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Attenuation of a linear oscillator using a nonlinear and a semi-active tuned mass damper in series by Eason, R.P., Sun, C., Dick, A.J., Nagarajaiah, S.

“…In this paper, the behavior of a three degrees-of-freedom system is examined, consisting of a linear primary structure (PS), a tuned mass damper with a small…”
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The Role of Free Radicals in the Toxic and Inflammatory Effects of Four Different Ultrafine Particle Types by Dick, Colin A. J., Brown, David M., Donaldson, Ken, Stone, Vicki

“…PM 10 contains an ultrafine component, which is generally derived from combustion processes. This ultrafine fraction may be a factor in the increases in…”
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Sample Characterization of Automobile and Forklift Diesel Exhaust Particles and Comparative Pulmonary Toxicity in Mice by Singh, Pramila, DeMarini, David M., Colin A. J. Dick, Tabor, Dennis G., Ryan, Jeff V., Linak, William P., Kobayashi, Takahiro, Gilmour, M. Ian

“…Two samples of diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) predominate in health effects research: an automobile-derived DEP (A-DEP) sample and the National Institute of…”
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Experimental investigation of vibration attenuation using nonlinear tuned mass damper and pendulum tuned mass damper in parallel by Sun, C., Nagarajaiah, S., Dick, A. J.

“…The present paper experimentally and numerically explores the response attenuation of a hardening Düffing oscillator using a nonlinear tuned mass damper (NTMD)…”
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Habitat simplification increases the impact of a freshwater invasive fish by Alexander, M. E, Kaiser, H, Weyl, O. L. F, Dick, J. T. A

“…Biodiversity continues to decline at a range of spatial scales and there is an urgent requirement to understand how multiple drivers interact in causing such…”
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A parallelized multi-degrees-of-freedom cell mapping method by Eason, R. P., Dick, A. J.

“…Cell mapping methods, in general, provide a computationally efficient way to analyze the long-term global dynamics of lower-dimensional systems. The…”
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2-Aryl-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropionic acids: A new class of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitors by Adams, David R., Abraham, Achamma, Asano, Jun, Breslin, Catherine, Dick, Colin A.J., Ixkes, Ulrich, Johnston, Blair F., Johnston, Derek, Kewnay, Justin, Mackay, Simon P., MacKenzie, Simon J., McFarlane, Morag, Mitchell, Lee, Spinks, Daniel, Takano, Yasuo

“…A new series of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitors with a 2-aryl-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropionic acid core unit targeted at the enzyme’s primary…”
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Steady-state response attenuation of a linear oscillator–nonlinear absorber system by using an adjustable-length pendulum in series: Numerical and experimental results by Eason, R.P., Sun, C., Dick, A.J., Nagarajaiah, S.

“…Response attenuation of a linear primary structure (PS)–nonlinear tuned mass damper (NTMD) dynamic system with and without an adaptive-length pendulum tuned…”
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Probing motivational state during agonistic encounters in animals by Elwood, R. W, Wood, K. E, Gallagher, M. B, Dick, J. T. A

“…Animals commonly compete for resources by direct aggression: for example, spiders fight for web sites, male red deer fight for females, and scorpionflies fight…”
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Numerical modeling of a proof-of-principle experiment on optical stochastic cooling at an electron storage ring by Dick, A. J., Borland, M., Jarvis, J., Lebedev, V., Piot, P., Romanov, A., Wallbank, M.

“…Cooling of beams circulating in storage rings is critical for many applications including particle colliders and synchrotron light sources. A method enabling…”
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Intrinsic localized modes in microresonator arrays and their relationship to nonlinear vibration modes by Dick, A. J., Balachandran, B., Mote, C. D.

“…Intrinsic Localized Modes (ILMs) are defined as localizations due to strong intrinsic nonlinearity within an array of perfect, periodically repeating…”
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Ultrafine particles and nitrogen oxides generated by gas and electric cooking by Dennekamp, M, Howarth, S, Dick, C A J, Cherrie, J W, Donaldson, K, Seaton, A

“…OBJECTIVES To measure the concentrations of particles less than 100 nm diameter and of oxides of nitrogen generated by cooking with gas and electricity, to…”
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A prospective randomized evaluation of a pharmacogenomic approach to antiplatelet therapy among patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: the RAPID STEMI study by So, D Y F, Wells, G A, McPherson, R, Labinaz, M, Le May, M R, Glover, C, Dick, A J, Froeschl, M, Marquis, J-F, Gollob, M H, Tran, L, Bernick, J, Hibbert, B, Roberts, J D

“…Treatment of carriers of the CYP2C19*2 allele and ABCB1 TT genotype with clopidogrel is associated with increased ischemic complications after percutaneous…”
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The effect of selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors, alone and in combination, on a murine model of allergic asthma by Clayton, Robert A, Dick, Colin A J, Mackenzie, Alison, Nagasawa, Michiaki, Galbraith, Deirdre, Hastings, Stuart F, MacKenzie, Simon J

“…The anti-inflammatory effects of the selective phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors cilostazol (PDE 3), RO 20-1724 (PDE 4) and sildenafil (PDE 5) were examined…”
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Exploiting SERS Hot Spots for Disease-Specific Enzyme Detection by Maher, R. C, Maier, S. A, Cohen, L. F, Koh, L, Laromaine, A, Dick, J. A. G, Stevens, M. M

“…We demonstrate a method that by design reproducibly exploits hot spots in metal nanoparticle aggregates for disease-specific enzyme detection using SERS…”
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The effect of oxidative stress on macrophages and lung epithelial cells: The role of phosphodiesterases 1 and 4 by Brown, D.M., Hutchison, L., Donaldson, K., MacKenzie, S.J., Dick, C.A.J., Stone, V.

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been implicated in various pulmonary diseases by causing direct injury to lung epithelial cells. Signalling activity of…”
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Murine Pulmonary Inflammatory Responses Following Instillation of Size-Fractionated Ambient Particulate Matter by Dick, Colin A. J., Singh, Pramila, Daniels, Mary, Evansky, Paul, Becker, Susanne, Gilmour, M. Ian

“…The mechanisms for increased cardiopulmonary disease in individuals exposed to particulate air pollution are associated with fine and ultrafine particles that…”
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Serial cardiac magnetic resonance imaging of injected mesenchymal stem cells by HILL, Jonathan M, DICK, Alexander J, DUNBAR, Cynthia E, MCVEIGH, Elliot R, LEDERMAN, Robert J, RAMAN, Venkatesh K, THOMPSON, Richard B, YU, Zu-Xi, HINDS, K. Allison, PESSANHA, Breno S. S, GUTTMAN, Michael A, VARNEY, Timothy R, MARTIN, Bradley J

“…Delivery and tracking of endomyocardial stem cells are limited by the inability to image transplanted cells noninvasively in the beating heart. We hypothesized…”
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Increasing temperature decreases the predatory effect of the intertidal shanny Lipophrys pholis on an amphipod prey by South, J., Welsh, D., Anton, A., Sigwart, J. D., Dick, J. T. A.

“…Interactions between Lipophrys pholis and its amphipod prey Echinogammarus marinus were used to investigate the effect of changing water temperatures,…”
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Differences in composition of macroinvertebrate communities with invasive and native Gammarus spp. (Crustacea: Amphipoda) by Kelly, D. W., Dick, J. T. A., Montgomery, W. I., Macneil, C.

“…SUMMARY 1. Assessing the effects on communities of invasive species is often confounded by environmental factors. In Irish rivers, the introduced amphipod…”
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