J. Evans

Publication List Details

Period

1914 - 2009

Number

100

Co-Authors

Brans-Dicke wormholes in the Jordan and Einstein frames (2009)

Nandi, K. K., Bhattacharjee, B., Alam, S. M. K., Evans, J.

We examine the possibility of static wormhole solutions in the vacuum Brans-Dicke theory both in the original (Jordan) frame and in the conformally rescaled (Einstein) frame. It turns out that, in...

Foundational myths, repressed maternal metaphors, and Desengaño: iconography in Vacas (1992) (2009)

Evans, J.

This essay examines the representation of foundational myths and repressed maternal metaphors in Vacas (1992) with reference to Kristeva, Irigaray, Cixous, and feminist theologians Rosemary Radford...

Mechanisms of Holocene palaeoenvironmental change in the Antarctic Peninsula region. (2009)

Bentley, M. J., Hodgson, D. A., Smith, J. A., O Cofaigh, C., Domack, E. W., Larter, R. D., ...

The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the three fastest warming regions on Earth. Here we review Holocene proxy records of marine and terrestrial palaeoclimate in the region, and discuss possible forcing...

Overview From Clinton’s 1996 “Technology Literacy Challenge ” to Bush’s 2001 “Enhancing Education (2008)

J. Evans

Through Technology (ED Tech) Initiative, ” educational policies of the last two administrations have made “technology literacy ” a top educational priority and a major target for federal...

Sperm competition: linking form to function (2008)

Humphries, S., Evans, J., Simmons, L.

BACKGROUND: Using information from physics, biomechanics and evolutionary biology, we explore the implications of physical constraints on sperm performance, and review empirical evidence for links...

Levels on the playing field: the social construction of physical 'ability' in the physical education curriculum (2008)

Evans, J, Penney, D

Background: This paper develops an analysis of how ‘educability’ and ‘physical ability’ are socially configured through the practices of physical education (PE) in schools. We pursue this...

Spray on skin improves psychosocial functioning in pediatric burns patients: A randomized controlled trial (2008)

Martin, G., Swannell, S., Mill, J., Mott, J., Evans, J., Frederiksen, N., ...

Purpose: Microskin(TM) is a sprayed on, computer color-matched, skin camouflage which can last for up to 5 days after application. It binds to the epidermis and the patient can sweat and swim with it...

Mealtimes and bedtimes: Windows to family routines and rituals (2008)

Evans, J., Rodger, S.

While a number of studies have explored occupation in families of children with disabilities, those of typically developing children have been relatively neglected. In this study, qualitative...

Levels on the playing field: the social construction of physical 'ability' in the physical education curriculum (2008)

Evans, J, Penney, D

Background: This paper develops an analysis of how ‘educability’ and ‘physical ability’ are socially configured through the practices of physical education (PE) in schools. We pursue this...

The age of Stonehenge. (2007)

Parker-Pearson, M., Cleal, R., Marshall, P., Needham, S., Pollard, J., Richards, C., ...

Stonehenge is the icon of British prehistory, and continues to inspire ingenious investigations and interpretations. A current campaign of research, being waged by probably the strongest...

A gradual drowning of the southwestern Black Sea shelf: evidence for a progressive rather than abrupt Holocene reconnection with the eastern Mediterranean Sea through the Marmara Sea Gateway (2007)

Hiscott, R., Aksu, A., Mudie, P., Marret, F., Abrajano, T., Kaminski, M., ...

Core M02-45 recovered 9.5 m of a ~12 m-thick transgressive succession on the SW Black Sea shelf. The underlying transgressive unconformity, [alpha], deepens toward the shelf edge, so that the...

Pudovkin and the censors: Juan Antonio Bardem’s Muerte de un ciclista (2007)

Evans, J.

In the light of Juan Antonio Bardem’s appeal for Spanish directors to avail themselves of digital technology to reconstruct a censored Spanish twentieth-century past, this article considers the...

A homotetrameric kinesin-5, KLP61F, bundles microtubles and antagonizes Ncd in motility assays (2006)

Tao, L, Mogilner, A, Civelekogiu-Scholey, G, Wollman, R, Evans, J, Stahlberg, H, ...

Background: Mitosis depends upon the cooperative action of multiple microtubule (MT)-based motors. Among these, a kinesin-5, KLP61F, andthe kinesin-14, Ncd, are proposed to generate...

TRYPTOPHAN DEPLETION DOES NOT LOWER BRAIN GABA LEVELS IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS (2006)

SELVARAJ, S, WYLEZINSKA, M, EVANS, J, JEZZARD, P, MATTHEWS, PM, COWEN, PJ

BACKGROUND: Serotonin has long been implicated in the pathophysiology and treatment of major depression. Acute tryptophan depletion is a well validated dietary technique which has been employed to...

Urgent GP referrals for suspected lung, colorectal, prostate and ovarian cancer (2006)

Allgar, V.L., Neal, R.D., Ali, N., Leese, B., Heywood, P., Proctor, G., ...

Background: The UK urgent cancer referral guidance was introduced between 1999–2000. There is a dearth of literature relating to the effectiveness in detecting cancer of urgent suspected cancer...

Laminate theory analysis of composites under load in fire (2006)

Gibson, A, Wu, Y, Evans, J, Mouritz, A

Laminate analysis is used to model I loaded composite plate under one-sided heat flux. The input to the laminate analysis comes from a thermal/ablative model, which predicts the temperature evolution...

Determinants of false positive recall in an Australian mammographic screening program (2006)

Kavanagh, A.M., Davidson, N., Jolley, D., Heuzenroeder, L., Chapman, A., Evans, J., ...

We conducted a case-control study (n=30128) to assess the importance of clinical (e.g. family history, age, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use and duration) and service-related characteristics...

Vive LEmini (2006)

Evans, J.

This is a very stylish bag that is a pleasure to use for those who like the Mac and its designer look. It matches the Mac mini for style and is great to use.

Age-related differences in renal function at onset of renal replacement therapy in chronic kidney disease stage 5 patients (2006)

Balogun, S.A., Balogun, R.A., Evans, J.

Background: Guidelines for initiating renal replacement therapy (RRT) are based on renal function and not age, so renal function at onset of RRT is expected to be similar across age groups. Aim: To...

Age-related differences in renal function at onset of renal replacement therapy in chronic kidney disease stage 5 patients (2006)

Balogun, S.A., Balogun, R.A., Evans, J.

Background: Guidelines for initiating renal replacement therapy (RRT) are based on renal function and not age, so renal function at onset of RRT is expected to be similar across age groups. Aim: To...

Age-related differences in renal function at onset of renal replacement therapy in chronic kidney disease stage 5 patients (2006)

Balogun, S.A., Balogun, R.A., Evans, J.

Background: Guidelines for initiating renal replacement therapy (RRT) are based on renal function and not age, so renal function at onset of RRT is expected to be similar across age groups. Aim: To...

Determinants of false positive recall in an Australian mammographic screening program (2006)

Kavanagh, A.M., Davidson, N., Jolley, D., Heuzenroeder, L., Chapman, A., Evans, J., ...

We conducted a case-control study (n=30128) to assess the importance of clinical (e.g. family history, age, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use and duration) and service-related characteristics...

Continuity or colonization in Anglo-Saxon England ? isotope evidence for mobility, subsistence practice, and status at West Heslerton. (2005)

Montgomery, J., Evans, J., Powlesland, D., Roberts, C. A.

The adventus Saxonum is a crucial event in English protohistory. Scholars from a range of disciplines dispute the scale and demographic profile of the purported colonizing population. The 5th-7th...

Healthism and Schools (2005)

Rich, E., Evans, J., Allwood, R.

In recent years, there have been increasing concerns in Western Society over the status of our health, and the vulnerability of our bodies to ‘chronic diseases’. In particular, much is being made...

Warming Echovist contrast medium for hysterocontrastsonography and the effect on the incidence of pelvic pain. A randomized controlled study (2005)

Nirmal, D., Griffiths, A.N., Jose, G., Evans, J.

BACKGROUND: Hysterocontrastsonography (HyCoSy) is a simple effective investigation of tubal patency. One common side effect is pelvic pain at the time of the procedure. The temperature of the...

A postal survey of hydrosalpinx management prior to IVF in the United Kingdom (2004)

Hammadieh, N., Afnan, M., Evans, J., Sharif, K., Amso, N., Olufowobi, O.

BACKGROUND: In the last decade, numerous studies have demonstrated concern about the presence of hydrosalpinx and its management in patients undergoing IVF. We evaluated the current management of...

A postal survey of hydrosalpinx management prior to IVF in the United Kingdom (2004)

Hammadieh, N., Afnan, M., Evans, J., Sharif, K., Amso, N., Olufowobi, O.

BACKGROUND: In the last decade, numerous studies have demonstrated concern about the presence of hydrosalpinx and its management in patients undergoing IVF. We evaluated the current management of...

Impact of operating and balance sheet performance of Japanese international banks on bank safety levels and risk ratings (2004)

Evans, J., Simpson, John, Mahate, A., Evans, Robert

Using a simultaneous equation model initially developed by Shrieves and Dahl this article shows that Japanese banks in comparison to European banks, have focused on factors other than those that...

An Anglo-Saxon decapitation and burial at Stonehenge. (2002)

Pitts, M., Bayliss, A., McKinley, J., Bylston, A., Budd, P., Evans, J., ...

Most of a human skeleton excavated at Stonehenge in 1923, believed destroyed in the London bombing of 1941, was re-located in 1999. New study of the bones shows them to represent a man of Anglo-Saxon...

The health of students in institutes of higher education: an important and neglected public health problem? (2000)

Stewart-Brown, S, Evans, J, Patterson, J, Petersen, S, Doll, H, Balding, J, ...

Background. A survey of students in three UK higher education establishments was undertaken to obtain information about students' physical and emotional well-being, their attitudes to, and beliefs...

The health of students in institutes of higher education: an important and neglected public health problem? (2000)

Stewart-Brown, S, Evans, J, Patterson, J, Petersen, S, Doll, H, Balding, J, ...

Background.A survey of students in three UK higher education establishments was undertaken to obtain information about students' physical and emotional well-being, their attitudes to, and beliefs...

A possible effect of different light sources on pregnancy rates following gamete intra-Fallopian transfer (1999)

Evans, J., Wells, C., Hood, K.

A retrospective study of 34 sequential gamete intraFallopian transfer (GIFT) procedures suggested a significant effect on pregnancy rates associated with the different laparoscopic light sources,...

The dielectric calibration of capacitance probes for soil hydrology using an oscillation frequency response model (1998)

Robinson, D. A., Gardner, C. M. K., Evans, J., Cooper, J. D., Hodnett, M. G., Bell, J. P.

Capacitance probes are a fast, safe and relatively inexpensive means of measuring the relative permittivity of soils, which can then be used to estimate soil water content. Initial experiments with...

The dielectric calibration of capacitance probes for soil hydrology using an oscillation frequency response model (1998)

Robinson, D. A., Gardner, C. M. K., Evans, J., Cooper, J. D., Hodnett, M. G., Bell, J. P.

Capacitance probes are a fast, safe and relatively inexpensive means of measuring the relative permittivity of soils, which can then be used to estimate soil water content. Initial experiments with...

Scanning and Energy Dispersive EXAFS Studies of Nickel Alkene Oligomerisation Catalysts (1997)

Corker, J., Dent, A., Evans, J., Hagelstein, M., Kambhampati, V.

In situ EDE and scanning EXAFS studies of homogeneous alkene oligomerisation catalysts are reported. EDE spectra were acquired either on Station 9.3 at the SRS Daresbury Laboratory using a bent...

Pleistocene agglutinated foraminifera from the Lomonosov Ridge and Amundsen Basin, Arctic Basin. Initial report on piston cores 2177-5 (KAL) and 2176-3 (KAL) (1995)

Evans , J., Kaminski, M. A., Cronin, T.M., Fütterer, D.K.

Noncalcareous Pleistocene sediments of the Central Arctic Ocean contain sparse benthic foraminiferal assemblages consisting entirely of agglutinated taxa. Deep water agglutinated foraminifera are...

Optimization of design and beam test of microstrip gas chambers (1995)

Bouclier, Roger, Capéans-Garrido, M, Evans, J, Garabatos, C, Manzin, G, Million, Gilbert, ...

We describe recent experimental and theoretical work aimed at optimizing the geometry and the operation of micro-strip gas chambers in order to improve their performance and reliability. With the...

AN INVESTIGATION INTO SICK BUILDING SYNDROME AMONG LOCAL AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES (1994)

CHANDRAKUMAR, M., EVANS, J., ARULANANTHAM, P.

Self-administered questionnaires were used to find out the prevalence among employees working in the three local authority premises in a Health District of self-reported illness which could be...

Accumulation of Cd(II) in the CNS Depending on the Route of Administration: Intraperitoneal, Intratracheal, or Intranasal (1992)

EVANS, J., HASTINGS, L.

The uptake and subsequent neuronal transport of certain heavy metals in the olfactory mucosa may be a major means by which these compounds gain access to the CNS. To contrast olfactory versus...

Effects of methyl bromide on the rat olfactory system (1991)

Hastings, L., Miller, M.L., Minnema, D.J., Evans, J., Radike, M.

The nature and extent of damage produced by methyl bromide (MeBr) exposure, and recovery of function after exposure, were studied using a multifacct approach which included behavioral, morphological...

EXAFS STUDIES OF LEWIS ACID PROMOTED HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS (1986)

Evans, J., Gauntlett, J., Leach, H.

The complexes NiX2(PR3)2 (X = Cl, Br ; R = Ph, Et), which are precursors to alkene oligomerisation catalysts, have been investigated by Ni K-edge EXAFS. Bond lengths on polycrystalline samples were...

EXAFS STUDIES OF OXIDE SUPPORTED OSMIUM CARBONYL CLUSTERS (1986)

Binsted, N., Cook, S., Evans, J., Greaves, G.

The reactions of triosmium carbonyl clusters on functionalised high surface area silicas have been monitored by Os L(III) edge EXAFS. Interaction of [OS3(CO)12] with HS (CH2)3SIL affords HOs3 (CO)10...

MULTIPLE SCATTERING EFFECTS IN THE COBALT K-EDGE EXAFS OF METAL CARBONYL COMPLEXES (1986)

Binsted, N., Cook, S., Evans, J., Price, R., Greaves, G.

EXAFS data of cobalt carbonyls have been analysed by a spherical wave method using ab initio phase shifts and including multiple scattering to third order. Distances were determined to within 0.03 Å...

Cytoplasmic receptor levels and glucocorticoid response in human lymphoblastoid cell lines.

Bird, C. C., Waddell, A. W., Robertson, A. M., Currie, A. R., Steel, C. M., Evans, J.

The cytolethal response to treatment with prednisolone was investigated in vitro in eight human lymphoblastoid cell lines containing varying concentrations of specific cytoplasmic glucocorticoid...