S. D. Brown

Publication List Details

Period

1994 - 2008

Number

102

Co-Authors

Dipolar excitations at the LIII x-ray absorption edges of the heavy rare earth metals (2007)

Brown, S. D., Strange, P., Bouchenoire, L., Zarychta, B., Thompson, P. B. J., Mannix, D., ...

We report measured dipolar asymmetry ratios at the LIII edges of the heavy rare earth metals. The results are compared with a first principles calculation and excellent agreement is found. A simple...

Social networking technology: Place and identity in mediated communities (2007)

Brown, S.D.

This is the authors' final draft of the paper published as Journal of Community & Applied Psychology, vol. 17, pp.463-476. The final published version is available at...

Profile of the U 5f magnetization in U/Fe multilayers (2007)

Brown, S. D., Bouchenoire, L., Thompson, P., Springell, R., Mirone, A., Stirling, W. G., ...

Recent calculations, concerning the magnetism of uranium in the U/Fe multilayer system have described the spatial dependence of the 5f polarization that might be expected. We have used the x-ray...

A study of uranium-based multilayers: I. Fabrication and structural characterisation (2007)

Springell, R, Zochowski, S W, Ward, R C C, Wells, M R, Brown, S D, Bouchenoire, L, ...

This paper addresses the structural characterisation of a series of U/Fe, U/Co and U/Gd multilayers. X-ray reflectivity has been employed to investigate the layer thickness and roughness parameters...

A study of uranium-based multilayers: II. Magnetic properties (2007)

Springell, R, Zochowski, S W, Ward, R C C, Wells, M R, Brown, S D, Bouchenoire, L, ...

SQUID magnetometry and polarised neutron reflectivity measurements have been employed to characterise the magnetic properties of U/Fe, U/Co and U/Gd multilayers. The field dependence of the...

Complex Impedance, DSC and Lithium-7 NMR Studies of Poly(propylene oxide) Complexed with LiN(SO2CF3)2 and with LiAsF6 (2006)

Brown, S. D., Greenbaum, S. G., McLin, M. G., Wintersgill, M. C., Fontanella, J. J.

Complex impedance/electrical conductivity, differential scanning calorimetry and 7Li nuclear magnetic resonance measurements on poly (propylene oxide) complexed with two lithium salts LiN(SO2CF3)2...

Orbital bi-stripes in highly doped bilayer manganites. (2005)

Beale, T. A. W., Spencer, P. D., Hatton ., P. D., Wilkins, S. B., Von Zimmermann, M., Brown, S. D., ...

We present high-resolution high-energy and resonant x-ray-diffraction results from La2–2xSr1+2xMn2O7 for x=0.55, 0.575, and 0.60. These compounds show superlattice reflections at wave vectors of...

CRITICAL EVALUATION OF CERAMIC PROCESSING AT SUBCONVENTIONAL TEMPERATURES. (2005)

Brown, S. D., Accountius, O. E., Carpenter, W. H., Schroeder, T. F., Seric, M. J.

Reports and critical evaluations are presented for 11 categories of subconventional-temperature ceramic processes. The 11 categories are: (1) vapor deposition, (2) melt spraying, (3) hot forming, (4)...

Orbital Bi-Stripes in High Doped Bilayer Manganites (2004)

Beale, T. A. W., Spencer, P. D., Hatton, P. D., Wilkins, S. B., Von Zimmermann, M., Brown, S. D., ...

We present high resolution high energy and resonant x-ray diffraction results from La2-2xSr1+2xMn2O7 for x=0.55,0.575 and 0.60. These compounds show superlattice reflections at wavevectors of...

Charge ordering and structural distortions at low temperature in La2-2xSr1+2xMn2O7 (x=0.475 and 0.5). (2003)

Wilkins, S. B., Spencer, P. D., Beale, T. A., Hatton, P. D., Zimmermann, M. V., Brown, S. D., ...

In this paper we present x-ray scattering results of charge and orbital ordering in the bilayer manganite La222xSr112xMn2O7 with doping levels x50.5 and x50.475. Using high-energy x-ray scattering,...

Temperature dependence of the spin and orbital magnetization density in $Sm_{1-x}Gd_{x} Al_{2}$ around the spin-orbital compensation point (2002)

Taylor, J. W., Duffy, J. A., Bebb, A. M., Lees, M. R., Bouchenoire, L., Brown, S. D., ...

Non-resonant ferromagnetic x-ray diffraction has been used to separate the spin and orbital contribution to the magnetization density of the proposed zero-moment ferromagnet $Sm_{0.982}Gd_{0.018}...

Contrast-matching small-angle neutron scattering to monitor the accessibility of solvents to the porosity of coked FCC catalysts (2002)

Castro-Diaz, M., Hall, P.J., Snape, C.E., Brown, S.D., Hughes, R.

Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) has been performed on fresh and deactivated fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) equilibrium catalysts. The catalysts were coked using a vacuum gas oil feed and...

HIGH-MODULUS GLASSES BASED ON CERAMIC OXIDES. (1998)

Brown,S. D., Onoda,G. Y.

An investigation was conducted of glass formation among alumina-base oxide compositions. Modulus measurements were made on those compositions which formed glasses to determine the influence of...

OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ZIRCONIA AND THORIA: THEIR THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE AND EQUILIBRIUM OXYGEN PRESSURE. (1998)

Schroeder,T. F., Carniglia,S. C., Brown,S. D.

Initial studies revealed that oxygen-deficient zirconia and thoria are more resistant to thermal shock conditions than the corresponding stoichiometric materials. This program was undertaken to...

High-Modulus Glass Fibers for New Transportation and Infrastructure Composites and New Infrared Uses. (1998)

Wallenberger, F. T., Brown, S. D.

Calcium aluminate glass fibers offer major new opportunities in transportation, infrastructure composites and new infrared sensor applications. they possess a higher modulus than s-glass, an...

High-Modulus Glass Fibers for New Transportation and Infrastructure Composites and New Infrared Uses. (1998)

Wallenberger, F. T., Brown, S. D.

Calcium aluminate glass fibers offer major new opportunities in transportation, infrastructure composites and new infrared sensor applications. They possess a higher modulus than S-glass, an...

High-Modulus Glasses Based On Ceramic Oxides (1998)

Onoda, G.Y., Brown, S.D.

Initial studies on high-modulus glasses revealed that the aluminate system was a fruitful area for investigation. Exploration of this system was extended into the present effort. Among the many new...

DNA topoisomerase I is essential in Drosophila melanogaster.

Lee, M P, Brown, S D, Chen, A, Hsieh, T S

Both biochemical and genetic experiments suggest that the type I DNA topoisomerase may participate in DNA replication, recombination, transcription, and other aspects of DNA metabolism. Despite its...

Unusual molecular characteristics of a repeat sequence island within a Giemsa-positive band on the mouse X chromosome.

Nasir, J, Fisher, E M, Brockdorff, N, Disteche, C M, Lyon, M F, Brown, S D

The mouse genome contains 50 copies of a long complex repeat unit localized as a repeat sequence island to the A3 Giemsa-positive (dark) band on the mouse X chromosome. The repeat units are not...

Quality Control Limits for Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Tests of Ten Antifungal Agents

Barry, A. L., Pfaller, M. A., Brown, S. D., Espinel-Ingroff, A., Ghannoum, M. A., Knapp, C., ...

Broth microdilution susceptibility tests of Candida species have now been standardized by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS). An eight-laboratory collaborative study was...

Antipneumococcal Activities of a Ketolide (HMR 3647), a Streptogramin (Quinupristin-Dalfopristin), a Macrolide (Erythromycin), and a Lincosamide (Clindamycin)

Barry, A. L., Fuchs, P. C., Brown, S. D.

Four different compounds belonging to the macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (MLSb) class of antimicrobial agents were tested against 611 Streptococcus pneumoniae strains. The ketolide (HMR 3647,...

Precision and Accuracy of Fluconazole Susceptibility Testing by Broth Microdilution, Etest, and Disk Diffusion Methods

Barry, A. L., Pfaller, M. A., Rennie, R. P., Fuchs, P. C., Brown, S. D.

Interpretive agreements among the results of fluconazole broth microdilution tests, Etests, and disk diffusion tests were documented by evaluating 495 Candida spp. Microdilution reference test...

In vitro activities of cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefpirome, and penicillin against Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates.

Barry, A L, Brown, S D, Novick, W J

The in vitro activities of four extended-spectrum cephalosporins and benzyl penicillin were evaluated against 698 clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae, including 130 (19%)...

Prevalence of resistance to three fluoroquinolones: assessment of levofloxacin disk test error rates and surrogate predictors of levofloxacin susceptibility. AST Surveillance Group.

Fuchs, P C, Barry, A L, Brown, S D

More than 3,000 consecutive clinical bacterial isolates from 10 U.S. medical centers were subjected to standard broth microdilution and disk diffusion tests to determine their susceptibilities to...

In vitro studies of two triazole antifungal agents (voriconazole [UK-109,496] and fluconazole) against Candida species.

Barry, A L, Brown, S D

A new triazole derivative (voriconazole or UK-109,496) and fluconazole were tested against 249 isolates of Candida spp. representing six species. Voriconazole was 10 to 100 times more potent than...

In vitro activities of five fluoroquinolone compounds against strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae with resistance to other antimicrobial agents.

Barry, A L, Fuchs, P C, Brown, S D

Ciprofloxacin, clinafloxacin, PD 131628, sparfloxacin, and trovafloxacin were tested against 236 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae, most of which were resistant to other agents. Resistance to...

Evaluation of a new latex agglutination inhibition card test for determining serum gentamicin levels.

Doern, G V, Glew, R H, Parker, D S, Pavuk, R A, Brown, S D

A new latex agglutination inhibition card test was compared with a microbiological method and radioimmunoassay for determining serum gentamicin levels. When 60 sera, each containing a known...

Fluconazole disk diffusion procedure for determining susceptibility of Candida species.

Barry, A L, Brown, S D

A simple disk diffusion test was defined for quick determination of the susceptibility of Candida species to fluconazole. The standard macrotube dilution reference method, the fluconazole E test, and...

Interpretive criteria and quality control parameters for testing of susceptibilities of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae to trimethoprim and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. The Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing OC Group.

Fuchs, P C, Barry, A L, Brown, S D

Two hundred twenty-eight strains of Haemophilus influenzae and 234 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae were tested by broth microdilution and disk diffusion methods for susceptibility to trimethoprim...

Evaluation of the Repliscan system for identification of Enterobacteriaceae.

Brown, S D, Washington, J A

The Repliscan system, a semiautomated method for identifying gram-negative bacilli, was evaluated for its potential usefulness in clinical microbiology laboratories. A total of 1,877 isolates,...

The specific organisation of satellite DNA sequences on the X-chromosome of Mus musculus: partial independence of chromosome evolution.

Brown, S D, Dover, G A

DNA was isolated from a chinese hamster/mouse hybrid cell line containing a single mouse chromosome, the X-chromosome, and digested with a variety of restriction endonucleases known to cut mouse...

Conservation of sequences in related genomes of Apodemus: constraints on the maintenance of satellite DNA sequences.

Brown, S D, Dover, G A

Satellites from two related species of the Apodemus genus, A. sylvaticus and A. flavicollis, have been analysed with restriction enzymes Taq I, Alu I and Hind III. The restriction maps are closely...

Co-amplification of L1 line elements with localised low copy repeats in Giemsa dark bands: implications for genome organisation.

Nasir, J, Maconochie, M K, Brown, S D

A repeat sequence island, located at the A3 Giemsa dark band on the mouse X chromosome and consisting of 50 copies of a localised long complex repeat unit (LCRU), features an unusually high...

Pulse-field linkage of the P3, G6pd and Cf-8 genes on the mouse X chromosome: demonstration of synteny at the physical level.

Brockdorff, N, Amar, L C, Brown, S D

Utilising pulse-field gel electrophoresis physical linkage between three mouse X-linked genes has been demonstrated. The three genes, P3, G6pd and Cf-8 all lie within 400 Kb of DNA. This physical...

Isolation and characterization of a gene encoding DNA topoisomerase I in Drosophila melanogaster.

Hsieh, T S, Brown, S D, Huang, P, Fostel, J

We synthesized a DNA probe specific for the gene encoding eucaryotic DNA topoisomerase I by the polymerase chain reaction. The sequences of the primers for this reaction were deduced from the regions...

Characterization of VSG gene expression site promoters and promoter-associated DNA rearrangement events.

Gottesdiener, K, Chung, H M, Brown, S D, Lee, M G, Van Der Ploeg, L H

The expressed variant cell surface glycoprotein (VSG) gene of Trypanosoma brucei is located at the 3' end of a large, telomeric, polycistronic transcription unit or expression site. We show that the...

The promoter for the procyclic acidic repetitive protein (PARP) genes of Trypanosoma brucei shares features with RNA polymerase I promoters.

Brown, S D, Huang, J, Van Der Ploeg, L H

All eukaryotic protein-coding genes are believed to be transcribed by RNA polymerase (Pol) II. An exception may exist in the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei, in which the genes encoding the...

Microdissection of and microcloning from the short arm of human chromosome 2.

Bates, G P, Wainwright, B J, Williamson, R, Brown, S D

A bank of cloned DNA sequences from the distal half of the short arm of human chromosome 2 was generated by using microdissection and microcloning techniques. DNA was purified from 106 chromosomal...

Microdissection and microcloning of the mouse X chromosome.

Fisher, E M, Cavanna, J S, Brown, S D

A wild mouse (CD) karyotype in which all the chromosomes bar the X, 19, and Y, are fused as metacentrics has been used for the microdissection and microcloning of a specific mouse X chromosome...

Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Activity of Yersinia pestis Murine Toxin

Brown, S. D., Montie, T. C.

Yersinia pestis plague murine toxin has been found to inhibit the mobilization of free fatty acids in mice in a manner similar to that of beta-adrenergic blocking agents. The blockage is detectable...

Recovery of energy metabolism in rat brain after carbon monoxide hypoxia.

Brown, S D, Piantadosi, C A

Carbon monoxide (CO) may inhibit mitochondrial electron transport in the brain and increase the toxic effects of the gas. This hypothesis was investigated in anesthetized rats during CO exposure and...

Construction of a detailed molecular map of the mouse X chromosome by microcloning and interspecific crosses.

Brockdorff, N, Fisher, E M, Cavanna, J S, Lyon, M F, Brown, S D

A large number of microclones obtained by microdissection of the mouse X chromosome have been mapped using an interspecific Mus domesticus/Mus spretus cross. Clones displaying close linkage to a...

Posthospital needs of elderly people at home: findings from an eight-month follow-up study.

Jones, E W, Densen, P M, Brown, S D

In a study of 737 elderly hospital patients discharged to their homes in suburban areas northwest of Chicago, Illinois, 60 percent were assessed as needing help with personal care or housekeeping....

Myosin VIIA is specifically associated with calmodulin and microtubule-associated protein-2B (MAP-2B).

Todorov, P T, Hardisty, R E, Brown, S D

Myosin VIIA is a motor molecule with a conserved head domain and tail region unique to myosin VIIA, which probably defines its unique function in vivo. In an attempt to further characterize myosin...

In Vitro Activity of Doripenem against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia Isolates from both Cystic Fibrosis and Non-Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Traczewski, M. M., Brown, S. D.

The in vitro activities of doripenem, imipenem, levofloxacin, piperacillin, ceftazidime, aztreonam, tobramycin, and cefepime were determined for 160 isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (82 from cystic...

Asbestos and silica-induced changes in human alveolar macrophage phenotype.

Holian, A, Uthman, M O, Goltsova, T, Brown, S D, Hamilton, R F

The mechanism by which fibrogenic particulates induce inflammation that can progress to lung fibrosis is uncertain. The alveolar macrophage (AM) has been implicated in the inflammatory process...

Urban particle-induced apoptosis and phenotype shifts in human alveolar macrophages.

Holian, A, Hamilton, R F, Morandi, M T, Brown, S D, Li, L

Epidemiological studies report a small but positive association between short-term increases in airborne particulate matter and small increases in morbidity and mortality from respiratory and...

DNA topoisomerase I is essential in Drosophila melanogaster.

Lee, M P, Brown, S D, Chen, A, Hsieh, T S

Both biochemical and genetic experiments suggest that the type I DNA topoisomerase may participate in DNA replication, recombination, transcription, and other aspects of DNA metabolism. Despite its...

Unusual molecular characteristics of a repeat sequence island within a Giemsa-positive band on the mouse X chromosome.

Nasir, J, Fisher, E M, Brockdorff, N, Disteche, C M, Lyon, M F, Brown, S D

The mouse genome contains 50 copies of a long complex repeat unit localized as a repeat sequence island to the A3 Giemsa-positive (dark) band on the mouse X chromosome. The repeat units are not...

Quality Control Limits for Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Tests of Ten Antifungal Agents

Barry, A. L., Pfaller, M. A., Brown, S. D., Espinel-Ingroff, A., Ghannoum, M. A., Knapp, C., ...

Broth microdilution susceptibility tests of Candida species have now been standardized by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS). An eight-laboratory collaborative study was...

Antipneumococcal Activities of a Ketolide (HMR 3647), a Streptogramin (Quinupristin-Dalfopristin), a Macrolide (Erythromycin), and a Lincosamide (Clindamycin)

Barry, A. L., Fuchs, P. C., Brown, S. D.

Four different compounds belonging to the macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (MLSb) class of antimicrobial agents were tested against 611 Streptococcus pneumoniae strains. The ketolide (HMR 3647,...