Andrew Williams

Induction of the interleukin 6/ signal transducer and activator of transcription pathway in the lungs of mice sub-chronically exposed to mainstream tobacco smoke (2009)

Halappanavar, Sabina, Russell, Marsha, Stampfli, Martin R, Williams, Andrew, Yauk, Carole L

Abstract Background Tobacco smoking is associated with lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. However, little is known about the global molecular changes that precede the appearance of...

Justícia, incentius i constructivisme (2009)

Williams, Andrew

A Rescuing Justice and Equality, G. A. Cohen reitera la seva crítica al principi de la diferència de John Rawls en tant que una justificació d’incentius que generen desigualtat, i també...

Lack of acute phase response in the livers of mice exposed to diesel exhaust particles or carbon black by inhalation (2009)

Saber, Anne T, Halappanavar, Sabina, Folkmann, Janne K, Bornholdt, Jette, Boisen, Anne, Møller, Peter, ...

Abstract Background Epidemiologic and animal studies have shown that particulate air pollution is associated with increased risk of lung and cardiovascular diseases. Although the exact mechanisms by...

Toxicogenomic analysis of susceptibility to inhaled urban particulate matter in mice with chronic lung inflammation (2009)

Thomson, Errol M, Williams, Andrew, Yauk, Carole L, Vincent, Renaud

Abstract Background Individuals with chronic lung disease are at increased risk of adverse health effects from airborne particulate matter. Characterization of underlying pollutant-phenotype...

The Murchison Widefield Array: Design Overview (2009)

Lonsdale, Colin J., Cappallo, Roger J., Morales, Miguel F., Briggs, Frank H., Benkevitch, Leonid, Bowman, Judd D., ...

The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) is a dipole-based aperture array synthesis telescope designed to operate in the 80-300 MHz frequency range. It is capable of a wide range of science...

Justícia, incentius i constructivisme (2009)

Andrew Williams

A Rescuing Justice and Equality, G. A. Cohen reitera la seva crítica al principi de la diferència de John Rawls en tant que una justificació d’incentius que generen desigualtat, i també...

Low power autoselective regeneration of monolithic wall flow diesel particulate filters (2009)

Williams, Andrew, Binner, Jon, Garner, Colin, Harry, John, Hoare, David, Mariotti, Davide, ...

Submitted for the Proceedings of SAE Global Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, Florence, Italy, June 15-17, 2009.

Justícia, incentius i constructivisme (2009)

Williams, Andrew

A Rescuing Justice and Equality, G. A. Cohen reitera la seva crítica al principi de la diferència de John Rawls en tant que una justificació d�incentius que generen desigualtat, i també...

The Development of a Computer-Aided Learning Tool for Supporting the Teaching of Assembly Language Programming (2008)

Andrew Williams

Sim8086 is a Microsoft Windows based Computer Aided Learning (CAL) system for supporting the teaching of assembly language programming to first year undergraduate students. This paper takes the...

The link between institutional quality and economic growth : evidence from a panel of countries (2007)

Williams, Andrew

[Truncated abstract] The links between the quality of a country’s institutions and its level of economic development is an important, and growing, area of research in economics. Broadly speaking,...

The link between institutional quality and economic growth : evidence from a panel of countries (2007)

Williams, Andrew

[Truncated abstract] The links between the quality of a country’s institutions and its level of economic development is an important, and growing, area of research in economics. Broadly...

The link between institutional quality and economic growth : evidence from a panel of countries (2007)

Williams, Andrew

[Truncated abstract] The links between the quality of a country’s institutions and its level of economic development is an important, and growing, area of research in economics. Broadly...

The link between institutional quality and economic growth : evidence from a panel of countries (2007)

Williams, Andrew

[Truncated abstract] The links between the quality of a country’s institutions and its level of economic development is an important, and growing, area of research in economics. Broadly...

The link between institutional quality and economic growth : evidence from a panel of countries (2007)

Williams, Andrew

[Truncated abstract] The links between the quality of a country’s institutions and its level of economic development is an important, and growing, area of research in economics. Broadly...

The link between institutional quality and economic growth : evidence from a panel of countries (2007)

Williams, Andrew

[Truncated abstract] The links between the quality of a country’s institutions and its level of economic development is an important, and growing, area of research in economics. Broadly speaking,...

The link between institutional quality and economic growth : evidence from a panel of countries (2007)

Williams, Andrew

[Truncated abstract] The links between the quality of a country’s institutions and its level of economic development is an important, and growing, area of research in economics. Broadly...

The link between institutional quality and economic growth : evidence from a panel of countries (2007)

Williams, Andrew

[Truncated abstract] The links between the quality of a country’s institutions and its level of economic development is an important, and growing, area of research in economics. Broadly...

Comprehensive comparison of six microarray technologies (2004)

Yauk, Carole L., Berndt, M. Lynn, Williams, Andrew, Douglas, George R.

Microarray technology is extensively used in biological research. The applied technologies vary greatly between laboratories, and outstanding questions remain regarding the degree of correlation...

Local Consensus Ontologies for B2B-Oriented Service Composition (2003)

Andrew Williams

Agents seeking to discover and compose needed Web services may face knowledge sharing interoperability problems due to differing ontologies. In practice, agents may not have a global consensus...

Local Consensus Ontologies for B2B-Oriented Service Composition (2003)

Andrew Williams, Anand Padmanabhan, M. Brian Blake

Agents seeking to discover and compose needed Web services may face knowledge sharing interoperability problems due to differing ontologies. In practice, agents may not have a global consensus...

Project: Transaction Processing on Multi-databases Professional Experience (2002)

Advisors Dr, Sukumar Ghosh, Dr. Shaowen Wang, Advisors Dr, Andrew Williams, Dr. Sukumar Ghosh

Seeking a challenging research position in the field of Distributed/High-Performance Computing in an internationally renowned organization. An ideal position would include both research component as...

Localised impact of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) on soil permeability. (1996)

Chappell, Nick A., Stobbs, Adam, Ternan, J. Les, Williams, Andrew

A typical upland soil catena afforested with Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) was chosen to examine the localised effect of trees on soil permeability. A borehole permeameter was used to...

Germ-line mutations, DNA damage, and global hypermethylation in mice exposed to particulate air pollution in an urban/industrial location

Yauk, Carole, Polyzos, Aris, Rowan-Carroll, Andrea, Somers, Christopher M., Godschalk, Roger W., Van Schooten, Frederik J., ...

Particulate air pollution is widespread, yet we have little understanding of the long-term health implications associated with exposure. We investigated DNA damage, mutation, and methylation in...

Universal Owners: challenges and opportunities

James Hawley, Andrew Williams

This special issue of "Corporate Governance" is devoted to the concept of "universal ownership" (UO) and grows out of a conference of universal owners, institutional investors, investment...

Toxicogenomic Analysis of Mainstream Tobacco Smoke-Exposed Mice Reveals Repression of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Gene in Heart

Halappanavar, Sabina, Stampfli, Martin R., Berndt-Weis, Lynn, Williams, Andrew, Douglas, George R., Yauk, Carole L.

Tobacco smoking is associated with cardiovascular pathology. However, the molecular mechanisms of tobacco smoke exposure that lead to initiation or exacerbation of cardiovascular disease are unclear....

On the release of information by governments: Causes and consequences

Williams, Andrew

The release of economic and social data by a government provides many benefits to its citizens on a number of different levels. Information has value in itself (for example, to facilitate a more...