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Paradoxes of conservation and development in postsocialist Bulgaria: Recent controversies (2002)
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Staddon, C., & Cellarius, B. (2002). Paradoxes of conservation and development in postsocialist Bulgaria: Recent controversies. European Environment, 12(2), 105-116. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.289

Based on extensive primary research in the 1990s a number of contemporary Bulgarian environmental controversies are examined, which highlight some of the paradoxes of sustainable development in a postsocialist context. Water sector controversies such... Read More about Paradoxes of conservation and development in postsocialist Bulgaria: Recent controversies.

Strategic environmental assessment: Effective planning instrument or lost concept (2002)
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Fischer, T. B., & Seaton, K. (2002). Strategic environmental assessment: Effective planning instrument or lost concept. Planning Practice and Research, 17(1), 31-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/02697450220125069

After its 'invention' as a fairly clearly defined instrument for assessing the environmental impacts of policies, plans and programmes in the 1980s, at the end of the 1990s SEA appeared more an undefined concept than a clear and effective planning in... Read More about Strategic environmental assessment: Effective planning instrument or lost concept.

Building Collaborative Capacity through `Theories of Change': Early Lessons from the Evaluation of Health Action Zones in England (2002)
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Sullivan, H., Barnes, M., & Matka, E. (2002). Building Collaborative Capacity through `Theories of Change': Early Lessons from the Evaluation of Health Action Zones in England. Evaluation, 8(2), 205-226. https://doi.org/10.1177/1358902002008002514

©, 2002 SAGE Publications (London, Thousand Oaks and New Delhi). In the UK a great deal of attention is currently focused on the potential of the `theories of change' approach to evaluating complex public policy interventions. However, there is still... Read More about Building Collaborative Capacity through `Theories of Change': Early Lessons from the Evaluation of Health Action Zones in England.

A canonical form return mapping algorithm for rate independent plasticity (2002)
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Keavey, M. A. (2002). A canonical form return mapping algorithm for rate independent plasticity. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 53(6), 1491-1510. https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.350

A canonical form for the representation of elastic predictor radial return plasticity algorithms is presented which is deceptive in its simplicity. Iterative application of the corrector is in a form used universally in the solution of ordinary diffe... Read More about A canonical form return mapping algorithm for rate independent plasticity.

The fabrication and characterisation of a highly sensitive polypyrrole sensor and its electrical responses to amines of differing basicity at high humidities (2002)
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Guernion, N., Ewen, R. J., Pihlainen, K., Ratcliffe, N. M., & Teare, G. C. (2002). The fabrication and characterisation of a highly sensitive polypyrrole sensor and its electrical responses to amines of differing basicity at high humidities. Synthetic Metals, 126(2-3), 301-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0379-6779%2801%2900572-0

Ammonia is a common feedstock for many chemical processes involving nitrogen compounds. It is a poisonous, colourless gas with a pungent smell and a fairly low odour threshold of approximately 5 ppm. The recommended threshold limit value for human ex... Read More about The fabrication and characterisation of a highly sensitive polypyrrole sensor and its electrical responses to amines of differing basicity at high humidities.

Expression of lux genes in a clinical isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Using bioluminescence to monitor gemifloxacin activity (2002)
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MacGowan, A. P., Beard, S., Salisbury, V., Lewis, R., & Sharpe, J. (2002). Expression of lux genes in a clinical isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Using bioluminescence to monitor gemifloxacin activity. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 46(2), 538-542. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.46.2.538-542.2002

A clinical isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae was transformed with a plasmid containing the lux operon of Photorhabdus luminescens that had been modified to function in gram-positive bacteria. Cells containing this plasmid produced light stably and... Read More about Expression of lux genes in a clinical isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Using bioluminescence to monitor gemifloxacin activity.

Dynamic imaging of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ concentration in insulin-secreting MIN6 cells using recombinant targeted cameleons: Roles of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA)-2 and ryanodine receptors (2002)
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Varadi, A., & Rutter, G. A. (2002). Dynamic imaging of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ concentration in insulin-secreting MIN6 cells using recombinant targeted cameleons: Roles of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA)-2 and ryanodine receptors. Diabetes, 51(S1), 190-201. https://doi.org/10.2337/diabetes.51.2007.S190

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) plays a pivotal role in the regulation of cytosolic Ca2+ concentrations ([Ca2+]cyt) and hence in insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in both the uptake and release of Ca... Read More about Dynamic imaging of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ concentration in insulin-secreting MIN6 cells using recombinant targeted cameleons: Roles of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA)-2 and ryanodine receptors.

Age associated decline in CD25 and CD28 expression correlate with an increased susceptibility to CD95 mediated apoptosis in T cells (2002)
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McLeod, J. D., Barcia, R. N., & Dennett, N. S. (2002). Age associated decline in CD25 and CD28 expression correlate with an increased susceptibility to CD95 mediated apoptosis in T cells. Experimental Gerontology, 37(2-3), 271-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0531-5565%2801%2900193-0

Immunosenescence is believed to contribute to increase susceptibility to infectious diseases and cancer in the elderly, and is caused mainly by changes in the T cell compartment. Longitudinal studies were undertaken to examine T cell surface receptor... Read More about Age associated decline in CD25 and CD28 expression correlate with an increased susceptibility to CD95 mediated apoptosis in T cells.

Air quality action plans: Early indicators of urban local authority practice in England (2002)
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Beattie, C. I., Longhurst, J., & Woodfield, N. K. (2002). Air quality action plans: Early indicators of urban local authority practice in England. Environmental Science and Policy, 5(6), 463-470. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1462-9011%2802%2900094-1

The delivery of improved local ambient air quality in the UK has emerged through the implementation of the Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland [DETR, Welsh Office, Scottish Office, Department of the Environment for... Read More about Air quality action plans: Early indicators of urban local authority practice in England.

Leadership in urban governance: The Mayor of London (2002)
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Sweeting, D. (2002). Leadership in urban governance: The Mayor of London. Local Government Studies, 28(1), 3-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/714004134

This article discusses leadership in urban governance by examining the Mayor of London. It uses a conceptual framework of four elements: the external environment to local leadership; the institutional arrangements in which leaders operate; the local... Read More about Leadership in urban governance: The Mayor of London.

Locality and community: Towards a vehicle for community-based decision making in rural localities in England (2002)
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Owen, S. (2002). Locality and community: Towards a vehicle for community-based decision making in rural localities in England. Town Planning Review, 73(1), 41-61. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.73.1.3

Recent widespread discussion including policy statements by government suggest that more authority should be devolved to local communities to make decisions about the rural localities in which they live. The paper evaluates existing instruments, incl... Read More about Locality and community: Towards a vehicle for community-based decision making in rural localities in England.

The UK public transport industry and provision of multi-modal traveller information (2002)
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Lyons, G., & Harman, R. (2002). The UK public transport industry and provision of multi-modal traveller information. International Journal of Transport Management, 1(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1471-4051%2801%2900002-7

In recent years significant developments in transport policy have taken place in the UK. Public transport is considered key to the policy objectives of achieving an integrated and sustainable transport system. Improvements to public transport operati... Read More about The UK public transport industry and provision of multi-modal traveller information.

ZCS redux (2002)
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Bull, L., & Hurst, J. (2002). ZCS redux. Evolutionary Computation, 10(2), 185-205. https://doi.org/10.1162/106365602320169848

Learning classifier systems traditionally use genetic algorithms to facilitate rule discovery, where rule fitness is payoff based. Current research has shifted to the use of accuracy-based fitness. This paper re-examines the use of a particular payof... Read More about ZCS redux.

Prediction of fetal D status from maternal plasma: Introduction of a new noninvasive fetal RHD genotyping service (2002)
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Finning, K. M., Martin, P., Soothill, P. W., & Avent, N. D. (2002). Prediction of fetal D status from maternal plasma: Introduction of a new noninvasive fetal RHD genotyping service. Transfusion, 42(8), 1079-1085. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.2002.00165.x

BACKGROUND: Invasive procedures to obtain fetal DNA for prenatal blood grouping present a risk to the fetus. During pregnancy, cell-free fetal DNA is present in maternal blood. The detection of RHD sequences in maternal plasma has been used to predic... Read More about Prediction of fetal D status from maternal plasma: Introduction of a new noninvasive fetal RHD genotyping service.

Heavy metals and arsenic in sediments, mussels and marine water from Murano (Venice, Italy) (2002)
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Giusti, L., & Zhang, H. (2002). Heavy metals and arsenic in sediments, mussels and marine water from Murano (Venice, Italy). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 24(1), 47-65. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1013945117549

This paper describes a study of the trace element distribution in sediments, marine water and mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis of the Venetian Lagoon around the Island of Murano, an island with a long tradition of glassmaking. Trace elements analysed... Read More about Heavy metals and arsenic in sediments, mussels and marine water from Murano (Venice, Italy).