Measurement of the Rate Capability of Resistive Plate Chambers (2009)
Bilki, B., Butler, J., May, E., Mavromanolakis, G., Norbeck, E., Repond, J., ...
This paper reports on detailed measurements of the performance of Resistive Plate Chambers in a proton beam with variable intensity. Short term effects, such as dead time, are studied using...
Energy Loss of Coasting Gold Ions and Deuterons in RHIC (2008)
Abreu, N P, Blaskiewicz, M, Brown, K, Burkhardt, H, Butler, J, Fischer, W, ...
The total energy loss of coasting gold ion beams at two different energies and deuterons at one energy were measured at RHIC, corresponding to a gamma of 75.2, 107.4 and 108.7 respectively. We...
Calibration of a digital hadron calorimeter with muons (2008)
Bilki, B., Butler, J., Cundiff, T., Drake, G., Haberichter, W., Hazen, E., ...
The calibration procedure of a finely granulated digital hadron calorimeter with Resistive Plate Chambers as active elements is described. Results obtained with a stack of nine layers exposed to...
Polynkin, A., Bai, L., Pittman, J. F. T., Sienz, J., Mulvaney-Johnson, Leigh, Brown, Elaine C., ...
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THE BTeV PROGRAM at Fermilab (2007)
The Btev, A. Kulyavtsev, M. Procario, J. Russ, J. You, J. Cumalat, ...
. A description is given of BTeV, a proposed program at the Fermilab collider sited at the C0 intersection region. The main goals are measurement of mixing, CP violation and rare decays in both the b...
RHIC Low-Energy Challenges and Plans (2007)
Satogata, T., Ahrens, L., Bai, M., Brennan, J. M., Bruno, D., Butler, J., ...
There is significant interest in RHIC heavy ion collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=$5--50 GeV, motivated by a search for the QCD phase transition critical point. The lowest energies for this search are...
Butler, J., Lee, A.G., Wilson, D.I., Spalluto, C., Hanley, N.A., East, J.M.
Objective: Phospholamban and sarcolipin are small transmembrane proteins that modulate cardiac contractility through their interaction with the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) calcium pumps (SERCAs). We...
DNA sequence of human chromosome 17 and analysis of rearrangement in the human lineage (2006)
Zody, M.C., Garber, M., Adams, D.J., Sharpe, T., Harrow, J., Lupski, J.R., ...
Chromosome 17 is unusual among the human chromosomes in many respects. It is the largest human autosome with orthology to only a single mouse chromosome1, mapping entirely to the distal half of mouse...
Michael J. Mertsock, Michael J. Mertsock, S. Gaborski, J. Butler, ...
The implicit shape model has shown good results as a framework for object recognition in still images. This approach emphasizes a biologically-inspired perspective of computer vision, and its core...
Shestermanov, K. E., Vasiliev, A. N., Butler, J., Derevschikov, A. A., Kasper, P., Kiselev, V. V., ...
A precise measurement of the angle $\alpha$ in the CKM triangle is very important for a complete test of Standard Model. A theoretically clean method to extract $\alpha$ is provided by B$^0 \to \rho...
Electron Transfer From Azide Radical To Histidine Generates Histidinyl Radical (2005)
The formation of histidinyl radical (HR), which is a product of electron transfer reaction between histidine and some free radicals, was studied by pulse radiolysis. The reaction between histidine...
Batarin, V. A., Butler, J., Davidenko, A. M., Derevschikov, A. A., Goncharenko, Y. M., Grishin, V. N., ...
Radiation damage in lead tungstate crystals reduces their transparency. The calibration that relates the amount of light detected in such crystals to incident energy of photons or electrons is of...
Sequencing of Aspergillus nidulans and comparative analysis with A-fumigatus and A-oryzae (2005)
Galagan, J. E., Calvo, S. E., Cuomo, C., Ma, L. J., Wortman, J. R., Batzoglou, S., ...
Study of Possible Scintillation Mechanism Damage in PbWO4 Crystals After Pion Irradiation (2004)
Batarin, V. A., Butler, J., Chen, T. Y., Davidenko, A. M., Derevschikov, A. A., Goncharenko, Y. M., ...
We employed two independent methods to study possible damage to the scintillation mechanism in lead tungstate crystals due to irradiation by a 34 GeV pion beam. First, 10 crystals were irradiated...
Comparison of Radiation Damage in Lead Tungstate Crystals under Pion and Gamma Irradiation (2003)
Batarin, V., Butler, J., Chen, T., Davidenko, A., Derevschikov, A., Goncharenko, Y., ...
Studies of the radiation hardness of lead tungstate crystals produced by the Bogoroditsk Techno-Chemical Plant in Russia and the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics in China have been carried out at IHEP,...
Zhao, Z., Eigen, G., Burdman, G., Marciano, W., Hitlin, D., Mandelkern, M., ...
We report on the status and plans of experiments now running or proposed for electron-positron colliders at energies between the $\phi$ and the Z. The $e^{+}e^{-}$ B and charm factories we considered...
Run scenarios for the Linear Collider (2002)
Battaglia, M., Barron, J., Dima, M., Hamilton, L., Johnson, A., Nauenberg, U., ...
Run Scenarios for the Linear Collider (2002)
Battaglia, M., Barron, J., Dima, M., Hamilton, L., Johnson, A., Nauenberg, U., ...
Scenarios are developed for runs at a Linear Collider, in the case that there is a rich program of new physics.
Photoluminescence studies of type IIa and nitrogen doped CVD diamond (2002)
Wotherspoon, A., Steeds, J. W., Coleman, P., Wolverson, D., Davies, J., Lawson, S., ...
Report of quality of service think tank, UKERNA QoS think tank report (2001)
Edwards, C., Butler, J., Chown, T., Cooper, C., Couzens, J., Jeffreys, P., ...
Reproducibility of Ankle Jerk Assessment in the Elderly - A Comparison of Two Techniques (1995)
O'Keeffe, S, Smith, T, Valacio, R, Jack, C, Butler, J, Playfer, J, ...
Brittle fracture characteristics of a 50 mm boron containing HSLA steel (1993)
Wrigley, N., Jolley, G., Butler, J.
Previous work on a boron containing HSLA steel has shown a variation in the impact fracture transition temperature through the thickness of a 50 mm plate. The inferior properties of the surface...
Brittle fracture characteristics of a 50 mm boron containing HSLA steel (1993)
Wrigley, N., Jolley, G., Butler, J.
Previous work on a boron containing HSLA steel has shown a variation in the impact fracture transition temperature through the thickness of a 50 mm plate. The inferior properties of the surface...
EFTHIMIOU, J, BUTLER, J, WOODHAM, C, WESTABY, S, BENSON, MK
In a prospective study, 100 patients undergoing open heart surgery were randomly allocated to receive ice/slush topical hypothermia for myocardial protection (Group I, n=56) or not (Group...
EWINS, DL, JAVAID, A, COSKERAN, PB, SHAN, S, BUTLER, J, DEPREZ, PH, ...
The development of gallstones is a well recognized complication of therapy with the long-acting somatostatin analogue, octreotide in patients with acromegaly. A group of nine acromegalic patients was...
Diagnostic Delay and Outcome in Surgery for Type A Aortic Dissection (1991)
BUTLER, J, ORMEROD, OJM, GIANNOPOULOS, N, PILLAI, R, WESTABY, S
Twenty-two patients with acute type A aortic dissection presented to this hospital over a three-year period. The initial diagnosis was incorrect in 12 (54.5 per cent) and in 11 of these the error...
BARNETT, PS, PALAZIDOU, E, MIELL, JP, COSKERAN, PB, BUTLER, J, DAWSON, JM, ...
Although bromocriptine is the mainstay of treatment of macroprolactinomas, its therapeutic usefulness may be limited by poor tolerance, lack of consistent reduction in serum prolactin levels and...
The ASTERIX spectrometer at LEAR (1990)
Ahmad, S, Amsler, Claude, Armenteros, Rafael, Auld, E G, Axen, D A, Bailey, D, ...
$\overline{p}$p annihilation into pi+pi- and K+K- from atomic p states (1990)
Doser, Michael, Botlo, M, Ahmad, S, Amsler, Claude, Armenteros, Rafael, Auld, E G, ...
O6-Methylguanine methyltransferase activity is increased in rat tissues by ionising radiation (1985)
Margison, G.P., Butler, J., Hoey, Brigid
The effect of whole body ionising radiation from a linear accelerator on rat tissue O6-methylguanine (O6-meG) methyl-transferase (MT) activity has been assessed using an assay which measures the...
Investigation of a possible role for superoxide anion production in tumour promotion (1983)
Kinsella, Anne R., Gainer, Helen St.C., Butler, J.
The effect of the tumour promoter 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) on superoxide ($${\hbox{ O }}_{2}^{\underset{\dot{}}{-}}$$) production and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels has been...
Clients' Reactions to Task-Centred Casework: a Follow-Up Study (1979)
GIBBONS, J. S., BOW, I., BUTLER, J., POWELL, J.
Four hundred people who came to a hospital casualty department during one year after taking an overdose were randomly assigned to an experimental task-centred casework service or to the routine...
Pulmonary capillary blood flow studies in polycythaemia rubra vera (1973)
REUBEN, S. R., WRIGLEY, P. F. M., LANE, D. J., BUTLER, J.
AUTHORS' SYNOPSISCardiopulmonary studies were performed in 12 patients with longstanding polycythaemia rubra vera. Lung function tests indicated an increase in physiological deadspace and evidence of...
Nocturnal leg cramps in older people
Butler, J, Mulkerrin, E, O'Keeffe, S
Nocturnal leg cramps are common in older people. Such cramps are associated with many common diseases and medications. Physiological methods may be useful for preventing cramps in some people, but...
Life-threatening hypercalcaemia in association with Addisonian crisis.
Miell, J., Wassif, W., McGregor, A., Butler, J., Ross, R.
A 35 year old woman was admitted with acute radial artery occlusion necessitating two operations and thrombolytic therapy. Subsequently a diagnosis of primary hypothyroidism was made and she was...
New deal not satisfactory for cardiothoracic surgery
Alkhulaifi, A, Allen, S M, Anderson, J R, Argano, V, Austin, C, Barlow, C, ...
Cricoid pressure in emergency rapid sequence induction
Report by John Butler, Consultant Checked by Ayan Sen, Clinical Fellow
Are reduced quinones necessarily involved in the antitumour activity of quinone drugs?
Several studies have shown that the antitumour quinones, adriamycin, mitomycin C, mitozantrone and 3,6-diaziridinyl-2,5-bis (carboethoxyamino)-1,4-benzoquinone (AZQ) can form semiquinone radicals in...