M. Smith

Publication List Details

Period

1973 - 2008

Number

396

Co-Authors

dc readout experiment at the Caltech 40m prototype interferometer (2008)

Ward, R. L., Adhikari, R., Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Barron, D., Bork, R., ...

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) operates a 40m prototype interferometer on the Caltech campus. The primary mission of the prototype is to serve as an experimental...

Two Be stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud with B[e]-like properties (2008)

Mennickent, R. E., Smith, M., Kolaczkowski, Z.

We present an analysis of UVES and MIKE (ground based) high resolution and Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer spectra of two novel and photometrically variable bright blue stars in the SMC;...

A Rare Case of Myopathy (2008)

Ahmed, A E, Suliman, F A, Smith, M

A young Saudi lady presented with gradual worsening of muscle weakness and skeletal stiffness. Her sister has a similar condition. The clinical picture was very consistent with diagnosis of Rigid...

A Measurement of the Rate of type-Ia Supernovae at Redshift $z\approx$ 0.1 from the First Season of the SDSS-II Supernova Survey (2008)

Dilday, Benjamin, Kessler, R., Frieman, J. A., Holtzman, J., Marriner, J., Miknaitis, G., ...

We present a measurement of the rate of type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) from the first of three seasons of data from the SDSS-II Supernova Survey. For this measurement, we include 17 SNe Ia at redshift...

The UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey (2007)

Lucas, P. W., Hoare, M. G., Longmore, A., Schroder, A. C., Davis, C. J., Adamson, A., ...

The UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey (GPS) is one of the five near infrared Public Legacy Surveys that are being undertaken by the UKIDSS consortium, using the Wide Field Camera on the United Kingdom...

New UltraCool and Halo White Dwarf Candidates in SDSS Stripe 82 (2007)

Vidrih, S., Bramich, D. M., Hewett, P. C., Evans, N. W., Gilmore, G., Hodgkin, S., ...

A 2.5 x 100 degree region along the celestial equator (Stripe 82) has been imaged repeatedly from 1998 to 2005 by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. A new catalogue of ~4 million light-motion curves,...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II Supernova Survey: Technical Summary (2007)

Frieman, Joshua A., Bassett, B., Becker, A., Choi, C., Cinabro, D., DeJongh, F., ...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II (SDSS-II) has embarked on a multi-year project to identify and measure light curves for intermediate-redshift (0.05 < z < 0.35) Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) using...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II Supernova Survey: Search Algorithm and Follow-up Observations (2007)

Sako, Masao, Bassett, B., Becker, A., Cinabro, D., DeJongh, F., Depoy, D. L., ...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II Supernova Survey has identified a large number of new transient sources in a 300 sq. deg. region along the celestial equator during its first two seasons of a...

A Study of the Type Ia/IIn Supernova 2005gj from X-ray to the Infrared: Paper I (2007)

Prieto, J. L., Garnavich, P. M., Phillips, M. M., DePoy, D. L., Parrent, J., Pooley, D., ...

We present extensive ugrizYHJK photometry and optical spectroscopy of SN 2005gj obtained by the SDSS-II and CSP Supernova Projects, which give excellent coverage during the first 150 days after the...

Modelling landing gear noise with installation effects (2007)

Smith, M., Carrilho, J., Molin, N., Chow, L.C.

This paper describes continued development and validation of a semi-empirical model of the aerodynamic noise generated by aircraft landing gears at approach. The model has been developed with Airbus...

Emerging technologies in hemostasis diagnostics: A report from the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Emerging Technologies Group (2007)

Adams, M.J., Ward, C., Thom, J., Bianchi, A., Perrin, E., Coghlan, D., ...

Technology in hemostasis laboratories has evolved enormously during the last 30 years. Although many scientists and clinicians will remember the traditional tilt-tube techniques to screen for...

Emerging technologies in hemostasis diagnostics: A report from the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Emerging Technologies Group (2007)

Adams, M.J., Ward, C., Thom, J., Bianchi, A., Perrin, E., Coghlan, D., ...

Technology in hemostasis laboratories has evolved enormously during the last30 years. Although many scientists and clinicians will remember the traditional tilt-tubetechniques to screen for...

In situ radioglaciological measurements near Taylor Dome, Antarctica and implications for UHE neutrino astronomy (2007)

Besson, D, Jenkins, J., Matsuno, S., Nam, J., Smith, M.

Radiowave detection of the Cherenkov radiation produced by neutrino-ice collisions requires an understanding of the radiofrequency (RF) response of cold polar ice. We herein report on a series of...

Theoretical investigation of measuring cerebral blood flow in the adult human head using bolus indocyanine green injection and near-infrared spectroscopy (2007)

Leung, T., Tachtsidis, I., Tisdall, M., Smith, M., Delpy, D., Elwell, C.

To investigate the accuracy of measuring cerebral blood flow (CBF) using a bolus injection of indocyanine green (ICG) detected by near infrared spectroscopy in adult human heads, simulations were...

Near infrared spectroscopic quantification of changes in the concentration of oxidized cytochrome oxidase in the healthy human brain during hypoxemia (2007)

Tisdall, M.M., Tachtsidis, I., Leung, T.S., Elwell, C.E., Smith, M.

The near infrared cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) signal has potential as a clinical marker of changes in mitochondrial oxygen utilization. We examine the CCO signal response to reduced oxygen delivery in...

Investigation of in vivo measurement of cerebral cytochrome-c-oxidase redox changes using near-infrared spectroscopy in patients with orthostatic hypotension (2007)

Tachtsidis, I., Tisdall, M., Leung, T.S., Cooper, C.E., Delpy, D.T., Smith, M., ...

We have previously used a continuous four wavelength near infrared spectrometer to measure changes in the cerebral concentrations of oxy- (Δ[HbO2] and deoxy- haemoglobin (Δ[HHb]) during head-up...

Emerging Technologies in Hemostasis Diagnostics: A Report from the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Emerging Technologies Group (2007)

Adams, MJ, Ward, C, Thom, J, Bianchi, A, Perrin, E, Coghlan, D, ...

Technology in hemostasis laboratories has evolved enormously during the last 30 years. Although many scientists and clinicians will remember the traditional tilt-tube techniques to screen for...

Free phenytoin concentration measurement in brain extracellular fluid: a pilot study (2006)

Tisdall, M., Russo, S., Sen, J., Belli, A., Ratnaraj, N., Patsalos, P., ...

This article investigates the relationship between brain extracellular fluid free phenytoin concentration and plasma free phenytoin concentration in adults with acute brain injury. Daily cerebral...

Proton Dissociative $\rho$ and Elastic $\phi$ Electroproduction at HERA (2006)

Adloff, C., Aid, S., Anderson, M., Andreev, V., Andrieu, B., Arkadov, V., ...

The electroproduction of rho mesons with proton diffractive dissociation for Q^2 7 GeV^2 and the elastic electroproduction of Phi mesons for Q^2 6 Gev^2 are studied in e^+ p collisions at HERA with...

Disturbances of sodium in critically ill adult neurologic patients: a clinical review (2006)

Tisdall, M., Crocker, M., Watkiss, J., Smith, M.

Disorders of sodium and water balance are common in critically ill adult neurologic patients. Normal aspects of sodium and water regulation are reviewed. The etiology of possible causes of sodium...

Cerebral microdialysis: research technique or clinical tool (2006)

Tisdall, M.M., Smith, M.

Cerebral microdialysis is a well-established laboratory tool that is increasingly used as a bedside monitor to provide on-line analysis of brain tissue biochemistry during neuro-intensive care. This...

Mass measurements on highly charged radioactive ions, a new approach to high precision with TITAN (2006)

Dilling, J., Baartman, R., Bricault, P., Brodeur, M., Blomeley, L., Buchinger, F., ...

TITAN (TRIUMF's Ion Trap for Atomic and Nuclear science) is a system of multiple ion traps installed at the radioactive ion beam facility ISAC. The uniqueness of the system lies in the combination of...

Search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in LIGO data (2006)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., ...

We report on a search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in the data from the second science run of the LIGO interferometers. The search focused on binary systems with component...

Joint LIGO and TAMA300 search for gravitational waves from inspiralling neutron star binaries (2006)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., ...

We search for coincident gravitational wave signals from inspiralling neutron star binaries using LIGO and TAMA300 data taken during early 2003. Using a simple trigger exchange method, we perform an...

Fatigue crashes: the extent to which terrain change has an influence on the fatigued (drowsy) driver (2006)

Smith, M., Oppenhuis, M., Koorey, G.

Fatigue is an insidious killer resulting in many fatal and serious injuries to vehicle occupants on road networks. Fatigue has on the whole had disappointing combined stakeholder national strategic...

Crash Data Collection - Is it Time for a Rethink of the Process? (2006)

Smith, M., Oppenhuis, M., Koorey, G.

Fatigue is an insidious killer resulting in many fatal and serious injuries to vehicle occupants on road networks. Fatigue has on the whole has had disappointing combined stakeholder national...

From welfare to correction: a review of changing discourses of secure accommodation (2006)

Milligan, I.M.*, Smith, M.

Any group care centre has in various ways to incorporate aspects of treatment, teaching, nurturance and control according to the specific needs of the children referred there. Yet experience has...

The paradox of Burma. Conflict and illegality as a way of life (2006)

Smith, M.

Located at a strategic Asian crossroads, Burma (Myanmar) is one of the world's most ethnically diverse countries. Surrounded by Bangladesh, China, India, Laos and Thailand, it is also one of the most...

An evaluation of hygrothermal performance of ‘standard’ and ‘as built’ construction details using steady-state and transient modelling (2005)

Mumovic, D., Davies, M., Ridley, I., Oreszczyn, T., Bell, M., Smith, M., ...

Accurate assessment of both surface and interstitial condensation risk at the design stage of buildings is of great importance - not just to minimise the damaging effects moisture can cause to...

An overview of simply pulsed qubits (2005)

Chalastaras, A., Kaplan, L., Shakov, Kh. Kh., Smith, M., McGuire, J. H.

The behavior of simply pulsed qubits (quantum systems with two linearly independent states) may be characterized by the energy difference $\Delta E$ between the two states of the qubit and by an...

Effect of experimentally induced low back pain on postural sway with breathing (2005)

Smith, M, Coppieters, MW, Hodges, PW

Although breathing perturbs balance, in healthy individuals little sway is detected in ground reaction forces because small movements of the spine and lower limbs compensate for the postural...

Prognostic significance of early short-term measurements of heart rate variability following acute myocardial infarction. (2004)

Steeds, R., Fletcher, J., Smith, M., West, J., Channer, K., Townend, J.N.

This study of 164 subjects demonstrates that short-term (5-minute) recordings of heart rate variability, performed within 48 hours of admission, identify those who survive acute myocardial infarction...

Hard X-ray emitting Active Galactic Nuclei selected by the Chandra Multi-wavelength Project (2004)

Silverman, J., Green, P., Barkhouse, W., Kim, D., Aldcroft, T., Cameron, R., ...

We present X-ray and optical analysis of 188 AGN identified from 497 hard X-ray (f (2.0-8.0 keV) > 2.7x10^-15 erg cm^-2 s^-1) sources in 20 Chandra fields (1.5 deg^2) forming part of the Chandra...

Uses of animals and alternatives in pre-college education in the United States: Need for leadership on educational resources and guidelines (2004)

Hart, Lynette A, Wood, M W, Massey, A, Smith, M

Throughout pre-college education in the United States, animals, animal specimens and animals as a topic are used as teaching resources. Residential or visiting pets play a role in humane education or...

A map of OMC-1 in CO 9-8 (2004)

Marrone, D. P., Battat, J., Bensch, F., Blundell, R., Diaz, M., Gibson, H., ...

The distribution of 12C16O J=9-8 (1.037 THz) emission has been mapped in OMC-1 at 35 points with 84" resolution. This is the first map of this source in this transition and only the second...

Halite and stable chlorine isotopes in the Zag H3-6 breccia (2004)

Bridges, J.C., Banks, D.A., Smith, M., Grady, M.M.

Zag is an H3-6 chondrite regolith breccia within which we have studied 14 halite grains ≤3mm. The purity of the associated NaCl-H2O brine is implied by freezing characteristics of fluid inclusions...

The DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 13 (2004)

Dunham, A., Matthews, L.H., Burton, J., Ashurst, J.L., Howe, K.L., Ashcroft, K.J., ...

Chromosome 13 is the largest acrocentric human chromosome. It carries genes involved in cancer including the breast cancer type 2 (BRCA2) and retinoblastoma (RB1) genes, is frequently rearranged in...

Unintended effects and their detection in genetically modified crops (2004)

Cellini, F., Colquhoun, I., Constable, A., Davies, H.V., Engel, K.H., Gatehouse, A.M.R., ...

The commercialisation of GM crops in Europe is practically non-existent at the present time. The European Commission has instigated changes to the regulatory process to address the concerns of...

Approximation in reflexive Banach spaces and applications to the invariant subspace problem (2004)

Chalendar, I., Partington, J.R., Smith, M.

We formulate a general approximation problem involving reflexive and smooth Banach spaces, and give its explicit solution. Two applications are presented— the first is to the Bounded Completion...