R. Stevens

Publication List Details

Period

1971 - 2009

Number

151

Co-Authors

Anodised titania nanotubes prepared in a glycerol/NaF electrolyte (2009)

Regonini, D., Satka, A., Allsopp, D. W. E., Jaroenworaluck, A., Stevens, R., Bowen, C. R.

This paper discusses the preparation of titania nanotubes by anodisation of Ti in a glycerol-based electrolyte containing 0.5% wt of sodium fluoride (NaF). The influence of anodisation voltage and...

Wafer-scale transfer of nanoimprinted patterns into silicon substrates (2009)

Hubbard, G., Abbott, S. J., Chen, Qin, Allsopp, Duncan W E, Wang, Wang N, Bowen, Christopher R, ...

A simple low cost method of nanoimprinting has been developed. The technique uses a flexible disposable master and lends itself to roll-to-roll processing. Residual layer thicknesses of 5-10 nm are...

Issues in learning an ontology from text (2009)

Brewster, C., Jupp, S., Luciano, J., Shotton, D., Stevens, R., Zhang, Z.

Ontology construction for any domain is a labour intensive and complex process. Any methodology that can reduce the cost and increase efficiency has the potential to make a major impact in the life...

Mullite whiskers derived from kaolin (2009)

Kim, B. M., Cho, Y. K., Yoon, S. Y., Stevens, R, Park, H. C.

Short mullite whiskers prepared by firing compacts of kaolin and NH4Al(SO4)(2)center dot 12H(2)O powders, with a small addition (0.8, 1.5 wt%) of NaH2PO4 center dot 2H(2)O, in air 1300 and 1400...

An Annotated Bibliography Why or Why Not are High School Women Motivated go into and Succeed in the Sciences in Greater Numbers (2008)

Frances A. Kristin, R. Stevens, Young Women, Achievement A Resource

An overview of recent articles, studies and books that examined the factors that either promote or deter the participation of women in the sciences indicates that, while there has been progress in...

Nucleation and early growth of anodized TiO2 film (2008)

Jaroenworaluck, A., Regonini, D, Bowen, Christopher, Stevens, R

Anodized films of titanium were prepared under different controlled conditions in a water-based electrolyte containing fluorine ions, using either a constant potential or a potential gradually rising...

BIOINFORMATICS ORIGINAL PAPER Databases and ontologies Constructing ontology-driven protein family databases (2008)

K. Wolstencroft, R. Mcentire, R. Stevens, L. Tabernero, A. Brass

Motivation: Protein family databases provide a central focus for scientific communities as well as providing useful resources to aide research. However, such resources require constant curation and...

BIOINFORMATICS Protein classification using ontology classification (2008)

K. Wolstencroft, P. Lord, L. Tabernero, A. Brass, R. Stevens

Motivation: The classification of proteins expressed by an organism is an important step in understanding the molecular biology of that organism. Traditionally, this classification has been performed...

Expression of adiponectin receptor 1 in olfactory mucosa of mice (2008)

Hass, N., Haub, H., Stevens, R., Breer, H., Schwarzenbacher, K.

AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 are receptors for the adipocyte-derived hormone adiponectin, which is an important regulator of glucose and lipid metabolism, and which has also been implicated in the control of...

Preparation of whisker-shaped hydroxyapatite/beta-tricalcium phosphate composite (2008)

Park, Y. M., Ryu, S. C., Yoon, S. Y., Stevens, R, Park, H. C.

A novel-processing route for preparing whisker-shaped hydroxyapatite (HAp)/beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP) composites has been developed and the resulting materials characterized. Relatively...

Rare-earth cuprates for ceramic colouring application - An investigation (2008)

Kar, J. K., Stevens, R., Bowen, C. R.

The possible use of rare-earth cuprates R2BaCuO5 and R2Cu2O5 (R= rare earth) type compounds for high temperature (above 1000 degrees C ceramic pigment application is presented in this paper. The...

Soil remediation results to employ a network of electronic nose microsystems. (2008)

Andersson-Sköld, Y., Eriksson, M., Goschnick, J., Haeringer, D., Lyth, M., Nilsson-Paledal, S., ...

OnSite Annual Meeting For Homeland Security, Forensics, and Environmental Remediation, Baltimore, Md., January 27-30, 2008

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A. Choudhary, G. Memik, X. Shen, W. Liao, H. Nagesh, S. More, ...

With the increasing number of scientific applications manipulating huge amounts of data, effective high-level data management is an increasingly important problem. Unfortunately, so far the solutions...

Status of this Memo DHC Load Balancing Algorithm (2007)

T. Lemon, R. Stevens

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the...

[7] S. Schulz and U. Hahn. Medical knowledge reengineering – converting major portions of the UMLS into a (2007)

Stefan Schulz, C. J. Wroe, R. Stevens, C. A. Goble

The need for semantically precise domain descriptions has given raise to an increasing number of so-called bio-ontologies covering different fields of biology and medicine. Examples are the...

Torts and rights (2007)

Stevens, R.

Book description: * Devises an entirely new theory which reconceives the law of torts * Comparative analysis of primary materials from all the major common law legal systems * It covers a central...

Objectivity, mistake and the parol evidence rule (2007)

Stevens, R.

Book description: * Topical discussion of contract terms * Covers an area of central importance to all commercial lawyers * Unique and in-depth examination of the principles and policies involved in...

Processing and characterisation of various mixed oxide and perovskite-based pigments for high temperature ceramic colouring application (2007)

Kar, J, Stevens, R, Bowen, Christopher

The potential of using new mixed oxides based on perovskite and cerium oxide-based pigments, for high temperature (above 1000 °C) ceramic colouring applications is presented in this paper. The...

Standardizing Assessment and Reporting of Adverse Effects in Rheumatology Clinical Trials II: the Rheumatology Common Toxicity Criteria v.2.0 (2007)

Woodworth, T, Furst, DE, Alten, R, Bingham, C, Yocum, D, Sloan, V, ...

Objective. The OMERACT Drug Safety Working Group focuses on standardization of assessment and reporting of adverse events in clinical trials and longitudinal and observational studies in...

Anodised TiO2 nano-tubes: Voltage ramp influence on the nano-structured oxide and investigation of phase changes promoted by thermal treatments (2007)

Regonini, D., Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R., Allsopp, D., Jaroenworaluck, A.

TiO2 nano-tubes have been generated by anodising commercially pure (99.6%) titanium in a 1 M solution of Na2SO4 which contains a small amount of NaF (0.1-1 wt%). The use of an initial voltage ramp,...

Mullite whiskers derived from coal fly ash (2007)

Park, Y. M., Yang, T. Y., Yoon, S. Y., Stevens, R., Park, H. C.

Alumina-deficient (Al2O3/SiO2 = 1.12, molar ratio), orthorhombic mullite whiskers with a diameter of 0.6-1.8 mu m (aspect ratio > 30) have been manufactured by firing compacts of coal fly ash and...

Effect of cerium oxide on colour hue of praseodymium-zircon yellow pigment (2007)

Kar, J. K., Stevens, R., Bowen, C. R.

The influence of cerium oxide on the colour hue of the praseodymium-zircon yellow pigment is presented in the present paper. A variety of pigment compositions were prepared by systematically altering...

Macro, micro and nanostructure of TiO2 anodised films prepared in a fluorine-containing electrolyte (2007)

Jaroenworaluck, A., Regonini, D, Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R., Allsopp, Duncan

The paper presents an electron microscopy study of the macro, micro and nanostructure of titania nano-tubes formed by electrochemical anodisation of titanium in a fluorine containing electrolyte....

Effective elastic properties for unpoled barium titanate (2007)

Dent, A. C. E., Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R., Cain, M. G., Stewart, M.

Piezoelectric devices with complex electrode geometries may contain regions of ferroelectric material that remain unpoled. It is desirable to account for these non-piezoelectric regions for device...

Anodised TiO2 nano-tubes: voltage ramp influence on the nano-structured oxide and investigation of phase changes promoted by thermal treatments (2007)

Regonini, D., Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R., Allsopp, D., Jaroenworaluck, A.

TiO2 nano-tubes have been generated by anodising commercially pure (99.6%) titanium in a I M solution of Na2SO4 which contains a small amount of NaF (0.1-1 wt%). The use of an initial voltage ramp,...

Macro, micro and nanostructure of TiO2 anodised films prepared in a fluorine-containing electrolyte (2007)

Jaroenworaluck, A., Regonini, D., Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R., Allsopp, D.

The paper presents an electron microscopy study of the macro, micro and nanostructure of titania nano-tubes formed by electrochemical anodisation of titanium in a fluorine containing electrolyte....

The use of concept maps during knowledge elicitation in ontology development processes - the nutrigenomics use case (2006)

Castro, A. G., Rocca-Serra, P., Stevens, R., Taylor, C., Nashar, K., Ragan, M. A., ...

Background: Incorporation of ontologies into annotations has enabled 'semantic integration' of complex data, making explicit the knowledge within a certain field. One of the major bottlenecks in...

A sol-powder coating technique for fabrication of yttria stabilised zirconia (2006)

Wattanasiriwech, D., Wattanasiriwech, S., Stevens, R.

Yttria stabilised zirconia has been prepared using a simple sol-powder coating technique. The polymeric yttria sol, which was prepared using 1,3 propanediol as a network modifier, was homogeneously...

Recycling of waste coal fly ash: Synthesis of zeolite-like minerals from residue yielded by extraction of aluminum ions (2006)

Ryu, M. S., Sin, H. G., Park, S. H., Yoon, S. Y., Stevens, R., Park, H. C.

The conversion of residue, by extraction processing of aluminum ions from coal fly ash to zeolitic materials by hydrothermal treatment in the presence of NaOH solution, was investigated and the...

Characterisation of barium titanate-silver composites part II: Electrical properties (2006)

Panteny, S., Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R.

Barium titanate-silver composites were manufactured with silver contents ranging from 0 wt.% to 30 wt.%. The electrical properties were systematically characterised in terms of relative permittivity,...

Characterisation of barium titanate-silver composites, part I: Microstructure and mechanical properties (2006)

Panteny, S., Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R.

The paper presents an investigation of the influence of silver particles on the microstructure and mechanical properties of barium titanate. Barium titanate-silver composites have been prepared by...

Characteristics of silica-coated TiO2 and its UV absorption for sunscreen cosmetic applications (2006)

Jaroenworaluck, A., Sunsaneeyametha, W., Kosachan, N., Stevens, R.

Nanosized TiO2 is used extensively in sunscreen cosmetics as an inorganic UV absorber that can allow an optically transparent film to be applied to human skin. TiO2 is known to exist in three crystal...

Manufacture and characterization of high activity piezoelectric fibres (2006)

Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R, Nelson, L. J., Dent, A. C. E., Dolman, G., Su, B., ...

Piezoelectric fibres are finding increasing application in a variety of piezoelectric composites, including active fibre composites (AFCs). This paper describes the manufacture and characterization...

Optimisation of interdigitated electrodes for piezoelectric actuators and active fibre composites (2006)

Bowen, C. R., Nelson, L. J., Stevens, R., Cain, M. G., Stewart, M.

The optimisation of the interdigitated electrode (IDE) design for active fibre composites was performed using finite element analysis. The effect of the IDE geometry (electrode width and spacing) and...

Failure and volume fraction dependent mechanical properties of composite sensors and actuators (2006)

Bowen, C. R., Dent, A. C. E., Nelson, L. J., Stevens, R., Cain, M. G., Stewart, M.

Composite actuators and sensors manufactured by combining a ferroelectric ceramic such as lead zirconate titanate and a passive phase such as a polymer are used in a variety of applications including...

Protein classification using ontology classification (2006)

Wolstencroft, K., Lord, P., Tabernero, L., Brass, A., Stevens, R.

Motivation: The classification of proteins expressed by an organism is an important step in understanding the molecular biology of that organism. Traditionally, this classification has been performed...

A little Semantic Web goes a long way in biology (2005)

K. Wolstencroft, A. Brass, I. Horrocks, P. Lord, U. Sattler, D. Turi, ...

Abstract. We show how state-of-the-art Semantic Web technology can be used in e-Science, in particular, to automate the classification of proteins in biology. We show that the resulting...

A little Semantic Web goes a long way in biology (2005)

K. Wolstencroft, A. Brass, I. Horrocks, P. Lord, U. Sattler, R. Stevens, ...

Abstract. We show how state-of-the-art Semantic Web technology can be used in e-Science, in particular to automate the classification of proteins in biology. We show that the resulting classification...

Synthesis of hydroxyapatite whiskers by hydrolysis of alpha-tricalcium phosphate using microwave heating (2005)

Yoon, S. Y., Park, Y. M., Park, S. S., Stevens, R., Park, H. C.

Calcium hydroxyapatite (Ca-10(PO4)(6)(OH)(2), HAp) whiskers have been processed using microwave and conventional heating. During microwave heating, well developed whisker shaped HAp was formed by a...

Freeze casting of aqueous Al2O3/Y-TZP slurries (2005)

Yang, T. Y., Yoon, S. Y., Lee, G. D., Wang, C. A., Huang, Y., Stevens, R., ...

Freeze casting is a useful forming technique to produce complex-shaped ceramic parts. The colloidal processing stage is an essential step for preparation of freeze casting slurries. In order to...

Dispersion and rheological properties of alumina freeze casting slurries containing nanoparticle/whisker SiC (2005)

Yang, T. Y., Park, Y. M., Lee, G. D., Yoon, S. Y., Stevens, R., Park, H. C.

The sedimentation density significantly decreased after addition of dispersant; the effect was more pronounced with pure alumina, as compared with SiC-containing slurry. With further addition of...

Hydrolysis of alpha-TCP and development of hydroxyapatite whiskers (2005)

Park, Y. M., Yang, T. Y., Yoon, S. Y., Stevens, R., Park, H. C.

Calcium deficient (Ca/P = 1.53-1.61, molar ratio) whisker shaped hydroxyapatite (HAp) with a high aspect ratio similar to26 (diameter: 0.2-0.3 mum) has been prepared by the hydrolysis of...

Preparation of zirconia-mullite composites by an infiltration route (2005)

Park, H. C., Yang, T. Y., Yoon, S. Y., Stevens, R.

In order to improve the mechanical properties of pure mullite ceramics, a process has been developed that incorporates Zr(Y)O-2 into mullite by infiltrating partially reaction sintered (porous)...

The frequency dependent permittivity and AC conductivity of random electrical networks (2005)

Panteny, S., Stevens, R., Bowen, C. R.

It has been shown that the universal dielectric response (UDR) of heterogeneous materials can be reproduced by electrical networks consisting of randomly positioned resistor and capacitors. The...

Processing and characterisation of Pr-zircon pigment powder (2005)

Kar, J. K., Stevens, R., Bowen, C. R.

Praseodymium-zircon pigment powders were successfully prepared at different calcination temperatures with sodium fluoride NaF as mineraliser, using the solid state synthesis method. The powders' were...

Characterisation and properties of fine scale PZT fibres (2005)

Dent, A. C. E., Nelson, L. J., Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R., Cain, M., Stewart, M.

The availability of fine scale lead zirconate titanate (PZT) fibres has enabled advances in actuator and sensor applications, including devices for structural control such as the active fibre...

Constructing ontology-driven protein family databases (2005)

Wolstencroft, K., McEntire, R., Stevens, R., Tabernero, L., Brass, A.

Motivation:Protein family databases provide a central focus for scientific communities as well as providing useful resources to aide research. However, such resources require constant curation and...

Bone as a stable isotope archive for local climatic information. (2004)

Hedges, R. E. M., Richards, M. P., Stevens, R.

This brief review outlines the contribution that the study of stable isotope composition in bone can make to palaeoclimatic investigation, with the focus almost entirely restricted to the last 50,000...

The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (2004)

Stevens, R.

Considers the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. Discusses the arguments for reform in the Law Commission Report, Privity of Contract: Contracts for the Benefits of Third Parties,...

Synthesis of alumina from high purity alum derived from coal fly ash (2004)

Park, H. C., Park, Y. J., Stevens, R.

High purity alum (>99.9%) has been produced by the reaction of NH4Al(SO4)(2) derived from coal fly ash and ammonia in water at a controlled pH and then followed by the successive crystallization. The...

Characterisation and modelling of barium titanate-silver composites (2004)

Panteny, S., Stevens, R., Bowen, C. R.

Barium titanate-silver particulate composites were prepared by attrition milling BaTiO3 and silver nitrate, followed by conventional processing. After manufacture, microstructural, mechanical and...

Evaluation of high field responses of fine scale piezoelectric fibres (2004)

Nelson, L. J., Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R., Cain, M., Stewart, M.

A methodology for the measurement of high field strain and polarisation responses of fine scale piezoelectric fibres is presented. Using analytical models, the response of the fibres is extracted...

Gadolinia doped ceria/yttria stabilised zirconia electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cell applications (2004)

Luo, J., Ball, R. J., Stevens, R.

Solid oxide fuel cells are currently constructed using a yttria stabilised zirconia electrolyte membrane. However, zirconia has a number of disadvantages associated with its use, such as the high...

Hydrophone arrays assembled from PZT ceramic foams (2004)

Kara, H., Ramesh, R., Stevens, R., Jayasundere, N., Humphrey, V., Bowen, C. R.

A 3 × 3 hydrophone array for low frequency applications was constructed from reticulated PZT ceramic foams. The hydrophone array was tested for receiving sensitivity and compared with single...

An application for zirconia as a pharmaceutical die set (2004)

Kara, A., Tobyn, M. J., Stevens, R.

The main objective of this study was to investigate the possible use of zirconia as a material for the manufacture of punches and dies for use in tableting machines and to study its effect on...

Interactions between a bismuth type leadless glaze and a bone China body during glost firing (2004)

Kara, A., Stevens, R.

In the present study, the interactions between a high bismuth type commercial transparent leadless glaze and a biscuit fired bone china body during glost firing at different temperatures were...

Novel terbium-zircon yellow pigment (2004)

Kar, J. K., Stevens, R., Bowen, C. R.

The incorporation of the terbium oxide into the zircon host lattice in the presence of different types (NaF and LIF) and amounts (2 and 5 wt%) of mineralisers created various shades of yellow at...

Constructing ontology-driven protein family databases (2004)

Wolstencroft, K., McEntire, R., Stevens, R., Tabernero, L., Brass, A.

Motivation: Protein family databases provide a central focus for scientific communities as well as providing useful resources to aide research. However, such resources require constant curation and...

Constructing ontology-driven protein family databases (2004)

Wolstencroft, K., McEntire, R., Stevens, R., Tabernero, L., Brass, A.

Motivation: Protein family databases provide a central focus for scientific communities as well as providing useful resources to aide research. However, such resources require constant curation and...

A methodology to migrate the Gene ontology to a description logic environment using DAML+OIL (2003)

C. J. Wroe, R. Stevens, C. A. Goble, M. Ashburner, C. J. Wroe, R. Stevens, ...

The Gene Ontology Next Generation Project (GONG) is developing a staged methodology to evolve the current representation of the Gene Ontology into DAML+OIL in order to take advantage of the richer...

D. Keyes' J. A. Nichols' L. Olike? (2003)

J. B. Drake, T. H. Dunigan, A. Geist, B. Gorda, ...

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A. S. Bland, J. J. Dongarra, J. B. Drake, T. H. Dunigan, T. H. Dunning, A. Geist, ...

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Mechanism for the increased light transmission through Ni/Au/ZnO contacts on p-GaN for high power optoelectronic devices (2003)

Tseng, C. L., Youh, M. J., Moore, G. P., Hopkins, M. A., Stevens, R., Wang, W. N.

The mechanisms responsible for the transparency of Ni/Au and Ni/Au/ZnO on p-GaN has been investigated. It was found that the optical transmission of Ni/Au contacts is dominated by the film thickness...

Fracture strength and damage resistance of slip cast Y-TZP/Ce-TZP layered composites (2003)

Park, H. C., Yang, T. Y., Stevens, R.

Asymmetric, three- and symmetric five-layer Y-TZP/Ce-TZP composites have been prepared by sequential slip casting and pressureless sintering at 1400-1600degreesC in air. The three- layer material...

Modelling and measurement of piezoelectric fibres and interdigitated electrodes for the optimisation of piezofibre composites (2003)

Nelson, L. J., Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R., Cain, M., Stewart, M.

Commercially available PZT-5A composition fibres fabricated using four production methods were incorporated into 1-3 composites with fibre volume fractions ranging from 0.02 to 0.72. Measurements of...

High field behaviour of piezoelectric fibre composites (2003)

Nelson, L. J., Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R., Cain, M., Stewart, M.

This paper analyses strain and polarisation responses of 1-3 composites, which are related to the fibre and matrix properties. The validity of equations that predict the strain and polarisation of...

Porous PZT ceramics for receiving transducers (2003)

Kara, H., Ramesh, R., Stevens, R., Bowen, C. R.

PZT-air (porous PZT) and PZT-polymer (polymer impregnated porous PZT) piezocomposites with varying porosity/polymer volume fractions have been manufactured. The composites were characterized in terms...

Interactions between a leadless glaze and a biscuit fired bone China body during glost firing - part III: effect of glassy matrix phase (2003)

Kara, A., Stevens, R.

As the final part of the study, the interactions between a commercial leadless glaze and a simulated bone china body glass during glost firing at different temperatures have been investigated....

Characterisation of Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.9/3Y-TZP composite electrolytes - effects of weight % 3Y-TZP particles (2003)

Ball, R. J., Stevens, R.

Solid oxide fuel cell electrolytes are currently manufactured from zirconia. This is due to its high ionic conductivity and mechanical strength. However, a disadvantage of zirconia is the high...

Design aspects of the valve regulated lead/acid battery positive electrode (2003)

Ball, R. J., Stevens, R.

Experimental results obtained from the study of 12 V, 40 Ah, valve regulated lead/acid (VRLA) batteries indicated that reduction in capacity during cycling can be attributed to changes in the...

Effect of valve regulated lead/acid battery positive paste carbon fibre additive (2003)

Ball, R. J., Evans, R., Thacker, E. L., Stevens, R.

The majority of lead acid battery failures can be attributed to degradation of the positive active material. In this paper the results from a study to investigate the effects of adding carbon fibre...

Mechanism for the increased light transmission through Ni/Au/ZnO contacts on p-GaN for high power optoelectronic devices (2003)

Tseng, C. L., Youh, M. J., Moore, G. P., Hopkins, M. A., Stevens, R., Wang, W. N.

The mechanisms responsible for the transparency of Ni/Au and Ni/Au/ZnO on p-GaN has been investigated. It was found that the optical transmission of Ni/Au contacts is dominated by the film thickness...

Dispersion and rheological properties of alumina/zirconia slurries with methyl isobutyl ketone/ethanol solvents (2002)

Park, H. C., Yoon, S. Y., Lee, Y. B., Kim, B. K., Stevens, R.

The dispersion and rheological behavior of alumina, zirconia, and alumina/zirconia mixed slurries were investigated using various solvent ratios of methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)/ethanol (EtOH), by...

Suspension characteristics and rheological properties of mullite/zirconia powder in methyl isobutyl ketone (2002)

Park, H. C., Yang, T. Y., Lee, Y. B., Kim, B. K., Stevens, R.

Particle size and its distribution, sedimentation bulk density and rheology of mullite, zirconia, and mullite/zirconia mixed suspensions have been studied in terms of oxide loading (20, 30 vol%), and...

Investigation into the processing and characterisation of piezoelectric nanocomposites (2002)

Panteny, S. R., Bowen, C. R., Stevens, R.

The results from the characterisation of the 'nanocomposite' barium titanate-silicon carbide in terms of dielectric properties and microstructure is presented. Although a grain size reduction...

Under potential deposition of lead onto carbon fibres for use in lead/acid battery applications (2002)

Lawrence, E. L., Ball, R. J., Stevens, R.

An effective method of reducing the mass of a lead acid battery is to replace the lead with a less dense electrical conductor such as carbon. The application of a thin layer of lead onto the surface...

Effect of soaking time on the positive active material and performance of the valve regulated lead/acid battery (2002)

Lawrence, E. L., Ball, R. J., Evans, R., Stevens, R.

During valve regulated lead/acid (VRLA) battery production bottlenecks occurring on the production line can result in varying delays between the different stages of production thus acting as a source...

Dispersion stability of Y-TZP/Ce-TZP powder system and slip casting (2002)

Kim, M. J., Yang, T. Y., Lee, Y. B., Park, H. C., Stevens, R.

The zeta potential and apparent viscosity measurements of 3Y-TZP, 12Ce-TZP and 3Y-TZP/12Ce-TZP suspensions, has allowed the slip casting conditions for the preparation of multilayer composites have...

Modelling of 3-3 piezocomposites for hydrophones (2002)

Kara, H., Perry, A., Stevens, R., Bowen, C. R.

Three-dimensional modelling of a 3-3 piezoelectric structure was carried out using finite element modelling software. Hydrostatic figures of merit were calculated for structures with increasing...

Interactions between an ABS type leadless glaze and a biscuit fired bone china body during glost firing. Part II: investigation of interactions (2002)

Kara, A., Stevens, R.

This part of the study involves the investigation of the interactions between an ABS type commercial leadless glaze and a biscuit fired bone china body during glost firing at different temperatures...

Interactions between an ABS type leadless glaze and a biscuit fired bone china body during glost firing. Part I: preparation of experimental phases (2002)

Kara, A., Stevens, R.

In this paper, part of an extended study, crystalline phases of a biscuit fired bone china body, namely anorthite and beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP), were produced experimentally to be used in...

Characterisation of biscuit fired bone china body microstructure. Part II: Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of glassy matrix (2002)

Kara, A., Stevens, R.

In this second part oft lie study, electron transparent specimens of the biscuit fired bone china body were prepared for a conventional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study. The crystalline...

Characterisation of biscuit fired bone china body microstructure. Part 1: XRD and SEM of crystalline phases (2002)

Kara, A., Stevens, R.

As a ceramic material bone china is a highly specialised product and is the basis of the world's most attractive and expensive types of tableware, mainly due to its translucency, whiteness, bright...

Novel composite electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cell applications (2002)

Ball, R. J., Stevens, R.

Gadolinia doped ceria is a good candidate for use as an alternative to zirconia for solid oxide fuel cell electrolytes. This is due to its higher ionic conductivity at reduced temperatures. However,...

Characterisation of Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.9/3Y-TZP composite electrolytes-Effects of 3Y-TZP particle treatment (2002)

Ball, R. J., Stevens, R.

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) electrolytes are currently manufactured from yttria stabilised zirconia. A limitation of this material is the high operating temperatures needed for efficient operation,...

Study of valve-regulated lead/acid batteries manufactured with different separator papers (2002)

Ball, R. J., Kurian, R., Evans, R., Stevens, R.

The separator paper is a key component within a valve-regulated lead/acid (VRLA) battery. Here we describe an experimental program aimed at elucidating how separator papers influence battery...

Failure mechanisms in valve regulated lead/acid batteries for cyclic applications (2002)

Ball, R. J., Kurian, R., Evans, R., Stevens, R.

Valve regulated lead/acid (VRLA) batteries are used in a variety of different applications, one of which is cycling. Cycle life testing of a batch of 40 Ah VRLA batteries showed a large variation in...

Influence of positive active material type and grid alloy on corrosion layer structure and composition in the valve regulated lead/acid battery (2002)

Ball, R. J., Kurian, R., Evans, R., Stevens, R.

Performance of a valve regulated lead/acid battery is affected by the properties of the positive grid corrosion layer. An investigation has been carried out using a range of experimental techniques...

Finite element (FE) modelling of current density on the valve regulated lead/acid battery positive grid (2002)

Ball, R. J., Evans, R., Stevens, R.

During operation of the valve regulated lead/acid (VRLA) battery, a mixed stoichiometry lead oxide corrosion layer is formed on the surface of the positive electrode. The formation of this layer has...

Characterisation of separator papers for use in valve regulated lead/acid batteries (2002)

Ball, R. J., Evans, R., Stevens, R.

Separator papers are an essential component of a valve regulated lead/acid (VRLA) battery. In addition to separating the positive and negative electrodes, they provide a constant pressure on the...

Characterisation of defects observed within the positive grid corrosion layer of the valve regulated lead/acid battery (2002)

Ball, R. J., Evans, R., Deven, M., Stevens, R.

An investigation into the failure of a series of cycled 40 Ah valve regulated lead acid batteries, identified a number of different defect types present in the corrosion layer. In this paper, a...

Reaction sintering and microstructural development in the system Al2O3-AlN (2001)

Kim, Y. W., Park, H. C., Lee, Y. B., Oh, K. D., Stevens, R.

The reaction sintering and microstructural development of alumina with additions of 1-25 mol% AlN have been investigated by heating under 1-atm nitrogen gas at 1600-1800 degreesC. Sintering Al2O3...

3-3 piezocomposites: A comparison between the models and experimental results (2001)

Kara, H., Perry, A., Stevens, R., Bowen, C. R.

A PZT/Polymer composite with connectivity in three dimensions (3-3) has been investigated in terms of piezoelectric coefficients and permittivity by analytical and numerical models and compared with...

Interpenetrating PZT/polymer composites for hydrophones: Models and experiments (2001)

Kara, H., Perry, A., Stevens, R., Bowen, C. R.

PZT/Polymer composites with various polymer content and connectivity patterns have been manufactured for hydrophone applications. The composites were investigated in terms of permittivity,...

The effect of retarders on the microstructure and mechanical properties of magnesia-phosphate cement mortar (2001)

Hall, D. A., Stevens, R., El-Jazairi, B.

Magnesia-phosphate cement (MPC) mortars based on magnesia and ammonium dihydrogen orthophosphate (ADP) were prepared with additions of sodium triphosphate (STP), boric acid, and borax as...

Analytical and numerical modelling of 3-3 piezoelectric composites (2001)

Bowen, C. R., Perry, A., Stevens, R., Mahon, S.

A '3-3' piezocomposite is a structure in which both an active piezoelectric phase and a passive polymer phase are interconnected in three dimensions. These materials are of particular interest for...

Comparison of allogeneic transplant versus chemotherapy for relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in the MRC UKALL R1 trial (2000)

Harrison, G., Richards, S., Lawson, S., Darbyshire, P., Pinkerton, R., Stevens, R., ...

Background Although reinduction rates are good for children with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia there is no consensus on whether bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is the most effective...

Managing standards compliance (1999)

Emmerich, W., Finkelstein, A., Montangero, C., Antonelli, S., Armitage, S., Stevens, R.

Software engineering standards determine practices that `compliant' software processes shall follow. standards generally define practices in terms of constraints that must hold for documents. The...

A loss of innocence?: judicial independence and the separation of powers (1999)

Stevens, R

The concepts of judicial independence and the separation of powers are used more as terms of political rhetoric than legal concepts in the British constitution. Responsible government significantly...

Data Management for Large-Scale Scientific Computations in High Performance Distributed Systems (1999)

A. Choudhary, J. No, G. Memik, X. Shen, W. Liao, H. Nagesh, ...

With the increasing number of scientific applications manipulating huge amounts of data, effective high-level data management is an increasingly important problem. Unfortunately, so far the solutions...

Data Management for Large-Scale Scientific Computations in High Performance Distributed Systems (1999)

A. Choudhary, J. No, G. Memik, X. Shen, W. Liao, H. Nagesh, ...

With the increasing number of scientific applications manipulating huge amounts of data, effective high-level data man-agement is an increasingly important problem. Unfortunately, so far the...

A loss of innocence?: judicial independence and the separation of powers (1999)

Stevens, R

The concepts of judicial independence and the separation of powers are used more as terms of political rhetoric than legal concepts in the British constitution. Responsible government significantly...

Implementing a compliance manager (1998)

Armitage, S., Stevens, R., Finkelstein, A.

Many companies claim to adhere to standards for software project development. This is often used as a marketing tool when eliciting business. But how does the customer or project manager know that...

Standards compliant software development (1997)

Emmerich, W., Finkelstein, A., Montangero, C., Stevens, R.

Software engineering standards determine practices that `compliant' software processes shall follow. Standards generally define practices in terms of constraints that must hold for documents. The...

An intensive multi-site pilot study investigating atmospheric mercury in Broward County, Florida (1995)

Vette, A. F., Keeler, Gerald J., Evans, G., Stevens, R., Dvonch, J. T.

An intensive multi-site pilot study of atmospheric Hg was conducted in Broward County, Florida in August and September of 1993. Broward County, which contains the city of Fort Lauderdale, is located...

The effect of 6-mercaptopurine on natural killer-cell activities in Crohn's disease (1985)

Korelitz, B., Oliver, M., Brogan, M., Hiserodt, J. C., Stevens, R., Targan, S.

Crohn's disease patients on long-term 6-mercaptopurine therapy (more than 4 months) were evaluated for activity of peripheral blood natural killer cells. Natural killer-cell cytolytic activity...

Search for heavy neutral leptons in e+e- annihilations at 29 GeV (1984)

Errede, D., Akerlof, Carl W., Chapman, Jay W., Harnew, N., Kesten, P., Kooijman, S., ...

A search was made in 29 GeV e+e- annihilations for heavy, neutral leptons decaying to e+/-X[mnplus]([nu]), where X is a muon or charged meson. Six events with isolated e+/-X[mnplus] pairs were found...

Charm quark production and fragmentation in e+e- annihilation at 29 GeV (1984)

Derrick, M., Fernandez, E., Fries, R., Hyman, L., Kooijman, P., Loos, J. S., ...

The electroweak production asymmetry and the decay fragmentation function for have been measured at using charged D* production over the full kinematic range. The data were taken at PEP using the...

COMPOSÉS PRESQUE MAGNÉTIQUESLOW TEMPERATURE SUSCEPTIBILITIES AND SPECIFIC HEATS OF PALLADIUM-PLATINUM ALLOYS (1971)

Gibson, M., Moody, D., Stevens, R.

Measurements are reported of the low temperature (1-4 °K) specific heats and susceptibilities of PdPt alloys. The analysis of the results in terms of a uniform and localised enhancement models is...

Lifetime Test On A High-Performance Dc Microwave Proton Source

Sherman Hodgkins Lara, J. Sherman, D. Hodgkins, P. Lara, J. D. Schneider, R. Stevens

This paper reports on a 170 hour continuous run in which the microwave source produced 60 - 65 mA hydrogen-ion current at 47 keV without a plasma-chamber fault.

Phase I study of temozolomide in paediatric patients with advanced cancer. United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group.

Estlin, E. J., Lashford, L., Ablett, S., Price, L., Gowing, R., Gholkar, A., ...

A phase I study of temozolomide administered orally once a day, on 5 consecutive days, between 500 and 1200 mg m(-2) per 28-day cycle was performed. Children were stratified according to prior...