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Helmholtz solitons in optical materials with a dual power-law refractive index (2010)
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Christian, J., McDonald, G., & Chamorro-Posada, P. (2010). Helmholtz solitons in optical materials with a dual power-law refractive index. Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials, 19(3), 389-405. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218863510005340

A nonlinear Helmholtz equation is proposed for modelling scalar optical beams in uniform planar waveguides whose refractive index exhibits a purely-focusing dual powerlaw dependence on the electric field amplitude. Two families of exact analytical s... Read More about Helmholtz solitons in optical materials with a dual power-law refractive index.

Brave new technological world (2010)
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Nevell, M. (2010). Brave new technological world

This article explains how 3D visualisation techniques can help make archaeology more mainstream and beneficial to communities and industry

Activity awareness as an enabler for communication and network building in construction design teams (2010)
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Boddy, S., Rezgui, Y., Cooper, G., & Wetherill, M. (2010). Activity awareness as an enabler for communication and network building in construction design teams. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 24(5), 430-440. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CP.1943-5487.0000046

The paper reports on ongoing research into the facilitation of communication in distributed design teams of the type typically encountered in the construction sector. Ideas around social aspects in such design teams are discussed followed by our prev... Read More about Activity awareness as an enabler for communication and network building in construction design teams.

The interaction of lean and building information modeling in construction (2010)
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construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(9), 968-980. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0000203

Lean construction and Building Information Modeling are quite different initiatives, but both are having profound impacts on the construction industry. A rigorous analysis of the myriad specific interactions between them indicates that a synergy exis... Read More about The interaction of lean and building information modeling in construction.

Relationship between road and railway noise annoyance and overall indoor sound exposure (2010)
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Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., De Coensel, B., Botteldooren, D., Berglund, B., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2011). Relationship between road and railway noise annoyance and overall indoor sound exposure. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 16(1), 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2010.07.012

Using data from a realistic experiment conducted using recorded traffic sounds, the relationship between indicators of magnitude, spectrum, and temporal evolution of the sonic environment and the reported annoyance are analyzed. The exposure is cha... Read More about Relationship between road and railway noise annoyance and overall indoor sound exposure.

Phagocytosis of biocompatible gold nanoparticles (2010)
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Krpeticc, Z., Porta, F., Caneva, E., Dal Santo, V., & Scarì, G. (2010). Phagocytosis of biocompatible gold nanoparticles. Langmuir, 26(18), 14799-14805. https://doi.org/10.1021/la102758f

We report the evidence for the cellular uptake of gold nanoparticles via the phagocytosis mechanism in murine macrophage cells strongly supported by TEM and optical microscopy. Nanoparticles were prepared using several biocompatible molecules of choi... Read More about Phagocytosis of biocompatible gold nanoparticles.

Spectroscopy of bismuth-doped lead–aluminum–germanate glass and yttrium–aluminum–silicate glass (2010)
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yttrium–aluminum–silicate glass. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 356(44-49), 2302-2309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.03.043

In this work we make a comparison between the spectroscopy of bismuth-doped lead–aluminum– germanate (Bi:PAG) glass and bismuth-doped yttrium–aluminum–silicate (Bi:YAS) glass. We report the variation in Bi absorption, emission and lifetime as the P... Read More about Spectroscopy of bismuth-doped lead–aluminum–germanate glass and yttrium–aluminum–silicate glass.

Long-term monitoring of tropical bats for anthropogenic impact assessment : gauging the statistical power to detect population change (2010)
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Meyer, C. F., Aguiar, L., Aguirre, L., Baumgarten, J., Clarke, F., Cosson, J., …Kalko, E. (2010). Long-term monitoring of tropical bats for anthropogenic impact assessment : gauging the statistical power to detect population change. Biological Conservation, 143(11), 2797-2807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.07.029

Bats are ecologically important mammals in tropical ecosystems; however, their populations face numerous environmental threats related to climate change, habitat loss, fragmentation, hunting, and emerging diseases. Thus, there is a pressing need to d... Read More about Long-term monitoring of tropical bats for anthropogenic impact assessment : gauging the statistical power to detect population change.

Ecological strategy for eutrophication control (2010)
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Tang, X., Wu, M., Yang, W., Yin, W., Jin, F., Ye, M., …Scholz, M. (2010). Ecological strategy for eutrophication control. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 223(2), 723-737. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-011-0897-3

Water monitoring results of the Danjiangkou Reservoir indicated that total nitrogen and total phosphorus concentrations are high and therefore worse than required for central drinking water supplies. Nutrients including nitrogen and phosphorus accumu... Read More about Ecological strategy for eutrophication control.

Improving the therapeutic design of healthcare environments (2010)
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Osaji, E., & Price, A. (2010). Improving the therapeutic design of healthcare environments. Innovation & research focus, 6

For many years, there has been a prevailing belief that higher investment in the initial phases of healthcare infrastructure projects not only reduces the life cycle costs but also improves, in the long term, service delivery and patient experience.... Read More about Improving the therapeutic design of healthcare environments.

Patterning of metal, carbon, and semiconductor substrates with thin organic films by microcontact printing with aryldiazonium salt inks (2010)
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Lehr, J., Garrett, D., Paulik, M., Flavel, B., Brooksby, P., Williamson, B., & Downard, A. (2010). Patterning of metal, carbon, and semiconductor substrates with thin organic films by microcontact printing with aryldiazonium salt inks. Analytical Chemistry, 82(16), 7027-7034. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac101785c

Surface modification through reduction of aryldiazonium salts to give covalently attached layers is a widely investigated procedure. However, realization of potential applications of the layers requires development of patterning methods. Here, we dem... Read More about Patterning of metal, carbon, and semiconductor substrates with thin organic films by microcontact printing with aryldiazonium salt inks.

Differential control of TAp73 and ΔNp73 protein stability by the ring finger ubiquitin ligase PIR2 (2010)
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Sayan, B., Yang, A., Conforti, F., Tucci, P., Piro, M., Browne, G., …Melino, G. (2010). Differential control of TAp73 and ΔNp73 protein stability by the ring finger ubiquitin ligase PIR2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(29), https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0911828107

p73 is a p53-related transcription factor with fundamental roles in development and tumor suppression. Transcription from two different promoters on the p73 gene results in generation of transcriptionally active TAp73 isoforms and dominant negative D... Read More about Differential control of TAp73 and ΔNp73 protein stability by the ring finger ubiquitin ligase PIR2.

Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment (2010)
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James, P., Norman, D., & Clarke, J. (2010). Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment. Urban Ecosystems, 13(4), 499-515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-010-0132-9

The predominantly urban boroughs of Warrington and Halton straddle the river Mersey in northwest England. Since the 1970s there has been a major change in land-use associated with both innovative town design and the decline of manufacturing and chemi... Read More about Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment.

Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision (2010)
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Erdogan, B., Abbott, C., & Aouad, G. (2010). Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 368, 3551-3565. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0076

Emerging technologies offer new solutions to the construction industry, improving processes, enabling automation and effective decision-making mechanisms and changing current ways of work. Previous research has tended to consider a direct causal re... Read More about Construction in year 2030 : developing an information technology vision.

Single-phase aerodynamic flow field validation of novel airblast atomizer designs (2010)
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Burby, M., Nasr, G., Yule, A., & Morgan, L. (2010). Single-phase aerodynamic flow field validation of novel airblast atomizer designs. Atomization and Sprays, 20(7), 565-579. https://doi.org/10.1615/AtomizSpr.v20.i7.10

Airblast atomizers are used extensively in aero gas turbine engines. In the pursuit of reducing emissions and increasing fuel efficiency a novel airblast atomizer design is being developed that is capable of variable fuel-placement. Such a design wil... Read More about Single-phase aerodynamic flow field validation of novel airblast atomizer designs.

Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK] (2010)
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Tillmann, P., Tzortzopoulos, P., Sapountzis, S., & Formoso, C. (2010). Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK]. Gestão & Tecnologia de Projetos, 5(1), 109-132. https://doi.org/10.4237/gtp.v5i1.114

Proposal: The healthcare system in the United kingdomis passing through transformation and change for improvement and innovation. Within this context, healthcare facilities are being developed in a complex multi-stakeholder environment, which usually... Read More about Gestao de beneficios na etapa de projecto em empreendimentos hospitalares do reino unido [Managing benefits in the design of healthcare favilities in the UK].

Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy (2010)
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Aouad, G., Ozorhon, B., & Abbott, C. (2010). Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy. Construction innovation (London. Online), 10(4), 374-394. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171011083551

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight for future innovation research activities and for the role of universities in working with industry to promote innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an overview a... Read More about Facilitating innovation in construction : directions and implications for research and policy.

Time--activity budget of greater rheas (Rhea americana, Aves) on a human-disturbed area: the role of habitat, time of the day, season and group size (2010)
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de Azevedo, C., Ferraz, J., Tinoco, H., Young, R., & Rodrigues, M. (2010). Time--activity budget of greater rheas (Rhea americana, Aves) on a human-disturbed area: the role of habitat, time of the day, season and group size. Acta ethologica, 13, 109-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10211-010-0080-7

The aim of this study was to evaluate activity–time budget, habitat use and how seasonality and group size influence the expression of greater rhea behaviours. Greater rheas are threatened South American birds; habitat loss, predation and hunting are... Read More about Time--activity budget of greater rheas (Rhea americana, Aves) on a human-disturbed area: the role of habitat, time of the day, season and group size.