W. R. D. Fairbairn

The $w$-FF property in trivial extensions

‎Let $D$ be an integral domain with quotient field $K$‎, ‎$E$ be a $K$-vector space‎, ‎$R = D propto E$ be the trivial extension of $D$ by $E$‎, ‎and $w$ be the so-called $w$-operation‎. ‎In this paper‎, ‎we show that‎ ‎$R$ is a $w$-FF ring if and only if $D$ is a $w$-FF domain; and‎ ‎in this case‎, ‎each $w$-flat $w$-ideal of $R$ is $w$-invertible.

Disease Responses in the Murine Model of Lyme Governing Arthritis Severity and Humoral Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci

The effect of penicillin on the thiamine requirement of the rat.

I would like to thank Professor E. G. White, Head of the Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, for his kind help and encouragement throughout, and the Agricultural Research Council for a grant which enabled the work to be carried out. My thanks are also due to M r L. A. Fairbairn and M r M. J. R. Healy for help with the statistics and Miss J. E. M. Pyke and M r J. D. Brewer for their te...

Mass-mediated sex differences in climbing patterns support the gravity hypothesis of sexual size dimorphism

Accepted 25 October 2007 Copyright © EEF ISSN 1399-1183 Sexual size dimorphism (SSD), defined as a difference in mean body size of males and females within species, is very common in animals (Abouheif and Fairbairn 1997, Fairbairn 1997). Females are larger than males in most species, but males are typically the larger sex in mammals and birds, and exceptions to these general trends exist (Fairb...

Spongiform encephalopathies and prions: an overview of pathology and disease mechanisms.

The etiology of spongiform encephalopathies has been sharply contested for decades. At the heart of the issue is the question of disease origin: Are prion disease representative of primary neurodegenerative genetic disorders, or are they bona fide infectious diseases? This article provides a brief outline of the progress made in the elucidation of prion disease mechanisms in the context of path...