Items where Year is 2000

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Ahmed, Asif, Rahman, Mahbubur, Zhang, Xian, Acevedo, Carmen H., Nijjar, Sarbjit, Rushton, Ian, Bussolati, Benedetta and St. John, Justin (2000). Induction of placental heme oxygenase-1 is protective against TNFα-induced cytotoxicity and promotes vessel relaxation. Molecular Medicine, 6 (5), pp. 391-409.

Akhrouf-Bouattia, Latifa (2000). Access to medical information and the role of english language in an Algerian selected community : media and modes of exchange among the paediatricians. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Al-Sousi, Ghareeb N. (2000). Studies on the thermal decomposition behaviour, kinetics and electrical conductivity of the non-isothermal decomposition of pyridine mono carboxylic acids and some of their transition metal complexes. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Anstice, D.J. (2000). Corrosion inhibitors for the rehabilitation of reinforced concrete. PHD thesis, Aston University.

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Bailey, David, Harte, George and Sugden, Roger (2000). Corporate disclosure and the deregulation of international investment. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 13 (2), pp. 197-218.

Baines, Tim and Ladbrook, John (2000). Modelling the behaviour of engine assembly workers. IN: IEE one-day seminar on systems dependency on humans (Ref. No. 2000/020). 2000-02-16 - 2000-02-16.

Baker, Fiona J. (2000). Oculomotor function in incipient presbyopia. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Bennett, D.J. and Lee, S.J. (2000). Total productive maintenance implementation in the newspaper printing industry:an action research approach. IN: EurOMA 2000 : operations management. van Dierdonck, Roland and Vereecke, Ann (eds) BEL: UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)

Benning, B.K. (2000). Novel high water content hydrogels. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Bennion, I., Zhang, L., Jackson, D. A. and Webb, D. J. (2000). Advances in fiber grating technology for sensor applications. Proceedings of SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 4185 , p. 4.

Berry , R.F. (2000). System and method for dynamic modification of class files. 6,026,237.

Blewett, Lloyd (2000). The development of a market orientation in a turbulent, transitional environment:the case of Ukraine. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Boscolo, Sonia, Nijhof, Jeroen H.B. and Turitsyn, Sergei K. (2000). Auto-solitons guided by in-line nonlinear optical loop mirrors in dispersion-managed communication systems. IN: Conference on on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe 2000 (CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2000). IEEE.

Boscolo, Sonia, Nijhof, Jeroen H.B. and Turitsyn, Sergei K. (2000). Autosoliton transmission in dispersion-managed systems guided by in-line nonlinear optical loop mirrors. Optics letters, 25 (17), pp. 1240-1242.

Boscolo, Sonia, Nijhof, Jeroen H.B. and Turitsyn, Sergei K. (2000). Perturbation theory of dispersion-managed solitons. IN: RCP264: Inverse Problems and Nonlinearity, Theory and Applications. Montpellier, 2000-06-20 - 2000-06-24.

Boscolo, Sonia, Nijhof, Jeroen H.B. and Turitsyn, Sergei K. (2000). A perturbative analysis of dispersion-managed solitons. Physica scripta, 62 (6), pp. 479-485.

Breuleux, Claire E. (2000). Studies on bacterial lung infections in cystic fibrosis. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Brodu, N. (2000). Reduced dimension models for weather forecasting. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Brule, Y. (2000). Lupus prognosis:a clinical study. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Buchanan, A.J. (2000). The use of context in the classification of urban aerial imagery. PHD thesis, Aston University.

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Carter, C.J.G. (2000). The dynamics of organizational change : an analysis of power, professions and new managerialism in the case of CoastElectric. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Carter, Dale (2000). The anti-diabetic compound metformin: effects upon bile salt absorption and vascular compliance. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Cartland-Glover, Gregory, Generalis, Sotirios and Thomas, Niele H. (2000). Dynamic simulations of multiphase flow in bubble columns. IN: 14th International Conference of Chemical and Process Engineering. 2000-08-27 - 2000-08-31.

Chattopadhyay, Amit Kr., Basu, Abhik and Bhattacharjee, Jayanta K. (2000). Coupled nonequilibrium growth equations:self-consistent mode coupling using vertex renormalization. Physical Review E, 61 (2), pp. 2086-2088.

Chattopadhyay, Amit Kr., Mahapatra, G.S. and Chaudhury, Pinaki (2000). Lyoluminescence:a theoretical approach. Physical Review B, 62 (2), pp. 906-909.

Chisholm, Karen E. (2000). Fabrication and application of short and novel structure in-fibre Bragg gratings. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Clark, Tony (2000). Object-Oriented Refinement and Proof using Behaviour Functions. IN: Rigorous Object-Oriented Methods 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 international conference on Rigorous Object-Oriented Methods . Swindon: BCS Learning & Development Ltd. Swindon, UK.

Coolen, Anthony C.C. and Saad, David (2000). Dynamics of learning with restricted training sets. Physical Review E, 62 (4), pp. 5444-5487.

Cornford, Dan, Nabney, Ian T. and Ramage, Guillaume (2000). Improved multi-beam neural network scatterometer forward models. Technical Report. Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

Cornford, Dan, Wright, W.A., Ramage, Guillaume and Nabney, Ian T. (2000). Neural network modelling with input uncertainty:theory and application. Journal of VLSI Signal Processing Systems for Signal Image and Video Technology, 26 (1-2), pp. 169-188.

Crook, Colin J. (2000). Studies in the anionic polymerization of methyl methacrylate. PHD thesis, Aston University.

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Dahalin, Zulkhairi (2000). Factors affecting end-user computing sophistication in small business. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Dietrich, Rainer, Opper, Manfred and Sompolinsky, Haim (2000). Advances in large margin classifiers. Neural Information Processing . Cambridge, Massachusetts (US): MIT.

Doubez, M. (2000). Belief revision and small loops in Gallager-type error-correcting codes. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Driffield, N. and Taylor, Karl (2000). FDI and the labour market: a review of the evidence and policy implications. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 16 (3), pp. 90-103.

Driffield, Nigel and Ioannidis, Christos (2000). Effectiveness and effects of attempts to regulate the UK petrol industry. Energy Economics, 22 (3), pp. 369-381.

Dupin, O. (2000). A probabilistic spellchecker. Masters thesis, Aston University.

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Ellis, Jill F. (2000). Antibody detection of Burkholderia pseudommallei and Burkholderia mallei. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Eperjesi, Frank (2000). Effects of several coloured interventions on reading performance in age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). PHD thesis, Aston University.

Evans, R.M. (2000). Anti-bacterial skin disinfectants in the reduction of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin colonisation. Masters thesis, Aston University.

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Fallon, Richard W. (2000). Fibre Bragg grating strain sensors. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Farrell, A M, Souchon, A L and Durden, G R (2000). Enhancing service performance through transformational and transactional leadership styles. IN: European Marketing Academy Conference (EMAC). 2000-05-01.

Farrell, Andrew M., Souchon, Anne L. and Durden, Geoffrey R. (2000). A model of service performance enhancement:the role of transactional and transformational leadership. IN: 10th European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) Workshop on Quality Management in Services. 2000-05-01.

Ferrara, Antonella and Giacomini, Luisa (2000). Application of a second order VSC to nonlinear systems in multi-input parametric-pure-feedback form. Kybernetika, 36 (1), pp. 63-75.

Forrester, Ros (2000). Innovation in teams : a qualitative and quantitative study of team behaviours. PHD thesis, Aston University.

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Germuska, R. (2000). Complexity analysis of electroencephalographic data. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Green, D.W. (2000). A biological-inspired support frame for an artificial cornea. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Gremler, Claudia (2000). "Fern im dänischen Norden ein Bruder":Thomas Mann und Herman Bang. Eine literarische Spurensuche. UNSPECIFIED.

Griffiths, Helen R. (2000). Antioxidants and protein oxidation. Free Radical Research, 33 (Supple), S47-S58.

Gwandu, B. A L, Zhang, L., Chisholm, K., Liu, Y. and Bennion, I. (2000). Compact FBG grating array structure for high spatial resolution distributed strain sensing. Proceedings of SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 4185 , pp. 756-759.

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Hancock, Shirley A. (2000). Structure and function in primary open angle glaucoma. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Harries, Alun M. (2000). Investigating viscous fluid flow in an internal mixer using computational fluid dynamics. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Hazel, Charlotte A. (2000). An investigation of reading ability and visual function with eccentric visual field. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Herbert, R.A. (2000). Shape classification models. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Hillebrand, Arjan (2000). The development of constrained source localisation algorithms for human brain imaging. PHD thesis, Aston University.

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Islam, Aminul (2000). Down-regulation of central glucocorticoid receptor expression using antisense oligonucleotide technology. PHD thesis, Aston University.

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Jacoby, Sonja (2000). On the mechanisms of cerebellar synaptic plasticity. PHD thesis, Aston University.

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Kabashima, Yoshiyuki, Murayama, Tatsuto and Saad, David (2000). Typical performance of gallager-type error-correcting codes. Physical Review Letters, 84 (6), pp. 1355-1358.

Kang, Ying (2000). Design, synthesis and evaluation of dipeptides as probes for studies of gastro-intestinal tract dipeptide transport. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Kanter, Ido and Saad, David (2000). Finite-size effects and error-free communication in Gaussian channels. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 33 (8), pp. 1675-1681.

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L'Heveder, L. (2000). Generating music with graphical models. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Lang, Susan (2000). Characterisation of coagulase-negative staphylococci associated with endocarditis. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Langley, Christopher A. (2000). A combinatorial approach to the chemical synthesis and biological evaluation of 3,4,5-trisubstiituted furan-2(5H)-ones. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Large, J. (2000). Characterisation of staphylococci associated with atopic eczema and chronic plaque psoriasis. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Lau, M.W.S. (2000). Active vibration control at machinery feet. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Lawrence, Jacqueline M. (2000). The development of a regional energy assessment model. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Lecoeuche, V., Hathaway, M.W., Webb, David J., Pannell, C.N. and Jackson, David A. (2000). 20-km distributed temperature sensor based on spontaneous Brillouin scattering. IEEE photonics technology letters, 12 (10), pp. 1367-1369.

Lecoeuche, V., Webb, David J., Pannell, C.N. and Jackson, David A. (2000). Transient response in high-resolution Brillouin-based distributed sensing using probe pulses shorter than the acoustic relaxation time. Optics Letters, 25 (3), pp. 156-158.

Lesch, Ragnar H. (2000). Modelling nonlinear stochastic dynamics in financial time series. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Lim, Geok H. (2000). Vibration analysis of a printed circuit board. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Lings, Ian N. (2000). Internal market orientation:construct, measurement and consequences. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Lu, P.X. (2000). Managing change in China:a study of Chinese organisational cultures and management styles. Masters thesis, Aston University.

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Ma, Yinghua (2000). Living cationic polymerization of styrene monomers. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Maarof, M.A.B. (2000). Integrating security services into computer supported cooperative work. PHD thesis, Aston University.

MacInnes, Nicholas (2000). In vivo and in vitro aspects of imidazoline-2(1/2)sites within the central nervous system. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Merali, F. (2000). The perceptions of the NHS managers towards the recent NHS reforms and their effects on the NHS managerial culture. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Moores, Elisabeth and Andrade, Jackie (2000). Ability of dyslexic and control teenagers to sustain attention and inhibit responses. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 12 (4), pp. 520-540.

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Nerukh, Dimitry and Frederick, John H. (2000). Multidimensional quantum dynamics with trajectories: a novel numerical implementation of Bohmian mechanics. Chemical Physics Letters, 332 (1-2), pp. 145-153.

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O'Mahony, Niamh M. (2000). German-Irish corporate relationships:the cultural dimension. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Opper, Manfred and Winther, Ole (2000). Gaussian processes and SVM: Mean field results and leave-one-out. IN: Advances in large margin classifiers. Smola, Alex J.; Bartlett, Peter; Schölkopf, Bernhard and Schuurmans, Dale (eds) Cambridge, US: MIT.

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Penketh, Ian S. (2000). Experimental transmission of dispersion managed solitons. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Poolsup, Nalinee (2000). Quantitative assessment of the pharmacotherapy of biopolar disorder and schizophrenia. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Poustie, Alistair J., Manning, R.J., Kelly, A.E. and Blow, K.J. (2000). All-optical binary counter. Optics Express, 6 (3), pp. 69-74.

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Rai, R.K. (2000). Textural segmentation of natural water scenes for surface pollution detection. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Robinson, Nicholas M. (2000). Design, modeling and construction of a novel ablative fast pyrolysis reactor and product collection system. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Rogers, P.F. (2000). The role of risk assessment in supporting a positive organisational safety culture. Masters thesis, Aston University.

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Saad, David (2000). Final Report on EPSRC Research Grant GR/L52093. Project Report. Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

Sadd, Russell J. (2000). A post-structural analysis of perceptions and experiences of continuity and change within the UK automotive supplier base. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Schallier, Phillipe (2000). Designing a safety management support system using open architecture databases: the requirements of information representation in the support of managers' risk-related decision-making. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Simpson, Julie (2000). Synthesis and biological evaluation of potential anti-cancer agents. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Smith, Dawn L. (2000). CNS delivery of antisense oligodeoxynucleotides using biodegradable microspheres. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Solantausta, Yrjo O. (2000). Cost and performance analysis of new wood-fuelled power plant concepts. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Stewart, R. (2000). Pulse coupled neural networks:an exploration of parameterisation methods. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Stirling, D.J. (2000). The signal transduction pathways involved in the respiratory burst of murine peritoneal macrophages. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Su, D. (2000). Polymers in drug delivery and molecular recognition. Masters thesis, Aston University.

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Tam, Jackie L.M. (2000). An investigation of the relationships between service quality, customer satisfaction, perceived value and behavioural intentions. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2000). DEA and its use in the regulation of water companies. European Journal of Operational Research, 127 (1), pp. 1-13.

Thanassoulis, Emmanuel (2000). Use of data envelopment analysis in the regulation of UK water utilities:Water distribution. European Journal of Operational Research, 126 (2), pp. 436-453.

Tino, Peter and Nabney, Ian (2000). Hierarchical GTM: Constructing localized non-linear projection manifolds in a principled way. Technical Report. Aston University. (Unpublished)

Turner, Jonathan D. (2000). Development of a novel in vitro system for nasal drug delivery development. PHD thesis, Aston University.

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Urbanczik, R. (2000). Statistical mechanics of mutual information maximization. Europhysics Letters, 49 (5), pp. 685-691.

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Vicente, Renato (2000). Statistical physics of error-correcting codes. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Vicente, Renato, Saad, David and Kabashima, Yoshiyuki (2000). Error-correcting code on a cactus:A solvable model. Europhysics Letters, 51 (6), pp. 698-704.

Vicente, Renato, Saad, David and Kabashima, Yoshiyuki (2000). Statistical physics of irregular low-density parity-check codes. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 33 (37), pp. 6527-6542.

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Wang, C.Y. (2000). The development and evaluation of an evidence-based drug information service. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Wang, Y. (2000). Structure-activity relationship of calcitonin gene-related peptide and its receptor. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Webb, David J., Hathaway, M.W., Jackson, David A., Jones, S., Zhang, Lin and Bennion, Ian (2000). First in-vivo trials of a fibre Bragg grating based temperature profiling system. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 5 (1), pp. 45-50.

Wells, D. (2000). The characterisation and emulation of rotary mechanical machines. Masters thesis, Aston University.

Williams, Christopher K. I. and Vivarelli, Francesco (2000). Upper and lower bounds on the learning curve for Gaussian processes. Machine Learning, 40 (1), pp. 77-102.

Wolstenholme, Matthew D. (2000). Process orientation and information technology:customer engagement at Xerox (UK) Ltd. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Wood, Gary W. (2000). Intolerance of ambiguity, gender stereotypes, and attitudes to sexuality. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Worthington, Tony (2000). Serodiagnosis of staphylococcal sepsis. PHD thesis, Aston University.

Wyres, Christopher A. (2000). Atom transfer radical polymerisation - towards the synthesis of a fully-functional photorefractive polymer. PHD thesis, Aston University.

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Xu, Xuelian (2000). Synthesis and degradation of biodegradable polyanhydride microspheres for encapsulation of proteins. Masters thesis, Aston University.

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Yu, Guoyu, Zhang, Wei and Williams, John A.R. (2000). Evaluation of RF power degradation in microwave photonic systems employing uniform period fibre Bragg gratings. Optics Communications, 177 (1-6), pp. 271-275.