The Simplicity Project: Managing Complexity in a Diverse ICT World (2008)
N. Blefari Melazzi, G. Bianchi, G. Ceneri, G. Cortese, F. Davide, N. Davies, ...
auto-configuration of terminals, middleware, brokerage functions, orchestration of network resources, Smart Cards, high-layer re-configurability, Bluetooth, mobile phones as generalpurpose
Alan Dix, Kevin Palfreyman, Uk T. Rodden, N. Davies, J. Trevor, ...
This article considers the importance of context in mobile systems. It considers a range of context-related issues and focus on location as a key issue for mobile systems. A design framework is...
G. S. Blair, N. Davies, G. Coulson, N. Williams, La Yr
The aim of our work at Lancaster is to develop a distributed multimedia application platform. Such a platform must provide tools to enable programmers to construct distributed applications which make...
A Quality of Service Decision Model for ATM-LAN/MAN Interconnection (2008)
this paper we describe a model of a system containing such a gateway, we outline the issues that need to be addressed in a performance study of the overall system. We are using this model to...
Monitoring of French Polynesia coral reefs and their recent development (2008)
SALVAT, B, AUBANEL, A, ADJEROUD, M, BOUISSET, P, CALMET, D, CHANCERELLE, Y, ...
Monitoring of French Polynesia coral reefs and their recent development.-French Polynesia, consisting of 118 islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean, has more than 15 000 km(2) of reefs and...
Hornett, E.A., Duplouy, A., Davies, N., Roderick, G.K., Wedell, N., Hurst, G.D.D., ...
Maternally inherited parasites are known to impose a wide variety of reproductive manipulations upon their host. These often produce strong selection on the host to suppress the parasite, resulting...
Hornett, E.A., Duplouy, A., Davies, N., Roderick, G.K., Wedell, N., Hurst, G.D.D., ...
Maternally inherited parasites are known to impose a wide variety of reproductive manipulations upon their host. These often produce strong selection on the host to suppress the parasite, resulting...
LARGE AREA FULL FILL FACTOR MICROLENS ARRAYS M McCormick, N Davies, P Cartwright (2007)
Wr Ig Ht, M Mccormick, N Davies, P Cartwright, C L Jones, D Purdy
Production of microlens arrays using the resist reflow technique has been extensively reported 1,2 . Theses arrays have fill factors approaching 75% and in lensed systems the unlensed light...
G. S. Blair, N. Davies, A. Friday, S. P. Wade
Quality of service support in a mobile environment: an approach based on
LARGE AREA FULL FILL FACTOR MICROLENS ARRAYS (2007)
M Mccormick, N Davies, P Cartwright
Production of microlens arrays using the resist reflow technique has been extensively reported 1,2. Theses arrays have fill factors approaching 75 % and in lensed systems the unlensed light...
Male-killing bacteria trigger a cycle of increasing male fatigue and female promiscuity (2007)
Charlat, S, Reuter, M, Dyson, EA, Hornett, EA, Duplouy, A, Davies, N, ...
Sex-ratio distorters are found in numerous species and can reach high frequencies within populations. Here, we address the compelling, but poorly tested, hypothesis that the sex ratio bias caused by...
Evolution of male-killer suppression in a natural population (2007)
Hornett, E. A., Charlet, S., Duplouy, A. M. R., Davies, N., Roderick, G. K., Wedell, N., ...
Male-killing bacteria trigger a cycle of increasing male fatigue and female promiscuity (2007)
Charlet, S., Reuter, M., Dyson, E. A., Hornett, E. A., Duplouy, A., Davies, N., ...
Evolution of male-killer suppression in a natural population (2007)
Hornett, E. A., Charlet, S., Duplouy, A. M. R., Davies, N., Roderick, G. K., Wedell, N., ...
Male-killing bacteria trigger a cycle of increasing male fatigue and female promiscuity (2007)
Charlet, S., Reuter, M., Dyson, E. A., Hornett, E. A., Duplouy, A., Davies, N., ...
Public ubiquitous computing systems: Lessons from the e-campus display deployments. (2006)
Storz, O., Friday, A., Davies, N., Finney, J., Sas, C., Sheridan , J.
In this paper, the authors reflect on their experiences of deploying ubiquitous computing systems in public spaces and present a series of lessons that they feel will be of benefit to researchers...
Male-killing bacteria trigger a cycle of increasing male fatigue and female promiscuity (2006)
Charlat, S., Engelstadter, J., Dyson, E. A., Hornett, E. A., Duplouy, A., Tortosa, P., ...
Competing Selfish Genetic Elements in the Butterfly Hypolimnas bolina (2006)
Charlat, S., Engelstadter, J., Dyson, E. A., Hornett, E. A., Duplouy, A., Tortosa, P., ...
Maternally inherited selfish genetic elements are common in animals [1]. Whereas host genetics and ecology are recognized as factors that may limit the incidence of these parasites [2] and [3],...
Mountain, G, Ware, P, Hammerton, J, Mawson, S, Zheng, H, Davies, N, ...
Fittkau, M. H., Zilla, P., Bezuidenhout, D., Lutolf, M. P., Human, P., Hubbell, J. A., ...
The ability of the biomimetic peptides YIGSR, PHSRN and RGD to selectively affect adhesion and migration of human microvascular endothelial cells (MVEC) and vascular smooth muscle cells (HVSMC) was...
Targeting antigen-loaded liposomes to myeloid antigen presenting cells (2005)
Capini, C., Jaturanpinyo, M., Gautam, A., Davies, N., Thomas, R.
Objective: To target antigen-loaded liposomes to myeloid APC in vivo for immunotherapy and to manipulate immune function through liposome composition. Method: Liposomes were loaded with ovalbumin,...
Targeting antigen-loaded liposomes to myeloid antigen presenting cells (2005)
Capini, C., Jaturanpinyo, M., Gautam, A., Davies, N., Thomas, R.
Objective: To target antigen-loaded liposomes to myeloid APC in vivo for immunotherapy and to manipulate immune function through liposome composition. Method: Liposomes were loaded with ovalbumin,...
Structure-activity relationships in purine-based inhibitor binding to HSP90 isoforms (2004)
Wright, L., Barril, X., Dymock, B., Sheridan, L., Surgenor, A., Beswick, M., ...
Inhibition of the ATPase activity of the chaperone protein HSP90 is a potential strategy for treatment of cancers. We have determined structures of the HSP90α N-terminal domain complexed with the...
Seismic Risk Assessment: With an Application to the South African Insurance Industry (2004)
Davies, N; Hannover RE Africa Limited, ; Nicholas@hannover-re.co.za, Kijko, A
This study provides a seismic risk assessment for various sites in South Africa and discusses the possible impact of seismic activity on the South African insurance industry in the light of this...
The molecular pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy (2003)
Jalan, R., Shawcross, D.L., Davies, N.
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) incorporates a spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities seen in patients with liver dysfunction with a potential for full reversibility. Distinct syndromes are...
Wales, J, Baird, M, Davies, N, Buchan, G
Subunit vaccines, based on one or more epitopes, offer advantages over whole vaccines in terms of safety but are less antigenic. We investigated whether fusion of the cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) to...
Slobbe, L, Medlicott, N, Lockhart, E, Davies, N, Tucker, I, Razzak, M, ...
A single dose vaccine formulation which induces both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses over a prolonged period would provide a potent weapon against infectious disease. We have used a...
Overview of JET results (2003)
Pamela, J., Solano, E. R., Adams, J. M., Agarici, G., Agarici, M., Akhter, H., ...
Scientific and technical activities on JET focus on the issues likely to affect the ITER design and operation. Our understanding of the ITER reference mode of operation, the ELMy H-mode, has...
Zisch, A. H., Lutolf, M. P., Ehrbar, M., Raeber, G. P., Rizzi, S. C., Davies, N., ...
Local, controlled induction of angiogenesis remains a challenge that limits tissue engineering approaches to replace or restore diseased tissues. We present a new class of bioactive synthetic...
Wales, J, Baird, M, Davies, N, Buchan, G
Subunit vaccines, based on one or more epitopes, offer advantages over whole vaccines in terms of safety but are less antigenic. We investigated whether fusion of the cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) to...
Slobbe, L, Medlicott, N, Lockhart, E, Davies, N, Tucker, I, Razzak, M, ...
A single dose vaccine formulation which induces both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses over a prolonged period would provide a potent weapon against infectious disease. We have used a...
Novel ligands for the investigation of imidazoline receptors and their binding proteins (2003)
Hudson, A. L., Tyacke, R. J., Lalies, M. D., Davies, N., Finn, D. P., Martí, O., ...
Beyond prototypes: challenges in deploying ubiquitous systems. (2002)
The authors discuss the problems in creating the next generation of widely deployed ubiquitous computing systems and articulate current technical and sociological challenges to inspire researchers in...
Wen, JY, Davies, N, Ledger, R, Butt, G, McLeod, B, Tucker, IG
A simple HPLC method to separate human luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) from its metabolites using an isocratic elution is described. Intact LHRH and five metabolites were separated in...
Wen, JY, Davies, N, Ledger, R, Butt, G, McLeod, B, Tucker, IG
A simple HPLC method to separate human luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) from its metabolites using an isocratic elution is described. Intact LHRH and five metabolites were separated in...
Using and Determining Location in a Context-Sensitive Tour Guide: The GUIDE Experience. (2001)
Davies, N., Cheverst , K., Mitchell , K., Efrat, A.
In a study that provided unique insights into the challenges associated with developing location-based applications, the Lancaster Guide project used members of the general public to test a...
Owens, R.M., Grant, A., Davies, N., Connor, C.D.
One of the commonly used resins for immobilized metal affinity purification of polyhistidine-tagged recombinant proteins is TALON resin, a cobalt (II)-carboxymethylaspartate-based matrix linked to...
Overview of JET results in support of the ITER physics basis (2001)
Adams, J. M., Ageladarakis, P., Alper, B., Altmann, H., Arshad, S., Bainbridge, N., ...
The JET experimental campaign has focused on studies in support of the ITER physics basis. An overview of the results obtained is given for the reference ELMy H mode and advanced scenarios, which in...
Supporting Mobile Multimedia Applications through Adaptive Middleware (1999)
Coulson, G., Blair, G., Davies, N., Fitzpatrick, T., Robin, P.
Good outcome from surgery for ampullary tumour (1999)
Toh, S. K.C., Davies, N., Dolan, P., Worthley, C., Townsend, N., Williams, J. A.R.
Good outcome from surgery for ampullary tumour (1999)
Toh, S. K.C., Davies, N., Dolan, P., Worthley, C., Townsend, N., Williams, J. A.R.
Places to stay on the move: Software architectures for mobile user interfaces (1999)
A. Dix, D. Ramduny, Devina Ramduny, N. Davies, T. Rodden
Architectural design has an important effect on usability, most notably on temporal properties. This paper investigates software architecture options for mobile user-interfaces, in particular those...
An Aggregation Technique for Analysing Some Generally Distributed Stochastic Processes (1999)
J Bradley, N Davies, Jeremy Bradley, Neil Davies
A stochastic aggregation technique is developed and used to reduce generally distributed stochastic transition systems to a soluble example.
Reliable Performance Modelling with Approximate Synchronisations (1999)
J Bradley, N Davies, Jeremy Bradley, Neil Davies
Markovian Process Algebras approximate their model of synchronisation events in order to preserve their Markovian nature. This paper investigates synchronisation models in a stochastic context and...
A Software Architecture for Adaptive Distributed Multimedia Systems (1998)
Fitzpatrick, T., Blair, G., Coulson, G., Davies, N., Robin, P.
Supporting Adaptive Multimedia Applications through Open Bindings (1998)
Blair, G., Coulson, G., Davies, N., Fitzpatrick, T., Robin, P.
Highly Available Trading System: Experiments with CORBA (1998)
Défago, X., Mazouni, K. R., Schiper, A., Davies, N., Raymond, K., Seitz, J.
Highly Available Trading System: Experiments with CORBA X. Defago, K. R. Mazouni, and A. Schiper The Swiss Exchange system (SWX system) was the first stock exchange system in service to be fully...
Epidemiology of Giardiasis in Tasmania: A potential risk to residents and visitors (1998)
Beechey, JS, Bettiol, SS, Davies, N, Milstein, TC, Goldsmid, JM
J Bradley, N Davies, Presented In Brace
The e#cient Binary Decision Diagram algorithm presented in Brace, Rudell and Bryant 1990 #3# is modi#ed to operate in a lazy or demand-driven fashion. We showhow this new approach bene#ts the area of...
Performance Modelling and Synchronisation (1998)
J Bradley, N Davies, Jeremy Bradley, Neil Davies
Markovian Process Algebras approximate their model of synchronisation events in order to preserve their Markovian nature. This paper investigates synchronisation models in a stochastic context and...
Jones, T. T. C., Adams, J. M., Ageladarakis, P., AliArshad, S., Alper, B., Altmann, H., ...
Planned experiments in the Joint European Torus [Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Research, Proceedings, 13th International Conference, Washington, D.C., 1990 (International Atomic Energy Agency,...
Latest JET results in deuterium and deuterium-tritium plasmas (1997)
Adams, J. M., Ageladarakis, P., Arshad, S. A., Alper, B., Altmann, H., Andrew, P., ...
All major JET systems have been fully commissioned for D-T and the DTE1 series of experiments has started with the D-T fuel mixture and operating conditions foreseen for ITER. In the area of ITER...
The clinical significance and epidemiology of Giardiasis in Tasmania (1997)
Goldsmid, JM, Beechey, JS, Bettiol, SS, Davies, N, Paget, SM, Milstein, TC
Giardia infections of Tasmanian marsupials (1997)
Bettiol, SS, Goldsmid, JM, Beechey, JS, Davies, N, Paget, S, Milstein, T
Limbo: A tuple space based platform for adaptive mobile applications (1997)
N. Davies, S. P. Wade, A. Friday, G. S. Blair
Mobile computing environments are characterised by significant and rapid changes in their supporting infrastructure and, in particular, in the quality-of-service (QoS) available from their underlying...
A Quality of Service Decision Model for ATM-LAN/MAN Interconnection (1997)
N. Davies, Davies Francis-Cobley
this paper we describe a model of a system containing such a gateway, we outline the issues that need to be addressed in a performance study of the overall system. We are using this model to...
Bradley N Davies, N Davies, Jeremy Bradley, Neil Davies
This paper is concerned with reliability within safety-critical systems. It takes us from a fairly common notion of system equivalence to a method of minimal reasoning which allows us to justify a...
Limbo: A tuple space based platform for adaptive mobile applications (1997)
Davies Wade, N. Davies, S. P. Wade, A. Friday, G. S. Blair
Mobile computing environments are characterised by significant and rapid changes in their supporting infrastructure and, in particular, in the quality-of-service (QoS) available from their underlying...
J Bradley, N Davies, Jeremy Bradley, Neil Davies Y
This paper is concerned with reliability within safety-critical systems. It takes us from a fairly common notion of system equivalence to a method of minimal reasoning which allows us to justify a...
Extensions to ANSAware for advanced mobile applications (1996)
A.J. Friday, G.S. Blair, N. Davies
Significant advances have been made in recent years in tackling the problem of heterogeneity in distributed systems with ISO/ ITU-T standards for a Reference Model for Open Distributed Processing...
The Impact of Mobility on Distributed Systems Platforms (1996)
Mobile computing environments are characterised by change: heterogeneous end-systems have to operate over underlying communications whose quality of service (QoS) and associated cost may be subject...
JET results with the new pumped divertor and implications for ITER (1995)
Adams, J. M., Ageladarakis, P., Alper, B., Altmann, H., Andrew, P., AliArshad, S., ...
This paper presents an overview of results of the 1994/95 experimental campaign on JET with the new pumped divertor and draws implications for ITER in the areas of detached and radiative divertor...
Pacey, A.A., Davies, N., Warren, M.A., Barratt, C.L.R., Cooke, LD.
The behaviour of human spermatozoa was observed during incubation with epithelial cells isolated from the isthmic and ampullary sections of human uterine (Fallopian) tubes.During incubation,...
First Results with the Modified Jet - the Jet Team (1994)
Adams, J. M., Agarici, Y., Ageladarakis, P., Alper, B., Altmann, H., Andrew, P., ...
JET was extensively modified in the 1992/93 shutdown. The new pumped divertor and many new systems were brought into operation early in 1994. Operations have progressed to 4MA plasma current and,...
Green Lane, G. S. Blair, A. Campbell, G. Coulson, N. Davies, F. Garcia, ...
This paper presents a summary of the fourth International Workshop on
Extensions to ANSA for Multimedia Computing (1992)
G. Coulson, G.S. Blair, N. Davies, N. Williams
Distributed systems has been an area of intense activity over the past ten years. The subject is entering a stage of maturity with work now focussing on standards for Open Distributed Processing...
Abstractions for Continuous Media in Heterogeneous Distributed . . . (1992)
G.S. Blair, N. Davies, G. Coulson
IONS FOR CONTINUOUS MEDIA IN HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS: THE ROLE OF GROUPS G.S. Blair, N. Davies, G. Coulson andN.# Williams Distributed Multimedia Research Group, Department of Computing,...
Supporting Persistent Re-Locatable Objects In The ANSA Architecture (1992)
N. Davies, G.S. Blair, J. A. Mariani
The ANSAware distributed systems toolkit provides facilities for object creation and invocation in heterogeneous distributed environments. ANSAware is being used at Lancaster as part of a broad...
Object Invocation and Management in Distributed Multimedia Systems (1992)
N. Davies, M. Davy, G.S. Blair, J. A. Mariani, La Yr
Future object management systems will need to provide support for a new class of applications: distributed multimedia design environments. Such environments pose new challenges for object management...
Spheres of control : topography and iconography in Cooper, Hawthorne and Melville. (1982)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Essex, 1982.
Significance levels of the Box-Pierce portmanteau statistic in finite samples (1977)
DAVIES, N., TRIGGS, C. M ., NEWBOLD, P.
In time series model building, using the methodology of Box & Jenkins (1970), it is usual to verify the adequacy of a fitted equation by computing residual autocorrelations. Following Box & Pierce...
Maximum autocorrelations for moving average processes (1974)
DAVIES, N., PATE, M. B., FROST, M. G.
This paper derives the theoretical maximum possible autocorrelations for a moving average process of order q.
Clinical and haemodynamic effects of diazoxide in primary pulmonary hypertension.
Honey, M, Cotter, L, Davies, N, Denison, D
Diazoxide was injected into the pulmonary artery in nine patients with primary pulmonary hypertension. There was no significant change in pulmonary artery pressure, which fell by more than 10 mmHg in...
Venereal trichomoniasis: role of men.
Langley, J G, Goldsmid, J M, Davies, N
It has been suggested that high zinc concentrations found in men may prevent Trichomonas vaginalis from being established in the male reproductive tract. In this investigation T vaginalis was readily...
Davies, N, Eunson, L, Gregory, R, Mills, K, Morrison, P, Hanna, M
OBJECTIVES—To characterise the clinical and electrophysiological features and to determine the molecular genetic basis of pure paramyotonia congenita in a previously unreported large Irish...
Brain stem encephalitis caused by primary herpes simplex 2 infection in a young woman
Tang, J, Coward, L, Davies, N, Geretti, A, Howard, R, Hirsch, N, ...
Davies, N, Brown, L, Gonde, J, Irish, D, Robinson, R, Swan, A, ...
Background: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is used to detect viruses in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with neurological disease. However, data to assist its use or interpretation are...
ERICA predicts response to tamoxifen in elderly women with breast cancer.
Davies, N., Moir, G., Carpenter, R., Cuthbert, A., Herbert, A., Royle, G. T., ...
Oestrogen receptor status has been determined by an immunocytochemical assay using fine-needle aspiration samples of primary breast cancers in elderly patients. In a prospective study 56 patients...
Davies, N., Thomas, H. G., Eyre-Brook, I. A.
Until recently, intubation for the palliation of malignant dysphagia has relied upon the insertion of a variety of plastic tubes. Self-expanding metal stents are reported to have a lower complication...
Developing Adaptive Applications: The MOST Experience
A. Friday, N. Davies, G.S. Blair
Future computer environments will include mobile computers which will either be disconnected, weakly inter-connected by low speed wireless networks such as GSM, or fully inter-connected by high speed...