Papadimitriou, E.K., Barton, J.R., Stentiford, E.I.
Waste that reflected the average UK composition of household waste was treated by autoclaving at the three set pressure/temperature levels of 2.7 bar/130 °C, 6.2 bar/160 °C and 15.5 bar/200 °C....
Carbon – Making the right choice for waste management in developing countries (2008)
Barton, J.R., Issaias, I., Stentiford, E.I.
Due to initiatives such as the clean development mechanism (CDM), reducing greenhouse gas emissions for a developing country can offer an important route to attracting investment in a variety of...
Nondestructive Evaluation of Metal Fatigue. (2005)
Barton,J. R., Kusenberger,F. N., Francis,P. H., Ko,W. L.
The role of those nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods that can provide quantitative information about fatigue cracks to aid in the fracture mechanics determination of crack 'state' is discussed....
HANDBOOK FOR RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY MONITORS, (2005)
ALLEN,G. H., Barton,J. R., DeMilia,R. M., Grippo,G., Horowitz,J. E.
Each section of this handbook deals with a particular problem area in (Reliability and Maintainability) matters and suggests methods of initiating and operating an R/M program. The material covered...
NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF METAL FATIGUE. (2005)
Kusenberger,F. N., Francis,P. H., Leonard,B. E., Barton,J. R.
Investigations of nondestructive inspection techniques for the early detection and evaluation of fatigue damage in metals have been extended. Photographs of the fatigue evaluation apparatus are...
Nondestructive Evaluation of Metal Fatigue, (2005)
Kusenberger,F. N., Francis,P. H., Barton,J. R.
The benefit of a multi-disciplined approach to the investigation of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques for the detection of fatigue damage in engineering materials is established. The results...
The Anglo-Australian Observatory's 2dF Facility (2002)
Lewis, I. J., Cannon, R. D., Taylor, K., Glazebrook, K., Bailey, J. A., Baldry, I. K., ...
The 2dF (Two-degree Field) facility at the prime focus of the Anglo-Australian Telescope provides multiple object spectroscopy over a 2 degree field of view. Up to 400 target fibres can be...
Development of Nondestructive Inspection Equipment for Jet Engine Compressor Blades. (2002)
Perry,W. D., Silvus,H. S., Barton,J. R.
The report presents the results of a program to develop a prototype system to semi-automatically inspect compressor blades using the 'stress enhanced ultrasonic methol'. Several preliminary...
Nondestructive Evaluation of Metal Fatigue. (2002)
Kusenberger,F. N., Matzkanin,G. A., Barton,J. R., Francis,P. H.
The magnetic field perturbation method was further developed as a means of determining the fracture criticality of fatigue cracks in ferromagnetic steels; supplementary techniques used included...
Nondestructive Evaluation of Metal Fatigue. (2002)
Kusenberger,F. N., Matzkanin,G. A., Francis,P. H., Barton,J. R.
The magnetic field perturbation method has been further developed as a nondestructive means for quantitatively characterizing fatigue cracks in high strength ferromagnetic steels in order to assess...
Nondestructive Evaluation of Metal Fatigue. (2002)
Kusenberger,F. N., Matzkanin,G. A., Francis,P. H., Barton,J. R.
Magnetic perturbation signatures and Barkhausen noise results have been obtained from an AISI 4340 steel fatigue specimen stress-cycled at 180ksi. The magnetic perturbation signals were obtained over...
Nondestructive Evaluation of Metal Fatigue. (2002)
Kusenberger,F. N., Matzkanin,G. A., Barton,J. R., Francis,P. H., Lankford,J.
Nondestructive evaluation investigations have been conducted of surface entering fatigue cracks in rod-shaped tensile specimens of AISI 4340 and HY 180 steels. To alleviate the need for constant...
The Anglo-Australian observatory 2dF facility (2002)
Lewis, Ian J., Cannon, Russell D., Taylor, Keith, Glazebrook, Karl, Bailey, J. A., Baldry, Ivan K., ...
The 2dF (Two-degree Field) facility at the prime focus of the Anglo-Australian Telescope provides multiple-object spectroscopy over a 2° field of view. Up to 400 target fibres can be...
The Anglo-Australian observatory 2dF facility (2002)
Lewis, Ian J., Cannon, Russell D., Taylor, Keith, Glazebrook, Karl, Bailey, J. A., Baldry, Ivan K., ...
The 2dF (Two-degree Field) facility at the prime focus of the Anglo-Australian Telescope provides multiple-object spectroscopy over a 2° field of view. Up to 400 target fibres can be...
Multi-wavelength observations of the red giant R Doradus with the MAPPIT interferometer (2000)
Jacob, A. P., Bedding, T. R., Robertson, J. G., Barton, J. R., Haniff, C. A., Marson, R. G., ...
We present visibility measurements of the nearby Mira-like star R Doradus taken over a wide range of wavelengths (650-990 nm). The observations were made using MAPPIT (Masked APerture-Plane...
Multi-wavelength visibility measurements of the red giant R Doradus (2000)
Jacob, A. P., Bedding, T. R., Robertson, J. G., Barton, J. R., Haniff, C. A., Marson, R. G., ...
We present visibility measurements of the nearby Mira-like star R Doradus taken over a wide range of wavelengths (650--990 nm). The observations were made using MAPPIT (Masked APerture-Plane...
FATIGUE DAMAGE DETECTION (1998)
BARTON ,J. R., KUSENBERGER,F. N.
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE CHARACTERIZATION AND THE NONDESTRUCTIVE DETECTION OF FATIGUE DAMAGE ARE DISCUSSED AND ILLUSTRATED. INSPECTION METHODS PRESENTLY USED AT OVERHAUL FACILITIES ARE REVIEWED, AND...
NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION OF METAL FATIGUE. (1998)
Kusenberger,F. N., Francis,P. H., Barton,J. R.
Attention is called to the significance of localized defects in the development of fatigue damage in metals of engineering interest. In this regard, recent studies, conducted both in air and in vacuo...
Nondestructive Evaluation of Metal Fatigue. (1998)
Kusenberger,F. N., Francis,P. H., Barton,J. R.
The important role of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods in complementing the tools of fracture mechanics for preventing catastrophic fatigue failures in engineering structures is discussed....
Conceptual Design of a Space-Based Multimegawatt MHD Power System (1998)
Barton, J. R., Bernard, F. E., Carrington, R. A., Hanson, L. P., Holman, R. R.
This report presents the system requirements and design guidelines for the space based multimegawatt MHD power system conceptual design, and comprises Volume 2 of the topical report describing the...
Interferometry and spectroscopy of Beta Cen: a Beta Cephei star in a binary system (1998)
Robertson, J. G., Bedding, T. R., Aerts, C., Waelkens, C., Marson, R. G., Barton, J. R.
Beta Cen is a bright Beta Cephei variable and has long been suspected to be a binary. Here we report interferometric observations with the 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope at a single epoch which...
The angular diameter of R Doradus: a nearby Mira-like star (1997)
Bedding, T. R., Zijlstra, A. A., Robertson, J. G., Marson, R. G., Barton, J. R., ...
We find the angular diameter of R Doradus to be 57 +/- 5 mas, exceeding that of Betelgeuse and implying that R Dor is larger in apparent size than every star except the Sun. R Dor is shown to be...
From the Scottish Hospitals in-patients statistics for the years 1968–1983 all children and teenagers (a total of 1257) admitted to a National Health Service hospital with Crohn's disease or...
Gibb, I, Barton, J R, Adams, P C, Pratt, D, Dean, C R, Tarbit, I F
Rapid measurements of plasma creatine kinase activity using an inexpensive benchtop reflectance photometer (Ames Seralyzer) and disposable reagent strips were evaluated in the laboratory and coronary...
Effect of isosorbide dinitrate, verapamil, and labetalol on portal pressure in cirrhosis.
Freeman, J G, Barton, J R, Record, C O
The effects on portal pressure of the vasodilatory drugs isosorbide dinitrate and verapamil and of an alpha and beta blocking agent, labetalol, were assessed in 21 patients with cirrhosis and portal...
Gibb, I, Barton, J R, Adams, P C, Pratt, D, Dean, C R, Tarbit, I F
Rapid measurements of plasma creatine kinase activity using an inexpensive benchtop reflectance photometer (Ames Seralyzer) and disposable reagent strips were evaluated in the laboratory and coronary...
Effect of isosorbide dinitrate, verapamil, and labetalol on portal pressure in cirrhosis.
Freeman, J G, Barton, J R, Record, C O
The effects on portal pressure of the vasodilatory drugs isosorbide dinitrate and verapamil and of an alpha and beta blocking agent, labetalol, were assessed in 21 patients with cirrhosis and portal...
Mucosal immunodeficiency in smokers, and in patients with epithelial head and neck tumours.
Barton, J R, Riad, M A, Gaze, M N, Maran, A G, Ferguson, A
Cigarette smoking influences the risk of orogastrointestinal disease in both protective (ulcerative colitis), and inductive (squamous tumours of the head, neck and oesophagus) roles. In order to...
Appraisal of gut lavage in the study of intestinal humoral immunity.
O'Mahony, S, Barton, J R, Crichton, S, Ferguson, A
Direct investigation of intestinal humoral immunity requires collection of intestinal secretions or mucosal biopsy specimens, or both. A non-invasive technique of gut lavage, with a...
Smoking, humoral immunity, and ulcerative colitis.
Srivastava, E D, Barton, J R, O'Mahony, S, Phillips, D I, Williams, G T, Matthews, N, ...
Since ulcerative colitis predominantly affects non-smokers and ex-smokers we have examined the possibility that smoking modifies the humoral immune response to an antigenic challenge from the gut...
Dissociation between systemic and mucosal humoral immune responses in coeliac disease.
O'Mahony, S, Arranz, E, Barton, J R, Ferguson, A
We examined humoral immunity in coeliac disease as expressed in serum (systemic immunity), and in saliva, jejunal aspirate, and whole gut lavage fluid (mucosal immunity). The aims were to define...
Arranz, E, O'Mahony, S, Barton, J R, Ferguson, A
Concentrations of immunoglobulins (Ig) and levels of isotype specific antibodies to three dietary antigens in serum, pure parotid saliva, and in intestinal secretions obtained by whole gut lavage...
Barton, J R, Gillon, S, Ferguson, A
Linked hospital admission data for 1968-1983 were used to identify 723 children aged 16 years or less at the time of first admission to any Scottish hospital with an ICD coded diagnosis of Crohn's...
Jowett, S L, Seal, C J, Pearce, M S, Phillips, E, Gregory, W, Barton, J R, ...
Background and aims: The causes of relapses of ulcerative colitis (UC) are unknown. Dietary factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of UC. The aim of this study was to determine which...
"Invalidity" due to chronic bronchitis and emphysema: how real is it?
Pearce, S J, Posner, V, Robinson, A J, Barton, J R, Cotes, J E
Hospital discharges and deaths attributed to chronic bronchitis and emphysema have fallen in recent years while the number of those receiving invalidity benefit for these conditions has remained...
Selection for oesophagectomy and postoperative outcome in a defined population.
Gulliford, M C, Barton, J R, Bourne, H M
OBJECTIVE--To measure the extent of use of, and perioperative mortality from, oesophagectomy for carcinoma of the oesophagus, and to examine the association between oesophagectomy and long term...