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Echinococcosis in Tibetan populations, Western Sichuan Province, China (2005)
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Tiaoying, L., Jiamin, Q., Wen, Y., Craig, P., Xingwang, C., Ning, X., …Schantz, P. (2005). Echinococcosis in Tibetan populations, Western Sichuan Province, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11(12), 1866-1873

We screened 3,199 people from Shiqu County, Sichuan Province, China, for abdominal echinococcosis (hydatid disease) by portable ultrasound combined with specific serodiagnostic tests. Both cystic echinococcosis (CE) (Echinococcus granulosus infection... Read More about Echinococcosis in Tibetan populations, Western Sichuan Province, China.

Atmospheric acoustic interferometer tomography of temperature and winds (2005)
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Bradley, S., von Hünerbein, S., & Haddad, A. (2005). Atmospheric acoustic interferometer tomography of temperature and winds. Acta acustica united with Acustica, 91(6), 1025-1030

A technique is described for multiple-path propagation time measurements in the surface layer of the atmosphere. This is based on solving simple bi-directional ray tracing equations on successively higher penetrating paths using propagation times for... Read More about Atmospheric acoustic interferometer tomography of temperature and winds.

Learning, Knowledge and Authority on Site: a Case Study of Safety Practice (2005)
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Rooke, J., & Clark, L. (2005). Learning, Knowledge and Authority on Site: a Case Study of Safety Practice. Building Research and Information, 33(6), 561-570. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210500294751

The ethnographic research reported here reveals patterns of authority and learning on an experimental construction site that are significant for the promotion of a safety culture. It seeks to display the methods of understanding used by site personne... Read More about Learning, Knowledge and Authority on Site: a Case Study of Safety Practice.

Stability and sensitivity analyses for diffusers with single and multiple active elements (2005)
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Avis, M., Xiao, L., & Cox, T. (2005). Stability and sensitivity analyses for diffusers with single and multiple active elements. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 53(11), 1047-1060

In comparison to active absorbers, active diffusers have more complicated target impedance functions, a smaller region of stable control, and are more sensitive to control impedance errors. The issues of stability and sensitivity are analyzed theoret... Read More about Stability and sensitivity analyses for diffusers with single and multiple active elements.

Cation exchange in high silica zeolites (2005)
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Dyer, A., & Emms, T. (2005). Cation exchange in high silica zeolites. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 15(47), 5012-5021. https://doi.org/10.1039/b505868f

Cation exchange isotherms have been constructed for three high silica zeolites: *BEA (beta), EUO (EU-1) and TON (NU-10). The zeolites were converted to their homoionic sodium forms and exchanges with Li, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Sr, Ba, Ni and Zn carried out.... Read More about Cation exchange in high silica zeolites.

Review of recent trends in Capillary Suction Time (CST) dewaterability testing research (2005)
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Scholz, M. (2005). Review of recent trends in Capillary Suction Time (CST) dewaterability testing research. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 44(22), 8157-8163. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie058011u

The aim of this review paper is to critically assess recent trends in capillary suction time (CST) dewaterability testing research. The importance of floc structure in explaining practical dewaterability problems such as filter paper clogging is asse... Read More about Review of recent trends in Capillary Suction Time (CST) dewaterability testing research.

Domestic violence, homelessness and housing (2005)
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Davis, C. (2005). Domestic violence, homelessness and housing

Regional research into housing-related support for women who have left violent partners.

A web services implementation of a user-centered knowledge management platform for the construction industry (2005)
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Rezgui, Y., & Meziane, F. (2005). A web services implementation of a user-centered knowledge management platform for the construction industry. International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, 1(4), 1-19

The research described in this paper aims at specifying and developing an open model-based infrastructure and a set of tools that promote consistent knowledge management within collaborative environments in the construction sector. The specified solu... Read More about A web services implementation of a user-centered knowledge management platform for the construction industry.

trans-Bis(tert-butylamine)dichloropalladium(II) (2005)
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Boag, N., & Clapham, S. (2005). trans-Bis(tert-butylamine)dichloropalladium(II). Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 61(10), M2172-M2173. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805030047

The asymmetric unit of the title complex, trans-[PdCl2(NH2tBu)2], consists of two independent square-planar molecules, linked together in a hydrogen-bonding network, with the resultant alignment of the tert-butyl groups defining a two-dimensional lay... Read More about trans-Bis(tert-butylamine)dichloropalladium(II).

How family 26 glycoside hydrolases orchestrate catalysis on different polysaccharides: Structure and activity of a Clostridium thermocellum lichenase, CtLic26A (2005)
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Taylor, E. J., Goyal, A., Guerreiro, C. I., Prates, J. A., Money, V. A., Ferry, N., …Davies, G. J. (2005). How family 26 glycoside hydrolases orchestrate catalysis on different polysaccharides: Structure and activity of a Clostridium thermocellum lichenase, CtLic26A. Journal of biological chemistry, 280(38), https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M506580200

One of the most intriguing features of the 90 glycoside hydrolase families (GHs) is the range of specificities displayed by different members of the same family, whereas the catalytic apparatus and mechanism are often invariant. Family GH26 predomina... Read More about How family 26 glycoside hydrolases orchestrate catalysis on different polysaccharides: Structure and activity of a Clostridium thermocellum lichenase, CtLic26A.

Rectifying "nanohomo" contacts of W-Ga-C composite pad and nanowire fabricated by focused-ion-beam induced chemical vapour deposition (2005)
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Li, W., & Shen, T. (2005). Rectifying "nanohomo" contacts of W-Ga-C composite pad and nanowire fabricated by focused-ion-beam induced chemical vapour deposition. Applied Physics Letters, 87(12), 123113. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2051798

We prepared W-Ga-C composite contacts on W-Ga-C composite nanowires by focused-ion-beam-induced chemical vapor deposition using a dual-beam scanning electron microscope/focused-ion-beam system. The current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of wires were... Read More about Rectifying "nanohomo" contacts of W-Ga-C composite pad and nanowire fabricated by focused-ion-beam induced chemical vapour deposition.

Gyrotropic impact upon negatively refracting surfaces (2005)
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Boardman, A., King, N., Rapoport, Y., & Velasco, L. (2005). Gyrotropic impact upon negatively refracting surfaces. New Journal of Physics, 7, 191. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/7/1/191

Surface wave propagation at the interface between different types of gyrotropic materials and an isotropic negatively refracting medium, in which the relative permittivity and relative permeability are, simultaneously, negative is investigated. A gen... Read More about Gyrotropic impact upon negatively refracting surfaces.

Fat City (2005)
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Marvin, S., & Medd, W. (2005). Fat City

Membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of rendering plant wastewater (2005)
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O’Brien, C., Scholz, M., & McConnachie, G. (2005). Membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of rendering plant wastewater. Water and Environment Journal, 19(3), 189-198. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.tb01586.x

The performance of a novel industrial membrane bioreactor (MBR) comprising denitrification, nitrification and ultrafiltration for the secondary treatment of primary treated animal rendering wastewater has been compared with an experimental, low-cost... Read More about Membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of rendering plant wastewater.

Inducing safer oblique trees without costs (2005)
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Vadera, S. (2005). Inducing safer oblique trees without costs. Expert Systems, 22(4), 206-221. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0394.2005.00311.x

Decision tree induction has been widely studied and applied. In safety applications, such as determining whether a chemical process is safe or whether a person has a medical condition, the cost of misclassification in one of the classes is significan... Read More about Inducing safer oblique trees without costs.

Organisational learning: conceptual challenges from a project perspective (2005)
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Chan, P., Cooper, R., & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2005). Organisational learning: conceptual challenges from a project perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 23(7), 747-756. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500127021

Organizational learning has been widely acknowledged as holding the key for companies to survive and prosper and has, in recent years, gained currency in construction management research. Much research centred upon the study of organizational learnin... Read More about Organisational learning: conceptual challenges from a project perspective.

Process models implementation in the construction industry: a literature synthesis (2005)
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Tzortzopoulos, P., Sexton, M., & Cooper, R. (2005). Process models implementation in the construction industry: a literature synthesis. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 12(5), 470-486. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980510627162

Purpose - Different process models have been developed by academia and industry to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the design and construction activity in response to the need for improving performance. However, the effective and widespre... Read More about Process models implementation in the construction industry: a literature synthesis.

Requirements Engineering for Innovative Integrated ICT Systems for the Construction Industry (2005)
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Arayici, Y., Aouad, G., & Ahmed, V. (2005). Requirements Engineering for Innovative Integrated ICT Systems for the Construction Industry. Construction innovation (London. Online), 5(3), 179-200. https://doi.org/10.1191/1471417505ci097oa

Collaborative working using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) systems in construction has become a reality as many activities are performed globally with actors located in various geographical locations. Computer Integrated Constructio... Read More about Requirements Engineering for Innovative Integrated ICT Systems for the Construction Industry.

Patient-centred improvements in healthcare built environments: perspectives and design indicators. (2005)
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Douglas, C., & Douglas, M. (2005). Patient-centred improvements in healthcare built environments: perspectives and design indicators. Health Expectations, 8(3), 264-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2005.00336.x

Objective To explore patients’ perceptions of health-care built environments, to assess how they perceived health-care built facilities and designs. To develop a set of patient-centred indicators by which to appraise future health-care designs. De... Read More about Patient-centred improvements in healthcare built environments: perspectives and design indicators..