Richard Davies

What is limiting near-infrared astrometry in the Galactic Center? (2009)

Fritz, Tobias K., Gillessen, Stefan, Trippe, Sascha, Ott, Thomas, Bartko, Hendrik, Pfuhl, Oliver, ...

We systematically investigate the error sources for high-precision astrometry from adaptive optics based near-infrared imaging data. We focus on the application in the crowded stellar field in the...

The SINS Survey: Broad Emission Lines in High-Redshift Star-Forming Galaxies (2009)

Shapiro, Kristen L., Genzel, Reinhard, Quataert, Eliot, Förster Schreiber, Natascha M., Davies, Richard, Tacconi, Linda, ...

High signal-to-noise, representative spectra of star-forming galaxies at z ~ 2, obtained via stacking, reveal a high-velocity component underneath the narrow Hα and [NII] emission lines. When...

The SINS Survey: Broad H-alpha Emission in High-Redshift Star-Forming Galaxies (2009)

Shapiro, Kristen L., Genzel, Reinhard, Quataert, Eliot, Schreiber, Natascha M. Förster, Davies, Richard, Tacconi, Linda, ...

High signal-to-noise, representative spectra of star-forming galaxies at z~2, obtained via stacking of the galaxies observed in the context of the SINS survey, reveal broad (FWHM > 1500 km/s) H-alpha...

Preservation of Web Resources: The JISC PoWR Project (2008)

Kelly, Brian, Ashley, Kevin, Guy, Marieke, Pinsent, Edward, Davies, Richard, Hatcher, Jordan

This paper describes the work of the JISC-funded PoWR (Preservation Of Web Resources) project which is developing a handbook on best practices and advice aimed at UK higher and further educational...

Kinemetry of SINS high-redshift star-forming galaxies : distinguishing rotating disks from major mergers (2008)

Shapiro, Kristen L., Genzel, Reinhard, Schreiber, Natascha M. Förster, Tacconi, Linda J., Bouché, Nicolas, Cresci, Giovanni, ...

We present a simple set of kinematic criteria that can distinguish between galaxies dominated by ordered rotational motion and those involved in major merger events. Our criteria are based on the...

Web-based monitoring system for home-based rehabilitation with stroke patients (2008)

Huiru Zheng, Richard Davies, Norman D Black, Bt Qb

Research on developing low cost home-based rehabilitation systems aim to provide support for the rehabilitation of post stroke patients in the home environment to promote/aid functional recovery and...

Testability Features of the Alpha 21364 Microprocessor (2008)

Scott Erlanger, Dilip K. Bhavsar, Richard Davies

The custom testability strategy of the Alpha 21364, Hewlett-Packard’s most recent Alpha microprocessor, builds upon its Alpha 21264 embedded core. Several additional DFT features integrate to meet...

Practice based commissioning (2008)

Davies, Richard

Through a number of different mechanisms, practice-based commissioning (PBC) was intended to improve patient care. Firstly, it was meant to increase clinician involvement in the commissioning of new...

Low back pain (2008)

Davies, Richard

Acute lower back pain is defined as back pain between the costal margins and the inferior gluteal folds. It is a common and important problem in primary care. The lifetime prevalence for acute low...

Osteoporosis (2008)

Davies, Richard

Osteoporosis occurs mostly in postmenopausal women and patients taking long-term corticosteroids. In women, the lifetime risk is 40% and men have a much lower but still significant risk of 13%. The...

Smoking Cessation (2008)

Bolland, Will, Davies, Richard, Simon, Chantal

In the UK, 25% of adults smoke cigarettes, 1% smoke a pipe regularly and 4% of men smoke at least one cigar per month. Of the cigarette smokers, 34% hand-roll their cigarettes, 55% would find it hard...

LIFE: Costing the digital preservation lifecycle (2007)

Wheatley, Paul, Ayris, Paul, Davies, Richard, McLeod, Rory, Shenton, Helen

Having confidence in the permanence of a digital resource requires a deep understanding of the preservation activities that will need to be performed throughout its lifetime, and an ability to plan...

The SINFONI MgII Program for Line Emitters (SIMPLE): Discovering starbursts near QSO sight-lines (2007)

Bouche, Nicolas, Murphy, Michael T., Peroux, Celine, Davies, Richard, Eisenhauer, Frank, Schreiber, Natasha Forster, ...

Low-ionization transitions such as the MgII 2796/2803 doublet trace cold gas in the vicinity of galaxies. It is not clear whether this gas is part of the interstellar medium of large proto-disks,...

The SINFONI pipeline (2007)

Modigliani, Andrea, Hummel, Wolfgang, Abuter, Roberto, Amico, Paola, Ballester, Pascal, Davies, Richard, ...

The SINFONI data reduction pipeline, as part of the ESO-VLT Data Flow System, provides recipes for Paranal Science Operations, and for Data Flow Operations at Garching headquarters. At Paranal, it is...

The SINFONI Mg II program for line emitters (SIMPLE) : discovering starbursts near QSO sight lines (2007)

Bouché, Nicolas, Murphy, Michael T., Péroux, Céline, Davies, Richard, Eisenhauer, Frank, Schreiber, Natascha M. Förster, ...

Low-ionization transitions such as the Mg ii λ2796/2803 doublet trace cold gas in the vicinity of galaxies. It is not clear whether this gas is part of the interstellar medium of large protodisks,...

Effect of selective COX-2 inhibitors on hepatic progenitor cells and the pathologies of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis (2007)

Davies, Richard

[Truncated abstract] Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major malignancy complicating chronic liver disease. New therapies for the prevention of HCC are required due to the limited success and...

The SINFONI Mg II program for line emitters (SIMPLE) : discovering starbursts near QSO sight lines (2007)

Bouché, Nicolas, Murphy, Michael T., Péroux, Céline, Davies, Richard, Eisenhauer, Frank, Schreiber, Natascha M. Förster, ...

Low-ionization transitions such as the Mg ii λ2796/2803 doublet trace cold gas in the vicinity of galaxies. It is not clear whether this gas is part of the interstellar medium of large protodisks,...

The SINFONI Mg II program for line emitters (simple) : discovering starbursts near QSO sight lines (2007)

Bouche, Nicolas, Murphy, Michael T., Peroux, Celine, Davies, Richard, Eisenhauer, Frank, Schreiber, Natascha M. Foerster, ...

Low-ionization transitions such as the Mg II gamma 2796/2803 doublet trace cold gas in the vicinity of galaxies. It is not clear whether this gas is part of the interstellar medium of large...

Effect of selective COX-2 inhibitors on hepatic progenitor cells and the pathologies of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis (2007)

Davies, Richard

[Truncated abstract] Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major malignancy complicating chronic liver disease. New therapies for the prevention of HCC are required due to the limited success and...

The SINFONI Mg II program for line emitters (SIMPLE) : discovering starbursts near QSO sight lines (2007)

Bouché, Nicolas, Murphy, Michael T., Péroux, Céline, Davies, Richard, Eisenhauer, Frank, Schreiber, Natascha M. Förster, ...

Low-ionization transitions such as the Mg ii λ2796/2803 doublet trace cold gas in the vicinity of galaxies. It is not clear whether this gas is part of the interstellar medium of large protodisks,...

The SINFONI Mg II program for line emitters (simple) : discovering starbursts near QSO sight lines (2007)

Bouche, Nicolas, Murphy, Michael T., Davies, Richard, Eisenhauer, Frank, Schreiber, Natascha M. Foerster, ...

Low-ionization transitions such as the Mg II gamma 2796/2803 doublet trace cold gas in the vicinity of galaxies. It is not clear whether this gas is part of the interstellar medium of large...

Effect of selective COX-2 inhibitors on hepatic progenitor cells and the pathologies of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis (2007)

Davies, Richard

[Truncated abstract] Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major malignancy complicating chronic liver disease. New therapies for the prevention of HCC are required due to the limited success and...

Effect of selective COX-2 inhibitors on hepatic progenitor cells and the pathologies of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis (2007)

Davies, Richard

[Truncated abstract] Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major malignancy complicating chronic liver disease. New therapies for the prevention of HCC are required due to the limited success and...

Effect of selective COX-2 inhibitors on hepatic progenitor cells and the pathologies of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis (2007)

Davies, Richard

[Truncated abstract] Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major malignancy complicating chronic liver disease. New therapies for the prevention of HCC are required due to the limited success and...

The SINFONI Mg II program for line emitters (SIMPLE) : discovering starbursts near QSO sight lines (2007)

Bouché, Nicolas, Murphy, Michael T., Péroux, Céline, Davies, Richard, Eisenhauer, Frank, Schreiber, Natascha M. Förster, ...

Low-ionization transitions such as the Mg ii λ2796/2803 doublet trace cold gas in the vicinity of galaxies. It is not clear whether this gas is part of the interstellar medium of large protodisks,...

The SINFONI Mg II program for line emitters (simple) : discovering starbursts near QSO sight lines (2007)

Bouche, Nicolas, Murphy, Michael T., Davies, Richard, Eisenhauer, Frank, Schreiber, Natascha M. Foerster, ...

Low-ionization transitions such as the Mg II gamma 2796/2803 doublet trace cold gas in the vicinity of galaxies. It is not clear whether this gas is part of the interstellar medium of large...

Effect of selective COX-2 inhibitors on hepatic progenitor cells and the pathologies of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis (2007)

Davies, Richard

[Truncated abstract] Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major malignancy complicating chronic liver disease. New therapies for the prevention of HCC are required due to the limited success and...

Effect of selective COX-2 inhibitors on hepatic progenitor cells and the pathologies of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis (2007)

Davies, Richard

[Truncated abstract] Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major malignancy complicating chronic liver disease. New therapies for the prevention of HCC are required due to the limited success and...

Effect of selective COX-2 inhibitors on hepatic progenitor cells and the pathologies of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis (2007)

Davies, Richard

[Truncated abstract] Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major malignancy complicating chronic liver disease. New therapies for the prevention of HCC are required due to the limited success and...

The SINFONI Mg II program for line emitters (SIMPLE) : discovering starbursts near QSO sight lines (2007)

Bouché, Nicolas, Murphy, Michael T., Péroux, Céline, Davies, Richard, Eisenhauer, Frank, Schreiber, Natascha M. Förster, ...

Low-ionization transitions such as the Mg ii λ2796/2803 doublet trace cold gas in the vicinity of galaxies. It is not clear whether this gas is part of the interstellar medium of large protodisks,...

The SINFONI Mg II program for line emitters (simple) : discovering starbursts near QSO sight lines (2007)

Bouche, Nicolas, Murphy, Michael T., Peroux, Celine, Davies, Richard, Eisenhauer, Frank, Schreiber, Natascha M. Foerster, ...

Low-ionization transitions such as the Mg II gamma 2796/2803 doublet trace cold gas in the vicinity of galaxies. It is not clear whether this gas is part of the interstellar medium of large...

Effect of selective COX-2 inhibitors on hepatic progenitor cells and the pathologies of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis (2007)

Davies, Richard

[Truncated abstract] Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major malignancy complicating chronic liver disease. New therapies for the prevention of HCC are required due to the limited success and...

The determinants of Norwegian exporters' foreign exchange risk management (2006)

Davies, Richard, Ekeberg, Christian, Marshall, Andrew P.

This paper examines foreign exchange (FX) hedging by Norwegian exporting firms to provide empirical evidence on the determinants of the hedging decision. The paper contributes to prior studies by,...

The determinants of Norwegian exporters' foreign exchange risk management (2006)

Davies, Richard, Ekeberg, Christian, Marshall, Andrew P.

This paper examines foreign exchange (FX) hedging by Norwegian exporting firms to provide empirical evidence on the determinants of the hedging decision. The paper contributes to prior studies by,...

The determinants of Norwegian exporters' foreign exchange risk management (2006)

Davies, Richard, Ekeberg, Christian, Marshall, Andrew P.

This paper examines foreign exchange (FX) hedging by Norwegian exporting firms to provide empirical evidence on the determinants of the hedging decision. The paper contributes to prior studies by,...

Kuenstliche Sterne und grosse Gesichtsfelder. Adaptive Optik in der Astronomie Teil II (2005)

Davies, Richard, Hippler, Stefan, Ragazzoni, Roberto

Im ersten Teil dieses Artikels wurden die Grundlagen der Adaptiven Optik zur Ausschaltung atmosphärischer Bildstörungen dargestellt. Es zeigte sich, dass zwei Faktoren ihren Nutzen stark...

Emerging ethical perspectives of e-commerce (2003)

Harris, Lisa, Coles, Anne Marie, Davies, Richard

A key debate about the nature and role of e-commerce centres around the question of whether it is merely an old activity in a new form, or a discontinuous process that rewrites the ideas and...

Semi-Markov Generated Point Processes and the Superposition of Finite Numbers of Independent Erlang and Hyperexponential Renewal Processes. (2002)

Richard Davies

The objective of this research has been to characterize in terms of spectral representations and interval distributions the univariate point process resulting from the superposition of a finite...

Vectored Intercept Model (VIM) - An Open Ocean Submarine Versus Submarine Search and Detection Simulation. (1998)

Richard Davies

A simulation model for the open ocean submarine versus submarine search and detection problem is presented. The objective of the simulation is to estimate the probability with which a nuclear powered...

A Longitudinal Analysis of Factors Related to Survival in Old Age (1992)

Shahtahmasebi, Said, Davies, Richard, Wenger, G. Clare

Data from a longitudinal study of the elderly in rural North Wales are used in an exploratory study of the relationships between very broadly defined social circumstances and longevity. A statistical...

Facilitation of feeding by low level stimulation of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus [microform] / (1972)

Davies, Richard.

Short title on half-title page: Enchanced feeding by low level stimulation of V.M.H.

Patients' experiences of screening for type 2 diabetes: prospective qualitative study embedded in the ADDITION (Cambridge) randomised controlled trial

Eborall, Helen, Davies, Richard, Kinmonth, Ann-Louise, Griffin, Simon, Lawton, Julia

Objectives To provide insight into factors that contribute to the anxiety reported in a quantitative study of the psychological effect of screening for type 2 diabetes. To explore expectations of and...

The relative risk aversion hypothesis of educational choice

Eskil Heinesen, Richard Davies, Anders Holm

Analysing young people's educational choices, we derive and test implications of a relative risk aversion hypothesis: that educational choices are made so as to minimize the risk of ending up with a...

A microfluidic cell for studying the formation of regenerated silk by synchrotron radiation small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering

Martel, Anne, Burghammer, Manfred, Davies, Richard, DiCola, Emanuela, Panine, Pierre, Salmon, Jean-Baptiste, ...

A tube-in-square-pipe microfluidic glass cell has been developed for studying the aggregation and fiber formation from regenerated silk solution by in-situ small-angle X-ray scattering using...