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Ethics and mono-disciplinarity: positivism, informed consent and informed participation
(Elsevier, 2005)
There are a number of pressures on researchers in academia and industry to behave unethically or compromise their ethical standards, for instance in order to obtain funding or publish frequently. In this paper a case study ...
Dissemination and survival of non-indigenous bacterial genomes in pristine Antarctic environments.
(Springer Verlag, 2005)
Continental Antarctic is perceived as a largely pristine environment, although certain localized regions (e.g., parts of the Ross Dependency Dry Valleys) are relatively heavy impacted by human activities. The procedures ...
Instant messaging on handhelds: an affective gesture approach
(SAICSIT in association with ACM, 2005)
Text communication can be perceived as lacking in chat spontaneity, or plastic, due to medium limitations during interaction. A form of text messaging, Instant Messaging (IM), is now on the uptake, even on mobile handhelds. ...
Genetic lesions within the 3a gene of SARS-CoV
(BioMed Central, 2005)
A series of frameshift mutations within the 3a gene has been observed in culture-derived severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV). We report here that viral RNA from clinical
samples obtained from SARS-CoV ...
Amino acids 1055 to 1192 in the S2 Region of severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus S Protein induce neutralizing antibodies: Implications for the development of vaccines and antiviral agents
(American Society for Microbiology, 2005)
The spike (S) protein of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) interacts with
cellular receptors to mediate membrane fusion, allowing viral entry into host cells; hence it is recognized as the
primary ...
SIP presence location service
(Telkom, 2005)
This paper presents an innovative use of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for the subscription and notification of geographic information in order to provide a privacy concerned location-based service. SIP is a signaling ...
Guaranteed delivery of semi-synchronous IP-based communication
(Telkom, 2005)
This paper presents an empirical solution for guaranteeing the delivery of synchronous and asynchronous messages within a semi-synchronous IPbased communication domain. The communication infrastructure that is needed between ...
IC and RC band time-series observations of some bright ultracool dwarfs
(Oxford University Press, 2005)
The results of more than 100 h of CCD photometric monitoring of 10 L dwarfs and two T dwarfs
are presented. Reasonable evidence is shown for IC band variability in DENIS 0255−4700,
DENIS 1705−0516 and 2M 2104−1037. ...
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 3a Protein Up-Regulates Expression of Fibrinogen in Lung Epithelial Cells
(American Society for Microbiology, 2005)
Here we analyzed the gene expression profile of cells that stably express the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) 3a protein to determine its effects on host functions. A lung epithelial
cell-line, ...
Towards the acoustic estimation of jellyfish abundance
(Inter-Research, 2005)
Acoustic target strengths (TSs) of the 2 most common large medusae, Chrysaora hysoscella and Aequorea aequorea, in the northern Benguela (off Namibia) have previously been estimated (at 18, 38 and 120 kHz) from acoustic ...