Geochemistry in the modern soil survey program (2008)
Wilson, M. A., Burt, R., Scheyer, J. M., Jenkins, A. B., Chiaretti, J. V., Ulmer, M. G.
Elemental analysis has played an important role in the characterization of soils since inception of the soil survey in the US. Recent efforts in analysis of trace and major elements (geochemistry)...
Evaluation of poly(alkylcyanoacrylate) nanoparticles as delivery systems for vaccine antigens (2004)
Pitaksuteepong, T., Rades, T., Wilson, M.A., Baird, M., Davies, N. M.
Vacuum-field level shifts in a single trapped ion mediated by a single distant mirror (2003)
Wilson, M. A., Bushev, P., Eschner, J., Schmidt-Kaler, F., Becher, C., Blatt, R., ...
A distant mirror leads to a vacuum-induced level shift in a laser-excited atom. This effect has been measured with a single mirror 25 cm away from a single, trapped barium ion. This dispersive action...
Pyrotechnic whistles have long been used in both civilian and military applications. It is known that, under certain conditions, these compositions burn in an oscillatory manner and have exhibited a...
Designing an integrated knowledge base to support ecosystem services valuation (2002)
Villa, F., Wilson, M.A., Farber, S., Costanza, R., Boumans, R.M.J.
Defect Investigation of Cartridge Illuminating 1-1/2 Inch. (2002)
The bulging of metal ammunition boxes containing 1-1/2 illuminating Flare Cartridges has been investigated. The defect occurred during storage of flares manufactured in 1976-78 and was found to be...
Molecular orbital theory calculations of the H2O-carbon reaction (2002)
Zhu, Z. H., Finnerty, J., Lu, G. Q., Wilson, M. A., Yang, R. T.
Carbon gasification with steam to produce H-2 and CO is an important reaction widely used in industry for hydrogen generation. Although the literature is vast, the. mechanism for the formation of H-2...
Granulation of Pyrotechnic Tracer Composition R284T. (1998)
This technical note describes the development of several methods to granulate the pyrotechnic tracer composition R284T. The ungranulated composition had been found unsuitable for the automatic...
Separating overlapping direct and reflected arrivals, such as those propagated under pack ice from an acoustic source emitting frequency modulated sweep pulses, is a difficult problem in the analysis...
Advanced Fire Suppression Technology (AFST) Research and Development Program (1997)
Halon 1301 has been widely used in aircraft fire suppression systems because of its ability to efficiently extinguish fires. Unfortunately, halon production was banned in 1994 because it is an ozone...
The biology, ecology and exploitation of longtail tuna, thunnus tonggol (Bleeker) in Oceania (1981)
Bibliography: p. 176-185.
Kozel, T R, Wilson, M A, Welch, W H
Encapsulated and nonencapsulated cryptococci exhibit quantitative and qualitative differences in their activation of the complement system. We examined the kinetics for the rapid amplification phase...
Encapsulated and nonencapsulated cryptococci differ in their activation of the complement system. Incubation of nonencapsulated cryptococci in normal human serum (NHS) initiates both the classical...
Kozel, T R, Wilson, M A, Murphy, J W
The capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans is a powerful activator of the alternative complement pathway. This study examined the manner in which the cryptococcal capsule influences initiation of and...
Activation of C3 and binding to Aspergillus fumigatus conidia and hyphae.
Kozel, T R, Wilson, M A, Farrell, T P, Levitz, S M
Complement activation by Aspergillus fumigatus may play a crucial role in stimulating binding and killing of this organism by phagocytes. We examined the amount and type of C3 deposited on resting...
Wilson, M A, Morgan, M J, Barger, G E
The DNA fingerprint profiles and serotypes of 63 avian Pasteurella multocida field isolates, 13 attenuated vaccine isolates (propagated from vaccines manufactured by five companies), and 16 somatic...
Wilson, M A, Rimler, R B, Hoffman, L J
The DNA fingerprint profiles and somatic serotypes of 71 Pasteurella multocida capsule serogroup B isolates, 13 capsule serogroup E isolates, and 16 somatic reference serotype strains were compared....
Accelerated decay of C3b to iC3b when C3b is bound to the Cryptococcus neoformans capsule.
Pfrommer, G S, Dickens, S M, Wilson, M A, Young, B J, Kozel, T R
Incubation of encapsulated and nonencapsulated Cryptococcus neoformans in normal human serum (NHS) leads to activation and binding of potentially opsonic fragments of complement component C3 to the...
Kozel, T R, Wilson, M A, Pfrommer, G S, Schlageter, A M
Encapsulated Cryptococcus neoformans yeast cells are potent activators of the complement system. We examined the interaction of the yeast cells with an alternative complement pathway reconstituted...
Virus culture studies in non-gonococcal urethritis
Morton, R. S., Gillespie, E. H., Wilson, M. A.
Specimens of urethal discharge and scrapings of the urethra from 45 men with non-gonococcal urethritis have been studied for virus content. Human amnion and monkey kidney cell cultures were...
Biochemical heterogeneity of rat liver mitochondria separated by rate zonal centrifugation
1. Rat liver mitochondria were separated on the basis of their sedimentation coefficients in an iso-osmotic gradient of Ficoll–sucrose by rate zonal centrifugation. The fractions (33, each of 40ml)...
Wilson, M A, Burt, A R, Milligan, G, Anderson, N G
The regulation of mitogenic signalling pathways by G-protein-coupled receptors has been studied in Rat-1 fibroblasts stably transfected with the murine delta opioid receptor. We showed recently that...
Microvascular changes explain the "two-hit" theory of multiple organ failure.
Garrison, R N, Spain, D A, Wilson, M A, Keelen, P A, Harris, P D
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine intestinal microvascular endothelial cell control after sequential hemorrhage and bacteremia. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Sepsis that follows severe hemorrhagic...
Is the timing of fracture fixation important for the patient with multiple trauma?
Reynolds, M A, Richardson, J D, Spain, D A, Seligson, D, Wilson, M A, Miller, F B
OBJECTIVE: The effect of timing of femur fracture fixation for patients with multiple trauma was studied to determine the effect of operative timing on eventual outcome. METHODS: The relationship...
Haida perspectives on living with non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
Grams, G D, Herbert, C, Heffernan, C, Calam, B, Wilson, M A, Grzybowski, S, ...
OBJECTIVE: To understand the experience of Haida people living with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), in order to provide a basis for a culturally sensitive community-based approach to...
Kozel, T R, Wilson, M A, Welch, W H
Encapsulated and nonencapsulated cryptococci exhibit quantitative and qualitative differences in their activation of the complement system. We examined the kinetics for the rapid amplification phase...
Encapsulated and nonencapsulated cryptococci differ in their activation of the complement system. Incubation of nonencapsulated cryptococci in normal human serum (NHS) initiates both the classical...
Kozel, T R, Wilson, M A, Murphy, J W
The capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans is a powerful activator of the alternative complement pathway. This study examined the manner in which the cryptococcal capsule influences initiation of and...
Activation of C3 and binding to Aspergillus fumigatus conidia and hyphae.
Kozel, T R, Wilson, M A, Farrell, T P, Levitz, S M
Complement activation by Aspergillus fumigatus may play a crucial role in stimulating binding and killing of this organism by phagocytes. We examined the amount and type of C3 deposited on resting...
Wilson, M A, Morgan, M J, Barger, G E
The DNA fingerprint profiles and serotypes of 63 avian Pasteurella multocida field isolates, 13 attenuated vaccine isolates (propagated from vaccines manufactured by five companies), and 16 somatic...
Wilson, M A, Rimler, R B, Hoffman, L J
The DNA fingerprint profiles and somatic serotypes of 71 Pasteurella multocida capsule serogroup B isolates, 13 capsule serogroup E isolates, and 16 somatic reference serotype strains were compared....
Accelerated decay of C3b to iC3b when C3b is bound to the Cryptococcus neoformans capsule.
Pfrommer, G S, Dickens, S M, Wilson, M A, Young, B J, Kozel, T R
Incubation of encapsulated and nonencapsulated Cryptococcus neoformans in normal human serum (NHS) leads to activation and binding of potentially opsonic fragments of complement component C3 to the...
Kozel, T R, Wilson, M A, Pfrommer, G S, Schlageter, A M
Encapsulated Cryptococcus neoformans yeast cells are potent activators of the complement system. We examined the interaction of the yeast cells with an alternative complement pathway reconstituted...
Virus culture studies in non-gonococcal urethritis
Morton, R. S., Gillespie, E. H., Wilson, M. A.
Specimens of urethal discharge and scrapings of the urethra from 45 men with non-gonococcal urethritis have been studied for virus content. Human amnion and monkey kidney cell cultures were...
Biochemical heterogeneity of rat liver mitochondria separated by rate zonal centrifugation
1. Rat liver mitochondria were separated on the basis of their sedimentation coefficients in an iso-osmotic gradient of Ficoll–sucrose by rate zonal centrifugation. The fractions (33, each of 40ml)...
Microvascular changes explain the "two-hit" theory of multiple organ failure.
Garrison, R N, Spain, D A, Wilson, M A, Keelen, P A, Harris, P D
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine intestinal microvascular endothelial cell control after sequential hemorrhage and bacteremia. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Sepsis that follows severe hemorrhagic...
Wilson, M A, Burt, A R, Milligan, G, Anderson, N G
The regulation of mitogenic signalling pathways by G-protein-coupled receptors has been studied in Rat-1 fibroblasts stably transfected with the murine delta opioid receptor. We showed recently that...
Is the timing of fracture fixation important for the patient with multiple trauma?
Reynolds, M A, Richardson, J D, Spain, D A, Seligson, D, Wilson, M A, Miller, F B
OBJECTIVE: The effect of timing of femur fracture fixation for patients with multiple trauma was studied to determine the effect of operative timing on eventual outcome. METHODS: The relationship...
Haida perspectives on living with non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
Grams, G D, Herbert, C, Heffernan, C, Calam, B, Wilson, M A, Grzybowski, S, ...
OBJECTIVE: To understand the experience of Haida people living with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), in order to provide a basis for a culturally sensitive community-based approach to...
Pap screening clinics with native women in Skidegate, Haida Gwaii. Need for innovation.
Calam, B., Norgrove, L., Brown, D., Wilson, M. A.
PROBLEM ADDRESSED: First Nations women in British Columbia, especially elders, are underscreened for cancer of the cervix compared with the general population and are much more likely to die of the...
MECHANISM OF SILICA NANO-PLATE FORMATION FROM LUCENTITE
N. H. TRAN, M. A. WILSON, A. S. MILEV, G. R. DENNIS
The mechanism of formation of silica nano-plates by exfoliation of a phyllosilicate magnesium containing clay, Lucentite, in an aqueous solution of poly(acrylic acid) has been studied. Fourier...