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Richard Howells

Emeritus Professor of Cultural Sociology, King's College London
Verified email at kcl.ac.uk
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Improving the nutritional value of Golden Rice through increased pro-vitamin A content

JA Paine, CA Shipton, S Chaggar, RM Howells… - Nature …, 2005 - nature.com
Abstract'Golden Rice'is a variety of rice engineered to produce β-carotene (pro-vitamin A) to
help combat vitamin A deficiency, and it has been predicted that its contribution to alleviating …

Chemoradiation for advanced primary vulval cancer

TS Shylasree, A Bryant… - Cochrane Database of …, 2011 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Vulval cancer is a rare gynaecological cancer. There is no standard approach
for treating locally advanced primary vulval cancer (FIGO stage III and IV). Combined …

Interactions among three distinct CesA proteins essential for cellulose synthesis

NG Taylor, RM Howells, AK Huttly… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
In a screen to identify novel cellulose deficient mutants, three lines were shown to be allelic
and define a novel complementation group, irregular xylem5 (irx5). IRX5 was cloned and …

Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and derivatives

RD Howells, JD Mc Cown - Chemical Reviews, 1977 - ACS Publications
Trifluoromethanesulfonic acidf has often been acclaimed as the strongest of all known
monoprotic organic acids. Fluorosulfonic acid has also been given the same status. The …

[BOOK][B] Visual culture

R Howells, J Negreiros - 2012 - books.google.com
This is a revised, expanded, and updated edition of the highly successful Visual Culture.
Like its predecessor, this new version is about visual literacy, exploring how meaning is both …

Schistosoma mansoni: defined system for stepwise transformation of cercaria to schistosomule in vitro

FJ Ramalho-Pinto, G Gazzinelli, RE Howells… - Experimental …, 1974 - Elsevier
Defined conditions are described for the in vitro production of large numbers of tail-free
viable schistosomules. These consist of (1) the centrifugation of cold cercarial suspension …

An eight-parent multiparent advanced generation inter-cross population for winter-sown wheat: creation, properties, and validation

…, AJ Greenland, R Horsnell, R Howells… - G3: Genes …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
MAGIC populations represent one of a new generation of crop genetic mapping resources
combining high genetic recombination and diversity. We describe the creation and …

[HTML][HTML] Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of paediatric convulsive status epilepticus (EcLiPSE): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial

MD Lyttle, NEA Rainford, C Gamble, S Messahel… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Phenytoin is the recommended second-line intravenous anticonvulsant for
treatment of paediatric convulsive status epilepticus in the UK; however, some evidence …

Recent advances in photocatalytic decarboxylative coupling reactions in medicinal chemistry

L McMurray, TM McGuire, RL Howells - Synthesis, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
This review covers recent advances in decarboxylative photocatalysis applicable to the
medicinal chemist. The review is not intended to be exhaustive, but instead is focussed on …

[BOOK][B] Freshwater mussels of Texas

RG Howells, RW Neck, HD Murray - 1996 - books.google.com
Freshwater mussels (Family Unionidae) represent an important yet poorly-known group of
mollusks. These animals were used for food by Native Americans, harvested by early …