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Human response to vibration from passenger and freight railway traffic in residential environments (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Exposure-response relationships for the human response to vibration and noise from railway activities in residential environments have been derived recently in the UK. These relationships are the outcome of a large scale field study funded by Defra (... Read More about Human response to vibration from passenger and freight railway traffic in residential environments.

Perception of soundscapes : an interdisciplinary approach (2012)
Journal Article

This paper takes an overall view of findings from the Positive Soundscape Project, a large inter-disciplinary soundscapes study. Qualitative fieldwork (soundwalks and focus groups) have found that soundscape perception is influenced by cognitive effe... Read More about Perception of soundscapes : an interdisciplinary approach.

A review of the cost estimation issues in the tender preparation process in the construction industry (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Ahmad, N., Osman-Schlegel, N., & Elkadi, H. (2012, July). A review of the cost estimation issues in the tender preparation process in the construction industry. Presented at ICCIDC-III : Third International Conference on Construction in Developing Countries, Bangkok, Thailand

International,regional and national commitments meet local implementation : a case study of marine conservation in Northern Ireland (2012)
Journal Article
implementation : a case study of marine conservation in Northern Ireland. Marine Policy, 38, 140-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2012.05.030

It is increasingly accepted that humanity’s unsustainable use of the marine environment is causing the degradation of the very marine ecosystems it relies upon. This awareness had led to the generation of a significant number of international agreeme... Read More about International,regional and national commitments meet local implementation : a case study of marine conservation in Northern Ireland.

A usability based model for suggestion system evaluation of infrastructure organisations in the UAE (2012)
Thesis

This thesis was started with an aim to develop a usability based assessment model for
suggestion systems. A review of literature highlighted fifteen variables that act as drivers for
suggestion system success. In order to apply the concept of usabi... Read More about A usability based model for suggestion system evaluation of infrastructure organisations in the UAE.

Helminth, protozoan and viral infections of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla (2012)
Thesis

The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is an important catadromous fish that has been
classified as critically endangered due to severe population decline. The reasons for this are
not fully understood; however, infectious disease undoubtedly makes a... Read More about Helminth, protozoan and viral infections of the European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

The significance and co-dependency of 'robustness' in PFI projects : a granting authority perspective (2012)
Thesis

The Private Finance Initiative or PFI since its introduction by the UK
Government in 1992 has been widely used in the delivery of public service
provision. Furthermore, PFI has been encompassed under a large umbrella of
collaboration known as Publ... Read More about The significance and co-dependency of 'robustness' in PFI projects : a granting authority perspective.

Assessing student teams developing mathematical models applied to business and industrial mathematics (2012)
Book Chapter

Age-related divergent remodeling of the cardiac extracellular matrix in heart failure: collagen accumulation in the young and loss in the aged (2012)
Journal Article

The incidence of heart failure (HF) increases with age. This study sought to determine whether aging exacerbates structural and functional remodeling of the myocardium in HF. HF was induced in young (~18 months) and aged sheep (>8 years) by right ven... Read More about Age-related divergent remodeling of the cardiac extracellular matrix in heart failure: collagen accumulation in the young and loss in the aged.

Effectiveness of frameworks - A report by the working group on the effectiveness of frameworks of the procurement and lean client task group - published in Government Construction Strategy - Final Report to Government by the Procurement/Lean Client Task Group July 2012. (2012)
Report
McDermott, P., Dickinson, M., Ioannnou, J., & Heard, K. (2012). July 2012

The Effectiveness of Frameworks Working Group of the Procurement and Lean Client Task Group was established to deliver Objective 10.1 of the Government Construction Strategy:
“To assess the effectiveness of frameworks, in collaboration with departme... Read More about Effectiveness of frameworks - A report by the working group on the effectiveness of frameworks of the procurement and lean client task group - published in Government Construction Strategy - Final Report to Government by the Procurement/Lean Client Task Group July 2012..