School of Science, Engineering & Environment

Appropriate innovation in small construction firms (2003)
Journal Article
Sexton, M., & Barrett, P. (2003). Appropriate innovation in small construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 21(6), 623-633. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619032000134156

Innovation-led performance improvement in the construction industry is significantly influenced by the innovation performance of small firms. There is a dearth of research investigating innovation from the perspective of the small construction firm... Read More about Appropriate innovation in small construction firms.

A literature synthesis of innovation in small construction firms: insights, ambiguities and questions (2003)
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Sexton, M., & Barrett, P. (2003). A literature synthesis of innovation in small construction firms: insights, ambiguities and questions. Construction Management and Economics, 21(6), 613-622. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619032000134147

Construction firms are being challenged to be more adept at successful innovation to better meet client needs and to enhance business competitiveness. The substantial contribution that small construction firms make to the output of the industry signi... Read More about A literature synthesis of innovation in small construction firms: insights, ambiguities and questions.

Smoothing voter: A novel voting algorithm for handling multiple errors in fault-tolerant control systems (2003)
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Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bennett, S., & Bass, J. (2003). Smoothing voter: A novel voting algorithm for handling multiple errors in fault-tolerant control systems. Microprocessors and Microsystems, 27(7), 303-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0141-9331%2803%2900040-1

Voting algorithms are used to arbitrate between variant results in a wide range of highly dependable real-time control applications. These applications include N-Modular Redundant hardware systems and diversely designed software systems based on N-Ve... Read More about Smoothing voter: A novel voting algorithm for handling multiple errors in fault-tolerant control systems.

Remote photoacoustic detection of liquid contamination of a surface (2003)
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Perrett, B., Harris, M., Pearson, G., Willetts, D., & Pitter, M. (2003). Remote photoacoustic detection of liquid contamination of a surface. Applied Optics, 42(24), 4901-4908. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.42.004901

A method for the remote detection and identification of liquid chemicals at ranges of tens of meters is presented. The technique uses pulsed indirect photoacoustic spectroscopy in the 10-μm wavelength region. Enhanced sensitivity is brought about by... Read More about Remote photoacoustic detection of liquid contamination of a surface.

Reach-scale sediment transfers: An evaluation of two morphological budgeting approaches. (2003)
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Fuller, I., Large, A., Charlton, M., Heritage, G., & Milan, D. (2003). Reach-scale sediment transfers: An evaluation of two morphological budgeting approaches. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 28(8), 889-903. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1011

This paper compares two approaches used to derive measures of annual sediment transfers within a 1 km long piedmont reach of the gravel-bed River Coquet in Northumberland, northern England. The techniques utilize: (i) channel planform and cross-secti... Read More about Reach-scale sediment transfers: An evaluation of two morphological budgeting approaches..

Synthetic opals made by the Langmuir-Blodgett method (2003)
Journal Article
Bardosova, M., Hodge, P., Pach, L., Pemble, M., Smatko, V., Tredgold, R., & Whitehead, D. (2003). Synthetic opals made by the Langmuir-Blodgett method. Thin Solid Films, 437(1-2), 276-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6090%2803%2900596-0

Monodispersive synthetic opal particles were formed by the method of Stober et al. [J. Colloid Interface Sci. 26 (1968) 62] and were made hydrophobic by reacting them with 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate. Groups of particles were dissolved in... Read More about Synthetic opals made by the Langmuir-Blodgett method.

Sustainable operation of a small-scale flood-attenuation wetland and dry pond system (2003)
Journal Article
Scholz, M. (2003). Sustainable operation of a small-scale flood-attenuation wetland and dry pond system. Journal of the Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 17(3), 171-175. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2003.tb00457.x

Pond structures as cost-effective source-control drainage techniques can be applied in order to reduce the downstream risk of flooding. In the UK, there are no widely accepted performance data on pond structures, yet there is a need for detailed desi... Read More about Sustainable operation of a small-scale flood-attenuation wetland and dry pond system.

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