D. Shepherd

Publication List Details

Period

1985 - 2008

Number

45

Co-Authors

Interferometric Mapping of Magnetic Fields: The massive star forming region G34.4+0.23 MM (2008)

Cortes, P. C., Crutcher, R. M., Shepherd, D., Bronfman, L.

We report millimeter interferometric observations of polarized continuum and line emission from the massive star forming region G34.4. Polarized thermal dust emission at 3 mm wavelength and CO $J=1...

TeV J2032+4130: a not-so-dark accelerator? (2008)

Butt, Y. M., Combi, J. A., Drake, J., Finley, J. P., Konopelko, A., Lister, M., ...

The HEGRA gamma-ray source TeV J2032+4130 is considered the prototypical 'dark accelerator', since it was the first TeV source detected with no firm counterparts at lower frequencies. The Whipple...

An Extended Radio Counterpart of TeV J2032+4130? (2007)

Butt, Y. M., Combi, J. A., Drake, J., Finley, J. P., Konopelko, A., Lister, M., ...

We carried out a 5-pointing mosaic observation of TeV J2032+4130 at 1.4 and 4.8 GHz with the VLA in April of 2003. The analysis of the 4.8GHz data indicate weak wispy shell-like radio structure(s)...

Molecular outflows in low- and high-mass star-forming regions (2007)

Arce, H. G., Shepherd, D., Gueth, F., Lee, C. F., Bachiller, R., Rosen, A., ...

We review the known properties of molecular outflows from low- and high-mass young stars. General trends among outflows are identified, and the most recent studies on the morphology, kinematics,...

Consequences of co-expression of human tau and Abeta in Drosophila (2006)

Mudher, A., Folwell, J., Shepherd, D., Newman, T.

Alzheimer’s Disease is characterised by neuritic plaques, composed primarily of Ab peptides, and neurofibrillary tangles. Tangles comprise tau proteins that are abnormally hyper-phosphorylated and...

Structure and binding kinetics of three different human CD1d-alpha-galactosylceramide-specific T cell receptors (2006)

Gadola, S.D., Koch, M., Marles-Wright, J., Lissin, N.M., Shepherd, D., Matulis, G., ...

Invariant human TCR Valpha24-Jalpha18+/Vbeta11+ NKT cells (iNKT) are restricted by CD1d-alpha-glycosylceramides. We analyzed crystal structures and binding characteristics for an iNKT TCR plus two...

Overexpression of tau results in defective synaptic transmission in Drosophila neuromuscular junctions (2006)

Chee, F., Mudher, A., Newman, T.A., Cuttle, M., Lovestone, S., Shepherd, D.

Synaptic dysfunction is believed to be an early pathological change in neurodegenerative diseases and may cause the earliest clinical symptoms. We have used Drosophila to model a tauopathy in order...

Developmental architecture of adult-specific lineages in the ventral CNS of Drosophila (2004)

Truman, J.W., Schuppe, H., Shepherd, D., Williams, D.W.

In Drosophila most thoracic neuroblasts have two neurogenic periods: an initial brief period during embryogenesis and a second prolonged phase during larval growth. This study focuses on the...

GSK-3 beta inhibition reverses axonal transport defects and behavioural phenotypes in Drosophila (2004)

Mudher, A., Shepherd, D., Newman, T.A., Mildren, P., Jukes, J.P., Squire, A., ...

The tauopathies are a group of disorders characterised by aggregation of the microtubule-associated protein tau and include Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the fronto-temporal dementias (FTD). We have...

Role of GSK3beta in tau phosphorylation (2002)

Lovestone, S., Anderton, B., Killick, R., Liolitsa, D., Mudher, A., Shepherd, D.

The tauopathies, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), are characterised by aggregation of tau, particularly in neurons. This aggregation of tau into neurofibrillary tangles is accompanied by...

Modelling tauopathies in Drosophila (2002)

Shepherd, D., Newman, T., Mudher, A., Lovestone, S.

Tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative diseases that are characterised by abnormalities in the microtubule associated protein Tau. Tau abnormalities in these tauopathies take the form of...

Persistent larval sensory neurones are required for the normal development of the adult sensory afferent projections in Drosophila (2002)

Williams, D.W., Shepherd, D.

We have tested the hypothesis that larval neurones guide growth of adult sensory axons in Drosophila. We show that ablation of larval sensory neurones causes defects in the central projections of...

An access control architecture for microcellular wireless IPv6 networks (2001)

Schmid, Stefan, Finney, Joe, Wu, Maomao, Friday, Adrian, Scott, Andrew, Shepherd, D.

This document introduces a novel access control architecture for publicly accessible wireless overlay networks. The architecture is designed to address the problems of ubiquitous Internet service...

Tau and tau reporters disrupt central projections of sensory neurons in Drosophila (2000)

Williams, D.W., Tyrer, M., Shepherd, D.

In this paper, the authors report that the expression of tau-based reporter genes causes severe defects in the morphology of sensory neurons in adult Drosophila. Targeted expression of tau-green...

Methods for imaging labeled neurons together with neuropil features in Drosophila (2000)

Tyrer, N.M., Shepherd, D., Williams, D.W.

We describe staining protocols for serial semithin sections of Drosophila central ganglia that allow visualization of gene expression in particular neurons with counterstaining to display the...

Disconnected mutants show disruption to the central projections of proprioceptive neurons in Drosophila melanogaster (1999)

Glossop, N.R.J., Shepherd, D.

We used a P[GAL4] enhancer-trap line, C161, in conjunction with the UAS-lacZ reporter construct to visualize the central projections of a defined set of thoracic and abdominal sensory neurons in a...

Isolation and characterisation of smallminded, a Drosophila gene encoding a new member of the Cdc48p/VCP subfamily of AAA proteins (1998)

Long, A.R., Yang, M.Y., Kaiser, K., Shepherd, D.

Smallminded (smid) encodes a new member of the cdc48p/VCP subfamily of AAA proteins in Drosophila. The gene was isolated by plasmid rescue from a GAL4 enhancer trap line which shows reporter gene...

Central afferent projections of proprioceptive sensory neurons in Drosophila revealed with the enhancer-trap technique (1996)

Smith, S.A., Shepherd, D.

We have used a GAL4 enhancer-trap line coupled with an upstream activation sequence (UAS)-linked lacZ reporter construct to visualise and describe the central projections of proprioceptive sensory...

OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF Tm DOPED LiNbO3 AND LiNbO3 (MgO) (1991)

Tocho, J., NÚÑez, L., Sanz-GarcÍa, J., CussÓ, F., Hanna, D., Tropper, A., ...

The optical properties of Tm doped LiNbO3 and LiNbO3 : MgO, especially within the 3H6࢐3H4 transition, have been studied. Differences in the absorption spectrum and particularly in the emission...

OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF Tm DOPED LiNbO3 AND LiNbO3 (MgO) (1991)

Tocho, J., NÚÑez, L., Sanz-GarcÍa, J., CussÓ, F., Hanna, D., Tropper, A., ...

The optical properties of Tm doped LiNbO3 and LiNbO3 : MgO, especially within the 3H6࢐3H4 transition, have been studied. Differences in the absorption spectrum and particularly in the emission...

OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF Tm DOPED LiNbO3 AND LiNbO3 (MgO) (1991)

Tocho, J., NÚÑez, L., Sanz-GarcÍa, J., CussÓ, F., Hanna, D., Tropper, A., ...

The optical properties of Tm doped LiNbO3 and LiNbO3 : MgO, especially within the 3H6࢐3H4 transition, have been studied. Differences in the absorption spectrum and particularly in the emission...

Spatial and temporal patterns of neurogenesis in the embryo of the locust (Schistocerca gregaria) (1990)

Shepherd, D., Bate, C.M.

Embryonic neurogenesis in the ventral nerve cord of the locust Schistocerca gregaria was studied using toluidine blue (TB) staining and birthdating of cells by incorporation of bromodeoxyuridine...

Synaptic rearrangement during postembryonic development in the cricket (1988)

CHIBA, A., SHEPHERD, D., MURPHEY, R.K.

Synaptic rearrangement during development is a characteristic of the vertebrate nervous system and was thought to distinguish vertebrates from the invertebrates. However, examination of the...

The synaptic origins of receptive field properties in the cricket cercal sensory system (1988)

Shepherd, D., Kämper, G., Murphey, R.K.

1. The synaptic connections made by identified sensory neurons were studied electrophysiologically in the cercal sensory system of the cricket (Acheta domestica). 2. The results confirmed that the...

Competition regulates the efficacy of an identified synapse in crickets (1986)

Shepherd, D., Murphey, R.K.

The efficacy of the synaptic contact between an identified sensory neuron and an identified interneuron in crickets is increased when neighboring afferent synapses are removed early in postembryonic...

Inhibition of GABA uptake potentiates the effects of exogenous GABA on locust skeletal muscle (1985)

Shepherd, D., Tyrer, N.M.

1. Insect skeletal muscle is relatively insensitive to applied GABA, responses are elicited only when relatively high concentrations of GABA are used (>10−6M). 2. Pretreatment of the muscle with...

Trends and Cycles in Australian State and Territory Unemployment Rates.

Dixon, R., Shepherd, D.

This paper has as its subject matter the behaviour of state unemployment rates over time. Arguments are presented which suggest that the common approach which entails regressing state or regional...

Regional Unemployment Disparities.

Dixon, R., Shepherd, D., Thomson, J.

In this paper we examine the nature of disparities in regional (State) unemployment rates in Australia over the period 1978-1999 and their relationship to the national unemployment rate. As a measure...

Misleading Regressions with Constructed Variables.

Dixon, R., Shepherd, D.

It is common practice to examine empirical models in which one of the regressors is constructed as the weighted average or sum of a set of series that includes the dependent variable. Examples...

An improved murine model of asthma: selective airway inflammation, epithelial lesions and increased methacholine responsiveness following chronic exposure to aerosolised allergen

Temelkovski, J., Hogan, S., Shepherd, D., Foster, P., Kumar, R.

BACKGROUND—Existing murine models of asthma lack many of the inflammatory and epithelial changes that are typical of the human disease. Moreover, these models are frequently complicated by allergic...

Evaluation and outcome of patients with chronic non-productive cough using a comprehensive diagnostic protocol

McGarvey, L, Heaney, L, Lawson, J, Johnston, B, Scally, C, Ennis, M, ...

BACKGROUND—Asthma, post-nasal drip syndrome (PNDS), and gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) account for many cases of chronic non-productive cough (CNPC). Each may simultaneously contribute to cough...