Paul Williams

Identification of Select Fumonisin Forming Fusarium Species Using PCR Applications of the Polyketide Synthase Gene and its Relationship to Fumonisin Production in vitro (2008)

Richard Baird, Hamed K. Abbas, Gary Windham, Paul Williams, Sonya Baird, Peter Ma, ...

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based diagnostic assay was used to develop markers for detection of Fusarium verticillioides (=F. moniliforme), a fumonisin producing fungus in maize tissues....

Multi-story Fire Analysis for High-Rise Buildings (2007)

Rein, Guillermo, Zhang, Xun, Williams, Paul, Hume, Ben, Heise, Alex, Jowsey, Allan, ...

This work proposes a novel methodology to determine the design fire of modern buildings that are outside the range of applicability of nominal methods. Structural engineers face the problem of how to...

A global evaluation of metabolic theory as an explanation for terrestrial species richness gradients (2007)

Hawkins, Bradford A., Albuquerque, Fabio S., Araujo, Miguel B., Beck, Jan, Mauricio Bini, Luis, Cabrero-Sanudo, Francisco J., ...

We compiled 46 broadscale data sets of species richness for a wide range of terrestrial plant, invertebrate, and ectothermic vertebrate groups in all parts of the world to test the ability of...

Multi-story Fire Analysis for High-Rise Buildings (2007)

Rein, Guillermo, Zhang, Xu, Williams, Paul, Hume, Bem, Heise, Alexander, Jowsey, Allan, ...

This work proposes a novel methodology to determine the design fire of modern buildings that are outside the range of applicability of nominal methods. Structural engineers face the problem of how to...

Fast pyrolysis of halogenated plastics recovered from waste computers (2006)

Hall, William, Williams, Paul

The disposal of waste computers is an issue that is gaining increasing interest around the world. In this paper, results from the fast pyrolysis in a fluidized bed reactor of three different waste...

Functional Genetic Analysis Reveals a 2-Alkyl-4-Quinolone Signaling System in the Human Pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei and Related Bacteria. (2006)

Diggle, Stephen P., Lumjiaktase, Putthapoom, Dipilato, Francesca, Winzer, Klaus, Kunakorn, Mongkol, Barrett, David A., ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa synthesizes diverse 2-alkyl-4(1H)-quinolones (AHQs), including the signaling molecule 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4(1H)-quinolone (PQS), via the pqsABCDE locus. By examining the genome...

The galactophilic lectin, LecA, contributes to biofilm development in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (2006)

Diggle, Stephen P., Stacey, Rachael E., Dodd, Christine, Cámara, Miguel, Williams , Paul, Winzer, Klaus

LecA (PA-IL) is a cytotoxic lectin and adhesin produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa which binds hydrophobic galactosides with high specificity and affinity. By using a lecA–egfp translation fusion...

Variation in the age at first flowering for seedlings of 15 fire-killed shrubs and trees on sandstone outcrops and sand plains in central and north-western Queensland. (2006)

Williams, Paul, Collins, Eleanor, Mason, Darryl, Prince, John, Anchen, Grant

Knowledge of the age at which seedlings begin to flower and set seed (i.e. primary juvenile period) is required for understanding the ecology and appropriate management of fire-killed species (i.e....

Immunotherapy, immunochemotherapy and chemotherapy for American cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment (2006)

Mayrink,Wilson, Magalhães,Paulo Araújo, Batista,Sebastião Mariano, Lima,Antonio De Oliveira, Genaro,Odair, ...

The first choice of treatment for American cutaneous leishmaniasis is the pentavalent antimonial drug. Although it has been shown that this treatment is mostly effective and indicated, some...

Variation in the age at first flowering for seedlings of 15 fire-killed shrubs and trees on sandstone outcrops and sand plains in central and north-western Queensland. (2006)

Williams, Paul, Collins, Eleanor, Mason, Darryl, Prince, John, Anchen, Grant

Knowledge of the age at which seedlings begin to flower and set seed (i.e. primary juvenile period) is required for understanding the ecology and appropriate management of fire-killed species (i.e....

Functional Analysis of luxS in Staphylococcus aureus Reveals a Role in Metabolism but Not Quorum Sensing. (2006)

Doherty, Neil, Qazi, Saara N., Williams, Paul, Winzer, Klaus

The function of AI-2 in many bacteria and the physiological role of LuxS, the enzyme responsible for its production, remain matters of debate. Here, we show that in Staphylococcus aureus the luxS...

Post-fire plant regeneration in montane heath of the Wet Tropics, north-eastern Queensland (2005)

Williams, Paul, Kemp, Jeanette, Parsons, Mark, Devlin, Tim, Collins, Eleanor, Williams, Stephen E.

This paper documents post-fire plant regeneration within a montane heath community of the Wet Tropics. A large proportion of heath plants on Bishop’s Peak, Cardwell Range north of Ingham, was...

Post-fire plant regeneration in montane heath of the Wet Tropics, north-eastern Queensland (2005)

Williams, Paul, Kemp, Jeanette, Parsons, Mark, Devlin, Tim, Collins, Eleanor, Williams, Stephen E.

This paper documents post-fire plant regeneration within a montane heath community of the Wet Tropics. A large proportion of heath plants on Bishop’s Peak, Cardwell Range north of Ingham, was...

Witnessing Genocide: Vigilance and Remembrance at Tuol Sleng and Choeung Ek (2004)

Williams, Paul.

Holocaust and Genocide Studies - Volume 18, Number 2, Fall 2004

Escherichia coli gets the message. (2003)

Winzer, Klaus, Williams , Paul

Bacterial signaling systems have come into vogue lately as mediators of successful interactions with the host. Now it appears that human hormones present in the gut interact with one such signaling...

Workshop to classroom : how effectively new teacher skills enter classroom practice / (2003)

Williams, Paul.

A project submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Lethbridge in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Education.

Workshop to classroom : how effectively new teacher skills enter classroom practice / (2003)

Williams, Paul.

A project submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Lethbridge in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Education.

Advancing the Quorum in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: MvaT and the Regulation of N-Acylhomoserine Lactone Production and Virulence Gene Expression. (2002)

Diggle, Stephen P., Winzer, Winzer, Lazdunski, Andrée, Williams, Paul, Cámara, Miguel

Pseudomonas aeruginosa regulates the production of many exoproteins and secondary metabolites via a hierarchical quorum-sensing cascade through LasR and RhlR and their cognate signal molecules...

LuxS: its role in central metabolism and the in vitro synthesis of 4-hydroxy-5-methyl-3(2H)-furanone. (2002)

Winzer, Klaus, Hardie, Kim R., Burgess, Nicola, Doherty, Neil, Kirke, David, Holden, Matthew T. G., ...

Many bacteria produce extracellular molecules which function in cell-to-cell communication. One of these molecules, autoinducer 2 (AI-2), was first described as an extracellular signal produced by...

Bacterial cell-to-cell communication : sorry, can't talk now - gone to lunch! (2002)

Winzer, Klaus, Hardie, Kim R., Williams, Paul

The identification of novel bacterial cell-to-cell communication (quorum sensing) systems based on diffusible signal molecules, such as indole and the LuxS autoinducer-2, requires discrimination...

LuxS-dependent quorum sensing in Porphyromonas gingivalis modulates protease and haemagglutinin activities but is not essential for virulence. (2002)

Burgess, Nicola A., Kirke, David F., Williams, Paul, Winzer, Klaus, Hardie, Kim R., Meyers , Nicholas L., ...

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram-negative black-pigmented obligate anaerobe implicated in the aetiology of human periodontal disease. The virulence of P. gingivalis is associated with the...

Ethics and Foreign Policy: The Antinomies of New Labour's 'Third Way' in Sub-Saharan Africa (2002)

Abrahamsen, Rita, Williams, Paul

This article explores how New Labour has attempted to implement its ideas about a 'third way' foreign policy in sub-Saharan Africa. Through an examination of British foreign policy practices, we...

agr Expression Precedes Escape of Internalized Staphylococcus aureus from the Host Endosome. (2001)

Qazi, Saara N. A., Counil, Emilie, Morrissey, Julie, Rees, Catherine E. D., Cockayne, Alan, Winzer, Klaus, ...

Staphylococcus aureus is a versatile pathogen capable of causing life-threatening infections. Many of its cell wall and exoproduct virulence determinants are controlled via the accessory gene...

Quorum sensing and the regulation of virulence gene expression in pathogenic bacteria. (2001)

Winzer, Klaus, Williams, Paul

For many pathogens, the outcome of the interaction between host and bacterium is strongly affected by the bacterial population size. Coupling the production of virulence factors with cell population...

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lectins PA-IL and PA-IIL Are Controlled by Quorum Sensing and by RpoS. (2000)

Winzer, Klaus, Falconer, Colin, Garber, Nachman C., Camara, Miguel, Williams , Paul

In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, many exoproduct virulence determinants are regulated via a hierarchical quorum-sensing cascade involving the transcriptional regulators LasR and RhlR and their cognate...

Quorum sensing and the population dependent control of virulence. (2000)

Williams , Paul, Camara, Miguel, Hardman, A., Swift, S., Milton , D., Hope, V. J., ...

One crucial feature of almost all bacterial infections is the need for the invading pathogen to reach a critical cell population density sufficient to overcome host defences and establish the...

The Garden Color Book (2000)

Williams, Paul

La pretensión de esta obra es servir de guía para experimentar con el color en el diseño del jardín. Abre con una introducción sobre el uso del color y las posibilidades de combinarlo, para...

Reactivity of siloxanes. (1999)

Williams, Paul.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sheffield, 1999.

Experimental Infection of Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus and Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti with Wuchereria bancrofti (1998)

Cláudia ML Calheiros, Gilberto Fontes, Paul Williams, Eliana MM Rocha

A study was conducted to determine the susceptibility of local strains of Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti to infection with the strain of Wuchereria bancrofti that occurs in Maceió, State...

Experimental Infection of Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus and Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti with Wuchereria bancrofti (1998)

Calheiros,Cláudia ML, Fontes,Gilberto, Williams,Paul, Rocha,Eliana MM

A study was conducted to determine the susceptibility of local strains of Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti to infection with the strain of Wuchereria bancrofti that occurs in Maceió, State...

A Comparison of two Brazilian populations of Culex quinquefasciatus (Say, 1823) from endemic and non-endemic areas to infection with Wuchereria bancrofti (Cobbold, 1877) (1997)

Ana C Brito, Paul Williams, Gilberto Fontes, Eliana MM Rocha

Culex quinquefasciatus is known to be an efficient insect host of Wuchereria bancrofti. In Brazil Cx.quinquefasciatus is widely distributed throughout the country and is often abundant in and around...

The first instar larva of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Phlebotomidae) (1997)

Paul Williams

The morphology and chaetotaxy of the first instar larva of Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis are described based on observations made under scanning electron microscope. Because three-dimensional...

External morphology of the immature stages of Metacuterebra apicalis (1997)

Paul Williams

The second and third instar larvae, and the pupa of Metacuterebra apicalis (Guerin-Menevilli), are described based on light and scanning electron microscope observations.

External Morphology of the Immature Stages of Metacuterebra apicalis (1997)

Leite,Antônio Cesar Rios, Williams,Paul

The second and third instar larvae, and the pupa of Metacuterebra apicalis (Guérin-Menevilli), are described based on light and scanning electron microscope observations

The Political Economy of International Environmental Cooperation (1997)

Rich, Changhua Sun, Bobenrieth, Eugenio, Potter, Brian, Carlisle, Heather, Williams, Paul, Richards, Alan, ...

Few now doubt that successfully managing environmental challenges will be central to public policy in the coming century. Unless the international community can cope with transnational problems such...

Assessment of immunity induced in mice by glycoproteins derived from different strains and species of Leishmania (1996)

Da Costa, Carlos Alberto, Da Costa, Roberto Teodoro, Genaro, Odair, Williams, Paul, ...

A comparative study was undertaken on the immunogenic properties of 63kDa glycoproteins obtained from five different strains/species of Leishmania and assessed in C57BL/10 mice. The humoral immune...

An investigation of neural networks for fault identification in the electricity supply industry / (1994)

Williams, Paul.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wales (U.C.N.W., Bangor:Electronic Engineering), 1994.

Teste de susceptibilidade do percevejo, Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera, Cimicidae) ao DDT em Belo Horizonte, MG (Brasil) (1992)

Nagem,Ronaldo L., Williams,Paul

O nível de susceptibilidade de percevejos adultos, Cimex lectularius, ao DDT, em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brasil), foi determinado durante o período de 1985 a 1986. Os resultados indicaram,...

Detection of psychiatric morbidity in the primary medical care setting in Brazil (1987)

Mari,Jair De Jesus, Iacoponi,Eduardo, Williams,Paul, Simões,Oziris, Silva,João Batista Teodoro

The aims of this study were a) to assess the ability of primary care doctors to make accurate ratings of psychiatric disturbance and b) to evaluate the use of a case-finding questionnaire in the...

Literary Sources for the Early History of the D.C.C.M. (1970)

Williams, Paul

Résumé Pour un demi siècle, l'histoire ancienne des Disciples of Christ Congo Mission (DCCM) a été négligée par les chercheurs et les chefs d'église. L'histoire ancienne de cette mission...

Analysis of Quorum-Sensing-Dependent Control of Rhizosphere-Expressed (rhi) Genes in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae

Rodelas, Belen, Lithgow, James K., Wisniewski-Dye, Florence, Hardman, Andrea, Wilkinson, Adam, Economou, Anastassios, ...

The rhi genes of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae are expressed in the rhizosphere and play a role in the interaction with legumes, such as the pea. Previously (K. M. Gray, J. P. Pearson, J. A....

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lectins PA-IL and PA-IIL Are Controlled by Quorum Sensing and by RpoS

Winzer, Klaus, Falconer, Colin, Garber, Nachman C., Diggle, Stephen P., Camara, Miguel, Williams, Paul

In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, many exoproduct virulence determinants are regulated via a hierarchical quorum-sensing cascade involving the transcriptional regulators LasR and RhlR and their cognate...

The LuxM Homologue VanM from Vibrio anguillarum Directs the Synthesis of N-(3-Hydroxyhexanoyl)homoserine Lactone and N-Hexanoylhomoserine Lactone

Milton, Debra L., Chalker, Victoria J., Kirke, David, Hardman, Andrea, Cámara, Miguel, Williams, Paul

Vibrio anguillarum, which causes terminal hemorrhagic septicemia in fish, was previously shown to possess a LuxRI-type quorum-sensing system (vanRI) and to produce N-(3-oxodecanoyl)homoserine lactone...

The Global Posttranscriptional Regulator RsmA Modulates Production of Virulence Determinants and N-Acylhomoserine Lactones in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pessi, Gabriella, Williams, Faye, Hindle, Zoë, Heurlier, Karin, Holden, Matthew T. G., Cámara, Miguel, ...

Posttranscriptional control is known to contribute to the regulation of secondary metabolism and virulence determinants in certain gram-negative bacteria. Here we report the isolation of a...

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