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Diffractive origin of fractal resonator modes (2001)
Journal Article
New, G., Yates, M., Woerdman, J., & Mcdonald, G. (2001). Diffractive origin of fractal resonator modes. Optics Communications, 193(1-6), 261-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0030-4018%2801%2901237-8

The modes of unstable optical resonators possess fractal character. In this paper, the fundamental question of how and why fractals originate in one of the simplest linear optical systems is addressed. The answer is related to the fact that unstabl... Read More about Diffractive origin of fractal resonator modes.

Comparison of constructed wetlands treating wastewater contaminated with heavy metals (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Scholz, M., & Xu, J. (2001, June). Comparison of constructed wetlands treating wastewater contaminated with heavy metals. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Microorganisms in Activated Sludge and Biofilm Processes, Rome, Italy

Synthesis and characterization of a novel Y-Fe phase via kinetic neutron diffraction (2001)
Journal Article
Kilcoyne, S., Manuel, P., & Ritter, C. (2001). Synthesis and characterization of a novel Y-Fe phase via kinetic neutron diffraction. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 13(22), 5241-5250. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/13/22/317

Kinetic in situ neutron diffraction has been used to study the crystallization of amorphous Y67Fe33. The results show that partial crystallization first occurs close to 300 ◦C where the Y phase is formed. The entire sample crystallizes at 390 ◦C a... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of a novel Y-Fe phase via kinetic neutron diffraction.

Thinking sociologically 2nd edition (2001)
Book
Bauman, Z., & May, T. (2001). Thinking sociologically 2nd edition. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell

Comparison of filter media, plant communities and microbiology within constructed wetlands treating wastewater containing heavy metals (2001)
Journal Article
Scholz, M., Xu, J., & Dodson, H. (2001). Comparison of filter media, plant communities and microbiology within constructed wetlands treating wastewater containing heavy metals. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 76(8), 827-835. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.459

The aim of this study was to investigate the treatment efficiency of passive vertical-flow wetland filters containing Phragmites australis and/or Typha latifolia and granular media of different adsorption capacities. A cost–benefit analysis was perfo... Read More about Comparison of filter media, plant communities and microbiology within constructed wetlands treating wastewater containing heavy metals.

Social justice and the city: the new 'liberal formulation' (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Harloe, M. (2001, June). Social justice and the city: the new 'liberal formulation'. Presented at Social Inequality, Redistributive Justice and the City, Amsterdam

Reflexivity and the process of social research: Critique, practice and transformation (2001)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2001, June). Reflexivity and the process of social research: Critique, practice and transformation. Presented at ESRC Realism Seminar Series, Plymouth

Panel member for 'Sociology: What is it all about?' (2001)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2001, June). Panel member for 'Sociology: What is it all about?'. Presented at BSA Scotland Committee Postgraduate Conference, University of Stirling

Component-oriented voter model for dependable control applications (2001)
Journal Article
Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bass, J., & Bennett, S. (2001). Component-oriented voter model for dependable control applications. Microprocessors and Microsystems, 25(3), 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0141-9331%2801%2900109-0

In many industrial applications arbitration between redundant subsystems using voting algorithms is popular. Many voting strategies, implemented in hardware or software, have been proposed of which majority and median voters have been widely used in... Read More about Component-oriented voter model for dependable control applications.

Effects of D+ implantation of CIGS thin films through a CdS layer (2001)
Journal Article
Yakushev, M., Martin, R., Krustok, J., Mudriy, A., Holman, D., Schock, H., …Tomlinson, R. (2001). Effects of D+ implantation of CIGS thin films through a CdS layer. Thin Solid Films, 387(1-2), 201-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6090%2800%2901730-2

Cu(InGa)Se2 thin films coated with a 30 nm CdS layer were implanted with doses of 1014–1016 cm−2 of 2.5 keV D+ at room temperature. Implanted and non-implanted areas of the films were characterised using low-temperature photoluminescence (PL). A broa... Read More about Effects of D+ implantation of CIGS thin films through a CdS layer.

Non-paraxial beam propagation methods (2001)
Journal Article
Chamorro-Posada, P., Mcdonald, G., & New, G. (2001). Non-paraxial beam propagation methods. Optics Communications, 192(1-2), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0030-4018%2801%2901171-3

Exact analytical results are employed in the testing of split-step and finite difference approaches to the numerical solution of the non-paraxial non-linear Schrodinger equation. It is shown that conventional split-step schemes can lead to spurious o... Read More about Non-paraxial beam propagation methods.

Is the current theory of construction a hindrance to innovation? (2001)
Journal Article
Koskela, L., & Vrijhoef, R. (2001). Is the current theory of construction a hindrance to innovation?. Building Research and Information, 29(3), 197-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210110039266

An explanation for the low innovation activity in construction is put forward. The central argument is that the current theory of construction is one root cause for low innovation activity. Instead, an explicit and more powerful theory of constructio... Read More about Is the current theory of construction a hindrance to innovation?.

Methodological sophistication in the research process (2001)
Presentation / Conference
May, T. (2001, May). Methodological sophistication in the research process. Presented at Invited talk, Salford Business School

Reflexive practice (2001)
Presentation / Conference
May, T., & Skeggs, B. (2001, May). Reflexive practice. Presented at Invited talk, Glasgow Caledonian University

The influence of contemporary flow regime on the geomorphology of the Sabie River, South Africa. (2001)
Journal Article
Heritage, G., Broadhurst, L., & Birkhead, A. (2001). The influence of contemporary flow regime on the geomorphology of the Sabie River, South Africa. Geomorphology, 38(3-4), 197-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-555X%2800%2900090-8

The existence of a channel-forming, 'dominant' or 'bankfull' discharge has been applied, with some success, to a variety of alluvial river systems in temperate areas. This paper presents the results of an investigation into the relationship between f... Read More about The influence of contemporary flow regime on the geomorphology of the Sabie River, South Africa..

Research council approaches to the sustainable city (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Marvin, S. (2001, April). Research council approaches to the sustainable city. Presented at NERC URGENT Programme Annual Conference, Birmingham

Relationship between anxiety, depression and morbidity in adult asthma patients (2001)
Journal Article
Rimington, L., Davies, D., Lowe, D., & Pearson, M. (2001). Relationship between anxiety, depression and morbidity in adult asthma patients. Thorax, 56(4), 266-271. https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.56.4.266

BACKGROUND---Symptoms of disease reported by patients reflect the effects of the disease process within the individual and the person's physical and mental ability to tolerate or otherwise cope with the limitations on their functioning. This study ex... Read More about Relationship between anxiety, depression and morbidity in adult asthma patients.

Fine structure and possible growth mechanisms of some electrodeposited CuCo granular films (2001)
Journal Article
Tochitskii, T., Jones, G., Blythe, H., Fedosyuk, V., & Castro, J. (2001). Fine structure and possible growth mechanisms of some electrodeposited CuCo granular films. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 224(3), 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-8853%2801%2900038-5

Granular thin-films of the alloy Cu100-xCox within the composition range 6<x<35 have been grown by electrodeposition. The films have been investigated both magnetically and structurally and a comparison made between both types of measurements... Read More about Fine structure and possible growth mechanisms of some electrodeposited CuCo granular films.

Extracting room reverberation time from speech using artificial neural networks (2001)
Journal Article
Cox, T., Li, F., & Darlington, P. (2001). Extracting room reverberation time from speech using artificial neural networks. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 49(4), 219-230

A novel method to extract the reverberation time from reverberated speech utterances is presented. In this study, speech utterances are restricted to pronounced digits; uncontrolled discourse is not considered. The reverberation times considered are... Read More about Extracting room reverberation time from speech using artificial neural networks.

Intelligent adaptive mobile robot navigation (2001)
Journal Article
Djouani, K., Oussalah, M., Pontnau, J., & Nefti-Meziani, S. (2001). Intelligent adaptive mobile robot navigation. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 30(4), 311-329. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1011190306492

This paper deals with the application of a neuro-fuzzy inference system to a mobile robot navigation in an unknown, or partially unknown environment. The final aim of the robot is to reach some pre-defined goal. For this purpose, a sort of a co-opera... Read More about Intelligent adaptive mobile robot navigation.