Mid-infrared nonlinear optical response of Si-Ge waveguides with ultra-short...
We characterize the nonlinear optical response of low loss Si0.6Ge0.4 / Si waveguides in the mid-infrared between 3.3 mu m and 4 mu m using femtosecond optical pulses. We estimate the three and...
View Article(In press) Curriculum design of a flipped classroom to enhance haematology...
A common trend in higher education is the "flipped" classroom, which facilitates active learning during class. The flipped approach to teaching was instituted in a haematology 'major' class and the...
View ArticleWide geographical dissemination of multiresistant Staphylococcus capitis...
Nosocomial late-onset sepsis represents a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm neonates. The Staphylococcus capitis clone NRCS-A has been previously described as an emerging cause of...
View ArticleBiopedagogical assemblages: Exploring school drug education in action
Public health "perspectives" position school-based drug education as a key site whereby public health imperatives can be brought to life through the "empowerment" of young people to take charge of...
View ArticleDielectric elastomer transducers with enhanced force output and work density
We demonstrate that the force output and work density of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based dielectric elastomer transducers can be significantly enhanced by the addition of high permittivity titanium...
View ArticlePublic sector reforms in Fiji: Examining policy implementation setting and...
For many years, public management reform has been an evolving concept. New Public Management (NPM) and Good Governance have been the two ground-breaking ideas, generating colossal discourse over the...
View Article(In Press) Assemblages, territories, contexts
Human geographers have been at the forefront of efforts across the social sciences to develop "assemblage thinking", applying and extending this model in a series of highly original empirical studies....
View ArticleMechanisms of enhanced osteoblast gene expression in the presence of...
Hydroxyapatite (HA) coated iron oxide (Fe 3O4) magnetic nanoparticles have been shown to enhance osteoblast (bone forming cells) proliferation and osteoblast differentiation into calcium depositing...
View ArticleNiobium oxide-polydimethylsiloxane hybrid composite coatings for tuning...
This study evaluates the potential of niobium oxide-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composites for tuning cellular response of fibroblasts, a key cell type of soft tissue/implant interfaces. In this study,...
View ArticleCO optical sensing properties of nanocrystalline ZnO-Au films: Effect of...
Zinc oxide nanocrystals, pure and doped with transition metal ions, have been synthesized using colloidal techniques; after purification and concentration protocols, the ZnO solutions are mixed with...
View ArticleRole of Au nanoparticles and NiTiO3 matrix in H2S sensing and its catalytic...
The role of Au nanoparticles inside TiO2-NiO sol-gel thin films for hydrogen sulfide optical detection has been assessed by combining optical spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), reaction products...
View ArticleCharacterization and bioactive properties of zirconia based polymeric hybrid...
Zirconia is a transition metal oxide with current applications to orthopedic implants. It has been shown to up-regulate specific genes involved in bio-integration and injury repair. This study examines...
View ArticleEnhanced optical and electrical gas sensing response of sol-gel based NiO-Au...
NiO and ZnO thin films of about 40-50 nm thickness with embedded Au nanoparticles have been synthesized with a simple and reliable sol-gel procedure. The nanocomposites films are crystalline and porous...
View ArticleThe regulation of shadow banking
Arguments for and against the regulation of shadow banking are presented, evaluated and weighed against each other. Two strong arguments for the regulation of shadow banking are that the system...
View ArticleFailure and energy absorption characteristics of advanced 3D truss core...
Lightweight core structures with high strength and high potential for energy absorption are crucial for a range of applications in the aerospace and automotive industry, but data is lacking for...
View ArticleSilver doped titanium oxide-PDMS hybrid coating inhibits Staphylococcus...
Bacterial infection remains one of the most serious issues affecting the successful installation and retention of orthopedic implants. Many bacteria develop resistance to current antibiotics,which...
View ArticleDivergent lymphocyte signalling revealed by a powerful new tool for analysis...
We describe a new approach for interactive analysis of time-lapse microscopy, and apply this approach to elucidating whether polarity regulation is conserved between epithelial cells and lymphocytes. A...
View ArticleDo innovative organisations compete on single or multiple operational...
Organisations lack clear guidance on how they can become more innovative at the operational level. The operations strategy literature shows that organisations compete on four generic capabilities: cost...
View ArticleIncreased osteoblast functions in the presence of hydroxyapatite-coated iron...
Hydroxyapatite (HA) has been widely used in the biomedical community, especially for orthopedic applications (such as reversing osteoporosis). In order to use HA as injectable nanoparticles that can be...
View ArticleAsymmetric cell division during T cell development controls downstream fate
During mammalian T cell development, the requirement for expansion of many individual T cell clones, rather than merely expansion of the entire T cell population, suggests a possible role for...
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