17 Result(s)

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Cold-water in situ dissolution of bamboo starch in a bioreactor: inducing forest recovery from an anthropogenic disturbance

Using young forest trees as the source for timber, yam sticks have in recent years produced record rates of deforestation in Jamaica and, reportedly, in Western Africa and Southeast Asia. Regeneration period...

M. A. Harris… in International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2015)

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Poster presentations

T. Olds, S. Blunden, J. Petkov, F. Forchino, A. Teng… in Sleep and Biological Rhythms (2009)

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Oral Presentations

A. Fedson, S. Mukherjee, M. Cooper, G. Love, J. Lee… in Sleep and Biological Rhythms (2008)

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Poster abstracts

J. Ferrie, M. Shipley, F. Cappuccio, E. Brunner, M. Miller… in Sleep and Biological Rhythms (2007)

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Pulse transit time ratio as a potential marker for paediatric crural and brachial blood pressure index

J Y A Foo, C S Lim, S J Wilson, G R Williams, M-A Harris… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2007)

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A combination of caffeine and taurine has no effect on short term memory but induces changes in heart rate and mean arterial blood pressure

Red Bull energy drink has become extraordinarily popular amongst college students for use as a study aid. We investigated the combined effects of Red Bull’s two active ingredients, caffeine and taurine, on sho...

A. Bichler, A. Swenson, M. A. Harris in Amino Acids (2006)

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Poster abstracts

N. S. Marshall, C. Almqvist, R. R. Grunstein, G. B. Marks… in Sleep and Biological Rhythms (2006)

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Pulse transit time as a derived noninvasive mean to monitor arterial distensibility changes in children

Changes in arterial distensibility have been widely used to identify the presence of cardiovascular abnormalities like hypertension. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) has shown to be related to arterial distensibility...

J Y A Foo, S J Wilson, G Williams, M-A Harris, D Cooper in Journal of Human Hypertension (2005)

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Age-related factors that confound peripheral pulse timing characteristics in Caucasian children

Characteristics obtained from peripheral pulses can be used to assess the status of cardiovascular system of subjects. However, nonintrusive techniques are preferred when prolonged monitoring is required for t...

J Y A Foo, S J Wilson, G Williams, M-A Harris, D Cooper in Journal of Human Hypertension (2005)

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Treatment of a potential soil cap** for open-cut mines (Part 1): Influence of prior management on responses to a phyto-organic amendment

Extraction of mineral ores, and some projects in engineering geology commonly entail removal of large tracts of valuable topsoil called “overburden”. A potential mine overburden cap** material from an Alfiso...

M. A. Harris, P. Rengasamy in Environmental Geology (2004)

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Sodium affected subsoils, gypsum, and green-manure: Inter- actions and implications for amelioration of toxic red mud wastes

Experiments were carried out on two alkaline sodium affected sub-soils (15–30 cm) from Strathalbyn and Two Wells in South Australia, under glasshouse conditions in pots containing 1 kg of soil. The effect of g...

M. A. Harris, P. Rengasamy in Environmental Geology (2004)

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Bacterial mitigation of pollutants in acid drainage using decomposable plant material and sludge

 Effects of a clay-lime spiked sewage sludge and fresh decomposable ryegrass on the mitigation of an acid drainage were studied in the laboratory. Treatments (dry ameliorant weight/leachate ratio) were: (1) sl...

M. A. Harris, S. Ragusa in Environmental Geology (2000)

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Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 (BMP-2) Enhances BMP-3, BMP-4, and Bone Cell Differentiation Marker Gene Expression During the Induction of Mineralized Bone Matrix Formation in Culturesof Fetal Rat Calvarial Osteoblasts

Normal bone formation is a prolonged process that is carefully regulated and involves sequential expression of growth regulatory factors by osteoblasts as they proliferate and ultimately differentiate. Since t...

D. Chen, M. A. Harris, G. Rossini, C. R. Dunstan… in Calcified Tissue International (1997)

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Inheritance of nest sites in female Columbian ground squirrels

Home ranges, areas of intensive use, and locations of nest sites were determined for female Columbian ground squirrels and their daughters over seven years from a low-density population in southwestern Alberta...

M. A. Harris, J. O. Murie in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (1984)