O'Brien, Paul, Willingale, Richard
We summarise the X-ray temporal and spectral variability properties of GRBs as observed using the Swift satellite. Despite much individual complexity, the flux and spectral variability can be...
Grupe, Dirk, Schady, Patricia, Leighly, Karen M., Komossa, Stefanie, O'Brien, Paul, Nousek, John A.
We report on the detection of UV variability and the persistence of X-ray faintness of the X-ray transient Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy WPVS 007 based on the first year of monitoring this AGN with...
Swift Observations of GRB 050603: An afterglow with a steep late time decay slope (2006)
Grupe, Dirk, Brown, Peter, Cummings, Jay, Zhang, Bing, Retter, Alon, Burrows, David N., ...
We report the results of Swift observations of the Gamma Ray Burst GRB 050603. With a V magnitude V=18.2 about 10 hours after the burst the optical afterglow was the brightest so far detected by...
Li, Xiaohong, Nandhakumar, Iris S., Gabriel, Tim, Attard, George S., Markham, Matthew L., Smith, David C., ...
Nanostructured CdTe films were electrodeposited on CdS substrates from lyotropic liquid crystalline phases of non-ionic surfactants using citric acid. The deposition mechanism was studied using...
Generic Context Driven Situation Detection and Management (2005)
This paper explains the core architecture that I designed for generic situation management. This is the basis for my thesis and an enabler for the other three papers described below. I conceived and...
INTERCONNECTION OF FUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC BLOCKS. (2005)
Riben, Arthur R., Olson, Kalmar O., Garibotti, Domenick J., Brunone, Peter B., O'Brien, Paul
Two distinct structures for interconnecting functional electronic blocks have been developed. These structures are mutually compatible such that interconnection between the two structures is...
Generic Context Driven Situation Detection and Management (2005)
This paper explains the core architecture that I designed for generic situation management. This is the basis for my thesis and an enabler for the other three papers described below. I conceived and...
Quantum dot-labelled polymer beads by suspension polymerisation (2003)
O'Brien, Paul, Cummins, Siobhan S., Darcy, Dan, Dearden, Angela, Masala, Ombretta, Pickett, Nigel L., ...
CdSe quantum dots with polymerisable ligands have been incorporated into polystyrene beads, via a suspension polymerisation reaction, as a first step towards the optical encoding of solid supports...
A Massive X-Ray Outflow from the Quasar PDS 456 (2003)
Reeves, James, O'Brien, Paul, Ward, Martin
We report on XMM-Newton spectroscopic observations of the luminous, radio-quiet quasar PDS 456. The hard X-ray spectrum of PDS 456 shows a deep absorption trough (constituting 50% of the continuum)...
Ubiqitous Travel Service Delivery (2003)
JITT is a C1, double blind refereed international journal. It is the highest ranked international journal on technology in tourism and hospitality. It is the official journal of the International...
Ubiqitous Travel Service Delivery (2003)
JITT is a C1, double blind refereed international journal. It is the highest ranked international journal on technology in tourism and hospitality. It is the official journal of the International...
The Remarkably Featureless High Resolution X-ray Spectrum of Mrk 478 (2002)
Marshall, Herman L., Edelson, Rick A., Vaughan, Simon, Malkan, Mathew A., O'Brien, Paul, Warwick, Robert
An observation of Mrk 478 using the Chandra Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer is presented. The source exhibited 30-40% flux variations on timescales of order 10000 s together with a slow...
An Architecture for Ubiquitous Service Delivery (2002)
PACIS is an E1, double blinded refereed, conference and is ranked second of the international conferences of the highest ranked information system research organisation, the Association of...
Events, Context, Situations and Reactive Mobile Service Delivery (2002)
This paper describes the use of contexts and situations to deliver reactive mobile services. The ACIS conference is an EI, double refereed conference. It is the highest ranked Information Systems...
New Approach Towards the Deposition of I-III-VI Thin Films (2002)
Afzaal, Mohammad, Crouch, David, O'Brien, Paul, Park, Jin-Ho
The ternary chalcopyrite semiconductor Cu(In/Ga)(Se/S)2 is currently used as an absorber layer in high efficiency thin film solar cells. In this study, various types of I-III-VI (I = Cu, III = Ga or...
Govender, Kuveshni, Smyth-Boyle, David, O'Brien, Paul
Conditions necessary for the reproducible deposition of pristine In2S3 thin films on TO-glass substrates by low temperature solution deposition have been identified. Baths containing carboxylic acids...
An Architecture for Ubiquitous Service Delivery (2002)
PACIS is an E1, double blinded refereed, conference and is ranked second of the international conferences of the highest ranked information system research organisation, the Association of...
Events, Context, Situations and Reactive Mobile Service Delivery (2002)
This paper describes the use of contexts and situations to deliver reactive mobile services. The ACIS conference is an EI, double refereed conference. It is the highest ranked Information Systems...
An XMM-Newton observation of the luminous Seyfert 1 galaxy Markarian 509 (2001)
Pounds, Ken, Reeves, James, O'Brien, Paul, Page, Kim, Turner, Martin, Nayakshin, Sergei
We present the spectral analysis of an early XMM-Newton observation of the luminous Seyfert 1 galaxy Markarian 509. We find the hard (2-10 keV) continuum slope, including reflection, to be somewhat...
Intensive HST, RXTE and ASCA Monitoring of NGC 3516: Evidence Against Thermal Reprocessing (1999)
Edelson, Rick, Koratkar, Anuradha, Nandra, Kirpal, Goad, Michael, Peterson, Bradley M., Collier, Stefan, ...
During 1998 April 13-16, NGC 3516 was monitored almost continuously with HST for 10.3 hr in the UV and 2.8 d in the optical, and simultaneous RXTE and ASCA monitoring covered the same period. The...
On the absence of broad MgII emission-line variability in NGC 3516 during 1996 (1999)
Goad, Michael, Koratkar, Anuradha, Axon, David, Korista, Kirk, O'Brien, Paul
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9812351 v1 18 Dec 1998
Simpson, Chris, Ward, Martin, O'Brien, Paul, Reeves, James
We present infrared photometry and optical and infrared spectroscopy of the recently-discovered, extremely luminous nearby quasar PDS 456. A number of broad emission features are seen in the...
Electronic Commerce, the Internet and Travel Cybermediaries (1998)
The purchase of a very expensive, complex holiday requires a great deal of information and reliable expert advice. The risks involved in such a purchase are substantial. Industry opinion leaders...
Electronic Commerce, the Internet and Travel Cybermediaries (1998)
The purchase of a very expensive, complex holiday requires a great deal of information and reliable expert advice. The risks involved in such a purchase are substantial. Industry opinion leaders...
Electronic Commerce, the Internet and Travel Cybermediaries (1998)
The purchase of a very expensive, complex holiday requires a great deal of information and reliable expert advice. The risks involved in such a purchase are substantial. Industry opinion leaders...
Congregate housing /--by Paul O'Brien. (1987)
Submitted in partial fulfullment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Department of Sociology.
A reinvestigation of the Bouveault-Montagne reaction for the preparation of amines. (1963)
Thesis (M.S. in Chemistry)--University of Dayton.
The French Tax System: Main Characteristics, Recent Developments and Some Considerations for Reform
France belongs to the group of OECD countries with relatively high tax levels. In recent years French governments have been increasingly aware that the tax system may have negative effects on growth...
Renforcer les incitations à une meilleure performance du système éducatif en France
Le système éducatif français a des performances partagées. Les bons résultats généraux de l’éducation pré-scolaire et élémentaire contrastent avec des universités publiques...
Enhancing Incentives to Improve Performance in the Education System in France
The French education system has a mixed record. A generally very successful pre-school and primary school level contrasts with underfunded public universities with high dropout rates which exist...
Encouraging Environmentally Sustainable Growth: Experience in OECD Countries
Sustainable development, environmental policy, natural resource policy,
Effects of Immigration on Labour Markets and Government Budgets -- An Overview
Willi Leibfritz, Paul O'Brien, Jean-Christophe Dumont
The paper provides an overview on recent trends of immigration in OECD countries and on the possible effects of immigration on labour markets and government budgets. It also discusses migration...
Poland's Education and Training: Boosting and Adapting Human Capital
Paul O'Brien, Wojciech Paczynski
An effective system of education and training is important for both social and economic reasons. Its role in the Polish economy is to provide the current and future labour force with skills to...
Encouraging Environmentally Sustainable Growth in Denmark
This paper analyses aspects of environmental policy in Denmark, including, among others, policy on surface water quality, clean air and support for renewable energy, waste disposal and transport...
Encouraging Environmentally Sustainable Growth in Belgium
David Carey, Jens Høj, Paul O'Brien, Andreas Woergoetter
This document analyses aspects of environmental policy in Belgium. Some specific examples are drawn from policies on water in the different regions that make up the Belgian Federation (to whom much...
The Macroeconomics of Ageing, Pensions and Savings: A Survey
The effect of pension systems on public and private saving is important - savings are a crucial link between decisions today and living standards tomorrow. This paper, following a brief overview of...
Revised Groupings for Non-OECD Countries in OECD's Macroeconomic Model INTERLINK
Arthur Camilleri, Laure Meuro, Paul O'Brien
This paper provides details of the regrouping of non-OECD countries which has been carried out for the purposes of the forecasting and modelling work in the Department of Economics and Statistics....