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Importance of Nanoparticle Size in Colorimetric and SERS-Based Multimodal Trace Detection of Ni(II) Ions with Functional Gold Nanoparticles (2012)
Journal Article
Krpetic, Z., Guerrini, L., Larmour, I., Reglinski, J., Faulds, K., & Graham, D. (2012). Importance of Nanoparticle Size in Colorimetric and SERS-Based Multimodal Trace Detection of Ni(II) Ions with Functional Gold Nanoparticles. Small, 8(5), 707-714. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201101980

Colorimetric detection of analytes using gold nanoparticles along with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) are areas of intense research activity since they both offer sensing of very low concentrations of target species. Multimodal detection... Read More about Importance of Nanoparticle Size in Colorimetric and SERS-Based Multimodal Trace Detection of Ni(II) Ions with Functional Gold Nanoparticles.

Use of back-propagation neural networks to predict both level and temporal-spectral composition of sound pressure in urban sound environments (2012)
Journal Article
Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2012). Use of back-propagation neural networks to predict both level and temporal-spectral composition of sound pressure in urban sound environments. Building and Environment, 52, 45-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.12.024

One of the main challenges of urban planning is to create soundscapes capable of providing inhabitants with a high quality of life. Urban planners need tools that enable them to approach the final goal of designing, planning, and assessing soundsca... Read More about Use of back-propagation neural networks to predict both level and temporal-spectral composition of sound pressure in urban sound environments.

Successes and failures in plant-insect interactions: Is it possible to stay one step ahead of the insects? (2012)
Book Chapter
Gatehouse, A., & Ferry, N. (2012). Successes and failures in plant-insect interactions: Is it possible to stay one step ahead of the insects?. . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3873-7_4

Home Arthropod-Plant Interactions Chapter Successes and Failures in Plant-Insect Interactions: Is it Possible to Stay One Step Ahead of the Insects? Angharad Gatehouse & Natalie Ferry Chapter First Online: 01 January 2012 1567 Accesses Par... Read More about Successes and failures in plant-insect interactions: Is it possible to stay one step ahead of the insects?.

A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the immunopathology of schistosomiasis? (2012)
Journal Article
Anthony, B., Allen, J., Li, Y., & McManus, D. (2012). A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the immunopathology of schistosomiasis?. PPAR Research, 2012, 128068. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/128068

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have been demonstrated to have a role in immune regulation. In general, they are anti-inflammatory and promote Th2 type responses, and they are associated with the alternative activation of macropha... Read More about A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the immunopathology of schistosomiasis?.

Building information modelling (BIM) for facilities management (FM): The MediaCity case study approach (2012)
Journal Article
Arayici, Y., Onyenobi, T., & Egbu, C. (2012). Building information modelling (BIM) for facilities management (FM): The MediaCity case study approach. International journal of 3-D information modeling (Online), 1(1), 55-73. https://doi.org/10.4018/ij3dim.2012010104

Facilities Management (FM) as the total management of all services supports the core businesses of an organisation in a building. However, today’s buildings are increasingly sophisticated and the need for information to operate and maintain them is v... Read More about Building information modelling (BIM) for facilities management (FM): The MediaCity case study approach.

Experiential learning from PFI road projects in the UK (2012)
Journal Article
Akbiyikli, R., & Eaton, D. (2012). Experiential learning from PFI road projects in the UK. Engineering sciences (İstanbul), 7(1),

Design is that activity, largely executed by consultants and inhouse disciplines, which translates the aspirations of the Client, into a series of documents, both drawn and written, which in combination can be used to procure the manufacture, as... Read More about Experiential learning from PFI road projects in the UK.

Insurance issues and design and build construction contracts (2012)
Journal Article
Akbiyikli, R., Dikmen, S., & Eaton, D. (2012). Insurance issues and design and build construction contracts. Engineering sciences (İstanbul), 7(1),

One of the primary functions of a construction contract is to allocate certain risks to one or other of the parties. One of the parties is liable to the other if a particular kind of loss or damage occurs placing all the risk of that loss or da... Read More about Insurance issues and design and build construction contracts.

Design and design management in building projects : a review (2012)
Journal Article
Akbiyikli, R., & Eaton, D. (2012). Design and design management in building projects : a review. Engineering sciences (İstanbul), 7(1),

Design is that activity, largely executed by consultants and inhouse disciplines, which translates the aspirations of the Client, into a series of documents, both drawn and written, which in combination can be used to procure the manufacture, as... Read More about Design and design management in building projects : a review.

Simulating urban growth processes incorporating a potential model with spatial metrics (2012)
Journal Article
Kong, F., Yin, H., Nakagoshi, N., & James, P. (2012). Simulating urban growth processes incorporating a potential model with spatial metrics. Ecological Indicators, 20, 82-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.02.003

Urbanization is one phenomena that drives land use pattern change. Persistent rapid urbanization is associated with depletion of natural resources and worsening conditions in the urban environment. Monitoring urban development is, therefore, an absol... Read More about Simulating urban growth processes incorporating a potential model with spatial metrics.

Spatiotemporal dispersion and wave envelopes with relativistic and pseudorelativistic characteristics (2012)
Journal Article
Christian, J., McDonald, G., Hodgkinson, T., & Chamorro-Posada, P. (2012). Spatiotemporal dispersion and wave envelopes with relativistic and pseudorelativistic characteristics. Physical Review Letters, 108(3), 034101-1. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.034101

A generic nonparaxial model for pulse envelopes is presented. Classic Schro¨dinger-type descriptions of wave propagation have their origins in slowly-varying envelopes combined with a Galilean boost to the local time frame. By abandoning these two... Read More about Spatiotemporal dispersion and wave envelopes with relativistic and pseudorelativistic characteristics.

ICT expenditure and trends in the UK construction industry in facing the challenges of the global economic crisis (2012)
Journal Article
Underwood, J., & Khosrowshahi, F. (2012). ICT expenditure and trends in the UK construction industry in facing the challenges of the global economic crisis. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 17, 26-41

The role of ICT has evolved from a tool and utility to become a strategic asset for any organisation towards delivering business improvement and value. Furthermore, the importance of ICT-based innovation is recognized in bringing productivity imp... Read More about ICT expenditure and trends in the UK construction industry in facing the challenges of the global economic crisis.

A practical radiosynthesis of a tritium-labelled fluoro combretastatin (2012)
Journal Article
Hadfield, J., Hirst, N., Mcgown, A., Lawrence, N., & Gaukroger, K. (2012). A practical radiosynthesis of a tritium-labelled fluoro combretastatin. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals, 55(8), 303-306. https://doi.org/10.1002/jlcr.2939

Zybrestat (combretastatin A-4 disodium diphosphate) is currently in clinical trials as an antivascular anticancer agent. A similar fluorinated agent has shown promise as an antivascular agent and a radiolabelled version would enable further understan... Read More about A practical radiosynthesis of a tritium-labelled fluoro combretastatin.

Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems (2012)
Journal Article
Bisby, R., Botchway, S., Greetham, G., Hadfield, J., Mcgown, A., Parker, A., …Towrie, M. (2012). Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems. Measurement Science and Technology, 23, 084001. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/23/8/084001

Fluorescence lifetime images of intrinsic fluorescence obtained with two-photon excitation at 630 nm are shown following uptake of a series of E-combretastatins into live cells, including human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) that are the t... Read More about Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems.

Mediating low-carbon urban transitions? Forms of organization, knowledge and action (2012)
Journal Article
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2012). Mediating low-carbon urban transitions? Forms of organization, knowledge and action. European Planning Studies, 20(3), 421-439. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2012.651804

Increasingly at the scale of cities, strategies and plans to respond to the challenges of climate change and constrained resources are being developed. A range of climate change plans, low-carbon strategies, peak oil preparations and so on have been... Read More about Mediating low-carbon urban transitions? Forms of organization, knowledge and action.

The use of small angle neutron scattering with contrast matching and variable adsorbate partial pressures in the study of porosity in activated carbons (2012)
Journal Article
Mileeva, Z., Ross, K., Wilkinson, D., King, S., Ryan, T., & Sharrock, H. (2012). The use of small angle neutron scattering with contrast matching and variable adsorbate partial pressures in the study of porosity in activated carbons. Carbon, 50, 5062-5075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2012.06.046

The porosity of a typical activated carbon is investigated with small angle neutron scattering (SANS), using the contrast matching technique, by changing the hydrogen/deuterium content of the absorbed liquid (toluene) to extract the carbon density at... Read More about The use of small angle neutron scattering with contrast matching and variable adsorbate partial pressures in the study of porosity in activated carbons.