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The differentiation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable dissolved organic matter in wastewaters using fluorescence spectroscopy (2002)
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Reynolds, D. M. (2002). The differentiation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable dissolved organic matter in wastewaters using fluorescence spectroscopy. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 77(8), 965-972. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.664

The chemical and biochemical oxygen demand values of a number of synthetic and wastewater samples were determined using fluorescence spectroscopy. Treated and untreated sewage samples were obtained from a local sewage treatment works while synthetic... Read More about The differentiation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable dissolved organic matter in wastewaters using fluorescence spectroscopy.

Global asymptotic behaviour in some functional parabolic equations (2002)
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Laister, R. (2002). Global asymptotic behaviour in some functional parabolic equations. Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications, 50(3), 347-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0362-546X%2801%2900766-0

The global asymptotic behavior in some functional parabolic equations was presented. The sufficient condition for the global convergence to a spatially uniform equilibrium in the system of functional partial differential equations was provided. Resul... Read More about Global asymptotic behaviour in some functional parabolic equations.

Growth of microalgae with increased calorific values in a tubular bioreactor (2002)
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Shales, S. W., Carden, A., Illman, A. M., & Scragg, A. H. (2002). Growth of microalgae with increased calorific values in a tubular bioreactor. Biomass and Bioenergy, 23(1), 67-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0961-9534%2802%2900028-4

In order to use microalgae as a fuel the algae should be of high calorific value and must be capable of growth in large volumes. Chlorella vulgaris and C. emersonii have been shown to grow in a 230 1 pumped tubular photobioreactor in Watanabe's mediu... Read More about Growth of microalgae with increased calorific values in a tubular bioreactor.

Application of the balanced score-card concept to develop a conceptual framework to measure facilities management performance within NHS facilities (2002)
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Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Sarshar, M., & Baldry, D. (2002). Application of the balanced score-card concept to develop a conceptual framework to measure facilities management performance within NHS facilities. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 15(4), 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/09526860210431805

This paper discusses the application of the balanced score-card (BSC) concept as a widely used management framework for optimal measurement of organisational performance within NHS facilities directorates and discusses the fundamental points to cover... Read More about Application of the balanced score-card concept to develop a conceptual framework to measure facilities management performance within NHS facilities.

Improving the business process of reactive maintenance projects (2002)
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Nita Ali, K., Sun, M., Petley, G., & Barrett, P. (2002). Improving the business process of reactive maintenance projects. Facilities, 20(7/8), 251-261. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770210435161

This paper examines the business process of reactive maintenance projects and proposes an improvement through information technology. Among the major problems that have been revealed from the process analysis are getting the right problem for the rig... Read More about Improving the business process of reactive maintenance projects.

Chromosome translocations and covert leukemic clones are generated during normal fetal development (2002)
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Colman, S. M., Mori, H., Xiao, Z., Ford, A., Healy, L., Donaldson, C., …Greaves, M. (2002). Chromosome translocations and covert leukemic clones are generated during normal fetal development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 99(12), 8242-8247. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.112218799

Studies on monozygotic twins with concordant leukemia and retrospective scrutiny of neonatal blood spots of patients with leukemia indicate that chromosomal translocations characteristic of pediatric leukemia often arise prenatally, probably as initi... Read More about Chromosome translocations and covert leukemic clones are generated during normal fetal development.

A disproof of Henning's conjecture on irredundance perfect graphs (2002)
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Volkmann, L., & Zverovich, V. (2002). A disproof of Henning's conjecture on irredundance perfect graphs. Discrete Mathematics, 254(1-3), 539-554. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-365X%2801%2900300-4

Let ir(G) and γ(G) be the irredundance number and the domination number of a graph G, respectively. A graph G is called irredundance perfect if ir(H) = γ(H), for every induced subgraph H of G. In this paper, we disprove the known conjecture of Hennin... Read More about A disproof of Henning's conjecture on irredundance perfect graphs.

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.

Access rights for outdoor recreation in New Zealand: Some lessons for open country in England and Wales (2002)
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Curry, N. (2002). Access rights for outdoor recreation in New Zealand: Some lessons for open country in England and Wales. Journal of Environmental Management, 64(4), 423-435. https://doi.org/10.1006/jema.2001.0525

Access opportunities for outdoor recreation in New Zealand and England and Wales are classified according to their conformity with collective, citizenship or exclusion rights and their degrees of permanence. Alternative criteria for the apportionment... Read More about Access rights for outdoor recreation in New Zealand: Some lessons for open country in England and Wales.