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Lean construction conformance among construction contractors in Turkey (2013)
Journal Article
contractors in Turkey. Journal of Management in Engineering, 29(3), 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000145

Lean construction is the term that corresponds to the reflection of the production system developed at the Toyota Corporation
(automotive industry) on the construction industry. Turkish contractors constitute a large portion of the local economy and... Read More about Lean construction conformance among construction contractors in Turkey.

Effect of passage through the gut of Greater Rheas on the germination of seeds of plants of cerrado and caatinga grasslands (2013)
Journal Article
de Azevedo, C. S., da Silva, M. C., Teixeira, T. P., Young, R. J., Garcia, Q. S., & Rodrigues, M. (2013). Effect of passage through the gut of Greater Rheas on the germination of seeds of plants of cerrado and caatinga grasslands. Emu, 113(2), 177-182. https://doi.org/10.1071/mu12070

Frugivorous seed-dispersers play an important role in the maintenance or regeneration of plant populations and communities. Greater Rheas are potentially one of the most import dispersers of seeds in South American grassland biomes owing to their cap... Read More about Effect of passage through the gut of Greater Rheas on the germination of seeds of plants of cerrado and caatinga grasslands.

Selfish behaviour as an anti-predator response in schooling fish? (2013)
Journal Article
Goulart, V. D. R., & Young, R. J. (2013). Selfish behaviour as an anti-predator response in schooling fish?. Animal Behaviour, 86(2), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.05.041

One widely acknowledged benefit of group living is an increase in the efficiency of predator avoidance. Experiments have demonstrated a variety of mechanisms involved, such as ‘the selfish herd’. In this experiment we exposed groups of two-spot astya... Read More about Selfish behaviour as an anti-predator response in schooling fish?.

An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project (2013)
Journal Article
Keraminiyage, K. (2013). An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 133-142. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.805312

Students who are enrolled in vocationally oriented construction degree programmes can immensely benefit from work practice arrangements. Traditionally such work practice arrangements are organised as a “placement year” during or immediately after the... Read More about An in-module work practice strategy for vocationally oriented construction degree programmes : the case of the multidisciplinary project.

Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals (2013)
Journal Article
Witt, E., Lill, I., Malalgoda, C., Siriwardena, M., Thayaparan, M., Amaratunga, R., & Kaklauskas, A. (2013). Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 114-132. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.805702

Recent reports suggest that even the current industry skills needs are not being adequately met with graduate capabilities falling short of industry expectations. If higher education institutions (HEIs) are to respond effectively to the current and f... Read More about Towards a framework for closer university-industry collaboration in educating built environment professionals.

Professional, academic and industrial development needs : a competency mapping and expert opinion review (2013)
Journal Article
Perera, S., Pearson, J., Ekundayo, D., & Zhou, L. (2013). Professional, academic and industrial development needs : a competency mapping and expert opinion review. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 17(2), 143-160. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.806966

There is a tripartite pull from academics, industry and professional bodies on the development needs of the Quantity Surveyor (QS). At best, there is scope for misunderstandings between the stakeholders as to what is being required and what is being... Read More about Professional, academic and industrial development needs : a competency mapping and expert opinion review.

Purcell effect in sub-wavelength semiconductor lasers (2013)
Journal Article
Gu, Q., Slutsky, B., Vallini, F., Smalley, J., Nezhad, M., Frateschi, N., & Fainman, Y. (2013). Purcell effect in sub-wavelength semiconductor lasers. Optics Express, 21(13), 15603-15617. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.015603

We present a formal treatment of the modification of spontaneous emission rate by a cavity (Purcell effect) in sub-wavelength semiconductor lasers. To explicitly express the assumptions upon which our formalism builds, we summarize the results of non... Read More about Purcell effect in sub-wavelength semiconductor lasers.

Highly sensitive detection of nitroaromatic explosives at discrete nanowire arrays (2013)
Journal Article
Barry, S., Dawson, K., Correa, E., Goodacre, R., & O'Riordan, A. (2013). Highly sensitive detection of nitroaromatic explosives at discrete nanowire arrays. Faraday Discussions, 164, 283. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3FD00027C

We show a photolithography technique that permits gold nanowire array electrodes to be routinely fabricated at reasonable cost. Nanowire electrode arrays offer the potential for enhancements in electroanalysis such as increased signal-to-noise ratio... Read More about Highly sensitive detection of nitroaromatic explosives at discrete nanowire arrays.

Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Mak, C., James, P., & Scholz, M. (2013, June). Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology. Presented at Water for the future – A practical knowledge exchange, Hindu Gujarat Centre, Preston

Urban Diffuse Pollution is a major contributor that will prevent UK’s water bodies from achieving the Good chemical and ecological status by 2015, a WFD deadline. My innovative solution is a planning tool linking Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)... Read More about Linking sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and ecosystem services: New connections in urban ecology.

Dark & anti-dark spatiotemporal solitons: From cubic to cubic-quintic systems (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Cowey, R., Christian, J. M., & McDonald, G. S. (2013, June). Dark & anti-dark spatiotemporal solitons: From cubic to cubic-quintic systems. Presented at College of Science & Technology Research Showcase, University of Salford, Greater Manchester M5 4WT, U.K

The origin of conventional models for optical pulse propagation lies in the universal slowly-varying envelope approximation (SVEA) accompanied by a Galilean boost to the local time frame. However, Biancalana and Creatore [1] have recently pointed out... Read More about Dark & anti-dark spatiotemporal solitons: From cubic to cubic-quintic systems.

The spatiotemporal ginzburg-landau equation: Dissipative solitons & stability (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Bresnahan, D., Christian, J., & McDonald, G. (2013, June). The spatiotemporal ginzburg-landau equation: Dissipative solitons & stability. Presented at College of Science & Technology Research Showcase, University of Salford

The complex Ginzburg-Landau (GL) equation describes universal wave propagation in dispersive systems that also exhibit competition between amplification and dissipation [1,2]. The balance between dispersive effects (group-velocity dispersion and self... Read More about The spatiotemporal ginzburg-landau equation: Dissipative solitons & stability.

Coupled spatiotemporal waves: New paradigms in vector soliton physics (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Ashley, J. T., Christian, J., & McDonald, G. (2013, June). Coupled spatiotemporal waves: New paradigms in vector soliton physics. Presented at College of Science & Technology Research Showcase, University of Salford

In this presentation, we propose a novel spatiotemporal generalization of Menyuk’s classic equations [1] describing the propagation of two nonlinearly-coupled waves in a dispersive optical system (such as a fibre or planar waveguide). Our approach is... Read More about Coupled spatiotemporal waves: New paradigms in vector soliton physics.

Refraction at interfaces with X(5) nonlinearity: Snell’s law & Goos-Hänchen shifts (2013)
Presentation / Conference
McCoy, E., Christian, J., & McDonald, G. (2013, June). Refraction at interfaces with X(5) nonlinearity: Snell’s law & Goos-Hänchen shifts. Presented at College of Science & Technology Research Showcase, University of Salford

In this presentation, we give the first detailed overview of spatial soliton refraction at the planar interface between materials whose nonlinear polarization has contributions from both X(3)and X(5)susceptibilities [1]. The governing equation is of... Read More about Refraction at interfaces with X(5) nonlinearity: Snell’s law & Goos-Hänchen shifts.

Algebraic soliton refraction: New wave contexts for nonlinear Snell’s law (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Yates, R., Christian, J., & McDonald, G. (2013, June). Algebraic soliton refraction: New wave contexts for nonlinear Snell’s law. Presented at College of Science & Technology Research Showcase, University of Salford

The refraction of light waves at planar interfaces is a problem of fundamental interest to the optics community. To date, our Snell’s law-type analyses have considered only families of hyperbolic solitons – robust nonlinear beams that are strongly (e... Read More about Algebraic soliton refraction: New wave contexts for nonlinear Snell’s law.

Coupled-waveguide arrays: Oblique injection & soliton propagation (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Christian, J., McCoy, E., & McDonald, G. (2013, June). Coupled-waveguide arrays: Oblique injection & soliton propagation. Presented at College of Science & Technology Research Showcase, University of Salford

The interaction between light beams and periodically-patterned host materials (such as coupled-waveguide arrays or photonic crystals) is a fundamental class of problem in nonlinear optics [1,2]. While oblique (off-axis) propagation effects play a cen... Read More about Coupled-waveguide arrays: Oblique injection & soliton propagation.

The nonlinear fabry-pérot cavity: Complexity in a simple optical feedback system (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, S., Christian, J., Bostock, C., & McDonald, G. (2013, June). The nonlinear fabry-pérot cavity: Complexity in a simple optical feedback system. Presented at College of Science & Technology Research Showcase, University of Salford

The nonlinear Fabry-Pérot (FP) cavity [see Fig. 1(a)] is a generalization of the classic diffusive Kerr slice with a single feedback mirror [1,2]. Such apparent simplicity is deceptive. Historically, analysis of the FP geometry has proved to be a non... Read More about The nonlinear fabry-pérot cavity: Complexity in a simple optical feedback system.

The absorptive ring cavity: Dynamics & patterns beyond the mean-field limit (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Readman, S., Christian, J., Bostock, C., & McDonald, G. (2013, June). The absorptive ring cavity: Dynamics & patterns beyond the mean-field limit. Presented at College of Science & Technology Research Showcase, University of Salford

An optical ring cavity filled with an absorptive material is a fundamental spontaneous pattern-forming system [1]. Analyses of Turing bifurcations in these (uni-directional) cavity configurations [see Fig. 1(a)] can be simplified by deploying the thi... Read More about The absorptive ring cavity: Dynamics & patterns beyond the mean-field limit.