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Making water work: intermediating between regional strategy and local practice (2008)
Journal Article
Medd, W., & Marvin, S. (2008). Making water work: intermediating between regional strategy and local practice. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 26(2), 280-299. https://doi.org/10.1068/d3205

Since the early 1990s there has been a proliferation of calls for integrated water resource management as a strategy for sustainable water management. While literatures have examined the extent to which institutions can adapt to management defined by... Read More about Making water work: intermediating between regional strategy and local practice.

Constructing a typology of H2 in cities and regions: An international review (2008)
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Hodson, M., Marvin, S., & Hewitson, A. (2008). Constructing a typology of H2 in cities and regions: An international review. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33(6), 1619-1629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.12.053

This paper primarily develops a seven-fold conceptual typology of place-based hydrogen initiatives. Through an international review of place-based hydrogen initiatives we reveal a plethora of projects, demonstrations, test-beds, ambitions and expecta... Read More about Constructing a typology of H2 in cities and regions: An international review.

Classification of flood retention basins: The kaiserstuhl case study (2008)
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Scholz, M. (2008). Classification of flood retention basins: The kaiserstuhl case study. Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, 14(2), 61-80. https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.14.2.61

The aim of this paper is to describe a conceptual classification model for Sustainable Flood Retention Basins (SFRB) used to control runoff in temperate climates. The author has defined a SFRB as an aesthetically pleasing (from the general publics' p... Read More about Classification of flood retention basins: The kaiserstuhl case study.

The omega-3 fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), prevents the damaging effects of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha during murine skeletal muscle cell differentiation (2008)
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Magee, P., Pearson, S., & Allen, J. (2008). The omega-3 fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), prevents the damaging effects of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha during murine skeletal muscle cell differentiation. Lipids in Health and Disease, 7(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-7-24

Background: Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) is a -3 polyunsaturated fatty acid with antiinflammatory and anti-cachetic properties that may have potential benefits with regards to skeletal muscle atrophy conditions where inflammation is present. It is al... Read More about The omega-3 fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), prevents the damaging effects of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha during murine skeletal muscle cell differentiation.

A performance management framework for healthcare facilities management (2008)
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Liyanage, C., & Egbu, C. (2008). A performance management framework for healthcare facilities management. Journal of Facilities Management, 6(1), 23-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/14725960810847440

Purpose – To propose a framework for performance management in facilities management (FM) services in hospitals. Herein, particular attention has been given to domestic services under the area of FM. Design/methodology/approach – The discussio... Read More about A performance management framework for healthcare facilities management.

CD8 chemokine receptors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2008)
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Smyth, L., Starkey, C., Gordon, F., Vestbo, J., & Singh, D. (2008). CD8 chemokine receptors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03729.x

Increased lung CD8 cells and their expression of chemokine receptors CXCR3 and CCR5 have been previously reported in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Alterations of CD8-CCR3 and -CCR4 expression and their ligands in COPD patients have no... Read More about CD8 chemokine receptors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Cigarette smoke extract induced cytokine and chemokine gene expression changes in COPD macrophages (2008)
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Kent, L., Smyth, L., Clayton, C., Scott, L., Cook, T., Stephens, R., …Singh, D. (2008). Cigarette smoke extract induced cytokine and chemokine gene expression changes in COPD macrophages. Cytokine, 42(2), 205-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2008.02.001

Macrophages are key inflammatory cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The transcriptional regulation of inflammatory signalling pathways by cigarette smoke (CS) in COPD macrophages is not well understood. We have studied the effects... Read More about Cigarette smoke extract induced cytokine and chemokine gene expression changes in COPD macrophages.

City-states and the spatial in-between (2008)
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Green, N. (2008). City-states and the spatial in-between. Town & country planning, 77(5),

An examination of live-work patterns in England and Wales: why the city state is making a comeback, and what we need to do about it.

CFD modelling of naturally ventilated double-skin facades with venetian blinds (2008)
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Ji, Y., Cook, M., Hanby, V., Infield, D., Loveday, D., & Mei, L. (2008). CFD modelling of naturally ventilated double-skin facades with venetian blinds. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 1(3), 185-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/19401490802478303

This study describes computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling of naturally ventilated double-skin facades (DSFs) with Venetian blinds inside the facade cavity. The 2D modelling work investigates the coupled convective, conductive and radiative... Read More about CFD modelling of naturally ventilated double-skin facades with venetian blinds.

Planning for biodiversity conservation in large urban areas: the Ecological Framework for Greater Manchester (2008)
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Kazmierczak, A., & James, P. (2008). Planning for biodiversity conservation in large urban areas: the Ecological Framework for Greater Manchester

Recent emphasis on the need for biodiversity protection outside designated areas has resulted in the growing popularity of ecological networks as a planning tool. However, in urban areas high levels of habitat fragmentation and ever present developme... Read More about Planning for biodiversity conservation in large urban areas: the Ecological Framework for Greater Manchester.

Knowledge management practices in facilities organisations: A case study (2008)
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Pathirage, C., Haigh, R., Amaratunga, R., & Baldry, D. (2008). Knowledge management practices in facilities organisations: A case study. Journal of Facilities Management, 6(1), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/14725960810847431

Purpose – The paper's purpose is to identify the key knowledge variables within a facilities management (FM) environment and to develop an understanding of how FM knowledge is generated and utilised within FM organisations. Design/methodology/appr... Read More about Knowledge management practices in facilities organisations: A case study.

Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka (2008)
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Ingirige, B., Haigh, R., Malalgoda, C., & Palliyaguru, R. (2008). Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka. Journal of construction in developing countries, 13(2), 21-42

Sri Lanka was badly affected by the tsunami that occurred on 26th December 2004. The tsunami destroyed about two-thirds of the Sri Lankan coastline and affected more than 1,000,000 people. It does not only affected the lives of the community, but als... Read More about Exploring good practice knowledge transfer related to post tsunami housing re-construction in Sri Lanka.

The role of philosophical context in the development of research methodology and theory (2008)
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Pathirage, C., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2008). The role of philosophical context in the development of research methodology and theory. ˜The œbuilt & human environment review, 1(1), 1-10

The research strategy dictates the major direction of the research and constitutes one of the important decisions made by the researcher. However, researchers’ understanding on theory at the outset of the research guides the design of the research. T... Read More about The role of philosophical context in the development of research methodology and theory.

Excelência, relevância e a universidade o missing middle do envolvimento socio econonómico (Excellence, relevance and the university: the missing middle in socio-economic engagement) (2008)
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Perry, B., & May, T. (2008). Excelência, relevância e a universidade o missing middle do envolvimento socio econonómico (Excellence, relevance and the university: the missing middle in socio-economic engagement). Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas, 56, 105-128

A economia política internacional do ensino superior é caracterizada por uma crescente globalização e regionalização de actividades. Neste âmbito, é notória a ênfase colocada no papel das universidades como motores de desenvolvimento económico e soci... Read More about Excelência, relevância e a universidade o missing middle do envolvimento socio econonómico (Excellence, relevance and the university: the missing middle in socio-economic engagement).