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IFC model viewer to support nD model application. (2006)
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Fu, C., Aouad, G., Lee, A., Marshall-Ponting, A., & Wu, S. (2006). IFC model viewer to support nD model application. Automation in Construction, 15(2), 178-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2005.04.002

Today, building information modelling (BIM) plays a crucial role in the research and development fields of construction information integration and interoperability. This paper, from an information technology point of view, outlines the definition an... Read More about IFC model viewer to support nD model application..

Knowledge-based learning environments for construction (2006)
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Alshawi, M., Goulding, J., & Faraj, I. (2006). Knowledge-based learning environments for construction. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 1(1), 51-72

Developments in information technology have revolutionised the delivery of online learning to such an extent that interoperability, scalability, adaptability and mass-customisation are now becoming practical solutions for pan global delivery. However... Read More about Knowledge-based learning environments for construction.

Managing sustainability within construction projects (2006)
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Khalfan, M. (2006). Managing sustainability within construction projects. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 8(1), 41 - 60. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333206002359

This paper presents a 'Sustainability Management Activity Zone' (SMAZ) to support the implementation of sustainable construction practices integrated within a generic design and construction process map, the Process Protocol (1998). This is being inv... Read More about Managing sustainability within construction projects.

A requirements engineering framework for integrated systems development for the construction industry (2006)
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Arayici, Y., Ahmed, V., & Aouad, G. (2006). A requirements engineering framework for integrated systems development for the construction industry

Computer Integrated Construction (CIC) systems are computer environments through which collaborative working can be undertaken. Although many CIC systems have been developed to demonstrate the communication and collaboration within the construction... Read More about A requirements engineering framework for integrated systems development for the construction industry.

Two-dimensional motion in a Bell-constrained plate (2006)
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Sandiford, K., Rogerson, G., & Murphy, J. (2006). Two-dimensional motion in a Bell-constrained plate. International Journal of Engineering Science, 44(5-6), 379-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijengsci.2005.12.006

The so-called Bell constraint has been used for several years in plasticity theory and has additionally been the subject to several investigations within an elastic context. In this paper the effects of the Bell constraint on the propagation of harmo... Read More about Two-dimensional motion in a Bell-constrained plate.

Nonradiating and radiating configurations driven by left-handed metamaterials (2006)
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Boardman, A., & Marinov, K. (2006). Nonradiating and radiating configurations driven by left-handed metamaterials. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.23.000543

It is shown that a pair of identical emitters (e.g., wire dipole antennas) in the focal points of a disk, made of left-handed metamaterial (a perfect lens), forms a nonradiating electromagnetic configuration. The emitters are fed with voltages of equ... Read More about Nonradiating and radiating configurations driven by left-handed metamaterials.

Unique family clustering of human echinococcosis cases in a Chinese community (2006)
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Yang, Y., Ellis, M., Sun, T., Li, Z., Liu, X., Vuitton, D., …McManus, D. (2006). Unique family clustering of human echinococcosis cases in a Chinese community. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 74(3), 487-494. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.487

We have identified a significant focus and unusual clustering of human cases of cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) in the village of Nanwan, Xiji County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, in one of the most highly endemic areas... Read More about Unique family clustering of human echinococcosis cases in a Chinese community.

Formation of singlet oxygen from solutions of vitamin E (2006)
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Dad, S., Bisby, R., Clark, I., & Parker, A. (2006). Formation of singlet oxygen from solutions of vitamin E. Free Radical Research, 40(3), 333-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/10715760500491174

Vitamin E offers protection against oxidative stress and is an efficient quencher of singlet oxygen. A recent report suggests that photo-excitation of vitamin E results in the formation of a triplet state (Naqvi et al. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2, 381... Read More about Formation of singlet oxygen from solutions of vitamin E.

Effect of high-intensity inspiratory muscle training on lung volumes, diaphragm thickness, and exercise capacity in subjects who are healthy (2006)
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Enright, S., Unnithan, V., Heward, C., Withnall, L., & Davies, D. (2006). Effect of high-intensity inspiratory muscle training on lung volumes, diaphragm thickness, and exercise capacity in subjects who are healthy. Physical Therapy, 86(3), 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/86.3.345

Background and Purpose: Previous investigations have demonstrated that a regimen of high-intensity inspiratory muscle training (IMT) resulted in changes in ventilatory function and exercise capacity in patients with chronic lung disease, although the... Read More about Effect of high-intensity inspiratory muscle training on lung volumes, diaphragm thickness, and exercise capacity in subjects who are healthy.

Asymmetric alkylation of diarylmethane derivatives (2006)
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Wilkinson, J., Rossington, S., Ducki, S., Leonard, J., & Hussain, N. (2006). Asymmetric alkylation of diarylmethane derivatives. Tetrahedron, 62(8), 1833-1844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2005.11.044

Deprotonation–alkylation of prochiral diarylmethane substrates using sec-BuLi and (−)-sparteine has been carried out in excellent yields and up to 94% ee. A variety of enantioselective alkylations, silylations and stannylations have been performed on... Read More about Asymmetric alkylation of diarylmethane derivatives.

Monitoring the direct and indirect damage of DNA bases and polynucleotides by using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy (2006)
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Kuimova, M., Cowan, A., Matousek, P., PARKER, A., Sun, X., Towrie, M., & George, M. (2006). Monitoring the direct and indirect damage of DNA bases and polynucleotides by using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103(7), 2150-2153. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0506860103

The nucleotide 5'-dGMP and polynucleotide poly(dGdC)·poly(dGdC) have been irradiated by using a 200-fs, 200-nm laser pulses and spectrally characterized by using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy. Under the experimental conditions, 200-nm excitatio... Read More about Monitoring the direct and indirect damage of DNA bases and polynucleotides by using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy.

Maximum length sequence and Bessel diffusers using active technologies (2006)
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Cox, T., Avis, M., & Xiao, L. (2006). Maximum length sequence and Bessel diffusers using active technologies. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 289(4-5), 807-829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2005.02.019

Active technologies can enable room acoustic diffusers to operate over a wider bandwidth than passive devices, by extending the bass response. Active impedance control can be used to generate surface impedance distributions which cause wavefront disp... Read More about Maximum length sequence and Bessel diffusers using active technologies.

Transgenic plants for insect pest control: a forward looking scientific perspective (2006)
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Ferry, N., Edwards, M., Gatehouse, J., Capell, T., Christou, P., & Gatehouse, A. (2006). Transgenic plants for insect pest control: a forward looking scientific perspective. Transgenic Research, 15(1), 13-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11248-005-4803-x

One of the first successes of plant biotechnology has been the creation and commercialisation of transgenic crops exhibiting resistance to major insect pests. First generation products encompassed plants with single insecticidal Bt genes with resista... Read More about Transgenic plants for insect pest control: a forward looking scientific perspective.

A major change in human evolution (2006)
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Nevell, M. (2006). A major change in human evolution. British Archaeology, 30-33

The phrase 'industrial archaeology' is over 50 years old. Technology? Social relations? The world since the industrial revolution, or industry since the first stone tool? This article considers the nature of an increasingly popular branch of archaeol... Read More about A major change in human evolution.

Construction work and the worker : a comparative study of craft & mass scale technologies in building construction (2006)
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Pathirage, C., & Rameezdeen, R. (2006). Construction work and the worker : a comparative study of craft & mass scale technologies in building construction. Built Environment Sri Lanka, 3(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.4038/besl.v3i1.7636

During the twentieth century the construction industry, its products and technology have changed drastically. Studies carried out on the same or equivalent products of construction have showed clear differences in the nature of technology used in the... Read More about Construction work and the worker : a comparative study of craft & mass scale technologies in building construction.

Problem-based learning as an effective tool for teaching computer network design (2006)
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Linge, N., & Parsons, D. (2006). Problem-based learning as an effective tool for teaching computer network design. IEEE Transactions on Education, 49(1), 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2005.852600

This paper addresses the challenge of developing techniques for the effective teaching of computer network design. It reports on the experience of using the technique of problem-based learning as a key pedagogical method for teaching practical networ... Read More about Problem-based learning as an effective tool for teaching computer network design.

Metabolism of Obe-city: Flows of fat through bodies, cities, and sewers (2006)
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Marvin, S., & Medd, W. (2006). Metabolism of Obe-city: Flows of fat through bodies, cities, and sewers. Environment and Planning A, 38(2), 313-324. https://doi.org/10.1068/a37272

Although strategies to tackle obesity have led to renewed debate about the relationship between the body and urban form the (im)mobilities of fat through bodies, cities, and infrastructure reveal a complex web of urban metabolisms. We argue that, to... Read More about Metabolism of Obe-city: Flows of fat through bodies, cities, and sewers.

The impact of new transport technologies on intraurban mobility : a view from the past. (2006)
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Pooley, C., Turnbull, J., & Adams, M. (2006). The impact of new transport technologies on intraurban mobility : a view from the past. Environment and Planning A, 38(2), 253-267. https://doi.org/10.1068/a37271

This paper reappraises the ways in which travellers in urban areas have interacted with new transport technologies and argues that mobility change over the past century or so may be less than is sometimes assumed. Attention is focused on changes in t... Read More about The impact of new transport technologies on intraurban mobility : a view from the past..

Multiwavelet Galerkin boundary element solution of Laplace's equation (2006)
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Amini, S., & Nixon, S. (2006). Multiwavelet Galerkin boundary element solution of Laplace's equation. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 30(2), 116-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2005.09.004

In this paper, we study the boundary element solution of Laplace's equation using a Galerkin method with multiwavelet basis functions. This leads to significant matrix compression, requiring computation of only θ(n log n) elements. We prove the θ(n l... Read More about Multiwavelet Galerkin boundary element solution of Laplace's equation.