David Smith

Imitative Trust versus Indirect Reciprocity (2009)

Saavedra, Serguei, Smith, David, Reed-Tsochas, Felix

Indirect reciprocity, a key concept in evolutionary game theory, provides a mechanism that allows cooperation to emerge in a population of self-regarding individuals even when repeated interactions...

Sustainable viticulture and winery practices in California: What is it, and do customers care? (2009)

Smith, David

Gary Zucca1,2, David E Smith3,4, Darryl J Mitry5,61National University, Stockton, CA, USA; 2Owner and Winemaker, Zucca Mountain Vineyards, Vallecito, CA, USA; 3National University, Costa Mesa, CA,...

Matched Rotation Precoding: A new Paradigm in Space-Frequency Coding (2009)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

This paper proposes an efficient rate one space-frequency block code (SFBC) for multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) systems. The proposed SFBC...

Frises (2009)

Assem, Ibrahim, Reutenauer, Christophe, Smith, David

Each acyclic graph, and more generally, each acyclic orientation of the graph associated to a Cartan matrix, allows to define a so-called frise; this is a collection of sequences over the positive...

Nucleotide diversity of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiplastid genome: addressing the mutational-hazard hypothesis (2009)

Smith, David, Lee, Robert W

Abstract Background The mutational-hazard hypothesis argues that the noncoding-DNA content of a genome is a consequence of the mutation rate (μ) and the effective number of genes per locus in the...

Financial bootstrapping and social capital: how technology-based start-ups fund innovation (2009)

David Smith

Innovation requires more than technological expertise. It is a time consuming activity requiring access to a range of resources including finance. Yet, innovators involved in start-ups rarely have...

Financial bootstrapping and social capital: how technology-based start-ups fund innovation (2009)

David Smith

Innovation requires more than technological expertise. It is a time consuming activity requiring access to a range of resources including finance. Yet, innovators involved in start-ups rarely have...

Movements and Dive Patterns of a Rehabilitated Risso’s dolphin, Grampus griseus, in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean (2009)

Wells, Randall, Manire, Charles, Byrd, Lynne, Smith, David, Gannon, Janet, Fauquier, Deborah, ...

Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus) occur throughout the world in tropical and temperate waters. The best estimates of abundance for Risso's dolphins are 1,589 (CV = 0.27) for the northern Gulf of...

The mitochondrial and plastid genomes of Volvox carteri: bloated molecules rich in repetitive DNA (2009)

Smith, David, Lee, Robert W

Abstract Background The magnitude of noncoding DNA in organelle genomes can vary significantly; it is argued that much of this variation is attributable to the dissemination of selfish DNA. The...

China’s role in global competition in the wine industry: A new contestant and future trends (2009)

Smith, David

Darryl J Mitry1,2, David E Smith2,3, Per V Jenster3,41Norwich University, Graduate School Faculty, Northfield, VT, USA; 2National University, San Diego, California, USA; 3Copenhagen Business School,...

Matched Rotation Precoding: A new Paradigm in Space-Frequency Coding (2009)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

This paper proposes an efficient rate one space-frequency block code (SFBC) for multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) systems. The proposed SFBC...

Matched Rotation Precoding: A new Paradigm in Space-Frequency Coding (2009)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

This paper proposes an efficient rate one space-frequency block code (SFBC) for multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) systems. The proposed SFBC...

Pre-B-cell leukemia homeobox 1 (PBX1) shows functional and possible genetic association with bone mineral density variation (2009)

Cheung, Ching-Lung, Chan, Benjamin Y.Y., Chan, Vivian, Ikegawa, Shiro, Kou, Ikuyo, Ngai, Heidi, ...

Bone mineral density (BMD) is one of the major determinants of risk for osteoporotic fracture. Multiple studies reveal that peak bone mass is under strong genetic influence. One of the major...

Space-Frequency Block Code with Matched Rotation for MIMO-OFDM System with Limited Feedback (2009)

Min Zhang, Thushara D. Abhayapala, Dhammika Jayalath, David Smith, Chandra Athaudage

This paper presents a novel matched rotation precoding (MRP) scheme to design a rate one space-frequency block code (SFBC) and a multirate SFBC for MIMO-OFDM systems with limited feedback. The...

Space-Frequency Block Code with Matched Rotation for MIMO-OFDM System with Limited Feedback (2009)

Min Zhang, Thushara D. Abhayapala, Dhammika Jayalath, David Smith, Chandra Athaudage

This paper presents a novel matched rotation precoding (MRP) scheme to design a rate one space-frequency block code (SFBC) and a multirate SFBC for MIMO-OFDM systems with limited feedback. The...

Association of Waminoa sp. (Acoela) with corals in the Wakatobi Marine Park, South-East Sulawesi, Indonesia (2009)

Haapkyla, Jessica, Seymour, Adrian S., Barneah, Orit, Brickner, Itzchak, Hennige, Sebastian, Suggett, David, ...

This is the first quantitative study on the prevalence of epizoic Waminoa sp. acoel worms and their association with corals in the Wakatobi Marine National Park (WMNP), South-East Sulawesi,...

Matched Rotation Precoding: A new Paradigm in Space-Frequency Coding (2009)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

This paper proposes an efficient rate one space-frequency block code (SFBC) for multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) systems. The proposed SFBC...

What Should We Try to Learn About Tropical Biodiversity, and How Can We Use That Knowledge for Conservation?..............................................15 (2008)

Hendrik Segers, Anne Depauw, Jackie Van, David Smith, Brij Gopal, Silvio Olivieri

Scientific Programme...................................................................5 Invited contributions....................................................................8 Patrimony and...

Parallel Simulation of High Reynolds Number Vascular Flows (2008)

Paul Fischer, A Francis Loth, Sang-wook Lee, David Smith, Henry Tufo

The simulation of turbulent vascular flows presents significant numerical challenges. Because such flows are only weakly turbulent (i.e., transitional), they lack an inertial subrange that is...

Global distribution of novel rhinovirus genotype (2008)

Briese, Thomas, Renwick, Neil, Venter, Marietjie, Jarman, Richard G., Ghosh, Dhrubaa, Kondgen, Sophie, ...

Global surveillance for a novel rhinovirus genotype indicated its association with community outbreaks and pediatric respiratory disease in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America....

Global distribution of novel rhinovirus genotype (2008)

Briese, Thomas, Renwick, Neil, Venter, Marietjie, Jarman, Richard G., Ghosh, Dhrubaa, Kondgen, Sophie, ...

Global surveillance for a novel rhinovirus genotype indicated its association with community outbreaks and pediatric respiratory disease in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America....

Nucleotide diversity in the mitochondrial and nuclear compartments of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: investigating the origins of genome architecture (2008)

Smith, David, Lee, Robert W

Abstract Background The magnitude of intronic and intergenic DNA can vary substantially both within and among evolutionary lineages; however, the forces responsible for this disparity in genome...

Mutation of cluster-tilting objects and potentials (2008)

Buan, Aslak Bakke, Iyama, Osamu, Reiten, Idun, Smith, David

We prove that mutation of cluster-tilting objects in triangulated 2-Calabi-Yau categories is closely connected with mutation of quivers with potentials. This gives a close connection between...

A Design for Software to Assist in the Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients (2008)

Dr. Gillian Pearce, Peter Wilson, David Smith, Gill Jones

This paper describes the development of a prototype system to assist in the rehabilitation of patients who have suffered a stroke or cerebrovascular accident. Attention is paid to the use of the...

The killing of children by children as a symptom of national crisis : reactions in Britain and Japan. (2008)

Smith, David, Sueda, Kiyoko

In this article, we describe and analyse the public and political responses to two notorious cases of the killing of children by children, one in Merseyside, England and one in Kobe, Japan. We...

The Average X-Ray/gamma-Ray Spectra Of Seyfert Galaxies From Ginga And Osse And The Origin Of The Cosmic X-Ray Background (2008)

Andrzej Zdziarski, W. Neil Johnson, Chris Done, David Smith, Kellie Mcnaron-brown

We have obtained the first average 2--500 keV spectra of Seyfert galaxies, using the data from Ginga and GRO OSSE. Our sample contains 3 classes of objects with markedly different spectra:...

Multirate Space-Time-Frequency Linear block coding (2008)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

This paper presents a multirate space-timefrequency linear block coding scheme (STFBC) with full transmit diversity for a variety of transmission rates. The proposed multirate STFBC can achieve...

Multirate Space-Time-Frequency Linear block coding (2008)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, T. D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, C. R. N.

This paper presents a multirate space-timefrequency linear block coding scheme (STFBC) with full transmit diversity for a variety of transmission rates. The proposed multirate STFBC can achieve...

Utility of the Malayalam translation of the 7- minute screen for Alzheimer′s disease risk in an Indian community (2008)

De Jager Celeste, Thambisetty Madhav, Praveen K, Sheeba P, Ajini K, Sajeev A, ...

Background: Alzheimer′s disease (AD) is suspected to be currently under-diagnosed in India, thus the need for a brief, effective screening test for the condition. Aims: We aimed to test the...

Multirate Space-Time-Frequency Linear block coding (2008)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

This paper presents a multirate space-timefrequency linear block coding scheme (STFBC) with full transmit diversity for a variety of transmission rates. The proposed multirate STFBC can achieve...

Multirate Space-Time-Frequency Linear block coding (2008)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

This paper presents a multirate space-timefrequency linear block coding scheme (STFBC) with full transmit diversity for a variety of transmission rates. The proposed multirate STFBC can achieve...

Multirate Space-Time-Frequency Linear block coding (2008)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

This paper presents a multirate space-timefrequency linear block coding scheme (STFBC) with full transmit diversity for a variety of transmission rates. The proposed multirate STFBC can achieve...

Multirate Space-Time-Frequency Linear block coding (2008)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

This paper presents a multirate space-timefrequency linear block coding scheme (STFBC) with full transmit diversity for a variety of transmission rates. The proposed multirate STFBC can achieve...

Multirate Space-Time-Frequency Linear block coding (2008)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

This paper presents a multirate space-timefrequency linear block coding scheme (STFBC) with full transmit diversity for a variety of transmission rates. The proposed multirate STFBC can achieve...

A non-invasive, on-line deuterium dilution technique for the measurement of total body water in haemodialysis patients (2008)

Chan, Cian, Smith, David, Spanel, Patrik, McIntyre, Christopher W., Davies, Simon J.

Background. Despite its importance, total body water (TBW) is usually estimated rather than measured due to the complexity of isotope dilution methods. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the...

Multirate Space-Time-Frequency Linear block coding (2008)

Zhang, Min, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Jayalath, Dhammika, Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

This paper presents a multirate space-timefrequency linear block coding scheme (STFBC) with full transmit diversity for a variety of transmission rates. The proposed multirate STFBC can achieve...

X-Ray and Soft (2007)

Fl-Ray Spectra, Andrzej A. Zdziarski, David Smith, Greg M. Madejski, W. Neil Johnson

We study X-ray and soft fl-ray spectral properties of nearby Broad-Line Radio Galaxies (BLRGs) using data from Ginga, ASCA, OSSE and EXOSAT. The X-ray spectra are well fitted by an intrinsic...

Current Documentation by A.J. Rossini (2007)

A. J. Rossini, R. M. Heiberger, K. Hornik, M. Maechler, Formerly Doug Bates, David Smith

A programming and inferior mode package for (X)Emacs intended for interacting with statistical software packages (primarily S(plus), R, XLisp-Stat, SAS, and Stata), for data analysis and statistical...

Storage Resource Manager version 2.2: design, implementation, and testing experience (2007)

Donno, Flavia, Abadie, Lanna, Badino, Paolo, Baud, J P, Corso, Ezio, De Witt, Shaun, ...

Storage Services are crucial components of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid Infrastructure spanning more than 200 sites and serving computing and storage resources to the High Energy Physics LHC...

On tilting modules over cluster-tilted algebras (2007)

Smith, David

In this paper, we show that the tilting modules over a cluster-tilted algebra $A$ lift to tilting objects in the associated cluster category $\mathcal{C}_H$. As a first application, we describe the...

Compensation decoding of space time frequency block codes (2007)

Zhang, Min, Jayalath, Dhammika, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

A novel compensation decoding scheme for a given space time frequency linear block code is presented, exploiting the simplicity of zero forcing equalization, and special characteristics of the...

Compensation decoding of space time frequency block codes (2007)

Zhang, Min, Jayalath, Dhammika, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

A novel compensation decoding scheme for a given space time frequency linear block code is presented, exploiting the simplicity of zero forcing equalization, and special characteristics of the...

Official Responses to Juvenile Delinquency in Scotland During the Second World War (2007)

Smith, David

This article addresses the official responses by various governmental agencies and departments to the perceived increase in juvenile crime—seen mainly as a male phenomenon—in Scotland during the...

Skew group algebras of piecewise hereditary algebras are piecewise hereditary (2007)

Dionne, Julie, Lanzilotta, Marcelo, Smith, David

We show that the main results of Happel-Rickard-Schofield (1988) and Happel-Reiten-Smalo (1996) on piecewise hereditary algebras are coherent with the notion of group action on an algebra. Then, we...

Almost laura algebras (2007)

Smith, David

In this paper, we propose a generalization for the class of laura algebras, which we call almost laura. We show that this new class of algebras retains most of the essential features of laura...

Spectral estimation in unevenly sampled space of periodically expressed microarray time series data (2007)

Liew, Alan Wee-Chung, Xian, Jun, Wu, Shuanhu, Smith, David, Yan, Hong

Background: Periodogram analysis of time-series is widespread in biology. A new challenge for analyzing the microarray time series data is to identify genes that are periodically expressed. Such...

Spectral estimation in unevenly sampled space of periodically expressed microarray time series data (2007)

Liew, Alan Wee-Chung, Xian, Jun, Wu, Shuanhu, Smith, David, Yan, Hong

Background: Periodogram analysis of time-series is widespread in biology. A new challenge for analyzing the microarray time series data is to identify genes that are periodically expressed. Such...

Spectral estimation in unevenly sampled space of periodically expressed microarray time series data (2007)

Liew, Alan Wee-Chung, Xian, Jun, Wu, Shuanhu, Smith, David, Yan, Hong

Background: Periodogram analysis of time-series is widespread in biology. A new challenge for analyzing the microarray time series data is to identify genes that are periodically expressed. Such...

Compensation decoding of space time frequency block codes (2007)

Zhang, Min, Jayalath, Dhammika, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandra R.

A novel compensation decoding scheme for a given space time frequency linear block code is presented, exploiting the simplicity of zero forcing equalization, and special characteristics of the...

Compensation decoding of space time frequency block codes (2007)

Zhang, Min, Jayalath, Dhammika, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

A novel compensation decoding scheme for a given space time frequency linear block code is presented, exploiting the simplicity of zero forcing equalization, and special characteristics of the...

Compensation decoding of space time frequency block codes (2007)

Zhang, Min, Jayalath, Dhammika, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

A novel compensation decoding scheme for a given space time frequency linear block code is presented, exploiting the simplicity of zero forcing equalization, and special characteristics of the...

Compensation decoding of space time frequency block codes (2007)

Zhang, Min, Jayalath, Dhammika, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

A novel compensation decoding scheme for a given space time frequency linear block code is presented, exploiting the simplicity of zero forcing equalization, and special characteristics of the...

London (2007)

Les Mayhew, David Smith

queuing theory to analyse completion times in accident and emergency departments in the light of

Spectral estimation in unevenly sampled space of periodically expressed microarray time series data (2007)

Liew, Alan Wee-Chung, Xian, Jun, Wu, Shuanhu, Smith, David, Yan, Hong

Background: Periodogram analysis of time-series is widespread in biology. A new challenge for analyzing the microarray time series data is to identify genes that are periodically expressed. Such...

Compensation decoding of space time frequency block codes (2007)

Zhang, Min, Jayalath, Dhammika, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

A novel compensation decoding scheme for a given space time frequency linear block code is presented, exploiting the simplicity of zero forcing equalization, and special characteristics of the...

Official Responses to Juvenile Delinquency in Scotland During the Second World War (2007)

Smith, David

This article addresses the official responses by various governmental agencies and departments to the perceived increase in juvenile crime—seen mainly as a male phenomenon—in Scotland during the...

Compensation decoding of space time frequency block codes (2007)

Zhang, Min, Jayalath, Dhammika, Abhayapala, Thushara D., Smith, David, Athaudage, Chandranath R. N.

A novel compensation decoding scheme for a given space time frequency linear block code is presented, exploiting the simplicity of zero forcing equalization, and special characteristics of the...

Making sense of criminology in criminological theory and probation practice (2006)

Smith, David

Recent developments in criminology have included a revival of interest in offenders’ biographies and inner emotional experiences, and a stress on the importance of self-understanding for an...

Making sense of criminology in criminological theory and probation practice (2006)

Smith, David

Recent developments in criminology have included a revival of interest in offenders’ biographies and inner emotional experiences, and a stress on the importance of self-understanding for an...

Making sense of criminology in criminological theory and probation practice. (2006)

Smith, David

Recent developments in criminology have included a revival of interest in offenders’ biographies and inner emotional experiences, and a stress on the importance of self-understanding for an...

Making sense of psychoanalysis in criminological theory and probation practice. (2006)

Smith, David

Recent developments in criminology have included a revival of interest in offenders' biographies and inner emotional experiences, and a stress on the importance of self-understanding for an...

(Co)Homology theories for oriented algebras (2006)

Bustamante, Juan Carlos, Dionne, Julie, Smith, David

We study three different (co)homology theories for a family of pullbacks of algebras that we call oriented. We obtain a Mayer Vietoris long exact sequence of Hochschild and cyclic homology and...

Davids Bio (2006)

Smith, David

This is the abstract. Addition of one sentence.

Outcomes Associated with a Home Care Telehealth Intervention (2006)

Hopp, Faith, Woodbridge, Peter, Subramanian, Usha, Copeland, Laurel, Smith, David, Lowery, Julie

To determine whether adding telehealth technology to traditional home care services increases health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and home care satisfaction, and decreases resource utilization...

Black and Asian probationers : implications of the Home Office study. (2006)

Smith, David, Calverley, Adam, Cole, Bankole, Kaur, Gurpreet, Lewis, Sam, Raynor, Peter, ...

This article presents the main findings of a survey of Black, Asian and mixed heritage men supervised by the probation service in 2001-2003. It discusses the long-standing concern that minority...

BMC Bioinformatics Methodology article (2006)

Jun Xian, Shuanhu Wu, David Smith, David Smith, Hong Yan

Spectral estimation in unevenly sampled space of periodically expressed microarray time series data

Monstrous love in John Gardener's Grendel / (2006)

Smith, David.

Thesis (M.A.)--Truman State University, 2006.

A new spectrum estimation method in unevenly sampling space (2006)

Xian, Jun, Wu, Shuan-Hu, Liew, Alan Wee-Chung, Smith, David, Yan, Hong

Spectrum estimation is a popular method for identifying periodically expressed genes in microarray time series analysis. For unevenly sampled data, a common technique is applying the Lomb-Scargle...

A new spectrum estimation method in unevenly sampling space (2006)

Xian, Jun, Wu, Shuan-Hu, Liew, Alan Wee-Chung, Smith, David, Yan, Hong

Spectrum estimation is a popular method for identifying periodically expressed genes in microarray time series analysis. For unevenly sampled data, a common technique is applying the Lomb-Scargle...

A new spectrum estimation method in unevenly sampling space (2006)

Xian, Jun, Wu, Shuan-Hu, Liew, Alan Wee-Chung, Smith, David, Yan, Hong

Spectrum estimation is a popular method for identifying periodically expressed genes in microarray time series analysis. For unevenly sampled data, a common technique is applying the Lomb-Scargle...

Texas AgrAbility Project (2005)

Smith, David

The Texas AgrAbility Project provides assistance and education to disabled farmers, ranchers and agricultural workers. This leaflet describes the services provided and lists contacts for more...

Movement of walleye in an impounded reach of the Au Sable River, Michigan, USA (2005)

DePhilip, Michele M., Diana, James S., Smith, David

We estimated long-range spawning and foraging movements of walleye and observed their use of river and reservoir habitats between two large hydroelectric dams on the Au Sable River, Michigan. We used...

Hybrid multivariable controller architecture (2005)

Hopkins, Mark, Smith, David, Vallone, Phillip, Sandor, Richard

Copyright 2005 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. This paper was published by SPIE and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of SPIE. One print or...

The unexpected importance of mosquito oviposition behaviour for malaria: non-productive larval habitats can be sources for malaria transmission. (2005)

Le Menach, Arnaud, Mckenzie, Ellis, Flahault, Antoine, Smith, David

BACKGROUND: Mosquitoes commute between blood-meal hosts and water. Thus, heterogeneity in human biting reflects underlying spatial heterogeneity in the distribution and suitability of larval habitat...

The unexpected importance of mosquito oviposition behaviour for malaria: non-productive larval habitats can be sources for malaria transmission. (2005)

Le Menach, Arnaud, Mckenzie, Ellis, Flahault, Antoine, Smith, David

BACKGROUND: Mosquitoes commute between blood-meal hosts and water. Thus, heterogeneity in human biting reflects underlying spatial heterogeneity in the distribution and suitability of larval habitat...

ViewPointer: Lightweight calibration-free eye tracking for ubiquitous handsfree deixis (2005)

John David Smith, Copyright John, David Smith

ViewPointer is a wearable eye contact sensor that detects deixis towards ubiquitous computers embedded in real world objects. ViewPointer consists of a small wearable camera no more obtrusive than a...

Presence of the LDNF glycan on the host-protective H-gal-GP fraction from Haemonchus contortus (2005)

Geldhof, Peter, Newlands, George, Nyame, Kwame, Cummings, Richard, Smith, David, Knox, David

Immunization of sheep with the gut membrane-associated protein complex H-gal-GP of adult Haemonchus contortus induces high levels of protection against a homologous challenge infection. Protection is...

Analysing the Benefits of Growing Crops after Rice in the Rice Growing Areas in Australia (2005)

Faour, Khaled, Singh, Rajinder, Humphreys, E, Smith, David, Mullen, John

The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA), the Coleambally Irrigation Area (CIA), and the Murray Valley (MV) constitute the major Australian rice growing areas and are located in southern east...

The unexpected importance of mosquito oviposition behaviour for malaria: non-productive larval habitats can be sources for malaria transmission. (2005)

Le Menach, Arnaud, Mckenzie, Ellis, Flahault, Antoine, Smith, David

BACKGROUND: Mosquitoes commute between blood-meal hosts and water. Thus, heterogeneity in human biting reflects underlying spatial heterogeneity in the distribution and suitability of larval habitat...

Probation and Social Work (2005)

Smith, David

The paper considers the representation of probation themes in the British Journal of Social Work (BJSW) since the early 1990s, and reviews developments in probation policy and practice since then,...

Probation and Social Work (2005)

Smith, David

The paper considers the representation of probation themes in the British Journal of Social Work (BJSW) since the early 1990s, and reviews developments in probation policy and practice since then,...

The New Fundamentals Of Marketing (2004)

Smith, David (Skip)

This paper identifies and discusses topics discussed at the 2002 Annual Marketing Conference believed by the author to be most relevant to challenges and opportunities faced by marketers in Nigeria....

Research in Home-Care Telemedicine: Challenges in Patient Recruitment (2004)

Subramanian, Usha, Hopp, Faith, Lowery, Julie, Woodbridge, Peter, Smith, David

This study reports challenges in recruiting patients for a randomized controlled trial of homecare telemedicine. Descriptive statistics on patient eligibility for home-care telemedicine services and...

Final report of johns hopkins 2003 summer workshop on syntax for statistical machine translation (2004)

Franz Josef Och, Daniel Gildea, Sanjeev Khudanpur, Kenji Yamada, Alex Fraser, Shankar Kumar, ...

In recent evaluations of machine translation systems, statistical systems have outperformed classical approaches based on interpretation, transfer, and generation. Nonetheless, the output of...

Final report of johns hopkins 2003 summer workshop on syntax for statistical machine translation (2004)

Franz Josef Och, Daniel Gildea, Sanjeev Khudanpur, Kenji Yamada, Alex Fraser, Shankar Kumar, ...

In recent evaluations of machine translation systems, statistical systems have outperformed classical approaches based on interpretation, transfer, and generation. Nonetheless, the output of...

Final report of johns hopkins 2003 summer workshop on syntax for statistical machine translation (2004)

Franz Josef Och, Daniel Gildea, Sanjeev Khudanpur, Kenji Yamada, Alex Fraser, Shankar Kumar, ...

In recent evaluations of machine translation systems, statistical systems have outperformed classical approaches based on interpretation, transfer, and generation. Nonetheless, the output of...

Shame, Rage and Racist Violence (2004)

Ray, Larry, Smith, David, Wastell, Liz

In this article, we argue that much racist violence can be understood in terms of unacknowledged shame and its transformation into fury. We use studies by Scheff and Retzinger as a framework for...

Shame, Rage and Racist Violence (2004)

Ray, Larry, Smith, David, Wastell, Liz

In this article, we argue that much racist violence can be understood in terms of unacknowledged shame and its transformation into fury. We use studies by Scheff and Retzinger as a framework for...

EFFECTS OF WATER TEMPERATURE AND SUBSTRATE TYPE ON SPORE PRODUCTION AND RELEASE IN EASTERN TUBIFEX TUBIFEX WORMS INFECTED WITH MYXOBOLUS CEREBRALIS (2003)

Vicki S. Blazer, Thomas B. Waldrop, William B. Schill, Christine L. Densmore, David Smith

Eastern Tubifex tubifex worms were exposed to Myxobolus cerebralis spores at 9, 13, 17, and 20 C in 1-L jars that contained sand, mud, or leaf litter as substrata. Beginning 60 days after exposure,...

"Global Cities" and "Globalization" in East Asia: Empirical Realities and Conceptual Questions (2002)

Smith, David, Timberlake, Michael

For most of the Twentieth Century, East Asia was among the least urbanized parts of the world; now it is a region where cities are growing the most rapidly and becoming increasingly important centers...

An inducible mouse model of late onset Tay-Sachs disease (2002)

Jeyakumar, Mylvaganam, Smith, David, Eliott-Smith, Elena, Cortina-Borja, Mario, Reinkensmeier, Gabriele, Butters, Terry D., ...

Mouse models of the GM2 gangliosidoses, Tay–Sachs and Sandhoff disease, are null for the hexosaminidase α and β subunits respectively. The Sandhoff (Hexb−/−) mouse has severe neurological...

Little Higgses from an Antisymmetric Condensate (2002)

Low, Ian, Skiba, Witold, Smith, David

We construct an SU(6)/Sp(6) non-linear sigma model in which the Higgses arise as pseudo-Goldstone bosons. There are two Higgs doublets whose masses have no one-loop quadratic sensitivity to the...

Localized Fermions and Anomaly Inflow via Deconstruction (2002)

Skiba, Witold, Smith, David

We study fermion localization in gauge theory space. We consider four dimensional product gauge groups in which light chiral fermions transform under different gauge factors of the product group....

Planning under continuous time and resource uncertainty: A challenge for AI (2002)

John Bresina, Nicolas Meuleauy, Sailesh Ramakrishnan, David Smith, Rich Washingtonx

yQSS Group Inc. zQSS Group Inc. xRIACS experiment is assigned a scientific value). Different ob-servations and experiments take differing amounts of time and consume differing amounts of power and...

Planning under Continuous Time and Resource Uncertainty: A Challenge for AI (2002)

John Bresina, Richard Dearden, Nicolas Meuleau, David Smith, Rich Washington

There has been considerable work in AI on decisiontheoretic planning and planning under uncertainty.

Probation and Social Justice (2002)

Smith, David, Vanstone, Maurice

The paper considers the past and potential contribution to social justice of the probation service in England and Wales, within the context of the service's complex origins and tradition, in which...

Towards a Theory of Flavor from Orbifold GUTs (2001)

Hall, Lawrence, March-Russell, John, Okui, Takemichi, Smith, David

We show that the recently constructed 5-dimensional supersymmetric $S^1/(Z_2\times Z_2')$ orbifold GUT models allow an appealing explanation of the observed hierarchical structure of the quark and...

SO(10) Unified Theories in Six Dimensions (2001)

Hall, Lawrence, Nomura, Yasunori, Okui, Takemichi, Smith, David

We construct supersymmetric models of SO(10) unification in which the gauge symmetry is broken by orbifold compactification. We find that using boundary conditions to break the gauge symmetry down to...

Gauge-Higgs Unification in Higher Dimensions (2001)

Hall, Lawrence, Nomura, Yasunori, Smith, David

The electroweak Higgs doublets are identified as components of a vector multiplet in a higher dimensional supersymmetric field theory. We construct a minimal model in 6D where the electroweak $SU(2)...

GUT Breaking on the Brane (2001)

Nomura, Yasunori, Smith, David, Weiner, Neal

We present a five-dimensional supersymmetric SU(5) theory in which the gauge symmetry is broken maximally (i.e. at the 5D Planck scale M_*) on the same 4D brane where chiral matter is localized....

Finite Radiative Electroweak Symmetry Breaking from the Bulk (2001)

Arkani-Hamed, Nima, Hall, Lawrence, Nomura, Yasunori, Smith, David, Weiner, Neal

A new physical origin for electroweak symmetry breaking is proposed, involving compact spatial dimensions of scale 1/R \approx 1 TeV. The higher dimensional theory is supersymmetric, and hence...

Inelastic Dark Matter (2001)

Smith, David, Weiner, Neal

Many observations suggest that much of the matter of the universe is non-baryonic. Recently, the DAMA NaI dark matter direct detection experiment reported an annual modulation in their event rate...

Freagarrach: An Evaluation of a Project for Persistent Juvenile Offenders. Edinburgh: Scottish Executive Central Research Unit www (2001)

David Lobley, David Smith, Christina Stern

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A parametric study of freezing injury in ELT-3 uterine leiomyoma tumour cells (2001)

Bischof, John C., Fahssi, Walid M., Smith, David, Nagel, Theodore, Swanlund, David J.

Cellular level freeze injury was investigated after controlled freezing of an Eker rat uterine fibroid cell line in both the presence and absence of oestradiol. The connection between thermal history...

A new 'online' method to measure increased exhaled isoprene in end-stage renal failure (2001)

Davies, Simon, Spanel, Patrik, Smith, David

Background. Isoprene is the most abundant hydrocarbon present in breath, and recent reports indicate that breath concentrations increase following haemodialysis. The purpose of this study was to...

The Edinburgh Mouse Atlas: Using the CD (2001)

Baldock, Richard, Bard, Jonathan, Brune, Renske, Hill, Bill, Kaufman, Matt, Opstad, Kirstie, ...

This paper provides a simple introduction to the reconstructions and data-handling tools stored on the Edinburgh Mouse Atlas CD, together with some of the ways in which the viewers and software can...

Small Neutrino Masses from Supersymmetry Breaking (2000)

Arkani-Hamed, Nima, Hall, Lawrence, Murayama, Hitoshi, Smith, David, Weiner, Neal

An alternative to the conventional see-saw mechanism is proposed to explain the origin of small neutrino masses in supersymmetric theories. The masses and couplings of the right-handed neutrino field...

NEW MATERIAL OF DINOCHELYS WHITEI Gaffney, 1979, FROM THE DRY MESA QUARRY (MORRISON FORMATION, JURASSIC) OF COLORADO (2000)

DONALD B. BRINKMAN, KEN STADTMAN, DAVID SMITH

A specimen of a juvenile individual of Dinochelys from the Dry Mesa Quarry, Morrison Formation, provides the first record of the skull and neck in this genus. Dinochelys is interpreted as related to...

E-Learning Innovation through the Implementation of an Internet Supported Learning Environment (2000)

David Smith, Glenn Hardaker

The paper provides an insight into the changing nature of the learning process through the adoption of interactive new media solutions into a traditional University Campus. The use of software from...

Solving the Hierarchy Problem with Exponentially Large Dimensions (1999)

Arkani-Hamed, Nima, Hall, Lawrence, Smith, David, Weiner, Neal

In theories with (sets of) two large extra dimensions and supersymmetry in the bulk, the presence of non-supersymmetric brane defects naturally induces a logarithmic potential for the volume of the...

Exponentially Small Supersymmetry Breaking from Extra Dimensions (1999)

Arkani-Hamed, Nima, Hall, Lawrence, Smith, David, Weiner, Neal

The supersymmetric ``shining'' of free massive chiral superfields in extra dimensions from a distant source brane can trigger exponentially small supersymmetry breaking on our brane of order e^{-2 pi...

Flavor at the TeV Scale with Extra Dimensions (1999)

Arkani-Hamed, Nima, Hall, Lawrence, Smith, David, Weiner, Neal

Theories where the Standard Model fields reside on a 3-brane, with a low fundamental cut-off and extra dimensions, provide alternative solutions to the gauge hierarchy problem. However, generating...

Classroom learning environments and students' approaches to learning (1999)

Dart, Barry C., Burnett, Paul C., Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M., Campbell, Jenny, Smith, David, McCrindle, Andrea R.

Four hundred and eighty-four students from two metropolitan secondary schools completed the Learning Process Questionnaire, the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire and the Learner Self...

Classroom learning environments and students' approaches to learning (1999)

Dart, Barry C., Burnett, Paul, Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M., Campbell, Jenny, Smith, David, McCrindle, Andrea R.

Four hundred and eighty-four students from two metropolitan secondary schools completed the Learning Process Questionnaire, the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire and the Learner Self...

Classroom learning environments and students' approaches to learning (1999)

Dart, Barry C., Burnett, Paul C., Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M., Campbell, Jenny, Smith, David, McCrindle, Andrea R.

Four hundred and eighty-four students from two metropolitan secondary schools completed the Learning Process Questionnaire, the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire and the Learner Self...

Cosmological Constraints on Theories with Large Extra Dimensions (1999)

Hall, Lawrence J., Smith, David

In theories with large extra dimensions, constraints from cosmology lead to non-trivial lower bounds on the fundamental scale M_F, corresponding to upper bounds on the radii of the compact extra...

The Macpherson report : a view from Greater Manchester. (1999)

Ray, Larry, Smith, David, Wastell, Liz

These comments arising from the Macpherson Report are made in the light of our research on racist violence in Greater Manchester. This study, funded by the ESRC as part of the Violence Research...

Classroom learning environments and students' approaches to learning (1999)

Dart, Barry C., Burnett, Paul C., Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M., Campbell, Jenny, Smith, David, McCrindle, Andrea R.

Four hundred and eighty-four students from two metropolitan secondary schools completed the Learning Process Questionnaire, the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire and the Learner Self...

Classroom learning environments and students' approaches to learning (1999)

Dart, Barry C., Burnett, Paul C., Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M., Campbell, Jenny, Smith, David, McCrindle, Andrea R.

Four hundred and eighty-four students from two metropolitan secondary schools completed the Learning Process Questionnaire, the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire and the Learner Self...

Classroom learning environments and students' approaches to learning (1999)

Dart, Barry C., Burnett, Paul C., Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M., Campbell, Jenny, Smith, David, McCrindle, Andrea R.

Four hundred and eighty-four students from two metropolitan secondary schools completed the Learning Process Questionnaire, the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire and the Learner Self...

Classroom learning environments and students' approaches to learning (1999)

Dart, Barry C., Burnett, Paul C., Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M., Campbell, Jenny, Smith, David, McCrindle, Andrea R.

Four hundred and eighty-four students from two metropolitan secondary schools completed the Learning Process Questionnaire, the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire and the Learner Self...

Arivaca Lake Mercury TMDL TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD AND IMPLE~MENTATION PLAN FOR Contents MERCURY IN AFUVACA LAKE. ARIZONA (1999)

Inc Dr, Jonathan B. Butcher, Eric Thirolle, Dr. Curtis W, David Smith, ...

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, and staff fiom the United States Forest Service, among others. Field work and sampling to support this TMDL study were carried out by Gregg Olson and John...

Classroom learning environments and students' approaches to learning (1999)

Dart, Barry C., Burnett, Paul C., Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M., Campbell, Jenny, Smith, David, McCrindle, Andrea R.

Four hundred and eighty-four students from two metropolitan secondary schools completed the Learning Process Questionnaire, the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire and the Learner Self...

Classroom learning environments and students' approaches to learning (1999)

Dart, Barry C., Burnett, Paul C., Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M., Campbell, Jenny, Smith, David, McCrindle, Andrea R.

Four hundred and eighty-four students from two metropolitan secondary schools completed the Learning Process Questionnaire, the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire and the Learner Self...

Leading Order Textures for Lepton Mass Matrices (1998)

Hall, Lawrence J., Smith, David

In theories with three light neutrinos, certain simplicity assumptions allow the construction of a complete list of leading order lepton mass matrices. These matrices are consistent with m_{tau} \neq...

Mme de Graffigny's Lettres d'une Péruvienne: Identifying the First Edition (1996)

McEachern, Jo-Ann, Smith, David

It is no easy task to identify the first edition of Mme de Graffigny's only novel. No manuscript is extant, and no presentation copies have come to light, which might bear indications in the author's...

Suspending Recursion in Causal-link Planning (1996)

David Smith, Mark Peot

We present a strategy for suspending recursive open conditions during planning. We also show conditions under which plans with suspended open conditions can be pruned. To make this suspension and...

Graffigny Rediviva: Editions of the Lettres d'une Péruvienne (1967-1993) (1994)

Smith, David

A bestseller on its first appearance in 1747 and a steady seller until 1835, Mme de Graffigny's Lettres d'une Péruvienne suddenly went into an eclipse from which it emerged only in recent times...

Object-oriented Software for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data in (1994)

David Smith, Bill Robertson, Peter J. Diggle

This document and the accompanying software is Copyright c fl 1997 David M. Smith and Lancaster University. Verbatim copies of this document may be made without charge. The OSWALD software is...

Object-oriented Software for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data in (1994)

David Smith, Bill Robertson, Peter J. Diggle

This document and the accompanying software is Copyright c fl 1997 David M. Smith and Lancaster University. Verbatim copies of this document may be made without charge. The OSWALD software is...

Michigan Today (Vol. 25 No. 04) (1993)

Lim, Linda, Gosling, Peter, Kalmbach, Bob, Elgass, Jane R., Frank, Mary Jo, Lockman, Darcy, ...

http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/61014/1/2504.pdf

The politics of young children's behaviour. (1993)

Smith, David.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Warwick, 1993.

The Popularity of Mme de Graffigny's Lettres d'une Péruvienne: The Bibliographical Evidence (1990)

Smith, David

In recent years a great deal of research has been devoted to issues of "readership," especially to the question "who read what?" A related subject has been the popularity of individual works, notably...

Heat capacity of deuterated cubic ammonium hexafluorosilicate (ND4)2SiF6 from 6 K to 343 K (1990)

Smith, David, Weir, Ron D.

The heat capacity of deuterated cubic ammonium hexafluorosilicate (ND4)2SiF6 was measured from 6 K to 343 K by adiabatic calorimetry. The curve of heat capacity against temperature is smooth and...

The Cumbrian Reparation Scheme (1989)

SMITH, DAVID, BLAGG, HARRY

This paper discusses an experimental ‘reparation’ scheme run by the probation service in Cumbria. A general context is provided by an analysis of some varieties of mediation and reparation, and...

CRIME, LOCALITIES AND THE MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH (1988)

SAMPSON, ALICE, STUBBS, PAUL, SMITH, DAVID, PEARSON, GEOFFREY, BLAGG, HARRY

The ‘multi-agency’ approach to crime prevention has received considerable attention in recent years. This paper examines both theoretical and practical aspects of multi-agency work, in the light...

MEDIATION IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE (1988)

SMITH, DAVID, BLAGG, HARRY, DERRICOURT, NICK

This paper presents the findings of research on the experience of victims and offenders who were contacted by probation officers working on a victim-offender mediation project in South Yorkshire....

The Limits of Positivism in Social Work Research (1987)

SMITH, DAVID

This paper considers the argument that research on social work should be more rigorously scientific in its methods, using the work of Brian Sheldon as representative of this position. It is argued...

HELP FOR CHILDREN IN CUSTODY: Some Implications of Probation Withdrawal (1987)

STEWART, GILL, SMITH, DAVID

A recent survey of children in custody provides some evidence to inform the debate on whether probation officers should withdraw from working in prisons. Levels of probation staffing in institutions...

Frit-porcelain technology in Europe during the 16th and 18th centuries / (1983)

Smith, David.

Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 1983.

Isomers of 5.8S ribosomal RNA / (1982)

Smith, David.

Thesis (M.S.)--Old Dominion University.

Making Renaissance double reeds : an instruction manual / (1979)

Smith, David.

D.M.A. term project - Department of Music, Stanford University.

Implanted cardiac pacemakers: Experience with electronic testing (1971)

Smith, David, McDonald, Ray, Sloman, Graeme

Authors' synopsisSeventy patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers have been followed in a special pacemaker clinic for periods up to five years. A system of electronic testing has been used after...

Game Architecture and Virtual Teamwork (1970)

Esther Baldwin, Cynthia Pickering, David Smith, David Abecassis, Aaron Molenaur

The panel will provide some variety to the general conference content in the sense that it represents technology solutions and experiences that are socially aware. At this point, technologies and...

Dealed out? Welfare to Work and Social Exclusion

David Smith

"Social exclusion" has increasingly replaced the term "underclass" in social policy debates. Regardless of changes in terminology many of the assumptions that informed the underclass debate remain....

Effet de l'utilisation des technologies de pointe sur le rendement des entreprises du secteur canadien de la transformation des aliments

Sabourin, David, Baldwin, John R., Smith, David

Dans ce document, on étudie l'évolution de la structure industrielle du secteur canadien de la transformation des aliments et le lien entre cette évolution et le changement technologique. On...

Use of economic evidence in the design of Health Improvement Programmes (HImPs)

Helen Weatherly, Mike Drummond, David Smith

Introduction 1. In recent years considerable efforts have been made to increase the evidence base for decision making within the NHS. Under the NHS R&D Programme a sizeable percentage of NHS...

Men?s preferences for treatment of early stage prostate cancer: Results from a discrete choice experiment, CHERE Working Paper 2006/14

Madeleine King, Rosalie Viney, Ishrat Hossain, David Smith, Sandra Fowler, Elizabeth Savage, ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Australia; each year over 10,000 Australians are diagnosed with this disease. There are a number of treatment options for early stage prostate...

Identification of two novel elements involved in human MUCI gene expression in vivo.

Shiraga, Toshiyuki, Smith, David, Nuthall, Hugh N., Hollingsworth, Michael A., Harris, Ann

BACKGROUND: MUC1, a membrane-tethered glycoprotein that is expressed on a number of epithelial cell types in vivo, is over-expressed in adenocarcinomas and thought to play a significant role in...

Strain-Dependent Kinetics of the Myosin Working Stroke, and How They Could Be Probed with Optical-Trap Experiments

Smith, David, Sleep, John

The strain-dependent kinetics of the myosin working stroke under load is derived from a flat-energy-landscape model for its untethered lever-arm, and compared with other scenarios in the literature....

Monoallelic Expression of Multiple Genes in the CNS

Wang, Jinhui, Valo, Zuzana, Smith, David, Singer-Sam, Judith

The inheritance pattern of a number of major genetic disorders suggests the possible involvement of genes that are expressed from one allele and silent on the other, but such genes are difficult to...

Benzodiazepines and Confusion in Medically Ill Alcoholics: Balancimg safety against toxicity

O'Reilly, Richard L., Smith, David

It is generally believed that benzodiazepines are effective and safe drugs for use in alcohol withdrawal states. The authors describe three cases in which benzodiazepines aggravated or caused...

The Cancer Survivor

Smith, David

Patients who have completed therapy for malignant disease face many problems, including the possibility and persistent fear of recurrent disease or a new malignancy. The side effects of therapy,...

Impact of Advanced Technology Use on Firm Performance in the Canadian Food Processing Sector

Sabourin, David, Baldwin, John R., Smith, David

This paper investigates the evolution of industrial structure in the Canadian food processing sector and its relationship to technological change. It uses 1998 special survey data on advanced...

Cultural Autonomy in Estonia. A Relevant Paradigm for the Post-Soviet Era?

David Smith

EU-East-Central Europe; europeanization; identity; national autonomy; minorities; Nation-state; state building

The readability of Australia’s taxation laws and supplemetary materials: an empirical investigation

David Smith, Graham Richardson

Australian taxation law has been criticised for many years for its difficulty to read and understand. The Tax Law Improvement Project (TLIP) was established in December 1993 to rewrite in plain...

Modelling the long-term benefits of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with Verteporfin for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

David Smith, Mike Drummond, Paul Fenn

Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the United Kingdom and the rest of the western world. It occurs in 15% to 30% of individuals over 75 years of age. About...

Modelling the long-term benefits of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with Verteporfin for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

David Smith, Mike Drummond, Paul Fenn

Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the United Kingdom and the rest of the western world. It occurs in 15% to 30% of individuals over 75 years of age. About...

Use of economic evidence in the design of Health Improvement Programmes (HImPs)

Helen Weatherly, Mike Drummond, David Smith

Introduction 1. In recent years considerable efforts have been made to increase the evidence base for decision making within the NHS. Under the NHS R&D Programme a sizeable percentage of NHS...

Cluster Dynamics: Corporate Strategy, Industry Evolution and Technology Trajectories -- A Case Study of the East Midlands Aerospace Cluster

David Smith, Gamal Ibrahim

High-technology clusters have attracted the attention of researchers and policy-makers but studies have focused primarily on the computer, electronics and biotechnology industries; aerospace has...

Continuing Care of the Terminally Ill

Sky, Ruth, Smith, David

Terminal care has specific goals for the attending medical team. In truth, most dying patients do not expect miracles. What they ask for is assurance that they will not be abandoned or discarded...

In Vivo 3D Digital Atlas Database of the Adult C57BL/6J Mouse Brain by Magnetic Resonance Microscopy

Ma, Yu, Smith, David, Hof, Patrick R., Foerster, Bernd, Hamilton, Scott, Blackband, Stephen J., ...

In this study, a 3D digital atlas of the live mouse brain based on magnetic resonance microscopy (MRM) is presented. C57BL/6J adult mouse brains were imaged in vivo on a 9.4 Tesla MR instrument at an...

Performance in the Food Retailing Segment of the Agri-Food Chain

Smith, David, Trant, Michael

This paper sets out to measure the performance of the food-retailing sector of the Canadian economy for the period 1990 to 1998. This study was undertaken to provide a baseline study for the sector...

Global Distribution of Novel Rhinovirus Genotype

Briese, Thomas, Renwick, Neil, Venter, Marietjie, Jarman, Richard G., Ghosh, Dhrubaa, Köndgen, Sophie, ...

Global surveillance for a novel rhinovirus genotype indicated its association with community outbreaks and pediatric respiratory disease in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America....

Jury Verdicts in Drunken Driving Cases

Stan Smith, Eduard Zaloshnja, Ted Miller, David Smith, Rebecca Spicer

The objective of this study was to examine the factors used by juries to make their decisions on compensatory damages awarded for physical injuries in automobile crash cases involving driving under...

Mentoring and turnover intentions in public accounting firms: A research note

Hall, Matthew, Smith, David

Turnover in public accounting firms is a critically important issue as firms seek to retain quality accounting personnel in the face of skilled labour shortages. Mentoring is one initiative that has...