C. Power

Publication List Details

Period

1982 - 2009

Number

127

Co-Authors

The Redshift Evolution of the Mass Function of Cold Gas in Hierarchical Galaxy Formation Models (2009)

Power, C., Baugh, C. M., Lacey, C. G.

(Abridged) Accurately predicting how the cosmic abundance of neutral hydrogen evolves with redshift is a challenging problem facing modellers of galaxy formation. We investigate the predictions of...

Star Cluster Evolution in Dark Matter Dominated Galaxies (2009)

Praagman, A. K., Hurley, J. R., Power, C.

We investigate the influence of the external tidal field of a dark matter halo on the dynamical evolution of star clusters using direct N-body simulations, where we assume that the halo is described...

Primordial Globular Clusters, X-Ray Binaries & Cosmological Reionisation (2009)

Power, C., Wynn, G. A., Combet, C., Wilkinson, M. I.

Globular clusters are dense stellar systems that have typical ages of ~13 billion years, implying that they formed at redshifts of z>~6. Massive stars in newly formed or primordial globular clusters...

Science with ASKAP: the Australian square-kilometre-array pathfinder (2008)

Johnston, S., Taylor, R., Bailes, M., Bartel, N., Baugh, C., Bietenholz, M., ...

The future of cm and m-wave astronomy lies with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a telescope under development by a consortium of 17 countries. The SKA will be 50 times more sensitive than any...

Science with ASKAP - the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (2008)

Johnston, S., Taylor, R., Bailes, M., Bartel, N., Baugh, C., Bietenholz, M., ...

[ABRIDGED VERSION] The future of cm and m-wave astronomy lies with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a telescope under development by a consortium of 17 countries. The SKA will be 50 times more...

Sex differences in the associations between birthweight and lipid levels in middle-age: findings from the 1958 British birth cohort (2008)

Cooper, R., Power, C.

Objective To examine sex differences in birthweight–lipid associations. Methods and results Using prospectively collected data on birthweight and non-fasting lipid levels at age 44–45 y from the...

Virial scaling of massive dark matter halos: Why clusters prefer a high normalization cosmology (2008)

Evrard, AE, Bialek, J, Busha, M, White, M, Habib, S, Heitmann, K, ...

We present a precise estimate of the bulk virial scaling relation of halos formed via hierarchical clustering in an ensemble of simulated cold dark matter cosmologies. The result is insensitive to...

Effects of socioeconomic position on inflammatory and hemostatic markers: a life-course analysis in the 1958 British birth cohort (2008)

Tabassum, F., Kumari, M., Rumley, A., Lowe, G., Power, C., Strachan, D.P.

The cumulative effects of socioeconomic position (SEP) on cardiovascular disease have been described, but the pathways are unclear. In this study, the authors examined the effects of life-course SEP...

Science with ASKAP The Australian square-kilometre-array pathfinder (2008)

Johnston, S, Taylor, R, Bailes, M, Bartel, N, Baugh, C, Bietenholz, M, ...

Abstract The future of cm and m-wave astronomy lies with the Square KilometreArray (SKA), a telescope under development by a consortium of 17countries. The SKA will be 50 times more sensitive than...

Changing patterns in women seeking terminations of pregnancy: a trend analysis of data from one service provider 1996-2006 (2008)

Abigail, Wendy, Power, C., Belan, Ingrid

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess emerging trends in five characteristics: age, first ever pregnancy, contraception at time of conception, contraception choices post-operatively and...

Changing patterns in women seeking terminations of pregnancy: a trend analysis of data from one service provider 1996-2006 (2008)

Abigail, Wendy, Power, C., Belan, Ingrid

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess emerging trends in five characteristics: age, first ever pregnancy, contraception at time of conception, contraception choices post-operatively and...

Is there an association between hysterectomy and subsequent adiposity? (2007)

Cooper, R., Kuh, D., Hardy, R., Power, C.

Objectives To examine the associations between hysterectomy and subsequent adiposity and to investigate whether these associations vary by characteristics of hysterectomy and are independent of...

Prenatal exposures and glucose metabolism in adulthood: are effects mediated through birth weight and adiposity? (2007)

Thomas, C., Hyppönen, E., Power, C.

Objective: Birth weight has been associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes in several studies. We investigated whether prenatal influences on birth weight (gestational age, parity, preeclampsia,...

Virial Scaling of Massive Dark Matter Halos: Why Clusters Prefer a High Normalization Cosmology (2007)

Evrard, A. E., Bialek, J., Busha, M., White, M., Habib, S., Heitmann, K., ...

We present a precise estimate of the bulk virial scaling relation of halos formed via hierarchical clustering in an ensemble of simulated cold dark matter cosmologies. The result is insensitive to...

Science with the Australian square kilometre array pathfinder (2007)

Johnston, S, Darling, J, Deller, A, Dodson, R, Edwards, PG, Ekers, R, ...

The future of centimetre and metre-wave astronomy lies with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a telescope under development by a consortium of 17 countries that will be 50 times more sensitive than...

Science with the Australian square kilometre array pathfinder (2007)

Johnston, S, Darling, J, Deller, A, Dodson, R, Edwards, PG, Ekers, R, ...

The future of centimetre and metre-wave astronomy lies with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a telescope under development by a consortium of 17 countries that will be 50 times more sensitive than...

Educational research, policy and practice in an era of globalisation (2007)

Power, C.

Globalisation includes not only the changes brought about by the opening up of markets and communication technology, but also those set in motion by shifts in policy relating to the responsibilities...

Educational research, policy and practice in an era of globalisation (2007)

Power, C.

Globalisation includes not only the changes brought about by the opening up of markets and communication technology, but also those set in motion by shifts in policy relating to the responsibilities...

Science with the Australian square kilometre array pathfinder (2007)

Johnston, S, Darling, J, Deller, A, Dodson, R, Edwards, PG, Ekers, R, ...

The future of centimetre and metre-wave astronomy lies with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a telescope under development by a consortium of 17 countries that will be 50 times more sensitive than...

Associations of early growth and adult adiposity with patterns of salivary cortisol in adulthood (2006)

Power, C., Li, L., Hertzman, C.

Context: Early growth and obesity are associated with adult chronic disease. A suspected mediator is the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and cortisol regulation. Our prior hypothesis was that...

Vitamin D status and glucose homeostasis in the 1958 British birth cohort: the role of obesity (2006)

Hyppönen, E., Power, C.

Obejctive: Obesity is a well-known risk factor for vitamin D deficiency. We evaluated the interrelationship between vitamin D status, body size, and glucose homeostasis, measured by HbA1c (A1C)....

Type 2 diabetes mellitus in midlife estimated from the Cambridge risk score and body mass index (2006)

Thomas, C., Hyppönen, E., Power, C.

Background: The Cambridge Risk Score (CRS) was developed to screen for type 2 diabetes mellitus risk. We assessed the ability of the CRS to predict glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and...

Hostile sexism and rape proclivity amongst men (2006)

Masser, B, Viki, GT, Power, C

In the current study, we examined the influence of victim type and hostile sexism on men's judgments about an acquaintance rape victim and their self-reported acquaintance rape proclivity. It was...

The internal kinematics of cold dark matter haloes (2006)

Power, C.

The hierarchical nature of halo formation in the Cold Dark Matter (COM) model suggests that there should be mass dependent trends in the radial velocity and velocity anisotropy profiles of dark...

Hostile sexism and rape proclivity amongst men (2006)

Masser, B, Viki, GT, Power, C

In the current study, we examined the influence of victim type and hostile sexism on men's judgments about an acquaintance rape victim and their self-reported acquaintance rape proclivity. It was...

The internal kinematics of cold dark matter haloes (2006)

Power, C.

The hierarchical nature of halo formation in the Cold Dark Matter (COM) model suggests that there should be mass dependent trends in the radial velocity and velocity anisotropy profiles of dark...

DRINKING HISTORIES OF SELF-IDENTIFIED LIFETIME ABSTAINERS AND OCCASIONAL DRINKERS: FINDINGS FROM THE 1958 BRITISH BIRTH COHORT STUDY (2006)

CALDWELL, T. M., RODGERS, B., POWER, C., CLARK, C., STANSFELD, S. A.

Aims: To investigate the validity of retrospective items used to distinguish people who have rarely or never consumed alcohol. Methods: The 1958 British Birth Cohort Study has followed 9377...

DRINKING HISTORIES OF SELF-IDENTIFIED LIFETIME ABSTAINERS AND OCCASIONAL DRINKERS: FINDINGS FROM THE 1958 BRITISH BIRTH COHORT STUDY (2006)

CALDWELL, T. M., RODGERS, B., POWER, C., CLARK, C., STANSFELD, S. A.

Aims: To investigate the validity of retrospective items used to distinguish people who have rarely or never consumed alcohol. Methods: The 1958 British Birth Cohort Study has followed 9377...

Land and Discover! A Case Study Investigating the Cultural Context of Plagiarism (2005)

Handa, N., Power, C.

Despite a growing body of evidence, the common causal factors of plagiarism among international students are still widely seen to be poor language skills or a lack of academic integrity on the part...

Quartz as a pressure sensor in the infrared. (2005)

Chervin, J. C., Power, C., Polian, A.

The pressure dependence of the 795 cm(-1) mode of quartz has been measured in the infrared up to 20 GPa at 300 and 400 K. For the measurements, which are impossible with a laser light, on photo...

Land and Discover! A Case Study Investigating the Cultural Context of Plagiarism (2005)

Handa, N., Power, C.

Despite a growing body of evidence, the common causal factors of plagiarism among international students are still widely seen to be poor language skills or a lack of academic integrity on the part...

Galaxy groups : Proceedings from a Swinburne University workshop (2005)

Kilborn, VA, Bekki, K, Brough, S, Doyle, MT, Evstigneeva, EA, Forbes, DA, ...

We present the proceedings from a two-day workshop held at Swinburne University on 2005 May 24-25. The workshop participants highlighted current Australian research on both theoretical and...

Galaxy groups : Proceedings from a Swinburne University workshop (2005)

Kilborn, VA, Bekki, K, Brough, S, Doyle, MT, Evstigneeva, EA, Forbes, DA, ...

We present the proceedings from a two-day workshop held at Swinburne University on 2005 May 24-25. The workshop participants highlighted current Australian research on both theoretical and...

Land and Discover! A Case Study Investigating the Cultural Context of Plagiarism (2005)

Handa, N., Power, C.

Despite a growing body of evidence, the common causal factors of plagiarism among international students are still widely seen to be poor language skills or a lack of academic integrity on the part...

Socioeconomic variation in attitudes to eating and weight in female adolescents (2004)

Wardle, J., Robb, K.A., Johnson, F., Griffith, J., Brunner, E., Power, C., ...

This study was stimulated by J. Sobal and A. J. Stunkard's (1989) theory that differences in deliberate weight control could underlie the socioeconomic gradient in adult weight. Female adolescents...

The inner structure of ACDM haloes - III : universality and asymptotic slopes. (2004)

Navarro, J. F., Hayashi, E., Power, C., Jenkins, A. R., Frenk, C. S., White, S. D. M., ...

We investigate the mass profile of cold dark matter (ΛCDM) haloes using a suite of numerical simulations spanning five decades in halo mass, from dwarf galaxies to rich galaxy clusters. These haloes...

Level of cigarette consumption and socioeconomic circumstances in adolescence : how do they affect cigarette smoking? (2003)

Jeffries, B., Graham, H., Manor, O., Power, C.

Aim To investigate effects of cigarette consumption level and socio-economic circumstances during adolescence on adult smoking. Methods 1958 British birth cohort (all births 3–9 March 1958)....

Cigarette consumption and socio-economic circumstances in adolescence as predictors of adult smoking (2003)

Jefferis, B., Graham, H., Manor, O., Power, C.

AIM To investigate effects of cigarette consumption level and socio-economic circumstances during adolescence on adult smoking. METHODS 1958 British birth cohort (all births 3–9 March 1958)....

The Inner Structure of LCDM Halos II: Halo Mass Profiles and LSB Rotation Curves (2003)

Hayashi, E., Navarro, J. F., Power, C., Jenkins, A., Frenk, C. S., White, S. D. M., ...

We use a set of high-resolution cosmological N-body simulations to investigate the inner mass profile of galaxy-sized cold dark matter (CDM) halos. These simulations extend the thorough numerical...

Prenatal growth, BMI, and risk of type 2 diabetes by early midlife (2003)

Hyppönen, E., Power, C., Smith, G.D.

Objective: Small size at birth has been associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Our aim was to evaluate how risk of diabetes associated with low birth weight is affected by accumulation of...

Parental diabetes and birth weight of offspring: intergenerational cohort study (2003)

Hyppönen, E., Smith, G.D., Power, C.

According to the fetal insulin hypothesis, shared genetic factors lead to suboptimal prenatal growth and to insulin resistance in the parent's later life.1 If this is true, we expect non-insulin...

The inner structure of ΛCDM haloes - I. : a numerical convergence study. (2003)

Power, C., Navarro, J. F., Jenkins, A., Frenk, C. S., White, S. D. M., Springel, V., ...

We present a comprehensive set of convergence tests which explore the role of various numerical parameters on the equilibrium structure of a simulated dark matter halo. We report on results obtained...

The inner structure of ΛCDM haloes - I. A numerical convergence study (2003)

Power, C., Navarro, J. F., Jenkins, A., Frenk, C. S., White, S. D. M., Springel, V., ...

We present a comprehensive set of convergence tests which explore the role of various numerical parameters on the equilibrium structure of a simulated dark matter halo. We report on results obtained...

Are inequalities in height underestimated by adult social position? Effects of changing social structure and height selection in a cohort study (2002)

Power, C., Manor, O., Li, L.

Objectives: To investigate whether changing social structure and social mobility related to height generate (inflate) inequalities in height. Design: Longitudinal 1958 British birth cohort study....

The Inner Structure of LambdaCDM Halos I: A Numerical Convergence Study (2002)

Power, C., Navarro, J. F., Jenkins, A., Frenk, C. S., White, S. D. M., Springel, V., ...

We present a comprehensive set of convergence tests which explore the role of various numerical parameters on the equilibrium structure of a simulated dark matter halo. We report results obtained...

Omnidirectional video applications (2000)

T. E. Boult, R. J. Micheals, M. Eckmann, X. Gao, C. Power, S. Sablak

Abstract. In the past decade there has been a significant increase in the use of omni-directional video--- video that captures information in all directions. The bulk of this research has...

Omnidirectional video applications (2000)

T. E. Boult, R. J. Micheals, M. Eckmann, X. Gao, C. Power, S. Sablak

Abstract. In the past decade there has been a significant increase in the use of omni-directional video — video that captures information in all directions. The bulk of this research has...

Modelling near-IR spectra and mid-IR dust emission of Mira variables at different phases (1999)

A. Lobel, S. Bagnulo, J. G. Doyle, C. Power

We model the spectral changes of late oxygen-rich Miras observed in different pulsation phases. From a combination of variable near-IR spectra and UKIRT spectrophotometry of the 9:7 m silicate dust...

Frame-rate omnidirectional surveillance and tracking of camouflaged and occluded targets (1999)

T. E. Boult, R. Micheals, X. Gao, P. Lewis, C. Power, W. Yin, ...

Video surveillance is watching an area for significant events. Perimeter security generally requires watching areas that afford trespassers reasonable cover and concealment. By definition, such...

Weight-for-Height Indices of Adiposity: Relationships with Height in Childhood and Early Adult Life (1995)

FREEMAN, J V, POWER, C, RODGERS, B

Background The expense and inconvenience of accurate assessment of fat/lean body mass have engendered a reliance on weight-for-height indices in epidemiological investigations; indices which are...

FAMILY DISRUPTION IN EARLY LIFE AND DRINKING IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD (1991)

ESTAUGH, V., POWER, C.

The relationship between family disruption early in life and subsequent drinking in young adulthood was examined in a large representative British sample. Contrary to popular belief, parental loss...

Secular Trends in Social Class and Sex Differences in Adult Height (1991)

KUH, D L, POWER, C, RODGERS, B

Trends in social class and sex differences in adult mean height in Great Britain since the turn of the century were investigated using data from parents and offspring in the 1946 and 1958 British...

AUTOTRANSFUSION: QUALITY OF BLOOD PREPARED WITH A RED CELL PROCESSING DEVICE (1987)

MCSHANE, A. J., POWER, C., JACKSON, J. F., MURPHY, D. F., MACDONALD, A., MORIARTY, D. C., ...

The quality of blood salvaged at operation and prepared with the Dideco Autotrans BT 795 autotransfusion device was compared with that of donor blood in 41 patients having cardiac surgery involving...

Transformation related expression of glutathione-S-transferase P in rat liver cells (1987)

Power, C., Sinha, S., Webber, C., Manson, M.M., Neal, G.E.

A neutral isoenzyme of glutathione transferase designated glutathione-S-transferase 7-7, but also referred to as glutathione-S-transferase P (GST-P) is absent from adult rat liver hepatocytes, but...

The Prevalence of Gout in Three English Towns (1982)

GARDNER, M J, POWER, C, BARKER, D J P, PADDAY, R

Gardner M J [MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton], Power C, Barker D J P and Padday R. The prevalence of gout in three English towns. International Journal of Epidemiology...

A model of human immunodeficiency virus encephalitis in scid mice.

Tyor, W R, Power, C, Gendelman, H E, Markham, R B

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated dementia complex is a common and devastating manifestation of the late phases of HIV infection. The pathogenesis of dementia complex is poorly understood...

Neuronal Death Induced by Brain-Derived Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope Genes Differs between Demented and Nondemented AIDS Patients

Power, C., McArthur, J. C., Nath, A., Wehrly, K., Mayne, M., Nishio, J., ...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection of the brain results in viral replication primarily in macrophages and microglia. Despite frequent detection of viral genome and proteins in the...

Neurovirulence in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Neonatal Cats Is Viral Strain Specific and Dependent on Systemic Immune Suppression

Power, C., Buist, R., Johnston, J. B., Del Bigio, M. R., Ni, W., Dawood, M. R., ...

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a lentivirus that causes immune suppression and neurological disease in cats. Among animal viruses, individual viral strains have been shown to be...

Lentivirus Infection in the Brain Induces Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression: Role of Envelope Diversity

Johnston, J. B., Jiang, Y., Van Marle, G., Mayne, M. B., Ni, W., Holden, J., ...

Infection of the brain by lentiviruses, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), causes inflammation and results in neurodegeneration. Molecular diversity...

Envelope Gene-Mediated Neurovirulence in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Induction of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Neuronal Injury

Johnston, J. B., Silva, C., Power, C.

The release of neurotoxins by activated brain macrophages or microglia is one mechanism proposed to contribute to the development of neurological disease following infection by lentiviruses,...

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Xenoinfection: the Role of Chemokine Receptors and Envelope Diversity

Johnston, J. B., Power, C.

The use of chemokine receptors as cell recognition signals is a property common to several lentiviruses, including feline, human, and simian immunodeficiency viruses. Previously, two feline...

Evaluation of two recombinant Maedi-visna virus proteins for use in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of serum antibodies to ovine lentiviruses.

Power, C, Richardson, S, Briscoe, M, Pasick, J

Defined segments of the gag polyprotein and transmembrane envelope glycoprotein from Maedi-visna virus were expressed as glutathione S-transferase fusion proteins in Escherichia coli and evaluated...

Promiscuous use of CC and CXC chemokine receptors in cell-to-cell fusion mediated by a human immunodeficiency virus type 2 envelope protein.

Bron, R, Klasse, P J, Wilkinson, D, Clapham, P R, Pelchen-Matthews, A, Power, C, ...

The CC chemokine receptors CCR5, CCR2, and CCR3 and the CXC chemokine receptor CXCR4 have been implicated as CD4-associated cofactors in the entry of primary and cell line-adapted human...

Demented and nondemented patients with AIDS differ in brain-derived human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope sequences.

Power, C, McArthur, J C, Johnson, R T, Griffin, D E, Glass, J D, Perryman, S, ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) dementia is a common clinical syndrome of uncertain pathogenesis in patients with AIDS. In several animal models of retrovirus-induced brain disease, specific viral...

Very low prevalence of bovine immunodeficiency virus infection in western Canadian cattle.

Gonzalez, G C, Johnston, J B, Nickel, D D, Jacobs, R M, Olson, M, Power, C

Bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) is a lentivirus that causes disease in cattle. Despite the large cattle industry in western Canada, the presence of BIV has not been examined to date. Genomic DNA,...

Seroprevalence of infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, bovine leukemia virus, and bovine viral diarrhea virus in maritime Canada dairy cattle.

VanLeeuwen, J A, Keefe, G P, Tremblay, R, Power, C, Wichtel, J J

The purpose of this study was to survey the seroprevalence of infection with the agents of production-limiting diseases in dairy cattle in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. In 30...

Social differences in health: life-cycle effects between ages 23 and 33 in the 1958 British birth cohort.

Power, C, Hertzman, C, Matthews, S, Manor, O

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine whether social differences in health persist or widen during early adulthood. METHODS: A longitudinal follow-up of the 1958 British birth cohort...

The duration and timing of exposure: effects of socioeconomic environment on adult health.

Power, C, Manor, O, Matthews, S

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated timing and duration effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on self-rated health at 33 years of age and established whether health risks are modified by changing SES...

Prevalence of gall stones at necropsy in nine British towns: a collaborative study.

Barker, D J, Gardner, M J, Power, C, Hutt, M S

A prospective study of the prevalence of gall stones at necropsy in nine towns in England and Wales showed considerable geographical variations. The age- and sex-standardised prevalence ranged from...

A model of human immunodeficiency virus encephalitis in scid mice.

Tyor, W R, Power, C, Gendelman, H E, Markham, R B

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated dementia complex is a common and devastating manifestation of the late phases of HIV infection. The pathogenesis of dementia complex is poorly understood...

Neuronal Death Induced by Brain-Derived Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope Genes Differs between Demented and Nondemented AIDS Patients

Power, C., McArthur, J. C., Nath, A., Wehrly, K., Mayne, M., Nishio, J., ...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection of the brain results in viral replication primarily in macrophages and microglia. Despite frequent detection of viral genome and proteins in the...

Neurovirulence in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Neonatal Cats Is Viral Strain Specific and Dependent on Systemic Immune Suppression

Power, C., Buist, R., Johnston, J. B., Del Bigio, M. R., Ni, W., Dawood, M. R., ...

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a lentivirus that causes immune suppression and neurological disease in cats. Among animal viruses, individual viral strains have been shown to be...

Lentivirus Infection in the Brain Induces Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression: Role of Envelope Diversity

Johnston, J. B., Jiang, Y., Van Marle, G., Mayne, M. B., Ni, W., Holden, J., ...

Infection of the brain by lentiviruses, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), causes inflammation and results in neurodegeneration. Molecular diversity...

Envelope Gene-Mediated Neurovirulence in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Induction of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Neuronal Injury

Johnston, J. B., Silva, C., Power, C.

The release of neurotoxins by activated brain macrophages or microglia is one mechanism proposed to contribute to the development of neurological disease following infection by lentiviruses,...

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Xenoinfection: the Role of Chemokine Receptors and Envelope Diversity

Johnston, J. B., Power, C.

The use of chemokine receptors as cell recognition signals is a property common to several lentiviruses, including feline, human, and simian immunodeficiency viruses. Previously, two feline...

Evaluation of two recombinant Maedi-visna virus proteins for use in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of serum antibodies to ovine lentiviruses.

Power, C, Richardson, S, Briscoe, M, Pasick, J

Defined segments of the gag polyprotein and transmembrane envelope glycoprotein from Maedi-visna virus were expressed as glutathione S-transferase fusion proteins in Escherichia coli and evaluated...

Promiscuous use of CC and CXC chemokine receptors in cell-to-cell fusion mediated by a human immunodeficiency virus type 2 envelope protein.

Bron, R, Klasse, P J, Wilkinson, D, Clapham, P R, Pelchen-Matthews, A, Power, C, ...

The CC chemokine receptors CCR5, CCR2, and CCR3 and the CXC chemokine receptor CXCR4 have been implicated as CD4-associated cofactors in the entry of primary and cell line-adapted human...

Demented and nondemented patients with AIDS differ in brain-derived human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope sequences.

Power, C, McArthur, J C, Johnson, R T, Griffin, D E, Glass, J D, Perryman, S, ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) dementia is a common clinical syndrome of uncertain pathogenesis in patients with AIDS. In several animal models of retrovirus-induced brain disease, specific viral...

Very low prevalence of bovine immunodeficiency virus infection in western Canadian cattle.

Gonzalez, G C, Johnston, J B, Nickel, D D, Jacobs, R M, Olson, M, Power, C

Bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) is a lentivirus that causes disease in cattle. Despite the large cattle industry in western Canada, the presence of BIV has not been examined to date. Genomic DNA,...

Social differences in health: life-cycle effects between ages 23 and 33 in the 1958 British birth cohort.

Power, C, Hertzman, C, Matthews, S, Manor, O

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine whether social differences in health persist or widen during early adulthood. METHODS: A longitudinal follow-up of the 1958 British birth cohort...

Seroprevalence of infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, bovine leukemia virus, and bovine viral diarrhea virus in maritime Canada dairy cattle.

VanLeeuwen, J A, Keefe, G P, Tremblay, R, Power, C, Wichtel, J J

The purpose of this study was to survey the seroprevalence of infection with the agents of production-limiting diseases in dairy cattle in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. In 30...

The duration and timing of exposure: effects of socioeconomic environment on adult health.

Power, C, Manor, O, Matthews, S

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated timing and duration effects of socioeconomic status (SES) on self-rated health at 33 years of age and established whether health risks are modified by changing SES...

Prevalence of gall stones at necropsy in nine British towns: a collaborative study.

Barker, D J, Gardner, M J, Power, C, Hutt, M S

A prospective study of the prevalence of gall stones at necropsy in nine towns in England and Wales showed considerable geographical variations. The age- and sex-standardised prevalence ranged from...

Galaxy groups : Proceedings from a Swinburne University workshop

Kilborn, VA, Bekki, K, Brough, S, Doyle, MT, Evstigneeva, EA, Forbes, DA, ...

We present the proceedings from a two-day workshop held at Swinburne University on 2005 May 24-25. The workshop participants highlighted current Australian research on both theoretical and...

Collagenase and fibronectin in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with sarcoidosis.

O'Connor, C, Odlum, C, Van Breda, A, Power, C, Fitzgerald, M X

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from 43 patients with biopsy proved sarcoidosis and 10 control subjects were assayed for fibronectin and collagenase activity. Fibronectin was significantly increased in...

Distribution of immunocompetent cells in the bronchial wall of clinically healthy subjects showing bronchial hyperresponsiveness.

Power, C, Sreenan, S, Hurson, B, Burke, C, Poulter, L W

BACKGROUND--Nearly all asthmatic subjects show bronchial hyperresponsiveness, in that the provocative concentration of histamine reducing forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) by 20%...

Disability in young adults: the role of injuries.

Barker, M, Power, C

STUDY OBJECTIVES--To describe the prevalence of disability in young adults and estimate the contribution that injuries make to disability. DESIGN--The study uses data from a British longitudinal...

Childhood morbidity and adulthood ill health.

Power, C, Peckham, C

STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between the state of health in childhood and ill health in early adult life. DESIGN--The study used data collected as part of...

Asthma, enuresis, and chronic illness: long term impact on height.

Power, C, Manor, O

OBJECTIVE--To determine whether common conditions in early childhood, such as asthma and psychosocial illness (mainly enuresis), affect height during later childhood and in adult life....

Injuries and the risk of disability in teenagers and young adults.

Barker, M, Power, C, Roberts, I

OBJECTIVE: To examine the risk of disability from unintentional injury in teenagers and young adults. METHODS: Analyses of data from the National Child Development Study, a follow up study of 98% of...

Are inequalities in height narrowing? Comparing effects of social class on height in two generations

Li, L, Manor, O, Power, C

Objective: To determine whether social inequalities in height change across generations.

Combination of low birth weight and high adult body mass index: at what age is it established and what are its determinants?

Power, C, Li, L, Manor, O, Davey, S

Objective: To investigate growth trajectories and predictive factors for those with low birth weight and high adult BMI.

Social inequalities in low birth weight in England and Wales: trends and implications for future population health

Moser, K, Li, L, Power, C

Study objective: To examine social inequalities and trends in low birth weight in England and Wales.

Inequalities in self rated health in the 1958 birth cohort: lifetime social circumstances or social mobility?

Power, C., Matthews, S., Manor, O.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate explanations for social inequalities in health with respect to health related social mobility and cumulative socioeconomic circumstances over the first three decades of...

Does the decline in child injury mortality vary by social class? A comparison of class specific mortality in 1981 and 1991.

Roberts, I., Power, C.

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the decline in child injury death rates between 1981 and 1991 varied by social class. DESIGN: Comparison of class specific child injury death rates for 1979, 1980, 1982,...

T cell dominated inflammatory reactions in the bronchioles of asymptomatic asthmatics are also present in the nasal mucosa.

Poulter, L. W., Norris, A., Power, C., Condez, A., Burnes, H., Schmekel, B., ...

Endobronchial and nasal mucosa biopsies were obtained from 5 patients with clinically-stable, diagnosed asthma (ATS criteria). A comparison was made of the presence and distribution of...

Health and social inequality in Europe.

Power, C.

In most European countries health has been shown to be linked to social circumstances--gradients in health status have persisted for decades, despite major changes in the principal causes of death....

Birth weight and later socioeconomic disadvantage: evidence from the 1958 British cohort study.

Bartley, M., Power, C., Blane, D., Smith, G. D., Shipley, M.

OBJECTIVE--To investigate the relation between birth weight and socioeconomic disadvantage during childhood and adolescence in a birth cohort study. DESIGN--Longitudinal analysis of birth weight in...

Adult outcome of normal children who are short or underweight at age 7 years.

Greco, L., Power, C., Peckham, C.

OBJECTIVES--To evaluate the adult growth outcome (at age 23) of children who are short or underweight at age 7 years in whom no identifiable pathological cause exists for their poor growth....