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Synthesis and characterisation of mesoporous silica phases containing heteroatoms, and their cation exchange properties. Part 4. Measurement of distribution coefficients for 241-Am, 51-Cr, 59-Fe, 54-Mn, 63-Ni, 236-Pu and 65-Zn (2010)
Journal Article
Dyer, A., Newton, J., Pillinger, M., & Harjula, R. (2010). Synthesis and characterisation of mesoporous silica phases containing heteroatoms, and their cation exchange properties. Part 4. Measurement of distribution coefficients for 241-Am, 51-Cr, 59-Fe, 54-Mn, 63-Ni, 236-Pu and 65-Zn. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 130(1-3), 63-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2009.06.012

Previous papers in this series have described the synthesis and characterisation of a series of MCM-41 phases of differing pore structure and framework compositions [1], isotherm studies designed to illustrate their cation selectivity [2], and their... Read More about Synthesis and characterisation of mesoporous silica phases containing heteroatoms, and their cation exchange properties. Part 4. Measurement of distribution coefficients for 241-Am, 51-Cr, 59-Fe, 54-Mn, 63-Ni, 236-Pu and 65-Zn.

Bistable dark solitons of a cubic-quintic Helmholtz equation (2010)
Journal Article
Christian, J., McDonald, G., & Chamorro-Posada, P. (2010). Bistable dark solitons of a cubic-quintic Helmholtz equation. Physical Review A, 81(5), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.81.053831

We report, to the best of our knowledge, the first exact analytical bistable dark spatial solitons of a nonlinear Helmholtz equation with a cubic-quintic refractive-index model. Our analysis begins with an investigation of the modulational instabili... Read More about Bistable dark solitons of a cubic-quintic Helmholtz equation.

CSNL: A cost-sensitive non-linear decision tree algorithm (2010)
Journal Article
Vadera, S. (2010). CSNL: A cost-sensitive non-linear decision tree algorithm. ACM transactions on knowledge discovery from data, 4(2), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1145/1754428.1754429

This article presents a new decision tree learning algorithm called CSNL that induces Cost-Sensitive Non-Linear decision trees. The algorithm is based on the hypothesis that nonlinear decision nodes provide a better basis than axis-parallel decision... Read More about CSNL: A cost-sensitive non-linear decision tree algorithm.

Modelling ramp metering at motorway merges (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Obaedi, J., & Yousif, S. (2010, May). Modelling ramp metering at motorway merges. Poster presented at Celebration of Research, Faculty of Science, Engineering & environment, University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester

Traffic congestion has increased rapidly in the past decades mainly due to a sharp increase in vehicles using the road networks. Recently, and to deal with motorway congestion, traffic signal devices (ramp metering) installed on motorway entrances w... Read More about Modelling ramp metering at motorway merges.

Dark satanic mills? The archaeologyof the world's first industrial city (2010)
Journal Article
Nevell, M. (2010). Dark satanic mills? The archaeologyof the world's first industrial city. Current archaeology, 21(242), 12-19

By 1850 Manchester had a population of 300,000 and most if its 172 textile mills had already been built. Cotton goods were known simply as 'Manchester goods'. Now archaeology is adding new insights into the emergence of the world's first industrial c... Read More about Dark satanic mills? The archaeologyof the world's first industrial city.

New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes (2010)
Thesis
Platt, N. New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The Thesis is based upon the development of novel synthetic strategies towards heteroatom substituted boranes. The strategies that have been developed and their application towards the synthesis of new species and their characterisation are dis... Read More about New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes.

Barriers to women in the UK construction industry (2010)
Journal Article
Worrall, L., Harris, K., Stewart, R., Thomas, A., & McDermott, P. (2010). Barriers to women in the UK construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 17(3), 268-281. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699981011038060

Purpose – This paper aims to identify the main barriers that lead to the under-representation of women in the UK construction industry. The study, funded by ConstructionSkills, seeks to explore the issues that women face and investigate the potential... Read More about Barriers to women in the UK construction industry.

Dark solitons at nonlinear interfaces (2010)
Journal Article
Sanchez-Curto, J., Chamorro-Posada, P., & McDonald, G. (2010). Dark solitons at nonlinear interfaces. Optics Letters, 35(9), 1347-1349. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.35.001347

The refraction of dark solitons at a planar boundary separating two defocusing Kerr media is simulated and analyzed, for the first time (to our knowledge). Analysis is based on the nonlinear Helmholtz equation and is thus valid for any angle of incid... Read More about Dark solitons at nonlinear interfaces.

Smoke, mirrors, and mislabeled cod : poor transparency in the European seafood industry (2010)
Journal Article
Miller, D., & Mariani, S. (2010). Smoke, mirrors, and mislabeled cod : poor transparency in the European seafood industry. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 8(10), 517-521. https://doi.org/10.1890/090212

Accurate seafood labels can play a role in encouraging sustainable fisheries operation, by helping consumers to correctly identify the origins of seafood products, and thereby allowing them to make informed, responsible purchasing decisions. Yet, the... Read More about Smoke, mirrors, and mislabeled cod : poor transparency in the European seafood industry.

Lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Koskela, L., Owen, R., & Dave, B. (2010, April). Lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability. Presented at ERACOBUILD workshop on BIM and Lean, Malmö, Sweden

This paper investigates the mutual relations of three current drivers of construction: lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability. These drivers are based on infrequently occurring changes, only incidentally simultaneous, in... Read More about Lean construction, building information modelling and sustainability.

Mediating low carbon urban transitions (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2010, April). Mediating low carbon urban transitions. Presented at American Association of Geographers, Washington, DC. USA

Fluid structure interaction of submerged metallic and composite plates subjected to low velocity impact loading (2010)
Journal Article
Hampson, P., & Moatamedi, M. (2010). Fluid structure interaction of submerged metallic and composite plates subjected to low velocity impact loading. International Journal of Crashworthiness, 15(1), 49-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/13588260902986036

An instrumented low velocity impact rig has been used to acquire experimental data for impacts in air and underwater for both metallic and composite plates when subjected to a low velocity drop-weight impact with a 2kg steel impactor. Initial impact... Read More about Fluid structure interaction of submerged metallic and composite plates subjected to low velocity impact loading.

The use of integrated constructed wetlands for the treatment of swine wastewaters (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Harrington, C., Scholz, M., Culleton, N., & Lawlor, P. (2010, April). The use of integrated constructed wetlands for the treatment of swine wastewaters. Presented at British Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting ‘Food, Feed, Energy and Fibre from Land - a vision for 2020, Belfast, Northern Ireland

DEHEMS: empowering the domestic energy consumer with persuasive interfaces (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Sundramoorthy, V., Cooper, G., & Linge, N. (2010, April). DEHEMS: empowering the domestic energy consumer with persuasive interfaces. Presented at 28th ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Atlanta

Globally, there is rising concern about the impact of energy consumption on the environment, coinciding with increasing energy costs. The Digital Environment Home Energy Management System (DEHEMS) project aims to provide householders with persuasive... Read More about DEHEMS: empowering the domestic energy consumer with persuasive interfaces.

Use of the 3D laser scanner technology in the Built Environment (2010)
Book Chapter
Arayici, Y. (2010). Use of the 3D laser scanner technology in the Built Environment. In P. S. Geller (Ed.), Built Environment : Design, Management, and Applications. Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA

Capturing and modelling 3D information of the built environment is a big challenge. A number of techniques and technologies are now in use. These include EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement), GPS (Global Positioning System), and photogrammetric appl... Read More about Use of the 3D laser scanner technology in the Built Environment.