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Mutual objective setting for partnering projects in the public sector (2007)
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Swan, W., & Khalfan, M. (2007). Mutual objective setting for partnering projects in the public sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 14(2), 119-130. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980710731254

Purpose – The use of partnering has grown within the public sector of the UK construction industry. Central to partnering is the use of the partnering charter. The charter establishes the mutual objectives of the project team. The purpose of this pap... Read More about Mutual objective setting for partnering projects in the public sector.

Abnormal long wave dispersion phenomena in a slightly compressible elastic plate with non-classical boundary conditions (2007)
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Rogerson, G., Sandiford, K., & Prikazchikova, L. (2007). Abnormal long wave dispersion phenomena in a slightly compressible elastic plate with non-classical boundary conditions. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 42(2), 298-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2007.01.005

A two parameter asymptotic analysis is employed to investigate some unusual long wave dispersion phenomena in respect of symmetric motion in a nearly incompressible elastic plate. The plate is not subject to the usual classical traction free boundary... Read More about Abnormal long wave dispersion phenomena in a slightly compressible elastic plate with non-classical boundary conditions.

The effect of perceived adherence to the Bobath concept on physiotherapists’ choice of intervention used to treat postural control after stroke (2007)
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Tyson, S., & Selley, A. (2007). The effect of perceived adherence to the Bobath concept on physiotherapists’ choice of intervention used to treat postural control after stroke. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280600841158

PURPOSE. The Bobath concept is the predominant stroke physiotherapy approach in the UK but there is little literature about its operationalization. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of perceived adherence to the Bobath concept on interve... Read More about The effect of perceived adherence to the Bobath concept on physiotherapists’ choice of intervention used to treat postural control after stroke.

Inter- and intraobserver repeatability of the Salford Gait Tool: an observation based clinical gait assessment tool (2007)
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Toro, B., Nester, C., & Farren, P. (2007). Inter- and intraobserver repeatability of the Salford Gait Tool: an observation based clinical gait assessment tool. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88(3), 328-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.030

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the inter- and intraobserver repeatability of the Salford Gait Tool (SF-GT), a new observation-based gait assessment tool for evaluating sagittal plane cerebral palsy (CP) gait. DESIGN: Masked comparative evaluation. SETTING: U... Read More about Inter- and intraobserver repeatability of the Salford Gait Tool: an observation based clinical gait assessment tool.

The development and validity of the Salford Gait Tool: an observation-based clinical gait assessment tool (2007)
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Toro, B., Nester, C., & Farren, P. (2007). The development and validity of the Salford Gait Tool: an observation-based clinical gait assessment tool. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88(3), 321-327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.028

Objectives: To develop the construct, content, and criterion validity of the Salford Gait Tool (SF-GT) and to evaluate agreement between gait observations using the SF-GT and kinematic gait data. Design: Tool development and comparative evalu... Read More about The development and validity of the Salford Gait Tool: an observation-based clinical gait assessment tool.

Gastrointestinal tolerance of erythritol and xylitol ingested in a liquid (2007)
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Storey, D., Lee, A., Bornet, F., & Brouns, F. (2007). Gastrointestinal tolerance of erythritol and xylitol ingested in a liquid. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 61(3), 349-354. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602532

Objectives: To determine and compare the gastrointestinal (GI) responses of young adults following consumption of 45 g sucrose, 20, 35 and 50 g xylitol or erythritol given as a single oral, bolus dose in a liquid. Design: The study was a random... Read More about Gastrointestinal tolerance of erythritol and xylitol ingested in a liquid.

Independent sector mental health care : a 1-day census of private and voluntary sector placements in seven Strategic Health Authority areas in England (2007)
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Hatfield, B., Sharma, I., & Ryan, T. (2007). Independent sector mental health care : a 1-day census of private and voluntary sector placements in seven Strategic Health Authority areas in England. Health and Social Care in the Community, 15(5), 407-416. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00698.x

The aims of this study were (i) to map the extent of all mental health placements in the independent sector, for adults of working age, and elderly people (excluding those with a diagnosis of dementia placed in Local Authority care homes), on a censu... Read More about Independent sector mental health care : a 1-day census of private and voluntary sector placements in seven Strategic Health Authority areas in England.

Environmental enrichment: a GAP analysis (2007)
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de Azevedo, C., Cipreste, C., & Young, R. (2007). Environmental enrichment: a GAP analysis. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 102(3-4), 329-343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2006.05.034

GAP analyses are tools used to inform us about the short-comings of a scientific area or necessities in social–economic problems. In the last 20 years, environmental enrichment as an area of scientific investigation has come of age; this can be clear... Read More about Environmental enrichment: a GAP analysis.

Active router approach to defeating denial-of-service attacks in networks (2007)
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El-Moussa, F., Linge, N., & Hope, M. (2007). Active router approach to defeating denial-of-service attacks in networks. IET Communications, 1(1), 55-63. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-com%3A20050441

Denial-of-service attacks represent a major threat to modern organisations who are increasingly dependent on the integrity of their computer networks. A new approach to combating such threats introduces active routers into the network architecture. T... Read More about Active router approach to defeating denial-of-service attacks in networks.

Concentration dependence of the fluorescence decay profile in transition metal doped chalcogenide glass (2007)
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Hughes, M., Hewak, D., & Curry, R. (2007). Concentration dependence of the fluorescence decay profile in transition metal doped chalcogenide glass. Proceedings of SPIE, 6469, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.699134

In this paper we present the fluorescence decay profiles of vanadium and titanium doped gallium lanthanum sulphide (GLS) glass at various doping concentrations between 0.01 and 1% (molar). We demonstrate that below a critical doping concentration t... Read More about Concentration dependence of the fluorescence decay profile in transition metal doped chalcogenide glass.

Socio-sexual behavior of female northern muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) (2007)
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Possamai, C., Young, R., Mendes, S., & Strier, K. (2007). Socio-sexual behavior of female northern muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus). American Journal of Primatology, 69(7), 766-776. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20399

Female northern muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) are known to engage in frequent copulations with multiple partners, a pattern that in other primates has been attributed to various functions such as confusing paternity, reducing male aggression, or... Read More about Socio-sexual behavior of female northern muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus).

Steady state high pressure spray cooling of high temperature steel surfaces (2007)
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Sharief, R., Nasr, G., & Yule, A. (2007). Steady state high pressure spray cooling of high temperature steel surfaces. Atomization and Sprays, 17(2), 171-191. https://doi.org/10.1615/AtomizSpr.v17.i2.40

Water-spray cooling of heated surfaces is common in many industrial applications, notably steelmaking, because of its high heat dissipating ability. Quantitative information regarding the parameters affecting spray cooling is relatively scarce. The o... Read More about Steady state high pressure spray cooling of high temperature steel surfaces.

Deglutitive laryngeal closure in stroke patients (2007)
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Power, M., Hamdy, S., Singh, S., Tyrrell, P., Turnbull, I., & Thompson, D. (2007). Deglutitive laryngeal closure in stroke patients. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2006.101857

Background: Dysphagia has been reported in up to 70% of patients with stroke, predisposing them to aspiration and pneumonia. Despite this, the mechanism for aspiration remains unclear. Aims: To determine the relationship between bolus flow and... Read More about Deglutitive laryngeal closure in stroke patients.

Cluster analysis for the extraction of sagittal gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy. (2007)
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Toro, B., Nester, C., & Farren, P. (2007). Cluster analysis for the extraction of sagittal gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy. Gait & Posture, 25(2), 157-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.02.004

Classification of gait disorders would facilitate standardisation of gait management and communication across professional boundaries. In the past, such classification was undertaken using a variety of approaches with often unclear methodology and va... Read More about Cluster analysis for the extraction of sagittal gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy..

Helmholtz bright and boundary solitons (2007)
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Christian, J., McDonald, G., & Chamorro-Posada, P. (2007). Helmholtz bright and boundary solitons. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 40(7), 1545-1560. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/40/7/008

We report, for the first time, exact analytical boundary solitons of a generalized cubic-quintic Non-Linear Helmholtz (NLH) equation. These solutions have a linked-plateau topology that is distinct from conventional dark soliton solutions; their ampl... Read More about Helmholtz bright and boundary solitons.

An end effector based on the Bernoulli principle for handling sliced fruit and vegetables (2007)
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Davis, S., Gray, J., & Caldwell, D. (2008). An end effector based on the Bernoulli principle for handling sliced fruit and vegetables. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 24(2), 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2006.11.002

This paper describes the design and testing of a gripper developed for the handling of delicate sliced fruit and vegetable products commonly found in the food industry. The device operates on the Bernoulli principle whereby air flow over the surface... Read More about An end effector based on the Bernoulli principle for handling sliced fruit and vegetables.

Ground use by northern muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) (2007)
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Mourthé, I., Guedes, D., Fidelis, J., Boubli, J., Mendes, S., & Strier, K. (2007). Ground use by northern muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus). American Journal of Primatology, 69(6), 706-712. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20405

Many arboreal primates descend to the ground, a custom that may occur more frequently in disturbed habitats, and in the presence of researchers to whom the primates are habituated. In this paper, we describe opportunistic observations of ground use i... Read More about Ground use by northern muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus).

Spectroscopy of vanadium (III) doped gallium lanthanum sulphide chalcogenide glass (2007)
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chalcogenide glass. Applied Physics Letters, 90, 031108. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2432280

Vanadiumdopedgalliumlanthanum sulphide glass (V:GLS) displays three absorption bands at 580, 730, and 1155nm identified by photoluminescence excitation measurements. Broad photoluminescence, with a full width at half maximum of ∼500nm , is observed... Read More about Spectroscopy of vanadium (III) doped gallium lanthanum sulphide chalcogenide glass.

Exploration of the energy efficiency of the Greater London Authority building (GLA Building/City Hall) (2007)
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Osaji, E., Hudson, J., & Chynoweth, P. (2007). Exploration of the energy efficiency of the Greater London Authority building (GLA Building/City Hall). Journal of Applied Science & Environmental Management (Port Harcourt), 11(2), 53-56

This research paper set out to explore the following research question: “what shape and form should a building be in order to achieve energy efficiency in the design and construction of the tall office building?” This involved the exploratory case st... Read More about Exploration of the energy efficiency of the Greater London Authority building (GLA Building/City Hall).

Adaptive infrastructure for visual computing (2007)
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Brodlie, K., Brooke, J., Chen, M., Chisnall, D., Hughes, C., John, N., …Wood, J. (2007). Adaptive infrastructure for visual computing. https://doi.org/10.2312/LocalChapterEvents/TPCG/TPCG07/147-156

Recent hardware and software advances have demonstrated that it is now practicable to run large visual computing tasks over heterogeneous hardware with output on multiple types of display devices. As the complexity of the enabling infrastructure in... Read More about Adaptive infrastructure for visual computing.