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Raymond Poincaré (2008)
Book Chapter
Keiger, J. (2008). Raymond Poincaré. In Mental Maps in the Era of Two World Wars (1-22). Basingstoke: Palgave Macmillan

An individual’s mental map of the modern world is as conditioned by their state as by their own particular upbringing, social and educational background and personal circumstances. Raymond Poincaré was born at Bar-le-Duc in Lorraine in north-eastern... Read More about Raymond Poincaré.

Resource centres and self-study: issues in computer assisted language learning (2008)
Book Chapter
Jarvis, H. (2008). Resource centres and self-study: issues in computer assisted language learning. In The Fourth Education in a Changing Environment Conference Book 2007 (137-154). California: Informing Science Press

University students increasingly access computer-based materials (CBMs) beyond the classroom, in Resource Centres (RCs) – where the facilities are usually only available to students studying a specific academic discipline, in college and university l... Read More about Resource centres and self-study: issues in computer assisted language learning.

The conditional welfare state (2008)
Book Chapter
Dwyer, P. (2008). The conditional welfare state. In M. Powell (Ed.), Modernising the welfare state : the Blair legacy (199-218). Bristol: Policy Press

Academic knowledge and urban development: theory, policy and practice (2008)
Book Chapter
Perry, B. (2008). Academic knowledge and urban development: theory, policy and practice. In T. Yigitcanlar (Ed.), Knowledge-based urban development: planning and applications in the information era (21-41). IGI Global

Covers theoretical, thematic, and country-specific issues of knowledge cities to underline the growing importance of KBUD all around the world

Postscript: a manifesto for a progressive networked urbanism (2008)
Book Chapter
Graham, S., & Marvin, S. (2008). Postscript: a manifesto for a progressive networked urbanism. In J. Hilier, & P. Healey (Eds.), Contemporary movements in planning theory: critical essays in planning theory. Aldershot: Ashgate

Planning Theory has a history of common debates about ideas and practices and is rooted in a critical concern for the 'improvement' of human and environmental well-being, particularly as pursued through interventions which seek to shape environmental... Read More about Postscript: a manifesto for a progressive networked urbanism.

Scholarly collaboration across time zones (2008)
Book Chapter
Lynch, K., Heinze, A., & Scott, E. (2008). Scholarly collaboration across time zones. In J. Salmons, & L. Wilson (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy (237-249). London: Information Science Reference

The barriers to global collaboration of yesteryear were, for example, country boundaries and time zones. Today however, in a world where communication is thriving on new technologies, these barriers have been overcome, not only by the technology itse... Read More about Scholarly collaboration across time zones.

The customer rules and other e-shopping myths (2008)
Book Chapter
McLean, R., & Richardson, H. (2008). The customer rules and other e-shopping myths. In D. Oliver, C. Romm, & F. Sudweeks (Eds.), Self Service in the Internet Age. Springer

This chapter discusses self-service and the Internet in the context of two studies, based in the UK, and undertaken during 1998-2005. They are united by a common framework of critically analyzing discourses of e-shopping in the ‘digital age’. Firstl... Read More about The customer rules and other e-shopping myths.

Public policy, clients and the construction industry (2008)
Book Chapter
Fairhurst, E. (2008). Public policy, clients and the construction industry. In P. Brandon, & S. Lu (Eds.), Clients Driving Innovation (216-222). London: Wiley-Blackwell

This is a case study of a major capital development programme, the Manchester,Salford and Trafford Local Finance Improvement Trust (MaSTLIFT), intended to address inadequate primary care estate and improve access to health and social care in the UK.... Read More about Public policy, clients and the construction industry.

Preventive maintenance models for complex systems (2008)
Book Chapter
Percy, D. (2008). Preventive maintenance models for complex systems. In K. Kobbacy, & D. Murthy (Eds.), Complex Systems Maintenance Handbook (179-207). London: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-011-7_8

Preventive maintenance (PM) of repairable systems can be very beneficial in reducing repair and replacement costs, and in improving system availability, by reducing the need for corrective maintenance (CM). Strategies for scheduling PM are often base... Read More about Preventive maintenance models for complex systems.

Maintenance based on limited data (2008)
Book Chapter
Percy, D. (2008). Maintenance based on limited data. In K. Kobbacy, & D. Murthy (Eds.), Complex System Maintenance Handbook (133-154). London: Springer

Novel therapeutic strategies by regulatory T cells in allergy (2008)
Book Chapter
Elkord, E. (2008). Novel therapeutic strategies by regulatory T cells in allergy. In K. Blaser (Ed.), T Cell Regulation in Allergy, Asthma and Atopic Skin Diseases (150-157). Chemical Immunology and Allergy: Karger. https://doi.org/10.1159/000154999

Natural CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells (Treg) actively suppress physiological and pathological responses, therefore playing a critical role in controlling peripheral tolerance to self antigens and maintaining immune homeostasis. In normal individ... Read More about Novel therapeutic strategies by regulatory T cells in allergy.