Vector Field Path Planning And Control Of An Autonomous (2008)
Robot In Dynamic, J. C. Wolf, P. Robinson, J. M. Davies
Potential field methods are discussed as possible solutions to obstacle avoidance for mobile robots. A new solution to well known problems associated with potential fields is presented. The design of...
Calculation of the strain hardening behaviour of steel structures based on mill tests. (2005)
Byfield, M.P., Davies, J.M., Dhanalakshmi, M.
The influence of strain hardening on elastic-plastic frame instability has become more critical since the introduction of modern design codes (e.g. Eurocode 3: part 1.1), which require a much more...
Calculation of the strain hardening behaviour of steel structures based on mill tests (2005)
Byfield, M.P., Davies, J.M., Dhanalakshmi, M.
The influence of strain hardening on elastic-plastic frame instability has become more critical since the introduction of modern design codes (e.g. Eurocode 3: part 1.1), which require a much more...
Theory for Normal Stress Measurements in Slits and Capillaries. (2005)
RY FOR Normal Stress Measurements in Slits and Capillaries.Technical summary rept.,Davies,J. M. ;Walters,K. ;MRC-TSR-1384DA-31-124-ARO(D)-462*Rheology, *Shear stresses, *Capillaries, Partial...
Background IgE is the pivotal-specific effector molecule of allergic reactions yet it remains unclear whether the elevated production of IgE in atopic individuals is due to superantigen activation of...
Bessell, E. M., Burton, A., Haynes, A. P., Glaholm, J., Child, J. A., Cullen, M. H., ...
Background: The aim of this study was to determine in a randomised trial whether there is any significant difference in toxicity between modified CHOP and MCOP chemotherapy in elderly patients with...
Subdural haematoma after dural puncture headache treated by epidural blood patch (2001)
Davies, J. M., Murphy, A., Smith, M., OSullivan, G.
Subdural haematoma is a well‐documented complication of accidental dural puncture, and is thought to be preventable by prompt treatment with an epidural blood patch. An accidental dural puncture...
Johnson and Roberts (1972) have recently shown how a simple adaptation of the conventional disk machine can be used to measure the viscoelastic properties of lubricants under conditions of...
Vacuolar energization: pumps, shunts and stress (1997)
Two H+-pumps may co-reside at the plant vacuolar membrane—the V-PPase and V-ATPase. Elucidation of their transport characteristics by patch clamp electrophysiology has indicated the possibility of...
Anatomy and Physiology of the Embryo, Fetus and Placenta (1992)
Complexities of fetal and placental development introduce unique problems in quantitating a fetal radiation dose from internal radionuclide contamination. The paper briefly describes the many...
Smith, S. R., Williams, C. E., Edwards, R. H. T., Davies, J. M.
Lumbar vertebral (LV) bone marrow proton relaxation times were measured from midline sagittal magnetic resonance images of the lumbar spine of 20 patients with refractory or relapsed Hodgkin's...
DAVIES, J. M., BROWNLEE, C., JENNINGS, D. H.
The marine hyphomycete Dendryphiella salina (Suth.) Nicot & Pugh has a resting membrane potential of −250 mV (inside negative). The respiratory inhibitors sodium azide and FCCP induced a rapid but...
SUTHERLAND, A. D., STOCK, J. G., DAVIES, J. M.
The effects of overnight fasting on gastric contents and on the symptoms associated with fasting were studied prospectively in female outpatients. Group A (n = 66) were patients scheduled for...
The stimulus for these experiments came from a recent series of papers which have suggested that the 14C technique may underestimate primary production by as much as 10-fold. We evolved the following...
INTRAMUSCULAR DIAZEPAM IN LABOUR: A double-blind trial in multiparae (1977)
Diazepam 0.2 mg/kg, diazepam 0.3 mg/kg or a placebo were administered i.m., during labour, in a double-blind fashion to 28 multiparous patients. Although there were no significant differences in the...
MATERNAL ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION DURING INTERMITTENT INHALATION ANALGESIA (1975)
DAVIES, J. M., HOGG, M., ROSEN, M.
In mothers nursed in a semi-recumbent position, arterial oxygen tension was measured at rhe beginning and end of an intermittent period of inhalation, lasting for six contractions, during the first...
The stability of plane frameworks under static and repeated loading. (1965)
Thesis--Victoria University of Manchester.
The stability of plane frameworks under static and repeated loading [microform] / (1965)
Thesis (doctoral)--University of Manchester, 1965.
The stability of plane frameworks under static and repeated loading / (1965)
Photocopy of typescript.
Koken, M. H. M., Reid, A., Quignon, F., Chelbi-Alix, M. K., Davies, J. M., Kabarowski, J. H. S., ...
In acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), the typical t(15;17) and the rare t(11;17) translocations express, respectively, the PML/RARα and PLZF/RARα fusion proteins (where RARα is retinoic acid...
Vacuolar H(+)-pumping ATPase variable transport coupling ratio controlled by pH.
Davies, J M, Hunt, I, Sanders, D
The eukaryote endomembrane system contains a class of H(+)-pumping ATPase (H(+)-ATPases) of the vacuolar type (V-ATPases) that are responsible for the acidification of organelles. Their action is...
Davies, J M, Poole, R J, Rea, P A, Sanders, D
Potassium is accumulated in plant vacuoles against an inside-positive membrane potential. The mechanism facilitating energized K+ transport has remained obscure. However, electrogenic activity of the...
Darley, C. P., Davies, J. M., Sanders, D.
Changes in the properties of extractable vacuolar H+-pumping pyrophosphatase (V-PPase) and vacuolar ATPase activities in chilling-sensitive seedlings of mung bean (Vigna radiata) were investigated....
Effect of nonylphenol on growth of Neurospora crassa and Candida albicans.
Karley, A J, Powell, S I, Davies, J M
The effects of the nonionic surfactant nonylphenol on the growth and morphologies of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa and the diploid yeast Candida albicans have been examined. Nonylphenol...
Smith, S R, Cheesbrough, J, Spearing, R, Davies, J M
In 72 episodes of suspected or proven Hickman-catheter-associated infection occurring in 59 patients with various hematological disorders, patients were assigned to treatment with either vancomycin...
Cobalamin and folate binding proteins in human tumour tissue.
Sheppard, K, Bradbury, D A, Davies, J M, Ryrie, D R
The serum of an 84 year old man with disseminated carcinoma was found to contain extremely high concentrations of cobalamin and of a cobalamin binding protein with trans-cobalamin I characteristics....
Forbes, G M, Erber, W N, Herrmann, R P, Davies, J M, Collins, B J
AIM--To determine whether there are characteristic immunohistological changes in the colonic mucosa in acute graft versus host disease (GvHD). METHODS--Consecutive allogeneic (n = 11) and autologous...
Amiloride prevents amphotericin B related hypokalaemia in neutropenic patients.
Smith, S R, Galloway, M J, Reilly, J T, Davies, J M
Twenty neutropenic patients with various haematological disorders were randomised prospectively to receive either intravenous amphotericin B alone or amphotericin B and oral amiloride 5 mg twice a...
Daniels, S, Davies, J M, Paton, W D, Smith, E B
1. Bubble formation in the hind limb of anaesthetized guinea-pigs, after decompression from two different saturation exposures to air, 0.69 and 0.83 MPa gauge, has been studied using an ultrasonic...
Anesthesia in 1984: how safe is it?
The methods of gathering information to determine the safety of anesthesia and to establish the risk of mortality and morbidity include anecdotal tales, in-hospital audit and peer review, reports to...
Britten, N, Davies, J M, Colley, J R
Earlier work on the respiratory health of members of the Medical Research Council's national survey of health and development (1946 birth cohort) was extended to age 36. At that age measures of peak...
Onset of obesity in a 36 year birth cohort study.
Braddon, F E, Rodgers, B, Wadsworth, M E, Davies, J M
A large national cohort of children studied from birth to 36 years was used to test the predictive value of childhood obesity for obesity in adult life. Only 21% (39) of obese 36 year olds had been...
Bladder tumours among rodent operatives handling ANTU.
Davies, J M, Thomas, H F, Manson, D
The rodenticide ANTU (alpha-naphthylthiourea) was used in the United Kingdom mainly in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The product then contained up to 0.2% of beta-naphthylamine as an impurity, and...
Davies, J M, Latto, I P, Jones, J G, Veale, A, Wardrop, C A
The effects of stopping smoking for 48 hours on factors governing the availability of oxygen from the blood--that is, carboxyhaemoglobin (COHb), haemoglobin-oxygen (HbO2) affinity, and haemoglobin...
Koken, M. H. M., Reid, A., Quignon, F., Chelbi-Alix, M. K., Davies, J. M., Kabarowski, J. H. S., ...
In acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), the typical t(15;17) and the rare t(11;17) translocations express, respectively, the PML/RARα and PLZF/RARα fusion proteins (where RARα is retinoic acid...
Vacuolar H(+)-pumping ATPase variable transport coupling ratio controlled by pH.
Davies, J M, Hunt, I, Sanders, D
The eukaryote endomembrane system contains a class of H(+)-pumping ATPase (H(+)-ATPases) of the vacuolar type (V-ATPases) that are responsible for the acidification of organelles. Their action is...
Davies, J M, Poole, R J, Rea, P A, Sanders, D
Potassium is accumulated in plant vacuoles against an inside-positive membrane potential. The mechanism facilitating energized K+ transport has remained obscure. However, electrogenic activity of the...
Darley, C. P., Davies, J. M., Sanders, D.
Changes in the properties of extractable vacuolar H+-pumping pyrophosphatase (V-PPase) and vacuolar ATPase activities in chilling-sensitive seedlings of mung bean (Vigna radiata) were investigated....
Effect of nonylphenol on growth of Neurospora crassa and Candida albicans.
Karley, A J, Powell, S I, Davies, J M
The effects of the nonionic surfactant nonylphenol on the growth and morphologies of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa and the diploid yeast Candida albicans have been examined. Nonylphenol...
Smith, S R, Cheesbrough, J, Spearing, R, Davies, J M
In 72 episodes of suspected or proven Hickman-catheter-associated infection occurring in 59 patients with various hematological disorders, patients were assigned to treatment with either vancomycin...
Cobalamin and folate binding proteins in human tumour tissue.
Sheppard, K, Bradbury, D A, Davies, J M, Ryrie, D R
The serum of an 84 year old man with disseminated carcinoma was found to contain extremely high concentrations of cobalamin and of a cobalamin binding protein with trans-cobalamin I characteristics....
Forbes, G M, Erber, W N, Herrmann, R P, Davies, J M, Collins, B J
AIM--To determine whether there are characteristic immunohistological changes in the colonic mucosa in acute graft versus host disease (GvHD). METHODS--Consecutive allogeneic (n = 11) and autologous...
Amiloride prevents amphotericin B related hypokalaemia in neutropenic patients.
Smith, S R, Galloway, M J, Reilly, J T, Davies, J M
Twenty neutropenic patients with various haematological disorders were randomised prospectively to receive either intravenous amphotericin B alone or amphotericin B and oral amiloride 5 mg twice a...
Britten, N, Davies, J M, Colley, J R
Earlier work on the respiratory health of members of the Medical Research Council's national survey of health and development (1946 birth cohort) was extended to age 36. At that age measures of peak...
Daniels, S, Davies, J M, Paton, W D, Smith, E B
1. Bubble formation in the hind limb of anaesthetized guinea-pigs, after decompression from two different saturation exposures to air, 0.69 and 0.83 MPa gauge, has been studied using an ultrasonic...
Onset of obesity in a 36 year birth cohort study.
Braddon, F E, Rodgers, B, Wadsworth, M E, Davies, J M
A large national cohort of children studied from birth to 36 years was used to test the predictive value of childhood obesity for obesity in adult life. Only 21% (39) of obese 36 year olds had been...
Anesthesia in 1984: how safe is it?
The methods of gathering information to determine the safety of anesthesia and to establish the risk of mortality and morbidity include anecdotal tales, in-hospital audit and peer review, reports to...
Bladder tumours among rodent operatives handling ANTU.
Davies, J M, Thomas, H F, Manson, D
The rodenticide ANTU (alpha-naphthylthiourea) was used in the United Kingdom mainly in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The product then contained up to 0.2% of beta-naphthylamine as an impurity, and...
Is ATP a Signaling Agent in Plants?
Demidchik, V., Nichols, C., Oliynyk, M., Dark, A., Glover, B. J., Davies, J. M.
Davies, J M, Latto, I P, Jones, J G, Veale, A, Wardrop, C A
The effects of stopping smoking for 48 hours on factors governing the availability of oxygen from the blood--that is, carboxyhaemoglobin (COHb), haemoglobin-oxygen (HbO2) affinity, and haemoglobin...
Boyle, J. P., Davies, J. M., Foster, R. W., Good, D. M., Kennedy, I., Small, R. C.
1. Acetylcholine (ACh), histamine, prostaglandin E2 and potassium chloride (KCl) each evoked concentration-dependent spasm of guinea-pig isolated trachealis treated with indomethacin (2.8 microM). 2....
Small, R. C., Boyle, J. P., Cortijo, J., Curtis-Prior, P. B., Davies, J. M., Foster, R. W., ...
1. Caffeine (10 mM)-induced relaxation of guinea-pig isolated trachealis was attenuated and converted to a small spasmogenic response on cooling to 22 degrees C. The relaxant response was restored on...
Boyle, J. P., Davies, J. M., Foster, R. W., Morgan, G. P., Small, R. C.
Guinea-pig isolated trachealis muscle treated with hyoscine (1 microM) exhibited mechanical tone which could be suppressed by transmural stimulation and, in a concentration-dependent manner, by...
Lung cancer mortality among 1152 men working at three English chromate pigment factories was studied from the 1930s or 1940s until 1981. Workers at factory C were exposed only to lead chromate and...
Long term mortality study of chromate pigment workers who suffered lead poisoning.
Long term mortality was studied in a group of 57 chromate pigment workers who suffered clinical lead poisoning, mostly between 1930 and 1945. One death was attributed to lead poisoning and there were...
Mortality from respiratory cancer and other causes in United Kingdom chromate production workers.
Davies, J M, Easton, D F, Bidstrup, P L
This report updates a 1981 study of mortality at three United Kingdom chromate producing factories, and pays special attention to workers engaged after major plant and process changes were completed...
Until recently the basic geographical unit in England and Wales for the compilation of population and mortality data has been the local authority administrative district. Epidemiologists have made...
Braddon, F E, Wadsworth, M E, Davies, J M, Cripps, H A
The problem of collecting detailed dietary information on a large population scattered throughout England, Wales and Scotland was resolved by use of a 7 day dietary diary, introduced at home...
Negative sweat tests and cystic fibrosis.
Two brothers are described with chronic suppurative pulmonary disease. One has classical cystic fibrosis with complete pancreatic involvement and abnormal sweat test. The other had incomplete...
Nonaccidental poisoning in childhood.
Watson, J B, Davies, J M, Hunter, J L
A boy aged 7 years 10 months was admitted to hospital on several occasions in an unconscius state with twitching and apnoeic episodes. Initial investigations failed to show a specific cause. During...
Neutrophil chemotaxis and adhesion in preterm babies.
Carr, R, Pumford, D, Davies, J M
To investigate the increased susceptibility to infection of very immature preterm neonates, neutrophil chemotaxis, Mac-1 adhesion receptor expression, and adherence to human umbilical vein...
Mismatches between provision of paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and potential to benefit are examined. Deficiencies are most likely to occur in peripheral maternity units but futile...
The ethics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. I. Background to decision making.
Futile cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may prevent humane care of the dying child and deprive parents of the opportunity to express their love, grief, and dedication at a critical moment, while...
Pure white cell aplasia and health food products.
The safety of 'health' foods and complementary medicine products is increasingly questioned. We report a case of pure white cell aplasia developing in a patient who took a variety of such products...
Pre-operative respiratory evaluation and management of patients for upper abdominal surgery.
Patients presenting for surgery, be it on an elective or emergency basis, do so in the hope that the anesthetic will be without risk. Yet complications which arise are not always due to anesthesia....
Smith, S. R., Martin, P. A., Davies, J. M., Edwards, R. H., Stevens, A. N.
Serial image guided 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) studies were performed in eight patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma to determine the changes in phosphorus metabolites that occur in...
Familial breast cancer: report of a family pedigree.
Armstrong, A. E., Davies, J. M.
Following a report of several relatives suffering from breast cancer, the occurrence of neoplasms in 3 generations of a large family was carefully checked. Members of one out of 8 branches were found...
Stomach cancer mortality in Worksop and other Nottinghamshire mining towns.
Mortality from stomach cancer was examined over the period 1958-75 on Workshop and 5 other nearby mining towns, and in 4 non-mining towns in Nottinghamshire. For each town, expected numbers of deaths...
Mortality trends for stomach cancer in England and Wales.
Despite a decline in mortality rates since about 1931 stomach cancer remains a major cause of death in England and Wales. National death rates from 1916 to 1979 are presented by sex, age and 2 broad...
Smith, S. R., Williams, C. E., Edwards, R. H., Davies, J. M.
Fifteen consecutive patients with refractory or relapsed Hodgkin's disease (HD) referred for autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) underwent quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) studies of...