M. Robinson

Publication List Details

Period

1974 - 2009

Number

100

Co-Authors

The case for a directional dark matter detector and the status of current experimental efforts (2009)

Ahlen, S., Afshordi, N., Battat, J. B. R., Billard, J., Bozorgnia, N., Burgos, S., ...

We present the case for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity. This document was developed at the 2009 CYGNUS workshop on directional dark matter detection, and contains contributions...

ABSTRACT SOLVING STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS WITH STOCHASTIC CONSTRAINTS: AN APPLICATION IN NETWORK DESIGN (2009)

P. A. Farrington, H. B. Nembhard, D. T. Sturrock, G. W. Evans, Gül Gürkan, A. Yonca, ...

Recently sample-path methods have been successfully used in solving challenging simulation optimization and stochastic equilibrium problems. In this paper we deal with a variant of these methods to...

Development of wavelength shifter coated reflectors for the ArDM argon dark matter detector (2009)

Lightfoot, P. K., Mavrokoridis, K., Regenfus, C., Amsler, C., Badertscher, A., ...

To optimise the design of the light readout in the ArDM 1-ton liquid argon dark matter detector, a range of reflector and WLS coating combinations were investigated in several small setups, where...

Low Energy Electron and Nuclear Recoil Thresholds in the DRIFT-II Negative Ion TPC for Dark Matter Searches (2009)

Burgos, S., Daw, E., Forbes, J., Ghag, C., Gold, M., Hagemann, C., ...

Understanding the ability to measure and discriminate particle events at the lowest possible energy is an essential requirement in developing new experiments to search for weakly interacting massive...

Prioritising potential guilds of specialist herbivores as biological control agents for prickly acacia through simulated herbivory (2009)

Dhileepan, K., Lockett, C.J., Robinson, M., Pukallus, K.

Understanding plant response to herbivory facilitates the prioritisation of guilds of specialist herbivores as biological control agents based on their potential impacts. Prickly acacia (Acacia...

Using pre & post-processing methods to improve binding site predictions. (2009)

Sun, Yi., Castellano, C.G., Robinson, M., Adams, R., Rust, A.G., Davey, N.

Original article can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00313203 Copyright Elsevier Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2009.01.027

The association between dietary patterns and mental health in early adolescence (2009)

Oddy, W., Robinson, M., Ambrosini, G., O'Sullivan, T., De Klerk, N., Beilin, L., ...

Objective: To investigate the associations between dietary patterns and mental health in early adolescence. Method: The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study is a prospective study of...

Prioritising potential guilds of specialist herbivores as biological control agents for prickly acacia through simulated herbivory (2009)

Dhileepan, K., Lockett, C.J., Robinson, M., Pukallus, K.

Understanding plant response to herbivory facilitates the prioritisation of guilds of specialist herbivores as biological control agents based on their potential impacts. Prickly acacia (Acacia...

Integrating genomic binding site predictions using real-valued meta classifiers. (2009)

Sun, Yi., Robinson, M., Adams, R., Kaye, P.H., Te Boekhorst, R., Rust, A.G., ...

“The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com”. Copyright Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s00521-008-0204-4

Simulation of neutrons produced by high-energy muons underground (2008)

Lindote, A., Araujo, H. M., Kudryavtsev, V. A., Robinson, M.

This article describes the Monte Carlo simulation used to interpret the measurement of the muon-induced neutron flux in the Boulby Underground Laboratory (North Yorkshire, UK), recently performed...

Measurement of the Range Component Directional Signature in a DRIFT-II Detector using 252Cf Neutrons (2008)

Burgos, S., Daw, E., Forbes, J., Ghag, C., Gold, M., Hagemann, C., ...

The DRIFT collaboration utilizes low pressure gaseous detectors to search for WIMP dark matter with directional signatures. A 252Cf neutron source was placed on each of the principal axes of a DRIFT...

DOI 10.1007/s10586-006-7564-2 An active self-optimizing multiplayer gaming architecture (2008)

V. Ramakrishna, Max Robinson, Kevin Eustice, Peter Reiher, V. Ramakrishna, M. Robinson, ...

Abstract Multiplayer games are representative of a large class of distributed applications that suffer from redundant communication, bottlenecks, single points of failure and poor reactivity to...

Growing IVY: Building the Immersive Visual environment at York (2008)

M. Robinson, J. Laurence, J. Zacher, A. Hogue, R. Allison, L. R. Harris, ...

When we move about within our environment, we are presented with a range of cues to our motion. Virtual reality systems attempt to simulate these various sensory cues. IVY – the Immersive Visual...

Influence of water content on failure of phenolic composites in fire (2008)

Feih, S, Mathys, Z, Mathys, G, Gibson, G, Robinson, M, Mouritz, A

This paper evaluates the structural performance of flame resistant phenolic matrix composites exposed to fire. Experimental fire tests were performed on a glass-phenolic composite under combined...

Pre- and postnatal influences on preschool mental health: a large-scale cohort study (2008)

Robinson, M., Oddy, Wendy, Li, J., Kendall, Garth, De Klerk, N., Silburn, Sven, ...

Background : Methodological challenges such as confounding have made the study of the early determinants of mental health morbidity problematic. This study aims to address these challenges...

Combining experts in order to identify binding sites in yeast and mouse genomic data. (2008)

Robinson, M., Gonzalez Castellano, C., Rezwan, F., Adams, R., Davey, N., Rust, A.G., ...

Original article can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08936080 Copyright Elsevier Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.neunet.2008.07.004

Combining experts in order to identify binding sites in genomic data. (2008)

Rezwan, F., Sun, Yi., Robinson, M., Adams, R., Rust, A.G., Davey, N.

The identification of cis-regulatory binding sites in DNA is a difficult problem in computational biology. To obtain a full understanding of the complex machinery embodied in genetic regulatory...

MULTIPLE VIEW LINE-SCAN IMAGING UTILISING AN AREA ARRAY CAMERA (2007)

H. W. Hon, M. Robinson

This paper describes a new multiple view line-scan imaging technique utilising a single area array camera. This is based on the concept of treating the camera’s area array sensor as a contiguous...

A 3-D (STEREOSCOPIC) X-RAY IMAGING TECHNIQUE BASED ON LINEAR ARRAY DETECTORS (2007)

M Robinson, Jpo Evans, Sx Godber

In general the problem of interpreting the three-dimensional structure of an object from an X-ray image is a difficult one

The Identification of Volume Elements in a 3-D X-ray Imaging System (2007)

M. Robinson, S. X. Godber, Ng Bu

Abstract: The way in which 3-D information is produced in a line-scan based stereoscopic X-ray imaging system is examined. The concept of a depth plane is derived from the volume element (voxel)...

The line-scan sensor: an alternative sensor modality for the extraction of 3-D co-ordinate information (2007)

S X Godber, M Robinson

This paper describes research carried out to investigate a stereoscopic line-scan system for the extraction of three-dimensional co-ordinate information from a scene of interest. Initial work...

Development of catchment research, with particular attention to Plynlimon and its forerunner, the East African catchments (2007)

Blackie, J. R., Robinson, M.

Dr J.S.G. McCulloch was deeply involved in the establishment of research catchments in East Africa and subsequently in the UK to investigate the hydrological consequences of changes in land use....

Development of catchment research, with particular attention to Plynlimon and its forerunner, the East African catchments (2007)

Blackie, J. R., Robinson, M.

Dr J.S.G. McCulloch was deeply involved in the establishment of research catchments in East Africa and subsequently in the UK to investigate the hydrological consequences of changes in land use....

The long-term water balance (1972-2004) of upland forestry and grassland at Plynlimon, mid-Wales (2007)

Marc, V., Robinson, M.

This paper reviews research into the hydrological impacts of UK upland forestry and updates the water balance of the Plynlimon research catchments for the period 1972-2004. Comparison of this network...

The long-term water balance (1972-2004) of upland forestry and grassland at Plynlimon, mid-Wales (2007)

Marc, V., Robinson, M.

This paper reviews research into the hydrological impacts of UK upland forestry and updates the water balance of the Plynlimon research catchments for the period 1972-2004. Comparison of this network...

NOTICE (2007)

S. Schreck, M. Robinson

The submitted manuscript has been offered by an employee of the Midwest Research Institute (MRI), a contractor of the US Government under Contract No. DE-AC36-99GO10337. Accordingly, the US...

The Economic Costs of Health Service Treatments for Asbestos-Related Mesothelioma Deaths (2006)

Watterson, A., Gorman, T., Malcolm, C., Robinson, M., Beck, M.

This article explores the complex and neglected picture of occupational and environmental disease healthcare costs specifically relating to asbestos. Diagnosed mesothelioma cases in Scotland in one...

Management of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: how cost-effective are glycoprotein IIb/IIIA antagonists in the UK National Health Service? (2005)

Palmer, S., Sculpher, M., Philips, Z., Robinson, M., Ginnelly, L., Bakhai, A., ...

BAACKGROUND The glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists (GPAs) represent a new class of drugs to prevent platelet aggregation in the acute treatment of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS)....

Integrating binding site predictions using meta classification methods. (2005)

Sun, Yi., Robinson, M., Rust, A.G., Adams, R., Kaye, P.H., Davey, N.

“The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com”. Copyright Springer. DOI: 10.1007/3-211-27389-1_77

Integrating binding site predictions using non-linear classification methods. (2005)

Sun, Yi., Robinson, M., Adams, R., Kaye, P.H., Rust, A.G., Davey, N.

“The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com”. Copyright Springer. DOI: 10.1007/11559887_14

Can soil moisture be mapped onto the terrain? (2004)

Blyth, E. M., Finch, J., Robinson, M., Rosier, P.

Soil moisture heterogeneity has an effect on the rainfall?runoff characteristics of a landscape. The aggregate effect on the mean water balance over an area can be quantified successfully using...

Anatomy of a catchment: the relation of physical attributes of the Plynlimon catchments to variations in hydrology and water status (2004)

Brandt, C., Robinson, M., Finch, J. W.

The Plynlimon headwater catchments in mid-Wales have been a landmark study of water resources in the UK uplands for over 30 years. The main physical features of the catchments have been digitised as...

Measuring rainfall to a forest canopy: an assessment of the performance of canopy level raingauges (2004)

Robinson, M., Grant, S. J., Hudson, J. A.

Accurate rainfall measurements are crucial for water resource and environmental assessments but can be difficult to achieve in extensive areas of forest. This paper reviews the different techniques...

Can soil moisture be mapped onto the terrain? (2004)

Blyth, E. M., Finch, J., Robinson, M., Rosier, P.

Soil moisture heterogeneity has an effect on the rainfall?runoff characteristics of a landscape. The aggregate effect on the mean water balance over an area can be quantified successfully using...

Anatomy of a catchment: the relation of physical attributes of the Plynlimon catchments to variations in hydrology and water status (2004)

Brandt, C., Robinson, M., Finch, J. W.

The Plynlimon headwater catchments in mid-Wales have been a landmark study of water resources in the UK uplands for over 30 years. The main physical features of the catchments have been digitised as...

Measuring rainfall to a forest canopy: an assessment of the performance of canopy level raingauges (2004)

Robinson, M., Grant, S. J., Hudson, J. A.

Accurate rainfall measurements are crucial for water resource and environmental assessments but can be difficult to achieve in extensive areas of forest. This paper reviews the different techniques...

Tracking manoeuvring targets using a scale mixture of normals (2004)

Maskell, S., Gordon, N., Robinson, M., Everett, N.

The assumption of Gaussian noise in the system and measurement model has been standard practice for target tracking algorithm development for many years. For problems involving manoeuvring targets...

Tracking manoeuvring targets using a scale mixture of normals (2004)

Maskell, S., Gordon, N., Robinson, M., Everett, N.

The assumption of Gaussian noise in the system and measurement model has been standard practice for target tracking algorithm development for many years. For problems involving manoeuvring targets...

Study and suppression of anomalous fast events in inorganic scintillators for dark matter searches (2002)

Kudryavtsev, V.A., Spooner, N.J. C., Lightfoot, P.K., Roberts, J.W., Lehner, M.J., Gamble, T., ...

The status of dark matter searches with inorganic scintillator detectors at Boulby mine is reviewed and the results of tests with a CsI(Tl) crystal are presented. The objectives of the latter...

Study and suppression of anomalous fast events in inorganic scintillators for dark matter searches (2002)

Kudryavtsev, V.A., Spooner, N.J. C., Lightfoot, P.K., Roberts, J.W., Lehner, M.J., Gamble, T., ...

The status of dark matter searches with inorganic scintillator detectors at Boulby mine is reviewed and the results of tests with a CsI(Tl) crystal are presented. The objectives of the latter...

IVY: The Immersive Visual environment at York (2002)

M. Robinson, J. Laurence, J. Zacher, A. Hogue, R. Allison, L. R. Harris, ...

this paper we present the motivation and design of IVY: The Immersive Visual environment currently under construction at York University (IVY)

IVY: The Immersive Visual environment at York (2002)

M. Robinson, J. Laurence, J. Zacher, A. Hogue, R. Allison, L. R. Harris, ...

Given the limitations of head mounted display systems, there has been significant interest in the development of large-scale virtual environments such as video walls, immersive project displays, and...

The Leeds University maternity audit project (2002)

WILSON, B., THORNTON, J. G., HEWISON, J., LILFORD, R. J., WATT, I., BRAUNHOLTZ, D., ...

Objectives. To measure levels of and changes in compliance with evidence-based recommendations in obstetrics in the UK. To identify barriers to and factors associated with compliance. Design. A...

Gender and racial earnings differentials in academic labor markets (2000)

Monks, J, Robinson, M

This study estimates earnings differentials across racial and gender groups among college faculty, and decomposes these differentials into the components attributable to differences in individual and...

Promoting effective practice in secondary care (2000)

Melvin, K, Wright, J, Connelly, J, Harrison, SR, Robinson, M, Rhys Williams, DR

Background.This qualitative study aimed to explore the views of key stakeholders regarding the role that public health professionals have or should have in the provision of effective health care...

Hyper-Fractionated Radiotherapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Results of the Second Study of Hyper-Fractionated Radiotherapy (1999)

R. Jacob, D. Gilligan, M. Robinson, C. Harmer

Purpose and Method. Hyper-fractionated radiotherapy for treatment of soft tissue sarcomas is designed to deliver a higher total dose of radiation without an increase in late normal tissue damage. In...

30 years of forest hydrology changes at Coalburn: water balance and extreme flows (1998)

Robinson, M.

The Coalburn experimental catchment, located in the Kielder Forest in northern Britain, was established in 1967 to study the hydrological impacts of upland coniferous plantation forestry. Results of...

30 years of forest hydrology changes at Coalburn: water balance and extreme flows (1998)

Robinson, M.

The Coalburn experimental catchment, located in the Kielder Forest in northern Britain, was established in 1967 to study the hydrological impacts of upland coniferous plantation forestry. Results of...

The impact of the growth of new plantation forestry on evaporation and streamflow in the Llanbrynmair catchments (1997)

Hudson, J. A., Crane, S. B., Robinson, M.

Annual water balances (1983-1995) for the Cwm and Delyn catchments at Llanbrynmair Moor in mid-Wales have been used to quantify the hydrological effects of the land use change in the Cwm from...

The impact of the growth of new plantation forestry on evaporation and streamflow in the Llanbrynmair catchments (1997)

Hudson, J. A., Crane, S. B., Robinson, M.

Annual water balances (1983-1995) for the Cwm and Delyn catchments at Llanbrynmair Moor in mid-Wales have been used to quantify the hydrological effects of the land use change in the Cwm from...

A Vision-Guided, Semi-Autonomous System Applied to a Robotic Coating Application (1997)

Seelinger Robinson, M. Robinson, Z. Dieck, S. B. Skaar

This paper describes a new semi-autonomous, calibration-free system which integrates a user-friendly graphical interface, several cameras, a laser pointer mounted on a two-axis pan/tilt unit, and a...

Prescribing Practice and Policy for Hypnotics A Model of Pharmacy Audit (1996)

GRIFFITH, D. N. W., ROBINSON, M.

A problem of overprescribing of hypnotic medication (‘sleeping tables’) was identified and quantified within a department of health care for older people in a district general hospital. Data on...

NUMERICAL MODELLING OF THE FLOW PATTERNS INDUCED BY A PUSH-PULL VENTILATTON SYSTEM (1996)

Robinson, M., Ingham, D. B.

Open surface tanks used in industrial processes often need ventilating to remove harmful pollutants from the working environment. One method which can be used is the so-called push-pull ventilation...

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF PUSH-PULL VENTILATION SYSTEMS FOR OPEN SURFACE TANKS (1996)

Robinson, M., Ingham, D. B.

Open surface tanks used in industrial processes often need ventilating to remove harmful pollutants from the working environment. One method which can be used is the so-called side push-pull...

Irreversible depression in the ratio of tetraploid:diploid liver nuclei in rats treated with 3'-methyl-4-diraethylaminoazobenzene (3'M) (1985)

Styles, Jerry, Elliott, B.M., Lefevre, P.A., Robinson, M., Pritchard, N., Hart, D., ...

A reduction in the ratio of tetraploid to diploid liver nuclei has been investigated as an early indicator of hepatocarcinogenesis in the rat using the liver carcinogen...

Evaluation of Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Properties of Brominated and Chlorinated Acetonitriles: By-products of Chlorination (1985)

BULL, R. J., MEIER, J. R., ROBINSON, M., RINGHAND, H. P., LAURIE, R. D., STOBER, J. A.

Evaluation of Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Properties of Brominated and Chlorinated Acetonitriles: By-products of Chlorination. BULL, R. J., MEIER, J. R., ROBINSON, M., RINGHAND, H. P., LAURIE, R. D.,...

Codon usage can affect efficiency of translation of genes in Escherichia coli (1984)

Robinson, M., Lilley, R., Little, S., Emtage, J.S., Yarranton, G., Stephens, P., ...

By inserting synthetic oligonucleotides into a highly expressed gene in E.coli it has been shown that unfavourable codon usage can reduce the maximum translation rate of a protein. However, in the...

Influence of Abscisic Acid and Ethylene on Assimilate Distribution in Gladiolus grandiflorus (1983)

ROBINSON, M.

Water deficit in gladioli, even to the slightest degree, has previously been found to decrease assimilate mobilizing ability of the inflorescence, increase that of the corm and delay translocation...

Distribution of Assimilates in Gladiolus grandiflorus as Affected by Water Deficit (1983)

ROBINSON, M., HALEVY, A. H., GALILI, D., PLAUT, Z.

The distribution patterns of photosynthesis products derived from 14CO2 and of applied 14C-sucrose were studied in flowering gladiolus plants (Gladiolus grandiflorus cv. Eurovision) irrigated...

Distribution of Assimilates from Various Source Leaves During the Development of Gladiolus grandiflorus (1980)

ROBINSON, M., HARAV, I., HALEVY, A. H., PLAUT, Z.

The distribution pattern of the products of photosynthesis was studied in gladiolus plants (Gladiolus grandiflorus cv Eurovision) in four stages of development I, plants having a very young...

Factors determining Petal Colour of Baccara Roses I: THE CONTRIBUTION OF EPIDERMIS AND MESOPHYLL (1974)

BIRAN, I., ROBINSON, M., HALEVY, A. H.

The partition of light radiated on to the outer epidermis of a Baccara rose petal or on to an intact petal was examined. Most of the red light was either reflected or transmitted whereas other...

Factors Determining Petal Colour of Baccara Roses II: THE EFFECT OF PIGMENT CONCENTRATION (1974)

BIRAN, I., ROBINSON, M., HALEVY, A. H.

‘Blueing’ in young and senescing petals was compared in the red rose cv. Baccara. The ‘blueing’ of senescing flowers is accompanied by a bathochromic shift in the light reflectance curve, a...

Factors determining Petal Colour of Baccara Roses III: EFFECT OF THE RATIO BETWEEN CYANIN AND PELARGONIN (1974)

BIRAN, I., ROBINSON, M., HALEVY, A. H.

The changes in colour and in the pigment concentration of the two sides of Baccara rose petals which occur when plants are grown under various temperature regimes, were examined. The inner side of...

Response of plasma IL-6 and its soluble receptors during submaximal exercise to fatigue in sedentary middle-aged men

Gray, S. R., Robinson, M., Nimmo, M. A.

The pleiotropic cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) has been demonstrated to increase during exercise. Little is known regarding the response of the soluble IL-6 receptors (sIL-6R and sgp130) during such...

Head and neck sarcomas: prognostic factors and implications for treatment.

Eeles, R. A., Fisher, C., A'Hern, R. P., Robinson, M., Rhys-Evans, P., Henk, J. M., ...

One hundred and thirty patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the head and neck were treated at the Royal Marsden Hospital between 1944 and 1988. Pathological review was possible in 103 of these cases;...