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Development of an electrochemical assay for 2,6-dinitrotoluene, based on a screen-printed carbon electrode, and its potential application in bioanalysis, occupational and public health (2003)
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Ratcliffe, N. M., Hawkins, S. J., Pritchard, P. R., Hart, J. P., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2003). Development of an electrochemical assay for 2,6-dinitrotoluene, based on a screen-printed carbon electrode, and its potential application in bioanalysis, occupational and public health. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 19(4), 305-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0956-5663%2803%2900208-2

Screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) have been successfully exploited as disposable sensors for the measurement of 2,6-dinitrotoluene (2,6-DNT) using a stripping voltammetric method. Initial investigations were undertaken using cyclic voltammetry... Read More about Development of an electrochemical assay for 2,6-dinitrotoluene, based on a screen-printed carbon electrode, and its potential application in bioanalysis, occupational and public health.

Bridging the gap between business models and system models (2003)
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Kamm, R., & Odeh, M. (2003). Bridging the gap between business models and system models. Information and Software Technology, 45(15), 1053-1060. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0950-5849%2803%2900133-2

This paper discusses links that may be made between process models and Unified Modelling Language (UML) software specification techniques, working from an argument that the whole complexity of organisational activity cannot be captured by UML alone.... Read More about Bridging the gap between business models and system models.

Have cholinergic therapies reached their clinical boundary in Alzheimer's disease? (2003)
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Jones, R. W. (2003). Have cholinergic therapies reached their clinical boundary in Alzheimer's disease?. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18(SUPPL. 1), S7-S13. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.936

The cholinergic hypothesis suggests that Alzheimer's disease (AD) results from a selective loss in cholinergic neurons with decreased acetylcholine levels. Treatments that increase the level of acetylcholine would be expected to provide clinical bene... Read More about Have cholinergic therapies reached their clinical boundary in Alzheimer's disease?.

The practical application of an artist's colour model as an alternative to CMYK (2003)
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Parraman, C., & Hoskins, S. (2003). The practical application of an artist's colour model as an alternative to CMYK. Proceedings of SPIE, 5008, 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475433

This paper presents an alternative view of colour, from the artist's perspective. It highlights problems that are current in inkjet and wideformat printing. And how other print processes, such as (silk)screenprint, can offer answers to developing ink... Read More about The practical application of an artist's colour model as an alternative to CMYK.

Rapid electrochemical detection and identification of catalase positive micro-organisms (2003)
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Sippy, N., Luxton, R. W., Lewis, R., & Cowell, D. C. (2003). Rapid electrochemical detection and identification of catalase positive micro-organisms. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 18(5-6), 741-749. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0956-5663%2803%2900023-X

The rapid detection and identification of bacteria has application in a number of fields, e.g. the food industry, environmental monitoring and biomedicine. While in biomedicine the number of organisms present during infection is multiples of millions... Read More about Rapid electrochemical detection and identification of catalase positive micro-organisms.

Human mitochondrial branched chain aminotransferase: Structural basis for substrate specificity and role of redox active cysteines (2003)
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Yennawar, N., Conway, M. E., Wallin, R., Poole, L. B., & Hutson, S. M. (2003). Human mitochondrial branched chain aminotransferase: Structural basis for substrate specificity and role of redox active cysteines. BBA - Proteins and Proteomics, 1647(1-2), 61-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1570-9639%2803%2900051-7

Crystal structures of the fold type IV pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-dependent human mitochondrial branched chain aminotransferase (hBCATm) reaction intermediates have provided a structural explanation for the kinetically determined substrate specificity... Read More about Human mitochondrial branched chain aminotransferase: Structural basis for substrate specificity and role of redox active cysteines.

Selecting plants to minimise radiocaesium in the food chain (2003)
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Escobar-GutiƩrrez, A. J., White, P. J., Swarup, K., Escobar-Gutierrez, A., Bowen, H. C., Willey, N., & Broadley, M. R. (2003). Selecting plants to minimise radiocaesium in the food chain. Plant and Soil, 249(1), 177-186. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1022593307224

Caesium (Cs) is an alkali metal with chemical properties similar to potassium (K). It has no known role in plant nutrition and it is not toxic to plants at the micromolar concentrations occurring naturally in soil solutions. However, two radioisotope... Read More about Selecting plants to minimise radiocaesium in the food chain.

Feature construction and selection using genetic programming and a genetic algorithm (2003)
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Smith, M. G., & Bull, L. (2003). Feature construction and selection using genetic programming and a genetic algorithm. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 2610, 229-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36599-0_21

The use of machine learning techniques to automatically analyse data for information is becoming increasingly widespread. In this paper we examine the use of Genetic Programming and a Genetic Algorithm to pre-process data before it is classified usin... Read More about Feature construction and selection using genetic programming and a genetic algorithm.

Cytochrome c, Glutathione, and the Possible Role of Redox Potentials in Apoptosis (2003)
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Neill, S. J., Hancock, J. T., & Desikan, R. (2003). Cytochrome c, Glutathione, and the Possible Role of Redox Potentials in Apoptosis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1010(Apopto), 446-448. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1299.081

The redox environment of the cell is now thought to be extremely important to control the activity of many proteins. During apoptosis, the intracellular redox potential (Eh) becomes more positive, with possible consequences for the mechanisms of apop... Read More about Cytochrome c, Glutathione, and the Possible Role of Redox Potentials in Apoptosis.

Exploring the Use of E-Shopping and Its Impact on Personal Travel Behavior in the Netherlands (2003)
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Farag, S., Dijst, M., & Lanzendorf, M. (2003). Exploring the Use of E-Shopping and Its Impact on Personal Travel Behavior in the Netherlands. Transportation Research Record, 1858(1858), 47-54. https://doi.org/10.3141/1858-07

The Internet makes it possible to conduct activities such as working and shopping without traveling to activity places. As e-shopping becomes popular, it can fundamentally change travel behavior. The presented study uses a literature review, an Inter... Read More about Exploring the Use of E-Shopping and Its Impact on Personal Travel Behavior in the Netherlands.

Sensitivity to Uncertainty: Need for a Paradigm Shift (2003)
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Prashker, J. N., & Avineri, E. (2003). Sensitivity to Uncertainty: Need for a Paradigm Shift. Transportation Research Record, 1854(1854), 90-98. https://doi.org/10.3141/1854-10

Existing common route choice models are based on random utility theory, which follows the maximum utility assumption. Recent intelligent transportation system applications have highlighted the need for better models of the behavioral processes involv... Read More about Sensitivity to Uncertainty: Need for a Paradigm Shift.

The investigation of chronic diarrhoea (2003)
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Knight, C. J., & Sandhu, B. (2003). The investigation of chronic diarrhoea. Current Paediatrics, 13(2), 89-94. https://doi.org/10.1054/cupe.2002.0420

Chronic diarrhoea can present a major diagnostic and management problem, particularly in infants. It is an important cause of anxiety and frustration for the parents of affected children. In this article, we set out a logical approach to the investig... Read More about The investigation of chronic diarrhoea.

A collaborative design appraisal system for water treatment engineering projects (2003)
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Sun, M., Bakis, N., & Aouad, G. (2003). A collaborative design appraisal system for water treatment engineering projects. Advances in Engineering Software, 34(11-12), 737-743. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0965-9978%2803%2900106-6

Water treatment projects usually involve large capital investment. Design appraisal is crucial to ensure project quality and cost effectiveness. The aim of design appraisal is to give the design team an opportunity to evaluate a proposed solution at... Read More about A collaborative design appraisal system for water treatment engineering projects.

The demand for military spending in developing countries: A dynamic panel analysis (2003)
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Dunne, J. P., & Perlo-Freeman, S. (2003). The demand for military spending in developing countries: A dynamic panel analysis. Defence and Peace Economics, 14(6), 461-474. https://doi.org/10.1080/1024269032000085224

Estimating demand functions for developing countries before and after the end of the Cold War, Dunne and PerloFreeman (2003) found little evidence of any change in the underlying relationship. One concern with their analysis was that the use of cross... Read More about The demand for military spending in developing countries: A dynamic panel analysis.