James Basil Holmes Pegler

Holmes

The European Research Council has recently funded HOLMES, a new experiment to directly measure the neutrino mass. HOLMES will perform a calorimetric measurement of the energy released in the decay of 163Ho. The calorimetric measurement eliminates systematic uncertainties arising from the use of external beta sources, as in experiments with beta spectrometers. This measurement was proposed in 19...

Pepsinogen BASIL

Antioxidant Activity of Basil

INTRODUCTION The commercial development of plants as sources of antioxidants to enhance health and food preservation is of current interest (Rice-Evans et al. 1997). Epidemiological studies have suggested positive associations between the consumption of phenolic-rich foods or beverages and the prevention of diseases (Scalbert and Williamson 2000). These effects have been attributed to antioxida...

Asynchronous Online Discussion - Holmes

The online learning environment provides the opportunity for remote groups of students to interact with instructors and each other. Most web based learning platforms facilitate asynchronous online discussions between participants. These discussion forums are designed to replicate the face to face tutorial setting and provide a medium for the expression and development of student ideas. In this ...

Sir Gordon Holmes.

FORTY MILES from Dublin at Castlebellingham on the coast of Co. Louth, Gordon Morgan Holmes was born in Dillon House on 22 February 1876. A scholar at Trinity College Dublin, he graduated B.A. in 1897, being senior moderator and gold medallist, and qualified in medicine the following year. After serving as a resident medical officer in the Richmond Asylum (now St. Brendan's Hospital), he studie...