Non-topological Cycloops (2009)
Lake, M., Thomas, S., Ward, J.
We propose a mechanism for the creation of cosmic string loops with dynamically stabilised windings in the internal space. Assuming a velocity correlations regime in the post-inflationary epoch, such...
Study of the Hindrance Effect in Sub-barrier Fusion Reactions (2009)
Notani, M., Davies, P., Bucher, B., Fang, X., Lamm, L., Ma, C., ...
We have measured the fusion cross sections of the 12C(13C, p)24Na reaction through off-line measurement of the beta-decay of 24Na using the beta-gamma coincidence method. Our new measurements in the...
Lignocellulosic fiber reinforced rubber composites (2009)
John, MJ, Anandjiwala, RD, Thomas, S
Copyright: 2009 Old City Publishing
Simonneaux, V., Le Page, M., Helson, D., Metral, J., Thomas, S., Duchemin, Benoît, ...
Satellite monitoring of irrigation (SAMIR) est un logiciel de spatialisation de l'évapotranspiration (ET) et du bilan hydrique des cultures irriguées sur de grandes surfaces, basé sur...
Fabrication of BioFET Linear Array for Protein Interaction Detection (2009)
Wang, L., Huq, E., Estrela, Pedro, Migliorato, P., Thomas, S., Li, P., ...
C. Díaz-Ruiz, J. Wang, H. Ksiezak-Reding, L. Ho, X. Qian, N. Humala, ...
Epidemiological evidence suggests that hypertension may accelerate the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we explored the role of hypertension in the neurodegenerative...
C. Díaz-Ruiz, J. Wang, H. Ksiezak-Reding, L. Ho, X. Qian, N. Humala, ...
Epidemiological evidence suggests that hypertension may accelerate the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we explored the role of hypertension in the...
Charge shielding in the In-situ Storage Image Sensor for a vertex detector at the ILC (2009)
LCFI Collaboration, Zhang, Z, Stefanov, KD, Bailey, D, Banda, Y, Buttar, C, ...
Readout chip for Column Parallel CCD, CPR2A (2009)
Havranek, M, Murray, P, Stefanov, K, Thomas, S, Damerell, C, Fopma, J, ...
Bird, S, Kurowski, W, Feldman, S, Browning, C, Lau, R, Radermacher, H, ...
Inactivity has been identified as a major contributor to the burden of disease in older women. Study aims were: (a) to assess the personal, social, and environmental facilitators and impediments to...
REACh unterscheidet zwischen verschiedenen Rollen, die mit unterschiedliche Pflichten verbunden sind. Die wichtigsten Rollen sind dabei Hersteller, Importeur und der nachgeschaltete Anwender. Die...
Feldman, S, Radermacher, H, Browning, C, Bird, S, Thomas, S
The substantial and increasing number of older Australian people from culturally diverse backgrounds justifies the investigation and inclusion of their experiences in ageing research. Few empirical...
Egan, M., Bambra, C., Petticrew, M., Whitehead, M., Thomas, S., Thompson, H.
Background: The "demand control support" model of workplace health may help researchers, practitioners and policy-makers understand how psychosocial interventions can improve workplace health and...
The essential role of social theory in qualitative public health research (2007)
Willis, KF, Daly, J, Kealy, M, Small, R, Koutroulis, G, Green, J, ...
Objective: To define the role of social theory and examine how research studies using qualitative methods can use social theory to generalise their results beyond the setting of the study or to other...
The effects of the blend composition and compatibilization on the morphology of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE)/ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) blends were studied. The blends showed...
How should we diagnose suspected deep-vein thrombosis? (2006)
Goodacre, S., Stevenson, M., Wailoo, A., Sampson, F., Sutton, A.J., Thomas, S.
Background: Many different approaches are used to diagnose suspected deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), but there has been little formal comparison of strategies. Aim: To identify the most cost-effective...
Malliaras, P., Cook, Jill, Ptasznik, R., Thomas, S.
Objective: Patellar tendon injury, defined by tendon abnormality (TA) on imaging and by pain, is common among volleyball players, but little is known about change in this injury over a volleyball...
Transcriptional activators in yeast. (2006)
Titz, B., Thomas, S., Rajagopala, S.V., Chiba, T., Ito, T., Uetz, P.
Nucleic Acids Research, 34(2006) S.955-67
The dynamic mechanical properties of oil palm fiber reinforced phenol formaldehyde (PF) composites and oil palm/glass hybrid fiber reinforced PF composites were investigated as a function of fiber...
Dynamic mechanical behavior of short coir fiber reinforced natural rubber composites (2005)
Dynamic mechanical behavior of natural rubber and its composites reinforced with short coir fibers has been studied. Maxima in tan delta, E" and the middle point of E' vs. temperature curves of the...
Considine, Julie, Botti, Mari, Thomas, S.
Abstract Emergency nurses frequently and independently make decisions regarding supplemental oxygen. The importance of these decisions for patients is highlighted by the well documented association...
Morawska, L, Jamriska, M, Thomas, S, Ferreira, L, Mengersen, K, Wraith, D, ...
The database on particle number emission factors has been very limited to date despite the increasing interest in the effects of human exposure to particles in the submicrometer range. There are also...
Melt rheology and morphology of nylon-6/ ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) blends were studied as a function of composition, temperature, and compatibilizer loading. Uncompatibilized blends with higher...
Microfibrillar reinforced composites (MFCs) have been prepared by reactive melt-extrusion of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and polyamide 12 (PA12) in the presence of a catalyst. These composites...
Zachariah, SR, Thomas, S, Aravind, I
The evolution of phase morphology in uncompatibilized and reactively compatibilized nylon-6/ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) blends has been investigated by scanning electron microscopy with special...
Francis, B, Thomas, S, Kumar, CR, Pavithran, C, ...
Hybrid composites prepared by the incorporation of two or more different types of fibres into a single polymer matrix deserve much attention. This method of hybridisation of composites offers a...
Lameire, N, Stevens, P, Raptis, S, Thomas, S, Schernthaner, G
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is rising rapidly in all developed countries, particularly in the growing population of persons >50 years of age. As a dangerous consequence, this is...
Uitewaal, P.J.M., Bruijnzeels, M.A., Bernsen, R.M.D., Voorham, A.J.J., Hoes, A.W., Thomas, S.
Aim: To compare the adherence to clinical guidelines by GPs as registered and glycaemic control in Turkish and Dutch type 2 diabetes patients. Design: A retrospective cohort study. Search of general...
Assessing environmental impacts of manufacturing: technologies for informing design (2004)
Treloar, Geoffrey, Crawford, Robert, Treloar, A., Thomas, S., Burry, M.
Poel, GV, Posada, F, Rao, VL, Ramaswamy, R, ...
The cure kinetics and morphology of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) epoxy resin modified with a poly (ether ether ketone) based on tertiary butyl hydroquinone (PEEK-T) cured with diamino...
Michler, GH, Radusch, HJ, Thomas, S
The effects of the blend ratio and initiating system on the viscoelastic properties of nanostructured natural rubber/polystyrene-based interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) were investigated in...
Dynamic mechanical properties of short sisal fibre reinforced polypropylene composites (2003)
Mathew, G, Joseph, K, Thomas, S
The dynamic mechanical properties of short sisal fibre reinforced polypropylene composites containing both untreated and treated fibres have been studied with reference to fibre loading, fibre...
Joseph, K, Thomas, S, Pillai, CKS, Prasad, VS, ...
The thermal and crystallisation behaviour of sisal/PP composites was studied by thermogravimetry (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarising optical microscopy. Chemical...
Johnson, T, Bhagawan, SS, Joseph, S, Thomas, S
The dynamic mechanical behavior of uncrosslinked (thermoplastic) and crosslinked (thermosetting) acrylonitrile butadiene rubber/poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (NBR/EVA) blends was studied with...
Oommen, Z, Bhagawan, SS, Thomas, S
The melt rheological properties of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE)/ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) blends were investigated with special reference to the effect of blend ratio, temperature,...
The thermal behaviour of polystyrene composites reinforced with short sisal fibres was studied by means of thermogravimetric and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. The thermal stability of the...
Augustine, S, Bhagawan, SS, Rao, SS, Thomas, S
The morphology and mechanical and viscoelastic properties of a series of blends of natural rubber (NR) and styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) latex blends were studied in the uncrosslinked and...
Molecular transport of aromatic hydrocarbons through nylon/ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) blend has been investigated in the temperature range of 25 to 65 degrees C. The effect of blend ratio on the...
Sreekala, MS, Unnikrishnan, G, Johnson, T, Thomas, S
The transport characteristics of ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR) membranes have been examined using four aromatic hydrocarbons as probe molecules. The EPR was crosslinked by different percentage of...
The dynamic mechanical and thermal properties of natural rubber/poly (methyl methacrylate) blends (NR/PMMA) with and without the addition of graft copolymer (NR-g-PMMA) have been investigated....
Ramamurthy, K, Anand, JS, Varughese, KT, Thomas, S
The rheological behaviour of polypropylene (PP)/acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) blends has been investigated with special reference to the effect of blend ratio, compatibilization and dynamic...
Unofficial fees in Bangladesh: price, equity and institutional issues (1999)
Killingsworth, J, Hossain, N, Hedrick-Wong, Y, Thomas, S, Rahman, A, Begum, T
Multiple primary visceral malignancy--a review with report of two cases. (1998)
Logani, KB, Bajaj, P, Mukherjee, J, Gulati, SM, Thomas, S, Baliga, BS, ...
Blends of natural rubber (NR) and polystyrene (PS) were prepared by melt mixing in a Brabender plasticorder and by solution casting using chloroform as the casting solvent. Earlier studies have...
Thomas, S, Sherriff, M, Birnie, D
The aim of the in vitro study was to investigate the frictional characteristics of two types of self-ligating brackets ('A' Company Damon SL and Adenta Time brackets) and two types of pre-adjusted...
Uraemic pruritus and exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in haemodialysis patients (1996)
Mettang, T., Thomas, S., Kiefer, T., Kuhlmann, U., Wodarz, R., ...
Uraemic pruritus is a frequent and disabling symptom in patients on dialysis. The pathogenesis of uraemic pruritus is nevertheless still obscure. We investigated whether di (2-ethylhexyl ) phthalate...
WICKRAMASINGHE, S. N., THOMAS, S., HASAN, R.
When heparinised whole blood was incubated with 5, 10, 45 or 180 μM 14C-acetaldehyde for 1 hr, an average of 33%, 34%, 33% and 41%, respectively, of the radioactivity was...
The Distribution of Doses to Members of the Public Around UK Civil Nuclear Sites (1991)
Walmsley, A., Mayall, A., Thomas, S., Lawson, G., Cooper, J.R.
Doses to individuals living within 5 km of the CEGB Hinkley Point nuclear power station are calculated. The individuals are representative of three age groups of the population: adults (20 years...
Nair, U.J., Friesen, M., Richard, I., Maclennan, R., Thomas, S., Bartsch, H.
Lime, representative of that used by betel quid chewers, was collected in a region of Papua New Guinea where the incidence in a region is high. The free calcium hydroxide content and pH of 25 lime...
Suppression of anchorage-independent growth after gene transfection.
Winterbourne, D. J., Thomas, S., Hermon-Taylor, J.
A novel procedure for isolating anchorage-dependent cells has been developed. It involves negative selection of cells growing in suspension followed by clonal replica screening for...
Thomas, S, Fayter, D, Misso, K, Ogilvie, D, Petticrew, M, Sowden, A, ...
Role of Hypertension in Aggravating Aβ Neuropathology of AD Type and Tau-Mediated Motor Impairment
Díaz-Ruiz, C., Wang, J., Ksiezak-Reding, H., Ho, L., Qian, X., Humala, N., ...
Epidemiological evidence suggests that hypertension may accelerate the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we explored the role of hypertension in the neurodegenerative...