D. Robinson

A hybrid CMA-ES and HDE optimisation algorithm with application to solar energy potential (2009)

Kämpf, J.H., Robinson, D.

This paper describes the results of initial experiments to apply computational algorithms to explore a large parameter space containing many variables in the search for an optimal solution for the...

Reports of abnormal cervical cancer screening tests in systemic sclerosis (2009)

Bernatsky, S., Hudson, M., Pope, J., Markland, J., Robinson, D., Jones, N., ...

Objective. To assess the prevalence of abnormal cervical cancer screening (Pap tests) reported by women with SSc onset before the age of 50 yrs. Methods. Female members of a Canadian multi-centre SSc...

Determination of the EC50 of levobupivacaine for femoral and sciatic perineural infusion after total knee arthroplasty (2009)

McLeod, G. A., Dale, J., Robinson, D., Checketts, M., Columb, M. O., Luck, J., ...

Background Infusion of local anaesthetic through femoral and sciatic catheters is an accepted method of providing pain relief after knee arthroplasty. However, the minimum effective concentration of...

Optimisation of buildigns solar irradiation availability (2009)

Kämpf, J.H., Montavon, M., Bunyesc, J., Bolliger, R., Robinson, D.

In order to improve the sustainability of new and existing urban settlements it is desirable to maximise the utilisation of the solar energy incident on the building envelope, whether by passive or...

Difference in virulence between Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing gangrenous mastitis versus subclinical mastitis in a dairy sheep flock. (2009)

Vautor, Eric, Cockfield, Joshua, Le Marechal, Caroline, Le Loir, Yves, Chevalier, Marlène, Robinson, D., ...

Staphylococcus aureus mastitis in dairy sheep ranges from subclinical mastitis to lethal gangrenous mastitis. Neither the S. aureus virulence factors nor the host-factors or the epidemiological...

Difference in virulence between Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing gangrenous mastitis versus subclinical mastitis in a dairy sheep flock. (2009)

Vautor, Eric, Cockfield, Joshua, Le Marechal, Caroline, Le Loir, Yves, Chevalier, Marlène, Robinson, D., ...

Staphylococcus aureus mastitis in dairy sheep ranges from subclinical mastitis to lethal gangrenous mastitis. Neither the S. aureus virulence factors nor the host-factors or the epidemiological...

Expected Performance of the ATLAS Experiment - Detector, Trigger and Physics (2008)

Abat, E., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Abdelalim, A. A., Abdesselam, A., ...

A detailed study is presented of the expected performance of the ATLAS detector. The reconstruction of tracks, leptons, photons, missing energy and jets is investigated, together with the performance...

Review Editors (2008)

C. K. Foll, T. R. Karl, J. Bates, M. Crowe, P. Frich, P. Groisman, ...

2.2 How Much is the World Warming? 105

Alignment of the Pixel and SCT Modules for the 2004 ATLAS Combined Test Beam (2008)

Ahmad, A., Andreazza, A., Atkinson, T., Baines, J., Barr, A. J., Beccherle, R., ...

A small set of final prototypes of the ATLAS Inner Detector silicon tracker (Pixel and SCT) were used to take data during the 2004 Combined Test Beam. Data were collected from runs with beams of...

platform for (2008)

L. Sacks, M. Britton, I. Wokoma, A. Marbini, T. Adebutu, I. Marshall, ...

development of a robust, autonomous sensor network

Assessment of Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Dilative (2008)

Cardiomyopathy And Coronary, P. Gödde, K. Czerski, R. Agrawal, D. Sancar, D. Robinson, ...

Introduction Non-ischaemic dilative cardiomyopathy (DCM) and coronary artery disease (CAD) are the most common heart diseases of those associated with an increased risk for sudden cardiac death....

Flicker Attenuation—Part II: Transfer Coefficients for Regular Voltage Fluctuations in Radial Power Systems With Induction Motor Loads (2008)

Tennakoon, S., Perera, S., Robinson, D.

Electromagnetic compatibility standards and guidelines used for planning of flicker allocation at various busbars of a power system requires some knowledge of the manner in which voltage fluctuations...

Flicker Attenuation—Part I: Response of Three-Phase Induction Motors to Regular Voltage Fluctuations (2008)

Tennakoon, S., Perera, S., Robinson, D.

Voltage fluctuations leading to lamp flicker that originate in one place in a power system tend to propagate to other parts of the network with some level of attenuation depending on the network...

Towards comprehensive simulation and optimisation for more sustainable urban design (2008)

Robinson, D., Giller, C., Haldi, F., Fei, H., Kaempf, J., Kostro, A.

In this paper we discuss progress that has been made in modelling of urban resource flows to support urban designers to optimise the sustainability of their design and planning proposals, In...

An integrated adaptive model for overheating risk prediction (2008)

Robinson, D., Haldi, F.

Based on the results from a field survey campaign, this article describes three new developments which have been integrated to provide a comprehensive basis for the evaluation of overheating risk in...

Model to predict overheating risk based on an electrical capacitor analogy (2008)

Robinson, D., Haldi, F.

It is important for building designers to be able to judge if a space is likely to overheat, whether to determine if HVAC plant is required or to design this out by passive means. To this end several...

On the behaviour and adaptation of office occupants (2008)

Haldi, F., Robinson, D.

During the warm summer of 2006 a comprehensive longitudinal field survey of the adaptive actions of occupants, their thermal satisfaction and the coincident environmental conditions was conducted in...

Towards integrated decision support for sustainable urban planning (2008)

Robinson, D.

Over half of the global population is now living within urban settlements in which some three quarters of global resource consumption takes place. The environmental consequences of this urbanisation...

Towards comprehensive simulation and optimisation for more sustainable urban design (2008)

Robinson, D., Giller, C., Haldi, F., He, F., Kämpf, J., Kostro, A.

In this paper we discuss progress that has been made in modelling of urban resource flows to support urban designers to optimise the sustainability of their design and planning proposals. In...

Optimisation de la forme urbaine pour une meilleure utilisation de l'énergie solaire (2008)

Robinson, D.

Ce travail prend son inspiration d’un projet qui a pour objectifs la prédiction et l’optimisation de la performance environnementale de districts urbains. L’optimisation passe par la mise en...

Flicker Attenuation--Part II: Transfer Coefficients for Regular Voltage Fluctuations in Radial Power Systems With Induction Motor Loads (2008)

Tennakoon, S., Perera, S., Robinson, D.

Electromagnetic compatibility standards and guidelines used for planning of flicker allocation at various busbars of a power system requires some knowledge of the manner in which voltage fluctuations...

Flicker Attenuation--Part I: Response of Three-Phase Induction Motors to Regular Voltage Fluctuations (2008)

Tennakoon, S., Perera, S., Robinson, D.

Voltage fluctuations leading to lamp flicker that originate in one place in a power system tend to propagate to other parts of the network with some level of attenuation depending on the network...

Flicker Attenuation—Part I: Response of Three-Phase Induction Motors to Regular Voltage Fluctuations (2008)

Tennakoon, S., Perera, S., Robinson, D.

Voltage fluctuations leading to lamp flicker that originate in one place in a power system tend to propagate to other parts of the network with some level of attenuation depending on the network...

Flicker Attenuation—Part II: Transfer Coefficients for Regular Voltage Fluctuations in Radial Power Systems With Induction Motor Loads (2008)

Tennakoon, S., Perera, S., Robinson, D.

Electromagnetic compatibility standards and guidelines used for planning of flicker allocation at various busbars of a power system requires some knowledge of the manner in which voltage fluctuations...

The long-term risks of adjuvant carboplatin treatment for stage I seminoma of the testis (2008)

Powles, T., Robinson, D., Shamash, J., Moller, H., Tranter, N., Oliver, T.

Background: The use of adjuvant carboplatin in the management of stage I seminoma of the testis has been limited by the lack of long-term data. In this study, we address this issue for the first...

Recent results from the ATLAS SCT irradiation programme (2007)

C.M. Buttar, P.P. Allport, J.R. Carter, G. Casse, I. Dawson, L.M. Drage, ...

The irradiation facility at the CERN proton synchrotron, setup to irradiate full-size prototypes of silicon micrsostrip detectors for the ATLAS semiconductor tracker, is described and measurements of...

The Data Acquisition and Calibration System for the ATLAS Semiconductor Tracker (2007)

Abdesselam, A, Barber, T, Barr, A J, Bell, P, Bernabeu, J, Butterworth, J M, ...

The SemiConductor Tracker (SCT) data acquisition (DAQ) system will calibrate, configure, and control the approximately six million front-end channels of the ATLAS silicon strip detector. It will...

The optical links of the ATLAS SemiConductor tracker (2007)

Wilson, J. A., Abdesselam, A., Allport, P. P., Apsimon, R. J., Band, C., Barr, A. J., ...

28 pages, 17 figures.-- PACS nrs.: 42.88.+h, 04.40.Nr, 85.40, 85.60.-- ISI Article Identifier: 000253652000008.-- Open Access article at the publisher's site.

Beyond the multi-ethnic metropolis: minority ethnic housing experiences in small town England (2007)

Reeve, K., Robinson, D.

Evidence of racialised inequalities in housing in England has been accumulating for more than 40 years. While recognising the strengths and importance of this evidence base, this paper identifies a...

The Detector Control System of the ATLAS SemiCondutor Tracker during Macro-Assembly and Integration (2007)

Abdesselam, A, Barr, A, Basiladze, S, Bates, R L, Bell, P, Bingefors, N, ...

The ATLAS SemiConductor Tracker (SCT) is one of the largest existing semiconductor detectors. It is situated between the Pixel detector and the Transition Radiation Tracker at one of the four...

The ATLAS semiconductor tracker end-cap module (2007)

Abdesselam, A., Adkin, P. J., Allport, P. P., Alonso, J., Andricek, L., Anghinolfi, F., ...

37 pages, 43 figures.-- PACS nrs.: 29.40.Gx; 29.40.Wk.-- ISI Article Identifier: 000247146800010.-- Printed version published on Jun 1, 2007.

Representative Behaviour and Adaptation of Office Occupants in Building Simulation (2007)

Haldi, F., Robinson, D.

During the warm summer of 2006 a comprehensive longitudinal field survey of the adaptive actions of occupants, their thermal satisfaction and the coincident environmental conditions was conducted in...

Urban District Energy Futures: A Dynamic Material Flow Analysis (MFA) Model (2007)

Filchakova, N., Scheidegger, R., Robinson, D.

With more than half the world population now urbanised, urban metabolism – defined as the throughput and transformation of material and energy flows to sustain human life in urban settlements –...

Optimisation of Buildings Daylight Availability (2007)

Kämpf, J.H., Montavon, M., Bunyesc, J., Bolliger, R., Robinson, D.

Many researchers have the goal of improving buildings daylight availability in order to decrease the HVAC energy intake. Indeed by achieving/identifying sustainable urban forms and their design...

On the Sensitivity of Building Performance to the Urban Heat Island Effect (2007)

Rasheed, A., Robinson, D., Clappier, A.

Current practice in building simulation is to use historic climate data which has been measured in rural locations. However, numerous measurement programs have demonstrated that the urbanrural...

SUNtool - A new modelling paradigm for simulating and optimising urban sustainability (2007)

Robinson, D., Campbell, N., Gaiser, W., Kabel, K., Le-Mouel, A., Morel, N., ...

This paper describes the development and application of a new unique tool to support designers to optimise the sustainability of urban neighbourhoods (SUNtool). In this the paper introduces (i) the...

An Integrated Adaptive Model for Overheating Risk Prediction (2007)

Robinson, D., Haldi, F.

Based on results from a field survey campaign, this paper describes three new developments which have been integrated to provide for a comprehensive basis for the evaluation of overheating risk in...

Stochastic Simulation of Occupant Presence and Behaviour in Buildings (2007)

Page, J., Robinson, D.

While most current building simulation tools consider occupants as predictable robots the true nature of human behaviour is more complex. This article describes a set of stochastic models aimed at...

Towards an evolutionary model of city sustainability (2007)

Robinson, D., Filchakova, N., Kämpf, J., Rasheed, A.

In part stimulated by the computer game industry, reasonable progress has been made in the dynamic modelling of urban growth and land use change. However, sustainability considerations in this work...

Quo vadis thermodynamics and the city: a critical review of applications of thermodynamic methods to urban systems (2007)

Filchakova, N., Robinson, D.

Cities are complex dynamic entities. From a thermodynamic perspective, they represent open systems, constantly importing and exporting energy and matter across their boundaries; the output invariably...

Synchronized flicker measurement for flicker transfer evaluation in power systems (2006)

Perera, S., Robinson, D., Elphick, S., Geddey, D., Browne, N., Smith, V., ...

Voltage fluctuations caused by rapidly changing loads, such as arc furnaces, can propagate to different parts of a power system. Although the flicker level at its origin can be high, levels that are...

Identification of Load Power Quality Characteristics using Data Mining (2006)

Asheibi, A., Stirling, D., Robinson, D.

The rapid increase in computer technology and the availability of large scale power quality monitoring data should now motivate distribution network service providers to attempt to extract...

Precision Electroweak Measurements on the Z Resonance (2006)

Schael, S, Abbiendi, G, Ainsley, C, Åkesson, P F, Alexander, G, Allison, J, ...

We report on the final electroweak measurements performed with data taken at the Z resonance by the experiments operating at the electron-positron colliders SLC and LEP. The data consist of 17...

Internal illumination prediction based on a simplified radiosity algorithm (2006)

Robinson, D.

This paper describes a new model for predicting natural interior illumination in the urban context. A simplified radiosity algorithm is used to define the external luminous environment and this model...

Comparing the accuracy of daylighting physical and virtual models for complex fenestration systems (2006)

Thanachareonkit, A., Robinson, D.

Nowadays, many new window components known as complex fenestration systems (CFS), such as laser-cut panels and prismatic films, are considered in order to improve the overall luminous properties of...

Synchronized flicker measurement for flicker transfer evaluation in power systems (2006)

Perera, S., Robinson, D., Elphick, S., Geddey, D., Browne, N., Smith, V., ...

Voltage fluctuations caused by rapidly changing loads, such as arc furnaces, can propagate to different parts of a power system. Although the flicker level at its origin can be high, levels that are...

Identification of Load Power Quality Characteristics using Data Mining (2006)

Asheibi, A., Stirling, D., Robinson, D.

The rapid increase in computer technology and the availability of large scale power quality monitoring data should now motivate distribution network service providers to attempt to extract...

Synchronized flicker measurement for flicker transfer evaluation in power systems (2006)

Perera, S., Robinson, D., Elphick, S., Geddey, D., Browne, N., Smith, V., ...

Voltage fluctuations caused by rapidly changing loads, such as arc furnaces, can propagate to different parts of a power system. Although the flicker level at its origin can be high, levels that are...

Identification of Load Power Quality Characteristics using Data Mining (2006)

Asheibi, A., Stirling, D., Robinson, D.

The rapid increase in computer technology and the availability of large scale power quality monitoring data should now motivate distribution network service providers to attempt to extract...

Incidence of cancer in a cohort of patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (2006)

Lazarus, M. N., Robinson, D., Mak, V., Møller, H., Isenberg, D. A.

Objective. To compare the incidence of subsequent cancers in a cohort of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) with that of the general population in the same region of England. Methods. A...

Potential uses for bracken (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn) in organic agrculture (2006)

Donnelly, E, Robertson, J, Robinson, D

Bracken is a weed species due to its toxic nature and adverse effects on agriculture and ecology. This poster reviews research into historical uses for fronds and litter harvested as part of...

Incidence of cancer in a cohort of patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (2006)

Lazarus, M. N., Robinson, D., Mak, V., Møller, H., Isenberg, D. A.

Objective. To compare the incidence of subsequent cancers in a cohort of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) with that of the general population in the same region of England. Methods. A...

Incidence of cancer in a cohort of patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (2006)

Lazarus, M. N., Robinson, D., Mak, V., Møller, H., Isenberg, D. A.

Objective. To compare the incidence of subsequent cancers in a cohort of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) with that of the general population in the same region of England. Methods. A...

Design and performance of the ABCD3TA ASIC for readout of silicon strip detectors in the ATLAS semiconductor tracke (2005)

Campabadal, F, Fleta, C, Key, M, Lozano, M, Martinez, C, Pellegrini, G, ...

The ABCD3TA is a 128-channel ASIC with binary architecture for the readout of silicon strip particle detectors in the Semiconductor Tracker of the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)....

The search for community cohesion: key themes and dominant concepts of the public policy agenda (2005)

Robinson, D.

The community cohesion policy agenda in England emerged from the mêlée of explanation and advice that abounded in the aftermath of the street disturbances in Bradford, Burnley and Oldham in the...

Analysis of error sources within daylighting physical and virtual models of buildings (2005)

Thanachareonkit, A., Robinson, D.

Recent studies have pointed out the general tendency of scale models to overestimate the daylighting performance of buildings, usually expressed through work plane illuminance and daylight factor...

Simulating stochastic demand of resources in an urban neighbourhood (2005)

Page, J., Morel, N., Robinson, D.

The consumption of resources within an urban neighbourhood depends on the behaviour of its occupants. To understand the randomness of this behaviour and its effect on the demand of resources calls...

Decision support for environmental master planning by integrated flux modelling (2005)

Robinson, D.

At the scale of the urban neighbourhood economies of scale make the local centralised management of resources (energy, water and waste) viable, with considerable environmental dividends. It is also...

Triple Bottom Line reporting to promote sustainability of irrigation in Australia (2005)

Christen, E. W., Meyer, Waynew Stewart, Jayawardane, N. S., Shepheard, M., Robinson, D., Marshall, A., ...

Most irrigation in Australia was instigated with regional socio-economic development as a primary goal. The irrigation schemes were developed with grand visions of settling the interior and providing...

Solurban Project, Solar Utilisation Potential of Urban Sites (2005)

Montavon, M., Robinson, D., Compagnon, R.

Besides providing a more efficient energy use, a large scale application of solar energy technologies in the urban context will be required in the upcoming decades to achieve a drastic reduction of...

Triple Bottom Line reporting to promote sustainability of irrigation in Australia (2005)

Christen, E. W., Meyer, Waynew Stewart, Jayawardane, N. S., Shepheard, M., Robinson, D., Marshall, A., ...

Most irrigation in Australia was instigated with regional socio-economic development as a primary goal. The irrigation schemes were developed with grand visions of settling the interior and providing...

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (2005)

Darren Robinson, Jean-louis Scartezzini, Marylène Montavon, Raphael Compagnon, D. Robinson, Ecole Polytechnique, ...

Programme de recherche Utilisation rationnelle de lénergie dans les bâtiments Bundesamt für Energie BFE SOLURBAN Project

Optimising Agronomic Options at the Farm Scale. Draft Final Report (2005)

Khan, S, Wang, N, O'Connell, E, Xevi, E, Robinson, D

Strategic planning and policy development for environmentally sustainable and economically viable management options for the rice based farming systems require the assessment of management options...

Optimising Agronomic Options At The Farm Scale (2005)

Khan, S, O'Connell, N, Xevi, E, Robinson, D

Strategic planning and policy development for environmentally sustainable and economically viable management options for the rice based farming systems require the assessment of management options...

Rough sleeping in rural England: challenging a problem denied (2004)

Robinson, D.

Rough sleeping in rural England is a social problem denied. This neglect reflects the more general non-coupling of homelessness and rurality, with idyll-ised notions of rural England informing...

A dexterity and tactility evaluation of the Australian nuclear biological chemical (NBC) glove (2004)

Scanlan, S., Roberts, W., McCallum, R., Robinson, D.

This report details the tactility and dexterity of four different glove types, including the Australian in-service NBC butyl rubber glove. The Nomex® flying glove was included in the study for...

Factors influencing paracetamol overdose / (2004)

Robinson, D.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University of Belfast, 2004.

A dexterity and tactility evaluation of the Australian nuclear biological chemical (NBC) glove (2004)

Scanlan, S., Roberts, W., McCallum, R., Robinson, D.

This report details the tactility and dexterity of four different glove types, including the Australian in-service NBC butyl rubber glove. The Nomex® flying glove was included in the study for...

A dexterity and tactility evaluation of the Australian nuclear biological chemical (NBC) glove (2004)

Scanlan, S., Roberts, W., McCallum, R., Robinson, D.

This report details the tactility and dexterity of four different glove types, including the Australian in-service NBC butyl rubber glove. The Nomex® flying glove was included in the study for...

Housing governance in the English regions: emerging structures, limits and potentials (2003)

Robinson, D.

The centralising tendency of successive governments left housing policy struggling to comprehend and respond effectively to increasing regional and sub-regional differentiation in housing markets in...

Potential role of head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, as vectors of Rickettsia prowazekii (2003)

Robinson, D., Leo, N., Prociv, P., Barker, S. C.

Since the pioneering work of Charles Nicolle in 1909 [see Gross (1996) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:10539-10540] most medical officers and scientists have assumed that body lice are the sole vectors of...

Potential role of head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, as vectors of Rickettsia prowazekii (2003)

Robinson, D., Leo, N., Prociv, P., Barker, S. C.

Since the pioneering work of Charles Nicolle in 1909 [see Gross (1996) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:10539-10540] most medical officers and scientists have assumed that body lice are the sole vectors of...

The development of a robust, autonomous sensor network platform for environmental monitoring. (2003)

Sacks, L., Britton, M., Wokoma, I., Marbini, A., Adebutu, T., Marshall, I., ...

This paper describes an approach to the approaches being explored for a Sensor Network platform being developed for the DTI/NextWave technologies programme. The approach being adopted is to develop...

Unpopular housing in England in conditions of low demand: coping with a diversity of problems and policy measures (2002)

Goodchild, B. J., Hickman, P. G., Robinson, D.

The aim of this paper is to provide an understanding of unpopular housing in a way that links the identification of causes to remedial prescriptions and also allows a consideration of the views of...

Single-spin azimuthal asymmetry in exclusive electroproduction of pi /sup +/ mesons (2002)

Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Amarian, M., Aschenauer, E.C., Avakian, H., ...

A single-spin asymmetry in the distribution of exclusively produced pi /sup +/ mesons azimuthally around the virtual photon direction relative to the lepton scattering plane has been measured for the...

Silicon microstrip detectors for ATLAS SCT (2002)

Robinson, D., Allport, P., Andricek, L., Bohm, J., Buttar, C., Carter, J. R., ...

The ATLAS Semiconductor Tracker at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will incorporate ~ 20,000 individual silicon microstrip sensors representing ~ 60 m² of silicon. Production and delivery of the...

Environmental Concepts and Models for Participative Management of Irrigation Areas – Applications in the Murray Darling Basin (2002)

Workshop Organised, S. Khan, N. O Connell, Z. Wang, E. Xevi, S. Khan, ...

Innovative hydrologic research in partnership with growers and irrigation companies has shaped strategic planning and policy development for environmentally sustainable and economically viable...

Phenotype/genotype associations for yield and salt tolerance in a barley mapping population segregating for two dwarfing genes (2002)

Ellis, R.P., Forster, B.P., Gordon, D.C., Handley, L.L., Keith, R.P., Lawrence, P., ...

Barley traits related to salt tolerance are mapped in a population segregating for a dwarfing gene associated with salt tolerance. Twelve quantitative trait loci (QTLs) were detected for...

Single-spin azimuthal asymmetries in electroproduction of neutral pions in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering (2001)

Airapetian, A, Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Amarian, M, Aschenauer, E.C., Avakian, H., ...

A single-spin asymmetry in the azimuthal distribution of neutral pions relative to the lepton scattering plane has been measured for the first time in deep-inelastic scattering of positrons off...

Reforming leasehold: discursive events and outcomes 1984-2000 (2001)

Blandy, S., Robinson, D.

This article uses discourse analysis to explore and explain the limits of ongoing efforts to resolve the problems experienced by long leaseholders living in private flats in England and Wales....

Double-spin asymmetry in the cross section for exclusive rho0 production in lepton-proton scattering (2001)

Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Amarian, M., Arrington, J., Aschenauer, E.C., ...

Evidence for a positive longitudinal double-spin asymmetry (A/sub 1//sup rho /)=0.24+or-0.11/sub stat/+or-0.02/sub syst/ in the cross section for exclusive diffractive rho /sup 0/(770) vector-meson...

Antagonists of calcium fluxes and calmodulin block activation of the p21-activated protein kinases in neutrophils (2001)

Lian, JP, Crossley, L, Zhan, Qingfeng; U0053046, Huang, RY, Coffer, P, Toker, A, ...

Neutrophils stimulated with fMLP or a variety of other chemoattractants that bind to serpentine receptors coupled to heterotrimeric G proteins exhibit rapid activation of two p21-activated protein...

Hadron formation in deep-inelastic positron scattering in a nuclear environment (2001)

Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Akushevich, I., Amarian, T., Arrington, J., ...

The influence of the nuclear medium on the production of charged hadrons in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering has been studied by the HERMES experiment at DESY using a 27.5 GeV positron beam....

Multiplicity of charged and neutral pions in deep-inelastic scattering of 27.5 GeV positrons on hydrogen (2001)

Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Amarian, M., Arrington, J., Aschenauer, E.C., ...

Measurements of the individual multiplicities of pi /sup +/, pi /sup -/ and pi /sup 0/ produced in the deep-inelastic scattering of 27.5 GeV positrons on hydrogen are presented. The average charged...

Antagonists of Calcium Fluxes and Calmodulin Block Activation of the p21-Activated Protein Kinases in Neutrophils (2000)

Lian, J.P. (Jian), Crossley, L. (Lisa), Zhan, Q. (Qian), Huang, R. (Riyun), Coffer, P.J., Toker, A. (Alex), ...

Neutrophils stimulated with fMLP or a variety of other chemoattractants that bind to serpentine receptors coupled to heterotrimeric G proteins exhibit rapid activation of two p21-activated protein...

An arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum enhances root proliferation in, but not nitrogen capture from, nutrient-rich patches in soil (2000)

Hodge, A., Robinson, D., Fitter, A.H.

Most work on root proliferation to a localized nutrient supply has ignored the possible role of mycorrhizal fungi, despite their key role in nutrient acquisition. Interactions between roots of...

Nfs Version 4 Protocol (2000)

S Shepler, B Callaghan, D Robinson, R Thurlow, C Beame, M Eisler, ...

NFS (Network File System) version 4 is a distributed file system protocol which owes heritage to NFS protocol versions 2 [RFC1094] and 3 [RFC1813]. Unlike earlier versions, the NFS version 4 protocol...

Using stable isotope natural abundances ({delta}15N and {delta}13C) to integrate the stress responses of wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum C. Koch.) genotypes (2000)

Robinson, D., Handley, L.L., Scrimgeour, C.M., Gordon, D.C., Forster, B.P., Ellis, R.P.

To integrate the complex physiological responses of plants to stress, natural abundances (δ) of the stable isotope pairs 15N/14N and 13C/12C were measured in 30 genotypes of wild barley...

Wild barley: a source of genes for crop improvement in the 21st century? (2000)

Ellis, R.P., Forster, B.P., Robinson, D., Handley, L.L., Gordon, D.C., Russell, J.R., ...

The development of new barleys tolerant of abiotic and biotic stresses is an essential part of the continued improvement of the crop. The domestication of barley, as in many crops, resulted in a...

Plant root proliferation in nitrogen-rich patches confers competitive advantage (1999)

Robinson, D., Hodge, A., Griffiths, B.S., Fitter, A.H.

Plants respond to environmental heterogeneity, particularly below ground, where spectacular root proliferations in nutrient-rich patches may occur. Such 'foraging' responses apparently maximize...

The N-15 natural abundance (delta N-15) of ecosystem samples reflects measures of water availability (1999)

Handley, LL, Austin, AT, Robinson, D, Scrimgeour, CM, Raven, JA, Heaton, THE, ...

We assembled a globally-derived data set for site-averaged foliar delta(15)N, the delta(15)N of whole surface mineral soil and corresponding site factors (mean annual rainfall and temperature,...

The N-15 natural abundance (delta N-15) of ecosystem samples reflects measures of water availability (1999)

Handley, LL, Austin, AT, Robinson, D, Scrimgeour, CM, Raven, JA, Heaton, THE, ...

We assembled a globally-derived data set for site-averaged foliar delta(15)N, the delta(15)N of whole surface mineral soil and corresponding site factors (mean annual rainfall and temperature,...

Modelling and Synthesis of Configuration Controllers for Dynamically Reconfigurable Logic Systems using the DCS CAD Framework (1999)

D. Robinson, P. Lysaght, David Robinson, Patrick Lysaght

Abstract. The overheads contributed to a dynamically reconfigurable logic (DRL) design by its configuration controller can be prohibitive. Not only are the resource requirements and execution delays...

Characterisation of p-in-n ATLAS silicon microstrip detectors fabricated by Hamamatsu Photonics and irradiated with 24GeV/c protons to ... (1999)

Hamamatsu Photonics, D. Morgan, C. M. Buttar, I. Dawson, K. Hara, J. R. Carter, ...

P-in-n silicon microstrip prototype detectors for the ATLAS experiment at CERN have been designed and manufactured by Hamamatsu Photonics. Detectors were irradiated at the CERN Proton Synchrotron...

Root proliferation, soil fauna and plant nitrogen capture from nutrient-rich patches in soil (1998)

Hodge, A., Stewart, J., Robinson, D., Griffiths, B.S., Fitter, A.H.

We investigated interactions between plant roots, protozoa and nematodes after addition of patches containing inorganic or organic nitrogen in order to determine whether root proliferation could...

A tyrosine kinase profile of prostate carcinoma. (1996)

Robinson, D, He, F, Pretlow, T, Kung, H J

Tyrosine kinases play central roles in the growth and differentiation of normal and tumor cells. In this study, we have analyzed the general tyrosine kinase expression profile of a prostate carcinoma...

Some flammability characteristics of the Australian Army DPCU (1995)

Jeleniewski, V., Robinson, D.

As military personnel may be exposed to a wide range of thermal and fire threats, the clothing they wear must afford some level of resistance to ignition and combustion while still providing wearer...

Some flammability characteristics of the Australian Army DPCU (1995)

Jeleniewski, V., Robinson, D.

As military personnel may be exposed to a wide range of thermal and fire threats, the clothing they wear must afford some level of resistance to ignition and combustion while still providing wearer...

Some flammability characteristics of the Australian Army DPCU (1995)

Jeleniewski, V., Robinson, D.

As military personnel may be exposed to a wide range of thermal and fire threats, the clothing they wear must afford some level of resistance to ignition and combustion while still providing wearer...

Hormonal regulation of the gene for the type C ecotropic retrovirus receptor in rat liver cells. (1994)

Wu, J Y, Robinson, D, Kung, H J, Hatzoglou, M

The infectibility of the regenerating rat liver by ecotropic retroviruses was studied relative to the expression of the gene coding for the ecotropic retrovirus receptor (Ecor) that functions as a...

Risk Factors in Otitis Media with Effusion. A 1 Year Case Control Study in 5-7 Year Old Children (1994)

WILLIAMSON, I G, DUNLEAVEY, J, ROBINSON, D

What are the associations and risk factors for otitis media with effusion (glue-ear)? A 1 year case control study in 5–7 year old children from four south-west Hampshire schools examined some...

COMPARISON OF PATIENT-CONTROLLED ANALGESIA WITH AND WITHOUT A BACKGROUND INFUSION AFTER LOWER ABDOMINAL SURGERY IN CHILDREN (1993)

DOYLE, E., ROBINSON, D., MORTON, N. S.

Forty children aged 6–12 yr undergoing appendicectomy were allocated randomly to receive postoperative i.v. morphine by a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) system (bolus dose 20 μg kg−1 with a...

Parallel Computation Models: Representation, Analysis and Application (1989)

Xian-He Sun, F. Wu. Stability, D. Robinson, X. Sun

Although there are various multiprocessors available, both software support and algorithm development for these machines are far behind...

Nitrogen Partitioning Within the Potato (Solarium tuberosum L) Plant in Relation to Nitrogen Supply (1989)

MILLARD, P., ROBINSON, D., MACKIE-DAWSON, L. A.

Nitrogen uptake and partitioning have been studied in field-grown potato crops which were subjected to N deficiency (no fertilizer N applied), or received large applications of N (20 g N m−2) at...

Short-Term Uptake Rates and Partitioning of Nitrogen in a Potato Crop (1987)

ROBINSON, D., MILLARD, P.

Robinson, D. and Millard, P. 1987. Short-term uptake rates and partitioning of nitrogen in a potato crop.-J. exp. Bot. 38: 551–557. A method is described for isolating an intact portion of the root...

Double-spin asymmetry in the cross section for exclusive rho0 production in lepton-proton scattering

Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Amarian, M., Arrington, J., Aschenauer, E.C., ...

Evidence for a positive longitudinal double-spin asymmetry (A/sub 1//sup rho /)=0.24+or-0.11/sub stat/+or-0.02/sub syst/ in the cross section for exclusive diffractive rho /sup 0/(770) vector-meson...

Hadron formation in deep-inelastic positron scattering in a nuclear environment

Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Akushevich, I., Amarian, T., Arrington, J., ...

The influence of the nuclear medium on the production of charged hadrons in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering has been studied by the HERMES experiment at DESY using a 27.5 GeV positron beam....

Multiplicity of charged and neutral pions in deep-inelastic scattering of 27.5 GeV positrons on hydrogen

Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Amarian, M., Arrington, J., Aschenauer, E.C., ...

Measurements of the individual multiplicities of pi /sup +/, pi /sup -/ and pi /sup 0/ produced in the deep-inelastic scattering of 27.5 GeV positrons on hydrogen are presented. The average charged...

Single-spin azimuthal asymmetry in exclusive electroproduction of pi /sup +/ mesons

Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Amarian, M., Aschenauer, E.C., Avakian, H., ...

A single-spin asymmetry in the distribution of exclusively produced pi /sup +/ mesons azimuthally around the virtual photon direction relative to the lepton scattering plane has been measured for the...

Single-spin azimuthal asymmetries in electroproduction of neutral pions in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering

Airapetian, A, Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Amarian, M, Aschenauer, E. C., Avakian, H., ...

A single-spin asymmetry in the azimuthal distribution of neutral pions relative to the lepton scattering plane has been measured for the first time in deep-inelastic scattering of positrons off...

Urban daylight and solar radiation potential: analysis of three Swiss districts

Montavon, M., Robinson, D., Compagnon, R.

With the aim of informing policy decisions regarding investments in technologies to utilise potential for energy savings due to daylighting and solar radiation availability, the Solurban Project was...

Some trends and research needs in energy and comfort prediction

Robinson, D.

This review paper aims to stimulate debate regarding research needs in the domain of energy and comfort prediction, to arrive at a consensus on priorities. It is suggested that these priorities can...

Mycobacterial infection in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.

Helbert, M, Robinson, D, Buchanan, D, Hellyer, T, McCarthy, M, Brown, I, ...

Of 207 homosexual or bisexual patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), 24 with the AIDS related complex, and 39 with asymptomatic HIV infection, 32 patients were found to have...

Molecular and cytogenetic analysis of a familial microdeletion of Xq.

Wells, S, Mould, S, Robins, D, Robinson, D, Jacobs, P

Cytogenetic analysis of a male infant referred for poor neurological development and failure to thrive showed a microdeletion of the X chromosome, his karyotype being 46,Y,del(X)(pter----q21.1::...

The tRNA(Gln) 4336 mitochondrial DNA variant is not a high penetrance mutation which predisposes to dementia before the age of 75 years.

Tysoe, C, Robinson, D, Brayne, C, Dening, T, Paykel, E S, Huppert, F A, ...

The genetic factors that predispose to Alzheimer's disease (AD) are heterogeneous. Two recent reports have suggested that a mitochondrial DNA mutation within the tRNAGln gene, located at position...

X inactivation analysis in a female with hypomelanosis of Ito associated with a balanced X;17 translocation: evidence for functional disomy of Xp.

Hatchwell, E, Robinson, D, Crolla, J A, Cockwell, A E

X inactivation analysis was performed on normal and hypopigmented skin samples obtained from a female with hypomelanosis of Ito associated with a balanced whole arm X;17 translocation. Severe skewing...

Localisation of a gene for transient neonatal diabetes mellitus to an 18.72 cR3000 (~5.4 Mb) interval on chromosome 6q

Gardner, R., Mungall, A., Dunham, I., Barber, J., Shield, J., Temple, I, ...

Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus (TNDM) is a rare condition which presents with intrauterine growth retardation, dehydration, and failure to thrive. The condition spontaneously resolves before...

A molecular and FISH analysis of structurally abnormal Y chromosomes in patients with Turner syndrome

Robinson, D, Dalton, P, Jacobs, P, Mosse, K, Power, M, Skuse, D, ...

Fourteen patients with Turner syndrome and a structurally abnormal Y chromosome were analysed by PCR amplification and fluorescence in situ hybridisation for the presence of sequences specific to...

Increase in exhaled nitric oxide levels in patients with difficult asthma and correlation with symptoms and disease severity despite treatment with oral and inhaled corticosteroids

Stirling, R, Kharitonov, S, Campbell, D, Robinson, D, Durham, S, Chung, K, ...

BACKGROUND—Patients with difficult asthma suffer chronic moderate to severe persistent asthma symptoms despite high doses of inhaled and oral corticosteroid therapy. These patients suffer a high...

Cutaneous and hepatic haemangiomata.

Robinson, D, Hambleton, G

A 3-month-old infant presented with multiple cutaneous haemangiomata, and was found to have a cardiac murmur and hepatomegaly. The latter increased strikingly over the next 3 months, and was...

Aetiopathology and genetic basis of neonatal diabetes

Shield, J, Gardner, R, Wadsworth, E, Whiteford, M, James, R, Robinson, D, ...

A British Paediatric Association Surveillance Unit* study of neonatal diabetes determined a national incidence of 1 in 400 000 live births. Additional cases of transient neonatal diabetes were...

An assessment of pancreatic endocrine function and insulin sensitivity in patients with transient neonatal diabetes in remission

Shield, J, Temple, I, Sabin, M, Mackay, D, Robinson, D, Betts, P, ...

Aims: To examine derived indices of ß cell function, peripheral insulin sensitivity, and the pancreatic response to intravenous glucose loading in children with a previous history of transient...

Association of common health symptoms with bullying in primary school children.

Williams, K., Chambers, M., Logan, S., Robinson, D.

OBJECTIVE--To estimate the prevalence of bullying in primary school children and to examine its association with common symptoms in childhood. DESIGN--Semistructured health interview conducted by...

Managing Saline Groundwater Impacts from Irrigation - Designing and Testing Emissions Trading in Coleambally Irrigation Area

Stuart Whitten, Shahbaz Khan, D Collins, D Robinson, John Ward

Irrigated agriculture often leads to recharge to local and regional groundwater systems greater than what the systems can absorb, resulting in the development of shallow watertables causing salinity...

P107-M A Workflow to Enable Intelligent and Targeted Second-Chance in High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry Experiments

Prakash, A., Robinson, D., Sutton, J., Zumwalt, A., Lees, M., Bonilla, L., ...

In a typical mass spectrometry experiment, the state-of-the-art sequencing algorithms are able to identify only about 10% to 20% of the tandem-MS spectra. Moreover, due to the high dynamic range and...

An adaptive model of overheating risk

Robinson, D., Haldi, F.

Based on analogy between the charging and discharging of humans' tolerance to overheating stimuli and that of charge in an electrical capacitor, this paper proposes a simple mathematical model for...

Massive chloroquine overdose--a survivor.

Stiff, G., Robinson, D., Cugnoni, H. L., Touquet, R., Dalton, A. M.

Large chloroquine overdoses are almost inevitably fatal. We describe the presentation and management of a patient with such an overdose who survived, due to general supportive care and new specific...

A more powerful method for testing for agreement between a judge and a known standard

D. Wackerly, D. Robinson

nominal data, power comparisons, computer algorithm, exact results, large sample approximation,

Clinical administration procedures in the Read Thesaurus: extending the ENV 1828 model to support regional terminology requirements.

Robinson, D., Price, C., Brown, P. J.

Documentation of the administrative aspects of clinical practice (fee claims, referrals, visits etc.) is essential and a controlled terminology for the electronic health care record needs to support...

Towards integrated decision support for sustainable urban planning

Robinson, D.

Over half of the global population is now living within urban settlements in which some three quarters of global resource consumption takes place. The environmental consequences of this urbanisation...

Neuroepidemiology of vascular and Alzheimer's dementia among African-American women.

Harris, Y., Gorelick, P. B., Freels, S., Billingsley, M., Brown, N., Robinson, D.

To better understand risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, demographic, medical, and other epidemiological factors were compared for 83 African-American women with Alzheimer's...

Establishing a community network for recruitment of African Americans into a clinical trial. The African-American antiplatelet stroke Prevention Study (AAASPS) experience.

Gorelick, P. B., Richardson, D., Hudson, E., Perry, C., Robinson, D., Brown, N., ...

A major aspect of a clinical trial is the ability to successfully recruit patients. There is a paucity of information concerning the nuances of recruiting study patients, especially those from...

Serological and virological assessment of oral and inactivated poliovirus vaccines in a rural population in Kenya.

Kok, P. W., Leeuwenburg, J., Tukei, P., Van Wezel, A. L., Kapsenberg, J. G., Van Steenis, G., ...

A study was carried out in a rural community in Kenya to compare the humoral and intestinal immunity provided by three doses of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) and two or three doses of...

The occurrence of invasive cancers following a diagnosis of breast carcinoma in situ

Robinson, D, Holmberg, L, Møller, H

Approximately 1 in every 600 women attending breast-screening programmes in the United Kingdom is diagnosed with breast carcinoma in situ (BCIS). However, there is little information on the...

Mortality and incidence of second cancers following treatment for testicular cancer

Robinson, D, Møller, H, Horwich, A

We studied 5555 seminoma patients and 3733 patients with nonseminomatous testicular cancers diagnosed in Southeast England between 1960 and 2004. For both groups survival improved over time: 10-year...

Waiting times for radiotherapy: variation over time and between cancer networks in southeast England

Robinson, D, Massey, T, Davies, E, Jack, R H, Sehgal, A, Møller, H

The aim of this study was to investigate variations in the length of time that patients with cancer wait from diagnosis to treatment with radiotherapy. A total of 57 426 men and 71 018 women...

Second primary cancers in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Maitra, S K, Gallo, H, Rowland-Payne, C, Robinson, D, Møller, H

The occurrence of second primary cancers was explored in patients with squamous cell cancer of the skin (SCC). The excess incidence subsequent to SCC was mainly in cancers related to sunlight and...

Incidence of multiple primary cancers in a cohort of women diagnosed with breast cancer in southeast England

Evans, H S, Lewis, C M, Robinson, D, Bell, C M J, Møller, H, Hodgson, S V

Among women in the Thames Cancer Registry database with a first breast cancer diagnosed between 1961–1995 observed numbers of subsequent cancers were compared with expected numbers and standardized...

Completeness of cancer registration: a new method for routine use

Bullard, J, Coleman, M P, Robinson, D, Lutz, J-M, Bell, J, Peto, J

We report a new method of estimating the completeness of cancer registration, in which the proportions of unregistered patients are derived from the time distributions of three probabilities, each of...