J. Todd

Publication List Details

Period

1941 - 2009

Number

83

Co-Authors

Slow motor responses to visual stimuli of low salience in autism (2009)

Todd, J., Mills, C., Wilson, A.D., Plumb, M., Mon-Williams, M.

The authors studied 2 tasks that placed differing demands on detecting relevant visual information and generating appropriate gaze shifts in adults and children with and without autism. In Experiment...

Has the HIV epidemic in rural Mwanza, Tanzania reached a plateau? (2008)

Mwita, W, Chilongani, J, White, R, Mshana, G, Changalucha, J, Mosha, F, ...

Data from studies in Mwanza Region in Tanzania suggest stabilising HIV prevalence. The objective was to determine the factors that may have contributed to the relatively stable pattern of the HIV...

Has the HIV epidemic in rural Mwanza, Tanzania reached a plateau? (2008)

Mwita, W., Chilongani, J., White, R., Mshana, G., Changalucha, J., Mosha, F., ...

Data from studies in Mwanza Region in Tanzania suggest stabilising HIV prevalence. The objective was to determine the factors that may have contributed to the relatively stable pattern of the HIV...

The potential for new understandings of normal and abnormal cognition by integration of neuroimaging and behavioral data: not an exercise in carrying coals to Newcastle (2008)

Michie, Patricia T., Budd, T. W., Fulham, W. Ross, Hughes, M. E., Jamadar, S., Johnston, P., ...

Discovering the means to prevent and cure schizophrenia is a vision that motivates many scientists. But in order to achieve this goal, we need to understand its neurobiological basis. The emergent...

The potential for new understandings of normal and abnormal cognition by integration of neuroimaging and behavioral data: not an exercise in carrying coals to Newcastle (2008)

Michie, Patricia T., Budd, T. W., Fulham, W. Ross, Hughes, Matthew E., Jamadar, S., Johnston, P., ...

Discovering the means to prevent and cure schizophrenia is a vision that motivates many scientists. But in order to achieve this goal, we need to understand its neurobiological basis. The emergent...

Hopping Hotspots: Global shifts in marine biodiversity (2008)

Renema, Willem, Bellwood, D., Braga, J, Bromfield, K, Hall, R, Johnson, K, ...

Hotspots of high species diversity are a prominent feature of modern global biodiversity patterns. Fossil and molecular evidence is starting to reveal the history of these hotspots. There have been...

A process evaluation of a school-based adolescent sexual health intervention in rural Tanzania: the MEMA kwa Vijana programme (2007)

Plummer, Mary L., Wight, D, Obasi, A. I. N., Wamoyi, J, Mshana, G, Todd, J, ...

This study is a process evaluation of the school component of the adolescent sexual health programme MEMA kwa Vijana (MkV), which was implemented in 62 primary schools in rural Mwanza, Tanzania from...

Are hip protectors correctly positioned in use? (2007)

Minns, R. J., Chuck, A., Todd, J.

There are many designs of hip protectors ranging from small elliptical shaped hard shell designs to large circular soft pads. They are held in position usually by being contained in a close fitting...

Are hip protectors correctly positioned in use? (2007)

Minns, R. J., Chuck, A., Todd, J.

There are many designs of hip protectors ranging from small elliptical shaped hard shell designs to large circular soft pads. They are held in position usually by being contained in a close fitting...

A process evaluation of a school-based adolescent sexual health intervention in rural Tanzania: the MEMA kwa Vijana programme (2006)

Plummer, Mary L., Wight, D., Obasi, A. I. N., Wamoyi, J., Mshana, G., Todd, J., ...

This study is a process evaluation of the school component of the adolescent sexual health programme MEMA kwa Vijana (MkV), which was implemented in 62 primary schools in rural Mwanza, Tanzania from...

A process evaluation of a school-based adolescent sexual health intervention in rural Tanzania: the MEMA kwa Vijana programme (2006)

Plummer, Mary L., Wight, D., Obasi, A. I. N., Wamoyi, J., Mshana, G., Todd, J., ...

This study is a process evaluation of the school component of the adolescent sexual health programme MEMA kwa Vijana (MkV), which was implemented in 62 primary schools in rural Mwanza, Tanzania from...

Altered expression of brain related genes in lymphocytes in schizophrenia (2004)

Bowden, N. A., Weidenhofer, J. C., Scott, R. J., Todd, J., Case, V., Schall, U., ...

In recent years changes in gene expression have been observed in postmortem brain tissue from individuals with schizophrenia using microarrays. In particular, significant changes have been reported...

Altered expression of brain related genes in lymphocytes in schizophrenia (2004)

Bowden, N. A., Weidenhofer, J. C., Scott, R. J., Todd, J., Case, V., Schall, U., ...

In recent years changes in gene expression have been observed in postmortem brain tissue from individuals with schizophrenia using microarrays. In particular, significant changes have been reported...

Asking semi-literate adolescents about sexual behaviour: The validity of assisted self-completion questionnaire (ASCQ) data in rural Tanzania (2004)

Plummer, M., Wight, D., Ross, D., Balira, R., Anemona, A., Todd, J., ...

To develop and test a sexual behaviour survey method for semi-literate populations, combining the privacy of a self-completion questionnaire (SCQ) with the clarity of a face-to-face questionnaire...

Altered expression of brain related genes in lymphocytes in schizophrenia (2004)

Bowden, N. A., Weidenhofer, J. C., Scott, R. J., Todd, J., Case, V., Schall, U., ...

In recent years changes in gene expression have been observed in postmortem brain tissue from individuals with schizophrenia using microarrays. In particular, significant changes have been reported...

Functional neuroanatomy of auditory mismatch processing: an event-related fMRI study of duration-deviant oddballs (2003)

Schall, Ulrich, Johnston, Patrick, Todd, J., Ward, P. B., Michie, Patricia T.

This study was designed to identify the neural networks underlying automatic auditory deviance detection in 10 healthy subjects using functional magnetic resonance imaging. We measured blood...

Functional neuroanatomy of auditory mismatch processing: an event-related fMRI study of duration-deviant oddballs (2003)

Schall, Ulrich, Johnston, Patrick, Todd, J., Ward, P. B., Michie, Patricia T.

This study was designed to identify the neural networks underlying automatic auditory deviance detection in 10 healthy subjects using functional magnetic resonance imaging. We measured blood...

Syphilis in pregnancy in Tanzania. I. Impact of maternal syphilis on outcome of pregnancy (2002)

Watson-Jones, D., Changalucha, J., Gumodoka, B., Weiss, H., Rusizoka, M., Ndeki, L., ...

To measure the impact of maternal syphilis on pregnancy outcome in the Mwanza Region of Tanzania, 380 previously unscreened pregnant women were recruited into a retrospective cohort at delivery and...

Syphilis in pregnancy in Tanzania. II. The effectiveness of antenatal syphilis screening and single-dose benzathine penicillin treatment for the prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes (2002)

Watson-Jones, D., Gumodoka, B., Weiss, H., Changalucha, J., Todd, J., Mugeye, K., ...

Treatment for maternal syphilis with single-dose benzathine penicillin (2.4 million units intramuscularly) is being implemented in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. To examine the effectiveness of...

Operational performance of and STD control programme in Mwanza Region, Tanzania (2000)

Grosskurth, H., Mwijarubi, E., Todd, J., Rwakatare, M., Orroth, K., Mayaud, P., ...

OBJECTIVES: To describe important details of the design and operational features of the Mwanza sexually transmitted diseases (STD) control programme. To assess the feasibility of the intervention,...

High prevalence of trichomoniasis in rural men in Mwanza, Tanzania: results from a population based study (2000)

Watson-Jones, D., Mugeye, K., Mayaud, P., Ndeki, L., Todd, J., Mosha, F., ...

OBJECTIVES: To measure the prevalence of urethral infections including trichomoniasis in rural Tanzanian men, to assess the prevalence of symptoms and signs among men with Trichomonas vaginalis, and...

Diesel Vehicle Research at BHP Collieries (1998)

Pratt, S., Grainger, A., Jones, L., Todd, J., Brennan, R., Horton, B., ...

Research into the control of diesel particulates (DP) has been conducted by BHP Coal for more than 7 years. Personal monitoring of employee exposures (n = 480 full shift samples) conducted at nine...

Diesel Vehicle Research at BHP Collieries (1998)

Pratt, S., Grainger, A., Jones, L., Todd, J., Brennan, R., Horton, B., ...

Research into the control of diesel particulates (DP) has been conducted by BHP Coal for more than 7 years. Personal monitoring of employee exposures (n = 480 full shift samples) conducted at nine...

Diesel Vehicle Research at BHP Collieries (1998)

Pratt, S., Grainger, A., Jones, L., Todd, J., Brennan, R., Horton, B., ...

Research into the control of diesel particulates (DP) has been conducted by BHP Coal for more than 7 years. Personal monitoring of employee exposures (n = 480 full shift samples) conducted at nine...

Evaluating the community education programme of an insecticide-treated bed net trial on the Kenyan coast (1996)

CHAM, M K, D’ALESSANDRO, U, TODD, J, BENNETT, S, FEGAN, G, CHAM, B A, ...

Earlier studies in The Gambia suggested that the use of impregnated bednets might prove to be a useful malaria control strategy. Based on the results of these studies, in 1992 the Government of The...

Infeasible-interior-point primal-dual potential-reduction algorithms for linear programming (1992)

Shinji Mizuno, Masakazu Kojima, J. Todd

Abstract. In this paper, we propose primal-dual potential-reduction algorithms which can start from an infeasible interior point. We first describe two such algorithms and show that both are...

Growth and properties of quasiperiodic heterostructures (1987)

Clarke, Roy, Todd, J., Merlin, R., Bajema, K., Bhattacharya, Pallab K.

We have recently demonstrated the MBE growth of heterostructures in which layers of GaAs and AlAs were deposited in a Fibonacci sequence. This yields a quasiperiodic structure with the ratio of...

Asking semi-literate adolescents about sexual behaviour: The validity of assisted self-completion questionnaire (ASCQ) data in rural Tanzania

Plummer, M., Wight, D., Ross, D., Balira, R., Anemona, A., Todd, J., ...

To develop and test a sexual behaviour survey method for semi-literate populations, combining the privacy of a self-completion questionnaire (SCQ) with the clarity of a face-to-face questionnaire...

The recurrence risks for mild idiopathic mental retardation.

Bundey, S, Thake, A, Todd, J

A genetic study of children attending ESN(M) schools in Coventry has shown a recurrence risk of idiopathic mental retardation in sibs lying between 1 in 4 and 1 in 5. There was also a prevalence of...

A community study of severe mental retardation in the West Midlands and the importance of the fragile X chromosome in its aetiology.

Bundey, S, Webb, T P, Thake, A, Todd, J

This paper describes a community based study of 156 boys with idiopathic, severe mental retardation. The boys were examined and a pedigree taken before the cytogenetic results were known. The...

The frequency of the fragile X chromosome among schoolchildren in Coventry.

Webb, T P, Bundey, S, Thake, A, Todd, J

A population study has been carried out among schoolchildren in the City of Coventry in order to ascertain the frequency of mental retardation associated with the fragile X chromosome. The prevalence...

Twelve families with fragile X(q27).

Webb, T, Thake, A, Todd, J

Through a community study of boys requiring special education for the severely mentally retarded, 12 families were ascertained in which the fragile X was found to be segregating. By assiduous follow...

STD rapid assessment in Rwandan refugee camps in Tanzania.

Mayaud, P, Msuya, W, Todd, J, Kaatano, G, West, B, Begkoyian, G, ...

OBJECTIVE: To obtain baseline information on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the Rwandan refugees camps in Tanzania, prior to establishment of STD services. SETTING: The largest camps of...

High prevalence of trichomoniasis in rural men in Mwanza, Tanzania: results from a population based study

Watson-Jones, D., Mugeye, K., Mayaud, P., Ndeki, L., Todd, J., Mosha, F., ...

Objectives: To measure the prevalence of urethral infections including trichomoniasis in rural Tanzanian men, to assess the prevalence of symptoms and signs among men with Trichomonas vaginalis, and...

Operational performance of an STD control programme in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

Grosskurth, H., Mwijarubi, E., Todd, J., Rwakatare, M., Orroth, K., Mayaud, P., ...

Objectives: To describe important details of the design and operational features of the Mwanza sexually transmitted diseases (STD) control programme. To assess the feasibility of the intervention,...

Baseline survey of sexually transmitted infections in a cohort of female bar workers in Mbeya Region, Tanzania

Riedner, G, Rusizoka, M, Hoffmann, O, Nichombe, F, Lyamuya, E, Mmbando, D, ...

Objectives: To determine baseline prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and other reproductive tract infections (RTI) and their association with HIV as well as sociodemographic and...

Is antenatal syphilis screening still cost effective in sub-Saharan Africa

Terris-Prestholt, F, Watson-Jones, D, Mugeye, K, Kumaranayake, L, Ndeki, L, Weiss, H, ...

Objectives: To estimate the cost effectiveness of on-site antenatal syphilis screening and treatment in Mwanza, Tanzania. To compare this intervention with other antenatal and child health...

The sexual health of pupils in years 4 to 6 of primary schools in rural Tanzania

Todd, J, Changalucha, J, Ross, D, Mosha, F, Obasi, A, Plummer, M, ...

Background/objectives: There is an urgent need for effective interventions to improve the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents. Reliable data on the sexual health of adolescents are needed...

No association between interferon-γ receptor-1 gene polymorphism and pulmonary tuberculosis in a Gambian population sample

Awomoyi, A, Nejentsev, S, Richardson, A, Hull, J, Koch, O, Podinovskaia, M, ...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global cause of mortality and morbidity, and host genetic factors influence disease susceptibility. Interferon-γ mediates immunity to mycobacteria and rare...

"A bit more truthful": the validity of adolescent sexual behaviour data collected in rural northern Tanzania using five methods

Plummer, M, Ross, D, Wight, D, Changalucha, J, Mshana, G, Wamoyi, J, ...

Objective: To assess the validity of sexual behaviour data collected from African adolescents using five methods.

Is it possible to make a clinical diagnosis of the fragile X syndrome in a boy?

Thake, A, Todd, J, Bundey, S, Webb, T

Clinical observations were made on a series of 156 boys with severe mental retardation, before cytogenetic results were known. The clinical features that helped to distinguish the 14 boys with the...

Asymptomatic gonorrhoea and chlamydial infection in rural Tanzanian men.

Grosskurth, H., Mayaud, P., Mosha, F., Todd, J., Senkoro, K., Newell, J., ...

OBJECTIVE: To measure the prevalence of urethritis due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydial infection trachomatis in rural Tanzanian men DESIGN: About 500 men aged 15-54 years were selected from...

Osteoporosis and exercise

Todd, J, Robinson, R

Osteoporosis is a common medical problem. Lifestyle measures to prevent or help treat existing osteoporosis often only receive lip service. The evidence for the role of exercise in the prevention and...

Risk assessment and other screening options for gonorrhoea and chlamydial infections in women attending rural Tanzanian antenatal clinics.

Mayaud, P., Grosskurth, H., Changalucha, J., Todd, J., West, B., Gabone, R., ...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries and may play a key role in enhancing the heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency...