Gregory, Lucas, Rahman, S., Mukthar, Saqib
In 1998 two upper North Bosque River segments were designated as impaired due to point source and nonpoint source (NPS) pollution of phosphorus (P) in these segments of the watershed. As a result,...
Rahman, S., Mukthar, S., Gregory, L.
Two upper North Bosque River segments were designated as impaired in 1998 due to point source and nonpoint source (NPS) pollution of phosphorus (P) to these segments of the watershed. As a result,...
Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activity of the Alkaloids of Amlaki (Emblica officinalis) (2009)
S. Rahman, M.M. Akbor, A. Howlader, A. Jabbar
Alkaloids are important sources of drug that’s why we have conducted our research to find out the biological activity of the alkaloids of a plant that is the Amlaki. Alkaloids were extracted from...
Coolability of particulate beds in severe accidents: Status and remaining uncertainties (2009)
Bürger, M., Buck, M., Pohlner, G., Rahman, S., Kulenovic, R., Fichot, F., ...
Progress in Nuclear Energy. In press
Building a Fuzzy Expert System for Electric Load Forecasting Using a Hybrid Neural Network (2008)
I K. Dash, A. C. Liew, S. Rahman, G. Ramakrishna
Abstract-This paper presents the development of a hybrid neural network to model a fuzzy expert system for time series forecasting of electricc load. The hybrid neural network is trained to develop...
Mehlitz, T., Yildiz, Ilhami, Rahman, S., Hardin, C.
In addition to the labor, energy and water consumption are the two main cost drivers in current greenhouse systems. Consequently, considerable effort is expended to conserve energy and water, and...
This study investigates the status of quality management practices in logistics and compares the extent of quality practices between manufacturing and logistics companies in Australia. Using a sample...
Annear, N.M.P., Banerjee, D., Joseph, J., Harries, T.H., Rahman, S., Eastwood, J.B.
Background: Early identification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) can help delay or prevent its progression, but the opportunities for systematic screening of patients are not well defined. Aim: To...
Rahman, S., Mujahid, S. A., Hussain, S.
226Ra, 232Th and 40K were measured in soil samples, these were collected from different localities of the North West Frontier Province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. In order to...
Quality management practices in logistics services in Thailand (2008)
Rahman, S, Laosirihongthrong, T
Using a sample of firms drawn from five published databases, this study examines the extent to which quality management practices are adopted, quality management tools employed, and impediments to...
G. Chen, S. Rahman, Y. H. Park
sensitivity analysis in mixed-mode fracture mechanics
Pressure Vessels and Piping (2007)
S. Rahman, N. Ghadiali, G. M. Wilkowski, F. Moberg, B. Brickstad
Crack-opening-area analyses for circumferential through-wall cracks in pipes Part III: off-center cracks, restraint of bending, thickness transition and weld residual stresses
As pipelines age, a flaw population that varies initially along the pipeline can advance in size and number. Analysis of the serviceability of pipelines based on either inline inspection or...
with circumferential flaws (2007)
This paper describes the development of a probabilistic fracture-mechanics model for analyzing circumferential through-walled-cracked pipes subject to bending loads. It involves elastic-plastic...
Abstract--This paper proposes a global hysteretic model and establishes analytical relationship between the parameters of local and global hysteretic models for seismic analysis of multi-story shear...
S. Rahman, F. Brust, Circumferential Through-wall
A methodology is proposed to carry out elastic-plastic fracture analysis of throughwall cracked ductile pipe wetdments subjected to pure bending loads. It i based on deformation theory of plasticity,...
This is the second in series of two papers generated from a recent study on riskbased analysis for developing strategies to ensure pipeline integrity. This paper (Part II--Applications) focuses on...
S. Rahman, N. Ghadiali, G. M. Wilkowski, D. Paul
A computer model for probabilistic leak-rate
Constraint effects on probabilistic analysis of cracks in ductile solids (2007)
ABSTRACT This paper presents a method for evaluating constraint effects on probabilistic elastic– plastic analysis of cracks in ductile solids. It is based on fracture parameters J and Q,...
Mesh-Free Analree of Cracks in Isotropicfunctional4 (2007)
College Ofengineerqhfi The, B. N. Rao, S. Rahman
aGalz[Ax/[4z3A meshlA method forcal3]L/Ax/ stress-intensity factors (SIFs) for a stationary crack in two-dimensional functionaln gradedmaterial of arbitrary geometry. The methodinvolA/ anelz]]qAx/z3...
Effects of starch synthase IIa gene dosage on grain, protein and starch in endosperm of wheat (2007)
Konik-Rose, C., Thistleton, J., Chanvrier, H., Tan, I., Halley, P., Gidley, M., ...
Starch synthases (SS) are responsible for elongating the alpha-1,4 glucan chains of starch. A doubled haploid population was generated by crossing a line of wheat, which lacks functional ssIIa genes...
Effects of starch synthase IIa gene dosage on grain, protein and starch in endosperm of wheat (2007)
Konik-Rose, C., Thistleton, J., Chanvrier, H., Tan, I., Halley, P., Gidley, M., ...
Starch synthases (SS) are responsible for elongating the alpha-1,4 glucan chains of starch. A doubled haploid population was generated by crossing a line of wheat, which lacks functional ssIIa genes...
Pulse-induced acousto-electric vibrations in surface-gated GaAs-based quantum devices (2007)
Rahman, S., Stace, T. M., Langtangen, H. P., Kataoka, M., Barnes, C. H. W.
We present the results of a numerical investigation which show the excitation of acoustoelectric modes of vibration in GaAs-based heterostructures due to sharp nanosecond electric-field pulses...
Pagnamenta, A.T., Wilson, C.J., Anderson, N.E., Marotta, R., Duncan, A.J., ...
Background: Premature ovarian failure (POF) results in menopause before the age of 40. Recently, mutations in the catalytic subunit of mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma (POLG) were shown to...
Pulse-induced acoustoelectric vibrations in surface-gated GaAs-based quantum devices (2006)
Rahman, S., Stace, T. M., Langtangen, H. P., Kakaoka, M., Barnes, C. H. W.
We present the results of a numerical investigation which show the excitation of acoustoelectric modes of vibration in GaAs-based heterostructures due to sharp nano-second electric-field pulses...
Algorithms for haplotype infererence from genotypes in the presence of recombination / (2006)
Rahman, S. (Syedur), ...
Supervisor : Dr Rune Lyngsoe, Prof Jotun Hein and Prof Tom Melham.
Qu, X., Khutoryanskiy, V., Stewart, A., Rahman, S., Dufes, C.M., Wilson, C.G., ...
Amphiphilic chitosan-based polymers (Mw < 20 kDa) self-assemble in aqueous media at low micromolar concentrations to give previously unknown micellar clusters of 100−300 nm in size. Micellar...
Qu, X., Khutoryanskiy, V., Stewart, A., Rahman, S., Dufes, Christine, Wilson, C.G., ...
Amphiphilic chitosan-based polymers (Mw < 20 kDa) self-assemble in aqueous media at low micromolar concentrations to give previously unknown micellar clusters of 100−300 nm in size. Micellar...
Radon awareness survey in Pakistan (2006)
Rahman, S., Faheem, M., Rehman, S.
Significant progress has been made in reducing the risk from exposure to radon and its progeny all over the world as a result of efforts made by different organisations which are working together to...
RADON AWARENESS SURVEY IN PAKISTAN (2006)
Rahman, S., Faheem, M., Rehman, S.
Significant progress has been made in reducing the risk from exposure to radon and its progeny all over the world as a result of efforts made by different organisations which are working together to...
Rahman, S., Kataoka, M., Barnes, C. H. W., Langtangen, H. P.
We investigate the propagation of a piezoelectric surface acoustic wave (SAW) across a GaAs/Al$_X$Ga$_{1-X}$As heterostructure surface, on which there is fixed a metallic split-gate. Our method is...
A finite element analysis of a silicon based double quantum dot structure (2005)
Rahman, S., Gorman, J., Barnes, C. H. W., Williams, D. A., Langtangen, H. P.
We present the results of a finite-element solution of the Laplace equation for the silicon-based trench-isolated double quantum-dot and the capacitively-coupled single-electron transistor device...
Rahman, S., Langtangen, H. P., Barnes, C. H. W.
We describe and evaluate a numerical solution strategy for simulating surface acoustic waves through semiconductor devices with complex geometries. This multi-physics problem is of particular...
Elpeleg, O., Miller, C., Hershkovitz, E., Bitner-Glindzicz, M., Bondi-Rubinstein, G., Rahman, S., ...
The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion syndrome is a quantitative defect of mtDNA resulting from dysfunction of one of several nuclear-encoded factors responsible for maintenance of mitochondrial...
P.K. Sarker, S.U. Ahmed, S. Rahman, D. Dey
Present study deals with the suitability and production potential of two exotic fish species (GIFT: Genetically Improved Farm Tilapia; O. niloticus, C. carpio) as mono culture and mixed culture...
Courtesy Krister Svensson, Eva Olsson (cth, Prof Anne, Borg Prof, Yvan Bruynseraede, Prof Talat, ...
to a high electrical current density, causing electromigration of iron in the direction of the electron flow.
Ultra high performance concrete: Recent applications and research (2005)
Rahman, S, Molyneaux, T, Patnaikuni, I
With advances in concrete technology, ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) has become a new focus for researchers and the concrete industry. UHPC is characterized by high compressive strength and...
Exposure to Flour Dust in UK Bakeries: Current Use of Control Measures (2005)
ELMS, J., ROBINSON, E., RAHMAN, S., GARROD, A.
Objectives: In May 2001, a maximum exposure limit (MEL) for flour dust was set in the UK at 10 mg/m3 [8 h time-weighted average (TWA)] with a short-term exposure limit (STEL) of 30 mg/m3 (15...
Lambiase, P.D., Edwards, R.J., Anthopoulos, P., Rahman, S., Meng, Y.G., Bucknall, C.A., ...
Background: The mechanisms underlying the variation in collateral formation between patients, even with similar patterns of coronary artery disease, remain unclear. This study investigates whether...
Effect of Gamma Radiation on Growth and Yield of Barley under Different Nitrogen Levels (2004)
F. Subhan, M. Anwar, N. Ahmad, A. Gulzar, A. M. Siddiq, S. Rahman, ...
An experiment was conducted at Cereal Crops Research Institute Pirsabak Nowshera during 2000-01 to study the effect of gamma radiation at the rate of 10, 20 and 30 Krads on growth and yield of barley...
This paper unravels dynamic and intriguing shifts in the use of financial ratios in signaling corporate collapse. An empirical examination of the anecdotal evidences from notable recent corporate...
Exposure to Flour Dust in UK Bakeries: Current Use of Control Measures (2004)
Elms, J., Robinson, E., Rahman, S., Garrod, A.
Objectives: In May 2001, a maximum exposure limit (MEL) for flour dust was set in the UK at 10 mg/m3 [8 h time-weighted average (TWA)] with a short-term exposure limit (STEL) of 30 mg/m3 (15 min...
This paper unravels dynamic and intriguing shifts in the use of financial ratios in signaling corporate collapse. An empirical examination of the anecdotal evidences from notable recent corporate...
Exposure to Flour Dust in UK Bakeries: Current Use of Control Measures (2004)
Elms, J., Robinson, E., Rahman, S., Garrod, A.
Objectives: In May 2001, a maximum exposure limit (MEL) for flour dust was set in the UK at 10 mg/m3 [8 h time-weighted average (TWA)] with a short-term exposure limit (STEL) of 30 mg/m3 (15 min...
Power plants : green pharmacy. (2003)
Bagga, S, Mccarthy, L, Rahman, S, Jhawar, K, Ahuja, S, Udupa, N, ...
Is the mitochondrial complex I ND5 gene a hot-spot for MELAS causing mutations? (2003)
Liolitsa, D., Rahman, S., Benton, S., Carr, L.J., Hanna, M.G.
We identified two novel heteroplasmic mitochondrial DNA point mutations in the gene encoding the ND5 subunit of complex I: a 12770AG transition identified in a patient with MELAS (mitochondrial...
Alam, N.A., Rowan, A.J., Wortham, N.C., Pollard, P.J., Mitchell, M., Tyrer, J.P., ...
Germline mutations of the fumarate hydratase (FH, fumarase) gene are found in the recessive FH deficiency syndrome and in dominantly inherited susceptibility to multiple cutaneous and uterine...
Tomlinson, I.P.M., Alam, N.A., Rowan, A.J., Barclay, E., Jaeger, E.E.M., Kelsell, D., ...
Uterine leiomyomata (fibroids) are common and clinically important tumors, but little is known about their etiology and pathogenesis1, 2, 3. We previously mapped a gene that predisposes to multiple...
Compartmentation of the rabbit cerebellar cortex (2002)
Sanchez, M., Sillitoe, R.V., Attwell, P.J.E., Ivarsson, M., Rahman, S., Yeo, C.H., ...
The cytoarchitecture of the adult rabbit cerebellum is revealed by using zebrin II/aldolase c immunocytochemistry in both wholemount and sectioned material. Zebrin II is expressed by approximately...
Coelli, T, Rahman, S, Thirtle, C
Applying programming techniques to detailed data for 406 rice farms in 21 villages, for 1997, produces inefficiency measures, which differ substantially from the results of simple yield and unit cost...
Coelli, T, Rahman, S, Thirtle, C
Applying programming techniques to detailed data for 406 rice farms in 21 villages, for 1997, produces inefficiency measures, which differ substantially from the results of simple yield and unit cost...
A SURF1 gene mutation presenting as isolated leukodystrophy (2001)
Rahman, S., Brown, R.M., Chong, W.K., Wilson, C.J., Brown, G.K.
Mitochondrial respiratory chain defects are increasingly recognized in patients with leukodystrophy. We report the first case of leukodystrophy with systemic cytochrome oxidase deficiency caused by a...
In-Situ Raman Scattering Studies of Alkali-Doped Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes (2001)
Claye, Agnes, Rahman, S., Fischer, John E, Sirenko, A., Sumanasekera, G. U, Eklund, Peter C
Electrochemical doping and in-situ Raman scattering were used to study charge transfer in K- and Li-doped single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) as a function of alkali concentration. An 8 cm-1...
Decrease of 3243 A→G mtDNA mutation from blood in MELAS syndrome: a longitudinal study (2001)
Rahman, S., Poulton, J., Marchington, D., Suomalainen, A.
It is widely held that changes in the distribution of mutant mtDNAs underlie the progressive nature of mtDNA diseases, but there are few data documenting such changes. We compared the levels of 3243...
Attwell, P.J.E., Rahman, S., Yeo, C.H.
Classical conditioning of the nictitating membrane response (NMR)/eyeblink response of rabbits is a simple form of cerebellar-dependent, associative motor learning. Reversible inactivations of the...
Probabilistic fracture mechanics for nonlinear structures (2001)
A probabilistic methodology has been developed for fracture-mechanics analysis of nonlinear cracked structures. The methodology involves nonlinear ®nite element analysis using well-known commercial...
A Perturbation Method For Stochastic Meshless Analysis In Elastostatics (2001)
This paper presents a stochastic meshless method for solving boundary-value problems in linear elasticity that involves random material properties. The material property was modelled as a homogeneous...
M.R. Saha, M.M. Rahman, S.U. Ahmed, S. Rahman, H.K. Pal
A study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of stocking density on brood stock development of mud crab (Scylla serrata) in brackishwater earthen ponds. Four stocking densities such as 6000/ha (T1);...
P. K. Sarker, S. Rahman, M. M. Rahman, S. C. Chakraborty, M. N. Islam
A laboratory trial was conducted on the protein digestibility of rohu (Labeo rohita) fingerlings in a static indoor fish rearing water system of glass made aquaria (90 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm) for a...
S. Rahman, P.K. Sarker, S.U. Ahmed, M. Rafiquzzaman, S.M. Ferdous
A study was carried out during the Aman season (September-Dcember) in the south-west coastal paddy fields of Bangladesh to understand the culture suitability and production potential of two exotic...
S. Rahman, M. M. Rahman, S. U. Ahmed, M. R. Kawser
A study was undertaken to evaluate the possibility of utilizing natural brackishwater (from Shibsa River) in the hatching operation and larvae culture of Macrobrachium rossenbergii. Three treatments...
Effect of Different Salinity Levels on the Yield and Yield Components of Wheat Cultivars (2000)
S. Rahman, Bashir Ahmad, Mohammad Shafi, Jehan Bakht
Statistical analysis of the data revealed that yield and yield components of Wheat cultivars were significantly (p = 0.05) affected by different salinity levels. Agronomic characters i.e. plant...
Probabilistic Analysis of Off-Center Cracks in Cylindrical Structures (2000)
S. Rahman, G. Chen A, Rahman Chen Firmature
This paper presents a probabilistic methodology for fracture-mechanics analysis of off-center cracks in pipes subject to pure bending moment. It is based on: (1) a new analytical approximation of the...
Abstract An element-free Galerkin method for probabilistic mechanics and reliability (2000)
A stochastic element-free Galerkin method was developed for reliability analysis of linear-elastic structures with spatially varying random material properties. A random ®eld representing material...
Boucher, C.A., King, S.K., Carey, N., Krahe, R., Winchester, C.L., Rahman, S., ...
Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is associated with a (CTG)n trinucleotide repeat expansion in the 3′-untranslated region of a protein kinase-encoding gene, DMPK, which maps to chromosome 19q13.3....
Differential Protein Accumulation during Barley Grain Development (1982)
RAHMAN, S., SHEWRY, P. R., MIFLIN, B. J.
Barley grains were analysed during development for the presence of salt-soluble proteins, hordeins and glutelins. Characteristic temporal differences between the fractions were observed with hordeins...
Biosynthèse de la lignin sous l'influence de diverses substances / (1967)
Thesis (doctoral)--Université de Lille, 1967.
GSP-1 genes are linked to the grain hardness locus (Ha) on wheat chromosome 5D.
Jolly, C J, Glenn, G M, Rahman, S
An important determinant of wheat grain quality is the hardness of the grain. The trait is controlled by a major locus, Ha, on the short arm of chromosome 5D. Purified starch granules from...
Rahman, S, Lu, X, Kakkar, V V, Authi, K S
We have previously demonstrated [Lu, Williams, Deadman, Salmon, Kakkar, Wilkinson, Baruch, Authi and Rahman (1994) Biochem. J. 304, 929-936] the preferential antagonism of the interactions of the...
Benzakour, O, Formstone, C, Rahman, S, Kanthou, C, Dennehy, U, Scully, M F, ...
The presence of specific binding sites for the coagulation factor protein S (PS) on the surface of human vascular smooth muscle cells (HVSMC) is described. The binding characteristics of 125I-PS to...
Lu, X, Williams, J A, Deadman, J J, Salmon, G P, Kakkar, V V, Wilkinson, J M, ...
The inhibitory properties of a panel of snake-venom-derived RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) proteins, including the disintegrins kistrin, elegantin and albolabrin, and the neurotoxin homologue dendroaspin, were...
Lu, X, Deadman, J J, Williams, J A, Kakkar, V V, Rahman, S
Synthetic peptides based on the RGD domains of the potent platelet aggregation inhibitors kistrin and dendroaspin were generated. The 13-amino-acid peptides were synthesized as dicysteinyl linear and...
Hordein-gene expression during development of the barley (Hordeum vulgare) endosperm.
Rahman, S, Kreis, M, Forde, B G, Shewry, P R, Miflin, B J
A previous study [Rahman, Shewry & Miflin (1982) J. Exp. Bot. 33, 717-728] showed differential accumulation of the major storage proteins (called B and C hordeins) in developing endosperms of barley...
Rahman, S, Aitken, A, Flynn, G, Formstone, C, Savidge, G F
Several recent studies have demonstrated that the amino acid residues flanking the RGD sequence of high-affinity ligands modulate their specificity of interaction with integrin complexes. The present...
Rahman, S, Flynn, G, Aitken, A, Patel, Y, Hussain, F, Lu, X, ...
Several studies have demonstrated that the amino acid residues flanking the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence of high-affinity ligands modulate their specificity of interaction with integrin complexes....
Wattam, B, Shang, D, Rahman, S, Egglezou, S, Scully, M, Kakkar, V, ...
Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) is a unique minimal integrin-binding sequence that is found within several glycoprotein ligands. This sequence has also been found in snake-venom anti-platelet proteins, including...
Decrease of 3243 A→G mtDNA Mutation from Blood in MELAS Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study
Rahman, S., Poulton, J., Marchington, D., Suomalainen, A.
It is widely held that changes in the distribution of mutant mtDNAs underlie the progressive nature of mtDNA diseases, but there are few data documenting such changes. We compared the levels of 3243...
Cytochrome c oxidase deficiency associated with the first stop-codon point mutation in human mtDNA.
Hanna, M G, Nelson, I P, Rahman, S, Lane, R J, Land, J, Heales, S, ...
We have identified the first stop-codon point mutation in mtDNA to be reported in association with human disease. A 36-year-old woman experienced episodes of encephalopathy accompanied by lactic...
Diabetes, hyperinsulinaemia, and coronary risk factors in Bangladeshis in east London.
McKeigue, P M, Marmot, M G, Syndercombe Court, Y D, Cottier, D E, Rahman, S, Riemersma, R A
Immigrants from the Indian subcontinent (South Asians) in England and Wales have higher morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease than the general population; this seems to apply to both...
1. Facilitation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-mediated depolarization of cortical neurones induced by metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) agonists in the presence of tetrodotoxin...
1. The ability of calcimycin, cyclopiazonic acid and thapsigargin to facilitate the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-mediated depolarization of cortical projection neurones was investigated by use of...
Khandwalla, H, Luby, S, Rahman, S
Objectives: To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among specialists—that is, dermatologists,...
A seven year experience of medical emergencies in the assessment unit
Kibirige, M, Edmond, K, Kibirige, J, Rahman, S
Aims: To analyse retrospectively all referrals to the assessment unit during a seven year period, to determine their sources and destination.
Multidrug resistant neonatal sepsis in Peshawar, Pakistan
Rahman, S, Hameed, A, Roghani, M, Ullah, Z
Objective: To investigate the spectrum of organisms causing neonatal sepsis in Peshawar, Pakistan and to assess their sensitivity to various groups of drugs.
econometrics ; Autocorrelation; Marginal Likelihood
Farm productivity and efficiency in rural Bangladesh: the role of education revisited
This article reassesses the debate over the role of education in farm production in Bangladesh using a large dataset on rice producing households from 141 villages. Average and stochastic production...