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A road-map to personalized context-aware services delivery in construction (2009)
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Aziz, Z., Anumba, C., & Peña-mora, F. (2009). A road-map to personalized context-aware services delivery in construction. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 14, 461-472

Existing mobile IT applications in the construction industry are constrained by their reliance on static methods of information delivery, which are often not appropriate to meet changing work demand resulting from dynamic project conditions. This pap... Read More about A road-map to personalized context-aware services delivery in construction.

Eye gaze in virtual environments: evaluating the need and initial work on implementation (2009)
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Murray, N., Roberts, D., Steed, A., Sharkey, P., Dickerson, P., Rae, J., & Wolff, R. (2009). Eye gaze in virtual environments: evaluating the need and initial work on implementation. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 21(11), 1437-1449. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.1396

For efficient collaboration between participants, eye gaze is seen as being critical for interaction. Video conferencing either does not attempt to support eye gaze (e.g. AcessGrid) or only approximates it in round table conditions (e.g. life size... Read More about Eye gaze in virtual environments: evaluating the need and initial work on implementation.

Skill competency development strategies by a contractor (2009)
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Oyegoke, A., McDermott, P., Aouad, G., & Cleary, M. (2009). Skill competency development strategies by a contractor. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 162(3), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.2009.162.3.121

Construction skills are one of the vital aspects of construction work which is growing in importance due to skill gaps and skill shortages during different economic cycles. The aim of this study was to investigate competence development strategies by... Read More about Skill competency development strategies by a contractor.

Frequency of human T regulatory cells in peripheral blood is significantly reduced by cryopreservation (2009)
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Elkord, E. (2009). Frequency of human T regulatory cells in peripheral blood is significantly reduced by cryopreservation. Journal of Immunological Methods, 347(1-2), 87-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2009.06.001

Cryopreservation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) is essential for many clinical and research assays. Some studies reported consistent changes in PBMC phenotype following cryopreservation. We hypothesized that PBMC freezing may have a neg... Read More about Frequency of human T regulatory cells in peripheral blood is significantly reduced by cryopreservation.

The effect of ambient pressure on laser-induced silicon plasma temperature, density and morphology (2009)
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silicon plasma temperature, density and morphology. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 42, https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/42/16/165202

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of silicon was performed using a nanosecond pulsed frequency doubled Nd :YAG (532 nm) laser. The temporal evolution of the laser ablation plumes was characterized under a range of low pressures. Electron densiti... Read More about The effect of ambient pressure on laser-induced silicon plasma temperature, density and morphology.

Anisotropic lattice changes in femtosecond laser inscribed Nd3+:MgO:LiNbO3 optical waveguides (2009)
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Nd3+:MgO:LiNbO3 optical waveguides. Journal of Applied Physics, 106(1), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3168432

We report on the fabrication and microspectroscopy imaging of femtosecond laser written double-filament based Nd3+ :MgO:LiNbO3 optical waveguides. The waveguiding high refractive-index regions are identified by blueshifts of the Nd3+ ion fluorescen... Read More about Anisotropic lattice changes in femtosecond laser inscribed Nd3+:MgO:LiNbO3 optical waveguides.

A transient boundary element method for acoustic scattering from mixed regular and thin rigid bodies (2009)
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Hargreaves, J., & Cox, T. (2009). A transient boundary element method for acoustic scattering from mixed regular and thin rigid bodies. Acta acustica united with Acustica, 95(4), 678-689. https://doi.org/10.3813/AAA.918196

Boundary Element Methods (BEMs) may be used to predict the scattering of sound by obstacles, which has accelerated the prototyping of new room acoustic treatments such as diffusers. Unlike the more popular frequency domain method, the time domain BE... Read More about A transient boundary element method for acoustic scattering from mixed regular and thin rigid bodies.

Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction (2009)
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Ingirige, B., & Goulding, J. (2009). Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 4(1), 75-99

Advanced Internet technologies have revolutionised the delivery of distance learning education. As a result, the physical proximity between learners and the learning providers has become less important. However, whilst the pervasiveness of these tech... Read More about Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction.

Ultraviolet radiation and Vitamin D3 in amphibian health, behaviour, diet and conservation (2009)
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Antwis, R., & Browne, R. (2009). Ultraviolet radiation and Vitamin D3 in amphibian health, behaviour, diet and conservation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 154(2), 184-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.06.008

Amphibians are currently suffering a period of mass extinction with approximately 20% of species under severe threat and more than 120 species already extinct. In light of this crisis there is an urgency to establish viable ex situ populations and... Read More about Ultraviolet radiation and Vitamin D3 in amphibian health, behaviour, diet and conservation.

Real-time Seldinger technique simulation in complex vascular models (2009)
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Luboz, V., Hughes, C., Gould, D., John, N., & Bello, F. (2009). Real-time Seldinger technique simulation in complex vascular models. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 4(2009), 589-596. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-009-0376-0

Purpose: Commercial interventional radiology vascular simulators emulate instrument navigation and device deployment, though none supports the Seldinger technique, which provides initial access to the vascular tree. This paper presents a novel virtua... Read More about Real-time Seldinger technique simulation in complex vascular models.

Spectral broadening in femtosecond laser written waveguides in chalcogenide glass (2009)
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Hughes, M., Yang, W., & Hewak, D. (2009). Spectral broadening in femtosecond laser written waveguides in chalcogenide glass. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 26(7), 1370-1378. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.26.001370

Nonlinear spectral broadening to 200 nm, from an initial width of 50 nm, has been demonstrated in gallium lanthanum sulphide glass waveguides from 1540 nm, 200 fs pulses at 30 nJ/pulse. A formation mechanism is presented for these femtosecond laser... Read More about Spectral broadening in femtosecond laser written waveguides in chalcogenide glass.

Structure-activity studies of the binding of the flavonoid scaffold to DNA (2009)
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Ragazzon, P., Iley, J., & Missailidis, S. (2009). Structure-activity studies of the binding of the flavonoid scaffold to DNA. Anticancer Research, 29(6), 2285-2293

BACKGROUND: Flavonoids have been shown to have a wide variety of biological activities and proven to be good scaffolds for the design of DNA-binding agents as anticancer therapeutics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In structure-activity relationship s... Read More about Structure-activity studies of the binding of the flavonoid scaffold to DNA.

Resilience of naturally ventilated buildings to climate change: advanced natural ventilation and hospital wards (2009)
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Lomas, K., & Ji, Y. (2009). Resilience of naturally ventilated buildings to climate change: advanced natural ventilation and hospital wards. Energy and Buildings, 41(6), 629-653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.01.001

Naturally ventilated buildings have a key role to play mitigating climate change. The predicted indoor temperatures in spaces with simple single-sided natural ventilation (SNV) are compared with those in spaces conditioned using a form of edge in,... Read More about Resilience of naturally ventilated buildings to climate change: advanced natural ventilation and hospital wards.

Native Sn–Pb droplets in a zeolitic amygdale (Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides) (2009)
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Dekov, V., Hålenius, U., Billström, K., Kamenov, G., Munnik, F., Eriksson, L., …Botz, R. (2009). Native Sn–Pb droplets in a zeolitic amygdale (Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73(10), 2907-2919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2009.02.017

Despite the particular scientific interest in the elements with high affinity to S and O2, but found in zero-valence state in nature, the origin of these native minerals has been little explored and remains obscure. Here we describe unique Sn–Pb drop... Read More about Native Sn–Pb droplets in a zeolitic amygdale (Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides).

How beta-lactam antibiotics enter bacteria: a dialogue with the porins (2009)
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James, C., Mahendran, K., Molitor, A., Bolla, J., Bessonov, A., Winterhalter, M., & Pages, J. (2009). How beta-lactam antibiotics enter bacteria: a dialogue with the porins. PLoS ONE, 4(5), e5453. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005453

BACKGROUND:Multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections have become a major concern in hospitals worldwide. This study investigates membrane translocation, which is the first step required for drug action on internal bacterial targets. beta-lactams, a major... Read More about How beta-lactam antibiotics enter bacteria: a dialogue with the porins.

Gold nanoparticles prepared using cape aloe active components (2009)
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Krpetic, Z., Scarì, G., Caneva, E., Speranza, G., & Porta, F. (2009). Gold nanoparticles prepared using cape aloe active components. Langmuir, 25(13), 7217-7221. https://doi.org/10.1021/la9009674

A novel use of two components of Cape aloe, aloin A and aloesin, acting as stabilizers in the preparation of gold and silver nanoparticles, is reported. Stable water-soluble particles of different size and shape are prepared by varying the reaction c... Read More about Gold nanoparticles prepared using cape aloe active components.

Arsenic burden from cooked rice in the populations of arsenic affected and nonaffected areas and Kolkata city in west-Bengal, India (2009)
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Pal, A., Chowdhury, U., Mondal, D., Das, B., Nayak, B., & Chakraborti, D. (2009). Arsenic burden from cooked rice in the populations of arsenic affected and nonaffected areas and Kolkata city in west-Bengal, India. https://doi.org/10.1021/es803414j

Arsenic contamination of rice irrigated with contaminated groundwater contributes to the additional arsenic burden of the population where rice is the staple food. In an arsenic contaminated area, an experimental field-based study done on nine fields... Read More about Arsenic burden from cooked rice in the populations of arsenic affected and nonaffected areas and Kolkata city in west-Bengal, India.

Automating progress measurement of construction projects (2009)
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Zhang, X., Bakis, N., Lukins, T., Ibrahim, Y., Wu, S., Kagioglou, M., …Trucco, E. (2009). Automating progress measurement of construction projects. Automation in Construction, 18(3), 294-301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2008.09.004

The accurate and up to date measurement of work in progress on construction sites is vital for project management functions like schedule and cost control. Currently, it takes place using traditional building surveying techniques and visual inspectio... Read More about Automating progress measurement of construction projects.