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Data Management for Integrated Supply Chains in Construction
Book Chapter
Beaumont, W., & Underwood, J. (in press). Data Management for Integrated Supply Chains in Construction. In G. Lundesjö (Ed.), Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Construction (91-119). Kogan Page

In his report 1962 Sir Harold Emmerson, referring to the construction industry, commented, “In no other important industry in the world is the responsibility for design so far removed from the responsibility for production”. Whilst it is true that th... Read More about Data Management for Integrated Supply Chains in Construction.

The ENP image and ground truth dataset of historical newspapers
Book Chapter
Clausner, C., Papadopoulos, C., Pletschacher, S., & Antonacopoulos, A. The ENP image and ground truth dataset of historical newspapers. In 2015 13th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) (931-935). IEEE-CPS. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICDAR.2015.7333898

This paper presents a research dataset of historical newspapers comprising over 500 page images, uniquely representative of European cultural heritage from the digitization projects of 12 national and major European libraries, created within the scop... Read More about The ENP image and ground truth dataset of historical newspapers.

Liverpool case study
Book Chapter
Bichard, E. (2016). Liverpool case study. In D. Carter (Ed.), Re-making post industrial cities: lessons from North America and Europe (153-170). New York: Routledge

An exploration of approaches to risk management applications within UK construction projects
Book Chapter
Wood, G., & Ellis, R. An exploration of approaches to risk management applications within UK construction projects. In A. Akintoye (Ed.), 17th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2001 (805-814). Salford, UK: Association of Researchers in Construction Management

Risk Management (RM) is now widely accepted as an important tool in the management of projects. Through a series of semi-structured interviews with RM facilitators the trends and approaches to the practical application of RM are explored. The finding... Read More about An exploration of approaches to risk management applications within UK construction projects.

Preface : syndicalism and radical unionism today
Book Chapter
Darlington, R. Preface : syndicalism and radical unionism today. In Revolutionary Unionism: Syndicalism in Europe & America in the early 20th century (9-18). Seoul, Korea: Chaekgalpi

Playing with the archive, piercing the archive
Book Chapter
Carson, J., & Miller, R. Playing with the archive, piercing the archive. In A. Koval, T. Sirove, & A. Terry (Eds.), Museopathy Revisited : Artist Interventions in Canada and Beyond. McGill-Queen’s University Press. Manuscript submitted for publication

“…it is the element that rises from the scene, shoots out of it like an arrow, and pierces me.” (Barthes, 1980) Collaborative artists Carson & Miller’s project with the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (SNGMA) utilises their established pra... Read More about Playing with the archive, piercing the archive.

Ethnicity [Mental Health and]
Book Chapter
Patel, T. (in press). Ethnicity [Mental Health and]. In P. Taylor, K. Corteen, & S. Morley (Eds.), A Companion to Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Risk. Bristol: Policy Press

Publisher's description of book: Within the domains of criminal justice and mental health care, critical debate concerning ‘care’ versus ‘control’ and ‘therapy’ versus ‘security’ is now commonplace. Indeed, the ‘hybridisation’ of these areas is now... Read More about Ethnicity [Mental Health and].

Knowledge and cultural diversity
Book Chapter
Elkadi, H. (1999). Knowledge and cultural diversity. In K. O’Reilly (Ed.), Cultural Awareness in a Global Architectural Practice (119-223). Lausanne, Switzerland: Comportments & Authors

Mapping neurobiological alterations in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Book Chapter
Allely, C. Mapping neurobiological alterations in obsessive-compulsive disorder. In Brain Mapping (993-1000). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397025-1.00124-X

This article will explore recent studies that have identified alterations in brain regions in individuals with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Specifically, alterations have been found in the cortical surface anatomy, the white matter, the gray... Read More about Mapping neurobiological alterations in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Drainage benefits of porous, permeable and pervious paving
Book Chapter
Scholz, M., Charlesworth, S., & Coupe, S. Drainage benefits of porous, permeable and pervious paving. In C. Booth, & S. Charlesworth (Eds.), Water Resources in the Built Environment – Managing Issues and Solutions (302-318). Chichester, UK.: John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118809167.ch23

The fundamental purpose of all permeable paving systems (PPSs) is to allow stormwater to infiltrate slowly, to be stored in its structure and then allowed to be conveyed elsewhere in association with the sustainable drainage system (SUDS). This chapt... Read More about Drainage benefits of porous, permeable and pervious paving.

Prefácio Lean
Book Chapter
Koskela, L. Prefácio Lean. In C. A. Mourāo, & C. Porto Valente (Eds.), Coletânea Lean & Green (iv-v). Fortaleza: C Rolim Engenharia Ltda

Partners at the birth
Book Chapter
Hollins-Martin, C. Partners at the birth. In C. Martin (Ed.), Perinatal Mental Health: A Clinical Guide (217-224). Keswick, UK: M&K Update

Contemporary Western culture incorporates a belief that fathers should attend the birth of their child, but is this always a healthy assumption to make? There has been an increasing trend in the West for fathers to be present during childbirth (David... Read More about Partners at the birth.

Is hacking illegal?
Book Chapter
Lin, Y., & Beer, D. Is hacking illegal?. In M. Narula (Ed.), Sarai Reader 2005: Bare Acts (205-214). Autonomedia

Hacking is dominantly understood to be the pursuit of the corrupt, the devious, and sometimes the deviant. The contemporary music file-sharing phenomenon, however, has compelled a revision of this understanding. Legal forms of hacking have emerged in... Read More about Is hacking illegal?.

Bridgewater 250: Researching the archaeology and history of the first industrial canal
Book Chapter
Nevell, M., & Wyke, T. Bridgewater 250: Researching the archaeology and history of the first industrial canal. In Bridgewater 250: The Archaeology of the World's First Industrial Canal (1-16). Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford

This chapter introduces the archaeology of the Bridgewater Canal. It looks at the canal as a tourist attraction, its impact on the regional 18th century coal industry in Manchester, the role of the Worsley collieries, the choice of the route, the rol... Read More about Bridgewater 250: Researching the archaeology and history of the first industrial canal.

Iris disease classifying using neuro-fuzzy medical diagnosis machine
Book Chapter
Moein, S., Saraee, M., & Moein, M. Iris disease classifying using neuro-fuzzy medical diagnosis machine. In The Sixth International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2009) (359-368). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg,. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01216-7_38

Disease diagnosis is an essential task in the medical world. The use of computers in the practice of medicine is becoming more and more crucial. In this paper, we propose an intelligent system to help us diagnose the Iris disease. This system is base... Read More about Iris disease classifying using neuro-fuzzy medical diagnosis machine.