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A test for behavioral equivalence (2000)
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Hou, M., Pugh, A. C., & Hayton, G. E. (2000). A test for behavioral equivalence. IEEE transactions on automatic control, 45(11), 2177-2182. https://doi.org/10.1109/9.887674

External equivalence of behavioral representations is investigated within an impulsive-smooth framework. As an attendant problem, initial-value consistency is also considered. Explicit necessary and sufficient conditions are derived. Applying the ext... Read More about A test for behavioral equivalence.

Iterative closest geometric objects registration (2000)
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Li, Q., & Griffiths, J. G. (2000). Iterative closest geometric objects registration. Computers & mathematics with applications, 40(10-11), 1171-1188. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0898-1221%2800%2900230-3

In this paper, closed-form solutions are obtained for registering two sets of line segments, triangle patches, or even general simple geometric objects that are defined by a set of ordered points. Based on these new registration approaches, the itera... Read More about Iterative closest geometric objects registration.

Richard, son of Richard: Richard III and political prophecy (2000)
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Coote, L., & Thornton, T. (2000). Richard, son of Richard: Richard III and political prophecy. Historical research : the bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, 73(182), 321-330. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2281.00111

This article provides a new context for the politics surrounding the death of Edward IV, the accession of Edward V and his replacement in turn by Richard III. By examining prophecy texts, both those recorded at the time and those preserved in local t... Read More about Richard, son of Richard: Richard III and political prophecy.

Seasonal patterns in the reproductive activity of barnacle-dwelling littorinids (2000)
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Johnson, L. J., Mill, P. J., Hull, S. L., Ducrotoy, P., & Caley, K. J. (2000). Seasonal patterns in the reproductive activity of barnacle-dwelling littorinids. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 80(5), 821-826. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400002794

The reproductive activity of a population of barnacle-dwelling littorinids at Peak Steel, on the north east coast of England, was investigated. Variation in the number of mature males and females, expressed as a percentage of the whole population, sh... Read More about Seasonal patterns in the reproductive activity of barnacle-dwelling littorinids.

Linear melt rheology and small-angle X-ray scattering of AB diblocks vs A2B2 four arm star block copolymers (2000)
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Buzza, D. M., Fzea, A. H., Allgaier, J. B., Young, R. N., Hawkins, R. J., Hamley, I. W., McLeish, T. C. B., & Lodge, T. P. (2000). Linear melt rheology and small-angle X-ray scattering of AB diblocks vs A2B2 four arm star block copolymers. Macromolecules, 33(22), 8399-8414. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma000382t

The frequency dependent viscoelastic properties and lamellar spacing of three symmetric styrene-isoprene (PS-PI) diblock copolymers are compared to those of their hetero-four-arm star counterparts. The PS and PI arm molecular weights of the three lin... Read More about Linear melt rheology and small-angle X-ray scattering of AB diblocks vs A2B2 four arm star block copolymers.

The determinants of delivery care in Kenya (2000)
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Magadi, M., Diamond, I., & Rodrigues, R. N. (2000). The determinants of delivery care in Kenya. Biodemography and Social Biology, 47(3-4), 164-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/19485565.2000.9989017

This paper examines the determinants of place of delivery and childbirth attendant in Kenya based on the 1993 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey data. The analysis utilizes multilevel logistic and multilevel multinomial regression models for the pla... Read More about The determinants of delivery care in Kenya.

Individual and collective congruence in the knowledge management process (2000)
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Merali, Y. (2000). Individual and collective congruence in the knowledge management process. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 9(2-3), 213-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0963-8687%2800%2900044-5

This paper is concerned with the cognitive infrastructure underpinning the socially situated process of knowledge management in dynamic contexts. It describes the cognitive congruence framework (Fourth International Conference on Competence Based Man... Read More about Individual and collective congruence in the knowledge management process.

Adrenomedullin is an autocrine regulator of endothelial growth in human endometrium (2000)
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Nikitenko, L. L., MacKenzie, I. Z., Rees, M. C., & Bicknell, R. (2000). Adrenomedullin is an autocrine regulator of endothelial growth in human endometrium. Molecular Human Reproduction, 6(9), 811-819. https://doi.org/10.1093/molehr/6.9.811

Human endometrium is a mucosa served by a microvascular blood supply that involves benign angiogenesis under the control of ovarian steroids throughout reproductive life. Adrenomedullin is a multifunctional 52-amino acid peptide involved in numerous... Read More about Adrenomedullin is an autocrine regulator of endothelial growth in human endometrium.

Motion processing in autism: evidence for a dorsal stream deficiency (2000)
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Spencer, J., O'Brien, J., Riggs, K., Braddick, O., Atkinson, J., & Wattam-Bell, J. (2000). Motion processing in autism: evidence for a dorsal stream deficiency. NeuroReport, 11(12), 2765-2767. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-200008210-00031

We report that motion coherence thresholds in children with autism are significantly higher than in matched controls. No corresponding difference in form coherence thresholds was found. We interpret this as a specific deficit in dorsal stream functio... Read More about Motion processing in autism: evidence for a dorsal stream deficiency.

Stochastically simulated assessment of anabolic treatment following varying degrees of cancellous bone resorption (2000)
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Langton, C., Haire, T., Ganney, P., Dobson, C., Fagan, M., Sisias, G., & Phillips, R. (2000). Stochastically simulated assessment of anabolic treatment following varying degrees of cancellous bone resorption. Bone, 27(1), 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/s8756-3282%2800%2900290-8

The aim of this study was to investigate the recovery in cancellous bone stiffness resulting from anabolic treatment following varying degrees of resorption, using a stochastic simulation applied to a simplistic structure consisting of five vertical... Read More about Stochastically simulated assessment of anabolic treatment following varying degrees of cancellous bone resorption.

Observer design based on triangular form generated by injective map (2000)
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Hou, M., Busawon, K., & Saif, M. (2000). Observer design based on triangular form generated by injective map. IEEE transactions on automatic control, 45(7), 1350-1355. https://doi.org/10.1109/9.867046

A study is conducted which focuses on showing that for the multi-output case uniform observability is necessary but not sufficient for the existence of a coordinate change bringing a system a triangular form; providing a procedure to construct an inj... Read More about Observer design based on triangular form generated by injective map.

The occurrence of abnormal embryos in two ovoviviparous barnacle-dwelling littorinids (2000)
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Johnson, L. J., Mill, P. J., Hull, S. L., & Ducrotoy, J.-P. (2000). The occurrence of abnormal embryos in two ovoviviparous barnacle-dwelling littorinids. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 80(3), 547-548. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400002265

The occurrence of developmental abnormalities in two ovoviviparous littorinids (Littorina neglecta and a barnacle-dwelling form of L. saxatilis) inhabiting the barnacle zone at Peak Steel, Ravenscar on the north-east coast of England was investigated... Read More about The occurrence of abnormal embryos in two ovoviviparous barnacle-dwelling littorinids.

Stark shift in electroluminescence of individual InAs quantum dots (2000)
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Itskevich, I., Rybchenko, S., Tartakovskii, I., Stoddart, S., Levin, A., Main, P., Eaves, L., Henini, M., & Parnell, S. (in press). Stark shift in electroluminescence of individual InAs quantum dots. Applied physics letters, 76(26), 3932-3934. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.126825

We have fabricated light-emitting-diode heterostructure devices, in which a layer of InAs self-assembled quantum dots is embedded, with an active area of submicron size. In the electroluminescence spectra of these devices, we observed isolated narrow... Read More about Stark shift in electroluminescence of individual InAs quantum dots.

General solution to systems in polynomial matrix form (2000)
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Hou, M., Pugh, A. C., & Hayton, G. E. (2000). General solution to systems in polynomial matrix form. International journal of control, 73(9), 733-743. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207170050029241

Solvability and general solutions to dynamic systems in polynomial matrix descriptions are investigated. The polynomial matrix descriptions need not necessarily be regular. Consistency of initial Values and inputs are discussed. The characterization... Read More about General solution to systems in polynomial matrix form.

Clonal diversity and rockpool size in the marine ostracod, Callistocythere badia (2000)
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Hull, S. L., & Rollinson, D. (2000). Clonal diversity and rockpool size in the marine ostracod, Callistocythere badia. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 80(3), 551-552. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400002289

Samples containing the marine ostracod Callistocythere badia were collected from upper shore rockpools on Filey Brigg, north-east England in order to examine the life cycle and genetic structure of the species. Reproduction occurred during spring/sum... Read More about Clonal diversity and rockpool size in the marine ostracod, Callistocythere badia.

Frequency and timing of antenatal care in Kenya: explaining the variations between women of different communities (2000)
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Magadi, M. A., Madise, N. J., & Rodrigues, R. N. (2000). Frequency and timing of antenatal care in Kenya: explaining the variations between women of different communities. Social science & medicine, 51(4), 551-561. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536%2899%2900495-5

Appropriate antenatal care is important in identifying and mitigating risk factors in pregnancy but many mothers in the developing world do not receive such care. This paper uses data from the 1993 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey to study the var... Read More about Frequency and timing of antenatal care in Kenya: explaining the variations between women of different communities.