An ever-increasing number of patients have to undergo regular renal dialysis to compensate for acute or chronic renal failure. The adequacy of the treatment has a profound effect on patients’ morbidity and mortality. ...

A new polymer able to react with primary amines was synthesised from allyl mercaptan, o-phtalic dialdehyde and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate by radical polymerisation. Reactive thioacetale formed by allyl mercaptan and ...

CdS and ZnS semiconducting colloid nanoparticles coated with the organic shell, containing either SO3− or NH2+ groups, were prepared using the aqueous phase synthesis. The multilayer films of CdS (or ZnS) were deposited ...

The principles and theoretical background are presented for a new process-based model (PESERA) that is designed to estimate long-term average erosion rates at 1 km resolution and has, to date, been applied to most of Europe. ...

In early 1992, a silvoarable experiment, comprising four poplar (Populus spp.) hybrids (at a spacing of 10 m x 6.4 m) and four arable treatments, was established at three contrasting lowland sites in England. By the end ...

This report contributes to the findings, implications, and future plans of a project, initiated by Cranfield University (Silsoe, UK) entitled “Private Sector Participation in Low Cost Water Well Drilling”.

The last 25 years have witnessed a change in the priorities for the use of rural land in the United Kingdom. Whereas previously the focus was predominantly on agricultural production to achieve national self sufficiency, ...

The physiological basis for differences in yields from well-watered and droughted plants of four contrasting clones of tea were studied in terms of light interception, dry matter production and partitioning at a high ...

1) MAFF has recently launched a scheme to support the expansion of the area of energy crops grown in England in order to meet the nation’s Kyoto targets for the reduction in CO2 emissions. This has highlighted concerns ...