, A, Stewart, M, Brown, JB, ...

This paper outlines ways to maximize response rates to surveys by summarizing the most relevant literature to date and demonstrating how these techniques have resulted in consistently high rates of...

Predicting people with stroke at risk of falls (2008)

Ashburn, A., Hyndman, D., Pickering, R., Yardley, L., Harris, S.

Background: falls are common following a stroke, but knowledge about predicting future fallers is lacking. Objective: to identify, at discharge from hospital, those who are most at risk of repeated...

How to obtain excellent response rates when surveying physicians (2008)

Thorpe, C, Ryan, B, McLean, SL, Burt, A, Stewart, M, Brown, JB, ...

This paper outlines ways to maximize response rates to surveys by summarizing the most relevant literature to date and demonstrating how these techniques have resulted in consistently high rates of...

Excess Single-Stranded DNA Inhibits Meiotic Double-Strand Break Repair (2007)

Johnson, R., Borde, V., Neale, M.J., Bishop-Bailey, A., North, M., Harris, S., ...

During meiosis, self-inflicted DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are created by the protein Spo11 and repaired by homologous recombination leading to gene conversions and crossovers. Crossover...

Model-driven architecture for cancer research (2007)

Calinescu, R., Harris, S., Gibbons, J., Davies, J., Toujilov, I., Nagl, S.B.

It is a common phenomenon for research projects to collect and analyse valuable data using ad-hoc information systems. These costly-to-build systems are often composed of incompatible variants of the...

The pragmatics of political apologies (2006)

Harris, S., Grainger, K., Mullany, L.

Despite the wealth of literature generated over the past two decades on the apology as a speech act, the political apology has been relatively neglected as a research topic. This article aims to...

Cost-effectiveness of referral for generic care or problem-solving treatment from community mental health nurses, compared with usual general practitioner care for common mental disorders: randomised control trial (2006)

Kendrick, T., Simons, L., Mynors-Wallis, L., Gray, A., Lathlean, J., Pickering, R., ...

Background: UK general practitioners (GPs) refer patients with common mental disorders to community mental health nurses. Aims: To determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this practice....

Variation in demography, condition, and dietary quality of hares Lepus europaeus from high-density and low-density populations. (2006)

Jennings, N.V ., Smith, R. K., Hackländer, K., Harris, S., White, P. C. L.

Numbers of European hares Lepus europaeus have declined throughout Europe due to agricultural intensification. However, hares are more common in intensive arable areas than in pastural areas. To...

Organising and Integrating Knowledge from Research Councils to Monitor Scientific Collaboration (2006)

Alani, H., Glaser, H., Gibbins, N., Harris, S., Shadbolt, N.

Research funding agencies are increasingly required to evaluate the outcome of the projects they support to enable them to further improve their funding programmes and grants allocation. However,...

Cost-effectiveness of referral for generic care, or problem-solving treatment, from community mental health nurses, compared with usual GP care for common mental disorders. Randomised controlled trial (2006)

Kendrick, A., Simons, L., Mynors-Wallis, L., Gray, A., Lathlean, J., Pickering, R., ...

Background UK general practitioners (GPs) refer patients with common mental disorders to community mental health nurses. Aims To determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this practice....

Demographics of the European hare (Lepus europaeus) in the Mediterranean climate zone of Australia (2006)

Stott, Philip George, Harris, S.

Demographic parameters of the European hare (Lepus europaeus) in southern Australia were investigated by dissecting hares shot by hunters during each month of the year. Gender, body weight, age,...

Demographics of the European hare (Lepus europaeus) in the Mediterranean climate zone of Australia (2006)

Stott, Philip George, Harris, S.

Demographic parameters of the European hare (Lepus europaeus) in southern Australia were investigated by dissecting hares shot by hunters during each month of the year. Gender, body weight, age,...

An evaluation of a shared primary and secondary care nephrology service for managing patients with moderate to advanced CKD (2006)

Jones, C., Roderick, P., Harris, S., Rogerson, M.

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common, and nephrology services may not cope with the comprehensive referral of patients with CKD. We evaluated a shared primary and secondary care...

Cost-effectiveness of referral for generic care or problem-solving treatment from community mental health nurses, compared with usual general practitioner care for common mental disorders: Randomised controlled trial (2006)

Kendrick, T., Simons, L., Mynors-Wallis, L., Gray, A., Lathlean, J., Pickering, R., ...

BACKGROUND: UK general practitioners (GPs) refer patients with common mental disorders to community mental health nurses. AIMS: To determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this practice....

A trial of problem-solving by community mental health nurses for anxiety, depression and life difficulties among general practice patients. The CPN-GP study (2005)

Kendrick, T., Simons, L., Mynors-Wallis, L., Gray, A., Lathlean, J., Pickering, R., ...

Aim/ principal research question: the study had two main aims: i) to compare the effectiveness of problem solving by CHMN and generic CMHN care against usual GP care in reducing symptoms, alleviating...

Vegetation quality and habitat selection by European hares Lepus europaeus in a pastural landscape. (2005)

Smith, R. K., Jennings, N. V., Tataruch ., F, Hacklander, K., Harris, S.

European hares Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778 have lower population densities and body condition in pastural landscapes than in arable landscapes, but reasons for this are not understood. The aim of...

A trial of problem-solving by community mental health nurses for anxiety, depression and life difficulties among general practice patients. The CPN-GP study (2005)

Kendrick, T., Simons, L., Mynors-Wallis, L., Gray, A., Lathlean, J., Pickering, R., ...

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of community mental health nurse (CMHN) problem-solving and generic CMHN care, against usual general practitioner (GP) care in reducing symptoms, alleviating...

A quantitative analysis of the abundance and demography of European hares Lepus europaeus in relation to habitat type, intensity of agriculture and climate. (2005)

Smith, R. K., Jennings, N. V., Harris, S.

1. European hares Lepus europaeus have declined throughout Europe since the 1960s. Possible reasons for this include agricultural intensification and changes in climate and predator numbers, but no...

Acacia: the case against moving the type to Australia (2005)

Luckow, M., Colin, H., Chriri, B., Winter, P., Fagg, C., Fortunato, R., ...

Recent studies have shown that Acacia is polyphyletic and must be split into five genera. Proposal 1584 would retypify Acacia : the type of the Australian taxon A. penninervis would be conserved over...

A trial of problem-solving by community mental health nurses for anxiety, depression and life difficulties among general practice patients. The CPN-GP study (2005)

Kendrick, T., Simons, L., Mynors-Wallis, L., Gray, A., Lathlean, J., Pickering, R., ...

Background Community mental health nurses (CMHNs) care for people living in the community with severe and chronic mental illnesses. They also provide counselling and support for patients with less...

BIOINFORMATICS APPLICATIONS NOTE (2005)

Gene Expression, S. Peddada, S. Harris, J. Zajd, E. Harvey

ORIOGEN: order restricted inference for ordered gene expression data

Graphical sensitivity analysis with different methods of imputation for a trial with probable non-ignorable missing data (2005)

Weatherall, Mark, Pickering, R.M., Harris, S.

Graphical sensitivity analyses have recently been recommended for clinical trials with non-ignorable missing binary outcome. We demonstrate an adaptation of this methodology for a continuous outcome...

ORIOGEN: order restricted inference for ordered gene expression data (2005)

Peddada, S., Harris, S., Zajd, J., Harvey, E.

Summary: ORIOGEN is a user-friendly Java-based software package for selecting and clustering genes according to their profiles across various treatment groups. In particular, ORIOGEN is useful for...

ORIOGEN: order restricted inference for ordered gene expression data (2005)

Peddada, S., Harris, S., Zajd, J., Harvey, E.

Summary: ORIOGEN is a user-friendly Java-based software package for selecting and clustering genes according to their profiles across various treatment groups. In particular, ORIOGEN is useful for...

Conservation of European hares Lepus europaeus in Britain : is increasing habitat heterogeneity in farmland the answer ? (2004)

Smith, R. K., Jennings, N.V., Robinson, A., Harris, S.

1. Agricultural intensification has had dramatic effects on farmland biodiversity and has caused declines in many taxa. Habitat changes are thought to be the main cause of the decline in numbers of...

special solutions (2004)

S Harris

doi:10.1088/0305-4470/37/24/005 A special family of solutions explicit in the space and time variables is found for the Fisher equation with density-dependent diffusion. The connection with the known...

The current and future management of wild mammals hunted with dogs in England and Wales. (2003)

White, P.C.L., Newton-Crossa, G.A., Moberlya, R.L., Smarta, J.C.R., Baker, P.J., Harris, S.

There is increasing concern about the use of lethal methods to control wild mammal populations, especially those methods that may have significant impacts on animal welfare. The continued use of dogs...

Spatio-temporal habitat selection by large herbivores in the Okavango Delta (2003)

Bonyongo, M.C., Heitkönig, I.M.A., Harris, S

The mosaic nature of habitats in the Okavango Delta makes patterns of seasonal habitat selection a lot more complex because animals travel short distances to move from one habitat to another because...

Comparison of the incidence rates of selected gastrointestinal events reported for patients prescribed celecoxib and meloxicam in general practice in England using prescription-event monitoring (PEM) data (2003)

Layton, D., Hughes, K., Harris, S., Shakir, S. A. W.

Background. Celecoxib and meloxicam are classified as cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 selective inhibitors, and were developed to minimize the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity commonly associated with...

Comparison of the incidence rates of selected gastrointestinal events reported for patients prescribed celecoxib and meloxicam in general practice in England using prescription-event monitoring (PEM) data (2003)

Layton, D., Hughes, K., Harris, S., Shakir, S. A. W.

Background. Celecoxib and meloxicam are classified as cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 selective inhibitors, and were developed to minimize the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity commonly associated with...

Comparison of the incidence rates of selected gastrointestinal events reported for patients prescribed celecoxib and meloxicam in general practice in England using prescription-event monitoring (PEM) data (2003)

Layton, D., Hughes, K., Harris, S., Shakir, S. A. W.

Background. Celecoxib and meloxicam are classified as cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 selective inhibitors, and were developed to minimize the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity commonly associated with...

Hair follicle dermal cells repopulate the mouse haematopoietic system. (2002)

Lako, M., Armstrong, L., Cairns, P. M., Harris, S., Hole, N., Jahoda, C. A. B.

Skin and hair follicle stem cell biology is the focus of increasing interest, not least because the adult hair follicle has well defined dermal and epithelial populations that display distinct...

Hair follicle dermal cells repopulate the mouse haematopoietic system. (2002)

Lako, M., Armstrong, L., Cairns, P., Harris, S., Hole, N., Jahoda, C. A. B.

Skin and hair follicle stem cell biology is the focus of increasing interest, not least because the adult hair follicle has well defined dermal and epithelial populations that display distinct...

Hair follicle dermal cells repopulate the mouse haematopoietic system (2002)

Lako, M, Armstrong, L, Cairns, P, Harris, S, Hole, N, Jahoda, C A B

Skin and hair follicle stem cell biology is the focus of increasing interest, not least because the adult hair follicle has well defined dermal and epithelial populations that display distinct...

Recall of Early Menstrual History and Menarcheal Body Size: After 30 Years, How Well Do Women Remember? (2002)

Must, A., Phillips, S.M., Naumova, E.N., Blum, M., Harris, S., Dawson-Hughes, B., ...

The validity of recall of early menstrual characteristics is of interest because of their putative role in the etiology of breast cancer and other diseases. A retrospective follow-up of the Newton...

Computerized information-gathering in specialist rheumatology clinics: an initial evaluation of an electronic version of the Short Form 36 (2002)

Wilson, A. S., Kitas, G. D., Carruthers, D. M., Reay, C., Skan, J., Harris, S., ...

Objectives. Longitudinal outcome data are important for research and are becoming part of routine clinical practice. We assessed an initial version of an electronic Short Form 36...

Agent Technology concepts in a heterogeneous distributed searching environment (2001)

Dent, V.F., Hall, W., Harris, S., Hey, J., Martinez, K.

Hybrid libraries provide multiple ways to access information in various formats, normally within a common information framework. The eLib project MALIBU (MAnaging the Hybrid LIbrary for the Benefit...

Agent Technology concepts in a heterogeneous distributed searching environment (2001)

Dent, V.F., Hall, W., Harris, S., Hey, J., Martinez, K.

Hybrid libraries provide multiple ways to access information in various formats, normally within a common information framework. The eLib project MALIBU (MAnaging the Hybrid LIbrary for the Benefit...

Agent Technology concepts in a heterogeneous distributed searching environment (2001)

Dent, V.F., Hall, W., Harris, S., Hey, J., Martinez, K.

Hybrid libraries provide multiple ways to access information in various formats, normally within a common information framework. The eLib project MALIBU (MAnaging the Hybrid LIbrary for the Benefit...

Agent Technology concepts in a heterogeneous distributed searching environment (2001)

Dent, V.F., Hall, W., Harris, S., Hey, J., Martinez, K.

Hybrid libraries provide multiple ways to access information in various formats, normally within a common information framework. The eLib project MALIBU (MAnaging the Hybrid LIbrary for the Benefit...

Coup d'oeil (2001)

Harris, S

Coup d'oeil is centred on a close reading of an untitled object produced by Claude Cahun for the 1936 Exposition surréaliste d'objets. Locating Cahun's art and thought in relation to avant-garde...

Provision of Internet-based rheumatology education (http://rheuma.bham.ac.uk) (2001)

Wilson, A. S., Kitas, G. D., Llewellyn, P., Carruthers, D. M., Cheseldine, D. C., Harris, S., ...

Objectives. The Internet is becoming an important way of delivering medical information, and if used appropriately may assist in improving patients’ self‐management of their disease. We...

The effect of the timing of ethanol exposure during early postnatal life on total number of Purkinje cells in rat cerebellum (1999)

Bedi, KS, Takeuchi, Y, Wilce, P, Harris, S, Miki, T

We have previously shown that exposing rats to a high dose of ethanol on postnatal d 5 can affect Purkinje cell numbers in the cerebellum whilst similar exposure on d 10 had no such effect. The...

The effect of the timing of ethanol exposure during early postnatal life on total number of Purkinje cells in rat cerebellum (1999)

Miki, T, Harris, S, Wilce, P, Takeuchi, Y, Bedi, KS

We have previously shown that exposing rats to a high dose of ethanol on postnatal d 5 can affect Purkinje cell numbers in the cerebellum whilst similar exposure on d 10 had no such effect. The...

The effect of the timing of ethanol exposure during early postnatal life on total number of Purkinje cells in rat cerebellum (1999)

Miki, T, Harris, S, Wilce, P, Takeuchi, Y, Bedi, KS

We have previously shown that exposing rats to a high dose of ethanol on postnatal d 5 can affect Purkinje cell numbers in the cerebellum whilst similar exposure on d 10 had no such effect. The...

Sulfonylureas and ischaemic preconditioning; a double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of glimepiride and glibenclamide (1999)

Klepzig, H., Kober, G., Matter, C., Luus, H., Schneider, H., Boedeker, K.H., ...

Aims Glimepiride is a new sulfonylurea for diabetes treatment which is supposed to impact less on extra-pancreatic ATP-dependent K+channels than the conventional drug glibenclamide. This study was...

KINETIC EQUATION FOR A DILUTE GAS WITH SHORT-RANGE FORCES, (1998)

Harris,S., Lewis,M. B.

The kinetic equation for a dilute gas with short-range forces is derived by a method which we believe to be physically more transparent than other methods. We first derive a density expansion for the...

Development in Wear Debris Morphological Analysis at RAF Early Failure Detection Centres (1998)

Roylance, Brian J., Jones, Lewis M., Luxmoore, Anthony R., Killingray, A., Harris, S.

The RAF's Early Failure Detection Centres (EFDC) carry out routine inspection and analysis of magnetic drain plug samples taken from aircraft while in service. The captured debris is assessed in...

Injuries in The Netherlands: A survey (1998)

MULDER, S., BLOEMHOFF, A., HARRIS, S., SCHOOTS, W.

As a repeat of a survey carried out in 1986–1987, a telephone survey was conducted. More than 25,000 households, comprising over 67,000 persons, were questioned about any recent traffic, home and...

PERCEPTIONS OF ALCOHOL-RELATED ATTENDANCES IN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN ENGLAND: A NATIONAL SURVEY (1998)

WALLER, S., THOM, B., HARRIS, S., KELLY, M.

The results from a survey, conducted in February and March 1997, of all Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments in England are presented. The survey examined staff perceptions of the preventive role...

Fertility control as a means of controlling bovine tuberculosis in badger (Meles meles) populations in south-west England: predictions from a spatial stochastic simulation model (1997)

White, P.C.L., Lewis, A.J.G., Harris, S.

A spatial stochastic simulation model was used to assess the potential of fertility control, based on a yet-to-be-developed oral bait-delivered contraceptive directed at females, for the control of...

Fertility control as a means of controlling bovine tuberculosis in badger (Meles meles) populations in south-west England: predictions from a spatial stochastic simulation model (1997)

White, P.C.L., Lewis, A.J.G., Harris, S.

A spatial stochastic simulation model was used to assess the potential of fertility control, based on a yet-to-be-developed oral bait-delivered contraceptive directed at females, for the control of...

Randomized controlled trial of cervical cap with intracervical reservoir versus standard intracervical injection to inseminate cryopreserved donor semen (1996)

Coulson, C., McLaughlin, E.A., Harris, S., Ford, W.C.L., Hull, M.G.R.

A prospective controlled study of donor insemination without sperm preparation or ovarian stimulation was performed to compare the use of a cervical cap incorporating an intracervical reservoir with...

Determination of step--edge barriers to interlayer transport from surface morphology during the initial stages of homoepitaxial growth (1995)

Šmilauer, P., Harris, S.

We use analytic formulae obtained from a simple model of crystal growth by molecular--beam epitaxy to determine step--edge barriers to interlayer transport. The method is based on information about...

Analytical solution of generalized Burton--Cabrera--Frank equations for growth and post--growth equilibration on vicinal surfaces (1994)

Harris, S., Šmilauer, P.

We investigate growth on vicinal surfaces by molecular beam epitaxy making use of a generalized Burton--Cabrera--Frank model. Our primary aim is to propose and implement a novel analytical program...

Serum type I procollagen peptide: a non-invasive index of bone formation in patients on haemodialysis? (1994)

Hamdy, N. A. T., Risteli, J., Risteli, L., Harris, S., Beneton, M. N. C., Brown, C. B., ...

The value of serum procollagen peptide (PICP) as a non-invasive index of bone formation was studied in 18 patients established on haemodialysis. There was a significant correlation between PICP and...

The distributions, dynamics and ecological differentiation of Callitris species in Tasmania (1991)

Harris, S., Kirkpatrick, J.B.

Callitris oblonga and C. rhomboidea are the only gymnosperms found in the drier parts of Tasmania, where they have marginally overlapping and internally highly disjunct distributions. There is...

The distributions, dynamics and ecological differentiation of Callitris species in Tasmania (1991)

Harris, S, Kirkpatrick, JB

Callitris oblonga and C. rhomboidea are the only gymnosperms found in the drier parts of Tasmania, where they have marginally overlapping and internally highly disjunct distributions. There is...

The distributions, dynamics and ecological differentiation of Callitris species in Tasmania (1991)

Harris, S, Kirkpatrick, JB

Callitris oblonga and C. rhomboidea are the only gymnosperms found in the drier parts of Tasmania, where they have marginally overlapping and internally highly disjunct distributions. There is...

The distributions, dynamics and ecological differentiation of Callitris species in Tasmania (1991)

Harris, S, Kirkpatrick, JB

Callitris oblonga and C. rhomboidea are the only gymnosperms found in the drier parts of Tasmania, where they have marginally overlapping and internally highly disjunct distributions. There is...

THE ROLE OF MAGNESIUM IN Al-Li-Cu-Mg-Zr ALLOYS (1987)

Harris, S., Noble, B., Dinsdale, K.

Within the UK, research has concentrated on alloys of composition Al-2.5%Li-1.2%Cu-0.7%Mg-0.12%Zr (8090) which is a medium strength replacement for 2014. Ageing this lithium-containing alloy at an...

THE ROLE OF MAGNESIUM IN Al-Li-Cu-Mg-Zr ALLOYS (1987)

Harris, S., Noble, B., Dinsdale, K.

Within the UK, research has concentrated on alloys of composition Al-2.5%Li-1.2%Cu-0.7%Mg-0.12%Zr (8090) which is a medium strength replacement for 2014. Ageing this lithium-containing alloy at an...

THE ROLE OF MAGNESIUM IN Al-Li-Cu-Mg-Zr ALLOYS (1987)

Harris, S., Noble, B., Dinsdale, K.

Within the UK, research has concentrated on alloys of composition Al-2.5%Li-1.2%Cu-0.7%Mg-0.12%Zr (8090) which is a medium strength replacement for 2014. Ageing this lithium-containing alloy at an...

Calibration Strategy for the IRAS Detectors (1985)

Oliver, M, Harris, S

Meeting on Characterisation of Optical Radiation Detectors

LASER TECHNIQUES FOR SPECTROSCOPY OF CORE-EXCITED ATOMIC LEVELS (1982)

Harris, S., Young, J., Falcone, R., Rothenberg, J., Willison, J.

We discuss three thechniques which allow the use of tunable lasers for high resolution and picosecond time scale spectroscopy of core-excited atomic levels. These aren : anti-Stokes absorption...

LASER TECHNIQUES FOR SPECTROSCOPY OF CORE-EXCITED ATOMIC LEVELS (1982)

Harris, S., Young, J., Falcone, R., Rothenberg, J., Willison, J.

We discuss three thechniques which allow the use of tunable lasers for high resolution and picosecond time scale spectroscopy of core-excited atomic levels. These aren : anti-Stokes absorption...

LASER TECHNIQUES FOR SPECTROSCOPY OF CORE-EXCITED ATOMIC LEVELS (1982)

Harris, S., Young, J., Falcone, R., Rothenberg, J., Willison, J.

We discuss three thechniques which allow the use of tunable lasers for high resolution and picosecond time scale spectroscopy of core-excited atomic levels. These aren : anti-Stokes absorption...

Measurements of the variation of field penetration in Nb§3Sn at high fields. (1978)

Harris, S., Schwarz, W., Stoltz, O., Halbritter, J.

Fruehjahrstagung DPG, Festkoerperphysik, Freudenstadt, 6.-10.Maerz 1978. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, R.6, Bd 13(1978) S.333-34

Nasal Ulceration in Workers Exposed to Ruthenium and Platinum Salts (1975)

HARRIS, S.

An outbreak of nasal ulceration which occurred in workers exposed to ruthenium and platinum salts is reported. It is considered that ruthenium salts were the cause.

Rotational ablation of discrete lesions in the coronary arteries is safe. A nonrandomized comparison with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

Cheirif, J, Wray, R, Heibig, J, Harris, S, Staudacher, R, Bucay, M, ...

Rotational ablation is receiving increasing attention as a new therapeutic intervention for coronary artery disease. In a nonrandomized study, we compared echocardiographic regional wall-motion...

Position-independent expression of the ovine beta-lactoglobulin gene in transgenic mice.

Whitelaw, C B, Harris, S, McClenaghan, M, Simons, J P, Clark, A J

The major milk whey protein of sheep, beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), is expressed specifically in the mammary gland in a developmentally regulated pattern. To identify the cis-acting DNA regions involved...

Attitudes to organ donation among South Asians in an English high street.

Ahmed, W, Harris, S, Brown, E

In the UK, people of South Asian origin are at more than twice the risk of end-stage renal failure encountered in the Caucasian population but are under-represented among organ donors. Difficulties...

Gene Conversions and Crossing over during Homologous and Homeologous Ectopic Recombination in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

Harris, S., Rudnicki, K. S., Haber, J. E.

The pma1-105 mutation reduces the activity of the yeast plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase and causes cells to be both low pH and ammonium ion sensitive and resistant to the antibiotic hygromycin B....

Rotational ablation of discrete lesions in the coronary arteries is safe. A nonrandomized comparison with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

Cheirif, J, Wray, R, Heibig, J, Harris, S, Staudacher, R, Bucay, M, ...

Rotational ablation is receiving increasing attention as a new therapeutic intervention for coronary artery disease. In a nonrandomized study, we compared echocardiographic regional wall-motion...

Position-independent expression of the ovine beta-lactoglobulin gene in transgenic mice.

Whitelaw, C B, Harris, S, McClenaghan, M, Simons, J P, Clark, A J

The major milk whey protein of sheep, beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), is expressed specifically in the mammary gland in a developmentally regulated pattern. To identify the cis-acting DNA regions involved...

Gene Conversions and Crossing over during Homologous and Homeologous Ectopic Recombination in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

Harris, S., Rudnicki, K. S., Haber, J. E.

The pma1-105 mutation reduces the activity of the yeast plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase and causes cells to be both low pH and ammonium ion sensitive and resistant to the antibiotic hygromycin B....

Attitudes to organ donation among South Asians in an English high street.

Ahmed, W, Harris, S, Brown, E

In the UK, people of South Asian origin are at more than twice the risk of end-stage renal failure encountered in the Caucasian population but are under-represented among organ donors. Difficulties...

Fertility control as a means of controlling bovine tuberculosis in badger (Meles meles) populations in south-west England: predictions from a spatial stochastic simulation model.

White, P C, Lewis, A J, Harris, S

A spatial stochastic simulation model was used to assess the potential of fertility control, based on a yet-to-be-developed oral bait-delivered contraceptive directed at females, for the control of...

The effect of the timing of ethanol exposure during early postnatal life on total number of Purkinje cells in rat cerebellum

Miki, T, Harris, S, Wilce, P, Takeuchi, Y, Bedi, KS

We have previously shown that exposing rats to a high dose of ethanol on postnatal d 5 can affect Purkinje cell numbers in the cerebellum whilst similar exposure on d 10 had no such effect. The...

Enhanced activation of human T cell clones specific for virus-like particles expressing the HIV V3 loop in the presence of HIV V3 loop-specific polyclonal antibodies

Peifang, S., Pira, G. L., Fenoglio, D., Harris, S., Costa, M. G., Venturino, V., ...

Recombinant virus-like particles (VLP), formed by the yeast Ty p1 protein, carrying the HIV gp120 V3 loop on their surface (V3-VLP) have been tested in vitro for immunogenicity and antigenicity by...

The relationship between hyperglycaemia and renal immune complex deposition in mice with inherited diabetes.

Meade, C J, Brandon, D R, Smith, W, Simmonds, R G, Harris, S, Sowter, C

Kidney lesions were studied by light microscopy and immunofluorescence in diabetic (db/db) and obese (ob/ob) mutant mice. The db/db mutation was studied both on the C57Bl/KsJ genetic background...

Expression of beta 3-adrenoceptor mRNA in rat brain.

Summers, R. J., Papaioannou, M., Harris, S., Evans, B. A.

The reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction was used to demonstrate beta 3-adrenoceptor mRNA in rat brain regions. Levels were highest in hippocampus, cerebral cortex and striatum and lower...

Limited joint mobility in subjects with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus: relationship with eye and kidney complications.

Garg, S K, Chase, H P, Marshall, G, Jackson, W E, Holmes, D, Hoops, S, ...

Three hundred and fifty seven subjects (178 males and 179 females) with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus were evaluated for the presence of limited joint mobility of the interphalangeal joints....

Maternal serum screening in the Sioux Lookout Zone. Complicated test for an unspecified need.

Dillon, M., Lam, T., Beardy, N., Gordon, J., Dooley, J., Harris, S.

We investigated whether the incidence of fetal abnormalities among patients in Sioux Lookout Zone differs from incidence elsewhere in Canada, whether First Nations people would agree to screening,...

Barriers to black women's participation in cancer clinical trials.

Mouton, C. P., Harris, S., Rovi, S., Solorzano, P., Johnson, M. S.

This study examines attitudes that may deter black women from participating in cancer research. Subjects were recruited from women who did not respond to the initial recruitment mailing for the...