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Dr Alex Nicholson

Associate Professor and Director of Student Education, School of Law, University of Leeds
Verified email at leeds.ac.uk
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Effect of platooning on fuel consumption of class 8 vehicles over a range of speeds, following distances, and mass

MP Lammert, A Duran, J Diez, K Burton… - SAE International Journal …, 2014 - sae.org
This research project evaluates fuel consumption results of two Class 8 tractor-trailer
combinations platooned together compared to their standalone fuel consumption. A series of …

A systematic review of natural flood management modelling: Approaches, limitations, and potential solutions

B Hill, Q Liang, L Bosher, H Chen… - Journal of Flood Risk …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Pitt Review of the 2007 summer floods in the UK, published in 2008,
commended the potential of natural flood management (NFM) for reducing flood risk. NFM is …

Climate change impacts on Yangtze River discharge at the Three Gorges Dam

SJ Birkinshaw, SB Guerreiro… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2017 - hess.copernicus.org
The Yangtze River basin is home to more than 400 million people and contributes to nearly
half of China's food production. Therefore, planning for climate change impacts on water …

[PDF][PDF] Potential use of runoff attenuation features in small rural catchments for flood mitigation

P Quinn, G O'Donnell, A Nicholson… - … (ed) Newcastle upon …, 2013 - ydrt.org.uk
Following a number of recent severe flood events across the North East of England, the
Environment Agency (EA) have been working with Newcastle University (NU) to develop a …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of health professionals' and patients' views of the importance of outcomes of bariatric surgery

KD Coulman, N Howes, J Hopkins, K Whale… - Obesity surgery, 2016 - Springer
Background A comprehensive evaluation of bariatric surgery is required to inform decision-
making. This will include measures of benefit and risk. It is possible that stakeholders …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding and optimising patient and public involvement in trial oversight: an ethnographic study of eight clinical trials

KD Coulman, A Nicholson, A Shaw, A Daykin… - Trials, 2020 - Springer
Background Trial oversight is important for trial governance and conduct. Patients and/or lay
members of the public are increasingly included in trial oversight committees, influenced by …

Inlet fogging of gas turbine engines detailed climatic analysis of gas turbine evaporation cooling potential in the USA

M Chaker, CB Meher-Homji… - J. Eng. Gas …, 2003 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Inlet fogging of gas turbine engines has attained considerable popularity due to the ease of
installation and the relatively low first cost compared to other inlet cooling methods. With …

[HTML][HTML] Attenuation hotspots in neurotropic human astroviruses

H Ali, A Lulla, AS Nicholson, J Hankinson… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
During the last decade, the detection of neurotropic astroviruses has increased dramatically.
The MLB genogroup of astroviruses represents a genetically distinct group of zoonotic …

Altered plasma membrane abundance of the sulfatide-binding protein NF155 links glycosphingolipid imbalances to demyelination

SJ McKie, AS Nicholson, E Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Myelin is a multilayered membrane that tightly wraps neuronal axons, enabling efficient,
high-speed signal propagation. The axon and myelin sheath form tight contacts, mediated …

A one-step L-amino acid oxidase assay for intestinal peptide hydrolase activity

JA Nicholson, YS Kim - Analytical Biochemistry, 1975 - Elsevier
A rapid one-step assay for intestinal peptide hydrolase activity in mucosal homogenates,
and in cytosol and particulate fractions prepared from homogenates is described. Peptide …