N. Thomas

Publication List Details

Period

1041 - 9999

Number

272

Co-Authors

Injection/Extraction Well System--A Unique Seawater Intrusion Barrier (9999)

N. Thomas

A multiple-aquifer system in the bayfront area of Palo Alto, California is being intruded with seawater from San Francisco Bay. In order to combat this potential degradation of the ground-water...

The BLAST 250-micron selected galaxy population in GOODS-South (2009)

Dunlop, J. S., Ade, P. A. R., Bock, J. J., Chapin, E. L., Cirasuolo, M., Coppin, K. E. K., ...

We identify and investigate the nature of the 20 brightest 250-micron sources detected by the BLAST within the central 150 sq. arcmin of the GOODS-South field. Aided by the available deep VLA radio...

CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHMS IN ONLINE TRANSACTIONS (2008)

C. Lamprecht, A. Moorsel, P. Tomlinson, N. Thomas

Abstract 2 Web Service security is an important factor for Web Services to gain increased acceptance. This paper presents how message level security is achieved in web services interactions and we...

Herschel Open Time Key Programme: TNOs are cool: a survey of the Transneptunian Region (2008)

Müller, T.G., Lellouch, E., Böhnhardt, H, Stansberry, J., Barucci, A, Crovisier, J., ...

Over one thousand objects have been discovered orbiting beyond Neptune. These trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) represent the primitive remnants of the planetesimal disk from which the outer planets...

The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope: BLAST (2008)

Pascale, E., Ade, P. A. R., Bock, J. J., Chapin, E. L., Chung, J., Devlin, M. J., ...

The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) is a suborbital surveying experiment designed to study the evolutionary history and processes of star formation in local galaxies...

The Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Submillimeter Telescope for Polarization: BLAST-pol (2008)

Marsden, G., Ade, P. A. R., Benton, S., Bock, J. J., Chapin, E. L., Chung, J., ...

The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) is a sub-orbital experiment designed to study the process of star formation in local galaxies (including the Milky Way) and in...

Modelling the expected net benefits of interventions to reduce the burden of medication errors (2008)

Karnon, J., McIntosh, A., Dean, J., Bath, P.A., Hutchinson, A., Oakley, A., ...

Objectives: The aim of this study is to estimate the potential costs and benefits of three key interventions (computerized physician order entry [CPOE], additional ward pharmacists and bar coding) to...

The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope: BLAST (2007)

Pascale, E., Ade, P. A. R., Bock, J. J., Chapin, E. L., Chung, J., Devlin, M. J., ...

The Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (BLAST) is a sub-orbital surveying experiment designed to study the evolutionary history and processes of star formation in local galaxies...

Determination of prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time in newly diagnosed untreated cases of type-2 diabetes mellitus at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu (2007)

Thomas, N, Ike, SO, Ofoegbu, EN, Obih, SI, Eze, GC

Background: Diabetes Mellitus is leading endocrine disorder of global interest. It is of multifactorial aetiology. Methods: Coagulation status of newly diagnosed and untreated diabetic patients from...

A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach to predicting the effectiveness of medication error interventions (2007)

Karnon, J., McIntosh, A., Dean, J., Bath, P.A., Hutchinson, A., Oakley, J., ...

Medication errors are an important problem for the UK National Health Service (NHS). The aim of this study was to implement a novel quantitative modelling method to predict rates of preventable...

The D-CIXS X-ray spectrometer on the SMART-1 mission to the moon - First results (2007)

Grande, M., Kellett, B. J., Howe, C., Perry, C H, Swinyard, B., Dunkin, S., ...

The SMART-1 mission has recently arrived at the Moon. Its payload includes D-CIXS, a compact X-ray spectrometer. SMART-1 is a technology evaluation mission, and D-CIXS is the first of a new...

Observations of Past Lunar Landing Sites by the D-CIXS X-Ray Spectrometer on SMART-1 (2007)

Grande, M., Kellett, B. J., Howe, C., Perry, C. H., Swinyard, B., Dunkin, S., ...

D-CIXS initial observations show a first unambiguous remote sensing of calcium in the lunar regolith. Data obtained are broadly consistent with current understanding of mare and highland composition....

Observations of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 around the Deep Impact event by the OSIRIS cameras onboard Rosetta (2007)

Keller, H.U., Küppers, M., Fornasier, S., Gutierrez, P. J., Hviid, S. F., Jorda, L., ...

The OSIRIS cameras on the Rosetta spacecraft observed comet 9P/Tempel 1 from 5 days before to 10 days after it was hit by the Deep Impact projectile. The Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) monitored the...

OSIRIS - The Scientific Camera System Onboard Rosetta (2007)

Keller, H.U., Barberieri, C., Rickman, H., Rodrigo, R., ...

The Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System OSIRIS is the scientific camerasystem onboard the Rosetta spacecraft. OSIRIS will detect 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from a distance of...

The Bepi Colombo Laser Altimeter (BELA): Concept and baseline design (2007)

Thomas, N., Spohn, T., Benz, W., Beutler, G., Christensen, U., ...

The BepiColombo Laser Altimeter (BELA) has been selected for flight on board the European Space Agency’s BepiColombo Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO). The experiment is intended to be Europe’s...

Venus monitoring camera for Venus express (2007)

Markiewicz, W.J., Titiov, D.V., Ignatiev, N., Keller, H.U., Crisp, D., Limaye, S.S., ...

The Venus Express mission will focus on a global investigation of the Venus atmosphere and plasma environment, while additionally measuring some surface properties from orbit. The instruments PFS and...

Morphology and dynamics of the upper cloud layer of Venus (2007)

Markiewicz, W. J., Titov, D. V., Limaye, S. S., Keller, H. U., Ignatiev, N., Jaumann, R., ...

Venus is completely covered by a thick cloud layer, of which the upper part is composed of sulphuric acid and some unknown aerosols. The cloud tops are in fast retrograde rotation (super-rotation),...

Spectral sensitivities of the seahorses Hippocampus subelongatus and Hippocampus barbouri and the pipefish Stigmatopora argus (2007)

Mosk, V, Thomas, N, Hart, NS, Partridge, JC, Beazley, LD, Shand, J

The Syngnathidae are sp-2cialized diurnal feeders that are known to possess a retinal fovea and use independent eye movements to locate, track, and strike individual planktonic prey items. In this...

An absence of cutaneous neurofibromas associated with a 3-bp inframe deletion in exon 17 of the NF1 gene (c.2970-2972 delAAT): evidence of a clinically significant NF1 genotype-phenotype correlation (2007)

Upadhyaya, M., Huson, S.M., Davies, M., Thomas, N., Chuzhanova, N., Giovannini, S., ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is characterized by cafe-au-lait spots, skinfold freckling, and cutaneous neurofibromas. No obvious relationships between small mutations (ACG change of codon 990....

Spectral sensitivities of the seahorses Hippocampus subelongatus and Hippocampus barbouri and the pipefish Stigmatopora argus (2007)

Mosk, V, Thomas, N, Hart, NS, Partridge, JC, Beazley, LD, Shand, J

The Syngnathidae are sp-2cialized diurnal feeders that are known to possess a retinal fovea and use independent eye movements to locate, track, and strike individual planktonic prey items. In this...

A New Full-Vectorial Higher Order Finite-Difference Scheme for the Modal Analysis of Rectangular Dielectric Waveguides (2007)

Thomas, N., Sewell, P., Benson, T. M.

This paper presents a new full-vectorial higher order finite-difference scheme for rectangular dielectric waveguides. The method incorporates new difference equations for mesh points that are next to...

The BELA - The first European Planetary Laser Altimeter: Conceptual Design and Technical Status (2006)

Michaelis, Harald, Spohn, T., Oberst, J., Thomas, N., Seiferlin, K., Christensen, U., ...

The Bepi-Colombo Laser Altimeter (BELA) is the first European Laser Altimeter for planetary exploration which has been selected by ESA for flight aboard of ESA's BepiColombo mission to planet...

Accuracy of radiographers red dot or triage of accident and emergency radiographs in clinical practice: a systematic review (2006)

Brealey, S., Scally, A., Hahn, S., Thomas, N., Godfrey, C., Crane, S.

AIM: To determine the accuracy of radiographers red dot or triage of accident and emergency (A&E) radiographs in clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eligible studies assessed radiographers red...

The Bepicolomba Laser Altimeter (BELA) - Science Requirements and Experiment Description (2006)

Oberst, Jürgen, Spohn, Tilman, Michaelis, Harald, Thomas, N., Seiferlin, K.

The BepiColombo Laser Altimeter (BELA) has been selected for flight aboard the MPO (Mercury Planetary Orbiter) of ESA´s BepiColombo mission to Mercury. From the spacecraft’s elliptic (pericenter:...

MAXIMAL-RATIO DIVERSITY COMBINERS. (2006)

N. Thomas

This report analyzes a maximal-ratio diversity combiner that is typical of the type of diversity combiner used in a wide range of communication and radar systems, including conventional...

ON ESTIMATING THE LOCATION OF A SIGNAL SOURCE, (2005)

N. Thomas

The paper considers the estimation of the location of a signal source; independent estimates of the signal arrival time at d different spatial locations are used to form the source location estimate....

Wirnt von Gravenberg's Wigalois : intertextuality and interpretation. (2005)

Thomas, N.

Arthurian romance flourished in medieval Germany, but the pre-eminence of Wolfram von Eschenbach has perhaps overshadowed some of his successors. This book focuses on Wirnt von Gravenberg's Wigalois,...

Flight System Testbed for Low Cost Spacecraft Interface Evaluation (2004)

Casani, E., Thomas, N.

A world leader in space technology, JPL has over 30 years experience in developing spacecraft systems and managing deep space missions for NASA. Future scientific missions will require the rapid...

Rosetta Radio Science Investigations (2004)

Patzold, M., Neubauer, F. M., Wennmacher, A., Aksnes, K., Anderson, J. D., Asmar, S. W., ...

The Rosetta Radio Science Investigations (RSI) experiment was selected by the European Space Agency to be included in the International Rosetta Mission to comet P/Wirtanen (launch in 2003, arrival...

Overview of the Mars Pathfinder Mission: Launch Through Landing, Surface Operations, Data Sets, and Science Results (2004)

Anderson, R. C., Barnes, J. R., Bell, J. F. III, Bridges, N. T., Britt, D. T., Brucker, J., ...

Mars pathfinder successfully landed at Ares Vallis on July 4, 1997 and returned 2.3 Gbits of information during 3 months of surface operations of a lander, rover, three science instruments,...

The Microscope for Beagle 2 (2004)

Thomas, N., Luthi, B.S., Hviid, S.F., Keller, H.U., Markiewcz, W.J., Blumchen, T., ...

The microscope for the Beagle 2 lander, which was launched as part of the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission on 2 June 2003, will provide images of the Martian surface at around 6 μm...

Lunar elemental composition and ivestigations with D-CIXS x-ray mapping spectrometer on SMART-1 (2004)

Grande, M., Dunkin, S., Howe, C., Browning, R., Kellett, B., Perry, C. H., ...

The D-CIXS Compact X-ray Spectrometer on ESA SMART-1 successfully launched in Sept 2003 can derive 45 km resolution images of the Moon with a spectral resolution of 185 eV, providing the first...

Evidence of two effects in the size segregation process in a dry granular media (2004)

Félix, G., Thomas, N.

In a half-filled rotating drum, the size segregation of particles of equal density builds a ring pattern of the large particles, whose location continuously varies from the periphery to the center...

Evidence of two effects in the size segregation process in a dry granular media (2004)

Félix, G., Thomas, N.

In a half-filled rotating drum, the size segregation of particles of equal density builds a ring pattern of the large particles, whose location continuously varies from the periphery to the center...

Evidence of two effects in the size segregation process in a dry granular media (2004)

Felix, G., Thomas, N.

In a half-filled rotating drum, the size segregation of particles of equal density builds a ring pattern of the large particles, whose location continuously varies from the periphery to the center...

Challenges and Opportunities in Grid Performability (2004)

N. Thomas

Grid computing offers many scientific and commercial benefits but also many technical and organisational challenges. This has led to many research areas in traditional distributed systems directing...

Evidence of two effects in the size segregation process in a dry granular media (2004)

Félix, G., Thomas, N.

In a half-filled rotating drum, the size segregation of particles of equal density builds a ring pattern of the large particles, whose location continuously varies from the periphery to the center...

The morphology and surface processes of Comet 19/P Borrelly (2004)

Britt, D.T., Boice, D.C., Buratti, B.J., Campins, H., Nelson, R.M., Oberst, J., ...

The flyby of the nucleus of the Comet 19P/Borrelly by the Deep Space 1 spacecraft produced the best views to date of the surface of these interesting objects. It transformed Borrelly from an...

Imaging Borrelly (2004)

Soderblom, L.A., Boice, D.C., Britt, D.T., Brown, R.H., Buratti, B.J., Kirk, R.L., ...

The nucleus, coma, and dust jets of short-period Comet 19P/Borrelly were imaged from the Deep Space 1 spacecraft during its close flyby in September 2001. A prominent jet dominated the near-nucleus...

9969 Braille: Deep Space 1 infrared spectroscopy, geometric albedo, and classification (2004)

Buratti, B.J., Britt, D.T., Soderblom, L.A., Hicks, M.D., Boice, D.C., Brown, R.H., ...

Spectra of Asteroid 9969 Braille in the 1.25–2.6 µm region returned by the Deep Space 1 (DS1) Mission show a ~10% absorption band centered at 2 µm, and a reflectance peak at 1.6 µm. Analysis of...

A Laser Altimeter for Bepicolombo (2004)

Thomas, N., Spohn, T.

The first European development of a laser altimeter for a planetary mission will be built by a consortium led by the Physikalisches Institut of the University of Bern (UBE) and the Deutsches Zentrum...

Laser Altimetry on Bepi Colombo (2004)

Spohn, T., Thomas, N.

A consortium led by Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bern und and the DLR Institut für Planetenforschung Berlin will be proposing a Laser Altimeter for the upcoming Bepi Colombo mission to...

The Beagle 2 microscope (2004)

Lüthi, B. S., Thomas, N., Hviid, S. F., Keller, H. U., Markiewicz, W. J., Blümchen, T., ...

The Beagle 2 microscope provides optical images of the Martian surface at a resolution 5x higher than any other experiment currently planned. By using a novel illumination system it images in three...

Evidence of two effects in the size segregation process in a dry granular media (2004)

Félix, G., Thomas, N.

In a half-filled rotating drum, the size segregation of particles of equal density builds a ring pattern of the large particles, whose location continuously varies from the periphery to the center...

Monodisperse Dry Granular Flows on Inclined Planes : Role of Roughness (2003)

Goujon, C., Thomas, N., Dalloz-Dubrujeaud, B.

Recent studies have pointed out the importance of the basal friction on the dynamics of granular flows. We present experimental results on the influence of the roughness of the inclined plane on the...

Scientific rationale for the D-CIXS X-ray spectrometer on board ESA's SMART-1 mission to the Moon (2003)

Dunkin, S. K., Grande, M., Casanova, I., Fernandes, V., Heather, D.J., Kellet, B., ...

The D-CIXS X-ray spectrometer on ESA's SMART-1 mission will provide the first global coverage of the lunar surface in X-rays, providing absolute measurements of elemental abundances. The instrument...

The D-CIXS X-ray mapping spectrometer on SMART-1 (2003)

Grande, M., Browning, R., Waltham, N., Parker, D., Dunkin, S.K., Kent, B., ...

The D-CIXS Compact X-ray Spectrometer will provide high quality spectroscopic mapping of the Moon, the primary science target of the ESA SMART-1 mission. D-CIXS consists of a high throughput...

Cone visual pigments and retinal mosaics in the striped marlin (2003)

KA Fritsches, L Litherland, N Thomas, J Shand

Contribution: 80% This paper presented the first evidence that billfish do have the potential for colour vision, contradicting a number of earlier studies that have not been able to find such...

Long-term optical spectrophotometric monitoring of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) (2003)

Rauer, H., Helbert, J., Arpigny, C., Benkhoff, J., Bockelée-Morvan, D., Boehnhardt, H., ...

We observed comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at 4.6-2.9 AU pre-perihelion and 2.8-12.8 AU post-perihelion with optical long-slit spectroscopy. Emission bands of CN, C3, C2 and NH2 have been covered....

The microscope for the Beagle 2 lander on ESA's Mars Express (2003)

Thomas, N., Hviid, S. F., Keller, H. U., Markiewicz, W. J., Blümchen, T., Basilevsky, A. T., ...

The microscope for the Beagle 2 lander on Mars Express will provide 4 µm per pixel images of rock and soil samples. The instrument is described and test results are presented.

Cone visual pigments and retinal mosaics in the striped marlin (2003)

KA Fritsches, L Litherland, N Thomas, J Shand

Contribution: 80% This paper presented the first evidence that billfish do have the potential for colour vision, contradicting a number of earlier studies that have not been able to find such...

Cone visual pigments and retinal mosaics in the striped marlin (2003)

Fritsches, K. A., Litherland, L., Thomas, N., Shand, J.

Three different cone photoreceptor visual pigments in the retina of striped marlin Tetrapturus audax were found with the aid of microspectrophotometry. This provides the first evidence for the basis...

Cone visual pigments and retinal mosaics in the striped marlin (2003)

Fritsches, K. A., Litherland, L., Thomas, N., Shand, J.

Three different cone photoreceptor visual pigments in the retina of striped marlin Tetrapturus audax were found with the aid of microspectrophotometry. This provides the first evidence for the basis...

The Research-Teaching Nexus in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. (2003)

Healey, M., Blumhof, J., Thomas, N.

Original article can be found at: http://www.gees.ac.uk/planet/#PSE5. [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]

The D-CIXS X-ray spectrometer, and its capabilities for lunar science (2002)

Grande, M., Dunkin, S., Heather, D., Kellet, B., Perry, C.H., Browning, R., ...

The purpose of the D-CIXS (Demonstration of a Compact Imaging X-ray Spectrometer) instrument on the ESA SMART-1 mission is to provide high quality spectroscopic mapping of the Moon by imaging...

Encounter with Comet 19P/Borrelly: Results from the Deep Space 1 Miniature Integrated Camera and Spectrometer (2002)

Soderblom, L.A., Becker, T.L., Bennett, G., Boice, D.C., Britt, D.T., Brown, R.H., ...

Deep Space 1 images and spectra of Comet 19P/Borrelly reveal two distinct classes of dust jets; a hot, dry, red-sloped IR spectrum; and a geologically complex nucleus.

Observations of Comet 19P/Borrelly by the Miniature Integrated Camera and Spectrometer Aboard Deep Space 1 (2002)

Soderblom, L.A., Becker, T.L., Bennett, G., Boice, D.C., Britt, D.T., Brown, R.H., ...

The nucleus of the Jupiter-family comet 19P/Borrelly was closely observed by the Miniature Integrated Camera and Spectrometer aboard the Deep Space 1 spacecraft on 22 September 2001. The...

Observations of Comet 19P/Borrelly by the Miniature Integrated Camera and Spectrometer Aboard Deep Space 1 (2002)

Soderblom, L.A., Becker, T.L., Bennett, G., Boice, D.C., Britt, D.T., Brown, R.H., ...

The nucleus of the Jupiter-family comet 19P/Borrelly was closely observed by the Miniature Integrated Camera and Spectrometer aboard the Deep Space 1 spacecraft on 22 September 2001. The...

Diu Crône and the medieval Arthurian cycle. (2002)

Thomas, N.

`Interesting and persuasive... will surely influence the future critical discussion of Heinrich's poem and the medieval Arthurian cycle'. ARTHURIANA Diu Crône (The Crown) is one of the most...

Trichromacy in Australian marsupials (2002)

Arrese, C. A., Hart, N. S., Thomas, N., Beazley, L. D., Shand, J.

Vertebrate color vision is best developed in fish, reptiles, and birds with four distinct cone receptor visual pigments [1, 2]. These pigments, providing sensitivity from ultraviolet to infrared...

Retinal characteristics of the ornate dragon lizard, Ctenophorus ornatus (2002)

Barbour, H. R., Archer, M. A., Hart, N. S., Thomas, N., Dunlop, S. A., Beazley, L. D., ...

The retina of a diurnal insectivorous lizard, Ctenophorus ornatus (Agamidae) was investigated using microspectrophotometry and light and electron microscopy. A prominent broad yellow band was...

Developmental changes in the cone visual pigments of black bream Acanthopagrus butcheri (2002)

Shand, J., Hart, N. S., Thomas, N., Partridge, J. C.

The spectral absorption characteristics of the visual pigments in the photoreceptors of the black bream Acanthopagrus butcheri Munro (Sparidae, Teleostei), were measured using microspectrophotometry....

Developmental changes in the cone visual pigments of black bream Acanthopagrus butcheri (2002)

Shand, J., Hart, N. S., Thomas, N., Partridge, J. C.

The spectral absorption characteristics of the visual pigments in the photoreceptors of the black bream Acanthopagrus butcheri Munro (Sparidae, Teleostei), were measured using microspectrophotometry....

Retinal characteristics of the ornate dragon lizard, Ctenophorus ornatus (2002)

Barbour, H. R., Archer, M. A., Hart, N. S., Thomas, N., Dunlop, S. A., Beazley, L. D., ...

The retina of a diurnal insectivorous lizard, Ctenophorus ornatus (Agamidae) was investigated using microspectrophotometry and light and electron microscopy. A prominent broad yellow band was...

Developing New Lecturers: The Case of a Discipline Based Workshop. (2002)

Clark, K., Blumhof, J., Gravestock, P., Healey, M., Jenkins, A., Honeybone, A., ...

“The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Active Learning in Higher Education, Vol 3 / Issue 2, 2002, Copyright Higher Education Academy and SAGE...

Safety and efficacy of oral entecavir given for 28 days in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection (2001)

Wolters, L M, Chua, D, Sherman, M, Lai, C L, ...

Entecavir is an oral antiviral drug with selective activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV). We conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-escalating study in patients with chronic hepatitis B...

Modelling design of multiphase bubble-bed reactors for advanced food-industry applications (2001)

Zahradnik, Jindrich, Ruzicka, M. C., Markoš, J., Teixeira, J. A., Generalis, S., Thomas, N.

An EC project (IC15-CT98-0904 / PL979021) under this title commenced November 1998 courtesy of Dr Jindrich Zahradnik, sadly since deceased. In dedication to his memory overviewed here are...

A Model for Rotation and Shape of Asteroid 9969 Braille from Ground-Based Observations and Images Obtained during the Deep Space 1 (DS1) Flyby (2001)

Oberst, J., Mottola, S., Martino, S. Di, Hicks, M., Buratti, B., Soderblom, L., ...

Image data from the DS1 encounter with Asteroid 9969 Braille and data from a coordinated ground-based photometric observing campaign are combined to study the physical properties of this small Mars...

Photometry and surface physical properties of comet 19P/Borrelly (2001)

Buratti, B.J., Soderblom, L.A., Britt, D.T., Hicks, M.D., Thomas, N., Oberst, J., ...

The successful Deep Space 1 flyby of Comet P/19 Borrelly offers an unprecedented opportunity to perform disk-resolved photometry and photometric modeling of a comet's nucleus. The flyby occurred at a...

Observations of comet 19P/Borrelly from the Miniature Integrated Camera and Spectrometer (MICAS) aboard Deep Space 1 (2001)

Soderblom, L.A., Boice, D.C., Britt, D.T., Brown, R.H., Buratti, B.J., Hicks, M.D., ...

Images from the DS1 MICAS CCD camera reveal in three dimensions, the complex characteristics of Borrelly's nucleus, coma, and jets. The images acquired during the last 2 hours of the approach, as the...

Discovering what children think: connections between research and practice (2000)

Thomas, N, O'Kane, C

This paper is concerned with children's involvement in decisions and with what happens when adults communicate with children to discover their thoughts and feelings. It is based on a study of the...

Système et logiciels pour la surveillance des passes à poissons (1999)

Cattoen, M., Larinier, M., Thomas, N.

The aim of this paper is to describe a system and its associated software to monitor fishways (species identification and counting). The proposed system works in two stages : the first one is a...

Striatal dopaminergic markers in dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases: rostrocaudal distribution (1999)

Piggott, M. A., Marshall, E. F., Thomas, N., Lloyd, S., Court, J. A., Jaros, E., ...

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a neuropsychiatric disease associated with extrapyramidal features which differ from those of Parkinson's disease, including reduced effectiveness of L-dopa and...

ON MARKOVIAN LATTICES, (1998)

N. Thomas

In many information processing problems one is confronted with modeling a random quantity that depends upon two, or more, parameters. A natural model for such a quantity is a random function of...

ESTIMATION OF RANDOM FILTER CHARACTERISTICS, (1998)

N. Thomas

The report considers the estimation of homogeneous random filter characteristics using simple estimators. First a linear operation on the sum of the random filter output and independent white noise...

PROCEEDINGS OF THE HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES (3rd) HELD AT HAWAII UNIV., HONOLULU ON 14-16 JANUARY 1970. (1998)

N. Thomas

The Third Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences was held from January 14 through January 16, 1970, at the Manoa Campus of the University of Hawaii. The document gives the Technical...

SIGNAL DESIGN FOR FAST FADING CHANNELS, (1998)

N. Thomas

The design of signals for digital communication over fast fading channels is considered; the emphasis is on nonorthogonal signaling schemes. By using a discrete channel model, necessary and...

A Note on the Multidimensional Sampling Theorem, (1998)

N. Thomas

The multidimensional sampling theorem is extended to allow non-uniform, but periodic, sampling with explicit and simple reconstruction formulas. The extension is applicable to hexagonal, and other...

The Theory of Digital Processing of Stochastic Signals for Use in Avionic Systems On-Board Air Force Aircraft. (1998)

N. Thomas

The report contains a description of the University of Hawaii research program in the theory of digital processing of stochastic signals for use in avionic systems on-board Air Force aircraft. The...

Oil Slick Detection and Characterization by Satellite and Airborne Sensors: Experimental Results with SAR, Hyperspectral and Lidar Data (1998)

Lennon, M., Thomas, N., Mariette, V., Babichenko, S., Mercier, G.

Efficient observation means are required for regional-scale detection of oil slicks at sea, as well as for local-scale quantitative mapping in order to support operational fight and recovering...

First results on the evaluation of Haser scale lengths in comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) at r >= 3 AU (1998)

Helbert, J., Rauer, H., Arpigny, C., Manfroid, J., Boehnhardt, H., Hainaut, O., ...

Due to its exceptional brightness, comet Hale-Bopp offered the possibility for unpreceeded long-term monitoring. Medium resolution long-slit spectroscopic date and images were obtained using the...

Dust morphology of comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1): i. Pre-perihelion coma structures in 1996 (1997)

Boehnhardt, H., Birkle, K., Fiedler, A., Jorda, L., Peschke, S., Rauer, H., ...

In 1996 comet Hale-Bopp exhibited a porcupine-like coma with straight jets of dust emission from several ective regions on the nucleus. The multi-jet coma geometry developed during the first half of...

Rosetta Radio Science Investigations (1997)

Pätzold, M., Neubauer, F. M., Wennmacher, A., Aksnes, K., Anderson, J. D., Asmar, S. W., ...

Dynamics and Astromety of Natural and Artificial Celestrial Bodies

Dust Morphology Of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1): I. Pre-Perihelion Coma Structures In (1997)

Boehnhardt, H., Birkle, K., Fiedler, A., Jorda, L., Peschke, S., Rauer, H., ...

In 1996 comet Hale–Bopp exhibited a porcupine-like coma with straight jets of dust emission from several active regions on the nucleus. The multi-jet coma geometry developed during the first half of...

Millimetric and optical observations of Chiron (1997)

Rauer, H., Biver, N., Crovisier, J., Bockelée-Morvan, D., Colom, P., Despois, D., ...

2060 Chiron has shown activity at heliocentric distances larger than 11 AU. To investigate the nature of the acitivity of this peculiar pbject, Chrion was observed during it approach to perihelion...

Ovary and ovulation: Prediction of ovarian cycle outcome by follicular characteristics, stage 1 (1995)

Gore, M.A., Nayudu, P.L., Vlaisavljevic, V., Thomas, N.

Both dominant and subdominant follicles have been identified and individually monitored over the follicular phases of 54 natural cycles in 36 women. Population dynamics of all antral follicles,...

INEO - Imaging of Near Earth Objects (1993)

Iglseder, H.(1), Arens-Fischer, W.(1), Keller, H.U.(2), Arnold, G., Callies, R.(3), Fick, M.(3), ...

INEO is a program of four explorer flyby missions for imaging near Earth objects by means of small spin stabilized spacecrafts. A low cost approachis achieved by using wxisting hardware and available...

PROCESSING OF WSi2 FILMS BY LOW PRESSURE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION FROM IN SITU CHLORINATION OF METAL (1991)

Blanquet, E., Thomas, N., Suryanarayana, P., Vahlas, C., Bernard, C., Madar, R.

An experimental investigation of WSi2 thin films by LPCVD from in situ elaborated metal chlorides is presented. The films composition and properties are studied as a function of input gas phase...

PROCESSING OF WSi2 FILMS BY LOW PRESSURE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION FROM IN SITU CHLORINATION OF METAL (1991)

Blanquet, E., Thomas, N., Suryanarayana, P., Vahlas, C., Bernard, C., Madar, R.

An experimental investigation of WSi2 thin films by LPCVD from in situ elaborated metal chlorides is presented. The films composition and properties are studied as a function of input gas phase...

PROCESSING OF WSi2 FILMS BY LOW PRESSURE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION FROM IN SITU CHLORINATION OF METAL (1991)

Blanquet, E., Thomas, N., Suryanarayana, P., Vahlas, C., Bernard, C., Madar, R.

An experimental investigation of WSi2 thin films by LPCVD from in situ elaborated metal chlorides is presented. The films composition and properties are studied as a function of input gas phase...

In Vitro Testing of a Potentially Biocompatible Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid (1991)

Topley, N., Mackenzie, R., Petersen, M. M., Beavis, M. J., Williams, D., Thomas, N., ...

In the present study a newly formulated dialysis solution (HDF) was tested for its effects on phagocyte viability and function as well as its ability to support bacterial growth. This solution...

Total dielectric isolation (TDI) of silicon device islands by a single O+implantation stage (1988)

Robinson, A. K., Reeson, K. J., Hemment, P. L. F., Thomas, N., Davis, J. R., Christensen, K. N., ...

It has recently been shown that SIMOX (separation by implantation of oxygen) technology can be extended to provide both vertical and lateral isolation of device islands by a single implantation...

Effect of labetalol on indices of myocardial necrosis in patients with suspected acute infarction (1987)

HEBER, M. E., ROSENTHAI, E., THOMAS, N., HASKETT, V. L., BURWOOD, R. D., LUTKIN, J., ...

The role of combined alpha and beta blockade as a means of limiting infarct size has been studied in a randomised controlled trial using labetalol. Only 166 of 630 (26%) consecutive patients admitted...

ULTRASONIC AND SPECIFIC HEAT MEASUREMENTS IN QUENCHED SUPERCONDUCTING NbZr (1980)

Thomas, N., Arnold, W., Gmelin, E., Guckelsberger, K., Weiss, G., Löhneysen, H.V.

In crystalline NbZr the quenching process is known to create a partially amorphous phase containing tunnelling states whose thermal behaviour resembles that of other amorphous materials. In order to...

ULTRASONIC AND SPECIFIC HEAT MEASUREMENTS IN QUENCHED SUPERCONDUCTING NbZr (1980)

Thomas, N., Arnold, W., Gmelin, E., Guckelsberger, K., Weiss, G., Löhneysen, H.V.

In crystalline NbZr the quenching process is known to create a partially amorphous phase containing tunnelling states whose thermal behaviour resembles that of other amorphous materials. In order to...

ULTRASONIC AND SPECIFIC HEAT MEASUREMENTS IN QUENCHED SUPERCONDUCTING NbZr (1980)

Thomas, N., Arnold, W., Gmelin, E., Guckelsberger, K., Weiss, G., Löhneysen, H.V.

In crystalline NbZr the quenching process is known to create a partially amorphous phase containing tunnelling states whose thermal behaviour resembles that of other amorphous materials. In order to...

LOW-TEMPERATURE SPECIFIC-HEATS OF SOME GexS1-x GLASSES (1978)

Thomas, N., Phillips, W.

We have measured the low-temperature specific-heats of several glasses in the system GexS1-x. Each glass shows a peak in C/T3, which grows larger and moves to a lower temperature as the sulphur...

THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF AMORPHOUS ARSENIC AT LOW TEMPERATURES (1978)

Jones, D., Thomas, N., Phillips, W.

Measurements of the specific heat C of bulk a-As down to 0.3 K are consistent with the absence of a linear term, whilst the thermal conductivity κ varies as T3 between 0.1 and 0.25 K. These...

LOW-TEMPERATURE SPECIFIC-HEATS OF SOME GexS1-x GLASSES (1978)

Thomas, N., Phillips, W.

We have measured the low-temperature specific-heats of several glasses in the system GexS1-x. Each glass shows a peak in C/T3, which grows larger and moves to a lower temperature as the sulphur...

THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF AMORPHOUS ARSENIC AT LOW TEMPERATURES (1978)

Jones, D., Thomas, N., Phillips, W.

Measurements of the specific heat C of bulk a-As down to 0.3 K are consistent with the absence of a linear term, whilst the thermal conductivity κ varies as T3 between 0.1 and 0.25 K. These...

LOW-TEMPERATURE SPECIFIC-HEATS OF SOME GexS1-x GLASSES (1978)

Thomas, N., Phillips, W.

We have measured the low-temperature specific-heats of several glasses in the system GexS1-x. Each glass shows a peak in C/T3, which grows larger and moves to a lower temperature as the sulphur...

THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF AMORPHOUS ARSENIC AT LOW TEMPERATURES (1978)

Jones, D., Thomas, N., Phillips, W.

Measurements of the specific heat C of bulk a-As down to 0.3 K are consistent with the absence of a linear term, whilst the thermal conductivity κ varies as T3 between 0.1 and 0.25 K. These...

Added entries UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE (1041)

Y. Zhao, N. Thomas, Yishi Zhao, Nigel Thomas, Y. Zhao, N. Thomas

Modelling secure secret key exchange using stochastic process algebra

Semisynthesis and biological activity of porcine [LeuB24]insulin and [LeuB25]insulin.

Tager, H, Thomas, N, Assoian, R, Rubenstein, A, Saekow, M, Olefsky, J, ...

Two analogs of porcine insulin with substitutions of leucine for phenylalanine in the COOH-terminal region of the insulin B chain have been prepared by a combination of solid-phase synthesis and...

An antipeptide antibody that specifically inhibits insulin receptor autophosphorylation and protein kinase activity.

Herrera, R, Petruzzelli, L, Thomas, N, Bramson, H N, Kaiser, E T, Rosen, O M

Two site-specific antibodies that immunoprecipitate the human insulin receptor have been prepared by immunizing rabbits with chemically synthesized peptides derived from the cDNA-predicted amino acid...

Stretch activation and nonlinear elasticity of muscle cross-bridges.

Thomas, N, Thornhill, R A

When active insect fibrillar flight muscle is stretched, its ATPase rate increases and it develops "negative viscosity," which allows it to perform oscillatory work. We use a six-state model for the...

Treatment of acute myocardial infarction with anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex.

Ikram, S, Lewis, S, Bucknall, C, Sram, I, Thomas, N, Vincent, R, ...

A controlled trial in 149 patients admitted to a district hospital with probable myocardial infarction tested the effect of 30 units of anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex (APSAC)...

Desmopressin and bleeding time in patients with cirrhosis.

Burroughs, A K, Matthews, K, Qadiri, M, Thomas, N, Kernoff, P, Tuddenham, E, ...

Desmopressin acetate 0.3 microgram/kg was given intravenously to nine patients with chronic liver disease and to a further six such patients in a double blind controlled study versus placebo....

Semisynthesis and biological activity of porcine [LeuB24]insulin and [LeuB25]insulin.

Tager, H, Thomas, N, Assoian, R, Rubenstein, A, Saekow, M, Olefsky, J, ...

Two analogs of porcine insulin with substitutions of leucine for phenylalanine in the COOH-terminal region of the insulin B chain have been prepared by a combination of solid-phase synthesis and...

An antipeptide antibody that specifically inhibits insulin receptor autophosphorylation and protein kinase activity.

Herrera, R, Petruzzelli, L, Thomas, N, Bramson, H N, Kaiser, E T, Rosen, O M

Two site-specific antibodies that immunoprecipitate the human insulin receptor have been prepared by immunizing rabbits with chemically synthesized peptides derived from the cDNA-predicted amino acid...

Stretch activation and nonlinear elasticity of muscle cross-bridges.

Thomas, N, Thornhill, R A

When active insect fibrillar flight muscle is stretched, its ATPase rate increases and it develops "negative viscosity," which allows it to perform oscillatory work. We use a six-state model for the...

Treatment of acute myocardial infarction with anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex.

Ikram, S, Lewis, S, Bucknall, C, Sram, I, Thomas, N, Vincent, R, ...

A controlled trial in 149 patients admitted to a district hospital with probable myocardial infarction tested the effect of 30 units of anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex (APSAC)...

Desmopressin and bleeding time in patients with cirrhosis.

Burroughs, A K, Matthews, K, Qadiri, M, Thomas, N, Kernoff, P, Tuddenham, E, ...

Desmopressin acetate 0.3 microgram/kg was given intravenously to nine patients with chronic liver disease and to a further six such patients in a double blind controlled study versus placebo....

Molecular motors: thermodynamics and the random walk.

Thomas, N., Imafuku, Y., Tawada, K.

The biochemical cycle of a molecular motor provides the essential link between its thermodynamics and kinetics. The thermodynamics of the cycle determine the motor's ability to perform mechanical...

An Absence of Cutaneous Neurofibromas Associated with a 3-bp Inframe Deletion in Exon 17 of the NF1 Gene (c.2970-2972 delAAT): Evidence of a Clinically Significant NF1 Genotype-Phenotype Correlation

Upadhyaya, M., Huson, S. M., Davies, M., Thomas, N., Chuzhanova, N., Giovannini, S., ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is characterized by café-au-lait spots, skinfold freckling, and cutaneous neurofibromas. No obvious relationships between small mutations (

The complex nature of constitutional de novo apparently balanced translocations in patients presenting with abnormal phenotypes

Gribble, S, Prigmore, E, Burford, D, Porter, K, Ng, B. L., Douglas, E, ...

Objective: To describe the systematic analysis of constitutional de novo apparently balanced translocations in patients presenting with abnormal phenotypes, characterise the structural chromosome...

The use of flanking markers in prediction for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Williams, H, Sarfarazi, M, Brown, C, Thomas, N, Harper, P S

Seventy three sisters of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and their families were studied using up to seven deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) probes linked to the gene on the short arm of the X...

Barriers to physical activity in patients with diabetes

Thomas, N, Alder, E, Leese, G

Purpose: Two questions were addressed: (1) How much physical activity do patients with diabetes perform? (2) What are the perceived factors that prevent patients from doing more physical activity?

Linkage disequilibrium fine mapping and haplotype association analysis of the tau gene in progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration

Pittman, A, Myers, A, Abou-Sleiman, P, Fung, H, Kaleem, M, Marlowe, L, ...

Background: The haplotype H1 of the tau gene, MAPT, is highly associated with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD).

Genotype phenotype correlation in Wilson’s disease within families-a report on four south Indian families

Santhosh, S, Shaji, RV, Eapen, CE, Jayanthi, V, Malathi, S, Finny, P, ...

AIM: To study the genotype phenotype correlation in Wilson’s disease (WD) patients within families.